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No. 259 SEVENTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1914 PRICE 10 CENTS
GERMANS CLAIM CAPTURE OF
STRONG FRENCH POSITION
Berlin. Dec. 2—The goTeruuuwt
today officially claims the capture
<f a strong French position a»
Argunne, ami (I'at over 80,000 iui*
wounded Russians have bc«« mad*
prisoners within the )m«rt threw
weeks.
ARTILLERY near ypkbs
HAMMERING ALL1E' FRONT
London. Dec. 2—Th* <;eriua« *r>
t tilery is reported to be hammer tag
the allies front, battle litv betweee
Arra* and Ypres. A hundred thou
sand fresh soldiers have been rush
ed there by the Kaiser to re-lafurce
those already engaged.
ALTHOUGH RE-INFORCKD ,
ARE BEING BEATEN BACK !
St. Petersburg, Dec. 3—Th«« otar,
<>f Russia reports from the battle
front, where he now is, that the
Russians are beating back the re*
in forced (ierniAD armle* from the i
vicinity of the Vistula and Warta
rivers. tj
ONE IS IX VERA CRUZ.
OTHER IN MEXICO CITY j
I
Vera Cruz, Dec. 2—Goaerai Car- 1
ranza has announced his intention j
of fighting to retain his roeition 18
provisional president of Mexico.
Mexico City, Dec. 2—General
Villa will undoubtedly ester the |
city officially today.
will keep soldiers in
COLOR\DO FOR A TIMM
Washington, D. C-. D««. 2—
President Wilson today announced
his intention of keying th« f«d«r
-tl troops who are now In Colorado,
'her© ior a time longer, or until
the differences t>etween th« »trik«rs
and their employer* ar» sailatze
torilv settled.
CAPTAIN OF THE HAXALKI
LAYS BLAME OX I>KA» MAX
San Francisco, Doc. 2—Captai*
Carey, master of the wrecked staaDc
schooner Hanalei, vho is tMlns tried
iiere for neglect of duty and incom
petency, declares that Second Offlow
Reese, who was drowned. l>ui who
had charge of the bridge at t*«
time of the disaster, warn off the
course when the -vessel struct o*
Du.xbury reef.
THE TOWN OP NOME 18
VISITED Br A BLIZZARD
Noma, Deo. 2—There is a furious 1
storm raffing here today, and the j
ice has beea forced by the •wind, ?
which has reached a high velocity, |
back upon the buildings upon the
main street. Tbe water in the
streets in steadily rising, all trails
?.re Impassable, and mail teams are I
unable to leave here on that ac-1
count. Besides the c°id is so in- j
tense that tt wuold be impossible
for either man or dog to travel for j
any distance without great danger
of losing th«Ir lives.
MEET TO DBODB OX
DATB OP THE OBSEQl'IES i
Chicago, Dec. 2—The national ex- j
eouttve committee of the progressive j
party jrlll meet here tonight to de- :
old# upon the date when the funeral j
obsequies of the party as a factor |
in natioaal politics Bhall be held.
FORMER MAYOR NEW YORK
MAK»S A DIRK PREDICTION
Princeton. Dec. 2—-Former May-j
or McClella* of New York, in a:
speech here last night, predicted
that unless a general disarmament t
followed the Dreseot European war,
America Is more than likely to have j
trouble with the winner.
privath of FIFTH CAVALRY
8TBALS FIFTEEN THOUSAND
Denver, Dec. 2—Private Howard
of the Fifth Umited States cavalry,
was arrested her# today for the
theft of $15,990 from the poatoffico
tx Watsemberg, this state, last
night.
OX WAT TO liOCATK l.\
NORTHERN' B. C. TOWX
George Chapman of WhitehOrse
arrived ou» on the train yesterday
®n his way to Prfaic* Rupert
1 George's parents Trent down into
thai section of British Columbia
> last year, and tre how located in
one of the many new towns that
have sprung up along the line of
the Graad Trunk pacific railroad.
We understand that Mr. Chapman,
who is a mechanical engineer, has
dome well ever »ince he and his
family took up their abode in the
westernmost Canadian province.
The Best Always the Cheapet
\V( K«ep til* Bc«t.
AHBKIWAN «BNTLEMAX
Ud 0H«SSKTT SHOES for
men,
AMERICAN" LABY Shoe* for
Udtet ud Misses.
PLA-MATH, SECURITY and
PJLA-BAY Shoe* for the
Klddtoa,
~MAK£S LI res WALK PAST*
~ tsaSe. mark. r
H. J. LYNCH
LADIES WARNED AGAINT
VERy smooth young man
It is with much regret that the
Daily Alaskan calls the attention
of its lady readers to the repre
hensible conduct of a young man,
heretofore a highly respected mem
ber, and we might say with truth, a
leader, in the younger social set of
Skagway. The young man In ques
tion left here to spend Thanksgiv
ing with friends in Juneau, and
at the time of liis exodus the peach
bloom of innocence had only be«n~
worn off his anatomy in spots; but
now, alas, he is as "clean" as a
new shorn lamb, and in the art of
duplicity has become a past master
in the few short days of his ab
sence.
