No. 228 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1917 PRICE 10 CENTS
WEA3HER RKTOKT |
Yesterday
Muiteum 35 Miniimmi 27.
Snow fall 4 Indies.
Today
Cloudy Caliu.
30.000 GERMANS KILLED ON BAINSjZZA PLAIN
ENTIRE DIVISION
E
Lloyd George Says
Enemy Will Be
Rolled Back
Forever
Washington, Nov. 2. — Thirty
thousand Geiroansi including two
anil one entire division of
,tiuopi> were killed ott the Bainaizza
.plateau yesterday, according to I
-cabled reports received by the Un- j
Ited States war office. A battle
Ium started which Is thought wilt
develop into the world's greatest
, r. I
ALLIES TO MAKE
COUNTER OFFENSIVE
Italian Headquarters, Nov. 2.—In
Northern Italy, Friday, the Italians
and Allied troops were making j
rf-Kij to start a counter offensive,
and a great battle, based on the
line of the T»gUamento river, is
forecast**!.
BELIEVES ENEMY WILL
BE ROLLED BACK FOREVER
London, Nov. 2.—Lloyd George
telegraphed Premier Orloodo, of
Italy, today, that he felt wtth the
atd of the British and French the
ItaUaaa will be able to roll back
Jj»» enemy forever.
GERMAN REPORT
Berlin, Nov. 2.—The Austro
Genuao army Me captured all the
Tagliau lento bridge heads.
BERLIN SAYS REAR
GUARD OF ITALIANS
HAS BEEN PENETRATED
I
,
Berlin. Nov. 2.—The war office
announced late yesterday after
noon that the Austro-Geruian ar
mg h* penetrated the rear guajnd
petition* of the Italians to the
eaat of the lower Taglialuento riv
GENU
NAVY IN
MUTINY
London, Nov. 2.—Mutiny Is again
rnmpant in the German navy. Three
officers and a number of sailors
have been killed.
The uprising: occurred on three
battleships while riding at anchor
iu the Kiel canal, according to. a
dispatch from Amsterdam.
Ou each of the warships Kron
pHnz Schleswig and Holsteiu, out
breaks have taken place that for a
t'ine threatened to become quite
serious.
ALFALFA MUFFIN'S
OX WHEATLLSS
BREAKFAST MENU
Chicago, Nov. 2.—Wheatless day
iu Chicago was observed scrupulous
ly last week by hotels ajid res
taurants as a matter of pledge to
the food administration, and by
housewives generally.
The chief novelty of the day was
alfalfa bread and alfalfa muffius.
They were datrk brojyn on the ex
terior and dark green inside. The
Ustf to some suggested bran, and
to others hay.
Thv ingredients of alfalfa muffins
are: One pound alfalfa meal made
from grouud alfalfa seeds; one-quart
er pound rice flour, one-quarter
pound corn flour, four ounce* yeast.
Pa$er carriers wantwl at D*l!y
AlttsiajQ.
er where they cut off and captur
ed a total of 00,000 troops. To
date in the Italian cau»i>aiKi» the
(/eravuu have taken 180,000 pris
oners and 1500 guns.
While one division of the Aus
t ix>-1 Lallan, army circling the
headwaters of the T»f<UaiiH-nto iu
an effort to cut off the Italian
force* another division follow
ed down the course of tl»e river
and succeeded In breaking into the
rear guard of thei retreating army.
S-A-Lx-R
Our Sale will continue for a couple of
weeks. If you are in need of
Blankets, Shelf Goods, Serge
Dresses or Winter Coats
Come and see our line.
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
NITRATE PLANTS
LOCATED AT
SHEFFIELD
Washington, Nov. 1.—The Sec
retary of War announces that the
President has approved the location
at Sheffield, Ala., of the Initial am
monia and nitric acid plants to be
constructed with a. portion o£ the
£20,000,000 appropriated for nl
traie supply by the national de
fens-; act, providing a suitable site
be there obtainable at a reasonable
price. As satisfactory prices have
now been agreed upon for the trans
fer of the several parcels of land
involved the location of these Ini
tial plants at Sheffield may now bo
rtgnrded as assured .
Sheffield, Ala., is located on the
Tennessee River just below the
Mussle Shoals, and is near the
pho6phate beds of central Tennes
see. On the site selected there
are sevral substantial steel build
ings which can be utilized with a
saving of expense and of time.
Thsen initial plants were plan
ned with a view to determining the
best aud most economical process
of nitrogen fixation. Enough land
Is being acquired to permit of large
expansion—by the same or by oth
er processes—in case such expan
sion nt the same place shall be de
cided upon.
These plants will produce material
o' much value In the manufacture
' of munitions for the war. After
| war 'iit excess of their product Over
| the munitions requirements may
, be sold for use In fertilizer.
I
: HOOVER PREDICTS DROP
IN PRICE CANNED FOODS
Washington, Nov. 2.—Food Com
missioner Hoover predicts an lm
' mediate drop iu tlx© price of all
1 canned vegetables.
1SKEAKS OPEN TOMB
STEALS SILVER CROWN
Honolulu, Nov. 2.—The tomb in
which Nulallo is burled jvas broken
open last night and his silver
crowD stolen.
HERTLING NOW IS CHANCELLOR
Amsterdam, Nov. 2.—A dispatch
from Berlin says Count Von Hert
lliig prime minister of Bavaria, lias
accepted the oft'ico of Chancellor
o' Germany.
