Kome August .'51—Conflict* iu-v
now on bslwew :i million
men on 1)10 Austro-Kussian foo*ler
iUms a .buttle line reaching over a
)i II 111 I t-ty I mile* ill length fn.ui tilt'
v istuaJa river. T* e HuHsiium an*
steadily advancing.
THK «*!TY OF FA IMS IS
FIlFFAKLl) FOIt LONt! SKICiK
LinuIuk, August 31—Faris dis
patches say tliat tliat vity is pre
;iarv»l tor a long scige. Tlit« (; e r
continue to advance and the
onlj hope t>T holding them bark
Irum an investment of the city is
the irrival of (General Fau vvitjj re
inforcements fi-om the south. It
is that the ISritish troops in
I i.incv have Ikhmi Mattered in all
I • 1 .•*•< i ions,
•Ofiieial ad\ices wceivfil here itr
•'".v.^tive the information that Tur
key • is expected at any lituc '«
iltvlare w;ir airuiiist iiu>sia ami l'«j'
II llii-s.
It is als<> sai.l that l!ussi» con
tinues steadily to hwt- her waj into
m nunt ftom the e:i>i.
UIMOKKD FAITFKK LKIF41C
HAS NOT HKi:\ FO\KlKMKl>
><*:itilr. August ;!l—It is persis
• iilly rumored here that the (ier
■ iian cruiser l.eipzic, which has
'hvu -landing off the Itiiti-H < > 1
iiinhia, Oregon and California coast
l<»r several day*. lias been captured
I- a licitish cruiser off Vancouver.
I J. t'., island.
Confirmation of t'le rumor, if it
is true, will have to come from the
Mrili-h war office :>t l.oiulou.
TWO Kl'KIOlS A'l IWOKS WK15K
!>n;c^gn-:t> \<. \i\sr liGRMANS
Au<;u>t 31—AVtml h;is ,j 11 >'
i.;Hht.l here «•!' two furl«»iu attack*
<liii»«-.I ny:iin-i llie (jennni!*,. one
i 11 iIh* I.oiraine fn.ntier and the
1 Mier i ii the Alsicp bonier.
i:*^«.IA\s DUTir Al'STUIA\S
\\ ! I"n K.NOiyiOl'S I.OSSKS
sr. |*ecershur}», August :!l—< >f
tieial annuiiMiMiienl i- made here <>•'
'he Kn^-'aus (le(c»t of tho Aus- j
t'1:111* nnir with enormous
ln-.v,-s i^.th sides.
CUlTlSH TROOPS 1\ FRAN'CK
"MKMMK!) 1\ 15V <;KKMA\S
Merlin. August Si—Arci>nlhi« ti»
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PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
reports from the German war office
Hie ltritish troops in France are
hemmed in, tlie Germans being in
Iw]nisc<I between tliem :uul the
toast.
It is also announced officially
that 30,000 Russian troops
were capttirvtl at Ortelsbur}*, Poeu
steln ami Teuneiiberg, ami tliat
many officers of high nude are
anion-; those taken.
"\\ E'l.l, TAKE 1'AIiIS OK
DIE l.t THE ATTEMPT" i
London, August :ll—"We will
take Paris, or all Germany \\ill die
la the attempt," is the word sent
by the Kaiser to the troops who
are on their way to the investment
of l'aris.
Heavy filing was heard here, t"
ilay from off Dover.
t.E\EK.\l, I'.VT WIPES
Ot 1 GEKMAXS XEAIS DIEPPE
l.ondou, August »1—Xews has
reached here of the complete wip
ing out of a German detachment of
troops l»y tlie French General Pan
in an engagement today near Dieppe.
Humors tir© reaching here of tiio
close approach of iho Germans to
Amiens, France, and that a terrific
luittle is now going on bstween
111cm and the allied forces near
that place.
