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No. 271 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14. 1919
PRICE 10 CENTS
CODER! ROSSI'S 01011710
SII ST IDE PEACE CO«FERE«CE
Paris, Jan. H. — The advis"
oDillty of allowing Russia to have
a seat at the peace table at the
j first meeting of the peace confer*
eoce on Saturday is uuder conslder*
, tlon today.
Paris, Jan, 14.—The supreme
War Council issued a statement to
day that they had reached an H*
g.cement on the Question cf re"
uewing and extending the armistice
•after 'he senenteenth of this month.
The uew agreement includes the
restitution of all material and" ma* \
chiaery stolen by Germany from
France and Belgium.
Those attending the cot'mil
President Wilson, the French, Brit*
ish »nd Japanese delegates.
THE FALL OF
WARSAW FEARED
Warsaw, Jan. 14.—Eo!she\il i ai
nrcs said to total about thirty thous
a.iA arA headed towards Warsaw.
Tbe troops have taken the trains
on the three railroads le-'d'ing hero
and the early fall of Warsaw is
feared.
Indiana Also
Is Drv State
M
Indianapolis, Jan. 14. — Indi
ana by adopting the federal prohi
bitioa amendment today becomes tho
twenty seventh state to vote for
th'«i measure and the outlook for
nat'oa wide prohibition g.ows
bri^fcte every day.
Springfield, 111., Jan. 14. — The
1 eg'si at u re now in session today
ratified the federal p:ohilii'on u
mendment. This makes the twen
ty eight states to ratify.
Paris. Jan. 14.— It was officially
announced today that the first full
session of the Peace conference
would be held on next Saturday,
January ISth.
Beslc, Jan. 14.—At th0 election
held here today Count Kajolyl, the
tormer premier has leen re-elect
ed president of the republic of
Hungary.
WANT WILSON FOR
HONORARY PRESIDENT
Amsterdam, Jan. 13. — President
Wilson may be proclaimed the first
honorary president of the German"
Austiia republic, the Weiner Xeus
Journal from Vienna.
NOTICE
The fourth installment of the
Fourth Liberty Loan
is due and payable on or before
the 16th of this month
Subscribers kindly call and arrange
BANK OF ALASKA
ijappg 5mit frar
P. H. GANTY
BRITISH TRftNSPORI WIIH CANADIAN
TROOPS DISABLED III THE PACIFIC
Vladivostok, JaD. 14. — Tho
British steamship Prostesiiians from
Seattlp and Vancouver, load<ed
Canadian troops bound for Vladivos
tok is disabled at sea with broken
propeller.
Tb» U. S. Cruiser Kent Is bur*
i.vine to the assistance and the
cruiser Brooklyn i$ held In readi*
uess to hurry to scene it needed.
Seattle, Jan. 14.—R. W. Baxter,
H. J. Alexander ajjd Frank Water*
house the three big transportation
mea of Seattle, are in New York
having gone there in connection
with shipping matters concerning
• he Pacific coast.
Senators Sound
Warning Note
Washington, Jan. 14. — Senators
13-ran and Kenyon today sounded
the warning note of the mcnai'e of
Bolshevism whjph they asserted
would sweep away existing political
parties unless the leaders of the
nation face and solve a readjust
ment o' the problems without fur
ther delay.
I
Nallftd bigh oa t*>e wali3 of the
Hollenback hostelry at tha North
Foik la a handsome pair of moose
homs, and in the wire-netted meat
cithe back of the house are four
fine quarters of moose meat, while
outside the cache on a line hangs
a big skin!, Tbese visible evidenc
es of substantial worth in these days
of profiteering are the trophies of
the r'lle handled with unerring pre
cision by the most adept woman
nur.ter of the Yukon, Mrs. jack
Hollenoac*.
The big moo$e whose borns and
oarcass now form's the silent evi
dences of the prowess of the Yukon
Diata. was killed' Friday evening
wi'»v a mile of the Hollen&ack
homo. Airs. Hollenback ( brought
down the huge monarch of the
woods with a 30-30 rifle. She
planted two shots in th0 big fel
low, and in each instance hit him
*hile on the run.
Not wiihout persistence, pluck! anc
>KUl (<id Mrs. Hollenback make her
kill. Twenty-nine successive nights
she went to the moose lick at sun
set «nd remained' there until sunrise
Usually it grew dusk! between 8:30
Pud 9 o'clock and it was 4 Or 6
in the morning when the shadows
lengthens bo that she went home..
Twenty-eight nigts she sat alone In
the silent shadows of the Klondike
hills, keeping watch with rifle in
ha'(», an1 ever ready to fire at
the f'rst sign of approach of a
moose to the lick. The twenty
ninth night her reward came. It
was the first moosQ to approach
the lick in all the weary time she
had *>«x=n waiting. it was about
8:30 o'clock.
'I was Bitting in my- accustomed
place," she said, "and the first thing
1 knew tbs moose wag right at me.
