Armed Merchant Steamer Mistakes
Friend for Foe and Sends American
Submarine Chaser No. 209 to Bottom
Washington, i Tuesday. — The
American admiralty today announc
ed that the American submarine
chaser No. 209. operating out of
Phildaelphia harbor had been mis- |
taken by a merchaat steamer a sho.l
distance off from Fire Island, New
York harbor, and shots which were
fired from the guns on board' the
merchant steamer Bent the little |
iraft to the bottom. Seventeen I
members of her crew, including her '
commanding officer and executive
officer are missing. Klght sur
vivors of the vessel, some of whom
wer«j severely wounded have been
lauded.
New York, Tuesday.—The armed
merchant steamer Felix Tousig is
the name of the ship that sunk the
submarine chaser Xo. 209 this
moruiug. ^ tii
London, Tuesday.^— According to
reports which have been received
by the British war office and made
public this morning since Wednes
day oI last week, the British! have
taken 21,000 German prisoners.
I
HARD 10 Kill
American Army lt< France, Aug.
27.—One American soldier, fighting
tnjthe Woevre sector, sustained six
teen machine gun wounds, but con
tinued to fight on. | He was finally
removed to a field hospital where
hia wounds were examined and
dressed and it is stated that he
•will recover.
10,000 BRITISH PRISONERS
KILLED Bf TURKISH BRUTALITY
London,'Aug. 27. — Figures have
just been reveled which Bhow that
upwards of ten thousand |British
and Indian prisoners who were tak
en in the operations against the i
Turks in the|south«rn theatre have '
either been starved to death or kill" j
ed by Turkish brutality. |
British Headquarters, Aug. 27.— j
Many German prisoners j who have!
been captured by the British dur- (
ing th^ oast few days, and,' eaoecially'
those fr*oia Baden, have expressed ,
the hope to their captors j that
there will j be a change of gov
ernment in Germany at the close of
Ui©,' war.
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Washington, Tuesday. — Senior
James,A. Reed of the senate mili
tary committee left this city today j
earoute to [the European battld*
fronts. ' j
casualties reported '
Washikgton, Tuesday.—Two hun
dred and forty one casualties have
Deeu reported from France cover
ing yesterday's engagements. • Of
tnla number 123 'names are in the
list of those killed, or died from I
wounds and 75 names are \among |
those severely; wounded.
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Sanatander, Spain, Aug. 27. — [
It waa aunounced here today by au- '
thorify o' the Spanishg- overnment
that Germany jha$ accepted' all the
conditions contained in the Spanish
note regarding the submarine situa
tion. |
i\mm
eusr WELTED
American Army in France, Aug.
27.—From a letter taken from a ]
lead German soldier, which had .
teen jwritten by the man'p wife, it
ivag vtvealed that » bronze statue
3f [Emperor William at Luneburg j
a&d been taken ckmn and sent to a '
toundry where it j was converted ifl"
lo ordnance.
[DITAROD MURDERER
GETS DEATH SENTENCE
Iditarod', Aug. 27.—The j jury '
sitting in thejcase of the United
States vs Milo Seguro ha$ returned ,
i:verdict of murder in the first de*
?ree against the accused man, who <
*-as on |trial for the killing of J.
B. Riley near Flat City on May 5
ast.
The marshal's office in Fair* ,
janks has been advised that the j
;uilty man will be taken to jthat <
:ity for execution.
WILL TEACH FIRST ,
SCHOOL THIS YEAR ]
Miss Faith Condit, the daughter
>f Rev. and Mrs, James H. | Condit,
tfho was bom in. Juneau, and|ffrad»*
lated from the Bellingham Normal
school this year, [has been appoint
ed to teach in the Anacortes, Wash- .
ngton school this fall, and will <
loon begin her new duties. Craig i
3ondit, her brother, who lis With <
Ihe fighting American forces in i
Europe was also born, in Juneau. J— i
Empire. t ' *
Allied Advance Thunders
Defeat to Hindernburg
Paris, Aug, 27. —[According to
LeJournal, Lieutenant Schwieder,
who sauk the Cunard liner
Lusitania, has been captured by; a
French |Datrol boat operating in
the Mediterranean sea.
SEAM
STUDENT KILLED
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Miami, Florida, Aug. 27.—Theo
dore F. Canfield, of Seattle, Waah.
who,was a student aviator in the
aircraft corps was killed yesterday
ifternoon in a seaplane accident at
the training field lQcated near this
:Ity.
RECEPTION WILE
BnoiHi
This evening a receotion will be
h.ol<f (ic the Presbyteriau church
in. honor of Rev. and Mrs. L. H.
