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NEARING; OTHERS ARRESTED
BILL TO GIVE UNLIMITED POWER
SCOTT NEARING AND
4 OTHERS ARRESTED;
ESPIONAGE ACT
NEW YORK, Mar. 21.—Depart
ment of justice agents, this morning
arrested Prof. Scott Nearing, and a
number of other officials of the
American Socialist Asscelation. They
are charged with circulating a pam
phlet known as “The Great Masses"
which, it is alleged contains matter,
of a nature directly in violation of
the Espionage Bill.
Dr. Nearing and his companions
were formally charged and released
upon their own recognizance. Dr.
Nearing stated that he knew full
well that he was being constantly
shadowed, but by whom he did not
knew; that, his public and private
life had, been open and above boatd
and subject to the investigation of
the officials or the Department of
Justice at any and all times.
Ke very emphatically stated that
he was more than pleased with the
action of the department as his ar
rest and trial would be a great
m uus of spreading propaganda,
wh.rh could not be circulated, under
the present attempted suspension of
the American Constitution, in any
other way than through the court
records.
Dr. Nearing asserts that, just so
long as his efforts do not conflict
with the American Constitution or
in any other way oppose the inter
est ; of the masses of the American
people, he will continue his fight.
A defense fund has been started
and workers all over thia country
are out with subscription lists.
Nearing, upon being recent'y
elected to the Chairmanship of the
American People’s Council, deliv
ered a scathing denunciation of the
enemies of American Liberty and
Free Speech.and an open defiance
to the profiteers. It is for this
speech, say the Socialists, that he
is row being persecuted.
Hardware, Furniture, Gents Fur
nishings ,Rubber Goods. .No war
prices at Holt’s.
WILSON SIGNS BILL GIVING
BOARD SUPREME AUTHORITY
OVER ALL RAILROADS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 21.—
President Wilson, today signed the
Railroad Bill.
The bill passed, gives the Presi
dent supreme authority over all rail
way property in the United States.
The President will immediately
appoint a Board of Co-operation,
which shall lx* subject to his orders
only. The House while considering
tho original measure, which was
X>repared. by the Secretary of the
Treasury, Wm. G. McAdoo, bceame
exasperated by the continual recur
rences of the phrase, “with the ap
proval of the Secretary of the Treas
ury,” and finally ordered that the
phrase, bo entirely eliminated from
the measure, before the House
would continue the consideration of
the bill In all, this phrase occurred
^seventeen times.
The bill becomes effective immed
iately and the President has an
CITY AND SCHOOL
BOND ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the annual municipal and
school hoard election will be held
at the council chambers in the city
hall, in Nome, Tuesday, April 2nd
-1918, for the purpose of electing
the following officers:
A Mayor, a City Clerk, a City
Attorney, a City Treasurer, three
Councilmen for the full term of two
years, two Councilmen for the term
of one year to fill vacancies caused
toy the resignation of J. P.
McAllister and A. D. Poteet; and
Clerk of School Board for the term
of three years. The polls will open
at S o’clock A. M. and close at G
o'clock P. M.
E. GRIMM,
*Dated Mar. 21, 1918.
, )
City Clerk.
nounced that every one or the pres
ent officials, who has been found
to be implicated in the disgraceful
frame-up to defeat and bring con
tempt on the effort* of the govern
ments operation, shall be discharg
ed at once.
The Department of Labor, in its
recent investigation into the cause
of all the conrusion and delay of
transportation, have unearthed an
extremely large mass of incrimin
ating evidence, showing that, rail
road owners and officials, had stop
ped at nothing in their attempt
to discredit government control and
operation.
Senator Borah stated, while the'
investigation was going on these
men daring to call themselves Am
erican citizens should be severely
dealt with by a military court, for
men who had stooped to such dast
ardly deeds as theirs, should have
no standing in any civil court in the
land.
APPROPRIATION
RILL PASSED
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 21 —
By a vote of 48 to 22, the Senate today
voted to suspend the rules, ip order
that an amendment to die Agricultural
Bill, might bo introduced.
The Amendment as adopted provides
that the minimum price for wheat
shall be fixed at $2.50 per bushel In
stead of $2.18 as called for In the orig
inal Bill.
The vote on the suspension of the
rules and on the amendment was vig
orously opposed by strong administra
tion opposition.
The Bill as passed by the Senate,
carries an appropriation of $28,000,000,
and it is qulto doubtful if the house
will agree to the amendment.
WASHINGTON, March 21— Presi
dent Wilscn has issued on order af
fecting all men subject to draft who
may object for religeous reasons.
The new order provides that all draft
ed imen holding any scruples, of a re
ligious nature, against war. may ho al
lowed to transfer to the Medical De
partment, Quartermasters Department
or any other non-combatant branch
of the army but that no drafted man
shall be exempted from military ser
vice of some kind. So far about eight
per cent of all those men claiming ex
emptions have had scruples of a re
ligious nature. If these men think for
a minute they may evade the draft
in such an easy manner they are very
badly mistaken, says the Surgeon
General of the army. We can find
plenty of work of a military nature,
which these would be shirkers will
find is just as dengerous as trench
work.
