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No. 170 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY
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PRICE 10 CENTS
IRON MOB TO REPLACE ALL
COPPER COINS IN GERMANY
Berlin, Aug. 2S—On account
of military necessity requiring the
conservation of all the available
copper supply, the reischtag today
passed a bill authorizing the coiu
r.ge of iron pieces of the value of
one-sixteenth of a mark or ap
proximately a cent and a quarter in
American money. These coins will
take the place of the copper coins
of small denomination now in cir
culation, _which will be gathered to
gether and used in the manufacture
o parts of cannon, telegraph wire
and for other necessary military
equipment. A census of copper
kettles and other household uten
sils containing that metal was recent
ly made and that source of supply J
is already being drawn upon and j
iron vessels substituted. The iron j
mines under Austrian and German |
control are capable of supplying all,
of the iron and steel needed for I
military and domestic use, but the .
Prussian copper mines are unable to |
produce more than a small portion ]
of that metal needed.
ffi SIEGE
Athens, Aug. 2S—Two British
submarines have peuetrated through
the Dardanelles passage into the
sea ct Marmora and for several
days have bean preventing the
Turkish ships from carrying food
ana ammunition to the Moslem ar
my on the Gallipoli peninsula. The
situation is growing critical for the
lurks, inasmuch us the laud
forces of the allies have worked
their way far enough north across
the neck of the peninsula to partly
interrupt the carrying of supplies to
t"»t> torts by land.
RUSSIA ILL
London, Aug. 23—Although her ^
armies are b©ing forced gradually
back at every point, Russia is show
i'w no disposition to quit or con
sider asking for peace. On tilt*
coutrary that country is now rais
ing aud equipping a fresh acjny
of two million more soldiers to
sapport and relieve the strain on
those now at the front, aud is pre
paring to continue the war for an- |
other year or more. None of th1?
Russian officers expect the conclu- i
s!on of the struggle until next year
G10N0 LOST
l» RUSSIANS
r.orlin, Aug. 28—It is generally
believed here, though no official
statemen* has yet been published,
thai the Russiaus have evacuated
Grodno, another important railway
ceater, since the surrender of
Brest Lltovsk.
TUFT GIVEN
cSan Francisco, Aug. 2S—At the
general conference of Unitarian,
churches of America now in session
here, William Howard Taft, former
president of the United States, was
elected president of the conference
for the next two years.
J
Victor Peterson, a member of the
crew of the steamship Dolphin was I
presented 'with a gold watch by the |
passengers of that vessel upon ar- j
(Continued on i>age 4.)
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PEACE RUMORS
BEING DENIED
Petrograd, August 28—The ru
mors of pending negotiations for
u peace agreement between Russia
and Urmany, started first just
after the former evacuated the
stronghold of Warsaw, are again in
circulation, but their truth is be
in* vehemently denied by the Rus
sians.
8SMC0IE
IB PACIFIC COAST
New York, Aug. 28—Three train
loads of bankers will start from
this city Sunday to attend the con
vention of the American Bankers'
association to be held in Seattle
during the second wee'- of Septem
ber. Several special trains from
Bcston and other New England
points will pass through here on
tbeir way westward during Sunday
and Monday.
MEXICO Clir
AGAIN CAPITAL
Washington, Aug. 28—Advices
received by the state department to
day from Vera Cruz state that Gen
eral Carranza will move tho consti
tutionalist capital to Mexico city
tomorrow, which is taken to indicate
that he considers his forces strong
enough to keep the Zapatistas
from re-entering the city.
DIVISION OF '
A. 10. MY
Washington, Aug. 28—That the
legal controversy among the owners
which, a few weeks ago threatened
to -ltlajr indefinitely the final
transfer of the Alaska Northern
railway property to the United
States government has been set
tled definitely by mutual agreement
Is attested by the fact that the
first payment made yesterday was
divided three ways, the conflicting
interests all sharing in the re
ceipt of the money. Three hundred
and sixty-five thousand dollars
went, to the Canadian vendors, sev
enty thousand dollars to Mr. La
baree and sixty-nine thousand to
the American bondholdres, making
the total payment of five hundred
and four thousand dollars an
nounced yesterday.
AEROPLANES
DRIVEN OFF
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Paris, Aug. 28—German aero
planes attempted today to raid this
c!tv but were driven off by a
; French, flotilla before tliey could
j inflict any damage. News just re
j ceived here is to the effect that
j French aviators are now bombarding
| Chattelen and Argonue.
mimm
ARE DESTROYED
Berlin, August 28—It has just
been made public in this city that
a German submarine on August
16th attacked Harrington, on the
west coast of England, and des
troyed the benzole factories which
ara located there. It is denied that
a German submarine had been sunk
bv allied aeroplanes off Ostend.
The Germans are now in posses
sion of the Narew river and the
Russian lines are reported to have
b«eu pierced along thy Zlotalipa
river.
