WEATHER REPORT
Saturday: Max 16, Min. 35.
Sun*l»y: .Max. 38. Min. 23.
®he XJailtj
No. 38 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAttWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 18. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
TlffiC RAIDS INDICATE OFFENSIVE PARTED
GERM ADVANCE
CONTINUES IN
UKRAINE
Important Russian
Commerical Port
Taken
Copenhagen .Mar«h IS.—The Ger
man advance along the Black Sea
coa,>t ana in Southern Ukramia is
cautinuing. the enemy having c^p- I
tured and occupied Nikolaiev, 70 I
miles northeast of Odessa.
Teuton forces are now moving in |
t:.e direction of Kherson, an im
portant Russian commercial port at!
the r.'outh of the Dniper river.
KNKMY TAKES CITY
London. March IS. — Germans
have occupied Nikoiayev, iai ad
d.'ion to Odessa, aocordng to a Reu
t»vr d..--patch from Petrograd.
PKTR< X. HAD EVACUATED
London. March is.—Evacuation
of Petrograd lias been completed,
says an official communication.
None of the lunula*ion will Da per
mitted to leave the city; 'hereafter.
UIO STRIKE IX AUSTRIA
Amsterdam. March 18. — Berlin
and Vienna dispatches say a (great
strike iit Austria-Hungary is spread
ing to all parts of the Dual-Mon
archy. ] L If
<>>X<5RKSS ADJOURNS
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Moscow. March. IS.—The Paru
Russ.an Congress of Soviets ad
journed today, n;iving approveil of
the removal of tile capital to Mob
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SAMUEL r. DAVIS DEAD
Carson City. March 18.—Samuel i
P. Davis, ooet, humorist, and news
paper man, died here suddenly thia'i
mcrning. ^ ^
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Paris, March 18—Todays war
ofiice statement announces French
• rocps have entered enemy trenches
at Maiancourt, on u front H00
meters and to a depth of 800 me
tiers.
GERMANS MAKE RAO)
Piris, March 18.—War office re
Kn's a series of strong German at
tacks in the direction of Samogjneu*.
north of Boise. Near CaurierB osA
in fhc Bezonvaux region lar§<
en^iny detachment succeeded i*
penetrating the French line ^'
various points, but under th^i
violence of French fire, the enemj
suffered heavy losses. French
troops were unable to withhold tb<e
Germans at two points. «
I DECISION IN|
SEfERESCE 10
SIBERIA
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Toyko, March 18. — Premier |
TTauehi cabied Japan's foreign min
i^'er in London ,who was in attend
a nci- a' a session of parliament to
pday. that nothing; had been decided
upon in reference to the Siberian
si'uation.
WfiANGELL MILL.
DESTROYED By I
m
(Special frvnu the Sentinel)
.'Wraag^llJ March) 18.—The big I
saw mill situated in the lagoon to j
the right of YVraagell, owned by I
Wils on & Sylvester Company, burn- j
c-d oompletely to the ground this I
moriiina. The mill had been idle j
ail winter, and had just opened up j
agaia about two weeks ago. Every
thing was dry and the lumber and)
timoea-s of the mill yren highly; in- I
Jlair«»able.
j Household effects were removed |
| from residences in the vicinity of i
Ithe milL
WAISTS
New Voile "Waists in Plain Wfiite?
and Stripe* alto the ni-w Slip Over
Blouse in Dotted Swiss, s$2.75 to 3.50
BRASSIERES
Brassiere« itt -Heavy Lace aflcf Em
broidery and Silk Crepe de Chine
tiom $1.00 Jo 42.50
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fA L B E-R'T REINERTJ
dway bet*««en Thir'd a nd Fourth • Phone 41
OF U. t OEM
Seattle. March 18.—Professor
Carlton H. Parker, dean of the
schoo of business of the Univerity
Washington. di«d vesterday of
heart disease.
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Washington, Mar. 18.—Extensive
surveys will be mide this summer1, by
the National Forestry service of na
tional forest land in Southeastern
Alaska, with a. view of eliminating
therefrom and opening to agricultur
al en'rv such lands as may be
found more valuablo for agriculture
thai, forestry purposes.
Delegate Sulzer nas received 4s
suranc-. of this from the chief
forester.
