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No. 148 NINETEENTH. YEAR
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SKAliWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY. JULY 27, 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
PRIMARIES HELD
II SATURDAY
Rt-publfa:u'.a nut l;u-t night in
party caucus to diwcusa the politi
cal situation and noniuiate dele
gatus to rypresmt, this precinct at
the Juneau ooaweixLtou. The prim
aries bteetincr the Sfcasrw:-y dele^ut i
will be held this cumiiva; Saturday
between the hours of 2 p. m. and
7 ». m. at the City Hall An angend
n*iues» ha» been sounded tlieiit all
party members turn out aawi cast
their ballot at ihuj primary eUv
tlou.
Howard Ashley- was choseni 'as
chainuau of the meeting, with Wm..
Hillery ;is seoretairy for the meet
ing. The ch^Urmau threw the me
U«g open for the norn into. tion of
delegates. W„ H. Henson, l>r.. L.
S. Keller, Fred Fouzo, V. I. Hahn,
Wm. Bledsoe and Howard Asihloy
were uominaited and their names
will aii(xa-r on the bajlots at the
prim ri«s this ooani:*^ Saturday.
Stag way will etect four deleg-ates
to i'tei d the Divisional Convention
at Juueau on August 9th.
JuiiRes for tlte prtnwies were
appointed as follows. Wm. H.
Heusou, Crede Boin»hrake and Wm.
Hlllerv The chairman spoke brief
ly on the- great wave o£ Republi
canism which is swecjputgl the coun
try and the certainty of rk"tary of
'he party this coming fall.
CHICAGO, July 27—Heat tops
are playing havoc with, conditions
In the middle west. Agricultural
repents show tln.it -a. bumper crop
is boiii}: endangered by the excess
ive heat which has been
prououueed fcr the last week.
The young growing crops
are being buriied into a orisqi,
ami 'armers are geatly concerned.
Maty deaths have be"n reported
thrrv^h the middle we-tern belt
from heat. Suffering is acute and
other deaths a>re expected to fol
l°w. ;>J u
Miss Keagh of Haines will be a
southbound passenger on the So
phia tonight. She is enroute to
Seattle where ahe will visit for
a period, then return to the north.
FISHERIES OFFICIALS
MAKING INSPECTION TOUR
Earnest P. Walker, Inspector of
the Alaska service for the U. S.
Bureau ot Fisheries, is on a tour of
inspection in tie Lyon Canal. Mr.
Walker Is anxious that the people
of Alaska know the lawd relating
tr- fisheries aiwi Cur bearing ani
mals cud has left a request that
those desirous of learning moire
cf the feivice get in; communica
tion with him at WrangelJ.
'lhe U. b. Service boat, Oso>rey'
I is being used by the party on their
inspection trip. The official party
left port Skagway today. for south
ward points where 'hey will resume
the if inspections.
LONDON, July 27—Hourly re
ports arc coming into the war of-1
fice teltng of the unabated ad
vance of the Slavs in the Lemberg
campaign. The Kus.-iauis have hustl
ed themselves thru every resistance
which has beeui place*! before thenn.
A clean sweep of the field is pre
dicted by military autihorit iesi for
the Russians ia thiis campaign.
GERMAN FORCED
10 REIREAI
LONDON, July 27—The Germans
are .reported to bo weakouiug all
ul^ug the line and are in a state
of retreat. They are being- forced
back aioug the Samme lines and
victory is reported to bo in early
sight for the Allied fovcee in this
campaign.
1 wo huge sweeps commenced la to
last night by the Allie® proved to j
be a s<-od ground gainer. The fight
was taken up this morning atday
brcak will) but little opposition- to
the coutiuued swoep. Infantry |
•h:trg< s supplemented by rapid fire
artillery engagements proved- moe-t
disasttcus to the. Huus.
0,000 PRISONERS OF WAR
PETROGRAD, July 27—The Rus
sians Ttpcrt the capturing oi six
thousand prisoners of war as the
result of one days fighting ojx the
western frontier.'
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proportions and personality?
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to set clothes that suit you as
perfectly as those that are
"huilt around" your own par
ticular self.
