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No. 112 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
AMERICA 1ST Fffl AND WIN
SMS WILSON FLAG DAK SPEECH
Washington. June 15.—"America
has hut one choic© in this war.
That is, to fight ami win."
Pr«-s:deut Wilson, in a flag day
address, delivered yesterday in the
shadow of Washington monument,
thus stafM the issue confronting
the country in the world's war.
lie said in part:
"If 'ho military rulers • of Ger
many succeed, Germany and the
world are iindone. if they fail,
Germany is "aved and the world
will be at peace.
"Ttis is the people's war. It is
a war for freedom, for justice, for
self-government amoxigst all na
tions; a war to make the world safe
for tnt people who live upon it
and have made it their own.
"No '■elfish motive actuates A
inerk-o. The struggle is for the
.'lber'y of all people, for tljo German
people as well as the people of all
otuer ua'ions.
"Woe be to the man or group of
meu who seek ro stand in the way
of cur high resolution."
SEATTLE MUSES
"LIBERTY LOAN"
Washington, Julie 13. — Secre
tary of the Treasury McAilou an
nounieU that the Lilx-ity loan was
gi eatly oversubscribed.
Sea'Ue, Wash., June 15. — Withii
subscriptions in the past week's j
whirlwind campaign well over $5,
0i>9,000, Seattle had overscrilxni by ;
nearly half, her allotment to the
Liber1 y loan when the books were
closed today, 'l'he local allotment
was 200,000.
ZEPPELIN LOSI I
London, June 15. — Zeppelin, Li
43, was deostroyed yesterday when
British naval forces brought the j
big air-craft down in the North sea, |
according to the report issued here I
today.
1L A. Lawrence, Alaska represent j
at;ve of the Unjon Pacific railroad,
who 'returned yesterday from. White
horse, left on the Alajneda today
f.vr .TlitiPAll
FLAG EXERCISES
SKAGWAY ELKS
Marked by their Impressive cere
monies of loyalty to tlie American
colors, Skagway Elks held their an
nual flag: day oxercises last evening
iii Klks h^ll.
The thoughts of the men and boys
who are going to lite front to make
the great sacrifice for country, mad
doubly solemn the Order's beautiful
alter service in which officers of
tho lodge unveiled, the nation's col
ors, red roses of courage, white lil
ies ol purity, blue violets of truth
and surmounted them with a bar of
th,! thirteen original stars.
The exercises, presided over by
Exalted Ruler U B. Batson, opened
wi'li a patriotic overture by Sel
mer's orchestra. The patriotic ad
dress of the evening was made by
the Rev. E. H. Pedereen who said
the flag was emblematic of Ameri
can liberty, happy homes and freei
schools.
\V. R. Hiliory read the history of
the t.a* ajid Dr. L. S. Keller, thp
Elk'3 tribute to the flag.
Columbia the Gem of the Ocean*
ana Tenting on the Old Camp
tiround were patriotic songs effect
ively sung by Miss Evangeline Cook,
Cecil C. Cole and Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Blanchard. The Star Spangled
Banner, suing by Mrs. Kinase, and
The Two Grenadiers, sung by W.
L. Laudsborough, were pleasing
sr-Io features of the program. A.
C. Iic.nebrake X'layed the uocompan
[numts ' | | j|
Ameiica, sung by the Elks and
the audience closed the exercises.
Tickets for the dance have been
put in charge of tti© Red Cross so
cial committee, Mrs. Fred Weber,
ill's. H. G. Weir aad Mm F. J. Van
de Wall, and are being sold by tlie
t'clf-; celling commltee o£ the Jun
ior Red Cross.
Tho"»e who buy tickets will be
helping the Red Cross to do its
worK oX mercj- in the war. Accord
ing 'o Henry P. Davidson, ajypotaed
chairman of the Red Cross war couu,
cil by President Wilson, a fund of
J 100.000.000 will be needed "to com
ply with even fhe minimum duties
and opportunities of the American
Rfd Cross."
FOR SALE—V'ctor records, 25
cents each. Inquire Alaskan office
8t
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Exclusive Styles
-..The Edwin Clapp Shoes For Men....
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
"SOLDIERS OF THE SOIL" RALLY ROUND FLAG
Photo by American Press Association.
Bov scouts of New York city, armed with hoe and spade, watching to see Old Glory raised on high before
tackling the soil and doing their bit for the flajS.
GIRLS TO SELL
CAKE «E
You can't have your cr-ke and eat
it. so tKe old say Lug goes, but yois
can t>av°i a Red Cross cake at the
Elks' Red Cross benefit dance to
morrow ill git If £0U are lucky. The
cakfj ha* been made l>y the prise
cake baker of the J/unior Red Cross
girls who -will sell it at the dance.
Wit* that sort of trade mark, the
cake is bound not to go begging.
Besides, a ticket that may make you
the winner, will cost only ten cents.
K Tory thing for the dance is be
ing donated. The Elks, .under
whose auspices the affair will be
given, are providing the hall, Sel
mer's orchestra will donate the mu
sic, the ladies of the Elks will give
the cakes 'or refreshments, the Dai
ly Alaskan has contributed the
"icKets and Mr. and Mrs. Ungefror
eai w'll give their services in pro
paring the refreshments.
WHITEHORSE TEACHERS
LEAVE FOR VACATIONS
Among the passengers who sailed
south last night an th§ Princesss!
