FLAG DAV EXERCISES AT THE
ELKS' 11 LAST NT
Flag Day was observed by Skag
way Lodge No. 431. B. P. O. E.,
lu^t, night with the usual ritualis
tic ceremonies, and also with a
well-rendered program of thirteen
numbers, the iirst cf which, was a
patriotic overture by the orchestra,
followed by introductory .exercises by
Exalted liuler Howard Ashley atfl
tite officers of the lodge, and an
invocation by the cbplain.
With ill's. W. G. Planchard at the
l'i-u;o. children of the Skagway pub
lic school sang, "Columbia, the Gem
ot the Oceau,-' in a most pleasing
inanuer; then came tbe reading of
"Flag Record," by J. W. Pritchett;
ritualistic "Altar .Service," by es
quire aud officers of the lodge;
"Auld Lang Syne," by the officers
and members; reading of "Elks'
Tribute to the Flag," .by J. M.
Tanne?; selection ty the Skagway
brass band; and ^ well rendered
recitation by Florla Clark, en
titled, "The Ship's Cilors ";
The eleventh number on the pro
gram, tUe siuging of the "Star
IDE LUSI11A
IQU1JEG1
Londou, Jure 15—The inquiry
into the sinking o£ the steamship
Lusitania by a German sumarine
bogau in this city today and from
the testimony it is proven that the
vessel was unarmed at the time she
was torpedoed. and had never been
roistered as a transport.
Premier Asquith .wants to ex
pend a bullion and a quarter of
iLcm-v in the next three months in
tile Prltish uaval and land cam
paigns
ARMIES RENEW
IB ATTEMPT
PetrogTad, Jun§ 15—The Austro
CJerman armies hav» renewed their
attempt to capture -l<eanberg( and
as a consequence there is heavy
fighting on the river Skio.
, Spangled Banner," .by Mrs. H. G.
| Kinase, with piano accompaniment
by' Mr. C. Bonebrake, .was listened
tQ in breathless silence and at its
end the melodious songstress was
gTeeteU with round after round of
applause. I
Fallowing i this came the prin
cipal number on the program—the
••Patriotic Address" .by Col. W. L.
Stevenson—which in his masterly
hands became more than .its title
Implied, for it was eloquent as well
a« patriotic and delivered in the
speaker's habitually courtly and
polished manner. i
The exercises ended with the
s*uging of "America,".in the rendi
| tion of which the audience rose to
| 'heir feet and Joined with the mem
bers ct the lodge.
The decorations of the hall con
sisted of a mammoth flag stretched
fccross the back end of the stage J
and the pictures of Washington
and L'ncoln suspended on the sides
of the hall and draped with the.ua
t'oiml emblem.
STRIKE STREET
CAR JMFLOYES
Chicago, June 15—In the street
ct.r. employes' strike that is now in
progress in this city much violence
has occurred today.
LONG RANGE -
BOMBARDMENT
Paris, June 15—German artillery
is now throw !i.g shells into Cora
pelgne, whila the German new long
range guns are bombarding Dun
kirk from a distance.
Articles of incorporation have
bev<n filol at the office of the Al
aska secretary in Juneau by H. U
Faulkner, representing .the Alaska
Exnloration company, a recently an
nounced corporation, whoso presi
dent Is H. T. Tripp.
A Word About Shoes
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] «i
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway [between.Third and Fourth Phone 41
Christlnnsund, Norway, June 15
—Dr. Anton Meyer Gebhardt, .tlie
emissary of the German ambassador
a* Was • «"ton, I). C-, to the. Ger
man government, whoso mission is
tc explain at length and clearly to
the German cabinet the attitude of
the United States administration
in regard to diplomatic .matters
touched upon by President Wilson's
second note, has arrived in this
port on his way to Berlin.
Berlin, .June 15—It is under
stood here that Gerard, American
ambassador to Germany, .will have
a conference with the Kaiser before
the reply to the American note is
forwarded to Washington.
