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NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917.
NO. 2271.
RIOTS IN STOCKHOLM
WORKERS IN PROTEST
STOCKHOLM, June 6.—\ iolent
rioting took place today when ten
thousand socialists and. laborers de
monstrated in the Royal Square in
protest of the Premier’s refusal to
recognize the election of a socialist
leader to the upper house. The
police vainly endeavored with the
aid of some guardsmen to suppress
the demonstration tvhich was dis
tinctly anti-royalist in tone. There
upon orders were given calling out
several regiments of cavalry and
these charged the masses in the
Square with drawn sabers which
were freely used.
Several hundred were seriously
wounded by the soldiers who even
tualy dispersed the rioters. The
participants in this demonstration
were local Swedish socialists none
of the foreign delegates to the so
cialist conference being present.
COPENHAGEN, June 6.—It is an
open secret that the revolutionary
elements in Sweden are now ex
ceedingly strong and their strenght
is being added to daily since the
Russian revolution. The constitu
tional government which Sweden
enjoys is not regarded by the mas
ses as satisfactory and that a poss
ible republican socialist revolt may
take place is being guarded against
most elaborately by the Swedish
government. The military force now
in all possible storm centers is very
large.
SECOND RAID PU
L.ONDON, June 6.—The Admiralty
announced a second attack upon
the German naval and aeroplane
base near Ostend which resulted in
the demolition oi that section today.
Small cruisers and monitors with
some destroyers seconded the at
tacks by British aeroplanes, sink
ing several German submarines,
completely destroying the work
shops and sheds and setting fire to
dozens of the hangers alongside
the aero demonstration field.
For some time the Germans have
been constructing an especially ela
borate base for submarines and de
stroyers, dredging out huge docks,
and extending piers of concrete out
with forced labor for channels or
entry. The main idea was to use
this in an attack against Great
Britain.
The first reconneitering attack
was made Monday and today this
was followed by a vast demonstra
tion which practically wiped out tne
German harbor works, high explo
sives destroying the piev and chan
nel, anil the aeroplf.ncs sinking
boats, anil burning bindings in all
dilutions.
The belter part of a 'lay was spent
in this work of ilestru rtion which
now has made this new made base
and tipi n which endless labor has
been spent utterly worthless.
Kive German submarines and
ni.u-y airships were destroyed the
divers being sunk at the new docks
by the shell fire.
Now Is the time to Subscribe.
LONG REVOLT IS SURE
TO STIR UP ALL CHINA
TOKIO, June 6.—The American
constitutional advisor to China is
now here on his way back to the
United States.
Seen by a United Press represen
tative he said that China was surbly
if slowly now reverting to a mo
narchy and the only thing he was
positively certain of was that a long
revolution was sure to stir the coun
try for some time to come.
Chinese factions were numerous
and the provinces divided against
themselves. This left the govern
ment open to many intriguing for
ces and the old time Manehus never
for a minute lost an opportunity ot
regaining power. That the old
Chang dynasty this time might be
re-established seemed likely, and in
any event the country would be in
the throes of insurrection for some
time to come.
CONCERN OVER RUSSIA.
NEW YORK, June 5.—It is gen
erally recognized that the radical
revolution in Russia is much big
ger than at first supposed and
threatens the existing system in Eu
rope. That Russia as a factor in the
war is out of the question is con
-reeded in expert quarters.
What makes the situation mor-:
likely to develop of itself now is
that the European and other powers
which formerly butted in had their
hands full with their own wars, and
could not attempt to exercise any
control over China which was prac
tieally left to its own devices, and
would now fight it out to the end.
That this was, all things consid
ered, inevitable and perhaps as well
as might hpppen, the American ad
visor thought might he accepted as
true.
CONTRACT LET FOR
ARMY NAVY SHOES
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 6.—
There is to be no fall In the price
of shoes for today the War Depart
ment signed contracts with shoe
manufacturers for the delivery ot
millions of pairs of shoes for the
United States army and navy the
cost being twenty million dollars.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 5.—
Italy is sending a commission to
thank America for its timely finan
cial assistance and incidentally to
make another borrow.
DETROIT, June 6.—Henry Ford
the auto king today subscribed five
million dollars towards the “liberty"
loan.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 6.—
The Navy Department announces
that in a running fight of one hour
and half an American liner sank a
submarine after seventy shells had
been exchanged on both sides. Just
at the last minute the submarine
twice attempted to torpedo while
the naval gunners finally sent the
U boat to the bottom. The name ot
the steamer is witheld but it is
stated that it was not the Mongolia.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 6.—
There is keen satisfaction felt in
official quarters and also in Congress
that the response to the registration
orders had been so general and so
orderly. While the number of
slackers is large, the government is
inclined to be lenient by reason ot
its general success.
