CHINS CAPTURE FRIED
FARMS III FLANDERS SECTION
Cauadiau Headquarters, France.
No» 1.—Ia addition to taking the
farm* on Meetcheeie crest in the
Flanders district the Canadian
troops during the past ,24 hours
fighting have captured three other
fortified farms on the left of their
advance. A most determined re
finance from the enemjr was en*
countered, but nothing could stop
the 'rrestibie advance jof the Cana
dian lorcee. Machine gun de
tachments of Germany on the
fmafjwere driven from concrete
strongholds. This is one of a
series of victoriee by British ,forc
es in the Flanderg section.
ALKi ASHORE
GALLING KELP
LATE BULLETIN—A cable from
Gka Bartlett of Juneau waa re
ceived In l>y Geo. Dedf
uiau a>t 3:13 o'clock this pft-er
uooa Htntiii+c that. the steamer AI
kl is ashore somewhere alou*j
the Alaska oust In a Miiuilng snow,
storm. S. O. S. calls afre be$o^
r«v«-ived by the Juneau ^rless.
I'aaseugers are out on the life
boats. The crew of the utiid
and others are pumping iu au
effori to lighten the cargo.
brazil" sues
CAUSED if
GERMANS
Buenos Aires, Nov .1. — German
colonists la Southern Brazil are
beliered to working against the
government under the guise of etrlk
era. The army la being hurriedly
mobollzed and Fill take the situa
tion la band. Since the declara
tion or war Brazil ia making mighty
efforts to mobilize her resources.
CAMP LEWIS PAY
ROLL IS TWO MILLIONS
Camp Lewis, Nor. 1.—The first
pay rail In this camp to officers j
and men will total two millions of j
dollars, j
DIS1 Itll'T OP COLUMBIA IS DRV
Washington, Nov. 1.—The District
of Columbia went dry last night at J
• V, „ « fr fe A Af 10
THIRTY PLANES
RAID COAST OF
ENGLAND
' I.ondcn, Nov. 1.—Thirty air
piaues In. seven different groups at
tached England last night- Three
of the air ehlps penetrated into
the heart of London, causing slight
damage and a fejy casualties. All
the airplanes,were booh driven off
by the British air patrol.
An Atlantic Port, Nov. 1.—Three
hours before the ,American steam
Bhijj Luckenbach was torpedoed and
sat:k *aval gunnere aboard the
vessel planted a Fell aimed shot be
tween the twin periscopes of the
hostile submarine, sending her to
the bottom.
This is the story from au officer
of the Ill-fated ship who arrived
hire today.
NOBODY KNOWS HOW
DRY THEY ARE
Seattle, Nov. 1.—Sixteen hun
dred quarts of bootleg liquor, seiz
ed Jn raids Jn this city recently,
w,»re today turned over to the Na
tioi.al Council of Defense.
TAX BEGINS TODAY
Washington, Nov. 1.—The new
war taut, Including transportation,
pest office, and amusements, goes
into affect today.
Our Sale Starts Today
We are offering Sweaters, Shoes, Millinery
Silk Petticoats, Coats, Maclunawi
Shelf Goods. In fact every
thing excepting contract
goods.
SEE OUR DISPLAY OF REMNANTS
20 Per Cent. 0ff==20 Per Cent. Off
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
wsm
IHB
, r. s, nioop ship Finland hit
nv TORPEDO—NO LOSH OP
LIFE—VESSEL MAKES PORT.
Washington, Nov. 1.—Tlie Am
erican transport Finland has l>e«n
torpedoed in foreign waters. There
wag no loss of life and tlie ves
sel was able to make port little
damaged
mWm
STARTS TODAY:
Beginning with today, the first
of November, the new war tax *oes
into effect, and covers "11 transpor
tation, postage rates, and all thea
ters ard amusements.
A tax of 10 por cent is placed on
moviuy picture shows so that chil
dren attending the Popular Picture
Pajsce in Skagway will be com
peted to paj- 11 cents for admis
sion, and adults will be required to
pay 27 & cents. Mr, Mowl said
this morning that he will try to
remember those of his customers
who pay 28 cents at one time and
the next time he will only charge
them 27 cents. Two people will
be r.dmitted for 55 cents.
A charge of three cents for every
ounce or fraction of letter mail is
made. Drop letters are two cents
and postal cards, no matter what
their destination in the United
States, will cost two cents. Pa
per mail or parcel post packages
are nQt effected. No additional
tnarge is made on 2nd claj?s mail
for fcreign countries.
A ta: of 8 percent is imposed on
nil trcnsportation tickets, mak
ing the fare to Seattle cost $35.C4.
Th* r»Kular fare from Skagway to
Juneau will now be $7.56, and oth
er u'aces in the game proportion. A
tax o* 10 'percent is placed on
all special rates and passes. An
S oercent tax is placed on all ex
cess baggage and dog fares. Three
nercent is taxed on all freight
shipmei.ts leaving American ports
no matter what their destination.
HERTLlXG IS rXDECTDKD
MUST ADVISE
REICHSTAG
Perlin, Nov. 1— It is oficlally an
nounced that Count George Von
H<=rMing, prime minister of Ba
varia, has been offered the chancel
lorship of Germany to succeed Mi
rhaelis, and that he la negotiating
with leaders of the Reichstag rela
wivo to his acceptance of the im
portant position .
MAIMI'OSA SAILS
FOR ANCHORAGE
Seattle, Nov. 1.—The Alaska S.
