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No. 165 NINETEENTH YEAR SKA(4WAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 17, 1916 PRIUK 10.".CJKNTS
BOLD DVlilERS AlWPTTO BLOW IPDOCKS
SEATTLE. Aug.. 17—Delayed —
TUe "t-eein wiucii Chirks Kvans
Uu^iica ui.uio boloro packed liouses
it. Uits city is still being talked
abvut by live people of tnis city,
tie forcefully bartd tue weakness
ot av .Democratic admiiust. atiua
Uilore iits auditors. "1 uo Demo
cratic uariybas brought Uiu ua
tiou in to contempt, by its vacilla
tion policy," lie told the aud.euce.
*"A future industrial peril is knock
ing at tlte doors of 6ae commercial
aud business world iu tae United
S*«tfs because tile weak adiuiais
tri>tiou uow iu force has practically
tlironied American industry." He
was accorded a long and hearty
ovaticji and seems U> be the oue
poouiar luta before tie eyes of the
American public.
SITKA IS HOKIEu
OF NEWBISHOP
JUNEAU, Aug. 17—Special io
Alaski--A uew bi»b©D for the Rus
sion C-'Uiolic Chunh. in Alaska lias
i>«ea ayyoiufetl aud will reach* this
city by tile middle of September to
take ovt-r liis uew duties. The of
ficial :1 sidence will be at Sitka,
instead of ia Russia as was iorm
erij tne case.
lie will be knowna $ Bishop P'all
ltp, iiianoj^ of Alaska, succeeding
Bishop Altstander. Bishop Alexan
der vis.Uu in Alaska during the
sununei of 1911.. The new bishop
has n*d a deal a* experience ia Am
erica, hfvlug lived for a number of
y *rs 1a New Jersey.
AIJIES USE SEIZED SHIPS
I ON DON, Aug. 17—Over 319
ships have been seized by the Al
l-es io the iiarbors of the*Allied
oowers during the war. Tliey are
bring held and Dressed into service
for 'be Allies.
A WORD
ABOUT SHOES
There may be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
WE HANDLE THE FOLLOWING MAKES
(all guaranteed)
1 HE AMERICAN LADY
For Ladies and Misses
THE
Jbn&iican
SHOE
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSET
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMEN
For Men
PLA-MATE SCUFFERS
and SANDALS
For Children
The A. A. CUTTER, BERGMAN,
ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN
TENNIS and CANVAS SHOES for Hen
Women and Children
HI I V1VT /7> FI THE haberdasher and
i J< L I i\ L' i~l LADIES* furnisher
Broadway between fhird and Fourth Phone 41
MONSTER 111
FDR BRITISH
VCW YORK, Aug. 17 — Am
erican financiers have officially an
uounoc-d the closing of a deal to
loan the British, government, two
hundred fifty million dollars for
two years. The loan bears iater
e^ at fhe pate of five percent.
Agents of the British) govern
ment have been working with Am
erican bankers for months trying
H» float the loan.. The J. P. Mor
gan Company made the largest ad
vances in the loan.
1 SQUADRON
RAIDS TfilESTE
LONDON", Auj. 17—A squadron
of Ital'an a ad Proncll aeroplanes
made a raid upon the city of
Trieste yesterday about dusk and
did conslderablei damage to the
city and defense works of the Teu
tons.
There were at least twelve mon
$tfr aeroplanes in the squadron
which raided the city. They were
pa* to flight by the marksmen
handling the air guns but not un
til iney had gotten in their deadly
wort. !♦ Is leportedi that they
lef* ;he thy in flames but this
has been counter reported to be
unauthentic.
RT'SSIA PLACES ORDER
NEW YORK, Aug. IT—The Ru»- I
sian government has placed an or
der with American firms for 225,
000 tOiis of barbed wire. It is un
derstood fiat !♦ is to be shipped
from Pacific Coast ports across the
Pacific.
