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No. 142 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKA6WAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 22. 1918
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PRICE 10 CENTS
MS CAPTURE
23,000 HUNS
Washington. Sunday. — In Gen
era! Pershing's communique for Sat
urday. which was received toda)
(Suqdys r by the war department hi
states that the German prisoner;
captured by the American troops i
the offensive on the Aisne-Marn
battle fronts up to an ealy houi
Saturday totalled by actual coun|
17.0Q0 men.
In' addition to the priosners cap
tured, Gen. Pershing states thai
the American troons took 560 guns.
His report also says that despite
counter attacks pgainst the rear
guard of the American forces which
were of a desperate nature, the A
meritans advanced steadily.
Washington, Monday. — Genera!
Pershing sent in another report in
whicih he 6ays that in addition to
the 17.000 prisoners previously re
ported the American troops have
taken 6,000 more, bringing- the
grand total up to 23.000 prisoners,
and the list of cannon captured hai
been Increased by an additional hun
dred which brings the total of ••an
nonitaken from the enemy in the
two jriayn offeflsive. 660.
Gener&l-Pershing's report for to
day -gives the casualties 62, of
whieli 26 were either killed it*
action or dted from wounds.
NORTHWESTERN AM) JKKK.
BOTH ON WAV NORTH
Seattle, July 22.—The Alaska S.
S. company's steamship Jefferson
sailed from this Dort at nine o'clock
this -n-orning for Skagway and way
ports. W. H. Wh>te and eight ex
cursionists were tht> only passen
gers lop Skagway ar.d W. J Scott
and'W,: FHsher were booked for
Haines.
The steamship Xorthwetaern sail
ed for the north Saturday night at
nine with freight for Skagway but
no passengers were booked for that
port. •
Colonel Lenoir, head of the 1*. S.
Alaska Cable department is a pass
enger on the Northwestern, and is
making the trip in the nature of an
inpsection trip, as nc w-11 inspect all
of the coast and interior Alaska
signal stations..
DRIVE SPEAR III
ENEMY LIKES
3 MILES
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i With the American Army on the
- M&rne, Sunday. — The French and
! American forces have broken thru
>ithe German line northwest of Cha
teau Thierry and are driving a
1 spearaead salient towards the north
> east. They have forced their advan'
t&ges forward for a distance -of three
milea and have taken a great num
I Der of prisoners.
( Three German pfficers who were
taken prisoners stated that they
were tired of the war, and that the
German losses at the hands of the
| Americans and French in the late
' counter offensive have been ter
j rible.
BEGIN IN FALL
Washington, July 22.—Officials of
the American War Department inti
mate that they expect the real coun
ter offensive against the Germans
to be launched during the latter
part of this year.
This was disclosed to members
of the House of Representatives
military committee hv Chief of Staff
General March.
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: ASTRIDE BAILW'Y
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With the American Army on *hg
| A'sne-Marne Front, Monday. — A
merican troops are today astride the
; Soissons-Viliers Cotterets railroad
and holding it against the enemy. By
| the capture of this railway, it
leaves only one railroad line in the
hands of the Germans, vhich is that
' one running from Soissons to
Rheims.
BANK OF ALASKA
SKAG WAY, ALASKA
Branches at
ANCHORAGE CORDOVA WRAXGELL
Resources Over $850,000
-OFFICERS
.••Andrew Stevenson, President
A. A. Benton, Vice-Pres., New York
3W. H. Warren. Vice-Pres., Wrangell,
BKr. St. Hilfery. Vice-Pres , Cordova
E. B. Ansley, Viee-Prea., Anchorage
G. JC Belts, Acting Cashier
B. A. Ross, Ass't Cashier & Auditor
R. N. Moyer, Ass't Cashier
IN ill OFFICE
ADMITS YANKS
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Berlin, Monday. — The German
war office announced thlp morning
tnat north of Chateau Thierry the
Americans suffered particularly
heavy losses nad that fresh fight
ing developed everywhere between
the Aisne and Ourcq and the A.isne
and Marne river. The French at
tacks on our positions have been
unsuccessful.
