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VOIi. 11.
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1918.
NO. 2311.
DENMARK IN FEAR INVASION
MONSTER MASS MEETINGS N. Y.
GERMANY THREATENS
TO CLOSE NORTH SEA
AGAINST NEUTRALS
WASHINGTON, March. 10—The
German Government is now threaten
ing to close the North Sea against
all Neutrals because of Sweden, Nor
way and Holland has signed the Amer
ican agreement, which provides for
the provisioning of the Neutral Coun
tries. News of this move by Germany
has been received here in diplomatic
cablegrams from Denmark.
Upon learning of the intention of
Denmark to follow the lead of the
other Neutrals and seek the assistance
of the United States through Peter
Detresco, Danish Consul General at
Chicago, Germany has threatened that
Jittle nation and forced her to either
delay or break off negotiations or suf
fer the consequences. Denmark is now
fearful of being invaded by Germany.
She must have food which she can get
only from this country and yet if she
makes any agreement looking forward
to her own rationing she must exi>ect
to be invaded by Germany.
It is confidently expected here that,
should Germany carry out her threat
against Denmark, this will force the
countries of the Scandinavian Alliance
to enter the war on the side of the
Allies or else agree to Germany's dom
ination. Norway, Sweden and Den
mark have had their little armies on a
war footing for some time and it is
expected that they will now be in
creased by every one who is at all
capable of bearing arms in all of these
small countries.
j }WASHINGTON. March 10—Secre
tary Wilson of the Department of La
bor today issued a statement to the ef
fect that the Agents of the Depart
ment had already enrolled the 200,000
skilled mechanics for the shipbuilding
industry.
He also stated that more volunteers
■were available and that the Depart
ment’s agents had experienced no
trouble in enrolling the first 200,000.
PROVIDENCE, March 10—Notices
have been posted in nearly all the cot
ton mills of the state, announcing an
increase in the wages of 35,000 opera
tives, effective March 15th.
The amount of the Increase depends
on the result of negotiations between
Fall River mill owners and operatives.
The new scale will make the wages of
mill workers the highest ever paid in
Rhode Island. -:-’a IJM
Express and General Delivery.
See Erickson at Mansfield's Cigar
Store.
BERGER, 6ERMER, ENGDAHL,
KRUSE, & TUCKER INDICTED
CHICAGO, March 10—It has just;
leaked out here that the Federal Grand
Jury on February 2nd, returned indict
ments against Victor Berger, former
Socialist Congressman, Adolph Ger
im-eT, Gouis Engdahi, Wm. Kruse and
Irene Tucker. But no announcement
■was made at he time as the Federal
Attorney did not deem the time quite
ripe for the denouement. The in
dictment charges that they were en
gaged in a conspiracy to violate the
Espionage Act as effecting Gabor,
through speeches, phamplets, and ar
ticles in the American Socialist.
The indictment also charges that
they have tried to obstruct recruiting.
These charges, claims Berger, are
brought at this time in an attempt to
not only discredit him, since he has
announced his intention of running for
Congress again, but is intended to be
used to discredit the American Social
ist movement throught the United
States in general. No tactics are to
dirty to be used against the Socialist
or any radical who dares to stand up
for the lights of the workers .stated
Mr. Berger, especially at this time
when the Department of Justice does
|iot hestitate to infringe upon the
rights of the people under the laws of
the country If those rights conflict
with opinions held by either this De
partment of the I’ostofiiee Department
officials.
He Instanced cases where agents of
the Dept, of Justice, supposed to be
acting under instructions, has wanton
ly broken and destroyed property be
longing to the Socialist I'arty and the
Industrial Workers of the World, with
out any reason or excuse, except ma
licious destruction of said property, be
cause it belonged to these organiza
tions. Mr Berger says that the office
PLEAD GUILTY TO
MANSLAUGHTER
BROOKLYN, March 10—William H.
Cook, teamster in the 22nd United
States infantry, who shot and killed
13 year old Oenaro Pitchanto atStone
Avenue and Pacific Street on February
14th, pleaded guilty to manslaughter
In the second degree, when his case
was called for trial before Justice As
•piruill in the criminal branch of the
Supreme Court yesterday.
