STORM DRIVES SHIP ASHORE
PASSENGERS AND CREW IN PERU
London, .Nov. 21—The American
®tcjimeT Siberia, with forty pass
engers pn board, is re^wrted to be
ashore olf the ^English) coast in a
terr:Xic >totrm. Thg storm ia so
vicler* that >th« ship caoinot be
irfsachf? by life savers who have
' gonti to the scene." It is feared
, that beiore aid can reach' them, the
entire crew and all ^he passengers
' will te lost. * '
FINE SPECIMENS
are presented;
Seattle, 'Nofv. 20 — A valuable |
series of natural copper and/ alver I
nuggets from one o>f the few mines
in ths> world - where gold, silver. <
And copper ore are found in" the j1
name sluice boses'has been pre-;£
seated to the Umiverslty of Wash- j I
ingtou college of mlnee'by Mr. and ! <
Mr». Msi Esterly of the Nifcina p-ro- j
»erty on th^Copper river, Alaska. |
These nuggets wil' be displayed!
In a set, of cases now under con
struction for all of the recent aci
dulous te the 'ore specimen® ex
fctDlt. Dean Miinor-Roberts of the
college of mines has contributed a
«e* of ore specimens from the Ken
nicott and Latouche mines of Al
aska. The Kennccott mine is the
highest grade copper properties in
»he world, according "to the dean, j 1
Tee present value of the ore is h
abou* $400 a'ton. i <i
ores from the Alaska-Gas- '
t'.wtan mine at "Juneau, which- is '
now milling some ore which) yields ^
as low a $1.50 a ton, Jiave been 8
added to the collection by Profes
sor Josephi Dantels of the college "
of mines faculty. 'Six thousand D
tons-of this low grade ore must ba e
milled each dajr to obtaiq • a con- , 1'
seat rate of four to five tons, tic- j r
cording to Professor Daniels. Sam- <-•
files of this poor ore were also i'
presented. ' I U
fullIetreat
FROM MONSTIR
London, Nov. 21—Advices from
the frrnt today state that the Ger- j
man and Bulgarian troops are in s
full tetreat from Moaastir, and .r
are moving toward • Prill p> a small 7
town directly north of the evacuate c
c.ty. ' f n
SOME CIS
BELITTLED
llfrljn, Nov. 21 — Officials at
he war office believe that the
;uri'.£ts on the Somme front have
ome to a standstill. They declare
hat the allies have ionly enjoyed
mall local successes, and that
hey cannot he deve!0pedi into gains
Rail traffic on the'W. P. & Y.
I, between Skagway and White
orse will l>e somewhat retarded
MiLjt the next several days ow
tg to ene of the b.g bridgesi be
iveon here and the summit having
cCh damaged by a Toek and snow
lide. j
Th" long bridge, described as
-C. of'Kten the seven and eight
ilie posti near'Clifton was damag
i sr me':me last night when snow
loseued a great i amount of
ock just abowe the bridge, and
iustd it to come crashing down,
iking a part of the bridge With
A crew of men was put to work
his morning repairing the 'damage
hich may take several days. Pur-,
■g that time passengers and
lull will be transferred "from
p»it:s operating both, ways, but
reigh+ jwill have to be held ' up
iitil the damped bridge can be 're
aired.
SOPHIA TOMORROW
Th.? Canadian Pacific^ Railway's
t?air;er Princess Sophia, will bt
!ve in port tomorrow morning at
o'clock. She will bave all classes
f mail, 200 to>ns of coal, 100 tons
lerchi'ndise ,and 20 passengers.
>f any magnituda
Ladies Georgette and
Crepe de Chine Waists
House Dresses and
Bungalow Aprons
NOW ON DISPLAY
Also a New Shipment of
Kayser Silk Underwear
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
ITEUTONS AFTER
R. R. CENTER
Berlin, Nov. 21—An. announce-J
j was made today t>y'the war of-i
i'ioc- I hat Teutonic troops in Ru-1
m; .iia, w ere appro ich ing Craiova,
the capita] of Western Wallachia,
which is 120 miles vest .of Bit
char est. [
Tin's city is an 'important •rail
way center, amd if captured, would
greatly facilitate tthe movements of
munitions and troops.
