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No. 11 SIXTEENTH YEAR " SKAUWAY, ALASKA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 101.1 PRICE 10 CENT*
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onus about his
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Mexico City. Feb 14 -The revo
lutionary ?>*rty in Mexico is stead
ily gaining ground. Not only Is
this city ,?r*ctlc?lly in the hands of
the l?iax followers, but they have
taken several important centers
Thousands of American are un
> able to leave the country, as the
ravages of war have left them with
out funds. A shortage of food ts
threatened, and unless the United
States government renders assis
tance . considerable suffering is sure
to follow.
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T.VTU Al. I>l\ ISION PL.W
Washincton. Feb. 1 4 -Orders for
the administrative reorganisation
and geographical readjustment of
th? l'ni*?d States army on a tac
tical basis wer*? made public last
week h Secretary of War Stimson
The order* become effective tomor
row. when the preisent scheme of
?trganisation will pass out of exis
tence
The reorganisation orders are the
fruition of plans ou which the gen
eral staff of the army has been
working for several years and
which Secretary Stimson has been
pushing to completion ever since he
took office two years ago In con
ference* between Secretary Stim
son, officers of the array. And mem
bers of the House and Senate, the
new scheme was threshed out last
summer and the finishing 'ouches
were put on last month at a con
ference attended by every general
officer in the I'nlted States.
Three infantry divisions and one I
cavalry division are created in the
territorial limits of the United ,
States hv the new orders These di
visions will be located In what will
be known as the Kastern, Central, ,
Southern and Western departments,
with headquarters at New York,
Chicago, San Antonio and San
Francisco San Antonio being the
headquarters of the cavalry divis
ions
The commanders of the tactical
divisions will command the depart
ments in which their divisions are
located Major General Thomas H
Rarry will command the Kastern
department; Major William J. Car
ter the Central department; Rriga- ,
dier General Lasker H Rliss. the
Southern department, and Majnr
(iemeril Arthur Murray the West
ern department The only change j
involved in these assignments Is the ?
transfer of Brigadier General Bliss
from the command of the I?epart
ment of the East at Governor's Is
land, abolished by the new orders,
to the command of the Southern
department.
In addition to the departments
within the territorial limits of the
Unite*! States there is ilso created
the Philippine department and the
Hawaiian departments
Major General Franklin Roll is
In command of the Philippine de
partment. The district of l?u*on.
including the defenses of Manila,
is under command of Brigadier Gen
eral Clarence R. Edwards, formerly
of Cleveland, O.
MINNESOTA IHHTORS ARRANGE
TRIPS. INCLVniXU ALASK \
St. Paul. Feb. 14 ? The general
rommittee of arrangements in charge
of ts? annual meeting of the Ameri
can Medical association in Min
neapolis June 17 to 20. is planning
for two notable excursions immed
iately following the convention One
of these 'a to the Yellowstone Na
tional park, covering a complete
survey of the Yellowstone park
region
The oth?-r covers an extended
trip to th.? Pacific coast and Alas
ka and Includes a twelve-day cruise
along the Alaskan coast through
the Inland passage.
Side trips will be offered to the
Canadian or Colorado Rockies Ar
rangements for the meeting of the
American Medical association, which
will bring to the Northwexr "some
7,000 visitors, are being made upon
a large scale
RHOW TOXK1HT ? I REKI.k
Sam's Ingratitude ? Eclair.
Mixed Identities and Roe Con
strictor ? R^l.
Candle of Life ? Amb.
Billys Shoes? Sola*.
10 rt?. ? "At Th# M?>vl*" "*
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: Just one-half
Price
TO MAKE ROOM FOB NEW
?rRIXO GOODS WE WILL FOR A
FKW DATS SELL ANY COAT OR
?UTT IN Ol R WINDOW AT
ST* ON rHB DOLLAR.
LADIES, MISSES AVD CHILl*
R1XS COATS. LADIES SITTS.
H. J. Lynch
Th? Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
Luther McCarty Wrestling
A Bear as Training Stunt
Photo by American Press Association.
WRESTLING wltb a bcir while training for hi* light with Al Palter
was the hazardous feat accomplished by Luther McCtrtj, the white
heavyweight champion of the world. McCarty fins bad a railed ca
rver He has been a district messenger hoy. cowboy, farm band,
lumberjack. deep sea snllor. bill sticker, roustabout and iwin of all *ork He
learned to fight nlth his fists as a part of hla scheme of life. One of hla flrst
Mr ring Imi I les waa in mil. when be substituted fvr a tighter who bad "run
out" of a match with Walt Adams, heavyweight champion of Canada. He
licked Adauia In the second round. He later attracted attention by knocking
out Carl Mortis and defeating Jim Flyoo.
in rail sis
MIH MM WELLS
Chicago, Fel>. 1 4 ?Luther M< -
Carthv. the Nebraska Indian-Irish
heavyweight fighter, signed papers
today with Rombardier Wells, the
heavy weight Kngllshman, for a
content to take place In New York
on the 14th of March
Bombardier Wells has knocked
SWKKT I'KAIH, Till:
<JIKT OK (iOI)'S l.<>\ K
Washington, Feb 1 1 Secretary
Knox and Ambassador Je-seraud of
France have come to an agreement
upon an arbitration treaty, and to
day signed papers for thHr respect
ive government s pledging each of
them to settle all disputes by arbi
tration for a period of five years
The agreement Indicates tht? most
out and won from such men a?
