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Wn «i) NINETEENTH YEAR SKAUWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY,
APRIL 21, 1916
GERMANY LIFTS THE TEXTILE COMMERCIAL LID
CONVENTION !H
DEADLOCK FIGHI
FOB PARTY CAUSE
S«ward, Apiril 51—Special to
Dally Alaskan.—ShAcklefoid con
trols- the convention. A fight has
b&tn waged over the select ion of
th« Central committee^
No deiegate has been "^nominated.
Probably will be left to a commit
tee to choose the delegate.
George Schofield is sure of tho
nomination for attorney genera;.
First, second and fourth! divisions
lining up strong for Shackleford.
Platform is broad and sweeping
iu its terms. It favors territorial
government in whole or part for
the Territory of Alaska
Wickersham knowing that he
eculd not be nominated hag re
fused ro allow his name to go In.
GEl¥OFFICEfl
IN MEXICO
Mexico City, April 21—Her Von
Kckbarnlt, German minister ta Mexi
co, held two long conferences with,
C'arranza yesterday. He has an ap
pointment with the Mexican presi
des this morning. The German
minister has been in constant
touch with the Mexican leader
ever since thei Mexican controversy
arose.
The Mexicans are oarefuliyi keep
ing lu touch with the German and
American situation. It has beeu
reported that Germany is la daily
conference with the political he-ads.
of the Mexican Tsepitblic.
SUBS GET TWO MORE
London, April 21—Two British
Bteame>r» have been sunk by Ger
man submarines. Both ships were
load«»d to the hilts with food sup
plies and munitions of war.
PEACE REPORTS
FRQMTURKEY
Petrcgrad, April 21—The fall
of Terbozand into the hands of
the Russians has given rise to & re
port circulated that Turkey is ap
proaching Russian with peacq over
tures
The Russians are driving on to
the Turks territory and capturing
everything before them. War offi
cials and diplomats believe th^t
Kussia will never listen to peaco
I terms from the Turks until she
I gains th$ much, sought territory
| around the Blaek Sea and Medit&
[ ranean.
DETAILS OK CHINA'S
-NEW INCOME TA\
Peking:—China's new income tax,
fa hionetf in many particulars af
ter that of the United StateB, nas
already gone into effect, and prom
ise;! to add considerable to China's
official Income, *he oeoplq respond
in" as loyally as they did to the
patriotic defense fund. The law
states that the tax must be paid
by merchants, government officials,
bankers and professional men, and
goes on to specify that:
"Pawnbrokers, . shroffs, salt
nierchacts a>nd firms given, special
privileges by the government) shall
pay at every year-end (incomes
under ont thousand dollars except
ed) 5 percent over $1,000; 3 per
cent over $100,000; 2 per cent over
$1,000,000. Officials and clerk s
lay mcnthly.
It is proposed later to extend a
nomiual tax to those having small
er incomes, but this plan has not
yet been formulated.
HUMBOLDT IN AND OUT
The steamship Humboldt arrived
last i-ight at 6 p. m. ylth twenty
five passengers for Skagway and
thirty five tons of freight.
She sailed at 8 p. m. with R. S.
Kasmussen, A. Van Mavern and
Thos. Agan as passengers from
this port.
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London, April 21—The American
note has reached the Berlin head
quarters and ha£ been opanad by
the Germau repueeentathres.
Its contents will he made
kuuwn 'o. tho German nation todaj.
All comments on. the note has
been withheld by the department.
They are now in & heated confer
ence over the policy to be oiut
liude bv the German nation.
A reply will be forwarded to the
American nation within lour days.
Geneva, April 21—Swisa mew&
papers are of the opinion that
there will be no rupture between
Germany and the United States
Thev j tint out that Germany will
yield 'o the demands of the Unit
ed States.
To incur the rath of the United
States at this strategic period in
her campaign, would bo foolhardy,
is the opinion of th« most of the
best known writers fai this coun
try.
POSTMASTER CONFINED TO
HIS HOME BY ILLNESS
Martin Conway, postmaster for
Skagway, has been suffering from
an acute attack of indigestion. Ho
was ccnfintd *o his home all yes
terdaj afternoon and it was nec
essaiy to call a doctor last night.
Dr. liable reports that ha will
soon be able to assume his duties
at the post office. He ha« ordered
Mr. Conway to be confined for a
soupJe of adys.
COPPER TODAY
Tacema, April 21—Copper quota
tions at twenty eight fifty.
rut magistrate first call
John Istulla, having imbfbed too
much of the liquid that cheers, was
found by the municipal marshal, to
all Intents and purposes dead to
the world, whereupon the; marshal
assisted him to the city bastlta
This morning th« aforesaid John,
was haled befwr '*'& onore," and
lectured on the error of his yr&y®,
and was fined the sum of $5 and
costs and told to go and ~ sin no
more.
San Antonio, April 21—Pending
the report of Major Scott, yrho is
making a detailed Investigation, o_f
the mysterious M®cioa<n movements,
Pershing will be an, the defensive.