WANT SCHOOLS OPENED TO
CITIZENSHIP] CANDIDATES
Washington, Nov. 21—It ;s the
purpose of tho Bureau of Natural
ization of the U. S. Department of
Labor to extend the privilege of
attendance upon) the public night
schools or the country to every can
didate for citizenship! whoretver he
may make hL's home. Here:ofore,
fits work, mation~wide and import
ant as >! is, has b^en restricted
to urban centers. It is now pro
posed. in co-operation, will;1 tlie
public school authorities, to
carry this great educational cam
M'sn ir/o tho -rural communities.
With this end in view, the Bu- ,
reau of Naturalization, is Biiggest-1
ii'S lo every county soipe inteudent
of schotls throughout the United
States the advisability of opening
•he dcore of'the county - school
houses a* night for alien instruc-,
t:on and stands ready ';o support
the movement in: every way possible
In it-j arolieatfon to the 'candidate-6 -
for citizenship. I
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Washington, Ncv. 21—The lead
ing Democrats heie| are beginning K
signify their eagerness to begin an
investigation 'into the huge Re
publican fund which was expendeed
on the last presidential election.
Tfie charges of election) frauds an
alread* being' investigated by
thorough probe which lb being
prosecuted by 'the .Department of
Justice.
AMBASSADOR GIVEN PRAISE
London, jNov. 20—Lordi Robert
Cecil, Minister -of War Trade, 'an
notinclng in the House of Commons
the transfer o£ the responsibility
(or matters relating 'to Br.tish
ivriionois in enemy countries -from
liirosei" to Lord Newton, took oc
?as on to express "in the ' strong
?s; language at iny command! the
4eeo debt of gratitude which, 'in
my 4ndgment, this counrty [ owes
:o Ambassador Gerary in procuring
jeHcr conditions for Britishj pris
)nsis."
I ord Robert added' — "Whatever
nay have be§n true at the -hegin
ijiig oi the'war, I believe it is no>
o ijer true that British prisoners
ire ireated worse than those of
>ther nationalities, and this rela
'v.! decency is due almost entire
to the |exertion3 of the Ameri
•au Fmljassy. At the 'same time
nojlf' not like to conceal from
he House that conditions 'in eome
)f the camps (of Germany and. oth
v countries are still very far from1
latisfactory." j
llc-iberi Wheeler, gc.nc.ral manage
of *Lt- White Pass and Yukoi
Route arrived in Skagwny 'on • th<
P:\iKr Rupert from Seattle }'es
tcrday, and will remain here 'unti
the Fi-il:'ng of that boat next Mon
dav.
In speaking of tie past sumnier'j
business* of his company, Mr
Wheeler stated that they were great
ly haudicapped in the movemeii
cf fi eight owing to the condition!
wuich existed in Seattle and oth
er Pacific Coast Xioints on accoiur
oE the labor -troubles between th<
transportation] companies and tin
locust cremgn.
While all the freight consignex
ta 'atericr points had been take!
cart- cf, a great -percentage of i
was delayed until jiate in the sea
sou, necessitating putting -extra
boats on the Yukon to handle it
and as is the case -with late riv
er navigation always works a hard
ship en the'company, the water i
♦ hen very low'amd the general wea
and tear on -the bottoms at tha
season o5 the year s much greate
than during -the summer seasoi
when the stage,of water is mor
conductive to'easier-navigation.
In speaking .of j the passenge
\9.
travel for the j past season, Mr.
Wlieeier paid that there had -been
a marked increase over past yea«rs,
a.i-i indications for the'coming sea
son were for a very good travel.
When questioned relative 'to the
■ Atlii! trip, he saidl that it cer
tair'y was proving to 'he-a most
i popu'ci one with visitors (toi the
north, and the hotel'at-Atlm show
. cd that it had been; appreciated by
, thn amount oif patronage it had
i e'ljoytc. during th9 summer. Mr.
. \V*h <;f-r informed us that seven
; adc'.i^ona] rooms had been added,
• a<". cjuat.e electric lght, 'steam heat,
> he t ar.d cold water systems ^ in
stalled .which/ would add much' to
i 'h„ eemfort of th(e guests of jthe
i hotel.