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THE WORKER.
HUE IIAN TEN
MILLION ENROLLED
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 6.—
The registration is very satisfactory
according to the Provost Marshal
and is more than ten millions.
Ttiis enrollment surpasses the offici
al expectations especially as it is
now known that a great number did
not enroll at all.
Further time is now being given
slackers in which to enroll after
which they will ]3e proceeded
against under the law. The num
bers who did not enroll make this
latter course advisable.
However the warning is given
that all who fail to take advantage
of the extension of time given to
register will be summarily dealt
with in legal fashion.
The Provost Marshal says that
probably not more than half ol
those who have enrolled will be
eligible for service and secure from
exemption under the law by reason
of personal defects, legitimate per
sonal occupations or other causes.
The indefinite nature of the ex
emption clause is exciting comment.
It may be taken for granted, on
account of the extension of enroll
ment time, that the number ot
those who so far have failed to en
list is very large, and it is thought
that by their realizing that most
have registered they also may be in
duced to do so without trouble.
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AMSTERDAM, June 0.—The Ger
man Minister of Marine in an in
terview in the Lokal Anzeiger speak
ing about the raid of the German
ships upon the British coast line
emphasizes the anxiety of the Ger
man government for a naval battle.
“We with for a naval engagement
with the British now above every
thing else’-, the interview declares,
“but we have been unable to get
them to come out with their ships”.
The Lokal Anzeiger directs atten
tion to this phase of the war as
showing how completely the Ger
man submarine activities have
changed the situation and placed j
German sailors at the toy of the j
list for daring and ability.
LONDON, June 6.—British yap-1
ers grow sarcastic over the German
official’s statement relative to the j
desire for the naval battle with the i
English ships. It is pointed out j
that there is something wrong when j
“German naval supremacy” so eus- j
ily claimed for the German ships is i
unable to clear the seas for one!
lone German tramp freighter to pl\
the waters of the North Sea.
BERLIN, June G.—It is reiterat
ed in a number of papers that the
German fleet has been through Hie
North Sea and been unable to draw
a fight from the Britisli ships which
were unseen.
LONDON, June 0. The admiral
ty states that all statements as to
the German fleet activities reported
from Berlin are merely mild false
hoods to keep up the spirits of tho
German people. They have no basis
in truth or fact.
Let !’•’ estimate on /our Job Work
AUSTRIA’S BIG GAINS
IN CARSO FIGHTING
VIENNA, June 6.—The an
nouncement is made that the Hun
garian regiments stormed and cap
tured a portion of the Italian de
fenses in the Carso today and took
sixty- five hundred prisoners and
are holding seventy-one leading of
ficers.
The laid was accompanied by
very small losses to the Austrians.
The Italian forces have become dis
dlseouraged by the sickening
slaughter to which they have been
subjected by their general.
BERLIN, June 6.—‘The official
report is returned of the German
taube raid upon the British Sheer
ness yards. The airplane squad
dropped two thousand pounds oi
bombs upon Sheerness and several
good hits were observed.
AMSTERDAM, June fi.—The offi
cial German statement about the
raid on Sheerness does not indicate
that airfleet suffered any losses at
the hands of the English.
LONDON, June fi.—London pa
pers contain very high praise to the
efficient work of the British air
fleet. The papers claim that be
ginning the war l'ffre inferior in
every way to every other power,
British airplanes, aviators are num
erically and effectively superior to
any other nation. They have the
best plaucs and the most successful
and most numerous airmen in any
of the belligerent contries today
they claim.
REPEATED FEATURE
AT DREAM TONIGHT
The story of Captain A. E. W.
Mason's “Four Feathers”, concerns
Harry Feversham, son of General
Feversham, who, at a banquet at
His father’s houEe, hears stories of
war, death and torture and fears
that he, when put to the test, can
not “make good”.
When war is declared, young
Feversham resigns his commission
in the army. This construed rightly
by three of his comrades, as an act
of cowardice. Each sends him a
white feather, a symbol of coward
ice. When his fiancee, sees him re
ceive them, she understands their
significance. The picture is -u live
reels and it’s one of the seasons
thrillers. A roaring Comedy ends
the bill.
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