No7i,0 EIGHTeStH YEAR 1 SKAttWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 191. ; / PRICK 10 CKNTS
GREAT BRITAIN 10 PROHIBIT
SHIPMENTS THROUGH HOLLAND
■Washington, D. C., June 23—
Great Britain's further memoran
dum by order of council, affecting
neutral shipping, has .just heen
received at the state department in
this city, in which Groat Britain
gives notice of iutantlpn to pro
hibit ail shipments.entering Holland
from neutral countries, thereby
stopping BuppUes from reaching
Germany through thaticountry.
President Wilson will leave for
Cornish tonight and not return.un
t)l Inly 6th. as it is not thought
that »he German reply.to the Am
erican note will he received until
the latter part of next week.
LATE FLASHES
OVER THE GABLE
Bt-rJia, Juno 23—The second ar
my ef Germany and Austria-Hun
gary, after a terrific light, lias
captured the city and fortresses of
Lemberg.
Late advices state .that Zeppe
l'ue airships dropped bombs oa the
Armstrong works at South .Shields,
England, on June 15th and l&th,
and destroyed the navy yard .there,
as wtll as the arBenal. The pro
perty damage is said.to have been
enormous while the casualties were
17 killed and forty wounded.
Viecna, June 23—There is great
rejoicing among the people in this
city over the news of the fall of
l.emlferg. I
THE IB
THAJJPTS
Mrs. Edward I. Wade, Mrs. W. R.
Hillery, Mrs. E. J. Shaw and Mrs
H. J. Ly'uch met .by appointment
t.^is morniag and visited the Jandos
home on Third street, .back of the
Colder; North hotel, for the purpose
of offering any assistance they
could render to the afflicted woman,
'a ho id Irlcg helpless from aa at
tack of paralysis, or to her hus
ban-1 who is la attendance upon her
Tht*y found no need of financial
a'd, Dut discovered ample room for
he'.p lu other directions, and with
tae charity that Is akin to that
taught by the parable of .the Good
Samaritan, they looked after the
.van's of the sufferer, e'en though
sue nas r.ot of their country nor
u£ ti'*ir religion.
REIGN TERROR
INJEXICO
Sau Francisco, June 23—Accord
ing to adviceB received In.this city
tfcis morning, martial law has been
declared at Calexico and .Mexicali,
Mexico, following a reign of terror
among the inhabitants of the. two
cities resulting from three severe
earthquake shocks, from which
many buildings are now in .ruins
and scores of people are reported
dead. I
General Villa's soldiers are on
duty at Meiicali.
ARE GAINING ON
THE WEST FRONT
London, June 23—The French
are said to be gaining ground on
the west battle front, but the Ger
mini are reported to be repulsing
the Russians near Styrai.
LEMBERG WILL
BE EVACUATED
l'etrograd, June 23—It is official
ly admitted that the Russian de
fense of Lemberg will only.continue
until the large quantity of military
supplies stored there have been safe
ly removed, when the city will be
evacuated. I
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
HE 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 C
Broadway [.between .Third and Fourth Phone 41
CABLE EXPERTS
MILE
Valdez Prospector: The gov
ernment .cable between Val
dez and Sitka .is working
very poorly today because
o{ "earth currents" which .causes
• he Instrument that records the
messages to.jump about In such a
maimer that It is next to impossible
to read the tape and the messages
are being repeated back and forth.
Nothing but the efficiency of Mas
ter Electrician Faust and his capable
a.-.sistants make possible any ser
vice at all.
Cable experts have tried far years
to locate the causes for the "earth
currents," which are similar to
"static" disturbances In the air in
terfering with wireless operations.
The cause of Btatic troubles are
said to be electrical currents in
(he air, which interfere with the
wireless currents and it is presumed
that currents of electricity in the
earth are the cause of the trouble
ou the cable lines. The certainty
of this, however, has never yet been
fathoatd.
ALPINE FORT IS
STOPPING THEM
Iiomo, Juno 23—In its advance
along the Carnic Alps the Italian
arrnv has been stopped temporarily
bv the almost impregnable fortress
<V Malborgeth. 1
On the Isonzo river front the
' Italians have made an advance
across the river between Goritza
and Plava.
Au "Opea Air" dance in Alaska!
Yee, that is just what is going to
happen and the time and place will
be next Saturday evening at the
Ellts' new tennis court. The dance
recently announced by the White
Pass Athletic club I for the same
evening has been cancelled in order
that tho Elks might properly cele
brate the completion of their court,
and it is also desired to take ad
vantage of *he present beautiful
weather. If the weather man
should be unkind the dance will
be postponed. 1 Music will be
furn'shed by the Skagway band, and
the smooth surface of the board
cour*, 53 x 107 feet in size, will
afford ample room for everyone. A
successful and novel affair is as
sured, Reserve Saturday night
for this occasion and bring -'her"
with you.
HOW HE PAINTED
THE FLAG STIFF
The flap staff on the steeple of
the Will Clayson mercantile establish
ment ,'t the corner of .Fourth and
Broadway was the center and "Cur
ley" Chamberlain the object, that
attracted upward the eyes of many
peoplo on Broadway last night .be
tween 'he hours of 8 and 10 o'clock.
Mr. Clayson, having had the ex
terior of his hanascme two story
business block repainted wanted the
flag staff and ball at its top
tcuched up to conform to.the ap
pearance of the remainder of the
building, and in speaking of the
matter before Chambers, the latter
offered to do the job, which offer
was ,->t once accepted.
Last night was the time appointed
for tli<» doing of the work and
"Curlry" was o<n hand at the min
ute, fully prepared, as he supposed,
to get Hie matter over in a short
time; but the pole was small and
sllcK and the climber's sticking pow
ers not of the house fly variety,
so »vt?rv time he managed to get
midway to the top he slipped back
lo his starting point.
