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COMFORT
I The
Gate-way service
d a / SAFETY
Route or
To Tuto* Territory. Atlln District. UUrio* AlMka.
Durlag the winter season at 1917-18 our rtfalar train sor
rioe will be maintained N'ortfc t»d South Bound between Skag
way aad Whltehorse, trains leartag both teraiaal» o> Tueadayi
and Friday*. . , Q j ii'J-' -} 1 \r '
WINTER STAGE SERVICE
Our through Mall, Passenger Freight Serrice will be
operated between Whtteborse tad Dawsoa, affording ®redy po»
tlble facility for comfortable w?»t« tr&T«l by meau of a
THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED STAGE AND AUTOMOBILE LINE.
For full information apply to
C. W. CASH
Supt. Mail Service Department
WHtTEHORSE. Y. T.
A. F. ZIPF
Traffic Manage*
612 Second Ave., SEATTLE, \XasH
Whits Pass & Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No. 40.
Every Tuesday and Frid*y
So 1. X. Bound No. 2, 8. Bound
- — ' 1st Class
J!»t V-I*»3
8:30 a. m.
11:03 ». m
11:43 k. m
12:40 p. ak
2:30 p. ru.
4:50 p. xa.
SKAGWAY Arrive*
WHITE PASS Le«ve»
LOO CABIN "
BENXETTT
(."AROROSS
WH1T25HORSE "
3:50 p. m*
2:20 p. m.
1:30 p. m.
12:50 p. m
10:43 *. m.
8:00 a. m.
Passengers must be at depot in ume no iu»g
spected and checked. Inspection la stopped SO Minutes before
1 earing time of trains.
150 pounds of baggage will be chocked freo with eacti full
fare ticket and 75 pounds with each half fars ticket.
£ Relieves CATARRH of J
the
BLADDER;
■ and all
Cisr.bargas In
mHOURs:
Each biar» -in 4
You make a mistake il
vou d< not stoo at
THE
Fallen House
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suitt
Baths on each floor
Famous (or its Home Ccoking.
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from oiir own dairv
Fresh Eggs, etc
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Mm.
H. S. PUILEN. Pi op.
Skagway. Alaska
THE 8KAGWAY
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. S£EMA>, Prop.
THE SINITim BILK BUHEH
The largeet aid beat oom
d nc ted dairy 3m Alaska.
Cadiz Bfcipmenta ot pur«
milk ajid oraam to all point
ok Whits :Pa« £ Yuko»
Route, p"
If you want a Box of
Lowney's
Candy
Go To
Tony Dortero
428 Broadway
MS SHOOT
DOWN 6 BALLOONS
Twelve Observer! in One Day
Trust to Parachutes in
Leaps for Life.
PERIL IN BURNING GAS BAGS
Plamoo Likely to Overtake the De
scending Observer!—Many Nar
row Escapes From Dsath—Ono
Relates Experience*.
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Behind the British Lines In France.
—Leaps'for life from burning observa
tion balloons when attacked by Ger
nan airplanes were described by ob
servers of the British Royal Flylnf
corps to an Associated Press corre
spondent when he visited one of their
camps behind the lines a few days ago.
A balloon ascent at the front la nev
er a llfht undertaking, and on one day
recently when«the correspondent vis
ited a station In a fairly Inactive pari
of the line 8lx balloons containing 1
men were ahot down by German air
planes, all within sight of ons another.
One of the 12 officers who were com
pelled to reach terra firma by the para
chute route told the story of his trip.
%e were perched at 3,500 feet," he
said, "and had boen up only half an
hour mien a column of smoke two
miles southward attracted our notice.
"There goes No. 16," said ray observer.
•'Two white flecks floating earthward
told us that the two passengers of the
balloon had got clear in time. Just
then two similar specks appeared sud
denly from under, another balloon
warning us that the Boohe was out for
a wholesale killing this time. Six
■lore white specks now appeared, and,
since It was evident that the entire
line was being attacked, I gave the
order to haul down.
Sudden Attack by Airplane.
"At 1.000 feet. I ordered the winch
stopped. No more balloons had been at
tacked. and although our* was now
the only one up, I could see British
fighting planes ascending from the air
dromes behind us to chase away the
enemy. So I decided to venture up
again. We ascended to 3.000 feet this |
time, and soon were at work again.
'Then suddenly something happen
ed. It happened swiftly a* in a dream.
We didn't even see the German Alba
tross approaching, but our ground offi
cer and his scouts gave us the alarm
Just a second or two before the hawk
was on us. I heard my observer, at
the telephone, say suddenly. 'What's
that? Stand by! Good Heavens!'
Then he turned calmly to me and said
with a smile, 'Sorry, old man, we must
get out at once.' He helped me over
the side first.
"I dropped and heard a 'wumph' as
the parachute left Its case. This was
the last sensation 1 attempted to ana
lyxe as 1 fell like a stone for 300 feet.
