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No. 248 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY,
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NOVEMBER 27, 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
VILLA SECURES FOOTHOLD WITHIN
ILLS OF CHIHUAHUA CITY
El Paso, jNoy. 27—After making
several desperate assaults oa the
citjr of Chihuahua., General jVilla,
with a strong Jarce, succeeded
'his morning is* securing a ' foot
hold within the city's wails. |
In the defense otf tfoe city Gen
eral Treavino's armjr had several
haud to hand encounters with) the
attacking Sorcts, and the battle be
came so fierce that at one point the
d*fen«e was weakened and taking ad
vantage ot this the offensive forcea
vN« crowdedi forward' and secured
a uoStTtion. jpblcii the£ otrongly bar
rucaded, majctng it almost 'im
possible without the us© of wttl
levy to | dislodge them.
Fighting is reported1 to be still
in progress ,a<nti [the last advices
received state that the rebels are
vr" j cautious and " slowly
nicking off the men of the city's
garrison whenever the latter expose
themselvs to the 'Ire of the foe
RUMANIANS FLEE FROli TEUTONS
AND BURN TOWNS AND SUPPLIES
Berlin Nov. 27 — Reports com
lu\ from Rumania state ♦h.at ilack
ensen's army is^within sev$n miles
of »Jie city of Bucharest, th§ capi
tal of Rumania, aiud that the Ru
miajaa forces are ilQei-ug from all
the towns in thai -vicinity, burning
the towns and, all supplies before
making their retreat
General Falkeahayn'si troops are
Invading tie western, portion, oif Ru
mania, making their offensive mwf
aient t'rom the northwest . '
Falkenhaya advancing: from the
northwest, has formed: a Jun-otioi)
wi»h Mackemsen, •who is advancing'
Trora the south-.
II THREE PARIS!
London, Not. j 27—From late
advice received ia this city from
Athens, it would appear that Greece
bas about reached a. crisis. The
reports stale thM the country finds
Usel* divided into three factions.
th» flefacto government, .the VenJ
sclcs followers and the military
party . |
LITRE SCHEME
Anchorage, Xov. 9—A report was
♦re«ly circulated around towu that
tickets via U. S. A. T. Crook had
been sold and otherwise illegally
dlsooeH of and that 'several well
known local gamblers had secured
tickets with the supposed intention,
o" making the trip to Seattle with,
the express purpose of making-' a
cleaning among the laborers from
their Bummer's J wages. Commis
sioner Hears learned of the rumor
and instituted a thorough [ over
hauling o£ all snspoctsl embarking
on the Crook and in the drag net
'our tickets were found in the han(|
o' four persons other than govern
ment employes. John; May William
Newell, Theodore Theodoridas and
John Vididh were arrested by Speo
*ai Inspector Robinson and Marshal
Anderson for attempting to ' de
fraud the government by false
impersonation, | . '
Iu their trial before Judge David
yesterday their (sentence was de
ferred on. consideration, of ! said
delinquents leaving Anchorage on
*he next steamer; otherwise they
will be 'given a jail 'sentence. They,
were released to eemre passage 'on j
'ho Admiral Evans. '
The judge, as usual ,was gracious
In his fdecision and evidently 'felt
thv if these men were that anxious
'o leave the country'he would' help
fhem on the way.
Agent Shaw [of tha Alaska's .S.
Company receivedi advice this morn
In. that jihe steamer Jefferson
would not leave for Che north ui&
•il the 27th of the 'mqnth instead
the 26th1 as previously schedul
3.1. .This will bring her into Skag
way on Dec. 2.