In addition to his well known
abilites in the "rag,'' "flirtation"
and •'hesitation,'' while in Juneau
he picked Up a new step called the
"fo.\ trot," or something like that,
and we have not the least doubt
but that he is now only awaiting
an opportunity to spring it on the
unsuspecting ladies of this city who
are in the habit of attending the
local dances. It is therefor# with
only the welfare of our home peo
ple at heart that we say to the
ladies, not "Hurrah for Gallagher,"
but "Beware of Gallagher."
BROKERS BUMPED
BY DOUBLE TAX
Boston, Dec. 2—Beginning yes
terday taxpayers of Massachusetts
must pay two additional levies: fed
eral and state. The war tax, of
course, goes into effect and, besides,
payments must be rnado upon sales
or transfers of stocks.
A peculiar "wrinkle" in the new
state law is that it does not ree
gard the sale and transfer of stocks
as one transaction, instead, a tax
is charged for-each operation. One
hundred shares at $10» par value
must now pay $ti in taxes instead
of the nominal tax of $2 ns in the
past.
TEXAS <;kts new
NORMAL SCHOOL
Canyon, Texas, Dec. 2—Work be
gan yesterday on a new fireproof
state normal school building to re
place one lost by fire last winter.
The 1100 students win study in
temporary quarters in churches and
public buildings until the new struc
ture is completed.
CAXXERYMEN* WII.L NOT
BE TRIED THIS SEASON'
| The eleven caniierymen who
were indicted by the grand jury at
Seward, will not be placed 011 trial
at the present session of the court
at Valdez. All of them are out
side and because cf this fact the
trials will not come up, probably,
before spring. It has been rumor
ed further indictments were contem
plated by the grand jury here *>ut
tnat the time allotted for delibera
tion was too brief. It is «lso re
ported that the indictments are
connected in some manner with the
alleged waste of fish. It has been
stated that thousands of salmon
are often left scattered dead along
th0 beaches of the fishing places,
where they had been caught in
traps and were never used.—Gate
way.
aeroplane fob
xomb next year
It is now assured that Nomltes will
have with them next year an aero
plane, the same to arrive on the
first steamer from the outside next
spring, and to be used as the means
of transportation to all points on
the Sewardpeninsula, a machine
with a carrying capacity of opproxi
mately 1,000 oounds with a motive
power of 120 horse power.
It is to be a biplane, resembling
the type known as the Curtlss, with
a cabin situated between the wings
capable of accomodating seven pas
sengers comfortably besides the op
erator. The cabin will toe complete
ly enclosed, with windowa tv
passengers 3, commanding view of
the entire country below and around
over which they will travel.
It will afford a means whereby
points onw requiring the better part
of a week to make, will take only
a matter of a few hours, as for
instance, Solomon, and Bluff are
only three quarterns of an hour away
Council, one and one-half, and St.
Michael only two hours, Teller
one and a quarter hours, York
will be made In one and three-quar
ters and Weewalik ina trifle over
three hours.
This will provide a means where
by the operator will have an oppor
tunity to begin his work much
earlier In the season, and remain
with it longer in the fall, make
more trips to this center, without
losing the prohibitive time that he
is now forced to transport pieces
of machiuery weighing from 100 to
500 pounds, to the dredge* that is
broken down, and minimize that
costly breakdown to a matter of
little concern. It will eliminate
the inconvenience of road travel,
seasickness of water travel, and
get one to their destination in the
quickest possible time that man has
so far devised.
The landings will be made from,
or to, either land or water, as the
machine will be convertible. It will
weight approximately 2,000 pounds
<■>' what is known as the
headless type.
This country has long been In
need of just such a conveyance as
this and from the sentiment ex
pressed by all wi'h whom it has
heen taken uo, they are unani
mous in the expression when they
| say that will be a "Godsend to
this country."
MIDDLE WEST PAYS
MORE FOR R. R. FARE
Washington, Dec. 2—Interstate
passenger rates, raised to an al
most uniform 2'A cents a mile lev
el, went Into effoct yesterday on
railroads operating east of the
Mississippi and west of Pittsburgh
and Buffalo.
This move wns made upon the sug
gestion of the interstate commerce
commission in the recent hearing of
I the railroads when they asked for
! a 5 per cent Increase.
A passenger who yrl8he3 to go from
Chicago to Cleveland now must pay
$8.55 instead of $7.75 as heretofore;
from Chicago to Cincinnati $7 In
stead of $6; Chicago to St. Louis
$7.50 instead of $5.80; and from
Chicago to Buffalo $13.10 instead
of $12. It is estimated that the
higher rate# will add $1,000,000 to
the railroads' annual Income.
