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VOLUME NINETEEN. No. EIGHT NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17tli. 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN 114
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GERMAN RADICAL LEADERS KILLED
DR. LIEBKNECHT AND ROSA
LUXEMBURGKILLED IN BERLIN
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Jan. 17—(Associated Press Leased Wire and Cable Service)
_Dr. Carl Liebkneeht and Rosa Luxemburg, the notorious woman radical.
were killed in Berlin yesterday following their arrest by government troops,
for participating in the recent Spartican uprising.
The two were arrested yesterday and taken to a hotel, where they were
confined pending removal to prison. Soon after the news of their capture
became public a great crowd gathered around the hotel and later took Rosa
from the troops by force. On obtaining possession of the woman, the crowd
beat her into insensibility and later shot her to death.
' It is reported that the body was thrown into one of the canals running
through the outskirts of the city.
While this was going on the troops who arrested Liebkneeht attempted
to spirit him away to the Moubit prison in an automobile. They succeeded
in escaping the mob but suffered a punctured tire on the road. Liebkneeht
r.lighted when the machine was stopped for repairs and attempted to escape
from his captors while they were interested in watching the repair work.
He apparently succeeded in getting away from the troops hut was
shot dead before.'he could make a clean getaway. The troops stated that
they anticipated that Liebkneeht would attempt to get away and decided to
shoot him in case he made a break for liberty.
The dead radical was the leader of the so called Spartican group of
extreme radicals, whose doctrines are somewhat akin to those of the Russian
Bolshevik! and contemplate the destruction of all existing property rights and
aboslute control of property and government by the working classes.
Rosa Luxemburg was noted as an anarchistic lender and was one ..f
the prominent figures of the recent Spartican uprising. ...itnml
Liebkneeht visited .Air.tvSr 1*10.ami lectured m Nowr Vui.:£-f&‘
Later he returned to Germany and attained considerable prominence thru
Ids connection with the then rapidly developing Socialistic party. He was
a radical of the radicals and speedily made himself a power among the
radical elements in Germany.
Still later he sat in the Reichstag and caused a sensation by bringing
charges against the Krupp’s, owners of the great German gun works at Essen,
in which he implicated the kaiser and the Crown Prinee and a number of
leading officers of tho German government. During more recent years ho
was at all times a thorn in the side.of the government owing to his constant
agitation of Socialistic doctrines.
Shortly after the outbreak of the war ho was arrested for making
incendiary speeches and was later tried and sentenced to four yeyrs in prison.
After serving two years, he was released.
The overthrow of the kaiser’s government afforded him an oppor
tunity to exert his activities in the fullest degree and lie speedily placed
himself at the head of the radical elements of Germany and organized the
Spartican group, composed largely of extreme radicals who had adopted
the Rolsheviki doctrines, and was the central figure and the fomentor of the
recent revolt in which hundreds were killed in Berlin.
SEATTLE TIMES SAYS COWBOVS WILL HERD
MUSKOXENTO SEWARD PENINSULA
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Jan. 17—The Seattle Times today publishes a story based
on alleged Washington advices stating that the government is considering a
plan to utilize the food producing .possibilities of the herds of the musk oxen
found in the more northerly sections of the American continent by explorer
Stefansson and others and may send a number of cowboys to the far North
to herd some of the animals into the Seward Peninsula section where they
may bo domesticated and ultimately form an addition to the national food
resources.
.According to reports, herds of the animals are to be found along many
sections of the continental shelf and the large islands adjacent thereto.
Explorer Stefansson reported the presence of herds of the shaggy
animals on {he new land discovered by him on his recent voyage of explora
tion in search of new lands In the Beaufort Sea region.
LENINE ARRIVES AT BARCELONA, SPAIN;
BELIEVED OUSTED FROM RUSSIA
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
MADRID, Jan. 17—Authentic advices from Barcelona today announce
the arrival there of Nikolai Lenhio, the Russian Premier and leader of the
Russian Bolsheviki.
According to messages, Lenine landed at Barcelona yesterday hu
nothing can be learned regarding the reasons for his absence from Russia
Lenine was recently reported ousted from leadership of the Bolsheviki b;
his chief lieutenant Trotsky, who suddenly took possession of the governmen
and declared a dictatorship. Lenine Is said to have been arrested, although i
was also reported that he nianuged to escape.
In some quarters it is believed that the radical leader is bound fo:
Germany, where he formerly resided and attained considerable prominence ir
radical circles.
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BETHEL RETURNS GIVE GIBNEy|
ROAD COMMIS6IONERSHIP
(Special t«» the Nugget.)
.MARSHALL Alaska. Jan. 15th.—
Following is the Bethel vote at the
November elections:
FOR DELKC.ATK . ,
Wiekershani .28
Sulzer. 3
FOR SENATOR
Fmwley .11
Coombs .11
Ft >R REPRESENTATIVE
Allan .17
.Vlclntosh .17
Edily . 13
-Mi lot .13
Daly .10
Iiydeen ...8
j Downing .S
j Bogan .7
| O'Connor .2
FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER.
Itlibney .II
| Plein .10
j Wilson.4
[Winkler .;. 2
-SEATTLE SHIPYARD WORKERS
i SCHEDULED TO STRIKE
TUESDAY.
i - j
kwSHOei^teU Press.' S^Jvice. ;
, >TrTS vXiw %1 Dio |
.Metal Trades Council has orderodl
twenty five thousand shipyanl work
ers to go on strike next Tuesday to|
enforce their demand for higher I
wages.
