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VOL. 11
NOME, ALASKA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER «, 1917.
NO. 2404,
ROME, Nov. 5.—Unless some
thing is clone to stop the ponderous
pounding German onrush the whole
of Northern Italy will shortly be
over run with the victorious Ger
man soldiery. The scenes depicted
in the hurried dispatches from the
battle torn area serve to recall the
panic and distress of the people of
Belgium in the first smashing drive
cf the war through that stricken
country. The civil population are
fleeing with their hurriedly collect
ed portable goo'N and driving their
cattle before them. Many of the
cities of central and southern Italy
are filling with refugees from the
districts already invaded by the
Germans and from beyond the Tag
liamer.to River, a region already
bisected by the implacable German
advance. Early this morning their
artillery battered down the Italian
defenses and silenced them where
upon the German infantry forces
effected the crossing of the Taglia
mento River which has been con
sidered an impossible feat and
which will compel the Italian forces
to fall away from their greatest .'id
vantage on their newly formed
lines. Not pausing but bounding
furiously into terrific battle affray
the entire battle front shook with
the impact of what seemed almost
numberless German troops. Sections
of the greater German army which
for several weeks nave been with
draw from other front,* have boon
swung into the assaults on the Ital
! ian lines, assaults which for their
| fury :.nd speed resemble more the
pell mell charges of armies of the
last century than the slower more
modern movements. The losses of
the Austro-Gernian attacking divi
sions have suffered unbeliefable
losses but their commanders seem
unconscious or regardless of them.
' The Italians defensive is orderly
and gives wray only to sledge-hammer
blcws that would batter down iren
of steel and iron. The Italians have
been able to withstand the assualts
only in the Gertulicaria zone on the
Trentino front repulsing the enemy
here.
ENGLISH HAMMER
TURKS IN PALESTINE
LONDON. Nov. 5.—That General
Murray commanding the British
troops in Palestine is expected to
occupy Jerusalem by the Christmas
holtdays was the gratifying news
received at the British war office to
day.
The movements of the British
forces in region have resembled the
squeezing processes of a boa-con
strictor in a slow strangulation of
the Turkish armies confronting
them and at the present rate of
progress the result mentioned in
the authorised report will have been
attained before the New Year. Sev
eral days ago a movement was be
gun which proceeding slowly but
steadily has resulted in ihe com
plete capture of the first Turkish
lines on a front, five thousand yards
in length but the advantage gained
has put the balance of the Turkish
defense works more directly under
the English’fire. Credit is given
the Turkish troops for stubborn
and tireless fighting every inch of
the ground gained being hotly con
tested. With the plan of the Brit
ish general so well and so delibe
rately calculated there is no room
left for uncertainty as to the out
come and the British offensive pro
ceeds with the steadiness regular
ity of a clock with the Turkish
troops battling as best they can but
just as certainly giving way.
You'll get it right in the Worker.
AMERICANS NOT TO
FIGHT TILL SPRING
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 5.—
The length which the war may rea
sonably be expected is indicated by
the fact that there is no itr,mediate
intention o:' requiring the American
troops to enter the actual fighting
until next spring. In the mean
time they are to be given steady
practice of the most rigorous kind
to fit them for actual trench con
ditions, according to the statement
made here by Mr. William A. White
who has just returned from an in
spection trip investigating the con
dition of tho American Red Cro;s
of which Mr. White is an official.
Mr. White avowed it to be his
firm conviction that with his own
organzation in readiness and the
military arm in active and practical
preparation, that the chief duty de
volving upon America is now eco
nomic.
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Nov. 5.—The American
soldiers in preparation here for
actual warfare in the trenches are
in excellent physical shape and are
making great headway in training
under excellent and experienced
French officers. All that is needed
is thorough acclimatization to gun
fiure of the enemy.
let us estimate on your Job Worn
LYNELL, KEMP COUNGiLMEN
At 8:30 last night Mayor Lomen
railed the local statesmen to order
in the City Clerks office, Lomen,
Burgh O'Farrell, M’Allister and
’Ross were present, City Attorney
Hobbes and a couple of pencil push
ers were also there. The minutes
of the previous regular and special
meetings were read and approved.
The special meeting of Oct. 25 th
was called for the purpose of ac
cepting the resignations of Council
men Poteet and Rose and City
Treasurer Murphy. Clerk Grimm
stated Treasurer Murphy before his
departuro for the outside turned
the Treasurer’s books, money etc.
over to him (Grimm). The Mayor
instructed the Finance committee
to audit the Treasurer’ll books and
report next meeting. Attorney
Hobbes stated be had drafted a let
ter and personally presented it to
engineer Carpenter in reference to
the dumping of tailings etc pertain
ing to the entrance of the proposed
Snake river harbor. The health of
ficers’ written report showed there
were no City patients in the hospi
tal during the month of October
and only two city patients had been
treated by the Doctor during the
same period. Thiee death, were re
corded for the month of October.
