labok'.s Economic platform
Following Is the Economic Plat
form adopted by the American Fed
eration of Labor:
1. The abolition of all forms of
involuntary servitude, except as a
punishment for crime.
2. Free schools, free text books
and compulsory education.
3. Unrelenting protest against
the issuance and abuse of injunc
tion process in labor disputes.
4. A work day of not more
than eight hours in the twenty-four
hour day. ,
5. A strict recognition of not
over eight hours per day on all
Federal, State or municipal work,
and not loss than the prevailing
per diem wage rate of the class of
employment in the vic:r.ity when
Iho work is performed
6. Release from employment
one day in seven.
7. The abolition of the contract
f;>slem on public work.
8. The municipal ownership of
public utilities.
9. The abolition of the sweat
shop system.
10. Sanitary inspection of fac
tory, workshop, mine and home.
11. Liability of employers for
injury to body or Iocs of life.
12. The nationalization of tele
graph r.nd telephone.
13. The passago of anti-child
labor laws in States where they do
not exist and rigid defense of them
where they have been enacted into
law.
14. Woman suffrago co-equal
with man-suffrage.
15. Suitable r.nd plentiful play
grounds for children in all cities.
' 16. The Initiative and Referen
dum and the Imperative Mandate
and Right of Recall.
17. Continued agitation for the
public bath system in all cities.
18. Qualification liu permits to
build of all cities and towns, that
there shall be bathrooms and bath
room attachments in all houses or
compartments used for habitation.
19. We faver a system of finance
whereby money shall be issued ex
clusively by tho Government, with
such regulations and lestrictions 'as
will protect it from manipulation
by the banking interests for their
own private gain.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 253
In the Probate Court for Cape
Nom> Precinet, Territory of Alaska:
Second Division.
In tho matter of tho Estate of
W. F. Parker, flecear -d.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of the
Estate of W. F. Parker, deceased,
to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against, the said
deceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, verified as re
quired by law, within six m.mths
from the date of this notice, to the
undersigned, administrator, at the
office of J. F. Hobbes, at Nome,
Alaska.
Dated, May 14th, 191S.
Frank Warsing
Administrator.
Keep Posted, Read the WORKER.
NOTICK OF
FORFEITURE
To John Ellis, your heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby I
notified that the undersigned has
expended in labor and improvements
the sum of one hundred dollars
during each of the years of 1914,
1915, and 1916, upon the following
described placer mining claim, sit
uate, lying and being an the Cape
Nome Recording Precinct, Alaska,
to-wit:—
The “Allie” claim on Snake river,
as described in location notice there
of filed for record in the office of
the Recorder of said Recording
district on the 4th day of January,
1904, and recorded therein in vol
ume 133, at page 3 44.
You are further notified that if
within ninety (90) days after the
publication of this notice you fail
or neglect to contribute your pro
portion of such expenditure, your
interest in said mining claim if any,
will become the property of the un
dersigned, your co-owner, under
section 2324 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States.
EVERETT SUTHERLAND
Co-owner.
Date of first publication June 13.
1918.
Date of last publication S pt. 12
1918.
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS,
Advertisers will please note that
all changes in standing Advert is
ments must be received in this office
liefore 0 A. M. on day of publica
tion, to insure insertion in same is
sue.
No exeeptons will be made to this
rule.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
DATELESS—Tlie defeat of the
Austrian Array is now complete,
All Austrians troops that had reach
ed the West bank of the river
Piave have either been killed, cop
tured or driven back to the East
bank.
The Itailan cavalry have crossed
the Piave in many places and have
harrassed the retreating enemy, be
ing ably assisted by the Italian and
American birdmen.
The Italians destroyed many of the
bridges thrown across the river by
the Austrians ar.d the enemy were
forced to either swim or surrender.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
Dateless—Major Theodore Roose
velt and one hundred and twenty
other members of the first division
and two batteries of field artillery
of the American army have been
cited for bravery on the West
front.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dateless—
General Diaz, Commander of the
Italian forces reports the Austrian
losses in crossing the river Piave
have been something terrible in the
numb rs killed and drowned.
