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VOL. 11.
NOME, A1.AKKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1018.
NO. 2461.
SAY MINERS THOROUGHLY LOYAL
VICE-PBES. LEWIS
CHARGES SHORTAGE
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 10.—Prom
the offices of the United Mine
Workers of America in their head
quarters abundant verification of
the charge now being persistently
mr.de that a shortage of cars and
transportation facilities is the most
flagrant if not the sole cause of the
coal and fuel famine prevailing in
many parts of the United States,
and the occasion of much privation
and bitter suffering, particularly in
communities where the population
is highly concentrated.
Vice President Lewis of the coal
mirfcrs organization states that for
the last eight months he has been
giving the responsible authorities
urgent and emphatic warnings that
a fuel famine and much suffering
wsuld follow the inevitable car
shortage that resulted from the
increased railroad traffic unavoid
ably incident to the preparation
and conduct of the war.
Mr. Lewis stales that he gave
his warnings in abundant time for
the Fuel Administration Depart
mcnt to have adjusted its needs.
Ho shows that mined coal is in;
sight at the workings abundantly
sufficient to moot all commercial
and domestic needs. He points out
that thousands of coal diggers are
involuntarily, in some instances
suffering for want of work, and
that under no circumsatncos would
it be necessary to draft coal miners.
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go to the Board of Trade Lunch
Counter.
BAKER CLAIMS 1
TROOPS EQUIPPED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 10 —
Tantjfylngf before the. Senate In
vestigation Committee Secretary of
War Baker maintained stoutly that
the American troops arc adequate
ly equipped for war and all train
ing purposes.
Tbo Secretary insisted tjtat it
had been the policy to equip with
the best possible materials and
supplies, rather than with that
which might be assembled the most
rapidly.
Mr. Baker very emphatically re
fused to admit anl immediate im
perfections in the conduct of the
war or ar.y mismancage ment of
the department itself.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 10.—
A cablegram from Rome says tfiat,
the interallied conference will be
held in London r.t the end of Jan
uary and every month thereafter.
CHATTANOOGA, Jan. 10.—The
Baroness Iona Zollncr who is being
held here under charge for alleged
variations of tjia Espionage Act
has filed a petition in the Federal
Court asking that she be released
on bail declaring that the confine
ment in jail is impairing her
health. The petition reiterates the
Baroness loyalty to America and
this is her second attempt to get1
released by legal process.
Raviolis, Italian style every
Evening at Modini’s B. O. T. Cafe.
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WAR IS ENDED
DULGARIA RUSSIA
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PARIS, Jan. 10.—That a perma
nert cessation of hostilities and an
end to the wax so far as at least
two of the belligerent nations are
concernod was the burden of tele
graphic information received here
from Sofia today.
The Powers concerned are Rus
sia and Bulgaria as indicated by a
telegram to the Bulgarian Premier
Radaslovoff to the Bulgarian Par
liament from the German and Rus
sian Peace Conference now proceed
ing at Brest Litovsk.
The ecclesiastical relations exist
ing between the two countries
which wore severed by the breaking
out of hostilities will be resumed
so soon as Russia concedes to Bul
garia the right to name a dclegato
on the International Danube Com
mission.
THE HAQUE, Jan. 10.—Accord
ing to information received here
the Kaiser has forwarded a most
amazing message to the Pole3 and
had it distributed widely in Poland.
In the imperial communication the
emperor suites his claim to being
the original peace apostle, insisting
that he has preserved peace in Eu
rope for thirty years.
BERLIN, Jan. 10.—The German
War Office today announced that
one hundred and nineteen aero
planes and nine balloons of the al
lies were destroyed in December,
admitting German losses at eigthy
two planes.
You'll see it first in the Worker,
BRANDEIS FOR
WAGE BOARD
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 10.—
The heads of the four railroads to
day named as acceptable to them
for the new railror.jl wage board,
Louis D. Brandcis, one of (he jus
tices of the Supreme Court and Ses
retary Lane of the Department of
the Interior.
It will be understood that the
wage board is created because of
the assumption on the part of the
Federal Govornmer.t of the opera
tion fo the railroads of the coun
try, a course in itself that was (
brought about it largely because of
wage controversies.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 10.—
It dcvol:>pcd today that the prob
able course that will be taken by
the suffrage amendment when
adopted will be submitted for rati
fication to special state conventions
called for the purpose and not to
tho legislature of the cevcral states
which is the usual case.
VIRDEN, 111. Jan. 10.—What Is
considered a3 a most remarkable
accident occurred here today when
Abel Knud3c:i, fell two hundred
and eighty feet down a shaft of
the Royal Colicry and was appar
retly uninjured by the experience.
