WEATHER REPORT
Yesterday: Max. 20. Slin. 13.
Today • Cloudy, swow flurries.
®h£ jPatltj Alaskan
No. 40 TWENTY FIRST YEAH
SKAUWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MARCH 26. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
ALLIED RESERVE ARMY SOON 10 BE IN ACTION
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RUSSIAN FARMER
RACK AT WORK
"The Russian farmer is baclc at
work on the lajid and living °n his
own pioduce," n?ports Charles I>.
I'restou, a prominent New. Eng
land. s'ue and leather man who has
jus; retimed frojn a tip to Vladi
vostok on a special mission f°r
'ho Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, Department of Ooorn
mercc. "So far as f<*xl is con
cerned lie is not badly off, but
he is putting very little on the
market. He barters for the little
b«j needs in the way of manufactur
ed goods, out will not accept mon
ey for h's produce. He refuses to
worry about the fluctuations in
the value of the ruble."
Mr. Preston, who lias spent many
years in Russia, went to Russia ou
this cccasion in behalf of the Gov
ernment to find out what could be
done tc facilitate the shipment of
hides aud skins to the United States,
tut lound little encouragement
for the near future. Farmers are
not allowed to kill calves for a
period of three years and only)
small quantities of other hides and
skins aie being bartered by the
raisers. Old stocks are held ia
interior warehouses and by specu
lators, but there are no important
•upplies o* hides and skins in or
near Vladivostok.
The business staguation in Russia,
explains Mr. Preston, is due in part
"to the depreciation of the ruble
and to restrictions on the banks.
Transfer of money by banlcs from
one cny to another is forbidden,
aud deoositors are not allowed to
draw more than 230 rubles at a
time. Ia ordinary times 25«> rubles
is equal to il trifle more than 3125,
but is worth a reat deal less now.
Developments in the Russian
hide and skin business will contin
ue receive the carefuj attention
of the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Comerce, and plans are be
ing made for an exhaustive re
port ' u. th • iudustry as it existed
before the war .and during the
war and on the prospects for the
future, as soon as such v>r°spects
can bj discerned with any certain
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NEW YORK CITY
is rocked er
New York, March 26.—This city
was shaken to* a great, munition's
explosion on the docks of the Erie
Raiiroid at Jersey city this after
noon at three o'clock. Th.e extent
of damage has not yet been ascer
tained. l_'#! *
•STANDING OF TKAMS »
IN KLKS TOCItNAMEXU
Twenty-six games have been play
ed in the local Elks Mixed Bowling
tournameu*. .with the following to
tal sc-Tes and standing to date.
Six rames remain to l>e played.
Cole-Blanchard 8543
Ganty-Oanty 8406 137
Ask-Fickardt 8364 179
Selmer-Selicej- 8332 211
Su^fecool-suffecooi 8328 215
Batson-Liddieoat 8270 273
Black-Black 8252 219
Vandewall-Vandewall 7954 589
Karaman-Miller 7950 593
^MIRAL H. B. WILSON
Rear Admiral Henry 8. Wilson haa
been made chief of the United States
convoy squadron to succeed Rear Ad
miral William B. Fletcher.
WAISTS
New Voile Waists in Plain White
and Stripes; also the new Slip Over
Blouse in Dotted Swiss, $2.75 to 3.50
BRASSIERES
Brassieres in Heavy Lace and Em
broidery and Silk Crepe de Chine
from $1.00 to $2.50
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth
IMPORTANT EVENTS EXPECTED III NEXT FEW
HOURS MAT LEAD TO BETTERMENT OE ALLIED
I ARMY POSITIONS THAT WILL OUTTRUMP ENEMT
Situation at Battle Front Decidedly Improved As Result Of
German Forces Being Driven Back to The East
Bank Of The Somme River
Paris, March 26—Noyon was evacuated during the night, the war
office reported today.
Retirement was made in excellent order to a more consolidated
position.
French troops are holding solidly onto the left bank of the Oise
river. The way to Paris is blocked by a powerful French army under
a general who has proven capable of the trust placed in him.
Every hour brings nearer the moment when Allied armies held in
l reserve will be ready to intervene in the struggle.
ENEMY FIGHIING AGAINST TIME
British Headquarters in France, Marcli 26—There is every reason to believe
important events will be recorded within the next few hours which may ad to a
betterment of the position of armies which are stemming the German onslaught.
The enemy is fighting desperately hard against time. In the first day his re
serves were reduced to 52 divisions, or 1,040,000 men, and at the end of the
second day 40 of these divisions of reserves had been put in.
