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No. 1S8 TWENTY FIRST YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
MACEDONIA OPERATIONS SUING
OF BIG SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN
Washington, Wednesday.—It has
h»eu hlnt-»d for several months pasl
•hat this autumn would see the com
mencing of major operations on the
Macedonia front, and from the re
ports receive*} of the offensive i»"
•unrated yesterday it appears
that the operations for the cutting
off of Turkey from the Central
powers, to crush Bulgaria and free
Serbia, Rumania and Jugo-Slavs of
DAVIS IS NAMED
AMBASSADOR
III BRITAIN
Washington, Sept. IS.—John W.
■Davis, solicitor general 1 has been
appointed by President Wilson as
ambassador to Great Britain, to
succeed' Ambassador Page, who
resigned owing to 111 health.
Mention of Col. Rooseveltg name
was made in the list of possible
successors to Mr. Page, but whi!e it
has been regarded that the ex*
president was fundamentally sympa
thetic with President Wilson's gen
eral id<eas, President Wilson evi
dently saw fit to make another se
lection.
RHINE TOWNS WANT
PAY FOR AIR RAIDS
Amsterdam, Sept. 18.—Cities and
towns of the Rhine district have
'ormed a permauent committee to
dea' with the increasing menace of
alile-1 air raids, says the Cologne
Gazette.
The committee was formed at a
meeting In Frankfort Monday, at
*h1ch all the municipaltes con
cerned and the officials connected
with the air defense discussed! the
situation fully. They demanded
prompt legislation giving the legal
Tieht of full compensation for dam- (
age from aerial attacks.
Fourth Liberty I<oan ("unijmi^n
open* September 28th. '
southern Austria has begun.
Paris, Wednesday. — Allied fore
st on the Macedonian front advanc"
ed four miles further in the opera
tions of yesterday.
Four thousand prisoners, includ
ing one colonel were captured and
a large amount of military stores
and a great number «of guns were al
so takea. ' j I »• 1,1
DAVIS IS NAMED
AMBASSADOR
10 WAIN
Washington, Sept. IS.—John W.
•Davis, solicitor generali has been
appointed by President Wilson as
ambassador to Great Britain, to
succeed' Ambassador Page, who
resigned owing to ill health.
Mention of Col. Roosevelt's name
was made in the list of possible
successors to Mr Page, but while it
has been regarded that the ex
president was fundamentally sympa
thetic with President Wilson's gen*
era J id>eas, President Wilson evi
dently saw fit to make another se
lection.
RHINE TOWNS WANT
PAY FOR AIR RAIDS
Amsterdam, Sept. 18.—Cities and
towns of the Rhine district have
'ormed a permauent committee to
dea' with the increasing menace of
alile-1 air raids, says the Cologne
Gazette.
The committee was formed at a
meeting in Frankfort Monday, at
*h1ch all the municipaites con
cerned and the officials connected
with the air defense discussed the
situation fully. They demanded
prompt legislation giving the legal
rieht of full compensation for dam- (
age from aerial attacks.
Fourth Liberty I<oan
open* September 28th. '
1313,000 SAIL
IK AUGUST
London, Wednesday. — It was
announced today at war head'.iuart
era that three hundred and thirteen
thousand American troops had em
oarked for Europe during the month
ol August.
LABOR INSISTS ON
PEACE BY VICTORY 1
Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 18. —The
■>eace with victory sentiment has
"Jbsolutely crushed"' all effortg to
promote an international Socialist
conference at Berne> said A. M. Si
mons, chairman of the American So
cialist mission to Europe, to the
Associated Press today on his arri
val in Paris from Italy.
"The working classes," he added,
"seem to be satisfied' that a, mili
tary victory is the only victory |
ossicle; that a conference with the |
German Socialists would b§ of no
avail, and that peace through ue"
eo'iation is an impossibility. The re
sults of the recent offensive have
stifffened immeisely the morale of
the workiug groups, making them
determined to carry out the war
until a decisive victory. Even the
radical groups have changed their
att!tude about peace by negotia
tion and now are a unit in (Jemand
the crushing of the German
military party,"
General Manager H. Wheeler of
tfce White Pasg Route, went over
• he road today to Whitehors© and
will be gone for peyerai days.
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BRITISH POUNDING AWAY IT ST.
i QUENTIN WHIGHSOOR MUST FALL
London, Wednesday. — Early af
ternoon despatches from the western
front announce that British troops
attacked the enemy positions north
west of St. Quentin at an erly hour
thi; morning and at th« time the
report wag made the operations
were proceeding satisfactorily.
London, Wednesday.—Near the
town of Lille, the British troops are
driving a deep wedge along the
road to Monin, through which pass
es the mala German means of com
munication from St. Quentin.
