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MAXIMALISTS WIN-RUSSIA fO PROPOSE PEACE
NO BLOOD SHED
IN SECOND
REVOLT
Provisional Govern
ment No Longer
in Existence
London, Nov. 8. — Maximalists
iiave obtained control of Petrograd
ai d former President Kerensky has
be** deposed. A proclamation
baa beeu issued by the new govern
iueut proposing immediate peace.
Russia'** secoud revolution is com
plete without the shed of blood. A
•eml-officlal Russian uews agency
auuounces the Maximalists were
agisted by the Petrograd garri
son which made possible the Coup
Ue-Etat.
Leon Trotzky, president of the
cea'ra] executive committee of the
Petrograd council of Soldiers and
Workingmen's delegates has is
sued a declaration to the effect
thai the provisional government is
no linger in existence and that
tome of its members have been ar
rested .
The preliminary parliament has
been dissolved.
NAVAL DETACHMENT
AIDS REVOLUTIONISTS
Petrograd, Nov. S.—An armed na
val de'achmeut under order of the
Maximalist's revolutionary commit
tee has occupied the offices of the
official Petrograd telegraph agency,
tUe ceu*rai telegraph office, and the
State bauk at Marie Palace where
the preliminary parliament has
ausytnded its proceedings.
In view of the extraordinary
•Uu&tion the provisional govern
ment has decided not to resort to
armed force for the present against
the military committee of the Sol
diers and Workmen's delegates,
bu' has ordered the ministry of
Justice to prosecute members of
the committee.
MAY .MEAN CIVIL WAR
Washington, Nov. S.—Kerensky's
ARREST TEUTON
EDITOR IK
< PORTLAND
Portland, Ore., Nov. 8. — Max
Lucke, editor ol the Deutsche Kei
tuug, today was arrested and will
b« interned until the closer of the
war because of his unpatriotic ut
I to fauces.
!ailied¥dps j
NOW IN HALT
■
Washington, Nor. 8.—A cable
from Rom* &&ye the Italians, Brit- j
isb and French troops are now gath- (
erlug on. a pre-established line. The |
Aus>ro-Germ*n forces are being hel(f
iu check. ; ,
THANKSGIVING DAY
IS NOVEMBER
Washington, Nov. S.—Presi
dent Wilsoa today proclaimed
Thursday, November 29, as
ThajikBgivlflg Day. In his
proclamation lie points out
that when the world ia shaken
by war the people should be
thankful the United States is
able to flgtit, and that we have
been so blessed that ye can
suppl" the needs of the Al
lies and for ourselves if econ
omy is practised.
fa'.l and the collapse of his gov-1
erament is regarded here as
threatening Russia with civil war,
which all of her friends hoped to
see ayoided.
The Department of State is en
tirely without official advices of
its own regarding the Russian situ
ation. For itself it is remaining si
lent wishing to avoid any state
ments until the situation can be
accurately assessed on the basis of
intimate reports from. Ambassador
Francis.
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IJS. SHIP
10RPED0ED
London, Nov. 8.—Another Am
erican steamship has bee a torpe
doed, with, a loss of four Americans
killed and four missing. The large
steamer Rochester was hit during
the past 24 hours by a torpedo
fired from a German U-boat off the
Irish Coast. The vessel reached a
por» iu Ireland today, having come
undtr ner own steam.
LARGEST EVER
Washington, Nov. 8-—The gov
ernment announces the corn crop of
the United States pill be sixty
six millions, the greatest ever in,
its history.
(. ALIFOK.VlA Till.MS l\ OF \V.
Berkeley, Cal., Nov. 8. — The
University of California Saturday de
feated the University of Washing
ton by a score of 27 to 0. The
northern boys were unable to niak
a single score against the team
work of their southern rivals. This
is fbc first real defeat the Washing
ton team bag suffered for ten suc
cessive years.
Ccach Hunt of Washington at
tribu'es the defeat of Washington
to the fact that all the good men
in 'he University had either en
listed or had been drafted and
raw material was used to make the
team. The Washington boys were
ligh'er than their opponents and
fought hard througout the entire
contest but could make no headway.
