No. 213 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
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AmiMonlaitt, Oct. S—According to
the latest Belgian advices five ««*
man arniy corps are now attacking
Antwerp with heavy si^ge g«uw.
while aviators in airships ««
tKanhanlinjj the city from above
with bombs.
31 AX 8 IX AXTWKRP
RKFVSE TO Sl'RREXDER
Hague. (X. 8—Communic*
een this city and Antwerp
rupted today W<t not be
had beeu transmitted of
vhich had been made by
is for the surrender of
ts refusal by the Bel
t n the bombardment
Kin# AiDcn oi
Hirted to be in tke
itwerp are fly
er* xs flag, j
'«» are floe
■>«tructiua
.udred
vs rrom
reached Hoi
^ Washington, I). C., Oct. 8—The
Ik-lgiar legation herv is in receipt
of official advices announcing that"
the seat of the Bel^Ua jtovwanicnt
would be at mire moved from Ant
wer|> to Ostend. The minister of
justice and other high officials
have already left Autwerp for that
]4ace.
GERMAN'S A YD RUSSIANS
AGAIN FIERCELY FIGHTING
St. Petersburg, Oct. 8—It is re
l«»rt«M here today tliat a big battle
is now being fought between Ru** i
sians and (Jennans along the YU* |
tula river, while Russian aviators j
are said to be assisting in the bom- ;
hardmeot of the fortress of Przent- I
syl.
PORTUGAL MAY GET MIXED
UP IX EUROPEAN SCRAP
Berlin, Oct. S—The newspapers j
of this city make the statement to- I
day that Portugal will soon declare I
war against the Kaiser.
BRITISH AVIATORS PREVENT
GERMAN FLANKING MOVEMENT I
Paris, Oct. 8—British aviatoi-s to
day prevented « German flanking
movement which, had it been suc
cessful, would hare cut off the al
lies from communication with the
coast.
German aviators passed over this
city today and dropped two bombs
in the suburbs, whicn did no dam
age, however.
THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE IS J
RKrORTED IX) BE CHECKEI> j
London, Oct. 8—Paris advices J,
state that the German offensive (
movement before that city has W<ii j.
checked. | j
The Russians are said to be all j t
ready to battle with tile Germans j i
at Cracrow. ! t
The sinking of the German tor- j t
pedo tHMt off Ems yesterday was J j
caused by the attack of a British i,
submarine instead of by a floating •
mine, as reported. j c
VRE LOOKING FOR BIG I f
BATTLES IN POLAND DAILY \
Berlin, Oct. 8—According to of
ficial advice, big Imtt itss between I
Li en nans ami Russians are expect
ed daily in Poland..
rHE AUTOMOBILE HAS
OLD DOBB1X ON Rl'N*
Oljcaipia, Wash., Oct. S—The au
tomobile dealt poor old Dobbin a
terrible blow during the last year in
the state of Washington, according
to county assessors returns to the
secretary of state.
While the machines increased 50
per cent in Dumber, the unuiber ft
tiorses decreased 1,000. There are
now 15,000 automobiles in the state
ind 256,876 horses.
GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO.
BUI'S SEWARD TRIBUNE
Seward, Oct. 8—The Gateway
publishing Co. yesterday purchased
Lh« plant and good will of the Se
ward Tribune from the owner, T. R- j
tfeedham. Mr. Need ham will leave
here shortly for Ki\ik, where be
will start another paper.
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h PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
mm PROSPERS AS RESULT
OF THE E
President O. L. Dickeson of the W.P.&Y.R.'
Is Optimistic and Tells a Seattle Post
Intelligencer Representative of Trade
Expansion in the North
That Alaska has been quietly
reaping an immense harvest from
ler natural products on account of
he Buropean war, both from tho
mprecedented market thrown open
o her great fisheries and by the
lutput of placer gold being placed
it a premium, is the statement
>f O. L. Dickesion, president of the
Vhite Pass & Yukon Route and
he American Yukon Navigation
ompany, who arrived in the
ity yesterday. With Mr. Dickeson
re his wife and Mr. Blanchard, his
rivate secretary. The party is
taying at the New Washington
otel, and will remain in the city
en days, when they will go to Chi
ago and later to England, return
ing to the United States nexb Jan
ary.
Since Mr. Dickeson succeeded in
onsolidating the Northern Naviga
ion Company, operating a line oX
>rty three boats on the Yukon
iver and in the North, with the
merican Yukon Navigation Com
t
pany and the White Pass & Yukon j
Route, Pugot Sound and Alaska |
have been brought together closer '
by nearly two weelw, and this plan
has worked out bo successfully that |
j Mr. Dlokeson now goes to England
to report to his board Of directors
that the railway and transportation
lines have paid an enormous in- j
crease ia dividends for this year. .
"Alaska and the Yukon territory ,
are coming to the front as an at- (
tractive place for tourists," Baid Mr.
Dickeson last night. "The North
generally owes much In this regard ^
to the Seattle press. Tourists are
constantly gaing first-band knowl- |
edge of this wonderful scenic re- '
gion. • 1 i ,
"The Europeaa war will undoubt
edly promote the 'See America
First' spirit, and due to the aggres- ]
siveness of Seattle in securing con- (
ventions, and the approaching of the (
San Francisco exposition next year. (
the North will have a banner tourist
year."—Seattle P. I„ Oct. 2d.