Pedersen and j family.
For the past several years Rev.
Pedersen has been in charge of the
Methodist and Presbyterian church
lere, and both, he and his j wife hava
aken an [active part in all church
vork where they have won the
ove and esteem |0f all who have
lad the pleasure of knowing them.
Owinit to the ill health of certain
nembers of his family, Rev. Pecter
len has decided to leave the north
ana and seek a climate back from
he coast which hejbelieves will
>9 more healthful to them.
Before coming to Skagway Mr.
Pedersen | resided at Valdez and oth
)!• cities to the westward, and it
nay be truthfully'said that he is a
'sourdough" minister.
Thijj paper joins with his 'many
riendss in wishing him every joy
md health to himself and family in
iia|new fields.
JPEOIAL MEETING OF B. P.
O. ELKS THURSDAY EVN'O.
There will bo a [special meeting
>i Skagway Lodge No. 431, Tburs
lay evening at 8:30 o'clock, and
ill'members are urgently requested1
0 be present, as tne endorsement of
1 District Deputy for Alaska will
>ome up. (Signed) Oscar Selmer,
S.|R. .
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London, Tuesday.—la addition to
tho to^na already reoorted captured
by tfaefBritish east of Arras In Moa*
day afternoon's operations, Suzanne.
St, Leger and Cajptpy have .'all fallen
into their possession.
Following the capture of Suzanne
and Oappy, General byng'a |army
this morning beg*a its attack on
the old Hindenbew line. General
Byng ie cloeely followed by General
Rawlinson's army, and these two
British forces are now]advancing to
wards Peronne.
The reports from the field this
morning state! that the Germans still
continue to cling to Bapaume, which
as planned, to now nearlyjflurround
ed by the British forces.
General Debney's army of French
troops, who are operating Jsouth of
the British lines has captured Fres
ney-les-Roye, three miles north of
the'town of Roye.
General Manguin in command of
the l*ft wing of the French [army
has extended his whi^r farther up on
the Oiae.
London, Tuesday.—Advice from
the front received |late this after
noon by the British war office say
that the British and French [forces
are firmly established in the out
skirts on the northern limits of Ba
paume. | — *
The advice also states that there
is hard' fighting j around Croisseles
further north, but the Allies are
more than holding tfieir own land
slowly driving the enemy out of
his positions. -' • V
British Headquarters in France,
Tuesday. — The French \and British
forces "today penetrated tng Hln
denberg line east or Seninel and
are I advancing astride the Scarpe
river, and are pushing forward to
the south towards Bapaume.
There is heavy fighting at
Longueval, where itf Germans| «re
counter attacking viciously. Fresh
troops have been brought. from
Sedan and j have beea thrown ia*
to. action against thn Allies.
Paris, Tuesday.—The French war
office announced this morning that
Gener" 1 Manguin's army hJfi won
possession of the high ground south
of .Crecyaumont, | and from, theae
newly gained high positions the «ne*
my lines are now being jsubjected to
a douDle fire.
Paris, Tuesday.—According | to
LeMatin's co-respondent onj '..he Brit
ish front to bis paper thlp morn
ing, nojGermans remain in Bapaum#
The correspondent adds that pa
trols have penetrated the ruin*
which | mark the former enemy ad
vanced concentration center, and
find! That the position has bgea
evacuated, j
Par.s, Tuesday. — |The report
this morning from the battle front
in the Roye sector states that the
French .'army advanced this morning
in the region of ot. Slard, south
west Roye,[and took 1,100 pris
oners including two commanders.
London, Aug.j 27—The British wai
office announcement late thia af*
ternoon pays that the British con'
tinue to advance.
The full reach, 0' their front |tf
from CKjisille in the far north to
well fouth of the Somme. |
Despite savage tesistance on the
part o/ the Germans hundreds of
British [guns from the hill^ la those
regions arid also far back: of thfl
British lines!keek UP au Incessant
fire on the enemy's lines.
Paris, Tuesday. — Late this
ternoon the French war office was
advised officially tnat the French
had captured' Roye.
Ill BATTALION REFUSE 10
OBEY AND 10 PER CENT SROT
Amsterdam. Tuesday. — Accord-1
ing to [a d Isost-ch published this
morning In tbe Telegraaf, of this ^
city, » German bat|alion J which
had be»»n ordered to the front unani
mously refused to go. j
Thereupon every tenth nian w*t
taken out and shot, and the w
mainder then yieUSed.'to orders and
started for th© front. '
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