Rev. L. Robertson and wdfe of
Rossland, R C., is a guest at the
Pullen House. Rev. Robertson
re?J the scripture lesson at last
rij{h4,o lecture in the Methodist
Cnnrch.
LOXr.ON, August, 17—The cities
of Ajicona, Petaro and Rimini
\v( re shaken* violently by an earth
quake early this morning. The dam
age 'one by the violent rocking of
the earths crutt will run into th«
thcusanas- ol dollars. Hwaly a
chlmuey is left in any of the
ci'ics.. Many of the j>oorer con
structed .houses oru&iio<l to the
earth siiortly alter tlie qualte Com
menced to shake th.e ear'h. a-round
this region. It lasted for fully ;
live minutes.
Tho death, list will peach; a big
total. Aid and relief is now be
ing rurbed to the destroyed) cities.
Meager reports of fire have been
jen» out broadcast over Italy. Com- ;
niun;ca?ioaii is too meager to give j
the authentic details on quake. |
RUPERT BREAKS
TOURIST REGURD
The floating ouliioe o£ the G. T.'
P., carrying 87 Elko 011 a tour of
pit-Hint in Alaakau waie.s is
ujw litd up to the dock in Ju
nueu J-ad will make this port on
schedul* time ia 'lie morning. Tl>e
beat is ij iug over teu hqurs in the
Capjtal City to al.'ow the Juneau
Elks to stage a reception and hiu
hep fic e with, '-heir1 southern bro
thers.
Besides the Sacramento* Elks
the bo;it carries 123 round trp
pers tor Skogway making a total of
210 passengers who, will invade the
Garden City tomorrow. This is
the record for the summer in the
number o£ passengers carried to
the Garden City. Besides the big
passenger list, the boat sets a re
cord for itself by carrying 217 tons
of cargo, most cl which; is con
sign? d »o the interior.
Tiie Hupert will dock at 7 in the
morning. A general request has
been isued by the Exalted Ruler
of the Elks in this city that all
members of the order meet the
boat. All southeastern cities
have turned out- and given the
bevs a royal reception,—now is
the char.oe for Skag-way toi shine
and chow some real northern hos
pitality..
NATIONS AFTEK PEACE
C WSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 17 —
Bulg&r'an and Turfkish. diplomats
arc conferring at Bern© with! En
tente diplomats, with) a view of ar
ranging peace terms for their coun
tries. Officials do not deny that
peaw overtures arei contemplated.
The Fruit Season Is
— Here
FRUIT J RS. JEL' Y. G-L A.SSES, ETC.
M A.SON:- Quart Jars $1-10 par Dozen
Pint Jars 80c per Dozen
fFLLY GLASSES TALL ard COVERS
45c per dozen, Mason Jar Tops 30c doz.
Heavy Rubbers 10c doz. Para wax lb. 15c
P. H. GANTY
NEW YORK FACES
BIG GAR STRIKE
NKW YORK. Aus. 17 — Delay
ed—A l«*w car strike la menacing
tliis c"y. The union men have ac
cused ; lie street car company of
violating their agreement with, the
Uit|f)u and have given the street
car maLager twenty four hours to
right -.he conditions.. A warning
l»"s boeD sounded to all Union men
and j walk out may be ordered at
a.ov moment of the day.
The street car company hag re
queued a conference with the
!abcy leaden? to arbitrate the grie
vances and try if possible to show
the Union men tha* they have kept
wit.iiin the confines of tlieir agree
ment The meeting Is scheduled
to Ue held this morning.
CLOSED SHOP
FOR 5EIF1LE
SEA'11 LE, Aug. 17—Delayid —
Dock owners have announced! that
they "v: 11 consider a peace offer
frou 'Le Longshoremen's Union.
They hfive previously, rejected! any
proposed labor mediation because
HI former propositions included an
endorsement of tho general strike.
It, is believed that the Seattle
dock owners are following ia the
wuko of the S:ui Francisco! owneirs
and that they will be willing to
adopt 'Le closed shop policy and
handle the wage scale in the same
manner as did the San Francisco
Uoc'k owners.
