WEATHER RETOIST
Saturday: Mas. 86. Min. 20.
Sunday: Mnv. 36. Mtn. S3.
Stoiltj Alaskan
No. 291 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
GENERAL STRIKE IN AUSTRIA MAY MEAN REVOLT
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TWO TURK WARSHIPS
SUNK II SEA BATTLE
*
Breslau Total Loss
And Goeben Had
To Beach
Loudou, Jan. 21.—Iu naval ac
tion between British. antf Turkish
warships at the entrance to the
Dardanelles the Turkish, cruiser
Miduliu, formerly the German
Brestlau, was si:uk. The big lit
tle ship, formerly known as Goeben
•mj owned by Germany, now named
the Sultan Yaw uz Selim, was so
budly damaged that she had to be
beached.
EIGilT KES WISH
BE MAYOR OF
SEATTLE
Seattle, Jan. 21.—Kntries into
the deattle mayorality nomination
contest include Frank Waterhouse,
John F. Murphv. Jaetns E. Bradford,
Ralph A. Hori. C. J. France, Han
son, Griffith and Gill.
BOLSHEViKi FEAR
ACTIOS OF RUBS.!
Petrcgrad, Jan, 21.—Bolsiheviki
authorities, fearing the action of
the Russian Constiuent As
sembly have completely dissolved
It, is today's official announcmeent.'
Ill THR GIRL IS
JIRflESTED FOR
BIGAMY
Seattle, Jan. 21.—Edna Metcalf,
of San Francisco, ago 17, was ar
rested here tnis morning on a big
amy charge. She Is accused Of
marrying three naval Bailors Bince
last August, and came here to flee
with Louis Lint, number 3, to Al
aska.
SUSPENSION OF
8 HOUR UW
URGED
Seattle, Jan. 21.—Steamship com
panies operating to Alaska, and
Alaska canneries, have wired Sec
retary Lane, of the Interior, and
Governor Strong, of Alaska> urg
ing the suspension of tho Alaska
eight hour law.
iikriUjkes
PEACE
Berlin, Jaa. 21.—Germany and
Ukrainia have reached an agreement
at the Brest LItovsk conference on
peace, is officially announced to
day. •
Saturday Special
On Saturday afternoon and evening we
offer a special
50 Per Cent. Discount
on all Hats and Millinery goods.—We have some very
smart looking Hats in stock and would be glad to
have you come in and look them over.
Our 20 per cent, discount sale will continue until
the end of January
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
• BRAZIL TO HAVE
ARMY OF TWO MILLION
I'm is, Jan. 21.—Within »
• few months Brazil will have an
• army of several hundred thous
■ and men ready to take their
• places in France and by the
■ end of the year she 'will have
aji army of two million, accord
■ ijjg to a statement made to
day by Senator Denello Ma
■ chado.
J. J. .t. A it. A 4»
COllfll CZEfiHIN
SINCERE m
Petrograd, Ja«. 21.—Regarding
jje^c© negotiations ftt Brest Litov&lc,
Count Czerain declares that it
l»eace did not result from negotia
tions it would not be "Because of
any intentions of ours in re
gard to conquett."
ALLIES BEGIN SIMULTANEOUS
| SEA AND LAND OFFENSIVES
I
i Berlin, Jan. 21.—Ostend, the
large Gorman submarine hasp on
the Belgian coast, la being bom
txirded today by Allied naval forces,
is announced In the Berlin official
(statement.
Army headquarters report consid
erable arUllerj; tilting at various
points along the Western front,,!
British Are being especially in
tense ajatag tie Southern slopes of
the Scajpe river.
On the French front bursts of
artillery are noted in, the Verdun
sector, and on both sides of tiie
Khtne Marne canal, wlwa ei American
prisonous were captured by Geiuta^
force3 recently, ) !
ill DRIVER
IS ARRESIEO
New York, Jan. 21.—ChArlefl
Richardson, mall wagon driver,
wjia arrested here this morning
charged with, stealing a, half mil
lion dollars worth of money and
jewels which were taken from bis
wagon. 1 ■ ' I ■ ?
SOLDIERS GUABD IMPORTANT
buildings in smr CUT
Upou request of the Skagway
Council o£ Defense, sixteen sol
diers from Ft. Wni. H. Seward ar
| rived in Skagwaj; last night at 9
o'clock and were immediately de
tailed on guard duty. The water
front, White Pa*s offices, Cus
tom's building, Broadway, the
court house, and tlie car shops
wero put under guard. Soldiers*
are patrolling the streets today, I
Excitement prevailed in the city
last night, and many rumors made
their way amo:i? the people. Word
from responsible government men,
was received on the City of Se
attle, that a general plot was oa
foot by Germans to destroy cer
tain property throughout the Unit
ed States and its pos
session on January 21, Every
city was warned, and as Skag- .•
way is the gateway to the inter
ior, the Defense Council deemed Jt |
wise to tajce extra precautions;
here and asked for troops. In ad- i
dition to the soldiers, Carson, Page
and Hardy and au extra watchman
were on duty last night and were
under orders to investigate any
suspicious character.
