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VOLUME NINETEEN. No. 21. ' NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 17, 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN 114
NEW SPARTICAN OUTBREAK DEVELOPS IN GERMANY
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press
BERLIN, Feb. 17—(Associated Press Special Leased Wire and Cable
Service)—Official advices today report :• new attempt of the Spurt lean fac
tion to bring about a condition of chaos similiur to that obtaining in Russia,
by inaugurating a reign or terror in German communities. The latest effort
of the Sparticans developed at Gelsenkichen. an important town of about forty
thousand inhabitants situated in Westphalia, yesterday. According to the
reports reaching the Berlin authorities, the Sparticans overpowered the local
and military forces stationed at Gelsenkichen by a sudden attack yesterday.
After overcoming the police and troops, the radicals commenced to
plunder the city. Doors of business houses anil dwellings were forced open,
hand grenades being used in many cases to force an entrance. Where the
residents refused to open at the command of the Sparticans, the doors of their
houses were blown bodily from their hinges and the house given over to pil
lage. in which nothing of value was spared.
So far as known, no one was killed but the inhabitants of the town
are reported fleeing from the city in fear of their lives. Troops have been
dispatched from surrounding points to regain possession of the town.
Sparticaus Precipitate Revolt in Bavaria
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 17—Bavarian advices reaching Copenhagen
today say the Spartieans have practically taken possession of a largo portion
of the city of Nuremburg. Bavaria, after overcoming the resistance of the
police forces.
The radicals arc said to have seized several public buildings and are
also in possession of the telephone and telegraph and newspaper offices.
ALLIED NAVAL LOSSES TOTAL OVER QUARTER MILLION TONS
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press
PARIS, Feb. 17—An official statement of the naval war losses sustain
ed by the Allies, issued by the Marine Ministry, discloses that the combined
fleets of the various powers associated in the Entente lost an aggregate ton
nage amounting to 258,500 tons.
The French navy was the heaviest loser, the total tonnage lost n« a
result of war operations aomunting to one hundred and ton thousand tort.
Italy was the next heaviest loser, her losses aggregating seventy six tli ms tnd
England, although employing by far the greatest number of naval units,
sustained comparatively light losses, fifty five thousand tons representing her
total tonnage losses. The losses of the United States are given in the state
men as approximating seventeen thousand five hundred tons.
The French lost four battleships, four armored cruisers, one fast cruiser,
fourteen destroyers, eight torpedo boats and fourteen submarines, a majority
of which were submarined.
PEACE CONFERENCE TURNING ITS ATTENTION TO RU8SIA
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Pi-ess.
PARIS, Feb. 17—(Associated Press Special Leased Wire and Cable
Service)—The Peace Conference has commenced to turn its attention to the
Russian situation and developments with respect to the anarchy disturbed
nation are expected to appear within a short period. The failure or refusal
of many of the Russian governments to respond to the Allied invitation for
a, conference at Prince’s Islands in the Sea of Mamora has complicated the
Russian situation to some extent, although the diplomats profess the view
that the opposing elements may still be brought together in the interest of a
united nation.
The time designated by the conference for acceptance of the Allied
invitation expired Saturday, with only a comparative few of the Russian
government having replied.
What the next development with respec t to Russia will be is problem
atical. Having failed in its first direct effort to bring the Russians together,
it Is possible that the conference may invite the various Russian factions to
initiate direct negotiations or possibly to name commissions to meet the
opposing factions.
WILL NOT HOLD HEARINGS ON GOVT
RAILROAD CONTROL BILL THIS SEASON
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17—The Interstate Commerce Committee of Rep
resentatives has deieded that no hearings will be held during the
present session on the bill to extend federal control of the railroads for a
period of five years after peace is declared.
In the view of the committee, it is advisable to let matters rest as they
ere with respect to federal control activities until the railroad administration
has had sufficient time to demonstrate its usefulness to a greater degree than
has been possible up to the present time.
REPORTED GERMANY ACCEPTED NEW ALLIED ARMI8TICE TERMS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, Feb 17—Newspaper reports reaching Copenhagen say
the new German government has accepted the new Allied terms for the ex
tension of the armistice.