AMElilfAXs IX lilllSSELS
AKK ALL KEPOUTED SAFE
Washington. August ;t 1—Wnnl
has been received here that the
Americans in IKusscls are all safe
The l!e<l Cross today charter' 1
the steamer Hamburg to go to H.i
rojie.
koumkk fi:kh;ht ci.kuk
IS OFF FOU THE WAK
Son I tie, August ."51—M. F. HiU'Ii
er, former freight clerk for the Pa
cific t'lKUst Steamship Co., on the
City of Seattle sinil the State of
California, left here Unlay for Eng
land, whore he is j>i)in<; t«» enlist in
the Itritish army as a recruit in
the great war that is- n>w }j<>in;r mi
throughout eoutincntal Europe.
tSEliMA.V AKISOPLANK FAILS TO
DKSTROV liAI.LOOX HANYiAK
lla*el, France, August :J1—V (Jer
(Continued on last page)
rtbie Instrument of War
in i*i|Hip|>i*d nation in the world for J battle
' - '•roptnin.* bomb or aerial torpedo It can
i ilret. and if dropped with any degree of
11, : lirlj' accurate in their mitnlc warfare
i"-'i ;i French
ibil wore a
;he Zi'i»i)L-l: i. Tlisf machine
mil dashed to earth. Kvc y human
n the Xwi>t'elln and the
u'nd the v.oflj li.is k !'.vu, oc
T-iut event i-'-'g- .
icon cruising about over cuey-les
111 d turned, r oanoiterhig from a
:o hi ti e sky. There
r;is the wl > _ an aeroplane en
;ine, and up—up—up went the avi
'
o death.
ikiniml" ; ifti the wavtv. to in- j
mrrtnj: of the engine ou the the ,
lttl^ flying machine with its one
nan aboard.
A moment later the hornet was
i
had delivered the death wound.
Straight ahead' and upward rushed
t' •> aeroplane, its powerful engine
driving the machine clear through
the great gas bag of the Zeppelin.
Out, upon the other side came the
shattered remnant of the aeroplane
—out and then down with a rush to
eanh. The aviator's body came
'ambling too.
The Zeppelin wavered, crumpled,
collapsed and fell. With her wreck
ed bulk came the twenty-five Ger
man soldiers, who formed her crew.
"One," counted the Frenchmen,
for the aernauts of that nation are
Teady and eager to administer sim
ilar treatment to the entire fleet of
the kaiser's vaunted Zeppelins.
The second "battle in the air" wa
at Longwy, where French and Ger
man troops clashed. That was be
tween aeroplanes. French and Ger
man machines, one each mounted
high in the air, and, while several
hundred feet up, maneuvering now
higher and now low*r, circling and
swooping, engaged in a rifle duel.
The Frenchman's markmanship
was the better. One of his bullets
hit the German aviator while the
l itter's craft was flying at a height
of about 300 feet. The German
lunged from his seat and fell to
the ground. His machine wabbled
and fell aWer him.
VA1TCBAXKS AGRICULTURAL
FAIR AYILL BK HELD SFJ'T 7
At Fairbanks elaborate plans are
being made for the Agricultural aud
Labor Day celebration which will
be held on September 7 and 8. The
farmers have been interested in the
fair and keen competition is prom
ised. The fair will be conducted
along similar lines to the country
fair in the States, where the exhi
bits embrace everything from fancy
cooking to live sto«k.
This is something new recently added to our excellent
!lne of'cookies. We have the following varieties on hand:
Oatmeal Biscuits, per lb. 30c
Assorted Sandwich, per lb. 35c
Shortbread, per lb. 40c
Coronation, per lb. 30c
Abernatliy per lb. 30c
Ginger Snaps, per lb. 35c
Quality and flavor unequalled.
The Best for Afternoon Teas, etc.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
THE GAN'Tl' GROCERY STORE
IS AGAIN IiWlGLAKIZED
| For the second time within a. year
-he P. H. Gauty grocery store was
i burglarized last night and besides
$13.00 in coin, which was taken
| from the cash register, ;t slab of
bacon and a portion of a ready cook
en ham, which were lying on the
counter, was the extent or the haul
made by the robbers.
Entry was effected through v. a
rear window, which opens inko the
•yard back of Dortcro & Son's cloth
ing store, and tho robbery was not
discovered until this morning when
Dan McKay came down to open the
store for tho day's business.
