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Stockholm, Oct. 17.—A British
p&'fy arriving hero from I'etro
graj today and state that seven hun
dred Russians die daily in Petro
t^rad from hunger and starvation.
Th"v report the condition as most
desi era'e and the scarcity of food
becoming greater all the l'me.
L
DROPS BEHIND
Washington, Oct. 17.—The trea
sury department announces that fie
Fourth Liberty Loan subscriptions at
the (lose of the day yesterday are
about two and a half billion of dol
lars short. * •* ' 1
It was also stated that ^'ew York
wis lagging and a lar^e amount be
hind in its quota.
London, Oct. 17. ^Official press
Hu eau has been informed that the
reoorts that Germany would capi
tulate are without foundation en
tirely.
FOR I NfOXDITIOXAL Si n
KKNDKK
Washington, Oct. 17. — Senator
Harry o. New * of Indiana opened
peace discussions in the Senate, de
elarug that only unconditional sur
render to the American Army would
meet the demands of the American
people.
MS REPORT!
London, Oct. 17.—Reuters Lim
ited Press Association learns that
the German reply to President Wil
son's noto is expected t«> b6 ans
I wered immediately anj will be at
once communicated to 'he United
States government. Their informa
tion leads them to believe that it is
a general acceptance Of the Presi
dent's conditions.
They are not disposed to reject
i the rumors concerning the kaiser's
[uhdicHon and look for its confirm^,
j tion at auy time.
WILL CEASE
Amsterdam, Oct. 17-—The Ger
man army command, according to a
bulletin issued by the Rotterd*am
Couraut today hag ordered its ar
mies to ce&sg the devastation of j
places evacuated unless absolutely
compelled to by military necessity.
L
Washington, Oct. 17. — Secretary
of th« Treasury McAtloo announc
ed today that there would b0 one
am' tbere was a possibility of there J
beine two more Liberty Loans bo"
fo>- the bills are paid.
Captain George McMasters with j
his V'fe and daughter were arriv
als out on the train last night from j
Whiteuorse.
Th» Captain has finished' his |
work for the season as master of '
the Selkirk and -will go to W en- J
atchee where li£ has his home to:
spend the winter. |
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN FACTS
Skagway's Quota ... $25,900.
Subscriptions ( local ) $28,700
" Haines 800 29,500
Over subscribed 1 3-9-10 per cent 3,600
Skagway subscribed $32,500 toward the Third Liberty
Loan. A thousand dollars a day for the next three days will
be necessary to equal that record. We are surely going to
do it.
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GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
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London, Oct. 17.—War office r®"
ports that Admiral Keyes of the
British Navy has landed in Os-'
tend and that the Belgians are
marening to the city having crossed
thn Yser river.
Tho reports further state that a
Paris dispatch contains the Jnforma
tioa that the retirement of Yon Ar*
CAVALRY BREAK
GERM LINE
London, Oct. 17.—This after
noon there wag effected a com
plete break through the second Ger
man l'nes of deffense in Belgium.
Dense masses of cavalry are pouring
through the breach that *'as made
an t they have at this time advanced
a distance of nine miles in" the
enemy territory.
( nlms army of sevetjieen divisions
towards the North sea is assuming
' the proportions of complete rout.
| The Paris dispacth also sayg that
orrthe thirty mile front in Flan
' ders the Belgians, French and Brit"
ish continue to push forward Vig
1 orously smashing the Germans with
terrlole effect .
CAVALRY BREAK
GERMAN Li
London, Oct. 17.—This after
noon there wag effected a com
plete break through the 6econd Ger
man l'nes of deffense in Balgium.
■Dense masses of cavalry are pouring
through the breach that *'as made
an ) they have at this time advanced
a distance of nine miles in" the
enemy territory.
KAISER STILL
ABDICATING
London, Oct. 17.—The biE Lon
don newspapers are_ still excited
over the reports that come from
Berlin. Some ot them are convinc
ed that it is only a matter of a
short time when Germany will
capitulate and that the time is
at hand when the kaiser will ab
dicate.
li1
IRE SACRIFICED
London, Oct. 17.—According to |
information gathered by Reuters Bu^
reau, British lives that have been
sacrificed) in the war UP to the |
present time Is nearly one million.
