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No. 71 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAtfWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1.916
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PRICE 10 CENTS
DUBLIN STREET
HELOBY18
Tfc.V THOUSAND REBELS IN RE
VOLT — ASSISTANCE MUST ;
COME TODAY — TROOPS UN
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AISLE TO OOPE WITH MOB.
New York City, April 27—Infor
ms* iou has reached this city that
t icie are ten thousand rebels in
lr»labd taking up arms against the
Bri» sh government. The major-;
Ity of them are in the city of Dub- ;
12u. The movement is rapidly
S'.ttH<?ing all over the island. Pa
triotic meetings are> being held
b* leaders of the revolt.
The revolt far exceeds what the
Brit:?.i government havef anticipated!
or g.ven ou» to the press represen
tatives. The troops in the Irish 1
caoitai cannot cope with the sltua- j
tki; unless assistance is rushed to :
t.-:e s<-ene today. A regular^battle !
;n irogress in the streets of!
Ou "ia. Scores have been wounded
and Hlled. Never before in the j
hisioi} of the British Empire has !
the }• merald Country so vehement-}
ly jv posed the mother country.
MioiE
m HOTEL
Caribou, Y. T., April 27—Special
•o Daily Alaskan—W. D. Gordon,
superintendent of the River dVvi-'
sion for the B. Y. N. Co., annd Al.
Henderson, superintendent of con
struction for the same company re
turned to this city this morning
from Atlin.
While in Atlin. they made arrange
ments for a hotel to be erected in
tith' city. The hotel will be locat
ed next to the lake, overlooking the
waters edge. It will be next to
the Masonic hall.
This has been made necessary by
the ever Increasing toirriK trade
seeking to spend their summer in
the interior. It is the intention of
the company to force the work so
that when the rush of tourists come
they will be prepared to give them
the proper facilities and make this
section a delightful spot for the
tourist.
The plans for the building are
now being drafted in Vancouver and
the material for the building will
be shipped' as soon as possible. j
NIL BATTLE
IN NORTH SEA
•J K KM AN GUNNERS HIT MARK
I.M don, April 27—A .naval bat
l e occurred yesterday in, tlie North
ii.4 bc.lweeu Germany a ltd England,
-v. 'j-'iuian Il-ett hovered off the
north coast of Norfolk under cov
vr of log, as soon as the fog lift
ed -ye invading fleet bombarded tue
lo-vus Lowesto't and Yarmouth.
Tue British fleet playing off the
r:i t cc-ut of Norfolk rusnod to
tab scene and the fight, was on.Tho
German squadron 5vag put to. flight
b; ttt defenders. The pursuers re
turned la four or five Jwurs after
having been givta the slip by the
Gf.aians. Three cruisers flying
the British flag jverr§ hit by bullets
from the German battle ships. The
loss, to the German sld« is not
k-^uwn. Twenty five Britishers werj
killed in the fight and a score
wouuued. None of the >oata were
sunk.
Berlin, April 27—German, troops
after a driving fire of rapid fire
guns and field artillery have cap
tured the French trenches in the
Vosges mountains.
It was quite a catcU for the Ger
mans as they captured a goodly
lot of ammunition and supplies. The
smoke from the battle field has
lifted revealing many wounded and
lead on the field of battle. The
tvuuuded are being cared for by the
Red Cross corps and 'he killed have
been buried.
SUN BOAT REAPPEARS
AND FIRES UPON CITY
London, April 27—A German bat -j
tit ship appeared off Yarmouth and
fli3ntd a deadly fire upon the city,
rwo hundred dwellings have been
leveled to the ground by the pierc
lu? shells sent from the German
iestroyer. It was put to flight by
lu approaching British gun boat.
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Washington, April 27—A denial
has been made by the officials at
the war department t!»at the troops
now stationed In, Alaska hare been
c rdi-red to Anchorage to guard the
c."y" and quell all labor difficulties.
They report that deputy marshals
w ill be sworn in to handle the situ
ation and that the services ofthe
troops will not be required. The
only need of troops it is reported
would be to guard the government
railroad and supplies from the ele
ments of destruction at Che bands
of the furious strikers.
B4Viin, April 27—A British de
stroyer damaged and Bunk a Gre
cian auxiliary cruiser off Flanders
yepterday^in a naval eucoiinter.
Several shots from the British
fleet had telling effects on the
German gunboats. Shot and shell
tell "hick and fast around Che Ger
man fleet and it was necessary for
a rapid retreat to be ordered. The
Ge:man squadron Immediately split,
each boat heading in different di
rection to prevent a combined pur
suit by the British navy.
Three of the gun boats have been
assembled and outside a few dam
ages are in fighting trim. Two
have as yet been unheard from, but
wireless messages have been picked
up locating their possible stations.
Several were wounded but none
killed.
OFF 10 DUBLIN
T oiidon, April 27—Dublin, the
liish c&oital, is under mffrtial law
il io:*-rs are being arrested and
pluccd under military guard. The
p<«st office has been placed under
tiie patrol of troops and the capi
tal grounds are being guarded.
Machine guns and a. tare body
of t oops are on the way to qu«ll
thp rioters. It is feared that the
present force is not sufficiently
strong to withhold the furious and
enraged citizens until the arrival
of 'he reinforcements. Wire com
mun'cations have been, established
with the turbulent ciyt.
DORMANT TROOPERS
ENCOURAGE BANDIT3
El Paso, April 27—Bandits are
showing signs of life again all over
the northern territory. The Inac
tivity of the American, troops for
;the past week has spurred thorn
oa and they are again organizing
and gatherin supplies.
