No. 259 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1917 PRICE 10 CENTS
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Yesterday: Max. 11. Min.
Today: North wind, colder.
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THIRTEEN HOES HANGED
AND 41 GET LIFE SENTENCES
Is Result of Riot In
Houston Last
August
3aa Antonio, Dec. 11.—Thirteen
negroes, soldiers of the 24th. In
fantry a*. Fort Sam Houston, were
haaped by the neck until dead this
m<"ming. They were found guilty
by a court martial of complicity in j
» riot at Houston, last August 23.
41 (Jet life Sentences
3"-n Antonio, .Dec. 11.—Forty-one |
negues, guilty of having part in I
the riot on August 23, were to
day sentenced to Berve life sen-|
teurea in prison. They are fed
eral prisoners and not prisoners of |
the state.
DIED mis
Seattle, Dec. 11. — Chauncy
Wrlfkt, owner of a chain of res
taurants in Seattle, dropped dead
thii morning upon rising from his
bed. Chauncy Wright is one of
Seattle's best known restauranteurs
and his untimely death is regretted
la Seattle.
COL JACKLING
WORKS FOR
0.5.
San Francisco, Dec. 11.—Col.
Jackllng, Alaska magnate, interested'
lb gold properties en • Gastineeau I
channel, has left for Washington,
to accept a position with th« gov
ernment where ho will direct the
oro^actlon of Trinltortolul.
Ill REJOIGSS
U.S.VAR ON
Rome, Dec. 11.—This city is still
e^lforatiDg America's declaration of
war against Austria. It is pro
imed to name one of, the principal
Roman streets in honor of Presi
dent Wilson.
ITALIANS REM
10
Rome, Dec. 11.—Trenches lost by
Italian armies east of Qaposire on
tLe Lower Piave line ol defense
were retaken yesterday afternoon
by tne Italians.
IN
Berlin, Dec. 11—The Central
Powers yesterday (signed an armis
tice svith the Russian-Rumanian ar
mies on the Rumanian front be
twec« the Dniester and the mouth
of the Danube river.
Seattle, Dec. 111.—The steamer
Jefferson, of the Alaska Steamship
Co., sailed for the north. Saturday
eteuing. Howard Ashley, mayor of
akasrway, is a passenger.
(Subecrlb* for the Dally Ala«k&n)
RED CROSS DAY
Tuesday, December 11th
We will give 10 per cent, of all our cash sales to
The Skagway Red Cross Society
If you are going to shop do it early and
Help Red Cross Day be Successful
ALBERT REINER
iroachvay between Third and Fourth Phor
.Madrid, Dec. 11.—The Spanish,
premier announced yesterday the
Spanish, steamship1 Sladio had been
bombarded by a German submarine
and that eight of its sailors were
killed and a number wounded.
I
ALASKA GOLD
IS DISHED
liS I FAILURE
Syndicate articles are appearing
iu numerous newspapers of the
States attacking the Jockling prop
erties, uarticularly the Alaska Gold.
Uudvr a Boston date line of Novem
ber 2, th* following was released
by the Boston News Bureau and
printed in Eastern papers:
"It is not surprising in view of
the disappointing exhibt made by
Alaska Gold for the three months
,«ndej September 3tl that tho stock
should drop to new low levels,
aroumi $2.50,
"There are $3,000,00 bonds,
which have recently sold down to
58. At the low price for both
bonds and stock, Alaska Gold lias
a stock market selling value of less
than $4,000,000.
"Alaska Gold represents a capi
tal investment of $10,500,000 —
750,000 shares at $lo p«r share and
$3,000,000 bonds at par. This is on
top or the investment made by the
Alaska Gastineau people before con
trol was sold to the new interests.
"That even the brightest minds
iu the mining industry and the best
engineering talent can sometimes
mpkc mistakes is well exemplified
in the failure of Alaska Gold.
' There is nothing the matter
with nulling process or with, the
gcuetal operating scheme. It is
simply a case of the ore running
frcm £0 to 75 cents per ton less
in gold than had been figured on.
"For the quarter ended Septem
ber 30 the ore averaged but $1.01
per ten. The final net profit per
ton was only 1.6 cents, or a total
of $.S,735 for the three months'
output , which, of course, was in
sufficient *o provide bond interest
of $37,500, to say nothing of sink
ing fund requirements.
"There is a further item to be
tak°u into accuont, known as 'd®
f'-rrej charges to operations,'
whicn appears only in the annual re
port. This represents developmnet
charges which are not made a part
of current expenses. On December
31. 1916, these charges had
amounted to $746,255, and must, of
course, seme day bo taken care of,
as thev represent an operating
charge an1 are not properly capital
izable.
