WAGE SCALE $ 5 AND BOARD NOW IN EFFECT
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NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY
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NO. 22ft5.
RADICALS INDICTED
FOR ANTI-DRAFTING
SEATTLE. July i. The Grand
Jury returned indictments against
H. Wells, the well known socialist
on five counts. One for seditious
conspiracy against the government,
making use of the mails to incite
murder and assassination etc.
Sadler was also similarly indicted
He was former president of the
Longshoremen Union and is a so
cialist. R. E. Rice was also in
dicted.
Wells was formerly president of
the Central Labor Council and once
was candidate for Mayor of this
city. He is now suspended from
his position in the city lighting
plant. All were released on five
thousand dollars bonds.
The indictments were the out
growth of anti-conscription litera
ture which Wells claimed was pub
lished and issued before, the con
scription law was passed and where
in it was declared that mutiny and
death were preferable in their
estimation to enforced service in
the army.
The offense is punishable with
long sentences in the penitentiary
as well its heavy fines.
The indictments were not unex
pected although the defendants ridi
cule the charge made against them,
especially contending that their li
terature was circulated prior to the
law and under which they are now
indicted, claiming that they cannot
be puinshed under such ex post
facto circumstances.
The cases will be watched with
much interest.
MAY NOT REPORT
U. S. TROOPS FRONT
"WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1.—
The censorship has come down hard
cn all European news as far as Am
erican *roops are concerned. It is
officially declared that hereafter no
announcement will be permitted of
the future arrival of troops in Eu
rope. No one knows the reason for
this movement, unless it is feared
that the information, reaching Am
erica might be sent back to Ger
many and be of some value to the
enemy. It is not impossible the
measure was also taken In order to
prevent any feeling of anxiety upon
the part of those who have rela
tives at the front.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1.—
Last evening it was officially an
nounced by the War Department
that the recruiting campaign for
the week ending on Saturday even
ing, so called army week, was a
failure. Only eight thousand offer
cd themselves for enlistment out
oi' seventy thousand men it was
sought to secure.
There is no effort made to deny
the fact that this result was not
what was expected and it is hard to
account for the lack of enthusiasm
to join the army unless it he that
now that conscription has become a
law, those who would otherwise en
list prefer to u’ait for the regular
draft. It is pointed out that it
was open to those who are both
above and below the conscriptable
age and hence those who are failed
to take the opportunity as well as
those who are between the draft
| ages, twenty-one to thirty-one in
clusive. Another recruiting drive
I may soon be held.
MORE TROUBLE FEARED
IN JOHN D. MINES
DENVER, July 1.—The recur
rence of great mining disturbances
in the Rockefellor group in Colo
rado is now known to be imminent
and John D. Rockefeller’s plan for
a permanent peace is proving a
failure. The men are quitting the
Rockefeller group unions and again
joining the United Mine Workers,
after having been disgusted with
the failure of the company to per
form the contracts made with the
men.
The situation is made worse l>y
tfie fact that the greatest ally that
WESTERN DRAMA AT DREAM.
Art Acord the cowboy actor,
makes his first appearance in Nome,
in “Man Afraid Of His Wardrobe”,
a western drama of much merit.
Tuesday night the Dream v/ill pre
sent “The Lily and the Rose”, one
of the best Triangle features ever
produced. Lillian Gish, as the Hose
and Rosika Dolly, the famout dan
cer as the “Rose”. This pictu’e
had a great deal of trouble with
some of the “Old Maid” censors in
Portland; but it was uncalled for,
as the picture has been passed by
the National Board of Censors.
the Colorado Fuel ana Iron Co. had
in the last struggle has finally given
in to the United Mine Workers, or
ganized its mines in that organiza
tion and signed contracts with the
uinion for a stipulated term.
The approaching struggle in the
Rockefeller group is exciting great
interest in industrial circles, for it
is conceded that it shows that the
Rockefeller plan is a failure.
The statement of the men that
the company is breaking its con
tracts is occasioning some surprise
for these were more to the benefit
of the company than the men.
LEADVILLE, Coto., July X.—
With trouble imminent in the Colo
rado Fuel and Iron camps, the min
ers in this camp are demanding an
increase also and will vote on Tues
day on a strike if these demands
are refused. With the high prices
for the product of these mines, in
asmuch as wages have not been
raised for some time, it is taken for
granted that the men will be grant
ed their demands.
WILL DEDICATE CANAL
ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
SEATTLE, July 1.—All plans are
complete for dedicating on July 4th
the Puget Sound Lake Washington
Canal and locks which have been
completed.
This waterway was built by the
government and the state, the lo kf
being the second largest in the
world, those on the Panama Canal
alone being greater. The cevemo
nies will be the feature of the cele
bration of Independence Day in this
section and uiny special features
hate been arranged for the day.
CITY BATH HOUSE
has the largest
and only 6 feet
Bath Tubs In Nome.
KING REMOVES ALL
PRO-GERMAN HEADS
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1.—
The new king is now removing all
the pro-German heads of the Army
and Navy which King Constantine
formerly insisted upon retaining in
position. They will probably be re
moved from Greece. He is also re
calling the diplomats from the Cen
tral Powers in anticipation of join
ing the Allies.
LONDON, July 1.—The bloodiest
battle of the war is still in progress.
