®he
No. 226 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAtrWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1916
PRICK 10 CENTS
NORWAY STIRRED
10 FEVER HEAT
CHRISTIANA, Oct. 31 — Ger
man warfare on neutral ships has
coe* Norway oiijq hundred and sev
enty ships. Newspapers all o*ver
the country are stcrring the people
of this country >o 'ever hei'.t and e.\
trem<» hatred *or the Teutons is
becoming pronounced.
Tdos makes tho first tim© that
the press of thie counry have taken
'he ma'ter up and placed them
selves on record as favoring a direct
break with Germany ana au imme
diate siding; wtffhi the Allies. Edit
orial after editorial Is being writ
ten about the German treatment of
Norway's interests. Unless Ger
many makes amends immediately it
is almost assured that Norway will
enter Xbe war and fight on the
side of the Allies.
WILSON OPENLY
DENIES CHARGE
LONG BRANCH, Oct. 31—Presi- |
dent Wilson openly and publicly de
nied the? charge which, is being: c-ir-'
culated against htfm. that he wanted i
to add a. postscript note to the I
Lusi'ania message whicfy would in- j
form Germany that the h-a-rsli terms
of the message were for the Anglo- 1
Jaxoa benefit only.
Mr. Wilson sarid that the charge
wu$ heiug- circulated only-for politi- j
cal purposes to discredit his ad-j
ministration and that it had 110 ;
authenticity and that voters should |
pass it up giving it no weight what
ever.
HEMiilE
IN PROGRESS
PARIS, Oct. 31 — Fightir.g on |
the Macedonian front in the vicinity
of Certa continues with* violence- (
Neither aide seems to be making any
appreciable headway. Where one '
loses another gains and so the tide j
of battle has been see-sawing back ■
an/1 forth for the last forty eight
hours.
BANDIT LEADER
NURSES WOUi
i EL PASO, Oct. 31 — Contra
dictory reports arc* being received
1 bv the military authorities in. this
city as to the location, and move
! men Is of Villa and life bandit
troops. The rebels are reported to
' have taken Santa Rosalia. This
| city is one of the important cities
!u Chihuahua and a railroad center.
! Directly bacjc of it lies a range of
! mountains and it is presumed that
the rebels are using the city ;is a
base for the mountainnen.dezvoue.
Latest reports wouldj indicate
that the rebels are badly in weed
of horses and supplies. Wire mesi
sages tell of the rebels moving
afcou* the country on foot and' in
ii'td of proper clothing nnd food.
T!'e physical condition o£ Villa is
Lochering the reb<*! leader and
handicapping him in his movement?.
He s'jll nurses a jvounded leg and
it is said to be in a serious con
dition.
XW YORK, Oct. 31 — Accord
ing to the last poll of the Tam
many ring. President Wilson is
doomed to lose ou* in this state.
The poll would indicate that
IIuel.es will carry the state by a
vote of thirtv two thousand. Prac
licu'ly all of the political wrtiters
in the state at® favoring Hughes
and have him doped out to be the
6ure winner. Hughes money is
o:ite more coming on the market
wi'li a slacking of the Wilson mon
ey..
Republican campaign (( managers j
reel confident that they will "carry
this state. Democratic! managers
arj- dubious abou* the Republican
victory but adm t that it will be
av. fully close.
ICE OX RIVER
Icp is forming on the river in the
interior. Soon the water will sol
idify into a compact surface of
ice and winter w+Ill drop down up
on 'he- interior. Around! Stewart
:h» ice is forming.
J. A. Quick and wife arrived on
li'st night's train and w-ill leave for ;
the south on the first boat.
Sacrifice Sale
SHOES and
CLOTHING
To make room for our new line of
shoes and men's clothing we have
placed certain lines on sale at a
great reduction.
Come in and look them over. Do not
delay as these bargains will be snapped
up quickly.
