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NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JUNE, 23, 1018.
2581.
MAURICE PASSCOFF
ARRESTED AT TELLER
D. S. COMMISSIONER W. MARKS IDENTIFIED MISSING FIRST
DRAFT REGISTRANT MAURICE PASCOFF AT TELLER,
U, S. DEPUTY MARSHAL M. B. LUTHER PLACED
HIM UNDER ARREST
Steve Head and Paul Deuhart, two
well known miners arrived in town
last Sunday morning, from Potato
mountain which is located about
six miles from Cape Princo of Wales.
They left Nome on the 25th of
April and since that time they have
done considerable prospecting on
some tin property in the vicinity
of the aforesaid mountain. They
left tho mountain and commenced
their journey to Nome on June 15th
coming by way of York, and Teller.
They arrived at Teller on the even
ing of June 18th and stopped over
for a day at Jim Kennedy’s popular
roadhouse. _ .Just about the time
Steve and Paul were ready to de
part for Nome, A. E. Winfield ar
rived at Kennedy’s and said, being
that you boys are going to Nome
you had better come over to my
place, there’s a young fellow over
there who arrived at about three
o’clock this morning. Ho says he
came from Nome and is on his way
to Eagle creek to collect $l(rt) owed
him by a miner working on said
creek and maybe the young fellow
could give you some information
in regards to the condition of the
trail to Nome.
Upon inquire from Winfield the
miners were informed that the
young rnusher was asleep, but had
stated upon his arrival that he
had reached Teller by way of Bering
coast. They (Steve and Paul) said
they wouldn't disturb him, (never
for one moment thinking he might
be one of the registrants) know
ing that whoever he may be he must
be pretty tired having arrived only
a few hours prior to the time they
were about to take their departure
-—-and being they intended soming
down by the way of Gold Run,
(which they did) they didn’t think
any information they would get re
garding the trial along the coast
would be of any material benefit
to them. “U. S. Commissioner
Marks was present while the afore
said conversation was going on in
• Kennedy’s roadhouse.” Haid, and
Denhart left for Nome (via Gold
Run) without seeing the young
man, “who according to later in
formation is Maurice Pascoff.”
After the miners left for Gold Run,
Commissioner Marks went over to
Winfield’s roadhouse, and as soon
as he saw the young man, he im
mediately identified him as the
“Little Tailor, Maurice Pascoff of
Nome. Marks then got a list of
the names of the Registrants called
to the colors in the first draft from
Seward Peninsula, amongst them he
saw Pascoff’s name. U. S. Deputy
Marshal Milton R. Luther (who was
upon the scene) asked Pascoff same
j questions and subsequently placed
i him under arrest,
j Dave Denny was immediately dis
I patched to Gold Run with the origi
nal copy of the following official
communication which he delivered
to Paul Denhart at Gold Run. Mr.
Denhart brought it to Nome and
j delivered same to U. S. Marshal
| E. R. Jordan.
Teller, Alaska,
Juno 20th, 1918
Mr. E. R. Jordan
U. S. Marshal
Nome, Alaska.
Dear Sir.—
Some time last night a man by
the name of Maurice Pascoff, came
to Teller, in talking to him this
morning he told me that he had
left Nome on June 14th, and that
he was in the first Draft Call, and
that he had loft Nome to avoid
answering the said Draft Call on
June 20th. I arrested him and am
now holding him cn a Commitment
issued by the U. S. Commissioner
here.
I will hold the said Maurice Pas
coff until I hear from you
Yours truly,
(Sgd.)»M. R. Luther
Deputy U. S. Marshal,
Toller, Alaska.
Haid and Denliarl met Deputy
Marshal Harry Pigeon and Antone
Nicolas (and one of Billy Rowe’s
teams and buekboard) at Sinroch
GRAIN SITUATION
UKARNIA SERIOUS
FOR GERMANY
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LONDON, June 24—Owing to the
disturbances amongst the people of
the Ukranian Republic, the agricul
tural oovelopmer.t of the country
is at a standstill and no further
shipments of grain into Germany
can be had for some time.
