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m. w TWENTY FIRST YEAR ^A«WAt. ALASKA. THURSDAY, JUNE 6 .9,8
Seattle, June 6. — Purchasing
Ageut Dole of the Alsska Railwaj
Commission announced today that
be wcuId purchase twelve thousand
toijs of seventy pound steel rails
and a great quantity of tie® for
the Alaska Government railroad.
This"material will be shipped to
Anchorage and Nenana this sum
mer. Five thousand tons of the
rail would be shipped from Seattle
within the eoming two weeks.
ILffi HMD
NEEDS WORKERS
Anchorage, June 6-—Shortage of
la' ■r> » condition the world' war
has 'nspoaed on almost every indus
try in the territory is experienced
' bv the Alaskan Engineering Corn
mtss „u in its construction of the
government railroad between the
co st «owns of Seward and Anchor
age and the interior town of Fair
banks.
Fre;! Lilyman, superintendent o(
the employment bureau of the com
mission, says he cannot now fill the
<M>mr;irativeIy small orders of the
yarioits departments for common la
-bor.
"Throughout the summer" and in
the early fall,"* he declares, "the
demand for workers will exceetl» the
j supply in Seward and Anchorage."
Iu the construction season last
year a°out 5.5t)u men were employ
ed »l the two divisions. This year,
it is unlkely that any such largo
number will be required, but even
•iouble the preseut force, or a to
'al ct about U.ouo. will be diffi
cult. if not impossible, to obtan.
"There will be work "for every
mati that wants it." says William
Gerig, engineer in charge of the
Anchorage <Wv»ion.
T'ie wage paid by the commission
for common labor is ?4 00 a day.
The charge for board and sleeping
quarters is $1.25 a day.
James Kershaw, the Atlin mer
chant, returned to Skaigrway this
morning from. T«nakee, where he
h»s sojourned for several weeks
and w'U remain till the opening' of
aa-yagjation.
Women Kahki Overalls Just the thing for
Gardening
Billie Burke House Dresses
Children's overalls and jumpers
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SiONES HERE
N.ew York, June 6.—Customs of- |
fleers today discovered a plot there
by tiie crown jewels belonging to
the dethroned Romanoff family of
Russia were to be smuggled into
[ America. The stones are valued* at;
$2,000,000 and have been in the 1
possession of the Royal Russian fam*.
ily for centuries.
AHMED MERCHANTMAN
BATTLES SUBMARINE1
Washington, June 6. — A report j
| made by the navy department thisj
' morning states that only 14 vessels |
were sunk by the raids of the Ger* I
! man submarines.
| The #ea has been strewn with i
floating mines, ten of wihlchi ha^e
been removed by mine sweepers.
I Fifteeu shots were fired by a Ger*
| man submarine at the armed mer- |
■chantman Radio line, which replied
several times and escaped untouch- I
ed by the diver.
ItOSOFK R)l'\D GUILTY
OF ASSAULT BY JURY
Leo Bosoff, a Russian, who has
I been in Skagway for some time
; past, was arretted last Friday and
' charged with assault.
| The trial came up yesterday after
nocn '« U. S. Commissioner Ras- j
. njusop's oourt before a jury, Carl ^
I Logan appearing for the defend- .
ant. Upon hearing the evidence
the yUoner was found guilty by the
I jury »ud he will be sentenced elth- j
' cr late this afternoon or tomorrow.
' MINISTER TO DENMARK
RESIGNS; ILL HEALTH
Wasnington, June 6- — Maurice
Francis Egan, envoy extraordinary
and m.nister plenipotentiary to
Denmark, has resigned his portfolio
owing to ill health. He will return
*.o America upon the arrival of his
successor overseas.
J. Lyle, store keeper for the N.
C. Co., at Tanana arrived this morn
la-' on the Seattle and will take
one ol the first boats down, the ri\
er.
