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No. 11S EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 191ft
PRICE 10 CENTS
London, June 25—With the Rus- :
plans slowly retreating in.the east
ern war zone the French are as
slowly but steadily gaining ground
A BflTTALLION j
ANNIHILATED
Toronto, June 25—The First
Western Ontario hatt&lion was prac
tically annihilated today naar.La
-t'-ass'j iu an advance upon the G«r
n.an trenches. I
IVtrograd, June 25—The Ger- I
mans, according to official report*•
given out here this morning, have)
crossed the Dueister river south of j
L.t'inferg. J . I
iioFifs OF
HAL INTO GUI
Dunkirk. June 25—It is estimated (
t,.:.-.t thirty-six tons of explosive
metals have been thrown into this
<■ ty within the past few days from
. r e Germaa positions behind Dix
rniude. Many people have been
killed and wounded by the bom
ruplment.
got (Fm
A BIG_GBOUCH
Sin rtlv after the arrival of the •,
Spokajio in Dort this morning a j
representative of ths> Daily Alaskan
was accosted by a stranger who was
wa'king along Broadway accompan
It.l by a woman, a young man about|
twenty years of age and a little
girl, with the query:
"Pardon me; have you a grave
yard here?"
The -Alaskan man, supposing the
members of the party were desirous, i
n certain sections along the west
ern battle frcnt. Fighting.is today i
repcrted to be going on In Meuse,
Chamoagne and Lorraine.districts.
MA DEFENDS
CITY OF MEXICO
Yt'asMngton, D. C., June 25—
Sonera! Zapata's forces are re
ported to be defending the City of
Mexico against an attack of.General
Carrania'a soldiers. The latter are
jald to have.suffered a repulse.
DENVER GLACIER
Ml ALLCLEAR
From General Agent F. B. Wurz
jacher of the W. P. & Y. R., we
earn that the company has had a
;ang of men at work putting the
L^nv.^r Glacier trail In .good 6hape .
or pedestrians desiring to visit i
;his famous scenic beauty spot,
*hica 's especially attractive to
Eastern tourists who are spending
ihoir summer outing in Skagway.
Another courtesy of the man- j
igement of the W. P. & Y. K. has
jeen the placing of a.Tailway ca
>oos* oar on the sidetrack -where
n« Denver Glacier trail leaves the
■ailroad, the use of which is free
.o all, and will be especially ap
preciated aa a place of refuge .In
ihe event of a party of sightseers
;e**lnx caught In a sudden storm.
>f visiting the last resting place of
;ha notorious "Soapy Smith," very -
iccomodatingly started to give them '
llrectlons for reaching the place i
:hey ware inquiring about, but was
nterrupted by the man, who said:
"I thank you very.much for your
tindnesB, but it was only through
:uriosity I asked. [ We have walked
ill the way up from the dock.with
)ut seeing a Bingle pereon, and
thought probably that if ve visited
.he graveyard we might at least see .
some signs o£ a past civilization."
A Word About Shoes
There may be other good shoes made, but we Handle the very
best makes that we have been able to End, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
We handle the follow
ing makes:
(all guarantied)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
PLA-MATE,
SCL'FFERS, and
SANDALS
For Children
rHE A. A.CUTTER. BERGMAN. ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN |
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10. 12, 16. and 18 in height' <• j
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher J [
and Ladiea' Furnisher 0 J'
Broadwayibetween^Third and Fourth
Phone 41
ASKS CABINET
10 NOT RESIGN
Madrid) June 25—It is under
stood the King has .requested the
nombers of the Spanish cabinet tq
remain in office and it is probable
:lie latter .will withdraw their re
cently tendered resignations. !
