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BRITISH MINES CAUSE
PANIC AT KEIL
ZURICH, May IS—It has beer
Jearned here on good authority tha
tho new German submarine plai
has failed. Information from Ger
man sources say that the latesi
subs 8re entirely to large and un
weildly. Recently an entire squad
ron of new boats went out for £
cruise and none of them have re
turned or been heard from since anc
it is believed that they have beer
lost.
German reports also state that a
panic has btv-n caused at Kiel and
^Vilhelmshaven owing to an immenst
British mine field having been dis
covered in the Nqrth. Si a which Is
playing havoc with the U-boate
ahich have been out for Some time
and are now due to return for
overhauled and repaired.
It is believed that the new type
of subs reported to be so unweildly
are those which the Germans have
been experimenting with for many
months. These new subs were ex
pected to mount guns of sufficient
calibre with which to combat ships
ot almost all size with the possible
£xcfeption of heavy cruisers and bat
tle-ships and of course could not
handle themselves with the speed of
the smaller type boats.
LONDON, May 16—Reports frcm
Amsterdam say that the entire Ger
man fleet is now rapidly concertia >
ing at Kiel. It is believed that the
if cent discovery of the Great British
rone field in the North Sea, which
lias had such a tendency to nullify
the efforts of the new German subs
has caused the German dmiralty to
hazard the clearing of these mine
fields at any cost. A great num
ber oftrawlers will accompany the
f eet, and under the protection of
the capital ships, will attempt to
make this seeAi'on safe, for the op
eration of the subs. Most likely
the Allies have been expecting just
such a move on the part of the
Germans and a great sea battle is
expected should the enemy make
the attempt.
Keep Posted, Read tlie WORKER.
ROME, May 16—A combined at
tack of Italian warships and airo
planes has been made on the great
Austrian Naval Base at Pola, in
the Adriatic sea. The Italians suc
ceeded in penetrating the harbor de
fenses and torpedoing a number of
enemy battleships of the Vlribus
typo and three or four of the lesser
craft, besides doing an immense
amount of other damage to the
inner harbor. The Italian airmen
succeeded in shobting down two of
the Austrian planes and dropping
a large number of explosive and in
flamable bombs on much of the
enemy shipping and warehouses.
The Italian exploit is hailed with
joy throughout Italy as it was be
lieved that the Pola defenses had
t)een made well nigh Impenetrable
by the Teuton methods. The Ital
ians returned without a single cae
uatity and received an ovation on
their return to the Italian port.
Pola is just about 55 miles di
rectly South of Trieste and is sup
posed to be wry strongly fortified.
WASHINGTON, May 16—The
Peoples Commissariat of the Russian
Soviet has emphatically protested
BALFOUR SAYS NO
PEACE UNLESS FULL
CONFIDENCE ALLIES
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LONDON, May 16—During the
Rebate which is in progress in the
iiouse of Commons on the Peace
Letter of the Emperor of Austria,
Foreign Minister Balfour said: “If
any belligerent representative has
any intention of making peace pro
posals and his proposals are serious
they shall be dealt with in full con
fidence by the Allies, of that I am
sure.”
A year ago Mr, Asquith lauded
a similar statement and today he
gave voice to the same sentiments,
when during the course of his
speech he said, that the war aims
of the Allies were the same as a
year ago and that there had been
no contraction nor extention of
those aims. •
Immediately after the debate in
the Commons, Lord Curzon gave
out the statement to the press, in
which he said that, as the peace
plans of the Allies have been an
nounced on both continents it is use
less, at this time, to further discuss
the aims, for which the Allies a;
lighting.
The letter which occasioned all
the debate is the one sent by the
Emperor of Austria, to Prince
Sixtus of the French House of
Bourbons, and which was responsi
ble for the immediate resignation
•o' the Austrlr.n-Hungarian Premier
Count Caernin.
