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No. 1C2 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
NEW GOVERNMENT PROCLAIMED
Bf REVOLUTIONISTS IN CHi
Shanghai, June 4.—L«d by Gan-er
al Choi:g Hsun, military governor
of the province of Anjrhei, revolu
tion'sts have proclaimed a provision
al government with its seat here.
President 14 Yuan-hung 13 virtual
fty t prisoner in Peking.
ILsu Chi Chang h^s been appoint
ed d'ctator, and Thoa Ju L.tu, who
is considered strongly pro-Japanese,
has been named minister or foreign
af'airs.
The provisional government was
farmed Saturday after a conference
between General Hsun and a num
' r of military leaders.
Peking, June 4.—The extent of
tho movement against President
Yuang-hung is indicated by reports
here 'ctiay that eleven provinces
no loujier recognize th.e Peking gov
ernment.
EM¥S Of U.8.
HIVE RUSSIA
Washington, June 4.—Elihu Root
and the other members of the com
mission from the United State® to
Russia, have arrived at a Russian
port, according to the announcement
made 'oday by Secretary of State
Lansing.
sia upon the request of leaders of
The commission was sent Rust
tie Driovisional government at Pet
rcgrad to aid in establishing the ne
republic.
Washington, June 4. — Insurance
pn the lives of the American, sol
dires and sailors wlio will fight for
the United States in the war against
Germanv, is being considered i»y the
government. Th. individual poliecy.
tc be maintained by the government
weald be $4,000. The proposed, in
surance, it is contended, would be
an improvement ever the pwisicnf sysi
tern. • : I
Subscribe for the Dfily Alaskan.
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15. WILL BUY
'I I. V. RAILROAD
Washington. June 4. — Seeretarj
of the Interior Lame aauaouuced thai
the government had| decided to pur
chase the Tiuiana, Valley; railroad
owned by the Joslin associates at
a price not to exceed $300,000.
Pending the transfer Thoma^ Rigge
meinlier ol the Alaska Engineering
commission, "will operate the road
for 'he government under a lease.
W ashington, June 4.—J, M. Tan
ner •>! Juneau has been confirmed
by tlie senate United States mar
shal for the first division of Alas
ka. President Wilson sent the
nomination of Mr Tanner to the sen
ate several weeks ago.
United States Marshal Tanner
has been serving in the capacity of
U. S. marshal since his appointment
April 14, by Judge Jennings to fill
tUe vacancy created by the resigna
tion of Harry Bishop upon tlie es
cape of Krauae.
Rome, June 4.—Attacked by a
largo enemy submarine as she was
leaving Cattaro, escorted by a tor
pedo boat, the French submarine,
Circe, torpedoed and. sunk the div
er and returned to her base undam
aS*d :»iJ .
BAVK BANDIT IDENTIFIED
it.S MEMBER CHURCH CHOIR
Seattle, Wash., June 4.—The ban
d.t who committed suicide Friday in
King County State bank after Cash
ier Ncrquist foiled his attempt at
robbery by wounding him "with a re
volver shot, h»s been identified as
Fran': I. Whitman, a member of the
chior of the Queen Anne Methodist
cnurch.
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WEST IS ANSWERING CALL TO DUTY
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University of California student csdets In assembly getting ready to leave
J for the front as a part of the hospital eorpw which Is lielng sont to France.
AMERICAN AND BRIIIBH FLAGS
SIDE BY SIM EMPIRE DAY
W''h the Stars and Stripea aind
Utiiru Jack floating side by side
along <he streets and over the club
house of the Xorih. Star Athletic as
sociation, "WhitejiarBe, with. Stag- ^
way aud Gastineau channel towns
.participating, celebrated Empire Day;
Saturday.
The Skagway baseball team car
ried off the hundred dollar purse iu
the baseball tournameait after an ex
c'ling final game wi'U Whitehorso.
WUltohorse defeated Douglas Is
land 12 to 1, Skagway won, from
Fort Seward, 10 to 9, and from
WluteLcrse in tli§ finals, *1 to 3.
