1 r*
No. 211 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
New York, Oct. 12.—Two hun
dred pounds of tunguteu waa seiz
ed by authority of the United
States, the metal being found in the
possession of the steward of the
Scandinavian-American Steamship U.
S. Germany wae believed to be
the ultimate destination of the ship
ment, and the steward who had
charge of the tungsten is now un
der arrest.
Seattle, Oct. 12.—It is believed
here th*t the tunsten seized by the
government on board fhe Steamship
U. S. came from Fairbanks, Alas
ka, and was shipped out of the
district without a record having
be*n made of the same. An In
vestigation will be made.
JAPAN THINKS
MUST PREPARE
Totyo, Oct. 12.—According to
newspapers published at Nlchjnichi
today, the Japanese must expect a
demand from the allitfe for an im
mediate mobilization of the full ar
mv and nayy strength of Japan for
active participation in the war.
The reason for tWs is ascribed to
the fail of Riga, which will precipi
tate the demand on the Part of
the allies.
IA FOLLETTE
(MED UP
W&shlngton, Oct. 12.—Senator
1-aFollette was today summoned to
appear in this city on Tuesday
morning before the investigating
committee and open his defense
against the charges or disloyalty
which have been lodged againot
him.
ENLISTMENTS IN THE NAVY
Total enlisted men Sept. 27 143,896
Net gain Sept. 28 .. . 160
Total enlisted men Spet. 28 144.056
WILL KEEP
CARO-IM
EVER? SOLDIER
| Washington, Oct. 12.—A most
comprehensive card-index system
Will be inaugurated by the War De
partment following passage of the
general deficiency appropriation
bill supplying the necessary funds
Plans have gracticaiiy been com
pleted for the creation in the de
partment of a "statistical division"
with a foreign branch in Paris.
This division "will keep a card
index record of every soldier of the
United States, "whether on duty in
this country or on the battle
fields of Europe. Every man in
the Army, "whether officer or pri
vate, "will be indexed by name and
the records filed in alphabetical or
der for immediate reference should
the names appear either in Army
orders or casualty lists. With the
description of each soldier will be
given the name of his nxte of kin
with emergency address.
The once-considreed plan of giv
ing each man In the National Ar
my a number has virtually been
abandoned by the War Department.
It is now understood the records
will not be kept by numbers, nor
wiill the soldiers engaged in for
eign service be identified by a num
bered tag. The War Department
may finally decide upon the plan
which has been in vogue in the
Regular Army. This identification
system is that each soldier shall
wear about his neck, and under
neath his clothing, a small alum
inum tag giving his name and com
oany. ' • ' ' 1 ! :
With the organization of the
statistical division, which will em
ploy several hundred clerks in
this country and in France, the
'ard-index record of the Army will
be rapidly compiled. This record
uot only will embrace those men
actually in the fighting corps of
L'o United States, but engineers,
civilians, -war correspondents,
itid others who are attached in anjj
way; to the armed forces.
NEGROES RELEASED
Fort Bliss, Oct. 12.—Thirteen
hundred and fifty-six negroes sol
Jlerg held in the stockade here since|
the Houston riots Aug. 23d, have
been ordered released and left to
join their regiments, it was found
that they took no part in the riot
ing. 1.
Subscribe for the Daily Alaskan.
Unconsciously
People take you at your own
estimate
Feel Sure You Appear Well
You Always Will in
STEIN-BLOCH
Smart Clothes
JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
THIS IS A NEW FLAG OF THE FREE
Soon this Out; ""III be seen In the Imrbors of the world in defiance of the
I) boat. It Is the emblem adopted b.v tin- Viiltcd Stales slil|)|»ina board.
Seattle, Oct. 12.—Indications to
day point to a settlement of the
striKe in the steel ship yards, and
that the men will return to work
at midday.
Philadelphia, Oct. 12.—The Ev
ening Iiedger printed a story last
evening In which it is claimed that
a German plot liad been uncovered
whereby aviation students thru
out the nation were to have been
poisoned.
Private Samuel O. Livengood, of
Ohio, ha<5 been arrested charged
w'th being connected with the case.
GKAXI) JURY DISCHARGED
Juneau, Oct. 9.—The special Sep
tember, 1917, term of the grand
jury finished its labors yesterday at
3:45 o'clock and submitted Its fin
al report to the court. Ia discharg
ing the Jury the court thanked the
body for expeditious and efficient
work done.
The jury's repoit shows that it
was in ^session thirteen days; act
ed upon thirty-two casos; found
twenty-feix true bills; six not
true bills; examined eighty-eight
.witnesses and employed two inter
preters.
The concluding paragraph of the
very brief report extended thanks
to the court, district attorney's of
fice, clerk's office, and marshal'*
office.
