FOLLOWING UP
Our last Advertisement, we are glad to state, that no one claimed
the reward, for two reasons;
Ihe first reason is that we are $1000.00 to the good.
The second reason is that we have demonstrated to the
public the unreliability of rumors, and we are sorry to say that
owing to the same persistent and pernicious agitation many of
citizens are placing confidence in such malicious rumors
which are intended to injureXome for some hidden purpose.
The true development. of locality is never based on a mush
room growth it takes arduous and patient work to bring and keep
section prospering.
At this time more than any other time (Excepting few war
conditions which no good American will run away from)
Nome’s future looms up brighter than ever and those who remain
to assist in bringing the daynearer will reap the benefit.
REST YOU FORGET
We want to also impress upon your mind that we have not relented
in the grocery business, we carry the best of goods and we are sell
ing them at right prices.
POLET STORES
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MOB RULE CLAIMS
ANOTHER VICTIM
BUFFALO,—Mob rule has claimed
another victim, proved innocent of
any disloyalty hy his purchase of
Liberty bonds, war stamps, contri
buting to the Red Cross and two
sons who are volunteers in the Uni
ted States service.
Jacob Oswald, an old man and
father of 8 children, was ridden on a
rail out of the Buffalo Forge factory,
Buffalo, N. V., after being smeared
over with yellow paint.
Oswald, who has purchased $200
worth of bonds, was approached for
a purchase of the third issue. He re
plied that he could not buy any more,
because it was not within his means.
When asked to contribute to the Red
Cross fund, he did not reply, since he
didn’t quite understand what was
wanted, he says.
Then they rode him on a rail, and,
when he returned for his tools, threw
a bucket of paint over him.
The news of his father’s treatment
at the hands of the mob reached T.
C. Oswald, a private at Jacksonville,
Fla., who wrote a letter to the Buffalo
Courier, bitterly upbraiding such ac
tion.
NEW REVENUE BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
WASHINGTON,—The new revenue
bill was reported to the House to
day. It is one of the most drastic
taxation measures that any govern
ing body has ever been called upon
to consider. It is reckoned that the
new bill will furnish forty per cent
annually of the war expenses and
with these so enormous, there is ex
pectation of the government tapping
a huge source of revenue.
Not all but the bulk of the revenue
is to come from income tax and from
excess profits tax.
The revenue bill will lead to long
and strenuous debates, it is calculat
ed in the both houses, although the
administration is determined to push
the work along. The necessity for
the bill is admitted on all sides.
ALLIES MOW SOUTH
OF ARCHANGEL
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LONDON,—The operations south
of Archangel by the Allied forces are
continuing to be rewarded with
steady success.
It is officially announced that they
have now penetrated south of Arch
angle seventy five miles.
Most of the people here are won- j
dcring at the movement in this sec- j
tion and in the eastern Siberian lit
toral where a similar invasion of
Russian soil is in process of opera- ;
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WILD SCENE WHEN
GET REPORT VICTORY
NEW YORK,—When the news ar
rived of the tremendous British vic
tory and the capture of Lens, Queant
and .other strongholds, with ten
thousand prisoners the lowest esti
mate of the man power taken from
the enemy, the New York Stock Ex
change became ;he scene of the wild
est display as the brokers endeavored
to show their exultation. The scene
passed description and pandemonium
reigned supreme. Even the staidest
members of the Exchange gave them
selves over to the wildest orgie of
jubilation for quite a long time before
order was restored.
APPEALS to gompers
FOR MOB OUTRAGES
BIRBINGHAM, Ala.—Appeals to
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
to members of Congress from this dis
trict for federal protection for organ
ized labor, have been made by the
Birmingham trades council. This fol
lows the tarring and feathering of
•William Hale, negro organizer for the
American Federation of Lalyir, and
warning him to leave the district
given him and Edward Crough, or
ganizer of the Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers union, by a mob in North
Birmingham.
It was stated in telegrams to Mr
Gompers and others that organized
labor demands protection from the
government in their right to organize;
that no protection was offered by
local authorities, and that if protec
tion is not forthcoming organized
labor will be forced to defend itself
in its own way.
WOULD NOT MEET THEM
PARIS,—Formerly the French
trade unionists were opposed to
meeting representatives of German
organized labor to discuss working
class interests on both sides of the
battle line. A Paris report says this
view has been revised, according to
Leon Jouhaux, president of the
French Labor Federation. “We are
just as patriotic as our American
friends and colleagues,” said Jouh
aux, in refering to A. F. of L. officials
in refusing to meet the German la
borites. “We want to push the war
to a successful conclusion, but we
do not wish it to last one minute
more than necessary. We think ad
vantages might be derived from meet
ing German labor representatives,
would hasten the termination of the
war and be benificial to the Allies.”
Are You Seeking a Patent? Let
the Worker Advertise it.
SOUTH OF OAPAUME
ALLIES ALSO ADVANCE
LONDON,—Monday’s communique
indicates that the uniform success
that attended the British operations
in sectors further north were to be
noted also south of Bapaume. The
British still attacking the Germans
drove them from Le Treansloy and
compelled them to evacuate positions
north and south, leaving considerable
war material behind.
