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No. 179 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAttWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ft, 1917
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APPEAL OF
RECEIVER
San Francisco, Sect. 5.—The fed
eral circuit court of appeals today
denied the appeal of Receiver Noves,
of the Washington Alaska bank at
Fairbanks, for $1,867,671 exemplary
and compensatory damages. This
decision is the result of an al
leged illegal combination of the
Washington Alaska, the First Na~ |
tional, and the Fairbanks Banking
Company.
E
Paris, Sept. 5.—Evacuation of
Western Flanders bj; the German
army and the civilian population be
gan today according to dispatches
from Ilazebrouck. This is taken tQ
indicate that the Allied drive iu
that section is meeting with sue- f
cess and that the balance of control
in Belgium will soon be in the
hands of the Entente.
Ill
Seattle, Sept. 5. —Ninety-three
selective service drafted meai mo
tored in their own caTS to Camp
Lewis, American Lake, this morn
ing. The first 5 percent of the
drafted men are ordered to repOTt in
camp today. When all the differ
ent incremeents of the draft have
reported there will be more than
45.000 men in Camp Lewis.
WANT 1". S. TO MAKE
WAR OX AUSTRIA
Washington, Sept. 5.—The Allied 1
governments a-re exerting pressur
on the United States government to
declare war on Austria. .
CHICAGO MAYOR
IS NEARLY
MOBBED
Chicago, Sept. 5.—Mayor] Thomp
son, of this city, narrowly escaped
being mobbed this morning by sol
diers who suooeeded In tearing
down political bannersf which. were
oeing carried in the automobile in
which he was riding and! in other
machines. The provost guaTd stop
ped the soldiers before further
damage could be done. Mayor
Thompson was among a group
of men, all riding in autos, on their
way to the Kenkakea fai,r and had
their machines decorated yrith; vari
ous flags and banners of a politi
cal nature. The action on the part
of the soldiers was because Ma-yor
Thompson gave protection to the
People's council which, met in Chi
Word has been received in Skag- I
way taat President Wilson has ap
proved the selection of the examp-|
tion board as named by Gov. Stronsr,
for this city, and the men met last |
sight and organized with. Howard '
Ashley as chairman, E. J. Shaw,
secretary, and W. G, Gable, physi
cian. Supplier for the exemption
t>oard are on the way at the pres
iat time. The local board h
•eady for duty as soon as notified.
NEGB0S0LDIEB8
IN EVERY CAP!
Washington, Sept. 5.—The adju
ant-general announced yesterday
here would be one regiment of ne
;ro soldiers at every naional ar
ny cantonment.
Mr .and Mrs. Lovejoy left on 1
;he morning train for Mile 13 on
.ho White Pass Railroad. From
;here they will walk down into the
Did White Pass city and take pic
:urefc, expecting to return this ev
:ning. I -;i *! nj
"Ab, But Madame,
It Is Something New"
THE JABOT-Made from
bits of lace and net. It
is very smart looking
with the tailored suit or
street costume,
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
Pictorial Review Patterns.
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
SOCIETY WOMAN TEACHES BOYS FARMING
Photo by Amerlrnn Press Association.
.Mrs. (JUver Hantaan. a well known society woman. Intends that her boys shall know the value of farming. She
Is teaching her aons Hurdle and Jack the rudiments of soil cultivation.
Washington, Sept. 5.—President
Wilson, in a letter to Congressman
Adam sou, of Georgia, said that he
hoped the soldiers and sailors Will
have ten thousand dollars govern
ment insurance instead of five
thousand as proposed.
DOUGLAS DEMIST
THOUGHT INSANE
Doctor G. C. Maule, a former
n ember of th0 Territorial Dental
3oard practicing at Douglas, was
.aken into custody late yesterday
iftemoon on the charge of insanity,
uid is held at the foderall jail
lending an Investigation.
Doctor Maulo recently returned
'rom a trip to Seattle, and has
jeen acting queerly since. Yester
lay he became so confused, that it
vaa feared he might do harm to ,
iome innocent person, and the
:'<arge of insanity resulted.
Doctor Maulo suffered from a
similar trouble eeverai years ago
?ut completely recovered his mental
>alance.—Juneau Dispatch, Sept. 2.
