Vft. lfin TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAGWAY,
GERMANS 61 SOUTH BANK VESLE
BO! ARE QUICKLY FORGED BACK
Loudon. Tuesday.—Reports from
the Solssons-Rheims Bettor receiv
ed this afternoon sa> that heavy
fighting is iu progress at Flsmes on
th© Vesle river.
The Franco-American forces were
forced t\> retire to the south bank^
of the river at this point, but an
immediate counter attack was
launched and according to the lat"
est advice received by the British
war office fiv>m the field headquar
ters tpe old positions on the north
bank of the river have been restored
by the allies.
mum LIGHTHOUSE GUARDS
GASSED BK OIL FROM U-BOAT:
Washington, Au<. 13.—Th« re
ports wore received this morning
from the Coast .Guards stationed at
the Smith Island Lighthouse off the
North Carolina coast that at an
i-arly hour this morning a Ureman
.submarine attacked the island and
using Poison gas, put the entire
,<uard out of commission for a
iTiili
MOVEMENT FB
Berne, Tuesday. — As an indica
tion tnat a movement of troops
being contemplated towards tlaly,
the Austrian frontiers have bee"
closed to all manners of communi* j
cation.
PRESIDENT WILL XOT
VISIT COAST THIS YEAR j
Wellington, Aug. 113. — Presi
dent W'ilson in speaking of his
probable visit to the Pacific Coast
during the Fourth Liberty Loan
drive stated this morning that it
will be impossible for him to make
the trip this year but he hoped to
be aole to pay the Pacfic coast a
Visit early in the year 1919- i
I period of forty minutes.
The gas was sent out in the form |
j of oil from the U-boat and spread i
| over fhe water for an area of a* j
bout three acres. This oil ground" |
ed near the lighthouse on the is*
and, and ia described as similar
to the mustard gas used on the |
Western front. , I
iY MEAN TROOP
ffiOVEMENT (0
Berne, Tuesday. — As an. indica
lion tout & movement of troops
being contemplated towards tlaly,
tlie Austrian frontiers have been
closed to all manners of communi
cation.
PRESIDENT WILL NOT
VISIT COAST THIS YEAR
Washington, Aug. 113. — Presi
dent Wilson in speaking Of his
probable visit to the Pacific Coast
during the Fourth Liberty L*>an
drive stated this morning that it
will be impossible lor him to make
the trip tbls year but he hoped to
be aoie to pay the Pacfic coast a
Visit early in th-e year 1919^
GERMAN FOOD HOARD
FOUND IN A CHURCH
Amsterdam, Aug. 13.—A curious
food hoard has been discovered at
Einbeck, says the 3outL Hanoverian
Gazette, in the parish church bap
tismal font. Investleations follow
ing a denunciatory letter revealed,
six hundredweights o! oats and a
hundredweight each or rye and
beans.
BIG FIKE TO NORTH
A %. i«r forest fire near Halfway
point between Dawson and Fortymii
burned out a numner of the tele
graph ©oles, and the line was down
for a time. I-Afountaine, the gen
ius of tne -key at Fortymile, toot
» vacation and mushed south thru
hill and vale until he camp to the
place of interruption, where he
made the repairs, and then ambled
home again.—Dawson News.
The Alaska Steamship company's
freighter Ketchikan Is due to ar
rive 'n this port the latter part of
this; week.
B ANK OF ALASKA
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
Branches at
ANCHORAGE CORDOVA WRAMSELL
Resources Over $850,000
-OFFICERS—
Andrew Stevenson. President E. B. Ansley, Vice-Pres., Anchorage
A. A. Benton, Vice-Pres.. New York G. K. Betts, Acting Cashier
W. H. Warren, Vice-Pres., Wrangell, B. A. Ross, Ass't Cashier fit Auditor
W. R. Hillery, Vice-Pres , Cordova R- N. Moyer, Ass't Cashier
GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
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runs beginning to give
UNDER ALLIED PRESSURE
til the enemy will have to relin
quish 'ts present p-DSitions.
The report states that the Ger
mans are already evacuating the
trenches in the river bed of the
Oise west of Bailly.
Pari', Tuesday Afternoon. — As
a result of the pressure brought
to bear on the enemy holding the
southern defenses of Ribercourt by
the French tropo.s that position, is
now fceing evacuated by the Ger
mans.
The village of l'Conviilion has
been captured by the French and
farther ground has been gained by
the French north of St. Claude
farm.
The French pressure is increas
ing throughout the valley of the
Oise river.
LEAVE FOR TRIP
UP THE PORCUPINE
til the enemy will have to relin
quish 'ts present p-asitlons.
