Run Begins When Institutions Open
Doors For Day's Business—Three Big
Banks Exempt — German - American
Fails to Open Today After Hard Run
Seatue, Jan. oi—as a rt»un ui
he failure of the Northern Bank
aid Trust Company yesterday, de
bitors in great numbers demanded
heir money at all Isuiks in this
i'y with the exception of three of
he largest National Banks.
The rum was most peislstent ou
lie savings institution, and when it
ra8 learned that the Qerman Am
ricau bant had failed to open its
cors this morning, the excitnnent
round the other baaiks grew in
jnse.
In anticipation of a feeling of
11 rest which might be made man>
wt this morning a great many of
le banks were prepared with vast
IGHIIJIG LAGS
Berlin. Jan. 31—It was aunounc-j
3 at the War Office this morning
iat there was virtually no fight
ly in progress on the Russian
ront from the Balric Sea to the
lack ica, owing to the severity of
xe weather.
FRRSBir COLD
\l\ FRANCE
Paris, Jan. 31—France is ex
eriencing tjie severest winter she
as had since 1S93. Gre^t suffeT
ijr froon all points where troovs are
:ationed.
on their counters when they opened
for the day's business, and all
demands were met without any hesi
t:iti<Mi on the part o£ the paying teJ.f
ers.
The Seattle Clearing liouge gave
■notice that it would assist all
i solvent banks in meeting the de
I inoiids of their depositors, wlieth
I er they were members of the asso
ciate n or not.
The advice does not state wheth
er or not the German American
bank will re-open, but owing to the
run which was made on that in
6t''utiou all day yesterday its doors
were no* opened this morning.
Senate
Passes
Jones Bill
Washington, Jan. 31—The Unit
ed States senate today passed the
Jones bill, providing for prohibition
in the Territory of Alaska.
Th* bill as passed would pro
hibit the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors in the territory
and also *he transportation, of li-1
quor into the territory.
The bill will be referred to the
House at an early date.
Owing to the fact that the water
scrvice has frozen up, frcm this datgl
until the jreather moderates the
Skagway Steam Laundry will be
shut down. l-31-2t.
SAT. FEBRUARY 3rd
At 9 O'clock p.m.
Our Gigantic Gearance
Sale Will Come to a Close
REMEMBER—Until 9 o'clock Saturday
night only our Tremendous Clear
ance Sale Prices will prevail.
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
a E3
Washington, Jan, 31—Ooun* von
Berustorff, &mt>a«aa-dor to the Unit
j od States from Germany todafy hand
ed Secretary of State Lansing a
uo<e in which Germany serves no
! tice on the United States that owing
: to the failure of the European Brit
j ish Allies to accept or consider ne
I gotlations of peace as proposed in
I *he Kaiser's late note, the Ger
man empire would at once open an
! unrestricted warfare on the seas.
RESERVE BANK
OFFERS CASH
San Francisco, Jim. 31—Sixty j
eight million dollars was today of
fered to the Seattle banks by tie
Federal Reserve Bank at this city,
in case they needed It to pay off ,
their depositors on demand.
Seattle, Jan. 31—Up" to 1:30 ;
o'clock this afternoon offers of
cash assistance totaling several liun-,
dred million dollars had been ten- ,
dered to the banks of this city by
institutions from surrounding cities. |
The Freemooit £tato Bank, Mem
bers and Dixon proprietors closed :
•his afternoon, being unable *o
meet the demands made by its de- ,
positors.
The Princess Sophia at 2 o'clock I
this afternoon wao reported to be
still in Treadyrell, and information j
as to lier exact hour of arrival at,
♦his part could not bo ascertained.
| Kajser William says tbat ho made <
an effort to bring about peace, and (
ooened a way for peace negotiations ■
and In as much as the European al- '
lies failed to aooept this opportunity
tj bring about the cessation of hos
'Ui'ies between the nations of Eu
rorie, be is therefore farced to
df* away with; all restrictions which,
until now has been impressed up
on the use of the German; Empire's
fighting forces om the seas. g
n
F
Bend, Or., Jan. 30—The body of
R. M. Christenson, the forest ranger
who was sought in the mountains
Dy searching parties from Crescent ■
for the past several weeks, was
found under the snow in tine moun
fairs near that place. The man,
who had been, lost since December j
2 j last, had aoparently become ex
1 austed and lying down to Bleep,
froze to death, and was covered by |
a later snowfall. His sklis were un
der his body, and tracks showed that |
be had 'raveled on them to a point
v.-ithin five feet of where the frozen
body was found. ChrLstensen is be
"eved to have lived seven days af
ter leaving his partner, following
♦heir Chrisimas dinner, to go to an
cfher cabin eight miles away. He [
nad with him only food enough for
one meal, a few matches, no gun
and ro ax.
The following ; dispatches were
taken from the Dawson News of re
cent date.
