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No. -211 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
ALLIES FIGH! IN
SEA Of 10
London, Oct. 16.—An official
statement by the war office says
that thirteen thousand German pris
oner? were captured on Monday and
Tuesday in Flanders by the British.
Fr»cch and Belgian troops. The
report adds that all armies fight
ing under King Albert are fighting
iu a drenching rain and the roads
are seas of mud, yet they are
fightlDg fiercely and keeping every
advantage gained.
ALLIES MAKE
'E
Allied Armies in Belgium, Oct.
16.—Today the advanced patrols
are within a mil# of Courtrai. The
Lvs river has been crossed be"
tweeji Comines which was captured,
aad Warnton. Another crossing has
t>eea effected at W'er Civy.
In the southern zone where the
mud spattered Allied' troops are
lighting forward through rain and
mis^ ever sticky ground the ene
my has begun the withdrawn , Ene
my troops are being moved cack
from Pont Avenuiti and Bervlau and
from Rolleghem front. He 9 the
British troops have reached the
outskirts of Xeurichin.
BRIH6H PAIBOi
Paris, Oct. 16.—British patrols
entered the southwestern suburbs of
LIIe*this morning affer determined
resistance by the remaining German!
troops. *
ylsliCE
ASHUNS RE1REAT
^Washington, Oct. 16. — General
Pershing reports to the war depart
ment today that the Americans have
made substantial gains on both
sides of the Meuse rivar. These
advances have been made .against
stubborn resistance by a reinforced
enemy as the Germans have brought
U" considerable number of reserves.
ALLIfSNM
TWO BIG TOWNS
London, Oct. 16. — Reports
just received' by the war office an
nounced that the Allies are now
only eleven miles from Bruges and
moving on while they are ^tit
twenty five miles from Ghent.
DK VW .NUMBERS FOR 1918
CLASS
Juneau, Oct. 14. — The numbers
for the 1918 class were drawn at
A. B. Hall Saturday night under
tbe direction of Captain Finnegan.
The first forty numbers are the
ones coming under the next d'raft:
8 59 5 56 1 60 9 49 4" 10 42 22
32 53 55 6 50 4 50 30 43 19 16
54 17 46 36 35 11 51 12 3 34 18
27 15 28 52 7 21 20 13 14 37 38
33 29 2 48 24 58 39 57 45 31 25
14 23 41 26. " * \
N. O. Hardy, Deputy U. S. Mar
shal at Skagway, arrived on the
Spokane enroute to Skagway. He
w'll remain in Juneau until the
next boat north. Mae. Hardy 'who
accompanied' him south a few days
ago, remained in Seattle f°r
extended visit with her sister. Mrs.
Hard-'s heajth has not been of the
best and it i9 hope the change of
climate will prove beneficial,—Dis
patch.
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN FACTS
Skagway's Quota ... $25,900.
Subscriptions ( local ) $27,600
Haines 800 28,400
Oversubscribed 9-6-10 pti cent 2,500
Last night's boat brought us a limited tupply of Fourth
Liberty Loan buttons. If your name is on the Honor Roll,
you are entitled to one by calling for it. If you name isn't
there, and you want one, there is only one way to get it.
B AN K OF ALASKA
Pou re Pme
GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
THE "METRO" PLATERS PRESENT
FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN AND BEVERLY BAYNE IN.^
The Great Secret
CHAPTER 17.
FRANK MANN with Keystone r layers in HIS BREAD AND BUT
TER. — Mack Swinett Prodiution in Two Acts.
REEL LIFE NO. 5243.
MUSIC \j
YIOLL\ PIANO, DRUMSi
8 30 -n-m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
Washington, Oct. 16.—Reports re
ceived here by the government to
ds/ from official sources in neutral
countries predict that the German
defensive cannot continue more than
three months without a debacle.
They state that a great revolution
Is impending in Germany and to add
strength to the report is the fact
tliM it is known without doubt that
the German armies' supplies and
ammunition are even now nearly ex
hausted. - jf: I,J
London, Oct. 16.—The London
Exchange telegraph company has
received a dispatch from /Amster
dam, which saya that it is reported
ia Berlin that Germany accepts all
of President Wilson's conditions
providing the interests of the Ger"
mar, people are safeguarded, "There,
are persistent report? that the (
kaiser has abdicated.
The Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Cour
aut publishes a telegram from Ham*
turf to the effect that Gqjmany has
capitulated. » •
GEIM ALL FUSSED UP OVER
PRESIDENT WILSON'S BEPLV
London, Oct. 16.—President Wil
son's reply to the German peace
n-'to produced "a most unfavorable
impression" in Berlin, says a dis
patch from Amsterdam today. The
put ligation in the Berlin papers was
IfiR Ci:
PASSES AH
The community at Haines and Ft
Seward were startled' yesterday
upon the receipt of a letter from J,.
H. Pedersen to Capt. Reese .dated
at Fort Stevens, Ore., announcing
the death of Dr. Harold M. Craig,
who for the past seven years or
more was a resident of Haines.
D?. Craig had1 the love and
esteem of every one in whom he
came in contact and as a skilfull
physician andf surgeon had few
equal and fewer superiors. His loss
will be greatly felt by the entire
community white and native, as he
had charge of the Presbyterian hos
pital during his Stay in Haines. Af
ter his appointment, as surgeon in
the army he stili had charge of the
hospital but transferred his resi
dence to the Post.
