No. *« SKYENTEENTH YEAR " SKAHWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3. m« PRICE 10 CENTS
KING GEORGE OE ENGLAND
ON FIRING LINE IN FRANCE
London, Dec. a—King George of
England, u(,o recently left this
city to |«) a visit to the headquar
ters of tho British army in France,
is today inspecting condition* on th«
firing line.
There is ;u» increase today in
ilie sound of the thunder from the
uniis in the vicinity of Vpits,
which is thought to mean I ha I
largely increased forces of beliiger- j
nits are in action. The arrival;
of transports at Burges today
(tearing large numbers of wounded '
i* taken to be an indication of
more extensive fighting than has
I •em .officially announce*!.
SERVIAN TK!H>1«s HAVE 1
EvACr.VTED BELGRADE i
•
Vienna, Dec. 3—After the eva
cuation of Belgrade yesterday U»e
Servians took a position southeast
of the lvulobrara river. The Aus
trian* have been besieging Belgrade
for the past four months.
\ KR< M'l.AN'ES BOMBARD
KRl'PP GI X FACTORY
0;e Hague, Dec. :t—The Krupp
< inuioii factory at Essens, Germany,
was bombarded today by aviators in i
aeroplanes, who afterward made
their wespe. The extent of the |
damage has not yet been ascertain
ed.
U STKIWs MAKING FIERCE
ATTACK OX SERVIAN'S j
London, Dec. 3—The Austrian* j
are said to be making a tremen- j
dous attack on the vroruout Servian '
soldiers for the purpose of gaining j
control of the railroad through Ser- J
via to Sofia and Coos tan ti»opl«. !
w liich if successful will allow of j
the free movement of troop* b«
' ween Turkey and Germany.
Tlie (iernuns are reported to j
'iave attempted j wtwlay to pierce
• he Bussian Tines at Lodz, but fail- J
>0.
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GERMAN' REICHSTAG VOTES
BIG WAR APPROPRIATION
Berlin, lice. :5—The reiohstag to
day voted an additional appropria
lion to tl<e war fund of an amount
equivalent to $ 1.230,000,000 of Am
erican ni<mey. They also passed
a resolution declaring it to be their
intention to fight to the end.
LEADER OP REBEL BOERS
HAS BEEN TAKEN" PRISONER |
lTeturi®, Dee. 3—General DeWet, ,
leader of the revolting British troops
in South Africa, has been taken
prisoner.
IMMENSE GERMAN ARMY IS
CONCENTRATED AT YPRES
Paris, Dec. 8—There ai-e now
upwards or 000,000 German trcw*i#
concentrated in thq battle line It®
tween Vpres and the sea, but it is
believed here that the movement Is
oulj- ^ feint to hide a contemplate*!
assault at some other i>oint.
RUSSIANS ARE SAID TO
BE IN VERY BAD HOLE
St. Petersburg, Dec. 3—It is «u*
mured in this citjr that the Russian
army is at present in a very ,wul ,
hole at Loda. but it is thought |
that it will be only temporary.
MICHIGAN GLEANERS
TO RAP OLD H. C. OK L. |
Lansing, Mich., Dec. 3—Plans for j
bringing producers and consumers |
into closer relationship, Jn the be- j
lief that such a movement would j
ten materially to reduce the high j
cost of living was discussed here
yesterday at the annual convention
of Michigan Gl®aaere.
More than a thousand delegates,
representing approximately 60,000
farmers in Michigan, who are affili
ated with the Gleaners organization,
attended the convention. The con
vention was continued today, all
sessions being held at the armory
ARE AGAIN RACING AT
pALMKTTO PARK TRACK
Charleston, S. C.. Dec. 3—Racing
began again yesterday on the Palm
etto park track. Programs will
be continued until January 3. It
haa been decided to g've five stakes.
POPULAR PICTURE PALACE
PREPARING FOR AVINTEI
Manager George Mowl of the Pop
ular picture palace is putting a
heater in the lobby of that popu
lar resort, it being Ms intention to
keep the plac« "warm and comfort
able for hia T>atrons this winter ro- j
Sardlees of what it may cost j
[he Best Always the Cheapet
We Keep th# Befet.
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WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS
WIH FIRS! MOVE III EIGHT
Olympia, Dec. 3—The 1 i<4°r wen
today won the fight in-the Thurston
county court in which they had
made application for an order °f
the court restraining the secretary erf
state of Washington from announc
ing the official couut of the prohi
bition vote cast at the~iast election.
