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No. 119 twenty first year
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY. JUNE 24. 1918
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Th$ Hague. Monday.—A Dutch
working man returning to the
Hague this morning reports that
there are twenty thousand people
oa strike in the munition factories
at Cologne and Mueselheim on the
Rhein, the strike being called as a
result of the reduction of bread
rations. Military units and police
interfered but failed to prevent a
street demonstration in the nature
of a parade in which 9.000 strikers
took oart in Cologne.
Copenhagen, Monday. — Doctor
Muller. of the German food depart
ment informed the Reischstag com
mittee that it was necessary that
meatless weeks for a greater por
tion of the German civilian popula
tion had become necessary.
Zurich. Monday. — A dispatch re
ceived here from Munich says that
150.000 workmen, most of whom
are munition workers are now on
strike in Vienna.
An-Atlantic Port. Monday. — Ac
cording to Americans who arrived it
this port tonight on a Norwegian
liner from Germany or adjacent
neutral countries the people ot Ger
many are war weary and ill fed,
and that the 'entire country is in
a state of unrest which is so acute
j that the talk of revolt is common
: among the military and civilian
populations.
Officers and men as well as the
passengers of the ship said that the
had been told that tne sullenness,
[ which was widespread in Germany,
and 't was predicted that this would
j reach a point where the troops
I would soon refuse to fight.
I Amsterdam, Monday. — Military
: mobile kitchens will be used to
supply 100,000 persons daily in
I Vienna during the next four weeks,
is the information sent out la a
dispatch received here today.
The dispatch also states that
Food Administrator Paul of Aus
tria stated that there was only suf
ficient corn for half a bread ration
In Austria at the present trne.
SMALL 8151S
MUST RrG'STER
Washington. June 24.—On June
7, iai8. the" President signed the
act to" require the numbering and
recording of undocumented vessels.
The. purpose of this law is to
gi>c the government closer super
vision" over the us«» of these small
vessel on navigable waters of the
United States and make it possible
to identify the owners of such boats.
Owhers of undocumented motor
boats should apply in the course
of a- .fortnight to the Collector of
Customs of the district in which
they reside for these numbers
which' will be issued as soon as
the orinted forms are received.
WfHle the penalty for failure to
carry these numbers does not ap
plx until six months after the pass
age of the act the numbers will be
awarded at once on application of
the owners.
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HOLY BJURDSTEDT
• CONTINUES AS THE
CHAMPION OF TENNIS
Philadelphia, June 24. — Molly
Bjurstedt continues as the woman
champion tennis player of the Na
tion by defeating Eleanor Cobs, ef
New York. in. the challenge games
played at the annual tournament of
played at the annual tournament
of the Woman's National Tennis
meet at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club grounds. The champion made
six fours and six threes.
DETERRED BV AMERICA'S DIS
APPROVAL
Tokio, Jnue 24.—The Associated
Press is inofrmed that Japanese in
tervention in Russia is extremely im"
prooaole unless America supports
the step. It is asserted that Eng
land, France and Italy ffavor In
tervention, but that Japan would
desire Uncle Sam's approval. How
ever, Japan reserves the right to
intervene alone if Japanese inter
ests are directly menaced.
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Ills WALLOP THE HUNS
ON THE LI NEAR fiHEIIUS
Paris, Monday. — A report given j
out Dy the French War Office to- j
day says that German forces at
tacked the Entente Allied positions
at Blighny, eight miles south
west of Rheims.
In their first onrush the enemy
succeeded in gaining a temporary
footing, but they were quickly eject
ed by a vigorous counter attack by
Italian troops and the Allied lino
re-establishe-d in its entirety.
London, June 24.-1— Ireland is to
day in the worst state of anarchy
that nas been Indulged in since
1898 said a dispatch to the Lo«"
don Graphic Saturday. Shootings
are of common occurrence, in addi
tion to which insults are thrown at
England on every occasion. Durng
public meetings there are frequent
cries of "To hell with England and
America)." *'*
100.000 LANDED
11 HE WEEK
Washington> Monday. — .Geueral
March issued a statement today in
which lie reveals the fact that 100,
000 American troops had been land
ed on French soil during the week
just ended.
ENGLISH A KM* OFFKTJK
SAYS ALLIED SITUATION
WAS NEVER GRAYER
Chicago, Monday.—London I)un
| more, colonel in the English army
| who is now In this city stated today
that the situation was never Craver
for the Allies than at the present
moment ,even though the reports
form the Italian front are so very
favorable. ♦ £. ? JFM
; I*ATROI< ROATS MAKING: CRl'ISE
Juneau, June 22.—The Naval pa
trol vessels Explorer and Sub chas
ed 309 which have been here since
Thursday left Juneau today. The
. Explorer, which will be stationed at
the Westward left for Cordova and
the Sub chaser 309 will make a
short trip to Petersburg aiud re
turn to Juneau.
