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No. 166 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20. 1918
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STARVING WORKMEN IK PETMUl
SHIRE Will) LETTISH GUARDS
Amsterdam, Tuesday. —Hundreds
of oersons have been killed ;
and wounded in a battle
whicn took place between the
Lettish guards and riot* j
era during food disorders in Pet
logTad, is the advices conveyed m
a message here by way of Berlin.
The despatch sar» that th« city
has **een without *ood lor two days,
and great processions of workmen
marched through the streets shout
ing "Down, with the Germans and
With the Kremlin."
109,000 MACHINE
IMS PRODUCED
Washington, Tuesday. — Accord
ing to advices given out today by
the Ordnance department of the
United States army, 109,000 ma
chine jruns have been produced in
American factories up to the pres
ent time.
Stockholm, Tuesday.—The Ger"
maa'war correspondents are wiring
their newspapers from the western |
front that one of tile American reSi" |
ments operating on the Picardy lines
is using Shot guos carrying cart
ridges loaded with buckshot. This
the correspondents assert, is con
trary to the terms of war of the
Geneva cbnrfcntion.
NO RICE RK)T NEWS
I.s ALLOWED PUBLISHED
Tokyo, Tuesday.— By au im- '
periaj order issued today by the |
Japanese Emperor, newspapers are
prohioited from publishit.g news
relative to the rice riots through
out the Jiatiou.
Washington, Tuesday. — Secre- |
tary Daniels of the navy depart- ;
ment announced today that a cap
tain of an America steamer re- j
ported that his vesse: had rammed i
and orobably sunk a German sub- j
marine off the Northern Virginia j
coast The captair. stated that j
his ship struck the U-boat squarely !
on the port bow which brought
h-. alongside his vessel. I
SUPPLIES CAUSE
GRAVE MENACE
Washington, Tuesday. — Siberian
advices received by the Department
of State say that the Czechoslovaks
are gravely menaced because of
the lack of supplies to carry on
their campaigns against the Bol
shevik! forces.
CASUALTIES REPORTED
Washington, Tuesday. — The cas"
a allies as reported for the past
twenty four hours from tbg battle
fields la France gives a list of 2*75
names. Of these 147 were either
killed in action or died from wound
and 90 were severely wounded.
Suiulay's Casualties
Washington, Tuesday.—The cas*
ualty reoort for Sunday gives a list.
Qf 413 names, of which 84 were
killed or died from wounds, and
14 2 were severely wounded.
(Note)—Thig report was he'd
up over yesterday on account of
late delivery. j
PEK CENT BONDS ARE
SELLING FOR $101.OO
New York, Tuesday. — Liberty
bonds of the first issue, those
bearing 3% percent, opened this
morniag at $101.00.
The demand for these bonds is
heavy as they are non-taxable.
BRITISH MAKE A
SECOND ADVANCE
London, Tuesday. — Early re
ports from the front say that the
British late last evening made a
second advance southwest of Mer*
ville.
B ANK OF ALASKA
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
Branches at
ANCHORAOK CORDOVA WRANQELL
Resources Over $850,000
-OFFICERS
Andrew Stevenson, President
A. A. Benton, Vice-Pres., New York
W. H. Warren, Vice-Pres-, Wrangell,
W. R. Hillery, Vice-Pres , Cordova
E. B. Ansley. Vice-Pres., Anchorage
G. K. Betts, Acting Cashier
B. A. Ross, Aas't Cashier 4c Auditor
R. N. Moyer, Ass't Cashier
GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
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IS if in 1 KM
London. — Late afternoon des
patches from the French front say
that fne French attack on the ene
my lines between tb* Oise and the
Aisne rivers, whcih has been pro
gressing throughout the day ex
tends over a front of fifteen miles
and that good progress has been
made everywhere and that the ad
vance along thi$ front since Sat
urday has been over four miles at
its greatest deptn.
