WEATHER KEPOItT
yesterday: Max. 26. Mia. 19.
leday: Light north wind.
No. 285 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 14. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
BANDITS ROB BANK, KILLING 4 MEN WITH AXES
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FEDERAL AGENTS SIT SPOKANE '
WAS OELIBEIAIELY WRECKED
William Swanson
German, Many
Times At
Wheel
Seattle, Jan. 14.—Government au
thorities disclosed today that the
steamer Spokane, wrecked recently i
Alaska waters and belonging to the
P«c!f'c Steamship Co., was de- J
libtratelv run onto the rocks by i
W'I."9m Swanson, German, masquer
ading as quartermaster, but was
not a member of the crew.
It is known that Swanson was se/
er<l times at the wheel. At the
time of the wreck he was arrested
od suspicion but later released. He
canno* be found at the present time.
PALL BEARER IS
Caejxalis, Jan. 14.—Oscar D.
MVn, brother of Justice Main of
the rnited States Supreme court, has
been arrested on the charge of mur
dering Fred Swayne, grocer, found
dea<l recently in his store at N'a
pavine. Main acted as one of
Swayue's pall-bearers.
Former French
Premier Arrested
Paris, Jan. 14.—Former Premier'
Cailleaux was this morning im- j
prisoned ou a charge of treason, in
connection with, the work of 6py
Bolo Pasha.
ISIU. S. OWNED
VESSEL SAILS
FOR FRANCE
Seattle, Jan. 14. — The first
gOTerument vessel completed under
the federal shipping program sail
ed Tor Frajice last night laden with
flour for the Allied armies. Sat
urday it was ^resented with an Am
erican flag by Seattle citizens.
Government To
Cut Alaska
Spruce
Portland, Jan. 14.—The United
States signal corps has as
signed W. P. _G. Tromble to Craig,
Alaska, where he will hayo charge
of a monthly output of 300,000
feet of spruce which is to soon be in
creased to 2,000,000 feet per month.
Alaska timber will be cut ami
3kipped direct to airplane plants by
way of Prince Rupert.
IS SINKING
New York, Jsm. 14.—Wireless |
communications indicate the steam-^
shi*> Texan is sinking off the coast j
of this state with 43 passengers |
aboard. The accident is apparently •
the result of a collision.
Our 20 Per Cent.
Sale Includes
Outing Flannel, Ginghams, Madras, Pique, Serges,
Georgette Crepe, India Lawn, Jacquard Tissues
French Flannel, Eiderdown, Taffeta Pongee,
Messaline, Satins, Gold and Silver Cloth
Shoes for Men, Women and Children. Slippers
for House and Street wear. Newest Models.
Party Gowns, Waists, Street Gowns, Coats, Skirts
Silk Petticoats in New Shades in Taffeta,
Messaline and Jersey Silk.
Underwear
Ribbons
Notions
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 4
TIMET
Petrograd, Jau. 14.—Dispatches
from Cuban say the Turka have
bioken their armistice agreement
and have landed 20,000 soldiers be
twecu Toebizond and. Lize. A Turk
ish submarine is reported to have
sunk a Russian transport.
MRESTLEADERS
OF SEATTLE
MOB
Seattle, Jan. 14.—G. Muri Gor
don, former officer of the French
flying corps, aaid J. Fred Drake,
clerk, were arrested and have been
identified as leaders of the mob
wniclv wrecked the Pigott Printing
Coutern of this city.
RAILROADS BEING
CLEARED OF
10W
Chicago, Jan. 14—.One hundred
thousand volunteer workers today
fre rescuing Chicago and the Middle
West railroads from the grip of the
storm which Friday &n4 Saturday
s^ept the -whole region, and was
fbe worst storm known in 30 years.
WANT SAMMIES
QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE I
London, Jan. 14.—Lord Churchill,
Br cish minister of munitions, ad
dressing the American luncheon
club, made a powerful appeal
for eending American soldiers to
Europe quickly and in, as large
numbers as possible.
