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No. 41 NINETEENTH YEAR
AERIAL FLEET OF SUM:
MJICHiNES SURPRISES GERMANS
London, March 20—Sixty-five al
lied aeroplanes made a telling at
tack upon the German seaplane sta
tion toady. Zeebrugge, the station,
wag completely wrecked by the high
explosives dropped from the soar
ing machines of modern warfare. I
All the machines returned safely to
their fold. The attack was so mas- !
teriully planned that *he Germans j
did not have time to put up a flg'at. .
London, March 20—A disaster
ous movement ot the Russian army
lea' to their ranks over nine thous
and men today. An attack was
maJe upon the Germans at Dvinsk.
The Germans on the defensive side
and hidden by trenches mowed the
Russian advance dowu. It was
use ess aud the ~Ttussi£.ns 're
treated to a point of safety. No
1' <•<< was reported ou the German
side.
Paria, March 20—A German sub
marine rammed and sunk the
French torpedo boat Renaudin in
the Adriatic this morning. The at
tack waa unexpected and came like
a flash. Tie whole crew of the
French destroyer were sent to a
watery grave. Xo reported dam
age has been announced ou the Ger
man boat.
GREECE ON POINT
OF STARVATION
Athens, March. 20—Greece may
be forced to enter the war for her
own protection. She is so hemmed
in by. the Mediterranean that her
food supply is becoming exhausted.
Foodstuffs have raiatd in prices un
til thg bare necessities of living are
almost * luxury.
L'uless the situation is changed
very shortly Greece will be forced
to enter the war. The country is
not prepare* to raise ail of her j
own food stuffs and must Import >
a large share of staples from for-,
eiga countries. The condition Is
becoming very acute.
Scuttle, March 20—The result
of the bids for power byits for the
survey and government work in Al* j
aska wa'ers this summer are still j
undecided.
Forty-six bids have been re- ;
cfcived, some of them from Alaska j
and several for the larger class of
boats. " Until tho boats in uuca- ;
tion are inspected no decision will
be made and this will probably be
inside of eight or ten days..
Louis Schultz of Atlin, was a re
turning passenger on the S S. So
phia. He will leave tomorrow
hi.: home.
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VILLA AID I Ail ARE
TRAPPEB IT AMERICAN TROOPS
El Paso, March 20—The rapid
advance of the American, troops has
fciced Villa into what seems, from
the military viewpoint, a trap. Au
thorities believe that his capture
now depends on the ability of the
American troops. It is believed iu <
military circles that it hq is pressed j
he will be forced to coma out of I
hiding. Into the open and disband.
No direct fighting has occurred. Sev
eral ambush skirmishes have been
reported. Carranza and his forces
still hold the mountain sides. Every
precaution Is being taken to safe
guard the American troops from a
surprise. Advance guards are mak
ing a thorough scour of the outly
ing territory.
IBillZitllOl OF NATIONAL
H IS ORDERED
Washington, March 20—(Special
to Daily Alaskan.)—The war de
partment of the United States has
issued formal orders to the Na
tional Guard to be ready and pre
pared for instant call. By night
fall every company of National
Guard in the states will be pre
pared 'c- enteer tha active service.
.Mobilization of the regulars ia well
andor wiay. Everything is in readi
ness for the final word and a dash
across the line into Mexico will be
begun War supplies are being
rushed to the border. The Ameri
can line is being patrolled.
The Skagway Commercial Club at
its Saturday night's meeting
launched forth on a definite pro
gram for the welfare of our city.
I- S. Keller wielded the gavel.
The meeting was snappy and full
OX business vitally touching the
interests of every citizen iu Skag
way.
The first item taken up was the
election of new members. L. H.
Pederstn and Dr. W. G. Gabio jvero
unanimously elected to membership.
Tiiu presiding officer immediately
put them in the harness and placed
them on committets.
Realizing that the organization,
needs a new system of laws, it
wns movod and seconded^ that a j
committee) bo appointed to draft:
and suoniit for the approval of the
club a system of oy laws. L. H.
Pedersen and J. M. Keller were
placed on this important committee
and will immediately frajne a new
corricula.
The club keenly feels the loss of
its loyal member. The late H. J
J-.yncli was a painstaking, hard and
conscientious worker in the club
always on the alort for the better
ment of our city. L. H. Pedersen,
\V. C. Wrigh* and Max Gutfeld !
were appointed to send the club's
condolences to the bereaved family.
The question of trails was an im
portant discussion. R. Browning
and H. D. Clark have boen Bet to j
work to solve this herculanean dif
ficulty. This committee expects to .
have the situation iu hand by the
next meeting and present to the
board a thorough cure for all ped
estrian aila
Somo fear was expressed about
the safety of our city. Owing to
the unusual heavy snows this last
winter some of the members
thought it advisable to make an
investigation of the Skagway river.
Every precaution will be taken by
this committee to safeguard the
interests of the property owner®
of Skagway. N. O. Hardy was
appointed as a committee of one
to investigate and report to the
city councH the condition of the
river and high water dangers.
