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No. 22 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, A.LASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
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Berlin, Feb. 28—The Yarrowdale
prisoners who are still being held
id now duo to another cause than
a desire to detain them a3 prison
ers of wax.
Orders w^re issued some time
ago by the Imperial government,
but this order has not been car
ried into effect owing- to the fact
tha» an Infectious disease has (
been discovered in the place where
the/ have been residing, and be
for the Imperial Order can be ■
complied with the disease must be j
obliterated. Medical opinion is.
»hnt it will only be a few days
before tlae Americans may be re
leased and escorted to tl'ts German
frontier.
Washington, Feb. 2S—Germany's
pn-crastination In complying with
th.e reoeated American demands fcr
the release of the Yarrwdale pris
oners is bringing the controversy
towards a stage of extreme gravity,
and *ne explanation made relative
to an infectious disease being to
cause for ther further detention is
not given full credence here.
HAS 2 WIVES
GE1S ARRESIEDj
Seattle, Feb. 2S—Harry Arbuekle,
a clerk in the Postal Telegraph Co. I
office here, 1-p-s been arrested fol
lowing an indictment charging' him
wl'h bigamy.
It is claimed that Arbuekle has
two wives living, and it was wife
Number One who caused the ar
rest. Arbuekle is twenty five
years of age.
WElR TO TAKE NEEDED
SHORT VACATION
Mr. H. G. Weir, Skagway agent
for the Pacific S. S. Company, ac
companied by Mrs. Weir will be
oassengers for Seattle on the City
t>f Seattle sailing from this port
®m Monday, March 5th. Mr. and
Mrs. Weir will be away for about
a month, and during their trip
will visit Seattle, Tacoma, Port
land and Spokane.
CHINESE HT
ENTER WAR
Tokyo, Feb. 24 — In connection
wi'h the Japanese approval of Chi
na's action in supporting the atti
tude of the United States toward
Germany on the submarine questio:
if i& further stated that Japan has
promised China all possible sup
pa: t, including the maintenance of
order in China where German in
fluence is considerable.
China's protest to Germany, says
the Japan Times, may he taken as
a prelude to China's eventual parti
cipation In the war on the side of
thr> Entente.
Japan's special rgihts and Inter
ests in the Far East, adds the
newspaper, have been affirmed
by the Entente.
WANTED — A good man for
dairy work. Must be good milk
er and of goo<l habits. Good wages I
and s^edy job. See Pioneer Dairy.
IWiSMBlOMTHOW
ASKED ey PRESIDENT WILSON
"Washington, Feb. 2S—Senator La
Follette, leader of the Pacifist ele
nisnt in tie United States Senate in
demanding an extra session of
Congress has probably flocked the
consideration of the bill conferring
authority on President Wilson. to
take such steps as be deems neces
sary fcr the protection g£ Ameri
can lives and proj>erty, until to
morrow.
Washington, Feb. 28—Late this
afternoon the House committee on
Foreign Affairs reported the Flood
bill back to the house, having
amecded it so as to authorize the
president to protect such ships and
citizens o£ the United States against
unlawful attack -while in their
lawful and peaceful pursuits on
the high seas.
gyring
iUilltnmj
Now on
ALBERT REINERT
BrwcHvay between Third and Fourth Phone 41
CONSUL MSAMC0M
I TORPEDOED WHIT WARNING
London, Fe)>. 28—American Con
' sul Frost, -who is regularly locat
' ed at Queenstowu, made a trip to
Cork on the Irish Ooast, >vhere be
has conducted an investigation into
t)io sinking of the Cunard Liner
I^'corrin, and as a result of his
investigations be has cabled tc> the
United States embassy here the
unqualified statement that the
steamship Mconia been tor
I>edoed without warning.
Washington, Feb. 28 — All ar
rangement for *he withdrawal of
American diplomatiq consular of
ficers from Austria-Hungary have
been made by Embassador Penfield,
ac'ing under instructions from the
United States Department of State.
The of£icers who will be with
drawn are Frederick Courtland
Penfield. Ambassador extraordinary
and ulentipotentiaryj U. Grant
Smitli, counselor, Sheldon L. Cros
by, Rutherford Bingham and Fred
erick ft. Dolbeare, all second sec
retaries. Allen W. Dulles, third
secretary, and Commander Stephen
V. Graham, naval attache, being
the diplomatic consulr officers at
Vienna. It is believed that the
party will Teceive instructions to
leave wi'hin 'he next few days.
Berlin, Feb. 28—In a speech,
which he made in the Reichstag
this morning, Bethmann Hpllweg
asserted that *he breaking off of
diplomatic rela'iong of the United
States with the Imperial German
government and the subsequent at
♦taij't at mobilization of all neu
frul na'ions against Germny does
not seive towards bringing to Am
erica a proteeton of tliat country
in 'he freedom of the seas as pro
claimed by the United States.
SKAGWAY WANTS TO
PLAY BASKETBALL
ON THE CHANNEL
Skagway wants to send a basket
baii five down here, also its crack
er jack bowlers and show the sports
on Gastineau Channel some of the
fine 'lOintg of both games. Ed. J.
Barry, "Duggan," as everybody
knows him by, is in Juneau try
in; 'o arrange a series. From
remarks dropped today it appears
as if games can be arranged and
some good, old sport is promised,
itagwav hag three fast basketball
'earns and several of the begt play
ers in ♦ha north on the alleys are
said to be at the Garden City.
