ANNUAL MEETING
NOME GUARD
JUL! 3
The Skagway Home Guard will
ho id ito annual meeting at 7:30 o'
clock next Tuesday evening la the
armory, to eloct ofJicars and au ex
ecutive committee lor the ensuing
jea-r, Xi provided ia the by-laws ad
opted la8)- night. Under tha by-laws
'he annual meeting shall be held th
last regular assembly night in Jane
bu* adjournment of the meeting to
'he date given was voted so that all I
'he guards might have a voice in/ the
election. ,
Thirty-one members ol the Home
Jusrd attendee the meeting last
night and all signed the new en
rollment pledge, which follows:
1'ledge of Guards
"We, the undersigned) resident^
of Stag way, Alaska, hereby enroll
ourselves as members of the Skag
way Home Guard, organized for the
purpose of providing military de
fease to Skagwaj- and immediate
vicinity in case of necessity, and we
do hereby pledge ourselves Individ
ually to promote the interests of
'ae organization, to faithfully at
'«ia drills called by the command
ing officers and to abide by> the by
laws." | j u
The enrollment list is now at
Keller Bros, drugstore where it may
be signed by those who desire to
serve with the Home Guard.
A copy of thq by-lajva is posted
in the armory.
F. J. Van da Wall, W. C. Blanch
ar.l and H. E. Eckanstein were!
committee which d.-afted the by-law^
to perfect the organization of the
guardL
Formation of a rifle club was
held in abeyance, pending decision
by th0 government on the question
of furnishing arms to home guard
companies.
TAFT PAYS VISIT
.Washington, Jute 27. — Former |
President William, H. Taft was
visitor at tlie Whitehousa yesterday j
afternoon in response to an invit
ation from President Wilson. The j
purpc.se of tlie conference wad cot ]
divulged. i
SL.U'KKRS INDICTED
Sealffe, Wash., June 27.—The fed
eral {.-rand jury today returned in
dictments against the first batch of
registration dodgers. Conviction
will mean imprjsomment.
MINISTER OF MUNITIONS.
Bernard M. Baruch Mentioned
For New Cabinet Office.
Photo by American Press Association.
If a new cabinet office, minister <Jl
munitions. Is created by congress Ber
nard M. Baruch will In all likelihood
get the place. He is now chairman oi
the committee on raw materials of the
advisory commission. Ho figured
prominently in the recent peace leak
Investigation.
AVAR-TIME SH3T PRICE
Seattle, Wash., June 27. —
Wrecked ten yeara ago off
the South American coast, the
■ former German steamship, Ses
istris, recently raised and repaJx
ed bv D. E. Skkmer and as
sociated at a cost of $350,000
wa3 sold by them yesterday to
■ San Francisco interest® for
52,100,000.
Fetregrad, June 27.—The Russia
Vclia says 3,000 Finnish, volunteers
who formerly were serving with, the
Geni'an army, expoct shortly to make
an attempt U> enter Finland, where
the social democrats have started
a movement tor an, independent) re
public. j !i.i
YUKON STEAMER
The White Pass railroad announc
ed this afternoon that the steamer
Wmtehcrse would W from White
horsp tomorrow night to connect at
Dawson with he seamer Yukon for
lower river points as far fts Fair
banks.
THE JUNE BRIDE
Is at Our Store
WATCH THE WINDOWS
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
0.5. SOLDIERS NOW III FRANCE
- 10 TAKE PART IN WORLD WAR
French Port, June 27.—Carried
safoly across the Atlantic through,
the German -submarine zone, *wo
detachinents of United States sol
diers ars in quarters tore today,
awai'iug transportation to th© front
where they will carry America's
flag against Germany.
The soldiers belong to general
Pershing's force, the firlt American*
regu'we to sst fat oil European
soil far warfare . • I ,'
The first conjutlmgent arrived last
night, thfi second early this morn
ing. i '
Prcvldenc®, R. I., Juaie 27.
That the government ik' la posses
sion of Umiormoiioa that German
U-boats are again on this side of
•he Atlantic, is reported here to
day.
The Providence Journal says dis
conrery been, made tjxat the sea
raiders have a. bas^ off the south,
aide of Cuba.
Naval officials are quoted a8 say
ing that thfl U-boats, if tie report
1 of their bas© is coirrect, Jiave been ,
preceded or followed by mercantile
submarines, carrying 'supplies of tor
pedoes and oil.
London, June 27.—The American
sluip Galena was torpedoed off the
French coast and destroyed by B
German submarine, it report
ed here today. No livoS were lost.
ALPINE HIKERS I
REACH TOP A.B.'
A jelly group of people, members
of the Skagway Alpine club and Bom
visitors, met yesterday morning at
the Club cottage for a hlke to the
top of A. B. mountain. The party
left at 7:30 prompt, had dinner nea,
tho "hog's back" at 10.15, and '
d eacbe « the summit without accident
some getting there at 12 o'clock.
Tho last party returning left tbe
summit at 1.50. All met at the,
campfire for supper at 4 o,clock. At
this place tho party broke up, some
deciding to remain, while others
s'ar • for town. The flrdt bunch,
returnine reached Club cottage ai
5:30, and from that time on various
groups arived in town.