I'AJR EXT-TEACHER ASS N.
TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
A preliminary meeting of the
Skagway Parent-Taecher Associa
tion was held yesterday afternoon
In the Bank ol Alaska building at
wh!*h time it was decided to call
th« first regular meeting of the
year Friday night at 8 o'clock in
tte school house, Election. °f
officers will take place. A pro
gram is being arranged for the
t'ai« is promised to all persons who
etealng and ft most interesting
attend.
C. B. Arundell, trustee for the
Haines townsite. yaa a visitor in
Skagway while the Humboldt *'as
in port '
ALLIES 10 GUILD
MOUNT TO
AMERICANS
American Headquarters, France,
Not. 8.—Gresham, Hay, and En
righ', killed by a German raid on
American trenches recently, were
today buried jvith all military hon
ors on French poll.
Allied armies in France "will re
quest thi privilege of erecting a
great monument to the first Am
ericana killed on French territory
in the World War.
ALASKANS GET
COMMISSIONS
AT PRESIDIO
The Juneau Dispatch for Novem
ber 4 prints a cable article stat
ing that all of Alaska's 26 men
at the Presidio will secure commis
sions, and that of the 19,000
men in the camp not a one will
fail. Special care wag exercised in.
selecting men for the second train
ing camps, and with their natural
taietitg and abilities they have
made good. The rank of the men
is not announced, but it is be
lieved many will fare better than
lieutenancies.
Royal R. Pullen, son of Mrs. H.
S. Fullen, is Skagway's representa
tive to secure a commission. Dr.
J T. Westermaon( of Anchorage,
and formerly of Skagway, is slated
for a good commission according- to
news received,
LOW RECORD OF
SUB SINKINGS
London, Nov. 8.—Twelve Brit
ish vessels were torpedoed during
'the w^ek ending Wednesday, the
lowest record since the beginning
'of tbo increased submarine activity.
GKItMAX SQUADRON
NEAR HELSINGPORS
Stockholm, Nov. 8.—A German
squadron of first class fighting
snips ha» arrived off Helsingfors,
and is withic easy striking distance
of Petrograd.
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INS CALL LAST RESERVES TO
IKE FINAL EFFORT IN WEST
London, Nov. 8. — A dispatch
from Zurich, Switzerland, which,
comej from authentic sources, says
Germacy hag called her last re
serve" to the colors In order to
mako a final efrort on the Western
froni before the American help be- ]
comes effective.
PALESTINE TURKS ' ;
RETREAT NORTHWARD
London, Nov. 8.—War office re
ports indicate a general retire
ment northward of Turkish troops
in Palestine.
ACTIVE IN WAR RELIEF.
Miss Annie W. O'Ryan Is Sis
ter of Our Youngest General.
Photo b> Amerloai. Press Association.
While her brother, John F. O'Ryan
the youngest major general In the
United States army, is at Spartanburg.
S. C., commanding the Twenty-seventh
division Miss O'Ryan is active in work
for the soldiers. The picture shows
her making bandages at the State Wo
men's War Relief fund headquarters
in New York city.
FRENCH CAPTURE 150 GERMANS
Paris, Nov. 8.—One hundred
fifty German prisoners were taken
today by French forces attacking
SchTenholz, in Alsace.
AMERICANS
ARRIVE SAFELY
Washington, Nov. 8. — The safe
arrival at a British, port of
American commissioners, headed by
Colonel House, to the Allied war
conference was announced thla
morning by the war department.
Loiidoi., Nov. 8.—The Americau
commission to the Allied conference
arrived in London this morning.
WILSON IN
LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, Nov. 8.—Secretary
of Labor Wilson, arrived liere to
day and will undertake to set
tle the coast telephone strike. ■
SEATTLE GETS
CLEMENCY
Camp Levis, Nov. 8. — General
Giefne announced this morning he
would give Seattle a, few more days
in which, to ceian up the city.
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