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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-07


miles in length the italian armies
are falling back upon and through =
the plains Of venetia to new and
shorter line of defense.
From the Fella valley to the head
of the Adriatic sea the entire line of
the Tagliamento river has been given
up by General Cadorna, while from
virtually the border of Trentino north
eastward and eastward through the
DOlomites and the Carnic Alps to the
Fella the northern army IS carrying
out retrograde movement southwark
through the mountainous country to.
ward the plains. The Germans and
Austro-Hungarians everywhere are fol-
lowing up the Italians in their re.
treat, but with the Italians offering re.
sistance in rear guard actions along
the entire front.
British Win Big Victory.
Meanwhile, the British forces in Bel
gium have won another notable vic
tory over the Germans in the region
of Ypres, having captured in one OF
their intrepid dashes, after a rain OF
shells of all calibers, the town of Pas
schendaele, about five miles west OF
Roulers, for which much bitter fight.
ing has taken place recently. The
new advance of the british throws the
apex of their salient in dangerous
proximity to Roulers, the fall OF which
would cut Germany's communication
from her submarine bases at Ostend
and Zeebrugge to the south. The In
dicatiOns from the meager advlceS
thus far to hand are that the Cana
dams, who bore the brunt of the oper'
alton, extended their line 800 yards be-
yond Passchendaele. Numerous Ger
man prisoners were taken.
Pressure Too Great.
The decision of the Italians to evac-
uate the Tagliamento line was taken
after the enemy had intensified its
pressure along the upper reaches OF
the river in the high lands and pushed
forces across the stream in the CEN
ter and to the south. This movement
compelled simultaneous withdrawal
along the northern front from the Eel
la valley to Colbricon.
Apparently the main AuSiTo'ueIIldH
forces are not in close contact with
the retreating Tagliamento army, for
the German official statement says the
retreat is indicated by confiagrations
over the route of retirement. NO claim
is made by the Germans OF Italians
having been made prisoners.
Cavalry Effective.
corolr1y 10
doing the same effective work 1t dld IN
retarding the enemy during the hrst
eight days Of the retreat from the
Is0nzo, when it held Teutonic advance
guards and permitted General Cadorna
to bring his forces to the west bank
| of the stream virtually intact, except
! for his losses in men and guns during
tho first mad rush. The morale of
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PATROL BOAT
GOES down IN
-FOUR MINUTES
Converted Yacht, Torpe-
doed Monday Morning in the
European War Zone.
SHIPS SEARCHING FOR
POSSIBLE SURVIVORS

Washington, Nov. 6.-The
American patrol boat Alcedo
was torpedoed and sunk by a
German submarine in the war
zone early Mccc!c-- -c:; morning,
and one officer and 20 enlisted
men are mis:ing. The Alcedo,
a converted yacht, carried a
crew of seven officers and IS
men. 81 e.. .,
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Next Line.
The river piave appears to be the
next line of the Italians, but there
Wo indications that the northern
reaches of this river have been aband-
oned. General Cadorna probably is
retiring upon the Sugana Valley,
which lies east Of Trent, and from the
lower Piave, connecting the two natur-
al positions by line from the Brenta
which flows through the Sugana val
ley to the Piave at a point south Of
Feltre. .l".
Venice Threatened.
1t is improbable that the Italian
commander would retreat to the line
of the Brenta along it's entire length
as this would leave Venice in the
hands of the invaders. Basing his
new positions on the Upper Brenta
and the Lower Piave, General Ca,
dorna would have a line about 100
miles shorter than that of the Taglia-
mentO. V I'jafspt al}et 81 ,alfE
~ RouIers Dominated. fs@@Gl;}.4
Roulers, an important railway cen
ter, northwest Of Ypres, is now dDmin
ated by British guns. Canadian
troops yesterday completed the cap.
ture Of the important port of, the Pas
ndaele.Gheluvelt ridge by TAX
ing Passenchendae ele, Goeberg, and
Mosselmarkt The Germans suffered
heavy losses. ~,< E'' a.f.--
Each successful effort by Il the Brit
ish brings near the inevitable Ger,
man retirement from the positions d.
rectly affected by the overwhelming
Ypres salient. A retreat, however, is
a menace. to the submarine basas Of,
Ostend and ZeeZrugge and the City. of
Rruges, the base Of German opera
tions in Flanders, and At lis apparent,
that Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ia q
varia is doing his utmost to retain the
positions now held rather than to re-
tire and straighten his line. g.
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

