No 152 EIGHTEENTH YEAR SKAtfWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST. 7 1915, PRICE 10 0J5N1S
FRENCH ARE ADVANCING ON
IRE WESTERN BATTLE LINE
Paris, Aug. 7 — Tie French
forces are advancing daily along
the Vos^es front, though tlje pro
gress is very slow.
Four heavy German counter at
tacks at 'Fontenell© yesterdaj- were
completely checked.
The French offensive at the vil
lage of Launais was very success
ful, resulting in the capture of 11
officers and 800 men.
In the Chamber of Deputies to
day there was au extraordinary de
monstratiou with' round after
rouc.d of applause when Pres
ident Poincaire finished his
address with the words "the
onl,• peace wihich the republic^
can accept is one which will guar- j
ante» the security of Europe.
French warships yesterday des-1
troyed the fortifications of Sighad-1
jik on the Asia Minor const.
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Nw York, Aug1. 7 — Brokers'
wiies brought a report this• morn
ing that Lloyd George, promineut
leader in the British cabinet, had
been a&sassinated. • All efforts up
to present have failed to get eith
er confirmation or denial of the
ru rnor.
IN
T
Havre, Aug. 7—It is reported
here that the German landstru.nl
troo^B ia the garrisons at" Liege,
(J-hent, and Bruges mutinied when
ordered to the lines at the STser
front and refused to go. The
leaders of the mutiny were shot.
THEY SI
E
Paris, Aug. 7 — Two submarines,
onr- Austrian and one Italian met
yesterday in the Adriatic sea off
Pelagosa island. The battle lasted
but a few minutes and both were
sunk with all on board.
STATEMENT By
Mr. J. H. DeBlondeau lias asked
the privilege of making a correc
tion and addition to the statement
appearing ju the Daily Alaskan last
Thuradav to the effect t!'at the
case c* J. H. DeBlondeau vs. Otto
Geiiler, et al, was a controversy
over the title to mining chums on
Nugget creek.
He says that it is instead a suit
to recover damages for trespassing
by Otto Geisler and J. H. Spaun,
who on May S, 1912, being armed,
forcibly Tir<-vented hini from going
to his cafciu and onto the claim to j
do It*a assessment work and have
sinca by, force and threats of bodily j
harm prevented him working upon <
the claim* lie says that Mr. j
Geisler's action is a case of plain
claim jumt icg- and that Geisler has
since sold his filings upon the pro
perty tn vhrte innocent purchasers,
two o: whem when they became uc |
quainted with the facts in the case 1
have off-r°d to relinquish their |
claims. '
Mr. DfcBlondeau located the Nug
get Bar group of claims 15 years |
a*- , and each 'year up to the time j
he was stopped by Mr. Geisler he i
either did or hired done the annual j
assessment work on them, and in
the cab'a an the claims he says he
lias tools and furnishings jvorth •
several hundred dollars.
Mr De Blondeau's statements1
concerning his being stopped by!
Mr. Geisler and prevented from J
goin» to his claims is supported by
the affidavit of Jack Mayne, who
was going to the claims with Jiim. I
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London, Aug. 7—Tlio capture of
Warsaw is tlia chief topic of con
versation and there is a general
feeling of depression and disap
pointment over 'ins defeat of tlie Rus
sians. *It is believed now that
Grand Duke Nicholas succeeded iu
withdrawing the major 'portion of
his army beyond daaiger of capture.
Only a very small garrison • was
surrendered in Warsaw.
A British chemist, it is announc
ed, lias already countered the gas
bombs o£ the Germans with a
mor-» effective preparation.
Au official dispatch from Petro
grad denies the report circulated
earlv in the y.eok that the Russian
government was criticizing the al
lies for inaction cm the western
front.
An order in council has been is
sued that "after August third Brit
ish coal may bo shipped only to
British ports and protectorates."
Fierc* fighting is reported from
the Italian front with the Italians
gaining slight advantages.
fill! AFFAIRS li
GOOD CONDITION
W'th a tax levy of only ten mills,
tlie Skagway city government is op
erating ou practically a cash basis.
Speaking yesterday of city af
fairs, Mayor Howard Ashley
said that the work of building new
sidewalks and other street improve
ments for this year is just about
finished. "We would l'ke to build
mprt,'' he said, *'but it is not
tae'uolicy of the present officers to
run in debt to any serious extent,
and we have been able this year
to replace the worst worn sidewalks
an<l nest year the work can be fin
ished.
"In a very short tim x there will
come into the treasury something
more than four thousand dollars
from saloon and other licenses,
which will clear up the little indebt
edness we have incurred and leave a
substantial cash -balance sufficient
to carry the business of the city
on a cash basis until the returns
free the tax levy begin coining in."
Concerning the fire department h
said that Skagway has the best
f:re-fightiug equipment of any town
if 'ts size in the United States,
so tar as he knows, 'and though it
is called into use very seldom in
deed, every part 'Of the apparatus,
including the chemicals, is kept
la perfect condition at all ' times.
I'lie water supply is ample, the
uydiants are conveniently located
and the pressure Is sufficient to i
cover the tallest buildings.
The water and lighting system,
though privately owned, he consid
ers are such that any city might
wel' be proud of them.
The low rate of taxation is a
point which always makes a strong
appeal to prospective investors.
Wilmington, Del., Aug. 7 — The |
llercules'Powder company announced
hii incrc-ase of 20 per cent in the
wages of all employes who have
b; eu in the service of the company
fifteen days. The Hercules company
was one of those separated from
the I)u Pont company as a result
of the government's anti-trust suit
agaiust th*> Du Pont corporation. It
has several plants and a large num
ber of m§n are employed.
