THE STUPENDOUS I
C08T OP WAR
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The cost in money to all the I
nations of the Balkan was ha- ]
been millions upon millions, ]
and the expenses are all go.. (
ing upward day by day. The ]
reports as to the killed and I
wounded include only the per.. '
iod up to the proclamation of
the armistice.
England, of the great Euro
pean powers not actually en
gaged in the war, has escaped
with the least expenditure. A1
most all the extra expenditure
incurred by the British Govern
ment was for naval movements,
and this outlay Ins been offi
cially estimated In $390,000.
There was no mobilization of
troops by England.
Exact figures from Belgrade
are very hard to gel. hut the
following arc partially olficial;
The Servians contributed 300,..
000 men. Of these 50,000
stayed at home for service
there. They lost 22,000 killed
and wounded. Of these they
claim only 4,000 were killed
and the rest wounded.
The Bulgarians sent to the
field 300,000, with 50.000 or.
the northern frontier. They
lost in killed and wounded
80.000 men, and at Kiik.Kil..
i-seh alone they lost 20,000.
The Montenegrins sent 75...
000 men to the front, of whom
they lost between 0,500 and
7,000.
The Greeks contributed 120,
000 men, and they have lost
np to the lime of writing about
7.000 men.
Servia was spending $100,..
000 a day from Oct. 18 until
liec. 23. making $0,000,00.
She mobilized her army eigh
teen days previous to the out
break of the war, which cost
her $1,800,000. She has a re
serve fund enough for her to
fight four months longer with
out borrowing.
Bulgaria for sixty..six days
has been spending $120,000 a
day, making $7,920,000. Her
mobilization cost her another
$2,160,000.
Greece has paid out $3,660,..
000 up to the time of writing—
that is, about $00,000 a day.
Montenegro has spent $10,..
000 per diem and she has
fought for fifty five days,
bringing her expense up to a
total of $550,000, all of which
was supplied by Russia and
Italy.
Servia has captured, accord
ing to official information, 308
cannon, 213,000 rifles of var
ious types, hundreds of quick
firing guns, 42 million cartrid
ges and 110 wagons. This am
munition and all the rest of the
property is in good condition.
Servia gave Bulgaria $0,000,..
000 for war expenses besides
much ammunition and the uni.
forms for 30,000 men.
At present Austro-Hungacy’s
daily expenses for her army are
calculated at about $200,000
and those of the navy $00,000.
1 be total daily expenditure is
estimated at about $200,000 a
t ay. This outlay has now been
going on for ninety days, there
lore Austria’s total military and
naval expenditure to date has
been about $23,400,000. The
joss in wages and industrial
profits owing to a virtual stale
o! war is more difficult to com
pule, but high financial auth
orities in Vienna put it at $13,..
000,000.
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SUMMONED SOUTH TO
FATHER’S BEDSIDE
F. L. Lake of the Citizens L.
P. & W. Co.’s stuff was a pas
senger south on I lie Northwest
ern last night summoned south
Ly wire on acounrt of the ser.
ious sickness of his father at
Port ToVnSe'nd.
WILL TAKE HI8
PAPERS AWAY !
The local inspector of boiler-,
has decided to take away Tom
Barry’s papers and put a ban
on his efforts as a fire builder
In fact he gave him quite a
blowing up, with Tom trying 1 >
keep out of range.
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RANGE BLOWS UP
Frozen pipes were respeu
sible for the blowing up of !
range in the Field residqm
this morning. Tom Barry In
started the fire not know!
the condition of the pipes a
had gone down town. Fortin
ately no one was in the room
at the time otherwise they
would probably have been hu
as pieces of the stove, hot ciu
decs, and miscellaneous harm,
ware was scattered indiscrin;
nately around the room. Tom
says he has found oul a way 1
make a noise in addition to
using the town cannon.
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BEING OVERHAULED
FOR ANNUAL INSPECTIC J
The steamer Alki of Ike
Northland S. S. Co. is under
going a general overhauling in
Seattle, preparatory to her an
nual inspection. While soulli
the vessel will be dry dock'd
and put in shape for the com
ing season’s business, wliii h
promises to be good.
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JOE LATHROP IS
OFF ON VACATION
Among (he May’s passengr -
out tomorrow will be J.
Lathrop, for some time p. I
book keeper at the New lCn
land Fish company. Joe sa -
he is going to the slates to w
it for a time with his ehildia n
and may decide to go imo
business somewhere down
there in case he can find any..
things that looks real good lo
him, otherwise he will return
and take up his duties here
again.
