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No. 92 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY, MAY 20. 1918
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RESIDENTS FLEE PRAGUE FEAR
EXAMPLE RUN LAW BE USED
Zurich, May 20.—A state of
siese has been declared in Prague,
following the street demonstrations
made against Germany during the
past few days.
Men and women paraded the
sMeets of the town, and* Czechs
an J Jugoelabes w ho were in the
parade shouted "'Long live Wilson,
hong liv$ Lloyd George, Long iive
Clemenceau."
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Washington. Monday. — General
Pershing's communication covering
the operations for Saturday which
was received by the War De
partment Sunday evening says that
eueiry raids were repulsed last
ni^ht in Picardy and Lorraine sec
tors.
Sunday another raid was repulsed
i the Lorraine district near Woevre»
There were continuous aerial ac
tivities along the whole 5in« we
are occupying.
The casualties for Sunday were
fifty nine, eight killed or died
from wouuds and forty two wound*
ed.
\\ asiungion, .uonaay. — uenerai
P"rshiiif; in his report lor the
past twenty-four hours states the
casualties to American troops in ■
France to bo fortv-five. eight kill- J
ed, twenty-nine wounded and eiffht ;
jnissinjr. I
ALLIED 1 MEN
KILL IN M
t
Amsterdam, Monday. — A report
W93 today made that in* recent air
raid made by Allied aeroplane^ on
Cologne, fourteen were killed and
forty more injured by bombs which
were dropped on the city.
Before the state of Biege was de
clared, thousands of the peaceful
res'den's left for other towns, aban
doning their businesses, household
goods, and other valuahle personal
effects, fearing that the city might
he treated to the same horrible fate
that has befallen other cities where
German rule has dictated punish
ment.
BRITISH RETAKE
IMPORTANT
POSITION
Ijoutton, Monday. — British and
Australian troops made a night
raid against the enemy foroes oc
cupying Village Ville Sur, ou the
Ancre a short distance north of Mor
laucourt, and' after a short but
f.erce conflict recaptured the posi
tion. Three hundred sixty prison
ers were taken and a number of the
enemy were killed.
Wilson Says We
Must Win War
Greatly
New York, May 20.—Excepts
from President WiIson,'§ address
w^ch he made at «, gigantic mass
mce'ing in Madison Square gardens
last Saturday night When he fired'
the first shot in the great Red
Cross drive throughout the nation
states t&at the first duty of America
is to win the war, second, duty was
to win It greatly. He said that he
had heard gentlemen say that
America must get five million men
ready. Why limit the number to
five million. I have asked congress
to oamc no limit. Every 6hip can
be employed to carry our men
across and also supplies for them
and the allied' nations. I intend
*o stand hy Russia as well a3
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FOCH CONFIDENT OF HIS ARMIES
AID AWAITS COMING OF
" IDE NUN
Paris, May 20. — The beginning
o£ the Gorman's offensive by which
they expect to make a final success
of their attempted drive through to;
Amiens and the English channel
Dorts is now o.nly a question of j
weather conditions. •
General Foch, in, oharge of the Al
lied anmies has. strengthened all
points where there wag any evidence
of weakness, and has taken every
advantage of the time since the
firs*, launching of the western drive
in bringing up supplies, stationing
of his troops to the beet advantage,
ai.'d now awaits the final shock with
the greatest confidence that his
men will be aWe to hold! the Hun
and hurl him back.
Aprarently the German plan Is to
threaten Amiens and If possible to j
cut the railway between that point
Doubt U-Boats
| On Atlantic j
Coast
Washington ,May 20.—The Navy
Department do not believe thi<t the j
| reports that German submarines
nave been seen at various points
along the Atlantic coast should' be
taken seriously. It is claimed by
those who have made a study of
the situation that it is too far from
a Dase of supplies.
ANOTHER SIP
PEINER JAILED
Dublin, Monday. — Count Plun
Jcett one of the members of the Irisn
parliament, coming from Rosonion
county, was arrested tbls afternoon
and charged with, being connected
with the Sinn Fein movement.
M, E. Torell and wife passed'
through Skagway On the Alameda
enroute to Anchorage where Mr.
Tcrell will operate a Megenthaler on
the Anchorage: Times.
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Wms*
and Clarmox, thus interrupting the
transportation of supplies and muni
tions to (he defending armies ot the
British, Belgium and Americans
north of that point ,an<l then break
up the Allied forces at whatsoever
cost the doing may be.
