SKAttWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 31. 1918
No. 175 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
PRICE 10 CENTS
H «It (slims OF IfElISI REBISTEB FOR HIM SEBWCt gt BUI
MOUNT KEMWEL (MIBEO BT
BRITISH /!ND ADVANCE CONTINUES
London, Saturday. — This after
noon reports from the front an
nounce that the British troops have
caotured Mount Kemmel, the
'amous stronghold of the Germans
southwest of Ypres.
London, Saturday, 10:00 a. m. —
In his report covering the opera
tions o' General Byng's army Field*
Marshal Haig gays that the British
troCDa have forced an advance for
twr. mJle§ additional east and
northeast of Bapaume towards
Cambrai. General Haig stated that
the operations of the British to
dav were proceeding satisfactorily in
spite of the increased hostile re
sistance.
He reports hard fighting on the
grpater P^Tt of this front, where
th» enemy has made counter at
tacks, but all of them were re
pulsed.
The Germans hav® evacuated
Bailleul ill the Flanders salient.
Oa the Scarpe river sector the
British are driving though the Hin
deuberz line and on the Arras-Ca
brie and Arras-Donai raids.
With the British Army in, France,
Saturdsy. — The hard strikes of
t^e British 0:1 the Lya sector of
the nattle front hav® caused the
Germans to oegia a retreat from
tho neighborhood o* Kemmel to
positions opposite Bethune.
The withdrawal of the enemy |
troops is progressing rapidly.
General Haig's men -are at
tacking the German forces near
Marrifcues wood between Bapaume
aad tho Somme river, which Posi
tions are held' by the euemy with a
atroug force.
DIB (JOES
DANGER0U3JU8
dsn Francisco, Aug. 31.—One of
'he most remarkable feats in the
history of American labor, accord
ing to Capt. Louis Turuer, repre
senting marine underwriters, was l.' I
submarine repairing of a steamer
sa'vaged off the California coast by
named Theodore Wicks. The
success of this man in his perilous
work made it possible to ra!se the
vess-1 for further important service
in tCe Government's war program,
where shipping is so urgently need
ed.
There were fully 100 patches of
temporary nature to be put on the
*h^t'ered sides of the vessel while it
was Dumping about on the rocks,
making it by all odds the biggest job
of iu kind ever attempted on the
Pacific coast. The biggest patch
was 10 feet wid*e and 16 feet Ion;.
Three layers of inch plank, with
canvas between.w ero used in patch
ing. This kept the water out while
the ship was being pumped.
| Largy numbers of shipping men
visited the dry dock where the ship
went after Diver Wick's exploits,
and were i astonished that it had
oeen possible to salvage the vessel
' at all. The diver's work Is viewed'
all ?iong the coast as an inspira
i tion to labor in its great t^k of
I »liming the war.
IXDI« IS FIRST NATIVE
OF ARIZON A TO LOSE LIFE
Phoenix. — The first native born j
Arizonlan to lose his life In France ;
was an Indian, Matthew R. Rivers, |
know* here aa Matthew Juan. He |
was » native Pima Indian, and [
enlisted 'n the Texas unit. He was
known In California as "Lucky J
Slim," where he was a baseball I
pitcher of more than local reputa
tion. He was educated at the Sher- |
man institute, at Riverside, Cal., and
was a survivor of the Tuscanla sink- j
lng, enroute to France.
Many native Arizona Indians have {
enlisted >0 the army antl navy here, j
A majority expressed preference
for the navy, although, many of them
had lived all their lives °n the I
desert aiid had never seen the |
ocean until they enlisted. j
BANK OF AL ASKA
SKAQWAY, ALASKA
Branches at
ANCHOR AG K CORDOVA WRANOGLL
Resources Over $850,000
-OFF1CER5—
Andrew Stevenson. President E B. Ansley. Viee-Pre»„ Anchorage
A. A. Benton, Vice-Pres., New Yofk 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
PmiLW PICTURE PHIJCf
GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
SATURDAY and SUNDAY
MUTUAL Presents WILLIAM RUSSELL in ,
The Love Hermit
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8:30 T).m. Sharp Admission 25c, 10c
Washington, Aug, 31.—Following
tfco passage of the new maa power
bill, President Wilson made ft Pro
clamation setting forth September
12 as the date of registration of
all men between the aga of 18 and
46 years inclusive.
