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No. 3 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1918
YANKEES OESTROV FIRST LINE INN TRENCHES
i
TURN DOWN
HUNTERMS
O^PEACE
Supreme Council
Wants Just
Peace
London, Feb. 4—The inter-allied
Supreme War Council which has
b«en *ii session at Versailles finds
Hi- approximation towards definite
oeaee in the German chancellor's
and Austro-Hungarian foreign minis
t->r's speeches which presented their
terms fo the Entente allies, and has
decided to continue the vigorous
prosecution of the war until peace
can be obtained "based on the prin
cit les of freedom, justice, and re
spect for international law."
Thl? is the official announcement
madu last night.
Pershing's Headquarters, Feb. 4—
American 'roops in trenches on the
French front at one place are only
60 feet from the German lines, and
in another place one mile separ
a'es the opposing positions.
ALFRED ROTHSCHILD DIES
Washington, Feb.. 4—Alfred
Ohi»fle« De Rothschild, member Of
♦he wealthy family of European
backers, died Saturday.
BELGIAN VILLAGERS DRIVEN FROM HOME BY BOMBARDMENT
^COMMITTEE QHPUSaC/PVj
mrcwnAtJON W'
Belgian villagers leaving their homes In a small hamlet near the front because the enemy has opened a bombard
ment and if they stay their lives are in danger. They may on their return find nothing but a pile of debris. When
the residents of the hamlet evacuate they curry with them as much of their valuable belongings as possible.
GERMANY MUSI
BE DRIVEN 10
KNEES
Atlanta, Feb. 4—Former presi
dent, William Howard Taft, in. an
address delivered here Saturday
night, said permanent peace can
come only when Germany has been
driven tQ her feneea.
Halifax, Feb. 4—The British gov- ,
crument today announced Pilot Mc |
I Kav and Captain Lamodec, of the
Mont Blanc, to blame for the awful
' disaster which BTeckod Halifax re
• cently.
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FINN REVOLT
IS
Stockholm, Feb. 4—Troops of the
newl • organized Finnish government!
arc closing in on the revolutionary
Red Guard forces at Uleaborg, on
the Gulf of Bothnia, according to |
uews from Haparanda.
CAPT. AMUNDSEN
American Army in France, Fob. 4-,
Captain Ronald Amundsen, arctic j
explorer, is visiting th© American f
srmy zone.
Captain Amundsen came by ar-,
ran rtment of the State Department j
of the •*• llt-d States for tne purpose |
o£ obtaining information concerning j
the Araer can expeditionary force fop
newspapers of Scandinavia.
;OL'\ L. SULLIVAN
LOSES LAST FIGHTi I
A1 'ngton, Mass., Feb.. 2—John L.
Sull'Tan, dropped dead at his home
hero Saturday.. The famous heavy
weight prizefighter was ooe of the
best known boxers of tha United
States *-nd has held vftr'ous titles
dur'ng i.'s career.
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sues ARE HELD,
BUT VESSELS
London, Feb. 4—Admiral Geddes,
o* *hf British navy, said today that
Gorman submarines are held, but
that morre Bhips are urgently need
by the Allies for purposes |
of transportation of both men and
food. >
ONE KILLED IN
Seattle, Feb. 4—R?gna Anderson,
* earns tress, was killed and Gurina
Ai.derson, waitress, Thomas Oidne,
and 0. Knudson were dangerously j
'ujured yesterday when an auto in
ivLich they were riding ran Into a
8ttfet car.. N'ne persons, all Nor- I
w^gians. were in the small machine.
IN GALLED
10
Washington, Feb. 4—The re
mainine 72,000 men in the first
dr-'k call will start moving to camp
beginning February 23, according
♦o aa anuouncemet of Provost Mar
shal Crowtfer today.
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BIG ARTILLERY BATTLE
Two U.S. Soldiers Killed, Nine Wounded
And One Is Suffering From
Shell Shock
American Forces in France, Feb. 4—American troops are occpy
ing a sector of the Lorraine front, close on the border line of Ger
many.
Yesterday the whole American sector was resounding with bombs
and guns and from the rapid fire shots of airmen, both enemy and
American.
German snipers wounded two Americans slightly.
America's 75's are harassing traffic behind the enemy trenches,
and the Germans are finding great difficulty in reinforcing their front.
Yesterday German forces confined their: fire largely to American
trenches.
At sundown Saturday a German barrage fire opened against Am
erican trenches, being the heaviest bombardment of the American
sector since U.S. forces have been in France. American artillery re
plied shell for shell. The firing of the heavy guns spread along two
kilometers of the enemy front.
Two Americans were killed and nine wounded during the bom
bardment. One suffered from shell shock.
GERMAN TRENCHES CAVED IN
Pershing's Headquarters, France, Feb. 4-^Aerial reconnaissances
today showed that American gun fire Saturday night and Sunday had
very destructive effect, and several nights of hard work under artillery
fire will be required by the Germans to repair the first line trenches
which were caved in by American 75's.
AMERICANS ON BATTLE LINE
Washington, Feb. 4—Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, announc
ed today that American troops are now occupying a portion of the
actual battle line in France.
Seattle, Feb. 4—Harold L. Tovseu
government mail carrier between
Msrsballl City and St. Michael, was
married last Saturday in this city to
Miss Mabel Lunke, of Lacross, Wis..
io nunc
Washington, Feb. 4—Seer"
tary of War Baker will leave short
ly for France where he will Inspect
the renerai condition of American
forces there.
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