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No. 246 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAfcrWAY ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
EARL ROBERTS, BRITISH
GENERAL, DEAD III FRANCE
London, Nov. 16—Frederick
Sleigh (Karl) Huberts, field mar
shal of the British army In Franc**,
ilittl Saturday uighi of putnuiiuuiii,
which disease he had contracted
on the battlefield, where rain, snow
and blizzards hare been prevalent
for the i>ast. week.
Karl Kobe;rts was born at ("awn
l>ore, Sept. :tt), He served in
the In<lian mutiny and in ft#
Abyssinian war, and was dis
tinguished in the Afghan
«ar, 1H78-80, He gained 'he
victory of (T.araisaih ia 1879;
made a celebrated march from
Kabul to Kandahar in 1880; <le
feated Ayul» Kahn near Kandahar
Sept.. 1st, 1880; and was command
er-in-chief of the army in India
in 188o-9:J; commander of the forces
in Ireland in 1893-98; commander
in-chief in South Africa in
189Q-UHX>; commander-in-chief of
the British army in 1900.
He was created a baronet in 1881,
Burou Koberts in 1892 ami Karl
Koberts in 1901.
Profound grief !s expressed in
nil (juarters ill {ireat Britain over
his death. His body arrived at
h'ulkstoae this afternoon. The f*n
eral will be private.
KOI R WEEKS' BATTLK HAS
NOT YET BEEN DECIDED
London, Nov. 1®—The battle of
Flanders, which commenced four
weeks ago between the tJrnuuis and
allied aroiiees, still remains undecid
ed.
ITT KM ITS ARK FRUSTRATE!)
15V FORKST OF BAVOXKTS
IMiis, \„v. 1(1—The desperate »t
Umpts of the (ieruuui.s to reaci
• ahiis have nil beea frustrate*! »o
far t>v the forest of hostile i»ayau
els which the allitxl armies liar®
presented iu oppositioH to th«ilr ad
vance.
FORMKR MINISTER FINANCK
HUNTING FOR FOODSTUFFS
J'ari*. Nov. Hi—Former Minister
of Finance t'aillau.v left the city
this morning enrout«. to Brazil fur
the purpose of procuring foodstuffs
for France. Madame Caillau.v ac
companied him.
KAISER 18 SPENDING A
FEMr DAVS AT KOLMAR
Geneva, Nor. 16—'Tlie Emperor
of Germany is spending a lew days
aX Kolnuvi*. His heul(|iiiirtei>< are
guanleij night and day by an i«
uuuetn}il« fleet of airships.
THRKH BRITISH VESSELS
! DISABLED BY GERMAN Gl'XS
Berlin, Not. 1®—The British tor
pedo destroyer Falcon, the British
cruiser Brilliant, and the British
sloop of war Rinaldo, according to
announcement made by the war of
fice today, have been disabled by
Germaa gun* off the const of Bel
gium.
THK KHEDIVE OF EGYPT
WILL LEAD THK Tl"RKS
I Berlin, Nov. 10—It is officially
given out here today tliat the
Khedive of Egypt) will lead tlie
Turkish troops against the British.
POPE ISSUES ENCYCLICAL
URGING PEACE IN EUROPE
\
Rome, Nov. t tt—Pope Benedict
today issued an encyclical lupins
[ the warring nations in Europe to
consent to the consideration of
1 negotiations for peace.
ENTIRE GERMAN REGIMENT
IS DROWNED IX BELGIUM
I'arts. N ov. 1 ft Word was re
ceived here this morning of 'ho
, drowning of an entire German regi
, Mient in Belgium by the sudden
! opening of tlie sluice gates in tlie
canals by tlie allies.
Rain, wind and snow is report
j to be interfering with tlie fighting
around Ypres.
THE AUDACIOUS DESTROYED
BY A BRITISH CRUISER
New, York, X«v. 10—The latest
advicees tba* bare been received
ifl tbis city in reference to the
lews of th» British dreadnauglit
Audacious arc to the effect that
after the vessel had been struck by
a, torpedo and disabled she was
destroyed by the British cruiser
Liverpool to prevent her falling in
to the hands of the enemy.
fhe Best Always the Cheapet
We K»ep the Best.
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men.
AMERICAN* LADY Shoes for
Ladle* and Misses).
PLA-MATE, SECURITY ami
PLA-DAY Shoes for the
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TSAOE. MARK. *
H. J. LYNCH
"COLLEGE SMUT" WAXES;
SCHOLARSHIP IS HIGHER
Seattle, Nov. 16—Students at th<
University of Washington have been
prone to the vanishing of "college
spirit'' this semester, broadly in
timating that the cause is'the ab
: olition of hazing. The only wrinkles
I their criticism brings in the face of
! President Landes form themselves
into a smile..
"The faculty isn't worrying very
much about the so-called loss of
college spirit," he told the mem
bers of the University Press club,
I when quizzed by them as the week
ly conference. "Scholarship* has
never been so good. Conditions and
warnings never have been propor
tionately so few. The instructors
themselves are continually testify
ing to the general increase in class
room efficiency."