JEFFERSON SAILS FOR NORTH
Seattle, Nov. 1.—The passenger
steamer Jefferson, of the Alaska
S. S. Co., sailed from Seattle yes
terday morning at 9 o'clock for
Skagway a.nd way ports. Mrs. E.
L. Miller and daughter Caroline are
passengers for Haines. Passengers
for Pkarway include Mrs. M. Martin
Mrs. C .B. Anderson, and Geo. 0.
Johnson and wife.
Helslngfors, Not. 2.—Steps to
complete the independence of Fin
land were taken today by tjie draft
, ii>S in the Finnish senate of a bill
! which proposes that these bodies
: fleet a president of the Finnish re
' public.
miesIe
i PAIBIGIIG
Washington, D. C., Nov. 2.—The
United States Civil Service Com
mission has [received an. expression,
o' the patriotism, of practically all
the exhibitors of motion, pictures
iu the United States. The Govern
j ment is in need of thousands of
| typewriter operators and steno
graphers of both, sexes for war
I work in Washington, and through
J it" 3,000 local boards of examinera
in that many cities, tha Commis
sion requested the owners and
I managers of motion picture theaters
' to allow £ree of charge an ennunce
ment on their soreens of this need
o* the Government. The refusals
were so few as to be negligible.
Not more than a hundred of the
20,000 odd exhlbtors who vere
approached declined to render to
tlif people the service asked. Even
these can not be charged with dis
loyalty; mogt of them held decided
views as to their duty to their
jJEirons who pay for entertainment
only. The only criticism of the Gov
ernment came from three exhibitors
wno decline on the ground that it
ivas proposed to place a tax on
motion picture tickets. One owner
asked remuneration in me ;uu
c* 25 cents a week, and another
ft'pulated that he -was to be re
lieved of any responsibility for
< damage to the Blid«s fujrnLshed by
i the Government. Ths slides cost
| less than 10 eenta apiece. Almost
j without exception the "movie" men
were not only willing, but were
j even eager to serve the Government
in the manner requested. This
! frearty response from 20,000 busi
' ness men representative of every
part of the country haa a striking
significance. It is interesting to
note in this connection that the
estimated daily attendance at mo
tion picture shows In the United
States is ten million. This allows
1 ail average of 600 far each house.
| EIGHT KILLED, 21 INJURED
London, Nov. 2.—Eight people
wer* killed and 21 injured during
tha raid on England Wednesday
nl;*t|by 30 atrplanee. '
Corn Flakes—Special \
3
Quaker Corn Flakes
15c a Package, 3 for 40c
Fresh Stock and High Grade Goods «
P. H. GANTY
Bit Ml (III SITS
KffflHHIU III 111
Petrograd, Nov. 2. — Presidenl
Kerensky la a portfolio to the
Allied nations today; declared thai
Russia, baying entered the war
c»rly, is worn out by the strain,
and that the other Allies must now
shoulder the burden. Presidenl
Kerensky further stated that Rus
sian public opinion, is agitated by
the question, "Where is the Brit
ish fleet now that the German na
vy i? in the Baltic?"
Petrograd, Nov. 2—"The world
must not lose faith in the Rus
sian revolution because it is econ
omic," stated President Kerensky
today. "It will take years to
develop a staple government," lie
further declared. "Russia saved
France and England from destruc
tion in the earlier stages of the
war, an<l now it is their turn to
shoulder the burden. Russia ia
not out of the war," lie emphati
cally declared, "but the situation
>as so acquirde itself that the
most useful way of helping the
Allies is to send them boots, leath
er, iron and mon^j, but no troops
because the difficulties of trans
port# {ion are too great."
j This is the feeling of the Russiai
people as stated by their president
Russia is not out of the war,
but will probably be even strong^!
than in the past Bix months. Tht
Russian government has decldec
uofln what is the best and moa
effective way to help the Allies.
I). S. SOLDIER
Seattle, Noy. 2.—Gen. Pershing's
oahle to the war department re
! veals that the first American sol
dier wounded in France as a re
sult of combat with the enemy is
Lieutenant Devere H. Harden, son
of Mrs. Ella Harden, of Seattle, and
that he has seen service in Alaska
as f» private In the United States
signal corps.
PACIFIC COAST
PROMISES TO
CURTAIL SWEETS
Washington, D. C., Nov. 2.—Co
operation of Pacific Coast candj
manufacturers with the food ad
ministration's sugar conservatior
Dian was pledged in a telegram re
celved by the food administratioi
from W. B. Ayer, federal food ad
minlatrator for Oregon.
POLICE MCI,
EVERY CAFE
IN SEATTLE
Seattle, Nov. 2.—Following i
conference today Kith. John Occourt
a representative of the Unite.
!£i?tes war department lu chargi
of directing welfare work, Mayo
[ Hlran' Gill ordered all th« danc
( baljs iu the city to close tonlghi
( Policemen have been stationed ii
. every cafe of the city for the on
(purpose of beiu£ on the watch to
| "loose" women . I
POPULAR COAST BOAT
GOES O-V RUSSIAN' ROUT]
Seattle, Nov. 2.—The Pacific !
S, Company's steamer Umatilla, du
to arrive in. Seattle November
, on the return trip from Nome, wi
• lie booked for ViadVifltock on th
i twelfth of this month, and wi
• carry a cargo of supplies for tfe
Russian government.
We Have
on Display
Our Line of
Ladies' Fall and
WINTER COATS
OF ALL STYLES
Drop In And Look Them Over
JAMES KENNEDY