The report states that the Ger
mans are already evacuating the
trenches in the river bed of the
Oise west of Bailly.
Pan?, Tuesday Afternoon. — As
a result of the pressure brought
to bear on the enemy holding the
southern defenses of Ribercourt by
the French tropo.s that position, is
now J-.eing evacuated by the Ger
mans.
The village of l'Convillion has
been captured by the French and
farther ground has been gained by
the French north of St. Claude
farm.
The French pressure is increas
ing throughout the valley of the
Oise river.
PRINCESS ALICE WILL
BRINGS 70 PASSENGERS
Agent Johnston of the C. P. R..
received advice this morning that
the Princess Alice would arrive in
this T\>rt at 7:'30 o'clock tomor
row morning:. *
The Alice is bringing 70 passen
gers, most all of whom are round
trip excursionists, many of whom
W'ill make the tr+p into Taku Arm
or the shorter trip to Bennett.
The Princess has a cargo of
125 tons of freight for this port.
This is the last trip of the Prin
cess Alice to this port this season,
ana from this time forward after
the arrival of the Princes® Sophia
next Wednesday morning, the busi
ness tor this port will be handled
exclusively for the Canadian Pa
cific company by the Sophia, which
will b-. put on a ten day schedule.
KEEPING RUSY ON THK
MAYO SILVER PROPERTY
The Hazel B. arrived last eve
ning from Mayo, and brought word
of continued activity on the Mayo
silver properties. Three shifts are
being worked on the Lookout moun
tain property, and pracitcally all
the men in the district are at work.
Good prospects are reported on
Silver mountain.
Passengere who arrived last eve
ning were Randy McLennaa, one of
the Lookout mountain kings, and
Kemp, the iron man.—Dawson NewSi
A. R. MEETING TONIGHT
Tuesday, August 13, is tbe sec
ond Tuesday In th» month, ana
ta the night for the regular semi
monthly meeting of Camp Skag
way No. 1, Arctic Brotherhood.
There is'to be a meeting tonight,
and at this meeting matter? of im
portance will ccme up for settle
ment and each memner of th® or
ganization is urgently requested to
be on hand at 8:30 o'clock.
LEAVE FOR TRIP
UP THE PORCUPINE
Among the passengers leaving
yesterday on the Yukon, Bays the
Dawson News, were Captain Tel
ford. pnd Constable Taylor, of the
R. N. W. M. P. They are going to
Rampart House, on. the Porcupine
river, a few miles aoove the inter
national boundary. Constable Tay
lor has been assigned to duty at
Rampart House. Corporal Tidd,
formeily of Dawson, is there, and
will continue service at that rolnt,
with Constable Taylor as assist
ant, thus giving two men of the
force at that station. (instable
Taylor is a veteran of the Great
War. He arrived here with the new
squad of policefmen from Regina
several weeks ago. Captaia Tel
ford -- py not find it possible to fret
up the Porcupin© and back to Daw
son this season, but in any event
will go as far as Fort Yukon. Con
stable Taylor will go through to
Rumpart House.
CASUALTIES REPORTED
Washington, Tuesday. — Ninety
casualties aro reported by the A*
merican war department this! morn
ing to American Army and marine
corps in Franc® for the past twen
ty-four hours. Of this number 17
were killed or died of wounds and
fifty-two were severely wounded.
CAPTAIN BELL MINING
RECORDER
Whan the disappearance of Mr.
Curran had become an assured fact
Capt. A. L. Bell of the R. N. W.
M. P. took over the mining record
er's office and has 6ince been no
tified '»y Administrator McKenzie of
Dawson that he is expected to con
tinue permanently in charge. Owing
to the amount of other business he
has *o look after, Capt Bell 'will
only teeP the mining recorder's of
jfice ooen from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m.
[daily except Sunday.—Star.
Fruit Jars,
Jelly Glassetc
VTB ARK PREPARED TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOB
CANNING SUNDRIES AX FOLI/OWING PRICES:
felly Glaa»aa With Tops 50c per doz.
Mason Self Saal«r Pints $1.10 per doz.
Mason Self Sealer, Quarts 11.25 per doz.
Mason Self Sealer WIDE MOUTH, Hints $1.26 per doz.
Maso* Self Baaier, WIDE MOUTH, Qta., $1.45 per doz.
Masoa, Sell Se&Unx Tar Tops, 35o per dot.
Mason Self Sellnag Caps, 20o doz. 3 for 50c,
Mason Porcelain Lined Jar Caps, 40c per doz.
