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No. 217 NINETEENTH YEAR
5KAGWAY, ALASKA ..FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1916
PRICK 10 CEN'LS
TEUTONS WILL INVADE WEST
ATLANTIC WITH SEA PLUNGER!
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 20 — A
wholesale war on. Allied shipping
and trade with the United, states
1® belDg planned by the German
tavai department. German) divers
vJH rperate on the western; Atlan- |
tic with the avowed; purjvcse of de-I
a'roying British' andj Frencht ships j
which- are successfully bringing
munitions and sujvplus to th« Al
lies.
Allied merchantmen are arming
themselves with; light gunsTeot tha'
thtv can. fight off tho BUlbmarine!
a,nl defend themselves iU att^kKxl
High powered light, guns are being
placed fore, aft andi midships ol
djos* of the merchantmen. Trained
^U'.iters from British and French
shins will man tha guns. It is
opinion of the militaryandl naval
critics cf this country that it will
lead to a, shairp submarine cam
paign on the part of the nations.
OflBINlNG, Oct. 20 — Six long i
term con/victa eostpcd. from a. pris- j
oa 'n this city last night and made !
good their escape. This morning |
dep-u'iea are searching thru the sur '
rousding country trying to locate j
th«m. Thej- seized an oppcrutne j
Mmt- *nd overpowered the guard j
•art drirer of tha prison. automdbile
Qu'ck as a flash) they darted down
th« road in. the auto conveyance. |
Shot* rang out from the guards
Ott duty but they w$re noi brought
to a. stop.
Motor cycle cots started in hot!
pursuit. Within half an hour thoy
eaxna upon the abandoned automo
bile in front otf a wooded so-1ion.
This was hurriedly searched. No
ira<so a» * - • • •
b* found. The guarda separated ana
b*pan to search the nearby paths.
Oo« of the <joavk!ts broke from bis
hiding place and commenced io run
a. path. He Tefused to ftoj? at
tha command of the guard and fell
to- the ground witb a bullet wound
from the hand of the guard
GERMANY EMBARRASSED
LONDON, Oat. 20 — Germany'
fcardlr knx>wa wbat to make out of
the terse ultimatum banded down to
htr by the Norwegian; govrenment. j
Norwegian destroyers and cutters ,
ar* patrolling tb<? watersi The j
commanders bave received order to j
takr any submarine w'hfcht they 1
fln<* in tbelr ■waters.
!IIS COMMODITIES
nr SUFFER Bf
NEW ill
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 — It Is
reported from authentic souwes
that Russia. will shortly issue an
ord -r prohibits g the importation
of various commodities into Rus
sia. if the order is issued it Will
be doi:e so that more rdom can, be
made for munition: cargoes.
England, and Prance have made
this ruling: already audi many Amer>
caa m^de goods, for which) there is
a l->- demand cannot be shipped' to j
fho-se re.ipQGtive countries because
it' the Allied ruling!. Munition ship .
mttits are prized, more highly by j
'ire warring nations. If Russia is
sues the order it will bring to a |
sudden str|> a branch of business j
vhich has been flourishing- siuoe j
nemm-f tho <»on*iiMw»»al j
REGIMENTS ABOUT TO MOVE
LONDON, Oct. 20 — Several
'iphting regiments1 are being held
,a readiness f«r sen-ice at the
Iront. The order Is likely to be
.Msutd today calling them to- the
; reaches.
BRITISH DENY REPORT
LONDON, Oct. 20 — British of
ficials deny the. reiport circulated! by
German press representatives that
tne Teuton air raid on, September
23rd did so much damage as is re
presented by. the press agents.
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BERLIN, Oct. 20—Allied 'fight
j ers axe st'crming the) SoMme front
wl"- a vengeance) thist morning Ger
man, trenches are( being pierced in
■sorce places, but inj thla maia the
Teutons have been able) ta check
the smash from. th|a British) and
Frcich.
