MANY KILLED IN RUSS RIOTS
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VOLUME XVII. NO- 295. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1917, TELEPHONE MAIN 4S. PRICE 25 CENTS
SENATE CUTS DOWN FOOD Bill PROVISIONS
GERMANS AGAIN DEFEATED
IN WEST FRONT ATTACKSj
By Associated Press.
PARIS, July 19,.-—Repeated and
weighty attacks against the French
lines south of St. Quentin during the
night enabled the Germans to gain a
temporary foothold in the first line
of French trenches on a short front
but they were subsequently ejected
by counter attacks from the greater
part of these positions.
The efforts or 'he Teutons to pierce
the French line wo.e repeated time
and time again before they succeeded
in reaching theif objective in t'he
face of severe rifle and machine gun
fire which caused a heavy decimation
of the enemy troops.
The Germans also made several at
tempts to recapture the ground taken
l>y the French in the Verdun region
and sharp counter attacks were dl
1 reeled at the French positions near
the AvoCourt woods during the night.
The war office statement says that
the plans of the enemy were defeat
ed and they were unable to enter the
French lines at any point on the Ver
dun sector.
German Attacks Fall on British
Front
LONDON, July 19—Light attacks
of the Germans aainst the British
front both north anjl south of Lens
were frustrated last night according
to the official statement, from British
field, headquarters this morning.
The Germans are apparently keep
ing up desultory attacks at many
points along the western front in
the hope of preventing a resumption i
earfier battering ram attacks of the
French and British commands where
by each commander struck alternate
blows at the German positions on
widely separated fronts at weekly
intervals. Military observers assert
that the German attacks at present
are merely a ruse to prevent heavy
concentration of troops for a major
offensive.
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SENATE VOTE FORECASTS
NARROWING FOOD RILL CONTROL
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 19.—Tho con
finement of government control leg
'islatlon in the fond hill to foixl stuffs,
hny nnd grain iind fuels, including
kerosene and gasoline, was forecasted
today when tho senate voted by a
large majority fo reject the amend
ment to the bill providing for an ex
tenson of government, price control
’ to iron oro and its products, hemp
binding twine, farm implements nnd
tools.
The amendment was rejected by a
vole of forty four to twenty eight
although It was ifie belief of the
democrats that tha measure would
pass with few alterations. That hemp
binding twine would he included in
the commedlties placed under govern
ment control was generally accepted
as certain and the refusal of the sen
ate to tlx a minimum price for that
commodity has occasioned considera
ble surprise.
The vote is taken as a certain ind'i
I
cation that (lie senate (loos not pro
pose lo extend the price fixing legis
lation to more than the most essential
ci imiuodities.
With the continual debates over the
various provisions, the senate is mak
ing very-slow headway toward reach
ing the final vote on the food bill and
there is practically no prospect that
the hill will he brought to final pas
sage before the week end.
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GOVERNOR WILL ORGANIZE
ALASKA NATIONAL GUARD
B yAssociated Press.
SEATTLE, July 18.—Immediately
upon his return to Alaska, Governor
I<\ A. Strong will commence the
work of organizing a, national “Iguard
unit in the northern territory.
The governor, who arrived here
from Washington today, announced
that as soon as the initial arrange
ments are completed he will issue a
call for. volunteeers for the orgnniza
• tion in conformity to the law al
lowing Alaska to organize and main
tain a force of militia.
Governor Strong stated that it is
the present intention <to raise one ■
company of militiamen at Juneau and
another
guard units will he raised at other
points in the near future the governor
was unable, to say. Juneau and Fair
banks being the centers of the most
thickly settled districts of the terri
tory made the organiastion of guard
companies practically at those places
but the governor was of the opinion]
that sufficient enrollments could not
he obtained at present in other sec
tions because of the small population.
On his way to Seattle the governor
inspected the santorium in Portland,
Ore., where the insane of Alaska are
confined and reports finding the con
ditions there very good and the in
mates receiving due care and atten
tion. The governor is accompanied
by Mrs. Strong. They will remain a
few days in Seattle before sailing for
their home in Juneau.
WILSON REFUSES
PARTICIPATE IN
ALLIED CONFERENCE
By Associated Press.
