No. 148 TWENTIETH YEAR
PRICE
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 30, 1917
10 CENTS
GERIN WOMEN FIGHTING ON EASTERN FRONT
COMMAND OF DEATH LOSES ISO SOLDIERS
Petrograd, July 30. — When the
Russian Women's Battalion, known
officially ad the " Command of
Death" trout into action Wednesday
near Smorgon against the Germans
they captured a number of Huu
wom«m from whom it was learned
for the first time that German wo
men are also fighting along side
men on the western battle front.
Ten wounded, heroines of the
Women's battalion arrived here
today leaving their sorely wounded
commander Vera Butchkareff, pre
viously thought dead, and Mary Ask
rydloff, daughter of Admiral Ask
rydloff, ia the marine hospital at
Vetesk.
Only 50 gf the 200 women who
went to the front remain to tell the
story of their heroic deeds. Twenty
were killed, eight were taken prilh
oners, and the remainder mortally
wounded.
All the men soldiers In the
neighborhood trenches fled, leaving
the Women's Battalion to fight the
enemy alone. German women were
cat)tured 20 hours previous to the
Severe fighting in which Vera
Butchkareff was wounded.
$25,100 BAIL
New York. July 30. — Pending a
heariug in regard to aa appeal
from sea'ence, Emma Goldman,
convicted anarchist it-iid sentenced
to serve two years in, a federal
orison for aiding the avoidance of
conscription in New York city, was
today released from the Mission pet
iteu'iary after putting up bail of
525,000. !
BIG FIRE KILLS
ELEVEN MEN
Fernie, B. C., July 30.—Eleven
men are known to have burned to
death, and a number more are miss
ing, the result of a fire which
swept Spruce river valley fifteen
miles northeast of here Saturday |
afternoon. . *1
FREE TRADE ALASKA-SIBERIA
Seattle, July 2S. — Leaders of
ttu* Seatlte Chamber of Commerce'
are working concerted!}- in an effortl
to induce the government to bring j
about free trade between Alaska and
S'beria.
REGIMENT OF JEW'S FORMED J
London, July 2S. — The war of
fice announces the formation of a
special regiment of Jewish infantry
with experienced English officers ia
the higher commands.
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STATE OFFICER
IS INDICTED
Austin, Jul)* 30. — Governor
Ferguson and other state officials
o' Texas were Saturday indicted by
the grand jury; charged with em
bezzlement of the public funds..
two tw
FOR 1R TAXES
Washington, D. C., July 30. — A
tentative and informal decision
reached today &y 'he ssenate finance
committee la to meet the addition
al seven, billion dollarp war ev
Denseg for this year by imposing
additional taxe£ to the amount of
twp billion dollars and to authorize
fire billion dollars more in war
ci edits.
TROOPS CHOOSE
TITLE OF AMEX
Pari3, July 30. — "Amexes" is
the sebriquet chosen by the Am
erican troops la France, according
to th« issue of today's Le Matin. By
combining the first two letters Sif
the name "American expedition"
the shortened word is obtained.
The Alaska S. S. Co.'s steamer
Alameda due in Skagway from
the westward at 4 p. m. tomorrow.
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Women of advanced years
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albert reinert
Berlin, July 30.—German Chan
cellor Mich.aelia summoned a num
ber of newspaper men to biffll this
morning and declared the latest
speech of Lloyd Geocrgg proY«* with,
indisputable clearnefca that Britain
does not desire peace fry agreement
but only wishes tie war to con
clude in a way; which will moaa
the enslavement of Germany to the
arbitrary violence of her enemies
He further elated that Franoe »
equally guilty in this matter. •
New York, July 80,, — A Nor
wegian commission, headed by Arc
tic Explorer Nan sen. arrived Sat
urday in an effort to secure' the
permission of the United States
government to export food to Nor
way. i t(.•^v.
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BY AIRPLANES
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Berlin, July 30.••— According to
a report of the war office German
airplanes last night dropped many
bombs on, railway stations and
military establishments payi*.
INVENTION GIVEN TO
U. 8. GOVERNMENT
Washington, July 30. —An Invest-'
tion claimed to open a netr and in
exhaustible source ot energy, revolu
tionizing 'he world's entire Indus
trial and transportation systems,
has been offered free to the Unit
ed States government by Garabed T.
