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No. 259 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAUWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY
GREEK THRONE
TOTTERING
London, Dec. 11— A report has
been received from Budapest, that
Greece will defy the powers in their
demand that that nation: disarm
their army and dismantle their na
ry, and assume a perfectly neutra.
position ia the combat which, is be
ing waged between th$ powers of
DuroDe.
The information from, thfi Hun,
garia.j capital states further tha*
King Constantino may be dethroned
and that the Entente powers may
out Pierre, the eight-yeaT old grand
sen cf the king in his place, as
King of Greece.
A'Bens regards the situation as
uu>e* critical, and the cabinet is
mak ug every effort to preserve the
government as it noyr stands, but
ooposJtion is rife, and it is fear
ed 'ha* the overthrow of the Gree-j
ciau government is nosy at hand. i
willHTfor
FAMOUS DOG
Sea'tie, Dec. 5—C. C. Tolman wil
leave within a few days ta search
for Denuis, the famous Alaska yolf
do* lost somewhere in California.
Tolman declares that he will not
return to Alaska without Dennis,
who twice saved his master's l.fe.
Mr. Tolmaii arrived here two
ilaya ago. He brought the dog
oor'h from San. Francisco but it
Jumped from the baggage car out
aide cf Sacramento and escaped. M
Tolman was not apprised of the dog
disappearance until he arrived here
and went to the baggage car for
the auimaL
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ATTENTION"
BASKET BALL PLAYERS
A meeting of all basketball play
er», (Lad^s ani men) will be
held at the JV. P A. Club, Tues
day evening at S p. m., for the
ourBoae of perfecting regular play
ing schedules and discussing all
matters of interest.
The committee urgently requests
all Interested in the game to at
teud meeting and assist in making
complete arrangements, inordeir to
have everything in s>*a®e for the
sound of the roferee's whittle at
the opening game.
A. C. BLANOHARD,
Chairman, Athletic) Committee.
SULZER'S LEAD
CUT DOWN TO 25
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Juneau, Dec. 11—The returns in
the delegate election are still slow
lv coming in, and from a carel'ul
compilation o£ the returns as cor
rected up to date Sulzer's plurality
is reduced until he shows but 25
votes to the good.
There are still several small pre
cincts to bq heard from, and this
mav again change the result.
The followi*ng was taken from the
Juneau .Umpire Saturday:
Sulzer Wick
JFirs* Division .. ... 23S7 1S94
Second Division .. . 669 S66
Third Division ... ... 16S1 1964)
Four'h Division ... 1673 1661
Totals .. • 6410 63S5
Sulzer's plurality, 25.
News Miners Returns
Fairbanks, Dec. 8 — Delayed —
Returns complete from Marshall
City gave Sulzer 66, Wickersliam
71, and Lewis 1, or a plurality of
4 for Wickersham as wired several
days ago. The Koyukuk returns
give Wickersham a plurality of sev
en instead of eight as previously re
ported, althougn th§ full returns
hare not been leceivedi here. The
News Miner gives Sulzetr a lead of
36 vctes in the territory.
Thrijl Division
Valdez. Doc. 9 — Official returns
of the Third Division to date give
Sulzer 1681 and Wickersham 19G4.
Our 'igures on. the territory give
Sulzer as leading by 12 votes, but
this is believed to be wrong as we
are unable to secure defini'e iufor
rna'lcD from the second division,
owing to inferior "wire troubles.—
Valdez Prospector.
Again there is a marked, discrep
ancy in the election returns of the
territory on the delegate vote. The
Empire is unable to secure reliable
Information from Nome owing to
cable interruption between, Sitka an
tie mainland. It is also impossible
today to secure the unreported vote
from the Third Division for the
same reasons. The caible will un
doubtedly be in full operation to
the westward next week and The
Emoi-re will again endeavor to get
correct figures.
Dolphin Sails Kofc'th
Seattle. Dec. 9. — Steamer Dol
phin, taking the run for the steam
er Jefferson which is being over i
hauled, sailed at 9 o'clock this,
morning for the north.. The Jun-1
eau passengers were R. Jones and ,
Mrs M. F. Gilkey.—Juneau Empire.