BISBEE, May 15—As a result of
the lawless deportation from this
city of twelve-hundred men, at the
time of the copper strike last year,
the Grand Jury has been conducting
an investigation of the scandal. As
a beginning they have ihdicted
twenty-one of the most prominent
nen of the community. Proprietors
of some of the largest business
houses, officials of the copper mining
companies, and bankers are included
in the Indictments. The arrests
of these prominent gentlemen has
created a sensation among the peo
ple of the district.
WASHINGTON, May 16—The
Government authorities today com
mandeered the entire platinum sup
ply of the country for the War De
partment.
Platinum is now being used to a
Ereat extent in the manufacture, of
a new high explosive.
COPENHAGEN, May 16—It has
been reported the Kaiser and the
Emperor of Austria have recently
held a conference at which the
future Monarchs were appointed
for the Russian Provinces of Lit
hunia, Courland, Esthonia and Po
land.
As a result of the conference, it
is reported that the Austrian Empire
practically becomes a German col
ony.
to the German Foreign Minister
against the further advance of the
German troops into the Crimean
Peninsula.
The Russian Soviet says that it
considers Itself compelled to mobilize
all necessary forces to secure the
freedom and independence of the
Russian Republic.
According to reports from the
German Foreign Office this is not
correct and is denied by a report
made public by a separate depart
ment.
Keep Posted. Read the WORKER.
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Corporation (mis)representatives and a few of their *J>
satellites are still trying to hire men to go to work in viola
. tion of the eight-hour law which has been established—AND
r IS DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL BY ORGANIZED LABOR
•• —(regardless as to what political misfits, or others say to
r the contrary.) AS WELL AS BY EIGHTY FOUR PER CENT
OF THE VOTERS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
Any wage worker on Seward Peninsula who works longer
than cigh-v hours in each calendar day (except where it may be
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) concid
ered unfair towards Organized Labor. They have worked 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 WJorkors Union prior to May 1st, 1918.
lUir'Aiit ijini
Working for Pioneer Mining Co.
NAME
NELS LEDDING
JOHN FOSBERG
8TKVEN8ON
CHARLES VOIGT
JOE FORTUNE
JACK O’BRIEN
GREGORY DAMINO
EMIL JOHNSON
MRS FREEDING (cook)
MARTIN ANDERSON
FRED (Capt) Jensen
E. DEMUS
ED (Nugget) JOHNSON
FOR WILD GOOSE MINING CO.
JIM CORNELL ON DITCH
ALL PERSONS WORKING UNDER THE JURISDIC
TION OF THE NOME MINE WORKERS UNION FOR LESS
THAN $5 & BOARD PER DAX FOR 8 HOURS WORK, ALSO
RECOGNITION OF THE UNION ARE CONSIDERED UNFAIR
TOWARDS ORGANIZED LABOR.
COMMITTEE
WORKING
ON DITCH
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SEVERAL DITCH MEN
QUIT WORK
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MR WORKINGMAN—Several of
the Pioneer Mining Company’s
j ditch men voluntarily quit work
last evening. Some of them had
been working—shoveling snow from
the big ditdh—during the past
few days, but after they realized
that it is to the best interests of
the working-class to stand solidly
united together to enforce the eight
hour law, they came to town (with
bed and baggage.) And by so
doing they have demonstrated that
they are still entitled to be classed
among men who have a back-bone
much more substantial than that
which is concealed in a spineless
j< lly-fish.
A few days work more or less,
is immeterlal when there is a prin
ciple involved.
Apparently, the real producers
throughout the entire world are
realizing that it is absolutely neces
sary for them to practice the prin
ciple of solidarity to maintain that
which rightfully belongs to them.
The most effective way to en
force the eight hour law, is through
a thorough organization of the wage
workers in this as well as any
other Country.
"Mr Working man if any operator
ir boss tells you he cannot afford b
to work his men only eight-hours—
tell him to shut down, or work it
himself—assort your manhood and
throw off the chains of slavery.”
