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No. 155 NINETEENTH YEAR SIC AG WAV, ALASKA. SATURDAY,
HUGHES CONFIDENT-BEGINS WESTERN CAMPAIGN
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PARIS, Aug. 5—A heavy en
gagement is now lu progress ou
the -wntern deftnse lint*. of the
Verduu irout. The Cirmans art) try
iu« to take Tuiauuiont tu:d the
t»urrouuding fortresses. The first
attacks have been repufc-td at
great lo6s to the German side. The
French used high pov.ertd avploshs
caiubus'.bla air balls antl supple
mented with rapid fire guns. It is
reported that over two thousand
rapid tire guius were used in 'the
first attack.
Hav'njj sufficienly re:'uperatk d
from ♦ he'severe beating given them
this uioruing they are now ou the
virise of sending -another detach
n-ent against the ssime -works.
Charging and grenade fighting is
now in progress. Heavy cannonade
fighting ou. both'sides win be heard
fu- tales around the battle field..
BADLY WOUNDED
II DOCK FIGH1
\Val»er -Rheiinliart w;is taken to I
his h >mc yesterday in au uucou
ioious condition, buffering -Jjrruists
around the he-ad and back ns the
result of ;ui alceroilioii with • a
drunk«-ii peastju oa the- waterfront
yesU rduy. It is understood that
Mr Rheitihart was engaged iu his
duMtg loading a. boal and refused
to drluk with'sonu* of the uicm
be-rs of the crew cf a freighter
which was in port. A quarrel an**- !
and the assailant knocked Mr.
Rheinh.irt down, kicked and abused
hlri. He wass-rushed to his home
ia this city iuid Dr. Uabie was sum
moned. He Is reported tobe im
provlu; today ;uid the doctor re
ports that he will be up and
around by neat week.
Tpc Alameda is booked to sail
from Seattle this morning..
FIRST LOAD OF SAND
FOR NEW M'lliPINO
The first load of sand to be
used iu the 'construc Hon of the
building to ba occupied' by the
Bunk of'Alaska was hauled this
mornti'g. Workmen have been
busily engaged during the.week
excavating for 'He foundation and
under work 'of the building. Not
many towns in Alaska will be able
to boast cf such a fine building as
this ne>\- concrete edifice will 'be
when it is completed. The con
8tructicu is being done hythe Har
graves Engineering Company.
BELIEF™ I
10 OraiO;
TORONTO, August 5—Relief has
beeu sent to the refugees who have
Iveeu ririveajt out of the uortheru
provinces by forest tires. The fight
ing force ha& beea doubled and im
mediate reports indicate that it is
taking a'turn for the better. High
winds continue to iwet<u the fire
stricken region making it exceed
iugly difficult for the fighters to
ui.ikti ;uiy headway. Ho(i>e is held
out loi rain. within the next twen
ty four hours. ' '
Over five hundred deaths have
beeu caused by the fires. Many
deutns not reported are known to
have occurred. The fatalities may
re;ich the louu iua:k before the fire
U under control.
I.llERT OUT TO-NIGHT
The Prince Rup"jt is booked to
siill from this port tonight at 6 P
ui. for the south. In any event it
wil! not clear for the south until
the arrival of the train, which has
a number of returning passengers
bcoked to leave for the south on
the boat, in all abcut HO have
secured reservations for the south.
SEATTLE NEARS TORT
The City of Se .ttle is scheduled
»o make this port bv 1 p. m. to
morrow. I* carrii6 a la-rge number
<-f tourists foT this port and the
Sitka run. Over 100 tons of frelgh*
are iu the holds of the ship
for this port.
HAVE YOU A DOUBLE?
HOW many men in town are
exactly like you in size,
proportions and personality?
Yon cannot reasonably expect
to fret clothes that suit you as
perfectly as those that are
"built around" your own par
ticular self.
Here it costs you nothing ex
tra to secure clothes made to
your measure from fabrics of
your choice, exactly as you di
rect— and by the best journey- j
men - tailors in the country.
Many desirable models and j
hundreds of tasteful fabrics
await your selection.
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New York
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ZEP SPDROI
M i ID
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 5—T ie force |
operating at Svesborg, Fiulmd, lias
btt.il a'tacked by u so\^i<iron| of
mammoth Zeinptvliu.-. At least ten j
of tae aerial craft hovered lnl the J
air cm* of range of the air jjuns and
dropped bomb! after bonub upon the
city iitneufhi.
