NoTsTtWJSNTY first YEAR SKAUWAY. ALASKA. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
WEATHER REPORT
Yesterday: Max. 20. Min. 13.
T«xla»: Scow, n. w., warmer.
LABOR WANTS NO CHANGE IN EifiHI HOUR LAW
TURK
WANT PEACE
ALONE
Amsterdam, Feb. 9. — While
we are aware of the great value of
peace Turkey will never con
clude a separate peace at any
price, said Halilbay, Turkish for
eign minister, yesterday in an ad
dress before a gathering of busi
ness men in Constantinople, accord
ing to a dispatch received from
there. _ | _ •'
AVIATION CO I) PS
PREPARING FOE
That America's air fleet is about
to have exciting adventures is evi
denced by the announcement that
the Aviation Corps is in urgent
need of 194 chauffeurs and motor
truck drivers, 3562 auto and gas en
gine mei., 1-360 machinists. 220
blacksmith forgers. 20 wheelwrights.
5i>4 cabinet makers, 460 sheet-metal
workers and others to a total of
7.000 t'r service in France behind
the lines. They will belong to the
"Motor Mechanics Regiment," the
first '' its sort in American history.
Only n:cu outside the dratf ages
are acceptable under this call, and
they must be at least eighteen and
not over forty. There are also
wanted for tne same Tegiment 200
cooks. 101! canvas workers. 80 house
and siJrn oainters. 20 harness makers
and SO acetlylene welders. The
I'. S. Public Service Reserve of the
Department ot Labor .which hag
undertaicen to get these 7.000 men
for the Aviation Corps, states that
the men specified are urged to en
list at any recruiting station. and
that they should not leave jobs in
shipyard* or war industries for this
service, attractive as it is. The
regiment wilt have a short period
of training at Fort Hancock, Ga., be
fore going to Fraace.
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Come In And Male
Your Selection Early That
We May Have Time in Which
To Make Any Alterationa That is Neces&try
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
1—Assembling the "knockdown" barracks for the American troops in France. 2—Scene In a French field kltcbei
behind tlie fighting lines in the Marne region. 3—Mrs. i.uscombe, wife of a British colonel, doing a bit of sewing fot
an American soldier in a Y. M. C. A. hut In France.
SO HEA1 OX TRAINS
IX GERMAN EMPIRE
"Washington, Feb. 9.—According
to the Vienna Xeue Freie Presso
(Oct. 11) increasing difficulties. In
coal supply will have the effect of
reducing the heating of railway car
riages during the winter months.
Passengers are therefore urged to
provide themselves with, warm
cln'hii'g for railway journeys.
GEMNW
PROHIBITION
| IN HAWAII
Honolulu, Feb. 9.—General Wis
ser. commanding the Hawaiian de
partment of the United States ar
my, in reply to a query from the
war department yesterday indorsed
prohibition and recommended that
I if aujiTy to the whole territory.
About sixty people attended the I
meeting of the Sk&gway Alpine club
last ni<;ht which was held in the
annex o»" the Presbyterian churclu
Before the business of the meeting
was discussed ,the program commit
tee put on a very interesting and
entertaining performance, consisting
of a short skit ca.lled "The Spring
Frost," of two musical selections by
Prosper Uanty, Jr. and Gould Fick
ardt .and of three calliope selections
on a human organ.
Business under discussion in
cluded the advisi'bility of renting a
building for meeting purposes. This
committee, consisting of Miss Agnes
Moffati and Ralph Pedersen, sub
mitted .several offers for rooms to
the club and recommended the or
ganization accept the offer of Martin
Conway for the old cable office
building en 5th avenue at $5.00
per month. Considerable discus
sion took place, and the general
concensus of opinion seemed to he
that the club could get a room free
of cost, and use the money for oth
er purposes which would be of a
permanert benefit to the town.
Therefore the recommendation of
t> o committee was voted down, and
the same committee was continued
to see what further could he done
about securing a meeting place.
The matter of the adoption of
remaining points in the proposed
constitution was brought up, and it
was agreed to call a special meet
ing in the near future at which time
this would be finally settled, and at
which, time the room committee
would report.
The eutertainment was so well
received that the same committee
was requested to prepare another
evenings fur. for the next .meeting.
