®he J)aily Alaska n
No. lib TWENTY SECOND YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, J ONE 28. 1919
PRICE 10 CENTS
Washington, Juite 2S.Pres*
licut Wilson issued the following
proclamation today:
"TJie peace treaty has been]
^ignad aud if it is ratified and act
ed upon iu full and sincere execut
ion of its term$ it will furnish a
starter for a new order of affairs
in th6 wv>rld.
"It is a severe treaty in thg dut
ies aud penalties it impossts upon
Germany but it is severe only be
cause the great wrong* d«nie by
Germany are a'o b? righted
repaired.
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At a well attended meeting at the
city hall last uight arrangements
•were made to hold our Fourth of
July celebration at home this year.
May* Ashlev wes present and called
the mee;ing to order and' M. E.
Rucers, who was appointed chairman
of the committee fium the city coun
cil reported that he had seen a num
ber of th*» business men of th«« city
as well .tjj others who are not en
gaged in commercial lines and all of
them were In favor of some kind of
celebratiou.
After coiksiderable tf'svussion. A.
C- Blanchard wag elected Gen chair
man, who appointed the followl I
chairmen of the necessary comrni
tee9 and instructed them to s.loct
as many as they needed to help
them
Finance, Martin Conway. Pub
lic itj". J)r. L. S. Keller, .Music,
"It impasses nothing that Ger
many cannot Uo and she tan re
tain her rightful standing in the
world only by piom.pt ami honoi^ublo
fulfillment of its t-rms.
"it ig much mora than a treaty
of peace with Germany. It liber
ates n grout people who have nev
er before be.cn able to find the way
to liberty. It endg ocne aintf, for
*U1 an old and intolerable order un
der which small groupg of selfish
men could' use peopJe and great
empires to serv^ their own ambit- ■
ions fo" i»wer and dominion.'
and- dance L. C- Gault, Sports, A. '
C- Blaucliard, l)«co<ration, M. E.l
Rogers, Program and orations.
Dr. L. S. Keller.
There will be an effort made to
have a game of ball by the grown '
up*; as well ag by thQ 1k»s. The
latter have already gone into train
ing ar.d have gotten two very good/
teams together which will put up
a fine exhibition or' the national
game.
The commitee has gone to work i
earnest, and from day to day their
progress will be noted.
All of the committees will be
grateful for any help or sugg, stions
that mar bo offered for them.
There is no reason why a most
enjoyable day cannot l»e had.
II CflllRGL
Berlin, June 2S.—It was official
ly announced today that the go
eminent troops are in complete con
trol ot Anthenburg.
Now You Know You Did Save
And you did not starve, nor even go hungry.
That proves that you CAN save
The next thing is to do it and
Do It Now
The easiest thing to save on is your eats. Most people eat
too much. Maybe you spend to much on fine feathers.
Now think that over a little and think hard.
BANK OF ALASKA
; NEW GOODS
Just Received
GOOD SALMON EGGS
- Friction top cans 40c each
1 CHICK FOOD
| 20 pounds lots up 6 1-2 cents a pounds
P. H. GANTY
At 3:12 o'clock This Afternoon
German Delegation Without
Reservation Affixed Signa
tures To Document Making
World Safe For Democracy
Versailles, June 28.—The peace'
treat" has been signed.
A' exactly twelve minutes past
three o'clock this afternoon the tier-j
man delegates plactd their signa-1
tures »o this important document.
President Wilson signed two min
utes later and was followed by Pre
mier Lloyd George.
'The meeting convenc<l at nin?
jniir.u^os past thr .o ^n«!) foreign min
ister Mueller was the first to sign
far Germany and * then colonial1
minister Bell placd his inam0 on
the roll.
Premier Clemenceau at the ol'cn!
liu of tlie ceremony assflitvd t h e j
Germans that the treaty was the |
same as previously furnished th> m
and said "I now invite you to sipn." I
Premier Clemenceau signed th
treaty at three twenty three.