80CHES FLEE
E
Allied Armies in Belgium, Oct.
17.—Thf» Germans have started to
r-tfeat on a tremendous scaje
from northern Belgium. The French
cavalry is approaching Thiele
which is seven miles from Ghent on
♦lie Bruges canal which is within
ten miles of the Holland border line.
PE8PLE RISE
Paris, Oct. 17.—A dispatch from
Zurich makes the announcement
that serious outbreaks against the
Germans have been made in Ruman
'a and the Province of Moravia.
Tha people are aroused to a fiigh j
pitch and the outlook is favorable
for continued demonstrations a-1
gains' the Germans.
Freshly dressed Skagway chicken, j
FryerBruhn. . ,
Amsterdam, Oct. 17.—The Neiuw-j
PotU'rdamsche Courant iu today's is-*
sue withdraws the -statement re
porting the abdication of the Ger*
mac emperor.
Amsterdam, Oct. 17. — A dis
Jpatch from Berlin to the Tijd to
day briugs out the fact that a move
ment can be observed in the Ger
man capital to bring about a cessa
tion of submarine warfare on the
part of Germany. This is a result
of President Wilson's note« ,
RE1CHSTASG 10
Basel, Oct. 17.—That the Ger
m"n Reichstag will b$ called iu'0
session tomorrow for the purpose of
considering President Wilson's note
is the announcement according to
♦he German newspapers.
London, Oct. 17.—The Royal Air
force announced this afternoon that
tb* British naval forces were now
occuoying Ostend. M
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IHEJI VIVE
Amsterdam, Oct. 17.—The Frank
fort Gazette published a dispatch to
day from Constantinople to the ef
fect that far reaching events are
impending and startling news may
be looked for at any moment.
San Francisco, Oct. 16-—The dis
trict. bank reports subscriptions a
mount last night at close to a to
tal o' $241,330,350.00. The num
ber of subscribers to this amount is
one million ninety thousand oire
hundred and two.
ian Francico's official report
states 'hat $54,845,750.0. have
oeen subscribed.
The district has thus far subscrib
ed S'-*ty per cent of its Quota. San
Francisco over fifty per cent.
Twenty one northern California
counties are over the top.
The state of Washington leads in
honor flags ag nine counties and'
two hundred and twenty eight'com
munitie have oeen awarded the hon
or {lag.
HONOR ROLL
C. C. Cole
Mrs, Ida Doran
Agnes Gardner
Maurice R. Goding
Mrs. L. M. Hansen
James H. Lee
James A. Nettles
L. E. Reynoidson
Frank Suffecool
Mrs. Virginia Suffecool , y
Lionel Talbot
Eric Telfer : g(
Mrs. Eric Telfer
London, Oct. 17. — Reports
Just received by the War Offlc© an.
nounce that Lille has been captured
by the British and they ar-e occupy
ing It today. Field Marshal Haig
is attacking, this morning, on, the
Bohain Le Cateau front.
Along the Selle river southeast ot
Cambrai and. to the north the Ger
mans have pushed the British t>«ck
out of the village of Hausey.
GERMAN PAPERS1
GETTING BLUE?
Berlin, Oct. 17.—Tbe Vof .
to^ay says in an article comr
on th» war situation; aod»
in? the note of Pra«idenjn ,
makes the bald statemen' in
war is coming to am c
auch a manner %& not'
Germany desires.
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■ 7.—The Alaska day
Je observed here to*
SeaV simple form without „
exerca demonstrations. Thla
"the prevalence of the
an$hich still has Seattle ia
^ New cases are developing
!y and the death toll for th«
eh. average fifteen jjer d*y.
FKA OVER THE TOP
Z 5. Mclntoh, a well knowi
'roa Gold Bottom creek,
sou district, is awaiting aV
take him south for the wir"
•Mcintosh ha? worked bis £;n
many years and' makes th 6
and out annually an s°
likes it. He will ret,'
in ov"r the ice next Rr ~
1 ' Sitka, Oct. 17.—The Fourth Lib
erty Lo'an drive closed here Satur
day night a week ahead of sched
ule with a total of $20,200. The
loc,I O. S. WW. 0H'«.
$2,150 which is not included In th« •
total. M '-W—
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