WAHHrNOTON, July 18—President
Wilson has definitely refused thq in
vitnlion extended by the allied gov
ernments to participate in the pro
posed conference of representatives
of the allies at Parts, according to
a statement given to the press rep
resentatives by Secretary Lansing.
The statement of the secretary was
the first Intimation given out that
such an invitation had been received
or tlmt the allies were contemplat
ing a joint conference.
The scheme is apparently a new one
as the date of the convention has not
been definitely fixed as yet. The In
vitation extended to this government
merely stntes that the conference will
lie held In Paris some time this month
on a date to be fixed later.
In his refusal to permit United
States representative, President Wil
son declared the conviction that It
is. unnecessary foe the United States
to participate at the present time, as.
meetings of the character pro
posed will hardly have a direct bear
ing on the participation of this coun
try in the war. The inference of
the president's statement is that the
American government intends to man
age its own affairs with respect to the
part it will play in the war and will
retain a free hand except In cases
where the situation demands more
united action with the allied gov
ernment to properly prosecute the
wa r.
LUMBER INDUSTRY
AT STANDSTILL
By Associated Press.
SEATTLE, July 18.—Aside from
small logging operations at various
points the lumber industry Is at a
complete standstill.
Mills and camps are everywhere
closed and more than ten thousand
men are idle. All efforts toward se
curing a settlement by arbltrative
methods have so far failed, both sides
being unwilling to concede an Inch
to the opposition. The lumber asso
ciation is contemplating the impor
tation of labor from other sections.
RUSS RECAPTURE PORTION OF
NOVICA AFTER TERRIFIC FIGHTING
By Associated Press.
PETROORaO, Jalv ll- After one
f the most furious struggles that
has ret taken place in the Gaftclan
war "zone, the Russian forces are
again in possession of a portion of
the village of Novica south of Ka
lusz, from which they were driven
by « combined assault pf the Austro
Germtin forces Tuesday.
The war office statement today says
that the Russian troops are occupy- I
ing the entire eastern end of the vil
lage and are slowly forcing the Aus
trians to evacuate their holdings in
the western section.
The repot declares that the reoc
cupation of the village by the Rus
sians was accomplished only after a
struggle of the greatest intensity,
the Teutons lighting in the most des
perate manner to prevent the Slav
forces advancing their line
As the higher land surrounding the
village on the east is now in the hands
of the Russians the retirement of the
enemy is only a matter of a short
time. The report further states that
^ the Russian forces operating in the
Dolina section are steadily pressing
the Austrians back along the entire
front, in spite of the difficulties of
the terrain which is exceedingly
rough, and broken by the numerous
foothoils fionting the eastern bound
aries of the Carpathians.
ESTIMATED 500 KILLED,WOUNDED
IN PETROGRAD DISTURDANCES
By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 19.—Reuter dis
patches from Petrograd today In ad
dition to announcing that the gov
ernment .apparently has the situation
Well m hand, also says that an esti
mate places the number of persons
killed and wounded in the two days
irf disorder at fully fire hundred
The announcement of the heavy loss
of life attending the outbreak of the
lival factions lends an aspect of ser
iousness to the situation scarcely in
dicated in the first reports sent nut
from the Russian capital. To all ap
pearances the scenes of the great re
volt .wore practically .duplicated in
the two days of struggle.
Petrograd Government Announces
Control of Situation.
PKTROORAD, July 19-The provis
ional government again controls the
capital today as completely as the
Boxsheviki socialists appeared to con
trol it yesterday. Troops are patrol
ing the principal thoroughfares and,
the trouble appears to he at an end.
for the present at least. Many hun
dreds of the socialists have been ar
rested and confined in prison under
military guard. It was officially an
nounced today that. In view of the
unsettled condition of the empire, the
general assembly of workmen sol
diers anil peasants wWI lie held In
Moscow instead of in tlie capital in
order to prevent interference from the
irresponsible and disturbing factions
which have been Hie authors of the
distiirbances of the past two days.
I’tie provisional government has qliar
i-red a large number of troops In the
city to prevent further outbreaks.
The Pctrograd garrison buildings, the
general staff buildings and the win
ter palace are filled with soldiers
mil a large government force is bi
voiiacing in t|ie open .square with
loaded cannon trained on the various
approaches to the government build
ings.