The destruction and lo*» of lives
ithI pt'jpurty trom this one raid 1
will react into the millions of
dollars. 'Supplementary aeroplanes!
carrying light aiir guns succeeded in
rtutiiig the Zappelii's after 'they
h:ui uractioally devastated) tbet dis
trict. It is thought that fchts is "a
part of the s*iu;wlrc,> which) raided
the east coast o' England .
LONDON, Aug. 5—A German
submarine got in some "effective
work i a is morning iu the1 North
St a. Th'i«e big British) schooners j
are at the bottom of the ocean
as the result of the effective fire
from -ho under sea monsters.
It •!pproached t'ie three boats
which were sailing in a fleet for
prott'C'ive means a I'd bogati firing
upon ♦'he'boat without warning. All
throe were sunk within three quar
ters of an'hour. S.mie of the crews
were saved by approachirg de
stroyers 'The submarine made a
>afe "i t away.
GOLDEN ROD ON TKU'
The Golden, Rod made a trip to
Haines yesterday orietiu/on witU a
number of passengers euroute to
the porcupine| district. Wm.'Hen
sou is acting as 'lie official guide
tor the party. Mr. Sewell made
the rouud trip to Haines with Oapt.
Voung. .
ON OPERATING TABLE
Miss Evangeline Cook was operat
ed upon this morning at 10:30 by
Dr. GaDJe at the White Pass hos
pital. She safely passed) thrue the
operation and 's vesting easily in
her roim at the hospital.. Dr.
Gabic removed her tonsils and a
minor adenoid operation was also
performed by the surgeon.
YUKON BISHOP GOES SOl'TH
Bishop Stringer, Bishop of the
Yukon, will leave tonight on the
Rupert for the south. The Bishop
will attend the conventionl of Ru
per's'and to be held at Edmonton,
Alt a..
STREET CAR IE!
IN 616 STRIKE
NEW YORK, Aug. 6—A general |
strike ail tlie part o£ couldutiiors
and motoraiani operating surface;
clue liiitte -iuj tills city lias beeu
called, suriaoe trauspou-tUlCfl) is
tied up. 'The union men/ refuse to
go L>;u_k to work uutess their "de
mands lor higher was-es aire met by
the street car companies.
It is rumored *iiar thei employes
of the elevated; and subterranean
lines will meet *iia veeli to consid
er a demand for higher pay. Ar
bitration failed 'o bring the two
factious to an agreement and 'rue
to their threat tli3 surface men
waiKei out on a geueral sttrike.
The strike hag *ie»i business condi
tions uo in general all over the city
No vioVnce is ' beiuij sliown ou the
part of the strikers.. Tli© police
guard lias been, increased, 'to pro
tect li\es anid property in case
rio's should occur.
FAIL TOlSCUE
ARCTIC PARTlf
LONDON, Aug. 5—All htj>e of
evti rescuing the Arctiq explorers
has U'Cii given up by tae officials
in this city. Lloyd's agency an
nounces that Shackletouj bus) again
made a failure of the rescue and
tiiat the 'trained axplorer has him
se!i given up all nope for reaching
the luS* party..
EPISCOPAL bERVlCES
El isioipal Church services wil;
he held one hour alter the arrival
of the City of Seattle iu this port
tomorrow. The boat la scheduled t(
reach fce-re by X n- m. Rev. Mr.
Corsor will render the services.
FREIGHTER WITH 500 TON'S
The Santa Ana, Alaska* steamship i
freighter, is steamii.g upi the iu- J
side D'-issage wi'b about 5u0 tons
of freight for this port. It is
scheduled to make port Skagway
s metime Monday.
OUT OF HOSPITAL
Cecil Cole, who has been confined
in the Wbite Pass hospital for the
last week, Is out and around. He
will resume 'his duties with) the
White Pass on Monday morning. Eye
strain confined ^0 D0<pular White
l\iss employe in the local hospital.
All danger seems to be past and he
will report for •to'rk nest week.
George Dillon cas joined 'the
busy staff of Ganty's grocery stoie.