KIPPERED SALMON
Just received a fine lot of
' this delicious fish. It is King
Salmon, mild smoked and sugar cured
Put up in choice cuts—25c per lb.
Equally good served cold or hot.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
FAIRBANKS PARTY COMES
- OUT IX THItEE DAYS
G. Aaron, manager of the Fair
banks Gold Mining company, who
was one of the passengers on Fri
day's train from the interior, in
formed the Alaskan that the weath
er of the interior up to the time he
left Fairbanks had been the finest
ever known in the fall and early
winter season, and that travel and
transportation were being interfer
ed with because of lack of snow. Mr.
Aaron and several others who cime
out, made the trip from Fairbanks
to Chitina in three days—a great
improvement over the old fashioned
method of mushing. air. Aaron's
company is one of the biggest oper
ators in the Fairbanks district, us
ing the only dredge on Fairbanks
creek. tuo output of the camp,
according to reports of the banks,
will be about the same for 1914
as for the previous year. All the
cleanups had not been made when
♦ his party left Fairbanks.—Cordova
Alaskan.
JAPANESE CURIOS ARE
CHEAP NOW—IX JAPAN j
Tokyo, Dec. 2—Aiiyoiie who I
wants to buy Japanese antiques and
curios should come here now, where j
the greatest bargains in a generatio 1
are offered. During the past few
years more than 10,000 American
and European tourists have visited
Japan annually. it is estimated
that these average about $500 each
for curios.
The tourist season this fall open- j
ed with no visitors and continued In
the same way.
DISCUSS MINIMUM WAGE FOl!
WAITRESSES AND MAIDS
Ol.vmpia, Wash., Dec. 2—A con- j
ferenc© called for the purpose of |
recommending a minimum wage for j
women employed In hotels and res- J
taurants was begun hero yesterday
by the state industrial welfare com
mission.
Representatives of the employers,
employes and general P«Mio were
r-ocumt at. the hearing, which will
conclude tomorrow.
owner is responsible
FOR THE WATER RENTS
Portland, Ore., Dec. 2—A city
ordinance, adopted by the vote of
the people recently, providing for
the collection of household water
rates every three muths, instead of
monthly as heretofore, and making
the rates chargeable to the premises
served, rather than to the con
sumer, went into effect yesterday.
The change will result in a large
saving to the municipality in post
age, stationery and office help.
WASHINGTON PREPARES
FOR "SHORT SESSION"
Washington, Dec. 2—The capital
is getting ready to welcome retxrrn
ing congressmen. The regular
"short" session, the third and last
of the 63d congress, convene* In
less than a week from today, oa
December 7.
Already the vanguard of political
leaders are here, laying out the
program tor legislative work and
political jockeying.
Several appropriation committee*
assembled yesterday to begin work
framing the big list of "supply"
measures.
Members from the cotton states
will hold a preliminary meeting this
week to map out a campaign to
push through cotton relief legisla
tion.
The house naval committee was
scheduled to begin work on the fcij
annual naval budget, which this year
will aggregate $250,000,000, and
the call for ccnstruction of two
new dreadnaughts, six torpedo boat
destroyers and eight submarines,
launching the annual fight of Ch»
"big'' and "little" navy congress
men.
NEBRASKA CONVICTS HAVE
MUSIC WITH THEIR MEALS
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 2—After to
day prisoners at the Nebraska y«ai
tenliary will not have to eat their
meals in silence, as baa been the
rule during the years Bince the peni
tentiary was started. Warden F®n
t»n has granted permission for the
convicts to converse quietly with
their neighbors at the table*, pro
vided they do not abuse the privi
lege and become noisy.
The prisoners expressed great
pleasure when the new rule was aji
pounced by the warden, and through
a spokesman the prison, official*
were notified that the men nr®r»
appreciative and would not abus«
j the privilege.
Another innovation introduced by
the warden is music every day dur
ing the noon meal. This is furn
ished by the prison orchestra.
BUCKEYE CHILDREN
INVADED CAPITAL
Washington, Dec. 2—More thaa
2,000 boys and gills of Ohio, who
have distinguished themselves far
I earn growing, othor agricultural pur
suits and domestic economy "cap
tured" Washington yesterday.
The youngsters were taken to ths
White House, and also called on
' Secretary of State Bryan and Sec-"
| rotary of Agriculture Houston. Th«
! party was in charge of A. P. Sau
' dies of Columbus, Ohio, who l»»t
' y.ar brought 1,000 Ohio children
I here.
OUR HOLIDAY STOCK
For This Season Is The
Most Attractive It Has
Ever Been Our Good
Fortune to Offer
NOTE THE FOLLOWING-:
Silk Shirts Silk Pajamas
Silk Neckwear Silk Handkerchiefs
I
Silk and Wool Underwear
Silk Hosiery Bath Robes
Wool Blankets
Hart SchafFner & Marx Clothing
O'Donnell Shoes Utz & Dunn Shoes
See Window Display
LADIES' FUR SETS
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier