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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1917
No. 178 TWENTIETH YEAR
GERMAN FORCES CAPTURE
RIGA SAYS RUN EMPEROR;
Consuls Left Three
Weeks Ago Says
Department
of State
PetrogTad, Sept. 4.—On account
ol a threatening situation the Rus
sians hay© evacuted Riga, the war
office announced today.
Berlin, Sent. 4—.Emperor Wil
heim, with the Hun forces on the
northeastern front, wired the Em
prtvs of Germany today telling of
the capture of Riga. "This," he
said, "is another milestone of Ger
many's unerring will to victory."
Rira is a port and coaling fctation
ou the Duna river, 5 miles from the
Gulf of Riga, and au important in
dustrial center. The harbor is
ice-free from April to November.
Riga has machine yrorks, breweries,
distilleries and saw mills.
Washington, Sept. 4.—A message
from the state department today
says the cviilian population and
consuls of Riga had evacuated that
Blace three weeks ago and that
the government of the United States
was 30 advised at that time.
WELLlfil
AIM DIES
Seattle, Sept. 4. — George Ky
rage, for many years a resident of
Juneau and other sections of Alas
ka, died in Greece recently, accord
ing to a cable received yesterday
by bis daughter who is a nurse
in this city. , ., K
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to extend to all of Skag
way my most heartfelt thanks and
gratitude for all the kindness and
sympathy shown me, and wish to
thank the Benevolent and Protect
ive Order of Elks and the Skagway
Volunteer Fire Department, and
the friends in Juneau, Haines, Car
croefc and Whitehorse, for messages
of condolence and beautiful floral
offerings in this gTeai loss of my
beloved husband and son.
Mrs. W. C McKenzie.
PVT.
ALASKA HE
TAXES set
LARGE
Washington, Sept. 4. — The con
ference of international revenue re
yort9 for the past fiscal year that
Alaska paid in corporation income
and individual income taxes $969,
000 and tttat dry Washington paid| IK
quor taxes to ttie amount of two
million dollars. *
Caton, Ohio, Sept. 4.—Fred Ful
ton decisively defeated Carl Morris,
of Oklahoma, in. the sixth of a
fifteen round bout here last night.
Victory for Fulton jva^ given be
cause of disqualifications on the
part of Morris who continually but
ted his opponent. Fred Fulotn
nojfr has the right to fight Jess'
Willard, j : ' ' ! _ ,
FIGHTING IN
ITALlMSiEISE:
Udine, Sept. 4.—Fighting along
the Austrian-Italian line continues!
to be intense, and many Austrians
have been taken prisoners by the
Italian forces. Italian artillery
flre is reported doing great damage.
EARTHQUAKE IX COLOMBIA
. —
Washington, Sept. 4.—Three hun-j
dred houses were destroyed and a j
number of casualties are reported (
as a result of an earthquake at >
Bogota, a Columbia state depart- j
ment message to the American gov-,
eminent states today.
1
"Ah, But Madame,
It Is Something New"
THE JABOT - Made from
bits of lace and net* It
is very smart looking
with the tailored suit or
street costume*
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
Pictorial Review Patterns.
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
ROOKIES SOON MADE REAL SOLDIERS
»■"" —
Photos by American Press Association.
Military training Is working wonders with rookies. In a short space of
time raw recruits are made over Into well set up soldiers. The accompany
ing photographs were taken In a public park. Upper shows recruits as In
structor recti veil them. Lower shows the same men after only two days'
tralnlnc.
Washington, Sept. 4.—Wiley Du
thie Ameu, of the federal adjust
ment board, today again left this
eit.v to join a conference in Seattle
designed to prevent shipyard strikes
which have been called in Seattlq
and Portland.
buHe
III P3PTLS
Portland, Sept. 4.—Every work
man in all the shipyards of this
city voted Sunday to strike on the
seventh of thi^s month. Higher
wages are demanded. ■
SPtMSPO
II MR CAMPS
Philadelphia, Pa., — $250,000 for
War Camp ministry to Mqthodist sol
diers is being asked of tin} Metho
dist Episcopal hCurch through its
Board of Home Missions and Church
KILLS 101
London, Sept. 4.—One hundred |
and seven sailors and one civilian
were killed, and eighty-thres sail
ors were wounded, when six Ger
man airplanes raided Chatham last
night. None of the enemy plane3 j
was reported as oeing shot down.
