PRICE 10 CENTRA.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1916
50 NINETEENTH YEAR
2 HUNDRED AMERICANS WILL NOT j
BE ILLOMipVE TURKEV
Washington, Nov, -9—Ambassa
dor EIkiis of Constantinople has in
fojrir.<v*. the Unitod States Depart
ment of State tU<at ^e has received
a(*rlca> in wfincU lie !s informed ti'vat
Ms goveTuSiienit has r<\xindodl th'J
^rev'ous agreement reia t ivc to Iho
Ufc»rni-'fisicn of all AmoricfiUi citi
zens ot leave Turkey, and that rev
eral hundred Uadtedl States citizens
now iu that country would! not bo
perml'ted to leave.
T'"t Depnirtiner.t of St."tc'is vory J
indisiiCii.' over tjiis mew ruling out
as 'be matter lvfs to l)e Juiuldlo.1
\\<>\\ great dii'lomaej*, Secretary of
Sti>*c Lansing lisis oisnififd Ma in
tention of proceeding witUi great
delicncy, so to not disrupt the
pros'.nt neutral relitionsivip existing
between Turkey and th-o United
States. I
REPORT 13 SUNK
IN ONE DAY
Loudon, Nov. 29—Lloydsi have
i-SfUvd a statement in which they
sav that they are iu receipt of ad
r.ce to the effect tUa* fcesiUes the
sink: u£ of Che American steamer
Chemurg, twelve other vessels had
bteu 6ent to the botlom biy German
submarine or mines on the same
<tay. Some 'of the vessels suiuc
were Bmall craft, while others were
or lares tououige.
CRUMK |
Br AII
'
Berlin, Nov. 29—The British.1
cruiser New Castle is rex>orted ' io
hare struck a mine at the entrance
of '.'i- River Firth, of Forth, in
Set Maud, | sinking almost instant
ly Twenty seven members of the
crew weTe killed cutiight when] the
shin struck the floating mine, and
fort'v seven more ware seriously iu
jund.
BELIEVED GERMANY COM
PLIED WITH RULES j
Washington, Nov. 29—In the!
laT«6*lgaticu w be in made Into
the sluicing of th.0 American steam
er Che/aumg, recently off the Sixm
iii cca^t, members of the German j
diplomatic ccu^s yhoi have teen in
•i^endancQ 'ai the investigations,
• 'ate* that fchev believed thatth'V
Germans had complied with all the
rules c.f war in giving proper noticq
of *heir iirt<jntion of sinking the;
Teasel , a:sd otherwise offering aid i
la 'irevtnting th$ loss of life.
' WILL SELL SHAMROCKS
FOR MAIMED SOLDI KltS
Xf.v York, Nov. 16—When the
Americaj. liner St. Lcuis arrived
here several days ago, it brought
over direct from Ireland the Count
ess or. Kwigstoji with, several trunks
filled with Irish: shamrock, j TQie
Crunlcss organized a fundi called
the Shamrock fund for disabled sol
diers and sailors, and she brought
fin shamrock over from Ijeir Irish
esVUe at Gatrriik on; Slreuinon, Ccrnn
ty R03c0mmin, Ireland, and" will
sell rach plant for $1. Among the
patrons ef the fund, are Mie Lord
Lieu tnamt of Ireland, Lady IXvies,
formerly .Miss Vivian Gould, ttnd
several ether persona high, in the
iiOtii!i»v of England. The money is
to used far the men wfhoi have
receive j no pensions and for those
w:.o received inadequate pensions.
SEIZES IIA
Loudon, Nov. 29—Yesterday j
German naval force, composed' ofi
several vessels, | including suli
mar'uts and toirpedoi boat destroy
er.-", made u raid on tlie "English
co;uf near Lowestcnft. | Outside of
the capture of one *>atrol boat, the j
raid was ineffectual.
THANKSCUYING SERVICES
Oivia, to a accident re
Quiiing crtjaUiient tis regularly as
liossi'j'.e, the minister of the Pres
byterian Chatrci is confined to his
home afternoon* urod evenings, so
there will he np Thanksgivfog aer
vite the Clmmthi tomorrow night.
The regular mid-week service to
night. i-nd services next Sunday will
ho luH as usual.
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Ladies Georgette and
Crepe de Chine Waists
House Dresses and
Bungalow Aprons
NOW ON DISPLAY
Also a New Shipment of
Kayser Silk Underwear
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
LAS! ZEPP RAID COSTS TWO
MKNFT AID SIX LIVES
London ,Noy. 29—Additional ad
vie o has betjn received froun points
•ileng the eaBtena' coast of Great
UrJ^'n lately raided' by Zeppelins.
