SKABWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY,
MM. CflPPS USEES SPEED
II (WHOM Of VESSELS
Washington, Aug. 1. — Steel and
wooden shins must be built with
the greatest possible quiclcne'.ss ac
cording to a message sent to all
shipbuilders throughout the United
States today by Admiral Capjrt..
recemly appointed head of the
shipbuilding corporation.
"Matters brought to my atten
tion this morning indicate the most
vital lmcortance of pressing the
construction program. We are in
the war far more seriously than
the v:ist majority of people realize"
said Admiral Cappa.
He declared the I'nited States
has a'iked England to be more
strict in its censorship, at least
when concerns the movement of
America;; military forces or trans
port ships. \ ( •. 1
SETTLEMENT
FAVORS MEI
Washington, Aug. 1 — Secretary
>f Labor Wilson, acting as arbitrat
or in tho Chicago switchmen's
♦Tike, announced a settlement yes
terday, and all the trainmen have
returned to work . It is understood
the agreement U in favor of the
switchmen. i t *
SEATTLE CARS
Sea'tle, Aug. 1.—Arbitrators act
in the interests of the Fuget Sound
Traction Light A: Power company
and the union of carmen hope to
bung about a resumption of the era
aeTvice some time today.
Cable reports from Juneau state
thai be Dolphin will arrive in Skag
wuy tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock.
It c» rii&s 30 round trippers and
60 tons of freight . J
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For Youth or Age t
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The girl in her teens, or the woman in her eighties
finds comfort and delight in our fine shoes.
For growing, girl, miss, or
debutante, there is an
appropriate style to be
had in this store. They
are especially designed for i
young feet — pretty and .
smart but never hurtful!
They follow Nature's lines .
with beautiful curves.
Women of advanced years
find our shoes to their
liking. There is no reason
why a shoe for an elderly
lady should be an ugly
shoe. Queen Quality has
; found the way to make
[ Comfort and Beauty go
: hand in hand. We have a
■ large variety of shoes for
women of every age.
albert reinert
U.S. SHIP
London, Aug. 1.—The largo Am
erican steanishiD >Iotano was tor
oedoed this morning by a hostile
submarine. Twelve of the crew
are snorted missing.
STANDARD OIL
San Francisco, Aug. 1.—D. G.
Sclioiield, former president of the
Standard Oil company, committed
suicide iu this city last uight. No
reason for the action k kuown.
Seattle, Aug. 1.—Alexander Hope,
a yoomaji in tlio service of the I
coast guard was attacked iu Seattle
laat evening and later dropped dead
on one of the streets.
BUREAU OF MIXES
TO HAVE ASSISTANT I
Washington, Aug. 1. — Frank W.
Dewolff, of Illinois, hag beeu ap
pointed assistant director of tlie
bureau of mines.
EAGLE'S MKET TONIGHT
Ihere will be a regular meotiug
of SKagway Aerie Xo.'25, Fratern
al Order Eagles this evening at
8:30 o'clock ia their hall.
Havre, Aug. 1. — German of
ficers foaye departed one Hundred
ai> -J seventy more Belgians from
Mods, taking them somewhere In j
Germany or to the fighting front^
to work for the Hun forced.
L
Washington, Aug. 1.—Recruiting
for the regular army yesterday was
the heaviest since the declaration; of
war.
10 CAN F
Witling ten, Aug. 1. —1 Prasl
ieut Wilson today Issued an ap-|
t«.al to the women of America to '
:an and preserve all the fruit |
possible in order to help avoid
possible In order to lielp avoid
threatened famine of food.
New York, Aug. 1.—Forty peo
ple, among them many Komen and
:hildren, died here yesterday from
sua strike. Tea more person* are
reported dead fcere this morning',
jud fw'Qty-one dead la Chicago,
Havana, Aug. 1.—Mayor Guerra i
nf Cienfugos, was assassinated last) I
nigh*. Revolutionary tendonclea are
feared. | i ^ ! i-i i '1
The small gasoline stoamer Daunt
less, of Juneau, arrived ia port tfcUl
moraing and palled a few tours lat
er.
FRUIT JARS JELLY GLASSES
We offer the following good valuer G
Mason jarj per dozen Pint*
" " " " Qyarti
Mason Jar Caps per dozen
Jelly glasses per dozen .45
Heavy Jar Rubbers pet dozen
Parow&x in I lb. bricks
P. H.:GANTY j
LOCAL BED GROSS COMPLETES
200 COMFORT AND BUTTON BAGS
At as executive meeting o£ the
Red Cross held In their headquart
ers in tt« Bank of Alaska building,
last week different committees re
ported on work already; done and
outlined deeds to he accomplished
by the Red Cross women..
The membership committee re
ports 269 paid mebera at $1 each.
