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No. 1SR TWENTIETH YEAR
SKABWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1917
■ MUI DESMBS1HBST
NNL MTREJIIH GERMANr
Washington, July 4.—Not Bince
Dewey's victory a*'Manila Bay; have
Americans been so thrilled as they
jvere by 'li<» announcement sent by
Admiral 'Gleavefc in which he states
in his message last night that "Ev
ery man is safe."
Congratulatory messages were se't
to the commander ot the naval con
.oy and destroyers by Secretary Ban
iels *oday, and similar messages
were pouring in a!l day from all
pa-rts of the Nation to the Navy de
partment at the Whitehouse.
The fact that the first battle
wi'h Germany ha,i been fought and
won is the cause of this wide dem
onstration.
Secretary Daniels said "It is glor
ious news." Whf.u Mr. Secretary ar
rived at his office today he reitter
ated this remark and said "The
news that our shirs have met the
enemy and conquered them gives
neal zest to our celebration of Amer
ican independence." I
| Washington, Juljr 4. — Secretary
of the Navy Daniels la announcing
j 'the arrival of the last contingent
J of United States troops in France,
s ated tha he 'ransporta with the
troops wer9 attacked twice by Ger
man submarines on the way across
the'Atlantic.
The U-boatg were beaten of by
the gun boats escorting 'the trans
ports and it is positive that one
of t the divers was sunk while there
ia good reason* to believe that the
others "wer0 Bent fo the bottom.
Th0 number of submarines at
tacking tha transports and con
sorts were numerous, and it would
appear as thought they had been ^
vi^ed of the sailgin of tha troops,
and with, "this nformatlon, the div
ers had gathered upon receipt of
the'information for a general slaugK
tar. f 1 H
RUSSIANS GUN
FURTHER GAINS
Petroprad, July 4.—The war of
fice this afternoon announced that
Jiusalan troops have occupied the
Galician villages of Prewovco, Zeb
orff, and Korshiduv. The announce
iiionf also states that the Austro
Germaa forces ha\*e retreated west
ward across the Little Stripa riv
er and that 21 gtiius and several
mine throwers were captured. Ac
cording to the advice, prisoners con
tinue to be brought in.
JAPE'S FLEET
WAV AID ALLIES
Tokyo, July 4.—According to a
itatement made by Tmosabura Ka
to, minister of th.e Japanese navy
ia the I>iet today, if necessary Jap
an may send a fleet to the Atlan
tic 'o assUt the Allies in protec
iag the transporting of "Bupiplteu
from America to Europe against at
tack from German submarines.
There will be base ball practice
»011?glxt.
MISER IS GIVEN
LAST WARNING
Buenos Aires, July '5.—The Ar
1 gen tine government today served
an ultimatum'on Germany to the ef
fect that the German government
must desist from injuring her"shii>
\ fiing by gubmaracs or shq will eon
| eider that nation unfriendly and
immediately sever all "friendly re
j lations. J* ^
GERMAN SUB
i BELIE. ED SUNK
X
j An At!auntie Port. Julr 5.—Brit
ish liner arriving in the port today
' rei>orted that it i3 the belief that
' her gunners'sunk a German subma
j rine which attacked her on June 26.
1 OLD GLORY FLOATED
OVER PARLIAMENT
London, July 5.—By direction of
| King George, the flag was 'flown
i from all high tower and houses
| In this city 'yefeterday, and also
• raised over the House of ^Parliament
I from sunrise to sunset '
Visitors Are Invited to Make
Our Store
YOUR HEADQUARTERS
While in Shag way
Yours Cordially
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
FIRST TO CARRY "OLD GLORY" TO FIRING LINE
Photo by American Press Association.
Cornell undergraduates, members of the American field service, now at the firing line In France. This picture
was tak«n as they left America. The llrst man on the right (crouching) is Captain E. I. TInkham. lie won the war
cross at \ erdun. (*!« •
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
ROOSEVE1/TS ARE NOW
PaTls, July 4.—Major Theodore
Roosevolt, Jr., and Captain Archi
bald! Roosevelt, have arrived In
France to joia the American ex
peditionary foro6s.
Washington, July 4.—Secretary of
War Baker late this afternoon an
coiunced thai the National Guard
would be ordered out in three group
one on J*uly 15, one'on J.uly 25, and
the last on August 5. Just as soon
aa the last group was in the train
ing camps, the entire guard would
be drafted into the federal 'service
on August 5.
01 PERRY NOW
MKMRD
Washington, July 5.—O. B. Perry,
tile high salaried iranager of theYu
icon Gold 'company, with extensive
properties In Yukon territory is in
a raining camp doing faa-rd work. It
is stated that he has a J>ig prospect
of having a command in the'new Na.
tional army.
