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VOL. II.
NOME, AI1A8KA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1017.
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NO. 2443.
GEN. SCOTT ESCAPES SUBMARINE
CHICAGO, Dec. 20,—The Chicago
Federation of Labor, comprising
practically all of the organized
workers of this city have united in
a request directed to Congress for
the removal from, office of Post
master General Burleson alleging
his antagonistism to unions.
It is known that Burleson in
making the annual report of the
postoffice department had included
among his recommendations to Con
gress that all unions of Federal em
ployes be forbidden. Labor men
• and prominent representatives of
j the organized labor movement ex
! press them:elves as surprised at the
Postmaster General’s attitude and
say that if it is allowed to stand
it will be tantamount to a reversal
of the administration's known po
licies as regards labor organiza
tions.
They say that if it may be considered
desirable tha'. workingmen should
organize themselves for ti.eir wel
fare and mutual protection as
against private employers of labor,
it should be expected that the orga
nization of government employes
should have a like ber.efieial result.
They are urging moreover that
when the government is looking to
labor for so muck of sacrifice it is
no time to be hampering the legi
timate organisation of labor, ieder
al or otherwise.
Over. the. . top, now Boys! Xo
slackers In Nome—Swell the ranks
—Full privates in the Grand Army
of Humanity—The .Red Cross 1918
Class.
bet n!> estimate on four Job Wort
ARGENTINE MAY
ENTER WAR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 20.—
An amazing story of German per
fidy and of the treachery of Swed
ish officials is uncovered in account
reaching the War Department from
Buenos Aires. It appears that
■Count Luxberg in charge of Ger
many's diplomatic interests used
his official position to spy for Ger
man interests and of ridiculing pub
i lie officials who professed friendship
for the allies or sympathy with
their cause.
He is said to have held a corrup
tion fund of a half million dollars
for the purpose of wholesale bri
bery and of subsidizing the press.
As a result of the disclosures the
Argentine Congress has resolved to
make public copies of forty or more
cablcgraphic messages which Lux
berg sent to the Berlin government
by dennauchirg the Swedish Lega
tion.
The diplomatic representatives
here agree that the publication of
the messages will draw the Argen
tine Republic into the vortex of
war.
LONDON. Dec. 20.— Premier
Lloyd George addressing the House
of Commons today outlined the
war aims of Great Britain in res
ponse to the demand of the Com
mittee of Labor Representatives in
the House. He avowed that Eng
land could not abandon the war or
even consider negotiations for
peace until Germany agrees to te
store occupied territory and make
compensation. He declared the al
lies must nave security for future
world peace and intimated chat Ger
many must be democratized.
Fur garments made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
MUSHERS BRING INTERESTING
NEWS FROM DIME CREEK
Victor Anderson, Emil Hill and
John Pholner arrived yesterday
from Dime creek. They were four
days on tho trip. The trails in pla
tes are peluk of snow. The follow
ing activities are going on in the
vicinity of the creek. J. Olson is
instating a selfdumper preparatory
to taking out a dump on No. 7
above. Porter and Co. are block
ing out the pay on No. 6. Gene
Dougherty and Charlie Murray are
drifting in fair pay on No. 5. Tice
Norberg ar.d Nelson are also drift
ing and blocking opt the pay on
No. 4 above. Pete Olson and
partner recently located the pay
streak about a 1-4 of a mile below
discovery. Several other outfits art
scattered along ihe creek searching
for the elusive. On the benchs, Lars
Gunderson is getting things readj
to hoist (he pay to tho surface
Valintine and Porter have commen
ced extracting the paydirt adjoining
Gunderson. Nass, Glassner and Co
have drifted about 150 feet in abou1
3 feetfof 5c dirt on a 600 feet least
from Valintine and Porter. Vietoi
Anderson and Emil Hill sank t
75 ft. shaft and drifted near tht
mouth of Grenestone creek foi
Stevenson and Kittleson, they fount
small prospect but no paystreak
Charlie Gothsenborger and Ernes
Leddin reached bedrock In sovera
holes on Platinum creek withou
locating the elusive. Christensen
Matseu, Herman and Sutton ar
prospecting on Peace river. Tice
and Co's sawmill is kept busy fur
nishing lumber for cabins and min
ing purposes. Mrs. H. Hanson’s po
pular itoadhouse is doing a fairly
good business. There are five
transfer outfits in the camp with a
total of about 22 head of horses.
Henry Conrad and John Pholner
reached bedrock in a few holes on
No. 9 bench, paystreak peluk, they
then moved across the divide on
Perce river and put a few more to
bedrock on the supposed White
Clif nr el without finding indications
of gravel or symptoms of gold. The
present population m vicinity of
Dime is about 250 *bout 200 of
these are sojourning in the woods,
cutting poles for the Territorial
Road Commission, cutting logs for
mining timbers, cutting cord wood
and hunting etc. The recent ar
rivals warn wage workers to keep
away from Dime creek as there are
lots of idle men and very little min
ing going on down there at present,
I nevertheless they say it’s a good
place for a prospector and the fut
ure of the camp looks bright. Now
i about Dome creek. Carl Hansen
1 and Andy Peterson are reported to
have struck good prospects on Dis
covery claim but it is a difficult
proposition to handle, it’s 12 feet
to bedrock, thawed ground and
very wet, but so far no other pro
, spects have been found on this
e creek. After prospecting on Coal
creek without results Jack Skain
left for Good News Bay.
While crossing the portage near
Chinik last Tuesday John Pholner
met Henry Burgh who had through
a mistake got oft the trail and was
compelled to camp out over night.
