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NOMS, AT.AHKA, WERXESDKV, JANUARY 2, 1018.
NO. 2453.
BIGNEWYEAR VICTORY FOR LABOR
SIXTEEN MILLION
MEN UNDER ARMS
LONDON, Jan. 1.—By what
teemed tacit uncommunicated as
sent the embattled world stood
still on New Year’s Day so far as
antagonistic operations are con
cerned and in ihe councils and
chancellarics the interest appeared
to be a fifty-fifty proposition be
tween considerations of peace and
plans for military achievement.
On the battle fronts however
there were n military activities,
no movements of troops, and the
men in the trenches of all confront
ing armies of both sides wore given
a breathing spell, a circumstance
that is considered to augur well for
1918 peace.
However there has been no offi
cial confirmation of the report that
the allied powers would make re
ply to the Teutoi ic peace proposals,
an eventuality that had been con
fidently looked for, but it is gener
ally believed that an adequate an
swer of some ki'«d will be made,
either in an official note or in the
speeches of ministers, if for no oth
er object than to counteract the
Gorman propaganda known to be
rife in neutral nations.
An estimate of the number of
fighting men under arms, exclusive
of the Ruseian and Roumanian
forces which are considered as hav
ing ceised fighting, reaches the
stupendous total of sixteen million
men. There is every prospect of a
vigorous continuance of the fight
ing on the west front although
Germany has advertised that hei
new western offensive is undevelop
ed.
The fighting on the eastern front
involving the central powers and
Russia and Rouraania is considered
to be over as it is considered that
the present negotiations must re
sult in a disontinuance of hostil
ities, permanently.
On the southern or Italian front
it is beiieved by the highest allied
military authorities that the Gcr
man-Austro forces will be unable
!o break through the present de
fensive Italian lines.
On all sides in all capitals the
peace feeling is pervading.
Anything In the line of job wnrl
NOME CITIZEN IN
EASTERN RESORT
ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 1.—
Thomas F. Ward, a citizen of Nome
Alaska is sojourning in this city.
In commenting upon the unusually
cold weather prevailing here he
stated that it wus exceedingly plea
sant ni comparison with the tem
perature of sixty degrees below
zero on the far northern trail.
Mr. Ware s in the East endeavor
ing to interest large capital in the
development and operation of vast
copper properties owned by him on
(he Seward Peninsula and the re
building and maintenance of a rail
road into the Kougarock Valley
where his copper holdings are. He
makes the interesting statement
that a line of track built several
years ago already reaches from the
city of Nome into the Kougarok
country but that its operation, as
Easterners conceive it has been
abandoned, and that it is now ope
rated by husky strong dog3 pulling
small cars, transporting practically
all of the freight and passenger
traffic into that portion of the in—
terior to and from Nome, which is
tho gateway to practically all of
Northwestern Alaska. He states
that in the winter time because of
snow drifts covering the tracks
snow sleds are used but still with
dog power.
He reports excellent progress in
his plan of procuring tho needed
aid because of the marvellous en
hanced value of copper, and the
fact that the operating mines do
not fill other than the American
markets.
KAISER SENDS GERMANY
NEW YEAR MESSAGE
THE HAGUE, Jan. 1.—Kaizer
Wilhelm today caused to be pub
lished to the Germans his annual
Now Year message. Felicitating
the Fatherland upon the continued
uniform success c£ German arms
he reiterates his position that no
peace tolerable to Germany can
come except through the continu
ance of her brilliont military
achievements.
He urges that the world’s chances
for an early peace will be lessened
with the slightest weakening of the
German fighting spirit. He assert
ed that beyond the normal sacri
fices of the people the army and the
government were in reality strong
er for the fray than ever and that
the advancement of a' peace propa
ganda or the consideration of peace
upon any other basis than one that
recognized the ability of the Cen
tral Powers to continue the strugg
le indefinitely with possible further
gains of territory.
The document although more
mild than in former years in re
countng tho national successes
nevertheless stressed her military
prowess ar.d called upon his people
to witness tho achievements of
German diplomacy in the world’s
political field. Through interna
tional politics they had been able
to withdraw the armies on the
eastern front and transfer them
to France and Belgium, and
through the invasion of Italy it
was possible accomplish an upris
ing of the Italian people.
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
SCORE FIRST POINT
CHICAGO, Jail!. lj~United
States Fedtral Commissioner today
ordered the federal officials to de
liver to George Vanderveer all the
literature which has been taken in
the nation wide campaign against
the Industrial Workers of the
World.
It is known that a tremendous
quantity of I. W. W„ literature
were seizerl and until Mr. Vander- ]
veer has been denied access to it.
