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No. 257 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY
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PRICE 10 CENTS
MILLION MEN, WOMEN AND
CHILDREN PIC IN SERBIA
Driven from Homes by Invad
ing Armies—Death Results
from Famine, Pestilence and
Exposure—Many Flee to
Montenegro, Albania Rou
mania and Greece.
Rome, Dec. 11—Reports received
here contain advices that from eight
hundred thousand to one million
Servians are dying from famine,
pestilence, and exposure.
Men, women and children have
been driven from their homes by the
invadinsr armies, and thus prevent
ed from making a livelihood, in
addition to this is the fact that
the \>rlcee of all food stuffs and
1
Petrograd, Dec. 11—Reports from
Lemburg this morning state that
tbe Austro-German army is evacu
ating this section, of Galacia, and
are slio-t of provisions and ammuni
tion.
GREECE WILL
Athens, Dec. 11—The Grecian
government has made all arrange
ments for the demobilization of the
Grecian army, and it is expected
tha* the decree will shortly be is
sued.
meats hare soared to a height that
is almost prohibitive and as few
of the lower classes had any sav
ings, they are now destitute, and |
the government is unable to do;
, much towards mitigating their suf-i
terings.
Those who have been driven from j
their homes are taking refuge in
Montenegro, Albania, Rumania and
Greece.
New York, Dec. 11—Advice by j
wireless was received here today j
stating that the Str. Sail Juan, en-:
route *o this port from Porto Rico I
had *»e«n held up and searched by ,
a French cruiser.
EMERGENCY
REVENUE LAW
Washington, 1)6C. 10—The sm
ergency revenue law, which will ex
pire on the last day of December
will be r©-enacted by. congress be
fore the holidays so as to retain the
law in ect for another year.
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.Coli'mbus, Dec. 11 — Yesterday
President Wilson made two speeches
la this city, and in both of them
his principle iheme of discussion
was that of "preparedness."
He urged preparedness by the
business men. by mobilizing the re
sources of the nation as a mseasure
of National defense. He dcelared
that if the United States was to
preserve its self possession during
the oreent crisis it would have
great influence in the> rseconstruc
tlon of the. European world after
peace had been restored, and act
as a great factor in bringing to
gether again the nations of the '
world in a spirit of harmony.
Washington, Dec. 11—The State
department is now awaiting with
considerable interest a r ply from
the Austrian government relative
to the explanation sought by tho
United otates over the siuking of
flOIH CSLlE
Washington, Dec. 11 — Secretary
of State Lansing was this morning
informed by Ambassador Bernstorff
that Naval Attache BOy-Ed and
Military Attache Von Papon had
been recalled by the German Kais
er, and that these two gentlemen
would take their departure from the
United ctates at an early date.
Washington, Dec. 10—Senator
Holt© Smith made an address be
fore the membere of the United
States senate today and made an
eloquent plea to congress to in
sist that Great Britain, cease her
interference with neutral c uimerce.
KILLS HIMSELF
Honolulu, Dec. 11—Lieutenant
Colonel Bromwell, head of the Un
ited States Army engineering corps,
arrived here a stor* time ago, com
mited suicide here this morning by
sending a bullet into his brain. It
is believed that the act was com
mitted "while Colonel Bromwell was
temporarily insane, he having late
ly suffered from nervous break
down, brought about by overwork.
tho Liner Ancoua.
It is given out that it would bo
no surprise if the Teply fram Aus
tria would not l.reak the friendly
relations now existing J>etw3en that
country and tbu United States.
EPIDEMIC OF FEVER
FKvUED IX JUNEAU
That Juneau is threatened with
an epidemic o£ scarlet fever Is the
belief whicn tomorrow may result in
the closing of the public schools
for a period of at least Beven days,
says the Juueau Empire of Dec. 7
Three cuses ot the disea^d devel
oped last night, - \i*o of thtm being
serious taid the other mild.
Dr. E. 11. Be vis, heauh com
missioner met with the school
board ai the oi^'ice of Sup»;riutend
ent L. D. Heuueruon this morning
and after ways and moans >vere dis
cussed tborougmy it was decided to
close the scbi. .is as a fir~t pre
ventativn measure but later, furth
er conferences were held -tnd late
this afternoon the matter of clos
ing the schools was undecided.
Tho thre caso3 which developed
las» night are Harvey Nicholson.
Peter Nicholson, and Marie Eat ten,
a young high school student. These
patients have all been confined In
one house which is quarantined. It
is the belief of several of the* physi
cians in town that there are a num
ber of other cases which have not
been detected, since tha disease
seems to be attacking iu a very
mild form, it has been stated by
two or 'hree lo;ul doctors that in
all probability some of the so-called
cases of la grippe have racily been
scarlet fever in a very mild form
and that since the rash has been
apparent only s. short time, peo
ple have attributed it to other
causes.
