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VOL. 11.
NOME, ALASKA.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1918.
NO. 2551.
AMERICAN TROOPS ARLY ASSIST
U. S. TROOPS ASSIST
RESIST POWERFUL
GERMAN DRIVES
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PARIS, Apr. 25.—The Germans
are making powerful drives, on the
outer positions protecting Amiens.
After three successive and desperate
assaults, on the Hangard positions,
about ten miles to the Southeast
of Amiens, between the Avre and
Noye rivers, the enemy succeeded in
capturing the village. The position
however, was taken at great sacri
fice to the storming parties. The
French troops, while compelled to
retire from the village itself, still
hold all positions of vantage, around
it.
Continuous heavy artillery dueling
is in progress, on both sides of the
Tiver Avre.
American troops are engaged with
the French forces and are now tak
ing a very important part in the
fighting. All positions, in the vicin
ity of Amiens are being strongly
supported, by the Americans.
The Germans are pressing might
ily in their attempts but are gain
ing very little ground and this at
a great loss of both men and equip
ment.
LONDON, Apr. 25.—The great
battle, to the East of Amiens, is
now raging intensely. Both sides
striving mightily, for the possession
of the favored positions. Armored
tanks have appeared and are now
being used, by the Germans as well
as, by the Allies.
The battle-field around Villiers
Brotoneau is a veritable inferno,
which the great tanks, crawling and
lurching about, over the bodies of
the dead and wounded, crushing all
alike to a pulp, and in some cases
half burying themselves, in blood
soaked fields, renders the inferno
realistic indeed.
In spite of the superior numbers
hurled upon them, the British forces,
in the vicinity of Bretoneau, are
holding all their positions. On this
front the British situation looks
better.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 25.—
It is r.ow quite evident that Germany
I has suffered serious reverses in the
recent battles in West Flanders.
According to official despatches,
arriving here from Rome today, Aus- .
trian regiments which were former
'y engaged along the Italian front
have been speedily removed. These i
same regiments are now reported to
be arriving at the Bjigium cities of
Liege and Antwerp and are being
there prepared for duty along the
Western front.
MINSTRELS — SATURDAY NIGHT
EAGLE HALL
RESERVED SEATS AT LOMEN'8
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CHAMP CLARK MAY
SUCCEED W. J. STONE
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 25.—
Owing to the recent death of Senator
William Joal Stone, of Missouri, this
state has now but one represen^itive
in the United States Senate.
Since the death of Senator Stone
the Governor of Missouri Fred D. Gar
dner tendered the appointment to
Speaker Champ Clark. The speaker
has been urged to accept, by his many
Jriends and there is a strong possi
bility that he will do so.
Champ Clark, is a democrat, was
born at Anderson. County, Kentucky,
on March 7, 1850. Attended the
Kentucky University, Bethany Col
lege, and the Cincinnati Law School.
Was while President of Marshall Col
lege, West Virginia the youngest col
lege president in America. A farm
hand, clerk in country store, news
paper editor (never pinched) and a
lawyer. One of the best known and
cleanest lived public men in America
today.
Has been a public official almost
continuously since 1875. Was the
leading: candidate for President of the
United States, on twenty nine ballots
at the Democratic Convention held in
Baltimore in 1912.
He is sure a worthy successor to the
illustrious deceased Senator.
TO SHOW YOUR DISAPPROVAL
OF SULZER’H OBNOXIOUS FISH
ERIES BILL VOTE FOR WILLAM
MALONEY. Adv.
TELEGRAPHERS UNION OF
AMERICA TO STRIKE APRIL 29
CHICAGO, April 25.—The Commer
cial Telegraphers Union of America,
'iuiR through its President, sent out in- i
WEATHER REPORT
U. S. Weather Bureau.
April 25, 6 A. M.
Temperature—Max 20 Min —4
Barometer—29.917 inches
Weather —Clear
Wind—W. 2 miles per hour.
Precipitation—None.
April 25, G P. M.
«. Temperature—Max 17 Min —2
Barometer—29.838 inches
Weather —Clear
Wind—N. E. 9 miles per hour
Precipitation—None.
Big Show—Eagle Hall—Saturday
Night—Get Reserved Scuts at
JLiomen's.
structions to all telegraph operators,
to hold themselves in readiness to
strike on Monday next.
The large American telegraph cor
porations have for some time past,
been trying various methods ol
intimidation, on their employers with
the object of breaking up the Opera
tors Union. The companies have for
some time been discharging good op
erators for no other reason than that
they belonged to the Union. When
the men held meetings and asked to
have their grievances redressed no
attention was paid to them and the
employers continued to discharge
men. The men last Sunday held large
meetings and took a strike vote, with
a view of forcing the companies to
consider their grievances. When
the companies learned of this "out
rageous” action of their employees
they threatened to lock out every man
who had the audacity to attend the
meeting.
The General Officials of the Union
learning of the companies inten
tions immediately issued instructions ,
to the men to strike in the event the
companies carry out their threat.
(Natural deduction leads us to be- ■
lieve that the companies will immedi
ately institute a thorough search for
German money or that in justice to
the worker the Government will ,
seize and operate both the telegraph i
and telephone systems.—Kd.) j
Mod ini’s Cafe (formerly Board of
Trade) is now open for business, and
Is one of the best acquainted cafes
in Alaska.
large Iron Blocks, Anchors Oakum
Caulking Cotton, Axle Grease, Oils.
