No. 15* TWENTY FIRST YEAR
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London, Friday.—The British war
office in describing the situation on
the western front announced this af*
ternoon that the situation at pres
ent was considered to be extraordin
arily KOOd.
The advice just a♦ hand describes
the situation as being the turning
point of the summer campaign, and
[ possibly the whole war.
The advance by the Allies along
the western Bide ot the salient In,
the Solssons-Rhelms sector is de
scribed as extremely important, and
poesibly it is the flicst important
thing that the Allies have accom
plished since the Germans retired
from the Marne.
ALLIES DM
854 HUN PLANES
London, Aug. 2.—Eight hundred
and forty-four enemy aeroplane^
•were brought down fv the Allied air
forces during the month of July.
In this same month the Allies lost
352 machines.
During the month of July many
successful air raids were accomplish
ed by the Allies and a great amount
of destruction to enemy property is
recorded.
8RESrS«PPLy
BASE l« FLAMES
With American Army In France,
Fridiy. — Reports have been made
by aerial observers with the A*
merican troops at Fismes that the
the great German bas© on the
Rheims-Soissons railway is in
flames. It is icnown that huge
amounts of military tsores of all
kinds and great quantities of muni
tions were stored there.
CASUALTY LIST IS
RAPIDLY GROWING
Washington, Aug. 2.—The war
department this morning announced
that the casualty list as reported
for the past twenty four hours con
tained the names of 238. Of this
number 98 are ^ead, having either
been killed in battle or died from
„ wounds and that 121 were severe
ly wounded.
35,400 GERMANS
ABE CAPTURED
Paris, Aug. 2.—Including six I
I aundred Germans who were captured
' in an advance made near Cramo j
i Shelle, the total number of enemy ,
' prisoners taken since July 15 Is
I 35,400.
PERSHING SENDS NAMES
OP 334 ENEMY PK1SONERS j
Washington, Aug. 2.—The Adju- j
j tant General's office has received
I from th commanding general of the
' Expeditionary Forces a i'st of the
! names of 334 enemy soldiers cap
j tured by the Americans. The names
i are being transmitted through the
| State Department o diplomatic rep
resentatives of the enemy nations.
■ ROOSEVELT DINES WITH
FRENCH MARINE MINISTER
Paris, Friday. — Admiral Roose- j
velt, assistant secretary to the A- j
merican Secretary of the Navy, ar
rived. in. thia city today and is the
dinner guest of the French Minister
of Marine. •
Friends of Royal Pullen, until re
cently a lieutenant, have just heard
that he has been commissioned a
captain. In Wasninggton, D. C.,
Capt. Pullen recently married Miss
Eloise Newlands, daughter Of Dr.
and Mrs. deorge Newlands of this
city—Seattle P.-I., Jaiy 23.
Jack Fairfield was a passenger fo$
Haines on the Peterson Wednesday,
where he will remain for the next
few weeks engaged in painting and
paper hanging.
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W. H. Warren, Vice-Prea., Wrangell, B, A. Ross, Ass't Cashier & Auditor
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HUNS CANNOT
'STOP ALLIES
The French Front, Friday.—TIM
important town of yilJers en Tarded*
ots, situated Oin tne easterly aide
or the Marne salient which was
taken by the enemy lni Tuesday's
fighting, was today recaptured by
tne Allies.
After capturing <h£s town, the
French troops continued to advance,
and have taken, a number of addi
tional towng and villages In various
parts of the front between Soissons
and Kheims.
The fighting Is very intense,
the enemy resisting strongly, but
they are being preesed back, and
many prisoners are being taken.
DRiffiTlO
BE WEED
Washington, August 2.—Secretary
of War Baker intimated today, in
a conversation relative to the forth
coming cnange in thje draft age
restrictions, that the new draft age
■would probably be changed from 21*
31 years to 19 to 36 years.
A. J. BAKER, JR.
SELLS. OUT 10!
SOffECOOL
Frank Suffecool, proprietor of the
Alaska Transfer company, this morn'
ing took over the transfer business
of A. J. Baker, jr.
In taking over the business, Mr.
Suffecool bought the horses, wagons,
■barns and good will of the Baker
business, and will amalgamate' the
new concern with h)s own, thus in
creasing his facilities to a point
which makes the Alaska Transfer
company second to aone in the north
With the addition of the large
team to his automobile truck serv
ice Mr. Suffecool will now be able
to give immediate attention to all
classes of hauling and transferring.
Mr. A. J. Baker fn retiring from
the business field here does so that
he may be able to go' to Seattle, to
which city he expects to move hia
family within tiie *ext five or six
weeks. In the interim "A. J." will
be in the employ of the A. T. C.
A. J, Baker is one of the pioneers
of Skagway, having attended the
public school here, aud it was in
Skagway that he first entered the
business field. He ban always been
a most exemplary young man, and
he la wall liked by everyone who
knows him. His removal will be
regretted by bla many friendB. This
paper joins with them in wishing
him all success in hi? new field of
London, Aug. 2.—According to re-j
ports received by tbe British war <
office this morning from Field Mar
shal Haig, a number of successful
raiding operations have been accom-,
plished by the British forces in vari-j
oua sectors of tbe Picardy and '
Flanker front.
In raids made by the British I
north of Albert and near Estubert,
"his morning, a numoer of German
prisoners were taKen, and also a
considerable amout of war material
captured.
General Haig also reports consid
erable hostile artillery fire at a
numoer of points in tne Picardy and
Flanders sectors.
