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No. 273 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY
Washington, Deo. 28—Diplomats
v il.L' .Vational capital believe that
the replies whUh have been receiv
ed from the nations of Europe
which are now engaged iu the
world's war indicate that peace is
nearer now tluui at any time since
♦ he beginning of the strife. A re
port lias been received from I'etro
-rail, of a semi-official | character,
in which it is stated that Russia
will remain firm in hor contention
tha* tbe war nu:st continue till
the and, anil that no tt.vms cf patuo
will bn receiveil unless they &>e
unconditional.
Notwithstanding th'"s fact, it is
believe J that Prgsdent Wilson's
note has opened the way whereby
oeace proposals m«'y bo made, aud
it is believed that a conference be
tween the warring nations will soon
Ive called.
u *t IXuinis, wife of au Ameri
can storekeeper in Clviihuahua City,
has written her son in this city
*liut w lien Villa and his followers
tuck the city the wildest disorder
re:gued and the bandits committed
all sorus of atroc-ties. ScoTes of
Mcsk s allied to the Carrauza gov
eminent and many Chiuameu were '
wantonly murdered, and stores and
residences were looted of every- j
thing valuable. Mrs. Dannis states
that the entire stock in her hus
bank's store was confiscated, and
they were glad to escape with their
lives. Villa is repotted to have se
cure-' one million pesos in stflver
in the city.
JUDGE REFUSES I
UN INTERVIEWj
Seat'ie, Dec. SS—Logan Billings-,
ley, under iudic'ment for violating
the Interstate Commerce law rela
tive to the shipment of intoxicat- 1
ing litiiiOES, and who was arrested iqi
.San Francisco ar.d brought to this
citv, v here he was placed in jail,
has succeeded in raising the $12,
5ui) bonds and is now out on bail.
Ves'erday afternoon lie made au
interview with Federal Judge Ne
t -ryr in the latter's chambers, but
wa« lefused.
It is believed that Billingsley'
will i icover tha bootlegging syndi
cate which is now, and has been
oper; • iusr in this ei'y for some time
BATTLE IPS
OH THIS SIDE
Doston, Dec. 26.—Tbo presence
oti tlie Amerfan side of the Atlantic j
ocean o" a formidable fleet of al- j
liad warships was ind'cated defi
nitley today by authentic advices. |
The vessels are known officially as I
commerce protectors. This fleet is i
heavily armed and is disguised i" !
various ways.
TO .MAKE DOLLAR WORLD UNIT
Washington, D. C., Dec. 28—The I
American government, through fed- '
eral reserve board, today took the '
firs' formal step looking to the es
tablishment of financial connections
abroad, through, which, it Jiopes to i
strengthen the position, of Ameri- j
ca as the world banker, and main
tain »ne American dollar as the I
standard of exchange.
The Reserve board has authoriz
ed rhe appointment of the Bank of
England as the foreign, correspond-j
ent of th© federal reserve board of
New York announced eleven other
fore.'gn banks might participate in j
airency relations. Tfce effect of the
relationship will be studied before
any o'her agencies are established
with other government controlled
banks abroad.
RICHARDSON TO REMAIN
WITH ALASKA ROAI> COM
Washington, Doc. 2S — Colonel
Wilds F. Richardson, chairman of
the Alaska Road Commission, and
whc h;:s been away from his regi
ment in Texas on special assign
met;'' b" reason of his connection
with »ue Road Commission, will be
transferred from his present regi
ment to some other one, in order |
thaf he may remain with the road
commission.
We Close at Six
By mutual agreement ■with L. A.
Harrison, Will Clayson and Dortero
& Son, we will close our store at six
o'clock every day excepting Satur
day, when we Kill observe tio usu
al hours. This to be effective from
date to Feb. 28th.
This action was taken so as to
permit of a little more leisure time
home to compensate for the nec
ossary long hours we have to tfe
vo'e t« our business during the
summer season.
-AXtBERT RELNERT.
ramus MEET MH RESISTANCE
Berlin, Dec. 28—Tlje Teutonic
forces are forcing tha fighting along
• lie Danube points, and tliey are
making a dtjte'rmiued assault on the
town o* Brailaon, wlucto is situated
on the Danube river, and at one
c£ the greatest Rumanian oil and
grn.u centers.
