No. 182 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1915
PRICE 10 CENTS
RUSSIAN FLANKING MOVEMENTS
ENDANGER TEUTONIC RIGHT WING
Petrograd, Sept. 15—Two sudden
Russian fUnking movements now
endanger the Austr»Germuu right
wing in Poland. In the fighting
that took place the Teutons losi.
— ■>.000 in killed and wounded. Thir
teen thousand prisoners were also
taken by the Slavs.
London, Sept. 15—The German
SIMMER
GATES III BAD
Seattle, Sept. 15—"Swiftwater
Bill" Gates was arrested in Spokane,
Wash., this morning upon charges
preferred by his former wife, in
which she affirmed tbat Gates is
not contributing anything to the
support of their twelve year old
son. Gates claims, however, that
he has given the grandmother of
the boy tea or twelve thousand
dollars since the latter was born
for his maintenance.
("Swiftwater Bill" was a famous
figure in the early days of the
Klondike excitement and has been
in the limelight in the north as
well as on the outside ever since.
During his adventurous career Wil
liam has appeared more or less
frequently before the courts of
law as well as in those of matri
mony.—Ed)
HIM
FOR IDE BRIDGE
Secretary-Treasurer Phil Abra
hams of the Skagway Commercial
club was notified at an early hour
tuis afternoon by Supt. Jack Haven
of 'ha Alaska road commission, that
the contract for the building of
the government wagon road bridge
over the Skagway river at the foot
of Twenty Second street, had been
let to B. D. Blakeslee of Juneau,
and that work -would be started im
drive toward Dvlusk is still going
I ou unchecked and in consequence
Itlw- advance of the Teutons upon
! ftiga lias been abandoned for the
time being.
Athens, sept. 15—Advices were
received here this morning stating
| that Rumania had ordered a niobil
[ izatiou of her troops against Aus
tria.
mediately. The bids were opened ir
Juucau at 10 o'clock this morning,
E. J. Liddicoat being the only Skag
' way contractor who sent in a bid.
SEW 111S TMAST Kit AT
TOWN OF 1DITAJROD
Washington, D. C., Sept. 15—
William Ausley has been appointed
pcstmaiter at Idiiarod, Alaska, suc
ceeding Albert Wile.
FEAST OF "ALL-YUKON"
PRODUCTS AT HAtUJART
Dawson News: During the visit
of Dr. Alfred Thompson, member of
parliament, to the Mayo district he
had the pleasure of being enter
tained by many old-timers of the
district 21s well as seeing the sil
ver, placer and other industries of
the camp. Oue of the most unique
dinners ever held in the country
was that given in his honor on Hag
gart creek by William 1'ortlock.
The food was produced in the
Yukon valley, and included native
meats, among them the great deli
cacy, braized moose ncse, roast of
caribou, fillet do mountain sheop,
broiled mountain grouse, stuffed
duck, roast swan, baked goose,
ragout of rabbit. Mayo Lake white
fish and trout McQuesten river
grayling, and the following vege
tables grown on Haggart by William
Portlock:,
Potatoes, carrots; turnips, four
varieties; cauliflower, peas, beets,
celery, onions; lettuce, three varie
ties; rhubarb, thyme, marjoram,
parsley, cabbage, parsnips, broad
beans, turnip rooted celery, rad
ishes, pickling onions, tomatoes
and cucumbers.
The floral decorations were made
with the following flowers, grown
bv William Portlock, Haggart creek,
Yukon:
Caila lilies, balsam, nasturtiums,
petunias, sweet peas, immortelles,
stocks, actors, pansies, flox, poppies,
candytuft, French marigold, migno
nette, pyretheum, honesty, fuschia.
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London, Sept. 15—Parliament re
opened this morning with a large
attendance of members. Cabinet of
ficials admit having seriously de
bated the question of the issuance
of a proclamation authorizing the
conscription of recruits for the
war.
Premier Asquith, in a speech this
afternoon, favored the proposed
measure for the financing ot Gen
eral Kitchener In his military op
erations.
Washington, 0. C., Sept. 15—The
administration is still awaiting Ger
many's disavowal of her responsi
bil'ty in the submarine act against
tho steamship Arabic. Ambassador
»'on liernstorff today had a confer
ence with Secretary of State Lansing
and afterward sent recommendations
in the matter to his government
Action will be postponed until the
German reply is received.
TWO BOTTLES OF HIGH
EXPLOSIVES ARE FOUND
New York, Sept. 15—Two bottles
containing high explosives were
found on board the White Star
liner Lapland, which sailed today
from Liverpool.
AMBASSADOR DUMBA WILL
LEAVE IN A FEW DAYS
Copenhagen, Sept. 15—It is re
ported here that Dr. K. Theodor
Dumba, the Austrian ambassador to
the United States, whose recall has
been requested by President Wilson,
will leave America at once, he hav
ing arranged, it is understood, to
sail from New York on Sept 22d.
("OMITROLLER'S REPORT
SHOWS $014,605 INCOME
j San Francisco, Sept. 15—In a
statement of the finances of the
Panama-Pacific exposition covering
I the period from its opening, Feb
ruary 20 to September 5, submitted
last Friday by Rodney S. Durkee,
comptroller, a net cash income of
$914,<>05 is shown. The total in
come for the period was 54.647.01S,
balanced against a total expenditure
of $3,732,413.
The report of the comptroller
stated that the unadjusted claims
against the exposition, company will
not exceed $50,000.
