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No. 222 NINETEENTH YEAR
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1916 PRICE 10
CENTS *
REGULARS GUARD
BORDER LINES
WASHlXGTOX, Oct. 26 — Re-1
ports reaching this city of th-e grow
In? forces of tho rebel ban-4 in Mex
ico is Tts4>ousible for the decision
of th«» War department to keep the J
regulars on the border line.
Rumors of dlasemtion amongst j
the government leaders leads Wash-|
iuvctou officials to believe that [
tjoublo is on) the threshold in tbe
southern country anil that it would
b« sa't to ba prepared for any em- j
ereentries which; may arise.
War wdena Issued from the War j
djpar'uient to the commanding: of-j
fictrs on the frontier informs them |
to be on the watch-out and care- j
fully project American lives in ,
ev*-r— instance.
SHIMS !
SNIP WING
SEATTLE, Oct. 26 — Seattle |
tajces second' place in tire ship buPld
In* industry la the United States. J
Merchant ships are now under con
•*ruction in the sh$p yardte of this
dtT and more are contracted for.
Orer three hundred thousand gross
tons of steel will be used in the
constructloni ot the ships which are [
now being built.
Seattle concerns are anxious to I
push, the Queea City to the top !
of tue industry and make it the j
leading city in the United States j
for the ship building industry. j
coflliN
FOB EMPLOYES
SEWARD—Word was received to
dav by the Engineering Commis
sion from Secretary Lane tha* the
Workman's Compensation. Act has
■been extending to the emtployes of
the government Alaska railroad and
the commission is empowered to
pu* the act into* effect here. This
means that workmen on the road
will receive certain) compensation,
according to 'he kind at injuiry, for
injuries received while working on
♦ha railroad.
KS BRING III
BIG WRECKAGE
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 26 — Large
quantities of vraek;ige have bee1!!
washe*l ashore near here. An axarn
iua'ion of the wreckage leads the
naval authorities to bell&ve that
i* is ♦hp Tenmanta of a German
warsii&i'. Every tnidicationi points to
i's being a Teuton sea fighter. Na
val men are at a loss! t,o> account
for it unless, it has been, floating on
the water for a louig time. No Ger
m-in warships halve been; reported
sunk in this Vicinity for a long
time.
Inquiries from thq British! naval
office does not cleaa* up the situa
tion. Oeachj ccaubersi are watchdng
the waves to see If any more is
brought to the shore.
WAsHLNGTOX, Oct. 26 — Of
ficial messages reaching, this city
from canto- Domingo informs the
war dc-pariment that order and
I.tw bav» beeu established) oa the
island and tha* no traces of rebel
lious spirit have been, show a since
the last battle.
Marine officers are stationed, at
every corner in. Santo Domingo. The
outlying sections are being patrol
led by marines and; no immediate
trouble is anticipated, by the offi
cials.
stevensdTbuys
TJWMU MIS
FAIRBANKS — Through1 the of
fice of Fernana de Journel, the at
torney it became Jfcnoava today that
Col. Vv\ L. Stevenson, of Skagway,
had purchased, from W. R. Taylor
some luining property ia the Kan
tishua district, fjj- whicfr he paid
$lo '00 in cash. This deal has
been pendiing for many months) and
it v.as co no u ma ted at Skagway on
September 2.
P. H. L-acey of "Whitehorse is
i recent arrival la the Garden City.
Only 5 Days Left
With the last days of October our In
troductory Sale will come to a close.
We have enjoyed a most liberal patronage
during the sale but we still have a large
stock from which to select and you will
benefit by 1 -3 off on all purchases up to
October 31.
New goods are arriving for every de
partment and our prices will bear the
closest comparison with others
Albert Reinert
Successor to
Hf f y Ml f J THE HABERDASHER AND'
• «J* L# I i\Wn LADIES'FURNISHER
Bioadway between rhird and Fourth Phone 41
OEFACTO GOVT.
