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No. 3'J TWENTY FIRST YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY,
WEA1HER REPORT
Saturday: Max. 15. Min. 5.
Sunday: Max. 22. Mta. 7.
ADMIRAL [VANS STRIKES REEF IN HAWK INLET
F
TRENCHES 1000 YARDS
U. S. Soldiers Now On Border Close To
Switzerland—Lines of Defense
In Enemy Territory
American Army in France, March
11.—In a successful Sunday raid on
the CSiamoagne front American forc
es combined with a French force
penetrated Germ"a trenches to a
del tb of 1000 yards, inflicting a
heavy loss upon the enemy.
Iuteose artillery bombardments
preceded the raid, and 'ttere so ac
curate that ■when Allied ttroops en.
tered er.emy trenches they found
the German defense had been level
ed aud dugouts blo>vu up
AMERICANS ON NEW FRONT
American Army in France, Marah
11.—German forces Saturday took
their revenge against American
troops by strafing them with heavy
artillery.
17. S. soldiers had been switched
from 'he American front to a sector
near the Swiss border which pierces
German territory. Boche troops im
mediately opened with a heavy
"rtillery fire, lasting three days,
each dav increasing in intensity
reaching its crest of violence Sat
urday. In spite of the bombard
ment, American troops entered the
sector, and are now holding the
line ajrainst Germany in three plac
es on the Western front.
STRAFE AMERICANS
American Army in France, March
It—Sunday American troops on
the Lorraine front suffered an
extremelv heavy concentrated bom
fcardmect northwest of Toul. The
enemy 'iied 100 gas shells into Am
erican positions within a very short
time, but not one soldier has been
sent to the hospital because of the
rapidity with which gas masks were
adjusted.
' SECRETARY BAKER LX FRANCE j
Paris. March 11.—Secretary of!
War Baker for the United States I
'yesterday arrived In a, French, port. |
VISIT MILITARY
Washington, March 11.—Secretary
Baker's visit to the American lines I
I in France and to Paris is purely of J
a military nature and not diplo-1
j matic. '
GERMAN PATROL DEFEATED '
American Army in France, March 1
11.—American and German patrols I
fough^ yesterday in No Man's land !
near Chemin des Dames. One en- j
emy is known to have been killed
and it is thought three others will
; die frcm wounds. The Americans
were untouched. t
BAKER OFFICIALLY RECEIVED :
pnris March 11.—Baker arrived
I in Paris this morning and was re
i ccived t>y high officers.
AMERICANS RAID ENEMY
TRENCHES
American Army in Franch. March
ill—Troops holding the American j
[ sector northwest of Toul made a i
i successful raid against Boches this |
' moro'ng. This is the first exclusive*
' ly American raid against the enemy
| witaout French participation, and
| was successful in every respect.
PARIS PRAISES U. S. SOLDIERS i
I
Paris. March 11. — American J
troops have made hold raids into i
German lines in Lorraine, the war .
office announces this afternoon.
WAISTS
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and Stripes; also the new Slip Over
Blouse in Dotted Swiss, $2.75 to 3.50
BRASSIERES
Brassieres in Heavy Lace and Em
broidery and Silk Crepe de Chine
from $1.00 to $2.50
ALBERT REINERT^
Broadway between Third and Fourth [Phone 41
MUSH FdttS HHE
mo MILES H K FRONT
I
Lou do-« Marctil 11.—British. forcw
have occupied Hit, 80 miles west of
Bagdad on the Euphrates river in
Mesopotamia, aaid; in Palestine have
ma<le a general advance from both,
sides of Jerusalem on a front 13
miles in length and penetrating ene
my positions to a depth of two
miles. Great Britain's forces are
advanein? along the historic Nablus
road.
HEAVY BOMBARDMENT
London, March 11.—Report of
Field Marshal Hals of yesterday's
activities eava Germau forces, un^
der cover of a heavy; bombardment,
attacked British troope east of
Armentleres, and that a. few British
scdiers are missing.
British sodiers repused a raid
east of Paschendaele. The report
further says:
I "German artillery has shown a
marked increase In activity on front
aud Hack areas from LaBassee can
al to Ypres." ■ i , .
lis BURIED
10 DEATH !N
SEATTLE I
Seattle. March IX.—Mrs. Kmnia
C. Burdett of this city was burned
to death this morning while kinUl
iuj a tire in the kitchen stove.