ROBERT W. SERVICE IS IN
CANADIAN RANKS AT FRONT
San Francisco, Sept. 15—Robert
W. .Service, the poet, whose "Dan
gerous Dan McGrew," and other
poems have made his name familiar
throughout the United States and
Canada, is fighting in one of the
Canadian regiments "somewhere in
The parliament buildings are
bristling with guns, which have ,
been placed in position to protect
the city from raids by German 1
Zeppelins. J
Word has just been received
that Brigadier General Casson had
been badly wounded while fighting
In the Dardanelles.
sensational reports are in circu
lation in this city that the German
Crown Prince is suffering from I
mental aberration.
France," according' to a post card
received here last Friday from Ser
vice by David Scott ChislioLm of
New York. In his card to Chisholm, 1
Service says that he is fighting in '
the ranks. *
FORsTftTEWIDE !
PROHIBITION!
Columbia, South Carolina, Sept.
15—State wide prohibition will go *
into effect in this state on January j
1st, 1916, according to unofficial re
turns from today's election so far '
received. The total vote cast will '
probably not exceed sixty thousand.
.ANCHORAGE INSANE
MAN WENT NAKED|
Seward Gateway: Two insane
men were brought over from An
chorage today. One was a white
man who walked naked through
the streets of Anchorage in broad
daylight. The only covering on
him was a cloth around the neck
anl a string around the waist, but
hanging to the string was an alarm !
clock.
NO DOCKS WILL BE
BUILT THIS YEAR
Seward Gateway; Chairman Edcs,
of the Engineering commission, an
nounced positively today that no
docks will be built at Seward this
year as not sufficient money is in
the commission's possession. The
announcement was made in answer
tc a question, and the question was
due to persistent rumors that the
commission has been surveying at
the p( int near the Brown & Hawk
ins powder house. Mr. Edes says
the surveying is going on at sev
eral quarters for the purpose of se
curing good maps so that the com
mission might be able to have all
the facts when building begins.
SEPARATE TRIALS FOR
CAPLAN AND SCHMIDT
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 15—By a
written stipulation between former
Judge Fairall, of San Francisco,
chief counsel, and District Attorney
Woolwine, entered into Friday, M.
A. Schmidt and David Caplan,
charged with murder in connection
(Continued on page 4.)
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PROPOSED LOAN IS DECLARED
NOT BREACH OF NEOIRALlIf
Washington, D. C., Sept. 15—
L'he proposed loan, of one billion
lollars that the Anglo-French Joinl
lnanclal conimlsslop ia now Beek
ing to negotiate in New York, will
not, even If consummated, con
stitute a breach ot neutrality, ac
cording to high authorities on In
ternational law.
1011111 IS UNVEILED 10
HEROES OHilNTED POLICE
Dawson News, Sept. 6: The hand
orne new stone monument, with i
rronze tablet attached, erected la
he Dawson barracks grounds in
Lojor of Inspector F. J. Fitzgerald
.iicl his three companions of the
tcyal Northwest Mounted Police,
vas unveiled with due ceremony
nis morning. The affair was un
ler the direction of the F. J.
'itzgerald Chapter of the Daughters
if the Empire, and was one of the 1
irettiest and most impressive cere- 1
nonles ever held in the open air
n the Yukon.
The monument stands in the
enter of the fine, large, sweeping
olice park, facing the broad Yu
ron at its junction with the Klon
;ike. Around the monument runs
he neat gravel drives and walks, 1
rilli lawns and parked strips 6et
rff strikingly with beautiful shade
reos. The moniiment is of Yukon
lone In the form of a needle-shaped .
haft, several feet square at the [
lottorn and tapering gracefully to
he beveled top. The bronze tab
>5t on one side bears the Inscrlp
ion to the departed police heroes,!
nentioning each, namely, Inspector
Fitzgerald and Constables Kinney,
barter and Taylor.
The inscription on the tablet fol- *
ows: ]
To the Memory of
Inspector F. J, Fitzgerald I
Constable Sam Carter
Constable G. F. Kinney
Constable R. O. Taylor
Members of the Royal North
west Mounted Police who per- i
islied on the Fort McPherson
Dawson patrol In the service
of the Dominion and; the Em
pire, after a most heroic strug- I
gle, February, 1911. 1
Erected by the F. J. Fitz
gerald Chapter of the Imperial
Order of the Daughters of the i
Empire, August 17, 1916.
GOD BLESS ALL
During the service this morning
ill members of the Royal North
vest Mounted Police of Dawson and
ricinliy attended in full uniform,
vith Major Knight in command,
md Inspector Telford and several
ion-commissioned officers, includ
ing Serge ant-Major Nicholls, asslst
ng.
Tie police stood at attention in
Iront of the monument, which wm
ihrouded In a handsome Union
rack. The Daughters of the l)m
' (Continued on i>age 4.)
SET URNS AFTER GIVING
A SERIES OF LECTURES
Ketchikan Miner: The Rev. Cor
ter returned or the City of Seat
;le yesterday, haying completed his
ecture engagement with the Pacific
Doatt Steamship company. On
iach ship five lectures were de
ivered, whose subjcts were as fol
cwb:
(a) The Indians and their totems.
(b) The glaciers, Juneau and its
nines.
(c) Indian arts and crafts and
;ho towns along the Lynn canal.
(d) Sitka, its legends and lila
ory.
(e) Wrangell, Ketchikan and the
ndustrtes of Alaska.
The las' lecture simply gave a
flimjree o' the possibilities of ln
iustrfal development in Alaska.
What amazed them most was the
possibilities of the "Fish By-Pro
lucts.' That Alaska is a marble
ioantry, as well as a mineral coun
:ry also surprised them. They all
•eturned to their homes impressed
vlth the Idea that anything "Uncle
5am" might do for Alaska is sure
o be a profitable investment.
On Sundays a service was held
n which the Indian religion, the
>ld and £he new, was described and
llso a review of the religious work
>f all religious bodies was given, i
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