The 'rip was made without accid
ent. and the entire party reached tb
summit. Of the thirty-two, thirty
had never before made the climb.
The uarty consisted of: Eugene
Dobbs, Miss Delia Rapuzzi, Miss
Verne Miller, P. £. Fox, MJfcfe Lois
McKay, Mrs. F. Fickardt, Mits
Martha Lee, Miss Evangeline Cook
S. Lashier, Miss Mary Patterson,
Mrs. F. Weber, Mrs. Virginia Suffe
cool, Mrs. H. G. Weir. Mies Esther
Freidenthal, Mi**. W. R. Gray, Miss
Lai a Malan, Jack Lee, Mrs. Eva Mil
ler, W. L. Iandsborough, Fred Fon
zo, Jr., F. Fickardt, Miss Gertrude
Liddicoat, Miss V. Mulvihill, MA
J. Aden, Miss Dorothy Rloe, Brio
Teifer, Mrs. T. N. Scott, Mrs. Myr
tle Keller, H. G. Weir, Miiss
Muriel Stewart, L. H. Pedereen, al
so the dogs "Go-some" and "Bock."
CANAOA'S ARMY
DRIVES AHEAD
C&uadian Army Headquarters,
France, June 27.—Canadian troops,
after -severe fighting in which, they
again carried the maple leaf to vic
tory, »odojr entered, the village of
Lacoullette. The German have been
forced to retreat In thd|j neighbor
hood Along a line <®e and three
quarter miles long.
British Headquarters, France,
June 27.—British troops continued;
their successful drive agaimkt the
Germans and are slowly but stead
ily closing in on Lens. Several Im
portant positions wer§ captured
today. ' .Ll~L
The Princess Alice of the C. P.
R., with 210 tons of freight and a
number of tourtita among her pass
engers, arrived at her dock at sev
en o'clock this morning She will(
be in port until after the arrival of J
the Vh"« Pass train tomorrow ev
ening.
Steamships due tomorrow are the
Jefer&on and fhe Alameda of the
Alaska Steamship company.
The Pacific Steamship company'^
Spokane ajid the Grand Trunk is
Prince George ylll be due Friday.
EVINRUDE
Detachable Rowboat and Canoe MOTORS
P. H. GANTY
AIDS HOUSEWIVES TO SAVE
Mrs. Arthur Scott Bur
den Combating Watt*.
Photo by American Press Association.
Mrs. Burden Is one o£ the first fif
ty New York society women organized
among housewives. Recently she help,
gd to organize a party to tour Long
Island by railroad and demonstrate the
advantages of thrift to housewives.
RED CROSS DAY
AT CITY HALL
THURSDAYS at 2 p. m.
All women of Skagway are
urged to come and help in this
work.
YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU
SEATTLE "ORir
SeatMe, Wash., June 27. — Dis
trict At'oraey Allen ruled today
that the Reed amendment applied to
thin atate and that Seattle will be
come "bone dry" at jnLdndght Satur
day.
ARREST SUFFRAGE PICKETS
Washington, June 27.—Nine more
suffrage Pickets, w.lio have recently
been causing near riots about the
Whitehouse by their banners decry
iug the administration4 especially
with regard to its Russian, policy,
were arrested today.
There will be base-ball practice
tonigM.
LOYAL RESPONSE
TO APPEAL OF
BED CROSS
Washington, Juno 27. — America,
has shown Jior loyalty by over-sub
scribiue the hundred million dollar
£ md asked for by the lied Cross ao
ciety to help caro for American sol
diers on the battlefields in Europe.
Henry P. Davtison, chairman of
the Rrd Cross war council, estimat
ed today that the subscriptions will
'otal at least $110,000,000. The a
.mount; received to date total $104,
000,000.
Every section of the country, in
cluding far-off Alaska, it was said,
responded. generou|!y to the Red
Cross appeal.
Seattle, Wash., June 27.—Contri
butions of the State of Washingtou
to the Red Cross fund exceeded one
and one half million dollars. It
was announced here today.
BRITISH PLANES
ARE VICTORIOUS
London, Juno 27.—Outnumbered
throe to one, British naval airplanes
r<Mted German fliers in a great bat
tle over Flanders, it was reported
here today. With, only three planes
the British aarmen attacked an en
emy aerial fleet of ten machines
and decisively defeated. Xliein. One
and probably three of the Germaa
planes were deetroyed.
WILLBELOrAL
Seattle, Wash., June 27.—Prom
ising that they will cea^e the un
patriotic course of their paper, as
manifested in utterances against
President Wilson, Paul H. Ortman,
editor, and Charles Ofcner, owner,
were left off with a repremand by
the district attorney before whom
they had been called tto explain
tlrtir un-American attitude.
LENOIR PROMOTED
SeatMe, Wash., Jun^ 27.—Major
! B. 0. Lenoir, head of the Washlng
I ton Alaska military cable and tele
! graph system, hag been promoted
! to the rankk of lieutenant colonel, it
I wa& announced here today.
"THE GLORIOUS FOURTH"
Come in and Select Your Suit For That Day
JAMES KENNEDY