LIBERTY GOOOESS
10 BE CHOSEN
Bl BALLOT
The Skairway branch of the Wo
meu's Patriotic League of Alaska,
is aiding.the program committee ar
ranging for the Eour'h-of-July cel
ebration. Patriotic songu, a par
ade. a liberty car with every state
of the Uniom represented by a girl
wearing white, and au oration are
among th0 interesting things plaiuie
in addition to th^ sports for the
day.
There will be a Goddess of Lib
er'}-, draped in silk by Mr. LA
JBouuty, and to be selected as l'9l
lows: Every girl in Skagway who
was in the freehmaa or the uopho
more class in high school last y§ar,
is eligible for the honor, and when
'he day is over the successful can
didate may keep the lilk for a dress
She will be selected by ballot, the
ballotbcx being at Pederseai Bro
ilers store, and voting will take
ulace Saturday afternoon and holi
day afternoon only, beginning at
2 o'cioci and closing at 9 o'clock.
Every person of school age and o
ver, residing in Skagway, may vote
once, 'he girl receiving the larg
est number of votes being the choice.
The following have consented to
be candidates for the Goddess of
Liberty: Gertrude Ljddiooat, Ellen
.Rogers, Sarah Freidenthal, Etta
Suudeen, Ruth Pedero»n, Sadie
-Moore, Roberta Coryell.
The Prinoe George of the Grand I
Trunk line, making her first tour- ■
is' ti'U, here this season, and the
Aiameda of the Alaska Steamship
company, with 220 tons of freight
in 1 22 passwngers, arrived in port j
today. The Alameda sailed west at |
iiine o'clock.
Seveuty-uine passengers, most of j
th'-m tourists, were on the Prince
Georse. The Prince George will
sail south, tomorrow evening after |
the arrival of the White Pass train.
Ninety pastengers, most of them
tourists returning from the inside,
but many of them from Dawson and
other interior points, left on the
Princess Alee wheh. 'sailed last night,.
The Spokane of the Pacific S. S.
compaty is scheduled at the local
office to arrive at four o'clock to
morrow morning.
SENATOR-SEAMAN.
William S. Kenyon Declares
Intention to Enter Naval Reserve.
Photo by American Press Association. ^
Following the action of Represent u- :
tive Augustus 1'eabody Gardner In an- i
swering tlie call to duty as a member j
of tlie army reserves. Senator William i
S. Kenyon of Iowa lias declared liis In
tention of entering war activities by
enlisting as a common seaman In t'10 I
naval reserres. It Is unconstitutional !
for a senator to enlist as a private, so j
he would have to resigu his seat
RELEASE SUFFRAGETTES
Washington, June 29'.—After
ha via? been in; jail since Tues
day, when they were arrested
for 'jaunting anti-administra
t'on banners round the White
house where they were station
ed as pickets, Miss Mabel Ver
non of Reno and her eight fel
low suffragettes were released
this morning. They spent most
cf their time iu jail making
speeches to thei-- fellow prison
ers, chiefly pleading for wo
linu's right to the ballot.
Judg-i F. McB. Young1, who tad
been nolding court in Atlin, sailed,
on tbe Princess Alice last night on |
[lis re'irrn to his liome in Prince j
Ruperf.
\V. G. Powell, agent of the Grand j
lYunk lime, Mrt. Powell and Miss i
Mary Weir of Tacoma, a guest this I
a miner at the home of her brother,
H. G. Weir. returned yesterday from
Dawson. They were a way a month,
lhe Yukon trip, they said, waa de
ightful. » llt! * 4ii
There will he base hall practice
onight.
With Every One Dollar
Purchase, or over,
ON SATURDAY—
WE WILL
GIVE AWAY
One of Our Ladies' Home
Journal Patterns
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
BUSH TROOPS ENTER AM
IN GREAT ADVANCE ON LENS
London, Juno 29.—Avion, only
two miles south of Lions, now the
objective of t&o drive of the Brit
ish troops, was captured today.
Telegrams Irom the Brutish head
quarters in. Franco state that the
British troops, in a great offensive
movement last light, wer0 victor
ious at Qvery point, driving the
Germans from ther trenches and
capturing large numbera of prison
ers and machine guns.
On a 2,000-yard front south, and
wes* of Oppy in the Auras fcector,
thev penetrated the advance Ger
man lines. Gains were also report
ed south of the Souchez river.
BRING FISH FOR
SKIM LAKES
A iiiftting will be held at 8 o'
; lm l; (<>momn\ evening in, the c.ftr
nail i«i discuss organization of an
;!>s ii)iti« n lor x>i<otection of South
eastern Alaska game and fish. All
interpfctc d citizens and ppoi*sniea
aj-e requested to attend. A.
J. Sprague and Frank Wilson of
Juneau will address the meeting.
Fifteen thousand Colorado brook
trout, the gamy kind that will mean
spor' for fishermen, were brought
hire today by A. J. Sprague and
Frank Wilson of Juneau, represent
atives of the Southeastern Alaska
Fish and Game association, as stock
for Skagway lakes. Th0 fish, were
hatched at Juneau under direction
of Mr. Sprague, who formerly far
eighteen yoars was with the gov
ernment fish, hatcheries.
Another mission of Mr. Sprague
and Mr. Wilton is to interest Skag
way sportsmen in farming an of
way sportsmen in forming an organ
ization to aid in protection of
Southeastern Alaska's gamo and ft»h
Enactment of laws will be necess
ary to accomplish this purpose and
Mr. Sprague said a strong working
organization would be needed.