On the eve of the great move
on the par*- of Hindenberg's armies
to break through to the English
Channel, an official note was Issued'
by President Wilson who asked
James Kerney, one of bis personal
friends to convey it to fbe govern
ent and French people. The text
of th«> note was as follows:
"The people of the United' States
are happy to find themselves in
th<> brotherhood of arms with the
people of France in a war in which
every man who loves right ought
tc oe proud to take a part." I
AIRPLANES DROP
BOMBS ON
LONDON
London, Monday.—Last night
German aeroplanes mad1© raids on
a largo scale over London and south
eastern England. A number of lives
Wfere taken by th© airmen dropping
bombg on the defenseless residents
beforo they could be driven off by
a:iplanes and' ground aeroplane de
fense batteries and gums. During
the raid four of the enemy planes
we»e shot down.
The London War Office today an
nounced that thirty seven persons
were killed outright and' one hun
dred and fifty-five injured in the
air raid made by the Germans on
London and Southeastern England
Saturday. '
DRIVER ORUNK
SERG1. KILLED
Spokane ,May 20.—Sergeant Wal
ter Walters, of the 14th infantry,
U, 3. A., was Instantly killed in an
1 automobile wreck near this city yes'
| terday. The driver of the machine
in which Walters was riding was
under the influence of liquor when
I the accident occurred.
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U.S. AlfilflS IS
KILLED IH FIGffl
i
Paris, Monday.—Major Raol Luf
bert, an American aviator belonging
to the aviation corps, wag killed ye**
terday in aa aerial battle with, the
enemy. | 14 i^j
The <V>ad American aviator baa
figured to many; air combats, and
ne has be«n credited with bringing
down a number of the German fight4
in^- planes. | ,,|
Enemy Is Driven
Back 14 Miles
Parts, Monday. — Advice* was
receievd at the French war of
fice this morning stating that French
and Italian troops had made an
•Jrivance of more than fourteen miles
on the western end of the Mace
donia front during the past two
d-ays.
HIES BURN TOWNS 10 '
STOP HUNS GETTING PROVISIONS
Moscow, Monday. — Advice re
ceived by tie war office here, to- 1
day My that many towns and1
viNagea la Ukraine Are burning, the
firea having been kindled by the
people to prevent the supples stored
In the towns from falling- Into the
hands of the Germans.
London .Monday. — The ruthless
methods of the Germans in attempt
kip to gather foodstuffs in Ukraine
TERRIFIC BATTLE
IN FAR EAST
KITES MANY
Moscow, May 20. — Mussulmans
Holsheviki troops engaged In a dead*
ly conflict at Baku, a port on the
Caspian sea. In <he battle over 2,
000 were killed and 3,000 woundfed.
Destroyer of
The Lusitania
Is Damaged
Madrid, Monday. — The German
submarine No. 39, which is supposed
to he the one which sunk the Lusi
tanta, entered' the port of Cartagena
in a badly damaged condition.
Austria Ready
For 8th Loan
Amsterdam, May 20.—Advice was
received here today that the Aus
trian government has Just an
no anced that It would shortly issue
its eighth war loan.
overman bill is now a law
Washington, Monday. — Presidei.1
Wilson signed the Overman bill
this morning. The bill provides for
thn coordination of all federal de
partments.
are meeting with bitter oppos.'tloa
from the exasperated populace, *e*
cordlnp to , Russian governraaal
wireless messages received here tO»
day.
Tae district assemblies throiu-!ioo>
Ukraine have decided to burn, til
bread stuffs now in storage as t*U
as other provisions In order to pr*»
vent the Germans from getting hold
2ITEAR OtDS
TO REGISTER
JUNE 3TII
Washington, May; 20. — The
for the registration. of those- youag
men who have attained the age fit
21 since June 5th of last y«kT
has been set for June 5th this ye««v
at which time all boys who )>•?#
reached their majority by that <3mf
will be required to go before tU«ir
local exemption, board and regist«r
la the select draft. , ,
CTCTONEiLS
IANY GHILDREI
Bloomfleld, Neb., Monday..'— tat
Saturday a cyclone of terrific vlo*
Jf.nce swept through this section OI
the country, and twelve person^
| most of whom were children
j tilled' here, The property loss va»
estimated yesterday to be sev?i»l
hundred thousand dollars.
50 Big Ships
Ready in June
I New York, Monday. — BalnbriJg*
Colby of tne Federal Shipping Boar*
announced this morning that fifty
Ships of major size would bei launoh
| ed during the month of Jun.e
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