No. 273 TWENTIETH YEAR SKAtJWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917 PRICE 10 CENTS
WEATHER REPORT
Yesterday: Max. —5. Mia. —16
Today: Cloudy, n. tv., w*mer.
BOLSHEVIKI GOVERNMENT TO ACT AS MEDIATOR
PRIVATE BANKS OF PETROGBAD I
SEIZEfl BY RUSSIAN SOLDIERS:
—
Petrograd, Dec. 2S. — Soldiers,
actinv under the orders of the Bol
shevik! finance commissioner, this
morning surrounded and seized all
private banks in Petrograd, includ
ing a branch of the National City
bank t New York.
; .Manager R. R. Stevens was ar
rested and detained for a short
time. Many bank directors were ar
rested. and several surrendered keys
to bank vaults, buf Manager Stev
ens refused.
FARMER3SH0UL0
GEI NOMINAL
RATES
Seattle, Bee. 28. — Professor
Georgeson, of tfce government ex
periment stations ia Alaska, la a
speech here last night s&id the Un
ited .'ates should give persons de
siring to go to Alaska to farm,
nominal transportation rates on
everything taken north.
15 CRUEL
Seattle. Dec. 2S.—Antone Stand-1
er, a pioneer Klondyker, filed tuit i
iu court here this afternoon against
his second wife, Lillian D. St^nder, |
charging her with cruelty.
RAILROADS TAKEN
OVER OFFICIALLY
Washington, Dec. 2S.—All rail- j
roads operating in the United States J
were officially taken over by the
fcoverament at noon today.
SULZER
WEST POINT
Waaaington, Dec. 28. — Acting
tlglegate Sulzer has nominated Pet
er Sather, Jr., of Nome, and Donald
J. Leehey, of Seward ,as appoint
ment cadets for West Point* Al
teonatea are D. N. Sutbpion, °f
Ketchikan, and Millard O. Murine,
of Seattle.
JAPAN PROMISES
AID 10 BEST
EXTENT
ToJslo, Dec. 28.—Emperor Terau
chi 'a a speech delivered from the
royal tnrone today declared Japan,
intends to cooperate to the fullest
ex*ent with the Allied governments.
lASMAM
INDAf. NIGHT!
Because of the continued cold (
weataer and bitterly Bevere winds
it has been deemed advisable to
again postpone the Presbyterian,
Sundav School Christmas tree, and
weather permitting-, the entertain
ment will be held Monday night at
7:30 o'clock in the Presbyterian,
church.
This tree is open to the public, I
and there will be a present for every;
child tvho attends.
Shipment of
LADIES DRESS SKIRTS
on the Jefferson
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
TWO SPIES
■HI
Seat*'*, Dec. 28.—Wilhelm Fred
erick Elope mid John Forcella,
former German cavalrymen, having:
joiDCi! the Seattle Y. M. C. A., en
deavored today to enlist in the
Cami> Lewis army forces, but were
interned by order f>£ President Wil
son. Both men are declared to be
clev ! spies of the Teuton itovern
neut.
SIR JOHN SIMON
Sir Jchn Sinon, the noted British
barrister, has given up a practice of
J.150,000 a year to accept a secret com
mission, and it is understood he will
devote his brilliant abilities to formu
lating and co-ordinating the terms
which the allies will impose on the
central powers when the time comes.
Sir John, it is said, will have the rank
of a colonel in the intelligence bureau
of the general staff.
STUDENTS may register late
As v* war emergency, certain high
school students who graduate at
mid-year but who desire to ea
ter tlie University of Washington
for the second quarter, will be ad
mitted as late as January 16. The
quarter opens January 2. Stu
dents affected are those who ex
pect to go into engineering, mines,
forestry, pharmacy, medicine or oth
er important technical work that the
war has stripped of men. The work
missed may be mi'de up on en
trance. Ordinarily lost work mvust
be made up by outside tutoring, but
U. S. CAVALRYME1 KILL 10
AND WOUND 20 MEXICANS
Marfa, Texas, Deo. 28.—American
cavalrymen today pursued Mexican
bandits who raided Candelarja, Tex
as, recently siayiiy the mail car
rier, -cross the border and killed
ten of the outlaws, wounding 20
more, and recovered MM? Qt the
stolen horses.