retirement the Italians Il shorter distance line under
way along front of 100 miles Not only from the Canc Alps
the Adriatc, along the Tagameno, General Cadoa
men recating but also in the Doomitc and the Carn Alps
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Berlin Via London Nov THE Germans continuing
their pursuit of the Italians and thousands of prisoners
have been taken, the office announces.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-07
CAD0RNA FALLING BACK To
PROTECT VENICE AGAINST
INVASION By THE GERMANS

Rulers Important Railway Center Flanders Domi
mated by the British Submarine Bases Of the Teuons
on North Sea are Threatened
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
SOCIALISTS FAIL no
RESTORE UNITY

The Unity Conference Socialist
party and the Socialist Labor party
failed tonight for the third time to
restore unity between the two parties.
A deadlock arose over the ques-
ton Of Industrial unionism and how
it should be treated by the united
party. The Socialist Labor party del
egates were strongly in favor of hav-
ing the united party support indus
trial unionism, but they desired con-
demnation of craft unionism. The
Socialist delegates, while not opposed
to industrial unionism, contended
that the Socialist party ought not to
interfere with labor unions.
The split between the two parties
occurred about sixteen years ago
when the Socialist party tried to
form a Socialist trade and labor al
lance as a rival to the American
Federation of Labor. - Arizona Re-
publican.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
CONN. WOMEN WORK AT NIGHT

The work of American women in
the manufacture of munitions is the
subject of an investigation just COM
pleted by the Russell Sage foundation.
"Four thousand of these women are
employed by single factory, the
Remington Arms Union Metallic Cart
ridge company, in Bridgeport, Conn"
writes Miss Amy Hewes, an investi-
gator, in the Survey. "They are at
work making cartridges to be shipped
to the battlefields of Europe.
SIN the case of these women NUM-
ton workers of Bridgeport, three
serious issues have come up. In the
first place, in order to satisfy the
urgent need of speed and large out
put from the factories, women have
been induced to work long hours and
at night. Second, they are put to
work near or with explosives in ways
which sometimes mean accidents, in
dustrial poisoning or other illness. In
the third place, the high price of labor
has been paralleled by an exception
ally high cost of living, and the in
crease in the number Of laborers at
tracted by the high wages has caused
a phenomenal rise in rents"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
ALASKA UNION
BUILDS TEMPLE
Finest Structure in Anchorage Is
Dedicated to Industrially
Organized Labor.

Towering above all other edifices,
the Anchorage Labor Temple in its
massive structure symbolizes the
powerful organization it will house.
AS brothers in toll adm suffering
and hardships, bound together by our
common interests as wage workers,
we are about to dedicate this splendid
building to the service of the working
class. There is no cause more sacred
than that Of Labor struggling to free
itself from the bondage of the wage
system. No movement more entitled
to the respect and devotion of the
workers than the cause of Industrial
Unionism.
With an impotence that may well
be pardoned, every member of the
Alaska Labor Union looked anXiously
forward to the opening day. Scarce
ly less interested and enthusiastic
are the citizens and business men of
Anchorage, whose own success and
prosperity is so largely dependent
upon the wages and standard of life
which the workers are able to main
tain in this community. Upon such
an occasion as this, we fancy that no
one would care to be classed as an
enemy of the A. l.. U. That our
enemies may always be as little in
evidence as they are today is the earn
est hope and wish of our 1000 Union
members.
The merchants and citizens of An
chorage proved their friendship to the
union by donating several thousand
dollars in cash and a lot on Fourth
street, valued at $4,000, for the pur-
pose of reconstruction. The dona-
lions by members Of the union brought
the cash total to about eight thou
sand dollars. There was also two
thousand due from insurance policies
on the old hall, which was burned
down.
Thus the building committee, in a
short time after it's election, had at
it's disposal about ten thousand dol
lars in cash and a splendid site
wherein to build. - Alaska Labor
News.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
CANADIAN COMPULSORY
ARBITRATION MEASURE
FAILS TO END STRlk L

