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No. 24S TWENTY FIRST YEAK
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
Washington, Dw. 4-—A general
diacussiou whs started in the St'1"
ate today by Senator Cummins <in a
speech which he made bearing on
President Wilson's fourteen peace
principles, and in whiih the senator
advccated a resolution which he
i.<» 1 introduced calling "pan the
President to mkae a public declara
tion interpreting his principles as
6et forth in lis v«roug speeches.
Senator Cummins' re olution pro
posed that a committee he sent
from congress to Paris ;lud be pres
ent at the peaco conferences.
Action on Mr. Cummin's resolu
tion wag postponed until tomorrow.
London, Pec. —Accorflng to a
Kerlln dispatch to the Maliy Express,
the Russian government has refused
to admit 1,500,000 Ru^ian soldiers,
who have been prisoners of war in
Germany, across the Russian front
ier.
These men are now mobilized "t
several points outside the Russian
border, and they are without locd
and shelter. With the delvirey of
these Drisoners of war per the teruis
oi the armistice bv Gemany to the
Russian frontier, it is believed that
Germany can no longer be held re"
sponsible for tliem, and< it is tho't
that unless aid is given them at
an early date in the way of food,
that thousands will starve to ile:ith
or die of exposure.
I TAKES
01 mm m
N»w York. Dec. 4.—A commission
on exports and* on economic condi
tions iu Europe and with a
vast collection of international d-'t«,
which the commission lias °«€'n a
year in assembling for President
Wilson, sailed with President Wil
son on the Steamer GtorSe Wash
ington today.
This data will !><> used at the t-e'U-e
congress in determining the amounts
of exports that may be necessary
for th© United States to furnish to
Kurape and' Asiatic countries.
Kill CO HIE
THRU GERiNY
Warsaw, Doc. 4.— Fi teen hun
dred soldiers from Alsaco l,Or*
raine, who wore taken pisouers
th* Russians in the e:lrlv days of
the war, have reached this city
and are returning to their homes
by way of Germany.
The men are in a nitiable eondi*
tion, maty of them being so weak
and- emacia'ed that they are barely
able to wa'.K, but ail are hopeful
and full of gladness :1t the thought
of again joining their families.
The Armistic is signed and Peace is coming but ^ar obli
gations are not paid and to take care of them the Govern
ment has given notice of a
FIFTH LIBERTY LOAN
Skagvvay has in the past done its share in helping Alaska
go over the top. To do so again every- local residen
should at once open a bank account, that when the call
comes, you may have ready money tD meet your Liberty
Loan installments We invite yours.
B ANK OF ALASKA
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KILLS HIS CAPTAIN BEHSE
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I>s Angeles, Dec. 4.—
his arrest fsjr having killed C&ptaln
Abraham Posner, Lt. H. E. P®M7,
stationed at Camp K«arney, in his
hearing tesftiled that he' had killed
his captain because he had beeu
tinding fault with hls service Mid
was "ridinK his ■trail."
Perry sald< in further explanation
of bis act, "I decided to do as they
do in Alaska in Bimi1ar cases—to
Ret the man who is riding you."
| The self" convicted man also stat
ed 4hat he hafl killed a nan in
Alaska when he was on'y fourteen
years old fov pulling up the stakes
| on hia claim.
London, Dec. 4.—The North Ger
man Gazette, the former semi
official organ of th© German Im
perial government, according to'
advices received here tod&Jr, tfas
expeete-i to publish the abdication
of all rights by the German Ci«wn
I'rir.ce t0 the German Imperial
thrcue.
FDCH MAKES LlXEMfeWfto HIS
QUARTERS'
Luxemburg—Marshal Foch, the
allied commander in chief has aStabr-"
lished hig headquarter here. Ho
arrived in Luxemburg recently with
his staff. No ceremonies wtfre held
in honor of hig entrance.
Amsterdam.—A great consignment
of money has arrived in Holland for
the ex-kaiser. It consists of 200
sacks, each containing rather mflre
than a hundredweight of German
gold, silver and coin. Exactly where
it came from is unknown. Great
secrecy is maintained a« to where
the royal exile's treasure will he
deposited. The consignment came
across the frontier in a sealed
wagon.
I learn from an excellent source
that the ex-kaiser still harbors the
belief that all is not yet lost. He
appears to oeligve that there :may
arise circumstance^ which will fa
cilitate his returu to Germany. He
is convinced that the maJrOity ol
German hearts are still with him. The
coming national assembly interests
him greatly, for he think# its de
liberations may result in decislionto
preserve the monarchy in Germany
and to put some minor member of
the Hohenzollfirn family On the'
throne under a regency. He wonl©
then, he Delieves, be able to re
turn and live the remaindr of" his
life In a much happier position than
that of an exile. r*l
H« is credited, too, with clinging
to <i last scrap of hope that the
royalist partisans are* still sttong
enough to something, though he"
, apparently doe? not think that the
: entente might have something-to say
I in that event.
ten Ire in
WARSHIPS ARE
DELIVERED
On Board the British Destroyer
Tilbury, Harbor of Sebastopol, Dec.
