No. 233 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 1918
PRICK 10 CENTS
Military and Naval Command
ers Capitulate to Gen. Foch
on Battle Field—By Terms of
Armistice Immense Quanti
ties of Guns Munitions* Loco
motives and Other Munitions
of War are Delivered to Allies
Which will make it Impossi
ble to Resume Hostilities
Enemy to Evacuate all Invad-j
ed Territory and must Free
all prisoners of War
Washington, Nov. 11—President
Wilson this afternoon told congress
which L'"ki niet in joint session and
»' the s^rne time told the world the
terms Germany accepted when she
signed the armistice.
These terms pictured Germany sui
rendering abjectly to Marshal Foch
on the field, her armies beaten, her
gxVernment overturned. and her
mastrr in flight
A final 1 crowd was assembled in
the halls of congress to hear the
President s burning words, but en
thusiasm ran riot and the tfeinonstia
ti.vn was kept up for many minutes.
The terms include, following the
cessation of hostilities, the evacua
tion of invaded territory, including
Alsace-Lorraine, and Luxemburg,
thi surrender of vast Quantities of
rolling stock in occupied territory,
the abandonment of Bucarest and
BrSt-L tvossk treaties of uncondi
tional surrender of all German for
ces in East Africa and reparation
of damage done, surrender of scores
of submarines and junior aircraft
tie concentration of aircraft at
stipulated points, the restoration ' 1
a'l Baltic sea ports, the restoration !
of all allied and United States mer
chant vessels.
The duration o: the armistic€ is
thirty (Jays.
—
Washington, Xov. 11—The Pres.
ident'i concluding words to the join |
session of congress today were,"Tlie j
war thus comes to an end. For I
having accomplished these terms of j
armistice, it will be impossible for I
t'-' German command to renew lios- j
I Ml'tise und-er the terms agreed up- i
on. The terms provide for the cessS"
I lion of operations by land and sea |
(sijt hours after the signature of the j
armistice, the evacuation of Bel- *
giutn and ^Isace-l-orr'ine and Lux
emburs to be completed w ithin four
I teen d-ays from the signing of the
! armistice and an)- troops remaining
' af'er tnat date are to become pris- '
' oners of war, the repatriation and
j beginning at once and ti be com-;
! oletod in fourteen days of all inhab
itants of the countries above men
j ttoned including all hostagts and
I persons under trial or convicted, e- '
' vacuation of countries on the left ]
TO PURCHASERS ON T 2
INSTALLMENT OF FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
You aie hereby notified that the second pay
ment of twenty per cent on your purchase of
Bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan will be due
and payable not later than ThurkJav, the Twenty
first.
BANK OF ALASKA
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GEORGE.MOWL, Proprietor
WtMlnesday and Thursday.
Metro Pictures Pre*ents Emily 3te>ena assisted by HeuriBeryman
MkijLii*.. »•» ti»« . i:L
HOUSE OF TEARS
la 6! Acts
Wonderfully Compelling in It a Human Appeal.
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VIOLIN, PIANO, DRUMS.
8 30 -n-m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
bauk of the Rhlue aU(j those coun
tries on the left bank of the Rhine
shall be administered' by local au
thorities under control of aflied and
United Statea armies of ocoupatton.
These territories shall be determin
ed »-y allied and United. States gar
risons holding crossings on the
Rhine at Mayence, Coblenz and Col
ogne. together with bridgeheads at j
these points in thirty; kilome
1< r" r"dius on the right bank of
th. Rhine and by garrisons similar
ly strategic points In this region.
A neutral zone shall be reserved
fn the right bank of the Rhine and
the evacuation by the enemy of
Rhine li>nds Bhall be so ordered' ftnd
to be complete In all territories e
vacuated within a period of eleven
days.
In nineteen days after the slgna
tare of thA armistice, ail territories J
evacuated by the enemy shall be
completd and there shall be no e
vacuaHon of inhabitants.
The allies and the United States
saali have the right to sweep up all
m 110 fields and obstructions laid oy
Gi rmany outside of territorial wate
and the positions of these shall be
indicated by the Germans."
Washington, Nov. 11—Th€ morel
8Peci,!c terms o( the armistice as !
given out today provide that Ger
ffl&nv <shi»ll surrender in pood condi- |
ll:>M five thousand heavy and field1.
Suns, thirty thousand machine Suns>
thrfe thousand each Minenwerfef,
tieach mortars and liquid fire guns, 1
twr> thousand airPlan«s, five thous- I
an.i locomotives, fifty thousand wa
gons and ten thousand lorries.
The delivery of railroads and all |
means of communication: by tele
gnph and telephone.
The German command shall revea 1
a'! mine? or delay acting fuses d"ls
••csed "n the territory evacuated hy (
the German troops and shall assist1
in th°ir discovery and destruc.t'on.
The German command shall also
re-teal a'l destructive measures that ]
d ar hfVP been taken, such as pois
oning or poluting wells, springs, etc.'
under penalty of reprisals. The
righ< of requisition shall be exer-'
c'sed hy the allies and th© United
States armies in all occupied terri
tory and the immediate repartriatio
without reciprocity, according to
delai'ed conditions which shall be
fixed, of all allied and United States
prisoners of war, the allied powers
!<ni' the United. States shall be able
di? ose of these prisoners a$ they
wish.
