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No. 217 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
SEATTLE SO MORALLY UNCLEAN
SOLDIERS NOT PERMITTED THERE
Seattle, Oct. 19.—General Greene,
commander of the troops at Camp
Lewies, made a threat to the au
thorities of,this city that unless
the morals of the city was cleaned
up, nej would Issue au order prohi
biting: the men from his command
to visit here.
Figuratively speaking, this threat
from Gen. Greene has brought May
or Gill and the other authorities
<lowu on their kneeg to him, and
they have given their promise
that Seattle, which Commander
Greene declared to i>e a city Bo
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It coat $4 per capita less to build
the American Lake (Wash.) ean
toomeut than any other cantonment
built so far by the government, says
the Spokane Chronicle. The inex
haustible supply of lumber at haud
ii given as the reason for the re
duced cost by Colonel Isaac W.
Littel. head constructing quarter
master, under whose direction the
16 national army cantonment have
been erected.
The average cost per capita for
the construction of the 16 canton
ments is $16 more thanjthe per
capita cost of the Washington camp.
The total cost at American Lake j
U Kt at $6,517,46$, divided ae fol- j
low*; j .;!!['
Barracks and quarters, $3,183,
300; water and sewers, $1,309,643; |
regu'ar supplies, $751,625; roads, I
walks and jdrainage, $406,500; I
shooting galleries and ranges, $125,
OOO; construction and repair of
hospitals, $549,000; clothing J and
equipment, $194,000.
1
IRIS 10 RIGA
Berlin, Oct. 19.—It j was an
nounced here today that through,
trains yvere being run from this
<ity to Riga, and thAt vast numbers'
of land forces were being dispatch- '
ed to that sector, a^ well as im- j
mense quantities of army stores
and supplies.
morally'unclean as to be unfit for
one of his m®n to visit, will |at
one© undergo a house cleaning that
will rid the city of all disorderly
houses, gambling,'aud bootlegging.
The promise wag communicated
to .General Greene by President
Rhodes of the Seattle Chamber or
Commerce, and it is stated that
great pressure wa^j [brought to
bear upou the civic authorities by
the | Chamber of Commerce that
work for the elemination of crime
and vice be at Jouce begun.
SAT POTATOES
WILL DROP
Seattle, Oct. 19.—Reformation la
the [high-price habit for the po
tato trade is predicted try jobbers
and shippers generally bere;' today,
aud digging time, starting [this
week, is expected to demonstrate th
need tf different maximums for th
season of 1917.
Since the beginning 'of the war
growers and shippers have been
working under the/theory that, as
a food essential, potatoes would re-!
main high until the end 'of the
conflict, aud the theory has held
good ud to the present. Advices
from Washington indicating that
O" SDeculation would be tolerated
have entirely removed the element
that customarily started the price
upward during the early part of
each season, and, as a result, there
is no organized head to the trade,
plenty of free-lancing and a con
stantly lowering tendency. A huge
crop of potatoes in all parts of
the country this year has cut East
ern buyers off, and, over and above
shipments to Honolulu, California,
auJ 'Alaska, which are not heavy
consumers of Washington will have
a good opportunity of eating f all
their own spuds, a feat that has
nfv-r yet been accomplished, ex
cepting at'rapidly falling prices.
Local buyers are expecting in
quiries from an Ohio packer ) of
spuds who, last year, invented heavi
ly i'i Washington baking stock. This
comnany buys 'in carload lots, af
terwards repacking into four dis
tinct grades of forty or fifty pounds
each. Yakima baking Gems met
with the greatest favor of all the
stock sold. While thig company is
a big buyer, it will not be able
to move enought out of this market
Unconsciously
People take you at your own
estimate
Feel Sure You Appear Well
You Always Will in
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Smart Clothes
JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT
ALBERT REINERTg
Broadway betwaen Third and Fourth Phone 41
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FOUR STARS FOR COLONEL TEDDY
Photo by American I'ress Association.
Hanging from his window at Oyster Bay Teddy Roosevelt hns a scrvlce
flag with four stars, which signilies that four so is arc "doing their bit."
Archibald and Teddy Jimlor are In France. Kormit a British officer tu Mes
opotamia. Asia, and Quentln at the aviation Held nt Mineoln. N". V.
Seattle, Oct. 19.—As a result of
the terror which, has spread over
this city resulting from the many
assaults,and slugging of women by
an unknown assailant, many women
are going about the city jopenly
carrying revolvers as a protection
against a possible attack from the
fiend. I
HOLLAND COERCED BY
AMERICA AND BRITAIN
The Hague, Oct. 19.—The foreign
office today issued a communica
tion announcing that, according to
a dispatch received from the Neth
erlands | minister at Washington,
the American government had de
cided to refuse coal bunkering fa
cilities to (vessels bound for coun
tries bordering on Germany.