During the winter, throughout all
• the eastern cities of the United
i States and Canada an, laggressiVe
, campaign of advertising will be
■! carried Qn, calling the attention of
• I tcurjPts to the beauty, jcomfort
: aud safetj of the Ala6&a tour, -and
" all aients representing the traus
: continental railways .of thle United
" States and the j Dominion, as well
i as the rteamshipi companies ■ op
> erat??ig cn the Pacific [coast will
e.\tvt, their energies inj diverting
r travel to Alalia. I '
1At tlSUUMUUUM
I MILD CURED SALMON s
(KIPPERED)
Just received another shihment from Juneau
of Kippered King Salmon — This is an
Alaska product we are pleased to recommend
..Price 20c Per Pound..
P. H. GANTY
tiT$»Y$siTrsirrrrreYiT??wrrrrrrrrrtit * t rtvrrivrttm
MA MB JUMPS FROM SIR.'
OWTIIU MO IS DROWNED
Seattle, Nov. 21—The steamer
i UmatiLla. which) arrived) ) in, tills
pur' from Nome Sunday brings the
J a-jucun.' of a trga|edy/which, was en
I acted on that vessel when she was
I only a few idays out at sea.
( Teliing his friends on board the
ship 'hat he was tired of life, ow
ing to domestic troubles, Sega.r-ci
Jacobsoji, one of the passengers,
when fhe shijvwas njearing Unimak
Pass, deliberately jumped'onto- the
rail af the ship, and from there h(e
plunged into the icy-waters before
he could be restrained
Lfie boats I were immediately
lowered away, and'the WS sliip
iiro.igb' to a stop as soon as'pos
sibk, and while a search) was made
Lifting some "time, no trace couLd
be four 1 of the body.. ' !
Jacn' son was a mine operator in
the Fla« | .Creels district, and was
fairly c rospercus. H? was well
ktipviCi in Ncme and other mining
camps along the we t coast.!
Jr. leaving th|e country 'he- told
a number of his friends that he
was having trouble with) his wife,
and it is believ)ed by fellow pass
engers ; that his brooding over
this 'rouble causled -the unfortunate
man to become temporarily Insane.
Washington .Nov. 21 '— 'Secre
tary Daniels is reported as having
prepared a note "which will be sub
mjUfd j to c0)iigress asking for
the authorization of an ajpiprapria
tiou sufficient for the building' of
forty three vessels for the United
States navy.
The request-will call far three j
battleships, one -cruiser, three j
sec at cru.eers and eighteen subma
rine, all of which tc "be finished I
by 1918. I
. £
Nat C. Goodwin will appear fori
the last time tonight at the Poyu- .
lar Picture Palace ia "Business is J
Bus?ness," tfre great 6-reel drama. !
.Trip photo play has been shown for (
the past two |nights, but the de- |
mand has been so great that the j
P. P. 'P. has had the S. R. -0. j
sfgn out and to D'ermit those who |
were unable to see'this great mas- j
terpieee, Manager Mowl has decld- J
ed tc put it oni fo»r -tonight. '
I.orf.ilo. Nov. 21—It is reportjed.
n this city today- th,at there has
eea several fierce battles be
ween Carranza troops -and bands
f Villa's bandits .south, of the
ify o'. Chihuahua. Details "of .thei
eht'ne are very meagre, as all
eleguphic communication between
lie scene of the conflicts and; Chi
ivabua is cut off, the bandits hav
ing cut the wires.
it feared that Americans' re
Ming in the district and in the
ity of Chihuahua .have 'been -lcill
d. | ,
Ft.ur of the miners who were
ic-ld prisoners at Parral have made
neir escape -and. reached- places of
afpfy, but the fate cxf tji'e other
is s1 ill unknown, tho four men
.•ho escaped being- unable to'learn
f their whereabouts b'efore es
;rninr to 'a place of safety, j
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Washington, Nov. 21—The Presi
dents of the -Brotherhoods of Lo
comotive Enginee s,' Locomotive
Firmeen, Train Conductors and
Trainmen, held a V ivate conferenc(
with President "Wilsoa yosterdaj
relative to the tb.e enforcement ol
i
tlx Eight-Hour lav.
RepresentatiVe| Adamson, who is
i epoiior for the measure, stated • to
; day that he has prepared oth&r hilln
i which he would introduce | to
congr'&s at the next s&siou
the Eight-Hour law. 1 |
We Have On
Display Our
Fall and Winter
Line Of
Ladies Coats
Come In And Look
Them Over
WILL CLA YSON