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VOL. 11.
NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918.
NO. 2502.
GERMAN RAIDER RETURNS PORT
JAPANESE OFFICIALS
DOUBLE CROSS ALLIES;
FAVOR IRON CROSS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27—That
although Japan has been and is now
supposed to be arrayed on the side of
the Allies in this war, recent dis
coveries prove conclusively that cer
tain Japanese Govern(ment Officials
and citizens have been actively engag
ed in aiding the Hindu Revolution.
The evidence was revealed in the
trial of some of the Hindus and pro
Germans charged with plotting a revo
lution in India against the British
Rule. It was shown that these Japan
ese officials were in touch with the
German government through its rep
resentatives ;that they were acting un
der instructions from these German
representatives and also receiving reg
ular emoluments from them. The
trials of the defendants have now been
In progress for more than three
months, the principal exhibit, intro
duced by the prosecution, was a cable
gram sent by Alfred Zimmerman, for
mer German Secretary for Foreign Af
fairs. This message was sent to the
German Ambassador, Count Von Born
storft at Washington some- time in
March 1916, and was transmitted thru
Swedish Channels. The Japanese aaul
Swedish Councils have telegraphed
the Japanese and Swedish Embassies
all the facts in the case and it is ex
pected that the Amib&asadiors will im
mediately get in touch with their re
spective governments, and that a full
investigation will be had at ones.
This information calrne as a great
surprise to everyone and has caused
quite a sensation here. The Japanese
Citizens of this city indignantly deny
that their government has had any
part in the plot. They affirm that Jap
an lias been continually, though in
directly charged with not having kept
faith with the Allies, tout that this
infoimatian and these insinuations are
the work of the enemies of both Amer
ica and Japan. •
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MAYOR SAYS HE WILL
COMMANDEER COAL
SYRACUSE. N. Y., Feb. 27.—
Mayor William B. Stone announced
today he would commandeer coal
shipments passing through Syracuse.
The action will be taken because ot
the lack of fuel, which is crippling
the city's industries and causing
suffering among the poor.
SPARTANBURG, S. C. Feb. 27.—
Investigation which, it was thought
possible this morning, may lead to
cout-martial, continued today into
the alleged maltreating of Private
Otto Gottschalk by Capt. Howard E.
Sullivan, both of Battery B, 105th
field artillery stationed at Camp
Wadsworth.
JUAREZ. Mex., Feb. 27.—Passen
gers arriving here from the South
report seeing the bodies of 20 Mex
icans hanging to telegraph poles a
long the Mexican Central right of
way between Torreon and Chihua
hua.
Mexican officials say the bodies
are those of Villa followers who a
few days ago attacked a military
train mistaking it for a passenger
train.
DUNBAR, Pa., Feb. 27.—Girls as
brick makers ars being tried out
here. The Eureka Fire Brick Co.
hit by the draft, is employing young
women. There is no fixed scale for
the girls, they are being employed
the same as the men by piece work.
WHEELING,VV. Va., Feb. 27.—
Because of the lack of criminals,
work on the county roads, which
has been done by convict labor,
has been suspended. Today there
were fewer prisoners in the county
jails than for years, and the road
work will have to go over until
next summer.
HORDES OF SOLDIERS
& WORKMEN POURING
IN PETROGRAD
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 27.—Report#
coming from Petrograd tend to con
firm former reports to the ef.ect
that thousands upon thousands ot
soldiers and workmen are p .Hiring
into the city from the North and
East hourly and that the Bclsheviki
Government is everywhere being
obeyed to the fullest extent. Sol
diers who up till just recently
absolutely refused to ivdievo there
was any danger of the Germans at
tncaing Russia, upon seeing the
peasants and factory worker hurry
log to fill the breach made, tv the
unbelieving soldiers, are no'\ re
entering by the hundreds of thou
sands. They are more shamed ‘ t>y
the fact that the Bolshe.viki Go >i.ru
u:ent refused to use force against
them, but simply told them ,he dan
ger tlie Republic was in and left
it to them to volunteer their services
or not just as they saw fit. It is
this hurrying back into the line
of the trained soldiers that is stiff
ening the Russian resistance at the
present time.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27—Frank P.
Walsh, Kansas City Attorney and fam
ous the country over, as the Chairman
of the Federal Industrial Relations
Committee, hits been appointed to rep
resent the public, on the Labor Plan
ning Board. Mr. Walsh was appointed
by the President of the United States
as the man most fit to represent the
public at the time of this board investi
gation, of industrial conditions
so the Labor Representatives
thought that, if Walsh could measure
up to the expectations (and he surely
did) of the Representative ot 110,000,
000 Americans, he surely would be a
good man to represent the interests of
the public at his time, and so they
chose him.
We also received the following,
which has not as yet been officially
verified:
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 27.—
Supreme Justice Brandeis was
selected by Labor representatives as
sixth member to represent the pub
lic on Labor Planning Board. Pend
ing reply from Brandeis ex-President
Taft named by capitalists as their
sixth member. Board adjourned
until next week.
BRITISH ADMIRALTY
INTERCEPT WIRELESS
ON WAY TO BERLIN
LONDON, Feb. 27—The German Sea
Raider Wolf, which has juct recently
arrived at a home port, has sank over
thirty five imcrchontships, with a total
tonnage exceeding two hundred and
ten thousand. This information was
received here through the interception
of the wireless message being sent to
Berlin. The loss of life on the victim.
shli>s is believed to have been heavy
as many troop ships have been report
ed lost in the vicinity in which the
raider has been carrying on its deadly
work.
