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No. 147 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGrWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY,
snr com club
IS GETTING GOOD RESULTS
The officers of the Commercial
club took up with the Alaska Road
cottiaii&siou lust Friday the matter
of getting tiia bridge, wliioli' was
Wished out by the high waters of
t ht- Skagway rivir Tplacd, as was
auncuuced iu the Daily Alaskan Sat
urd.iy, and already the immediate
fuifiluueut of their request has been
i'Ti-liliiCvl.
Tcday .Mr. Phil Abrahams, secre
taty of the cluu received the fol
low i eg cablegram from J. C. Hayes,
fort-man of road construction fr
Hit. commission, which is self ex
planatory:
Juneau, Aug. 2, 1S15
Skagway commercial Cl'Jb,
Skagway, Alaska
Authority granted me to build
bridge. Will start as soon as pos
sible '
HAYES..
EMCEJUEi
BILLIONFOfi YEAR
Washington, July 31—Exact fig
ures of the record-breaking Ameri
can expert commcrce of the fiscal
}«.. r oadiug June 30, made public
today, show thatv. the trade bal
ance ia favor of the uited States —
tuo greatest in its history—was $1,
I't'J, 4.2,79-, an increase of
M-tj.J'.'u over the year preceding and
$42$,0o0,000 more than the best
•revious record made in lyus.
Kxports total $2,76i>)643,5o2, an
iucre-So of $4u 4,000,000 over the
preceding jear. Imports were $1,
oi-!,iJ0,74u, a decrease of $-1?,
7oo,u00.'
The gold movement, which 're
flects the effect of the war shows
imports cf $171,OtiS,753 and ex
ports of $14b,2L>4,14i», as against
$'Jo,53:>,C imported and $112,OSS,
exported the year before.
The official figures show little
variation from estimates previously
announced.
ALAMvAN sfcitS FUIUTXE
IX K.USLNti AMJOUAS
Angora go its for Alaska is the
latest stuat for the development of
thy resources of the northern terri
tory. It is the plan of Judge Mar
tin F. Moran, representative to the
territori.il IegUl..ture from the Ko
1 tik district, says the Post-Intelli
gencer. At the Barker yesterday
Jud'je Moran outlined his plans for
importing a herd of angora goats
la Alaska, to feed on reindeeer
moss which grows so plentifully oa
the turdra o' northern and w^st
ora Alaska. The northern legisla
tor sees a future In the angora in
d us' ry, v r fat profits for the wen
I with the initiative and daring to
undertake the Ventura
"Down iu Oregou," said Judgq
Moran, there is an angora ranch,
that is making a fortune for its
ownar. The war has cut off the im
portation of angora wool aud it is
uy to the few American ranches to
supply ail the needs of the mohair
manufacturers. • Angora wool is a
staple product; it brings tram $1
to a pound raw; tlie fii.osi
grades being used iu the mauuiac
ture of the most expensive grades
of mohair aud plush, lu Oregon
they find plenty of iood on uio
hills, and 1 don't see why tuey
wouldn't thrive eyually as well ou
our reindeer moss. The moss hits
great uutritous qualities; it has
saved the lives of men un many oc
casions when thty happened to be
caught out iu the blizzards and
lost their way."
It is the intention of Judge Mor
an to take in a small lierd of an
goras this fall, if lie can make sat
isfactory arrangements with the
steamship companies for their' trans
portation to Nome to the Kobuk dis
trict, which is twenty miles north
of tho Arctic Circle.
.Representative Aloran returned
yesterd-jr from a visit tc his old
home ia Kansas. He will start on
his au JO-mile* journey home this
week, to take charge again of his
fox raucii at Shunguak.
McCLOSKEY OLEUMS
TO V1ELD $80,000
Juaeau, July 30—"We aspect to
tak« out about $80,000 this year
iron our claims ou Spruce creek,
said James McCloskey, yestsrday.
Air. MeCloskey has just returned
froiu the Atlin district. He re
ports that a shortage of water has
Handicapped many of the companies
operating there, but on. Spruce
creek there is plenty of water, aud
tho creek should -produce about
$250,000 during thQ season.