X. Giragoeeian, of Boston.
Giragossian'a discovery, it is de
clared, would enable ocean liner! to
play back and forth without Stop
ping for fuel, or aeroplanes to fly
indefinitely, as there would bg no
limit to the power supply. L«ocam*
tiv«s would run without gasoline;
and electric current could be pro
duced in limitless quantlea at the
sole cost of wear and tear on ma
chinery. . i •
The "four overall kids" w®r«
D^iSengers on the train this morn
ing for Denver siding. Dressed In
khaki and carrying alplna stoclds,
.Mrs. Eva Miller, Mrs. McAllSter,
Delia Rapuzzi and Martha I<ea will
today attempt to climb Denver jl*
cier. 1 I '[yjM
EH OF LARGE
FIRM ARRESTED
in VANCOUVER
Seattle. July 30.—John. G. Cough
iaa. seed 36, of Vancouver, H. C.>
member of the firm of Coughlan &
Soils, a largq shipbuilding concern,
w»a ari^sted early this morning la
the Hotel Stanley, where he had
registered under an assumed name
and waa fax company with Miss
Maria Burrell, aged 17, of Seattle,
ae hlo wife. He 1b held on an
oaen charge.
The arrest vu made at the re
quest of the girl'l brother who says
affair has been going on for
more thaa a year.
Mr. Goughlan la married and has
several children.
SEAMS
SIREET CARS
Seattle, July BO.—Three street
Mifc were la eperatlon; between the
hours af one and two this morning
dlatrfbuitsg strikebreakers to the
various ear baron throughout the
olty. . • i .
severTfrost
IN SPOKANE
Spokane. July 30.—A'ftevere frost
la Vbk aecttoa last night killed con
siderable garden truck, wheat and
earn. A week ago the mercury was
Hi ore than 100 degrees.
>i |>aitA WOMEN JOIN
15 FOOD OBSERVATION
Washington, D. C., July 30. —
Alaska women will register in the
food campaign. Their telegram Is
on« of the many received at the
headquarter* of the woman's com
mittee of the Council of National
Defence showing a lively and vig
orous registration being carried on
la every part of the United States.
At least 10,000,000 women will be
registered within the week, is the
prediction of the women who are
following the plana of the statq
divisions of the woman's commit
tee.
The methods of registering vary
with the conditions existing in
the various states. In some places
the woman are doing all the work,
whllt la other* the police, the Boy
Scouta, the Camp fire Girls . and
other agencies era helping.
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Furniture repaired, refinished.
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Mason jars per dozen Pint! $' -00
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Jelly glasses p«r dozen .45 .50
Heavy Jar Rubbers per dozen <10
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P. H. GANTY
LANSING SAYS GERMAN MILITARY
AMBITION MUST BE DESTROYED
Paris, July 30. — Military au
thorities of the Allies on the
western front at the end of the
third, year of war regard the mili
tary 'situation . here as actually
better than a year ago and enor
mously better prospectively by rea
son of the intervention of the Un
ited States. French experts bo
lieve that German reserves have
i>een diminished oaie million two
.hundred thousand during the year.
(Che German wastage for the three
months of April, May and Juno ex
ceed one hundred fifty thousand,
and the casualties during May
alone were one hundred and seventy
thousand men.
Berlin, July 30—Artillery duel*
in Flanders raged all day yesterday
and far into the night and are
described by the general staff as
representing the greatest intensity
of the highest degree of massed
effect since the beginning of the
war. It Is presume^ this is the
forerunner of a huge pffehsiye to
be launched by. the JBriiishr armies.
London, July 30.—A correspond
ent for the London Times at the
Russian headquarters on the south
| east front says that General Korni
I loff is executing deserters by the
wholesale.
Four hundred fourteen Tacoma
men were drafted in the recent gov
ernment lottery against 1480 in
Seattle.
Madison Barracks, N. Y., July 30
—Iu a speech here last night bo
fore the officer's imperialism: to
tlio United States and the world,
declared that his firm belief i3 the
German people will not cast off
the yoke of autocracy; "until the
physical might of th© united demo
cracies of the world has destroyed
forever the military ambition of
the German rulefla. That," ha
added, "is the only way to restore
the peace of the world."
Berlin, July 30.—Germany is on
the offensive on all battle fronts,
according to the official statement
of the Central Powers. On the
western front the crown prince is
tho liberal aggressor, but bo far
his awful sacrifice of troops have
feaineil him nothing. In Galicia
and Bukowina the German troops
I are still assaulting th« crumbling
Russian lines. , . ^
if lOTfflKE
, SUM SHIPS
Seattle, July 30. — John H.
Bunch, general freight and pass
enger agent for the Alaska S. S.
Co., left on this morning's train
for Washington, D. C., where he
will present reasons why vessels
from the Alaska S. S. Co.'b fleet
should not be commandeered for
government transport service.
IHOOPS CROSS BORDER
Berlin, July 30.—Russian troops
vgtreating from Eastern) Galicia have
retired behind their own border
near Husiatyn, the official staff
I of the war department announced
'today. „
The Dolphin of the Alasak 8. S.
Co., is duo to arrive Wednesday
I midnight from thaisouth.
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
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