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MINOR VICTORIES
LONDON, Aug. 14—Reports haye
j reached tile war office telling of Jh
U-ucc«sspb of tiie British and Rus
! si;ius on the western front. The
i batt'c in the main were mostly out
: ward flunk skirmishiM. | Victory
| went "u the Allies in every engage
ment.
1II¥ ELK810
sioi Guv
The Skogwny u. p, o. E., Elks,
N"o. 91, will be the hosts to the
i Sacrammito Brothers this com
| iug Friday. Henry Friedeuthal, ci
•ilted Kuier of the Skagway Lod^e
i has receive^ a wire informing hiui
that there will be ninety Elks
Uroljtrs and near by friend?
; muk!n« the trip.
Thev are reported to have left
j Sacramento on the 12th, which
would throw them in Skagway on
the 18th.. While plans are some
what ir.defiuite for their enteitain
niiiit in this city, owing *o the un
' certain*}- of whether or not they
will make the interior trip, never
theless in the event that they
-hnuiij stay in the Garden City the
local hi ys Jiave everything arrang
ed for their entertainment. A dance
and supper will be given in their
honor. Elks will meet the boat en
m.^so and march up from the boat
witn the Sacramento boys.
fiERMAXS TROOPS Rl'SHED
WESTERN FRONTIER
LONDON, A«g. 14—The report
has been circulated that the Oer
mans are withdrawing troops from
the Verdun districts so that they
may throw them against the Rus
sians i« an effort to check the
mirr.moth drive now being made
by the Slavs on the western front.
Military authorities believe that
General Bothniers army in Gal id a
is seriously threatened by the Rus
sian drive.
.4 WORD
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Hero my be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
lif -t make* :hat -.ve have been able to find, and we have been
looking iV.r the be-t for a number of years.
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(all guaranteed)
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For Ladies and Misses
THE
iMeiic&n
SHOE
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For Girls
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and
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GENTLEMEN
For Men
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Broadwaj between I hird and Fourth Phone 41
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»•. J.vil
Commuuli'M.i n L'\■. r the govern
ment table between Sitagway,
Haines. and Uasiiuuau Chiiun 1
clt'ts ♦-» Seattle w; i'ia olC ycsii r
I day racruiiij;.. Ti.o c-ble snapped
bfctWi't'U June . :;.l Fail Sliaw. 'ill
servile Ltlivm. Sk .gway and .Ju
neau if> worn; ijj l.ut -II nic -it es
tor «5ia(tlo « i li . to bo r 1. y
1 d over the 1 iui. U Wirt*.
' The exact j r sHiti of the Burn
ilde is not k:. wn !> :t it is 3dj>|>o d
to o» !u l'l. . il ■ !.' >. At
t'le \ TV 1. « .t \ !; t k< V • IC
to repair tiii u i> experi*
ro iv
Tbf tltoaik.fi t j:;u
lievt d sou:... i.. t l\ the M irroi:i
S.Vi'.ru it! 01 ii II .1 t, t |> !
The m.'aHgi n t ci t ■ Dally A1
a.-Kaa will ti! i
news over t t- JXuuiuiou wire or
by iv1ii 1 . iii .i'i u. in '•>
can deoeud on i e service rendered
depend on 1' ing oi° out-ide con
ditii.i:.- liy v si thru one ci
Muse .-oun ■». i news ih
briii" •- t.i- !•'!<;. e u: i r i. i", n t
l>fc made in t ■ > i> irry a fuller
accuun' of world's happt nlnvs
owinp to th' 1 t muiueiue t.
that the caMe tic ti.
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'uto t'H" t lo i i4 -it ..i c» tiiv i
loa j overdue U r i a su:.m.inn -
Ur'.'jj'in. iu i.ii' u SUii t lias (1 - |
cel'Wid \Vi «.• » v muiUiilc ti n
uas be1 -a «. on »i.a several
sm*i<ni8 with ouait UiiU .uwh boa;
ol'C (Lb co-st l> .t ti.es operators re-'
I use to give i.iLii ut>ai:s oi tilt'
message.
Many new;; ;> r rep •••sc.it-tlv s
have c.narteriU bcut» and tliejr aire
boverii.g .in i.;.d t.i. c-, e waiting
to fcice' l.-v bu : ■ .l. -L i t in
its appear::nt-v t»J >• Ex-it m.;.t
CQUtlllUlb tO 1 ..1 lil^ll.
nrssiA.vs ai:k Melons
VIENNA, Aug. 11—Russians are
sweeping the u Id viti: eu-tinu. d
succtstcs in the Kubi 1 regions.
