No. 1S8 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAtrWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1915
PRICE 10 CENTS
Loudon, Sept. 22—The Balkans
are reported today to be aflame
with the war spirit, and It is said
that Serbia has demanded an explan
ation cX the massing of Bulgarian
troops on the border. Bulgaria, it
is stated, expects to declare war
on Serbia within the next two days.
Berlin, Sept. 22—Bulgaria has
ordered a general mobilization of
troops on the Serbo-Bulgarian ^
frontier and declared that district a ^
war zone.
An Imperial decree ratifying th.0
Turco-Bulgarian accord will be
issued Sept 2G, according to Con
stantinople advices received at
Athens and transmitted by the cor
respondent of the Router
Telegraph company. The new fron
tier, it is said, will bo traced by
German staff officers.
Athens, Sept 22—Bulgaria is
reported this morning to have al
ready mobilized an army of 160,
000 men, who will be ready for war
nt a moment's notice.
CHANCELLOR OF IHE EXCHEQUER,
HMTE5 HEW! MR DEBT
London, Sept. 22—The Chancel
lor of the Exchequer anticipates a
dead weight of war debt at the end
of 1V15 of $11,000,000,000, and
states that the heaviest taxes ever
levied in the Briti&li Isles are
now uruler contemplation by the
government.
SPECIAL SESSION
GREEK CABINET
London, Sept. 22—A special ses
sion of the Greek cabinet has been
callerf for the purpose of making
preparations for the mobilization of
troops for instant service
IK>N*T KNOW WHKX HE
WILL GO TO WASHINGTON
Brooklyn, Sept 22—James Archi
bald, the American correspondent
mixed up in the affair of Ambassa
dor Dumba, said today that he did
not know ■when he would go to
Washington City to state to the
government his side of the case.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 22—
Decision upon the action to be tak
en by the government in the James
Archibald case awaits the return of
Secretary of State Robert Lansing
from his vacation trip.
f>< the thirty-four Austro-German
papers found in the possession of
James Archibald, the American
newspaper correspondent, seventeen
w*>ro of insufficient importance
to warrant his arrest and the oth
ers have already been published.
Former Secretary of State Wil
liam Jennings Bryan at his own
request was granted a conference
this afternoon by President Wilson
It is supposed to be in relation to
the proposed peace mission of the
former to Europe.
TEA NEW INDICTMENTS
IN EASTLAND INQUIRY
Chicago, Sept. 22—In the in
! Quiry today into the Eastland
steamship disaster ten new indict
I ments were returned against the
' ca;>tuiu, engineer, heads of the com
pany and two government steamer
' inspectors.
PERMITTED TO ESCAPE
IN* CASE OF DOl'BT
Berlin, Sept. 22—Commanders of
German submarines have bean in
structed by the war department
that in the event of their being a
doub* as to the intention of ocean
liners when overhauled by a sub
marine they must permit them to
escape.
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DYNAMITE EXPLOSION III SUBWAY
IDE CAUSE OE MANY DEATHS
New York, Sept. 22—Seven peo
ple are known toi have been killed
and fifty otheiTe Berlously Injured
today wheal a dynamite explosion oo..
curred in the'""Seventh avenue sub
way, causing a cave-in which en
gulfed a passing surface car load
ed with passengers as well as num
erous pedestriains passing along
the street. The force of the ex
plosion broke the gas mains ajud
the overpowering fames from these
were added to the pther appalling
textures of the disaster. Two hun
Ired police reserves as well ais a
large number of firemen are now
>n the scene engaged in the work
>r rescue.
It is believed the death list will
reach twenty and probably more.
SPECIAL TRAIN
NORTH TONIGHT
A special passenger, freight, ex
press and mail train erf the \V. P.
& R. will leave Skapway at i
tea o'clock tonight for White horse
and way stations. The regular ,
northbound train a 9:30 tomor
row morning has bean cancelled.
COPPER CLAIMS
ARE PATENTED
Xotice has been received at the
Jujeau land office that the forfei
ture of two claims has enabled the
Knight's Islaoid Copper company to
secure patent to five other claims
in connection with which they made
application for patent in October of
1913. The application was first re
fused for the whole group and
then wnen it was proved that the
necessary work had been done on
five cf the claims, the company was
informed that they would be able
to socure patent on that group but
net on two of the groups covered by
the original application.
JUNEAU MAN 1
NEARLYDROWNS
Juneau Dispatch, Sept. 19: Re
porting a narrow escape from
drowning and death from exposure,
as well as a narrow escape from a
rock slide, J. Homer, of Juneau, who
has been spending the summer In
the "White river section, returned
to Juneau yesterday.
Homer says that while fording
the Donjek river on horseback the
horses of both he and his partner
were fcrced into the deep and
swift part of the river to avoid a
bed of Quicksand. His partner was
washel free from his horse, which
swan to shore, as he did also. |
Horner was unable to free his feet |
from the stirrups and was rolled
>ver and over in the swift water.
Finally the horse and rider were
cashed out on an, Island sand ba'r
more dead than alfcre. Homer
unable to rise for nearly an hour,
i.nd tie horse was out for an hour
longer. Homer nearly died from
exposure in the meantime, as no
!uel could be obtaiad on the is
and.
At another time while going
:hrough a deep canyon a sudden '
ilide of rock narrowly missed them,
rlomer says some of tho rocks were
is big as buildings. He is on. his
ivay to Argon tine Republic, where,
le will join his brother In the oat
le business.