Noi a move has teien made by
the American gon<iral for two day»,
except to go on. small scouting par
ties. The advance guanda and
sharp shooters h&ve been, ordered
to fall bade on the defensive forma
tion
GEMUIY READY
London, April 21—The Germans
are withdrawing} practically ajl of
their forces on the Russian Siber
ian front and are emassing thqai
for a final attack o® Verdun.
The loss of the men in the Vei
duu campaign has been terrific (
Germany' is preparing to-hurl every
device known to modern warfare
against the city.
The Germans have made no
further gains on,' the trenches of
tho French. Douamomt U in their
hauds practically by nothing other
than that can be conceded to them
in the fresh attack.
POSTAL SAVINGS IS
POPULAR IN THIS cm
People air® taking advantage <f
the Government Postal Savings de
lariiueut, which has been, recenv.y
as'-blished in Skagway, and are op
eui^g accounts with the new insii
tutiou.
Ovnr fifteem accounts have be»n
started with, the Postal Department
Deposits range from J1.00 to $100
No one person is allowed to depoV.t
over $1')0.00 a month.
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+ A break down occurred on *
* tho linotype machine this *
♦morning which wauld have +
* ti"d most plants up an denec
* essitated the non-issuance of ♦
* a uaper. Mechanica have be®11 *
* busily engaged all morning and.
+ engaged all morning and a *
•> part of the afternoon In fix- *
<• ing the finer mechanism of the +
machine. +
+ The policy of the Alaskan *
* Is to get •■he live news to the *
* substrbier and though a little <•
+ late we come to you with the
+ very latest on the watr situa- +
* tion, the convention, and in •>
+ your midst +
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f Egg Day — Saturday
Skagway Fresh Eggs at 35c per dozen
3 dozen for $1,00
Washington Ranoh Eggs 30c per dozen
§ Extra large shipment of perishables just
received on the Humboldt, including
new potatoes, crystal wax onions,
Florida tomatoes, etc., etc.
P. H. GANTY
«mtm ittnnnt immmimmii *tx rrrrmrrrr
ALLIES CLAIM
PLEDGES REMAIN
UNBROKEN.
Washington, April 21—Thq note
of the United States to Prance anil
Ureat Britain haa ])oan, answered
and Is before tie president. The
note is a joint reply amd gives the
policy cf both nations on neutral
ity.
Neltler Franca or Great Britain
have denied or disputed th$ prin
ciples contended for by the Ameri
can people. Thej- do Insist, how
ever, ;n their note thati they havt
complied with all of their prom
Isss and diplomatic pledges in, sub
stance.
America made a strong demand
to the Allies that her neutral
trac-i should not be interfered with,
and 'hat United States ships should
be free to trade with neutral na
tions.-'
The note was in. no way a sur
prise to the president. It was what
was expected from the Allies quar
ters. Wilson, liaa made no com
ment on the reply. His time ia
beino- occupied with tbq pffeseut
crisis confronting this nation, with
the Gei man, officials at Berlin.
Torreon, . April 21 — Colonel
Bi..wu, who h«s been watching the
transportation of the American
troops into Mexico, is in this
city ;ind it is reported that he is
arranging far the use ofthe Tail
road to facilitate the? withdrawal
of , American troops, when, the ordir
comes from th® "wait* department.
Col. Brown would give nq infor- ,
mation to reporters, othjor than; no
thin will be done until the situa- j
tlon is sized up fry Major Scott.
DYE STUFFS TO
COI10 0. S.
Washington, April 21—Germany
has lifted the tight gates of com
merce which have been sealed
around tho Empire for the last
year, and will permit the cx
poration to the Unied States pf
fifteen thousand tons of dyestuffs.
Tho lack of dyestuffs on r.he Am
erican market has greatly affected
the American textje industry. Gei
many is the only nation, that ha3
been about to properly manufacture
dyettuffs. Never before in the his
tory of commerce has the United
States realized the tremendous In
fluence which the Germany nation,
has exerted upon our manufactur
ing.
The admittance to this country
of the dyeetuff will relieve the
sl'uation to a great extent. Even
wl'h this importation the market
will be short. It has been a ques
tion among manufacturers as t<>
what they will do for a substitute
American made dyestuffs have not
uoiisd3u>0D eq} eiAaipj, °J 3l(l" uoacl
of the producers ^roubles.
bush
CRISIS AVERTED
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London. April 21—The crisis in
the cabinet has been compromise!.
Asquith will not resign from the
cabinet. Newspapers have ceased
their attack upon the method used
In recruiting and everything is
•jailing nlcng in harmonious order.
The Alaska-Gastineeu Mining
Company of Juneau, Alaska, has
added an additional 12,000 h. p. to
its generating plant by driving a
tunnel through a mountain ad tap
pin? the bottom of Annex Lake.
Annex Lake is 1% miles long, \i
mile wide and about 200 feet deep.
The additional 12,000 h. p. gives
the company 18,0000 h. p. for usf
at the mines.
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