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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
6
The Iditarcd Pioneer weekly issue from Iditared Alaska notes publication details and subscription rates. Editor CEORGN M ARBUCKLE is associated with Vol 9 periodical printing on Saturdays.
Joseph E Riley known as George, a respected Alaska mining camp pillar, was shot in the back at Otter Creek last Sunday. He faced hardship with cheerful grit and had just hoped for a brighter future before his death.
A wartime editorial argues the war’s outcome will hinge on continued fighting not internal German or Austrian splits. Readers are urged to discard hopes of rapid breakthroughs and focus on sustained effort to prevail.
Juneau Empire urges citizens to support the war effort with total commitment. It warns casualties will be heavy and calls on everyone to lay aside politics and join the fight with full effort until Germany is defeated.
A historical critique notes that German Kultur has long included systematic pillage terror and violence against civilians across Europe. It cites reflections from 1871 and a call to civilization to oppose such acts, arguing genocidal patterns recur in conquest and war.
The document notes a head tax of eight dollars in gold on individuals leaving Mexico for the United States. The commentary calls the privilege worth the price, citing a New York World quote. A tongue in cheek line from the Wall Street Journal about the Russian bear is included.
The Philadelphia paper lampoons McAdoo as overwhelmed by duties and taxes from the treasury to the income tax. It mocks his daily burden of scheduling loans taxes funds bonds and trusts and wonders how he keeps up with the endless array of fiscal tasks.
A Washington Star verse depicts a tired eater concluding a meatless day. The speaker likens meals to a bale of greens and bran and compares themselves to a brindle cow as evening settles.
A BaltimoreAmere... essay argues that labor unions in America face pressures akin to German autocracy, warning that strikes could yield death or conscription if Kaiser-like rule prevailed. asserts workers unite against such “medieval” societal order.
French Front reports a directive from General Volkers of the 9th German Army corps ordering compulsory labor for French women and girls in invaded districts. The plan aims to recruit 1,000 workers for various tasks including field work, with German women filling male roles to ensure parity in labor production.
The Red Cross pillow donated by Mrs. J. H. McLean was won by Dick Button last Monday evening and sent to Flat City to be sold. The organization raised 21 dollars in this city. John Sinclair, John Webster, John Edwards and Billy Tewsit with tired dog teams arrived from Ophir wards. Wally Labosky, an Interior stalwart, arrived from the Kuskokwim. A suggestion about sending German spies to France for trial is noted in the clipping.
Fifty two soldiers died and eleven people are missing after a powerful tide rip at Ocean Beach in San Diego. Sixty individuals were rescued.
Washington May 4. The Railway Wage Adjusting Board completed its report and forwarded it to Secretary McAdoo. The plan calls for millions of dollars in wage increases for the workers who man the American railroad systems.
Election results from Ophir Alaska include bids for Congress and Territorial positions with names such as Sulzer Maloney Wickersham Connelly Gaustad Pratt Kilgore Nordale Pennington Collins Good Hilleary plus Road Commissioner and Senator races. A Newark New Jersey letter from President Wilson to Democratic leaders discusses war impact and political realignment signaling changes in party slogans and voter mood.
Territorial senator John Renan and longtime camp resident is credited with delivering effective four minute speeches on patriotic topics throughout his district. Lincoln Red Cross Club joins in supporting community efforts.
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