The Austrians are reported lo be
on th»» retreat. A in imiuoth battle
was fougl.t yi . > in li'.e Kovel
district. Victory v.i:.i to the lius
sians.
AnmtKViA't«:;» Ki»nio.ns
oi tli" Da 11; Al;i. n in t is
not cJiusrd by lack of news
st-rvirc or i. \.s . mine i:i the
N;mku Cilj. but i> the direct
result uf the Lni;5'ornnen'9
strike in which is now
being i. it by m my business
concerns operatii g cn the
coast.
The Daily Ali'Sknn hits had
a p«i>cr order ■waiting trans
mission to the nortii l'or sever
al weeks but far has been
unable to ree ive its ship
ments. Junct.u imrkct failed
to supply our wants — ne
cessitating in re Uuii g the size
of tte paper for a few issues
until we can receive paper..
DIJSTItOVKD BV FIRE
MARSEILLES, Aug. 14—Delayed
—The French. .steamer Tiber, carry
i >s 7700 tons of inflammable cargo,
caught lire Saturday evening and
biirnod to the water's edge then
sunk
It Is believed tliat most of tlie
crew escaped in life boats. The
cargo was considered, very valuable.
imtd
aiilihiD niiS
imj.lNGS, Aug. 14 — Charles
Evans Hughes hit the keynote of
• ! c American. conditions in his
a-ii'ul address in this city Sat
i iia>-. llo attacked the Democratic
-l; ii<ii on all sides, saying
t r lit did not be'ieve in secret
l lon .icy, but though' that the
\::i-.-ririin people shout 1 be trust
• u «i'!i 'he affairs tf the nation
'.nee ti<> y were the responsible
;■">r ks ::tid the ones to be affect
• i .< i! changes in fceign re
:at!3!lS
lie fully explained *lia» the tar
ii •> ior the benefit of home pro
ii ts ■ d the only manner by which,
wiirkaien could oe assured of a d<
ie:i« wage and living in this coun
trv.. lie briefly touihea upon la
'rr eei.ditions, saying, "Working
U'imi ( *he United States are used
to an 1 entitled 'o better living con
.t i than prevailed in n'.ost coun
11-;s ai.d that the present condi
tions <r ouid bt» raised, rather t an
lowcre'V
<;i \i:U \L WAKXIXG SOUXDED
LOVI'OX, Aug. 3 4—A general
warning lias b«'n spread broadcast
• >ver thr east coast of England of
i e renewed German aerial activi
tio=. 1* is reported that Germany
i- planning fresh attacks on the
and air by moans of submarines
and ZeV>pelins.
BERTH WILL
Mlse Elizaveta M. BenthJea will
head the Skagway Puhlid Schools,
this coming school term. Miss Ben
tluen ccmes toi the school board
highly recommended by Deaji Bol
fon. or the Educational Department
of the University of Washington,
and Dr. Nash, president of the Bell
ingham Normal School. Besides
th°se high speaking credentials Bhe
cuines oefore the Skagway parents
with years of experience and recom
mendations' from leading educators
throughout the state of Washing
ton
Miss Beathien is a middle aged
wouan. She holds both a
Bachelors and Master DegTee from
the University of Chioago. She will
succeed Miss Margaret Keenan,
former principal of Skagway school
who resigned to accept a better po
sition *ith the Fairbanks School
board. .
So far as Is known at the
present time all other faculty mem
bers will return and hold down the
positions whachj they filled last
Jtar.
CUWGE IX INCOME TAX LAW
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 — Tie
Democratic senators have decided, to
puss aaother law to raise revenue
for the running expense® of the
government. The tax on the low
est fo-rm of incomes will be raised
from one to 2 percent, instead of
loweriuc the exemption from $4,
000 to $3,000 for single persons
and $3,000 to $2,000 for married
persons.
Many protests against the lower
ing of 'he exemptions came from
all par,s of the country. Seeing
thrt the party would become un
popular by lowering the exemption
this Til an was hit upon to raise the
rtf':u5r«d r«v«cue..
Who's Your Tailor?
I j OU can arrange to have your
tailored to order suit and ov
ercoat for Autumn delivered
whenever you want them-but we ad
vise you to
Come in and Se
lect Your Pat
tern Today
Get first choice of the J
handsome and exclu
sive woolens from Ed.
V. Price & Co.'s line
and have us send them
your measure.
Reasonable
Prices
WILL CLA YSON