Those who have not already reg"
Istered or who are not now In mili
tary or naval service, according to
the proclamation which wasi Issued
immediately after he signed the
rir authorizing the extnsion of the
draft age,a the president called' to
the younger and older men to en
roll on that day with the local draft
boards la the cities in which they
make their permanent homes.
Continuing the proclamation
reads,
W# solemnly purpose to decisive
victory of our arms and deliberate
ly to devote the larger part of our
military and man power of the na"
tion to accomplish that purpose. It
is a call to duty to which every
true ma& in the country will re
spond with pride and with con
sciousness that In doing so he plays
his oart in the vindication of the
great cause at whose summons every
true heart offers its supreme serv
ice.
1.*.1 LEADERS GIN STIFF
PRISON SENTENCES 8f LMDIS
> Chicago, Aug. Bl.—The famous
Industrial Workers of the World cas
es have come to a close and ninety*
three members of that organiza
tion *vho have Deen under Indict
ment tor conspiracy have received
eentenC*.
William D. Haywood, aa leader
and general secretary of the I. W.
W. and fourteen of hig chief aides
were sentenced by Judge LandHs
of the District Court of the Unit
ed States for Illinois to each serve
twe.ity yars in in the federal penitetr
tiary, while a sentence of ten years
each was imposed on thirty three
of Haywood's leaders and five
years ©neb was given to thrlty three
members of the I. W. W., and one
year rach to twelve others^
WHGELl MILLj
10 BE REBUILT
What is still stand-tag of the old
Wlllson and Sylvester Mill Co's., j
mill which was destroyed by fire
last March will soon be cleared a
w* y and the new mill will be in pro- |
cesa o' erection. The big scow j
which has been laid up for repaird
since it was disabled on one of Its j
trips when it broke away from the
tug, th» Alaska, last year, was
launched at high tide Tuesday
nigh» and proceeded to Ketchikan,
towed Dy the Marguerite, There it
will he loaded with timbers and lum
*>e.- for the new mill. Machinery hafl
been ordered. A pile driver is at
the mill dock to raze the old frame '
and a huge scraper will c^r a_ J
way the d-ebris. The work will ,
proceed a« speedily as possible i
from now on.
Mr. Hendricks who arrived from ,
Everett, Wash., TueBdajr ha$ had
years of experience In mills, and j
will hare charge of construction. ]
The a«w mill will ba erected on the j
site of the old1 building but will (
he about forty feet longer When com
pleted, It will h&ve a greater ca
pacity than the old plant. It la &°t
expected that the mill will be oper-1
ated during the Present year ex
ceo* to cut a few timbers to use la
construction, hut Manager Gartl®y
bo»es to hare th® plant la readl
nesa to run by March 1 of next year.
Wnen the mill whistle is he&rd
once more In Wrangel] It will be
an occasion for great rejoicing. —
Wrangeil Sentinel.
RED GROSS RE
PORT IS IDE
4 The following are reports of the
treasurer and chairman Military Re"
lief Committee of the local Red
C ss for the month ending Aug
2 C t h, 1918.
Military Relief Committee
Shipped to Northwestern Divi*
si: n headquarters, Seattle:
2 cases surgical dressings $135
1 case pajamas 140
1 case knit goods 175
Total value $450
Re«<ly For Shipment
3urgicAl dressings $ 44.00
Pajamas 56.00
Bed shirts 113^00
Knit goods 53.00
Mrs. F. J. Vandewall, Chairman.
Rfpci-t of Trer*urer
July 22, Balance $38.22
Disbursements
Juneau Chapter for outing
W. P. & Y. R., stencil
brush and pad -50
L, A. Harrison Co, supplies 3.00
Total
$266.00
flannel
Juneiu Chapter, yarn
J. if. Tanner, nails
Baker's Transfer, hauling
$ 172.57
307.50
.60
1.25
Total
$485.42
Receipts
Donation
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$ 1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
6.00
l.Ot
Fruit Jars, j
Jelly Glass etc \
WE ARB PREPARED TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR
CANNING SUNDRIES AT FOLLOWING PRICES:
Telly Glaa»«i With Top* ^ 60c jer doa.
Mason Soli Sealer Pint* :■ $1.10 per doa.
Maaon Self Scaler, Quarts . jl.25 per doz.