General Diaz says the Italians
have taken over forty thousand
prisoners besides enormous quanti
I ties of booty and now have the
Austrian army in full retreat.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
Dateless—Tiio American forces sta
tioned in the Balleau woods on the.
Aisne-Marne front have fiercely at
tacked the Germans who hr.d gained
a foothold cn the Northwestern part
of the woods and have driven the
enemy entirely out of the woods.
The Americans captured a large
number of prisoners and five ma
chine guns.
NEW YORK. Dateless—Mitchacl
Palmer, Custodian of Enemy Prop
erty announced that a plot has been
| discovered whereby the cnemj
aliens hoped to evade the Govern
j ment seizures of all this property.
The plot is one of the most far
; reaching grafting and swindling
schemes ever unearthed by the Sec
ret Service Department and many
prominent Americans are involved.
The plotters hoped to hide the enemy
assets and estates under the cloak
of Patriotic? American Corporations.
The Government Agents discovered
that three large German owned cor
porations had planned to sell their
notes for three years at the end
of which time it was believed the
war would be over. These corpor
ation then falsified the returns
showing the property held by them
•was unenemy property. (Ye Gods
why shouldn’t Big Business be proud
of its leaders.) Ed.
LONDON, Dateless—The striking
workmen at Vienna have demanded
that the Austrian Government seek
peace at once by inviting en$my
countries to participate in a peace
conference.
LONDON, Dateless—Reports from
ermany state that the Government
is now about to introduce meatless
weeks instead of meatless days as
j formerly.
AMSTERDAM, Dateless—Accord
ing to Berlin dispatches the German
Reichstag will be asked this week to
vote a credit of fifteen billion marks
for the purpose of financing the war
program. Tlii3 latter sum will
! bring the German War Debt up
to two hundred and thirty nine
billion marks.
NEW YORK. Dateless—The Brit
ish transport Dvinska which was
formerly a Russian steamer has been
sunk by German subs while enroute
to the United States. The Dvinska
was probably on her way to this
country to transport more Ameri
can troops to France.
LATE FLASHES
The following was picked up and
donated by tb- genia1 Staff of tne
Local Wireless Station.
LONDON, Admiral De Matts
Chief of the Brazilian Navy while
on his way to Europe in an official
capacity stated that the ships of
the Brazillian Navy arc now patrol
ling the sea. lanes side by side with
British and American warships. He
said that tho Brazilian Government
was at the present time doing
overy-thing in its power to provide
supplies and transports for use of
the Allies. Brazil is sending great
supplies of moats and cerials to
Europe and is organizing her forces
to the very best advantage.
WASHINGTO.., D. C.—Eight
killed in action and four wounded
.Two died
of disease, forty five severely wound
ed and three to a degree undeter
mined.
PARIS—Germans last night made
a new attack on the Italian posi
tions at Beligny but were repulsed
with very serious losses after hard
fighting. The French forces repulsed
an attack in the region ofAntheuil.
The genial face of William Ma
loney wras noticed among the many
prominent old timers who returned
on the "Vic”. His many friends
were again very pleased to meet
hi me.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Rome
cablegrams say that the whole ol
Italy is ablaze with enthusiasm and
ioy as a result of a great Italian
victory.
LONDON,—Having recaptured
Vlontello the Italians are now mak
ng bridges at Falze and Nervesa
md moating little resistance, arc
low driving the Austrians from the
•iver Piave extending along a line
rom Montcllo to Seenson. Italian
cavalry ere now riding down the
•etreating Austrians between the
Honegliano and Oderzo railroads.
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS—The
treat Austrian retreat was begun
along the river Plave inthe dark
ness of Saturday night. The re
treating army left everything behind
them in their hasty retreat. The
Italians are pursuing the enemy and
are constantly harrassing their rear
guard. The enemy arc now in full
retreat, the retreat having become
a rout along the entire lower Piave.