3. Co.'s liner Mariposa Bailed this
morning for the north and is carry
ing 200 tons oof Panama railroad
equipment for delivery at Anchor
age.
IHHtl; Ullto Ant
LOSJ III VAST
Baltimore, Nor. 1.—Two large
piers, a British munition ship,
and a vast amount of explosives
wore destroyed by fire here yester
day. Three lives were lost and five
million dollars in damage was done.
The fir6 is clearly incendiary and la
believed to be the work of pro
Germaus.
Baltimore, Nov. 1.—A German
sa'oone keeper and an Austrian la
borer were arrested late today
charged with being accomplices in
the big fire.
sociwIeuds
IN ME FDR
MAYOR
New York, Nov. 1.—Democrat,
Fuslonist, and Republican candi
dates are alarmed at the strength
o' Hillquit, the socialist candidate
opposing them for mayor. Hill
quit at the present time is f the
majority candidate.
BANDIT SHOOTS
HOTEL GOEST
Seattle, Nov. 1.—A masked rob- j
ber shot and dangerously wounded
J. T. Evans Bartler la his room in
the Right hotel here at midnight.
It is supposed the baudit wa» af
ter money that Bartler had in his
possession.
MIXING MEN IXTERE8TED
IN GOLD REPORT
Seward,—Mining men here are in
terested in the report that comes
from Cap*. Whitlam, of the power
schooner Eunice, now in. Seattle,,
of gold having been found on Good
new • River.
Seattle, — Capt. Whitlam, whose
boat operates for the Kuskokwim
Fishing & Transportation Co., gays
the strike of rich gold waa made
about 25 miles from the head of
Good news Bay.
Grodnewg River is a short coast
al stream, and that section of the
country is seldom visited by white
nun owing to its isolation winter
end summer. During the open
navigation season boats of any
kind seldom ever call in near the
bay, save those making tha difficult
trip up the Kuskokwim River.
The place is also difficult to
reach overland during the winter.
Tokyo, Nov. 1.—Morris bag pre
sented his credentials.
Corn Flakes--Spedal
Quaker Corn Flakes
15c a Package, 3 for 40c
Fresh Stock and High Grade Goods
P. H. GANTY
HIM Nil II IB
mi ins 1 rin rtMS
1
Washington, Nov. 1.—Food com
missioner Hoover today aaeumed ab
solute [control of the manufacture,
sale and distribution of tvyenty |
basic food products. The whole j
system (of food buying and Belling i
lias been placed under license and |
Includes 100,000 concerns. Un-.
Jer this law are named meat pack- I
9rt. cold storage plants, millers,
laaners, grain dealers, and many [
manufacturers and distributors.
SEATTLE in
TO
Sfattle, Nov. 1.—Municipal au
thorities, under the severe lash of
public opinion, and mourning
over the fact that Gen. Greene will
rot permit soldiers from Camp
Lewis to visit Seattle, are in a mad
scramble to better conditions. Gen.
Greene charges that Seattle has a
vice syndicate involving more than
2300 women and jvhlch includes
som» of the leading citizens of
'his city, in its pay.
TELEPHONE GIRLS AND
ELECTRICIAN'S STRIKE
Seat'le, Nov. 1.—A state wide
etr'ke of telephone and electrical
workers was Inaugurated at mid
night, More than a thousand em
ployes are out in Seattle.
fully the jAustro-German invasion.
Ships sailing to Italy will be per
mitted to take materials needed
most for war ^purposes. AH ton
uage going to Italy will carry sup
d lies for the army. I 1
Gen, Cadrona Says
His Forces Are
Determined to
Avenge Huns
Rome, Nov. 1. — Herr Von
Mackensen, with a large German,
army, Is striking la Italy lu two
places. The Austrian army ^-un
der the generalship of Kropatkln,
Is hammering at the gates of Gem
ona, five miles north fof Udine,
while the army of Von Buleow Is
rusting south In an effort to cut
oft the retreat of the Italian army
from the Capo and Southern Isonzo
rivers. The ^Teuton forces have
brought their best commanders to
the Italian front and seem to be
making [a desperate effort to pierce
across the Italian plains into
France. I . ■ ! I
125,000 PRISONERS TAKEN
Berlin, Nov. 1.—The war office*^1
r.ounced [this morning that mc °
tnan 125,000 prisoners and 1,0(!~
guns have been captured by Ger
man arms during their drive ou the
Tagliamento plain in Italy.
ITALIANS CONFIDENNT
Rome Nov. 1—The army of
Italv is determined to avenge the
cry and Ipaln which is issuing from
the countrys sacred soil. So wired
Gen, Cadrona today to Premier Or
lando. Gen Cadrona is extremely
hopeful of the fiaal outcome of the
struggle lu Italy j'and is rearrang
ing his forces to combat the enemy.
TEUTONS HELD BACK
Italian Army Headquarters,
Thursday. — Dispatches fromjGen.
f-adrona, on complete command of
the Italian second army, lndcate
tne Italian forces are now |SP8r~
fectly organized and ara holding
beak the Teuton forces seven mllea
west of Udine.
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
TO ITALV RAISED
Washington, Nov. jl.—All export
restrictions have been waived 1"
forwarding supplies to the Italian
government. This action Is .taken
In the hope that it Will aid the
Italian forces in meeting success
We Have
on Display
Our Line of
Ladies' Fall and
WINTER COATS
OF ALL STYLES
Drop In And Look Them Over
JAMES KENNEDY