No. *9 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 16. 1918
1.500,000 GERMANS EACE ALLIES ON WEST
Hume. Thursday. — It was an
nounced thi« morning by the Italian
Nay office that on Tuesday in a
naval engagement which took place
i.> Fola Harbor, between Italian
aail Austrian, forces, a twenty thous
and ton Austrian battle ship was
torpedoed' by an Italian ship.
While the naval operations w-ere
DEAIH SENfENCE
FOR TREASON
Paris. May 16.—M. Duval, di
rector of the Bonne'rouge, a Ger
msuovhlle newspaper which has been
sucureesed, has been condemned to
death for treason, and' the six oth
er Germans who were tried on the
■same charges have been sentenced
to vaiious terms of imprisoenment,
varying in length of duration from
a tew years to life.
PHM
IS lUENSE
Lcndon, Thursday. — The Amer
ican preparations now being made
on the western front are most
amazing in their immensity, and
ths plans being" matte for the
•.are of the five million American
tioops is nrogressmg with the ut
nios' rapidity and without any
seeming hitch. This is the text of
remarks made by Harry E. V. Brit
ain, secretary of the Britishi branch
o'. the Pilgrims club which he made
to the Colonial Institute this after- j
noon, * |
progieselng- Italian airplane forces
engaged Austrian battle planes
above the Polo harbor and as a re
suit of the engagement two Aus- j
triuij machines were brought down
aud several others compelled to
descend, hsaving been Dut out of con
trol. The Italian machines all re
turned' safely. ,
U.S. AVIATORS
HUE GIVEN
WAR CROSSES
. I
With American Army in France,
Thursday.—American aviators in
flights which they were making this
morning ware attacked by enemy
planes and a terrrfiic battle en
suec.
The battle took place in, the
Tou] sector, and before thee enemy
would- give up and netire three •
o' tneir planes were shot down By j
the American airmen.
As a result of this, battle five j
of the American aviators wiho had i
talcen part in this battle were [
decorated with the French war j
cross.
EMPERORS AGREE
OX MONARCH®
Copenhagen, Wednesday — Em
peror Charles I of Austria and, Em
peror William of Gemany at a
meeting held at the German Great
Headquarters, according to re"
,,orij printed iii Geman newspapers
today .have selected the men who
are to be monarchs to rule in
Litcuania, Courland, Estonia and
Po.and.
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
PRES. WRITES LETTER OPPOSING
CHAMBERLAIN'S RESOLUTION
Washington, May; 16.—la a let
ter written c>y President Wilson, in
opposition to th© Chamberlain reso
lution. the President Stated that ho
wouli regard: the passage of the
biil as a direct vote tending to
show a lack of confidence In hiui
and an attempt to take the con
duct of th-a war out oj his hands,
adding, "the executive functions
are well defined by legislation, and
the country; knows where the respon
sioility lies and that the responsi
ble ones can be held to their duty.
Every supporter with reason should
vote against the resolution. These
"re serious times and It is absolute
ly necessary that lines should' be
drawn between friend and oppon
ent."
New Names
Are Called
Secretary E. J. Shaw of the l0^1
Exemption. Board has at list filled
Skagway's quota for the select draft,
b7 adding to the names of John Cle*
cak and Fred Fonzo, Jr., y/ho
were immediately; found! and noti
fied, the following names who have
b*'. called to take the places of the
other seven who oould not be locat*
ed. |
George McDonald
Clay E. Rule
Vincent Dortero
Thomas Running
W. J. McBriea
Harold D. Updahl
John Thome.
The first five boys are now -on
their way to Fort Sewi&d where
thej will report lor duty whllfl the
last two will report to Camp Lewis
for service.
ALAMF.DA COMING WITH
MG CROWD PASSENGERS
Seattle, May 16.—The Alaska
Steamship company's Steamship Ala*
meda left thlg port for Anchorage
and way ports via Skagway at one
o'clock this afternoon. Passengers
booked for Skagway are H. M. Cox,
George Haabe, W. L. Brown, F. A.
C. Anguish, E. C. Calhoun, Paul C.
Frantz, A J. Grenney, Frank Hunge,
Al. Golden and Captain I. B. San
born.
Seattle, May 16.—The following1
persons sailed! for Skagway last
.night from this city: O. L. Towle', I
L. H. Towle, E. Lyons, Nell Car
rol, J. LaFunta, Edward Pinos, G.
Ferguson.
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DRAFT OFFICER
MUST BE A
LAWYER
Juneau, May 16.—The successor
of Captain Hunt as military; attache
of *he governor's office in connec
tion with the selective draft in Al
aska will have to have a legal
training, according to Governor
Riggs. This announcement was
nvde yesterday; and shatters the
promises of local politicians, w*ho
have been industriously pedd'ling
aud hawking this appointment
around the street of Juineau for the
past two days.
