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The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

The Women's Church. Auxiliary met on Wednesday with Mrs. James Remedy. A business session was held and that was followed by a very pleasant social hour in which the hostess served a fine luncheon. The members decidd to hold 8 sale Of cooked food, all articles for sale to he strictly war time" products, This is & way of camouflaging a m0s' delicious feast, for really the most delectable foods may be pre- pared and not infringe upon the rules and regulations of the federal "Ood commission. Just try it. Re member, March 2, Saturday after neon, at Harrison's store.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNER-
 SHIP

The cOpartnership heretofore ex- isting between Tony Dortero and Vincent Dortero, at Skagway, Al aska, under the firm name and style O Dortero & Son, is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Vim cent Dortero, retiring from the above hamed firm. All accounts du the late firm are payable only to Tony DCrtero, who VII settle all outstanding accounts due and owing only bv the late firm conducted as a copartnership.
 VINCENT DORTERO.
 TONY DORTERO. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
COMES RACK TO SCENE
 OF BOYHOOD DAYS

Gene smith and family, who left lere a short time ago, were re. turing passengers on the Jefferson Thursday morning.
 MT. smith went to Seattle where he intended to make his future home, but could not be contented there, so after a short time decided to go to Anchorage or some of the other westward cities. Upon arriv- ing at Juneau, he again changed his mind, and decided to return to his old stamping grounds and he will probably again enter the en- ploy of the White Pass. .,
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

Four Minute Speaker, E. J. Shaw, will address a gathering In tue Popular Picture Palace to- morrow night on the subject "The morrow night on the subject "The Danger to Democracy" MT. Shaw Is an excellent speaker, and we as sure all who attend will come away fnll of facts most vital in connection with the successful prosecution of the war.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
SANINIIES READY IN
 FRANCE FOR GERMANS

Atlantic Port, Feb. 21.-This morning at an early hour Major General Greene arrived here on his way back to Camp Lewis from a trip tc the American forces now located in France. General Greene states that the morale of the men on the west front was perfect, and that they were in a condition to give a good account of themselves should the Huns decide on. paying them an unwelcome visit.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
LETTER OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many Skag' way friends for their loving kind ness atd sympathy shown us in our hour Of bereavement, and especially do we wish to thank the "Old Pic neers" who took part in the funeral of Mrs, Baker and were so sympa- thetIc Friends could not have been mora true than they have been 70 IS during our sorrow.
 A. J. Baker (Sr)
 Geo. Brown.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

Ralph Pedersen, editor Of the Skagway Daily Alaskan, went to Fort William H. Seward on Saturda! last Cn business and was detained for day or two as there was no beat. Mr. Pedersen made the trio up in small gas launch that he might not De absent from his post of duty.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

Mrs. Louise Broadway arrived home on the Jefferson from 8 visit to the states. While away Mrs. Brockwav went to New York city 10 visit her sister and then returned to Seattle where she was joined by her son MT. Charles Pick ering. Later MT. Pickering ship ped for Honolulu to be gone two months CT more and Mrs. Broadway returned to Skaguay.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

MT. and Mrs. J. Ikuta and their three children Edna, Freeman and Carol, returned on the Jefferson from " visit in Santa Monica, Cali fornia. Mir. Ikuta brought with him a big Dodge automobile and will again have the pleasure of driving about the town and it's surroundings. While in Santa Monica MT. Ikuta and his family visited with MT. and Mrs. Frank T. KeelaT, who were pioneer residents of Skagway.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
CHURCH NOTES
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday morning the subject for the ak is THE CONSECRATED PEN. At 7:3O p. ID. the last of the series of sermons on The Sec oud Coming Cf Christ, THE MIL LENNIUM. Sunday school 12:15. Young Peoples meeting 6:45. Pub lic is invited to all services.
 l.. H. Pedersen.
 Minister.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
-O-0-O.

