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Itordcauv, Sept. t 1—It was of
('fialljr proclaimed here today that
• lie rt'|«>rtiHl French victory had
l»vn confirmed, an authentic wi'l
lull statement having been received
frt»ni (rt'nml Joffre, the commander
<f tiie French forces.
Ttie armies of the center are al
icady north of Marte, while th<*<e
< f Lorraine and the Yosges are ar
iivin<> at the frontier. On the left
the trench army has cn*sse,l the
Aisue, anil ever} where the (iernuuis
are fchainloning their wmubiIciI as
well «s their ^uns.
I.KKMWs AUK TYlUXti TO
PLACATE THK llKLtJIAXS
Paris, Sept. U—It is reported
that General Y«mdetholz, t'v Gor
man military governor «»f the cou
<|iiered portion of I$eigiun», visitc 1
Witwcrp to<Lay under the safeguiml
< f a flag of truce for the punxro
of trj iiiy to end. the war between
(xruian^ am! Belgium hj offering
certain viinctv>it>iis.
■ t is officially announced here
that the Germans are still retirim;
< very« here and abandoning pt«.*i
ti«»iis which they had erected to
lover their retreat. Their reiire
■nent. however, is iHVuniin^ gradual
!> Ic>» rnpiil, the retreating armies
a c «..inmeuctng to resist and it is
l>elic\ed that an attempt is hein-r
made to re-argan"«e so that the
i.'iinpai^ii un German soil will re
main intact.
Cfc'liAlAV KOlT DKEPE?,i.\«
jxto complete imsa>te;:
I.i-mloli, Se]>t. 11—Hie latist re
received here ntr to t'ie l'l
ifct that the (inuan rout is (tct'ji
« "in ' lilt- it t-oui|>it'U> ilisti_sli r, the
•tveu armies Miu in lull iftic.it.
While the main German aniij is
i etrf-.itlug it is still reportel to be
intact and it 'is- .thought that the
«upri'iiie clash is jet to come.
It is umlrnliNid that France ami
i.rnnaiiy are to shurtly exchange
«<|iia| niiuilitiN of jirismiers of war.
A telegram received here from
St. IVtt'niliurj this niortiiiig saj <
• here are persistent rumors afloat
• here that ft' liirgw jiait of the
Vustrian aniiy has surrwidowl to
Him Russians.
IvVNl U SETS DIPLOMATIC
OFFICIALS TO WOXDEIMMi
\\. -liington. sejit. 14—The know**
' lge that the Kaiser has been con
j sidcr'uijj for several ilays tl'o mes
' xajj© l'roiu President Wilsam re
'yarding peace has set tl'e di
' |>loinatic officials to wondering a'
| to tin- possible acceptance of * '>'■
seniles as an intermediary betweei
> the LeUigeiients.
News that came t<Hlay to tlx
French embassy in. this city soys
that the allies' victory is cumulate
'even the Austrians withdrnwiuu
along the entii-o llnssiiui line.
Alyl .STKIAX PRISONK1W S.\U)
TO Xl-MUEK ovhr soo.ooti
iJiune, Sept. H—"l»e Austrian
prisoners reported here to havt
'**eu captured hy the Russians *r<
said to number over 2<>i»,00(» men.
K USKK WILHKLMs WILL
Paris, Sept. 12 — Anythiug auti
German or anything that ridicules o
condemns Germany and ti:e l<:iisei
KOt>s 111 Paris. An enterprising
printer, made a pretty penny from
the sale of "Kaiser Willi elm's will,
| which read as follows':
"My fortune to ill t':o widows,
orphans, and others of whose be:'
eav >:aeut I have been the cause.
"To Belgium, as a .-souvenir of lt«-i
heroic defense of Liege, the Cros;
of Hjiior in, diamonds, my sworJ,
and the'right to jeer at nie.
"To France 1 Tesiore by force Al
t' Lorraine, her clocks, and hot
billions of francs.
"To England I give back her title
whien 1 usurped—viz., 'King of
"To Sen-la I give Austria.
''T kt: . i, all my c«wno:is, :
"To AUciri u I leave my Ias» eart
r 'ige. In order ti; t sho may emi
t » Lttsinesa in honorable f.ishion.
