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Save Your Money
and Buy a
Liberty Loan Bond
No. 216 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18. 1917
GERMAN RAINS
ARE BELOW
NORMAL
Washington, Oct. 18.—Controller
Hoorer made public today figures
which have been compiled ou the
Uerman weekly food ration.
The report which is based on ob
servations made with the utmost
c#re tor details, shows tthat the
•upply In Germany is far below
the amount required to maiutain
bodily health.|
New York, Oct. 16.—Following a
stirring speech by John Purroy
Mltcbel the j sum of $1,380,
000 worth of Second Liberty Bonds
were subscribed yesterday by fur
merchants assembled here from all
parts of the United States and Can
ada for the annual fur auction fall
sale of the New York Auction "Sales
Corporation.
Held in. Masonic Hall, a feature
of the sale yesterday was the live
ly bidding tor fox pelts, especially
red fox. The best red fox skin
sold for $40, while the best price
brought by blue *ox was $153. Cross
fox touched the high water mark at
$121; a sea otter was bid in at
At the close of the salt* these
comparative prices were given out,
the comparisons in question being
made from the April sales. The
price of fLher was the same a? iQ
A>rll; uorthern otter ten. per cent,
lower; gouther ottr the same;
blue fox ten per cent highr, cross
fox 40 per cent, higher, red fox
50 per cent higher and white fox
the same.
SHELLS FALL FOR
London, Oct. 18.—Reports re
ceived here today from Paris state
that the Belgians have been shell
ing tie enemy's works along j a
front In the Dixmunds sector for
the oast two days. j
MANY GERMAN
SOLDIERS
DESERT
t
j
'
New York, Oct. 18.A cable print-1
ed la this morning's edition of the •
New York (Sua says that oyer
j thirty five thousand deserters from
the German army have crossed over;
the j Dutch frontier during the BaU
two months.
10,DOWNS
ARE CflPIURED
Berlin, Oct. 18.—Tea {thousand j
Russian prisoners yere taken by
the German forces ia their occu
pation of the Island of Oesel is to- .
day given out ia an official state
ment. The advice also says that j
fifty guns were seized and much wa
material. |
ANARCMFE !
Ill RUSSIA
London, Oct. 18.—Thq' correspond
ent of the London Times in Pet
•rograd in a message which he sent '
his paper states that anarchy i!s
rapidlv spreading throughout Rus
sia, and that ia Petrograd alone,
the police are trying to cope with
I eighteen thousand criminals.
GLORY OP THK SEAS
LIKELY TO BE TAKEN
i
Tacoma, ,'Oct. 18.—At least one '
Tacoma vessel will be requisitioned
by the federal government in its
orders [that all sliijw in the Unit-1
ed States shall be taken over and
operated by the government begin- '
wing ou October 15.
This vessel is the Glory; of the
Seas, the largest of the fleet owned j
and operated by the Glacier Fish
Company, of Ta«oma. All boats of
2,500 tons and [over are subject to j
the government order. The Tacoma j
vessel is 2,727 tons gross and 2,
247 tons net.
