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No. 289 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAttWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1918
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Paris Nov. 19.—Iu romrnen ins
on the close of the war and the 'Ar
rangements that will be made ami
tne urogram that will l'c ia;rieu
out, The Matin says today that when
the Allied troops march, under the
arch L>f triumph the the Allied E<>v*
ereigns and eliief magistiatcs "will
all be present. "
NOTED HON
Salt Lake Nov. 19.—Joseph Field
ing Smith, president of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latt r Pay oaints,
died Vre today. His death was due
to a s'.roko of parlaysis !a.<t A;>ril.
President Smith was horn in Mis
souri, in 1S3S and wap a nephew
of Hvrum Smith, the "Mormon I'ro
phet" and has had a wide at)J \ar
ie«l exoerieme since coming to I't-'h
iu 1S4S.
Mr. Smith has been i>resiilr:.t of
the Mormon church since lt'Ul when
h<? succeeded- Alonzo Snow.
ALLIESAPPOINT
11 GOVERNORS
Par's. Nov. 19.—The gov mm nt
hag announced that General .IK",
maudhuy, a u'tive of lv> r i'-e. has
been appointed governor of Metz
Ueneral Bourgeoig has b di
appointed Governor o:' lUr-issburg.
kMARV IU K «J A. M. TOMOKKOU
The C. r. K. ofiiie re ei\ed a
cable today from Wrangeli no:iy
ing them that the Princess Milry
l«ft there this morning and would
arrive in Skagway tomorrow morn
ing at nine o'clock..
The Mary wfl! leave for the
south a seven o'clock in the eve
ning.
Washington, Xov. 1!'.—President
Wilson has authorized the announce"
ment that he will personally attend
tli,) veace conference in Paris. He
will «*i' for Europe ini" e M ue >• af
ter the reconvening of congress ()U
Deeenioer 2.
The President will bi- ac.o'up:.n*
ied by delegates whose names will
be announced soon. President Wil
son does not expect to remain
throughout the entire t=e sii n 0!" the
peace conference.
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Washington, Nov. 1:'- tniast*
er Burleson has ordeftd the l-aie
on ni»ht nu'«:i?es on a I telegraph
lines *■ be 1111 in t"o. ''"t'is ordei
is to o Into e:'fe«t on .T;v>'iBr> first
riii»/f* r r A f; 511! fl fl
DIM lit- GudORG
Copenhagen, Nov. 10-—Dfe^atelies,
received today state that the l>uke
1 of Goourg and Gotha has a ' ii- a' eJ. |
TO PURCHASERS OF FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS ON
T tE INSTALLMENT PLAN
You are hereby notified that the second pay
ment of twenty 'per cent on your purchase of
Bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan will be due
and payable not later than Thursday, the Twenty
first.
BANK OF ALASKA
GEORGE" MOWL. Proprietor
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
Triangle C'Hixyly IVesent* FAY TIN CHER In
la two acts
• ijL. % M\: , -1!
The Lady Drummer
FORD STERLING in H!S LYING HEART.—Max Sennet In
duction. . Lf ' f' ' *"'S
HIS FIRST TOOTH. , ^ i
MUSIa
VIOLIN, PIANO, DRUMS.
rifn.ji
8:30 T)-m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
Wasaington, Not. 19.—The sen
ate today passed the war time
prohibition Dill and it will go to
President Wilson on Thursday for
his signature,
Tin* bill passed the house isome
time ago and a tremendous fight
wag made against it In the senate
by the wet forces.
The bill becomes effective on
July first of 1919, and will be in
forced for twenty months after the
signing of peace.
It is a war measure and advocat
ed by President "Wilson.
London, Nov. 19.—This week (
will see the surrender of the Germaul
fleet which hag left port and will
be met by the British fleet accom
panlei by American and French reP
resentatlves.
The fleet to t>e surrendered in
cludes dreadnauglits, battleships,
cruiser? and destroyers.
WILL MEET AND
SURRENDER
London, Nov. 19.—The PiOgram
o* taking over the German fleet
that bas chosen the humiliation of
surrender rather than destruction
provides for a review of the grand
fleet on Wednesday by King George
and th* Prince of Wales.
After the review the fleet will
then SPil for the rendezvous where
the surrender ceremony will take
place r,i« Thursday,
NEW MINISTER
FORJIJTl
Washington, Nov. 19.—John W.
Davis solicitor general of the Unit
ed States, was today nominated' by
President Wilson as Ambassador to
Great Britain, and Alexander C.
King-, o' Atlanta, Georgia, will suc
ceed him ag solicitor general.
