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NOME, AliASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1917.
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NO. 2200.
WOULD IMPORT CHINESE HELP
PROHIBITION REGARDED CERTAIN
SAN FRANCISCO. May 21.—
Chinese companies or tongs have
proposed to the United States gov
ernment to import Chinese coolies
in great numbers to cultivate the
fields during the war.
The companies guarantee to de
port all these coolies immediately
upon'request of the authorities.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 21.—
The proposal to import hordes of
Chinese coolies into the United
States as a war measure, originat
ing with the Chinese companies to
day is expected to set all American
labor by the ears and the declaration
will be heard that me American
workers are to fight for the proper
ty owners while they haven’t even
jobs to fight for themselves.
What attitude the government
will take is not known, but it is
far from likely that such a policy,
calculated to inflame labor, some
of whose organizations already are
taking a stand bitterly hostile to
the w'ar, will receive government
endorsement.
The Chinese companies through
the padrone system of rake-offs
made millions by supplying Rand
mining companies with coolie labor
and would like to have a chance to
flood the country of the United
States on the same profitable basis
of indentured slavery.
That a great protest will be heard
from American workers can be re
lied upon.
Sow Is the time to Subscribe.
M’ADOO MAKES STRONC
SPEECH FOR WAR BILL
DESMOINES, la., May 21.—Sec
retary M’Adoo in a speech to en
liven up the war spirit and invigor
ate recruiting declared that ten bil
lion dollars will be required the
first year of the war "if we dont
intend to be dragged at the wheels
of an autocracy as Belgium has
been for the past few years".
M’Adoo defended the drirft bill
.also and said that only* by the na
tion now taking full and ample
measures, exerting its entire
strength at the outset could the
war in Europe be shortened and the
menace of defeat be removed be
yond the realm of possibility.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 21.—
The official date of the draft re
gistration according to fuller parti
culars circularized to state officials
today is announced as June 5, 1917
from seven o’clock ante meridian
to nine o’clock post meridian. All
n^ales, . iil^r^a or .single, ot^Sl.jto
30 years inclusive must must on
that date swear to their names in
a book especially to be provided for
that purpose, and to give their date
of birth and place of residence and
occupation and whether they con
template leaving in the future for
another section of the country,
pledging- to return the changed ad
dress to the authorities in that
event under severe penalties. Re
strictions are to be taken to pre
vent the removal of persons from
one section to another to avoid con
scription.
The details are not yet perfectly
worked out.
Let as estimate on your Job Work
SHELLS EXPLODE AND
KILL TWO NURSES SHIP
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
The Navy Department issues an of
ficial statement announcing that the
Steamer Mongolia returned to an
American port with two nurses dead
and one injured from the explosion
of shells on board the steamer
while the naval crew was engaged
at gunnery practice on the high
seas. The killed are Mrs. Edith
Ayers. Chicago, Mrs. Helen Burnett
Woods, Evanston, Ills., the wounded
AT DREAM TONIGHT.
Mr. Bushman has never appeared
in any picture and it is doubtful if
he ever will, which has gained for
him such honors as "The Silent
Voice”. Miss Marguirite Snow the
co-star delivers her silent interpre
tation of the Heroine in a manner
that truly charming, Miss Snow is
a prime favorite wit>h Nome audi
ence’s having made her mark in the
Million $ Mystery, and in this big
feature she is given every opportun
ity to display her wonderful talents.
The play is mounted in six powerful
acts, and whets the interest of the
spectator from beginning to end.
Tomorrow night "The House Of
£cndals. (By request of many.)
nurse is Emma Matzen of Chicago.
The shells exploded, when they
were about to be loaded in the gun,
from some unexplained reson.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
Secretary Daniels admits that the
Navy Department is now investigat
ing rumors which were current
some time before the Mongolia
sailed and to the effect that the
shells on board the Mongolia and
the St. Louis had been tampered
with by German agents. Warnings
to this effect had been given to the
company, but beyond passing them
on to the officials as a matter ot
course, no further attention had
been paid to them.
The Department will now get to
the bottom of the mystery.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
The killed and wounded nurses
were standing in the vicinity of the
gun when at target practice and
those who were hit were killed In
stantly. Many on board close by
had also a narrow escape. All the
shells are being now examined by
experts.
