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VOL XI.
NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1918.
NO. 2536.
URGED TO BUILD CONCRETE SHIPS
MRS. MOONEY’S
TRIAL SET FOR
APRIL 20TH,
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 8.—Mrs.
Rena Mooney’s trial, it is announced
today, will be postponed until April
20th.
The defense is now awaiting the
action of Governor Stephens of Cal
ifornia in the case of Thomas
Mooney.
The governor has announced that
he will take action on Mooney’s
case just as soon as Superior Judge
Griffin passes sentence on Mooney
which will be on April 13th.
Judge Griffin a short time ago, in
setting the date for sentencing of
Mooney, stated that he realized the
irregularities in the trial of Mooney
and that he was Icath to pass sen
tence, but that his duty was made
easier, by the knowledge or the be
lief, that the governor would inter
vene after sentence was passed.
RAGLES! ATTENTION!
, The Eagle Bachelors will give
an entertainment to married Broth
ers, their wives and families, on
Tuesday evening, April 9th, at
8:30 P. M. ***
LOOK LIKE GERMANY MAY
FORCE SPAIN TO ENTER WAR
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Apr. 8.—
Another situation, which in reality
is nothing short of a crisis, in the
great world war, has now appeared
in the shape of another German
threat against a neutral.
Germany has just forwarded a de
mand to the Spanish government
which practically amounts to an
ultimatum. She demands that the
existing trade agreement with the
United States be immediately abro
gated by Spain.
Spanish shipping is at present be
ing used, to a great extent and at
a large profit to the owners and
soamen, in the shipment of large
| quantities of supplies from the
I United States and other countries
j to Spanish ports for the American
forces at the front. The German
! government has looked with dis
! favor on this increasing amount of
valuable commerce, not so much
1 that she envied Spain tho large
profits made, on the Yankee trade,
I but that she really regards the
Spanish shipping and the trade
agreement that makes that shipping
possible, as giving much aid to the
enemies of Germany.
This agreement has been a thorn
in the side of Germany
for some time and she has at last
resolved that since she has failed
through peaceful means to make the
Spanish shipowners and their gov
ernment understand the German
view of the situation she must, as
a last extremity resort to force.
Germany makes it very plain in
her demands on Spain that unless
Spain ceases at once to transport
American supplies both by ship and!
by rail that Germany will immedi
ately institute a ruthless submarine
campaign against all Spanish ship
ping. This method of arguing with
Spain will, she believes, be effectual
in forcing Spain to act at once in
order to protect herself and in so
doing she will also protect the in
terests of the Central Empires.
Spain has reached the crisis for
her in the world war she must either
boldly proclaim h,er rights as a
neutral and be prepared to enter the
world conflict in defense of those
rights or she must bend the servile
knee to the War Lord and strangle
her pride—that proud Spanish
trait for which the Spanish, as a
race have been famous for for cen
turies—and soon be brought to
realize that in backing down in this
Instance, in attempting to keep out
of the world war, she has simply
jumped from the frying pan into
the fire. Within a very short time
the small countries of Europe and
the rest of the world are going to
be forced into the conflict whether
they will it or not, so they may
just as well prepare now to protect
themselves as best they can when
that time comes.
If. at this time, Spain is forced,
to abrogate her trade agreement
with America, it will not only be
a blow to Spain but also a blow
to the United States and the Allies;
as at this very time large quantities
of much needed supplies for Per
shings men are now in Spanish
ports awaiting shipment across
country by rail into France.
Should these supplies be held up
it may result in seriously handi
capping the effectiveness of the Am
erican forces at the front.
The Spanish Ambassador has held
a long conference with Secretary
Lansing but so far the results of
the conference have not been made
public.
Modini's Cafe Is Not .Serving Sour
dough Hot Cakes but We Now Have
War Rice Hot Cakes That Are Sweet
and Fine.
SIX THOUSAND
THREATEN
TO STRIKE
SEATTLE, Apr. S.—The strike of
iix thousand longshoremen on Puget
Sound, is again threatened, owing
to the failuro of the companies to
put the agreement, into effect which
was made by the Wage Adjustment
Board.
The Shipping Board and Long
shoreman's Union protests to the
Water Front Employers Associa
tion regarding the Wage Scale has
been entirely ignored.
The shipbuilding companies have
Seen using all manner of schemes
to get around the Wage Adjustment
Boards classification of work and
the Shipping Board has also pro
tested against this method as tend
ng to cause discontent among the
workers.
REPUBLICANS ATTENTION.
A Meeting of the Seward Benin
tula Republican Club will he held
it Burgh's Hall, Wednesday, April
10th, at 8:30 I*. M. All Republi
;ans invited. Roll Open and Elec
tion of Officers. *(l
W. D’ARCY CHACE, Pres.
THE BATTLE FRONT IS
NINETY MILES LONG
LONDON. Apr. S.—The battle
front is now ninety miles long
considering the extensive curves.
Starting at a point North of the river
Scarpe South to St. Gobain.
