No. ISO TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY, AT-ASK A. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
mm PREP1I6 to ml last stjh on fh sm
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THffliy FIVE LOSE LIVES WHEN
VUT VERM8JS TBRPEOOED
WasikiwUto, Sept. 9—Advice has
jun reached the navy department
mat as a result of the explosion
which fo.iowed' the torpedoing of
th© American Army Transport
Mount Vernono, thirty five of the
crew are dead.
Thtse men were Killed when the
ship vras struck, and although there
were « number of more men °n
boards at the time, with the ex
ception of som^ who were hit by
flying debris, the injured are few.
The boat was torpedoed while (
tvonutf-'ird bound' off the French
coast and although badly damag
ed, managed to get back into port
under her own steam.
Senator Lewis of Illinois, a mem
ber of the Senate Military com
mittee was a passenger on the ship
homeward" bound alter a visit to the
fronf du» he was unhurt.
The Mount Vernon was former
ly the North German Moyd liner
Krou 1'rlnzesseu Cecile, whicn, had
been interned, in the Hoboken port
and later seized and turned into the
tr&sn'Ort service.
Boston,. Monday. — la the fourth
gameiin UvW \Vorld's championship
serifc9£ played in this city tod-ay, the
visitocs,F.ere .takeu into camp to
the .ti^e of three to two, and plac
es th* Bean Eaters within oae
game of ttTrraing the pennant.
Baslon - niadt' two runs in the
fourth," innings and one more in the
eighth.
Chicago-let seven innings go by
oetora . a run wa3 made makin-»
botfc t*er points in the eighth.
Th^- oattle was waged on a ra»n
f s»akeii> field, and twenty thousand
faus &t through the game although
an i occasional ciTOp of rain threat
ened a downpour which would neces
sitate. calling the game off.
Ruth and Agnew were the battery
for the Bean Eaters, and Tyler and
Tillifw acted for the visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam 3tewart and
Charles Generette of Dawson, are
arnou; those waiting for a boat to
carr- them south where they will
spend: the winter
Georpe Potter a sourdough K'on
dlt«—-from Dawson will be a pass
enger! south on the Princess So
phia. 5
Se-tile, Sept. 9.—Captain Hugh
Owcu J ones of the transport Berv
ice wa found" murdered yesterday
on Li»ke Washington boulevard.
Where the body wag found, there
was little to indicate the cause for
the d cd, »nd although. secret serv
ice m?n took immediate charge °f
the case, there are few clews to
work on in their effort to bring the
guilty ixsrson or person? to Justice.
APPLES GROW IN SKAGWAV
Ye Editor of Ye Daily Alaskan
is the recipient of a "wind-fall."
It is a r»-1 apple which was grown
on the A. J. Achlson rannch and
measures sevene (7) inches in cir
cumference. It is not a mature
apple, as the wind blew it from the
brauch before it had reached' its
full growth. It probably would
have been considerably larger, but
even as it is, this sample shows
the posibility or apple growing in
Skagway.
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, E. -J. SHAW, Four Minute Man. Speaker, Sunday Nteht,
tlOLIN, PIANO, DRUMS.
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MUSID
Admission 25c, 10c
London, Monday.—The operations
of the British forees tor Sunday a9
in an official dispatch from
Field Marshal Hal* to the Brit
ish war office says that the British
advanced to a depth of two miles
on a twenty mile front, and c&P"
tured Roisel which is nine miles
northwest of St. QuantinJ
Tae advance British troops en
tered their old defense system of
trenches on the southern battle
line which they held prior to the
Geimsn offenvsie in March, 1918.
Paris, Monday. — The Allied'
I advance continues along the entire
front in the direction of Cambrai
an'' it. Quentin, LaF«re, Anlzyle,
Chateau and Chemin des Dames. ,
Th i French and British forces j
are meeting with a stubborn .-eslst
ance, and this taken an indi
cation that the enemy intedij to
raak« a stand along the line of the
ol<l Hindenberg- entrenchments
Paris, Monday — The French (
foroii now hold' LaVaux, Fluquieres,
Happencourt on the Somme river,
als' La Hamel.
l'he French made advances on
both sides of the Oise rirer.
