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No. ^^SEVENTEENTH YEAR
x SKAGWAY, ALASKA,
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Desperate Fighting-Germans Driving the Allies Back
England Rushing Troops
To The Continent To
Aid The Allies
(.KKMANS HAVE BROKKX
AM.IKS t'KNTKK IN* UK Mil I'M
Paris, August U-V—That the tier
mans have broken fhe allied armies'
tenter in lUlirium is now believed
to lw certain by these who are in
a |M*.ition to know, and it is also
rumored that last night's advices
Irom ilie front, eon firm the news
• r the occupation of the unft>rtifie>i
town of Nancy by the (ieruians.
Vmirilin^ to tlie war office's an
nouuccments I ere today there have
lHt>n more casualties piled tip in to
day's fi^htinj; than duiini; any stnif:
ule that has taken place between
tho allies and (ierinan.v since the
invasion of Belgium by the latter.
At many (mints the allies' defen
sive wall was broken down by the
(imiians but reinforcements would
invariably fill the jjap, while in
other places the tiemian's infantry
was compelled to retire. Tho fifiht
iit«» on both shies was des^ierato.
but the must Kin^iiinary and des
l«-rato of all was that which took
place about half way l>etween
Knisst l> and Mons.
W AR OFFUK IS UKTICKNT
UK<>AK1)1\G HKLtilAN AFFA1KS
London, August -">—The war of
fice here is reticent regarding the
Itn^urt-Jis of the fiiihtinj; in 15el
uiuni ami hits «:urie<l the public not
to exjiect too much.
I Ye] la rat ions ar now in progress
to send more British troops to the
aiil or the allies on the continent.
KMPKKOK I'ltA.N"/ JOSKI'H OF
Al'STKIA CRITICALLY ILL
London, August 2o—'Telegraphic
it (>orts from tlie Austrian capital
lixlny announce the critical illness
• >r Ktnpcror Franz Joseph and state
that hi-> death i« only a question of
a few hours.
(iEIOlAN'S l>KlVIN(i ALLlKs
ALL DIHIXTIONS IX lJKLGIl.M |
London, August -•">—A Paris dis- j
[witch just received hero says that
'a hot fi);ht is X»'in«; vn today at
t'liarlerol between the ticrinan annus
and those of the allies aud that
the ft»rnu»r are driving the latter !
in all directions, the success of the
(•eraians beiti}; most marked in the
vicinity of Xauey.
POKTlFItWTIOXS AT CATTAKO
DESTltOYKI) IIV ALI.IKD FLKKT
Paris, August 25—Wiml ha*
reached here that all the fortifica
tions at t'attaro have heen des
troyed l>y the allied fleets, the A"—
trians not having time before the
attack to strew the .trull" with sub
marine mines.
ADYAXCK OF THK KISSIAVS
SAID TO UK IliKKSlSTIlSLK
Si. Petersburg, August —Vcs- I
t onlay's official ail vices .stale that 1
tlie tVar's army is advancing w it It
iiTCsist ible force into Xortliu 0.-1
cm (ieiiiuny ami carjiiijr rverjtliinu
lie fare it.
(iKUMANS I'NDKU AUtltKt'HT
DEFEAT FKKXCtI TKOOI'S
Berlin, August. U">—Acniiiling !<•
tlie latest advices received in tlii*
city last nielli the (iernian Duke
Albreeht has had a fierce encounter
with th« French :uul defeated them
at .Veufchateau.
I'HKM'H 1U YIN<; HOUSES IX
THE TOWN OK LAFAYETTE |
LnyFayette, Intl., August -•">—Fif
teen thousand horses were recently
purchased ftvin the fanners in the
\ icinity of this city hy buyers, who
are presumably working in the in
terests of tlie French government, j
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TRAM1* STKAMEK IS HELD l l»
OCTSJDE NEW YORK HARBOR
Xcw l'vrk, Augnst ~r—The tram
steamer Austrian was hold up for
11 short timu last nijilit, supjMiscdly
by a British cruise*', just outside
tliu harbor.
