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No. 173 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1917
FOR AMERICA!
HOT GERMAN
PEACE
Seattle, Aug. 28.—At a large
rn&Ag meeting held in this city last
night the leading citizens of Seat
tle demanded that sedition and trea
son be stamped out. "We an? for
tin American and not a German
peace," is the statement agreed
to by the members of the meeting.
The action Is a result of seditious
soeeches and the demands of strik
ers and Industrial World Workers.
Washington, Aug. 2S.—The gov
ernment announces today that Alas
ka. will send its quota ot 696 draft
ed men to Camp Lewis at Ameri
can Lake near Tacoma, Washing-1
ton. The state of Oregon will al- I
so send its drafted list of 717
men to Camp Lewis.
SIOP SHIPPING
FOOD 10 HON I
WORKERS
Washington, Aug. 2S.—Shipments
oX food to neutral countries where
it is consumed by workmen man
ufacturing munitions for Germany
is ordered stopped.
MARIPOSA. ARRIVES
The steamer Maripoaa arrived in
port yesterday afternoon about
two o'clock and sajled for the west
ward at S:20 last night. Among
the passengers for Cordova were
F. W. Hills and wife, comptroller
of the Kennecott Company.
NO THREE-CENT
LETTERS FOR U.S.
Washington, Au.g 28.—The sen
ate this morning voted to strike out
tha amendment to the revenue bill
providing an increase in postal
rates to three cents a letter.
HliGEli" FOB
WAR PURPOSES
NEEDED
Washington, Aug. 2S. — Re
presentative Cluad Kitchin, of
Xorth Carolina, in. speaking before
the House thig morning submitted
an additional estimate of expenses
for wax purposes amounting to 21
billion dollars for the year ending
in. June 1918. It is contemplated
this amount vtU. bo necessary for
the government to carry on the war
to a successful conclusion.
VISITW OF
GEORGE WASH
Washington, Aug 28.—Viscount
Ishii, of the Japanese mission to
America, yesterday placed a wreath
of roses on the grave o£ George
Washington.
ENOUGH INTERPRETERS AVAIL
ABLE.
The War College division of the
General Staff announces that appli
cations for positions as interpreters
have been 80 numerous that the
War Department's present need for
such service can be readily met from
CIw list on file.
The War College is gratified at
the spirit in which its appeal for
such assistance has been met, but
desires to advise that it is not
fforth the while of individuals de
siring sued* positions to make fur
ther application for tho timd being.
fAhh ]V[ILWNERY
NOW ON DISPLAY
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between/Third and Fourth
Phone4I
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HITS HIE PASS I
W. C. McKenzie and Son Bert Killed
No One Else Hurt—Engine and 3
Box Cars Fall Down Embank
ment Into Valley Below
A rock slide of tremendous vio
lence struck Train No. 1 this mont
hly while it was enroute from Ska^
»v»j' to Whiteliorse and between
stwnvslicd 15a and the big stpel
bridge, tearing engine No. 08 and
throe box cars completely off die
track, sending them a half inile down
a step embankment to the valley
uelow, and killing .Engineer AV. C.
McKcnzie and bis son, Fireman Beit
Mclvenzie. Xbe body of the engi
neer has been recovered. None of
line passengers or other employes
.was injured.
Happened At 11:30 A. M.
The accident happened about
11:30 o'clock tliis mortoing, while
the train was pushing up the steep
guide in mile 15. The train was
composed of both freight and pass
linger cars, the freight train
iug ahead and the coaches coming
last. Two box cars immediately
preceding the engine were.- torn
from, the track and one box car
coming behind the engine and car
rying the mail way swept down in
to the valley.
15 Passengers On Train
About 15 passengers were on the
tmin at the time of the accident,
and they have been taken back to
the station at Glacier and will be
transferred tonight to train No. 2,
and proceed or, to Whiteliorse.
Dr. Gabie, Superintendent V. I.
' Halm and many laborers were| rush- j
on. a spceial engine to the
scene of the accident this morning
«n<l are ready to give any assisancc
they can. Tlie engine is so tar
down in the valley that it is im
possible to be recovered.
First Fatal Accident
This is the first fatal accident I
that has occurred on the White
Pass since its construction and the
accident today was no fault of the
company.
The largo freight train) whijehj was [
coupled to the passenger train ajid I
proceeded it passed safely over the j
location, and it was just merely
rhance that the slide struck the
engine and freight cars and not the
passenger coaches.
