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No. 141 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY. JULY 20. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
Washington, July 20.—It was re
ported tgday that lh» lr.. S.. armed
cruiser San Die&o was torpedoed
and sunk by a German submarine
about ten miles southeast of Fire
Island yesterday or last night.
There was ik> loss of life so far as
known, everyone having gotten away
in the boats before ehe sunk. The
I San Diego was bound from the
| Portsmouth, X. 3. navy yards to
jXew York and carried eleven hun
dred and fifty four officers, cr«w
and marines and was commanded by
I Captain H. H. Christy.
FEW LIS LOST
Washington, July 20. — Com
mander L'hTistv reported to the Na
vy deoartment today that he be
lieved the San 'Diego was torpe
doed but although 110 submarine
had been sighted or was Been. He
thought a few lives had been lost.
WILL KEEP1HE
Washmg'on. July 2'>-—Chief of
Staff March appearing before Sen
ate Military .-ommittee. advised tht-na
that Geueral l'ershiug hag six di
visions of his troops amounting to
two hundred thousand men righting
V: the present offensive with the
French in Aisne-Mariie district. He
stated that the offensive wouid con- ,
tinue as it is possible to force the |
Germans back.
London, July 20-—The British
troope last night advanced on a
mile front south of the town of
Hebuterc. It was also stated by
the war office that as a result tj<"
yesterday's operations on Flanders
front the British line was advanced
along a breadth of four thousand
yards in the Metered sector.
WOO IS IN '
SEATTLE TODAY
Seattle, July 20.—Secretary of
Treasury McAdoo arrived here
today and as Director of Rail
roads will survey the situation as
to rajlroad operations.
MR. AXD MKS. McADOO
LEADS BUI PARADE
Seattle, July 20. — Mr. and
Mrs. McAdoo on foot headed the
monster procession that paraded the
streets of Seattle today in celebra
tion of the victories being won by
the Allies.
Seattle, July 20. — A monster
demonstration took place today in
celebration of the great American
French victory of yesterday. It
started with a big parade in which
the civic and fraternal bodies took
part. As a part of the program
thirty thousand toy baloonjg of multl
coirs were sent up 6imulanteously.
This was to represent the thirty
thousand priosnerg taken by the Al
lies.
French Front, July 20..—The Ger
mans that have been repulsed have
crossed over the Maine and are
making for the northward. The
number of prisoners taken by tha
French-Americans in this offensive
have reached 18,800. j
BANK OF ALASKA
SKAOWAY, ALASKA
Branches at
AXCHOKAGK CORDOVA WRANGELL
Resources Over $850,000
-OFFICERS
Andrew Stevenson, President
A. A. Benton, Vice-Pres., New York
W. H. Warren, Vice-Pres., Wrangell,
W. R. Hillery, Vice-Pres., Cordova
E. B. Ansley. Vice-Ptes;, Anchorage
G. K. Berts, Acting Ca>Hier
B. A. Rom, A*s't Caahiar Sc Auditor
R. N. Moyer, Asa.'t Cashier
ill PIGT
GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
Saturday and Suniday
Triangle Pine Arts pmsents Douglas Fairbanks in
Five Act Production.
JL vL&Jth.i
The Habit of Happiness
Ctiapter 4 In two acts. HI I !
FORD WEEKLY NO. 74. —Blue and the Gr*y.
MUTUAL WEEKLY NO 139.
Mario by Violin, Piano and Drum*.
8-30 rj.m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
GERM AIRMAN
DROPS REPORT
COMING
Paris, July 20.—German aviatorB
have dropped a note Into the A
have drooped a note into the Ameri*
can aviation camp, confirming: the
report that Quentin Roosevelt was
dead. They gave no particulars.
chiefTfstaff
GIVESFIBURESl
Washington, July 20.—Chiet of
Staff March told 'he newspaper men
today that the official reports to
the war department showed maxi
mum penetration Dy the French-A
merican counter attacks of ten
miles in some plaes and an average
penetration of Beveu miles along
a twenty mite front. The attack is
still Deing pressed he said against
heavy German reserves, General
March announced the embarkation
of troops up to the present ex
ceeded one million two hundred
thousand men.
