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BATTLE BEGINNING ALONG '
THE NEW RUSSIAN LIN
Petrograd, Aug. 3 —'a fierce
battle is developing along the new
line of defensesto which the Rus
sian froces have been withdrawing
siuce the evacuation of Warsaw.
The Teuton armies attempted to
follow up the retreatiug forces of
the Czar and crush thexu before they
i ould chouse their own ground and
riiorm their lines, but they are now
operating mostly through a coun
try la:d waste by the Russians,
where the roads, are unsuited to th§
iiuic> zrovement of heavy pieces J
c* artillery, and without these lat
tor the Germans are at a serio
I disadvantage. The plans of t
retreat laid out Grand Duke Nic
olas have been well carried out a'
the soldiers of the first line wl
havi, borne the brunt of the Wa
saw campaign have stepped fcehir
the second line occupying a fcrt
Tied liup running from Kovno
litest Litovsk along the valleys 1
th» Niemea and Bug rivers. T1
Russian army now Stands on i
own froutier where it stood at tt
beginning of the war before it
advance fnto Poland.
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There w;is no morning session of
tl;i» court held today. '
A* the afternoon sessiou, begin
ning at two o'clock Judge Jennings
called the case of Justiua Jackson
vs. Win. Jackson, both of Haines,
an application for divorce. After
heearing the evidence offered the
court, ordered a decree entered
granting Mrs. Jackson a divorce and
the custody of her two children.
Judge W B. Stout, of Haines, was
attorney for the plaintiff.
The two liquor applications from i
Haines which were not determined
y.-sttrday, will be taken up at to-!
morrow's session.
NEAR HAiNES
Juneau, Aug. 3 —• Speaking of j
1 he plans of the bureau of educa-,
tioa for Alaska, Commissioner I* |
1' Claxton said yesterday:
' The last congresj gave us $25,
(.<00 to be used for the relief of J
sickness and disease aomng the na- j
lives o" Alaska. We will use about
$15,000 in buildin> and equipping
•i hosrjital in Juneau.
"J find from all reports, and from
the reports of Dr. 12mile Krulish,
|wbf> examined ove- half of the iu
lives la Southeasteru Alaska dm
;ug the past few years, that th
I predominating dis;us> among thei
! is tuberculosis, svi'h its v®riou
forms, venerial'dise?sts. with traoli
•^nia and other eye diseases.
"Of the 5000 untives iu thi
section, over ten per cent are at'
! flicte<' with tuberculosis, and it i:
as much to the advantage of thi
white residents to have them treat
ed as it is to the natives.
"We have a plan to establish i
sanitarium for patients of this
kind In the Chilkat valley, a few
miles above Haines. The valley
there is about two miles wide, and
the climate is good, having lots
of suushine with a rainfall of
eight inches per annum. In time
this will be done, but it will be im
possible this year if we build the Ju
n<\iu hospital.
"We also have plans under way
to establish about 60 industrial
communities in this section for the
natives with schools and hoSDitals.
lage, and to make them self sup
porting.
"We don't iutend to give the na
tives anything ,for nothing. If
they have the money, they will 1>e
expected to pay otherwise we will
have to treat them. If we add to
their incomes by educating them
and establishing them in self sup
porting industrial life, they should
be willing to pay a little of • it
back for medicinal, hospital anil
mental treatment.
"In the states the government
gvs the natives everything. The>
are provided with schools, to which
tht?y get free tuition, hospitals and
are even given clothing, and we dc
Lot Intend to adopt that policy in Al
aska as we do not think it a good
o:w» er at least it has not -workei
cut 'hat way there," he said.
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I A Word About Shoes
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t There may be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
I best makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
1 looking for the best for a number of years.
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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, ZIMM RMAN & DEGAN
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, 12, 16, and 38 in height;
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
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CARRIES lH
E MUNITIONS
ls j Seattle, Aug. 3—All German born
10i employes of the steamship Min
j 1 nesota have been discharged, and
10 their places filled by men approved
r- by 'ho British and Russian consuls
d here. The vessel is loaded with
" | munitions for the allies and Bailod
today for Vladivostok, from which
Q point her cargo will be carried ov
s ; ei the trans-Siberian railway ■ to
e tlie .Russian army on the German
s ; and Turkish frontiers.
| Tno cargo consists of explosives,
rifn-s and ammunition for them,
and about 100 automobile trucks
especially designed far military ser
s vice. Th-re is also a large quanti
1: ty cf heavy machinery on board,
a and there is much speculation as 'o
whe'.ner it is the parts of a sub
marine ready to be put together cv
5 j parts of siege guus.
