FRENCH RETAKE
L
Fresh Troops Supplant) Wounded
Am! Timl French Trcops. Mojm
in Finds Troops in Attack l'p
« u l.oot (iround.
SEW TROOFS ARRIVE
London, May 25—Th« French
have leinforeed their ranks with
fre«,h wen during the night and
the wounded and sick have been
transported to a point of safety
and are under hospital care.
Early this morning they came
back with a telling punch. After
four Uours of brisk fightiug which
consisted mostly of heavy cannon
ade and flank movements 'he
French have retakeu some of the
trenches lost iu yesterdays bat
tle# ou the banks of the-.Meuse. All
of the irench«s on the outskirts of
Cumleres have fallen into the
hauds of the French troops.
Fighting at Mountfaucon was
ragged. It was divided up into ra
pid tire artillery squads and the
return fire checked the aggressors.
No headway was made on the
trenches of this city.
Nothing eventful happened iu the
Verdun trenches. Reports are
lacking of any fighting there at all.
It is 'he aim of the French to re
capture all of the trenches lost in
yesterdays battle on the ba<nks of
the Meiise. Troops are being rushed
to >h.> front for this campaign.
GOES WITH I'NCliE SAM
Arthur McKay, the son of Dan
McKay has joined the staff of
Uucle Sam and will bo connected
with tlie Skagvay postoffice during
tho summer months. Post mas tor
Conway is preparing for tho speedy
Cispatch of mail :.nd every pre
caution is being taken to run the
office on -a business liko basis.
NO GAME SUNDAY
Will Open Brisk Campaign to Re*
capt arc all Trenches Lost on
Banks of Meuse River. Guns at
Verdun are Still JHospiu»l Oofps
Coitus to Rescue.
\Vord has been received from the
b-i eball team of Fort Seward that
will be impossible for them to 1
come to Sk'agway on Sunday and t
play the Skagway team on the lo- c
cal grounds. '
cur CAMPAIGN
■ENS III
The "Beautify the City" campaigi
is uow forming. C'ttzens are flock
ing lo the ranks and enlisting their
seivictrs for a cause which is bouud
tu benefit every property owner,
ouginess man, awl resident of this
oeautiful little city, tucked away in
the hills of Alaska.
People are awakening froia the
[tip Van Winkle atmosphere and
have cast their slumberous robes
from around their dormant bodies
"id have seen the first peep of
iaylight as it slowly shoots its
^Tightening rays over th§ brim of
;hti hills which line the townsitg of
skagway. > •
The Commercial club has adopted
.lie slcgan, "Co-operation, one and
ill for Alaskans and Alaskan, Insti
utions," to live out thq principles
>f this slogan it is essential that
'Very,n.an, woman and-child co-op
jrate with one another in, the of—
ort to make this the slickest little
ipo» iu the northland. How can
t be accomplished we are asked!?
fery simple—let each citizen awake
lie. civic pride for his home, his
:ity, his personal self, which peace
ully slumbers within his being.
Soon tbe old shacks will give way t
uodetn equipped homes, not house?,
r-rus will be -cleaned and civic
iride will rule your future course.
An opportunity is coming to Skag
ray that has never before presented
(sell to show the important men,
len who have world wide experieac
hat we have the gods to back up
he statements which we have made
bout our city.'
As a final course, if citizens can
lot gather themselves together and
ightfvlly place their property in a*
iresentable condition, th^ city w.ll
:ike over the legal rights which it
osi-essrs and through condemna
ion proceedings level the old un
i^btlv buildings which are a meiK#
c* the public safety, health and mo V
lty, to the ground.
Such drastic r.ction will not be
ecessary as everybody Is offering
heir services in a co-opera tive-spi r
f with the council and commercial
lub in the effort to accomplish, the
esults . '
WISER OFF
CALIFORNIA COATS
San Francisco, May 25 — Two
British cruisers seen hovering off
he California coos*. No reason
an be thought tor their appear
no p at this station.
HAVE YOU A DOUBLE?
UOW many men in town are
* * exactly like you in size,
proportions and personality?
You cannot reasonably expect
to get clothes that suit you as
perfectly as those that are
I "built around" your own par
ticular self.
Here it costs you nothing ex
tra to stcure clothes made to
your measure from fabrics of
your choice, exactly as you di
rect—and by the best journey
men • tailors in the country.
Many desirable models and
hundreds of tasteful fabrics
await your selection.