The Glory of the Sea* has been
operating [in Alaskan yaterj re
cently, and is scheduled to arrive in
I Tacoma this week. | 1 ! , ' .: I
Unconsciously
People take you at your own
estimate
Feel Sure You Appear Well
You Always Will in
STEIN-BLOCH
Smart Clothes
JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT
ALBERT REINERTi
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
ALASKA DAY ELABORATELY
CELEBRATED BT SEATTLE PEOPLE
Seattle, Oct. 18.—Advices receiv
ed j in this city; today, ■which ^ere
given general publicity wherever
Alaska Day ceremonies were | be
ing observed, said that the Unit
ed States government desired see
ing the greatst [possible develop
ment in the fishing Industry, thru
out all Alaskan watery during the
coming season, [and especially is
this development desired in. the sal
mon fishing, in as much [as salmon
Is contributing bo materially; to J
' the food supply; of the world. »
I This| was the most enthusiastic '
and elaborate celebration of Alas-'
Jta Day ever held in this Jcity. The
j celebration began at noon, and will (
he continued by; the Arctic Club,
throughout the afternoon and ev-1
' oning. ! )
PROCLAMATION
BY GOVERNOR
Juneau, | Oct. 17.—The Governor
today issued the following procla
mation:
"Treritory J of Alaska, by the
governor a proclamation; whereas,
the President of the United States,
by 'proclamation, has designate^
Wednesday, October 24, 1917 as
Liberty Day, and haa made the af
ternoon of that day a holiday for
all federal jemploy&j | throughout
the country whose sen-ices can. be
spared for the libretjr bond cam
paign, and
Whereas the success of the; lib
erty loan is so vital to the na
tion that it is the first duty of
every citizen to support to the ut
most the financial measures essen
tial to the effective and succsetful
prosecution of the war and the ob
servance; of liberty day by the peo
plo of all the states and territories
of the jUnion should immeasurably
stimulate the sale of liberty bonds,
the subscriptions to which i will
close onjOctober 27, 1917, now
Therefore I, J. F. A. Srtong,
Governor of the territory of Al
aska, do, ;in accordance with the
Proclamation of Ihe President of th
United States, designate Wednes
day, October, 24, aj Liberty Day, anc
11do earnestly request that on the
afternoon of that,day all »ublic of
fices, stores and all public places
be closed, and that the people of
all towns and precincts so far as
possible unite in some appropriate
patriotic ceremony and demonstra
tions to promote the success of
the Liberty Loan, and I especially
request that J the Mayors of all in
(Contlnued on page 4.)
GERMAN GUILTY OF
VIOLATING MANN ACT
Philadelphia, ,'Oct. 18.—Convictei
On two counts of 'violating the Mam
■white slave act, Captain Max V
Ihierlchens, | ex-commander of tht
seized German commerce raidd
Prinze Eltel Frledrlcli faces sent
ence of 10 |years in a federal penl
tentiary. Sentence was deferre<
pending dlspoal of ft motion for j'
new trial,
Captain Thierichens today is 01
trial for | smuggling ashore dutiabl<
[ ship chronometers.
FRANK GOTCH IS IN
SERIOUS CONDITIO?
Chicago, Oct. 18.—Frank Gotch
for years world's (champion wrest
ler, Is seriously ill in this city.
MOVIES MUSI
PA! TAXES
"Tacoma, Oct. 15, 1917—The('new
war revenue act Impose a tax ef
fective November 1, 1917, o£ [one
cent for each, tea centoOr fraction
thereof of the amount paid for ad
mission to any place including jad
( mission by season ticket of sub
scription. This tax is to be! paid
by the person paying for such ad
! mission,) the tax on admission of
[children under twelve yearp old,
[ where an admission charge | for
such children is made, shall in
every case be one cent, j Persons
admitted free pay the tax on the
basis of the charge made to(other
persons of the same class, except
j bonifide employees, municipal of
ficers on official,business, and chil
dren under twelve, in the cage of
person having the permanent [use
of boxes or seats or a lease there
on the tax is equivalent to ten
percent of the amount for which
a similair box or seat is 60ld for
the performance at which the jbox
I or seat is used or reserved by or
j for the lessee or holder. | There
| i* also a tax of one cent for each
ten cents or fraction thereof paid
for admission to any public per
| fcrmance for profit; at any cabaret
I or similar entertainment to which
the charge for admission is [wholly
or partly included in the price paid
for refreshments, servcie or mer
chandise, {such. tax to be paid by
the person paying for 6uch re
freshment, service or mercnanaise. i
The term "admission" includes |
seats or tables reserved or othec i
i wise and other similar accommoda
J tions/ and the charge made threefor.1
(Those collecting admission fees J are I
rquireed to collect the tax and make
I monthly returns and remittances
| to the collector , of internal reven-|
ues. Blanks jvill be sent to Qll |
theatres and shows jlicensed by the!
government. Others should apply i
for blanks to the collector. These
taxes are J not imposed in the case [
of places where the maximum ad- j
J mission charge is j five cents or
■where the proceeds inure exclusive
ly to the benefit of (religious, edu-1
i cationai or charitable societies or
I organizations or agrciultural fairs,
provided none of j the proceeds are
distributed to stockholdres or mem
bers of the association. (Signed)
I>avid J. (Williams, Collector In
ternal Revenue."