Half o* this money Bent to the
head chapter In Juneau and the oth
er half is retained in Skagway for
the purchase of needed supplies in
making bandages, etc.
It is the plan of the Red Cro^s
in the near future to place comfort
fcagg Ia the different stores about
town so that people passing through
may ai<! iu, sending small articles
such as pencils, writing paper, to
bacco, handkerchief* and other
things to the soldier boys at the
front.
To dat$ the Red Cross society
has had six working actings and
hare completed 100 comfort bags
besides about 100 smaller sacks to
be used for buttons and about 75
*6edla cases. They have finished
12 dozes hankerchief substitutes.
Supplies such aa yarn, thread and
gauze bare been ordered.
The social committee reports that
SLACKERS BUSH
10 BE MARRIED
New York, Aug. 1 — A great
many slackers, fearing government
service, rushed, the marriage license
bureau yesterday. Federal mar
shals entered the city hall and
cleared t-hw hallways of scores of
young men of draft a£0 who were
a Peking licenses for marriage in
tb* *ope of escaping war duty.
SHOELESS WINTER
ATTEAD FOR HUNS
Washington, Aug 1. — The state
deoartment haa received a cable
gram announcing that tjie city
council of Zittau", Germany, is urg
ing the entire population to go bare
footed in order to harden their
feet to be prepared tar thg winter
ordeal, -Rhea there will be no
shoes. The pupUg of Wuerzburger
started the shoeless style on June
>8,
Another message says that 60
oer cent of the milch cows in many
districts hare been killed for meat,
so »h«re is & great shortage of
dairy products.
The German government is sell
ing the former homes of dis
possessed Frenchmen in Alsace
Lorraine.
$293.35 has been raised by.various
dances, teay, gales aud benefits.
I Plans were made for at least one
silver tea each montli, the next to
be held Friday at the home of Mrs.
W. L. Landisborough.
The following: list from pamphlet
,A. K. Q. 165, contains a suggested
list of contents a suggested list of
list of contents for comfort bags.
(Bags should be made of washable
material, size 10 by 13 inches,
with draw-string at top.)
BlacK sewing cotton number 30,
white sewing cotton number 30,
white darning cotton, needles No.
5, darning needle, needle case, but
tons, black and white medium size,
in baes 3 inches by 5 inches, large
thimble, blunt-pointed scissors, cake
of soap, safety pins, medium size,
common pins, medium size, small
comb, tooth brush, tooth paste,
small round mirror, handkerchiefs,
lead, pencils, writing pad, envelopes
and postcards, pocket knife, shoo
laces. Khaki-colored buttons, sew
I ing cotton and laces are required
I for the Army and black for the
Navy, and a tag should indicate for
which brajich of the service the
bags are intended.
WILL BE I
Washington, Aug. 1.—The senate
finance committee late yesterday
decided upon increasing the pending
war tax bill to total $2,uos,uuo,
000. The additional levy >vill be
met by Increasing the tax on cor
porations and normal income taxet,
and further to tax all individuals
drawing a salary fo ?1000 or more
the aum of ?15. A further increase
of $1 per gallon on all distilled li
quors will be made and a levy of
50 cents a barrel ife placed on all
beer.
WANTED — A chambermaid at
once. Apdy at Pullen House.
Fearless in The
Sight of Men
No man can be at par if ashmed of
his clothes. To be well dressed and
know it gives one the courage. His
personality is at its best. He is a
HUNDRED PER CENT.
EFFICIENT
FEELS MORE SO
$17
Styleplus %Kf Clothes
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY
JAMES KENNEDY
ENTENTE FORCE
PRISONERS
In Third Ypres Bat
tle Troops Ad
vance Over 15
Mile Front.
Loudon, Aug. 1. — General Haig
in his report la<>t night of the first
day's operation in. thg third battle
of the Ypres say a the British and
French, forces advanced over a fif
teen mile front, capturing eleven
villages and taking 3500 prisoners.
A large offensive hag been start
ed by the allied forces, the way
being prepared a jveek of in
tense artillery fire. Never before
during the K&r kaa iirg of such in
tensity occurred.
Assault upon assault was made
by the allies yesterday and every
•point of their objective 6vas tak
en. ' \
An "awful slaughter took place
among the German, forces. The
towns of Lapase, Bvllle, Steen
straste, Bixschoote, Keriorenhoek,
Frezenberg, Saint Julien, Pilkea,
Hooge, Westhoek, and Jlollabeke
we're captured by the British and
French forces .
OWED MEN
ARE EXAMINED
Seattle, Aug. 1. — More than,
1SOO o£ Seattle's young men are
ordered to report for examination
Sunday morning at 8 o'clock, these
b»ing men who were drafted, in. the
recent government lottery. Many
volun'eers already are being ex
amined.