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No. 113 TWENTIETH YEAR
PRICE 10 CENTS
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917
Paris, Juno 16.—For the first
time since the days of Louis Phil
lippe, the sword of Napoleon was
today touched by mortal hands i
whan General John J. Pershing,
who will load America's first force
against Genuajiy, visited the tomb
of the famous Corsican and k'ssed
the blade that once made history.
General Pershing loft for the
front immediatly aftrward and was
received there by General Petatn,
commanding the French troops.
Repor's from General Haig today '
were that a good advance had been I
made in the I»ys river section and ,
tha» British, forces were now ou1
both sides of the Ypres-Comines
canal.
Dispatches from the east an
nounce the capture by British war
ships 01 Fort Daliff ou the east i
stole of the Red Sea.
Mifcifc his annual trip through, j
the north country, the Rt. Rev. P.'
T. Howe of Seattle, Bishop of Alas- i
ka, will arrive htjre tonight. He
will couduct services at St. Sa
viour's cnureh at eleven o'clock to-1
-morrow morning and at eight o'cloil
tomorrow evening. An excellent j
orogram of music will be rendered j
by a choir, with -Mrs. Wilcox the so
loist at the morning service and W.
L. Landsborough, at the evening
service.
The X'ro^r^ of music at the
morning service follows:
Frjcess'.onal—The Son of God Goes
Forth to War
Vonlte—J. Robinson
Te Deum Laudamua—Congregation
Hymn—In the Cross of Christ I
ulory
Benedictua—Anon.
llymL—The Church's Quo Founda
tion ; {
O'ffc.tory.—My Saviour (S. Vince)
—Mrs. Wilcox
Recessional—How Sweet the Xame
of jesua Sounds
Evening Service
Pro^ess'onal—Glorious Things of1
Thee Are Spoken
Magn'ficat—H. Smart
Hymn—I Need Thee Every Hour
.Nunc DLmittis—Gregorian
Otfertorv, David's Prayer (M. Cos
ta)—W. h. Landsborough
Hymn—Now the Day la Over
Recessional—Ab'de With Me
BENEFIT DANCE
FOR RED CROSS
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Under the auspices of the Elks,
a dance for the benefit of tha Red
Cross will tx> held this eryeuing in
Ulk's hall.
T-Lo ts.'kets are ia charge of the
social committee of the Stag-way
Red Cross Bociety and are toeing
sold by the Junior Red Cross soci
ety's ticket selling committee.
Every ticket bought will} Jneo« aiv
other dollar added to 'be fund tt|
eLulilo the Ked Cross to prepare,
as the Red Cross appeal states,
"for the care of our sons and bro
thers who will soon be fightipg]
for liberty."
Besides, thera will bo tlie social
plea3uree of the evening and the op
port unity to win the Red Cross cake
wh'ch will be sold by the Junior
Red Cross girls. On® of their own.
momoers. a prize^svincer at the hor
ticultural show's domestic science
event, baked the cake so it's worth,
is guaranteed.
The dance will open at nine o'
clock. Music for the dancers will
be furnished by Selmer's orchestra.
LAKE HERS
The following schedule of the
lake s'.earners between Carcroea and
Atlin was announced today by tho
'A'lute Pass railroad:
Leave Carcross at soven p. m.
Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays, ar
rive at Atlin. at 9 a. m. Tuesdays,
Fridays, Sundays.
Leave Atlia at S a. m, Wednes
days, Fridays and 1 p. m, Sundays,
arrive at Carcross at 3 p. m, Wed
uesdays, Fridays and 8 p., m. Sun
days.
The Tuts hi operates between
Carcrces and Taku landing and the
Tarahue between the portage and
At.ic..
The Tutshi will cali at Engineer
mine on the trips leaving Carcross
Mondays and Saturdays, and on the
tr'ps '.caving Aflin on Sundays .
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SOLDIERS LAY ASIDE THEIR GUNS FOR HOE
Pliolo b»' Ainericun Press Association. ,
Hundreds of youns men helnR taught warfare at Fort Totten, N. Y.. are also being Instructed In farming.
With tttirti passengers aboard,
twenty of them round-trippers, the
Prince John ol tie Grand Trunk
l'ne arrived in port at eleven o'
clock this morning. Her sailing
hour has been fixed for five oclock,
to allow the tourists time to make
| the Summit trip.
| Steamships inbound are th§ Mar
iposa of the Alaska Steamship com
pany, due at eight o'clock this ev
: ening, and the Jefferson of the same
line, due at 9:30 o'clock. Bach
! boat is bringing parties o£ tourists,
The Spokane of the Pacific Steam*
! sh'p company will be due at 11 o'
clock tomorrow morning. She has
i C9 passengers for Skagway, the 1<v
; cal Mike reported, many of them
tourists. Her cargo consists of
I nearly S00 tona of freight, the um
! loading of which is expected to
I keep her in port seven or eight
hours
On her way south the Spokane wil
stop »' Sitka, where tourists will
| be given opportunity to Bee the for
mer Russian capital.
