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No. 198 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
3«lon'ki, Monday.—The armistice
netwetti the British wid the Bulgar
ia iOTernal^U was signed today on
the BalKJrh "front. The terms .were
th» Allies own terms and the repre
seutatlye o' the Bulgarian Army and
th* Bulgarian government signed
'on. Of half of Bulgaria and General
Despercy signed for the Allies. Tbe
chle* condition of the terms was
tb.i". *11 'nvaded territory be given
uo. ; U i n
YANKEE KILLS 10
HUNS BEFORE
HE FILLS
American Forces Northwest of
Verduij. — American staff officers
visiting a c>eserted battle field this
mo-tun?- found a dead American sol
dier surrounded bj the bodies of
tea <tfrman soldiers whom he had
slain tri they succeeded in siay
lue h'p.
J I'VE \ I VISITED BY LAND
SLIDE
Word was received last night that
Juneai^ ha£ b*en visited by a laud
■lide c(b the 26th that put the elec
tric light Dlant out of commission,
wcl) as the water system. There
was a havy rain on the 25th wnich
caused several land slides, the ex
tent ol which has not been made
knowa- yet, but from passengers on
the Jefferson it was ascertained that
k»mo ouWdings were taken in by the
Slide* and slid down the side of the
mouattin, but how much damage
was done is not. Known. Both of
tbr papers used electricty for
their Dower. No paper has been is
*ued up to Sunday night since
the 2oth. The Alaskan tried to
leara fh,' extent of the damage but
no on# down in Juneau seemed to
to g'v# it.
Some of the pa -;engers said
water was again running in
thfe mains *nd they were expecting
the llgh*« to go on Sunday night.
Fourth Liberty Loan Canii>aiKn
opens September 28tii.
URGES EQUAL
SUFFRAGE
Wasliing»on, Sept. 30. — In ad
lirefisic* th« Senate today President
Wilson called upon that body to
pass a constitutional amendment
granting women full and equal suf
frage with men. As 'Commander in
Chie' o* the Army" he declared
sut'rage to be vitally essential to
successful prosecution of the war of
humanity in which we are engaged.
| He declared tna' this wag not a
part.- issue.
President stated' further "Execu
tive tasks of the war rest upon me
au<l I ask that you lighten them by
,olac'n-j in my hands instruments,
spiritual instruments which I do not
new possess and which I so really
need and which have daily to
Apologize for not being able to em
nloj."
oimes
1G BELGIANS
Loudon, Sept. 29. Rec'd 30. —
Despatches from the western front
state »hat everything is going on
wel' tha* the Allies have made
distinct progress in all sectors un
der attack. Between Dixmude
and Ypre<? six thousand orisoners
h»ve beeu captured and the Ger
mans have been pressed back for
four miles. The Belgians have cap
t ared lrixncude.
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SKAQWAY, A|k A S K A
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Branches at
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Resources Over $850,000
£ —OFFICERS—
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Andrew Stevenson, President E B. Ansley, Vice-Pres.. Anchorage
A- A. Beaton, Vice-Pres., New York G. K. Betts, Acting Cashier
W. H. Warren, Vice-Prea., Wrangell, B. A. Ross, Auditor
W. R. Hillery, Vice-Pres .Cordova R. N» Moyer, Asst Cashier
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
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200,1 IK THOUSANDS OF
6UNS ANO STAGGERINe AMOUNTS
OF SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN TAKEN
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Paris, Sept. 29. Rgc'd 30.— The
1 Fren.h, British, American and Bel
gian trooog have captured in the
l**t three dayg forty thousand Ger
man orlaoners and three hundred
gona. Since July 18, the Allies
captured two hundred thous
and i,risoners, thre<) thousand guns,
twe*'y thousand machine guns and
enormous quantities of mat©rial
lhi« does not ma-ke account of the
operations of the Allies in Mace
donia and Palestine;
IKS BATTLE
IN
Paris, Sept. 2. Rec'dj 10—The A"
meritan army operating in Cham
'pa^ns ba» captured Brieiulle, Sur
Mei-se an-* Romagne and- consider
aolf> ground west of that town on
tha outskirts of forest Romague.
, TbP attack is progressing favorably.
FRANCE GETTING
HER OMI AGAIN
Paris, Sent. 29. Rec'd 30.—Since
last Friday the entire department
of the- Al"es on the oomme front
lia>« been liDeratei from German
invaders. , j ;'! hj
Part it the department at Arden
res> l!»3 passed into French handc
for the f:rst time .since 1914.
FROM NORTH SEA 10 THE MEIISE
ALLIES ARE HAMMERING ENEMY
. London, Sept. 29. Rec'd 30. —
The latest dispatches fiom the •west
ern frcnt state th»t General Foch la
striking hard from the North Bea
to tlif Meuse. That the Germans
have lost Yser. The taking of the
salient west of Cambrai is coasid"
ere<i only a matter of a short tfme
FISHERMEN TAKE
11,300,000 IK
Washington, Sept. 30. — The
Terr.'tori', of Alaska was the first to
report the Fourth LiDerty Loan sub"
acrlption loan, quota filled up. The
Alaska Packers Association wir
ing- U *hat one million three hun
dred thousand dollar* had been
•ubecrlbed. j j
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN PLANS
Seattle, Sept. 30.—The following
telegram wag received on the 28th
from the War department, S&n Fran
cieco: "Same arrangement third
Liberty Loan campaign. As fea
ture Fourth Liberty Loan campaign,
ten fighting teams names atfer coun
tieg in the district making highest
records over subscription one be
named after highest Alaska county.
