WEATHER REPORT
Yestentaj: Max. 45. Mln. 33.
No. 89 TWENTY FIRST YEAR SKAUWAY, ALASKA TUESDAY, APRIL 23. 1918 FSICB 10 CENTS
BIG BATTLES ON PIMP AND '
FLANDERS FRONTS IMMINENT
London. Tuesday. — The ever.
Increasing raiding and activity of j
the artillery duels along the Somme J
and'Accre river banks at numerous I
paints north of the Lys river is taic
fMi as an indication that a twin
battl© is brewing, and that at- ,
tacks are shortly to be made by tha
Allies against the Huns and the.
Hun against the Allies. From re* |
ports sent here by war correspond-1
Canadian Army Headquarters In
France . Tuesday. — During the
pa?t twelve hours the Canadian |
troops have raided the German lines
in s*ven place®. In the raids the I
enemy was gassed with, thousands ,
of lachrymatory and lathal shells, j
Tho Huus were also harrassed by j
special artillery shots which, swept I
the trenches occupied by the en- ;
emy. At closer range the trench- j
es raided were hailed with ma- j
chine gun bullets, and the Gorman. j
front was hammered with trench]
mortars. ' | !
ALLIED 10
Moscow, April 22.—A report has
been received here that I5ritish
and French troops have been landed'
at Mourmansk on the northeast
ccast of Kola peninsula in the Arc- j
fic ocean to reinforce a British, de* I
taohment which, was sent ashore
several weeks ago.
The Allied troops are cooperating
wi<h the Bolsh-eviki forces in pro
tec'in^ the Mourmansk coast rail
way ». -ainst attacks from the Fin
nish White guards.
8,000 MEN" TO WORK
OX GOVT RAILROAD
• Washington. April 22.—Officials
connected with 'lie Interior Depart
ment in speaking of the Alaska
railroad situation estimated that
there would be probably three thous
*nd emplayed this season in the!
tons'ruction of the government road.
eats when the break comes it may
be simultaneously on both the
Picardy and Flanders fronts.
Reports received here from Brit"
ish headquarters in France, the in
formation having been obtained
from German prisoners, say the
German oomander has issued a&
order abolishing the ' so-called,
massed formation attacks.
Zurich, Tuesday.—Two hundred i
thousand persons participated in j
the demonstration held yesterday i
in Budapest, calling for electoral j
reforms.
Premier Von Seydler appeared be*j
tore the people, and in a speech
promised the Polonaise leaders that
Ualic.* wouldi be restored to Po
land. _ * l*'''!.11
ASSAY OFFICE
Seattle. April 23.—Under a recent J
ruling of the Treasury Department j
the Government Assay office here is j
now authorized to purchase any bul-j
liou upon which satisfactory as- j
says c°n be obtained, provided that
It consists of not less thann 1*1000 |
part gold, and has less than S"10
bese metal.
The gold and silver contend on
ly is paid for.
The price paid for silver is tho :
Xcw York quotation, less that frac
tion of a cent, for the day pre
ceding the receipt of the bullion.
AUSTRALIAN1 WHEAT
TO REFLATE
EUROPE} SHIPMENTS
Washington, April 23.—Negotia
tions are said to be practically
completed for the delivery of over (
i million bushels of Australian!
wbeat monthly to American Pacific I
ports to replace the shipments of [
wheat from Atlantic ports to Eu
rope.
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Men's, Women's and Children's
Shoes.
Men's Shirts, Underwear, Etc.
Women's Underwear, Dress Goods
Sweaters, Etc.
Books, Crockery and Fancy Goods
AT 1-2 OFF
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"COMFORT SPOTS" AND "COZY CORNERS" FOR THE FIGHTERS .
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I —
"Comfort spots" nnd "cozy corners" nre the by-words of the many church organizations working to make the
soldiers lighting on the western front mpre comfortable when they are seut behind the lines to rest up from their
trench duties. Numerous tents with plenty of nice fuzzy blankets to warm up the troops, and wooden huts have been
set up, to get t.'ie men back Into shape afld to make them feel at home. These "comfy" spots are situated not a great
(listmice h.hlnd the lines, but they are not within the ran.^e of gunfire.
SOB-BASE
fifl
London, Tuesday. -— An enemy
dsstroyer was torpedoed and two
• our block ships were blown up.
'n the entrance to the Zebrugge har
bor, Admiral Geddes announced to
day on the floor of the British
House of Commons.
In announcing the British naval,
ra>d on Ostend and Zebrugge this
morning, the Admiral said that
it is too early to say whether our
objec' *o block! the channels to these
submarine bases was attained or i]<H
On'y volunteers varWcipated in the
ra1 , and was cooperated in by
thf. .French.
