WEATHER REPORT
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TW£NTIEThT-EAR SKABWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY. JANUARY 7. 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
SAILORS WRECK SEATTLE PRINTING CONCERN
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SERGEANT MAJOR AT CAMP
LEWIS MAY BE GERMAN SPY
Father and Other
Relatives in The
German Army
Tacoira, Jan. 7.—Thomas Hel
rnuth Ritter, Sergeant Major of the
t>lst division, stationed at Camp
Lewis, is declared to be a German
snv and is held in the Tacoma. jail
l>endiD5 word from Washington as
to his disposition.
Ser. Maj. Ritter is charged with
stealing important military i>apers
while at Camp Lewis.
His father and other relatives
»re in the German army.
9 WOMEN
ESCSPE F
SEflTTLE
Seattle, Jan. 7.—N'ine of the
" colon} ct' Seattle's HO immoral wo
men. quarantined in the public safe
ty building, escaped last night by
means of the fire escape.
LUCKENGACH
IS TORPE
Xew York, J-an. 7.—The Ameri- (
can steamshit> "Harry" Luckeubach
was toipedoed today according to
word received by the owners. '
Eignt of the crejv are reported as
mlsslni".
Two other Luckenbaeh shipa have
been sunk since the beginning of
the war. • I ?!"
Olympia, Jan. 7.—Under a spec
ial ruling issued by Provost Marshal |
General Crowder, men registered in
Alaska and now In this state, niav
a only to any local board to be
certified for voluntary idunction in
to the United States army, or en
listment ia the marine corps, or
navy. All that Is required ia the
presentation of Alaskan registra
tion cards.
London, Jan. 7.—Suud-aj-'a official j
statement issued at Berlin says that
because of the Russian request to
transfer peace negotiations from
Brest, Litovsk, to Stockholm, the]
Central powers have temporarily
suspended the conference with Rus
sia
IK
Camp Lewis, Jan. 7.—General
Greene arrived here Saturday on
bis return from France.
Pre-Inventory
Cash Sale
We offer a discount of 20 per cent, on Cash
Sales made during the month of January
Everything is included in this sale excepting
Contract Goods
20 Per Cent Off
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
. A
READING TO BE
AMBASSADOR
10 0.5.
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Loudon, Jan. 7—.Lord Chief Just
ice Heading, of England, will go
to the United States as a direct re
presentative of the British War
<:a>.inet with the title of ambass^
dor, recording to the London Daily
Express.
LC..Z HEADING
I.orC Reading will succeed Sir Ce
C'1 Suriug Rice ns ambassador from
l£ii?lsud to the United States.
SQV. STRONG PUIS EIGHT
HOUR LAW BEFORE LAKE
E. J. ohajv, of the Skagway Coun
cil of National Defense, is in re
ceipt of a cable from Governor
Str^jg acknowledging a message
sent from the Skagway defense
council on Dec. 28 which requested
on behalf of the local people the
Eight hour law be suspended
for the period of the war because
of a shortage of labor, etc.
In reply Governor Strong stated
that this matter in ail its different
phases has been laid before the Na
tional Council of Defense in "Wash
ing'on, D. C., and before ttlie Sec
retary ot the Interior, and the gov
ernor is now awaiting their answer.
Following is the message receiv
ed from the Governor:
"January 3, 1917.
"Mr. E. J. Shaw,
"Skagway, Alagka.
"Dear Sir:
"The receipt acknowledged
of your telegram of December 28,
requesting on behalf of the local
Council of Defense at Skagway, the
su&nensicn of the 8-hour law dur
ing the period of war, owing to the
shortage of labor, etc,
"In reply I hare to advise you
tba* th)» matter, in all Its differ
ent phases, has been laid before the
Couucil of National Defense and the
Secretary of the Interior, and I am
await'ng their instructions.
"Yours rery truly,
J. F. A. STRONG, Governor.
TJ e message sent by the Skag
wav Council of Defense is:
"Jkagway, December 28, 1917.
