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JPailu Alaskan
No. 198 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEP1EMBER 28, 1916
PEOPLE FLOCK
TO VENIZEL05
LONDON, Sept. 2S—Canea threw
1'k gates wide open this morning
'or Venlzeloa to enter and take
c> mnKUid. Thousands ol the peo
PU of tha city fell into line and
farmed a* escoit for thq entering
ruljr while the officers of the Roy
al government remained in the
background.
No opposition was offered) by the
Royal officials to tne entry of Veni
zeljs. It Is evident that King Con
s'an tine must immediately declare
war and offer to fight, i£ he wish
es to save his throne. The rnove
me»* has progressed to such) a state
that it is doubtful If he will be
atle to keep hla throne even,
t&cugh he should make a declara
tion of war against thq Central
Powers.
DEFENDER^ HURL
RUSSIANS BACK
BERLIN, Sept. 28 — Russian
<_>re«« returned yesterday afternoon '
to make an attack on the recently j
lost positions in. G&Ucia, but all of
tttdr efforts failed; . They were
fcurled back by the superior fire
from the trenches of the defenders.
Scattering battles of small im
portance are in progress thia morn
lug in Gallcia but the Russians
harj no' been ahla to majje any ap- j
pratiable headway since thir foot
hold a fortnight ago.
TURKS HOLDING GROUND
COXSTANTLXOPLE, Sept. 2S —
Turkish, fcrrcea continue to hold the
district la the east Suez Canal
icne The British have beeu un
able to rout them.
RIOTERS MOVING TO COAST
YAKIMA, Sept. 28 —No furth
er troJble la anticipated by the
authorities in thia city from Inde
pendent Workers of tho "World.
Th«-y have moved on toward the
coast.
P .W. Snyder, het'er known to
mo«t Skagwaine as "Phil," is ex
pected to arrive iu the Garden
Clt- shortly.
Store Open
See Our Big Advertisement
On Back Page
Announcing Big Sale
Albert Reinert
Successor to
HI f U THE HABERDASHER AND
« J« L I l\ W LADIES'FURNISHER
Broadway between I~hird and Fourth Phone 41
AT THIS INSTANT HAND GRENADE KILLED THREE
® 1936 by American Press Association from Medem.
The French trench had been under fire prei>aratory
made as the advance began with a shower of grenades.
Verdun. The leader of the French can be seen fulling,
tree stumps are left standing.
to an attack by German Infantry. The photograph was
An Instant later a terrific fight was on here. This Is at
while the inn a behind him carries a grenade. Only bare
BATTLE RAGING
ON 50INIE FRONT
LONDON, Sept. 2S—Allied forces
are pressing forward in, their
Somme attack. No pauses are
occurric? in the maneuvers. As soo
as one vantage point is won, of
fensive movements begin for the oc
cupancy of another point.
British forces captured the Ger
man trenched and doubled back
making successful attacks on, Thiev
pal. It is expected to fall into
tire hands of the British before
nightfall.
CVS BOAT WITH
250 BAGS MAIL.
The gas mail boat Santa Rita
chugged into port. 1-to yesterday
afternooi with. 250 bags ot mall tor
the Garden City. Most of this
waeks mail for Skagway; -was
brought to Juneau by the Alameda
and shifted to await re&hipment to
its final destination in, this port.
The Santa Rita picked it up and as
a result Skagway has been, supplied
with mail. The subsidiary service
is proving a good move on the part
of the postal authorities and it is
becoming almost indispensably to
us .
WILSON READY
TO AIR VIEWS
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 28—Presi
deul W'lson has announced that he ,
will commence on his campaign this
coming Saturday. He Is scheduled
to make a series of speeches over
tbl satte in behalf 0f the Demo
cratic candidate for governor. He |
lias informed j>re-ss representatives ;
'hat he will handle the subject j
without gloves and launch, fojt& in
an euergetio campaign.
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10 CONVINCE
NEW YORK, S*pt. 28 — Labor |
lpafprs insist that over half a mil
lion workera will be called out on J
strike within the next lew days if
the labor demands are not grant
ed.
So far the strike bag not accom
plished its purpose. Big1 business
is f .hting the laibor union by em
ploying non-union; labor at a high
wage. More or 163s turmoil has
been caused by" tbe 6trike but to
date organized labor haB not prov
en that it can1 control the situation.
ARTISTIC WINDOW AT RElXERlS
The windows of Albert Reinert's i
TI;>erdasheryj appear thisi morning |
greeting the eye of the public, an
nouncing 'hat his big special sale is
on. Deftly and artistically the gar-1
ments have been arranged in the j
window, tinged with dark red color
ing of autumn, hangingB, making a
very attractive and appealing win-[
do-.v to the passer-by.
