PREPARE TO REGISTER
THE NOME DAILY NOGGET
VOLUME XVII. NO. 135. TELEPHONE MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRICE 25 CENTS
RUSSIA AND CHINA ARE NOW IN REVOLUTION
REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA
FIGHTING IN KRONSTADT
International Nawa Service.
PRTItOGrtAD, June 4.—At 'l o'clock
tills afternoon actual fighting broke
out at Kronstadt between the rad
icals and the provisionalists in which
many people were killed. Sympathizers
of the provisional government at
tempted to destroy the buildings in
which the radicals made their head
quarters resulting in rioting which as
sumed large proportions.
Provisional troops were rushed to
the scene and though they have the
situation at present in hand severe
outbreaks are hourly expected. The
radicals have a stronger following
than was anticipated, largely of the
Socialist element. Apparent!) they
were forestalled in their plans and
had not organized in sufficient force
to take the extreme measures adopted
tin declarln g Kronstadt a separate
capital.
Several hundred of Ihe most prom
inent insurgents were then arrested
and are now on their way to Petrograd
! where they will n .■arnme-ily tried. It
is evident from the repo: Is of out
lying cities that 'lie trouble is of local
origin. Many of tlie provinces have
wired the government their absolute
and undivided support.
For Severn I months past pro-fi • ••
man sentiment has been evident in
Kronstadt where socialists were in di
rect touch with the socialists of Ger
many during the nrmistiee which had
j existed, ii is Staled that several lead
I ing litissian socialists had a confer
I elice with socialists from Germany
during this time ndn formulated plans]
I to meet the varying conditions.
The greater number rot socialists j
were not in favor of any move being
made since the formation of the new
cabinet in which they are so well rep- j
resented. Others have lined up with
their German brothers and adopted the I
present course which the government I
claims will he quickly suppressed.
Reports received here from Minsk
tilts afternoon state that three million
bushels of wheat in the granaries here
was destroyed by fire today. .Forest
fires have been raging in the region
for some time some of which are con
sidered of incendiary origin. This
center reports nothing unusual in the
political line and announces ils ah
solute loyalty to the provisional gov
ernment.
i International News Service.
WASHINGTON, June 4.—With ref
; creme lo the revolutionary develop
ments brought to light 'in Russia and
China today officials here stale that
although such happenings will not ex
pedite the end of the war it will not
effete the program of the allied na
tion;. who will continue the plans set
out and agreed to in the recent con
ference of the allied representatives
Judd in 1 lie United States.
The Amet'tean mission arrived In
Russia this morning and umiuestiona
I bly will have a material effect In the
I settlement of the difficulties between
j lho provisionalists and the radicals,
i Judging from the reports received
j here from Russia tin- revolution 'is
j nipped in the hud and -In any case
I would not have had the support ne
cessary, as the greater portion of the
working class in Russia today are
moving hand in hand with the provls
I ion:. 1 government.
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DRAFT DODGERS MUST
PAY HEAVY PENALTY!
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International Nawa Service.
WASHINGTON, June 4.—The gov
ernment dragnet is out and all trait
ors ar being placed under arrest ac
cording to a report that has come
from the state department today. This
order 'is to include any and all who
nre Instrumental in forwarding the
movement of anti-conscription either
hy word of mouth or the distribution
of literature.
The government has decided that
the only way to put a stop to such
proceedings is to net quickly before
the movement gets a foothold ac
cordingly the federal officials have
been given practically unlimited pow
er, and arrests are being made on
every hand. These officials being
aware that such an order would he
forthcoming were ready to act imme
diately, with the result that in every
part of the country today a great
fear of our government has sprung
up among the malcontents owing to
the report of the drastic measures
that nre to be resorted to for the ful
filment of the draft measure.
The time of registrations Is draw
ing so close that some such step was1
necessary to once and for all do away
with the interference that has be
come such a menace, and the rumor
j thfth has become so wtidesprad that
| the persons placed under arrest on
ihis charge of treason would be tried
J by military court martial and sen
tenced to deatli has had the effect of
causing many of the antis to think 1
twice before making utterances that !
might tiring thin before this military
J tribunal.
It is said that President Wilson
wants the people of the United States
to thoroughly understand that the or
der for registration was a—war or
dor given at a time when the Pnited
States is actually at war with a for
eign nation—that the absolute neces
sity of the adoption of this conscrip
tion measure had been fought out in
both the house of congress and the
senate of our country and passed by
both.
The decision reached wras made
known to all, the proclamation was is
sued that registration of all men be
tween the ages of twenty one and thir
ty must be made on June the fifth—
and no matter what discussions might
arise or how much personal opinions
might differ on the subject the fact j
remains that this is a war order and I
all men of the ages designated are
going ot register on that day or take !
the consequences, and these will not J
he delight.
VVhut 'is known as a loyal league
has been formed throughout the
country ami these are going to turn
out In great numbers tomorrow for the
purpose of inspiring patriotism, they
have also pledged themselves to give
information to the officials of any act
or word that is detrimental to the
interests of the government in its
work of conscription or In any other
measures that may hereafter be adopt
ed to place the country on a war foot
ing.
Valuable information has already
been turned in by this new organiza
tion with the result that the authori
ties have been able to lay hands on
many who were distributing seditious
matter. With such a gigantic corps
of assistants there will be very lit
tle possibility of the government’s
enemies getting a following and the
known existence of this league will
make such people careful regarding ut
terances that might haul them before
the military court.
