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VOL. 11
NOKB, ALASKA. WEDNEDAY, JANUARY 1«, 1»18.
NO.
24«5.
DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR ALARMED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 15.—
Tne Dopartoent of Labor today
sounded an emphatic note of alarm
to the whole country in making the
announcement that the military
program of the United Slates could
not be carried out without into ser
vice behind the lines in France a
number of industrial workers in
the ratio cf two of such workers
in military service to four remain
ing in necessary industrial employ
ments in the United States.
It was shown that the agricultur
al industry would require almost
immediately one million workers if
the nation is to live, that four
hundred thousand shipbuilders have
long been needed to carry out the
Federal Governments shipping pro
gram, that one hundred thousand
additional sailors could even now
be engaged, and that a quarter of
a million are lacking in the trans
portation industry and a like
amount for manufacturing of mu
nitions of war.
Unless some solution of the pro
blem is forthcoming it is believed
^ that a serious crisis confronts the
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country and one that must be given
the most serious consideration.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 15.—
It became apparent today that some
steps must be taken by the Federal
Government to provide insurance
for the officers and crews of merch
ant vessels sailing sea lanes threa
ened by submarines.
It bo It will pay you to investigate
rates of the Industrial Worker on
publication of application therefor
WILSON ADDRESSES
MINER’S CONVENTION
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 15—The
annual convention of the United
Mine Worker.* of America met here
today.
It is believed that when all the
delegates shall have arrived this
will prove ore of the largest con
vocations of this organization ever
held as the membership it has now
touches its highest mark in history.
Many of the delegates are absent,
having teen detained by the heavy
snow storms obstructing tra; spor
tation in various parts of the coun
try, and telegrams are pouring in
from *he snow-bound ones.
President Wilson came in from
Washington bv special train and ad
dressed the convention early in its
proceedings and before its tempo
rary organization was completed,
in greeting the assembled miners
the president stated that the safety
and preservation cf America and
he-- success in war action depended
in an unusually large measure upon
the fidelity, devotion and energy of
the miners.
CHICAGO, Jnn. 15.—Continued
severe storms and blizzards pre
vailing throughout the middle west
have practically isolated this city
and all but necessary travel has
been abandoned. The rigors of the
weather aie much intensified be
cause of the coal famine, and sev
eral leading department stores
have shut down.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 15.—,
Nows dispatches reaching this capi- j
tal from Paris have indicated that
the former French Premier Caill
aux ha3 been arrested through the
agency ot the State Department’s
seeert police.
The information has caused a
mest profound sensation here and
Secretary of State Lansing has re
fused to discuss the situation.
It is currently understood that
the State Department of the United
States had turned over to the
French ambassador conclusive in
formation of widespread German
activities in France and regarded
several prominent and leading
French citizens who have been ad
vocating a compromise peace.
ROME, Jan. 15.—From the Field
Headquarters of the Italian Army
comes information to the effect
that a marked extension of the Ital
ian lines has resulted in the capture
of over three hundred Teuton pri
soners.
The further claim is made of
the extension of the Italian advance
from North Astoria to Cefilla.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 15.—
The Quartermaster's Department
storehouse was the scene of a dis
astrous fire at Washington Bar
racks on the Potomac River in this
city this morning.
Reasonable prices, and first class
workmanship at the Nome Tailoring
Oompanv.
GERMAN SUBMARINE OFF
GAVELSTON COAST
GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. 15 —
This city is in a furore of excite
ment today because of fairly well
authenticated reports of the pre
sence near coast of Galveston Is
land of an enemy submarine.
The news has electrified the city
and brought home to its residents
the grim realization of imminent
danger. Business is almost sus
pended and hardly anything is be
ing talked of by the agitated peo-1
plo but the “Bub”, charted as at
one hundred and twenty miles in a
southerly direction in the Gulf of
Mexico, and believed to bo moving
Ihis way.
All availaDle pitrol boats have
boon dispatched liv search of the
enemy under surftxe cruft and
many private boats have been im
pressed into service. The Coast
Artillery post hole iias boen put In
a state of instant readiness and
every gun of the 3hore batteries is
manned. All other precautions are
being taken to guard against a
surprise attack.
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BERLIN, Jan. 15.—Official an
nouncement was made here today
by the War Office to the effect that
the Italian forces on tho southern
front had made a sudden and fur
ious attack at Mor.te Solone but
that they had been overwhelming
driven back. |
LONDON, f Jan. 15.—A military
Court of Inquiry has exonerated
the British command from all
blame for the English reverse at
Cambria.
SPORRMAN BELIEVED
KAISER’S AGENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 15.—
An active agitation is proceeding
today throughout all of the offices
of the army for the death of Wil
liam Sporrman of whom yesterday’s
news dispatches carried particulars
of attempted blowing up of the avi
ation magazine at Norfolk.