VUh the assistance of Tom Run
ning, however, ho finally overcome
all oostacles to the accomplishment
of the work he had set himself to
do, and at about 10 o'clock had
finished his job, and . the first rays
of the sun this morning shone daz
zli.'gly on a bright red pole sur
mounted by a sphere of yellow.
'GOT IT IN' FOR
'BILLY' 16
W. 6. King, auditor for the
wholesale butchering firm of P.
Burns & Co.. whose retail houses
extend over the whole of western
Canada and ti e Yukon territory,
will be in on the train tonight on
his return from Whitehorse,. and
10 show their "animosity" toward
11 m '.he members of Skagway
Lodge, No. 431, B. P. O. E., of
v.'Uich branch of the order he is
i -ist exalted ruler, are preparing , to
tender him an informal reception
at tli-s Elks' hall at S,:30 o'clock
tonight. That the grass will be
tramped down In the "pasture" dur
ing the ceremonies, goes without
saying.
THAW TESTIFIES
i DEFENSE
New York June 23—The jury in
the Harry K. Thaw case was sworn
in today Thaw was on the stand
Jbis afternoon testifying in .his
own defense.
Map of Italy Olive Oil
We carry this in
Quart tins 95c
Half GaL tins ♦ ♦ ♦ $L85
The finest grade of oil we put up.
Especially suited for mayonaise
dressing. Very mild flavor, does
not get rancid. 100 per cent pure.
P. H. GANTY
IS GATHERING DATA FOR
SPECIAL EDM DAILY EMPIRE
A. B. Stevenson is a guest of the
Pu!lPri House. For the Dast two
mouths he has been associated
with Jehu W. Troy of Juneau In gath
ering data for descriptive articles
ou Southeastern Alaska for a spec
ial edition of the Empire that, will
be issued in July. This edition will
be the finest fif its kind ever pub
lished in Alaska. Through this
medium the "states" and other
parts of the world will learn of
tbv opportunities Alaska offers to
the tourist, the sight-eeer and the
globe trotter. In speaking of
Skagway Mr. Stevenson said: "To
dtscribe the scenery .tributary to
Skagway would bankrupt the Eng
libh language. Surely the.people
of your citv are justified in speak
ing with enthusiasm of .the de
lightful climate and the other manl
fc-ld attractions. Regardless of
the distance a tourist might have
to come to visit this wonderland,
you have al! the attractions .to
a nply repay him. God whispers in
lae silent ulacea before .He speaks
in ;he trading marts. This verit
Kjle empire of Alaska gives one a
new conceotiou of life." Mr. Stev
■inioii has been associated with
somn of the largest papers on the
American continent and in his time
v'.»ited several foreign countries of
t':i» wor'd.
BASEBALL TALK
GROWS INTENSE
Tne sportiug editor of the Alas
kan has b$en coming in for much
comment and abuse over recent
suggestions relative to projected
baseball among the regulars and
the ve'eranB,. who axe preparing to
hurl w.orld-wide dofi to those ball
tosstrs. inasmuch as someone
must start the ball rolling, and
ginvr is * needed to awaken base
ball "i'erests in this city, it
might just as well ho the sporting
editor, seeing he gets the .blame
anyway.
Much comment .and many
expressions pro and con, mostly
con, have been heard.on all sides,
and the germs of the baseball
bug's bites have heeu propagating
fruitfully. Among .the several
bits of banter and friendly chaff
of the baseballerB, might.be men
tioned, our friend Dugan, in con
versation with the regulars. ."Now
you fellows need a reputation be
fore we consider playing you,. get
me." Aud Miller, "Well I don't need
a suit, but l? think really, you
know we could beat them." And
Bert McKenzie .of the regular#,
"Oh, same old stuff, guess what."
Then Rio Rapuzzi, ."Let 'em have
it, suits me." But brother Loula,
had 'lOthinp to say, reports have
it he is looking for the sporting
editor.
When looking for Cleoir Ask, who
no doubt will be among the pitch
ing staff for the challengers, to
get his views, found he was out
walking. Of course Mark Phelpe
will be on tap at first base. Rob
erts, who oitched quite a game Sun
day is 8UT6 of a good trial, on the
mound, and with Kogers on deck,
much strength ia added to the.vet
erans. It has not been ascertained
whether Harry Ask will sign regu
lar or Join the Skagway Feds. He
will pdd much to either side. And
it looks like business to have the
fana buzzing ball news, and with
several plots and counter plots
about dark horsee, the spirit of
rivalry grow* keener. Skagway may
expect some ball games scon.
MANY SMALL BOATS
Since the river opened here on
April 6, which was several weeks be
fore the lake was open one hundred
and R.'xteen small boats have been
registered at this place by the po
lice and left for down river. Until
Lake I.ebarge.jvas open those which
crossed the lake were dragged over
the Ice. A peculiar coincidence in
connection with the small boat travel
from thia place during the past four
years previous, to May 26 .is that
during every spring, 1912, '13, '14,
and '15, on that particular date the
number of boats which had left
each of .four four seasons was 88.
As the small boats leaving .here
this season average three passen
gers each, about 348 persons have
left .to date. According to the
police statistics which are very
accurate, of those who have gone
down the river in small boats this
season, 43 per cent have been
Americans, 22 per cent Canadians,
10 : r cent Swedes, 5 percent Nor
wegians and the remaining 7 per
cent have been ® mixture mostly
Europeans.—-Whitehorse Star.
Safe
You'll never be'1 put out" by shape
losing fabrics in your clother or poor
wear if you'll choose
Hart Schaffner & Marx
or
Ed V. Price & Co.
CLOTHES
Drop in and look them" over
Will Clay son
.The Clothier