Made.by B. Stern & Son,
New York
H| * \7]VT/t>IJ TH£ haberdasher and
• J* L I i\vn LADIES' FURNISHERj
Broadway between' fhird and Fourth Phone 41
Gemmns Kith Enormous Loose*
lake Strategic Position. Shrlelu
of Wounded Sniothqi <e/d by Nolm
Frum Battlefield.
WADE THRU SEA OF BLOOD
Ut-tniflu Flag Filed Over Proud
French Fort. Kin*l Charg*
8eefc Column Aflcf Column of
Troupe Mowed Down By Hektj
Fire.
London, May 26—The-murderous
struggle for the possession of the
strategic position offend totheoc
ccpmts of Fort Dauamont was con
itnutd daring the night and at an
early hour this morning. The fort
has lal.en Into the hands of the
Germans. The advancing troops
we it torced to wade through a sea
ot blood to capture the French pos
session.
The losses on the Germau aide
were enormous. A stubborn And
trenirlea resistance was put for
ward by the tired and worn Fr«wh
troops. Shell after shell burst on
the ram parte of the fort before the
general advance charge was Bound
ed.
The approaching columns were
time a',Qr time mowed down by the
big guns from the for{. To save
ammunition -firing won terminated
until the invaders ®eartd the feet
at the final and decisive hour.
Then with every gun lu fort spitting
denth and destruction to the Ger
mans, the French opeucd up- their
last defense. Tb* -heavene were
ablaze with the flames from the
cannons, the shrieks of the dying
and wounded wot e smothered by
tho voluminous roar of the pound
in? caunon&de. At last the flag was
hauled down and the emblem of
th° Germans flaunted victory in
the face of the riddled battlefl'ld
DEMOCRATS l»
A DEAD LOOK
Juueau, May 25—Special to Alas
kan—Thq delegates In the Demo
cratic Territorial convention, elect
ed George Forreot as the permanent
chairman of the convention. Ho
too* ever the gavel and pounded
loug and hard before the cheera of
his supporters could -be stopped.
He then gave n fifteen minutes
speech on the great field to be
covered by the party at the coming
flection. I ' •
Harry Morton was-elected as per
manent secretary. Grlaby will b®
nominated • for attorney general.
Thomas Donahoe for -national com
mitteeman. The followers of Chen
ev are making a hard fight on the
nominations. It will probably be
settled this afternoon.
-' ' - ' ®Wfc' . -.AffBI
l . The White Pass HthlUic clul
I h?u> chartered a tram tp take the
I Skagway . celebralora to WlU^ehorsi
ou Juuq 3rd. The special excursion
trniu will leave this city at 5:30
a. ui. uixj arrive, in Wh.tehorse at
11 a. m. oa June 3rd._ The return
schedule will be leaving White
horse si " p. m. June 3-rd and ar
riving in Skag\jay 1 a."5fu., June 4th
also a trajn will leave Whitehorse
at S a. in. June 4th and arrive here
Ut 1 p. m. June 4th.
The club Is anticipating a large
crowd amd havo orderde speedy fa-'
cilltiea to. carry the passengers _ to
apd from theiq destination with as
much ease as possible. Mr. Put
nam hag charge of the excursion.
The ticK€ts will bo placde ou-sale
today. They are in the handa of
W. It. Hlilery and W. C. Blanchard.
The Skagway tank accompanied
by the band from Klukwan will g;o
with the excursion. Plcniy of mu
sic is assumed along with the good
time. The usual time for celebrat
ing with our border neighbors has
bufru en May 2-4tb, but it has be-n
postponed from that date to June
?rd, this year. On July 4th or a
date near that? the Whitehoj-je peo
ple will return the visit and Skag
way will be their hosts toi jolly fes
tivities. 1 ■
TJjg baasfoall team is daity putting
in the hard • Hcks on the locaJ
grounds to prepare for the gam«sl to
be played there on that day. Treat
well will also compete in the series
and meet Skagway here on. June
4th. |
In order to facilitate) transpor
tation matters the oommitt^e would
appreciate the purchasing; of tickets
at an early dat9. - ^
kruusTgIi
HE LIMIT
Juneau, May 25—Special to
Alaskan—In making his official sen
tence to Edward Krauso this morn
ing, Judgo Jennings told, the; -pris
oner that he was sorry that the
maximum was not greater so that
he could give him the limlt.
Judge Jennings sentenced K'rause
to three years for impersonating
an officer and ten years for kid
napping. Other sentences werei ghw
en at the same time but not f°r
such a lengthy oerlod of time.
LEADERS OPEN OFFICES
Chicago, May 25—Weeks, Root,
Faii-banks and Burton have opened
headquarters in this city this morn
«n. Cummins and Sherman opened
Monday.
