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FOB STRANGE ACTION
"WASHINGTON, I>. Sept. 1 ?. -
Chairman Fitzgerald of the Appro
priations Committee litis after
noon made tlie startling statement
on the floor of tin lions ■ that all
the small arms amirunitinn sent to
General Pershing wilt be mailed
ami broken up.
This startling statement is ae
oompanied by no explanation, the
New York Congressman giving no
reasons for this extraordinary
.action.
It has however started consider
: able and sensational comment which
runs the gamut from charges oi
defective ammunition graft to
changes in the material to be used
by reason of recent improvements.
Coming so soon after repeated
! charges of defective ammunition
had been made in and out of the
ileuses of Congress, in the absence
of any more specific statement na
turally the popular view upholds
the report that the ammunition was
found to he extensively detective.
I Some are going as far as to take
0 for granted that this is th> < ase
and arc rnakirg demands for an
investigrtion r.nd severe punish
ment of aii those who are re -1 o::s
ible.
The more conservative criticism
of the action is really on tlie fence
and urges the witholding of an
opinion until come explanation is
offered for the action of the govern
ment in regard to this matter. An
explanation it is said is however
due to the people, or the matter
should have been kept quiet.
GERMANS A
ALONG WEST FRONT
PARIS, Sept. 18.—The Germans
continue their terrific fighting in
the Aisne sector today and after re
peated charges of massed infantry
they finally succeeded in penetrat
ing the first French line south of
Lamictte as well.
LONDON, Sept. 18.—The artil
lery bombardment of the Gorman
positions along the British sector
of the west front is still mainatined.
AM E RIC A N H E ADQ1 ’ A RT E R S
France, Sept. 18.—It is announced
that an American Brigadier Gen
eral was awarded the Croix de
Guerre for bravery in action today
His steel helmet was struck by
shrapnel during a fuiious engage
ment but he himself was uninjured.
No particulars are passed on the
matter.
BERLIN, Sept. 18.—The German
tioops continued to make important
gains in the Aisne se-tor is the of
fieial statement this afternoon. Men
and machine guns were taken when
the Germans captured the French
first tine.
PARIS, Sept. 18.—For the first
time in many months there is a lull
in both artillery and infantry fight
ing on both sides of the Meuse. The
severe rainy weather that marked
the war period last year is notice
able again in th^s sector. The west
front is beset with very annoying
fogs which interferes with artillery
efficiency.
SLAVS DRIVE BACK
TEUTONS RIGA FRONT
PETROGRAD, Sept. 18.—With a;
restored provisional government j
stronger than ever on its feet and in
strict control, the war is now being
pushed with more vigor than ever.
Today the Official Headquarters
for War announces that the Ger
mans have been driven back sev
eral versts all along the Riga front
and that one thousand prisoners
were taken.
KARNl’M IN “BONDMAN”
Quite a treat is in store for lie
patrons of the Dream Theater, to
night when William Fornum Is pre
sented in one of his biggest suc
cesses, “The Bondman”. Dramat
ized from Hall Caine's popular
novel and produced by William
Fox in six massive acts this drama
made one of the “hits” of the sea
son. Farnum is seen at his best
and does some of the finest char
acter work ever presented on the
screen. There will be three shows
tonight 7, 8:30 and 10, at the re
regular admission of 25 cents.
RELIABLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. 8 doors west of Alaska
Bank.
.We do tke best
CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERING *
REPAIRING
Ladlea and Gentlemens Clothes.
The weather is becoming wintry
in the Riga region, early snow hav
ing fallen yesterday, but it soon
melted again.
BERLIN, Sept. 18.—The Ger
mans are withdrawing on their
Dvina positions is the short official
statement made today as to the fight
ing on the eastern front in the Riga
sector.
On the Galician boundary the
Russians are showing signs of ac
tivity and several minor outpost
engagements took place.
On the Pruth the Teutons have
retired upon better positions, the
Russians there following up the re
tirement.
In Rumania the cdbnbined forces
of Slavs and Rumanians made an
attack upon the Teuton positions
but made little headway.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 18.—Every
thing points to the decision of the
Germans to abandon their intention
of advancing on Petrograd or into
Russia at any sector, presumably on
account of the lateness of the
season.
PETROGRAD, Sept. IS.—Pre
mier Kerensky accompanied by
General Verdervsky, Minister of
Marine left last night for the front
with the probable intention of lead
ing the Russian troops against Ger
many.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. IS
AM grave problems confronting
the Russians will be considered at
a Pan-Russian meeting of the sold
iers and workmen deputies to be
held in Petrograd shortly.
It is officially learned here that
the call for this meeting has al
ready been sent out and upon tho
recommendation of this conference
Kerensky will form a new coalition
cabinet.
IXSl'KK I.ONGSHOKK MEN.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—A bill Is
to be introduced in Congress at the
present session restoring to injured
workmen engaged in loading and
unloading vessels the protection ot
workmen’s compensation of which
they were deprived recently by the
courts, according to an announce
ment today by the American Asso
ciation for Labor Legislation. An
appeal is made for the passage, as
an emergency measure, of federal
legislation to place these workers
definitely under the protection of
workmen’s compensation laws.
