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Saturday: Majc. 41) Min. 33. No
precipitation.
Sunday: Ma.v. 40, Mln. 32; ITeC.
.36.
Today: South wind, part cloudy.
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No. 24S TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY,
DEATH SENTENCE
13 SET ASIDE
Elf
Wasnlngton, Nov. 26.—Death
•enleiice, imposed upon a soldier
»fco deserted from tUe Panama
QauAl service' and made an effort
to get to Germany, upon finding of
a court martial will be Bet aside.
FRANCO - GRIliSH
HEUTRT IK
ITALY
AFTER EIGHT DAY MARCH
1ROOP8 REACH ITALIAN NOR
TU£B\ BATTLE LIXE A\D
ARK NOW WITHIN SOI ND OK
FIGHTING.
It»W Ji Headquarters, Nov. 26.—
Ranks uposi ranks ot Franco-British
Infantrj with. artillery and Bupply
»r»lna were seen today within j
Bound of battle on the Italian
«.orther* line.
Allied troops have arrived at :
the front after a march of eight
days.
AFFECTili
ARE STOLEN
|
Nwe York, Nov. 26.—Mrs. Mel-:
■"eu. »ife of Charles S. Mellen, is I
uaaied the defendant in a complaint ^
1W by Mrs. Margaret R. Brown!,
■ch^rgin^ alienation of her husband's®
affections. The complaint further
statoe that Mrs. Mellen by various
aaeans has brought about a dif- j
tereace between Mrs. Brown and j
ier husband.
HITH LEEHFY PIKS I\ SEATTLE
Seattle, Nov. 26.—Ruth Leehey, j
•Xe 16. and daughter Of M. D. 1
Leel ey, a well known Alaska min- j
Ing operator, died here this morn- .
lag. I.
FRENCH
IE 1
GERMANS
FORCES OF FRANCE YESTER
DAY TOOK FIRST AND SEC
OND LINE OF GERMAN DE
FENSE NEAR VERDUN.
Paris, Not. 26.—la an attack in
the Verdun region yesterday; French
troops captured the first and sec
ond German lines of defense in
cluding a number of deep dugouts
and 800 German prisoners, the war
office announced today. A general
weakening of the German lines of
defeuse is noted.
ARCTIC CLUB'S
NEW OFFICERS
Seattle, Nov. 26.—Newly elected
officers for the Arctic Club in
this city axe Frederick C, Johnston,
president ol the Alaska Fish Com
pany and the Tongas Trading Com
pany, president; A. F. Zipf, man
ager of the American Yukon Naviga
tion. Company, and general traffic
manarer for the W. P. & Y. R ,
vice-president.
STOPPED AT Pi Kit LUG
GING $1,205 IN (iOLD
Seattle, Nor. 26.—K. Babier, a
Russian, -was under arrest here rft
reutly charged •with attempting to
leave the United States with, too
nuch gold.
Officers who arrested him at a
iteamship dock charged he had
F 1,255 in gold on his person in
notation of a presidential proclama
tion ot Sept. 7, decreeing that not
svt-r ?200 in gold may be taken
from the country by any one per
K)D.
Kederal officials believe the ar
rest is one of the first in the na
tion under the proclamation.
Marshal Page and Fire Chief
Simes today are inspecting flues
and chimneys in the city.
