weasher Report
yesterday: 10. Min. 4.
l\xlay: North wind. Ckrudy.
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No. 2.S3 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
SAYS EAST AFRICA MAS BEEN
COMPLETELY CLEARED OF
ALL GERMANS.
Loi Jon, Dec. 4.—Large forces of
the cne.uiy attacked tlto UritLsil
tixnu the direction of Cioimelien w«l
Mxrioin^ this uiorulng anil deliver
ed their blows in great strength
tout were repulsed with hevay !*».*
e», re-ads llaig's report today .
It la also officially announced
that East Africa has been com
pletely cleared of all German*.
woulToeme
WAR AGIST
AUSTRIA
■Washington, Dec. 4—Immediate
declaration of war against Austria
Hungary was recommended to Coa
grees today by President Wilson.
ARMISTICE
Of 48 HOURS
Lowlou, Dee. 4.—An armistice
for 48 hours between Russia and
Cermany has been signed ftt
Jl®ad quarters of Prince Leopold, of
.Bavaria.
MRS. HOLLISTEK DIES
Sea'tle, Dec. 4.—Mrs. Carrie V.
HoilLster, sister of Sehulcler Colfax,
died here this morning.
The Red Cross has shipped OTer
four million tins of n\ilk to the
bablfts la France, ra'lier than four
million tons as stated in yester
day's caper,
GEN. DUKHONIN IS
LYNCHED BY
SOLDIERS
Petrograd, Dec. 4.—General Duk
hoaiiu, who took over the post of
commander in chief of the Russian
armies after the overthrow of
Kerensky, was thrown from his
train today and killed by Russian
soldiers as the result of r lynch
law, ofter Eusign Krylenko, Bol
sheviki commauder in chief, had
{caotured Mohilov, the Russian/ war
.office announced today.
IDRM
SHIP SOLD
Sea! tie, Dec. 4—The Alaska steam 1
shJjj Northland, of the Border Line j
Transportation, Company, today was !
sold to Eastern interests.
5.000.000 MEN DRAFT.
General Ciarenre R. Ec'ward»
PreJic't Ca!l For ThtS Many.
—*
Speaking ut a l.:r.:-lioon recently.
Major tleaeral ('lar?ii<»» U. Kd wards. j
,-oinniander of the ilt*i>jirtntc*iit of the j
northeast, declared that llie selective i
draft Is only the forerunner of uni
versal military sen Ice in the Unite*] J
States. He predicted that 5.000.000 |
men would be drafted Luto service i
wttbtn one xear
I
Suggesting Time
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grasp what you would like.
If so let us help you with your plans. We are able to help
you saggest just the thing for Grandma to the smallest
Grandchild.
See our display of beautiful China and Cut Glass; Japanese
Luncheon Sets; Kimonas in crepe and silk; pretty
Crepe de Chine Sewing Sets in all colors; Silk Robes
and Blankets for Baby; Collars in Crepe de Chine
and Georgette; Dainty Shirt Waist Hangers; Hand
kerchiefs and Silk Hose; Knitted Scarf Sets; Kid and
Woollen Gloves; Purses and Hand Bags; Men's
Ties, Handkerchiefs, Belts, Suspenders, Scarfs, Sweat
ers, Shirts, Smoking Jackets, Bath Robes, Slippers,
Suit Cases and Hand Bags.
Bring the children in to see our display of toys.
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
ALASKA 10
SET LARGE
WAR BUDGET
APPROPRIATIONS FOR ALASKA
INCLUDE $7,350,758 POIi (iOV
ERXMEXT RAILROAD — AGRI
Cl'I/I I RE (iKTS LARGE SUM.
Washington, Dec. 4—The i stim.'it
ed budget for the coming year sub
mitted to congress yesterday by Sec
retary of the Treasury McAdoo in
cludes many large appropriations fo
Alaska and a total of thirteen aud
a half billions of dollars for all
puiDOdes.
The budget as outlined includes
$7,356,758 for the Alaska railroad
buildiajr from Anchorage to the in
terior, $04,000 for the conipletlgn
of the construction, of a gov't, court
house in Cordova, $ 125,000 for a
light aouse at Cape Bpencer, $7,
000 for mine inspection, $65,000 for
agricultural stations, $225,000 for
the education, of natives, $72,500
medical relief, $8500 reindeer,
£37,500 grotection of game, $15,
000 suppression of liquor traffic,
$46,500 expenses of tke legislature,
$147,445 for cable Bervice, $10,000
for road work, $100,000 general fisl>
eries service, $23,163 forest re
serves. 'I
MMU5 MOVE
HALF MILLION
Saji Francisco, Dec. 4.—The Am
ericaa soldier is wearing seven
league boots these days. Some Idea
o£ how quickly the continent la be
ing spann-3^ by the khaki contin
gent can be obtained from a state
ment today by local officials of the
Railroads' AVar Board that 8,000
soldiers have just been moved from
the Pacific to Atlantic, 3,700 miles,
in juit 6ix and one-half days. The j
men carried aJl their equipment
with them and were provided with
sleeping cars by the Pullman com
pany. The trains operated In six
teen sections and consisted of twelvei
tourist cars and two baggage cars.
There were five hundred men to a
train.
The Pullman Company has es
tablisned "war headquartem" at
Washington, and has already sup
plied sleeping cans for the move
ment of half a million men.