With Lens the center and the right
abi left wings continuing their bold
encircling move, daily inc-easing
their territorial gains, the city is
left alone. The main reason being
to avoid as much destruction o; the
town as possible although the retir
ing Germans are ruthlessly destroy
ing the mines adjacent to the town.
PARIS, July 1.—Fighting along
the Champagne front resulted In
gains for the French. All the Ger
man counters were heavily repulsed.
LONDON, July 1.—No report for
the week of submarinings has as
yet been bulletined by the Admiral
ty. It will however fully equal i£
it does not exceed the record of
the preceding week according to the
official forecast on Thursday last.
LONDON, July 1.—The expanse
of territory involved in the Lens
fighting is enormous. The front is
strictly only fifty miles as the crow
flies but owing to the encircling
movement made by Haig with a.
view of grasping all the coal fields
it will mean that two hundred
square miles will come within the
British possession when the move
ment is completed which is expected
today or at best on Tuesday.
GOODNIGHT HOOTCH!
SENATE KILLS IT
WASHINGTON, *. C.. July 1.—
The Senate has doomed whiskey
and the manufacture of ardent
spirits is hereafter barred by tlie
terms of the food bill. Further
whiskey got a body blow by .the clause
which has been approved by the
senate that the president is author
ized to seize stocks in bond and re
distil them for industrial uses. It
LOCAL ITEMS.
Feder Derg is at his home nurs
ing a broken foot. He was engaged
with llie rest of a lighter crew un
loading the same which consisted
mostly of oil drums Gome drills
were on the drums and one of these
when breaking down the load fell
on his foot smashing the same. He
is under the care of Dr. Mustard
and will be confined for some time.
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SI’KCIA L SALE ON DRESSES.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
big reduction in gowns, and after
noon Dresses, discount 1-4, 1-3 and
1-2. Sale now on, will last three
days more only.
MISS OESTRKICH’S STORE.
Rowe moved the boilerhouse of
Otto Olson to a new section of the
ground at Monroeville where he has
been working. This firm has been
working over the regular eight hour
day, the men being signed on as
partners whereby they get one per
cent of the profits after fifteen
thousand has been taken out to
cover the initial expenses. They
are now working eight hours a day.
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PIONEER IGLOO & HOTEL.
Reopened under new manage
ment.. Has been thoroughly reno
vated and refitted. Everything
('lean, Sanitary and Up-To-Date.
Also the only house keeping apart
ments In Nome.. Large Library £
Reading Room for the accomoda
tion of guests.
MRS. JNO MONOHAN - Prop.
is a distinct victory for the brewers j
land the distillers claimed that tin;, j
have been double crossed all the j
way through.
Thus the manufacture of leer and
wines will be permitt* d to ontin ie. ;
The drys compromised on the Is
sue and assisted in giving tin- Pre- ;
sident power to prevent the use,
manufacture or sal< of ardent
spirits.
The Senate has fallen in line with
the President’s wishes in the matter
as he is known to favor the manu
facture of beer and wines and the
the prohibition of whiskey and
strong drinks.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1.—
On Saturday at midnight, by the
Reed am: :alment to the Postal
Laws, prohibiting the introduction
of intoxicating liquor from a wet to.
a dry state. states automatically
went into the bone dry class. This
includes Washington state.
Alaska will lie added to this list
on January 1.
The passage of the anti-whiskey
clause in the Food bill will place in
effect a partial state of prohibition
even in the wettest states. It met
considerable opposition.
!>et us estimate on your Job WorK
COMMITTEE FORMS PLAN
FOR JULY FOURTH
The meeting of Citizens on on ,
Saturday night called lor the pur
pose of formulating plans for the
celebration of thd Fourth of July
passed a resolution that the coming
Fourth should be fittingly observed.
E. L. Holt was elected chairman
and Frank Dean cecretary. An ex
ecutive committee composed ot A.
Polet, Ralph Lornen, A. B. Miller,
Mrs. Holden and Mrs Fred Peter
son.: Sub-committees: Decora
tion, Mrs. Fred Paterson, Mrs. W.
A. Oliver, A. S. Kemp, Frank
Kiesele; Sports: A. B. Miller, D. E.
Crowley, W. C. McGuire, Wa'ter
Shields, Arthur Cole and Dr. H. H.
Sharpe; Finance: A. Polet, E. L.
Holt, W. A. Gilmore, Fred Daniels,
Frank C. Dean.
Programme: Mrs. Holden, Mrs. F.
RELIABLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. 8 doors west of A tasks
Bank.
We do tke best
CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERING A
REPAIRING
’ Ladles and Gentlemens Clothes.
M. Ayer, Miss Bertha Johnson, H.
Burgh, J. W. Hose; Parade: Ralph
Lomen, Frank Lille, Lieut. H. P.
Perrine, W. J. Rowe, R. S. Poll
ster.
Owing to the absence of the
members of the band any new com
ers who can assist are requested to
make themselves known to tlio
Committee. Instruments can bo
furnished. In the evening there will
be a big danec in the Eagle Hull.
NOTICE OE REMOVAL.
Mrs. Alma Nelson has moved
from the Schneider Building. All
outstanding accounts please pay
personally to me.
(Mrs.) ALMA NELSON.
M. PA SCOFF.
LADIES & GENTS TAILOR.
Vour Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER from
select fabrics and trimmings.
AI.L WORK GUARANTEED.
Cor. Lane's Way and Front Street.
Anything In the line of job work