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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1918
Page
2
A dramatic wartime message rails against a so called German peace and calls for Belgium and northern France, urging a strong peace. It credits Gompers for praising the American republic while warning that German victory must be resisted, asserting workers will fight and smash the Kaiser if necessary.
Hon C F Elmquist urges Scandinavian Americans to defend the nation during a loyalty meeting in Wisconsin. He recalls his family’s immigrant journey from Sweden and speaks of gratitude for the opportunities in America, urging support in this great crisis.
A fragmentary account describes lumberjacks guiding a big tree, logging tasks, chutes, and pike poles with rough camp humor. It recalls log loading, sliding logs, and river travel with makeshift gear as workers joke and prepare for a fall. The text shifts to 1918 era dispatches on Mexican fugitive Carranza and a Alaska court summons for divorce.
The piece praises Av ille Sentinel readers for seeing their duty and notes the mass perform it with unimpeachable integrity, a cause for national and world congratulation as Americans fulfill important duties.
The piece presents commentary from multiple newspapers on World War I dynamics, noting Russia’s humiliation and German ambitions. It contrasts quotes from the Chi cao Herald, Chicago The Sun, and New York Sun regarding Russia’s fate and German aims, underscoring a hostile war stance.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note argues meatless days, less sugar, and lower coal use improve kidney health and reduce heat in homes. It warns that a long war will yield a healthier population as cold avoidance and energy use help the nation endure shortages.
A London cable states that 388000 divorce petitions have been filed in Petrograd. The brief item prompts a question about the feasibility of such volumes, noting an unusual surge in divorce actions.
Rev Dr Aked cites David Lloyd George as a pillar of the British people, not a knight, but a reformer whose voice and wit empower listeners. Chicago business figure H Gordon Selfridge reports London wartime commerce improving, with store safety features and bomb-proof cells amid air raids.
London reports only about five thousand of the more than a hundred thousand able bodied German prisoners in Britain are working on farms. The Agricultural Gazette and Journal urge organizing prisoners for farm labor to boost food production, noting the potential benefit if utilized.
A police patrol completed a record journey from Dawson to Torí McPherson, leaving January 3 and arriving January 29 in 26 days, with a return in 19 days. Led by Sevenes Dempster and Constables Pratt Hilliker Keim and Brooker, guides John Martina and Peter Alexis, the party used 20 dogs and kept the team in good form despite heavy loads and rough trails. Tub and steam baths at all hours. Snyder Fo Flat.
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