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No. 195 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1916
PRICE 10 CENTS
One thousand bags of oro taken,
from the Venus Mime In the Windy
Arm difctric', reached this city for
shipment to the Granby smelter, J
list Thursday, are now enroute to
th* roasters, where- it will be i
smeltpred out Into its pure metal- !
lie 'orm.
This madtea *he fourth) shipment
from 'he Venus mine during this
sto&cn and others are coming. Iu
all, 4528 bags <.f ore have been tak
en from the Venus mine and ship
Ded outside for smelting purposes.
Each snipmeoot Is reported to have
brought a good price and 'he op
cj**ors are enthusiastic over their
property.
Work Is progressing- favorably at
tb' Montana and M. & M. mines.
Th«ec mines are being opened up
by the same operators who are
pushing Che Venus forward. Frank
Duitoa otf Juneau, Win. Wlthrow
of Whitehoirse and Billjr O'Flaherty
of C*agway bav« Joined the <bucy
forc« of the Venus mine and are
helping the boys rusht forward the
work. It la understood that opera
tions w)U continue during the wln
t«fr months on all of tile properties
i»\ the chaint <t properties! known
as Vhe Conrad group on Windy
Arm\ The outlook Is most encour
agius- to the operators and the
people'of this and the Atlia district
PUNCTURE LIS
DURING NIGHT
PARIS, Sept. 25 — Active
fighting Is bela* ca-rriid oiv betweci
Use Teuton^ and the French) troops
In the region north of the Somme.
During the night the Germans as
aumetl the offensive and hammered
a flying wedge against th§ linss
a» Pervre Hill, sou»ha«st of Thiau
mout. The first attack was thrown
back by the heavv cannonade fire
froir the French trenches. A sec
ond a" tack Sprung early this
morUng penetrated the French
lUee and resulted in the capture of
•om? French.' positions. A battle
is now In progress tc regain the
recently lost positions. Lossea hav<
been heavy on both sides.
Cftrl Taylor of Seattle is stop
ping a« the Golden North.
ITALIANS CARRY HEAVY GUNS UP MOUNTAINS
Fhoio by American Press Association.
In the sensational advance made by Italian troops toward Trieste It was necessary to convey ponderous guns
op mountains thousands of feet lu height. Herewith are shown some of the heavy guns which were conveyed to
the mountain top.
BOTH SIS III
BIG DEADLOCK
NEW YORK, Sept. 25—The car
s'rike in this city is1 having- sucK a
dricc* bearing on, the public that de
mar.ds have been made by public
spirited mea that both. Bides submit
their case to an, arbitration) board.
N'otnii-s ia being; accomplished) or
gained by the. procedure new; being
followed. Both, sides a-re stubiborn
!y -csisting moves made by on§ an
other and it is throwing the city
into a seething mass of turmoil.
Meithe.* side haa expressed a will
ingness to arbitrate.
ANTIMONY* DEPOSTS
[ Alfred H. Brocks head of the
geological survey for Alaska, has
just Issued aa official] publication
"*a til© "Antimony Deposits in Alas
Ka." The bulletin bears t*ie num
|l- C49, and those interested) can
1 pet the same by applying to the
I De crtment of Interior.
j Mrs. W. R. Gray, wife of W. R.
1 Gray, Canadian Pacific man of t)his
! city, viU bo a Skagway arrival
| ou tho Sophia Wednesday morning.
Store Open
Watch For Advertisement
Announcing Big Sale
Albert Reinert
Successor to
HI | \r * t ft* LI THE haberdasher and
• «J • L I i\ W H LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between fhird and Fourth Phone 41
COAST MINING
. LOfiiSjlP GIG
Se-tttltr Sept .25 — A. H.
Brooks, head of th<J geological sur
vey which has been working in S. E
Alaska, is bacjc from his summer's
work and reports that the coast
mining districts are looming up
tig. , •*£.
A thorough) surrey of \mtnif~ of
.the Important sections of Alaska
has been completed. A mass of
detailed information will be tunn
ed out 0'f the government printing
oft'icc on Alaska aa soon as Mr.
Croo'Ks cam find t'nifi to arrange it
fur 'ho printers.
GREAT BATTLE
mm forth
BERLIN", Sept. 25—A great bat
'1° has burst forth. againj la the
?omre front. Allied attacks last
vigrnt upon, Courcelette and Ran
court failed. They' were repulsed
&v the superior fire from the Ger
man trenches and los< many meq In
their charges. The Germans are
strongly entrenched at these points
and !♦ will be Impossible for the
Allies to rout them .
Almost a comole'e line of fire is
now opened along the Somme front.
The Allies are on. tte offensive and
Hi Germans on *h«> defensive. The
Allies aTe using heavy gun, can
nonade and followed up with infan
try charges. The Teutons are
confining' their campaign, mostly to
fh» use of rapid fire artillery and
sua bombardment .
THOUSANDS ON
PICKE! DUTY
NEW YORK, Sept. 25—Thou
sands of men and women are doing
picket duty in this city along the
,street car lines. At every corner
Is 3ta'ioned a man and a woman
who solicit the prospective pass
engers that they should not -ride on
cars -vvtiehi are manned by non-un
ion help. It is haying a telling
effect upon the puiblic. Jitneys aind
autc» conveyances are reaping a
harvest from the strike.
