BRITISH CAPTURE BIG STORE
OF SUPPLIES MO AMMUNITION
London, April 17—The British
War Office announced this morning
that the British fore© were fight
ing rheir way into Lens.
Grtat starcg of guns and ammu
nitions were captured in Lievin,
and suburban town® on. tie west
ern si«ie of that city. These stores
had been brought up by reinforce
ruen's of the Germans, and when
«U acked by the British the (Ger
mans fought to desperation in an
effojt to stay the British advance,
out tne onslaught was too great
for them, and they were forced to
abandon the supplies and ammuni
tion. Many prisoners were taken.
FOR ADVICE
Washington, April 17—According
;o the plans of the leaders of the
Uui'ed States Senate It is intend
ed to or.ss the $7,000,000,000 bond !
issue bi.l before adjournment of i
tnat body tonight.
Washington, April 17—Secretary
of tee Treasury McAdoo has sent
a request to all bankers through- j
out the United States asking that
♦hey ofler suggestions for the best
plan of disposing of the $7,000,000,
000 worth of government bonds
which will undoubtedly be au
thorized by the Senate this even
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BANDSMEN
There- will be practice tonight at
S o'clock in the Firemen's Hall,
Fourth Ave., All are very earnest
ly requested to be present.
Anyone knowing whereabouts of
white angora, kitten, please notify I
♦his office. Small reward. It. '
Admiral Henry T. Mayo, Commanding
Atlantic Fleet. ,
TURKS INTERN
11 GUNBOAT
London, April 17—The Turkish
\Va>r Ofiico has niade the announce
meut 'aat the American sunboat
Scorpion, stationed at Constan
tinople, which has been used as
tne American dispatch boat for
Lho American embassy, has been in
terned, and the officers and crew
taken off the vessel and placed in
confinement.
?uoecribe for the Daily Alaskan.
SEATTLE S. S. LIS ORDERED
TO CAN ALL GEfMSTlNS
Seattle, April 17 — The Federal
government has ordered all steam
ship l'ues operating out of this
nort n immediately discharge all
unnaturalized German and Austrian
members of the crews.
immediately upon receipt of the
; crder, the Seattle steamship lines
I regan dischargirg the men referred
to "n the order, and several hun
dred nave already been laid off.
Special Sale of
White Goods
MONDAY and TUESDAY ONLY
See our window for display of patterns
SWISS, CORDED and.FIGURED DIMITY
MARQUISETTE LACE, FLAXON
RICE CLOTH. DASHMA VOILE
These w« are offering Monday and Tuesday
only for less than we can buy them for today
35c per yard now at 20c
25 c per yard now at - 15c
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Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
FRENCH CAPTURE FORTY MILES
STUBBORNLY CONTESTED FRONT
Battle Rages For Twenty-four Hours
and Results in German Casualties
Amounting to 100,000 Killed
\
Wounded and Prisoners
Paris, April 17—The French,
troojjs have met with a series of
successes which surpass those of
any which they have made in a
.similar t:me since the beginning of
the war
Extending over a line of battle
ior more than forty miles, the
French have persisted In a violent
•''tack on the Gorman entrench
ments. Thq attack was started
a' i.oon yesterday, and continued
tnroughout last niglit and up until
noon today.
Great number of artillery l>a'
I'eriis were trained on the German
positions, anil the cannonading was
■ errific 211 its destruotiveness. When
'he Frei'ch forces were ready to
make their attack, tho huge guns
teased to hurl their hail of steel
?s;aliist the enemy and tho offens
ive was rushed forward.
Every plan of tho battle carried
successfully, and when the enemy
was in full retreat the advance was
continued to a point many miles
•ack of the positions formerly held
by he Germans.
A careful estimate gives the
casualties sustained by tho Ger
main tc be in the neighborhood
rl one hundred thousand in killed,
wounded and takon prisoners.
GEK51AN LINKS BETWEEN
REIMS AND SOISSON TAKEN
Paris, April 17 —After several
days of incessant artillery prepar
ation, oy which the German lines
bet.wi cn Soisson ajid Reims were
shelljfcd, the French forces made an
attack with infantry and carried
s' roaig position held, by the Ger
mans. According to an announce
ment m^de by the War Office this
morning the fighting which ensued
between the French and German
forces was of the utmost, violence,
vut the victor}- lay with tjie French.
Over '.cn thousand prisoners were
'aken, while the number killed wras
abou* cue third that number.