GERMANY WILL BE OVERTRUMPED
French Front. March 26—Entire confidence that Germany's last trump in
the world war, her big offensive, will be overtrumped at the proper moment, is
believed here.
Allied military authorities were fully cognizant that the enemy's supreme effort
would cause a retreat unless measures could be taken to check the interruption into
Allied positions.
SITUATION IMPROVED
Washington, March 26---Intormation received today by the British
i military attache here, Major-General McLachlan, is that the situation
on the battle front is decidedly improved. Advices are based on
repulse of German forces to east bank of Somme river between Per
onne and Morschain.
ONLY TWO MONSTER CANNON
Geneva, March 26—Long range guns which were bombarding
Paris, according to a Vienna dispatch rectived here, are of Austrian
manufacture. The gun itself is not new but its novelty cornea from a
new type of shell and explosive gas used in the gun.
There are said to be only two of the monster cannon.
ENEMY LOSSES SEVERE
London. March 26—Haig's forenoon report closes: "Enemy's
losses continue to be severe. He has been obligad to reinforce his
battle line from all parts of the western theatre. Over 70 hostile.
divisions are known to have been engaged in battle."
AMERICANS DEMOLISH TRENCHES
With American Froces in France. March 26—American positions
on part of the Toul front were bombarded with mustard shell gas at
the rate of six per minute Sunday night. American artillery replied
with a heavy fire and demolished segments of the German front lines.
TANKS CAPTURED
Copenhagen, March 26—German correspondents report six
British tanks have been captured.
BERLIN SAYS ENEMY BRAVE
Berline, March 26—Official statement says German tanks reinforc
ed by captured British tanks took a leading part in breaking the brave
enemy resistance.
"HYGENO FLOUR"
We are prepared to fill your orders for this "Whole Wheat
Health" Flour in 10 or 50 lb. sacks at the same
price as ordinary flour, viz:
80c and $3.25 Per Sack
This flour is suitable (or all baking purposes and contains
more food values than any other flour we have.
P. H. GANTY
Store Open From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. One regular delivery • day
taking order* received until I p.m.
resistance stiffening
London, March 26. — Today's re
port frcrn the Western font leaves
co doubt but that the British re
sistance is stiffening, and. that
Field Marshal Halg has materially
checks! the pace of th<e German of
fensive.
Genearl Haig announces that
fichu.ig has died dow.n east of
Royot and Albert, and that ha has
established new positions in that
region.
(Continued on page 4.)
MAJ. BENEDICT CROWELL
President Wilson appointed Major
Crowell to help the secretary of war
as assistant secretary with some of
the difficulties and intricate problems
connected with carrying on and win
ning the war. Major Crowell is an en
gineer by profession and showed his
merit by his expert advice to the gen
eral munitions board.
PREDICTS ENEMY
WILL IE
CAPITAL
Washington, MarchJ 26.—German
f rces will occupy petrograd within
24 hours vat predicted by consul
Treadwell in an address reaching
the State Department yesterday and
dated March 20.
CONOiallRTT
COIL IN EAST
MARKETS
otat* Fuel Administrator William
Putter, of Philadelphia, reporta to
[the United States Fuel Administrat
or that 1,600 tons of anthracite
coal v as condemned in the Philadel
phia markets recently- because of
impurities. At the mines inspect
or of the Fuel Administration are
also reporter haying condemned
a number of cars ready for ship
ment, because they contained dir
ty coal. Mr. Potter announces that
thp large producers of the State
arc protecting the reputation of
tbfir mines by keeping their coal
up to the standard fixed by the
Fuel Administration. Some of the
small operators iave been giving
trouble, but the condemnation. of
their product is expected to haye
thp result of reforming the prac
tice. I
11 is the intention, ©i the Un
ited States Fuel Administration to
enforce the regulation^ it; haa
made providing for the exclusion
of dirty coal from cars.
NOTICE
A cf.nvtntion haa been called by
the Citizens Party to be held
at tho Firemen's H^ll Friday ev
ening at 8 p. m. for tha purpose
of nominating a mayor, thxea coun
cil men, treasurer, city clerk, and one
memoer of the school board.
M. CONWWAY,
Chairman.
Did You Ever
consider how intimate is the com
radeship between a man and his
Suit, Hat and Shoes ?
Where one goes, there goes the
others. The longer they are ac
quainted the better they like each
other and the more inseparable they
become.
From the day of purchase there is
a mellow atmosphere about an Ed.
V. Price Suit, a Hardeman Hat and
a pair of Florsheim Shoes—something
easy, intimate and comfortable—some
thing which induces the feeling of
dependableness.
The spring lines are here. Come
in and look them over.
JAMES KENNEDY