No. 50 TWENTY FIRST YEAR ' SKAtJWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY. APRIL 1. 1918 ' PRICE 10 CENTS
WEATHER REPORT
cj.tfurd^v: Mhx. 40. Min. 34
Sunday: Max. 37. Mta- 30.
U. S. Soldiers Immediately Start
on March to Big Battle Front
Where They Will Fight
Shoulder to Shoulder With
French and British
Paris. April 1.—Th.e Franc#* gov" |
eminent has decided to aoce<ie to |
the desire of Cron-eraJ Pershing j
which expresses the or the
United Suites, b»vs an official note;
and AmeirKsm troops n-iii be uuime- 1
diately placed where they; will i
fiioh; sliic by side \viUt Frotufij
r.uu uritish forces. Tfce Star,
spaugled Banner will float beside j
the French and Kusl^sJi flags ini '
the gigantic struuggla for freod»m|
ot the world. 'I
American Army in France, April i
1.—American troops ■were) formally
turned over to the Allies Saturd^-, j
and immediately milert of motor j
t-uc-'-i, loaded withi Amaricar.is be-j
gau passing through the French j
fovviis in the vicinity of wjhere* j
they were stationed, sonib went j
i:i one direction) v>'ivi!e others i
were going in tihte opposite difceo- j
tion.
Th^re was a driving rain, and) i
the hu'4e motor truck? plowed th©iij
way along the mur-id^- roadis, tihe |
American soldiers singing 'Vaf j
aoues and many of the fuck si had!
American :"'ag« fastened to thd
tailboards.
On other roatl®. raile aft<v mile
of American soldiers epias^ed thru,
the mud which came up ov«r theV*
■ankles, but they were ha^pj- aid
continued to sing and jesji at |the
fJTOapect of soine- into the real'
turmoil. The heavy hcrses were |
steaming from the work tioty were j
doiiy
Mcnday — The moving? of #ie j
American troops continues, ewmj the
men have parsed through ail Kinds
of weatfoer today, varying from |
cold ai.d windy- and rainy ia thel >
morning to tra.nqudt an«i -n» "mil,
dusty in the afternoon.
The troops are traversing th«J I
magnificent French roads afoot, |
ou (horsefrack, sitting on, caJs"
sot.s, and on motor trucks. Des- '
pits tootsarenogg and fatigue, ihey
stroll onward, the tired one® cling
ing to gun limbers and U> stir
runs, and Ovem 6omfe liaiiBJngj piuto
Jiorses tails. S°mo Bja whist li/nj?
in ceruses or singing popular
Broadway hite. ^hey ivro ail in,
gay snirits.
Pi iv-are N. D. Mo^r.head was a
•pass&nKW! ou thl® prin.ees»| Sophia
lor Vai-fOuWA enmoute Cajun
Lewis, to which, posit he ^ beual'
transferred; from Fori Seward.I He
js a member of CMBfeautji "C"
Infantry, U. S. A.
THOMAS NIXON' CARVEH
Thomas Ni.^on Carver, ac'viser in
agricultural economics to the United
States government, is working out
With Senators Curtis of Kansas and
SWcpprard of Texas a plan for colon
izing United States soldiers after the
(war. A bill carrying the general idea
is alreSk'y pending in congrccs. Until
recently Professor Carver was profes
sor of political economy at Harvard
university.
Individuality
Is The Key
Note of
Good Dressing
n
%
You will find style and
service in the Suits and
Dresses which we just
received and have now
on display.
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Foarth Phone 41
FORMER OWNER SEWARD TOWN
SHE GUIS OWN THROW DIES
Settle, April 1.—Fred I-^ulwieT ,
committed suicide by cutting his
thuvt eitiliier late Sat'undftj- or
eariv Sutnday, uiowiing.
The body was found oil the hanks
of the Skagiit river. eiui( wihen ■
foiund he still clutcihed la MB h»nid I
11 s-Urp knife with, wlhifch hb bad ;
cut hi* throat causing htm to blepd
to death.
I-aubnes located a homestead
jy hereon a portion) of khe totwn of
Seward, Alaska, mow: Btan<ds. For
th.c Bast several days lia had been^
drinking heavily, and. it is known,
that lie recently; lost ovar Uhree
hundred dollars gamtkliug. H« own
ed various pleoee ot mining! pfco"
tj in Alaska, ' I
TAKING A SHOT AT AN ENEMY AIRPLANE
These Australian uiaihlne guuners are In 11 hole formed by a shell
shattered tree. They are lmvlug :i pot-shot at a Boche airplane.
London, April 1. — The war Of"
fiv'e repeat t<»dily.* reads thajt/ the
si'.uat.'ou looks more satisfactory
fox the Allies u*ia£- tham at any
tiui" since the beginning of thie
present offensive.
In a spaecU whiidh ht> last
night, MOvd &eOr©a ma<L0 an u'r"
gent aj>peaj to Canada, tmme-,
cliateiy reinforce her hojoicj troops
The Harbor Boat Peterson made
a speciaj trip to Skagw% yesteir
ld^ty from Fort Reward, bringing up
m number of persons frflm the
.pi'-Sf and Hain.es to services at thp
various ctouin(h<es in tiiis city.
