Pres. Wilson Sends Christmas Note Sounding of Peace to War Torn Europe
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KILLS AGAIN ON WAR PAIN
FOREIGNERS RUSH FOR BORDER
San Francisco, Dec. 21—Reports
ivere received iu. this city tiiia morn
ing stating that tile Britishl consul
aur* all foreign residents living in
Torrecn have fled from that city
an are making their way towards
'he American border.
It 'S claimed that General Villa
with a largb f°rce o£ me!a was
headed for Torreon, and that word
was brought up, from the rear of
of tbe> fleeing people that he had
entered that city and was looting
and murdering all wtiio opposed
him. ;
FRENCHMEN
STAND FIRM
Paris, Dec. 21—Heavy fighting
•a reported from; s veral points near
Verdun, although there has not
been any material gains on either 1
tide.
Hot engagements are reported in
the vicinity of Louvemont and
Chamhrettes between • the French j
forces stationed there and the Ger
mans. The Frenchmen haVj. held
♦heir posts, and although they
have been subjected to a most cruel
caution fire, the «nemy have fail
»o drive them back.
Berlin, Dec. 21—In the northern
portion of Dobrudji tjio Germans
have teeu continually c»n the of-1
frjisive. and have been making: some
slight ;?ains until tho alst few days,
when the Slavs, who are in conflict
wifh the Teutcus there gained a
foothold, and are gallantly holding
the invading army in check •
Washington, Dec. 19—Senator
Dau Sutherland, cf Fairbanks, ar
rived here today on business.
DEPUTY MARSHAL
OF VALDEZ DIES
FROM OPERATION*,
Seattle, Dec. 19—Albert F. Sul
livan, deputy lJuitq'dl States marshal
at Valdez, under jv4.nt an, operation
for appendices, December 11. He
died last night. Mr. Sullivan visit
ed bis wife, aud th.ree-mcvnthjs-old I
son at Napa, California, Than'ksgiv- j
lug day, and then, on his way north
wa* taken ill here.
Mr. Sullivan was well known iu J
Jnueau, being a member of the lo
cal lodge of Elks.
ItASKETBALL TOMORROW NIGHT
Tomorrow night should to the
occasion for a big turn out at the
White Pass Athletic Club, as two
very interesting conks*- bave been
arrange d. The newly j organized
"Club" team will book up with the
Firemen in thip big event, and the
oreliminary attraction, will bring
together the marr| d ladies' team
and t*».e White Sox (single ladies.)
Po'h these games are practice tilts,
preparatory to the "opening of the
"Pig League," but they should af
ford the public a big run for their
money. The Band will play their
usual good music and an informal
datsce wjll follow the games. The
admission will be 25c amd everybody"
is welcome.
Commencing tonight the average
oS the bowlers at the Elks alleys
will be recorded for the puiuoaa of |
farming' the "wire" team. Get iuto j
the game and show the bowlers at ,
Dawson, Juneau and Fo-rt Seward |
tbs.' there are gude bowlers in i
Skajrway. |
Christmas Ribbons
Ivory Finished Work Baskets
and Tea Wagons
Suit Cases Bags
New Cretonnes Growing Ferns
Flowering Cyclamen
NOW ON DISPLAY
1-3 OFF Men9s and Boy's Suits
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Washington, Dec. 21—President
Woodrow Wilson has sent a note to
each one of the warring nations Of
Eu-r&iy. which contains a sound of
peace.
In his note the President of the
United States takes the Christmas
s a son as a most fitting time for
♦ he beginning of peaco proposals
and suggests the nations that
have been eugag* d in the bloody
stiife f<T more than two years that
possibly a plan whiK'fci wouldl cul
minate in peace bsUvtpn them
might l>e made.
He does not directly offer to act
as n mediator, nor does lie suggest
a place of meeting of the warring
neUons, but merely sounds a friend-j
ly note of hope that peact^ might oe
established.
When It was made known among
Jhe diplomatic corps of the vari
ous nations wild are in this city
fhat such a note has been indict
ed aivd dispatched to the rulers of
the world, not a little surprise was
expressed, and whbn the contents of
the note was made known to them
thej- were heartily in accord with,
tic act, c/xprcseing the opinion that
a good impression would o irtainly
result from the receipt pf the
note by tho iS utral power, which,
had also been sent to tfrem fo>r
•heir information, and that the
nj(e may opyn a way for a parley
between the belligerent ntions at
an early date.
010 TIER DIES
ST SITKA Mi
Sitka, Dec. IS—Eueben E. Al
berslone, who was prominently
identified with, the early coast his
tory of Alaska, died in Sitka on
Sunday as a r suit of heart trouble.
Ruehen Albertstone came to
The Late R. Alberstone
VVrangell in 1875. In 1S78, two
years before Juneau wag located,
he came to Sitka, and for many
years was prominent in politics of
the territory, bavin" served in 6 iv
cral political positions.
I.i 1S86 he was delegated to go
tc- Washing'oji to ple^-d with the
Cleveland administration for self
government. He was bo»rn in Lon
don, England, in 1S42. Interment
was made here today, all business
houses being closed.
WILL PIT OX ANTLERS TONIGHT
There will be a regular minting'
of Fkatway Lodge Ko. 431, B. P.
O. E., 4onight at S o'clock. There
is a liKely looking young Elk in
waiting, and it is the evening's pro
piam to fit a tidy pair of spread
ing antlers on ihis young head.
8IEE!
