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No. 153 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
RUSSIAN MINISTER MEMBER Of GERMAN STAFF
Seattle, Aug. 4.—Tb.0 American
missiou to Russia arrived in Seat
tle last night at ten o'clock. The
uaval transport Buffalo brought
the mission across the Pacific from
Vladivostok. Eliliu Root said
la^t night, "We made progress,"
but declined to make any; further
statement. 1
Seattle, Aug. 4.—Rear Admiral
Gleunon, member of the Root mifc
8ion to Russia which, returned last
uiglit, says
"Tlie most trouble in Russia is
j beiLg caused by; Russians naturaliz
od as Americana who have return
ed to Russia since thg outbreak of
fjia revolution."
Charles Edward Russel, another
member of the mission, declared
shortly after the Buffallo had
docked in Seattle, that Russia had
been flooded with German money
and that Russians from the United
States had sproad a report through
out the country that America, had
entered into the war for sordid
reasons. '
ifi COINED
Washington, Aug. 4.—An order
has just oeen issued which. per
mits mints taroughout the country
to devote all their energies to
the coining of silver, and as a re
sult the coinage of gold has been
temporarily discontinued. The mint
ing of silver coins is proceeding in
every mint throughout the country
at from five to eight times the
volume of past years.
Seattle, Aug. 4.—John J. Hig
gins, chief of the pure food divi
sion of the Washington state de
partment "t agriculture, died yes
terday. 1 _LJ
The Women's Church. Auxiliary- of
Skagw'ay have accepted an invita
tiou 'o meet with Mrs. Rourke, of
CliftOD, next Wednesday, August S.
AU those intending to make the trip
are requested to meet at the train
Wednesday morning at 9:15 o'clock.
It is the intention of some of the
ladies to ride only a.s far &s Den
ver siding, walking the rest of
the way and hence having a better
opportunity to see the prettiest
scenery on the route to Clifton. A
fcood time 13 assured all who come.
SCIENCE RUSSIA'S CURE.
Maxim Gorky Taking Lead
In Preaching This Doctrine.
Mr. Alfred Seibert, of New I
York, manager of the Equitable]
.Life Insurance Society, accompanied
by his wife, and Mr. John C. Brod
j head, is in town and hasjust taken
head, is in town and has just taken
lias exprassed himself as more
1 than delighted with its beauties.
1 ilo says the 'White Pa..-s & Yukon'
j Route is most beautiful and is a
' marvel of engineering skill, and
| takes wonderful care of its pa^s-1
j engers. Mr. Seibert is making j
| the round trip from Vancouver on i
; the Prince Rupert, and he has been j
an extensive traveler ail over the
world. He is unstinted in bi's
I praise of the beautes and jvonders
I of Alaska scenery.
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For growing, girl, miss, or
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| appropriate style to be
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|i| are especially designed for
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They follow Nature's lines
with beautiful curves.
Women of advanced years
find our shoes to their
liking. There is no reason
why a shoe for an elderly
lady should be an ugly
shoe. Queen Quality has
found the way to make
Comfort and Beauty go
hand in hand. We have a
large variety of shoes for
women of every age.
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il
MANY MEN FAIL
1 PRESIDIO
CAMP f
Sau Francisco, Aug. 4. — Six
hundred of the student officers in
training at the Presidio camp were
yesterday notifed of their failure
to secure commissions.
SKBMH
CONTROL CROPS
: | •
Berne, Aug. 4. — The govern
ment of Switzerland ha# just pass
ed an order sequestering tha en
tire cereal ciopa. c_
"SHOOT 10 KILL" 15 ORDER 10
POSSE IN PURSUIT OF DRAFT MOB
Oklahoma City, Aug. 4. — About
10(^0 possemen have been sworn in
for fluty and are now in search of
arraeft mobs who are opposing the
military draft. They have orders
to shoot to kill. At dawn today
too small army of deputies began a
systematic search for tha disturb
ing element which the past few
day's have terrorized central Okla
homa.
Objectors to the draft made their
first armed appearance in Seminole
county from which disorder has
soread to Pottawattomle, Hughes ,
and Pontolc counties. Four hun
dred people compose one band and
are made up of tenant farmers, ne
groes and Indians. More than half
a dozen gruops of law breakers are
•scattered throughout Oklahoma.
Washington, Aug. 4. — The de
partment of justice today announced
it would run down bands resisting
draft no matter what the cost.
The Spokane is expected to ar
rive tomorrow morning at 8 a. m.
