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No. 272 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
PRICE 10 CENTS
THIHTY PEOPLE WERE KILLED
III YESTERDAY'S BOMBARDMENT
London, Dec. 17—Their- were
i hree German cruisers engaged in
yesterday's bombardment o! tbe
.Knglish coast towns of the Xortb
Sen. Alter the attack th« In
vaders escaped in the heavy
fog that prevailed at the time.
Thirty people were killed from the
explosion of shells which w«ro drap
ped into various cities by the Ger
man warships.
ALL IKS DRIVING GERMANS
London, Dec. IT—The allien are
reported to foe driving and harass
ing the German troops in the let
ter's retreat from Belgium.
RAIDING THE PACIFIC
Manila, IHv. 17—Forty of the
crew of the German cruiser Kmden
who were left on Cocas island when
the British AustnUlan cruiser Syd
ney discovered the Linden and
iciwj her to run ashore or be
captured a few weeks ago, have
seized a collier and mounting Maxim
^uivs on her. are now raiding in the
Pacific ocean.
UXIDKRS r>ROPPEl> MIXES
ilirl'm. Dec. 17—The raiding Ger
man cruisers that attacked the Eng
lish t<'> vns on the Xorth Sea coast
\o>tenlaj- in their retreat after the
IxiiulKutlment dropped floating mine
in the course over which they pass
ed. thus delaying pursuit to such an
extent that they got a war without
:eceiviag any damage.
RUSSIAN" RE-EXFORCEMKXTS
-*■ - .
AVarsaw, Dec. IT—Two hundred
thousand additional Ru##i*n troopd
will arrive here shortly to streugth
< 11 the defenses.
BRITISH CRUISERS ARE
AFTER THE GERMAN" VESSEX.
l ima, Peru, Dec. 17—The Ger
man cruiser Dresden last night left
l*unta .Vrena, Chile, where she h«s
l*n, since the fight with the Brtt
i-h M(ua<lr<>n off the South Ameri
can coast a few days *8J°i 1U1<1
lieing pursued K two British crul»
I'l-S.
MM ( OFKKY OUTFIGHTS
SMITH IX TEX ROUNDS
New York. Dec. 16—In a ten
round go here last ntybt Jiin C°t~
lev outfought Gunboat Smith.
TWO IX MIDDLE WEST
ARE DEAD FROM COLD
: St. Louis, Dec. 16—As a result of
the cold wave that swept over the
Middle West yesterday and today,
two deaths by freezing have
reported up to date.
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MEXICAN COMMANDER ORDERS
TROOPS TO CEASE FIRING
Naco, Arizona, Dec. 16—Rather
than Jeopardize International rela
tions between Mexico and the Un
ited States, tha commander of the
Villa forces across tho border to
day issued an order to his troops to
cease firing.
Three companies of United States
infantry arrived here this morning
the KAISER IS TROt'RLED
WITH A SORE THROAT
Washington, D. C.. Dec. 17—Pri
vate advic«B received in this city
from Berlin contain the information
that the Kaiser la suffering from
a sore throat, the trouble following
a slight attack of diptheria.
TRAINED MEN ABE NEEDED
FOR THE RESERVE ARMY
Washington, D. C., Dec. 17—Ma
jor General I/eonard "Wood, chief
of staff of the Uaited State* amy,
said today that a reserve army of
trained men is needed in this coun
ARE CHANGED
EVERY NIGHT
Manager George Mow I of the
Popular Picture Palace announces
hJa intention of giring nightly
changes of pictures at his amuse
ment resort.
The he&dlinar fcr tonight -will he
"The King's Messenger,' followed
by three other reels, and tomorrow
night, at the performance to which
the teachero and pupils of the pub
lic school have been given a spec
ial inritation, will ba reproduced in
two reels "Sherman's March to the
Sea," followed by two other reels.
YES
There is ONE Store in Skagway
Where You can do ALL of Your Xmas
Shopping,
We Have Beautiful Gifts
Suitable For
Wan, or Woman H.aid or Child
Our assortment is the largest ever
Shown in Skagway
Values to suit every purse
Bring Your packages to us,
We will gladly wrap them up and
Help You get them ready to post.
DO YOUR SHOPPING WHENJ
MOST CONVENIENT FOB YOU.
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU
STORE OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL
TENJ [O'CLOCK.
