WEATHER REPORT
Y<*stord«y: Max. 11. Min. 3.
Today: \otth wfctd, cloudy.
No. 43 TWENTY FIRST YEAH
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SKAttWAY. ALASKA. SATURDAY. MARCH 23. 1918
GAS USED FREELY
AGAINST US.
I
Favorable Weather
Brings Attack
of Mustard
Shells
Amu Wan Army in France, March
23. — Last night German forces
launched a heavy gas attack against
a town in our line northwest of
Toul. There was absolutely no
wad so 'hat the enemy could
for,t fuuies in our direction.
.Mustard gas t'rom sheila hung* low
over our lines t'or sey«?rai hours.
OF JAPS
Petrograd, March 23. — Soriet j
commissaries have dirceted Russia's
foteisn minister to make inquiries
of America. Kngland, and. Japau
regarding Japanese mobilization and'
occupancy of Siberia.
:«o.imh> I.KTTKKS LOST
WHK.N STKAMKK SINKS
When the steamship AndanKa was
suns off the coast of lrelan.31 dur
in«, (.he latter i*irt of January, 30.
000 letters from American troops
in various parts of Fraiwie were
lost. These letter were ■written
bv the soldiers between the loth
antl 2oth of January. A small
quantity of parcel-post matter al
so was lost. People at hone who
may miss expected letters written
about that time will thus know that
they were aiuonp those lost on the
Aadania.
RETAIN LIBERTY
BONDS SAYS
MO
Oue who subscribes for a Liberty
Bond and gets credit as a patriot
for doing 60 Is not acting patrioti
cally if h» immediately polls that
t>oiid, tLat is, unless he imperative
J}- needs the money, says secretary
McAdco. It ia not the mere sub
scription that helps the government
it is th.e actual loan; shifting the
baud t;> someone else does not help.
The same objection lies to ex
changing Liberty Loaai Bonds in
trade. Merchants offering to take
Liberty Lean Bonds in exchange for |
merchandise are doubtjessly) actuat
ed by patriotic motives, but such ]
transactions tend to defeat a prim
ary object of the bond eale, the
encouraging of thrift and the dis
curnglng of expenditures. Bonds
so exchanged are in most cases im
mediately sold on the open market
| which tend to depresG the market
friie and affects adversely the
salo- cf future issues.
Secretary McAdoo expressljy states
that there is no desire on the part
or the government to Prevent or
interfere with legitimate trading, in
good faith in Liberty Bonds.
It is one of the great objects of
tho Treasury Department to have
these bonds held1 as permanent In
vestments by the people and paid
•out of savings, thus at once provid
ing funds for the government and
conserving labor and material.
There are the soundest reasons
for holding Liberty Bonds. Their
quotations under par on the stock
exchange means a I°®s only to
those who sell. The financial his
tory of the United States shows
that in times of peace all of its
bonds have gone above par .some
as high as 139. The tremendous
firowth of our resources and of our
■trade, our domestic trade alone hav
ing increased from $30,000,000,000
to $64,000,000,000 in the last
fou.- years, warrants the belief that
o-ir government bonds are the
soundest investments in the world
ajid with the restoration of peace
conditions will command a hand
jsome premium in the market.
Subscribe for Tile Dally Alaskan.
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WAISTS
New Voile Waists in Plain White
and Stripes; also the new Slip Over
Blouse in Dotted Swijjs, $2.75 to 3.50
BRASSIERES
Brassieres in Heavy Lace and Em
broidery and Silk Crepe de Chine
from $1.00 to $2.50
ALBERT REINERT;
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 4!
ENEMY USING 17 INCH
1
BBITjSHJJHES FOR GAIN
Berlin Makes Claim of 25,000 Allied
Prisoners Taken Yesterday In Ad
dition to 400 Large Guns—
Kaiser In Command
Paris, March, 23.—German) forces i
today reached a point within, 62
miles of Paris and are: bombing
the city with 240 millimeter guns, b
shells falling- within; Paris every 15 I
minulci. Two people have; been j i
killed and many Injured. Gunsj
used Dy the Germans are 17 Inches/
la diameter, and according to the |
message have a range of 62 miles.
BEGAN FIRE 8 A. M.
Paris, March 23. — Germans be-j
giiD firing on Paris at eight o clock
this mornng. The shortest dist
iance from Paris to the fighting
ft out at the beginning of the of
fensive was more than 100 kilo- j
meters.
Announcement that Paris was j
ly ing t>ombarded was made offi-1
cinl'y this afternoon. Measures |
for counter attacking the enemy's j
cannon are under execution.
I'XPARALLELED RAPIDITY |
Loudon, March. 23.—Unless Brit
ish troops are a-'>le to restore the
situation by counter attack, with
drawal on a wide front may be
necessary with open field' warfare.
The point at which, the British
Un« has been broken is near the ;
southern end of the German attack- j
ins front .which extends from Ar- I
ras to La Fere, fifteen miles be-1
low St. Quentin.
The German offensive has de
veloped with almost unparalleled |
rapidity. One reason for this isj
indicated in Hag's report showing I
that Germans are constantly bring-'
Itisc up frosli bodies of troops.