President Landes asserted that
I the surplus energies of the students
\ver being used up in the innumer
able campus activities or a legitl
j mate character, and that there was
no occasion whatever to return to
[ the oldtlme idea of "college life."
j JAPANESE HAUL KAK1ST
IS NOW IX SHAG WAV
Tom Ok:i, the Japanese who ro
[ cently attempted hari-kari with a
; long keen-edged knife, having re
covered from the injury inflicted on
| himself, was arraigned before Po
' lice Magistrate Taylor Tuesday
charged with attempting self-des
' truction. He professed deep con
trition for what he had dcue and
; said "Never again."
As a penalty of two vetrrs im
prisonment is nrovided tor such of
j fences and as the court did not de
| sire to send the man up for that or
any other specified time, he was
t given suspended sentence and per
mitted to leave the country, which
| he will probably do tomorrow.
I Tom explained his rash :.ct by
saying that ho had been drinking
heavily for sometime before making
the attempt on his life and that at
; the time he was not responsible for
I his actions. He promised to here
I after &luo himself to a seat on the
water wagon.—'H'hitchorse Star.'
Tom came over to Skagway on
the train Saturday, and we under
[ stand 'is now visiting and hob-nob
! biug with his many compatriots her
BKXEFIT rKKFOUMAXCK
FOR llED CROSS SOCIETY
Preparations for the benefit per
formance announced through • the
Columns of the Daily Alarkan last
week to take place tonight at the
Popular picture Palace, have all
been completed and a very excellent
program will bo gone through with.
In addition to the exhibition of mo
tion pictures, there will be a quar
tette composed of Mrs. H. G. Kirmse,
Mrs. Weldon Warren, Messrs, A. C.
Blanchard and Cleon Ask, to hear
whom alone is well worth the ad
mission charge of 25c.
A vocal solo by Mrs. H. G.
Kirmse.
Orchestral music by O. Selmer,
P. H. Ganty and W. C. Blinchard.
The worthy object to which the
proceeds will be devoted should in
sure a large attendance, regardless
of the many specially attractive fea
tures that are advertised to take
Place. \
THE LIGHT FINGERED GENTRY
HAVE made MANY TOUCHES
According to the Dawson News of
recent date, sneak thieves and burg
lars continue their operations in
that city.
The News how boasts its
own burglar as well as its own cor
respondents and telegraph service.
Thursday night five bucks were lift
ed from the News office, and la<«t
night a sociable fellow entered the
place by a coal chute, and made a
fashionable three o'clock call. He
failed to count oa the presence of
the News' nightwatchman, who was
all ears. The watchman called out
to the fellow, and he made a
dash and escaped througu the hole
through which he had entered be
fore the watchman could bring his
artillery into action.
Hereafter some change always
will be left in the cigar box at the
edge of the desk, aud thesafe will
be open, and a lunch ready for Uie
callers. The doors will be unlock
ed, aud the coal chute open. The
News also is now rigged up with all
kinds of patent traps, pitfalls, burg
lar alarms, automatic arresters and
other devices with which to give the
visitors an interesting welcome.
The news would feel It was get
ting the best of a good thing were
it receiving exclusive attention, but
o/ late several other calls have
been made.
been visited are; John Helwiukle's,
where two calls were made and
storm windows taken off once; Car
lin's, where forty dollars was secur
ed from the till; Okada, the Jap
anese mechanic; Pacific Cold Stor
age, where ten eimoleons were
obtained, while wedding bells were
, ringing in honor of Manager Dook's
nuptials; Boss Bakery, where the
visitors trussed up the doughnut
maker and a neighbor, and got $79
out of the cash register, and fail
ed to get $200 in a well concealed
vest pocket; K. T. M. stores, -where
they got the price <•£ a meal ticket
and left Johnson "most everything''
else, including guns and padlocks;
Dan McDonald's cabin, where fifty
dollars' worth of nuggets and a
rifle were pilfered, while Dan was
on the creek; Jack Speace's, where
the premises were left intact; Yu
kon Sheet Metal Works, where Bill
Strathie set up all night to give the
caller a warm reception ou his re- J
turn, and missed the chap only by
having to go across the street at 5
a. m. to get a cup of tea; and El
lingsen's, -where the back door was
tried, but care taken not to peek in
to the camera.
Whether it is the same fellows |
who touched the Yukon Gold a
year ago at Lovett gulch for a sack
of several thousands, after tying up
the night crew; whether Mr. Cun
ningham, who took to the green hill
far away last year; whether the
shades of Brophy, Kiacaid or Black
Bart is responsible cannot yet be
said.
ATHLETICS TO GET BOOM
AT GEORGE WASHINGTON "D"
Washington, Nov. 13—An at
tempt to 'revive athletics at George
Washington University, formerly
Columbian. Uuiversity, and one of
the oldest in the country is beiug
made. The«athletica organization
is to be reformed, and the year s
athletic program outlined. Foot
I ball will probably not bo attempted.
