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No. S5 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 191ft
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TODAY'S FLASHES OF NEWS
OF THE WORLD OVER CABLE
Paris, May H—The Germans
have been defeated in the Arras
district and many prisoners, guns
;uid large quantities cl ammunition
captured. { . ,r,
Rome, May 14—There Is ex
tensive anti-Germ&u rioting In a
large number ol Italian citiee to
day and the soldier have been call
ed out.
The Hague. May 14—A German
Taube today dropped bomb® and
buuk a trawler flying the Dutch.
i'ag.
London, May 14—The British
eteamer Coitalrnio today rammed
and sunjk a German submarine in
the North Sea.
Athens, May 14—The King is
' enorted to be seriously 111 today
with pleurisy It is said that
Greece has assured Germany that
if she ever enters the war it will
be against the allies.
retrograu, aiay n—uenerai
Mackenzou's advance on Premysl
has been chtcked and the Germans
i nd Austrians are now said to be
■-©treating.
Que^nstown, May 14—A thous
and dollars reward has been of
fered for tho recovery of Vander
bilt's body. A tug arrived in I
T ort this morning with twelve !
bodies of women and children from j
he Lusitania disaster.
Chicago, May 14—The socialists j
hold their lilt: convention la
^bis-city commencing on Junq 11th |
of next year.
WAS CRUSHED UNDER
MAST TONS OF ICE
Peter Sberanoff is in the Wran
ee 11 hospital suffering with a brok
en jaw, a.smashed hip, and very
severe internal? injuries caused by
having two or three tons of ice
fall on him while-he was-at'Leconte
idaeier. His coming- oat of the
(TV'IL WAR VETERANS
CLOSE CONVENTION'
San Jose, Cal., May 14—Fire
thousand civil war veterans, their
friends and families, closed a three
day convention here today. A par
ade of veterans, during which they
were showered with "bullets" in
the shape of rosee and wild flowers,
was one of the feature* of the week
TAGTICAL LOSS
IS NOT CAUSED
PetroTaJ, May 14—The Grand
Duke Nicholas declares the recent
Russian retreat* caused them
no loss at tactical points.
battlTshavli
IS HOI DECIDED
Berlin, May 14—The battle of
Shavli, in Cou-rland, Russia, Is
ye» undecided, but tic Germans are
reported to be falling back as the
Russians have beea strongly re-in
forced. It is also said the Russians
yesterday won a brUliaitf cavalry en
gagement near Buckowina against
entrenched Austrian*.
ordeal alive is hardly short of a
miracle.
The accident happened lost Mon
day, when the Telegraph from Col
umbia and Northern went to the
glacier alter ice to pack fish in,
Peter Sheranoff being ono of the
crew on the boat. Whan they ar
rived at the glacier it was low tide
so they went on shore and started
breaking chunkB from one of the
big icebergs lying on the Bhore.
Sheranoff was working at the bergs
when all of a sudden a large sec
tion weighing some two or three
tons gave way and came down and
completely buried him. The rest
of the crew dug him out, and rush
ed back to town for medical treat
ment—Wrangell Sentinel.
We are now showing the Largest
Line of New
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes.
Ratinas, Frenoh Ginghams. Mer
cerized Plisses, Peacales, 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-1
If you want to see something that it
real nice come in and.look the goods ovtr
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasisar
and Ladiea' Furai«Ksr
Broadway betweenlThird and Faurtk Phone 41
SHORT LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
AND OCCURENCES OF.INTEREST
J. James. A. L. Payne and F. G.
Dftvies, all of Seattle, came in on J
the Dolphin last night and are
registered at the Golden North.
B. D. Palmer, representing the
J. W. Falea Paper Co. of Seattle,
was an arrival last night on the.
Dolphin from Juneau.
D. A. Mulrhead of Whlteliorse,
who has been outside on a visit,
returned on the Dolphin last night
and went over the line at 8:30 this
morning.
M. J. Johnston was operated on
for appendicitis at the White Pass
hospital last Saturday. He is re-1
ported by Dr. Gabie to b<j getting !
along finely.
Fred McCoy, who was hurt while
working on the dock severj1 weeks
ago, is able to be up and around
again and will soon leave the hospi
tal entirely recovered.
Cnas. Fare, who cut himself on
the right ankle with a carpenter's
adze, while working at the new
dock last week, was discharged from
th» White Pass hospital yesterday.
