NOTE STATES IN PLAIN LANGUAGE
GERMAN REPLY UNSATISFACTORV
Seattle, July 24—The American
note to Germany, the contents of
■which were made kuowu in this
city toilav, states In plain language
that the German reply to the pre
vious American note is most unsat
isfactory, Inhuman acts, such as
sinking steamers without warning,
are absolutely indefensible, and
sea freedom must and shall l>e
recognized. *
America is not unmindful of the
extraordinary conditions created by
the present war, anc' is ready to
make every reasonable allowance,
but cannot consent to abate any
of the essential • or fundamental
rights of its people, and while Ger
many in its reply expresses a hope
that the Dracttce of submarine war
fare against unarmed vessels may
be ended long before the war ends
the government of the United Status
insibts upon it being stopped now.
0. S. TORPEDO FLOTILLA
IS SOW COILING M Sil
Sitka. Alaska, July'24—-The l"ii
ited States torpedo boat destroyers,
Paul Jones, Stewart, Perry and
iYeblo, arrived here this morning
from tho, Bremerton navy yard on
I'uget Sound and will depart on the
"yth, after coaling here, for Ko
diak and Dutch Harbor, where
ihey will take on coal from the
Justiuian until August 10th and
London, July 24—The American
four-master Dunsyre, from New
Vcrk tc- Stockholm, was seized to
day bv tho 'Germans and taken to
Swinemuuda
The British steamer Theresa
while passing the Suez canal today
struck a Turkish mine and suuk. ■
Berlin, July 24—The French
submarine Joule, which has been
jniss'.vr since April, is now given
uu for lost by ths French govern
ment, according to late advices.
YIKOXER LEAVES A
FAMILY l.V CALIFORNIA
Dawson News: A. L. Dominv, who
v.Os found dead recently in his cab
in on a tributary of the Hootalin
qua river, leaves a family in Cali
fornia. The Morning Press of San-1
! then go on to Kiaku. From Kia
ka tliey -will return to Dutch Har
ior and coal again ami then
sail direct to Sitka, 'arriving hero
ou August 30th. After coaling here
they •will return to'Bremerton by
the way of the Inside Passage. The
flotilla is due at tho San Diego
Panama-California exposition on
September 13 th.
| ta Barbara, California, in the is
sue of Juue 24, tells how a son
' there received the news. Tho pa
i per, lu making the announcement,
I makes the mistake of referring to
j this country as "Alaska" instead
! of Yukou Territory. The Press
says: '
'J. H. Dominy, an employe of the
Home Telephone company, -received
word yesterday of tlie death of his
father, A. L. Dominy, in Alaska.
"Ihc first the youi'g man knew
of the death 'was through a Los
Angeles newspaper notice dispatch
ed from Juneau, Alaska, ana ;u»
no direct word has been received.
It is stated that tho body, togeth
er with that of his partuer, was
found In a mining hut in central
Alaska.
"There seems to bo some mys
tery about the death. Mr. Dominy's
diary ended March IP, wlijle that o
iis nar<cer ended cu the 15th. "The
guns were loadod and tho blankets
Hirowu over the outside of tho huts.
".Mr, Dominy who left for Alas
ka ti ree years ago, leaves, beside
the son in Santa Barbara, a daugh- \
ler in San Franciscc, and another
sou ii government service in the
Philippines."
A Word About SKoes
There may be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
We handle the follow
ing makes:
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
PLA-MATE.
SCUFFERS: and
SANDALS
For Children
THE A. A. CUTTER, BERGMAN, ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, 12, 16, and 18 in height
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
EXCURSION STEAMER
| TURNS TURTLE-FIFTEEN
HUNDRED DROWNED
Chicago, July 24—The excursion
I steamer Eastland, with 2500 peo
| plo nVml, turned turtle this af
I ternoon just tis slio was leaving tlie
! pier It is believed that from
i twelvo <o fifteen hundred of thoso
I ou the vessel havo perished. 1
Five hundred bodies bave al
•eailv been brought .ashore and it
' :s •almost certain that hundreds of
others are entombed iu the hull of
i he vessel
Captain Pedersen and the mate
of th<? Eastiand were arrested, but
were mobbed while en route to the
jail.
An immense crowd of oeople who
have friends and relatives ajnong
the missing are mobbing the police
iu ' their efforts to render assist
ance.
Berlin, July 24—German progress j
around Warsaw is slow at the pres
ent time, but much stubborn fight- ]
iag is gcinjr ou and the sueoes of I
the Gorman and Austrian armies in 1
Russau Poland seems almost cer- j
tain.
London, July 24—According • to
the la! est news from the vicinity
of W'arsa.w the Germans are now
reported to be weakening in their
advance ou that cty.
The cioso of this week shows
that Germany and Austria are de
termine! to crush Russia if such a
•hing if humanly possible, while tlioy
hold the armies of.Great Britain,
Franco an l Italy in deadlock. The
fi^htinj; is beng pressed by • the
Austro-ucrm.ius at nearly all points
along the Russian front between the
Baltic Sea uud Eastern Galicia, the
A MINING DEAL MADE
N !:Alt TOWN OK KETCHIKAN'
Ketchikan M iii£ r: What will!
probably be the 1'irM of many luin- j
ing deals in this region in the near
future was consummated today,.
when 1L J. Bugge purchased the in- |
terest of A. A. Wakefield and Lee |
McWilliams in the Gold Nugget
mining claims, this side of Moun-:
tain Toint, about five miles south
cast of town. The claims are situ
ated cu tide water and easily ac- j
cessiole, and liave considerable
promise in the free gold line. Mr. j
Bugge in the near future plans to j
put a crew o° men to work to de
velop the property and thus find
out If his belier tbnt the values are
there is corrc-et. Whilo talking to
t.ie Miner ciaii today he gave it as
his opinion that in the immediate
vicinity of Ketchikan there are
many prospects that have- promise
ot worth The trouble according to
him Is that the average man would
rather co far away to look for some,
thing than prove that "which is
near .it hand.
two objective points being Riga and
Warsav;. A largely re-inforced ar
my is pressing forward toward Ri
go with uninterrupted communica
tions b=hind the forces at "the front
aiui M«mel on the Prussian border.
The movement in Eastern Galicia is
with the forces that are endeavoring
toward the north, and co-operating
to press the Russian positions that
.ire defending tho approaches to
Warsaw.
Gon. Von Hindenberg's forces
north of Warsaw have also been
active, and they, too, are moving
in uch a way as to co-operate with
the other armies -which seek to
nuikp Warsaw untenable for the
Russians. 1
ITowever, Petrograd still seems to
l»e confident that Warsaw is safe,
and t n*. the Germans have pressed
their advantage as far as "they will
be Able to.
Will, XOT BE EMPLOYED
IN THi: l'l ItLIC SERVICE
Dawson -News: The commissioner
has handed the News for publica
tion the following anonymous com
munication received by htm today:
"Does the enclosed item warrant
tilj employment of so many Pro
Germm 'Swedes' on the government
roads?
"NATIVE BORN CANADIAN."
The 'tern referred to is a clip
I'injj froTU the Dawson News telling
of an accusation having been made
PHaiiiSt the Swedish minister to the
United States of pro-German activ
ity.
TLt) commissioner 'states that so
far as he is aware there are no
pro-German Swedes employed on
government roads and that if the
party assuming the name "Native
Born Canadian" or anyone else can
show h<m any pro-Germans in any
braiich of the government service in
Yukon they will be removed, • and
that anv information received will
be promptly investigated and treat
ed a a mtirely confidential.
Fruit Jars, Jelly
Glasses, Etc.
OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE.
We otfer the following special
prices during canning season:
Mason Pints, SOc per dozen.
Mason Quarts $1.00 per dozen.
Mason Vi Gals. 51.25 per dozen.
Small Jelly Glasses, flat, 25c
per dozen.
Large Jelly Glasses, tall with
tcp, bOc per dozen.
Mason Jar Rubbers, heavy 10c
per dozen.
Mason Jar Tops, 25c per dozen.
Parawax, 15c per pound brick.
P. H. GANTY
IHE GUY OF JUNEAU 15
- VISITED IK ELECTRICAL STORM
Juneau, July 23—An electrical
storm—a thing almost unheard of
in Alaska—swept over Juneau to
day, and although the vivid flashes
of lightning dazzled the'eye and the'
roar of the thunder almost deafened i
the ear of the listener the damage j
donj was of a minor nature. A
flash of lightning struck and rung I
the firebell and the quickly follow- j
ing clap of thunder rocked lruildings1
on. their foundations, throwing many
people into a panic, hut not caus
ing any material damage so far as
known, with the exception of blow
inc; out electric light fuses in sev
eral places. 1
One bolt of lightning struck a
dead tree a mile south of Juneau,
siilitting it into kindlng wood, and
another struck ahove the cemetery,
about a half mile from the center of
the city.
LATE FLASHES
Washington, D. C., July 24 —
3:45 p. m. — The t>ress'of the
country Is loud in praise of the ten- ]
or ijf the American note to Ger
many.
Geneva, July 24—Advices just
received announce the capture of I
Gorizia by the Italians.
P.?tro?,rad( July 24—Fresh Rus-1
Bian troops are attacking the Ger
mans in Galicia, thus relieving the I
oressui-b of the German advance |
against the a'lies at the northern
end of the Warsaw line of battle.
Don't forget the grand concert in |
costume to be given tonight by Miss |
Mary Bernhofer, soprano, and Miss
Carolyn Bernhofer, pianist, in Elks'
hall. Both of these talented ar
tists were raised in Skagway and
are too well known to need any
further coramcnt by us. After the
program is fiuished there will be
an informal dance. '
Whitehorse, July 24—Casta: Up
Stewart river 1 a. m.
Nasutlin: Down Stewart river 3
a. m.
Selkirk: Down Hootalinqua 7
a. 'in.
White Horse: Up Lower LeBarge
2:15 a. m. 1
Dawson: In Dawson.
Next sailing: White Horse Monday
night.
i
Anchorage, July 24—It was an
nounced today that for at least
seven or eight months annually this
town to be the transportation
terminus for the Matanuska coal
fields and likewse the terminus for
the immense interior traffic that
will id low the location and con
struction "of the government rail
road 1 »•
Extensive harbor improvements
have been planned and will be hur
ried to completion as rapidly as
possiole. ' j
DOG POISONER KILL OLD
FAVORITE OF MANY PEOPLE
' IVsCUit," the big good-natured
dog that belonge.i to Andy Brown,
employed J* teamster by Charley
Nye. was poisoned by some mis
creant the other night and Andy is
inconsolable over his loss, as be
had become greatly attached to the
animal during the years of their
close companionship. The dog was
known to every man, woman and
child <n Skagway, and had a habit
of visiting each boat that arrived in
port at some time during its Stay,
the people' working in the cook's
galley supplying him with all tho
tood he could eat.
The Heat
ecldes
That it's up to you to seek relief- You
can get it here jn abundance in these
Cool Union Suits
They're the loose fitting garments, in the
softest of fabrics, 'which assure the
greatest measure of comfort. The same
is true of our two-piece suits should you
prefer them.
Will Clayson
The Clothier