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TRI WEEKLY NOME INDUSTRIAL WORKER
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VOL. 11.
NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY, 18, 1018.
2362.
GERMANS ABOUT READY FOR DRIVE
GERMANS BOMBARDING
AND MASSING TROOPS
LONDON, May 18—The Germai
artillery bombardment in that sec
tor of the British line between Gi
venchy and Arras is hourly growinf
more intense, clearly indicating thi
enemy’s intention of striking theii
next heavy blow in this section
This seventeen mile sector has no
been changed since March th<
twenty-first and military authoritiei
are of the opinion that Genera
von Buelow’s army will be callec
upon to strike a mighty blow a
these positions in order to offer
the capture of immense coal-field:
lying to the West.
The AllLtrs have succeeded ir
holding these positions at all cost:
and will hardly yl id now .The Ger
mans while striking at Bethune
about seven miles to the west o
Givenchy, Souchez and Smoloi, al
included in the coal district, wil
endeavor to eradacate the salien
between the rivers Lys and Sommi
i at the same time. A straight line
• run between the Lys and Somme
■ would measure about 50 miles but
; as the battle line runs it would prob
i ably measure closer to 80 miles.
It has been reported that General
McKenzen has taken command of
: the army of General von Buelow and
! from the large contingents of troops
i being massed behind the German
i positions in this sector it is believed
he will attempt to eradicate all
; posiitons on this battle line at prac
; tically the same time,
i The preparations being made by
the German General Staff are the
most stupendous of any made so
i far, in the entire offensive and it is
only reasonable to supposo that
, they intend to stake all on another
' mighty drive towards the channel.
1 Observations by air-scouts show
l that the greater number of the
; reserves being brought up are being
• massed between Merville, about
twenty miles due East of Lille, and
Albert, which positions are about
forty eight miles apart on a
straight line drawn from North to
South. By attacking on such a wide
front the Germans expect to find
the weakest point in the Allied de
fenses and then concentrate all fresh
troops on this one point with the
hope of breaking entirely through
the Allied line.
From Nieuport, about two miles
from the North sea coast, in Bel
gium, to Hazebrouck, a distance of
thirty-two miles and thence to Lems,
a distance of twenty-four miles the
enemy artillery fire is unusually
heavy.
Reports from Finnland state that
the counter revolution has ended
and that the White Guard has ex
ecuted three, of the leading officers
■of the Red Guard.
Keep Posted, Read the WORKER.
BOLSHEVIK! & TURKS COMBAT
BAILLE, May 18—Reports from
Trans-Caucasia where the Bolshe
Tiki and the turkish troops are now
engaged in furious combat, state
that the Russians have defeated the
Turks after a desperate battle in
which great numbers of the enemy
were slaughtered and many prisoners
taken.
The battle was for the posses
sion of the City of Baku, the Cap
ital of the Trans-Caucasian Province
of Baku, one of the most strongly
fortified and the chief Russian
naval station on the Caspian sea.
The enemy defended their positions
with desperation but the furious as
saults of the Russians were im
possible to stem and the city is
now in the possession of the Bol
UNFAIR LIST
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Corporation (mis)representatives and a few of their
satellites are. still trying to hire men to go to work in viola
tion of the eaght-hour law which has been established—AND
IS DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL BY ORGANIZED LABOR
— (regardless as to what political misfits, or others say to
the contrary.) AS WELL AS BY EIGHTY FOUR I*ER CENT
OF THE VOTERS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
Any wage worker on Seward Peninsula who works longer
than eigh.t hours in each calendar day (except where it may he
an emergency case., and is absolutely necessary) is considered
unfair towards Organized Labor and unfit for the companion
ship of his fellowman.
The following named persons are (at present) consid
ered unfair towards Organized Labor. They have work'd for
either the Pioneer Mining Company, Wild Goose Mining
Company or the Moonlight Water Company since May 1st,
1918, and in violation of the rules and regulations adopted
by the Nome Mine Workers Union prior to May 1st, 1918.
Working for Pioneer Mining Co.
NAME
NEL8 LEDDING
JOHN FOSBERG
STEVENSON
TOM LYLE
H. P. HANNON
LOUIS JOHNSON
CHARLES VOIGT
JOE FORTUNE
JACK O’BRIEN
GREGORY DAMINO
EMIL JOHNSON
MRS FREEDING (cook)
MARTIN ANDERSON
FRED (Capt) Jensen
E. DEMUS
WORKING
ON DITCH
ON DITCH
ON DITCH
ON DITCH
ON DITCH
ON DITCH
DITCH
LITTLE CREEK
LITTIiE CREEK
LITTLE CREEK
LITTLE CREEK
LITTLE (REEK
TEAMSTER
PIPE-LINK
PIPE-LINE
PIPE-IJNE
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ED (Nugget) JOHNSON
FOR WILD GOOSE MINING CO,
JIM CORNELL ON DITCH
The Wild Goose heating plant on Lane's way is the only unfair con
cern, where wage-workers are em-ployed within the city limits.
