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MARTIN KENNELLY ACQUITTED
HINDENBERG DIES OF APOPLEXY
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Fran
cisco Bulletin statr« that when von
Bopp's dynamiter, Charles Crowley,
toured the northwest and Canada
blowing up allied ships and railroad
bridges he carried an introductory
letter from District Attorney Fickert
addressed to officials and officers
throughout the United States re
commending him as a special agent
of Fickert’s and of the department
of justice of San Francisco.
Fickert admitted on the witness
stand, whilst testifying for Crowley,
who is now serving seven years in
McNeill’s Island, that he gave Crow
ley the letter, well knowing that
be was employed by Consul Bopp.
In a brief filed with Governor
Stephens on Monday, Fickert said
the preparedness crime was paid for
by Germany. This seemed reasona
ble, because federal officials have
been following clues leading to Ger
many's implication in the plot and a
certain German is being sought
throughout the world in this con
nection.
Fickert gave the letter of intro
duction to Crowley on Juno 14,
1915, thus identifying as an agent
of the department of justice. Crow
lay immediately left for Detroit,
Buffalo and Canada to plant bomb6
and burn ships.
The Daily Nows states that Fick
ert introduced the German dyna
miter to Canadian officials. Doc
umentary evidence, shows that at
the very time Fickert says Mooney
was coming under German influence,
Fickert himcelf was aiding and re
commending a dynamite hired by
German Consul Franz von Bopp, and
by letter written by Fickert in June
191&,in. which the introduced Crow
ley to Canadian government offi
cials as a special agent of Fickcrt’s.
It is also shown that Fickert took
the witness stand as a character
witness for Crowley and ndmitted
that he knew Crowley was In Bopp’s
employ wbsn he gave him the letter
of recommendation.
Eric von Shaack, German view
consul, testified that Fickert was
given as reference when Crowley was
employed by the Germans.
There is a great sensation in the
city following this astounding ex
posure.
i Fickert has made no reply to the
charges.
SAN FRANCISCO—Thomas J.
Mooney in the prisoner’s box in
Superior Jupdge Cabcniss’ court to
day and pleaded with the judge for
a trial on one of the two indict
ments pending against him in that
court.
Judge Cabaniss heard the plea
and declared he was powerless to
order tho case to trial. Mooney is
now waiting execution^of the sen
tence of death passed in Judge
Griffin’s court.
' Moohey has been brought nto
court once more to go through the
formality of hearing the cases
against him postponed. Other de
fendants in the preparedness pa
rade bomb cases were also precent.
Twice during Mooney’s talk Judge
Caba.nis3 interrupted him and told
him be would not permit any deroga
tory remarks about Superior Judge
Dunne and District Attorney Fickert.
Mooney asked the court to “carry
out the wishes of President Wil
son,” and to appoint a special pros
ecutor if District Attorney Fickert
would not try the case.
BENSON GIVES WARNING
AS TO GERMAN NAVY
LONDON, July 12—Admiral Ben
son of the United States navy said
that if all of the Russian navy were
now in the hands of the Germans,
the Kaiser’s navy was now greater
than that of tho United States.
Reports to the Navy Department
show that tho Germans seized four
modern battleships and four battle
cruisers which were under construc
tion in Russia.
The exact extent of the capture
made by Germany i6 unknown, and
no dispatches have como out from
either the Russians or the Germans
as to what ships have been taken,
but it is known from the positions
at the time of the major portion of
the fleet fhat the ships must now in
a greater part be in German hands.
The statement of the American
Admiral has created a profound im
pression, but there is no apprehen
sion felt that even with its addi
, tional force, the Germans will ever
; again try to force battle with capi
tal ships or. the higt. aS. It Is
admitted by Americans here that it
is likely to speed up naval con
struction and naval increased esti
mates. in the United States, so that
what is regarded as the temporary
naval superiority from a numerical
j point of view may be overcome at
! an early date.
WAR LABOR ROARD TO
BE SOON IN SESSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 12 —
The War Labor Board will meot on
July .3, in what is actually its
first practical administration ses
-trfon and will reach a decision upon
the part of tho board as to order
an enforcement of the eight hour
law in two plants and the minimum
wage of forty cents an hour for
all classes of unskilled male and
female workers in eight plants.
Tho same wages will be paid
women as men doing the same kind
of work, instead of about fifty per
cent less as has heretofore been the
custom.
The national war labor board lia3
been formerly created by the Presi
dent, who in a proclamation dated.
-April 8, designated hs members the
seme representatives of employers
and employees, who together with
cx-President William H. Taft, and
Frank P Walsh as chairman, rep
resenting the public interests, had
composed tho War Labor Conference
Board and whose recommendation
was thus consummated.
The report of the Board announc
ed that it was governed by tho fol
lowing principles:
1. The right of workers to or
ganize in trades unions and to bar
gain collectively thru chosen rep
resentatives is recognized rnd af
firmed, the right shall not bo denied,
abriged or interfered with by employ
ers in any manner whatsoever.
2. The right of employers to or
ganize in associations or groups and
to bargain collectively is recognized
and affirmed. Tho right shall not
bo denied, abridged or interfered
with by the workers in any man
ner whatsoever.