QT
COME DOWN
Xtw York, Dec. 21—Owing to tlie|
)vmsister.* talk cf peace likely to be
establish*d betjveen t!ie warriaig
nat'oni of EuropJ, the Btock mar
ket is iu a wry unsettled efcate
at the present time.
Steel stocks have declined; 200
points during' the past month, aud
other securities havl0 been greatly
d^ressed. : ' ■
IQV
111
US!
The list of juros, which! ar<> to
comitcsc the grand and petit juries
for the regular January term of
co ;:~ were drawn this afternoon at
2 o'clock by Clerk of the Court J.
W. Boll and Jury Commissioner E.
\V. Pettit.
TL'e Grand Jury list, as printed;
in ihe Juneau Empire, consists of
J. C. Stewart, Fred E. Tanner,
Cu.TiIes Cartwright, Oscar) Selmar,
Gc: e .Smith, T. Dortero, C. 0. Walk-|
or, William H. If nson, D. N. Hup
pel, Robert Browning, F. D. Web
ster, C. J. Ask, A. J. Baker, Sr., all
of Skagway; Benjamin Gold, N. G.
Nelson, E. R. Keith, J. C. Readman
and F. A. Brown, of Juneau.
'l'ho uefit jury >vill consist of
George Mow], J. A. Nettles, R. D.
McKenzie, G Jorge Stoddard, CharliesI
Rapuzzi, J. W. Shearer, M. L. Rich
er, P. II. Crepeau, of 'Skagway;
Mark Smith, I. D. Carpenter, J. H.
Stanfield, L. S. Ferris of Treadwell;
A.. C Williams, F. M. Harvey, Wil
liam Alhertson, I. Goldstein, Robert
Simbson of Juneau; Julius Jensen,
Elwood McLain, L. J. Bruner, B.
F. Miller of Douglas; G. W. Rich
man, Frank Morris, and H. A. Gib
son of Haines.
Xmas Dinner Suggestions
Preferred Stock Pineapple
Queen Olives Fancy Ripe Olives
Stuffed Olives
Corn on Cob Asparagus Tips
Imported French Peas, Imported Mushrooms
Tiny Green Stringless Beans
R. & R. Plum Puddings, 1 and 2 pound tins
Mincemeat in bulk and Packages
Jello--Bromangelon--Jiffy Jell—all flavors
Full Assortment of Perishables for Xmas on Humboldt
P. H. GANTY
VtmT**lTlT
BUSH Air ON LAND
10 HAVE 5,000,000 IN
London, Doc. 21—By action of
the British house o£ Commons, at
yesterday's session it wag voted to
'acreage the British army to'5,000,
000 men. '
It is understood Jteiref tliat a re
ply to tlie Germans not,e in "wfhich,
a suggestioa is made that peace
negotiations might bo 'entertained
by that nation will be made before
Christmas.
SEARCH NOW
IS GIVEN UP
Junoau, Dec. 21—All efforts, for
tjie time being, h.aVg ba:n) aban
doned in the search, for the body
of H. D. McClellan, the employe of
the Alaska GastineaU) Mining Com
pany, whose body is now'entombed
under an avalancihe of snow estimatr
ed to be ewenty feet in depth and
In extent fifteen acres. Efforts will
be renewed in the spring to recov
er the body. 'The scene of the ac
cident last Thursday afternoon was
a' tho summit of tbe'ltfU on the |
way »o Carlson Creek in the vicinity
Df Camp No. 6, at which point the
high power lines* of the company
cross the mountain. The entombed,
man was working with a companion,
Pete Peterson, at the time of'the
slide, who was fortunate to escape.
Ever' effort i^as been made to lo
cate the body of McClellan. Sev
eral rescue crews from Thane and (
Perseverance worked day and night,
but without avail. The unfortunate
man l<as a wife a-nd/ two children I
now in Seattle, all of wihom he vis- ,
i*ed last summer. The deceased is
well known in Juneau and has a
host of friends at Thame. I
PAPA "BUKF
From advice received! in the last
mail it ia learned, that W. E. Bur
ford, late of Skagwray but now of
Juneau, is the father of a bouncing
boy, the stork having brought
"Young Burf" on or about the
morning of Tuesday the 19th. Mrs.
Burford and tlie little one are ' at
the St. Ann fcjospital.
CANADA 10
FIGHT TO END
Ottawa. Dec. 21—Prime Minister
Borden, of the Dominion of Canada,
has sent a message to Premier
Lloyd. George, in which iie pledges
♦lie undying support of Canada' to
England in the fight wbici! she is
now waging against her enemies,
and states that Canada will be with,
the mother country until the end.
Washington, Dec.j 21—Independ
ent members in Cooigress are mak
ing: an effort to Jhave the rules of
that body changjekl. ,
Thj'ey are holding themselves aloof
in the speakership contest, and
Seth. Mann, 'the Republican con
gressman for Illinois, claims the
victory of tbfe speakership, unless
the Democrats buy some of the
votes which,' are said to already be
pledged in his favor.
POSTMASTER FOR
WESTWARD CITY
Washington, Dec. 19—President
Wilson today nominated Fred B.
Wood as postmaster at Anchorage.
It is likely that the senate will
confirm the nomination.
Here For The Holidays
It's a pleasure to introduce these smart
Winter Suits to the men of our town.
We knew that nothing would be to good
for you as a Christmas surprise, so here
they are, the best money can buy . • .
HALF HOSE
SMART WINTER CRAVATS
REAL LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
SWEATER COATS OF ALL WOOL
Holiday Sets of All Kinds
WILL CLAYSON