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VOL. 11.
NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 4,1918.
NO. 2532.
MASSING TO ATTACK AMIENS
MOONEY BE SENTENCED APRIL 16
TROOPS MASSING
PREPARATORY
ENCIRCLE AMIENS
PARIS, Apr. 3.—The German fail
ure to take Amiens or to progress
to any extent towards Paris, thru
powerful wing attacks, while at the
same time holding a stronger center
it is believed here has resulted in*
their determination to take Amiens
at all cost by a concentratd attack
on the center. The Germans are
now massing troops for this pur
pose at five points, from which the
blows will be struck at one and the
same time.
By this means it is hoped to no>
only attack Amiens from the North
east, East and South-east but also
to completely encircle the city.
The first position from which it
is understood the attack will be
gin Is just South or the Antre, the
second between the Ancre and the
Somme and the Luce; fourth l>e
twoen the Luce and Avre river; fifth
between the Avre and Noye rivers—
North-west of Montididier.
From these positions the Germans
expect to drive forth and constant
ly inccreased their force as the
semicircle draws closer about
Amiens.
The Waroffice announces that the
Germans assaults on positions South
cf Moreuil had succeeded in gaining
a footing on advanced positions but
severe losses North of Rollot on
three different occasions the enemy
were repulsed and North of Plemont
the French have 6ucceessfuliy taken
a number of advanced positions
and also captured sixty prisoners.
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PERSHING SAYS U. S. TROOPS
IN LA-LAFERE DISTRICT
RY REQUEST OF CHIEF
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 3.—
General Pershing reports that the
American troops in Fiance arc now
taking up their positions in the La
Fere district as requested by the
Cwnmander in Chief.
Pershing also states that the new
American contigents are moving in
to the quarters vacated by the men
who have recently left for the front.
PARIS, Apr. 3.—Thia city was
again subjected to a long range
bombardment by the German mons
ters.
Early this morning the shells com
menced to fall and continued for
three hours and one-half, and com
menced again, continuing for three
hours more.
W^iile the bombardment was se
>ero enough and did iu‘te a large
amount of damage no lues were
lost.
It is believed that Bomeone in
this city is continually informing
the Germans &3 to the amount of
damage done and the effect of the
bombardment on the people. This
wanton killing of innocent women
and children and destruction of the
homes of the poor instead of fright
ening the people into begging for
peace, only tends to embitter the
feelings of the French against Germ
man militarism.
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NEW SOCIETY ORGANIZED TO
OUST FROM OFFICE KIN
OF ALIEN ENEMIES
MILWAUKEE, Apr. 3.—An or
ganization styling itself “The Next
Hoar Mrs. L. A. Swing anjJ .1.
Nabobs in sweet strains of music,
Saturday night, Eagle Hall, benefit
HOLY ROSS HOSPITAL.
AU wage workers of Seward Pen
insula are cordially invited to attend
an open meeting of the Nome Mine
Workers Union, to be held on Friday,
April 5, at 8 P. M. (proclamation
time), in the Miners Union hall, for
the purpose of discussing the sum
mer wage scale.
Martin Kennelly, Pres.
Albert Hraten, Sec'y-TrCas.
Express and General Delivery.
Phone ERICKSON, Main 7.
First-class Unalakleet dog sal
mon for sale at 12 cents a pound.
See Duffy O'Conner.
of Kin Society,*’ h is been formed
here for the purpose of ousting
from any public offlco those whose'
next kin arc alien enimios of the
United States.
This Society is looked upon here
by the better clement, as a political
organization pure and simple.
Most of its leading members are
politicians who have been ousted
from office after having been con
victed of crookedness or who. be
cause of their criminal record hav
ing been known before hand they
could net bo elected to tho office of
dog-catcher.
Since the cry of pro-Germr.nistu
has proven so effective and served
the ends of political parasites so well
this organization is going to UBe It
as a club to bludgeon a way for
Its members into office since there
seems to be no honorable way open
and have declared their intentions
of ousting the Socialist Mayor of
this city from office, because they
claim, he waas born in Germany
and for that reason he cannot be
a good citizen of the United States.
A CHANCE WITH EVERY TICKET
FOR BENEFIT HOLY CROSS
SATURDAY NI GHT EAGLE HALL.
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MRS. R. yt. SEIDLER
Has Opened First Class
REPAIRING ESTABLISHMENT
FRONT STREET. Next door to The
Emporium
Tie are here to please old and
new patrons. We do the best
CLEANING, PRESSING,v
ALTERING & REPAIRING.
First class workmanship.. Gent
lemens and Ladies Clothes.
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JUDGE GRIFFIN WILL
ANNOUNCE IT
* SAN FRANCISCO, April, 3—Super
ior Judge Griffin announced that he
would set April 15th as the day on
which to sentence Thelmas Mooney.
