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NOME, ALASKA, SATIKDAY, JULY 21, 1!)17.
NO. 2J512.
SEATTLE, July 20.—This city
is now in a state of tense excitement
a natural development of the street
. . Bt^ijte ?ml the effort made to
operate (he cars by a handful of
policemen and strike breakers, as
well as the retusal of the former in
doing any such work. The declara
tion that the police will be dis
charged if they fail to reconsider
the refusal has beer, followed by
the threat of the entire police force
to quit. The fire department em
ployees further assert that they will
leave their posts and surrender their
jobs if the city officials insist upon
making them aid the strike break
ers. The city is full of excited
crowds tonight and the government
is extremely worried by the situa
tion. The larger interests, including
the tractionists, are demanding that
martial law be declared and that
the situation be turned over to the
military.
The feeling on both sides runs
high and with the entire popular
sympathy united with the strikers,
little is required to start real
trouble.
The feeling against the traction
interests is not entirely clue to the
labor tr*i Je but the public-be
damned policy which the company
adopted and which it has carried out
for so many years.
The carmen are standing firm and
are taking no part in the action
against the strike breakers which is
the work of the sympathizers wholly.
The strike breakers expect that de
putized gunmen will be used to give
them protection in their profession
al work.
SEATTLE, July 2d.— At 2
o'clock this afternoon the reac
tionists began to attempt to ran
cars with strike breakers under po
lice protection Ten cars in all were
to be operated and twenty police
men were rushed to the barns to
aid in the breaking the strike.
Nineteen of the patrolmen re
fused to do anything of the kind
and quit their jobs there and then
One car was stopped on Yesler
with the windows broken and plast
ered with egg's while the tracks be
fore and behind were blocked
with obstructions. Wagon trucks,
ties and ail kinds ol impediments
were used for that purpose. The
(tars were thereupon returned in
other sections to the barns at 2:30
this affternoon, the attempt to ope
rate them lasting just half an
hour.
Other members of the police force
are now joining with the rest in
their strike against being used to
protect the scabs and are assemb
ling in Labor Temple and the
entire force threatens to walk out.
In addition the members of the
Fire Department announce that
they will strike in sympathy with
the policemen if the city officials in
sist upon delegating them for
strikebreaker protection duty.
This is the fourth day of a cora
pl to tie-up of the cars. The sym
pathy is general with the men who
\ ar :■ on strike and the company can
hardly get sufficient scabs in any
event.
COURT OFFICIALS IRE
DRIVEN FROM FORTRESS
PETROGRAD, July 20.—This ar
ternoon the final collapse of the
counter revolt by all the reaction
ary forces in the capital succumbed
before the able generalship of
Keiensky.
The court officials and former
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guards of the Tzarkoezelo and the
former royal guard which had lieeti
won by them took possession of the
great fortress of St. Peter and Paul
and defied the government.
The situation looked more serious
than at any time since the revolu
tion began and the gravity of the
case was not denied in government
circles. The forces which held the
fortress were joined by all the im
perialists in the city and over two
hundred former officers of high rank
aided the insurrectionists in hold
ing their position.
Kerensky appealed to the Petro
grad troops and pointed out that the
soldiers in Galicia were being en
dangered by the traitorous action of.
the rebels in the capital. The
troops assured the Minister of their
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Freight for this trip will be re
ceived at the dock up to 4 o'clock
Saturday afternoon.
loyalty to the republic and they be
gan an attack upon the great fort.
The shelling was answered by the
soldiers within the fortress and live
ly fighting followed. Finally Ker
ensky himself led the troops to a
tremendous attack, recapturing in
the assault the strong fortifications
which had been held by the revolt
ers. This practically marks the end
of the insurrection Summary meas
ures are promised by the govern
ment.
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liERUN, July 20.—The War Of
fice announces that the Russians
>v;:\ e been driven back upon the
Zlota Lipa behind their own de
fenses and the Germans and Aus
trians are occupying practically the
same positions as those which they
held a week ago. The Russians in
a heavy attack were suddenly swept
off their feet by the Teuton counters
wihch chrushed through the dense
masses of Slavs slaughtering them
in fearful manner and taking an
inmense number prisoners.
It is announced that the Russia:,
offensive against Leml.org iiav now
practically collapsed and ' j ad
vantages gained up to this are being
relinquished by the Russians.
BERLIN, July 20.—The War Of
fice following up its announcement
that the advance in Galicia has been
halted, says that the reason for this
collapse is in reality because of the
unwillingness of the Russian soldiers
to hght following their terrific
losses in battle.
The Slav:' •.loci ".re (hf.t what >.
want is peace and they y.ivc no de
sire to be killed without any n. .e
of definite results following from
their sacrifice.
BERLIN’. July 20.—The situation
in Galicia is now quite satisfactory.
The Russian campaign is regarded
as ended even more suddenly (hail
it liegun and there need be no con
cern over the Slav activities in the
eastern theater of war hereafter.
The news is creating intense
relief in this city.
BERLIN, July 20.—The Reichstag,
was crowded to the doors today !
when almost all these members who j
are not serving at the front were in j
attendance to hear the opening ad-1
dress of the new Chancellor Ur.
Michaels.
The former Prussian Minister of;
Finance looked exceedingly well and ;
• cheerful when he arcs? to speak and j
the war does not seem to have af
fected him in any way.
He was cheered again and again
when he arose to deliver his ad
dress which he did by prefacing
remarks containing praise >r Berh
man Hollweg, Zimmerma: and the
late Admiral von Tirpitz.
Coming down to the ; -sent si
tuation he reviewed i' . s wholly
favorable to Germany without a
single Clark spot in the whole vision.
American intervention he noncha
lantly cast aside as of no import
ance.
Regarding peace oft' rs he de
clared that further i me offers
would never come from Germany.
Germany had made overtures once
and had them rejected with con
tempt. If there are to he any
peace offers they must, be made by
the other side for as for Germany
the empire would continue the war
until victory was Anally theirs be
yond even hostile denial. They
could not consider peace without
proper indemnity in money and
terfltory, concluded the Chancellor
while the supporters of his policy
rose to their feet and gave a con
tinuous ovation. The scene passes
description.
Anythin); in the line of Job work
ALL DAY TAKEN UP
WITH THE DRAFT
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 20.—
Practically all day was taken up with
the work of drawing the draft
numbers in the military lottery
wheel, and this afternoon the work
had not been completed.
The numbers are being sent to
each state at definite intervals of
numbers drawn and the same are
being bulletined.
The conclusion of the drawing will
be followed by the exemption hear
ings for all who claim exemption.
About 2,500,000 alone of those who
have registered do not claim ex
emption.
It is believed that there may have
to be another drawing to provide
a sufficient number for those who
fail to pass the medical examination
or who are entitled to exemption
and so sustained by the exemption
tribunals.
The work will be rushed to a com
pletion without further delay.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 20.—
The debate today on the food bill
practically saw all the senators
ready to vote on the question and
that it will be ready for such action
tomorrow afternoon at one o’clock
is certain. Amendment after amend
ment ha3 been handled without
gloves and many of the provisos of
the House have been killed outright
without any pity.
The joint conference will he a real
tug of war, that much is admitted
by everyone.
LA touchk this evening.
Last evening it was learned that
the steamer La Touche advised its
arrival here in the roadstead this
evening about seven o'clock. The
steamer Cordova which has been dis
charging freight at Keewalik, will
arrive here this morning at one
o’clock also according to advices re
ceived in the steamship offices in
Nome.