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NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1918.
NO.2501.
SIX WOMEN INSTANTLY KILLED
GERMAN ARMY ARE
SLOWLY ADVANCING
TOWARD PETROGRAD
WASHINGTON, Feb 26—la answer
to the State Departments Inquiry as to
the danger of the American Ambassa
dor and his stiff- and the American
citizens in Petrograd, Mr. Francis an
swers that in his opinion there is no
real danger from the immediate Ger
man advance. The American Ambass
ador says that all preparations have
been (made by himself and staff, for
the departure from Fetrograd of all
Americans, but that so far none of
the Americans now in the city seem
to think there is any danger from a
German invasion of the city. The
Holsheviki government, states Francis,
has notified hiim that they had no
doubt that they would be quite able
to successfully defend the city but as
sured Mr. Francis, that if at any' time
he felt, that the Americans or the
American Ambassy were in danger the
government will immediately place
enough trains and guards, at his dis
posal to remove all to Moscow which
place is about 350 miles in a south
easterly direction from Fetrograd, and
nearly 300 miles aiway from the near
est German army; or any place else
that the Ambassador might consider
safe beyond any doubt. Mr. Francis
says that not only he and his staff,
but alll American citizens, in Petrognad
are being treated with the utmost
courtesy and consideration by the Rus
sians. That despite the rushing ana
hurrying of fresh troops and supplies
t othe front, that everything in the city
is under the most perfect control and
that he couldn’t wish for tuny better
assurances of security than the cahn
confidence of the Russian people.
Francis states that the Japanese
Ambassador has assured him that in
his opinion there is absolutely no dan
ger of the German troops being able
to take tbe city and that he has been
constantly watching the Russian prep
arations for a long time for the defense
of Petrograd and that he and his staff
consider them sufficient. The nearer
approch of the Germans has no ten
dency to cause the people to become
paniky tout that on the other hand
}t seems to cement the people closer
together and that those who? before
were rather outspoken in their refer
ences to the Bolshevik! Officials and
Spoke slightingly of their ability, were
now openly praising them, for having
gone to such extremes in their efforts
Dor bring [the IGenman. (and Russian
People together as brothers and not as
beasts. That these same people, were
now doing everything in their power
to strengthen the government, where
before they had only the most bitter
criticism to offer. Mr. Francis says
that no matter how out of sympathy
one may be with the Russian Radicals
one cannot help but admire their sim
ple and implicit, trust in their leaders.
The State Department has replied to
Mr. Francis by advising him that the
American Government will pay all ex
penses incurred by citizens who may
care at this time to leave Russia, but
who may not have money enough to
do so. The Department also requests
that it be informed at once of any ser
ious change in the situation.
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ST. LOUIS, Fel). 26—After the re
fusal of the heads of five of the larg
est department stores, to receive their
committees, five thousand clerks to
day went on strike. The clerks de
manded on Increase In wages, shorter
hours ;und that the management deal
with them through the committees of
their union and not as individuals or
in other words recognize their Union.
The managers absolutely refused to
have anything whatsoever to do with
the Union. Those same department
stores, have for years been paying
wages, which barely keep body and
soul together and have virtually been
schools of prostitution, in spite of the
smug hyprocracy of the owners who are
mostly all “good” Christians. Some
managers have told the girls that of
course .they knew the wages paid were
not enough to feed and clothe, them
irojieiiy but smart good looking girls
■oukl always make good aide money.
I'ho employers who never expected
for a minute that retail clerks Avon id
lure to strike, are now protesting that
the Union did not give them time to
•onsider the demands and that they
ire now quite willing to submit all
questions in dispute, to a board of
irbitrators, if the clerks will only come
sack to work pending the settlotnient.
SECRETARY ARGRICULTURE
SAYS NO SHORTAGE OF
CROPS FOOD-STOFFS
WASHINGTON Feb. 26—David S.
Houston Secretary of Agriculture, after
tun extended meeting of the Cabinet,
during which timo the reports of
American food shortages were discuss
ed at length, gave out a statement to
. .SCHNEIDER. BUILDING rooms
arc ilow for rent, by the day, week
or month.
..Rooms by the mouth, $10,00 and
up.
..Also steam heated rooms.
. .Will reopen restaurant in a few
days.
4.
George Modini,
Prop.
lay in which ho emphatically denies
■hat there is such a thing os an Amer
can food shortage. The secretary as
serted, that with a possible exception
if wheat, the reports on which were
lot yet complete, he was positive that
■coord crops on nil other cereals, vegc
rtbles, fruits and other foodstuffs
,voud bo abundant ami substantiated
ris contention by submitting excerps
loom the different crop reports. He
laid, so far as ho could judge, from
die present reports in the possession
if his department he felt quite sure
that there would also be a big wheat
iroduction. Mr. Houston deplored the
spreading of false reports, which he
said were embarrasing the govern
ment to a great, extent at this time,
and also gave it as his opinion, that
this false information was given out
for the purpose of profiteering by the
very people who tire crying loudest
for patriotism.
Good, clean, comfortable bed*, by
the day, week or month, at the
Dunham Building, next door City
Hall. (West)
Mrs. Markham, l’.-op.
First-class ITnalakieet dog sal
mon for sale at 12 cents a pound.
