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No. 77 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MAY 3,
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SUBMARINE SENDS 280 BRITISH TO DEATH
11.5.10 CABE
FOB ALLIES'
PRISONERS
Washington, May 3.—German
orisoners, now heel iu France and
Eu-jlaud, will be brought to the
United States to be cared for and
fed, if a bill introduced today,
passes
Supporters of the nieasuro con
tend that although the task of
transporting the prisoners to this
country would be a heavy one, the
resultant pain by freeing the al
lies of the burden of feeding these
Thousands of men would make it
worth while.
BRITISH RENEW
A1TACK 01 m
Loudon", May 3. —With a storm
of artillery fire to protect tie ad
vancing infantry, the British forces
today renewed their attack on
Vimv ridge and captured several ini
uortan4 positions, according to Gen
eral Haig's report.
KKPOliTS II WtlTISH
AlU I'LA \ US 1 > KST ROY F.l)
Berlin, May 3. — Fourteen Brit
ish and French airplanes were de
stroyed yesterday by German air
men, according to the war office
statement here today.
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MAY LOOK TO ALASKA
FOR SOPPLY OF FOOD
IN WAR-TIME CRISIS
Washington, May 3.—That Alask;
ml- play a part of groat importance
in ttrs war-time crisis was indicated
| today when Fish Commissioner
|Smi<a t-old the senate committee
1 that millions of pounds of fish
1 could be taken from Alaskan waters
to help meet food needs.
He suggested that plans be made
I immediately for the utilization of
these great fish resources.
WEUNBi
Klnier L. Wheeler, a veteran of
fhe Philippine and Boxer wars,
was elected captain of the Skagway
h'<roe guard at a meeting last
night in Elks hall.
John N. Hansen, formerly with
• he United Stages cavalry, and Roy
E. Gault, who jvas iu the Spanish
American war, were chosen first
a: d second lieutenants respectively,
The hcme guard will meet at
7:30 o'clock 'onight In Fire
men's hall to complete their organ
isation.
Mayor Howard Ashley, chair
man of the Elks' committee which
uinnned the rally Monday night
when the guard wa3 formed, presid
ed at the meeting last night un
til after the officers had been elect
ed and then turned the management
of atfairs over to the new offic
ers. Lieutenant Hansen, in the
Mobilization of t&a Alaskan, fish
1 eries has already hfeen proposed by
government officials as & means f°r
iieluing to insure the country's fooi
supply. )
Commissioner Smith's statement
today, it is believed, may tend to
further the movement and result in
i some federal action.
SHIPPING HEWS
According to report^ received J
h*>re ♦oday, the Prince Rupert of the
Grand Trunk line, which went on
the rocks a few weeks ago, will be
iu dry dock two months, undergo
in,; repairs. It is understood she
will be in commission in time for
h»»r summer service to Skagway.
She is due here June 2.
Toe Humboldt, according to a
dispatch to the Dally Alaskan to
da^ from Seattle, sailed for Skag
way last night at nine o'clock wlUi
iliese passtmfcc.o. n. <ui«, Alio.
R. C. Walfenden, Mrs. George Mar
ie us John Nelson and Karl Swanson.
The Saiita Rita, which was cjc
pccto'' to be in port at noon today
and to leave lata this afternoon
for Juneau, had not been reported
at /.our o'clock.
absence of Captain Wheeler, who
hud returned late in the afternoon
from work on the White Pass rail
road and was not able to attend,
took command.
Guards Xlimber 93
Several men signed the home
guard roll last night, bringing the
total up to 93. Tha eleren names
signed since Monday night, at
Hern's oiagr dtore a|nd at the meet
ing last night, follow:
L. H- Johnston, W. R. Gray, H
E. Ectcenstein, E- Telfer, M. A.
Phelps, Roy E. Gault, E. L. Wheel
er, Clay E. Roule, D. H. McKay, J.
EckeTt, H. G. Weir, P. J. Fuchs,
Harry Darling, A. A. Rousseau, G.
P. Ptoddard, P. H- McClelland, P.
F. McLaughlin, M. Huntley and
II. Ungefroren, |
All the officers have lived In
-Skagway since the early years of
1900. Captain Wheeler served threfe
jears in the 14th regiment, U. S.
A„ retiring a sergeant. Lieu
tenant Hansen served three years in
the Fifth U. S. cavalry, and saw
service in Porto Rico during the
Soanish-American war. Lieutenant
Gault was yitfc. Company A, Fourth
Wisconsin, in the yrmr agalnjst Spain.
