SKABWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY.
WILSON IS THE BIG NEWS STORY
FOR DLL IDE LONDON DAILIES
London, Friday.—The nwespapers
of this city are devoting the major
portion of their news space to
chronicle President Wilson's visit to
Kngland.
of them have printed the
statement 'har no emperor arriving
as a guest of Britain has ever re
ceived the ovation which has been
ii n were
MINIS BREAD
American Advance Zon© France.
— Two thousand soldier- bakors
turning out a million pounds of
bread a day—this is the va st
tt;nl animated work one saw here
at the American army field bakery,
which supplied the Btaff of life to
tbe American army in the entire
area of the advance zone.
It was a bekery of tents, unlike
tne ordinary bakery within brick
walls.
accorded the head of the American
nation.
The Wily Kews, in printing its
accouuts of th© President's doings
iur the tV'iy remarked', "The Britisl
peoole have never Defer© witnessed
anvfhing quite like this impressive
welcome."
Mrs. Wilson was entertained a'
luncheon today ny Lady Reading.
.Seattle, Dec. 27. — Secret serv*
ice men arrested K. 11. Martin, a
laboring man, on the iharge
blackmail and sending threatening
letto.- through th« L'nted States
mail.
Mania sent leUcrs to Banker
Strave i-nd- Banker Latrner, in
'i.'c'i or which he threatened the
recipient with instant death if they
failed 'o -oiiii across vritli the sum
o' money stipulated therein.
New York, Dec. 27. — The creat
es* American armada ever assem
ole' is that which now lies at aU" ,
chor ia the Hudson river.
Tills immense fleet of great bat
tleships include twenty <.ne super
iireaduaughts, dread naughty and
ships of line.
All of these massive fightiug ships
ijave been in active duty in Euro
pean waters, most of them have
•have oeeu awav from home for the
,past twenty months, while some o£
them have only been absent for a
tew months.
All the officres and nien, with
the exception of a few who are
necessary to keep watch, are on
shore leave, and this city is accord-;
Jut them every welcome. The
streets are '.totted with them, every
where, and it is not an uncommon
svht to see a group of men uncover
vvhep u party of the bcyg pass.
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WITH HKIXO SLACKER
Olympia, Dec. 2 7. — Congressman
C. C. Dill of this state l»as been cer
tified as a draft delinquent for fail*
ure to send in his questionnaire. He
has wired from "Washington that he
Intends to send it in immediately,
claiming, however, that ag a con
gressman he is not compelled to fill
it cut. iiiilfJI
A Prospmuts
.JDfnu ftrar.
to All our Patrons
anil ffrirttitH
BANK OF ALASKA
Xmas Dinner Suggestions
Imported French Peas Extra Fine 35c per Tin
Imported French Mushrooms 65c per Tin
[Special]
Extra Large Ripe'Olives Pint Tins 35c per Tin
Extra Large Ripe Olives Quarts 65c per Tin
P. H. GANTY
ALASKA FREIGHT RATES TO
1 BE RAISED AFTER JAN. I
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' Seattle, Dec. 27.—Claiming thatj
tlie present freight rates applying
to Alaska, ports do not bow pay ^
the operating expenses of the vari' i
oug steamship lines perving the
northern territoy, a material gen*
eraj advajice of Alaska, freight
rat«s may l>e expected booh after
the first of January.
Heads Engage In Long Earnest Talk
j Loudon, Friday. — President Wil*|
j sou and Prime Minister Lloyd j
| George went into conference this |
' morning at Buckingham Palace at
eleven o'clock, and these two states-j
I nits were closeted together for
i
j ssverai houru.
Loudon, (Later)—Close on to
three hours were consumed by the
conference of President Wilson,
Prime Minister Lloyd George aud
Lori Balfour.
1 WITH PUNCH j
ARE PUBLISHED
-
okagway Commercial Club, thru
| ua secretary, Puil Aorajiams, has
javut out during the i>o$t lew 3A)8
! several hundred pamphietg Or bul
jienus advertising the agricultural
j ami mining industry iu AiasKa, as
| w til as other information, regaruing !
j tue territory of a general nature.
; J'1je bulletins were compiled b£ ;
th« Alaslca Bureau of Publicity uu
I der th© supervision of Chief E.
j J. White and ar« entitle^ "Life i
! iu Alaska," "Progrtss of Alaska '
j Sine# Purchase," "General Facts j
! about the Territory of Alaska in I
; Condensed Form." "Kdible Herba ,
I aiid Vegetables fuond in Alaska,"
1 and "Farming in the Chllkat Val"
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rruuiiujy me uiusi micrcoims «»-•
letin is the one entitled "Life ia
1 Alaska." This gives a very gen
eral idea of conditions which main
tain in the north, and should i>e
largely instrumental in brushing the
cobwebs from the minds of the peo- |
pl0 of the states in believing that j
Alaska is a coiuitry overrun with i
gunmen, blighted by blizzards, |
| that we do all our teaming with ,
dog teams, and that the principal j
diversion is attending the dance
hall where the women of question
able character predominate.
The pamphlet on farming
is very good, and whilg it does not
Jo justice to thig industry, it con
veys a very fair idea of what has
been accomplished along the lines
during the p»st 20 years.
While the supply allotted to Skag'
way was somewhat limited, Mr.
Aorahams still hag a few copies of
each bulletin left.
It was announced that the discus
sion hag been a most fcaisfacttoi^
oue, the President's fourteen pro*
positions for peace being considered
■from every angle.
