®he SSattu Alaskan
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No. 114 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY. JUNE 18. 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
FREEDOM
Amsterdam, June 18.—Emperor
WHliam in a speech which he made
recently at the Main German war
headquarters said that either the
German principles of right and
freedom and honor and morality
must be upheld or the Anglo Saxon
principles with their idolatry ®f
mammon must be victorious.
The Anglo-Saxons, he asserted,
aimed at making the people of the
world as slaves with the Anglo
Saxon the ruling race and that *uch
a matter could not be decided in a
day, or in weeks or even in a year
Washington, Tuesday. — In Gen
eral Persuings report today he
fetatee that Private W. J. Guyton,
irho belonged to the American
troop® operating in Vosges, was
killed by machine gun fire on the
day after his unit entered the line
He received the Croix de Guerre as
the first American to die on Ger
man soil.
Washington, June 18.—In let
ter to Delegate Charles Sulzer of
Alaska, Secretary of the Treasury
,McAdoo said that gold was one of
the most needed war essentials and
that its production must be kept up
to the highest possible notch.
Rev. E. L. WinterDerger, who
filled the pulpit last Sunday at the
Presbyterian church in this city
while Rev. I'^ereen was in Haines
returned home on the City of Se
attle last night. He was accom
panied by his little son Donald.
JUSTICE LAYING BARE A GREAT
GRAFT PLOT III WAR CONTRACTS
Washington, June 18.—A great
graft plot ia being laid bare by
the Department ol Justice which is
beginning to shov up a conspiracy
on ttw> pari of many of the big
manufacturers amd contractors thru
out the country that they, have Se
cured certain war contracts by pay
ing government officials large com
missions.
Juneau, Tuesday.—The delegates
to the Republican divisional con
vention which has been in session in
this city for several days past ad
journed last night after the work
of nominating candidates for the
(vacancies left on the Republican
i ticket at the primary election,
i Ed. C. Russell was nominated for
senator and Grover C. Winn, P. C.
McCormack, J. H. Davies and H. R.
I Shepard were all unanimously chos
en as nominees for representatives
to tne Territorial Legislature, and
Jack Wilson for road commissioner
for the First division.
The convention was fully attended
and the nominations were all unl
mous.
The platform upon which the var>
ous candidates will make the run
declares for James Wlckersham for
Delegate to Congress from Alaska
territory and eulogizes Theodore
Roosevelt.
Dr. L. S. Keller returned from
Juneau on tne City of Seattle last
night. Dr. Keller left last week
to attend the Republican Conven
tion called for June 14th and re
ports a good attendance at the con
vention an<l a great deal of inter
est in the work whlcn was started
and which wiHl be completed today.
There were not many delegates from
outside points, owing to the long
periods between the sailing of boats,
which would necessitate long ab
sence from home at their busy sea
son, but many letters and cables of
'support were received along with
the proxies of absentees.
On the 14th the convention met
and a temporary organization was
effected with Dr. Keller as chairman,
and L. L. Harding secretary- After
the appointment of the necessary
committee the convention adjourned
to meet on the fifteenth and con
clude the ousinees, but the sudden
passing away of Judge Royal A.
Gunnison was such a shock to the
whole community that the conven
tion adjourned until Monday night.
There were many names submit
ted to the convention and the fee'
ZZnJt
ing is certain that a winning ticket
will De nominated.
Dr. Keller's, business engagements
prevented him from staying oyer for
the final session of the Commitee.
Dr. Keller reports Juneau as
feeling, the depression that extendi
over Alaska owing to the war and
shortage of labor but at that ilia
fishing and other producing industr
are goin^ ahead and a feeling of
optimism prevails -vith the predic
tions that at the close of he war Al
aska will see an influx of population
and capital that will open all the la
tent resources aind make this the
greatest frontier on the American
continent.
KHAKI THEIRS
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San Antonio, June 18.—The life
imprisonment imposed upon the
forty five drafted men who re
fused to wear the army uniform by
the cour.t-martial recently was re
duced today l)y the com
manding officer in each instance
to twenty-fve years. Thej; are to
be taken tc Leavenworth where they
jire to serve, their terms.
