PRICE 10 CENTS
SKA9WAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 15. 1918
FIRST YEAR
So. 112 TWENTY
CIK OF WIS 1 ILL H
10 HE IF 1II CONES
Paris. June 15^The Minister of
Public Works for the city of Paris
his completed all his arrangements
for the speedy evacuation of tne
city by the civilian population in
case the necessity arises.
There is the greatest activity
In military circles {or tlx® prepara
tions of defense of th« city against
the enemy, and everything that can
be done Is being prosecuted with
the utmost thoroughness an<l speed.
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With American Forces on the
Marne, Noon Friday.—Following the
first quiet night spent by the Amer.r
cans in the Torcy and Boresches
sectors since their arrival on this^
front over two weeks ago, at an.
early hour this morning the Ger
mans began a heavy bombarlmeiU
o? our lines with gas shells.
One American unit suffered sev
eral casualties.
MEhlCX Li SO
PUCE HM
ALIENS
Aloany, June 15.—In an address
which Secretary Josephus Daniels
made yesterday afternoon at Flag
Bay exercises heid iu this city, com
memorating ttie birth of' the Unit"
ed States flag. he tad that all per
sons in the United States would
take warning; that America is for A~
merica4is alone. The day jor the
residence of aliens among us is n
thing tfT the past. Mr. ','ecretary
made a thrilling appeal tor whole
hearted tUlegi&uce to the fU<£. He
declared that the place for every
man who prefers to live in America
is to so prepare himself that he
may take his place at the ballot
box on election day dressed in an
American uniform in this day of
crisis.
LULL BEFORE THK STOR>l
Washington, June 15.:—The pres
ent lull along the Western battle
front in France, according to ibe
opinion of military men here only
pre&ages a new movement whereby
a storm attack is to be made on
the Allied lines.
Atlantic Port, Saturday. — Late
Friday afternoon the British steam
ship Keemaii sent out a wireless S.
! O. S. which wa§ picked up in this j
port that she had been torpedoed i
| by a German submarine and was
1 sinking.
CASUS
London, June 15.—The British ca
J ualties for the week ending Thurs
| day night, according to an announce4
meat made by the war office to*
[day gives a total of 34,171, which
'includes 4,4 47 killed in action or
dead from the effects o* wounds re
ceived.
.
Washington, Saturday. — The
announcement was made today that
the casualties for the past twenty
four hours to American land forces
numbered 88, ot whom 18 were kill (
ed or dead from wounds.
The casualties to the marine forc
es is stated at eight killed and 55
wounded.
Women Kahlti Overalls Just the thing for
Gardening
Billie Burke House Dresses
Children's overalls and jumpers
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
IMNG THE
MILLION MARK
Washington, June 15. — The WaC
Department announced this morning
that the total number of troops
which has been Bhipped overseas b>'
this government Up to the present
time, and which, had arrived safe
ly "<jver there" now liad passed
the S00.000 mark.
Washington, June 15.—Chief of
Staff Marsh stated today that the
shipment of troope to the capacity
of all available ships •Will Continue.
S00,000 "troops, which Include b'.I
branches of the service, and whicn
makes a complete army are now in
France. '• ..
He said that it was obvious that
the objective of the German ad
vance at the present time is first
the capture of English ciiannel ports
in France the capture of which
would make it necessary for Eng
land in shipping troops from the
British Isles to France to go to
ports farther north and thus Blow
ing uo and making more dangerous
the transportation of troops and
the second is Paris, which besides
Oeing of great strategic importance
it is of the greatest importance to
the French people.
Washington, June 15.—The pur
pose of the United states to *end
men and material to France until
"any temporary Inequalltty In the
force of the United States with that
of the Allibd nations now there
entirely overcome" wa,» today re
Iterated by President Wilson In re
plying to a message from. President
Pointeare of the French Republic
which the altter sent to America's
chief executive on the anniversary o
the landing of American troops in
Europe.
ALEXANDER MARRIED
Manhattan, June 15. — Grover
Cleveland Alexander, famous Chi
cago Cub pitcher, now a soldier at
CamD Funston, and Miss Amy Ar
rant of Omaha were married by Pro
bate Judge G. E. Morris. The mar
riage is the culmination of a ro
mance of years, the two having been
children together and later at
tending the game college. The bride
will spend a few days in Manhattan
and then epxects to return to her
home in Omaha.
ALLIES FACE MOST GRIIICAL
POINI IN FORTUNES OF WAR
■ . . .:
London, June 15.—Speaking at
a luncheon yesterday former PremUi
Asquith said that there is no use
in cloaking the fact or minimizing
th6 gavity of the situation at the
present time. He said that the
' Allied nationa, had now reached the
most critical point In the fortune*
j of the war.