IEUMP
BIG RUE BOMBS
LONDON, Sept. 25 — Fires
are in progress in many parts of
tht, city. It is not comfined to tihe
city entirely, but is also) Etweeping
iu ru-rai tawnsi surrounding this
city. They started during the raid
ot *fce Teutons yesterday. Fire
bombs were dropped downj upon
the city from the raidin'g airclw-fta.
T • damage is not known.
SXOW ON HILLS
?now storms have swept the hills
surrbui ding tlie Garden. City. The
white winter's blanket has gxtonded
down the hill Bides giving out
ward sijms of the rapidly approach
ing winter.
Jack Frohlinj Is spending a few
days in Skagway. He came over
from Whitehorso on aav ore tra4n
and will return (;o the mines In; a
few days.
Canning* Fruit and
Picklin# Goods Etc.
With the Arrival of the "Steamer Spoke ne" we will receive
a complete line of Perishable Goods, including all the
necessary Fruits and Vegetables for canning pur
poses. We have placed a large order for Peaches
Plums, Prunes, Crab Apples, Grapes and
Tomatoes, to be shipped when the Mar
ket prices for these goods have
reached the very lowest point.
During the canning season
you will find our prices
are very attractive
P. H. GANTY
WASHIMJfTON, Seipt. 26—French
and Englalh; firma have placed or
ders with American manufacturers
and sine It era fpr two hundred; thou
sand tons at co|ppfir. Some of the
orders call for the raw smelter met
al and otbepa for its manufacture
Into articles or immediate use in
'he resj»ective counhris.
Delivery stipulations In all of
the contract orderB calls for de
livery no' later tnajL six months af
ter the beginning of thfl year!917.
Thei average j>B>ice at which; ti> et con
tracts were closed; wag at twenty
six (-entB. Mining mea are. ex
tremoly pessimistic °ver the out
come of the cofpiper markt. Those
who are working copper properties
aro reaping ai rich) harvest for the
high tirices.
MASSIVE TIE-UP
SET WEONSEDAY
NEW YORK, Sept. 25—LAbor
leaders announce that ©very detail
has been, arranged1 for the big tie
up on this coming Wednesday. The
labor leaders have secured the con
sent of many of the othetf unions
to order a walk otut and some have
carried to completion thehj prom
ises and are out on strike. An ef
fort Is oeing made to get the ma
chinists to walk out. It is befliered
tha,t 1* the machinists walk out
that The caT men will be given their
demands and that thestrike will he
called to a sudden halt.
Will SENTENCE
BILLINGS TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25 —
Life imprisonment has been, re
rommended by the jurors who
beard the arguments ofl attorneys
led' listened1 to the evidnce In the |
Billings dynamite case in) this j
Bity The judge will pass his* sen
tence today. . Billings was found
guitly oo every count .
PICKET LIS
I
SEATTLE, Sept. 25 — Every
effort will be mad© on. the part of
the uuion longt=(horeme<n to break
t e backbone oC the strike which
is now in progress. This was de
cided a' the mass meeting called
Saturday noon bv tiha leadeis of the
labor umdon tol test out the feelings
and sentiment of their fellow work
ers. Practically] ovary move made
in the Etrike by; tilie leadersi was
endorsed by thq mass meetingi .
The picket lines will be straight
ened. Every member will be call
ed upon to should^ responsibility
and the burden of doing his dhare
in, winning tho battle for th© un
ion. Present plans call for a
picket of six huawlroJj longshoremen
It will be worked in shifts. Eight
hc-urs will constitute a shift. When,
one m«u hag been onj picket duty
for eriglil hours h/Q will be relieved
bjl another longshoreman. Three
shi'ts will be worked during the
day.
L
LONDON, Sept. 25—German air
raidttfs soared over the city of Lon
don early Sunday morning- aid tried
♦o destroy the city by dropping
b.vrnbs from on high. Twelve air
ships were in the raiding squad
which to boldly; drifted thru,- the
clouds and) commenced to drop
bombs iii different parts of the
cl'», Two o<£ the raiders machines
were brought to Qartlu by airmen
handling aero guns.
Twenty eight killed and' ninety
nine wounde# isi *11,© result of the
raid. Never have the airmen been
so brave as to soar over the city
In the manner in which they did
Sunday. The raid lasted for three
quarters of an hour. They disap
peared to the westward . Other
towns along the coast hflve ben no
tified to be on the watch for the
German air raiders.
GEOPGE OCT SATURDAY NIGHT
The Prince George cleared
for th„> south. Saturday night at
6 o'c.cck. Nineteen Interior pass
engers were noted in the south
ward oassenger li^.
Old Age Isn't A Crime
BUT It's a Crime To Be
Old While Still Young
NOW TO PLEASE YOU!
We sell Hart, Schaff
ner & Marx Clothes
|
That includes a range •
of models Tempered !
with dignity—But not
without spirit. We have
just received a large ship
ment of Fall Models at
the same old Prices and
Guaranteed as usual.
LOOK THEM OVER
WILL CLA YSON