This Pape- is Ownpch conttolleel and Published by Local 240 of the I. U. M. M F: s. W
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VOL. 11.
NOlIl, AliAHKA. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14, 1917.
XO. 241 !.
GERMANY CORRUPTING
SOLDIERS OF ALLIES
WASHINGTON. O. C. New 13.—
That the Ru sian political upheaval
made possible the defeat of Italy
and that Germany is conducting an
educational propaganda among the
soldiers of the allied armies is the
substance of an extended statement
published upon the authority of Sec
retary of W,ar Baker today.
The overthrew of the Kerensky
ministry and t.ie activities which
loti up tc i< rendered it unnecessary
for Germany to keep so large a
force on licr Eastern front and
fo; several wecXs she has beer, with
drawing them and concentrating
them upon the Italians with the re
sult that tne latter are ovjrwhelm
ed in numbers and eensipment.
These occi;rance:5 are believed io
have been responsible for the mis
fortunes of the Italian forces as
early as the battle of Jsonza and
may result in further success©:: to
Germany at least enabling her to
concentrate oi. ti e other fronts and
by forcing the action of (he war
upon her enemies hate them con
siderably weakened by the time the
United States forces are ready for
active warfare.
Mr. Baker comments at length
upon »he remarkable propaganda
being promoted by the Germans
for the purpose of disaffection
among both the soldiers and the ci
vilian population.
Let n" estimate on /oar Job Wort
GOVERNOR STRONG ISSUES
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
JUNEAU, Nov. 3 3.—Governor
Strong, following the course cf the
President at Washington has is
sued a special proclamation for the
Territory of Alaska, announcing
Ihe 29th of this month as Thanks
giving Day.
The document is dated at the Ex
ecutive chamber of the Governor at
Juneau, November 13th, and
reached us by telegraph yesterday
afternoon.
Following thanksgiving proclama
tion issued twelfth instant by the
governor, quote territory of Alaska,
the executive department a procla
mation.
"The President of the United States
following the national custom
of more than half a century has de
signated Thursday, November 29th,
1917 as a day of thanksgiving and
prayer. The year now drawing to
a cloe has been fraught with mo
tnentuous consequences for this li
berty, freedom and democracy which
have been so b<v »ficei:t in the life
of our country. In this our govern
ment has been guided by a supreme
desire to make the world a safe
place for the exercise of those im
mutable principles of government
which under God have placed the
United State-ji in the front rank of
civilized and progressive nations.
Our people are being called upon
to make great personal sacrifice
and the demand for personal service
and eftort wilj largely increase as
time passes but the spirit of unity
and unfaltering purpose which ac
tuates them will lead to ultimate
and triumphant victory. Now there
fore I, J. F. A. Strong, Governor of
The Territory of Alaska do hereby
proclaim Thursday, the 29th day of
November as Thankgiving day and
while the people of this great re
public are facing tremendous re
ponsibilities and their devotion to
its institutons is being put to the
j te-t and though sorrows manifold
may visit us a result of the war it
is most fitting that the people of
this territory should give thanks to
Him "Who doeth all things well”
and blessed with plenty ourselves
let u,; unite in prayers to almighty
God for the many,favors that have
been vouchsafed us as a people
while especially remembering these
nations with whom our own is
allied and whose people aVe exhibit
ing supreme devotion and making
the greatest sacrifices in this strug
gle for humanity and civilization.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the Territory cf Alaska in Juneau
the Capital this twelfth day of Nov.
in the year of Our Lord One Thou
sand Nine Hundred and seventeen,
and of the independence of the
Un:ttd States the one hundred and
forty second.
J. F. A. STRONG.
Governor of Alaska.
Clu.rlcs E. Davidson.
Secretary.
Let us estimare on your Jon Won
OVER SIX MILLION
MEN IN OATTLE ARRAY
MILAN, Italy, Nov. 13.—Six mil
lion five hundred thousand men
are now massed on and behind the
battle front' in Italy. This stagger
ing sum is larger than the total
population cf Greater New York,
or about one sixteenth of the total
population of the United States.
Italy has four million men mobi
lized but about half of these are
back of the battle front, there not
being guns enough in the entire
kingdom to equip them. Austria
has two million men in action and
in reserve against the Italians and
about five hundred thousand Ger
mans, Bulgarians and Turks have
reinforced the armies ol Emperor
Charles.
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 13.—Many
women are fighting with the loyal
Russian troops on the side ol Ker
ensky against the BoLcheviki is
the report reaching hero.
ROME, Nov. 13.—Tho Teutonic
invader^ are exercising powerful
efforts to pierce the Italian front
in Eastern Trentino and by break
ing forward iu the plains from the
Sugnana valley to outflank the
Italian lines on the lower Piave
which are protecting the .rcmertl
ously rich city of Venice. Berlin
claims that German forces has cap
tured Monte Longara in Northeast
Asr-ago.
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LONDON, Nov. 13.—It i olli
cially stated here today that nearly
ten million bombs have been
J dropped behind the German lines
by British airmen.
CHINA FLATLY
REFUSES AGREEMENT
WASHINGTON,.!). C., Nov. 13,—
Officials, .of the- State Department
were considerable disconcerted, ac
cording to interviews given out by
them today, over the notice con
veyed to them of the polite nut
very emphatic refusal of the Chin
ese Government, to abide by or in
any wise to hold herself under any
obligation^ . or in any way to be
bound by the terms of the lecent
agreement reiched between Japan
and the United States. This oppo
sition appears to have developed
(very suddenly in Pokin where the
dissatisfaction with the agreement
has originated.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 13.—
Attorney General Gregory haj is
sued a statement declaring that the
explosions on docks and military
establishments and woras and
plants manufacturing for the war
are for the most part of incendiary
origin, and that plans are being
considered it will be sought to ex
clude alien from within a half a
mile zone of such places.