WILL LEAD CONVENTION
New York, May 25—Raymond
Robins hae beon chosen to be the
temporary chairmau of the progres
sive convention.
Cookies, Fancy Biscuits,
Crackers, etc.
Whether in bulk or packages, you will be sure of uniform
quality and freshness, <rhen purchasing this important
article of food from us.
We carry a full line of National Biscuit Packages goods at'
15c, 2 for 25c, 6 for 70c. Bulk Cookies from 20c to 30c per lb.
See Window Display
P. H. GANTY
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MEXICAN NOTE
: IH MAKING
.
Cairaum Busy With Note. Nature
of \Vi>"iul» i Not. Known to State
i UrparUiiejit.- ■ Perhaps Answer to
8f(itt-<)ln<*gon Conference.
FUNSTON PUZZLED
-
Call For Additional Equipment
And Coast Art lllei-y is Refused
By War Department. Depaitinenfj
of tSate Wait War Official Note, j
Sf-n Anion'- May 25—'President !
Carranza is reported to be busily ,
engaged preparing another official (
note ifor the President of the Un- j
ited States. It is rumored that
it has boon completed and awaits '
transrcissi<\n to the capital. >
< The Department-of State has been
anxiously .veaiting to receive the I
note. No information, has been i
let loose as »u the oontents of the i
jme.sf.age". ' . |t
Some seem to think that it is t
another readiest for the Ame/ican
troops to leave .Mexican soil while ]
others express the-belief that it is t
an agreement to the rules laid dowu 1
by the Scott-Obrjgen conference . * J t
The tequest of General Funsfcon i
for more coast i'rtillery has been !
refused by the, department of war. t
It is thought that the refusal of the f
demand for immediate action of '<■
seu<ling reinforcements is backed up i
by the circulating report that Car- c
•rauza is preparing the message for *
the department of State.. , t
Fuuston is at <t loss to know ex- i
actly what to do with the handful t
of men and equipm«nt which;he has
1 hf° command.—-Most trf the
requests for additional men and I
supplies has been refused of late by j
tk war department.
EXECUTIVE 10
FACE SUIT;
( s
I
New York, May 25—Catholic t
priests connected with the indict-1
raeut recently returned against the i
mayor of New York and the police '»
fiyrce of that city for-tapping the t
wire service of munitioa factories «
have jnnounced that they will sue U
'he executive for defamation.- It
AHISEO SUFFERS
FROM FIRE
Campaign Assumes Tactics Used by
Germans at Verdun. Big Guns
l'ump Lead Intoi City from Dist
ance. | j
ITALIANS DISORGANIZED
licenza is Objective Point. If
Captured will be Uaed as Supply
Ba.se and Headquarters for Di
vision. /
Rome, May : 25—TIio Austrians
ire advancing through tile passes
>f the mountains whijh' lead in
o the rivery valleys forming a na
ural pass into the northern, parts
if Italy.
The heavy rain of frra and shell
»ieng poured into the city of Ari
eo is causing sufferiug which can
iot stand up much longer under
he strain. The attack assumes
he B»nie tactics as is followed by
he German campaign at Verdun.
ll<? guns pour shot and shell -into
be city from a distance. The
talians are not equipped to return
he fire and rout out the ap
Toachlng columns.
Vicenaa is the objectiva point
hat vhe Austrians are anxious to
ef control of. This will be used
s a rase for further attacks in the
orth and extend to the coast. The
apturing of the coast towns would
hrow the ports open far transpor
•itlou into the interior for sup
lica and ammunition now shut off
hrough the North Sea.
JFFliLlBIS
IRE REPORI
Washington, May 25 — Officials
oubt the report issued from Lon
an yesterday that there is any pos
Ibllity of Prince Von Buelow re
lating Ambassador Benmstorfl! at
he Capital city.1
Tht Department of State has
ot received thf official iniorms
lon that 'the German l-epresenta
Ivs is on his wr> to America. • Wil
on has sent a page to the depart
lent tLree times this morning to
lake inquiries for the message.
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WARM weather is abnut
here to stay and "the
wise ones" are looking
ahead ior distinctively designed
clothes for Spring.
YOU'LL SOON NEED
A NEW SPRING SUIT
A SSURE yourself
complete satis
faction in fit, fabric
and fashion by hav=
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measure and choice
of style and woolen
to Ed. V. Price & Co.
Delivery to suit your
own convenience.
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like to pay
WILL
CLAYSON