FOLLOWING UP
Oar last Advertisement, we are glad to state, that no one claimed
the reward, for two reasons;
1 he 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
our 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.
LEST 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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INDIANS WORK ON
* ALASKV RAILAOAD
ANCHORAGE,—Owing to the
Hcarcity of white labor, Indians, who
are natives to the Anchorage country,
have been employed as construction
workers on the government roalroad.
While they remain on the job, they
give fairly good satisfaction; but
they lack steadiness. After a few
weeks’ work, they are inclined to go:
on hunting trips.
For the most part, the Indians are
put at tasks like carying water and
cutting and hauling wood for the
camps. The aborigines are not fav
ored as grade workers by contractors
and station bosses, some of whom sev
eral years ago, at the time of railroad
construction in British Columbia, had
disappointing exepriences with Hindu
labor. The Hindus, unaccustomed to
tools, would discard them and then
would scoop up fistfuls of earth for
the grade and pat it down with the
palms of their hands.
Cook Inlet Indians are not strangers
to the appearance or the use of picks
and shovels, but most of the natives
are averse to employing such utensils
longer than is necessary to earn hunt
ing trip expenses.
MARKS AWARD
WASHINGTON, D. C.,—The United
States War Labor Board has render
ed its award in the case of the muni
tion workers employed in Bridge
port, Conn., works, where the labor
troubles have been under considera
tion for some time. Under this award
the war workers getting less than
seventy-five cents an hour are award
ed increases and a minimum wage.
The eight hour day, the right of union
ism to bargain have all been establish
ed by the board’s findings. The War
Labor Board is handling all these
cases with praiseworthy dispatch but
after a more or less exhaustive con
sideration of all the circumstances
which are involved.
Labor troubles in Bridgeport have
been thus averted.
AUSTRIAN ATTACK PAILS
ROME,—Enemy atacks of consid
erable strength were started against
the Italian lines this morning in the
Concei Valley. These attacks proved
abortive and were all repulsed, the
Italians taking prisoners.
The Austrians had gathered in
force for this attack, but their move
ments were not concealed from the
Italian leaders who were accordingly
fully prepared.
It is considered possible that Aus
tria may show some activity, as at the
present time the conditions all favor
such an attack. It is pointed out that
if a drive is to be made at all.^t will
be made within a month from the
present time, and earlier than the
German and Austrian drive began
last year.
NORTHWESTEItN GROCNT>EI>
SEATTLE,—The Alaska Steam
ship Co’s liner Northwestern is
aground at one of the Southwestern
Alaska canneries, where it had gone
to load up a cargo of canned salmon.
The report received indicates that
the damage is slight and it is an
nounced that the passengers have all
of them been safely removed.
Owing to the government regula
tions, the location of the grounding
beyond the fact it is at a cannery port
in Southwestern Alaska, is not stated.
The Northwestern was formerly the
steamship Orizaba, but was changed
as to its name shortly af^r it was
acquired by its'present owners. The
Northwestern has 'already been
aground or met with accidents several
times before now, due in the main
to the inadequately surveyed regions
along the Alaska coastline.
SERIOUS OUTBREAK
NOGALES,—An armistice has been
effected between the American and
Mexican forces along the border fol
lowing yesterday’s armed clash.
Both sides actively preparing for hos
tilites.
The Amercan troops have received
reinforcements. The Mexicans have
been strengthened by fifteen hundred
Yaquis.
APPEALS FOR All)
The following self explanatory
statement has been communicated to
the Worker:
The San Francisco Association of
the Blind, has been requested, by the
President of the United States, to in
crease its present facilities for the
teaching of useful trades to the Blind.
The President desires that the As
sociation be prepared to instruct the
many American soldiers who may
have lost their sight from wounds
received during the war.
The first requisite will be the erec
tion of a new building to house the
various industries to be taught, and
with that object in view, we beg that
all who may be able to do so, will
deposit in The Melting Pot, at Lomen's
Drug store, bits of old gold and silver
jewelry etc.
These unfortunate blind boys will
have made what is truly considered
next to laying down life itself, the su
preme sacrifice for our beloved Coun
try; The warmhearted citizens of
Nome will surely help to render our
Martyred Soldiers useful and inde
pendent members of America’s great
Industrial Army.
NEWS NOTES
A bouncing baby boy was born to
Mr and Mrs Inman of the Wireless
station this morning. Mother and
baby are doing finely. Dr Neuman
(was the physician in attendance.
Among the passengers who have
arrived on the government boat from
the north the following notables were
observed in our fair city: Mr Riplogle
and wife, Mr Davis and wife, Bishop
Rowe, Rev. Thomas. Mr Jones and
wife from Wainwright. Before the
boat left the north, within twenty
miles of Barrow, young ice was form
ing in the water and it was heap cold
on top of the earth, to use the expres
sion of one Beverly B. Dobbs.
The government cutter which tried
to reach Point Barrow, did not round
the point, we are Informed. The ice
was very thick for heavy gales had
been blowing from the westward and
passage way was blocked. The Her
man was seen but the Bender Bros
and the Anna Olga were nowhere in
sight. Owing to the strong westerly
gales it was very unpropitious for sell
ing in the Arctic owing to the ice
accumulation.