PETROGRAD. Aug. 17 — Delay,
ed —Th«» Russian Infantry has brok
en thru the defense lines on the
western front and are sweeping
•nru the plains of Hungary. The
main army division has already
pisstd the left wing of the French
advance detachments and is driving
en with a heroio spirit.
T.ne Austrians are In a highly
disorganized state and have been
Ou a general Tefxat since the Rus
sians smashed their first line de
fen». The Russians have backed
them up and have taken Goblonitza.
Thousands upon thousands of pris
oners aiv held by the Russians.
LE1ERG STILL
UNCAPIUREO
LONDON, Aug. i7—No official
reprrr'a have) bean received here
telling el thei fall df Lemberg to the
Ru&siau invaders. lU^litaryiuen are
looking for the dispatch) to reach
the var offices a*, any nipment. Un
official reports have reached) the
war off'ces meagerly telling'of the
general Russian advance upon the
city and the ocoupany of the city
by the Russians. This report is
doubted by the war office as no
thing has followed' it up, to sub
stantiate it.
DOCTORS CALL
VOLUNTEERS
NEW YORK, Aug. 17—Doctors
In this city calling for volunteers
give *heir blood, for serum in
jection's that they may properly
figh» the infantile paralysis^ which
is sweeping this city.
Ai, experiment made by *he
leading medical authorities has
provtn to hold cut a hope for
oure.. Six paMenta who had re
covered from the scourge were ex
amined and a human serum was
found which, is pronounced' to be
a cure for the disease. Thisi .ser
um is shot into the system thru a
long needle.
KAISER RUSHED TO FRONT
LONDON, Aug. 17—Reports have
roaohed thewar office, informing it
ttia* the Kaiser and his personal
staff of advisers are now on the
eastern front, where 'ha Russians
are making siuch. enormous gains.
TO STUMP MEDDLE WEST
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17—Prank
Hanley, prohibition candidate! for
t'*^ presidency' of the Unitei
ctates, is ready to stump the mid- ,
die western sections of the country. :
He will not make «. western trip. I
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
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 CLA YSON
BOMBS KK
SEATTLE DOCKS
s .
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SEATTLE, Aug.. 17—Dynamit
er a'tempted >c blow up pier D
ou il'e waterfront today. - A t>i>ml>
placed under tue pier >v reckt<A a
snack wiiiclv was housing nonunion
Workmen Tii(j workaieu escaped
juai in time to prevent being blown
into u'ernity.
Sbortjy alter tlio explosion an
attempt was foiled to burn tlie
dock up. A bottle of pnospiiorus
was til-own, on. taa roof of tlie dock
and iaiifiediately tlie rood! leaped
for'h in a blaze. It was quickly
extinguished, by fire appliances on
tliu fjf. Tiie police are .working
on several warm clues and hope to
u.'.ye *1.6 plotters beiiiud. tbe bars
of j'istice before nightfall.
MAIL BOAX OUT EARLY
llie gas mail boat made this
p.;rt las' night and cleared for the
southward run u,* 2 a. m. this morn
ing. It carried a hea.vy disptach
mei'* of mail and light freight c
go from Channel dues »o this. port.
CaJJ CAPTURED CITY FOR BASE
ROME, Aug. 7—The recently cap
tnred city of Goriza is being used
as a military baseby the Italians.
Thousands of rounds of ammuni
tion and food supplies have been
stored behind the ramparts of the
city . , i J J
WHEAT PRICES HHiH
CHICAGO, Aug. 17 — Wheat
prices are soaring. Speculation in
'vheat is brisk. Fortunes have
Dcen made and los*. in the pit on
this one commodity already.
RUSSIANS HOLD POSITION
LONDON, Aug. 17 — The Rus
sian!: continue to hold the strong
holes gained on *he Vorone River.
Repeats attacks on the part of
♦he; Austrians have been repulsed
at great loss «f life to the; at
tackers..