I arose and he ran. I fired two
shots iuto him. He weighed 600
"ounds aressed."
This is the twenty-sixth moose
Mrs. Hollenback has killed during
hor existence in the Yukon. su
has lived on the Klondike river for
seveiai j*ars, and not enly hag sha
killed it - By moose out also has sh?t
csxy tears. She once killed sis
hears in 'l-re© days. some of
them were th© largest ever seen in
.nls .eo'.on.
Mrs. Hollenback also ha a trapped
pin IS
mm
Paris, Tuesday Aftercoou. — The
representation at the pe&ce confer
on'-ft has been decided upon and
will be on tha basis of five each
for ♦he United States, England,
Frs. c>. Japan and Itaiy( with Can
ada Australia, Indian and Africa,
two each; New Zealand one, and
Belgium Poland, Serbia, Greece,
Cze. ho-Slovak, China and< Roumania
two each. Brazil three and Portugal
and all others one each.
Grev Britain and the United
States virtually determined the
ratio adopted President Po.nt.-ai,e
preliminaryhas been selected to
open *he preliminary session on
Saturday with an address.
Wasuington, Jan. 14.—The an
nual report of the United. States
Steamooat inspectors fcr the year
show the total number of acci
dent! resulting in lots of life waa
217, The total numler of lives
lost was 500, of which 77 were pass
eaters. Of the lives lost 147 were
from suicide, accidental drown ng
ant! oth^r causes beyond the power
of thf» service to prevent, leaving a
loss °f 353 lives ag fairly charge
aole accidents, collisons, founder*
iiioS, etc.
There wap a decrease of 92 in the
number of lives lost as compaied
wi'h ih- previous fiscal year. P*s
sougerjj to the number of 335,141,
118 wero carried on vessels required
by law to make report of the num
j oer of passengers carried. Divid
ing this number by 77, the total
I number of passengers lost, show
I that 4,352,482 passengers were car
riffi for each passengerr lost. Thir
teen hundred and fifty-six lives
I were saved by means of life-saying
| appliances required by law.
I'Want New Trial
Chicago, Jan. 14.—The National
Labor convention in session here
is trying to devise a plan for se
curing 9. new trial for Mooney.
Tber© is strong sentiment in
favor of a nation wide strike as
a means of securing the re-opening
of the case, ; j^j
Jo«» "W. Wilson, the W. P. & Y. R
fuel agent, with, headquarters in
\Vhitehors6 left on the train this
m'-rning, haying finished, h's busi
ness here.
mauy fur-bearing animalg in the
Winter, and when pbe wants a set
of limine, marten or fox, phg goes
*ut and catches the animalg herself.
—Dawson News, . ^ ^ aj
PRESIDENT PLANS TOUR OF
STATES TO TALK 01 PEACE
i
Pari*. Jan. 14, — President Wil
son stated today that upon his re*
tarn to the United States he wub
planning to make an extended speak
in? ♦our throughout the whole ol
the country ppeaking in aU of the
largest cities and giving an ac
count of his work while abroad.
Paris, Jan. 14. — It was given '
out today that President Wilson's j
contemplated speaking tour over
the United States would be under
ta'rfn for *he purpose of acquaint
ing the people with th® full doings
ot the peace conference and to
encourage their hearty support °f
the principles espoused by him
which have been so enthusiastically
endorsed by the many peoples of
Europe.
THREATEN 10
OCCUPY BERLIN
Loudon, Jan, 14. — The, London.
Express decalreg in an edltorial to
day that "the Allied "rmies would
march straight Into Berlin If the
torma of the armlstlc€ are «°t
fully carried out."
F
EXPLAINS TEftiS
Paris, Jan. 14.—Marsl.al Foeh
left today for hi# headquarters
Tievea where he will meet with the
Grrmau delegates and inform them
)n detail of the terms of the exteu
son of the armistice.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Secretary
of Labor Wilson announced today
that there are serious conditions a
rial&e out of the unemployment of
common labor in twelve states in
eluding California and Oregon.
After 8 slight fail of srow the
weather has again settle^ to the
warm and balmy temperature of
tte oast couple of months.
I IS
IS LEIPSIC CITY
Berlin, Jan. 14.—The report I»
current here that Dr. Llebknecht 1'
still alvie and that he had fled to
Leipslc.
It Is also reported that Dr->
Llebknecht's chief of police El*
chcrri, had beat It to Denmark,
loose reports have not been sub*
stantfattd but are believed true.
Berlin, Jan. 14. — All of the
large cities of Germany, not indud
I in? Berlin, report today that order
t bag heen restoerd' and quietness prQ"
' -vails. There Is eti 1 evidence of
I unrest hut the feeling exists that
there will not be any uprising o£
! importance or that cannot h*
' handeld. ___ \ [
California Now
state legislature now m
' passed tho federal prohibition a*
mendment in both houses. This
makes the twenty sixth state to
have already ratified this measure.
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