WEATHER REPORT
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No. 297 TWENTIETH YEAR
ALASKA. MONDAY, JANUARY 28. 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
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GERMANY MOBILIZES TROOPS ON RHINE RIVER
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Washington, Jan. 28.—Secretary
Hater, in replying to Chamberlain's
charges against the manner In
which the war is being conducted,
at * public hearing before the Sen
ate military committee today, said |
thai more than one million uvea j
arc now under arms ia the United .
states.
Mr. Baker said that much, criti
cism came from 'he impatience of
the American people to "Do this
thta? greatly," and, concluded in. so
giout an enterprise It is impossible
there hould not be delays and
shoit. cominga
M .stakes cited in Chamberlain's
speecn, Baker declared gave a dispn
portimate asgect without such. in
teat. He sa.'d the effect of the Ben
afoi's speech jvhiclx gives the coun
try the impression of dleficiency, was
characteristic of Chamberlain rather
than accusal .
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Amsterdam, Jan. 2S.—Prediction i
is made that Rumania and Germany
will make serrate peace in the
r.e.H future, according to foreign
miuister Kuhlmann .
AMshington, Jan. 28.—Major-Gen
erai Leonard Wood, on an observa
tion tour in France, was slightly j
woundeil this morning by an ac
cidei'talexplosion which, killed five'
Fieuch soldiers and liurt two Am-!
eriean officers.
General Wood was injured in the :
arm, Lt. Col. Charles' E. Kllbourue j
in tne eye, and Major Kenyon A. j
Jove in the arm.
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IOONEY men
FRAME-UP
Washington, Jan. 28.—President
Wilson hits made public the re
port of his special committee which
investigated the Mooney bomb plot
case. The report intimates Mooney
was a victim, of a frame-up, based
ou dubious testimony, and recom
mends that the president urge
upon the governor and people of
California a new trial for "Mooney
if the California supreme court
refuses to grant an appeal of
Mooney's death, sentence imposed
by the lower court and once upheld
by the state supreme court.
Mooney was accused of conspir
acy in a bomb plot which took place
on the Fourth of July in 1916 when
a bV preparedness parade was
marching through the Btreets of
San Francisco. Someone threw a
bom1* into a group of paraders, kill
ing several o£ them, and Mooney
was tried and convicted on circum
stantial evidence. His wife and
several others were implicated in
the plot.
Th° steamer Jefferson, of the Al
aska Steamhip Co., arrived in port
'h j morning' at 4 o'clock and sail
ed for the south at 5-35 a. m.
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There Is Still Time
To purchase your needs in the next three days which
ends our sale this nonth
27 inch Gingham, regular 25c for 20c
36 inch Devonshire Cloth 25c for 20c
36 inch Galatia Cloth, reg. 25c for 20c
This time of the year most women like to make house
dresses and children's wash dresses for spring and summer.
These Ginghams are tub proof and very pretty in patterns.
Our Full Line of February Patterns are in
Come in and inspect our line of Men's Ready-to-wear
Suits and Overcoats. If you are thinking about that
spring suit come in and let us suggest a be
coming style and show' you some clever
patterns in all wool suitings.
Men's Gold Seal Shoe Packs, 6 inch tops, $3.00
10 inch tops, $3.75
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
ARIILLERV FIGHTS RAGE
AND RAIDS TAKE PLACE
SIMDAJfJ BOTH RHUS
Two German Airplanes Destroyed
In Flight Over Italy—Huns
Repulsed in West—Aus
trian Cabinet Quits
1 Rome, Jan. 28.—Artillery fight
iiiK raged all day Sunday along ;l j
front in Northeastern Italy, and an
attempt on the part of the Teuton j
fores to cross the Piave river near |
Its mouth was repulsed by Italian
trcops.
Airplanes were active from
Lake Garma to the eea, two Ger
j man machines being destroyed by
j British airmen.
Artillery Duels In Italy
Berlin, Jan. 28.—On the Aai
' ago plateau in Italy and east of
l the ltrenta rver were severe ar
tillery duels. Italian attacks against
I Moiite I'ertica failed.
The following communication
frcm Royal A. Gunnison, federal j
food administrator for Alaska,
elioul'1 be of especial interest to all
ba Kt lies, mining companies, can-,
lier'e* and railroad commissaries.
Oil the assumption that attention
Ms not been directed to it, I res
pectfully cc.il to your notice the
Pioclauiation of the President of
thf United States, dated Nov. 7,
1917, announcing that
•"All persons, firms, corporations,
and associations who m'Uiufacturo
fo • jale bread in any form, cake,
crackers, biscuits, pastry, or other
bakery products (excepting, how
ever, those whose consumption of
anv tlour and meal Jn the manufac
ture of such. products is in the
aggregate less than 10 barrels a
mouth j, are hereby required to
procure a license on or before De
cemoer, 1917. This includes ho
tels, restaurants, or other pub
lic eating places, and clubs who
serve bread or other bakery nro
ducts of their own baking."
