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SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1917
twentieth year
No. 161
ALLIES UT SETTLE DISPUTES
OF UNITED STATES 10 JM
Nipponese To Then
Take Active Part
In War
Washington, Aug. 14. — Japan
may soon take aa active participa
tion in the war is evidenced by the
fact that the Japanebe mission
which will soon be in., this city may
co-operate wth the United States
iu asking the other Aliied nations
to arbitrate differences existing be
tween the Niponefce government and
the American government. When
aa agreement is reached it is ex
pected Japan will enter the
war »o such an extent that she *111
send her armies to fight against the
Central Powers. Among the many
miaunderstanding which the Allies
are expected to arbitrate between
the United States and Japan is tho
China open door question, citizen
ship for Japanese in America, and
the California land queston.
MISSION ARRIVES, 1SH1E SAYS
A T.T.IK* ARK TEAM
OF COMRADES
Pacific Port, Aug. 14—Viscount
Ishie, head of the Japanese mis
sion which is on its way to Wash
ington, upon arriving in this port
said that the allied nations are
members of a single team of com
rades fighting in a gigantic strug
gle which involves the | liberties
and sacred rights of mankind.
CARMEN STRIKE
San Francisco, Aug. 14. — Many
carmen of the United Railroads and
e'ree» car system walked out on
a strike yesterday.
15RITISH SHIP STRIKES MIXE
London, Aug. 14.—A British de
stroyer was sunk in the Xorth Sea
today when it struck a mine. Forty
six of the crew including the com
mander were reseued.
DEPORT STRIKE
BREAKERS II
KANSAS
Kansas ;City, Aug. 14.—Under
the supervision of the police sym
pathizers of the striking street car
employes yesterdi^' deported 400
strike breakers. The deportation
was accomplished in an orderly fa
shion with no riots or fightg taking
place. |
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GUB81.i.IK'S.
Washington, Aug. 14.—Senator
Kins, of Utah, introduced bills in
the Senate yesterday the object of
which is to curb I. W.jW. German
igitators.
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Petrograd, Aug. 14.—Tho meeting
of the extraordinary national coun
cil called at Moscow has been post
poned until August 23.
SrOAKXE SAILS NOKTH
SeaHle, Aug. 14. — Tho S. S. |
Spokane sailed for Skagway and way
ports yesterday morning. Mr. and i
Mrs. E. H. Gary and Mr. and Mrs.
£>. C. Jackling were passengers for
Thane .
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ALBERT REINERT
Broadway betweenjThird and Fourth Phone 41
Washington, Aug. 14.—The na
vy department announces today; the
sinking of the Standard Oil j taak
steamer Campftna Sunday with the
probable capture of her captain Ba<i
four members of |the naval guard.
The ship was torpedoed and shelled
by. a German submarine and) it 1*
thought some of the crew' were
tured. ! I i t.l it]
Boston, Aug. 14.—Nineteen Por
tugese fishermen were drowned
when dories In which they were
fishing were swamped off Cape Ood
by a gale which is [sweeping this
coast.
READY FOR
FRENCH DUTY
Washington, Aug. 14.—Plajia fort
sending the first group of National^
guards to France have been per
fected. One division'of troops lias
been organized which Includes sol
diers from 26 states and [the Dis
trict of Columbia.
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SALMON SMALL
Seattle, Aug. 14.—E. B. Demlng,
president of one of the alrgest flfh
canneries in the world, said the
pack of salmon In Puget Sound anj
Alaska j waters is one fourth that
of 1913- :
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTCRE j
Virgil O. (Jtrlckler, C. S. B. |
Member of the Board of Lectureship |
of the Mother Church, The j First j
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boy- (
ton, Massachusetts, Kill lecture
Friday evening. August 17th at Elks
Hall 8:30 o'clock sharp.j j
IVnirmm welfftmB. 8-13-5t.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE 1200 001
801 ME FORCED 10 RETREAT
(Berlin, Aug. 14.—German forces
under comamnd j of Von M&ckensen,
lighting in Central Rumania yester
day; took 16,7 00 Runslan-Rumaniaji ■
crlsonerm and captured 18 cannon;
and 61 machine guns.
