®he Stoilxj Alaska n
No. 93 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY 21. 1918 , PRICE 10 CENTS
SKAOWAY national red cross drive is on
ALASKA CONCERNS CONTRIBUTE
LIBERALLY IS DEO CROSS FUND
Seattle, May 21.—'Through the
efforts of Robert \V. Baxter, vice
presidnl of the Alaska Steamship
comapny a contribution. of $5,000
from his company was secured
500 from the Pacifia Steamship com
l>any to be distributed between fif
teen chapters of the Red Cross in
Alaska, and it was through Air.
Baxter's efforts that the
f
IS
Washington, May 21. — Infor
mation has just reached Washing
tod that the food* situation in
Germany is the most critical since
the beginning of the waj, and that
in many districts the poorr are be
ginning to feel the pangs of hunger,
being unable to securo food. The
rich are still able to get what
they need for the present, but it is
said that before long there will be
little food to be had at any price.
U. 5. HAN
\VMh American- Arm* In Fnuice.
Tuoidty.—It !earner today
ttat CWKaln. R&U. the Asnerlca*
tvtafor Colfax. Iow^, v-ho was
>■'8 machine was brought down by
a German plane which got above
him in an air battle is now in a Ger
man hospital. His machine was
brought down behind the German
lints, and today it was learned that
h» was a prisoner of war.
Alaska canneries who have head
quarters in this city- subscrib
ed $10,000 to be divided among: the
charters of the Red Cross in Alaska
located in towns in which canneries
1 are situated.
The Alaska Lighterage company
has contributed $500 and the Pacific
Coast Coal company 2$50 to the
-Nome chapter of the Red) Cross.
BRITISH RAID
COLOGNE
Amsterdam, Tuesday.—Advice wa
received here this afternoon, stating
that lu a recent a.lr raid made by
British aviators on Cologne, twenty"
five persons were killed and! forty
6even others injured.
PLOTS KNOCKED
IN THE HEAD
Washington, May 21. — Plotting
between the German- and.' Irsh agents
in this country for a general up
rising in Ireland hag l>ee>a uncover*
ed by United States government
these ptots that ff&s partly
slble for the wsesx% arrwrt of SAtia
Fein leaders in, Ireland' by Br?tfe«h *«
tharity.
Cleveland, May 21.—Charles M.
Schwab, chairman of the Federal
Shipping board, has placed an or
der for 150 steel ships at an ag
grega;p cost of one hundred' million
dollars with the Great Lakes ship
building yards. !
UREAT LAKK YAKJW* TO
150 STi££X h-HIPS
Special Offering On
Men's Suits
We are Offering a Line of Men's
Suits at $ 17.50
$ 1.50 Dress Shirts for $ 1.00
A Broken Lot of Men's Shoes at
One Half Off
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
STARK MEDIEVAL FAMINE
MAY JOIN ENTENTE III
| WAR ON THE ENEMY
London, Tuesday.—"I
dent that the time 1b at]
famine, stark famine
times will join the But
ally against Germany a:
tjie war correspondent
Mail telegraphed from
France near the Swiss
He says he dr»w« bJa
from statements made
witnesses whose observa
ed until the end of A:
Joel oonfl
.hsai wfron
rae'Utfval
|e sa an
d Austria"
iSte. Gaily
AiufteiJ&asse,
nrSer.:
.aclCskmu!
Identic
i» extend
Great
1 masses elf the German and Austrian,
'■peoples, said the informant, are
more thtn sick of the war and they
t»Ik ot jnothing else but bread'.
Their mbrale is so low that the Ger
man government is fearful of Bol
ghevlki Movements. The narrator
caid that he and hi? family; lived
Jor weeks almost entirely on. mush
rooms which were gathered tn &
forest oitside of the town in which
he lived| '
HUE IB IDE BED CROSS 50
WILL k OVER IOP
Tht Red Cross Drive ite On. A
hundred million doll^S|^^^fe
goal. Humanity's answer to the
Prussian war <:hallemg|!to'oMllz*"
tion is the Red Cross i
Cress must be backed' flEllllsilS
dollars by those it repij
those whose organ izatic
peo'i-, of America. 3^
giv g their life blood
war by force of arms.