Two hundred twopensong were ca
rieed to Whltehorae on tbo excur
sion under the auspices of the
V. iii'e pass Athletic club. Many
oX 'hpm remained for the danoe
Saturday nigh, tand returned Sunday
Udiue, Italy, June 4.—Revolting
against the occupancy of the Ger
mans, Austrlans and Bulgarians,
thousands of old men, women and
children were hanged at the com
mand of the enemy commanders,
according to neutral dispatches and
the statements of Austrian prison
ers recently taken by the Italian
forces.
Mrs. Hume and child of White
horse sailed Saturday evening on
the Sophia for Vancouver.
"BONE OR!" Li
Seattle, Wash., Juns 4.—Petitions
fi!?d here today indicate tljat the
new "bon© dry" law must go to a
referendum rote.
feEVITLE MILLIONAIRE DEAD
Seattle, Wash., June 4. — Meyer
; Gottstoin, founder of the M. and K.
! Gottstein wholesale liquor company
1 and a millionaire, died at liis home
| here Saturday.
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IMTIOH GUARD OF ALASKA
Jure&u, June 4. — The steamer
Georgia, than which no boat sail
Ciut of this por* ia better known,
new being used as a wrecking ten
der of the Washington Sai-vag^j compi
ny, of Seattle, in attempting' to raise
th§ Northland, at Kake, may again
handle the passenger, freight; and
mail business from Jumeau to Skag
way and other nearby points.
riarrv L. Crosby, of tihe Washing
ton Salvage Company, which con
cern ha« recently overhauled the
Georgia and put the necessary e
qui.ppm.ent In the ship for the pur
poses ahe I3 now being used for, is
interested im the matter of closing
up a deal whereby the Georgia may
resume her old runs from Juneau.
It is expected that the boat will
be through her present mission in
about six weeks and it is said that
very little work will be necessary
to put the ship la shape to handle
the business out of Juneau.
Allen, Shattuck of the Merchant's
committee to look into the matter
i0t securing a boat to hamdle this
business, said yesterday that he un
derstood Mr. Crosby's intention, was
to take the matter up with the ci
ty at an early date.
Washington, June 4. — The sen
ate and houge conferees reached an
agreement Saturday on the three
.billion dollar war budget bill, which,
includes three quarters of a billion
dollars for the merchant marine.
SlTKA MAN IN U. 8. SERVICE
Charles Barrett of Sitka, accord
ing to dispatches from Washington,
has been appointed first lieutenant
si^ial corps in the arm* officers
•reserve corps.
MEETING OF PIONEERS
Igloo No. 12, Pioneers of Alaska,
will meet at 8:30 o'clock this ev
ening in A. B. hall. All members
are requested to attend. The mee^
ijg will be followed by a luncheon.
Washington, May 4. — Orders
have been issued for the organize
tioa of the first national guard bod
y ot Alaska. Major P, W. Davison,
disbursing officer of the Alaska.
Road commission, •will be in com
mand of the work, with headquar
ters at Juneau, to. which city the
read commission's headquarters
will be moved June 15 from Vaklez
Tho organization will be effected
under the federal territorial laws.
Major Davison's title will be inspec
ts r-i instructor, but later it is be
lived i« will be changed to adjutant
general.
PEIROHO IN
FEAR OF RIOTS
Ffrtrograd, Juno 4.—Threats by
sailors of warships at Kroosta&t,
that they would laud and join, tlie
Sailors amd soldiers who mad© a
demonstration, Saturday against the
uew government, terrorized the city
anew today. The anarchist^ who)
parad'd tho streets Saturday, cry
ing "down with authority," and urg
ing that the banks be looted, have
not since been, in open outbreak
but renewed distnrbances are be
lieved imminent.
London, June 4.—Fifty Norweg
ian vessels, totalling 75,000 tons,
were sunk in May by German sul>
irarines, according to the report is
sued here today Twenty-five livea
were lost witli tho slilps.
General Haig today reported tha
recapture of important positions
siiouihwest of Cherisey. which tha
Germans seized Saturday.
PROPOSE TAX OX AUTOS
Washington, May; 4.—Approxlm*
atoly forty-one miLlion dollars wil
be raised by a tax on automobiles
u=fcd for purposes other than bus
iness, if congress passes the war tax
measure as agreed upon. Saturday
bv tlie senate finance committee.
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