WAR COSTING FRIGHTFUL TOLL
' IN BRITAIN AND GERM
Washington, Saturday. — Advice
rmotived by the United' States) W^r
Office *od«y from the British London
headquarters states that the Mrit'sh
iosvs iu men killed, woundted. cav
ture«? or missing on the western
Xrout since March 21 l» nearly 250.
000.
Amsterdam, Saturday—Les-Nou
velles, a newspaper published at
"1 he Hague state* that during three
Apyi in April two hundred and six
ty fiye trains loaded to their ca
paci'v with wounded German boI*
diera returning to Germany- Jrom
tl>e bat'le fronts ln Plcardy and
Flanders had heon( counted. j
Geneva, Saturday. — According :a
a statenieut made by a prominent Al
satiai. chemist. who has just ar
r vei! here from Mulhauseu, the
German military authorities ape
sending direct to the .front lines all
•bt_youths from the re6«rve depota
ia AUice Lorraine front.
Th!> man stated that he already
has four sons in the.German army. |
the i»test one to be taken into mili
tary training being only IS years of
a^e, and he -was killed.' at Locre ia
*bo Flanders battle line.
"The Germans are employing theJ
last reserves^'' said the Alsatian.
Especially is this true of soldiers
from Alsace Lorraine. It is the
German manner o£ settling question
that may arise in politcs between
'wo provinces"^
"Iu case a referendum is taken
after the war on any matter there
will be only a few Alsation elect
or» eft to vote."
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Paris. Saturday. — The news
has just reached the French War
Office from BirrwMly stating that
«. Freuch gun had made a direct
bit on one of the long range Ger
man guns with which Paris was be"
In;: bombarded1, aud that the big
cannon had been put completely out
of action.
UNEASY OVER
• PEACE TREATY
Loudon, Saturday. — There ts f
grave uneasiness ia Germany, ac
cording to a report ivblch has just
rebelled here, occasioned by news
from the east, -where apparently
Germany will shortly be confronted'
with overwhelming difficutilee that
will shatter the whole fabric of the
Brest Litovsk peace. Th« news
was received in London from;
Amsterdam.
HUNS ACM i
BEGIIB ANEW;
London. Saturday. — Advice from
tiie British front in the Flanders
district received at British war of"
fice today state that an intense
bombardcien was opened by *h»
Germans against the British, .posi"
tions early this morning, the lines
under fire extending from Loere to'
.a poln.» south of Ypres.
Great activity is also reported in |
the sector beween the forest ol
Niet>i<e and Meteren. On the south- I
eily gide of the Lys salient the
British troops improved' their posi-1
tions somewhat and also on the '
Noitliern side of the samq. salient. 1
MAY TROOP MOVEMENTS
MAY EXCEED APRIL
Washington, May 4. — Movement^
of the American troops now sta
tioned at the various cantonments
throughout the nation, to fill the
i-aps abroad will exceed the record!
•ot April, it was announced toda£ at
headquarters.
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Saturday Special
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Silk Gloves at 1-2 off
Our I -2 Off Sale On Odds and
Ends Will Continue for Sometime
AT 1-2 OFF
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Seattle, May.4. — On May 11 tha ^
.nvestigatioa Into the freight nrwl
oas^poier rates of the linea serving
*o Aiaska ports will >a begun In
this city. [
At this investigation the question
o? tha advisability or rendering pet" ,
missloii to the .Canadian steamship [
lines engage# in the transportation |
business to Alaska to engage in
business between two Alaska or Aiu
prlc^D jx>rt% will also be,made.
According1 to an announcement ra*
celved in this city from Washington |
<oday the investigations |and hear
ings will be conducted' by O. B.*
Ken!, examiner of the United States
shi >piii? board.
Hearings will be held.in Juneau,
.Seward and' Anchorage where Mr.
Kent will take the testimony of all
Dersons interested, who are located
in those cities, and' he will ask for
'he attendance o£ person# from all
other Alaskan ports, bo that he
m\- also hear their testimony.
8 KILLED 64
WOUNDED
14 fill
•
Washington, Saturday. — The <'&s
ualtles reported from France for
the past twenty-four hours numbers*
oishty gls whicl* Includes eight
Rilled, sixty four wounded and four
teen missing. •' . i
Seattle, May 4. — James J. i.C&l"
l-i Shan, public welfare commission or
for Seattle, who has been un.de?
charges of grand' larceny for issuing
charity orders, wa? yesterday after*
noon found guilty by the jury which
tried his ease.
Skagway ha? responded' genejous- .
Iy fo the purchase of the Third Lib- 1
erty Ix>an bonfr issue, tqj to « late
hour yesterda/ the subscriptions
amounting to $26,550. The quota
allotted Skawav w^s $18,000, and'
by her act in oversubscribing she
will receive an Honor Flag.
By authority of Governor Lynch,
of the Federal Reserve bank at Sail
Francisco, the names of those who
have bought bonds will bo published
es will also the names of the
3l.A~CKERS, who a'though. perfectly
ei>le to buy, have either refused or
nesrlected to buy.
It must be remembered that the'
United States government is not
asking you to GIVE to it or dcaiate
to 't this money, but the govern
ment is asking yon to loan to it
*he money, and for the use of this
money the government is agreeing
to pay you 4 % pert-cent interest.
