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No. 95 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKA4WAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1916 PRICK 10 CENTS
LDSI GROUND
Fierce Fighting All Along Fionfc
Cetmans Bring l"p Addltiui*!
Men But Cannot Stqi Ter.ific
1'hnrges of Offcndeis.
1A»SS HEAVY TO UO'IH
Par s. May 23—Advices rc
lelvtj l'rcni the battle fronts in
the Veriiuu vieiuity accc.d a geu
Frcuch victory ail along the
1 inFighting was carried on with
a brisk mauner until the evening
shadi» cut from view the trenches
of the enemy.
It <pened up this morning on a
large s-.-ale. Big guus are spitting
death uaid destruction into the
trenches held by both sides. A
right .lank move uf>ut of the Freuch
ehwge-! tii.'ough the artificial death
dealing eaMaglcments before the
<■ r 111:111 trenches aaid resulttd in tii«
eaj.tuit of the trenches held by
the Teutons.
Conditions on the western slope
were -wereed late In the afternoon
iuid th>' French began to regain the
troachi s lost the first part of the
nioreit-g. By nightfall they had
Vtaciically recovered the entire
ground lost. A vital victory is ac
corded the offensive forces of the
Fr» nch in the d<it:-ict around Hau
ccnrt. Thousands of rounds ■ of
ammunition and ?:uus and supplies
have fa'len into the hands of the
•iggresfers. 1
Daring the nUht the Germajis
broagut up more tren but the ad
dition could not stop the charges
or -i.f. French.
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OK U. S. SOIL
Mar.thon, May 23—The expedi
tion which, was sent after the Glenn
Spru.gs raiders has returned to the
United States. It was composed of
r>('t troops and accomplished! no
th'i.g other thaa the capture of
the kidnapped American who was
found cn the way.
They report 'hat it is their be
Kei th:i*. the raiders w ll fall Into
the hmds of Carranza or Selby who
ai-j in the district to which they
are headed.
CHAMP CLARK
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Washington, May .23—Cham
Clark, speaker iu the House of Rep
resetitatives and leading Democra
| in Congress is slated to be iaad<
liorinanenit chairman of the St
I.ouis Democratic convention.
Kx-Gov. Glynn will open the con
"veution sitting as temperaryj chair
man of the convention.
Keiorts have reached the Demo
cratic national headquarters tha
nearly all of the delegates havi
been pledgd to President Wilson
No dark horses have been, mention
ed amongst the leaders at the pre
sent date.
MOV IF HOUSE IN
NEW LOCATIO>
The Popular Picture Pal-ac© wil
be located in its new home in the
! Rod Front building on Rroadwaj
!ne middle of this week. Mr. Mow.
has discontinued operations in the
{old loc-ition and Is centering hii
J atteuticn on the new quarters. The
building has been renovated, re
papered and a new flooring put in
it will make a nice, c»ey photo ptej
bouse for the movie fans of SWig
way. The management is anxious
to rush the woTk so that ha wil.
be able to open up with the Black
Box ou the screen.
doctors give it
HOPE FOR CHAS. HOPF
Charles Hopp former owner ant
publisher of- the Douglas Island
News has been stricken with par
alysis iu Everett, Washington and
to &o>e is given by the doctors foi
his recovery.
A specialist has been summoned
for .-iPfeial examination from Seat
tie. Tup mother, wife and daugh
ter of the stricken man are a|
his bed side.
SCIENTIFIC RESULTS
BV EXPET.ITIOS
Lcction, May 23—The first mem
' bers of Crockers Land Expeditioi
! have arrived in Copenhagen. The)
j report that good scientific reeulU
have oeen obtained by the journey
The remaining members of 4 th<
. party were forced to stay north ol
Star Bay.
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BRITISH DRIVE
. GETS TURKS
main body ax ease
> London, May 23—Tb® main body
i of the British forces are 'reported
us having advanced as Car as Kute
lamura with victory all along the
■ advance.
The Turks have bean forced to
■ abandon their posilitn uii the south
bank of tha Tigris river. Ovex four
i thousand German troops have left
to a ' the Turks against the Brit
ish aud Russians at Bagdad. Thty
have not arrived on the scene. The
Turks are defending Bagdad but
the circle of advancing troops - is
gradually closing them up and lit
tle hove la given for theh* success
in tl\e campaign.