Councilmen G ddes and Wolland,
as of the health and police com
mittees of the tity council have
taken the matter In hand and the
strictest quarantine will bo enforced
over the cases which have devel
oped and any others which may
come to light.
A health officer will be appoint
ed by these committees this after
noon whose duty it will bo to In
vestigate all cases of contagious
diseases which are reported and
where necessary, to establish and
H AVE YOU MADE YOUR^
11 FRUIT CAfeE (
THE^E IS NOTHING NICER
Than a Good Fruit Cake
Frhe XMAS TABLE
WE HAVE Jt'S r RECEIVED A FftESlf LOT OF
Citron, Orange & Lemon Peel
Powdered Cube Sugar
Fancy Sultana Raisins (in packages)
Fresh Seeded Raisins
Shelled Jordan Almonds
of course the butter, eggs and other ingredentt that
po ioto the mul-ing of the cake must be dependable.
You may depend onus to furnish you with the best only.
P. H GANTY
INDIAN EIRL IS KIDNAPED
Fill THE STEAMER GEORGIA
That Mary Nook, a 15-yea.r-old
native girl of Klukwan, bound for
the Sheldon, Jackson school at Sit
ka was kidnaped from the steam
er Georgia when she touched at
Killisnoo last Wednesday, is the
report made by Frajik Tascher and
Gus Qrlllls, who were passengers on,
the boat, and which is confirmed by
a telegram received by Superintend
ent W. G. Beattie of the native
schools yesterday. Tascher ajid
Gillis state that whilo the Georgia
was docked at Killisnoo three na
tive meu cams aboard, claiming
that the girl was a witch, and af
ter considerable pow-wowing on
the deck, went to her stateroom
and took the girl out. Therr^ was
no i articular commotion, and at
first no .suspicion was aroused.
The natives disappeared and when
the matter was reported to the au
thorities they could find no trace
of them. When the steamer reached
Sitka the disappearance of the
girl was again reported and Supt
Johns of the Sheldon Jackson school
immediately wired to Superintended
Beattie asking i'jr Information abou
the girl.
aviary inouk is a jviunwau u®ui= |
but at various times has lived in
the Killisnoo and Juneau villages.
Not long ago she was taken before
District Attorney J. A. Smiser in
an investigation which was being
made of alleged practicing of witch
craft of which several Killisnoo nar
♦ives'had complained, charging that
Mary's father and grandmother wer
witches and that they were using
the girl as a means to carry out
the schemes of their craft. Mary
told of many exciting experiences
discharge quarantine. This ap
pointment had not been made at
press time today.
The three known patients are
quarantined with four other per
sons, at the home of Mrs. Ida IPet
tlngill.
FOKD'S CANADIAN
branch takes bonds
Ottawa, Dec. 10 — The Canadian
branch of the Ford Motor company
has subscribed $1,000,000 toward
Canada's $50,000,000 domestic war
loan. Ford officials deny the re
ports that Canadian newspapers had
refused to accept Ford advertising
because of Iienry Ford's opposition
to the Anglo-French loan in the j
United States.
she had had while bewitched.
At the close of that investiga
tion, which was the culmination of
a series of other investigations
made in various villages by Super
intendent. Beattie, Mary Nook was
sent to Klukwan, and was brought
down on the last trip of the Geor
gia from there *o be sent to the
school ai Sitka. Mary is a healthy
and attractive native girl, a li'tla
above the average type, and is said
to be very bright. She speaks Eng
lish easily and during the course of
the investigations this summer of
ten acted as an interpreter.
An effort is being made to* lo
cate the men who kidnaped the girl,
but no, trace of them has yet been
reported.
Capiain Thornton, of the steam
ship Georgia, denied today that
Marv Nook was kidnaped from the
Georgia, but said that, on the con
trary, ihe left the boat of her own
accord.
Caj.t. Thornton and purser Otte
»on said this morning that several
Indians came aboard the Georgia,
probably to see the girl, but that
the Georgia's craw ejected them from
the orat. Later, others of the
crew say, the girl left the boat. It
la alleged that she is reaping a
harvest of money by practicing
witchcraft, although the educational
bureau officials sr.y that she has
disappeared at Killisnoon, and Supt
Johns, of the mission at Sitka fears
that she has been done away with..
Although Mary Nook told the
authorities here during the recent
witchcraft investigations that she
was 15 years old, the Indians say
she is nearer 20.
JOHN RECK WILL
BE PRESIDENT OF
"FIRST NATIONAL"
It waa learned today that John
Reck, Mayor of Juneau, will suc
ceed Thomas F. Kennedy as presi
dent of the 1st National Bank, tak
ing office on January 10. Mr. Ken
nedy expects to leave within a
few da.vu for San Francisco, and
upon his departure Mr. Reck will' be
acting president until January 10,
the date agreed upon for his suc
cession to the presidency.
At the present time Mr. Reck
is vice-president of the bank.—Ju
neau Empire.
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