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NOME, ALASKj. SATIRRAY, APRIL, 5, 1019.
LONDON', April 4—Reports re
ceived here by the British War De
partment from the Archangel front
state that a heavy battle has been
fought between the Allied forces and
the Bolsheviks on the sector south
of Archangel yesterday but that the
Bolsheviks were repulsed with heavy
losses.
The Bolsheviks concentrated their
efforts upon the Allied positions near
Shegomari but all their attacks al
though made with the utmost deter
mination were fruitless, the Allies
maintaining their positions.
A spirited artillery duel is being
mantained by the contending forces
but no new attacks have been made
by the Bosheviks who are seemingly
recuperating from the defeat admin
istered to them by the Allies.
LONDON, April 1—E. Shackleton
declared today upon h s arrivala from
Archangel that the Allied forces on
the Archangel and Murmansk front
are in great danger of being over
whelmed by Bolshevik forces.
Mr Shackleton stated that the Al
lies were greatly outnumbered and
that the Bolsheviks were seemingly
well supplied with war material of
all kinds.
Only the immediate dispatch af a
considerabale force of Allied troops
would save the situation if the Al
lies intend to retain control over the
Archangel and Murmansk sector.
COPENHAGEN, Auril 3—Thous
ands of workers have refused to re
new their contracts with their em
ployers. Workmen and Soldiers
Councils are being formed 8
vigorous propaganda tor the r.
r<fc;OD_
alization of all Danish indjwrjes
I is being carried on.
I Agitators are advocatin
the ey.ab
j lishment of a Bolshevik gove: client
and the Danish government be
the
are
coming greatly alarmed oovi
spread of this doctrine.
Russian and German radical
blamed for spreading the Bo’s ^vik
propaganda which seems to find.
many willing adherents atnon^ the-;
Danish workers. { !
No disorders have taken plan up
to date but the Danish govery€ont
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LONDON, April 5—Leon Trotsky
alarmed at tlie threatening attitude
of the Allied fleet which has been
assembled in the Baltic, has accord
ing to dsi patches received here via
Sweden ordered the Russian Baltic
p. c t to aattack the Allied fleet should
tlie latter endeavor to outer the Gulf
of Finland for he purpose of landing
troops to assist the Esthonians.
Trotsky is reprted to have threat
ened the crews of any Russian war
vessel which would refuse to obey
his orders with instant execution.
The Bolsheviks are reported to he
making hasty preparations to resist
a possible invasion of the territory
adjacent to the Gulf of Finland by
the Allied forces.
The vessels comprising the Rus
sian Baltic fleet have been overhaulet! j
and are in condition to go to sea at j
any time and give battle.
LONDON, April 5—It has been|
announced here that the Allied forces
and civilian population in Odessa |
probably have been forced to evacu
uSo the sitv owin', to a foodshoitage
which it was found impossible H re
lieve owing to the close investi|ient
if Odessa by the Bolshevik forcts.
PARIS, April 5—It has beeij an
nounced here that at he conference
between General Focli and the Ger
man reprsentatives on the Polish
ciuestion, the right of the Allies to
send the Polish troops who have
been fighting on the side of the Allies
to their homes in Poland by way of
Danzig has been upheld.
WIN STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4—Ten
thousand machinists and boilermak
ers employed in local ship yards, af
ter being on strike since last Feb
ruary returned to worK_today.
The employers have agreed to
grant their demands for a half holi
day on Saturdays, reducing their
working hours to 44 per week.
The strikers are highly elated over
their victory won despite the threat
of the employers to close up all the
chip yards indefinitely unless the
strikers resumed work under the old
agreement.
Work in all the yards has been re
named with full crews and no further
delay in shipbuilding is likely to oc
cur.
TACOMA .April 4—The local Met
al Trade Council will call for a refer
endum vote by all affiliated unions
on the agreement made provisionally
at Washingto D. C. by Pacific Coast
representatives of the Metal Trades
men, ther employers and the Federal
.Labor Commission Board.
WASHINGTON, April 5—Accord
ing to an announcement by officials,
of the Treasury the amount of money:
in circulation in the United States;
reached a total of fifty four dollars
and fifty six cents per capita.
