No. 61 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAttWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY,
U.S. MARSHALL BISHOP RESIGNS
UNO J. I TANNER IS APPOINTED
Juneau, April 14—Following tho
escape of Edward Krause, Federal
Marshal Harry Bishop wired his
resignation to the Department of
Jastice at Washington, and he
received advice that it was accept
ed and effective at ouce..
Judge Robert Jennings was au
thorized by the Department of
Justice to make the appointment to
fill the vacancy thu<? created, and
this afternoon lie appointed J. M.
Tanner as Federal ..Marshal of the
First Judicial Division of Alaska.k
J. JVI. Tanner was at once notified
and ho js'ired his acceptance to
Judge Jennings, ajid his appoint
ment becomes effective immediate
BRIIiSH WE GERMANS BfiCK 12
MILES Si CAPTURE SIX TOWNS
Loudon, April 14—The British,
Ioret's brcfce through the German,
from ;'or a distance of i'out miles
oe'weeu Givenchyen, Gohelle and
Ausres.
The German forces are ia full
retreat befare the British, and many
prisoners aud a great amount of
supplies acd war munitions have
been captured.
On *he Rover Scaj-p front, the
British forces have pressed the Ger
man trcops back over a distance of
twelve miles to the south, of Loos
in 'tie direction of Lille.
LouUou, April 14 — Reports ha-ye
been received at tLe War Office
giving tlie details of the sinking of
'be Hospital Ship Salta. it is
s'ated that the Salta struck a mine
in the Euglish channel, and that the
ship sunk in an iacreditably short
time. More than fifty persons lost
their lives ■when they were unable
'o get into the boats.
A report was also rceeived that
the Hospital Shap Gloucester Castle
had been torpedoed by a German
submarine in the English Channel,
and that it had sunk wi'h a cqu
sideiable loss of life.
\F\V MEXICO TO T.IKE
STEPS FOK HEK DEFENSE j
"San" a Fe, N. M., April 14 — A
3oeci«l session of the state legisla
tur 6'V»i called today by Gov.. E. C.
Da Baca. The call for the special |
session will be for providing means j
for the defense of New Mexico.
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i To tbe northeast of this point,
' British forces have gained a foot
hc Id l:i the German trenches.
i The fighting all along the front
I has been very fierce, and the heavy
«uns on both sides have kept up u
continuous and destructive fi're.
As a result of the advance along
the River Scarp district, six vil
lage' have been captured by tho
Brit'sh. and are now being held
against au offensive movement by
the Germans who are making an ef
fort to retake thesq towns.
DEBATE CLOSED
Washington, April 14—At a lato
hour yesterday afternoon, an [
agreement was made in the house t«J
close the debate on the bond issue j
bill at seven o'clock.
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Petro^rad, April 14—Grand Dukej
Boris, cousin of Nicholas was ar
rested yesterday afternoon at army
headquarters and ho has been in- j
tern eel, and extra guard being plac- j
ed ever him. It is charged that
has been plotting against the new
Repul lie of Russia.
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Special Sale of
White Goods
MONDAY and TUESDAY ONLY
See our window for display of patterns
SWISS. CORDED and FIGURED DIMITY
MARQUISETTE LACE, FLAXON
RICE CLOTH. DASHMA VOILE
These w« are offering Monday and Tuesday
only for less^than we can buy them for today
35c per yard now at 20c
25 c per yard now at ... 15c
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
jJM'JAILERS CANNED FOR
LETTING MISUSE ESCAPE
Juneau, April 14—Tea launches
have continued the search, for Ed
ward Krause, under sentence to be
hum; May 11, who ^soaped from
the federal jail Thursday night
biu they have found no clew to the
f scape'1 murderer.
The supposition, is that Krause,
through an accomplice, boarded a
iTis launch which, had previously
been stocked with provisions and
supplies, and that he has made out
to sea where he WlU take refuge
in srme obscure island or point on
the mainland, wher0 he can remain
iu «* -curity for some time to come..
The three jailerB ahe were on
watch at the time that Krause
made his escape have been discharg
ed.
A rumor, reported to have come
from Juneau yesterday, states the
belief tha* Krause is a German spy
having been in Gastineau waters for
^ome time gathering data for hie
government ia regards to the min
ing activity of the Channel Cities
' It s rumored that German sym
jl^hizera iu Juneau aided) in Jxis
: escape and that it is probable that
! Krause will meet a German U boat,
i reported to he in waters of the
Nor'h Pacific, thus making his way
back to Germany. |
20,000 ODD FELLOWS
OFFER SERVICES
San Francisco, April 14 — John
J. Ritter, commanding the Pa
triarchs of Militant of the Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows, in Cali
fornia, wired President Wilson last
night as follows:
"I offer you 2C.000 well drilled,
men thoroughly organized, the mili
tary branch of the Independent Or
dfc-r of Odd Fellows."
