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NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY, 14, 1918.
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LAUNCH OVER 32,000
TONNAGE DAILY
WASHINGTON, May 14—The
Emergency Fleet Corporation an
nounces that the Corporation’s yards
are now turning out ships at the
rate of 32,000 tons per day during
the present week. Last week they
completed one steel ship averaging
over 6,000 tons each day and this
week two steel ships and one wood
en ship has been launched every day.
The 32,000 tons represents the steel
ships only, no tonnage being given
for the wooden ships.
NEW YORK, May 14—James
Gordon Bennet, publisher of the
New York. Herald and one of the
best newspapermen in the world
today, is dead. Mr Bennett passed
away quietly at his home in South
ern France.
James Gordon Bennett was born
In New York, on May 10, 1841. As
sumed control of the Herald in 1872 ;
since which time he has lived in
Paris almost continuously.
At his own expense ' ho sent
Henry M. Stanley to Africa to find
Livingston, 1874-7; fitted out the1
Jeannette Polar expedition in 1879.
Was a famous yachts-man and all*
around sportsman.
FRENCH CAPTURE
GERMAN PRISONERS
PARIS, May 14—In the sector
to the Southeast of Amiens, be
tween Hangard and Croucy, the
French patrols were successful in
their operations and captured a
number of German prisoners in
their raids.
In the Verdun sector the French
troops made successful raids on the
enemy po si to ns and captured pris
oners.
Enemy raids on the French posi
tions, to the Northeast of Orville,
were repulsed.
LONDON, ay 14—Reports from
the British front say the enemy artil
lery is now shelling British posi
tions furiously. The German ar
tillery fire is especially .interne in
the Somme and Ancre river sectors
to the East of Amiens but so far
all Britioh petitions are intact.
Onthe Ypres front the British
forces hav e raided the enemy
trenches, in the vicinity of Robecq,
capturing; a number of German
prisoners. Very little fighting, with
the exception of occasional artillery
dueling, is going on in this sector
of the battle line.
Keep Posted, Read the WORKER.
WORKERS AT
COUNCIL ARE
STANDING PAT
The following message arrived
too late to be published in our last
i»3ue.
Council, Alaska, May 11, 1918.
Miners Union, Nome Alaska.
The working men of Council held
a meeting last night in the Club
building at which between twenty
five r.nd thirty men wore present.
Joe Glover acted as chairman and
Fred Du-Rocher as Secretary.
The Following scale of wi^ges for
an eight hour day was adopted to
go into effect when spring repair
work begins.
Common Laborers .$5.00
Oilers . $6.00
Winchmen . $7.50
Blacksmiths.$7.50
Engineers . $7.50
including board for an eight hour
work day.
The men are standing pat. They
are now refusing to work for less
than the scale of wages adopted.
Charles Strom
CELEBRATE
ITALIAN DAY
Juneau Alaska May 14, 1918
Worker, Nome.
Following telegram from Charles
E. Hughes President Italy-American
society New york.
"May twenty-fourth anniversary
of Italys entrance in war. Will
bo celebrated throughout United
States as Italy day. Every one ask
ed write to friends in Italy on that
day as a sign of appreciation of
what Italy has done. Will hold
mass meeting in New York to ex
press American friendship.| Presi
dent of United States has kindly
consonted to act as patron of cele
bration.’’
It Is my wish that this request be
complied with as fully aspossible.
Riggs.
FROM CHICAGO AND TACOMA
CHICAGO, May 14—Count James
Minotte, is making a strenuous
fight in the courts to keep from
being interned. The Count (or no
account) has boon arrested and
charged with being a dangerous alien
enemy and is now out on $50,000
bail. Count James is a brother-in
law of Louio Swift, of the packing
house of Swift and Co, and tho
born in Berlin, Germany, he claims
ho is not a alien enemy, that he
and his family are Italians.
,Mr. Minotte claims that he filed
cancelcation to become a citizen of
the United States, last July.
(If th© count is an Italian we
fail to see why he does not appeal ,,
to tho Italian Ambassador, perhaps ,
he could throw some light on the ,
matter ar.df ind out whos, which
and what.) Ed.
TOCOMA, May 14—Almost every ■
day Labor Commissioner Younger '
'is appealed to by employers of one
industry or another to permit wom
en to work for more than eight
hours a day, the limit fixed by law,
declaring an emergency of some
kind exists. t
The latest plea is to permit
vomen to work nine hours instead
>f the eight fixed by ir.w so they
:an invest the earnings from the
>xtra hour in thrift stamps, but
.ho government has declared there
s no occasion for any letting down
>f the bars around wom.:n and
:hild workers and the state refuses
o premit any relaxation.
Commissioner Younger says at
he present time there is no short
ige o fwomen workers or of com
mon laborers. There are plenty of
men and women to work but there
s a shortage of skilled labor i:i
certain lines.