"Duggan" Barry Is one of the
best <aiown of the White Pass em
ployes. Besides holding a respons
ible cosition on the railroad he is
right up to the front in athletics
and has been for the past 15 years.
Accompanying Mr. Barry on his
recent trip are three other well
known residents of Skagway, Wil
liam Bunting and Nick Hansen,
both of the "White Pass, and John
Cletalr the restaurant man. — Ju
neau Empire.
Choice chocolates and bon bons
at Keller Bros. Drug Store.
GLRARD WlW
day leaving
Corunna, Snain, Feb. 28 — Tie
; dav that former German Ambassa
! dr r Gerard left Berlin, he was warn
ed uersonally by a German friend
| who occupies a higlx official posi
tion against sailing from Spain for
• he Uni'cd States.
Ambassador Gerard regards the
warning as having been given in all
seriousness, and is taking every pre
j caul ion against a treacherous act
ou 'ho part of tliose who might con
sider him an enemy.
WANT PROHIBITION
UNTIL SOLDIERS RETURN
Victoria, Feb. 28—It is under
stood 'hat a number of prohibition
ists have assurances which make
theiu feel certain that at the com
ing session of the provincial par
liament the Premier will introduce
a measure providing for absolute
prohibition during the period of the
war, the understanding being that
when tlie soldiers return, a new
referendum will be submitted.
The ground is taken that as the
civilian population of the province
voted for prohibition last Septem
ber Hon. Mr. Brewster proposes to
jjive it to them until the return of
the soldiers, when the matter can
again be fully considered.
RELIEF FOR P. S. S. CO. AGENT
W. A. Nourse arrived in Skagway
on tlie Spokane this morning, and
will relieve Mr. Weir, local agent
for the Pacific S. S. Company while
tho latter is away on his vacation.
Mr. Nourse was with the com
pany at Anchorage last summer,
and wnen Mr. Weir returns from
♦lie south on April 1st, and again
takes up his worJs here, Mr. Noirrse
will go to Cordova, where he "will
j be apent for the company at that
' place.
COMPLETE.
Line of
Perishables
on the
Spokane
Wednesday
P. H. GANTY
BONE DRY MEASURE HOLDS Ufl
PDS1 OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
Washington, Feb. 28—'It de
veloped today in congress that the
•post office appropriation bill, which
included the bon© d'ry amendment,
has been abandoned because of a
deadlock in the conference commit
tee.
It "Will now; be necessary for th,e
provision prohibiting the mailng of
orders for liquors and the trans
porting of liquors through, the Un
ited States mails to come before
both branches of congress and: be
-
voted \ipon, by both the Senate and
the House.
It is absolutely necessary that
tho Dostoffice appropriation bill
pars at once, and when, it was
found that the committee in con
ference could not agree upon, the
amendment to the bone dry. provi
sion, fixing the date at which; the
law would become effective, in or
der to get the measure in shape for
passage, it will be brought back
and the original bone dry. measure
acted upon.
WAY HERE
Seattle, Feb, 28 — The steam
ship Humboldt sailed from this
port for Skagway and way points
in Soutaeastern Alaska last night
a* fen o'clock.
Those booked through from this
city to Skagway are William Han
auer, Mr. Fisher and Mr. Baldridge.
The Humboldt still has her
large cargo of liquors: for various
ports which she loaded in Ban
Francisco. This is about 150 tons,
and will be distributed in wet
towns and a large proportion will
be re-shpiped from Juneau to the
cities to the westward.
PIANO EXPERT
Ger. Anderson, piano expert is
in Skagway at 'he Dewey Hotel.
High srade piano for sale and rent.
2-28-3t.
Autographic*, Speed and Regular
Kodak Films in all sizes 'Just re
ceived. Out stock is now com
plete — not'one size missing. Re
member to ioslc for Eastman N-C
Kodak Films. Kellers'. | tf.
TAKES MARKED
MONETJPIHED
Seattle, Feb. 28 — Police Inspect
or Michacl T. Powers was arrest
ed evening clir.r^ed with hav
ing accejited a bribe.
Monev which had been previous
ly marked was given to a man, and
lie in turn offered it to Powers,
who it is c^limed immediately ac
cepted it, and it was later found
in his pockets.
Powers claims that the mon
ey was left on the desk and that
he took Jt for safe keeping until
the owner could be found.
5EG. §. 6. G.
[II1S JOS
Seattle, Feb. 2S—C. B. Yandell,
secretary of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce has resigned from that
Xiosition, with the request that his
resignation bo accepted' and be
come effective at once.,
Washington, Feb. 28—The Mili
tary Affairs committee of the sen
ate hag reported! the military ap
propriation, WU back, having add
ed seven and one half million dol
lars to the amount originally called
for in the Mil. Tkig incudes five
■hundred dollars for Military and
p-os* roads in Alaska.
WHO'S YOUR TAILOR?
DON'T WAIT TO ORDER
YOUR SPRING CLOTHES
By special arrangement with Ed. V.
Price & Co., our Chicago tailors, you
can order Spring clothes today and
accept delivery any time that suits
your convenience.
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with the very pattern you want by
ordering while its here. "The Wise
Ones" are ordering this way!
JAMES KENNEDY