WEATHER RETORT
Yesterday; >(a\. 18, Mwv 10.
Today; Ncftii wind, colder.
No. 41 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
PRICE 10 CENTS
SKAfcrWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY. MARCH 21. 1918
ITALY REJECTS SEPARATE TEUTON PEACE OEEER
LONDON BELIEVES OFFENSIVE
STARTED ft BREAK OF DIN
German Artillery Opens Up With Full
Force On British Lines From
Scarpe to St. Quentin
London ..March 21.—It is regard
ed her that German artillery activi
ty on the British front is likely
to be the beginning of the much
heralded Teuton offensive.
TKKKIKlt' lUttlKAKOMEXT
Un do:!. March 21-—German ar
tillerv opened U|> at dawm, t°<iay
wl'h a terrific bombardanent
against the whole British front ]
from Scarpe river to a point south I
cf St. Quentin. The intensity of.
th» bombardment ia growing with j
I remarkable rapidity.
WHOLE FRONT FIGHTS
Berlin, March. -1-—artillery
I began battle again. this morning; in
t full force along broad stretches of
! the Western front, army headquart-.
er's a n pounce it today.
Amsterdam, March 21.—"We are
at a, decisive moment of the war,
and one or the greatest moments
la German. history," said Emperor
Wilhelm in a telegram to th.e Rh.ein
ish Provincial Council.
BRITISH WARSHIP
AND U. S. BOAT
COLLIDE
Washington, March, 21. — Lieut.
Conimauder Richard McCan -Elliott.
i'i New York, anil three enlisted
uieij were killed when a depth, bomb
was exploded on the United States
I>estroyt'r Man ley by the l'orce of
* collision with the British Man-of
War, N mar ll», in Kuropeau waters,
the navy department announced
this afternoon.
Seven enlisted men were seri
ously injured, and four slightly
injured by the explosion.
The destroyer was later towed to
an European port where it will
prooaolv be repaired.
FIRST HK.YRI\<; in victora
Victoria, March 21—-The first
hearing in the Fisherie's conference
will be in Victoria, Seattle next,
uid last Alaska.
■TEUTflSS IE
j UKRAINE CITY
Berlin, March 2l>—Kherson, a
city in Ukraine 92 miles northeast
of Odessa, near the mouth of the
Dnieper river, has been captured by
Teutonic foroes .today's army re
port announces.
CONFERENCE IB
BE HI ALASKA
IK APRIL
Seattle, March 21. — Secretary
Redfield will represent the United
States at the American-Canadian
fisheries conference wiiich will be
held in Seattle, Victoria and Alaska
next month.
WAISTS
New Voile Waists in Plain White
and Stripes; also the new Slip Over
Blouse in Dotted Swiss, $2.75 to 3.50
BRASSIERES
Brassieres in Heavy Lace and Em
broidery and Silk Crepe de Chine
from $1.00 to $2.50
ALBERT REINERT
Broacfway between Tlaird and Fourth Phone 41
Washington, Mai*hi 21. — All
Duttli shipping in American wat
ers hiis been ordered seized in a
proclamation by President Wilson.
Holland refuse*! the American ul
timatum for transfer of the ships,
according to the original agreememt
with. Holland which was blocked by
Germany. ' ■
Ah Dutch shipping in British, wat
ers is being requisitioned simultan
eous:}. The total amount or ship
ping seized will amount to one
million toainage.
Washington, March. 21. — Dutch
shins taken over by America total
,1 tonnage of 600,000. Those tak
en l>£ Great Britain total 400,000.
seattlTvessel
TORPEDOED
IN ZONE
Seattle, March 21. — S. S. Stolt
Nielsen has been torpedoed in the
war zone, according to a message re
ceiver yesterday by her Norwegian
owners. The Nielsen was a Hrge
steel freighter, and the first
Seattle built vessel to be sunk, it
was launched last May.
Moscow, March 21.—Germany has
w>.r eased her demands upon Ru
mania and now as Its that Rumania
surrender to the Centrl Posers all
her own war munitions as well as
ihoso left in Rumania by Allied
creeps.