Flames caught onto her clothing
and before help could arrive Mrs.
Burdett was so badly burned that 1
sh<> died •> few minuto* later.
GEiriops
LIB Gi! GMST!
Stuckholm, March 11.—An invad
iitsr detachment of 2000 infantry and
i force of urtillery has landed on
the Finnish coast near Abo. This
Invasion of German forces lias
been threatened und expected for '
several days.
RUSSFWILL I
RESjST INS;
Petrograd, March, 11.—The Rus- .
si an government is moving to Mos
cow as its first step in the organ
ization o* resistance on all fronts
to advancing German troops, ac
CDrdiiw to an official press an
nouncement.
CONFERENCE OF
S
Amsterdam, March. 11. — There
tvill ne a conference of sovereigns of |
the Central Powers and Turkey] and
r.ulgiiria immediately after Easter,
according to Hungarian, newspapers.
61 FEOEiL
¥
Chicago, March 11.—Ail indict- j
roent charging former congressman |
Berger, of Wisconsin, with tnterfer- ,
ing wita United States prosecution of
tb. - ur was handed down Saturday 1
by t>:-.' federal grand jury.
RIIGf TRAFFIC
Seattle, March 11.—The White
Pass & Yukon* Route hw petitioned
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion for permission, to raise its
passenger and freight rates.
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Added To Our Stock
•r
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BIG HOLE IN MOM OF
VESSEL CAUSES HER 10
Fl
Shifting of Buoy is Said to Have Caused
Accident—Oil on Water Indicates
Tanks Have Broken
Seattle. Marchi 11.—Saturday") ev
ening in Hawk inlet, Alaska, the
steamer Admiral Evans, of the Pa
cific Steamship line, was wrecked.
She was northbound, destined for,
Seward and way ports. Passengers j
were rescued by the Princess So
phia and taken to Juneau.
Victoria, March 11.—The wreck
lug: tug; Salvor sailed yesterday for
Hawk Inlet where she will endeavor
to raise the Evsjis.
According to information, received
from passengers on the Princess So
phia the Admiral Evans struck a
reef about one-quarter mile from
the dock of the Hawk Inlet can
nery Saturday evening at 5:30
o'clock. A large hole wa« torn in
the bow of the ship, but it imme- j
diately put on full sipeed in au ef
fort to make the wharf so that pass
engers a<nd freight oould be dis
charged. The boat began to set-;
tie so quickly that! Captain Glass- J
cock was compelled to put ashore.
Passengers were iimmediately put
off in life boats and landed at the
cannery where they were quartered
in cannery houses which were va
cant.
As nearly as can be learned the
cause of the accident was the
shifting of a buoy in the harbor
causing a miscalculation inf the pilot
house. The tide was low, and the
ship, which ivas slightly o;'f its
course because of the buoy being in
th<» wrong place, struck the :'eef.
When the Sophia left the scene
of the wreck the Evans had sunk
completelv out of sight, and a
great, deal of oil on the water indi
cated that her oil tanks and boilers
had burst. It is also thought the
bulk-head compartment probably
spUt, ,
The Evans was bound. west
ward, and had 136 persons on board
including passengers and crew. The
first news of th© accident waa re
ceived in Juneau Saturday) about
5:30, coming by; wireless from the
Eva vs.
Chas. Glasscock waa in command
ot the ship; Gary Bach waa purser;
II. M. Caoders was in charge of the
wireless and Bent out 3. O. 3. calls;
F. McPherson was chief steward.
The Evans had GOO tons of freight
fcr Port Althrop where a mew can
nery is being started. The ship was
built la Toledo, Ohio, in 1901. She
had a gross tonnage of 2393 and a
net capacity of 1507 tons. Many
prominent passengers were on
board, including Senator O. P. Hub
bard, bound for Cordova, and a
larpe list of cannery employes and
owuers.
Hawk inlet is located on the
cast side of Chatham Strait, and
is a very difficult harbor to enter.
40,000 CHINESE
WILL INVADE
SIBERIA
Tokyo March. 11—The CWnese
cabinet in session at Peking haa de
cided to dispatch 40,000 Chinese
troops t0 Siberia. Expenses of
Hie expedition will amount to 10,
000,000 Yen, a-nd. liavo been author
ized by the creation, ot a foreign
loan. ' : III UK
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