The raid was mode in "the night,
aiid it was not learned until ^yes
terday w,hat damage was donq by
the land guns whictW were , trained
&!J tfle air araft. It is now Sound
*n-lt two of tjie Zeppelins 'were
dos'royed <luritng the flgili.t, and
tbai tlie crews cf kc'jhi vesseils were
killed . f '
Cn the otiher (hand, while tine piro
Dtviy damaged by tho bombs which
wore dooppcii by the air ratidftrs,
was small, bix persons were killed
bv the missies.
Ta* following is tile program
v, bich. will he give&n at the Silver
Medal comltest. Fniday night*' at
tlie Jl^ethodifciti chwchj building, un
der tho uusg>ices of tho Skagway
branch of the W. C. T. U.j
Song— Onward' Christian Soldiers.'
Devotional Exercise
So.ig — Yyfa Better Be Good, Dor
othj- Lan|d^bor<*ti^h,Kileen| Lynch,
Harriet Towne.
Contestant No. 1—True Vlctocry.
Contestant No. 2 — The Old Man's
Account cif fche Meeting.
Cor.'fcstant No. 3 — Convict's W'aam
ing |
Song- — My Wee Bird, Bird,:© Sel
mer.
Contestant No. -1 — Wanted a Boy.
Contestant No. 5 — Its Nothing to
Me.
A Fit weir Song — Lilies Choir.
Coutestnat No. 6 — The Mouse and
tiie Boy.
C ontestant No. 7 — What He Swal
lowed.
Song — Swing On Our Gate, Eileen
Lynch and Stewart Larson.
"Silver Offering
Old Favorites — Sung by Audience.
Decision of Judges '
Awarding of Medal
Son?—America/—An d i enee
Contestants
I Ma/ude Rasmuson
Dorotlhy Clark"
Pauline iMcCann'
Ivy Johmson
Gertrude Hestr.ess
Lela 'Wheeler
Frances Kennedy
WASHINGTON' I). C.,
SOCIETY IS PLEASED
Washington — According 'to a
renor* 'hat. is being circulated in
official circles .here through! the
influence of Mrs. Wilson, society
will again enjoy an! inaugural ball
this year. The elimination of the
ball from the inaiuigUral ceremonies
four j>ars ago, resulted in (much
displeasure among fhoo who wish
ed to attend tHiie ceremony.
It appears, however, that Mrs.
Wilson has succeeded to overcome
all obstacles and this year the old
eusfom of tSje inaiugtural ball will
prevail.'
.NO GERMAN NAMES
FOR BRITISH CITY
Toronto, Graft.—Ait order inl conn-1
cil has teen passed changing the i
name of Berlin, Ont., to Kitchener. I
Dawson, Nov. 29 — The drivers
(.Ilia winter over ♦he overland run
of tl • \V. P. & Y. R., include old
who have been going over
th>- lino far years, facing nil kinds
of \rctic weather without a tremor.
An'on* the njumber are Ed Reeves,
Charley Gage, George Howes, Erne
Burwash, 'Jim Gannon, and Simon
F.eii'dle. Billy McAdam, one of the
old Mme ribbon experts, Js off the
jo', or the time, but 'anay back
a l'M.'e iater. He left recently
for Vancouver, to have a bad eye
t-rfca'ed. George Keillor, ' who
drovf- fcr fifteen years the Dawson
WHtejonsei stages, joined the'Yu
kon Infantry Company with Cap
tain Black, and is off for'the war.
R^adhouses will be open along
the entire stretch between Dawson
and TV hit choree this winter as
usual The list of roadho*uses on
the run, together with1 names of
prot). ietors, and figures between
eac^ i.lace, representing the dist
ance between the posts, follows:
Dawson ...
'29
In'l'an River Ferrys
25 I
Black Hills Mrs. Mitchell
25
•Scro2?'e .. Dad TV'ard
22 K
Altai la . "Mrs. Morrison
25
W.hfelT's Jack Stewart
'22 '
F llv Crossing— Mrs.'Alex "Shaffer
'22
Min'o Mrs. Martin
29 I
Yu'.r.. Crossing .. . . C. R. Clark
20
Carmacks .. .. George Curtis
24
Montague Mrs. 'Niles
24
Brad.urn Mrs. Larooe
| 22 '
NoTdensKiold . . .. Mrs. Hitchcock
22
LiHie Tliver .. I.. . .. Parker
18
Tahkina Jimmy'Adams
22
Whftehorse f...
T*i» company has 175 to 200
hors-i for the run, anti many "stag
es and much, equipment. Most of
♦hf- horses "were sectured "on the
co3p+ this year, and are a fine lot.
