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No. 199 TWENTIETH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2&, 1917
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BRITISH ARE SUCCESSFUL IN YPRfS SECTION
WILL RETALIATE
FOB ZEPPELIN
BIS
German Attacks
Repulsed In
Night
(Via Dominion Line)
London, Sept. 2S.—Field Marshal
11aig reports that despite the,
mos' powerful resistance on the
part of the enemy British opera
tions iu the Yprea section are suc
cessful and Uut the Allied drive
is continuing. The British drive
is aimed at forcing a wedge into
lut> Herman Hue extending from
Yprec along the Koulers railway.
BRITISH ADD TO VICTORIES
British troops held fast to their
victories today after a night of In
cessant fighting. Heavy German
counter attacks were made during
the past twelve bourse but gained
them nothing. The Ypres section
is ablaze wi'h artillery fire, trench
mortars and grenade explosions.
!To Retaliate For Zeppe'in RAM®
The British, government has decid
ed on a systematic retaliation. on
-German cities for zeppeliu raids on
Englaud, and began last night by
droppiug many tons of bombs on.
German positions iu Belgium.
Hospital Has Narrow Kscape.
A lospital in Southeastern Lon
don had a narrow escape during
Tuesday uight's raid, and it was
saved only by the action of a lieu
tenant who threw a bucket of water
ou the bomb.
Lieut. Brig^s Loses Leg
Lieutenant General Briggs, who
accompanied Lord Balfour on bis
mission 'o America, lost his Jeg,
from the knee down, in consequence
of a wound received while in ac
tion.
Lloyd <ieorge France
Lloyd George left this morning
for France.
SECOND LIBERTY C1PAI6N
FROM OCTOBEIIJ10 OCI. 27
Bank of Alaska to Handle Subscriptions
in Skagway—Bonds to Bear In
terest at 4 Per Cent.
(Via Wireless To Sitka) i
Saa Francisco, Sept. 28. Tele- |
graDbic instructions from Governor j
Lynch, of the Federal Reserve board
of San Francisco, regarding the !
second Liberty Loan from October j
1 to October 27, have been sent'
»o leading banks in each city of
tae United States asking them to j
handle the liberty loan campaign. |
In the larger cities Liberty Loan ,
jcomxnltties will be organized to |
assist the banks. j
I The second Liberty; Loan calls,
for three billion dollars to be rats
ed by subscription, 2 per cent te
be paid with, the initial payment,
18 percent on November 15, 40
percent December 16, and the re
maining 40 percent January 15. The
Dcnds bear interest at 4 percent
for 25 years -wita the privilege of
redemption in. 10 years.
The Daily Alaskan is informed
that the Hank of Alaska ha8 re
ceded instructions from Governor
Lynch and is prepared to handle the
l iberty Loan subscriptions in Skag
way.
13 Vessels Sunk
Thirteen. British merchantmen of
1600 ♦cms or over were sunk by
onines or submarine^ last week.
I Italy lost but one large vessel and
[six mailer craft.
Hiuv* Are Repulsed
Paris, Sept. 28.—Two German at
tacks around Chemin des Dames
.were repulsed with heavy losses to
the Germans.
Take Many Prisoners
Rome, Sept. 2S — Along the entir
front our patrols caused damage to
the euemy and otherwise harassed
them. Many prisoners have been
taken along the Isino front and
guns and ammuition on the Carso
front.
Xew OonuniiiBder In Chief
Petrograd, Sept. 28. — General
Tcheremisof has been appointed
commander In chief on the north
era front. General . Voleeichenko
succeeds the former commander in
in chief on the southern front.
Fighting In Russia
In the Riga region and south of
Pskoff and east of Chenko enemy
reconnoitering parties hare been
repulsed. On the western and south
western fronts the fighting has been
limited to fullsldeg.
Just
Received
A Shipment of
Corduroy Kimonas
Also New Sweaters, Scarf
and Cap Sets
New Serge and Woolen Goods
by the Yard
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
EIFIEEN SHIPS
SUNK IN WEEK!
DECREASE OP 13 VESSELS OVER
PRECEDING WEEK SHOWS Sl'B
ACTIVITY IS ON DECLINE.
(Via Dominion Line)
Lcndon, Sept. 28.—Fifteen Brit-!
ish vessels were sunk by German |
and Austrian submarines during the
week ending Weduesday, Sept. 26.
This Is a decrease of 13 vessels j
over the preceding week, but the 1
percentage oX large to small vas- i
sels is not mentioned.
