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No. 131 TWENTY FIRST YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA,'TUESDAY
PRICE 10 CENTS
JULY 9. 1918
NEWSPAPERS CRITICISING PRUSSIA
FOR KEEPING PEOPLE IGNORANT
Washington, July 0. — From ad
vices which have been received to
day by the Department of Statft the j
recent successes of the Czechs- ,
Slav force in Siberia has caused j
great anxiety in Germany.
Many of the Gertnau newspapers j
ere criticising the Imperial German
government asserting that the pub
lic has been deceived as to the ex
act status of affairs in Siberia, and
they have been led to believe that
the Germans have been successful
in all engagements and that a
peace had been negotiated with the
Russian people.
AUSIRIftii LOSSES
F
Rome, July 9.—According to an
aunouncement made by the Italian
War Office this morning the Aus
trian losses between July 2 and July
C were over twenty thousand troops.
OUT ALL RAIDS
London, Monday -— Field Mar- j
shal Haig reported to the British
War Ofice this morning that during
.Monday night, and early this nwrn
ing British troops carried out
successful raids east of Arras and
that a number of Germans had beea
taken prisoners.
London, July 9.—A Peking dis
patch to the London Times today
says that over one thousand Chinese
have been murdered in Chinese
Turkistan by roving hordes of Bol
sheviti. £
MAYOR OK HELENA COMING
Seattle. July 9. — R. R. Purcell.
mayor of Helena, Montana, left this
city today for a trip to Alaska He
is accompanied by his wife.
SUBS SAID 10
BE IN ATLANTIC
Washington, July 9. — The Navy
Department announced this morning
that it has reason to believe that
German submarines are again plying
the waters of the Atlantio ocean off
the Maryland, Virginia and North
Carolina coast.
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PACIFIC ISLAND
Washington, July 9. — Accord
ing to a statement received at the
Department of State today from
Governor Smith of Guam, a typhoon
o' terrific violence swept over the
island of Mlrianna and as a re
sult a few persons perished while
a considerable number were injured
and over half the population of
the island were made destitute as i
a result of the havoc wrought by |
the gale.
PASSENGERS KILLED WHEN
TWO TRAIN'S COLLIDE
Nashville, July 9.—In a collision
of two passenger trains near this
city this morning twenty-five per
sons were instantly killed and more
than fifty severely injured.
WILSON WILL, ISSl'E
IMPORTANT STATEMENT
Washington, July 9. — President
Wilson has made certain intima
tions which lead up to the belief
that he is about to issue a state
ment relative to the Rusian situa
tion.
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INS TO WREAK
VEI6EANGE ON
MOSCOW
Paria, Tuesday. — When former
Russian Premier Kerensky was in
formed of the assassination of Am
bassador Mirbach, German ambassa
dor to Rusia, which is reported to
have occurred at Moscow; last Sat
urday, lie said, "I cannot feel
elated at the death of a human be
ing, but I think it is a good thing
for Russia, as it may bring about
the renaissance of Russia,
"However, the German govern
ment will now take advantage of
the incident, and using it for an
excuse, they will surely go to Mos
cow, where they will wreak their
vengeance on the people there," he
added sadly.
New York, July 9. — The body
of former Mayor John P. Mitchell
arrived in this city this morning
irom Newt Orleans, the body being in
charge of a military escort.
ASSASSINATION" OP GERMAN
AMBASSADOR CONFIRMED
Washington, July 9.—Ambassador
Francis today confirmed the assas
sination of German Ambassador to
Russia Mirbaeli at Moscow.
The Spokane will sail from Skag
way tomorrow night. She passed
Ketchikan at eight o c'clock this
morning.
K. B. Anderson, of Cowley, was
a visitor in Skagway over Sunday,
coming over on Saturday's traiin and
returning yesterday. _
A party of young people char
tered the Ja-KaDan for a trip to
Haines last Sunday and all those
who made the trip report having
had a most delightful excursion.
Mrs. Patrick S. Murray, and two
children, of Whitehorse, were pass
engers on this morning's train for
home, after a visit of a Tyeek
in this city. Mrs. Murray will re
turn here the early part of next
week where 6he expects to meet her
brothers who are coming up from
the states, and she will remain for
the balance of the summer.