-j all the other countries that I
forced" <nto mobilization and war
I give the wealth that remains in
my c'upire.
"To my family I give the nothing
1 have left.
"A3 executor of this will I choose
Willi, in Ueibler^o whom 1 regi t >
cannot give my head, which Is
c'.vu:: by all the world." (Delb
lcr U tiie P iris executioner.
y ,<:uSOu, i» uisil Polur.lbi"
land surveyor, who hr.s b1 "a doing
wO;lc in the Rainy Hollo
for the past month, is heicy cn his
retu-,1 to Victoria. He will leave
for the south on the next sailing
of the I'rincess Sophia.
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h PHONE 41 SKaGWAY "*
*. *3^ ftij A >?« i4« *Sr »£• »?« »£* *Za ■
Wonderful Exhibition of Vegetables,
Fruits, Flowers and Other Agricul
tural Products Visited by Big Crowd
From Far and Near—List of Exhibi
tions &.T-Z 1 Prize Winners.
At a late hour Saturday evening,
Liber tw< Ifth, the Third Aunuul
r ir, given under t'>e auspices of
I vlie ^kagw.ty ii ticultur l society, j
, c.iDie to a close, and is uojv a mat-,
t*.?r of Alaska history.
F ''uu an art i tie standpoint, the (
| exhibition was one of the most
Ijv-iuiii'ul. From an educational
standpoint, it u.is one which made I
the sfreat number of visitors, who '
v < fi i>resent by reason of the fact (
ii.it there were several large pass-'
lei.ger boats in port* for several
hours on Saturday, as well as the
were > v.- e it, mar
vel a the possibilities which
the Skagway valley ill particular
a J w.isk.i i.t go ;i era I, presents to
!he roming generations for agricul
! tuiv.
Kvery inch of floor .aid wall space
in the big builiiin- was crowded to
u;: lost wit : the exhibits of fruit's
flowers, vegetables and grains.
,
! ont upon
i >1« i). ...j i 110, iovliness.
A.-; .! ;ti c'.^t...f was taken in
t exclamation—
C' . :Ui ^tU' . a i J much t:U.e was
-••1 iu by the v nous exhibitors, and
u t ;t * is time well spent, there
< i,i ! i i|»v lit): } for fioni the
opca. ^ the doors early in the
afternoon, until the closing of them
lite at n;:-ht, nothing bin words of
loudest praise were Cfeard.
l>u. iug the afternoon, there was
l Utile dene by the visitors, other
Ui u to pass Ik ten the heavily
The I.adlej Auxiliary of the
! .Method! t; church served lunches
i oa the balcony during the after
] noon and evening, where supper
was served between the hours of
tiv« and seven, and ^vere given liber
al patronage.
The second floor was generously
patronized by the iuerchans of Skag
way, for the display of merchandise
as well as by the ladies for the dis
play of all kinds 01' fancy work, pre
serves, and otl or • ugs of a domes
tic and artistic u lure. llere also,
. under the auspices if the Skagway
the
; "Gro».t Glacier" moved along in ma
est'e and rollicking splendor un
{der the direct supervision of Jack
: Keller. Thrso ' who braved the
J danger of slipping on ti e icy trails,
I ha i an opportunity of throwing
rlugs for jack knives and canes,
trying their skill at hitting the nig
ger babies with base balls, the
wheel of fortune, fish pond, and whe
overcome by fatigue, could quench
their thirst by real red lemonade,
coolcd by glacier ice, previously
treated with chemicals which re
moved all ice^worms.
One of the features of the "Glac
ier" was the raffle of the huge doll,
donated by Keller Bros. Drug com
liaoq, which was carried home with
much pride by Miss Pederseu.
In her represtentaiou of a flow
er girl, Miss Reen was one of the
attractive and pleasing features of
the Fair, and her popularity as such
was attested by the increase in the
receipts from her sales of bouquets,
etc.
The exhibitors were not the only
ones who worked. The judges, ap
pointed by the officers of the horti
cultural association, put in many
hours of hard study and it was late
when they announced to President
Dickeson that they had finally reach |
ed w|iat they believed to be fair
u'vd-.mpartial decisions.