Mason Bell Sealer WIDE MOUTH, Hnts $1.25 per doa.
Masoa Self Soaier, WIDE MOUTH, Qta., $1.40 per doz.
Masoa Self Se&linr T»r Tope, 360 per doz. L, V"
Mason Self Selinag Cape, 20c doz., 3 tor 60c. . |
Mason Porcelain Lined Jar Capa, 40c per doz.
Jar Rubbers—Best Grade—fie&vy, 10c per doa. *
Parovaria 1 lb, brick*, 20o each. I
Permits are now obtainable treat ocal Food Administrator for <
25 lb, lota of for canain* purposes. v . I
P. H. GANTY
YANKEES 1 AGAIN HAMMERING
HELL 0117 OF HUNS AT SOISSONS
With American Army in France,
Saturday.—Between the Ailette and
the Aisne river and far to the
south-eastward, extending along
the line of the Vesle battlefields, |
a vast panorama of fire Btretches
Mrth, the Germans offfering the
moa* stubborn resistance to the
AU'ed advance since the beginning
o' the counter offensive in this
sector,
Hiudenberg seems to realize that
thi« sector has a graver strategic
bearing on tha entire western
fro.it as the situation now stands
than any other Dosition, and his
men are endeaviring to stem the
t>ersi£tent onslaughts of the Ameri
cana and French here. The ene
my's line is slowly beginning to
beud. ? |1
Pari*, Saturday. — A report re
ceived late this afternoon by, the
French war office Bays that the
French troops have crossed the
Cana' du Nord 4t Cantigny »nd
Be^uvainB.
Paris, Saturday.—The report this
a'ternoon from General Mangln's ar
my eays with our men already; a"
cross the Ailette river on either
s'd° of the Village Champs, the
enemy's hold of Coucy le Chateau i*
now threatened. Thia town is high
}y important to the Germans as a
distributing center of troops fall
ing back from Noyon. and thoae who
are now fighting stoutly on the left
bank of the Ailette.
IKES APEAL
ID EMPLOYERS
Boston, Aug. 31.—Col. William A.
Gaston, head Qf the Public Service
Reserve in Massachusetts, has found
that young men. in deferred draft
classes are having difficulties in
couforming to the "work or fight"
reeulation because employers re
fuse to give them jobs owing to
thj'r lack of mechanical training.
These young meu who are mar
ried or otherwise supporting de
pendent relatives, have been forced
out of their jobs in stores and else
where hy the draft regulation pro
vidL i that they must De engaged in
productive work. The consequence
Is that they have bee" placed in
a serious position, which Col. Gas
*ou is endeavoring to improve.
JPe hag Issued a patriotic appeal
to employers in Massachusetts to
Donation .50
Skagwav Alpin Club, Ben
neU picnic 166.90
Liberty Rooster Raffle 65.00
Sale knitting needles 4.45
Juneau Chapter, Refund
War Fund receipts 481.23
Total $730.08
Baiance on hand $282.88
Helen D. Lynch, Asst. Treasurer
glvt thege young men employment,
regardless of their inexperience. Ha
aujests that it is one way by which
manufacturers can do their part to
th** war—by enabling thesg young
m>.i to support themselves and
their dependents while they are
iearajng mechanical trades.
James McGradr, former president
of the Boston Central Labor Union
who is associated with Col. Gastoa
in this work, expresses the view
j tha* the young men, most of whom
j are well educated and have been en'
ga«rd in work considered important
| in pe^ce time, will be able to learn
rapidly, and that in giving them
f.he chance the employers are not
i only manifesting their own willing
ness to help the Government, but
j are enabling the young men to
servo where they can serve best.
MRS. RE INERT REPORTS
KETCHIKAN BOOMING
Mrs. Albert Reinert was a home
coming passenger on the boat yes
terday from a short visit in Ketchi*
I kan ffhere her husband hag es
tablished a branch of the Skagway
' dry eoods and men's furnishing
store,
| in soeaklng of the. conditions in
the "Firrt City" Mrs. Reinert
| that business is very brisk there
and indications point to an in*
j crease as the fishing indusry de
velops. She Btates that the ne*.
' branch is • enjoying a liberal pa*
1 tronage . 1
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
mads up for future delivery to suit
9
you—and you only
cotMMOftr tr «
».¥. »**» A CO
JAMES KENNEDY