General Mangln'p army is mak
ing good progress at the right of
General Humbert's &rmy which is
advai.cine on the Soissons plateau.
Military coromentors say if Gen
eral Ludendorff now intend* to re
sist the advance of the Allies on
what remains of the old. Hinden
Derr line it will be the supreme
tes» of the enemy's strength and
will mean the retirement of the j
Germans from French soil if he
is not able to retain his grasp on
this la t line.
London, Monday.—Reports re
ceived this morning from hte French
field headquarters state that in
QUICK ACTION' BY GUNNER
SAVES SUBMARINE'S CREW 1
Secretary Daniels -has commanded
Fr»ni- R. Wills, chief gunner's mate.
United States Navy, for presence of
ml»d and resourcefulness which pre*
vented uosslble loss of life On a
Unit d 3t8te8 submarine on July 8,
1918. ' . . i
A torpedo became wedged in the
bow torpedo tube, and workmen
opened the tube door, with the re
sult that the water pressure wash
ed th« torpedo back Into the tor
pedo room, which Immediately fill
ed with water. Thia endangered
th* "'res of the men, In the sub
marine The workmen did not
know what to do to avoid disaster,
but Willis saw the danger and
closed the tube door. The reports,
stnt« that Wjlls' quick thought and t
orompt action saved tlle ltve8 of |
the men and prevented damage to
the craft.
Wills enlsited at Honolulu, Ha--'
wa'i, AprM 6, 1916, giving ag his
next of kin, sister, Mary C. Smith,
Mino-. N. Dak. l i
"Die*" Fitch left thia morning
for Whifehors® aa he has complet
j ed his registration and taken the
I medica' examination.
the Flanders sector the Germans
have moved all their heavy artillery
to nositions east of thg Lys river.
Allies are pushing ahead today
a gains the enemy position^ which
are Still held, and on the front ex
tending oetween Peronn® and St.
Quentin the British patrols have
occupied Vermand1, which is five
and one half miles northwest of St.
Quentin, and they have also occu
pied Vendelles which is two miles
north of Vermand.
Paris, Monday. — Reports re
ceived late this forenoon from the
St. Quentin-Laon line Btate that
the Germans are regrouping their
forcps and concentrating a great
number of divisions about Laon and
S» Quentin.
This is taken as an indication that
a ereat defense is to be mad© of
the towns in this sector. Enormous
masses of artillery according to the
reDorts by aerial observers are be
in^. concentrated in these positions,
an-i bears out the assumption that
the enemy is going to make a last
stand along this front.
Paris, Monday. — Reports from
th<\ Oise-Aisne sector to the French
war office this morning say that
Fre^cj forces have crossed both the
Oi3«- river and- the Aisne canal in
the face of the greatest concentrat
ed machine gun fire of the whole
war. , ,.i * r|
At noon the report says that the
Frencc forces were within four
miles of St Quentin.
The same report says that French
caTalry patrols are close to La
Fere.
London, Monday. — The dis
patches as received late today
from the front by the British war
office fives further indications that
the Germans propose to majce a
stand on the old Hindenberg line.
K1L19 SELF FOR
(iltlEF OF HUSBAND
Seattle, Sept. 9.—Mrs, G-eorge
Howe, of Vancouver, B. C., erieving
over the death of her husband, com
mitted suicide yesterday morning by
throwing herself into the bay near
'hii city where stte met death oy
drowning.
( 4SUALTIE8 REPORTED
"Washington, Sept. 9.—The cas
ualty .ist from France as announced
this morning by the war department
contains the names of 304 men.
Of this number 38 are reported
dead, 61 wounded severely andj 7<9
are reported to b« missing.
