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No. 152 NINETEENTH YEAR
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1916 PRICK 10 CENTS
BRITISH SCOUTS
AWAIT SIGH!
OF CRAFT
BALTIMORE, Aug. 2—iBritish '
scout cruisers a.ml ^-airships are
hovering aruuini the tart«j rniie lim
it, stripped I or iuimedjuite action,
with -til boilers carrying- a full head
t»t *Uain MJ ill at they may jump
luto ■He chase of the -l>out-ichiaud
«hen. i* shows its iiows outside the
international line. Tile cjisise is
on and all nations are; watching
the brave Oerman lneirehiuuman iu
Its effor's to raach. its'uwtive soil.
Captain, Koenu.', checked iiis boat
uy lute yesterday axteunoon, made
sur* iha* everything was in run
ning order ai«i or J* rt<l his under
sea craft out to sea. It tacked out
from ;l pier, alwwly swung arouixi
and uoseil straight down the chan
nel. By the time that it -swung
Itself around and made ready to
?tenm down the channel, pre^s
beats ai.d special conveyors -ware
on the scene and disai>p|bared fol
lowing in the wake of the German
merchtpiman. |
At ai. early hour it was reported
close to the Cajwg and at 9 a. in.
passed > v Cape Henry. It is believ
ed th»t it will make the three
mile lin.lt by 11 a- m. Heavy be's
have been laid that the'boat will
escape its watchers and reach its
final destination. It has been ru
mored teat the British! will use
•teel ins to trap the-boat if they
fail to capture it near the-Ameri
can side.
NAHM OK
IN NDRIH SEA
LONDON, Aug. 2—Rwpoj-tg re
ceived at the war offlutt from. Am
sterdam indicate that the biggest
naval haittle ever recorded in the
N'Cri h Sea and English* Channel is
now In pirogrttss o£f the coast of
Holland. '
It is believed by the authorities
at the naval station "that the bot
tled fleet of the German, navy has
tried to bre^k'thru the patrol limes I
•vnd 'a being beaten back into the
trap Definite details 'of the battle
ait lacking.
CAMP SKAG1I
HOSTS AUG. II
T.'ie A. B. picnic and'dance which,
was to kayo Ix-tyi sta^sed some lime
tills week hay Lk'Ou pottponed until
oue week from Friday. VV. R.. Hil
lery and Mike Ros*), meuiibore of
tUo Arctic Brotherhood: Sudul Coin
inltltc, wo laying big plans for a
gala time at iJiuro week on, that
date.. Everything *111 be iu readi
ness fc-r a general outing and dance
by the rivaling -waters oit' Burj-o
Creek aud the usual hl»>piUility of J
'he Arctic Brotherhood will holdj
full sway oil the.* evening.
T-v. reasoni for postponement' of
the dance was in order to| al loa
the many Skagway dancers to jolu
wltL the BmcheleiB of this ci'y in
their oa'rty this coJiiinjj Friday
nigh.1, . Chairman Hillery has urged
that ever}- one set AugusJ- llth
iway as the red letter day in Skag
svay peciety and join the camp in
i rollicking feast and danoe at
Burro Creek.. '
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2—City Corn
aiijsloutrs have issued an order
which compells manufacturers, con
signees and storage plants to re
nt. ve ad - dynamite out of the big
ji'v within' forty eight hours: Act
ing in hariaouy with the order the
big- finis engaged iu the aoorage
Hid manufacture of explosives are
has* ily removing them to a place of
«fet>. 1
The fire which for the better part
sf the night threatened to wipe out
'lie water'front has beenj gotten uji
iler cou'rol and peace onoe moi-e
has i-e-eu esusbiishod where a few
hours before havoc and chaos held
full sway. '
WOl'LD STRIKE 1MMEDATELY
NVV YORK, Aus? 2—Railroad «m.
[iloyes have issued their last warn
ing to thei transcontinental lines,
rhey have declared that unless
their dmeands are granted the com
panies that they •will all walk out
>n a s'rike immediately. Arbitrat
ors have thus far "failed to< effect
m agreement between the two fac
tions. '
HAVE! YOU A DOUBLE?
• _ _ j
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
"built around" your own par
ticular self.
Here it costs you nothing ex
tra to sccure 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 byB. Stern & Son,
New York
H| I VlVTft>LI THE HABERDASHER AND
• *!• L* I i\ ^f~l LADIES' FURNISHER^
Broadway between fhird and Fourth, Phone 41
The July fiiiianoe • committee has
wound up its affairs for the sea
sou and still a nice little bal
ance carried to the credit aide after
paying all oif this years delptsi and
some ot 1^12-13-14 back debts.
A JoUU of $637..20 was oooi
triouted txy patriotic mqrotiwjitsi an,d
citizens *o tli,e general fund ior the
July celebrations. After paying! all
prize money, labor bMJs audi miscel
laneous excuses amounting to
$513.45 there sitill rtmtains a bal
ance or S 108.75. W. G. Powell, In
connect'on, wi*h William) 'Wright
have r Uaaiced the accounts and
wa;is 'o be instructed by the gui
erul tciimiiit'ee as to wiisit to do
with the money.
The call has been issued for a
penerai meeting of tne committees
at 7:30 tomorrow night in the city j
hctll. At this meeting it will be
dufiuite'y -decided wluat shall b'1
done with, the mouey. Some fa
vor a general -excursion! trip, with (
iuvi'.a' jjis extended to all of those
win. contributed to, the-fund, while
others desire it to be tunned 'nto a j
public utilities channel -so tliut the i
public r.iay -derive the benefit.
JRSY CITY. Aug. 2—Railway
lints i uiuiiiig into New York City
have hi'an pressed into service and
h^ve been given forty eight' (hours
hours iu w^liicbl to remove the) mam
met h stock of explsitves and dan
gerous pocwdere to oi place of safe
ty..
They arq employing thjciusandd of
laborers am using hwwlreda of ears
to remove the Btored explosives to
designated places, where* tJhey will
mi esidajiger the lives of the peo
ple of 'his dlty.
GALIGIAN TRAP
SNAPS ON ARMY
LONDON, Aug. 2—The driving
Russian wedge has forccd
the Austria.na from their re
inforcements and supplemental Ger
man strength lines of the Eastern
front. The Austrlanei are bottled
up in Galicia and cannot get assist
ance from thei western| distriuts. Tha(
maiu German, force is entrenched at
Kovel and. any aid which; they
might iut in the *leld to helpi the
Austriiis would run into the'Rus
sian forces..
The City or Seattle is enroute for
Skagway.
HUGHES FAVORS
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
JMEilEKTL
SATTLE, Aug. i—Chjarles Evajys
Hughes, thu licyublioadjj nominee
for 1'res Went oi the Unite*! Statue,
hiks announced *liat to© %te in favor
ut" ai.d wili work lor a constitutional
amendment which wi'l grant women
fe'lu-J sui'lirage tln,i<0ugli)uut the 'Un
ited Stales.
The news has beenj received by
practi.'uJily all'vsoanan) organizations
uver this state und adjoining states.
Silence l)>a« here tofore marked, the
belief cf Hughes oa the* suffrage
juestiou. It now breaks like a'bolt
ii lightning from cleaj- sky and
leaders believe it will tluow "thous
Hud» o' iuclepe.u<ie.u votes to the
Republican side.
The Rgpuiblicani leader in this
:ity h'ave -received a wire Ipoui Man
ager Willccw, awaauaeing that
Hughes will speak in< the 'Queen
City ou August loth. From here
l-o wiil go to Tacoma -and Poi'tland
then to California. Tlie press of
this city has appeared with'"odluim.n
write-ups cwi- the visit oi the dis
tinguished camjwiign«ii audi leaders
ire now making Teady to receive
Mr. Hughes to the city ou August
15th. ' ^ '
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GIG RETREAl
ROME, Aug. 2—Late yesterday
ifterii 'on the Austriana; assa/ulted
•he position) occupied by the Ital
ians at .Monbeclmoiie. The atta<ck
Etiitinutd well into the'niight and
was resumed at day break this
morning. During the night the
Italian farces recuperated and'suc
ceeded in driving the Austriansi off.
The retreat of *he Austriana re
sulted ju the loss oX a numJber o-i
soldiers- guns and ammunition^
JURY INDICTS
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SA.\ FRANCISCO, Aug. 2—First
legree murdea charges have betu
lodged against five o£ the persons
who are beiusj held pending an In
vestigation by the grand1 jury 'in
connection with ihe homily plot
cases In this cdty.
The prosecuting attorney is pre
paring to bring the cases to trial
and has gathered a mass of injcrim
luating evidence to be used in the
trials
Garden city Bachelors will be
hosts at a dance Friday night.