In making the announcement the
Judge plainly showed what his opin
ion was, of the entire proceedings of
the miscarriage of Justice; he stated
that ht loathed the passing of sen
tence on Mooney and his duty was
only made less disagreeable to him,
because he expected Governor Steph
ens to pardon Mooney just as soon as
he was sentenced.
The California State Federation of
Labor have decided, that in case
Giompers and the other heads of the
American Federation of Lalx>r, fail to
call a general strike, in case Mooney
is not pardoned by Gevemer Stephens
they will wait for no further action
but Federation Officials of each state
shall act Independently and proclaim
a general strike through their espec
tive states.
Gomipers claims that Governor
Stephens has assured him that Moon
ey shall not, but this does not satisfy
the rank and file, they demand that
Mooney be given a rull pardon or a
new tralil, and If given a new trial,
that he also be granted a change of
venue and tried someplace where the
San Francisco Chamber of Assassins
cannot be judge, jury and prosecuting
attorney ccrmbinied.
CHICAGO, April 3—The case of the
Industrial Workers of the World, has
been posponed again, because of one
of the defendants being sick.
The I. W. W. Organization is gain
ing a great amount of favorable ad
vertising and by the time them* cases
are decided, their alms and the great
amount of good they have been able
rataaagarwaa—-— - - *-?*'*
to accomplish, will -be known to the
world about ;ls well as the world
famous “Dreyfus Case” of France, and
“The Mooney Frame Up” of the Cal
ifornia cesspool-San Francisco.
The (best part of it is that—the
propaganda, of Real Freedom shall be
spread by the yellow press, of the •
slimy reptile to destroy and the very
ones who have stopped at nothing in
their efforts to suppress the bonlflde
organizations of the masses.
NEW YORK, April 3—A threatened
strike of 60,000 men engaged in work
along the water front was averted
today by the intervention of Govern
ment mediators.
The men, who had already taken a
strike vote; were given an increase
of 25 per cent in wages and the Water
Front Union recognized.
PRESIDENT AND WAR
COUNCIL CONFER
REGARDINC TROOPS
WASHINGTON, April 3—President
Wilson today held a long conference
with the War Council and plans or
fax reaching importance were adopted
looking toward the sending of the
American troops bo the front with a'l
speed.
The conference after giving all due
consideration to speeding up this work,
decided it was the height of folly, to
send men who had not been seasoned
by at least eight months training,
to send unseasoned men Into the field
even to stem the German tide, would
be a sacrifice to no good purpose and
would quickly bring down upon the
heads of those responsible for such
criminal action, the immediate eon
demnation of the American public.
The ofiicicls declared that the prob
lem of securing sufficient shipping for
the purpose of troops transportation,
had been partially solved for the pres
ent.
The President has been working
prodigiously for the past two weeks
on the shipping problem and it is ow
ing mostly, to his personal supervi
sion of this work that it has so far
reached -its present stage of develop
ment.
The Council of National Defense, as
shown in the Senate investigations of
the shortness of army clothing had
practically been delegated to them, the
purchasing of most of the army cloth
ing and other supplies. It was also
showtn by General Sharpe, that he
himself was merely a figurehead and
was the goat who was blamed for the
many mistakes; of these gentlemen,
who were continually crying out for
more authority. Many of those who
did the buying, were members of firms,
from whom supplies were bought and
though in same cases they bought at
slightly less than Sharpe would have
paid, their supplies were always be
hind time in reaching their destination
and were In many cases below the
standard—as lncidented In the felt hat
and clothing scandal in New York.
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THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
BILL PASSED SENATE
i
WASHINGTON, April 3—The Sen
ate today passed the Third Liberty
Loan Hill, which authorizes the is
suance of new t,ou,. —..d certificates
of indebtedness of from $1,460,000,000
to $8,000,000,000.
Provisions are also made in the
measure authorizing the inciiease of
the amount to be loaned to the allies,
to $5,500,000,000, making a grand total
of $13,500,000,000.
This stupendous amount exceeds
the clastic estimates of Secretary Me’
Ado®, by about $1,500,000,00(1!
_The Third Liberty Loan Drive will
be started in every city thrubut the
United States on next Saturday.
GONDON, April 3—The Germans
have renewed their attack in the Ar
ias sector but the ease with which the
attacks were rep-ulsed leads to the be
lief that the Germans are merely us
ing this manner of attack as a sub
erfuge, while they are using the
time thus gained to complete their
preparations for the second drive on a
i more stupendous scale than that which
' proceeded the fiPst great drive.
In that sector of the front North
of Uerrone the British after being at
tacked in their positions, by the Ger
mans, not only successfully repulsed
the attack, but launched a hard
counter, which completely took the
enemy by surprise, resulting in tho
cepturo of the village of Ayette with a
hundred prisoners and three guns.
(Ayette is situated G miles almost due
North of Perrone and about 7 miles
southeast of Bapaume.) )
Ayette being one of the positions
on comparatively high ground is
deemed a positon of some ImporUtnco
and has changed hands a number of
times in the great battle.
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