KAISER I\ COMMAND
Berlin, March 23.—Kaiser WII
helm Is in supreme command ) on
the Western front and declared this
Is the last battle before peace 's
established.
ItHElMS BOMBARDED
Paris, March 23—Nine thousand!
five hundred German shells in- j
eluding many gas slteills were thrown
Into Rheims Tuesday and Wednes
day .according to the newspaper Eu
claire In a delayed report printed,
today.
driven OUT OF MORY
London. March 23.—German fore
>«; hammered their way into Mory
oda.y, but a dashing counter at
ael; drove them. out according 'to i
i Reuters correspondent at Brit- ]
sh headquarters, who telegraphs
hat a large party of Germans were
iurrounded by British, troops ftnd |
irobably captured.
BERLIN MAKES CLAIM
Berlin. March 23.—Berlin's of
'ieiai statement of operations 011 .
he Western front yesterday and
ast night says Germans have cap- |
ui <.1 £5,000 British prisoners, 400 i
irgc guns and 300 machine guns.
MANY AFR BATTLES
l.jndon, March 23. — On the
iouthern reach, of the western
front held by British forces, Ger
mails had 1000 big guns placed la
jua small sector and spaced one
"or every'12 yards.
Dwiug yesterday's battle British
lirciaft, flying low, continually
pelted Germain soldiers with ma
•hii c gun fire .doing a great work
jf execution, according to Haig's
report last night dealing with aria
riOll.
Mat y battles were fought in the
*>r with enemy P'lane3.
BIG CAPTURE
London, March 23. — Germany's
Official statement says Friday Ger- j
man soldiers captured 16,000 Brit
ish troops and 200 big guns in the j
Cair.brai sector between CjOiaelles •
and Hargicourt.
Forty German divisions, estimat- -
ed o' half a. million men, includ
ing many divisions oof shock troops,
were hurled gaalnst British posi
tions. I • j
Ecormous losses took place on
both sides. There lias been no
such concentration of artillery on
either side so large Blnce the war
began. f
BKITISH DEFENSE BROKEN
London, March 23.—Powerful en
emy attacks today delivered with
great weight by enemy infantry,
backed up by artillery fire, | hare
broken through the British defensr
ive system west of St. Quentln.
British forces are falling back
in food order to positions further
west.
Very heavy fighting with, fr^sh
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P. H. GANTY
Admiral Cecil Burney of the British
lavy who Is in command of the tleet
latrolllng the coast of Scotland.
1 GlllltS
HIES COUNCIL
The Daily Alaskan is la receipt
►f an order from the Common Co-un
:il ot Haines for ballots for their
:ity election, to be held April 2,
'antMates for the council ape N.
J. Hanson ,R. M. O'deU. James
i'ay, H. Higgles, Geo. Hln.ch.man,
,V. E. Polly, Erek Oslund, and
r Leslie. For treasurer of the
>chcoi board. A- F. McLean.
orcts is in progress .the war of
ice announces. The Britilsh of
iciai statement says British Col
liers are falling beak to prepared
>ositk>ns behind their lines.
3XEMY TAKES TWO VILLAGES
Berlin, March. 23.—Between Fon
aine, Leg Croiselles and Moouvres
Serman forces penetrated into the
ieconil enemy position ,and. cap
urPi> two villages, Vauix Vrau
•ourt and Morchies,
The former village is three and
he latter two miles behind the
'irraer British line.
Scuth of the Somme river Ger
nn, troops broke through hos
tile lines and in an. uninterrupted
'orward movement drove the en
;my oover the Crosat canal towards
;he 'west.
DUTCH CONSIDER
MEII. 5.
May Give passports
To American
Minister
Hague
Amsterdam, March 23. — Accord
ing to a dispatch from th« Hague
'o 'he HandelsDlad newspaper, one
of the prominent members of parlia
ment Intends to ask the Dutch E°v
ernmen* whether It is not now time
to recall Holland's minister to W^h
ingtoa, and to hand jwssports to
the Americau minister at The
Hague. 'I
This action is in view of the
seizure by Great Britain and the
United States of Holland's shipping,
for which the Allies have offered
ample returns to Holiand.
BARGES 10 TAKE
CANAL CARGO
Seattle, March 23.—The steam
s.hoonsr Port Angeles, and a big
barge named Rufus E. Wood vlll
take s> cargo of Canal equipment at
Pan*-ma for the Alaska rallwsty. Sev
eral parses will be in tow of the
schocuer.
-N.eeting of the Executive com
mittee of the Skagway Red Cross
Monday evening, March 25, at 8
O'ciOck. } |J|.|v(
T.?c steamer City of Seattle, of
the Pacific Steamship Co., Is sched
uled t-j leave Seattle for the north
fcday at 4 o'clock, and is exported
in Skagway Wednesday. '
Did You Ever
consider how intimate is the com
radeship between a man and his
Suit, Hat and Shoes ?
Where one goes, there goes the
others. The longer they are ac
quainted the better they like each
other and the more inseparable they
become.
From the day of purchase there is
a mellow atmosphere about an Ed.
V. Price Suit, a Hardeman Hat and
a pair of Flonheim Shoes—something
easy, intimate and comfortable—some
thing which induces the feeling of
dependableness.
The spring lines are here. Come
in and look them over.
JAMES KENNEDY