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No. 154 TWENTY FIRST YEAR SKASWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY. AUGUST 6. 1918 PRICE 10 CENTS
ALLIED ARMIES SCORE COMPLETE DEFEAT OF TEUTON ARMIES
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Berne, Monday. — A report has
reached this city that th© Berlin
Taggblatt, in describing the defeat
of the Germans -n their last of
fensive declares. "The Marne de
feat has produced unspeakable
scenes of -despair in Berlin. Such
outbursts or utter discouragement
and downheartedneso as have tak- |
en place and are of constant oc- I
curaute on the streets and publiuj
places have never been witnessed i
before."
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London, Monday. — It was an- !
nounced today by the British war
office that from careful estimates
which hav© been made of the Ger*
man offensive, the enemy has l°st
>300,000 men since July 15, of which |
number 40,000, have been made pr'-sv
oners. I
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Paris, Monday. — At an early >
hour •his morning the Germans re- |
sumed their long range bombard- j
ment o* this city, ru» little damage .
is resultant therefrom.
The Alaska S. 5. Co.'s big liuer,
Alas*», arrived in port last night at
midnight and will lay here until
«om»time tonight unloading over six
hundred tons of freight most of
which is hay destined for the In
terior. '
Loadon, Monday. — In, describ- j
ing the battle between the Amerl- j
cana and the Germans which took i
place yesterday; at Fiames, the great j
German supply tas* on the Vesle |
river, Reuter's correspondent Bays:
"The enemy's dead remained un- |
buried today. But who should have (
burled them? To those whom the
enemy commander left behind him
he gave orders to hold the posi- '
tion or die. This they have done. '
They have died. They lie in groups
about their machine guns or light
cannon. Dozens and dozens of them
lie about in heaps, where they fell j
at the hands of the Americans, each
one w'th an American bullet thruj'
hi^ brain or breast, or with an I
equally decisive s*ab of an Ameri-1
can bayonet."
Par'«. Monday. — Reports com- '
ing to this* city from the battle
front today state tnat the American
troops covered themselves with
glory 'n hand to hani* fighting in '
the streets of Fismee yesterday, '
when that city which was the great ;
supply base of the Germans, was | ■
wrested from the enemy.
The fighting that took p'ace there 1
is reported as bein? the bitterest of j'
the whole war. The famous Prus- j1
sian guards held the city, and when j '
they were attacked, they asked no '
nnnrtar :in<l "rv«> nn ouarter. and '
TOTAL LOSSES
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Washington, Monday.—The total {
casualties to Amer'eaii troops since 1
the beginning of the war. Including <
those of Sunday and Monday give a s
list of 15.613. Of this number the j
list of those dead contains the
names of 6,401. The list of wound- h
ed contains the names of 8.412. ;1
CASUALTIES REPORTED
Washington, Aug 5.—The army :
and marine corps casualties aa re
ported today from France to the |
American war department . gives a ;
list of 419 names. Of these 251 j
were either killed or died of wounds,:
while forty eight were Beverely
wounded and 100 were wounded to
b degree as yet undetermined.
B ANK OF ALASKA
SKAOWAY, ALASKA
Branches at
ANCHORAGE CORBOVA WRAN'QELL
Resources Over $850,000
—OFFICERS—
Andrew Stevenson, President E. B. Analey, Vice-Pres., Anchorage
A. A. Benton. Vice-Pres., New York G. K. Betts, Acting Cashier
W. H. Warren. Vice-Pres., Wrangell, B. A. Ross. Ass't Cashier & Auditor
W. R. Hillery, Vice-Pres., Cordova R. N. Moyer, Ass't Cashier
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Washington, Sunday. — Cabling
today to the American war depart
ment, General Pershing says:
"The full fruits of victory in th6
counter offensive Degan so serious
ly bv the French and American
troops on July 18 t»bs reaped today
when tue enemy met with its second
jreat defeat on the Marne by being
Iriven in the greatest confusion be
yond the lines on the Vesle.
"Tne enemy, in spit> of suffering
the severest losses has proved in
:apaDle of stemming the onslaughts1
5f our troops who are fighting for
lioerty by the sides of the French,
British and Italians.