A Word About Shoes
There'may.be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best'makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
We handle the follow
ing makes:
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
and
THE! AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
PLA-MATE,
SCUFFERS.'and
SANDALS
dren
THE A. A. CUTTER, BERGMAN, ZIMM RMAN &DEGAN
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, ! 2, 16, and 18 in height]
H. J. I.YNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
GERMAN AND RUSSIAN ARMIES
J iJEWJIITLE LINES
Fetrograd, Aug. 2—Abandonment
ot the Lublin-Cholms railroad by
the Russians and the occupation of
| Cholms by the Germans is announc
ed.
Small Russian forces along tho
! Xarev are holding the Germans in
check, and covering 'the retreat of
th& main army which is withdraw-in*
! to the new line running from Kovo
I to Brestlitovsk, where fortifications
aik' intrencliemuts are already pre
pared.
All reports Indicate that the Ger
mans have paid terrific toll in lives
for 'he'r victory in the Warsaw
campaign.'
Berlin, Aug. 2—The Teutons are
driving a wedge tlirough Poland and
tlx" commanders predict the anni
hiiatiou of the Russians before they
have time to recuperate and re
form on a new battle line.
srai mm
London. Aug. 2 — AUvices ' re
ceived here from Warsaw state that
the c;ty is still holding out agaiust
the besiegers. It is thought that
♦he dispatches must Jiav® been de
lay,*! iu transmission, as it was
announced Saturday -from both
Berlin and Petrograd that Warsaw
had teen evacuated. Seme think,
however, that it may have been a
part cf the Russian plan of cam
paign to leave a garrisoin in tko city
to compel the "Germans to halt be
fore it for a siege instead of al
lowing them to follow the main Rus
sian army in its retreat. •
CONSTANTINOPLE
HAS BIG FIRE
| Athens Aug. 2—Three thous
! an'' buildings 'in Constantinople
.have been destroyed by fire which
'started at an early hour this morn
ine cud is not yet fully under con
trol. '
T!ie German hospital, filled with
wounded, was one of the • build
ings burned. It .s not yet known
how many lives were lost nor the
value oi the builalngs wiped out,
! bu» it is known that the property
loss will be several million dollars.
FRENCH LAND
j IRISES IN mm
Washington, Aug. 2 — Marines
i from a Frcnch cruiser in the har
| bor at " Tort au Prince have been
| landed to assist'tho American ma
I riues In maintaining order, and to
j give special protection' to tho Frencl
[ legation which, was tlxroatened witli
I attac* by some of the leaders of
t tl>~ Insurrection.
VALDEZ Ml
CLOSES DOORS
Valdez, Alaska, Aug. 2—The di
rectors of the Valdez Bank & Trust
Co., today suspended business, part
ly because of the bard times • and
partly because of losses occasioned
by 'the recent fire. Whether the
suspension will bo permanent or
onl" temporary is not known yet,
and will not be determined until a
mating of the stockholders and
depositors is held.' It is general
ly honed that arrangements will bo
made for a reopening.
The bank owes depositors sixteen
thousand dollars, -and "has assets
of fifty thousand.
FOREST FIRE
AT RAINES
Haines, Aug. 1—The forest fires
whlcn was thought to be under con
trol last week, on last Monday took
on a new lease of life, and the citi
zens et Haines have had to do some
hard fighting to k&Pi> it from get
ting into the town and to the M.A.
Combs company's sawmill, the only
reason why they were successful,
was that there was practically no
wind during any of the time, and
systematic back firing, enabled
tliem to hold the fire in check.
Dr. Claxton, federal commissioner
of education, arrived on the Spo
kane, in company with W. G. Beat
tie,'superintendent of native schools
in southeastern Alaska, and are
lcoking over the educational situa
tion. They left on '.ho Jefferson to
day. 1
H. P. H. Birkinbine and family,
are taking a "vacation down at Dav
idson's glacier, and expect to be
gone for'about two weeks. Mr.
Birkinbine, who is a deputy United
States surveyor, expects to do some
surveying while down there.