.fAl'AXESE C'lU'ISEK REPORTED
STANDI.\(S OFF THK STRAITS
San Francisco, August li.1—The
Japanese cruiser Id/.unio, according
to wireless received here, is today
standing off the Straits of San Juan
de Fuca, near Tatoosh,
KAlsmt'S XEl'HEW IS
t'AI'Tl'ISED liV FItEXFlI
I'arls, August —A cable lier*
rii;in Cat tare, from the officers
in command of the French fleet, says
that Count Vim Schcrwin, the
Kaiser's nephew, nw caj>tnred by
(lie French nt the sun-ender of that
place to the al!U«l fleets.
caitfrk i<>,<)«>!» souMFits
rksidi:* ki:\kr.u, offk Kits
French soldiers, including several
generals, have Ih ; n cajitured bj
alv.t that i f :.i rtti.iti trot ps are
lioiT in p«s-c»ii!ii of liUiiiiin.
a in-: ii! i.m> \\ rrii (.1 oom
I.nmlun, AugliM —Mic leading '
i«i|K-rs (>r llic fitj me t<mI.i.i tilled
with gI<Hi:na\ foieimi'i. r wf the sit
uation in IS> ! 41111:1, as it i;. rumored
that the (inntnus arc twsMng the
Mini's in all T!u? icjwiit
Washington, \nnu-i ii—Advicc
rereived hric i • nt the tier
man rniba -v state t!;a! {I'.diiU
i< rin:t'i::ii«Ml <>:' tho r"|»!::ro if Xu
niur ami afs« that rive furls Vnve
fill Ion h:l«i tin- «if the <Ji:r
maiii, nl!h'iiig!i tl.e details ave !:»«•!»
Ing.
Kit i y available sr.i:IU r in hug
ImiicI is Id lie -it euro will t<» the
aid of the nllii-sin !<•;• Ilinsja furth
er ii'lreni't- ««l the <«ein-:tn armit'S
tliroiiglt
MKX WHOSH'l' !K>\\ \ MIVKUS
kxo\i;i:v;i:j> ii:o>i
Denver, August 25—The findings j
of the eourt in; :s!<:i1 w'linb was con-1
vened to itmuiru into the killing ot j
miners and their fainPi.s in ihe re- j
cent coal miners" riut : in Colorado, j
were filed today. They exonerate
tlie guards and men who took part
in the Ludlow buttle.
\vohkix<; to impiiovk
CtWIl'KXSATtOX LAW
Schenectady, X. Y., Aug. 25—dis
cussion of further improvement of
the workmeu's compensation law
and tlie best means for defending
it from any possible hostile com
pensation attacks Avas the import
ant work before the annual conven
tion of the State Federation of
Labor, which opened here today..
Delegates representing all the un
ionized trades from every section
of the state wore present when the
convention was called to order in
Red Men's hall.
ALASKA llOV TO
GET FIRST VIEW
George Herring, a 17-year-old
Fairbanks boy, who graduated from
Fairbanks liiglx school hist spring
will matriculate at the University of
Washington as a law student with
the coming year. He has spent 15
years of big 17 in Alaska and Yu
kon Territory, having come north
with his parents from Seattle when
only two years of age.
Speaking of the coming experience
of George Herring, the Fairbanks
Xews-Miuer says:
"George's ideas of the outside
world have been obtained altogeth
er from reading, hearsay and last,
but not lea*, from the educational
pictures of the movies. He lias
never seen a street car, an ocean
steamer, a modern railway, a uni
versity or a Webb Perfecting press
printing 00,000 complete 16 pages i
an hour. There are hundreds of
novel sights for him, most of which
he knows about or has witnessed
produced on picture screens or in
magazines, but which he has never
actually seen It will be a wonderful
trip for him and when he walks
down Second avenue some evening
in the near future when it is white
with the glow of hundreds of elec
tric signs and globes and he has to
elbow his way through the crowds
that throng the sidewalks, he will
get a surprisingly new view of
life."
George Herring is a nephew of
State Senator W . G. Potts, part
owner and managerr of the Arling
ton hotel, 3«attle.v
Sl I'T. It. A. KIXZ1E
gl'ITS TKKADWKLI.
Treadwell, Aug. 25—Announce
ment was made hero that the res
ignation of Superintendent R. A.
Kinzie, Assistant-Superintendent 15.
P. Kenned, . W. P. Lass, super
intendent of the Cyanide plant, and
(I. C. Jones, superintendent of the
Alaska-Junea:i mines, have been ac
cepted and will take effect on Sep
tember 1st.
Mr. Kinzie, with his family, will
leave for California sometime next
month, and Messrs. L;rss and Ken
nedy will open ofices in' Juneau in
connection with the Speel River
power project, while Mr. Jones will
probably make his htme in the
States in the future.
No announcement has as yet been
made as to who will take the places
made vacant by the resignations,
but it is understood that Philip
Oradley will be in charge of the Al
aska-Juneau.
Mr. Kinzie has been with the
Treadwoll company 14 years, Mr.
Kennedy eight years, and Mr. Jones
about five years.
CHALLENGE TEXMS MAlvH
IS OX TODAV AT NEWPORT
Newport, R. I., Aug. 25—The
challenge match in the doubles for
1 the thirty-fourth title tournament
, brought out the best players in the
country today. Maurice E. Mc
Loughlin and Thomas C. Bundny,
were to play the winners of the
Hast, West, South and Pacific coast
series.