They have advanced' well beyond
the positions they held last March,
according to the noon reports re
ceived her© today, and acording to
th^ report the British forces south
o* Lille are attacking the Ger
man defenses at La Basse.
London, Sept. 18.—In the drive
launched' early this morning north
wos* of St. Quentin, the British have
reached a point within one mil© of
the line from which th© Germans
t rs
L
While this paper had word that I
there had been arrests o£ persons j
thsrged with cQixt^licity iu the bomb
ins> of the Chicago federal build
ing, probably through stress of war
news, our correspondent iuadvert
ently overlooked sending the news
of the occurrance through The
Portland Telgeram for SePt. 4,
gives the following account:
Chicago. — Three persons were!
killed and 75 injured this after* j
noon by the explosion of a bomo in J
the Adams steet entrance to the '
$13,000,000 federal building.
"William D, Haywood, convict
ed head of the Industrial Workers j
o* the World, and a lawyer were
believed to have been in the build
ing before tlio United1 States circuit J
tour of appeals attempting to ob
tain bonds when the explosion oc
curred^
Hundreds of window# were shat
tered in tho neighboring structures 1
and some of the injuries occurred in j
hose. Policemen threw a cordon :
around the building as quickly as j
possible and compelled' those who j
would have rushed from the buildin j
to submit to examination. It was
rumored that the perpetrator of ,
th» deed had been caught, but this
wag not confirmed at the time.
Shops and offices in the neigh
borhood were filled with injured.
Ambulances were summoned from
various police stations and a de
tachment of firemen began clearing
•way the debris. The great granite [
entrance was wrecked.
One theory was that the suitcase j
containing the bomh was Bent by
parcel post, as this department is
■ear the scene of the explosion.
In the street a man remarked j
"They did a good job that time," and
wag b^dly beaten before police res*'
oegaa their offensive on March 21.
The British scored an advance of
from two and one half to three
milee on a fifteen mil^ front.
According to reports received by
the British war office up to 4:30 o'
clock this afternoon the British have
crossed the Hiadenburg line at two
points, at Villeret and at Gouzea
cour^
The prisoners reported captured
numoer 1500.
The fighting is continuing in the
town of Epehy towards the northern
cart of the front now und«er attack,
and the British troopa have alm08t
surrounded the town.
Thft towns of Villeret, Levergnier.
Ronssoy and Berthancourt have all
been captured by the British. •
London, Wednesday, — General
Haig's investment of St. Quentin is
drawing a spirited reply from the
big «uns of the enemy located there,
our the British are gradually flank
iu* the big bage and it is believed
that it will be taken within a short
time. ) ' ,)
Iudictments against the Alaska
Pacific Fisheries, operating at Chil*
koot; Hoonah Packing Company,
ooerating at Hoonah and Gambler
Bay, and Thlinket Packing Com-,
pany, operating at Funter Bay,
taya been returned by the federal
grand jury, and all defendants Will
be asKed to plead' next Mpnday.
The three indictments were re*
turned by the grand jury yesterday, j
In the case of the Alaska. Pacific
Fisheries, it was the third indict* j
men* returned during the present
session of the jury. In the cases of '
thp Hoonah and Thlinklet Packing j
ComDanies only a single indictment j
was returned. All three companies
are in the Juneau district and the]
suoerintendents &re well known lo
cally All indictments allege the |
companies allowed traps to fish on
Sunday.
ENEMY MINES FOUND
ON AUSTRALIAN COAST I
Sydney, Australia, Sept. 18-—Ad
ditional enemy mines have been lo
cated on the Australian .oast. It is
believed that they were recently j
laid by a Hun raider.
cued him from the crowd. This
Incident may have given rise to the
rumor that the author of the bomb
bad been arrested.
The explosion took place six
stories beneath Judge Landis" court
room, where 95 members of the In*
dustrial Workers of the World were
recently convicted of tho violation
of the espionage act.
Windows in the Marquette build
ing were broken for eight stories
ud. A horse drawing a wagon ps-st
was blown to pieces.
COOKING OIL
Wesson Large Size $ 1.90 per can 2 Quts. 14 oz.
" Med. " 1.00 " " 1 Qut. 7 oz.
" Sml. .50 " " 1 Pt. 3 oz
Mazola 1-2 Gal. Size $1.50
Quart " .85
Pint " .45
Cotton Seed Gal. Tin $ 2.85 each
Tehse oils are vtyr paltaable used in alSada.
P. H. GANTY
LLOYD GEORGE SAYS AMERICANS
FIGHTING IS BEST KIND OF TONIG
London, Wednesday. — Premier
Lloyd George sent a dispatch to
General Pershing congratulating
him and bis splendid America® ar
my on th© Great victory at » St.
