NoT^TS TWENTIETH~YEAR~ ~ ~ SKAGWAY, ALASKA,' WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2. 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
WEATHER ftEPOKt
Yesterday: Max» 41. Min. 171
Free. .55. I Li i ill
Today: Rain, south wind.
RLSSI)-(il RMAM PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN
TEN EXPLOSIONS YESTERDAY
DO MUCH MILITARY DAMAGE
Airplane Factory
At Baltimore
Blown Up
W 'V.iir.gton, Jan. 2.—Explosions
au<l riivs at Norfolk, Va., the Phil
adelplia nuvy yard, and Fainaont,
West Va., yesterday caused tl^e
death of eight persons and the in
Jury ol SO. Damage runs into
millions of dollars.
Seven finis, in Norfolk alone,
are clearly tlie work of incen
diaries.
Seven people, including two <«er
iiiajis, have been arrestee! .
AIRPLANE PLANT DETSHOYED
Baltimore, Jan. 2.—Fires, be
lieved to l>e of enemy alien origin,
yetfeiday destroyed a plant making
fine jtarts for military aeroplanes.
B0LSHAG1
DEFEATED 6!
COSSACKS
Stockholm, Jan. 2. — Ukranlan,
&uil Cossack forces, la a great bat
tle on the Southwestern front, de
feated the Bolsheyiii forces, tak
ing 400 prisoners, eight big guns,
and 328 machine guns, according to
a dispatch from Petrograd.
Cossack troops are still in pur
suit of the fleeing Bo'.sheyiki.
JEFFERSON SAILED
YESTERDAY MORNING
Seattle, Jan. 2.—The steamer Jef
ferson, of the Alaska Steamship Co.
sailed 'or the north at nine o'clock
yesterday morning. A. B. Rofinot,
Ado'ch Morse, and V. I. Hahn are
passengers for Skagyay.
Rome, Jan. 2.—Austrians to- j
' Jay -were driven from the Zeusoa
j bridge head where they had had a
' lodgement on th« western bank of |
| *he Playe river for several weeks
past.
| Tie war office reports all of the
Zenson bend is now held by Italians.
POPE PROTESTS
1 RAIDS IN
ULII
Kome, Jan. 2. — Pop« Benedict
has protected to the Ceneral Pow
ers especially the Austrian emperor,
asking them to abstain from raid
ins the cities of Pauda and Tre
visto from the air.
Seattle. Jan. 2.—Great crowds
thronged Seattle's streets Monday
night to bid farewell to the old
year, and in the early hours of the
next day gave the New Year a
most happy greeting.
Many hold upn took place among (
the people who were an the streets j
during the early morning resulting ,
in most cases with good hauls for .
the bandits.
We Sincerely Wish You
A Happy Prosperous
New Year
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
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VICTORY IS
PREDICTED
London, Jan. 2.—Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George cabled the India
viceroy yesterday tbat before the
year is past he believes a complete
victory will be won by the Allies.
KO.IB TO PATRIOTISM
CLEAR, SAYS LLOYD GEORGE
London, Jan. 2.—Lloyd George,
in bis New Year's message, con
cludes: t , i ; I : , i I
"The road to duty and patriotism
is clear before you. Follow it and
it will lead ere long to Bafety for
our own people and victory for our
cause." ' < i
IN SEATTLE
Seattle, Jan. 2.—Countess Anna
Paulina Fredericka Von Kalow,
woll known operatic singer and first
cousin <o Emperor Wilhelm, died
tiertr yesterday. Sho has btua •
resident of Seattle for nine years.
NGTON'S
E SIILL
Washington, Jan. 2.—Thel voioe of
Washington still resounds and he
shows the path to triumph through
sacrifice, is the substance of
statement made by President Poin- I
caire ,ot France, in his New Year's |
greetin? to the American people.
I« closing his address President |
PoincaJro said that President Wil
son snems to say to the nations un
ited for the salvation of democracy I
"Carry on to victory the flag of |
freedom."
