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A1ASKA
and Museum
No. 181 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1916
PRICE 10 CENTS
PARIS, Sept. 21 — German of
feuafv» movements opened up this
morning wl'h terrific spurt. Teu
l< uic soldiers wrenched inipo.taut
groond from French, control but
were again hurled back by the
French after the Germans had
1-Uttied themselves in the tranches
which twelve hours before were
under tbe command of Fre.ich
fo-it*.
A hand to hand combat was in
liigrtee at Che end oi She battle.
I* r».ch commanders ordered a bay
onet charge. This movement hurl
ed the German® from their posi
tion* and they were gradually be.t
eu back to the beginning point. At
ao<vu the French had regained prac
tically all of Ibe ground wreathed
from (.heir control In the morning.
MONSTER BATTLE
IN PROGRESS
PABIS, Sent. 21 — A tnouster
ou« oattl« is low 'a progre&s be
t»«B the lighting forces in the
Halkank.. The battle front extends
fro-a the Danube to th^ Black S^'.
Bulagrian forces have unseated
the Italians and driven them from
part* ftC Macedonia. A stiff ea
ounter ie now In progress. The
heavy boom of cannon, and explod
ing bhella con be heard for miles
*r uud* Li J i
lire. & J. O'Hear, Mrs. M. H
M.-ithewg and Mrs. F. R. Logan,
Ml oi Atlanta, are touring Alaska.
They returned from Interior points
On last night's traia and are reg
U^ered at the Pullea House.
John W. Mlsuer of Seattle, ar
rived In the Garden City ou last
night's traia and has signed the
regis;er at the Pullaa House.
(Mi*. Armstrong and Mrs. F. E.
Mtjr*is of Dawuon, are traveling to
gV.ier oa their jouroty to the
rutslde. They leave 011 the Alice
tonight.
Word h.-!« beta received from P.
H G»nty, local grocer, that he
will be back in the Garden City
on th« next Prin-cesa boat.
60MPERS MEETS
NJfiW YORK, Sept. 21—SamuelJ
Oompers, president of the American
Federation, of Labor, and twenty
iive presidents of international un-^
lous, are meeting iu this city dis-^
cussing the strike issue of ttie day,
j-eereey marks the meeting and
untiling has been given out as to> the
action wblcht wh-ey will take or the
advice that t'i«y contemplate giving
the labor leaders who are out ou
airike or those wliot are advocating
tli . calling of a general sympathetic,
strike.
WILSON DEFENDS
ADAMSONLAW
LO.NU BRA.NCH, Sapt. ;!1—Presi
dent Wilson savs that lie ia pleased
will thtj snowing IbXLt. tii© Demo
crats made in tn^ New York alec
Uvii. He has also informed 1ns
party managers that he will re
ply to the Hughes attack on the
Auamson eight houx law and t-he
sectionalism charges made by tue
Republican standard bearer.
The gas miil boat, arriving from
Juntau and way poinU supplied the
city ot Skagwav with mail. It
cloned lor tue south; Bhortly af
ttr putting iu an appearance in
this port .
P V. Cooper, superintendent of
the Porcupine Aline Is tasting of
Skagway salt sea breeze. He will
remain la tu« Garden City a few [
days before leturaing to the big
mat,
Barney McGee, known in every'
hamlet and village in Alaska, Is
spinning yarns with a few of
t.he Doys around town . He will
I Ic-ive tor the south 'his week end.
'Ihe steamer Spokane Is schedul
I ed ca the boards of the P. C. S.
з. Co., to make this port Saturday
и.'gM. j ij |i J
J. A. Pringle of Porcupine, came
over from Hali.es on *he gas boat
a»id Is stopping in Skagway a few
days bofor© returning to Porcupine.
.Al. Smith of Porcupine, hasi been
visiring in the Garden City for sev
eral days.