Miss Imogene CoryelI who passed with pleasure several months in Santa Monica, California, with Mrs. Ikuta and her children, re- turned with them to Seattle where she will visit for the present. Miss CorTell may come again to Skag- way for the summer.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
CATHOLIC SERVICES

Father p. H. Turnell has left for WhitehOrse where he will hold services tomorrow, hence there will be no meetings Sunday in St. Marks Holy Catholic Church.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
SECOND BIG DRAFT
 WILL BE NEXT JUNE

Washington, Feb. 23.-The sec ond big draft in the National army will be made in June according to present plans, it was elarned from authoritative sources at Provost Marshal Crowder's office today.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

Seattle, Feb. 21. - The United States government this morning com mandeered all unsold salmon from Alaska's last years pack which was stored in this district.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

There will be a meeting of the executive committee of the Skagway Red Cross Monday evening, Feb ruary 25, at 8 o'clock in the head quarters room in the Bank of Alas ka building, ,I ....I: .i
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
BOWLING

Considerable interest is manifest over the local mixed bowling tournG meat which is being played on the Elks alleys. As the tournament Is in the nature of g handicap, ex- citement is lively, and it is hard to rredict just which couple will come out on top.
 Twenty four games in all will be played. After the completion of of tcur games the teams stood as
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

Dr. L. :. Keller came up on the Peterson Wednesday evening to at- tend the Ice Carnival and returned 10 Flames the same night
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
SOCIALISTS GOING TO
 WASHINGTON

London, Feb. 23.-The Morning Chronicls said today g delegation of Allied Socialists is going to Wash irgton, D. C., in order to confer with President Wilson.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
MASONS MEET TONIGHT

Regular communication of White Pass Lodge F. & A. NJ. No. 113, tcuight at o'clock. All members urged to be present.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science Services will be held Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Alaskan building. Subject:-MIND.
 The public Is welcome.
 Sunday School 12 o'clock.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

Mir. and Mrs. Eugene Smith and their children returned on the Jef- ferson from an extended visit in the cities of the Sound.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

Rritton Weste was visitor to Fort William H. Seward and Haines this week. MT. Weste returned home on the Peterson.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

Leave your soiled clothes with Oscar selmer, agent for the Haines Elite Laundry. Clean work, prompt delvieries, good service. 2-23-3t.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
HEAVY ARTILLERY! FIGHTING

Paris. Feb. 29.-Heavy artillery fighting on the whole front was reported in yesterdays official an- nCunCemenr. .lii.lBIi
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

Mrs. Sarah Achison was a passen- ger to Juneau on the Jefferson where she went on business.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

Mrs. Harriet s. Pullen spent a part "f the week at Dyea returning home or Friday.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23

cake plates which were left at the Elks hall last night may be had by calling at Britts Pharmacy.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-23
IN THE U. s. COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, DIV. NO. l, SKAG- WAY PRECINCT.
 IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of T. 4. Mcdonald, deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the undersigned has been, by Edward A. Rasmuson, U. s. Con- missioner and Probate Judge of the above entitled Court, by order duly made and entered, appointed executor of the estate of T. A. Mc- Donald, deceased. All persons hay ing claims against said estate are hereby notified to present them with proper vouchers in legal form within six months from the date of this notice to the undersigned at his office in skagway Alaska.
 Dated this 7th day of Feb. 1918.
 L. s. KELLER,
 Executor. First publication Feb. z, 1918. Final publication, March z, 1918. i
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
couldn't DO LESS"
Proud Mother. One Of Few Desce \ d. n In
Of Famous Fanily, Happy
Son Enifsted.

DENVER. COL, January AL
though widowed and in straitened cir
cumsiances. Mrs. Clara Doss Burrows.
one Of the few living descendants Of
the famous Adams family. urged her
only son. Earl Gardner Doss. to enlist
for service in Uncle Sans lighting
forces.
The ydlns man is now at the Mare
Island marine corps training station.
Young Doss's reat-Erandfather.
Elijah Adams. wac among the leaders
OF the Mohawks. who staged the his
toric tea party" in Hoston harbor just
prior TO the Revolutionary War His
grandfather. Gardner Adams. was a
cousin of President John Quincy Adams,
and fought in the United States Navy
throughout the War of 1872 The boys
uncle. another John Quincy Adams.
brother Of Nrs. Burrows. Was with the
Union forces in the Civil War.
Mrs. burrows sacrificed her sole sup
port when young poss enlisted, but, al
though sue IS aged. she declared she
would manage 10 survive" and was
proud that her son had volupta rily
offered his services in the cause of hu-
manity. An Adams couldn't do less"
she said.
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ASHORE IN ICE
Crew OF Sa,ul barge Spends Day and
Half on Island Aithout
Food.
TRv A.,oci.t,1 y,y-ss !

