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No. 221. EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1915
PRICE 10 CENTS
ITALIAN OFFENSIVE MOVEMENT
CAUSES VERY HEAVY LOSSES
Vienna, Oct. 30—The frret six
(lays of the desperate offensive
movement by the Italians against
the Austro-Uerman defenses along
the whole line from Switzerland to
the Adriatic Sea has resulted in a
loss to the Italians of one hundred
thousand men and to the Austrians
of fifty thousand.
L'dine Italy, Oct. 30—In the pre
ceding five months the efforts of
1001181 DEFY
UNITED STATES
Douglas, Arizona, Oct. 30—Mov
ing iu a solid column three miles
long, General Villa's soldiers are
now advancing to attack General
Calles, and it is believed they
will defy the United States govern
ment and cross the international
boundary line to reach their goal.
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New York, Ot. 30—J. Pierpont
Morgan, the banker and financier,
•wag successfully operated up
on today for appendicitis, and
Is noT resting easily ■with every j
prospect fur a speedy recovery.
tOWOY TRANSPORTS FROM
ODESSA TO SEBASTOI*OL
Rucnarest, Oct. 30—Many trans-j
poits, under convoy of Russian war-1
ships from Odessa to Sebastcool,
are now enrouto to Bulgaria, where
the Black Sea coast Is to be again
bombarded. '
JUNCTION" OF TEUTONS
AND BULGARIANS MADE
Rome, Oct. 3 0—A junction of |
the Austrian, German and Bui-1
garian armies was made today about
fiftjr miles southwest of Sofia.
i the Italians have been directed at
i the penetration of Austrian terri
tory, and the capture of strategic
points for the purpose of securing
i Italy against the possibility of an
' Austrian invasion. In the opinion
! of the Italian staff this has now
! been accomplished, and the second
I phase of the war has begun.
This means that henceforth the
Italians will carry the war into Aus
tria.
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New York, Oc*. 30—The chair
men of both the republican and
democratic national committees is
sued calls today to the members
of thei-r respective organizations to
meet In Washington, D. C., for the
purpose of selecting the cities ia
which the national conventions
shall be held. The democrats will
meet on December 7th and the re
publicans on December 14th.
Peabody, Mass., Oct. 30 — The
state investigation committee, ap
pointed to inquire into the explosion
and subsequent fire in the paro
chial school building here a few
days ago, in which many pupils
lost their lives, returned their find
ings today that no one was criminal
ly responsible for the disaster. The
funerals of the victims took place
today.
CANADA EXPECTED TO
RAISE 250,000 ME-V
Ottawa, Oct. 30—Canada, ac
cording to an announcement made
here this morning, will raise an
other quota of two hundred and
fifty thousand men to take part in
the European war.
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JINI BECOMES A POT TO
QUADRUPLE ENTENTE AGREEMENT
London, Oct. 30—It was officially
i announced hero this morning that
Japan had agreed to join the qua
druple eaiteute Dowers in their com
pact with each other to neither ne
gotiate nor accept peace terms with
Teutons and their allies unless by
unanimous consent of all concerned.
It is understood horo that xarl
ous German papers have darod the
UK TO BE
NOVEMBER IT
Washington, D. C-. Oct. 30—The
1 wedding of President Woodrow Wil
son and Mrs. Norman Gait was
; announced today to take place on
Wednesday, November 17.
| The nary department, aCter a
thorough Investigation into tho case
of ihe steamship Hesnerian, lias
concluded that the vessel was sunk
bv a torpedo and not through strik
ing a floating mine.
San Francisco, Oct. 30—Norman
E. Mack, editor of tho Buffalo, N.
Y., Daily Times, and chairman of
the democratic national committee,
who is a visitor to tho Panama Pa
cific International exposition, said
today that President Wilson's re
nomiuation is an assured fact, and
that there is a strong probability
that James Hamilton Lewis will be
his running mate.
THE NEW CABINET IS
STRONGEST IN YEARS
Paris, Oct. 30 — President
Poincaire met with the new cabinet
today, which is headed by former
Premier Briaad, and is 'believed to
be the strongest that France lias
had in years.
YOI NG BOY ELECTROCUTED
Ottawa, Oct. 13—Norman, the 11
year-old and only son of Dr. Al
fred Thompson, member of parlia
ment for the Yukon, was' electrocut
ed near his home at Rockiiffe this
afternoon. A gang of men were en
gaged in cutting away a tree re
cently blown down. It bad broken
a live wire, which was hanging near
the sidewalk, and tho boy, who
was passing with his mother,
1 grasped the wire beforo Mrs. Thomp
I son could prevent him.
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government to ask the United State3
to recall Brand Whitlock: on account
of his energetic actions and pro
testations against the oxecution of
Edith Caveall, the English trained
nurse.
Gales have swept the North Sea
for the nast 48 Jiours and many
wrecks are reported to liavo oc
curred with a corresponding loss of
life.
