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NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1018.
NO. 2540.
DYNAMITE VESSELS
ENTRANCE HARBORS
X.ONDON, April 23—The Admirality
announces that an attempt has been
made by the English Navy to block the
entrances to the harbors of Ostend and !
Zeebrugge, on the West Flanders coast
in Belgium. Ostend anti Zeebrugge are
about fifteen miles apart and have
long been used by the Germans as a
submarine base. The subs wroklng
from these ports have long been a
source of danger to channel shipping
and the English Navy have made many
attempts to either capture or destroy
them.
The Admiralty finally hit upon the
plan used, by the American fleet when
lying off the Cuban coast at Santiago
de Cuba which plan was to run the
Merrimae as far up into the narrows
as possible and then sink her by an ex
plosion.
Following this plan, two absolete
English vessels, whose bottom were
first filled with concrete, were manned
by volunteers and under the protection
of a heavy fire from the fleet, run as
close into tiie narrows of the harbor
entrance and there blown up and sunk.
At Ostend three ships were used in
the same way. The Admirality suites
that it is to early to note the effect of
the plan.
The casualties are said to have been
heavy in proportion to the number of
men engaged.
Many of these volunteers going to
almost certain death may have escaped
with their lives, by swimming ashore
but beyond a doubt have been captured.
LONDON', April 23—According to
the announcement made in the House
of Commons the Ostend and Zeebrugge
engagements were participated in, by
French as well as British vessels. One
British destroyer and two coastal mot
or boats were sunk, casualties not
given.
French torpedo boat destroyers took
an active part in both engagements
but no casualties have been reported.
Prices Within Reach of All—Eagle
Hall, April 27th.
BUDAPEST SCENE ©F
GREAT RIOTING
ZURICH, April 23—Reports coming
to this city from Budapest, the Capital
of Hu nigra y state that that city is the
scene of great rioting.
The riot has started as a result of
Hungarian people-vassals of Austria
demanding political reforms.
More than 200,000 are now partici
pating in the riots in Budapest alone.
All work and traffic has been halted
and as similar demands, for reforms,
have been made by other Hungarian
cities, it is expected that rioting will
soon spread to these cities.
Reports coming- from Austria a few
days back were to the effect that the
Socialists intended to call a general
strike on the first day of May and the
Hungarian riots are supposed to he
forerunner of the general strike.
(Rusnon Bolsheviki propaganda has
had a much greater chance for dis
semination, amongst the Austrian and
Hungarian people outside of Russia
and it is now beginning to show re
sults. The Hungarian people especial
ly have shown themselves heartily sick
of the war and want peace) Ed
SEATTLE. Apr. 23.—Mr. Thos.
F. Riggs, jr., the newly appointed
Gevernor of Alaska, was the guest
at a luncheon, served In his honor,
at the Arctic Club today. He will
sail on the Steamer Alameda, for
Juneau, tomorrow.
Shovels, Picks, Quicksilver, Gold
Pans, Brooms, Building Paper and
Rubber Boots. HOLT Has the
Goods.
Keep Posted, Head the WORKER.
BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY
KANSAS. April 23—Ah a result of
thaving delivered a speech before the
Womens Club. Mrs Hose Stokes, has
been indicted by the Federal Grand
Jury.
Mrs Stokes is a Socialist, and in her
Mpeech, it is alleged, she declared that
the war now being waged against
Oeriiiany, is being waged in the inter
est of i apit; 1.
Hail for Mrs Stokes, was furnished,
in the sum o ften thousand dollars
and she is now free again.
(Natural deductions leads us to Vie
lieve that Mrs Stokes must either like
to be behind the bars or lacks com
mon sense.
The very idea of saying such a thing
as she said is repugnant and we would
n’t dare repeat it) Ed.
LONDON. April 23—Organized La
bo. 1.. Ireland has declared a holiday
with the purpose of considering the
Conscription Hill, as affecting Ireland.
All light and transportation systems
are idle as a protest against the mea
sure.
Catholic', Nationalists and Sinn tie in
Leaders are working together with a
view of establishing moderation.
It has been suggested by some, that
President Wilson act as Mediator in
the controversy.
It is expected that the Home Jtulo
for Ireland measure will come up be
fore the Commons tlds next week.
Moclini's Cafe Is Not Serving Sour
dough Hot Cakes but We Now Have
War Hire Hot Cakes That Are Sweet
and Fine.
HINDU CONSPIRACY CASE
SAN HR AN CISCO, April 23—As a|
part of the final wind up, of the Hindu
Conspiracy cases, which have been be
fore the Federal Court, for the past
four or five months two of the prin
cipals were killed in the court-room
today.
Ham Chandra, supposed to have been
one of the leaders in the movement
to free India, from British rule and also
alleged to have been in the pay of
<le.rma.ny to foment trouble in India,
.was the first Jpne to meet death.
He vvas shot and killed by another one
of the defendants in the case who was*
also a Hindu, named Rain Sing. This'
| defendant was in turn shot and killed
by United States Marshal l’olohan.
The killing took place just after the
ajournment of court for the noon hour.
A long fued has existed between the
two Hindu factions and the hatred of
one another is supposed to have in
creased to such an extent during the
long drawn out trial, that only death
could assuage it.
The trial of the plotters it is under
stood is finished and the case will go
to (he Jury tonight.
The Nome Mine Workers Union,
unanimously, decided by a referen
dum vote taken last Saturday, to
demand, on and after May 1st, 1018,
recognition of the Union, and $5.00
jper tlay and board, for an eight-hour
work tlay.
MARTIN KEN NKI.LY, Pres.
ALBERT BRATEN, 8tc’y
LONDON, Apr. 23.—A lull now
exists on practically all the British
fronts' today with the possible ex
[ ccption of a few minor raicls. In
some of these raids however, the
British were successful in improving
their positions to a great extent.