Jar Rubbers—Best Grade—heary, 10c per dot.
Parowax in l lb, bricks, 20o each.
Penults are now obtainable from ocal Pood Administrator for
25 lb. lota of a agar for can sing purposes. _ .
P. H. GANTY
NEW REVOLUTION IS IN FULL
SWING THROUGHOUT RUSSIA
Copenhagen, Tuesday. — Advice
received here this morning says
that German troons are now ad
vancing on Petrograd, and that it
Is Inferred that it in the intention
of the Prussians to occupy this
city owing to the fact that the
Bolshevist government can no long
er hold it.
Amsterdam. — From advices
which wsre received here today it is
learned that at Ryazan and Nova
gorod the Russian revolutionists
have begun a wholsale massacre of
1 Bolshevik! supporters, and that the
latter are greatly outnumbered by
1 the revolutionists.
j Copenhagen. — Late afternoon
dispatche say that the revoluitoa
'against the Bolshevik! government
has spread to many new districts In
I Russia, and that antl-German riot*
' continue throughout Ukraine. In »
' number of the districts many Bolahe
vlki have been killed, and other#
'are preparing to flee for
' lives. '
10,000 GERMANS CAPTURED BY
ALLIE0 MICE JULY 18
P*ri», Tuesday.—M. H^tin, a
prominent military writer for the
Echo de Parte, today Bays in
naper that thirty tt>ven thousand
Germans, including twenty three
hundred officers wero taken prison
HALF BREEDS CAN REGISTER
Seward, Aug. 13.—The local ex
emption hoard has received the fol
lowin< telegram from Governor
Riggs in eference to the registration
of Indians:
"You are Instructed to arrange
for the registration of half-breeds
and others living separate and a
part from tribes and leading a civ
ilized life."
WANTED TO BE FRIGHTENED
IN BATTLE
Paris, Aug. 13.—A most terrible
bombardment of the front line
trenches was in Progress. Ger
man field artillery, heavy gung and
trench mortara. were raining shell
after shell, shrapnel, high-explos
ives upon the French advance posts
preparatory to an Infantry attack.
It was in the Moutdidier Bector
and a French oompany kneeling,
lyine down in trenches that were al
most leveled were awaiting the word
to arise and go out to meet the
oncoming assailats and repulse
them with solid s^eel. Two thous
and puns on a five kilometer front
were endeavoring tp prevet the
French from leaving their position*.
er^ from Thursday to Sunday in
the fighting on the Albert-N'oyou
front, and that the total number of
prisoners taken by the Allied *r~
miea slnce July 18 will numbw
more 'han seventy thousand.
HALF BREEDS CAN REGISTER
Seward, Aug. 13.—The local ex
emption board has received the fol
lowing telegram from Governor
Riggs in eference to the registration
of Indians:
"You are instructed to arrange
for the registratlo* of balf-breeds
and others living separate and a
part from tribes and leading a civ
ilized life."
WANTED TO BE FRIGHTENED
IN BATTLE
Paris, Aug. 13.—A most terrible
bombardment of the front line
trenches was in Progress. Ger
man field artillery, heavy guns and
trench mortars were raining shell
after shell, shrapnel, high-explos
ives upon the French advance posts
preparatory to an Infantry attack.
It was in the Montdidier Bector
and a French oomoany kneeling,
lyine down in trenches that were al
most leveled were awaiting the word
to arise and go out to meet the
oncoming assailats and repulse
them with solid steel. Two thous
and puns on a five kilometer front
were endeavoring to prevet the
French from leaving their positions.
The din was terrible, men were
dropping on all Bides, wounded, d7"
ing.
Then the voice of a French Cap
tain could, be heard as ha called
to his orderly: "Malediction? here
I am again with this confounded
hiccough. Do something to frighten
me, won't you?"
"SECTION PARTIES" FOB WASH»
lN'GTON' WAR WORKERS
"Section parties" are the Y. W.
C. A.'s solution of the problem of
how to entertain the thousands of
girl war workers who are crowd
ing into Washington. Desire to
meet some one from the home
♦own frequently develops an acute
form of homesickness in the lon«
ljr girl, and the association has
found that, girls. Become acquainted
more quickly when they discover
that they come frcm the same sec
tion o' the country.
The New.. England Club Is one ot
the most flourishing- in th© Asso
ciation. War workers from the
West, Middle West, South, Atlantic,
Pacific and Gulf States are also or
ganizlii? clubs. Eventually these
clubs may become State organiza
tions when their members claim
residence in a densely populated
State. Ohio girls are planning a
club of their own.
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Today
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