French Artillery Ba
chine Gunners V
Mile Front
Par's, Thursday. — The Allied |
Toces o' French, British and Amerl- 11
can troops assumed the Initiative on j'
the Marne battle front last night i
Jnd at two points where the en" !1
emy were attacked the Get®Mtns 1
were driven back for a considerable 1
distance. The enemy lost 150 men
who were taken prisoners by the i
Allies. i 1
East of Sempigny, the French.
iroQDs pressed back the Hun troops
ivhich had crossed the Oise taking
more than 100 prisoners.
North of the Aisne, the French
rectified their positions, by dis
lodging the enemy from well for.ti- 1
fied> groundj
Northwest of Houterbraye fifty
prisoners were taken in an attack I
3U enemy positions. j j
Heavy artillery fire has contin- )'
ued around Longi>ort and west of j
Rheims.
Fresh Anwricut Troops Ootitimit^ny j
Arrive In France
London, Thursday.—The Daily I
Ma'l correspondent who Js with the |
American army in France today ;
wired his paper as follows: "AmeH" j
can troops fresh from the United
States continue to arrive regularly
anil in numbers more than sufficien j
to justify renewed confideence in ;
the ultimate triumph of the Kn-1
te..te i>owewf.
"Tne American troops are this
women distributed1 over a Very wide
pmount of battle front tadeedL"
Ile quotes a French general
sayinir that the Amercan spirit a.ul
onto; prise at the critical moment
has served to maintain the morale
of the French troop? in and arounil
Chateau Thierry.
American* KiQ wll Woiaitl Many i
Uunti In Picanly
Wnshingrton, June 6. — General
Pershing t„ his daily report to the
United States War Department
staud that American, troops in the
Picardy and Lorraine sectors pene-,
tratfd the enemy; positions and. kill- '
ed and wounded a lar*e> num'ber of
Germans.
.10 Americans Successful Battling
200 Huns
American Army in France, Thurs*
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,ck American Ma
/ho Hold Seven
On Marne
/
lay. — An American patrol, con
ist'ng of thirty men, penetrated!
he efceray's line to hie third line
rencbes In the Luneville sector, (
vhere they encountered two hundred •
lermans. k 1
The Hulls immediately attacked) i
he Yankees and were met with, a <
itout resistance. The Yankees, i
ousht with determination, using
iand grenades, bayonets and. bullets,
rhe fight lasted twenty; minutes,
luring which the loss of many men.
vas inflicted on. the enemy. The
American loss was slight..
■<\vmnns Fail to Announce Caifrs
Against Allies
London, Thursday. — Last night i
or the first time since the new j
i'rive was started by the Germans, |
;ho German war office failed to j
nako a claim of any gains having i
aeen made against the Allies.
iVinei"(«M aiui Frefcicli Firmly Hold
Huns acBk
With the French, Armies on the
Mu-iic, Thursday. — American ma
chine gunners supported by French
artillery are still holding the 6outh
bans ft the Marne between the
Chateau Thierry and Jaulgonne, a
distance of more than seven miles.
British Aces Gradually (iaiuintf Air
Mastery
With British Army in France,
Taursday. ■— The struggle for the
ina3terv of the air grows fiercer day
by day.
British airmen brought down, a
total of 336 German air machine#
in leas thau three weeks up to
June 2. Of this number 283 ma
chiae? were totally destroyed during
this neriod of time.
In the operations of the British
air fighting craft 526 tons of bombs
were dropped, most of which drop*
ped ■ * German towns where great
execution resulted'.
London, Thursday.—The battle
i tuation as reported from the Brit
ish army headquarters in France
today state that it is generally quiet
and that the Germans are held up
for the time being along' the entire
front from Noyon. to Rheims. Their
.•ossqs during the last few days have
been enormous.
Yankee Exploits Recorded "With
Grateful Emotion
| Paris, Thursday. — The Petit
Koaroal, in referring to the victors
in the last great drive of the Ger*
i maos on Paris, in. which it is claim
! ed1 thiit the enemy has been, check
! ed effectually, in speaking of the
Americans says: "It is with grate"
ful emotion that France record? the
first exploits of the American sol
diers »a they fought shoulder to
shoulder with the French and
British."
