HIGH GOST
OF LIK
EXCEEDS WAGE INCREASES
WASHINGTON. March 7 1918 (By
Mail)—Wage Increases of 5, 10
or 20 per cent are insignificant
When compared with increased living
costs that are acknowledged in
the first Deport of a committee of
teconomicists appointed by the gov
ernment to study the purchasing
power of money in war time.
On the question of living costs,
the committee says:
f ’“The living cost and the .level of
commodity prices in general are
now, as we are all aware, extremely
high. The average wholesale prices
in the United States last month
were 81 per cent above that of July.
1914; that is, the purchasing power
of money over goods in the whole
sale markets has been almost cut
in half.
"The rise in retail prices of food
in the same period has been 57 per
cent. This means a reduction to
less than two-thirds in the purchas
ing power of money over foods in
the retail markets. Abroad the
rise of prices has been even greater.
“Between 1896 and 1914 whole
sale prices in the United States
wore rising at the average rate of
only omei-fifth of one per cent per
month; but even that small rate,
long continued was enough tc make
tho ‘H. C. of L’ a very painful fact.”
NOTICE OE EXECUTOR’S SAKE
OE REAL ESTATE
In the U. S. Commissioners Court
for the Territory of Alaska, Second
Judicial Division, Cape Nome Pre
cinct.
IN PROBATE
In the matter of the estate of
John Schlapfer, deceased.
WHEREAS, under an ^rd. r of:ale
made; and entered in said court on
tee 25th day of April, 1918, I was
directed to sell the following de
scribed real estate situate, lying and
being in the Cape Nome Recording
District, Territory of Alaska, to-wit;
The TOBEL placer mining claim,
situate an Honey Creek, a tributary
of Penny River;
% of the GOLDEN STAR Assoc
iation placer claim on Barron Creek,
a tributary of Penny River;
% of the Mancha da plncor min
ing claim on Penny Riter;
% of the Pheonix placer claim on
Quartz Creek, a tributary if Penny
River.
An undivided three-eighths inter
est ii. the Holyday Association plac
er claim situate Oi. the Left Limit
of Penny River, and Right Linltoi
of Rabbit Crock;
An undivided one-half interest in
■the Horse Heiven Aasociation placer >
claim, situate on Quartz Creek, a
tributary of Penny- River; ;
An undivided 13|16ths interest in i
The committee opposes the plan
of ctizens borrowing money from
banks to buy liberty loans, as this
tends to Increase bank credits and
force increases in commodity
prices.
A warning note is soundied on the
result that will follow the “busi
ness as usual” theory, which will
prevent necessary saving and eco
nomic saving and economic shifting
that is essential to win the. war.
RUEUTH FIRE FIGHTERS
WANT WAGE INCREASE
Salary increases of $25 a month
to meet the increased cost of living
has been asked by the Duluth,
Minn., fire fighters.
A committee waiting upon tho city
commissioners stated that unless
some relief could be obtained that
many of the firemen would be com
pelled to quit and go to work in
the ship yards as many of the men
were unable to support their families
on the present wage.
The commissioners stated that the
salaries were fixed in April and
that they would consider the increase
at that time.
(The aforesaid Increase will also
apply to the reasonable request of
i he members of Nome’s efficient
fre-fighters.)
ohe Clonbroke Association placer
claim, situate on Honey Creek, a
trbutary of Penny River;
An undivided one-ha’.f interest in
the Victoria Association placer claim
situate on Penny River;
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that on the 12th day of June, 1918,
at 2 o’clock r. m. of said day at
tho front door of the office of the
Un'ted States Commissioner of said
precinct in Nome, Alaska, I will sell
the above described premises at
public auction to tho highest and
best bidder therefor for cash.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 29tli
day of April,- 1918.
HENRY GUMM
Executor.
PARIS, May 16—The German ar
tillery bombardment of the French
positions In tile Champagne sector,
between Rheims and the Argonne
with unabated fury. The enemy
have fired thousands of shells but
:he French forces are still holding
their ground.
BERNE, Mgy IS—The German
Flelchstag, after refusing to ratify
the Eliectorial Reforms Measure,
lave adjourned till June fourth,
rheir refusal to ratify the reforms
ias partcipated a crisis in Germany
ind the Kaiser has made dire
hreats of what he will do.
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MR. WORKING-MAN
MEMORIZE THE FOLLOWING ai
Organize AND SHOW JUDGE DONNELL OF FAIR
DANKS, THAT HIS DECISION IN REGARDS TO THE EIGHT
HOUR LAW REING UNCONSTITUTIONAL IS NOT WORTH
THE PAPER IT IS WRITTEN UPON.
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LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
FROM VARIOUS POINTS
WASHINGTON, May 16—Presi
dentWUson lb still vigorously pro
tecting against the Chamberlain
Resolution, which authorized the in
vestigation of the Govern rii on t Air
craft Program. The President con
veys his attitude to Congress in a
letter which he sent to Senator
Thompson, of Kansas, who is Chair
man of the Auditing Committee.
The President takes the view that,
investigations of this kind at this
time, not or.ly hinders the Govern
ment to a. great extent, but also
shows ?. lack of confidence in the
Administration and also discredits
<Lc efforts of thine men, who arc
doing their utmost to aid the war
preparations, thereby causing much
c'.i:satisfaction and some illfoling.
LONDON, May 16—According to
leports coming from Finnland today
the German and Finnish Imperial
ists are still progressing in Finn
lf nd. Four American and seven
F.nglish submarines have been blown
up by their crews in order to pre
vent any possible chance of their
capture by the advancing Germans.
