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No. 256 NINETEENTH YEAK SKAGWAY, ALASKA,
HERBERT HENRY ASQUITH10 j
LONGER PRIME MINISTER
Lloyd George is Made Head of British
Cabinet and He Will Make it
a Liberal Body
Leu do ii, Dec. 7 — Tho Asquith.
British cabinet lias J>een overthrown
and Lloyd George is now Prim Min
ister of the cabinet.
King George has bad a long con- _
ferine? with *h,e leaders of the •
cabinet, and the new premier will
weed cut the older statesmen and
construct a now cabinet of mem
bers who are all Liberals
For the past eight long years
Asquitii has been the prime minister
cf England, and most of these years
have been very stormy ones.
England shows great expectancy
over ine new cabinet, and it is be
lieved that it will result in a more
vigorous war policy being DUt into
effect at an early date.
Washing too, Dec. 7 — The Fed
eral authorities are bending every
effor* in the probe into the cause
of the high cost of living, and
plana are being perfected for in
vestigation in. almost every state
of the Union.
The district attorneys are to
lnst'fute the Investigations and
prosecute a diligent probe in an ef
fort to get at the bottom of the
<juestion which is agitating the Am
erican housewife.
WORKS OF ART
BRING GOOD PRICES
Berlin—Rich Germans still have
money fpr other purposes than buy
ing war bonds, as is evident from
un auction sale of oil paintings
Just held here. A collection of
144 pictures, whicly belonged to the
late I rivy CowncUlor Hugo Schmeil,
of Dresden, brought a total of
f235,000. The highest price, $14,
570, was paid for an early worfc of
Max Llebermann in the style of
Rembrxndi, representing a girl maki
»ng preserves. A small portrait by
Liebel brought 410,000, and two
other portraits by him $5,460, but
a Leubaoh portrait of Bismarck I in
civilian clothing) went at the sur
prisingly low price of $2,300. A
peasant's farm yard at noon by
Sengantini. a small canvas, was
knocked down at $5,800, which!
shows that the great Italian master
had lost nothing of his popularity
in Germany through the war. Three
pictures by Frenman Courbet bro't
togetheT only $11,800.
EMBARGO 0«
PRUT ADVISED
Washington, Dec. 7—Cangress
I man P. P. Campbell, Reuublican U.
S. representative from the third
district of Kansas, in a bill whicH
he introduced in Congerr this morn
ing proposes an embargo on the ex
portation of news print paper.
j PARENT TEACHER MEETING
At the meeting of thq Executive
Board and Chairmen o£ Commit
ttes of tie Parent Teacher Associa
tion, held instead of the regular
P. T. A. meeting, last month, it
was decided that certain changes
should be made in the organisation.
First, that instead of a monthly |'
mee'ine, there should be only four
meetings during the year. Second,
that e-ch meeting should be social, '
with simple refreshments served. '
T.t.'-d, that the subject of the ev
ening, instead of being exhaustive
ly discussed by cue member should '
be handled in various phases by
seveial members.
Under the nevr order, the sec
ond of the meetings will be held ,
on Friday evening at the echool [
house at eight o'clock. The sub
ject, "The Year Aroundi Activities '
and Recreations of our Boys and J
Girls," is one which, oug.ht to in
terest every parent. The discis
sion will cover how a boy or girl J
can best be directed and helped to
use his out-o£ school and vacation
time ic best advantage.
Mrs. Bunting will be' leader of
i
the discussion.
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JERSEY CLOTH COSTUME
-FEATURED IN NOVEMBER VOGUE
WILL BE ON DISPLAY
Street Dresses
Party Gowns, Fur Trimmed
Georgette Crepe Afternoon Gowns
A New Assortment of Gaiters in
White, Yellow and Gray
Holiday Handkerchiefs and Books
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Photo by American Press Association
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
Juneau, Doc. 7—Individual bronzal
uedals for each member of the Al
iska Rifle team, which, made the
oil' trio to Jacksonville recently,
mve arrived from the War Depart
arnt r.nd will t>a distributed to the
uec^bers by teajui Captain Fred V.