In Steep Part of Route
The accident took place in one
of the steepest part* of JJie Whiite
Pass Route, and should the coach
es have been struck thlere would
ihavr been no chance but for them
to have met the fate of the en
gine.
Mrs. McKemzic, who is now loft
entirely alone, having lost both
husl>a>id and son, lias the heart fait
sympathies of the entire community.
Her husband and son were well
known tifroughout the entire North
land, and were loved by all who
knew them.
TRIESTE BEING
EVACUftTEO BT
ODDER Df ARMY
Washington, Aug. 28. — At the
ordsr of the Austrian high com
mand tie important stronghold of
Trieste, the Italian objective. Is
.being evacuated and its civil popu
lation are being deported. This
■news is mada public here today by
the Italian embassy who have re
ceived dispatches from the Italian
war front.
Falcon Joslin, who has large in
terests near Fairbanks, and. form
er owner of the Tanana Valley Rail
way which has been sold to the
government was a passenger on,
the Mariposa for Cordova, from
where he will go over the trail to
Fairbanks.
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Chicago, | Aug. 28.—William! Jen- ]
nings Bryan, former secretary of
state, in a speech in this city last
night, said there can be but one
end to this war and that is the com-|
plete overthrow, of Germany.
ANOTHER WUITEHORSE COUPLE
MARRIED IX SKAGWAY
Mr. Richard H. Fitch and Misa
Tillie Negrean, both of Whitehorse,
wore married last night in the
Dopey hotel, the Key. L. H. Ped
ersen officiating . Mrs. George
Krumbegel and Mr. L. F. Green
were the only guests present. Mr.
Fitch is connected with the gov
ernment mail service in Whitehorse.
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Peanut Butter
Economical and Appetizing
We have it from 4 oz. jars to 5 lb. tins
Average Price 25c per lb.
P. H. GANTY
REPLY 10 POPE
Washington, Aug. 28.—President
Wilson today completed his reply to
Poj>o Benedict's cr°P°sal PC peace.
7011!
II FIRST
Washington, Aug. 28.—The first
five percent of the drafted army
will be comprised of men of previous
(military training, cooks, and oth
ers skilled iu camp organization
work, according to an announce
ment made public here today.
Washington, Aug. 28.—The gov
ernment will send its federal ad
justment board to Seattle in an
effort to adjust and stop the
stpi-ka which lias been called by
three of Seattle's largest steel
ship building plants. A vote
whether or not to strike was taken
Friday by the men in the shipyards
and the result was in favor of the
strike.
LEND ELECTRIC APPARATUS
EXPERTS TO GOVERNMENT
Through the agency of the na
tional committee on. gas and electric
service of the Council of National
Defense a number of electric light
and uower companies have arrang
ed to loan men to the Quartermast
er General's department to visit
plants Where electric apparatus is
in process of manufacture, to su
pervise progress and expedite de- j
livery. J !>'!•,''
The services of these experts
will De voluntary.
Seven of the largest electric light
companies have also furnished Col.
liittell a number of men to act as
purchasing agents to assist the pur
chasing department of the Quarter- j
master General's Corps.
Moscow, Aug. 28. — President
Wilson's message read to the state
council today electrified the con
ference. Premier Kern sky read
the message, In wfllich the United
States expresses its moral faith In.
the democracy of Russia and prom
ises financial aid.
RUSSIA IN BAD SHAPE
8A1S GENERAL KORMLOFF
Moscow, Aug. 28.—General Korni
loff, commander in chief of the
Russian armies, addressing! the con
ference of the state today declared
that anarchy and desertion in the
army should be met by the death
penalty. He stated that the situa
tion at the front is bad, and that
the Russians have lost the whole of
Galicia and Bukowina. Hef declared
the enemy has crossed Russia's
frontier threatening the fertile
southern provinces and endeavoring
to destroy the Rumanian army.
Gen. Korniloff emphasized the ne
cessity of holding the shore Jino
to the Gulf of Riga, otherwise
the road to Petrograd will be wide
open. His speech has created a
great stir among the Russian peo
ple and_a new and determined ef
fort to drive out the enemy is pre
dicted.
FARMERS DRIVEN
FROM ROUSES
81 EIRE
Missoula, Aug. 28.—Forest fires
in the Clear Water country have
driven thousands of farmers from
their homes, and in many cases the
houses themselves are being burned.
Miss Martha Maggillicuddy, upper
| grades teacher in. the Skagway Pub
lic School, arrived yesterday on
the Mariposa and took charge of
; her school work this morning.
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