Tslje Baily Name Jlndustrinl Morker
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VOL. 11
NOME. ALASKA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7, 1918.
NO. 2484.
LARGE ORDER DAIRY PRODUCTS
AUSTRALIA FURNISH
ALLIES BUTTER CHEESE
SOLD TO THE BRITISH
GOVERNMENT.
SIDNEY, Feb. 6.—The sale to
the British Government of Austral
ian 1917-18 butter surplus is offi
cially confirmed. The British food
controller is prepared to buy dur
ing the period between November
1917 and June 1918, up to 45,000
tons cf ubtler at 151s. perewt. f. o.
h. for first grade butter and 1
less . for each grado downward.
Payment is to be made against bills
of lading with interest at 6 per
cert. After the produce has been
14 days in store the interest to
cease on the amount.so paid. All
storage charges for sellers' account
and all risks until delivery f. o. b.
to the sellers.
As regards cheese, it wos offer
ed at 9 1-4 d. per lb. The con
troller placed an order in behalf
of the British Government, with
the Australian Dairy Produce Com
mission for 15,000 tons of cheese
to be delivered to the aforesaid
Government prior to July 1st, 1918
The order was accepted by the
Commission, conditionally that if
a higher price was paid for New
Zealand and Canadian cheese the
same rate was to be paid for Aus
tralian cheese of a similar quality.
Mr. Hughes has officially advised
that these terms have been accept
ed. He states that the Govern
ment have agreed to make advan
ces against butter in store Is.
per lb., and oi 7d. per lb. against
cheese, with interest added.
GUT THE NEWS K1GHT. BEAM
THE WORKER.
MINERS AND POLICE
BATTLE VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 6.—
A strike in the Calgary, Alberta
coal fields today resulted in the
death of three of the strikers, the
the wounding of five others and
the death of four members of the
police force.
The men, whom it is claimed are
mostly all German, Austrian and
Polish, have been complaining of
their working conditions for some
time and three days ago the men
held a maos meeting and decided
' to refuse to again enter the mines
until the present conditions were
bettered. At the Rosedale Mine
whore about three hundred men
are employed the companies wish
the aid of the police attempted to
drive the men out of the shacks,
all owned by the companies, but
the men showed fight and refused
to be driven. One of the com
pany gunmon precipitated the riot
when he fired on the strikers and
was himself shot and mortally
wounded.
Police reserves were hurried to
the scene and after much clubbing
and beating order was restored,
but only for the time being.
Men. from the other mining dis
tricts aro coming to the suppor t of
the strikers at the Roscdale Mine
and it is expected that the men if
finally driven from their shacks in
thi3 weather it will only bo done
with more severe fighting and
much bloodshed.
INTIMATES INFORMATION
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb, 6.—
During the examination of Sec
retary of- War Baker before the mi
litary Affaire Committee of the
Son"t'\ Baker, in spite of severe
<£iticism unyieldingly maintained
that tho American War Machine
had not broken down under the
stupendous strain it had already
been subjected to and waa at pre
sent in perfect working order. Ba
ker said that American troops had
boon landed in Frr.net fit for ser
vice far ahead of the scheduled
tine. In answer to a question yb
by Sooc'.tor Weeks of Mas3. in re
gards to pro-German soldiers and
officers having been landed in
France with the first American
troops, Mr. Baker denied having
anx. knowledge tlat would have
any bearing on the question. Mr.
Baker m-.de it very clear that there
were a great many things he know
DRAFTING OF ALIENS
WILL NOT BE ENFORCED
, WASHINGTON, D. C., Fob. 6.—
Representative Kahn of California
told the House that the Provost
Marshal General Crowder had in
formed him that the section of the
Drfat Law providing for the draft
ing of Aliens who have taken out
their first papers would not be en
forced. This clause in the draft]
law conflicts with and would violate
existing treaties with Italy, Japan,
Serbia and many neutral countries.
Many of tho neuatral countries
have pretested, through their re
spective representatives against the
drafting of their citizens. Repre
sentative Flood of Virginia stated
that if the pending legislation was
which it would not do to have
publicly known just at the present
time. In answer to a question
Wilson be given a free hand with
power to trahsfor authority and
coordinate it as the needy might,
develop.
Mr. Baker seemed to think this
a very poor time for the Senate to
plr.y politics.
Anything In the line of Job won
passed in advance of the signing
of any new treaties with Italy or
other interested countries then The
United States would be guilty of
doing just wliat she condemed in
others, I he regarding of treaties,
which all nations should respect,
as scraps of papers.
DANCING SCHOOL.
At the Miners Horae Club Hail,
Dancing Class every .Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, evening
from 8 I*. M. to 11 P. M. Admis
sion to class $1.00. Private lessons
$1.00 per hour.
MRS. GRO WALDHEIM, Teacher.
AMERICAN TROOPSHIP
SUNK BY GERMAN SUB.
%
The following message was re
ceived at the local Radio Station
last night.
BULLETIN . . FIiASH . . FLASH
“TUSCANIA” MANNED BY BRIT
ISH SAILORS AND CONVOYED
BY BRITISH WARSHIPS TORPE
DOED, 1,100 LANDED ON IRISH
COAST OUt OF 2,175 AMERICAN
TROOPS ABOARD.
