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NoTnT TWENTY FIRST YEAR SKASWAY, ALASKA. FRIDAY. JUNE U. 1918 ■' PRICE 10 CENTS .
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FIRE FRUSTRATES ATTACK ON
LIS 01 POWERFUL FORCES
Paris. Friday. — The concentrat
ed fire from the French Artillery
caught powerful German forces at
tempting to force a counter at
tack on the French lines between
Courceliee and Mery and drove back
the advancing; waves of the enemy
troops.
In the d«e(eat of these attacks ter"
rific losses were inflicted on the
Germans.
Tie only point at which the
Germans gained a footing in the
village of Laverelne, hut this was
at terrific cost and ta of little val
ue. All the other thrusts in this
region failed.
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JIUES IS I GREAT SACRIFICE!
London, Friday. — The London
Daily Mail's correspondent in re
ferring today to the brigading of
the American forces with the
British and' French forces says.
"This was thegreatest sacrifice that
the people can imagine, but i£ the
events of the next few days and the
plans of the Allies do demand it.
the United States is prepared to
make a much greater sacrifice, and'
it will be of suei a character and
so much more dramatic and start
ling that I cannot give details, and
the necessity for making this sacri
fice may never arise."
A. F. Of t. FAVORS
GOVERNMENT
St. Paul, June 14. — A reso
lution was adopted at yesterday af
ternoon's session of the American
Federation of I-abor convention
which is now in session in this city
asking the United States government
to take over the various telesraph.
companies now operating in the
country in order to avert a possible
strike of the operators which Is
now oeins threatened'.
119 NAMES IN" DAY'S
CASUALTY LIST
Washington, June 14. — Accord
ing to General Pershing's report
covering the operates for the
oast twenty four hours the cas
ualties to American troops in
France number 119. In the list
of names reported thirty four are
among those killed or dead from
wounds and 71 are among those wlxj
Iiave been wounded.
TRAINERS NOW
A1II. W. CAMP
Seattle, June 14. — Nine bird
men as instructors and three sea
planes arrived at the naval train
ing camp at Washington University
today( an<i> the instruction of the
200 men now enrolled at the camp
in the art of flying battle planes
will oegin at an early date.
Washington, June 14. — Henry
Ford has announced his candidacy
for tne Michigan genatorshlp, and
in doing «o he stated that it wa»
at the request of President Wilson.
The letter from the president ask-^
ing Mr. Ford to announce his candid,
acy formally declared in favor of I
the Woman Suffrage amendment. )
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Billie Burke House Dresses
Children's overalls and jumpers
ALBERT REINERT
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GERMANS TO DECLARE WHOLE
ATUMIIC COAST DANGER ZONE
Amsterdam, Friday. — in a Ber
lin despatch received In this city
this morning It Is stated that the
German admiralty intends to de
clare the eastern coast of the Unit
ed States from Mexico to Canadian
waters a danger zone and as »uch
all neutral nations 'will be warned
that all shipping found in those
waters will be considered1 as un
friendly.
US MAKE!
iO ON GAUI5
London, June 14.—Eleven, per"
sons, including lour children were
killed in a German air raid' over
Calais today.
Tie invading Hun airmen were
forced to make a retreat by the ac
tion of British aviators who en
gaged the eneqvy but not before
bonios had i»fen dTopped in the
city.
POSING AS SOLDIER'S WIFE
WOMAN' ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Los Angeles, June 13.— Miss
Champaign, a San Diego waitress, is
accused of having agreed with
Thomas H. Merrill, now serving with
the American army in France, to
pose as his wife, receive his bo1*
dier's allowance and sen# one
half o' it to him. A United States
army officer is said to have ad
vised them how to "work the
scheme." She was inducted in the
federal court for conspiracy.
ASHMAN WHO TURNED
DOWN STRII'ES DEAD
London, June 14. —r Will H.
Clements, a former London ashman
who refused a commission in the
British army for distinguished' con*
duct and valor in action,, has died
In Egypt, it is officially announced.
Clements had plied his humble vo
cation for 15 years when war Droke
aut. He volunteered' for actve ser
vice and fought in France, Egypt
and Salonlki. Although he refused
the tendered commission, he accept
ed' promotion to the rank of com
pany sergeant-major.
REINDEER MEAT TO BE
SENT OUT FROM NOME
According to dispatches from
Mome there are 435 carcasses of
reindeer ready to be shipped to
Lhe states for meat. The first
iteamer to Nome this year will
secure all carcasses that there is
;old storage space for.
IBM Li
I GEIS EIIEIDED
What will probably be bad Dews
to the trapper who contemplat
ed catching Denver for this year
will be the information that the
law protecting this fur-bearing ani
mal has been extended for five
years more.
