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VOLUME XIX. ^NO, ! X ^NOME, ALASKA FRIDAY OCTOBER 17, 1919._ TELEPHONE MAIN 1
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ALLIED WAB FLEET REACHES RIGA
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FED. TRADE COMM. CHARGES PACKERS SEEKING
CONTROL WHOLESALE GROCERY TRADE
Bpcrtnl to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1(5—The Federal Trade C'omnjission has return
ed a report covering recent investigations of the operations of the big t’hicag)
packing firms which fully confirms the earlier charge of the commission that
the packers have extended their food controlling oi>erations to the degree that
they threaten to dominate tin* bulk of the world’s food supplies unless some
thing is done to check their rapidly extending control of food stuffs. '
The report containing these charges was returned by the commission
several months ago and provoked an almost world wide sensation. The
commission at that time declared that evidences that the packers were fast
gaining a dominating control of numerous food production sources outside
of the meat pat-king industry were unmistakable and presented an overwhelm
ing menace to the nation.
During the Interval since the return of the first report the commission
has not only verified its previous allegations but has found that the ramitica
- lions of the gigantic scheme embraced control of the entire wholesale grocery
trade of the nation.
The report returned today declares that the five big Chicago packers
already handle over two hundred food commodities which are in ny way related
the hulk of the world’s food essentials.
As in the case of the- first report, the commission declares the packers
i.-port says that, “public interests alone should determine tlie* extent to which
feed supply which arc unrelated to the meat fracking industry."
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BOMBIST’S THREATEN
SEATTLE CITIZENS
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
' SEATTLE. Oct. 17—A dynamite bomb attached t<» a note demanding
two hundred dollars was found on the doorstep of the residence of Mrs Ferry
Leary In the Capitol Hill district last night and is believed to be till* fore
runner of a series of blackmailing operations by unknown criminals in this
district.
The bomb was found by Pierre P. Ferry, son of one of Washington’s
first governor’s, when arriving at the house to visit.
Ferry at first believed that the bomb was a joke and called the police
Officers sent to the residence found that the mutter was anything but a joke
The bomb was an exceedingly deadly contrivance placed in a basket with,
powerful detonator’s.
The note demanding money said the house would be blown up if tHo
sum asked was not forthcoming. No clues to the perpetrators have been
found up to the present.
BOLSHEVIK DEPORTED
RETIRING BEFORE
KOLCHAK ADVANCE
Special to tho Nugget By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oot. 16—Reports direct from General Kolchak reaching
London assert that the Bolshevlkl forces are retiring over a wide front in
• Western Siberia tinder the pressure of the renewed offensive of the Kolchak
armies operating in that region.
The reports nre also confirmed by dispatches from Omsk stating
that tho Bolshevlkl are falling back along the entire western Siberian front.
The Omsk government forces are said to have defeated the Bolshevik! in
soveral hard battles previous to the retirement.
10,000 U. 8. NURSES SERVED OVER8EAS.
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16—The final report of the Army Nursing Service
published today by the Wat; Department asserts that a*total of (en thousand,
two hundred and forty five nurses served with the Americans overseas during
tho war period.
Tho total enlistment for overseas service was twenty one thousand
but owing to the largo number of nurses required at home during the mobiliz
ation period only slightly more than half of the'total number enlisting were
' sent to Europe.
According to the report, three of tho nurses with the expeditionary
forces were wounded in action on the war front. A total of two hundred
and sixty six died on duty.
The report also discloses that the first six detachments sent abroad
replaced British nurses In the British hospitals, many of whom were on the
velrgo of breaking down from continued overwork. The admission is also
•hade that there was a big shortage of American nurses during the large
Aaiarloan drives, as it was found impossible to get a sufficient number abroad
lp time because of the transportation shortage. The report says the Ameri
can nurses displayed splendid devotion to duty and were constantly compelled
to wuik |oag hours.
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PRESIDENT WILSON IMPROVING DAILY.
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17—I'lresideni Wilson is continuing t.. improve
ami is reported gaining his fonner strength with considernble rapidity.
Air. Wilson is still confined to his room, however, and nurses are si ill
attending t<. his wants. Dr Grayson staled today that the president is past
the serious stage or his illness but must remain uuiet for some time to conn- to
avoid a ..possible setback.
