WEATHER REPORT
Yesterday: Max. 0. Min. —2.
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No. 268 TWENTIETH YEAH
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1917
PRICE 10 CEN
m
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Washington, Dec. 21.—Declara
tion i * war against Germaiiy by Ar
geutiui is regarded as certain in
U9tlu American diplomatic cir
cles today.
New evidence of German trickery
disclosed simultaneously in Wasli
in?tc» and Buenos Aires has arous^
ed Argentina to war action.
BALFOUR GIVES
WILSON MUCH
CBEDII
London, Dec. 21.—Lord Balfour.
In the course of the Commons dis
cission of the shipping queation,
«aid this morning that in the whole
course of the war there have tjeen.
no more powerful state documents
th-in those issued by President Wil
sou ,
CONSCRIPTION IS
DEFEATED IN
Sydney, Dec. 21.—Unless the;
& Idler vote on the various fronts
which nas not yet been counted off
sets the vote in Australia, the
government's conscription schema]
has been defeated in refereadum by j
k majority of 150,000.
BIG WML
IN SEATTLE)
Seattle, Dec. 21.—Shipyards in
this city today &nd tomorrow will
pay out a total of $96,000 in wages I
tor tie first half of this monlti. |
RUSSIAN REVOLT
SPREADING IN
NORTH
London, Dec. 20. — Dispatches
t frcm Petrograd eayj the flame or
jcivil war is spreading northward
jalo«< the Volga, river from Avrak
! ha4 to Samara.
Xae Orenburg Coseacks, com
manded by General Bulloff, are ad
vancing against Samara, Cos
sack troops have occupied ail the
Eastern part of the province of
Voronen2h, south, of central Rus
sia.
!ONLr~iltORE
SHIPMENT OF
LIQUOR
Seattle, Dec. 21.—With the pos
sible exception of the eteamer
CUy of Seattle, scheduled to sail
for Alaska on the 27th, there will;
be no more shipments of liquor to
the north land.
Athens, Dec. 21.—French destroy
ers this morulng sent two German
submarines to the bottom off the
Gul' of Tarouto.
Seattle, Dec. 21.—The steamer
Jefferson, oj the Alaska Steamship
Co., sailed for Skagw-ay and -way
ports last night. W. O. Blaser,
Mrs. H. D. Clark, and daughters,
Flor's and Dorothy, are passengers
for Skagway. Mrs, Robert Shep
jxard is bound for Haines.
Santa Claus Will Be At
THIS STORE
Between 1 and 3 o'clock Saturday
Afternoon
Everyone is welcome to come and talk to him
and see our large line of Toys. Christmas
presents fcr everyone. Let us help
you select them.
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Final Decision to be Reached at Confer
ence in Some Neutral Place—Revolt
is Spreading Throughout Whole
Northern Country
I
I London, l>ec. SI.—It is report -
' ed unofficially here that Germany
h»s rejected the Russian peajca
terms.
Some FetrogratI dispatches Bay
the conference at Brest Utovsk, Is
on!*- a preliminary affair, and that
the final decision will txj I'oaiclikxl
at a conference in some neutral
placf, probably Stockholm.
Roiuflnpffs May Get Out <
Petroftrad, Dec. SI.—Former
(.'/.»r MclioUs and fami^}- liave been
»ermitted to seek haven in son«?
otner countiy tlmji Russia.
This decision is said to be duo
to the insistence of Germany in
ti e armistice negotiations. Ger
ENGAGEMENT
ANNOUNCED
London, Dec. 21.—The engage
ment o* Ksther, daughter o£ Grov
er Cleveland, to Captain Bor«n
mauet of the Coldstream guards,
lias been announced. JCsther has
bijeu nursing blind soldiers.
CAL1FOKMANS CITED >
FOR BRAVERY
■?an Francosco, Dec. 21.—Herbert
Hope of Oakland and Benjamin i
Hujtoa jr., of Colusa, mentioned
in Pari', dispatches as California
nieu who U^ve been cited for ser
vice in field of battle, were mem
bers of a University of California
ambulance unit.
Burton was a junior in the col
lege of letters and science, 'while
Hope, the son of Rev. Francis
Hope, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Healdsburg, "was a gradu
ate of California.
PREMIER CHARGED
WITH TREASON
Paris, Dec. 21.—Former Premier
Caillux made his defense before
the chamber of deputies today. He
is charged with treason to under
mln« the countries at war with the
Central powers.
The Jefferson, of the Alaska S.
S. Co., is scheduled to arrive In
Skagway Monday; evening, being* the
last boat in port before Christmas.
This is the 26th day of continu
ous wind in Skagway, and it is al
so tlie shortest day of the year.
Perhaps the latter fact >ill have
some change upon the weather.
I manj- is also insisting that Nicholas
| or one of lite heir's be put buck
the tirone.
Prisoners Join Bolshevik!
Stockholm, Dec. 21 — Released
German prisoners, both otfioers and
men, and a large number of Rus
sian wrisoners h^ve Joined the I Joi
st evlld fighting foi-ces, according to
| a disoatch received heinj today.
