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MAY 24, 191 f» PRICE 10 CENTS
the Triple alliance is broken by Italians
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FORMAL DECLARATION OF ill
BECAME EFFECTIVE TODAY
Rome, May 24—A formal declara
tiou of war, effective today, has
been nude by Italy against Austria
Hungary, aud several sharp Bkirm-J
islu-s have already taken place be- .
tweeu the outpoets of the two ar- ,
mil's ou the frontier.
The Austrian ambassador in this
city h.is been given his passport, ,
wnilt» tae Italian ambassador at
Vienna has been recalled. The Turk
ic a ambassador and his staff are
also leaving this city for Constan
tinople.
A sen oral mobilization order has
hoLii issued by the Italian war de
pjrtui. at and the people when they
were itu'ormed of it, loudly cheered
tbc army aud uavy, which are J>oth j
read} to report for active service.
It has been reported in this
city that the German and Austrian
governments have prevented 30,- ,
v'00 Italians from leaving their
V'ir torios. The rumor has created
a profound sensation, b\it its truth
is very much doubteu.
Eighty Austrian and German ves
sels, valued at ?JO,COO,OOOf in
terned at Italian ports, have been
seized by the government.
Ten thousand men -were re
cruited iu this city today.
General Cadornas has been ap
pointed Italian chief of staff on
the frontier, while General Careva
w ill oe the second in command.
V na, May 24—Emperor Franz
Jiist 'i*! today issued e. proclamation
in which he characterized Italy as
a new and treacherous enemy to
Austr'a.
Ye»ike, May 24—The Italian
r.rseui.s here were attacked today
by fiiiS-fian aeroplanes, but the
airships were driven otl before thiy
ctula*r!o any damage.
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Turin, May 24—Inormation has
been received here that no newspa
per correspondents whatever are
to be allowed within the Italian
R' aiv liaes..
Vancouver, B. C., May 24 —
Tiu-re is much "excitement among
th«» Italian residents of this city,
and many of the able bodied men
have expressed a. determination to
return to their native land and
take part in the great struggle the
home government is now engaged in,
Berlin, May 24—Germany today
formally declared war against Italy.
The Russian man-of-war, Winte
lermf>n is reported to have been
sunk today in the Black Sea with
a l"ss of 1400 lives.
LOUD CHURCHILL
LEAVES CABINET
London, May 24—LoTd Ran
dolph Churchill, recently ap
pointed Secretary to India,
today resigned from the Brit
ish cabinet. It is believed
Churchill would not accept the po
sition on account o! the coalition
of parties in that body the other
day.
Russia, England and Prance have
issued a joint statement that they
Will punish the I'orte of Turkey
for the massacres that are now
taking place in Armenia. Advices
received here give out the informa-'
tion that whole towns have bean
depopulated by assassination.
IDE AUSTINS
ON DEFENSIVE
Petrograd, May 24—The Aus
trians are now said to be on the
defensive in Galicia, their opera
tions consisting ch:efly of counter
attacks on the Russians.
We are now showing the Largest
. Lin6 of New
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown in Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes,
Ratinas, French G-inghams, Mer
cerized Plisses, Peacales, Flaxons
Etc. rLadies' and Misses' and
Children's Ready Made Wash
Dresses -at 75c" to $2.25. The
newest things in 36-in silks at
75c per yard
If you want to see something that is
real niae come in andjlook the goods ovsr
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and LadiM* Faraiaher
BroadwaylbetweonlThird and Foarth Phone 41
SHORT LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
AND OCCURENCES OF INTEREST
The City of Seattle will be !n
from Seattle at 9 o'clock p. in. to
morrow with 20 passengers and S5
tons ct freight.
The steamer Gleaner will leave
Caribou for Atliu on the arrival of
the northbound train at that place
tomorrow afternoon.
•Mrs. J. Howard, Mrs. I. Lobe
and J. Baker, all of Juneau, K.
Holcher and Geo. I'oland of Seattle,
came in ou the Northwestern yes
terday.
The Mayor, having a little leis
ure on his hands ill 11:5!) this
morning, went to the polls and put
in Ms vote on the "wet" aud "dry"
question that is agitating Skagway.
Joe Nicholls of Vancouver, 1!. C.,
P. U. Stuart of Loudon, \V. G.
Pierce of St. Paul, Minn., Frank
Parrish and C. H. Hills of Seat
tle came in on the Alameda from
tlie westward this uioruing.
