To The People of Skagwdy
Owing to |he demands of war we are going to be
short of h^p and we would not big able to take
any ordeni It will help us a great deal if you get
your ordenjin as early as possible.
We thank
hope it
ditions.
pou for your liberal patranage and
contune under these trying con
C. W. AsK &. Sons
JUST RECEIVED
Large Shipment of
Socks and Sweater
Hand Knitting Yarns
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\\ Broadw. jjetv>.een ffoird ancJ Fourth. Phone 4?
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ALASKA, V» SHffiGTON, CALIFORNIA
OFFICE—St<
» and kmadway-phone 50
SAILINGS vrom SKAGWAY
SF.ATTLL TACOMA;VANCOUVER. VICTORIA
SEATTLE October Nov 2-15
Guinectlnff at Juneau for Cor6ov%
ami S«warJ
LOW RATES TO CALIFOKv _
\ POINTS
S*jUa4« £t«o Maa^ax. TkanJay. Saturday Fr*« S«atti« f« .
£>*»» - Kail Tkkata to All Patau La tu Ucitei St?1™". la* Aaiaka. Saa
*4 C«ui«
W. A. BROWN. A«ent
_^GWAY, ALASKA
BUY YOUR
LIBERTY BOro
Today
$50 or $50,000 Will Help Skagway
GO OVER THE TOP
And Help The Allies Down The Hun
[CANADIAN
vPACiriCi
Palatial Steamer
PRINCESS SOPHIA
Leaves Skagway P. M.
Aug. 21-31, Sept. 11-21, Oct. 2-12-23, Nov. 2
—FOR—
Prince Rupert and Points South ■
TICKETS TAKE SAME RATE TO
VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA,
OLYMPIA. EVERETT, BELLINGHAM,
ANACORTES and PORT TOWNSEND
Koservuluu and all Information from
W. J. O'Brien L. H. Johnston
Agent Dawson or Agent. Skagway
F. F. Lowle, Gen. Agt., Alaska-Yukon, Juneau
In an article in the Philadelphia
Ledger, William Howard Taft, ex
Pre^ident of the United States, says:
Canada's war record is made,
though not completed1. Nothing she
caK do in the future will detract
*rom her great past in this world
struggle. Sl*e has shown herself a
true daughter of Great Britain, she
has soared neither sons nor trea
sure to help her Alma Mater to
flay* the world.
ourpose of Canada during the
'our years of war has been to main
tain af the front a military estab
lishment of 126,000 troops which
constitutes a corps, with its neces
sary auxiliaries. Of these, there are
'our divisions of various sorts of
trooos. mostly infantry, 19,000 in
number, and totaling 76,000 men.
Then there are the corps troops,
mostlv- artillery, numbering 11,000;
and ooeratlng with the corps, ana
Bometimea independent of it, is a
cavalry brigade of 3,000 men, mak
ing a fighting force of 90,000. Thir
ty-'iy; thousand men make up the
11dp> of communication and auxiliary
units. They are woodsmen, railway
conductors and operators, often un
der f're; salvage units and other
Bodies promoting the health anfi< er
flciencv of the lighting force. This
army, aggregating 125,000 men, if
the inil'tary establishment on the
front, which it is the business and
curpose of the Canadian Government
to maintain in the war- It was not
hi full strength In France unt'l the
late summer of 1916. Wastage or
men was constant, and the defi
ciencies created must be supplied.
For this purpose th're was first an
advanced base of troops in France.
In the soring of 1918 this con
te'.^ nearly 25,000 trained men
re»dy to be incorporated at once in
the fighting body. Then there was
?n echelon in Great Britain. This
was a large organization for the
♦rianing and equipment of troops
sent from Canada and for the main
tenance of hospitals and evacuation
establisnments. In the hospitals of
this echelon were from 20,000 to
30,000 wounded ail the time. Then
there was was a home echelon in
Canada, where men were partly
trained and sent overseak
The total number of men for the
Canadian expeditionary force sent|
oversea? on July 31st, 1918, during
the four years since th© beginning
of the war; was 394,2 44 men —
30.999 in 1914, 84J334 in 1915.J
165,55.3 iu 1916, 63.536 in 1917,
and 49,622 In 191S, to July 31st.!