For the best 50c. Dinner in Nome
go to the Hoard of Trade Lunch
Counter.
.lust received a full line Rubber
Roots, Pacs, Overshoes and Rubbers
for Men, Women and Children at
HOLTS.
SAN* FitAXCISCO, S<; t. 1?.— ;
Tin iron work rs strike as well as !
tli• • street ear strike re:, in un
changed.
• ti-presentatives of Labor and Ca
pital were to meet and confer. They
did not do so owing to a delay
caused by the failure of the latter
to turn up.
The wages proposition of the
workers is said to have been the
cause of this although nothing is
given out on this head.
The* o\vn<rs ! -olieve that th< m >::
move will be made from Waekirg
ton win re W. T. Boyce, assista..t
immigration commissioner st;
stioned at this city, has been ap
pointed Federal Mediator.
Employers dout like the apt ::it
ment claiming that Boyce lias been
a former union man and was a
member of the Iron Mould'. :>
Fnicn.
It is considered that he will be in
sympathy with the strikers and the
Chamber oi t imtneri : if! ih; *c
one ci' their men should have re
lived tho job.
Murines arc guarding th« Tnioit
iron Works where practically all.
Work had been dosed down.
For some reason it. is apparently
believed that an amicable settle
ment will be reached and work re
su med.
The 1'nited Ilailway dedart Hi dr
intention to tight the street carmen
to a finish.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 18.—
The House won first blood in the
conference on he Revenue bill.
The conferees are working over
the Senate measure section by sec
tion and the two billion, five hund
red million revenue measure will
take come time to reduce to agree
able shape..
Today they reached the eliminat
ed newspaper increased postal rate
and there and then they had a big
struggle.
The Senate it will be remembered
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threw out this increased rate de
spite considerable opposition. Weeks
of Massachusetts leading the cam
paign in favor of the papers.
It was contended by some of the
senators that the purpose of the
increased rate was to aid the pa
pers which could: and it and that
the Curtis Publishing Co. and other
publishers with big funds were not
opposed to the levying of this in
creased rate.
The fight readied a climax when
the House conferees stood pat and
declared their intention of tying up
the bill unless the Senate agreed
to reinstate the increased second
class rate for newspapers in tho
bill.
The postal Department stood be
hind the house and it is known
to be regarded as a handy way of
putting some of the labor papers
and other radical publications in
the clear. Finally the Senators con
sented to the increased rate.
You'll get it right in the Worker.
BALTIMORE, Sept. IS.—Goethals
j Rrusse, the marine architect who
j designed the Deutschland committed
i suicide in a city jail today, taking
poison to end his existence.
When war broke out with Ger
many Prusse who arrived on the
tirst trip of the German under sea
merchantman, remained behind
BENEFIT FOR THK RED C ROSS.
Midnight .Sun . Rehekah, Lodge
Xo. 3, will celebrate their (Kith An
niversary of the founding of the
order in America by giving an en
tertainment and dance.
All ex[>enses to be paid out ot
the lodge funds. Gross proceeds to
go to the Red Cross.
Admission 50c.
Tickets may be purchased from
the members.
EAGLE LODGE ROOM.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20.
Mining outfits dredge supplies,
granite ware, crt>ckery ware, stoves,
heaters and ranges at HOLTS.
SPECIAL SALE 1IIIS WEEK.
Ham 30 and 35c. lbs.
Bacon 45c. per lbs.
Apples, Gravensteln, good for
eating, $2.75 |>er box. Two days
only.
Potatoes $4.50 per hundred lbs.
NOME GROCERY CO.
A. F. OESTREICH, Mgs.
j and was a welcome guest of the
somewhat extensive German colony
here. He was placed upon parole
as an interned German with some
degree of freedom. This he violated
a short time ago and was held in
the city jail pending his removal
to a detention camp.
The restraint seems to have exer
cised a very depressing effect upon
the man’s mind, who has been in
any event exceedingly depressed
since the war between the United
States and Germany broke out, and
this is likely the reason given for
his suicide.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 18.—
NOTICK.
To all Members of I.oral 240, In
ternational Union of Mine, Mill
& Smelter Workers.
IMPORTANT.
All members of the Nome Mine
Workers Union, No. 240 are re
quested to attend the next regular
meeting on Saturday night next,
September 22, where important bus
iness is to be transacted, viz: the
arrangement of successors to the
present Secretary-Treasurer and the
Kditor of the Nome Industrial
Worker, both of whose resignations
have Ik'cii received and accepted by
the Union.
ANDREW BECK, President.
JOHN HOEM, Sec.-Treas.
The completion of the plans for tho
suppressing of all German langu
age newspapers which have taken
an active part in the anti-war pro
paganda is announced unoffici
ally.
Some of tlie German language
papers have been tireless in their
campaign against the carrying on oC
tho war and for this reason are to
be suppressed. The difficulty oC
keeping watch over the columns
of the foreign language papers is
probably one reason for the sup
pression as the easiest way out of
the difficulty.
STEAMER ARCTIC.
will sail for Teller, York, Reeling
Keewalik and Kotzebue
SEPTEMBER 22.
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or Alaska L. and Com. Co.
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