ASSASSIN SHOOTS ANOINSIANTLT
KILLS PRESIDENT OF PORIUGAL
London, I>ec. 16. — At an e^rly
hour this morning official circles
and the public generally were
atartk*d with the news that Doctor
Sldino Paes, president of Portu
gal had he en shot and instantly
killed at tbe railway station 111
Liaoon ty an assassin by the name
of Jeetne.
Thf killing took place while the
Portuguese president was surround
ed hv friends and' government offi
cials and there was a great «rowd
present to Did him farewell upcn
his departure for Pat-is, to wjhich
city he was going to attend the
neiUe conference of the allies which
was to have convened Monday morn
ing.
1 he murdei-e.r was immediate*
ly apprehended by the crowd, an**
before police officers w>uld get
him away, he was killed by some one
who shot him dead. There is no
clue as to who wag tli© executioner
of the murderer.
Paris, Monday.—Advice re^chin?
the ,iO\ eminent this meruit g t'rJ,m
.Berlin states that all the damag
ing documents in the archives of
the German general government a
Brussels ajul this t-itj- have been
destroyed by fir© by the former
German foreign office officials.
It is .known, that many documents
» Ti among' those destroyed which
mi^ht t>© useful in placng the
responsibility for the beginning of
t** war on the l>art of Germany..
Herr Melkenbuhr. former So
cialist member of the Reichstag stat^
►d that he knew that there were
a Dumoer of papers which would
show conclusively that Germany in"
tended nj wage war on or about the
dire ii was started long be I ore An
gus- 14. 1914.
WILSON MAY SPENT) XMAS
■WITH BOYS AT FRONT
"Psris, Dec. 16. — President
Wilion nas practically agreed to
•pend Christmas day with the A*
merlcan forces at the front. He
he^n showered with notes from
officers and men, and. *ven the
people of the localities in which
the troopa are stationed have en
dorsed the invitations to spend this
day w'th them.
Third Installment Due
The Third Installment on your Fourth Liberty Bond
is due and must he paid before closing hours
December Nineteenth, Come in any time and make
your payment We will cheerfully wait on you—
that is our business.
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Special Discount
OX THE FOLLOWING SUBSTITUTES:
\
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P. H. GANTY
HILL occupy
NIL ZONE
Copenhagen, Dec. 10.—In extend
inc the time of the ariaistcie the
Allied commanders have notified the
German government that the Allies
reserve the right to occupy'the ueu
crai zone east of the llhine from the
Cologne Bridgehead north to the
Dure* frontier.
m WILL BE
m CHEAP
Washington. l>e?. 1G.—Postmaster
Gentril Burleson ai*iounced this
morning that beginning Jauary 21.
1919. sweeping reduitons in long
distance telephone charge would
become effective and that it was
highly probable tliat the tolls sched"
u!'i' lor that date wiil he still fur"
ther reduced within the following
six months.
Mr. and Mrs. Cook were arrivals
in Skagway on th<j Jefferson and
ar$ interned at the hospital annex.
Mr. Cook will be in charge of the
Copper King mine at Whitehorse,
to which city lie and his wife will
g on the first train after he
is r< leased from quarantine.
TIES ARE STRONG THAT BHD
FRANCE UDUp TOGETHER
P«ris. Monday. — In the speech
which he made at the dinner given
by President Poiutcaire in honor
of President Wilson, the latter stat
ed "It la with a peculiar feeling,
Mr. President, that I myself
in France at this time, Joining with
you in rejoicing oyer th^ victory
that has been won.
"The ties that hind Prance and
the Unit^i States together are
peculiarly close. I do not know in
what other comradeship we could
hay. fought with more zest and en
thusiasm than we have when we
fought shoulder to shouilder with
thhe spleindid soldiers of the gal"
lant French army."
I.ondcn, Dec. 16. — Chauclalor ■.
Ebert, of the SoclaJists govern
ment o' Germany, in an Interview
which he gave to one of the news
paper correspondents of London, [
which was transmitted by cable!
to this city today asserted, "I con- j
sider the occupation of Berlin by
How President
i
Spent Sunday
Paris, Dec. 16. — President Wil
son attended church twice yester*
(My, ouce in the morning and again :
in the evening.
Ic the afternoon President Wil
son went to the torn]) of LaFnyette
uooa which be reverently laid a
wre8th of flowers, end stood with
bowed head beside the stone which '
marks the jesting place of the man
who had brought France near to
all Americans.
On his way home he called up- '
>n President Pointcaire.
Ha had a conference with Chan-,
cellor Clemenceau, and another one '
wiri) Col. House after his return I
from church In the evening..
Alter the departure of Col. j
House, the president rested in
^reparation of the strenuous week j
ii which will be held the prelimin- 1
•/ conference.
iiulj loses
MfflJFffflS
Home, Dec. 16. — Th« war de
partment announced today that dur
ing tt>« tim© that ItaJy ha« been, in
♦h» war against Germany and the
Central Powers, Phe t»fl had
teen thousand officers killer and
thirtv thousand officers severely |
wounded.
SOLDIER, NEAR DEATH,
GIVES RED CROSS ALL
Medical officers and nurse# were
tusjr in the base hospital at Camp
Dodge recently attending the sol*
' diers pick with Spanish influenza,
! Private John Doubeck of Juneau,
Alaska, 14th infantry, wa^ one of
the most seriously ill.
A nurse passlng^is cot noticed ha
was trying to speak to her.
I "I -«rant a Red ©rose man for a
minute,'' the soldier said faintly.
J. R. Steward, field director of
tho Red Cross at the cantonment,
| was in the Duilding and west to the
soldier.
| "I want to le*Ye all I've got to
the Red Cross,Doubeck said. "I
funk thig is my last night."