GERMAN LEADER DIES
AFTER INTERVIEW
WITH KAISER
LONDON, July 13—Tho first re
ports coming out of Germany via
a neutral country tending to confirm
tho somewhat vague rumors as to
the death of von Hicdenberg is
contained in a Reuter dispatch which
dated from Amsterdam and purport
ing to contain the new* from Ger
man sources, stating that von Hin
denberg la dead and that has death
followed a stormy interview with
tho Kaisor as to the operations on
tho west front r,nd from which
Hindenberg suffered from a stroke
of appolexy.
Hlndenbcrg has been a. famous
good liver and far from abstemiouh
In his habits. This story says that
the cholaric general gave vent to his
feelings when rebuked by the Kaiser
ar.d that the stroke caused Ms end
ing with dramatic suddenness.
The Interview with the Kaiser
which is said to hn.vo caused the
death of Hinderbcrg took place
on May 15 last. . -
LONDON, July 13—British raids
and attacks in the Morris sector
were successfully carried out and
netted 96 prisoners. Similar suc
cessful raids on the Hamil sector
resulted in the capture of 22 pris
oners.
The greatest confidence in the
outcome of the war is manifesting
itself among the Allied troops now
along the west fropt. Mer. taken
prisoners from among the Teuton
forces are greatly dejected by the
failure of the tetrific''battle begun
on March 21 to bring results. They
had been promised peace beforo
August.
ALBANIA CAMPAIGN OF
GROWING IMPORTANCE
HOME, July 11—The Allies in
Albania have new advanced from
eighteen to twenty-four miles and
the amount of booty captured is
of enormous value.
It is quite evident that the Aus
trians had considered such a move
ment as is now proceeding as wholly
impossible and tho capture of posi
tion and supplies a most unlikely
eventuality. In military circles
here the movement in Albania is
regarded as of equal importance to
tho operation on the Piave.
On tho Piave success continues
to crown the efforts of the Italian
forces. They have now advanced
to a depth of thirty kilometers from
the Adriatic to Vomur, four cities
being now in the hands of the
Italians and thirteen hundred pris
oners taken.
WASHINGTON, July 12—Reliable
figures given out by the Italian
Embassy and. officially received from
Rome show that including the now
prisoners captured along the Piave
in the most recent fighting, the
Austrian losses in the last offen
sive amounts to 250,000.
This ‘crushing blow is responsible
in the estimation of officials for
the continuance of the discontent,
with Austria-Hungary and for the
evident agitation for food and peace.
BILL TAX OUTPUT
CHILD LABOR PROPOSED
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 12—
A new child labor bill has been
introduced in the Senate. This bill
provides a tax upon the not profits
of mines and quarries employing
children under sixteen and factories
and mills and canneries which em
ploy children from fourteen to six
teen years over eight hours a day
and more than six days a week.
The bill is setting the tax at ten
per cent.
z
A good many reformers do not
approve this bill, which they think
•is not Mil 'npov fnar that
the measure might be introduced
to off-sot the regular Child Labor
Law now under consideration and
that it does not appear to them as
constitutional.
For this reason some would other
wise support child labor legislation
of a very strict type will have noth
ing to do with this bill.
, WASHINGTON, D. C. July 12—
j Secretary Hcdfield in a letter to the
' southern sociologist conference said
I that tho exigencies ef the war were
| not interfering with wages or living
conditionc, or with the American
standards of labor. The letter was
read at the Congress now in session
The text is exciting some interest
in labor circles.
Keep Posted, Read the WORKER.
JURY RETURNS VERDICT
The interest takep in the case
against Martin Kennelly, .he eilitcr
and. ma lag-.r of the Industrial Work
er during the1 winter showed no
sign of flogging t’.vui r.t the day
end whin counsel began their ar
guments this aftern xn tie audience
coction of the Court room was pret
ty well filled. In the forenoon, Mr.
Kennelly occupied the greater por
tion of the time and was exhaustively
examined by Attorney Cochran and
cross examined by District Attorney
Mundy. Soveral interchanges took
place between ccunsel over the ad
mission of evidence for or against
the defendant. The case went to
the jury wl cn the judge concluded
ibis instructions alter four o’clock.
After being out fifteen minutes
in the case of the United States
versus Martin Kennelly, the verd'et
of not guilty was returned.
STRIKE FOR EIGHT HOURS
C. Smith arrived from Candle on
Thursday night after a somewhat
tiresome mush over the tundra
adorned with nigger heads that by
no means contributed to the plea
sure of the. journey. He was ac
companied by Fred Dannell and the
two men had been employed by the
Keewalik Mining Co. The men
were working along under the eight
hour day when word, came from
Leo Lowenhurst who has charge
of the destinies of the company
that thj ten hour day would prevail
whereupon the men quit to a man.
The work is completely suspended
and reports to the controry not
withstanding the only miners work
ing in the Candle district are men
working eight heurs and eight hour
only.' Leo Lowenhurst is still In
Nome. When the miners hold, a
mooting they decided upon refusing
to work ten hours without a single
opposing voice. It was eight hours
or nothing. Employers cf labor
might as well realize that labor
in Alaska is going to put this eight
hour day thru.