4 —The Allied fleet, of which this
shin is one, has taken over from the
Germans ten warships which were
in the harbor here.
The Russian dreadnaught Volia,
which h&s been under the German
flag Bince its capture is ,,0w un
der the British flag.
GOVERNOR'S MOTHER DEAD
Juneau, Dec. 3.—Word was r©*
ceiv«>d in Juneau on Monday tell
ing of the death of Governor Riggs'
mother in the east. The governor
left several days ago, but was un
able to reach her bedside before
death called her.
LANDS THE GERMAN'S
MUST GIVE VP
Washington, D. C„ De:\ 4.—Areas
brought under oontrol of Germany by
conquest were raoidly approaching
a total of half a million square
miles when the Yanks broke into
action at Chateau Thierry and start
ed the Hun on the homeward way.
Here are the territories fom which
hp has been forced with the coming
of oeace:
Square
Miles
France (northern Provinces) 4.000
Belgium (all save NieupOrt
region) lljOOO
Luxemburg (the whole) 98
Italy (northern provinces) 2,000
Sernia (northern district) 7.000
Rumania (tn* whole) 53.000
Montenegro (the who!e) 5,903
Aloftnia (northern half) 5.000
7,000
17,000
10,000
60,000
48,0fr0
115,000
345,601
RiisslaA
Esthonia
Livonia
Couriand
Lithuania
: Poland
UKrainia
'W*' -
Total
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wasnington, jjec. 4.—irig i>euiu
cratic House Elections committee,
thin morning made a formal re
port to congress on itg findings in
the Wickersham-Sulzer 1916 elec
tion contest.
The committer reported that it
found James Wickersnam, the Re
publican candidate was elected Al
askan delegate to Congress In the
November, 1916 elections by a plur
ality of 47 votes over Charels Sul
zor, the Democratic nominee
Thig settles the election contest,
and by the report of the committee
entitles James Wickers ham to the
pay of the delegate for the past
fcv?u /caio.
While Mr. Wickersbam not
occupied the delegate's chair on the
floor of congress, he has been In
daily attendance, and shows that the
Alaska canvassing board was in er
ror in granting Sulzer a certifi
cate of election. Thig wag not
done voluntarily on the part of tha
board, as it will be remembered that
Governor Strong decided1 in favor
of Wickersliam, but Judge Robert
Jennings ordered the board to fa*
vor Sulzer with, th© election.
Mr. Wickersham was Beated today
and will serve out the unexpired
term. i. e-, until March 4, 1919.
| New Yorft, Dec. 4. — President
Woodrow Wilson sailed from this
port for Europe at fifteen minutes
aftrr ten o'clock this morning.
As the liner George Washington
steamed from the pier the army
band played "Over There" and a
vast throng of people who had as
sembled to witness the departure of
America's chief executive on his
mission for world pe^ce, cheered
to the echo, '
Secrteary of State Lansing and
Henry Whitf* were also on board1 w
commissioners to the peace oongrese
to be held In Paris.
According to persons who con
ferred. with. President Wilson on
bo'jrt the gteamer George Washing
ton before the ship sailed, the Presi
dent goes to Europe determined
against militarism in any form and
hp was strong in hig ^termination
to bring about conditions tending
towards the crushing of Prussian
militarism, in his plans for future
world peacp, and was most em
phatic in expressing his feelings to
the persons he talked with on these
subjects. '
Ml GAMP TO
BE DESERTED
| Seattle, Dec. 4.—The demobiliza
tion of men at the naval training
camp at the Washington State uni
versity began this a ter«oon, &nd
will continue a§ rapidly a<s condi
tions will permit untl all the men
have returned to their respective
homes. This includes the volunteer
enlisted men as well a$ the drafted
men.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Black
have turned their iome over to
Mr. Clydte Rogers, who recently pur
chased it, and are now residing at
the Pullen House.
Seattle, Dec. 4. — It is ex*
'pected that Lt. Hogla.nd, who start
ed from Mather Field', Sacramento
'yesterday in an aeroplane in order
to determine a feasible route for
: carrying mail between San Fran
'c'gco to Seattle will arrive in this
eiry this afternoon.
Seattle, Later.—Lt. Hogland ftr*
rived from Sacramento this after
noon at three o'clock. His actual
^flying time from Sacromento waa
j twelve hours. He made two Btops,
'one at Redding, caly and °n« at
I Eugene, Ore. i
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