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No. 14EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SICAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 191ft
PRICE 10 CENTS
Beiltn, July 27—The Bentiment
of Germany today is decidedly anti
American. All of this morning's
newspapers in Berlin and nearby
cities demand that the government
continue submarine warfare agaiust
hostile commerce without further
regard to the American protest.
They claim that the Americans are
not fully informed as to conditions
and fail to grasjp the necessities of
the German situation, and that
yielding to the contentious of the
American note might rcb them of
au opportunity for victory.
The expression "freedom of the
seas" they claim is misunderstood
in America and that Germany can
not allow an interpretation that
will give immunity or a chance of
escape to any vessel of the allies.
It 'a the general impression hero
that no hastet will be made in ans
wtrinse President Wilson's last note,
aud judging by t^e private expres
sions o? numerous officials no seri
ous efforts will be made to con
tinue diplomatic relations.
Cricago, July 27 — Secretary
Redfield, of the department of
commerce, arrived here today under
orders from President Wilson to
take part in the probe of the acci
dent to the excursion bteomer East
lrjid, which turned turtle Saturday
■with 2ii'u people on board.
The exact number of victims is
at/t yet known, but will undoubtedly
be in excess of 1,000.
The Bteamer had been chartered
l)V employes of tie Western Eelec
tric company for an excursion across
the lake, and all on board besides j
the cre-.v of seventy-five were elec
trical mechanics and their families. '
W. C. Steele, owuer of the ves
s 'l, the captain 'and several ©tier
officers of the boat are held iu
j. ;1 fending the outcome of the in- ■
Vftstigatioo. |
Officers of the boat claim that 1
the accident was caused by the pas- '
sengers all crowding to the
cutside to wave goodbye to their
friends on the pier.
The Eastfar.d was bui'.t on I^iko i
Erie and used for a time for lake .
tiaffic. She was found to be top
heavy, however, aad was recently
remodeled with a view of overcom
ing this apparent defect iu her con
struction .
Chlcr.go, July 27—Eight separate:
Investigations into the Eastland ac
cident are'in progress or contem
plated, including national. state,1
city an.l port official boards, the!
electrical ■workers' union, tho sea
men's union, the steamboat owners' i
association and the company operat
ing the Eastland.
Mr. H. M. Brown of New York,
who has charge of the circulation I
department work in the Northwest [
for Frank Leslie's publications, is j
making a tour of Alaska and will j
spend today and a portion of to- I
morrow in Skagway before leaving;
for the interior in company with Mr.;
F. W. Sheelor, the panorama pic- I
ture man. While in the Interior i
Mr. Sheelor intends to take a num-1
ber of pictures of interesting scenes
and cities which will be valuable as
showing tho marvelous development
of rec««it years.
-
Theee two gentlemen recently j
took the westward trip together j
and in Leslie's Weekly of July loth |
appeared 'a splendid view of the j
town of Seward, which was taken j
by Mr. Sheelor. Leslie's Weekly, j
which in the past has proven itself j
Alaska's greatest newspaper friend, !
will publish others o: these views !
in the near future as spare al-|
lows. 3 |
Mr. Brown expressed himself as
very much delighted with all of Al-1
aska that he has yet seen and laid J
especial emphasis on the attractive- \
uesg of Skagway as a summer re
sort, 6aying that the flower gar-1
deus here rival tho finest he has
seen ji California, and in some]
varieties of flowers, surpass them.
A Word About Shoes
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 follow
ing makes:
(all guaranteed)
THE AMERICAN
LADY
For Ladies and Misses
SECURITY SCHOOL:
SHOE
For Girls
CROSSETT
and
THE AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
For Men
PLA-MATE,
SCUFFERS,' and
SANDALS
For Children
THE A. A. CUTTER. BERGMAN, ZIMMERMAN & DEGAN
Makes in Heavy Shoes 8, 10, 12, 16, and 16 in height'
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth J Phone 41
GERMAN Air STILL POUNDING
AT THE DEFENSES OE WARSAW
London, July 2?. — There is a
spirit of 'pessimism. In certain mili
tary circles here today owing to the
belief of some experts that th en
tire Russian army operating in
and around Warsaw hag heeu over
confident and stuck to tho city too
long and -will be trapped by the
Germa na.
Loudon, July 27—Is such a
thing is possible, the combat is
deepening around Warsaw. The
German army is Dounding away
with desperate fierceness at the
defending forts, xealizing that to
turn back would mean a serious I
loss of prestige- 1 But the cost
ia human lives ami ammunition is
heavy—enormous. Tiie Russian
commanders are ^apparently still
confident of their ability to hold
out, thuogh they Jiave made every
arrangement for an orderly evacu
ation if it "becomes necessary to
withdraw. They will at least make
the victory as costly as possible to
the Germans.
The attacking army is centering
its main offensive on the forts to
the north of the city today, but no
great progress has been accom
plished, most of the 'ground taken
by charges being quickly retaken,
by the Russians.
Rome, July 27—The island of
Pelamosa in tho Adriatic Sea off
the Dalmatian coast, of Austria,
was occupied by a landing uarty of
marines from tho Italian fleet to
day. The resistance was slight.
cifJso¥s"
IS IHE FfiflHT
Ottawa, July 27—The Royal Can
adian regiment was today ordered to I
embark for the frout immediately, j
The regiment has been doing I
Steady drilling and is now in fiu0 j
shape for active service.
J. J. UNDERWOOD J:*
WliD AT EVERETT
Seattle, July 27—J J. Under
wood, Alaska sourdough, author of
"Alaska, an Empire in the Making,"
and all round writer on Alaska, was
married at Everett last Thursday to
Miss Helen Gillon, of that place.