HAMILTON, Ont How impotent
the Canadian compulsory arbitration
act is really to settle industrial dis
putes is clearly illustrated by the sit
uation here in the machinists' indus
try.
The machinists are still out on
strike in an effort to enforce a gov
eminent award under that act that
their hours of work be reduced. The
government commission under the law
which applies to public utilities-and
war munitions have recently been of
ficially placed in that class-ordered
the establishing of the nine-hour day
for these workers.
Now the men are striking to compel
the company to comply with the
award.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
INTERNATIONAL
CALL SENT OUT
Time Has Come for Rebuilding of
international, Says Call Issued
at Chicago.

CH1CAGO.-The national executive
committee of the Socialist party
adopted the following resolution,
which viii be sent to the International
Socialist bureau and to all affiliated
Socialist parties:
Convinced that the time is ripe
for the rebuilding of the Socialist in
telnational, on the basis of con-
certed working class movement for
an immediate, just and lasting peace,
the Socialist party of the United
States requests that an international
congress be called June 3, 1917, at
The Hague.
Unless by March l the bureau
takes action to call such congress,
our party will consider itself justified
in taking direct initiative"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
Read This Carefully

Ie Northwest Worker soon to have another birthday
1ls IS event that should be celebrated way
every and child in the Northwest prv-
ea TO read this valuable weapon Socialism,
hearty support of interested the emancipation
workers.
There many ways in which you help make this
event a success.
Where location permits may attend the celebration to be
given at The Forum Sunday evening, January 18th.
Your local give Birthday Party
Der OF locals last year the proceeds to be to the paper
AS an individual contribute article sold
the evening of the entertainment.
If cannot contribute something you may prepared
buy what someone else has contributed.
The articles that acceptable for these occasions
numerous to mention The send fancy
able house jelly preserved fruit In anything that
be used home The may assist with produce
of any kind.
Please mark plainly each article your price
The cooperation shown in these events year year
indication Of the appreciation of the Socialists and sympazers
q" the Northwest for the services of this valiant little paper that
has lived through many storms.
Let talk plan and organize until February 1th making
this the biggest and most successful Birthday Celebration
per has yet had
Address packages containing contributions to The North
west Worker, 1912 California St. Everett, Wash
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
MEXICO MAY TAKE
OVER OIL FIELDS
Revenue From Wells Supplying
Navies of the World Would
Run Government

The Mexican government is plan
ming to enter into the oil business in
the Tampico fields Immediately.
The Mexican government has long
had under consideration the develop
ment of oil fields under government
ownership and now has decided to
embark in the undertaking.
Oil fields in the Tampico district
are the present source of the greater
part of the worlds supply for naval
purposes.
1t is believed that the Mexican gov
eminent expects to find a great part
Of the revenue from the vast oil fields
Of the nation.
Those in a position to know believe
that this is to be merely the first step
in great program of nationalist
ton in Mexico, with the object of TAX
ing Mexico's resources out of private
hands and placing them under public
ownership and control.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
GOVERNOR 10
APPOINT JUDGE
|. w. w. Attorneys Granted Mo-
ton to Ask Governor for
Outside Judge

After almost a month of wranglng
over who should try the "a |. W. WIS
charged with murder in the first de-
gree, it has at last been decided that
Governor Lister can appoint an out
side judge to hear the cases.
The attorneys filed affidavit of
prejudice against Judge K. C. Bell and
asked for a change of judges. This
was refused and the attorneys
brought mandamus proceedings be-
fore the supreme court and were
again refused. In the meantime Judge
Bell turned the cases over to Judge
Aston, another Everett judge, and the
attorneys Immediately filed affidavit
of prejudice against him, with the re-
suit that Judge Aston granted their
motion to ask the governor to send in
an outside judge to hear the cases.
AS soon as the governor appoints a
judge the next thing will be to fix a
date for arguing the demurrer. 1t is
believed that this can be done this
month, but all hope of having the tri-
ais during the January jury term have
been abandoned by the state which,
however, hopes to have the cases set
for the February jury term.
In the meantime, the |. w. WIS are
ianguishing in jail, passing away the
time by singing, reading and writing.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
N. D. GOVERNOR
FOR MINIMUM
PAY TO WOMEN
Asks in Inaugural Address for In
dorsement of State Ownership
Program.

