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No. 234 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
GROWN PRINCE
OFFICIALLY DEAD
Amsterdam. Nov. 13.—It was of"
ficially reported today that the
Crown Prince in making the second
attempt to escape into Holland was
shot ;'nd iustautly killed by German
sentries.
Paris, Nov. 13.—A dispatch from
Bern* today states that the Crown
Prince was assassinated bjr ni's own
troops.
Washington, Nov. 12.—The gov
ernment lias no notification of the
assassination of the Crown Prince
Pariss, Nov. 13.—The dea(fc of
the Crown Prince of Germany has
been confirmed by the Hague cor*
respondent of the German news
agency at Munich, according to ad
vices to the Matin.
CURSES HI
£S it MS
Maastrich Holland, N'ov. 13. —
Amid the execrations of two thous
and' Belgian refugees the ex-kaiser's
train left here northbound.
A tremendous crowd gathered at
the staiton but the ylatform was
strongly cordoned by police and the
late War Lord did' not show himself.
Minnesota Has
Voted Dry
St. P?u', Minn. .Monday. — The
final returns on the statewide pro
hioitiou question show that the £>rys
wir by a large majority and the
prohibition amendment ado;>tel.
Tb<; fight was a bitter one a"d
th<* liquor interests used t ery
Ir.iown method of de'"eating the
movement.
Tucre is much rejoicing through
out the state over the victory.
10 IKIEdCEDE
Loudon, Wednesday. — Germany
haj requested President Wilson of
thg Uuited States to arrange for
th • immediate opening of De-ice ne
gotiations with the Allies a^ there
is pressing danger of a famine in ,
Germany. Before the usual cabinet
meeting Secretary of State Robert
Lansing conferred with the Presi
dent on the subject and' it is un
derstood that the German appeal
wag dismissed oy tjie Preident and
big cabinet at their meeting.
WILL REM
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| Washington, Nov. 13.—President,
I Wilson through Secretary of State
I I^ansiug and' the Swiss minister to- i
j day notified Germany that food
j supplies to relieve th'e distressing
i want will be forthcoming.
Dr. Solf Says
Many To Starve
j i
Washington, Monday. —I)r. Rolf
in apoealing t° President Wilson
isait ."After the blovkade iondi- J
| tions especially the surrender of (
the means of transportation audi
[ sustenance aud the occupation by
| tl'e A'lied troops it makes it im
possible to provide Germany with
food and will cause th» starvation '
cf millions of men, women and chil- 1
I dren if the blockade is continued." |
j Caotain Jim Robeits, master of
.the floating palace Tutchi came Over
1 ia^» night from Carcross and wlil
leave on the first boat for Berkley
where he will spend the winter. The ■
capttain is accompanied by Purser j
Locev and First Officer Bert James
an elso Chief Engineer James Lau
derdale, all of whom will winter out
side. |
TO PURCHASERS ON THE
INSTALLMENT OF FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
You are hereby notified that the second pay
ment of twenty "per cent on your purchase of
Bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan will be due
and payable not later than Thur»day, the Twenty
first.
BANK OF ALASKA
D
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GEORGEJMOWL. Proprietor
Wednesday and Thunjday.
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KAISER SETS
TO CHATEAU
London, Tuesday. — According
to ? disiptch to the London Ex
press today the former EniDeror of
Gorx&any has arrlved at Count Ben
tluock's chateau Middachten, at
Vein ne^r Arnhem.
AMENDS TERMS
0FA1IS1ICE
Washington, Nov. 13. —Amend
meutss to th© armistice terms as
received her© include the delivery
of ail German submarines in
stead of one hundred and'
sixty and also the delivery of one
hundred and fifty thousand rail
road cars instead of fifty thousand
as before stated.
Asks The Allies
To Let Up Some
Washington, Monday. — A note
♦rom I>octor Solf ,tho German minis
ter of foreign affairs directed to
the Un.'ted States government as
an appeal, "For the mit'gation of
of the armistice conditions impos
ed ty «he Allies upon Germany,," |
was delivered to Secretary of State I
Robert Lansing today by the Swiss
minister.
Ernie Ludwig, one of the boys
from Whitehorse, and' who is em
ployed at the Copper King mine, j
cams over yesterday and will leave j
on the first boat for Seattle where j
he will spend a well eamed vacation
It is rumored and pretty strongly
th.v Ernie will not coma home ®"j
lone.
There were three passengeis on
tile S3-s boat that arrived from Ju
neau last night and they are now
safely ensconced'in the Hospital Air j
i>ex and will stay there for five days*
All are in excellent health and .
they no doubt will enjoy their en- i
forced vacation.
Woodbury Abbey and T. Brown
ar0 the men and Mrs. pa<ten the j
mother of Mrs. Lorne A. McAlister ]
and John Eckert is the lady.
Mrs. Patten came up from lier
home In Petersburg to visit her
children and Mr. Abbey came home
to visit his family and Mr. Brown
is headed' for the inside.
Dr. Gabig .the health officer
states that the influenza is ragi»g
in southeastern Alaska, that Juneau
and other towns are full of it and
wants every one to use all the pre
cautions possible and to carry out
out the health office orders to the
letter and thu§ maintain the im"
inuuify which has thus far been
oura.