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WASHINGTON, April 5—Senator
Johnson indulged in a scaching crit
! icism of the administration stating
I with two cabinet members already in
| Europe and another one on his way
it is a case of nobody at home in
, America. i
Johnson deplored the absence of
: ;o many prominent men from their
offices claimng that much important
legislation was unduly delayed on ac
count of it. *
BENICE, Calif. April 5—This
municipality has taken an epoch I
making step in apprehending law,
violators when Otto Meyorhoffer was
sworn in as the first aerial police
man yesterday.
His duties will consist in arrest
ing auto speeders, smugglers and
Holatorss of the state fishing laws.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 4—Dis
patches received here from New York
date that Francis Burton Harrison
Governor Genral of the Philippines
will soon take as his third wife Miss |
Elizabeth Wrentmore, a Berkeley|
girl attending the University of Berk-j
Hey, Cal.
Considerable opposition to the!
marriage is being offered by the
Mother of Miss Wrentmore owing to
the extreme disparity in the age ofi
Mr Harrison and Miss Wrentmore j
the latter being only fifteen |ears old.;
It is reported that the [ wedding
ceremony will soon take pljice. Mias
Wrentmore refusing absolutely to
heed the objections of heij mother
You necking a Pattnt? Del
die Worker Advertise it.
WANTED—Visible typewriter, .'lust
jc in first class condition, 'litis office.
JUNEAU, April 1—Returns from
the local municipal and school elec
tion indicate a clean cut victory for
the the Citizen's ticket.
Former Mayor Valentine, running
for re-election and his adherents
ivere overwhelmingly defeated.
J Latimer Gray running for Mayor
>n the Citizens ticket eceived 5S5
rotes to Valentine’s 407.
As Councilmen for the two year
erm, ( has Warner, Harley Turner
md Fred Ebert carried off the
lonors.
the lowest man for the two year
erm on the Citizen ticket received
05 more votes than the highest on
he ticket headed by Valentine.
Ray McDay^nd K D McLean were
lected for the one year term. The
>w man received a majority of 151.!
Guy McNaughton who was unop
- ed was elected School Treasurer.
—-v-ncte'i that many changes
to inaugurated by the newly nercmi
ity council.
Several city officials are slated for
Usmisaal and the affairs of the city
if Juneau are to be run on a strictly
ittsiness basis from now on.
JUNEAU, April 4—The Penning
on bill has been reported favorably
>.v the Committee of the House. Its
icope has been enlarged to include
tanneries, ovoertime is permitted
,vith time and a half pay in all emer
gencies.
The Alaska labor Union Locals at
Vnchorage. Ketchikan and Juneau
lave indorsed the presentt bill while
no union locals affiliated wth the
American Federation of Labor has
given its endorsement to the bill in
ts present emasculated condition.
A new election bill making the
Australian ballot mandatory has
been introduced in the House.
The bill provides that only those
Indians whoo have severed their tri
bal relations, are able to read and
write and can prove their right to
citizenship can vote.
L. D. Henderson has been reap
pointed Commissioner of Education
for the Territory by the Board of
Education which consists of all sen
ior senators and the Governor.
The hearing before the joint com
mittee on Transportation on the bill
now before both Houses of the Legis
lature empowering the Territory to
engage in the shipping business will
begin tomorrow.
JUNEAU, April 4—A federal
Grand Jury composed of many prom
inent business men including ex
mayor Valentine and J J.--*1- rPonV'
. __ ^AiNfri t
cipal election with B. M. Behrends
leading local banker acting as fore
man has been investigating the graft
charges urot "gainst the last f it?
Council of Juneau.
Tlie Grand Jury stated n report
that the charges brot. againso them,
hart been found after an exhaustive
in cstigalioo to be entirely unfound
ed.
The Grand Jury has also invest
gated the charges brot against the
'•'.ally appointed administrate r> rf
tne estate'? of the victims of Ibe
“Princess Sophia” disaster and find
that these chairges have not been
substantiated.
The Probate judges and atlminis |
tralors who are handling the cases|
which have arisen from this deplor
nble dsaster are greatly praised for
their efficient, honest and expeditious
administration of the estates or the
Princess Sophia Victims.
SEATTLE. April 5—At the com
ing Alaska Delegate Election contest
the sensational charge will be made
by Wickersham that Sulzcr at the
last election voted at Charcoal Point
near Ketchikan in violation of the
Territorial Electio Law. Sulzer is
reported to have done so after he
had attempted to vote the same day
at Ketchikan. He only desisted when
he was informed that he would have
to swear in his vote.