WASHING! OK, D. C., Jan. 1.—
The hearing of the United States
Trades Commission developed that
there are no shoo factories or
stores anywhere operating short of
normal capacity. >
The Commission further directed
iiii investigation to determine why
tho cost of shoes is so high.
SEATTLE, Jan. 1.—It is report
ed here that only soft drinks will
hereafter he served aboard the
steamers of the Pacific Coast line
or of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany. •’ i
M’ADOO ANNOUNCES
GOV’T LABOR POLICY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 1.— |
j It is believed that organized labor I
< has begun the New Year under the
mcst promising and advantageous
prospects of its history.
The announcements of the gov
ernment’s friendly and placating
attitudo toward labor by Secretary
McAdoo the President’s railroad ad
ministrator is regarded as marking
a new milestone in the progress
and advancement of the cause of
Labor not alone so far as the Fed
eral Government is concerned, but
that state and municipal adminis
trations, private and corporation
employers of labor cannot evade
the national administration’s pre
cept and example.
The Secretary openly announced
among other thing that the Admin
istraton’s position had been arrived
at upon the conclusion that the ef
ficiency of workers is advanced
fully twenty five percent by having
them contented and feeling that
they are getting a square deal as
against having them disgruntled
and chaiing under unfair cr abus
ive conditions.
It iq freely predicted that a spe
cial board will at once be created
with no other functions than to ad
just all differences because of labor
discontent upon a fair and equit
able basis.
ALIEN ENEMY
ELECTED MAYOR
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 31.—What
is regarded as a most interesting
legal case has arisen from a muni
cipal election held in Michigan City
in this state.
Fred Miller, the successful can
didate for Mayor at the polls is al
leged to be a alien enemy, that is
to say an unaturalized resident who
is a subject fo one of the enemy
powers with whom the United
States is at war.
Immediately upon certification
of his election and upon the dis
covery of allegiance to an enemy
foreign power injunction proceed
ings were sued out to prevent his
being inaugurated as Mayor, the
petition being filed in the Federal
District in this city.
The interesting complication
arises over the ruling of presiding
Judge Anderson that he has no ju
risdiction over the case and the di
lemma resolves itself around tlio
question of who is clothed with the
with the proper authority in the'
premises. 1
Michigan City, La Porte, county
Indiana, is a lake port at the
southern end of Lake Michigan and
is heavily engaged in manufactur
ing miscellaneous products, it has
in addition a large trade in iron
ore, salt, lumber and farm pro
ducts.
Miller is charged with no offense
against the United States, is promi
nent and well liked. His case is
the first of its kind which has been
noted since the beginning of the
war.
LOOKING FOR ALASKAN
REGISTRANTS
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 1.—It
was reported by the state registra
tion exemption boards to the capi
tal here today that they encounter
ed much difficulty in locating Alas
kan citizens who registered under
the select service military act in
the far North while temporarily ex
empted and who failed to leave
permanent address.
The state department has order
ed them to turn their addresses
over to the Alaska Boards or to
Governor Strong of Alaska Terri
tory and get the questionaires pro
vided by the Federal Government
and states that unless this is done
they will be .regarded as delin
quents and deserters.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 1.—
For the first time in its history the
magnificent Pennsylvania Depot
and Terminal station will receive
freight the tube railways under
neath the Hudson River. The new
arrangement is for the purpose of
lelieving the coal shortage already
being keenly felt.
PEKING, Jan. 1.—Arrangements
wer completed today for the relief^
of the depressing status pervading \
the banks of China, in that a ten
million dollar loan has been nego
tiated with Japan.
For tlio .tet 50c. Dinner in Nome
go to the Hoard of Trade Iainch
Counter.
You'll see it first in the Worker.
FOUR MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE IN NORFOLK
NORFOLK, Jail. 1.—A large
portion of the business section of
Norfolk was destroyed by tires this
morning and* which raged for sev
eral hours before coming under con
trol.
The loss entailed is estimated in
in the aggregate at four million
dollars and much of the city will
have to be rebuilt. The fact that
several fires broke out at once or
following in close succession of
one another has led the authorities
to conclude they were of incendiary
origin although other proof is not
forthcoming.
Ono thousand blue tickets from
the Navy Yaul located here to
gether with five hundred members
of the Home Guards are patrollign
the crowds and getting the fires
under control. One disaster of the
conflagration is the destruction of
the historic landmark the' Hotel
Montevcilo Which was raised to
the ground.
WASHINGTON, .0. C., Jan. 1 —
Chairman Hurley announced today
that seventy vocations will he cal
led upon to furnish one hundred
thousand skilled shipyard workers
for the completion of the govern
ments shipping program. The
workers found available for this
work are to oe exempted from the
military draft.
Take your Lunch and Dinner at
the Board of Trade Lunch Counter,
only 50c.