Petrograd, {Aug. 14.—An offl-:
cial statement by tlio war depart
ment says Russian-Rumanian troops
repulsed attacks (of the Germans
and Austriass along the Fokshani
Marsechti railway yesterday and
tools 1200 [German prisoners, but
were forced to retire later in the
evening. |
DRAFTED ARNIY
GALLED III SEPT.
•Washington, Aug. 14—.Provost
Marshal Crowder announced today
30 par cent of the drafted army will
ba called .between September 5 and
15, and 80 per cent morelwill be
called September 30; In addition to
this number 10 per ceint |will be
called as soon, as possible. This
makes a total of 70 per cent of
the men drafted to be called.
Ill ON ESSEX
IIS WOMEN
AND CHILDREN
London, Aug. j 14. — An official
statement Just published reports 23
people killed Including nine women
and six clildren and 50 people in-1
Jured Sunday by bombs dropped :
from attacking German airships.
The mid took palce|in the south i
end of Essex near the mouth of
the river Thames. |
C0LUS1KILL5
20 INJURES 40:
New j Bradford, Conn., Aug. 15.—•
Twenty people were killed &nd 40
were injured when, two trolley cars
collided in this city .this monn
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LISCUM AND KMK
GET NEW POSTMATSERS
Washington, Aug. [14.—Jerry T.
Allen, of Valdez, wad appointed
postmaster at Fort Liscum today by
President Wilson, ,and Miss Deedie
Blodgett it appointed postmaster at
Knlk, Alaska. I [
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CHINESE TRDOPS
lEtliOi
'Peking-, China, Aug. 14.—Newspa
pers throughout the Republic say
that a commission composed of 50
of the highest Chinese officials is con
freriug with the Chinese President
regarding the part China will play
in the war and that it has been
agreed troops jvill be sent to bat
tle against the Huns.
SPAIN W
in Li
Madrid, Aug. 14.—The whole of
Spain wag today placed under mar
tial law as a result of disorders
and uprisings caused by a general
strike which is spreadng throughout
the country.
The school board of Petersburg,
has decided to have ten grades
maintained during the coming term.
Eleven grades were kept up last
year. j
Dr. G. W. Gabie returned on last!
night's train from a visit to Atlin. j
He reports things there as pros-]
perous, and says everyone in Skag
way ought l to go to Atlin for a !
week-end.
POPE SUGGESTS
RESTORAIION
BELGIUM
Would Arbitrate
Poland, Trent
Lorraine and
Alsace
Rome, 'Aug. 14.—Pope Benedict
XV, Giacome Delia Chiesa, today
delivered a peace proposal to all
belligerent nations. Hg suggests
fho restoration of Belgium, Serbia,
and Rumania 'o the same relative
positions as before the war, the
peaceful solution and arbitration
of the problems of Alsace-Lorraine,
Trent, Trieste and Poland. It is
expected proposals j will be publish
ed late today by the Vatican.
Washington, Aug. 114.—Reduction
of all armamen's on both land and
sea, settlement of all international
disputes by arbitration4 absolute free
dom of the seas, retaliatory mea
sures after the i war, and the econ
omic struggle for supremacy are
foundation stones in the Pope's
peace proposal.
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INTO CREVASSE
Tacoma, Aug. 14.—Dorothy E.
Haskell, aged 15, daughter of C. H.
Haskell of 639 N. Sprague Street,
fell into a Jcrevafese eighty feet
deep yesterday on Mt. Rainier and
was instantly killed.
TAFT IS IMPROVING
Claycenter, Kan., Aug. 14.—Wm.
H. Taft is improving.
Fearless in The
Sight of Men
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