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JULY 14. 1916 , PRICE 10 CENTS
Mli SHIPS
Sill GRAFT
BALTIMORE, July 14—Half a
doseu British* rneu of war are lying
»" th>.' Virginia* capes waiting- for
tht» i>eulschland. The captain of
*he Uernmn monst« r shows little
tear ovtr the presence of the Brit
ish ui"ii of war and.is) ready to
sroot under the water and pursue
h'« course to Germany. *
Captain Konig says freight; aerro
plain-s will be arriving from Ger
many in a shor* time. The ma
chines are almost compkttd and
trial tests have bejeu made and
they have proved successful. With
freighters making the run both.uu
der s»*a and in the air the captain
bHk-vts that 'he blockade of .Eng
land will be useless..
inc
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SAX ANTONIO, July 14—Com
pany C. o' the Second Teix;is Infan
try, tjschanged sho's with six Mexi
can aimed bandi's, who were try
lug to cross the river near Donna.
A sentry of the.Tavas Company lo
catod tne desperadoes sis they were
In the act of fordi i*- the river on
a Jog float. In a minute the sho s
from tie IT. .S. troopers, rang out
and the bandits lost no time in
making their escape..
ATLANTA, July 14—Meager and
unauthentic dispatches; from the
Charleston water front v.hich.' come
uudaitd point to the fact that a
big storm Is Making oveT that
section of the country. Tne dis
patches -hii:t a* the awful disaster
anil damage done by the storm
which, is swvtping thru a wide
secth n of the country.
Mrs. McRobeits and family from
Atlin, were southbound passengeis
ou the Charlotte.
ROME. July 14—The Italians |
have blown uj> the Summit Castil- '
lettc wi'U powerful explosives. The
eutirt Austrian, l'orca was,buried l>.
aeath the wreckage. Minor at- '
plosions occurred all moruing from
'lie big castle to the Fiut region.
AMPLE III
ATHENS. July 14—The King and '
Queen of Greece narrowly escaped
death, in a raging fore&t fire which
swept thru the region of the1 coun
try in which, is located theft- couu
»ry chateau, at on early hour this
morning. f
Several army officers and the
personal guards of the royal couple
perish* d in the fire In trying to
save ihv lives of the king and
queen. The chateau was charred to
a black mass by the fire. It swept
thousands of acres. Fighttrs, have
it unu*r control.
NINETEEN FOR SKAGWAY
The Skagway one way passengers
on th.- Prince G-forg'e numbered
nineteen. Those noted were: Mrs.
Skoda-.'k, Mr. and Mrs. Knapp, Mr.
and Mrs.. I.ewis, Mr. N order, Mr.
Baldwin, Mrs. Pritchard, Mr. and
Mrs. Thornton. E. J. Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. Boyden, M:s. Weld,, Miss
Luby, Mrs. Luby, llr. and Mrs.
Hooper and Mrs. Blake.
CATHOLIC CHIRCH PROPERTY
BEING IMPROVED
Workmen are busily engaged on
tlio Catholic Church property on
Fifth street, makinr Improvements
and glaring a new foundation un
der 'he structure. The side walk
has *»een torn up and it Is under
stood 'hat a.new walk will be laid
in froi't of the property..
Jacks have be^n placed under
the building, raisins i* several inch
es so that the workmen coulo
take "he old foundation out and
place ♦ .e new foundation under the
ouilding. Other improvements an^
to be made around tne church and j
parsonage.
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MHO FIRE GUNS
S10P CHARGES
PARIS, July 14—The , German
army tried to storm the French. po~
sHiui.s on th:J uortU of Aisne this
p-)CU but wene checked J>y .thje ra
uid tire gunsl from the French
trenches. The guna fired hy tue
t'rwich 'roopa cut thiem. down| like
sheer r_o they,made tiieir charges.
Afier an hours fighting the Ger
man commander saw that he. was
losing ir.eu and ammunition and not
iu.>kiiig headway, so sounded a g<en
sra] retreat. Big gun bomlbardme t
Er"ui the French1 trenches* then
played upon the! retreating farces.
