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No. 138 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAttWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917
GREECE JOINS WITH ALLIES
10 FIGHI AGIST GERMANY
Washington, July IS. — Official
infcrmaUou, receved late last eveninj
from Athens, states that Greece is
now in an actual state of war
with the Teutonic powers. '
The information received here by
the state department states tha
th® Greek minister in l'aris has
notified the "French government
'hat Greece considers herself a full
bel>r*^rent and will act accordingly.
MANY INJURED
TRUCK UPSETS
Seattle, July IS. — A big auto
truck carrying passengers upset
this morning, and nine of the peo
ple ridnig on the truck were ser
iously injured. Two of th(X>e in
jur i-d were ship "yard men, and they
we. c both dangerously hurt.
SHIMS
CLOSE DOWN
Seattle, July IS.—Most of the
mills in this city 'are closed down
today for want of men, the meat hav*
in/ gone out on strike yesterday.
Some of the mills were cutting
lumber for the government, the "or
ders for which are all rush con
tracts, and every days delay means
much to the mill men. The lum
ber is for ship construction.
Every effort is being made to
bring about a settlement between
the mill owners and the men.
FOltMKi: STATION AGENT
FIRST l/ORD ADMIRALTY
London, July IS. — Sir Edward
Carson resigned as First Lord of tha
Brtish Admiralty. Sir Erin Camp
bell Geddes was "immediately ap
poii.led as Sir Edward's successor.
G►Hides was formerly station agent
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
iu fhe UnitedStates.
Dr William I Condon of New
Brunswick, X. J., who was arrested by
the authorities while at the military
camp at Cliisttaitoojai. Tenu., is charg
ed wit.'i tlic murder of John V. Piper,
a Rutgers college student, whose body
was found alter a lour months' search.
Pr. ("otiiion !s shown in his uniform as
a captain in the United States army
surgical corps.
PetrogTad, July 18.—Reports re
ceived by th^ war office yesterday,
announcements of which are given
ou" today, indicate that the Rus
sma troops are fighting German
aaid Austro-Hungarj- troops at ma
ny points over a front extending for
more than eight hundred miles.
BERXSTORFF APPOINTED
MINISTER TO COPENHAGEN
Paris, July 18.—A dispatch from
Zuricn to tho Petit Parkien says i
that Count Von Bernstorff has been I
appointed German minister at Cop- i
enhagen. 1
We are closing out the remaining
portion of our SUMMER
HATS at reduced
prices
Middy Blouses $1.00 each
Divinities, Lawns and summer sport goods on sale
Oxfords
and broken lines of shoes at
Greatly Reduced Prices
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
IIS. STILL HAS
FOOD PRICE
JUGGLERS
San Francisco, J.uly 18. — At &
meeting of fuslnes men In this city
yesterday noon, Assistant Secretar
rv of Agriculture Vrooman In "an
address which he made asserted
that tho United States U not entire
ly free from unpatriotic food spec
ulators, Junkers and disloyal reac
tionaries. Mr. Vrooman, said that
investigations were being made and
when the necessary evldenc^ had
been secured that the men respon
sible for the juggling of food pric
es would be brought to justice.
BAGS SUB
T .onto, July 18.—The Canadian
Steamship Medford is reported to
have sunk a German U-boat by gun.
fire in the Mediterranean. The
information is official and was re
ceived from London.
SCHOONER SUNK
B! U-BOAT
Washington, July 18.—The State
Department announced that the A
mmican Schooner Childe Harold
h;ul been sunk by a German subma
rine in European waters a feW'days
a'o. The'annouucement stated that
all member.* of the crew were saved.
GiLLifiCE
car SERVICE
Seattle, July IS.—Mayor Gill an
nounced last night that be would
take steps ending to force the street
car company to make an effort thLs
morning to forthwith resume the
car service throughout the city.
ARE
TOO PRO-GERMAN
Los Angeles, July 18. — Upton,
Sinclair has resigned "from the social
ist party, of which he 'has been a
most prominent member, Asserting
as his reason for resigning that'the
Socialists are too pro-German for a
lival American to affiliate "vrlth.
MAY III CAR
OPERATORS
FROM EAST
Seattle, July 18.—Mayor Gill de-J
clared this morning that If the'Seat
tl6 Light and Power company did
not arrive at a settlement with its
employees today, and rasume the o
peration of the electric street car
service, the city may ask for the
•appointment of a receiver for the
Bireet car system with 'the v,e'w' of
operating the cars itself.