London, Tuesday, 10:35 a. m. —
The Freeh 10th army attacked the
enemy this morning again on a ten
mile front bewe©n the 018$ and
! the Alsne rivers and reached a
maximum depth of two miles, says
l aa early morning report from the
battle front headquarters to the
• British war office.
[ This advance of the French forc
i es endangers the whole German
1 position on the river Aisne.
*
i Paris, Tuesday, 4 p. m.—General
I Mangin's army is driving a wedge
■ deep into the most vital point of
the enemy's line oetwen the O'se
and the Aisn rivrs.
According to l'Heure this evening
the enemy has been forced to with
draw his artillery from behind
Noyon and all the hills commanding
the Aisne and Ailetto valleys. Vil
lages have all been taken, and the
great Audignicourt ravine has
been complteely cleared of the ene
my.
Another important Allied victory
is in the making.
London, Tuesday.—Reports from
the battle front received thlg morn
ing say that the French, troops hav%
captured 500 Germans north of
Roye. The report also says that
the French have taJcen Bracquemont
and the Fendu woods.
Paris, Monday, 4:30 p. m.—Late
reports from the battle front
state that the French forces have
penetrated into LeHanel west of
the Oise and nortnwest of Ribecourt,
HUMMED STATE
HOT EXEMPTION
Washington, Tuesday.—The gen- i
eral exemption of married men
from draft simply because they are
in. a married state is not contem
plated in preparing for the propos
ed extension of the draft age lim- j
its. Secretary of War Baker de
clared today in a statement beforei
the House military committee.
HUN CARRIER PIGEON'S
NOW WEAK GAS MASKS j
London, Tuesday. — A despatch
received today says that Germans ,
are usiug gag masks ou messenger
pigeons.
PRINCESS HAS LARGE
CARGO OF FREIGHT
The Princess Sophia will arrive (
in this port tomorrow morning at j
8 o'clock with a fa'r sized Dassen- .
ger 'Jst and >311 tons of freight, j
Instead o' laying over in this port j
until Thursday she will sail at 7 (
o'clock, tomorrow (Wednesday) eve-j
a'ng.
NORTHWESTERN AT 4 TODAY
JEFFERSON NOON TOMORROW
Advice receiced late this atfer*
noon says that the Steamship North-'
western will arrive 1* this port at 4 ;
o'clock today and will remain here
until about that hour tomorrow af
ternoon. She 1s westward bound.
The steamer Jefferson, according
♦o a cable received by Agent Shaw,
will arrive in June»u at 4 o'clock
this afternoon and should arrive in
this port tomorrow at noon. She
will remain here after the ar
rival of the afteraoon train be
fore sailing fojr ta« south. ,
IMS FAIL
London, Tuesday, — This morn
ing's report Irom the field says
that four German attacks against j
the British positions at Chilly nortn
of Roye were repulsed last night, '
in which the enemy suffered, heavy
losses.
Hl'.V airmen parachutes
from damaged machine
The British Front. — Today
when » German aeroplane was put
out o' commission by a British 1
plane, the German airmen used a
paracnute to escaoe from his dam
aged machine
London, Aug. 20.—Speaking in
the house of commons Premier
Lloyd George stated that since
1914 there has ei>en recruited in
Great Britain alone, including both
the army and the navy, 6,250,000
men, for the most part voluntarily.
The Dominion had contributed
1,000,000, and India 1,250,000, a
total of 8,500,000.
"If America were to call to the
colors the same number of "men in ,
proportion to the population," he i
said, "it would mean nearly 15,
000,000 men."
Washington, Tuesday. — A semi-1
jfficial despatch from Rom© to the
Department of State this morning
forecasts at an early date a heavy
Austrian offensive along the Italian
front.
AMERICAN NAVAL COM.
ARRIVES IN ROME SAFELY
Rome, Aug. 20.—The American
congressional naval committee ar
rived la this city today.
Fruit Jars,
JeUy Glassetc
WE ARB PREPARED TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR
CANNING SUNDRIES AT FOLLOWING PRICES:
Mason Bell Sealer WIDE MOUTH, Btnta |1.25 par doz.
