TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1915 PRICE 10 CENTS
RUSSIAN ARi ESCAPES FROM
FIELD MARSHAL VON HINDENBERG
London, Sept 2—Latest reports
Irom the fighting between the Teu
tonic allies and Russians around
Vllna indicates that the latter have
made tteir escape from Field
Marshal Von Hindenburg's encom
passing movement. The cavalry
raids by the Teutons were as
brilliant as those of either General
Stuart or General Phil Sheridan in
the American Civil war, but though
they swarmed about both flanks of
the Russian army, entirely enoirc
liag their forces, they were appar
ently too weak to impede the pro
gress of the Czar's veterans in
their retreat.
FORMER AMBASSADOR ASKS AID
IN PROTECTION OF ARMENIANS
Loadon, Sept 21—James Bryce,
former British ambassador to the j
licked States, asks America to aid j
the Armenians, who, he states, are
being killed by the thousands by the
Turks The young Armenian women
are taken into the harems of their
captors while the old and feeble
fre slain without compunction or
mercy. Ten thousand Armenians
iu one village are said to hav«*
been chained together and thrown
ia'o lakes and rivers and drowned.
It was announced here today
that Great Britain will not enforce'
conscription of recruits for the war
except as a last resort.
PLEASURE YACHT
OEIS BUMPED
Petersburg Report; While the
City of Seattle was maneuvering to |
make a landing on Tuesday even-1
ii.g, she ]>umped into a steam ]
yacht which was anchored in the.
stream in froat of the P. C. & X. P.
dock, doing some damage to the j
little vessel and also partially j
w recking a couple of her own cab- I
ius. The yacht was the Ituua, in '
command ot Captain Frank White, u
Seattle, and owned by Fred Vogei, j
ol Los Angeles.
It Is considered fortunate that
no greater damage resulted, as
til* anchorage selected by the,
Ituaa made it hazardous not only
fcr steamers landing at the wharf. '
but also invited collision with!
larze 6teamere passing through the
channel.
The Ituna left Los Angeles on
Ju!y 10 and cruised to Skagway and
Sitka, with stops at various other t
points in Southeastern Alaska, while
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THREE OTHER XATIOXS
SOON BE IX THE WAK
Roiae, Sept. 21—It is reported
here today that there is every prob
ability that Bulgaria, Rumania
and Greece will plunge into the
great European conflict before the
snow fails this winter.
MAN Y l'RISOXERS ARE
TAKEN' BY KUSSIAXS
Paris, Sept. 21—Seventy thous
and Teuton prisoners of war have
been taken by Russians in South
Polesia, according to latest advices
received iu this cty.
IU£D SOX ARE XOW FOUR
GAMES TO THE GOOD
Boston, Sept. 21—The Red Sox
today drove another spike into the
penant, taking the game from the
Tigers by a score of two to three.
The Reti Sox are now four games
ahead in the race.
BOD U S OF VICTIMS
REACH SAX FRANCISCO
San Francisco, Sept. 21—The
bodies ot the victims of the sub
marire disaster at the entrance to
Honolulu harbor arrived in this city
for interment today.
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LONG EXPECTED CAMPAIGN IS
NOW LAUNCHED AGAINST SERBIA
Berlin, Sept. 21—Reports re
ceived today from the Balkan capi
tals indicate that the long expected
Teutonic campaign against Serbia j
lias been commenced by the Teu
tons bombarding a Servian position .
over a hundred milea from the
Iront, between the mouths of the
rl vers Brina and MoTava. This
action la undobtedly Intended to
cover the throwing of Teutonic
troops across those rivers inito
Servian territory.
IHE sum 101 COUNCIL
H0L0S ITS REGULAR MEETING
The Skagway town council held
its first regular meeting in a Ht
tlo over a month at tho town hall
last night at 8 o'clock. The rea
son for the length of time that
elapsed between the previous meet
ing and that of last night was
because they are due to occur on
first and third Mondays of the
month. In August there were Hive
Mondays and the third one was on
August 16th, when the meeting
tcok place. The date of the nest
meeting should have been Monday,
Sept. (Hh, but that was a legal holi
day and so was passed. All the
membeers were present last night
except Councilmen A. C. Blanchaird
and W. R. Hille<ry.
Public works and public pro
perty committee reported that an
approach to the Sixteenth street
wagon bridge over the Skagway riv
er had been put in, so that teams
could cross, at a c06t of $2.75; al
so that two car loads of cinders
had been hauled and put in holes
on State street and that a car or
so more would have to be put in,
on Broadway, otherwise the side
walks and streets of the town are
in excellent shape for the next 12
months.
Mayor Ashley took occasion to
highly commend the members of the
towu council on the efficient and
economical work that had been
done in the way of public improve
ments and repairs during the past
year and said that everyone had
at all times been strictly on the
job. lie also recommended that a
crosswalk be put in it State and
Twelfth streets.
Waterworks committee reported
the fixing of two hydrants.
Report of town treasurer for
month of August accepted and
ordered placed on file.
The first reading of Ordinance No.
131, providing for the licensing of
Itinerant merchants, peddlers, etc-,
was had and the document laid over
for second reading at the next regu
lar meeting.
Communication from the secre
tary of the Skagway commercial
club, In regard to the removal or
razing of the old buildings and
6hacks in town, and asking for
the co-operation of the town coun
cil in the work, was read and the
judiciary committee instructed to
ascertain from some competent au
thority what powers the town coun
cil had in the premises.
Report of the school board for
| the month ending Sept. 26th, and
requesting an appropriation of
$725.00, was read amd the amount
| asked for granted.