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Bueuos Aires, April 14—The peo
ple of the Argentine Republic capi
tal are greatly aroused over the re
port which has been rcoeived here
stating that the sailing ship Mont
Protegido had been sunk off the
European coast by a German sub
marine.
The leport states that after the
ship pad been torpedoed, ttlie ship
was shelled while the boats were
being lowered, aud a number of the
crew wounded by the Hying wreck
age when shells hit the ship.
BUSINESS MEN LOOK FOR
EARLY END OF W AR
London, April 14—There is a
feeliig ill some business quarters
th°t ♦he European war will end be
fore the last of this ye<ar. This was
ir.diea'ed today that in underwriting
circles yesterday, the business done
was "to pay a total loss if peace
is pet declared before December
31st." The underwriting was at 45
guineas per cent.
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Washington, April 14—The Am- ■
oilcan schoooner Edwin R. Huut
was abandoned by her crew while
under fire from a submarine in tho
Mediterranean..
Th/> advice was received tod^y by
the State Department from United
Stages Consul Cassett at Malaga.
FRAXK ROCKEFELLER
REPORTED DYING
Cleveland, April 14 — Frank
R( ekeffiller, brother of John D.
Rockefeller, is reported to be dy
inr at his home in this city.
Folger Week
April 9 to 14
iSave fifteen cents a pound!
Folger's i
Try it and be convinced that
it is better than other Tea.
One pound makes 300 cups.
Four cups cost about one cent.
You can afford to drir''
75c Tea—75c (,
Golden Gate
Regular Folurr
Tin Retail Week
Frico Price
lib. .75 .60
V2 lb. .40 .30
Vt, lb. .25 .20
5 lb. 3.50 2.75
BLACK TEA . *
Send or telephone your order today
H. GANTY....
EXTEND TIME LIU FOB II
DUGTIOI OF IEGM1 BILLS
| Juneau, April 14 — Sixteen bills
weep introduced JintQ the House of
Representatives yesterday, while the
Senate introduced live measures for
the consideration of that fcody.
Bot.u branches of the Territor
ial legislature passed resolutiona
extending the time for the intro
duction of billg to the forty-fifth,
day of the present session,
WOULD CONNECT ALASKA WITH
HA BfJIGRADIO STATION
Washington, April 14—Woody Is.,
lias been selected as th§ site for a
big naval radio station that ia about
to be established la order that a
connection jvith Alaska and China j
may he established.
By the establishment of the sta
tion on Woody Island, which is
near St. Paul Island In the Kodiak
region, uninterrupted communica
WHEAT JUMPS
ID WAR PRICES
Chicago, April 14—Then© were |
wild scenes on the Stock Exchange'
ia tliie city this morning when the j
orices of wheat began to be boosted J
Point by point the price was
raised and all offers made Were ,
taken until the price had reached i
two dollars and a quarter. At
that point there were few buyers (
and thg price quoted hold until the
close of the wheat exchange.
Rio Janeiro, April 14—The Aus
trian minister to Brazil today made
his reques*. for hia passports, al
though this government has not as
ye; declared against 'he German or
Austrian governments.
Late yesterday afternoon the For
eign M'nister cabled the Brazilian
j minister at Berlin, urging him to
reques' all Brazilians now in G-er
J many t i leave that country at once.
I
3uDECrib« for the Daily Afcafca-a.
e
♦ion may bo bad not oaly with
China but with th3 lower PaclfiQ
Coast stations as well.
Thg decision of the department
to OTect this station, is to. prevent
any interruption, of communication
with the far East through, the l°sa
of the cable by act of an enemy or
by accident.
PRICES OF [HIS
ARE RAISED
Announcement was made yes*
terday afternoon, that an agree
ment had. been made between the
proprietors of the Golden North
Cafe, the Pullen House, the Port
land Hoouse, the Pack Train Res
taurant and Max's Chop House
tha* beginning Sunday, April 15,
the prices of meals would be ad
vanced. The advance, it was stated,
was made necessary on account of
the present high prices of all food
stuffs, and meats, and will be about
25 per cent.
This is the first advance that
the proprietors of eating houses in
Skagway has thus fare made, and
when the Increased cost of all class
es of provisions is taken into con
sideration, the raise in prices la
Justified, and the fact that an ad
vance of only 25 per cent s made
should also be a matter of con
solation, as it is a well known fact
that the retail prices of almost all
commodities have advanced more
than that amount.
Oakland, April 14—The Univer
sity of Washington eight brought
their barge in four good1 length
ahead of the Stanford University
crew this morning in the annual
boat race between these two uni
versities.
ANNOUNCEMENT
As a mark Of respect, and in sym
pathy to my former business as
sociate, Mr. Will Clayson, who
has just suffered the lops of his
little son, Will, I will close my
store Monday duJrinjj the hours of
1 io 3 o'clock ia the afternoon.^
JAMES KENNEDY