SPECIAL
Monday Tuesday
We Are Still Offering Serge Dresses at $12.50
$ I 7.50 Serge Dresses, embroidered pocket and
collar, buttoned trimmed - - $12 50
$19.50 Serge Dresses, pleated skirt, braided pock
ets and collar - - - - $ 12.50
$20.00 Serge Dresses, very stylish effect, chain
stitch, embroidered pockets, white collar $12.50
$21.50 Blue Serge combined with black duchess
satin, trimmed with wool embrodery and
silver buttons - - - $12.50
$22.50 Blue Serge and Black Satin model, very
effective, trimmed with wool ana tinsel
embroidery, white satin collar - $12.50
$23.50 Navy Blue Messaline, elaborately em
broidered in Silk Georgette Crepe collar
and cuff ..... $12.50
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
>■■■ ■ .. ;
BRITISH CAPIURE B0UM1
II MILES PI
New Position Is Dominating — More
Than 10,000 Men and 200 Offic
ers Taken in Drive
I
London, Nov. 2<J.—Battlslif lroojis
jiuvtl raptured liourlon village,
I west of the strategical city of
I Camtuai, thus commanding the
| city, wliich is witliin a raihus of
I two miles, lyul virtually the whole
of the liouiiou. wood including liiglii
| ground witliin, jt is reported to
day.
I <>erman troops, in rusliing tfuns
to the C'ambrai sector from othu
[ cr parts of the Himtenburg linie,
have suffered peiious Artillery loss
[ es. A bottle between heavy
| field pieces is expected.
10,000 Prisoners Counted
British Headquartcip, France,
Nov. 20. — Qerman prt«onei-s ooiv
tluue to arrive from the front
llue trendies dally.
Detention cages places Iwclc I otf
the firing lines now oontatn near- |
ly ten. thousand German soldiers in
cluding aoo officers, "11 of whom
were tiuien In the recent drive.
This number has been counted and
more are constantly being: adde<l.
Gentians Repulsed
Loudon, Nov. 26.—German troops
yesterday at'acked British, forces
on the Bourlon pofiitl&n near Cam
brai ! ut were repulsed with, heavy
losses. General i flaig announced
today there have beoa no further
attacks by enemy forces.
Germans Make Claim
Berliu, Nov. 26.—Three hun
dred English prisoner*) aud 20 ma-'
chine guns were takou by Ger
man troops today when they re
pulsed several mLnor attacks of the
Brl'ish forces around Bourlon.
Seattle Nov. 26.—The steamer
Jefferson, of the Alaska S. S. Co.,
sailed from Seattle for Skagway and
way porta at 9 o'clock yesterday
mornin* and should arrive la Skag
way Thursday afternoon or even
ing. E. C. Meyers and H. C.
BlajiKman are passengers for Skag
way, wuile Chas J. Madison, Harry
J. Carlton, and Mrs. H. C. Albin.
are bound for Haiues.
VENTS MlXE TO
OPERATE ALL WINTER
B. 3chw aniekanip, who arrived in
Skagway recently from the Venus
mine, 16 miles from Carcross, re
ports »he silver lead property as
being quit.; active, and says if
will continue to operate all winter.
Mr. Schwaniekamp says there is a
shortage of labor at the present
time st tli 3 mine and also a short
age of wood. The ore runs from
$70 to $130 a ton, and is looking
better as development work pro
ceeds.
J. M. Keller left this afternoon
for tha Keller Brothers' wood camp
at Mud Bay.
NOTICE
Ail committees appointed to
work in the Interests of food
conservation are requested to
meet tomorrow night at 7:30
o'clock in. the E'ks' hall in
order to perfect a permanent
ogranlzation.
ALASKANS GET
COMMISSIONS
I (OVAL R. PULLEN, OF 8KAGWAY
IS G1YEN RANK OK FIRST
LIEUTENANT — FIFTY THREE
SEATTLE MEN WIN HONORS.
San Francisco, Not. 26.—A list
of severs' oundred graduates from
♦he second officers' training camps
announced today includes infantry
commissions for the following Al
askans:
Lieutenants: Royal R. Pullen,
Skagway. C. R. Horner, Treadwell.
Second Lieutenants: J. F. Ke.rper,
of Nenana; and W. H. Combs, who
is eligible as a future provisional
seron i lieutenant in the regular
army.
Aviation section of the signal
corps: I
First Lieutenant: J. C. Smith,
of Thane, Alaska.
N'on flying section of the signal
corps:
First Lieutenant: J. C. Luttrell,
of Seward.