The Surgeon General states he has
just as much, if not more respect for
the man who comes straight forward
and says ho objects to war altogether,
than the man who tries to hide behind
religion, when as every one knows
all the leading Clergymen are for war.
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BILL INTRODUCED TO
GIVE PRES. WILSON
UNLIMITED POWER
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 21.—
Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, to
day introduced a bill, which has been
prepared by the War Department, giv
ing the President blanket power to
take over, for the use of the nation,
all property both real and personal,
in the United States.
This broad measure giving the Pres
ident such unlimited power will be
bitterly fought, as instanced by strong)
opposition which immediately develop-j
ed on the introduction of the bill.
Senator Chamberlain told the Sen
ate that this is the measure the people
and the government have wanted since
America’s entrance into the war. This
measure will do more to satisfy the
masses and at the same time tend to
wards placing the cost of the war
where it rightfully belongs. He says,
that those who are most able to pay,
who are amassing stupendous fortunes
at. the expense of the nation are the
very ones who are continually shirk
ing their duty. These "patriots for
profits” asserted Chamberlain are the
real responsible parties for the unrest
amongst the masses.
The masses are m.w watching the
action of Congress closer than ever
before and if the Sc rate fails in its
duty the people will not fail to judgo
its acts accordingly.
Subserilte ror -toe Worker.
GERMAN GUNNERS
FIRE MILLIONS OF
HIGH EXPLOSIVES
AMSTKI;[>AM, March 21.—The Ger
i
msn War Office announces the begin- i
nign of the great spring offensive, j
After an ntense bombardment along I
tho entire West Verdun front lasting]
for more than fifteen hours, during
which time the German gunners fired j
trillion-; of high explosives and gas]
bombs into the French lines. The
rain of shells suddenly ceased at a
point on the line near ti e village of
BoureviMos, Germany troops, with
small effort and no loss to themselves,
rushed forward and captured the first
line of trenches taking 240 prisoners,
but did not remain in the captured
trenches, as the Gorfman bombardment
was not completed in a manner satis
factory to the General in command.
The drive at this point, from Verdun
to the river Aisne, is expected to
break the French line so as to aid the
encircling of Verdun. The violence
orf the artillery action along the entire
French front lias never been equaled.
At lit Bresse in the Vosges Hector the
fire from the German artillery and
dropping of gas bombs has almost en
tirely destroyed the French positions
in some places. On the Western sec
tion of the Belgian front the heavy
cannonading which has now been car
ried on for more than twenty hours
by the German artillerymen has all
but obliterated the town of Dixmude,
both here and along the Oise river
the continuous rain of millions of
shells is entirely demolishing' the
enemy positions and preparing the
way for the great infantry drive.
Hundreds of the latest and largest
airoplanes, which have been in course
of construction, ror some time past in
preparation for this movement, are
now being used with disastrous results
to enemy positions along this section
of the line.
PARIS, March 21.—The German ar
tillery with thousands of heavy pieces
have been bombarding the Allied posi
tions all along the entire front. The
rain of millions of German explosive
and gas shells has been continuously
going on for many hours and scams to
continually increase in violence. In
the sector between the Aisne and Ver
dun the Germans during a lull in the
bombardment succeeded in entering a
small section of the fir.;t line trenches
but were immediately driven oat again
by the French with ten'He slaughter,
Other places along the line where
the German fire developed the greatest
intensity was at Dixmu'Je and the sec
tor between San Quintin and La Kero.
The Germans seem to have a plenty
full supply of heavy shells as iitbsily
all shells fired so far are of heavy < ali
oro.
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WEATHER REPORT
U. S. Weather Bureau
March 21, 6 A. M.
Temperature—Max. 7 Min. 0.
Barometer—30.208 inches.
Weather—Snow.
Wind—-E. 4 miles per hour.
Precipitation—Trace.
March 21, 6 P. M.
Temperature—Max. 9 Min. 0
Barometer—30.046 inches.
Weather—Snow.
Wind—E. 3 miles per hour.
Precipitation—.01 inches.
..SCHNEIDER BUILDING rooms
are now for rent, by the day, weeft
or mouth.
. .Rooms by the month, $10.00 and
up.
. .Also steam heated room*.
..Will reopen restaurant in a few
days.
George Modinl,
Prop.
FROM JUNEAU
AND MILWAUKEE
Juneau, Alaska, March 20, 1918.
WORKER, Nome.
Telegraphic reports sent out to
effect Alaska labor union Juneau pass
ed resolution endorsing Strong and
protesting confirmation Riggs absolu
tely false; union meeting last night
had Harrison who signed report with
Aldrich on carpet and today Secretary
Walter Johnson issued official state
ment of union that never endorsed or
protested appointment any one and
union not in politics Harrison running
on Maloney ticket for Senator.
EMPIRE.
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MILWAUKEE, March 21—Eir.al re
sults in the Sensational Primary in all
of 71 counties of the state as an
nounced today are as follows. I.on
root 69,000, Thompson 67,000; Davies
Democrat 54,000, Berger, Socialist 36,
000. Davies the Democratic Nominee
will have the support of the National
Administration and is expected to give
Victor Berger the Socialist Nominee
the closest run of any of the old party
nominees.
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