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No. IV) TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
RUSSIANS ORDERED TO PROTECT FATHERLAND
London, Feb. 22.—Wishard, class
mate of President Wilson for whom
recently he mad® a first hand study
or conditions on the Western front,
said Hindenburg has nine million
seasoned soldiers fighting: in a hol
low square formation, aud grid
ironed by transportation. and that
no man can tell but what he will be
able -vi break through the Allied
lines < u the west.
Cfifi WATSON
UNO HIE CUT
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Seattel, Feb. 23.—ChaTles Borg,
1- J. Schage, masters respectively
ct th steamships Admiral Watson,
a..ii Nome City, were arrested yes
teiday morning when a large]
am. ui't of liquor was discovered
aboard e;u-h vessel w hich had been
shipped from Sau Francisco.
turksIegis
OFFENSIVE
London, Feb. 23.—Turkish forc
es iu the Caucasus have begun an
offensive. I i
Accordirg to a telegram from a
ne vspoper correspondent with the
Russian headquarters of the West
en; arinv «he Turk attack was start
«=<' before the expiration of the
Turk-Uusso armistice.
Turkish troops have occupied
Platana and paralized the retreat of
th® Caucasian corps which is now
grouoed along the coats.
NEW U. S.
UNITS IN
1 TRENCHES
.American Army iu France, Feb.
23.—Friday in a patrol fight Am
ericans, from units which were
under instruction in the famous
Chemin d«« Dames sector, killed one
German and captured; another. One
Am»ricau was 6lightly wounded.
This is the first time newspapers
have been permitted to reveal the
fact that new American units have
entered the battle lines.
IRE EXPORIS
FOR ALLIES
Washington, Feb. 23.—Six large
tra'rs carrying packing house pro- |
ducts for export to the Allies will I
be moved eastward daily* for the!
next 30 days, or until a great ^
(juautiij; has been hauled, Secre-1
tary McAdo® MJd Ambassador Earl
Heading and other high commission- j
ers yesterday.
AUTO RUNS DOWN
SMALL SCHOOL GIRL J
-
Seattle, Feb. 23.—Elizabeth. Jar- ]
rel small school girl of eight years, j
was run down and killed yetserday
by «n auto driven by Mrs. H. C. J
H'obard. r
GERMAN INTRIGUE
IX SUNNY SPAIN I
l>ar:s, Feb. 21. — According to j
the Matin, published in Madrid, j
opaiu, it has been discovered and
brought to light that there has been|
a close relationship between the ■
Germnn embassy in that city and |
the most notorious anarchists in 1
Spain. j_ )
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Washington, Feb. 23. — Food
shortage faces the eastern patt of
the Uniied States and Is ievere
that it is likely to continue for
Co da>;s without relief. Food Ad
ministrator Hoover has declared the
situation the most critical in the
hislcry o£ the country, and that in
many large consuming areas re
sej ve food stores, are at tlve point
of exhaustion!.
HAKES SPEECH
Washington, Feb. 23.—Ambassa
dor Jusserand, from France, In a
memorial address recaalling howi
the French nation went into mourn
ing whe George Washing-eon died,
s'Mi last night:
"The fight is on, and we shall
no more desist than Washington did.
Hvii at this most perilous hour, the
lesult is certaiu. This work must be
done so that it will not have to be,
done again."
Seattle, Feb. 23.—Hulet M.
Walls, Sam Sadler, and Joe ' and
Mortip Pass were foundj guilty yes- I
lord ay of seditious conspiracy to re
sist conscription. Hulet Wells [
has given trouble for some time.
VAN KS BEAT WAR PLANE
SCHEDULE FIVE MONTHS
Washington, Feb. 21.—Secre
tary of War Baker today announced
that Uic first of the American built
battle planes had been completed
andj mat they were already on their
way to France. This is fully five
months ahead of the time scheduled
for tne completion of the ma
chines.
A>lliASSAl)OK FRANCIS
STILL LN PETROGRAD
Washington, Feb. 23.—In. order
to <iuell fears which have been ex
pressed iu some quarters for tha
safety of Ambassador Francis,) the
sta'e department today announced
that bp is still in Petrograd.
BUSH
CAPTURE
JERICHO
I ondon, Feb. 23.—The walls! of
Jerlcbo have again fallen, this time
to the forces of General Allenby of
G; eat Britain. Its capture was an
nounced by the British war office
y?t«erd&y.
Jenoho, in Bible geography, Is |
a l!'v ol Ealestine, situated west of
the Tord3ii and 14 miles east-north
east of Jerusalem. It was des
troyed bjc Joshua and rebuilt by
Ahab; was the residence of Herod
the Great; was destroyed by Ves
pasian; rebuilt by? Hadrian;' again
destroyed by the Crusaders, and
captured this weelr by the British
fories who took It from the Turks.