THE SUNSET
BOOSTS NORTH
Iu a recent issue of the Cordova
Times appears an article, commeut
ng ugcn an issue of the Sunset
Magazine, which boosts Alaska..The
tern in the Cordova paper is of gen
>ral Interest to Alaskans and is as
Allows:
"Devoting its space unstintedly to j
Uaska and the Northwest, the May
lumber of Sunset Magazine, which
las a large circulation in the East
'rn states, has done more than its
share towards inducing visitors . to
lie expositions to so arrange their
.Vest era toura that they will .not
•eturu without making a flying trip
) the Laud of the Midnight Sun.
I'll a articles are well prepared and
>eautitully illustrated, the feature
)eing "That Land Up There," . an
nformative article on Alaska by . J.
r. Underwood of the Seattle Times
staff.
"Mere than 20,000 inquiries re
at Sunset office during the
>ast three, months from persons |
ilanning a trip to the west have I
>een answered with a card of in
troduction. The card identifies the
lolder and notifies those to whom
t is presented that Sunset will ap
)recii>te any service rendered which
vlll help to make the visit of .its
'rien ls pleasant and add to their
:omfort.
" 'The traveler to the exposition,'
(ays Sunset, 'should by all means
nap his course 60 as to see the
;reat Northwest eithei first or last
The Northwestern Empire is a suc
:ession of towering, timber-clad
nountainp, .rich, protected valleys
»nd flourishing cities."
"Opposite a page in . which is pub
lished by the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce a picture entitled "A
Seattle Silhouetto'' Sunset says a
lumber of interesting things about
Puget Sounl and Alaska.
"The article on Alaska, 'That
-.and Up There,' Is timely and ap
propriate and is well illustrated,
ifld tu the 'Interesting Western
:r3' department oi the magazine is
:cund a brief sketch of the life of
3r*v. J. P. A. Strong, of Alaska,
ly t'arletoa Teck Tho magazine
& well illustrated throughout, not
'Dly wit a photographic reproduc
tions, but with color pictures. It
xnta'ns a number of other inter
ring articles and some first class
'Ictlon by William R Llghton, Grant
Carpenter, Edward H. Hurlburt and
3 tiers.
Going to the Elks' open air
lance? Well, believe me, I am!
, 6-2 5-21.
IS REDUCED Br
MILLED! FIRE
Home, June 25—Fort Hernsel,
t!:e j/rinciVal outwork of the Aus
trian stronghold of Malborget, has
been reduced l)y Italian artillery i fixe.
The Italian forces have also cap
tured Giorna. I
ExciriNeliE ,
01 THE SPOKANE1
On the way up.north from Seat
tle on the present trip the em
ployes on board the Spokane were
engaged one evening in their regu- ,
lur fire drill when a sailor lost
his balance and fell overboard. !
The alarm of "Mail Overboard!" ,
was immediately given, the steam- •
or stopped and a boat lowered for ^
the rescue. The sailor was in ;
plain sight and .evidently an ex- J
per' swimmer, but was splashing (
about iu the .water in a most un
accountable manner.. The rescu
ing party soon drew alongsido and
wi'ling hands pulled him into the
boat, none the worse, apparently,
for his involuntary bath.
The boat started back for the
ship with the sailor in his dripping
clothes sittng on one of tho center
seats. . Suddenly he stood up and
made as though to jump into, the
sea. His rescuers thinking that
probably his mind had become un
balanced by his immersion in the '
cold water grabbed him and asked '
what was the matter.
"Ay tank ay ben yoomp in an* 1
get my hat," and upon looking to ■'
where he pointed they saw his di
laoidated headgear floating around '
on the surface of the water. To
satisfy him they stopped and re- 1
covered it before proceeding on thei
way. I
On beitig aske>d by Captain Thos. 1
Johnson, commanding officer of the
Spokane, whv he had made such an
exibition while in the water the '
sai.er said he wanted to make sure '
tha tho rescuers wculd see him. '
7tli- In a letter, written to R. M. ^
Crawford, tho real estate broker, Mr
and Mrs. Van Curler state that i
thefts are thousands of caribou run- ,
nine over the hills in their district ]
at the present time, which is some- 1
what earlies.than usual. The letter ,
was written May 29, and for sever
al days previous to that, the cari
bou were seen in great numbers '
along tho hills.