Amsterdam .Jan. 2.—"We are all
instruments in the hands of God Al
mighty to restore peace," the kais
er is quoted as addressing his Cam
brai troops.
AMEfllGAN TROOPS TO BE RUSHED
TO EUROPE INCONSTANT STREAM
"Washington, Jan. 2.—American
troops are to be rushed to Europe
in as large and constant a. s.treanii
as Is humanly possible.
Allied nations Are so arranging
their shipping as to provide the
necessary transports for both nienj
and food.
Ihe merchant 6hjp biii.ld.1ng pro
gram must bo rushed. 1 •
Closer co-operation of «dl the
co-belligerents will present a Klngflo
united front to German autocracy.
The part of the United States
has been clearly defined, and com
olete arrangements have been made
to carry it out.
These are orindi>al reCuljts, as
they effect America, of the recent
inter-Allied war council held re
cently in Paris, as announced to
(lay for the first time by the State
depai tment. ' • '
ALLIES PUB IB
CQUNIER-AGT
PEACE
Loudon, Jan. 2.—Great Britain,
France, Italy and the United1 States
yesterday and today are understood
to be exchanging views regarding
action wnich sh^li be taken by the'
Allies to counteract the effect of
Teutonic peace terms.
gillImted
III SMUGGLING
OF BOOZE
Seattle, Jan. 2.—Correspondence)
found among the effectg p£ Faulk
ner disclose that he been re
ceiving 650 gallons of whiskey
every other day from the firm of
Gill, Graham & Company, whole
sale from Cincinnati. ,
The prosecuting attorney in ex
plaining the rel©a$$ of Faulkner
on only $1000 bail Intimated he
had come thru with, valuable in
formation implicating many others.
BllIlsilEIE
TRENCHESL0S7
MONDAY
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London, Jan. 2.—Field Marshal
Haig reported yesterday tfcat be
fore Monday closed lie had driren
the Germans out of all positions
svhicb they Jxad won earlier In the
day by their tremendous drive.
audi ^rosipeTows
7>oM
P. H. GANTY
VIOLENT FIGHTING
IN CANIBRA!
SECTQfi
London, Jan. 2.—New Year's
day on the Western front was
ushered in to the accompaniment of
violeu* fighting in the Cambrai sec
tor. Thg portion «f the front
held by American forces is com
pletely covered with snow.
itIK
ABE JBRESTED
London, Jan. 2. — Reports re
ceived Here indicate that Bolshevist
have arrested members of the Ameri
can railway mission at Ikrusk on thd
traDs-Siberiaa railroad .
RIOTS OCCUR
IN JEW TOOK
New York, Jan. 2.—Serious riot
ing took place here today in
which hundreds of women and chil
dren participated, because of the
fuel shortage. Cold Is still intense.
IKS WOULD HOT
WITHDRAW
TROOPS
Russian Delegates
Taunt Teuton
Junkerdum
Demands
Lourlon, Jan. 2.—Peace negotia
tions at Brest, Litovsk, have been,
broken off by the Bolahevlkl Rus
sian government owing to the Ger
man attitude regarding Poland and
Llthuaula, and the enemies pro
posal that garrisons be retained at
Libau, RUa ,and elsewhere, ac
cordiag to a telegram from tha
Petrograd correspondent to the
Loiidou Daily- Newa.
Peti*ograd, Jan. 2.—The Brest,
Litovsk, peace conference broke
up with Russian delegates taunting
Germans on their demands of junk
erdom, according to returning Bol
s-heviki members today.
German delegates pressed their
willingness to evacuate all of
White Russia but announced theiit
flat refusal to witlidi-aw from Riga,
Libau and other big; dttaa except in
event of a general peace, j '
flfllLROAO HEAD
NAMED BY
M'ADOO
Washington, Jan. 2.—Secretary.
McAdoo yesterday apponted Hale
Holder, president of the Burlington,
raili oad, executive head of the pool
ed railroad pystem of the United
States, and has named an advisory
commitlee. : ; ■
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