PRICE 10 CENTS
Five Russian Corps Defeated at Allenstein
British Maries Landed At
Ostend in Belgium
Washington, D. Auxust 20—
N>"w» has bwn received by the Rus
>utn consulate here thai the Kus-uui
forces are now near Lemberg. The
>au>e dispatch announces tliat the
French soldiers found 2,300 deeul
(ienmuis when they reached Xancy
an<l more at Vietriiuon.
THE CZAR'S TWHIl-S ARE
IX CITY OF KOXHJSBEKG
St. l*etorsburg, August 21)—After
fierce fighting yewtetday the Rus
sians are Unlay in possesion of
Ki>ui)p!H!rg in Eastern Priuwia, and
are enwing the Vistuala river in
torce, moving on in their planned
invasion of Eastern Piussia and
Austrian (Jalieia.
i;kih>htei» defeat of five
RUSSIAN Alt.MY 1'OKI'S
llerlin. August. Ni«s of the
defeat of five Russian army cor])*
Hits received today from AUenstein
and orders to cheek Uie ltussian ad
vtutce have been issued from the
war office in this city.
It is also said that the Austrian
troops are to be withdrawn from
>ervia in order to be pushed for
ward against the Kussian advance
in I*russia.
BRITISH MARIXES LANDED
AT OSTEXD, IX BELUIIM
I'aris, August 2S>—Ad^ces from 1
Ostend, Belgium, are to the effect
that British marines are l>eiiur land
«d there today from (lie warships in
I ho hart (or.
Itel^iiui troo|>s from Antwerp are
said to have attacked the tJerinans
near Brussels with a great loss of
life to tho latter.
At Lmtvain tiie (Jennans iu-e
.••H.uling for re-inforvements from
tlie frontier for a fresh attack U|>- )
■'it Brussels in iui attempt to re* j
take tliat city.
The tiennans an* now threatening
the entire northern jwirt of France,
ami it is given out. here that a laige
contin^enf of native troops are now
enroute from India to serengfhen
• he ISritish forces in France.
I XDER HEAVY rRESSl'RE
ITALY BEXDIXG To WAR
Rome, August 21>—It is under
stood that under the heavy pressure
which is being brought to bear,
Ititly is slowly bending toward war,
uu ultimatum from Vicuna being
hourly expected.
Tho Austrian and Germans aro c*
pevted to unit© at Basel and cro«s
j the Bhiue.
REPORTED SINKING GERMAN
CRUISERS IS CONFIRMED
Loudon, August 21'—The war of
fice luis received confirmation of
the reported sinkiug uf two GCruwn
cruisers, and two German torpedo
bouts destroyers y btlie British off
Heligoland.
The news of the capture of Lodz
hy the Russians is also confirmed.
PREFECT OK PARIS I'Ul.ICK
ALLOWS BUT THREE EDITIONS
London, August —A eahlo from j
Paris this morning says that the
prefect of police there has prohil»
itod more Uuui three editons dally
of any newspaper printed in the j
city, the reason for this stringent |
onlcr l>eiug a desire »ui the juut of •
the authorities to lessen the cause*
tor public excitement as much as
possible.
CANADIAN SOLDIERS ABE
OFF FOB SEAT OF WAB |
*
Ottawa, August —The first j
British tro«i]>ship to leave Canada
with volunteers lK>und for the j
scene of the war was this morning
when the Megantic sailed for Eng
land loaded to her guards \\ it h
luitriotie Ciuuidians, who are hasten
ing to the relief of the Mother
Country in the hour of her need.
MILITARY AUTHORITIES
WATCHING SIEGE OF PARIS
Washington, August SI)—From
the indications gathered from nl!
sources of information it is apparent,
tlint the entire military authori
ties of tlie whole civilised world
nre watching with interest for ''ie
siege of Paris to
Whether the three defemisive i ir'
cles that now surround the city ami
behind which is gathered in fen-ce
the flower of the French army and
its allies, can Ik- attacked i""1
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overcome by tho swarming busts of
( <!io Germans, is « Question U<nt on
only bo answered by the results
succeeding the struggle, but what
ever tlie outcome it is certain that
tbo blood of both sides will How
liko water, and (he toll in human
life Iks something terrific, ami un
precedented in the history of the
j world's great battles.
|TKIAL OK ltOMIMilO CAES AM
SET FOK SElTEMIlEi: 8th
According to tlio Dawson Unity I
X6ws, Komillio Caesari, the Italian
charged with the murder of Domini
co Slelis, and who was taken to
Dawson three weeks ago ami after
being held over for trial before the
higher court by t'!e polio.© inagis-1
trate here, will be brought Up for ,
trial before the territorial eourt at I
Dawson, September S, at which time
li»wever, adjournment to Whltehorse
will likely be made as it is under- !
stood the trial will take place where
all the witnesses reside. it is'
likely the case will eome on for;
trial about the inuBt week in Sep- i
t ember.