REJECTED MEN TO BE
CALLED FOR SERVICE
Philadelphia, Feb. 8.—Two hun
dred thousand men rejected in the
first draft for slight physical defects
\vhi< h can he corrected will be sub
ject to fho second draft. Surgeon
Gem ral Gorgas told an audience
here.
Genera) Gorgas said present
pia. s call for from 12 to 15 hospi
tals «n France to care for reconstruo
Moii ra.ses of the American expedi
tionary forces. The Allies, the
speaker said. have sent back 85 per
cent o' their wounded to the trench
es Only 15 per cent were perman
ently* disabled. Of the Canadian
ovctsees forces he said but 10 per
cent had been invalided home.
M-s. Rose Bakor Brown, wife
of George Brown, and daugrtt^r of
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Baker. Sr., \mss
ed away *his afternoon at 3:30
o'clock in the Willie Pass hospital^
Tbe deati" of Mrs. Brown comes as <
shock to the eoinimunlty. Skagway
mourns with the relatives of the de
censed and extends its most heart
felt sympathy to' them in, their
hour of sorrow.
Fresh Fruit Substitutes:»
Dried Apples 21c per lb. Apricots 30c per lb.
PRUNES 16c per lb., 10 lb. Boxes $1.50, SPECIAL
Peaches 17c per lb. Peaches, peeled, 22c per lb.
Pears 15c per lb. Black Figs 16c per lb.
ALL EXTRA FANCY Grade, This Season's Pack Guaranteed
P. H. GANTY
HUNG POSTPONED 10
GIVE ANCHORAGE CHANCE
White Pass and Copper River Routes
Favor Modification of Law—
Labor Interests Want
No Change
Juneau, Feb. 9.—The hearing on
the Eight Hour law which has been
in session the past three days bo
fort Governor J. F. A. Strong, has
been postponed until Feb. 15 in or
der to pive a chamco for labor dele
| gates from. Anchorage to be present.
The White Pass and Yukon Rail
j road and the Copper River road,
and tUo fishing and mining inter
ests of Alaska claim that labor is
scarce in the northiand, and hence
they want over time to be allowed
workmen. « ;
None of the various interests
are asking the aboliisliment o£ the
Eight Hour law as suchi, but mere
ly request its modification.
La! or interests are opposing any
clianre or overtime. ;
FREE LEGAL 110
FOR FILIPINO
1 CIFIZENS
Manila P, I., Feb. 9.—The first
free legal aid bureau of the Far
Kant has just been established in
alalia for the purpose of giving
legal advise to those too poor to
pay fcr the services of an attorney.
The bureau is the creation, of two
la?y students recently graduated
from the University of the Philip
pines, Victorian© Yamzon and Jose
Montai>o, who will devote all their
snare time in the interests of their
poorest fellow countrymen.
CABLE DOWN*
J The U. S. cable connecting Sitka
with Seattle went down at 11:50
o'clock las* night, and it is not
known when it will be repaired. The
1 Daily Alaskan lias arranged with
the Juneau Empire to receive its
usual news service which will be
sent 'o Juneau by wireless, but in
so doing we may be late in publi
cation. I ' I •' I
MODEL ARMY IN
CW IS NEW
Peking, Feb. 9.—For the pur
pose of preventing further civil
strife iierween the Chinese provinces
ami t'>e government, General Hsu
Shu-ch»ng, vice-minister of war, has
drawn up a recommendation calling
for the organization of three more
model corps. General Hsu attri
butes t!'e frequent revolutionary dls
turbancts to the fact that China
lias heretofore maintained, only a
model armj large enough to serve
the Metropolitan Prefecture, and it
■'s wiitd a view to maintaining peace
and order in the provinces and the
unity of *11 parts of China that the
plan is suggested.
Tbe U. S. harbor boat Peterson;
arrrived at 11:15 and Bailed for
Ft Seward at 2:30 o'clock.
Tne gas boat Santa Rita arrived
in port about noon today, and sail
ed early this afternoon for Juneau.
FASHION
and Fll
i
Go Hand-in-hand when you
walk in a Hand Tailored Suit
bought at our shop.
A wid« range of patterns and
fabrics are included in our
stock.
It would please both you and
us if you called to look them
over.
JAMES KENNEDY