Gunner Molr, Al. Palzer and Tom
Kennedy, while McCarthy haa beat
en Jim Harry, .lark McFarland and
Al Kaufman. I,e>aders In aportln*
circles nay that McCarthy in th?
only man living who can whip .larl
Johnson.
friendly relationships between tht
two great rppubllii, and bind* thenr
to at l^est five jriMI of commercial
and Industrial harmony.
IT IS A MKRK 1IAUATKLLK
FOR MI1.I.IOX AIRK HKNAT*
Washington. Fob. 14 ? The Sen
at? committer reported favorabl]
on an appropriation of forty-six anr
one-half million dollar* for rlrei
and harbor construction and lm
provement.
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For the
Lenten Season
Preferred Stock Canned Fish
Oysters, Clams, Lobsters, Shrimps. Salmon
Crescent Brand Sardines, (Soused. Tomato
Sauce and Mustard.) ?
French Boneless Sardines ? highest grade
in the world.
Cross & Blackwslls Kippered Herring
Norway Mackerel-fresh slock--from 1 5c
to 45c each.
Salmon Belly-Columbia river--red-25c
per pound.
Bloaters ? 4 for 25 cents
Pure Codfish in 2 lb. bricks, 25c each.
Salmon, light smoked. 25 cents per pcund
Washington Ranch Eggs -guaranteed fresh
40 cents per dozen.
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IMS WOP 1(1 ?
ii inn mp hit
llnlUn W.ir H.,r(.
Hurrah, hurrah, we'll sIi?k the Jubi
lee.
Hurrah, hurrah, the flag that *e r
ua free;
I So we'll ulng the choru? from Z*cnk
qvlpf to the soa.
While we go marching th -o??rh S\y
Ipogwofnirilimtfqobjlfpof
? Clnrtnnatl Enquire,
London, Feb. 14 ? K;n?r Bey.
now head of the military forces In
Turkey, landed forty thmiaand sol
dier* on the CalllpoM pentm?l>
within the paat few day*. bnt owing
to the fierce o:i?luigh of the Creek*
and alllet !ie wn? compelled to
? gain embark hi* troop* and Mil
for other part* The allies (lata
*urr<?ede?l in landlnr a Urge nnm
Vr of force* on th* peninsula and
are marc hint them toward Adrlan
"ple with tha Intention of attack
In* that cltjr In the rewr where Ita
protection la weak
It la understood that the Porte
note to the Power* asking for pee re
negotiation*, has been rejected, and
that the fight will continue anill
the Ottomin government hi either
?:irr*Mfnl In arms or through de
feat* will he willing to arced# to
reaaonahle terms of peace, which
will me.?n the surrender of Adrian
ople and many of the ?trateglc
points taken by the alltwa
COAL CLAIMANT TIRK-t OF
TltKATMKNT HK*H RWKIVIJW
Jatnea T. W?rd?ll, of Katalla. !
who recently took thr it'imer from
Cordova for Seattle, Intend* going
bncfr to Washington to interview
the Commissioner of the Interior
IV partmen! Mr. Wardell I* one
'of the hitherto unfortunate row I
land claimant* I ? Bering river dis
trict, *h i?- ho located a claim of:
ISO acre.* several year* an?. He ha*
been try-In* to bring It to patent,
hut he **yi he ha* not been able
to Ret It out of the Junean land of
0e?, the alleged reason being that
the office lias not had time to get
around to It. Mr. Wardell was
former deputy marshal wt HataHV1
btit resigned several year* *ir?\ and
he la a man of rte.llng Inteurlty
Cordova Alaskan
GVOB KVHKIMS tiKT UM
To WORK Kf?R AI.ASKA
Seattle, Feb 14 ? Advlcea have
I been received her? that Customs
Collector William l.oeb of the port
of New York, will aend In hi* res
ignation to Incoming President Wll
*on and will accept a position with
' the Guggenheim corporation, to
work for the opening and develop
ment of Alaska
, Mr Ixvb was formerly pi I. ale
, secretary to Roosevelt !er hl?
governorship of New York, and !>'?
I stayed with Rposevelt aa se'r^tarr
, during hi* tenure of office aa vie# |
prmlitrnt and a* pra?ld??nt Hw waa
the principle In th# ferreting wt
of the rnatoma lrx?it? n<*?Mr
*rh?re the ??gar tmiM had fraudul
ently JucglH th? welghta In "war
rerelpts
PltoflKR* KT*KTI*?i To
MK'ATK THK WMt
ClrWolnirfli, F?ti 14 N??w1?h
atandlng the dfin* of
r.iptaln Rrntt lltal m? one waa to
Mint* hut the elementa f?r the
de?th of the party of aoutli p?H?
dlaroyerera. a r?mor la gaining
gronnd that the P?rt7 might hare
he?n ?tH hwt for th# faulty or
rarrttMlon pUnr^M tej Acting Tom
mander HTi?on Atklnaon. whom It
la claimed larked e*f?Tlenee It la
aild that an Investigation will h?
made to <1cermln? t?# raua? of th?
diaagter, and the hlam? pla?>??d
?hff It b*!onga
Th? ing Richard llolyofc*. Capt
C I. McOregor In command, arriv
ed In port Wednewtay at midnight
towing the hare* Washington
which had htindr?d tofia of
Taroma coal In her hold for th?
Whit? Paaa railway After dis
charging th* conl ahe will lak? on
thirteen hundred tona of copper
ore from the Pnehlo mln* for ihlp
m*nt to the Taroma arneiw Tap
tain McfJregor I* on# of the old
time captalna plying th"*e water*
He npwt< to hare thlnira In rea d
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