IS TOTTERING
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 —Fran
cisco Villa, th-Q (bandit chief] of
Moxfco, is r«HPortad to bei diving
Cairauza from Mexico. Th«f bandit
loader thireatenp to take Chihua
hua and other important Mexican
ci.iic?. Th© De facto, government
in Mexico Is reeling and totterfntg
on iui unfirm foundation. Or
rrnza has sent his wife across the
American Hire for protection and i1
is ,7«.nerally rumored that he Is pre
paring to maflce an escape into this
couitrv for protection. Villa, has
srwom to put him to; death if he
can te caught.
Federal officials are beginning
to cri'mole and fear for their safe
ty. Practically all of the towns
havt* been warned of the threatened
riid by Villa.
ir thn predictions of those who
claim to know of what they speak
prove to he true, the Koyukuk
country, one of the oldest mining
camps in interior Alaska, and still
one of the least developed, on, ac
count of its distance to the north;
from all transportation! highways,
yet Nil* fafir to be the greatest
gold1 producing camp in Alaska.
For, alrhough the gravels of its
principal streams have been worekd
lor many years, pros|pecting( work
is j,oiug on, and finds of more or
less importance are still being made.
HUNSllCE 1
FIGHTING LI
LONDON, Oct. 26 — Teutons
are hastening to take advantage of
tlie smash! which! they fcatye made in
Raiuan'.u'® front line®. They have
Dinched the defense out of three
important points and are using the
nf-*- locations as military bases' for
further action.
General Mackensen, has brought
his entire line beyond the railway
which was captured two flays ago.
Russian forces succeeded) check
ing and routing his advance in
one clace. His regiments were
switched to a different pass and
now occupy the front line beyond
tne railway line. Bukhaa-est Is in
danger of falling into Teuton) hands.
SNOW PLOWS ON ENGINE
When, the morning'si tratfm pull
ed out for the interior it was
noticed that the engine was fitted
with snow pjows. Transportation
men are ercpiectfnig a flurry of snow
in *>he valley almost any time now
and are ma&ing) preparation! for
a clear track. '
SEATTLE, Oct. 26 — Over four
mHiicij dollars worth) of supplies
have been hamdled thru the Seat
tle offices of the Alaska Engineer
ing Commission! since March. 1st,
1916. Every* ship that hag cleared
•from Elliot Bal for Cooks Inlet has
carried a large ccajrgo of material
and supplies to be used in. the
coiistrucl/.'ion olf the AlasJka Railroad.
The last ship, load of materials
cleared from thia port at the 'begin
ning of the week. The engineers in
this city believe that ample sup
plies aixl material are on hand to
last 'hru the winter months and
that it will not be nacessairy to
s«ud anv more until navigation, op
ens next spring. Voluminous plans
are being lair by the head' offices
hore for next yar work in the north.
ALLIES*
HUN LEADERS
PARIS, Oct. 26 — Four miles of
frou* fighting* lines were lost by
thd Teutons' in the Sonune regions
yes'ferday. A combinedi attack of
the Fiench and British) openedi up
on <he lines. The battle raged back
and for'h all thru the. day and1 not
until night fell did the Allied
troops get possession of] thej tranch
es. The battle was a bloody one.
Several thousand German stolddert«
wtre taken as prisoners of war. It
i3 considered by military critics as
one of the best gcootpa since; the
war commenced.
GEiisllL
TO 61 GROUND
PARIS, Oct. 26 — Three succes
sive counter attacks manned by the
Teuton commanders in the north
Verdun region were repulsed by
French generals yesterday. The
Teutons suddenly opened up with
a strong offensive in this region
and tried to 'recapture the ground
which thev had lost.
At first it seemed as if they
would be successful in their at
temiJt. Several parts of the fir it
line trenches wer captured by the
invaders. They were routed afterr
several 'houns of diligent and hard
figh*irg. The other twof attacks
were weaker than, the first and no
thing was accomplished by them.
Botn sides lost heavily.
HEAVY TRAIN TOXIGHT
Tonight's train jvlll bring to the
Garden City in the neighborhood of
six'y passengers. Most of the
incoming passengers will leaye for
outEid.e points ont the Sophia, which,
clears from this port tonight.
