(She JJatltj Alaskan
No. 31 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY. ALASKA, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8. 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
GERMAN STILL GAINING
IN BATILE AI VERDUN
Paris, March S—The French war
office today admits that the Ger
mans are still making gains on
• he Verdun front and continue the
assault with apparent disregard of
the enrrmous losses inflicted up
on thm by the French, d«fondere
German and Austrian troops
being vrougb* from the B&lkms to
reinforce the drive. British ar
l l'&iy has been dispatched from
tiio army in FWuiders to help in the
ditf^DJ-e of Verdun.
CONGRESSMAN BAKER IS
NEW SECREM Of JAR
Washington, March 8—The sen
ate this morning unanimously con
firmed the aDPointment of Congas
man J. Thompson Baker, of New
Jersey, as secretary of war to
fill the racancy caused by the resig
nation of Secretary Garrison. Con
gressmen Baker is a democrat
whoee home is in Wild wood. Cape
May county, N. J., and he repre
sents a district •which up to the j
time cf his election had been re- ]
nublicaa by large majorities for ,
many years. He is a lawyer and !•
banker, being now president of the
WUdwood Title & Trust Co. He j
wag a delegate to the Baltimore j'
convention and assisted in securing
tte semination oI Woodrow Wilson
tor the presidency.
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Washington, March S—It is re
ported that Harry Morgemthau. Am
erican ambassador to Turkey may
resign in the near futirre, as he
finds 'he conditions ia Constantin
ople incident to the war very dis
agreeable for himself and his fam
; ily
HI GILL WINS
II SEATTLE
Seattle, March 8—Hiram C. Gill
«« re-el&cted miyor In the city
election yesterday by a majority or
six thousand oyer Austin E. Grif
fiths, his nearest opponent
LOC \L OPTION
WINS LV VERMONT
Rutland, Vermont, March S — In
the Hat* election yesterday oro
hibUion was defeated and local
ooticn adopted.
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ANOTHER PROTEST
AGAINST BRANDIES
Washington, March S—The presi->
deu* of the American Anti-Saloon '
League has filed with the Benate ,
investigating committee a protest '
against the confirmation of the i
appointment of Attorney Brandies t
the supreme court.
FORD MOTOR CO.
may lose franchise
San Francisco, March 8 — The
Ford Motor Co. haa sectrred an in
jutict'cit in the U. S. circuit court
to proven* Governor Johnson and
ihe state senate officials from de
claring its franchise to do business
lu this state forfeited.
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DATE FOfj BANK Of ALASKA
OPENING IS SETTLED
The directors of the Bank of Al
aska sre no* In a position
jet a definite date for the opening
sf that institution.
On Monday, March 20th, 191«, «
10 a. m. the doors of the hack
will be unlocked, and the tegul^r
courst of business inaugurated.
Previous to ,vl# *ji opportunity
for inspection at the premises will
be Afforded the public. To Allow
for this tbe bank will be open ot.
Saturday nifrbt from 6: JO to 10 p.
in. Everyone is imfd to cone and
look the temoorar.- qnarlena orer.
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC 10
BEGIN STEAMER 5EVICE MARCH 10
J. -M. Keller, local city ticket
igent for the Grand Trunk Pacific
Sail war received adTice In the lwt
nail that hit company would in
lugura*^ iu service to this port
segiuning with a sailing -from
Prince Kupert oji March 16.
With the service ex tan dad to
his oort, the Grand Trunk Pacific
rill establish £ permanent agent
u Skatway, and with that end in
'iew, G. A. McXicholl, assht&nt
tenerai freight &Ld passenger agent
rill arrive in this port on the Prin
■oss Sophia tomorrow accompanied
>y Gordon Powell who will re
preetnl the tew company in this
city. Mr. Powell fcas been ia the
employ of the G. T. P. for sereral
years, anc Is being transferred
from Prince Rupert to ti is city.
He is veil up in the ir.vn^jarta
tion business, and is thoroughly f»
miJiar with all freight aed passen
• fier tariffs and other matters con
nected with the rill and steamship
business.
Immediately open the arrival
>>1 NcNicholl and Powell, a suitable
aflice will be selected sad the
agency regularly establishes. It is
ramored that the Grand Trunk Pa
cific will occupy the offices forrmer
j :y tc cuf iod by the Admiral Line
BEjHUN RAIDER
IIIOCIFIC
Honolnlu, Mar. 8—Tie British *5
niraltv has issued a -warning to all
■essels to look out tor a German
•cnmtTce raider which has made
ts appearand in the Pacific ocean,
["he Australian wstrshipa are out
>earch:tg tha ocean trying to find
tud capture It.
NAVr
London, March 8 — Winston j
Churchill has issued a statement
:riticJz-n« the British M-val policy. |
3a nays that It lac to drtrtng force. j
He win's Lord Fsher, who when he .
*ras admiral, made a splendid re-j
»rd, to be i'tared at the head of ;
isyal affairs agai*.
The natives of Metlakehtla are :
imbitious to put «Ln old cannery j
arhich *8 located there la operation
ind on a paying basis. They hare j
raised several hundred dollars and
ire trying to secure help through
the Department «♦ Education.
Ketr-hik&a, Jiarch &—Th« Cana
dian Pacific Steamthip Sophia. ar
rived in this port yesterday noon,
being several ho its overdue. At
several points between Vaococvttr
and this place she encountered se
vere snow storms and 6er.se fogs
which jecassitated -running under
redoced speed.
Seventy five of her passenger® are
booted through to Skagway. She
..as 1*5 toss of merchawlse, 130,
OOO feet ot lumber, twenty-tiro
horses and 12 head of live stork
for the same port. The Princess
Sophia will -arrive la the port of
Skagway between midnight tonight
ted early tomorrow morning.
FOOTBALL IES
Ft II EXAMS
Cambridge, March S—The Har
vard football sqsad Is to lose three
o' Its strongest members, as they
h*To been ashed ly the faculty to
withdraw from college on account
of failure to r>ass examinations.
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ALASKA S. S. 00. TO OWE
TOURISTS TWO HOURS III SKAGWAY
Just how m&ay ptwictr ships
are to make the port of Sk*c**7
dally during 'he coming funmer
none of the local steamship man
hare as yet figured out, but the
Alaska Steamship Company bare
announced their Intentions for th*
soascn and today E. J. Shaw, lo
cal affent for the pioneer Hn« hand
ed a r^prewctatlre of this paper
the printed schedule cf sailing Croan
Seattle Iot this port and eouthwest
ern Alaska, and It ehews that his
compary will hare Are fin# ressets
:n semce.
The steamers Jeffereon and Dol
phin will sail erery At* days from
Pier 2, Seattle at Blue o'clock P
m for Ketchikan. WrongoU, Peters
burg, Tread well. rvxvsles, Juneau,
HiiMS, Fort Seward and Skarway.
l>ecinn!ng April 5th.
The steamers Alameda axe Marl
josa will sail from Seattle from
Pier 2 at nine o'clock p. m. every
ten days for Ketchlksn, VTrarsU.
Junean, Skag-way, Cordora a*4 oth
er ports to the rrfwtwand, anfl will
call at Skajrway al*o on their sooth
i« • ad trips.
The excursion period oe the
FoatheMtern and eonthweeter* Alas
ka route will commence with the
sailing of the Jeff"reo« from Seat
tle on June 19, 1 close with ths
silling of Aorust 20. During thl*
period the steamship* rwipfcin aafi
Jefferson win Include JCeUakahtie, |
Siika aad Tain; Glacier 1b their itln
en-rr, and the AlMneda ud Mari
potaa will call at Knick Anchorage
U addition to Uk»lr regular ports
Of Nil.
The ««UB«r Victoria will mx-k*
aix tripe on the Sea root",
aad tit aajiiag of Jvoo 28th aa<J
July iiU will be excanioa trip*,
the tteamer naklac the trip north
bocad by the itrw route, while
aoatbbouad they will detoar and
•all at Seward. Columbia, Glacier,
Taldea aad Cordor* ia Southwest
ara Alalia, and ** i* ao( at all lm
prtibably that aha will call in at
this tort. •
la tha isfonnatlo* receired br
Mr. Phrw from the traffic office,
ha * at laformed that tb« ▼«•«!»
touching Skafway «odd remain in
this port at least fir* hoars The
paaa««tar* will tht* be fires ample
time to mak« the trip to the Sam
alt aad cpoa 'heir retsrn they wfll
hare at least tiro hoars La Skag
way. The atop does not prtrrido
for iba trip to Benortt, Mceptlr.g In
rases where tha discharging of
freight at this port will permit of
a loafer stay tha* fir* hours, In
which ere at, If the paaear.teri wish
to make tha lonjr^r trip, they will
ba fire* aa opportnclty of doing
•o. Of coarse there Is a prori*o in
tha schedule that 'be at<x> at Ska^
way may cm down if by eo doin*
eartaln tidal condition* may be met
wbweby de)ar» of eereral hours
might bt obrtatad.
II STEAMERS
Ketch ik*B, Mare& #—The
cess Aoj>hi& r«vort» harjag picked j
ao a wlreleac rr.es t-afrp to the »t
feet Iba' the Etr. Commocia wi
ashore north of Prince K«p«-L
The Sir. Coscmoalii it ow**t by
the Vulon Steamship eMBpanr aad
is a vn«»el about the eiM of the
Prin<v« Miqninna.
The Ftr. Northland la «i»o
ported *c t>e whore, baring ron
aground near LaAymltk, while
stfiminf m a hwry foj The
Northland is an Amcrica* vhtp OT~
crated by the Border Lie*
HOUSE ALSO
MORSES
Vitli 8—The how
f«tir4»T TOted two to one to
Ubl« the HeGlmorc resolution ira.m
lag American cltltrns to l«7 off
at enaed merchant ship®. Tils
vote k« ta-ku m &n endorsement of
the »fwW»t'i litm demai-ds up
on Ofrswr for r*«><roltion of the
r.*ht« of eititma of neutr*l n»
tici» of on the hfg-h km.
City Mtntil E J. SI Iter of Ju
mt mm aarrted lut week to II iw
Irt» Key Cawtketi, & recent *rrtT*l
frcm W«M Yirjitis.
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