Tlie Chinese delegation, ri'l'u-ert to
3igu and the Japanese delegation
.si^ni <:• yip ut three thirty.
It w:<a a most imposing ceremo
ny and "11 of the participants in
this fiual ac' felt the importance of
their uosiiions.
Versailles, June 2S.—Secre
tarlesM ueller and' Bell, the Ger
man representatives who signed the
peace treaty huve issued the follow
ing statement: "We are signing
without mental reservation. What
wb are signing will be carried out."
"The German people will use
every means to meet the terms.
We believe the Entente in its own
interests will find it necessary to
chan.ee some of the twing or they
will gee th0 treaty is impossible of
execution."
"We believe the entente will not
insist on the delivery of the kais
er an' other high officers of the
central government
"Germany will not a&sist in any
attack on Poland and' will niako
every effort to prove herself worthy
to enter the League of Nations.
Paris, June 28.—Tke peaca trea
ty just signed at Versailles is the
GENERAL ARRIVES
OK TOUR OF
I
Major General J. F. Morrison
and his aide, .Lieutenant Milton
Smith arrived this morning from
Fort Seward
General Morrison is on a tour of
inspection of Um< Alaskan a .-my forts,
and will awa't th© arrival of the Al
aska on which he will travel to Fort
Liscum at Valdez.
From Valdtez the general will trav
el by automobile to Fairbanks and
theu take the boats tQ Fort Gibbon,
For' 3t, -Michael and Fort Davis.
General Morrison is making a
quick trip and expects to get the
Victoria out of Nome ooi JuAy IS.
This morning General Morrison
n«ade the 'rip to Lake Bennett
•And speaka highly of the scenic
beauties along the White Pass and
Yukon Route.
General Morrision and hi$ aidw
ar« guests of tUe Pullen House, du^
iu» their stay n Ska®way,
Xruit of about five month# of confer
encc iu which, delegations from thir
ty two allied countries and Ger
juauy participated.
Five leading nations, the United
States, Great Britain, Italy, Japau ,
and' Franoe wera represented in. the
conferences by five delegates each
while Hie delgatioiijj from the oth
er nation,? and dominioaig were com
j>os'd of from one to three men.
At the signing, the pe^oe treaty
was uesposited on the tabl^ in. the
.Hall of Mirrorg at ten minutes past
two by William Martin of the
Fruieh foreign office.
It was enclosed iu a stamped
1; ather case. T • j ,1
Premier Clemenceau entered the
i'iilacc at 2:2u o'clock and presided,
Wilson entered the Hall of Mirrors
"at J.00 o'clock. All of the d<el
fgates tlien were seated with the
exception of thp Chinese.
Versailles, Juiiie 2S.—General
Smuts one Of the d«elegateg to the
.ptact'. conference representin g the
anion of South SAfrlca. signed the
treaty this morning under1 protest.
General Smuts objected to cer
tain territorial setlements.
Versailles, June 28.—A$ Pre
mier Clemanceau, Presidemt Wil
sou and Premier Lloyd George
emerged from the pajace, %reat
crowds outside swept aside the eor
doa of troops cheering madly. The
three statesmen were swept along by
thp surging thousands and many of
tli« s«ldiers broke from the ranlf
and joined in the demonstration,
whilo bi'i guns boomed and aero
planes, low flying-, seemed to fill
the air.
Versailles, June 28.—Clem-|
onceau, Lloyd' George and Presl
d«nt. Wilson were photographed to
gether on the terrace fo the pal
ace this morning.
The cannon began to boom at
3:24 this afternoon which an
nounced the completion of the cer
emony of signing the peace treaty.
