British Colombia Coast Cities in Fear of German Attack
Vancouver and Victoria Banks
Shipping Large Quantities
of Gold to Seattle.
Seattle, Nor. 14—Vancouver and
Victoria, It. O., Ivutks are shipping
thousands <>t' dollars uf sold to the
\inerican side, in anticipation of an
attack by a (iertnan fleet which is
It lieved to be itnuiinent. Civilians
are burying their jewels anil valu
ables, lest tliey be seized for in
demnities.
The naval station at Esquimau is
strengthening its fortifications.
Vancouver, 1J. C., Nov. 14—Big J
gun* will defend the passage of all
vessels which will bo forced to go j
around Vancouver Island on their
way to Alaska, by the order of the j
Dominion government. It was said i
Iliis morning tl>at government ves
sels would lie {Misted at sea to
show Alaska vessels around the
.langer points.
All lights on the coast of Van
couver Island will prohablj be or
dered extinguishes] on account of j
the expected German raid.
Seattle, Xov. 14—Officials of
the various steamship lines running
to Southeastern and Southwestern
Alaska are complaining bitterly of a
i event order issued by the Canadian
government, routing vessels on tha
Alaska run by way of Blackfish
s« >und and VVeynton Passage, owing i
• «> the closing t<i navigation of I
I trough ton strait.
The Ottawa officials iu signing :
the order, declared tliat for thej
protection of Canadian commerce,
the closing of Hroughton straits was ^
necessary.
Steamship men declare it will be
impossible to route the larger vessels
by way of I Slack fish sound, and it
is believed the Alameda, Mariposa
and Northwestern, of the Alaska
steamship company, will be sent
around Capt Flattery ami due north j
to l»i\on's Entrance, where they
will again take the inside pwage.
Hits would practically be an ocean
run, and a loss of much [>assenger
business is feared.
At the present time only one
line <>|H-rating to Alaska takes the
••outside"' route. This is the
Portland Steamship company, the
vessels of wliich steer a cours#
straight for Dixon's Entrance, after
cniHiing the Columbia river bar.
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GERMAN AVIATORS RETORTED
FLYING OVER ENGLAND
fieri iD, Nov* 1+—German, avia
tors are rei»orteil to have flown over
England in the vicinity of I the
ports of Sheerness mul Harwich to
day.
GERMAN CRUISERS ARE
IN VALPARAISO LOADING
Valparaiso, Nov. 14—The German
cruisers Leipzig and Dresden are in
the harbor here loading supplies.
i
ENGAGEMENT FROM LYS !
TO SEA LESS VIOLENT
Paris, Nov. 14—Engagements be
tween the opposing armies from
Lys to the sea are reported as N
ing of lews frequent occurrence.
GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK
SUFFERS SEVERE DEFEAT
St. ItXorsburg, Nov. H;—The
German-Austrian army that is op
erating along the frontier suffered
a severe defeat at the hands of
the Russians yesterday near the
Russian town of Kalis/..
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY AMONG
THE GERMAN WARSHIPS
Copenhagen, Nov. 11—I'nusiia'
activities appear to be going on
among the German warships sta
tioned in the Kiel canal, acCoidiug
to latest reports.
GERMAN SUBMAIRNK SUNK
BY FRENCH TORPEDO BOAT
Dunkirk, Nov. 14—A French t< >
pedo boat is reported t«» have .it.
taeketl and sunk a German submar
ine off Western!, Germany, yester
day afternoon.
ITALIAN TROOP SHIP AFIRE
CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE
Rome, Nove. 14—A wireless inc»
sage received in this city today re
ported the Italian steamer Citta,
disarona afire and in need of
assistance. Her location was sta.t
ed to be about one hundred miles
from Catanl. Five hundred tr<-ops
*The Best Always 'the Cheapet •
•!« *
We Keep the Best.
AMERICAN GENTLEMAN*
and CROSSETT SHOES for'
AMERICAN LADV Shoes^for
Ladies and Misses.
PLA-MATE, SECURITY and
PLA-DAy Shoes for jthe
Kiddles.
H. J. LYNCH
I l ... ;
Are cm board the boat bound for
Italy., .
TWO ZEPPELIN AIRSHIPS
j GUARD KAISER'S QUARTERS
Berlin, Xov. 14—It is imported
i hero today that. two Zeppflin air
ships now guard the Kaiser's liead
| quarters nt CoblenK.
; BRITISH DREADN.kl'GHT
s
AUDACIOUS IS SUNK
New York, Nov. 14—After less
tiuni two years' career, the British
j dieadnaught Audacious now lies on
f 'be bottom of the ocean off the
; Xorth coast of Ireland.
The vessel was either hit by tor
j pedo or disabled by a floating
| mine on Oct. 27th, according to
j mail advices received here today,
\ and with the possible exception of
[ t'"e or two men her whole crew of
; S!)<> were rescued in small boats
j sent to their aid by the steamer
Olympic.
There was an explosion on IkmuhI
i the Audacious beforo sho sunk.
London, Nov. 14—The British
Admiralty will not discuss the loss
j of the llrltish dreadnaught Auda.
cious, which is said to have occurred
» recently off the coast of Ireland.
According to official reports today
the situation in Flanders is such
that the Germans will never 1*'
jiilile to get a coast military base.
Valparaiso, Xov. 14—The German
; cruiser Leipzig ami Dresden sailed
! flow here this morning after coal
| ii»g up and taking on supplies.
TURKISH GARRISONS revolt
RECAUSe forced ixto war
) London, Xov. 11—The Turkish
1 garrisons at Constantinople and
| Adrianople are now in revolt lx>
cause of their objection • to bch»£
! forced into war by the Sultan. A
Iwnnfo was exploded near the palace
1 <■!' Eitver Hey last nlghe which
; had a note attached to it that said
it was intended for the man who
I lad sold Turkey to Germany.
REPULSE AX ATTEMPT
OF THE PRUSSIAN GUARDS
London, Xov. 14—According to
| advices received here today the
' Prussian Guards of the German »r
I my were repulsed by the allies last
1 nit;!it in an attempt they were nuik
I iug to penetrate through the aliies'
! lilies to Ypres.
; infernal machine found
IN TOMBS COURT BOOM
I New York, Xov. 14—An infernal
! machine, with a burning fuse at
j taclied, was found in the Tombs
j cou'rt room today, directly under
i District Attorney Whitman's office.
1 The fuso was extinguished by the
| finder of the bomb and in conse
; quence uo damage resulted.
C.l RRAXZA AND VILLA MAY
SIGN PEACE AGREEMENT
Washington, Nov. 14—Owing to
tiie eaily departure of the American
troops from Vera Cruz, Generals
Carranza and Villa may sign a
truce to avoid further bloodshed. |
j* »*. »r. —Jtm
OWEN GOES ON TRIAL
FOR THE THIRD TIME
Denver, Nov. 14—The third trial
of Robert Owen oa the charge of
kidnapping th© Rev. Otis L. Spur
geon here last spring began in th«
criminal court here today. The
juries in both of Owen's previous
trials disagreed.
The Rev. Spurgeou was a lecture
<*r for the Knights of LUtber, aji
anti-Catholic organization. Last,
April he delivered an address here j
in which he made charge^ against
Catholic priests and nuns. A f^w ■
evenings after the lecture a crowd j
of men appeared at his hotel, seized j
the lcturer, threw him into an auto
and took him far out into the coun- j
try, where he wag severely beaten ,
and ordered not to return to Denver j
under pain of worse treatment. Spur,
geon accused Owen of having been !
the leader of his assailant*.
RKV. FATHER P. J. TURNELL
RETURNS FROM VISIT
Rt. Rev. Father P. J. Turn ell,
after a month's absence in Seattle, rc.J
turned on the Jeffereon lea night.
He came north as far as Juneau on
the last trip of the Mariposa, and
from there he was accompanied by
Rev. Father R. J. Crlmont, S. J-»
who will hold services in the Catho
lic church at Skagway tomorrow in
place of Father Turn ell, the resi
dent clergyman, who left on the
Peterson this afternoon for Ft. W.
H. Seward and Haines to look after
the welfare of his congregation
there.
Father Turnell reports having
had a very enjoyable time while
absent, but is glad to again be
back with his many friends in
Skagway, among whom he has lived
and labored for so many year*.
INTEREST RATES OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Washington, D. C., Nov. 14—
The federal bank reserve board has
Placed the rates of Interest to be
charged by the regional reserve
banks at not more than 6 per cent
and not leas than 5 per cent per
annum.
< OTTON EXCHANGES will
OPEN UP NEXT WEEK
New York, Not. 14—II wa# an
tic unced here today that cotton ex
changes will be opened up through
out the country next week
INJURED SAILOR SENT IO
SEATTLE ON JEFFERSON
Olaf Hansen, a Bailor on the
freighter Edith who, about three
weeks ago, while the vessel was
unloading in this port, fell from
a sling to the deck while painting
the smokestack and suffered a
severe injury to one of his feet,
and who bag been iu the White
Pass hospital ever since, was
sent to Seattle on the Jefferson
last night by Agent E. J. Shaw of
th© Alaska Steamship Co., to which
line the Edith belongs. Hansen
has about recovered from his in"
jury.
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Sweet Cider
Just opened our second barrel; i'ts good
50 cents a gallon
Beginning November 9th until fur
ther notice store opens at 8 a. m.i .
closes 6 p. m., Saturday 8 p. m. ^ I
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS
FOR THE FIRST DIVISION
Juneau, Nov. 14—The official re
turns for the November e'ection in 1
ihe first judicial division of Alas- i
ta, with the .except, ion. of fgur un
important precincts, have teen filed
ivitji the clerk of the district court ,
U Juneau. Sulzer has been elect
id territorial senator by loss than a
lundred plurality unless he receives '
most of the votes in these unreport
ed precincts. Gypsum, one of the ,
missing precincts did not lold an
election; Yakutat,"another missing;
>recinct cast hut 14 votes, two
''ears ago in August; D» ndas, and
Warm Springs, are two new pre- j
inctg in outlying territory, neither,!
>f which will cast above twenty;
/otes, according to estimates of
hose who should know. The, to- ■
al vote cast is over 3,300. T\v° !
■ ears ago it was 1,395 in August'. •
Wickersham has received 1917; ,
Bunnell, 1165, Brooks, 208.
William Britt, non-partisan, of
runeau, leads all other candidat s :
"or representative with 1,4 G3 votes, I
ust beating John G. Heid, who has j
1,4 62. Heckman is next with 1,376 j
md Shoup follows with 1,370. For'
he democrats, Charles M. McGrath j
eads with 1,187 votes; Kennedy :
text with 1,151; Cosgrove next;
,vith 1,115, and Cheek with 1,098. j
Mrs. Gibson received 261 votes, lead-,
ng all of the candidates on the so- :
■ialist ticket save Bland, who had [
!82.
i*he movement of wheat
IS FAR BELOW NORMAL J
Grand Forks, M. J , Nov. 14—Al
hough the wheat crop throughout
he Northwest is the biggest in
peal's, railroad men eliim today
hat the movement is 33 per cent
aelow normal. This they attribute
■o the high price of grain and war,
which they say, have influenced J
farmers to hold the grain for higli
sr prices. An unusually open fall
has allowed much fall plowing, and
this, too, contributes to the slow
movement of grain. With the
coming of real cold, when roads will
he frozen and fall plowing delayed,
n heavier movement of grain is ex
pected.
DR. ANNA SHAW IS
re-NOMi\a pki) i»i;Esn>E.\T
Nashville, Nov. 14—At the con
vention of the American Woman's
Suffrage association which is in
Bessien in this city, Dr. Anna Shaw
was today re-nomina'.ed "Or presi
dent.
ANOTHER TRACT OK
LAND GOES TO PATENT
One more tract of ground ha*
been dragged from the grip of the
government reservations and will b«
allowed to go to-patent, according
to advices received by tli§ Juneau
land office recently from the coedl
uiissiouer ^of-Jthe-^ueral Jand of
fice... The land in questoin con
sists of a tract cf 160 acres locat
ed on Kayak island, near Katalla.
/-doiph Strauss located a home
stead on tli© .land v iu question la
1907. Five years later, or in 1912.
lie died and 'his heirs at law applied
tj ■ •
ior patent to the land. The gov
ernment forest service filed charges
against th? application, alleging that
the locator had not reside^, on the
land-and had jiot cultivated ,It ac
cording to law. The JUrieau laud
office notified the heirs 'Of the
cuargeg .that wero mad*} and the
heirs filed an answer denying 'the
thargeg and submitted a fctatemeat
showing their understanding of the
matter.
Instead of setting a.hearing aa i«
usual in such cases the register
and receiver in the case submitted
the statement made by the heirs of
Strauss to the commissioner of the
general land office and recommend
ed that the charges '00 reconsider
ed. . ' *
The Juneau land office has re
ceived notice that tiie charges hare
been dismissed and the entry al
lowed for patent.
SIBERIAN CRAB BLOSSOM
PICKED PROM TREK TODAY
Marshal Frame page informed u»
this afternoon that "he had about
completed his fall inBpeetioa of
stove pipes and flues in the dwell
ings and business Jiousea of Stag
way. He stated that he had
found everything in fairly good coa
lition except in isolate! case*,
which he took espcial care to or
der remedied.
On his rounds this morning ae
picked from a Siberian crabapple
tiee in the yard of Mrs. Deverell,
on 13th and State streets, several
full blown blossoms that had only
been slightly touched by the frost.
This speaks well for the mildnew
of the winter so far in this *ec
1 Uon of Alaska.'
OUR STOCK OF
UTZ & DUNN'S
SHOES AND POMPS
FOR LADIES
Are now on display* and a large
stook ol O'Donnell Shoes for Men.
See Our Window Display of
LADIES' FUR SETS
A New Stock—Something We Have Nev«r
Carried Before. Look Them Over.
'•j no
WILL CLAYSON-Clothier