HANG THOMPSON IN EFFIGY
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VOL. 11.
NOME, AXiASKA, THURSDAY, SKPTEMRKR (i, 1017
CHICAGO MAYOR IS
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.—Today wild
Beenes attended the attack of sold
iers upon the political hackers of
Mayor Thompson.
Soldiers recently sent here by the
Governor to prevent the meeting
of the People's Council for Demo
cracy and Peace mohetl tiie political
supporters of the Mayor, smashed
liis banners and stoned the car.
Tl»o peace policies of the Mayor
•aroused the wrath of the soldiers.
Thompson is professedly opposed
to the war policy of the administra
tion and permitted the People’s
Council of which Star Jordan is
Chairman to hold their meeting
here.
When visiting Atlantic City last
month he was verbally attacked by
Colonel Roosevelt who condemned
his stand all round.
Then Thompson replied to Roose
velt declaring that he was as good
an American as he was although
he was not in favor of crossing the
Atlantic to hunt troubel. “I stand
on the same platform today”, he
was quoted as saying when he ex
plained the fact that he insisted
America should be fed first and
thousands were close to starvation
in Chicago last winter and the
j newspapers took him to task for
' declaring that America’s first duty
was to Americans at home. “I say
without hesitancy I dont believe
in taking American boys by con
scription against their will to fight
the battle of the nations across
the Atlantic. Washington said that
is was the first business of the na
tion to keep out of foreign en
tanglements. i I have always beer.
la strong admirer of Washington.
I believe he was right when he
! said we should attend to our own
affairs at home. That’s my idea,
that’s what I stand by”. He de
clared that anyone that said he was
pro-German was not telling the
truth, that he was pro-American
only.
Since that time Thompson has
been constantly in the public news
over itis position in war matters.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-—Following
up the demonstration and mobbing
by soldiers to which Mayor Thomp
son’s political supporters wore sub
jected to today, another mob
hanged Thompson in effigy and
threaten his life because of his at
titude towards the war.
ON BRITISH COAST
LONDON, Sept. 5.—A German U
boat opened fire upon the east
coast seaside resort at Scarborough,
killing three and injuring five. The
damage done was very considerable.
Thirty rounds were fired.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5.—
The war tide is now at its lowest
ebb with the Allies on the whole
victorious.
PARIS, Sept. 5.—It Is announced
that France expects to triple its
present tonnage in less than a
year.
BERLIN, Sept. 5.—It is an
nounecd that the German forces
have captured Dunamunde on the
Riga Gulf.
Worships totally destroyed the
forts.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 5.—Gen
oral Guerko, has been exiled be
cause of his opposition to the revo
lution.
Grand Duke Paul and the Count
ess of Pahlen as well as four
others who were leaders of the
bureaucracy have been arrested j
for plotting a counter revolution, j
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 5.— j
It is announced that America Is j
completely in harmony with the j
other Entente nations as to the sy
stem of waging war which will in j
pursued.
Mow t*i fno time to Subscrltm.
ITALIANS STILL ARE
ADVANCING THEIR LINES
LONDON, Sept. .5—An evening
Home dispatch announces that the
Italian forces under General Ca
dorna and ir. the presence of the
King of Italy after a day’s shelling
of the Austrian positions stormed
and captured the important Aus
trian posts on the mountain Sunta
Gabriel. This is only of lesser im
portance than Montesano and gives
the Italians a tremendous grip on
the line positions.
In the capture of the mountain
they took ten hHndred Austrian pri
soners. The later could not
escape. Over six thousand Austri
ans fought to the end ami were
killed outright in the hand to hand
fighting that took place before the
surrender. Much booty was ob
tained by the Italians.
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AMSTERDAM, Sept. 5.—It is an
nounced that the British advance
is seriously threatening all of the
western Flanders. Arrivals from
Belgium state that orders have
been given to the civilian popula
tion to evacuate the entire section
of country back of the German
lines.
BERLIN, Sept. 5.—The reason
for the civil population of west
Flanders being removed is purely;
because of the fact that the German
commanders have been unable to
completely extirpate the inveterate
habit of these Belgians rendering
aid by spying to the enemy. No
fear is entertained as to the ability
of the Germans to hold the posi
tions.
