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Amsterdam, Weducsdsy. From a
dispatch which w*»s received here
thU morning, the Herman Canceller
In advisln* the memoers of tha
Reichstag complained to tli©m tliat
President Wilson h»d ignored h's
peace pl^ns. He said that he felt
tture that the German submarines
were restricting the transportation
of American troops and «'«r ma
terials to Europe.
In speaking of the peace offensive,
the German chancellor confessed to
the members of the Relchstag that
Belgium has been wronged, saying,
"From the first, wo waged war iu
self defense. We invaded Belgium
ou!y to defend ourselves. It I8
true we transgressed a written law,
bu* as there is for individuals bo
there is for spates, the law ol
self defense. We had grounds to
Leliev that if we did not. act quickly,
tb« eneuiy would invade Germany." |
Chancellor Von Hertling further
siifd, "We have concealed the fact
that all thoughts of conquests were
f»r removed from our minds, but
how do things stand on thQ oppo
site side."
PALES!! OPERATIONS AGAINST
IMS NE! BRITISH 40,000
London, Wednesday.—More t^an
40,000 prisoners and 265 guus have
been taken by the British in the
pas» few days operations in Pales
tine, wag officially announced this
afternoon by the British war office.
St. Paul, Wednesday. — Arclr
plahop John Ireland died at b*3
homo on Portland avenue, in this
city this morning.
John Ireland was born in Iretaud
on Sept. 11, 1S3S, and came to
the United States in early boyhood.
He was educated in the Cathei>ral
school In St. Paul, and studied the
ology in France. He gained the
decree of I-L. D. at Yale inn 1901.
He ordained R.. C. priest Dee
21 1861 and served as chaplalu
with the »th Minn, volunteers in
tile civil w»r. He was conserated
bishop of Maroenea and coadjutor
•o Bishop Grace in 1S75. He suc
ceedfd to the see in St. Pau? July
1884, and was named archbishop in
M^y, 1888.
CASUALTIES REPORTED
BV GENERAL PERSHING
' Washington, Wednesday. — The
following casualties are reported by
i the commanding general of the A
' merlcan Expeditionary forces: A
totai of 375 men. Of this number
| 2S' are reported killed in action or
dead from wounds. 184 were
| wound«ed severely. 161 are re"
! ported missiug.
The> Harbor Boat Peterson made
the round trip from Fort Seward to*
day, bringing ud but a few per
son* from the garrison and Haines.
i Mrs. N. G. Hanson, wife of the
( mayor of Haines was a visitor to
Skagw&y today, having eome Up ou
the Peterson.
William Ward, son of Mrs. Hay
ward, was a passenger on the train
to okagway this afternoon, hiving
come back to Skagway to register
under the draft regulations. He
has been in the Klondike for sev
1 eral years.
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GENERAL FOSH PRAISES BRITISH
ERERGH AND AMERICAN ARMIES
London, Wednesday. — General
Foch, who is In command of the
Allied (orces in France in an Inter
view which he had with newspaper
correspondents yesterday, authoriz
ed them to quote him as making
the following statements:
"The British army Is today bet
ter tnan ever. The men fight bet
ter »nd its losses have been made
good, and it is a more splendid
army today tnan it ha^ ever been
before.
"The Americans are splendid and
are a wonderfully gallant lot of
men in the field*. Ten thousand
AMEN BATHE
OVER LORRAINE
With Americans in Lorraine, Wed-1
nesday. — Airman oX both armies |
are active today. There hag been j
an increase in the artlllery action
&lon; the lines of the old St. Ml"
hiei sector.
F00R?U6ERI¥
LOAN DRIVE ON
SAJOROA! ..
The Fourth Liberty Loan drive
lor 'kagway is under the auspices
of the local National Council of De
fense, that body having: met and
made the arrangements for the car
rlt? on of the campaign of seccur
iny subscriptions to the loan So
ag «o make up the quota allotted
to Skagway.
The amount that Skagway is ex
p^ted to subscribe is $25,900.00,
which is considerable over the form
er amounts. As the Fourth Liberty
Loan is the greatest of the loans to j
date the amount each district is ex- J
ppcted to raise is correspondingly j
larger and the Defense Council has
no douht but Skagway will live up j
to her reputation and largely over" (
subscribe the amount 6et for her,
to raise.
The drive commences Saturday •
and before that time the details of
campaicn will be made public and
the posters and' other advertising I
matter will be distributed.
Haines, and all other points con
tiguous to Skagway will be in
cluded in the Skagway quota and
duo credit will be givtn these places
for the amounts subscrbed by them.
Daily reports will b© made of the
subscriptions.
A reasonable amount fo'- home
canning.
fresh Americans arrive In France
f»verv day.
"Tne French army is the same
jjoofl old army It wa«s in 1914, and
not on© man in the ranks of the
French army ig discouraged, but is
even now more determined on beat
»ng the Germans than ever before.
"The -enemy is shaken up and*
<'own, but he ig still holding out.
You must not think that we shall
get to the Danks of the Rhine im
mediately. We liav« passed over
thr, crest now, and we are going
down hill. If we gather impetus as
wo go like a rolling stone would, I
so much the better."