DISCOVKIJV MAY CKLBBBATIOX ;
IV THE t'lTV <>r DAY'SOX
Cert Mclv„-:uie and Walter Walt j
of the Skagwa\ baseball team, who .
accompaniod the Whitehoree team1'
to Dawsou a couple of weeks ago, ]
who*.' that org nizaiicn was entered i ]
i
the Dawsou team, which were an
.
V. , j
•Thej roi'>r! >'ng had the time «
of their lives in the Yukon ter.-l-K
much in pr.'Iso of t'ie hospitality of ,
the pec .i],- who inhabit that section |
of the north. The gates of the city | (
were opened wide to them and durln ,]
their stay they we"© entertained on |
various occasions besult^ 1 eing t.ik- |
en out to several of the nearby |
'
that would be a cre.lit to any part 1
"While th»\v were in Dawson the i
weather was ideal—being warm and j
sunshiny, and uot too hot.
Of thfl five funics of baseball that 1
were played between the Dawson |1
:uk1 WhitehtTso (can s the latter •
was the winner of only one. jj
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KOKMDH: ALASKA MAV
akkkstkd for mwidkk
Seattle, August 20—According to 11
a dispatch which lias just reached |
her© from Libertyvllle, Illinois, a <
man named W. H. Rogers had just t
been placed under arrest there on (
an information charging him with j
the ninrdt»r of his partner, a man I
named V>". H. Wixon, in May of last I ]
year, on Christmas creek, forty j ]
miles west of Haines, Alaska. j i
The arrest of Hwgers was order- | t
ed by a special agent of the depart- i
ment of justice, who had been fol- (
lowing up clues of the murderer ever (1
since the finding of the body of J
tho murdered man. I >
BiiiiimaiHi
Hnines, Aug. 2S— Last evening,
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Weitzman gave a
birthday reception in honor of their
niece. Miss Jeanette Weitzman, one
of the popular young ladies of
Haines Among those present were
Mrs. S. J. Weitzman, the hostess,
Miss Jeanette Weitzirtr, the guest
Df honor, the Misse3 Lyle Morris,
Uua Jerolom&n, Mildred McQuavy,
M. E. Brown, E. L. Rutz,
—Williams, B. Benson, Fran
ces McRoe and Mildred Mor
rison; Messres. g. J. Weitz
man the host, W. E. Stout, Jesse
Jenson, Charles Baresford, Ed
Pay, James Fay, C. V. Woolm;
3. Harding, Karl Johnson, Howard
McRae, James Morrison, John
2ombs, Jr., or Haines and Sergeaut
joldsteia and Jame3 F. Hodges from
?ort W. II. Seward.
The evening was passed in Play
ng games, and music both vocal
md instrumental. Miss Jeanette
iVeitzman played some very nice
md difficult selections on the piano,
md considering that she never had
he advantage of a teacher, . she
!id remarkably well, and unless
ome unforseeu happening pre
ents, we predict that she will be
ore the close of her career take
ligh rank among advanced musi
iang.
At eleven o'clock a dainty lunch
ion was served of ice cream, cake
hocolate and coffee. The guest
>f honor received many nice and val
uible presents during the evening
n testimony of the esteem in which
ha is held by her many friends,
i-c twelve o'clock the gathering
'roke up, the guests before their
ieparture wishing the young lady a
ong and happy life, and one of
hem saying lie hoped she would
ire to bo a hundred years old and
avo a birthday party every week.
iHiXAL CORPS MEN
EXRQUTE TO TANANA
A party of sis U. S. Signal Corps
ion arriving up on the S. S. syjo
:ane last evening, and continued
his morning on the train enromte
o the Fairbanks district, where
hey will be stationed for the next
wo years. The party consisted of
st. Class Sergt. J. O. Sherlock,
'orj). Leonard Hansen, 1st Class
'rivate Morgan M. Barrere, and
'rivates Motyka, Allison and Custer.
Sergt. Sherlock is not a chee
haco in Alaska, as he has in form
r yeara been stationed in the Fort
libbon district, but for the past two
ears he has been detailed on the
Iexican border, where ho has seen
nuch of the difficulties which have
:ept that country in a state of tur
ioii for the past several yea*s. He
tates that he is glaad to be again
a the North, and when he heard
f his appointment to the North, he
ost no time in preparing for the
-y*ar sojourn in the land of the
aidnight sun.
