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VOt* 11. NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, JUNE, 29, 1918. 2583.
STRIKERS ARE
ALLIES COUNTER AND
SCORE HEAVY GAINS
LONDON June 29—In a sudden
■counter on the western front Allied
forces drove back the Germans along
a four mile front to the depth of
one mile.
Fifteen hundred prisoners were
taken by the operating forces.
Americans captured forty north
west of Montdidier, the British
forces in a surprise attack east of
Nieppe forest advanced over a mile
and took four hundred west of
Mourris. The Germans twice hurl
ed men foward t> recapture the
lost ground but '.vit1'cut effect.
The great tactical advantage gain
ed by tho French in their repulse
of the Germans south of the Aisne
river was held notwithstanding the
desporate effort again and again
renewed to regain the lost positions
on the part of the Germans.
Southwest of Rheims in a si
multaneous thrust carried out by
t'ao Italians the Germans were driv
en back with heavy loss.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 2 9—
An official Rome dispatch says that
sixty thousand Austrians were kill
ed in the battle of the Piave. The
entire Austrian casualties are 250,
000 and 20,000 prisoners. Active
artillery work has be n resumi d on
the Asir.go plateau.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jum 29—
General March announced that
American troeps have reached, the
Italian front.
LONDON, June 29—Fighting be
tween the Bolsheviki and the counter
revolutionists is now proceeding with
intense bitterness rn seven fronts
with the Germans aiding the imper
ialists.
LONDON, June 29—Four British
destroyers engaged eleven German
crafts off the coast of Belgium for
15 minutes, retiring when the Ger
mans wore reinforced.
LONDON, June 9—A Central
News dispatch says advices from
Barmstad show former Tzar Nicholas
to be in good health and in no
danger.
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COMMISSION’S REPORT
STARTLING DOCUMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C. Juno 2 9—
Flagrant examples of profiteering
Teclted with irrefutable proof were
submitted by the Federal Trade
Commission in its report to the
senate today. Never has such an
indictment against Big Business,
bleeding a nation at war, been
handed in as in the damninginforma
taon embodied ,in this startling
document.
Big manufacturing and distribut
ing concents are charged by the
commission with “inordinate greed
and fraud." The commission fur
ther asks that effective criminal
laws be brought in without delay
to prevent these frightful abuses
of the national necessity by the
plundering interests. The four big
packers head the list of these crim
inals. They made excess profits of
one hundred and forty millions dur
ing the past three years when sales
increased 150 per cent while profits
increased 400 per cent.
Fictitious values and enormous
salaries were used, to advance oper
ating expenses for the profits of
thoso in control and for the purpose
of keeping down Ihe nominal proftis
below the actual figures. These
false figures were also used to ad
vance prices despite the efforts at
food price fixing by the government.
Notwithstanding tho maximum
profit per barrel of twenty-five cents
allowed millers by the government
by skilful manipulation the millers’
profits laEt March were forty-five
cents or three tim s normal.
The Steel Corporation profits in
creased from 5 in 1915 very favor
able to 24 per cent last year.
Canned salmon, despite food con
trol, despite the margin of IS cents
increased from that figure to fifty
four cents. The average profits in ,
the copper industry also doubled]
nlnco the entry of tho nation into I
tlio war. i
STANDING FIRM
GENERAL ACTION
EIGHT
Vague reports have been going
the rounds of various outlying camps
that the Nome miners had. agreed
to work twelve hours and these were
being used by bosses to weaken
tho stand of men in other camps.
Candle communicated with Nome
on this question and received an
emphatic denial that there was or
could be any settlement short of
union recognition, the eight hour
day and the five dollar minimum,
j In turn Candle was asked as to
: the demands made in that camp
and tho following reply was turned
in:
CANDLE, June, 29-*— Miners meet
ing set scale at eight hours and
five dollar minimum. Advise Nome
miners to stay away. Icc In Kot
zebue Sound heavy and unfavorable
for early navigation.
A considerable number of employ
ers are giving In to tho scale. If
j any men are hired to work in tho
Candle district they are hired for
the purposo of scabbing.
BOSSES FICTION* AT COUNCIL
At Council the employers from
Nome phoned over tho elegant lie
that the Nome miners were work
ing fer twelve hours. Those who
had been hired to scab also were
instruct'd by their herders when
leaving here for the Niukluk to
i spread the same fiction for their
masters interests. They forgot that
there was phono connection open for
men standing out for better condi
tions in Council and the Dosses’
canard was promptly nailed. Gen
erally speaking a lie invented by
scabs to protect ser bs is the worst
kind of lie and this was no excep
tion. The way employers are re
sorting to all sorts of tricks that
nre vain and ways tl at are dark
show that they could give t ho
Heathen Chinee cards and spades
as such when in a tight place, and
they are in a tight place just now.
They witness their traitorous effort
to decoy meu from war work un
successful and completely off set
by the action of the union which is
ready to brand all such disloyal
scabs for what they are. So men
who have been brought in under
false pretenses iye finding it pre
ferable to return to the outside on
the first fleet and a good number
have purchased tickets.
The unionmen are standing firm
ly and the union has got quite a
few more shots in their locker
which may prove a surprise to the
employers who are trying to con
duct things as if there was only,
one thing in this world worth con
sidering; their own measly profits.
CHANCELLOR MUST NOW
! EXPLAIN HIS UTTERANCES
LONDON, June 29—A dispatch
coming from Copenhagen says that
j tho German Headquarters Staff has
I directed Chancellor von Hcrtling to
I come there for a conference.
It is understood that the order
has been issued in consequence of
tho utterances, of the Chancellor
and Foreign Secretary Kuelhmann
in the Reichstag.