Store Closed
For a Few Days
While Taking
Inventory
HI « y my A) wj the haberdasher and
• Jt L 1 i\ V H LADIES' FURNISHER .
i Broadway between ITiird and Fourth Phone 41
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WEATHER EXPERT
COW NORTH
SEATTLE, Sept. 21— Melvln B.
Summers, the Philadelphia weather
bureau man, is lu this city on his
way to Alaska. Mr. Summers ihas
been sent out by the Federal gov
ernment to establish! a systematic
ftystuu of weather bureau statioi.s
all over Alaska. It ia his present
intention to make Juneau his
headquarters while establishing the.
systems throughout 'he narthland.
Mr. Summers reports thst it will
take him at least two years before
ne can repari- to the we..ther bu,
reau department that Alaska is
covered with adequate weather bu
reaus. Shipping men are counting
ol the establishment of the weath
er bureau in Ala«ika as a great
toon to their interests. Daily re
ports will be flashed to all of the
important ports.
RETALIATION ICI
BREAKS TREAT!
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 — Tl;e
reta'i&tiou act passed by th« Brit
ish government is believed to be la
direct violation o® the exi ting
treaties with the Unltcdl States
government. American officials and
European diplomats are studying
the provisions of tJhe act and most
of ' h»"r. agree that it is a violation.
iassTvestrike
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 — Over
stivi'a hundred thousand union
workers are expected to walk out
in a sympathetic strike this coming
Monday. Tht> movement is rapidly
growing and unless arbitration ste;d
'n and effects an agreement many
of the Industries oi> this cityi will
he crippled y the strike.
Howard Turner, traveling auditor
for the N. C. Co., is stopping at
the Golden North Hotel. Jlr. Turn
er arrived on the train last night
and will be a southbound passen
ger on the lAioe tonight.
W. H. Fairbanks, general man
ager of the N. C. Co., arrived on
last nights train and will leave
for the south tcnglht oh the Alice.
He Is stopping at the Gclden North
Hotel while In the Garden City.
Andrew Stevenson, president of
tbe Bank of Alaska, will be a
southbound passenger tonight on
the Alice. He will remain in
Seattle for a fortnight before re
turning to Skagway .
POLICE UUELL
LABOR RIOTS
NEW YORK, Sept. 21—Labor
riots itre becoming daily occurrenc
es iu this city. Yesterday the po
lice lu all parts of tiiie city were |
called upon to put down mobs uud
riots which, were starting. The
tailure of the labor leaders and j
employers to reach) a settlement
has caused' labor to become un-1
ruly and break forthi in unlawful I
rioting.
An open, fifeht was begunl yester
cay by the striking car ioen. Prac
tically all of the resorves on the
police force were called upon be
fore the Tiot could be quelled.'
Many were injured in the fight but
.10 deaths! have been reported as
the result of the riots.
LONDON, Sept. 21. —-.A? _ ul
timatum £rom the Greecian govern
ment to the Teutons demanda the
immediate release and return of
the priaoivrs taken at Kavala. The
war pot is beginning *o boll on the
Greecian front and more than like
ly a declaration of war will fol
low from the Greecian king within
the next forty eight hours.
SAN FRANCISCO, Se^t. 21 — Li
quor interests in this staDe are
claiming that President Wilson has
declared that temperance does not
tune as the rtsult oi prohibition.
The liquor issue was placed, aqua>re
before the President and he tried
to s»de stop tae issue but was pin
nod dawn. The dirys thought that
he wouldi declare for urohibfition.
KAIL WAV MANAGER RETURNS
Herbert Wheeler, general man-^
agfcr of the White Pass and Yu
kon Route, al'er finishing a tour
of inspection of the. Wtfiteuo.se,
Atlin and Catcrosa districts, re
turned to his head offices in this
ci'y last night. The busy rail
road manager will leave in the
morning for a trip which will carry
him U DawBoa aud. vicinity.
