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No. 101 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
HUNDREDS ARE ARRESIED FOD
WORKING AGAINST DRAFI LAW
Washington, June 1- — Charge
with working against conscription
several hundred persons were ar
rested last night in different part
of the country, according to report
issued here today. Among those t*
en tuto custody were a number o
prominent men.
The Rev. Charles Lehinert, pas
'or of a German church in Miinne
•appolis, is accused of writing & left
ter in which, he limped President W
sou would be shot.
10 TAX COFFEE
2 CENTS POOND
Washington, June 1-—A war taj
.of two cents a pound will bo put
on coffee, fir© cm tea, % on au
gur and three on cocoa, if th© re
port cf tha so:iato finance commit
tee yesterday is auactcd into law,
The committee proposed that th<
govt-rnment should raise $80,000,011
annually by this consumption tax.
SNIPPING NEWS
Arriving in port last night, the
City of Seattle of the Pacific) Steam
ship company, brought in nineteen
passengers and fifty tons of freight.
Nine passengers from Skagway sail
ed scu.h on her.
Among the passengers arriving
was Ross L. Osboru, traveling
freight and passenger agent of the
Pacific Steamship company. He ex
torts 'o leave Monday for White
horse, spend a few days there an'^
in At'in, and then make the Yukon
river trip.
Tlie Princess Sophia of the C. P.
R , with a large pa^onger list and
a heavy cargo, will be due at 10:
3u tonight.
The Prince John of the Grand
Trunk will be due at six this ev
ening, and the Mariposa of the Al
aska Steamship company, will be
due tomorrow night from the west
coast. She was reported to have
sailed for Cordova at eight o'clock
this mc ruing.
The Spokane of the Padfiq Steam
ship company, and the Jefferson of
the Alaska Steamship company,
saiUd from Seattle this morning
witt 23 passengers for Skagway.
Exclusive of gold bullion and
ore, the value of which la estimat
ed a' several hundred thousand dol
lars, Alaska's domestic exports to
the .United States in May amount
ed to $2,321,391, according to the
jepor* of Collector of customs J.
F. Pugh. Copper ore, 7,146,824 tons
valued &t $2,017,347, was the prin
cipal item. The exports follow:
Copper ... ..$2,017,341
Bcnes, hoofs and horns ... 192
Curios .. 827
Fertilizer (Fish) ... .. 3,248
Fresh fish 69,879
Fish,(other than salmon)
dried, smoked, e»c. ... 32,490
Pickled fish 1,188
Mi, J cured salmon .. .. 58,499
All other fish 352
Furs „ u M u 24,998
Gypsum .. 7.2 (t
I Lead ore ... ... ._ ... ... 11,99
Fish oil .. 92
Marble ... .. ... ... ... ... 8,257
All other articles _ • 3,170
Lead bullion... _. ... 523
TOTAL. . _. $2,321,391
ML RATE CASE
IS DISMISSED
Washington, June 1.—Complaints
aga'ns* steamship and rail-way lines
operating to an<l in Alaska, alleg
ing discriminatory rates, winch for
mer X>elegate Wickersham and the
Sampson Hardware company of Fair
bauks filed, were dismissed yester
day by the Interstate Commerce
commission. .The commission found
that special contracts had been en
ter od into by the companies with
large mining and oatnniiig interests
irut that such discriminatory prac
tices had been discontinued eight
months ago.
1'AOIFIC SUBMARINE BASE
Washington, June 1.—Appropria
tion of $7,500,000 for Pacific coast
base for submarines and aircraft
has been recommended by Secretary
of the Navy Daniels.
Suits
Coats
Waists
Street
Dresses
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
WILL ORGANIZE RED GROSS HERE
FOR ULRICA'S WORK OF IRCF
la. preparation for tjie work of
[merer which the American Red
j Cross is expected soon to be called
ou to perform for American soldiers
on European, battlefields, men and
women of Skagway aw planning
the organization of a local chapter
of thv national Red Cross Bocioty
MrB. W. C. Blancaaixl^ represent
ing the Skagway branch of the Al
aska Women's Patriotic league,
which started the movement for lo
cal Red Cross wort, announced to
day thaf authority to form the pro
posed chapter here, was expectod to
be received in a few days from San
Francisco, immediately upon its
receipt, a meeting will be called
to organize, so that tho chapter may
be ready to do its part in Red Cross
week, proclaimed by President Wil
son lor the week of June 19-25.
) Chartered by Congress, the A
merican Red Cross is tho only vol
I unteer agency for relief commiasion
' r>d bv the eoveniment for service
U-BOAT SliKS "
AMERIGAI SHIP
London, June 1.—Without warn
ing, the American ship Dirigo w&d
sunk yesterday by a German, subma
rine, it was reported here today.
The third mate, John Bay, was
drowned.
WHITE PASS TRAIN
The Whit® Pass railroad, ae
' cording to an announcement this
afternoon from the officc of Gen
eral Agont F. B. Wurabaohier, will
run a regular train tomorrow to
WhitehoTse, in addition to the ex
cursion train. The regular train
will leave at 9:30 o'clock.
SALE IS POSTPONED
Owing, it is understood, to the
decayed arrival of a boat on which
| prospective bidders were to arrive,
the United States marshal's Bale of
the Fifth, avenue hotel, to have
been held today at the courthouse,
has been postponed uutij ton o'clock
Monday morning.
Frank Dutton of Carcross, for
0D2rly of Douglas Island, and well
known here as a baseball and bas
ketball player, left yesterday o the
Ncrthwestern. He is going to Mat
anuska, where ho "will be employ
ed thj3 summer and Will be a mem
ber of the bail team.
in case of war or overwhelming dis
aster. The Red Cross reports to
congress and it£ accounts are au
dited by the war department.
