S5.00 AND BBABP 8 HOBBS AND RECOGNITION NOW IN EFFECT
TRI WEEKLY NOME INDUSTRIAL WORKER
This Paper is Owned, Controlled and Published by Local 240 of the I. U. M. M & S. W
VOLUME xn.
NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, AUGUST, 22, 1918.
260«.
HUGE BAG TEUTONS
TAKEN BY ALLIES
PARIS,—It is semi-officially esti
mated, although the tally is not com
pleted that the British and Ameri
can troops captured one hundred
thousand German prisoners since the
July 18. This total is altogether ex
clusive of the great gains made by
the French in the matter of prison
ers.
The statement has had an electrical
effect upon the people, who while
they noted with rejoicing that there
was a continuous gain in territory
with the retirement of the Germans
had no notion that the number of
prisoners reached this astonishing
total.
The surrender of so large a num
ber of German prisoners has serious
ly affected the man power of the Ger
mans, and explains to a great extent
the anxiety of the German leaders, the
summary interruption of all leaves
of absence and the speedy return of
convalescents or unfit wounded to
the front to withstand the ever in
creasing violence of the Allied blows.
As one paper puts it, Foch's tactics
have been worked out more with a
view of capturing sections Of the op
posing armies than long stretches of
territory would be barren of result.
In killed and wounded the German
loss added to the terrific loss in
prisoners must be collosal.
Nothing short of a quarter of a
million will be the figure of the de
fective man power that Germany now
suffers from since July lfc.
MANGIN AND BYNG
NAKE BIG SUCCESS
LONDON,—It is announced tli»l
General Mangin has succeeded 111 driv
ing a wedge between the army of the
frown I’rince and the army of Gen
eral Boehm on the Picardy front.
PARIS,—The Germans are comine
back heavily Thursday afternoon or
the British centers south of Arras
The French entered Guny and
Champson. On the river Ailette the
Germans are in a panic for the French
have reached the Oise canal between
Varesnes and Morlincourt.
LONDON,—The present German
withdrawal is so marked following
the heavy blows of General Byng and
Qeneral Mangin with French and, I
British troops respectively that it is
now believed that this retirement is
preliminary to a general retirement
to the old Hindenberg line.
The situation is becoming rapidly
impossible for the Germans and al
though they have shortened their
lines under conditions that were com
pulsory there has been no evident re
lief to the man power defending the
lines against Allied attacks.
The success of Generals Byng and
Mangin is most remarkable and they
have swung around and landed ter
rific blows with corresponding suc
cess against the German forces that
indicate the latter unable to with
stand punishment in any of that sec
tion over run in France since March
21, when their great offensive began.
The movement of the Germans
backward is practically general, in
tensifying to the highest speed be
tween the Aisne and the Oise, alhto
north of the Ancre the greatest with
drawal has for the past 24 hours
been noted. The Germans are evi
dently bent upon destroying every
thing as they go, but are so harried
by the Allies that an effective carry
ing out of this plan is evidently not
possible, as witnessed by the large
quantities of supplies, field guns and
machine guns taken by Byng’s forces.
NOYON NOW ALMOST
ENTIRELY SURROUNOED
PARIS,—The French in their
Picardy advance ca;>iured two moie
towns and the base c' Noyon is almost
surrounded.
The importance of Noyon cannot be
over-emphasized, from it a plexus
of light railways have been built by
the Germans extending along ths
Aillette river whose confluence is
close to Noyon with the Oise and
which flows towards and south of |
Laon.
Important fighting is taking place
along this small mill stream while
the Germans are endeavoring to pre
vent the attacks of the French upon
the flanks of the retiring German
forces.
The French are in control of the
Oise east of Noyon where the Ger
mans put up a tremendous battle up
on the arrival of the Allied troops
there.
LONDON,—It is officially an
nounced that the Byng drive between
the Somme and the Ancre netted
the British over three thousand pris
oners, almost all of whom are un
wounded.
Fighting is still being carried on in
this sector, the German leaders ap
parently making vain but repeated
efforts to regain their lost ground.
All of these counters have been re
pulsed successfully and vigorously,
the British holding every inch of
ground.
YANKS ACTIVE IN THE
AERIAL OPERATIONS
PARIS,—American aviators are
now excelling themselves in work
along the front lines, behind the lines
and on bombing expeditions, the
Germans being wholly unable to re
sist the squad attacks of the Ameri;
can airmen. They destroyed two
giant German planes in the Lorraine
sector yesterday and raided Longwy
and Unleroman successfully. The
work done by these airmen is sur
passing in brilliancy and daring.
The number of Allied airmen is
being daily increased with the steady
arrival of American machines in ever
increasing quantities.
BERNE,—The recent raiding by
Allied airmen of Rhine cities, and the
especially disastrous attack upon
Frankfurt is striking terror among
the cities behind the German lines in
Germany.
In Cologne the feeling is tense
with anxiety and the people In such
dread of the Allied bombing expedi
tions that quite a demand is being
made upon the German government
that the attacks originated by the
Prussianists in control, upon unforti
fied cities in France and England be
by convention discontinued. The fact
that the Allies are more adept in the
game taught by the German leaders
of the policy of rightfulness is re
sponsible for this change of heart.
The authorities in Cologne are re
moving their art treasures from the
city and paintings, statuary and rare
examples of the forgotten art of
stained glass windows, have been re
moved to places of safety against
these bombing raids.
The steps taken are similar to those
taken by France when mural decora
tions, stained glass windows and
Btatuary as well as paintings were
removed from Amiens and other
cities.
Keep Posted, Read the WORKER.