"Theie is no disguising the fact j
tha- Alaska Gold has been, a huge
COUNCIL FAVORS
IMPEACHMENT
Of JILL -
Seattle, Dec. 11.—Tho corpora
tion counsel for Seattle today, on
Instructions from the city council,
Is drawing Impeachment charges
ag°Jrst Mayor Hiram Gill.
SUPREME COURT
GIVES LABOR
DECISION
Washington, Dec. 11.—The Su
preme Court of th e United. States
tMs morning handed down a deci
sion th^t while It is all right for
wo. kmen to organize for lawful
dui poses yet the empolyera may
operate open shops in order to
pievent conspiracies to bring non
union employes into labor organiza
tions .
HUGRESMLLS
ON WILSON
Washington, Dec. 11.—Charles E.
Hughes, Republican candidate
fcr president at the last election,
yos'erday afternoon called on
President Wilson. The nature of
his interview is not made public.
JAPANESMN
VLAOIVOSTOCK
Tckjo, Dec. 11.—Japanese troops j
have landed at Vladivostok, at the
southeast corner of Siberia, and
Chinese troops have lauded at Har- j
bin in order to protect their re
spective interests from the revolting'
facions of the Rus&ian Empire.
no stori
SI HALIFAX
Halifax, Dec. 11. — The third
storm of the past week hit Halifax
la,t night and was so Bevere it
has stopped the burial of the. dead.
disappointment, although; the re
ports continue to hold out a £aint
possibility thy-t better results may
bo some day forthcoming." — News
Bureau. 1 '
:• For Meatless Days
Mild Cured King Salmon 25c per pound
Imported Bloaters 1 Oc, 2 for 15c
Fancy Boneless Codfish in 2 pound bricks 40c each
Preferred Stock Oysters - Little Neck and Minct Clams
Canned Salmon, Tuna Fish, Fish Flakes, Lobster. Shrimps, Etc.
P. H. GANTYj
n me hi
Ilium IIRE!]
Eleven Different Districts Set Up Re
publics Independent of The
Petrograd Government
Copenhagen, Dec. 11.—Russia to
day is aflame with anarchy and
revolution. The revolt agalnfs't the
Bolshevik! government is sweeping
throughout the whole country.
Eleven different districts have set
up Republics and have declared their
independence of the Petrograd re
gime. according to dispatches re
ceived here today.'
Swedes Advised To Leave
London, Dec. 11.—Street fighting
today is taking place in Moscow,
the snclent and historic capital of
Rubsla.
The Swedish consul there has ad
vised all Swedes to leave the city,
according to advices received today
in Harapanda.
Starvation threatens the city.
Situation Grave
London, Dec. 11.—The situation
at Moscow is reported grave, ac
cording to a Times Dispatch' from
Petrograd.
RUsheviki followers have placed
machine guns In the streets of the
city, as they fear an uprising of
the oeople, according to statement
m-'" today in Petrograd newspa
pers.
Great Misery
Cooenbagen, Dec. 11.—All ad
vices from. Russia indicate cer
tain Russians are enduring the
greatest misery. Anarchy is every
where.
War Declared Against Revolters
Petrograd, Dec. 11.—War against
Kaiedine and his Cossack followers
foriiall, declared by th.e. Bolsheviki
government today. Troops have
been dispatched from Kasan on an
armored train through Kharkoff.
Russia's foreign minister this
afternoon ordered the Russian com
mander la chief to send as many
troopa from the front as possible
to crush the Cossack revolt along
the Don river.
GenTi'l Kaledine declared mar
ti**1 law to be in force in the terri
tory. of the Don today, and announc
i ed that nis Cossack troops, con
sidered tbe finest fighting men In
' tbe world, are re«d£ for battle.
muTin
COAL UNO Oil
LANDS •
Washington, Dec. 11.—A leasing
bill which proposes to unlock 53
million acres of coal land and 6
mi'lion acreg of oil fields in pub
lic domain in February wag report
ed in Congress today by tbe House
Lands committee. Coal an 4 oil
are greatly needed fty war purposes,
and it Is with this in mind that the
committee proposes the opening of
the fields.
IIIED STATES
FACES GREAT
PERIL
Washington, Dec. 11,—Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo, address
ing the treasury employes today, as
serted that Germany is the great
est peril ever faced by tha United
States saying, "Because of the
remoteness of the war in point of
miles the peril is n^t lessened." He
farther said "civlizatlou is at stake
and iX civilzaton loses the nation
loses."
Because of the special trains
both directions oil the White Pass
yesterday there were na trains at
all today.
Qualified
by Quality
To be The Finest line of
Boy's Suits and Over
coats ever fashioned
We are speaking about the
stock we have just received
from one of the foremost
manufacturers of Boy's Cioth
ing in the country. 1 :-Q
JAMES KENNEDY