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No. 220 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1916
PRICK 10 CENTS
GERMANS TAKE
BIG SEA FORI
BERLIN, Oct. 24—German, fore
st itormed, and aft§r a few hours
of irisk fighting took Constaoza.
kuown also as Kuateadje. This port
la the 'erminus for th<e only; railway
Is Rumania, east otf the Danube and
wa« fhf first objective of tbg Ger
maus in the Rumanian campaign.
U also la the base for the pinall
Rumanian fleet which operates in
the Black Sea. General Macken
■*n lead the Teuton forces In the
*torm which/ spelled utter defeat
for the Rumanians. It was au un- I
sxpected maneuver on tt>g part of
th« Germans. A sudden drive thru .
the territory by Mackensen, a still |
battle iastlng four hours and the I
citj was under the control of the j
shrewd German fighter. It will j
prove 'o be a strategical position in i
the Gtr'-au campaign in Rumania. I
MHOR
WORLD PEACE
ROME, ct. 2-4 — Two new car- I
dlaals will be create*! by the Pop?.
So one knows who will be named aa
the new cardinals. Prayers will be j
offered for world wide peace in De
cember. The consistories bave been
called tgr the Pop to meet in that |
month aad offer prayers of p^aca
from war.
1EIEEN SHIPS
SUM DIVERS:
LONDON, Oct. 24 — Lloyds com-1
morrtel agency reports the sinking
of nineteen reseda in, one day by
the Germans. One of the ships
was »orpedoed without warning by i
the German submarine commander.
Tw*»ty eight lives were lest thru
•he sinking of this boat.
Neutral nations were the heavie t
losers In this wholesale war upon j
shipping. Mo«t of the boats which
were sent to the bottom, were fly
ing flags of neutral nations. In
discriminate warfare on the* part of
the Teutone continue to rule the
actions of the under sea fighters.
PORTLAND, Oct. 24 — Gifford
Pinchot, the pronounced conserva
tionist, addressed. » big meeting of
Portland voters here last night. He
was speaking in, behalf af the
candidacy of Charles Evans Hughes,
.sir. Pint hot opened up ou| the policy
o' Mr. Wilson and told the audiencQ
tlmt Wilson's foreign, policy had
reacted unon the nation. He was
accorded a long and. louck applause
upon the finishing of his speech.
225 SEA DIUS
IN ONE FLEEI
GENEVA, Oct. 24 — It is of
ficially announced in this city that
the Germans have constructed two
hundred and twenty five submarines
since the beginning of the war. If
this be the case she has now in op
eration over 175 submarines as not
over 50 German Bea divers have
been sunk or captured 6incg the
war br.>ke out. It is known, that
Germany is building submarines as
fast as shie can turn them out.
BIG EXPLOSION
IN GOAL MINE
MARVEL, Alabama, Oct. 24—Gas
in the main tunnel of the Roden
Coui mine combusted last night as
the da/ a nd night shifts wore
changing. Eighteen lives were snuff
ed out by the explosion. Work
men had been complaining to the
foreman about the gasi but nothing
was done to sweep it out of the
channel.
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GERMAN* AEROPLANE INTERNED
BERN'S, Switzerland, Oct. 24 —
.A Geiman aeroplane whicb! landed
near scJotLurn because of lack :>f
tjasolii a was seized by the police
and th.i machine and aviator in
terned. Another German neroplana
came ''own on the Swiss; border
but ©«<■ • I'Pd over lake Constance in
to OfcrmaLy.
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Our Introductory
One-third Off Sale
Is Still In Progress
Don't miss this opportunity
of getting a supply of your
winter needs at this enor
mour saving of cash to you
Albert Reinert
Successor to
Hi I \7 TVT LI THE haberdasher and
• U I i\ v i~l LADIES'FURNISHER
Broadway between ITiird and Fourth Phone 41
SPEEDING TRAIN
HITS FREIGHT
LAREDO, Oct. 24 — A speeding |
passenger train, which was several
hours late, smahed, Into t>he rear
end of a freight train, at Ramos
Arispe, Mexico, last) night. The
freight train, was nearing a Bdding
and preparing* to takei the switch to
] let the i.ass-engqr by. Without a |
sign or signal ott warning, the iron ,
ntons'er split arounii a curve end'
ripped thru several box oars before
it finally shot Into the air and fell
over. The coaches of the pass
enger piled up.
