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VOL. 11.
NOMH, AI.AHKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1018.
NO. 2455.
RUSSIA TURNS DOWN 6ERMANY
SAY GERMAN PEACE
TERMS HYPOCRITICAL
PETROGItAD, Jan.3.—The peace
envoys of the Bolsheviki who have
represented Russia in the peace ne
gotiations with Germany have is
sued a statement refusing ihe Ger
man peace terms.
Foreign Minister Trot/ky ior the
Bolsheviki regime says that the
Gorman peace terms are wholly hy
pocritical and are not to be consid
ered.
For some time it has been known
th^.t dead lock after dead lock has
occurred in tho attempts between
the Russian and German envoys at
the formation of a permanent sepa
rate peace. At one time it was ne
cessary for the Bnlsheviki foreign
minister Trotsky to remind Germa
ny that Russia was not a conquered
country, simply because she is
furthering the cause of peace. She
now informs Germany that her sol
diers are ready to continue the con
flict.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 3.—The Ex
ecutive Committee of the Soviet
have adopted a resolution asking
(ho people of the Central Empires
to compel their governments to ■
bring about peace. The appeal Is 1
made d'rectly on the score tint the
separate peoples themselves in real
ity have no quarrel with each other
The Foreign Minister Trotzky an
nounced that tho Bolshcviki will
agree to any peace that docs not
roblo them of the fruits of the Re
volution but there they will return
to defend them.
For the ‘best 50c. Dinner in Nome
go to the Board of Trade Lunch
Counter.
NAVAL COMMITTEE’S
SECRET SESSION
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 3.—
Ar'mlr.'.l Benson in a secret session
of the House Naval committee gave
out confidential reports and ac
counts of tho Naval Intelligence
Bureau which are believed to have
shown that the Greman submarine
sunk by the allied powers have pro
ceeded at a more rapid rate than
Germany has been able to produce
them.
It is shown that the German na
val operations must ultimately
yield themselves to the inevitable,
whe;n with an open sea the allies
will be able to make a short end
ing of the war.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.—
The government’s operation of the
railroads was further justified to
day as the plans for doing away
with all waste activities proceeded.
Offices are being combined station
ery is being standardized and of
fice systems installed for the unifi
cation of the inter-connecting lines.
It has been anticipated that so
huge a ta3k would proceed slowly
but results axe already being
shown through the cancellation of
certain superfluous passenger
trains.
WASHNIGTON. Jan. 3.—Vice
President Marshal today announced
that President Wilson will appear
in person before Congress tomorrow
row to make an address on t'n rail
road situation.
EIGHT HOUR FIRMS.
The following business houses
have signified to this paper their
cheerful adoption of the Eight
Hour Day.
Lomen Bros.
Kristan’s Emporium.
The Nonpareil.
Ed L. Holt.
P. A. Peterson Shoe Co.
A. Wittenberg.
Crowley Grocery Company.
A. Polet.
Thorulf Lehman.
For garments made and repaired
-at the Nome Tailoring Company.
WAGE INCREASES
FOR MANY WOMEN
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.—"We
are going to substantially raise
every woman worker in tho state of
California except the ones engaged
in the dried fruits, raisin and ci
trus industries. Over 76,000 women
and girls will be better enabled to
meet the high tost of living than
they are now when we get through.’
This is tho message that is being
sent broadcast throughout Mie state
by the California industrial welfare
commission, which is now working
WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. Weather Bureau.
Nome, Alaska, Jan. 3., G A. M.
Temporature: Max. —8. Min.
T—16.
Barometer: 29.665. incho:s.
Weator: Clear.
Wind. W. 2miles per hour.
Precipitation: None.
January 3, G P. M.
Temperature: Max. —8, Min.
»—1 6.
Barometer: 29.475 inches.
Weather: Clear.
Wind. N. 3 mles per hour.
Precipitation: None.
oil a new scale for the 6,000 women
laundry workers within its jurisdic
tion.
Telephone operators, janitresaes,
female fish packing employes and
every other class of woman workers
except those mentoned above as ex
empted irom the rulings of the com
mission, will bo given a "raise.”
The dried fruit ( raisin and citrus
industry will not be touched be
cauce the com mission feels that the
women in theso industries are al
ready well paid.
New wage tariffs have already
bem established by the commiss on
for the canning and merchandise
industries. The laundry workers
are now due for a raise and it is
expected this will be announced be
fore Jan. 15.
In setting 1 the new scale for
theso workers the commission is
being confronted by such interest
ing questions as the following.
“Do such laundry workers face
greater hazards than the merchan
dise workers and do they need to
cat different sorts of food?”
A little fish known as the sardine
has provided a new problem for the
commission in its work of raising
I women's wages by the women’s
wages by the wholesale.
Due to the enormous Increase in
the sardine catch tho fish packing
establishments at Long Beach, San
Pedro, San Diego and other points
in the state have been forced to
hire thousands of women. These
women are going to get more than
they are getting now for handling
sardines, the commission declares.