Washington, Sept. 9.—The cas
ual^ list as reported' for Sun
day contains the names of 592 A
mericans. Of thig number 70 are
reported to have been killed, 105
severely wounded, 268 were wound
ed to a degree as yet undetermined
as to severity, and 145 are report
ed to be missing •
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE
Received today on "Spokane"
Fancy Cuming Peaches 1.65 per Box Special
Prune® in 20 lb. Boxes 2.00 per Box
We believe this to be the lowest price for this season
P. H. GANTY
Washington, Sept. 9. — United
States Secretary of War Baker,
Joba D. Ryan, la charge of Air
craft production; la the United
States and Surgeon Genera! Gorgas
| are all reported to have a rived) In
, Franc ic safety.
Washington, Monday. — A cable
was received' by the war depart
ment from Paria thia noon la which
the movements in the battle with
fhe submarine of th© ship upon
which Secretary Baker crossed w&i
described.
Secretary Baker said that bo
wished that all the nation might
know of the splendid way in which
the huge transport fled from the
attempt of thQ German submarine
to destroy her.
ANACOSTIA, D. a, FLYING FIELD
TO BE EXTENDED AND
IMPROVED
Washington, Sept. 6.—The As
sistant 3ecretary of War has approv
ed »n allotment of $103,850 for tm- i
proving and extending Boiling Field;
Anacostla, D. C. This field, ou
the ?e;t bank of th$ Easter^ Branch
of tha Potomac, is being enlarged)
for the aerial patrol and protection
of Washington, ag well ag to meet
th(, training needs of the Air Serv
ice offices in Washington.
Besides enlarging the flying field,
an additional hangar will be erect
ed and quartern for 23 officers and
154 enlisted men provided. The
high-tension electrical wires at the
southern end of the field) and the
draina 'e ditch, which are now dan
gcronc to th9 flyers, will be re
moved. An areo repair shop and a
mjchine shop will be erected and
the whole field encircled by a high
Darbedwire fence.
I There will be a balloon station
with one company located north of
tlie firing field. The equipment
will include captive balloons and
tr^e baloons for training observers.
A photo-developing hut for the
developing and printing of aerial
photographs taken in the vicinity,
and a small radio telegraph Sta
tion for the purpose of working up
communication with airplane# while
in flight will be additional features
of the development of tnis aero fly
ing field adjacent to the National
Capital.
Irving's Tailoring establishment
has ceen closed temporarily.
Jorgen Nelson has discontinued
hi- Jewelry business at Juneau.
Hans Anderson hag discontinued
the Quality Grocery Store at Ju
neau and moved his stock and fix
ture# to 31tlca.—Juneau Empire.
?rs
Following the suggeaton that an
effort be made to dispose of a
goo Uy quantity of Alaska "blueber
ries to Seattl# merchants the pro
ceeds from the sale of th« berries
to go to the Skagway branch Ot
the Bed Cross, Skagway Lodge No.
431. B. P. 0. Elks decided, to invest!
gat . tl'-e matter and if found prac
ticable to take such steps as were
necessary to bring such an under
taken* to a successful termination.
Immediately the committee sent a
night ca Je to Augustine & Kyer
and the Bon Marche, laying the
matter before them and asking if
♦hey could use the berries.
A reply was receive^ stating that
thsv could not take advantage of the
oooortunity, and considered the idea
unadvisable on account of the short
age o* sugar.
Thus a meritorious plan for rais
ing funds for the Bed Cross from
outside of Skagway sources will
have to be abandoned for this year.
James H. Foster who has been
head olacksmoth at the Engineer
mine for some time past arrvied
Skagway last week suffering from
a broken nose aad other injuries re
ceived' from a fall in the mine. Mr.
Foster will remain outside and Join
ud with the army as soon as be
can. He reports Capt. Alexander,
owner of the Engineer mine as. be
ing iu poor health at present but
says the mine is Tunning along as
usual.
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The Autumn and Winter woolens recently sent us by]
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are the haodiomest ever shown in this city and reasonably priced
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JAMES KENNEDYi