Loudon, July 9—British steamers i
navigating through tho German I
blockade zone will hereafter 'carry j
gun in the stern of the vessel j
tor the purpose of fighting subma
rines that may attack them. Here
tofore this class of vessel have de
\ i ii'W upon their watchfulness and
speeH. to earn.- them through safe
ly, but the disaster that has befal-I
leu many of them calls for a more
effective means of protoetiou.
Advices from Petrogrud state J
that tv:e Briti>h submarine which
1t.i or.tentered the Baltic Sea I
maoe a succssful attack upon a '
Genj'.n warship on July 2d.*
A statement of the Austrian war i
depar'ment just made public ad-!
lUits that the Austrian army along '
the Vistula river has been badly
defeated by the Russians and Bet
."ograd dispatches tell of a desper
ate engagement between the Vis
tula and Bug rivers, in, which it
is cla'iued the Russians cheeked
the a u-stre-German forces at dif
ferent points. However, Russian
reporta admit that there has been
a general retirement in the Eastern
part ot Galicia from the Gnila Lipa
to tli'j Z'ola Lipa.
It is reported that a French war
shin today sunk a German subma
rine in the Dardanelles. •
The powder mill at Hounslow,
"•here immense quantities of explo
sives +t r the use of 'the British
itrniy in France and Belgium were
betas; manufactured, exploded to
day. It is believed that a hundred
people lost their lives, although
there is no definite information ob
tainable as yet. '
MINI KITH
IN ERUPTION
Sr-v.iru, July 9—Mount Katmi,
.•= ithwestern Alaska, is again iti
a state ot eruption. About three
jears ago ttia volcano became "active
tnd wauy lives of of those living
ill the vicinity of Jit. Katmal were
lost s\ iiile the ashes were carried
by tlit? winds for hundreds of milt's
in every direction. On some of the
islands to the westward the whole
country was covered to a depth of
several Inches with t'.:e floury sub
wu e : nd all vegetation killed or
biiri.U out of sight.
saleImJts
STARTED TOOK!
5:':d Creek, Alaska, July D—The
sr.le of >ots in the government town
;:tos ulons the line of the new rail
read fc'tween Seward and Fair
bsnks began today. The point
where the most interest is centered,
end where the greatest amount of
nctiv"ia buying is shown, is at
Anchnage, t'-c new townsite on
Kaik Arm.
PASSENGERSOUI
PRINCESS ALICE
The Princess Alice left on time
Thursday night, with SO passengers,
including round-trip tourists. Those
who went aboard here were: •
For Seattle—Mrs. G. G. Miller
aud daughter Verne, and Col. Stev
enson and Herman Erickson ' of
Skagway; Messrs. Geogehan and
Evans and Mrs. Martha Keller of
Fairbanks; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ken
nedy aud three children of White
horse.
Victoria—Inspector Fletcher of
the Canadian poetoffice department.
Vance, B. C.—Messrs. Topham
and Smythe of Whitehorse and Mrs.
J. D. Matthews of Dawson.
Vancouver — Allen Rowe and
Messrs Goldbloom and Geishert.
Amsterdam, July 9—Zeppelin's j
seventy-eighth birthday is being:
celebrated today throughout Ger- .
many.
A Word About Sfroes
There may be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
We handle the follow
ing makes:
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
and
THE1 AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
PLA-MATE,
SCUFFERS,'and
SANDALS
For Children
THE A. A. CUTTER, BERGMAN. ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, 12, 16, and 18 in height'
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between .Third and Fourth Phone 41
GERMAN REPLY TO AMERICAN
HE EXPECTED TOMORROW
Washington, D. C., July 9—A sub
marine message from Germany to
the United States, in reply to the
second note of President Wilson, is
exoecUd to reach tlie state depart
ment in this city tomorrow. It is
understofld that in the Teply the
German government "will try to
justify the illegal stand she has I
taken as to the scope 'of the neu
trality laws in the war she has
been waging on merchantmen and I
other unarmed vessels, and through i
whicb many lives have been heed
lessly sacrificed.