Burgh was in no danger of suffer
ing from cold, he was well prepared
for 3uch emergencies. Marshal
Jordan was mot near Chinik on his
j way to St. Michaels and Johnnie
I Olson and Johnnie (the cook) was
I met at Isaoks point on their way
j to Dime creek. Lack of snow is
I the reason for no more mining ac
1 tivities. Mollie Dexter is trapping
in the vicinity' of Chinik. Many
mushers were met going in an east
erly direction.
PUBLIC NOTICK.
Sealed proposals will be received
by the Divisional Road Commission
uniil XI o’clock a. m., Dec. 29, 1917
when they will be publicly opened
for the construction of a Sheltei
| Cabin near the Old Timber Road
house, Council City Precinct. Cash
i or a certified check for 5 per ceni
I of the amount of the bid must ac
j company each bid. Blank bids
may bo bad at the office of the
Commission.
JOHN A. WILSON, Chairman
| Raviolis, Italian stylo every
: Evening at Moditii’s li. O. T. Cafe
LINER'S GUNNERS
DRIVE OFF DIVERS
ATLANTIC PORT, Dec. 20.—An
American merchant and passenger
steamship arrived here today with
Major General ^Hugh M. Scott and
his personal staff aboard.
The steamship is reported to
have had a serious engagement
with a German submarine off the
coast of Ireland and but for the
prompt and effective action of the
ship’s auxiliary gunners the vessel
would have been lost. General
Scott who is returning to this coun
try from Paris whither lie had gone
as a representative of the United
States at the inter-allied confer
ence, was enthusiastic in his praise
of the skill and courage displayed
by the seamen in driving of the
submarine before she could attack
the liner.
SEATTLE, Dec. 20.—The butch
er’s strike effecting practically all
the retail butcher shops and iho
packing houses in this city is in its
second week. Both sides are stand
ing firm and the plants are. mak
ing a show of operating. No viol
ence of any kind has characterized
ihn cessation of work so far, the
striking butchers relying upon a
boycott of the unfair products by
the union people of the city.
You’ll get It right in the Worker.
AUSTRIA MAKES
WAR THREAT
THE HAGUE, Dec. 20.—The Aus
trirn government which so far nas
made no war demands for either
indemnities or for annexalions of
territory will make such demands
if the peace proposals of Germany
now being offered 10 the allies are
rejected.
This information is contained in
dispatches arriving from Vienna,
the announcement of the govern
ment’s attiude having been made
to the Austrian parliament through
the Foreign Minister Count Czer
win. He intimated that a formal
offer of peace would be made em
iK.ving the joint proposal-, of the
Central Powers.
WASHINGTON. D. C., <Dec. 20.—
The Federal Trade Commission is
continuing its sweeping investiga
tions of 'dishonest food speculators
and the prospect obtains that many
of them will be held criminally res
ponsible if the present food short
age can in any wise be traced to
them and will ask for their vigor
ous prosecution if (he offenders are
caught.
PARIS, Dec. 20.—Greek soldiers
have joined the allied forces in the
fighting in Macedonia according to
dispatches reaching this city from
that front.
I must have a nice Rug at $25.00
a Sled a t$2.75 to $4.50 or a velo
cipede or a Picture Machine or a
little Wagon and Clueds Rocker, I
saw some dandy ones at HOLT’S.
REVEALS GRAFT OF
CHICAGO PACKERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Doc. 20.—
That the Chicago Terminal Rail
way paid six million dollars in graft
to the great packing houses of Chi
cago between the years of 1890 and
1911 was the amazing revelation
made in the testimony of Attorney
Francis J. Honey given before the
Federal Trade Commission, here to
day.
He produced a letter in which
ihe statements of the programs
made by the packing concerns were
recorded and the railway terminal
company blackmailed under threats
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that the packing houses would be
moved further westward. This
graft of the packing concerns nas
none been accounter for in any of
the many investigations of their
operations.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 20.—
The Senate has voted to continue
its sweeping investigations of the
Government Shipping Board and of
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion’s recommendations for relief
of the railway situation.
It is stated that the lid is to be
torn aft and that the secrecy which
by custom has shrouded the activ
ities of the Wr.r Department will
be disregarded except in a few in
stances. Many Senators are scor
ing the Shipping Board for its fail
ure to complete the Government’s
shipbuilding program which they
denounce as inexcusable and may
lead to national disaster.
No. lo*s. . than Soldier in the
trenches —When duty calls we
should respond—Your duty—Join
the 1018 Red Cross.
SAYS SUBMARINE
WARFARE HAS FAILED
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i LONDON, Dec. 20.—Declaring
that the German submarine war
fare had fallen far short of the
expectations and claims made for it
Premier Lloyd George stated in
i Parliament todc y that the sinking
I of submarines was proceeding
| faster than they could be built and
that the output of the shipyards in
! the building of merchant ships far
i exceeded the tonnage destroyed by
divers of tiio enemy.
The Premier declared that the
only real German success on the
1 Western front was at Combrai am
i
that the British were reversing the
situation at every point.
WASHINGTON, IX C., Dec. 20.—
The Senate just prior to the holi
day recess has voted unanimously
to put the matter of the mineral
lands bill to a vote immediately
after the reconvening of Congress
This legislation is dcsignt d to
open up for development and for
the purpose of supplying war needs
millions of acres of oil, coal and
i phosphate lands now held in re
serve.
BERLIN, Dec. 20.—That tho
German troops have captured eight
thousand four hundred Italian pri
soners in addition to those already
taken and reported is the official
statement ol the war office here to
day.
WE CAN lit) IT.
Peoples Laundry wash ever,} thing
except the Baby.
\V. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
Closing out Xmas goods. Large
.'•.to.K i'. vful presents at HOLTS.