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No. 118 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAttWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, JUNE 22. 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
MARSHAL GENERAL CROW
ORDERS MEN OUT SOFT SNAP
Washington, June 22.—Provost
Marshal General Crowder yesterday
called (or S.976 registrants, who
were already qualified for general
military service, and these men wi.l
b« aent July 15 to various schools
for special military training.
General Crowder ruled yesterday
that all men ot arau «ge, now eu
gaged, in games of all kinds, or
working as domestic servants, ele
vator men, bell boys, waiters or
filling positions of a like nature
shall at once seek other employ
ment by July 1.
900.000 YANKEE SOLDIERS NOW
IN FRANCE READY 10 FIGHI
Washington, Jue 22. — General
March announced today that 900,0(X1
American soldiers have been land
ed safely in France.
In making the statement General
March said that it was now five
months ahead of the program for
shipping the troops across.
"While the general situation
looks good today," Gen- March jaid,
"the present lull Qn the Western
front only means that German com
bat divisions are being reformed for
another drive."
In closing his Interview, he said,
"The Central Powers again were
neld on all froat*."
RESfDENIS FLY
FROM tiERUS
Copenhagen, June 22.—Four resi
dents of Berlin attempted to escape
frv>m Berlin Thursday in two aero
planes. One of the machines suc
ceeded in landing in Denmark, but
tae ether one was brought down'in
the Baltic Sea by a German guard
ship.
One of those alighting in Denmark
i* a professor in. the Avail Uni
versity of Berlin, and h#» reports the
conditions in that city to be most dt
plorable. and says that it is 110
different from the general conditions
of affairs throughout the German
empire.
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Paris, Juue 2. — According to
the Petit Journal today French
prisoners who have been in Ger
many since August. 1914. will be ex
changed for German prisoners now
being held in France on June 24th.
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FIRE DESTROYS
Seattle, June 22.—The steamer
! Rosalie, one of the steamships mak
I ing the run from this city to Skag
; way during the early Klondike rusR
! days was destroyed by fire last
night.
Zurich, Saturday. — The Deuteh
es Tages Zeitung declares in its
issue for today that Lenine, the
Bolshevig prime minister has re*
signed.
Mrs. Lorraine Bryant and her
sister Miss Etta Sundeen left this
, morning for Juneau where they *'111
be employed^
Women Kahki Overalls Ju»t the thing foi
Gardening
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Children's overalls and jumpers
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AUSTRIAN PREMIER ADMITS ITALY
VICTORIOUS IK LAST RATTLES
Rome, Saturday.—The Trlbuna in
today's editions quotes Premier Or
lando as telling parliament that
the present battle has virtual)* been
won by the Italian army.
The Auatrians, the premier added
are now gathering all the available
men In certain se«tions ot the moun*
tan front, and that only a small part
o£ reserves have been drawn on
bg Italians.
Italian Headquarters, Saturday.—
Allied aviators in frequent combat
with the Austrian airmen prevented
them from delivering sacks of
bread and other dry foods to the
Austrian troops on the western Bide
of the Piave where the Austrians
are lighting tenaciously. Rising
waters comoined with the activity of
the Italian artillery aro making it
difficult for the Austrians to ob
tain any food. While the flood
waters carried away some oj the
Dridges and damaged others the
Italian gunners are sinking Doats
and .pre hammering aff^y; at dam
aged bridges and float*,
Rome, June 22.—TI19 nuinner of
Austro-Hungarian prisoners cap
tured by the Italians since the
Italian offensive began is. quoted as
12,000.
100 CIROW PEOPLE P.LEO OB
WOUNDED EfJUIPfflENT TRAIN
Gary, June 22.—100 persons were
killed and wounded wUen a Michi
gan Cenral army equipment train 1
crashed into the rear end of the i
Hagenback-Wallace circus train |
near this city thip morning. The j
equipment train was yunnlng at a
high rate ol speed, it being: given
right of way and the circus train ha
pulled into a siding, but the last
coach with a number of the circus
people in 't was struck and literally
smasued to kindling wood.
