nT:-; TWENTY FIRST YEAR SKAttWAY. ALASKA. FRIDAY. APRIL M. 1918 PRICK 10 CENTS
WEATHER REPORT
Yestrnlay: M»\. 45. Min. 39.
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NEW POSITIONS
COS! ENEKIY
HEM
Paris, F-iday. — From Bailleul to
"Wjtscbaete there has been very
heavy fighting all day, the German
infantrv being supported by a
s'ronsr artillery fire, which while
returreJ by the Allise htffc not been
suffi- iei.l'y effective to check the
slow: ?dvance of the enemy. The
Allied troops have been obliged to
withdraw from their forward posi
tions ty new ones, the commanders
not deeming the positions given up
of sufficient importance as against
the enormous looes of life that the
successful defense would entail,
nreferrii'g to inflict severe punish
ment on the enemy in exchange for
the positions.
Win British Array, Friday. —'
lu the Bailleul sector the battle con*
t' iucl lat«> yesterday over a wide
front. T !*[
The German attack against the
Frencfc and Brtish lines on the
northern front in the Pranoutre and [
Ketrmel hill district continued in 1
forrs.
I' is believed that the Teuton as- I
saul- was intended to pave the j
was "or the capture of thq strategic*
poi:i o! 1 Kemmel hill.
FRENCH TROOPS
Paris, Friday.—Violent artillery I
f'gh'L .• continued up until a late,
hour or. both banks of the Avre j
river.
Th* Freuch forces made several.
successful raids on the enemy's |
line* especially in the locality we-t
of lassijoy. and south of Coucy. |
In LeChateau and in the I-orraine
sectcr artillery fighting was very
intense, and also in the "Woevre in
the region of Flirey and RegneviUe.
VIH CRAFT BOARD
CHAIKMAX UK>KiXS
London, April 26.—Lord Rother
mere, chairman of the British Air
Crat> board, resigned his posi
tion yesterday.
ALLIES RETAKE
London, April 26. — Australian |
troops, backed by & strong fore© of
British, made a smash in reUllia
tion 011 the Germans holding the re* ^
cently captured josiion at Villers |
Bretonneaux, and driving the en
emy out regained possession of
the place. Together witli the re- ,
aking of the posiion, the Allied
forces captured six hundred Hun
prisoners. This positions is only
about eight miles almostt due east
from Amiens.
HEAD!) 8IG
Seattle. April 2C. — Following a
monster parade, gotten up as a
demonstration for the Third Liberty
Loan drive, a vast throng besieged
the banks in the down to\vn dis
trict and clamored for bonds, and'
more bonds.
The parade was led by Miss Cecil
Baron, a French lass who imperson
ated the character of Joan d'Ar<\
and when the five hundred! select
seivice men arrived in this city
from Camp Lewis and marched up
front the depot, headod by the
Maid of Orleans, the throngs which
gathered about the Union sta
tion, fell into line behind the sol
di»is. and marched with them all
through the downtown business dis
tricts. The desired result was at
tained, as a vast amount of bonds
were sold.
YANKS GET
HIT PLANES
Washington. Friday.—Frcom ad
vice given out by the War Depart
ment thi3 afternoon, reports receiv
ed fioin France upon which the fig
ures are based, show that American
aviators have brought down 339 i
enemy planes from the time that j
the United StaeS entered the war a i
little over a year ago up to Mar. 8.
1918. ■' . ilrSK
Saturday Special
Sateen Petticoats $1*75
Silk Gloves at 1-2 off
Our 1 -2 Off Sale On Odds and
Ends Will Continu* for Sometime
AT 1-2 OFF
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
FISHING FLEET
MED FOR
ALASKA
Seattle, April 26. — The Am
erican-Canadian Fisheries conference
ermiuated In this city last night,
ind the members of the commis
;Ion, together with Secretary of
Commerce Redfield left here this
iiornip«* for Victoria, B. C., where
tarings will be held.
At the final session held in this
:i*v yesterday afternoon, it wss
trgert that steps be immediately tan
•n tending towards legislation that
vould provide that the United
it 'es government lend its aid
ow^rds the establishment of a
lis American fishing fleet for Alas
:.in waters, in order to supply train*
id seamen for the powerful mer*
hant marine wfliieh will be re
luired by the United States in or
ler to take care of its immense
cean traffic which is growing ro
apidiv at the present time, and
fill increase in growth as the
nonths go by.
Seattle, Friday.—The Canadian,
'ommissloners who have been in
Uendance at the fisheries confer
ucc held in this city during the
i.°st few days, sailed for Victoria
•t eleven o'clock this morning on
Ik lighthouse tender, Cedar.
Subscribe for The Dai'y A ask.m,
iian Francisco, Ajpril 26.—Yester
iday afternoon Mooney, now under
death sentence for conspiracy, made
a statement under oathi that he
would prefer the death sentence to
a commutation of that sentence to
■one of Imprisonment for life.