By Associated PEcSi.1
AN ATLANTIC PORT. January o.
The crew of n two-nasted naval barge
has been ashore on an island near this
port since Thursday, and until ycste.-
day were without provisions or means
Of escape. However. yesterday after
noon the men walked across the ice
20 nearby town and notified the au-
thorities OF their condition and asked
that provisions be sent them, and these
arrived last night.
After an adventure OF n day and a
night on the bar. the members OF the
crew realized that any hour waves
might mount higher and sweep the
decks and cold grow so intense that
freezing would be inevitable. They
leaped from the barge into the icy
waters and swan TO the ice in the
mouth OF the river, and. mounting the
frozen surface, made their way 10 the
village.
After reporting to the authorities
the men made their way back to the
stranded barge and are said to be there
now. The barge was bound for another
Atlantic port for a supply OF sugar.
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He Denies Arrest
of Hun Socialists
Von Mnbaek, Prepared TO Re-
flute Report. Trokky
Announces.
Ipy Associatsd Pregs. ]


PETROGRAD, Friday. January r.
Leon Trolzky. the. Bolshev!k foreign
minister, issued a note. to-day. saying
that Count Won Mirbach, head OF the
German political delegation at Petro-
grad, had declared at a sitting of the
conference which IL considering the
situation OF war prisoners that he
could rcfute by a telegram received by
his government. the reported arrests
OF members of the minority Socialist
party in Germany. Recently the count
said only eight persons had been ar
rested for espionage and these were not
connected with the Independent Social
list party.
N. Eadck, member OF the Russia n
peace delegation replied that the Ger
man government apparently was mis-
informed. as the Cologne newspapers
had announced the arrcs. OF the
Cologne committee of independent So
cial!1ts. This. he added. dealt blow
to the work OF peace.
Herr Won Eckert. in the name Of the
German delegation. withdrew its re-
fusal TO discuss the position Of Polish
workmcn dcpoTted 10 Germany
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.U-B0ATS BUILT FASTER :.
THAN ALLIES SINK THEM
Leading British Naval Writer Says
Time Has Not Arrived for Slack
ching Of English Belts.
NO NEED FOR PEssIMsM
Pcrcival Hislam Says Germany Is
Behind on Submarine Sinking Pro-
Sram-Five U-Boats Sunk in Sin
gle Wcek-AnalySis OF Losses.
ny PERCIIAL 4. HISI.AM,
IIntcrnational Ncws Bure.ul

international News BureSu.l
LONDON. December I've have
heard so many optimistic statements
about the progress OF the anti-C- boat
campaign in the last two years, and
the sinking OF our merchantmen has
yet continued At such an alarming
level, that any ono who fails to follow
the Premier enthusiastically in his
famous declaration of this wcek-"Of
the submarine / have no further fear"
may reasonably be excused.
No question of pcssimism is involved
but the time for slackcniaS our belts
and eating more has not yet arrived
Only four days before the First Lord
of tho Admiralty. whose general knowl-
edge of the position at sea should be
AS complete as anybody's. earnestly
begged the country mot to be uplifteCl
or east down by ono good or bad week
or month I'm tonnage sinkinss," and it
is quite clearly up to US TO bear that
warning i'll mind when we read the
Prime Minister'S glad announcement
that no fewer than five U-boats were
sunk OH a single day last week.
We Should he an amazingly dour set
of people If we did rot congratulate
ourselves uron such "a fact, following
AZ il did so closely upon the most sat
isfactory weekly record OF "sinkinss"
50 far published durin.. the run of the
present campaign of -friGhttul-
ness.
But all the same we have TO rcmem-
Der that the submarine Is essentially
Il weapon OF surprises; that for all
practical purposes il is as yet no moro
than three years old; and that there
is just pc ssihility of the effective
counters measures OF to day being
washed out ia tho future by some new
development OF the part OF the ensmy.
This week the sinkinss OF merchant
men have been more numerous.
The experience Of the past shows
how necessary il is that VIC should not
allow ourselves 10 be CARVED away or
unduly influenced by few isolated
figures or an optimistic official aSsur-
ancc, no matter from what quarter
il may come; but, having said that, and
intending that it should never be lost
sight Of il is still impossible TO burIi
the lesson which is told in the week
~ returns issued by the Admiralty.
These have now been published for r
period OF thirty weeks.
NUMBER or SINklNGS
DIFFICULT TO ANALYZI,
That is an awkward number to an
alyzc. and in the following table
have. therefore. omitted the first Two.
and covered only the last thirty-siN
weeks. beginning on March and end
ing on November II. I have divided
these thirty-siS weeks up into twelve
periods of three weeks each, with the
following result:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06