Cook, in a penitent mood, told Jus
tice A spin all that the shooting of
Pitchanto and his little playmate.
Charles Zello, also IS, was entirely
unintentional.
Examinations by the physicians
:fhowed that one bullet fired from
Cook's service revolver plowed its way
right through little Gonaro and pain
fully wounded Charles.
Genaro died a fAw hours after the
shooting. The other little boy will
recover.
First-class I'nalakleet dog sal
mon for sale at 12 cents a pound.
See Duffy O’Conner.
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Granite, Notions, Crocker
ware and everything you need at
Holts. ) -Tt-ts
of Scot Nearing, Socialist Party Head
quarters and other officials which had
been so wajitonly broken into and de
stroyed, were open to the Department
officials of their agents at any time
they might care to investigate them,
that Prof. Nearing had wired the De
partment of Justice telling them that
he was leaving town for a time and if
the Dept, cared to look over anything
In his office, where the keys could be
found, but still the office had been
broken into and property destroyed.
This sort of work was being carried
on by one of the Departments of the
government of the United States, not
by a bunch of rowdies or second story
men, and because he and these others
had protested against such vandalism,
they were in turn now being prosecut
ed.
"OH! YOU
CHICKEN”
UNION CITY, Tenn. March 10—
Age did not cool the ardent love of
Or. J. T. I.asley, SI for Mrs. Aline
!*riest, 74, so lie went to her home in
Troy. Tenncsst ”, placed a. ladder to
her window. cUnibea.ni and helped her
through the window to the ground.
They eloped to Hickman, Kentucky
and were married. They will spend
their honeymoon on 1), I,asley’s stock
farm near here.
(Very “Unpatriotic” of the Doctor
to do a thing like this while our coun
try is at war. lie must he a pro
Uermnn.)
Fnr garments made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
60,000 ATTEND AND
VIGOROUSLY PROTEST
HANGING OF MOONEY
NEW YORK, March 10—Organized
Lal>or at three monster mass meet
ings have vehemently protested
against the .hanging of Thomas Moon
ey and also against the Amendment
to the Espioange Act, which they claim
is virtually a conscription of Labor.
Over 60,000 people were in attendenee
at these meetings which were address
ed by (tempers, Morrison, Hillquit,
Nearing and other speakers In
terested in the Labor movement and
also in the interests of American Jus
tice. Resolutions were passed pledg
ing the support of all organized Labor
in the United States to petition the
President to free Mooney and if this
protest fails a General Strike shall be
declared all over the country. The
strictest order wa s maintained during
all the meeting’s so that no excuse
would be offered for the breaking up
of the meetings by any of those who
are over zealous in its enforcement
when that enforcement is against the
workers. Mr. Gompers advised against
hasty action and said that the hang
ing of .Mooney was not only known
;is judicial murder all over this coun
try but in every civilized country in
t'ho world today and that he was
positive that President W(ilson would
not under any circumstances allow
such a prostitution of the means of
justice. That if the President of the
United States through his high office
could gain a new trial for Mooney,
where he would be assured of justice,
then he was sure that the President
would mot see an innocent man tied
hand and foot and delivered over to a
bunch of thieves and murderers as ex
emplified in the San Francisco Chain
bed of Commerce or "Law and Order
League.”
Hilkiuit, who recently ran for mayor
of New York, was greeted with loud
applause when he said that though he
might differ with the Pres, of the United
States in a politicaj way yet he be
lieved him to be the soul of honor and
that he would be willing to stake his
own life that Mr Wilson would never
allow Thomas Mooney to hang. Other
great mass-meetings are being arrang
ed for in this city and all other large
cities in the country to protest against
the amendment to the Espionage Bill
as a vicious class measure to enslave
the workers for private profit.
REORGANIZING RUSSIAN ARMY
TO OPPOSE GERMANS
COPENHAGEN, Mar. 10.—Rus
sian advises from Petrograd today,
state that the new army now being
whipped into shape to launch a
mighty offensive against the Ger
mans has be(en augmented by the
announcement of the Don Cossacks,
of their intention to throw their
entire support to the Bolsheviki eov
ernment. Thiei Don Cossacks say
that in view of the fact that the
Bolshevik government has conclu
sively proven that it is unalterably
opposed to any attempt of thie Japs
to gain a foothold in Siberia, that
they cannot longer with-hold their
support from the existing Russian
government. As these Cossacks
were always the main-stay of the
Czar, their deciding to throw in
their lot with the Bolsheviki gov
erment, is hailed throughout Rus
sia as another great victory for the
Bolsheviki.
It is rumored here that since the
recent threat of Germany against
Denmark, which is regarded as a
threat against the entire Scandina
vian Alliance, that it may »e found
to be the advantage of the Alliance
to give its approval to the
present Russian government,
as it seems that Germany is bent
on forcing the Scandinavian count
ries into the war. Some of the
newspapers herto condemn the pro
posal made by Japan to America,
for the latter's sanction of Japan
entering Siberia. This is character
ized as a move on a par with the
German violation of Belgium and
it is not believed that America can
ever sanction such a policy. Public
opinion here seems heartily in fav
or of the New Russian Democracy
and every hope is expressedfor its
survival.
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 10.—It 1s
reported here, that Trotsky has
stated that rather than cause any
disagreement between the former
supporters of Kerensky and the Bol
sheviki government, he will resign,
it was reported to Trotsky that the
fomer Kerenskyites were for Russia,
first, last, and all the time, but that
some of them did not agree on
Trotsky as Foriegn Minister, he Im
mediately volunteered to resign,
stating that the freedom of Russia,
was much greater and dearer to
him than his personal ambition. So
far his offer has not been accepted
by the Bolsheviki government. Trot
sky stated that he has at no time
favored a peace which would in any
way bring the Russian people un
der the domination of the Kaiser,
but that when he had heard of the
diabolical scheme of the Japs to
steal Siberia he was most heartily
in favor of accepting the lessor of
two evils namely, the domination
of a white race to the rule of the
yellow. It is believed here (hat
Trotsky’s statement will make him
stronger than ever with the people,
and also placate those opposed to
him amongst the less radical, former
supporters of Kerensky. All of Ker
ensky's former supporters are grad
ually drrifting over to the real cause
of Russia and leaving Kerensky,
the lawyer, to himself as they now
see that the Bolsheviki government
is the real and only representative
government Russia ever had.
. .Don’t forget we save you a little
money ami .in ..b!~ -J S. / y any
thing at Holt’s.
ON ROCKS NEAR JUNEAU
JUNEAU. Mar. 10.—Distress calls'
were received here last evening from
the Admiral Line Steamer Admiral
Evans, which had run on the rocks
at Hawks Inlet. The Evans reported
having torn a large hole in the hull
DANCING SCHOOL.
At the Miners Home Club Hall,
Dancing class every Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday, and Friday even
ing from 8 P. M. to 11 P. M. Ad
mission to class $1.00. Private
lessons $1.00 per hour.
MRS. GKO WALDHELM, Teacher
flooding the engine and fire rooms
an'd putting out the fires.
Captain Glasscock reported that
the 91 passengers aboard the Ad
miral Evans when she struck have
all been safely landed and that no
one has been lost. He states that
the buoy had shifted inshore thereby
misleading him and resulting in the
wreck. He says that the vessel is
in a very dangerous position and
that if no assistance is forthcoming
very soon the vessel may slip off
into deep water and sink.
The Evans left here Saturday noon
for Port Alethrop to take on cargo
for Seattle and struck at about six
o’clock in the (evening.
LOST.
Itlack anil White Malumute stray
ed from Irene creek one week ago
yesterday. Answers to the name of
Reilly, spurs on the hind legs.
Anyone finding same will please re
turn to Johnny Olson.
WE CAN DO IT.
Peoples Laundry wash everything
except the Baby.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.