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VOL. 11.
NOME.
ALASKA. MONDAY,
AUGUST 1», DM 7.
WHEN LABOR LEADER
QUITS P
S
LONDON, Aug. 12.—The resigna
tion of Arthur Henderson, the labor
leader, who was a member of the
Lloyd George cabinet is the sole to
pic of discussion here.
The resignation was tendered as
the inevitable sequence of the deci
sion of the labor party of which he
is a member to send delegates to the
peace conference at Stockholm.
The convention will be held on
September 1 at the request of the
Russian delegates.
The burning questions of the day
in the British papers are, will the
breach with organized labor widen
between it and the government, and
how will the British delegates get
to Stockholm when every sailor and
marine stoker in Great Britain re
fuse to lend a hand in carrying them
there.
The Stockholm conference has
overnight assumed a gigantic im
portance when heretofore it has been
regarded as fantastic and visionary.
So far the government has taken
no steps to explain its attitude to
waids the conference or whether it
will continue to regard it with feel
ings which are as antagonistic as
some of the papers appear to indi
cate.
In the meantime, the laborites
are gathering strength for some defi
nite action which may precipitate
the gravest cabinet crisis that yet
has been report d.
AMERICAN DIVER RAMS
EXCURSION STEAMER
BOSTON, Aug. 12.—This harbor
today was treated to an unrehearsed
drama when an American submarine
rammed an excursion steamer, re
sulting in the injury of many and
1he death of one cf the excursion
ists.
Today while the excursion steam
er Mayflower with over a thousand
on board and in beautiful summer
weather was sailing, plying between
here and Boston Harbor points, the
boat was suddenly rammed by an
American submarine that had just
risen after submerging.
The steamer was badly rent but
another steamer the Rose Standish
swept down on the scene and stood
by taking the thousands of passeng
ers from the sinking excursion
boot.
The collision with the diver had
ripped the side of the excursion
steamer and all the injuries received
were due to the wrecked woodwork
and debris that struck those on
board. There was considerable ex
citement but . t soon subsided when.
teh Rose Staudish drew along side
and proceeded with great coolness
and deliberation to take all off the
rammed steamer with considerable
dispatch.
The submarine must have been
somewhat injured bj the ramming
although they also stood by to ren
der what assistance could be given
in the accident. The extent of the
injuries to the government boat, if
anj, was not ascertained or made
public.
KANSAS SCENE OF A
WILD STRIKE RIOTING
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 12.—The
■wild rioting which was expected but
did not materialize when gunmen
were imported to help to defeat the
Seattle strikers in their car strike a
short time ago, seems to have been
transferred to this city.
It is impossible to describe the
scenes today when with three hund
red strike breakers imported from
professional agencies the company
endeavored to operate the cars in
this city.
The carmen here are on strike for
SNAPPY SHOW DREAM. . .
Tonight pretty Bessie Barriscale
will be featured in her big success,
“The Reward’. The story deals with
the life, habits and temptation of a
pretty chorus girl. The scenes show
dressing room, stage, cafes and
bright lights of the "White Way’’.
Arthur Maude, the celebrated actor
plays opposite to Miss Barriscale.
It is an extra good show which will
be much appreciated by bald-headed
row.
PLENTY POTATOES.
Potatoes $5.00 per hundred lbs.
carrots, cabbage, Onions, $5.00 per
crate, lemons, 45c. doz., cucumbers
2 for 25c., while they last. Eull
line of groceries expected on net''
Umatilla.
NOME GROCERY CO.
A. F. OESTREICU, Mgs,
an increase in wages and the right
to organize, and as elsewhere their
demands have been refused. They
declared a strike following the refu
sal of their demands and the cm
pany immediately set to work to use
professional strike breakers and gun
men to operate their cars. Angry
mobs of citizens, already exasperated
by the high handed methods of the
traction trust, refused to let the cars
be operated a.id set upon the strike
breakers, wli* n iiercc rioting fol
lowed.
The strike tympathirers being in
enormous crowds finally got <ontrol
of the situation and drove the t-lrike
breakers off Hie ears. The latter at
tempted to force their way to the car
barns, but the angry people followed
them and compelled them to leave
town.
?n the melee the police were over
powered by the number of persons
in the angry mobs.
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BAD DAY FOR THE
GERMAN AIRMEN WEST
LONDON, Aug. 12.—The aerial
fighting today was spectacular when
the German aero men endeavored
to signal to the artillery the objec
tives for the guns. They were in
full force but in a battle that en
sued between them and the British
airmen, ten German machines were
sent to earth without the loss of a
single British airman or machine,
although two were damaged in the
battle.
BERLIN, Aug. 12.—British at
tacks today on the lower Belgium
sector were all suceesfully repulsed,
the enemy suffering sanguinary los
ses.