Copenhagen, Nov. 19-—Th$ first
surrender section of the German
fleet exiled Monday from Kiel and
headed for the North Sea where the
ceremony of surrender will take
place on Thursday. The balance of
the fleet will sail at different times
in sections.
REACHED LI
Havre, Nov. 19.—The war office
announced today, that tv© have
reached the Hue from Bassrode.
Conenliagcn, Nov. 19. — Today's
dispatchu from Vienna, the Austrian .
capital states that Vienna is given
over tj fifteen thousand Red Guard
troops and that they aye in com- ^
I plete control.
The dispatches dedar that the
; city ia given over to plund'er and
anarchy and unbridled license is
growing more general.
[doctor is wanted
FOR THE WESTWARD j
i
Juneau, Nov. 14.—Governor Riggs
j is tryinsr to locate a physician to
cend *y fish boat Dr otherwise to
Kod'iak. where reports (ome by wire ,
j lesg that tho loss of life from the j
| influenza is increasing at an alarm- j
ig rate. Last ight the governor's
office was advised that twelve na
tives died at Kodiak in 24 houis. j
The governor's office h:i» been
advised that the naval collier can ;
not leave Seattle until tomorrow J
! with. Dr Kulish and the extra doc- j
| tors and nurses assigned1 to Alaska
It is ao« even definite that the c°l- j
ilier will pail On that date.
Sitka last night reported 21
natives sick with influenza. How- j
ever. Doctor Goddard will be well j
; able *r> handle the situation there., j
He will be authorized to take vig- j
oroujj steps to protect the white |
community and administer to the i
natives. |
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FORTUNATE ALASKAN'S
N. A. Steele, who left Seward
several weeks ago for Vancouver.
Wash,, in a letter to Leon Urbaeh
says that Alaskans Blioulj realize
that they are better off here than
In the states where living jg high
and rent outrageous.
Mr. Steele is working in a steel
plant at Vancouver and saya that
the average man is making from
$.3.50 to $4.50 a day, special men,
experts at their line, are making
from $S to $10 but they are few.—
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EXPLOSION 111 CMJE KILLS
200 GER1ANS-FRENGH OS HE
Paris, Nov. 19.—Tlie war office
reported today that 200 Germans
had teen killed- in an explosion near
Cologne. The report also states
that the French troops have reach*
ed the neighborhood of the Rhine
on a thirty mile front from the
Swiss frontier northward.
LOOK OH WILSON
AS THEIR GOD
Italian ATmy In Northern Italy.— |
There are still thousands of uncount
d Austerian prisoners behind the'
Italian front and they indicate the
greatest interest in American events. ^
One major in speaking of the A" (
merieans Btated that the Austrians
did no« consider the United States j
as an enemy. Said that President
Wilson was their god as he had« fin- !
ished the war and was helping them '
to gain their freedom.
Paris, Nov. 19.—General Peiain
hag been raised to the rank of Mar
shal ,f France.
Washington, Nov. 19.—Congress
will adjourn on Thursday to re-con-,
vene .""H December second .
Condon, Nov. 19-—The fiist of (
the American soldiers will depart (
soon. It Is understood that eighteen
thousand will be stationed in Eng
land for some time..
Mention wa# inadvertent'^ omit
ted ytsterday of the B°'° rendered
by William W. Ward at Private
Dortuo's funeral on Sunday at A.
B, hall. Mr. Ward sang "There
Will be No Nignt There" and' his
rendition of this beautiful Bong was
perhaps his best ®ff°rt since his re
turn from Dawson.
"The City Four Square" ns this
song is sometimes called is one of
tho most musical of songs used on
similar occasions and on Sunday it
was singularly appropriate.
Seattle, Nov. 19.—Eleven physi*
clang and ten Red Cross nursed
under the direction of Captain (Etoc
tor) Emil Krulish Of the United
States Public Health Service will
leave on the Spokane late tonight
for Alaska.
Their purpose ig to stamp out
the influenza epidamic and be*
ginning at Ketchikan the forces will
be distributed as f»r westward a®
Cordova and Valdez and Seward
and possibly to interior points.
The expedition is equipped with
medicine and all other things used
for comoatting this disease.
LondoW, Nov. 19.—The London
newspapers, regard the proposed re"
turn of the ex-kaiser to Germany a*
a move towards German federation
with Aim ag the head of it as soon
as peace shall have been restored
British!®
IURKI3N FORTS
Saloniki, Nov. 19.—The British
have taken possession of all the
forts on lower Dardenelles and the
Turkish army has handed over to
them over two hundred cannon.
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