No. 118 TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
RUSSIAN WORKMEN VOTE FOR
IMMEDIATE RESUMPTION 10
(By Win. G. Shepherd)
Pi'lrosiatl, June —. — "I find'
ettizens of I*etrograd pessimistic
but. 1 ttiluk the situation in Russia
is improving," itedaml Kliiiu Root,
he.nl of the Atu-rk-aii comunRsjiiii,
today to tlip I'nited Press.
' Tt.e only danger is from Germa
ny. i'.ul the incident of the de
pot tat ton of the Swiss socialist,
Robert (irinun, is very significant.
Through the tajjuic of liis effwt
in behalf of the Cieniwn propaganda^
Cern.anj has lost all hope of a sep
arate ;iea<e
Petrograd, June 22. — Former
Prime Minister Sturmir. Fanner I
Secretary of the Empire Krimhanov.
sky, lieifral Kemie^kwiip and Form
er Minister of tlie interior lYott^ioi*.
off were indicted for offences a
gajast the country's welfare the
punishment for which, in case of
cjavictloc, will be imprisonment.
Washington, June 22.—The Ilus
sian situation has improved mat- I
eriallj in tlie last ten days, a»> I
cording to members of tlie Russian
commission and high gwernmunt |
officials here. Separate peace is
now considered out of the question. !
London, Juno 22.—Petrograd to
day reported activity on all fronts.
"Russia's armies are duty bound
not to fail to do their duty," said
a message from. Brussiloff.
London, June 22.—Petrograd dis
patches to the Exchange Telegraph,
company state that the congress of
Soldiers and Workingmen, attended
by delegates from all parts of Rus
sia, voted confidence in the provi
sional government and adopted a
resolution, favoring the immediate
•isumption of a strong t>ffeusive
campaign against Germany
For the rV>rganizatioTi of the ar
my, a war cabinet was formed, iu
eluding in its membership leaders of
the Russian army and navy and
tec mical representatives of the pro
visional government. t
Ac'iou was begun against |he:
highes' officials of the old regime
who are declared guilty of serious
blenches of the law.
ARREST SERKIA1
I
New York, June 22.—Emma Gold
man and Alexander Rerlcman, Soc
ialists, are under indictment today
by the federal grand jury on the
charge of having worked against
fPTistration.
❖ LAVS TRAP TO CATCH *
+ THIEF, FATALLY SHOT *
* Seattle, Wash... Jung 22. — *
* Hiding in a chicken, coop in his ♦
+ back yard last night, to catch ♦
•> a burglar w;ho had twice Tlfled +
* his home, A. J. Norman, a civil +
* engineer, fell asleeq and was +
* fatally shot by a prowler Who, *
•5* entering the building, stuml>- +
* led over him in the dark. *
Seattle, Wash., June 22. —j
Three million dollars for a Washing
ton-Alaska Graaji Army of the R^
oubl'c home have been bequeathed
to Die organization, according to
the announcement made yesterday
at its annual convention. The vet
erans selected Van couver. Wash.,
aa their convention city for next
y^ar.
Captain John J. See of Anacort
es was chosen department command-!
er.
voteIncbease I
POSTAGE RATES
Washington, June 22—The senate j
finance committee voted today to in
crease war revenues, contemplated
in the revenue bill, by adding &
quarter cent a pound on postage
rates for all second claaa matter.
Newspapers and magazine^ come un
fler this head .
MOO IS ILL
Washington, June 22.—Secretary
of the Treasury licAdoo ia confined
to his bed today by illness, the re
sult, it is said, of the long1 honrg
of work ha put in for the Lil>arty
loan.
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WHITE PASS RAILROAD GIVES
$25010 SKA6WAY RED GROSS
Showing the Interest that 1b be
ing 'aken in tUo effort® of the A
ir.eriean Red Cross to rais® a. hund
red miiHOu dollar fund for its work
of mercy, soon to be required by A
jntsrieau soldiers on European bat
tlefields, announcement was made
today by the Skagway Red Gross so
cie'y of a subscription »<o> the fund
of J250 by tbe White Pass nallroad.
The subscription, officers of the
society said, was made by General
Manager H. Wheeler, "to be added
Skagway's contribution to the
fund being wised throughout Amer
ica this week."
Wi'h the generous donation from
the railroad company, the local so
ciety is confijdent that it will now
be able to raise a fund, worthy of
Skagway. it aims to collect at leas
three fourths as many dollars as
there are residents, men women
and children.
_Two benefits for the Red Cross
fund were held yesterday, One was
I he silver tea at th§ homq ot Mrs.
Martin Coaway, th$ net proceeds
Xrom which were ?2G.85. The o
tlier was the benefit performance at
the Popular Motion Picture Palace,
given by the proprietor, George
Mowl.
