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No. 143 NINETEENTH YEAR
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JULY 21, 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
CIVIC PIE WILL
SETILE STRIKE
SEATTLE, July 21—A in apptal
t•> the civic pride of the City ol
Seattle will t>« made by tlie ar
bitrating fon.es wbuii are trying
to (-title the strike issues iu tuis
city. Following tiiis couase it is
hoped that ail faction# will lay
aMttle their stubborn^ fight aud come
'o an early compromise of the dif
ferences which ex is* between them.
Two important and authoritative
1 ersou.u;«> have decided jhat law
lessness and riots are getting- the
city nowhere and that other cours
e- cau be followed whichj will ul
timately place the faction® on a
friendly plane and heal the wounds
that exist at the preseu- time. The
nihil are Mayor Hiram Gill aud La
tter Commissioner White.
NEW SEAPOLICY
FOB GERMANS
LONDON, Juy 21--The appoint
ment of Admiral Holzeiidotff to a
new administrative pest in the Ger
man navy is regarded by the war
oil Ice fls a preliminary step to
ward the renewal of submarine ac
tivity.. Admiral Holtzendctff is a
close 'riend of Voaitirpitz and is
known 'o favor his views ou the
submarine wax which wasi waged by
Germany.
TOl'RXAMKNT TOMORR< >\V
A mixed douiples tournament will
fce staged ou the White Pass courts
tomcrrcw afternoon at two p. m.
Several entrants have siguifitd the t
Inten'ions uf entering the tourna
ment and it pn-oaiises to warm up, to
some exciting matches.
GIFKORD PARTY ARRIVE
A jnllv- party from New Jersey
are making the round trip, to Al
aska. The party arrived in, this
cit£ this morning oa the Rupert
and have taken nuarters at the Pul
len Mouse.. The- nersonell of the
I arty is Mr. and Mrs. Gifford, Mrs.
D. A Bishop and Mrs. 1. W. Berry.
The Pity of Seattle left the Queer
City last night for 'he north.
SPECIAL TOURING PARTY
FROM SEW YORK
The CaJiwiUi.ii Alaska Bureau of
Travels with headquarters at the
Uiltmore Hotel, New York, is stag
ing a tour thru Southeaster^ Alas
ka. Twelve of ♦he oarty, under the
managership of Miss Pearson, ar
rived in the Garden City on the Ru
pert this morning aaid the entire
•vaitv have registered at the Pul
Ipii Hoase.
The personell of the party is:
Miss SI. Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. L.
Adrlanre, Mr., and Mts. Coleman,
Miss Helen Appei, Miss Kerr, Mrs.
Fithian, MissHaghart, Mts. Walton,
Miss Wa'iton and Miss Meaniaav.
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ON FRONTIER
BERLIN*, July 21—Reports re
ceived bv the war department ln
I dicate tlwt after a fortnight of in
activity the Russians are bringing
reinforcements and have launch
ed forth on a strong aggressive
. campaign near 'he Hungariai* front
ler.
They are reported to be prepar
ing for a mammoth campaign and
will »ry to effect an invasion in
the German Empire. Germany is
seud'ng a strong detachment 'o
check any invasion on the frontier.
FLAG SHU' EXKOl'TE HERE
The Princess Charlotte is en
route to this city with a big tour
ist Dassenger list and representa
I tivc ,?arg aboard for this port The
flag shin of the C. P. R., is prov
ing to ne a popular boat with the
tourists and if this is on a par
with 'fs maiden trip, residents of
this citv can an'ieioate an army of
tourists flocking into the Garden
' Ci'y this coming Sunday.
SEATTLE GROCER VISITS
H. A. Kyer, a member of the
noted firm of Augustine and Kyer
of Seattle, is a recent arrival in
t*ie Garden City.. Mr. Kyer will
leave f*»r a short trip to the la
side, visiMng at Whitehorse and
Interior points. He is planning on
returiuii r to the Gateway City the
first part of next week.
Mis? Stevenson and Miss H.. Rob
ertson were early morning pas
sengers on the outbound train. The
young ladies will visit in Atlln and
suruunding country before return
ing to the Gardeu City.