The communication addjj that un
less the Washington government es
pecially sanctions shipments to Hol
land, sea traffic between Holland
and her jcolonies will become impos
sible
Amsterdam, Oct. 19.—Great Brit
ain | has stopped all commercial ca
ble communication with Holland un
til J the Netherlands government
places an absolute restriction on
transit of sand, gravel and scrap
metals,'through Holland from Ger
many to Belgium.
to affect prices, and, so far as can
be ascertained today, it (will be
the only large Eastern buyer in
the Washington trade this year.}
Vancouver, Oct. |19.—Yesterday
j afternoon the Catholic Cathedral in
' this city wag the pcene of one of
j the greatest gatherings of Catholic
'dignitaries that has ever taken
'place in this city. Right Rever
! end 'Father Bunoz,, recently ap
1 pointed vicar apostolic of Prince
I Rupert and Yukon wag consecrated
Titular Bishop of Tentyrie, an an
! eient Egyptian pee.
W ILL INSTALL PUMPS TO
CLEAR MINE OF WATER
I Douglas, Oct. 19.—The steamer
Al-Ki recently loaded a large boil
I er and seventy tons of pumps and
| other supplies at Treadwell for de
[ livery at Gypsum where they; will
I be installed and an effort made to
I pump | the mine free of water. Sev
| eral weeks ago, the larg leak which
| has been j a bother for years, broke
J out again and the property was
I flooded to a|considerable extent.
Superintendent .D C. Stapleton,
wlxo has been here for the past sev
eral jdays, after haying just return
ed from the south, purchased the
boiler and machinery; from | the
Treadwell company"! and accompanied
the shipment to the imine. Every ef
fort will be [made to free the mine
of water and make it workable
again.
Agent Shaw of the Alaska 1 S. S.
company states that while he has
received no definite information on
the S. S. J.efferson, she should ar
rive in this port Monday nigth.
Coffee To Suit Every Taste
We carry the following well known brands of Coffee
Hills Bros. "Highest Grade" M J. B. Coffee
Schilling's Alta. Golden Gate
Packed in Vacuum at 45c per lb., 2 lbs. 85c, 5 lbs $2.00
Good Bulk Roast Coffee at 30c per lb.
P. H. GANTY
PetrogTad, Oc t 19.—At a, re
j cent council held by the member^ of
the Russian government, it was
definitely decided to move the
capital of the [Republic from Pet
rograd to Moscow.
The ^announcement wag made [by
Minister of Public Welfare Kishkin,
«nd follows the evacuation of Re
val situated in the Gulf of Finland.
The removal of government pro
perty, to Moscow has already begun,
and all that portion of the govern
ments documents necessary for the
continuance of buktnesa will be jre
moved as rapidly; as possible.
Schools in. this city have been,
closed, and inhabitant^ [are being
sent into interior towng where
they will be gafe should Germany
force an entrance into this city.
Great forces of Russian troops ar»
being ruyhed tojthig sector, and
fortifications are being strengthen
ed in an effort to prevent thejGer
man fleet from getting near the
city. ,,; | ! I
Mines are being placed in the
channel, and wire nets have been
laid across &everal; waterways.
Juneau, Oct. jl9.—A new bank
I is to be organized in Juneau.
The incorporators will be) Guy
| McNaughton of the B. M. Behrends.
| bank, and Harold H. Post of |*he
i First National. William Gibbs Mc
j Adoo, of the United States'Treasury,
will be one of the directors.
The work has been carried joaj
| quietly.
"The need of furnishing an out
lot for patriotic !funds," said Mr.
Poit this morning-, "has called the |
new bank into being."
Then, after the reporter had ra
pidly scribbled down notes of the
great news scoop and mentally ar
ranged the big scare headline to be
placed over [the article, Mr. Post,
Ismiled, and continued:
"The 'b&lik' will be called j the i
'Liberty Bond Bank' and organized 1
to assist the members.of the Ju-!
noau Womans' Club in the sale Mow
day night, when they give a pro-1
gram at Elks 'Hall, in the sale of
their Liberty Bond. Both myself
and Mr. McNaughton j will be on !
hand, &s the representatives of I
our banks, to make the sale."|
In respect to "Liberty Bond Day'
and in accordance with the procla- I
mation of'Mayor Emery Valentine,
the banks will close their doors at
2 o'clock Monday.
The local banks hav« received a
telegram that applications in Ju
neau for | Liberty Bonds maye be
accepted to noon on Oct. 27th.
Capt. H. S. DePuy and officers
, and crew of the |steamer Jacobs,
I which is in the government service
on the Yukon river, were passen
Igers south'on the Princess Spohia
I last evening.
NEWSPAPERS
RAISE BIG SUM
FORJOBACCO
Up to the middle [of September
"Our Boys in. Francei Tobacco Fund"
organization in New York City had
received contributions | for smokes
and chews for American soldiers
in France amounting to $46,194.78.
Of this nweupapers and ^magazines
had raised $42,965.76. The news
papers participating in the cam
paign numbered 190 and'the maga
zines 97. In this list, The Empire
of Juneau, was 17th from the [top
in the amount raised—$302.50.
Since the issuance of this report
another remittance of $200.05 has
beenjsent which would place Alas
ka contributions 13th in the list.
TORPEDO BUS
Petrograd, Oct. 19.—Reports re
ceived here today state that two
German torpedo jboat^ were sunk
by Russian mines in Noon Sound
yesterday afternoon. The informa
tion was given jout by the Rus
sian war office.
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same by proving property and
paying for this ad.
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