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No. 240 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAttWAY,
NDBTHCLIfFE SAKS U. 5. 1
MANAGE GREAT PART OF WAR
Control by British
Is Roundly
Scored
Loudon, Nov. 16.—Lord North
cliffu, newspaper owner and mold
er of public opinion in London,
in a letter in which he declines to
enter the Lloyd George cabinet
scores the British management of
the *ar and adds:
"I know that unless there is
swift Improvement in our methods
Jiere the United States will rightly
take into its own hands the en
ure management of a great part of
the war. It Fill not sacrifice its
blood and treasure to the incom
petent handling of the affairs of
Europe."
ADMITS
REVOLT
FAILURE
Coi jutidgen, Nov. 16.—The mili
tary committee at Helsiugfors re
ceived a telephone message this
xnora;og from Petrograd, part of
which, follows:
"People seem to have lost con
fidence in Leniue and Trotsky who
iuteuded to form a social revolution,
ary coalition government with repre
sentatives from all parties except
the well to do. The first task of
the proposed new government was'
to ma*e peace with the enemy."
Tje message received from Copen-j
hagen does not state who Is authori
ty fc-r the telephone dispatch.
Keienskj- Has HasU-ml lUrvolt |
Loudon, Nov. 16.—The Wolff
bureau, which is an official Oer- |
man news agency, according to a dls
fiaich from Geneva, admits the Ker- i
eusay government has mastered i
the revolt in Moscow. It says
l«uine still controls Petrograd
jvhere fighting was moot severe yes
terday afternoon.
WOULD CHANGE
SAIL BOATS
10 STEAM
Washington, Nov. 16.—Thomas
Edison, who has been, working for
the gcvernment since the declaratio
of a s.tate of war, proposed to the
U. 5. Shipping Board that a mil
lion tons of American Bailing vessels
be converted into Bteam craft and
told how best it could be done. The
Shiupinp Board has not made pub
lic.at y reply to his proposal .
JOHN PROCEEDS
NORTH UNDER
OWN STEAM
Juueau, Nov. 16.—Vancouver re
ports said the Prince John ground
ed Saturday la Aliford Bay, Chath
am Sound, and that the passengers
were taken off Honday. Tne Grand
Tru'ik. denies this report aud says
the vessel merely hit a bar and theu
proceeded. The report which came i
yesterday that the vessel is a to
tal loss is emphatically denied.
Herman Miller, of the White Pas?,
received a wire this afternoon
from G. A. McNicholds, of the G.
T. P. Co., stating that, owing to
delay, the Prince John will not
eroceed north of Juneau this trip.
FIRST PAPER TO RAISE
SUBSCRIPTION" PRICE
Ihe Valdez Daily Prospector is
the first Alaska paper to raise the
subscription price. The publishers
announced it will be $.1.50 a month
hereafter.
Subscribe fotr the Daily Alaskan.
Our Special!
Saturday afternoon and evening special:—
We are offering our entire stock of ladies mil
linery at I 3 off. This will greatly reduce
the cost of our hits.
We have a good assortment of ityles and shapes
Some clever small hats that can be worn with
comfort on a windy day. Also a line of
dress hats.
If you are interested, why not come in and look
them over?
ALBERT REINERT
Phone 41
Broadway between Third and Fourth
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Nov. 16.—Another at
tempt was made by German forces
this morning to r~id trenches held
by American troops on the West
em fighting front but it
completely repulsed by American
'artillery which was so intense
jtliat nothing could advanco in the
[face of it. No casualties are re
I ported
iMOUI 10
ARREST OR,
ROUE
A warrant has been sworn out
for the arrest of Dr. C. S. Boahne,
S F. R. S., recent arrival from
Daw,son, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, and
is on file in the commissioner's of
fice.
WnJle in Skagway Dr. Boahne vis
i'ed a house of ill reuute and save
a check in payment, which wits
cashe-l and found to be good. The
night before leaving town he gave
another check for $25 to the same
womau, which wag ou the First Na
Uonpi Bank in Junoau, stating that
he needed the money and the lo
cal batik would not be open In time
for him to get it before leaving
town. The check was placed in the
hands of the Bank of Alaska for
Dayment and came back recently
with 'he wording "uo funds." Dr.
Boahna also drew ft draft oit a
Portland woman for a larger sunt
of mouey which he presented to
oue of Skagway'a citizens for some
work done. This draft also was
returned recently with the state
men that Dr. Boahne had no au
thority to issue the draft.
Another check was given to a citi
zen on a Chicago bank which has
not befit returned. A wire has been
sent inquiring as to its validity.
Dr. Boahne bought a ticket from
Sfeagway to Princa Rupert and if
he can be located extradition pa
pers will be served 'o bring him
back to Skagway for trial.
