SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1918
WEATHER REPORT
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Yesterday: Max. 18. Min.
Today: North wind, clean.
No. 14 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
PRICE lo CENTS
WILSON PREPARES TO INTERVENE IN STRIKE
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UST BIG TOWN II EASTERN
GALIUM GIVEN BACK AUSTRIA
Poland Mourns Loss
of Cholm To
Ukraine
Amsterdam, Feb. 16.—By virtue
of tb.« treaty "with Ukraine, Austro
Hungariaa troops today entered
Brody. ia Eastern. Galia, and took
peaceful possession of the town,
«iys a dispatch from Vienna.
This was the last big town in
East Ualicia held by Russian troops
1.1 w giving the whole of the pro
vince back to the Dual Monarchy.
PARTITION OF POLAND
Washington, Feb. 16.—Polish, peo
ple consider the cession of Cholm
to fhe New Ukraine republic an
othe- partition of Poland.
When the news was received in
Cracoat the inhabitants appeared in
mourning and theatres and moving
pictures closed. Window* blind#
hc.ve been pulJed down, and every
where in the city are signs of grief.
COWBOY SHOOTS
THREE Ml
Phoenix, Feb. 16.—Reports from
Bisb'e state that a cowboy has kill
ed John and Tom Powers and
Thomas Sisson. draft evaders who
s^ct and killed Sheriff McBride and
his two deputies recently when the
sheriff attempted to arrest the out
laws. 1
Mi&fcribe for the Daily Alaskan.
Paris, Feb. 16.—A French aerial
squadron today dropped 4500 kilo
grams of projectiles on railway sta
tion at Metz, Thionville, conflans
and S&blons. Fires and explosions
were observed in each place, and
H is thought that much military
damage was done.
Amsterdam. Feb. 16. — German
army officers have deported three
judges from Belgium into Germany
because of therr judiciaj acts which
thf» Germans declare are contrary to
[ the peace and welfare of the
country.
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I The U. S. Harbor boat Peterson
J arrived, in port this morning at
| 11:40 a. m. and sailed for Ft. Sew
i atd at three o'clock this afternoon.
I Tbosa making the round trip v/ere
( Col. Ripinski of Haines, Walter Stid
ham, son of Capt. Stidham, and a
| few soldiers.
Kujrineer Lightfoot of the Peter
s'^ dropped a purse containing
about $200 overboard at Ft. Sew
ard Wednesday yhile unfastening a
1 rooe which held the Peterson to
the wharf. As Boon as the weath
er warms up a bit he will dive for
| the pold, which at low tide is now
I ui'dei 17 feet of water..
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We May Have Time in Which,
To Make Any Alterations That is Necessary
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
DtNMAKK IS bUILUINii CONCRETE VESSELS
: •" ■! • 1 M'tuiiif!*!:. the l>ui!dl:is uf roaorcte vessels hns heeii .proved practical and ships of 300 feet In
leii!;tl! beinir constructed there. The l!!t: •friitlon «how« <h" Munching of one of these re-enforced concrete vessels.
Inset Is h ;iln-:isii-ii|ih showing how they are launched ups'de down.
London, Feb. 16.—Enemy sub
marines in the early ihours of
dawn today bombarded Dover. Shore
batteries fired on the enemy sub
ir.ersioles which ceased their bom
bardment after thirty rounds had
been discharged. There were less
than a dozen casualties in Dover
and only slight damage was done.
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[ BERLIN REPORTS SEA FIGHT
i Berlin, Feb. 16.—Saturday—Ac
cordin • to the German admiralty In.
a statement issued today German
torpedo boats on the night of
Feo. 14, Thursday, made a sur
prise attack on a strong British
ssafiiii
Seattle, Feb. 16. — Captain
Hf-rig successor to Major Frederick
[ Mears In charge of th« Anchorage
| division of the government railway,
lef> this morning on. the steameT
Alaska enroute to Seward and
thence over the ranroad to An
I chorage. F. A. Hansen, maintenance
"ngineer is accompaning Capt. C.erig,
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force guarding the English channel
between. .Calais and Dover
Near Cape Grisnez and a little
south of Folkstone th* large ship
Numerous, a number of armed fish
in" steamers, and several motor ves
sels vere forced to give battle, the (
largest part of them, being destroyed.
