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VOL. II
NOME. ALASKA,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917
NO. 2412.
OMAHA, Nov. 14.—Acting, it is
stated upon orders received from
the Department of Justice at Wash
ington D. C., a number of agents
of that department here, yesterday
entered the auditorium where a
convention of the Industrial Work
ers of the World is in progress, and
immediately put a stop to the pro
ceedings. The minutes ot the as
semblage together with various
books and reports were taken into
custody and some two hundred
moil and women delegates to the
convention were arrested. No re
sistance whatever was offered to
the arresting officers and the whole
proceedings was quiet and orderly.
Members of the organization
make the statement that they are
growing accu-tomed to this form of
interference which they believe is
instigated by employers and by
newspapers who in partisan fashion
are favorable to the wishes and de
sires of employers without rehard
to their merits or justnes-:. I. W.
W. leaders asserted that so far the
organization has been able to adapt
itself to the exigencies brought
about by the government’s cam
paign of destruction, that the gov
ernment had in reality not succeed
ed in interfering very much with
the impetus which persecution hai>
given to the organization, and that
no step the government may take
can interfere very greatly with their
view.
GERMANY LOSING
SUPREMACY OF AIR
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 14.—Ger
many is already feeling severely
the telling effect of the combined
French and American campaign of
agression in air fighting is the gist
of reports reaching here. Although
the actual participation of Amer
ican troops in the trench fighting
on the western front has been de
layed by a long period of prepara
tion the American air fighters have
already i-cored with highly com
mendable effectiveness in the duels
in the air which co-operating with
French air men they have been able
to wreak upon the German air
forces. A dispatch is going the
rounds here to the effect that the
Frankfurter Zcitung the leading
German newspaper lias admitted
that Germany has lost the suprem
acy of the air on this front and at
tributes the heavy loss«:t of Ger
man aeroplanes to the daring and
hardihood of American aviators
fighting with the allied forces. It
was over a year ago that the Im
portance of deveolping the allied
air forces begun to be discussed and
although no great publicity was
given the matter it is known that
England, France and America have
been quietly but continuously aug
mented their air strength.
It was, shown by the military
strategists of the allies I hat air
fighting offered many advantages
to the allies over land eng >genn-..is
in which Germany with ht r more
perfect military . establishment
greatly excels.
BELGIUM’S FATE IS
REPEATED IN ITALY
ROME, Nov. 14.—Women re
fugees with their children and
much of the civil population are
fleeing as they did in Belgium in
the early days of the war and re
port,* of the barbarities of the Ger
man soldiers revaling and ex
ceeding those Belgium are reach-;
ing here. Women and children are
wantonly murdered with little
chance of escape when a village or
town is taken by the conquering in
vaders. Not the slightest bit of pity
is shown to any of the civil popula
tion in their path. Houses are be
ing looted and their occupants
driven forth to starve and the hou
se,; are set on fire and villages and
towns are burned to the ground.
The lighting is increasing in sever
ity in South Trenino and the Ital
ian forces have recaptured Galli.
M us estimate on your 300 Wort
LONDON, Nov. 14.—That the war
office is in possession of information
to the eifect that Germany may try
to make an invasion of England
is the astounding statement made
by Chancellor Law in Parliament
today.
The effect produced upon his
hearers as the chancellor made the
solemn declaration was profound.
Although there has been desultory
speculation at times upon such u
possibility the chancellor’s marks
the firi t official consideration of
such a contingency. Chancellor
Law further announced that the
War Council had seriously consid
ered the possibility and had gone
so far as to prepare fo plans to
frustrate any such a move.
BERLIN, Nov. 14.—The troops j
of the Central Powers have captur-|
ed the Italian defenses on Mount ■
Lit; her seven miles northeast of
Asiago, accomplishing this result
by an attack through Noon moun
tain passes and have captured and
occupy the high ground on the
Sett© commons plateau.
PARIS, Nov. 14.—The French
have been victorious in a raid on
the German trenches southeast of
St. Quentin and at Chaume wood.
Heavy cannonading is reported on
the Verdun front but no informa
tion is at hand as to the re ult.
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There ' will be Soeial Bailee at
the Sous of the North Hall, Satur
day, Nov. 17, at 9 P. M. Every
body invited. A good time guaran
teed. COMMITTEE.
NOTICE.
