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NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ,5, 1018.
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GERMANY INSISTS ON
ITS POUND OF FLESH
LONDON,—The Russian de facto
government insists upon Germany
evacuating that territory which she
has occupied since the Brest Litovsk
treaty has struck a snag. The terri
tory east of Esthonia and Livonia
which German troops entered upon in
their approach to Petrograd is still
held hy them, and the German govern
ment is holding the land as security
for the payment of an indemnity in
gold.
Germany agrees to evacuate terri
tory east of Esthonia and Livonia pro
viding the Russian government pays
six billion marks.
The demand is of course at this
time impossible of satisfaction. Rus
sia could not raise one billion marks
at the present time to pay anything
outside the nation's own immediate
needs, and the preposterous response
of Germany could not be compiled
with.
The intention of Germany to hold
territory in the east in order to make
up for possible losses in the west is
observed in all quarters.
While within Germany a large and
growing section favors abandonment
of the territory forcibly seized, the
Fatherland party insists upon holding
what the nation has as a right of con
quest.
Germany agreeing to evacuate the
territory to which she has no claim
even by the Brest Litovsk treaty is
significant enough in showing that
the Fatherland or AVar party is still
strongly in the ascendant and there
is evidently to be no consessions to
Russia.
WASHINGTON,—The State Depart-j
ment officials announce that all Amer-j
icans in Moscow and Petrograd were
[ free and safe on August 27. News
paper report purporting to be relia
ble dispatches had Americans attack
ed and arrested a long time ago. The
Official statement is another glaring
exambple of the outrageous news that
has been coming from Russia, evi
dently from interested sources.
WASHINGTON,—The State De
partment is informed that Americans
leaving Russia have reached Finland
and are en route to Haparanda.
None of them were prevented or
molested on their trfp.
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RETIRE ALL ALONG
GERMAN FRONT LINE
LONDON,—Thursday morning saw
the Germans in full retreat before
the Allied forces along the the west
ern front. Along two hundred miles
they were withdrawing their forces,
destroying depots as they fell back
and blowing up munition dumps
along the whole line.
The retirement is accompanied by
continuous rear guard action, with
the French, British and American
forces at the heels of the retiring en
emy and giving them no pause at any
stage of the day or night, while artil
lery and machine gun fire intermin
gled as the forces came in contact.
In the Lys region, along the Scarpe,
the Somme and the Ailette and the
Vesle rivers the Germans are backing
up in a uniform retirement which in
places is so steady and orderly as to
present a sharp contrast to the with
drawal in other places where it takes
on the nature of a rout.
The British on the Flanders front
have occupied Ploegstoert which the
Germans had held so strongly and the
Allies have also crossed the Canal du
Nord and are advancing far to east
ward of yesterday’s crossing. The
Germans are apparently directing
their movement to reach the Hinden
berg line before the enemy reaches
such weight of pressure as to make a
stop at that former defense line impos
sible there.
The fighting is notwithstanding this
retirement carried on with undimin
ished ferocity and in many places bit
ter stubbornesB, hut the Germans are
unable to rally for any extensive ef
fort in the way of a counter attack.
The supremost confidence Is no
ticeable among the Allied forces as
they advance against the retreating
Germans.
PARIS,—The American and French
forces have advanced half way from
the Vesle to the Aisne, forcing a
crossing of the Somme Canal east of
Neil, in crossing the Vesle the Allies
met with no resistance, the Germans !
having already retired during the
night from their positions across the
stream. More active advances may be
looked for in this section as the Ger-j
mans reach back to their former lines.
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CHAUNY EVACUATED BY
GERMANS; YANKS ADVANCE
PARIS,—The Germans have evacu
ated Chauny before the advancing
American troops. The American
troops have crossed the Vesle river
operating toward the Aisne and are
sweeping the country before them
clear of the Grmans. The American
and French patrols have reached the
Aisne river where the Germans give
every indication of being prepared to
put up a strenuous resistance. It is
expected however that the Germans
will continue their withdrawal.
LONDON,—The British alone sank
seventy five submarines during the
year ending August 1, the Admiralty
makes announcement today. The an
nouncement is also made that the
tonnage of the British navy is now
eight millions and since August 1, the
Allies have taken one hundred and
ten thousand prisoners.
LONDON,—At Derby today Sam
Gompers spoke before the Labor Con
gress and said that labor would bo un
worthy of democracy if it failed to
uphold the champions of the cause
in this hour of trial. Labor was un
willing to shorten the war if it meant
a continuance of militarism.
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BOMB EXPLOSION IS
CAUSE LOSS LIFE
CHICAGO,—This City Wednesday
afternoon was the scene of a terrific
and fatal explosion in the Federal
Building which wrecked the structure
partially destroying it and killing five
and severely injuring seventy per
sons.
The federal building was a preten
tious structure erected by the United
States government at a cost of thir
teen million dollars and the damage
done in today's explosion was enor
mous.
The explosion is said to have been
caused by a bomb and the police are
inclined to place the responsibility
for the explosion on the Industrial
Workers of the World many of whose
members have recently been convict
ed in the Federal Court and sentenced
from twenty years to one year in the
various cases that were heard by a
jury before Judge Landis.
This afternoon the police arrested
twenty persons on suspicion most of
whom are said to be members of the
I. W. W. but there is considerable
secrecy observed in the whole matter
and not much news is being given the
press.