BISMARCK, N. D.-A minimum
wage for women and children en-
ployed in factories, department stores
and similar places, with regulation of
their hours of employment.
Workingmen's compensation law.
These recommendation in behalf
of industrial workers were made in
the inaugural address of Gov. Lynn j..
Frazier, elected by the Farmers Nom
partizan league.
Seeks Program Enactment.
In addition he asked for the enact
ment Of the entire program of the
league, which calls for the largest
measure of state ownership ever at
tempted by any state. 1t provides for
the handling and manufacturing and
marketing of practically all the states
raw products within the state.
Gov. Frazier's address was simple,
direct and forceful in telling the leg
islators what they are expected to
do. In speaking of appropriations he
said: Il trust that under no consid-
GRAFTON will this assembly pass appro-
priations that will in the aggregate
exceed the amount of money available
and thus necessitate the use of the
governors veto power"
House Members Socialists
A number of house -lnbers elect
ed by the league -.e Socialists. How
ard r. Wood, elected unanimously as
speaker, is a Socialist. A. e. Bowen.
well known Socialist lecturer, was
elected chief clerk, and E. F. Wood,
another Socialist, assistant clerk.
The matter of putting into execu-
ton the leagues program is in the
hands of men of long experience and
training in the matter of public own
ership legislation. The bills were
drawn by men qualified both legally
and from the standpoint of econo-
mics.
The revolution in the states official
staff was the most complete in the
history of the state. Only one official,
State Treasurer Steen, held his old
job independent Of the support of the
Nonpartisan league. Secretary of
State Hall held over, but he was in
dorsed by the league.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
ANOTHER INDICTMENT

We record here another indictment
against the Capitalist system of So
ciety.
Fifty thousand babies and 10000
mothers die annually in the United
States because Of improper care at
childbirth"
This statement was made by DR..
Joseph B. DeLee before the annual
meeting of the friends of the Chicago
Lying-in Hospital and Dispensary.
And he ought to know.
Capitalism ought to be convicted on
this indictment alone, sentenced to
immediate determination and forced
to make way for an improved system
Of society.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
BONUSES GIVEN
MEN TO AVOID
WAGE RAISE
Introduction of System Does
Not Indicate Employer Is
Kindhearted

"The introduction of bonus sys-
tens does not indicate any change of
heart by the manufacturers, but it
does Indicate scheming on the part Of
the metal trades association to de-
ceive workers into believing that they
can accomplish as much through the
kind -heartedness of the employer as
through their own collective efforts
and organization"
This observation by Harley Nicker-
son, president of Machinist' union No
&C, is indicative of the view organized
workers generally are taking of the
wave Of bonuses, insurance schemes
and profit sharing that has settled
down on industry since the high cost
of living has been driving the workers
to despair. 1t is regarded as an effort
on the part of the employers to avoid
increasing wages and with being "a
raise with a string TO it" to quote one
worker.
Calls 1t Subterfugc.
"The bonus system has more than
one phase" said Nickerson. First,
machinery workers have been chang
ing from one position to another to
advance their wages, and the bonus is
aimed at keeping them at work for
longer periods. Second, it is a scheme
by the manufacturers to avoid con-
ceding that the workers are entitled
to higher wages. This is the princi-
pal feature of the new system.
"In other localities where men get
higher pay bonus system is never
put into effect, which is proof of what
/ say. In Chicago, for instance, where
the rate for machinists is AZ cents an
hour, in place of bonus system the
men have a signed agreement with
the manufacturers for such wages and
the eight-hour work day.
Bonus Only Temporary
"The Milwaukee emrloe.ers give the
bonus to meet the high cost of living
SO it can be taken away again. If
they raise wages they know that the
employees would balk if they tried to
Lover them again.
hE machinist takes a certain pride
in his trade and believes his services
wortb a certain rate per day. To avoid
establishing any such rate the en-
ployer gives a bonus. not for services
rendered, but because of the high cost
of living.
"The gifts are not all alike. In the
case of some of the schemes that are
being resorted to a worker would have
to die in order to realize on the kind
heartedness of the employer"
Raps Insurance Scheme
zone thing about the bonus scheme
can be seen," said Business Agent
George Mutter. "and that is that,
while the workers feel the high cost
of living now, the bonus relief will
come at the end of the year. The
insurance schemes are about the
worst Of all. You must die to get it.
And they examine their employees ev-
cry six months to be sure they will
not die on their hands"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
GARMENT STRIKE ENDED;
48-HOUR WEEK GRANTED