One JuneauiLe was told liis ap
pointment could be easily; arranged
by the "organization" if he had not
attended the Republican mass meet
iug- last week. He replied that he
was a Republican, always would
remain with the party and would
not sacrifice Jiis principles, for the
best political job in the territory.
Later it developed the "organiza
tion man" had mad© similar prom
ises to another party.
The "organization" propoganda
has been going on, for weeks re
garfMng patronage at the govern
or's office. All his appointments
havt; been promised to several dif
ferent individuais. Nowi that the
hawking of the governor's appoint
ments has reached those under mili
tary and patriotic rules a stop will
prooably be called. ■
Captain Hunt lias been ordered'
to remain at Juneau until June 1.
BOM) OFFICERS
WILL INSPEC1
Juneau, May 16. — Captain. W.
il. Waugli, »nd Captain John, Zug,
pr„s;dent and engineering officer,
respectively, of the Alaska Road
Commission were passengers for the
Westward and the Interior on the
Northwestern enrout6 to inspect the
roads and trails under their charge.
Capt. Waugli will visit Fairbanks
and return to the coast and Juneau,
lie expects to make a side trip to
Seward and Anchorage, returning
to Juneau about*July 1st. Capt
Zug will go as far as Nome, re
turning to Fairbanks, where lie wll]
remain all summer directing th<
road' work of that section from
tuat place. Captain Waughj expecU
to return to the Interor again l»t<
in the fall to inspect the worl
WQlch las been accomplished dur
tng the summer.
ALASKA YOUTHS
NEED NOT REGISTEI
Juneau; .May 16.—Word recelv
e !: at the Governor's office state
that the recemtly enacted com
pelllng young men wlhp have com*
of see since the last registratioi
law $ent Into effecfto register, wll
net apply to Alaska.
100 Rested or Fresh German Infantry
Divisions Today on Western Front
Ready For Immediate Battle
With afltisb Armies In France,
Thursday.—FVtttn infortnation Rain
ed from <»pturod Gaman prfsonei«
and from obseiHation aeitrj>lane», it
.has been Jearned tjiat nearly 100
rested oil fresh German infantry di
visions, with 1,100,000 men aire
on the western battle frpnt today
ready for immediate battle*
Hindenherg has slowly patched up
Jils badly battered w machin#
until todfijr about 1,500,000 men •'•
jaclre the British, Belgians ami
Americans.
There are about 8 ill visions lit
the actual fighting line of the Ge« •
mans, ami it is believed that boo *
enormous move will be made with' :i
the next few haui^ or| days « th*
most. I
Big Gans Are
PoandmgAway
London, Thursday. — Reports re
ceived at British War Offfice this
afternoon, state that the Allie# and
German artilleries are pounding: at
each other in various sectors along
practically the whole western bat
tle front.
Tucson, May 16.—Twenty men
of JVarren district were today ar
rested on indictment® returned; b>"
tue Federal Gran# Jury after It
had completed an investlgat'on in
to th6 deportation last Jnly of
1200 I. W. W.'s from that sec
tion of the country.
Th« arrested men are mining
co inn any officials end) employees
anj nusinesa men of the district.
BUSY WAR FACTORY WHERE
GUNS ARE TURNED OUT
Birmingham, England, May 16.—
Oufi factory making small arms
here for the British, fightnng men
.h?s a capacity approaching a mil
lion rlflea and 600,000 machine
vuug yearly. It employs 10,000
men, women and hoys.
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HUGHES SAYS
GLADJO HELP
Washington, May 16.—President
Wilson has asked Charles E. Hug in
to 1 assist Attoraey General Gnegorjr
in investigating the aircraft situ -
ation as to a probable Kraft o."
.pro-German popogamda which ;•
charged to have held! up tlw pro
gress of the aircraft progam.
In accepting th<e offer made bf
the President, Mr. Hughes replied
that he would be glad to do 00, an<b
that be would do anything la his
power to assist the government.
Washington, May 16.—Preside-1
Wilson today confirmed! the report
that he had saidi that he seriousl*
objected to any investigation ot
the general conditions of the war
[Situation in a letter which.1 he wriue
to Senator Martin.
Word was received here this mo:n
lag .that during last night two
inches of snow fell at W-hitehort 3.
[This is an extremely late date f-r
snow to fly, and tie 'act that
covered the ground and did not m^.»
is taken as an indication that tbo
| season jvtill be extremely backward.
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range.
!
JAMES KENNEDY