SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1916
No. 208 NINETEENTH YEAR
LINERS DEFLECT
FROM COURSES
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 — Big lin
ers utarlnsr the American shore
darts been w&riul by wirflfiss that
submarines are openuting off the
three mile limit. The warning has
caused the commanders of the big
00-19 to deflect their regular courso
Som<=> of the boats may 111a;; e land
ings at other ports than^ those for
whicl* they are booked.
Regular hourly reports are re
c^iTod by the head offices from
tac boats . Most of them have
adcpud a southerly course and
will in all probability swing into
southern waters and skirt up the
coaa» witblu the three mile limit.
ALLIES BREAK
NEUTRAL RULES
PARIo, Oct. 10 — A memoran
dum regarding th» undersea war
fare h?® been sen* to the United
Stages. In Bubstanoe it 6ays that
the Allies ©aa no« longer observe
the former rules and regulations en
tered m'o between them and the
United States.
The- memorandum further con
tends that neutral powers in the
Interests of justice should intern
subruarines th'at enter a, neutral
aort. The action which will be tak
en by the Allies has not been Bet
fcr»'\ in the memorandum.
SEATTLE, Oct. 10—Ranger Mor-.
ganroth has made an appeal to ,
th» University of Washington of
ficers for them to send every male
student in the Univrsity to fight a
♦errific forest fire which, is sweep
ing thru the Olympic forest.
The leaping flames have extended
over a six mile front and are sweep
ing the forest. The less will run j
into the millions. Rangers* hay© J
not been able to make any appro- '
ciable headway against the blaze. .
A wind blowng over the region j
is helping to spread the forest fire. I
XLWPIRT, Oct. 10—Navy de
partinent officials are satis^ed tlia
there was only 0110 submarine it
operation Sunday. TheyJ beli-ev*
tjat l' was tine German diver U-5S
' which jut into an American port
and delivered mail to the Oermuu
I ambuss? dor, then, darted' out tc
' sea.
They do not anticipate any
serious rrouble from th.a foreign
submarine. The officials reporl
that the enemy craft, gave the cap
tains of the ill-fated 6hipsi plenty
or i'Ti.e to clear their crews and
i>assi ng>er~ and that it was mora a
circumstance than, anything else.
United States destroyers were on
the scene of action) shortly after
♦he shi^s weT© sent to the bottom.
Crews from the United States) boats
mads handy rescues of all of the
pajssengrorc and crews. Not a single
d^att has bean reported.
BRITISH MICE
OK Bill
PARl.5, Oct. 10 — British) troops
are Hearing Bapaume. They are
separated l'rom the strategic point
by only a half mile. A battle is
now in -iregress, far thq occupancy
of the city. British) forces are get
ting the best of the fight. German
<K fendert have been, forced back in
to 'heir last row of trenches and
are using rapid fire guns to. check
the oa rush of the Britons.
At the extreme end of the hrench
c-s tii-o British) have pierced the
lines ut have been; thrown, b^k.
Divisions from the central force
have beeu dispatcher to the ends,
'o strengthen the line. It is hop
ed tt»a* '.he next charge will place
fhe British in control of the term
inals oi the trenches.
STOP WORK OX ROAD
PtTEKSBi;RG, Oct. 10 — Work
on th° Scow Bay road has been
lUoppt'' All funds appropriated
for the construction of this road
hav* been used up. Workmenhave
oeen working on the road: for six
weeks.
The Prince Rupert left Vancouv
er als» night for this port. It will
arrive hero on schedule time Fri
day morning.
Our Introductory
One-third Off Sale
Is Still In Progress
Don't miss this opportunity
of getting a supply of your
winter needs at this enor
mour saving of cash to you
Albert Reinert
Successor to
HI f \T *T (7% II THE HABERDASHER AND
• Ji L# I 1\ WH LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between fhird and Fourth Phone 41
PARL, Oct. 10 — Aa auxiliary
. ruiffcv carrying two thousand Ser
bian aud French soldiers) was £unk
in Die Mediterranean on October
4th. Th» exact causq c£ the sink
ing is ui.'known. Some of the of
ficials say that it ran intoi a float
iJing mine and.1 others say that a
German diver sent a torpedo thru
i's hall.
Over onq hlalf the lives ot those
on, board the ill fated transport
were lost by it® sinking. Life* boats
and life saving apparatus were not
ample to serve all of the soldiers.
