PRICE 10 CENTS
GREAT BUM DECLARES
PROTECTORATE OVER EGYPTi
f ■ .
London, ])k. 11^—l*riocc Hussion
Kemai has been named Sultan of
Egypt, England having declared a
pruttvtnrate over lliat country.
BEl'ENOS OS LARGEST Xl'MBEU
London, Dw. t!)—la the fshtui^
that is now* going on around T\ar
sm, liu«ian-l'utu>d, tlie victory
■ lepeiuls almost. entirely upon which
<.»e of lho belligerents can bring
i In; largest number of fighting men
into action. The alleged German
v it to,-j in i\,land is s«UI unconfirm
ed at the British war otfice here
an<l the source from wluch the ru
mors regarding it emanated >s
shrouded in mystery. Xo authentic ;
news whatever has been received.
i:KI.CI.lX KDITORS OBDl'RATE
Vmstenlam, IKv. 19—Tlie ef- j
forts made by tlie German governor
«.f Belgium to induce tlie large
nowspnpen: of the country to re- '
-ume publication have so far been j
futile, its the editors have refused
to do anything so long as the Ger
man censorship lasts.
K!\<;s >I1CET TO COMBINE
Maliuo, Sweden, Dec. I5'—The,
ki:srs of Norway, Sweden and Den- j
mai k held a meeting here today to |
formulate an agreement by which
they may combine their interests
during the continuance of the E«»
ri [>«vt>i war.
VLI.IED SOLDIERS Sll'PLIKD
1-aris, Dec. 1»—The allied sol
diers are now well supplied with all
iltfe necessary clothing to keep them
uaim during the winter campaign.
MINE LAYER CAl'Tl'RED
Havre, Dec. 1!>—A French tof
ed>« K<tat destroyer today captured
i t.emiau mine layer, »»hich was
i.oiking under the disguise of a
/ivnch collier.
BOMBARDING RHKIMS
|>aris, Dec. 19—The French
city of Kheims, which suffered so
severely in the earlier stages of
he war from the bombardment ot
I he Germans is now undergoing a
similar cvi>erience, the latter ha>
ing started a second bombardment j
today.
ARMORED TRAIN DYNAMITED
Amsterdam, Dec. 19—A G<W®
jniHHtd train loaded with amuni- ,
tion and food eiuroute from Leinbwg
to tlie Anstpo-Gormaa army iu the
(jiipathian mountains, was today
dynamited and destroyetl by the al
lies.
AEROPLANES DO DAMAGE
Rerlin, Dec. 19—Two ol the al
lies aeroplanes flew over citTew of .
Lorraine today dropping bombs,
from the explosions of which there (
were many casualties ui-d much ,
property damage done. s
I
ITALIANS FAVOR l'EACE ,
Rome, Dec. 19—The Italian sen-,!
ate adjourned today after having j ■
adopted a resolution favoring peace. j'
battle CRUISER ARRIVES I1
. I
C'allao, Peru, Dec. 19—The A us- |,
Iralian cruiser Australia rfirived ft J
ili is port today.
ALLIES CLAIM GAINS
London, Dec. 19—The allies to- j
Jay claim they have made gains in ,
Flanders as well a# in 1 Vance fhat
ivill more than coanterbalance, from j
i military standpoint, any German ;
ndvances that may have been made ;
in Russian-Poland. "|j
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ADMIRALTY DENIES LOSSES (j
London, Dec. 19—The British Ad
miralty today denied that there had '
been any loss of vessels suffered 1
by the British flet in 'he recent i •
German raid on the English cities
ou the coast of the North Sea.
SOLDIERS ARE REMEMBERED
London, Dec. 19—Bnuugh plum
puddings have been sent here U) be
forwarded to the soldiers at the
iiinit, ns well as those who are in
training in England to insurq that1
every one of them will at least re- i
ceive a portion.
THE "200 AND OVER" SCORES
AT ELKS' BOWLING ALLEYS j
The following are the scores of ^
"20o and over," made by members
of the Skagway Elks' club and their
visitors for the week ended Dec.
IS.:
O. Selmer, 210, 221, 223, 246.
Chas. Greime, 235.