I
DEATH MYSTERIOUSLY
CLAIMS AMERICAN GEN.
Paris, June 6.—General Mlchie,
an American army officer, died
woile riding in a railroad train
nesr Rouen this morning. His
death was very sudden as he had
not been Ul, and seems to be sur*
round"ed with mystery. ;
George Gould, the Atlln mining
I man, left on the train for Carcross,
whe;e he will foregather with mine
r.ost Gideon till the Tutchi sails on
her first trip for Atlln.
C. Johns, the special agent of
the internal revenue department,
I who .'s looking after the income tax
I returns for Alaska, arrived back
i this morning after a trip to the
I westward. He is accompanied) by
j 1 wife and they will proceed down
the Y ukon to interior Alaska oa
the first boat. m u. •
GASUALTY LIST
STILL SMALL
Washington, June. 6. — General
^ersbing to majcing hl$ report to
lay to the United' States war de*
>ann'ent gives the names of thirty
our men la the casualty list, ten
vero klUod outright or died of their
rounds and sixteen additional wer
rounded.
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HANG AUG. 23
San Francisco, June 6.—The exe
cution of Mooney has been. Bet for
iVupust 23.
[•RUSSIA TO HAVE
ALL THE HELL SHE WANTS
Washington, June 6. — Secretary
Lansing, in. an address which he
made at the commencement exercis
es at Columbia University eaid:
•1'russla having wickedly Bought
w»r it is now the determination o£
the American people that Prussia
snail have war until every thought
of war will be abhorrent to the
Prussian mind." ■
WAJR TAX BILL WILL
BE FIGURED OUT
Washington, June 6-—The Ways
and Means committee, respondin
to the recent appeal made by Presif
dent Wilson has begun its work ot
t' e n*w war revenue bill.
WEE ARMY NOW NUMBERS
MORE TflJIJO MILLION MEN
Washington, June 6. — Provost
Marshal Crovrder has called for two
hundred thousand more men yrhlcl
brings the total number of men
: called und«r the selective draft who
have been called to the colore 1»*
| 595,704, thug making the Uaited
States army over two million men.
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About Them
As good in their inside make-up as
they are in their outside looks.
Shapely, sturdy, smart suits for the
man who knows which way the
wind of fashion blows this year.
Patterns neither too loud nor too
modest, but just medium, for the
man who doesn't wish to appear
overdressed. No disappointment
lurks in the values at the price
range.
I
JAMES KENNEDY
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WOULD BUILD IS
COAST DEFENSE
; STATIONS
"Weahlngton .Jume 6.—Aa appro
priation of sixteen million, <2»ll*n
for t*ie establishment of sea plane
and balloon stations- to guard th®
(Jnlted States against submarine at*
tacks and a(r raids by an, enemy,
was afked from Congress today, by
the *'ar d"epartment
The department desires to es
tablish sixteen stations for this
purpose, thirteen of them to be
"'iced on the Atlantic coast and
three on (he Gulf of Mexico coast.
Spuds From Alaska
Likely Be Made
Into Flour
Juneau, June 6.—As .the result
of efforts on the part of the Fed
eral Pood Admlnitrator for Alaska,
60 busnels of potatoes from Matao
uska were Bhipped to Idaho Falls
last week at which place is locat
ed a potato flour mill. The Alas
ka Steamship Co., hauleni the po
tatoes free of charge.
I* it develops that these potatoes
art «uitable for flour U is not un
likely that a mill for manufacturing
potato flour will be erected in the
Westward section of Alaska. Th«
Governor of Alaska, the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce, other or
ganizations, and In fact, all Al
askans are interested in the re
sul' of this experiment.
SEVERAL STEAMERS REPORT
SEEING TWO SUBMARINED
New York, Jun® 6. — S«Ter»l
9 passenger steamers arrived' In this
I port today from southern Atlaatltf
11 waters, and they all report harlsg
; seen two submarines.