London, Saturday. — The Brit
ish war office announces that Brit
ish aereonauts have carried out j
successful air raids on the enemy
forces at Neuville, Vitasse, Givinchyt|
L<ens and LaBaesee.
Paris, Saturday.—There was
new outbreak of artillery fighting •«&,
the sector near Hangar*} wood, and
it was reciprocal with the French
guns stationed there.
The cannonading between Villers
Cotterets and Chateau Thierry still
continues.
Allied combat of enemy air ma* i
chines is of daily occurence .and [
the German's have been beaten abovfl
the four great fighting zones.
The Allied airmen have made re
peated devastating raids, which ire |
•^eing carried out methodically far
Dehind the enemy lines.
m PRISONERS
I GEMOT
Washington, Saturday. — Tie cas
ualttes reported today among the
marines now in Francs 83 reported
to the United States war office
rives the names of 62, which in
cludes 14 killed or dead from
wounds and 48 wounded.
Washington, Saturday. — The
War Department has authorized the
announcement that the total 'number
of American soldiers and civilians
now held in. Germany as prisoners
of war is 649.
Rev. Winterberger of Halnea Mis"
sion and his son, .Donald, made the
trip to Skagway todav on the Peter-,
BOIL
The harbor boat Peterson arrival
in port at 11:40 A- m.,. and will
leave at 6 p. m. The return from
Ft. Seward will bo made sometime
near midnight
EVINRUDE
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For those trips to the fishing
grounds, to the holes where the big
fellows lurk, there's nothing like
an Evinrude. Eight to ten miles
an hour—or trolling speed. Port
able, easy to attach to rowboat or
canoe, simple to operate.
Evinrude Magneto—Built-in Flywheel
Type—Automatic Reverse. More speed
and power.
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IS ROWBOAT motoring
Washington, Juno 15.—Charles
M. Schwao, director Of the federal
ship building hoard has Bent out
a warning to all ship yards now
engaged with government contracts
who are behind their schedules
that they will either have to speed
up their work: in the delivery of ship
or else they will have to give up
their ship yards.
SEATTLE HELO
' CELEBRATION
Seattle, June 15.—Flag Day was
ooserved in this city in a most
elaborate manner.
Old Glory wae seen flying from
every house, every store, • every
office building and apartment build
ing and over all the public ouild
ings, both federal, civic and county.
Every person on the street wore a
piece of bunting tinged with the
red, white and blue, and a great
street parade was. the feature of the
afternoon.
Flag Day services were held ia
many of the churches, lodges M& j
other public place# in the
noon, and evening; , ,
PERU TAKE# INTERNED GER
MAN SHIPS
Lima, Peru, Jumj 15.—Tb© Pwr
uvlan government &»» uafcttti iJoeaeB
sioa of all tha Gerirjw;. vesaeht whictt
have been interned at Cllao.
PREMIER VON SEIDLER'S
RESIGNATION 18 TN
Amsterdam, June 15. — Austrian
advices received here today say that
Premier Von SoifiSer has tendered
his resignation.
EXTRA!
I«. GUNNISON
Juneau, June 15.—Judge* Royal
Arch Gunneson passed away at nooa
today from a stroke of apoplexy.
Death came without warning and
the city la stricken with grief.
The funeral will be held Monday
and will be under the auspices of th«
Masonic and Elk fraternities, of
which the deceased was a member.
RAVALUB0RN81
110 MS E06E
Seattle, June 15.—The Pacific
Steamship ■ company freighter Ra
valli, Captain Myacom master, bound
from thlg port to Ketchikan, load
ed with cannery freight, took fire
Friday afternoon and she waa ru*
Into Lowe inlet, where she was run
up on the shore. She burned to the
water's edge.
The passengers and crew were all
saved. The cargo was burlied.
50 HUNSFLY
' FUG OF TRUCE
London, June 15-—The London
Daily Mail correspondent with the
-American forces in Frane»-wired to
his paper this morning that fifty
Germans' attacking the American
forces hojdlng positions n««f
Chateau Thierry surrendered to
the Americans under a flag of truee.
■YRTlLLERY ACTIVITY
BEGINS ON CHATEAU
THIERRY FROST
Paris, June 15. — The French
war office announced this morula*
that » great artillery attack wa«
made late Friday along a twenty
mile front between Vlllera Cotteret*
and Chateau Thierry by the Ger
mans but without any marked »uc"
0*58. —
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A Geotleaudy Air
. About Them
As good in their insicle make-up as
they arc in tbeir outside looks.
Shapely, sturdy, smart suits for the
man who knows which way the
wind of fashion blows this year.
Patterns aeither 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