Even iho girl who sells tickets in
theator offices or shows show pa
trons to their seats is to be remem
bered. She is due for a raise too.
Raviolis, Italian style every
Evening at Modini’s B. O. T. Cafe.
ARE YOU SEEKING A PATENT?
If so it will pay you to investigate
rates of th6 Industrial Worker on
publication of application therefor
Bring your forfeiture notices to th«
Industrial Worker
Anything In Ui« line or Job work
«t the Industrial Worker Office
Satisfaction assured.
Try a baby chicken in cassaroll
at Modini’s li. O. T. Cafe, it's fine.
MAN POWER OF
COUNTRY ADEQUATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.—
' The Provost Marshal General of
1 the Army under wlicse authority
! and supervision the operation of
the Select Service Act is being di
rocicd announced today that Clause
Or.e cf the new classification bill
will be adopts, make the raising
of as army of a million men a mat
ter of no difficulty whatever.
It is by no means certain that
the measure will be adopted but
it is known that every effort for
passage is being made by those in
terested in the advancement of war
efficiency, and this is the chief co.e
ccrn in military circles.
The Provest Marshal General
says that this enormous number of
men physically fit enough for ser
vice is now in prospect, and all that
remains to be done for the comple
tion of an adequate army is that
the irregularities and shortages in
(ho army departments and the ina
bility of the Quartermaster Gen
eral’s department to supply suit
able housing, clothing and equip
ment.
It is believed however that the
necessary stops are being taken to
eliminate the troublesome obstacles
offered by reason of shortcomings
in the administration of military
affairs so far.
Special New England Roiled Din*
ner Wednesday and Sunday at Mo
dini's B. O. T. Cafe.
Express and General Delivery.
See Erickson at Mansfield's Cigar
Store.
Get ns estimate on worn Job Work
PROMINENT DRAFT
EVADERS FREED
MADISON, Jan. 3.—The Unite.!
Staton FoCerr 1 Court here today
squashed the indictments that had
be*n returnee: last summer against
CorcTtssman Nelson and his sen
for an attempt to have the latter
escape the operation of the Select
Service Act.
The prominence of the defend
r.nts, their social position, their
wealth and affluence have served
to nuke this one of the moot not
able cases so far brought under the
terms cf the compulsory service
law.
Moreover this is one of the first
rases ia which the government has
failed to secure a conviction.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.—Pan
ama’s consular representative to
this city announced hore today
that he boon instructed by the Mi
nister of Panama that the little Re
public through Its Congress had de
clared a state of war to exist be
tween it ar.d Austria Hungnria.
This action has been confidently
expected for some time and it was
considered as practically decided
upon when the Government of the
United 3tatos took a like course im
modiatcly following the opening of
the American Congress.
ANIMAL PICTURE AND CHAPLIN
AT DREAM TONIGHT.
Tonight at the Dream Theater
one of the famous Bostock Animal
Pictuie3 will be showu under title
"Stanley’s Search for the Hidden
City”. A laughable Vogue Come
dy “The Candy Cook” and Cbarliei
Chaplin in a repeater titled “Easy
Street” will also be on the program
Sunday night Bill Hart in “The De
ciple".
PEOPLE RAID
COAL CARS
I
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.—Al
though this city is near one of the
greatest coal producing fields in the
world it is suffering from a coal
famine the lack of which it has
never before known. The ehtire
Atlantic seaboard from Charleston
northward is in the grip of the bit
terest cold experienced here within
the memory of the oldest inhabi
tant.
The suffering of the people is
described as harrowing in the ex
treme and the arrival of a train of
coal cars was a signal for a gen
eral rush and with pails and wheel
barrows the cars were raided by a
mob of women and numbering as
it is estimated twenty five hundred.
The police who were detailed to
the scene reported that it was im
possible to drive tho children and
the women out of the yards in the
face of their extreme need3 without
the uoe of extreme brutalizing
moans.
ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 3.-~Five
hundred persons participated in
the coal riots in this city this morn
ing as a result of the extreme cold,
and the shortage of fuel. The riot
ers carried away a dozen cars of
loaded coal.
Urgent need exists now anti
probably will increase.
NEW REVENUE
BILL IN PROSPECT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.—
Senator Reed Smoto of Utah an
nounced today that he will intro
duce a new revenue bill in the near
future ps a substitute for the one
passed last October.
It is claimed for the new bill
lliat it will entirely reconstruct the
Income Tax Law and the excoss pro
dts section aud ont raising or ad
vanning the income tax levies, but
increasing profits.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.—
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
lias requested the traffic managers
of th'e various railway systems to
submit immediate plans for the cur
tailment of passenger service en
gines which are needed for hauling
coal.
The Secretary also met the heads
of the Big Four Railway brother
hood chiefs in conference at which
(jeustions concerning operations of
the lines were discussed from the
point of view of the railway eni
ployose. The wage question how
ever was not discussed hut will be
up for consideration at another con
ference tomorrow.