LATE FLUSHES
By IDE GABLE
Itome, June 15—The quadruple
entente powers have agreed to the
demands of Rumania, as the lat
ter's intervention in the war now
appeare to bo imminent.
Vienna,! June 15—Twenty-four
thousand Austro-Hungarian soldiers
»re today reported to be advancing
against the Italians at the Kiva
Jteverto front.
Lisbon, June 3 5—The cabinet re
sigi.ed today, but the resignation of
thv members will probably not be
acepted. ~
Ncr.v York June 15—Passengers
."iTivirg in this city today on the
Cuna: J ocean liuer Orduna, claim
that Liu British dreadnought Aga
memnon was torpedoed ai.<d sunk by
the Turks in the Dardanelles mare
than three weeks ago.
Q i|)||l
THE MIS
.'Jeutva, June 15—Seven .Gorman
divisions are now reported to be
fighting with the Austriane at the
Italian battle front.
ISO! 10 LEI
EV£BY_EFF0RT
Washington, D. C., June 15
Pr s'dent Wilson is ready to lend
ever.. effc rt lo the promotion of
g ntrnl peace in Europe and tells
visitors to the White House that
ht expects advices in which Eng
lur. i will deny the American con
ttrii'.jona of interference with neutral
commerce.
Ed. Adams, II lines rancher, came
in last night on the Jefferson and
will return horns as sooji as he can
Ve' a boat.
BEAUTEOUS PRODUCT Of SOUTH
WAFTED TEMPORARY TB NORTH
Spr'ng brings to Skagway as to
other places the sun, the flowers and
ct if»r evidences of her beneficient
power. peculiar to the Northland,
liu< seldom does it fall to our. lot
to have with .these blessings the
flovtr of Southern beauty as part
of our population, even lor a few
hour?.
As the Southland is .noted for
thr> beauty of its foliage, for the
Jusciousness of its fruits,. for the
songs of its birds and for the
chivalry of its men, so is its great
est own of glory, the beauty and
charm of its women.
No greater guerdon of the pow
er of her beauty can be extended to
any girl of all the South than to be
elected the "Queen of the Mardi
Gras" of New . Orleans.
The Jefferson brought to this
port last evening, a party of New
Orleans people under the care of
M.- R. H. D«<wnman, a capitalist ot
t'.at rity. With Mr. Downman are
'■is wife and sister, Mrs. S. C. Mc
Donald, and his two daughters,
Sadie and Virginia.
The queen of this year's Mardi
Ciras was Miss Sadie Downman.
There may be years when the
claims to supremacy of a num
bfr •) the beauties of the South
ate s>o nearly equal that other in
fluences may prevail in the selec
t!: ( f a Queen, but one glance at
t''t- i.ue of .Miss Downman will con
vince any one that in this instance
there could have been no division
of opinion among the judges.
Though Skagway is noted for its
beautiful maidens it has never been
the privilege of the chronicler to
gaze upon such lustrous charms.
Kves as brown and «oft as a velvet
pansy. Hair like the tender dusk
of a June night. Features and
form not to be described even in
the burning words of a poet. The
soft cadences of her voice are like
the purling of a gentle brook.
All <'n all Miss Downman justifies
both the good judgment and ap
preciation of beauty of the commit
tee "f Southern gentlemen, who
pp!'-;: u) ttifc; year's Queen of the
Mavdi Gras.
For Cold Luncheons
Premium Boiled Ham, 40c per lb.
Lunch Tongue, 30 and 60c tins.
Sardines, Imported and Domestic, 15c to 25c.
Fish Flakes, 15c, 2 for 25c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, tall tins, 30c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, small flat tins, 20c.
Preferred Stock Salmon Steak, oval tins, 35c.
Preferred Stock Lobster, tall tins, 45c.
Pretorred Stock Crab, 30c and 50c tins.
Pre'.erred Stock Shrimps, 20 and 35c tins.
Rcast Beef, Corn Beef, 30c and 50c tins
Libby's Canned Chicken, 40c per tin.
CHEESE—Cream, Imported Swiss,
Roquefort, McLarens, Orgeon Brick.