Fifty passengers la the front
coaches were killed outright. Hard
ly a person1 on> board the train
escaped without some Injury. Re
lief train? immediately rushed' to
the scene and removed: tl*e dead
and womnded to, this city. "Wreck
trains are now clearing away; the
wreckage .
16 PAVTOLL TO
HEAVY OCEAN
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 24 — Six
tefu passengers and a number of
the crew on) board the steamship
Edward Hin&g were drowned last
night. T^e ship, sunk iu the -waters
of t"'> C-arribeani sea ^hile a heavy
sea was rolling.
Lite beats and raf'a saved the
livos of the major portion of the
passei-fiers and crew. "Wireless
trills brought relief but It came
♦oo late to save the lives of the
unfortunate oaesi who were spilled
out of ihe life boats). The boat Is
a complete loss.
SEATTLE, Oct 24—Jafet Linde
berg, president and general magna
er of th<> Pioneer Mining company,
ot Nome, Alas&a, arrived in this
citr las' night and is a guest of
j tho Arctic Club.
During the past summer the Pio
luec-r Mining Company minedl about
fifteen tens of haghJ grade tungsten
concentrates, which) will bring a
price of approximately one dollar
a nound. The work in tflie main
was development work and gives
promise of a rich, find tor next
summer.
SOPHIA NEARS PORT
The Sophia; "will make this! port
in the morning. It carries a good
sizel cargo for gkagway. Its pass
enger list Jiaa beenj normal for
Southeastern) Alaska ports, b"ut Is
ligh4 for this city. The big Bhijv
will remain ini pOr* two days, clear
ing for -he south. Thursday night.
GOLD SUPPLY
FLOODS CITIES
NE\V YORK, Oct. 24—Practical
ly all .of the large eastern, and mid
dle western, cities are) eocperiencicg) a
flooding withS gold. The banks of
♦he cities are loaded with! gold
stock and the quantity la far in ex
cess of any time since the begin
ning of the war. It is estimated) by
the leading bankers and, financiers
in the east that the increase is j
forty per cent since the, beginning
of the war.
Nearly two and three quarter bil
lion dollar* o£ gold have come in- ,
to this'country up to. October 1st.
The enormous amount of gold com
ing to this country will later lead
to big speculation! and Investment
is the opinion, of the; promoters
and bankers.
STEWART MIKES
M STRIKE
SEATTLE, Oct. 24 — A. C. Stew
ar' prominent mining man of Nome,
has located a two mile pay streak i
about thirteen! miles) from Nom§ on.
Sledge Cieek. Stewart has been i
prospecting this creek all during
the summer and was on the verge
of giving dt up, as a badjob whe^ .
h'3 struck the pay. Word was tak- .
en to Nome and in! less tha.ni half ]
a day everything along the creek
was naked.
Leading; mining men who have .
arrived here from Seward Peninsu
la say that this strdke is the most
important of any during the sfum
mer in Alaska. It produces thg
di\s* and S'ewart will make his for
tune from the strike.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 24 —
Greectai, Americans in this city, in
a mas3 meeting addressed a pro
t? t U. Fresident Wilson against
the subversion of Greece. They
want Mr. Wilsoni tof protest to the ,
Allies against thedr attitude to- i
wards Creece. The matter has beei* ■
fcrw»rded to President) Wilson.
nOLD BODY FOR SON
lhe body of the late H. J.
Hut<>s is being held inj Suffecool's
undertaking parlors until the ar
rival of one of tha deceased's sons
from Atliu. A wire received in
forms thu undertakers that he will
be here on. Thurslday. Nothing
wiil be done in regard ta tha fun
eral .until th-a Bon arrives.
P. D. Buck, Dawson mining man,
Is enroute ten the outside after a
successful seasonj on the) outside.
