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VOL. 11
NOME, ALASKA. HATTKBAY, .MARCH 23, 15)18.
NO. 2522.
GREAT
ISREAL WINEBERG
RELEASED AFTER TWO
YEARS IN JAIL
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22—Iarcal
Weinberg, one of the victims of that
most infamous bunch of parasites, the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
anti the Law and Order League, has
been released today on $15,000 bonds.
This amount is “slightly” more than
the amount asked for by the New York
Court, of the $5,000,000 army clothing
grafters, but of course Weinberg is a
poor working man and has no right to
live anyway.
He has been in jail now going on two
years: has been twice tried, by the
would be murderers of Thos. Mooney,
found innocent in both cases but is
still being held by this bunch of in
famous assassins.
Weinberg is the man who it is
charge^ strove the nutio, in which
Mooney and the rest of the frame up
victims are alleged to have rode, the
day of the preparedness day bomb-ex
plosion.
Because Fickert and his cohorts
failed, to intimidate Weinberg by
kicks, choaking ajnd other third degree
methods, best known to the scound
rels who usually occupy such positions
on the back of the workers, because
he refused to swear away the life of a
man whom he knew to be entirely
innocent, he was also made one of
the victims of these self styled "pat
riots”.
As quick as one indictment after
another was dismissed, there being ab
solutely no shadow of guilt, Wein
berg was tried and acquited on another
charge, by the notoriaus Kickert, (the
scoundrel who did snot hestitate to
call officers and enlyisted men of the
U. S army who were about to go to the
front in France—Anarchists because
he could not force them to perjure
themselves.)
Kickert the monster, immediately
placed another charge against Wein
berg and also threatened anyone who
would dare to put up money or secur
ity for bonds.
LOYAL LEGION OFFICIALS
REFUSE ENDORSE LENROOT
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MILWAUKEE, March 22— Repre
sentative Lenroot of Wisf msin, who
has just been nominated bj the R pub
lican Machine, to represent this state
in the United States Senate has to
day been turned down by the "Loyal
Lepton” of Wisconsin.
The Legion officials state that the
Legion cannot endorse either Lenroot,
the Republican nominee, nor Davies
the Democratic nominee.
They are so fearful that, if the old
party supporters are divided in any
way that the Socialist candidate, Vic
tor .Berger will have a walk away, and
so the "Loyal Legion" composed of
Wisconsin Business men who have the
nterest of the country at heart? have
decided to call a meeting of the Cen
tral Ooenlmittecs of both parties and
decide on either Lenroot or Davies.
They can in this manner split the
spoils equally half and half and they |
hope in this manner to stand some
show in defeating Berger, easily the
strongest man. in a political way, in
the state today: with the possible ex
ception of the Peerless La Follette.
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Hardware, Furniture, Gents Fur- j
nishings .Rubber Goods. .,No war
prices at Holt's.
A PACIFIC PORT, March 23.— A
small German raider has been captur
ed by an American cruiser in miu
Paciflc and is bein'; tawed to thin
port.
Tho vessel, though small is equip
ped with guns, which are of sufficient
ly heavy calibre, to sink any unpro
tected merchant ship.
The supposition here is that the
small raider has boil titted out by
HJermana along the Mexican Coast an l
is very probably equipted with A >.n
orican guns, sold by some of our own
"patriotic” protitc rs; who don't give
a (1——n where the profits come from
just so they're profits.
The German residents of Mexico
have been under close surveillance
ever since the United Stales entered
the war but it is quite evident that the
Germans have been able to equip one
and maybe more of these raiders with
the intention of demoralising’ the liter
eli \nt shipping: in the Pacific.
American, Japanese ani Australian
warships have been and are at the
present time continually patrol In g the
Pacific and it is not expected that
these small raiders shall be able to do
much damage.
PIONEER KJIXJO HOTEL for
nice warm Rooms. 50c. per ni^Iit.
FROM N. Y. & CONN.
NEW YORK, Mar. 22—Another
cold nnap struck this city last night
as the populaco was Deginning to
..SCHNEIDER BUILDING rooms
are now for rent, by the day, week
or month.
..Rooms by the month, $10.00 and
up.
. .Also steam heated rooms.
..Will reopen restaurant in a few
days.
t
George Modini,
Prop.
think that winter had past, the ther
mometer registered 34 degrees be
low zero
From North-Eastern Slates came
reports that the weather was the
coldest for this time of ' theN 'year,
of any that had been experienced
for twenty-five years or more.
By nine o’clock the temperature
had fallen to ten below and at noon
it was fifteen below and still going
down.