"In the course of the operations
rhich have driven the «nemy back
n what is now proving to be entire
rout, 8,400 prisoners and 133 guns
lave heen captured by the Ameri
»ti troops alone."
jach and every one remaining was
either bayonetted or clubbed to
leath as they stood by their ma
shine guns, unable to turn quick
enough to meet the onrushing
fankees.
fleeing Germans have passed thru
veritable charnal houses, wherever
j they come to places where the ene
my has tried to make a etund.
I At these points great heaps, com
posed of the dead Dodies of men
and horses are founi mingled with
broken down vehicles alongside of
ammunition dumps. The bodies of
1 dead Germans are to be found in
} clusters far beyond the range of the
Allied artillery, which indicates that
! severe punishment was inflicted on
Khe fleeing columns by the French,
British and American aviators who
j persistently kept uo a bombardment
from the air of the retreating ene
( my, and added greatly in sustaining
the confusion of th« retreat..
Allied trod\is have crossed the
Aisne river at several points be
tween Soisson and Venizel.
The German resistance is faltering
on the left wing and the Allied ad
vance is growing stubborn on the
right wing and they are fighting With
desperate determination to further
their advance although the Germans
still retain a foothold on the south
ern bank of the Vesle between
Champigny and Jonchery-sur-Ves!e
Paris, Sunday. — The number of
prisoLers captured by the Allies
during the last twc^days will thrill
the Allied word when it is announc
ed.
The Vesle river, which was flood
ed by recent heavy rains has ham
pered the retreat of the German
rear euards, which was unable to*
ford the stream and fought to des
peration for their lives. Most of
these Germans were killed and the
rest of them were madq prisoners.
XXiS OR BABIES?
WHICH IS IT TO BE?
It cost9 S3.00 a month to take
:are o* a French orphan baby. It
:osts $3.00 a month to give a pet
log a 10c saucer of ire cream every
lay. Every French orphan! support
)d by an American Is an added in- '
ipiratk>n to the sorely tried French
ioldier who has seen his comrades j
lie t>y the hundreds of thousands, |
tad who is risklne his life today
hat American babies may not face
i future of slavery.
E. J. Shaw received notice today
:hat 'here had bee*, a change In the
ichedule of sailing of some of the
resseli of his company to wit: The
jailing from Seattle of tie North
western baa been postponed until
lugruet 20th, instead of August
12th. The Alamed* due bere on
the 20th has bee* cancelled and
the Alameda will make the trip to
the westward and return by the
sutside passage, mot Stopping at
my south east em porta. On the
following trips the Alameda will
stop west bound September 5th, and
south bound on September 14th.
Prices for coal mined in North
Dakota nave been announced by the
Fuel Adminlstratioa effective May
24, as follows; For all coal mined
south of the twelfth standard paral
lel—Run of mine, $2.25; prepared
sizes, $2.50; 6-incn steam lump,
$2.00; slack or screenings, $1.25.
All coal mined nort-i of the twelfta
standard parallel--Run of mine,
$2.70; prepared sizes, $J3.00;| fi
led! steam lump, $2.50; slack or
Bcreenlngs, $1.00, These price® do
not include the 45-cent allowance
for wage increase under the Presi
dent's order of October 27, 1917.
It Is said that the kalsar has hal
lucinations. One of them and the
worst is that hr> <-an whip the world
and mal:e America pay the expenses
of the Job.
A Boston scientist announces that
man is descended from a large lizard
now extinct. The professor must
have been studying the males that in
fest the tango teas.
Fruit Jars. ■
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Jelly Glassetc ■
\YE ARK PREPARED TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR "
CANNING SUNDRIES AT FOLIA)WING PRICES: **
Telly Glasses With Tope 60c per doz.
Mason Self Sealer Pints (1.10 per doz.
Mason Self Sealer, Quarts 11.25 per doz. g
Mason Self Sealer WIDE MOUTH, Pinto $1.2 5 per doz.
Masoa Self Sealer, WIDE MOUTH, Qts., 11.45 per doz. 4
llasoa Self Se&llnx Tar Top*, 35c per doz. ^
Mason Self Selinag Caps, 20c doz. 3 for GOc. g
Mason Porcelain Lined Jar Caps, 40c per doz.