Sweet Cider
Just opened our second barrel; i'ts good
50 cents a gallon
Beginning November 9th until fur
ther notice store opens at 8 a. m.,
closes 6 p. m.. Saturday 8 p- m.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
•_ -t- J- -t- -1- Sm J* *£. >L t!« itl ul« A •}
FAREWELL TO MISS MILLER
Off LEAVING WHITEHOR8E
The Whlteliorso orchestra gave t
dance Wednesday night as a fare
well to Miss Miller who is leaving
tomorrow for her home, Hoquiam
Washington. The affair was a very
enjoyable one, and was attended bJ
practically all the dancers in tow"
I The music was first-class, the or
| ehestra having a valuable addition
in the person of Constable Craig, a
| late recruit at the barracks, and a
splendid violinist. Light lunch
wa« served at 12:30 by steward
Hopkins of the club. Misg Miller
hag made many friends in White
horse by her charming manner as
well as by her accomplished attain
ments as a vocalist. She will be
much missed from social circles as
well as at the picture shows, jyhere
she has been a great favorite. She
will leave tomorrow for Skagway,
where she will be joined next Tues
day by Miss Ethel Leslie, who will
accompany her to her homo for a
month's visit before going on to
visit an aunt at San Jose,
California. Miss Leslie will be ab
sent all winter.—Whitehorse Star,
Nov. 13 th.
Miss Miller reached Skagway. on
Saturday's train, and ill a guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Warren.
Each evening since her arrival she
has delighted the guests of 'the
Pullen House.
TERRITORIAL LIBRARY
IMPROVEMENTS I'XDERWAY
The treasury department has ac
cepted the bids tendered for the
changes to be made in the old Fed
eral building at Juneau, that houses
ihe Governor's office, for the purpose
of making room for the territorial
library. it is expected the work
will be commenced immediately.
As soon as the necessary changes
are completed an appropriation will
be made from the Governor's con
tingent fund and the room fitted up
ready for service.
Vl'KON RRSKRVIST R1CACHKS
QUEBEC OX WAY TO FROXT
Fred Wheeler, a brother of Supt.
H. Wheeler of the W. P. & Y. R.
interior mail service, who passed
through Skagway a few weeks
ago on his way to take part in the
great European struggle that is now
going on, writes to a friend in the
Yukon territory that he reached
Quebec in good time, and that the
place was alive with soldiers. He
did not know when he would foe or
dered to proceed. Wheeler is an
artilleryman, and has had several
yer.rs' training in England.
' YUKON NATIVES HAVE TO
HUSTLE FOR THEMSELVES
Tlie Dawson News of Noy. 3d,
says; John Hawksley, guperiatepd
of Indian affairs for Yukon ter
ritory, recently received a letter
from ithe Teslin country stating that
the dire effect of the European yr&c
on the fur market to being felt Is
tliat region by the Indians. The
writer states that the Indians find
the prices offered them for furs
so low they scarcely caH afford to
trap, and that the meager returns
will not permit them to earn enough
to continue living on the white
man's grub. They have to for®go
such Iuxuriees as flour, sugar and
possibly tea and tobaoco. Requests
are made for contributions from the
government.
Mr. Hawksley has had a wide ex
perieuce in this country *101 In
dians, covering a sojourn of twenty
seveji years, and undei-stands the
Indian nature thoroughly. Ho has
decided that the natives do not nead
the white man's luxuries, and that
i they are much more healthy and
J happy when, in the hills hustling
! their food as they did before the
| whites came, and that they axe muck
; more thrifty when thrown on their
own resources than when stall-fed
j on government rations.
In accordance with this deduction,
Mr. Hawksley is not going to rush
an expedition into the Teslin with
bonbons or doughnuts nor even in
gredients for bannocks. He say*,
however, that the natives -will be as
sisted with ample allowance of am
munition, and that they must do
the rest. He baa applied the same
rigid rule at other points in the
Yukon since takiig charge. At
Moosehide, near Dawson, where
many Indians once received 'rations
regularly, all now have to earn their
own way with the exception of *
helpless native woman of eighty
years. One buck appeared this week
and asked tor rations. He '*ra*
given cartridges and told to make
for a band of caTibou -which
reported in the hills. He has made
tracks, and if he gets any bakery
luxuries this year he will have U>
c onvert some of the results of the
chase into cash. The government
pays out about $25,000 annually for
assistance to Indians of the Yu
kon, and Mr. Hawksley is tryisg to
divert it, he says, into more per
manent benefits for them,
THE GOVERNOR'S REPORT
URGES FISH CONSERVATION
Washington, D. C., No*.
'nie annual report of Governor J. F<
' A. Strong, of Alaska, -which w3*
received in this city this moraingi
j urges the conservation of f«od
! in Alaskan waters and recommends
| the building of good roa/ifl i« 1116
1 territory.
OUR STOCK OF
(JTZ & DUNN'S
SHOES AND POMPS
FOR LADIES
Are now on display, and a large •
stock ot O'Donnell Shoes for Men.
See Our Window Displa) of
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A New Stock—Something We Have Never
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WILL CLAYSON—Clothier