Our torpedo boats suffered »°
losses. «
OXK KILLKl), SIX WOUXDED
London, Feb. 16,—It is official
ly aja.ounced by the war depart^
uient that one child wa3 killed and
three children and three adults
wounded in Dover this morning dur
ing the bombardment.
ICE CARNIVAL POSTPONED
Owing to the extremely cold and
windy weather today the municipal
ice carnival has been postponed, and
will be held some evening when the
*\ either is quiet. Everyone is
asked to l>e prepared, to have
'heir costumoft made, and to watch
the newspaper for notice of the
event.
The steamer Jefferson is due to
ariivo in Skagway Wednesday night
or Thursday morning. She is bring
! iur three days' mall.
I ^om% people predict that after
tonignt wq are to bave spring
wea'h»r. Here's hoping.
Fresh Fruit Substitutes
Dried Apples 2 Ic per lb. Apricota^Oc per lb.
PRUNES 16c per lb.. 10 lb. Boxe. $1.50, SPECIAL
Peaches I 7c per lb. Peaches, peeled, 22c per lb.
Peais 15c per lb. Black Figs 16c per lb.
ALL EXTRA FANCY Grade, This Season's Pack Guaranteed
P. H. GANTY
IN !ELtHPH
L*_t night Skagway Elks bowled
*h«ir first three games in the Tele
graoli tournament against Juneau,
Ff. r-'ev.'ard, and White Horse. In
dividual scores were:
Selmer
Karaman
Iiatsoii
Black
A.C.Blanchard'
TOTALS
192
14 U
150
130
202
174
146
148
169
179
163—529
136—428
167—465
156—455
181—562
820 816 803 2439
To^al scores of the teams are;
Dawson, 2536
Juneau, 2526
Skagway, 2439
Port Seward, 2423
Whit* Horse, 2378.
The City of Seattle left Juneau
this morning at 5 o'clock, and
should reach. Skagway this evening
or 'omorroyv morning early.
WILL APPEAL 10
LOYALIY OF
WORKERS
To Formulate New
Program for
Men
Washington, Fe]>. 16.—As the
walk-out of wood workers in
Eastern shipyards grew rapidly to
day President Wilson, prepared rt
def.uite proposal to end the strike.
Ke s expected to appeal to the
loyalty of the men In an effort to
get them back to work while the
government gets its program for
shiu workers on a working basis.
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HURLEY APPEALS TO MEN'
Washington, Feb. 16.—Chairman
Hurley of the federal shipping boaril
today renewed his demand on PresU
<'eht Hutchinson, of the striking
sain carpenters and joiners in
Eastern shipyards, to urge his men
to return to work.
APPEALS TO WILSON'
New York, Feb. 16. — A"n ap
peal direct t& President Wilson
wa made today by the United Bro
thernood of carpenters and joiners
'o intervene and settle the strike of
shipyard workers in the East.
JEFFERSON SHI")
Seattle, Feb, 16.—Steamers Alas
ka and Jefferson, of the Alaska
Steamship Co., sailed for the North,
th's morning. Jefferson passen
[g.crs for Skagway include W. C.
Lawson and wife, J. Ikuta. and wife
rind children, Edna and Freeman
Ikuta, S. N. Wittso, and Mrs. L.
Btfckway. John and Raymond
I ^ombs for Haines.
FASHION
and FI1
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walk in a Hand Tailored Suit
bought at our shop.
A wide range of patterns and
fabrics are included in our
stock.
It would please both you and
us if you called to look them
over.
JAMES KENNEDY