WEATHER REPORT
Yesterday; Mas. 3S. Mtn. 3J
Today; cloudy, south wind.
$he Stailu Jiloakan
No. TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 29. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
PERSHING OFFERS ALL l.S. FORCES TO FRANCE
null, ALL THAT WE HAVE
ABE URSJE TOLD FOCH
German Thrust Continues To Point 12
Miles From Amiens—French Take
Small Towoi And Hold Enemy
On Ancre River
Paris, Mamh 29.—General. Persh*
inp in conference with French of
ficials at the front yesterday asked
in his own and his country* name
that the entire American (forces
now in France be ensued in the
present battle, the war office aI1
uoutieed today.
Pershing said the American ar*
mv was entirely ut the disposittiont
of the French. ll«j mad© his r«"
ijnest of Generai F1*' If. while Prem
ie>- Clemenceau, minister cf Muni-|
lions Lecheur, and General Fetaia ;
were conferring with Getio.-al Foch- ;
U GIVES HER ALL.
TO FREJXCH REPUBLIC" |
Paris, March — Addressing'
General Foch, Ge.ti.erai Pershing, ia j
command of tho American, forces |
in France, said:
"1 t-onie to say to you that the j
American peoplo would. held it a
Sreat hwtor for oitr t-»ops to be
engaged in the> present battle, the
greatest oattle history. I «sk
it of you in my name, aim in the >
name of the American. poopLe. At
this moment there is no question,
this mcimeut there is no other j
<luest>ou than that of fighting. In
fantry, irtiltery, aviation, ;U1 that
*> haw, ace yours to dispose of as
y»u will. Others earning will be
«ks numerous as iviQ be aecttwary-" i
ENKMY BKIXG HELD
Washington, March 29-—The «n- '
emy is being held at all points, was
a d'syatch from General Bliss read
to the House Military* committee1
this morning by General March.
The Bliss report indicated the i
situation, although still grave, is'
gradually assuming favorable shape
for the Allies.
GREAT EXECUTION
London, March 29. — Field Mar
shal Haig's report ot operations
north of the S»mme reads:
"Enemy make many attacks with
great determination throughout
Thursday, but only gained our out
post lines after severe hand to
hanA fitghting. His reserves sent
forward against our battle positions
were thrown, back everywhere with
losses. Our machine suns, artil
lery, an<S rifles did treat execu
tion." i .
GERMAN'S BEATEN' OFF
London, March. 29. — Field Mar
shal Haig's report last night
reauS; "After an all day little
north and south of the Scaj-pe riv
er, with Arras as the chief cen
ter o£ opeatrions, British troops
beat off th,ej Gcsrmaai force® with 11
heaw loss to the eaemy.
WITHDRAWAL NOW" OVER
Washington, March 29- — Brit'-sh
withdrawal before the G«man ad
vance w-ag made according' to pre
arranged plans and is "All over
now," said Major General J. Frank
lin Bell today to the Senate Mili
tary committee. Ma j°r-Geae"ra 1
Bell recenoiy returned from the
oattle front. ,' '' i;l;
ANOTHER DRIVE
Amsterdam, March 29. — Berlin'
dispatches say GtTniam officers hav»
announced they ara going to drive
another hole in the Western line
■ - - —
Individuality
Is The Key
Note of
Good Dressing
"k
You will find style and
service in the Suits and
Dresses which we just
received and have now
on display.
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
FRENCH MAKING A TRENCH RAID IN THE SNOW
fall ill t'lance has lii-cn unusually heavy and The soldiers in the trenches are experiencing, besides, the
rigors of the weather, which in many cases are harder to hear. As this photo shows, the Pollus are not letting up on
the Roches, despite the snow and the cold. They are mnking a raid ou the enemy trenches over the snow-covered
fields In rhe Oise district. The men In the foreground arc evidently trench cleaners.
thaf will be more of a. surprise tlianj
the first. >
FRENCH TAKE TOWN'
Paris, March 29.—Violent fight
ing continued l-'st evening and dur
ing the luight in tine region of Momt
didior, the war office announce^ to
il ay.
Ill spite of nio,re counter attacks,
French troop^ he'd th© villages
which they took yesterday in this
region. .
Moncel was taken by French
soldiers last night.
North of MonUlidier FTcnch aiul
British troops held up the German
tin ust. Enemy looses have Ween
extremely heavy.
