Great Britain Formally dares War on Austria-Hungary
Germans and French Fh ng Furiously West of Luxemburg
Belgians Claim Germans Are
Killing Wounded and Tor
turing 'Civilians—Japan Will
Join France and Great Brit
ain in Attack on German
Fleet Off Coast of China—
Germans Take Many French
Prisoners.
Altl MINING HARBOR
\ ladivo«t«ek. August l:t—The
harlH>r lu re is l>eing mined today
•11 anticipation of an Attack li.v
lii'iiiuut warships.
HiKMivc a triangle
Brussels, August 1.1—The tier
mans are today moving north from
l.ii ^e. the allied troops tlius form
ing a triangle from Metz to Treves
:tnd Luxemburg. An attack on this
city is jr\pet'teil at any tiiue.
lO.tNN) MKX ENGAGER
111 usstrls, August lit—I'en thous
ami IU-lgi.iu tr«Hi|>s took -pai^ in a
-hoci fierce fight with near
l.ifgt* today.
ADMIT HEAVY LOSSKS
l.tmdon. August 1;!—Ail vices were
nteivetl here from Germany today
in which it was admitted that the
t.ermnn army had suffered hoary
l< —«v on the Russian frontier.
sH 11*1*1 NG AMMUNITION
\\ innepeg. August l;<—Both am
munition ami artillery are l»eing
shipped from here to the Pacific
e« :ist in large quantities today.
FRENCH PRESSING GERMANS
Paris, August 1:5—According to
the latest advices received here the
! retirh fore«-s continue to press the
tiermaus, who arc said to l>c in
lull retreat.
11AVK IX)i:>ft|) JI'NITIO.N
Herliu, August 13—Tweut)1 live
reserve divisions of the tJermnn
army, composed of —0.(10(1 nu'it rul'h
(iHluy formed a junction with the
thirty one reserve divisions '■'!
cavalry which constitutes the
main |>art of the (iennuii forces on
the Kyssiau fri>ntier.
THK KA1NBOW l\ 1'OKT
Vancouver, 1$. t'.. August I:;—
The I'mimliau cruiser Kainliow, con
voying the Canadian sloop of war
Shearwater, arrived here Iwlay.
thus setting at rot the recent re
ports of the vessel's having been
engaged in a with a (Semian
warship off the California coast.
<;ki:man ckiisek in "ITjlsco
San I-Vanclseo, August 1:{—Siri|>
l»ed for action the (lerinan cruiser
I.eipsig, entered the harbor here to
day for a coal supply.
CHAINED WITH ATROC1TIKS
lirussels, August IS—It is re
ported tliat the tiermans today
commenced an attack on the Ucl
Xi&n, Itritish and Krench forces at
Xaniur, and that the Helginns I mm'
l«ack the (Germans in the vicinity
if I>iest alter an all night fight.
It is claimed by the llelgians that
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the tierinans aro killing I lie wiaiuilnl
[ as well as torturing civilians.
MAW l'KK.VCH I'RlsONKKS
Iter! in, .ViiKiist, !;«—One hun
dred anil twenty i'lvncli officers
i and eleven hundred soldiers were
[ captured by the ticmians in (lie
attack iHKin MucIliaiiNou and
j thousand French ;■;•!»■< i:eis in the
fight at Loufju -.
FU.'UTIXti Ft UKH'SliY
>'d hero slate that (hi- (.crman anil
French forces are 1 ijLfttitiji furiously
1 west ol' laiM niborg and that the
J (iermaus are licit •; driven hack
r with heavy loss.
MtiHT ATTAl'iv FAII.K
Itrussels. .\u<>ust !:!—An allack
l>y the tin u:at:s war thi- t'lfj last
night, in which llify uirJ to laoak
a failure, although i: n>ul!«d in
fierce fi^litii)^ and be nj hisses oil
both sides.
KOI ITS STILL HOLD! Xii Ol'T I
Iti ils.scI-. An I.'.— A< \uriiii:^
(«> late rcimrls a hcnvy l»s mlwiiil- [
meiit of tin* lolls jii I.irjtc l:y Uie
(■cniiMiis lias Iie« ii :i! |iin ijress all
iIiij , li:n tlit \ a:< -till holding out
ami the <><n man - ai- milling for
ward more h«.»vy gun-.
I'HHiMALlA I Hit LAWN \v.\i:
London, AngiiM I:>—<iri at ISrit
aiu today r« <iiu.i 11 \ declared war,
with AiiMiin-_Kni:- "jk
STKKNtiTH IS IWKXOWX
IioikInii, Aug.-. —!i i> official
ly stated litre liil.-iy llmt tin;
strength < i' tin lit iti-1» nav> in l'»'
Mediterranean is tinkii• «u, as tho
lUit Ih'i'U p:ilili>!ieil -ince ilie war
commenced.
JAPANKsK Wil l. TAKK PAltT
London, Villi"'--1 ! ■—IjiIc a«lvk*es
Japan lias ugrrci] to i- in tin* lliii*
ish ami Finirli iI.-cn in an attack
ilium the (ieinuin licet on the
LOS AMiKIJS PLANS
lillt KPTSON I'O KLKS
Los Angeles. Aug. 12—Though
the gathering is almost a year dis
tant preparations are under way
here today for t ie • iitertainnaeiit of
tho Elks annual toaclavo in 1915.
Plans were lav.:.' vl upon the r>
turn o£ the Los Angeles delegation
from the Denver convention ':|*t
month. Kvcry Elk lodge of South
en California will have a part in
tbc„entertaiiunt. i;i pZ the delegates
to the Los Angeles meetiifg.
