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®he Jtlaskan
No. 35 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 14. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
ALLIES PREDICT NEW GERMAN PEACE PROPOSAL
GREAT BRITAIN'S ARMY
TUNEO10 FINEST PITCH
British Front, Frauce -and Bel
gium March 14.—Today hjis been
another ideal day of fightins: weath
er but there has been 110 chstnge In
the situation existing between* the
British and German military ma
chines, both of whieb are tamed up
to the finest pitch, and are prob
able as nearly perfect as Jt is
possible to make them .
Both armies are still awaiting'
the signal which will send the men
crashing against each other. Mean
while artillery is pounding: away in
thunderous duels at various points,
and myriad airmen cloud the skies
wit their machines which are busy
Dcmbing and photographing, acting
as p-yei for their respective armies.
Loudon, March 14.—British rai<t
ing parties brought back priwnera
from German positions near Bpehy,
southwest of Cambrai, says today's
official statement. It also rejwrts
the repulse of a German raid in
Vpres sector.
FREIBURG BOMBED
London, March It.—British air
planes today dropped ten tons of !
j^nibs on munition works and bar- 1
racks iu Freiburg, Germany, accord- 1
in" to the official war statement.
PLOT IB RESIDUE
MONARCHY IN
PetrCgraU. .March 14. — Grand
Duke Michael has l*»en exiled and j
sent to I'erm, is au offical announce
meat today, lie w^s implicated iu j
:i plot to restore w onarchy in Rus
sia. J
Vandals ore raiding government
officer and stealing valuable furni
ture end paintings, carting theni
home or selling them to the highest
bidder on street corners.
The gcveriurnent is so occupied '
with peac> atvd th.> Siberian situa_ !
tion that it i^ unable t>) impose any; I
restraint. .j
Germans enter Odessa
Brf-lin, March. 14.—German troops
have entered Odessa, is an official 1
announcement today.
ENGLAND AGAIN RAIDED 1
Loudon. March 14.—German air
ship raided the northeast coast of
England last night, killing fiva
persons and injuring nine.
CLOUDBURST DOES
BIO
DAMAGE
Rochester, "March. 14.—A cloud
burs* this 010011115 swept Canisteo
valley, taking everything before
, it, and doing great damage ta in
i d us try.
CAPTURED WHILE
^tockhoJm; March 14—A number
of Americans and British, citizens
sailia--from Finland on neutral ves
sels were captuxed by German ships,
according to a dispatch received
here today. Those of military age j
will dc taken to Germany and in
tenred until the end of the war.
R \ IX BOW DIVISION
DEFEATED CBACK TROOPS
Washington, March. 14.—General
Parshing reported today that Ameri
•ca«i troops which defeated Ger-1
tnany's craclc shock troops March.
2nd, were from the 42nd Rainbow j
Division.
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«
TEUTONS MIGHT GIVE UP
WESTERN AMBITIONS GUT
KEEP EASTERN PLUNDER
Diplomats Consider Proposal Will Be
Dangerous And Allies Will Give
It a Deaf Ear
Washington, March 14.—Germany
s about *o make a new peace move
vn'eh is considered to be as dan
;erous as any which she has hither
o yropoaed, and is making prepar
ttions to foist her self-made terms J
in on the world.
Diplomatic authorities are con
vinced of Germany's intentions.
Rumors are sho will suggest the re
tent on of plunder seized in the
lie-v Kast, while she gives up her
ambitions in the West.
Such terms will probably; get a
stonier hearing from the Allies than
any proposal made to date.
FRANCIS SAYS TROISKY WILL
OPPOSE RITIIUIi PUCE.
\
Washington, March 14—.Auibassa
lor Francis wired the States I>e
mrtment today from Volgoda.
udirations are former Foreign Min
ster Trotsky will oppose ratifica
ion bv the Russian Soviet of Ger
man made terras of peace. Leon
Trotsky recently resigned from his
'flclal position of Foreign, Minia
tor and is now an, Independent
statesman and can freely; express his
persona] opinions.