Don’t let him scare you by saying
he’ll put you on the blacklist, re
member that others have been upon
the blacklist—somebody has got to
to the talking—be a man and don’t
be afraid to bear your share of
the burden. Tell the boss or any
hody-else that you intend to abide
by the eight hour law which has
l>een adopted by ORGANIZED LA
BOR. (Regardless of the opinion of
:he likes of Judge Bunnell of Fair
anks.)
GERMAN AIRPLANES AGAIN
ATTEMPT TO OOMR PARIS
PARIS May 16-7-In spite "of th<
immense number of planes lost bj
the Germans in the last two months
they succeeded in gathering a suffi
cient number together to make ah
attempt t<> bomb this city yester
day. They succeeded in dropping a
number of bombs in the suburbs
but could not penetrate the city's
inner defsnstes and were finally
driven off by French planes which
fame up in time to porticipate.
AMSTERDAM, May 16—From the
reports of guns off the Belgium
coast, it is believed here that the
Allied air-scouts are again bombing
the German sub bases at Zeebrugge
» and Ostend. The light reports fol
lowed by those of heavy explosions
leads tot he belief that a great
number of planes are taking part
in the attempt to prevent the Ger
mans from removing the obstruc
tions from the harbor entrance.
The enemy have been using every
effort to remove the obstructions
and are now rorcing the civil pop
ulation to assist in every way possi
ble. The German Military Authori
ties are threatening the Belgians who
refuse to assist with death. Many
of the German subs which have been
undergoing repairs Jn the inner
harbor have been successfully bot
tled up and since so many of the
large super-subs have failed to re
turn from their trial cruise the Ad
mirality Is resorting to desperate
means to get the repaired boats
back into action.
LONDON, May 16—Lloyd reports
that in a collision at sea the Ameri
can steamer Necken has been sunk,
The name of the other ship could
not be learned up until this time.
ROME, May 16—The Austrian
German troops have launched an
other assault upon the newly cap
tured positions at Monte Carno and
have been repulsed again with
frightful losses.
MINERS UNION WIRED
GRIGSRY- HE REPLIED
UNION’S MESSAGE
NOME, ALASKA, May 15 1918.
Attorney General
George B. Grigsby,
Juneau, Alaska.
Laboring-class Second Division de
sire to know what legal procedure,
if any, you taking test validity gen
eral eight hour law recently de
clared unconstitutional by Judge
Bunnell, Fairbanks.
Miners Union Would like know
jour official opinion regarding said
law. Is Bunnell’s decision binding
from legal point view other three
divisions, Territory.
We realize most effective way to
enforce eight hour law is for work
ers organize. Wire (collect press)
all Information this subject possi
ble.
Worker
GRIGSBY'S REPLY
JUNEAU ALASKA, May 16, J91S
Worker, Nome.
Department of Justice ordered
Koth, District Attorney at Fair
banks to perfect appeal in the eight
hour law case.
Appeal accordingly perfected May
4th.
Since then Department of Jus
tice countermanded ord r and In
structed Roth to take no further
steps.
On May 9th I took steps fo ap
pear in case and perfect appeal.
Improper for me to express opinion
on validity, believe law should be
tested on Bunnell's decision. Not
binding on any other three Di
visions. But in view of attitude
of Department of Justice, Attorneys
might regard it as authority.
Grigsby.
IGNORES PRES. PROTEST
WASHINGTON, May 16—Over
the protest of President Wilson the
Senate Auditing Committee today
voted three to two for the adoption
of the Chamberlain resolution. The
Committee voted in favor of the
resolution with the insertion of an
amendment providing that the. Mili
tary Investigation Committee shall
confine itself to the investigation
of the nations military activities
but will be prevented from probing
the general conduct of the war.
President Wilson, in a personal
letter to Senator Martin denounced
the continual interference of a few
Senators with the work of the Uov
i rnment in prosecuting the war. He
said he would consider the adoption
of the Chamberlain resolution as
showing a lack of confidence in the
Administration.
The Chamberlain Resolution as
originally drafted gave the Commit
tee authority to the entire army
and air-craft situation.