®he $>ailg Alaskan
No. iy9 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAHWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1918 PKJCK 10 CENTS
Loudon. Tuesday. — By the terms
of ths armistice between the En
teute , owers and Bulgaria, the lat
'er n<ttion ceases to be a belligerent
to th > Allies and remains in full
force and operation until a final
pe»ct has been concluded.
By the terms of the armistice.
Bulgaria surrenders to the Allies
all of her ships and the control of
navigation on Hie Danube river.
It coucedes to the Allies free
uassaee through Bulgaria for de
velopment of all military operations
against the enemy. Bulgarian arnl
and ammunition is to be stored un
d«r guard of the Allies.
J Th3 allied forces are to occupy
an tha important strategic points,
'and military occupation of Bulgaria
j is entrusted to the British, French
and Italian forces.
The agreement provides for the
evacuation of portions of Greece and
| Serbia respectively to Greek and
: and Serbian troops.
Th armisticee means a complete
military surrender.
The territorial rearrangement of
! tne Balsan states were omitted from
th» terms of the armistce as agreed
|uuou at the convention.
4 DAYS FIGHTING IN VESLETSNE
SECTOR NETS 13000 PRISONERS
Paris. Tuesday. — Since 'he
26th of September French forces
havs taKen "more than 13.000 Ger*
mau prisoners in the operations Oe
twe*»rj Suippe and Argonn«. and im
ra«Mse numoers of guus and great
qu_ntities of w^r munitions anC- sup
jjtles.
CHOLERA RAGES
NOW IN BERLIN
Basel, Tuesday — Authentic ad
vice- received here today confirms
the reports received here dur'ng the
past several dys thaat cholera has
Broken out-in Berlin, and is now
rapidly sprea<Mng, each day many
n*w cases being reported to the
health office. There have been a
iiumV?r of deaths from the plague.
PRESIDENT OF REICHSTAG
Sl'(XKKl) VOX HEKTLIXG
London, Tuesday. — According to
a wireless report received here to
Th'a mornine the French forces
were driving la 011 the enemy lines
between the Aisne and the Vesle
rivers, and accordine to the latest
adv'ces received by the war office
ud t ■ noon today had already c&p~
tured the town? of Binnarville and
Condelezaudry.
day President Fehrennbach of the
German Reichstag will Bucceed? von
Her*Kng as Germany's imperial chan
cellor.
hi nting trophies
Yesterday Charley Baxter pre
I.arH for shipment on today's train
the hunting trophies secured by
Thoi. J Corcoran, of Cincinnati,
on his recent big game hunt at the
he»dwa(prs of the White and Don
jek rivers. They consist of two
moo><< heads and scalps, two moun
tain sheeD heads and scalps, two
mountain goat heads, scalos and four
fii'b bear skins, sent to Mr. Corcor"
an's home in Cincinnati, and one
moos') head and' scalp, two mountain
.sheeD heads and scalps and one bear
skin, to the manager of Mr. Corcor
au'b rahch at Ventura, California.—
Wbitehcrse Star .
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GERMANS LOSE TOWN WHICH
MAY MEAN EVACUATiON OF COAST
London, Tuesday. — The Belgian
force? captured the town of Roulers,
which is 13 miles north west of
Yores. The taking _ of thia posl
Hon renders the evacuation
entire Belgian coast probable by th©
Germans.
Wi'lle the Belgians were operat
ing tii the North, the British forces
| attacked and captured Gheluve, ad
vancing within two miles of the im*
portaDf town of Meniu, the Belsian
r^iiro^d junction ana Key 10
Balkan and British armies de
feated the Germans in heavy fight*
*11 j on the Flanders ridg;e and in the
JUessiuesWyschaete positions on the
Messines-Wyschaete ridKe they have
driven the Germans back and occu
pied these posit'ons.
The reports also says that the
Germans have been defeated in their
effort *o defend the approaches to
the River Lys.
"With the Americans Northwest of
Verdun, Tuesday. — The Americans
made an advance on their extreme
left wing along the edge of the Ar
gonne forest while strenuous fighting
.h'-s oeen Indulged in around Clerge^
situated near the center of the A"
merican line.
JVh»i there wa no civilian demon-1
.stration at the office of Local Ex
emption Board No. 7, this morning
when the remaining members of
Class A1 mot there to be inducted
into tho service, still from the
aidewalk it presented the aP"
pearance of a large recruiting of
fice.
The men were all ' on hand
promptly, and showed their eager
ness and patriotism by going thru
♦ e ceremony of "Being Called to
th Colors" in a manly and cour
a?eous mien. Eight young Ameri
cans will leave on the Peterson for
Fsrt Seward tomorrow there to take
uo their training to become "Yan
kee" soldiers.
At a meeting of the hoard fi©ld
l8st evening $ome of the registrants
were reclassified and' this was the
case of Louis Crepeau. He was put
In Clajj 5, and pronounced physi
cal!" unfit for mllieary duty.
HOSPITALS MIST HAVE LIVENS
The Red Cross Commissioner for
France has cabled that the hospi
tals are in urgent need of the fol
lowing supplies:
1,250,000 BATH TOWELS
2,500.000 HAND TOWELS
1,750,000 HANDKERCHIEFS
125,000 NAPKINS
650,000 SHEETS
It has been thought advisable to
secure these articles by the so-called
"Linen Shower" plan, under which
householders will contribute the
SKAGif CLASS
W INDUCTED
- r
Wb"» there wa no civilian demon-1
stmt ion at the office of Local Ex
emption Board No. 7, this morning:
when the remaining members of
Class A1 met there to he inducted
Into the service, still from the
aidewalk it presented the aP"
pearance of a large recruiting of
fice.