Albert Reinert
Successor to
HI W \T *▼ S7y THE HABERDASHER AND
I J* L I i\ w rl LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between Third and FourtL Phone 41
ATHENS, Oct. 31 — Two hun
dred lives were lost In this Bkining
of the Greek steamer Angheliki
in the Mediterranean,^ Sea, yester
day. it was. enroute to a Greecian
v>PT* when without any; sign of
w,tmil g it was attacked; t>y a Ger
man submarine and torpedoed. Prac
tically every passenger on/ board
th® lvp ship, was drowned. It hap
pened all of a sudden and the boat
quickly sank to the Jjottoim. Au
thorities believe thH more than
onp torpedoe pierced'iita hull.
Life boats were Bwung) quickly as
pos"5bly and some few made a cafe
escape in the Woats. Tho majority
of those who. didl get into boats
were sucked into the jflooJ formed;
by the a'.nking ship and drowned.
BERLIN, Oct. 31 — Field Mar
shal General von Hindenfturg, In
speaking of the present situation of
the Allied-Teuton; "war, Gaid that it
was «s good as could poasibly be
expected under the conditions. He
declined to. predict when the hoss
'ilities would cease but declared
openly that final victory would be
for the Germans.
General Von Hindenfburg is
shrewdly atiid carefully watching
every move made by tbe Allies' and
feels confident that Germany will
be able to master tho equation. He
has sueceedetd in keeping his men
lighting on foreign' sottl and' reports
tha; in *he event that Germany
should be forced to fall back to her
Jwn soil it would take years and
pears to break her lines.
HURLS WOMAN
FROM SIDEWALK
Mis. G. V. Zinkan, is confined in
her home suffering from minor
bruises and injuries last evening] at
Hie Hands of a careless cyclist in
:Ue northern paita of this city. Mr.
and Mrs. Zinkan wero walking along
the sidewalk in the north; end when
suddenly, without any warning, a
bicycle smashed Intoj heir, throwing
her t'rom >he sidewalk and injuring
her. She was unconscious for a
few minutes.
The rideir of the bicycle, Walter
Wheeler, was thrown from his! bi
cycle into thie road and knocked un
conscious. At the last report, both
Mrs. Zinikan and Walter weirg rest
ing easily. Pedestrfians have been
complaining lately about careless
cyolis*? riding on the sidewalks
and this should be a warnfng to
•he'ii to use extreme care when, rid
ing on the public) sidewalks.
"DIAMOND JIM" BRADY.
Famou* Man About Town H«»
000,000 Worth of Precious Store#a.
Photo by American Tress Association.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 — Of
ficials in. this1 city believe that Ger
man has broken, a peacei pacfi wbicty
exists between the Teutons an|di vhe
United States. Full particulars are
on »he way to this country. Upon
their arrival a secret session of
officiate will bo held to determine
whether or not Germany has! brok
en the pact. In the event that
Germany has broken the pact it
may involve the United States to
taking- a decided stand in this
war.
DROPS TO 25°
The north wind brousM a little
chilly weather along1 withJ it. The
thermometer dropped in the mer
cury tube to the twenty five degree
mark, hoveresd around it all night
and rose to thirty duifing the morn
ing. Old timers say that it will
drop moro and more until it slip3
past the zero mark.
Amelia Raymond of Whitehfarae, |
is stopping at the Golden North.
Miss Raymond will leave on the
Spokane for Juneau,
R. E. Murphy, representii'ng the
Impent Powder Company, is makin
trade calls in this city. Mr. Mur
nhy will leave on the Spokane for
Juneau. He reports that mines are
showing up in fine style out to' the
westward.
Pumpkin Fie
is made best with
"Preferred Stock"
Cream Pumpkin
sold at 20c per tin—try it and be convinced
P. H. GANTY
LIGHT GILES
SWEEP SEATTLE
SEArrLE, Oct. 31 — A forty
elgljt mile wind struck this city
last night and) oonffimiei* to blow a
eal8 during th® night. It la the
first storm of the winter and) caugfcti
meg' of the outdoor activities un
prepared. It left in its wake cold
airappy weather witty Indicaiotna
that colder weath!er| would prevail.