Knudsen had stepped directly into
the shaft thinking the cape was at
the top.
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RUMORS PERSIST OF
NEUTRAL MEDIATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 10.—
Is the World’s nightmare of blood
and horror ot end as suddenly as
it began? Despite a continuance of
preparation for America’s part in
the fray and no relaxation on the
part of any of the departments di
rectly or remotely connected with
the war the above question is pass
ing magically from one to another
throughout the capital.
A torrent of unconfirmed rumers,
but all apparently having a common
origin and in substantial agreement
in purport that the Central Powers
Germany and her allies, have asked
a prominent neutr^ power to in
tervene in the war for the purpose
of using its good offices to the end
of bringing the holocaust to a con
clusion.
No public official of any promi
nence could be found who would
make a direct comment in the pre
mises. However one very pro
nounced version of the matter is
that the Swedish government is be
ing sought to act as t mediator in
tho arrival at peace terms as be
tween England and the German
Empire. The name of the United
States has not been mentioned but
the reports have carried no intima
tion whatever of any move toward
a separate peace. One angle of tho
matter carries the suggestion that
Switzerland instead of Sweden is
the neutral power to whom the
Teutons have appealed.
ENGLISH LABOR
ENDORSES WILSON
LONDON, Jan. 10.—The English
"Laborites'* as they axe called,
meaning the British Labor Party
have issued a manifesto endorsing
President Wilson's statement ol
the war aims of the United States.
Copies oi this manifesto b«we
been forwarded today to the labor
organizations of Russia, France and
Italy.
It is confidently oelieved :hat the
the strong stand taken by the labor
organizations will have a far reach
ing effect that may not fall short
even tve extent of r.tlnulr.ting
tho movement toward peace which
is known to be under way r.mong
ll»e masces in Germany more con
spicuously among the socialistic
elements.
Wkat is regarded as of especial
significance is the fact that it has
bean decided to call a joint con
gress of all labor and socialistic
parties, including the United States
and all the allied nations, and it is
contemplated that each of those
will be aclicd upon to send repre
sentative to a world Conference on
Pcnco.
The time and place of the ocn
templated congress have not been
announced but It will probably take
place in this capital about the 2Sth
of February.
Special New England Boiled Din
ner Wednesday and Sunday at Mo
dint’s B. O. T. Cafe.
BOLSHEVIK! WIN
SOUTHERN RUSSIA
PETROGRAD, Jan. 10.—That the
Cossack rebellion under the leader
ship of Generals Dutch and Kalen
dinco haa been effectually suppres
sed according to telegrams received
from the Headquarters of the
Bolsheviki in this city.
This was a counter uprising
against the Bolsheviki regime and
has been in progress since the ac
cession to power of the new Rus
sian government and it is stated
that with the decisive defeat of Du
toft and Kalendines the whole of
Rostov is now completely under
Bolshevik! control.
For some cafise unknown but
probably duo to a break in the lines
of communications because of the
fighting details of the achievement
arc meagre but aufliceint news has
been received to warrant the con
clusion that the triump of the Bol
sheviki is fairly well confirmed.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—The
Freight Steamship Milr.zzo was tor
pedoed and sunk in the Mediterran
can Sea according to the officers of
tho Navige, Line Genie Italians,
who are owners. It is reported that
no lives were lest.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10.—The
Associated Oil Company has relin
quished claims to six thousand
acres of oil lands in Southern Cali
fornia and is declared by the gov
ernment to bo worth millions of
dollars. The land reverts to the
public domain after a years litiga
tion.
ROCKEFELLER IS
CHIEF TAX DODGER
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Mayci
Hyland has directed the pro tai
department of »ho municipal gov
eminent . to ascertain if John D
Rockefeller’s personal property as
sessment should not he increased.
The Mayor stated that he hat
learned that that oil magnate con
trives to escape taxation in Cleve
land, Ohio, on the ground that hii
home is in New York.
Mayor Hyland further pointet
out that Rockefeller pays taxes oi
only five million dollars in Nev
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LONDON, Jan. 10.—It is report
ed here and fairly well confirmed
tiir.t a service ship of the British
hospital department and it is charg
ed that the enemy wholly disregard
ed the lied Crocs insignia painted
on the steamer.
The bitterest resentment is ex
pressed at this indication of Ger
many’s disregard for ihe customray
i humanitarianism between warring
nations. It is said the hospital ship
: contained, wounded soldiers but
i these are reported.
LONDON, Jan. 10.—According to
reports just In receipt from Cologne
the Volks Zeltung states that the
peaco terms of President Wilson
are fully .as unacceptable as those
of Premier Lloyd George.
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