FRENCH GAIN ON GERMAN8
LONDON, Julv 14—The Fren. h I
ire separated by a narrow valley |
Jro-n the thtrd Germaai defense lin
>11 the Somme river. The French
sw-ep< thru the secondary lines late i
ss' n.gbt and the fight is on for '
.lie mastery of thethirdllnes..
diseasTbFfles
AUTHORITIES
NEW YORK, July 14—Federal
luthoiities are bafili d by the ra
)id spread of infantile paralysis in
.his c'ty. Regardless of .the ex
,ra orecautione that have been tuk
by the medical officers it.stiems
be spreading like wild fire.
One Hundred and sixty two new
•nsts of the dread disease have
>eeu v< ported wtb'n twenty four
lOurs.. Thev have succeeded in
sonflnlnp it within thie city and no
:ases have.been reported from oth
ir metropolitan cities.
JIG SHIPMENT OF
DRIED SHRIMPS
Tha first big shipment of dried
mripn's to ever leave aoi.Alaskan
>ort was taken from Petersburg las
veek and booked for Chiua via
Seattle". The shipment contained
>5u pounds, Shrimps in China are
sonsidered a delicacy.
TUla industry promises to be
;Ome an importaut business .in
ioutheasterni Alaska. Experiment
>f a technical nature have been
■arried on for several yeajw and as
i, result of those flxperiments the
various industries are just now be
ginning to blossom forth.
TROOPS AT KOVEL
PKTROGRAD, July' 14 — The
reu'j Prussian corps from Rhelms
uid the fifth| Bavarian! from .Arras
lave arrived at Xovel.
Mrs. John Tlntinger, the wife of
he well known' Spruce.craeik miner,!
iccoBipanitd by her daughter, Miss
Madeline Foster, arrived in Skag
vay last night .and will wemain a' (
:ouple of weiedcs enjoying the salt
vater breeze. They are stopping at
he 'rolden (North) hotel. 1
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BERLIN, Jul. 14—Newspape.s a. 9
r-rlut'ng long articles urging th?
aurtiStj ic tetl use of the German
subxruTlDee. Pressure la being
brought to bear upon the naval.au-;
thorltles lor them to albandon) the
pres'f'u* practice and fall back on
the former policy of firing upon
everything that happens along. Na- |
va; authorities recognize that the
submarine is ou& of »he most ef
fective methods for breaking into
the British blockade and shuttl. g
out merchantmen from the Channel
an*1 North Sea.. I
BIG BATTLES IN GALICIA
LONDON, July 14—Frightful
fignting has been reported in Ga
licia. The .Allies have! made a
careful distribution! of ammunition
»o all fronts PC that a, shortage will
be impossible. The Allies are win
ning the day.
WASHINGTON, July 13—Federal
Judge J. H. Clarke, of Cleveland,
Ohio, tag been appointed by Presi
dtrit Wilson <o fill the vacancy in
the Supreme Court left vacant by
tho resignation of Charles Evans
Hugh«s, Republican! candidate for
president of the United States.
Before taking the federal judge- i
•ship Justice Clarke was al prominei t
lawyer In Cleveland. He was cer- i
poration counsel 'or a numbier of
'he 'arrest corporations in the Un
ited S'Ptes. He was the Democrat
ic nominee for th« senate lit 1903
and made a canvass against .Mark A«
Hanna.
WATER FRONT FIGHTS
SEATTLE, July 14—Lawlessn SF
cou'inues on »he waterfront. Pa
pers are beginning to campaign, for
sater protection. It is claimed that
th« unions are controlling t':ie
courts and sending the thugs' vic
tims »o jail and letting the .union
men free.
FIRES SWEEP REDWOODS
RION1DO, CAL., .July 14—Rail- ^
road employee have left their work
to 'ight the forest fires which are
sweeping thru the Sequoias groves.
