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V/ASHENOTQN, Aug. 12 — De
layed—i'rtouU'iU, Wilson hus in
formed bid campaign, manager that
be will bt) ready to commence his
stuiiiu campaign of the country in
a few v. eeks. Ho h-as nu-Jo know a
tha> at. will cruMB the continent,
touching at western cities in his
!tirf.»r*.ry. Seattle, and coast
cities will have the chance to he>ar
tlx. Democratic loader .
Mr. Wilsou is applying the lash
to eou^resa so that it will finish
fie voluminous amount of work
Wiore it by Septanubtr 1st. The
Mac* dtfte for the eginning ot his
w«e»?ru trip has not b< en announc
ed but those in oloae touch, with
the President believe that he« will
st trl before the middle of Septem
ber.
FOB FRISCO
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. 12—The
wuiiTti'uut strike hius teen ended iu
Ibis city. The fiu.il details were
thrasiud out at a conference in
♦uU city yesterday. By the new
agreement the employeis will en
force the closed shop policy.. Un
ion men only will be employed in
looting and unloading the ships
which come and go thru this port.
'1 he wage scale la still up in the
air. Every indication poi;.ts to all
uuiou meu returnig to work at the
eld wape scale, la any event it
Is definitely known that the wage
sci-.le demanded by the men in the
firs' demand will not be instituted.
srRIKK SITUATION I.N BALAXC0
NEW YORK, Aug.. 12—The Rail
ay ctnke situation now hangs in
a i-tlauce. The crisis must be
raaoted somtime today. I* is very
probable that the decision will be
deiinitfly reached before^ nightfall
Tl.e Tesult of the conference this
mcru^rg is withheld from publioa
tiCJl.
W oi. Hargraves returned on last
sigh's »raii> from Carcoss and vi
clBity. ' ( ! '5 M ii
BREAD PROBERS
HIT INQUIRE
WASHINGTON, Aug.. 12 — A |
Federal probe o£ bread and flour j
prices litis been rumored In or-1
fieiul circles o£ tliis city. Huxley, j
chairman ai the Trade Commision i3
a'jw working with tht> bakers iu tin?
cltv of Chicago. He la trynig to se
cure the good faith| of th© fcaJcers
; and keep the cost of bread down to
' a reasonable price, so that it will
j not crowd up into the luxury cl;iss
i with, t-he poor.
j He advocates the stopping of all
flour exports if the crop reports
: wuich oave just been issued are au
thentic. The demand for flour is
j brisk imd it Is beginning to com
i mand a his hi price. The prdbe will
j evidently be ordered if flour prices
jump and that will necessitate a
| jump iu bread prices.
COLORADO SPRINGS,A ug. 12 - '
) The nomand suffrage party is now
! on record as opposing Wcodrow Wil
• Sun and are out lu the field to '
j fight uini at the coming elections. 1
| 1'lu tiD'e set for an answer to their '
j inquiries expired this morning at
| S □'cU c. j
They are strong in their praise ,
for C .arles Evans Hughes and the
| principles that he h is advocated '
i trom tue stump. Hughes hag come
j out in the open, met fhe question
i face to face and favors a coustitu (
tional amendment whi;h would con- (
j ter upon womankind the voting
j privileges.
RUSSIANS LAND AT BREST ,
itr.UST, Aug. 12—One hundred
thousand Russian soldiers came
thru the Mediterranean, thru the
' Straits of Gilbraltar and up the
! coast, landed there yesterday. At
i nr time, says the various command
| ors or the transports, -were theire
any ai'POarJlJ,ces of the enemy sub
I mai ines.
ITALIAN'S MAKE GAIN'S
ROM, Aug. 12—The Italians are ,
recorf'^d big gains with the ad
vanco upon Salonilci..
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A WORD !|
ABOUT SHOES il
There may be other good shoes made, but we handle the very
best makes that we have been able to find, and we have been
looking for the best for a number of years.
WE HANDLE THE FOLLOWING MAKES
(all guaranteed)
"I HE AMERICAN LADY
' For Ladies and Misses
THE
Jbneiican
| J&dj'
\ SHOE
\
SECURITY SCHOOL
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSET
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMEN
For Men
PLA-MATE SCUFFERS
and SANDALS
For Children
The A. A. CUTTEK, KLKUMAIN, i
ZIMMERMAN & DEQAN
TENNIS and CANVAS SHOES for Hen
Women and Children
H| * Vi\TOfl THE haberdasher and
• J • L I 1\ W f~l LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between rhird and Fourth Phone 41
mm in ins
lliPHHK
All Skagway Joins in Gayety, Goodfel
lowship, Eats, Dance, Cruise and Gen
eral Get-togetner Meeting Given by
Arctic Brotherhood on Shores of Pret
ty Little Brooklet.