H. S. Yeoman appeared before the
council and asked that a street
light be put in at the corner of
j Twelfth and Alaska. Public works
1 and public property committee giv
| en power to act.
The following claims against the
town were read, approved and var
iants ordered drawn in payment:
[ M. Sundeea .. ... .. ... $ 32.00
I). N. Hukill .. 17.75
Jno, Williams 5.75
W. W. Tate .. 20.00
Jehu Wood ... .. .. ... 4.50
W. T. Myrick _. .. 11.5
U. Martin ... ... ... ... ... 5.75
W. 1\ & Y. R. 18.30
P. li. G-anty _. .. ._ .. 3.45
L. A. Harrison Co .45
Wm. liritt .95
Snag, Vol. Fire JJopt. ... .. 10.00
Phil Abrahams ... 240.00
Home Power Co. ... ... .. 204.55
Alaska Gen. Elec. Co. 9.00
Alaska Bindery .." ... .. 24.00
Daily Alaskan ... .. 45.00
Keller Bros 95
Phil Abrahams .. 5-00
Alaska Transfer 10.00
Under the head of unfinisnea j
business the P. W. and P. P. com
mittee reported as follows on the
cost of labor and material for the
laying of new sidewalks in the town
of akagway for the present year:
Material—125,388 feet of lumber,
at $8.50 per M, less 2 per cent
for cash, £1044.48; 27 kegs of nails
at $3.25 oach, $87.75; freight and
wharfage on lunnber, $752.38; dray
age, $125.00; cost of wires, $5.22;
tutal, $2014.83.
Labor—5104 ^ lineal feet of 6
foot sidewalk, 903 hours, at 50c.
per hour, $451.50; 405 lineal feet
of 10 foot sidewalk, 152 hours, at
50c. per hour, $76 ; 845 2-3 lineal
fees street crossings, 275^ hours,
at 50c per hour, $13 7.75; total
$665.26. Making a gTand total for
the work of $2680.08. From this
deduct $63.82 for material left
over and on hand and the actual
cost to the town is $2616.26.
The above figures are complete
and show the net cost of labor per
linta! foot for six foot Bidewalks to
have beeai 8 4-5c; per lineal foot
for 10 foot sidewalks, 18 7-10c, and
per lineal foot tor street cross
ings, 16 3-10c.
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PRESIDED! WILSON ACCEPTS
INVITATION FROM THE G. A. H
Washington, D. C., Sept. 21—
President Wilson, lias accepted the
invitation, of the Grand Army of the
Republic to lay the corner Btane
of the new amphitheatre in Arling
ton National cemetery across the
Potomac river from Washington dur
1j£ encampment week. The cer
emony ■will take place on, Thursday,
Seotember 30, the day following the
Grand Review of the veterans. The
m mbere of the encampment, by
which is meant the business organiz
ation of the Grand Army, will at
tend the corner fltone laying In a
body and assist the president in
the exercises.
One of the features in connec
tion wi'h the Grand Army Encamp
i"'.•1 in which the Woman's Relief
Coops and the Ladies of the G. A.
R. as well as their allied organiza
tions will have the leading part,
will be the planting of two trees,
one on each side of the boulevard
leading to 'he Lincoln, Memorial In
Potomac park. In the planting of
the trees the first spadeful of
eart". will be turned by David J.
Palmer, the commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army, while Mrs. Sarah
E. Fulton, the president of the
Woman's Relief Coups will perform
a similar service in the planting of
the second tree.
In view of the fact that many of
the veterans who -will desire to par
ticipate in the. Grand Review are
crippled and infirm, it has been de
cided to allow those who are physi
cally unable to walk tq occupy au
tomobiles and other vehicles in the
line of march.
10/ the twenty-nine survivors of
the Union Light Brigade of Ohio,
Which acted as President Lincoln's
mounted escort from December
1863, until his assassination, ten
hive signified their intention of
attending the forthcoming reunion,
and an effort la being made to
brinx here as many more aa are
able to come. The only Buviving
commissioned officer of the brigade
la G. C. Asttburn, now president of
the board of Bchool commissioners
of Cleveland, Ohio, who eptpects to
be here. _,; _ ,
SYNDICATE op financiers
ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC
New York, Sept. 21—The syndi
cate handling the Anglo-Preach
loan w'11 be composed of financiers
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Pro-Germans, it is understood, ylll
also become members. It has fin
ally been agreed that the loan will
be available upon commodity ex
ports but not for munitions of
war.
MINISTER Of EDUCATION FOR 0. G.
VISITS NORTHERN CONSTITUENTS
Atlin, B. C., S<pt. 19, 1915.
A large number of the votora
and citizens of Atlin district at
tended a meeting held in A. B. hall
in Discovery last night to listen to
tlio Hon Henry W. Younff, member
of parliament for Atlin district,
pr-viacial secretary and minister of
education for British Columbia.
Dr. Young spoke for over an
hour and a half, and reviewed the
situation of the day in its various
phases. He spoke at length on
the ceneral outlook throughout the
province and the effect of the war
on the country and congratulated
t^e people of Atlin and the north
on tre fact that they did not
feel the evil effects of the great
conflict the same as those on the
coast. for which they could con
sider themselves extremely fortunate
He spoke at length on the policy
of the government and. told of the
effort; being made by the adminis
tration to carry tho country along
durlDg the present crisis.
He dealt with the. conditions lo
cally as to wlxat bad been done in
tho way of meeting requests of the
citizens, and assured his hearers
that the same policy of encouraging
development would continue.
Dr. Young also took up
the question of leases and
miulug laws of the Atlln
district generally, and aaked
for suggestions and criticisms.
"The government," he said "recog
nizes the stability of the camp
and that it has been a great pro
ducer cf gold and other minerals."
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