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NO. 2273.
SLAV WORKERS WANTING PEACE
RADICALS CONTROL
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS
PETROGRAD, Juno 5.—The
power of the revolutionary social
ists and radicals in Russia is now
self evident and they are running
things .without regard to the Provi
sional Government's decrees which
they regard as bad as the old
bureaucratic system which it dis
placed.
The Workmen and Soldier’s Coun
cil, controlled by extremists, is now
the greatest power in Russia and
their orders, set by resolution pas
sed, decree July !S as the date for a
world meeting in Stockholm “to
organize a world union to consider
means of ending the war and elimir
nating any sort of imperialism from
the various nations”. The Council
will have a strong representation
in Stockhslra.
PETROGRAD, June 5.—Employ
ers are powerless in the industrial
world of Russia with the workmen
making continuous demands. Ger
eral strikes have been called in all
Petrograd factories for the estal
lishment of the six hour work da?
and equal pay of men, women and
minors. They were granted ninety
per cent increase in March but claim
that this f.s insufficient and now de
mand two hundred per cent. Thefr
labor has been producing the wealth
of Russia and they feel themselves
entitled to the product of their
work.
Backed by the Workman and Sol
diers Council of which they are
practically a part, their position i3
undeniable.
REBELS LIKELY TO
SUCCEED IN CHINA
TOKIO, June 5.—With fighting
severe in many sections close by the
capital and the military almost en
tirely backing the revolution, late
reports now show that the rebels
will probably succeed in re-estab
lishing the monarchy under the old
Chang dynasty in China.
The revolution is peculiar. The
foreign influence that is support
ing the revolution changing the re
public to a monarchy is said to
have so decided because of the par
liament hesitancy in joining the
great war after the cabinet had so
recommended.
The southern provinces are arm
ing to oppose the revolutionists, but
with the army almost wholly mo
narchical, the difficulty or standing
off the insurrectionists can be con
ceded.
SHANGHAI, June 5.—The re
markable revolution in this country
is taking the majority of the re
publicans by surprise. The indica
tions are that it has been plotted
for some time and liberal money
backing is assured. The enemies
of the revolution are claiming that
Japan and other foreign nations are
backing the rebellion, while the re
volutionists proclaim their extreme
nationalism and anti-foreign spirit,
declaring for the ancient Chang
dynasty which successfully resisted
all foreign encroachments before
the republic was heard of.
SPY BILL USED TO
CAUSE EMBARGO
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 5.—
Thd Espionage bill having given
the power to the President to place
an embargo upon all exports to na
tions found re-exporting American
products to the Central Powers,
will be used immediately for that
purpose and orders to this effect are
being prepared.
It is intimated that this will af
fect two nations who will feel the
effects immediately.
While no name is mentioned as
those who are re-exporting the Am
erican goods it is believed that Hol
land and Sweden or Sweden and
Switzerland are the big offenders.
The embargo will prevent any
further shipments of any kind,
AT DREAM TONIGHT.
The famous actress Olga Petrova
will be shown tonight in the "Soul
Market’’. The picture is a repeater
but it is one of the headliners in
Miss Petrova’s repertoire, embra
cing an all star cast, contains
every element of artistic treatment,
and stands paramount to any and
all pictures in tfiis class of photo
play. Ln addition to this magnifi
cent attraction a cream Comedy will
• also be run. A banner show.
whether contraband or not, to those
nations which have been making
a habit of exporting American
goods to Germany, Austria, Turkey
or Bulgaria.
The facts are so conlplete, it is
hinted, as now collected by the
agents of the United States, show
ing that the trade has been continu
| ing steadily since the United States
declared war upon Germany, that
I there can he no ground for objec
tion upon the part of the neutrals
who will soon feel the effects of the
United States order.
That any complications will fol
low the embargo is not considered
at all very likey.