It is a proceeding not so far
found necessary in the present war
but army officers are declaring that
the German spy system to be en
larging and assert that extreme
measure r.ro necessary to cope
with the situr.ticn; hence demand
thr.t Spcrrman upon trial shall face
a firing squad. Other arrests are
momentarily, expected here.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 15.—Three
additional persons have been ar
oested litre and charged with com
plicity in the attempt by William
Spcrrman to ignite the aviation ma
gazine.
It is said that the plot involves
Marius Asch, Frederick Spcrrman,
a brother of the accurcd, and Au
gr.st Wetch.
In co:\:*.cction with tho efforts
to run t’to matter to cover it is
knewn that a prominent ar.d wer.lh
ty Baltimore woman has bceh
placed under surveillance. Who:*,
arrested the man a sell carried two
boxes of papers alleged to he the
property of William Sporrmt. l
who is belived by many to be the
successor of Captain Boy-Ed, for
German chief special age: t.
You’ll see it first in the Worker,
SEATTLE RECALL FIGHT
FIZZLING OUT
SEATTLE, Jan. 15.—The move
ment for the recall of I)r. Anan
Louise Strong the sole woman mem
ber of the Seattle School Board ap
pears to have been ill advised, and
in spite of the fact that the city
nows press with the negible excep
tion of the Call, a socialist daily,
have been against her the move
ment for her removal by an elec-1
tion has flattened out.
A widely advertised urgent meet
ing was called to take place at the1
State Armoury, with a seating capa-'
city of over eight thousand result
ed in an attendance of only sixty
five persons. Although the position
of the Central Labor Council is
unequivocal on the war, that body
recently voted unanimously to sus
tain her because of her record on
labor matters and as a School Di
rector .
Dr. Miss Strong is known to have
been a most active anti-mili'tarist
until the announcement of our en
trance into the war and i3 said to
have co-oporatcd with the anti-mili
tarist groups who opposed the en
actment of the Select Service Act.
Although promtly dropping her ac
tivities it has been urged against
her that she had continued her
friendship with persons who are
variously charged with continuing
an anti-militarv propaganda.
Her father, the Reverend Sidney
Strong, pastor of the Queen Anne
Congregational Church, has like
wise gained much adverse promi
nence because of his opposition to
war and to conscription.
MINERS AROUSED RY
COURT DECISION
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 15.—Fol-j
lowing the laudatory greeting cle
livercd by. Persidont Wilson and be
fore l'is train had left the city, the
President of the United Mine Work
ers organization, Mr. Frank Hays,
aroused the convention to the high
est pitch by the delivering of a
grilling excoriation of the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Mr. Hays urged the speediest
action possible both by the conven
tion assembled, the local unions of
the order, a.'d by organized labor
generally to the end that the deci
sion of the Court coal case.
The decision of tho court enjoin
ed the workers f;vm any further
attempt to unionize the employees
of the Hitchman Coal Company.
Hays stated that tho decision in
volves a menace to the normal ac
tivitatior.s and functions of orga
nized labor and it to be his belief
that the move was calculated to de
stroy the organization and restore
tlio industry to its former chaotic
condition existing Ik fore the spread
of the United Mine Worker orga
nization.
Mr. Hays revieved the history of
‘ho order and its munificent ac
complishments on behalf of the
workingmen and their families in
the coal industry and stated it as
his belief that the workers could
r.ot afford peaceably to yield to the
abrogaticn of Us right to organize
no matter at what cost.
BOLSHEVIK! WINS
BRITISH LABOR
LONDON, Jan. 15.—A conference
of the leaders and representatives
of the British Labor Party has
adopted and forwarded resolution
to the Russian people making form
al announcement of the acceptance
of the Bolsiieviki principles in
world politics and pledging support
to them.
Backing up their declaration of
acceptance on the policies of the Boi
sheviki regime they added a de
claration to the effect that England
herself submit her African territory
tcquired since the beginning of the
war to the government of it by in
ternational agreement and amity.
The Labor Party which is rapidly
acquiring first place in British po
litics also and with emphasis de
mands that a government be set up
for India and a protectorate for the
peoples of Asia Minor.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 15.—Con
tracts tor delivery of coal to the
munitions factory have been un
avoidably held up by executive ac
tion here today upon the part of
Focd Administration department.
The State Fuel Administration
ordered this course upon the dis
closure that many thousands of per
sons are suffering because of the
Fuel shortage.
Special New England Boiled Din
ner Wednesday and Sunduy at Mo
dini’s B. O. T. Cafe.
Fur garments made uml repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. BEAU
THE WORKER.