Dr. Boahne, 6elf styled Sometime
Fellow of the Royal Society, »r
rivod iu Skagway from Dawson. Sat
urday night, October 20, and made
himsejf known to the Alaskan of
fice, stating that he had spent the
summer months in Dawson lecturing
studyii-g the language and charactei
istics of Indians and Esquimos. He
claimed to be a lecturer of note,
and desired to speak before the
Masonic order in Skagway, which he
never did. He also presumed to
tate ar active interest in patriotism
and made some rather stinging re
marks in the Alaskan office against
FISH BOAT
LOST, 29
MISSING
I ! ———
MANHATTAN FOUNDERS IN WAT
ERS OF SOUTHWESTERN AL
ASKA — LIFE BOAT FOUND
NEAR CAI'E SPENCER
Seattle, Nov. 16. — The fishing
iq panAO d}qsia«a?B
the New England Fishing company
of Vancouver, ie lost somewhere In
Sojthwesteru Alaska, and 29 of thei
crew are missing, according to a
wireless report received by the
Mariposa which picked up a life
boat containing Bix of the ship's
crew. The small life boat was
found off Cape Spencer, at the en
trance to Icy Straits,
SOO'lTY ALLAN AND
HIS AERO SLED IS
FEATURED IN EAST
Accompanied with a picture the
Ciuciuuati Inquirer has the follow
ing to say about Scotty Allan,
wnich was reproduced from Popu
lar Mechanics:
Motor sledding across Alaskan
euqw fields became a reality last
winter when a Northern sportsman
and dog racer completed the con
struction of a high-powered ma
chine designed for practical transport
talim purposes. It is of business
like proportions and mounts a 60
horsb power motor that drives »u
aeriH propellor of the tractor type.
A speed of about 35 miles au hour
is easily attained under normal con
ditions. The driver's seat is in *
snug cockpit protected by an in
clined shield. The body is tarried
on two low sleds. Steering is ac
complished through the rear one of
those .which is considerably shorter
U.<?n the front member. At the
'op cf a semicircular frame that
supports a pair of skids, ailerons
are attached. These are employed
to hold the machine down and al
so to give it balance when, curves
are negotiated or strong eross cur
rents of wind encountered. Iron
claws, pivoted at the sides of the
forward sled, serve adequately as
bra kC3. I
FAMOUS SCULPTOR
REPORTED DYING
Paris, Nov. 16.—Rodin, a world
famous sculptor, is near death'a
door. I '.
Sl-agw&y because It did not hold
any political gathering in the ln
before various fraternal bodies and
terests of the Liberty Loa-n at
which be would give one of his lec
tures in Psychology or Esoteric
law. : !
It is understood that Dr. Boahne
was driven out of Dayrsoa and( that
he is fairly well known in White
horse where he was not allowed to
I e'op. Authorities in Yukoa Terri
' tory kept pushing him along until
I ho got out of the country.
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P. H. GANTY
ITALIANS OPEN FLOOD GATES
OF THE PIAIIE AND SILE DIVED
ft
VILLA TROOPS
ON WAT 10
JUAREZ
El Paso, Nov. 16.—Martin Lo
pez, chief lieutenant for Villa,
with a largq army of men has cap
tured the town of Vadopiedra and
Is sweeping forwar' toward jaurez.
* *
forces Of Diaz Annihilated
EI Paso, Not 16.—Five thousand
Mexican government troops have
been 6ent into the State of Moreloa
to give battle to Zapata and his
followers who are defying the gov
ernment.
The forces of Felix Diaz have
been caught in a, mountainous pass
and oractlcally annihilated by ma
chine guns, according to code mes
sages received today by American
mining comanples.
FORD If
BUILD SHIPS
Washington, Nov. 16.—Henry
Ford, maker of the most widely
uiVvi automobile iu the United
States, has come to Washington to
aid iu shipbuilding.
SEHlli"
IS BIGGER
Washington, Nov. 16.—A 12 per
cent increase in the size of the fur
seal herd of the Prtbilof islands
this year is announced by the De
partment of Commerce. The pres
ent herd is said to contain 468,692
animals.
■JuDecrlbe for the Dally Alaskan.
General Stiffenin
of Whole Defense
Is Noted
Rome, Nov. 16.—Reports from t
war office disclose Intensified a
tlon on the part of th.e Teutc
forces from the Asiago zone to tt
i Piave valley, and that the enem
' h»s been repulsed in many point
j The Italian lines show a generi
' stiffening and a marked ability t
successfully resist the Hun at
vauce. ,
Flood Gates Open
Italian Headquarters, Nov. 16.
Flood gates of the Piave and Sil
rivers northeast of Venice hay
bet1^ opened by Italian engineers 1
au attempt to drown out Austrc
German Invaders ffho succeeded i
crossLg the lower Piave river Bev
eral days ago at Grisolera, 17 mile
Northeast of Venice. Enemy fore
es have not crossed in any larg
numbers, but one group Bucceede
in crossing the river and holdini
their positions.
SUB MENAGE
HASFAILED
Washington, Nov. 16—The sub
marine menace as a decisive factoi
in the war lias utterly failed. Thii
declaration was madg today by Sec
retary of the Navy josephus Daniel:
ALASKAN DIES
! IN SEATTLE
Seattle, Nov. 16.—W. F. Parker
I for seventeen years a resident o)
1 Nome, upon arriving In this citj
I today, was found dead in his bed,
| haviui died of apoplexy.
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