No. >48 TWENTY
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1918
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Lulls. Monday. — In a speech
which he made in this city, Prime
Minister Uoycl- George made public
his message and the reply he re"
ceived from President Wilson when
the former aske^ quick aid °f the
United States.
The me«sage from Great Britain f
to the United State* P"t up to the j
American government the terribly
critical situation they wore iu o;i
ilarcii 21, when on the dawn of
that eventful day th© Germans
launched their drive against Amiens.
The message received from the
President of the United States said j
the Prim© Minister in his speech j
wps "Semi your ships across to us j
end wp will sc-nd you the 120,000
men ner month you ask tor-' I
Paris, Monday. — Aciording to
dispatches sent o«t by the Spanish
Amt assador at Berlin, nine French j
prisoners were shot to death l>y
German guards aud' fifteen wound
ed severely recently at the Prison
camp at Dangensalizj* in Saxony.
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Amsterdam, Dec. 9. — According
to the Cologne Volks Zeitung, Preai-j
denr Wilson is to be invited to vis-,
it the city while lie is in Europe,
and while there it is suggested that
representatives of the German for
eign ministry meet the head of the
Uni'ed1 States government.
DOMINION GOVT. HAS
ISSUED SAVINGS ST AMI'S
Ottawa, Dec. 9.—The announce
It is claimed by the Spanish :lm-j
bassador in his telegram that the i
Germau guards take advantage of
eveiv little move on the p:trt of the
prisoners to punish them, and the
guards are said to be responsible
for tne shooting of the prisners.
mtDt has been made that the gov
ernment will inaugurate a war sav
ings stamp campaign. The first
war savings stamp has been issued
to bis excellency the governor gen
eral
PEIf! IS ll)t
e mm
Jletz, Monday. — General 'Petain
was presented with the baton of
a marshal of Franc® here today on
thf occasion of th6 opening cere
monies of the formal transfer of
Als&ce Lorraiu© back to the French
authorities.
The Armistic is signed and Peace is coming but war obli
gations are not paid and to take care of them the Govern
ment has^given notice of a
FIFTH LIBERTY LOAN
Skagway has in the past done its share in helping Alaska
go over the top. To do so again every local residen
should at once open a ban£ account, that whtn the call
comes, you may have ready money tD meet your Liberty
Loan installments We invite yours.
BANK OF ALASKA
NOTICE
On account of continued bad weather and the poor success
now obtained in the search tor bodies, the Canadian Pacifis
Railway Company announce the organized search that hag been
maintained since the wreck or their steamer Princess Sophia
will ba discontinue# this week.
REWARD
Effective at one©, and until December 31, 1918, a reward of
$50 will be P.aid for each body recovered and brought ia, bear
ing no glgns of having been tampered with.
Th0 reward will be paid at the office -of the General Agent,
Seward street, Juneau.
HUNS MUST OOFF
HATS TO THE
■ VICTORIOUS
Amsterdam, Dec. 9.—According to
a dispatch received here from th©
German military headquarters in
Berlin, an order has gone forth thm
out "ill territory which is now or
which may nere&fter become occu
pied bj' Allied troops, that all male
Germang in such occupied territory
raise their hats to British officers.
iETIM BE
IN GREAT FORM
Paris, Monday.—The French gov
ernment is oompletlng most elabor
ate olans for the reception of Mr.
Wo-drow Wilson, President f the CJ
uite.' States, upon hig arrival here.
The plang as now laid Provide for
President Pointcaire meeting Presi
dent Wilson upon the lattej-'g ar*
riya at th© Boise du Boulogne sta
tion in this city on Saturday morn
iua a' ten o'clock.
Aioard oS. George Washing-toil,
Mondav Morning. — President and
Mrs. Wilson attended religious ser
vices yesterday in the Bhlps quaar
ter- for the enlisted men.
CO• OPERATION OF BOLSHEVIKI
DID NOT WORK OUT
Tokio. — Failure of the Bolshe
vist to control Siberia wag oart*
lv due to the fact that the leaders
or the provisional Siberian govern
ment have organized "co-operative
unicns" throughout the country
which have welded the people Into
one <»reat family, hostile alike to
'the blandishments of radicalism and
o' the Germans.
Twent -nine of these bodies were
forme' in villaees and counties
shortly after the beginning of the
revolution, according to Arcady Pe
troff, deputy minister of foreign af
fairs of autonomoug Siberia, now in
Tokio, and number about 100,000
coosarvatives »socialists, demo
crats and army officers of the form
er regime, living in the region be
tween Ural and Irkutsk. These Or
ganizations are secret and, while
each Is seoarate and Independent
entity, all are united for mutual
oonefit for the maintenance of the
provisional government, financing
and the transaction of business.
