RUSSIAN MINISTER OF WAR RESIGNS OFFICE
1IISH WIN
AID, NIL
BUTTLE
London, May 14. — Bomberded'
both from air and sea, sixty (jermaii
were killed, more than a hundred
were wtunded and a large amount
of property was destroyed la the
British attack on the Gorman sub
marine base at Zeebrugge, accord
ing to the official report made pub
lic ere today.
1 uo British airplanes that co
operated with the warships and tor
»odi. boats, destroyed four German
planes. Two British machines
acre lost.
Most of the villages of Bulle
cour the report states, are now
iu British hands and the Englis1-.
forces are also controlling tho
western section of Roenu.
11.5. S
DEFEATS U-BOAT
»w York, May H.—The armed
American steamship, Mongolia,
whirl) fired the first American shot
in *ho war against Germany, when
it mnV a submarine on April 25,
returned to an American port today
aft.* having asrain warded off auat-|
tac* by a U-boat.
f>otaiu Rice, commanding 'he
vessel, paid the second attack was
mads shortly after the Mongolia
left England. The sub, which was
de'ec'ed as soon as her periscope
showed, was immediately fired at.
She at once dlssappeared. Whether!
the sho* was effective cr not is not |
known.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Ross, who
were formerly at the Fulleu house,
arc now occupying a home in Sixth
avenue, near Main street.
Major General George Barnett, Com
mander of the Marine Corps.
BIG SHIPMENT
ALASKAN R. R.
Unloading of approximately 800
tons rf rolling stock and construc
tion material for the Alaskan Bail
road commission, which arrived
here Thursday morning on the La
Touche of the Alaska Steamship
company, is still under way. The
White Pass railroad will transport
whicn roint it will be carxiod down
the equipment to Whitehorse from
the Yukon to Nenana.
Tlie shipment is the firbt to ar
rive h?re this season for tne Alas
kan railroad. It includes one loc
omotive, one switch engine, thir
1i fla* cars and a large quantity of
construction supplies. The Equip
ment wr.« formerly used on the Pan
ama canal.
Most of the 300 tons of rails
for the railroad from Anchorage
to Nenana, received here last fall j
just after Yukoa navigation closed,
and stored here during tha win'er,
have r«< ii carried oyer to White
* -rso tr> tho Whue Pass in the
last week or two.
Since arrival of the La Touch e
136 head of cattle and five horses
for Fairbanks and Iditarod and 100
tons for Skagway, besides the rial
road equipment have been unload
ed. Her total cargo was about 1,
300 tons.
attribute success to luck, but those
who have it know it comes from dis
cernment and well directed effort
Success is the result of a well thought
out, carefully conducted plan. One
must think succesa before he can
enjoy it
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
"SHOW KAISER WE H BILLIONS
10 SACRIFICE" IS IMOOO'S PLEA
FOR U. S. BIG LIBERTY WAR LOAD
Washington, May; 14.—"Show the
Kaioer we hftve Mlllang to sacri
fice for liberty'" will be the slogan
of the Seoretary of the Treasury)
McAdco on. his tour through, the
west to urge subscript lone for the
America® liberty war loan.
Plans for the secretary's trip were
announced here today.
Bankers la all parts of the count
ry are co-operating in the efforts
to raise th« big loan. According!
to estimates, money needs of the al
lies, which the United States will
be called to meet by loans, in ad
dition to its own war expenses, will
be between $400,000,000 and $500,
000,000 a month.
Instructions ae to how the gov
ernment's bonds to meet the 'war
loan are to be allotted, have not
as »ot been received by the Bank
o' Alaska, it was learned at the
bank today, but applications for
participation in the loan are being
received
Since advertisement by the bank
lag> week that such applications
would be received, about $10,000
hay been subscribed locally.
BELIEVE TEDOY
ALLOWED AIY
Assurance that Colonel Roose
velt la to be allowed to lead lils di
vision Into France, jg believed »o
be given by a cable message re
oivid by Herbert A. Wilson, able
seaman of the quartermaster's har
bor boat Peterson of Fort Willfeun
H, Seward, who recently enlisted
in the division, Instructing him »o
come Rt once to Ne-jv York.
The message was received yester
day from the Roosevelt division
headquarters in New Yorlc City, ac
cordii g to Wilson, who was In Stag
way today. The one -word of in
struction was "Come."
J. HOGSTROM, MINER AT ~
lORCUPINE, LEG BROKEN,
BROUGHT W. P. HOSPITAL
Witv his right leg broken be
tween the knee &nd ankle, the re
sult c( a rock slide when he was
jilacer mining Saturday at Porcu
pine, Joseph Hogstrom was brought
today +o the White Pass hospital.
He was carried here oin the quarter
master's harbor boat, Peterson, from
Haines.