BRIEF FICHT BETWEEN
TORPEBO BOATS, EUROPE
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LONDON, May 21.—A brief fight
took plate between German torpedo
boats and French craft of the same
class. One French boat was dam
aged slightly the Germans with
drawing to their base at full speed
under fire.
LONDON, May 21.—The existence
of an armistice for over a month
between Germany and Russia is
announced with the resignation ot
Minister Lavoff.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. REAl»
THE WORKER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
The Flood “Dry” amendment to the
food control bill which put in an
appearance in the house today stood
up strongly and evidentb war time
prohibition can be considered safe.
The House manifested strong sup
port while in the Senate, the Flood
amendment has even better stand
ing.
This amendment proposes lull
warlime prohibition in order to pre
vent waste of food stuffs in the ma
nufacture of all alcoholic beverages.
This would give beer and whiskey
a knock out blow.
The “wets” are frankly greatly
alarmed at the turn of affairs which
has come so unexpectedly. Drys
are warning the members that it
prohibition ever comes as a war
time measure it will come to stay
permanently.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21 —
The Navy Department let another
submarine contract. This calls fur
the immediate construction of. 38
submarines which must be deliver
ed within a year.
NEW YORK. May 21.—Charles
P, Taft, Jr. and eight other Yale
students enlisted as private today in
the regular army and left for Fort.
Myer where as recruits they wilt
undergo military training heforo
being sent to join any regiments.
Many others are expected to
follow suit.
Anything in the line of job tynrlr
IS BEGUN IN FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO. May 21.—The
trial of Mrs. Rena Mooney, charged
with complicity in the homb plot
which wrecked the preparedness
parade last year in this city was be
gun today.
The prosecutor is the same notor
ious Fiekeit already involved in the
frame u;) against Mooney in the
Oxman exposures.
Oxman is held as ji witness against
Mrs. Mooney.
The trial will take several weeks.
The prosecutor himself intimated
today that it “might take several
weeks to secure a jury”.
The defense is prepared to fine!
itself facing as usual another bunch
of hand picked jurors.
One important change has been
made in the court in this case and
that is that the trial judge comes
from Sionoma county, Superior
Judge Sea well being asked to pre
side in place of Judge Dunn, who,
waived the matter by request.
The defense will consist of the
same aggregation of able lawyers.
Mrs. Mooney appeared in court
today calm and collected and many
of her friends were present to greet
her.
The defense intends to male this
case, if the court will permit, result
in the complete expose of the me
thods, of the frame up. Judge
Griffin and Judge Dunn repeatedly
over-ruled this line of cross exami
nation in the Mooney and Fillings
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cases respectively.
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SPOKANE, May 21.—A feature
of the travel now in every direction
which is attracting atten
tion is the immense exodus
of Americans over into the
British Columbia and Canadian
country to avoid conscription.
American slackers are now liter
ally swarming into the Canadian
country, and the exodus is greatly
worrying the authorities, ,the travel
being mainly confined to men of
military age.
LEFT BIG SUM.
NEW YORK, Joseph Choate left
i three million dollars to his wife
and sixty thousand in “charity’.
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Every day in this city the depar
ture of the British Columbia trains
on the Spokane Palls ami Northern
Railroad is the busiest scene at the
Great Northern depot in the day.
Young men with bags and supplies
are to be seen flocking into the
train cars to get away and pay no
attention whatever to the jeers that
sometimes greet them. Similar
scenes are reported from every
boundary railroad and the exodus
is likely to be a hard matter to
handle.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
The swarming of slackers into Can
ada front the United States to
escape the mililary draft is being
belanced by an immigration from
Canada into the United States to
escape a possible conscription in
the former country.
The Department of State will en
deavor to handle the situation by
mutual arrangements being made to
draft Americans in Canada and
America to draft Canadians in the
United States. There is r.o con
scription as yet in Canada.
ROOSEVELT WIRES ALL
OFF WITH HIS DIVISION
OYSTER BAY, May 21.—Today
Colonel Roosevelt wired the leaders
of his proposed army division au
thority to disband at once. He has
released the volunteers who had
been recruited of all obligations to
serve under him.
MEMPHIS, May 21.—It appears
to be curtains for Les Dun y the
Australian pugilist according to his
physician’s bulletin. It is announced
that he may die at any minute ot
blood poisoning from an ulcerated
tooth. .,
gkt the news right, read
THE WORKER.