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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
2
Iditarod Pioneer published every Saturday at Iditared Alaska under editor George M Arbuckle. The notice lists subscription rates as part of the Vol 9 edition.
Joseph E Riley known as George, a longtime Alaska mining figure, was killed by a gunman on Otter Creek last Sunday. Described as resilient and steadfast, Riley faced hardships with grit, leaving behind devoted friends and rumors of enemies in a harsh mining community.
The piece argues the war's outcome hinges on continued fighting rather than internal German changes or Austria's possible split from Germany. It urges practical resolve rather than hopeful speculation about quick end or political separations.
Juneau Empire urges total national commitment to victory in World War I. The article stresses hard fighting will cost lives, appeals to unity, sacrifice, and backing troops with money and effort until Germany is decisively defeated. It condemns politicking and urges unwavering resolve.
A historical opinion piece asserts that German Kultur has long featured organized pillage and terror against civilians. It cites past wars, cruelty toward populations, and systematic destruction as evidence, arguing such violence must be utterly exterminated by civilized forces.
Mexico charges an eight dollar gold head tax on people leaving for the United States. The New York World notes the privilege may be worth the cost. The Wall Street Journal mocks the Russian bear as it shrinks in stature, likening it to a dachshund.
A Philadelphia newspaper cartoonish critique laments the burdens on William Gibbs McAdoo as treasury and railroad duties multiply. It mocks his daily tasks from loan deadlines to tax allocations and fund movements, suggesting the workload would overwhelm an average person.
A Washington Star verse humorously notes a day of meatless eating ending with a tired, cowlike feeling. The speaker jokes about spinach kale bran and drifting to a dim haystack in evening shadows, expressing relief at finishing a meatless day.
A wartime essay argues that Germany treats workers as cattle while American labor unions face harsh conditions if the Kaiser wins. It asserts the American working class unites for broad rights and condemns autocratic measures as a danger to labor. The piece frames the conflict as a fight between liberty for bread-winners and medieval control.
French Front reports a German order from General Volkers requiring 1,000 workers for various works in invaded districts. The directive emphasizes using French women and girls for field labor to match German wartime production, insisting no French woman do less work than German women back home.
Dick Button won the Red Cross pillow donated by Mrs. J. H. McLean after a week of local circulation in Interior Alaska. The award raised $21 for the Red Cross in Flat City. town arrivals included John Sinclair John Webster John Edwards and Billy Tewsit with tired dog teams from Ophir wards. Wally Labosky, a longtime Interior figure, arrived from the Kuskokwim.
A fierce tide rip at Ocean Beach, San Diego, claimed the lives of fifty two soldiers and left eleven missing. Sixty rescuers saved others, and the incident shocked the military community.
Washington May 4 The Railway Wage Adjusting Board completed its report recommending millions of dollars in wage increases for the men who man the American railroad systems and sent the findings to Secretary McAdoo.
The Ophir Alaska primary results list candidates for Congress Delegate and Territorial positions with names such as Sulzer Maloney Wickersham Connelly Gaustad Pratt Kilgore Nordale Pennington Collins Good Hilleary and a Road Commissioner race featuring Sheldon Steil Grow. A Newark letter quotes President Wilson urging Democrats to prepare for a transformed world postwar and notes the impact on Europe and America.
John Renan, a longtime resident and Territorial senator for the Third division, is gaining attention as a capable four minute speaker on patriotic topics across his district. He also helped organize or join the Lincoln Red Cross Club.
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