Save Your Money
and Buy a
Liberty Loan Bond
No. 220 TWENTIETH YEAR
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
PLOT 10 KILL PRESIDENT 1
EARTHED-WE! UNDER ARREST
MemphU, Oct. 23.—Eight men are
here under arrest charged with
coaaplrii'g ia a plot to kill Presi- |
d»ut Wllsou ou Thanksgiving Day. j
The plot had beeu carefully work
ed out in a small town near here
ajid would have probably been suc
cessful liad it not been uuearthed
by sccret service agents.
HEW RECORD FOR PASSENGER
CARRYING WITH AIR CRAFI
■Mlueola, N*. Y., Oct. 23. Lieut. tjme consumed lu the trip from
Re*mita today established a new' , ,. . .
. , , start to imish. was four hours and
record in aerial flight when, fre ar- .
rived here with a biplane in which eIeveu minutes. This e a new
h« had carried eight passengers 1 record for a biplane with that num
over a dlstan.ec of 235 miles. The ' ber of passengers.
STEAMERS 10
NEXT SPRING
C. E. Fyle, of Seattle, general
passenger and freight agent, of
the Faciflc Steamship company, who
recently visited Alaska coa^.t towns,
aUyed at Juneau a day or so on
bis r^uru to Seattle! and is quoted
bjr the Juneau Empire as haying
said that without a doubt the steam
ship fteight rates would be raised
again next spriug Jie stated that
at the present time the rates j on
th« California run are nearly as
high ». the rail rates.
"Alaska iO far has received every
consideration possible, but the
raisa will have to come socn," he
•aid.;
Mr. Fyle #aid the prices of every
thing used by the company in the
operation of the ships had been
raised to such a point that it is
uo longer possible to operate un
der the old schedule of rates and
break even on the cost of operation.
•'Recently it beceme necessary for
us to charter one of our boats for
the off shore trade in order that
her earnings might be considerably
Increased," he said.
>lr. Fyle stated that as foi' the
commandeering of the steamers
from the Alaska run, they knew no
thing. f
"Contradictory reports are being
»«iit out from : Washington every
day. We have a man there con
ARE REFUSED
Paris Oct. 23.—President Poin
eaire today refused to accept the
resignations tendered by the mem
bers i f the Painleve cabinet.
San Francisco, Oct. 23.—Cards
were received through, the mails "
bearing a scull and cross bones by j
Federal Judge Morrow, Banker j
Crocker, and other prominent men,
on which a warning was printed
to them ag-'inst attending the ban
quet which is to be given tonight
in this cPy in honor of Congress
man Kann.
Uanly and nearly every jday he
sends us a different report, but
in view of the recent announcements
I think that the Pacific will be let '
alone as long as possible.
"The California run will 6Uffer'
fin t because all ports there have '
rail service. The Alaskan service:
may be curtailed, but it will not !
be crippled by the government, be- 1
cause we. can truthfully say that the
boats are necedLary to handle traf
fic for the livelihood and susten
ance t£ the people."
Unconsciously
People take you at yout own
estimate
Feel Sure You Appear Well
You Always Will in
STEIN-BLOCH
Smart Clothes
JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
SKMK SHOW PATRIOTISM
MO BUY LIBERTY LOAN BONOS
A number of the prominent men
are using every effort in trying to
lnduce« the residents of this city to
subscribe to ♦he Second Liberty
Loan bonds, !and from Information
received today they are meeting
with good success.
Mr. Phil Abrahams in talking to
a representative of this pajper stat
ed that 'if it would be of benefit
for the people of Skagway to
Jcnow It. he [had already subscribed
for($3,000 worth of the bondc.'&nd
considered it one of the [best invest
ments that he has ever mad.
"There are a great many people in
Skagway," continued Mr. [Abra
hams, "who .have small J sums of
monev laid away, and it is for the
Durpose of offering these people a
safe depository and at the same
time J* profitable investment that
the United States is offering the|
bonds in thejsmaii denominations. I
"I have come in contact with
many people In this town [ir a fin
ancial way, aLd I know of a num- j
ber who ceuld w-ell afford ! to take J
up a few of the bonds. It Is not ^
a's though they j were placing their
money where it would be ti9d up fo ■
25 years, for th.ey can dispose of the |
bond at an hour's notice for its full i
[ace value, and in addition to that j
It will le placing their money where
it will help the [nation to win the
figh* against our common enemy. I.
shall be pleased to meet any peer- I
son who might wish for such in
formation as I can give." )
Mr. Landsfcorough, Cashier of the
Bank ->f Alaska, [stated this morn-{
[ng that there had been a number of j
people inquiring about the [purchase j
sf boncfe, and a number hadjfclready
purchased. In speaking of the
Libertv Loan bonds,lie said:—
"The number of people seeking in
HEftLTY BIKER
ENDS LIFE
Seattle, Oct. 23.—Henry Peter, I
i prominent real estate and loan j
broker of thi3 city, committed sui- I
;ide this morning by jumping from
i boat on which lie was a passen
;er in Salmon bay. His body was
lot recovered at noon today, and
10 cause can be found for the man's
•ash act, which gives rise to the
jelief that lie was temporarily in
>ane.