After fighting from thirty six hours
ti> # have saved two towns and
have gotten control of the; tires.
ALASKA NEAR8 PORT
The tig ship Alaska is nearlng
thl« port with a mammoth/ cargo for
Garden City and Interior points.
It s scheduled to arrive sometime
Sunday afternoon. After the freight
cargo Is unloaded it will .clear for
tho westward.
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P. H. GANTY
VICIOUS SHARKS
KILL BATHERS
NEW YORK, July 14—Armrd pa
trols on thei Atlantic! ape searching 1
for man-eat'n^ sharks. Three b-.th
ers have been, killed by the. vicious
fish. Nets have beeu erected along
• lie leaches and rewards are offered
for sharks dead or alive. They |
seem to come: at irregular Intervals )
aal Ifiiah some bather.and then die
appear.
CLEVELAND, July 14—Claiming
lha* ihey had bad ncthlnj>; to eat
Co* thirty six hours .and that they
were on. th$ point o<f starvation,
seven hundred New.Yo.rk mll.tia
men raided a number ot stores* near
cno station in this city taking food
to eat.
The troops aire enrouta to the
sorder Una and ithe troofl train
was wafting for a clear track to
ipe»d 'he fighters to' the south.
The owners of the stores will take
;he matter up with .the war de
partment of the United States gor
fmmeut. I
LT. S.. SUBMARINE WILL
ESCORT GERMAN SHIP
WASHING! ON, July 14—Sailors
!rom the submarine Deutchland vis
tcd the White House.this morning
titd were shown around this city in
ipecial automobiles. .United States
inb-narines will escort the German
luder sea cra't to thq thr.ee mile
jniit whem( the monster is ready to
aave. <rom acioss the| ocean.
POiTORS ISSUE WARNINGS
NjJW YORK, July 14—.Federal
nedical authorities are;, trying] their
jes* to eradicate lnfantilel paraly
sis. They say that if the case , is
•eported in time that th§ life can
5e saved. A warning haa been
sounded all over the city.
MARTIAL LAW IN SPAIN
MADRID, July 14—Spaim de
;lui?d martial lay ini the; state ,of
$iege on aocount of the railroad
^Irike in Madrid.
HUGH STORM
GERMAN LIS
LONDON, July 14—The .British
began active movements at the
break of (lawn this morning and
have been) steadily ploughing thru
the enemje territory all day. .The
maiu divisions of the Britiahje.s
have succeeded In, penetrating tf'e
jecond defense lin® of,the Germans.
Pour miles of front ini thq secondary
iefen.se lines are now under the
command of British! generals.
Impoi tant positions formerly in
the hands of the Germans have fal
len into British hands. Some of the
most important to come to,' the Brit
ish ill today's fighting are Longue
ral, Bazentin and Legrand. .Be
sides making these enormous gains
3ii the enemv the troops have driv
?n the enemy out of drones Woods
ind art- reported 16 he occupying
ihe position. A,general weakening
ill alon< the German lines has
>een noticed.
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KILLS CADOY
NEW YORK. July 14—A score o£
iociety worn' n, who were playing
roll on the "-r-^n, dropped .t» their
cnees lu prayer when a caddy who
vas carrying their kits: was .struck
>y a bolt of lightning and killed.
Electric storms and heat , are
tilling many persona inl the Eai-t.
I'he neat in this city Is terrific.
Kapy deaths have followed as a re
•u It.
TO FORM CLUB TONIGHT
Washington collegians will gath
er around the festive banquet table
onigh' in a rip roaring, jolly time.
L permanent Washiiigton Alumni
iluh will be launched and .has as
barter members eleven stalwart
iolleglans who claim allegiance to
he University of Washington.
The banque' will be held at the
lome (y" P. H.. McClelland. Plates
vill te laid for eleven.. Toasts,
ongs and merriment will hold full
iway for the earlier part of the
veaiu; and .not until the serious
fl the formation of the per
nanen4 organization coincs before
ke members will It subside.
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