Thev were n.route tol an/ter active
service on the Macedonian front.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10—-Chas.
Evans Hughes has refused to dis
cuss *he new diver warfare. When
questioned by associated, pressi re
presentatives, the- Republican Stand
ard bearei said, "I do not desire to
embarrass the administration in
their handling of foreign) affairs."
Mr. Hughes has shown a deal of
concern over the recent German ac
: tivity and is keeping close tab on i
•the utcome and results of the di-j
plomalic procedure which) isi bound |
! to follow.
SERBS litlNG
I TELLING DRIVE
PARlo, Oct. 10 — French) suc
cesses are reported to have been
scord by the Serbs in, the Monastir
drive. The -drive is now assum
i:)p giganitia proportions and unless
checked, threatens to develcp/ into
a big victory fcr the Serbs. In
fantry and artillery are being used
most effectively in the advance.
SEWARD WATER CO.
ADDS $ 18,000 WORK j
Tile addition to their water Ser-I
vice which has now atout been com*
pleteJ by- the Seward Water Com-j;
,iany has cost that company $18,000
a fact which/ show® th© big strides j
bFinv taken by this city on the road
of prosperity. The pipes) are no.w j
bein.; laid and the whole thing will'
be completed in a lew days. A
fine reservoir has beejij construct
ed at Canyon creek whichj is jus*
aboui two miles, ten thousand feet
to be exact, noith, of the govern- i
meit tract and the pipe line from
this will connect upj withj the main
6\*stem in. the city. One immense
advantage to he- city from the
addiMou to the water 6up(ply comes
the fact that a much! .better sup
ply than ever is now assured for
fire fighting. — Gateway.
BROOKLYN WINS
THIRD GAME
BROOKLYN, Oct. 10 — Brook
lyn came bactfc strong and) toodc th©
third game of the world' (series,
spiking- ti» game by a) ecora of four
to M-ee in an, even inning game.
The game was/ played on the( Brook
lyn field.
During the game Brooklyn scor
ed four runs, ten hits) and: played
an, orrorkss game. Bosltoni scored
three runs, seven hits and* likewise
olayed an errorless game. MayH op
ened up bv scoring a run,1 for Brook
lyn in the third inning. Foster
scored two in, the fo'urthj andJ Thom
as touched the home plate in) the
fif'h. Mays weakened to) the fifth
inning and was relieved1 )*y. Foster.
Bcstor scored) twoj runs in the
s.lrxtn. Garden) knocked a home run
in flie seventh.. Coombs asked/ to
be relifvi'd as he knew< that he was
weajcening. Pferrer went in and held
Miem down to no hits for the rest
of thn game.
HEAOSREFUSE
10 PROTEST
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 — Brit
s'' representatives in; America lave
luncuuceu that they will not file
fresh protests with, thel United
Spates government officials) over
he submarine! activities which, have
recently been* carried/ on off the
American shore. Nothing will be
ioi'e by 'ha British) amibassadors
unless '.hey receive instructions
fro'n Rn^land.
Cable messages havei been) 'xans
uiiMed to London by the British.'re
presentatives, advising! that special
•onvoys be sent with1 the merchant.
'*• *s. If this is impossible then,
ihoy have adVised that all trade
.vitu American firms should cease.
BATTLE UNA
SH1FIS EMI
BKRI IN, Oct. 10 — Hungarian,
lorces are storming the) Transyl
vania fn nt. All forces are begi"
lino- to close iu ont the front and
i general charge is expected to fol
ow. Defensive lines arej "being
hrown up at every] point on. the
'ront and the theater of war seems
:o bo shifting to thei eastern; arena.
SOLDIERS BACK IN COLLEGE '
SEATTLE, Oct. 10 — Company F
:he crack National Guard company,
itationc-d at the University of Wash
ngotn. ha® received honorable men
tion for the cervices rendered on
;he| border. Most of the students
ire enrolling in the university to
lay.
The Alameda Is due lnj this port
Monday sometime.
PEANUT Do You Use It
ESS r-V
It is appetising and nourishing. Es
pecially good for children. We have
the "Maximum" brand in following
sizes: 4-oz. jars 15c. 10-oz. jars 30c
1-lb. tins 40c 5-lb. tins $1.00
P. H. GANTY
SEATTLE, Oct. 10 — H. F. Al
exander, piesideat of! thq Pacific S.