It is claimed by Wickershatn’s sup
porters that neither Ketchikan nor
Charcoal Point is Sulzers voting
precinct.
^''appointive lntrrdut d by
Sutherland as blow at Governor, de
feated in House today by a vote of
thirteen to three. Only Collins, Daly
mil Itvdecn supported measure. Co!
lins attacked the Empre for advertis
ing legislature in editorial columns
on pending legislation, saying it was
insult to intelligence of members, al
so attacked Democrat machine.
Noon and Pennington said had bee ti
in Juneau many weeks and had not
discovered any Democrat machine
neither had ever been even requested
to vote for or against any measure or
the subject of any pressure of any
kind. Dunn-Pennington eight hour
bill being considered, committee of
whole adopted amendment extending
law to canneries. Bill will be report
ed favorably by House and passed
later.
W.IMj WORK MOXI»AV
PARIS April 5—It is expected that
President Wilsno who is still con
iined to his bed by a slight cold will
ae able to resume his work at the
Peace Conference next Monday.
rREATY WILL IIE
SIGNED WEDNESDAY
PARIS, April, 5—It has been slat
ad by high authority on matters con
nected with the Peace Conference,
that a complete agreement regard
ing the final Peace terms to be im
posed upon Germany will be reached
between President Wilson, Premiers
Lloyd George, Clomenceau and Or
lando by next Sunday and that the
trca'y will be ready for signature by
Wednesday.
Absolute secrecy has been main
tained regarding the terms to be im
posed upon Germany.
All differences between the repre-j
sentatives of America, England,;
Franco and Italy aro being adjusted
and noo further delays in drawing up
tho final Peace terms is expected to
occur. |
1'KSEXTS CLAIMS
PARIS, April 5—King Albert of
Belgium appeared before the Allied
Supreme Council and presented the
reparation and indemnity claims of
Belgium, which have arisen from the
late war.
No definite information regarding
the size of the indemnity asked for
from Cermany can be procured but it
is expected that it will reach a huge
figure.
EARRAGl'T SAILS
SEATTLE, April 5—Unusual ice
conditions prevailing at Anchorage
fhis season, Knik arm being entirely
free from ice. the steamer Farragut
will sail for Anchorage direct next
Tuesday7 carrying a capacity cargo
and many passengers.
PRESIDENT ILL
PARIS, April 3—President Wil
son has contracted a slight cold and
has been unable to attend today’s
session of the Peace Conference.
WASHINGTON, April 4—Advices
cabled to the State Department by
Dr Grayson, President Wilson’s per
sonal physician state that the condi
tion of the President is not serious
and need give no enxiety to the
American people.
MANY ARMENIANS KILLED
ATHENS. April 4—It is reported
hero that tile Turkish Minister of
the Interior at Constantinople h&3
made the announcement that approx
imately e’ght hundred thousand Ar
menians have been killed during the
late war.
The impression prevails here that
knowing the treatment accorded to
the Armenians by Enver Pasha and
Taiat Bey an impartial investigation
will show that this horrifying total
is estimated by the Turkish officials
ioes not cover all the lives lost by the
persecuted Armenians population of
Turkey but is greatly under esti
mated.
WILL SHIP WOUNDED
WASHINGTON, April 4—Secre
tary of War Baker has made the an
pouncement that every wounded
American soldier will hr.ve been brot
back to the United States by the end
of this month. Preparations to em
bark the soldiers who have been
Wounded and whoso condition per
mit transportation are well under
way and the embarkation will go
forward as quickly as proper facili
ties on board of the transports can be
provided for them.
ST PAUL DAMAGED
SEATTLE, April 4—The North
western Fisheries Co., steamer St.
Paul while loading cargo at Port
BJakcdey was seriously damaged by a
fire which broke out unexpectedly in
the hold of the vessel. Only the
quick work of the Seattle Municipal
fire boat Snoqualmi and the heroic
work done by its crew prevented the
total destruction of the St Paul.
Marine Insurance Underwriters aro
conducting an examination to ascer
tain the cause of the fire and the ex
tent of damage done to the v- d
and its cargo.
It has been stated that the damage
suffered by the St St Paul is of such
an extent that it will tako some weeks
to make the necessary repairs.