Dr. Craig was a member of White
Pass Lodge No. 113 F. & A. M. of
Skagway and his hosts of friends in
this city will be shocked at his sud
den passing away.
Dr. Craig was married and leaves
a wife and two little girls, the
older one it Is understood is also
dangerously ill.
Following is v ttfafcOf the letter
and this we believ is an the par*
ticularg that have been received.
Ft. Stevens, Ore., Oct. 8, 1918.
Cat>t. Reese:
Pardon this irregular letter, but
I Just want to convey to you the
followed by a panic in Berlin bank-;
in/ circles and stock exchange.
lb a Supreme Command1 will come
to Berlin "to deliberate on mobil
ization and conservation of national
strength and to also raise the mili
tary age." , ,
sad news tbat ^>ur mutual friend.
Dr. Craig, so Jong at Ft. Seward,
died this evening here at 6:45.
Pneumonia. He was taken sick just
a wetfe ago this evening,
I aia rendering such aid to his
bereaved' wife as I can. she is
bearing up ljravely. •*
In haste,
Li. H. Pedersen,
Camp secretary.
M Clli
mm cm
British Headquarters in Flanders,'
Oc' 16.—Latest rerorts from the
front state that the Belgian cavalry
are within a mile of the important j
railway center of Thielt which lies
fifteen miles southwest of Ghent, j
SEWARD WOMAN OFF TO
FRANCE
Seattle.,— Mrs. Isabel Stapleton,
formerly teller of the Bank of Sew
ard is going to France for the A
mer'caa Red Cross. She is going
with the clerical organization rep
rf?enting the Seattle chamber of
Commerce.
Jack Keller and J. J. Chambers
returned totiay from tbe Keller
wood camp and brought a raft of
loss which will fee cut up into stove
wood. .rjjfcr
— _
"Hvsteno" Whole Wheat Flour i
tor "Hygienic Bread"
A Whole wheat flour with all the substance in
Try a SO lb Sack at $3.00 or a 10 lb Sack
You may buy this flour without sub
P. H. GAlY
HUNS B01BARD
STRAITS^ TOWN
With French Forces in Flanders,
Oct 16.—The Gennans today re
sumed' their long range bombard
ment ofPunkirk on t^rstraits. The
shelling continued for sonfe hours
and while no materW damage was
done some of the civilians were
victims of the raid. The particu
lars are coming in slowly.
Will ME
TOMORROW
i '
The reception given Mrs. Cornelia
T. Hatcher at the residence of Mrs.
G. V. Zinkan yesterday afternoon
was a very enjoyable afffair. Many
of tlie Skagway ladies took advan
tage of meeting this brilliant and
nationally known lady.
Mrs. Hatcher Is president of the
W. C. T. U. of Alaska and was an.
important factor in the campaign
for prohibition which resulted 'iii
the overwhelming vote for prohibi
tion in 1916. Afterwards she spent
several months in Washington work
ing for the passage 0f the bill that
made Alaska dry and to her be
longs. much of the honor for its
.passage.
A* the request of the chairman Of
the Education Department of ihe
Woman's Committee of the Coin
oil of National Defense Mrs. High
er is. making a tour Of Al^gjf An
iraoortant part of the work of this
committee is the making^ of pa
New York, Oct. 16.—The N#w
York dallies are receiving many sen*
sationa' but unconfirmed report*
concerning the kaiser. Some of
them assert positively that he
abdicated, while othres state. thM
hr hag gone insane. While tbi**'
reports are not substantia^*f
thought there is a color og truth
Is them.
Seattle, OtfJ'lfc—-Fir* th«
las; night jtt midnig's was
twiks in Spith'ft cov'half a
flames cpttld be sut
entaile^unoimtin the Great
milliooj^f doilar^ny. The
u $i•( almost f>ue
NortJJa%; •«afltt no one *'as
flanpij; could ,«d almost a
huadiipd mifest danger was
fBjureJ 1ft the Are fight
Siir&cle. /ater did sple#dfcf
>lrom exr fjre under control
ft* Off' any great c a tag
work r
°Pd ——————
tropPROGKAM
•~"?lectfon G. J. FarweU
Song Public School
.merica My Country
Public School
KAISER BILL IS
CRAZY AGAIR
Paris, Oct. 16.—According to a
dispatch received this afternoon
L'lle has been completely outflanked
by 'lie Allies from the North.
trlotic addresses oy womeappeaRers Devotions
wherever they can De 'n\jress, "Staying by the St"
service. Mrs. HatcherJhaa mB , cornelia T. Hatcher
such an address in eatfi town pa'tr|0tic Airs °rc e8 r
nas Yisuea in me teriwjry iuj
The lecture announced for
morrow night at the Presb
church is a part of this •
program, the sublet belngi
by the Stuff." Jffrhere ' ,
admission fee. jand n<-Pt,r, |
CASUALTIES FOR THE DA\
Wauhington, Oct. 16. — The
ualMei for the day w. ett: ^
Lred thirty seven. Of ^
madred and thir y re 8eVerely
thr^e hundred sixty I r ( ,
wounded.
Your Tailor?
and Winter woolens recently sent us by]
£. V. Price & Co.
I
landsomest ever shown in this city and reasonably priced
=1
!Select
!'
Yours
; \
Today
and have your Autumn clorfies
made up for future delivery to suit
you—and yeu only
JAMES KENNEDYI