H. J. LYNCH
THE JEFFERSON
IS IN1D OUT
The Jefferson reached port from
tha south this morning at 2:30
o'clock with 20 tons of cargo for
Skagway. She loft at •! a. m. with
the following outgoing passengers:
Tuck Flaherty of the Board of
Trade saloon, for Seattle.
Howard Ashley, master mechanic
at the W. P. & Y. R. shops, for
Seattle.
Otto Miller, Hans Peterson and
Chas. Chamberlain, all interior peo
ple.
•L E. Buell, northern agent of
Armour & Co., for Ketchikan.
J. R. Zurfrick, of the United
States immigration bureau, and his
son, who aTe enroute to Ketchi
kan.
HORSE-BORXE LITTER
FOR CARRYING WOl'XDED
For the transportation of wound
ed soldiers when conditions are
such as to render the use of au
ambulance impracticable, a double
litter for carrying two persons has
been invented, which may be strap
ped to a horse's back. The de
Vice is described with illustration, in
the December popular Mechanics
Magazine Two ordinary stretchers
are suspended, one on either side
of a horse, by canvas straps at
tached to heavy springs which faste
to a pack saddle. Sectional bars
extend in front of and behind the
iinimal, forming a framework which
holds the stretchers securely, while
a breeching and bren«t strap keep
the apparatus in place where it is
being carried up or down a hill. 1
The springs cuou which' the
whole contrivance is vwun'g absorb
the jolts, and brace straps, con
necting with the harne.-s underneath
the horse, prevent a swinging mo
tion.
THE PRESIDENT
Washington, D. C-, Dec 17—
President Wilson wag out Christ
mas shopping today and mingling
with the crowds in the street of this
city as though he Mere only an
ordinary citizen.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 17—J.
Pierrepont Morgan is in this city to
day seeking a conference with Sec
retary of the Interior Franklin K
Lane.
Morgan says that he will short
ly offer the Alaska Northern rail
road running out from Seward, Al
aska, fojr sale to the government.
WARSHIPS WILL BE SENT
TO GOETHALS AT PANAMA
Washington, D. C., Dec. 17—At
tho cabinet conference yesterday it
was decided to comply with Col.
Goethal's request and send a bat
tleship and two submarines to pre
serve neutrality in J,<e Panama can
al zone.
REMINDER OF
OF DAYS OF'97
The numerous teams engaged In
the hauling of freight frosi the Pa
cific Coast dock today to the W. P
& Y. R. warehouse at tbe foot of
Broadway, near tbe passenger de
pot, and the gang of tn»n who are
there to receive and truck it in
side, _ are reminders of the ac
iiyities of the early days in Skag
way, when, thousands of tons °f
merchandise were handled daily,
.and oftentimes the streets congest
ed by traffic
CLEM III
NUGGET MOVIES
-Last night before a talr audience
the little troupa of players that
hag been delighting Skagway pa
trons of the N"£8at Movies, pres
ented a splendid little drama en
titled, "The Reconciliation."'. It
was a departure from th© comedy
of the night before, and was great
ly appreciated by those who saw it. i
Mrs. Ethel M. Johnston was su-1
perb aa Mrs. Tom Darling and car-1
ried her part in true professional!
style.
Bud Fisher as Tom's chum.
Jack Morrison, was excellent, and
left nothing to the imagination.
Hugh Gallagher, as Tom Darling,
was well cast and held up biB eind
in good shape.
The little drama is to be repeat
ed again tonight and as there ia
also a change of pictures, a large
crowd is expected. Tomorrow nigW
and Saturday there will be a new
skit. it is another of tHe -booic
Agent" kind, filled with local hits,
fast la its action, and uproariously
funny.
HE WILL GET ALL
rare come
When it comas to a sense of the
eternal fitness of things, tha exalt
ed ruler of the l»cal Eltas' lodge
discounts anything we ever heard of.
A well known official of the W. P.
& Y. Houte is to be initiated to
night." In order to arrange an ap
propriate setting for the occasion
Brother Kennedy has ordered that
the Elks' goat have its horns and
hoofs whitewashed.
Washington, D. C., D®c. 17—
' sistant Secretary of War Roosevelt
I says the nayy dop&rtnient of the
^United States la short 30 officars
and 2,000 men.
RUNG FOR THE
NEW WHARF
Asrangements for the delivery of
a sufficient number of piles to the
W. P. & Y. R. to build a portion
of the contemplated new dock to
bo constructed on the site ol Moore's
wharf, destroyed by firo Saturday
night, have been made, by supt. V
I. Hahn, and a section of dock large
enough to accommodate a single
vessel will be pushed as soon as
the piles aTriVe.