The British have extended their
lines South of the Somme and have
taken a number of positions East
of Vaire and South of the Corbie
■wood.
Tho German artillery bombard
ments have increased inthe Corbie
■sector.
LONDON, Apr. 8.—The violent
artillering along the entire British
front indicates that the German?
are planning another general offens
ive.
The artillering has reached its
greatest intensity at points just
South of the Somme and slightly tc
tiie North of the river Scarpe, which
indicates the thrusts are intended
to be against Amiens and Arijas
All British positions are being
strengthened to withstand the Ger
man onslaughts.
PARIS, Apr. 8.—The French
lines are holding on all sectors. In
the South along the banks of the
Oise, artillery duels are almost con
tinually going on.
French troops have captured a
number of prisoners on the South
bank of the Oise river.
All German attacks in the Argonne
region and along the Meuse river
have been repulsed with severe Ger
man losses.
FROM WASHINGTON,
SEATTLE AND ROME
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 8.—
The S*nte Department announces
that Mr. August Philips, Minister
of the Netherlands, will return to
Holland at once on account of ill
ness.
Minister Philips has been in ill
health for sometime past and it is
understood that he has at last been
Express and General Ikdivery.
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except the Baby.
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the Industrial Worker.
forced to give up his position and
return to his native land.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Apr. 8.—
Reports coming in from all parts
of the country show that the Third
Liberty Loan is being over subscrib
ed throughout the entire country.
America absorbed slightly more
than $250,000,000 worth of Liberty
Bonds the first day and there is
every indication that tho people
will continue to absorb the Bonds
in large blocks.
SEATTLE, Apr. 8.—Mrs. Lester
Jones was shot and instantly killed
this morning at her homo in this
city. Her son, William Allen, aged
18, fled when questioned about the
killing by the police, and is now
sought by the authorities. It is
not known whether the young man
shot his mother accidently, or brut
ally murdered her.
BREAD' SUGAR
TICKETS ISSUED
HOME, Apr. 8.—Pope Benedict
authorized the issuance of bread
and sugar tickets to the whole
of the Vatican population. Six
hundrod cards were issued. The
Vatican will exercise strict super
vision to prevent possible evasion.
The cards are those issued by
the Italian government.
Are Y'ou necking a Patent? Let
the Worker Advertise it.
Bring your forfeiture notices to
the Industrial Worker.
GERMANS LAUNCH
POWERFULL ATTACK
SOUTH OF ARRAS
i
LONDON, Apr. S.—The Germans
launched a powerful attack on the
British positions about eleven miles
almost due South of Arras near
Bucquoy but were subjected to such
an intensive and destructive fire
that their efforts all ended in dis
astrous defeat with severe losses.
The British had recently brought up
a large number of pieces of new
artillery to replace that lost earlier
in the battle and it was these new
guns that practically pulverized the
German assaults.
Bucquoy is on the heights and is
an admirable position for defense.
In the South at Hangard wood
which is about ten miles South-east
of Amiens the British followed the
German assaults by powerful count
er attacks and on two muereni oc-j
casions succeeded in capturing num- i
uers of prisoners and guns. |:
Berlin states that the Germane, n
in the Amiens drive have now shift- .
eel their main attack to the extreme i
Southern flank of their advance c
about four miles on a five mile
front.
The British positions about Han
guard are being strengthened to ,
meet the attempted encircling move
ment from the South of Amiens and
many new guns are now being 1
brought into action to hold the ene
my in check.
The Germans center is now at
tempting to advance along the rail- i
way about midway between the '
Somme and the Avre rivers about
ten miles to the East of Amiens.
\i.iui..... C.. Apr. 8.—
Jeneral McLachlaml, the British
.lilitary attache, says the efforts of
he Germans to drive down upon
tmiens by way of the Somme using
ibout 500,000 men has been stop
id.
Only in one place, asserts McLach
land, have the Germans success
ully advanced and then less than
i mile on a very narrow front.
He states that the enemy are now
vithin nine miles of Amiens but that
he Allied positions are hourly grow
ng stronger.
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FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TO
BUILD CONCRETE SHIPS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Apr. 8 —
After a conference of the heads of
the Shipping Board and other gov
ernment officials here today, it has
bean announced that Congress will
be requested to appropriate $50,000,
000 for the establishment of ship
yards wherein to build concrete
ships.
Some of the Shipping Board offi
cials have for some time been in
vestigating the feasibility of build
ing concrete ships to relieve the i
present scarcity in bottoms. After
examining the results of the exper
iments of other countries, they have
submitted a plan whereby they re
commend the immediate establish
ment of two yards, for this purpose,
on the Pacific Coast and three on
tho Atlantic.
It is claimed for the concrete
ships that they are sound and sea
worthy, that they can be built in i
t reasonably short time, at a nom
nal expense, and that, in building
iuch ships, mush material now very
nuch needed in other very import
int government war industries can
>e saved and much common labor
itilized, which cannot be utilized in
he munition plants or in the steel
ihip building plants.
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