El Paeo, Dec. 28.—Mexican, bandit
raids into the Big Bend district of
Texas are Inspired by Germans,
who also are operating on the south-1
era oorder in connection with Am- i
erioan draft evMera. j
Hm TOURIST
TRAVEL IS
PREDICTED
Washington, Dec. 28.—That there
appears in. no department of the
government an intention to curtail
railway passenger service, particu
larly in the West, during the com
ing summer, and that all indica
tions point to an abnormally heavy
tourist travel to the national parks,
are the conclusions of Herbert Cuth
bert, of Seattle executive secretary
of the Pacific Northwest Tourist As
sociation, after two days spent
here -n consultation with govern
ment officials.
The bureau of national parks,
pointing to a record-breaking at
tendance in the parka last summer,
is preparing for a still larger visi
tation next summer. It antf Its
chief, Secretary Liane, ape convinced
that no real war purpose would be
achieved by attempting to limit
Western passenger travel and ylll
use their endeavors to promote
rather than retard it. Tourist agen
cies, however, in view of the dis
turbed railroad condition, are still
a bit timid about the situation. When
that situation settles some announce*
ment in regard to a policy of plac
ing no restrictions on tourist trav
el may be expected from the au
thorities who are handling the rail
ways.
All of which means that the
chances are good for more Eastern
ers visiting the far Northwest next
year than ever before.
GERMANS SHELL
CAURIEL8 WOOD
Parte, Dec. 28.—German. forces
beyond Verdun contented themselves
todav ■ffith shelling the Caurlels
Wood the official statement report
ed, ___
If the university is informed by
the high school pxlncijal of the
number of late entries, special sec
tions may bg provided. Late en
trants in some cases vill be ad
vised to take less than the usual
16 houra.
Try "Preferred Stock" Sliced Pineapple for Fmit Sal id ^ Serve
with pimento and grated cheese
Include a box of "Johnston's" Chocolate* with your order. Price $1.00
The Chocolates of Quality—Nothing better at any price
P. H. GANTY
CHINESE TROOPS
DEFEAT IHE
RUSSIANS
Tokio, Dec. 28.—Chinese troops
and Russians at Harbin clashed in
battle ihls morni** yith the re
sult that the latter surrendered and
dlsarmd.
Two Hours Fighting
Tokio, Dec. 28. — Two houn>
street fighting preceded the sur
render of the Bolsheviki forces in
Harbin this morning to Chinese
troops, according to a dispatch to
the foreign office this afternoon.
EARTHQUAKES
IN GUATEMALA.
"Washington, Dec. 28. — Earth-:
quakes began demolishing G-aute-1
(mala City Christmas night and are
still in progress at Intervals, accord
ing to a cable message received
here last evening. Much suffering
is being occasioned as a result of I
houses and buildings that have been i
shaken to the earth.
NOTHING SPECIAL
IS HAIG'S REPORT
London, Dec. 28.—Field Marshal
Haig reported nothing special from
the front today.
TERMS OF GOUN1
CZERNIN ARE
REJECTED
Washington, Deo. 28.—Riissli
plfuus to formally tiansmlt peaci
terms of the Central Towers to th<
Entente governments toithwith, say
a (lisoatcb todajr 'rom Petrograd.
In view of this action bjr tfw
Bolshevik! government Rassia vir
tuaily nttenijK-s to become wedi®toi
between, the Teutontic Alliance am'
the Entente. '
Allies Must Achieve Pnrtiose
London, Dec. 28.—Achievement
of the purpose for wlilch the Al
lies are fighting la essential to the
future freedom and peace of man
kind, said Prime Minister Lloyd
George in a letter which he sent to
day to the Labor Congress.
Xlie premier's statement is re
garded as the British reply to the
German peace offer.
Fi-ance Rejects Offer
IHru>, Dec. 28.—The foreign min
ister announced in the French
Chamber of Deputies today tluu
France officially had rejected the
peace proposals of Count Ozernin
of Austria- Hungary.
Washington Not Interested In Peace
Washington, Dec. 28.—No interes
Ls displayed here over thQ Teuto®
peace offer announced through
Doiuit Czeinln,
Conference Adjourns
Pet.ograd, Dec. 28.—'Tlia peace
conference being held at Brest
Litovsk, recessed today and wil
meet January 4th at a place tt
be named later. ! I _! • ' ,
TODAY IS WILSON'S
birthday
Washington, Dec. 28.—Presiden
Wilson today is celebrating hli
Mrthday.
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JAMES KENNEDY