WEATHER REPORT
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No. 71 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAtfWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY. APRIL 25 1918
PRICE 10 GENTS
HUN'S DEMAND TO HOLLAND FOBj
QUICK REPLY fO NOIE IK
CAUSE BREAK IN NEUlLIJf
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Both Nations Recall Their Ambassadors
and German Cavalry is Substituted
for Infantry Guarding Westphalian
Frontier
TLj Hague, Thursday. — German,
■cavalry has appeared along the
Westphalian border oof Holland.
This border has hitherto only been
guarded by landstrum or infantry
forcos, and the arrival of caval
ry is looked upon as being most
serious.
A strong note has been received ;
by Holland, in which the main de" '
■mand made by the German govern- j
inent is for free transportation of
all materials through Holland to
Belgium, and the note demands a
<tulck reply,
Amsterdam. April 25. — That a
brenfc in the diplomatic relations be-!
t.«"oen Holland and Germany is '
mere imminent every hour was
evidenced 'oday when the German
minister at Hague left for Berlin,
and advice has been received here
that 'he Holland minister at Berlin
his left that city and is now on
his way 'c Hague.
The demandins of the German got
ernnifnt are becoming- more and
more burdensome srnd unreasonable
*11 'ho time, and although pro
tes's have been made, there seems |
to b» no intention of the Prussian I
Kov^r.imeut to let up.
PERSHING SEffi
LISTS
Washington, Thursday.— General,
Pershing has made his daily re* |
port to the War Department, and j
in it he states that the American |
casualties in France for the past
twenty-four hours numbers forty
cine, eight of whom either were '
tilled in action or died of wounds, ■
received in action.
Paris, Thursday.—Advice receiv-1
ed from the French field head- 1
quarters by the "War Office here I
says that the Germans have captur
ed lb* village of Hansard south
east of Amiens.
The battle continued throughout
the night with great persistence in
this s°c*or. The French lost Han- j
gard yesterday and later recaptur- '
ed j» Hut this morning: they were j
fere, d out of the town but they
are holding the ground immediately
surrounding' it on the north, west
and south, the Germans having
ma'e the attack from the east.
JcffersoD City. April 25. — Gov
ernor Gardner wired to Congress- |
mau Champ Clark, speaker of thel
House ihis morning, tendering to
him the temporary appointment as j
United States senator to succeed the
late Senator William J. Stone.
TENAKEE MARSHAL IS FIXED
Tenakee. April 24.—E. W. Crni?"
en, L*. S. Commissioner here for the |
oast several years, has resigned.
One of his last public acts was to j
fine Deputy IT. S. Marshal J. J.
K?sn who plead guilty of using I
profane languae in the Tenakee post |
office. It is reported that Mr.
Brewer, clerk in the general mer
chandise store of Ed. Snyder who
was named to succeed Craigen will
not accept the position.
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We are offering special line* of
Men's, Women's and Children's
Shoes.
Men's Shirts, Underwear, Etc.
Womin's Underwear, Dress Goods
Sweaters, Etc.
Books, Crockery and Fancy Goods
AT 1-2 OFF
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Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
ATTACKS ON BRITISH POSITIONS
EASTAMIEKS REPULSED
Enemy Launch Three Separate Attacks
in Effort to Break Line But Are
Hurled Back With Heavy Loss
London, Thursday. — At ■noon to
day the British War Office received
advice from the British. head
quartfrs in Francc that three fierce
aH?cks launched against the Brit*
i3h positions east of Amiens had
ben repulsed, the enemy sustaining
heavy losses.
On the Flanders fiont the enemy
attacked the French positions north
east of Bailleul, and were suc
[ cessfully repulsed with heavy losses.
In the vicinity of Villers Bret
j toneux, the British made a counter
attack on the Germans and regained
muth of the ground lost earlier in
the day, taking many prisoners in
•he engagement. • ' '
Paris, April 25.—The battle still
continues along the entire "ne
south of the Somme and on the
Avre river. Tremendous bodies of
enemy troops are being brought in
to action and the Allied troops
are forced to fall back.
K. K. W. M. I*. POST OPENED
'lO STOP HOOTCH RI'XN'EHS
Ottawa, April 24.—A suspicion
that ar. extensive liquor traffic has
bee:; carried oil with the Kluane
a>id Champagne li.dians in. norther^
Uatish Columbia caused the comp
troller of the Royal Northwest
•Mounted Police to establish a new
post ai Camp Pleasant, oji tho inter*
national boundary between Alaska
and British Columbia.
'I he post is opposite Haines,
Alaska .and is in command of Col.
K. S. Knight of Dawson. Two
cons'ables, Viuall and Gur, are es
taoHshed at the station. The ex
art location of the post is given ns
latitude 59.5 and longitude) 6.5,
and !s also near the Dalton trail.
The R. X. W. XI. P. have ten divi
sional headquarters and 113 post
detachments.
EDITORS OX TRIAL
New York, April 25.—Trial of
the first persons to be arrested
here for alleged violations of a pro
vision of the espionage act which
penalizes the publication of sedi
tious articles has started before
•ludgo Hand in the federal district
court.
Tho case is that of the editors
of th° Socialist magazine, the Mass
es, who are charged with having
entered into a conspiracy to ob
struc' recruiting and with circulat
ing copies of the periodical con
taining matter opposing the draft
law. i
The defendants are Max Eastman,
formerly editor of the Mass®?; Floyd
Bell, Merrill Rogers, Josephine Bell,
his associate editors; Arthur Young,
a cartoonist; John Reed, a writer,
and H. J. Gluintenkamp.