FIND PLOT 10
KILL OFFICERS;
Camp Lewis, Feb. 23.—Four sol
diers uve being held in the guard f
house here awaiting a presidential
warrsnt which will mean their im
prisonment and Internment as enemy
aliens. It is known upon good; au
thority tint these men plotted not
only to shoot their officers the first |
time 1 '-liey got into action In Eu
rope, rut also »o deliver all Am- |
erican soldiers in their organization
to the German, army. I
Names are being withheld pending
>eceict C advices from Washington. |
Evidence against them is said to be
conclusive. I I • |
HAD LARGE LIST
ENEMY ADDBESvSESj
Seattle, Feb. 21.—The addresses
five hundred German enemy aliens
found among the effects of John
Martin Baurnsweig, a. German. aT-1
rested by Federal agents last night.
John claims to be a, minister of
the gospel, but as his actions of lata
have created some suspicion on the
part tf government secret agents,
he was carefully watched, With the
results that he jv-ill be Jield fts a
spy, end given a trial on those
charges. I
TWO AMERICANS KILLED
FOUR WOUNDED
American Army in France, Feb.
23.—Two Americans were killed
and four wounded today when Ger
i mats dropped sheila from a power
ful trench mortar into the Ameri
can oosition. Huns are very active
I in the use of poison gas shells.
Fresh Fruit Substitutes
Dried Apples 21 c per lb. ApricotsJ30c per lb.
PRUNES 16c per lb.. 10 lb. Boxes $1.50, SPECIAL
Peaches 1 7c per lb. Peaches, peeled, 22c per lb.
Pears 15c per lb. Black Figs 16c per lb.
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BY LENINE 10 DEFEND
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Teuton Army Occupies Northern Battle
Front And Sends 46 Warships
Towards Reval
Petrograd, Feb. 23.—A proclama
tion ordering resistance o£ the Ger
man advance, and calling on, • all
Russians to defend the Fatherland,
and declaring Petrograd in a
state of Beige was issued Thursday
uight from Smolny Institute, Bol
shevist headquarters.
Thb proclamation was Issued at
the order of the people's commis
sioners and is signed, by Premier
Lenine and Ensign Kryelnko, the
Bolsheviki commander in chief.
FORM DEFENSE COUNCIL
Petrograd, Feb. 23.—A high de
fen®" council has }>een, formed; which,
is composed of Lenine, Trotsky,
Staim. Proshian, and Karelin.
GERMAN' NAVY ACTIVE
Condon, Feb. 23.—Forty-six Ger
man warships are approaching Re
val, ?t the entrance to the Gulf of
Finland, according -to- a? Petrogra-d
dispatch. to Morning Express.
RUSSIAN NAVV DISORGANIZED
London, Feb. 23. — Disorganiza
tion of the Russian naVy has reach
ed a point from which there is no
likelihood of any order being,
obeyed, according to a Petrograd dis
patch.
Naval authorities ut Reval re
[>or* that la order to save the
Russian navy ^rom the hands of the
Germans it will be necessary to re
move the Ships stationed at HelsinR
fors and Reval to Kronstadt, or
jestrcy them.
HUNS CAPTURE MINSK !
I,
Beilin, Feb. 23.—German troops
have entered Minsk in their ad- .
vance eastward into Russia, ac- j
cordiiig to reports from the army ]
headquarters. Minsk has a popula
tion of aDout 91,000.
ARMY ADVANCES
Petrograd, Friday—Germans hava
Occupied the entire northern por
tion of the Russian front. Russian
soldiers are retreating la great dis
order. Ensign Kryienko, Russlau
ixjmmander in. chief, Is rushing c&v
ilry northward in an effort to stem
the Ilun advance.
GERMAN FINNS TO FIGHT
Haparanda, Feb. 23.—Four steam
ships have arrived at Vasa in the
In the Gulf of Bothnia from
Dei many carrying Finnish, soldiers
»'hc have served in the German
iirmv and a number of volunteers.
It :s reported a strong offensive Will
l>e taken by these troops against
Tairmersfors and Vlborg.
POLES AID GERMANS
I.ondoi:, Feb. 23.—Austrian and
Ukrainian troops are Bearing Kiev,
now held by BolstievikfJ according
to disoatches from Petrograd.
It is &ajd that Polish" legionaries
aided the Germans in occupying
Minsk.. J
EMBASSIES TO LEAVE
PETROGRAD
Fetrograd, Feb. 23.—Allied em
bassies will leave Petrograd. in event
the German advance threatens the
lity.
All embassies are virtually unani
r.tts ®n a decision noot to break re
3tions in any event and "will pro'b
i' ly movn to the interior with the
Rolsh^viki government.
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