NEW HAVEN. CONN. January s.
is Mr.. Kaiser in?' queried a business
acquaintance OF tho travelling manager
OF ehain OF stores. as he entered the
local branch here recently.
sh!' warned the local manage mo
such party here"
/. Then he confidently Informed the Wis
itor that Mr.. Kaiserfw..s there. but for
business and patriotic reasons he had
changed. his name TO Ktngdou.
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Ships sunk Ships un- Total
fish successfully ships

Now. these figures tell q talo that
is. at any rate. plain enough in parts
Since the high-water mark Of tho
third period. which ended on May 6. tho
decline has been almost continuous, not
only in tn, rumber OF ships sunk, but
in the number attacked, and 1t would
have been the most natural thing IN
tho world for us to shake each other
by the hand and say, "Ah. no matter
how quickly the Huns are turning out
their u-boats. they can't keep pace
{continued on Fifth PaEs.S 800 !:
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VIGOROUS PROTEST. AGAINST
UNRESTRICTED U-BOAT WARFARE

Believe me when ] say that our mcr-
camille marine is in a pcrilous condi.
ton. The bill to rc-cstabli.h and
strengthen il. which is now before tho
ltcichstaS, even if passed in its in
teSrity. Will show no results for u,
least five years, and it is in these iiyc
years that our fate will be most adj
rcrscly Influenced. What will not our
great maritime competitors make OF
these five SearS-Grcat Britain the
states, Japan" What will not ncutrals
make Of thcm--ncutral who have
enormously added to their reserve
capital-Norway, Denmark, Holland
| almost despair when | think how
different IL all might have been. You
and !. dear herr pEivy councillor, were
never advocates Of this fatal policy OF
unrestricted submarine warfare You
VIII remember how | went to Berlin 10
seek to stay the hand of the authori-
ties. l begged them To reflect. and
they told me the country insisted on it,
This was not true. l pointed out how
1t would inevitably draw America into
the conflict. Thoy pooh-poohcd me.
smiled at America, and scorncd her
threat. DO they smile now? Let me
tell you. in my opinion. the entry of
tho United States into this struggle
may spell absolute disaster for us.
Our people have little or no knowI-
edge OF tho American character. You
and have made most careful study
Z Continued on Third Page,l,
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HARDLY FRIENDLY PORT
OPEN TO HUNS AFTER WAR
Intercepted Letter From Gcrmany's
Former Shipping King Gives In
innate Picture of Views.
BLAMEs POLICY or JuNkERs
Multiplicity OF Hcchcs' Enemies At
tributed 10 Unrestricted J-Boat
Observation-Disclosures Help i'm War
Spells Disaster, He Believes.
international News Burcau.l

BOSTON. January 5.-Thc follow III ;
is letter addressed by Herr Albert
Ballin. Germany's shipping king be-
fore the war. to Privy Councillor Dr.
Rathcnau. OF Berlin. who is one OF
Gcrmany's leading industrial maSnatcs.
! 1t appears from tho text of the letter
that Herr Balm has written on a
special request from the privy coun-
cilor, DIR. Eathcnau:
Hamburg. December 4. 1917.
To Herr Privy Councillor DIR. Rathcnau,
Berlin:
My Dear Herr Gchei,nrat.---Youh honor
me in asking me TO express an opinion
regarding the probable course OF our
economic policy after tho war. But |
cannot do this III any satisfactory or
sullicien, way within tn brief compass
of n letter. Al! ! can do is to jot
down few thoughts that strike me as
being applicable 10 the present serious
situation. must say al once that
neither in this city nor i'll any other
part Of tho country do find :, definite
or well-conceived plan Of action for
the rc-cstablishment of aftcr-war
economic relations. nothing advocated
which can be adopted without grave
miSGiNinG Is 10 its feasibility Most
OF what We read in the newspapers as
TO our preparedness for cmbarkins on
brisk trade and manufactures as soon
as peace has been concluded is fear
written with the manifest intention OF
hcartcninG our people. who are nctori-
ously ignorant of our actual economic
conditions and all that threatens them
Take. for example. that branch OF
commerce with which l am supposcd
to be Notwithstanding. What sorry
licsShavc been dished up to our pcoplc
on this subject! One reads of the
resoundinS hammcr-strokcs Of rivctcrs
as they work at the creation of new
leNiathans for our overseas commerce
Hamburg, Ercmerha ven. DantziS, Stet
TIN. arc supposed to be buzzin.r with
shipbuilding. Not long ago ono journal
asserted that nearly 100000 tons were
almost ready for launching. And there
is hardly vcstiSc of truth in any Of
these statements. Our yards are ONLY
working for the navy. and as for other
ships. NC have not tho material or
accommodation. and. above all. we have
not the necessary la Dor, skilled and un-
skilled.
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Ja.sne.e Ropt u-Boat..
TRv Ayxoci.tn,l r,r...1