Two men, Richard Morris, and Charles Bailey are working there
they are working from 10 to 12 hours each, it is reported they ar«
only paid $160 per month, and they have to board themselves.
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ALL PERSONS WORKING UNDER THE JURISDIC
TION OF THE NOME MINE WORKERS UNION FOR LESS
THAN #5 & BOARD PER DAY FOR 8 HOURS WORK, ALSO
RECOGNITION OF THE UNION ARE CONSIDERED UNFAIR
TOWARDS ORGANIZED LABOR.
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SheViki.
Baku, besides being one of the
principle ports on the Caspian sea
is also one of the most important
petroleum districts in the whole
world Thousands of wells being in
operation close to the city. It is
lelieved that the fall of Baku will
be a severe blow to the turks and
Germans as a large part of their
oil supplies are believed to have
been coming from these fields re
cently. The City is about two-hun
dred and ten miles to the South
east of Tiflis and was captured from
by the Russians in 1806.
BRITISH
SUCGESSFULL
IN AIR RAID
i GENEVA, May 18—According to
reports from Ukrania the entire
country is now on the point of in
surrection owing to the domineer
ing methods being used by the
German officials. Reports from
some districts are to the effect that
the people have broken out in open
rebellion and are being commanded
by former Russian officers. They
have engaged the Austro-Germans
in battle in some sections and suc
ceeded in driving them from some
of the Ukranian cities.
SHIPS IN ICE
San Francisco, May 18—A mes
sage received here today, from the
cannery ships which are on their way
North, with the crews for the salmon
tanneries say?, that the tug Askutan
is stuck in the ice in Bering sea;
the ships Burgess and Berlin are
ljing off Cape Greig wailing for the
ice to clear. These ships have en
countered much heavy ico in th"ir
attempts to get into the meuth cf
the Nushagak river with their crews.
The Ne.shagak river lies just this
side of the Alaska Peninsula and
about 160 miles to the Southeast
of the mouth of the Kuskokwim
river..
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AUSTRIAN SUBJECTS
THREATEN REVOLT
ZURICH, May, 18—The situation
grows more critical hourly. The
Czechs and other vassal peoples of
Austria have threatened to cause a
revolution if they are forced into
tlie Austrian Military Drafts. The
tension has reached the breaking
point as it is almost certain that
Austria' cannot yield even if she
would for Germany will not let her.
The Austrian "Str.tistisches Hand
buch” of 1914 states that among
people of the Czech race the per
centage cf illiterates was 2.4, while
the Germans came next with a per
centage of 3.1. The other races
followed far behind.
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ZURICH. Mav. 18.—According to
reliable information from Germany,
a conference is to be held in Berlin
next month, in which the rulers of
Germany and her allies will take
part. The Kaiser, Emperor Charles
of Austria-Hungary, King Ferdi
nand of Bulgaria and a direct rep
resentative of the Turkish Sultan
will participate.
PARIS, May IS—German raiding
parties in the Zannesurmatz sector,
on the Southern flank of the Ger
man salient along the Picardy front
were repulsed -with severe losses
and some of the raiders taken pris
oners.
The great artillery battle which
has been in progress between the
rival batteries in the vicinity of
Hailles, about nine miles to the
Southeast of Amiens, still contin
ues without pause. The Germans
are trying mightily to hammer a
breach in the Allied lines at this
point but without avail.
AMSTERDAM, May IS—Tho
Austrian War Office reports that,
f.ghting is in progress between the
Italians in Southern Albania. The
French-Italian attacked the Teuton
ic Allies between the riverc Osum
ar.d Devoli and gained ground in tin
vicinity of the Albanian town of
Kcritza, which is about ten miles
from the Grecian border and sixty
miles from the Adriatic sea.
GUM-SHOE MEN LOCATE
UNFAIR EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
IN TIN BANK BUILDING
On account of the persistent ru
mors which have been in circulation
(Turing the past few days—to the
effect that an unfair employment
office was in existence within the
City limits—the Miners Union dis
patched their gum-shoe brigade with
instructions to thoroughly investi
gate said rumors.
They returned last evening and
reported among other things, the
following facts pertaining to the
aforesaid employment office.
About 2 o’clock last Wednesday
afternoon, U. S. Deputy Marshal
Harry Pigeon stepped into Bourdon’s
barber shop and notified a well
known citizen that Mayor Lomen
desired an interview with him and
Ills brother as soon as possible in
his (the mayor’s) office.
About an hour or so later, the
two brothers dropped into his office,
and the following is a synopsis of
the conversation which immediately
took place.
Lomen—Do you boys want to go
to work?
Brothers—We certainly do!
Where at?
