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VOL. 11.
NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1018
NO. 2329,
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LONDON, Mar. 31.—Haig reports
the battle raging furiously in front
of Borry and Boielles, East of the
Ancro. (About 3 miles North-east
of Albert and abort R miles South
west of Baupaume.) The enemies
assaults delivered North of the
Somme, were all repelled by the
British with terrible losses to the
Germans. Niue of the battle planes
which took part in the attack were
shot down by the British artillery
men and in dashing to earth v/ere
completely destroyed.
Haig states that he is now satis
fied that the Allies ran hoM tho
line, even though the Germans may
continue the present drive and thaj
the Allies are now holding the enemy
on the Arras, Amiens and all other
fronts.
Haig laid great stress on the of
ficial use of war units being on the
immediate front.
The Germans have subjected all
positions in the vicinity of Lille, to
an intensive and continuous bom
bardment for mere than three days,
in order . to prevent the Cfi'.dians,
holding these positions, on the Brit
ish left wing from making any at
tempt to support the British canter.
Berlin admits that a similar bom
bardment has been going on in the
Laon sector.
LONDON, Mar. 31.—The Waroffice
announces the Germans have renew
ed tho attack East of Arras and that
Soutli of the Somme fierce incess
•• r.t assaults are being made by the
Germans. That theGcrmans suc-j
cccued in forcing the British from.
D.muin, but that the British troops
in a savage counter attack, captured
tli "> outskirts of the village.
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AND WASH.
LONDON, Mar. 31.—The British
trocps North of Jerusalem have suc
ceeded in driving the Turks from
thoir now petitions North of the
city, capturing 235 unwounded
prisoners.
In Mesopotamia also the British
troops have made another success
ful drive on the Turkish positions
in the vicinity of Ana, capturing
a numbsr of prisoners and large
stores of ammunition.
WASHINGTON. D. C\, Mar. 31.—
The War Department announces
that overy available transport is now
-aking on troops for France to the
limits of its capacity. The funda
mental problem is to get a suffi
cient number of ships.
All transports will be under an
extremely heavy guard of war ships
to avert any possible chance of a
repititon of the Tuscania, the Anchor
Liner which was torpedoed, by a
German Sub, just ao it was thought
all danger was past.
The United States Shipping Board \
announces that 240,000 tons of i
shipping has been launched during j
the month of March.
GERMANS
CAPTURE
AYETT
BERLIN, Mar. 31.—The War of
fice announces tho Germans have
captured Ayctt, (7 miles East of
Baupaume and 6 miles North-west
cf Pcrrone) and have driven the
British from the villages of Demuin
and Boieaselles (3 miles North-east
of Albert.)
Reports from Headquarters state
that many of the German troops
aro now resting preparatory for a
contemplated blow on Amiens or
some other point not stated.
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Juneau Alaska, March 30 191S.
Worker, Nome.
Alaska Labor Mining local number
tour passed the following resolution
March 12th:
Whereas great injustice is being
done the fisherman laboring classes
business Interests, the consumers of
food fish taken from Alaska waters
the people generally along the coast
as well as the territory
Whereas by reason of the shortage
of shipping facilities in American ves
sels ami the exclusion of vessels of
foreign registry to and from Alaska
points to Pacific Coast ports, large
quantities of fresh fish including hali- j
but, salmon and cod have been delayed
in shipmentand remained upon the
Alaskan wharves deteriorating and in
same rases becoming unfit for food
Whereas the act of congress of Oc
tober sixth 1917 granted the U. S.
Shipping Board the right to issue per
mits to foreign vessels to engage in
coastwise trade Alaska, however, thru
strong influence or lack of knowledge
of tile conditions as they do exist hero
was denied the benefits arising from
the provisions of that Act
Whereas empty conditions. Bottoms
are passing thru Alaskan ports on reg
uliir time, but are forbidden liy express
provisions of law from relieving the
fresh fish transportation situation and
by reason of these conditions the fresh
fishing Industry of Alaska in all its
branches is stagnated and hindered and
in consequence the food producing
plans of the national conservation
committee in the furnishing to the na
tion and allied armies are serious)}'
interfered with it is estimated by fish
ermen and those engaged in the bu»
ing and shipping of fish that there
is a loss of at least twenty per cent
solely thru the lack of timely ship
ment of the fish
Wihercas a great many of our mem
bers are engaged in the fishing indus
try, they as well as the people living
along the coast know that the state
ments tis set forth above are absolu
tely true and that immediate step1
should be taken by the gov’J to re
lieve this situation now
Therefore be it resolved by the Al
aska Labor Union local number foui
of Juneau, Alaska,
First—That the rates both freighl
And passenger now existing to ant
from Alaska and Pacific Coast ports
and markets in the States are expres
sive in fact highest in the world
Second—That Alaska should not
have teen excepted from the provi
sions of the act approved Oct. 6 1917,
and that the said act should be amend
ed by Congress to the end that the
benefits extended by its provisions to
i other portions of the U. S. should be
applicable to Alaska
Thir . -ine U. S. Shipping Board,
the National Conservation committee,
the Hon., Chas A. Sulzer delegate to
Congress from Alaska, be urged to use
their united efforts to obtain for Alas
ka, better shipping facilities for our
fresh fish.
