$905 m I
\ cti tribuUoa of $905.42, a dol-j
Jar lor practjpally every man, wo- i
c\du and child in tlie city, is Skag-.
way's answer to the American Red
Cross appeal to provide means for
tbe care of American soldiers on
Kuropean battlefields.
TUs total of the funds raided
htre Red Cross week was announced
today by the local Red Crete branc.n j
The report follows:
24S annual members at $1 •
1 subscribing member
• $246-00 |
2.00
Total membership fees - - $248.00
White Pass & Y. R. - - -
Bank of Alaska - - - - -
Masonic Lodge — - - - -
Catholic Church - - - - -
Junior Red Oroes
Red Cross Collection Cans
$250.00
10.00
15.00
15.85
30.45
7.12
Red Cross Benefits
£lks dance ------- 79.00
SUrer tea - -- -- -- - 26.85
Alories IP. P. P.) 22.00
Oke sa:e ------- 21.20
O'j^n air daaice (Firemen donated
410) - - - - 123.30
Indirfclual Donatfons
Note, $1 for membership) not ia
cjuded
I'nkuown - -- -- -- - 2.50
Unknown - -- -- - — - 1.00
Chas. Armstrong - - - - 1.00
H. AbramaniB ----- — .25
J. Aden - -- -- -- -- - 1.00
Phil Agrahama — - - - - 1.00
W. C. Blanchard - - - - 4.00
ilra, H. E. Brown 1.00
Dewey Hotel ------- 1.00
ioe Edgar - -- -- -- 1.00
V. I. Halm 4.00
.Mrs. V. I. Huhn 100
Auouvmoud 5.00
VS. a. King 1.00
Mrs. I.. S. Keller ----- 1.00
Margaret Larson ----- .50
G. H. Miller 9.00
L. Mullenberg ------ 1.00
Herb Shearer ------ 1.00
T. 2. Standish ------ 4.00
Andrew Stevenson - - - - 7.40
E. L. Thibedeaux ----- 1.00
F. Vodika - -- 4- -- - 1.00
T. M Watson 1.00
To'al -------- $905.42
50c from each membership fee, a
mouutiusf to $123.50 retained fori
use o? local Red Cross.
Membership list to be published j
la»er. Anyone may join at auT l4me j
by jiayment of $1 to the committee,
Airs Koss, Mrs. Ganty, Mrs. Kind
ell, or to the treasurer, W. L. Lands
borough, at the Bank of Alaska.
The commj|tte,', in issuing its re
RUSSIAN COMMANDER.
Ganaral Michael Alaxieff Will
Stay to Laad His Army.
General Alexieff was one of the pop
ular war heroes who decided to resign
his command In the Russian army, but,
later withdrew his resignation so as
to aid Wur Minister Kerensky In his
effort to put the army in shape.
OPPOSE PEACE I
PLAN IK RUSSIA!
Petrograd, June 28.—By an. over-1
whelming majority, 'he congress or j
workmen and soldiers, with depu
ties from all oarta of the country
at'ending, today adopted a Solu
tion rejecting any movement for a
separate peace between Russia and |
Germany. The resolution at the
same time favored Testroation of
peace at 'he earliest possible day as
be in? Russia's chief need to estab
lish her democracy.
DOrt, expressed its thanks for the |
generous response of Skagway mer
chants and citizens, whose doaa-:
tions to the Red Crosg benefits |
"are among the unilsted but much j
appreciated contributions" to the1
Skaj-way fund.
A check for the lBcal coatribu-1
tion to the merican Red CroSU j
fund hais been sent to Mrs. R. W. j
Jennings at Juneau, treasurer of the
Juneau chapter, by whom) it will tat
forwarded to the national head j
quarters. j
Is at Our Store
WATCH THE WINDOWS
ALBERT REINERT^
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
REPORT GERMAN SEA-RAIDER
WED IN SOUTH AILANfIC
New York, Juno 28.—Believed to
be the German pea raider, Seealder,
a vessel was sighted Monday 600
miles offf the northern coast of
Kloiida by the crew of a steamship
which arrived today at an American ^
l»crt from San Juan, Porto Rj)co.
PICE Of COAL
18 BE REDUCED
Washington, Jun0 28.—Secretary
of the Interior bane today told
four hundred of the largest bitum
inous and anthracite coal operators
that, if they were patriots, they
would reduce the price of coal. He
further told them, that, if they did
no* take such action voluntarily, tho
price would be reduced anyway.
J. LEE DROWNED
Blinking its message of sorrow,
a letter was received yestorday by
Robert Lee from ids brother, H. S.
.Lee. o! Sublet, Wyoming, telling of
tl.o death by drowning: of their fa
ther, J. S. Lee, May 0 near Poca
hentas. Alberta.
The letter said a- telegram had
bo«-ii received from Pocahontas, an
iK uncta.; Mr. Lee's death but giving
no de'ails of how the accident oc
i .i"rcd
Beside Robert Lee, other child
ren ia Skagway are Misses Mabel
and Mar'ha Leo and Jack Lee. An
other daughter, Mrs. G. L. O'Brien
lives in Three Forks, Mont. Rob
«.>r" Lop came to Skagway about
three vears ago. His sisters and
younpei brother came here last fall.
The trial of M. Piui of Atlin,
charged with committing ail as
sault to kill last winter on Marco
Vendramal, was dismissed at Prince
Ruoe-rt. according to the witnesses
ami Pini, who returned yesterday
on the Princess Alice.