The Russian and Finnish troops
ore retreating pefore the Germans,
and the White Guard. This report
was given out by the British Ad
rtirality today and in view of the
fact that the crews of the subs had
to take such drastic action to pre
vent the capture of their crafts, it
is blieved that the crews of the
eleven boats are now retreating
•,vith the Red Guard.
LONDON May 16—The Ameri
can Labor Commission was received
today by the King and Queen. The
King told the members that it had
always been bis dream to see *hc
two great English speaking nations
working harmoniously toward ideals
of progress and civilization common
to both peoples. He said he be
lieved that fate had decreed that
his dream should come true.
PORTLAND, Ore. Map 16—Fred
Fultin, the heavy-weight fighter’,
i w claims the heavy-weight chum
p nship of the wcrld. Fulton claims
he is entitled to the championship
because of the retirement of Jess
Willard. W illard has just announc
ed that he has retired from the
J g for good. i
Fulton announces himself ready
to meet all comers in his class.
WASHINGTON, May 16—The
Navy Department today gave out a
statement saying that the Ameri
can steamship Nechnes had been
torpedoed by a German sub on the
night of May 14th. All members
of the crew are reported safe.
LONDON, May 16—Artillery en
gagements are in progress along the
valley of the Ancre and Somme
»*• »*« r,
river's, hundreds of thousands of
shells having been fired by the
batteries on both sides but neither
Side Steenjdnfc to gain any aacivan
tage so rar.
i Allied raiding parties have made
a number of successful raids on
the enemy pocitions to the East of
Arras and have captured a num
ber of prisoners in each raid.
About four miles to the North
east of Arras the Allied raiders
fcok a number of German prison
ers who were out raiding themsel
ves.
Two American aviators fought a
Bpectacular air-battle with three
German planes and finally succeed
ed in destroying all three of them,
in the district North of the city of
Toul.
WASHINGTON, May 16—Accord
ing to, despatches received here
from Sweden today, the German
Ambassador to Russia, Count Mir
bach has served an ultimatum on the
Russian Government. The German
demands require Russia to pass fi
nancial measures which would prac
tically make Russia a German
colony. It is further stated that
the Germans now occupy many of
the larger cities of Russia and that
they are exchanging prisoners.
The German demands also insist
that Russia abolish all armament
and the disolution of all military
units.
AMSTERDAM, May 16It has been
reported that the Russian and Uk
ranian Governments are about to
agree on the peace negotiations at
Hie Ukranlan capital, the city of
Kiev.
Berlin reports that Germany has
not sent a ultimatum to Russia.
Berlin declares that all proceedings
were voluntary and final. And that
twenty five thousand Red Guard
prisoners are being sent to Germany
to work in the fields.
German troops recently sent to
Finnlr.nd have been recalled.
WASHINGTON, May, 16—Judge
Hughes, formerly one of the Su
preme Court Justices, has been re
tained by the Department of Jus
tice to co-opcrate with the Depart
ment in the investigation of the
Mr-craft Program.
This announcement was made
from the White Housiei today.
WASHINGTON, May 16—Presi
dent Wilson today started the new
aerial mail service between this city
and New York, by mailing the first
letter.
The planes from each city have
arrived at their destination on time.
The plane from this city carried
one l^unfdred and twenty three
pounds and made a saving in time
of more than two hours.
LONDON, May 16—It is reported
that he' Russian-Finnish border if
blocked with Russian and German
Finnish troops and a big battle is
believed imminent.
LONDON, May 16—Late dispatch
es from Petrograd report that a
civil war has broken out in the city
of Moscow. The dispatch says the
Bolsheviki and the Anarchists arc
fighting in the streets and that the
latter have caused the Bolsheviki
to surrender.
PARIS, May 16—French and Ger
man artillerists are engaged in
heavy cannonading in the Halles
Castel sector and night raiding is
being resorted to by both sides
without definite results.
The enemy attacked the cuter pc
s'Lions around Montdidier but wore
I repulsed in every attempt.
LONDON, May 16—Reports frem
Roumanla say that the Roumanian
Parliment has been di3olved, the
army is being rapidly demobilized
ar.d the country is now virtually a
vassal colony of Germany.
LONDON, May 16—The Germans
continue to mass men and guns in
preparation for the reopening of
the offensive but it i3 believed will
not atempt to begin active operations
owing to the very disagreeable
weather conditions.
The enemy artillery is very active
in the Somme and Ancre valley's
and also in the vicinity of Bethume,
Kemmel and Morlancourt.
I
ROME, May 16—The Italian War
Office announces an Italian victory
in the vicinity of Monte Asleon.
The Italian Infantry in a powerful at
tack on the Austrian positions
•penetrated the enemy third line
trenches killing the entire garri
sons of the most heavily protected
positions. The Italians took many
prisoners, in their drive; very few
of the enemy escaping.
The British patrols attacked the
Austrian positions opposite Canova
also penetrating the enemy defenses
and capturing a large number of
both officers and men.
PARIS, May 16—Despatches from
Finnland say that Finnland and
Turkey have signed a mutual peace
agreement.
M. Duval, the former director for
the Bonnet Rouge newspapers has
been tried by a military court
martial for treason against France,
lie has been found guilty and sen
t< need to death.
LONDON, May 16—Reports
reaching ths city from Roumania.
state that the entire Roumanian
Cabinet, together with Premier
Marghill Oman, have resigned. No
reason is given out but it is be
lieved, it is on account of the dis
satisfaction, growing out of the
recent peace treaty signed with the
Central powers.
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