10 EXPEL Li
EQLLETIE
(Via Dominion Line)
Atlantic City, Sept. 28.—Nicholas
.Murray Buttler, president oX Colum
bi# University, audreseLng a con
vention oX bankers in this city
Inst night demanded that con
gress expell Senator Lafollette.
Tne convention showed signs oX ap
proval.
Lord Norcliffe, speaking to the
same gathering, warned the people
against a dream of speedy peace.
Ashur Ireland, of the United
Sta'es Forest Peserve service,
was a passenger oa the City of
Seattle last night for Ketchikan.
U.S. 10 TAKE ALL
SHIPS FIT FOR
TRANSPORTS
WILL PAY *5.75 A TON PER
MONTH FOK EVERY VESSEL
COMMANDEERED FOB OVER
SEAS SERVICE.
(Via Dominion, Line)
Washington, Sept. 28. — The
United States government ha3 an"
iioui;ced that it will pay $5.75 per
tou a month for vessels comman
deered for governmnt srvice. The
statement is made that every Am
erican vessel afloat fit for over
seas service will he taken.
(Via Dominion Line)
Washington, Sept. 28.—The Unit
ed S'ates government has announc
ed that all American, vessels over
2500 tons will be commandeered by
October 15. This means that aU
•he larger steamers operating la
Alaskan waters will be under gov
ernment control in less than three
weeks. jjj
BULGARIANS ARE
READY FOR
PEACE
(Via Dominion Line)
Washington, Sept. 28. — Bulgar
ians are not interested in the
kaiser's dream of a European ecu
Pira said Stephen Phanaretoff to
day, Bulagrians minister to the
United States. He said that Bul
garia has got what she wanted and
is now ready to lay down her arms.
He further declared that Bulgar
ians have no love for the central
powers and would have fought with,
the Allies if they could have gained
the same ends. He 6tated that they
have never engaged in battle with
the British or French troops.
NEW YORK HUNS ROUNDED UP
(Via Dominion Line)
New York, Sept. 28.—New York
Germans were rounded up last
night by two hundred police and
wholesale arrests of skilled work
men were made. The raid by po
lice officers followed suspicions
that <. big Hun plot was under yr*y.
SEVEN FRENCH
VESSELS TORPEDOED
(Via Dominion Line)
Paris, Sept. 28. — Seven French
steamers hvae been torpedoed dur
ing the past seven days.
SPECIAL
Mother's Oats
Large Package 35c
A First Clasi Article at a Very Low Price
P. H. GANTY
AMERICAN FLAG TO BE CARRIED
THROUGH STREETS OF BERLIN
FOUR WJH
PRISONERS
ESCAPE
*"
(Via Dominion Line)
Seattle, Sept. 28—.Four Fort
LAwton soldiers, military prisoners, J
escaped the guard house here.
Wednesday. They commandeered aa
automobile from one of the citizens
of the city, robbed the driver, and
fled to Mount Vernon where they
were captured.
venezuelT ms
COVETED BY
GERMANY
(Via Dominion Line)
Chicago, Sept. 28.—Theodore
Roosevelt, addressing a gathering
o* citizens here last night, de
clared that President Wilson by hi3
exposures of German methods and
by the declaration of war on Ger
many had thwarted an attempt of
the Germans to 6eize Venezuela.
gateIeceTpts
MOO,000
(Via Dominion Line)
Chicago, Sept. 28.—Gate re
ceipts from the first three games
'n the world's series baseball games
amounted to $200,000.
Gerard Says Allies
Will Win—Huns
May Revenge
America
(Via Dominion Line)
Seattle, Sept. 28.—"I shall stand
no nonsense from. America after
this war. America hud batter
look out." Ambasasdor Gerard,
who arrived in this city Wednesday
night, quoted Kaiser Wllhelm 39
making the above statement to
him before America and Gremany)
were at war. Ambassador Ger
ard declared that the Allie^ wilt'
win the w^r and that the American
flag will be carried through the
streets Of Berlin.
(Via Dominion Line)
Berlin, Sept, 28.—Twelve British
divisions, working on the offensive
in the Ypres section, have been un
ablo to shake the German defense,
it wag officially announced ttoday.
6010 RESOURCES
OF! BRITAIN
DRIED
R. H. BRAND SAYS UNITED
STATES MUST FINANCE AL
ICES IN ORDER TO WIN THE
W AR. ' ,j j
(Via Dominion Line)
Atlantic City, Sept. 28.—R. H.
Brand, a member of the British
ministry of munitions, addressing
♦ ae convention of American bank
ers in this city said that England
is drained of her gold securities
!»nrf that the future peace of the
<vorld rests on the ability of the
United States to finance a'l the
Allies nations.
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V
JAMES KENNEDY