QNLflio
'STAND PLAYS
Washington, Oct. 23.—Secretary
3t W^r Baker, in fin interview
which *e gave to the press this
morniar stated Uiat it was his be
lief that Germany's new Rus
sian smashes means chiefly that
ihe is aiming to gain peace with
Russia and at the same time make
an attempt to cheer the flagging
spirits of her own people. '
j formation or applying for Liberty
I Bonds, ljas increased greatly j in
. the last few days and though, the
I total number who haye made ap
, pllcat.cn at the present time is not
j Wiiat !t should be, yet I feel sure
that j the people of this communi
: ty are going to do their share Jn
! subscribing for these Bonds of the
Second Liberty Loan.'*
"In going over the,li*st of names
of those who liave applied, it is
surprising and yet very gratifying to
find tuat it is the man on a small
wage and the man for (whom it is
necessary to make a sacrifice and
an extra effort in order to | pur
chase one of these Bonds who has
responded most readly. It seems
to me that thi^ should be a les
son and a reminder to those who
can w-U afford several Bonds of the
small denomination, that unless they
coiue forward and do their part they
will receive no glory In making thi.j.
second campaign a splendid success. J
"Among |the list of subscribers
are several school children wlio j
have taken their hard earned saving
for the purchase of a Bond |and |
who aie now proud posssesors of
a badge of honor.
"One of Skagway'g patriotic citi-1
zens, in order to help the cause i
and iucrease the sales by making,
it easier for people of small means I
to purchase a Bond, has offered to ^
guaranty the deferred payments on
these bonds and in this way we j
ftre ac-le to offer a smaller! payment |
plan and an extension of payments i
over « longer period. Further in- j
(Continued oc page 4.)
RKINDKRR MEAT
FOR ANCHORAGE
Louis'Jensen who left here Sep
temberilO, for the purpose of in-J
vestigating the reindeer Industry j
around Lake Iliamna with a view to
obtaining animals for meat I mar-1
kets, according to the Anchorage |
Times,: returned on the power boat j
Pet las?. Thursday'evening. In/ the,
party with Mr.: Jensen were Isaac'
Berg and George Moor.
Thev landed at Ilamnfi bayl on'
tile we3t shore of the Inlet and pro- j
ceeded across the portage tot the j
lake, the biggest lake in the terri- i
tory. They made al complete circuit
of the lake to loatce reindeer. They j
observed!about 1500 herded by the |
Indians but were unable to find a 1
sufficient number1 of steers to justi-1
fy slaughtering and bringing a boat
down from Anchorage fori the car-j
casseb. |
Whilo in that section ofithe coun-j
try;Mr. Jensen learned of herds/of
reindeer around Bethel near th«
mouth of the Kuskokwim number
ing many thousands. From Lake
Iliamua to the pasturing grounds
o" the reindeer by the winter trail
is a distance of about 250 miles
and <t is the intention of Mr. Jen
sen to go into the Bethel country
later m the winter and drive out
several herds. They will be butch
ered at Iliamna bay and the dress
ed product will be transported to
Anchorage by boat.
Mr Jensen was entirley satisfied
with nis trip and expects to start
for the Kuskokwim as Boon as the
trails oermit, which should bp about
the middle of November. J
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THIS STORE OPENS 8 A. M.
CLOSES fl P. M. — SATURDAY, 8 P. M.
P. H. GANTY
FIRES WILL Bill ON SEATTLE'S
HILLS TO USHER IN LIBERTY DM
Seattle, Oct. 23.—As the sun
! goes down, tonight, huge bonfires
| will t>e lighted on the seven great
[ hills upon which this city Is built,
and around these fires the men and
women will congregate to discuss
the problems aa to how best to
serve the nation in its hour of
great fetrife .
These fireg will be kept burning
until midnight as a fitting manner
in which to usher In Liberty Day.
U.S. UN
1 FRENCH
With The French Army in Field,
Oct. 23.—The LaFayette escadrllle
of the American Flying corps is
today participating in the attack on
the enemy in the Aisne pector.
The attack is reported to have
been delivered in great forces by
he French troops, and the aid of
the American airmen is assisting
greatly in their success.
Late reports Btate that the en
emy was driven back at several
points.
generaTstaff
TO BE SHAKEN UP
• • • •
Washington, Oct. 23—.From in
formation coming from what is
claimed to be reliable sources,
their is to be a great general
shake tip in the general 6taff of
the United States army, and also
in the Council of National Defense.
It is claimed that the reorganiza
tion o' the General Staff is al
ready under way, and that the
changes will be mad« within a few
days. | ' 'J|
Judp° Rasmuson, U.'S. Commis
sioner tor the SUagway precinct has
been appointed by Governor Strong
fr represent! the United States Pro
vost Marshal as the latter's repre
sentative to hear any appeals which
may be made in the selective draft
from tfle decision ofi the local board
of exemption.
From early morning until lata
at night tomorrow will sea great
bands of patriotic men and woman,
pressing forward in their fight to
raise a Liberty Fund, for the car
rying on of the great war which id
to rid the world of German auto
cracy and military domination, and
give wack to Belgium and France th»
territory which has been taken dwajj
by the Iron Hand of the Hoheiizol
lern.
E
F
ATTACK
Loudon, Oct. 23.—The BritliU
War office announced at noon. that
the German forces had made a sav
age counter attack on the British po
sit ions along the Ypres and 6ta
den. railway, and that the British
were forced to withdraw from c«
tain t.olnts attacked..
Stockholm, Oct. 23.—It wa" to
day announced by the Swedish gov
ernment that a protest from Scan
dinavia would bo lodged with tli»
German government against the
sinking of the convoy in, the Xorth.
Sea,
L
Pe'rograd, Oct. 23.—In an official
statement which was issued today
by the Russian government it is
stated that in the recent naval en
gagement which took place in, the
Gulf i f Finland, two German dread
naughts, one cruiser, twelve tor
;y^do fcoat destroyers and a big
transport wgre put out of commis
sion. ; «i1I
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JAMES KENNEDY