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No. 146 EIGHTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 81, 191fi PRICK 10
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I'etrognitl, .July 31—The ev
acuation cf Warsaw was an
no u need today. -Vll indus
try of the city were dU
numtled by the Iliisrfaiw be
fore leaving.
Herlln, July 31 — This
city is wild with joy over the
capture ot' Warsaw. It is re
ported here that thousands
of prisoners) were taken.
Uondon, July 31—Russian evacu
ation of entire line in Poland was
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completed today, 'along the vast
200 mile front. Everything In
the territory 'surrounding Warsaw
!hat could be of possible "value to
the Germans was destroyed by dy
luimittt and torches, rendering it a
barren waste.
Geneva, July 31—German avia
tors report that the evacuation of
Warsaw is in progress and "that
the Russians are marching eastward.
Viei-na. July 31—Austrian cav- j
airy are entering Lublin, ninety-j
five miles southeast of Warsaw.
NEW COMMERCIAL CLUB 6EIS
ilTO ACTION—SCORE ONE
Though not yet full organized
;is to committees, the Skagway Com
mercial club is 'beginning work on
tUe pioblems before the citizens of
the citv aud will undoubtedly be
ublv to show important results J
within tho next few mouths.
It is au organization of "boost- ;
t rs"—for the vood of all and the
ii.jury of none. Every man whose
itU.'i-tsta are in any way identified
with the growth and betterment of
Skngwav is invited to join aud help ;
■with the boosting.
The matter of securing the im
mediate rebuilding of th§ Skagway
river bridge, of which a portion:
•was recently carried away by the j
high water, the importance of which
is recognized by everyone, has been ;
taken up, and yesterday Mr. Phil
Abrahams, secretary of the club, ;
was his true ted by the President, j
Col. \V. Li. Stevenson, to send the I
following cable to the Alaska ro-ad j
commission:
1 Skagwav, July 30th, 1915.
Alaska Road Commission,
Valdez, Alaska.
Chief engineer passing through
investigated conditions river and
destroyed bridge, can we possibly
expect immediate relief, same ab
solutely necessary.
SKAGWAY COMMERCIAL CLUB,'
Abrahams. |
The following answer was re- j
ceived:
Valdez, Alaska, July 30th, 1915.
Secretary Commercial Club,
Ska^way, Alaska.
Re your wire, date definite ans
wer will be given next wek upon
arrival Lieutenant Mehaffey.
ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION.
Tokio, July 31—The Japanese
ealinei resigned here today, as the
cu'mlnatiou of a long and bitter
comes; which arose out of tho con
troversy with Chiua, the ministry
having been more lenient with
China than the leadere of the op
position party desired them to be.
I* is understood that any possible
change of ministry at "this time
will not change Japan's relationship
to t* e European war, as all par
ties desire the success of the al
lies.
Tennis rackets, tennis balls, ten-1
nis racket casjs, teunis racket press
es, 'tennis racket grips at Keller
Bros. Drug Co. Get in and make
your selection while the selecting j
is good. 7-2 7-31. !
A Word About Shoes
Thefe'may'be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best'makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years,
We handle the follow
ing makes:
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
PLA-MATE,
SCUFFERS.'and
SANDALS
dren
THE A. A. CUTTER, BERGMAN. ZIMM RMAN & DEGAN
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, 12,16, and 18 in height]
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Skagway has had many interest
ing as well as Interested visitors
thij summer. Lured by the "pice
of romance, golden dreams of
woaltu or the "spell oX tlie Yukon,"
they, Save drifted in from all points
of the compass.
The steamship Sophia, sailing
Thursday, had on her passeager list
United States Senator Benj. K. Till
mau ol South Carolina. Far over
twenty years "Pitchfork Ben" • has
loomed large in the public eye. Go
bach to the hoadwaiers of the Sav
annah and' ask cue of tho wool
hat, one-gallus mountain hoosiers
about "Ben" Tillman, and he will
look at you with withering scorn.
Not to know Ben Tillman with them
is an unforgivable offense. They may
be as unlettered as the back of a
tomb stone, may be the habitat of
tht hookworm, these gaunt, sallow
"crackers" of the Carolina moun
tains, but they can uureel enough
political reminiscences in an hour
about the "one-eyed plough-boy
from Figeon Roost" to fill volumce.
l'ujy remember the Tillman-Irby
campaign; the rise and fall of the
"Farmers Alliance," on whose broad
back many a corn-field Dolitician
rode into power, and they love to
whittle sticks, spit "bacca" and
tell how Ben Tillman skinnel the
folks who lived in the big houses,
and hung their hides out to crackle
ill the sun.
As I scrutinized closely uie ayeu
senator, and as I recalled with
vivldiifss the sulpliuious days when
Lieu Tillman stcod upon 'the
•stump" armed to the teeth, hurl
i'ig at his enemies fighting epithets,
denouncing the Southern aristo
:raejr in its very citadel, appealing
to pait!ion, prejudice and age-old
hatred—a political Ajax defying
the lightning—there sunk deep into
my consciousness aa overwhelming
sense of the atrophy of long years.
How well I remember him fifteen
years ago even—an aggressive, stur
dy, unyielding, acetic figure—from
whose lips dropped no honcv of Hy
m ttus—but rather the gall of bit
terness. ' How his foes winced under
his verbal lash. Every inch of
ground he gained, every advance he
made was purchased by indominable
(rill-power. ' No jnvertebrato ever
;ould have stood whore Ben Till
man stood.
"Wilson," he said to me, "Wilson
will be re-nominated; re-elected.
That is conceded by any one with
in idea above au oyster. He has
made good. Ho is the big figure
3f con'einporary politics. Big busi
ness, little business and people
with no business at all are thank
ing their stars that "Woodrow Wil
son is at »ho helm. We are keep
ing out of this European shambles,
but if we do get into it, let me tell
you something," and the fires of
that fighting spirit of tho 'early
nineties glowed in his eye, while
his words cracked like a'rifle shot,
"When Uncle Sam deals the cards
the jackpot will he'openeed."
"So you want to know why Bryan
got out of the cabinet, and what
thep© was back of it," and just the
shadow of a cynical smile lit the
rugged face, wrinkled like an Eng
lish walnut.' "X will tell you. Bry
an Is a great man—put that * in
your pipe and smoke it. He is a
scholar, and orator, and very clev
er politician. Had he not been a
miracle-worker Wilson'would not be
today in the White House. No po
litical parvenu could have swung
that Baltimore convention. Do
ycu know that Bryan signed' every
previous note Wilson Bent to Gar
many, balking at the last one only?
Well he did. How can he explain
that Inconsistency. His resigna
tion from the cabinet was a political
a psychological (with apologies- to
Woodrow) necessity. Bryan Is, in
my' opinion, out of politics. I
think I know Eryan pretty well,
and I know that his peace-at-any
price propaganda is an obsession
with him. and realizing as he* did
that he and Wilson had come to
the parting of the ways he slipped
out ao gracefully as he could."
I asked 'the senator about the
probable rehabilitation of the re
publican party. "The -republican
party," he 6aid "ia too dead to
skin." "The progressives," he
continued "will net and cannot am
algamate with the 'regulars. The
republican platforms are bristling
with unfulfilled promises, and even
if'they play a 1'ttH politics of the
peanut sort at their next conven
tion and try and dope out some
program to tickle the popular pal
ate they are too deep in the mud
for the Resurrection Angel to get
them out. I am a "turn the rascals
out' sort of a democrat. Tha'ts my
religion. Give the democratic boys
a chance at the swill-tub—.poor
devils, they are hunry enough. Yes,
sir, I am one of the Jacksoaiian
kind, and 1 believe in putting your
frieuds on guard."
"Let me give you a parting shot,"
and his frame straightened up like
a pine sapling on his native Caro
line hills, "and you may consider
it the voice of prophecy, if you like.
Woodrow Wilson will be your next
President; the democrats will "gain
the next house, and will continue to
hold the senate. Isn't that enough
to make any man sit up and shout
with all the uuction of some old
Methodist brother 'Glory, Glory,
Hallelujah.' "
Of interest in connection with the
above interview is thfc following ex
pression of his views, given to the
Juneau Dispatch:
On the question of intervention
in* Mexico, Senator Tillman says
that anyth.'ng President Wilson is
at all likely 'to do will bo right,
according to his opinion.
Ha said: "W .'son has already
notified thise people that they
must cease fighting, and he is
Fruit Jars, Jelly
Glasses, Etc. -
OUR S TO Civ IS COMPLETE.
We offer tlie following special
prices during canning season:
Mason Pints, 80c per dozen.
Mason Quarts $1.00 per dozen.
Mason % Gals. 51.25 per dozen.
Small Jelly Glasses, flat, 25c
per dozen.
Large Jelly Glasses, tall with
top, 60c per dozen.
Mason Jar Rubbers, heavy 10 c
per dozen.
Mason Jar Tops, 25c per dozen.
Parawax, 15c per pound brick.
P. H. GANTY
SUBMARINE IKS 18TB
LIN IB LOST
London, July 31—The te- ,
land Ijlncr Iberian, eim»ute
lo Amtriai, was simk by a
Mibiunrine off tlie coa-st of
lielaj..! eai-Jy this morning.
Five of the crew were ldlled
by shell fire when the steamer
ttied to escape. Two died of
exiKwure, one of them an Am
ciicitn niuletendgr. Sixty-cntj
were landed safely.
waiting to see what they will do.!
If they don't otoii wo will probably j
have to step in there and clean |
Ihem out."
Senator Tillman is not a believ
er in"oeace at any price" and said
that he wasn't necessarily in fu
k'or of a large navy, but that he
wanted tho' b<\st ships money could
buy in each class.
"Germany is undoubtedly trying
to force us iutc war, as 1 think
slie'realizes thp.l she is licked al-1
ready, and that ultimately she will
have to admit it to the world, but
In the meantime she is trying to
Jrag all tbe nations possible into
the fray to help England and j
France divy u» *„he spoils, it' the.e j
ire any, in that way cutting down j
the advantage to Fngland," ho said
wh"ai question! d about his opinion
of the action of Germany.
New York, July 31—J. Pierpont
Morgan returned today from a
yachting tour and came to his ol
tice for the first time since he
was shot by Holt.
Seattle, July 31—Imperial Po
tentate Stevens, who has just re
turned from 'his Alaska trip, ex
pressed himself as very much pleas
ed with all that he saw, particular
ly the 6cenic glories of the in
side passage.
He was particularly gratified by
the unique reception tendered him
self and oarty by the Mystic Shrin
ers of Skagway.
m AlERiCAiS
Port au Prince, July 31 —
Two seamen, William S. Gojji
in'rs, u nephew of Samuel
(iompers, the labor leader, ajnl
Cason Whlteliurst, were kill
c<l hy snipers when the ma
rines landed here today. Four
Haitians are also dead as a
result of the skirmish.
Philadelphia, July 31—The bat
tleship Connecticut sailed for Hai
ti tiiis morning with 500 marines
aboard.
Port au Prince, July 31—There
is :• respite today from the carnage
aii-1 murder—the reign of terror—
of the nast few days. American
marines have been landed and are
guarding the foreign legations and
protecting American and foreign
citizens and property, which makes
accessary more orderly behavior on
'he part of the natives.
A committee of public safety has
takfn charge of the city and it is
hoped will be 'able to bring order
out of the chaos and establish a
regular form o£ government soon.
Seattle, July 30—The informa
tion received here yesterday that
Germany is considering and is ex
pected to act affirmatively on the
suggestion that all British ships
be declared to be pirates and that
they bo ordered sunk on sight with
out warning and regardless of their
cr-ws and passengers came to lead
ing German; sympathizers in this
city who believe that it is authen
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That it's up to you to seek relief. You j
can get it here in abundance in these J
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Cool Union Suits !
They're the loose!fitting garments, in the
softest of fabrics, 'which assure the
greatest measure of comfort. The same
is true of our two-piece suits should you
prefer them.
Will Ciayson
The Clothier