See Duffy O’Conner. , . _
SIX WOMEN KILLED
5
FLOOR COLLAPSED
BpOOKLYN Feb, 26—Six women
workers paid with their lives for the
alleged negligence of their employers
when the building at 17X9 Atlantic
avenue, Brooklyn, collapsed this lrtorn
tntg. ,
The overloallng of the top floor,
where tons of beans were being sorted
for the United States government by
employees of the De Cukla merchan
tile company, is said to have caused
the collapse. ,
Five of the women wiho were at
work on the second floor sorting beans
were hurled down the center of the
building with the force and sudden
ness of an avalanche. They were in
stantly killed.
The sixth woman, Mrs Josophine
Johanns an employee of the Johanns
Steamship Provision Company, was at
work on the ground floor when the
avalanche of iron piping, beans, floor
ing and masses of raw and dried beans
caught ber and carried her down re
lentlessly to her death. '
After four fire squads and a 3quad
of police had worked for hours, they
managed to extricate the bodies of five
women.
The sixth, the body of Mrs Johanns,
is resting in a grave of a charred hill of
beans, gas piping, office furniture and
heavy machinery.
The women -who died because of
someone’s negligence are: Mrs J.
Johanns, manager of the Johanns
Steamship Provision Company, Mrs
H. Kennedy, Mrs L. Rowland,Mrs Ij
Labona, Mrs N Jensen and Mrs ti
Ludvig.
Mrs Kennedy was the mother of five
children, and had ,been employed only
two hours when she was carried to her
ieath.
She had secured employment to
naimtajin her starving children until
ler husband temporarily out of work,,
’ound other employment.
Keep Posted Read the Worker.
$50,000,000 HOUSING
BILL IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—After list
ening to Frank Morrison, Secretary of
the American Federation of Labor,
and other labor leaders who had been
.summoned before them, during the
consideration of the House Bill, for
$50,01)0,000, fo rthe purpose of housing
the munition workers, the Senate to
day agreed upon the conference re
port.
The report recommends that the
Bill pass. Senator Yardman of Miss
issippi, said that it was a disgrace the
way tho real estate men, who made
such great pretentions to be patriotic,
1 .vuro allowed to swindle t.he poor.
These munition workers should now
be considered as part of the govern
ment, said the senator, since the pres
ervation of the government depended
to a very great extent on these very
workers. If these men were compell
ed to live in such rat holes and under
such degrading conditions, as shown
by the evidence produced before the
Senate, lie thought it was an unspeak
able outrage, which the Senate should
put an end to, by passing this bill and
providing decent living accomodations
for the workers.
He said if the government would
get real valuation for its money that
the conditions, under which the ship
yard and ail other workers were at
present living-, should be investigated,
as he felt sure those conditions were
no better than those of tho munition
workers. Senator Broussord of Lou
isianna stated that at the present ttnio
more than ever before the workers
should receive more protection from
tho government and before one would
bo willing- to see an investigation
started at once looking to the sup
pression of the profiteering business
men, of real estate who so disgrace
fully took advantage of hiding behind
the folds of the American flag.
Bring jour forfeiture notlcto to the
Industrial Worker
SAD ENDING OF A VETERAN,
KILLED GY SWITCH-ENGINE
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.—Cap
tain Isaac Williams, 92 years olti,
who marched with United States
troops from Vera Cruz to Mexico
City in the Mexican war and who
later served in the Civil War, was
run down and instantly killed hero
today, by a switch engine on the
Heading railroad. Wiliams had been
employed by the city, as watchman
for a period of 40 years. Part of
this time he lia^ been working at
tho city pumping plant but for
the Inst ten or fifteen years lie
has beer, watching the railway
crossing at the place where he met
his death.
Ho was watching three little chld
ren who were coming towards the
crosing, and was hurrying over to
warn them of the approaching train
on the North-bounfi main when he
was struck by the switch engine,
which was approaching on the
South-bound main dragging a heavy]
cut, and which could not be stopped
| until the engine and six cars had
passed over him, mashing him to
a pulp.
SYRACUSE, Feb. 26.— All regi
ments stationed at Camp Syracuse,
were today ordered to prepare to
leave lor Camp Green, Charlotte,
N. C.,in three days. The expansion
camp here, which is the largest in
the country, will be abandoned tor
the remainder of the winter.
CIVILIAN BAYONETED BY SOLDIER;
$300,000 FIRE AT BOFFALO
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—In a
quarrel last night between a soldier
and a civilian (both colored) the
soldier stabbed the civilian with
a bayonet severely wounding him.
He was rushed to the Harlem
hospital bleeding from dangerous
wounds and it is thought that he
cannot live.
Private William Scott of 1he 15th
infantry, was later arrested by de
tectlves, charged with homicide. No
one seems to have seeu the begining
of the quarrel, but it is understood
that the men had known each othiy
before and that the trougle started
over a small debt.
BUFFALO, Feb. 26.—Fire broke
out in the four-story brick building
at 3246-3249 West Main street, and
before the flames could be cheeked
the whole block was destroyed. T ho
Spitznagel Auto Co., the Ramsguard
Aeroplane Propeller Works, the
Watcrson Paper Box Co., and sev
eral other/concerns were completely
wiped out.
The cause of the fire is unknown
but is being investigated by tho
city authorities. The damage is
estimated to be over $300,000 and
Is only Hr 1 f covered by insurance.