A cruise ou the sturdy little
joldt-n Rod—a, -ramble thru the
isnse forest audi woods wuicfal line
iii' precipitous sidi6 of Lynn Oaual
—a oiroll around the brinK of Ttar
iurrao Creek, watching1 the waters
ea^ onward over cataracts ajid
raterfalla to its ocean course—'a
lance under the rays of a big
lead light as it gently cast its light
ipon the minlatur^ pavilliwi—lis
a.iing to the echoes and lively
itrains of musio wafted thru the
lir by the gently breezes which
jl.iyed over the scene—gathering
iround huge bonfires watching the
llumiuous flames grow darker and
larkcr until they finally became
!u>el.ij)ed by darkness h* their up
ward course*—a good sip of boiling
iot coffee made oyer a
«uj') fire; munching at cakes
iOokics. sandwiches and other
appealing edibles, cllmaoced
>y a heaDing distil of Haines
,trawherries surrounded, by pure
Jarden City ceam on inchi deap—a
learty rand shake and merry hello,
l general mixing of hests and guest
aid the unanimous stump of alltha
he Arctio Brotherhocd picnlcj
ne oest time of their life, and
he g'.iests were ready to return to
heir homes in this, city, tired but
teaming over with outward igns of
n<*rriment and joviality.
In other words over two hundred
;nd twenty five gay picnickers en
oy<Hl the general outing and good
time under the hostage of the Arc
tic Brotherhood at a picnic-dance
and general get together meeting
at Hurro Creek yesteday.
Much credit is due the ladles for
their kind assistance and willing
haud 'a helping serve the luncheon.
When they saw that things were
not moving as T&pidly as they
should, they pitched in and saw
that 'he lunch eon was properly
served. The Arctic Brotherhood
certainly mus* feel deeply; indebted
'o these who helped them out.
Wm. Heuson, as general trans
portation agent, oould not hare
arranged the transportation, ser
vice iu better manner. He assisted
by James Louttit, general passen
ger agent, kept the boat busy all
afternoon ajid well into the night
couvevlug back and forth the many
daiueip and picnickers. Mike Rose,
as manager of the dance, provided
novel method of lighting the pavil
Uon by Installing a locomotive head
light so thcil its rays fell upo-n the
danc-» flood-,. Fred Fouzo, a«t cami>
cook, certainly put the kic&Ui hi>
ceffet whichj made them line up
for more.
Behind all of the work of the
vaTioiig committeenun is the gen
erous spirit of Col. XV. L. Stevenson
vho donated the services of his
lajinr-h and provided a conveyance
for the Hainea reopl to the Jolly
scene, Hflts off to the Arctic
Brotherhood—it was some pionlc.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 — I>®
ayenl- The secretary of the depart
nent of labor ha« Informed thi
ar^p publishers throughout th
lo.mtry that the paper shorta*g<
vh.cli now confronts tha publisher
s only temporary.
A. general warning wag sent broa
Mis' about the paper shortage. Sev
>ial cf th« eastern papers havi
jeeii conslderingi reducing the siz<
>f <heir publications owing to th<
•hoctage of the paper.
AIOIY TO BE INCREASED
BERLIN, Aug. 12—It is sail
ha» one million new soVdlere an
rain;in" for the army in Crernwuny.
rhey will be mustered into th.
•egular service some time thl
uouih.
OFFICIALS ASK
. SEATTLE, Aug. 12—The medi*t
■. ors lor the Fed-eral dei>artmem are
•; continuing: their efforts to hiring
a about a conference between Lont
. slioramen's Waterfroct Union tu.d
! the Employers Associations.
j The employers na\e asserted that
♦bey will agree to a meeting if it
■'is submitted in writing. The wrlt
> ten TPquest will be made by the
> | federal mediators to both. factic>ns
»; today. The leading mediators have
hcp»-s of bringing the factions to
gether and threshing the difficul
ties 'ju by arbitration.