Capt. Wm. Turubull or Vaa
eouver, B. C-, one of the best known
and most competent of Upper Yu
kon river steamboat men, is here
on his way to Whitehorse to take
command of the White Horse, of
the B. Y. N. fleet. He came in on
the Northwestern yesterday.
The picnic party that went over
to Burro creek early Sunday morn
ing after the "Bam Dance" at the
dock, had a delightful outing, but
came back to Skagway late yes
tfTday afternoon in a rather moist
condition on account of being caught
in the sudden sho\v>r that came up
about 4 o'clock.
The lumber for the new side
walks which the town council re
cently ordered built, came In on
the freighter Seward a few days
ago, and is now bting scattered
along the streets where it is to be
use! by teams, preparatory to the
commencement of work on tais
mi'ch needed improvement.
The Northwestern arrived in
Skagway from Seattle at 6:-5 Sun
day morning with -15 passengers for
this port and quite a lot of freight.
She sailed from hero at 31:35 a.
m., having on board Mrs. Ethel
Ashcroft and daughter for Seward,
A. W. Newbury of the Hargrave
Mining & Engineering Co., for Cor
dova, and D. Thomas and Dan ltieo
for Valdez.
The Alameda arrived in Skagway
at 1:35 this morning with eight
passengers and 20 tons of ac
cumulated interior mail from the
towns to the westward. The mail
had to be transferred over tlie-W.
P. & Y. R. on account of the al
most impassable condition of the
trails from the coast to the interior
in that section of Alaska. There
were two people left for the south
when the boat 8a:;led at 2:10 a m.
Mrs.- £Yauk suffecool will not
maintain her "At Home" on the
fourth Wednesday of this month,
;is has been her custom, as she is
bus.v practicing with lier pupils for
a piano recital, which will he giv
tii Tuesday evening, June 1st at
B'.'ts' hall, to which all friends of
the children are cordially invited,
tiegiiining with the fourth Wednes
day in June, Airs. Suffecool will he
gia-l to have her friends call on
that date.
At the Popular Picture Palact I
tonight, for the first time in the
histcry of Skagway, the people
will have an opportunity to witness
a genuine circus performance in
their home town. It is true that
all those taking part in it will ap
pear upon a screen in the exhibition
of their feats of skill and daring,
oil :t will prove none the less
interesting and exciting for all that.
The regular price of admission will
lie charged, 25c for adults and 10c
li>r children.
Tuik Flaherty jesterday received
*l.e sad news of the death of his
sister, Mrs. C. P. Roelir, which had
just occurred at her home in Seat
t'e. Six vcars ago Mrs. Roehr lived
ii. SKagway several months, and
••v.:s well known to many of the
people now living here. At the
time of her death sLe was 44 years
u£ age and leaves three children,
aged Prom ti to 11 years. Her moth
er and brother Harry were with her i
at the time of passing away.
"The Sea Wolf," a dramatiza
tion of one of Jack London's most
famous stories. Will be presented in j
7 reels at tlio Nugget Movies to
night. For the jeasou that the
films for this play will have to be
sent to the interior tomorrow morn
ing, the management of the Nugget
•Movies has decided to postpone the
second presentation of the tenth in
stallment of "The Million Dollar
Mystery," which was on the screen
last night, until Tuesday, when
the entire program given Sunday
i.ight will be repeated.
Thtj "Barn Dance" at the new
main warehouse on the dock Satur
day niligt, for the benefit of the
\V. P. hospital fund, was the social
event of the season. Iu one end
of the immense building, which is
S0x200 feet, a large dancing space
na<l been separated from the rest
of the floor by a band stand built
in crescent shape out of bales of
hay across the center of the room.
On the end and two sides of the
space thus reserved was a double
ti^r in height of balee of hay placed
along the walls and in front of these
a single tier of bales, each of the
tiers being used as seats by the
dancers, of whom there was a large
a large number, and also by the
spectators, of whom there was an
cually big crowd. In the lower
For Cold Luncheons
Premium Boiled Ham, 40c per lb.
Lunch Tongue, 30 and 50c tins.
Sardines, Imported and Domestic, 15c to 25c.
Fish Flakes, 15c, 2 for 25c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, tall tins, 30c.
Preferred Stock Salmon, small flat tins, 20c.
Preferred Stock Salmon Steak, oval tins, 35c.
Preferred Stock Lobster, tall tins, 45c.
Preferred Stock Crab, 30c and 50c tins.
Preferred Stock Shrimps, 20 and 35c tins.
Roast Beef, Corn Beef, 30c and 50c tins
Libby's Canned Chicken, 40c per tin.