11 HAND IK
TohJo .March 14.—Foreign Minis
er Motono when asked bj- the Jap- |
ne?e budget committee if the Un
ted States has arranged to take!
ver Kamchatka peninsula replied:
••Transfer Kamchatka is not I
ecognized as a fact by the gov- I
rnment."
Kamchatka peninsula lies on, the j
res', side of the Bering sea and ex- j
ends in a southeasterly direction
rom Siberia. It lies due west of j
ne extremity of the Aleutian is-,
euids and is directly north of Japan.
The freighter Skagway, belonging
o ihe Alaska Steamship Go., is ex- (
iected in port this afternoon, bring
ng a local supply of coal, and ex- |
itosives, gasoline, etc., for the
nterior.
Ihe steamship Jefferson, of the
V.aska Steamship Co., left Seat
1* Teusday morning for Skagway
rid way ports, bringing one day's
na>!, aud ehould arrive in port
Sunday.
RAILROAD BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Washington, March, 14. — The
House of Representatives today
voted favorably audi passed the rail
road control bill. It; now goes
to the president for endorsement,
having been passed by the Sen
ate.
MRS. GARFIELD DEAD
1,0 s Angeles, March 14. — Mrs.
GTfield, wife of our late president,
passed away at her home here this
morning.
TODAY'S CASUALTIES 70
Washington, March 14. — Am
erica's casualties in France to
day list a total of 70 names, In
cluding four men killed In." action.
The steamer City of Seattle, of
the Pacific Steamship; Co., passed
Ketchikan last night at 6 o'clock,
and should reach Skagway tomor
row or Saturday morning, depend
ing uoon the number of canneries
shp stops at after leaving Juneau.
Ph» has threo days'inall.
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SEIZE DUTCH VESSELS
Lot-don, March 14.—Because of
long delays in negotiations with.
Holland over Dutch ships in Al
lied porta and the slowness with
which, the Dutch government actg
In this respect, Great Britain; and j
the United States have reached an
agreement to end negotlationa witU
Holland ar.d to take over all Buch,
ships next week for use of tha Al
lies. j | ; (
Tonnag? thus made available will
be one million tons. . i f
RUSSIAN VESSEL1
SEIZED IN !
SEATTLE
Seattle, March. 14.—When, the Bol
nheviki crew of the Russian steam- |
■hip Toula mutinied in Seattle's i
harbor today, the government seiz
ed the vessel and has placed a na
val guard in charge. The Toula was
loading for Vladivostok.
lo doITmeat
EXPORTS TO
ALLIES
Washington, March 14. — Meat
exports to the Allies will be in
creased 50 percent, and perhaps
shortly will be doubled. This has
been made possible by the meatless
lays and meals in the United Stafes.
itus GET 10 BRITISH
VESSELS DURING WEEK
I.ondon, March 14.—Enemy sub
marines accounted for 19 British
saips during the week ending last
night. This number includes one
fishing boat, and is an increase of j
3iie vessel over the preceding week. |
INS PLANNED
SEIZURE OF
CANADA
Srii Francisco, March 14.—Plans
formulated by the German, govern
ment. to wrest Canada from England
and a scheme to return German
prisoners of war in Russia by way of
Vladivostok, through, the United
States, to the Fatherland, were re
vealed today in the Hindu trial tak
ing place here. Although the
trial first grew out of a discovered
plot in Ran Francisco to start a
revolt in India, further deryelop
n ents have led to a revelation of
Germany's world wide dream ot con
quest.
GERMANS INVADE
FINLAND FROM
Petrograd, March, 14.—A strong
German detachment of troops haa
occupied Abo, on the coast of Fin
land west of Helsmgfors. German
soldiers immediately began to march
towards the interior of Finland.
Subsciibe for The Daily Alaskan.
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