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No. 65 TWENTY SECOND YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, APRIL 26. 1919
PRICE 10 CENTS
23,000 YANKEES
ARRIVE IN N.1
TODAY
New York, April 2t»-—Twenty
• hree thousand American troops ar
rived here fivim France during the
l»as* twenty four hours.
st veu big transports carried
these men.
The liner Leviathan alone brought
twelve thousand, which is almost
a recor<J load.
ITALIAN TROOPS
NOW IN HE
%
Paris, April 2fi.—An American
officer arrived here today ;,,nd niadu
the announcement that there are
rourteen divisions of Italian, troops
occupying Fiutue and vicinity.
Tljis officer came direct from
Kiuirie, where he had been stationed
'or some time.
2 STEWS
ABE LAUNCHED
Seat.^e, April 2*!.—Two steel
ships, aggregating 17.600 tons were
launched from, the ship yards today.
Washington, April 26.—l>es
patchs received at the Whit© House
today indicate strongly th«t the It
aliau situation is going1 to be satis
factorily adjusted.
SCOTCH POLICE
BATTLE YANKSi
—
London, April 2t>.—There was a I
battle between American seamen and
the nolu-e at Inverness Scotland/ yes-j
tenia,}-.
The American blue jackets con* j
grtgated in front of the town hail!
and when aordiered to "move on" re
fused t*> do so, ami instead they j
rushed thp police and in the fight- |
ing that ensued one constable and i
several innocent by staiwters were'
wounded. it is thougrht thought J
that none of the wounded will die. |
Seattle, Anil 2ti.—Chief of Po- j
lice Warren, with thirty polioemeu,
staged a sham wild wte»t battle on
Second avenue to<;«y, as one of
the feature^ of the r:ceptiOn given
the otilst Infantry.
The nun were garbed as cow
boys and' "mounted on cow ponies
with ;he regulation chapS a"d revol
en$ which were shot off in the true
westeru fashion. It was one °*
the bes< features of the day.
Capt. Hunter
Quits The Sea
San Franeisio, April 24.—l>e^p!
ssa vessels have seen the jOsi of
Capt. A. T. Hunter, former navi
gating officer of tht> ft earner -Nor-j
thern I'auifio, as sM-pper, the!
cuplain announced uiv>n iiis arri
val here yesterday. He expects to |
enter business here. l'uder Captain
Hunter's direction the Northern
t'ai ifie mudv many runs between j
Flavel, Or., and San Franolsco,]
an 1 in the war zona
Dennis Costis, the mayor of Gla
cier, came into town today on a
mission of business.
Come and See
If your Liberty Bond is in.
We just received a shipment of 106 of them
and want to deliver as many as possible.
Perhaps yours is here, Come in and see any
way, and don't forget the
BANK of ALASKA
Safe Deposit boxes only 25c per month.
BANK OF ALASKA,
Have You Tried
"GOLD CREST"
Brand Butter and Eggs
Just what you would expect when ordering the very best
Fresh shipments received on every boat
The Eggs sell at 60c per dz.
Butter 75c per pound
These prices subject to market changes
P. H. GANTY
San Francisco, APril 26.—The dis
irict bank total subscriptions to
date are thirty two millions tour
hundred nine thousand, four hundred
dollars. This amount hag been
taken by nintty seven, thousand
nine hundred audi stixteeu pubacrib
ers.
This indicates that the Victory
Loan is getting as wide a distri
bution as tbe previous issues.
Oregon is t&o leading gtato °f
the twelfth district with more than
twc-r.ty seven per cent of the quota
covered by subscription and placed
In the bank. Utah ig the Becond
with a shade over twenty per oent.
The district figure^ do not in
clude Hawaii or Alaska.
San Francisco's official total to
data is two million six hundred thir*
fy three thousand) nine hundred and
fifty dollars.