CHEESE—Cream, Imported Swiss,
.Roquefort, McLarens, Orgeon Brick
PICKLES—Sour, Sweet, Mixed, in bulk and in glass.
OLIVES—Plain, Stuffed and Ripe, from 15c per bottle to 65c.
P. H. GANTY
II SUBMARINE
SIS VESSEL
Paris, May 24—A German sub
marine Is reported today to have
sunk two torpedo boats aad two
transports, one of the latter load
ed with troopii bound for the Dar
danelles.
The allies are now using respira
tors successfully against the Ger
man gas bombs bfeiog used by the
latter in the engagements in France
and Belgium.
end of the room had been placed sev
eral swings, which were la con
stant use by the juvenile visitors.
It was in this section of the build
ing, where, about 12 o'clock mid
night, an appetizing lunch was
s,;read and coffee served. The
Skagway brass band furnished excel
lent music, and the affair did not
break up until an early hour in the
rjorning. The motor car of the
W. P. & Y. R., was run at short
i tervals between town and the
dock, carrying down free of charge
all those who desired to go, and
later bringing them back to the
pcint of departure. The receipts
o the evening approximated $175.
From the best information we
<.sa obtain there will be a good
crowd of excursionists come up from
Juneau, Douglas and the Gastin
eau Cnannel towns on t&e Mariposa
mxt Friday to go over Whitehorse
on tie special train leaving Skagway
on the morning of th-j 29th at 5:30
o'clock. Ft. W. H. Seward will al
so be on hand with a ball team
and a good contingent of
rooters for the home play
ers, and the Skagway brass
band, the W. P. ball team,
as well as a large number of peo
ule from here, will go over to
our neighboring Canadian town
to mafce a friendly call, which has
been the annual custom for the
past 17 years. Notwithstanding the
coming international baseball touraa
ment is simply to be considered as
such, and not as an observance of
the Canadian national holiday, it
is thought there will be fully as
ma.-.v people from this side of the
international boundary participate
a? have in the years that have
gone, and before the pall of war
Safe
You'll never be,lput out" by shape
losing fabrics in your clother or poor
wear if you'll choose
Hart Schaffner & Marx
or
Ed V. Price & Co.
"CLOTHES
Drop in and [lood them oyer
Will Clay son
The Clothier
HALL GETS
Fairbanks, May 22—Judge Ohas.
iS. Bunnell gave Dr. M. F. Hall the
limit permitted by law when he sen
tenced him to six months In jail
a..rt to pay a fine Ot $500.
ca?t its blighting shadow over the
homes of a peaceful, contented and
law-abiding people.
At the hour of going to press, 5
o'clock p. m., 270 votes had been
cast at the municipal "wet" or
"dry" election, out of a possible >o
tal of 384.
A ten pound baby girl was born
a' 1 o'clock p. m. yesterday at
the Portland House, to Mr. and
Mrs Sam Barol of Carcross. Mr.
Barnl la employed ou the railroad
section at that poiut. Dr. Gabie
was tue attending physician and
reports all parties doing well.
Jerry Quintan, former conductor
on the W. P. & Y. R. between
Skagway and WlUtehoree, and at
the time of his resignation, a lit
tle over a year ago, one of the
oldest employee on the line, is
here on his way to the westward,
having come up on the Northwest
ern yesterday. His many Skagway
friends gladly welcomed him back
to his old northern home.. Mr.
Quinlan will remain for a week or
ten dayB and will then continue on
lo bis destination. He is going in
to the vicinity of Ship creek with
a party o4 four on a prospecting
trto.
The following passengers arrived
In Skagway from Seattle on the
Northwestern yesterday morning:
R. G. Flech, F. Fenton, £?. J.
Spaulding, Geo. Poland, E. Walker,
II. Timms, A. Mullinchardt, M. M.
Lo<uey, H. E. Beedles, O. F. Rey
nolds and wife, J. Merifield, Ole
Nelson, Robt. Gans, Geo. Janson, J.
M. Morris, D. F. PuTdy, J. C. Davis,
Dr. S. Wilson and wife, W'm. Turn
bull, Mrs. J. Folsom, Tony Mobers,
A. Walbert, I. Ne«3, C. J. Hawks,
L. Hlggins, W. Curtin, Mrs. M.
Moore, Mrs. L. M. Hargrave, S. F.
Roberts, W. J. Urquhart, K. L.
Aaqnith, H. W. Jonnes, J. A. Con
nelly, Wm. ShilHuglow, E. A.
Jame«, J. Perry, E. Morrison, A.
Cuthbertson, F. Soman.