7 Ny NSN0CIlf0d fkre0o. L
TOKYO, Friday. January 4.-Bne my
submarines which attempted to attack
British transports conveyed by Japa-
nese warships in the Mediterranean
on December 50 were repulsed. says an
announcement from the japanese Ad-
miralty. The warships were not dam.
aged. III. t,t ~
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RUSSIANS WILL PAY
INTEREST ON asAaoo s,oo

"aahlHGToN. January 5.-PayTn ent
OF inc interest on the Russian loan OF
@'V'ooo'ooo' 1t WAS announced by rep
resentatiVes OF the Russian Eovcrnme nt
mere to-day, will be paid by the Ma
tional City Bank of New York on
January 10.
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WILL JOIN IN LOAN
America, France and England VIII
Participate With Japan in
Financing China.
TBy Associated Press

BY Associated PrcSs
PEklNG. Friday. January 1.-The
negotiations by which Japan was to
advance to China the sum Of sI0.o0O,-
600 for the purpose Of improving the
position Of the Bank OF China were
10 have been completed to-day, but
the signing was postponed at the la st
moment. The delay is declared to be
due to the decision OF American.
French and British banking groups to
participate actively in the loan.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06

a Zurich dispatch OH December -
SAID that more than 800 of the German
minority Socialists wore arrested on
christmas Eve at various towns
throughout Germany
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06

= dispatch from PekinE OH Dccem-
Der 81 said that Japan would loan .tbe
money 70 China, with the object OF
eNerc'sing control over currency re-
io'nl. INC Japanese. IL was added. had
sho.ined the other banking groups that
uiicss they were willing to participate
IN inc ioan 1t would be negotiated
solely by Japanese interests.
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: TERRORISM t n.
) MANIFEsTED AGAINST NURSE

She was kept In a filthy tinternn,ent
camp for eight days. and at an inquiry
! n, military officer was taxed
with being q spy OF the allies She
Protested herSs ,innocenee.s and soni .the
case az, I being Ken up : bys the u aiian
EovsrnFa eRt. she Yaa released; On. the
s{CnntinSSa on sElE6fhs Z aSr- ls-----,,
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-HE LfBEnALITY OF BRITISH
POLICY SHOWN ~ FIGUR

II is necessary also TO combat the
erroneous view that previous to the
war the English hampered our world
economic activities. The statistics arc
sufficient to prove the contrary. Com
pare. for instance. the following fig
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-11-29

taken, while the shells hit and burst
all around. We lost quite a lot of
our men, but l know we killed more
Germans than we lost. The next
morning, after we had taken that hill
the Germans made a counter attack
and tried to drive US back, and some
of my men asked me what l was 60
ing to do and l told them had or
ders to hold the position and we were
going to hold it. Two other pla-
toons had been driven out before we
took it over. We were there for 40
hours without food or drink and of
course no sleep while the shells were
bursting over US. We lost about 25
per cent of our men, and when we
were relieved, after things had quiet
ed down, we were worn out. We
were highly commen ded for the work
we did.
am not afraid of death, but life
is sweet to me on account of my loved
ones at home and I am truly CRATE
full to God for coming out of this ter
rible battle without scrach.
With much love to all,
Your devoted son,
CHAS. w. JONES.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-11-29
T. J. KOGER.

Below is given extracts from a
letter to his father, Mr.. w. M. Jones
form his son, Lieut.. Chas. w. Jones,
written on the 9th inst, just after
coming out of one of he last terrible
battles with the Huns:
My dear father:
/ have just gotten out of the
front line and am back in a training
area. We went over the top and it
it is indescribably terrible. We drove
the Huns off a high hill one morn
ing and for two days and a night
we had to lay practically in the open
to hold our position, which we had