50-Yr.()idYank
Is Mustered Out
Taooma, Wash., June 27.—Pvti
Walter Toy of Winlock, Wash., vrafl
discharged from1 Cam® Lewis and
has left for his home to join bis
wife and nine children. Toy aferved
IS months in France with the 18th
engineers and ho celebrate# his six
tieth birthday in thg service. Mus
tering officerg at Camp Lewis paid
that Toy may have been th,e old
est private in the United States armjj
iu the great, war. He enlisted at
Vancouver barracks and gave his
agte as 40.
Toy had llvejS in the little town
of Winlock 20 yeapg When be de
cided he must pet into the war even,
if he had 40 use deception. He
served eight years in. the British
navy when a boy and he easily
passes for a man of 40.
HewiH the typewriter man of Ju
neau arrived today and will stay
until the arrival of tile Alaska.
Airs. Lionel Talbot accompanied by
her daughter, Misg Vivian re
ti rned' today on the Jefferson, from
a lengthy trit> to Tacoma, and other
Puge> Sound points.
FORGED 10 W POISONED POOD
HAMBURG PEOPLE RISE IN REVOLT
Hamburg, June 28.—The com
mission of twelve that now con
trol th Affaire of the city have is
Mied an authorized, statement Which
rea<Je la part: "Again hag blood
flown In Hamburg.
Out of the gpontaneoug disgust at
tbe shameful adulteration of food
ituffs hap grown the Btormy protest
which the Hamburg government
though* would choice In blood.
The revolt is born of desperation
ob the part of a curving people
through being foroedi to purchase
L A. Harrison left this week for
the States where he goes to pur
chase a line of gentlemen's furnish
ing goods and a supply otf sundries.
With the Improvements lately made
by th* L. A. Harrison company, that
popular atora '•» now second to none
In the north. There are all things
for all people; complete lines of
ladles, furnish'jn^a incl/udlng beauti
ful one pteoe gowns, pldrt#, waists
blouses, petticoats of the latest
makp and color, corsets, hose ,shoes,
pumpj and (Uppers. All aorta of
fancv xooda ami novelties la fact
It is hard to say Just what can be
bought, but one can. find almost any
thing he want# and shou.d that fall
h* can ordjecr wivh thie Msuraoce of
quick returns.
There have been adde$ to the
storo furnishings new cases and clos
ets, counters an4 floor covering, all
spick and ®*n from lower floor to
t>alcony and upper floor. First
class service everywhere. Try Har
rises® when you want anything.
Besides the liness which, have al
ways been carried by the Harrison
store th^y have ad<ded the following
new linep, all of whlich are well
poisoned food'.
Berlin, June 28.—The government
troops whl- h were ordered to Ham
burgto suppress the disorders there
have reached the suburbs of that
city.
The commanding officerg is
sue^ ord'ers at once that all hostil
iti'C* cease and that all prisoners bi
released. /
The order also demands the sur
render of all »rmg anri ammunition
In the possession of the mal
contents.
£nown and they are the very be^t
that can be obtained.
The Hanan and O'Donnell shoes;
Cluott and Peabody'e shirty and'
"Form Fit" collars; President and
Crown suspenders and' Paris garters
Carhart overalls, work gloves and
mittens; u "Woolwear" ready mad^
clothes for boys; Cooper underwear;
Castle giit wool sox; Utz and
Dunn's shoes for ladies.
The Harrison, company is al
so agent for the famous Ed. V.
Pricj mado to order clothing and
the new styl* book and fall samples
will be received in a few da»
A complete stock of men's shirts,
collars, gox and neckties will be re
i-eiv d on the next trip of the City of
Seattle.
Tha acople are invited to come in
and see all of the impn-ove
Xments and examine the stosk.
MIKEPUNSFOB
Copenhagen, June 28.—The It
alian, German and Austrian com
munists held a conference today
in southern Tyrol for the purpose
of preparing for a rev > which is
to take nlace in Italy abo>it the mi
die of July,
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Daily train aervice (except Sundays) between Skaguay and
Whitehorse. Parlor observation cars on every train.
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upon applying to
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Skaguay, Alaska
or
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