The leading has been Very close
11 ly guarded to prevent any bombs be
Ming-placed aboard 'by German sytm
' P ilL'izors.
HUERTA'S backing
———
A "wealthy" resident of El
P"So, Tex., has been arrested
J on the charge of conspiring with
! liuertu to set on foot a military
I txPc^ition from this * country
| against Mexico. His name, Jose
I Zozaya, testifies to his nationality
i and affords some excuse for what
j ever he has done as a conspirator. I.
This oarticular arrest is evidently I j
i cot of much importance so far j
f:is tne I nited States, as a nation,!'
U COtJCernpd. Til It Udt'n-'Ift-.Knnj 1
kin1 -will be made which will be or
I a great deal of importance in the |
national sense. ' For it seems 1
reasonable to assume that Huerta j
' had more powerful backing than
j any that could be afforded by a
few Mexicans friendly to him. It
! is difficult to conceive that he cam®
I to this country under peaceful pre
| tense and then almost immediately
; tried to cross the line into Mexico
I for the purpose of starting another,
counter-revolution, unless lie had I'
j the secret assistance and financial
j 3upui>rt o" Americans who* hoped
| to enable him to regain control in i
' his country and to profit immense- j'
i ly by it themselvees in the future. !
It is an open secret that at least,1
• some of the revolutions in Mexico
land the Central Americans who eith
i er sought protection and special
j privileges for enterprises there in
' which much of their money was
iuvtsted, or were hungry • for rich
| mineral, oil and plantation con
cessions. '
II that sort of conspiracy could
: be stopped, revolution in Mexico
and Central America would receive
I i a salutary check, the people there
c would have a better chance to de
p; velop and progress, and a great
C dtal of trouble and aanger would
[ be obviated for thi United States
P I govercemnt The Huerta conspira
K j cy affords a 'good opportunity in
tjthis direction if the men supposed
f 1« higher up in it can be identified
jjand brought to a stiict reckoning
£ j with the law.—Cleveland Leader.
ACCUMULATING
PRISONER!
Home Aug. 3—Tho trains fron
"l& Austrian frontier are bringing
ni«uiy prisoners to the concentratioi
camps iu the interior of Italy ever}
day. Seventeen thousand are now
held in cue camp near the city ol
Home. •
The figliting along the Italian
Isoi'zo is of the fiercest variety. It
is estimated that nearly 1,000,000
uieus in the various Italian and Aus
trian armies are engaged. With
the Austrians are parts of several
corps of Bavarians.
definite results have not yet been
attained by either side, though all
reports agree that the Italian plans
are gradually being consummated.
Captive balloons are 'being used
with which to direct thq artillery,
and Italian aeroplanes are- being
brought forward in an attempt to
Jt-sfroy the Austrian railroad con
nections in the rear of their lines.
The battle has been in 'p'ro
j-css for over two weeks with the
fcrcPs engaged being augmented
jourly. '
The loss of life has been ap
palling. The Austrian attacks have
>em the equal in forocity and brav
>ry of anything that has been at
emptel by men of any of thewar
'iiij* nations since the beginning of
I'H conflict, but they have • been
epulsed without exception. Tho
tallan artillery lias been used with
iiasterly skill and strategy, and its
ifectiveness demonstrated dozens
f times daily. Whole battalions
nd regiments of Austrians • have
eeu mowed down, and many
harges have resulted in the practi
al annihilation of those gngaged
HHIIEHOHbt 13
VERY GRATEFUL
Au interesting letter from Mrs.
il. G. Watson of Whitehorse, Y. T.,
ias been received by Mrs. Lowle
»armly thanking the Skagway resi
lents who sent flowers over on last
Friday's train in response to a
equest from Whitehoise Chapter of
he Daughters of the Kmpire.
The result of th-j efforts Pu'
orth was a very substantial addi
iou to the soldiers' fund.
Mrs. Lowle'will be glad to show
>r loan Mrs. Watson's letter to
liooe interested.
letterIrom
LIKE OF BATTLE
Howard Greetock, who was anion?
the first to leave Dawson for the
front, and who is with the Strath
(Continued u page 4.)
Fruit Jars, Jelly
Glasses, Etc.
OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE.
We offer the following special
prices during canning season:
Mason Pints, 80c per dozen.
Mason Quarts, fl.OO per dozen.