BILIilXRSLEYS RETURN*
Seatti^ March. 21.—Logan and
Pri j Billingslev, convicted Seattle
bootleggers, voluntarily returned
here today.
New Goods
Added To Our Stock
Barley Flour, lO lb. «SacKs, 85c
Cream of Barley in 30c Packages
A Delicious Breakfaat Cereal—Quickly Prepared, Emily Dige«t*d
P. H. GANTT
American Army in, Franca, M^cchi ■
21.—American troops last night i11
a sector east of Lan-oviUe, near the I
-iwlas front, participate tn a raid
<>u German trenches, penetrating ;
enemy lines for a, considerable dist
ance. , I '
Hand to hand, fighting emsued.
R- iders returned to American lines
after about 40 minutes Of flgW
luK. 1 I" .r '
The raid was carried out la conr
jurctifm with French. troops.
Alter a brief but intense bar
rage fire, German forces retaliated
wlHi a heavy bombardment Of gas
and high explosive shells om Am
ei'caa batteries.
American. Army] ia France, March
21.—German aeroplanes Monday
iii - ht flew over the American sector
noi lliwest of Toul aad) dropped. rub
her bal's eighteen inches in. di
ameter filled with, liquified mustard
gas into American trenches.
This is the first time aeroplanes
haV'e been thus employed.
Thp effect of the gag was not
any way serious, but American
troops were infuriated) by what they
teimed dirty warfare. j
Medford, Ore., March; 21.—Gov
ernor Withycombe, in ugrlng 'he
st^te to greater preparedness, as
sertel there are on»-quarter mil
lion Germans In Mexico armed and
ready to make trouble.
ALLIEilOSE
8 PER CEHI. I
JNIPPI
London, March, 21.—Total Al
lied shipping losses from the be
siiniiiig of the war to'last Decem
[>er 21, were 8 percent of the total
tonnajje of the Allied nations,
■vliich -was 33 million, according1 to
hi ;u nou'iicement of Ljordi G-eddes,
first lord of the Admiralty, made in
:ti<« House of Commons yesterday.
This represents a total of 2,t>40,000
ous. , ;
18 RUSSIANS
PEJI IN JUL
' V* } H
oeattle, Mapchj 21. — Eighteen
more mutinous Russian sailors were
removed yesterday from the freight
er Toula, and were immediately
locked up in tho city jail.
London, March 21.—Two enemy
destroyers and tw0 enemy torpedo
boats harce been) sunk by; a force of
five British and French destroyers,
the Admiralty announces.
One British craft was damaged,
but no Allied vessels were sunk.
London, March 21.—Gerroaux ves
sels w«re bombarding Dunkirk when!
attacked by five British and; French I
destroyers. J
17 BRITISH VESSELS
SUNK PAST WEEK
London, March 21.—Seventeen
British vessels were torpedoed; dur
ing the week ending last night. This
is one vessel less than, the two pre
ceding weeks.
The Princess Royal, of the C
P. arrived la Skagwayf yesterday
afternoon about four o'clock bring
ing a large passener list and a
smau freight cargo. |
FASHION
and Fll
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
[7 stock.
It would please' both you and
us if you called to look them
over.
JAMES KENNEDY
Nation Indignantly
Turns Down
Proffer
New York, March 21.—Proposals
[or peace haVe been made by- Ger
many and Austria to Italy, accord
ing t0 a dispatch published in Pro
Kre&so Halo Americano today.
The newspaper dispatch, which
is from their Rome cor respondeat,
"1 am able to give you informa
tion from authoritative source that
proposals for peace have just been,
made by Austria and Germany di
rectly to our government which has
indignantly rejected them, although
ihoy were quite alluring." (
u. s. Ipposiiioii
CONSIDERED fflf
RUSSIA
Pe'rograd, March 21.—Foreign
Minister Tehichertad declare^ in.
resterday'a session of the Russian
Soviet that Russian commissaries
lave considered the probability of
he United States opposing Japanese
intervention, in Siberia,
UiMERS
NOT SURPRISED
Washington, March 21.—Continu
ed advance of the German army in
to Russia despite peace treaties is
io surprise to American officials.