Washington, Nov. 23.—Secretary,
of 'be Treasury and Director Gen*
cral of Railroads, WiUiani McAdoo,
gave out today that his reasons for
resigning were need of at least threa
months rest and it was imperative
• ha* he devot© his entire tini© to
uis personal affairs iu order to re
» evo his private fortune whl h iad
beeu neglected during his term of
offte.
UNITED SHIES SOLDIERS
ARE
L.iverts>ol. Nov. 23. — Several
thousand American soldiers sailed
for home yesterday on the liners
l.aplar.d aud Minnehaha.
BEING HELB
.Seattle. Nov. 24. — A series of
bearings are being hel^ here by
Commissioner Ward of the Bureau
of Fisheries.
Ine hearings are held :'or the
purpose of determining whether
further restrictions should be placed
on th» fishing iu Copper river.
It will also determine the advisa
bility of closing fishing 9n all
streams in southeastern Alaska cast
of cap* Spencer.
The Copper rtver packers urge
further regulation.
Delegate Wickersh'm has been
questioned as to the advisability of
permitting Natives to operate can
neries.
P. J McLaughlin returned from
hi trip to Tootchi on yesterday's
traiu. Mr. McLaughlin reports
much snow in the district anj was
unaDl) to make the examinations of
his oroperty that he desired.
This morning the weather is as
warm and bracing as in the middle
of the summer and many of our peo
ple are taking advantage °f it by
hikes and other kinds of outside ex
ercise.
It was a most stirring scene and
th" docks were crowded with an im"
mer.se throng of cheering Britains
wishing the Yanks Clod speed ar,d
sa' journey home.
Washington, Nov. 23. — John D.
Ryau, director of the Air service and
second assistant secretary of war,
resigned this monriug.
\V C. Potter, chief assistant to J. !>•
Ryan also resigned' today.
Washington, Nov. 2Z.—Ge'.ieral
Marc1:, chief of staff, announced t°"
day that authority had been giv*
en General Pershing to send home
al such troops as will not be need
ed in making up the ar'iiy of occup<
lion.
Georyg Rufple, the White i^ass
lineman returned last night from a
trio over the line. Some needed re
pairs were dene and a -'enreal inspec
tion of the telegraph ai:d lung dis
tance telephone system made.
TO PURCHASERS OF FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS ON
THE INSTALLMENT PLAN
You are hereby notified that the second pay
ment of twenty per cent on your purchase of
Bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan w ill be due
and payable not later than Thursday, the 1 wenty
first.
BANK OF ALASKA
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VIOLIN, PLiNO, DRUMS.
8-30 "o.m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
w IDE mums n
Today th© Council of Defense re
clewed thig wire from chairman
Clark of the Territorial Council of
Defense:
Following from Council of N-a*
j tioual Defense:
'Wai industries Board requests
; us to advise you that the store Pr°"
| gram wag by agreement with the
1 Trai'e limited to period of direct
war. At signing of armsitce Board
felt obligated to the Tradfe to call
them in conference and they have
recommended that the pledge and
window card system, stamping of
shoes, classification and Price Uml
tatioua be dropped but that the
| general conservation program, that
J is voluntary reduction by; manufac
i turers of numbers of Btyles, color
j of leatner, et cetera, be permitted'
i to continue through spring e'lson
or 1919.
"Therefore, the distribution of
pledge forms and window cards by
th» various councils pursuant to
our general letter eighteenth dated
NovemDer first automatically be
comes unnecessary.
"Transmit to them thanks of War
Industries Board for what they
have done."
YANKS 0U1HGHI HI Mi
Paris, Nov. 23.—According to fig
ures given out t>y the American hea<l
quarters tbis morning the Ger
man troops captured 209 American
Amsterdam, Nov. 23.—Two hun
j ilred and seventy eight of the Royal
| Prussian and Bavarian reigning fami
I lies have been thrown out by the
j abdication or dethronement of the
! ruliug houses of Germany.
Ibtat^senatob
II Of FLU
•
■Seattle, No.v 23.—Former state
senator Hooert F. Booth died here
today of Dneumonia.
Senator Booth wag one or the
i prominent citizens of Washington
j and has served on many important
J committees in the legislature.
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I FIRST MAIL OF THE
SEASON FOR FLAT
' Anchorage..—George Adamg and
I Jack Lean, drivers for Jim Stewart
j on the winter mall contract from
j W'asiiia to Flat, left with the first
I mail of the season yesterday. The
3 route is over the old winter trail
j bv -hA way of Knik and is Baid to
b6 ir fine condition. This ma" for
the interior, according to Alvah
Eames, cost office inspector for this
district, is made Up In Anchorage
an<J forwarded by government rail"
roa^ to Wasilla where Mr. Stew
art, the mall contractor, has
winter headquarters.