Jer^er. The medals are kuojvn
ls Clats "C" medals and a-re a
liadsome trophy. Tliey were
iwardel to each/ member of each
earn competing in tlye contest who
nadf. scores good enough, to plaoe j
hem within) certain, classifications1
aid down in the rules of the con
es'.
The medals are made with a
rcouzt- i'in bar bearing tfie words
'National Team Match!," with a
lie -lalton suspended from the bar i
in a red,' white and blue ribbon. I
f'e medalioji is plain on one side
:ni the name of the owner is to be j
iigraved on that 6ide. On the,
tro side the medalion carries a
f'ief of the runner of Marathon,
md i* i'. a reduced reproduction of
he hip- trophly offered' as the first
iris-e for the National1 individual
.Ia*ch. The medals are handsome
rophies and every member of the
cam may feel proud, of tha, fact
ha* they made the trio and won
'lem in open congest against some
>f tbe best shoot inc teams in the
vorld.
RUSH CORRITT PACTICES ACT
Washington, Dec. 7—Democratic
ind Republican leaders in congress
lave agreed to pass the corrupt
practices act at this session.
We have the most extensive stock
>f flash lights ever carried in Skag
ivay. All the latest sizes and vari
eties. Batteries to fit all styles,
alobes for all makes of flash
ights. See them at Kellers'.
SHIMS LEAD
GROWINGS!!
There ia still considerable douibt
as to tlie outcome of the delegate
election as will b$ Been hy the
following -wliicljl ia taken from, the
Juneau Empire, one of 'he staunchtA
od Sulzer's supporters, and i* will
bo sec-n that a lead of only 53 votes
is claimed by that paper for Mr.
Sulzer.
'•nere are a number of outly
<ng precincts yef to. hear from, and
as in the case of the wireless dis
patch from the Kenal which, gives
Wckeraham 21 and Sulzer 7, it
'vonld require only a few more such'
returns *o wipe olut Mr. Sulzer's
small lead.
Wicsk Sulzer.
First Division ... 1,89-1 2,387
Second Division, ... . 795 603
Third Divison .. . 1,920 1,670
Fourth. Division 1,633 1,635
T-tals _ ™ - 6,242 6,295
Sulzer's plurality, 53.
Charles A. Sulzer gets eight more
votes added to his plurality in the
deleyate ^election. Sulzer is now,
according to tie latest figures, lead
in °r Wickers ham by a total of 53
votes.
Tup following from the Gateway,
a*. Seward, reoeived last night oy
the Emnire, gives additional elec
tion returns:
"A wireless dispatch, from th.e
s**..ier Dora gives the Kenai elec
tion returns as:
"Wicfcersham 21, Sulzer 7.
"The election returns from Nili
acik:
_ "Wlckersham 5, Sulzer 27."
The above, increases Wickersham's
total to 6,242 and Sulzer's to 6,-1
295. I j
Fairlanis, Nov. 30—The News
Miner has received the result of
Delegate election at Marshall City,
in the Second Division, and Wicker
sham was given a olurality of four
votec. • . 1
Only ten, votes yet remain to be
heard from in the Second Division
an'' these are from Point Barrow.
<: e Kuskokwim precinct returns
in siij Fourth! Division were receiv
ed this afternoon and Sulzer was
given 12 and Wickersham six. The
to'al votes of the Fourthi Division
n- w gives Sulzer 1,666 and Wicker
sham 1,659.
According to the News-Miner's
t tals. Sulzer now has a lead in
M>e Territory of 50 votes, with ap
proximately only 120 votes to be
heard from the various precincts.
jLJnless Wicikereham .yets two to
one in the Third Division he must
concede the election tor Sulzer.
Jhere are only twleve unreported
precincts to be heard from In the
F.'' itth and the Third Division
must be a life-saver for Wick.
GAINS OX SO.HME FRONT
Louden. Dec. 6—Adrvices from thd
front In France state that the Brit
ish liave made further advances
northwest of Hamel. .General Haig,
commander of ttie British forces,
reports the enemy as heavily Bh.el
linz the British' positions. He al
so reiiCi*s that the British httvo
made a successful raid north of
Yuves.