ASPIH CALLS
FDR MORE ill
I
London, April 27—The Dally
Mail 1b denouncing the British) gov
ernment for trying to hide the
truth about the revolt in. Iroland.
Premier Asqulth. has informed
| the oarliament that it will be nec
tssary for fifty thousand men. to
enlist this month to halt the com- ■
pulsion. This revolt cannot be j
J jiu* down by a hand full of men, j
we must have troops or the riot- j
| ers will accomplish) their purpose;
1 and we cannot give a single inch
at this strategic point, iu our Jhis i
tory, bo also told parliament.
Torreon, April 27—All Americans
hav*. been warned by Consul Coen
at l>urango City, to leave imme
diately for the Amercian side. The
c^nii'l is himself considering leav
ing Lis post of duty for tho border.
A sctious situation confronts
the people of that section by the
ssniiment caused bj; newspapers an
tagonistic to Americans on Mexican,
sell. The population has been !
stirred to its very depths by I°"g
and heated articles written in the
loral newspapers. The feeling is j
running very strong.
Since the fight at Parral, Ameri
can Jlvse have been in constant
danirer. They have been warned by
all bodies seeking to protect lives
and property that It is better for
thfc>m to quit tho country. Some
hfye heeded the advice and are on
t».cir way to the) border, others are
lingering, hoping that the feelifig '
will die down.
Washington, April 27—Harry
Morgenthau, the American ambsia-.
sador to Turkey, has resigned his
government position as representa
tive of this commonwealth and
will immediately take up the organ
ization work of the Democratic
party.
Abram Elkus, a prominent New
York lawyer and a staunch demo
crat is expected to succeed Mr. Mor
genthau', In the ambassadorship.
ANONYMOUS LETTER SENT
GERMAN AMBASSADOR
Washington, April 27—The Ger
man ambassador in this city has re
ceived an anonymoue letter threat
ening his life. All English servants
at the White House have been ques
tioned and the case is being investi
gated by the Secret Servlcp De
partment. M
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Washing: Powders, Etc.
UNTIL MAY FIRST
We will allow you a Discount of 10 per cent on
all purchases of Soap, Washing Powder, Bluing,
Ammonia, Lye and similar goods. This Special
Discount applies to purchases of One Dollar or
more, mixed or straight lots. This is a very
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self of it. $ 1.00 in value for 90 cents.
P. H. GANTY
SKIRMISHES IN
MEXICO DESERT
FIRE RETURNED WITH
VENGEANCE
Columbus, April 27—The( troops
under the command of Colonel Dodd
encountered the scattering: band of.
Villifctag last Saturday and a fight
ensuecL The D. S. troops formed
in extended order and soon had the
bandits on the retreat
The returned fire of the Mesi
cans resulted in the killing of two
American soldiers and the wound
ing of three others, one of whom is
in a very critical condition.
The fire from the American, side
brougnt to earth six Mexicans and
wounded sixteen others. They were
lef* on the field of battle by the
retreating bandits. The wounded
members were taken In charge by
the hospital! corps. They refused
to give forth any authentic infor-_
mat ion as to their plans or the
welfare of Villa.
Ottawa, April 27 — A terrific
tire is now in progress in the mili
tary store houses. Explosion after
oxplosion is heard in this City. Win
flows have been broken by the vi
bration.- caused by the explosions.
Troops are busily encaged fight
ing the fire and removing the ammu
nition, and supplies that have not
come in contact with the fire to a
place of safety.
The cause for »lio, fire is not
kuowu. It is expressed that in all
probability it was at the hand
of a German sympathizer. The
lu?s will reach into the millions.
A. des jerate effort is being made
to get it under control but at the
present time it is too furious far
the fighters.
Washington, . C., April 27—
Gerard has wired the Presi
dent that in all probability the
Geran answer to the American
note will be cabled to the Am
erican head sometime Friday.
ALASKA FLEET
IS INCREASED
NET EARNINGS OF COMPANY
ARE DOUBLED —'SIGNS OP
PROSPERITY ON EVERY HAND
VOLUMINOUS TOURIST TRADE
EXPECTED.
Seattle, April 27—The Alaska
Steamship.Company Is planning on
Increasing its fleet to Alaskan
waters. Advance bookings and
enormous amounts of freight wait
ing on the docks seeking shipment
to Alaska ports has made it neces
sary for the company to provide
somo additional means of transpor
tation to the popular northland.
The auditors department an
nounces to the officials of the com
oany that the net earnings for the
company have doubled this last
year. Passenger and freight car
goes have almost trebled with all
transportation companies.
Plans are now on foot for the
chartering of bottoms to go on the
run this summer. Later on boats
will either be purchased or a con
tract will be let for thq construc
tion of new steamers to he placed
on the run. The head office in this
city was not able to give authentic
Information as to the number of
the increase, but a plan will be
worked out before the heavy tour
ist trade is in full swing.
SCOUTS RESUME
VILLI PUBSUII
Field Headquarters, Mexico, April
27—Special—Pershing has received
orders from the war department the
comei.ts of which are unknown.
Upon receiving the orders he or
dered his men to prepare for ac
tive service, which have for the last
week been inactive, •
He immediately opened wireless
communication with advance bodies
of acouling parties which have been
dormant and several detachments
of the advance scouts are resuming
active pursuit of Villa In the moun
tains north and west of the city
o' Parral.
The Jeffreson lias left Ketchikan
and will arrive in Skagway early
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