No. 208 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKASWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1918 - FRICB 10 CENTS
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ALMOST TWO MILLION
YANKS OVER HERE NOW
Washington, Oct. 11-—Chief of
Staff March anuouacej today that
there are 1.900,000 American sol
diers overseas up to date. .
KAISER BILL
15 TALK FESI
Amsterdam, Oct. ' 11.—Emperor
William has summoned the sov
ereigns of ail the German federal
states to Berlin for consultation be
fore answeriuc 1'resident Wilsons
note.
THREE TOWNS
I ARE CAPTURED
American Army, Northeast Ver
| d'lin, Oct. 11.—In capturing the
villages of Sommerance, Chgvieres,
Marcoma and Dame Marie, ia which
hard lighting took place, the Ameri
cana captured one thousand Ger
man prisoners. A German colonet
wag among those captured and this
is considered cue of the most im
portant captures in this section.
SOBS GET THREE STEAMERS
Washington, Oct. 11. — In the
torpedoing ot an American horse
transport, a British mail steamer
and' a Japanese liner by submarines
there were eleven hundred °nd thir
ty lftes lost. There is no data as
to where nor bow this was done.
FRITZ IS FORCED
001 Of THE
! wooes !
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London, Friday. — The Germans
are evacuating the famous chemin
le® Dames woods under heavy press
ure by the Allies converging at
tacks west and south of it.
The Hindenburg line behind Laon
area, between the Rivers Serre and
Sifsonne has been turned making
the German ^ituatfon in Laon "most
difficult.
Late dispatches from the battle,
front also say that it is apparent
thar the Germans must immediate
ly evacuate St. Gobain forests as'
the result of the Allied attacks!
norta aud south.
STILL GROWING
S->n Francisco, Oct. 11.—The to
la] bank subscriptions up to close
o' business last evening are $183,
448,600.00. , U| *|
Total number of subscriptions ac
cording to bank returns is 847,571. j
Twelve of the forty nine portheru j
counties of California have reached
tn. if quotas.
San Francisco has reached $41."
142.450.00. i
Seattle has passed Oakland In
th8 ship contest and! salt Lake is
crawling up oa Tacoma. California]
towns are fighting for class D
nonors w'th Berkeley in the lead. •
Th« Princess Sophia of the p. P.
R. Line, is due at 7 o'clock tomor
row morning and will sail in the
evening.
From President Wilson's Liberty Day
Proclamation
"Every day the great principles for which we are fighting
take fresh hold upon our thought and make it clearer what the
end must be and what we must do to achieve it"
Tomorrow, LIBERTY DAY, being a legal holiday, this
Bank will not open for general business, but will be open from 3 to 4
in the afternoon to receive LIBERTY BOND subscriptions.
A report of subscriptions received will be -published Monday
evening
BAKK OF ALASKA
PouuhPiuce
GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
SATURDAY and SUNDAY
• METRO PICTURES Present ETHEL BARR1MORE In x 1
The White Raven
- ' By Cha«vLciKue, in SIX ACTS. ^ J
MUTUAL WEEKLY, 149.
Saturday ni«Jit MR. V. 1. HAHN of tbei Four Minute Men will
sj>eak M LtBEHTY DAY.
- music $rr »
VIOLIN, PIANO, DRtTMS.
8-30 ^-m. Sharp
Admission 26c, 10c
AEROPLANES BOMB HUNS
AND CREATE GREAT HAVOC
American Forces, Northwest Ver
dun, October 11.—An. American air
expedition of i350 aeroplanes and
machines dropped thirty two t°ns
of explosives Into German, canton*
ments in the area between W&v
rllle and- Damvilles north of Ver
dun. This exploit marks the high
spot in air fleet operations. Twelve
enemy machine# were destroyed and
only one of the American machines
la missing. The destruction done
by thin raid Is immeasurable and
8HQwa 'that theA llies are masters
of the air.
[ London, Oct. H.The capture of
Estrun, a village only ten miles
southeast of Vaiienciennes by the
British was reported today by the
war office. It was also announced
that the British are now in Beau
mont four miles west of Douai, be
yond Lecateau. »
The roads *>re congested' with ene
my traffic flying before the on
slaught of the British, while the Al
lied aeroplanes are f'yinff and
•are exacting a terrible toll from
the confused and terror stricken
masses of German fugitives.
EMPEH HILL PLACATE PEOPLE
Basel, Oct. 11.—According to
advices received Dy thg Frankfort
ZeituDg from Vienna, the Emperor
of Austria will sooa 1sbu0 a proclft"
mation doling with the right of
;he different nations within the
Empire to decide their own futures, j
rbis is awaited with intense feel
lug by the different interests coa
ler ned. I v*:ifpiW)j
Paris, Oct. 11. — Reports state
that the Americans are waging a
hea-yj artillery battle this afternoon j
west of the Meuse river and are •
hammering the enemy with steady |
bombardment. . . t. v: • ;
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FORMEK CORDOVA LAW YER
WORKING IN SHIPYARDS'
The following Is an except .from
a letter received in the last mail |
from a Cordovan in Seattle, and '
will be read with much interest by
all who known R. J. Boryer, for
several years attorney for the [
Copper River *railwayi with head
quarters here:
'* "We'were waiting for a Yesler
car :one day last week, and some
one said, 'Hello, there!' and if |
there wasn't R. J. Boryer. And you j
should have seen him, with his over*
alls on and a paper sack with his I
lunch in his hand. I asked him J
"why' and and lie said: 'I'm work- j
ing in the shipyard now.' H0 Boes
on duty at 4 d. m. and works un- J
til 12. Get* to hjs office at 9 a.
m. and stays until 3. He has been
working two weeks, anj} draws bis
£25 a week, and' says he i» going to
stay until the war is over. They |
are short of men at.the shipyards.
