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No. 2J4 TWENTY FIRST YEAR SKAUWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 19. 1918 PRICE 10 CENTB
HM FDBCES HAVE 8E1 ffi EMM OF M Milt
ALLIED BATTLE LINE EXTENDS
FROM Mil TO BRUGES
London, Oct. 19.—This afternoon
th.» war office received the reporl
trat the Allied line «<>»' extends
from their position oa the Dutch
to east of Bruges and south
c' c^niorai.
Tlie British have entered Eecloc
iu Belgium filteen miles east ol
Unifies and the other forces are aP
proaehing Sluis ten miles north
east of Bruges.
Meanwhile 3ix thousand German
sol tiers are reported to be hemmed
in against the Dutch frontier while
many German columns witli numer
ous guns and automobiles are S°"
iug eastward and passing Sluis.
IliE MEN
MAKES A REPLY
Washington Oct. 19. — Presi
dent Wilson has answered the note
t,» Austria*Huuargy. with a declar
ation that the Austro-Hungarian
uoverhment n»ust satisfy the lia
tionai aspirations of its own people,
acj that they shall l>e the judges
their rights and destinies. lie
uUs attention to the recognition
by the t utted States of the Czeiho
Siova&s .National Council as a de
facto belligerent government, and
spates that this country lias also
r.-cogniztC the justice of the ua
tionalistic aspiration^ Of the Judo
s'avs for freedom.
ACKNOWLEDGES
Berlin. Oct. 19. — The Imperial
wa office announced today that the
Germans had evacuated Ostend.
Turcoin-', Roubaix, Lille >Wid Douai.
Henrv Hardin arrived out from
lditaro-1 Thursday night and is
waiting for a boat to t^ke him to
his old home. Seattle. Mr. Har
din wps member of the Seattle
Polic force for over six years.
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OVER IDE I0P
Stattle, Oct. 19.—Seattle and
the State of Washington, it is an
nounced this forenoon, have ex
ceeded their Fourth Liberty Loan
tund quota. Total amount thus far
subscribe^1 is over $2(5,000,000.00.
I'aris, Oct. 19-—The war de*
LMrtment announces that the French
cavalry have reached the outskirts
,<jI Ghent, Uile and JDouai . and
that the British ure moving east
ward toward Tournai and Valencien
j iies The entire Allied' arniy has
advanced over six miles along a
j trout of thirty miles.
William Benson, one of the most
orominent natives of southeastern
Alaska, arrived in Skagway last
night with his wife and two children
Mr. Benson is related to Miss C.ora
Benson and the late Sitka Jack
Benson and has come up to settle
some of the family affairs. Ilr.
Benson lives at Klawak, where is
h8s interests and came up on his
own boat, a fifty foot launch. To
day he went over to Dyea.
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN FACTS
Skagway's Quota ... $25,900.
Subscriptions ( local ) $30,350
" Haines 800 31,150
Over subscribed 20-2-10 per cent 5,250
To equal the Third Liberty Loan Skagway must increase
her subscriptions today $1350. We will be open this even
ing from seven to eight to receive your subscription.
"The United States expects every man to do his duty."
BANK OF ALASKA
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
SATURDAY and SUNDAY
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MUSIfl J
VIOLIN, PIANO, DRUMS.
8:30 -n-m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
Amsterdam, Oct. 19.—The ev^cu
aUo«i of Brussels by the Germans
has already begun, according to
M Heinric, an activist Belgian
deputy who is correspondent
Nieuwe Vandend-igs, at Rosendaal
cn *)<e Dutch frontier. The deputy
himself has just arrived from Brus
. . . a
BRINKS
GET PRISONERS
With Allied Armies ia France
Belgium, Oct. 19.—British and A
msrican troops southeast of Le
Catea.u in recent operation captured!
1300 prisoners and 120 guns. They
have advanced another four miles
beyond points recently regained
from the enemy. The British forc
es &ie now three miles southeast of
Lil'e, which has already been eva
cua -C by the Germans. Along the
coapt of Belgium, British war shios
a-p shelling the retreating Huns.
Washington, Oct. 19. — General
Mai eh informed the senate Mili
tary Committee today that mora
than t o million so..:,ers have been
sent ovrseas.
POSI INSPECTOR
ARRIVES IN
SKAGWAY
J. A Rathbone, who is connected
with the U. S. postal department
a in! who has been iu Dawson all
summer looking after the U. S.
post oi'.ice affairs arrived last night
and «'ill leave on the City of Seat
tle for Juneau where he has busi
ness with the ad'jutant General.
While in Dawson Air. Rathbone
was appointed representative of the
U. S. government to look aft0r the
registration of United States citi
zens of military age and by his
energetic and efficient ways smooth
ed over many rough places and got
all of the registrants fixed up in
proper shape. There were many
mix-ups and technical entangle
men'g that Mr. Rathbone straight
ened out and now he will report
to Captain Finnegan before going
to headquarters. It has been not
ed in the Dawson papers that Mr.
Rathbone made many friends and
was treated to several farewell din
ners before leaving the Yukon me
trooolis. In all probability Mr.