It is believed that the main 1>ody
of Brittli troops will t>9 held at
Kutelamara' until a reorganization
of the bcdy is completed at which
time it will split uo into omaller di
visions and advance through the
, country.
officIrsTo
' 8E INSTALLED
Formul -installation of office.s
for the ensuing year will t>e held
by Camp Skagway of the Arctic
Brotherhood this evening at the A.
B. Hall. The installation, has been
held off until the arrival of Col.
W. L. Stevenson, who was elected
Arctic Chief.
The installation will be under-the
direction of Dr. L. S. Keller, past
grand Arctic Chief, who will in
stall the newly elected) officers to
their uosts of duty.
The men to be installed by Dr.
KellfcT will be Col. W. L. Stevenson,
Arctic Chief, J. M. Keller, Vice
Arctic Chief, Chaplin Andrew Stev
enson, Arctic Recorder W. E. Bur
ford, Keeper of Nuggets Tony Dor
tero,- Camp Cook J. A. Unger, Trail
Guide C. Bonebrake, Trail Biaaer
M. Rose, Toll Gate Keeper Vincent
Oortero'.' i
Several Cheechoec# have signi
fied ihctr intentiou of mushing I
over the dangerous Chilkoof pass. j
Dr. L. S. Keller has ordered the j
| guide? to be ready with their j
packs and equipment to show the
Cheechacog the right trail, the
rest will lie with them. The meet
j ing is called for 8:30 sharp.
BOAT MOVEMENTS
Whi'ehorse, May 22—Waalifcurn
barge £aible down Circle 7:46 p.
on the 21st.
Deltn down Circle 11:30 p. m. on
the 2lst. '
Sclifutka down Eagle 8:16 p.
on the 21st.
Reliance billed from Gibbon to
DaWBon 8 a. m. today.
Viditte leave* Dawson for Hoot
aliuqua 7 p. m.
POPULARITY INCREASES
Oyster Bay, May 23—An officia
communication, has reached Theo
dore Roosevelt from former secre
tary or navy, Voy Meeyer, notlfyinc
the presidential candidate thai
thirty states have permanent or
gauizittions working ftr his nomina
Hon.
The communication p:iuts oul
that the organizations ha\e^ selectee
Roosevelt for the principles whicl
he has advocated and they welcome
such principles and endorse tat
founder (or the head of the nation.
Mr. Roosevelt has-welcomed the
iuppert and promised to Jive up tc
the measures advocated by him il
chosen as -the head of the nation.
The a'ber states not mentioned in
the communication to the forma
presidtnt and are now forming per
inai:ent societies for the same goal,
ihe wave of Roosevelt/ popularity
tor first choice is rapidly gaining
ground. Hughes at the. present has
the lead and has wen In most ol
the straw ballot* which have beeni
cast.
WH11E PASS TO RUN
EXCURSION TO WHITEHORSI
Arrangements have finally ibe-?i
c:omplet.(<d by hie White Pass Clut
tor the charter of an, excursion
tiain tc Whitehorfq on Saturday
June 3rd, so that residents of Skag
way and other Southeastern) Alas
ka towns may participate with oui
Friends on the othor Bide of th«
line in the oclebration of the King'!
birthday. Many have signified thei
Intentions of going, and the attrac
tive combination of scenic trip
celebration, events, baseball games
band music, and daucing, give prom
Ise of a most enjoyable outing. The
club management confidently ex
acts one of the largest excursions
lu years. The sale of t:ckets wl'
be in the hands of W. R. Hillary
and VV. C. Blanchand, who will glad
ly give any Information.
ELKS TO GET WRITE-UP
The Elks National Horn, a maga
zine devoted to the interests ol
the Elks lodge has recently issued
a write-up -of the Skagwuyi lodge
In the write-up is included a pic
tre of «he Exalted Ruler and a cul
of the club rooms The caption o-'
the article Is "Farthest Nortl
Lodge." There are only two clubs
in Alaska, at Juneau and, Skagway.
