No. 129*TWENTY FIRST YEAR SKAttWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY. JULY 6. 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
IMMEDIATE INTER if ENTIQIi B¥
ALLIES IN RUSSIA PROBABLE
Washington, July 6.—Imnide'-ate
intervention in Russia, botii militar>
and economic, has been urgently
recommended by the inter Allied
war council.
The report from General Foch of
th.,* results of the council is n°w
in the hands o£ President Wilson,
and hag been since July 3.
Allied diplomats believe that
President Wilson will concur in the
matter, and that steps will short"
ly be taken by the allied nations
to intervene in Russia.
GRAVE UNREST
III SO. AFRICA
Pretoria, July 6. — Grave un
rest ills to prevail throughout
the "Transvaal, which is said to be
due to enemy agencies working hard
to create disturbance®.
AecordLng to a statement issued
by l?»emier Botha, this condition ex
ists taroughout British South Af
rica, and it is feared that it may
result In open insurrection.
vnnv DISTRICT TO HAVE
EXCEPTIONALLY tiOOD year
Hagh Molvneaax. superintendent
of B. C. roads for the Atlin dis
trict, arrived in Skagway Thursday
uight and went to Haines today en
route to Rainy Hollow where he will
Inspect the roads there "with the
view of improving them for the
benefit of the operators in that
locality.
In speaking of the Atlin district
Mrv Molvneaux states that there
Pa been exeeotionally high water
{hip spring which has done some
damage to flumes, bridges, etc..
and otherwise hampered the min
ing operations there, the
danger \s now past and here is
every indication that there will be
*n abundance of water for the bal
ance of the gea?on which will in
sure a good outnut for the year. i
The property on Pine Creek, near
Discovery, formerly controlled by
the Columbia Gold Mines company
is now being worked on lays, and
there are about fifteen men work
ing now. and as this has always bee4
good ground it is believed that
the operators this season will have
a handonie clean-up.
AH other workings in the Atlin
district are looking fine and work
is progressing well.
Major Twaddle and wife arrive!
in Skagway on the train last night
enroute to a military post in Ken
tucky. Maj. Twaddle has been »ta
tkmed at Fort Gibbon for the past
several months,
MIIGHELL KILLED
BY ACCIDENT
New York, July 6.—Telegraphic
advices were received in this city
tl^is morning sent from New Orleans,
stating that former Mayor Mitchell
had been killed In an aeroplane ac
cident at Lake Charles, La.
The former mayo:- of New York,
, York, John P. Mitchell was flying
in a scout maclhne at the Gerstner
aviation field, when the machine col
lapsed and fell to the earth, instant
ly killing him. He had only re
cently arrived from San Diego,
where he had rceeived the rank of
major in the army, and was quite
familiar with the workging of an
airplane motor, and quite adept at ,
flying.
CHICAGO NEWSPAPER MAN
PRAISES ALASKA HIGHLY i
W. H. Leggett and wife arrived 111
Skagway from a trip into Atliu. j
and down the Yukon on Thursday
night's train and will leav® this 1
evening on the Prince Rupert on <
their way back to their homp in J
Olhicago. •,/
ilr. Leggett is on the start of '
the Chicago American and in speak- j
ing of his trip says that it is a f
most wonderful one. He ea.vs that I
he has been traveling for the past i
two yars. aned has visited many of
the scenic spots of the American j
continent, but this trip, up the In- •
side Passage, over the famous White
Pass! railway, on over the lakes to
Atlln and then back to Caribou and j
on to Whitehorse is one that could j
not be equaled in America.
I
SPOKANE SAILS NORTH
Seattle, July 6. — The Pacific 3. j
S. company's steamship Spokane
sailed from this port this morning at
10:30 o'clock.
Mrs. L. R. Magee. Mrs. F. N. |
Feero, Miss Florence Cleary, F. Bar*(
ry and wife, R. R Barry. W. E. Dis".
laps and twelve excursionists com- j
prised the passenger list.
Women Kahki Overalls Just the thing for
Gardening
Billie BurkeJHouse Dresses
Children's overalls and jumpers
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth [Phone 41
Washington, July 6. — The Navy
Department announced this morning
that the American transport, Cov
ington, which was returning from
France after having landed several
thousand American troops in the
war zone, was torpedoed by a Ger*
man. submarine and the vessel sunk.
Six memberg of the crew are still
unaccounted for.
RIVER SIM SUES
SANDBAR 170 LIS ARE LOSE
Peoria, 111. July 6. — The steam
boat Columbia, struck a sand bar in
the Missouri this morning, which
tora a great hole in h3r bottom.
The ship then slipped back Into
deep water and sunk. She tad a
large list of passengers, and up to
d late &our today 170 bodies of
those who had been drowned had
been recovered.
HOUSE VOTES
WILSON POWER
Wasnington, July 6.—The House
or Representatives passed a resolu
tion this morning empowering Presi
dent Wil»on to take over the tele
graph and telephone lines througn
put the Nation as a war emergency
measure. This action is done so as
to prevent a strike occurrng which
has been threatened by the West
ern Union telegraph operators.
WALTER McBRIEN PROBABLY
NOW OX WAV OVER SK\S
Mrs. Jonathan McBrien is in re
ceipt of a letter from her son.