Rathbone will com© north again
next year and tne friends ha left
uo here hope that is so.
THIELE FULLS
IB IDE FRENCH
London, Oct. 19.—The war of
fice received a report this morning
to fne effect that the French had'
I captured Thiole eighteen mil® west
, of Gnen«. and had pressed on 2000
yards east and were still going.
'lhe enemy is resisting with the
' strength of desperation but are be
ing worn down by the relentless
French between Bruges and Cam
br^i along the Lys'antf. are retir
ing northeast of La Fere.
AUSliioiE i
REC!!VED HEBEl
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Washington, Oct. 19. — The
text of hte Austrian note Proposing
reace has been received by the de
p;irtMem of state .
WIC KERSHAM IS SURE TO WIN
through passengers from the i
westward, and particularly from.
Anchorage and tributary towns, I
an r.r'n^ the report regarding the |
I oolitical outlook, that is, that Wick-,
ersham is certain to win, and with .
him 'he ent're reublican ticket. |
The people in that section tired j
of the inactivity and inefficiency)
o' ?ulzer, the near delegate, an<i':
want to get back the only man who j
ever snowed nny signs of speed in
i congress and as a consequence are
!goin^ down the line almost as a unit
for Judge Wickersham.
Captain Frank l^rson and his
wife are stopping In Skgaway for
a few days waiting for a boat. Cap-,
tain Larson has been operating a j
sfeamboat on the Iditarod river1
for the past several seasons.
Charles Castleman, better known I
in the Iditarod' as "The Cotton j
Picker'' is sticking around a few
d.iy§ waiting for a standee or
some other soft berth to get him to
the sound where he will spend the
winter.
II. N. Clark is a guest of Skag
way while awa'ting a boat to take
him to Seattle. Mr. Clark is a real
pioneer of Alaska, having come here
the first time in 1S84 at which time
he was In the employ of the old
Alasira Commercial Co., which had
the Jease on the seal islands to
the westward. Mr. Clark stayed on
the islands for five years when the
loase expired. %He is now employed'
by the Guggenheim company that
is working in the Iditarod district.
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: P. H.CGANTY
GERMAN SOLDIERS ON FIGHTING
FRONT WONT STAND THE GAFF
British Headquarters, Oct. 19.—
Kuti! e regiments of the German sol
diers have refused to fight in the
neighborhood of Courtrai and h*Y*
i retired in a body fr«« th® Ilrlnj
j line despite the threats of their of
ficers.
MORE ADVANCES
IN FLANDERS
London, Oct. 19.—Gen Haig an
nodi-ced today- that the British Ar
mies are continuing their advance
in Fiandera, north of the sensee
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TODAY'S CASUALTIES LARGER '
Washington, Oct. 19.—Casualties
reported today are 1117 of which!
451 are dead, 380 severely wounded.^
A sourdough dance tonight
• I
There will be a dance at Elks
Han tonight and everyone in Skag
way is invited to De there.
This dance is gotten up by the
Sourdoughs within, our gates and1
tiie proceeds are to be given to the
local Dranch of the Red Cross.
A party of young and energetic
fellows have the dance In hand and
every thing will be done on a high
scle and good time is promised.
Seimer's orchestra will be there
an* the floor is in good condition
so there is not one reason why any
one who likes to dance should
remain away. A train with about
130 people will be over early in the
evening and a big crowd should take
advantage of this opportunity.
Amoiu those who have come out
from thg lditarod country and' are
waiting here for boats we bave met
George Niles, who is connected, with
the Yukon Gold company and alao
Tom Hennesy who is with the same
company. They will winter on the
Sound.
Captain Rayner, who operates a
g'lo boa' on the lditarod is stop
ping here a few days on .his ^ay
to the outside. The captain Will
spend the winter In California but
intends to return and continu9 his
business inside.
DUAL MONARCHY
01 JUDGES
Washington, Oct. 19. — In
closiv paragraph of President Wil
son's Austrian note concerning Cze
choslovaks, he says, "We are no
ionij" at liberty to accept mer#
autonomy for their peoples M *
bas's for peace, but are obliged to i®'
sis that they shall b© the Jud«e» **
»o what action on the part of th®
Austro-Hungariaa governmeat *111
spMsly their aspirations and tbelr
<y nception of their rights and de*
"iuy »s members of the family of na
tions."
San Francisco, Oct. 19.—Tea
atrep and movies shows throughout
the state have been closed by or"
dcr on account of the influenza.
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JUMPS HIS JOB
I'asel, Switzerland', Oct. 19.—Th*
Aurtrian Premier, Burian, has re
signed, according to Vienna newspa
1> rs.
Mrs. John Beaton, wife of
proprietor of one of the big dredg»
es in tne Iditaood came out on th*
train a day or so ago and1 will
sou'h at the first opportunity.
Who's Your Tailor?
The Autumn and Winter woolens recently sent us by,
E. V. Price & Co.
are the handsomest ever shown in this city and reasonably priced
Select
Yours
Today
\
and have your Autumn clothes
made up for future delivery to suit
you—and y®u only
JAMES KENNEDY