President Wilson will return • to
this city from Cornish in time to
lay the German reply to his note
before a meeting of the cabinet on
Tuesday.
Berlin, July 9—It has been of
ficially announced that Germany's
reply tc the American note was
given to Ambassador Ccrard last
night for transmission to his home
government.
FOR THBHT
In liiu with the policy advooated
by the J):iily Alaskan, there is a
movement now on loot to re-or
ganize the Skagway commercial club
aud a membership list has beeu
clrouliiteS to wliioh over thirty
names have already been signed,
Willi likely as ' many more to ]
follow when the town has been ful- |
ly canvr.s.ied. A meeting will be!
culled shortly and permanent or- j
ganization effected and officers
electe! but in tlie meantime
thf re has been a matter come up that |
cannct be delayed, and that is the
oo::FUleration of an All-Alaska cele
bration of the semi-centenary of
the purchase of the territory by
the United States. This is a mat
ter that should properly be handled
by the commercial club and will be j
when that body gets to a working
basis.
J L. McPherson, secretary of
the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle j
chamber of commerce, arrived
Skagway this morning on the steam-;
shin Jefftrson. Mr. McPherson is j
on a tour of Alaska to learn the
wishes of the Alaskans as to the
observance in 191" of the fiftietli
Anniversary of the acquisition of
Alaska, so that the Alaska Bureau
of 'he Seattle chamber of commerce
sau olan a campaign of publicity
and beost.
M".vor Howard Ashley has called
a prbl'c meeting for tonight at S
o'clock at the city hall, when Mr.
McFhersoit will tell of the action
taken by otfc. r Alaskan towns vis
ited, and when ho can be advised j
as to the views of the citizens of
Ska.T*ay. All are urged to be pres
ent.
Pretoria. July 9—General Botha]
of t! e British South African army,
has accepted the surrender of all
the Gtrnu.n military forces operat
ing n Southwest Africa.
Tho announcement has been for
warded to P. P. \V. Lowle, Skagway
agent of the C. P. R. Co., by Gen
eral Passenger Agent Brodio of
Vancouver, B. C., that for the next
three northern trips the reserva
tions on the Princess Sophia have
already been mostly engaged. When
the vessel conies into 'Skagway on
July 14th she will have on board
the Gillespie-Kinsport party of
20 people, all round-trippers; Miss
M. 10. Fitzgerald's touring party
ff -30 round-trippers; and the Vio
Vtte tourist party of Kansas City,
Missouri, and vicinity, who, after
reaching -Skagway will make a
round-trip to Dawson, returning
here in time to take the Princess j
Alice south on July '29th.
There are other tourist parties
booked on the Princess Sophia in
Skagway on July 29th and August
12th respectively.
I
The draw was made Thursday ev
ening for the singles tennis tourna
ment to be played off on the W. P.
club tennis court on Saturday!
and Sunday next.
Mrs. W. C Blanchard, Miss Cook, J
Mrs. Gan'y, Mrs Hardy, Mrs. Kinm
se. Mrs. Lediard and Mrs. Lowle en
tered for th'.- ladies and Messrs.
Boaebrake, Cole Gabie, Hannan,
Johnston, Lediard, Lowle, G. H.
Miliar, Motter, Peterson and Telfer
for the met.
The draw resulted as follows;
Johnston vs. Miller, Cole vs.
Bonebrake, 'Gabie vs. Hannan, Tel
ftr vs. Motter,' Peterson vs. Lowle, |
with Lediard a bye.
Mrs. W. C. Blanchard vs. Mrs.
Kirmse, Mrs. Hardy vs. Mrs. Ganty,
Mis Cook v. Mr. Lediard with Mrs.
Lowle a bye. 1
The public are cordially invited
to attend
Fruit Jars, Jelly
Glasses, Etc.
Oin STOCK IS COMPLETE.