NEW CROP
WA LNUT5
Just received our first shipment of
Fancy Soft Shell English Walnuts
price 25c per pound
P.H. GANTY
HUGHES DENIES
FM5EJI0R5
■SEATTLE, Oct. 26 — Cha<rles
Eva us Hughes, the standard, bearer
for Ihe Republican, party, lias eent
word »o the Washington] State. Re
pubiirau committee denying all
statements circulated) aibou/», hda at
titu.lp towards thes AlajsjJca (rail
road. Rumors liav§ beeiij floated by
the oupocitjioni Baying thafc Hughes,
if elected, would albandcn) the con
structioii o£ the Alaska* railway
line. Mr. Hugheg hag emphatically
denied this charge ontd; requests
that 't b<3 circulated j broadcast.
Ihe matter of alp(pofinting a c&b
iuet hag not been, considered seri
ously b" Mr. Hughes. H« has re
fustd to make any promises in re
gard to his caibinefc if elected. Mr.
Hughe*-. lias informed hia managers
thai hp will tie withl no one. Only
by a vote of the! poojpJe will he taJce
the office and) wh«n( that ttaief cornea
he Avants to take the office and
not b»- DoundJ byj of!|iica pledgee.
1IISH LOAN
PLICED HERE
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 — J. P.
Mor^-in and1 Company, leading
financier?? onj Wall Street, have
public ally made thej announcement
of the floating of the British) loan
and its acceptance toy; American
bankers. American bankers an? un
dt'r the im&ressfon,' that thigi loan
will halt the enormous inflow of
gold iu this oduntry. Morq gold
is in, this country thanj at o^y
time since the beginning of the
war.
HIES IN
WINS MEDAL
SEATTLE, Oct. 26—C. H- Alvey,
of Haines, Alaska, has been, award
ed a silver cup for the best Indiv
idual display of agricultural jwo
duc's from Alaska, at the Noirth
\ve" Land Products) Exposition,
held here last weeJc. ~
SEATTLE GIRL
*1
Wedding bells merrily jinglail
last evening, when Rev. L. H
»rsen joined J. M. KeLler, popular
puuJlcitjr man' .of the Garden City,
and Mias Myrtle A. Lindsay,
Seattle, In the bonds of holy matri
mony. The ceremony; was perform*
ed it the residenc of Dr. L. &
Keller in) thlia city. Mrs, L. H.
Keller and Mr. and Mrs. Fresl
Fiekard* were present at the wee
ding. After the ceremony wa« per
formed the happy couple, witU
their frfenids, gathered at *hg Gold
en, North, where a temlpting wed
ding eupiper wae served.
Mr. Keller, better known, to most
akagwayans as "Jack," slipped outs
over on hia nearest friends, and 15
was nat known until this morning.
He jovially met a bunch of the*
fellows in. the store last nfght,
chinneld a while with, them and toll
them that be was going to thes
Alaskan to do some work. But ha
never showed up at the Alaskan—
ius'ead he joined the future Mrs.
lte.ler and they, with,1 Mr. and Mrs.
Fied Pickardt went to the Jiomy
of Dr. Keller, where the marriage
wfls solemnized.
. Whtn seen this morning, airs.
Keller with a merry twinkle in h**r
eye, eajid, "I cam© up for a visit,
but found such) congenial surround
ings that I just wanted to live
here." Mrs. Keller has a host of
Mends in Seattle who-will be sur
prised to* learn that she will nof.
return to Seattle. Cablegrams
sent this! morning have informed
the close friends and relatives of
the maTrfage.
Mrs. Keller, for a number of
years hew an) important position
with. Trick and Murray, the lead
ing artistic and novelty binders and
priulens of Seattle. It was wheu
Mr. Keller was down in Seattle on
one cf his business! trips that the
fr'endship sprung up which1 grew
into their recent marriage.
Mr. Keller is on a still hunt for
a suitable home 1n the Garden City
and until It is found they will live
in Mr. Keler's apartments .above
the Alaskan. If nothing suitable is
found by spring, Mr. Keller whl
erect a modern J*ungalow.
Tb.- entire Alasjkau staff ex
tends its congratulations and felici
tations and wishes Mr. and Mrs.
Keller a most happy and prosper
ous voyage in the matrimonial ghiip.
We Have On
Display Our
Fall and Winter
Line Of
Ladies Coats
Come In And Look
Them Over
WILL CLA YSON