The patrol has been started to
protect and enforce the laws. They
will look into the alleged I. W. W.
trouble at the canneries and assist
the tJnited States Marshal's office
and the United States District Attor
ney's office in rounding up all slack
ers .alien enemies and those guilty
of sedition.
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HSliS SKAGWAY
Among the distinguished passen
gers ou board the S. S. Alaska,
which was in the nort of skagway
yesterday from 11 a. m. to 9 p. m..,
wag Chairman William (J. Edes, of
the Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion, enroute from AVashington, D.
C.f to Anchorage, Alaska. With
him were Mrs. Edes, hig secretary
Mr. Charles L. Magon, and Mrs. Ma
son, Mr. Andrew Christianson,
manager of the Land and Industrial
Department of the Commission, and
Miss Breck, a life-long friend of
Mrs. Edes, who is en route to An
chQjage to spen^ the summer at!
that place.
Every effort was made by the I
Skagway friends, of the party to |
give them a pleasant day in the I
Garden City, and several points of
interest were visited, in addi
tion to tho church services having
been attended by most of the party,
the visit terminating with a dinner j
at the Pullen House, given by An
drew Stevenson, President of the
Bank of Alaska.
If conditions are favorable Messrs,
Edes, Christianson and Mason will j
stop off at C.ordova and go over t
the traii to Fairbanks and Nenana I
to conclude th© necessary arrange* I
ments for a vigorous construction |
campaign on the Nenana division
this season. They will return the
same way to Cordova and proceed
to Anchorage next month. Now
that the Hons© Committee has ap
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Washington, Monday. — in an
official cablegram to the United
States War Department from the"!
Italian War Office In Rome this
morning It is announced that the
Italian troops have captured 45,000
prisoners and an enormous amount
of stores and war material In the
Italian counter offensive.
The cablegram states that the'
Austrian forces have been driven ;
across the Ptave, and that In addl- >
tion to the prisoners the loss in
flicted on the enemy has been tre- J
mendous.
Rome, Monday. — The Italian
forces have crossed the old. channel
of the Piave river west of the main
stream and have recaptured several
of their old positions which they
lost in the early part °f the Aus
trian offenaivel /
The Italians are still forcing the ■
Austrians to retreat which they are
doing in great disorder, and an en
ormous amount of arms and es
pecially catinon are being left be
hind oy the retreating enemy.
Italian Army Headquarters, Mon- ;
day.—Northern Italy from Montello
to the Adriatic Sea is now practi
cally back in. the hands of the
Italians. The Austrian forces hare
been defeated at all points and
many detachments have been forced
back across the Piave river in dis
order, abandoning large amount® of
supplies and much war munitions in
their retreat.
Rome, Monday. — On the Piave
River front from Montello to the
Adriatic the defeated Aufltro-Hun
garians are recrossing the river In
disorder says an Italian official
statement issued today. The re
port states further that the re
treating enemy is being pursued and
that the Austrian9 are abandoning
many cannon and war supplies.
London, Monday. — Tha laconic
bulletin from Generla Bias announc
ing that the defeated Austrians are
retreating in disorder with the
Italian forces in hot pursuit Is
the most heartening news received
by the Allied countries in - many
months.
WEEKS ARMY CASUALTIES
NUMBERS 540 NAMES
Washington, Monday. — The cas
ualties to the Amercan army forc
es now in Franco is reported to
day to be 62 men, twelve of whom
were killed or died from wounds
and 48 wounded.
The total casualties for the! week
ending Saturday is stated at being
549. „ ||
8POK4NE SAILED FOR
BKAGWAY SATURDAY j
Seattle, June 24.—The Pacific ;
Steamship company's steamship
Spokane sailed from this port Sat
urday evening at 9 o'clock. The
passengers for Skagway are. W. E. j
Feero, M. V. McCarty, Lillian in-1
gerbrigsten, J. S. Dawley and wife, ,
Miss Gertrude Hartel, Miss Laura \
Harrington, Miss E. Clayton, Miss
Mary Lutor.
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HOUSE WANTS 10
iOW ABOUT
MIL
Washington, June 24.—The atti
tude of the House of Representa
tives was sounded Saturday- by a
resolution made by Representative
Randall of California calling oa
President . Wilson to inform th«
House whether any; order has beaa
issued by the fuel administration
curtailing the supply of coal to li
quor manufacturers. This resolu
tion was adopted by a vote of 204
to 47.
The steamship Alaska Jlad a pass
enger list of 261 out of Seattle, 149
cabin and 112 steerage passengers.
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