Walter McBrien, who writes from
New York City that he has been
assigned to C Company. 364th In
fantry, and is in the signal serv
ice of that regiment.
-He states that he will only be in
New York a short time for by the
timp his mother received the com
munication he would be on his way
to France. He expected to take
part in a big street parade in the
metropolis on the Fourth, and that
lie is in fine hpalth and having the
time of his life. He likes every
thing. His officers, his comrades at
arms, his chow, and the excitement.
He says that nothing is too good
for the Yankees, and they are
shown every consideration by citi
zens wherever they are. His tag
number is 2,700,000. and he gives
this in order to show that there
were that number ahead of him be
fore he was enrolled.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Dennerline,
Mrs. F. W. Sheelor, Miss Esther
and May Fairfield, Mrs. J. Fair
field, Mrs. Hern and Mrs. C. Bern
stead came up on the Peterson to
day.
Paris, Saturday. — The Frencn '
War Office announced today that A-|
jueriean troops had repulsed G-er- I
man raids at Toui and in the Vos
aSe region. The attacks were quite j
fierce, but tho Americans held j
their ground, and inflicted severe
losses on the Hun^. '
BieiiN !
GMIij
London, June t>. — According- to
reports received from British head- '
quartres by the War Office today
German artillery was very active
last night along the lin© between
Viller Bretonnraux and Ancre
northwest of Amiens.
BACK TO SEA LEVEL
George Palmer, son of Jos. Palm- j
er, the first sho© maker that ever
located iu Skagway, arrived out
from the interior last night. His
father afterwards removed to At
lin where he carried on his business
for many years and was one of the
noted characters in the Atlin dis
trict. i
This is the first time George has j
been on sea level since 1898 and
he says be really needs a guardian .
or will when he reaches Vancouver
and Seattle. j
Mrs. il. F. Lov© will leave oa j
the Kupert tonight for Vancouver,
enroute to New Brunswick.
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grounds, to the holes where the big I
fellows lurk, there's nothing like
an Evinrude. Eight to ten miles
an hour—or trolling speed. Port
able, easy to attach to rowboat or
canoe, simple to operate.
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MUSED STRENGTH IDT COIISE
ALLIES TO BEGIN OFFENSIVE
Washington, July 6. — Including
the rapidly Increased man power a
long the western, front, coupled with
the greatly increased and rapidly
extending control of the air, have
permitted the adoption of a iuew
policy by Qemeral Foch, la whicn
he has delivered some hard local
blows to the enemy recently.
Tha striking of the blows by tae
Allied troops against the enemy,
which hare all been successful
show that a new phase in the
fighting la developing which mi^ht
expand into major operations.
CASUALTIES
IU1G
Washington, July 6. — The cas
ualties reported to the War De
partment from France today gives
the names of forty-three army cas
ualties, seventeen of whom were
either killed in action or died of
wounds and seventeen were wound
ed.
The marine corps list of casualtM
Is 114, of whom 21 are fatal and 75
wounded more or less severely.
cmFgIn
101K1S
"Washington, July 6. — Reports
received from France today, which
are amnounved by the War Office
show that the Ninth and Twenty
Third infaaitry and the 12th and
17th field artillery were responsible
for the American success at Vaux.
BERLIN MAKES
ISEJPORl'
Berlin, July 6.—The War Office
report today tella that th«re has
been great British activity through
out the western front, and claims
that all attacks made by th« Al
lied armies against the German forc
es were repulsed, with the exception
of the attack launched against
Hamel which resulted iu the capture
of that village by the British. '
J. A. Lilley and wife are return
ing to their home in Seattle on the
Prince Rupert this evening after a
trio to the Interior.
QUARTER MILLIOU
TASKS IOW OH
TIRING LINE
Washington, July 6. — General
March announced, today that there
were 251,000 Americans actually on
the firing;line in France on July
1st, and that this number was hetae
increased every day.
Washington, July 6. — General
Marc i said today that the work of
landing the peccxnd milHanj American
soldiers in France waa well in hand,
and reiterated hia prediction that
the present attack of the German#
waa coming at no distant date.
WELL KNOWN KLONDI KE R i
• ■ ON WAY TO YUKON
Clarence Berry, wife and niece
were arrivals on the Alameda yes
terday. Mr, Berry will continue on
Into Interior Alaska where he still
hag large placer holdings. Mr*.
Berry and her niece will return
home to California on the Prince RU'
pert.
Clarence Berry la perhaps the
best Known Yukoner who Btill oper*
ates in the north having been one
oi the original stakers In the Klon1
dyke and afterwards going to Fair
banks. He now operates dredging
and hydraulic plants on Eagle creek
out from Circle City.
BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR
WEEK IS ANNOUXCffl>
London, Saturday.—The British
War Office today announced that
the casualties to British troops for
the week ending Friday night was
17,3|36.
Dr. A. J. Cole, who has been so
journing in the north for several
days will return to Vancouver on
the Prince Rupert tonight.
Spring Suits
With A Gentlemanly Air
About Them
As good in their inside make-up as
they are in their outside looks.
Shapely, sturdy, smart suits for the
man who knows which way the
wind of f&ihion blows this year.
Patterns neither too loud nor too
modest, but just medium, for the
man who doesn't wish to appear
overdressed. No disappointment
lurks in the values at the price
range.
JAMES KENNEDY!