I saw the balloon shoot violently up
ward, and then ray view was blotted
out by a large white umbrella which
suddenly appeared nbove my head, and
I realized that the parachute had open
ed. I didn't look down, as I felt my
body swaying easily In the breeze. The
roar above told me that the Albatross
had done Its work and the balloon was
afire. You cannot, of course, maneuver
a parachute. a*hd there Is always the
possibility of the burning balloon over
taking you and burning your only
means of escape.
"But before I reached the ground I
saw far in front the Albatross crash
ing to earth minus a wing. She had
been hit by a cluster of antiaircraft
shells.
"The next thing I knew was that I
was lying In the middle of a plowed
field, while a short distance off I saw
my observer coming Mross toward
me."
Narrow Beoape From Death.
All IS #r the *S2c«n of the wrecked
balloons escaped safely on this occa
sion. They are not always so fortu
nate. At this same station a few days
before an officer was shot and killed
When dropping In his parachute. His
balloon had been set afire by a Ger
man airplane, and. as usual, he and
his companion took to their para
chutes. They had hardly tot clear of
the balloon when the attacking air
plane swooped down on them, Its ma
chine gun In full play. One of the offi
cers was killed, and, although the oth
er escaped, his parachute was torn by
a bullet
The balloon commander told the
story of an officer who had gone up
"alone and whose balloon was shelled
when flying at 4,000 feet. On these oc
casions It Is dangerous to haul down,
for the position of the winch Is thereby
given away to the enemy gunners. At
last, after a cloud of shrapnel smoke
had appeared almost under the basket
and no response came down the tele
phone wire to Inquiries as to whether
everything was all right, the ground
Officer gave the order to haul down.
Ten minutes later the car touched the
ground, and the observer was found
lying at the bottom of the basket, un
conscious but unhurt. It was a bad
case of shell shock, from which the
officer was several months In recov
ering.
A few days ago, at a nearby station,
a balloon suddenly caught fire, for no
apparent reason. The two observers
tried to escape In their parachutes, but
the blazing balloon overtook them, and
they were killed. Theories ma to the
cause of the disaster were numerous,
but the one most generally accepted
wm that the balloofi had been fired by
an electric spark from a thunder cloud.
ALASKA SOLDIER1
WRITES OF
BIG DRIVE
Juneau, May; 16.—"Edison has
c gas borno that skims them all,"
according to a letter from Jean,
ton of Jam.es McCloskey, Written
irom France to his father. Jean
enlisted the day after the war was
-e--'hired and was among the first
to leach. Franc© with the Signal
Cor,.,. His brother, James Junior,
'8 leaving Fort Lawton next week
Xov Kansas City, enroute to France,
am', iiis father is leaving on the
Alaska to bid him goodbye.
The letter from Jean. tell#, of the
'us', few dayg of the German of
fensive in March. The letter says
thj Germans were all in new uni
forms .and? with the cry, "On to
Paris!'! came onto the allied line
by the thousands. At one place on
tht defensive the allied machine
guns had to be repeatedly moved to
clear space for range by the Ger
man dead, w,ho fell by the thous
ands. It was the greatest slaugh
ter in th.e history of the world.
The Juneau boy ig optimistic re
gaining the ultimate outcome of
til*, war, and gives descriptions of
German atrocities w<hich. are beyond
comprehension. Like all other
American boys he shares the fear
of capture more than death. He
also speakg in praise of the new
"American squirrel rifle," declaing
it to be the finest Weapon in use.
Ho also writes the Germans are usinj
12 different makes of gas bombs.
FIRS! ALASKA .
com stre
Tbe Alameda is taking to the
South the first cargo of Alaska coal
to SQ from Matanuska coal fields.
She has on; board 100 tons of Chick
a'oon coal, taken out during the de
velopment work on the proper}'.
Sixty tons of the Alameda's con
signment of coal will be sold in the
Seattle markets, and 40 tons "will
..'0 reshippod to Nenana by way of
St. Michael for the use of the Al
aska Engineering: Commission at
tint place. g
Tbft Chichalooa coal is of a
higher grade than that being mined
at Eska Creek, but th6 property has
not oeesn developed to the ex
tent of the lattor. The Eska Crook
property is producing coal for
local use at Anchorage and by the
Alaska Railroad Engineering com
mission.
Mining Inspector Sumner Smith
has charge of the work at both. Es
k° Croek and Chlckaloon.
Subscribe for Tha Dally Alaskan.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE
The schedule of steamship ar*
rivalB from, tlie south during the
months of May arod June, accord*
inn to .the various steamship com
pany's schedule as published else
where in this pat>er, is as follows:
MAY
19 P. SS. Co., Spokane.
20 G. T. P. Prince Rupert.
20 A. SS. Q., Alamedal,
22 C. P. R, Princees Sophia.
26 A. SSi. Co., Jefferson.
2.7 G. T. P. Prince Rupert.
28 A. SS. CO., Alaska.
JUNE
2 C. P. R., Princess Sophia.
3 G. T. P., Prince Rupert,
7. A. S8. Co., Jefferson.
10 G. T P., Prince Rupert.
13 C. P. R, Princess Sophia.
17 G. T. P., Prince Rupert.
19 A. SS. Co., Jefferson.
24 G. T. P., Prince Rupert.
29 G. T. P. Prince Geo me.
For further details Beg the vari*
oug local steamship company agents
Juneau, May 11. — The Juneau
Home Guard entertained/ thfl draft
ed men yvho left Juneau and Gastin,
eaa cnannel Thursday night "at A.