Cross is dedicated to
of winning the war fd
and forever, that id)
primal struggle between
o* might, humanity anc
w-"n gains of civTlizatioJ
financial aid ot the
and reconstruction of
tated by the grim march
the Red Cross and the
ar. working hand in hanj^l||||p|g|
ttte line of endeavor. pr- aidei't >
Wilson is also President tho ,Be&]
Cross, the ablest men in
are on its executive boar^
counts are audited by the
partment and asn annuaj
the Red Cross affairs
Congress by the SecretaT
But essentially the Red'
resents the great heart of
lean people on the battfo
of Europe. It is YOUR
tive on its vast errand oj
Locally, all arrangeme
been completed for
canvass of the city anc
participation as possble
citizen in this War Funt
Tonight at 8:30 Mrj
giving a benefit performs
Pooular Picture Palace,
to turned over to the
Fund. A Four Minute
make his usual endeavoi&o trowd J
half an hour's inspiratiajj^teU). ,<.M I
lour minute compass.
Quartette will be there
pockets full of haTmony|
enough to say on that ac
mission is fifty cents for
twenty-five cents for ohilij
is more to the point.
Wednesday at 1 p. mj
erai solicitation, will be
gricd chorus of all
whistles and other noise-}
town. Twenty men will
two by two, and they
standine on the street c^
catrh whomsoever may
t>as» by,—they ere going right af
ter the individual by name, and you
can rest assured that some one of
these gentlemen-has you on his list. J
Wednesday might all committeemen
will meet at the City Hall to com- j
es and arrange to round'
strailer. Thursday, Friday,
^lrday you may expect to
led for a subscription by
if a dozen to a dozen men
u are wearing in a promin
our War Fund Tag. It Is
of wisdom to get your em
ly and wear it continuously,
urday night the Committee
g a "jieney dance" in the
U. Tickets' Will be sold
e dance and every man
an who gets in the tyor
to have a ticket, whether
or can't dance or will or
The ticket will In
x-id
lsialnf
Wch makes ten cents a
that the jitney rate is
Alaska. It makes no dif*
you figure it, just so
|out to the dance and dance
of the fifteen dances
will let you. The
begin at nine o'clock
will be real music.
EVINRUDE
lDETACHABLE ROWBOAT &CAHOE MOTO#
attached to the stern
of rowboat or canoe —
ready to take you on enjoy
able outings, fishing and
hunting trips.
Portable, easy to operate,
always dependable.
Evinmde Magneto — Built-in
Flywheel Type — Automatic
Reverse — more • ower« and
speed. V5^
I f Sold bu '
| H. Guty
FRENCH AND BRITISH PUT OVER
ANOTHER WHIRLWIND ATTACK
With. British Armies in France,
French troops fighting: alongside of
British forces have carried another
of their whirlwind attacks ag&lnat
tht enemy to a successful conclusion
in the Flanders, battlefield.
In the smash against the Germans
the Allied' line was carried for
1J. GEN. MARCH
TO BE GENERAL
Washington, May 21.—President
W'lflon, haa sent the name of Major
General Marsh as a nominee to con
gress for tbe title of General Marsh.
LEAGUE NUNS
London, Tuesday. — It was an
nounced' today that official evi
dence -would- shortly he made pub
lic showine complicity between, the
S'm> .Fein leaders and -Germany. >
All algns point to a splendid re
sponse to the Red Cross appeal. The
business houses have already been
canvassed and they have respondied
to apportion some
part of their donations to Skagway
and they will no doubt be £lad
to accede to this request. In its
universal service the Red' Cross
presents a universal appeal, and
Skagway will not be backward in
answering.
ward over a stretch, of four thous
and yards la the Locre sector.
Several hundred German prisoners
who were taken in the conflict
thus far have been, brought In and
have been sent along the happy road
to the peace area at the hear of
the French positions.
LLC. I
WILL MEET
FRIDAY
Fairbanks, May 21.—The five
trustees of the Alaska Agricultural
college living in Fairbanks will
hold a meeting at Attorney A. R.
Heilig's office on Friday of thia
week at which time by-laws will bo
adoptvd governing the board. At
the same ume officers will be
'selected, and their duties prescrib
ed ard- the tenure of their office
agreed upon.
Plans for building the college
which has already, beeni sanctioned
by tne Territorial legislature wlil
also come up for discussion, and
it js probabTe that steps will be
taken tending towards calling for
plans and specification® tor the
r institution as wefll aa bids for tfc»
[ building of the same.
Texaroana, May 21.—Two troop
trains loaded with soldiers were
wrecked near Garland City ©arly this
morning and a score of soldiers to",
jured, although the latest reiports
have made no mention of any natali
ties. t 'ii
Spring Suits
With A Gentlemanly Air
About Them
As good in their inside make-up as
they are in their outside looks.
Shapely, sturdy, smart suits for the
man who knows which way the
wind of fashion blows this year.
Patterns neither too loud nor too
modest, but just medium, for the
man who doesn't wish to appear
overdressed. No disappointment
lurks in the values at the price
range.
JAMES KENNEDY