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VOL I.
NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1917
NO. 2205.
GERMANS RETIR
PARIS, March IS.—The German
retreat along the west front became
a rout* when along a fifteen mile
front the French forces drove for
ward several miles carrying position
after position. moving up their
main body and the guns being car
ried forward past positions which
which the Germans held for over
two yeais without being affected.
The great attack began on Satur
day morning and drove the Germans
from their trenches all the way from
the east Oise, to Anbechy, the French
adiance guards advancing and cap
turing Roye with hardly a struggle
while the main body came up and
entered the town.
The marvellous success is said to
be due to the diversion of troops
from the Oise positions to be
Ancre where the Teutons have been
making a terrific effort to withstand
the British after the fall of Ba
paume.
The fighting in the Bapaume sec
tor was. very fierce during the same
time. The French are resting at
Roye tonight.
LONDON, March 18.—The Ger
man defenses at Bapaume have been
stormed and captured and they •’re
a wonderful tribute to the skill of
the German engineers. The Ger
mans blew up enormous stores of
ammunition before they finally wit\
drew. The fighting is not stopping
and the engagement is very violent
this evening.
I jet us estimate on your .lob Worn
SHERIFF HODGE IS
GIVEN AN ACQUITTAL
SEATTLE, .March 18.—An in
structed verdict acquitted Hodge as
there was not a scintilla of evid
ence connecting him with any con
spiracy of graft or lawlessness. The
prosecution of Hodge was a con
temptible effort to besmirch the
character of the man who has been
so much opposed to special interests
in the city. Gill and the other de
fendants were denied similar ver
dicts.
The state rested on Saturday
and at once motions \yere made to
r instruct a verdict in all the conspi
racy casdH, but the court sustained
it only in the case of the United
States versus Hodge.
Hodge was given an ovation upon
his acquittal.
Hr. Mathews was on the stand on
Saturday and he was asked about
the money he got from the Billings
leys. He did not deny that he had
received the money. He said that
he did not keep the money. Logan
Billingsley gave him the money to
clean up the town and he turned it
over to the dry squad.
This is likely to affect the testi
mony somewhat of those members
of the dry squad who turned
against Gill, and they are likely to
be recalled in the trial by the de
fense to discover just what money
each of them received from Mathews
and what use they each of them
made of it. It is likely some sensa
tional evidence will develop before
the trial of Gill is over, and all not
so favorable to some of the reform
ers.
SENATOR CUMMINS COLLAPSES
WHILE SPEAKING NEW YORK
WASHINGTON, I). C„ March IS.—
It is stated that Senator Cummins
is in a very low state at the present
time.
NEW YORK, aMrch IS.—At a
public gathering here Senator Cum
mins was one of the principal speak
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Comedy is a swift moving affair and
comes to a happy thought very tin
expected ending. Tomorrow night
Mr. Edward Abeles in “Bobby
Burnit”, a Paramount feature. A
class picture, a setjuel to “Brewsters
Millions” and a guaranteed feature.
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ers. He was to deliver an address
in defense of his position when with
Stone he filibustered against the
bill giving President Wilson the
power to arm ships and to protest
against the executive orders which
since the failure of the bill to pass
has been given to do what the Sen
ate denied as a right.
Cummins was speaking to his au
dience and warming to his subject
which did not appear to be provok
ing much opposition or approval one
way or another, when he suddenly
stammered, paused and collapsed
where he stood. His friends imme
diately sought his side and the meet
ing broke up in excitement and con
fusion.
He has been removed to an hospi
tal in this city but his condition has
been wit held from reporters.
DBS MOINES, la., March IS.—
Although there was little evident ap
proval in this state over the propo
sition to arm ships still less was
there approval of the filibuster and
Cummins action was freely censur
ed. Yet in the sudden collapse oi
th3 Senator of New York it is easily
seen he is the state’s favorite son.
There is anxious inquiry and mourn
ing everywhere, and the newspapers
are inundated with inquiries as to
the Senator’s condition.
BRIAND RESIGNS; SO THAT
PRESIDENT FORM A CABINET
PARIS, March 18.—The political
crisis came to a head here today
when Premier Briand almost on
the heels of the announcement or
the great French victory on the
Oise chose to resign.
He says that he has resigned in
order to permit the President to
form a cabinet in order that it may
be at complete liberty to interpret
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the situation in the best interests of
national defense.
For seme reason there is a wide
spread belief that Briand will be
chosen again to direct the fortunes
of the nation. Albert Thomas i.»
also mentioned as a possible
premier.
OPERATED ON.
Dr. Mustard operated on F. W.
Lilly for appendicitis on Saturday
afternoon and the patient is now
-feeling very muchvbetter.
MAIL ARRIVES.
The Outside mail consisting of
the limit and then some arrived
last evening; The outside mail
closes this afternoon at 5 o’clock.
L«t as estimate ob four Job Work
BELIEF SLAV REVOLT
TO SHORTEN WAR
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 18.—
There is a widespread belief among
army officers that the successful
revolution in Russia will hasten the
end of the war.
Government officials admit that
they have reason to believe that
this is so and reports indicate that
Germany is greatly disappointed in
the submarine campaign, the U
boats admittedly getting the worst
of it for the past week although
the Entente records are published
only up to February 15. The sink
ing now lias been reduced to about
one every three days while the im
mense increase in arrivals in En
tenle ports show a greater security
than in months past. It is reported
from Amsterdam that Berlin is now
considering withdrawing the whole
sale submarine sinking program and
with the expressed wish of restoring
relations with the United States.