GERMANS BIKE
HEM Hi
IDE U.S.
London, March 18—Spanish and
o\viss ambassadors in Berlin, have
been directed to notify the America!
government that Germany will pro
ceed with measures against Ameri
can property in Germany iu the
same proporton that action is tak
en against German property in the
1/ir.ted State*.
FLASH!
About'three o'clock thtt
ernooai a White Pass rotary
snow plow at a point 8 inHes
mt «u the White Pass spud
left the track and rofted over,
Instantly killing Brakeman A.
Jj Ooltisoni ,and badly burttlns
lutary Engineer Ed. Barry.
Suiicrfntendent V. I. Hahn,
who was on the rotary. 'iimI
other members of the crew, es
caped, uninjorixl. I Vital Is are
lacking. i%
AVhltehorse, March 18. —
Overturning of rotaiy on
WhitehoMse spur this after
jKion caused Instant death o
A. J. Oollisoii. Ed. Ban*
t.adlu' scalded.
WILL INTENSIFY
SUBMARINE
WAR
Amsterdam, March 18.—In dis
cussing the decision of the Entente
Allies regarding new duties imposed
I on certain shipping and the seizure
of Dutch vessels, German newspa
pers declare it will bq followed by
a, intensification, of submarine war
fare. 1
TEUTON AiY ISi
BEING FORMED ;
: II SIBERIA i
London, March 18.—According to
information from Toyko, a German
army of 40,000 former German, pris
oner': of war which were held by '
Russia, is being formed in Siberia. J
russTpeasants
WARNED BY
I LEADER
i
Petrograd .March 18.—Maria Spir
| idonovo, Bolsheviki leader, la an.
appeal to the peasants which, com
pose the mass of Russia, declared
ratification, of German peace terms
(means they will lose their land a»nd
freedom. • , > j
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TOUL III
t Him i
U. S. Soldiers Now Occupy Front Line
Trenches In France At Five
Different Points
With American Army in France,
•March. 18.—After a terrific artillery
preparation, large numbers of the
euemv crossed No Man's land on
tho extreme right of the American
sector northwest of Toul this morn
li»S, apparently for purposes of raid
in? American trenches.
United States 60ldlers| inflicted
disastrous fire upon the enemy, a
.f*\v of whom entered our lines but
were soon driven out. The whole
raid was quickly accomplished. Per
mission has not been given to re
wort the number of American casual
ties.
EVIDENCE OF SPY
American Army in. France, March
18.—America's intelligence office re
ports the presence of a spy at work
among the American forces in bat
tle lines ill France. This conclu
sion was peached this morning ^vhen,
just before the German raid on Am
erican trenches northwest of Toul,
an American sentry sawi Cashes) of
lli,ht signaling from a window in
a house facing in the drection of
aiiemy trenches.
The sentry immtdiately fired thru
the window into the house, hoping
thus to wound' or kill the spy, and
dashed into the building, but failed
to find anyone.
Four hours earlier important tefle
phrne wires within the American
li..ps were cut.
AMERICANS IX 5 PLACES
Washington, March 81. — Ameri
can troops are ivow in front line
trenches at five different points in
France.
KEPORT OFFENSIVE STARTED
Word received by; th,e Alaskan.
from the signal coorpa bulletin at
Whitehorse says:
At noon today; it was reported
tnat Germans liad started a great
offensive all along the W estern
front against British, French and
American forces. Casualty list
withheld.
Officials in Washington, say they
fotir no offensive the German can
launch, as they aie an ready for
them. _
KAISER EXPECTS VICTORY
Amsterdam, March 18. — I have
strong hope that Hlndenburg will
tjoon win for us ft compflete victory
on the Western front, reads a mes
sage sent by Emperor Wilhelml to
the Pomera-nlan council, as quoted
in the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin.
Atlantic Port, March 18.—After
tisrhting many hours in battle wltk
a German submarine ,the American
tank steamship Paulaboro arrived
here today. According to officers
on the American vessel the U-bQat
apparently sunk.
HANSON TAKES OFFICE
Seattle, Mar. 18.—Ole Hanson to
day noon entered upon hJa duties
as mayor of Seattle, succeeding HI
Gill.
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