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276 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY
ALLIES REFUSE GERMAN PEACE PROPOSALS
GERMANS IB AIM AS FLAT
REFUSAL 10 PEACE PROPOSALS
Berlin, Jan. 2—Chancellor von
Bothmamv-Hollweg has made a
statement that the German Empire
lesards the reply of the Allies to
the proposals of peace as made by
the German government to be a flat
refusal on the part of the Allies.
Berliu, Jau. 2—A member of the
Russian Buma is quoted by the
.Over Seas News Agency In a manu
uer in which, it is indcated that the
Russian government ia ti'red of
war, and that that nation would
gladly welcome any overtures that
misrn' result in peace being estab- I
llshed betweu the warring nations |
Europe. • '
IN AND WIFE
LOST l» UNO
Seattle, Jan. 2—All day yester
day and continuing today searching
parties are out looking for Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Powell, who are believed
to be lost in the snow below Mount
Rainier.
Early Sunday morning Mr. and
Mrs. Powell left their home in Ta
corna for the purpose of mushing to
'be top of Moun* Rainier, and since
leaving their home nothing has
be^n seen or heard from them, and
their friends fear that they have
been lost in the snow which is very
de > on *he sides of the mountain.
TSied
Xew London, Jan. 2—A mistaken
bell signal given by Cai>t. John H.
C.urney, of the tug T. A- Scott, Jr.,
when »hat vessel anil the German
submarine Deutchland >ver.e drawing
clof • together in the swirling wat
ers off Race Rock, in l^ong Island
Scund, was responsible for the colli
sion between, the two vessels on
November 17, which: resulted in the
loss ot the tug and its crew ac
cording to the findings of the fed
eral steamboat inspectors. Capt.
Paul Koenig, of the Deutchland, is
exonerated from all blame.
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GO TO F
Edmonton, Dec. 28—It was of- j
j ficialiy announced here today that
I tiie ?uounted police of all provinces
in western Canada, in fact in every
i province where mounted police are |
I on dutv with the exception of the |
Yukon Territory, are to be witli
I ''rawii next Monday, January 1st,
' and will be sent to the front.
Civilians will be immdeiately
| sworn in and will take the place of
.the mounted poliee forces. Owing j
| *o the wide stretch1 of country in
the Yukon territory, no change will
be made there. Already the best |
of the N*. W. M. Policy in Dawson
district have been sent to the J
front. '
CAPITAL CHOSE
OF HIGH PRICES
Washington, Jan. 2 — Thomas
.Laws.cn appeared before the court
of inquiry into the high cost of
living, and testified that the condi
tion of the markets today were the
result cf the juggling of prices by
capital.
The Jefferson will leave Seattle
on the morning of the 3rd and
should reach Skgaway on the night
of the 7th.
We Close at Six
By mutual agreement with L. A.
Harrison, Will Clayson and Dortero
& Son, we will close our store at six
o'clock every day excepting Satur
day, when we will observe the usu
al hours. This to ha effective from
date to Feb. 28th.
This action was taken so as to
permit of a little more leisure time
a* home to compensate for the nec
essary long hours we have to de
vo'e tr our business during the
summer season.
AIJ3ERT RE INERT.
Reparation and Restitution Demanded
For All Small Nations — Germany
Must Admit Blame for Bringing War
Washington, Jan. 2—Tho Allied
nations of Europe have made a reply
to German note in which pro
posals of peace are made, and the
same has been received by Presi
dent Wilson with the request that
ho ma-ce its contents known to the j
Gorman government.
In the note the Allies flatly re-1
fuse Germany's proposals, and state !
that they shall demand of Ger
many reparation for all destruction
caused by the war, and restitution
of all territory to nations as ex
isting before the declaration of war.
Fcr Belgium, the Allies especially
dtmaiid restitution, and also.a guar
ai.t';e of integrity for all the small
nati( us of Europe. The demnad is
also made that the entire blame of
the war be fixed on Germany, and
tha* Germany be made to see the
enormity of the crime she has
committed in bringing war against
the world.
WHEN II
GUBFEW168
The cold snap whjch, Skagway haa
been enjoying for the past several
davs has been, an incentive for the
lovers of skating to get out in large
numbers, aud as the ieg lias been
in perfect condition at the muni
cipal park, the small rink has been
taxed to its utmost to accommodate
all who have desired to enjoy the
sporl.
The Public Works aud Public Pro
•)urti committee of the Skagway
common council has the question in
hand, and they assumed that the
curfew ordinance would cover the
rnaHer as regards the use of the
riut- by th§ children, and took no
ac'ion in the matter, other than to
give the kiddies to understand that
the rink was their property from the
closing of the school up to the time
of ti>e Tinging of the curfew at 8
c'clock. All day Saturday the rink
was also at the disposal of the chil
iren.
Now the committee find that
the children are disregarding the cur
few ordinance, and in fairness to
the grown-ups, who by donation of
money have made the rink possible,
request that the little ones give up
the rink to th^ older people at 8
o'clock, in order that they may have
the full enjoyment of the ice, and
also as a means of prevention of
DOSR^ble injury to a child which
could result from collision with, a
erown up who might be skating fast
?r tuan the child.
SKATERS EXJOY ICE
A large croyd of skaters enjoy
ed the ice on the city rink last
nign1 Duriur the morning Frank
Page put a man to work Bhoveling
off the snow, and in the afternoon
♦he Home Power Company put a
stria-* of nitrogen lamp3 upon the
swing posts on one side of the rink.