BYNG WENT FOUR
MILES INTO LINES
PARIS,—General Byng whose no
table success at Cambrai last winter
brot his name into prominence for
the ..'irst time in the western fighting
has practically duplicated his suc
cess there.
The drive which he started be
tween the Somme and the Ancre rivers
penetrated the German lines to a
’depth of four miles, taking two thous
and prisoners, hundreds of pieces of
aitillery and very many machine
gune. Other supplies also fell to the
?or<es under Byug.
W.'j great sucj is is only equalled
ry the mighty swinging movement of
General Mangin's anuy which has
now circumscribed Noyon and leaves
the German forces therein but a small
margin of territory whereon to with
draw. The French are moving for
ward in this sector with all possible
speed and further captures may be
looked for.
LONDON,—The Times expert
thinks that what looks like German
inability to meet the Allied blows is
only the apparent result of the plans
being made to withdraw to the old
Hindenberg line.
In this connection it is pointed out
hat General Byng reports that the
British losses were light in his driver
aut that the Germans ordered to hold
he ground fought most stubboroty
yesterday and today, losing heavily
'rom the British machine guns, the*
ivident intent of these rear guard
ictions being to gain time to vr&cfa
Iraw the rest of the German forces;
ait by bit from the menaced posi
ions.
This opinion is reflected in a nuiu
aer of other well informed quarters?.,
ind is likely to be correct.
Keep Posted, Send the WORKER.
BRITISH HAVE NOW
REACHED RAILWAYS
LONDON,—The British under Gen
eral Byng have now reached the Ar
ras-Albert railroad with the Germans
in general retirement along the whole
line and the Allies carrying forward
their forces automatically and skill
fully with the new positions absolute
ly safe against any counter.
Within the past three days the A1
lies took ten thousand prisoners be
tween the Oise and the Aisne, the
movements there being carried oul
with splendid success.
| Britishers are interested in the fact
that Geieral Haig is now commanding
an army on the west front between
the Oise and the Aisne which is com
prised almost entirely of French di
visions, but this has only made the
success of the Allies all the more re
markable. The English commander
is creditted with the brilliant opera
tions northwest of Soissons which
have been so successful in netting
prisoners and supplies from the Ger
| mans.
The fact that Haig is commanding.
French divisions entirely, shows how
complete has been the coalescence
of the Allies in the west front fight
ing and the dominance of the General
issimo, General Foch, becomes in
bold relief before the world.
Perfect co-operation has been;
achieved on the west front between*
the various forces of the different
rations engaged for possibly the first
time.
WAR LABOR BOARD
INSISTS ON UNION
WASHINGTON,—The War Labor
Board officially condemns the con
tracts which employers have been
compelling employees to sign in which
the workers promise as a considera
tion of such employment as they re
ceive not to have any connection with
labor unions or if they have they
sever them forthwith as a preliminary
condition to such employment.
The Board gave the workers em
ployed in the Smith and Wesson gun
plant the right to join the union and
reinstated those who were discharged,
after the employees had by vote ex
pressed the desire to organize and
join the labor organization.
In this the War Labor Board runs
directly counter to the decision of
the Supreme Court in the Hitchman
case where the right of the company
to insist upon such a contract was
maintained, and the duty of the courts
to preserve that right also insisted
upon.
The court stated in another of its
memorable five to four decisions
v^here labor is concerned that the
conduct of officers and members of u
union in seeking to make others who
were employed under such a contract
join the union “by persuasion” un
lawful and "acts done under such
purpose may be enjoined.”
The War Labor Board by its fiat
has torn this decision to tatters and
established a precedent that may
have far reaching effects.
AMENDMENT REMOVED
FROM THE DRAFT BILL
WASHINGTON,—The bitter oppo
sition that has arisen in labor circles
to the man-power bill amendment
directing the conscription of strikers
within the new draft limits prescribed
by the bill is bearing fruit rapidly and
it is announced that the amendment
is to be amended.
The House Military Committee *n
timates its intention to eliminate the
obnoxious amendment altogether.
In this later course the House wiil
have the support of Secretary Baker
and the administration.
The opposition to the amendm?nt
is general thruout the country, and
organised labor evidences a distrust
cf the pclicy that takes their right
to strike even in the present war
emergency in industries while engag
ed in getting out war material which
are operated nevertheless for private
gain. '
WASHINGTON,—When Secretary
Baker again testified before the
House Military Committee he inti
mated that there would be a goodly
conscription of the leisured classes
which had so far not been reached.
, Many men who might hope to get by
j because of business responsibilities
j or their wealth might as well forget
! it, intimated Baker. There will be
| no retired businessmen under forty
I five he said.
» * t 4 * '4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 '4 4 4 V 4 V T 4 4 4 4 V 4 4 4 V V
•5* 4*
4. NOTICE '4.
4" 4«'
4* To all members Local 240 International Union of Mine, Mill »J~
4» and Smelter Workers.
4* A referendum has been called by the Nome Mine Workers 4*
4* Union, Local 240 I. U. M. M. and S. W., by resolution duly pass
4* ed at the last regular meeting of this Union, on the question of 4.
•J. levying an assessment on the members in accordance with Ar- 4*.
4* tide V, Section I., of the Constitution and By-Laws of said Union. 4.
4* Tolls will be open from 1 p. ni. to 0 p. m. on Saturday Aug
4* ust 24, 1018. »r«.
4* MARTIN KENELLY President 4.
4* j 4.
4* ALBERT BRATEN Sec’y-Treas. f
4* 4*
4*4*4,4,4*4*4,4,4,4,4*4*4,4* 4*4* 4,4,4*4,4,4,4,4,4,4*4*4*4*4r