The surrender to the allies and1;
United States one hundred and sixty:
submarines including all submarine
cruisers and' mine laying submarines j
including their complete armament i
and equipment In ports that will be]
specified by the allies and United
States. All other submarines to be
ordered paid off and' completely
disarmed and placed under the sup©
vision of the allied powers) and
United States af America.
DOCTORS WILL
I ALASKANS
Juneau. Nov. 11—Governor Ri£&s |
has bee.i advised' that the Spanish |
Influeuza is affecting some sections (
quite seriously, especially in th© is
olated sections. Every one In Sha
kan, Kodiak, Nonig and other sec
tions are reported as down with the
disease and through the efforts of
Governor Riggs a naval vessel is
speeding north with doctors and' ^
nurses assigned from Seattle to ^
duty at these pointss.
The business men's excursion has
c m0 off and the train out this
morning carried forty-three Jpyal
Americans and allies who went over
to Whitehorse to celebrate the great
victory. . & j|]
The news of the signing of
tho armistice had hardly been given
out 'n Skagway and' Whitehorse
when 1'iiins for the excursion were
s'arted. ' • IL
The citizens of Whitehorse held a
meeting and appointed a cornmitte
which sent tiie following invitation
to 'he citizens of Skagway through
the committee who had the matter
in charge.
Tne telegram sent over is here*
w aupended:- it. ■Mi
Whitehorse, Nov. 11 |
H Ashley. G. H. Miller, Skagway.
At a meeting of Whitehors© cit-1
izeug held this afternoon, they a
dopted a unanimous resolution in" j
V'tins Skagway citizens to White- ,
horse 'omorrow to celebrate FOch"B
and al'ie^ victory over and complete -
surrender of Germany. Hotel and
meals iree. Dance free. Parade fre
Entertainment free. Come and he'D
us burn the kaiser in effigy- Ple^e
make th's invitation public tonight.
Victory Celebration Com't.
In response to this generous invi"
tation, as said before, about fifty of
Skagwa.vs citizens board'ed the
traia »t nine o'clock this morning !
and are now well on their way to
Whitehorse.
Stops will h© made at Bennett for
lunch and at the first oasis, Car
cross, for tea, and then on to White-1,
h rse where Mr. Hahn wittily re-j
maiked last night, there wag 'milk]
for the thirsty camels."
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! tor "Hygienic Bread"
A Whole wheat flour with all the substance in it.
Try a 50 lb Sack at $3.00 or a 10 lb Sack at 75 cents
1
! You may buy this flour without substitutes j.
P. H. GANTY
BRITISH
in m
London, Nov. 12—The admiralty }
i. tercepted a wirelesp despatch ad- (
dressed from the "The Command
and 3oldiera Council on Cruiser
Straesburg" k> "All ships, torpedo
boat, destroyers and submarines in
North sea'! last night. The mes
s^». refers to the terms of the ar
mistice and declares "this would en
ta'l tb« riestructiom of up all. Ger
mans corageously defend our countijJ
against this unheard of presumption.
Strong English forces are repoited in
the Sfcaw and all submarines in the
Paltic will assemble immediately in
Sassnitz harbor. Hind«nberg has
pliced himself and his army at the
diSpossl of the new Berlin govern
ment iD order to avoid chaos. He
saya there i$ talk of an attempt1
to extradite the former emperor fix*
Holland on three indictments re-,
turn?-) from London charging him ,
with a tirder.*'
Lonaon, Nov. 12—According to a
dispatch received from Amsterdam
today, the formeer crown prince of
Germany ig reported to have be®11
snot. No particulars are given out
but it is presumed that he was shot j
h • revolutionists.
SCHOOL CHILDREN GIVEN*
TWO DAYS VACATION'
i
Ou account of the businssg men's
excursion to Whiteborse today the
s hool board decided to give a two ,
days holi-day to the school and thus |
allow some of the teachers to go oy
er the line and get a view of tbe in
teiior 'H winter time.
The children are jubilant over the
holiday and will make the most of it
EX-KAISER SH
Amsterdam, Tuesday—It has
learnpd from reliable sources that
William Hohenzollern with hi*
eldcs*. son aaid General HindenberS
are in a railway train near th»
action of Eysten, awaiting the de
cision of the Dutch governnrent.
Tl«> blinds are down and the train
is in darlci)ess. The former etnper
or, it is reported here, was on hi*
way to the British lines to surren
der, when he wag headed Off by
the ^prman revolutionists and forced
to spp1? safety in Holland.
It is asserted on good authority
tba* t^e former emperor will b$ In"
Nmed if he la-allowed to enter Hol
tand.
SPANISH FLU
IS SUBSIDING
Seattle, Nov. 11—In regards to
the influenza epedemic generally
throughout the country, the disease
•a spending itself or is being etamo
el out. There is a marked improve
ment in Seattle and the ban will be
lifted as to business tomorrow morn
in* rheu all theatres, picture shows
ap* stores will be opened as form
erly.
Thc ""earing: of masks, however,
must bfe continued for a few day#
logger.
Note:—This is in response to &
cable sent by the Alaskan for a re*
por* on the disease as there are
HPny conflicting stories eorng a
rOjnd. ^ ^
The Golden North Cafe will serve
a "Peace Luncheon" tomorrow la
the nature of a business men's
lunch for which a charge °f 60c
will be mad«. Thlg ia leBs than
you can cook it at home for.
Who's Your Tailor?
The Autumn and Winter woolens recently sent us by
E. V. Price & Co.
are 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