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No. 37 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
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ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 16. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
BRITISH AVIATORS DESTROY 118 ENEMY PLANES
FACTION!) CLAIM
PEACE IS ONLY TEMPORARY
AND NEW Air WILL EIGHT
United States is Deeply Interested In The
Message Adopted By Soviet
Russian Congress
Washington, March 16.—The Un
ited States administration. is deep
ly interested in a dispatch. from Mos
cow which says Russian factions de
clare the German made peace will
only i>e temporary .uni that Russia
will gather herself toother with, a
new Socialist army to resist the
Germans. _
MESS \(ii: HKAI> IX SILENCE
Petrosr;:d. -March 16.—President
Wilson's message of sympathy to
the Russian people >as read to
the Paai Soviet Congress meeting at
Moscow. Silence, interrupted by
murmurs of the Japanese situation,
greeted the reading of the docu
ment. ,
SOVIET ADOPTS RESOLl TIOX
PeU'o*r;-tU. March 1G.—The S->
viet Coujsress at Moscow has adopted
a. resolution in reply to President i
Wilson's message of sympathy from
the American people. The Con
gress hi it* resolution expresses ap- j
preciation "Parteularly to toilers
and thos* who are being exploited,
for their sympathy toward the Rus
sian j-eople at this time when the
Russian Socialist Republic is ex
periencin? the greatest hardships.'•
Th* resolution further character
ized war as imperialistic, and as
serts to." masses sooner or later will
cverthiow capitalism, and establish
a Socialistic society which alone
can bris.sr a lasting peace.
liKMXK FAVORS GERMANY
Washington, March 16—P.remieri
Lenine's domination of the Russian I
Soviet way seen clearly in the reso
lution cabled today. That docu
ment was generally regarded as
| supporting evidence now possess
j ed by this government that he is
tryin ' to stir up Russia against the
Allies and for Germany.
moopsToi/iiG
10 SI. UK
IDAHO
Sam Francisco, March. 16.—Troops
are moviujj today to St. Maries,
Idaho, to prevent any further riot
iug in connection with the trial of
\V. M. Nelson, 1. W. W. secretary.
INDUClIlN
AlfJIOPPED
Voluntary induction, into military
service by Alaska registrants will
be stopped in the next few days, 1«
dieati.-g that draft will come very
sfou. This information was con
v»ved in a cable to E. J. Shaw, sec
retary- of Skagway Exemption) Board,
Np. 7. which he received yesterday
fr'ui Governor Strong. Provost Mar
shal Crowder states induction will
be siopped within two or three days,
and persons should not apply to
militarv stations for enlistment.
This if taken tQ mean that Al
askans will be drafted in a very
short t'me, probo&bly by the first
of April.
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BRASSIERES
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CRITICAL STAGE
OF ill BEEN
REACHED
London .March 16.—The most
critical s'age of tho 'whole war
Jiaa befii reached, declared Sir Ar
thur Henderson, secretary of the La
oor party, in a speech] before the
House of Commons today.
H0Ll»MS
SHIPS OVER
10 ALLIES
Amsterdam, March 16. — Holland
has accepted the Allies' demand, and
will turn over her ships to Great
Britain and the United States. Both
nations had determined to seize the
shipping should Holland refuse to
yield.
DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL
I.DKS TO PRESIDENT WILSON
Washington, March i 16.—The
daylight saving bill has l>eeu sent
t0 President WUsocj for approval.
HUN ARTILLERY FAILS
10 KEEP PACE WITH U.S.
With American Army in, Prance,
j March. 16.—Germans have given utp
I their attempt to f're shell for shell
against Americans. They tried this
I at first, but increased American ar
j tillery has set too hot a, pace for
I Germ in ai tillerymen to follow.
Weather is ideal ,and roads are
| test drying out.