Copenhagen, Sept. 25. — Advice
has just reached here that the
Swedish gunboat Geinhild .struck a
Germatt mine in Skager Rak pass
and that she sunk within a few
moments after hitting th© mine,
rno report States that nineteen of
fhp crew r f the vessel are missing.
UNITED STATES JAIL
DECLARED NOT SANITARY
The federal grand jury reported
'his forenoon and was discnarged.
Thg final report of the jury Bays;
"Wb have examined all the de
partments of the United States
court house and find' thg jail in a
most deplorably condition, due to
the defective plumbing and heat
ing. We find that thq plumbing in
*11 departments of the court house
Is in a very bad' condition and i
needs a complete overhauling. We
recommend that all the walls in
the jail to a hegiht of six feet
from the floor be re-plastered with j
i washable material in order that
the same may be kept clean and |
sanitary; that an plumbing and 1
heating apparatus in the United
States court house be overhauled. !
We believe that it is impossible to
Seep the jail clean and Banitary
with the present condition of the i
Dlumoing.
W« wish to call attention to the;
lack of accommodations for the!
cars of the insane, while awaiting
hearing and transportation to the
asylum. There is absolutely no
olace in Juneau or any accommo
dations for this purpos© except the
crowded Jail; for che violent there
art no accommodations whatsoever
and conditions are deplorable. We
thereofre recommend that a sep
arate building properly equipped
b« erected on the present reserve
for the temporary detention of in
sane persona and in the meantime
a oadded cell Dq provided1 in some
way for that purpo.se.
"We have made an extensive in
vestigation of the fisheries in
COOKING OIL
Wesson Large Size $ 1.90 per can 2 Quts. 14 oz.
" Med. " 1.00 " " 1 Qut. 7 oz.
" SmI. .50 " " 1 Pt. 3 oz
Mazola 1-2 Gal. Size $1.50
Quart " .85
Pint " .45
Cotton Seed Gal. Tin $ 2.85 each
These oils are very palatable used in Salads.
P. H. GANTY
London, Wednesday. — According
to late advice received by the Brit
Is' war office tbis afternoon, la
tin operations of encircling St.
Quentln, the British forces are push
ing forward toward the northwester
sunurbs of the city.
The Germans are putting up an
extiemely Btubborn resistance, and
have made many counter attai^B
These have all been repulsed, and
great losses have been inflicted on
the enemy in each futile attempt.
London, Wednesday.—British and
French troops operating under Gee
erala Rawlinson and Denby la aft
attack extending over a four mil*
front in the region immediately
west of St. Quentin made con"
siderable progress last night oa
both flanks of the attacking forces.
The operations netted the Alliea
800 German prisoners.
In the neighborhood of Se'-^jacy
about two miles northwest of St
Quentin the Germans i~ade a deeper*
ate jesistance.
Hard fighting on the oart of Gen
era i Byng's men northwest ofl Epech
has advanced the British lines fur
ther towards the Germans.
EXAMINATION OF PRISONERS SHOW
GERMAN MORALE IS SfILL GOOD
American Headquarters in France,
Wednesday. — Concrete informa
tion hag been obtained from thous
and? of German prisoners wflo yere
taken by the American? In their
operations in the St. Mihiel sector
that does not indicate an aPPre
Southeastern Alaska and fiQd i
strong evidence that the fish are
being depleted. We recommend
that this l)e brought to the atten- !
tion of the Proper authorities, with
a view to closing up Btream fishing '
in Southeastern Alaska."
GERMANS LAY CLAIM
TO SOME SMALL GAINS
Berlin, Wednesday.—The German
war offife announced this morning
that northwest of Dixmunde and
northeast of Ypres we captured
seventy prisoners in successful en"
terprises.
No. 2, of the Winite Pass Route,
came in at 1:50 thia afternoon with
aoout fifty passengers. Th0 train,
was run ahead, of time in order to
allow the passengers to connect
witU the City of Seattle. It was
noticed that thfe engine had' a fine
adornment oX enow on the pilot and
number plate, showing that the
winter is not far distant.
Daily ration: One ounce per per
se a
ciaole breakdown In the German
morale.
This fact hag been learned t^rU
the examination of thousands of th#
! prisoners taken and is accordng to
gtat.-ments which have been made
! by t.n» examining officers.
EXPORT OF BANK NOTES
Washington, Sept. 25.—Inform**
tlou 'has been received by cable
from Consul General Skinner, Lon
don, that a proclamation of August
27 orohlblts the exportation of note*
of the Bank of France to all des*
tlnatlons except in France and
Aotoe o* tne United State? Govern
ment and United States bank notes
to all destinations except in the
United States.—Commerce* Report®.
Mr. and Mrs. E, TV. Harrfs ar
rived on the tral i last night from
Carcross where Mr. Harris has beett
emnloyed as superintendent of tha
concentrating mill at the Venu*
mine. Mr, and Mrs. Harris are oa
tbeir wedding trip, having been mar*
ried about two weeks ago. Tiey;
will continue on their journey to
tbe states on the Seattle this eve
fling.
Mesdames Mason Stephenson
and Winston, and Mrs. Winston'*
♦wo sisters of Ketchikan, made
round trio to Skagway on the Pat
terson today.
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