Tn» proclamation has also been
construed by the United States
Germans Driven Off
London, Jan. 2S.—'Field Marshal
Haje reports Germans made a light
attack south of Lens yesterday but
were easily driven off by British
troops. Hostile activity took i
place iii. the neighborhood of Rib
court and Harrincourt.
Hungarian Cabinet Resigns I
Amsterdam, Jan. 28. — King
Charles, o£ Austria-Hungary, has
accepted the resignation of the Hun
garian cabinet, according to a dis
p tch from Budapest.
FORMER SENATOR DEAD
Portland, Jan. 28.—Ctorles W. i
Fulton, former senator from. Oregon,'
ili«d here today in his home.
FooJ Administration to cover min-j
ii)° companies, canneries and rail-!
road commissaries.
you have not already done so,!
1 would suggest that you apply at J
:nct direct to the United States'
F"3oil Administration, Legal Depart
nont, Licensing Division, Wash
ington, D. C. for blanks on which
:o make application for licenses.
\'o '<>es or taxes are to be paid or
•harmed in connection with this ap-'
>Hcation for license or on the li-!
•ense itself.
The proclamation required thi9
ipplication to have been made and ■
;he license obtained on or before.
December 10, 1917. If you have'
ilieady obtained a license, I
•vould be pleased if you would ad-j
t'isf me thereof, giving me the num
ber of the license issued to you.
\ return envelope is enclosed
lerewith for your reply to me.
rhere is also enclosed for your in
formation and government a copy of
lie "Rules and Regulations Govern
ing- Licensees Manufacturing Bak
sry Products."
Tnis proclamation of the Presi
ien* and the Rules and Regulations
*re made as the result of extensive
investigations by the Federal Trade
Commission, the United States Food
Admiristration and the Department
)f Agriculture.
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AppleSpecial
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 season for apples at this price
P. H. GANTY
WAR BREAD DIEI
FOR PEOPLE
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Washington, Jan, 28.—President
W.ison issued a proclamation Sat
urday night which, requests the
people of the United States to go
on a war bread diet beginning to
day for purposes of creating a
largo export surplus for the Allies.
Wilson asks that Mondays and
Wednesdays be wheatles days, that
one meal every; day be wheatless
meal, that Tuesday be meatless,
that on© meal every day be meat
less, and that on Saturdays there
mus' bo no consumption of pork
or pork products.
The United States war bread is
to be called Victory bread, and
will consist of mixed flours with
five percent substitution of other
cereals for wheat until 20 percent
is reached by February 24.
USE OOKX, OATS, KYE
The vedearl Food Administration*
does not approve the use of graham
and whole wheat flours as substi
tutes for wheat as there is not
enough saying im the use of these
flouis. Use com, oat, rye, bar
lev or mixed cereal bread in place
of white bread on wheatless da.yB
and for yheatless meals.
Pe'rograd, Jan. 28.—The all-Rus
sian congress of Soldiers and Work
ratn's delegates jvh.ich convened to
day adopted the decisions of the
Brest Litovsk conference, and agra.d '
tha' Russia cannot make peace with J
Germany u.twn. the terms which are ,
now offered.
The congress approved making'
valid the transfer of Lang, and of ]
givinz control to the workmen
establishment of the Soldiers
Workmen's republic.
They agreed that aU banks
Russia should be nationalized, and |
art- in favOT of repudiating' Russia's j
national debts. I
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of!
Outbreaks Against
Goverment in
Rheinish
Center
London, Jan, 28.—Tlie Colognp
Gazette's Vienna corresponded
Buys that Count Czernin has in
formed Austrian delegates to the
15 rest Utov.sk conference that the
text of liis peace .speech on the war
aims of Austria has been forwarded
Jo l*resident W'ilon.
Before its delivei*}-, reports
have bevti, received of! disturbances of
a serious nature In Germany, which
are current in. Holland, and severe
outbreaks against the German gov
ernment are said to have occurred
in Kheipish. industrial districts.
Loyal troops with many guns of
a large caliber liave been summon
ed to Mulheiiu on the Rhine, op
posite Cologne.
That a revolution is pending 1j«
German}' is thought to be wi"
tain, although it Is difficult to
secure aaccurate Information front
that country. Here and there are
heajd cries of "peace," and broad
riots continue to spread and to
grow iif size. It is said that many;
persons have been wounded by
polic* and government officers.
Pblllip vSclieidoma^an, president
of the democratic praty of Ger
many, has warned the military lead
ers that if peace is not quickly
concluded between Germany and
Kus.sia, they will be hwled front
theii power.
E. A. Rasmuson, U. S. commis
sioner, returned on the Jefferson af
ter a visit of several days In, Ju
neau. j
FASHION
and FIT
Go Hand-in-hand when you
walk in a Hand. Tailored Suit
bought at our shop.
A wid« range of patterns and
fabrics are included in our
It would please both you and
us if you called to look them
over.
JAMES KENNEDY