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VOL. I,
NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1916.
NO. 2082.
ALASKA LABOR UNION
BUILDS BIG TEMPLE
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 24.—
The Alaska Labor Union and social
ists- have begun the erection of a
twenty thousand dollar concrete
Labor Temple, to replace the log ca
bin hall, one of the best as it is, in
this city.
A monster socialist rally was held
at the Empress Theater on Sunday
last in the afternoon and was
crowded to the doors to hear Kate
Sadler, national committeeman for
the Socialist party of Washington
boost the cause of the socialist can
didates, especially Lena Morrow
Lewis the candidate for Delegate to
Congress from Alaska.
Mrs. Sadler made a tremendous
hit with all present and a big col
lection was taken up for the new
labor temple.
Owing to the strength of the so
cialists in the various towns and
especially here, it is almost certain
that they will carry the third divi
sion for Mrs. Lewis.
Everything has been done to dis
courage the candidacy of the social
ist, but the great headway recently
made is now attracting attention
even from those who have endeavor
ed to avoid mention of it. The Al
aska Labor Union has established
the Alaska Labor News as the organ
of the union, and it is a great power
for the good of the workers in this
section.
The Labor Temple project is as
sured of success, and will be the
finest thing of its kind in the north.
WICKERSHAM RALLY.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1916.
A. B. HALL.
RUMANIANS ARE IN
RETREAT ALL SIDES
LONDON, Oct. 25.—Dispatches
arriving from Bucharest indicate
that the Rumanians are giving way
west of Rumania and in Dobrudscha
All dispatches lay emphasis upon
the tremendous nature of the fight
ing, one lone Berlin dispatch show
ing that the Allies are short of am
munition or artillery or both.
With the Greek situation far from
reassuring and the Bulgars strongly
entrenched upon the Struma and at
Monastir, there seems little hope
that any heavy driv6 will take place
upon the part of the Allies.
The apparent indifference with
which the Rumanian situation is be
ing watched in Petrograd, Rome,
Paris and here is astonishing.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 25.—The
Grand Headquarters Staff tonight
admits that Cernadova and all the
Rumanian positions near Lake
Tachaul have been evacuated. The
retirement is through a difficult and
swampy country but has been ac
complished in good order. The
Germans now hold most of the Con
stanza railroad.
BUCHAREST, Oct. 25.—Genera)
Avescu reports that the Rumanians
have made a further retirement in
Transylvania, involving Predial and
Kempolung.
The positions were left in good
order and without panic, fighting al)
the way. Von Falkynhayn's troops
are not pursuing the Rumanians
this evening and the position is
not critical in any way.
For sale or rent Electric vacuum
cleaner at Crooks next Fire Depart
ment.'
NEW YORK EDITOR
SAYS STATE WILSONITE
NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 25.—
Oswald Villard, the owner and edi
tor of the New York Evening Post,
an independent paper, has completed
a tour of the Empire State and he
says that Wilson will without any
question carry the state of New
York.
Villard says that the Wilson sen
timent now being manifested is
astonishing and even in places which
have been claimed as a republican
Btronghold, he could find nothing to
THEDA BARA' AT DREAM. ’
Tonight the Vampire Woman,
Theda Bara will appear at the
Dream in “Lady Andrey’s. Secret”
In 5 sensational parts. The story
deals with Lady Andrey whose hus
band left her, going to Australia to
-seek his fortune at the mines. Later
she married again, and after several
years of contented married life, her
husband reappears. What should
she do? What could she do? She
had not told her "new” husband of
her past. Theda Bara, famous the
world over as “The Vampire Wom
an”, shows great ability in taking
the role of Lady Andry.
ATTENTION REPUBLICANS.
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The Regular meeting of the Re
publican Club will be held Thusrady
Evening at '9 o’clock in Burgh’s Hall
at 9 o’clock. Important.
By W. D’ARCY CHACE, Pres.
C. H. MILOT, Sec’y.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC OP NOME.
I have secured the Tailor Shop of
John Feyrer. Ladies and Gents suite
made' to order. A large stock ot
Fabrics and Fashions to select from.
Suits cleaned, pressed and altered.
AH meric guaranteed
to flt and meet, with ypur approval.
Om. ttmuf*
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justify the claims made by the
Hughes supporters that they would
carry the state.