Masom Self Sealer, WISE MOUTH, Qts., $1.45 per doz.
IU101 Self Sealing Tar Top#, 35c per doz.
Mason Self Selinag Caps, 20c doz. 3 for 50c.
Mmoq Porcelain Lined Jar Caps, 40c per doz.
Jar Rubber#—Best Grade—beaTy, 10c per doz.
Parowax la 1 lb, bricks, 20c ©acb.
Penults are now obtainable from ocal Food Administrator for
25 lb. lota of sugar for can sing purposes. t
Telly Glasses Witb Tops
Maaon Self Baaler Pints
Maaon Self Sealer, Quarts
60c per doz.
$1.10 per doz.
$1.25 per doz.
P. H. GANTY
j Washington, Tuesday. — Chief
| of Staff General March told the
House military- committee today
that eighty dlrisloBB of American
troops in Prance cm end the war
successfully in 1919.
j Gen. March also said that the
1 American army in France and in
I. ' ■' ' "
th© training canjps in the United
States at the present time consisted
of 3,012,112 men. Including 277,664
men «o be called to the colors dup
ing the month of August. *
The total American army under
the new bill will 4,800,000 men,
concluded Gen. March.
SAYING MUCH
Berlin, Tuesday, — The German,
war office announced today that
the Entente forces penetrated the
German lines on the western part
of Benvraignes.
The Allied attacks northwest of
Lassigny were repulsed.
The German forces made success
ful thrusts northwest of Roye.
The French attack® between the
Oise and the Aisne rivers failed.
Paris, Tuesday. — Lat® reports
received by the Paris war office
says that the French troops have
captured the towns of Nouvon and
Vingre which are situated aDout |
seven miles northwest of Soissons.
ifrhen the towns were occupied 1,
700 prisoners were taken, including
two commaandera in chief Of baf
talious.
HTNDV HAD PLANNED
A MASTER DRIVE
Rotterdam, Aug. 20. — Although j
it is unwise to place reliance on
such rumors, it is Btatod that the |
offensive of the year had been
planned by Hindenburg for ne*t |
month. It is suggested that Bep- 1
tember is absolutely the limit of i
time to which the Germans could
delay their final attempt to force '
a decision in view of the growth of
the American army. |
The drive for Armenian Relief ■
ends August 20th. Do not Ignore
the appeal. Hand your contribu
tion to the committee. tf. '
REGULAR FULL
RATES ALLOWED
Washington, Aug. 20.—The White
Pass & Yukon Route has been au
thorized by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, to increase its
troight rates '*y five dollars to
sight dollars per <ou on freight to
Dawson and the same from Skag
ivay to Interior Alaska points.
The increase in rates referred to
In this despatch is merely the
increase of roughly 10 per cent,
ffbich has always been put ia force
tor shipments made late in th»
leason The usual data of th« ap
jlication of the increased rate Is
ibout Sept. 1st, leaving puget
Sound and B. C. points, and is made
10 as to prevent the holding of
arge shipments until the last boats
a the fall, thus causing a conges
ion at that time. By this method
he Snippers take advantage of the
ower rates and ship while the
ransporta.tion conditions are
;heir 'est.
ETl xs ROB FRENCH PRISONERS
TO FEED LABORERS
The Hague, Tuesday. — Report*
received in this lty from Cologne
listrict say that the Germane are
stealing food which has been ««ut
a parcels to French prisoners of
var, and are giving it to neutral
aborers who are oa strike on
iccount of inadequate food Bupply*
1,000 KILLED AND INJURED
IX EXPLOSION AT KRUPP9
Palis, Tuesday. — From letter®
vhich have been taken from captur*
;d German soldiers during the last
:ew days on the Picardy front, it
s learned that as a result of aa
explosion which occurred at the
iCrupp Munition and Gun Worka in
3ermany . during the month °f
lune, six thousand persons were
cilled and injured.
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