President Dickeson then asked for
the attention of all present, and
after telling in brief of the succes
ses of the two previous horticultur
al fairs, which had made possible
the extreme sucecss of the present
one, lie 'read off the list of prize
winners, together with the names of
the judges, which were as fol
lows:
Judges;—L. Simmons, carcross,
Y. T.
J. M. Buchanan, Aflin,
B. C.
F. F. Pulver, Rochester,
N. Y.
Mr$. C. F. Johnson, Car
cross, Y. T.
Mrs. Elizabeth Matthews,
New York.
General Display of Flowers:
1st.—Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Web
er—Dickeson cup and suit case
from H. J. Lynch.
2nd.—Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Blauehard—Dish from H. G.
Kirmse.
3rd.—W. P. &. Y. R. Gardens
-—Diploma.
4th.—W. S. Sparks -$5.00 cash
from Frank Page.
Best Display of Sweet Peas;
Mrs. F. J. Van do Wall—$5.00
cash from E. J. Shaw.
Miniature Garden;
Mrs. o. L. Dickeson—Mirror
from Keller Bros.
Best Display of Greenhouse Plants:
(Continued on last page)
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isik's Biscuits
This is something new recently added to our excellent
line of cookies. We have the following varieties on hand:
>
Oatmeal Biscuits, per lb. 30c
„ Assorted Sandwich, per lb. 35c ■
Shortbread- per lb. 40c
Coronation, per lb. 30c
Abernathy ' per lb. 30c
G-inger Snaps, per lb. 35c
^ Quality and flavor unequalled.
The Best for Afternoon Teas, etc.
F. Sri. GANTY, GROCER
a 4* *1* v *2* 4< "I* *1* *1* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4< 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4*
GENERAL JOFFRE OF THE FRENCH ARMY
Photo by American Press Association. " —»
The commander in chief of France's land fighters la here shown st kt*
headquarters
H. D. CLAilK HAS PHOTOGRAPH
OP HIS EXHIBITS TAIvKX
H. D. Clark had a photograph
takoa this morning of his exhibit
at tha Third Annual Pair, the var
ious articles being the product of
the "Simnyside Pari:;" in the .-V.ag
way valley. It was certainly some
Ihin^ to be proud of. The follow
ing is a list: Cauliflower, boots,
cabbage, carrots, lettuce, peas,
string beans, parsnips, tomatoes,
celery, red, black and white cur
rants, red raspberries, mint, Swiss
chanl, parsley, vegetable oyster,
rhubarb, edible potted peas, cu
cumbers, five varieties of potatoes,
oats, rye and bluestcm wheat.
In size, quality and flavor none
[>f the above vegetables are surpass
ed by products grown in the most
favored sections outsMo, while some
,if them, especially the celery and
turnips, are much superior in every
way.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. White and
their little son Albert Hamilton left
for their home in Wbitehors© this
morning.
SAVS ATLIX DISTRICT . *
IS BETTEjj THAN EVEK,,
Hugh Molyneaur, the Erltiah Col
umbia. road builder is herq oa W*
return to Atlin after haying paid *
short visit of InBpectioa to
' Rain? Hollow district.
He says that ail the minen ia tie
Atliu district are doing well thia
year and that Manager Daultda lud
a clean up just before he left of ap
proxi nately $40,000, which ' was
i about $8,000 in excess of the prer
ious one.
| Mr. Molyneaux has during the
Piist summer completed thirty mliea
: of wngon road between Atlia and
O'Donnell river, which is pro
nounced by all who have begn over
it to >e as fine a piec8 of road a*
| there is in -the whole of British
j Columbia, outside of those jrhicb
I are constructed of macadam.
Dr. L. S. Keller returned to
I Whitehorse this morning to
Up work, the completion of which
j lie was forced to postpone la order
' to attend the third annual fair.
Our Stock Is Strong
ON ALL THE NEWEST and
smartest neckwear. There are
color combinations that are most
characterful and patterns that will
please the widest range of tastes.
Silk ties, tub-ties, four-in-hands
and ties for evening wear—all at
profit-cutting prices.
THEN THERE'S HOSIERY—
that's durable, too. All silk, or silk,
lisle, and every thread a guarantee
of comfort, coolness and service.
Look tliem over.
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier