No. lttl TWENTY FIRST YEAR
PRICK 10 CENTS
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 14.. 19
ALLIES OEM EXPLANATION FROM
THOTSKf RELATION LEW THREAT
London, Wednesday. — It has
been^ reported here in a dispatch
from Moscow by way of Berlin that
diplomatic representatives of the
Mutente power a have handed a cor
V
Madrid, Wednesday. — According
to a dispatch received here yes
terday afternoon a break in the
diplomatic relations between Ger
many aud Spain is very likely to
take olace within the next few
days.
FAMILY OK KOl'K AKK
KKK.V ABOIT ALASKA
Mr. *nd Mrs. T. K. Saw tell and
their two. children. Miss Laura
Sawtell and.Mr. Kichard Sawtell,
all of Atlanta, Ga., arrived in j
SJiagway this morning on the Prin
t-ess Alice and will remain until the
sailing of their shio Thursday eve- '
n lug.
This family group forms a com
plete X>lly party, Mid they are en- i
joying .every mile o{ their journey.
The young people are intensely in
terested in the "Great Northland" !
and 'ts people and their ways, while i
pater »nd mater look on from the j
aide-liues and enjoy the reflected. i
enthusiasm of their eon aud daugh
COMING NORTH
Seattle, Tuesday, (Delayed)—The j
following persons departed from i
t-ie city far Skagway on ships sail
ing frv>m this port this morning and j
tl^is afternoon:
Miss- C. M. Colidge and thirteen j
round trippers including Harry Tyb
bals and wife of Port Townsend, j
J. S. ^'ade and wife, George Zee- >
man and G. L. Holton.
rective note to War Minister Trot
sky demanding within three days
an explanation or Premier Lenine'a
threat that Russia would declare
war against Anglo-French imperial
lam, ■ 'jfijt
ALLtES SMASH
i PEROiE BRIDGE
I
Paris, Wednesday. — Allied avlat*
' ors flying high over the German
j Hues between Chaulnes and Albert
have smashed the bridges at Per
onne by dropping large quantfitefl
or bombg on the structure. This
will materially hamper the re
treat of the enemy it he Is. forced :
to retire his troops in this direc- '
Tl'XNEL TO CONNECT
kexxeoott mines'
A 650 foot tunnel between the j
Motherlody and Bonanza mines at |
Kennecott, which w'll greatly ex- t
pedite the transportation of ore!
from Mie Motheriode mine to the'
railway will be completed in a
few days, is information received ]
yesterday froru Kennecott.
The two mines are on opposite
sides the mountain and when J
owned by separate Interests the ore j
from the Motherlode had to be j
hauled twenty miles around the j
mountain to bring it to the rail- i
way. After this mine was taken j
over '•>>' the Kennecott Copper c°r" j
Doration the ore was taken over ;
the top of the mountain and handled
by the Bonanza muio tram.
When the tunnel is completed it
will be possible to handle all the
ore from the Motherlode mine on |
the same tram that carries the ore ;
from the Bonanza.
Acting Chief John Dennewak, |
of the Chilkats arrived in Skagway j
this morning on a gas launch to
purchase » casket for the little
child of Andrew Jackson, who died
in Haines last evening.
BANKWALASKA
SKACWAY, ALASKA
Branches at ,
ANCHORAGE CORDOVA W8ANOELL
Resources Over $850,000
—OFFICERS—
Andrew Stevenson, President E. B. Ansley, Vi«e-Prea., Anchorage
A. A. Benton, Vice-Pres.. New York G. K. Betts, Acting Cashier
W. H. Warren. Vice-Prea., Wrangell, B. A. Ross. Aas't Cashier 4c Auditor
W. R. Hillery, Vice-Pres., Cordova R. N. Moyer, Ass't Cashier
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, DUCKLING, A DISCORD,
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MUTUAL WEEKLY No. 188.
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8:30 T)-jm. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
' London.WI ednesday.—The French
forces have gained, the control of
ridges and promontories of Mass
igne on the southern end of the
Picardv battle front, which gives
them the command of th« town of
Lassiguy and the valley of thfc Di"
vette river as well as the entire
district to tho north of this point.