JERSEY CLOTH COSTUME
-FEATURED IN NOVEMBER VOGUE
WILL BE ON DISPLAY
Street Dresses
Party Gowns, Fur Trimmed
Georgette Crepe Afternoon Gowns
A New Assortment of Gaiters in
White, Yellow and Gray
Holiday Handkerchiefs and Books
ALBERT REINERT
—SucceMor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
JUDGE JENNINGS REFUSES
LICENSES HI PRESENT Til
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Liquor Issue Not Question of the Pes
ent Time—Judicial Action Must
Await Decision of Congress
J.meaiu, Dec. 11—Judge R. W.
Joinings stated Saturday that lie
would not express any opinion as
to wha* course De svill follow on, the
question of the renewal of the li-^
cens"s of the First Division liquor,
dealers on next July, at this time,,
and dismissed »ia motion of the Ju-!
noau Liquor Company without pre
judice.
The action was taken on a hear
ing held Saturday in tU« District
.Court relative to a motion filed Fri
day by the Juneau Liquor Corn
pan* and on belialf of the Juneau
Liquor Dealers, asking for an ex
tension of their licenses from July
lsf »o January 1st, 1918, without
hold:ns: any further elections or
canvases and making it part of
♦heir contention that the expres
sion of the people in the November
election was to the effect that the
Terr'tory should go dry at that
time, but that the Ijquor dealers
sliouJd be allowed until January Is*
to dispose of their stocks and busi
ness.
Judge Jennings he'd that the
election held iu November proves
no'birg with' regard to Juneau or
the First Division. The expression
of opinion at <hat time was for
the entire Territory and not for
any locality or secticwn of the Terri
tory and *hat until he is informed
as to what acMon is taken by
congress he can not pass on the
matter a* this time.
Washington, Dec. 11—A decided
denial was made today at tlie Capi
tol that any offer o£ mediation had
been made to the Eurooeaai powers
mw engaged in the world's war.
X*- is stated in diplomatic circles
tha» it is understood that the sub
ject cl yeace is not to bo broach
ed unless there is a decided change
of urogram i)rep?ied for the future
conduct of the warring nations. v
Seattle, Dec. 9 —All negotiations |
for 'lie sale of the Alaska steamers
Doluliin and Jefferson, of the Al-'
aska S. S. Co>.'s fleet, were de-,
clared on this afternoon at a meet
ing between President R. W. Baxter ,
of :''e Alaska company and the (
reoresentatives a*, the Crosby S. S.
Co., of Milwaukee. The meeting J
w;<3 held in Chicago but It was im
ooss^ble for the representatives of
the two companies to agree upon
the terms of the purchase of
♦he Jtfferson and upon which tine
deal for the Dolphin also depended
upon. The Dolphin was originally
to be sold for 125,000 but the fig
ures for the Jefferson are not
kno-n here.
President Baxter continues fo
New York this afternoon from Chi
cago in connection wifji' the deal
for 'he steamship Great Northern
ani Northern Pacific.
Miss Agnes Gardner, proprietor
of the Dewey Hotel this city, was a
passenger for {he south on the Ru
pert this morning. Miss Gardner
will go to Cali!fOTDla for the winter,
and ft is her intention to return
north in the spring.
NEW BBiilbH
CABINET IN
London, Dec. 11—Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George has made public
the personal of his new cabinet
or war council.
Lord Miner, Earl Curzon, An
drew Bonar Law and Arthur Hen
derson will form the new war cab
irief.
Premier Lloyd George, with, the
aid of Lord Milner ajid Mr. Hender
son will practically be the dictator
of 'iie x>olicy which England/ will
have to pursue in the war opera
tions.
Lloyd George will make his first
a.ldress to the House of Commons
on Tuesday. He will declare the
policy of the new government, and
will argue in favor of the bill
which has been introduced which,
would enable new members of the
House of Commons to take their
seats without the formality of elec
tion.
The steamer Dolphin; will ar
rive in this port either late Wed
nesday evening or early; Thursday
morning. The advice received) by
Mr. Shaw, local agent of the Alas
ka. S. S. Co., was the first intim
ation that be had received that
the Dolphin, was to l>e again plac
! ed in the service.