The British Admiralty however,
seem to give little credence to the re
port claiming: St is simply another !
ruse on the part of the wile Germans, i
In proof of their contention the Ad- i
miralty instances that part o fthe re- i
port, claiming that the Japanese Bat- ]
tleship Haruna, had been sunk. This i
Is entirely false, as the Japanese Am- I
bassador after reporting the matter
to his government was advised that <
the Haruna was at the present time 1
laying in the Harbor at Kobe, in the ,
inland Sea. .
BERLIN, Feb. 27.—The War of- 1
fice this morning reports the army 1
of Prince Leopold of Bavaria as 1
ilowly but surely advancing north
>f Pskoff. The Russians are ocn
itantly receiving more relnforce
nents and are at last beginning to
>ring more modern artillery into
iction, making the advance of our
roops much more difficult.
The Princes’ army have captured
ivtr two thousand prisoners in the
ast twenty-four hours. Many of
he Russian guns have fallen into
he hands of the victorious Teutons,
inly to be found absolutely useless
ince the Russians, before retreating
lad completely wrecked them.
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
OF CAUSE SAO ACCIDENT
BROOKLYN, Feb. 27—Now that the
six women workers who were borne'
to a swift death yesterday morning', :
when three floors of the building at
17-19 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, col- (
lapsed, are covered in the white shroud ^
of death, an investigation has been
started. ,
Ernest C. Wagner, Brooklyn coroner,
who is investigating the responsibility
for the catastrophe, is now gathering
data which, lie said, would help de
termine who is responsible for the
death of the women.
In an interview yesterday he stated
that the Brooklyn factory inspectors
are partially responsible for the calam
ity, and that, if the coroners inquest
sustains him in the belief, the inspec
tors may he charged with the specific
crime of homicide.
Wagner said that he was in pos
session of information showing that
the factory inspectors condemned the
old building for factory use before
it came into its present ownership. Ho
will try to find out, why t’.ie building
department permitted the De Oulda
Merchantlle company to maintain aa
manufacturing enterprise.
The weight of thousands of pounds
>f beans which the De Culda Mercan
tile company was sorting for the Uni
ted States government, the weight of
the heavy machinery and the constant
jarring of the machinery on the beams
af the old building are said tia have
been, the main cause of the collapse
yesterday morning.
1’. J. Gorlin, building superintendent
of Brooklyn, meets Wagner's asser
tion that the old building had been
condemned for factory purposes with
a, flat denial.
Carlin reiterates the charge he made
yesterday morning, when he said that
the responsibility for the death of the
women workers should be laid at the
door of those who ordered the over
loading of the three floors occupied
by the lie Culda Merehantile company.
He said yesterday: :
"The last time our department in
spected the building was in November.
We then told them that the maximum
weight to floor space was 100 pounds
(o the square foot on their first floor
nd 75 pounds to the foot above.
"I am convinced the actual weight
on these floors yesterday was not less
than 300 pounds to the square foot.
Unquestionably, the floors were over
weighted.”
Wagner, the coroner, when asked a
number of specific questions concern
ing the data which ho says he has al
ready collected answered:
“It will all come out at ho inquest.”
But he did say that “negligence will
be punished, whether private or pub
lic.” .
Frederick Babcock, superintendent
of the Do Culda company, who was
arrested shortly after the women were
carried to their death, has been re
leased on $5,000 bail.
The body of Mrs Josephine Johann,
one of the six who was killed by the
sudden collapse, was recovered this
afternoon, following an intermittent
search lasting for 24 hours.
Her body was discovered at he bot
tom of the building, covered with tons
of beans, charred wood, office furniture,
flooring and gas piping.
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PRINCE LEOPOLDS ARMY
ADVANCING NORTH BAVARIA
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27—All olti
zens of Neutral Countries who may
have declared their Intentions of be
coming citizens of the United States,
shall be exempted from military ser- '
vice under the draft law. The New ;
Bill recently drafted b ythe War De- :
partment and submitted to Congress
has been repored favorably by the
House Military Affairs Committee. It
is confidently expected that this bill
will be passed by Congr ess before the
next draft call. Secretary of State
Robert Lansing has written a long let
ter to S. Hubert Pent. jr.t of Alabama
who is chairman of the House Commit
tee, roc<«r|mending that the Draft Low
be immediately ammended. This stepl
s necessary, says the Secretary, so
hat all misunderstandings with Neu
ral countries may he avoided. Several
Meutral Countries have already pro
ested, tie the State Department,
ign.inst the use of their citizens for any
nilitai-J’ purpose whatsoever. Italy
las also -protested, stating that, the
Military Draft Law as passed by Con
gress and now in effect, conflicts with
jhe treaty rights of Italian Citizens,
low in the United States.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27—Secretary
vf State Robert Lansing today inform
al Congress that conscription treaties
,vere practically concluded with
'ranee and Italy. These treaties, said
the Secretary, would be similar in
| every way, to the treaty recently con
cluded with England.
The treaty with England provides
that England shall have the right to
conscript, for military purposes any
able bodied mule subject of Great Brit
ain within the continental boundrios of
the United States and is reciprocal.
Italy some time ago protested against
the drafting of any of her subjects in
the United States, and will now have
the right to conscript theim herself.
First-class Unalukleet dog sal
mon for sale at 12 cents a pound.
See Duffy O’Conner.