B. hall. The entertainment took
the form of an impromptu smoker
and the hoys were given a good old
fashioned) aent-off.
Al] men yho were drafted from
any point on Gastineau channel, Ju
neau, Douglas, Treadwell, Thane,
or Perseverance, were invited*- to
atiecd1 the smoker, wthich started
promptly at 7 :30. Governor Thom
as Riggs, Jr., with the members of
the Territorial Council of Defense
were present. | ,
Music, entertainment, smokefl
and eats were funrished by the
Home Guard. Members of the
Juneau Home Guard were present
at 7:30 and a short drill was given
to a:ow Governor Risgs and. the
members of the Council -of Defense
what progress has been mad© since
the Guards Started drilling.
After the short drill a general
g«t-together meeting was held and
t.« program arranged by the com
pany officers and the special com
m.ttee was carried out.
TANNER HURT BY FALLING
IN AN OPEN HATCH
Marshal J. M. Tan&er met with a
seiious accident when he fell thru
a.i open hatch on the launch Quer
ida yesterday afternoon. Mr. Tan
ner was 0® board' the boat making
service of papers on witnesses and
in stepping from the bright sun
light to the interior of the cabin of
the boat did not see the open, hatch.
He fell a distance of several feet
and- struck heavily on his right
shoulder. He was confined to his
i>ed all day yesterday and for a
time his right arm was completely
para,yzed, but today he is able
'o he On the Job, although his
Tihgt arm is somewhat out of
coram ls&ion.—Empire.
HAIR TELL! CHARACTER.
Color of Hair MM to bUalt m Mk
TtmpnaMl I
Many peopI« believe that blonde, er
light hair denote# affection and 4arh
hair constancy.' A person without hair
la not devoid of character; far frem }U
The disposition of the average .fcald*
headed man is to show such satleHwdi
for the welfare of others, that be-oef•
lects himself. A germ cause* tsMtoi
Prof. Sabouraud, of Paris, rrane*.. in
nocculated a rabbit with Dandruff gtrma,
cau.iinf It to become totally bald W*r»
weeks' time. To rid the acalp of -the**
dangcroue germs it is necessary to Apply
Newbro's Kerpiclde. fS
"Destroy "the cause—you remove the
effect." t
Sold by leading druggist*. Send U> la
stamps for sample to The HerpicidwCo..
Detroit. Mich.
ou«« Dollar bottle. suar*ntee<l.
At all Drug St one.
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
If you want to buy a home or buy
any property that 1 have for wje
that suite you I can offer you
Some Bargains
DONT FORGET thai I sell
Fire Insurance
ESTABLISHED 181*7
One Weak Spot
Many Skagway People-Have »
Part aad loo Often It'a the BK*
Many people have a weak sjot.
Too often it's a bad back.
Twinges follow every eudd^i
twtat. , 1
Dull aching keeps up, day and
night. ' : , * i 'in |
Backache is often from weak kid
neys. ' f fi| fa
In such cascp a kidney medtfctee 1
needed. ; ■:r ,
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys. • (- * ' j U
For backache and urinary lUfli
Good proof of merit in th« fol*
lowing* statement.
James Cubbon, Mgr. Victor Clean
lDg and Dye Works, 1203 Yealer
,Way. Seattle Wash., says: "Mr
JUdneys wore In bed shape and
every time 1 bent over It seemed a
though my back would break. The
kidney secretions were unnatural, b
In a scanty, painful and.* Irregular
in passage. My work as a tailor
kept m* bent over and that made me
suffer all the more. I waa lame
aii! stiff all over &Qd could hardly
straionten up. It wasn't an; time
before Doan's Kidney Pills had
heloed me and 1 was soon cured of
every sigD of the trouble."
Price 60c, at all dealer*. Don't
sim-.ily ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the sune
that Mr. Cubbon had. Fo«ter-Mllbur
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. T.
—Advertisement.
"Found Money"
"It's just as if 1 found 90c," said many people as they cashed
their Liberty Bond Interest Coupons. They've had their first
demonstration of the rewards of saving, of THRIFT. UNCLE
SAM wants to help you get the Thrift Habit—a habit that will
help you through life. He has issued the W. S. S. You can
start with a quarter. 25c buys a Thrift Stamp, 16 Thrift Stamps
plus 13c buys a W. S. S. In 1923 a W. S. S. is worth $5.00 The
interest is at 4 per cent compounded quarterly. One of the best
and safest investments passible.
Buy Thrift Stamps anal W. S. S.
They Make Money For You. They Save Money For You
They Help Uncle Sam Win The War
BUY THEM AT THE POST OFFICE. OR ALASKA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S OFFICE
Tkte S»ic« Contribaud by Tb® Da®* Alufan
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