SWEET CIDER
We have just tapped a banrell of extra
fine cider—absolutely sweet and non
alcoholic. Made from specially
selected apples
P. H. GANTY
Washington, Dec. 11—Besides the
Alaska Railroad appropriation of
$10,590,762, submitted to congress
last Monday by Secretary Lane and
the appropriation of .$100,000 for
*he starter of the Gaatineau Channel
bridge, many other gums for vari
ous purposes were asked. Among
'he larger amouuts submitted in
aDj rcpriations were tlxe following
tor Alaska:
To continue tke mineral surveys
$100,000.
Care of insane, $70,000.
Education of NatiVes, $215,000.
Reindeer Service, $5,000.
Medical Relief for Natives $62,
500.
Encouraging) industry among the
Natives, $25,000.
Protection of game, $20,000.
Suppression. «f, the liquor traf
fic $.15,000.
Fur seal service, $100,000.
Fisheries Service, $34,800.
Maintenance of the Afognak fish
culMire station, $8,250.
Maintenance Qf Yes Bay station,
$6,250.
Improvements of Yes Bay station,
$25,000.
Two motor launches for Afognak
and Yes Bay stations, $10,000.
Maintenance and care of the For
est Service, $13,462.
Contingent expenses of the Gov
ernor's office, $11,550.
Alaska Road Work
For continuing the building of
wa~on roads and trails in Alaska,
the War Department has asked for
1.600,000, which, is ? 100,000 more
than asked for last year.
Including) the Alaska appropria
tion the Pacific Coast has asked
for appropriations totalling $15,
729,332.
Th" total of all appropriations
aske *. congress Monday were $1,
2t3.000.000, which includes a spec
ial gum for *he Army and. Navy of
$800,000.
Miss Simpson arrived on the Ru
per4 today, and will spend the win
ter wi*h Mrs. McAdams at White
horse.
J. F. Anderson and wife will be
Dassenge'ns southbound on the City
of Seattle foni«;ht for Seattle, en
route to their ranch near that city,
where they will spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Waltenbaugh, and
dauguter arrived on the Rupert
this morning: from Vancouver, and
will remain in Skagway during the
winter. Mr. Waltenibaugh will be
employed at the White Pass shops
this winter, and in the spring he
will go to Whitehorse, where he Will
be employed in the riveT division
of the White Pass Route.
Berlin, Dec. 11—Word jvfts sent
to tHls city this morning from Brem
en, 'lie home port of the undersea
merchantman^ Deutchland, stating,
that that vessel had arrived home
in safety.
The report states that the voy
age across the Atlantic was unevent
ful, and that the big diver waa forc
ed *o submerge but a very few
times.
Work of unloading the immense
cargo of the ship; was begun at
once, and it is said that as soon
as she is clear of the oargoi l>roughf
from America, a similar cargo to
*he one which she carried across to
the United States will be Btowed
away in her hold and she will again
sail lor the United States. It Is
believed that it will reequire but
a few weeks to unload and reload
the ship, and that she will sail
from Bremen about the 26th, thjus
allowing th© officers and crew to
spend Christmas with their families.
RUMANIANS
LOSSES Htm
Borlju, Dec. 11—Statistics* corn
oiled covering »he casualties occa
sioned by death, in battle and men
wounded in battle was mad§ pjublic
today since the Rumanians have
entered the war, places the loss to
that government in killed) and
wounded at over 112,000 men.
Oae sixth of <he entire Rumanian
army is still being pursued by the
Austrian forces.
Tie advice also states that the
la*e Teutonic victories have short
ened the line of battle about 340
English miles.
Pe^rograd is very much depressed
by the Teutonic victories over the
Rumanians.
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CLOTHES SET AFIRE
E. Eskilden, one of the steel ex
perts employed by the Kansas City
Structural Steel Co., in the erec
tion of the Alaska Juneau mill, had
the misfortune to have his clothes
3et on fire while working at one
of the rivet furnaces at noon to
day. He received painful burns be
fore the fire could be extinguished.
His injuries were dressed by the
etatf of the General hospital.—Em
pire, Dec. 9. _J
Here For The Holidays
It's a pleasure to introduce these smart
Winter Suits to the men of our town.
We knew that nothing would be to good
for you as a Christmas surprise, so here
they are, the best money can buy . . .
HALF HOSE
SMART WINTER CRAVATS
REAL LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
SWEATER COATS OF ALL WOOL
Holiday Sets of All Kinds
WILL CLAYSON
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