Historic*] Llbn
•T"? Ma*cuai,
No. 115 TWENTIETH YEAK
SKA6WAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1917
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Washington, Juno 19.—Planning'
to take Cluj jrat out of the trench- j
es, *ho government's program Is to
h»ve an American air navy of 30, i
000 airplanes, it was announced to-1
dh-jr.
This U said to be tha aeroplane
program for the first year of the
war and is in line with tha advice
of miltary experts who have been
urging that the road to success u
gaiust the Germans lies through the
-»ir.
With a great air fleet in opera
tion, making raids vuto German ter
ri'or.v, they contend that the whole
nature o£ tho war will bo changed,
and thar the advantage will lie
wi'h tbe attacking aerial foTces.
American ingenuity and resourc
es it s further urged, are equal to
'hi task of building and manning
the proposed Armada of the air.
SHIP ciNTRAGT
FOR SEATTLE CO
Seattle, Wash., June 19.—An or-|
tier tor the construction of ten j
steel freighters, ■each, of 7,500 tons, I
was today placed by the govern
ment with, the Seattle Construction I
and Drydock company. The vessels
arc to be completed within eight
ten months.
Louden, June 19. — Gaining
strength by leaps and bounds, the
republican movement is sweeping o
ver Spain. according to advices here
today from Madrid. Army officers
are reported to be among the lead
ers of the uprising for democratic!
rulp, reports of which, despite
strict censorship, have got abroad
and have >een current here several
days. '
J.UWNKSE WARSHIP SUNK
Loudon, June 19.—Th.e\ sinking b
& submarine of one of the Japanese
warships now operating in the Med
iterranean sea, was reported here
today.
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❖ TO HOLD SILVER TEA *
+ In place of th« regular Red +
* Cross meeting Thursday after- +
* m>ou, a silver tea will be held +
* at the residence of Mrs. Mar- +
* £ia Conway from 2:30 to 6:30 ♦,
+ o'clock. AII trion and woman + j
+ aro urged to attend to help +1
+ swell 'he Red Cross fuiid. *
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PARADE IS HEL0~
FOR RED CROSS
Se.-.'J'«( Wash-, Jane 19.—Thous
ands of young m "ii of Seattle, now
r mistered for service, many of
whom may be sen' 'o the( front, par
aded the streets of the business
section last night as a demonstra
tion for tho Red Cross. It was as
if they safd, "We are thei men wTion
you may be helping when you give
'o the Red Cross *o maintain its
works of mercy."
Washington, June 19. —' Reports |
issued hero thi9 afternoon on the !
first day of the national drive for I
i hundred million Red Crosa fund,
are that $3,000,000 have been sub
scribed in tho first few bours of
'he campaign.
New York, June 19.—"Any into
who nates England more than, he
loves • United States should 1*>
thrown out of America" declared
Col. Roosevelt In em addTess bore
las' alght, in which he dearied the
stand of men who *ry to hide their
lack of patriotism under the cloak
opposition *o BaglandL
U. VETERANS
Seattle, Wash., June 19. — With
Imposing ceremonies, the Washing
ton-Alaska veterans today; opened
iere their 35th. encampment. The
Spanish-American, WaT veterans ore
ilso holding the opening session of
their anunual meeting herg today.
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RUSSIAN SAILORS VISIT US
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Photo by Amerlfcan Press Association. <
Members of the crew of a Russian warship behig greeted by American
Bailors "somewhere In America." They are the first to visit America since the
war started.
Seattle, Wash., June 19. — With
'be federla government Investigat
ing alleged pro-German efforts back
of the strike at the Kenjnecott cop
ier mines, E. T. Stanmrd, manag
er of the mines, left this morning 04
the Northwestern for Kemnecott.
He is hastening hack to the mines
personally to take charge of the
situation, under instructions from
til© New York office of the Kenue
cott corporation.
It is declared here that the gov
ernment has information showing a
northward movement of Germans an
is determined to protect Alaska
mining interests.
New York, Juno 19.—Five hund
red men may be involved in the
strike at the Kemaeoott mines in Al
aska, according to the Btatement to
day from the corporation's office.
Officers of the company, yesterda
amd last night, yere in constant
communication by wire with Manag
er otannard in Seattle.