The Pioneers' bail tonight, bids
fair to be the largest function of
it§ kind held in dkagway for a
long iimt\
In the first place there hag be n
no dance since the B. P. O. Elks'
at. Patrick's ball and the peo"
pie ai;; all recovered l'roin the ep
idemic wlUch occurred immediately
afterwards, and besides ,thi^ popu
lar order hag never given a dunce
horo before and then again the num
ber of young lading wiio have had
the advance srtle of tickets in hand,
have sold' so many tickets that
there is no doubt of the larS« num
ber who will pome ami dance 01
lcoik on. *
Selmer's orchestra will be agu
nienttd aud the professor has be.ji
practicing a number of the latest
dance hits. The floor is iu per
fect shape also, and 6o there
is nothing to mar the pleasure ol
the evening.
James Kennedy sum, Harrj- Aal>
will have charge of the floor and
will see that there is some
thing doing all the time.
The committee on arrangements
Messrs Broclcniiller, Grashau and
Woods, have left nothing undone
and the reception committee com
posed of the wi\e§ of the members
of the order will meet an^i help fcc
make every one feel at home.
This committee ip formed b\
Mesdames C. L. Brockmiller, J. C
Phelpe, A. Dortero, J. M. Tanner
Mark Phelps and Fred Tsuiner.
The Grand March will start ai
CABLED
Paris, April 20.—The last of the
Jtalian peace delegation, foreigi
minister Sinninr and former Pre'
mier Salaadra loft l'or Rome at twc
o'clock, tliig afternoon.
New. York, April 2G.—With. £
crew Of four officer^ and. 37 mei
and with LJeut Vincent Astor a
the wheel, the German mine layinj
submarine U-117 arrive^ hero lo
d-aoi.
This is the second U boat to &r
rive a 0(1 she worked her way int<
the Brooklyn N&vj; yard.
Berlin, April 26.—The Berlii
newspapers in commenting on tli
withdrawal o£ Italy's dieleg^tion frtl
the osace conference ;uid theiy de
part lire for Rome, mak© no effor
to conceal their satisfaction at th<
defection of the Ialians and the
turn events have taken in that re
ga-rd.
Paris, April 26.—The Americaj
delegates to the iieace confer an c
are rating today with President Wil
are meeting today wit}), Preslden
Wilson.
HIES WORKING
WITH SKAGWAY
OK VLOAI
Reverend 13. L. Winterbarger,
who is a mimber of the Victory; loan
committee interviewed a number of
the - residents of Jlaiues while in
that city during the early; part of
th/& week, and brings back Una word
that t hoy nave entered into the spir
it of the contest with a great
dieal of zeal.
Through, an arraagmeent with; the
Skagway committee, the Halneji peo
ple are to share with, Skagway in
the rivalry for the fielmet, and med
als that are to be awarded f°r the
bes', seller and tite largest numMr
o' subscribe^ secured by the in
dividual workers.
In the previous loan drives the
subscriptions of Haineg have been
divided, but thig time Haine® and
Skagway will "potlatch" thug hold
ing up the head of Lynn Oanal as a
money center.
Rev. Wintea-barger brought back
a "uumber of applications for bond's
and more will be forthcoming be
fore the drive ends on May loth,.
k i 4 *
Anotner uaim |
! Been Allowed
Another homestead has been
allowed to a resident in thie vicinity
I o£ Fairbanks—another, farmer baa
b.een added to the growing list.
The latest addition to the followers
ci the Stud}- of agriculture is Mag
nus Nelson, who lives on the Fox
road about, three miles from. town.
The necesjary papers were re
cently received1 in the United States
land office granting him liia home*
stead. The homestead compris
es 318.OC acres and lies at t.lwt
place where the road enters the
hills. The homestead command# a
»nod view of Fairbanks and mailces
an excellent piecei of residence prop
ertj, as well as a farm.—Fairbanks
Citizen.
j Acting Collector
Touring Alaska
Acting Collector of Customs,
Charles JL>. Garfield is making a tour
oi the subports of custom^ at Pet
ersburg. \Vrang ell and Ketchijcau,
and may visit the "West Coagt of
Priuce o£ Walas Island. lie expects
to return to Juneau this week. On
May 1st., John W, Troy, who re
ceived his commission og Collector
of customs 2 weeks ago and will taJc
tile oath of office. Mr G-arflefld
will thou leave for New York to be
present at the conference of Col
lectors of Customs, which will be
gin there May 12th.—Empire.