We offer the following special
prices during canning season:
Mason Pints, 80c per dozen.
Mason Quarts, $1.00 per dozen.
Mason Va Gals. $1.25 per dozen.
Small Jelly Glasses, flat, 25c
per dozen.
Largo Jelly Glasses, tall with
top, 50c per dozen.
Mason Jar Rubbers, heavy 10c
per dozen.
Mason Jar Tops, 25c per dozen.
Parawax, 15c per pound brick.
P. H. GANTY
1 IMPORTANT CHANGE IN
IKE ITALIAN BATTLE TINT
Rome July 9—There have been
no important changes along the Auli
tro-Itulian battle front today, al
thoi gh satisfactory progress is
being made, it is claimed by the
latter, along the Carnic plateau and
in the Italian attacks on the Aus
trian encampments in the vicinity
ot Doberdo. In the Carnic Alps
yesterday the Italians suffered se
vere losses in their attempts to re
lieve the fortress of Malborghctto,
t.V whole front of their column be
ins- almost annihilated by the heavy
artillery f're of the Austrians.
According to advices from the
front, four new corps of Austro
Hungarian troops have increased to
nearly 500,000 the strength of
Italy's enemies. Practically every
position taken by the Italians dur
ing the early days of the campaign
is now under fire from Austrian ar
tillery. The bombardment is fierce
?t Predil pass, through which the
Italians are trying to press forward
to flank the enemy farther south.
The Ausirians have mounted guns
high in the mountains, which sweep
evei;- road. Two of these were cap
tjre.' Wednesday night by the Al
pine forces of Italy.
It was reported iii this city today
that he Turkish garrison at Con
stantinople had revolted and killed
huiiGreds of the German officers,
whose domination there has been
severe in the extreme, and has
causod an immense amount of dis
satisf-u-tion. among the Turkish
troops as well as the inhabitants
of the city.
The'Adriatic Sea has been closed
:uid thousands of floating 'mines
place-! in its waters by the Italian
naval authorities.
It is rumored here that the Aus
trian and German governments have
both made peace proposals to Serbia,
which ?t is understood have been re
fused. 1
H.'llf.ix, Nova Scotia, July 0—The.
onuenv am jo. utimjanum .iotuc.«s:
Transport line, which was reported
yesterday to be on fire about 500 I
miles off shore from here, arrived i
in till.' port today, with the fire j
subdued. it is unknown yet '
whether the explosion which start- j
ed the blaze was caused by a bomb ■
placed on the vessel by Holt, the j
man who suicided in the Mineolu,
New York, prison yesterday, or
from some other cause.
The White Pass Athletic club
is an organization that had its in- j
cepiion at an early day in the his- j
a>ry of Skagway, has always been
the pride of our people and until
quite recently been a self-sustain-1
itig institution, but with the con
stniiily changing and always dimin
ishing population of the town in
late years the interest in the
club h:is grown less each recurring
vear until at the present time unless
the special effort that is now being
put forth by its members is second
ed iu a substantial manner by the
peoi/lc of the town, and the mem
bership materially increased it is
v.-'tluu the bounds of possibility
thai it may go by the board.
We- are in hopes the movement
outi:;!£d b«low will prove the turn
ing point toward a Letter condi
tion cf affairs with the .White Pass
-Athletic club—that the membership
will 'to sr. materially increased that
Uierf v.-:;i |,e no difficulty experi
Pic.'d i.i having an income suffi
cieii* for its maintenance in a man
ner that will be a credit to the
town as well as to its members.
Skogvay, Alaska, July 8, 1915
Tr Members,
v»'hile Pass Athletic Club:
At a meeting of the board of
trus'.tcs held on Tuesday night,
July tith, it was decided that in or
d«r to encourage the addition of
new members, all initiation fees
would be cancelled during the per
iod from July 6th to August 10th,
and that members joining during
this time would be given a receipt
in full vo August 31st upon payment
of one month's dues. • It was also
decided to offer present members a
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