During the late hours of the
night the cabin In which. Fred Kruhe
was living was entered by govern
ment men, and Kruhe was taken, to
the court house for investigation as
a suspicious character. When
found Kruhe was lying in bed, com
pletely dressed, even to having
on boots and fur cap. In his
possesion were found notes
written in shorthand which he says
are a combination of five dif
feront systems, but which, neither
he, nor anyone else, can read. The
finger nails of Kruhe's handa are
black and stained from chemicaLs.
He knows chemical formulas, which,
ho says be has learned while
studying- the chemical process for
extracting gold. K'ruhe ia partial
ly supported by hl3 teth
er, so he claims, jvho Uvea in
Fairbanks, but he, himself, has
done little work for years.
Kruhe came to SJkagway about
two months ago, from Juneau, and
hag done no work in that time and
has kept close to his house. He!
is thin, unkeot, and has the:
appearance of being sick, but says
he is in perfect health. Although,
not arrested, Kruhe is being de
tained for further invetsigation. |
Soldiers will probably be in the
city for several days, guarding
against any eventuality that may
arise. No damage has been re
ported from the States and it is
possible that the plot has been
thwarted or postponed.
<reo. Rosenburg, of the White
Pass & Yukou office force, return
ed Saturday on the City of Seat
tle from a visit in, Coast cities and
with, his son, Capt, Rosenburg, at
Camp Lewis. . ,, j
The next boat due to arrive in
Skagway is thi Santa Rita Wednes
day night at 6 p. m. The ffefferr
son, of the Alaska Steamship Co.
will be the first steamer direct from
Seattle, she being due Sunday, Jan.
27. I ' | U||tll»[d
Apple Special
We have 2 lots of good Cooking Apples for
sale while they last at
$1.75 and $2.25 Per Box
The last chance this season for apples at this price
P. H. GANTY
c
WES! FOR BIG
DRIVE
Paris, Jan. 21.—Several hundred
thousand additional German troops |
arrived in Belgium the past few j
days in arroparation for the coming
Western drive by. German; forces,
according to word received here to
day.
Amsterdam also reports the pro-1
vince of Limberg filling up with |
Austrian troops.
U.5. CHARTERS
Washington, Jan. 21.—The Unit
ed States government today ar
ranged with. Holland to charter all
Dutch steamers In American ports. |
WILSON TO FIGHT
BILL FOR COUNCIL
Washington, Jan. 21. — It is
known that President Wilson will
fight the passage of a bill design
ed to create a war council.
The City of Seattle, of the Pa
cific SteamshiD Co., arrived in port
Saturday night at 8 o'clock and
sailed south about 9:15.
BERLIN ORDERS
STRIKER!! BE
Munition Factories
Are Forced To
Close
London, Jan, 21.—Austria to In
the throes of a general strike, aoj
cordicg to a dispatch; from parte
which reports that 100,000 workepj
have quit their jobs. The etirikq
extetnds throughout the entire part
of the dual monarch}'.
All factories in Vienna and Xeu
stradt have beeu forced to clpse,
and among thtin are some very;
important war and ammunition
plants. Strikejs are openly antK
German. Tlie general strike move
ment, wliich is both political and
economic, is especially aimed at
securing peace , \
I*ublic demonstrations have been
held in many of the more important
cities, and hostilities are voiced,
toward Berlin, for trying to force
the Austrians to continue the war.
Orders To Slwot Strikers
Berne, Jan. 21.—Germany lias
*ent a large force of soldiers lata
the industrial centers of Austria
with order to shoot down strikers,
and to force tUeni hack Into th«
factories, according to reports to
day from the Austrian, frontier.
Yesterday a great peace demon
stration of old men, women and
crippled soldiers took place In
Vienna . 1 ;
AUSTRIAN MINISTER RESIGNS
Amsterdam, Jan. 21.—The Aus
trian minister to Holland tma re
signed in order to accept a posi
tion with, the Vienna Despatch antj
Berliner Morten post.
Commanding Officer Stone, of Ft.
Wm. H. Seward, came to Skag
way with th.e detachment of boI
diers Sunday night, but returned
again to the fort the Bame evening.
He left Lieut. Collins in command
of the troops. .!
FASHION
and FIT
Go Hand-in-hand when you
walk in a Hand Tailored Suit
bought at our »hop.
A wid« range 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