Berlin, Monday.—Fifteen per
I aons were killed outright and more
than fifty wounded in street fight
lne: which took nlace between gov
ernment troops and Sp^ricus or
1 Li»bknecht followers Friday after
j noon and evening.
The rebels massed in great groups
at various points in and about the
CU', and When attacked by the
government troopg in an effort to
d'isperse the mobs, defended them
selvse with machine guns.
Thft heaviest fighting took place
In three suburban sections of this
city.
Parip, Dec. 9.—Th0 new party
which is trying.to gain supremacy o
Ujc Oerman government, now known
as the Spartacus, taking its name
from the early Roman leader who
endeavored' to free the slaves whom
tho Romartg had caDtured, is
spreading In strength and has now
gained a footing in the northern
suourbs of Berlin, according to Zu
rich despatches received here to
day at noon.
According to the despatch, Chan
cellor Eberts, governor of Berlin,
is rushing new troops Into the city
in an effort to crush the Spartacua
government.
It is claimed that the followers
of »bo new party are today pillaging
the city in some of the most populous
parts, and great damag© is being
done to private property, a? well as
to the property oelonging to the
former Imperial German govern
ment.
Munich, Dec. 9.—Yesterday af
ternoon a large force of armed sol
diers went to the residence of the
Minister of the Interior, and after
forcing an entrance to the building,
demanded the resignation of the
minister, This demand was finally
conceded to, upon which the armed
forcca withdrew in order.
STA1IC IS TAKEN'
OUT OF THE RADIO j
i Now York, Dec. 9-—Roy Weagant,
(chief engineer for Marconl, hag an 1
jlnYen'km which, takes the static out i
of wireless telegrauhy. The s6"
| cret Is to be known to only the Al- \
Ilea when peace Is signed. It!
does s.way with high towers, a°d is ,
conildered the most important dis-1
corerey since Marconi's original dis-,
I corery.
KAIsER GORGED WHILE
PEOFLE FAMISHED |
Copenhagen. — Enormous stores j
' ot foodstuffs, of great variety, val- (
uea a* hundreds of thousands of
' mark*, were fount In the ex-kais
er'a castle at Berlin.
Paris, — Notable lowering of
price' 'bap taken place here. The
price of grain from North America
haa declined nearly 40 per cent.
HUNS PILLAGED TO THE LAST
London, Dec. 9.—On the eve of
the signing of the armistice the Ger
mans carried out their usual acts of
cruelty and t>illage in the Mezleres
CharlesviHe region, according to an
interview with Albert Favre, under
secretary of state.
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TANKS OCCUPy
COBLINS CUT
Wita the Americans in Prussia,
Monday. — At the request of the
Gfrnaan authorities la Coblins, a
detachment of American troops went
ajuad of the main section of the
Thiri* Army of occupation and this
detachment will form the troops
which will occupy that city for the
immediate future.
frakIow
IS !K LONDON
London, Monday. — Former A"
merlcan Ambassador to Russia
Francis, who resigned his position
od account of ill health gome few
months ago, arrived in tMa city
yesterday via Scotland, and will
i j i ergo an operation.
FHEXCH PRESIDENT PAYS
OFFICIAL VISIT TO METZ
Metz, Monday.—President Point
Clasnes are of frequent occur
rence between armed forces of the
government and the rebe'.s, and it
is believed that much bloodshed will
follow when the troops now being
rushed to Berlin by Chancellor
EDerts reach that place.
Berlin, Monday.—Ag a result of
I Friday night's clash between the
: followers of Liebknecht a 3d* the
government troops, thirty mass
' meetings arQ being held in this
• city today.
I » The meetings are being held by
the workers who have responded to
Liebknecht's demand for a genera!
j walkout, and it is feared that the
four thousand workmen who have
' rallied to this labor leader may
cause considerable trouble before
' thev are suppressed.
caire paid an official visit to the
cit v yesterday. |
Generals Foch, Joffre, Pershing
ana i'etain accompanies President
Pointcaire, and' the party was given
a hearty welcome in their tour of
inspection aDout the city, f4.
SPAIN EXPELLS
I III MINISTER
Paris, Monday.—a Madrid dis
patch received in this city tnis mora
in" states that German Ambasador
N'atibor is to be expelled from
Suain on charges which have proved
tha> he was instrumental in aiding
revolutionists in Spain, and for stir
ring up strife in that country wnicfc
was endeavoring to remain neutral.
Ml WILL
II! 1 POPE
Rome, Monday. —The Messagero
stated today that President Wilson
would call upon the Pope while tha
former is on his visit to Europe.
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