Seattle, April 23.—Thomas Riggs.
Jr., the newly appointed governor
oe Territory of Alaska arrived in
this city early Sunday morning
from Washington, and will leave
for Juneau, the capital city of the
teriitor.v on the first boat sailing
for there from this port.
In speaking of the outlook for
Alaska, Mr. Riggs said it was his
prediction that at the clos© of the
war there would be a great rush
♦o Alaska, as many returned sol
diers, craving for adventure, would
go to Alaska where they could
find i*, and that a great many
o' those going north would perman
ently locate there.
BIG GERMAN GUNS HAM
MER SOMME FRONT
Paris, Tuesday^ — The big
German guns are roaring with in
creased fury this morning on the
Sotume front and east of Rlieims.
COFFEE
Has not yet been affected, as far as we are con
cerned, by the war price and quaility the same.
We carry the following well brands
Hill's Vacum Packed
M. J. B. "
Alta
Schilling's "
Golden Gate "
45 ct. per lb. 2 lbs. 85 ct. (21-2 Golden Gate $1.00)
Good bulk coffee, ground to suit you at 30 ct. per lb.
P. H. GANTY
Store Open From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. One regular delivery a day
taking orders received until 1 p.m.
Great Airman
Laid To Rest
With British Amies in France,'
Tuesday.—A number of American
airmen attended tlie military fun
eral of Baron Richthofen, the gTeat
' Fronch flyer, wlio was killed| when
Ms machine wag brought down by
enemy shells. French and British!
airmen were also present ag the re
mains were laid to rest.
i A British lieutenant crawled thru
a barrage which the Germans had|
' purposely laid around Richthofen's
wrecked machine, but ihe brave
British soldier worked his way to
the place where the machine was,
and then crawled back bringing
the body of the famous French air"
uiua back with him. .
IlWO ME KILLED
IK COURT ROOM
San Francisco, Tuesday.—Ram.
Singh ,the defendant in the Hindu.
levcJt plot trials which have been
in progress here for several days(
pa.;t today shot and instantly killed
Ham Chandra the chief witness of
the defense, in the court room j
where the trials were being held. |
I'nited States Marshal Holohan
immediately demanded Ram Singh,1
to surrender, and upon being met
with a refusal, the Marshal then, J
shot Singh,killing him instantly.
4E CMTIES
ARE REPORTED
Washington, Tuesday. — Reports
from General Pershing's lieadquart
I ors in France give the casualties for
today to American troops at forty
i three. ■
IDS MADE
HUN sue
BASES
London, Tuesday.—According to
advice received; this morning by
J.he British Admiralty, British
.naval forces made raids oa German
submarine bases located at Ostend
and Zeebrugge early this morning,
and after engaging the land forc
es for some time- succeeded in run
ning five old cruisers, which) had
been previously filled with con
crete, into the channels cf the har
bor, where they yvere run aground
by their crews, and then abandon
ed. By this - means the channels
were blocked against the ingress
and egress of submarines.
GEfiiSM
IUEY VICTORIOUS
Berlir, April 22.—From a re*
oort from German headquarters in
France *o the war office here it is
claimed that the Germans have cap
tured 183 American prisoners and
25 machine guns.
Tl..i report spates that German,
storm troops advanced to a depth
of kilometers into the American
positions at Seicheprey, and the
Americans sustained heavy losses.
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 Flonheim 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
ATTACK
.4*
London, Tuesday.—A Reuters cor
respondent, writing, to the Lon
don, Times from the headquarter*
of the Allied Armies in Franca
says, "The Germans aj-e licit tag
their hurts after theirr recent
thrashing and! evidently do not in
tend reattaching the Allies until they
are all ready. They are openly re
inforcing their armies on a great
scale and strengthening their posi
tions all along their battle fronts,
but the Allies are daily1 bringing
up fieshi troops, and they are al
so preparing for the attack, andl
are in a better position now than
at any tiaio during the presen, great
offensive.
"it is the expectation of the
various. Allied commanders that
the battle will last through. th«
summer.'£ , . _, j,y
bbioHn U
j HEN TRAITORS
Washington April 23. — Senator
Poindexter, in a speech which he
made on the floor of the United
states senate yesterday denounced!
as traitors the Seatle Union men
whq fhreatened to striek on May
first as a protest against fhe exe
cution of Mooney. Senator Poindex
ter said that such men were trait
ors, and that no other name could
be applied to them and that they
were deserving of the death penal
ty, the same as any other traitor,
who would stir up Internal trouble
In a time which is. go intensely
critical to the Nation, and the
world at large."
Washington, April 22. — Tbl«
morning President Wilson Issued a
proclamation by which all women
alien enemies of Austro-Hungarian
or German birth are required to reg"
ister with Federal authorities.