Machine — The wets won here.
Amsterdam — General Max von
Schwartzkoppen is dead.
Stockholm, — King Gustav of
Sweden has appealed for greater un
ify. i ' ,
London — General Smuts will
represent South Africa, at the im
perial conference.
Zurich, — Ten thousand Ger
man residents became naturalized
as Swiss subjects.
London — Dr. Beland, M. P., a
prisoner of war in Belgium ,"will
ga'u his liberty soon.
New Westminster — A. W. Gray
wag elected mayor. The Wednesday
half holiday plan carried.
Nelson — J. E. Annabel was
elected mayor, and the Saturday
half holiday plain was chosen.
London, — The Duke and Duches
of Connaught visited the Cana
dian hospital at Kings wood yester
day. >'
Ottawa—The Canadian, Northern
Railway Company may appeal for
more financial assistance at this ses
sion. j'
lx>udon — It is rumored that
Surgeon General Carleton-Jones, di
recting the Canadian medical ser
vices, will return to Camada.
Quebec, — A hospital train with
Invalided men from tho hospitals in
England and Frajico passed through
this morning, proceeding West.
Ottawa — The railway commis
sion refused to grant the applica
tion of a shingle agency in British
Columbia to allow a shipment of
s -inglee and nails together on the
same car. f
Ottawa—Tlie Dominion parlia
ment opened today witli tho usnal
ceremonies, j
There are thirty-four vacant seats
in parliament, of wliieh nineteen
are in the house o£ commons, and
fifteen in the senate.
Ottawa — A. C. Flumerfelt, of
Victoria, in aji address at the Can
adian club, declared that Canada
will nee" $25,000,000 at the close
cf the war for her pension fund,
and must cheapen the cost of living
by increased production.
F'fty million acres of land, he
«aid, should be set aside for the
returned soldiers.)
IAM CHOWDER-OYMLK MtW
Just tie Thing For This Cold Weather
Try our Maximum Little Neck Clams and
Preferred. Stock Eastern Oysters. Put
up in I and 2 pound tins.
P. H. GANTY
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SUBSTANCE OF NOTE *10 ifl
HOURS BEFORE PUBLsCftTii
New Yorlc, Jan. 31—The Can-!
ressicnai iiiquiry into the alleged
iace note news leak is still in
rogress.
Today the inquisitors brought out
le fact that information rela
ve to President Wilson's proposed,
2ace note, in which the substance
' the note wag given, was sent
i
s
Paris, Jan. 31—When, the Frencji
anspor* Amisal Magon wag torpe- |
)ed by a German submarine in the j
editerranean Sea last Thursday, |
:cording to advice given out by tii 1
reucli Admiralty today, one bun-'
■ed and forty lost their lives. |
IgUt hundred of the troops which
era aboard the transport were ree
led.
MEDICAL AID
Seattle, Jan. 31—Superior Judge
Ihertson, who has been seriously
! fcr tha past several weeks ■de
ir'ed today; for Rochester', Minne
ita, where he will enter the Mayo
[•others sanitarium and undergo a
•olonged treatment for the cure of
ia ailment from which he has been
iferiug.
LOT TO KILL LLOYD GEORGE
London, Jan. 31 — Mrs. Alice
rheeldon, her two daughters, and
!freJ George Mason, husband of
le of the daughters, were today
■rested by secret police, charged
ith conspiring to murder Prime
inister Lloyd George and Alfred
endersoo,
i
0ut iii a telegram by F. A. Connelly
aiid company, a Washington firm to
R. W. Boiling, who was in tliis city,
and who is a member o£ the li.ni,
fully ten Ixours before the news of
the President's intentions cX Bind
ing a note to the. European powers
was given out for publication.
ill iGNOREO
The Hague, ajn. 31—Thousands
o£ Belgiums, who liavc been idea li
fted with the relict work being
prcsecuted by the American com
mitter in Belgium have been taken
t>v the Germans and deported to
Germany, "where they have been dis
tributed at various points.
The American commission ma do
a g'rong protest against the dc
ooriatioD of the Belgiums but their
protests were not heeded.
NIGH ATTACKS
Berlin, Jan. 31—Advices receiv
ed from the Western front mails
ouMic today by the War Off'c stat^
thaf four night attacks made by
the French on the German line
near hill No. 304 were unsuccess
ful in the attempt at driving the
German forces from their trenches.
anH that the French were reptile <1
with considerable less.
Robert Smart, wl.o is interested in
a hydraJlicing proposition on Nan
sen creek arrived in Skagway on
the Prince Albert, having been res
cued off the John. He will contin
ue on to the interior within a for."
days He is shopping at the Dewey.
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YOUR SPRING CLOTHES
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can order Spring clothes today and
accept delivery any time that suits
your convenience.
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with the very pattern you want by
ordering while its here. "The Wise
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