NEW Thirty-five thousand
clothing workers who have been on
strike agreed by unanimous vote to
accept the agreement reached between
officials of the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers of America and the Am
erican Clothing Manufacturers assoc
iation and to return to work immedi-
ately. The new agreement becomes
effective Jan. % and provides for
working week of 48 hours with a
wage increase Of 81 week for tail
ors and 81 for cutters.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
u. S. OFFICERS HELPING
TO SMUGGLE ARMS INTO
MEXICO, SOLON CHARGES

WASHINGTON. - Charges that
American officials on the border are
involved in smuggling arms and am
muntion into Mexico were made by
Representative Kahn, of California,
member of the house military affairs
committee.
Kahn declared that American man.
utacturers are making ammunition
even dum-dum bullets-for Next
can use, and that American agents
are assisting in getting it into Mexi-
co despite the embargo imposed by
President Wilson.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
Want an Injunction.

HARTFORD, Conn.-The Conn &
Roth Electric company has abandoned
its claim for damages against the
building trades unions of this city
and will now be satisfied with an in
junction restraining these workers
from interfering with their bust
ness" which means that the unionists
must not persist in refusing to work
for the company while it employs non
union labor.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
FAMINE is SWEEPING
CENTRAL ALABAMA

Famine is stalking through the
central part of Alabama, where the
cotton and corn crops were failures
on account of floods and the boil
weevils this year. Whites and blacks
alike are in misery, White landlords
are mortgaging their plantations to
set enough money to exist, while the
Negroes are catching rabbits, gather
ing wild nuts and resorting to other
unusual means to obtain food. The
poor in many cases are without bed
clothes, and SILVER all night over
little fires of sticks.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
BRITISH MUNITIONS
MAKERS UNDERBID u. s.

Despite demands on British NUM-
tlon plants because of the war, Had
fields, an English concern, outbid
American companies in proposals
opened for 16-inch and 14-inch armor
piercing projectiles for the United
States navy. Not only are the Eng
'ish company's figures more than
5000 per projectile below their near
est American competitor, but the time
IS cut in half, the shells to be deliv-
cred in the United States, duty paid.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
MRS. FRENETTE'S
CASE HELD UP
Important Witness in San Fran
Cisco Cannot BE Located

Mrs, Edith Frenette, who is charged
with unlawful assemblage in one case
and an attempt to kill Sheriff McRae
in another, and who was to be tried
this week, has been granted contin-
uance of the trial because witness
who Mrs. Frenette is accused of hav-
ing encouraged to throw stones at the
county Jail, cannot be located.
The other charge against Mrs. Ere
nette, that of threatening McRae with
revolver, will be heard later in the
month.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18
ECONOMIC DETERMINISM

ALL hAUu Z.
The Medical Society of New York
County, New York, has gone on
record as opposed to any change in
the laws permitting dissemination of
information on birth control. Sure
thing. 1t would interfere with their
business.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-18

The Australian government handles
the entire wheat crop of the country.
The middleman has been completely
cut out. A sale of twenty million
bushels was recently made to the
British government. The Australian
farmer received the full amount real
ei from the sale, Less the govern
ment's commission of one-sixth of a
cent per bushel.