The men want a wage basis o ’ one
dollar an hour in the shipyards and
tlie strike is primarily caused by dis
satisfaction with the recent wage
award, of the Federal tgibo" *arJ,
which they claim has resulted i : no
permanent benefits to the worke s.
It is expected here that siinila ac
tion will 1)0 taken at Tacoma and
Portland. The strike will practi ally j
paralyze the ship building indust v of
this section. The employers are i wet
ing today to decide on their future
policy.
TRANSPORT PROTSILAUS
ARRIVES SAFELY AT
VLADIVOSTOK
Associated Press Service.
VLADIVOSTOK. Jan. 1C— Two
thousand Canadian troops ties ined
for service with the British force s
Siberia arrived here today on the
JCjanaelian transport steamer Protsi
laus.
The transport was reported di cabl
ed off the Siberian coast some days
ago but arrived in a safe condition
under her own power.
BATTLESHIPS ARRIVE WITH
MORE RETURNING TRC OPS
Associated Press Service.
NEWPORT NEWS, Jan. 16- The
battleships Virginia and Rhode Is
land arrived here today from Ei ope,
with e»ver two thousand Ann lean
troops from France.
t
! PRESIDENT ELECT OF BRAZIL
DIES SUDDENLY
Associated Press Sendee.
RIO JANERIO, Jan. 16—Dr. Do
driguez Alves, President elect t I the
Republic of Brazil, died hero ulay
after a brief illness.
The sudden death of the l're lelent
elect has created an unusual situ ition
and will probably result in a new
election to fill the vacancy.
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AERIAL SERVICE IN ALASKA
DEPENDS ON PRIVATE INTEREST
Special to the Nugget lly the Associated I're.-s.
SKATTI-i;, .Ian IT Jack !' nderwo. .d. ssistaut Washington eorre
spondcnt of the Scuttle Times, wired to his paper today that tic government
aerial mail service activities will not he extended t,, Alaska to. ..» least ihr •*■
of that character.
Second Assistant I’oslmastcr <'.< neial 1’iaegar is said to have informed
I’nderwood to sueli effect. Tiie Tines correspondent asserts that I’raegai
told him 4hnt the government does not contemplate estaMishing aerial mail
service between Seattle and Alaska for ..t h ast thic- vears. lmt is agreeabh
t<» the idea of letting a contract foraeri.il mail . oriag.- to and from the North
ern territory in the event that someone is willing to make a contract involving
the expenditure of about fifty thousand dollar.- for the necessary equipment.
1’ttdcrwood states, however, that, there is a prospect that Juneau mav
lie placed on the aerial route which tin- Canadian government is preparing
This project is already taking tangi!-!.- form ami the inauguration of
the service is expected next summer.
MEDITERRANEAN SCENE OF HORRIFYING SEA DISASTER.
Special lo the Nugget By the Associated Press
1 i >AIE. Jan. 17— Iteports from M. ; , today bring details of a
frightful sea catastrophe resulting from the J.: .•inisons dist rilmt :ou of mi'
In the Adiiatic during the war. j
advices s-v the Fr. neh su-.tmei Flnpoi i, bearing approxiniat W
seven bundled persons struck a liriftin mine in the viciniP of .Messina
yesterd. y. the aeeident resulting in tie- death drowilina of ahout five
hundred of the passcngi rs and crew.
A Steamer which happened to In- in l h • same lo. a I i \ a
scene in time to save the lives of ahout mu hundred ; t.>
managed to escape from tin- sinking steamer i.«-fon- sic lown. The
ALLIES AGAIN EXTEND GERMAN ARMISTICE.
Special lo the Nugget By the Associated I’r.
AMSTERDAM. Jan. IT R. lin .1. : p das
tension of the armistice granted h> tin \ll t.. c.nn;
Tlie extension is made owing P, tin.I <\ in
the inter-allied conference making it imp-.ss.i,1.. r.,,
between the Allies ami the enmy countries ...an -n
of the armistice period heretofore g>nnt< >1
No information regarding the dm . iioa ..f i
ALLIED CONFERENCE UNDECIDED
REGARDING NEWS DISSEMINATION
Special to the *Nuggct By the Associated Press.
I ’APIS, Jan. 17—(By Associated Press i . as.-d Wire and (’aide Service!
—At 1'resident Wilson’s first conferenc - with tie- Supreme lut. r-allied t'oun
oil today it was decided to hold in abeyance II,pn.p.e.I rule for the main
tenance of virtual secrecy regarding the delib. .aiioiis of tin eonfi r.-m
The question of news distribution h.-s lr.a.l\ . .used tip* Allied
representatives considerable ditfieulty. oving to widi opposition to the proposal
that the developments of toe conference should be given out only through
the medium of official bulletins containing no details and deleted of all saw
the mengerest scraps of information which t!.«• news musors might desires t..
give out.
The conference has decided to ask the American. British and Italian
correspondents present to present some plan for reporting the meetings and
they will be invited to give their views.
The British correspondents are insistent that one corresponded
chosen from among the representatives of the various allied newspapers shall
bo admitted to the meetings but the Americans want access to all deliberations.
The views of the Americans are believed to be in accord with the ideas of
President Wilson and may receive his support when brought up for con
sideration by the council.
PADEREWSKI SLATED TO HEAD NEW POLISH MINISTRY
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 17—It is expected in local diplomatic circles that lgnace
Jan Paderewski, the famous Polish pianist, will soon he chosen to head the
new Polish ministry.
It is announced that Paderewski has reached an agreement with Gen
eral Pilsudskl. the Polisii military dictator, whereby the latter will support
Paderewski. Announcement has also been made that M. Demoski, President
cf the Polish nation, has been selected lo represent his country at the peace
conference. * . .
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