Jar Rubbera—Beet Grade—beavy, 10c per doz.
Parowax in 1 lb, brick*, 20o each. ■
Permits arts now obtainable from ocal Food Administrator tor
25 lb. loto of sugar for canning purposes. _. p
P. H. GANTY J
| .t,onaon, sunaay. — aqtic« to
I ceived from the British head
: quarters In the Montdldler sector,
j by the British war office today
states that the Germans haYe wlth
j drawn their forces on the Hne "o"
I tween Montdldler »nd MoreulL
At a distance of ten miles the
I French troops hold the Slopes down
I to the western side of the Avre riv
er, and this wllf force the enemy to
' continue it» retreat in a northeaster
1 ly direction.
Berlin, Sunday.—According to an j
ofifcia] communlcat'on which was
received at theO erman war office
today, the following announoe- |
ment is given out;i
The Gertaan troons on both sides
of Ali>ert have retreated from the
western bank to the eastern banks
of the Ancre river.
The statement 'urther says that
the withdrawal was made without
opposition on the Dart of the enemy.
Vienna, Sunday. — The following ]
announcement was made by the Aus*
trian.war office today:
On the Piave front the enemy has
penetrated Into portions of our posi
tions on the Bosso and Alto river
sectors.
The enemy has also reoccupled
Fieribert in Albania, and are now in
possession of their former line of
battle.
PROMINENT EXPLORER
VISITS SKAGWAY AGAJN
Prof. Herschel C. Parker was
a visitor in Skagway today during
the atay of the S. S. Alaska in. this
port. Prof. Parker, in company with
Balmors Brown made the ascent df
Mount McKinley 'n the summer of
1912, and when hoi passed through
Skagway on his way to the States
he wag mad® a member of Camp
Skagway No. 1, of the Arctic Bro
therhood.
j Prof. Parker is now engaged in
the mining business, with offices in
i New York city, and property in the
J Cook Inlet country.
i The Alaska has quite a passenger
' list among whom ar# 32 men bound
for Cordova where they go to work
for the Copper River and Northwest'
ern Railroad. Some of them are
mechanics who will work In the ma
! chine shops and others are miners
who will work la the copper mines
at McCarthy. These men report
their satisfaction to come to Alas
ka as they know they can make and
save more money than they can out
side. i
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DOING HUSH
Governor and Mrs. Thomas Riggs,
Jr., are passengers on the steamship
Alaska, enroutg for an official trip
of inspection over the Territory.
While the Alaska was in port
Governor Riggs visited the Dally
Alaskan office, and, waa shown the
latest cable dispatches from the
battle front in France, and. express
ed his unfaltering faith in the valor
and ability of toe Yankees and
their ultimate success over the ene
my.
In speaking of the new draft age
to be established, the Governor stat
ed th8t when the age limit was rais
ed to forty years, h$ would not
claim exemption, but would cheerful
ly join the colors In the defense of
liberty and humanity against the
Huns.
From skagway Gov. and Mrs.
Riggs will go to Cordova, and from,
there go into Fairbanks over the
trail, and then on down the Yukon,
river to Nome and return via ther
outside passage. The trip will oc
cupy several weeks
SUBS ll 5
SMALL DRAFT
Washington, Monday. — The A*
merican navy department anaouced
this morning that the American
tanker 0. B. Jennings, had. *>eea
gunk Dv a German suomarine 100
iniles off the Virginia coast at an
early nour Sunday morning and that
thirty survivors of tjie sunken #hlp
had been. landed at Norfolk, Va.
The .navy department also an
nounces that four American flshiac
Bchooaers had been sunk by Ger
man submarines off the coast of
Nova Scotia.
SMALL BLAZE AT GANVERY
A hurry call for the fire depart
ment was sent in at 5 o'clock this
morning from the Benolkia and
Kronquist Cannery at Charcoal
Point, which was quickly extinguish
ed, with no damage? resulting.
Who's Your Tailor?
The Autumn and Winter woolens recently sent us by
E. V. Price. & Co.
are the handsomest ever shown in this city and reasonably priced
Select
Yours
Today
and have your Autumn clothes
made up (or future delivery to suit
you—and you only
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JAMES KENNEDY