Men and women are members.
Membership requires only the pay
ment of dues which support the Red
Cress work of humanity, a work
that now has a now appeal because
it will be for the American sol
diers who risk their lives for their
country. •' i
Field service la not required of
members. Those duties are per
form*by the trained, workers of
I the Red Cross. To maintain those
workers and the field and base hos
pitals is the duty of the members
In proportion to population, Amer
ica has the emrJiest Red Cross;
membei ship in the world. Ia the
Sta'es and Alaska the effort is to
be made to increase this number
and i' is to enable Skagway to doi
its share that the local Red Cross |
chapter ia planned.
Marion Lawrence °f Chicago, sec
retary of the International Sunday
School association and noted for mas
my years in Sunday school work,
will conduct the services Sunday
morning and evening at the Pres
byterian church. He will arrive
this evening cm the Princess Sophia
accompanied by his daughter. They
will remain here a week.
McliAltV SUCCEEDS LANE
Salem, Ore., June 1.—0. L. Mc
l.ary, an attorney, has been appoint
ed by Governor Withycom.bg United
States Senator from Oregon to fill
tbe vacancy caused by the recent
death of United States Senator
Harry Lane.
DEFEIt FIREMEN'S MEETING
Tue meeting of the Skyway Vol
unteer Fire l>epartment, which was
to have been, held in, Firemen's
ball tomorrow night, has been post
poned, owing to Empire day, until
Jue 1>, according to the announce
ment made today by Fire Chief
Sinie.
Deputy United States Marshal I.
W. Coombs of H&ineg is a visitor
■today in Skagway. Mr. Coombs is
carrying his arm in a sling1, the r®~
suit of having been thrown out of
a wagon a few days ago at Potcu
pJiie.
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and gets you there fresh and smiling—with
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Evinrude Magneto—Built-in Flywheel Type,
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DETACHABLE ROWBOAT & CANOE HOTOJ*
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JHEHCMB TO HELP OBSERVE
EWE our III WHITEHORSE
in PROMOTES
IMP SHOOTING
San Francisco, June 1.—National
section wild a lata trap) shooting
championships wttich, S'fill be held
during the summer are engaging the
attention of shoot^re who are pre
par'ng for the various events. Fol
lowers of tlie sjort are of the o
pinion that the existing war condi
tions will tend to promote moro than
•cause any falling off in interest.
The reason given, for this is the
fact that anything that tends to
teach, the proper handling of fire
arms and improve the shooting eye
is commended at the present time.
The Grand) American handicap,
the national event, will he held
lu Chicago August 20 to 24, and
indications are that a representa
tive entry list from all parts of
the country will be on iand to com
pete. Frank M. Troeth, of Van
courer, Wash., is the present na
tion? champion.
SLACKERS TRY
10 EVADE DUTY
Now Orleans, June 1. — Alleged
slackers, said to have been trying'
to escape the selective draft law,
by running away to Cuba, yore over
taken last night by Florida sheriffs
off tie Florida coast and brought
back under arrest, states a dispatch
received, hero today. The sheriffs
actiug under instructions from the
government, overhauled the launch
Of the runaways after a chase with
a fast motor boat.
+ BULLETIN SERVICE *
* *
❖ Owing to Skagway'g partici- *
+ pating tomorrow in the cole- *
* br'iaon of Empire day at *
+ Whiteborsc, th« Alaskan will +
❖ not be published tomorrow./ Bui- *
•5* letins of its cable service will +
* b« posted in the windows of 4*
+ the Alaskan office. *
***************
Under the auspices of the White
I'-ass Athletic club, the Empire day;
excursion tomorrow to Whitehorsa
will be made by at least 200 per
sons, according to reports today from,
the club's excursion committee.
In addition to tji© crowd of ex.
cursicuists w&o came up from Gas
♦ineau channel towns on the Dol
phin aud Northwestern, the launcl*
Tiilicum, it was reported today, will
arrive tonight frcm Juneau withj a
parly of twenty, all bound for
WhP&horse.
Skagway will be enters in both,
the baseball and tonnig tournaments
which, will be features of the pro
gr»cn of sports. Members of thq
team, published yesterday, are re
quested to report at the depot at
5:30 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The tennis teams will include E.
Teller, c. C. Cole, Lh\ W. G. Gable,
and Herman Miller or W. L. Lands
borough.
Tickets for the excursion arfl now
on sale. The White Pass Ticket
office will be kept open from seven
ur.til r.ine o'clock this .evening, ac
cording to W. C. Blanchard, Prosd
den* of the White Pass cLub.
The round trip fare for members
of the White Pass club will be $3,
►he usual fare The reduced rata
for others than club membere will
bo $5.
The excursion will leave Satur
day morning at 5:30 o'clock an4
will arrive iu. Whiteliorse at eleven,
o'clock. Two sections will be run
for the return, one leaving White
iiorsa at seven o'clock Saturday ev
ening, the other, Sunday morning1.
The Mariposa of the Alaska
Steamship company, E. J. Shaw, the
local agent, announced this after
noon, will arrive here Saturday ev
eving from the west coast and will
be held until the excursion train
ariives from Whitehcrse atj midnight
Saturday to carry excursionists back
to Juneau.
Petrograd, June 1.—Revealing ft
German attempt through D. Rizou,
Bulgarian minister at Berlin, to in
veigle him into secret negotiations
to bring about a peparat® peace be
tween Russia and Germany, Maxim
Gorky issued a statement here to
day, strongly denouncing the plot
ting of
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