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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917
PRICE 10
New York, Feb. 2—The owners
of American vessels ope rating' be
tween New York and London have
requested Secretary of State Lans
ing 'o make a ruling on the mat
ter of shipping, and they have al
so asked for instructions as to the f
action o' vessels iu case they do |
oiierate and such vessels are held
u'i bv German raiders or others on
the higi" seas.
Unless the American shijj owners I
arp foroiddea by the United States i
government to operate their vessels, I
they will continue their pailinga I
London, Feb. 2—From advice re
ceived at the London War Office,
Deu marx, Norway, Sweden and Hol
land have discontinued *he sailings
of all vessels as a result of Kais
er Williams note «o these nations, j
similar to the one received, by the 1
United States, sta'xig that the Ger- j
.mou govenmiant would pursue un
restricted warfare on the high seas.
The eyes of Great Britain, and 1
in fact the eyes of every nation in i
Eurcpe are today focussed on Wash
inrtcn, for it is folt that the ques
tion as to whether the United
States will be compelled to enter
the uorld war is being decided.
l'etrcgrcd, Feb. 2—Reports giv-.
eu ou* by the War Office today |
state that Russian troops made
an advance against the German
lines near Katnzen, situated on the
Russian front und succeeded, af-1
ter several hours of persistent and 1
fierce fighting, in completely rout- j
ing the enemy.
In the Jakobney region on the
Rumanian front, Russian forces en- ^
gaged a stro::g force of the enemy
iind after fighting for gome time, j
took the position and with it over
1 ( 00 prisoners.
26 IDG IN
TENEMENT FIBE
Chicago, Feb. 2—Shortly after j
midnight fire broke out iii a ten
ement house on the west side, and |
bsfcre the fire department had
reached the scene, a terrific explo
Biou occurred which, wrecked the
entire building and badly damaged
those adjoining.
At noon today the flames were
under control and the ooliee report
ed twenty sis persons missing. It
is almost certain that the missing
ones all lost their lives in the fire.
LANSME5
NO INFOlMIONj
Washington, Feb. 2—Secretary of
St. te Lansing today authorized the
statement to b^ made public that
up * the present time no communi
catioai had been sent to Germnay in
reply to the note hajided in by
Com:* Bemsdorff.
When questioned as to whether;
instructions had been sent to Am- '
b;-<;-ador Gerard, Secretary Lansing '
Jjciincd to auswer.
Jlr. Secretary also declined to |
cake any statement in regard to;
the delay in announcing what the (
course of action of the United
States would be. He also said that |
he was unprepared to disclosel'
whether or not any announcement j
which might cover the course of |
ac-ti< n of the United States would I
be m: de today.
SAT. FEBRUARY 3rd
At 9 O'clock p.m.
Our Gigantic Clearance
Sale Will Come to a Close
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—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
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5 JC
Washington, Feb. 2—There was
110 change la thtf situation at the
time the members ofl President Wil
son's cabinet met this aftomooa.
If is thought that nothing may be
known of the deliberations of that
body until tomorrow morolng.
Washington, Feb. 2 — Germany's
announcement of her detreminatioi
pi pursuing an untrammeled Bub
marine warfare on the high seai
fa, the topic pf all conversation o:
Official Washington*. .
It. is regarded as certain thai
Germany's note will not go unchal
vlenged, though President Wilsoi
remains silent tan the question.
House Votes
Alaska Dry
Washington, Feb. 2—The Wick
en-.Uam bill, prcrridtng for bo®e dry
orokibitioii for Alaska territory
came up in th© House of Repre
sentatives this morning, and with
out any debate or argument what
soever for or againat the measure,
if was put to a rote and carried by
a large majority.
The amendment providing that a.
referendum be had on the measure
was voted down, and. the bill, whid
provides against the Bale, manufac
ture, importation, or having in
one' possession alcoholic liquors
within the Territory of Alaska now
goes to President Wilson for his
plguature, and it is almost a cer
tainty that he will sign the bill
The bill becomes effective Janu
ary 1, 1918.
SOBS 5110 SHIPS FIRST
01! OF NEW SEA WARFARE PLAN
London, Feb. 2—Advices ye re
given out by the War Office to
day statins that German Bufcma
i-in'a had sumk ten vessels the
jrst (jay of that government's un.
bridled submarine warfare.
Four of the vessels reported, te
hav« been sunk -were large ones,
while the other sis were smaller.
THINKS DEATH
NEIR,CONFESSES
Baltimore, Md., aiij. 24 — Bc
ieving himself about to die, a lead
ng merchant aaid church worker of
he Eastern Bhore of Maryland,
nadp a sensational confession which
s believed to fcavQ something -to
lo with the death in Baltimore five
^ears ago of a beautiful trained
lurse who had been a choir Binger
md Sunday school teacher in th#
;hurcli which h.e attended.
