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No. 179 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1915
PRICE 10 CENTS
Washington, D. C., Sept. ll—
Foreign relations, already strained
by President Wilson's request to
Autro-Hungary for the recall
of Ambassador Dumba, have broad
ened Into a situation involving Cap
taia von Pahen, military attache
to the German embassy in this- city,
and Alexander von Pereked, Aus
trian consul general in New York,
and also with a possibility that
Count von Bernstorff, the German
ambassador extraordinary and plen
ipotentiary to the Uaited States
may h° included, although the lat
ter is thought to be only technical
ly involved. It is not unlikely,
however, that a request will be
made to their governments for the
recall of both von Pahen and von
Pereked, or they may bo sum
marily dismissed from the coun
try.
Germany, rather than Austria
Hungary, is expected to decide the
future relations between America
and those countries, as the steam
shio Arabic case is dovetailed Into
that of Ambassador Dumba of Aus
tria-Hungary and either one of
them may cause a break In the di
plomatic relations between Ger
many and the United States.
Chicago, Sept. 11—Austrian*
and Hungarians living here today
telegraphed an endorsement of Pres
ident Wilson's request for the re
call o! Ambassador Dumba.
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VISIT ITALY
Rome, Sept. 11 — Earthquakes
shocks were felt in various parts
of Italy this morning but so far as
learned nowhere were they attend
ed by casualties or damages to .
property.
F
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Paris, Sept. 11—William Sprague
of Narragansett, Rhode Island, died
ia this city today.
The deceased was born at Crans
ton, R. I., ia 1S31 and was conse
quently S4 years old at the time of
his death. He was known during
the Rebellion as the war general of
Uhod/ Island, serving that state in
the capacity of chief executive from
1SG1 till 1863. He was active
ia raising troops for the defense of
the union, and went to Washington,
1>. C , with the first contingent
from Rhode Island on April IS,
1861. He participated in the first
battle of Bull Run on July 21st,
1S61, and served throughout the
Peninsular campaign.
SUCCESSFUL IN
SOU!H CALICIA
London, Sept 11—According to
advices received here today the
Russians have scored another suc
cess en the South Galician tattle
front.
Field Marshal von Mackensen is
reported to be pushing his way
vigorously through the Pripet
marshes toward Piiisk, the next
German point of attack upon the
road to Petroerad.
FIRST HUSK*
GDLF CLUB
The Fort Seward Golf club,
which was organized late in the
sutr.m»r of 1914 and held an excit
ing and largely attended tourna
ment last May, is entitled to the
honor of being the first golf club
in Alaska, The membership con
sists cf the officers of the garri
son at Ft. Wm. H. Seward and
a number ot civilians of Haines
and Skagway.
Jfuneau pa-pers will please correct
erroneous announcement made by
them hist week that the Juneau
Golf club was the first organized
iu the territory.
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Vera Cruz, Sept 11—General Car
ran za's reply to the peace appeal of
the Pan-American conference ans
wers the same with an emphatic
"No." He asks for recognition,
however, as president of Mexico
and invites the diplomats from the
United States and the South Ameri
can republics to meet him on the
border, where they can discuss the
matters In dispute and come to
some amicable understanding.
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FOR RANSOM
Washington, D. C., Sept. 11—
John Lowenbruck, a ranchman, was
seized last night by a band of Mexi
can soldiers and carried across the
border to Columbus, where he Is
now being held for $2,000 ransom.
American soldiers may possibly bo
v ot after him.
HORTICULTURAL
FAIR II SUCCESS
Whitehorse Star: The editor of
this paper was present at Skag\vay's
fourth ajuiual horticultural fair
and the only fault he could find
was that there were not sufficient
prizes offered, as practically every
exhibitor was entitled to an award.
It Is seldom that such an array of
heads—cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce
and bald, to say nothing of square
and mutton—is seen under one
roof. But they were all in Horti
cultural Hall Saturday and each
was deserving of a red ribbou.
We often hear of, but seldom
see, cabbage weighing 18 pounds,
potatoes weighing two and one half
pounds, eight-pound beets, rasp
berry vines 11 feet high, mush
rooms as large as parasols, rhu
barb a la fence rail, cucumbers as
big as Georgia watermelons and a
hundred varieties of flowers
grouped together In one place, but
that is what visitors to Skagway's
fair saw. One exhibitor, H. D.
Clark, had no less than 27 varie
ties o? vegetables and several oth
ers almost as many varieties.
For years Skag-way has been
famed for her beautful flower
yards and gardens and, as this was
a moat prolific year, she excelled
herself in quantity, quality and var
iety and the displays at the fair
were beyond words to describe.
Too much credit can not be giv
en the enterprising people of Skag
way for arranging and holding
these annual exhibits of their won
derful products. The only re
(Continued on page 4.)
NEW Mil
TO BEfOlED
Petrograd, Sept. 11—Tlie Rus
sian. cabinet resigned this morn
ing and a new coalition will be
immediately formed in which both
the present war and foreign minis
ters will probably be retained.
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' HAPPENINGS
Prom tbe Star of September 10:
NewB was received here late yes
terday tp the effect that the Mon
tague roadhouso and stables had
been burned, catching from forest
fires. Tho property was unoccupied
at the time, the owner, Mrs.