The feeling is general both in <.nil
out of government circles that the
discontented element wll continue to
make trouble and there is serious talk
of removing the capital temporarily to
Moscow where conditions are entirely
quiet and there is far less of (lie rif
raff element.
There is also general feeling that
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the decisive stage of the conflict be
tween the forces of order and disoi -
dor is raffidly approaching and the
next few days may witness the final
denouement. The ultra socialist elc
ment is apparently determined to un
seat the government if possible al
i hmigh a large number of the load
ers have In i n apprehended and order
eil to leave the empire. A letter front
(ioneral I’.i iisilolTs chief of staff, re
ceived by one of the cabinet mem
bers /ays that hjikosas T.enie, tha
radical socialist leader, who is cur
rently believed to he behind the re
cent disturbances, is again attached
to the derman general stafflf, a posi
tion tie occupied before the revolu
tion permitted him to return to Rus
sia to commence his work of sedition
against the new government.
Bvidonee that T.enie was working
in the Interest of Germany lias also
been disclosed by the confession of
one of Ids former lieutenants, who ad
mits that ttie socialist loader had
enlisted his assistance in spreading
disaffection in the hope of bringing
about hi early peace with Germany.
Cabinet Discussing Possible Change
in Government Seat.
I’KTItt >GR.\r», July 1!)—An extra
ordinary si-ssioii of tiic cabinet and
council is i his afternoon discussing
the advisihility <of transferring the
seat of the prov'isionnl government to
Moscow.
WILSON PARDONS
SUFFRAGETTE PICKETS
B /Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 18.—President
Wilson today issued pardons to the
sixteen .suffragettes who are serving
a sixty day sentence in the work
house for an attempt to re-estaldish
picketing in front of the White House
gates a few days ago.
When the women appeared before
the pohec court Judge Tuesday, much
to the surprise of everybody he .sen
tenced them to a term of sixty days
in the work house after declaring that
the previous leniency shown the wo
men had produced no other effect
than to make them bolder.
The judge declared that the women
could go on a hunger strike if they
wished to pose ns martyrs to the suf
frage cause hut they would be com
pelled to serve Ihe'ir sentence Just
the same
In announcing the granting of exe
cutive clemency to the offending wo
men Secretary Tumulty stated to the
newspni*er correspondents that the
pardons must speak for themselves
and the White House would have no
statement to make concerning the
reasons for the president’s action.
ARMY DRAWINGS
COMMENCE TOMORROW
iy Associated Pres?.
WASHINGTON, July 19.—The war
lepartment announced this afternoon
that the army draft drawing will
commence at 9:30 tomorrow morning
in tile committee room of tlie state
office building.
In connection with the drawing
announcement it was stated that re
ports reaching the department Indi
cate that tlie work of the exemption
hoards will probably ho completed by
night.
,OUND CAR STRIKE CONTINUE.
by Associated Press.
SKATTI.R July 18-—The street ear
systems of Seattle and Tacoma con
tinue idle owing to the strike of car
men inaugurated several days ago.
The traction companies in both cities
i xpect to resume traffic within a day
or bo by employing non union men,
of whom, the traction magnates say,
here is an ample number to main
uin a reasonable schedule on the va
rious lines until a satisfactory ad
justment of the present difficulties
with the union carmen can lie ob
tained. Jitneys and other means of
conveyance are doing a thriving busi
ness hauling passengers to the out
lying sections.
Elite Bathe open night and day,
Billy Andereon proprietor.
DRAFT HITS
HIT COMPUTED
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 19—Final ar
rangements for liie commencement of
army drafting arc fast nearing com
pletion and the war department of
ficials arc confident that the first
drawing will take place not later than
Saturday. The controversy relative to
flic method of drawing to be employed
appears to have been brought to an
end by a drawing plan submitted to
the department by Judge Advocate
General Crowder.
General Crowder announced today
that the plan consist of drawing
numbers printed on two sets of slips,
one set of which will bo composed of
one thousand numerals and the other
of eleven.
The general declares that the em
ployment of the system will fi* with
absolute equality of ebancc, the order
and number of every one of the near
ly ten million registrants reported to
the war department by the various
registration boards.