DETROIT, Sept. 28 — Bandits
held ui> a train ten miles west of
this city •early this morning; and
succeeded in making a safe get
away with; their loot. Railroad
detectives and municipal authori
ties are searching for them. Little
hops is being held out for their
capture
All registered mail in the mail
cars was looted and money and
valuables taken by the robibers. No
one was injured or wounded in
the roobery. *
GHEEC! KIXG
ATHENS, Sept. 28—King Con
s'antine is seriously considering a
Jeclaration of war against the
Central Powers. Lack of funds to
properly maintain an army is tbe
reason given for not making war
previously.
HARRISON'S METROPOLITAN
WINDOW
A combination ivory and ma
hogany bedroom suit decorates on»
of the windows at Harrisons this
week. To glance at the window
makes one recall the time hel stroll
ed by the windows of somebig fur
niture house in e metropolitan' city.
In the other window appears? a tidy
anrcy of fancy needlework. Hallo
ween suggestions and holiday fancy
work suggestions inform the house
wife that it is time to prepare for
the coming holiday.
Canning Fruit and
Pickling Goods Etc. 1
With the Arrival of the "Steamer Spoksne" we will receive 2
a complete line of Perishable Goods, including all the !
necessary Fruits and Vegetables for [canning pur- 2
poses. We have placed a large order for Peaches •
Plums, Prunes, Crab Apples, Grapes and 1
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 3
are very attractive
P. H. GANTY
VOTE DECIDES
SINK ISSUE
SEATTLE, Sept. 28—A referen
hm vot-e of all Union workmen in
hie- cl'v will be taken by; the la
->r Council tQ determine whether
)r not a sympathetio strike will
>e called to aid the union long
shoremen in their fight against the
thlpplng firms of this city.
The vote will be taken and' the
iaal decision made by October 19
V. meeting held at the La!bor Tem
ple yesterday decided that this
vouid be the only manner in whicfc
;He sentiment of all union work
ngt could be secured.
VIENNA, Sept. 28—Varying re
ji-rts have been,' received; from the
Puraanian front. The wari office
In (his city declares that the fight
ng famous the Teutons. ! This re
port Is contradicted and denied by
the reports from the ^Rumanian
iu art era, who send forth) the news
ht.t 'hey ha've been successful In
:h«?ir campaigns the last two dayB.
sociOdrkeb
KILLED 8f GIRL
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28 — J.
G. Graveur, social worker of this
city, was killed last night by his
'o-rmer sweetheart. . A lady com
panion, who wag helping him In his
3'<iai work, was fatally wounded
in'l lies near death's door. Jeal
ousy la the movinjg cause. The as
sassin, has been, arrested and must
face trial for her deed.
LABOR LEADERS INDICTED
NEW YORK, Sept. 28—Fifteen
luakemcnta endorsed true bills
have been returned by a grand
|ury in this, city indicting) laibor
leaders for acts of violence. Other
indictments) are pendin'g.
SEATTLE, Sept. 28 — A Wg
consolidation calling for the com
bining of the interests of two of
| tV lai go steamship companies
I which are operating on »ha Pacific
j Coast and in Alaskan waters, has
I been completed. The Pacific Coast
R S. Company and the Alaska Navi
gation. Company have combined,
niacin# twenty two steamers under
one management. The consolida^
♦ion covers over twelve million dol
lars worth of shipping properties.
"" e Pacific Coast S. S. Company
ha? been operating fifteen boats on
the Pacific Coast. The Alaska
Navigation Comuany operated
three on the Alaska run and three
on the San Francisco run. Offic
ers of the new amalgamated com
pany, report that better service can
be maintained thru tho elimination
of duplicate sailings. This will give
the company an opportunity to
g.ro a better and mor^ substantial
sailing schedule tq the putilia and
If Is reported that more frequent
sailings to Alaskan waters will bo
placed intd operation.
ROME, Sept. 28—Italian forces
after several hours of terrifia fight
in j- succeeded in capturing a high
position in Trentino between Men
ari and Tovo. The position is a
commanding one and will serve the
Italians in a strategic manner in
| the campaign, inj this district. Both
' si.les lest heavily in the engage
ment.
SLAVS HURLED BACK
VIENNA, Sept. 28 — Russian
forces received a bad defeat in
Bukowina this morning. The Slavs
wer* trying to regain the positions
lost bv them two days ago." They
were unable to pierce the lines of
'he defenders and withstand the
terrific fire poured into their ranks.
E, J Kunkel and Mrs. A. J.
McCandles of Wado Creek district,
will be southbound! passengers; to
night on the Princess Sophia.
Old Age Isn't A Crime
RUTm a Crime To Be1
Old While Still Young
NOW TO PLEASE YOU !
We sell Hart, Schart
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