EMICE
I CLAIMS ADVANCE
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[ With American Atmy on Marne,
| Monday. — Prisoners who were cap
tured near Chateau Thierry declared
I that the retreat of the Germans
was imperative because of a de
creased amount of supplies. They
state that they had been given or*
' ders »o retreat to a point ten
> miles north of the Marne.
London, Monday. — Advice re
| ceived by the war department late
! this afternoon state that American
| troops crossed the Marne *»etween
| Charteves and Gland, east of
! Chateau Thierry, and captured the
Barbilloa wood. They havo (ad
vanced three miles from their old
positions on the Marne on every
front. The Germajii resisted des
perately, and made valiant counter
attacks, but nevertheless th« French
made progress along the Marne to
a depth of eight miles.
Paris, Monday. — Pushing in
south of Soissons the French troops
crossed the Soissons Chateau Thier
ry road, north of Villemont Toire,
opposite Buzancy.
ANNOUNCES LIST
•Washington, July 2.—The Navy
Department announced this morning
that as a result of the sinking of
the armored cruiser San Diego, 3
men are dead, forty-seven are miss
ing and twelve more are unaccount
ed for.
Washington, July 22.—The war
department announced this morning
that the army and marine corps cas
ualties tip to date 10,831. Of
this number 4421 were either killed
in action, died from wounds or
diseases or accidents.
New York, July 22.—Late Sat
urday evening it was announced
hero that there were still 48 mem
bers of the crew of the torpedoed
cruiser San Die&o unaccounted for
after cheking all reports of rescu
ing steamers that had been made
to the navy department.
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Trriangie-Ke(jT>toiie presents Tyro acts.
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Mtulo by Violin, Pi«oo and Druauu \ i i '! . III! !] I if! I
8:30 r).m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
Fruit Jars,
Jelly Glass etc
WE ABB PREPARED TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR
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Telly Gl&ataa With Tops ,• £ 60o per doz.
Mason Self Sealer Pints f [ {1.10 per doz.
Mason Self Sealer, Quarts • f $1.25 per doz.
Mason Sett Sealer WIDE MOUTH, Pints f 1.26 per doz. ,
Mason, Self Sealer, WIDB MOUTH, Qts., tl.45 per doz. ' f
Mason Self Sealing *ar Tops, 35o per doz. \
Mason Self Selling Caps, 20o doz, 3 for EjOc. v > _
Mason Porcelain Lined Jar Caps, 40c per doz. '
Jar Rubbers—Boat Grade—Eesivy, 10c per doz.
Parowax In. 1 lb. bricks, 20o eacli.
Permits are now obtainable from ccal Food Administrator for
25 lb, lots qt aagfir tor cunning purposes.
p. h7~ganty
GEFtlN SlMK SiillS H
Fin WES 3 MILES OFF WE mi
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Amsterdam, Monday. — A Ber
lin dispatch received here today
says that Quentin Roosevelt, after
a brave and stubborn fight in the
air fell near Champray north ot the
Marne.
The body of the dead American
aviator was buried on the spot
where he fell by German aviator*,
and that he was buried with mili
tary honors. His personal belong*
in its '(.eing paved fop his relatives.
London, Monday. — Advice re
ceived from the French field head
quarters this morning say tiat the
French in taking Brasolg gained a
good bridgehead an the nortl* side
of the Marne river.
MAJ. TEHODOKE ROOSEVELT
JR. GETS WOUNDED
Paris, July 2.—Reports received
from the field, this morning state
that Major Theodore oR-osevelt,
Jr., had been wounded and is being
brought to this c'ty. The wound
is reported to not be dangerous.
EX JO YIXG OUTING IX ALASKA
One of the latest tourist rarivals
Jn Skagway is Dr. Walter K. Seelye,
one of the foremost ey^, ear and
nose specialists of Seattle, Washing
ton.