MAYOR OF CALARY
VISITS SKAGWAY
Dr. M. C. Cotsello, Mayor of
Calgary, Alberta, is a round tripper
on the Prince Rupert, and is ac
companied by his wife and three
children. Dr. Costello is an old time
newspaper man as well as physician
but has for the past four years de
voted all of his time to the mayor
alty duties..
During a pleasant call at the
Alaksan office Dr. Costello said,
"You certainly deserve credit for
conducting such a newsy daily paper
in your town and we were delighted
with the good war reports in last
night's issue. We did not expect
to find a daily paper in bo small
a place and 60 far north."
Mayor Costello is pleased with
the trip and wishes he had more
time »o enjoy all that the North
has to offer tourist.
casualties for today
Washington, July 20. — The of
ficial report of casualties in Army
and Marine Corps for the past
twenty four hours as given out by
the War Office are one hundred and
ninety eight killed, died of wounds
thirty eight and wounded severely
one hundred and two.
HUXS DESTROY
SUPPLIES AT RASE
Pans, Friday. — The Germans
are reported to have destroyed their
supplies at the base in 8oi$sons be
fore evacuating the city.
Saratoga, July 20.—A boom ha£
been started for the nomination of
ex-president Theodore Roosevelt for
Governgr of New York.
Fruit Jars,
Jelly Glass etc
WE ABE PREPARED TO MEET TOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR
CANNING SUNDRIES AT FOLLOWING PRICES:
Tblly Glasses With Tops 60c per doz.
Mason Self Sealer Pints i . ^ $1.10 per doz.
Mason Self Sealer, Quarts $1.25 per doz.
Mason Sell Sealer WIDE MOUTH, Pints $1.25 per doz.
Mason Self Sealer, WIDE MOUTH, Qts., $1.45 per doz. .
Mason Self Se&lin* *ar Tops, 36o per doz.
Mason Self Selinag Caps, 20o doz. 3 for 50c.
Mason Porcelain Lined Jar Caps, 40o per doz.
Jar Rubbers—Best Grade—Heavy, 10c per doz.
Parowax in 1 lb. bricks, 20o each.
IVrmdts arq now oUafnable (ran ocsl Food Administrator for
25 lb. lots of eugpr for canning purposes.
P. H. GANTY
Washington, July 20. — The
war department gave a report In
which It was stated that the
French-Americans captured seven
teen thousand priosners and. three
hundred and eighty guns in the of
fensive between Aistte and the
Marae.. That in spite of large Ger
man! reinforcements the Allies are
making sensible progress.
Paris, |uly 20. — At noon today
the French and Americana are con
tinuing to advance on the greater
part of t^e front offensive between
Aisne b,nd"Marne. The War Office
announced'that the town of Neuilly
in a front street fight had been
captured. This is an important
town and, the key to quite an area
of fightinx ground.
FILTH IS SPREADING
DISEASE IX GERMANY
Amstercmm. .— A new disease
which recently appeared in Germany
is attriDuted to the shortage °f
soap. So fir the German health au
thorities l#ve been unable to ifnd
a remedy (he malady, which is
called "tr®>fft»," and affects the
skin and bijU? 'The disease i$i caus
ed by lack of soap and Insanitary
conditions resulting from it.
Seattle.—The new steamer H. B.
Love joy has been chartered by the
Admiral Line for Southeastern Al
aska service, making the fleet num
ber 25 vessels.
Amsterdam.—The Reichstag has
adjourned until Nov. 5th. On® of
its last acts was tq pasg all taxa
tion hills.