The case will now go ttTthe- sta'e
supreme court.
Seattle, Dec. 3—M. Gottsteln and
K. Gottstein. wholesale liquor deal
ers of this city, to Whom the above
telegram refers, after'the count of
the votes at the election on Nov. 3d,
of .this year, attacked the state
wide prohibition bill through the
superior court In Thurston county.
The court proceedings were insti- |
tuted by tiling a petition for a
writ of prohibition or injunction to
prevent the governor from proclaim
ing the law.
Soma of the leading legal tal
ent in the statee waa arrayed on
opposing aides, and the arguments
therefore took on an added in
terest.
The plaintiffs allege the law ia
unconstitutional, and also attacked
the initiative amendment adoptel
and incorporated in the state con
stitution in 1912 under which the
prohibition plank was voted on and
passed in the recent election.
They also attack the more recent
amendment or prohibition plank,
claiming that it is illegal. because
improperly submitted to the votere.
INSISTS KMIIilO GOMEZ
SHALL UK MCKSIDENT j
San Antonio, Dec. 3—General
Zapatn, according to advices re
ceived here today, insists that Em
ilio Gomez shall be appointed pro
visional president of Mexico,
General Zapata recently entered^
Mexico City, after its evacuation b>:
Gens. Obregon and Blanco of the j
constitutionalist army, and re
nounced the Augua Calientes con
vention, according to a message
from the capital, given out by the
Carranza agency. It is said al-1
so that General Blanco, with his I
troops, has reached Orizaba. mid
way between the capital and Vera
Cruz.
l'KOGIIAM MOXTHIjY MEETING
I'AKt.M TEACHER ASS N.
•j'jr* *-* '
The regular monthly meeting of j
the Parent Teacher association will
be held at tha school house, Fri
day frcniiig, tu>o 4th. commencing i
at S o'clock.
After the regular business meet
ing, which will include contmittee
reports and round table discussion,
the following program will be given:
1. What the Child Should Know
Before He otarts to School.—Mrs.
\V. C. Blanchard.
(Five minutes discussion by mem
bers).
2. The Value of the Fairy Tale.
—Miss Maloney.
(Five minutes discussion by inem
oers).
3. Mother Goose song.—Mrs. H.
G. Kiruise.
4. Reading. Mrs. Suffecool.—
"Chapter from Miss Minerva aud
Win. Greenhill."
ANNl'Ali ELECTION OFFICEKS
TOOK l'LACE I,AST NIGHT
Skagway Aerie No. 25, Fraternal
Order of Kigles last night elected
the following officers for the en
suing tern;
John^C. Wood, president.
L. E. Hudson, vice president.
Miner "E. Rogers, chaplain.
J. W. Pritchejt, secretary.
H. Friedenthal, treasurer.
\Vm. Froling, inside guard.
Andrew Brown, outside guard.
H. J. Lynch, trustee.
AMERICAN CfVIO ASSOCIATION
WHX TALK OX WASHINGTON
Washington, Dec. 3—Hundreds of
prominent ciyic and social leaders
gathered hero yesterday when the
lenth annual convention of the Am
erican Civic association Opened. It
will continue until Friday.
This is the third time since the
founding of the organization that
the association has met at the cap
ital. The entire proceedings of
the first session, with a number of
speeches by notables, will be devot
ed to consideration of the needs of
the capital.
Subjects prominently before the
convention, will relate to city and
country parks, comprehensive town
planning, care of street® and trees
abatement of bill board', smoke
and unnecessary noise nuisances,
neighboring improvement and kin
dred subject*.
Among those attending tiie con
vention are delegates trow scores
of. civic leagues, women's clulw,
commercial org;;i>UaU«ra and dele
gates especially appointed by gov
ernors of many states.
J. Horace McFarJaud. of Harris
burg, Pfenn., president of the as
sociation, called the convention to
order today. Other officials of the
association xr*>-. First Vice Presi
dent John Nolen, of Cambridge,
Mass..; Vice presidents; Clinton
Rogers Woodruff, Philadelphia;
George B. Delley, Dallas Texas;
Directors; Edward Biddle, Carlisle,
Pa.; George W. Marstoi), San
Diego; j. Locfcie Wilson, Toronto,
Canada; Charles H. Wacker, Chi
cago; Treasurer, William B. HOw
land, New York; secretary B
Watrous, Washington.