According to a Constantinople
dispatch Austria has been notified
that she must not expect Germany to
relieve food conditions for the pres
ent at least as Germany now has
serious questions of her own to
settle. General von Ludendorff
says that the present situation in
TJkrania and Bessarabia will be
shortly relieved and it is hoped to
then increase the grain shipments
to both Germany and Austria.
The German officials have sup
pressed all news bearing on the
Ukranian conditions for some time
and so .othing can be learned as
to the conditions in the Ukranian
Capital of Kiev.
NEWS NOTES
We’ve been officially notified that
the quarantine ban has been lifted
from Fort Davis.
last Saturday evening. Pigeon had
been sent out by Marshal Jordr.n
to get Pascoff if possible (this oc
curred before word reached Nome
from Teller.)
The Marshal’s office hid evidently
figured it out that in all probability •
Pascoff (being a Russian Jew)
would naturally try to make his
getaway by trying to cross the
Bering Straits, to the Big Diomede
Island or Siberia.
Much indignation was displayed
by patriotic citizens when Pascoff
failed to respond to the first drafted
registrants roll call at Barrack
Square on the morning, of June
20 th.
It has been somewhat alleviated
since the aforesaid letter reached
Nome.
Deputy Marshal Pigeon will prob
ably return with his prisoner (Pas
coff) the latter part of this week.
It is said the prisoner will be
turned over to the military author
tics—and later taken outside
and will be punished as a General
Court Martial may direct.
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THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS ARE CONSID
ERED UNFAIR TOWARD THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE
WORKING CLASS.
THEY ARE VIOLATING THE EIGHT HOUR LAW
WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL BY OR
GANIZED LABOR.
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NAME
EMIL JOHNSON
FRANK KOURIOOFF
VICTOR ANDERSON
A. G. EKROTH
MATT LAWSON
JACK O'BRIEN
JOE FORTUNE
E DIMUS
JACK WARWICK
ED < Nugget) JOHNSON
LOUIS JOHNSON
AL KERR
TOM LYLE
AXEL SUNDBERG.
C. F. HAERING (Sr)
OSCAR GRAN
H. P. HANNON
W. (Shorty) SEDLACEK
MARTIN ANDERSON
FRED (Capt) JENSEN
GREGORY DOMIANO
NELS LEDDING
JOHN FOSBERG
CHARI.ES VOIGT
JIM CORNELL
RICHARD MORRIS
CHARLES BAILEY
MRS W. H. LARSON
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ALL PERSONS WORKING UNDER THE JURISDIC
TION OF THE NOME MINE WORKERS UNION FOR LESS
THAN $5 & BOARD IfER DAY FOR 8 HOURS WORK, ALSO
RECOGNITION OF THE UNION ARE CONSIDERED UNFAIR
TOWARDS ORGANIZED LABOR.
COMMITTEE
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The appointment of Surveyor
General Charles E. Davidson, by the
President was recently confirmed
by the Senate over strenuous ob
jections of Delegate Sulzer and
Democratic National Committeeman
Donohue. This news gives great
pleasure to his numerous friends
in Nome.
There Is absolutely no excuse
whatever for any of the new ar
rivals to say they didn’t know that
a labor strike Is now on in Nome.
Banners, dodgers, and members of
organized labor have been very con
s"picious~upon the streets today in
bringing the matter to the attention
of everybody concerned.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 24—
A great celebration has been an
nounced by the Shipping Board to
take place on the fourth of July
when sixty-five ships will be launch
ed by American yards. This will
be the largest numb; r of ships
launched by ar.y one country In a
single day in the history of the
world and the Shipping Board can
well be proud of the attainments
ments of the Board and the Ameri
can shipbuilding companies.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 24— j
The Senate Committee on Agricul
ture after having the Prohibition
Amendment to the Agricultural Ap
propriation Bill under consideration
during the past week havo finally
adopted it. Strong opposition was
offered to the amendment being
tacked on to the Agricultural Bill
by those who have been against
Prohibition and at one time it was
charged that the Amendment was
being used as a rider to the Agri
cultural Bill and that this was done
when only a few cf the members
of the Committee were present. Its
adoption now by the full Committee
shows that the Amendment was given
all duo consideration before it was
voted upon.