FIRST MEN LEAVE FOR
NATIONAL ARMY CAMP
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5.—
The first departure of men for the
draft encampments took place from
here today. The men were led te
tho train by bands and parade.
Similar scenes were witnessed all
over the country. Tho Aral dratted
men reached their cantonments to
(lay and will immediately enter
training.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5.—
Secretary M’Adoo today offers three
hundred million treasury certifi
cates for subscription. Banks will
take the lot.
WASHINGTON. D. C . Sept. 5.—
Live stock specialists are now in
conference with the food control
Committee and Controller Hoover
over the reported meat shortage
that is alleged to prevail.
Packers told Hoover that the
high price of meat was due to the
RAID I.W.W.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5.—
I poll orders from the Department
of Justice the government raided
ti I. W. W. headquarters through
out the nation today seizing letters,
cl', ck books, documents, printing
a; paratus and other equipment ot
all kinds including literature,
stickers and a variety of supplies.
It is announced these seizures
have been made because of the
gp at investigation that is being •
opened by the government as to'
the activities of this body.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sep.
The federal government has P-gun
an investigation of all the German
language papers published in he
United States and may banish th< m.
It is alleged that some of th se
are seditious.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. -
Viscount Ishii of the Japanese mis
sion which he leads as dire tor
director spoke in the House of Ke
presentatives today pledging the
friendship of Japan to the United
States. A very flattering reception
was given his remarks.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5.—
~hort shrift met the suffragist
pickets before the court today
when twelve were sentenced to
sixty days in jail without the op
tion of a fine.
I’ETROGRAD, Sept. 5.—The Rus
sian retreat irom Riga continues.
The retreat is orderly and with the
Germans not pressing very hard
upon the lines of the Slav armies.
They crossed the Livonian river to
day and suffered only small losses
in their rear guard engagement
with the Germans.
The most conspicuous feats of
bravery were performed by the
Women’s Death battalion which
held many positions against the
Germans while the guns and sup
plies were being withdrawn from
the scene of action. Their services
sovered them with glory says tin
official report.
BERLIN, Sept. 5.—The Russion
retreat is being conducted under
seriods difficulties with the victor
ious Teutons pressing heavily upon
them. They are not offering much
resistance except in some places.
They are not surrendering with
any alacrity, apparently being de
termined to seek safety in flight
rather than bv resistance and final
surrender. This is in marked con
trast to the former custom when
the Russians were surrendering
rc t ly al ter rc sistam ■ be a me use
j Ipss. Now they retire.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. o.—Notwith
standing the more serious fighting
that is taking place on the western
front interest in Berlin is evidently
now almost wholly concentrated
upon the iliga campaign. The pro
mice of an advance and capture of
Petrograd to put St, Petersburg”
again on the map is the official'
encouragement given to the people
of Germany.
Tin’ dispatches today while indi
cating a continued retreat upon tho
part of Hie Russians show no pa
ni< ky route and a stiffened resist
ance is admitted this evening.
BOSTON, Sept. 3.—It is briefly
announced that the liner Keniuore
was sunk off the Irish Coast. No
details as to the sinking or whether
the crew was saved or not have
been received. . The sinking it
is briefly stated was effected by a
submarine. The Kenmore was re
turning to this poit having dis
charged a cargo of munitions and
supplies in France.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5.—
Secretary Baker announced that as
a result of the investigation in
the matter of the defective ammu
nition furnished to Pershing In
France, which has he n discovered,
the ammunition was not tampered
with in any way. it was the work
of the manufacturers themselves.
This announcement lias created
a sensation. The ammunition cases
examined just as they left the fac
tory and not touched by any per
son were shown to be of the same
defective variety. Stricter inspec
tion will be ordered to prevent this
graft.
PARIS, Sept. 5.—The important
fact that the demand had outstrip
ped the supply and that in fact
there was an actual shortage.
Various means 01 overcoming
the shortage are suggested and the
matter of finding substitutes for
the present source will be one of
the matters which the experts will
consider.
In some quarters It is contended
that there is no actual shortage
at ali.
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his Field Hcidquurte.’s on the the
western front. Whether this means
that the American soldiers have
been moved to a position as well
on the firing line, or not is not ex
plained in the announcement made.
Probably the troops are still in thee
training camp.
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