WITH ALASKA BUREAU
Juneau Empire: Miss Lena White,
daugnter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
White, of Duglas, has accepted &
position as librarian with the Al
aska Bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce, and already is on the
Job,
Miss White is a graduate of the
University; of Washington, where sht
I took the course of journalism. Lat
i er she was the Douglas Usand rep
resentative of the Fmpire. From
{ hero she went to Davenport, Wash
• ington, where she was city editor of
the Lincoln County Times. From
the Lincoln County Times she went
to Puyallup, where sh© was city
editor of the Puallup Valley Tribuni
until she accepted the position she
now holds.
j Miss Wihite's work will be large
ly devoted to publicity for Alaska.
ALLIES VICTORIOUS ALL POINTS
ALONG WESTERN BATTLE FRONT
i
American Army Between Aisne
and Marne Saturday. — The battle
zone la being extended further Bouth
ward towards Chateau Thierry with
the Franco-American force# pound
ing steadily and with the taruggle
around 3oissons becoming more des
perate as they advace over places
thickly tsrewn with dead German
soldiers.
With the French Army, Saturday.
—The Allied troops today are driv
ing back the Germans on the south
bank o* the Marne river and as*
now approaching the river embank
ment. ...
Amsterdam, July 20. — The Qui*
ogne Gazateer, one of the leading
newspaper says today that thirteen
revolutionary Socialists who were
Implicated in the assassination of
Ambassador Mirbach had been exe
cuted at sunrise thia morning.
GERMAN TANKS
FORCED BACK
With the Americana on SoisBons.
Ghpteau Thierry Front, Friday eve
ning, July 19.—The — The A
t merican-French advanced a mile
and a quarter uader heavy fire and
j compelled the retreat of many tlmea
| their number of Germans forcing
back a number of German tanks
j that were brought into use.
i ~
i FILIPINOS JAILED FOR
VIOLATION OF THE
ESPIONAGE ^(CT
Responding to a wireless message
from Jt T. Barron, of the Thllnket
J Packing Company, Capt. J. J. O'
Donnell went, with the S. C. 309 to
I Funter Bay yesterday andi got three
alleged violators of the Espionage
Act.
When Capt. O'Donnell arrive^ at
Funter Bay he found that three
J Filipinos, L. Clarito, Joe Budous
and Martin F. Bolina, had been
charged with urging the Natives to
quit work or to demand higher wag
es. It was said that they had first
cultivated tbe friendship of the Na
tives and thus won their confidenoe.
Clarito, Budous and Bolina were
brought to Juneau for the alleged.
| preaching of sabotage. They were
Plaoed in the City Jail.
They -were later removed to the
Federal jail. Assltaut Ditsrict At
torney J. J. Reagan is forking up
I on the case for the Government,
with *. view of bringing a charge un«
der the espionage act. One of
, those arrested ,Joe Budous, 1r well
| known a Juneau and is above the
j average in intelligence.—Juneau Dis
I patch.
Pans, July 20.—The Allied troopa
in a furious, rush hurled the Ger
many back on a fifteen mile front
between Fossoy and CuiUjr gaining
more ground toward the river.
BATTLE CONTINUED LATE
yesterday AFTERNOON
Paris, Friday. — Along the
front oetween the Aisng and tha
Marne rlvera the tattle continuea
with unabated fury but despite the
arrival of fresh German reinforce
ments the Allies we Still driving
forward.
8. 8. SPOKANE SAILED TODAY
f" Seattle, July 20.—The Pacific
Steamship company's flagship, 8j»
kane sailed this morning at ten o'
clock. The passengers for Skagrway
were H. C. Loveland, Mrs. W. G.
Morrow and two sons, Mis# K. D.
Booth, Miss Contance Clark and
seventeen excursionists.
FR. TURXELL AT FT. SEWARD
As Father P. H. Turnell Is going
to Fort William H. Seward to hold
church services there will he bo
Services here to-morrow la St.
Mark's.
Father Turnell will return early
;ln the week.
There were sixty passengers on
'the train this afternoon who are
ooming from down river point*,
having arrived In Whtehorse on
one of the late boats up river.
There are also quite a number of
j tourists who made the Taku Arm
I trip on the Tutchl.
Spring Suits
With A Gentlemanly Air
About Them
As good in their inside make-up as
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.
JAMES KENNEDY