A BREAK 10W
IS INEVITABLE
Athens, August 28—The break
ing of diplomatic relations between
Turkey and Greece is now in
evitable It is said on account of
fresh persecutions of Greeks in
As'a Minor. It is also reported
that scores of Greek girls have
been carried off and placed in Turk
ish harems within the past few days
Chicago, August 28—Manager
Greenbaum, of the steamboat com
pany which operated the steamer
Eastland, has been indicted by the
county grand jury on a charge of
manslaughter for his part in per
mitting the overloading of that ves
sel on the day of the accident,
UPPER YUKON RIVER REPORT
Whitehoree, Aug. 28 — White
Horse; Arrived 10:20 a. m. on the
27th.
White Horse; Sailed daylight to
day.
Casca: Up Selkirk 6 a. m.
Dawson Up Ogilvie 7 a. m.
Canadian: In Dawson.
Next sailing: Casca Tuesday.
Makes Lower River connection at
Dawson.
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AT 20c PER TLX,—3 FOR 60a
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Arrived on the Str. Seattle today, a complete lint! of per*
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our prices on all canning fruits very attractive.
P. H. GANTY
CHINESE REPUBLIC if BE
CHANGED BACK 10 AN EMPIRE
Pekin. Aug. 27—Tbe project of
i reclaiming himself emperor is b&
ing discussed by Yuan Shi Kai,
iresident or the Chinese republic,
ivit\ his immediato supporters and I
Prof. Frank Good now, of John Hop
dns university, legal adviser to the
Chinese government, who ia spend
ng tlie summer in Peking.
Prof. Goodnow, who secured the
:onfidence of Yuan Shi Kai by ad
,'ice given during former critical
imes, has been consulted on this
luestion since his arrival here a
nonth ago, and it is learned that
le approves the project.
The news became public in this
Horning newspaper's account of
;he formation by several prominent
iter, of an association for the pur
pose of discussing whether a mon
trchy is not the better form of gov
>rnment. The public article tellin*
)f the formation of the society
uot-s Prof. Goodnow as declaring
that for China a monarchy la a
better form of government than a
republic, and that "conditions are
different in China and America,
and it is impossible to transplant
a 8-stem from one country to an
other."
China became a republic on Feb
ruary 12 1912, upon the abdication
of the emperor Kuang Su, follow
ing the revolution of the previous
yeir. A provisional constitution
formulated by the revolutionary gov
ernment of Nanking was accom
plished and under this a provisSonal
parliament met in Peking on April
8, 1913. A permanent constitution
was drafted and the articles deal
ing with the election and term of
office of president and vice presi
dent were passed by parliament.
Under these Yuan Shi Kai on Octo
ber 6, was elected president for a
five-year term.
HAPPENINGS
A1 Johnson, a prospector who
las been in the Broad Pass re
;ion for a number of years, ar
-Lved in Skagway a few days ago
in i left on this morning's train for
Wliitehorse, where he is going to
try and find a partner to take a
:rip with him into the Pelly river
:ountry. Ho is looking for a man
»'ho can furnish his own share of
in outfit for several months ab- j
sence in the wilderness.
Mrs. Shearer and Miss Paterson
•eturued on Wednesday evening's
rain from a ten days' delightful
•rip to Atlin and Whitehorse. While
n Atlin they were guests of Mrs.
kelson on Birch creek, whose kind
iess and hospitality will never be
forgotten. Mr. Nelson is working
mines on Birch creek and by his |
tind permission Mrs. Shearer and
Miss Paterson were allowed to
san and "snipe" on the bed rockj
:o their hearts content. Though
imateurs at panning, they got a
jood showing of gold in every
>an, and were allowed to keep the
;oarser pieces for their efforts and
:o convince therr friends that they
vere actually in the mines. They
ilso roamed the surrounding hills
iu search of all kinds of gajne ex
cept bear—they were certainly
not looking for bear. They also re
port a good time at Carcross and
Whitchoree, but were glad 'to re
turn to Skagway and their friends
again.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lucas and her son
Albert H. Lucas, who have been
touring in the north this Bummer,
were southbound passengers on the
Jefferson, having arrived out from
the Interior on yesterday's train..
A very beautiful selection of
flowers from the Pullen House con
servatory was 6ent by Mrs. H. S.
Pullen this afternoon to Major and
Mrs. McAndrews at Ft. W. H. Se
ward. Gorgeous hued and magnifi
cent gladiolas and dahlias pre
dominated in the make-up of the
offering.
Word comes from Vancouver, B.
C., that Dr. F. J. Nicholson of that
citjr had offered his services to the
allies which being accepted, he had
joined a medical corps and Is now
on his way to the front. Dr. Nich
olsoa is well known in Skagway and
Southern Yukon, having practiced
his profession in Whitehorse for
a number of years prior to leav
ing there for the British Columbia
city. For several seasons he waa
pitcher for the WhitehorBe base
ball team, at that time one of the
leading teams in the Skagway
Whitehorse-Dawson circuit, and not
dependent upon the help of "out
elde" talent to bring homq the
spoils of victory.
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