To assure the safety of soldiers
in transit, the railroads have
adopted an average Bpeed of
twenty-five miles an hour for all
troon trains except whoa freight
cars are Included, when the speed
is reduced to twenty iniilos an hour.
(Subat-ribfc for the Daily Alaskan)
PetiogrW, Dec. 4.—Dispatches re
ceived here Bay that Bolshevlkl rep
resentatives have taken possession
of the State bank of Russia.
Petrograd, Dec. 4.—Kryl-enJco,
the Bolshevik! commander in chief,
telegraphed today that the general
staff which has refused to recog
nize the authority of Bolshevik!
has surrendered.
ltusfiiajis In France
Repudiate RolsUeviki
Washington, Dcc. 4.—Russian ar
my and navy contingents serving in
France have repudiated the Bolshe
vik! regime at Fetrograd.
RULES HM COIIL
DEALERS 1
Coal dealers from the operator
to the retailer are prohibited from
selling coal at price "subject to re
vision," by ftn order Just issued by
Fuel Administrator Harry A. Gar
field. Heretofore the United
States Fuel Admin 1st ration hag al
lowed all producers to sell their
coal at prices fixed by the Govern
ment, with a stipulation la the sell
ing agreement that the price might
be revised if the Government fixed
prices were changed.
Under this arrangement prices
were made "subject to revision"
from the operator to the Jobber
;nid from the jobber to the retailor.'
The retailer usually found It diffi-,
cult collect any difference from J
the consumer after a retail sale had
fceen made at a price based., on the
Government price scale. To elimin
ate this and other difficulties which
this plan entailed, the Fuel Ad
ministration will hereafter insist
that such sales be made and coal
paid for at Government prices as
fixed at the time of the sale Trtth
out any provision for revision. The
following order, effective at 7
o'clock a. m., November 16, 1917,
was Issued: ' ' i
"Hereafter consignments of coal
shall be made ;n the basis of a.
fixed price, not subject to re
vision on account of any uuhsequent
regulation of price by the United
States Government."
FIREMEN TO HAVE JOLLlFICA
TION
A special committee of firemen
meet tonight for the purpose of ar
ranging a time and means Xor their
annual jollification and evening's en
tertainment It Is understood the
Firemen's night will be restricted
this year to members only.
SPECIAL
Preferred StocK Corn on Cob
THE FINEST IN THE LAND
In Gallon Tins at 80c
Large stock of this years Walnuts. Almonds, Filberts and Brazils Nub
Dromedary Dates, Layer Raisins received on last boat
[
? P. H. GANTY
PRESENT AND IMMEDIATE TASK
IS TO n WAR SAYSWILSON
MISS OLIVEREAO
GEIS10 YEARS
IN PRISON
Seattle, Dec. 4.—Miss Louise
Ollvereau, self confessed anarchist
and charged with sedition and trea
son, was found guilty by a jury
this morning and was sentenced to
serve teai years in prison at Canon
City. . | . ' •
V. I. Hahn, superintendent of tlie
White Pass, will be a south bound
passenger on the Princess Sophia
for Seattle where he will remain for
some time. 1
THE SWEDISH MINISTER.
W. A. F. Ekengre.i, Envoy to
U. S., Was Friend of Bernstorff.
Tlie name of the Swedish minister
to the United States. \V. A. F. Bken
gren, who has been handling the trou
ble arising from 1 l:o Argentine affair,
has been before the American public
on another occasion, just before Von
Bemstoi ff was recalled. The entente
governments long before the T'nited
States entered Hie war were persistent
In their Intimations (hat the Swedish
legation In Washington was being used
by Count von BernstoriT. the Herman
ambassador to the United States, as
an accommodating medium of secret
communication with his government.
Nothing Shall Turn
U. S. Aside From
Its Duty
Wellington, Doc. 4.—Presiden
Wilson in his address delivered to
day in person to tlie joint session
of Congress said in part:
"Our present ajid immediate ta.sk
is to win tlifj war. Nothing shall
turn us aside front it until it is
accomplished. EveiT power and
every resource we possess, wheth
er of men, iiKMiej- or materials, is
being devoted to that purpose uiv
til it is achieved. Those who de
sire to bring peace about before
puiyose is achieved I counsel to
tani I heir advise elsewhere. As »
nation we are united in spirit, and
intention, I pay little heed to (hose
who tell me otherwise."
JUSTICE BEFORE PEACE
"We shall regard the war as won
pnljy when the German people say
to us Utrough property accredited
representatives that they are
ready to agree to a settlement bas
ed upon justice and the reparation
of wrongs their rulers have done.
'Ihe peace wte make must remedy
wrong, it must deliver the once
fair lands and happy peoples of
Belgium and Northern France from
Prussian conquest and Prussian
menace, but it must also deliver tli<
IMsople of Austria-Hungary, the peo
ples of the Balkans, and the peo
ples of Turkey alike In Buroi^e
aiul A.sia from the Impudent alien
domination of the Pri*sian mili
tary commercial autocracy.
ALL CAPITALS TO GET MESSAGE
Washington, Dec. 4. — Every
capital in the world will receive
President Wilson's address wUlefc
he made to the Joint nesion of con
gress today . • - " 1.1
BREAD 10
BE CHEAPER
Washington, Dec. 4—The wai
emergency council today orderec
bajcers throughout the entire coun
try to reduce the price of bread.
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<3jS?
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ing in the country.
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