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No. 110 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JUNE 13. 1918
PRICE 10 CJ5NT8
Battle's Tide Now Turning To Favor Allies
GERMAN PIRATE TAKES COPPER
FROM SHIP BEFORE SIB
An Atlantic Port. Jun« 13. — The
crews off of two neutral steam
ships which were sunk by German
submarines were picked' up by a
Danish steamship and landed at
this port yesterday.
• New York, Juae 13.—When the
Norwegian steamshio Vindeggren.
which is one of the shios referred* to
in the above message was torpedoed
it was 200 miles off from the coast
or Virginia.
The commander of the submarine
forced the crew of this 6hip to "re*
move 80 tons of copper; ingots from
the hold of the doomed vecsel to th^
submarine, after which bomhg were
placed' in the hold and the ship
blown up. She sank within a few
moments after the explosion.
The other steamship mentioned
wa« the Henrik Lund, said the crew
of this ship wa« picked up from the
lifeboats, by the Danish steamer.
BALFOUR HAS
FAITH II JAMS
London, June 13.—L^rd* Balfour.
Secretary of State for Foreign Af
fairs declared today to the British
Parliament in a speech which he
matfe to that body, "I atn sure that
if exigencies oonflict and require us
to call upon our allies for fresh ef
forts Japan will live up to its obli
gations and enter in with us against
the Germans in the World War."
HINDI OVER
.. SFAS BI-41H
Washington, June 13.—The gov
ernment's plans as now made are
such th*t it will be able to an
nounce oue mitlion men have left
American norts for Europe by
July Fourth.
Theraafter it will have to cut
down on the pace set by May and
June o* the number of men being
transported so that supplies can be
forwarded.
West Point. June 13.—Secretary
of War Baker in an address which
he made to graduates at America's
greatest military school this morn
ing said that the United States
would1 soon have more than one mil
lion men iA France.
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HALIBUT BRINGS
GIG PRICE IN
JKU
Juneau, June 5, — The high
est price for weeks was paid on
the waterfront this morning for a
20,000-pound cargo of halibut ar
riving on the Morenjen. The fish,
was sold to the National, independ
ent Fisheries for 12}£ cents, firsts,
and 10 1-4 seconds. This - price
exceeded tnat paid this forenoon
at Ketchikan an<j! Rupert, indicat
ing spirited bidding at Juneau for
the next few weeks.
The Morengen was out 11 days
on her cruise and her cargo netted
a substantial sum for maser andl
crew, all of whom, are on shares.
St. Paul, June U3.—Samuel Gom
pers, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor is seriously con
sidering taking a trip abroad to
fight the forces who are threatening
a division of labor in Allied coun
tries. He states that he believed)
that German propoganda was at
work and that if this was properly
combated befoer it got too
strong serious trouble might be
averted in the future.
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KERENSKY if
BE IH FRINGE
Seattle, June 13.—Former Vice
Premier of Russia Konovaloff, who
is now in this city todtty said that
Kerensky has been trying1 to get in*
to France for some time, and that
■he may even now be in that coun
try. .
REPOflTS FROM
ENENir SOURCES
Amsterdam, Thursday. — Berlin
papers, according to telegraphic ad
vices received here today, have
stated through their columns that
there is now half a million Ameri
can sokMers in France and that
h?lf of this number are fighting on
the various fronts.
Berlin, Thursday. — The German
•war office announced today that th-e
French have ervacuated Carlepont
wood on the east bank of the Oise
river, an# that the Germans are
making advance® alone: this line
Camp Sherman, Ohio, June 13. —
Almon Young, a few days ago quali
fied' as a second lieutenant in the
national' army. Now • Young does
not know there is a war. He does
not remember that he ever had any
military training. The past Is a
sealed book to Mm.
Young receved injuries about the
head while he was on a leave of
absence aud' now suffers from a
complete loss of memory although
he is norma] and rational in all
other ways. This happened Record
ing to word received from La Fay
ette, Ind., h's home, when he risked
his- life to save a young: girl from
being killed' by a runaway horse.
Indiana doctors are going to
bring Young back to Camp Sher
man to see how the 6trang«st ease
on record here comes out.
MA FREIGHT
WILL AGAIN BE
RAISED
Seattle, June 13. — It was an
nounced in shipping1 circles in this j
city today that the two principle
steamship lines operating to Alas
ka intend to make aa additional I
raise in freight rates within a short I
time.