Although quiite chill, the day
■vas beautiful and sunshiny, wndj
the little sihip arrived in port at
10:4,r. a. m. Shie ieft for tha rer
turn trip alt 3:30 p. m. LMnrtng- the
time that the Peterson Was ta|
por» a supply of final oil was taken)
from tbe Princeqa Sophia.
A ser'es of earth shocks ware
Jplt in Sewardi or., the morning of
March 22, the first shaking- be ins
le!.v at 2 a. an. amid subsequent
shakes oecui'neid until 5 u. m.
The longest quake lasted for about
20 secomds.
which liayc dome such' splendid I
work,
Later — Dispatqhiess from th<e
fro ut this afteafiponl repoiti tia.t>
•the. Ger'iitiyK a're feyeirisWy difr^
g\ug thomseavee iu> arouindj UaBBijr
<iy, a nxl that flhxiir onfy- fflr
wa d movement today im their ter
rifle drive towamd^ Ani%^| wwj( a<
slight profe-regs ia the valkeya of
the Luce a>n<l Arr64
CELEBRATES 75th ANNIVERSARY
Haines, April 1. — In honoff- of
ihi« 75th anniv^r&ary, W. B. Stout
entertained about thirty five oou"
I'jlrs of h,ia frienjds at a oard party
•and danoe last Saturday nigjbit.
Card tables were ashamed so
that those who did not care to
•daucc migJit enjey tli^ evening at
c:ird gramies, and later these tables
used when a delicious lunch 'was
served, many of the guests making;
nho'-t sDecelies ia.' which congratula
tions and best Wjjsjhtes fQr their
host werel expreseed.
"We are fi®hUng| for our lives."
Taft (Dec. 29, 1917.) Money is
ammunition. Buy Liberty Band
Shtapnel.
"HYGENO FLOUR"
We are prepared to fill your orders (or this "Whole Wheat
Health" Flour in 10 or 50 lb. sacks at the same
price as ordinary flour, viz:
80c and $3.25 Per Sack
This flour is suitable for all baking purposes and contains
more food values than any other flour we have.
P. H. GANTY
Store Open From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. One regular delivery • day
taking orders received until I p.m.
ALLIES STILL STEM TIDE
AWFUL II ONSLAUGHT
Mareuil Retaken Twice From
Enemy Who Were Finally
Driven Back By Fierce Bay
onet Charges by The French
and British Forces
Paris, April 1. — The French
hayfi recaptured Ay^nicourt, 011,
the plains of pica'qdy on the
southern battle front, and also the
town of MOfiiche], and in tlifc- re
gion of Orvillorb, according tc. an
official con^nuunicatiQn made pub
lic krfay, considerable ground has
been gained.
With British Armies in France, :
April 1. — One paragraph, of thq
war office regxairit statesi today \
CHRISTIAN J. PEOPLES
Christian J. Peoples, newest rear ad
miral in the navy, has a distinction en
joyed by tew of his brother admirals,
that of promotion from commander to
all but the highest rank. He entered
the navy in 1835 at $2 per day in the
construction and repair department.
His most recent assignment after con
spicuous service has been as assistant
to Paymaster General McGowar.
Moreui!, situated about half way
between AT1%i/ns and. jron/tdidfer,
wag captuire<i byj the Gesrmams and
later it was retaken by th!e Preach.
It was then again stormed by the
Germans and recaptured, and fin*
iMly the ememly. was| driven out by
incomparable bravery on the part
of Frencpi and British troops wlMJ
lought side by side, thfe °%i|
ml u^,ted iu th.<q sajroJe raniM. it is
also stated thiat the woods ao(rtta.
of Moreuil was also capture^ aityi
that in this region thie French, took'
many prisoners, ailao in the sec
Hon between Jloreuij Bind LasBigny
the French, (X>m!P-let«Jj' checked the
advance of thie G-ermans, th.ua per-;
mittinp thje French to advance jar
in tha vicinity of Canny, and
Surniotz. TJhe Preach have a'~
so recaptured Piement, and took
several humdred prisoners.
With British. Armies in Prance
(I.ater) — Observation war plainea
report the occupation of MOreruQ by
the Germans after li-e&vjy fighting
Germans aire reported bo b© moving
westward along the Luce valley/
having passed Hamgard J , ,
advaxce your time piece
There seemed tot he some mis~
understanding as to tfliQ time
o'day it -was this moj<nirijg at Hdn<e
(!•) o'clock, but this confusion,
was really uuroecespairy had att^n
• iou been uafd to the announcement
that a change would be
Toduv School Director V. I H8-tu<
stated that ttoe clerks of the
school would be advanced oae
hour in accordance with thie gov"
err. merit* plan, and that the new
time would bio advanced, one houir
in accordance the govern
ment plan, and that the new time
would he official for t!hio schools,
iir. Hafrn, speaking for the White
Pass, stated that the railway Jiad
ilso adopted th^ new hour and thxt
ill clocks and •watches haft been
idvar.ced in fccordnce thereto.'
Did You Ever
consider how intimate is the com
radeship between a man and his
Suit, Hat and Shoes ?
Where one goes, there goes the
others. The longer they are ac
quainted the better they like each
other and the more inseparable they
become.
From the day of purchase there is
a mellow atmosphere about an Ed.
V. Price Suit, a Hardeman Hat and
a pair of Florsheim Shoes—something
easy, intimate and comfortable-some
thing which induces the feeling of
dependableness.
The spring lines are here. Come
in and look them over.
JAMES KENNEDY