Villard says that unless the vast
mass of the voters are absolutely
misrepresenting their real inten
tions, Wilson will carry the state by
a handsome majority.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.—Wilson men
claim that they will shake the re
publican solidity of Pennsylvania.
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give out that Illinois and Indiana
are safe. Ohio is conceded to be
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loubtful or Wilson. They do not
laim it.
Taggart says that any question o£
ndiana’s being democratic is only
aised by some politicians who are
rying to throw dust in the eyes of
he voters. He claims that Indiana
vill go for Wilson by a plurality of
ifty thousand, the exact plurality
laimed by the Republican prophets
or Hughes. Hughes men claim that
he large working class vote which
vill be socialist will be hopelessly
veaned from Wilson and he has no
:hance.
EXECUTE FREIGHT THIEVES
MEXICO CITY PRISONS
LAREDO, Oct. 25.—Twenty ]
-men have been executed during the i
week for robbing freight in Mexico
City. These were freight consign
ments to merchants wnich were
abandoned during the turmoil in the <
capital. The government has an- 1
nounced its determination to ruth- i
lessly put down looting. i
EL PASO, Oct. 25.—While all i
cinds of Villatist reports are heard
oday none are confirmed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 25.—
nterventionists interested in the
election of Hughes are doing their
>est to promote disorder in Mexico
10 as to confound the Wilson policy
)f peace. It is felt that if a revo
utionary condition can become gen
sral it will defeat Wilson.
CANADIAN PACIFIC STRIKE
TROUBLES ARE ALL OVER
OTTAWA, Oct. 25,—The Canadian
Pacific strike trouble is settled, the
jnen being conceded practically all
their deiqaiige,. *«4 those wUch
were not are to he adjusted by the
soeematm
to operate
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the railroads in the event of a strike
in fact admitted that a shut down
would be certain. Fear of British
Columbia exercising its preeofctiv*
rights on the Canadian P'acrflc.
forced the settlement says a labor
report this evening.
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ANOTHER PACIFIC LINER
SUFFERS ON COAST
VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct. 25.—
The steamer Governor is reported
to be ashore off Grey Point. The ac
cident occurred in a heavy fog when
the steamer was en route to San
Francisco.
Tugs have been sent to the relief
of the steamer in distress, and it is
hoped that the steamer has sustain
ed little danger.
While Grey Point Is rocky itself
it is breasted by sand shoals and it
is supposed to be on one of these
the steamer has grounded.
The Governor is fully laden and
has many passengers aboard. These
are safe.
The Governor is a sister ship of
the Congress which lately caught
fire on the trip between Seattle and
San Francisco. This is the first
time that the Governor has been in
trouble.
SEATTLE, Oct. 25.—Reports
from the Governor ashore off Grey
Point indicate that the tugs will be
ible to float the steamer at high
water. It may be necessary to dry
lock the steamer before it con
tinues on its journey, in order to
assertain if any serious damage has
been done. The commander of the
steamer reports that the damage
which the steamer has sustained is
very slight and as far as he can
determine, if the steamer is soon
floated, there will be no reason for
its not continuing its journey to
San Francisco.
The Governor has a full cargo
from Sound ports.
Vote the Republican Ticket
Straight.—Atlv.
RUSSIAN PATROLS SHIPS
CLEAR ARCTIC U OOATS
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 25.—Traffic
with the White Sea has been pro
ceeding without any interference
from submarines for a considerable
time, according to £ steamer cap
tain just returned from Archangel,
rhey declare that the Russian pa
trols succeeded in destroying or dis
persing all the German submarines
that operated in the Arctic. The
Russians used dummy freighters to
ieceive the U boats whereas under
false canvas sides the Slavs conceal
ed the fact that they were destroy
ers. They sank many U boats and
he route was opened to traffic with
out further molestation.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.—It is stated
that the Lehigh Valley railroad ter
minal explosion was caused by an
incendi&ry bomb. This is the con
clusion of the probe. There was net
a scintilla of evidence produced to
justify this conclusion, which is eb
lieved to absolve the railroad and
dock companies from' heavy liabil
ities for damages done by the explo
sives they stored waiting shipment.
Press comment is acid on the official
findings.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.—As no offi
cial confirmation is given by the
British Admiralty to the story or
the sinking of the U 53, there is
no credence given the stories of tlio
sinking which have been finding
their way into the papers.
It is believed that the U boat is
still afloat and on its way to Ger
many where it will be heard frc: 1
later.
