No. 24.S TWENTIETH YEAH SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1917 PRICE 10 CENTS
WBAflttR REPORT
Y«terti*j ; Max. Mia. 40,
Prcr. .04 ; i I >
Today: Cloudy, south wind.
STRUGGLE BETWEEN GIGANTIC
FORCES TUBES IN W TODAY
Italian Army Headquarters, Nov.
28.—Today the greatest masa at
tach wnich the enemy has made is
lu. progress along the Upper Piave
rlrer »: the point where it bends
to the northeast into the Belluno
Alps. Thia great thrust on the
part o* the Teutons is proceeding
the bringing forward of fresh
masses of reserves on the part of
the enemy.
Fight Nears Culmination
Italian Army Headquarters, Nov.
22.—The battle today in the moun
tainous region in the north between
the PiaTe and Bretna rivers is
nearing its culmination. The fight
centers at Monte Grappa and has
become a struggle between gigantic
forces.
Seven Attacks In 30 Hours
.Rome, Nov. 22.—During the past
30 hours Teuton troops have made
seven attacks ou the Italians be
tw»eu the Kiaye and Bretna rivers
mill u.s.
DISAGREE OVER
CONTRACT
Washington, Nov. 22.—Represen
tatives of coal miners in the States
of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma,
and Arkansas hare declined to
•gr->« to the insertion in a propos
al new wage contract of au auto
matic penalty clause satisfactory
to the United States Fuel Adminis
tration, Negotiations between the
miners, operators, and Fuel Admin
istration officials came to an end
an-t the miners' representatives call
ed a general convention of union
representatives in Kansas City No
vember 12.
The Fuel Administration has de
clined to approve any new wage
contracts granting increases unless
satisfactory penalty clauses are
provided.
"I stand absolutely firm," said
Dr. Garfield. "The penalty clause
must be put in exactly as indicat
ed."
at Keller Bros. Drug Store.
10
Liucoln, Nov. 22. — Governor
Keith Neville filed his resignation
todajr in order to accept a commis
sion as colonel in the seventh rgel
men: of Nebraska National Guard
which will soon enter the service
of the United States
GREECE, AZORES
IN
I
Amsterdam, Nov. 2.—Extension
of th« German barred zone for ship
Din;* to include the Azores and wat
ers surrounding Greece is announc
ed in a German official bulletin to
ri a£.
The statement describes the
Azores as containing important hos
tile bases for Atlantic navigation.
The Azores islands belong to
Portugal and are situated on long
itudinal line 30 and latitudinal line
40 directly -west of Spain. They
form an important landing point
and depot for the aerial transporta
tion of airplanes from the United
St t's to Francs , i i1
Y.M.G.A. GETS
Ne<v York, Nov. 22.—During their
campaign to dais the Y. M. C. A.
has collected .$.35,000,000 for the
establishment of buildings and in
stitutions in France and for the
soldiers in America.
BECAUSE
Christmas
is to close at
hand we are
terminating our
sale on Sat., Nov.
24th.—We will have
our Christmas geods on
display Monday.—As we
close our sale on Saturday
we will offer special bargains
We Have Phoenix Hose in Stock
ALBERT REINERT
Phone 41
Broadway between Third and Fourth
Petrograd, Nov. 22.—The Rus
siau govrenment hag ordered Gen.
Bukhomin, commander in chief of
the revolutionary forces, to open
negotiations for an armistice with
com madders o£ the enemy armies,
with a view of negotiating peace.
This information has been official
ly conveyed to ambassadors of
Allied nations now at Petrograd.
Seattle, Nov. 22.—The Alaska
Fisheries Committee at the close of
its hearing today ordered tne Bering
river closed for Red Salmon. The 1
river is used as a spawning ground.
HUH TROOPS
TRANSFERRED
Copenhagen, Nov. 22.—Repoits
from several sources in Germany
bear rut the assumption that, tak-1
ing advantage of the situation in
Russia, the German government is
making heavy transfe'rs of troops'
from 'he Russian front, only part
of thtm going to Italy.
10SBELES
win go ml
Los Angeles, Nov. 22.—Local op
tion carried in Los Angeles at the
recent election and beginning on
April 1 191S, all saloons will be
eliminated in this city.
17 BRITISH VESSELS
SUNK DURING WEEK
London, Nov. 22. — Seventeen
British merchant vessels were sunk
during the week euditig last night.
Private Walter Kranich arrived
in Sk..gway on the Peterson yes
terdxv from Ft. Seward and left on
the Sophia for Ft. Worden, Puget
i?ou.td, where he lu>s been trans
ferred ••Miti!
ORDERED
SEATTLE
Camp Lewis, Nov. 22. — General
Greena today posted an order cut
ting off all visits by 38,000 men
and officers under his command from
visiting Seattle. The order reads.