SUFFRAGETTES MAKE
NEW DRIVE ON PRES.
WASHINGTON D. C„ Nov. 13.—
Supposedly taking renewed courage
because of the recent victory of the
suffrage proposals in the elections
in Ntw York the militant suffra
gets have renewed their offensive
operations in Washington. A huge
drive was planned and attempted
upon the President at the White
House this morning. Several deter
mined assaults were made along
tho sidewalks and across the lawn
surrounding the Executive Mansion
but were repulsed by the rugged
firmness of the blue coats. A large
crowd of sympathizers and spectat
ors idly indifferent a; to results ct'
the fighting witnessed the battle.
The women pickets were roughly
jostled by men and hoys, opponents
not so much of woman suffrage but
who are considerably displeased at
the tactic.-i used by the militant suff
ragists in displeased at the tactics
ragists in displaying banners worn
unfarled by the'pickets, a near riot
ensued but no fatalities are reported
The Police captured and took pri
-oner thirty one women but it is
expected that the assault will be le
surued tomorrow when reinforce
ments will have arrived from the
New York battle front. The police
are making special preparations for
j the seige and are believed to be
1 able to cope with the situation.
LONDON, Nov. 13.—Both fac
tions to the momentuous Russian
controveisy which has assumed the
proportions of a civil war are
claiming to be victors in the small
battles which have transpired in
and around Petrograd in the last
two days. Dispatches have been
received here from both parties in
volved, the Bolscherviki claiming
to have badly beaten the forces of
1 Keren-ky and Korniloff in the
vicinity of Tsarko Selo, formerly
tho summer palace of the Tzar,
while cablegrams from Stockholm
conveys news o£ an announcement
from Kerensky that theBolschcriki
uprising has been put down. That
report also claims that Genera!
Korniloft' of the Kerensky forces
has entered Petrograd where the
entire garrison with the exception
of some sailors, went over to the
Kerensky side.
PARIS, Nov. 13.—Brief dis
patches reached the military au
thorities here early this morning
to the effect that the German for
ces in the vicinity of Rheims have
made several vigorous raids upon
the allied front but that in each,
instance they were successfully re
pulsed.
HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN
FORCES IN FRANCE Nov. 13.—
French Army officers after inspect
ing the American forces here pro
nounced then: as showing admir
able improvements from their ex
periences under the enemys shell
fire. An epidemic of mumps is
spreading among the soldiers.
CANADA TO AID U. S.
SHIPPING DOARD
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 13.—
By arrangements just completed
with the War Department the manu
facturers and munitions makers in
the Dominion of Canada are to be!
allowed to offer equipment for the!
fleet of metal ships now under con- j
struction by the government’s ship- j
ping beard.
The Canadian ships are prepared
to turn out large quantities of deck
machinery and oilier modern steam
ships acces ories. This arrangement
is made with a view of hastening
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this country's military preparations
and to aid in the shipment of sold
iers the supplier and provisions
over seas.
The shipping hoard will not be
able to limit its activities to the
buildipg ol hulks and it is sjippos^d
that the next two years will -ce the
government bountifully supplied
with bottoms for oversea transport
service.
SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 13 -
The Federal Government’s eommis
sion to investigate the now famous
frame up cases^and the manner in
which Thomas J. Mooney and othert
have been convicted of complicity
in the bomb outrages on the day of
the preparedness parade in this
city have arrived here and will be
gin their probe of the District At
torney's office at one?.
nothing cleared, pressed, altered
and repaired at the .Nome Tailoring
Co., .next door to Segerstrom and
Hagen’s.
LOCAL DEMOCRATS
TO BATTLE AGAIN
As will be seen by the formal
call which la published herewith
the Democracy of Nome is schedul
ed to stage another performance
at the City Hall next Friday even
ing. While the ostensible purpose
of the meeting as announced i-s for
the purpose of electing new' officers
of the organization, the call signed
by some fifteen stalwart democrats
carries with it the sigijificent but
mysterious language 'to transcaci
such other business a3 may legally
come bsfore it” which is supposed
to portend the active engagement
wl ich failed to rnatei ir.llzo last
Saturday night, when somebody
went to sleep at the switch.
Nome .vlaska, Nov. 12, 1917.
To Paul Kjeg itad, President of the
Woodrow Wilson Progressive
■Democratic Club
Nome, Alaska.
Wo the undersigned, members of
the Democratic Club, request that
you ct.ll a meeting of said club to
be held at the City Hall on F’rhlay
evening, November 16, 1917, at the
hour of 8 p. m. for the purpose of
electing officers for said club, whose
i terra - have expired and also, to
transact such other business as may
.properly come before said club.
W. It Hays. John M. Johnson.
John Leach. Thos. Murray.
E. A. Young. Jere Collins.
W. E. Bartholomew . O. IJ. Cochran
L. H. McCIBy. M. O. Solberg.
Albert Matson. Tom Albrecht.
B. Gibney. G. W. Comely.
James Ferguson.
Anything In the Uve or job work
•t the Industrial Worker Office.
Satisfaction assured.