THE GERMAN NOIE PASSES
LIGHTLY OVER PRINCIPAL POINT
Washington, D. C, July 10—A
Kuiud Press copy of Germany's re
I'.'y to t!;e America:i note arrived in
this city today. The chief points
discussed in it are that Knglaud
has practically intercepted and
seized, whenever ptssible, all ves
sels engaged in legitimate neutral
n:ui.. iticu on the Xcrth Sea and
i:. :he Knlish Chancel enroute to
German ports and the latter have
tli 11* teen driven to a submarine
v. ar'V. re of retaliation ou the trade
of the allied countries.
Since the first of March of this
>• r Knglaud has been taking from
neutral ships without. formality
mere .>:.d.^e of every kind con
signed to Germany, aud the Ger
man people are now given the
choice of perishing from starva
tion or the relinquishment of their
i uleptndence.
Germany is conducting the war
i s If defense and American ships
V. ill not be hindered by the Ger
• .11:13 'u the prosecution of lgitimate
[iping; -and the lives of Ameri
can citizens in neutral vessels will
not be placed in jeopardy by Ger
mans. 4
T e tone of the reply is friendly
IMtograd, July 10—The main
fighting b-.tweea the Russians and 1
Austro-Germans along the river Bug'
is now ia the vicinity of Lubin, (
v Id ia. South Poland the Russians
have started a counter attack I
■•■^.liust the armies o£ the Teutonic j
alliance.
CHILLER IB
PLAY BASEBALL
The \V. P. A. club baseball team
hereby challenges the baseball team ,
known as the Fotls to a contest to j
take i'lace tomorrow afternoon • on .
the crounds of the W. P. A. club. I
but the principal point in dispute,
uumely, the sinking of the Ameri
can it earner Fry© by a German
cruiser, is lightly passed over.
In its note to Germany the Ameri
can government declard that inas
much as Germany had admitted lia
biliy* for the sinking of the Frye
under the treaty of 1S2S, prize •
court proceedings are unnecessary
and not binding up'in the 'United I
States. Aside from the question of \
how the indemnity should be paid,
the note brought out clearly the re
fusal of the United Stats to ac
cept' the contention that Germany
had a 'right to stop the carrying
of contraband by American ships
"by the destruction of the contra
band and the ship carrying it."
T1 e government of the United
States, on the other hand, does not
fiud in the treaty sipulations men
tioned any justificntion for the
sinking of the Frye, and does not
consider that the German prize
court has any jurisdiction over the
question of the amount of indem
nity to be paid by the imperial Gor
man povernent on account of its
admitted liability for the destruc
tion cf an American vessel on the
high seas.'
TWO PRODUCTS
OF WILDERNESS
There are two young girls living j
in the Wheaton river country, about j
Ii.i'f way between Carcross and
W'hitehorse, and 25 miles to the !
westward of thoW. P. •&. V. R. route j
who deserve a niche In the "Temple j
of Pioneers" which will some day j
be ereote" in the north to coinmem- j
crate the achievemnts of the early j
settlers. '
Their names are Marian and
Mavto Cochrane, and their ages are I
respectively 17 and 14 years. They
live 25 milee west of Robinson, a '
lonely station on the W. P. & Y. R-, i
about twenty miles north of Car
cross, ia the Wheatou river mining
district, with their father and some
younger children, one of whom is
of tender a^o, and whose care they
have had since the death of their
mother a couple of years ago, when
the little one was only an infant.
(Continued on page 4.)
A Word About Shoes
There may be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
We handle the follow
ing makes:
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
and
THE' 'AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
PLA-MATE.
SCUFFERS.'and
SANDALS
For Children
THE A. A. CUTTER. BERGMAN. ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, 12, 16, and 18 in height*
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between .Third and Fourth Phone 41
ALL-ALASKA SEMI CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION IS ENDORSED
Owing doubtless, to the short
ness of the notice given, anil to
the fact that there were several so
cial functions and fraternal meet
ings in progress lust night at the
hour named, only about a dozeu
people were at the town hall to
meet Mr. Mcl'herson, secretary of
the Alaska bureau of the Seattle
cliamber of commerce to discuss
the holding of a semi-centenary
celebration iu Skagway in the sum
mer of lyiT.
Mayor Howard Ashley acted as
chairman aud A. M. Rousseau was
elected as secretary.