It !s evpectfed that the Germans
will evacuate Roye this afternoon,
as they are being pressed hard
an<l each advance *>f tbe Allies i®
cutting down their possible roads
for a retreat.
Paris, Wednesday. — This morn
ing tho French made considerable
IBm
ISM®
Wasnington, Aug. 14.—The Sen
ate mtl'tary committee today voted
to report favorably Thursday on I
the new draft bill with the amend- I
ment providing to have the gov- |
ernment provide two years eduea- |
tion free for a'l men drafted un
<*er the age of 21 years, the edu
cation to be given 'mmediately after
the termination of the war.
MHEO
TD HELP NEEBlf
The American Committee for re- j
lief in Armenia and Syria hav« un- j
dertaken a campaign for the pur- |
pose of raising Thirty Million Dol- j
lars with which te> carry on relief
work in these eountiies which have j
been bo terribly devastated by the
operations of the Huns and Turks, j
Alaska's quota ot this fund is
$12,040, and the Committee consist
ing at prominent business and Pro
fessional men in Juneau hvae asked
Lb&t akagway do its Bhare. Messrs. ,
H. Ashley, W. C. Blanchard, and G. |
H. Miller will act as a Committee (
to receive subscriptions from the
people of skagway, and payments
can be made to either of these
gentlemen direct, Or to U. S. Post
office, Perry Her* or Keller Bros,
where suhecriptioa lists have been
left.
The starving millions of Ar
menia claim our immediate assist
ance. Neyer was IipIu more urgent
ly needed. We hire been called up*
on to contribute to various gov
ernment needs and to lend our Bur
plua and savings to help finance
the government, out compared with
the sacrifices which have been made
by the peoples of some of the
countries of Eurepe and Asia, our
efforts have been insignificant.
progress north and east or Grury
and gained a footing in the Park
of Pleeaier de Royo and raeched
, Belval.
I Farther east the lines have beaD
advanced for one mile to the north
of the village of Cambronne.
London, Wednesday. — In his
report to the British war office
• this morning Field Marshal Ilaig
saya that the French first army and
the British fourth »rmy have captur
ed 28,000 German prisoners and
six hundred guns since the eighth
of August, the dav that the Allied
offensive was launched on the Al
bert -Noyop front.
Loudon, Wednesday.—The Brif- i
ish government has issued a declar- ,
ation formally recognizing the
Czecho-Slovak government as an
Allied nation and three of the
Caecho-Slovak armies as an allied
force regularly Paging warfare a- |
gainst the Central Dowers and aS
such entitled to support of the Al- |
lied nations.
REGULAR AIK MAIL KOUTE (
BETWEEN VIENNA AND KIEV]
Amsterdam, Aug. 14.—An aver
age o* a thousand packets of mall
are now being carried regularly
every day between Vienna and Kiev
by airplane. The distance between
the two cities is 750 miles, and the
claim is made that this is the
longest regular air express mail
route now being operated in any
part o* the world.
The trip takes *rom ten to twelve
hours, compared tc forty hours |
by train. It is made in four stages, |
the Intermediate stops being Cra- ,
cow, Lemberg and Proskurew.
The Princess Alice arrived in !
port shortly after seven o'clock
this morning with 70 passengers
and 125 tons of freight.
Most of the Princese' passengers
took the morning train fpr Bennett,
and will return this afternoon, while
a few took the two day trip to
Wliitetiorse and will return tomor"
row in time to caUh their ship for
the return, to the States.
The question today should not be
"Hqw much can I afford to give," ,
but "How much can I afford to re
tain for my own personal use in a
time like this."
The people of Skagway are earn
estly urged to do their share in
assisting this most worthy cause.
We are asked to contribute on or
before August 20th. DO IT NOW!
Fruit Jars,
Jelly Glassetc
WE ABE PREPARED TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOB
CANNING SUNDRIES AT FOLLOWING PRICES:
Gl&ssea With Tops 50c per doz.
Maaon Self Seal«r Pints t 11.10 per doi.
Mason Self Sealer, Quarts 11.2 S per doz.
Mai on Self Sealer WIDE MOUTH, Bints $1.25 per doe.
Masoa Self Seller, WIDE MOUTH, Qta., f 1.45 per doz.