It is now declared that the latter
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I jet us estimate on your Job Work.
GR
ST
PREVAILS HUNGARY
AMSTERDAM, June 29—The
strike of thousands of workers in
Buda Pesth has absolutely tied up
all work in the 'Hungarian metropo
lis. Absolute cessation of labor in
every industry, calling or occupa-j
tlon has been the order of the day.
The strike has highly revolu
tionary features and is to a large
extent therefore political, the three
principal demands being the im
mediate withdrawal from the war,
the dissolution of Hungary's re
actionary parliament and more
food for tho people.
Troops have boon dispatched
from Austrian sections to overawe
the people but tho Magyar govern
ment insists that they have the sit
uation under control. Evidences
of heavy censorship in reports going
out to neutral countries do not
conceal distinctly alarming features
in tho strike developments.
BRITISH DEFEAT
AUSTRIANS, ASIAGQ
ROME, June 29—The obstinate
resistance of the Austrian to all
efforts to dislodge them from their
positions on the Asiago plateau wr.s
finally overcome by British troops
fighting on the Italian front when
these went over the top and pene
trated the Austrian positions yester
day in this most important sector.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 28—
Germany has accepted the American
proposal for a conference on the
.treatment of war prisoners to be
hold at Berne on August 5. Great
Importance is attached to this con
ference as the treatment of prisoners
within the Central Powers is de
clared to leave very much to be de
sired according to the r.tatements
made to officials by returned, ex
changed and defective prisoners.
PASSES VICE
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 2 8—
The House has passed the five bil
lion dollar appropriation for forti
fications.
CHILD LABOR LAW
SCORES IN U. S. SENATE
WASHINGTON, Juno 2S—The
Child Labor Law supporters gainod a
significant victory when the effort
to refer ihe bill to the finance com
mittee where its demise was assur
ed was defeated in the senate. Tlio
new law being introduced is designed
to overcome the objections of the
I Supremo Court. The former law
' was declared unconsttitutional in
I
. the district court of North Caro
lina, where the spinning mills em
If
j ploy so many children.
ASKS FOB AN EIGHT
BILLION BONO ISSUE
WASHINGTON. D. C. June 28—
The Treasury depart mi nt has asked, j
ot' the House Ways and Means Cora-1
mitten authorization tor the is-j
a nee of eight billion dollars worth j
of bonds. The •request is made in
preparation for the fourth Liberty
Loan in October. Tin Fourth Lib
erty Loan will bo sis billion dol
ls; s.
REINSTATE LOCKED-OUT MEN
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 28—|
It is announced that the Postal j
Telegraph Co officials will reinstate
all its locked out employees on the
fornn r hasis of employment and the
question of pay will he decided
later. The Western Union has not
yet taken action. Those companies
locked out all employees who had
joined the union. Thereupon a
strike resulted.
GET THE jVKWS EIGHT. ItE.ltt
THE WORKER.
will be called upon to resign forth
with on account of his speech.
The Kaiser has nrnounccd his
willingness to accept Kuelhmann’s
resignation which in effect is tan
tamount to n dismissal in official
circles.
LONDON. June 29—Germany, it
in known, is now making prepara
tions to renew the western offensive
without further delay.
' The offensive will be extended
from Ypres to Amjens according
to .ho estimates of the Eentonte of
ficials and from all indications and
conclusions to be drawn from re
ports of those in charge of the
front line.
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the Worker Advertise it.
PARIS, Juno 28—Using the
heaviest hut fleetest kind of air
planes the Gormans again came
within striking distanco over the
defenses of this city and dropped
a considerable quantity of explosives
before the terrific fire of the anti
aircraft artillery compelled them to
retire. Eleven have been reported
killed and fourteen injured in these
air raids.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Juno 28—
A Romo official dispatch says that
the Austrian government announces
the defeat of the Austrian move
ments in the Piave valley and ex
plains the defeat by weather con
ditions.
DIMM MINERS ARRIVE
The schooner Noatak. arrived
under the command of Captain
Weckman with lots of bullion and
32 passengers. Although nine days
on the road, the finest bunch of
passengers ho ever carried, said
Weckman, had not a single kick to
make. The following are those
who came up on the boat: Bill
Olson, Lars Gunderson, Jules Gun
derson, A Johnson, M Blum, Scotty
Black, Doc Fursell, M P Dunne,
Chas Murray, Axel Werner, Ed
Johnson, W II Valentine, Hans
Larson, A1 Winkler, W Porter, John
Hoem, H Conrad, James Connors,
John Novcscl, Mrs Latimern, Jack
Glassner, Sam Bassett, Olo Fink,
Nick Kosovisk, Mrs .Joe Olson and
four children.
WASHINGTON ,D. C. Juno 29—
Sweden has consented to allow the
internment of American and German
prisoners found eligible for itern
ment in neutral countries, tin state
department has announced..
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 2S—
Swedish dispatches confirming the
execution of the late Czar Nicholas
have been received by tb< Stato
Department.
ROME, June 28—Italians advanc
ing on the lower Piave have taken
five hundred prisoners.
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Over the top again. Total salo
and pledges of War Savings Stamps
during the Drive was over $24,000
over half cf which was paid for
before close of Drive.
Total sale of War Stamps in
Norn.- to date including stamps sold
at banks is $51,403.
VIC AT ST MIKES
ST MIKES June 29th—Vicforia
arrived here nine a. m. this morning.
NOTICE OE MEETING
A special meeting of th< Cooks
and Waitresses will he held in tha
Union Hall, Monday evening, at
eight o’clock. Important business
MARTIN KENNELLY, Pros
ALBERT BRATEN, Sec’y-Treas.