M’Allister made a verbal report
which varifled that the pumping
plant is in a healthy condition. Bills
galore were read, a few of them
seemed to have the ear marks of
ancient ones, the whole bunch was
referred to the finance committee
except the labor bills which were
ordered paid. The city employees
salary for the mouth of October
amounted to $3,180. The Mayor
stated complaints had been made to
him by resident,* of the east mitt
in regard to garbage dump3 near
their residences. Bredesen had
been ordered to remove same which
ho did for $30. The Mayors action
was apprpoved by Ills colleagues
The next on the program was
the opening of nomination to elect
two Councilman to fill the seats
vacated by Poteet and Roi-;o Com
rade Burgh nominated Gus Lynell
and brother O'Farrell presented the
name of A. S. (Doc.) Kemp. There
being no further nominations the
Clerk was instructed to cast a bal
lot which unanimously elected
Lynell and Kemp as members of
the City Council until the regular
municipal election which will be
held next April. The city clerk was
PARIS, Nov. 5.—After some of
the lilochest fighting so far known
in this bloodiest of war; the
French on the western front have
driven back a distance that gives
to French arms a gain of forty
square miles of territory and have
forced the Germans to retreat from
Chemin and Des Dames. The
French for months have been bit
ing into the German lines along
the north side of the Aisne river
and are now consolidating on their
newly occupied positions along
Chemin.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 5.—Vigorous
denials is made by the German
War Office of the report sent out
yesterday that Emperor Charles of
Austria had proclaimed himself
King of Poland. Berlin authori
ties assert that such a course would
ba entirely contrary to the state
policies of the Teutonic Alliance.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Nov. 5.—
The departure of further additional
troops for service in France has
been deferred for several days on
account of finding a suspicious in
truder on board. The man was ar
rested and although given e. grilling
examinatio 1 refused positively to
give his name or to make any
tatement in explanation of his
presence aboard. The ship was
ihoroughly searched and although
nothing w:;s found that hinder or
disable the troop transport in rou.o
for France it was thought wisest
not to embark.
Anything in tlie line or Job work
at the Industrial Worker Office.
Satisfaction assured.
FIRST AMERICAN SOLDIERS
DIE UNDER GERMAN FIRE
WASHINGTON, D. C,. Nov. 5.—
The first dependable news of the
death of American soldiers falling
under the fire of German forces to
gether with a full statement of the
casualties. The list includes three
privates killed outright, five ere
wounded and twelve are captured
or missing. The publication of the
names of the American,* killed and
wounded aroused the remainder df
the American forces to a white
heat. The party which was engaged
in a practice maneuver for training
became detached from the main
body of their command when they
suddenly found themselves de
tached from a bombardment of Ger
man artillery and in fighting their
way out the casualties reported oc
curred. This mino: engagement
thought casual and unforeseen
marks the first real clash between
ihe American a; d German soldier*
who are not expected to figure ac
tively in tlie war dispatches for a
tin e yet. That actual service under
fire was not expected of the Amer
icans until they had received a
series of instructions under compe
tent French offices was the reason
giv< n at the war office for the doubt
expressed yesterday a~ to the truth
fulness when even then had been
received at Washington.
WAR HEADS AT ONCE TO
GET TOGETHER IN ROME
LONDON, Nov. 5.—What prob
ably will prove the greatest confer
ence of wai ever held by the high
est representatives of the allied
powers ha,* been called to meet in
Rome at once presumbably to take
council over the very grave situa
tion in Italy. So solidified have be
come the interests of the allied
powers that each is feeling the
gravity of the German situation
that each government is feeling a
degree of concern that would not
j be exceded if its particular country
were the victim. The Premiers of
both Great Britain ami France will
be in attendance accompanied by
their highest and most astute mili
tary advisers who have already pro
ceeded to the Italian capital to
await the coming of their superiors,
and are acting upon emergency in
structions received by telegraph.
The conference which will prob
ably be the greatest aggregation of
brains and prestige ever assembled
will include the very foremost re
presentative of each nation involved
It is expected to organize a combin
ed Anglo French and Italian drive
to hurl backward the German in
vaders whoi-e sucessful progress for
another week will be to mean that
the whole of Italy may be overun.
as has Belgium. It is not doubted
but that the great War Council will
realize that it will require the whole
of the allied fight resources to re
pel! the invaders.
We are using Moonlight water in
the Kllte Hath House.
GOVERNMENT SEIZE P
M
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.—De
spairing of bringing about any
settlement between the telephone
companies and the employes in the
coast, wide telephone strike which
instructed to notify Lynoll and
Kemp to be present and take the
oath of office at the next nr.eting
and also shoulder their proportion
al share of the weighty burdens.
The ttatesmer then adjourijed to
meet again in the City Hall at 8
p. m. tonight.
Let u estimate on jour Jot) Wore
has completely paralyzed that form
of communication in all cities of
California, Oregon and Washington,
Mediator Reed has forwarded a le
commcndation to the administra
tion at Washington D. C., advising
that the only possible opening to
ward a resumption of service is for
ths Federal government to com
mander the telephone lines and
equipment when it is believed the
government itoelf will have no dif
fiuculty operating the lines, the em
ployes now striking would it is be
lieved gladly return to their tasks
for the government.
It lias appeared in most govern
ment employments that Uncle Sam
is friendly to the union principles
where in this instance the telephone
companies have flatly refused to re
cognize the girl operators union al
though urged by the federal medi
ator to do so, a further confirma
tion of the conviction hold by
many that in reality are not averse
to the government taking over their
properties', socialistic as the project
may appear. It is thought that they
look upon this suspension of their
service because of labor difficulties
as a favorable time.