Bern hes have been placed around tlO
flag pole and at the north, Bide,
where onlookers may be sheltered
fro") the wind.
Seattle, Jan. 2—"Wise Mike"
fhey call him in Interior Alaska, al
fhough his real name is Steipovich,
says the P.J. His home Is in Fair
banks, Alaska, and his vocation is
mining. For ten years "Wise Mike"
'las been in the nining game. His
venture" in gold mining did not pro.
daco the wealth he sought for. Last
year, when the steal makers of the
East were clamoring fo-.- tungsten
and miners in the North began to
f
forsake gold for the lure of rarer
minerals "Wise Mike" went out in
to the tills. He found tungsten ore
'ii good quantity, had 300 tons of it
freighted to the railroad, hauled to
Fairbanks and then transshipped to
Sea'tie. He is at the Seattle Ath
let'r Club now, while arranging to
marke t the ore.
FRY All EXECUTION
IS NOT HELD AS A
WARFARE PRECEDENT
London, Jan. 2—In the House of
Commons A. Bonar Law, chancellor
of the exchequer, said the Ger
man foreign office had given assur
ance that Capt. James Blaikie,
taken prisoner by the Germans at
t''.e time the British steamship Cale
donia was sunk, would not share the
fate of Capt. James Fryatt, of the ;
Bri'isli steamshio Brussels, who was
nu' 'o death, after being convicted
bv German court-martial on the
charge *hat his vessel attempted to
ram a German submarine. It was
added that Germany considered the
Caledonia an armed cruiser and
♦hat Cept. Blaikie in attempting to
ram the submarine, was merely per
forming his duty.
SOl'HIA ARRIVES TOMORROW
No information Jiffi been obtain
| e1 a? yet regarding the Princess
Soohla. However, Agent Johnston
! savs the popular steamer should
j reach hero sometimo tomorrow
morning.
We Wish You a
HAPP Y and PR OSPER OUS
NEW YEAR
1 P. H. GANTY |
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PUIS! IN THE NEW BILL
HITS ELECTION EXPENSES
Washington, Jan. 2—The new
election bill wliitli will lie present-1
oil t- congress at the forthcoming j
session provides lor the limit of
money to be spent by any one party j
iu any single campaign.
If - a provision in thg bill the to
tal amount that any one party can
expend for campaign expenses dur
ing an election is placed at one
half of one percent for each, vote
cast in favor o£ the party at the
tlect'on preceding the one iu whicht
it is spent
'Ihe bill also provides a penal-,
tor making bets on the outcome
of the elections, and places such.
bet-'up in the same atagory as any
other kind of recognized, gambling.
The newspapers come in for their
share of attention in the bill, as
they are compelled by a provision
!n the bill to accept advertising
froip all nominees, regardless of
part" affiliation, when so requested.
As a penalty for refusing to accept
such advertising, suchi papers bo
refusing are subject to the loss of
their mailing rights.
The bill also provides that all
reprrts covering expenses incurred'
in *. campaign must be made pub
lic at least ten days before the
day pet for the election.
10 KEEP COL
011 COMMISSION
Iu order to throw a little more
lisht on an ambiguous dispatch,
wlikh was printed in this paper on
T»cc. 26. the following is reprinted
Jroin fh.e Seattle P. I. cf even. date.
The Washington wire is headed.
"Col. Richardson stays on Com
mission," and goes 011 to say:—
Washington, Dec. 26—Army or
ders 'he other day took Col. Wilds
P. Richardson, infantry from the
U-t of letaehed officers, preliminary
i' is apparent, to detailing him to
some regiment. The impression on.
read in? tliis order is that Col.
Ricnardson is to be taken from his
present work as chairman of the
Alaska road commission. Adt.
Men. McCain, however, when inter
logated on the subject, said that
there is no such intention. Col.
Richardson is to remain on de
tached duty as chairman of the
commission, but is to have a nom
'nal command.
SEATTLE DI E TOMORROW
The steamer City of Soattlg left
Wrangell at 9:30 this morning. It
will arrive in Juneau some time this
even it: g and should reach here to
morrow afternoon or evenin6.
FRANCE WILL
REPLY 10 BOTE
Paris, Jan. 2—A note which is
said to be in the nature of an
explanation of the stand taken by
the Allies in the proposed peace
negotiations as offered by President
Wilscn has been drafted by the
French and will be forwarded to th
United States within the next few
days.
Tl e note states why it will be
impossible for France to accept
terms of peace as suggested by the
proDcsals of Germany.
London, Jan. 2—The list of casu
alties to *he British ranks on the
Scmme front gives a total of 520,
| 017, which is quite significant, be
ing a decided decrease during the
month of December over that of
previous months.
for the Dalily Al-tekan)
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The Overcoat
Assortment of the Town
THE RIGHT TOAT FOR EVERY MAN
THE RIGHT COAT FOR EVERY PURPOSE
The Overcoat is a law unto itself, it has big work to
do—no less than to "make the appearance of the
man" whenever he ventures out of doors.
Each season there is leading ideas in overcoats that
seem to take the nation by storm.
We pride oueselves on being students in overcoats.
We buy from houses who have not only the reputa
tion for making overeoats right but the right overcoat
We carry several leading makes standing out con
spicuously such as Hart, Schaffner & Marx, and the
famous waterproof Kenyon Coats.
WILL CLAYSON