No.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14. 1919
9 TWENTY SECOND YEAU
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PRICE 10-CENTS
WILSON CABLES PERMISSION 10
BUILD SHIPS FOB FOREIGNERS
Washington, May H-—-UndCif &
decision, received ivere today from
President Wilson which was cabled
to 'tie Federal Ship Building corpor
ation, the American shiP yards* 111
RESPONSIBILITY
TO BE SADDLED
ON AUSTRIA
Paris, May 14.—It was
uounced today that m tlie Austrian
poace treaty a responsibility) clause
has been inserted identical with thj
German tr aty with the exception
tha' the first portion of the clause
lu tb« German treaty providing for
th» trial of the former Emperor Wil
iiam haa been ommitted from the
Austrian treaty.
wnfMOVE »r. |
TO THE STATES
Seattle, May 14.—Negotiations ar
now iu progress between the Seat
tle ani Sau Francisco interest^ in:
th« Solomon River railroud cn thej
Seward peninsula, Alaska iu whiihj
*hey contemplate the tearing up oft
the rails and the shipment of all |
the material together w-ith the rails
Co some out^nte point this smmnver
"TF.MPERENCK" BKER SOON |
Toledo, May 14.—Announcement
w»9 made Wednesday by th*« man
agement that thy Hue to er-T|ol ed j
Brewierg company will devote its [
33,000.000 plant UGre to the rnanu- 1
1-M.ture of 'mnperajuco beer and t
will continue to operate 175 saloons j
as social centers.
Ik* permitted to accept eon tracts foi
building shippi for foreign accouir
as l'ar as can be done without inter
ferine with the building of the A
merican merchant marine.
ALLIES HILL
FINANCE ROAD
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Washington, May 14.—'Th® Al
lied governments have decided U.
loan to tb,e inter Allied commission
which is now adfmiusteu'ng the tr^ns
Siberian railroad, $20,000,000
for the further operation of the
line. By makng- the loiiji dA recti J
to 'h-> inter allied commission, the
government tg evad^ the qtieation o)
Hie recognition of the Omsk govern
ment. It wag U -omedi inadvisable.
in the absence of the recognition,
to make the loan directly to the
Omsk government.
NEW ifl
ROUTE BEGINS
Chicago, May 14.—Aerial • mail
delivery between Cleveland and' Chi
c-K.ro will be inaugurated tomorrow,
according to an aifcnoiwu'ement made
by jkjsi office officials here this
morning. Eight machnf-s will be
employed' in this service.
Berger To Be
Denied Seat
Washington, May 14.—A l>lan tc
prevent Congressman elect Bargei
♦»om taking his seat in congress
wa' mit under way today by house
leaders.
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Yesterday Has Passed
Into History
And We Have Put The Loan Over
Now is the time to open an account and begin
to save for the future payments. If you paid
in full begin to save to buy some more from
those who may have to sell them latter.
Now that you have the habit of saving keep
it up.
BANK'OF ALASKA
NEW GOODS
s
Just Received
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GOOD SALMON EGGS 2
Friction top cans 40c each *
CHICK FOOD i
20 pounds lots up 6 1-2 pounds ■
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I -t I t H: I H + Bi- I i | i II 4 H" 0 i S
| Berlin, May 14.—Fifteen thou
sand. uersoiis, the majority of whom
were '■Socialists, made a Breat <1'
j monstratlon in front of th.o Hotel
! Adloit today crying, "Down witlr
I Wilson! Down with the Ameri
i cans'" - J
The tumult grew to d,anj?ero<U3
prooortlona when the rioter?
reached the front of the American
he&dquartes, and it was not until
about 50 soldiers arrived that the
street could be cleared! fl-nd the mob
dispersed.
y. ini LOST OVERBOARD
FROM BARGE Off CAPE ST.JAIHES
t Anyox, May 14.—Tlie Steamship
• B-imda, with a lar£re barge in tow,
was forced to jnut into Prinoo Rupeit
according to advice received here to-'
day by wlrelesp, the two vessels h«-V-,
lug been lorcod to soak shelter therej
iifrom a fierce swrm. I
Both the Baroda and barge were
loaded, with capacity cargoes con
sisting of Panama railway material
which wa^ being bMjvjxxI to Arnchor
agc for use on the Alaska railroad. '
While off Capo St James the
biree lost her load overboard1 in the ;
storm. I
Washington, May 14.—An agree
ment of the war tJejWrfcnieiiH to (un
! load ''s surplug racatf supplies
i abroad, and' by which the big pack
ers in the United Staoes wooiild thus
j Ixj saved from hoavy 1 oases, was
brought to am immediate stop when
the representatives Of the pack its
I expressed great, dissatisfaction overi
I tlif plan.
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| Irishmen Cut j
Off The List
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Paris, Ar-ax 14.—Because of their
activities iu Ireland, Frank 1\
Walsh, Edward F„ I>unno and Mic
hael P. Rpn, representative^ of Ir-,
i h societies in the United States,
who have receutly visted Ireland,
j wil' not be received, by Premier |
Lloyd George cm theirr return, to
Paris, nor will they be accorded any j
official or semiofficial1 recognHon
here.
Wheat Due To
Take a Tumble
Washington, May 14.—Accord-;
ing to a statement issued by Wheat j
Director Barnes this morning follow-^
ing a conference had1 with the repr»
scntaiiveis of the strain/ industry, im
mediate reduction in the Price of
wheat oand wheat products reaching
all down the ltn0 from the farmer
to thf* bakers ig believed to be "n
assured fact.