WAGE INCREASE
IN FACTORIES
New York, Aug. 7—A wage in
crease to more than 7,000 employes
of the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey in its Bayounc, Bayway
and Jersey City, X. J., plants have
been announced by Geeorge B. Gif
ford, egneral manager of the com
pany. The increase which direct
ors voted today affects the men
who went on strike here two weeeks
ago. as well as those who did uot
strike. Workmen who now receive
upto $2.50 a day will receive a 10
per cent increase, while those earn
ing more than $2.50 will receive
25 cents a day more.
Employee of the Standard struck
for a 15 per cent increase, and the
company's refusal to grant it re
sulted in the walkout, which was
ended enrlv this week.
New i'aven. Conn., Aug. 7 — A
new time schedule was announced a
the plaDtf. 0f the Winchester Re
peating Arms company in this city
tjday, based upon a reduction of
the normal schedule from 55 to 48
hours a week.'
Employes on piece work will re
ceivfc increases in wages and fifty
p n ceu' bonus will be given for
ovorUmn to all except-pieceworkers.
Washington, Aug. 7 — Federal
conciliators have reported to the de
partment of labor that the contro
versy between the International Pa
per company and five thousand em
ployes had been settled by an
agreement and that the lockout of
pattern-makers in Bridgeport, Conn,
had been amicably adjusted.
New York, Aug. -7—Officials of
the International Paper company
announced today that John Lind
ragau, industrial superintendent of
the capital, has negotiated a new
working agreement with the paper
makers and 'pulp makers which em
brace 95 per cent of the 6,500 em
ployes in the thirty-one mills op
erated by that concern. The new
agreement supersedes an old one
which provided for arbitration of
all disputes between the company
and its employes.
Officials of the International As
sociation of Machinists Baid the new
agreeemcnt would have no effect on
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CARRANZA WILLI NOW TO
TREAT WITH VILLA FOR PEACE
Washington, Aug. 7 — The State
department announced today that
General Carranza had notified Sec
retary Lansing of his willingness
to treat with Villa through C. A.
Douglas, -President Wilson's, repre
sentative. His message was large
ly j plea for recognition and a
profession of friendship for the
United States.
their demands for an eight-hour
day.
Seven thousand employes in the
mills of the Alexander Smith and
Sons Carpet company in Yonkers
were notified today of a ten per
cent increase in wages.
NOTED WRITERS
VIES SHAY
Ey Edward I Wade.
Ther-> is not a man, woman or
child in Skagway hut that hus been
surfeited with glittering generali
ties and resounding platitudes of
the scenic beauty of Skagway, the
surpassing charm or the "Inland
Passage" and the mystery and spell
that haeg like a veil -over the
sinuous lengths of the Yukon. It
h'i? been daily diet for years; every
tourist A-ith as much imaginative
power as would kindle the intel
lectuals of a fly, reels off endless
tributes to Alaksa, and dwells with
tender emphasis on tiie winsome
charms of picturesque Skagway, tiie
gatewav to the wonderland beyond
Ask anyone, whether a resident of
Skagway, or a ibrd of passage, what
we need, and th6 answer comes
back .with ominojs unison—"intelli
gent advertising." One and all we
know that that is the "open se
same" to insure a development that
would make Skagway the most fa
mous summer resort of the world,
robbing 'the Rialto the Tyrolese
Alps, the Adrionacks, and even the
Rockies of a fame which though
deserved, fades when an opportunity
of comparison with the more majes
tij glories of Alaska is afforded.
So we all concede that what we
need is "advertising." Not (spora
dic, fugitive advertising, but the
solid, systematic, intelligent sort.
At the Pullen House are Mr. and
Mrs. Ruth Kedzie-Wood Thompson.
This rather hyphenated aggregation
of nroper names spell much to
Skagway. Ask any tourist who
"does"* Europe, what particular
book has benefitted him or her
, most, has presented the scenic beau
tits, the historical interest, the
peculiar and distinctive customs of
the peoples, and the answer will
| refer you to the wonderful literary
creations of Mr. aud Mrs. Thctaup
so.i, who collaborate In all their
descriptive work.
For years they have been com
missioned by the great publishing
house of Dodd,'Mead & Co. of New
York to visit various countries fre
quented by tourists and record their
impressions in book form. Their
productions are classic. There is
about all their work a 'grace of
expression, a fidelity to truth, a
novelty, a variety that delights the
most exacting literary palate. They
are easily first among the tfeescrip
tivo writers of America, and the
witchery and charm with which
their genius invests any locality
makes it a veriable Mecca *»r
tourists. 1
They are charmed with
Skagway and enthusiastic over the
J possibilities that mean so much for
[ every resident of this delightful vil
lage.
"okagway," said Mr. Thompson,
"is a revelation to both my wife
and myself. The scenry is unique;
unsurpassed by anything anywhere
on earth. Of course I mean your
local environment in conjunction
with tlie wond'-rful panorama that
extends from Seattle to Nome. It
; is Switzerland on a gigantic scale."
1 asked Mr. Thompson what he
[thought Skagway's future would
i be as a tourist resort. "We will
f give at least a full chapter to
Skagway, her history, her present
aiid her ' future possibilities. I
•2xP"Ct to take a number of views
of Skagway scenes and they ■ will
be incorporated in our book. A
! quaint bit of local color was furn
ished by a vesicle drawn by Mr.
j Yeoiians' huskies that I saw yes
terday. These dogs add so much
; to Alaska's interest. When we re
turn from the interior we will re
main in Skagway several days gath
ering material of such a character
as will appeal to tourists all over
the world, and we expect to present
it i t the shane of an argument to
travelers to remain in Skagway
(Continued on page 4.)
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