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Yesterday; Max. 27, Min. 21
Today; Part c'oudy, slight n. wind.
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No. 289 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
CONGRESS IN f ROAR OVER GARFIELD'S ORDER
WHOLE COMPANIES OF
AUSTINS 10 BE SHOT
Refusal To Obey
Orders Is
Cause
Petrograd, Jan. IS—Whole com
panies of Austrian troops have been
ordered shot ou account of their
sympathy with. Russian Socialistic
views according to reports reaching
here today.
Many units of Austrian forces oa
the Italian front have been ordered
executed for re'usal to obey their of
ficers.
Th erevolt of Austrian* in Northern
Austria continues, and sympathy
with the Bolsheviik"s is manifest.
MISTflATfiR
OF FOOD Fflfl
SKAGWAY
Ala&ka's food administrator. Roy
al A. CunnLson, lias appointed F. J.
Vaadewall, of the X'nited States
Customs Service, federal food ad
ministrator tor Skagway. Mr. Van
dewall was active in the food cam
paign, being president of the organ
ization, and 'as been active in the
work of the Home Guards and Four
Minute Men.
Mr. Vaudewall announces that a
meeting of fooa dealers, hotel men,
and proprietor of boarding houses
will prbobaly be called tonight for
the purpose cf explaining to them
th© meaning of the new food regu
lations now effective in Alaska.
ADMIRAL SATO
REACHES SEATTLE
Seattle, Jan. 18—Admiral Sato,
of the Japanese fleet, arrived here
this morning and wilt sail for Japan
tomorrow.
ACCEPT ROSS.
Berlin, Jan. IS— Geimau delogatesj
to tlie Brest Litovak conference sa.}- |
the Russian proposal concerning re- |
goins occupied by Uie Central Powers
ure unacceptable, iuid tl«H a refer
endum on the question of rulers is
impractical.
WILLIAM J. CONNORS
William J. Connors of Buffalo, popu- |
larly known as "Flnrjy" Connors, prob
ably will be put in charge of the un- )
loading of American transports and
supply ships in France, supervising the
work of three regiments of stevedores
and longshoremen now being organ
j ized. He has offered his services and
'is likely to be appointed a brigadier I
\ general. Mr. Connoro has long been
I prominent in Creat Lakes shipping cir
I cles.
Saturday Special
On Saturday afternoon and evening we
offer a special
50 Per Cent. Discount
on all Hats and Millinery goods.—We have some very
smart looking Hats in stock and would be glad to
have you come in and look them over.
Our 20 per cent, discount sale will continue until
the end of January
ALBERT REINERT
iroadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Despite Protests From Business Men
Fuel Edict Went Into Effect Last
Night And Today Many
Plants Are Closed
Washington, Jan. 18—Congress Is
iu an uproar over Dr. Garfield's or*
dor stopping the opei«tion of manu
facturing plants for a period of Hits
days, wlticli hereafter aire 10 remain
dosed every >1 outlay lUid ''oliilay, j
Republicans and Democrat# alike
in the House and Senate yesterday
introduced resolutions to stop the !
oilier before it could go into effect
at midnight.
Garfield was summoned before tht
Suuate committee investigating tliio
coal situation ami asked to explain lii
roason and cause for the order,
which senators in debate, chiarac
terized as a mistake, calamity and
most unwise.
(Jarflehl declared the fuel aawl
railroad transportation sitiuitiun
made the ordei imperative, mid
that there was a lack of coal foit '
private consumers.
Order Is Effective
Washington, Jan. 18—DecWrfi®#! |
the needs of : • e many are supreme, j
Fuel Atlministrrator (Jarflehl yester
day refused to grtSnt the Senate res
olution. which required that he sus-, '
(Maid the coal order, and It became 0
effective last nddnight. BeginttUvi' '
today manufacturing i»l«x*ts whicty
do not produce food, east of the '
Mississippi and la Lou- <
islaiia and Minnesota, will reanal^ 1
closed for five days. It la hoped <
bv tills means that 30,000,000
I tons of coal will be saved.