"HATE" UNITED STATES
Washington, March 16.—That Ger
many is deliberately encouraging ex
. tieme hatred of the United) States
| in Austria and at home is shown
j in a number of official communica
ALPINE CLUB"
MEETS TUESDAY
i The Skagway Alpine Club will
meet Tuesday evening at 8 oc'lock
iii the parlors oof the Golden North.
Hatel for the adoption of the com
pleted constitution and annual elec
tion of officers. A fullt attendance
is urged. This will be an import
j ;«.I\ meeting. A permanent place
of meeting will again be discussed,
and new officers will necessarily
make plans for the year.
Tckfo, March 16.—One hundred
fifty J»pan*se have been-slain at
BlagOvieschmensy, capital of the
pi ovince of Amur In Asiatic Russia,
by Russian Maximalists, according
to -'ewspsper advices received here
today. Japan is aiviused over the
situa.iou.
I". S Tt) DKFIN'K ATTITIDK j
Wasnington, March 16.—The ad- j
ministration today let it be known i
that President Wilson shortly will |
issue * statement which will define ,
the attitude of the United States |
towards Russia and towards plans!
of the Entente Allies to have Japan
send an expedition into Siberia.
J. J. K'inedy, U. S. commissioner!
at Haines, made the round trip to-j
day on the Peterson.
Mrs. A. J. Baker Jr., has) receiv
ed woid that Mr. Baker, Sr., is re-j
turning oa the Princess Royal. Mr. |
Baker h'« been outside for about]
three weeks, visiting with his sou j
in Elltusburg.)
VICE ADMIRAL WEMYSS
Vice Admiral Sir Rossiyn Wemyss,
who was appointed first sea lord of the
admiralty in succession to Admiral Sir
John R. Jelllcoe.
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tions reaching here today.
The kaiser has inaugurated a
campaign to hold the United States
responsible for continuation of
the war and is trying to impress
this information, upon, all sub
jects of the Central] Powers.
XOT CONVINCED OP OFFENSIVE
Washington, March 16.—The Am
cricai. war department is not con
vinced Germans are ready to under
take a big offensive an the West
ern front. Germany's much ad
vertised offensive has not ma
terialized. 1
GERMANS SEIZE
A SWEDISH
Si
Copenhagen, M&rch« 16.—Despite
tnelr promise of safe conduct, Ger
mans have seized and conveyel to
Kiel the Swedish, steamer Princess
I..geLor^, laden with grain for
Belgian relief, it t>ecame known to
day. « |
The steamer Jefferson is schedul
ed to arrive in port before mid
■uigb*.
The City of Seattl-e arrived to
Skagway at 12:30 o'clock today, and!
sailed for the south, a short time
later.
The U. s. narnor boat Peterson
arrived in port this morning at
11:4.0 o'clock and left again at 3
for Ft. Wm. H. Seward. She* will
make another trip to Skagway to
night, leaving Ft. Seward at 6 p.
in. and bringing a number of peo
ple from the near-by canal cities
to attend the St. Patrick's day an
nual > all given by B. P. O. Elks
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CANADIANS TAKE
MANY CAPTIVE
IN RAID
Germans Continue
To Pour Into
Belgium
With British. Armies in, France,
March. 16.—British, aviators hire
downed 118 German, war planes in.
day fi/hting since the firet °f
March, an. average ol more than 10
per day, says today's official an
nouncement. <
CANADIAN'S MAKE RAID
London, March. 16.—Canadian
troops in the region of Lena «t
tacked enemy trenches with success
today, taking many; prisonera.
Attempted-enemy raids near Paes
chendaele on the Menin road were
repulsed by British forces.
GERMANS POUR INTO BELGIUM!
Amsterdam, March 16.—There is
an unprecedented movement of Ger
man troops into Belgium, a dis
patch from Les Nouvelles declared
today. Increased signs of activity
are noted all along the W«*tera
front. !
WILLARD-FDLTON
FIGHI4IH OF
Kansas City, March 16.—It has
been announced that Jess W11 lard
and Fulton will light for the world's
championship the coming Fourth of
July. Both men will sign for the
bout April 1.
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