STEAMSHIP ALASKA SAILS FOR
SOUTHWEST PORTS
Seattle, Aug. 2.—The Alaska S, S. j
company's big liner Alaska sailed ,
for Southwestern Alaska )>orts of ,
call via Skagway vesterday morning
at 10 o'clock. There were a num
ber of passengers for Skagway.
Note:—In writing the message an
nouncing the sailing of the City of I
Seattle yesterday the message was ^
misin'erpreted, and the following
passengers said to be listed <>n the
Seattle ore booked on the steamship
Alaska: Mrs. H. Robinson, Elmer
Robinson, Daisy Keller, Mrs. Clar
ence Billy, Mrs. Ira Griffin andi G.
Durdotte.
ALPINERS WILL i
INWAHADA1
One by one tlie details of the Red
Cross benefit excursion to be given
under the auspices of the Skagway
Alpine club is being perfected by the
arrangement committee and when
Tuesday morning arrives everything
will have been put in shape for
the success of the enterprise and
the entertainment o' the guests.
From all available data there will
be in ttie neighborhood of 200 per
sons who will make the trip, and
many of these are arranging to
have one or more cf the boy3 in
khaki as their guests for the pic
nic luncheon.
The Alpinera will furnish the cof
fee, sugar and milk, and each ex
cursionist is asked to provide his
j own drinking cup> plate and other
I hardware.
Plans are now under way by
which it may be possible for those
who do not wish to take their lunch
I eon with them to secure it at the
Bennett Eating house, and this will
be announced latre.
Th* train will leare the Broadway
station of the White Pass at
7:30 a. m. Tuesday and will depart
from Bennett for the return trip; at
5 o'clock.
The tickets which will include
the coffee, sugar and cream will
ne $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for
children under 15 yearS of age.
Fruit Jars,
Jelly Glass etc
WB ARE PREPARED TO MEET YOUR REQUIRES 1ENT9 FOR
CANNING SUNDRIES AT FOLLOWING PRICES:
T«lly Gl&saea With Tops 60o per doz.
Maaon Self Senior Pints £ $1.10 per doz.
Mason Self Sealer, Quarts ' 11.25 per doz.
Mason Self Sealer WIDE MOUTH, Pinta $1.25 per doz.
Mas©* Se^ Sealer, WIDE MOUTH, Qta., $1.45 per doz.
Maao* Self Sealing *ar Tope, 36o per doz.
Mason Self Belinag Cape, 20o doz. 3 for 50 c.
Maaon Porcelain Lined Jar Caya, 40c per doz.
Jar Rubbers—Beet Grade—beary, 10c per doi. 0
Parowax In 1 lb, brick*, 20c each.
Penalta are now obtainable tram ocal Food Administrator for
25 lb. lota of «ug*»r for can ■ tug purposes. ,
P. H. GANTY
ALLIES CAPTURE HE THAT WILL
ENDANGER ENEMY'S RETIREMENT
f London, Friday, — Reports re*
celved at the British war office an
nounce that the Allies forcea a.d*
vancine' on a five mile front have
gained three miles tliifi morning and
have captured) all the watershed
commanding the territory north of
the Crise river.
The capture of this rldg<>, which
is between, the Ourcq and the Alane,
endangers the German retirement in
the center as well * a on the enitre 1
western flank of salient.
With American Army In Pranc«,
Friday.—The American forces ad
vanced their entire line on the right
■wing during the night a« fw a«
Bomplery.
Intense fighting took place whea
the Americans, attacked the enemy
positions beyond Cltrgee, hut the
Americans gained the dominating
heights In that vicinity.
ALLIES SHE ON
TEN MILE FRONT!
London, Aug. 2. — The London
Standard Bays this morning that
the Allied forces are striking on
the front from Buzancy to Seringes,
a distance of ten miles and In the
attack they have advanced! their
line materially.
With American Army on the
Marne, Friday. — Eight German
aeroplanes -were shot down yester
day dv American aviatora.
Lieutenant Dotnald Hudson of
Kansas City destroyed three witnln
five minutes, thus establishing the
record for the Americans for that
d
PRINCE BRINGS SIXTY
SIX "R. T." PASSENGERS
The Grand Trunk Pacific Liner
Prince Rupert arrived in this port
this morning at 8:20 o'clock with
66 round trip passengers.
Fifty six of these Alaska visit
or made th® trip to Bennett today
and returned m this afternoon's
train wiiile 8 of th«> Prince's pass
engers made the longer trip to West
Taku Arm, and will return here in
ttime to get their ship out of this
pott tomorrow nigh\
Two of the Rupert's passengers
preferred to remain in the Garden
City, ?nd spend their time in look
in? over the points of interest.
ALLIES DRIVE III
FOR TWO MILES
Paris, Aug. 2.—Tne Allied troop*
according to dispatches received
from the French field headquarters
by the French war office, hare
reached Cramo Shalle and Cramall
le on the Southwestern part of tne
Salient. They have made an ad
vance of two miles and In the ad
vance captured «U hundred pris
oners, __ ,
BussiTioEs
HER TERRITORY
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Amsterdam, Aug 2.—A Berlin cor
respondent to the Strassberg Post
says that the Russian government
has agreed that Livonln and Esthon
ia shall be separated from Russia as
a result of negotiations which have
been pending between the Russian
Soviet government and Germany and
that courland will be united with
Livonia and Esthonla.
BERLIN PAPER HIS
SOME FEW DOUBTS
Berlin, Friday. — The Morgan
Post today prints an editorial in
which U says "It wonders whether
Germany is really getting anything
from 'ts peace wita Ukraine and
Russia.
Washington, Aug. 2. — Ambassa
dor Francis has received a cable to
the effect that the allied diplomats
have left Kandalaksha for Mur
mansk on fhe Arctic ocean.
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