Ladies Georgette and
Crepe de Chine Waists
House Dresses and
Bungalow Aprons
NOW ON DISPLAY
<2*P
Also a New Shipment of
Kayser Silk Underwear
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
THREE MEN ARRESTED IN SKAGWAV
SMU1AH1 BOOTLEGGING
Special Agent Naud, Acting Directly
under Order of Governor Secures
Evidence and Causes Arrests to be
made
As the results oC lovestiigations
which were made by Special* Agent
Gccrge D. N*aud, who was acting di
xecily under j bjetruations of Gov
ernor J. F. A. Strong, United
States Deputy; Marshal t Frank Gook,
placed under arrest) J. F. Ander
sen, prophet or of tflile ; Pantheon,
and Joba A. Bender and William
Cliilds, proprietors oT tUe Mascot,
the charged preferred; against) tihiq 3
man being that of polling intoxicat
ing liquor without a'license. The
arrests w$re niadq spout 11 o'clook
last Saturday night, amd 'thei mien ,
were at once brought up; bsforoUn- (
'ted States Commissioner ' Edward j
Rasmuson, and were released on
cash bail being j flurnMied., Mder
?ca putting uh $.1,000 |imd| Childa
and Bender $500 east, j
The hearing was e$t tor 10
o'clock tbia ,morni*g, but upon 're
quest oX the defendants in the
cast, the heaoring was'postponed un
til 10 o'clock Friday morning, De
cember 1st, thlei poettponement beilpg
allowed so as to! permit the accus
ed (to secure legal'counsel to re
present them in tbeir defense. |
A number qI -witnesses hare been
subpoenaed in the case ,»nd! 4ni dSs
cuscins, Mr. Naud stated that he
believed that bei had; (sectored) Ejuffi
ckn* evldeuce 'to convict fcjie three
men, on the charge j of Belling al
coholic 'liquors without a license.
New York, Nov. 27—The British/
cruiser Lancaster stationed fif
teen miles off from Sandy Hook last
nigljl sent out a, wiredess warning
'o all ships flying the flag of the
Entente powers to he on their
i'un-rd. The message stated that a
German submarine vessel had been
sighted oni this Bide of the Atlan
tic, and that it was evidently' in
waiting for any- Huch) Bhfp which it
might come across.
As a result of the yarning flash
ed across the waters, bucW ships
•a might be prey for 'the Germ a®
undersea craft abandoned the regu
lar course, and tocQc either to the
■north or soutih o£ the path usually
followed by the trans-iAtlanitio ships,
TAG GOTO IN
COLD STORAGE
Chicago, Nov. '27 — Saturday
■liiffht, as a step, tai j their crusade
against the "highi prices o£ food
stuff," city official^ began their
fi ii." to break: uj> the alleged corn
els on alt articles of food! .
Fifty investigator made jthe
rounds cx£ the "cold storage plants
where immense quantities of goads
were stored, and placed 'tags on all
gicods whiah' they believed.1 to be
•held in 'violation bo [certain) city
ordinances bearing'on, the Bubject.
I l
Herb. Wheeler, general' manager
oS the W. OP. & jY. R., wna 'a par
ser fer southi on1 the Prince Rupert
today, after a short visit In! Skag
way.
DEATH TAKES
NOTED WOMAN
Los Agneles, Motv. 27—Mrs. Inez
Mil hoi land Boisspvain, who) suffer
ed a total collapse'some six ■weeks
oast while laboring; for Uifi suf
frage cause in this Btate, died lost
Saturday .
Mrs. Bolssivalq wag a young wo
man .only thirty yeara of age, and
was a native off N^w fYork. For
several years past she has been
occupying a prominent position in
the equal suffrage movement,! and
't was owing to the severe strain,
under which she ha*i been laboring
for the past several months that
brought o nthe attack' which! was In
strumental for her death •
PRINCE RUPERT IN AND OUT
The S. S. Prince Rupert arrived
in Skagway at 12:30 p. m. today
and sailed for Vancouver at 2 'p.
m. The Prince Rupert was de
layed at Juneau untfiQ 6 a. m. this
morning unloading about one hun
dred tons of mining) machinery, for
the Alaska Juneau Gold Co., which
accounts for her la)tq arrival at thfis
pert.
The outgoing passengers were: H.
Wheeler, genral manager of the W.