Demand Ilecognition of
Province Of Ukraine
Moscow, Dec. 21.—Ukrani^s
ha\e demanded of Bolshevik! recog-\
notion of the complete Independency
of tl e province of Ukraine.
CAPX. KL L'l XSIUMIDT
OF ALASKA PICTURE
FAME IN SPY NETj
i\"ew York, Dec. 21.—Oapt Frank
H. Kleinschmidt, svidely; known as
an Arctic explorer, was arrested
recentiv bjr detectives attached to
the "boint> squad" on. tha technical
charge pf having violated the penal
law by having a revolver in his
possession.
Capt. Kleinsc&midt, who gave his
ag« ag 4 6 years, was arraigned ia
men's night court and released tou
J500 bail for further examination.
He is living at a hotel.
Capt. Kleinschmidt returned to
the United States ia February,
1 y 1 tJ, after spending 16 months, as
he declared at that time, with Aus
tro-German forces on three war
fronts. He gave many lectures on
his pxoerlences, illustrating them!
with motion pictures taken on the
eastern front and along the Isonzo.
Ho aroused much criticism in
Juno of this year by a lecture
which he delivered at the plant of
Thomas A. Edison at West Orange,
N. J., iu which he praised. Germany
and attacked some of the allies of
the United States, especially the
Russians, whom he accused of van
dalism.
Capt. Kleinschmidt, who is an
American, is best known because of
his wort as commander of the Arc
tic expedition sent out by the Car
negie museum of Pittsburgh and
as an explorer in Alaska and Si
beria.
After his arraignment Klein
schmidt vigorously denied that he
is prorGerman.
P. W. Snyder, who has been vis
Uiu? '.n Skagway for several weeks,,
will leave on the City of Seattle
for hi home In Oregon.
George Anderson, a successful
miner ia the Willow creek cgjintry,
left Anchorage recently to buy a
ten ton stamp will which he will
install on his property, knowa as
the Little Gem. I
■M-M-M'H I M !■ ■! I I I n-i-I-I-1•I-I-I-I-I-I-I-X-IWi'
For Xmas Dinner
? A Full Assortment of Perishables on The Seattle
Try "Preferred Stock" Sliced Pineapple for Fruit Salad—Serve
with pimento and grated cheese
Include a box of "Johnston's" Chocolates with your order. Price $1.00
The Chocolates of Quality—Nothing better at any price
P. H. GANTY
ibiiiiMW'M l i i 11 i.i
SWITCHMAN IS
CHARGED WITH
IUBDER
I Seattle, Dec. 21.—L. Graham, a
Northern Pacific switchman, is
caargvd with, murder in connection
with the killing of Guard Apple
ate'e yesterday at Auburn.
llflMES
LOST GROUND
Home, Dec. 21.—A considerable
portion of the ground gained by the
9nemj Tuesday la the region of
Morite Auolone, east of the Brenta
riyer. has been retaken t)y Italian
forc<«. the war office announced to
day.
TO
PM BIG PRICE
FOR PEACE
London, Dec. 21. The Petro
grad correspondent of tthe Times
attributes to a responsible source
the statement that during the in
formal conversation a between the
Russian and German representatives
at Brest-Litovsk regarding the ar
mistice on the eastern front the
Germans indicated that the follow
ing points were likely tp be includ
ed in any of their peace negotia
tion:
"Germany to have control of the
Russian wheat market for 15 years.
"'Ail German goods to be admit
ted to Russia duty; free. No ter
ritory now occupied by the Germans
to be surrendered."
The correspondent says the Bol
shftvlki were disappointed by the
reserved attitude of the German ne
gotiator® and their lack of sympathy
with political idealism.
Other causes contributed to their
depression but it is stated they are
determined to conclude peace at
any cost if th© latest appeal by
the Russian commissioners to the
alliea fails.
Setrograd, Dec. 21.—Unde
heading, "Secret treaty betweei
pan and Russia for joint ft
domination against America
Great Britain In the Far E
Izvestis publishes what he
is the text of a secret treaty, di
l"st year, providing for the I
action of Russia and Japai
prevent a third country from ac
inp tKlitical domination In Chin
plomTm
Si AGIST
THE U.S.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Evidei
of a German plot to align, the i
tionfc of South America against i
United States yas revealed In te
grama pent to Berlin l>y Cou
Luxcurg, former German charge
ArgeLtina, which, were made pub
today by the United Statee c
partment of state.
COLLISION KILL!
40, INJURES
FORI!
3he,.perdsville, Kjr., Dec. 21. —
Forty civilians were killed and f°i
tjr injured when a passenger trail
coiUde'd with, an accommodatloi
train near liere this morning.
JAPAN MAY
LAKE SIBERIA
Washington, Dec. 21. — Much
diplomatic talk is taking, place
jhere vt japan's alleged intention to
| occupy Siberia.
Only a Few Shopping Days Left Before
Christmas And We Have
A Large Christmas
Stock to Se
lect From
For Ladies: For Men:
Bath Robes
Handkerchiefs
Winter Coats
Shoes
Dancing Pomps
Bedroom Slippers
bath Kobes|
Underwear
Silk Hosiery
Neckties Garters
Arm Bands, Suspenders
Shoes, Mitts, Gloves
JAMES KENNEDY