M. Nlles being in Whitehorse. The
loss will be a heavy one for her.
Ten days have elapsed since the
grouse season opened but "nary
grouse" has so far been seen eith
er trr gift or sal® In town. A
person who has been out in the
woods several times within the
past lew days Is authority for the
statement that there is not a grouse
within ten miles of WJiitJihorse.
Foreman Simon Fiendel and his
crew of workman arrived in town
Tuesday afternoon, having complet
ed the work on the Whitehorse
DawBOn trail from Yukon Crossing
south. The road Is now said to be
in excellent condition. In addition
to improving the road, all bridges
wore repaired and strengthened.
Kev. C. K. Nicoll who, after
years as pastor of the local Pres
byterian church, left here in tho
balmy month of May on a visit to
h<s parents and old home in Scot
land, is now on the way back and
is due to arrive in Whitehorse on
the 32n/l or 23rd of the present
month, according to a night tele
grapnic letter 'received by C. J. Mc
Lennan, chairman of the church
board, yesterday morning.
There seems to be an unusual
number of black flies this season
and they are so persistent as to
make life miserable for those who
are forced to work in the open.
They do not enter the houses and
it can also be said in their be
half and to their credit that they
do not operate at night. Their bite
is very poisinous as well as pain
ful. The worst of It is that they
thrive best after frosty niglitg set
in, especially when the sun be
comes warm during the day.
Hardl" a hunter has come into
town within the last few days,
who has not heard, seen o<r felt
the presence of a bear. W. "W.
Dickinson reports that he heard a
loud crashing through the jv-oods
whils hunting near Carglyn lately,
but that he did not wait to make
sure whether a bear or a moose was
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PLANS FOR ID LARGE WARSHIPS
Washington, D. C., Sept 11—
Secretary of the Nary; Joeephua
Daniels this morning signed plans
for the construction ol two of the
largest warships that have ever
been designed, and which will
have a displacement of thirty two
thousand tons. Each vessel, ex
clusive of armor and armament, is
limited to a cost of $7,800,000.
SOME OF IHE THIS THAT
H HAPPENED IN SHAY
Clyde Talbot of Skagway left for
Haines on the Humboldt last night.
Prof. O. Selmer and P. H. Ganty
will furnish music at the Nugget
Movies on Sunday night.
W. Lund, C. Lund and J. White
came out from Atlin yesterday and
left on the Humboldt for Juneau.
E. Gibson of Whitehoree, an em
ploye of the W. P. & Y. R., was an
outgoing passenger on the Hum
boldt.
Mr. am Mrs. Adelbert Baker and
Miss Rosa Dortero went up to Den
ver glacier this morning, and may
remain over until tomorrow evening.
Vic Sparks left for Summit on
this morning's train with an out
fit that looked as though he was
either going hunting or prospect
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Stone of Fair
banks and therr Bix children came
out from the interior yesterday and
Ief* for Vancouver, B. C., on the
Humboldt last night.
Tiio Peterson came up from Ft.
W. H. Seward today with Major
and Mrs. McAndrewB, several en
listed men and H. P. M. Birkinbine
and son "Bill," on board.
The following Fairbanks oeople,
all bound for Seattle, were on
board the Humboldt when Bhe
sailed last night: Mrs. Brittain,
Mrs. Springer, Mrs. Stevens, Wm.
Barrett, Miss E. TayloT, Mlsa V.
Kelton, Miss A. Doullen, Miss J.
Verbeat.
Members of the Skagway Volun
teer Fire department are requested
to meet at the fire hall tonight at
8 o'clock for the purpose of select
ing players for a basketball team
which it is the intention to organ
ize to take part in this winter's
athletic sports.
A* the W. P. A. club gymnasium
last night there were two practice
panics of basketball played. One
of them was betweeen two girls'
teams captained by Miss Edith Lid
dlcoat and Miss Henrietta Rous
seau and was a tie; the other was
between two W. P. A. club teama
of young men.
The Humboldt, which came in
early yesterday morning, had a big
lot of freight for this port and the
cr=w was busily engaged all day in
unloading it. Tie vessel sailed
south last night, with the inten
tion of st<pping at Haines, at 7:30
o'clock. She had 50 outgoing pas
sengers, most of whom were from
the interior.
Oscar Lareen, one of the oldest
passenger conductors on the Cop
per River & Northwestern, railroad,
came north from Seattle on one of
the last boats bound for the west
ward and made a trip ever to Ben
nett on the W. P. & Y. R., while
the vessel on which he was *• ravel
in • was in port here. Mr. barsen
had only recently been married and
was accompanied by his bride, who,
wo have been informed, formerly
lived in Skagway with her par
ents, who were in 'business here at
one time.
The Athletic Carnival ball to
be held under the auspices of the
W. P. A. clujj promises to be a
huee success, if the plans of the
various committees appointed at
the meeting last night are any in
dication. VarlouB novel features
are being provided for, and accord
ing to Dr. Wester-man n there will
be fine decorations. So reserve
the evening of the 18 th Inst., and
go ap,\ enjoy yourselves. There
will also be held about two weeks
later an athletic tournament, admis
sion to which will be included In
the $1.00 ticket to the Carnival
ball. •'
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