EPIDEMIC DECIMATES THE
NATIVES ST LAWRENCE
The Jewel Guard returned yester
day from St. Lawrence island bring
ing rather melancholy news from
that reservation. It appears that
during the winter an epidemic ot
what is supposed to have been
typhoid pneumonia assailed the is
land and ten per cent of the popu
lation succumbed to its startling
ravages. In one house alone six
died of this terrific scourge. The
trapping was very poor as the epide
mic was at its height when the
trapping season was at its best in
January and February and there
was iittle inclination %to participate
in the work naturally enough. For
all that a huge load of skins and
furs was brought to Nome. The
Jewel Guard brought also six wal
rus and was literally laden down
with walrus meat upon which the
crew subsisted coming back from
tljp island, John Felljel who* is an
expert in culinary matters devised
a special manner of cooking walrus
kidney, something like a saute that
just made the mouth water, accord
ing to one o£ the crew. The teachers
on St. Lawrence Island had also
been sick with the epidemic but
fortunately it attacked them in a
milder form. The prices for goods
on the island were much cheaper
than in Nome and the traders on
the Jewel G.uard felt that if they
could only load up flour and sugar
and necessary staples at the St.
Lawrence island prices they could
ORDER IS GENERAL
IS OFFICIAL REPORT
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 5.—
The War Deprtment issues the state
ment this afternoon that there has
been a heavy registration in all
sections of the nation.
Michigan mining camps report
incipient rioting, necessitating the
calling out of the militia to restore
order but elsewhere there has been
absolute order
The full registration within a
million and quarter more or less as
predicted is expected before closing
time.
It is admitted that the official to
tal predicted is now almost reached.
NEW YORK, June 5.—There
were slight disorders here in cer
tain sections but very little serious
interference with the registration.
The same can be said about other
centers. The figures registered are
not given out.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5.—The
officials profess to be satisfied with
the progress of the draft registra
tion with little disorders.
CHICAGO. June 5.—The antici
pated disorders here did not mate
rialize. It is expected that the total
registration will come within a
figure almost as predicted.
ST. LOUIS, June 5.—No disorders
have to be reported from this form
er storm center of conscriptionist
opposition. Everything is described
as passing without a hitch.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5.—A
state of war existing between the
United States of Brazil and the Ger
man Empire is now recognized by
the Brazilian government. Brazil
has been forced to break with Ger
many because the latter has virtual
ly declared war upon all the Latin
American states. This was the an
nouncement made by the Foreign
Minister in a statement issued tills
afternoon. He also charged “that
ithe attitude of certain South Amer
ican countries does not comport
with the Monroe doctrine”, in all
probability alluding to the suspect
ed hostile atittude of Venezuela and
Colombia where German influence
has been strongly at work and se
cured a very sympathetic hearing
both in Bogota and in Caraccrs.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5.—The
open break with Germany now ad
mitted by the government to be ex
isting is directing Brazilian atten
tion to the fact that the German
element preponderates among all
foreign elements in this republic
and that for that reason careful steps
must be taken to cope with any
trouble.
The strong nationalist feeling
that prevails in the nation however,
it is believed, will make even the
strong German population careful
of any aggressive action and the
recent riotings which took place
wherein German citizens were op
posed by Brazilians and other Euro
pean nationalities, so completely
subdued the German power that
there is not any immediate danger
of an organized outbreak. The
German population is both numer
ous and wealthy.
Anything in the line of job work
JOLIET PEN SCENE
REVOLT OF THE CONVICTS
JOLIET, 111. June 5.—The State
Penitentiary here was the scene cd
a revolt of eight hundred convicts
today and it is still continuing.
The new warden issued orders
prohibiting, under any considers
tion the admission of any Visitors to
the penitentiary under any pretense
whatever, a ad this so incensed the
convicts that they rebelled.
They attacked the guards with
clubs and pieces of scrap iron vent
ing their anger especially upoi
some who had been regarded as
most’tyrannical in their duties.
Three companies of militia, the
entire police and fire department
were called out. The convicts hal
ing mastered the situation for a
sell them here and make big profit, i
a little item of news will be relished
by our local storekeepers. They
had a fairly good trip, there was
no iee until they reached north
Cape. The natives have plenty of
food and caught three big bowheads
this spring, whales being more in
evidence this spring by all accounts
than in years and the absent whal
ers are overlooking a bet by their
neglect of these waters. The Jewel
Guard may soon make another
trading trip to some other point In
the near future and it is believed
that they will have the same suc
cess.
while fired tlie buildings inside tlia
walls which were still burning
late this afternoon.
This evening five hundred had
been driven into their cells and
three hundred are still huddled in a
corner of the yard defying the offi
cers who are preparing to rush
them later.
The orders issued to the troops
have been to avoid shooting unless
the convicts attack and in that
event to shoot to kill.
The excitement is intense, plainly
all the prisoners being greatly
wrought by the rioting and the con
flagration, while the officials slowly
are gaining the upper hand.
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