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your measure from fabrics of
your choice, exactly as you di
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Many desirable models and
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New York
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lis. SHIPS RUSH
10 CAPE HEW
WASHINGTON, July 27 — TUie
War Department lias ordered three
destroyers ami a, £tgliting oruiseir to
iiuined.a'.ftly rutih to the anchoring
point off Catpe Henry to guard the
untrJuct. The bouts are on their
war uuder full steam. Sealed or
ders were handed the commaaidert.
Tiie order hiaa caused quite ®JV
a.arai amongst ptreasj representa
tives. Th« offlaialsl refuse to
make viUic the reason, for the hur
rii-d O-ders. It may he that the
naval noats halve been dislpatched to
Cape Henry to see tfoat the Ger
man submarine lieu/tahland gets
fair play -when it steamB out the
cutianie.
DEFENSE LUES
BERLIN, July 27—The German
war ol'fice reports a strong attack
on the German defense lines at a
point sf.uth of Dniestar. Rpoits lu
edicate that the lines have fallen
intx tha Lands of the aft'endeis awd
that 'he entire battle front has
broken down.
NAVAL AERO SHIP
TURNS TRICK
BERLIN, July 27 — A German
nttva! uiiship, built so Ui;-t it can
maneuver on the water or in the
air, riddled the RusslainBritiBh sub
marine station located at Marie
luun at an early hour this mourning.
it dropped clcse down to eaj-th_
and commenced to drotp h'li-h power
explosive boiabs oa the sta.ion. The_
wuvk done by tlM) air craft was suc
cessful. 'It depcwiwi ia a cloud of
sui 'ko and all trace Qf It was lost.
WAR COUNCIL INAUGURATED
BERLIN, Juy 27—News to the
effect that a new war council has
been inaugurated &£ Warsaw haa
beeu Ttctived by the war offices iu
this city. Tha Imperial) Chancellor
and military offlclals are) closely
watching the moves mode by the
Russian government. They are at
a loss to find a Teasonj for the
new council being inaugurated.
TURKS LOSE IMPORTANT
STRAGET1CAL POSITIONS
LONDON, Juy 27—Via Vienna to
Rome en to London,'—Tihe Turks
h'lve been forced to yield up Erz
lngan to the Invading* troop6. The
loss of this city is keenly felt by
the Turkish commander* Ita oc
cupany is of stragetical Importance
from a military vietw point.
[ BALTIMORE, July 27—The Ger
1 may under sea menchjamtmaEl and
| submarine whichj lias startled the
whole w orld by its remarkable trip
j across the Atlantic! ocean, is pre
' purir; to leavei Officials handed
Captain Koeaig hlia claireance pa
pors this morning.
The huge sea moneter backed
out from the pier and made a trail
plunge this morning. It slow.y
backed out from Hhta pier and
£wuu« around, thjemJ with, a, sp-Uit
lunched forward, skim mod the top
c»f the water for a quarter of a. mile
and Leg an to drift undor the water
surface. In a few minutes all that
could be seen was thjel periscope
plunging thru the water. This'
disapp< ared in o, few minutes and
tho boat was swallowed up by the
I bluish w■atere oil thfe bay. After
| btiug under for a half hour the
1 periscojw. shot thru; the water fol
! lowed a few minuftes later by the
! appearance Ot the hlull. It gently
slid into the pier enclosure, bI&p
Ded tlie fjpring line aver a piling,
m»kliig fast.
NATION ALARMED
fflf DISEASE
NEW YORK, July 27 — Thirty
one deaths have resulted; within
the last twenty four hours.. One
hundred and fifty or.0 new cases re
ported to the authorities and pros
pects of a doubling of thht amount
withii. the n«xt day Is thee oivdi
tion wbkh confronts t'ie medical
men who are fighting infantile
paralysis.
It 'a alarming *he entire oounitry.
Practically every city in the Unit
ed States is fighting the paralytic
scourge, but little headway seems
to be gained by the fighters. Wernth.
er conditions continue to be favor
able to Its Bpread.
WASHINGTON, July 27 — With
I President Wilson's approval the
I leaders who are Betting the ball
'rolling in tho AmerioainrfBritaia pro
test case, have cabled a long com
munication to* London, setting forth
the sentiment of the American na
tion over the British,1 boycott.
| The leaders haves BPread the
' organization all over the entire
nation. Before doing any thing of
definite nature they will await an
FXplaoat'oii from the country across
the water.
Judge LeFevre will return to
the Capital city in a few days.