'io make thesel charges it waa
necessary for th(e Allies to dome
tut in the open] German) grniners
mewed them do^vn like B.h'ceH». Tb
rapid fire gunsi from thq derma
trenches got in aomq giaodj war
'a these charged and in motet ir
stances Mi ere- wa very; lit+lef lei
o; the regiments J>y th'ottim^ the
reached the Germnnl trenches. Th
less of life oai the Allied) Bida tt
appalling. A terrific loss} odj lif
is reoorded on thef British! nn<
French sides. I
POLITICAL ITERS ARE UNRULY
KNOCK WOMEN DOWN IN RIOl
CHICAGO. Oct. 20 J— A
uoiitical rio* la which women) were
knocked ta th$ ground, and banners
torn from their pinningst otccunred
in the front part ot£ the| Chilcago
Auditorium last night. Detailed pc
Mcc h;ui to: wage u stiff fight be
fore the rioters) could. }>ej quieted
anJ the speaker allowed to' .pro
ceed with his speech.
Piesident Wilson* was delivering
a. political address to1 the voters of
this city. Members of the*NlationaI
Womans1 party occupied the front
row seats in tHe auditorium. As
:*car as can be learned they; had
planned a silent demonstration
aj-t'nst Wilson; and refusedJ to ap
plaud or join with! th.es crowd In
the wild hurrahs for the Demdoratia
partv. Here anfi. there a banner
was displayed shiowinigt that the
.vuneu were for Hughes.
The actions of the silent mem
bers i?ot on the nerves of the
BERLIN. Oct. 20 — Romanian
forces, reir,forccid( byi seversiil Rus
fi:'n regiments have taiken on a
biisk offensive and abargtefl the
lines held by Von| Falkenhayn. Hard
lighting was recorded for both
:<les. The battle is now In. progrec-.s
with neither side making; any a.p
p-etiaNe p. ogress. Thq Rumanians
have los the moist men.j
BOILER W ORKERS GO TO WORK
3AN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20'— Lit
tle trouble is anticipated1 here with
the Union Boiler workers. Most of
them have returned1.^ their old
jobs. The UnJonj Iron) Works is
running full blast.
RUSSIANS FIGHTING
BERLIN, Oct. 20 — Russian
forces are ou thei crffenBlva but nc
headway- is accorded th)am ia this
morning's fighting.
The Prlnfce RupertJ will make thi
por' Monlday morning. It will
clear for the couth; at 11 o clod
political adherents oil thet ;T>amo
era tic party. One memlber shout
ed "Throw themi out," this lead tc
othtr cries of boisterousness such
a?, "Where are your1 patriotic prin
c:ples " and "Out with' them," The.'
cries were soon, follolwedi !>y person
al solicitation ito take dOwn. the
banners. This, the Hughes support
ferf refused to do. Soor( the excit
ed mob was' upon them and they be
gan to forcibly escort thej woman
| ootingent out of! the hail. This
lead to a swrajp and,' in; tie riot the
women -were knocked, toi the floor,
banners destroyed and a free for
all followed. Police quickly rush
<M to the front; and) beat off the
rioters. When it was! quieted) down
♦he President finished his' speech
Tne women dedegation, refused; to
apv'-aud. Extra policemen! were
statei at the exits fo that no fur
tnti- riotir.gr would occur after the
wet-tin,
LONDON, Oct. 20 — Lloyds com
mercial agency repeats the sinking
oC four bi British merchantmen by
German submarine. The ships
v/crv operating in the North Sea en
route to England with' munitions
aacl contraband of war. They tried
to light off the pdunger and in
fact did cause considerably damag-e
to i4 bu' if succeeded ini sinking
all four of the boats before as
sistauce «;ino in, response to* thq
j wireless call. A British/ destroyet
has been trying to pick um a.trace
of 'he sea fiend l>ut njO| trace cap b<
; lctated.
WHEAT SEVERS IN PIT
I CHICAGO. Oct. 20—"Wheat BP ecu
latU n coutinueq to be th$ leadin*
lafiuence in, the pit. Investors! &T(
washing the wheat market "witW <
shrewdness. I
prf nk Manly, ["wife and; son, &it1t
led oa last nights train! and lef
»,for the south; on thg Alice. Mr
Manly1 is a mining man) oper&tini
«ri the Fairbanks country.