One notable improvement made
was in the district to the North of
the town of Albert. The British
raiding parties succeeded in captur
ing a total of sixty prisoners besides
taking a number of machine guns
and small arms. This raid was
made without the loss of a single
casualty by the British forces.
On the Noyon sector between Las
signy and Noyon, a dstance o fabout
seven and one-half miles, the Ger
man raiding parties made a numb' r
of attempts to capture outposts and
observation positions but were un
| successful in every instance,
j The Canadians, from their posi
I tions along the Northern front of
I the British lines, raided the enemy
| trenches in several places doing
i much damage.
i The Canadians in the raids were
■ very sucessful in the use of gas,
’ artillery and machine guns. They
! greatly harassed the German ad
j vanced positions along this section
I of the front and successfully pro
j vented the enemy forces from re
I taliating.
All the British positions slightly
’ improved and men resting.
PAIUK, April 23—General Koch, (lie
French hero of the Marne, has finally
been confirmed by all the Allied Na
tions as Commander in Chief.
After the fullest discussion at an
allied War Council, il was agreed to
give this well deserved Hero and mili
tary tactacian, absolute power on tho
West front.
X-’och will be entirely free from ex
ternal pressure from without and will
be held responsible to no one nation
but the Allied Supreme War Council
only.
Premier Clemenceau, who has just
returned from an inspection trip of tho
battle fronts reports everything as go
ing well.
PRESIDENT SIGNS
SABOTAGE BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 23.—
President Wilson today affixed his
signature to the Sabotage Bill.
The measure as passed, provides
that any one convicted, of wilfully
injuring or destroying war material
or plants, shall he subject to a fine
of ten thousand dollars and impri
sonment.
(Prof. Thorstoin Veblin gives a
very correct defmation of the word
“Sabotage” in his new book, en
titled “The Nature of Peace”. It
is as follows:
“The expediency of so having the
nation's industry managed on a foot
ing of prvate ownership in the pur
suit of private gain, by persons who
can show no equitable pirsonal claim
to even the most modest livelihood,
and whoso habitual method of con
j trolling industry is sabotage—re
I fusal to let production go on except
it affords them an unearned income
—the expediency of all this is com
ing to bo doubted by thoose who
| have to pay the cost of it. And it
does not go far to lessen their
doubts to find that the cost which
they pay is commonly turned to no
more urgent or useful purpose than
| a conspicuously wasteful consump
j lion of superfluities by the captains
of sabotage and their domestic
' establishments.
“The word (sabotage) has by
usage come to have a naltog thor
ungraceful air of disapproval. Yet
it signifies nothing more vicious than
a deliberate obstruction or retard
ation of industry, usually by b giti
mate means, for the sake of some
personal or partisan advantage. It
is extremely common in all Industry
that is designed to supply merchant
able goods for the market. It is
only when measures of this nature
are resorted to by employees, to gain
some end of their own, that such
conduct becomes reprehensible.
“Wise business management, and
more particularly what is spoken of
as a safe and sane business manage
ment, therefore, reduces itself in the
main to a sagacious use of sabotage;
that is to say a sagacious limitation
of productive proc sses to sonn thing
less than the productive capacity of
the means in hand.”)
REINDEER MISSION
BURNED DOWN
Mr. Dave Denny brought down
the news that the Reindeer Mission
building, situated about seven miles
across the bay from Teller, was re-1
contlv completely destroyed by fire. |
It was a splendid two-story build- [
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Rosso, and a
lady school teacher occupied the up
stairs part. The lower part was
being used as a native schoolhouso.
Instructions had been ' given to
some of the natives, to fumigate the
schoolhouse section of the building.
The natives proceeded to carry
out their instructions at 7 a. m.
last Sunday morning. Preparations
had been made for the occasion. Mr.
Rosso before retiring to bed on
Saturday night, had securely plug
ged up all vents around the safety
flue to prevent the fumes from
entering the rooms above.
The natives arrived at the Mission
early Sunday morning and com
menced the fumigating prooees, when
suddenly the inside of the building
became one maos of flames. An
alarm was raised, and Mr. Rosso,
his wife and the teacher, barely
had time to make their escape, with
just the amount of clothes they
had on when they retired the night
before. They were furnished with
some clothing by the natives, and
then taken to Teller. It is repurteu
that through presence of mind and
heroic effort of Mr. Fosso that his
wife and the school teacher were
safely carried from the burning
building. There was a strong wind
blowng at the time, and the building
soon became a mass of ruins.
The aforesaid building was the
oldest Mission on the Bering coast.
WEATHER REPORT
U. S. Weather Bureau.
April 23. 6 A. M.
Temperature—Max 33 Min 12
Barometer—3(k036 inches
Weather—Clear
Wind—W. 8 miles per hour
Precipitation—Trace
April 23. 6 P. M.
Temperature—Max 27 Min 15
Barometer—30.010 inches
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—S. 4 miles per hour
Precipitation—Trace
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Apr. 2?,.—
Senator Phelan asserted in the Sen
ate that Mooney was paid with Ger
man money to throw the bombs.
He said that the protest that
Mooney had been a victim of big
business was false. Phelan predict
ed that Mooney would be retried.
(Theso assertions are on a par
with many other statements of Phe
lan and as his previous connection
with the California Oil Lands Cases
now pending are fairly well known
to the American people, his action
on this occasion needs no comment.
Ed.)
Odd Fellows, Ilchekans and their
families are requested to meet at
tile Small Eagle Hall at 8:80 P. M.
Friday, April 26th, to celebrate the
Ninety-Ninth anniversary of the
I. O. O. F. Cards, eats and dancing.
***• COMMITTEE.