GERMAN REPORT
Berlin, March' 29.—Last night's
war report says; "South of the
iSoir.me at many points we dro-ye
the Enfelish and French into
many regions untouched by war
since 1914."
BIG STORM TODAY
With the British Armies in
France, March 29—Fighting con
tinues today despite a sudden
change in the weather that has
sent a gale and rain sweeping
across the battlefields.
Germans, wiih oxlike persever
ance. are butting away against
British forces in the region of
Arras. The enemy has progress
ed some, occuping front line
trenches at Orange Hill, Neuville,
and Vitasse.
FRENCH FORCES PROGRESS
Paris, March 29—Today's war
office statemsnt says we stormed
and captured Lemontiel, and re
pulsed counter attack* against!
Plcssisderoye, norih of Montdidier,|
We are holding the enemy on the j
An: e river.
I BRITONS FORCED BACK
British Headquarters in France,
March 29—Germans were able to
penetrate to Marcelcave, 12 miles j
t as*, of Amiens by means of heavy
massed attacks late yesterday i
•.vhiih gradually forced the British !
jack. In this district the enemy
■ continues to make his greatest
efforts. '
British forces here are tattling 1
stubbornly and biilliar.tly against
the advance which, it must be ac- ^
| milted, has been steady. The >
] coi.flict in this region has been*
most sanguinary and according to
j latest report is continuing along a ;
line represented roughly by Hamel
j Warfusse, Abancourt and Marcel
I cave.
flRSfqilA OF
: sue IAFI OFF
I TO CAMP
SeattLe, March 29. — One hua
'irPii and &eroaty-ailae selective eer
vic > men of the bdoom draft fro™"
Seattle and King County left for]
Camp Lewis this, afternoon.
A $100 Liberty Band Will BUpply
200 pounds of Bmokelesa powder
for one of our big gnnfl.
"HYGENO FLOUR"
We are prepared to fill your orders for this "Whole Wheat
Health" Flour in 10 or 50 lb. sacb at the same
price as ordinary flour, viz:
80c and $3.25 Per Sack
This flour is suitable (or all baking purposes and contains
more food values than any other flour we have.
P. H. GANTY
Store Open From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. One regular delivery • day
taking orders received until I p.m.
E
U REGISTER
Reglstatii-oiis are comimg in very
slowly at the city hall, only a
small portion of the population;
having signified their ir.itention of
voting in the election next Tuesday.
Every voter im Ska g way ahouid
make It his Or her business to
Immediately sign) the* register.
Pollg close Saturday night at
i» o'clock, there remaining only
two more nights in wliie^ to reg
ister. Election, takes place Tuesday.
A c&ucua is called to meet to
night In the Foremen's hall for pur
pose of nomln&tng candidates for
mayor, three counciimen, and
president of tbq schocd bo:'r<i.
Clyde Rogers has announced his
candidacy as an independent can
didate for city clerk. <
A *200 Liberty- Bond will equip
&nd uniform four of our blue
jackets. . ! j j j
ROOSEVELT SAKS
GERMAN! MUST
BE BEATEN
Portland, Maine, 29. —
There is but one way to get &
righteous and lasting peace, and
th*t js to toeat Germany to
kii^es, declared. Theodore Roosevelt
m an address last night beflojiei the
Maine Republican convention,.
WILSON APPEALS
IN BEHALF OF
MOONEY
Washington, March 29. — Presi
dent Wilson sent a telegram to
Calfiornia's governor today re
newing the executive appeal for
intervention in behalf of Mooaiey.
SOLDIERS HE FUSED ADMISSION
TO LABOR UNION SMOKER
The Anchorage Daily Tiroes is au
thority for the statement that at
a smoker recently given at the
Alaska Labor Temple by the Alas
ka Labor Union of that city admis
sion was refused to soldiers, and
that it was intended us an insult
to the uniform by those refusing
said admission. The matter lias
been, taken up with the govern
ment at Washington, as it is a
felony to refuse a man in uniform
admission, to any public function.
Secretary Jack Sutherland of the
Labor Union states that the sol
diers are mistaken and that Do in
tention of insulting the uniform
was held in refusing- adimilssion
to the hall. He states that the
smoker was for members o<nly and
that the general public was ex
cluded. The matter hag raised
quite a stjr im the railroad town.
Don't forget to register. Do It
now. i 1, 11
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 Florsheim 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