By ttadlo 8-20 P .M.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6.—
Representative John Baird before
the House Agricultural Committee
today declared that the world is
now facing the greatest food fam
ine in its whole history.
Baird advocates that the most
! drastic methods be taken by the
government to increase the produc
tion of food stuffs and every foot
of ground that could possibly be
made to produce wheat be
utilized. That the government fol
low the example set by' France
and Italy in buying seed wheat roi
all farmers who may be too poor
(o do so themselves, or who maj
not have sufficient security to bor
row money on. The very existence
of a groat many of the cations ol
the world is now threatened unless
food can be supplied In much large)
qurnties than now possible
That it is quite possible foi
America to be the Savior of tb«
world; by takirg immediate pre
cautions to increase her productior
of wheat and other grains. Thai
there are at present hundreds ol
thousands of acres now laying idle
r.nd producing absolutely nothing
which by the governments aid
could bo mr.de produce thou
saids of tors of vegcatbles, ii
not wheat. The raising of all ve
! go'.ables ar.d other foodstuffs
I should te encouraged tut the great
1 est of all the world's needs today
is wheat, and if America will dc
her share in supplying this great
staff cf lit;) he was positive of the
winning of the war apd of saving
even our enemies from the threat
ened famine.
WASHINGTON, D. D„ Feb. 6.—
The Administration today issued
a:i order ihat, all speculation it*,
green coffee bo immediately stop
ped on the New York Exchange.
Speculation in coffee has an in
creasing tendency to boost the
prke of not coffee alone but also
the price of other food stuffs and
this practice is strongly disapproved
of by the authorities at this time in
er* ry shape and form.
Tho Department asserts that
hereafter any bids dealing in coffee
at prices >-anging above eight and
one half cents a pound will be en
tirely prohibited.
Anything In die bee or Job work
at the Industrial Worker Office,
Satisfaction assnred.
WORKERS ANCHORAGE
SEND MANDLE JUNEAU
ANCHORAGE, Feb. 6.— To Indus
trial Worker Nome. We regret
to inform you that Mr. Charles
Peters, is a evry sick man, having
recently contracted an attack of
pneumonia. He is at present under
the care of one of the local physici
ans. It is impossible for him to go
to Juneau and appear before the
Go\emor, and the Alaska Branch
of the Council of National Defense.
Therefore, the workingmen in this
vicinity last night at a mass meeting
assembled a unanimously elected
Mjr. Sam Mandle a machinist who
is now en route to Juneau, to act
as a representative of the Anchor
age Labor Union,' and other work
ingmen st mass meeting assembled.
Mandle has been instructed to ap
pear before governor Strong and
the aforesaid Board and vigorous
ly protest against the abrogation
of the eight hour law. The creden
tials forwarded to Peters from
Nome, Fairbanks and Ncnana will
be Immediately wired to Mr. Mand
le upon his arrival at Juneau, any
objections to such action please
wire. We assure you that Mandle
is a good, clean and conscientious
advocate of the cause of Labor.
The miners and other workingmen
of Valdez and vicinity recently
elected Mr. O. P. Hubbard to re
present them at Juneau, in matters
pertaining to the eight hour law.
ALASKA LABOR UNION.
ADMINISTRATION TO ORGE
SPEED OP SHIP BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 6.—
Manager Chas Piez of the Emerg
ency fleet Corporation states tha(
if America intends to keep pace
with the sinkings of the German
submarines we must work three
shifts daily in all shipbuilding
yards throughout the year. He said
the present program of construe
tion by the government calls for
just eight times more tonnage this
year than in nineteen sixteen. In
his statement he urged haste in en
rollment of the two hundred and
fifty thousand skilled shipyard
workers called for some time ago.
The enrollment of these men was
started last Monday morning under
the supervision of the Department
of Labor. Chairman Edw. M. Hur
ley of tho New Shipping Board in
sists that with this new force at
work that both steel and wooden
ships will be turned out in num
bers that will startle the world.
Let tia eattamie on /onr Job Work
WORLD’S RECORD BROKEN, ROOSEVELT SICK
MINEOLA, N. Y., Feb. 6.—Sett
ing a new world's record, Lieut.
Eniillio Resnate in a Caproin aero
plane carrying eight passengers,
ilew from Newport News, Va., to
Mincola a distance of more than
300 miles, in four hours and fifteen
minutes this afternoon.
The Italian aimy flyer drove his
machine at a height of 4,500 fee
and at an average speed of about
72 miles an hour.
NEW YORK, Eeb. 6.—Theodore
Rc sovelt \va3 taken to the hos
pital today sifferi: g from abses^cs
in the ears. Many different reme
dies have beet, tried by the Colonel
but nor.e seemed to give relief.
■ Alter a consultation of physicians
it was decided that he must under
go an immediate operation. Mr.
Roosevelt seems to have been hav
ing trouble with his head for some
time but physicians ccemed to ex
perience so.no difficulty in diagnos
ing Ms trouble up to the pre
sent.
Anything in the line of job work