Oie after second highest county or
I district. Signed Van Smith."
Daily ration: One ounce per per
se*. . j :ii: ; ....
8ULGAR PEACE
E
Paris, Sept. 29 Rec'd 30. —-Bul
garian delegates who are to discuss
the armirUce and. probably peace
arrangements with the Allied gov
ernments, arrived at Saloniki.
Vl'KOV POTATO CI tor
BEING HARVESTED
A f ue crop of potatoes has been
Tttisc-d in Dawson and vicinity this
year, and the growers are busy dig:- j
gi:i£ them. A graat many tons will
bo stored this winter by the produc
ers in this district.
Sonit) ox the crops already have
been dug and put away. The Yukon
Go'.d company raised a large crop,
and hps completed the digging and
storing ol the sams. Dr. Faulkner
svMl have about ninety tons. Ha has
a team of eight farmerettes digging
».•(' p'eking on Bis farm, and a num
ber c' other solt'Mers of the soil will
volunteer to help save the Yukon
Cf>p tomorrow.—Dawson News, Sept.
21. 1
fc COOKING OIL
I
fe Wesson Large Size $ 1.90 per can 2 Quts. 14 oz. ^
i " " Med. " 1.00 " " 1 Qut. 7 oz.
" Sml. .50 " " 1 Pt. 3 oz
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i* Mazola 1-2 Gal. Size $1.50
" ' " Quart " .85
J " Pint " .45
I* Cotton Seed Gal. Tin $ 2.85 each
These oils are very palatable used in Salads.
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FOGH FIGHTING FIVE BAIILES J!
SAME TIE Hi WINNING ALL
Pari'' Monday. — The reports to-1 this morning and they1 ®re all being
day state that General Foch has five successfully orosecuted with tb« Al*
battl<:« i>oIr. on at the same time J 1' • winning at every point. -
Pari- Monday. — The reports t°-1
day etate tbat General Foch hag five
battl'.g tjolr. on at the same time |
this morning and they* are all bdn*
successfully prosecuted with th« Al"
It . winning at every point. -•
NO. 322 WAS THE
Washington, Monday. — Presi
dent Wilson personally opened, the
drawing for the new, draft today for
1,300,000 soldiers. He drew the
first caosule whiclx contained the
numt>er 322,
IS
LoHdon, Sept. 30. — Th« War
of'ictls in receipt of dispatches stat
ing that the British have cut the
Hlndenburg line on a front of eight
mJleg a ay have penetrated through
It to a depth ' of three miles in
flank.ne positions about St. Quen
t.n. . •( i una!
Strong nelief exists here that a
peac« offer from Turkey la im
minent. I I I
CASUALTIES REPORTED BY
GENERAL PERSHING
Washington, Sept. 29. Rec'd. 30.
—Tho casualties reported today are
tnrc» hundred seventy seven. Sixty
eight dead ajidt two hundred ninety
severely wounded.
Washington, Monday. — The cas
ualty for the past twenty four j
hours were seven hudiired and nine
ty eight. Of these one hundred and
foru six are d"ead and five hundred
snd seventy nine severely wounded.
British Headquarters, France,
Saturday.—General Haig's forcep to
dav captured the town of Aleaux
which Is flvp mileg south of Doual.
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TO ANSWER
CULL TUESDAY
At tbr, meeting of local Board
No. 7 Saturday evening, final ar
rangements were completed for the
induct'cD of the last contingent of
Skagway'g Class 1 registrant!.
Tha uinp men called will assemble at
th« office of the Secretary of the
Board, Mr. E. J. Shaw, at 10 a. m.t
Tuesday morning and are instructed
to tring with tnem their certificate*
of final classification (Form 1007).
At that time they will be formally
inducted into the service of the U
nited State* and will b« instructed
as to when they are to report tor
embarkation for Ft. Wm. H. s«ward,
which, according to advioes xeceiv:
cd i>y Mr. Bhaw, will prooabljr J>«
Wednesday morning, when the H«r
oor Boat Peterson will make
regular trip.
Whr narty w ill be in charge Of
I. L. Seavers, who has been ftp
pointed leader fry th'e Board, until
arrival at Fort Seward and paper#
are turned over to the commanding
officer there, t
Owins: to the condition of Ml*. C.
3. Ra'uzzi, and upon the recommen
dation of her physician, Dr. Gabl*.
who is also a member of the Board,
an extension of thirty day; waa
grafted- to C. J. Rapuzzi in which
t j reoor- for induction.
Follow .ng are the men who will
oe luducted Tuesday:
Isaac L. Seavers, J. W. Storey,
T. A. Moo. J. W Flynn, C. U Sat
temsdahl, Harry G. Ask, iL. A.
Crepeau, 3. N. Witso, Sam Elsted,
(Tanana).
BRITISH NOW FIGHTING
IN OUTSKIRTS CAMBRAl
Ti*rls,S ept. 29. Rec'd 30.— Re
port has Just been received that
the British troops are fighting in
thf cutfkirt of Cambi-ai.
Jick Keller and Skipper Cha®»*
oers arr'ved' in port this morning
«1x o'clock with a tow of
which will be cut ud into cord
wood.
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JAMES KENNEDY
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