Subscribe for the Daily Alaskan.
London, Oct. 12.—Field Marshal
Hai£ reported that he had begun
an attack at dawn along a front
ot more than six miles west of
Flanders, and that heavy fighting
around Houlhoulst forest, Pa<3S
chedaie, Poel' Cappello, Gouberg,
Xiewemolue and lirugges was then
in progress.
MK. ROPER ASSUMES OFFICE
AS COMMISSIONER 1. U.
Washington, Oct. 12—Daniel C.
lloper was sworn in as Commission
er of Internal Revenue on Spet.
2'.t. Aftre lie had taken the oath
in the presence of officilas of the
Trasury Department, Secretary Mc
Adoo said:
'Mr. Roper: You are called to
one of the moat important offices
In the Government. I welcome you
into the Treasury. Your long training
and loyal service to the government
insure that you are unusually well
qualified for this great task. I
am sure that you will find that
everyone in the Treasury will be
anxious to help you and to aid you
in every possible way."
Turning to Col. W. H. Osborn,
the retiring commissioner, the Sec
retary said:
"Col Osborn: I want to say to
you with what emotion and regret
I have had to part with you from
the Treasury. You have been here
over four most trying yeans. You
hayp had the initial work of organ
izing and developing this great bu
reau of the Treasury. You have
conducted yourself like a man al
ways; and, like a true patriot, you
have never failed to sacrifice your
own personal comfort and conven
ience to the interest of the gov
ernment, and you have served it
with unusual loyalty and devotion
and you'take with you the best
wishes of everybody connected
with the Treasury Department. You
take with you particularly my af
fectionate regard and esteen."
SPECIAL
Mother's Oats
Large Package 35c
A First Class Article at a Very Low Price
P. H. GANTY
BOAT SEIZED
ON PACIFIC
San Francisco, Oct. 12. — Tha
port collector for here" on order
from the government seized the
t>ower schooner Hugh today, It be
ing cnarged that the yesjel was
a German raider.
Investigations made immediately
after the seizure was made by
federal officers revealed the fact
that tho ship wa^ equipped with
a shelter deck which hid light gunfc.
The power of the schooner is Bol
iusr engines capable of high speed.
The ownership was then traced
German interests in Mexico and that
a vessel now in Puget Sound watery
likely be seized soon, as it has
been under surveilance for the
past several moHths.
1ST PREPARE
10 PAY 111
Sitka, Oct. 10.—The following
is from the U. S. Signal Station at
Seattle collector oi Internal revenue,
Tacoma, requests the following to
be disseminated to all points in
Alaska, furnishing same to the
press wherever possible: "Alaska
taxpayers, in order to be in. a posi
tion to comply with the new reven
ue Act of October 3, 1917, all
ttocks of alcoholic liquors, tobacco, I
snuff, cigars and cigarettes in the
hands of dealers, should b^ com
pletely inventoried as of October
4, 1917. The penalty for failure to
comply with this law i3 a fine up
to {1,000 or imprisonment
or both. C ompU'te inventories must
be made at once. Blanks have been
mailed and should be executed on
receipt and forwarded to Collector
David J. Williams, Ttoma, Wash
ington. Parties not receiving
blanks should prepare inventory at
once and send for blanks without
delay. (Signed) David, J". Williams,
collector."
REICHSTAG OFF
FILL OEC. 5
Amsterdam, Oct. 12.—Word has
been received here tha» the German
Reichstag had adjourned until De
cember fifth.
SOLDIERS IE
$3,000,000
BONDS
Chicago, Oct. 12.—Subscriptions t
the second Liberty Loan bonds,
amounting to more than three mil
lion dollars have been received
from soldiers located In the various
cantonments throughout the country
RUSSIA WANTS
UNDERSTANDING
Petrograd, Oct. 12.—The Russian
government is today considering pai
ticipatioa in tit© forthcoming al
lied conference. Officials while dis
cussing the matter in the Duma
said that questions connected wit1
Russia's participation in the wa
would come up before this con
ference, and that a committe<
would first seek to reach an under
standing with the allies on a ba*>i>
of the principles proclaimed b;
the revolutionary government a
its inception.
SEATTLE 1ST
Seattle, Oct. 12.—General Green
commander of troop* at Lewis Cam
today notified the authorities :
this city that unless vice coud
tUns in the city were materiall
imoioved he would not permit tb
soldiers now stationed at Cam
Lewis to visit Seattle.
BILL VISITS
London, Oct. 12.—A dispatch l
ceived here today states that t
Kaiser had arrived in Sofia whr
he will confer with King Ferd
and who is insisting on peace.
We Have
on Display
Our Line of
Ladies' Fall and
WINTER COATS
OF ALL STYLES
Drop In And Look Them Over
JAMES KENNEDY