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No. 113 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA? MONDAY. JUNE 17. 1918 PRICE 10 CENTB
m INDULGE IN
RAIDS AT
ALBERT
London, Monday. — According to
11 report from Field Marshal IlaUJ
to the British War office this morn
ing thefe has been raiding operatioi
and a brief bomardmemt y the en
emv in the Albert region today.
12 EMS
IN KIEV CITY
Amsterdam, Saturday. — Berlin
reports received in this city this
morning state that there has been
twelve large explosions in munitions
works at Kiev in Ukraine, and that
the entire city has been iprayed
with shells. The gerat eathedrals
;uid many puolie buildings have
llapsed, and a large number of
the inhabitants of that city have
Hen killed by the explosions and
bomardmint.
'With American Army, Saturday. •
The first raid by an American boml.«
is squadron behind the German
lines wt» sucueset'ully accomplished
his moruing, and the results are
. sported to be very satisfactory.
The Americans are said to have
performed iifce veteran®, some of
whom had previously been on »imi
fr missions with French and Brit
ish pilots, and they knew exactly
hr©w lo guage the distance and drop
their bombs with accuracy bo that
they would accomplish the best
results.
E>K-MV V.HKN WOMEN
VKK BEIXG REGISTERED
• Seattle. June 17. — Enemy
alien women are being registered in
this city today.
The Prince Rupert of the G. T.
Pt. arrived in port at 7 o'clock sharp
tWs morning, and sailed at 11
otelock.
Women Kahki Overalls Just the thing for
Gardening
Billie Burke House Dresses
Children's overalls and jumpers
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
S
'HIE MULE 01 <11 DIE HIT
11H ITU IWI WISH IB
21-YEAR OLD
10 REGISTER
Washington, June 17. — Provost
Marsha] Gen. Cr.owder has Issued
an order rfiulring Alaskans who
became 21 years of age since Juno
5th of lajtt year to register in the
period between July 2nd and Sept.
3rd. The extended period is ar
ranged for owing to the difficulties
that may be encountered in register
ing the men of the Territory.
huksTeport
M0REBEL8IASS
Washington, June 17.—Au offi
cial memorandum was Dresented to
Secretary Lansing in \fhich it is
stated that 2700 more Belgium men
and women have been deported by
Germans to work behind the lines o:
I the western front.
EVERUUTLE
i- BIT HELPS
Paris, Monday. — The French
troops have improved their posi
tions north and northwest of Houte
Braye between the Oise and tho
ALsne today, and in the operation
100 nrisoners were caputred.
I VENEZUELA PLAYING Ul*
TO THE GERMAN SUBS.
An Atlantic Port, Monday. •— An
intinmation was Riven by Dr. Carlos
Lopez Busiamanti, editor of el
Fonographic published at Cara"
carcai, Brazil, that enemy sub
marines are lurking in the ooastal
waters of Venezuela, and that the
Venezuelan government has adopted
a pro-German attitude during the
i last few weeks. ' • if
Rome, Monday.—A battle of great
violemce in wtych masses or Infan
try are being used le In progress
in an attempt on the part of the
Austrian# to break through. the
Italian lines.
J The battle is particularly Ditter
in the eastern sector near Asiago
olateau In the Brenta Valley and on
I the Montegrappa front.
I The battl© is progressing along a
line 117 miles in length.
The Italian troojis are firmly hold
ing the Asiago front. They have
completely reoccupied their ori
ginal positions on the AsoJone, Mon
Solaralo fronts, and are closely press
ing oack a strong force of the en
emy which had made a crossing t>f
the Piave taking over three thous
and prisoners in the operation.
London, June 17—Austrian troops
wh'c»> penetrated the liae b>"
the British on the Italian front
have been driven back and the
British line has been completely re
established, the British var of
fice announced this morning.
50 AUSTRIAN DIVISION'S IX
BATTLE OX ITALIAN' FRONT
Paris, Monday.—It has been re
ported from Field Headquarters to
the Italian war office >that fifty di
visions of Austrian troops were
thrown into the attack on the Ital
ian front.
ITALIAN'S PREVENT AUSTRIAN'S
GETTING POSI1TION
ON PIAVE
Rome, Monday. — The Austrian:
have kept up their atttacks on the
Italian lines along the Piave front
where they are struggling to ev
tablish bridge head positions on the
right bank of the stream.
The Italian troops at this point
have maintained a savage counter
| attack along the line and thus far
i have kept the enemy, a from gaining
I a foothold on the river banks.
; CHAMBER OF DKIUTIEH
APPLAUD ITALY'S HEROES
Rome, Monday.—When the Minis
| ter of War announced the success
; of the Italian troops in th«ir rei>ule<
jof the enemy, despite his material
j numerical superiority on the great
er part of the Italian front, there
were scenes of the greatest enthus
iasm in the Chamber of Deputies.