W. c. Blanchard, 202, 217, 233.
V. Peterson, 209.
E. W. Gibson, 201, 201.
YES
There is ONE Store in Skagway
Where You can do ALL of Your Xmas
Shopping,
We Have Beautiful Gifts
Suitable For
Wan, or Woman Haid or Child
Our assortment is the largest ever
Shown in Skagway
Values to suit every purse
Bring Your packages to us,
We will gladly wrap them up and
Help You get them ready to post.
DO YOUR SHOPPING WHEN,
MOST CONVENIENT FOR YOU.
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU
STORE OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL
TEN, O'CLOCK.
H. J. LYNCH r
IEXT YEAR'S
Advance information for Alaska'
excursionists for 1915, ia now being
furnished by the Pacific Coast'
Steamship Co. iu a neat little fold
er which has just come *o hand.'.
The northern favorites, "City of |j
Seattle'' and "Spokane" wll be the
ressels on the run, which is deslg-1
tated in the folder as the ''Totem
?oi0 Route," and embraces an el
even days' journey of over 2,500
niles ia the landlocked waters of
he North Pacific coast.
In anticipation of a grtatly in- j
reased number of tourists who will j
isit Alaska during she coming f
ummer the Pacifc Coasi. S. S. Co
)oat3 win make four additional
ound trip voyages during the
eason, starting with x' c- City# of |
Seattle on June 2d and ending!)
pith the same vessel from Settle f.
in August 25th. The Spokane will !
iltemato with the City of Soatle,
mo of tho vessels leaving that port
■very sixth day.
yew Santa Gaus
Skagway, Algska i
<
It looks as though the (
uembers of Camp Skagv/ay
Co. 1, will, have to do some j
all hustling if they are to ]
;eej> abreast of such claims to their j
;euerosity as the following letter j
ust received by the Christmas eel- i
ibration commitee makes upon it,
specially if all tht> credulous kid
lies of the entire United States |
iappen to locate S'^gwey as the
>ermanent address of their patron
aint.; ^
"Belfry, liiout., Dec. 7, 1014.
"Dear Santa Claus: How are you?
'wrote most to late and I hope
r-ou will get my letter before Christ
nas. "AncT'hope yr.u will «aj£>y my,
etter.
"If you will please send me and j
fly little brother a little toy au
:omobile and a game of checkers
'.nd a rubber dolly for little broth
er. and a dolly and a little dolly's
carriage and a little blue ribbon
for me at Christmas.
"Good-bye. From your loving
friend Beatrice Decker, Belfry,
Montana. And obligu Dearest Santa
Clause, with best regards."
The envelope is addressed n« fol
ows:
"Mr. Santa Claus,
Skagway, Alaska."
IN
OF
Skagway mothers are requested |
the Arctic Brotherhood Christma
tree committee to furnish the Rev.
L. H. Pedersen at once with the I
full names of all their children who |
are 15 years of age and ujider, in
order to eliminate the probability I
that some ot them may be over-]
looked In the distribution of pres-j
ents at the A. B. hall on the night J
of December ,25th.
THE CONCERT
KELLER BROS.
The concert given by Keller Bros,
it their Store on Third avenue and
3roadway last night was -well
ittendod. An excellent pro
rrcim was rendored and *he
JNew Edison" and the indes
ructible records received due
>raise. Schuman's "Traumerei" as
i 'cello solo is exquisite. "The
Sky Lark" sung by Miss Ellen
ieach Yaw is beyond compare.
Phere were many more numbers an-i
.11 equally good, and well received.
Lny one wishing to hear the New
Sdison with latest records can do so
iy calling at the Keller Bros. Drug
tore where it la a pleasure to
how the machine and records.
SWUME!
1 MIDDLE WEST
Kansas City, Dec. 19*—Western
Jissouri and Kansas are today cov
red with a blanket of snow, the
irst of the season.
GHURGHES
3a!»:m»;i»nimiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinng
CATHOLIC '
Rev. Father Turnell left for Ft.
,V. H. SewaTd and Haines on the
'eterson this afternoon. He will
iold services there tomorrow and in
•onsequence there will be only the
Sunday school iu the.Skagway Cath
)lic ohupcU at 2 p. m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Christian Science Service will tx
ield Sunday at eight p. na. in the
Alaskan building
Subject; IS THE UNIVERSE IN
CLUDING MAN, EVOLVED BY
ATOMIC FORCE?