Mr. McPherson, upon being callod
upon by the chairman, made a
very interesting informal talk of
thd reasons leading to his present
visit to Alaska, ana explained why
the proposed celebration, if car
ried through, would prove a red
letter day in the history cf the
uorth. 1
It was the sense of the meeting
that the new commercial club
when it perfects its organization
shall have charge of tho celebra
tion, but in order to give Mr.
Mcl'herson something upon which
to work, as he had made arrange
ments to depart for 'tho interior
this morning, it was decided that
immediate action bo taken and the
entire matter later turned over to
the commercial club to handle. In
conformity with this view the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions
From the Whitehorse Star of
July Sth: C. C. Gaisford, manager
of the Silver Fox 'films, Chicago,
UI., is iu the city taking moving
pictures of the Whitehorse rapids.
The camera man will bo at the low
er eud of the rapids at 1 o'clock
this afternoon when Yukon Coun
cillor !i. A. Dixon will come through
iu a small boat. 1
Ole Dickson and his crew of fire
fighters are still busy on the right
limit of the river, a short distance
ibove the canyon but are gradually
getting the firo uuder control. They
liave be^n back-firing and expect to
have it fully under control within a
few days, provided tho wind does not
play tbein false.
Au informal reception in honor of
Sregeant and Mrs. McLaughlin was
held i>t the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Puckett Saturday evening
from 7 until 10 o'clock. The ser
geant was presented with a shaving
set, and Mrs. McLaughlin with a cut
glass sugar bowl, creamer and tray
in token of tho regret which their
many friends feel at their departure
for a new home in Dawson.
When Louie Wanke was return
ing last Sunday night from a fish
ln.fr trip somewhere above town
and when riding his bicycle along
were read and unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolution adopted by mass meet
ing of citizens of Skagway, Alaska, |
July 9, 1915. '
Whereas, Tlio year 1917 will be
the fiftieth anniversary of the trans
Jfrr'of » territory of Alaska from
11 useia to the United States, re
sulting in the extension of the
| American government to the most
I northern limits of the North Am
erican continent, and development |
of M.c northlaud beyend the
farthest expectations, be U there
fore
Resolved, That the people of j
Skagway believe that this eventful
year, commemorating the progress
of our first half century, should be
] celebrated throughout Alaska on
dates which will not conflict, and
[ that every effort should be made
I to attract as many people to Alaska
as possible at this time, that they
maybe made acquainted with tliel
resources of the territory, and al-1
so that as large an official repre
sentation as possible should be in-1
due'd to come, and bo it further.
Resolved, That Skagway, Alaska,
sh uld provide for one day's cele
biat'on, at a date to be fixed here
after and that a proper exhibit of
the rosources tributary to Skagway
siouM then be made.
H. ASHLEY,
Chairman. |
\. M. ROlISSEAfT, Sec.
Thd meeting then adjourned.
the "Bridal Path",on the hill near
where the path starts down to the
£li>t, he was assailed by a hear
which seemed more anxious for the
lish Louie carried than for a
fight with the fisherman. A few
"shoos," however, caused Bruin to
j give up his ciuest. A big bear was
seen near Ear Lake a few days ago,
j which indicates a good bear crop
for this locality.
The late Fourth of July celebra
tion at Skagway was the best that
town has held for ten years and its
success was largely due to the man
agement which kept things going
from Saturday morning until Sun
day t veiling. Skagway should be
pro.id of her celebration.
Grant Huffman, who wons valu
able mining property adjoining the
rich silver claims at Mayo which
were recently sold by McWhorter
to Thos. Aitken, said to be repre
senting the Guggenheims, was here
the latter part of last "week 011 liis
way to Mooseheart, Ind., where ho
will leave his three little mother
less children to be cared for in that
great home for orphans. The moth
er of the children, who was a na
tive woman, died a few weeks ago.
The eldest child is but 'six years
of age. There are two girls and one
boy. Huffman expects to return to
Yukon to look after his property
early in August.
Work on the new hospital is
getting along very well, the con
crc-te foundation being fully corn
pitted. The wood structure will be
started within a few days and as
scon as the force of carpenters
Fruit Jars, Jelly
Glasses, Etc.
oun STOCK IS COMPLETE.
We offer the following special
prices during canning season:
Mason Pints, 80c per dozen.
Mason Quarts, $1.00 per dozen.