Mihlel, in which he said that this
victory had done more than any medi
due could have done to bring him
Paris, Sept. 18.—A vicious coun
ter attack was made by the enemy (
against the positions heldi by the ,
French northeast of Taney, but the ^
Germans were repulsed and' all posi- |
tions were maintained and all their (
eains made during tbe last few
day«i operations firmly held.
YOUTH, DEFYING DRAFT
BOARD, CHANGES MIND]
Roseburg, Or., Sept. 18. — Dee]
Hedgepeth, a defiant youth living oq
South Deer creek, a short distance i
from thia city, has directed a letter i
to the army draft board, stating
that he haa thought the matter or |
er and has decided not to answer ,
tbe summons to appear here for the
regular army serrlce at any time.1
He also said in the letter that he |
w«g not a ©award and that If they I
wanted him that they could get!
him, or words to that effect. The j
officers weer not in the least a
bashed at this letter, but before
they could take action, Hedgepeth
changed his mind and1 came in and
save himself up to tho sheriff. He
wag immediately placed In Jail, the
federal authorities were notified
and h© will probably be taken to
Portland to answer for his action.
PLENTY OF POTASH
-
IN THIS COUNTRY
San Franlcsco, Sept. 18. — The
general manager of the Borax com
pany, controlling vast deposits of
notash, at Searles lake, California,
after an Inspection of the proper
ties, declared that tbe United!
State* can now mine enough pot
ash to bu entirely independent of,
Germany, so far as the product is
concerned. j
out of his sick ted.
Ia replying to this message of
congratulation, the American Gen*
erai made reply:
"It shall be the endeavor of the
American army to supply you .with
occasional doses of the same sort
of medicine as needed from now un
til final victory has been attained."
Paris, Sept. 18.—A vicious coun
ter attack was made by the enemy (
against the positions held by the ,
French northeast of Taney, but the ^
Germans were repulsed and< all posi- (
lions were maintained and all their (
eains made during the last few ,
d»y*i operations firmly held.
YOUTH, DEFYING DRAFT
BOARD, CHANGES MIND
Roseburg, Or., Sept. 18. — Dee]
Hedgepeth, a defiant youth living oq
Soutli Deer creek, a short distance1
from thia city, has directed a letter i
to the army draft board, stating
that he baa thought the matter or |
er and has decided not to answer ,
the summons to appear here for the
regular army service at any time.
He also said in the letter that he |
w«g not a ©award and that if theF 1
wanted him that they could get!
him, or words to that effect. The j
officers weer not in the least a
bashed at this letter, but before
they could take action, Hedgepeth
changed his mind and1 came in and
save himself up to tho sheriff. He
was immediately placed in Jail, the
federal authorities were notified
and he will probably be taken to
Portland to answer for his action.
PLENTY OF POTASH
-
IN THIS COUNTRY
San Franlcsco, Sept. 18. — The
general manager of the Borax com
pany, controlling vast deposits of
notash, at Searles lake, California,
after an inspection of the proper
ties, declared that the United!
.States can now mine enough pot
ash to bu entirely independent of,
Germany, so far as the product is
concerned. j
N01NG DOING
WITHJBELGIUM
Paris, Wednesday. —The Belgian,
government, after consultation with
tb« Allied nations, baa decided to
refuse without elaboration the pro
posals made hy Germany for a
separate peace. Chancellor Clemen*
eeau declared that the Allies must
'•*er> fighting until Germany under
stands that there can he no com
promise betweenn crime and right.
Washington, Wednesday. — Pra#l"
dent Wilson's reply; rejecting Aus
tria's proposal for the belligerent
nations to get together for a gen
eral nonbinding discussion ot terms
upon which peace negotiations
might he based, has been delivered
to the Swedish leagtion here toe
tranmittal to the Austro-Huugary
governnment.
COL. DAVIDSON PRESENTED
WITH CHEST SILVERWARE
Colonel Peter W. Davidson, U. S.
A., recently assigned to command
ibe Eighth infantry of the regular
army at Camp Fremont, California#
wag recently tendered a farewell
gift by the soldiers under his
command at C.amp Lewis, who pre
sented' the colonel and his wife
with a fine chest of silverware on
the *ve of their departure from the
eamo to their California home. A
number of personal gifts from tha
men were also made. Colonel and
Mrs. Davidson were formerly resi
dent* of Valdez, the colonel being
In charge of the construction of
roads in the territory when the war
broke out.
Dudley Allen the Juneau commer
cial Droker arrived' in town yester*
•lav from Haines on the Estabeth,
Mr. Allen came up on the Jefferson
a® far as Haines. '
■ "
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