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VOL. II.
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ROU, ALASKA. THU
JANUARY 10, 1919.
NO. 2460.
SUFFRAGISTS JUBILANT
CONFIDENT VICTORY
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 9.—
A bitter fight is expected on the
floor of tho House tomorrow at
which since the suffrage amend
ment to the Constitution comes up
far a vote.
The suffragists arr confident of
victory and ore jubilant over the
fact that they are already sure of
273 votes for the Amendment as
against 110.
As it is only necessasry that the
Amendment to have a two thirds
majority vote to pass tj become c.
part of tho Constitution its sup
porters rxe possive of its passage.
This Amendment fills a long fetl
wr.nt by a democratic people and
every fa:r minded man and woman
in the United States will be glad
(liat the law; makers of the country
have at last seen fit to grant co the
wamen at this time when they are
laboring so sincerely by nursing
ar.d assisting lr. all other ways to
make this war a success. Having
gained this right at this time the
women of the United States can
surely sty that this is a war for de
macrr.cy ard we heartily agree, ’t
should have been done long ago.
, WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 9.—
All the trains arriving to day were
filled with women suffragettes
from all pr.rts of the country who
in showing up in big number will
impress the Congressmen to vote
the Amendment in their favor.
The Chief of Police says no demon
strations will be allowed. But it
is expected that the women will
chow up in great numbers in tjie
front of the Houbc of Congress.
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ner Wednesday and Sunday at Mo
dini’p B. O. T. Cafe.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 9.—A hea<
on collision occurrod between i
German troop train and munltoli
train w.hile speeding along at thi
rate of 46 miles an hour, near th<
town of Kaiscrlautern in Bavaria
The wreckage caught fire mak
ing it a very difficult problem fo:
the relief party to assist the injur
ed and recover the dead. Over fort;
[ Ucr.d bodies have been recovered so i
i far, and one hundred and sixty two
i seriously injured soldiers have been
i rescued from the burning wreck.
> ' The cause of-the disaster was the
, overlapping of rush orders while
• the troops were been taken from
■ Neustadt to Homberg.
Kaiserdautcrn is a City of 65,000
r population and is situated on the
banks of the Lantern river about
86 miles in a southwesterly direc
tion from tfcc great military City
of Metz. History says that in 1793
and 4 the French army suffered
three successive defeats by the
Prussian army near the outskirts of
the City of Kaiscrlautern.
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CLOSE WATCH ON GERMAN
TRADE PREPARATIONS
WASHINGTON, A. C., Jan. 9.—
German preparations for trade after
the war are being scrutinized care
fully by experts in the Bureau of
Foieign and Domestic Commerce,
of the Department cf Commerce,
and the recent important report on
the subjoct of “Gorman Foreign
Trade Organization’ by Chancey D.
Snow, which touched on this point,
has been in such great demand as
to establish a new sales record for
Government trade reports.
Since the war eliminated Germany
from world trr.de, the United States
has improved lt3 position in foreign
m-rkots ir. spite of the shipping
shortage ard other abnormal re
strictive factors. Department offi
cials point out that the future pros
perity of the country will deper.r'. j
in part on Germany's loss of good
will in practically all foreign mark
ets and in part upon American abil
ity to maintain our new prestige.
American business must net make
nrsiako of seeing only one aide of
this situation and thus underesti
mating the German capacity for
foreign trade.
In order to understand the signi
canco of the information cn Ger
man trade moves that will from
limo to time be made ptiblic, Secre
'..ary Rcdfield counsels not imitation
of, but familiarity with tho Gorman
theories of foreign trade and the
artful and formidable organization
that with Government aid ct every
turn, has been built up in Germany
during the last twenty years to do
minate the world’s markets.
For the itest 50c. Dinner in Nome
go to the Board of Trade Lunch
Counter.
Raviolis, Italian style every
Evening at Modind’s B. O. T. Cafe.
Let ns estimate on roar Job Work
IMPORTATION COOLIE LABOR
OPPOSED BY LABOR UNIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.—
During a lengthy conference held
hero today by Fruit Growers and
Labor Agents, a telegram was re
ceived from Washington D. C., to
the effect that under no circum
stances whatsoever would the Fed
oral Authorities permit the importa
tion of Chinese Coolie Labcr
through any Pacific Port. The con
ference through the San Francisco
branch of the State Council of De
fence Immediately wired to Wash
ington D. C., asking the authorities
to grant permission to import Mex
ican Coolie Labor during the period
of the war.
The Manufacturers and Merchants
Association of San Francisco have
been urgently insisting upon Con
gress to pass special legislation, so
the Coollo Labor could be brought
into tlio Country.' All Labor orga
nizations on the Pacific Coast are
strenuously opposing the introduc
tion of any such measure.
•The pretext as to the scarcity of
Labor i3 merely a subtefugo to dis
rupt Labor Organizations.
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MILES ARRESTED
ESPIONAGE ACT
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.—Marbet
Miles who was rrrcsted some time
ago by the Federal Authorities for
an alleged violation of the espion
age act, and who has
been detained by the
Military authorities at Fort Mc
Arthur was released by the U. S.
Judge of tho Federal Court of the
Southern District of Califcrnia.