Mr. Steward Procurd a pen and
paper and aided the man in making
his last will and testament.
| Doubeck hag $200 in Liberty
; Bonds and money in two banks in
Juneau, in all his estatq approximat
ing $1,500.
j The soldier was making a brave
j fight against pneumonia altho his
eondiiton was critical, and' be has
I since died, ^
^ . . . *
tlio Allies, as suggested by the
Spartacug group aa a most satis
factory anranegniieint, and believe
that bv euch occupation, peace can
be restored more rapidly than if
the Allies refrain from taking a
hand in the establishment of a
s'at-ip form of government at this
time."
L
At tho time of taking the qu«s
tlsu of akag-way'p mail service up
with t.-e Washington* headquarters
of the United States Chamber of
Commerce, Secretary PMl Abra
ham of tne Skagway Commercial
CIud ai*a asked the aid of the Al
tska Fureau of the Seattle Cham
ber :-f Commerce and Commercial
Club to use its influence in having
the abominably service bettered,
sn* i°t,> Saturday evening the fol
lowing cablegram was received from
Secy L, McPherson of the Alas
ka bureau.
Skaewav Chamber of Commerce,
SUftgway;
We "'re making nil possible ef
foits *o Dring about an impiove*
ment of the present intolerably mail
service to Alaska FOrtg and Skea
w?y in particular, and while we
have fatten the matter up with the
potal authorities, we get re
tinue our efforts until we get re
sults. We believe that we ftre mak
ing some progress.
Alaska Bureau, Seattle Chamber of
Commerce.
SHOULD UK COMPELLED TO
CREASE THE PANTS
AND CURRY 1IOIWFS
Paris, Dec. 16. — A copy of the
'iiveil1 ory wfilch, wag roceutly made
[>v the German government of the
former kaiser'p personal belongings,
t copy of which ha6 heen received
nere, discloses the fact that the
former German emperor had 598
German and1 foreign military uni
forms, and there are several thous
and horgep in the Imperial stahles
wh'ch belonged to the kalsor be
fore he fled the country.
SMUTS QUITS HIS JOB
ON BRITISH WAR CABINET
London, Dec. 16, — Contending
thaf with peace ia sight, and there
isiag bo further need for a vrai
cabinet General Smutg resigned
his position on the British, war cab
inet this morning.
Miss F. G. Stoth-ers, who has had
charge o* the White Pasp eating
hous. at Bennett, arrived in S^a&'
way last Friday and' is awaiting
the sailing of th0 Princess' Marj
for Vancouver en route to Lonf
Beach, California, where eh© wil
gppad the winter. While Mis:
St others states that it is her prosen
Intention to make her future hom<
in the states, she does net positive
ly st»te that she may not some tim«
/return to thg north. _
SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC PLACES ARE
AGAIN CLOSED IN CITY OF SEATTLE
.Seattle, Dec. 1. — The public
sc' oo!s, theaters, public meeting
places, "and all places where the
peooie are accustomed to congre
gate Iu masses were closed, today,
aud will remain closed until the
influenza epidemic is thoroughly
stamped out.
During th© past several il^yg the
disease has broekn out afresh, and
new cases are being constantly re
ported to the health, department.
Fcr the past week there hag been
an average of eighteen deaths daily
which were caused by the di*
sease, and it is f°r th§ purpose of
stamping- it out that drastic mea
suics are to be taken.
From private advices received on
thp last boat it is reported that
the influenza has been very pre*
\-aien' a£'aiu iu Juneau and that
it is said by gome that the disease
has gotten beyond the control of
Jhe ohvsicians in that city. A
cai>Ie ia being sent .this afternoon
to ascertain if this condition really
exists.
WOODROW WILL
VISIT WITH GEO.
London, Dec. 16, — President
Woodro"- Wilson hag accepted the
inivta'ion of King George to visit
England while in Europe and he
will return with England's king
when »he latter return# home from
Paris.
FIGHT BATTLE IN
TiPKMRBOfi
Now York, Dec. 16..—Word was
received in this city early this af
ternoon that in a clash between an
American armed navy guard from
♦he U. S. Cruiser Monterey which
was in the harbor of Tampico with
Mexican custom guards one Mexi
can was killed, and oai^ Mexican
soldier mortally wounded.
Chief Gunner's Mate Berry, who
was in charge of the American
guard 'vag slightly wound<ed.
T* e trouble wag the outcome of
on attack being made on Berry by
the Mexican customs guards.
Mrs. Hugheg of Dawson left last
.evening for Seattle where ®ke w'"
meet ner son who went out on the
Priwses Mary two trips p^t. Mrs
Hughes is a trained nurse, and as
such was associated with one °f
the Dawson hospitalB for several
years past. This is herfrist trip
tn'tn« States in twelve years.
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WILSON SPEAKS
Will FRENCH
PEOPLE
Paris. Dec. 16. — A gigantic
pUDlIc reception wag held at the
Paris City Hall today in. honor of
Presid-ent Wilson, and in an ad*
dress which the President delivered
just before the close he said;,
"Your greetings ha-vo raised
many emotions within me. It is
with no ordinary sympathy that
I the people of the United, States,
i for whom I ha^ve the privilege of
STie^kinp-, have viewed the suffer*
ings of the people of France, and
it is with feelings of the greatest
Joy if I learn that we have
any manner lessened your sorrows
or yiaf we have been ia any y&7
: instrumental in ameliorating your
'sufferings.
I4,0CG SiltS
m BACK HOME
New York, Dec. 16.—From ser*
era! American transortg which ar
rived in th eharbor this morning a
total of twelve thousand, American
soldiers arg debarking audi they
will mostly entrain at once for
tfce'r respective homeg on furlough,
bo as to be home to spend! Chrtot
ma8 with their families.