The whole house oC Home applaud^
the war minister when 1iq said that
the Italian troops had captured
three thousand prisoners and that
thig was proof that the Italian| troop
were truly heroic.
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fellows lurk, there's nothing like
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canoe, simple to operate.
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P. H. GANTY
AUSTRIAN ADRIATIC FLEET
BOMBING ADIME TOWN
Austrian battleships of the Adrift
| fleet are reported to bo bombing
| towns along thevAdime river. •«
' AMERICAN TROOPS MILL BE
SENT TO AID ITALY
Washington, June 17.—It was an
nounced today that American; troons,
would be forthcoming for the a'd
0" Italy within a very short time.
AUSTRIAN REPORT ITALIAN
SITUATION VERY GLOWING
Vienna, Monday. — It was re
ported here this morning that the
Austrian troops in their great of*
| tensive against the Italian front
j have captured ten thousand Italian
French and British prisoners.
The report also states that the
Austrian troops have crossed the
, Piave river.
Washington, June 17.—The cas
ualties for Sunday is reported this
morning to be thirty nine, killed
and twenty five wounded.
The total casualties to American
troops 6ince the landing of the first
force in France is tated to be
S085. The number killed, includ
ing 291 lost at sea is 1172. Those
lied from wounds 364 and those
•lied from diseases 1234.
Hunger Forces Aus
tricn Women and
Girls Front
1 Geneva, Saturday.—Thirty ®ix
| thousand Austrian women and e'ris
nave been forced by hunger to join
the women battalions who have
j been working for many months past
I close to the front lines. This ln*
I formation comes from the Austrian
I Tyrql today.
ROBERTSON" GETS
NEW APPOINTMENT
' Washington, June 15.—The de"
partment of labor has appointed R
E. Robertson of Juneau as di
rector of the Alaska public ser
vice reserve.
I -
I P. H. McClelland, wife and child
| were passengers on today's train
1 enrouto for Atlin on a sight Beeing
I trip. They will return in about
• a week via Whitehorse.
BUSH SHIP
FIGHTS SUB
New York, Jmie 17.—The British
Steamship Author arrived in this
port Saturday after haying engage!
in am all day fight With a Ger
man submarine. After taking up
the chase early Jn the 'morning and
continuing until late la the afternoon;
when about 70 miles off from the
Virginia Capes she dropped behind
i nd gave ijp the fight.
The steamship Author was very
little damaged.
1EBICM
GERIAfi USES
With Ameircan Army in Prance,
Saturday. — American batteries
last night hurled over one thousand
gas shells Into the German lime*
along the Marne and in the enemy's
line northwest of Chat«au Thierry^
This bombardment was in retaliation
for the heary gas attack by the Ger
mans Friday.
pasiIecbrds
ARE SMASHED
London, Monday. — The rarivals
of Amercan. troops during the past
few days have eclipsed all previous
records, and they are being sent
across the English channel into
Prance as rapidly ft* they arrive tn
England.
IRE DOUGH
10 BERAISED
Washington, June 17.—Secretary
McAdoo said today that the next
loan would be made in October,
and that in the meantime six bil
lion dollars worth of certificates »t
indebtedness and two billion dol
lars worth of tax cretlficates would
De issued.
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With A Gcatlemanly Air
About Them
•» i 'I
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they are in their outside looks.
Shapely, sturdy, smart suits for the
man who knows which way the
wind of fashion blows this year.
Patterns neither too loud nor too
modest, but just medium, for the
man who doesn't wish to appear
overdressed. No disappointment
lurks in the values at the price
range.
r . " •
JAMES KENNEDY
• r .
Amsterdam, June 1^—Dispatches
received here from the front state
that there has been furious fightia*
in the streets of Vienna.
The dispatch also states that
there has been outbreaks throughou
Austria, and that they approach,
revolution in point of fierceness tad
-number of participants.
Paris, Monday, — Four thousand
I Austro-German troops are repressing
I the disorder In the Lemberg dis
trict according to neutral advice re*
celved here today.
The food rioting in Vienna, Buda
pest and Prague are reported to
be particularly serious.
600 HOCK
TROOPS BEATEN
•
With American Army in Prance,
Monday. — six hundred German
shock troops made a raid on the A*
merica-n first line positions at Village
Xivray, in the Toul sector early
Sunday morning and some of the
enemy eot Into the .village. These
wer« goon driven out however, and
at all the other points the Germans
were badly beatesn.x«
NORWEGIAN Si
IS TORPEDOED
Washington, June 17.—The Nor
wegian. sailing ship Krinegaa is re*
ported to: have been snk by a Ger
man submarine ninety miles off the
Virginia coast and the crew of the
vessel were picked up by an Ameri
can war ship.
Miss Martha MaggUlicuddy who
has been teaching in the public
school for .the past year was a pass
enger south oq the Rupert this
morning. .