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No. 132 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1917
PACIFIC PORTS
DO KOI WORRY
Sail Francisco^ Cal., July 11. —
The German U-boat is adding dal
ly to the world 'importance of the
ports o" Tacoma, Seattle, Portland
sud Sau Pedro, according to a 're
cent communication from National
council of Defense. The council
states tuat the Pacific 'will doubt
losu escape tit© U-boat menace be
cause o* the difficulty of establish
ing hidden baseu aud the vast range
of wi'tjr to be covered. As a result
vast shipments to Russia and other
points iu the far east, which, would
ordinarily go by way of New York,
Kill t>e brought to the Pacific coast
/or delivery acroag the ocean.
In older to car$ for this vastly
increased trade, two large piers will
built at 'Vladivostok, Russia,
aud th" terminals, of the Trans-Si
berian railway will be enlarged.
Copenhagen, July 11. — Reports
have been received here that three
Norwegian steamships Were sunk
during the past few days by German
submarines. The report states that
four members 'of the crew of one
of the vessels perished.
Paris, July 11.—The survivors of
the crew of the Norwegian merchant
man which wag sunt yesterday by
a German U-boat, wer0 this 'morn
ing landed at a French port by an
American torpedo boat destroyer.
SEMI
SELLS SHIPS
Sea'tle, July 11.—The sale of the
steel freighters Mar'ha Washington
and J. R. Fox, by; th^ Skinner'and
£ddie company of this city to the
Japanese steamihip company of Mit
sui ami Company for which the lat
ter pa-Id four million dollars, is the
highest price l»aid for any vesselA
per ton on the Pacific coast. The ves
sels Were being built by Skinner and
Kddy for their own account.
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Petrograd, July 11. — Rustian
troops have sept into Halicz and
are no.* advancing on Lorn berg a
long' the Dneister river. The ad
vancing army is within less than
! Sixty mles from the capital on 'the
southern side, and on the eatsern
side Russian forces are legu tlian
forty miles away.
The teuton army is making's des
perate resistance between Halicz
and brezezany but are unable to
stem ,vifc tide of the advancing Rus
sians.
Tbir'v guns were captured at Hal
icz and a great many prisoners tak
en.
later b;- order of the railroad man
agement the entire crowd was re
turned across the border.
Ber.ln, July 11.—The war office
today announces that- German 'forc
es waica have been fighting in the j
Stanisiau sector along the G-alician
front have drawn t>ehlnd the Dom
inica river near 'Dvinsk and the
northern end of the Russian front
at Smcrgna. The report also states J
*hat th, fighting between the two
forces has increased in fury.
Petrograd, July 11.—A report're
ceived here today from General Kor
riloff, states that after two days
of terrific offensiv0 fighting hs
troops tenet rated fh§ line of the en
emy positions west of Stanisland to
tho d^pth of six miles. '
ALASKA MAY 6ET
ZOHE RATES
Wasarogton, July 11. — Definite
plans for the inauguration of a spec
ial part-el post zone system in'the j
territorv of Alaska are being work- j
e<i out by the Pott Office depart- |
ment. according to information giv- J
en out yesterday by First Assistant
Postmaster General J. C. Koons.
Tlie matter has been turned over
to a specialist in parcel post mat- ;
ters with instructions to devise a
system that would eliminate the j
injustice of the present uniform j
zone sysiem. A conference between I
representatives of the Post Office j
Department and the Interstate Com
merce Commission Soon will be ex
pected to bring about fruition of
the plan.
BACK 10 ARIZ.
Needies, Cal., July 11.—Citizens
arino.i with shotguns received six
ty Industrial Workers of the World
upon their arrival here today from
Jerome. Arizona, from where they
had been deported, and two hours
Mi PERMIT
510 RESIGN
Amsterdam, July 11.—The Volks
Zeitung, published at Cologne, in'an
article printed yesterday says that
Chancellor Bethmann HolLweg made
a promise In the Reichstag'that he
would consent the resignation, of
Count Von Zimmerman, Baron Helf
ferich and five other members of
the Imperial cabinet
W. Marchant, inspector of Can
adian customs arrived on th§ Alice
for'a trip into the Yukon.
