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No. 29 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY. MARCH 8, 1917 PRICK 10 CK
SHIP BUILDERS
10 CO-OPERATE
Washington, March 8—Advice
lias been received by Secretary of
the Naw Daniels from a number of;
Amerii.au shipbuilding firms in ;
accepting new contracts for the |
building of ships for the govern-,
ru«ut \ hat they will accept a flat j
i&te of ten per cent net profit oa I
all work let, and they pledged co
operation in rushing to completion
tha construction of all ships as
now v laiuied by the navy program.
AUSTRIA CALLS
OUT MERE BOYS
Paris, Marh 8—A dispatch from
Zurich to the Temps, published in
this ct*> says that tho Austrian
minister of war has called into
active service the class of 1920
youths. These beys were all born
in 19CM which makes them only
17 years of age now. The order
is for *he youths to present them
aelves on March 10 for immediate
service. ' J JMil
PRESIDENT SICK
FROM BID COLD
Wellington, March S—President
Wilson has been suffering from the
effects cf a severe cold which he
baa hail for several days past, and
today Dr. Grayson, the President's
personal physician ordered the
Chief Executive to remain jn bed
for several days.
Seattle, March S — In the 1
election held in this city Tuesday,
HeekUb Lane and Erickscn were
elected to the council.
The belt line and other bond is-: J
— oil imloJ ilmvn
SPIES TODAY
New York, March, S—Federal se
cret ofiicers «nd agents today
Startbd oa a round-uy cf German
spies who have long been uuder sur-[
veillauee in, this city and other
large cities of the United States.
fc>ecror service operatives havej
been working in Oregon, Washing
ton, California, the Panama Canal
zone, and tho Philippines, and sim
ultaneously orders yere issued to
place all suspects under arrest to- J
day.
It s believed that hundreds of!
German and Austrian spies Will be
taken into custody before night.
BILUNGSLEY I
IMNO
Seattle, March S—Logan Billings
ley K'-ir the stand today against
Mayor Gill, who Is on trial for coni
»Iicity <u the bootlegeing intrgiue
n-hJch was lately investigated by
.he Grand Jury.
He a--ain told of Gill's connec
;ion wit p. the syndicate's movements
ind it 'i believed that it will re
quire some time to bring out all tho
svidence which the witness iiag to
jive, »s each question is immediate
ly followed up with a long discus
sion as to the admissibility of the
;vidence.
HOUSE WORK
June?u, March 8—This morning
he House of Representatives in !
lie Third session of the Alaska legi
slature succeeded in agreeing up
>u the appointment of employees
md committee on credentials were
;iven further time unil Friday mori*
ng in •which to complete its report. I
Governor Strong gave notice to |
.he Speaker of the House that he I
.vould communicate his message to j
hat br^y tomorrow afternon at |
wo o'clock.
Adjournment was then taken un- I
;il 2 <■ .'clock this afternoon, at which! J
ime t*if. arrangements for the seat- |
ng of the various members would !
is made. '5t| j I
We Have on Display
A NEW STOCK OF
Ginghams Voiles Flaxons
Awning Stripe Suitings
Galatea and Devonshire Cloth
A COMPLETE LINE OF LADIES
Summer Weight Union Suits
Middy Blouses for
Women and Children
Shall's Foot Eazer Baby Carriages
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
"BARRED ZONES" AND "SAFETY LANES" OUTLINED IN GERMANY'S NOTE.
Surrounding the British isles and bordering the coasts of France, Belgium and Holland Is a "barred zone" (Indicated
by black areas on the map) twenty nautical miles wide. The boundaries of a secondary "barred zone," shutting off the
British Isies and running as far south as Cape Finlstcrre, on the northwestern coast of Spain, are Indicated by a heavy
black line. This zone Is pierced by the route to Falmouth, as laid down for one American ship a week In the annex to the
German note.
In the Mediterranean the safety zone leading to Greek territorial waters is Indicated by the white areas shown In the
map of that tea. The territorial waters of France, Italy and the British possessions In the Mediterranean are apparently in
cluded in the bnrrcd zones.
BIG HAD LINER RUNS MM
New York, March. 8—The Brit
ish Cui.ard Line steamship Car
oiania, carrying a large list of pas
sengers, arrived in this port at an
sarly hour this morning, having
[Kissed through the submarine EOne
vithout mishap.
The Lis Cuuarder was escorted
through the terriT zone by war
vessels, and mad© the run- through
the restricted area in compny with
nine other shiis which were bound
for Noith and South American
ports.
OFF 10
Sea" ile, March 8—Ten hydro
planes which will ]>e shipped to the
Panama canal zone, and used there
is an aerial patrol for the protection
the big locks and Other parts of
:he huge waterway, belonging to
ho United States, have just bee"
issembled here.
DIKEIT GUXFIKE IS
ItKlN'ti EMPLOYED
New York, March 8—It is learn
ed here from authorative sources
that direct gunfire from the decks
of warships and auxiliary vessels
h;is been the most effective method
employed so far in combating sub
marines. It is stated that two and
fn ee submarines a day have been
bagged in this way.
Washington, Mirth 8—A fight is
being flamed up against Chairman
Stone of the Foreign Relations
Committee, in an effort 10 oust
him 'torn tiie position.
IS THIS STRAIGHT
1H)PK, OR JUST ONE
OP A BLUFFY KIND?
Berlin, March S—An appeal to
Americans in Germany not to he
cemo alarmed and to conduct their
business as usual is contained in
'he Weekly Bulletin of the Ameri
can Association of Commerce and
Trade of Berlin. The association
says tnat no matter how the situa
tion may develop Americans in
Germany who conduct themselves
properly >vill in no way be disturb
ed.
Unfailing Satisfaction
Is one of the many reasons why
Preferred Stock Goods
is increasing in popular favor
—SOLD ONLY B V—
P. H. GANTY
Washington, March 8—In accord
ance with the request made by
President Wilson that the rules
governing the United States sen
ate be amended to prevent fili
bustering, and the passage of ur
gent 1"\ns upon short notice, Demo
cratic and Republican senators in
caucus voted almost unanimously
to limit 'he time for debate on a
single question upon a two thirds
vote having been passed to that ef
fect.
FOUND — Place to enjoy an
evening's entertainment. Go to
the Eagles' hall with $1.00 next
Saturday night. Take your sweet
heart, sister or mother.
New York, March 8—It was an
nounce! liero today that German
residen'g in tho United States were
reoeivins passports at the rate
of over a hundred per day, the
passports being issued for crossing
tho American border into Mexico.
senatIsIl
IK HO LOCK
Juteau, March S—At 12:30
o'clock this afternoon the Terri
torial Senate tools another vote on
the selection of a president, but as
before *he vote stood four to four.
Two mere ballots were taken and
the deadlock still remained. An
adjournment was taken until 2:30
this afternoon.
SAYS TRAITORS
ffiII SENATE
Washington, March S—The fight
to end tho filibustering was open
ed. in M e United States Senate this
morning by Senator Walsh who de
clared that traitors had found their
way '.no congress and b>; filibuster
ing held tho genatQ at bay while
foreign foea thundered at the very
X>ortals of our nation.
Seattle, March 8—A soarch was
made by Inspector Putnam of the
Tanker Lyman Steward, which ar
rived in this port- from San Fran
cisco late last night, when it was
iumored that a consignment of li
quor wa ■ on board the ship.
The search revealed twenty doz
en quarts of straight whiskey,
which was at cnce confiscated. To
day Putnam is searching for 'he
man io whom tho liquor belonged.
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