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No. 277 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY
GERMANY CANNOT CONCEDE TO
THE CLAIMS MADE BY ALLIES
London, Jan. 3—Comments print
ed in the German papers yesterday
bearing on the reply of the Allies
relative to the peace proposals of- t
tered by Germany, indicate that
'here is no possible chance for peac<|
being brought about at this time- |
The German papers say that the
war must go on indefinitely, as
the claims made by the Allies will ,
never be conceded by the German |
government. The claims is made '
that Germany has observed all
the rules of war, and that she was
forced into the war, andUi making
the overtures she was willing to
give and take. Now that the Brit
ish Allies have flatljr Tefused to con
sider anything hut practically un
conditional surrender, aaid Will not
enter into negotiations of arbitra
tion, there is nothing left for the
government hut to continue the wai
to the end.
THINK MURDER
WAS COMMITTED
London, Jan. 3—Reports received
here today from Petrograjl state
'hat it is the belief among a
number of government officials that
the death of Monk Gregory Rasputin
was not natural, Jnit tjiat he had :
been murdered .
This theory is strengthened by |
the 'act that the dead man was a
close friend of the Czar, and was
believed by many to be the coun
sellor and intimate confident of the !
Czar.
ARTILLERYDIIEL
GKLITTLEI
Rome, Jan. 3—All along the
Italian-Austrian bat'le front artil
lery duels are still in progress, but
♦here is no marked gains on eith- j
or side, although the danwige is be- '
ing felt on both sides of the fir
ing line. i
WOMAN HPS
COUNTY OFFICER
Walla Walla, Jan. 3—Claiming
that Guy Allen Turner, county treaa
urer for the county of Walla Walla,
had maliciously slandered her, Mrs
C. E. Montgomery, wife of a prom
inen' physician of this city, this
morning drove up to the court
house, and entering the office of
Turner, took a raw hide horse
whin from under her coat and ad
ministered to him a severe horse
whipping.
After she had, in, her opinion,
sufficiently chastised the county
official, she left the office.
A number of clerks were pres
ent at the time of the whipping-,
and no interference was made by
any of them.
.11 "Rons MAY WAIT
FOR STEAMER DOLPHlX
A telegram has been received in
♦owi. from Judge Jennings, saying
;ha* jurors need not come to Junea
Dn *ho City of Seattle tonight but
may wait until Sunday for he Dol
oli:n if they bo desire.
JAPS WILL A! MERCHANTMEN
AGAINST WARFARE ON PACIFIC
Washington, Jan. 3—The Japan
ese government has seut notification
to the United States that it is her i
Intention to defensive]}- arm her
merchant ships for the purpose of,
preparing them so that they can
orotpc* themselves gaainst Eubrna
rines and divers which, are Relieved
to now be in the. "waters of the Pa
cific ocean.
While no reports hiave as yet bee
received telling cf any depredations
having been committed Uy belliger
ent craft, still it is persistently ru
mored that war will bo made on
'he shipping on the Pacifc.
We Close at Six
By mutual agreement witix L. A
Harrison, Will Clayson and Dortero
&. Son, we will close our store at six
o'clock every day excepting Satur
day, when we jviU observe the usu
al hours. This to be effective laem
date to Feb. 2Sth.
This action was taken so as to
permit of a little more leisure time
a* home to compensate tor the nec
essary long hours we have to de
vo'e tr- our business during the
summer season.
ALBERT REIXERT.
Is Thought to be of incendiary Oiigin
Flames Start in Four Different
Places Early Vesterday
Morning
Valdez, Jan. 3—A fi're yrhichi is
1thought to be of incendiary origin
'started a' the same time in four dif
I ferent places at four o'clock yester
day morning. For the third time
in as many years, the hear* of the
business section of the city is com
pletely burned, totaling a loss of
more than $300,000, only partially
covered by insurance. Thus f^r
only one suspect lias been arrest
ed oending an oarly investigation.
A careful survey; of the city is l>e
itis made for others who may be
implicated in'the fil e. No cue was
I injured.
The following business houses
| u'cre comi)!etely destroyed: Oolderi
i Noith Hotel, Arcade Cafe, S. Blum
' & Co., Empress Theatre, Pinzon Bar
J Cisjar Store, Louis Cafe, Max
I Schmidt Grocery, I'ostoffice, Arizow
! Hotel, Alameda House, Ellis Block,
Haines Sheet Metal Works, and
| tlree private residences.
BETTER C0I1L
I OKfiJlII
TIjc members of the police com
mittee of the city council togeth
er with the police officers last
nisrlu visited each t*ril>, house and
catin along the Juneau restricted
district and issued their orders to
the women that will be for n bot
trol of the situation. The orders
issued were to the effect that any
woman found with a bottle of whis
key or beer in her room or cabin
will l.e arrested and tried on the
c'largc of running a bawdy house,
that they must co-operate with the
ci'y officers and that none of the
women from the Douglas line will
be allowed to come on this Fide,
on penalty of the district being
closed.
The police committee assert that
piessi/re hits been brought to bear
on them from Washington and that
unless they take steps to curb) the
evil the matter will be taken from
th»-ir hands entirely. The women
were informed last night that at
any time tho city officials are un
able fo handle the Bituation, a spe
cial agent from Washington wlil he
sent here for that purpose and the
district will probably be closed.
The ci"V officials are now deter
mined to stop the traffic in beer
and whiskey among the demi-mode
and will also enforce the ordinance
prohibiting the delivery of whiskey
or beer to any house of ill-fame.
Heretofore the city officers have
been handicapped in the enforce
ment of the ordinance because it
was impossible to secure the co-op
eration o£ tho women, but now they
must help the officers, or face se
rious charges in the higher courts.