ADVANCE MADE BY
FRENCH IN ALSACE
Paris, April 17 — During last
night toe French forces in the
Alsace district penerated the
German lines in several places, cap
turing several important points.
It is reported here at war head
quar'trs that when the French oc
cupied the German trenches th.ey
found many dead soldiers, who had
h<H*n left by the Germans when
<h<» evacuated their positio-ns.
Ottawa, April 17—By act of the
Dominion Parliament th-te morning,
"vheat and wheat flour from the Un
ited States was placed on the free
list, thus opening the markers of
the United States to Canada and
the markets of Canada to the United
States in theso products.
T"t> funeral of Jerry G. QuiaLaii
wab held this afternoon from St. j
Mark's church and was attended by 1
a great throng of friends of the]
deceased.
Many person^ who stood on the
s'rer* as the funeral train passed
recalled to mind the innumerable
time that "Jerry" had stood on
*he tact pla'form of the train as
it parsed up thg street on its way
over *.he White Pass to the head
waters of the mighty Yukon.
While it has been several years
since ilr. Quinlan lias been with
the White Pass, still the memory of
his itenlal personage is fresh in
ihe minds of those who knew him.
The services at St. Mark's was
tie beautiful ritual of the Cath
olic Church, of which the deceased
was a communicant, and the ser
vice' at the grave were those of
*he Fraternal Order of Eagles, of
which order Mr. Quinlan has been
a member for many years. The
"all bearers, selected from among
the Brother Eagles of the deceased,
were A. J. McCann, T. A. McDonald,
Louis Deverelle, George Rumple,
Leon Hudson and Carl Larson.
Washington, April 17—President
Wilson today placed the name of
Robert Jennings in nomination, for
Federal Judge of Alaska for the
Firs Judicial Division,
Dr. Kniclierbockcr, dentist, is now
at the Golden North Hotel Tor a
limited time.. tf.
SPECIAL OFFER
Light House Cleanser
65c per Doz. Tins
Regular Price 10c, 3 for 25c
Sale Price Good Until Monday May 23rd
P. H. GANTY
U. S. TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER
ATTACKED BY GERMAN SUB
Rear Admiral R. S. Griffin, Chief of the
Bureau of Steam Engineering.
GERMAN SHIPS
ARE ILL SEIZED
Rio Janeiro, April 17—The seiz
ure of interned. German ships in
Prazikan ports has now been com
pleted, all the crews of the ships
seized aaving been taken ofr
placed in detention camps, where
♦ hey ar*> being- closely guarded.
The Womang Church. Auxiliary
will meet at the borne of Mrs.
Pedersen on Wednesday at 2:30.
| Boston, April 17—The United
Sta'cs torpedo boat destroyer
Smil h ran into this barbor thia
morning and reports having come
up wi*;, a German submarine a
shor1 distance out in thq Ameri
can waters. i
When the destroyer Smith, sight
ed 'be U.boat, she mode directly
lor lf, and when within range began
firing on the diver. The diver sent
one torpedo at the "Smith" but it
failed to Jiit ite mark missing the
destroyer by about thirty yards.
The American boat then opened
'ire on the enemy, but that ship,
immediately after firing the tor
pedo, submerged.
FRANK CLANCY
PASSES AWAY
oeatfle, April 17—Prank Clancy
who fjr many years past has taken
a prominent part in politics in
'his cUy. and who moved from
here to Wallace, Idaho, shortly af
1 er the law was passed closing the
saloons, died in that city morning
from au acute attack of pneumonia.
For many years Frank Clancy
was a resident of Skagway, coming
here during the boom days. Mr.
Clancy was a charter member of
♦he Fraternal Order of Eagles and
'>e with Joseph Carroll and several
other organized Skagwajr Aerie No^
25, in which Aerie he has retained
his membership up to the time of
b is death.
Mr. Ciancy was a very likeable
man, and was of a most generous
and friendly disposition. He was
ibou1 55 years of age.
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WOULD EMPOWER COUNCIL TO
SET 10 AND LOW PRICES
■Washington, April 17 — Legis
late i) is being framed up by both
houses of Congress, which is aimed
at empowering the council of na
tional defense to supervise the dis
tribution of food and information,
and it Is also planned to makg the
Dower of this commission suffi
ciently far reaching that it may fix
the maximum and minimum prices
on all food stuffs.
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SHOES
Are Now on Display
JAMES KENNEDY