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In the vicinity of Hangard, in
the woods northeast of there, the
Uormans gained a foothold, also
in the outskirts of the village which
the French troops are defending
desperately. WILLI
itl(. WOOD HAILING |
JOB IS FINISHED j
Dawson April ,24.—The task
of hauling 13,800 cords of wood
from the bank of the Klondike riv
er near the mouth of Hunker creek ,
to 54 Hunker for the Yukon Gold i
was finished Saturday night, and i
tl>° tractor has returned fo the Yu
kon Gold shop, and the crew is to
take up other work with, the com
pany. The tractor worked 94 days,
beginning' January 4, and was
operate'' day and night.
Jake Lude was day engineer, and
had charge. Ed. Hickey was the
day pilot. "Chisana" Billy Wil
lianu was night engineer, and
Plump. Davis and Henry Henderson
night pilots.
DISCOVER BIG RADIO PLANT
Cnicago, April 25.—Two wireless
plants, one of which is said to
have been powerful enough to ,
communicate with Germany, were
dismantled by federal agents to-(
day. The keeper of one of the eta
Itioiis was taken into custody, but'
h:s name was withheld.
Hon. Fred T. Congdon, candidate!
for member to the Dominion Par-1
liament from Yukon Territory, ar- •
rived in Skagway on Tuesday and |
will leave for Vancouver enroute
to Ottawa on the Best boat.
Me. Congdon is going to Ottawa '
so ps to he present at the contest
he is making' against the seating of
Hon. Alfred Thompson, who was
given the certificate of election.
I The U. 3. Harbor Boat Peterson j
arrived in port last evening1 at 6:40
and sailed from here at 10 o'clock.
Amone those who came up were
Capt. Reese, Lieut. McClure, Sergt. j
Naerele and Corp. Prutty from the
po?t ,andH . O. Banta and R. Mey
ers from Haines.
COFFEE
Has not yet been affected, as far as we are con
cerned, by the war price and quaility the same.
We carry the following well brands
Hill's Vacum Packed
M. J. B.
Alta
Schilling's "
Golden Gate "
45 ct. per lb. 2 lbs. 85 ct (2 1-2 Golden Gate $1.00)
Good bulk coffee, ground to suit you at 30 ct. per lb.
P. H. GANTY
Store Open From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. One regular delivery a day
taking orders received until I p.m.
BRITISH fKS CRAWL UP AND
DOWN ENEMY EINES MOWING
MEN OOWN IN WINO ROWS
First Time In History of Battle has Huge
Steel Tanks Been Used on both Sides
—German Infantry Supported by
Tanks Finally Flung Back
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SMALL BOATS
Juneau, April 25. — A wire to j
John F- Pueh of theU. S. customs ;
office states that the orders are I
rescinded which compelled all boats
over ?<ve tons gross to secure permit J
befor" transfer of ownership could j
bo made. At present the order is
la -ffec< only on boats of over 100
to,, gross.
•Maty sales of small boats have
been delayed in Juneau during the
Cfect of the previous order, while j
wai'ing for permission to be se
cure* from the U. B. Shipping
Board, the War Board, or the In
ter-Allied Shipping Board. It was,
stated at the time the previous or
der went into effect that thig rul
ing -was made to prevent boats get
ting into he hands of enemies. It
was equally illegal to buy or 6ell [
i'oats of the tonnage stated.
Washington, April 24.—President I
Wilson today indicated his opposi
tion to a declaration of war with I
Bulgaria and Turkey at this time,
at. a conference he had with Senator
King.
SMALL VILLAGE TAKEN
BY THE vGERMANS :
London, Thursday.—Advice from j
the front to the war officel this :
morning say that the Germans havt
taken Villars Bretonneux.
With Britlah. Army in France,
Thursday.—Desperate fighting boil
er) on the heights east of Amiens.
Tanks were used by the Germans
and. British, this being the first
time in history that these huge
fighting machines have been used
bx both sid-eg at the same battles.
As th» ie being cabled the Pitu
ation on the Flanders front in the
Bretonneux ridge area, it looks
better for the British forces.
The British are driving the Ger
mans out of the Aquenne wood west
of Villers Bretonneux. The Bltua
ti-ou in the town Itself ia unoertain,
it being in the nature of a touch
and go battle, the first reports sug
gesting that the British tanks drove
the enemy's tanks off the fields but
s:nce then German infantry support
ed i>z its. tanks have been flung
back.
Two British tanks crawled up and
down the German lines mowing the
German infantry lines down la
windrows. •
AMERICANSHELP
ALLIES GUARD
' HENS
London,. Thursday.—Advice re
ceived here this afternoon from
the British Headquarters in France
state that American troops in large
numoers are aiding in the defense
of Amiens, and that these fresh
troops are taking their placeq in
th defense positions alongside of
the seasoned French and British
forces. J {
According to the latest advice
the 8. c3. Spokane will arrive in port
at 2 a. m., and sail for the south
a*out an hour later.
VICTORY
WE ARE GOING TO WIN
THIS WAR
This Victory, like everything worth
while in life, will require sacrifice, self
denial and ungrudging effort in defense
of Liberty, Justice and Civilization.
We must use every weapon at our
command; and not the least of these is
money. Never in the history of the
world has there been a truer cause.
Invest in
LIBERTY BONDS
JAMES KENNEDY