Progress, it is announced, has been
made upon a 23 mile front between
the Scarpe and the Somme where bat
tling of considerable dimensions has]
been raging for the past several days.!
Between Drocourt and Quent the
Canadian troops smashed the Hin
denburg switch advancing three miles
taking two thousand prisoners, a
most notable success.
Further south the German resis
tance is stiffening, but there is also
observed a tendency to fight more
stubbornly positions of minor import
ance all along the line than was done
so a week ago. indicating the retire
ment of the German troops is begin
ning to cause anxiety upon the part!
of the leaders.
The loss of so many prisoners since
July has seriously affected the entire
German forces, but has far more ser
iously disturbed the officers who com
mand them, according to the state
ments of prisoners taken by the Al
lies for the past few days.
. Most of the men seemed overjoyed
to have been captured as a relief from
the struggle.
REPORT SHOWS THAT
PROFITEERING IS RIG
WASHINGTON,—Excess profts as
high as 2,183 per cent were made by
some businesses in 1917, a treasury
department report submitted to the
senate showed.
The report is a partial answer to
the Borah resolution asking data on
profiteering. The 2,183 per cen,t
example was that of a food dealer.
The report listed the per centage of
excess in 1917, profits over those
for 1916, together withe changes in
capital and other statistics relating
to the business, but gave no names.
A cold storage concern, capitalized
at $10,000, exceeded its 1916 profits
by 472 per cent. Another capitaliz
ed at $429,000 made 31 per cent.
In the dairying business excess
profits ranged from nothing to 182
per cent; banking, nothing to 82 per
cent; contracting, nothing to 596 per
cent; clothing manufacturers, up to
191 per cent. A flour mill dealer
with $90,000 capital showed an ex
cess profit of 263.24 per cent. In
1916 he made $48,000 profits and in
1917 he made $260,000. Another,
capitalized at $25,000 made $20,000
in 1916 and in 1917 raised to $81,
000, and excess of 437.67 per cent
on his capital.
These figures are to be supple
mented by further data as soon as it
is prepared. A list of names of all
firms making more than 15 per cent
in 1917 is to be submitted. No at
tempt was made to take typical ex
amples from these returns.
DORA KAPLAN IS
NAME OF ASSASSIN
LONDON,—A Russian wireless dis
patch says that Premier Lenine who
was shot Saturday last was the victim
of a weapon in the hands of Dora
Kaplan, revolutionist opposed to the
Soviet government.
She has been arrested.
Moscow is reported to be in a state
of fury against the counter revolu
tionists who seem determined to over
throw the government of the Soviets.
Lenine is progressing favorably and
the physician attending him states
that unless unforseen. complications
ensue the Prime Minister will make a
complete recovery.
AMSTERDAM,—Thru German
sources it is announced that following
the attempt on the life of their Pre
mier the Bolsheviki followers have
insisted upon the government em
barking upon a reign of terror.
Five thousand social revolutionists
who have been arrested for conspiracy
against the government have been
sentenced to be shot, says the German
inspired dispatch.
The telegrams coming from Russia
thru Germtn sources are all of the
same tenor concerning the Bolsheviki
indicating that there exists the great
est chaos in the country as a result
of Soviet control. The view taken
here is these dispatches are sent out
with a view of deterring Germans
from following in their steps.
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REAL BARGAINS
As we are [now preparing our stock to In
ventory we find [many [lines of shoes in which
there[are but few sizes left. Many of these shoes
are being sold every day REGARDLESS of COST.
Watch our Window. Every day we find new
bargains to offer,
P. A. PETERSON SHOE CO.
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MERCHANTS AND CONSUMERS ALIKE AN UNUSUAL OP
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RIOTERS IN VANCOUVER
A miner named Goodwin was shot
and killed by a Dominion policeman
for alleged attempted evasion of the
draft, at Cumberland, B. C. He was
formerly Vice President of the B. C.
Federation of Labor. Thereupon the
unions of Vancouver declared a 24
hour strike to register a protest.
When the strike was called, some
employing interests including the
mayor gathered some returned sol
diers and charged that the Labor
Council was in the pay of Germany
and attacked the Labor Temple, sev
eral unionists being roughly handled.
The riot was continued the following
day when a surging mob surrounded
the Longshoremen's hall while com
mittees of so called returned soldiers
and the longshoremen held a confer
ence in the matter of returning to
j work. The longshoremen had how
ever prepared for eventualities and
were ready for battle, there was no
trouble. At a meeting of the Trades
and Labor Council following return
ed soldiers attended and protested
that none of those acting as leaders
were as alleged connected in any way
with the Great War Veteran s Assoc
iation. The capitalist papers ot Van
couver had incited the riot. The la
bor unionists recently elected to the
provisional legislature a returned sol
dier and a writer in the B. C. Federa
tionist warns the unionists that the
affair was promoted in order to de
flect the sentiment of the military
' from the unionists.
INCREASE COMING
Anchorage papers announce that
with the return there of Edes and ai>«
other member of the railroad commis
sion the readujstment of the wage
scale will be announced.
WE LEAD IN
QUALITY AND SERVICE
THORULF LEHMANN
OUR PRICES ARE THE
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