Twenty-twp dollars were today
turned over to the Red Cross by
Mr. Mowl. This is 'he fourth time
the past year he has used the mor
leg lor humanitarian, purposes. The
previous benefits were £or the Bel
gian children, the English and the
American Red Cross, making a to
tal contribution of nearly ?150.
This afternoon; at Petersen Bros,
studio, the Bed Cross is holding a
cake sale.
The sale will be open until six
o'clock. Your patronage will mean
more dollars to enable America to
do its duty by )ts soldiers at the
fron4. r 'o- , i i • ■
Seattle, Wash., June 22.—Married'
divorced and Temajried, all in the !
pas' eight months, Joseph Gottstein, I
son of the late M. Gottstein, Seat- j
tie millionaire, and his bride for a
second <ime, formerly Helen Elaine'
Mir, are now. in Lou Angeles on |
honeymoon number two.
Lore's path became rough for the |
young millionaire and his bride im
mediately after their first marriage
last October. Hia father objected
because hia wife was a Gentile and
forced his son to «et a divorce.
But Daniel of the Wings was not
to be outdone and he had the cou
ple secretly at the marriage altar j
'a New York only two weeks later, j
News of this second marriage
was learned today when it was re
verted tnat Gottstein, had Joined
his wife, divorced wife ajid wife a
gain, in Los Angeles. His share of
his father's estate is 6aid to be
near the million mark.
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U.S. !0 KAISER
Washington, June 22. — America
has answered the question as to
whether or not she is in the war,
in a way 'hat even the Germans
nius* understand, according to gov
ernment officials who today report
ed the total figures of the regis
tration under the selective draft
la%.
The 'ot&l is 9,649,938, all young
men between the ages of 21 and
thirty years, inclusive.
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Massachusetts, Ohio and Texas Jiad
the largest registration.
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SrSIIRFEHS
Dubliu, Juno 22.—The Union Jack
was s'oned today by a mob of 600
Sinn Felners. Attacking residences
aver which flags were flying, they
smashed windows, battered down
the colors and then stoned the pol
ice who tried to quell the riot.
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WATCH YOUR TRACKS
Watch your tracks! is the
request by; tlie Skagway base
ball team of teamsters who
have been, accustomed to drive
across the ball park.
The diamond and outfield are
<• now bein£ put in, Bhapg £or +
* Sunday's game against the Post *
* team. Work As also to be con- *
* tluued to have th^ grounds in *
* fine condition for the baseball +
* tournament, July 7.
4* .Teamsters can help, accord
+ lug to the ball players, by not +
<fr drrving across the park. *
I
PUKES IN YEAR
Washington, Juiiq 22.—Appropri
ation of $600,000 for th$ construc
tion of 30,000 aeroplanes is being
planned bjr the national defense
council. President Wilson is sup
porting the plan. According to the
announcement today, bids for con
ruction of the planes will be re
ceived within a week. The great
Xleet is to be completed within a
year.
Paris, June 22. — The American
colors float today over six great
base hospitals in the war zone of
France. American physicians and'
jiurses &aye begiun their duties, ma
ny of them replacing British physi
cians and nurses.
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Boston, June 22.—T. P. O'Con
nor and Mr. Hazleton, members of
the British parl^unent, are on their
way to America, it was reported,
here today, on behalf of the Irish
Nationalist party.
American Naval Base, Great Bri
tain, June 22.—Rammed and sunt,
the- loss of another of Germany's seat
raiders was told by the crew of am
American destroyer which put lu
te port 4oday. The blue jacket who
sighted the U-boat and brought a
bout her destruction is a son of Ger*
man parents.
Tlifc destroyer was steaming a
long thiough a calm sea, when tha
periscope of the submarine wag
first £cen, but a short distance a
way. j
Immediately the U-boat submerg
ed. But the destroyer, which had
headed for tjje diver as soon aa
the alarm was given, was quickly;
ugen her and a grinding crush oC
steel followed. The decks of tha
di-strcyer quivered, telling that thei
under-sea boat had received, hen
death blow and been, pgnt to tha
bottom as her crew's tomb.
The destroyer suffered but slight
damage.
END Ml
AT WHITEHOUSE
Washington, June 22.—Police to
day put an. end to the suffrage pick
eting about tliQ Whltehouse, fol
lowing disturbances the past two
days which nearly reached the stage
of serious riots. Major Pulman
issued orders that the militants
should not be allowel to stand la
front of the Whiitehouse. The trou
ble became acute when the pickets
flaunted banners, with inscription*
that President Wilson, and Eavoy
ltoof were trying to deceive Rus
sia.
Washington, June 22. — Abate
ment of gambling: dens and immor
al houses at Newport is asked by
Secretary of the Navy Daniels ia a
letter he has sent the governor oC
RuckIo Island, asking for his co
operation to safeguard recruits from
such nerils.
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But the cut of his suit.
And the style of his hat
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