It is more likely that Germany
finds the Russian program a great
interference and that the activity
displayed by the new government
is not considered with much reas
surance.
COPENHAGEN, Mach IS.—A well
known Danish traveller who arrived
here from Berlin says that the Ger
man officials do not like the Russian
revolt and openly admit their fears
that it will be repeated in Germany
and Austria whatever be the out
come of the war.
The government which allowed
the greatest freedom in publishing
details of the revolt at the beginning
has suddenly suppressed every men
tion of it in the papers except such
as may give the inference that Rus
sia is torn with revolution and fac
tion fighting. The success of the
revolution is not known in Germany
at all.
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BELIEF STRIKE WILL
NOT TAKE PLACE NOW
NEW YORK, March 18.—Follow
ing 'tne postponement of the strike
order on Saturday until Monday
evening it is now believed that the
strike is permanently avoided. The
delay was agreed under the urgent
personal solicitation of the Presi
dent and it is said that it is certain
that the eight hour law decision
will be handed down on Monday
and as it may easily be upholding
the law, the employees will win all
their demands.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ JIarch IS.—
It is believed that there has occur
red a leak in the Supreme Court.
For some reason persons in official
touch say that there will be no
strike Monday evening for the
Supreme Court will hand down a
decision will make it unnecessary.
Whether this a feigned belief for
the purpose of postponing the
strike action or not it is wonder
fully general, and there is a feeling
that there will be no strike.
As far as the United Press has
been able to gather no inkling ot
the Court's intention to make a de
cision much less what it will be, has
been given out, the general rumor
to the contrary notwithstanding.
NEW YORK, March 18.—Em
ployees on the Baltimore and Ohio
and several smaller roads not hav
ing received official orders to post
pone action struck on Saturday
but atter some telegraphing between
officials and brotherhoods here they
returned to work again.
SENATE ELECTS COMMITTEE
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
JUNEAU, March 17.—With the
election of all senate committees, it
may be said that at last the legis
lature has got down to business.
The Second Division delegation
in the Upper House is thus repre
sented: Aldrich, chairman Roads and
LOCAL ITEMS.
The people of the Sandspit are
trying hard to secure a bridge but
they are meeting with considerable
opposition from some of the coum-il
men and they have received very
little encouragement. Two of the
leading men of the Spit made an ef
fort to have some action taken but
encountered no sort of encourage
ment from those city fathers whom
they interviewed.
• * • •
Not being n authority on either
the fauna or the flora of the coun
try, a reporter of the Worker who
received the following story with
some skeptical interests thinks it
worth passing on to our readers:
■ “It is stated by an old timer that
touring the last summer while walk
ing in from one of the camps on
Snako river, as he was proceeding
along the Hot Air ditch he was
startled by a splash in the water of {
the ditch and looking quickly he
saw what he supposed was a turtle.
On investigation his supposition
proved to be true. The turtle was
about the size of the palm of his
hand. Now the wpnder is how it got
there, as I do not recollect of ever
hearing of a turtle being found in
any place within the Territory of
Alaska”.
The matter which is a mystery *s
respectfully referred to the Gam*
Warden.
Taxation; he is also on the Finan
cial and Judicial Committee, Sund
back is chairman of the Elections
Committee and also on Fisheries,
Mines and Labor.
The legislature is going to side
track the general eight hour day.
This may be seen in the indifferent
eight hour day bills which are being
introduced all very imperfect and
all restricted in their application.
Thus yesterday Benson intro
duced an eight hour day law for
females working in mercantile estab
lishments, hospitals, telephone and
telegraph offices. Inasmuch as all
of these practically work but eight
hours now, the idea is to shut out
the actual ten hour female workers
ABOLISH CAPITAL PENALTY,
ANCHORAGE, March 16.—The
Anchorage Union unanimously voted
to demand of the legislature to abol
ish capital punishment within the
territory of Alaska. Mainly hu
manitarian reasons were urged for
this action.
CLOSE DOWN.
Tom Clerf and Barkeley have
temporarily suspended operations at
Sunset and arrived in town Friday.
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Two 4 H. P. Boilers.
One 12 U. P. Boiler.
One 16 H. P. Boiler.
Two 6 H. P. Boiler.
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such as those employed in laundries,
restaurants etc. l'roin the beneilts of
the eight hour law demanded by the
people. Soderby introduced a bill
changing the duties of tell U. S.
Commissioner but this is unimport
ant. Allan yesterday introduced a
bill providing for the maintenance
of schools by the payment each year
from the treasury of 75 per cent of
the sum spent. 1 y any incorporated
town in the present year beginning
June 1 next. This would give Nome
about nine thousand dollars.
WILL ASSESS MEMBERS.
ANCHORAGE, March 16.—The
Anchorage Union voted to assess ils
membership five dollars to meat the
immediate demands of creditors of
the Labor Temple of which they are
all so proud.
NOW ON THE WAY.
BERNE, March IS.—That Ger
many is inclined to placate national
opinion in the United States is seen
by the arrival of fifty-five men, all
of them citizens of the United
States who were on the Yarrowdale.
Many of them express great satisfac
tion at being on the way home and
were astonished to find that on
crossing the border, they were told
that all diplomatic relations had
been broken with Germany. Swiss
officials requested the released pri
soners not to discuss conditions in
Germany nor the German treatment
of them within the confines of the
Swiss territory. This request has
been recognized and is not being
violated by the Americans now on
their way home
The promise startling particulars
when they reach the States.