AUSTRIAN RULER :
GIVESUPTHRONE
London, Nov. 12.—According to '
a .cr.Ivato dispatch received here to*
dav from Vienna, Emperor Charles
hag abdicated thej throne of Aus
tria.
Tiio dispatch also states that
Victor Adler, foreign secretary of
thp new Austrian government is
dead.
It is stated also that a general
strlfee has been called for tomorrow
In V'enna. All the tradesmen will
Join in the strike and every Indus
try w"i be tied up.
CREMPIURE
SMILE SHIPS
I
Basel, Nov. 13. — The Crews of I
the German battleshipss Posen, Ost*
felland, Nassau, unci Soldenburg
nave joined the revolutionary move
ment > the advice received in a dis
patch from Brunssbuttel, in Prus
sian Holstein. These battleships
are eighteen thousand ton vessels.
Governor Riggs
Receives Help
°e:ittl, Mond'acy.— Responding to
tii ap -Hi from Governor Riggs, the
government will despatch a naval
vessf' with ten ohysicians and nurs- I
es Jo h^lp conio«t the influenza in '
Alaska. The expedition will be in
charge of Dr. Emil Kruilsh of the
Federal Health service.
HSl \LTIES HIGHEST YET !
Washington, Nov. 12. — The cas"
ualtits for the day reported by the
wa- office are twelve hundred. Of
thes: seven hundred and thirty
thr?s "re dead and two hundred and
ninety severely wounded.
GLAD TIDINGS
Air and Mrs. Fred Maclennrn on
Tuesday were receiving the congratu
latiots of their friends (meaning
thereby all the people of White
Jiorse.) over the news of the safety
of their son, Lieut. James McM. Mai.'*
lennan, of the Royal Air forces, who
was reported by the Red Cross to
he ■>- prisoner n Rastatt, Germany.
Rastatt is in the Duchy of Baden,
near the boundary of that country
an l Alsace, and1 lies midway between
'he cities of Baden and Karlsruhe. I
It will be remembered by our
readers that a few weeks ago Lieut.'
Maclennan was reported missing, I
and 't w" the general belief, shared;
by h's parents and1 other relatives,
thr.t ho had lost his life in the per
forming of some daring aerial feat
against the Germans. That he is
slive, safe and soon will he free, are
cause for rejoicing to the eutire com
munity.—Whitehorse Star.
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P. H. GANTY
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OVER 2 MILLION
HOW III FRANCE
Washington, Nov. 12.—The war
department has made a report stat
ing that there are now two million
two hundred thousand United
States soldiers now overseas and
th,» full number of soldiers now 'n
the United States army numbers
three million seven hundred and six
ty four thousand.
baoenIewains
WHO EMPIRE
Amsterdam, Nov. 13.—The provi
sional government composed of all
parties that was formed at Karls
ruhe has issued a proclamation an
nouncing that Baden will remain
a part of the Germna Empire.
Ban Is Lifted
In Seattle
Seattle, Nov. 12.—Business in
all lilies opened' thig morning. The
influenza maskg were discarded and
everything 19 moving on as usual.
T'ae celebration started at midnight
Sunday and lasted twenty four hours
and finished just as strong as it
began.
Charlss Miller received a wire
irom Atlin last night stating that
after the news of the signing of
the armistice was received in Atlin
a celebration was started' that last
ed over two whole days and nights.
Discovery and all outlying points
jollied in the jubilation and the
demonstration ended with a grand
ball.
Harvey Alexander, who is first
orticer on the B. Y. N. steamboat
Selkirk was an arrival last night on
<h« train.
Mr. Alexander h&ss just returned
from a trip down the river In a
gasoline launch in which he car
ried the mail part of the way to
Dawson, returning to Whitehorse by
stage. Mr. Alexander reports some
cold weather down the river having
almost had his feet frozen in the
downward trip.
SCHWAB SPEAKS
0P1I5IICALLT
Philadelphia, Monday.—Director
General Charles Schwab stated to*
dar that the signing of the *r
mist'Le will not affect the ship build
In? urOFram, "Which,*' he stated.,
"will he the biggest factor in ti(fiilg
over the period between war pro
duction and peace conditions." Mr.
Schwab announced that more big
passenger ships and. larger freight
er8 will b» constructed than hereto
fore.
Amsterdam, Nov. 12.—A dispatch
from Bremen today that the entire
Germ?n northern fleet and the la
land base of Heligoland are In the
hands o* the Soldiers Councils.
Seattle Barber
Beats Dentist
Seattle, Monday. — Figures com
ole'ed today in the King county
ftlectioa show that Fred' C. Brown
thr, republican candidate for Prose
cuting attorney had 6een elected by
a majority of sixty one votes over
his Socialist ooponent, Dr. Edwin C.
Brown the d«ntist.
King George
Thanks Wilson
London, Monday .— King George
today telegraphed President Wood
row Wilson thanking this great re
Dublic for its part in th0 winning
of the war. . l3>
| CASUALTIES ARE REPORTED
| Washington, Nov. 13.-—Th$ cas
ualties reported today are one
thousaud and sixty one °f which
five hundred and' sixteen are dead
and three hundred and fifty five »e
verely wounded.
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JAMES KENNEDY