There has been a'number of clai.il*
es between the striking car men
and Strike breakers. The men are
well 'organized, and owing to the
scarcity of operatives there are
very few cars running.'
i. C. Nash, a Wells Fargo guard,
when be Was called a scab by
striking express drivers, who are
#lso out, fired into the crowd wound
ing two. # 1 I '
Late today the company announc
eJ that if the men were not back to
work by Friday noon, street car
men would be brought out from
the east to fill their positions.
strikerstTe up
SEATTLE WORKS
Seattle, July 18.—it la estimated
that there are more than 25,000
lumber workers and shingle weav
ers out on strike in "the state of
Washington.
A strike in the Seattle shipyard!;
is threatened for August _first. If
♦his is called it will bo in sympa
thy wth the metal" trades workers,
•wbo have made a demand for more
pay. Federal conciliator^ are try
ii df to prevent the ship builders
from jioning in the strike.
FRENM/E
GERMANS BACK
Paris, July 18.—In a Frencr of
fensive on 'the left bank of the
Mouse, th0 German positions extend
ing over a front'one mile and ex
tending back to a depth of more
than two thirds of a mile were cap
tured. A number of beavy guns
an/1 more than one 'hundred ma
chine guns were captured besides a
great many prisoners. *
ZIMMERMAN'S POSITION
NOT YET FILLED
Copenhagen, July 18.—A dispatch
received here from Berlin states
that a'successor to Zimmerman has
not yet been selected.
There will be a regular meeting
of SKagway Aerie No. "25, Fratern
al Order Eagles this evening at
the local Aerie. All members are
earnestly requested 'to be present.
FRUIT JARS JELLY GLASSES
We offer the following good values:
Mason jars per dozen Pints $1.00
Quarts 1.15
Mason Jar Caps per dozen \ .40
Jelly glasses per dozen .45 .50
Heavy Jar Rubber* per dozen .10
Parowax in 1 lb. bricks .20 3 for .50
P. H. GANTY
DRAWING SELECTIVE ARMY
PROBABLY BEGINS SATURDAY
POLICE HERO SENT.
Owens Will Drive Motor
Ambulance at French Front.
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Photo by American Press Association.
Martin S. Owens, honor man of the
New York police force, was selected
to drive the New York Police Honor
Legion ambulance in France. Owens
won the dlstincli'in. from many com
petitors, members of the Honor Legion.
He has won medals for bravery shown
ir the line of duty.
Berlin, July IS. — The German
war office today 'announced that
the 'own of Kalucz, recently occu
pied by Russian troops has been're
captured after £a offensive by tho .
German forces.
SIXTEEN SUFFRAGISTS
SENTENCED TO SERVE
SIXTY DAYS EACH
Washington, July 18. — Sixteen,
women suffragists have been sen- j
tonced tp 'serve terms of sixty days
each in the workhouse for picket
ine the Whitehouse.1 [
Washington, July 18.—According
to an announcement made by tha
Provost Marshal, all but tea states
have turned in tbolr lfct of exemp
tions in the selectve dTaft, and
these are expected to be ready by
tonight so that all wall be ready to
begin the work of drawing the
names of the men who will be call
ed to the colors.
The ten states that have not re
ported their boards in, readiness
Mr. Crowder believes will be ready
to perform their work by noon to
day, and that the work of drawing
will begin not later than Saturday.
Seattle, July 18.—Masked rob
bers entered the homo of Ben Pin
pus,'1416 Twenty-first street south.
thJo city early this morning and
bound Mrs. Pincus and 'two halt
grown children to chairs, afteC
which they placed gags in, their
mouths'so that they could make no
uoise.
TV robbers 'then quietly await
ed the return of Mr. Pincus. When
Ben returned home, the robbers
quickly seized him and he met a
lik0 fat© to that of kia 'wife and
children. After tieing up the head
i>f the house, the robbers made a
systematic search of the premises
and after securing $108.00 in mon
«y, made their escape.
In the hour that intervened be
twotn tho entrance of he thieves
and tho returnn of Ben, 'the visit
ors drank a'quart bottle of whiskey
wh'ch they found in th0 Bide board.
Washington, July 18.—The total
amount of the Red Cross donations
has been tabulated, and it is found;
that the'American people have giv
en one hundred and eighteen million
do'lars for the cause.'
Come in and Select Your Suit
JAMES KENNEDY