No. 72 TWENTIETH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRj.DA\,
PRICE 10
APRIL 27, 1917
HE FEN K SIK
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Vorwaerts Declares
That People W ant
Both Food and
Peace
CoiierhagrD, April -7. — Great
fear is felt in Germany that a wide
si'h'ml strike ctf German workmen;
will go into effect May I. HcronttM
to disyatihes received here today..
German newspapers comment on i
the situati< n as one that is to be
viewed with the utmost apprchen- '
•don.
The strike that is feared on May
«'av luts been foreshadowed by irp
risings in lierliu, Magdebuig and 1
other German cities. According ta |
t;>e Vorwaerts, tlie only one of thu '
big Berlin dailies that has spoken j
fiaukig of tlie situation, the trouble j
is Jue not alone to scarcity of food, ,
but to "the deep longing of thp
peoplo for peace."
Even the semi-official reports ;
admit mat thousands of j*x»ple are
concerned in tlie strikes already
started. In Berlin alone it is Jul- 1
mitted that 125,000 workmen have
walked out.
If the threatened strike on May j
day occurs, it is said that hundred i
thousands of workers, including
those engaged at tlie i«tr munition
nurks will lie involved.
SAYS I-BOATS CONTI.M E
TO SINK MVXY VESSELS
Berlin, April. 27.'— German sub- j
marines continue to sink many j
vessels, causing loss of valuable car
goes oi food anil other supplies, ac- i
ccruins to the report to thg reich- .
stag made today by Admiral von ,
Capelle, minister of the navy. He j
said that the loss inflicted by the :
British and French on the U-boats
haJ been small.
London, April 27.—"The tide has
turned ard victory Is growing near
er," said David Lloyd-George in a
speech today before an audience
that crowded Guildhall.
With improvements in the
liandli.IT of munitions, he 8:lid the
British soldiers now have a chance
to figh«- and make their efforts tell.
Su.vess oq the front in Frauct
the t>as*. week were reviewed. He
stated 'hat the British had captured
400 gUfcS from tho Germans and
had uot lost one.
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FOR DISLEYALTY
St. Paul, Minn., April 27. — A
statement made on the floor of the
Minnesota senate today, reflecting
upon t to United States government,
:ost Frank Raguse, a socialist, from
Milwaukee, his seat in the senate.
Immediately upon his utteranco
&f the statement, other members
jumped up and charged him with
iisloyal'y. His expulsion followed.
LOGAN BILLIXGSLEY SAYS
»IE WAS "DOUBLE CROSSED"
SeatMp, Wash., April 27. r>~~
ng that he nad no intention of giv
iij himself up and that he would
ater make public the names of
:ho.=e who had "double crossed"
liim, Logan Billingsley, who escaped
last Sunday from a detention sta
tion a'ter being sentenced to Mc
N'eill Island for conspiring to vio
late th* liquor laws, has written a
letter to the local authorities.
Tho letter was postmarked at
Portland and bears Billingsley's
signature. He said he was going
east <o seek employment.
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SWISS SUFFER
FM BOMBS
Berue, Switzerland, Aawil 27. —
Several persons of Forrentrui, a
small tiwn of Switzerland, were in
jured Uday when bombs were drop
ped from an, airplane. The air
craft flew away to tli^ north im
mediately after doing its work of
destruction and the nationality of
the aviators was not learned.
800 AMERICANS STRANDED
IN NORWAY AND SWEDEN
Xew \oi-ji. April 27.—More thau 80
Americans are strauided in Scandi
navian countries, unable to get
homo, and are beginning to feel
want through shortage of food, ac
cortli. j t j three Americans who ar
rived hm today as members of the
crew (f au American tank) steamshi
from Copenhagen. In all the Scan
dinavian countries, the Americana
asserted, the food shortage occa
sioned bv Lhe submarine menace
is becoming serious, and the Amer
icans ti*«>rc fcr the most part refu
gees from Germany, are unable to
reach the United states because of
Lhe suspension of steamship traffic..
MAW REPORTED KILLED
IX ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE
Rome, April 27.—An earthqtfave
:hat occurred early this morning in
ilie province of Tuscany and Um
riria, according to dispatches re
r-cived here, caused a heavy loss of
IKe and the destruction of a large
amount cf property.
lO ESTABLISH FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK SEATTLE
Seattle, Wasn., April 27.—Daniel
Kelleher telegraphed today from
Washington that establishment of
p federal reserve bank In Seattle
had been determined upon and that
the new branch would bg put into
operation immediately.
root accepts commission
Washington, April 27. — Elibu
Root, it was announced today, has
^!oi*mally accepted the ajjfpoiatmant
made by President Wilson, to head
the American commission, that will
gal to Russia to advise leaders at
Petrograd in tjka formation of the
new Russian governmant.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Meyers, whfli
suen' the pastWintei? in San Fran-i
cisco, arrived last night on the
steame' Humboldt. They expect to
leave tomorrow for Carmacks, wherel
Mr. Meyers has a wood contract. I
Mr. Meyers said he had become con
nected with an. Incinerator manufac
turing company when in San Fran
! Cisco and might return there this
| fall to devote hiB time to ,the new
business.
SEND PROTEST
APPOINTMENT
OF TANNER
That oj protest ha^ been. sent t»
Washington, against the confirma
tion of the nomination of J. M.
Tanner as United States marshal for
the first district of Alaska and
that the Signers of the protest en
dorsed United States Commissioner
E. A. Rasmuson for the position,
was made public here today.