Mrs. Baird of | Dawson passed thru
Skagway enroute to Rochester,
Minn., Tylierft she will undergo an
operation at the |Mayo Bros. Jniti
| tute. i ! UM'IIM*
Coffee To Suit Every Taste
We carry the following well known brands of Coffee
Hills Bros. "Highest Grade" M. J. B. Coffee
Schilling's Alta. Golden Gate
Packed in Vacuum at 45c per lb., 2 lbs! 85c, 5 lbs $2.00
Good Bulk Roasf Coffee at 30c per lb.
P. H. GANTY
HELLO GIRLS
MAY STRIKE
SATURDAY
Portland, Oct. 18.—Failure ,to
idjust the question of wages at
he conference held between the/
nanager,,* - and leaders of the [ tele
>hone operators, owing to the at
itude I which the latter assumed,
ndicates that there Will he a tle
ip of all | telephone ilnea through
>ut the Pacific coast cities not lat
ir than Saturday. | 11
HAD MPS
Petro.rad, Oct. 18.—The offi
iai account of the engagement be
ween the German land Russian
leets in. the Gulf of Riga states
hat [there were fifty five German
hip»j in the battle, including two
Ireadnaughts, and that the Russian
leet was much smaller than the ea
irny's fleet, and that they were forc
:d to retire into Moon Sound.
WOMEN NAME
VIGILANCE COM.
Seattle, Oct. 18.—A number of
rna^s meetings were held in this
city |yesterday by the women of
Seattle, and a(vigilance committee
of twelve members was appointed
Do devise ways and means to bring
about the,'end of the reign of ter
ror resultant from the slugging and
assaulting of numerous women in
this city.
SOME FLOUR MILLS
ORDERED TO REDUCE
Minneapolis, Oct. 12. — Minnea
polis flour mills today were j or
dered to cut down their production,
to 60 per cent of capacity, until*
further noltce to relieve the scarcity
of wheat at Eastern mills. The
order was issued by the milling divi
sion of the food administraton.
Iowa, Montana and North and South
Dakota mills likewise a:-e affected.
The order probably will result) in.
the closiug of several small mills.
TRIED TO BEAT
IT
Washington, Oct. 18.—As a re
sult |of a searching investigation,
the treasury, department has dis
covered that several munition manu
facturers j have defrauded the gov
ernment out of nearly seventeen ml!
lion dollars in. war taxes, f The
method employed by the various
munition manufacturers 5rns to
charge off from their alleged prof
its large sums for depreciation, and
il; was through the discovery that
in some {instances the sum thus
charged off was in, excess of the
original cost of the entire plant
that]th.e attempted fraud was dlscov
ered.
When this wag made known, the
department started proceedings
against these plants, Jand to date
more than ten million has fceen re
covered. |
Washington,'Oct. 18.—Advice wat
received her© by j the Navy depart
ment today stating that an Ameri
caaj destroyer had been attacked in
the war zouq by a German subma
rine, which succeeded in. torpedoing
the ship. The mate of the vessel
was killed outright, and five mem
bers fof tli6 crew severely injured.
The destroyer, however, was pu>
.under high speed and run into
port.
RMES
ANOTHER Si
Petrograd, Oct. 18.—In anothei
[ engagement which took place latt
this morning'in the Gulf of Rigi
between fleets °f German am
Russian forces, thejRussian battle
' shio Saiava was sunk.
Capt. Newcomb, fiilot on one
^ the B. Y. N. boats | was a pass,
ger south on the Spokane W
! night. )
We Have
on Display
Our Line of
Ladies' Fall and
WINTER COATS
OF ALL STYLES
Drop In And Look Them Over
JAMES KENNEDY