CAUSE OF liliri
H8STUTT
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Th< Hague, Friday.—Foreign Mlii"
ister Louden, speaking in the
Chamber of Deputies yesterday af
ternoon admitted that the dispue
[ with Germany over the use of Dutch
sand and gravel was tliQ most fieri- j
| ous question at the present time.
SAUNDERS NAMED
FOR FEDERAL ATTORNEY,
Washington, April 2C.—President
Wilson late yesterday afternoon ;
placed the name of Robert G. Saun- j
Jers before the Senate for federal ,
attorney for the western district of i
tip State of Washington. I
I'aris,. Frid»v. — The Trench
Vai Office announced this morn
n that all through the night
leavy artillery fighting con
inued without cessation, the French
;uus responding to the Germans
.itli great force.
in the sector of Lassigny between
iliette and the Aisne, near Beson
aux and in the region of Epar
;o3, in the Lorraine battle fields, we
arried out raids against the cn
iny and took a great number of
irisoners.
In the Vosges sector, raids we e
lso made and were successful, as
aany prisoners were taken.
London, Friday. — The British
Var Office made the following
tatement this afternoon.
Th* great double battle which
leveloped two days ago on the
'hardy and Flanders fields, is
till raging with varying success.
The Germans have obtained a
ooting on Mont Kemmel, that is
h.« ride to the west and lower
han the British positions.
The enemy has also gained a
light advantage on Meseines ridge.
Gen. Von Armlens army is fight
ng to desperation fOT the posses
ion of the village Kemmel on the
rest of the ridge.
With British Armies in France,
Friday.—The French troops this
uorning are counter attacking the
>nemy on the Mont Kemmel field
in, au attempt to regain, the posi
tions taken by the Germans. These
ains oy the enemy were made, it
is rei>orted at frightful cost.
ARMY OFFICER SHOWS
1IE JS ADVOCATE OF
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
I El Paso, April 20. — Colonel Hav
ry O. Willard, United States cav- |
airy stationed here, has started a
movement among his friends in the
jvrvice to buy war stamps. Every
tim-> Colonel Willard attends a mov
ing picture theatre or takes a
party o' friends to the theatje he
buys war stamps equal in value to
the amount lie spends for the en
tertainment of himself and his
friends. The movement! has "caught
Jon" and several other officers
hare adopted the patriotic plan.
DREDGE COMING .NORTH
ltoad Superivsor Ed. C. Hurl but
yesterday received a Wiie from Se
| a.' tl*» to the effect that the Marion,
dredge which he purchased recently
for uso on the Channel Bare above
Juneau, will be shipped from Seat
tle tr-day on the steamer Laatouche.
says the Juneau Empire. The
dredge will probably be in opera
tion on the bar by May 1, and with-,
in a. few weeks will have the chan
nel dredge across the bar to al
low small boats to travel that WRy
at an'; stage of the tides •
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.
MITCH HII ALMOST GETS
MOST HATED HUN «
While Kaiser Inspects Work Done In
Raid By British At Zebrugge Air
man Drops Bombs on Mole
Copenhagen, Friday. — Advice
received in. this city this after"
noon which is eaid to have been ob
tained from German newspapers
that while the German kaiser was
at Zebrujrge, where he was making
a personal inspection of the dam*.
age done in the late r&lct
Bri'ish. oa the German submarine
base located there, a British airman
tombed the Zebrngg* mol0 while
♦h^ kaiser was making his inspec
tion. { M !
L
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Washington, April 26.—Holland ]
served notice on the United j
States tHat she has placed an em
bargo on tin from the Dutch. East j
Indies for exportation to America.
mucus LOSE
34 KILLED 240
Washington, Friday.—In a re
port received from overseas yester-1
da» by the Navy Department, tbe^
total casualties sustained by Ameri- i
can marines now fightning in France^
amounted to 274, of which 34 are '
re.or:ed killed.
CITY OF SEATTLE
NOW SAILING XORTHj
Seattle, April 26. — The Pacific
Steamship company City of Seattle
sailed from this port at ten o'clock
this morning for Skagway and way
ports. Passengers booked thru
ai* E. Stevenson, W. Hankus and
Francis Wright.
If you are unable to fight let
your money light. Buy a Liberty I
Bond.
BRITISH LOSSES
MORE 1HAN
STANDOFF
London, Friday.—in summing up
:h.e British losses since the present
Glerman offensive on the Western,
ja'tle line, Lord Churchill, minister
>f munitions, told the British House
)f Commons that the Germans had
:aptured from the British one thous
tnd guns, five thousand machine
;uns And a larg? amount q£ maau
Jactured ammunition.
All these losses have been, made
?ood by guns, and ammunition which
nave been taken fromi the enemy.
big iTsiis
ALONGSIDE
01 DOCK
New York, April 26.—The huge
American liner, St. Paul, sank at
tier dock yesterday while she was
being loaded with supplies for
overseas. An investigation was at
jnce made by divert, and it was
Eound that the seacocks of the im
mecsse ship had been. opened. It
Is believed that it was the work >f
?nemies. ) . ;
3ubscrlbe for The Daily Alaskan.
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VICWRY
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 roust 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
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