Mason Vn Gals. $1.25 per dozen.
Small Jelly Glasses, flat, 25c
per dozen.
Largo Jelly Glasses, tall with
top, 50c per dozen.
Mason Jar Rubbers, heavy 10c
per dozen.
Masou Jar Tops, 25c per dozen.
Parawax, 15c per pound brick.
P. H. GANTY
TOURISTS GET 1ST HAND
GLIMPSE OF THE 101* WEST
Salt Lake, Utah, July 10—Three
highwaymen, in each instance work
in" by their "lonesome," held up
several stag^, loaded with tourists,
\n the Yf'owstone National Park
today. All together there were
about one hundrd and twenty five
pr.o.ile, many of the "school inarms"
from the East, upon whom the
bold, bad men of the west opersit
c1. and 'rom whom the highwaymen
secured In each instance a large
amount of money and jewlry. Sena
tor Brady ot Idaho, was riding
with the driver of one of the coach
es and being a westrn man, and
El Paso, July 1—General Vlc
toria.no Huerta when brought ui> for
preliminary hearing today declined
to furnish $15,000 bonds and was
ordered to be returned to the mili
tar/ orison at Port Bliss. The other
allege-' Mexican conspirators, who
were brought up at the same time
as Huc.rta, furnished the bond re
quired of tliem and were released.
Oil. KEFINKKY IS TO
INCREASE SIZE l'LAXT
With i he recent development in
Southwestern Alaska the demand fo
gasoline and other petroleum pro
ducts ''as become sc great that tlie
Ami'gamrted Oil Co., operating at
ICitPlla, Al iska, is coi.tfmplating an
complete a job at the power house
where it was discovered a few days
ago, that the foundation under the
fire pump was giving away and
that there was danger of the plant
dropping into the well. The lum
ber for the hospital is partly
delivered 'on the ground and there
will be no delay after the carpen
ters begin work. The sixteen-foot
well sunk in the basement contains
from eight to ten feet of water.
Superintendent Simpson is confident
the building will be completed and
ready for occupancy before the win
try winds begin to bellow.
Those who attended the celebra
tion at Skagway last Saturday and
I understanding the full significance
of the warning, "hands up" prompt
| ly compiled with the demand and
I was relieved of his valuables in the
! samt manner that the others were
I made to "dig up."
The highwaymeu were apparently
well up in their business for they
•racli selected secluded and lonely
1-lacs in whJch to do their work, and
alter pr ctcding iu a business like
manner to get all there was in the
ivay oi loot made their individual
escapfd without the flourish of
trumpet, and in the most expeditious
manner possible.
increase in the size of its refining
Meantime several new wells
r.ie leing sunk, among them being
one owned by the Alaska Coal &
Oil Ueveir-pinent company, which 1ms
attained a depth of 900 feet, and
tile only well in the district that
has penetrated the limestoue. This
i the gist of a statement made by
Gec'f T. Barrett, a pioneer Al
ask:m. who first settled at ICatalla
in IS SO. "The Amalgamated plant,"
said Barrett, "is now refining about
1 35 barrels of distillate and gasoline
a dny. but this is not sufficient to
| supply the local demand. All of
[ the product is sold In Southwestern
J Alas-ka. where the freight charges
I froi.i Seattle and California give the
home iroduct a decided advantage.
' Much of it is used by the fishing
vessels." Barrett expressed the
opii icn that development of the Al
•ifkat. oil fields has been held back
because many of the claim owners
feared they would share the fate of
the con1 claimants if they brought
•'n pr.jrlrg wells. Many wells had
tiie .-a'!3 screwed on after oil bad
been struck —Alaska & Northwest
Mining Journal. 1
Sunday were agreeably surprised at
j the true spirit of sport displayed
tiy Indians fro:5l Haines aind Kluk
j wan who entered all tile contests
with as much enthusiasm as was
shown by the white participants, and
who lost as grucefully as they ac
cepted the fgw victories which came
to them. The Klukwan brass band
was also in evidence and, for •' an
Indian organization, is a romarkably
f'ne one. The band would even be
a credit to any country town any
wlit-re. While we have never fa
vored coalition of colors even in
sports, there is nothing connected
with the Klukwan Indians to which
the most fastidious Caucasian could
objccf. 1
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losing fabrics in your clother or t)00r
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Drop in and look tbem over
Will Clayson
The Clothier