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No. 113 NINETEENTH YEAR SK.M-fWAT, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY
LARGER NAVY IS
A NECESSITY
WaSHLNAvTON, June 14—Hazard
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l.if.icu^m mc*t01 tut; luuu
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tl i» me opinion of Mr. Tail mat
l»ll uukjr sttuulU Ik equal to lu..L
ui uvruruuy. *Noluiug mao.i of luu .
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iuu- v>c&n people. lit) pointed out
Ui«.* mo OUUbU ^ u.-l u> uuauit-u
»uva a uoatU'iu t>«*oa"4>iiKuiiy ta-t
we uetju uut uave tue out
*uumu Uuvv lue bocouu larger to
pltl. fat any poSSlbllly ol A CemibiUa
'iuu oi ii»cn> lo ovenxuie our ad- '
taiaed by loualiou.
n< K KKO.U lit'SIN KISS
TK11' TO STATES
Coi. W. L. Stevenson, after spend-'
lug a lortnigit iu Seattle uua
Souud tiUcs ou business, returned
tu tue Alice, bringing with him a
Vary of bucaueni and protest Kinal
uiru viiiu will eueud lue summer j
moutns iu Alaska.
tiuaiuess conditions are looking i
Up »op iu tile States, and Alaska j
IS backed I Or a heavy torut sea
son. Skagwuy will receive a iioruo
ox aigut&cers this summer and will !
do a good piece of work 11 she pre
pares co receive them iu tug rigui
mauncrr. Several capitalists, al
ways on. Che alert tor prufiuable in
Toatiueuf will come to Skagway to
l"w«r tue field over.
KDl'CATOK TOUtS NOKTHI.AND
Louis E. Holileu, prominent edu
c»toi and president ol Wooster uui
yeisity, leeated in tile fataie of
Uliio, is a round t. iptyer on tue
JMice. He is a close ineud of An
drew ateveuson and was surprised
Jo le.»ru of the preseuce of the
Bat.k President iu this city.
Wnen seen by a reporter from
the Daily Alaskan he was having a
ht*aUJ argument wi'li the Bank of
ficial abcat making a fis.iitig trip
to ij(-wer i<ake Dewey. He was
acccmpauKd by his wife.
WILSON LEADS PARADE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 14—
rre.- idtut Wilson lead the prepared
ness oarade here today. After thu
psrin'. he gave a short address
cvq Nationalism and preparedness.
KING RlSQUEbTS NEW CABINET
PAHIS, June 14—Signor Paolo
Bosellt has I ten requested by
King V'ctor Emmanuel to form a
new cuuinet. Signer Boselli hits
held a confasrnce with some of
the .eading members of the govern
ing body and as a result a new
new cabinet *vill be named some
time his week.
WASHINGTON', June 14—Senator
Thomas oi Colorado has nrop^seu
an aaieudment to the Constitution
wuu-li will have the affect of dis>
y uanfying fedeial judgta from hom
ing cilices 'or at least two yeaia ai
'er 'eaving 'he bench. *
.Leaders take it as a direct slain
to Hughes and very little support is
being siveti the movement. It is
not thought amongst tlie- leading
political circles that it will have
much weight with the law makers.
lyOlTEBIi
WASHINGTON, June 14 — Of
ficials u-e wont to believe that' tue
rule of Carranssa is tottering-ana
taat '">e is slowly coming to the end
r" bis rvgime in 'he southern coun
try. ,
The cabinet is convinced that the
last note sent by tho Mexican
pesident was a ruse to gain time
aitd irovcke an intervention on the
part of 'he United' States. The war
d ariment nas received instructions
tu Mie efleet that the United States
tri-ous will emain in Mexico ami
uo- oo T*iinoyeJ as was the current
rumor a few weeks ago.
CAPITALIST LOOK* OVEK FIEU>
Pi bop Harrold, a capitalist from
Virginia, is making a tour of Al
"isku and arrived in Skagway on
thp Alic-t-. He waj a nimnier of
Hif- [«artv brought to Skagway by
Col. W. L.. Stevenson. It is bis
i.i»f>rtiou to speud the major por
tion of his time in Sonteastern Al
aska.
C. B. B'air, a mining man, left
on tilg morning's train for the in
ferior. | .
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BERLIN, Jun el—The British
froopg have begun a movement
against the positions held l>>' the
G rimans In the districts north
ers' o* Ypres. Central bases held
by the British have been strongly
reiulonced and additional fighting
apparatus and ammunition has been
pla<.e>d in the various foils.
Trmrcties have been thrown up
for a protective retreat in case of
necessity and the Germans are pre
paring for an attack* at any mo
men*. Rednforc#mente have been
orde-ed to the 'front by the G§r
nui': w.ar office to help the defend
er?. The British will be oa tilie of
fensive and Germans on the defen
sive.
ST. LOUIS, Juno 14—The suf
fragettes in this c!,v have appeared
before the ulatfoim committee aud
i< Is reported (bat they have made
a favorable impression in the plac
ing of their requests before the
p^a'iorm committee.
.Air. Canie's is writing the plank
for 'hem and will present It to
the convention. It calls for au
amendment to the oonatilbution per
mitting women to vote and con
forms upon them equal suffrago
privileges. Die loaders of the
movement are enthusiastic over the
outlook and believe thaitit will re
ceive favorable consideration from
the dalegfflXes.
"OLD GLORY"
Symbol of Liberty which flys from every flag pcle where the Ameri
can Government extends its governing arm.
Ml'SKKS OVER CHILKOOT PASS
The guides appoint. <1 latt utg..t
by the V. A. C., J. M. tielm.,
to O'nt out the daiigbioLB and dif
ficult auilkoot i'ass to U. S. Uraut,
J r were damtxfoundtd. Never be
fore :n the the history of tue.r
lou» service In guiding; musueis
over the trail have they seen a
m m eucouuter the extieune difficul
t:ef -a such a manner as did the
Cheeoiiako last night. He proved
*hat he has iuiherited those sterling
qualities jrom his father wh'ch
mide the latter such a figure in
the nations history during the Civil
war. Without a whimper of what
!uv bt»yond he manfully carried, his
pack over the dangerous passes and
resivhi i3 the summit thereby becom
'ii» h memlber of the Mother Lodge
of the Arctic Brotherliood.
Mr. Grant is on a touring trip
and - uroute to witness the midniight
sun. He will return to Skagway In
the course of a few weeks to again
v!.sl: the brotherhood before leav
ing lor the south. He Is enthu
siastic over Alaska Bud likes the
Ga-d-'ii City immensely.
CONVENTION ADOPTS
PAKTY SLOGAN
3T. LOUIS, June 1—The Nation
al commute of tiia Democratic
convention have adoj-tid. tne cam
paign button "or the warty. The
Hiirou bears the pictme of Presi
drn? Wilson. The motto adopted
bv the convention is "America
Kirst."
BANK EH IMPRESSED
WITH SKACWAY
I Z. S. Freeman, chairman of the
board o£ directors of the Bank of
Alaska, arrived on the Alice with
Mrs. <j. H. FrfSman and Miss Free
niian, and are the guests of Col. \V.
L. Stevenson at the White House.
Mr. Freeman expresses himself
1 a« being an eutuuslostic booster for
Alaska, and its institutions. He is,
well oleased with the showing made
by the Bank aud regards Skagway
as an Ideal location for th© estab
lishment of the head offices of the
i Bank. Mr. Freeman was also ac
companied by Miss ChJsm, likewise
j the g'itet of Col. Stevenson.
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BIG MERGER CALLED OFF
NEW YORK, June 14—The big
auto merger which was practically
closed by several of the leading au
♦ man ufactui <rrs In the Atlantic
section has been declared off. The
r --on for deciding to not merge
interests o' the individual
pla ••• has been withheld] from the
"uibi'c.
seh mm
CAUSED LOSS
LONDON, June 14—Definite In
formation has been received by the
war department to the effect, that
tii£ Hampshire, which carried bo
uhp, y of England's leading officials
to a wajtery grave, was sunk by a
German submarine.
Silent investigations have been
Ci-rkd on by the British govern
ment o ascertain the exaxat cause of
the sinking of the Flag ship, and
everything points to the above from
technical «lnd military investiga
tions.
BERLIN, June 14—The war of
fice has receivea the official news
of the continuance ol the attacks
in the Verdun, district by the Ger
mans who have assumed the offen
sive.
The greater portion of yesterday
and this morning was given over
tc heavy gun fire from trenches
and'trrts. The return fire was sen
with an equal vengeance. Very
little grounds have been gained by
either side during the last forty
eig-'.t hours. The French niain
ta*'.i »he central posi&ons and l>rm
ar- defense lines.
ANIMOSITY THRU THE PRESS
EL PASO, June 14—Newsjpape'8
from ihe interior show increasing
animosity towards Americans. They
speak of the latest note as a slajp
!u he face to Uncle Saim.
Tom Bee, trader of Carmax, has
returned from a trip to the Stajus
and left for the Interior this morn
'iig. He was accompanied by bis
wife.
ST. LOUI3, June 14—The Uemo
ei'WKiv convention optntu its rneet
iui; 'uu.i)' 11 noon. Maitin 11.
ui/iiu iuuuu i^<? meeting io order,
acting ill tue Lupaau; oi temporary
ciiKiiii^iuu. Ail delegates have
lilvu thtir credentials and have
piiuvea tiieir qualifications tor a
stat iu tae convention.
Harmony a' the present time
se-uius <0 be toe keynote of tne
convention. UaJier, Wihson's pe'r
son<4 tepreseutame nas received
tiic drat* of the ^arty platiortn
from ine Presiutn' and tt seeuis
to meet with, the approval o£ the
majority of the delegates. The
ieauers in the convention have ex
pressed their willingness to adept it
wntuout a cuiiujre iu 'he wording.
Wilson was lbs principal compostr
ol tue platform, but had consulted
with the leadf.is before sendine it
to the eonveuiion.
The renomiaat ion of Marshall for
vice president is certain. The op
ponents of Marshall have consented
'o the plea of Wilson, for bis run
ning mate and no fight is expected
on him in tha convention.
BULL MOOSE SILENT OX
ACTION CO I KS E
NEW YORK, June 14—Roose
velt Mcose .eaderg have held a
conference in this city to plan a
course of autiou to be followed by
the party. Iney have decided to
noit anuotiuca their plans until af
ter 'he democratic convention
meets. Wlii.e they have not come
out in the open and signified their
willingness to return to the re
publican fold yet, it is pre
sumed by the rpeublicau leaders and
the press that they will turn their
suppor. to Hughes and the republi
can party.
GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY'
PAKIS, Juue 14—A message has
been Kjceived at the war depart
' ment o the effect that the German
j troops have entered the trenches
, on the eastern, slopes, but have
| been impulsed at all other points
with, ereaf loss -o the aggrestbrs..
* COPPER
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