About a year n^o this same store
was entered and goods to the
amount of about ?200 taken, a por
tion of ivhich were recovered, al- j
though tho men who were guilty of J
the robbery were never apprehended
So far there is no clue to con
noct anyone with last night's de
predation.
THE AHMIIJAL EVAXS WILL
XOT STOP AT SIvAGWAY
The Admiral Evans of the Ad
miral line will not call at Rkagway
on hor present voyage south, all of
her accomodations having already
been tako» by the people going out
side from the westward.
The vessel will reach here on her
next northern trln from Seattle on
September 9th, and on the South
western run will call in at Port
Wells, Illiamnia and Kodiak.
The Admiral Watson is scheduled
to arrive in Skagway on her first
trip in the place ot the Admiral
Sampson, on Sept. 19th.
X.WIVK C1HU> PASSED A WAV
EARI* THIS AFTERXOOX
A two weeks' old child of Mr. and
Mrs. Williams, natives wh» r"n the
curio store 011 Broadway, between
Third and Fourth avenues, died
early this afternoon from some in
fantile ailment.
Tile time of the funeral has not
yet been announced but the remains
will probably be taken to Haines
for burial, as were tjiose of a two
year old child of the same family,
which died a short time ago.
MIXKRs ARU RIOTIXG IX
THE CITY OF BlTTE
Butte, August 31—The employ
ment office of the Parrot mine was
(V'amited last night and the mines
have now- been placed under guard.
The state militia has been sailed
out toi quell the riots that are
threatened and it is thought that
federal troops will also be called
upon to assist?.
GARDENERS IN SKAG\VAY
SUFFERING DEPREDATIONS
The truck gardenere la th$ town
of Skagway are loua la their com
plaints of the wanton destruction of
their crops by people of whose la
den tity they are unaware, but 7/lth
which they intend to becom# ac
quainted is it can. be done by & fu
ture close watch over their posses
sions.
One garden on Twelfth street ws#
Invaded, and taking all the turnip*
they wished, the maraud erg del
iberately pulled up great additioa
al quantities of the vegetable o-ad
threw them over he fence into the
street.' ' •
Complaints have also reached this
office from people who have lost
all the way from thoroughbrod
chickens which took prizes at
last Skagway horticultural and agri
cultural fair to household good* aid
valuable pictures, which will In th»
aggregate amount up to "hundred®
of dollars. .. v
SIGNAL MEN OF KODIAK
TO BE REIMBUB8HD
The Governor's office la
is in receipt of a copy of a bill re
cently introduced iu Congres* to
satisfy claims against the govera
mem arising under the nayal ser
vice. Among those to be reim-btint
ed through the passage of tb« bill
are the men who are fttatlonod at
the government wireless itatlonod
at Kodiak and lost their pertoaal
belongings when the statioa "was
burned. The men to become beae
ficiaries of the act are H. D. Mar
tin, G. G. Benson, W. H. Sparlock
and W. E. Apple. They are to re
ceive jointly the 6Um of $l,S9l.C0
—Empire. ' ,
SOCIALISTS PLAN VEABLY
POTTER'S FIELD SERVICES
Oakland, Cal., Atg 2&—The Al
■imeda county socialists party la pre
paring to make an annual featur« of
it« memorial service at the pot
ior# field of the county infirmary
for those to whom they refer as
'victims of the capitalistic system."
The recent initial service of thia
character was a highly impressive
ceremony. Socialist women from all.
nver the county brought florwers,
the service fcras read by the Rot.
A'ilmot Friend of an Oakland
11st church and there were music,
speeches and prayers for tb« Ua
named dead. : ' j
SILVER MEDAL CONTEST
Next Friday evening the local W.
C. T. U. will conduct a most inter
esting and entertaining "Silver
Medal Contest" in the M«tfcodi*
church. Keop the evening opea.
Go and take your friends. Program
published next Thursday.
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ON ALL THE NEWEST and
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Silk ties, tub-ties, four-in-hands
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THEN THERE'S HOSIERY—
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