P. & Y. R., C.'A. Little, of thq U.
6. Signal _ Corps, wife a,nki "child, and
R. E. Metcalf for Seattle. [X»n
Sakatos, B. Mnltoze 'purchased^ tick
ets for |Seattle whjlg G. W. Bar
net \ painter and1 paper hanger otf
Skagway purchased a ticskt tot Vic
toria and Ed. W. 'Maheer was a
thru passenger to Boston, jMfcsa
The Prince'Rnperti will arrive In
Vancouver Thursday afternoon) a,nd"
sail J north! from. Vancouver 'Thurs
day midnight, making tbia flort
next Monday [morning. '
You will need some of these for that j
1 Thanksgiving Dinner
j! Preferred Stock Corn on Cob, Pumpkin, j
j* Asparagus Tips. Tiny Green Beans, High |
2 G-rade Mincemeat in bulk or packages !
5 Dromedary Dates, fresh Layer Figs, table j
£ Raisins, Jordan Shelled Almonds, fresh j
2 English Walnuts, Almonds Brazel Nuts J
g Plum Pudding in 1 and 2 pound tins
£ . :
I P. H. GANTY j
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LUCK COINING 30 ENGINEERS
COI IN TWO Br BIG F8EIGTER
3 Killed and 3 Seriously Hurt When Big
Ship Literally Halves Small Launch
Belonging to U.S. Supply Ship
8an FranJciscot ,Noy. 27 — "While
making the rum from tthp dock; to
'he United Statea Buppdy | ship
Glacier .which' was anchored in. the
Golden Gate barter, one oI the
tenders belonging toi tSig ship was
struck amidships by) thej jfreighter
Apache and actually cut inj two.
Throe of the pero&na otathe launch
were killed ouitrglht, while | three
othera were seriously Injured
Only owing to the prompt as
sistance of other lammlhes that wer«|
in the vicinity, prevented a great
er loss oi life. [There were thirty
persons la the Bmall launch) at th«
time she wasi nui flofwin.'
The meta on the boat, outgid^ of
the small crewt required in. navi
gating the craft were egniiueera
from the Glacier Who had been- pa
short: leave, aaid were returning to
their duty onboard ship.
GERMANS MAY PASS LAW GALLING
ENTIRE MANHOOD TO ARMS
Berlin^ Nor- j 27 — It is be
lieved hare that aft; today's session
oi the ReiidWstog a general plan, of
mofcillzatkxiij will be enacted amd be
come law, where|by tha crivil lite of
'ho German! empire will be called
to arms.'
Thf- law provides! for) mjarehal
Uiie tne entire Gennadi manhood and
it is considered the mo©t enormous
plan iever conceived far the re
bundling oi tns army.
The scope of this measure can
no* be exaggerated, and leadsithink
ers to believe 'that the losses sus
tained by th.<? German J forces has
been greater than has been, made
oublic, anidl tSj^t by this means 'an
army of Sufficient strength can! be
mustered for the; purpose of'making
one grand smash; against the En
tente armlgls, (with hofce otf 'forcing
advances for peace.
FINAL HEADINGS
Hi El
Seattle, Nov. 27 — la ttie rate
case hearings, covering the freight
rates for transportation) companies
operating to j llaska ports 'and
railways operating in, the territory
o' Alaska, wfW/cli .were, coatinued
'roin the hearings faeldi in Cordbva
and Juneau, reprisenrtatlvep of!the
various BteamshSip) companies " and
railroad 1co(m(i)a-nies w'kol are charged
with exorbitant rateg.appeared' this
morning and presented] tiheir sides
of the case.
The evidence su/bmittetf this morn
iag bv the | gleams hip comipanies
tended to Biofw/wjiyi thq ad/yance
rate in fredghit charges had1 j been
made, andi the 'increased coat of
material, fuel, lablor, and) greater
demand for pfoSpa were given ae a
Dartial reason for the | advances
tha4 had been made.
The heading Is' not completed,
but it is believed that all Evidence
will be eiibmitted 'to the memlbers
of the Interstate commerce com
mission who have ityad'the investiga
tion in hand.
FAIRBANKS HAD TOO MANY
PAPERS—ONE TAKES COUNT
Fairbanks—'The Fa£rt>anika Times,
for the last tea years occupying the'
morning field lni this city, bus
nendied publication the last day of
October.
Roy G. Sotathtworth, | who, with.
Arthur G. 'Bell, published the; pa
per until a few |months ago, toolf
oossession of the plant under fare
closure of mortgage! [proceedings,
and he will removie it to Nenana,
where he will establish |fhe Nenana
v.— ' i " H »
Here For The Holidays
It's a pleasure to introduce these smart
Winter Suits to the men of our towD.
We knew that nothing would be to good
for you as a Christmas surprise, so here
they are, the best money can buy . . .
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WILL CLAYSON