Wilson Not To Interfere.
j Washington, Jan. 18 — President
Wilson is not, even considering In
terfering with the fuel restriction
order, it is officially stated today.
He feels the country will be con
vinced of Garfield's measure and of
Its necessity, i '
The fuel administrator made po
liceman ,ln all places where the
law effects, enforce the order with
the result many Mg mauafacturlng
plants were forced to close last
night. j ! •
All principal munition plants will
bo 'emitted to work at their full
capacity.
PlfiCI! KILL
Seatle, Jan. 18—Private messages
from Congressman Albert Johnson
state that William Pigott will suc
ceed Capt. J. F. Blain as northwest
representative of the federal ship
ping board.
NOTHING DOING TODAY
ON FIGHTING FRONTS
ports from the various fronts iu
I.ondon, Jan. 18 — Today's re
dicate very little activity.
Taking advantage of the quiet
weather Jlarsha) page Hooded the
skating rink this mornhig.
Among Whitehorse people leaving
on the Princess Sophia were Mrs. L.
Henderson, Mr. G. W. Curtis and
son, II. Young, Mrs. F. Duller, Jae.
Kyden, H. Trouten, and T. H. Els
U.5. MOIPS
IN TOKYO
Tokyo, Jaii. 18—A, Britiah warehi
arrived at Vladivoetok to pro
tect Allied interests there, and an A*
merica-n warship has arrived la To
kyo*
GJ.p1aTbU¥
S.S. HUIBOLOT
San Francisco, Jan. 18 — The
Grand Trunk Pacific Steamship Co.,
is negotiating for tke purchase of
tho Alaska steamship Humboldt.
The steamer City of Seattle pass
ed Ketchikan this morning at 3 o'
clock and should reach Skagway to
rn orow niglit or early Sunday morn,
' Ing. 1 I I I I ! 'J,
Apple Special
We have 2 lots of good Cooking Apples for
sale while they last at
$1.75 and $2.25 Per Box
The last chance this season for apples at this price
P. H. GANTY
EMM TROOPS
DECIMATED IN
IIW
Italian Headquarters, Jan. 18—
-nother bloody reuplse has been
neeted out to the enemy of the low
>r Piave sector nearest Venice.
His attack was thrown back af
er four hours desperate fighting-.
Jerman forces suffered heavy losse,
tie ground being strewn with their
:«ad
ALBERT SPALDING
Albert Spalding, the world-renowned
American violinist, has canceled his
intire concert tour of the United
Itates and Canada for the coming sea
$n and joined the foreign department
if the aviation ccrps at Mincola, Long
•land, as an Interpreter. Mr. Spalding
I an accompllrhed linguist, speaking
Ive languages, and has made extensive
ioncert tours of France, Germany,
Austria, Russia and Italy.
Attack By Surprise
Results In
Gain
Paris, Jan. 18—German forces were
agaja taken by i-urpflee when the
French, troops yesterday executed a.
successful thrust ln.to enemy line and
penetrated far into th« German bat
tle front near Callone, Invading
trenches of the Heights of the Meusa
river, according to an announcement
of the war office made public yejj
terday afternoon.
French troops did not try to hold
their gain but after blowing up Jarge
military works returned to their own
lines heartened by the victory which
they had won.
Petrograd, Ian. 18—An order for
t'>« arrest of King Ferdinand, of
Rumania, has been. Issued by the Bo
hleviki. Tie Rumanian king is to
be sent to Petrograd for imprison
ment in either the fortress of St.
Peter o£ St. Paul. ; I : \
Bolshevlkl droops have seized Ir
kutsk in Eastern Siberia after a
ten days battle. ; j . |
LEXIXE AND TROTSKY
OX UXFRIEXDLY TERM9
Stockholm, Jan. 18 — Relatione
between Premier Lenine and Foreign
Minister Trotsky, of Russia, aro
6trained. j - j ill
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FASHION
and FIT
Go Hand-in-hand when you
walk in a Hand Tailored Suit
bought at our shop.
A wid« rang* of patterns and
fabrics are included in our
stock.
It would please both you and
us if you called to look them
over.
JAMES KENNEDY