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WASHINGTON, July 21—Three
national figures representing Mexi
co and >he United States will meet
at a neutral jfoint to form a com
mission with, full power to\ arbi
trate 'he difference® between! the
t>vo governments, is the plan] which
stems to be. meeting with the fa
vor of fhe heads of both, nations.
Tue coinmisssiou plan with,1 full
power to arbitrate thei differences j
has been proposed and advocattd tj;
the agen's of both' nations, and
President Wilson is heartily
favor of the proposed commission j
«.'heme.. It is reported thrui of-;
ficial avenues that Carranza is |
likewise favorable to the scheme |
and nothing remains in the way
to hinder the early settlement of
the grievances. Upon learning
definitely of Mexico's stand on the
diplomatic move, President Wilson
will announce his appointments. It
is understood that he haB the men
picked and they have consented to
ac» on the American) hoard.
F
BACK FO RIVER
PARIi, July 21—The fighting
French infantrymen] have) captured
en'.ire first line of the Ger
man defense which! extended from
Estrees to Heights oven Mandevil
K'rs. The battle, »ol gain first line
detente has been in progress) for
two solid days. The French sol
diers gained their position) after
wilding thru a sea of blood.
Tne Germans have been forced to |
fall back on the Somme river and
are put'ing up' a wonderful exhibi- j
tic n o' modern warfare. The J
French will make an offensive cam
paign against the Germans in the
position they now e>ccupy.
RUSSIANS PLACE
PETROGRAD, July 21—The fe.o
cious at'eksi aud attempts of the
Teutons to advance agains* the Rua
sian torces in the Volhynia, district
has been repulsed with) great loss
ot life, ammunition and supplies to
the Germans.
The nurllng a+tacs of the Ger
mans were thown back time af
ter time. Right flank and wing
attacks fell to the ground and coul
make no headway against the solid
defense of the Russian infantrymen.
J. J. Vasbourgh, a wealthy cat
tle man of Los Angeles is making
a ti ur of Alasa. His itinerary
calls him inside. He is accompan
ied bv his wife.
. Six hardy; Cheechacoa applied] to
Arctic Chief W. L. Stevenson,
yesterday afternoon, for guides to
ehr\y them the way over the White
Fa as. The Arctic Chief, saged and
experienced by long: yearn of ex
perience in, the uorthland, would
nm consent to their making the
pcrilc-us rnueh. without full knowl
edge on their Dart at toi the| haz
ardous and perilous trip) whichl lay
before them. Guides and Blazers
were summoned and a description
giv«n ihem of the trail. Undaunt
ed by the description given by the
guides end hirers they announced
that they were ready to assume the
dangers and prepared for the ordeal
After being properly shv,<J and
warned, they w&re escorted to the
beginning of the trail andi wished
gftid luck by the members ot the I
Camp. Ere the shades had, fal
len word was received that they had
made the trip and were the proud
ic-ssesfcots of the Arctic} Brother
hood emblem. Those whof surviv- |
ed the mush' are: Duncan M.
Stewart of New Yoik, P. D. Rich
ardson of Seatt'o, William EJane- |
shaw of Seattle, Joseph' Large,
Howard Pullen and George Morgan
>f Seattle.
Mr. Stewart gave a short address I
to (he members of the Camp,
sraphically settine forth1 a few de
tails in his early life and the at
tn.ct;venessi of the great north) to
a ♦rue brother Arctic. He com
mented the press for always look
ing out after the interests in this |
territory and from the nature of
his remark, is well known1 amongst
the press representatives of the |
north.
AMERICAN LIVES
LOST ON BOAI
LONDON, July 21—Lloyds agency
repor* that a British steamer en
route frcm Portland to France has
been 8'ink with three Americans
aboard. The boa' was the Yser.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MEETING TOMORROW NIGETlf
A meeting of the Commercial
Club "vis been called for tomorrow
nipht iu the City Hall at 8:30
o'clock. Thia will make the
firs* time that the Club haa m< t
for a uumber of weeks and theie
m ill no douibt be many matters of
Importance coming up before the
business men for diacussion.