It was stated last night that any
time a bottle was found in any of
♦he houses it would be considered
sufficient evidence that the women
were running houses of ill fame
and they jvill be orosecuted on that
charge rather than on *ho charge
of selling whiskey without a li
cense.—Juneau Empire.
The rotary snow plow went out
mnrnlTiir
The Royal Is'ortl.weit Mounted
Police expedition which is to make
• he long mush from l>awsou thru
j-loo niilc.s of Arctic wilderness to
! Fort McPherson and return with
j mai;, are ready for departure, and
I now 'lipt the holidays are past,
will leave in a day or two. Defln
i'o advices are .waited from Ottawa
: as to the exact date of departure.
I The relief stations along the Ions
trail have been supplied with food,
Jsc-nt ou' from each end and placed
: in caches, but there is not a road
house or semblance of ci'.bin along
I the entire route.
I The tarty is not expected back
Uet'ort some time iu Mari'hrAfc-Jdtt
Phcison the bojs will meet the pa
trcl from Herschel Island, and pos
sibly get into ilcPherson about the
I time the Hudson's Bay Company's
Mackenzie river patrol arrives from
LCdmonion. i'Tuiii mese two wuiiet
t.'ons tlie boys from Dawson may
brinjr back important Arctic news.
They are also expected to cot news
at JlcPherson from Sergeant Demp
ster of ilampart House. Dempster is
expected to musk over to McPher
scn and to return to Kampart in
time to come to Dawson on a visit
this winter. He visited -McPherson
last year and started for Dawson,
Isu* the Indians witk kim quit, and
lie was not justified, under the con
iJi'iuis, in pushing through alone.
The expedition from Dawson will
carry mail from McPherson, Her
s'.kei Island and other points iu
that region. Corporal Hutchinson
will be in charge, and will kave
wlih him Constables Grant, Carter
and Craig. Tom Mart an and an
other Indian will go a3 guides.
FALLS OX ICE
Jack Shields, who is employed by
the White Pass as a workman in
their machine shops, fell on the ico
near the Pack Train restaurant re
cently ancJ dislocated one knee. He
has been confined to the hospital
for several days but is reported as
dointr nicelv.
We Wish You a
HAPPY and PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
P. H. GANTY
B CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND COMMERCIAL CLUB MERGE
Seattle, Jan. 3—The Nqw Seattle
Chamber of Commerce h,eld jts an
nual meeting last night and the
meeting was attended by the largest
number of members that hag been |
ju attendance at any one meeting
j for several years.
The question, of consolidation
I V/:*h th') Seattle Commercial club
! wa3 the important order of liusi
j n ess to como before tie members,
1 aud af'er several strong speeches
had been, made in. favor of the
tnprging of the two commercial
bodies, the issue was put to a vote
and carried almost unanimously.
By this action a long and bitter
Eight between the two business
men's organizations of this city is
brought to a close, and from this
time forward there will be unity of
action where heretofore there has
boeu petty jealousy, personal fights
and bickering.
Washington, Jan. 3—Notwith
1 standing the fact the past year lias
I been oue of the greatest in the
historv of the United States in so
far as commerce with the. outside
world is concerned, there has been
a deficit, and for this reason it is
the intention of the leaders in con
gress to go over the tarif schedules,
particularly that portion covering
'he free list, and it is believed that'
a number of commodities which have
been on the free list will be taken
off and the tariff extended bo as
to cover a major portion of them.
MAY MAKE SUGGESTION'S
WHEX THE TIME COMES
Washington, Jan. 3—Representa
of the big railroad interests who
are In attendance nt the hearings
bearing on the prop sod compulsory
arbitration legislative measures
which are to come up at the next
i session of co-ngress, state that when
the time comes they may have some
suggestions to make. Just what
'he nature of these suggestions may
be is net at this time stated.
GERMAN M
VEOY SILL
Berlin, Jan. 3—The Russian forc
j es opposing the German and Hun
garian armies In Moldavia are mak
j 'ng a stubborn resistance, and the
I big German guns have gained very
11'ttJe advance in the last few days'
! fighting.
I Reports received here from the
southern theatre say that the Brjt
j 'sh troops have been retired from
| Magdhobo.
ICONliuEI
i FOR NEW BOAT
Seattle, Jan. 3—Lfbby, McNeil &
I.lbby, one of th.e largest meat andi
j fish packers on the Pacific coast
hav» just let a contract with a local
ship yard for the construction. of
a modern cannery tender, the con
tact price being ?22,000.
The boat when completed will be
ustd in the Alaska waters during
the coming saLmon season.
Washington, Jan. 3—President
Carranza, of tlie De facto Mexican
government today notified; the Unit
ed States that he would not sign
the joiuf commission, protocol Fos
drawn up at the conference held, in
Atlanta in December unless the fed
eral troops under General Pershing,
now stationed in >Iexico were •with
drawn.
! In order to put the matter direct
ly up to the De fiacto government,
the United States maj withdraw the
troops from across the border.
The Overcoat
Assortment of the Town
THE RIGHT COAT FOR EVERY MAN
THE RIGHT COAT FOR EVERY PURPOSE
The Overcoat is a law unto itself, it Has big work to
do—no less than to "make the appearance of the
man" whenever he ventures out of doors.
Each season there is leading ideas in overcoats that
seem to take the nation by storm.
We pride oueselves on being students in overcoats.
We buy from houses who have not only the reputa
tion for making overeoats right but the right overcoat
We carry several leading makes standing out con
spicuously such as Hart, Schaffner & Marx, and the
famous waterproof Kenyon Coats.
WILL CLAYSON