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VOL. 11.
NOME, ALASKA, >iO\!<\Y, SKI’I'.TfvMHLK 24, [<>17
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WASHINGTON. II. C'., Sept. 23.—
Further disclosures of a far reach
ing nature of the German propa
ganda in this atid other countries
have been made nv the Committee
of Public Information which pun
lishes the official bulletin. This is
styled the ‘Official Expose” and oc
cupies the emire front puga ot the
bulletin issued by the Commission
of which George Creel is the ap
pointed head.
The committee quotes numerous
letters seized by the government on
the sixteenth in the raid upon the
offices of Wolf von Igel which
show violations of the laws of the
United States, destruction of lives
and property, sinking and destroy
ing of merchant vessels upon the
high seas, revloutionary plots
against England, su! ornation ot
of American writers and lecturers
in a wholesale dissemination of the
Germanist propaganda, the main
tenance of spies and the espionage
system carried on under the guise
of a German investigation Com
nioree Bureau for the purpose ot
! fomenting lalior troubles in nmnl
! tion plants.
i A governmental committee headed
hy Lansing, Baker, Daniels and Sec
rearv Holand healed off the Ger
; man intrigues.
i I'he expose is the most astound
| >ng revelation yet made of these
most completely organized German
ist activities in the t'nited States
j both before and since the t'nited
( States entered the war.
-More significant is the fact that
the government has come into pos
! session of facts which show that
' numbers of American citizens actu
ally took an active part in aiding
[this propaganda as well as in aid
ing the German raiders when oft
the American coast.
The influence was so far reaching
that it takes in almost every phase
of American political, social and
industrial activity and is affecting
quarters which had hitherto been
quite above suspicion.
.Moreover it is hinted that while®
publicity i.; given general facts as
published in * lie expose of the Of
; Jieia 1 Bulletin, much is not made
public because of the fact, govern
ment action of a more drastic type
will be taken in connection with
the matter.
There is no doubt that the , .un
try is being greatly stirred by these
publications and the government
lias effected a notable coup in ex
posing the somewhat sinister and
dangerous spy system that has ex
isted right in tin people’s midst
As lias been already frequently
intimated, the government is in
pos.-c's.-non ot an astounding array fo
facts which for the present it. is
deemed prudent to remain unpub
lished.
it -'-ill not be surprising if the
1-,; y<-t s g iven n,ent proceeds
to compel large number* to , rd
some explanation of their connec
tion with the whoiesa" Germanist
conspiracy.
\mv t« !rit- itnie f.o SitlmcritlA.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Si pt. 23.
—Engineer!? arriving from England
on board an American steamer re
port that five British steamers and
two British destroyers out of a
<o.ivo\ fleet which left Lough Swilly
in the North of Ireland on Sep
tember 3 were sunk all of them by
one lone German submarine, short
ly after getting out of the Irish
po: t.
Suivivoii arriving tell of much
suileririg befoie they were rescued.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 23.
—Details ot the notable feat ol one
U boat against steamers and de
sroyers leaving Lough Swilly, Ire
land for a Scotch port show that
th© U boat effected its work in re
cord time by both torpedo and gun
Tire. The sinking was carried out
at night and there is reason to be
GKAITKKS EXPOSED— DREAM.
Tonight a powerful drat, a made
by the famous Signal Studio, pro
ducers of The Girl and The Game,
will be presented at the Dream. It
is a thrilling expose of politics and
is pictured from the novel of the
same name. “In the Web of the
Grafters” Edith Sterling and oNr
bert Myles have the leading roles
of this 5 act drama.
lieve that in some way the U boat
was kept posted as to the move
ments of the convoyed licet.
The U boat avoided the destroy
ers and in the night its work was
made more easy.
The survivors were picked up by
other ships of the patrol fleet which
arrived a considerable time after
the sinking took place.
The destroyers were first of all
torpedoed by the invisible U boat
and after that the steamers were
sunk. The steamships were the
small coastwise boats, laden with
rattle and grain for Uio British gov
ernment.
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XKW YORK, Sept. 2;!.—Arrival- i
from the British ports say that tin I
Admiralty leaders are firmly eon i
vineed that every ship leaving the
British and especially the Irish!
ports are in some way signalled to!
the German IT boats and that ail'
etiorts to combat this espionage
system which has been installed
with such perfection by the Ger- j
mans on enemy ground have been !
unable to effect its up-rooting.
SHIP CARPENTERS TO
RETURN TO Will
SEATTLE, September 2 ! —com
promise having been effected in ;he
strike situation over the lumber
used in the ship yards the men
voted yesterday to return to work.
i'he strike for the eight hour day
continues in many places where
the workers have not yet gained
his conce-isirn in the lumber in
dustry. Practically all the shingle.
mills aro working now tight hours
a day.
SAN PRANC’ISHO. *-'ep'. -It
is believed that tonnvrcv.’ the slim
workers strike may ne 11 ■.] hy an
agreement efteeted by tin? uietliators
appointed by the go eminent.
An effort to bring the men and
managers together w >ile not pro
I misiug miuli success nn caturdayi
was much more successful today.
SAN FKANCl-’CO, Sept, till.—
'■'here is no sign of am settlement
in I lie street car strike.
_
BOSTON, Sept. 7 S—Copper men
are strongly of the opinion that the'
government price as published on j
Friday is too low. 1
Sept. 23.—His Hof! ss
ha: i i a (I his hopes for peace ar- il
ly ri-vi\i .! by the practical Teuton
net • ptaace of his peace term.:.