"PorDids all officers and enlist
ed men this command to visit Seat
tle unless upon, duty under orders
from competent military authority
or upon separate, sufficient and
special permission ia writing."
This order is a result of Gen.
Greene's recent claim that a syndi
cate of vice conditions existed in
Seattle and follows a spasmodic ef
fort to clean up the city. Evi
dently Gen. Greene is not satisfied
tha* the city has been cleaned up.
fbodsIF
EXPORT LIST
U. S. Customs Officer F. J. Van
dewall has received a new list of
foodp put on the conservation food
list and prohibited from being ex
ported without license. Among the
foods are:
Corn meal, peanut oil, olive oil,
rice flour, beans, corn grits, palm
oil, corn, hominy, rape seed oil,
soya bean meal, lard substitutes,
cooking fats, oelomargerine, dried
fruits, syrup, starch, eggs, fish, can
ned pcis, tomatoes and corn.
MAY BAR SWEET POTATOES
Washington, Nov. 22.—Public
hearings on proposed quarantines
against shipments of Bweet pota/
toes and yams to the continental
U^ied States from Porto Wco and
1J wali and all foreign countries are
announced by the Secreatry of Agri
culture, j j
The quarantines are contemplated
bccause of information that two
injurious insects, the sweet potato
root borer and the sweet potato
acarabee, not widely prevalent in
the United States, occur in Porto
Rico and Hawaii.
The total importations of sweet
potatoes and yam during: 1912
to 1916, inclusive, was 40,278 bush
els. Ot these importations 62.8
per cent came from Cuba.
PLENTY OF Tl'RKEVS ON HAND
FOR THANKSGIVING MARKET
Wssbington, Nov. 22.—Plentiful
supplies of turkeys are available
for the Thanksgiving market, ac
cording to informatioa in posses
sion ot the United States Food Ad
ministration, if the large Btock of
turkeys now in cold storage 1b plac
ed cn sale.
The Food Administration will re
quire that this poultry be rapidly
olaced on sale under tie proivslons
of the food-control act.
With a larger volume of the prcv
duct going on the market for sale
consumers may soon look for an
abundant supply at lower prices.
Reduction in Fiour
Advices in todays mail show another decline in Flour
Our Price Now $3.25 per 50 lb. Sack
(Hardwheat Flour and Blended Excepted)
P, H. GANTY
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HUNS OFFER DII2
$300,000 FO
REVOLT
Washington, Nov. 22.—Felix Diaz
i has been offered $300,000, principal
ly by German agents in Mexico, to
start 9 counter revolution against
the Carranza government. Tliis in
formation is known by the United
Stat'jB government to be authentic.
RAFESTOALASKA
MAY NOT BE
RAISED
Seattle, Nov. 22.—Another move
ment to* raise the freight and pass
enger r8tes on such vessls operat
ing to Alaska not commandeered by
the government will probably be
blocked by congressional legislation.
The government of the United
States is satisfied with the rates
being paid under tne commaudeer
system, I )
UHKNOWiT Si
SIS, BIG
Kingston, Nov. 22.—A ship bound
from Jamaica to Cuba is known to
have sunk with a great loss of life.
Tho sinking is believed due to a
subsidence, of the sea floor caused
by earthquake.
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Big Guns Bombard
German Railway
Center
I London, Nov. 22.—Cainbral, the
I center of six railways and chief
j depot center for German oommunl
j cation lines in central France is
! under the fire of heavy Britlshi
field suns today. The taking of
' Camhiai by the British forces will
j bring a victory which will result
' in the redeeming of 100 square
: miles of French territory, held
i by the Germans, since the fall of
1014.
Amid mud and rain severe fight
ing continues today, General Haig
reports. Tanks, cavalry and infan
try are all in action agtevst JBuq
forces, 1 ; i 1. i! j
180 Officers Taken
London, Nov. 22.—Eight thous
and prisoners including 180 officers
I were taken by British soldiers in
j tho St. Quep.tin and Scarpe rtvei*
operations of the last few days, ac
cording to an announcement made
by Bonar Law in the House of
Commons today. Tho advance
Against the Germans is still con
tinuing today, he declared.
Earl Derby, speaking to the
same session declared the victory
[ to be a great one, the extent of
' whic"' is not yet fully known.
ALIEH~SLACKERS
INCLUDED IN
NEXI DRAFT
Washington, Nov. 2.—Alien slack
ers will be included in tho next
draft. This assurance has been sent
! to the members of congress by the
I State Department which has beer
conducting negotiations with the Al
lies. This will effect principally
I Canadians who have emigrated to
the United States for the purpose
of escaping draft since the declara
tion of war by England.
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