During the first conference lunch
eon was served, after which the con
versations were resumed in the
Premier's Downing street resi
dence. At the later conference,
Asquith, Bryce and' other British
statesmen were present. These al
so attended the luncheon.
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Washington, Dec. 27.—The de
cree of the federal court for the
First division of Alaska, holding it
to be within the President's power to'
grant exclusive fishing rights in
public waters, was upheld recently
bv the supreme court of the LTnit
c-t States.
Injunction^ restraining th0 Alas
ka Pacific Fisheries from placing
nets in th© vicinty of Annette and
aoco'njing islads off the Alaska
coast were made permanent.
Under presidential proclamation
these islands and adjacent waters
were set aside for the Metlakahtiau
Indians. The company contended
that the President wag not au
thorized to exclude the public from
tliese waters.
HAS SWEATER KNITTED
UV 84 YEAH OLD MAX
Paris, Dec. 26. — Private Abra
ham J. Norris, 90 Watisworth Ave.,
New York, is possessor of a swe-Uer
kuitted by an 84-year-old English
man of Princeton ,111. With it a
card from the Red Cross in Prince
tan, read: "We ask that this some
what imperfect piece of work be ac
cepted and used. It h<"'s been a joy
for our aged English fellow towns
man to do his bit tor beloved A
meiica. It can cover no warmer
Or more loyal heat than that of the
knitter—Killiam Winter, Sr., Prince
ton 111., 84 years old this day,
January 31, 1918." Private Norris
declares he $aw nothing "nmper
fect'' about it.
REPORT Of ASSASSINATION OF
FORMER KAISER SWEEPING PARIS
Paris, Friday. — An unconfirmed
report is sweeping through thi3 city
today that "William Hohenzollern,
the former German kaiser hajj been
assassinated.
The report started In the French
Chamber of Deputies last night,
and it is believed by many- prom
inent anct well informed peopl© that
it is true.
FORMER RUSSIAN CZAR SAID TO
BE ALIKE IH NEUTRAL COUNTRY
Warsaw, Dec. 27.—Michael De
Tchihatchof, nephew of General
Skeropadski hag made the positive
statement that Nicholas II, former
Emperor of Russia, is alive and
that his whereaboutp in eom« one
of the neutral countries wa^ known
to the Allies
The statement vsa m&dfi herQ
today by; Michael De Ichihatchof,
who has just escaped from Ukraine,
and who before coming to this city
rnaoe a trip to Petrograd. He al"
®o said that Lenine and TrotsJcy
started the report of the Czar's
murder for propaganda; purposes.
It is aJao stated positively by this
man that the QW3 family; la witb
Wm. A 4 ^ .2 l*i
SAYS ALLIES MUST JOIH GERMANY
IN FIGHT TO DOWN BOLSHEVISM
Berlin, Dec. 27. — Dr. Solf,
former German foreign secretary
advocates an alliance between Ger
many and the Allied nations in
order that the defeat of Bolshevism
may be t ccomplished. Dr. Solf;
declared that the Allied; nations are J
SINN FEINERS
HAVE WON 001 j
Dublin, Friday. — The Indications
today point to a victory for the
Sinn Feiners. It lcokjj a» though
this D^rty have won a majority of
seats in the recent parliamentary
election, ij
in ag much danger from the influ
ence o( Russian Bolshevism as Ger
many is, and "The Allies a""*
forget that G-ermany is thier ene
my, and we must unite in the one
great purpose of saving the world
from tlio dreadful conssquneces of
Bolshevism."
London, Dec. 27.—It was an*
uounced today that the Bolshevik
government in Russia has approach
ed 'he Allied nations concerning
terms of peace since Christmas day,
and that a note had been sent re*
questing that concrete terms
made.
SELL MAX'S PARIS
DINNER UNIFORM
Paris, Deo. 26., — Soma wealthy
souvenir hunter can buy the £°r"
gcou8 plumage Prince Max of
Baden intended to wear in, the tri
umphal entry into Paris. Max, then
•v jreaieral in the army, had his
gaady raiment ready in 1914—when
the Allies threw a wrench into the
Hun machinery . Mayor Herriot
ot Lyon 13 going to auction off
Priuce Max'3 gold-encrusted uni
form, his Damascus sword his frinfi
e<*' epaulettes and hip helmet with a
magnificent plume of yellow, white
and gold. The helmet is lifted with
white satin and is engraved with
thr» initial "M." The outfit was
captured in a chateau where Prince
Max and his suite were billetegi in
1914, the prince escaping in his
nightshirt through a window.
KING GEORGE WILL NOT
VISIT UNITED STATES
London, Dec. 27. — Reports that
King George intends to Visit the
Unite* States are denied.
Paris, Friday;. — The Peaco
Congress membership will total be
tween one hundred' and one hundred
and twenty delegates.
Twenty-seven countries will t>8
represented at the congress.
France, Great Britain and tba
United States will each have fiv«
representative^ ut the conferences,
while the other nations which will
participate in the P^te negotia
tions will have from one to four
eacn. • ±
EMPEROR OF CHJLVA IS
MOST PECULIAR POSITION
Peking. — China furnishes the
anomaly of an emperor holding
court within a republic and func
tioning with the aid' of the republi
can maeihnery. The' little Emperor
Hsuan Tung who wag placed on the
Dragon Throne of his ancestors last
| year lives in the Forbidden City a
mid old time ceremonial and re
ceives royal honors from those a*
round him and even from republi
can representatives on th« stated
occasion^ when they visit him or
other members of .the imperial fam
ily.
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All Our
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JAMES KENNEDY