Announcement of this action was
made following the circulation of a
petition in support of Mr. Tanner's
candidacy. The Petition is address
ed to the judiciary committee of
the senate, in whose hands the nom
ination by the President now ,is.
The petition, was drawn up here
Wednesday, following the arrival of
Mr. Tanner from Juneau.
Mr. Tanner is now acting as mar
shal under appointment of Judge
Jennings, to fill the vacancy created
l»v the resignation of Harry Bishop,
svho quit the office after the es
:aue of Krause.
Both Mr. Tanner and Judge Ras
muson are Democrats. Both are also
skasway men. Judge Rasmuson ha
ived here since last spring. Besides
being United States commissioner,
lie is also deputy clerk of the dis
:reit court.
Judge Rasmuson came to Alaska
n 1904 from Minneapolis. He was
'irs* a government school teacher
n> Yakutat, and laiter was United
Stages commissioner there from 191
»,1914.
He has been admitted to practice
Jefore the courts| of Alaska and al
io before the supremo court of
Minnesota.
U.S. 10 REPLACE
snips sues si
London, April 27. '— Declaring
hat the United States would soon
5a building ships faster than the
jQrmany submarines could sink
hem, Albert Stanley, president of
:he British board of trade, today
impressed liis confidence that the
lilies wculd overcome tho U-boat
menace.
Mr. S'anley admitted that the
underst a boats were striking at
the very life of the kingdom but
declared that the United State's en
trance into the war insured, victory
over the submarino attacks.
PRINCE RUPERT FLOATED
TAKEN IN TO DRV DOCK
The steiamer Prince Rupert, of
th0 Grand Tr<uhk line, which w<*nt
on the rocks at Lawyer island j a
(e -v weeks ago, was floated off and
is now in dry dock at Prince Ru
pert accoailing to information to
day from the company's local office.
Extra pumps had to ho kept work
iug while tho boat w»3 taken into
port, showing that the vessel bad
been severely strained jWhen 6^10
went ashore.
Cant. John D. MaP hereon, wreak
commissioner for British Columbia,
is making a. survey of the shlP thls
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LULL III HAS
• British Headquarters in. Prance,
.Ap^il; 27.—Sa|ye fofr a few gains by
the British, forces at points -where
oplposition. -was slight, there was
a lulHi today" in the fight&ig on the
east Arras front.
The German soldiers, jrepulsed in
the fierce attacks they had made to
retake 'lie positions the British cap
tured earljtfer in, the week, have re
tired to their flreuchesi.
London, April 27.—One woman
and one man were killed, several
persons were injured and twenty
houses were destroyed by shells
frtura German torpedo boats which
attacked Ramsga'e last night. The
enemy's vessels escaped before Brit
ish patrol boats, which, 'were sent in
pursul',;could engage with them.
WAR CAUSES CLOSING
NEW YORK NlGHT LIFE
New York, April 27.—War will
cas* its clouds over the bright
lights of Broadway next Tuesday,
wnen Mayor Mitchell's one o'clock
closing oixlor for saloons, roof
gardens and other places holding li
quor licenses, wi'll become effective.
Go'^d taste and a proper sense of
fPe present crisis, according ' to
suance of the order. a^ta-,
"the action is necessary to conserve
our resources, national and per
sonal, human and material." j
All night licenses that have been
held by public places will be can
celled for the duration of the war.
COL. HAYDEN TO SEATTLE
Seattle, April 27. — Col. I John
L. Hayden, according to advics r- j
ceived here, has been assigned to j
the command of the Northern Pa
cific roast artillery district. He j
will have headquarters in Seattle.
SEATTLE LUMBERMAN DIES
.Seattle, Wash., April 27. — |C.
P. Whftfe, a prominent lumberman,
well known, through the northwest,
died at his home here today. I
Meeting Will be Held
Monday Night in
Elks Hall
Organization of a home guard la
Skagwa,- ia to be effected at a big
pa^ri-otic rqllly Monday night la
Elks' hall.
The committee of jthg Elks,
sponsors for the movement, met
last night and fixed the date. Plans
pre being completed today and. •will
bo announced tomorrow.
Support that has already been,
oromised is said to show that Skag
way ci'izens are ready to do their
part In making ready for any part
■ be called upon to play iu the
present war crisis.
Speeches will be mad© ^by prom
inent men. Their names, together
with other details of the program,
are to be included In the commit
tee's announcement tomorrow.
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10 AID SCHOOLS
Passage of the bill to provide
funds for Skagway and other Alas
ka sc.'icols, where revenues have
been lest because of "dry" laws.
Is believed to be assured by mem
bers r>f the territorial legislature,
according to Mayor Howard Ashley,
retjixued, Wednesday from Juneau,
is now in the senate. Mayor Ash
ley said members of <he senate were
confident that jt would be passed.
Approximately $4,000 from the
territorial fund Will be made avail
able '-jf the Skagway schools if the
bill becomes a law. This is about
the sum lost to the schools whan,
Skagway went "dry" and revenues
from I quor licenses cea<sed.
The total cost of yearly main
tenance of the schools here is
about $6,400, Mayor Ashley said.
Sixty Der cent of this amount
the bill provides, would come from
the territorial fund.
If 'lie bill passes this money will
be available beginning with the
school year of 1917-18, and there
fore will meet requirements wheu
the territory goes dry next Janu
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