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No. 2-29 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 1918
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GOES BACK 10 WASHINGTON
The election for delegate to con
Stpss from Alaska and for the mem
bers of the Territorial legislature
Slid other Territorial offices passed
Off ijuietly in Skagway, and while
the weather was most inclement, a
fair vote was polled.
The republican ca: didat s p;iid
little a'tention to the campaign i ere
and the electioneering of the three
Deputy United States Marshals for
the Democratic nomi:wes, mule
the contest rather a «;ie s'd- £• af"
fair, even with this fact l"orn in
mind, the republican aspirants for
office held their own. as s' own bv
t'ie following:
For Delegate to Congress
Charles A. sulzer. Dem. 93.
Jas. Wickersham, Rtp 4»>.
Francis Connolly, So "ialist, none.
For Territorial Senator,
William Britt. Deni. 103.
Chi ist Johnson, Soc. 3.
Ed. C. Russell. 30.
F'">i Territorial Representative
Isajvc Sowerby, Dem. 92.
E. J. White. Dem. 110
W. W Casey, Dem
James J Coi nors. Dem. TO.
John H. Davies. Rep. 4-1.
Peter C. McCormack. Rep 42.
Grover C. Winn, Rep. -5 2.
H R. Shepard. Rey 26.
1. M. Hofstead. Soc. 2.
E. J Shaw, 1
For Road Commissioner l*t Div.
Perry J. Wiley. Dtm 70.
Jack Wilson, Rep. 33.
Olat Arness, Soe. 3.
The returns receive 1 fiom other
precincts of the territory «p to the
time of going to press a e as fol
lows: 7
HAINES:
Delegate
CoDolly, 3.
Sulzer, 40.
Wickersham, 49.
Senator
Britt. 32.
Jobrsen, S.
Russell, 45,
Representative
Casey, 36.
Connors, 37.
Da vies, 39.
Ho'stad, 8.
McCormack, 41.
Shepard, 30.
Sower by, 47.
White, 40.
Winn, 36.
Road Commissioner
Arness, 7.
Wiley, 3S. "
Wilson, 34.
Three precincts of .Tun an. P,rse
voraace, two preciiuts of I'otistas,
Salcon creek, Thane, Treadwell, .Tu
alin, Skagway and W*r"nseU, all
complete give the following:
ou!zer. 766.
Wickersham, 6SS.
Anchorage, Nov. 6.—An ho age
polled 681 votes at the general elec
tion iield here yesterday, and the
v. eather .whcih was ideal, probally
was » factor iu bringing o' t the
voto. |
The interest in the contest was i:
ten«e, and had it not befn for the
numerous cases of grippe which is
quite prevalent throughovt th s
s'Cion, the vote wou'd. have been
f*« lly twice as heavy. :
In the delegate election of 1916,
1011 votes were polled, showing a
marked falling of this year.
The result of the ballot is as
follows:
Delegate
Conolly, 37,
Sulzer, 248.
Wickersham, 3S4.
The result of the vote in Chicka
looa, Moosecreek, Matanuska, Va*
silla, Girwood. T:tlkeetna and Kska
cretk. combined, is:
Delegate ' ' r * ?
Conolly, 13.
Su'.zei, 150.
WicKersham, 99.
It is believed that Price, demo
crat for senator, Wilson democrat
for road commissioner ha-, e been
elected, and the legislature will he
d-vided. 1 .
(Continued on 4.) I
"Over in France where the death shells scream
The boys are fighting as in 3 dream:
A glorious dream of blood and hell.
While I »tay home and prosper well.
Over in France they are dying now
Like red earth turned by a giant plow;
They are going across with a smile for me,
While 1 stay home in security.
Over in France the gas clouds roll
And the shower of steel is taking its toll;
The flagd rives on, but the boys lie still,
While 1 live on and eat my fill.
Great God in heaven, in whom we trust,
Tnm the food in my throat to dust
If I miss one chance that may come to me
To bring them home with the victory!
Kenneth Groesbeck.
BANK OF ALASKA
GEORGE^MOWL, Proprietor
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SPANISH FLU ON
5. S. VICTORIA
Seattle, Nov. 6. — The S. S.
Victoria arrived here last night
from Noms with two hundred cases
of influenza among the crew and
! passengers, forty of whom were tak
' en directly from the beat to the
hospitals. During the trip down
tlieve were four deaths, Gus Nord- j
linid of St Michaels; J. P.. Williams,
miner; Wm. Anderson, miner, and
Grace O'Connor, a ten year old
sir! from Nome, were those who
succumbed to the dread disease °n
the trio. .'
OS
THE SOPHIA
It ij sai(i> that there is the sum
oi $62,000 in gold bull'on in the
s^roiie room of the wrecke 1 Priness
Sophl» which the Tees hopes to re*
cover with the aid °f divers
the wrecker 's standing by the boat
for that purpose. >10-t of the
wreck has disappeared, including the
oilo*.house and' the purser's room
and purser's safe, hut is thought
the part containing the strong room
well forward is still there.
ALASKA WATERS SHOULD
HAVE MORE LIGHTS
"Ii. view of the almrst countless
times that Congress has been asked
to place adequate lighting servi.e
in Alaska ,it does seen: astounding
taa Vanderbilt Reef, almo t right
in the center of the channel ai:d in
the jiath of every ship that pl'es
Lynn Canal should have been left
without some warning device on it,"
sai^ Falcon Joslin, former President
or the Tanana Min&s Railroad, this
; morning.
