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NOMK, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEFTEMBER 29, 1916.
NO. 2076.
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SEATTLE LABOR BODY
APPROVES ACTION
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—This city
now faces a general strike through
out the city in support of the long
shoremen whose protracted struggle
sees no sign of settlement.
Today the Central Labor Council
sanctioned a sympathy strike of the
unions in Seattle to support the
longshoremen.
This action is however not final.
According to the statemnt of the
President the constitution of the
Central Labor body admits only of
advisory* action; the autonomous lo
cal unions having to vote to decide
upon what action they will take for
or against a sympathy strike.
Needless to say every effort is be
ing made to prevent any such a
thing in this city and its results
would be exceedingly serious for the
businessmen.
About fifteen thousand men would
be affected immediately by this
order. The men advocating the
strike declare that nothing but un
qualified submission and desertion
from the union is now demanded' oft
the the longshoremen, for the em
ployers on the docks refused to
listen to any mediation. This being
the case they contend that self pre
servation compels them to make the
fight of the dockers their fight.
Both papers are bitterly denounc
ing any such action.
SENATOR LEWIS IS
BOOSTING PRESIDENT
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—Senator
James Hamilton Lewis is here cam
paigning for Wilson. He declares
that democracy has now the battle
won throughout the country and the
republicans themselves realize it
now if not before.
Because of peaceful prosperity
and prosperous peace, Lewis declar
ed the people were with Wilson and
his administration. He is con
fident that the United States will be
able to withdraw troops from Mex
ico before the winter comes because
of a peaceful settlement of all
questions outstanding for settle
ment with Mexico.
' SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—James Ha
milton Lewis addressed a rousing
campaign meeting tonight. He is
advocating the re-election of Wilson.
He says that the war will end in
Europe before the spring and the
world will find a United States
whose nationalism has been cement
ed and whose sectionalism is re
moved through the great efforts of
President Wilson and the demo
cratic party. Furthermore he as
sured the people that the demo
cratic administration would have in
troduced in Congress an Arbitration
Act which would stifle industrial
strife and be satisfactory both to
workmen and employer.
Lewis is a forceful speaker and
received considerable of a reception
from the people of this city. He is
touring for Wilson the Pacific
Coast.
ATTACK WEST LINES
LONDON, Sept. 28.—Not since
the Somme drive began has any
such a furious artillery bombard
ment been witnessed as began today
along the Allied front north of Pe
ronne which they are trying to en
velop.
The British and French have re
sited their big guns and began cast
ing a rain of shells of all sizes into
the new trenched positions of the
Germans. It is described by the
Times correspondent as an inferno j
of explosives and the roar can be '
heard hundreds of miles from the i
front.
It is believed that this is the be
ginning of another great forward
movement which heralds also the
encirclement of the German lines
at Peronne where they are in great
jeopardy.
VERDUN, Sept. 28.—Today the
Germans instituted a series ol
heavy assaults against the French
Thiaumont positions, but were as
heavily repulsed with the same san
guinary losses. The revival of the
attack showed a marked weight, but
the French compelled the dispersion'
of the attacking forces. The Ger
man attacks were most stubborn
and quite frequently renewed which
will account for the enormous
losses.
BERLIN, Sept. 2 8.—The British
began another intensive bombard
ment along the Somme front this
morning. They are consuming an
enormous mass of explosives.
Rocking chairs at $1 to $7.i»0 at
Crooks next Fire Department.
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
OUT IN NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK, September 28.—
Building trades, machinists, team
sters and others totalling two
hundred thousand men are still ball
ot! ing whether to join the great
strike or not in this city.
The strike situation saw addition
al men out today. Bohn of the
strike Committee says that there
art now two hundred thousand un
ionists out.
Great efforts are being made to
minimize the extent of the strike
upon the part of practically all the
papers as it is feared that should
the rest of the unionists feel that it
is gaining in strength they will also
go out.
Secretary to the Police Commis
sioner declares that as far as he
can see the strike is of small extent.
If there is a strike, he cannot see
it.
The declaration of this offcial in
the face of the extensive police
arrangements to protect strike
breakers anil to control the situa
tion while ridiculous on the face of
things, has also the deep purpose
which marks the attitude of the
press to the genral walk out. Every
thing is being done to circulate the
view among the other unionists ami
workers that it is a fiasco.
Some violence continues on both
sides. Stones and snots have been
exchanged with surface cars aim
several were stalled by wire cutting
which shut off the currents.
UNITED PRESS TALKS
SECRETARY LLOYD GEORGE
LONDON, Sept. 28.—The United
Press representative had an inter
view with Lloyd George today, the
British secretary for War. He spoke
freely and answered all questions
which the reporter put to him with
out reserve. He said that England
would construe intervention in the
present war by any neutral nation
as inspired by hostile sentiment to
the Entente Powers. There could
he no other interpretation of such
an aet unless they imagined a
quixotic pacificism inspired, it, which
however might be the case.
It was felt in Great Britain that
this was a fight for a knock-out,
and anything else would only be dis
astrous later on. In his estimation
the war had only begun. It is true
that thousands of lives had been lost
and millions spent up to d|te, but
these were only an investment for
SENSATION AT DREAM TONIGHT
The drama “Woman and Wine’’
In 5 parts is billed for tonight’s
show at the Dream created the sen
sation of the season in fllmdom. It
is starred by Broadway’s favorite
actor William Elliott, with scenes
taken in the great white way of
New York and Paris. The story
deals with a young man who is
tempted by "Women and Wine” and
falls hard in the cafe’s of New York.