The witnesses from Atlin were
Isaac Matthews, G. B. Kershaw, O.
Zortman, George Sinclair, James
>fedved, L. Bratt, Dr. E. H. Harri- j
son, I. Colodet.
Constable and Mrs. Scarlet re-;
mained in Prince Rupert for a vis
it outside before returning north. I
London, June 28. — Ai decrease
in the '•ell of the German submarin
es is shown in th« weekly repot* of
the admiralty; office issued last
,night. Twenty-seven sjiip^s were re
uor'ed lost as against 3"1 Hie pre
ceding week.
THE PLANNING
BID BIEEL ILL
San Francisco, June 28.—B. L.
Tnane, Juneau mine operator, bab
takenn an option. 011 250 acres of
lanjl fronting tiio southern shore of
Lake Washington, where he plana
to edatilish, a big steel mill- He
left last night for New York, to in
terest eastern magnates ia thQ sub
ject. < ■ ; |t,.
SHIPPING«
Three boats are scheduled to ar
rive here -tomorrow, the Grand
Trunk's Prince George at seven a.m.
the Pacific Steamship | company's
Spokane, at two p. m., and the Alas
ka steamship Company's Alameda,
west bound.
The Alameda, reported due in the
morning, will bring the pasfcengera,
mail and express of thq Jefferson,
which broke her crank shaft yes
terday, just after leaving Ketchi
kan and is being towed back to Se
attle by the Mariposa. E. J. Shaw,
Sfeagway agent for the Alaska line,
received a telegram reporting the ai
cident and stating that the Jeffer
son would be dry docked, her sched
uled sailing from Seattle July 7 can
ceiled and that her next sailing
woulc be July 19, making her due
■here July 24.
The Alameda has 275 tons of
freight, mostly hay foir the inter
ior. Her passenger list was not re
ported. The Prince George is bring*
ing in 60 round trippers and 160
tons of freight, and fhe Spokane,
Xcrtv round trippers and 250 tons
cf freight, according to the reports
of the local offices.
The Princess Alice of the C. P. R
in port since yesterday morning, is
scheduled to sail at nine o'clock'
tonight.
LOST—A buncli of keys. Return
to Daily Alaskan office and get re
ward. It
There will be base ball practice
t'ou.'gh.t.
EVINRU D E
l "l,: Detachable Rowboat and Canoe MOTORS j|
P. H. GANTY
DOYEN OF THE MARINES
8elected to Take First
Batch of Men to France.
A regiment of veteran United States
marines equipped as regular Infantry
will go to France as part of Major
General John J. Pershing's command.
There will be approximately 2,000 men
In the regiment, probably the largest
numerically that will be engaged on
the western front Colonel Charles A,
Doyen, at present commandant of the
United States marine barracks in
Washington, who has been in the serv
ice thirty-four years, will command
tills American contingent
Mrs. L. H. Peder^en, Mrs. B. A. j
Rlss, Mrs. Prod Fickiirdt, Mrs. Mar
tin Conway and Mrs. W. C. Blanch-,
ard w^re today named by James
Kennedy, chairman, of the Inde^
pend^nce day committee, a commit
tee on uatoottc program and parade
for Skagway'g celebration of the
Fourth nest Wednesday.
The lirst reply to the invitations
to the celebration Saturday, July
7, vired Tuesday by Mayor Howard
M l) ley to the * mayors of nearby
towuns, was received today from
Mayor Elmer E. Smitji of Douglas.
He said he hoped' "that many of
our oeople will be with you."
Announcement is expected to be
m;t(le Saturday of t,lie programs of
sportti for both the Fourth and
the seventh.
WANTED—Plain sewing. Mrs G.
C. Leach. Shaw Cottage, state St.
REPORT STRONG
GGVERIOR
Washington, June 28.—That the
appointment of the governor of Al
aska would be made this week and
tba,* Governor J. F. A. Strong
would be named) for another term,
is reported hero today. A dispatch;
fo this effect was sent to the Seat
tle Post Inelligencer.
Governor Strong, who has been
opposed by the Donohue faction, has
been in Washington the pa*st two or
three weeks.
The ouposition favored the ap
pointment. of Thomas Riggs, Jr., a
member the Alaska Engineering com
mission.
ttES* "
HNG IBB
&L2?. —
London, June 28.—Pufchioa for
ward over tjig shell-made cratera
iu tlie roads, the Canadian patroljj
today advanced to. U19 outskirts ol
Lens. ■ • , j | - i it
The advance started at daybreak.
The enemy- were driven from the
villages of Eleutide and Leauveauttq
With 'he gains made today, it ia
believed that the fall of Lens will
ioon be accomplished.
Washington, June -28.—The war
department was advised today of the
arrival of two more contingents of
PerillingV ^.nny At p: FremiSr port.
Vun JiRPITZ ILL
PaiJune 28.—Admiral Von Tir
pitz, Germany's aprt,tle of ruthless
submarine warfare, is reported to
be critically ill of diabetes at a
health resort in Switzerland.
AMERICAN' KILLED
Paris, June 28.—Corporal Jamee
Hall of Iowa, a member of the
faye'te escadrille, ia reported' to hav
b3en killed after a gallant air fighte
ja which seven of the Crerman. planes
were engaged.
"THE GLORIOUS FOURTH"
Come in and Select Your Suit For That Day
JAMES KENNEDY