Mr. Max Rosenberg, an old tim
er in this city, well known here as
a restaurant man and also in the
fish market business soma five
years ago, has returned to the ci
, fy and will open up a Russian
steam b-'ili, which, is said to be es
pecially good for rheumatism and
j many other almonts. Thig wil be
in addition to the city's many en
terprises.—Ketchikan Miner.
> A. J. Achison will move his fam
ily out to hig farm near Prevaria,—
catorville about May first.
i Mr. Achison has gotten this farm
into good shape and will raise a
t fine crop this year.
: Dallas, Texas, April 2C.—The Phe
s nomenal boom in the oil town of
Ranger. Texas is drawing thou
; sands of people to the little city.
So many- person^ have floclced t«
thr new fields that it costq a dollar
i to sit in a chair ail night in a ho
> tel lobby or cigar Btan<k Men,
- women and children are( sleeping
t out ia the streets, owing to l^cik oj
i >hotel facilities. v
TO BE MUSTERED
OUT l« ALASKA
Seattle, April 26.—Sixteen Alas
ka soldiers from Fort Dodge and otlj
or eastern cantonments, header by
sergeant Hjalmar NopdaJe arrived,
at Fon Law ton today.
This detatchment will leave soon
for For' Gibbon, Alaska, to be
mustered ouit.
MEMBERS36IST
ARE WELCOMED
Seattle, April 26.—Twenty one
of the officers andi four hundred an
thirty six men of the 361st Infan
try of the 91st division arrived here
this morning.
These men saw heavy fighting in
France, and they were awarded a,
hear'y welcome.
SewardTo Issue
New Pamphlet
A short session of the Sewarflf
Chamber of Commerce was held last
night ia the fire hall, sayg the Se
ward Gateway. it was decided
to immediately issue a new pamph
let descriptive of the resources of
Kenai Penninsula and send them to
thp states on the next steamer.
Building of a roadi between Seward
and Kenai was brought up and Pres
ldent W. H. Dougherty _ and Cal
Brosius composed a committee which
watted apon T. M. Hunt, of the
Forestry Service, relative to the
securing of forestry funds for the
work.
M. H. HEALEV DEAD
Deputy United States Marshal M.
H. Healey died at Dilliugham, Bris
tol Bay, about the middle of Janu
ary, accordant to information ra
ceived today by Depiuty U. S. Mar
shal Isaac Evans. Mr. Healey died
or cancer of the lhier.
Mr. Healey took charge °f the
marshal'g office at Dilingham last
sDrine- relieving H. J. Paulson, who
resigned. Previously to going to
Dillingham, Mr. Healey had been
jtationedi at Talkeetna.
INS WILL HI
AUTHORITY 10
IN 1REATY
Berlin, April 26.—Professor Wal
ter M. A. Chuckling, a member
•or the German delegation, whloh
is going- to Versailles, stated, today
fia» the German delegate^ will be
empowered) to, sign th$ treaty of
peace when it is submitted to theaa
at Versailles.
GLEiNWIA
OF BOLSHEVIKI
Vienna, April 26—.The Ulcrain;
ian troops, untJer the comm.and of
G u. Petluras, are rapidly clear lug
southern Russia of the BolaherUci.
They are meeting with determined
resistance, but the BoisbwUd *ra
being y as tied back with severs loss
es.
Natives to Have
Electric Lights
i —1
Roportg from Hydaburg disclose
the fact that the Native^ of that
iluurlshing and, modern. Utile city
t^ro striding ahead at a great rate.
On the last trip aorth of the R**
' i-'jndo, a he* sawmill outfit and an
electrict plant arrdre<3| at Hydaburg
giving it a good start toward^ the
goal which makes for a real town.
This sawmill will be put together
, by Mr F. U Cloudy, of Seattle,
who will be the millwright. Mr.
i Cloudy .was formerly oonneoted Flth
! the CJrai£ mill. The mill is th*
! property of the Hydaburg Co-oper
i ative cornany, and will be operated
i this season, ' and will prodaice
! enough lumber to suixply the whole
i district, it is hoped.—Wrangell Sen
tinel.
The ari of indifference ifl more
easily acquired than thAt of forget
ting.—Ex.
Subscribe for your limit of Victo
ry Loan Bonds—and then some.
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 tbey will not last
long at these prices
JAMES KENNEDY