AUTSRIAXS RETIKE
ROME, Aug. 12—The Austrian
1 have retired six miles on Trieste as
I 'he French, begin their oampciign at
) tacks i.pon Bulgaria.
tUUMUM t tMiMWMtt* ? * •
\ The Fruit Season Is
| Here
FRUIT J aRS. JEL YGLASSES-ETC
M A.SON:- Quart Jars $1.10 p*r Dozen
Pint Jars 80c per Dozen
J
jj TELLY GLASSES TALL acd COVERS
i 45c per dozen, Mason Jar Tops 30c doz.
J Heavy Rubbers 10c doz- Para wax lb. 15c
P. H. GANTY ^
turks mm
AID TO SYRIA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 — De- j
lEy.d—Turkey haa informed the
United States Eorvormnemt that it
will nor allow a neutral committee
to carry an relief work amongst
tbe Syrians. Turkey is censoring
all news which comes from Syria
telling oI the famine and extreme
hardships which) the people are
undergoing, but occasionally & piec*
of new e gets by yr&ichj clearly In
forms the outside world that tbe
conditions there are deplorabie.
The United S'atee gorern-oieau
petitioned the Turkish* government
for permission to send relief work
ers olid supplies and an. absolute
refusal tag been •abjad the for
eign department,
violenTbattle
IK PROGRESS
VIENNA, Aug. 12—Violent fight
ing is reported between the Aus
trian and Russians In the neigh
borhood of Kovel. The battle start*'
ed vesterday afternoon and has be'^
st- adilv In progress since the first
shot chlch was fired early yeeterr
da.' afternoon.
The Austrians hare entirely
evacuated the City o' Stanislau. The
Russian* are reported to be fortify
ing the city.
FLOOR Mi
JUMP FORWARD
NEW. YORK, Aug. 12—Delayed—
T.i e reports pent out by the As
sociated and United l^ress agents,
that tLere would be a shortage in
ilu- wheat crop this harvest season
has caused fhe price of flour to
Jump upward eight cents a barrel
A shortage of one hundred and 1
fire m'llioo bush pile of htft years
harvee« record has been estimated
by the department of agriculture.!
Several thousand bushels were held
ov«t from la« years crop so the .
,-nort«ge should not cause the flour
pric>-s to advance too briskly ,
Lit8 HUM
BATTLE SHIPS
PCRLIN, Aug. 12 — Delayed
Succcssful attacks were made y«f
terday by th® German aerifcl squa
drons upon Bi'Ulfcii war i-hips off
the Furnish. coast. The war ship*
were not equipped to light th*
7<eppel ae proj>ec!y and w*t» forced
to se»-K shelter. Serious damape
was dene to three of the "battle
shipg before a enfe place could be
MBMRi.
Aft«*r making- Uue attacks upon
the British boots they we In
the air and drifted went ward ovr
the Russian aviation stations off
the Gulf of Riga. Their wo.k
wae soon baited by air gunners at
the station. Very little damage
vat done to the station bj- the
Zefipellna So far a* is known no
damage was done to the German
t^uadro* ,
bull Use fod
G.O.P. POLICIES
DLYVER, Aug. 12—The pro.
grossirs party which held a con
vention In this city yesterday an*
on record as bring in favoT of the
Republio&n party and its leaders
throughout the national campaign.
They have decided not to piaoe a
third ticket in the field in this
n*te and have endorsed the action?
UkK bv the Republican party.
The decision reached *«s the
unanimous opinion of all of the
delegates. l^adera at the conven
tions predicted a landslide for th«
Republfoaa party In thjs state this
c*m: n i fall. Hughes wn« the popu
lar mas to head the nation's
highest office amongst the lead.:ig
delegates.
CAMPBELL TO LRCTl'RE
Rev. John L. Campbell, who !«•
tur#-" a' the Methodist Church, on
the subject, "Will the Old Book
Stand," last Wednesday night, will
again speak from the pulpit of the
Metbolif* Church this coming Wed
nesday night at 8 o'clock on "Llv
ing Question*." He wa« en
thusiastically greeted by his au
dience at his last lceture and a
big turn out Is anticipa'ed for this
counig Wednesday.
Who's Your Tailor?
YOU can arrange to have your
tailored to order suit and ov
ercoat for Autumn delivered
whenever you want them~but we ad
vise you to
Come in and Se
lect Your Pat
tern Today
Get first choice of the
handsome and exclu
sive woolens from Ed.
V. Price & Co.'s line
and have us send them
your measure.
Reasonable
Prices
I WILL CLA YSON
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