RESCUED PASSENGERS ,
ARRIVE IX NEW YORK (
New York, SepC 22—The steam- 1
.h n Tuacaaia arrived in this port :
:oday with the paesengere of the
3reek Bteamer Athiaai, which w3^
SuTned in mid-ocean on Sunday
-light while on her way from
lere to Piraeus.
\NTHONY COJISTOCK
DEAD IN NEW YORK
New York, Sept 22—Anthony
Domstock, since May 1873 secre
tary and special agent of the New 1
Sfork Society for Suppression of 3
Vice, and who, since holding these 1
two offices has brought 3,511 crim- (
inals to justice and destroyed 140 1
tons of obscene pictures, litera- i
ture, etc., died here today of pneu- *
mouia after an illness of over a <
ivtek. He was also the author of
several works on civil reform, 1
imong them being "Frauds Ex- 1
posed," published in 1880;
'Gambling Outrages," 1887; "Mor- 1
lis and Ant," 1888; "Traps for the
Vcung," 1890. (
PETERSBURG
VOTED "WEI"
t
Petersburg Report: At the sec- J
>nd election on the license ques- •
Ion, held last Saturday, the vote J
vas again in favor of the selling of | j
iquor within the town of Petersburg
>y licensed dealers.
Thirty-five votes were cast. '
rwenty-four of these favored li- ■
;enses and eleven were opposed.
Mtxeen of the ballots were cast by |
roters who had been registered for <
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Fischer's Blend $2.25
High Grade Soft Wheat $2.00 " jj
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P. H. GANTY
IN ITLII SOURDOUGH MINER
IS NOW ON "EASY STREET"
For tli-e seventeen, years since
ho discovery of placer gold in the
ulin, b. C, district, James Mar
hall, one of the first Of the
tampeders who went In from Skag
>ay to that now famous camp, has
ielved in the earth for the greater
>arf of the time in a search far
he metal that rules the finances
I the world and shapes the destin
es of nations, but with meager suc
pgs until the other day when, he
iiade a strike that promises to
iut^him on "easy street" for the
emainder of his life.
Two weeks ago, while prospecti
ng his fractional claim, No. 3 be
ow discovery on Spruce crgek,
larehail struck bedrock in a
ifty foot section of his claim at
. depth of about fifteen feet, and
he amo'unt of gold dust be re
overed therefrom has satisfied
dm'that, a fortune awaite Wm
rhen£ver- he gets-ready to take it
rom the paystreak in the aurifer
us gravel and from the crevices of
ledrook. Mr. Marshall did not tell
he representative of the Dally Al
skan himself, but""we lhave (been
nformed by others that ha has a.1
eady been offered, and refused to
aso, $10,000 for the claim, har
Qg full confidence that he will
get 110,000 at the least before the
ground la worked out.
Mr. Marshall came over to Sl:ag
way yesterday and la stopping at
the Dewey hotel, where he will re
main until the sailing of the Prin
cess Sophia tomorrow night, when
be will proceed to Seattle to make
arrangements for getting machinery
tor fhe working of his claim, for
It must be remembered that 15
toot pay bedrock on Spruce creek Is
a thing never before heard of, the
depth ranging all the way from 60
toet down to 100 feet and requiring
more than hand labor to operate
it a profit
Mr. Marshall is very modest
orar his "find" and reluctant to
make any statement as to what he
considers its importance. He Is
known to everyone in the Atlin dis
trict as a BOber, hardworking man
whose word is to be implicitly re
lied upon. For thepast seven years,
when not engaged in prospecting,
ho has been employd by Hugh i#oly
neaux, superintendent of roads for
Northern B. C. He will return
from the outside at the earliest
data possible and make th$ nec
essary preparations for installing
machinery to open up kia property
early next spring.
1 LOISJOURNEY
[0 JOIN HUSBAND
The following is taken from Clo
ia Tribune, of date Sept. 10, 1915,
mblished at Clovis, Fresno couaty,
California: Mrs. J. E. Young left
Jlovis oa Monday might for Seattle,
irluro she will take passage on a
lorthbojnd steamer for Skagway,
Llaska, to meet her husband, Capt
r. E. Young of the U. S. army. Mrs.
fcung has been visiting her parents,
ilr. and Mrs. S. P. Ewald, for the
last month.
"Until quite recently Capt. Young
las been stationed, at the Heed
ililitary Hospital, Washington, D.
3., but in July he waa ordered to
fairbanks, Alaska, and left imme
liatcly for his new post of duty, his
vifo stopping off to viBit her par
ents before proceeding on the long
rip to Alaska.
".Mrs. Young expects to go by way
»f Skgaway and then to Circle
!ity, where she will go 300 miles
overland to Fairbanks. Owing to
the fact that winter will hay© Bet
In when b1i« arrives In Skagway
Bhe^ will have to make the oyer land
trie by sledge from the end of the
ralk'oau line, which is partly built
from Skagway to Fairbanks. When
she arrives at her destination she
will be within about 60 miles of the
Arctic Circle. Fairbanks Is situat
ed on the Tanana river, an import
ant branch of the great Yukon, and
the region has well developed
placer gold mines.
"Capt. Young does not know how
long he will be stationed at Fair
banks, and life at the far distajit
army post will be brightened Im
measurably by the arrival of his
youDg wife who expects to reach
her destination by the middle of
October.
"The entire trip will coyer about
3600 miles." • • ■
(Mrs. Young reached Skagway
safely on the Jefferson Monday af
ternoon at 3:30 o'clock and left
on the train yesterday for White
horse on her way to deatiuatiom. We
are happy to state, however, that
when she gets to the interior ter
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