1918. There are now in Canada
awalrng transportaion 50,866
troops. This force has been re
quired to keep up the Btrengh of
•he military establishment of 125,*
000 men at the front, of whom 90,
000 are fighting.
What has become of the nearly
400,000 troops sent overseas in I
four years? They have suffered
160,533 casualties, or aoout 46 peri
cent of the whole overseas force
Of these casualties 2774 were cap
tured. There were 115,000 woond
ed who did not die. Some 55.000 of
them, Ihcluding also the medicaJly
Unit were returned to Canada as
e&pable of no further service. Those
ho died of disease were only 2,
2, or less than two per thousand
tt >'ear. Tnis is remarkable tes
tify to the f'ne physical condi
the" the Canadian soldier and to
care Jthfui regimen and medical
| Thok^ had
hutaber eent overseas those dead,
those unlit for further service, and
thos» captured', we have left, In
round number*, 292,000 men. Of
these, more than 20,000 ore con
stantly in hospitals in England and
France. One hundred &nd fifty
thousand men are in the military
establishment and advanced base in
France, and the remainder, more
than 120,000, are In the Canadian
echelon in Great Britain. When we
look forward to our landing in
France an army of 4,000,000 of
men, this history and theBe statistic#
of the Canadian army should be in
forming to us in showing how
many fighting men constantly at the
front that army can probably main
tain.
Canadaa' contribution in her ex
peditionary force up to date, and'
including those ready to sail is
444,000 troops. In addition, there
is ^ home fOrce of 13,000, an aerial
force of 13,000, and many auxil
iaries not counted In the expedi
'ionary force, which would increase
her contribution certainly to 480,
00'" men. Canada has a population
of 7.500,000 persons. This is six
and four-tenths of the population
—a military effort, which If ws
were to equal it, would require us to
cre»*« 8ii army of 6,400,000 men.
Canada's outlay for the war has
been if 1,000,000,000, and' her total
indebtedness now is about $1,200,
000,000. In addition *o this vol
untary war organizations, which in
cludp the Canada patriotic Fund',
object is to give assistance to the
dependent relatives of Canadians in
active service, the Canadian Red
Cross, the British Red Cross, the
P?'/Ium Relief Fund, the Y. M. C.
A. ind associations for similar pur
ooses have raised by prviate sub*
3cr!»tions $90,000,000. When we
consider the circumstances, her
geographical remoteness, we may say
wM' emphasis and with gratitude,
"Well done, Canadians you are a
^wat people, ftiwl yau may proudly
stand anions the nations who are
•avlnij- the wor|(l."
A party of Skaeway sportsmen
left th's morning on the Ja-Ka-Dan
for a few days shooting down the
can«l. The Party is composed of
W. Wright, James Kennedy, Eric
Telfer and Carl Larson, and there
is n^ doubt but the slaughter will
be terrific and their friends fan
res' assured that there will be game
dinners ealore upon their return.
ELKS TONIGHT
There will be a meeting of
Skajway Lodge No. 431, B. P. O.
Elks tonight. Secretary Vande*
vall says that there is considerable
important business to be transacted1
and f> Jull attendance Is desired.
Nuf sed Bills.
WANTS ALASKA TO KEEP
GOING
The Bank of Alaska received the
following cable today which should
be a stimulus to the people of
Skagway.
Thp cable Is from J. K. Lynch,
i\:b- is head' of the Fourth Liberty
Loan of the 12th division, .with
headquarters at San Francisco.
"'Bach- of Alaska, Skagway. • '«
"TTBderstand Alaska Packers have
subscribed your entire territorial
qu;»a. As this quota was estab
lished as representing ability your
own citizens to subscribe hone Al
aska ^oal will now be an over-sub
scription of at least one hundred
per cent.
(Signed') "Lynch, Governor."