The Fruit Season Is
— Here
FxiUIT J .4RS, JEL'.Y. GLASSES, ETC.
M A.SONQuart Jars $1.10 per Dozen
Pint Jars 80c per Dozen
JELLY GLASSES TALL and COVERS
45c per dozen, Mason Jar Tops 30c doz.
Heavy Rubbers 10c doz. Par a wax lb. 15c
P. H. GANTY
MERCHANT SHIP
FIGHTS SUB.
MONTREAL, August, 2 '— The
Britis'V) Bteaaner CloW-Uior, arrived
safe In port tliis morning after a
terrific 'encounter with) ay German,
aubma'r.'ne'in mid Atlantic, When
tine steanijor was in. 'mid oceanj it
sighted a submarine. The engines
of the Ug boat "'eie thirown/ intot
high, tpeed but the sea monster ove
took it and •& struggle ensued;
The captain of thti British} ship
reports tbJwt it "'s his belief] tlw-fc
he left the eulbananne In a sinking
condition. Dock guns mofunted on
board (he merchantman are known
'o have take®. effect in thei hull
»f the German fighteT and It 'was
forced to drtw off. The iaonotant
man lost n» time In getting out of
rEmse of the boat. When last
sigli'ed U looked as If it "was albout
'o sink.
casemenToies
TOMORROW
LONDON, Aug. 2—Everything is
in readiness for the escacution of
Sir Roger Casemen- 'He is doom
ed 'o die at sunrise tomoimoiw mora*
lug. Nothing shoo*, 'of a 'pardno
from thq king will noiw be aj)l<?_ to
stav the execution and. 'the King
favors Lis axeautitn. Regard I ess of
'he many appeals made by disinter
ested nations tha' his sentence be
stayed, they; have fallen uponj
ileaf ear and the original sentence
will be carried out.
BREMEN STILL
E
BALTIMORE, Aug. 2 — Press
representative have been! looking
day and night for the 'last four
day* for a sight ot thei Bremen, the
second German) submarine •■wbilcl^ is
overdue. It was supposed to( have
arrived in this port over a week
ago. It is'feared that It has been
laptured. j
WICK'S PICTURE
LOOKS UPON
DELEGATES
JUNEAU, Aug. 2—The delegates
Bitting in the Democratic Divisional
Convention- in this city have in
curred the wrath, and eritcism of
the friends and followers, of James
Wicktrsaam* Alaska'ai 'delegate in
congress, by moving that his picture
which, luuiga on the wall ol' tha City
Hall t-e turned to the wall..
Tne motion was throiwn( open for
dlscu.-sJen and this followed in an
amendment to 'th^ original motion
being ewrried which, read, "Be it
considered, that tue'picture is turn
ed to ite Wiali." fl'he , speaking
delegates impressed on their'fellow
delegates that they were in' the
Cl'y H<< 11 by the courtesy of 'he
City of Juneau, and had no right to
change the room, hence the passing
of the amendment. The 'motion
which stirred, the auditors and
friends of "VVUjkershjam, was ma4e
by Deputy • Jlu<r&hal Bach, of Doug
las. > |
The femporaj-jH officers'elected to
fill the chairs yesterday ofternoon
were m£de permanent this morning
and the convention ;& biusily engag
ed In tolditical business!. Nomina*
tiers for senators and. 'representa
tives will probably be made this af
ternucn.i
O.S. BATfLESHiP
PATROLS LI
NEW PORT, Aug.'2—Two, naval
ae-roplmes were seen flying over
the Lower Chesapeake'Bay about
11 o'clock this morning; It is be
lieved that 'hey are from the bat
tle ship North! Carolina which) is
patrolling the neutrality'line until
the Deutchland ge*s into the ocean.
The German submarine was sight,
ed at a point about seventy five
miles from Cape Heiwy. . It was
steaming'under full steam, towards
the o-:i an .
The A. B.'s have chosen, August
11th, as the date 'for their picnic
dance. |
Who's Your Tailor?
YOU can arrange to have your
tailored to order suit and ov
ercoat for Autumn delivered
whenever you want them-but we ad
vise you to
Come in and Se
lect Your Pat
tern Today
Get first choice of the jj
handsome and exclu
sive woolens from Ed.
V. Price &Co.8 line
and have us send them
your measure.
Reasonable
Prices
I I
WILL CLA YSONi