INDICATIONS DRIVE
TORE RENEWED
LONDON, May 14—All news
coming in from the West front to i
day indicates that the German of- i
fensive is about to be renewed. <
Allied air-scouts who have been
reconnoitering the enemy positions i
report that their concentrations are i
about complete and an attack is si
expected at any moment. All Al
lied positions have been prepared
for a renewal of the German a#- t
saults. s<
German prisoners recently cap- (
tured report that von Hlndenberg i
has succumbed to his wounds and t
declare that Mackensen is now lead- g
ing the German armies. i
A violent artillery duel is in pro
jess on both sides of the Avre
iver, along the Somme valley and
Iso in the Albert sector.
On. April 12th von Hindenberg
ras reported to have been wounded
nd had been taken to a hospital
u Strassburg, Alsace.
WASHINGTON. May 14—A re
ent report received here through
ittawa stated that the British War
louncil had decided that the Amer
;an forces would not be used on
he West front, except in emer
ency cases, until their numbers
ri Franco had reached a sufficient
force, when they would bo com
bined with the French and British
forces to deliver a death-dealing
blow to the Germans.
Secretary of War Baker and
Lord Reading, the British Ambassa
dor both commented freely on the
report. Secretary Baker said that
all the facts in his possession bend
ed to show that the opposite was
the case. The British Ambassador
also said that all the facts in his
possesson were diametrically op
posite to the statement coming from
Canada. These comments have had
a great tendency to discredit tho
authenticity of the reports.
REVOLUTION
REPORTED IN RUSSIA
LONDON, May 14—A counter
revolution is reported to have
started in Russia by the masses
against the Soviets, last Thursday.
It is supposed to have been caused
by the starvation that is reported
to be ravaging the country.
The Russian Premier Lenine is
reported to have made a statement
in which he appealed for relief for
the famine stricken city of Petro
grad.
LONDON, May 14—An Amster
dam dispatch says that the German
forces in Ukrania have taken into
custody members of the Russian
Royal Family. Those reported to
have been taken are the Russian
Dowager Empress mother of Nick
Romanoff, Grand Dukes Nickaeivetch
and Alexanderes Michaelovitch.
PARIS, May 14—The French
Government has officially restored
the complete use of the French
Cr.blo and Telegraph service to the
International News Service today.
The same action was taken by the
British Government some time ago.
Both Governments had denied the
use of their service to the News
Service for having given out reports
which the government officials did
not wish published.
ROME. MAY 14—The Italian
troops after a hard struggle suc
ceeded in routing the er.cmy from
theiir strong positions on Monte
Como and have repulsed a heavy
counter attack by the Austrians.
The enemy suffered heavy losses
while defending their positions and
also in the counter attack.
The Austrian forces also launch
ed an attack upon the Italian posi
tions at Coldellor but were repulsed
with severe losses.
Monte Como is about 65 miles to
the Northeast of Venice in the pro
vince of Venetia, just to the west of
the Taglianuento river and about
22 miles to the South of the Tyro
■ lian border. The Italians have
! gained much valuable ground in this
| vicnity lately and Oave successfully
, held the captured positions against
'all attempts of the Austro-Gerraan
forces to retake them.
PITTSBURG, Pa. May 14—Four
thousand workmen refused to gd
to work today. A general strike, of
union men has resulted from the
imprisonment yesterday of 30 union
ler.ders who were charged with riot
ing in the recent disorders here.
While it was at first thought the
strike today was to be only of one
day’s duraton as a protest against
tho imprisonment of their fellow
workers. It clearly become known
thatt he strike leaders had decided
the strike would last until the men
are released from jail.
Practically every factory in the
1 city is cither closed down complete
I ly or seriously affected by the strike.
I -
Keep Posted, Read the WORK ER.
WILL DRAFT THOSE BECAME
20 YEARS SINCE JUNE 5TH,
WASHINGTON, May 14—Another i
bill for the purpose of increasing c
the number of registrants of the I
first draft has been under consid- s
eration by the Senate Millitary Af- 3
fairs Committee for some time and s
was recently referred to the Senate l
Conference Committee. Today the I
Conference Committee reported fav- i
orably on the bill. The bill as report- i
od provides for the conscription of all
men attaining the age of twenty c
years since June fifth, of last i
year but exempts both medical and t
divinity students. 1
SAN FRANCISCO, May 14—The t
United States Circuit Court of Ap- i
eals today reversed the judgement
f the Federal District Court of
lutte, Montana which recently
warded damages, in the sum of
10,000,000 to the Mineral Sep
ration Company. The suit was
rought by the plaintiff against the
lutte and Superior Mining Company
or alleged infringements of its
a tent rights.
The Mineral Separation Company
laimed that the defendant was us
ng a method known as the flota
Ion process, which the plaintiff
iad patented, for the purpose of
xtracting metal from ores and that
his constituted an infringement of
>atent.
! The Court, of Appeals held that
the patent process of the Mineral
Separation Company specifies a lim
ited amount of oil in its process
of not over one-half of one percent,
on ore and that the defendant used
more than this amount and that
therefore the offense did not con
stitute an infringemnt of patent
rights.
D. C .Jackling is a personal
stockholder in the Butte and Super
ior Mining Company.
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