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NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1017.
NO. 2:J4I.
TAX AMENDMENT
WAS KILLED
VERDUN SCENE OF TERRIFIC FRENCH GAINS
Washington, d. c., Aug. 23.—
President Wilson and Samuel Gom
pers today had a one hour confer
ence together on the labor situation
generally throughout the country
dealing with strikes and threatened
strikes that are marking the nation
wide industrial unrest and which
are giving the authorities very
grave concern almost everywhere.
The conference was brought about
by President Wilson who personally
invited Gompers to the White House
for the consultation.
Gompers after the conference re
fused to discuss in detail the sub
ject matter of the conference al
though admitting generally the to
pic under discussion. He admitted
that he believed that distinct pro
gress had been made as he explain
ed at length, the arguments of the
laborites for better conditions and
considered at length the reason for
the present natiomv ide industrial
disturbances.
Outside of labor circles it is be
lieved that the administration is now
planning to introduce legislation
looking towards the recurrence as
well as the prevention o; strikes.
Although no admission is made by
the labor leader, it is felt certain
that some such measure was dis
cussed at today’s conference with
the President. On all sides it is
held that definite steps must be
taken to so reform labor conditions
as to prevent the very menacing
lumber and mining industry of the
western states.
GREAT
NOW VERY FURIOUS
LONDON, Aug. 23.—The great
war is maintained at an almost im
possible degree of intensity. It is
safe to say that if the present ope
rations are carried on for some |
length of time, a definite period can !
also be set to the duration of the J
war.
The Anglo-French and the Ital- j
ican offensives are still carried on ;
with unabated intensity. The
French activities in the Verdun sec
tor wrere showing no dimunution !
this ’afternoon, with the Germans
slowly retiring along a wide area
east and West of the Meuse, the
French practically recovering since
August 20 their original lines herore
the Germans inaugurated the battle
of Verdun.
Even now the French are advanc
ing on the plain of the Woeuvre
where they have been driven from
for ever a year.
They are encroaching upon the
flanks of the Argonne positions of
the G»rnians and the progress is
marvellous.
They report officially that more
than eight thousand German prison
ers, two hundred machine guns and
twenty-four guns have been cap
tured since' the Verdun drive began
on August 20 and the entire Ger
man defense in this region
this evening shows itself in a bad
state of collapse, although
men are being rushed in
huge numbers to the stricken posi
tions.
Anything in the line of job wor»
BARTLETT WIRES THE
EXPEDITION IS SAFE
NEW YORK, (Via Halifax radio)
Aug. 23.—It is announced that the
Crockerland expedition is now safe
ly departed from Etah where they
have been stranded since 1913.
Two years ago the relief ship
Cluett under Dr. E. O. Hovey that
went to the relief of this expedition
which was headed by Donald
MacMillan, succeeded in reaching
Etah and rescued the expedition. He
brought away four members of the
expedition and most of the records
but the boat Was disabled in North
Star Bay.
The- Crockerland Committee there
upon sent another ship to bring
back both expeditions and the
steamer Denmark was commissioned
for that purpose. These plans mis
ANOTHER BIG CUT ON DRE88E8.
Until landing of the Umatilla
Everything reduced, many things
to be sold just to cover cost, to make
room for full line of groceries on
the Umatilla. All kinds of fruit,
fresh vegetables and potatoes. Leave
orders at the Store.
NOME GROCERY CO.
A. F. OESTREICH, Mgs.
carried and finally the Neptune
under the command of Captain Bob
Bartlett, formerly of the Karluk,
wrecked in the second Stefannson
expedition was dispatched.
Today Bartlett wirelessed that he
had taken aboard the members of
the expedition and states that in all
probability he will reach St. John’s
on Sunday.
MacMillan’s marvellous discover
ies in the Greenland Arctic are said
to read more like an Arabian
Night’s tale than the reality of the
cold hard North. Mineral riches un
believable are said to have been dis
covered by the party.
"/.'SUINGTON, D. C„ Aug. .' I.— ,
Tli* donate has still before it the,
j Ke n i ■ Bill. Whatever alarm was
| manifested in higher financial and
industrial circles by the apparent
int. Mjon to restore the taxes upon
e:a prefits, these were sot at rest
tod v in the course cf the debate
and .s' vote upon the Lafcllctte re
solo' ion.