' DABIJRY, Conn., Mar. 22.—j-Henry
Goosebon, a Gorman citizen, who
has been in business hero for ovor
40 years, ran amuck last night.
He klled two Italians named Anton
Garavp.ni and Petro Slengavick, and
aleo a baby girl two and one half
years old. Goosebon immediately
committed suicide by hanging him
self. Worry over the war is said,
to have been the cause of such vio
lent action,,for one who, was known
rs a kindly old man
TERRIFIC ARTILLERY
BOMBARDMENT AND
THOUSANDS KILLED
LONDON, March 22.—Field Marshal
Haig reports that the ftrst phase of the
grea|t G/fci#ntan loffenslve has been
launched and has reached its greatest
intensity, and failed.
He suites that the enemy after an
artillery' bombardment which has nev
er before been equaled, for its inten
sity, attacked along a fifty mile front
and though the first line trenches
■jPere entered in some places by the
Germans after fearful losses, the Brit
ish immediately regained these tren
ches by fierce counter attacks. Haig’s
report suites that the German loss in
capturing the first line positions will
exceed 73,000 men in this section
alone- j
Now that the offensive has com
menced in earnest the tension occ
asioned by the uncertainty and wait
ing has disappeared and the condition
of the men in the trenches is excellent.
BERLIN, March 22.—The War office
announces the German advance as
having made considerable progress
against the British positions on the
Arras front.
The real German offensive has hard
ly begun but we have succeeded in
capturing the British first line tren
ches in wide sections South-East of
Arras and as the main drive developed
expect to take more enemy positions
l>oth East and West of Arras.
The offensive has reached its great
est intensity, so far In this district
and that West of Verdun, where many
French prisoners were taken.
. .I>on’t forget wo save yoa a little
money andi are able to supply any
thing at Holt's.
Express and General Delivery.
See Erickson at Mansfield's Cigar
Store.
HORDES OF AUSTRIAN
TROOPS ASSEMBLING
COPENHAGEN, March 23.—Largo
masses of Bulgarian and Austrian
troops are being assembled in the rear
of the German lines on the Western
front.
These troops it is supposed here art
being assembled and will be held in
reteive to be hurried to any point the
German General Staff may designate
at any moment when the great offen
sive is well under way.
•Millions of prisoners are being eon
stantly employed in providing and
bringing up supplies and doing all
manner of work that will in any way
facilitate operations.
HOME, March 22.—The Italian War
Office announces the developing along
the entire Italian front today.
Violent cannonading by the enemy
artillery has been going on continu
ously for the past twelve hours and is
being replied to fr m time to time by
the Italian gunners
So far the Austrians have made no
attempt to make any Infantry at l icit
and have kept entirely within their
own sheltered positions.
General Diaz states that the Italian
positions will successfully hold out
against the combined Austrian-Ger
man attack.
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AVASIIINGTON, D. C„ March 22.—
The House Military Affairs Committee,
is now considering the introduction of
legislation .that will prevent, in the
future, the commissioning in the non
combatant branches, of the United
States Military Forces, men of draft
age, who, are physically fit.
Under the old system, which is now
in force, these noncombatant officers I
have been receiving the same pay as
the men in the front line trenches.
During the Investigation the Com
mittee has been conducting, it was
slown, that there are commissioned
officers, in the non-combatant bran
ches of the army to the number of 6",
000, and of this number over half or
33,000 have h;Tfl absolutely no military
training.
The Committee summoned Major
General March, who is now acting
Chief of Staff, and while being ques
tioned in regards to the proposed leg
islation the General stated that he has
just issued an order, for the weeding
out of all swivel chair warriors who
were occupying: soft snaps in the dif
ferent bureaus of the War Department
at the present time.
March reooimmended that the pro
posed legislation be held up for a*j
short time until the results of his plan
can be noted. He said that many of
the swivel chiilr farriers have been oc
cupying their present positions for
many years at good fat salaries and
that he intended to see, if the Com
mittee would bare with him, that these
mi n perfomi active duty for a whllo
at least.
PLASTERERS DEMANDS
GRANTED NO STRIKE
PHILADELPHIA, liar. 22,—The
Plasterers Union has secured a wage
increase from 65 to 95 cents an
hour here without striking.
Yesterday the men appointed
a committee to confer with tho Build
ing Contracture and stated requests
of the men for an Increase, after
listening to the committee, tho con
tractors agreed that considering the
rapid increase of the necer.sitits of
life. The domands were entirely
reasonable and a new agreement
was signed.
The plans and specifications, fot
the proposed Snake river harbor are
now open for inspection, at the office
of Mr. Dan Jones, the Alaska Terri
torial ltoad Commissioner, for the
Second Division. _ ~i