Dr. Maule 's well known in Skag
vay and was here just a ahort
ime ago on a visit.
lOSEI'H SNOW LOSES
GOVERNMENT POSITION
Joseph A. Snow, special agent-'
'or the suppression of the liquor j
traffic among the Indians for South-'
eastern Alaska has been removed
from office by Governor Strong,
lohn F. McDonald, former game
ivarden for the north end of the
first division has been named as Us
successor. ,i '
The removal of Mr. Snow Is
said to have been the reault of a
remark in which he said that Gov. j
Strong and Charles B .Davidson
srred in attempting to give a certifi
;ate of election as Delegate to Jas.'
kVickersham. 1 j {I
Hoth men are Democrats.
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FRUSTRATE PLOT
10 MURDER
PREMIER □
Montreal, Sept. 5.—Police of this
city; claim to have frustrated a
plot by anti-conscriptionisls to
assassinate Premier Borden and to
dynamite the parliament buildings.
ENGLISH PRESS
G0MPE1S
London, Sept. 5.—Papers through*
cut England complian of the °on- j
tlnual failure on the part of gove
ernment officials and the army to
etop German air raids, three of j
which have occurred in the past ,
three consecutive days.
1XKOXERS WOUNDED
John McLaren of Dawson writing
from the Western front under date
of July 11 to his mother reports
the wounding of three Yukoners
and two Atlin recruits in their last
trip up the line. The names of
the wounded men are: Duncan Mur
ray and S. McK. Campbell of Daw
son; Duncan Halkett ei Upper Sul
phur; Robert Nelson and J. J.
Melville of Atlin. Murray was
more seriously injured than any
of the others, but it is thought he
will pull through all 'right. —White
horse Star. ? i ■
Robert Nelson and J. J. Melville
were formerly in the employ of F.
H. Mobley & Co., of Discovery, &nd
were well known there a« well as
in Skagway.
John B. Marshall, former com
missioner in Juneau and at the
present time a practicing lawyer, is
visiting in Skagway.
Washington, Sept. 5.—President
Wilson yesterday jvired the New;
York military parade committee to
toll the men entering military ser
vice ho would "like to he on thef
field and in the trenches where
the real and final battle for the in
dependence of tlte United States is
to be fought.
WETZLER IS TRANSFERRED
TO YUKON" RIVER SECTION.
W. T. Wetzler, chief mail clerk
of Southeastern Alaska for the
past six ye&'rs, hag been transferred
to the Yukon river and his territory
will extend from Eagle to St. Mi
chael. Mr. Wetzler's territory in
this part of Alaska covered all the
Alaskan cities on the coast from
Ketchikan to Skagway. Re is well
known throughout Alaska and will
be missed by his many friends here.
THUD 1
S sii
London, Sept. 5.—Nine people
were killed and 49 injured last night
during the third air raid over Eng
land in the last three successive
days.
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LOSS RIGA NO!
STRATEGICAL
SAYS SCOTT
Petrograd, Sept. 5.—The Russian
armv today is continuing their great
retreat along the coast of the Gulf
of Riga and are headed for the
Northeast. This morning the army
crossed the River Aa, according
to an official announcement of the
,war office. r<
According to Maj. General Scott,
of the U. S. army, the loss of Riga
is not strategical .
chabgeTguard
AID IN JAIL
BREAK
Seattle, Se®t. 5—Attorney Jo
seph. M. Glasgow, in Judgcj Mackin
toshes court, yesterday charged that
an unnamed deputy sheriff furnish
ed prisoner Brown with a revolver
which he used in bringing about
the recent jail break. Attorney"
Glasgow declared that the deputy re
ceived money for the part he played
in the escape.
Seattle. Sept. 5.—A great parade
was held la«t night in honor of the
selective service inem who are or
dered to report to Camp Lewis to
day.
SeAttle, Sept. 5.—A letter of greet
ings from Col. Roosevelt was read
last night to the drafted men who
marched in the parade and who de
parted today for the American lake
mobilization camp.
FORMER PREMIER DIES
London, Sept. 5.—Former Prem
ier Stunner died at hts home here
yest erday.