Masoa Self Seslinr T*r Top*, 35« per doz.
Mason Self Bellnag Caps, 20a doz. 3 for 5y0c.
Mason Porcelain Lined Jar Caps, 40c per doz.
Jar Rubbers—Beet Grade—ieavy, 10c per doi.
Parowax la 1 lb, bricks, 20c saob.
Permits are now obtainable trom ocal Food Administrator tot
25 lb. lota of sugar for oanalng purposes.
P. H. GANTY
SEBMANy QALLSAUSIRfl-HUKGARy
: 10 HELP HEfl 0B WES1ERI FRONT
Paris, Wednesday.—Prom advice
which has been received from
authentic sources, »t is now learned
here that Germany has. been com
pelled to call upon Austro^Hungwy
for help oa the vjwqtftca bq&tle
nomrm
BELFEVEO UK
An Atlantic Port, Wednesday. —
In a light which. sh» had with a
German submarine off the North
Atlantic coast a British armed mer
chantman arriving in this port
this morning: claims that one of
the shells fired from her gung hit
the diver and the Utter was sunk.
TRAGEDY DISCLOSED BY
GIUJESOMK DISCOVERY
Phoenix, Arizona, Aug. 14. —
Twenty-fire to fifty human skele
tons wer« recently found la three
caves on a nearby Indian reserva
tion. The skeletons are those of
both adults and children. The cloth
ing )s sligntljr worn, and saddles
and SDurs are scattered about.
The Indians, profess absolute ig
norance as to the presence of the
skeletons and the affair is a mys
tery, the officera having no theory
to advance.
U. S. OABLK 18 INTERRUPTED
Advice was given out by Mr.
Dotts in. charge of the U. S. Mili
tary cable office here that service
would be interrupted today and
part o* tomorrow while the cable
between Seattle and Sitka is un
dergoing repairs. The cable ship
Burnside is oa the job, and while
the 'interruptions will occur during
the day, it may be possible that
service may he had at night. In
the latter event there will be cable
news of the war tomorrow. The
news printed today was received
early this morning and late last
night.
Tom Sewell, purser on the Esta
beth, the little ship making the
Skagway, Juneau, Sitka triangle
run, was a visitor la Skagway while
his ship was in port yesterday. ,
.front. i
The advices state that the
Austro-Hungary governments *r#
Beading troops, aid that al
ready large detachments are ar
riving on the western 11^9.
K T. WHIST
1 imrtM
Seattle, Aug. 14.—John R.'Dre*
el ot New York, and Newport, ac
companied by his wife and his
j daughter, Mlas Alice Drexel and
I W_ Hude Nellson arrived In this
! city this morning. The parts- "l"
J leave on one of the next Alaska
[Steamship companies ships for a
I trip along the southeastern Alaska
[coast.
I SHIPYARD MEN MUST
ANSWER TO THE DRAFT
I
I Washington, Aue. 14. — The &m
, ergencv fleet corporation is draw*
,ing the line very tightly regarding
the operation of the draft law, afld
i deferred classifications are given
only to men. whosp losa actually
would retard the production of
ships.
It U the contention fo the of*
ficials that merely because a man
is working in a ship yard, it 19
no* good reason why he should sot
be aui/ject to draft, if when he goes,
another can he obtained who is
equally competent.
RAILROAD TOWN
WILL INCORPORATE
✓
A committee has been appointed
at the" new railroad town, of Ne*
nana to formulate plana for incor
porating the town. it has long
been 're consensus o.f opinion a
mong residents of the thriving In*
terior city that 'he town should
be incorporated, so that proprety
owners might have a voice in it*
management, and for this rea'
eon the commercial club is taking
the oroper steps 'to bring about
incorporation.
S. G'. Holt, bank examiner for
the First District of the Terri
tory left for his headquarters
Juneau on the Estabeth last eve
ning, after a Btny of several days
ii^Skagway.
Who's Your Tailor?
The Autumn and Winter woolens recently sent us by
E. V. Price & Co.
are the handsomest ever shown in this city and reasonably priced
Select
Yours
* Today
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and have your Autumn clothes
made up for future delivery to suit
you—and yeu only
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JAMES KENNEDYi