TO AID LINEN SHOWER
i 27,171;tilled in action
1 wounds SPe who died of their
wero, miasi 9,349, and those who
| dead were $nd presumed to be
I dyin" £rom \§, or a total of men
or between little were 41,01?,
' the wlwle cve^l H Per c^nt of
I very much largos force, and' a
those actually# exj,Percentage of
toy's fire during t\J to the ene
Tv. casualties In i?ur ie^rs.
and those in 1918 we, and 1915
ately much less than t^roportion
and 1917, when the los&(r in 1916
anions' those at the front death
re^hed s heart-rending peJt have
The diminution in the r*te ti}taSe
seems to give reason to belu$9lS J
the oresent method of ofteas^hat
defense are not so costly in lives'
that the troops have been
" The W. P. & Y. R. has "iven a
va.1u°ble camel hair blanket robe
to *>« sold by the Red Cross and
tho money used to purchase linen
for ho«t>itals in Prance. The per
son fortunate enough to get this
roU .■will have something really
worth "while. It will b© placed' on
disiia- at Keller Bros.
Mr. and Mrs. L- A. McSAHster came
dowu from the summit last night
ap.' are spending the time until the
next train visiting with their Bon,
Ward, who is attending school.
Dr Turnbull, the White pass
veterlaary, came oyer from White
horse with Us «"« »°a ""f
o» s°;
! more skillfully to avoid unneclessafj,
| exposure. We may hope that with
I the Increasing advantage in number
of the Allied forces and b TOiity of
command our American armies may
not suffer as grievously as th b brave
Canadians did' In those awful crises
when lie desperate struggle of in"
adequate forces only could sa ye the
day. Subtracting from the , t°ta'
ihia. for Vancouver., ur.
Mil return to WhiteHorae on the
I^Mii tomorrow.
\&Vgeant Mapley of the B. N
SaA police, and stationed at the
r,«r„,d .W. re..erd«J
where N ^nd Livingstone creetc
'^trauvab beenlooklng after the
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ALL WOOL AMOSKEAG SERGE
Sponged and Shrunk 52 Inches Wide in
Navy Burgandy and Copenhagen at
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Through Tickets to and from Dawson, Fairbanks, and all In
terior Alaska a.id Yukon River points.
During season of navigation our lfeet of modern steamers wtH
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tributaries.
Dally trata service (except Sundays) between Skaguay acd
Whltehonw. Parlor observation Cars on every train afford
travelers ©very comfort and convenience.
Full information regarding passengers and freight rate* ujoo
applying to ittjUl. I Tf. • I = t !L\. ir I itaufctt*
A. F. ZIPF, Traffic Manager, Skaguay, Alaska
or 612 Second Avenue, Seattle, Wash.
PHONE 19
If your paper la not deliver- '
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19. The Dally Alaa
ku goes to preofc after receipt 1
of the day'« cables, between ■
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THE 8KAGWAY
Pioneer Dairy
■. F. SEHMAN, Prop.
THE SMMff MILK RANCH
Tba largMt ud beat oob- ■
ducted <J*lry J* Alaska.
DMlz tftfpineati at pur« .
milk wt.il ora&m to all prfat |j
cm VtJ&tm Tam k. Yukon -j
Root#, H
I Have The Best Line
Of
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And 1 Also Have
Pipes
Tliut Canuot Be Beaten
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428 Broadway
The Totem Store
J. 1KUTA Proprietor
JEWELER
and
OPTICIAN
Skagway Alaska
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
H you want to buy a home or buy
any property that 1 have for sale
that suits you I can offer you
J Some Bargains
DON'T FORGET that I sell
Fire Insurance
ESTABLISHED 1897
You make a mistake it
vou dr not stoo at
THE
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' . .Si
Electric Light*
Rooms Single or ok Sate.
Baths on each floqp
Famous for its Home *"*mfrj|g
Milk, Cream, Cottage Qmcw Mft
Buttermilk from our own darjr
Fresh Eggs, etc'
Rates $3.00 Per Day/and Ut>
Well Lighted. Largei Sampk
Rooms for Traveling Mwi.
H. S. PIJLLESn. Plop.
Slcagway. Alalia