Miss Carol Caskey, the lady who
faints and ad da the finishing
tcuofces to photographa and scenl^
views, maiiug them look; life like,
aDd who is always busy working in
Pedereen Bros, studio, has uuder-_
gone a slight operation. She ex
pects, by Monday, to throw away
her Artificial walking appliances
oud be her old self again.
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Perishables
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I on Humboldt
I PEACHES ARE CHEAP
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 — Sev
en thousand square miles of Chi
nese lands are Inundated by floods.
Prac'ically all oT tlhe fall'crojws are
destroyed by thtj flooding waters
which, are sweeping. over the
Chinese farm lands .
Over a million farmers and rural
residents are fleeing from th© ris
ing waters. The si'uation is in
deed precarious to tihe people of
the sections which are toeing flood
ed. Torrents of water have been
railing for the last two weeks.
Heavy Tains are sweeping the flood
ed sections. Relief is being rush
ed from neartjy sections. Tlhe Un
ited States government may aid
the stricken peoples.
DJMIIIE PLOT
.NIPPED IN BUD
NEW YORK, Sept. 21—A huge
dynamite plot has been unearthed
by the local police. Striking mo
tnrmen had laid plans to diynamite
several of the buildings and, car
liues over which are running carts,
manned by strike breakers. The
leaders In the plot have been ar
rested anJd await trial.
BRITISHREDBET
IEUTRAL BREAK
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21—0. ti
dal communications have been re
ceived by the Foreign, Department
a* Washington, officially expressing
tilt regret of the BTltiah| nation
for the action taken' by the British
destroyer when It held up and ex
amined the Philippine steamer,Ce
bu, within tOue tLree mile limit.
Alexander D. Grant, promin
ent White Pass official returned
last iiigth' from a tour of inspection
•jX Interior points and will leave for
the south' tonight, on, the Princess
Alice. I1!
TEEEER NAMED
NEW CASHIER
The office force of the auditing
department of 'he White Pass and
Vukon Route, are today- congratu
lating Eric Teller on his promotion
to the desk of Cashier ot the popu
lar Alaskan, railway line. Auditor
Herman G. MllleT made the appoint
ment yesterday and Mr. l«iter is
qow beihind the Iron, cage watching
ilie monetary Interest at' tue trans
portation company. His promotion
comes as the result of hard consist
ent work, coupled witty ability to
handle the job.
Mr. Telfer entered '.he employ of
the White Pass Route in the
fall of 1914, and since that d^te
has oeen steadily at work in the
auditing offices. He has held down
the material distribution an d book
keeping desis during that period
and familiarized himself with ail
detail work in the office.
Before coming with, the White
Pass lie had nad previous transpor
tation experience and cadhier work.
For eight yeaw tye was with the
Alliance Insurance Company, a big
Engiisty company, dealing in all
branches of insurance. He held
down a ca^hiership with that firm.
For two years he waa with a trans
pcrtajtionj company, operating on
the Tyne River, in England, and
there familiarized himself with the
inner workings of the transpoita
tion game. Directly before coming
with the White Pass Air. Teller
was associated witty the Canadian
Mail Service in Saskatchewan, Can
ada.
Mr. Telfer hag proven to be a
poular young man not only amcxngtt
his fellow associates at the White
Patg offices, but witty the entire
population o£ thie Garden City.
Tne Daily; Alaskan extends best
wishes for a rosy, path in his bow
l&b> '
President Elliott of the White
Tass and Yukon Route is a guest
at the Pulien House. He will
leave In tihe morning for a tour
of the Dawson district.
Mrs. Davis passed thru this city
yesterday on the Maripoisq bound
for *ne Sound. She used to be a
resident of this city and will be re
membered uy the older residents a
Mrs. Chris Shea.
Tim Vogel, orominent and hustl
ing ouslness man of Haines is a
Garden City visitor. He will be
In town a few Jays before returning
to Haines.
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Old Age Isn't A Crime
BUT It's a Crime To Be
Old While Still Young |
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That includes a range
of models Tempered
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the same old Prices and
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WILL CLA YSON