All of thp live ones have prom
ised tc. be present and take pairt
in the discussion of the matters
wfilch so vitally touch, and concern
the business interests of the city.
Dr. L. S. Keller left, on the Gold
en Rod this afternoon for a trip
to Haines. He will return on tl.e
'boat this evening.
Quality Coffee
We have secured the sole agency for the g
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VACUUM PACKED COFFEE jj
Packed in one pound tins at 45c and two £
pound tins at 85c. Also in quart fruit jars con- g
taining one and one-quarter pounds at 55c a jar. If £
you are dissatisfied in any way with the £
coffee you are now using- give this a trial.
You will be more than pleased.
IP. H. GANTY -
POSTPONE DANCE IN
COURTESY TO G. T.
The Bachelors dance which! was
tc hare been, held la the White
Pass club tonight has been, post
poned to a future date. The boys
upon, learning of the staging of
the dance* at the boat tonight,
deemed it advisable to place the
da'e for their dance to a future
date and Join; the happy throng on
tho beats decks.
The Bachelors *111 concentrate
and :hrow all of their efforts in the
staging of a world beater of a
dunce In wboufc a fortnight. Side
issues and novel stunts -will be in
troduced afi the dance and a regu
lar nojthern time is guaranteed.
The boys have arranged that Sel
mers orchestra shall jolnl the
ships orchestral audi provide the
music for tonight.
BALTIMORE, July 21—The sail
ing of the Gorman submarine
Deutchland haa been postponed
pending certain arrangements which
are being made for the shipping of
a large quantity of gold to Ger
many.
The submarine is lu&dedl with
nickel and crude rubber and is
ready to sail at any moment. The
loading of the gold will not take
over a half day; andofficialsi believe
that the boat will he oa its way.
OFFICIALS LEAVE
IN PRIVATE OAR
A number of official^ connceted
wi«h the Grand Trunk Pacific ar
rived in the Garden City on the
Ruper* this morning and are the
guenis of Superintendent) Hahn. on
a trip to Bennett. Th«i special ex
cursion train pull-ed out from the
docks ♦his morning; shortly) after
the arrival of the tourist boat in
this uorf.
The officials are J. E. Dalrymple,
vice president of the Grand Trunk
Pacific. Captain! C. H. Nlchold
son, manager of the steamship llne^
G. A. McNicholl, assistant: general
passenger and freight agent. All of
the officials are accompanied by
tbiilr wlvesi
SCHOONER SEIZED BY WARSHIP
LONDON, July 21—An, American
schooner loaded with oil enroute to
Sweden hag been seized by a Ger
man warship.
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The berry growers in the Haines
district have formedi themselves in
to an Association *ha* they may
market their products in a business
like lEtiunetr. The crop for this
season («< now being placed on
the market and things are looking
pretty rosy for 'he berry men In
tha* district.
P. H. Ganty, local grocer, has
advisfd the berry men that he will
act as distributor for them. Mr.
Ganty Is ready to supply the lo
cal market and to Interior and
outside points. The chief interior
po'nts '.o be reacti 'd thia year will
lie Caribou, Whitehorse, Dawson,
Fairbanks and Atlin. Juneau will
also be supplied with the famous
Haines Droduct.
Dnrinn the last two days forty
crates cave been 'shipped to inter
ior points.. Besidesl supplying the
local merchants with berries and
providing for the citizens in this
belt, this shipment 1- remarkably In
that I* announces an activity for
this district that heretofore has
been considered miner.
Tho lack olf proper transportation
methods from Hainea to Channel
cHIes will be noticed by the berry
men .They are stroi g in their state
ments that thel wKhwrawal of a lo
cal boat to cover the Immediate
vicinity is working a hardship on
this district.
ROME, July 21—Bulgaria is seri
ously co-side-rins; tha making of
peace with the Entente powers. It
la oractically cut off from active
operations with the Teutons and
faces a serious condition. Peace is
the only salvation for the Kingdom.
THREATENS HCGE AIR
RAH) OX FRANCE
BERLIN, July 21—Threats of
air raids on all open French towns
have been made by thg German of
ficials as a punishments to the
French airmen who are reported to
have dropped bombs outside the
field operations..
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