MEXICAN MISSION 10 LAilN
CONFERENCE IS PRO-GERMAN
Buenos Aires, Jan. 14.—The Mexi
can* delegation arrived Sunday, os
tensibly for tUe purpose of attend
'aj tlia proposed ocngress of Neu
tral Latin American countries.
Tne Mexicans, however, have a
s-'cret mission unknown even to the
Argentine government. , Members
of tbe mission were arrested at
Brazil, and not allowed to
laa<< m other Brazilian ports on the
grounds that the mission is more
German than Mexican ,
The delegation consists largely
of military men, aviators, and. news
paper correspondents who are open
ly uro-German. * ' ' '
Lenine Praises
Wilson's War
Speech
Prfrograd, Jan. 14.—Prime Mln-,
istPr Lenine luis read President Wil
son's war aims speech, highly prais
ed it and h^s ordered the full
test telegraphed to Foreign Minis
ter Trotsky at Brest Litovsk.
willIenT two
MILLION MEN
10 FRANCE
Washington, Jan. 14.—America Is j
prepared to Bend an army of two
million men in the field against the I
H'emy within the year 1918, Seo-[
retnry of War Baker strongly In-j
timate<i before the Senate military i
afMrs committee last jveek.
INS RECOGNIZE
INDEPENDENCE
UKRAINE
Amsterdam, Jam. 14. — Count
Cztrnlne announced at tlie Brest
Ktovsk conference today; that the
Ceatral Powers would recognize the
IndeDendence of the Ukraine re
public, situated near the Black
Sea.
SENATOR BRADY DYING
Washington, Jan. 14.—Senator
Jantej H. Brady of Idaho, is dying.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Senator;
Brady died here Sunday.
Apple Special
We have 2 lots of good Cooking Apples for
sale while they last at
$1.75 and $2.25 Per Box
The last chance this season for apples at this price
P. H. GANTY
OFFICERS ARE
KILLER
Copenhagen, Jan. 14.—Sixty Rus
sian naval officers, including' four
admirals of the Black Sea fleet,
ihave been massacred by Bolsheviki
sailors, according to a dispatch from
Sebastopol.
13
PERISH IN
' FIRE
Muskogee, Jan. 14. — Thirteen
b^y* of the Dwight training school
p«risned Saturday when, a fire com
Ble'.e!» destroyed the dormitory in]
which they were sleeping.
U.S. Trenches
Are Designed
Seattle, Jan. 14.—The Brooks
geological survey is now busy de
signing trenches and dugouts for
General Pershing and the United
States forces in France.
FASHION
and FIT
Go Hand-in-hand when you
walk in a Hand Tailored Suit
bought at our »hop.
A wid« rang* of patterns and
fabrics are included in our
stock.
It would please both you and
us if you called to look them
over.
JAMES KENNEDY
$50000 and Several
Liberty Bonds
Missing
Qarap Funston, Kan., Jan. 14. —
Four m#a were killed with axes and
another wounded Saturday- when,
robbers looted the army banlc on a
military 'reservation here. The
ba*.d<tg obtained an amount of mon
ey yet unstated and several liberty
bonds. i 1 1
One of the robbers wore a uni
form o' a United Statee captain, but
army officers do not believe any
soldier was involved in the commis
sion ot the crime.
List Of Dead
Camp Funston, Jan. 12.—Mur
dered men resulting from the bank
ropery include C. Fuller Winters,
vlce-oresident of the National Re
serve bank o* Kansas City, and
John W. Jewell, of Springfield,
Missouri.
Captain Confesses
Camp Funston, Jan. 14.—Captain;
Lewis Whistler, of this canton
ment, virtually confessing to the
bank hold-up and murders, shot
and killed himself thi3 morning.
Believed Wilistslei' Had Accomplice
Camp Funston, Jan. 14.—As $50,
000 of bank funds are still missing
it '9 believed that Captain Whist
ler has an accomplice In his mur
derous deed. • ' ; i,
MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
ARMY SUPPLIES DESTROYED
Washington, Jan. 14.—Fire in
the warehouse of the Washington,
barracks has destroyed a million dol
lars worth of army supplies.
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