TRANSPORTATION MEN
ENROUTE TO INTERIOR
Captaine, mates and other im
portant transportation men for th<
River Division, cajne in on the So
phla and have left for the interior
Among thofie noted were Capt
Bloomquist, R. Aitkens, J. Lips
cumb, W. Sbillingiaw, A. L. Wilson
Capt. Baughman, W. A. Thoaipaon
L. D. Rooch and Capt. Turnbull.
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Crackers, etc. jj
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( quality and freshness, when purchasing this important jj
[ article of food from us. ' fi
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We carry a full line of National Biscuit Packages goods at
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HIIY PLEA
FOR DENTIST
New York, May 23—Dr. Arthur
E Wrwte, New York dentist, held
Tor the murder of his parents-in
law, Mr. aaid Mrs. Peck, has en
tered a special plea of insanity to
the information.
The i>lea of insanity, acc aiding to
the prccedure in the courts of this
state if a special plea and ca® he
made after the olca of guilty- has
been made. Wait© plead guilty to
the charge and announced his will
ingness to take his punishment. Af
i ter consultation with some leading
attorneys he has entered the plea
of insanity and it is docketed for
irial.
DIG SHIPMENT OF LUMBER
A large consignment of lumber
to be used in the new hotel, which
will be erected in Atiin this sum
mer, was unloaded from the hold of
the Sophia and Is awaiting ship
ment to the interior. Frank Wurz
baeher, general agent for thei While
Pais, lii:s ordered it to he. stored in
the big warehouse and it will he
shipped over the pass in install
ments. The wort on the hotel will
he commenced as soo.11 as men can
be employed and the ground gotten^
in shi>pe. Over 200,000 feet of lum-'
her for the hotel is in waiting for
the hammer and saw.
CECIL COLE WITH
WHITE PASS AGAIN
Cecil Cole, popular White Pass
tourist agent last year, haa again
returned to be with the company.
1-Ie ' arrived ou the Spokane last
night and went to work this morn
ing in the Auditors off.ee. Friends
and old acquaintances have been
welcoiiirg him back to tho Garden
SEVEN AUTOS FOR INTERIOR
The Sophia brought toi Skagway
for shipment into the interior a
cargo of automobiles. The P®o~
pie in the interior ara vaccinated
with the modern idea of transpor
tation. Four Fords are consigned
to W. A. Puckett, hardware mre
chant in WMtehorse. Two Max
wells and one Chevrolet are for
Dawson.
AUS Al
Natural Pass to Sti«getic Poln.t
In Northern Italy Falls Into
Hands of Invaders. Battlej is
In Progress. Austrian Victoiy
L>* Reported.
FLANK MOVEMENTS SUCCESSFUL
Berlin, May 23—The charges of
the Austrians has driven tha Ital
ians out of their stragetic posi
tion on the plateau of Lavarone.
The advances gained by the Aus
triaus is of great strategy in mili
tary Importance. 1
The capture of this plateau leads
tc the narrow pass of the Astico
river which, forms a natural pass
to the vantage point aimed at by
the Austrians. They havQ centered
their efforts on the capture of
Scaio, Thiene, Vicenza and Padua.
All if these cities lay within the
river valley of the Ascito or its
tributaries. '
The Italians have fallen back
from their advance position to the
rolling foothills o nthe extreme edge
of theplateau and have reinforced
their quarters with, the recent ar
rival cf heavy artillery guns. • The
Austrians are making right and
left flaiik movements in this morn
ing engagements. The main body
is in the trenche, formerly occu
pied by the Italians.
The flank movements have been
recorded a victory in a small scale,
! h:j outlying hindrance guards lave
been captured. The-fight is now
in orogress.
JAMES HILL IS
ON SICK BED
St. Paul, May 23—J. J. Hill, the
railroad magnate is reported as be
ing critically ill in his home in this
city.
His illness has caused alarm
amongst railroad officials and Wall
street. Complications have appear
ed in ihe analysis of his case. His
family ohysican has been by his
side for two days. Specialists from
New York and Chicago have been
summoned and are enroute to the
Hill mansion to examine the rail
road builder.
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CLAYSON