Ai'ctj were the teachers of the J
Whi*o horse school, which closed'
Wednesday. Principal D. A. Grant
will Join Mrs Grant and their little j
daughter in Edmonton, Miss S. Ada
iJm'Hi will visit her mother in Barrie
Out., and Miss E. M. Tesfcey wUl !
visit in Vancouver.
FIRST SHIPMENT
OF 17 SALMON
i
W'th three hundred tons Of sal
mon from Cordova, the first of the
1917 Alaska, salmon pack to pass
through here this season, the steam
ship Alameda, southbound, arrived
In Skagway early this morning. The
Alaska Steamship company's boaf
also had 1,500 tons of Keaneeott
copper. When she sailed, she car
rled sixteen passengers tram Bkag
way. , j. i i . •
The Jefferson of the game line,
•the local office reported today, will
bt. due here at nine o'clock tomor
row flight. The time of the M-ar
■posa'a arrival has not been receiv
ed. A number of tourist are a
bourd the boats.
The Prince John of the Grand
Trunk, 1' was reported, will bg due
here about 6 o'clock tomorrow mora
ing.
NOTICE
Attention, of own-errs Of motor and
other veWclea a<ad bicycles is called
to "»e new traffic ordinance, No.
133, copies of which are posted at
the cHy hfali, In front of Perry
llern's and In front Of the Grand
Trunk ticket office. 2t
City Clerk.
E. A. Peterson, A. Swanson, J.
Oiitar and Ed Reeves, all of whom
had been with the White Pass
bridge pang, left this morning OR
the Alameda. I' 11
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quickly. Portable, easy to attach,
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BISHOP ME
MM
Th© Rt. iRev. B, T. Rowe of Se
attle, Bishop of Alaska, vfill arrive
here tomorrow to conduct services
Sunday at eleven o'clock in the
morning and qight o'clock in tbjs
evening, at St. Saviour's Episcopal
church. It was announced today
tha' the Presbyerian chior had vol
unteered to assist in the music.
Cho'r practice will be held Rt St. Sa
viour's church at 7.30 odock this ev
ening Mrs. F. E. Wilcox and W.
L. Landsborough will be soloists.
TENNIS TOURNB
Opening the season of the White
Pass Tenmia club, a tournament
will be held on the club's court Sat
urday afternoon. Play will be for
men's, and woman's doubles. En
tries should be sent to the secretary
of the tenn,Ja club, Eric Telfer, by
tonight, whcin drawings will be
made. Play will start Jut two o'
clock.
STORK MAKES TWO VISITS
Two rlalts were made by the
a*ork yesterday tp the Whit® Pass !
lnjsoi'a!. A six and one half pound
girl was born to Mrs. Albert A.
Rousseau af eleven o'clock in the
forenoon, and at nine o'clock last
night a ten and a quarter pound
boy. was btorn to Mrs. L. H. Johns
ton. Alothera and children were:
said 'oday to bo doing well.
SEEK 10 INJURE
U.S. WITH M
Washington, Juno 15. — Resent
ment in Japan, over the recent note
sent bv the United. States to Chi
na is due, Secretary of State Lan
sing beileves, to the publication, in
Janan of a bogus note, purporting
to have been cabled June 9 from
Mew York. Federal agents are said
to be 1nvestigating on the theory
t»iat German agents sont the fake
•note in an effort to embroil Japan
and the United States.
MANYMEMBERS
FOR RED GROSS
T«o hundred fourteen members,
?.53.75 donated, total receipts $267.
75.
Th's is the result of the Red
Cross drive yesterday in Skagway,
accoTi'.in-r + • the report of the mem
bership committee of the Red Cross
isoc'ety, made last evening.
Tne workers were promised' mem
berships by several persons who
ei;>cct to "join later so that the
number of members is expected to
bo materially increased within the
next few days. i
Those. not seen yesterday yho de
sire to be enrolled in the country's
society for works of humanity may
leave their names with Mrs. M. A.
Uoss, Airs. P. H. Ganty or Mrs. E.
A. Kindel of the local chapter's mem
bersbip committee, or at the Bank
of Alaska with W. L. Landsborougili,
treasurer of the chapter.
According to the Red Cross work
ers who were in charge of the drive.
Skagway citizens responded both ga
erbusiy aiul voluntarily.
TRIAL Mill IN
Marco Pini and the man on, whom
he >s charged with committing an,
assault witJti intent to It'll last win
ter in Atlin, Marco Vendramal,
were uassengers oiu tlie Princess Al
ice last rt'ght, boimd for Prince Ru.
oert where the trial will be Ixeld.
Provincial Constable Scarlett was
in charge of the prisoner.
Etside the prosecuting witness,
other Atlin witnesses, who also left
on the Princess Alice, were Isaac
Matthews, G. B. Kershaw, George
S'r.clair, O. Zortman, Dr. B. H- Har
rison, L. Bratt, M. NedYed.
OUTWARD APPEARANCES
It matters not if he's handsome,
It isn't what'« in his head,
But the cut of his suit.
And the style of his hat
And the make of his shoes 1II wed!
Hardly Fair to the Man Himself but certainly a compliment
to his taste in dressing. And that's just what clothes should
be—an outward reflection of the wearer's good judgment
She'll Like You a lot better this Summer if you buy your new
suit at our shop. No smarter styles were ever shown and
you'll enjoy making your selection.
DO IT NOW!
JAMES KENNEDY