CABLED
I Zurich, May 14.—The European
Press, a German nowp agency, today
circulated the following interview
' with Foreign Minister Von Brocik
, dorff Rantzau:- "Tjhe peace terms
are unbelieveable because they
:iik impossihlitiee. The entente
demands a material guarantee and
wili not accept a moral guarantee.
Thig sliowa itg distrust Of Germany.'
W»» want an organized world
in which Germany will have the
same rightg a§ other people."
Paris, May 14.—The hanging of
♦he former German kaiser or other
wise punishing him is proving a less
■Smplg matter thaji a majority of
USE AIRPLANES
10 STOP RIOT
Simla, Ind., May 14.—Airplans
»r» being used in coping with dis
orders iu Junjaub. A mob attacked!
a passenger train and wrecked thel
railway station at Gu.dira-n.wala. Air-J
plan^ were sent from Lahore and
the mob wjw bombed aud subjected;
to machine eun fire from the air.
Considerable unrest exists In Delhi
•inn' Lak>re The cotnanias-ioner for
thj district has appealed to the lead
ing men to use their influence for
r^openluc the shops. Otherwise
the authorities would t^ie action.
Five Prisoners
Break Jail
Ererett, May 14.—Five prisoners,,
including 3 I. W. W.'» who were
held in the jail here awaiting' or
ders for deportation, }>rok^ out
this morning and. are still large,
although it is believed that they
will all be rounded nj? and again
lodged' behind the bars before night.
KANKPISlOLflND
HE ITCH ON
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Lernans, PViioe May W-—
A treat rifle and pistol match for|
American soldiers ia now in prog'resa
on the d'Auvoura rifl« range. One
soldier from each infantry and en~
gineer company, an^ one from each
cavalry troop are taking pVt in
rfilo contests. Four eoldiera r»pre
s', u tin" each infantry and artillery
regiment, two from each engineer
regiment, and! one from each cavalry
re-iment are participating in the
pistol contests. Med&Ia and! tio
the represent# lives of the commis-j
eion anticipated. It seems ' that
no country haa yet been found that
Is willing to accept the, responsibil
ity to assume the role of prosecu^
tor. i * .
London, May 14.—According
to advic« received by the State 0&
pai'truent today large foroep of It
alian troops are beings landed at
JZara and Sebenice in Dalmatta and
are -marchin© into the interior and
are fortifying ttb0 moumtLo^ passes
as they advance.
Washington, May 14.—Senator
Cummins was chosen today for Pres
ident- pro tempore o£ th~a UcQjtsdl
States senate by the Republican
organization at* thg confoj^aaca
held thi$ moming.
Senator Lodge was reelected par
ty leader. , ... .
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ENVOYS 10 BE INSTRUCTED TO NOT
SIGN TREATY IN PRESENT FORM
B«sel, May 14.—A Berliu cor
reapontent of the National Zeitung
reported todu-y that Chancelloi
Sch,tjd6mfliin had iuformed. the fooir
nalis.'. when lie called upon him, t-hftt
the German government will order
its delegates at Versailles not to
sigu the p&a-og terms hb -proposed
by the Allies la the preheat lot®.
BRITISH
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Archangel, May 14.—During:
a naval engagement which; took
place on tha Dvina rivsr between,
the British river flottilla and land)
batteries audi the enemy fleet, one j
Ojf the large Bodshe.vli:i gunboats j
7/afi sunk. I
Dirigible To
Try The Stunt
Montau Point, N. Y., May 14.—
The Navy Dirigible C 6i left here to-1
day on a flight to St. Johns, New
•Foundtfand, and if the coastal per
formance proves satisfactory, it may
be followed by an attempt to fly |
across the Atfaniic.
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Seattle, May 14.—Ruth Garri
son, recently charged with thg mur
der of Mrg. Grace G. Storrs, and
acquitted Of the change by the Ju
ry but pronounced1 "criminally in
sane" wag today formally ordered
to the insane war$ at Walla Walla
penitentiary.
Berlin, May 14.—Chancellor
Scheidemann. declared in a procla
mation which ha forwarded to Dan
zig today, "We shall fight to the
uttermost agaitastt seper&tlon by
violence otfi any of German territory.
GERMANY MUST
BOW AND SIGN
Berlin, Ma# 14.—In an. appeal of
the central committee of the Inde
pendent Socialist partjr to tfag Ger
m-<n people to abide by the decis
ion of the German peac^ delegates
and the instructions under which
they will aot, the statement
made. "Even if impofrtaat chawr
eg ai's made by negotiations which
have be^um at Versailles to th«
oeace treaty that ha® pre
sented to Germany by the AJlle#,
there remaima 110 abasce but to bow
to the compulsion and Slgfc the
trcftty
" ■ a .
Paris, May 14.—A wlreJefd me»
d'J£h received here today from th<
Bolshevist Foreign Minister at Ttahi
tch* rin, which was piolced up a
the foreign oflfica in Berlin and re
layed here, announces that th$ Bol
eheviki refuses to cease hoatiii.tis'
unless the conditona of the propo®8
for the Provisioning of Rugate V
neutrals is agreed to.
MEEpfir
IN KILLEf
Dijon, France, May 14. Sever
American q.uarrymen were idled
terday in a dynamit^ exploadon '
lshurtilie. Details were aot give
Ridiculous Shoe Prices
A big line of
Oxfords and High Shoes for
Ladies
We have placed on our
Bargain Tables
Oxfords At - $1.50
High Shoes At - $2.00
There are Blacks, Whites, Tans
and Patent Leather Shoes in good
styles and large range of sizes
You will have to come quick as they will not last
long at these prices
JAMES KENNEDY