1 lie terms .1 re somewhat lacking
in e’eiinitcness as far as their Teu
ton acceptance is ro:. creed hut as
t ore is a general inclination to ac
11■ ode to the proposal this is ove r
looked at the Vatran.
Germany agrees to inteniationl
| disarmament by all the powers
| for tit war ami tile subniissioi:
[Of all international differences t.
''v.irt of arbitration which may
arranged at a peace conferenct .
Tin- Vatican niuki s no secret ol
lie- high hopes that arc aroused >>y
t!i“ note fr>?n tl:c Teutonic power:1
ami believe*; that il will end iho
war shortly.
The reply however fails to men
tion the fate of Scrvia, I’cland or
Belgium with anything like a rpee!
tie agreement one way or auotl'er
and tliua leaves the matter much
1 ..s ii was before.
The paper:* outside papa! . :r« ■•••.
lu re iio nr; gee much sisu or p.
.11 tile 'ieulonic '■acceptance'' ; ;.n
as that acceptance lias bem e .■ •
public.
! i ip* issues are stiii to lie fot.ehf
< 'mt along practically the smn- <
:.s lici’eitnVir. "i lie oni.> aupi'ir. . 'C
| good is seen in the agreement ti. an
: inti rnational disarmatneiit.
Tint'll see ii iir-l in the Worker.
AUSTIN. Texas, eSp. 2:1.— Gov
ernor Ferguson has been fouie
guilty of ti*ii of the twenty iharL
after a prolonged tvi:i I.
The arrest of Ferguson creati-c
an immense sensation anti the
pirs which hail been friendly to tin
Governor have endeavored to covet
the charges by the try that ti
charges originated with polities
enemies of Ferguson. The arrest
and confession oi the Secretary i
State soon removed this possibility
and the latter's conviction was as
sured from the start.
Since the beginning of the probe,
it was fully realized that it would
he impossible for Ferguson le
escape the net of evidence that hac
(dosed around him.
His friends then took the plea
that he was fullering from mental
aberration but this 100 fell by the
wayside when the facts became
known and tlie earlier efforts made
to conceal the peculations were e \
posod.
Despite this the friends of the
Governor made immense efforts to
prevent his being completely ini
!>-. .wiled and H la said Ilia! tlx f: -i
that lit- has t o' be n i\*n<| gui
ot! every count i. -.'.no to these tit. ■
ii. ■ efforts.
i ln* whole siato !■ s ii, , ii greatly
excited by the ini]", a nniciit prn
cecdil.es which endi d cveryom
!.«»«' \ la FI IMS.
The Arctic arrived about mid
night Saturday from Kotzebue
Sound ar.d waypoints with freight
mail and passengers. Among those
who arrived on this boat the In
dustrial Worker noted the follow
ing: Olo Antonsen, <'Ji::s Lee, L'd
Halioran, lid Olson, Pat .d’Ginty,
W. Perkypy! •, ('has smith. Swan
son, Leo Leonhurst, A. Norland,
Olo Nelson, John AI'Kcnzie, Duiu an
, M'Donald, Jolm Vroelainl, Louis
1 I.arson, I', ituniie. Frank Na; p,
Richard Kli isterlink, C’has L.vherg,
I \V. Hunt, Geo. F. Kilrcy, Billy iiat
: zoff, Bob Koloff, etc.
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Subseriho now for the Worker
and keeji Posted.
On Saturday a serious ac-blent
occurred to :i steerage passenger on
the Victoria named Victor Sod-T
herg who fell through an oiion
hatch, landing on his head at the
bottom, 'liii man sustained serious
injuries to ills neck to i !m ,.d and
was unconscious when taken to the
hospital, with little hope of his life
being saved. Vest- rdny morning :
lie was for a time conscious and
recognized several who came into
his room in the Holy Cross Hospital
as well as able to talk to those
whom he knew. Later on he again
became unconscious and was in a
very serious state when this was
written last evening.
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Take your Lunch and Dinner at
the Hoard of Trade Lunch Counter,
only 50c.
| knew tlie.' would < ml in Governor
» I-erguspn eriny impeaehrd by tho
State Sennl a 11(1 found y ui [ iv oil
tii • majeriiy oi the counts ehargetl
i'H.iiiif.t liitit.
ili. • i: i - it ] •; • r< -:; fi i; t i. 11: - rim into
• tJin*-.- t tiKi’.res.
Mil., TOI)A\.
Tlie Griuul Jury y. u s in session
this mommy and working clothes
■ ire in oril t for tlie sports.
itiiii/tii-: i t\isni-ii».
i ho bridge over the rivei at
Shelton constructed by tie Terri
torial Hoad Commission is com
pleted and arrivals from tie- Kou
sarok pionouiu'e the work as a. U
dole and greatly aiiprcciaied. 7 ;lo
commission is now constrin tins;- &
similar bridge -it C'oarsi Gold
STKAMKH AIM TIC.
Will sail for I’ltili, Golovin and
St. Michaels today Monday, Sep
her a It It.
I nc particulars ini|iiire < f
I', s. Ml t;< \ vi it.i; < ty
or Alaska I,, and Coni. Co.
MV !•:5;A"i'iE iVG i.:l(lll l <> i:vi.
Htibarb, erahappics, peaches,,
peat s, tomatoes, plums, cm uhiIkm-s.
Potatoes, (list class. Wr lutve now
coffee, . Hour, sugar, criseo, meat,
dried fruits, rtii-dns.
NOMH GHO< ildV CO.
A. C. OKSTKtTCII, Mgs
CITY IMTII IIOPSK
lias the largest
and only fi feet
Bath Tubs in Nome.