Extension with headquarters in this
city. The survey of church condi
Mons In the uegihborhood of tho
cantonments and other camps shows
that while in most cases the Metho
dist Episcopal churches in the | vi
cinity were able to perform an ade
quate ministry to the normal popu
lation, many of them are entirely
inadequate for meeting the needs
of the 150,000 Methodist soldiers
who will be distributed throughout
the different camps. This $250,
000 will be used to equip regular
Methodist Episcopal Chaplains, to
equip and support volunteer chap
lains for Officers' Training Campu
and to render more efficient Metho
dist churches located near the
camps. ; ■ i
The strongest men in the de
nomination will bo sent to serve a's
pastors or associate pastors at
these camp churches. Bishop Jo
seph F. Berry of this city is
president of the Board of Home
Missions and Church Extension of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
and Dr. David D. Forsyth, Corres
ponding Secretary.
Wholesale . Retail |
GROCERIES J
P. H. GANTY |
MH
10 PROPOSE NEW
TERMS OF
PEACE
Washington, Sept. 4.—That Pope
Benedict XV nojv has Germany's max
imum and minimum peace terms is
the report reaching official sources
today. It is understood that the
pope will pronose a new set of
peace terms and reports indicate
his hope of success.
seshiTTabor
PUBE IS
LfflE
Seattle, Sept. 4—Beneath laden
skies labor forces yesterday; paraded
fully thirty thousand, strong thru
the streets of this city. They were
led by the metal trades' council of
fifteen crafts- A great number of
women were in the line.
President Gompers wired, "Main
tain a clear vision and stand true
and loyal. Before another Labor
Day shall come a desirable and per
manent peace shall have been es
. ablteiied with the concepts of just
■e, fredom, and huanity."
Washington, Sept. 4—.President
Wilson today refused licenses to
one hundred Dutch ships seeking to
carry grain cargoes to Holland. All
shipping to neutral countries which
again ship to enemy nations has
been stopped by the United States
government.
Mayor Thompson
Defies Orders
of Illinois
Governor
Chicago, Spet. 4.—After being
driven from three states, the Peo
leg Council of America met In thiH
city Sunday and perfected terms of
peace and planned for democracy.
The formal organization. of the
council was perfected and a public
session was held under the pro
tection of the Chicagq police acting
on orders of Mayor Thompson, whichl
were in direct defiance to the com
mands of Governor Lowden of the
date of Illinois.
SOLDIERS ARRIVE TOO LATE
Chicago, Sept. 4—.Four compan
ies of National Guardsmen rushed
from the state capitol on. a special
train to this city Sunday in an ef
fort *o prevent the meeting of the
People's Council, but arrived ftfter
the meeting had adjourned and had
accomplished! its purpose.
XHREE REGIMENTS
ON RESERVE DUTY
Chicago, Sept. 4.—On Sunday
members of the second, seventh, and
eighth regiments of the federalized
guard of Illinois were ordered by
the war department to report to
their armories in this city on the
night of Lafcor Day and be ready
for reserve duty.
TO PREVENT FURTHER
MEETINGS
Chicago, Sept. 4.—Four compan
ieu of National Guardsmen arrived
•from Springfield at 8 o'clock last;
night on the orders of Governor
Lowden and will prevent further
meetings of the People's Peace
conference.
WILSON LEADS PARADE
Washington, Sept. 4. — Led by
! President Wilson the finst drafted
men in Washington, D. C. today
j marched the entire length of Penn
sylvania avenue. President Wil
son walked with the men for a
mile and one half In the tot sun.
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