Later in Paris he goes from bad to
worse, but is finally rescued by a
loyal sweetheart
WK OAK DO IT.
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delivery ph me Main 1M and the
People's Steam Laundry will c*U
apd get four laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON Prop.
the future welfare of the world.
George said that the Entente were
fighting for civilization. It was its
battle that they had undertaken,
and France would also stick out to
the end, Russia to the death. Brit
ish sportsmanship had cheerfully
borne defeat and beatings in the
early stages of the war, but now
they were entitled to demand victo
ry which would finally be theirs. It
was impossible to say how long the
war would last. He Jaelieved that it
was only now really beginning.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS
KING DECLARES WAR
ATHENS, Sept. 28.—Reuter's for
the American Associated Press
sends out a dispatch that it is cer
tain Constantine is declaring war
upon Bulgaria. The King is de
manding the evacuation of Macedo
nia as the first step, but whether
RUSSIA ADMITS BELAYED
PETROGRAD, Sept. 28.—Stub
born Teuton counter attacks with
strong and persistent use of artille
ry is delaying the Russian move
ment forward in both the Volhynian
and Galician sectors.
The war however is progressing
satisfactorily, the Russian weight
compelling the use of a hug4 quan
tity of ammunition and a waste of
human life which the Teutons can
not afford.
The losses to General Bothmer in
Galicia owing to his constant ham
mering stacks on strong Russian po
sitions have been enormous, and it
is only a matter of time until he
has to desist when the Russians
swing forward will again be auto
LA8T FOR NOME.
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—The Al
aska Steamship do. in announcing
the sailing of the Steainshlp Victo
ria, says that this, krill be the last
passenger bbat to Nome this season.
The Victoria sails from Seattle
Oct. 20.
matically resumed. All the general!
have no difficulty resting and reor
ganizing their lines and men whil<
the Teutons beat up against theii
positions both in Volhynla and Oa
licia and the General Headquarter!
declares that so far the Teutons fOi
all their counters have not changec
the lines an inch although the;
have halted the Russians
i BERLIN, Sept. 28.—Heavy flight
ing continues on the eastern front
i with no very decisive result. The
great Russian offensive is now held
to be definitely checked and will
i not be renewed for some time. The
1 pressure upon the Teuton lines is
obstinately maintained.
Now la the time to Subscribe.
WILSON WILL PERSONALLY
TALK REPUBLKMO ISSUES
LONG BEACH, Sept. 28.—It is
announced that President Wilson
will himself in person attack every
phase of the republican issues intro
duced by Justice HugheB in his
speeches at New York, Buffhlo and
St. Louis.
Wilson will announce later the
dates set for these addresses, but it is
intended that each reply to Hughes
will be definite, specific and search
ing. The Mexican policy, the Tariff;
the Lusitania case, the general For*
elgn policy of the administration
and the possible action of the re
publicans were they in office, will be
considered at length.
GST TEE NEWS RIGHT. KKAO
THE WORKER.
Let m estimate en your Jot Won
the country will join the Allies or
not will be left to the people.
LONDON, Sept. 28.—If a news
dispatch from Athens is correct
that the King has at last agreed to
declare war upon Bulgaria by de
manding the impossible evacuation
of Macedonia, it is undoubtedly
due to the Crown Prince who has
been ceaselessly urging this step
upon his father. It is regarded
here as inevitable should war be de
clared upon Bulgaria, that war also
with Austria, Germany and Turkey
would follow as a matter of
course.
LONDON, Sept. 28.—An evening
dispatch from Athens says that mo
bilization of the Greek forces is be
ginning.
Efforts upon the part of the
Press Association to secure confirm
ation of this report from the Greek
legation here proved futile. They re
fused point blank to deny or to con
firm or even state if any knowledge
waB held by them of the subject.
Later in the afternoon, the Greek
minister visited the Foreign Secre
tary at his office and held a short
conference. He did so at the request
of the British Minister.
PRIVATE CLARKE CRITIC
GETS IT IN NECK
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 27.—Pri
vate Clarke now realizes that when
he became a guardsman he for
feited all his constitutionial rights
of free speech,, and must keep a
lock on it or the military authorlteis
CABMEN CONFER.
ST.PAUL, Sept. 27.—The broth
erhood of railway carmen are dis
gruntled. They are not included in
the Adamson eight hour bill and
have to work as long as the com
pany feels like keeping them at ti.
The men are now conferring
through Committees for the purpose
of formulating plans to ask an in
crease in pay, proportionate to the
long hours which they work.
There is no disposition upon the
part of the railroads to give ear to
the carmen.
will keep a lock on him. Patriotic
Private Clarke is a Massachusetts
guardsman and when here he wrote
home very clever things to his pa
per about the doings at the front
or as much of the front as he couldl
see. Incidentally he said some things
in the way of criticism of his.
townies who were fellow soldiers
but also officers, and Clarke was
courtmartlalled. He was found guil
ty of this heinous crime and sen
tenced to six months when he cam
mediate upon the liberty freedom!
and gallantry of the national
guard.
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