GEIffl NEEDS1
FOOD AOMITS I
FRENCHMAN !
Paris, Marctb 10 — Via Bremer
ton and Cordova Riu'.io General
Pfnchon stated today that Germany
was sadly in need of food but as
Sirted that Germany must live up to
t'ae terms of the armistice before J
aid will be forth coming.
. PQsf, March. 10 — Via Br^ner
tn and Cordova Radio — Presid
ent Padrewski has appealed to the ,
Allies for munitions of war to pro- i
vent t*•«; Bolshevik from taking Leiv*
berg. Thp Polish army is sadly in 1
need c* equipttnent and* ammunition [
and therefore Padrervski has turn-:d !
to th0'Allies for aid.
Hard To Make
Return Passage
The Department hasre^eutly been (
Informed that It is practically im- j
posible to obtain return passage,
from Europe to the United States at
the present time. This infoirma- J
tion I9 cailed to the special attsu- j
tion C persons who eont"mi>l'lt?
raakini short triis to Kuri-'e >n |
conn tries. It is suggested th't per
sona interested apply for further in
formation to steaniship agents.
Department of State,
Division of Passport Conf,o!,
January 28, 1&19.
AIRDROME SHIP, NOVELTY OF THE BRITISH NAVY
Tills Is the first photograph perraitu-i! to be published of the British airdrome ship Furious. It Is one of the i -
additions t<> iin> Krltlsli navy mude during the war and little has been published hbout It. On Its broad unobstructed
deck seaplanes can alight nud from It make their start The crew Of the lPurious Is shown lined up for inspection 1
by King George.
SHIPYARD STRIKE
is mi
Seattle. March. 10 — Via Bremer
ton and Cordova Radio—The Tac
oma niid Aberdeen shipyard strike
ha$ been declared off and the men
have ieturned to work.
The old scale of wages prevail.
Seattle, March — Via Bremer
ton Cordova Radio—A bre'k in the
Alaski cable occurred about twenty
miles from Seattle today. The
break will be rrpared today and ser
vice will be resumed Probably to
night. «■£? J
IN CASE OF FIRE
You will probably forget all about your liberty bonds>
insurance, will and other valuable papers until too late.
If you have a box in our safe deposit vault to keep them
in they are safe.
You have a key and no one else can get to them but
you. The cost is (for box large enough to put all your
papers in.) From 25c per month up.
Ws would be pleased to show them to you without
you being under any obligation.
BANK OF ALASKA
New Goods Just Received
Van Houten's Cocoa 1-2 lb 70c
Christie's Soda Biscuits 2 lbs Tins 75c each
Royal Yeast Cakes (Canadian) 2 for 25c
Bake-Ko (Egg Substitute) 1 Package Equal
to 3 doz eggs 30c each
P. H. GANTY
Paris, Monday — The Belgian
peace delegates, who ftre in att&a- !
dance al the poaace congress Btated
today that Bel.foim'a ddtnRmls
against Germany would amount to
eight billion dolla^. One fourth of
thifl amount would have to be p'M<l
over to the Blegian government |
at once and the balance in stipulated!
amounts at specified times announ
ced Mons. Desparet of tlie com
jniiasion on rei>:*raation.
San Francisco, March 10 — Via
Bremerton aud Cordova. Radio — W
Scannell, one of the California
transportation men has taken an op
tion to buy on the SS. HumboWt
f I he buys tbia ship be trill
I place her on the San Francisco
Log Angeles run. The option runs
untl Wednesday of this week.
Movies Drawing!
Weil-Known
Alaskans
The motion picture concerns go
in for Alaskaq scenes and Alaskans
igo in for the movies.. Thi® Is evi
dent from the number of films that
geek to depict the wild frontier life
of the Northland and from the num- j
bars of Alaskans who are now play
ing in the movies. Several of Rex
Beach's famous novels founded? on
Alaska life, with an Alaskan setting [
are now popular ftoreena. And ev
erybody knows that Beach is an A1
askan. Wilson Misner. another -lc
turesque Alaskan now living in Ne'.v
York, writes an occasional scena
j rio with Alaska a$ the feature and
Jack Hines, an old time Nomeltc.
j frequently appears In the movie3. j
I A1 Cody has a steady Job in the ;
| movies down around Los Angeles:
j and had much to do with the
'production of the "Flame of the]
j Yukon.." Miss Alice Niece, a Val
j dez girl, is also in tie cast.