General conditions in the Big
Chena district are given in the let
ter also. The Van Curlers planted
the!r crons earlier than usual this
'year an1 are pleased with the show
ing being made.
•f
Map of Italy Olive Oill
We carry this in
Quart tins ♦♦,♦♦♦ 95c
Half Gal tins* ♦ ♦ $L85
The finest grade of oil we put hid.
Especially suited for mayonaise
dressing. Very mild flavor* does
not get rancid. 100 per cent pure.
P. H. GANTY
SERMANY WILL 1 IN NOTE
FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM SEAS
Herlln, Juno 25—Th<j German
iote tQ Amorlca, In answer to the
me recently sent to Germany, by
•resident Wilson,.will say thatGer
nany is fighting for.the freedom of
he seas and does not desire to
eopardize the Interests of neutrals;
xpresses a willingness to mediate
1U CAUSE
OF COMPLAINT
Washington, D. C., June 25—
.'he British note in reply to the one
ent to that government by . Presi
!<-nt Wilson was received today. It
ays tli- United States lias, no cause
0 complain of the acts of Great
iritain !n the. treatment of cargoes
,s various concessions have already
ecu made In favor of American
itizens.
1 ISlCE
10 PLAY EVEN
The curic dealers of Skagway who
lave been just eking out an exis
ence for the.past twelve months
ti.d living on a diet of toasted .corn
lak-'S and other sanitary food
stuffs. put up by W. H. Kellogg of
Jattle Creek, Mich., while they
tnxiously awaited the opening up of
he prfc9-.t tourist season, bad a
:hanoe today to get a little of their
>ard-earned money back when tin
ironrietor of the Michigan "eat fac
ory" came in oh the.Spokane and
it once started to buy a lot of
lative curios, carved .ivory, bas
kets and other articles. In making
he rounds he dropped into Keller
Iros establishment and when he
eft the proprietors had to .hire a
;ood strong boy to carry his pttr
:hascs down to the boat.
Mr. Kellogg said it was "his
irst trip to the north, but it would
lot be his last, as he had a .Tery
tro;'g Inclination to return to
Jkagway in a few months and. put
ii a factory here for the manufac
ure of his products for .the Alas
La trade.
H-ti*
b*etween Germany and Great .Brit
ain to obtain a modification of tho
B'.ltlsh blockade against Germany
!n return for a modification of the
German submarine warfare against
Grt>at Britain, and is willing to
negotiate along the llnec laid down
ly President Wilson In his humanity
note.
YOU CAN HIKE
YOUR CHOICE
Verona, June 25—The Austrians
have been stroagly re-infoTced
along the whole front, but .where
ever thev have taken the offensive
they hare been badly beaten by tho
Italians. •
Vienna, June 25—The Italians
after a mouth of steady fighting
against the Austrian troops have
succe.ded decisively at no point.
FISHERMEN GO
BUCK JO WORK
Tue native fishermen employed
by the Alaska Pacific Fisheries Co.
at the Chllkoot cannery, between
SkagTvay and Haines, struck last
Monday afternoon upcn receiving no
tification from the manager that
the orlce of fish was to be reduced
from 15 to 12% cents each.
The fishermen claimed that 15
cents each for fish was as low as
they could be furnished and inas
much aa the price of canned sal
moj is now nigher than ever be
fore they failed to see any reason
for a reduction and stood out firm
ly for the old rate. The native
emplryes In the cannery also re
fused to ■ ork, out of sympathy for
the strikers.
Hip. matter was adjusted satis
factorily on Wednesday by the
company restoring the old price of
15 cents per fish, as well as mak
ing other concessions demanded by
the strikers.
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Safe
• You'll never be'4put out" by shape
I losing fabrics in your clother or uoor
I wear if you'll choose i
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
I or
| Ed V. Price & Co.
CLOTHES
: Drop in and look them over
Will Clayson
^The Clothier