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MOOSE SMOKE UP
The local Moose lodge held a
smoker at Red Men’s hall k -t
night. All who were there re
port having had a very good
time.
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TAKES BODY SOUTH
Mrs. Shea left for the sou k
on the Curacao this mornii ■.
taking with her the body of i r
son, Chris C. Shea, who dI d
recently on board the Nor
western. Mrs. Shea is as \el
uncertain as to what her plans
are, hut will probably have Ike
body interred in Seattle
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KINDERGARTEN
OPEN AGA.N
The local Kindergarten is
open again after a somewhat
lengthy vacation on account of
the whooping cough epidemw
Miss. Munson is in charge ; id
is doing finely.
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SON AND HEIR ARRIVE
A son and heir was born lo
Archie Radlet and wife about
noon today. The .young m m
weighs seven and one half
pounds and is a lively young
ster, and with his mother is
doing finely.
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KAZIS KRAUCZUNAS
MOVES HIS OFFICE
Kazis Krauezunns has mov 'd
his law office to the Mrlllre . ie
building on Main street, in m
rooms formerly occupied by a
Forest Service. He is bui ly
engaged gelling seltled uml is
about ready for business agwi.
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SKATING IS GOOD
The. younger generation with
ginger enough to make the
climb to the lakes up the creak
report the ice and skating to W
the best ever. The trail is u
pretty good shape so the I p
is an e'njoN'able one.
SMALL FIRE REPORTED
\s the result of putting an
electric heater in the bed to
warm it up, Barney Lee is out
the bedding which caught fire
at the time. The lire i.x..
jlinguished without ' r Hit..
I Dual damage being done and
I Barnev will be more careful
now be uses tlie electric heater
next time.
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GEOLOGISTS WILL
VISIT THIS REGION
According to private letters
eceived, the International Geo..
; deal society, which meets in
\ igust of this year, will make
i Irip to Alaska after (bo work
of the session is completed,
'l iie society meets Ibis lime in
Canada, and will take ship at
Vancouver, calling in at various
; aces of interest on the coast,
far as Skagway. The trip
down the Yukon as far as Daw
'on will then be made followed
by one from Juneau as far to
the Westward as Yakutat bay,
" bore three days will Lj spent.
'Muling the geological rondit..
:cm, after which the tr p Uowr
the southeastern coast will be
resumed, terminating either at
Vancouver or Seattle.
r.lORE TRIPPERS
TO HONOLULU
Word comes from Seattle
I hat J. C. Barber and wife, and
Airs. II. C. Strong are waiting
at Seattle the return of Mr.
Strong from Juneau to resume
Mieir trip to Honolulu. As
-jion as he arrives at the Sound
city the party will leave for
California and the balance of
I lie trip.
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WILL DOUBLE THE PLANT
So successful is the newly in
'lolled generator of the Citi
zens Light, Power & Water
company, that the manager has
decided to install another sim
ilar machine and enter into the
business of selling electric
| current for heating purposes.
Several electric heaters are
now in use, and so successful
have they proved themselves,
timt the company as above
'lated lui' deejd.' • ’oiible its
j capacity and enter this com
paratively new field.
DEATH Of LITTLE SON
OF DR. P. J. MAHONE
Paul James Mahone, the
twenty two months old son of
Dr. and Mrs. P. J. Mahone,
■ lied at the family residence at
Juneau Friday after a brief ill
ness of paralysis of the bowels,
lie was the eldest child of Dr.
and Mrs. Mahone and an c.v
cedingly bright and interesting
j little fellow and his herein
parents have the entire sympa
thy of the community.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS
Alaska, Frederick Sound,
Cape Fanshnw Light, character
ii-tic incorrect. The light is
flashing white every 5 seconds,
IIiiis; Flash 0.5 sec., Eclipse
i [4.5 sec. The regular character
islic of a group flash every 0
i [seconds will be restored as
,
- non as practicable.
Alaska, Stephens Passage,
Crave Point Light, established
January 3, 1013. A group
flashing light, showing a double
flash every 10 seconds, of about
: ISO candle power, shown from
lop of a small white wooden
house on extreme end of point.
Position: Lat. 58 deg., 03 min.,
3.3 sec., X.; 134 deg., 02 min.,
20 sec., \\\, Stockade Point
Eight permanently discontin
ued the some day.
By direction of the Commis
sioner of Lighthouses.
BAY L. IIANKINSON
Lighthouse Inspector
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U is as difficult for'a man
'<» serve two masters as it is
for a woman to sene both style
land co'mfort.