Hogstrom, who was "outside" the
past winter, had, only recently
s'ar*ed his summer worfc.
With 260 passengers aboard, six
of ihern. for Skagway and1 the others
boucd for Anchorage and other
points on the west coast, the
steamship Alameda of the Alaska,
Steamship company; arrived in poi
-shortly after noon yesterday. She
•was the. second of the company's
bic boa*a to arrive here on the sum
mer schedule. Bight passengers
from Skagway sailed west on her.
Th1 Jefferson, also of the Alas
ka line, docked yesterday morning
at 6.40 o'clock. She brought in
flv>* passengers.
The Spokane, the Pacific Steam
ship company's local office reported
today, will be due in Skagway at el
even o'clock tomorrow night.
Sailing of the Dolphin of the
Al;»ske Steamship line, scheduled
for today from Seattle, has been
pop poned until tomorrow, accord
ing 'o the report from the compa
ny's local office. She will be due
in Skagway Sunday.
Because of the heavy freight
she is to bring in, the Princess So
phia, iho O. P. R. office in Skag
way announced foday, jvill not sail
couth on her next trip until June
2. She is scheduled to arrive here
June 1.
Captain Nord, who brought tne
LaTouche in last week, rejoined his
shio, the Jefferson, and sailed
sou h on her yesterday. Capt. J.
Jonanso®, who commanded the Jef
ferson on her northbound trip, is a
gaiu on the LaTouche. The freight
er is expected to leave tomorrow,
to be in Nome trade th$ rest of the
summer.
MEDAL CONTEST
'it# gold medals will be awarded
at the gold medal contest! Thursday
evciinp in. the Presbyterian church.
.Eight boys ajid girls will be contest
ants.
The contest will be under the
direction of Miss Lois Butt. A pro
gram of special music will be fur
nished under the direction, of Mr.
Fanvell.
Ine contest program will begiu
at eight o'clock. Th« public is in
Titfed. | ! i
CIioic« chocolate* and Jx>n bOn»
at Kel'.er Bras. Dru» Store.
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Canned Fruit and Vegetables
Have gained and RETAINED popular
favor—The best in quality, th« most liber
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The best is the cheapest.
P. H. GANTY
Admiral Austin M. Knight.
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Skagway home guards are tliis I
week to hRvo thfilr first workout j
on a hike. Thla is the program
now planned by Sergeant Albert F.
Bixby, instructor of the company, j
under assignment by Major M. E.
Sayiile of Fort William H. Sewa-rd.
Since beginning their drills last I
Mon<'a-- nighf> the guards have been'
mating a record for double quick i
time through the stage of the awk
ward squad and they are expected I
to show up even better when \ it
:omes <o hiking. Rod and gun and
AJwiue club ounttags for some and]
tnushing over the trails for others,
hare given a training that warrants 1
Alaskans in feeling ready to go up
igakist any of the hiking records, i
Tee guards have their guns now, j
wooden "dummies,' turned' out by
the White Pass shops, so that they
are prepared for drill inthe man
ual "f arms. They will have their
firs* drill with the "dummies" to
light.
New members of the guard, since
the last supplementary list was pub
lished are W. R. Hillery, Vincent
Dortero, Joseph Pedersen, John
Matthews and Frank Maramatsu.
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Peticgrad, May 14.—Following
he riots of soldiers and. working
ue-., which have been causing lead
;rs of the provisional government
jreat concern since May 4, Gener
il Gcckcff, minister of war, and
'1 eral Korniloff, comma-nder of
;he Petrograd.1 garrison, resigned, to
lay.
General Korniloff, as a reason*
"or his resignation said,"too many
abor elements are trying to rule."
The council of the soldiers and
vorliingmen is still busy, It is said,
>n plars for an international soci
ilist conference, to frame terms of
>eao.
DDE DESTROYS
Gil WHARF
Amsterdam, May 14. — Hundreds
)f 'housands of dollars worth, of
property were destroyed! last night
it Wilhelmshayen, when, the imper
al German wharves there burned,
iccor^'icg to a dispatch reaching
ler- Mi is morning.
Tr.e fire raged seven hours. Be
lide the- wharves, many; buildings
ind a considerable amount of ship
>ing, tied up at the wharves, were
>urned.
11ASEBALL BENEFIT DANCE
More than eighty dollars were
:he proe eds from the dance at the
iVhi'a Pass Athletic club Saturday
Jvening, given for the benefit of
:he recently organized Sltagw-ay base
jail team.
Decorated with flags, the hall
v'is an attractive setting for the
:eam's annual social affair. Sei
ner's orchestra played.
The receipts will be added' to the
'und for the purchase or uniforms.
SHOES
Our stock of
LADIES3
WALK-OVER
SHOES
Are Now on Display
JAMES KENNEDY