The City of Seattle is due to ar
rive in Skagway from Seattle at
2:30 tomorrow morning She has
on board for this port 15 passen
gers and small amount of freight.
Mrs. (Sergt.) Alblu of Ft. W. H.
Seward, who recently und:iwent a
surgical operation in the W. P. hos
pital at this place, is recovering ra
pidly and will bo able to return
home.
The new summer season time
card of the W. P. & Y. R., in which
trains will be run between Skagway
and Whltehoree dally, except Sun
day. will go Into effect 011 Sunday,
May 23 rd.
Mrs. G. T. Duryea and Mrs. I'eter |
Jorgenson, delegates to the W. C. j
T. U. convention from Petersburg,
Alaska, arrived on tlio Dolphin I
last night and are stopping at the J
Golden North.
Geo. Barnett yesterday finish- j
ed up the painting of Charley Kara
man's residence and Is now engag
ed. In connection with J. E. Nuss- j
baum, in painting the exterior of
tb« Kirmse store building.
The Princess Marjuiuiia is due
in Skagway at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning with 28 passengers and 35
tons of freight for this port. She
will sail on her return south at
8 o'clock tomorrow even.'n^.
The freighter Edith of the Al
aska Steamship Co. left on her re
turn to Seattle at 1 o'clock this
morning. She broke the cargo un
loading record at this port, hav
ing discharged 1500 tons of coal in
58 hotra.
The governor's office tt Juneau
issued two licenses last week to
big- game hunters who are going
Into the Kodiak region to seek the
bl» brown bear for which that re
gion Is famous. Thos. A. Martin
dale of Philadelphia, well known in
the north, was one of the men
and Leslie Simonson o/ Berkeley,
Cal., was the other.
R. D. Pinneo, assistant general
height and passenger agent for the
P. C. S. S. Co., with headquarters
in Seattle, came up from Juneau
on the Dolphin this morning and
will leave for the south on the
City of Seattle tomorrow.
D. J. Rich, the well known sour
dough Skagway merchant, who has
betu undeigoing treatment at the
White Pass hospital for several
weeks for a severe case of lead
poisoning, is improving steadily and
will soon be able to return to his
heme and family.
Several of the teachers in the Ju
neau public schools are planning to
take the trip to Whitehorse short
ly after school closes. Among them
are Miss Sullivan, Miss Andrews,
Miss Wilson, who will be accompan
ied by her mother, Mrs. F. A. Wil
son and Miss Snow.
W. J. Brosberg of Seattle arriv
ed on the Dolphia last night to
take the position of assistant to
E. J. Shaw, local agent of the Al
aska Steamship Co. Mr. Lioaberg
has the reputation of being one of
the best posted transportation men
on the Pacific coast.
The Dolphin got into Skagway
from Seattle last night at 9:45
wish 40 passengers, 11 of whom
were steerage, for this port and a
small amount of freight. She sail
ed on her return south at 11:30
P. m. with one Seattle passenger
on board and four people" for Ju
neau.
\\ ord has been received at tne
-ovoruor's office at Juneau that
Charles Mon Lee liad died at the
Morningside Sanitarium, Portland,
May 1st. Mon Lee wag eommittod
t.. the institution Feb. 13, 1913,
from Sitka. He has adaugher at
.ending the Indian school at Fort
Lapwal, Idaho.
Senator Dan Sutherland of Ruby,
member of the territorial legisla
ture from the Fourth Division of
Alaska, and president of the sen
ate at the socond session of that
tcdy which convened in Juneau on
i-e 3d of March, 1915, came in on
the Dolphin this morning on his
nay to his home in the interior
ver the \V. P. & Y. U.
Miss N'ellie Mae Taylor and Miss
\.'igg, both of Wran^f ll, Alaska, cam
n on the Dolphin last night and
are registered at the Pullen House.
Miss Taylor is a teacher in the
uative school at Wrangell, is branch
secretary for Alaska for the Loyal
Temperance Legion, and a delegate
o the W. C. T. U. convention
which is now in session here. Miss
Wigg accompanied Miss Taylor as
a traveling companion.