When the Austrian retreat was first
observed by the Italians the Ital
ian Commander signaled to charge
the whole front. The enemy defenst
was completely broken up by the
furiously attacking Italians and the
enemy fleeing, left guns, supplies
and everything else behind them in
their haste to get beyond the at
tacking forces.
TO THE WINDFLOWER
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•J* Windflower sweet, first harbinger of spring
•f> Messenger deluxe, fit emblem of king;
•J* Out at the rim where the snowpatch end
•J* Though reigneth in splendor and seasons rend.
How dear to our eye first bloom of the soil
*J* First issue of biddance of foreyears turmoil,
*2* From All have you come, from Everywhere’s mart
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KEEP YOUR WEATHER EYE
OX THOSE WHO ARE WORKING
AGAINST THE BEST INTERESTS
OF ORGANIZED LABOR.
DON'T BE AFRAID TO LET
THEM KNOW THE REASON WHY
YOU 1MJ NOT PATRONIZE THEIR
STORES.
THOSE WHO ARE NOT WITH
YOU ARE AGAINST YOU.
IT IS TREASON TO GIVE AID
AND COMFORT TO THE ENEMY.
REMEMBER THAT “LEHMANN" IS THE (
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A'OU ARK THK BACKBOX K OF THE COUNTRY. YOl*
CAX GET ALONG WITHOUT THE MIDDLEMAN'—BUT HE CANNOT
EXIST HERE WITHOUT YOU.
WHY SHOULD YOU PATRONIZE ANY LOCAL
WHEN HE DON’T PATRONIZE YOl ?
PACKAGES WEIGHING 50 POUNDS WILL BE FORWARDED
BY' U. S. PARCEL POST DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS_IT 1"
CENTS PER POUND.
AIR. UNIONAIAN, WHENEVER
TO SPEND A $ IN NOAIE, READ THE
ADVERTISE IN YOUR PAPER.
NI» YOUR MONEY WITH MERCHANTS
THEIRS WITH YOU.
DON’T SWALLOW THAT OLD “CHESTNUT” WHICH THEY
OFTEN PEDDLE. “I* WOULD ADVERTISE ONLY I DON’T LIKE
THIS FELLOW, OR THAT FELLOW, OR THE OTHER FELLOW
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, SOAIE OF THE BUSI
NESSMEN Have about as much use for any member of
ORGANIZED LABOR, AS A WAGON HAS FOR THE FIFTH WHEEL.
MERCHANT,
IT IS NECESSARY FOR YOU
NAAIKS OF THOSE WHO
BE CONSISTENT, AND SPE
WHO SPEND A PART OF
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j NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To W. W. Sale, Frank Kolash, P. H.
Watt, N. Galvin, VV. D. Steward!
and W. Packwood, your heirs,
| executors, assigns or personal
! representatives.
Vou, and each of you, are hereby
| notified that I have expended in
| labor and improvements, the sum
| of one hundred dollars ($100.00),
( each year for the years of 1915,
; on tke Flornece Association
| Placer minig claim situated between
f Wonder and Holyoke In the Cape
Nome Recording Precinct, Alaska,
note of location of which is recorded
n Vol. 123, page ;29 of said pre
cinct Records.
Tlie above amount has been ex
pended in order to hold said claim
under the provisions of the law con
cerning annual labor upon aiming
da,ms, being the amount rerjuir
to hold said c'aiir,.
And you, and each of you, aro
further notified that if within ninety
days after the last publication o.’
this notice you have failed to con
tribute your portion of said expend
iture. your interest in said claim
will b'come tlio property of the
undersigned, your co-owner, under
section 2324 Revised Statutes or
the United States.
CHAS. A.VOGEL.
Co-owner. -
Date of first pub!., April 4, 1918.
Date of last publ., July 4, 1918.
Wliy go other places when you
can get it at Crook's for less.
NEXT DOOR TO CITY HALL.
. Bring your forfeiture notices to
the Industrial Worker.
TRY KITTY’S HAND LAUNDRY'
Front St. foot of Steadman Ave