Lomen—Shoveling snow from
the Pioneer Mining Company's
ditch.
Brothers—What are the condi
tions?
Lomen—$5.00 and board if you’ll
shovel snow from the ditch for
eight hours and then spend a couple
of hours or so of your own time
cooking your own meals at the
ditch camp.
Brothers—Very promptly. We
should say not! We believe in
upholding the eight-hour law which
has been established by Organized
Labor throughout the Country, and
any man in thie employ of another,
who has to cook his own meals
before he goes, and after he return!
from doing an eight hour shifl
shoveling snow is certainly violat
ing the eight-hour law which has
bee n DECLARED CONSTITUTION
AL BY THE WORKING-CLASS
Lomen then tried the sympathetic
stunt by saying—you Boys are mar
ried and maybe you’ll want to gc
outside next fall, and you are no!
going to let a bunch of agitators
keep you from doing a sumuii r's
work, are you?
Brothers—Look out for youi
own family. We’ll take care o
ours, no bunch of agitators arc
controlling us, neither are a bunch
of anything-else, we are doing that
which we consider is right, we arc
unionmen—we have belonged, to
several unions on the outside and
wo didn’t come, up here to SCAB
OK VIOLATE ANY OBLIGATION
Y’K HAVE TAKEN TOWARD OLD
FELLOWMEN.
At this stage—another eminent
actor appeared upon the scene—-he
stuck his head into Lomen’s of
fice and said—Hello! how are yon
making out with the proposition.
Lomen—Fine and dandy. ’Iv<
got four men already. I’ll hav»
tifty by tomorrow morning. Here's
two more right here debating as tc
advisability of going to work—
The eminent one said, good, and suii
denly evaporated from sight.
Brothers—We are not hostitatinf
ac to the advisability of going tc
work for any unfair operator, wi
have already informed you that w,
oo not intend to violate the eight
hour law.
(Considerable more was said up
on this question, the Brothers, ably
logically and easily handling th<
eight-hour end of the argument.
They didn’t bite at his unfail
proposition. They showed Lomei
that they are not the suckers ht
anticipated they were. The dio
logue occupied about one and om
half hours of th -or's “valu
able” time. Space will not permii
us to enter into further details a'
this time.)
Officials of the Miners Union ant
representatives of the Industrial
Worker recently interviewed Mar
shal Jordan and Deputy Pigeon ii
I reference to the authenticity of the
rumor which has been freely cir
culated that an employee of tin
Marshal’s office had ben busy rust
ling m‘-n and sending them up t<
the unfair employment office.
The Marshal emphatically statot
he had no acknowledgement of,sucl
a thing being done, neither did hi
sanction such a thing being done b;
any employee in his office.
Mr Pigeon said that ho was askci
by Lomen, to tell the Brothers i
be saw them, he (Lom.cn) wouli
like to speak to them in his otlici
as soon as possible. He never men
tioned a word as to what his busi
? ness with them would bo.
As soon as Mr. Pigeon saw the
Toys he delivered his message an V
that’s all he says he knows about it.
Mr Pigeon said he was und-r the
'•impression that Lomen wanted to
speak to them in regards to their
Questionaires, he hadn’t the re
motest idea that it was in reference
to going to work for anybody, let
alone for an unfair operator.
"We wish to state that the mcm
bers of the Miners Union are satis
fied, that so far, neither Marshal
Jordan nor any of his employees
have be^n recruiting men for unfair
operators.”
On Thursday, Lcmen met an
other prospective sucker upon the
street (a recent arrival from Sol
omon) he told, him he wanted to
tee him up in his office, a little
later.
Later, during the day, the husky
miner located Lomen in the em
ployment office. The first qu< stion
asked, was by Lomen—Do you want
'to go to work on the Pioneer ditch,
you’ll be paid $5.00 for 10 hours
work, of course you will only work
8 hours shoveling, the other couple
of hours you can amuse yourself
in cooking your own meals.
Husky Miner—Is that all you
• wanted to see me about
Loraen, then wanted to try and
argue on the $5.00 question, and In
favor of the dieh-men cooking their
own meals in their own time.
Tho Husky Miner—I didn’t come
up here to argue with you about
the wage question, or the labor
situation, neither did I come up
here to look far a job. I thought
you wanted to sec me about soma
legitimate business. Furthermore
• eight hours is plenty long enough*
■ for any man to work let fv.ono cook
his own meals in his own time.
i (With tl-.io partlrg shot the husky
miner promptly left said office.)
I Yesterday, Lomen sprat nearly a
1 c'uple of hours in the residence of
' r well known citizen trying to per
’ suf.de him to go to work for tho
Fionoer Mining Co.
“Sure Mike; the wage workers
around this neck of the woods are
not going to let a bunch of so called
' agitators control them.”
“Neither will the wage-workers
■ submit to he controlled by a h'EW
—POLITICAL—PARASITES.”