Warrant .rail of City of Nome
warranty from Non. #21 to 842 in
clusive tire now payable ii|>on pre
sentation to
LEE H. McCLOY,
1 City Treasurer.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 14.—
I Active preparations for the second
draft under the select service act
were begun today and will be
pressed forward with all possible
ha te. It is realized with Germany,
taking advantage of the delay
caused by the necessary preparation
through which the American troops
must pass in order to become ac
climated to actual battle conditions
America’s second draft contingent
j must be put under way. All dis
many's intention to hurl her total
resource^, into the conflict through
out the forthcoming year in the
lioio of beating th allies before the
Americans shall have actually join
ed them on the battle front. About
nine million men have registered1
and the first steps in the direction
of a second draft is to provide each
of them with blank form which lias
already been given the name of
“questicnaiie” to be filled out by
each of the i egrstranls which will
psucnes ui jaie nave muicaiea Lrer-give ius complete me ni-ioiy. wnen
those are assembled it will afford
the government a complete nsus
of her military resources and men.
This questionaira is designed with
a view to its automatically classi
fying the men of military age in
eighty seven trades, industries and
professions. The blanks are to be
supplied to the exemption boards
just as rapidly as possible from
this date.
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GERMANY TO FIGHT
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS
in France, Nov. 14.—That the Ger
man nation is united as never be
fore and is resolved to carry for
ward the war to a triumphant finish
and that the war will be ended
only upon terms wholly satisfactory
to Germany is the substance of an
| extended interview given out by von
Hindenberg is a German newspaper
a copy of which has just reached
these headquarters. Since the suc
cession of triumphant victories over
the Italian forces and the success
ful invasion of Italy all the German
press have eliminated all discussion
of a conditional peace, or any kind
of peace excc-pt one dictated abso
lutely by the German government.
Von Hindetiborg says that Italy will
be completely put out of the fight
ing and brought to her knees in the
present invasion and the German
arms will be left free to smash her
enemiq,, on the western front and
and all the German
aims and purposes in the war will
be realized in a complete and vic
torious triumph over all her ene
mies. Never as any time .ince the
beginning of the war has a mores
determined or arrogant stand been
taken. Through Von Hindenb
Germany thus issues her most in
solent defiance of the allies and
shouts her battle born challenge
to an implacable and deadly fight
to the finish, and that she will thus
name the terms upon which the war
will end, and will hear to none
other.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.—
That unless the greatest frugality
is practiced in the conservation and
use of coal there will be a serious
coal famine throughout the United
States before the winter is over is
the gist of a warning issued by
Fuel Administrator Garfield here
today. Mr. Garfield points out that
the war needs have so depleted the
coal supply that a critical shortage
is even now in prospect as revealed
by a survey just completed. This
shows that while the United States
has increased its production of coal
by sixty million tons, thus leaving
a deficiency of fifty million tons
that must be met by conserving.
LONDON, Nov. 11.—That all
the allied powers participating in
the war against Germany and liav
ing soldiers in the field will have
representation on the interallied
war council which i,. soon to sit in
Paris to put in n otion plans for t!i •
consolidation and control of the ar
mies and resources of -uch nations.
and to take steps looking to the
prevention of separate arrange
ments being entered into with Ger
many, was the announcement mono
by the British Premier Lloyd
George before the House of Com
mons today.
BERLIN, Nov. 11.—The War
Office claims that the towns of Bel
ter and Tremoline in Italy have
been captured by German troops
end that to avv artillery fit::.ting is
in progres along the I’iane river.
not certain
KERENSKY TRIUMPHS
LONDON, Nov. 14.—Reports that
Kerensky has completely triumphed
over 'the Bolscheviki are not re
garded as coming from reliable
sources. No direct news has arrived
from Petragrad, thought from other
sources indirectly it is reported
that Kerenslfy and his loyal troops
have met the Bolsehevkiki and put
them to route, and that Kerensky
has made a triumphal entry into
Petrograd. The very highest hopes
are entertained hire that the rebels
have been put dov.n.
The Admiralty announces today
that British airmen have severely
bombed the German military air
dome at Houttare in Belgium. Otu
enemy machine which was engager
with a British airman went dowi:
and several others were driven oui
of control. Unconfii me:l r .-port
reach Copenhagen that the Kremlin
in Moscow has ben captured by tin
Korniloffs troops.
ROME, Nov. 14.—The Italian
forces on the Piavo river still holds
its line in the mail: against heavj
artillery fire from the Easiern bank
and have succeeded in checking the
German advance.
< PRESIDIO, Texas. Nov .It.—
j Villatistas to the nun.>Vi' or t>vo
thousand are attacking Oinniga an l
Pancho Villa is reported to be di
recting the a'.‘: k in person.
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