19 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1918
Page
1
Dispatches from London and Moscow report a renewed German effort to force Russia to abandon peace negotiations by pressing minor demands. Bolshevik Roumanian relations remain tense as Roumania rejects Russian terms, while King Ferdinand is reportedly under Entente protection as Allied envoys guard him.
News reaching London claims Bolsheviks ordered the arrest of King Ferdinand of Roumania for opposing peace efforts. The move sparks Roumanian indignation and potential hostilities. Ferdinand seeks entente protection and has a guard from allied representatives in Bucharest. Rebellion rumors mount amid Bolshevik influence.
Heavy Teutons attacked along a wide front on the Piave Thursday afternoon but were repulsed with heavy losses, according to official War Ministry reports. In London Haig reshuffles army staff in France appointing Sir Herbert A. Lawrence as chief of staff amid observed link to Cambrai reverses.
A Juneau Dispatch reprint claims the I. W. W. are active beyond the continentalU S., with seditious influence in Alaska. It cites a Fort Seward court martial and alleged I. W. W. infiltration of the fort, plus caches of government rifles and ammunition near Haines.
United States marshals traced a Juneau gun sale to a Fort Seward corporal amid an IWW loop in the army barracks. The investigation suggests missing explosives and a plan to blow up mills or other local targets with German influence suspected behind the sabotage.
The Dream Theatre opens with The Pitfall in four acts starring Thomas Lingham and Marlin Sais with True Board man. Louise Bates performs Mando Muller Modernized. Sunday night William Farnum stars in A Man of Sorrow supported by Dorothy Bernard in Hoodman Blind. First show at 6 30 p m.
Rev Charles Howant Shank leads the Federated Union Church services with an 11 AM Bible School supervised by R B Julian and an afternoon worship featuring a chorus choir. Sermon topic tomorrow is A Big Question for Nome Christians as the church invites all to attend regardless of creed or nationality.
Petrograd June 19 reporting that riots accompanied the opening of the Constituent Assembly. The session began under President Sverdlo with delegates from the Central Executive Committee in attendance. While most crowds were peaceful, several factions clashed, and rifle fire wounded and killed a number of demonstrators, highlighting a tense security situation.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo testified to the Senate Interstate Commerce Commission about proposed government control of the railway system. He said government would only control lines essential to national needs and not compensate owners for lines taken, with possible Canadian routes reviewed for operation with U S rails.
Reports from Washington and New York indicate congestion in eastern transport is easing. Bunker coal is unloading in growing amounts and empty cars are returning to mines as Harbor Commissioners note ships arriving exceed last month’s arrivals, signaling improved bunkering and coal supplies.
The steamboat pleasure yacht Joyeuse, believed owned by Emil Kleug an un naturalized German resident of Englewood New Jersey, was seized by the U S marshal. Kleug was aboard and released on bonds pending investigation. Officials say the yacht had a powerful wireless plant and Swedish crew. A recent Atlantic coast cruise past coastal defenses fuels spying suspicions.
Washington January 19 a note from a long list of firms exempted from the Fuel Administration order shows the industry closing rule was applied with less severity than expected. The report indicates few facilities faced strict enforcement while others only partially complied and remaining industries delayed actions.
Publication of the exempted establishments list reveals many plants spared from the closing decree. A public dance at the Miners Home Club Saturday January event will feature Bose two pire productive industries and an orchestra in Nome. Dancing begins at 9 p.m. Admission 50c with ladies free.
A teenaged girl believed to be Clara Jose of Youngstown was arrested in Chicago with 30 sticks of dynamite and a concealed revolver. She admitted being a radical and said she was an emissary of the Industrial Workers of the World heading to California, offering no clear purpose.
Fred Fulton and Billy Miske fought ten rounds to a draw before a packed crowd last night. Both men showed late strength and gave a hard contest over the entire bout in Seattle.
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