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FATE OF GERMAN SEA PLUNGER
i LIKELY NEVER TO BE KNOWN
e WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 — Teu
a tCia diplomats In, this) city? virtually
r concede that, the German; meinchan:t
- man, subTnarfce, Breanem, is lost. It
t is now a month) orvendug and no I
Y v.'or'" ot trajce oU the eoaj menchant
3 man has been, rep/carted. Its f^te !
? may never be injawA. The) German
a cifticlals in. this city do* not believe i
t that the sea, plunger fell into the
hands of the British. Theyi believq
: tha» some atccldenit hasfooCalleni thq.
ship and that It lies at the. bottom'
of the Atlanic. They deny all to
l>ortp circulated <a}x>ut thq BUibm:;
rlne 'hat it wag sent to Afirica- a;, J
that the Britishi had caught it •
ste?' nets.
It carried a .heavy and) costly
shipment o° dyes an<di chemicals for
Amtrican firms. A cargo has been
waiting on this side for over six
weeks to be conveyed tto the Ger
man side. They- i.ave given up ai»
hoiw* of ever seeing it steam into
an American iwt.
NEW YORK,'Oct. 20—A Cuo-j
ard liner, th« Alauiua, -was punfk la |
, the English channel yesterday! aftew
' noon by a hidden mine. Th-ei big;1
) shin has Just discharged) practical
ly all of its passe ngera all Falmouth
and waB proceeding acrotsg the. wat
ers to Plymiouth( -when; it hits the
mine. Th© fore part o£ the bull wae
dIowd in and.' the bo-at began: to
sink imm«tdiately. /
Life boats were swung audi the
crew and remaining paasengera took
to the wa/ter. Out ol a craw of two
hundred and' fifty t>eamgn/ the ma
jority were saved. Some of the lifa
j boats were drafwtq into the pool
formed by the sinking boat and '
{were suckled under. m
BELFAST. Oct. 20 — Irish, lead
ers are jufbikmt oyer the new® re
ceivd that th« British parliament ;
has decided not! to ebctend the Com
pulsion A<*| tcj ♦Wa oouatry.
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1 BETTEXQ FAVORS HUGHES
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 — Betting
on, the presidential] candidate is;
taking a more even level, big odds
at-.* imt being odtteTed- Betting coiv
tinutB to favor; Hughes.
ATLANTA, Oct. 20 f— Trains j
aTe running thrill the southern; sec- I
ticns whJchl were torn' uffl by a hurri
".ane. Linesi of communioationi are
rapidlv beingj revestaibliBhed. The
dea'h rate is rmwkably lotw.
BRITISH CRUISER
SINKS GERM
PLUNGER
NORFOLK, ;Oct. 20 — A wirC
Imb message picked up from a
British cruiser In mid Atlantic by
th» British steamer Pacific, which
Las Jua*- arrived here, leadsi the
commander of the big llruer to! be
lieve tliat the German Butfmarlno
U-b3 has found a, watery grave.
The message picked up
under code from several days out
af this port. As much) o£the mes
»age as could be interpreted by
;ho wirelesia operator said that the
cruiser had gpotted a German, sub
marine anld .after a short chase had
>ea» it to th« "bottom. It is b^
leved by officials here and on, the
>oat to be the U—53 which) !s
lupposed to have taiken part in the
(laughter ofj Nantucket Sound.
Douglas, Oct. 20 — American ad
rancf agents representing, big min
nf interests are flocking into Son
)ra county, to lofcflc oVer mining pro
perties.
FIGHTING LINES WIDENED
LONDON, Oct. 20 — British
tigh'lng lines have been widened on
the Somrn front, Th main Una now
abends north of Tlieipal.
TEUTONS WITH BIG LOSS
LONDON, Oct. 20 — The war
i^fllcos informs the prCffe that Ge
mar lossesi were; heavier than the
Allied loses on the Somme during'
recent fighting.
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