SWEET CIDER
We have just tapped a barrell of extra
fine cider—absolutely sweet and non
alcoholic. Made from specially
selected apples
P. H. GANTY
MAKES OFFICIAL
STATEMENT
Berlin, Dec. 7—In aa official an
nouncement, in which, it is stated
that the Teutons have taken, Bu
charest, the capital of Rumania, it
is also claimed tht Ploexhti, an im
portant railroad center thirty-six
miles northwest otf Bucharest is
also in the hands of the Germans.
This is considered a strategic point,
as it completes the railroad com
munication from the Austro-Hun
garian boundary! through) to Bu
charest.
The official announcement also
states'hat the Bulcars have driven
the Serbs hack on the Macedonian
front.
DESERT RANKS
ON MEX. BORDER
Demiug, N. M.f Dec 7—Sixty
men have been arrested, on charges
of desertion, it was announced to
dav at brigade headquarters at
Camp Denning. The men, it is un
derstood, are from the first provi
sional infantry brigade station at
Fort Bayard. N. M., had are de
serting bceause of hardship, due to
the c< ld weather. Railroad men
report seeing others along the rail
road neaT here who are supposed to
have been deserting. Provost guards
early today, it was said, had ar
rested 15 stragglers from the bri
gade, which is composed of the
First .Wyoming infantry and the
New Hampshire field hospital corps.
LARGEST BRIDGE
IS COMPLETED
Petrograd, Dec. 7—The longest
bridge in the Russian empire has
just been pushed to completion, by
Russiap railway engineers in far
southeastern. Siberia. It spans the
Amur river, and is over a mile and
a half long. By i* Russia now has
a through; railwy connecetion with
Vladivostok entirely on, her own,
territory in, additcn to the line
running by a more direct route
through Manchuria,
tSubscribe for the Dally'Alaskan)
LONDON HOTELS
TO MING
London, Nov. 30 — Mr. Walter
Itunciman, president of the Board
of Trade, addressing a meeting of
leading London hotelkeepers de
manded an immediate curtailment
of menus. He declared that there
Jiius' be an immediate and drastic
cutting down and a decrease in the
use of imported foods.
"I have just seen," hie said, "a
specimen of-a Christmas menu
which is being circulated as an ad
vertisement by a leading London ho
tel. Such an elaborate program
[ would be wasteful, even in peace
times, and is little short of scan
dalous in war times. Such! a situa
tion must be drastically) cut down an>
'bere must be one or fishless and
meatless days weekly.
There must be an immediate de
crease iu the use of imported foods,
Waste is especially noticeable in
the use of expensive cakes and con
fections. If 'he trade In Ibis will
no* take the necessary action, the
government must fore© them to do
so."
Following the meeting, the Sa
voy Hotel announced the cancella
tion of its special Christmas and
New Year's dinnera '
Geo. B. Grigsby, recently elect
ed to the office of Territorial At
torneynGeiiera], and more recently
amnointed by Governor Strong to
fill cut the uncompleted term made
vacant by the resignation.1 of John
Cohb, is at present in San Fran
cisco, according to word received, in
Juneau, says the Empire of Nov. 29.
He is expected to arrive here on
one nf the nest boats as Ms term of
office starts Friday.
Tie Seattle Post-IntelligenceT of
Nov. 21, says.
"George B. Grigsby, of Nome
elected attorney general of Alaska
on the Democratic ticket, is at the
Seattle, on his way to San Francis
co. From there be will go. to> Ju
neau, to take office December 1 un
der the requirement to fill the of
fic? until he qualifies in Jlarch. He
estimates that his plurality is 2,
000, and feels assured *bat Cbarles
A Sulzer is elected Congressional
delegate by a majority of about 200.
Districts not yet heard from will
not change the results, be tbinks.
Here For The Holidays
It's a pleasure to introduce these smart
Winter Suits to the men of oar town.
We knew that nothing would be to good
for you as a Christmas surprise, so here
they are, the best money can buy . . .
HAL! HOSE
SMART WINTER CRAVATS
REAL LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
SWEATER COA1S OF ALL WOOL
Holiday Sets of All Kinds
WILL CLAYSON