AMERICAN TROOPS RETURNING FROM SIBERIA.
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
VLADIVOSTOK. Oct. 17 The American a nil.\ transport Great Noith
orn departed from Vladivostok today with upward of fifteen hundred Am-ri
enn soldiers who are bound fm America after service in Siberia.
REPORTED PETROGRAD CAPTURED BY NORTHWESTERN RUSSIANS.
Special to the Nqme Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17—Art American consular officer in Sweden has
reported to the State Department that Russians or the Northwestern districts
of Russia under General Yudenitch have captured Petrograd and Kronstadt
from the Holshevikl.
The report has not been confirmed up to the present.
DECLARED BOLSHEVIKI GUII/TY OF WHOLESALE MURDER IN RIGA.
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated I’-.ess.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 17—In a communication to local friends a well
known educator of Riga, who holds a position as professor in one of the Riga
colleges declares the Bolsheviki deliberately shot twenty three thousand six
hundred and thirty persons, a large percentage of whom were women and'
children following the capture of the city by the German and Holshevikl
forces.
The professor says the Bolshevist's appeared to hold the greatest ani
mosity for the female residents, whom they claimed have been the chief u;>
porters of the anti-Bolsheviki movement in the city. According to tlta
writer, the Bolshevist’s attacked women and female children whenever they
were encountered. Bands of Bolsheviki followers roamed the streets of the.
city in search of victims. In many instances, the professor says, the P.<*l
shevikl were intoxicated and unable to shoot straight, with the result that;
they sometimes shot and wounded their intended victims several times before
death ended their suffering. He says he personally witnessed numbers of
such shootings and saw the Bolsheviki laugh at the agonies or their victims
/He also declares that in many Instances the murderers were themselves
women and says ho saw numerous well dressed girls and women serving as
executioners.
ALLIED WARSHIPS MAY OPPOSE HUNS AT RIGA.
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
IX)NDON, Oct. 16—Prospects of an early retirement of the German and
Russian forces from Riga are contained in an Admiralty announcement today
stating that a large fleet of Allied warships lias arrived at Riga.
The announcement states that the fleet-comprises’twenty Bri. sit and
French war '-c-ssels, including a number of ships of the major types.
It is the general view that the ships will co-operate wllh the I.ltini.in-,
ians in driving the Germans and their Russian allies out of Riga.
Lithuanian reports indicate that the battle between the Lithuanians
raid Germans was still in progress Wednesday with the Issue still undeter
mined.
URUGUAY HOUSE APPROVES TREATY.
8|»ec!&] to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
MONTIVID^), Oct. 16—The House of Representatives of Uruguay
has approved the Allied-German peace treaty gby a large majority following
an extended debate in which the American attitude toward the treaty formed
the hasis of much commenT by the opposing representatives.
• No serious opposition was offered, however, the reluctance of the op- j
posing elements being apparently animated largely by the attitude of the
American senate regarding the Longue of Nations provisions. In the final |
lineup the opposition dwindled to a small number of negative votes.
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AMITY RESTORED AT
INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
steel strike is still unsettled, then- is n<> present indication that the opposing
gioups are likely to be again involved in a serious clash ov» r the labor proposal
• O leave the strike settlement t<> arbitrative methods.
A spirit of conciliation is visibl.. all sides at tic- ninf-ienee and
Indications arc not wanting that the capital and labor groups will cooperate in
due to the introduction of a resolution by the capital group stating that capital
Although granting the right of the workers to organize, the resolution
SACRAMFNTAN’S FNDORSF JOHNSON’S STAND
AGAINST TREATY RATIFICATION
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
cation of the pence treaty between the Miles and Germany in it-. pi -cut ...
JAPS PREPAPING GREAT AVIATION PROGRAM
Sp.riul to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
The aviation hrnncli of the army will be broitghi up to size and
soldiers the fine points of military emnaiitics.
AMERICAN LEGION WANTS NEW LEGAL HOLIDAY
Special to th Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
N'KW YORK, Get. 17 The state chairmen of the Mic re m Region.
holiday to be known as •American Region day." in . ..mm. a, ! . t CM of th
The Region otrieiuls urge that the day be proclaimed a I...lidat tie
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