Washington, June 16. — Pres
1 ident Wilson today again urged the
senate to hasten passage of the feed J
r.outrol billl.
I FOR SALE—Victor records, 25
j cents each. Inquire Alaskan office
With a large force of men eon
ployed, work is being rushed today
on 'he new home of the Packtrain
restaurant, destroyed by fire last
Wednesday. Tie Hermann Grimi
building, next door to the ruined re
Laurant, has been rented and will
be occupied as soon as equipment
can be installed.
Charles Carraman and John Cleo
ak, the proprietors, said today they
intend to make their new; restaur
ant the finest in Alaska.
The data of the opening will be
announced in a few days.
Washington, June 16.—Three bil
lion, three hundred forty million dol.
lars are provided for war purposes
in th<) war budget bill, signed yes
terday afternoon by President Wil
son.
TH PUBLISHERS
Washington, June 16.—Tihe sen
ate finance committee today wrote
into the war tax bill a tax of five
per cent on the net profits of all
mbl'shtrs of magazines and news
papers. __________
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RED CROSS FUND
The following cablegram from
Mrs. P. J. Mahone, chairman of the
Red Cross chapter at Juneau, was
.received today by Mrs. W. O. Blanch
ard, chairman of the Skagway 60
cie'y:
"In eccooxiance with President
Wilsoa'8 message appealing for war
fund of $100,000,000 for Red Cross
purposes, have received here the
following telegram: 'Juneau chapter
authorized to colloct Red Cross
war funds tor territory.'
r |
Wees beginning June 18 s$t aside
as Red Cross weeds in America. Sug
gest you devote entire week to rais
ing funds for the noble purpose,
keeping account of receipts and re
mitting *o the treasurer of the
Juneau chapter. }
"'Let us act together and get re
sults."
Mrs. Blanchard cabled last night
to Mrs. Ma hone at Juneau, informing
her of the funds on hand here. Her
message crossed that from t/he Jun
eau chapter. A reply to it will pro
ably be received tomorrow.
GRANT AMNESTY
London, June 16.—That general
amnesty to Irish political prison
ers hae been granted, was annouaic
e'l toiav in the house of commons.
BOATS FROM WHITEHORSE
The steamer^ Alaska and Can
adim will leave Whitehors© tomor
row afteranoon, accordng to the an
nouncement today from the White
P.ass offices.
ENGLISH LOUD
10 SEEJILSON
Washington, June 16. — Lord
Xorthcliffe who la in the United
States as head of the British, war
council, called today, accompanied
by Amasssador Spring-Rice, upon.
Secretary of State Lansing and re
quested that he be granted ail
early audience with President Wil
son.
RUSSIAN ENVOYS
Seattle, Wash., June 16. — TOa
Russian mission to the United
Sta'os, headed ,by Ambassador iBanthi
me'eff, representative in America,
of the new republic, passed through
Seattle yesterday on, their way tQ
Washington.
London, June 16.—The slaking
by German submarines of three Nor
wegian sliips, totaling 5,000 tons,
was reported here today. •
The admiralty announced ) that
the r.rmed merchant cruiser, Aven
ger, was sunk Wdneesday la the
N'<.r'h Sea by one of the enemy's
under-sea boa's.
Petrograd, June 16.—Desiring to
know the provisions of the differ
ent treaties existing between the
nations now allied against German
y, 'he t,abinet decided today to sur
ges' a conference with, the allies,
go that the various treaties may be
examined.
MIDNIGHT MASS TONIGHT
AT St. MARK'S CHURCH
M'dn.'ght masg will be celebrated
tonight a' St.Mark'si Catholicf church
Father Turnell announced today.
Father Turnell expects to leave
at onae o'clock tomorrow morning
on the Mariposa for Seward, where
he w i;i have charge of Father Van
derpol's churci for a month.
Father Vanderpo}, now in, Juneau,
is expected to arrive here tonight
on the Marijposa. IX he does, ha
will hold services tomorrow at St.
Mark's church.
OUTWARD APPEARANCES
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It isn't what's in his head,
But the cut of his suit,
And the style of his hat
And the make of his shoes I'll wed!
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