The explosion created intense ex
citement thruout the city. Feeling
runs high and the government au
thorities are now busy working on the
case. The pitiful loss of life has
heightened the feeling against the
perpetrators of the outrage whose,
identity so far is unknown.
The press generally believes that,
the I. W. W. is implicated .
CHICAGO,—Thursday morning It
was reported that the man who placed
the bomb in .he federal building
which caused yesterday's terrific ex
plosion, was arrested.
The police will not confirm the re
port that any I. W. W. were arrested
or are complicated in the plot as
newspaper reports yesterday evening
had it.
BRITISH
IN
SS
EAT
LONDON,—An evening announce
ment by the War Office states that
General Haig reports that the British
troops have crossed the Canal du
Nord and that the British forces are
entering Neuville. The British troops
now occupy Mouveres.
LONDON,—Wednesday evening,
says a War Office Bulletin issued
last night, the German forces in Flan
ders reeling under repeated attacks
appeared to be retiring to their old
line held during the winter of 1914
Lens has now been completely evacu
ated by Germans who before retiring
had saturated the abandoned streets
and dwellings of the city with poison
ous gas vapors making the place im
possible of occupation for the time
being by the British.
The gas has since been counteract
ed and the city swept clear of it. Brit
ish troops now hold possession.
LONDON,—The night Paris com
munique state that the Germans ap
pear to be evacuating their positions
along the Vesle river and are with
drawing to the old Hindenberg line.
The smashing blows delivered on
the Picardy front are jeopardizing the
entire German position and a desper
ate effort is being made to safely
reach the permanent defenses held
last winter before the enemy comes
upon them in stronger fashion.
The fighting on Wednesday was re
markable for the number of prisoners
taken more than for the advance made
although this also was considerable.
German prisoners admit that they
have become exhausted by the con
tinuous fighting and were glad to
quit.
The German resistance altho they
are retiring in some disorder along the
Somme is however bitter and stubborn
in most places, while the fighting is in
cessant.
Thq impossibility of getting further
reserves for an effort to regain the
initiative is having a marked ef
fect upon the morale of the rank and
file, officers taken captive freely allow.
They further admit astonishment
at the vigor of the British and French
after the stunning German drive of
March to July. They had been led to
believe these forces were utterly
crushed.
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KAISER MAKES STATEMENT
TO EXPLAIN HIS RETREAT
LONDON,—The German Emperor
issued a statement to the German
people which is in the nature of an ef
fort to inspire the subjects of the
Kaiser with a spirit of desperate re
sistance.
He explains the retreat of his army
to the German people by declaring
that “we have unanimously decided to
devote out entire strength to the de
rer.se of the Fatherland and German
Kliltur against the enemy assaults
and we w'ill continue to do so to the
end. God staying with us.”
The statement is quite vivid con
trast to the triumphant declarations
which Kaiser made to his people on
the occasion of his last birthday.
AlISTERDAjtl,—It is rumored that
Austria has asked Spain to mediate
with the Allied powers looking to a
settlement of the war and the bring
ing about of peace. The German
Chancellor and the Austro-Hungarian
premier are meet in conference and it
is believed that the purpose of this
meeting is to launch a new, peace of
fensive.
It is generally recognized that the
reverses sustained by the German
armies on the west front now con
tinuously for over a month are of
such a desperate and staggering na
ture that the greatest anxiety and
uneasiness for the future exists among
the German and Austrian people.
It is expected that peace offers will
be made by the Central Powers in the
near future.
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BANKERS AND PERSONS
LIKE THEM DEFERRED
WASHINGTON,—The Provost
Marshal announced today that bank
ers and other peisons similarly em
ployed may claim deterred classifica
tion on the ground that their work is
essentia! to the nation.
This practically gives those persons
Immunity from conscription and it is
far from likely any of them will see1
service at the front or under arms in
any way.
While it is too early yet to say what
action will be taken in communities
where there is an excess of banks to
the commercial needs of the commun
ity, it is far front probable that any
banker will be drafted.
Some criticism of this procedure
granting immunity to one class of
citizens is likely to be heard.
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the Industrial Worker.
DROPPED PLENTY BOMBS
ON DIVER BASES
LONDON,—The British Admiralty
announced that thirteen tons of
bombs had been dropped on a subma
rine base in Belgium which the Ger
mans were preparing for occupancy.
Successful raids on Constantinople
were also made between August 25
and September 1.
LONDON,—The French steamer
Pampas was sunk by a diver off the
coast of France. Three hundred and
forty were .on board. Nine are miss
ing.
LONDON,—Lloyds is betting 6 to 4
that the great war will not be over
by next June. Very few are willing
to take this figure.
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DISLOYALTY CASE BEFORE
SOOTH AFRICAN COURT
JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal,—At
a preparatory examination of throe
men recently arrested on the charge
of inciting to public violence, evidence
was adduced of a meeting held in
August last under the presidency of
Mr Bunting, one of the accused, at
which natives were urged to organize
against the capitalists, and at which
it was announced that the society
of Industrial Workers of the World
existed for natives at Durban, while
the native Labor Party was described
as useless on the ground that it was
formed under the guidance of the gov
ernment.
Two natives are now included in
the charge.
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