Instead of dying, he Is now get
;injr better and friends pf the
lead girl are Insisting on a full I11
,-estigation and the case lc In the
:ands of S'ate Attorney Broening.
fll°<iHES MAKES
PATRIOTIC SPEECH
New York, Feb. 2—Judge Hughes
sade a speech la this city last
light, and In hie remarks declar
ed, "We are all Americans tonight,
standing behind our President o®.
xhem f njs great responsibility rests.
It is no time for us, am Americans
Lo embarrass him in the. slightest
sv'sy, but we should lend him our
support both morally and finan
:ia;iy. This is an hour of test
in which America is called upon to
show what site is made of."
FAMOUS CAFE
MAN DEAD
Seattle, Feb. 2 — Clarence Ger
ald, proprietor of th.e famous Ger
ald's cafe om First Avenue this city,
died a* bis home at 8420 Renton
Avenue this morning after being ill
only a short time.
ItlLL IS PASSED OVER VETO
Washington, Feb. 2—The immigra
Uou bill after having been vetoed
by President Wilson, was returned
t& the House of Representatives,
atnd upon a vote being taken on
the bill, it was passed by tb,at body
over *he president's veto.
PARENT TEACHERS
MEETING POSTPOXEH
As most of the tcnclters and par
ents of Skagwaj- will devote their
time to staking t' e fires at tf>eir(
owu firesides tonight, tlie Regular
roouthlv meeting of the Parents
Teachers association to l.e held in
the miblic school building has been
l>ost ported until Frida}', Fqhi'uafcy
0. i 11 1
CLAM CHOWDER-OYSTER STEW
JhsI tie Thing For This Cold Weather
Try our Maximum Little Neck Clams and
Preferred Stock Eastern Oysters. Put
up in 1 and 2 pound tins.
P. H. GANTY
rm tKmmr'mm trnmrmurm ti ¥ m rnnmi
I
Washington, Feb. 2—President
I Wilso® arose at Bix o'clock: this
' morning, and after partaking of his
' usual breakfagt, went out to the
gol" links at &raysom, where he
played golf for one hour, after
which he returned to his study in
i the White House.
There seems to be 110 doubt any
where wjthin the official quarters
of Washington that it is only a
question of days, and possibly hours
until there will be a break in the
diplomatic relations not of Germany
alone, but with all the nations who
are now allied with her.
LOGGER KILLS
STATE OFFICIAL
Olympia, Feb. 2—E. W. Olson, |
CLairman of the State Industrial
Inaurnaco commission, wag ehot
aaid instantly killed in his office I
late yesterday afternoon by John
Van Dell, who thea went to the pa-1
lice and surrendered.
Van Dell is a logger by occupa- j
t'.ou, and h,e claimed that tho daan- 1
ages he had received for an inury
which he had lately sustained was
not. enough, aavd that Olson, was to
blame for him not receiving a larg
er sum of money.
BRITISH SINK I
2 SUBS DAILY
New York, Feb. 2—Claiming that
hig advice was received from an au
thentic source, a British official of
this ci*y has mad§ the assertion
that the British government were
sinking German submarines at the
irate of two each day, and that this
less to the enemy ha4 been sustain
ed for several days past.
Olymoia, Feb. 2 — Umatilla's
weman mayor, Mrs. Laura Starclier,
and her feminine colleagues on the
city board of trustees, who recently
took office, held an inaugural ball
last night. It wag the first of
Us kind ever held in Umatilla, and
people in towns for miles around
attended. 1 ■
SEATTLE BANKS
AGAIN Mil
Seattle, Fell. 2—The run on the
Seattle banks is now a tiling of the
past, the situation at all the bank
inR iu&titutioug of this city being
renorted ag normal this morning.
Durin» the late run on the banks
here, one bank, in order to take
care of the nejv accounts which
were offered to it, t}ie depositors
having withdrawn their accounts,
from other banks, was forced to
out in five extra tellers in order
tc take care of the new business.
VESSELS SAIL
FROM AMERICA
New York, Feb. 2 — Acting up
on advice received from the govern
ment at Washington, American and
o*htr vessels which, were ready to
sail for foreign ports were permitt d
to pas3 out of this port last night,
not however, before each ves
sel had been thoroughly inspected
bv a torpedo boat destroyer.
HASlv EX BALL GAME
DECLARED Oil'
Kii;f Boreag is still nursing his
grouch, against SJtajrwayans, and :'s
a result the atmosphere is so chili;
pf the White Pass gym, that tho
schedule game of basket ball in the
Skagway league, which was to June
been played tonight, lws been de
clared off until further notice.
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