S' nator Lafollette introduced an
j amt ldment to the War Revenue
j Bill increasing the tax three hund
I red millions abate the recommends
tions of the Finance Commit t.- i y
an increased taxation of execs.- i
fits.
It was early seen that this would
he defeated, for while a good m,-i-.y
of tin senators let it be known th .1
they were in sympathy with tl.
principle of the amendment th ■;
would vote against it.
The supporters of the amendment
of the Wisconsin senator had a fit id
day of figures showing the enorm
ous profits arising for the own; rs
of the various industries engaged in
war contracts but these made as
much impression on the Senate as
if they had been expounded to
marble statues.
Towards the afternoon debate’s
dost; there was a precipitate demand
for roll call and when the vote was
ordered it was found that the
amendment was voted down b> SS
to 21. There was an extraordinari
ly full muster of the regulation
senators against the bill and they
nil were eager to down it.
WILL FORM T
GUARDS DIVISION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 23.—
Tho War Department today made
another and very important army
announcement.
It is stated that the national
guardsmen of Wyoming, Oregon,
Washington, Montana, Idaho will
form the third guard division to
go to France.
There is no statement made when
these men will leave or whether
any of these units have already
gone, the censorship of the move
ments of troops being still most
rigid.
It is contained further in this an
nouncement officially made today
that, this second guard division will
constitute the forty-first division of
the United States army and will he
commanded by General Leggett.
General Leggett is now in com
in.,nd of the Pacific Depart in nt.
SEATTLE. Aug. 23.—It is be
lli ecu that, the state troops will
after some rapid fire training soon
he taken east for embarkation ac a
future date soon to be determined
upon.
WASHINGTON' D. C., Aug. lit!.—
With the approach of the awtiTza
tion date for the drafted men of the
National Army the work on the can
tonments is being rushed with every
possible speed
The department believes that in
spite of delays due to one cause or
another these vtili lie ready for tho
occupancy by the drafted men upon
the dates named.
POSITION EXCESS PROFITS
WASHINGTON, D, C., Aug. 2 3.—
When the debate upon the Lofoll
ette amendment to the Revenue Bill
was in progress, it was bruited
around the Senate Chamber that
Presidcpt Wilson sanctioned the ef
forts to make those enjoying war
profits pay an excess tax.
This was claimed as an endorse
ANOTHER BOOST FOR
J. BULL AND BANKERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 23.—
Secretary M'Adoo made another m
portant financial announcement
whose effect upon Wall Street was
remarkably favorable.
He issued a statement for the
afternoon papers that the Treasury
Department had given permission to
American bankers to convert one
hundred and fifty million long time
British obligations into short time
British treasury notes.
These short time treasury notes
will in all probability be liquidated
by the United States government
loans to Great Britain.
The steps were taken by the Sec
retary of the Treasury to afford re
lief to British credit in the United
States, deposited for the greater
part with J. P. Morgan and Co.
Practically all the leading banks
of New York city holding this Brit
ish long time paper will reap an im
mediate benefit in the tremendous
stimulus that paper will receive.
The whole money market reflects
the benefit of this remarkable ac
tion by the Treasury Department
and it can hardly be gainsaid that
American bankers will be the prin
cipal beneficiaries of the authorisa
tion as was no doubt intended.
meat of the excess profits men of
moderate ideas who supported the
Lenroot amendment and the men
who supported the Lafollette amend
ment.
It is perfectly certain that the
excess profits tax, after the same
nominal lines as that of the House
bill, will be contained in the revenue
bill when it leaves the Senate.
It has become known that both
the supporters of the bill as it left
the Finance Committee and as it
was yesterday amended by the de
feat of the committee bill as re
ported tried to secure through their
leaders support for and against the
Financial journals are cautious in
their comment upon this move upon
the part of M’AUoo but bankers are
grateful.
M. PASCOFF.
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General expectation was that the
President would support the com
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known that the contrary was the
case that the administration wanted
the excess profit tax inserted if only
as a beginning and on principle
something like consternation
reigned in the ranks of the oppo
nents of that plan.
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