Dr. Seelye arrived last Friday
and has put in almost all of his
time in eight seeing and mountain
climbng. Today ne went over to
Log Cabin where he will stop till
tomorrow inspectI«F that inter
esting and historic place. Dr. Seel
ye is a tlllicum of Dr. I. H. Moore,
who was a pioneer pnysician of
Skagway and who was surgeon for
the Wiiite Pass Route after Dr.
Whiting left. Dr. Moore is now iQ
Seattle, where he, as "well as Dr.
Seelye, enjoys a large practice.
Dr. Seelye will leave via Sitka on
the first boat going that way.
The steamship Northwestern, ac
cording to advices received by Mr.
Shaw this morning, sailed from Se
attle at 7 o'clock Saturday night
for Cordova via. Skagway. On the
south bound trip tfce Northwestern,
on account of being behind gchedule,
will sail direct from Cordova to
Seattle via the outside passage,
passing up Juneau and other south
eastern, Alaska ports of call.
Thousands Witness U-Boat as it Shells
Life-Boats of Sunken Vessels With
Crews Struggling to Save Their Lives
Orleans, Maes., Sunday. — A Ger-,
man submarine attacked the tug |
Perth Amboy which was towing four,
bargep at an early hour thlj morn
ing and sank three of the barges.
The CJ-boat then Bet fire to the
tug and the fourth barge.
Befoj-e getting away the diver
dropped four shells on the main
land, and the entire action lasted
for over one hour.
The seen© remained unchanged
for this length of time with the
exception of only a fey moments
when two hydroplanes from the
Chatham aviation station appeared
and circled oyer the U-boat causfng
it to submerge for only a moment
whea It again reappeared and re
sumed firing.
Tha crew of the tug and barges
consisted of forty one, including
three women and fire children. All
of these ©scaped !n the life boats
notwithstanding the fact that the j
raiding submarine shelled the boats.1
Several of the occupants were wound
ed, and John Botovlch, an Austrian,
had one arm torn away.
Orleans, Monday.—The attack of
the German submarine on the tug
Perth Am boy and barges, yesterday
wag made without warning and it
was only du^ to the poor marks
manship on the part of the Ger
man. gunners that permitted tbe
escape of the crew.
The attack took place three miles
south of Orleans, the guards; at the
station firing at the attacking sub,
which brought thousands of spec
tators to the beach who could dis
tinctly see the flasnes from the
guns oh the submarine as well as
tbe outline of the foat itself.
The people on shore could plain
ly see the U-boat but no danger
was tnought of until a shell whirled
oyer their heads and splashed into
a pond a mile inland. Other sheila
that were fired* from the attacking
sub buried themselves in the sands
of the beach.
HUNS DRIVEN
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Paris, Sunday. — From reports
received by the war office early to
day from the French field head
quarters it is nojv announced that
only dead and captured Germans
remain south of the Marne river..
All enemy troops that were able to
do so retreated across, the river to
poistions further north..
French troops entered. Chateau
Thierry early Sunday morning, and
later took Brasles which is a mile
positions further nojth.
RED CROSS NOTICE
It '•* desired that all knit goods
be turned into the Red Cross head
quarters by Tuesday afternoon and
all pajamas by Wedacday afternoon.
Chairman of Military Relief Com
mittee.
ALLIES HAMMER
ENEMY'S rim
With the French Army on Marne,
Monday. — Chateau Thierry, the
cornerstone of the Germans farthest
line of advance fell Into the hands
of the Franco-American troops at
an early hour yesterday morning,
the French occupying the city and
driving the enemy before them.
The enemy be?an its retreat
northward under heavy pressure
' from the French and Amerioans and
British, all of whom participated in
! the thrust which is rapidly pushing
the Germans back from the ground
so lately gained, and the Allies
j are inflicting th© greatest amount
' of punishment upon the enemy a*
they retreat to mare northerly; posi
tions.
The soldiers at Fort Seward ar«
drilling almost continually. [
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