The British troops began an ardent
attack between Frezenberg and Ho
lebeke a front of about five miles
in extent. They made several deter
mined efforts to capture the German
positions which they had some time
previously raked with a heavy ar
tillery fire. The troops were com
pelled to retire and gave up the at
tempted advance after their losses
were enormous.
GERMANS WANT TO
BRITISH FRONT, Belgium, Aug.
12.—Sir Douglas Haig in an extend
ed report of the day’s fighting says
that not less than six determined
counter attacks upon the part of
Prince Rupprecht troops to re-cap
ture the West Hoek ridge, last night,
and this morning were successfully
repulsed and that the enemy loss
must have been very heavy. At one
tinu the Germans almost reached
the embankments of the British
trenches but were mowed down with
machine guns and hand grer.a
which accounted lor the gr ;;kt
i number of those in the attacking
party. The last attempt at t- n
: o’clock having failed the artillery
| began pouring shot and shell at the
| British positions preparatory to an
I other infantry effort, but up till this
i evening this had not materialized.
| Haig emphasizes the importance
I of these positions in the Flanders
j operations and does not hesitate to
I express the belief that another ef
fort upon the part of the Germans
will be made, “heavier and more de -
termined than those which have al
ready been unsuccessfully delivered
may be expected”.
The last assault consisted of many
regiments in massed attack and the
fighting reached its maximum in
tensity at ten o'clock when the ene
my's force began to break up and to
disappear.
The position is firmly held.
SFATTLH, Aug. 1'2.—Manager
Hines lias pood news for Alaska, lie
is manager of Hie Pacific Steamship
C<>.
He is quoted in an interview in
loc al papers as forecasting increased
rates to Alaska and along the coast.
He says that the operating expen
ses for a year have increased more
than a million seven hundred thou
sand dollars and he says that an in
crease is therefore necessary.
Mr. Hines gives no time when the
forecasted rates increase would go
into effect, supposedly at the com
pany’s own sweet will.
Alaskan shippers here do not take
kindly to the proposed increase and
may take steps to prevent its con
summation.
It is pointed out by them that Al
aska is being practically strangled
industrially by high prices and high
rates and that if things go any
higher the people will have to leave
the territory in large numbers.
These intimate that the private
companies are merely taking advant
age of a shipping monopoly to make
what they can, although the man
agers of the companies along the
Alaskan routes assert that they can
make more money at any time on
any other freight route than that tcs
the north. Moreover it is pointecf
out that the steamship companies
are proposing to increase rates to
and from all coastal points as well
as to Alaska.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 12.—
The Senate was all heated up for a
while on Saturday when the I. W.
W. strikes were the subject of spe
cial discussion.
This doubtless is due to the pub
licity given the Industrialists since
the great strike in the western lum
ber industry and the now famous
deportations in Arizona.
It was contended that the I. W.
W. should be outlawed and that
steps be taken at once for that pur
pose. :
LONDON, Aug. 12.—More Japan
ese warships, it is announced, are
now aiding the Allies in hunting the
U boats and keeping the seas free
of this menace.
This is an official announcement
by the Admiralty. Systematic guid
ance by warships and destroyers con
voying has begun to reduce U boat
sinkings to within very small figures
for the present.
The results of this policy are called
more than gratifying.
Anything In the line of Job work
The debate revealed a strong sen
timent against the I. W. W. which is
natural enough considering the
enormous progress which that orga
nization has been making in many
industries.
Legislation looking towards the
curbing of the activities of the In
dustrial Workers of the World is
due this week, and the senators
who will sponsor the legislation inti
mate that it will be stringent
enough.
Along what lines this measure
will be built up is not indicated al
though the general belief is that it
will practically mean the abolition
of the organization.
The powerful methods of the In
dustrial Workers of the World, to
which remarkably enough not a
single case of violence can in any
recent strike be attributed, is an in
direct compliment to its efficiency as
a labor organization.
U. S. SOCIALISTS TO
SO IF PERMITTED
NEW YORK. Aug. 12.—It is ex
tremely likely that an effort may
be made to secure passports for
Hillquit and Berger and another
member of the socialist party to at
tend the conference in Stockholm,
although as far as is known, the
executive’s embargo against such a
delegation has net been raised as
M. PASCOFF.
LADIES & GENTS TAILOR.
Tour Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER from
select fabrics and trimmings.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Cor. Lane’s Way and Front Street.
far as can lie known. In view cf the
fact however that the British and
French laborites will attend and
that a special invitation has been
sent by the Russian delegates to
the Americans, it is hoped that Pre
sident Wilson may order passports
issued if the socialists want the
same.
NOTICK OF LK.WTXti.
I intend to leave coon for the Out
side. All accounts against mo will
be paid promptly upon presenta
tion. Similar promptness upon the
part of those indebted to me will
be greatly appreciated.
DR. MUSTARD.