"It is the same old story of
locking the stable dror after the j
horso is stolen," he continued.
"Scores of ships were ]ost in Alas- j
ka waters before any lights were
placed- along its shores. Alaskans
for many years past have asked
every Congress for better safe
guards to navigation." — Seattle
Times. ? ,
BARGE NEPTUNE IX)ST
AND CREW IS SAVED
Ketchikan, Xov. 6. —The Barge ^
I Xe»tune, 365 tons, was lost in a^
gjl-i of wind at Hughes Point, Gam
bier Island, October 30. The crew
of five men and one woman were
saved. 11 I * i
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F; P. H. GANTY ;
ELEC1S FIVE
..eatiile, Nov. 6. — Washington,
clected five republican c<o gressmen
yesterday. In King county Stringer
was clected sheriff, Warden auditor,
Thomas county clerk. Gains was
re-elected treasurfr. The iace tor
prosecuting attorney between Fred
C. Itrown and Dr. E. J. Brown is so
clo^o that it will take an official
count to decide it.
hoss pui yp
UNDER El
With Americans S*. dan Front,
Wednesday.—The Ge.m^n resistance
against American pressure west of
• 111- Mease has stiffened <onsiderable
today and the Germans are using a.
tillery, gas and machine guns in
tlieir desperate efforts to hold back
their irresistible foes. The America! 3
are fighting with redoubled' de~ '
termination and forcing the Ger- j
mans back slowly but surely.
A. B. INSTALLS OFICERS
tamo Wrangell No. 28, Arctic
Brotherhood last evening in
stalled the following oFiiiers for
the ensuing term:
Aictic Chief—Thom"s Dalgity.
Vice Arctic Chief—\V. H. War
ren.
Arctic Chaplain — M. 0. John
son.
Arctic Recorder — L. M Chur
chill.
Keener of Xuggets — F. B.
Leonard.
Trustees—C. M. Coulter, H. D.
Campbell, Wm. G. Thomas, Harry
Gartley, M. O. Johnson.—Sentinel.
CIGARETTES FOR AMERICAN'
BOYS BEEN ORDEREF|
Washington, Nov. G-—Orders for]
3,000,000,000 cigarettes, enough to
nrovlde two smokes for every per
son in the world, has been p.laced
1). the War Department to supply
tbe American soldiers t&e remain
der of the year.
The Alaskan is in r eceipt of a
letter from Mr. B. A. Ro?s, former
auditor of the Bank of Alaska and'
» resident of Skagway, Mr. Ross
was in Ne^v York at the time of
writing and will be there for *
month o? so. c ' : .
Amsterdam, Nov. 6. — The Ger
man armistice delegation including
admira1 Von Hintze, Admiral Meurs,
General Grendell and General Win
turfeli left Berliij today for the
western front.
The government has issued a! pro
elamation urging the people to main
talh order if they do not wish to
delay peace.
The proclamation refers to the
reforms undertaken since the new
government was created and ap
peals to the people to unite in an
hooorabl® peace.
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New York, Noon, Wednesday. —I
is not yet apparent whether th© re
publicans or democrats wi.l tont.ol
the next congress. Both partis« ar(
claiming it. Fifty congressional di
triets in doubt.
Senator J. Ham Lewis was de
feated in Illinois by Medill McCor"
mick. Senator Weeks of M«'<ssa.
chusett? was defes'ed by former go^
&rnor Walsh.
Speaker Champ Cl»rk was prob
ably re-elected. Hen'y Ford was
defeated in Michigan and ex-^overn
or Folk was defeated in Missouri
senatorship by Judge Spencer. The
gubernatorial race is very clos© and
will take time to decide
IKEfS i» IN
San Francisco, Nov. 6. — All
the prohibition measures voted f°r
yesterday in the state of California
were voted down.
DR. Ul'LKLEY TAKES OVER 1 HE
PETERSBURG HOSPITAL
Dr. J.. L. Bulkley has taken over
the Petersburg Hospital and is
now residing there with his family.
The Hospital Association held a
meeting on Sept. 30, and decided
to lease the institution to Dr. Bulk
ley. The new superintendent of the
hospital is well known at Peters
burg and Wrangell where he has
been ? practicing physician and
surgeon for the past two years. He
formerly operated the hospital at
Wrangell.—Report,
BEN. FOGH WILL
DO HE TALKING
Washington, Nov. C. — General
Foch ha§ been authorized by the
United States and the Allies to
> receive representatives of the
German government and communi
1 cate to them the terms of the ar*
i
mlstice. The German government
hag been so informed by a note
"auded to tbe Swiss Minister by
Secreary Lansing.
The note announces that th€ Al
lied governments have declared? a
wilUusrness to make peace with the
German government on the terms as
i laid down by President Wilson in
his address to congress in January
. last and on the people's settlement
as enunciated in subsequent ad
dresses. The Allies reserve to
tnemselves, however, compelte free
dom o" action when they enter the
neace conference on tb^ subject of
the freedom of the seas.
HUNS ARE SIILL
GOING BACK
Paris, Nov. 6.—The war office
reports that the retreat of the Ger
man? alon,? the whole French
front continues from the Scheldt to
the Aisne- The Allies are still driv*
ing the Germans back although the
enemy is resisting desperately in
some sectors.
FIND BODY OF BOY
Tile body of a boy, about tet»
years old, who ®as one of the So
pMa victims, has been packed up at
Haireg. The body will bg sent to
Juneau.
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