London, Jun« 13.—Advice re
oeived today from Hcrlin Bt&tes
that the G-erman war office claims
that German troops have captured
18,000 prisoners since Sunday,
June 2. and' that the total captured
since May 27, is nearly 75,000 Al"
lied prisoners. _ . ., ,'j
188 !N DAYS
CASUALTIES
Washington, Juno 1*3.—The War
Department today reported the cas
ualties to American soldiers in
France to be 18S of which 28 are
reported dead, being either killed.'
in battle or dying from wounds re
ceived, 137 are reported wounded
seriously and 11 the d«gree of seri
ousness has not been determined.
SHIPS BUILT F.VSTEB
THAN SUBS CAN SINK
Washington, June 13.—Since the
raids on American shipping began
by the Gorman submarines, the out
put o£ the shipyards building Ves
sels for the Federal Shipping board
has exceeded the tonnage of Ameri
can vessels sunk by more than 100,
I 000 deadweight toms.
Son-d our boys the fuel, and they
will supply the steam.
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French, British And Yankees All Make
Successful Attacks on Enemy and
Drive Him Back For Good
i
Gains Improving Positions
At Several Points
HUNS BEGIN TO TAKE
AMERICANS SERIOUSLY
London, Thursday.—Reports from
field headquarters received oy the
London war office today indicates
that the Germans are taking the
American! lines in the Blignon Val
ley northwest of Chateau Thierry
seriously.
They brought up five additional
divisions, 6ays the Reuters cor
respondent and made a vicious coun*
ter attack on. the positions held by
the Americana but was without
success, the Yankees holding their
ground determlndly &nd> repulsing
the Huns with great loss.
FRENCH DRIVE FORWARD
TAKING PRISONERS, GUNS
Paris, Thursday, — The French
forces have made additional advanc
es around Belloy and St. Maur cap
turing 400 addition prisoners, a
number of cannon and machine
guns, and through; brilliant counter
attacks reocoupied Monte Oaurt and
a part of Bussiares on the north
Marne sector.
EN EMY ATTACK ON FRECNH AlXi
BREAK DOWN
Paris, Thursday. — A mighty bat
tle is raging all along & seventy-1
tiVe mile front extending over that j
portion of the front from Montdidler
to Chateau Thierry.
The French forces have made ad*
vanoes on both flanks but the Ger
mans have been able to make but
small gains In the center ef the]
salient between Montdldier and the!
Otse river.
The Germans have been making
tremendous efforts to recapture fra>
the French the important ground
that Foch's veterans gained on 1
Monday night.
^ Tuesday^ attacks by the enemy]
an broke down and' in counter
thrusts the French made further
gains. _
The evacuation of Compeign
by the civilians has. been completed
and thousands of refugees arrived ia
this city by special trains alJL during
last evening and through. the night.
The French forces struck a heavy
blow. last night against the Ger
mans who have been advancing along
the eastern wing, by which the en
emy was hurled back across the
Matz Tiver with terrlfis loss.
BRITISH AND FRENCH MOVE UP
TO IMPORTANT POSITIONS
London, Thursday. — The British
forces last night advanced, their
lines for a short distance on the
Flanders front inj the district south
west of Werris.
At the same time the French
troops moved up on their front
adjoining . the British lines and
Improved their posttons.
In both these operations agalaBt
the enemy many prisoners were
captured. vy.
ENEMY LOSE HEADS AND GAL
LOP AFTER ARTILLERY
With French Army, Thursday. •—
The entire aspect of the Montdldlef
and Oiso cattle has. been changed
by strong French counter attacks
which were launched against the en
emy with such dash, and vigor that
the Huns we.ro taken completely by
surprise.
At certain moment* the Germans
lost their head's, and galoped their
horses forward to save their artil
lery in the belief that th«y were la
danger of being captured! and that
the entire tide of battle had turn
ed against them. ' ^ .
Huge tanks supported the French
Infantry in their advance over sev*n
miles of the battle front.
The fields recaptured by .thin
attack were found to be covered
with dead German soldiers.
i ....
GERMAN WAR MINISTER
SAYS FRENCH 4RMY BEATEN
1 ' ■ .
' Amsterdam, June 13. — In *
speech wblch he made In the Reich
stag yesterday, General Von Stein,
the German minister of war Bt*ted,
according to Berlin advcies received
here today, that the so-called Foch
reserve army no longer existed, and
the war minister further asserted
"A great part of the French ar
my has been heaten.".
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