The failure of Germany to observe certain clauses in the terms of the
earlier armistice agreement are said to have resulted in the Allies demanding
that Germany observe several new and more exacting conditions in the new
agreement. According to the reports, the new terms are particulary severe
vuh respect to the demands made for military disarmament by Germany.
WAR COST GERMANY HUNDRED SIXTY BILLION DOLLARS
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
WEIMAR, Germany, Feb. 17—German Minister of Finance Scheiffer as
tonished the National Assembly today when he asserted in the course of an
' address on the financial condition of the nation that the war cost Germany
one hundred and sixty billions of dollars.
Schelffer asked the Assembly for a credit of twenty five billion, three
hundred thousand marks, declaring that nineteen billions of mark? will be
needed to cover the Interest payments on the war debt for this year alone.
The loan Is the greatest that Germany has yet asked for. Schelffer
said that the war debts are so huge that the question of whether the nation
will be able to extricate Itself from the present financial situation depends
upon what form of peace terms the Allies impose.
PATTERSON STRIKERS
AGREE TO ARBITRATION
BY GOVERNMENT
Associated Press Service.
PATTERSON, N. J Feb. 17—Four
teen thousand silk workers here re
turned to their looms today pending
an investigation of their demands for
a forty seven hour week by the War
ljuhor Board.
REPORTED NEW GERMAN FOR
EIGN MINISTER RESIGNED
Associated Press. Service.
BASEL. Feb. 17—A dispatch from
Weimar to the Berliner Vossiche Zel
tung reports that count Runtzau, the
newly elected German Foreign Minis
ter, has handed in his resignation to
the National Assembly .
The reasons for the resignation are
not given.
FIFTY MILLION R. R.
APPROPRIATION APPROVED
Associated Press. Service.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17—The
House committee on transportation
has approved the administration bill
requesting fifty million dollars for
future government railroad operation.
PACKING HOUSE WORKERS
GRANTED WAGE INCREASE
Associated Press Service.
CHICAGO. Feb. 17—Judge Wm
Alschuler. the federal arbitrator ap
pointed to arbitrate the wage dispute
between the owners and employees of
the packing house, has awarded the
employees of the various concerns an
additional increase in wages amount
ing to ten per eo'.'it of their former
salary after an extensive investigation
of the contending claims .
! The a jj^t etro^ctTve jyu Novem
bKi^iOUh last and also grants tim • and
a half for all over-time work after
eight hours labor. The award will be
Tomo effective March 2.
BUTTE SITUATION PRAC
TICALLY NORMAL
Associat' d Press. Service.
BUTTE, Feb. 17—Although the
military forces are still patrolinp por
tions of the city, the local situation
has practically resumed the n >rmal
status. The number of miners who
are returning to theif labors is .flow
ing daily larger and there is every in
dication that the strike has come to
an end. although not officially declared
over ns yet.
SIR WILFRED LAURIER
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS
Associated Press Service.
OTTAWA., Feb. 17—-Formed t’.inad
ian Preimer, Sir Wilfred Laurier. sus
tained a stroke of paraysis yes nlay
and is today lying at death’s do« r. ac
cording to the statements given out
by the physicians at his bedside.
Laurier has been unconscious since
the attack. The physicians si.y the
case is hopeless and death is pi.ictic
ally certain to occur within a short
time.
GERMANS TO EVACU
ATE LITHUNANIA
Associated ITess Service.
BERNE, Switzerland, Feb. 17 —Re
ports from Warsaw announce* that
Lithunania and Poland have reached
an agreement, whereby the Tenth Ger
man Army, which has been in occu
pation of the Lithuanian section since
the Russian withdrawal from the* war,
will leave Lithuanian territory.
Following the German retirement,
the evacuated territory will be occu
pied by a Polish army until such time
as the Peace Confemce decides the
contending Polish and Lithu.inian
claims.
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SEATTLE SHIPYARDS TO RE-OPEN WEDNESDAY
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Feb. 1*7.-—The shipv; rds a; Seattle and Tacoma will re
open Wednesday, according to an announcement from the owners association
today.
, The strike is still on. but it is believed that .sufficient men are desirous
cf returning to work to enable the yards to operate on a comprehensive scale.