The Court concurred with Mr. Miles
that the military authorities had
clearly exceeded their authority in
arresting him. Ho was re-arrested
ind charged tyith violating another
ioction of .the Espionage act. The
Federal Judge before whom Mr.
Miloo was arranged to plead empha
tically stated that he believed Miles
is the victim of a conspiracy con
cockted by army officers who seems
to havo inaugurated a system of
unlawful intimidation of law abid
ing citizens. The Judge openly an
nounced his intention of making a
thorough investigation of the mat
ter and will endeavor to succeed
in bringing about an indictment of
any Army Officer who may be found
guilty of plotting or conspiring
against citizens and will insist they
be .brought before a Military Court
martial for such an offence.
Considerable excitement has re
cently been caused by this unlaw
ful practice of some of the Military
Authorities. Miles emphaticaly de
nies any connection whatsoever
with any alleged plot to secretly
smuggle thousands of dollars worth
or arms and ammunition from the
United States into Mexico. Federal
officials claim that he is directly
connected with a gigantic conspir
acy to smuggle an abundance of
arms and ammunition across the
border and dispose of it to indi
vidual Mexicans. They say Miles
has practically admitted having in
formation that such a conspiracy
exist, although he says he has no
connection whatsoever with same.
Miles explains the re; son why ho
went to the basement of the Feder
al Building is because he was asked
by the Federal Dictrict Attorney,
Robert O’Conner and Federal
United States Marshal Thomas
Watson to accompany them to the
basement to. inspect a machine gun
which they arid was there. This
case is being watched by the peo
ple throughout the whole state.
CAMPBELL’S REASON
COAL SHORTAGE
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 9.—
The sensational declaration waa
mr.de on. the floro of the House of
Congress today by Representative
Campbell of Kansas that there was
absolutely no excuse for a fuel
shortage in the Country. He said
Lhero is a plentiful supply of fuel
to be had but the present shortage
is caused by the inefficient method
of transportation due to the incom
petoncy of Fuel Administrator Gar
Beld. Tho people throughout the
Country were told last fall by Mr.
Garfield not to buy coal at that time
because the same could be bought
later on. Representative Campbell
said that many citizens were sever
ely suffering and some dying for
want of fuel to keep their bo
dies warm. The untimely and un
wise advice given by Garfield last
fall has developed into a bitter feel
ing against him, and a movement
is said now being made for his re
moval as a National Fuel Admi
nistrator. Many of the coal mines
throughout the Country are work
ing only half shifts on account of
the shortage of cars to transport
the coal from the -mines to the con
sumers.
This deplorable condition of af
fairs ccmbinod with some of the
arbitrary rulings of such a dictator
Is considered to be good and suffi
cient grounds for his removal. Gar
field has adviced the Mine Owners
to get the miners to sign contracts
co that the Government will back
the companies in the enforcement
of the men living up to such con
tracts as may be signed by them. It
was further suggested that a clause
bo Inserted to the efTect that all
men laying o5 without a good and
sufficient reason be fined the sum
of $1.00 per day during such time
ns they remain away from work.
The ccal miners ere unar.umously
opposed to the signing of any such
contracts.
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WAR NEWS FROM
PARIS AND BERLIN
PARIS, Jan. 9.—The War office
today announced that tho French
fotces rec.ntly delivered a power
t il assault along tho Wocvre front,
compellirg the Germans to retreat
several hundred yards, over a mile
and a half frontage.
BERLIN, Jan. 9.—The War of
fice admits that the French soldiers
also perotratod* the German lines
near Finery but were later re
pulsed with severe losses.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 9 —
President Wtlsori today conferred
with 12 Congressmen at the White
Hcuse. After the conference ad
journed it was learned -hat the
President had advised that the De
mocratic members of the Adminis
tration vote in favor of the suffrage
Amendment. He said he believed
the amendment would surely pass
LISBON, Portugal, Jan. 9.—Th<
crew of the Portugese Cruiser
Vesca De Gama mutineed and
made prisoners of all the officers
on board ship. They were placed
in irons and placed below decks.
The sailors in full command
brought the guns to bear upon the
fortress of Cactcllo and commenced
bombarding. A few shells struck
tho fortress others missed and drop
ped within the City doing slight
damage. Tho Military and Naval
authorities finally succeeded in over
powering the mutinous sailors and
placed them under arrest.
SHREVEPORT, La., Jan. 9.—35
Mombers of the Brotherhood of
Carmen of America employed in the
shops of the Louisanna Railway Co.
went on strike today. In view of
tho extreme high cost of living it
was practically impossible for the
men and tneir families to live on
'.he starvation wages of 25c. per
) hour. This is the first strike re
I corded since the Government has
taken charge of the railroads or the
country. Mr. McAdoo has already
given orders that the railroad work
ers be granted an iner6asc in pay
and that the useless non-producers
pay check be cut down proportion
ately. It is confidently expected
this strike will be of a short dura
tion.
WASHINGTON, IJ. C., Jan. 9.—
The Navy department has received
confirmation of the sinking of the
sinking of the American Si/.'iimer
Harry Luckenbach with an loss of
nine lives. The vessel was torpedoed
No word has been received by the
department as to the fate of tho
Naval Guard which was on board.
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