IMMliifiU
NEW CROP
WALNUTS
Just received our first shipment of
Fancy Soft Shell English Walnuts
price 25c per pound
P. H. GANTY
CHICAGO'S CHIEF
IS INDICTED
CHICAGO, Oct. 24 — Chief of
Police llealy, has beenj Indicted by
i grand jury- on1 twof counts. The
jill hat been indorsed i>y the fore
nan of the grand jury aa a true
iiill and the case win bedocketed
!or trial .
The district attorn e/« office) has
aetji gathering evidence and work
"8 to„get Healy In the cluitches of
he law for several months. Pub
ic opinion was responsible for the
lillgen* -work on) the part of the
llstrict attorney's office.
GERMANS NEAR
CAPITOL cm
LONDON, Oct. 24 — All hofces
)f savinglns Bulcharesti from . the
jandg o" the angry Teutons Is giv
?n up. German forces have march
?d across the famoua( Cernvadot
jridge whlchj pans the mjghty Dan
ib& river. They are marching on
■hru the, country; Inj army formation
learing the last lines which) defend
ho Rumanian) capital.
Slight resistances have been' of
ered oa the part o£ the.Rumanian
t-nd Russian forces whichi are drawn
ip in' this section of thg country
»ut <his resistance was pierced
Jastfly. Military; critics In this city
rlew the loss of the Rumanian
rround as most serious.
MINING MEN
FLOOD SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Oct. 24 — Import
int mining men are arriving In thi9
:I»v and getting ready to winter
aero. They hall from alL parts
3f fho great domain of Alaska and
iave some wonderful and lnterest
,ng mining tale® to1 tell their friends
nid business* associates. Jrlost of
them head for the Arctla club
svhere, ♦his season of the year,
i general round u®; is always
itaged.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24— Cliai
a^.tcriZitig ihe assertion^ of the Gov
ernor of the Danishl Westi Iudii.?
tba* thi» inhabitants would not L-J
happier nndeu the control of Ame.'
|kas ml* as manifestly- untrue, L>.
iH:m:ilioii Jackson, editor of the Her
I aH, ol Cnristiansted, St. Croix,
land pieeidenft of the labor union
1 there, aesertedi yesterday that th-i
I purcti&fc.e of the Islands is thu
united demanjd of both, the plant; ;
and tils laboring classes oni the .is
land. fib Is la the[ country! studii.£
negroes lives.
A poll of the lsJaodsi population.
Mr. Jackksoni Bald, showed that t!.
desires of thq people were all b>.i
utiolinou?ly in favor of America
ownership. He said also that tlii
peci'le of thei island, English speajt
lt« and useld to American ideals
and Afl)eiicaii( civilization, are sati = -
fie«i the destiny; of the island w
never be worked out under DanL •
rule, &i*: that the retirement ct t..;'
end of this, month, of Mr. Holweg
Larson, the present governor, i*
awajted anxiously.
io,ooflis
I TO BE TRADED
PARIS, Oct. 24 — German war
lords have made it known th^t
they will repatriate ten thousand
Italian prisoners who are unable
for military service. The soldiers
have been interned on German so,!
and the war lords finid that it . '3
a hard profpositloni to care for
them. They are willing to give
them f.ack to May but would pre
fer a trade for Germans. Italy i.s
rather reticent about the trade a.t
she fears tbiat Germany will us-J
♦ho returned men in th,e manufac
ture of munitions.
MARIPOSA IN AND OUT
TIk MaripoiBa docked in. this
port this morning- around the fivl*
o'clock hour and steamed out f»'»
the westward] at 8:30. It tad n
heavy passenger and freight list
for Cordova. J. Roberts/ was no
ticed as having arrived in this city
on the Mariposa. A big ore car
go awai's it at Cordova for th'-*
Tacoma smelter.
' The Clothes You
I Need are Ready
You're going to buy new things to wear
pretty soon. If you know what's
best for you, you're going to buy
them? here. We have
EVERYTHING READY FOR YOU
We've made careful preparation for
supplying ju£ the sort of- things
you want
WILL CLA YSON