More han three hundred persons
heard Dr. Keller make a Four Min
ute speech a* the ElkB last night,
and he carefully told all this to j
fhose present. He said' that it was ;
either a case of LENDING money to !
*hf government for the conduct of
the war, ,or the government would
be forced *o levy taxes to r^e tb©
required amount of money for fin
ancing the war of frightulnesa now
being waged by the Prussia n gov
ernment against humanity.
By the purchase of the bonds yon
are given the best assurance in the
who'a wide world of the Bafei. re
turn to you of your money, while
undet the taxation scheme, ten yeapa
h^nce you would' have nothing but
« bunch of tax receipts.
A telegram from Mr. B. M. Beh
reads, who Las always shown his es-,
teem Tor the people of Skagway, and
his Interest in its business aria eifte |
welfare, to the Baaik of Alaska.
yesterday, extended his Con
gratulations lo the people of Skag-i!
way for their liberal purchase of the
Third Liberty loan bonds.
This is th*> last day for the sale
of the bonds o£ the Third Liberty
loan, and the Bank of Alaska will
keep its doors open until late this
evenign so that any person who {has
no' already bought, or who wishes
to match President Wilson in buy
ins jugt one more on the intsallment
Plan may do so. * J
Just before goiuff to press advice
was received from the Bank of Alas
ka that subscriptons amounting to
$1500 had been received! j from
Haines, and that the $26,550 men
tioned above has been increased to
$28,300, which only leaves $1,700
still to t>e subscribed to majke lhe
grand1 total $30,000 which means
tha» 34 more residents fiiust com#
foreward and take out that many
$50 bonds.
Seattle, May 4. — For oversub
scribing the.Third Liberty Loan,
oond issue, this city was this af'
ternoon presented' with her honor
Ilags.
Washington, May i.—Up to noon
today reports received throughout
fha country indicates that the Third
Libery, Loan has been oversubscribed
about $10,000,000.
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COFFEE
Has not yet been affected, as far as we are con
cerned, by the war price and quaility the same.
We carry the following well brands
Hill's Vacum Packed
M. J. B.
Alia
Schilling's "
Golden Gate "
45 ct. per lb. 2 lbs. 85 ct. (2 1-2 Golden Gate $1.00)
Good bulk coffee, ground to suit you at 30 ct. per lb.
P. H. GANTY
Store Open From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. One regular delivery a day
taking orders received until I p.m.
FRIGHTFUL HUNS REFUSE TO
ADMIT STARVING RUSS. REFUGEES
Moscow. Saturday.^— It lias. beea.
reported here from. Irkutsk that
China is claiming territory [near the
Chinese-Sibertsji border. The Sl
ceria Soviet government haa Hied' a
piotfst wih the Chinese goYern
meut,
The Ruasian prim© minister heri
is in receipt ot a protest In which it
is statod that Germawy ha^t refused
admittance into territories oocuplel
Dy. her three hundred thousand
starving refugees who are gathered
near the Russian) frontiers.
SHELL KILLS
ll.SJOLONEL
With American Army in France,
Saturday. —Xieut Qolonel Richard
H. Grig Griffiths, 'who was In com
mand of an American battalion of
infantry in the recent engagement
near PIcardy, was killed by [shell
fire. He emerged from a dugout |
Just at the moment that ft German
shell arrived directly in front of
of him where it exploded. [ I
GEllSM
FIMFEST,
Berlin, May 4. — In the dis
tricts ;of Southern Finland we have
overwhelmingly defeated the enemy
in n battle lasting for the past
five days near Lakhti and Tavas
thus, and have captured twenty
thousand prisoners, is a statement
Tiv«u out by the German, war office
today. __
ENURE ITALIAN
Vienna .Saturday. — Heavy light
ing along th-e entire Italian front
between the Adrlalc sea on the
south and the Guidlcaria valley In
the north Lb reported In today's of
*«• i») statement.
The Jefferson is reported to have
l<-ft Wrangell at 9 o'clock last night,
and thaf Bhe jvould call In at Taku
cannery. No Information was re
ceived' as to her ^probable hour Pf
arrlysl here.
GERMAN AGENTS
MAY ASK
PEACE
London, Saturday.—Aocordiflg to
the Central Newte Agency, which ia
credited with being very exacting aa
to the authentlcy of the source ot
news given, out, an eminent emmis
sary of Germany's new peace offer
ing Is already In England. He|l»
a Dutch financier of great prom
inence. It is stated that another
agent la also on th« way to England
ESCAPE SIOPPEB
BT WATCHFUL
GUARDS
Atlanta, Saturday. — Aji attempt
at the wholesale liberating pf Ger
man prisoners fromi Fort McPher&oa
vaa foiled by th-e guartfa wio dis
covered a fifty foot tunnel leading
from under one of th<j prisoners*
barracks. |_
ENGINEER Hi
FliNJIlLEB
Seattle, May 4. — In a train
wreck which occurred' mear thi» city
this morning;, William Elliott ea&i
i>eer, and Roy Crane, fireman Were
both killed instantly.
VICTORY
WE ARE GOING TO WIN
THIS WAR
This Victory, like everything worth
while in life, will require sacrifice, »elf
denial and ungrudging effort in defense
of Liberty, Justice and Civilization.
We must use every weapon at our
command; and notjthe least of these is
money. Never in the history of the
world has there been • truer cause.
Invest in
LIBERTY BONDS
JAMES KENNEDY