The protective law, as originally
passed, rendered' the beaver im
mune from the trapper until No
vember 1, 1917. Recent advices
state that the time of protection
j has beem extended unil November 1,
! 1923. It is desired that trappers
take due notice of the change in
ordter to avoid any undue catching ol
beaver fnr. i
| FIGHTING ON MARNE
AND OISE DWINDLE
DOWN LOCAL ACTION'S
Paris, Friday. — The fighting
on the entire Marne and Oise oattle
fronts has now simmered down to
local actions in which only small
raids and intermittent artillery
fire is Indulged in, is announced by
the French war office this morning.
(boy trips his mother
UP AND SAVES HER LIFE
Fort Madison, la., June 13. —
The presence of mind of a Boy
Scout coupled with his scout train
ing, was all that saved his motner,
Airs. Jacob Anthony, from serious
and' perhaps fatal burns when her
clothing caught fire. Seeing that
he could not stop the fright-crazed
woman, who was running wildly
from the house, the boy adroitly
tripped her with big foot and as
she fell he smothered the flames.
Mrs. Anthony received' some pain
ful burns and was somewhat shak
en from her sudden fall, but her in
juries are not at all serious.
Advice received at noon today by
Agent Brown of the Pacific Steam
ship company states that the S. S.
Spokane will arrive In this port
at two o'clock this afternoon.
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For those trips- to the fishing
grounds, to the holes where the big
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YANKEES DEFEATED VOU
BDELO'S STORM TRODPS
ID IfESlEWS FIGHTING
I With American Army at Marne,
! Friday. — The re has been a steady
i progress of the American forces
in the sector of Dellean wood, and
Bouresohes.
The Chateau Thlerry-Vlller Cot"
terets railway line, previously In
the hands of the Germans has been
cut.'
1 This information was obtained,
from German prisoners, and at the
time In was glren out there was
one Prussian captain present.
The situation t the present time
shows that the attack made by the
Germans yesterday morning was aa
imposing operation. From the
prisoners it. is learned that trained
storm troops were brought up
from General Von Buelo's division
to partake in the assault against
the Americans, and from thla gam»
source of information it was a tat*
ed that the men making th« aa
eanltta were under orders to In*
flict a decisive deleat upon the
hated Yankees.
WILL TAKE BULK GERMAN TROOP
HOW IN RUSSIA TO FRANCE
London, June 14.—Authentic ad*
vice has been recalTed by the Brit"
ish. war office to the effect that
Germany is about to withdraw the
bulk of her troops now in Russia,
and wili send them to the western,
front. The information la to
come from Maxim GorJry's newapa*
per. r
YANKEES DRIVE
BUCK GERMANS
With. American Army on Marne, I
Friday. — Germans delivered a :
fierce counter attack against the
American positions in BeTlieau'
wood and Boureaches at dawn yes
terday, l>ut the Yankees were ready '
for them and the attacks were bro- 1
ken up.
The attack was planned to re
take the positions lost by the Ger- 1
mans to the Americans recently and*
there was much bitter fighting thru
out the combat zone.
The attack aimed at Boureschee
was especially fierce and when ;
the Huns had been repulsed the
ground was found to be strewn with1
dead' German soldiers.
The casualties to the Americans
were slgiht. " I
Charles Goldstein of Juneau ar- J
rived in Skagway last night from i
a triD to the interior where he has
purchased a laTge quantity of vari
ous kinds of furs pelts. He will^
return to his home on the Spokane. >
ALASKA SEVEN
HIES ODER 10P
Seattle, June 14.—The final fig'
ures have been compiled by Chair
man Davies of the Red Cross $100,
000,000 drive just etnded and it is
shown that in this second* Red
Cross drive Alaska has made a won
derful showing.
The total amount of money Bub
scribed and! collected In Alaska. Ter
ritory Is $146,741, while the ter
ritory's quota only amounted to
$20,000 all told. This shows that
Alaska has ecxeeded her quota »ev*
en and on-tnistieth (7 1-30) times.
In the total as given out by
Mr. Davies the donation of the Ken
necott corporation amounting to
$25,000 is taken into consideration.
DR. MAIILE RETURNS
Dr. George Maule, says the Ju
neau Dispatch, who has be*a spend*
ing the winter in a sanitarium in
Oregon for nervous disorder, re*
turned on' the Northwestern fully
recovered in health.
Spring Suits
With A Gentlemanly Air
About Them
As good in their inside make-up as
they are in their outside looks.
Shapely, sturdy, smart suits for the
man who knows which way the
wind of fashion blows this year.
Patterns neither too loud nor too
modest, but just medium, for the
man who doesn't wish to appear
overdressed. No disappointment
lurks in the values at the price
range.
JAMES KENNEDY