Their statement today allege3
that the German element among
the miners got control and dictat
ed the strike.
In addition to the present bonus
Of ?1. i. is said the demand is now
for an extra fifty; cents, the bonus
es to be made permanent 1m nor
mal times. i j j' j • .
Washington, June 19.—Governor
Strong of Alaska, now in Washing
ton, to whose attention the Kenn
ecot sriko has been brought, today
couferred with federal offioi&lB on
the situation.
SIAHOARO OIL
LOSES VESSEL
Xew York, Juno 19.—The Stand
ard Oil tanker, John D. Archbold,
returning to America from France,
was torpedoed and sunk Saturday in
European waters by a German sub
marine. Four of the vessel's crew
were lost. The tanker wag armed
but the gunners had no chance to
fire.
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GERMANY USING IKK HEAD
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RED CROSS CAKES *
*
A sale of caJcea will be held +
from 2 to 6 o'clock Friday a£
.ernocn, at the Podereen, iBroa. *
studio for th.a beaieftt of Mie
Red Croes. All willing to don- *
ate caka- olease notify; the +
commits• by Thursday. *
Mre. F. J. Webber +
Mrs. F. J. Vaa de Wall v
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FOOD LAW FOR
PEOPLE'S 0000
Washington, Jun0 19. — Pro tec- j
Won of the people from speculators
in the ueecessitles of lSXe is the aim
of tho f°od Wll, aoootrdlng to a
letter President Wilson ■wrote to rep ,
reseulalirq Borland, which, was i^axie
public here today.
The President declared the bill
should be passed by July 1 "to makj
the country safe And protect the
people from extortion" by the spec
ulators In food.
Food Administrator Hoover today
In a statement to the senate, said,
the food speculators had' been taking
fifty million a month from the peo
ple for the la&t five months, by
extortionate methods.
WAR TRAGEDIES!
London, June 19. — Two British
vessels, one NOTTvegiam, one Uru
guayan and three German, auibma
riuea sent to the bottom, make up
the summary of yesterday's traged*
ies at eea, according to the official
report here today. One of the Brit
ish vessels wag a transport ship,
with the sinking of which Sixty
three lives were lost.
ALASKAN ROBBED AT SEA
Seatlte, Wash., Jane 19.—Frank
Vodacka, an Alaskan, mine operator,1
and a resident of Portland, was
■robted of $220 on his voyage from .
Skagway to Seattle, according to tiho
report he made on his arrival here.
lag* night.
l'etrogrod, Juno 19.—That they
will declare in favor of a firm con
tinuance of the war fe the opinion
of delegates from all parts of Rus
sia to tbo CQDgrgBS of woridngmeq
and soldiers.
Petrograd, June 19.—Germany la
using ink and alcohol * instead of
powder and shells on tli<j east front.
A propaganda oX booze and notes
Is being relied upon more than bul
lets to undermine the Strength of
the Russian army.
Kvery morning', so the war office
reports, there are found near the
Russian trenches hundreds of neat
ly printed or written notes and let
ters, couched in welltumed phras
es to deceive thj Russian soldlera
regarding Germany's aims and to
induce them to believe that Rus
sia's welfare and thedr own will best
be conserved by peace With Germany
The Tueton notg writers are no
busier than theiir Ganymedes, for
tli 6 epistles are alwaya accompan
ied wi'h liberal gifts of liquor.
Desuite all their efforts tha
Russian military leaders have so
far failed to breajc up these forms
of communication, between tha
trenches.
Loudon, Juue 19.—SaionikJ ad
vices indicate that General Sarrail
is •( ginning a general advance In
the valley of the Sardar, to cap
ture fhe railroad near Ndsh„ run
ning : o Constantinople. To carry;
out 'his plan, he is said to be ab
andoning certain positions to the
right of Varclar. ,
So" a, Jun.11 19.—A general retire
ment cf thq British forces along
the Struma front yas reported to
day by 'he war offipe.
LEONARD WINS
New York, June 19. — Benny
Leonard, the new champion light
weight, in what was to have been
a ten-round go here iast night,
knocked out Johnny Nelson of Phil
adelphia in the third round.
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