No Ktrious damage was done to
shipping on the Sound by the sweep
ing gale. Smaller boats found it
difficult to na,Vigut.ei Inj the wind
and were forced) tof drop into pro
tected spots but all oi the larger
boatg keut on their runs.
At Portland! and] immediate vi
cinity the winldj cut it up to a.
sixty mil-e sweepj anddamage was
done to shipping and] outdoor coin
struction, work. Street signs were
torn from their foundation and
glasa ln< various parts ofi thq city
wa3 smashed ini by the wind.
ALICE IN MORNIX G
The Canadian Pacific 'palatial
steamer Alice, '6 duie in this port
tomorrow morning a+ 7' o'clock. It
will remain, at the docks lor twoi
da-s, cleaning far 'southern des
tina'iona Thursday night.
SPOKANE DUE TOMORROW
Th« Spokane is du^ in thisl port
tomorrow sometime. It steamed up
and docked In Juneau1 this morning.
Ageaft Weir, at the time of going
♦o cress was unable to< fix its ar
rival hour dn this port but la Bure
that it will matoe it sometime to
morrow.
MARIPOSA TOMORROW
The Maripoeal ehpulflj be in this
cotr*" tomorrow alteraofon at thre©
o'clock. It will remain in port a
shoi+ time and cltearifotr thel sou^h.
WEATHER REPORT
Skagway, 24 above.
Whltehoree, 12 above.
Big Salmon 2 aboVe.
Stewart River, 10 above.
NORTH WIND SWEEPS SKAGWAY
The balmy wflnkilfl Bweeplng into
Skagway from thq south took a sud
den change yesterday and began
sweeping in from the snajv and ice
fields which) He to the nlorthfward.
With the changing of the winds all
signs of Bpring and summer are
gene. 1 ■ 1 I"'' MIT!
<1
Washington, Oct. 31—Wesley
Fros* American consul, stationed at
QueeDstown, England, lias infoime-l
the State Department inj this city,
tha' the British steamshipi Hartoa
has been sunk by a German subma
rine;. Full detatflg of the sink
ing of the big steamer have not
been flashed under the water, but
so much of it as has arrrived, came
from the American) representative.
The steamer was nosing its way
off the coast of Ireland, bound for
an English pert. It was sighted by
the enemy sea plunger and; -without
a word or singal of warning the ~ea
serpent sent a torpeidoe thru its hull
which in a few m&nutes later caus
ed it to sink to the bottom of the
seas.
Thirty four of the crew of ono
hundred and forty were saved by
taking to life boats and rafts. All
of the rest perished. Several Am
ericans were aboard the boat- It
is believed by the American, consul
that all of the Americans were sav
ed. ' 1 1 '
The steamer was carrying muni
tions of war and a supply of hordes
for the Allies to be used at the
front. All were lost excepting the
thirty four whoi took t<> the lif®
boats.
PTROGRAD, Oct. 31 — Russian.
Serbian, and: Rumanian; forces) have
comioined in a strong offensive ma
neuver in Dobrudja. General Maok
ensen has been brought to a sutilden
halt and forced to drop to a solid
defensive in, his! positions south of
thja mouth of the Danube. All of
the advance forces have l>een drawn
together which indicates that Mack
ensen predicts a stiff offensiv.e
Artillery; engagements arg now
in,' progressi between the two oidos.
Russian troops are. formed on the
right wing, 'Serbian^ form the left
wings andi Rumanian forces are
maiking up the central division. The
wing engagements have been in
progress) for twelve houirs. The cen
tral divisions did not open up With
artillery fire until this morning. It
is tco eaTly as yet to) predict tho
outcome.
We Have On
Display Our
Fall and Winter
Line Of
Ladies Coats
Come In And Look
Them Over
WILL CLA YSON