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| The Fruit Season Is
j Here
| FRUIT J aRS. JELL Y, G-L A.S SES, E TC
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s M \SON- Quart Jars $1.10 p«r Dozen j
J Pint Jars 80c per Dozen J
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JELLY GLASSES TALL and COVERS (
45c per dozen, Mason Jar Tops 30c doz. J
Heavy Rubbers 10c doz. Parawax lb. 15c •
P. H. GANTY
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FIREMEN WANT MONEY
FOB ALARM SYSTEM
Skyway firemen called, upon
Phil 'AOraliams last night aiixl lav
ed before him ''heir plea, for as
sistance In mainaitnlng a proper
sliftric alarm system. They liave
hopes of getting (lie July commit
tee to donate *h© turpi us amount
■jt 111 -uey on hand to thia cause.
It is understood that H.. C. Put
nam will call a meeting of the
:oniniiltee to reconsider the recent
action whicH they took and
recommend that the money be turn
?d over to. the Firemen of this city
with.'express inBtriutiona that It be
used In installing a modern fire
llarrn system .
RUSSIANS SWEEP
ON TO LEMBERG
FETROGRAD, 4ug. 5—The -war
office has received the reipoirt that
the Russian infantry hasi forded the
River Derettv a* a point &outJa of
Brody.. One regimtnf crossed late
last night 'and three regiments are
crossing this mornxr.g. Those who
have crossed are sweeping onj to
ward lembeirg. 4
Tiii defense placed at the river
was wkiIs and could not stand' the
rapid fire and cannonade fixe which
was poared into 'heir ranks. They
are reported to, be on a hasty re
treat toward Lemberg. A central
ization o£ all fighting forces will
ao doubt bd^lrawn un aroundi the
stragetioal city. The big) battle
will be fought within tweuty) miles
3i the city.
TUESDAY I'ICMO
The Womajie Church Auxiliary-is
planning a picnic Tuesday "to Burro
Creek. The launch Golden Rod is
scheduled to leave the wharf* at
te.ii o'clock, and bring the party
back in the availing. The-number
fjoii'g is limited to thirty.
Mrs. Albert Reiaert, Miss Stew
ard, Misa Muriel Stewart, Air.. J
U. Blancha'rd and Mr. James Wal
lace enjoyed an outing -to Denver
glacier on 'Thursday. Thei pa;rty
took wl'r- them a fine luncheon,
which wae eaten al fresco, i
NATION LOOKS TO
G.O.P. LEADER
BP.IDGBHAMPTON, Aug. 5 —
After civlng'a short aduiess to the
citizens off this city from the rear
platform of his oravate oar, Charles
Evans Hughes commenced his
western itinerary. Hughesi will vis
it practically all cf the western,
cities,'rest in the Rocky mountains
fo>r a fortnight and then launch,
forth, on his middle weeternj' cam
paign.. He will wind • u® by
thoroughly stumping- every New
England State.
He was'given, a hearty reception
after 'iuishing his masterful ad
dress, by the citizens oi t-ia city.
He is pointed, loses no time in
getting to the kernel of his topic,
then opens up with, wouderful and
powerful forensic sbiiity.
LONDON, Aug. 5—Belgian, troops
are ready for a miniature Rattle of
Verdun on, their own front, if the
fortune? of war bring it to them.
Visiters to the Belgian front are
few, but King Alien did not ob
jec4 to Sir Charles Wa&efleld, the
Lord Mayor of Lonaon, looking over
tne Belgian lines.
Out-door life, "rougliing it,"
fresh air and hardships have done
to the Belgian soldiers what they
have dore *o all -other men in
Euroi>e; converted them Into mar
vels. of strength and health..1.
"in 1913 I was present at the
Belgian maneuvers," says -the
Lord, "but since then, the Bel
gian trcops seem tc have develop
ed physically. Thev',re bigger and
stronger than 'he Belgian, soldiers
of 1913. And they are equipped and
ready for whatever ctmes." ^
The Mariposa Is due from the
westwaid some'ime Monday.' J
Who's Your Tailor?
YOU can arrange to have your
tailored to order suit and ov
ercoat for Autumn delivered
whenever you want them~but we ad
vise you to ^^
Come in and Se
lect Your Pat- *
tern Today Mj
Get first choice of the ^
handsome and exclu- (
sive woolens from Ed.
V. Price & Co.'s line
and have us send them
your measure.
Reasonable
Prices
WILL CLAYSON