The local Commercial Club,
realizing that advertising pays,
has decided to see what can
be done towards getting up a
pamplet descriptive of Ketch
ikan, her surroundings and re
sources, and !c that end at..
templed to hold a special meef..
of the club Iasi nigut. It,
failed of a quorum however,
and the matter will probably
rest until the next regular
meeting of the Club, the first
Tuesday evening in February,
The booklet, which is to be a
04 page and cover affair. '
be plentifully illustrated with
halftone photo engravings of
matters of interest about this
local i IV. 4<Svcr!i«'no- \\-ill 1
sold to local business hn"'''r
and other interested concerns
to defrav Ihe cost of producin'
and distribution. a” > •t'p t"”
abilities are that much cor '
will result.
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The trial of the ease of the
United States vs. the Pacific
Wharves & Trading company,
the Pacific and Arctic Railway
and Navigation company, the
Pacific Coast company and the
Pacific Cons; Steamship comp
any, C. E. Wynn Johnson, E. E.
Billinghurst, W. H. Hansen,
Ira Bronson, J. C. Ford, J. W.
Smith, G. E. Houston, A. L.
Berdoc. and F. J. Cushing is on
this week in Juneau.
The defendants are being
tried under a charge ol con
spiracy in restraint of trade,
and is the only one that wi’l
he tried at the present term of
court at Juneau. In the indict
ments the defendants are
charged with having formed a
conspiracy for the purpose of
creating a monopoly of the
wharfage business at Skagway.
The indictments recites that
prior to (he formation of the
monopoly charged, the Sylves
ter wharf, the Seattle wharf,
the Pacific coast wharf and the
Moore’s wharf were four inde
pendent wharves doing busi
ness at Skagway. It is charged
that the monopolists bought
the Moore wharf, then the Se
attle and the Sylvester wharves
and closed the two latter to the
public. They then formed a
combination with the Pacific
Coast company, the owners of
the Pacific Coast wharf, which
resulted in the latter too being
closed to the public. The
terms of the combination was
that all the coal for Skagway
should he bought from the
Pacific Coast company and fur
thcr that the latter company
should receive a royalty of 25c.
per ton for all coal sold by tiie
combine.
E. E. Billinghurst and A. L.
Berdoe have never been under
arrest and are not up for trial.
Both men are in British Colum
bia and the offense is not ex
traditable.
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Lalei—11 was given out as an
ultimatim late this afternoon,
that unless Turkey recedes
from her belligerent stand,
fighting would be resumed all
along the line, Sunday, Jan. 19.
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FROSTY WEATHER
HARD ON TOW LINES
Phe tug Holyoke, towing the
barge Washington south from
Skagway, is in the harbor wait
ing for a new towing hawser.
Twice while coming down
Lynn canal the hawser broke
and the barge was adrift, so
the tug and her tow are waiting
here now for a new tow line.
It seems that the frosty weather
causes a line to break unless
it is a new one and full of oil,
which was the cause of the one
in use parting on the way down
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ABOUT WOMANKIND
It is much easier for a woman
to get a man where she wants
him than it is for her to get
a point on a lead p'encil.
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+ NORTHERN HAPPENINGS +
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A. K. Foss, of Hadley, ac.
companied by his wife will be (
a passenger on the Princess ,
May on her return trip.
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REPORT A TEMPESTUOUS 1
TRIP TO WEST COAST 1
The battleship Berlin return.. '
Jed from the West Coast of
Brine of Wales Island, in com
mand of Capt. Jimmie Sayles,
Thursday, where she had been
carrying the party consisting of
Ft. Lindenberg, II. Bergman, O.
Jelstrap and O. Jarner on a
tour of inspection o.f the Fish
Egg plant. In coming back
around Cape Chacon, such bad
weather and head winds were
encountered that the big gas..
boat was hardly able to hold
her own, and had to lay to. Of
course every body was pretty
badly shaken up, and was glad
(o get dry land under their feet
again, upon arrival here.'
Nassau, Jan. It—William
Rockefeller left last night for
Miami, Florida, where he will
be met by physicians deputized
by Congress to look into his
physical condition.
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The old bachelor .says a girl
after a man’s own heart is us
ually after some other fellows.
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As the steamer Northwestern
was making her way south from
Juneau to this place yesterday,
Chris. Shea, en route from Se
ward to Seattle, breathed his
last, and his body was brought
off the boat at this place for
embalming. The dead man,
one of the early pioneers of
Skagway, was well known all
up and down the Alaskan coast,
for several years being mayor
of his home town, Skagway.