PRESIDENT TAKES
TRIP ON MAYFLOWER
Washington, July 4.—President
Wilson this morning boarded, the
Mayflower and started on a trip
down the Potomac river, and was
taken as far as Chesapeake 'day.
Owen Flynn had the misfortune
of sustaining a fracture to 'his col
lar bone yesterday while participat
ing in th0 3-legged race when ho
fell down, striking his coller bone
on tne ground. )
Lot of Perishables Received on
"HUMBOLDT"
P. H. GANTY
LI
OF FIRSI CLASS
Tien Tsin, 'July 4—In response |
to au edict issued by President 'Li,
w&ich wa«j submitted' to Emperor
Hsuan Tung-, in which. the former
turns over the government 'of Chi
na to the latter, the Emperor is
fcued the following edict: "Iil aa
much 'as former President Li mem-1
oralizee us to take over the gov
ernment, and in his memorial he I
8tat«u that he was forced by troops
during the first revolution to' be
come the Nation's head, and in
which he bemoans his defects fid
head of the Republic, and asks us I
to punish him a3 we might see fit
we recogniz0 hia mistakes, and 'al
so deeply appreciate his merits, I
and we therefore appoint him Dukd
of the First Class."
Mir TRANSFER
RUSSIAN MIS
Petrograd, July 5.—A special min>
ing 'commission conssiting of mem
ber's from tie ministry of the treas
urery has decided to'recommend the
transfer to American hands a gTeat
cart of the Empire's mines and min
eral deposits.
PREPARING TO EVACUATE TOWN j
Petrograd, July 4.—Advice was
received liero this morning that
the Teuton forces stationed at Brzsz
any bag begun, preparations for the
early evacuation of th^ town.
ELKS ATTENTION
There will be a regular meeting
of Skagw'ay Lodgo, No. 431, B. P.
O. E. tonight at 8:30. All members
are requested to be present.
W. B. Batfeon, 1
Exalted Ruler.
CANAL if 1
FIGHTING SHIPS
Seattle, Wa^h., July 5.—In a con
gratulatory telegram jyhich'was re
ceived in this citv yesterday when
the new Washington canal was o
pened to ocean going ships, Col
Theodore Roouervelt said tjiat the
canal may become as much conse
quence from a naval standpoint as
it does commercially.'
London, July 5.—According to a
repor* received here this morning,
an American armed transport which
was coaling at the time 'that a
German submarine turned its. guns
loose on. Pontadelquia, Azores, and
was spelling "the city, got. the range
of the under sea craft and began
returning the fire,'soon routed the
German.
AIK SHU'S DAMAGE DOCKS
London, July 4.—British air ser
vice machines dropped several tons
of bombs on the docks at Brugges
Tuesday, and reports state that
great damage was done.
I
Come in and Select Your Suit
JAMES KENNEDY
33 NEGROES, 4
HIES KILLED
IS IIS
East St. Louis, July 4.—Only af
ter the arrival of 2,400 militiamen,
on ihe scene'of the rioting was or
der restored. It is estimated that
fuliy'4,000 negroet have fled from
the city. '
For the past forty eight hours it
has been a reign'of terror, with the
•flames and rioting mobs , to sup
press, the scene was of the greatest
confusion. I
July 5.—According 'to reports
now at hand, if is believed | that
thirty three negroes and four whitea
were "killed in the riots which
have occured in the rac0 war which
has been raging 'for the past three
days. | i
A large section, "including three
hundred and ten negro homes, was
completely destroyed by flames. It
is estimated that 'he property dam
age will amount to more than $1,
000,000. A federal investigation
iiajj been started 'with the inten
tion of getting to the instigators
of the riots.' . J
WOULOCUTOUT
GERMAN TALK
Forest Hill, L. I., duly 4 —
Colouel Theodora Roooevelt today
spoke to a. large concourse of people
lu his speech the ColoaeJ*'4ecl&r»d
tl at the hour has conie when the
United States must decide whether
it will be th polyglot counting
house far dollar chasers or 'ft glor
ious -seperate nation. He urged
that *he German language he banned
throughout the country in 'both
ppeech and print. He said "We
have but one fag, we should have
but one language."'
(
WOULD ALLOW WOMEN
WORKEKS OVERTIME
Washington, July 4.—Representa
I five Rankin, discussed with Presiden.
Wilson the ques'lcn of overtime work
for women in ths government print
! ing and engraving bureaus of the
' capital, suggesting that overtime be
, allowed.'
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