The contract calls for one delivery
a week and' was formerly sent direct
from Anchorage. Mr. Eames left
! this morning for Seward where he
will remain several day a on official
business. Before leaving Anchor'
a""e Mr. Eames let the winter mail
contract from Seward to Hope to A
E. Ferrin, who started on his duties
th' morning.
officers and' 1873 American privates
as against 682 German officers and J
44252 German privates taken by |
the American Army during the same
period.
10 HELP FEED
IDE FAMISHING
Tne Council of Defens of Skag
wi received the following wire yes-,
terday evening from Chairman Clark
of tho Territorial Council of De
fens-: "United States Food Adminis
tration has named first week of De
cember conservation week for world
relie'. Special feature include con
servation Sunday Decemoer first,
Waman's Day, December fourth,
School D;y, December sixth.
"Famino and disorder and every
household threatened bjr lack of
Cot ' In many parts of Europe. Every
household in America must rally to
this new call."
Advise and work with your local
food administrator who has been i
mailed details of plan.
The Skagway Council of Defense j
will meet and take such action as
is necessary, for the carryng out of
tho ord«er as above.
.
PR. E. M. SrAULDlNG
GOES TO SEM>OVl A
D-. and Mrs. E. M. Spauldingt of
Wasilla. arrived in town yesterday
afternoon and are guests at the Ho
tel Ancnorage, says the Anchorage
Timas. Dr. SPaulding came to
Aichorage in response to communi
cation:. advising him that the town
of Seldovla was very much in need'
of a competent practicing physician
and requested that he locate there
thia winter.
If is understood that there Isn't a
physician in the Seldovla neighbor-j
hood and tho residents .numbering'!
several hundred, are worked up over
th grip epidemic. Dr. Spaulding,
accompanied; by Mrs. Spaulding,
will lea^e on the launch Swan next
Tuesday for Seldovla, where he
will make hla winter's headquarters.
"Hygeno" Whole Wheat Flour
tor "Hygienic Bread"
A Whole wheat flour with all the substance in it.
[
' Try a SO lb Sack at $3.00 or a 10 lb Sack at 75 cents
I
You may buy this flour without substitutes
P. H. GANTY
RETURNING BRITISH PRISONERS
- SHOW INHUMAN TREATMENT
Liverpool, Nov. 23.—Reuters newg
lgency reports today that thousands
)£ liberated British prisoners in pitl
)ble condition are straggling in to
Prince every day.
These men are all ragged an(l
lunery and ghow the results of bru
tal an I inhuman treatment having
suffered the greatest misery while ia
Germaii hands. Their jojr upoa
reaching friendly soil Is most mani
fest «j>d many touching acenea talc#
place when they meet old' time
fritndj and comrades.
Washington, Nov. 23.—General
Pershing hag indicated that divi
sions numbered 31, 34, 38, 39, 74,1
76 and 78 will not be required and j
Coast Artillery regiments 46, 47, 48,
TROUBLEAHEAD j
FOR GERMANY'
i
Loudon, Saturday. — The chaotic /
;onditions in Germany are empha
sized in Amsterdam and Copenhagen*
There is a general lack of harmony |
In different parts of the country and
i tendency toward separation.
"Bolshevik ideag are declared to
be growing in the west where a
Rhenish republic is said to be plan
ned.
The Allied troops moving in
to Hermany have reached the Rhine
frontier according to ftn afternoon
ilispitch from Copenhagen.
imported elk thrive
I\ ARIZONA WOODS
Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 23.—Elk( im
ported from Wyoming, have become
acclimated in Arizona and they have
spread to many parts of the state.
The importation of elk began sev
eral years ago and not long ago two
cars were added to the herd al
rea&r freed in Arizona. The in
crease in the first shipment was ra
uid, according to reports to the
state game warden's office from his
leputies aad forest rangers, and
Forest rangers, and those more re
cently imported are expected to
thrive fully ag well as did those
first brought to the state.
50, 75 and 76 as well a$ the gaa
troops, tank troops, and air forces
wll1 ail ho released as they will not
h0 ne.eded in the scheme of occupa
tion..
Luxemburg, Nov. 23.—The Gran<^
Duchess of Luxemburg, with Gea.
J.\ n J. Pershing at her side to
day watched the American troop»
march into her capitol.
Tne entry was made 80°n after
the deD-'irture of the Germans which
ended their four years of occupation
of Luxemburg.
MARCH (ELLS
ALL CASUALTIES
Washington, Saturday. — Today
General March announced the to
tal number of casualties of the A*
mericau army in Eurcpe since our
entrance into the war over there.
Tber?. were two hundred and thir*
ty six thousand one hundred and.
seventeen, of whom fifty thre*
thousand one hundred' and sixty
ninp were killed, died of wounds, *C*
cidtnts or other causes, and one hua
drei' and seventy nine thousand sl*
hundred and' twenty five wounded
and the balance missing and Prla*
oners of war.
Who's Your Tailor?
The Autumn and Winter woolens recently sent us by
E. V. Price & Co.
e the handsomest ever shown in this city and reasonably priced
Select
Yours
Today
and Have your Autumn clothes
made up for future delivery to"suit
you—and you only
JAMES KENNEDY