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No. 44 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY. MARCH 23, 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
GEN. HERRERA JOINS M WITH
Ml OF WELL TRAINED MEN
Columbus, March. 23—General
Herrera, one of Mexico's leading
military officials, and until re
cently governor of ChLhiM-hua, has
denounced Carranza and taken the
field iia active service with Villa.
With him and Uiider his command
has gone two thousand well trained
men- Villa is jubiliant over the
new find. The addition of two
thousand men to his army and the
st:v;ces of Herrera will streugthea
his ranks.
Herrera has been at outs with
thy Carranza administration for
some time. It waa not thought
that he would break with the Mexi
can leader a' this critical time
however. Carraisra is greatly dis-j
appointed at tho lots of his geu- '
eral. His successor has uot been
announced.
FUNSTON PREPARES 10 SIEEI I
UERRERA-TROOPS HAVE HARDSHIPS
Sail Antoaio, Murch. 23—General
FuMtoa, commanding the American
forces. In Mexico has been informed
of the Herrera revolt. He is tak
ing precautionary steps to meet
the addition to Villa's army. Small
skirmishes cf unimportance ara oc
curring on the border line. They
have been met and the rebels dis
persed with no apparent difficulty.
A small platoon has been held iu
readiness and will cross the bor
der some time today.
El Paso, Texas, March 23—Ameri
can troops are experiencing extreme
hardships in Mexico. The hot winds [
and desert sands are playing havoc j
with American ti oops. They arc |
suffering from swollen eyes. Medi- i
cal attention is Icing given the in
flicted troopers.
XLe Alkali water is causing dy
sentry among the troops. The men
are not ia fighting trim. Chemists
have been sent forward to make
analysis of all drinking places. At
first it vias thought that polsou
had been placed la the wells and
streams but chemical analysis show
that it Is duo to the Alkali in the
water.
El Paso, Texas, March 23—Gen-1
erai Bell, who is stationed at El
Paso, Texas, lias Issued orders for
citv protection. Three hundred in-j
faatrymen have joineded with the
police force of the city to guard
the citHens and property. The
guards are heavily equipped and
ready to give battle to invaders.
Machine guns have been; iustalled. |
Strict watch is being kept on the
border line.
General Bell lias applied a 6ys- j
tern of censorship over the preess ;
and wire service. The service is !
open ortly for commercial purposes, j
All military news is under the se- j
vers scrutiny of the American Gen- j
erai.
The children of th<> Methodist
Sunday school have been working
Bince the first of the year to bring
the attendance of the school above
60. Last Sunday this was accom
plished, 52 being present A picnic
' or other entertainment is to be j
: held sometime next weei to tele-1
brate the accomplishment, the ar-'
rangements for which will be made j
i at a meeting of the teachers to- j
1 night.
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Lonodn, March 23—Fighting has
bt'ou reported in the districts
around Verdun. The German right
flank is reported as having gained
considerable ground during the
night. The main division remains
stationery in their trenches. The
left wing was unable to make any
noticeable advancement.
The allies have centered their
efforts ou turning back the right
flank of the invading army. De
tailed reports of the battle are not
on the wire. The Germans were
very heavy losers in the battle. No
loss has been reported on the al
lied side.
The Grand Trunk Pacific is
launching forth iu Skagway with
new offices under the managctutui
of W. G. Powell. Mr. Powell uas
been sent forward by his company
to uke charge of the local business
and lu- has arranged for opening his
offices to the public on Monday,
March. 27th. The offices are locat
ed cu Broadway, between Second
and Third streets.
The S. S. Princ? John will oper
ate on a weekly schedule from '
Prince Rupert to Ketchikan, Wran- j
gell, Juueau and Skagway. Conner
tious will be made at Princee Ru
pert with the S. S. Prince Rupert
ior Seattle on Marci. 27th. Tues
day, March 28th connections will be
made with the same ship for Van
couver and Victoria. The weekly
service with the Prince John will
be of a temporary nature as it will
be supplanted by the fast passen
ger boats. Prince Rupert and Prince
George, In performing a direct fast!
service from Seattlo to Skagway,
touching the ports above mentioned.'
The Prince John will be operated
from Priuce Rupert tc Skagway but
will make connections for all south
ern ports. This service will be in
cl'fect during the months of April
and May. June the first will see
a Ufcw program of servcie under
operation. At tha' date the larger
boats Prince Rupert and Prince
George will operate direct from
Seattle to Skagway, stopping at
Victoria, Vancouver, Prince Rupert,
Juneau and way ports.
The Prince John is one of the
smaller boats of the Grand Trunk
Pacific fleet and is being placed in
the Alaska service as a winter sail
ing and by no means is to be com
pared with the larger boats which
will ply up and down this coast
during the summer months.
Manager Powell hJ-s a squad of
men at wffrk on his office and yill
leave nothing undone to have every
thing iu ship shape for his opening
day. He expects a large tourist
trade this summer and ba3 planned
accordingly.