It is reported that the goyern
bridge at Wells, across the Chil
kat river, has been badly damaged
by high water, making it unsafe for
Fruit Jars, Jelly
Glasses, Etc.
OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE.
We offer the fallowing special
prices during canning season:
Mason Pints, 80c per dozen.
Mason Quarts, ?1.00 per dozen.
Mason H Gals. J 1.25 per dozen.
Small Jelly Glasses, flat, 25c
per dozen.
L:irgtj Jelly Glasses, tall with
top, 60c per dozen.
Mason Jar Rubbers, heavy 10c
per dozen.
Mason Jar Tops, 25c per doaen.
Parawax, 15c per pound brick.
P. H. GANTY
POLES ARE POPULACE PEOPLE
MISES H PLENTY GIVEN THEN!
London, Aug, 2 — -Advices from
Poland say the the Prussian Polish
papers are announcing that when
t'e Kaiser enters Warsaw he will
proclaim new independence for Po
land.
The purpose of this announcement
is to induce the Polish people who
have been supporting the Russian
standard to desert the Czar and
throw in their lot with the German
forces.
Petrograd, Aug. 2 — Th.e Duma
or Russian parliament assembled
hero today in special session called
to ti'ke up problems in connection
with the conduct of tlie war, partic
ularly the financial situation.
At the first sitting bold this
morning, the Czar announced that
autonomy would be granted to the
Polos as soon as the war ended. This
wu-? u renewal of his Dromise made
a' the outbreak of the war.
trains to cross. For a wliile it was
feared that it "would go out.
It Is also reported, tliat the
high water has stopped all work at
Glacic-r creek. This is too bad, for
the company has spent a great
amount of money and time, and was
just beginning to work its ground
when the high water came and stop
ped the progress entirely. The
big flume at Porcupine has also ben
badlv damaged by the high water,
and superintendent S. C. Hunter has
wired the company for instructions.
Seattle, Aug. 2 — The Alaska
Steamship Co. has purchased the
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.'s liner
City of Puebla for use in tho Alas
kan trade.
The /iaska Steamship Co. will
place the City of Puebla on the
Southwestern Alaskan route with
tho Alameda, Mariposa and North
western.
The City of Puebla was formerly
a passenger ship in the service of
ihe Cuban Mail s. S. Co. running
between New York city and Havana,
and several years ago was pur
chased bv the Pacific Coast S. S
Co, and placed on the run between
San Francisco and Puget Sound.
The City of Puebla was the fast
est vessel on the Sau Francisco
route before the Congress and Presi
dent were put on that run.
The City of Puebla is an iron
steamship of 202.'' gross and 1.712
net tens; '320.C feet long, 3S.G feet
beam and carries a crew of'SI men.
She is equipped lor both-passen
gers and freight.
HIS HONEY
FOR LONG 10
Boilin, Aug. 2 — German Imper
| i'il Treasurer Hellfrich, in an inter
: view granted to newspaper men hero
. torta v stated that Germany has
plenty of money available for the
succcssful carrying on of the war,
and has sufficient raw materials for
the making of munitions to easily
| supply the army and keep it well
j ""-quipped for several years.'
He declares that the British star
vation plan has failed, having only
forced Germany to a greater devel
opment of her own resources.
GAME LiS
101 IN FORCE
The regulations for the protec
tion cf deer, moose, caribou, sheep,
and mountain goats tn Alaaska, as
amended June 30, 1915, are as
follows:
Regulation 1. Open season for
deer —The season for killing deer
in soutlieastern Alaska here
by limited to the period from Aug
ust IS to November 1,both inclusive.
Regulation 2. Limits.—The num
ber cf deer killed by "any one per
son during the open season in south
eastern Alaska ig hereby limited to
«hree.
Regulation 3. Sale.—The sale
cf deer carcasses in southern Al
aska is hereby suspended until Au
gust 1, 191G.
(Continued tn page 4.)
The Heat
That it's up to you to seek relief. You
can get it here in abundance in these
Cool Union Suits
They're the loosed fitting garments, in the
softest of fabrics, 'which assure the
greatest measure of comfort. The same
is true of our t wo-piece suits should you
prefer them.
Will Clay son
The Clothier