The stubborn attafc of the Teu
tons oa t)Lo MatchJn, bridge across
the Danube is being heroically re
sisteil by th§ Russian and Ruman
ian tones, and although Von Mack
misen lias net tor one moment dur
ing llie past thirty six. hours ceas
t-d his terrifc bombarding! of the
paint ;avd lias made numerous on
1 slaughts by large forces, he has eac
I time met with a solid stand. In
' several places the Russian forces
1 have l-een driven back by German
forces. • , .
PIKSi MAX TO CLIMB
>1T. RAINIER DEAD
Birmingham, N. Y., Dec. 28—P.
Rctcucr Van Tramp died at his
home in this citv yesterday after a
short illness.
Mr. Van Trump is the first white
man to make the ascent of Mount
Rainier, he having negotiated the
summit of Washington's ' highest
peak in August, 1870.
JOHN R. MITCHELL
IS DEAD IX DENVER
Word has been received at Ju
neau of tho death of John R. Mitch
ell, formerly superintendent of the
Perseverance mine and one of the
host known mining men of South
eastern Alaska. Tho death, occured
at Denver December 16th. The de
ceased !s survived a widow and
s >n.
JoUu R. Mitchell resided at Ju
neau and vicinity for many years.
He >vas associated witty the man
agement of the Perseverance mine
duiing all the time that Col. Suth
erland had control of that property
He left Juneau about four years
ago, and has resided at Denver
since that time.—Juneau Empire..
SOLDIER MYSTERIOUSLY
KILLED AX THE BORDER
Laredo, ^-ex., Dec. 28—Army of
ficers are investigating. the sudden
deaths of four United States boI
diers here within the last 72 liours.
Private Michael Teadin of Troop 1,
! 14'h cavalry, was found yesterday
! iu a camp roadwy, dead, but with
out a ay indication of what caused
: his demise.
If is believed that he may have
I been suffocated. Private Paul
I Torrcy of the l>th infantry's Bup
' Dly company and two other private j
I were struck and k Led by a train, j
'may CAIN PROPERTY
OF U. S. AT SITKA
Washington, Dec. 17—An effort
j is being made ^o include in the riv
ers and harbors bill to be taken up '
at this session under gpeclai rules,
an opDrporijitiou to increase the
fund i'er 'he public building at Ju
neau to $300,000.
Legislation will a'so be taken up '
'to transfer to the territory the '
old barracks and parade ground '
area and naval bo pital at Sitka, 1
*o b? used as a home for aged piD- 1
nears oF Alaska.
That Conrad Freeding, a member.
of »ae first Alaska senate, lias
oerisi'e'l miserably from oold in the
.wilderness of Seward' peninsula is (
now accepted as a end fact by the
people of Nome, is stated in a
dispatch printed in the Seward |
Gateway on December 8. He di&
auoeared on the morning before
Thanksgiving Day when the temper
ature was forty pelcw zero and
has never since been heard of al
though search parties have been out
constantly. He left his store at
Taylor creek and took his wife to
the springs twelve miles distant.
On the morning before Thanksgivin
ho left her there and started on
the home journey to Taylor creek
afoot. He has not, since been seen.
Twenty men searched! tlie whole
country in the neigli/borhiood for
tivo days after ft was found that he
had not reached liome but they
found not even a trace of him. As
there Is no sheitr in the district
hoD3 that he will ever bo found
alive has to be abandoned.
Conrad Freeding was formerly a
business man in Nome and was
elected to the first territorial sen
ate on the Democratic ticket by a
tremendously big vote. Later he
wen* to Seattle and toojk over the j
Barker Hotel on Pike street where :
ho conducted, an extensive business
with Alaskans. Liter he decided
to go back to Nome and be bought
a sure on Taylor crcek in the
Koasarok country and put a large
stock of goods into it. He was
so well known fo scores of residents
of Seward to whom the news of his
terrible death will be a shock.
Senator Freeding was also once
mayor of Nome.