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ever shown
45c per pound
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P. H. GANTY, GROCER
IMPROMPTU DANCING PAETT
AT (JOIDEN SOUTH HOTEL
The Northwestern and the Ala
meda both being in port last night,
and each having a number of young
people of both sexes on board, an
impromptu dauce was gotten up at
Lhe Golden North hotel for their
entertainment, which lastod un
til the early hours of this morning,
and was participated in by several
Skngway people as well as the fol
lowing visitors:—
Miss M. Goodc, Seattle.
Mrs. C. W. Nelson, Los Angeles.
.Miss Elizabeth King, Concrete,
Wash.
Mrs. M. B. Houchius, Valdest.
Miss Lucille .Williamson, Los An
geles.
Miss Priscilla Putnam, Portland.
Miss Nada Putnam, Portland.
Miss Gladys Butler, SaCramento.
Mrs. Cleveland, Juneau.
Capt. Fred Warner, S. S. Ala
meda.
H. R. Blumenstcin, S. S. North
western.
Perry Delo, Atlln, B. C.
J. M. Elmer, Fairbanks.
H. E. Chastain, Tacoma.
It. B. Watkltas; Richmond, Va.
XV. V. Clegliorn, Portland.
John Glover, Fairfield, Conn.
G. S. Sterling, Fairbanks. __
J. H. Irving, Seattle.
Geo. J. McCarthy, Juneau.
Geo. Locluidge, Seattle.
Jesse J. Alexander, San Franeis
:o.
IVISCX>VS1.VS BOXIXG
LAW CALLED SUCCESS
Milwaukee, AYls., Aug. 23—"Hox
ng uiuler the control of the State
athletic commission Uad reached its
l>igitt*st standard," said W. H. Lig-1
Inger, chairman of the commission .
in presenting iiis annual report to
day. "It has also demonstrated
that the commission is more, than
?elf sustaining. The stute derives
ilmost $14,000 fom this department
for the year."
The commission exacts 5 per
cent of the gross receipts of each
boxing match held under its direc
tion. Expenses of the body, includ
ng the secretary's salary, are not j
allowed to amount to over $3,000 per!
annum. The state therefore is en- ]
riched by about $11,000 through its
control of this branch of athletics.
Last year, boxing clubs held l!!2
matches hi Wisconsin, averaging
four bouts to the show. Ten boxers
were suspended or barred from the
state during the twelve months.
Among these was Packey JIcFarland,
who was adjusted guilty ®L" stalling.
CRACK (JOLFERS PLAY
FOR WESTERN TITLE
Minneapolis, Aug. 25—Some of
the best amateur and professional
golf stars of the country; jrere
among the entrants when play start
ed today in the Western open cham
pionships to continue for two days
over the links of the Iaterlachea
count}-, club. Cash prizes amouat
ing to $735 wer$ to be distributed
among the winners. Coming oa«
week after the national event at
Midlothian, the tourney here at
tracted many of the prominent
stars who competed at Midlothian.
Play is at seventy-two hole med
al competition, thirty-six holes to
be played today and the same to
morrow. The winner will racelTS
$300 in cash and a gold medal em
blematic of the title. The seeoad
prize is $200, the third priz« ?100.
the fourth $65 and the fifth J50.
The players ; making the lowest
score for any round of eighteen, hole,
will receive In cash. $25.
MICHIGAN IS TESTING
JAMES PRIMARY LAW
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 25—Ths
James primary election law, "which
eliminates enrollment la political
parties, received its first extensive
try-out in Michigan today whan, a
whole grist of prospective office
holders sought nomination. Eu
ropean war news over-shadowed the
primaries and there was little later- -
est. An extremely light vote was
forecasted. ,
The list of nominations to be
made by all nartiea was extensive.
Thirteen cougressmn were to b«
nominated by each party; complete
legislative tickets chosen and nom
inations made for the olfict# of
governor and lieutenant governor.
Interest in the primary centered
in the fight in the republican ranks
for the governorship nominiation.
The names of five candiates—May
or George E. Ellis, of Grand Rap
ids; Chas. S. Osborn,.of Sault Ste.
.Marie; Alex. J. Groesbeck, of De
troit; Frederick C. Martindaye, of
Lansing, and W. S. Linton, of Sagi
naw, appeared on the ballot, but it
was conceded that the real fight
was between Osborn, former govern
or, Martindal.j, secretary of atate,
and Groesbeck, chairman of th«
state cental committee.
Gov. Woodbridge N. Ferris was
unopposed for re-nomination on th#
democratic ticket, and Henry K
Pattengill, of Lansing, former sup
erintendent of publlo lnatructiosi,
had the progressive, field to him
self.
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