"His son, Robert, Jr., is on a
submarine chaser, and Is only 15
years old. He's 50 proud of him.
Some patriotism !'*
Mayor Ashley informs the Al
askan that tbe holiday tomorrow
will be observed at the shops and
the men there will lay off and> go
fishing or enjoy themselves as
they most desire. ^
TROUBLE IS
INEVITABLE
Washington, Oct. 11.—Dispatches
reaching the State department today
indicate that a chaotic condition ex
isfa in Germany and Internal trouble
is inevitable.
W. A. Brown, who has t>een agent
for the Pacific S. S. Co. here for
several months paat, received a
wira yesterday appointing him agent
at Cordova for the same company.
Mr. Brown will rep.ort there
for duty abouf the middle of Novem
ber. Mrs. Brown will leave on
the next City of Seattle for Seattle
where she will wait until Mr. Brown
gets.settled in Cordova.
During his residence in Skag
way Mr. Brown has made many
friends by his courteous and genial
manner and they all wish him suc
cess in his neT field.
Tomorrow night Mr. V. I. Hahn,
president of the School Board 'will be
the Four Minute Speaker at the
popular P'cture palace.
Mr. Hahn will have for his BUb"
ject 'Liberty Day" and every one
should hear him as he is a most
interesting talKer and the subject
is one which is most popular at
this time.
E. P. Pond, Jack Johnson, and
Captain Wra. Strong made a trip
to Nakina ct the headwaters of the
Taku river. The men took a large
canoe and poled and' lined the t>oat
ud the swift waters. Owing to
rough going it was necessary to
abandon ttieir pack train at Silver
Salmon river and pack the neces
sary supplies on their backs for the
last twelve miles.
COOKING OIL
Wenon Large Size $ 1.90 per can 2 Quts. 14 oz.
" Med. "1.00 " MJ
Sml. .50 " J
1 Qut 7 oz.
1 Pt 3 OZ
Mazola 1-2 Gal. Size $ 1.50
Quart " .85
Pint " .45
Cotton Seed Gal. Tin $ 2.85 each
These oil« are very palatable used inM^3,
P. H. GAVTY
GERMANS FLEE
III DISORDER
• '
AngloAmerloan Forces South
east Cambraj, Friday.—A flsrca bat
tle is raging in this region along a
thirty mile 'ror t today having Been
extended to tbe north. The Brit
ish are gaining every where a nd'
there Is virtually no enemy opposi
tion and the Huns flee before them
in desperation and disorder.
BRITISH ARE
MCI
London, Oct. 11.—War office re
ports state that Le Cateau has beta
captured and' 1? now occupied by
the British. , i#< y
The British now hold th9 line
alon^ the Seller river rfom St. Soup*
let to Solesmeg and have advattc«4
t©u miles east of Cambral.
CRIME UMIED w rn
London, Ocf. 11.—The French'
army has maintained a contact on
mang fronts with the retreating
Germans and they have carried tbelf
linea within three mll6B o(
and U< within four milefcof Cr*oB®*»
which ia now practical encircled. _
HUNS QUITTING
FRANCE AND
BELGIUM
Paris, Oct. 11.—The war office'
announced today that since the be-'
ginning of the Allied' victories in J
July the Germans have Seen hurled I
laclt in place* as far a» forty five
mil<»» and they are now almost in a
general retreat out of France and
some parts of Belgium.. |
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NO PUBLICATION TOMORROW J
BAGGAGEMAN
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Seattle, October
ray, a Canadian Pacific ^ ua
whom the authorities b* month*
der survelllanc* f°r 8°W
for complicity In ^^pla to the
into Vancouver and .ties, wa«
Chinese of th08e itt tt#
found, dead is morning. The
suburbs of Se^'^red beyond *
man had be*n f£f Uottst«in, a
doubt and r family ol
mem Der of arrested chare
that name
«d with that he accom*
Gottst«'° t0 tj,e Woods on th#
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Owing to tUe Ooyernoy s procla
mation making tomorrow, October
12th, Liberty Day, and a legal Jxoll*
d y there will be no jssug of the
Alaskan. Bulletins will b$ gotten
out throughout the d^y. These
bulletins will be posted on the
board in- front af Keller BroV
store . ■: :,i" ' HW
Some ot the stores Will
« . a/% fflrCUaoL.
»art of the day, but owing to
pameo juraer an a u
d«y oi '""a polic« that the two
H«*ei Sled over the division of
men
J there ofr many years ana »»
"tly are prominent in social and
Jlltical circles and one of tU
falthiest families on Pacific
tbtZim Gotutein is well kaowfi
%e. bavin J conducted a *>"**•
CA9U41.T1E8 FOB DAl' *
number of transient*, who ^ j
town .enroute tr the Boutb &oSt
them wilt he open all <ia/'
The Reverend Winter*'^ '
come up from Haines f°DJ^n(j eV(J
will or each Sunday nx>J"D^urCll At
a'nff In the Prwbytert^ } par. !
the evening,service ^;eCtJonB on
well will render so®
the orga*. . i
Washington, Oct. 11.—The CM*
ualtles for the pa9t day were efr"
Hundred and forty four, of whi
tiireo hundred and- ninety one
;wo severely wounded.
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