Particular attention will be given
during the convention toward crea
tion of a National park service in
the federal government, which will
make possible a larger administra
tion of great national park areas for
recreation.
The association was formed in
1904 at St. Louis by amalgamation
of two organization then existing,
the Outdoor Art association, and
the American Loague for Civic Im
provement. The new organization
has a membership of several thou
sand individuals and some seven
hundred affiliated societies.
KIPPERED SALMON
Just received a fine lot of
this delicious fish. It is Kiag »
Salmon, mild smoked and sugar oured
Put up in choice cuts—25c per lb.
Equally good served cold or hot.
P. H. GANTT, GROCER
Washington, Dec 3—Decisions of
pressing importance were expected
yesterday when the supreme court
reconvened after a two weeks' re
cess.
Of the scores of cases on which
final decision will beyhanded down
by the court, argument having long
ago -been completed, perhaps the
most important isthe so called Mid
west Oil case. This involves the
validity of the. withdrawal from en
try by President Taft ox three mil
lion acres of California, and Wy
oming oil lands from private ex
ploitations. The Midwest Oil Co.,
attacked the withdrawal by Taft be
cause there was no, statute which
expressly gave the right to make
such a withdrawal. Since that
time, in 1910, congress passed such
a law, and about 4,000,000 acres
of oil land,— ail known to exist in
the public domain, have been with
drawn from public entry. The
decision of the lower courts in this [
case was adverse" to the govern
ment.
The Maryland "Grandfather
clause" case ii another that may
be handed down by the supreme
court in the near future. It is
designed to prevent negroes from
voting Jn state and city elections.
The Oklahoma Grandfather clause
may also be passed upon.
Another decision, which is wait
ed eagerly by railroad men, is that
of the Wadley Southern Railway
Co. against the state of Georgia.
This involves the right of a state
railroad commission to fine a 'rail
road for disobeying its intrastate
orders. The case of the Sioux Rem
<jdy Co. against F. M. C»pe and
D. c. Cope 'vill determine whether
a state may debar corporations
which have not incirporated in that
state from instituting law suits.
Grain rate discrimination in f»
ror of Nashville by the I. & N
railroad were involved in the case
of the government against that
and other roads.
Whether, when telephone .sub
scriber disputes a bill, the company
had the right to refuse service un
til the bill is paid i3 the question
put up to the supreme court in an-1
other case •vhich may be decided to
day.
The author'ty of congressional in
vestigating committees to force evi
dence from unwilling witnesses will
be decided "u the case of George G.
Salomon & Co., Wall street brok
ers, and U. S Marshal Henkel.
After handing down its decisions,
the supreme court, will give its at
tention to 11 important case® on
wliicli the court is willing to hear
brief arguments. These cases hav»
been set with the distinct under
standing that not more than a half
hour of argument is to he heard
on each side.
One of the most important of
obese cases is that "involving the
constitutionality of the "coal screen"
law of Ohio, the suit of the Rail
and River Coal Co., against the
members of the Ohio Industrial
commission, to prevent their «*
forcenlent of the law. This in
volves the protest of the mine op
erators against the law prohibiting
the use of screens to lessen the
amount sent up out of the mines in
mine cars, cn which the pay of the
miners was based. The law also
gives the industrial commission the
right to determine the percentage of
slate, sulphur rock, or other im
purities which might be contained in
a car.
An interesting question in em
ployers liability is that of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad Co.,
against Sarah E. Holbroofc. Mi's,
Holbrook won lier case in the low
er court, but the railroad company
appealed oil the ground that the
judge in the lower court instructed
the jury which found for Mrs
Holbrook that't should tako into
consideration the fact that there
were dependent children.
1'RESIDEXT WILSON UNVEILS
A MEMORIAL TABLET
Washington , Dec. 3—President
Wilson yesterday took part in the
unveiling of a tablet in the fcte&wic
Octagon House, commemorating the
treaty o£ peace between the
States and Great Britain a century
ago. The treaty was signed in the
Octogan House by president Madi
son, after the burning of the White
House by the British during the war
of 1812.,
THE PROGRESSIVES WILL
CONTINUE THE PAJWU
Chicago, Dec. 3—The leader* of
the national progressive political
party, who met in this city last
night with the avowed purpose of
disbanding, changed their mlmds,
and decided to continue the party
in action, as the principles for which
it stands were declared to be per
manent. • m
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