James Gaudin, more popularly
kaown to his many friends In
north as "Jimmy" arrived in Skag
way on the Princess Mary last even
ing and left this morning for White
horse *o resume his duties there as
chief eagineer of the Whit© Poss
river division. Jimmy occupied his
time while in Skftgway visiting whH
his many friends here.
WILL pi JOB
01 JUL! FI05!
Paris, March 10 — Herbeit Hco\
sr, United States food administra-1
tor, who is making an investigation
Into the food situation through Lit
tle Buropca, h&§ made an announ
aement to tho effect that he expects j
to retlre from the food administra
tion commission the first of July.
C. P. R. President
Now Head Of
University
Kingston, March 10 — E. ft
Beatty, president of the C. P. R .
has been offered and has accepted
lhe chancellorship of Queen's uni
versity, In sucession to the late Dr.
Douglas of New York.
Valdez to Name
One New Ship
Col, Lenoir liqs telegiaphed to
the Governor's Office a copy o£ a
telegram from the Manager of the
Ganeral Publicity Committee at
San Franciscq, of the Liberty Loan
Drive, dated Feb. 28.
"As the resul* of over-subscrlp
tion 1m the contest of the Fourth
Liberty Loan, Vajdez won the hon
or of naming a ship being built by
the Government Shipping Board.
Halve committee cable at once
name chosen for ship and of woman
(sponsor for ship. Name i/s not to
t>e after an imiividnal or nara0 of
ship already In use."
V. I. Hahn superintendent of the j
W. P. and Y. Route returned on <-ie J
train Saturday from a trip across i
the line. !f!2.ttj
Washington, Monday — Informa
;ion which ha« been slowly Altering
>ut rclatiTe to the Alaska Railroad
situation, through certain membeis
>f the congressional investigation
:ommiltee which has been Quietly
naking a probe into the matter of
:he delay and increasing demands
'or additional appropriations for
■he completion of the fedej-al rail
v%- now building in Alaska, would
ndicate that the total summary! of
ill the facts that have been gathered
ogether by tbe committe, indicates
hat rn open investigation is ioii
ient. 1 ' 1 >:•
Tlie Information thus far unof
cially given out intimates that tb«
had been grosg inefficiency, If n
criminal mismanagement, in the C'
struction o the road.
It is also asserted by some that
road which has already been bu
hag cost a« high as seventy fi
thouand dollars per mile more th'
it ghould h^ve cost, and that it
far from being completed, acd th
an investigation would show th
great lack of judgement has resuli
in an enormous waste of the pub]
funds. j ;
(1 MORE ARE
BACK IK NORIH
Privates Ike Seavers and Curley'
Jhea were returning passengers on
he Princess M&ry last nig?at enroute
Whitehorse, which, city they left
ast September to join the colors of
;ho United States, both of th0 Doya
jaing nephews of Uncle Sam.
These two boys went out with
heir teeth shut tight in their deter
nination of giving a good, account of
;hems_elves to the Huns, but the
iigninK of the ai-mistiec knocked
heir nlans in the head.
From Fort Seward they were trans,
"erred to CamD Lewis, and shortly 1
ifter his arrival there Pvt. She-a was
sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa, but Pvt.
Seavers remained in tho west. Both
ivere honorably discharged, the form
J-r at Camp Grant, 111., and the lat- I
:or at Camp Lewis.
While awaiting transfer orders £t
Ft. Seward, both of these boys fr
quently visited skagway, whe
they; became well and favor&b
known, and it was with much J<
that their many friend greetedj thf
upon their return. Messrs. Shea t
Seavers left on the train this mor
ing for their homes in Whitehort
No Strike By
- These Worker
AI Henderson superintendent
tne W. P. and Y. Route ship yar<
at Whitehorse returned on tl
Princess Mary last nieht from Va
oouver.
Mr. Henderson was &ccompanii
by about thirty ship carpenters ai
other mechanics who left on t!
train this morning for Whitehorse
Mra. James McAlister left la
night on the Princess Mary for a ^
it to Taconia and other sound citle
Most joyfully we welcomc you back!
May the days as well as the years ahead of
you ever keep fresh in your memory the
appreciation and pride which mere words alone
cannot express. You did the job right!
Who's
Your
Tailor?
Military training has certainly worked
wonders with your physique—your new
clothes to properly fit your bigger chest,
smaller waist, more muscular limbs, should
be made expressly for you by Ed. V.
Price & Co.
Our new fashions and woolens await your inspec
tion and we will gladly measure you and arrange for de
livery of the finished clothes to suit your convenience.
JAMES KENNEDY