Fifty three Seattle men won
commissions.
Roy«l R. Pullea, of Skagway, who
won & commission as first lieutea
[ ant, is the son of Mrs. Harriet S.
Pullen, proprietor of the Pullen
House. Dan Pullen, brother to
Royal, is a major in the army and
6oon will see service in France.
.
YANKEE PRISONERS PIC
TURED IN GERMAN PRESS
Amsterdam, Nov. 26.—German il
lustrated paperB received here re
! pr' duce photographs o[ "Types of
i the first Americans captured on the
'Western front." I 1111 '
Reduction in Flour
Advices in todays mail show another decline in Flour
Our Price Now $3.25 per 50 lb. Sack
(Hardwheat Flour and Blended Excepted)
P. H. GANTY
JAPAN
SPURNS
OFFER
i i
GERMANY REPORTED TO HAVE
OFFERED KIA-CHAU TO JA
PAN AS PRICE FOR JAPANESE
RETIREMENT FROM THE WAR.
Amsterdam, Nov. 26.—It is re
uorted la diplomatic circles here
today that Germany recently of
fered Kiau-Chau to Japan and an
nounced her willingness to discuss
at future date occupied islands in
the Pacific as a. price for Japanese
retirement from the war. japan
ig said to have spurned the offer.
Kiau-Chau is the important Ger
man stronghold in. China taken from
Germany by japan in the early
stages of the war.
BOMB KILLS
II PERSONS
Milwaukee, Nov. 26.—Eleven, peo
ple, Including seven police-detect
ives and women, were killed Satur
day night by a bomb intended for
.August Gilllani, pastor of the Italian
Church, which exploded in the
police station where it had been
removed by officers.
SEATTLE WILL INTERN WOMEN
SoatMe, Nov. 26.—Dr. J. S. Mc
Bride, city health, officer, has de
cided that it is legal to intern all
women arrested in Seattle found
suffering with contagious diseases
without a new ordinance. The city
quarantine ordinances are believed
ti/ coier present cases sufficiently.
In the future all disorderly per
sona wlU be arrested on a dirorder
ly charge. Women will be charged
wita vagrancy, and following their
arrest they will be examined. If
they are free from disease they; will
h.e released on bail. If diseased
they will be taken to a home that
la heing provided for them, and
kept there until city physicians pro
nouuee them cured.
'ibe city building on Beacon hill,
formerly used as a home for de
oendent men, will be used for the
women.
GRAND DUTCHES
ESCAPES M
SIBERIA
r •
Now York, Nov. 26.—Forrr
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nlcoleve
itoinanoff, second daughter of t
deooscd emporer of Russia, escap
from imprisonment In Siberia th
a Hct'tious marriage to the son
the former chamberlain to tbe ei
ooror, and is now on her w
across the Pacific to the Unit
States, chaperoned, by an Engll.
wrman.
SETTLEMENT 0
STRIKE AGAIN
REJECTED
Seattle, Nov. 26.—Striking t'
phone employes decided by a l
erendum vote to reject the settl
ment with the employers propose
by the Federal Mediation commi
tee. Ibis is the second rejection c
a proposed settlement.
IN FAVOR OF
SEPARATION
Petrograd, Nov. 26.—A caucus
in session here lias declared ii
layor of separation from Ruesiai
and has formed a new parliament.
2 AVIATORS"
ARE KILLED
Dallas, Nov. 26.—An EnglisUmai
g.n? a Canadian were killed her<
this morning \vhen their aero
planes, flying at a height of 200C
feet, collided. The flyers were ii
training for war service at this
place because of the fiue weather
conditions. :i< ["•'»
Qualified
fry Quality
To be The Finest line of
Boy's Suits and Over
coats ever fashioned
We are speaking about the
stock we have just received
from one of the foremost
manufacturers of Boy's Cloth
ing in the country.
JAMES KENNEDY