Mr. Sprague and Mr. Wilson have
i letter from, the Southeajftern Alas
ka Game and Fish association to
Dr. L. S. Keller, E. G. Wetzler, W.
R. lLllery and Phil Abrahams, with
ivhoni they will hold a conference to
i!ay.
CARCROSS RECTOR LEAVES
The Rev. W. T. Towiiseud, rector
of the Episcopal church, at Carcrosu
and formerly principal of the Car
cross Indian school, positions from
which he recently resigned, left
last night on the Princess Alice on
his way to Halifax, Nova Sootia, his
former home. The Rev. A. C. Field
will succeed him as rector at Car
cross and will be one of the teach
ers in the school.
WANTED—Plain sewing. Mrs G.
C. Leach, Shaw Cottage, State St.
IGRECE HOW IN
London, June 29.—Grocce has
I broken off diplomatic relations with.
I Germany and thu central powers
and Iky formal eutry in thie War on
'the side of thq allies, is xepected
^oon. according to dispatches re
1 ceivod from Athens today. Pass
I ports have been handed to the diplq
matic &nvoys from Germany, Austri
a-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
Washington, June 29. — Four
classes of men a-ra exempted from
service under the selective draft
law, as approved by President Wil
son arc men physically unfit for
lield service; men employed in. pou
itions essental to the operation o£
industries that turn out war sup
plies; men of certain religious be
wives or other relatives wholly de
liefs opposed to war; and men with
pendent upon them for support.
ONE YEAH FOR THREAT
Newark, N. J., June 29.—AdoLph
S. Wirner, convicted of having
threatened to kill President Wijlson,
was sentenced today to serve one
year in tne federal prison at Atlanta
BISHOP OF CALDEOXlA
Bishop Du Vernet of Prince Ru
ner* bb-hop of Caledonia, arrived
here tliis morning on the Prince
George on a visit to tiie northern
part of his Canadian diocese. He
left on the morning train for Atlin.
Andrew Stevenson and W. R. Hill
ery, president and vice president,
respectively, of the Baaik of Alaska,
left thjs morning on a business
trip t0 Carcross. They expect to
return tomorrow.
LOST—A bunch of keys. Return,
to Ala&kan office and got reward'.tf
EVINRUDE
Detachable Rowboat and Canoe MOTORS
P. H. GANTY
COMMANDS LARGEST FORT
Colonal Foot I* In Charge of
Fort Monro* at Hampton Roadi.
m —
Photo by American Press Association.
The largest fortification in the coun
try Is Fort Monroe at Hampton Iloads,
and Its guns command one of the most
Important points on our coast. The
commander of Fort Monroe Is Colonel
Foot, v/hose photograph we print
above.
NOX-SINKAHLE BOAT
Rome, June 29. — Umberlo
PuglieTe, a naval engineer, has
designed a non-sjnJoaJble cargo
boat which, has been accepted
by the ministry of marine. It
wil! carry 5,000 tons. Accord
ing *o engineers, the new boat
will help to solve the submar
ine problem.
Seat'le, Wash., June 29.—Termed
by Mayor Gill a few months ago
when 'he city's chief executive wau
■hltmeU on trial, "one man in a
thociind for integrity," Police Ser
geant Victor R. Putnam of the "dry
squsd was discharged from the
force today by Mayor Gill on charg
es o' dishonorable conduct. Tha
mayor said the charges were based
on Putnam's testimony in the trial
of Inspector Powers* that he had
operated a gambling house in an
effort to bribe the inspector. Powers
was found not guiltyi yesterday.
Washington, Juno 29. — Whila
Che senate continues to debate tha
food bill, especially that clause ot
it relating- to prohibition of tha
use of Krains for manufacturing) li
quors, prices of foodstuffs in. all part
of the country aro dropping, ac
cording to advices received today.
The law of supply and demand ia
i>aid to be taking the fall out of hlgi
cost of living.
Though. only the early crop Is aa
yet in,sight, prices of potatoes, on
ions and other staple vegetables ara
reported to be declining fast.
National interest in the prohibi
tion phase of the food bill is said
to be showing up stronger than ev
'.-r before 011 any anti-liquor meas
•iii e before congress, senators re
port they are deluded with tele
grams and letters for and against
the prohibition amendment.
R'o Janejro, Juno 29.—Brazil to
day revoked its decrae of neutrality
in the war between Germany and
fhe allied nations.
Bueuos Aires, June 29.—Due to
I ha sluicing <>i' the Argentine steam
<:hi. 10, 0 L<- a Gorman submarine,
•t \, as, announced here today that
th, Lovcrainc-iit had decided to re
voke jfe neutrality as regards Oar
man;.' and the United SU-tc-s.
'17 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
WILL SOON BE PUBLISHED
Copy for the 1917 Skagway tele
phone directory of tie Alaska Gen
eral Electric company is in| the hand
of the printer today. It will be pub
lishe-' at the Daily Alaskan office.
Any telephone subscriber who de
sires to have any errer in the spell
ing of his nam corrected, should
notify the telephone company or the
Alaskau office at once.
FIREMEN'S MEETING
The Volunteer Fire company, Fire
Chief lime announced today, will
hold Its regular meeting at 8:30
oclo'ck tomorrow evening in Fire
men's hall. ' i
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