Quality Coffee
We have secured the sole agency for the
"ALTA"
VACUUM PACKED COFFEE
Packed in one pound tins at 45c and two
pound tins at 85c. Also in quart fruit jars con- jj
taining one and one-quarter pounds at 55c a jar. If x
you a-e dissatisfied in any way with the j
coffee you are now using, give this a trial. :
You will be more than pleased. 2
P. H. GANTY 5
EDUCATOR TOURING ALASKA -
M. S. Stone, commlaeioner of edu
cation, for the State of Vermont Is
making a touring trip) of the north
land. He left for tjie interior this
morning.. Hie joikrney calls him
to Fairbanks ajifl toi thie, westward.
He plans on, voting the city of
Skagway on his return. Mr. Stone
is particularly interested in. the
sohools of Alaska and reports Hint
his investigations have i revealed
that Alaska is right on the Job and
ttoaj its schools are above his ex
peciatiou. Mr. Stone organized *he
spools in Manila wheni the U. S.
flag lirst flewi over that territory.
STRONGPROOF
FOUNDjNROOM
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27—Evi
dence found in the room at W. K..
Billiius, nit automobile mechanic in
thU city, points s'rongly to his be
ing connected with the bom'b ex
plosion which! fc| holding the ceu
»«r of the stage oij public ajt/trac
tiou in the States.
The police have <wrestod him and
he is being held penftMng an, investi
gate u by thel authorities. Datec
tives are trying to' associate Bill
ing with Jacobs, the man who was
arrested in Fresno as being an- ac
complice to the deed.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27—The
landlady o* W. K. Billings, who is
heW pending, investigation t>y the
local police, iha« been arrested in
connection with the bomfci explosion
which occurred ia this city last Sat
urday.
A raid ol the koueeiresulted In
the seizure of aa infernal machine
which is suppose^ to be similar to
the one used by the fiendish, fanatic
las» Saturday.. Delicate toola sim
ilar t ones used in the home man
ufacture ot Infernal machimes was
also found cached away ia a, seoret
place in the house.. It Is novel to
note thai this same ionise was the
home of Schmidt who was connecte
with »he Times dynamiting oas®.
Prince George d<ue tomorrow.
MEAT MARKET
TO OPEN DOORS
A modern, sanitary! laeat market
is piauiittd far this city in the very
near future. Herjniunj Grimm an
nounce that he will eihoitly be out
al'er his Uiaa-e ol tho meat and
grocer,;; business in, Skagnvay. The
date Bet for tlia opening of his
new business enterprise is! as yet in.
the dark but lie holies to have his
place in tip top condition. so that
he will be ail© to open) his doons
by the first of November.
Workmen will soon be busily en
gaged on the building; truaisforming
it from its present condition into
an ideal grocery and1 meat estab
lishment. The plans for the es
tabHsnment are well under way ajid
Mr.. Grimm feels proud, of the con
templated plane whicfy he will in
stall.
Among the many features to be
added is a lodiep resit room. A
refrigerator giant will bee installed.
Iced pipings will run the entire
length ol the building, huge store
rooms property ventilated, will
hcus* the surplus" stock of the
1k> use
Next 'summer a refreshment park
will be op<vned la the arena which,
facet on First ay emu e. The bootlia
and green rineej entwining around
the wire fenioe will be a deecided
attraction farming a natural out
door park for the patrons.
Mr. Grimm will be leaving for
the outside where ha "will make con
nexions with) his wholesale houses
and packing comppniee which, are
to furnish Jxim with) hi3 stock, in
abouf a month's time.
TACOMA, July 26 — Sbc in
dictments have been' returned by a
grand jury which is sitting in ses
sion in this city. Tlioy have b*=™
endorsed true bills audi warrants
have been issued for the arre t of
the persons indicted..
The arraignment of the accused
will be held this week. All indict
ments are drawn accusing the de
fendants with being connected with
strike riots and criminal actions in
[connection therewith.
Who's Your Tailor?
YOU can arrange to have your
tailored to order suit and ov
ercoat for Autumn delivered
whenever you want them-but we ad
vise you to
Come in and Se
lect Your Pat
tern Today
Get first choice of the
handsome and exclu
sive woolens from Ed.
V. Price & Co.'s line
and have us send them
your measure.
Reasonable
Prices
WILL CLA YSON