L. A. Harrison will take up with
tha White Pass & Yukon Route,
tlie feasibility of having all tour
ists and passengers board the fain
at the Broadway station. It is
believed that by this system the
tourist will pass through the busi
ness part of our city, thus giving
the local merchants a better chance
to display their wares and on the
other hand give the tourist a
chance to thoroughly inspect our
stores and make his purchases in
our little metropolis.
One of the big items discussed
was the necessity of provding means
fcr local excursions on the water.
The Larson boat proposition was
investigated. George Dedmau, F. F.
W. Lowle and W. C. Wright were
authorized to act at once in this
matter. The most logical plan of
fered so far has been the formation
of a joint stock company as the
financiers of the boat. The boat,
a staunch, seaworthy craft, capable
of handling forty passengers In
perfect safety, is nearing comple
tion. The present builder is handi
capped by the lack of finances. It
will take $2600.00 to place It in
seaworthy condition. By each
citizen contributing something to
ward the boat the club *feela as
(Continued on page 4.)
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AT BANK'S OPEN!
The formal opening of th.9 Bank
of Alaska, Saturday night, was an
event long to be remembered in the
minds of every pei-son who attended.
As It grows and expands its arm of
financial stremgth over the sur
rounding territory all who were
present will feel proud that they
liad the privilege of being one of
its chrlsteners.
At six o'clock the doors swung
open, the band struck up a welcome
note and merriment prevailed. For
mality was thrown to the winds and
every step was taken to make the
visitors know that they were in the
hands of friends.
A special attendant thorougly ex
plained every detail of the
Institution. The big iron mone
tary chest swung from its
huge hinges showing the
safety chambers for recoords, books
and valuable papers. The double
time lock on the money chest
glistened its welcoming cheer. The
orderly arrangement of highly pol
ished desks blended into the dark
ened finish of the room giving
forth an atmosphere of wholesome
welcome.
Fa vers were given by the bank
to every person attending. To the
ninety women visitors a daintily
boxed favor of delicious candies
were given. The men were hu
mored by the choicest selection of
cigars. The group of eighty five
children were favored with candies.
T' • hospitable atmosphere; joshled
with the strains of the victrola
music in jealous envy to make the J
evening one of Ardial welcome.
When the Bank opened its doors
at teii this morning the big book
of records In the commer
cial department was opened
opened and Dr. L. S. Keller open.ed
the first account. This was fol
lowed in a few seconds by tho ac
count of Rev. L. H. Pedorsen. De
puty U. S. Marshal Frank R. Cook
could not wedge in ahead with his
deposit, and lined up third on the
big book. The first out of town,
depositor to hold the yellow cre
dential of deposit is Mrs. Andrew
Stevenson.
The School Savings fund, which
is composed of the savings from all
the school children in Skagway was
the first savings account opened.
Miss Francis Kennedy was the first
to open an individual savings ac
count. The youngest member to
start his account was the young
son of Dr. £abie, William Gordon
Gable.
Mr. jtevenson, president of the
bank was so enthusiastic over the
opening day that lie could not re
frain from having some remem
brance of the occasion. A photo
grapher was summoned and all
the depositors lined up \u front of
the bank and a picture was taken
of tho occasion..
The president when seen this
morning was very jovial over tho
first half days business. He looks
forward to a prosperous year and
invites an inspection of iiis nstitu
ticn at any time, assuring that the
same welcome will prevail as did
at tho formal opening.
BRINGS BRIDE TO
SHARE HIS JOYS
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Clarence M. Sands and wife are
registered at the Pullen House, liav-i
iug arrived in Skagway on the Prin
cess Sophia Saturady.
The news conveyed in the above
paragraph, is the fact th.it Mr. ;
Sands is married.
A few weeks ?go ho passed |
through Skagway from his home in
Atlin, enroute to the states, and i
while Jt was rumoreu that he was
to joiu the ranks of the benedicts, I
st'll is was only rumor, and now it i
ceases to be rumor, and becomes
fact.
On the 7th day of March, Mr. |
Sands was married to Miss Signa;
Wickstiom by the Rev. M. A. Mat-!
thews, < * the First Presbyterian ,
church, Seattle.
Mr. Sands is a well known north
erner, having resided in Atlin. for
a number of years. He is propriet
or of the Pine Tree hotel in Dis
covery, and is interested in sev
eral mining: properties in and about
'lie Atlin district.
Mrs. Sands, has also resided in
Atliu, and is a mo^t charming young
lady, having hosts of friends in
the north. Upon ;he arrival of Mr.
ana Mrs. Sands in Atlin, they will
at ouce assume their position in
the social set there, and as they
were both very popular before they
were married, it is to be presumed
that they will lose none of their
prt-s'Jge by the life partnership
which they have so lately formeed.
Mrs. Ren Ault was a southward
bound passenger on the 3. S. Cpo
kane. Final destination Seattle.
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