This sectional dock-wiH be so j
constructed that it will fit in and
become a pare of t!ie new wharf
whoa that structure is completed.
Thd Princess May, yesterday af
ternoon, and the Jefferson, at an
early hour this morning, were dock
ed at the old Pacific Coast Steam- j
ship Co. wharf, whero a vessel had j
not tied up previously for several j
years. Neither one experienced any j
difficulty in landing either freight j
or passengers, but this was due in |
a great measure, no doubt, to the!
weather being perfectly calm.
TELEGRAPHIC !
TOURNAMENT
A telegraphic bowlinq; tournament J
o twelve games is now being play- |
€>d between Skagway and Juneau|
Elks. The first series of three i
games was rolled on the local al- |
leys Tuesday night, with the fol-1
lowinsr scores;
Peterson
Barry
S«imer
Black
Blanchard
141
141
164
162
161
191
159
145
173
157
143
138
246
177
142
47o
438 I
555 !
512 |
4 GO j
2440 j
The Juneau team rolled a total t
of 2268 pins, so that Skagway startsj
off -with a lead of 172 pins.
GENERAL SC01I
15 PEE
Washington, D. C., Dec. 17—
General Scott of the United States
army has been ordered by the war
department to Naco, Arizona, to
take charge of affairs along the
Mexican border in that vicinity.
ARE OPTIMISTIC
OF THE INTERIOR
According to Territorial Treasurer
Engelhardt, of the Yukon, and Man
ager Nicholson of the Dawson
branch of the Canadian Bank of
Commerce, the past season ia 'the
interior luis been an extremely good
one for individual miners who, in
stead of suffering loss in doing
the representation ' work on their
claims, have been enabled by the
heavy rainfall last summer which
made available for mining purposes
an unusual flow of water to do
their assessment reequirementB at a
profit and to continue work on
their claims in many instances at
belter than, wages.
The reports.of hard times and
scarcity of work on the outside hare
caused many people who would
otherwise have left the country for
the winter to provide themaelTea
v.'ith an outfit and go into the hlJl»
prospecting, and the result will
doubtless be the bringing to light of
new mineral deposits or the work
iiig of low grade properties w141
have heretofore laid dormant for
the reason that a scarcity of 'water
lias rendered development out of
the question from a standpoint of
profit. x
The output of gold for the past
season in Yukon territory *aa $5,
007,000, which will probably b« in
creased the coming year, although,
present indications point to a
shortage of skilled help in the in- '
terior camps, the cause of which
may be ascribed to the drains mad«
upon the country by the European
war.
LAND HEARINGS HELD AT
HAINES JANUARY 2«
Tlie Juneau land office ha* Jawed
a notic© for a hearing .to be had U*
Haines on January 20, before U. S
Commissioner J. J. Kennedy on the
controversy between J. W. Combs
and one Ben Fox, an Indian, involv
ing the homestead location of comha
which is said to be in conflict with
the Indian land allotment claimed
by Fox.
A great deal of interest is cen
tered in the case. After the taking
of testimony the matter will come
on before the Juneau land offic*
l'or^a decision. • ' »
The Princess May sailed at 8
o'clock last night with 27 passen
gers on board, many of them loc&l
people who are going to the out
side for the Christmas holidays.
OUR HOLIDAY STOCK
For This Season Is The
Most Attractive It Has
Ever Been Our Good
A Few of Oar Xmas Specialties
R & R Plu.n Pudding in I and 2 pound tint, 35c and 60c
Fresh Cluster Raisins, full weight, I ponnd 25c - ,
Atmore's Mincemeat,
Fancy Layer Figs,
Calarad Candieb Figs. -
Persian Dates,
Fresh Nuts, 20c to
Imported Malaga Grapes
25c per pound
20c
30c
20c
30c
30c . , ;
Preferred stock corn on cod
National Biscuit Co. Fancy Biscuits in packages.
Johnson's Chocolates, unexcelled, from 50c to $1.50
Spitzenberg Golden Ortley and Deliciou* apples, $2 bot
Full line of everything in
Perishables on Seattle"
P. H. GANTY. GROCER
Fortune to Offer
NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Silk Shirts Silk Pajamas
Silk Neckwear Silk Handkerchiefs
Silk and Wool Underwear
Silk Hosiery Bath Robes
Wool Blankets
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing
O'Donnell Shoes Utz & Dunn Shoes
See Window Display
LADIES' FUR SETS
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier