®he SJcti
SKAGWAY, ALASKA,
BELIEVED ITALY WILL INTERVENE
BEFORE NEXT SITTING PARLIAMENT
Rome, April 27—That war will
be declared before tie Italian par
liament convenes on May 12th !■
believed to be certain by those hare
who are in a position to know.
What is thought to be confirmation
of this opinion is the summoning
to a conference in thi* city of the
Italian ambassador* at Berlin,
London, Venice and Paris wltb For
•. ign Minister N?no of Holland.
Pelluno, Italy, April 27—Refugees
r.rrlviiig here from the Swiss fron
tier report that the Austrian# hare
.orttfied the eutira boundary line
FLEET GROWING
IN EFFICIENCY
Washington, I>. a. April 87—In a
long statenieat made public today
Secretary of the Navy Joeephus
Daniels replies to the United State*
Lavy critics and says that the fleet
^ stronger now than it ever lias
leen before and Is constantly grow
i. g in efficiency.
Every niontii now there are
thousands of bales of cotton des
t-oyed In the neutral ports held by
the allies, which is causing the
«-?:porters of thlj product great
rcccera. • jj
Chicago, April IT—Dignifying ot
eralls. This is the edifying task to
which Principal L. Q. Wade of the
Pullman free school foi manual
'.raining has dodlc&ted hlm»elf and
the school made posaible by the
.vlll of the late George M. Pullman.
Erected at a cost of orer $400,000
the school will open tomorrow.
Surrounded b? the gigantic Pull
man car factories and works, the
institution is an Ideal location for
an industrial school. Principal Wade
plans to co~oi>erat« with the Pull
GENERAL VILLA DEFEATED
IN SOUTHERN SOXORA
San Diego, April 27—A wireless
received here today states ti'it
OsnarJ Villa liaa been defeated
southern Sonora
LATE PUSHES
Iff IDE GABLE
Paris, April 27—A bomb with
clock works attachments was found
by the ministry of war at Constan
tinople last night timed to explode
at the hour the cabinet council was
supposed to be la session. The
deadly lcstrumest was discovered
only a short Urn* before the con
vening of the members, and is be
lieved to have been coanected with
a plot directed against the Young
Turks as well as the German mili
tary officials ther*
Copenhagen, April 27—Scandina
vian ships from England to Swedish
DOrts In the Baltic Sea have been or
deied to go to the neareet ports
and await instructions, as it is ru
mored that Germany has announced
her intention to stop all traffic be
tween Sweden and Ergland.
Geneva, Aprrll 27—A strong of
fensive movement Is reported to be
under way at Uzsok Pass heights by
I he Russians, and it is said that
20,000 Autrians and Germans have
been killed there in the past few
days.
ILLIN'OIS VS. Pt RDCE
Urbana, 111., April 27—Old base
ball rivals, the ta&m* of Illinois
and Purdue aalTereltiee, meet today j
for their annual gama
man company in its trailing of ap
prentice*.
The school will be oper. five and
one half days. 4S weeks in the year,
with a short vacation at the end
cf each four quartern. The time of
the pupils, who will be in school
eight hours each day, will be di
vided between the shops, the la
boratories, the athletic field and the
^rmnaeium.
We are now showing the Largest
Lime of Nrwf
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes.
Ratinas, French G-inghams* Mer
cerized Plisses, Ptacalei, Flaxons,
Etc. Ladies' and Misses' and
Children's Ready Made Wash
Dresses at 75c to $2.25. The
newest things in 36-in silks at
75c per yard-'
If you"' want to see' aomethinj that ia
real nice come in and look the jood» over]
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdaaher
and Ladies' Furaisker
Broadway betweea Third amd F*urtk Pkene 41
ON IN MClNlIf SF FLANDERS
London, April 27—Latest advices
from the battle ft out in Belgium
state there is & terrific battle going
on in Flanders and that the Ger
mans are using gas bombs with
their heavy guns. Field Marshal
French is pouring heavy re-inforee
into the section of the battle line
held by the British troops, while
General Joffre of the French army
has hurried iu immense additional
uumbers of men to bolster up the
weakened positions in his own sec
tion.
Iu the Dardanelles the Russians
are reported to be lending every
assistance in thetr power in landing
the allied soldiers who are to be
used iu the contemplated land at
tack in conjunction with ;> bombard
ment of the Turkish pcsii ic.ns by
the allied fleet.
The Belgians are said lo have
lecaptured Llzerue, from the treiu h
es> and parapets of which all the
sandbags had disappeared s:a a re
sult of a British miu« explosion
which had taken place in the hit
ter's recent attempt to capture
Ilill-fO.
The Swedish steamer C< licit* wa;
today sunk by a mine off Aland is
lands, but the crew was saved, li
is also reported that the British
trawler Recollo was today destroy
ed by striking a mine in tbe Xortii
Sea.
A sensational attack was made
by the Germans today in an unsuc
cessful attempt tc- capture St.
Julien, France. The losses we c
heavy on both sides.
HOLD ELECTION
ON HIT FIFTH
Nome, Alaska, April -7--JucH'O
Tucker of this division of Alaska
ti'vs called a special edition to
♦*ke place on May 5th next to d"
Wmiue whethei or net the city
o^all continue to license saloon;
Juneau, April 27—Governor J. F. i
A. Strong's veto of the bill abolish
ing capital punishment in Alaska
wag sustained la the senate by Tau
ter, Millard, Hubbard and Gaustad.
Aldrlch was absent and Sutherland, I
Sulzer and McGann voted against
the veto.
A Joint memorial unanimously
passed the house today authoriz
ing an investigation into conditions
at the Morningside sanitarium near
Portland, Oregon, the institution
!r. which the insane of Alaska are
caTed for, and recommending the
taking over In the future of the
care of insane patients by the terri
torial authorities, of AU.ska.
S.U'8 RUSSIANS ARE 11EING
HKLl) IX THE CARPATHIANS
Vienna, April 27—Tiie war office
In this city issued a statement
this morning saying that the Rus
sian in the Carpathians are being
held by the Austrian and Ger
■Riin troops.
Newport News, April 27—The
Gi-rman converted cruiser, Kron
Priiis W'ilhelm, which entered this
port iti distress a tow days ago,
«as interned ibis morning.
F.ii; b;;nks, Alaska, April 27—I
lie uh i;i tlu' river broke here
is morning, the earliest in the
•: :i rf which theiv is any record.
seattIs, April 27—Additional im
migration inspectors are to be plac
ed ;:lan;4 the Canadian frontier lo
pre\ent unemployed aliens from en
: i-ing1 '.he United States from Can
ada.
!t i;: claimed tliat many of the
( i.st cities ha\e been taking care
i".'s winter of men who iswarmed
Irurs Canada last fall when busi
ness beanie quiet. With business
conditions improving in the United
St 'U-s it is feared still larger
numbers will be attracted.
FAMOUS WOMAN SCIENTIST
TALKS ON VAN* OUVKIi ISLAND
University of Washington, April
27—Mrs. Julia W. Iiensliaw of Van
couver, the ('illy woman member
o:' the Royal Geographical society
in Canada, addressed university
students and teachers and the
Seattle Mountaiiifers in liagley hall
recently on "Ttonu.nce and Reality
"f Vancouver Island." ller lecture
was ..lustrate.l with over a hundred
lantern slides, including pictures of
wild animals and plant life, moun
tain scenery and Indian?, taken by
herself. Unusual photographs of
the Canadian Kockies and Selkirks
were included.
Mrs. Henshcjv lias long been
recognized as a distinguished scien
tist and lecturer in the east, in
the British Isles and on the con
tinent, but has not often been heard
in the Northwest.
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P.H.GANTY
VESSELS FLYING AMERICAN FLAG
CAPTURED 61 ALLIED WARSHIPS
Petrograd, Ai>ril 27—It is re
reported from Athens that warships
o° the allied fleet have captured
the steamers Virginia and Magda,
both flying tho American flag, de
clared the cargoes contraband ' au.l
taken the vessels to Leroncs.
From Berlin reports have been
received that a German fleet is
prowling in' the North Sea .ready
to engage the British fleet.
So important is the baitie now
going on in Flanders considered by
the Germans that it has been de
vided to bring General llindenburg
irom the Eastern battle front to
tako command ot' operations.
The Kaiser is now en his way
to the battlefrovt in Belgium, while
tne Czar is visiting the Russian
troops at Przemysl.
HIRr PICKFH
Hi CBH i ESI
In Die ciiittst recently held un
der tho auspices of the Ladies'
'Vorld magazine to determine by tho
votes of th? readers of that publi
cation, who is the world's most fa
mous actres.-. both on the screen
and on the stage, Mary Pickford
was overwhelmingly selected as
"Queen of the Screen."
Never before has there been such
n genuine and overwhelming tri
bute to the abilities and charm
and personality of a young girl who,
in tho space of a few brief years,
has i isen to the topmost peak nf
her art. Not only in the Unite.1
States is she universally known an
loved, but in Canada, in war-strick
en Europe, la far-off Australia aud
Africa and in our neighboring re
publics to the south she is ac
claimed as the favorite star.
Never before has a young girl
attained such popularity. It just
ifies her hundred thousand dollar
r. year salary. It makes easy to
understand the fact that theaters
are crowded to the doors whenever
Mary Pickford is announced, and
that she is the topic of conversation
v'iionever two or three motion pic
ture enthusiasts are gathered to
gether.
In all roles she is supreme and
•iOX OF GREAT SECRETARY
DEAD TODAY LV MONTROSE
Montrose, April 27--Fvederick
S-'ward, son of Wm H Seward, sec
i.'lary of state during the war of
he rebellion, ai.d who in 18C7 con
c'uded the negotiation with Rusaia
'or the cession of Alaska to the
!"nited States, died hero today.
»ashington, D. C.. April 27—
a publication ol iutarest at this
time ia a large scald (1:40,00")
chart, N'o. 6567, ot Kulk Arm above
F' re Island, at the bead of Couk
Iul»t, Alaska. Tbl« chart li In pre
paratlon by tb« U. S. coast and
i geodetic survey In anticipation of
the greatly Increased traffic to
that locality due to the extensive
railroad construction to be inaugur
ated by the Government Alaskan En
gineering CommiFBlon this eummer.
The chart is on a sufficient 6cale to
serve as a harbor chart for resale
with railroad supplies to be land
ed at Woodrow ereek, end includes
.".11 surveys to date, including r.he
lesurvey by the steamer Explorer
in 1S14. Woodrow creek is the
name now authorized for 'what was
formerly called Ship creek.
This chart will be ready toward
the end of May, aud cople* may theu
bo obtained at nominal cost from
I he superintendent of the coast
and geodetic survey department of
commerce, Washington, D. C., or at
any of the branch offices or sales
agencies of that service.
i:< them all captivating. She
hoHs the heart. Her versatility of
talent is marvelors and is evidenc
ed by the fact that she writes na
well as she act6, although her
busy life has made it necessary for
her to work with the pen only at
stolen moments.
The people of Skagway will have
.in opportunity to see Mary Pick
ford in a four part rendition cf
"Caprice," one of her greatest
roles, at the Nugget Movies on
Wednesday and Thursday nights of
this week.
Safe
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