NO CHANCE TO GET LABOR
FOR ROAl> WORK HERE
Juneau, June 18. — It is im
possible to get sufficient labor to
carry on the road work at Wran
gell and Petersburg, according to
E. C. Hurlbut, Territorial Road Com
missioner for this division, Who
has recently returned from those
places. He said that as much
work was oeing don© on the roads
as possible under th<j circumstances.
Mr. Hurlbut said that both of
the towns weTe lively. Everyone
there seemed to be in the fishing
business and seemed to be doing wel'
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BRITISH CONDUCT
SUCCESSFUL
London, Tuesday. — Reports fronl
General Haig at British field head
quarters in France today, say that
the British have conducted several
successful raids southwest of Albert
and in the neighborhood of Noyon
and Neville.
75,00lTiLlS
ifi 24_H0UBS
Rome, Tuesday. — The Italian
war office announced late last even
ing that there was severe figntlng
on Monte Grappa, as during the
past twelve hours the Italian ar
tillery had fired seventy fve thous
and shells into the enemy positions.
Washington June 18.—The sun*
dry civil bill carrying 0119 billion
eight hundred millon dollars passed
the House of Representatives last'
evening.
XO MOIiE BOOZE
CAN EXTEK YUKOW I
Ottawa, June 18.—No more, li*
quor can enter Yukon Territory. Tha
recent order-in-council provided that
110 intoxicating beverages be per
mitted to enter the territory af
ter May 1, 1 lJ 18, excepting such
as had been ordered before that
date, and that after June 1 110 ship
ments whatever be allowed to en
ter. This means that Importations
into the territory ceased absolute*
lv on Saturday, the first of this
month.
Tom Scott ,son of Mr and Mrs.
Scott, who resided here for
some few years prior to their depar
ture for the states early this year,
is now one of Uncle Sam s soldiers
and word received liere in the last
mail sats that he is expecting to
get away for overseas duty at an
early date. •
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ACROSS 1 PIAIfE
U. S. War Officials Believe Austrian
Drive On Italian Front Has
Proven A'Failure
London, Tuesday. — Reports to
the London War Office from the
Italian front received this morning
states the Austrian engineering corpj
have thrown fourteen bridges across
the Pieve rirer bu,t there is a
sufficient force of reserves massed
on the opposite bank of tne river
at the various points to check any
attempt on the part of t&e enemyi
to send a force across.
Rome, Tuesday. — Notwithstand
ing they are subjecting themselves
to frightful ^losses, the Austrian
troops continue their endeavor to
force a crossing of the Piave river,
to the operations of the last few
days the Itajian, French and British
forces operating against th$ enemy
on that front h^ve taken more than
4.500 Austrian prisoners.
Vienna, Tuesday. — The Austrian
War Office statement today says that
the Alpine regiments, nowithstand
ing the attacks which have been
made against them west of the
Brent* river are maintaining their
mountain positions whch they won
in the fighting Sunday and Monday.
Washington, Tuesday. — It 1»
the opinion of war officials here
that the Austrian drive on the
Italian, front is now showing marked
signs of failure.
ITALIAN LINK CANNOT
BK BROKEN BY ENEMY
Rome T.uesday. — This after
noon's reports received from the
Italian headquarters on the fight
ing front reveals that there is
violent fighting along a forty mile
front between ' the Adriatic Sea
and Ciano on the Upper Piave. .
The reports say; that the Italians
are holding their own everywhere.
Tremendous efforts are being
made by the Austrian troops to
extend their slight gains on the
slope of Montedlo crest, but their
assaults have all broken down and
terrific daughter to the troop® ia
the result. «,
There are now ninety two Au«
trian divisions engaged ia the opera*
tions along the whole Italian front.
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THE 8USGH
ESTATE
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St. Louie, June 18.—Th$ federal
government has taken over the
entire estate of Mrs. Lilly Bosch,
widow of the late Adolphua Busch,;
the famous brewer, under tto
alien property law.
KAISER BILE
IDE EGOTIST
Amsterdam, Tuesday. — Emperor
William replying to a telegram
from the German Chanoellor con*
gratuiatlng him upoa tte thirtieth
anniversary of his accession to th«
rulership of the German Empire
said that Prussian militarism will
bring vctory to Germany. He
clared In his message that ha l«ad»
tfle people with the greatest
strength on earh.
GENERAL WOOD TO
COMMAND PUN8T0N
Washington, June 17. — Gen*!*!
Leonard Wood has been assigned
to the command of Camp Funs ton
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