I1FEIN MADE 01 LIFE OF
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR IS REPORTED
London, June 22. —'An Amster
dam dispatch received here thie
morning asserts that an attempt, hud
been made to assassinate the Emper"
o" of Austria, and whose where*
about* at the present time is
closely guarded and kept secret.
WKS'lWtN UNION MEN ({KAHBKD
BY POST AUTHORITIES
Washington, Juue 2. — Officers
arrested a number of Western Union
traveling agents on trains between
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and
Wasnlngton and seized tne suit
cases they were carrying. The bags
were found to be filled with messag
es filed for transmisson by tele- j
graph.
This practice is considered a viola
tion. of the postal "laws forbidding
persons not connected with the pos
tal service from conducting traffic |
in communication ever post roads. |
The Western Union recently lock- j
ed out its union operators and it
is believed to have been sending
messages by mail for some time. j
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THE BELLE ISLAND HOT
SPRINGS GET 1'ATE NT
Ketchikan, Juueau 2.—Attorney
Chas. H. Cosgrove received notice
from the Department of the Interior
on the last mail that patent had
been granted, to the heirs of fhe
Rowe estate, included in the Belle
Island Hot Springs property. It
was changed from a hoinestaed entrj
to a trading 6ite. The patent has
been issued.
Captain Nord, the popular master
of the White Flyer Jefferson was
a visitor up town last evening while
his ship was in port. Capt. Nord
is as jolly and good natured as
ever, and from the manner in whlcL]
he acted as guide for several tour
ists who were passengers on his
ship he evidently enjoys hi? old
time popularity. ,
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18 AITACKS GERMAN EMBA5ST
YELLS "DOWN WITH GERMANY"
Amsterdam^ Saturday,—(According
to a paper dispatch from Vienna .
the Viennanue Fripresse stated
in today's issue that an attempt to
attack the German embassy at that
city was dispersed by policemen.
Following the threatened attack ^
many arrests were made, some ot
i
those takipg part in the movement
being injured by the police who
charged the mob with drawn aword*
and in some ca«es guns were freely
used. Many cries of "Germany 1»
starving ua, down with Qermany"
w§re yelled bx the mob.
PRESENCE OF II. S. IROOPSIH
id Will BE FELT 1* SEPTEMBER
Washington, June 2. — Following
a conference between Secretary of j
War Baker and Representative Cald
well, chairman of the military com
mittee of the Hfouse, Congressman
Caldwell said that by September
the war materials now being manu
factured by the American, manufac
turers would be ready for trans- j
shipment, and abundance being j
ready by. that time for making the
presence of American troopa in
France felt by the enemy1. »
By that time the fighting which
ia being planned for the United
States troops in Prance will be
waged on a great scale.
In the meanwhile the movement
of troops across to Europe will pro
ceed with the greatest i®eed despite
the menace of the submarines.
CASUALTIES TO
Washington, June 22.—The army
casualties in today report from the
front'gives the names of 153, ^ of
whom 78 were killed, or died from
wounds received in action land
severely wounded.
The marine casualties on the j
Western fornt is reported to be 31, [
of jyhom 19 were either! killed in ac"
tion or died from wounds and 12
others wounded.
Washington^June 22.—It was re- |
ported today at the war office that
American troops now in France are
holding 38 miles of trenches on
the battle fronts.
Washington, June 22.—The Unit
ed. States government iiag comman
deered the entire fir log, and fir
lumber output of the Pac&lc North
west for war purposes.
GilMB
FEW ITALIANS
i Berlin, Jun» 22.—The German
war office announced this morning
that southwest of Rheima some Ital
ian prisoners were taken in a raid
made by German troops.
BRITISH! OASUALTV LIST
NUMBERS 36,620 MEK
ondon,-June 22.—According to
leports given out by the- British
war office yesterday, the Britiab
casualties for the week ending yes
terday aggregated) 36,620< men.
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