Nome, Dec. 16—A week's search
for M e body of Senator Conrad
Freedii'fr in which over twenty men
have been engaged, lias been in
vain.
The searching party followed the
♦rail fo a hut at the mouth. of
Eeiudeer, thence lie was tracked
westward until *he tracks were lost
in the overflow of the ice from
Sprin.r creek.
This is taken as an indication
that he broke througa and per
ished near this point.
Fivf teams are still at the point
searching the Serpentine river flats,
which is a desolate and bare stretch
o* country, and little or no hope is
entertained of finding the ex-senatoif
alive.
On Christmas Day
Let us fill Times' golden goblet with the
vintage of the year,
Let us quaff the wine of fellowship to
friends afar and near;
Peace, good will and joy we send them, and
we lift the cup to say
Let all hearts be kind and gentle on this
MERRY CHRISTMAS DAY
BHmSH HAMIER HARD BEHMftN
TRENCHES NORTH Of SHE
London, Dec. 28—Considerable
damage is reported as a result of
>he fierce shelling that Jia» been
done by th<2 British! along1 the
Somme front.
The German trenches north, of
the Somme line have been the tar
get for the Ws £unB I°r
twenty-four hours, and it ie known
that considerable damage has been
done to the German defenses.
Near LeSara, the Germans made
a fierce attack on the British forc
es stationed theTe but were forced
to retiie after considerably loss.
SPOKANE GETS
FARM LOAN BA1K
Wa&nington, Dec. 28—The Farm
Uan board of the Federal Reserve
Bant board, has named Spokane, as
the city wherein. fUI be located the
Farm Loan banjc in the state of
Washington.
MEXICAN' GIRLS EXECUTED
FOR PLANNING MURDER
Euleville, Mex.,—Margarita Acosta,
ktaria Castillo and Dolores Reis
ivere executed last evening after
i brief trial at which they were con)
ricted of plotting against the life
yf Col. Gonzalez Diaz, chief of
he Carranza garrison here.
It was brought out at the trial
hat the girls made a date with
he Colonel, and attempted to lead
ijm where confederals were in wait
ng to shoot ham down when he
mpeared.
•ERMAX ARTILLERY
DOES LITTLE DAMAGE
Paris, Dec. 28—Reports receiv
ed here from the Western battle
rout state that there has been a
continuation of the artillery activ
ty on the part of the German forc
es, but that very little damage has
ieen done, and that no material
:ains have been made.
N'ew York, Dec. 28—Heads of the
railroads and the presidents o£ 'he
Railroad Brotherhoods today- re
sume-I their conference, and it is
thought that a settlement Will be
reached regarding! th# question, of
wage*, and houra of work.
It is thought that tbA railway
officials and the Brothsrlioods will
form a combination and jointly
fight against Federal compulsory ar
bitration legislation^
PfiESlifiS
60 YEARS OLD
Washington, Dec. 28—President
Woodrow Wilson Is today celebrat
ing tlin sixtieth, aonversary of his
birth. „
I While the President is receiving
the congratulations of bis friends,
there will be no celebration of a
public nature.
PURSE LOST—Small silver purse
containing 6um of money at W. P.
club. Return to this ofifce and re
ceive reward. 12-28-3t.
IT. BANKS HOLD $1,000,000,000
MORE THAN ALL BANKS ABROAD
Washington, Dec. 28—Walter W.
tVarwick, comptroller of the nation
il treasury has just issued a state
ment in which 't is shown that the
iatioi)a> banks of the Unlited
States now holdi a total amount of
funds ou liand of $15,520,000,000,
which, exceeds by more than, one
billion dollars ali resources of all
banks abroad.
We Close at Six
Bv mutual agreement with. Al
bert. Relnert, L. A. Harrison and
Dortero and Son, we "will close our
store at six o'clock every day, ex
cepting Saturday, wtea we Will ob
serve the usual hours. This Is be
effective from date to Feb. 28th.
This action was tat en bo as to
permit of a little moro leisure time
a' home to compensate for the nec
essary long hours we have to de
vote to our business during the
summer season.
W1I«L CLAYSON,