On Saturday night, May 15th, the
STugget movies management will giv
the net proceeds of its performance
[or the benefit of the White Pass
Athletic club baseball team. The
hoys of the team are practicing dili
gently for the purpose of entering
the international contest at White
horse on the 29th of this month
and there are many things needed
to fit them out in a proper man
ner and to give then-, encouragement
Dainty Biscuits
Adora (Vanilla flavor) * Baronet Wafers (Plain)
Anola (Chocolate) Water Thin (Plain)
Nabisco (Assorted flavors) Cheese Tid Bits
Lorna Doone Short Bread
Social Teas
Five o'clock Teas
Chocolate Wafers
Price 25c each; two for 25c
Zweibach
[Graham Crackers
Arrowroot Biscuits
« P. H. GANTY
ENTIRE NATION
AlIS RESULT
Washington, D. C., May 14—The
entire population of America is to
day awaiting anxiously the re
sult of the transmission of the ad
ministration's note to Germany by
Embassador Gerard. President Wil
son will leave for New York today
to review the Atlautic fleet next
week. He will probably be away
from this city until Wednesday or
Thursday of next w«k unless his
presence is urgently demanded here.
New York, May 14—The leading
papers throughout _the United
States comment editorially on Presi
dent Wilson's note to Germany and
openly express ppprobatlon of his
course.
to do their bast for the honor of
their home town. The regular price
of admission will be charged and be
sides witnessing a good show these
who attend will be helping along a
worthy object at no additional ex- j
peaise to themselves.
The body of a man whose fun
name is unknown wan found ,
last week near the Alaska Northern,
railroad track ou. cf Seward, at Mile
Fifty. All ihat Is known of the
dead man Is that Lis first name
was Steve and th:>t he had just
eame from Cordova. The body
was not examined by those who
found it so that the cause of death
cannot be even guessed at.
Ed. Achison, who to the champion
high-dive arttot of Skajway; having'
on Tuesday afternoon plunged from
the top of a oar of coal which he
was unloading at the W. P. & Y.
a. bunkers to the bottom of the
pit, 40 feet below, landing on his
head and shoulders, and coming
out teractically unscathed with the
exception of a few alight bruises,
was discharged from the White
Pass hospital this morning and is
igaln at work.
The last southbound trln of the
Mariposa from Juneau to Seattle
was made in 67 hours and twenty
five minutes. She 'eft Juneau aX
8:35 a. m., on tho third of the
month, and arrived In Seattle at 5
p. m. on the 5th. This is the fast
est trln over this course on record,
as the Mfrlpoaa, in command of
Capt. Charles, made her usual calls
on the wav. The next fastest time
over this route was made by the
Alameda, Ler slater ship, In sixty
and one-halt hours.—Juneau Um
pire.
A board of special Inqulrx at the
Immigration service cons'pting of
WILL RESORT TO
London, May, H—It is hinted
broadcast in this city this morn
ing that the Engl is a military au
thorities will shortly resort to con
scription lu order to secure the
required aumber of recruits for
the army.
ITALY DIVIDED
WAD QUESTION
Rome, May 14—The Italian cab
inet has resigned and the King has
reserved his decision on the war
question, which has been accepted
by the council. The military is
divided, some want w and some
want peace, but the people seem
ingly demand war.
Oco. Woodruff of Ketchikan, Albert
A. Joy, of Skagway and D. A. Meek
of the Juneau office, sitting in Ju
neau last Wednesday, decided that
three of the five aliens wl:o came
in to that city on the Spokane from
Prince Rupert on Tuesday should
uot be allowed to remain in
Alaska, for the reason that they
have very little money on thera
nd were liable to become a pub
He charge. Onee of the men is
a Servian, ontf a Russian Finn, and
the other a native of Sweden. They
tTttre ordered back to Prince Rupert.
The beautiful gavel, adorned with
a bow of white ribbon, with which
Aire. Cornelia Templeton Hatcher,
president, called to order the first
territorial convention of W. C. T.
U. of Alaska, now in session at
the Methodist church, has a notable
history. It was made from the wood
of a horse chestnut tree, planted
by France* Willard In her child
hood In the grounds of the family
nome at Bvancton, 111., now occu
pied as National W. C. T. U. head
quarters. The great growth of the
trees necessitated the removal of
one, and the wood was made Into
gavels, to be used only by the W.
C. T. U. presidents of countries
aad states; When Mrs. Hatcher
came to Alaska in 1910, Miss An
na Gordon, now National president,
presented her with a gavel, to be
held in trust for the first presi
dent of the Alaska W. C. T. U. Mrs.
Hatcher now holds that office, and
the gavel was used for the first
time at this convention.
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