About three and a half years
ago he was appointed game
warden at the Westward, with
headquarters at Seward, which
position he occupied until a few
months ago, when he resigned
and entered the real estate bus.
iuess at Seward. His health
for some time past had not
been of. the best, so in comp
any with his mother and dangh
ter, he embarked on board the
Northwestern on her present
I rip to go south for the purpose
of having an operation perform
ed, but as stated above, died
on the way. He was a member
of the Eagles, which order took
charge of the body here, and
will probably send it up to
Seattle for buriel.
With an Irishman’s liking
for a scrap, Chis Shea was al
ways at the front m the polities
of his home town and neighbor
hood, and as a rule he won. He
had that peculiar personality
which drew men to him and
made them life long friends,
and his sudden demise will be
a sad blow to many a man who
in the past had fought with or
against him in the little city at
the head of Lynn Canal. May
he find the rest and surcease
from labor his open-handed
generosity so richly merited.
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PORTLAND CITY
MAY HAVE RAILROAD
An application for a right of
way for the Alaska Northeast
ern Railroad Company, eleven
miles long lias been filed in
Ihc Juneau land office by Ta.
coma parlies.
The map which accompanies
the application indicates that
the road will have its terminous
at Portland City, and Ihe oilier
at the international boundry
line, and will follow the vallev
of the Salmon river. The offi
cers of the company are J. C.
Yeitch, president and treasurer
A. V Miller, vice president, C.
It. Jackson secretary and Clin.s.
Gillespie chief engineer It is
regarded as possible that the
line may be intended for an ex.
tentsion of the branch line of
the Grand Trunk Pacific.
CURACAO HA8
GOODLY CARGO
The Curacao, of (lie Pacific
Coast Steamship company, af
ter a somewhat lengthy trip
north, arrived in southbound
between seven and eight o'
clock this morning. While
north she took on 3000 ca.-es
of salmon at Kakc, and 4000
cases at Pillar Bay, In addi
tion to this she loaded 2250
boxes of salt herring for Grif
fiths and Coulter on Behm can
jal. She was in port about an
hour.
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The cold weather and ina
bility to secure Trans-Pacific
transportation has compelled
the herring fishing concerns in
the neighborhood of Yes Bay
to cease operations for the sea
son. Four different outfits
have been taking and packing
herring, the Oriental Import &
Export Co. of which C. O. Jul
ian is the manager; the Grif
fiths company; the Alaska.Pa
cific, and the Okomoto concern.
The total pa"k will aggregate
$100,000 in value, the greater
part of which either part of
which either has been or will
be sent to the Orient. The
industry is a new one, 1013
being its second year, and
shows the possibilities which
exist here in Alaska for the
man with a little capital and
who is not afraid of working.
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FIRST LEGISLATURE MAY
MEET IN NEW ORPHEUM
It has been suggested that
the Orpheum theater would be
a suitable place for the Terri.
lorial legislature to hold its
sessions, if it can be secured.
The theater building has many
apartments on the upper floor
that would be suitable for com
mittee rooms. The building is
conveniently reached and would
be very comfortable. Of course
the theater has but one audi
torium. The house could meet
here and the Senate having but
eight members will not require
so large place for regular work
and can easily be provided for,
while all joint sessions could
be held in the theater auditor
ium.—Juneau Empire.
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EAGLES’ NEW OFFICERS
Ketchikan Aerie, of the F. O.
E. is now working under its
new officers recently installed.
They are:
W. E. Zubcr, P. W. P.
E. C. Austin, W. P.
Wm. Mahoney, W. V. P
F. Brooksmith, W. Chap.
D. Smith Harris, W. Sec.
Chris. Hoover, W. T.
Otto Kebler, W. Con.
M. M. Churchill, W. I. G.
G. E. Paup, W. O. G.
11. C. Story, W. Phy.
Noah Howell, W. Trustee.
Olympia, Jan. 14—At the la !
moment, so powerful has li e
opposition been that Gov. 1 • v
has refused to pardon Former
Chief of Seattle Police \\
stein. There is little probabil
ity that Ernest Lister the in
coming Democratic governor
will interfere with the ex.po
liceman’s sentence.
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WIRELESS MAN LEAVES
Maurice Thompson for the
past several months in charge
of the local wireless station ac
companied by his wife and fam
ily, ieft for Seattle on board the
Northwestern last night. He
will take the government exam
ination for wireless operators.
Henry B. Read will have charge
of the office until relieved.
R. Lindenberger, 11. Berg,
man, O. Johncr and O. Jalslrop
were among the Northweslerns
passengers south from this
place last night.
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The girl who is ambitious to
make a name for herself us
ually ends by accepting some
man’s. . .