Those who wish to resume their labors will be re-employed at the gates of the
various plants, although it is denied by the yard officials that the hiring of
whoever comes along means that the yards arc to resume the open shop
policy. Yard officials say the men will be paid on the former scale for
machinists, the same rate io prevail in all the yards both here and at
Tacoma.
The strikers were expecting this move on the part of the employers,
but have taken no action as yet. The union officials are reticent on the sub
ject and have made no statement regarding the attitude of the unions. The
| coast conference, of the Metal Trades Council’s meets at Portland today and will
j probably consider the question of what is to be done before action is taken
by the local unions.
REPORTED SEATTLE SHIP STRIKERS WILL
APPEAL TO WILSON FOR SETTLEMENT
Spec’ial to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Feb. 15—It is reported among tin* ship yards today theft
the strikers are contemplating an appeal to President Wilson to settle the
Puget Sound ship yard strike immediately after his arrival from Europe.
According to the reports, tho strikers will appeal to fche president
direct in their efforts to enlist his good offices and will disregard both the
shipping board and tin* Department of Labor.
An aftermath of the recent general strike developed today with the
announcement of the police that fifty two members of the I.W.W who were con
eerned in fomenting the general strike are now in custody. Seven of them
are held on charges of criminal anarchy in connection with the strike aijmI „eight
more similiar warrants areas yet unswerved, owing to the inability"of the
police to locate the men who arc wanted. Ten of the rank and file of tho
I. W. W. who were arrested have been released.
BILL INTRODUCED PUNISHING PERSONS WHO URGE
RESISTANCE OR CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IT—-Senator .Jones, of Washington, has intro
duced a bill in the upper branch of Fongress providing for the punishment
of persons who urge resistance to law or change in the present order of go\ -
| ornment In the United States. The measure is plainly directed against the
I W. W. and other disturbing elements, which have displayed seditious activi
ties during the war period and will t lYcotiveK squelch tIn ir disturbing pro
j Tensities if adopted by Congress.
The Dill provides a penalty of five years imprisonment at hard labor
! or a fine of five thousand dollars for violations, and also prescribes that all
alien persons who are convicted under its terms shall be deported-after serving
sentence.
SENATOR JONES BACKING NEW CONSTITUTIONAL SUFFRAGE
AMENDMENT
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17—Senator Jones, of Washington, has intro
duced a new resolution for an amendment to tin* Federal constitution providing
for woman’s suffrage.
The resolution is almost identical in its main terms with that recently
defeated by the Senate.
The new measure prescribes the usual form of submission to the States
of the union for ratification.
TAFT ANNOUNCES APPROVAL OF SOCIETY OF NATIONS PLAN
Special lo The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
HELENA, Mont. Feb. 13—Former President Wiliam Howard Taft,
who is in Helena at present, announced today that ho is well pleased with the
plans framed in Paris for the formation of tin* proposed Society of Nations.
Taft said the reports of the constitution tentatively adopted by the
Inter-Allied Conference are in full accord with his ideas of an international
league for the preservation of future world peace.
Senate Orders League of Nations Constitution Published
WASHINGTON, Feh. 15—The Senate has adopted a resolution order
ing the publication of the proposed constitution <>f the League of Nations
in the Official Record, the official journal of Congress.
The address made by 1'resident Wilson regarding the plan will also
be printed in connection with the proposed publication of the league consti
tution.
BUTTE STREET CAR MEN RETURN TO WORK
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
BUTTE, Feb. 15—The strike situation is steadily clearing and most of
the workers who responded to the strike call are back on the job or preparing
to return.
The street car men resumed their duties today, further offsetting the
attempt of the radicals to inaugurate si general strike in the district.
Troops are still in command of the situation and no disturbances
have occurred.
GREAT BUZZARD LEAVES MUCH DESTRUCTION
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
DENVER, Feb. 15—The great blizzard raging over Nebraska and
Kansas, has abated considerably today. Reports from the storm swept dis
trict say much material damage has been done by the gale but no lives were
lost so far as known. Communication is till Interrupted over a large part of
the storm district but comunication has been resumed over most of the main
wires between Denver and the East.
Transportation is still greatly delayed and only a few of the train*
delayed by the blizzard have arrived here.