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FLAG SALUTE
IS PROMISED
ARGENTINE
Beunoa Aires, Argentine, May
3. — Regrets that the steamshipi
Monte Protegido of Argentine had
been suak and assurance that a
salute would be given the Argen
tln flag as a mark of rejper.i. were
contained in a note received here
today from the government at Ber
lin.
It was stated that the salute
would be given by an imperial Ger
man squadron at th0 first oppor
tunity.
Argentine, when the Monte Pro
teDido was sunk a few weeks ago
by a German submarine, sent a
note cC warning to Germay that
^"oJationa would be broken off un
less reparation was made.
WAR DEMANDS FORCING
REDUCED R. R. SERVICE
FROM COAST TO COAST
Seattle, Wash., May 3. — Because
of the demands that are being' made
ou 'he railarads for war supplies
for the UniteQ States and the al
lies, according to the announce
ment made here today, every trans
railroad will with
draw on0 of its coast to coast y*oa
euger trains. The order for re
duced passenger service is effect
ive at once.
WOMAN WHO CONDUCTED
RIG ADVERTISING WORK
IS VISITOR IN SKAGWAY
E. A. Patterson is a name widely
icuown among advertising men in
the United States and proDably to
every Alaska publisher, it is the
name that used to be signed tp
♦he contracts for advertising which
a big eastern agency was" Dlacing.
"Used to be" is the right expres
siuii. for the possessor of the name
resigned from the agency a year
ago and since that time has been
traveling. She arrived yesterday la
Stag-way for a glimpse at the en
trance to the "inside."
T>-e pronoun is the correct one,
for E. A. Patterson of the con
tracts and business letters, all
Just as business-like as any T. B.
M. could have produced, is Miss
Emily A. Patterson, formerly with
the Morse International agency in
New York. The agency's big adver
tising campaign for Cuticura, which
she handled, 5vaa part of tho work
which gave Miss Patterson her na
tional reputation.
Miss Patterson intends to stay in
Alaska only a short time this trip.
She will return to New York this
month, but, as she said today, "I'm
coming back again and mush 'in
side.' " \ !
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BIG WAR LOAN
SUNNS
Washington, May; 3.—Witji sub
scriptions for the big war loan com
ing in at the rate of a million an
hour, according to statements made
hpre today, assurance ip being giv
en tha*- fee countij^ solidly; back;
j ol the preparation, for war.
From the present way la which
»he war loan is being taken up
througnout the country, it is be
lieved that It will be over-sub
scribed despit0 billions Involv
ed.
President Wilson, at a confer
ence today with a delegation of
governors, expressed his gratifica
tion at the manner in which the
Seoul* are rallying to> the coun
try's call and also extended to them
his thanks for the part "you are
playing In helping the nation to
make good' its promise of defend
'ng the people's rights, so that
they may live everywhere as they
have a right to live." '
WAD PBOFITG
ARE DENOUNCED
———
Washington, May; 3.—That specu
lators la food should be hanged
was advocated in the senate today
by Senator Thomae In a speech on
the problem of providing a war
time food supply.
His denunciation of the food
barons was made in the strongest
terms. Loyalty to the country
was declared to make it imperative
•hat men should not try to make
profits out of the situation which
America now faces. '
(Butt-crib# for th« 1X41 J? Ala«k»n)
Transp rt sinks in
Mediterranean sea
and soldiers
drown
London, May 3.—Two hundred
eighty British soldiers wero lo»tj
to<loy when a German submarine
fired a torpedo through tlie trans
port ship, Arcadian, to the Medi
terranean, and sent tho vessel to
tlie bottom.
Tlie hole torn in the strip's side
was so big thai tho vessel filled ra
pidly and the crew and soldiers had
but a lew minutes to launch the
boats. I | 11 j J
OnJy a few, acco!rdii;g to the dis
patch, are believed to have Of
caped going down with the vessel
and none of them has been picked
up, so far as reported.
0111. .5.547
Sea'tie, Wash., May 3. — That
the United States is preparing to
raigp a big army was forced anew
on *he people today when the of
ficial call was received here for
Washington to furnish 5,547 men.
Other states have also been
called on. The quota of New York
is 45,845 men. j
New York, Maly 3. — Secretary
Hoover of the Belgium relief com
mission, who arrived here today,
said that the activities of the Ger
man submarines were forcing star
vation upon the people of Belgium
and Northern France. He declared
thaf. the menace of the U-boats
was the most threatening now con
fronting the people against whom
Germany is warring.
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