FRENCH ADVANCE
OH TWO MILE
FRONT
Paris, Tuesday. — French( troops,
according to reports received at
the French War Office from field
headquarters today, attacked the
enemy northwest of Langport on a
front extending for two miles and
advanced their lines for two-thirds
of a mile, occupying several import
ant positions and capturing threa
hundred and fifty prisoners.
foodTupply
is lime
Washington, July 9. — Food Ad
ministrator Hoover said today that
there is no danger of a sugar faminel
as the reports show that there will
be a good output. '
Speaking of the food situation,
Mr. Hoover stated that the situa
tion was better at the present time
than at any period sincQ the United
I States undertook the tremendous
! task to feed the Allied world.
' KEI>F1ELI> URGES
LIGHTHOUSE DEPOT
j Washington. — Secretary of Com
| merce Redfield has recommended to
the bureau of lighthouses the early
construction of a lighthouse de
pot at Ketchikan. Ha says he
| hopes that an appropriation for
the purpose may bo obtained at
' this session of the congress.
! PRINCESS ALICE WILL
ARRIVE AT 7 O'CLOCK
The Princess Alice of the
Canadian Pacific company, is due to
arrive in ths port tomorrow morn
ing at 7 o'clock. She is bringing
a fair sized list of tourists and con
siderable freight for interior points
j which will bo transshipped from
I here.
j Agent \V. A. Brown o' the Pacific
S. S. Co. states that the City of Se
attle which sailed from Seattle iast
Sunday will not call at Skagway this
trip. This is in order that the City
i of Seattle can get back onto her
scluleule as the business this spring
was} go largo that the boats got off
I their schedules.
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tEHHI PEOPLE BEIN6 DECEIVED
•I AMERICA'S PARI IN WAR
Zurich, July 9.—The German, peo
ple are now having their eyes
opened as to the part that Ameri
ca is taking In the war, adviceB
received here today from,' Berlin say.
Deputy Stroebel is quoted as
saying in. the Prussian language that
there are now in France more than
900,000 American soldiers in
France, despite the statement re*
cently made by Minister of Finance
Hergt that they would not arrlre
over seas because of the fact that
[the Americans could never «wim
nor fly over, and that was the
:• only way they could, ever hope to
I get there as the German submarine#
' had perfect control of the oceans.
FRENCH HOPS
SHE ENEMY
Paris, Tuesday.—Striking the en
emy; forces between Montdidier and
the Oise, at an early hour this morn
ing, French troops, aided. By tanks,
advanced their lines for one mile
011 a front extending for two and
one-half miles northeast of Com
piegne.
The Germans male a counter at
tack hut were repulsed, and all
gains made by the. French were
maintained.
Four hundred and fifty prisoners
were taken by the French.
Rome, July 9.—According to re
ports received today from Vienna,
the Austriana have refused to ac
cept the German General Generalis
simo to direct the military opera
tions on, the Italian front.
PARTY WILL MAKE TRIP
TO SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA,
Seattle, July 9.—Mrs. L. Chris
tian, Mrs, M W. Loveridge, D. S.
Weatherberg, C. Baughman, Mrs.
Francis Wilson, Mrs. W. H. Davis,
and J. J. Newfleld all sailed last
night at midnight for Alaska, an3
will call at the principal cities in
Southeastern Alaska,
William Lenman, who has charge
of the Summit section of the White'
Pass, spent the week end with his
family here. He returned to his
duties of caring for the track so
as to insure the safety of the
trains over the famous White Pass.
. Tokio, July 9.—Advice was re*
ceived here today stating that the
Czecho-Slovak troops are ad
vancing towards Nicolaievsk aal
Havarofsk, and that in their ad
vance they have had several clashes
with Red Guards.
Thig statement is issued by the
Japanese War Office and official
statement also says that the Czechs
have been materially strengthened
by the caDture of the bulk of the
Bolsheviki provisions and muni*
tions in Sibera.
secyTlanTnot
COIilRTH
Seattle, July 9.—The transporta*
tlon arrangements made for the ac
commodation of Secretary of the
Interior Lane has been cancelled
owing to the fact that Mr. Lane
finds it impossible to make the trip
to Alaska at this time but may
make it later in the season.
Mr. Lane will go direct from San
Francisco to Washington.
109 CASUALTIES IN
TODAY'S REPORTS
Washington, July 9. — Reports
from France covering the casualties
sustained by the army and navy
corps give the total to be 109. Of
th's number 51 were either killed
in action or died from wounds, and
31 were severely wounded.
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