W. C. Bo-jvles 'and wife and little
son, W. C., Jr., are round trip pass
engers on 'the Princess Alice. Mr.
Bowles la general freleht agent for
the C. P. R. at Winnipeg.
Lot of Perishables Received on
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ALASKA TO HAVE
1WO CADETS
Wellington, June 25.—TOio Del
egate trom "Alaska bag been called
upon by the Secretary of War to
«ame an additional 'cadet for West
Point from the territory of Alaska.
The examination will be held'on the(
third Tuesday in March, 1918, and |
admission to the Academy of the '
successfful 'applicant will take filace
on Ju«e'14, 1918.
Candidates for West Point must
be between the ages'of 17 and 22
with age minimum height of 5 feet,
i incn<»s at the age of 17 and 5
Xeet, 6 inchoss at the age of "18.
It will be necessary to name a
candidate for principal and one each
for two places aa alternate. *
The examinations In Alaska will
be held at Ft. Wm. H. Seward at
Halnesa, or Ft. St. Michael at St.
Michael.
Zurich, July 11.—A dispatch re
ceived here today from Berlin j which
is 'of an official nature, announces
that 'he Prussian government would
submit to the diet a law granting
electoral reformt- without waiting
until foe termination of't"ie war. It
would also grant universal suffrage
with certain limitations a,s to 'the
right of votens. 4
BRUMS
IN MESSINE
Loudon, July 11.— According to
advice received by the war office
here, British troops have again ad
vanced considerably in the Messlne
and Wytachaete sections. The ad
vice was sent in by General Haig.
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Nor«.h Yakima, July 11.—Consid
erable disturbance .has been occagio li
ed by spiking I. W. W. here, and
in response to a request from the
mayor of this city, a number of
troops from the Oregon National
Guard arrived here this 'morning
for %e purpose of suppressing any
further lawlessness. Thirty mem
bers o1 the I. W. W. were arrested.
V&llejo, July 11.—A federal probe
into the cause of the explosion at
the Mare Island navy yards last Sunn
day was begun today to determine
to whether or not the explosion
wag the work of German spies.
HOLLWEGII)
HOED OFFICE
Berne, July 11.—A dispatch from
Berlin received herd yeuterday quo'*
Bethmpnn Hollweg as having said "I
consider it my duty to remain as
Chancellor of the Empire for the
protection of the Fatherland. Peace
without annexations 'is no accepta
ble neace to Germany. I cannot
declare what our terms of peace
might be."
CHALLENGE
July 10, 1917.
The "White Pass Wharf Rats,"
under the management of H. Fried
enfihal, lssue a challenge to the
"Monkey Wrenches," of 'the White
Pass shops, to be played at the ball
park Sunday at 2 p.m.,'July 15.
Money, Marbles or Chalk.
Paris, July 11.—The German fore*
returned to the attack on the Aisna
•front and again met with defeat, thg
.war office announced this morning.
The report also states that a strong
assault on the French positions at
Hurtebise Monument and Dragon
were repelled, the Germans being
compel ed to fall back with severe
losses. i
London, 'July 11.—The Germans
launcf d a powerful offensive move
ment in eastern Flandere, and pene
trated the British po sot ions for a
distance off over 2,400 yards, there
by reaching the 'right bank of the
Yser river near the North Sea.
where 'lie British, positions were en
tered to a depth of six hundred
yards. 1
This German success is admitted
in an offical report issued by the
war office at noon today.
It is po&ible that the Germans
are'making another great effort to
break through the British defenses
and reach the English'channel.
The German assault followed a
tremendous bombardment of ' the
British and Belgium positions from
the North Sea to a point near Dix
mude. ' ; (
Wachington, July 11. — Minister
Iteinsch, American minister tCo hi
na, —r»jported_J tp_ ther Stats Depart
ment from Peking today that Gen
eral Chang and his troops were be
sieged ii the Temple of Heaven in
the Imperial city, and'that a reward!
.of one hundred thousand was offer
ed for Chang's head. '
KME
IRE PRISONERS
Petrograd, July 11.—Reports re
ceived here by the war office to
day state that one thousand addi
tional prisoners and four more vil
lages have been captured in the Lem
berg drive.
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