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Oatmeal Biscuits,
Assorted Sandwich,
Shortbread,
Coronation,
Abernathy
Ginger Snaps,
per lb. 30c
per lb. 35c v
per lb. 40c
per lb. 30c
per lb. 30c
per lb. 35c
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P. H. GANTY, GROCER
A WYOMING' PIONEER
PAYg VISIT TO SKAGWAY
| Thos. Blytli of Evanston, Wyo.,
j and his daughter, Mrs. Keith and
| gnandaughter, Kathryn, ef Salt
Lake, were round-trippers on the
Jeffersou yesterday and while iu
Skagway were guests of Dr. Keller.
Mr. JBlyth Is a pioneer of Wyom
ing and has been intimately con
nected with the business and politi
cal development of it, first as a ter
ritory and now as a state. In
1891, with Lyman Fargo, the firm
of Blyth-Fargo was formed, and a
string of stores instituted in Idaho,
Utah and Wyoming, the largest
being jn Pocatello, Idaho.
While returning to the boat, Mr.
Blyth was taken suddenly ill and
Dr. Gabie was called to attend him.
Before the vessel loft Mr. Blyth was
resting easy and Dr. Gabie said he
would be all right.
Mr. Blyth's son Thomas, Jr., was
a Skagway visitor on the Dolphin
and father and son passed each
other in Queen Charlotte's sound.
NATIONAL FORRST MONEYS
READY FOR TRANSMISSION
TerritoriaJ Troasurer Walstein G.
Smith has been notified by the aud
itor of State and other depart
ments for the Federal government
that his claim for $31,$03.04 <yi ac
count of Alaskt's share of receipts
from the sal£ of timber in the Na
tional forests located in Alaska for
the years 1906 to 1912, both in
clusive, has been transmitted to
the Secretary of the Treasury for
issuauco and transmittal of war
rant.
This money under the law i*ust b
devoted to schools and roads with
in the territory. The law was de
signed more particularly to apply
to the national forests iu the sev
eral states and definitely provides
that the money must be appropriat
ed pro rata among the counties in
which the national forests exist.
There are no counties in Alaska
and the comptroller of tho treasury
has %>rwarded the decision that the
moneys accruing to the treasury of
Alaska through the national forests
must go to the territory a large.
Treasurer Smith sf.ys that it will
be up to the legislature to appro
priate the money in this fund in ac
cordance with that decision and in
the meantime the money will be de
posited in the banks of the terri
tory pending action by the legisla
ture.—Juneau Empire.
S. g. HUMBOLDT GOT IN
AT 1:30 THIS AFTERNOON
The Humboldt reached Skagway
from the south at 1; 3o thla after
noon bringing Bsveral passengers,
(;inronj» whom were the following,
who are all registered at the Pul
len House;—
Miss Ruth Kallah, daughter of
Max Kalish of the Humboldt Steam
shia Co. — •
Mrs. F. G. Miller, who eleven
years ago was a resident of Skag
way.
Miss M. D. Murphy, who is hare
on her way into Whitehorae.
The Humboldt will sail for Seat
tle at 6:3 o this morning.
OFFHHRS OP THE VICTORIA
OX THE WITNESS STAND
Seattle, August 29—Several of
the officers of the C. P. R. paasen
?&r boat Princess Victoria, which
rammed and caused the Admiral
Sampson of the Alaska Pacific
Steamship Co to sink thg other day
on Puget Sound, with a low of a
dozen lives, were before lie i»Y«sti
gatiag board here today. Thoy all
testified that the vessel at the
time of the collison was proceeding
at slow speed.
THT1FE CITIES PLAY FOR
HANDSOME POLO TROPHIES
Thousand Isles, Aug. 29—Teams
representing Buffalo, Montreal and
Cleveland were entered in the po
lo tournament at the magnlflcant es
tate of George G. Boldt, ia
the Thousand Islands. Peter
Dawson of Scotland ha« pre
sented a handsome *<£ of
cups as prizes. The Clerelasad Mon
treal and Buffalo teams will com
pete with, the Eel Ply team of t£e
Thousand Islands for the St. Law
rence Challenge cup, an enormous
silver punch bowl, with whlcl^ to
eight individual cupg of a similar
pattern. The tournament which
started today is the second annual
affair. On the program la a match
between women's teams.
the SPOKANE IN AT 10 P. M.
LEFT *X)R SOUTH AT 12 M
The Spokane got in at 10 o'clock
last night with these people for
Skagway; stonewall Bond, J. W.
Coon, L. Hansen, T. Custer, H. M
Barbere, J. T. Motzka, A. M. Alli
son and J. O. Sherlock.
The vessel sailed at 12 midnight
with the following passengers from
here; Ruby Miller, H. Oliver! and
wife, W. B. Batcheller, Edna M1.
Davis, A. Briere and Peter Farrell.
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