STOCKHOLM, June 24—Accord
ing to advices reaching this city
the Russian Workmen of the Nijni
Novgorod District have started a
revolt against the Bolsheviki and
the revolt is gaining fast.
JUDGE TO SERVE 5
YEARS IN PEN.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 24—Feder
al Judge Albert B. Anderson in the
United States District Court today
imposed sentence on the three men
who have recently been convicted
of conspiring to obt.'.?n exemption
for several New York drafted men.
The first to be sentenced by Judge
Anderson was Municipal Judge Snit
kin cf New York who was given
fivo years in the ponit.ir.iary, then J
cams Maurice Snitkin, a brother of
Municiple Judge Snitkin, who acted
as attorney for the men and the
Federal Appeal Agent Joseph Schur
both of these men w-cra given six
years in the penitentiary for their
part in the conspiracy.
LONDON, June 24—According to
late reports from Spain a large
German submarine has been forced
to take refuge in Barcelona har
bor. The submarine is in a badly
damaged condition and is believed
to have been in a recent battle
with Allied ships somewhere in the
Mediterranean Sea. No details are
available so far.
MONTE BLAIR KILLED
ON ROTARY CABLE
CAULK SEIZES MONTE ItLAIK AND WINDS AROUND HIM ON
DRUM NEAR IMRKKRTOX.
I COMPANY LOSES 920,000
FOUR OTHERS ESCAPE I N.JURY—DEAD WORKER FORK-.
I SAW DANGER AND PROPOSED TO LEAVE SATURDAY.
The breaking of a bail link caused
Monte Blair to be crushed to death
yesterday on a cable drum at the
Ohio well of the Head Drilling com
pany across the river from Parker
ton. The broken link which was on
swivel connecting tho crown blocks
of a rota:-y rig, allowed nearly a half
mile of casing to drop about 40 ft,
causing a Iocs estimated at about
$20,000. Four other drillers, who
were in tho rig at the time of the
accident, escaped uninjured.
Blair was closest to the drum
when tho cable slacked up the break
ing of the bail, he was caught and
jerked violently against the drum.
The releaso of the weight on tho
engine caused it to race and wind
tho cable. Blair was caught in
the cable, which wound around him
and crushed out his life with its
terrific pressure.
Tho accident occurred so unex
pectedly that not one of the men
working in the rig noticed for
several minutes that Blair had been
caught. As soon as possible the
engine was brought to a stop. The
| rescuers had to cut the cable to ex
tricate Blair’s body.
Immediately after tho accident an
undertaker • was summoned from
Glonrock, to which the body was
taken. The Converse county coroner
was called from Douglas, and after
investigation of the circumstances it
was not found necessary to hold an
inquest.
Tho deceased man is said to he
about 40 years old and was formerly
in Nome, Alaska, before coming to
Caspar about eight months ago.
Though he is known to have been
supporting his mother, nothing in
his personal effects gave any clew
to her address or that of any other
relatives.
C. B. Barnett, who has worked
with Blair for many months, cams
to Casper this morning in an effort
to ascertain the whereabouts of
Blair’s relatives. Mr. Barnett is
registered at the Sprague hotel.
Blair had a premonition of im
pending danger for two days pre
vious to the accident, the
deceased had remarked that he
intended to leave the employ of
the company Saturday night, as he
had enough money to support his
mother. The dead man had intend
ed to enlist in tho army.
None of tho drillers working on
tho rig ever have seen an accident
of similar nature. To many of the
drillers the dropping of a siring
of casing is just an incident in their
lives, but the breaking of a bail
link was a new experience to many
of them.
Frank R.Cook, who recently set
tled in Casper,, says Iio knew Blair
in Nome, Alaska, but that, the de
ceased man never had made any
statesments regarding his family.
(Casper Daily Press Saturday April
27, 1918.)
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