Great Removal Sale. Everything
reduced, at Crooks, next Fire De
partment.
GIANT STEEL PLANT
PLANNED FOR SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Oct. 25.—Plans are
rapidly taking shape for the estab
lishment of a gigantic steel' plant in
LOCAL ITEMS.
The Bear arived yesterday after
noon in the roadstead, owing to the
storm, having been standing outside
since Tuesday. On board were the
captain, engineer and crew of the
Motor boat Arctic. Captain Whit
lam was seen in the evening in the
[J. S. Mercantile Co’s store, and told
the Worker representative the fol
owing story: “We left St. Michaels
with a full cargo of supplies for the
Bureau of Education, to be landed
in Hooper Bay, on September 25.
On the evening of the 27th we were
off Hooper Bay having run before a
#tout northwestern all the way. It
was very rough and the surf was
breaking four miles off shore. That
did not look very encouraging, so
we hove to, and remained hove to
for two days. The wind then switch
ed to the east from the northwest
and we ran closer in. But still very
heavy seas were running, with a roll
ing surf. The wind changed to
southeast with particularly violent
squalls, so we anchored in 6 1-2
fathoms of water and we lay at an
chor thus for one whole week. Then
we went inside the teay and drop
ped our hook in three fathoms of
water, protected from the surf at
our new anchorage. While we lay
there the school teacher, R. S. Sulli
van, and eight natives put out in a
boat from the village which was
three miles off, and it took them
five hours to reach us through the
surf. It was impossible to discharge
the boat where we were until the
wind went down, so there we lay for
two more days. The teacher and his
natives done out again and I tolA
him that I Whs going hack to Nome,
a* I could not afford to waste more
time there. He asked us to ooms
fcto the village through this efcahnel
and begged us not to leave without
Seattle. This is to be the biggest
thing on the western coast and will
duplicate some of the immense steel
works in the east. Ample backing
is secured from Big Capitalists, al
ready interested in the steel indust
ry, but these are keeping in the
back ground behind the agents who
are now rapidly consummating their
plans.
The last edition of the Seattle
Times this evening says that op
tions have been secured on great
Alaska, British Columbia and Wash
ington iron deposits. If samples
are any criterion the ocmpany will
have at its disposal through the
purchase of these properties iron
ore deposits of the highest and rar
est qualities in the United States.
The company is especially anxious
to close a deal on some manganese
ore deposits in a section of Alaska,
which they have already had ex
amined by experts for that purpose.
The company which has been re
volving these plane for a consider
able time has, it is also stated, ac
quired a great manufacturing site
close to the city for a nominal sum.
The establishment of this plant,
will, it is declared, give Seattle in
dustry a tremendous impetus.
The location of the companies
future properties is concealed for
obvi6us reasons.
BIG AMOUNT BET ON
HUGHES BEING WINNER
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—With the
odds in favor of Hughes dropping
in Chicago from two to one, to seven
to five on, .the drop also took place
among the brokers In this city. This
discharging the coal and supplies
as there was absolutely not a pound
In the village. He was so deadly
earnest about it that we sounded the
channel and went in without much
trouble at high tide. We discharged
in four hours and waited for the
tide, but none came and we have
been waiting for It ever since.
When the Bear came to Hooper
Bay, before, It was about 4 p. m.
We saw her. And when we did, we
dug a hole in tike bank and. heaved
the Arctic up for the winter intend
ing to leave for Nome on the Bear.
The Bear put a launch off, but the
cutter atbod six miles out and did
not peii through the surf, and 1
think they did right. Any way they
can’t have seen us. The Bear lay to
anchor until 12 midnight, when a
terrible storm coming up, the cutter
was the signal for a big plunge by
the republicans and the odds for a
time quickly recovered. Wilson bets
coming from Chicago however soon
restored the Hughes price to the
lower level.
No such gambling has ever been
seen in any election. It is said to
be due to the quantity of money
brokers and stock gamblers have for
speculation.
sailed away. The second time the
Bear came in, in the morning, and
put off a launch which took three
hours to come into the village
where it picked the men up and we
were back at the Bear by six o’clock.
As we went opt, a southerly swell
was coming up and in two hours it
was blowing a gale.”
When asked what he thought of
Hooper Bay, it is no wonder Cap
tain Whitlam found his feelings too
deep for ordinary language.
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