Wickersham at Seward i
/ i
Seward, Alaska, Oct. 8.
Da ly Alaskan,
Skagway.
Wickersham spoke to the !
largest gathering ever held
in Seward last night. Stand- ;
ing room was at premium. ,
He will no doubt carry the !
district by a large majority.
:eal farmers locate
ix knik district
The Susitna valley, in the vicinity
f Knik is acquiring some real
Winers according to F W. William.'
on, U. S. surveyor, attached to the
eneral land office, who
eturned to Juneau from that sec
ion on the last trip of the Ala
:eda. Mr. Williamson headed one
f the government survey parties
hat worked in that section last
ummer. There are about 25 ac
lual farmers settled on land 29 to
30 miles northeast of Hulk, who are
maiting improvements and becom
ing attached to tha soil, according to
Mr. "Williamson, and they are mak
ing a success of it too, he says.
All told about four townships in
the Knik district were subdivided
during the past summer and made
available for homestead entry. All
of the horses used by Mr. "William
son's party were sold up there at
the close of the season's work.
Sweet
Cider
Our First Barrel of the Season is now
on tap. Quality Unusually Good.
PRICE 50c per Gal.
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Michael O'Kosh one of the suc
cessful miners on Thistle creek, is
in the city outfitting for the winter,
and tells of continued activity on
the old creek, says the Dawson
News. He says important
work was done there last summer,
and much more will be done this
winter, and fat poke3 will continue
to come Uom the old stream for
yeare. He is one of the new stak
era on Kirkman creek, and says
hat all the district along the Yukon
jetween Dawson and Selkirk will
be active this winter.
"We are going to have so many
>eople on the creeks tributary to
he Yukon between Dawson and Sel
kirk this winter," says Mr. O'Kosh,
'that we should have improved mail
errices in that locality. Probably
L5o to 200 men will be at work
ilong the route. Most of these will be
sngaged ju prospecting, and some
n getting out wood and others will
>e conducting roadhouses or trap
ping. All these noople are vitally
mxious in the; war news, and want
o get it regularly and they want to
ceep in close touch with the Dawson
narket, their base of supplies, and
o have means of getting their let
era to and from Dawson and the
outside world. For that reason we
,re renewing our efforts for a mail
ervice. We do not like to wait
aore than two weeks between mails,
nd Dr. Thompson, Commissioner
Hack, Postmaster McCarter and
ther officials who are interested
ppreclate the great value of the |
miner to the country, and we hope
they will bo able to arrange for ux
to get the deeded connections. The
urging of the prospecting of the
newly staked creek of Klrkman
alone is sufficient for a good mall
service once or twice a week.
"It Is impossible to Btate ju*t
now exactly how many men will t>9
on the various creeks, but a good
many already are there, and others
are planning to ship their outfit*
before the last boats sail, and some
will be mushing up with thair out
fits.
"From present appearance* Kirk
man will have at least 60 men. at
work within a few weeks, and the
staking has covered many miles and
the outlook is so satisfactory on the
claim where the strike w*s made
that a good many others may b<3
there before long. Thistle will hay"
at least 20 men prospecting, and
the number may run eyen higher.
Around the mouth of White will he
possibly ten or more; at Stewart
City and vicinity ten to fifteen; on
Henderson creek and the left fork
of Henderson and Sixty pup, thirty
and possibly as high as fifty will
be prospecting and taking out
dumps. Some now are busy there
with boilers. Hollenbeck, owner of
discovery on th« left fork of H«n
derson, is putting up a new road
house there. The governnmeet road
from Black Hills over to Head arson
wag completed down, the left fork
to the main creek and then on to
(Contlnu&j on last page)
'OLD BILL" IN HARNESS AGAIN
irani riff rest
That "There'll be a hot time in
he old town tonight,'1 is a fore
;one conclusion for Skagway on
his date. The famous old Elks'
;oat that was the undoing of so
□any candidates here in former
■ears, will be turned loose tonight
or the #irat time in two years, and
chat will happen is beyond the wild
st conjecture of any Elk or anyone
'lae.
When the Elks grand lodge met
n Portland in 1912, it was decided
o give the faithful old B. P. O. E.
?oat a rest, and accordingly Old
3111 was turned into a green pas
ure not to be molested under pen
ilty. At th« grand lodge In Den
ver recently, the goat committee
reported that Old Bill was getting
unruly, and was badly in need of
work. His release was voted upon
favorably, and the poor candidates
will have to suffer the consequencea.
Broncho busting -will be a tame oc
cupation Jn comparison with an en
counter with Old Bill tonight
after two years' feeding up,
When the fun is over thg candi
dates will probably be sent to the
hospital for repairs, while the brok
ers will repair to the social hall for
a Dutch lunch prepared by Hugo
Ungerfroren. Limberger cheese will
serve the threefold purpose
of decoration, food and perfume.
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FOR LADIES
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WILL CLAYSON—Clothier