SAVE MONEY AT HOLTS
GERMANY DEMANDS
FREE PASSAGE THRU
HOLLAND
LONDON, Apr. 25.—Holland’s
Foreign Minister today, in the Cham
ber of Deputies, told the Assembly
:hat it was impossible for him to
onger Keep from disclosing the facts
)f the situation now confronting
Holland. Tho minister announced
hat the issues between Germany and
Holland, were at the present, very
crave indeed. He refused, however,
.o make any explanation or to give
my details.
To boar out tha gloomy present
nents of tho foreign minister, the
German Landstrum, made up mostly
of men advanced in age too far, to
be of any great advantage in heavy
battle, and used mostly as home
guards, have been withdrawal from
the West-Phalian border. In their
place the “Mailed Fist” shows clearly
in the shape, of squadrons of Ger
man Uhlans, who are constantly
patroling the border.
Germany has forwarded to the
Dutch government a strong note, in
which the main demand set forth,
is that, Holland immediately agree
I to the admission o£ German mat
erials and war supplies for Belgium,
and that they be given free passage
through Holland.
SHOW YOUR DISAPPROVAL OK
THK ABOMINABLE METHODS
PURSUED BY SULZER'S POLITIC
AL SATELLITES IN THEIR DES
PICABLE ATTEMPT TO ASSASS
IN ATE THE REPUTATION OK
GOVERNOR STRONG, BY VOTING
FOR WILLIAM MALONEY. Adv.
HOUSE PASSED SENATE
REGISTRATION BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 25.—
die House today passed the Semite
Jill, which authorizes the registration
>f all men attaining the age of twenty
>no years since the fifth of June last,
riiis measure will render 1,700,000
core men available in class "A” for
:he draft, • Out of this number it is
sxpected that about 700,000 will be
physically fit to serve at the front.
Some of the Senate Military Com
mittee have quite recently announced
hat they would propose an amend
ment to the Rill ;is soon as it was
passed by the House, if any such ac
tion is taken it will undoubtedly
Muse a further delay. If the mens
ure iss ent to the I ’resident for his
approval the chances are that he will
sign it immediately.
Having disposed' of this measure
it is expected that the House will im
mediately hike up for consideration,
the proposal of Representative Shal
lenberger to raise the draft age limit
to forty" years.
DETROIT, Apr. 25. —Serious
trouble, owing to the tying up of
the city traction system, by the
walk-out of 600 conductors and
motormen yesterday, has been avoid
ed by the promise of government
mediation. The men returned to
work upon being assured that the
government would take action.
The tying up of the street-rail
ways, twas shown, would delay the
production of much needed war mun
tions, as during the first and only
day of the strike 100,000 workmen
engaged in factories turning out
munitions were unable to get to
their work.
The industries around the city of
Detroit engaged on war contracts
are now employing 300,000 shop
men.
Secure Reserved Seats at I /omen's
For Rig Show — Saturday Night
WE ADMIRE fMOONEY’S NERVE
HE PREFERS INSTANT DEATH
TO A LINGERING DEATH
SAN*FRANCISCO, Cal. Apr. 25.—
I'hos. Mooney who is now under
lentence of death has made a fil
ing reply to the compromise subrait
,ed to him. Ho does not hold life
so dear that ho is willing to pur
:haso it by a mass of lies. The
iroposal made to him, is that he
NOTICE.
The Nome Mine Workers Cnion,
inanimously, rleckled by a referen
lum vote taken last Saturday, to
lemand, on and after May 1st, 1018,
recognition of the Cnion, and $5.00
>er day and board, for an eight-hour
vork day.
MARTIN KEN NELLY, Pres.
ALBERT BRATEN, St-c'y
Crnphophone Needles, Hkiis, Snow
li lasses, Water-Mucklucks and Child
ren's Rubbers. Very Cheap at
HOLT'S CASH STORE.
accept life imprisonment in place
! of death.
Mooney spurns such an admission
of death or a new trail.
(The labor movement of the Unit
ed States is in the balance, in the
Mponey case and Mooney would be
unworthy the place ho holds in the
heart of the Labor World if his
decision had been otherwise. It
may be well for fauning hypocrites
to measure real by the hypocrites
standard but when real men only
use such standards to tread upon.
Ed.)
AMSTERDAM, April 25—The Dutch
government has for some ti*..e been
negotiating with Germany in an at
tempt to provide much needed suppl
ies of coal and other commodities.
At the time of the taking over of
the Dutch shipping by the Allied Gov
ernments and the United States, Ger
many made serious threats against
the little kingdom and it was thiught
that Germany would immediately at
tempt to chastise Holland for not hav.
ing made a protest.
The negotiations skirted at that
time, however, are still in progress
and the Berlin Anzieger does not in
timate what results have been reach
ed.
Modini’s Cafe Is Not Serving Kour
domgh Hot Cakes but We Now Have
War Rice Hot Cakes That Are Sweet
and Fine.
Sewing Machines, Folding Beds,
Rugs, Linoleum, Dressers, Chiffon
iers and Beds.
NEW & SECOND-HAND AT HOLT'S
NOTICE.
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THE WORKER.