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International News Service.
i HOME, June I.—U 1 fra! i ; ,li .na in
| his a Rein' repor* tf.s Morning states
! ■ hat the Italian ari'.lory are still
pounding away at the city of Pulno.
The Austro-Hungai ian artillery in
this fortified city .eplv sirongly to tint
Kaftan fire and have a tremendous
amount of guns in action. X1an> miner |
gains were made on the outskirts of
this fortification and the Italian com
j mander predicts the full of the city
lie fore .Tune J5.
| To the north—in tiie Isonza area—
the Italian forces have made victory
j after victory and are constantly onus
'mg the enemy to evacuate their posi
tions. Many prisoners have been tak
en in his section; the official report of
the Austrian casualities gives—since
May 1—elghtyflve thousand as killed,
wounded and missing 'in this section.
PARIS, June 4.—It is officially ad
mitted here this afternoon that the
Germans have made several Small
gains on the Aisne liver. General Ne
ville states that in a night attack,
which lasted into the morning, the
French troops wore forced to avacuate
seven hundred yards of trenches wIl'ich
are now in the hands of the Germans.
NORWAY LOSES
MANY SHIPS IN MAY
I ‘nternational News Service. .
! I.ONliitX, June I. The government
j uf Norway is much incensed at Ger- J
many owing to the frequent sinking j
of her merchant marine hy the TT
heats. Today tin's government issued
i statement which showed that Ger-J
many had sent to the bottom during1
I lie month of May—forty-nine Nor
wegian vessels aggregating seventy
five thousand five hunderd and th'ir
tynine tons.
The majority of these ships the re
port states, were sunk close to the
Scandinavian coast and were engag
ed conveying cargoes for the use of
these countries.
iti proportion to the amount of ship
ping on the high seas and in the
' acltial war zone, Norway has lost more
ships than any of the allied nations
during the month of May. Only twen
ty five lives were lost 'in the destruc
tion of these boats, all of which were
warned before being sunk, and given
sufficient time to take their men off.
STEEL CONCRETE FORTS ARE
TAKEN FROM GERMANS
International News Service.
LONDON, June 4. Terrific fighting
has raged south of Arras during the
imst two days. On Saturday the Brit
ish were repulsed w*ith severe losses
near Cherisy and-Field Marshal Haig
today reports that all positions cap
tured by the Germans in that jint tie
were regained in a gigantic offensive
launched yesterday in which the
strong underground forts of Cherisy
| were taken and the town is now sub
jected to a fierce bombardment by the
I 1 Srltish.
The foreiflcat'ions taken by the Brit
ish in yesterdays’ fighting were the
strongest and most complete ever
teen in warfare. They consisted of
steel concrete underground fortifica
tions in which were mounted light
leld guns placed on disappearing
mountings. Machine gun batteries on ;
tail cries of wonderful construction
taken 'in the assault were amazing in
detail and this fort would be consid
ered impregnable.
General Haig announces that his
easualltles in this engagement were
severe but the importance of the posi
tion made it well worth the effort. He
states that the liritish artillery are
now pounding the fort'ifientions of
Clirisy. Five hundred prisoners were'
iitkon out of these underground forts’
after fierce hand to hand fighting in
which much loss of life occurred.
Tlie sappers of the Canadian forces
undermined a section of the defences
captured on which an enormous
amount of high explosives acted With
great effort gutting and up-heav
ing a large portion of the German
fortifications.
The British commander reports that
the Germans are massing- troops back
of the ground which they lost to the
British in yesterday’s fighting and.
that a strong counter attuck is ex
pected.
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RUSSIAN RADICALS REFUSE TO
RECOGNIZE PRO VISIONAL GOVT
International News Service.
PETROGRAD, June 4.—The radi
cals of t lie workmen and soldiers
council have broken away from the
new provisional government and have
set up a separate capital at Kron
stadt. This morning the new pro
visional government officially notified
them to immediately discontinue any
further efforts in this matter or take
the consequences.
The new provisional government
are taking a firm stand in the matter.
They will take direct measures if the
rebellious ones fail to comply with
the order Issued. It is stated that this
new movement has but few followers
and their action has been condemned
by the greater majority of the soldiers
and workmen's council.
The ultimatum sent by the provis
ional government was couched in the
strongest terms possible. It stated
tjh i i ft no lengthy (discussion on the
subject would be entered Into and de
manded an immediate discontinuation
of any opposition to the plans of the
present government.
At present there are five members
of the socialist groups in the new
cabinet. M. Skohellof, minister of the
interior recently appointed was vice
phesident of the soldiers and work- j
man’s council. The present minister of,
War Kerenski was one of the strong
est supporters of that movement.
The present cabinet uro united in
| heir stand in the matter of tmitl
atioa and .l^il^ister Skobeillof will
. tsonally deliver the ultimatum to
he insurgents. The situation Is eon
J ddered as most serious owing to the
| unsettled condition of the country. The
authorities do not fear a general re
bellion hut are much perturbed; how
| ever, It will lie but a short time be
fore they will know how to net and
are ready for any emergency.
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PETnOan.1I), June 4. The safe
arrival at a Russian port of the Am
erican commission is officially an
nounced this morning. The arrival of
this delegation is timely and will have
a material effect on the situation. In
conjunction with the socialist cab'inot
ininistrs of Russia, delegates of the
American commission will intercede
with the insurgents who have set
themselves up at Kronstadt. The op
position following is not inoroas'mg
and tills afternoon mass meetings of
the soldier and workmen's organiza
tions here passed resolutions denounc
ing the action of the members who
broke away from the government they
already had promised to support.
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