REQUISITIONS SHITS OP
2500 TONS OB OVER
.Washington, Aug. 4.—TJae em
ergency floet corporation, today re
quisitioned all vefcela of 2500 tons
or over now- building in American
.shipyards. '
WILSON REITERATES FAITH
IN CITIZENS OF GERMAN BLOOD
Washington, Aug. 4.—President
Wilson, in a letter to Representa
tive Dyer ot Missouri, yesterday re
iterated his confdeneo In the loyalty
of the great body; oi American citi
zens of German Wood. Dyer had
complained that federal officials
had discharged -without jusarngs,
And simply oa the statements of
•various affidavits, citizens of
Gormaoi parentage In the St. Louis
Taca riots whose loyalty had been
questioned .
HOUSE 10 ACT'
ON FOOO BILL
Washington, Aug. 4.—The House
of Representatives expected
to act any; Ume upon tliq food con
trol bill which the president op
posed because It la stripped Its
feature that a committee supervise
war expenditure^. The senate is
expected >o take up tha discussion
in today's a&ssioa.
Washington, Aug. 4. — The con
ference on the food control hill and
food survey bill reported to the
house this morning, where both"
measures were adopted.
Dr. Allan Edgar Btewart, physi
cian and surgeon, of Chicago, is a
visitor in Skagway today. Mr. Stew
art was undecided whether to
take his vacation by traveling in
California or Alaska, but upoa
learning that the weather in, tho
southern, state wad slightly warm
ho decided upon Alaska, and ia
extremely Rlad for hig decision.
GERMAN SPV TELLS
HIS IDENTITY AYHILE
UNDER ANAESTHETIO
Miami, Ariz., Aug. 4. — While
under the influence of au anaes
thetic, given that a minor opera~
tion might be performed on him, A»
■el Johnson confirmed their sus
picions that he was a German spy,
[authorities at Globe have an
nounced. Johnson recently was ar
! rested on suspicion of being an
! enemy agent.
His bablings while under the
anaesthetic, the officers averred,
indicated <nat he was an officer
oi the German army reserve and
bad been masquerading as a Swede
wiiile in this country. Johnson is
held at Globe at tbg instance of
secret seiTice agents.
Mr. Stewart is more than delighted
Ijvith. Alaska and especially itfe
i weather, which he Bayg is mild and
comfortable. The trip up the in
side passage wag smooth, and the
weather was all sunshine. He
cam a to the coast over the Cana
dian Rootlet, but says the moun
tains on ttm White Pass route to
Bennett ware higher than those
which toe saw on his westward trip
from Chicago. ) ' I ■
FRUIT JARS JELLY GLASSES »
We offer the following good values:
Mason jars per dozen Pints - $1.00
"j " Quarts
Mason Jar Caps per dozen
Jelly glasses per dozen 45 .50
Heavy Jar Rubber* p€f dozen .10
Parowax in I lb. brick. * ' TWSVrasrrjB .20 3 for .50
1.15
.40
P. H. GANTY
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NEW FOOD CONTROLLER
Lord Rhondda Is Ap
pointed by Great Britain.
A party of local people Win again
attempt to climb to the peak of
Mt. Dewey, leaving town thio even
ing and camping in the cabin at the
upper lake tonight. Early tomor
row morninfr they will arise with,
the sun, take courage from the
etill waters of the mountain lake
and then sfart the hazardous climb.
The party consftjts of Mrs. Eva Mil
ler, Verne Miller, Miss Dick llas
lett, Mr. .Rogers, Mr, FanveH, Har
ry Ask, Fred Fonzo, Emerson Rog
ers, Jean Dobbs, and Jack Lee.
rtft ~ _
RESIGNATION
OF KERENSKY
IS WITHDRAWN
I
| Governor of Petro
grad and Cabinet
Member Shot
in Back
| Petrograd, Aug. 4. — Premier
Kerensky and all other members of
the cabinet of the provisional gov
ernment have resigned as a re
sult of accusations againet M.
Tchernoff, minister of agriculture.
Later, however, Kerensky and other
cabinet members, with tha excep
tion of the foreign minister Ter
c'ichenko, reconsidered their resig
nations and entirely -withdrew them.
Minister of Agriculture Tchernoff
was expelled because he was found
to be connected with the German
-staff.
Under Premier Kerensky an at
tempt will be made to reconstruct
the ministry with thq principal
new members from socialist radi
cal parties.
Petrograd, Aug. 4. — General
Erdelli, a member of the Russia^
cabinet, and governor of Petrograd,.
was treacherously shot in the back
Fridav and iustantly killed.
EIGHRS
Of U. S. PERISH
I
London, Aug. 4. — Eight Ameri
can naval gunners were lost when
the American ship Montana was tor
pedoed. Sixteen of the crew al
so perished according to an. official
annou ncement. '
Fearless in The
Sight of Men
No man can be at par if ashmed of
his clothes. To be well dressed and
know it gives one the courage. His
personality is at its best. He is a
HUNDRED PER CENT.
EFFICIENT
FEELS MORE SO
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