S. Co., Is planning to attend Its
operations to the Atlantid coast. TIip
Pacific S. S. Co. la the new Com
pany farmed, which tooGc , oyer the
proper'ies and; interests of the Pa
cific Coast S S. Ca. and. the Pa
ci''c Navigation, Company.
A merger o/| certain) interests
operating: on the Atlantic; la well
under way and a fortnight) should
3C» the name ot thq Pacific S. S.
Company on the east cotast. The new
company is adopting Itself to the
sitja'ion caused by the recent am
algamation of the twpi coast com
panies and is extremely; optimistic
oT 'r the future proepecta for Pa
cific Coast business.
LONG BRANCH, Oct. 10 —Presi
dent Wilson Is making a deep study
oX in'ernational law anidi submarine
activity. He ia preparing to de
cide the right dt enemy gufbmarines
op "rating bo netor American) waters.
He believes that a prolongation
cf such activities near th« Am
erican coast will endanger Ameri
can shipping and trade. Big busi
ness which stands a chance to lose
th.# Allied trade, if such( activities
continue, has made an; appeal to the
President.
WiR BOOTY CAPTURED
PETROGRAD, Oct. 10 — The
prisoners takenl at Zlota, on^ the
Lin* river, are Turks, Germans and
Austrlaus. On; Bysstrltza river,
'hirtefcu officers, twenty six hand re
men aud much botfty oi! war has
bean captured.
NORFOLK, Oct. 10 — Not trace
of the German submarine -which
sent six merchant shlp^ to> the
bottom Sunday has beeni founfd. It
is supposed to* ho in, the neighbor
hood, but, destroyers h'ayg been
unable to pick up any; traces.
The City of Seattle left last
ni'ht for Stoagway. It •will make
th"«» port this week end.
The steamer Jefferson) will arrive
'n oort Skagrvay Sunday.
PMU5, Oct. 10 — General Mack
ensen is making headway lnj Doforud
ja. H<? has thrown, ua> a strong
fortlfica\oin and is commanding tiie
river t'crds. which makes it next
to impossible for the Rumanian
forces to croses. Haying, strength
en his rear lines to; protect from a
Romanian attack he he® branched
ou» and thrown his w>ng forces
against the Russians. Yesterday
the bailie tide bounced back and
forth. This moraing he is reporttrd
to have routed the Russians in, all
of the wing engagements. The cen
tra' forces are stationary. Neith
er tide has begun, to use l'ts mala
divisions.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10—Submarine
ac'lvlties off the( Atlantic seaboard
hag created a panic in the stock
market. Marina insurance jumped
by leaps and bounds, undergoing
the heaviest advance accorded it
siroce th^ early monthB at the begin
ning of the European wax.
C( ttcn prices broke baxlly, Un
iilea States st«el which has be"i
keopiiig a normal level duri ■: tl j
e^-on dropped, seven, points, Other
[ pr.-periies affected by war showel
n decided tendency to decline. Fii -
ii Mei's and sitoek market men ars
much, concerned; over1 the presenc?
of a foreign submarine just off
| American waters.
'15110 HOLDS
BKJ.IN, Oct. 10 — General Mack
ensen L«s capturedi a small island
in 'he Danube 'river and it i.s beir.j,
fortified for protective I purposes.
The island commands the best,
erosiin? point over the riv?r i'1
tna» district. The German general
hopes to check any Rumanian at
tempt to cross the river by strong
lv fortifying the newly captured po
eitiou.
SCHOOL SUITS
for the boys
We Have Just Re
ceived a Shipment
LADIES'
FALL and
WINTER
COATS
*
Saturday next, October 14,
we will have on display a
large line of Ladies' Fall and
Winter Coats direct from
New York
"The Natioij^l Boys Suit"
rmr- TT
1. Guarantee Label
2,National Club Button
3 Silk Pocket Kerchief
'Aj,Three Piece Detachable Belt
5; Ivory Buttons' •
6, Pencil Pocket
j? i WOOL WEAR PatentBuckle
8'Souvenir Cuff Links'^
j9: Full Lined KnickersV
10 - Non-sagging Stitched Bottom
) 1 "Rip-Proof" Taped Seams
12 "Safety First'!. Watch Pocket
13 doth Faced Pockets,
14 "Orderly" Pant Hanger"
•is"Indestructo", Lining
THE SUIT FOR"YOUR BOY j
WILL CLA YSON