IDE HALLOWE'EN
DUNCE TONIGHT
That tlio Hallowe'en and instal
lation dance to be given by the
members of Camp Skagway No. 1,
Arctic Brotherhood, in their hall
toulght will nrove a long to bo
remembered occasion by those >vho
have tho good fortune to bo able to
participate, is a foregone conclu
sion, for every effort has been made
by thoce having the affair in charge
to arrange thiu,js for the comfort
and pleasure of thoir expected
guests
The hall has been beautifully de
corated, good music engaged and a
bountiful lunch of things that will
appeal to the taste of the epicure
provided.
This dance, while it will prob
ably be a great social success, has
greater significance than that to
the members of the order for it
will be in reality somewhat of an
epoch in the history of the local
subordinate camp,, and will be the
occasion of the final welding to
gether cf the almost broken link in
the chain of fraternity that at one
time threatened to disrupt the or
ganization throughout the entire
territory.
MAI I, LOST IN I OK—
MEN LEAP FOR LIVES
Dawson Newd: Percy de Wolfe,
the Dawson-Eagle mail carrier,
wired ,"'Is afternoon to Postmas
ter McCartc-r at Dawson saying
that bis canoe and all in it were
lost while landing last night at
Halfway House. The river is filled
with heavy running ice. De Wolfe's
message follows:
"Fortymile, Oct. 19 — Posttnaste
McCarter: On landing at Halfway
House last nigfct the canoo filled.
Wc Jumped ashore for our lives.
Everything was lost. Shall we go
to Eagle or return to Dawson."
The mail was for Eagle and
Fortymile and comprised two sacks
from Dawson, im-lading two pieces
of registered matter. The heavy
mail for the lower river left here on
the thirteenth, and got through to
Eagle safely.
Th{*. DOstmaste>- instructed Percy
de Wolfe to go on to Eagle. He
left here yesterday morning. Eli
Verreau is 'witli Percy.
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1 CHARLES TUPPER, GRAND
CANADIAN STATESMAN, DEAD
Ottawa, Oct. 30—Sir Charles
ITupper, grand old conservative
Canadian statesman, died In Eng
land this morning, according to a
press message just received, at
the advanced age of 94 "years.
Sir Charles Tupper was born In
Amherst, Nova Scotia, July 2, 1821,
He studied medicine In Edinburgh
University; Bettied as a physician
in his home town of Amherst, Nova
Scotia, and was president of the
Canadian Medical association, from
1S5'; till 1870. He entered the
provincial legislature in 1855, and
was prime minister of Nova Scotia
from 1SG4 till 1867. He advocated
the formation of the Dominion of
LATEST NEWS OF
HEMS
The Dolphin will be in from the
south at aii early hour Monday
mornlug.
The City of Seattle sailed north
last night from Seattle and is due
in Slcagway Wednesday.
The .Alameda will be in from the
westward about G o'clock tomorrow
evening and remain for about one
hour before continuing south.
Mrs. H. S. Pullen went over to
her Dyea ranch this morning.
J. A. Maclaughlin, H. A. Klrk
patrick and A. R. Moore are reg
istered at the Golden North.
Mrs. H. G. Kirmse and two lit
tle sons, Jack and Dan, will leave
on the Alameda tomorrow for Ju
neau.
Canada, which took place in 1867.
In 1870 he entered Mac4onald'9
cabinet, going out of office with his
chief in 1873. He took office 23
minister of public works on Mac
donald'e return, to power in 1878,
and from 1879 till 1884 was min
ister of railways and canals, in
which capacity he promoted the con
struction of the Canadian Pacific
railway. In 1884 he was appointed
high commissioner for Canada at
London, and was prime minister of
Canada in 1896. He was one of the
negotiators of the fisheries treaty
with the United States In 1887-88,
and was created a baronet in the
latter year.
Miss Gladys Butler, who has
been in Skagway for soma time, will
leave fpr California on the Alameda
tomorrow.
Mrs. Hazel McBrien will ba an
outgoing passenger on the Alameda.
She will visit for some time with
her mother in Port Angeles, Wash.
Jerry Quinlan, conductor on the
new government road at Anchorage,
who has been spending several days
with relatives in Skagway, will
leave for Seattle on the Dolphin
Monday.
There were two exciting practice
games of basketball at the White
I'ass Athletic club gymnasium last
night—one between teams com
posed of girls and the other betwaen
men members of 'he club.
Everything in the King's Cafe out
fit, from kitchen range to tooth
picks was sold at sheriff's sale Tues
day afternoon to satisfy creditors.
Something over $400 was realized.
Captain Bell, as deputy sheriff,
conducted the sale. It is reported
the restaurant will be re-opened un
der new management in the near
future.—Whitehoree Star.
We don't want to mention names,
but if the boys or girls that played
the most recent practical joke on
our friend Brown, of the Reliance
Life Insurance Co., repeat, there
will be a Email town scandal, but
i even at that the joke to date Is
ou Brown, but he is so busy sell
ing insurance that be has failed bo
far to retaliate.
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