Fourth—That as the burden of ex
cessive rates ultimately falls on labor,
the sole creator of wealth, and sull
■ stance in Alaska as elsewhere it is
the duty of the union to protest against
discrimination. The indignation of
fishing and laboring people thruout
Southeastern Alaska runs high against
Sulzer for excluding Alaska from Fed
eral Shipping Board authoriizng for
eign boats to carry freight between
American ports during period of war.
All classes except hand full who
represent ring are enthusiastically id
support of Maloney.
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FRENCH SUPPORTED
BY U. S. TROOPS
PARIS, Mar. 31.—The enemy in
fantry is now within ten miles of
Amie's to the East in the vicinity
ot' Fouil’oy, Corbie and Willers
Bricanneau.
New masse; of picked troops are
hew being prepared to attempt the
capture cf the city of Amiens* by
the shock of a mighty mass attack.
The War office states that if the
threatened attack on the Amiens
positions materializes the great bat
tle will be decided within the next
forty-eight hours.
Reports reaching here from Ger
many indicate a jiowerful new of
fensive impending at some other
point than the present front.
The French troops heavily sup
ported by Americans have succeed
ed in blocking the Germans in the
South-east on. a thirty-two mile front
and have now launched a fierce
counter attack on the enemy posi
tions all along this front.
The Germans are now massing
fresh troops behind the lines op
posite Verdun, is the report brought
in by the French airmen. The
utmost confidence is expressed here
that the Germans cannot break
through the Verdun front.
LONDON, Mas*. 31.—Premier
Llayd Gecrge in officially confirming
<*iio appointment of General Focli,
•>f the French Army, as Commander
in Chief of the Allied Armies, in
iiie name of the English Government
Si.-ted that this was only one of
the first measures to be taken, to
establish a Supreme Control, simi
lar to the German General staff.
George stated that the British
people must be prepared to make
many secrifices to incur© victory.
Many measures contemplated, for
some time previous to the entrance
of the world war, by America, have
since become imperative from the
American viewpoint and will follow
quickly In tho wake of the appoin
men'i of Foch as Commander in
Chief.
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SEATTLE, Mar. 31.—Next Sat
urday will be known as Liberty Day
and will mark the launching of the
third Liberty Loan drive.
Twenty thousand shipyard work
ers, now employed in Seattle, are
making extensive preparations to
ce'ebrute Liberty Day in due form.
The day while being considered
a holiday will not cause the ship
yard workers- to cease work however
as the building io entirely too far
behind now to admit of stopping
tha weak even for a day.
Recently writing in , ‘Sea Power',
Wial.cr R. Alexander, attorney of
the United States Shipping Board
states in part that “the following
table is a summary of the complete
shipbuilding program of the Board.
Number of ships which were re
quisitioned by order of August 3,
3 917, 403, and deadweight in tins,
2,S0O,OOO. Number of ships for
which contract had been let Sep
tember 22. 1917,under program for
new construction, 636, and the dead
weight in tons,3,124,700. Number
of ships of the program contem
plated under additional authoriza
tion of Act of October 6th, 1917,
600, and the deadweight In tens,
5.000. 000, making a total of 1,639
ships with a deadweight tonnage
■of 10,924,700 tons.
When the United Staton entered
.he world war wc had le.es than,
1.000. 000 tons deadweight cf ships
reg.'sotered for foreign trade, and
at the present time we have 4,571,
000 tons registered do?, cl weight
therefore.”
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31—After
being in one of San Francisco’s roll
holes for 20 months, during which time
she was subjected to all kinds of in
sults and abuse, Mrs. Rena Mooney
has been admitted to bail in the sum
of $15,000
Tills poor woman is one of the vic
tims of the Friscoi Chamber of Assas
sins; she has been acquitteu on a num
ber of charges in connection with the
San Francisco preparedness day bomb
outrage, and in spite of Fickert and
the rest of the ( rooks, public opinion
luus, at least compelled the court to
accept American money as bail money.
Samuel Gompers has wired Govern
or Stephens of California requesting
a full pardon for Thomas Mooney and
it is hoped in the near future Mooney
and his wife can live together as man
and v.'lfe.
They have been caged in the filthy
cells of San Francisco -0 months too
long for people who arc so much more
fit to live in the fresh air and sunshine
tluin the hell hounds who sent and
kept them caged.
NOT1CE.
To the Board of Trustees, and the
Newspaper Committee of Local 240.
Arrangements have been made fori
"~w.
All members on the aforesaid
Board or Committee are requested
to meet in the Union hall at S: 301
p. m. on Thursday evening, April 4.1
TEUTONIC ALLIES
ATTACK ITALIANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 31.—
According to reports received toda;
ty the Italian .Embassy, (he Austriai
Germans offer a continuous canon
ading lasting for almost three day!
have launched a hard Mow on th<
Italian line just North of Valdobbi
adcne on the river Place.
The Teutonic Allies in launching
this infantry attack, it is believed,!
trying to feel out what they suspect j
to be a weak spot in the Italian de
fenses and at the same time effect'
; an encircling movement of thei
i strong Italian position of Queroi
which is considered to be the key I
of the defenses of Piave.
The Italians drove the enemy
back with severe
not leave their own
itions.
losses but
sheltered
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