"Hon. J. F. A. Strong,
"Governor of Alaska, Juneau, Aaa.
"Owing to shortage of labor,
transportation and other large em
uloyrrs; also employeea will suf
fer hardship frcm drastic and ar
bitrary conditions of eight hour law
and they earnestly ask for its sus
pension during period of war. This
unauimous request of Council Ter
ritorial Defense for Skagway, ap
ocintej by you.
"E. J. SHAW,
"For Local Board."
London. Jan. 7.—Referring to the
prrnouncement made by Count Czer
nin, of Austria, recently at the
Brest, Li'ovsk, conference, Premier
Lloyd George late Saturday Baid it
is impossible to believe that any
permanent peace could be erected
on such a foundation. Lloyd George
said the count's message was a
mere lip service to a formula of no
annexation or Indemnity and self
determination, which is utterly use
less.
FRENCH LINES
PENETRATED
Berlin, Jan. 7.—German troope
peneterated French lines neap Ju
vlncourt, on the Alsne front, and
uortheagt of Avocuort and west of
Bezonvauz, on the Verdun, front,
capturing numerous prisoners and
machine guns, is today's official re
^ Mm
To conform with the EIGHT hour law, ]
until further notice this store will be open !
from 9 a. m. until 6 p. m. Saturday
included.
P. H. GANTY
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REI1F0RGE1E1T
SENT 10 BlISS.
FRONT
London, Jan.. 7.—Bolsheyikl are
defi>:teiy strengthening their
forces along the Russo-German
frost, according to advices from
Petrograd from the correspondent
for the London Daily News.
This information was obtained by
the correspondent from Radek, one
of tha Russian delegates who
toov a prominent part In the ne
otiatic.e between Austrians and
r-Aimai a at Petrogrd.
He said the Bolsheviki intend to
send borne all yho do not wish
to flgbt so tbey will bay© an army
w.'lllnif to flgbt for an ideal.
U. S. MIGHT HAVE
MINISTRY OF
HONS
Washington, Jan. 7. — Senator
Chamberlain introduced a bill in the
Senate Saturday which, purports to
create a ministry ol munitions cab
inet and office. ,
EXPLOIT
INJURES 40
Boston, Jan. 7. — Forty persons
were injured by an explosion in.
Cambridge tunnel this morning. Ele-|
vated railway Dassengera were maim
ed in fighting each other in order I
to gt* cut.
John B. Marshal, prominent Ju
neau attorney, returned to the Capi
♦&l Citv on the Jefferson.
SEATTLE CALL IS
RAIDED Bf
Every Issue Of
Newspaper Is
Destroyed
Seattle, Jan. 7.—Twenty naval
sailors, led 1)}' two armed civilians,
Saturday wrecked the PIgott print
ing tjiant from which la published
tbe Seattle Call. |
Industrial World Workers and em
ployees were forced to lie pn tha
floor ,fsce down, during the destruc
tion. I
Newg stands were raided Sun
day, and all issues of the Call
were burned up. ; •: j ' r
The H. C. PIgott Printing Con
cern is located on 83 Pike street,
a&; does a great deal of job work
as well as newspaper printing. Mr.
Pigott, head of the concern, is a
leading force in Seattle. (
dutcFIkipper
EXECUTED BY
GERMANS
Amsterdam, Jan. 7.—Twenty-two
men from Antwerp and Ghent, in,
Belgium, and a Dutch skipper,
worm executed today by Germans at
Ghent for alleged espionage, ac
cording to the Telegraf correspond
pnt at Flushing. i
MONEY IX CIRCULATION"
AMOUNTS TO $48.70
Washington, Jan. 7.—Money in
e'reuiation in the United States Jan
uary 1 amounted to ?5,120,424,000
or ?48.7G per capita.
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FASHION
and FIT
Go Hand-in-hand when you
walk in a Hand Tailored Suit
bought at our shop.
A wide 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