CABINET TO REPORT
OX NATIONAL DEFENSE
Washington, July 27 — President
Wocdrow Wilson lias called upon
the heads of the war and navy
departments'for reports on the sub
ject of National defeusg. The Pres
ident 'desires to secure the re
ports in time to consider them • in
connection with his message to the
regular ' session of congress next
December.
DIAZ FOLLOWERS PREVENTED
FROM RECEIVING MUNITIONS
Washington, July 27—The de
partment of the treasury has pre
vented the clearance of a vessel be
lieved to be loading at New York
with war munitions for Diaz follow
ers in Mexico. '
BECKER GETS
SHORT RESPITE
New York, July 27—The supreme
court today granted Lieut. Becker a
stay of the death sentence until
Friday, pending the decision on his
application for a new trial. Beck
er's attorney's claim to have dis
covered important new evidence in
criminating a number of'officials
higher in the police department
than was Lieut Becker, and to be
able to prove that they have been
in a conspiracy to make Becker the
"goat" in the Rcatnthal murder
case, and that the responsibility
for the acts of the gunmen" who
were convicted an i executed was
their and not his. While this
claim is gonmaliy discredited no
one in the prosecuting attorney's
office objects seriously to the
granting of a few days time for the
sifting of the alleged evidence.
UPPER YUKON
RIVER REP0R1
Whuehi.rse, J.uty 27—Water 59
inches.
White Horse: Sailed 8:30 p. m.
with 29 passengers.
Casca: Arrived 5 30 a. m. with
75 passengers, iiuiuding Bostonians
and Violetta party.
Dawson: Up 'Yukon Crossing at
G a. m.
Selkirk: Up Stewart -river at 4
a. m.
Nasutlin: Up Stewart river 8 a.
m. on the 26th.
Next sailing: Casca tomorrow
night. '
HI-YU RACQUET
Tennis rackets, tenuis balls, ten
nis racket casss, tennis racket press
es, 'tennis racket grips at Keller
Bros. Drug Co. Get in and make
your selection while the selecting
is good. 7-2 7-31.
Fruit Jars, Jelly
Glasses, Etc.«
our. STOCK IS COMPLETE.
We offer the following special
prices during canning season:
Mason Pints, 80c per dozen.
Mason Quarts, $1.80 per dozen.
Mason Vs Gals. $1.25 per dozen.
Small Jelly Glasses, flat, 25c
per dozen.
Large Jelly Glasses, tall with
top, &0c per dozen.
Mason Jar Rubbers, heavy 10c
per dozen.
Mason Jar Tops, 25c per dozen.
Parawax, 15c per pound brick.
- P. H. GANTY .?■
FLEET CONTINUES BOMBARDING
FORTS OE THE DARDANELLES
Paris, July 27—A fierce bom
bardment of the inside forts of the
Dardanelles has been in progress
ior the past three diiys, and is con
tinuing night and day without
let-up.
The Dardanelles fortifications
sre conceded to be the hardest nut
of the war to crack, but the allies
are determined to demolish them,
and were it not for their German
officers the Turks would have
surrendered long ere this. The j
constancy of the bombardment is j
gradually wearing on their nerves,
and their powers of endurance U
bein" severely tested.
Iu anticipation of the possible
fall of the forts on the Gallipola
pen'.nsula, the Turks are now erect
hig immense fortifications imme
diately surrounding Constantinople.
Turkish military activity is be
ing somewhat hindered by the re
fusal of Rumania tc allow the trans
portation of supplies from Austria
to Turkey through, the Rumanian
territory.
Comments on the
Passing Show
By R. H. Pratt.
SKAtiWAY
Needs d SPIRIT—
A spirit or UNITY—
A spirit of hope and FAITH
Which will undertake and do those j
things which are necessary to the
building of a great city.
With au IDEAL CLIMAT13,
An ideal TOWNSITE,
An ideal land-locked HARBOR
And aliCosJ. LIMITLESS WATER
POWER '
Rolling past our doors, there is no
reason why a commercial and man
ufacturing ci'iy—a pay-roll city—
should not bs built here. And it
all lays with the business men who .
are here. What other cities have i
done. Skagway can do.
SKAGWAY COMMERCIAL CU B
NOTICE is hereby given to all
those who have signed the sub
scription list, and to all others,
that thero will be a meeting held
at the City Hall, this ' Tuesday,
July 27th, 1913, at 8 p. m. or the
purpose of re-org&nizatlon, and you
are requested 'to be present.
PHIL ABRAHAMS,
Sec. Pro tem.
ALASKA
Can mine her GOLD 1
And keep SHIPPING
It out FOREVER
And never grow RICHER.
GREATNESS !
Will never come UNTIL
The needs of OUR PEOPLE
Are supplied by HOME
MANUFACTURES
And Uome-grown FOODS
And the GOLD « 1
Is kept AT HOME.
What factory would pay first it
is uo to the people of Skagrvay to
figure out, and then'build jt or eu
courpee some manufacturer ito come
and *1o it '
Then the next and the next should
be eicournged by a campaign in
the interest of Alaska made goods,
until our little teity becomes a busy'
hive of 'iidustry. A cyanide plant
should be listed for the future.
AGRICULTURAL
\nd HORTICULTURAL
(Continued tn page 4.)
The Heat
Decides
That it's up to you to seek relief- You
can get it here in abundance in these
Cool Union Suits
They're the loose fitting garments, in the
softest of fabrics, 'which assure the
greatest measure of comfort. The same
is true of our two-piece suits should you
prefer them.
Will Clayson
The Clothier