WEDNESDAYS SUMMARY OF
DAYS OUTER BATTLES
LONDON,—General Mangin cap
ured Pont St Mard, three miles south
west of Coucy.
This was the main gain of the
French troops on Wednesday and rep
resents a most substantial inroad up
on the German positions. The weather
yesterday was especially favorable
to the military operations undertak
en in this sector. German prisoners
continue to pile in in droves with the
French having their hands full mov
ing them safely to the rear, owing to
the continued active operations of a
most aggressive nature that are in
cessantly engaging the energies of
every branch of the armies.
General Haig's operations stand out
as the greatest development of this
offensive, embracing an active front
of fifty miles right from the south
east of Vimy ridge to Chaulnes.
Chaulnes has been captured by the
Canadians and these have occupied
points east of the Hindenberg line
which not since the beginning of the
war have been in the hands of the
Entente forces. The number of pris
oners captured on this front is enor
mous and the supplies, guns and ma
terial in proportion to its gigantic
scope.
The British and American forces
have penetrated east of Basouches
getting clear into the German posi
tions which are held.
The fall of Noyon is imminent, the
Allies even entering the city towards
evening of Wednesdty. At the same
time the day closed with the British
within seven miles of Peronne and the
big guns bombarding the positions of
the Germans.
Prisoners taken are many of them
only recent arrivals at the front and
admit that Germany is rushing every
available man possible to stem the
resistless torrent of the aggressive
Allies.
The western front is now seething
with activity and the booming of the
guns large and small has never ceased
continual activity for the past month
and more indicating the tremendous
pressure that is being steadily main
taned against the German lines.
One thing that astounds the Ger
man prisoners is the constant attack
ing with no pause for reorganization
such as the Germans were compelled
to adopt in their March offensive.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT HEAR
THE WORKER.
YANKS CAPTURE FOES
WHEN TAKE POSITION
PARIS,—Americans attacking with
Mangin's poilus the German positions
at Juvigny where a determined resist
ence was offered them, took three
hundred prisoners when they entered
the place.
This fighting is almost directly
I north of Soissons and the operations
! are part of the continuous drive
J of Mangin’s army to the old Hinden
t berg line which is now within sight
! in this sector.
While there is no sign, as this is
written, of a transport than there is
of the Valdez or the phanthom ship,
and just as much is known about the
whereabouts of any three, the com
mittee in charge of the work of giv
ing .the soldiers a farewell entertain
ment have so far completed their
work that everything is in readiness
for a farewell reception to the men
who will fight the nation's battles in
the name of Alaska, and a gala time
is prepared for them by the tireless
committee having the matter in
charge.
The fire department had a hurry
up call to the Charles Ross lumber
yard and stables on B Street where a
fire in a warehouse across the street
from the mill threatened the property
with serious damage. However the
department controlled the fire with
out difficulty and with slight loss.
The Flyer after sailing about a
thousand miles returned yesterday
with Kareff the Russian trader, who
will try to make another trip over to
Siberia with further supplies from
Nome. The Russian mail and sup
ply boat was up as far as Whaling,
Siberia, and onboard was George
Kareff, a brother of the trader now
here. He returned with the steamer
taking his sister with him to South
ern Siberia. Miss Karaeff endeavored
to go from here to California, but
report had it, that regulations for
bade it and it was impossible. The
Sea Wolf was at Anadir when the
Flyer was on the coast. There was
no trouble of any kind experienced,
the government officials being friendly
and everything in order. The Flyer
brot over some furs etc, and these
will be absorbed by local buyers and
shippers.
FRESH FINNAN HADIES AT
LEHMANN’S
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 GO.
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IN CLOSING OUT HIS ENTIRE STOCK, TO SAVE PAT
MENT OF HEAVY FREIGHT RATES TO OUTSIDE, OFFERS
MERCHANTS AND CONSUMERS ALIKE AN UNUSUAL OP
PORTUNITY OF PURCHASING GOODS IN NOME AT LESS
THAN THEIR ACTUAL COST TODAY OUTSIDE. THIS IS A
BONAFIDE OFFER—CALL AND SEE HIM.
S. L. LE WIS
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The fighting has been almost con
tinuous for a week, with tremendous
artillery efforts making the Germans
uncomfortable even in the strongest
positions which are held by them.
LONDON,—It is officially announc
ed that the British have captured
thirty thousand prisoners for the past
week in fighting that has taken place.
In addition one hundred guns were
taken by the attacking forces.
Contrary to the general notion that
is somewhat wrongly secured from the
reports of the progress made by the
Allies, the Germans are resisting with
great tenacity and are in large force
fighting the advance of the Allies
with considerable bitterness. This
accounts for the large losses, some oE
the counter attacking parties being
literally wiped out, being too exhaust
ed to offer an effective assault to the
Allied troops as they consolidated
their gains to resist the enemy count
ers.
The fact that even this stubborn
resistance Is of no avail in prevent
ing the onward thrust of the Allies,
is itself the most satisfactory feature
of the recent fighting.
WE LEAD IN
QUALITY AND SERVICE
THORULF LEHMANN
OVREPRICES ARE THE
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to the first of September.
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