The public la welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
The pastor will preach. Sundaj
morning at 11, and evening at S
Sunday school 12:lg o'clock. The
public is cordially invited.
L. H. Pederaen, Pmtor
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES
The Methodist Sunday school ii
preparing a pleaJUng and Instructlv*
Christmas exercise to be givei
Christmas eve ia their church
EXPOSED!
After exposure, when you feel :
cold coming on, take "PUROLA'
Honey and Tar Cough Syrup. I>°n'
wait until it ha* developed infc
bronchitis or pneumonia. Does no
contain opiates of any Vind. Keep
bottle in the house for emergen
cies. Your druggist will refum
your money if not satafied. Pric
,25c and 60c Specify "PUROLA
Sold by Keller Broa. Drug Co.
A Few of Onr Xmas Specialties
R& R Plu.ii Pudding in 1 and 2 pound tins, 35c and 60c
Fresh Cluster Raisins, full weight, I ponnd 25c
Atmore's Mincemeat,
Fancy Layer Figs,
Calarad Candieb Figs
Persian Dates,
Fresh Nuts, 20c to
Imported Malaga Grapes
Preferred stock corn on cob
National Biscuit Co. Fancy Biscuits in packages.
Johnson's Chocolates, unexcelled, from 50c to $1.50
Spitzenberg Golden Ortley and Delicious apples, $2 box.
Full line of everything in
Perishables on 1 Seattle"
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
25c per pound
20c
30c
20c
30c
30c
IIGOVERIOR;
| IS UNDECIDED
I Seattle, Dec. 19—Governor and
j Mrs. Strong arrived in this city to- |
day from a visit to San Francisco,
where the former was recently call- 1
ed to look after tho AI- ;
askan exhibit at the Panama- j
j Pacific international exposition, ,
j which opens there in February, 1915 (
Governor Strong when seen to- 1
day by a press correspondent stat-1 _
i cd that he had not yet decided up- '
I on the subject matter ol his mes- '
jsage to the comng territorial legis- ,r
' lature.
! '
' Among the passengers on the j .
Peterson today were Mr. and Mrs. j (
Ira King, Mrs. Captain Sprague, Mrs. (
I Craig, Mrs. McLean, Mrs. George
j Vogel, Mrs. J. Danerline and Mrs. (
i Sheelor. There Kere also <iuite a
number from the Post, mostly enlist- (
| ed men.
Bookkeeping. I
The double entry system of book- ,
keeping was first used in Italy in the ,
la11v-r part of the liftecnth centuafr'.
11 DANCE ON -
CHRISTMAS EVE
The dance to be given >i«mday
ilglit by the A. B's. to celebrate th*
•assing^of the shortest day. of th»
ear, will be along the lines of ti«
egular dances. W. R. Hillery,
hairman of the committee, stat«»
hat owing to the number of fe*
ure dances given this fall it was
hought best not to put on a&
ither one. simply a fine r°uslns
a nee to celebrate th® occasion.
Belling Rats.
Procure a dozen tittle t'>y bells used,
or '.'luldri'ii's play' lines, n spool of wlr#,
111 any tr:i11 to cateli rain alive. B»lt
he tr.-ip ami i-ntch a* mauy as you can/
nil let tbem tfet really hungry. Then,
■wpty tin- rats Into a barrel or bos^
'wm which they cannot escape. Put
m a heavy leather glove, reach In,;
rrnb a rat by the back find with wlr»_,
listen the bell oji the rat's netk ani.
urn lilui loose. Do the sauie with *H
•ou have caucbt. In two days not a
at can be found.—Farm and Fireside.
SHELL FOR A "BUSY BERTHA."
Photo by AmeTicao t'ress Association.
Thl* projectile for a forty-two centimeter gun was «ent •» a pWHt •
tbe kaiser
OUR HOLIDAY STOCK
■ For This Season Is The
>
; Most Attractive It Has
Ever Been Our Good
Fortune to Offer
NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Silk Shirts Silk Pajamas
Silk Neckwear Silk Handkerchiefs
Silk and Wool Underwear
Silk Hosiery Bath Robes
Wool Blankets
Hart Schaifner & Marx Clothing
O'Donnell Shoes Utz & Dunn Shoes
See Window Display
LADIES' FUR SETS
WILL CLAYSON-Clothier