A be'tsr hunch, it is said, never
was ->n the trail. [
You can get Delicious Pure Ice
Cream at |Keller Bros, far * your
Thanksgiving! jDinner. '
Yoa will need 'Some of these for that
Thanksgiving Dinner
Preferred Stock Corn on Cob, Pumpkin,
Asparagus Tips. Tiny Green Beans, High
G-rade Mincemeat in bulk or packages
Dromedary Dates, fresh Layer Figs, table
Raisins, Jordan Shelled Almonds, fresh
English Walnuts, Almonds Brazel Nuts
Plum Pudding in 1 and 2 pound tins
P. H. GANTY
NEW YORK HOUSEWIVES BOYCOTT
EGGS-TURKS DROP 4c POUND
N-ew York, Nov. 29—This city's
t'fili' against the falighj cast ©£ living
h eg nil in. 'earnest yesterday when
.1 boycott was declared cm eggs fey
thousands of JicxusswitVPa throug.hl
out the entire city;. [
As a result of this acticin, on tihe
I>Ar» cX the consume^ it is believ
ed that BhiouWj they; (Xefrainj from
the v.eual use cjf Jieai, fruit for sev
eral days, the comlmissicaij bio|uses
who hav«| contracted for immense
quantities of eggs will be forced to
re luc«r the, prices on account of lack
— ^ :—r ''
cf storage facilities.
T le «ctioa cm tijae part of [ the
Junts. keepers ii'as already 'had a
•etidcncy of driving down tile price
o£ turkey, as a drptpj o>f four centa
per pound bias teem, announced' by
the wholesalers. Ini addition, to
plar:ii:f a ban uponi the u£o of
e^-.s. the womcffi) Juave made a'di
ver; anpeal to President Wilson, la
tha hopes ,that be will 'use. h-ia
lnflutnee in prolong the cause of
tfie liiffb prices any! (that relief will
follow.
.IOHN H. COBB RESIGNS
(Juneau Empire)
Ji'iif-nu, Nov. 29 — Attorney-G-en
eral-EJcct 'Geoirge B. Grigsbyi will
J»;cou,e geneaial counsel for tlxe Ter
ritory of Alaska Dec. 1, relieving
Tentorial Couineel J. H. Cobb're
signed. Gov. J. F. A. Strong re
ceived wcrd flrcaa >l<r. Grigsby this
n.o:nii!£ saying ubat he wciulil .ac- !
ccpf the appointment.
'J c-.-ritortal Counsel J. H. Cobb I
Jeudered bis resignation to Gov.
Srrons last weeK. Immediately Gov
Strops tele^TapQied Georse B.Grigs
bv tendering hion the appointment,
with 'h** result as skated.
"Tho appotaltineiit of Mr. Grigs
bv the result of bis leection ami
approval by the people cf the
Terr.'tor y," said Gov. Strong.
Jaurez, Nov. 29—In) ova-auatiug |
ChihurJxuia City, General Trevino j
staffs that ?ie wag forced to:
w'tixoTaiw his taen, j owing to. the,
fac* tna+ he hod run BiioTt of am
munition. He passed through. this |
c"y ou his marott toward the south'.
TO MAKE NEW SUG
GESTIONS TO GERMAN Y
Washington, Notv. 2D — It j as
givt-n out by the State Department
foday* that new representations were
sibou- 'tu be made by the United
3'at's to Germany concreting the
ieaortation; ^of Belgian civiliaais to
Bermany wihea-e) tihey are used for la
borers in that eoun/try."
TAKEN OFF SHIP
THEN SUNK
! •
Ia ndon, Nov. _29—Survivors o£
fie crew of the American. Steamer
Chemung, which, was Buck 'off the
Spanish coast by a German, subma
rine stated today that jthey; were
take a off from the vessel fceifor she
was sunk, and tlia* the life boata
were towed witijiin a distance of five
miles from the coast and tihern ca^t
adrift. |
IVES SEAT OF
GOVERNMENT
Par 5, Nov. 29—The Rumanian
government has moved from j tha
o'.i' capHal 'of BucUtarest, which;
Has lately fallen into the hands of
♦ be Teutons to the city of Vassy,
\v!ik1i is two hundred miles north
east, nea«r th® j Russian, frontier.
The off ices of tlie various diplo
matic authorities 2iO-ve also [been
moved to that city.
OX LI' INDULGE IN
TRENCH WARFARE
London, Not. 29—Reports from
the frouf received today state that
£igh*'n? ajid that thfre has been
♦ he lighting is confined to trenchl
no chances in the situation. {
O; dei your ThiamSksgiving Dinner
Ico Cream from Keller j Bros. at
ones. They will reserve a gallon,
quajI, pint or half pint for 'you.
Here For The Holidays
It's a pleasure tD introduce these smart
Winter Suits to the men of our town.
We knew that nothing would be to good
for you as a Christmas surprise, so here
they are, the best money can buy . . .
HALF HOSE
SMART WINTER CRAVATS
REAL LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
SWEATER COATS OF ALL WOOL
Holiday Sets of All Hinds
WILL CLAYSON