Mason % Gals. $1.25 per dozen.
Small Jelly Glasses, flat, 25c
per dozen.
Largw Jelljr Glasses, tall with
top, frOc per dozen.
Mason Jar Rubbers, heavy 10c
per dozen.
Mason Jar Tops, 25c per dozen.
Parawax, 15c per pound brick.
P. H. GANTY
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CEI1G ready for big
; RE-I1 OF G. S. fi. VETERANS
[ Washington, D. C., Aug. 2 •—
; Elaborate preparations are beini
1 worked out here for the accamoda
tion of 70,000 G. A. R. veterans ani
their friends who will attend tin
49th annual encampment of the or
ganis-ation to be held in this citj
from September 27 to October 2.
A special citizens sub-ecuiuiittee
has been appointed to look out for
this one feature, and as a result of
the good work that has already been
done and is now under way there
will bo no exorbitant rates charged
in either hotels or boarding houses.
As a part of their work this com
mittee advertised in all of the
daily newspapers of this city ask
ing boarding house proprietors and
those who wish to rent to list with
them at their 'headquarters at the
Chamber of Commerce all of the
data concerning their rooms. • This
information consists.' of addrriiseg
and telephone uuinhers, prices
for rooms with and without meals,
with and without baths, and in fact
every detail which might be asked
b;- any one intending to rent rooms.
This information is tabulated' and
put into a card index systom. Sev
eral persons are at work on this
continually, and it is said that hun
dreds are bringing in this informa
tion.
It is said at tiie headuarters that
good comfortable rooms will be
available for the veterans at any
where from 50c per day up, without
meals, so that no one neod • stay
awa/ from the encampment because
of h'gh room rent. Hundreds of
let'ers are bein,* received daily b.v
the chairman of ti is committee ask
ing about the rooms and all that is
firing 'person? 'neiu^Ious
been made for scores of delega
tions, many of whom wish to be to
gether, as well as for many individ
uals. It has been a 'part of the
duty of the committee to interview
the hotel managers -and restaurant
proprietors and call their especial
attention to the fact that both |
room and food prices shall be nor
mal. This has been promised and
it is thought by the committee that
no trouble will be experienced'along
these lines.
In addition to these accommoda
tions $11,000 was appropriated by
congress, just before adjournment
for the erection of public comfort
stations and like incidental expens
es. This work will be in charge
of Major Raymond W. Pullman, su
perintendent of Police of Washing
ton:- Tiie Woman's Relief corps is
to be in charge of the information
booths and they will bo ably assist
ed by the boy scouts.
This 4!)th encampment will cele
brate the 50th anniversary of the
grand review of the troops at the
termination cf the civil war by
President Johnscn, and it is the
plan ol' those in charge that- at
this 10th encampment may be re
produced as nearly as possible, that
review. it is expected that Presi
dent Wilson will review the veter
ans. This probably will lie the last
gr< .it encampment of the G. A. R
btcause of the increasing death rate
oi the old soldiers. In addition' to
tin- G. A. R. encampment, conven
tions are to be lieid here at the
san.« time by the Daughters of Vet
era,is, Sons of Veterans, Woman's
Rc'icf Corps, Ladies of the G. A. R.,
the Association of Union Prisoners
or' War, Naval Veterans and other
kindred organizations.:
Tile National Defense League
will hold a great conference on na
tional defense immediately after
the G. A. R. encampment. •
At the last G. A. R. encampment
held here in 1902 it was estimated
by the railroads that about 70,0000
pM'so-s attended the encampment,
li is believed that because of the
uni!|utnes<; of this encampment that
fully as many will attend the com
ing encampment. Col. John McEl
roy n;ist senior vice commander-in
ebief, lias expressed great pleasure
ov*t tne work of the accommoda
tion committees, and he believes
tliue will be no exorbitant charges
by hotels, restaurants or rooming
liouses.
li I m lui
Anchorage, Aug. 3—Another salo
of lots at Anchoraee will take place
on August 15 for the benefit of
people arriving in thedistrict since
the first sale. The total number
o» lots sold the first time was
C53 and the total amount of money
realized a* the'sale was?147,235.
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The Heat I
Decides
That it's up to you to seek relief. You
can get it here in abundance in these
Cool Union Suits
They're the loose! fitting garments, in the
softest of fabrics, which assure the
greatest measure of comfort. The same
is true of our two-piece suits should you
prefer them.
Wili Clay son
The Clothier