PICKLES—Sour, Sweet, Mixed, in bulk and in glass.
OLIVES—Plain, Stuffed and Ripe, from 15c per bottle to 65c.
P. H. GANTY
II. S. SOLDIERS
| FOR INTERIOR
The Peterson cam© in from .Ft.
\V. H. SewaTd at 3 o'clock thin
morning, having on board 28 en
listed men for the army post.
These men • are on their
way into the interior at Ft. Gib
bons and Nome, and uutll they
reached Skagway and went aboard
the 'rain were in charge of.Sergt
O'Dociiell, who haa been in charge
ol' recruits at Ft. W. H Seward for
th<-. past two months. From Skag
wav on to their destination they
w ill be looked alter by Private Tay
ton. I
Th»y are a splendid looking lot
of fellows .and some way there
set-med to be a greater, personal
interest than is usually the case
taken in them by our townspeople
as a result of the splendid addre=B
Of .Mrs. Thatcher Sunday evening at
ih<; M. E. church on the eubject of
her work for the boys of.the army
and uavy.
Just before the traiu left the
men were assembled in the waiting
room at ' the depot where Sergt.
O'Donnell called the roll and then
•cade a short address , thanking
them for their good behavior while
in his charge and wishing them
all kinds of good luck until they
met a<rain a year hence.!
The Pullea.House was the Bceae
of a departure breakfast this morn
ing in honor of Dr. John Hess, U.
S. A. who is enroute down the Yu
le 'i* visiting the various army poets.
Dr. Hess has been stationed at
Fort Seward for sometime and his
popularity at that ^i&ce.is testified
to by the committee s! the official
family, who arose, at 5 o'clock this
morning in order to come over to
Skagway on the Peterson, attend
th° breakfast at the Pullen Houdfr,
and subsequently bid farewell to
him on the morning train. i
In the party were Major and lire.
McAndrews, Lieut. Roes, Mrs..Ldeut.
Harfip-an, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Filbert
and Mrs. Peyton. The party re
turned to Fort Seward skcstJy be
fore r,oon.
SMS
ARE HELPING
Several ladlea met on Monday af
ternoon to discuss manner of gath
ering together the linen, etc., for
bandages for wounded soldiers and
sullora as outlined last.week In the
Dally Alaskan. Mrs. Klrmse has
very kindly consented to the use
c* her car for this, and Monday
June 28tti, was settled upon as
the day upon which this would be
done. I •;
No boat is due on that date
ind It is hoped that a useful sup
ply„can be collected here. J
One has no idea at all of the
crying need of this help and an in
sta-.c*1 to illustrate this came to our
notice a day or two ago, when a
prominent Vancouver .woman stated
the local chapter of the Daughters
of the Empire there, had collected
uo lees than 10 tons of suitable
linens which had been dispatched
and thev were informed that that
quantity was barely enough.for one
day's needs at the front.
Some Skagway ladles on Satur
day last mad^ and sold iced lemon
ade and cookies to guests at the
pullen House and at the White Pass
Tennis clnb court, an amount of
15.00 being thus realized, 1 which
which will In due course be sent
to the proper quarter. .
In bis second statement to the
American people former Secretary
of State W. J. Bryan asks them to
hear him;before they pass sen-'
tence upon him for laying down
the portfolio oI secretary of state.
As if answering his critics, he .says
that he i» confident that the Am
erican puDlic will credit.him honor
able intentions. However, Mr. Bry
an admits frankly that "good in
tentions are not enough," and .he
addjr that if the publice verdict is
against him he asks.no mercy, as
serting that men in public life must
be "willing . to bear any deserved
punishment from ostracism to exe
cution." 1
Mr. Bryan interpreted the Ameri
can note to Germany on the sub
marine warfare, which he refused to
Bign, as conforming to the "oid
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losing fabrics in your clother or poor
wear if you'll choose
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or
Ed V. Price & Co.
CLOTHES
Drop in and lood tbem over
Will Clayson
.The Clothier