Thp men were all on hand
promptly, and showed their eager
ness and patriotism by going thru
♦ e ceremony of "Being Called to
th Colors" in a manly and cour
ageous mien. Eight young Ameri
cans will leave on the Peterson for
Fprt Seward tomorrow there to take
uo their training to become "Yan
kee" soldiers.
At a meeting of the hoard held
last evening some of the registrants
were reclassified and' this was the
case of Louis Crepeau. He was put
in Clajj 5, and pronounced physi
cally unfit for milieary duty.
hospitals mist have livens
The Red Cross Commissioner for
Prance has cabled that the hospi
tals are in urgent need of the fol
lowing supplies:
1,250.000 BATH TOWELS
2,500,000 HAND TOWELS
1,750,000 HANDKERCHIEFS
125,000 NAPKINS
650,000 SHEETS
It has been thought advisable to
secure these articles by the so-called
"Linen Shower" plan, under which
householders will contribute the
articles, rather than by purcn^se
through commercial channels, with
all of the attendant d'ifriculty In se
curiuv deliveries and proper prices.
This Division's allotment is as fol
lows: ,
50,000 BATH TOWELS
1100,000 HAND TOWELS
70,000 HANDKERCHIEFS
5,000 NAPKINS
26,000 SHEETS
It is exceedingly difficult to se
cure these articles in large quanti
| ties 'n the open market at any rea
sonable price today, and we have
: finally decided to ask our Chapters
to share in providing the articles
; on a nlan which was tried most sue
1 cessfully in a limited number of
! Chapters some months ago.
SKAGWAY'S ALLOTMENT
Skagway allotment of linens to
be collected this week for French
hospitals is 40 bath towels, Bize
I 19x38 inches; 75 hand towels 18x3(1
| 55 handkerchiefs 18x18, and 18
I sneets 64x102. Dimensions are ap
J proximate; use judgment in accept
j lug other sizes. j
THE LINEN" SHOAVER
The olan referred to, know
fhe "Linen Shower," Is
each family to contribute
Mcle or a set of articles
hold linen from their
In this way, without
dnction either of the
stock or of the
largo Quantities of
may be secured for
and it is hoped
all Darts of the
willing to Join ii
ing the oresent
Campaign
Fourth
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COOKING
We»on Large Sfae f L90 p„ „„ "'<• 14 02. ^
" Med. " l.OO J " 7°2
"* Sml. ,50 ^ oz
Mazola 1-2 Gal. Size $
Quart "
x Pint "
Cotton Seed Gal. Tin
These oil« are — U9e<^ *n Salads.
um m nine
1L MIIBME
London, Tuesday.—Holland dis-.
patcnes received here today Btate |
thit peace demonstrations in varioua
German cities are now talcing place,
and- especially Is this tru© in Ber
lin.
Berlin, Tuesday. — A number of
statues in the Berlin square hare
been destroyed by riotenj in their
'emonstrations over the defection, of.
Bulgarian. The authorities have
been overpowered,
have committed many
Amsterdam,
ser Bent tii©
the Fatherland
'I confidently
neoulo during
rtaolutely
g'ye their
their last
fenae of the
iMsruoMWfir
fKNMfKlI
London, Tuesday. — Field J
shal Ha g today reported to
British war office that the Gern
now occupying Cambral, laborinj
dcr the threat of speedy capture
tha. city, have set fire to the
in & great many Dlaces ami the i
(a apparently nQW in, flames.^
retarded the attack agalnit
''•ever, but on th9 contrary a
T"
mt effort U being- put forth to
p the enemy out of the city.
D1 the battles in the Cambral'Bt.
sntin sector U oontinuing today,
the British and French force*
making progress at all polnta.
T
t was an
London, Tuesday that the
jiouiicec this afl»e8 not in
British governm# Turkish ar
tend to respondMn, until such
mistije proposAy received that
intentions are^nt out.
feeler? havej
C49UALTI
JRTED BY
IAL PERSHING
Tuesday, —The fol
W^'jWties have been re
lowin^K commanding general
norte^Bcan Expeditionary Forc
for Preceding 24
Kumber of casualties 698.
lumber the list of dead has
5es of 1(37 men; 437 are
JFd severely wounded; and 24
flssinf. |
'tfly ration: One ounce per per
DUE 10 FALL
Pari.*., Tuesday. — General (Allea
t»'s troops are now only two and*
one-ha'f miles from Damaacus and
French cavalry is advancing oa
Beyrout.
A heavy battle is in progress b*"
♦ween Americans, supported by Aus
tralians and the Germans near th»
south portals of the St. Quentla
u:nnel through the mountain. Thla
sector is one of the strongest reach*
eg in the entire Hlndenberg lin«.
L. C. Read) of Atlin, official pho
tographer for the Whlta Pasa, *r»
rived In Whitehorse on Saturday
niy(it. He is a guest of hia old
[r'eud, E. J. Hamacher, and. will
remain until the fore Dart of naxt
week, when he will return homa,
straighten out his affairs and lefcva
for Southern California for the wia*
:er.—Woitehorse Star.
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