The dance at the A. P.. hall last
night was not so well attended as
way. ,\ good time was had, how- j
Washington, D. C., August 13—
The senates and house committees
today agreed that foreign built ves
sels can be admitted to American
registry for the next two years.
l'EOI'LE GOING OUT IN
THE PRINCESS ALICE
Mrs. F. F. W. Lowle and little
sou Ralph, will leave tonight for
u visit to Canadian coast cities.
Mrs. Hills, sister of Mr. W. W.
Dickinson ot W'hitehorse, who has
been visitlug the latter for several
weeks, came in on the train last
ni^ht on her way home to Oregon.
Wm, Hartzell and S. A. Snlffen,
old-timers of Dawson, .who are go
ing out together. Mr. Sniffen is
on his way out to undergo an
operation for a cataract on one of
his eyes. At one time he was own
er o£ No. 2 above on Bonanza
creek, near Dawson.
There is on the train today from
W'liitehorse, a party of three L»aw
son young ladies who are on their
way to the outside and will leave
ou the boat tonight. They are Miss
G-ertrude Sutherland, Miss Irving
and Miss inompson.
C. Blanchford, a commercial trav
els, bound lor Seattle.
Mr. Carpenter, wife and daughter.
Mr. Kemper of Hot Springs on the
Lower Yukon river.
The two Peterson brothars and
Mr. Krickson of Dawson.
H. U. McPherson, Whltehorso
ilruggist, on his way to Seattle to
meet his sister, who has been en
:;ased as teacher in the Whltehorso
public school for the coining term.
W. H. Meyers, master mechanic at
the Pueblo mine at Whiteliorse, who
is on his way to Spokane. Mr. Mey
ers is the father of Mrs. W. D.
Greenough, wife of the general mali
nger of the Atlas Mining Co.
Mrs. (Capt.) Wm. Turnbull and
son, who are on their way to their
homo In Vancouver, B. C.
C. W. Ask, Skagway merchant,
who is going to Seattle 011 business.
Boy Allen, who has been working
for the W. P. & Y. R. company for
several months, will leave for the
outside touiglit.
CAPITAL TAXI TRl'ST BUSTED
Washington, Aug. 12—The "Taxi
cab Trust" here waa "busted higher
than Gilderoy's kite" today when
new traffic regulations went into
effect, prohibiting favored taxicabs
from monopolizing the choice hotel
stands and giving all automobile liv
ery owners an even break for the
cream of the business.
New Goods Just Received
Libby's Green Olives, per jar 65c
Lilly's Chow Chow, jars in-two sizes, 20c and 35c
Libby's Prepared Mustard, per jar .... 15c
Quaker Breakfast Biscuit, per package . . 15c
French String Beans in glass 55c
Also a complete line of Crosse &
Black well and H.J. Heinz Com
pany's goods at popular prices
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10 VERA GRUZ
Vera Cruz, August 13—It is ro
ported here today that President
Carbajal has abandoned Mexico
City and is now 011 hii way here.
ALMOST READY
- FOR A SCRAP
Washington, August 13—It is
understood here thai General I
Carranza and General Villa anoj
upon the verge of an open rupture.
DAVIS Cl"P FINALS WILL
DRAW A RKCOIll) CJALLKItV
New York, Aug 12—Arrangements
were completed today for handling
the record crowds that are expect
ed to witness the international chal
lenge matches for the coveted Davis
cup tophy, which will begin oil the
West Side tennis court3 tomorrow
and continue through Saturday. lOx
trft stands hajie been erected to
seat the 4,000 or 5,000 who have
secured tickets to see the play. Ten
nis devotees from many sections *f
the country are hero today. Kew
port 6oriet.y is represented by scoros.
netting odds favored the challengers,
against the American team.
MAW MEN llEfiRKTTEI) THEY
WEItE XOT WOMEN Of! KIDS j
The kids of Skagway, as well as
their mothers, their female cousins .
and their aunts, turned out in
large numbers this afternoon, and j
had a most enjoyable time at the j
free matinee tonderd them by Man- !
ager Geo. Mowl and Marshal Frank
Page at the Popular Picture Palace.
Henry Friedenthal is driving the
delivery wagon for C. W. Ask &
Sons these days.
'KILL PROBE THE
PRICE OE FOOD
Washington, D. C., August 13—
President Wilson today Instructed
I Attorney General McReynoldg to
probe into the reason for th« In
crease in the price of foodstuffs la
tho United States.
THE LOOP IN CHICAGO '
NOW A FLOWER GARDEN
Chicago, Aug, 12—Thq Loog dis
trict, often characterized by
the jealous inmates of other cities
as "dark" and "gloomy" and 'smolc
ey," has undergone a transforma
tion which will put the quietus oa
any such libel.
The Loop is _ today a veritable
flower garden.
On the window ledges of the bus
iest skyscraper are flourishing min
iature flower beds to refute tke
slander against Chicago's atmos
phere. More than a mile of window
boxes have been sent out by banks,
mercantile houses and other ten
ants of big buildings in response to
an appeal by the Association of
Commerce. i
POWER BOATS RACE FOR
HARMEWORTH TROPHY OUP
Cowes, Eng., Aug. 12—DUturbae
IV, the American speedboat, captur
ed by Commodore Pugh, ita owner,
today was picked as a probable win
ner of the International power boat
contests in Osborne bay near here
this afternoon. The Disturber IV
was built to make sixty mllea au
hour. If she made this great Bpeed
this afternoon, according to expect#,
she would carry off the coreted
Hurmeworth trophy. The American '
boat was launched in Chicago July
2, aud in her tests there cam» up to
expectations in seaworthiness a-nd
speed.
FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERS •
Connelsville, Pa., Aug. 12—Elec
tion of officers was the principal
business before the Western Pennsyl
vania Fireman's association, in con
vention here today.
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