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Nashville, Tenu., March 23—A
fire broke out iu the residence sec
lion or this city this morning. The
flumes were carried by the winds
;iuj control for a while Geeined al
most hopeless. The business sec
tion- of the city.escaped injury
Thirty five blocks of residences
were wiped out by the blaze. Great
damage was done. Causes of the
fire are unknown. Over three
thousand have been loft homeless
as a result of the fire. City aid Is
beiug given the destitute suffeers.
Augusta, Georgia, March 23—An
eight million dollar blaze consumed
part of this city last night. The
fire started in thb business section
and wiped out practically all of the
wholesale and retail business soc
'•cn of the town.
The fire could not be controlled
by Ore fire department and spread
tc. *he residence sectio.i. Block
after block of homes were destroyed
before the fire was placed under
control of the ci'y fire department.
The use of explosive^ was/ necessary
for the checking of the blaza It
is veil under control at the present
time. The wind is not blowing and
the fire chief hopes to have it en
tirely under control by noon.
S'IKKET CARS TIED
UP IX JUAREZj
El Paso, Marcb 23—The street j
car system in Jauro zlias been or- j
tiered stopped. No explanation o£
the reason has been issued by"th9
authorities. Military authorities j
are acting on tho presumption, that j
'♦ is for the safety of the inhabit
ants.
Jaurez is just across the border
line and only a few miles from El
Paso. Authorities in El Paso are
keeping a strict watcli. over the
'own. A few shots have been fired
across the line but no injuries have
occurred.
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During Lent we will make a Special
Price on this of 25 c. per tin; $1.40
for i doz.; $2.75 per doz.
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BASKET BALL II ARE
IN SPLENDID FIGHTING 1R1
Captain C. W. Durkee put his
men through, a rigid signal practice
iu the local gymnasium last night
in preparation for tlie games to be
held with the Treadwell Athletic
club Friday and Saturday nights.
The men after a thorough sig
nal practice rehearsed the various
forms of plays which they will use
iu the games. Criscrcsses, line
rung and dribbles with their vari
ous aerations were • successfully
manipulated. Captain Durkee feels
confident that his men will be * in
fighting trim by Friday night and
will be ready to put up a good ex
hibition against the invaders.
Ability to play the game will be
the solo points in determining the
members of the local tea.m. The
following men w«re tossing the in
flated ball last night: Captain, C.
I'urkee; Crede Boaebrake, Harry
Ask, E. Friedenthal, Bert Watts, Al
bert Rousseau. A team is com
posed of five men, twg guards, two
forwards and one center.
team is composed of five men, two
guards, two forward? and one cen
ter .
Keen rivalry is being displayed
by the men for position on the
team.
The ladies' team will be cliosen
from ine following contestants:
Mbs Kousseau, Mi-Ja Liddicoat, Miss
Oillou, Miss Dortoro, Mrs. Baker
and Mrs. McAlister.
The band has offered its ser
vices for the evening and short,
snappy thrilling music will bo
played. Manager Johnston expects
a large turn out and every pre
caution is being taken to make the
affair a gala night.
The opposing team will arrive
on the S. S. Dolphin which is due
in this port early Friday morning.
The game will be called promptly at
eight o'clock.' yAn informal dance
will be held immediately after
the game. The admission price to
the game will also a.dmit to the
dance. An urgent request has boen
issued by Manager Johnston for a
large attendance.
Bishop Stringer has received ad
vices from Fort McPherscn and Her
sehel Island containing the follow
ing in'eresting news of that region:
No word has come from Stefans
son's party since Captain Lane 're
turned.
The moitorboat Atkcon, with three
missionaries, bound for the blonde
Eskimos, passed Cape Bathurst
about September 1, all going well.
Fritz Walki, a -retired whaler,
legalized his children by being mar
ried lo their mother, and willed
all his property to them, naming
tb i bishop of Mackenzia River as
executor. Fritz expects to live the
rest of his life east of Bathurst.
Jacobson and the engineer of the
Anna Olga are trapping, at Point At
kinson, 100 miles east of the Mac- j
kenzio delta.
Martin Anderson, with the schoon
er Anr.a Olga, i3 ir-ding and trap- !
ping at Warren point, about 40 ;
miles from the delta.
Pete Norberg, well known on the
Porcupine, last summer sent two
o' his children to the Hay River
school, and sent his wif.9 and baby
on a visit to her father; then hit
the trail eastward. He is reported
*o be trapping et.st of trie Eskimo
lakes, and also acting as barter
agent between the Indians from
Oor- Hope and Martin Anderson.
Frank Williams is trapping in the
Eskimo Lakes region.
John Rubin is acting trader for
the Hudson's Bay company at Kit
tigagjuit, under W. G. Phillips.
Diilon and son, Miles, with a son
in-law and two daughters, and sev
in-law and two daughters, and sev
eral children, are wintering in a
shack near Shingle point. They are
all from Prince Albert. They are re
ported as destitute, so much so
that the Eskimos are having to help
the party.
Arden Carroll is doin<j a big
trade with the Eskimos this winter.
He entertained about eighty of
them for the Christmas festivities
at (he Delta post..
The Eskimos are fairly prosper
ous, having an abundance of fish
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