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No. 296 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
OFFICIAL AUSTRIA READY FOR SEPARATE PEACE
FOOD PROBLEM III ALLIED
HNS IS HOST SERIOUS
An Intensive Food!
Conservation
Urged
Washington, Jan. 26. —Thcj food
uroblem in the Allied nations has
asumed so serious an
aspect that President Wilson feela
it necessary to request the American
people to practice food conserva
tion on a more intensive plan.
TlTs formal request will be em-1
bodied in a White House proclama
tion issued tonight.
France has only three days' food
resexvo on hand, and should ship
ping fail at any time she would
starve. England has been flsrced
to ship some of Jier food to Prance
and Italy, and so serk>us is the
ituation there that food rationing by
the government will begin in a few
days. (
SOU FAVORS
CANCELLATION
OF DEBTS
Petrograd, Jan. 26. — The All
Russiau congres of Soviets, call
ed into being by the Bolabeviki aa
a lew giving body of Russia, to
day announced its approval of a
repudiation of all of Russia's debts.
This decision, however, has not
been officialy accepted by the Len
ine and Trotsky government.
SURVEYOR GENERAL DROPS
DEAD IX SAX FRAXCISOO
San Francisco, Jan. 26.—Frank
H. Gould, surveyor general for the
United States department of the
inteiior, dropped dead here today.
El Paso, Jan. 26.—American and
Mexican soldiers exchanged 500
sho*« across the Rio Grande river,
on the outkirts of El Paso, last I
aifthi, reulting In one American be-J
ins injured and one Mexican kill- |
ed. It is thought Mexican raids |
tiayp been inspired by German asrent^
The steamer Jefferson, of the
Alaska Steamship Co., passed Wmu
gell this morning at 9 o'clock, and 1
should reach Skagway tomorrow
morning.
COMMANDER TODD
Commander David Wooster Todd,
director of naval communications and
chief cable censor of the navy, repre
sents the navy department on the I
board of five appointed by the presi- j
dent to censor outgoing mail, ccbli
raHif. vjr "tions.
Our 20 Per Cent.
Sale Is Still On
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
rami
Hi FLUES
Lcndon, Jan. 26.—British air
men this morning dropped 300
boml>3 011 Courtrai, Ledgelioru and
Douai railway Btations, and on,
billets west of Cambrai. In ad
dition to this they brought down
sevi attacking German air planes.
PACKERS Mil
IHiESMION
Washington, Jan. 26. — Large
packing interests were charged to
day by Francis J. Henev, special
council for the Federal Trade com
mission which is investigating the
mea1 packing industry, with having
attempted to bring influence to
bear on President Wilson to have
th« investigation stopped.
BROOK IROUT ;
BE PLANTED
DEWEY LAKEi
Two hundred thousand brook
trout and a largo number of Alaska
cut-throat trout are in the hatch
ery at Juneau, and will laler on
be planted in the various lakes, in-1
Soutneastern Air-ska.
A letter from Messrs. Sprague i
and Wilson says the fish will I
be planted in thevarious likes, in
cluding: Lake Dewey at Sk:igw-av, if
fuiu's can be obtained from the
governor for that purpose. The
Alaska Council of National Defense
' «<; taken up the matter and w-ill
do all in its power to assist the
Southeastern Alaska Fish and Came
C!u*- in hatching: the eggs and in
oian'ing the fry in lakes as a
meat's of increasing the food sup
ply of Alaska.
In addition to trout eggB at the
present" time there are 100,000
sockeye and 50,000 cohoo eggs being)
hatched at the hatchery.
A large crowd of skaters enjoyed
the ice on the municipal rink last
night.
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IU. 5. TAKE
MIS
Indianapolis, Jan. 26.—After ex
pelline Industrial World Workers
from membership in their organiza
tion United Mine Workers went on
record as favoring the talcing over
of coal mines by the United States
government. On condition, that Un
ion men have a right to make col-1
lective bargains, they endorsed Wil
son's war administration.
London, Jam. 26. — Rumanian j
trooos have surrounded KisJiinef, in
the province of Bessarabia of South- ^
eru Russia, according to a Petro
grad dispatch, and hot fighting is
in progress between Bolsheviki
trooos and Rumania*
10 RUSSIA |
Helsingfons, Jan. 26. — The Fin
nish senate h<%s Bent an. ultimatum
to the Russian, government demand
ing that Russia cease supplying
arms and ammunition to Finnish
rioters.
1111 0.5.
INTO 20 FOEL
0ISI0ICIS
Washington, Jan. 26.—The fed
eral fuel administration will di
vide the country into 20 districts,
each of which, must supply its own
coal. This will maJre a great sav
ing in transportation.
Apple Special
We have 2 lots of good Cooking Apples for
sale while they last at
$1.75 and $2.25 Per Box
The last chance this seasort for apples at this price
P. H. GANTY
HUGE FIRE
IN NEWARK
Newark, Jan. 26.—One million
dollars worth, of property ^as des
troyed h«re today from a fire be
lieved to bo tho ivork of German
spies. Oil barges, one large pier,
warehouses, and freight cars on
the water front of Newark Bay
were destroyed. , ,
I. w. wTsuspegt
ARRESTED IN
SEATTLE
Seattle, Jan. 26.—Mathew Krulke
was arrested here this morning as
he wa« leaving a Japanese Bteamer
He is suspected as being a go-be
tween for the Bolsheviki and I. W.
W. wfco are on trial in Chicago.
THOiVAS 3. SMITH
Mayor Thomas B. Smith oj Philadel
phia, who is charged with conspiracy
In the murder of Policeman Eppley on
primary day in Philadelphia and the
riots incidental t« the ;rv.!rder.
WILLI ACCEPT
DEMOCRATIC
r»
Monarchy Wants to
Talk It Over
With U.S.
Wellington, Jan. 20. — Official
Austria lias declared her readiness
to conclude a separate peace with
out the consent of Germany.
Austria lias announced her will
ingness to accept) the Russian demo
ciatic program, which includes
evacuation of Russian territory and
retuin of ail deported Russians,
with the evception of self detosr^
atlou of the nations, says a dls
rate fiwni Petrograd.
lhe Dual-Monarchy is desirous
of setting into communication with
the United States in tlie hopes
that separate peace negotiations
can be started. , i
SEATTLE WOMAN
KILLED
Seattle, Jan. 26.—Mrs. Lester
Jones was shot and killed la her
hom? here this morning. When her
son, William Allen, aga 18, learned
that he was being sought hy th.e
police for purposes or queetlouing,
he fled. j . ,
MAXIM GORKY
WOUNDED BY SHOE
Petrograd, Jan. 26.—Maxim, Gorky
was wounded today from a stray;
shot. j I
FASHION
and FIT
Go Hand-in-hand when you
walk in a Hand Tailored Suit
bought at our shop.
A wide range of patterns and
fabrics are included in our
stock. ' —>
It would please both you and
us if you called to look them
over.
JAMES KENNEDY