BRITISH 01 OFFENSIVE IN WEST
CAPTURE FIVE MILES TRENCHES
London, Sept. 27—Word has been
received here that the long talked
uf British offensive movement in
the weft hits at last been started
in Northern France and that the
British forces have eaj*tured five
miles of German trenches south
o- I.ebasse. Several villages have
aUo l>een taken from the Germans.
Between Verdun and the Belgian
coast the allies have taken several
offensive nibbles out of the Ger
uiau lines and it is reported that
in consequence the Germans will
abapdon their ground around Ver
i dun at an early data
Paris, Sept. 27—On the western
i battle front the allies have cap
tured in the past two days twenty
thousand unwounded soldiers. In
the Champagne district the allies
continue to gain and are Raid to
hav» captured twelve thouaaad Ger
man prisoners.
London, Sept. 27—A Bulgarian
official 6tatment received here to
day is to the effect that the pres
ent mohUization of Bulgarian troops
is Xor the promotion of national
progress -and has- not the slightest
offensive significance
ehglishTabor
LEADER IS DEAD
London, Sept 27—James Hardie,
labor leader member of the Brit
ish parliament, and leader of the
peace element, is dead here today
from pneumonia,
M MUNITIONS
HELD HI BORDER
Laredo, Sept. 27—Guns and am
munition for General Carranza,
which arrirod here today, are being
held ou the border by customs of
ficials, who have started a new
embargo against the shipment of
such goods into Mexico from the
United States.
HALF BILLION 13
AMOUNT OF LOAN
[ New York, Sept. 27—Tlie syndi
j cute of American financiers and
the Anglo-French joint commission
for tho negotiation of an American
loan to the allies have come to an
agreement and completed all ar
rangements for the furnishing of
the amount of money asked for,
which has been placed at $500,
000,000, with interest at the rate
of five per cent, and secured by
joint Anglo-French notes. The
commission will leave today for
Chicag; to finish up the details of
the deal.
POSSES SUCH I
FOflJGIM
Fairbanks, Sept. 25 — Marshal
Erwia and six deouties and a citi
zens' posse are scouring the coun
try adjacent to Fairbanks for traces
of Amos Sprunger, who escaped his
guard while working in the garden
of the_ detention hospital. He has
N?en sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary and was awaiting trans
portation to McNeil's Island.
INDIAN ACQUITTED
Fairbanks, Sept. 25—"Old To
by," an Indian accused of murder,
was acquitted today.
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THE NATIONAL DEFENSE LEAGUE
GOMPLETING CONFERENCE PLANS
Washington, D. C., Sept 27—
Plana for the conference on Na
tional defense, which "will be held
under the auspices of the National
Defense League in Washlugtoft, Oc
tober 4-7, immediately following the
Grand Army of the Republic En
campment, are rapidly being com
pleted. The Navy League an,d the
National Rifle Association are'co
operative with the National Defense
League in the conference. Repre
sentative Julius Kahn, of Cali
fornia, chairman, and Senator Rob
ert F. Broussard, of La., vice chair
man, of the National Defense
League, will preside at the ses
sions of the conference, which will
last four day® and at which will
speak the most prominent men of
tme United states.
J The conference on National De
fense probably will be the greatest
convention ever held in Washington
Thousands of the Grand Army vet
erans have notified the League
that they will remain in Washing
ton to attend tha conference, af
ter the G. A. R. encampment ends.
A very large number of congress
men, members of state legislatures,
mayors of cities, and others have
signified their Intention of being
present at the conference.
It is expected that this confer
ence will focua the eyes of the
whole country on the preparedness
for National defense agitation, and
(Continued on page 4.)
COL JACKLING
ONE OF BOARD
New York, Sept. 27—Col. Jack
ling, the Juneau mine owner expert,
has beeu named as one of twelve
engineers who are coming to this
city to probe into several recent
subway crashes, whereby many lives
have beeu lost.
PROBABLY THE
LAST HON
Washington, D. C.t Sept. 27—
Thousands of members of the
Grand Army of the Republic ar
rived lu this city today to take
part in the Forty-Ninth Annual Re
uuion, probably the last official
gathering that will ever be held
3f the veterans of the Civil War.
Twelve naval vessels have been or
dered here to participate in the
:elebration and President Wilson
will review the grand parade on
Wednesday from the same place
that President Johnson r<sview«d
i like spectacle fifty years ago.
PATENTS ARE ISSUED
FOR NINE LODE CLAIMS
Cordova Times: patents were is
sued through the Juneau land office
to the Alaska Consolidated Copper
company for the Germa'ntown lode
claim and to the above company in
conjunction with the McCarthy
Third Holding Co., for 8 >ode
claims. All of tht-ae properties are
located in the Chitina mining dis
trict, on McCarthy creek.
It was while working In connec
tion with the proofs necessary to
secure this patent that James Mc
Carthy, well known throughout the
territory, was drowned.
IHE AMERICAN
DOLLAR III CHILE
,.-4
Washington, D. C., Sept 27—
New York exchange haa taken the
place of London exchange of Chi
lean nitrate sales, according to a
report just received by the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic commerce,
Department of Commerce, at Wash
ington. Consul General Keena at
Valparaiso announces the sale to
an American firm of 4,000 tons
of uitrate with payment by draft on
New York for $1550,000. However,
he adds that since there Is no
American bank in Chile, much of
the benefit of the tendency to es
tablish dollar exchange must be
ljpst, as this type of exchange Is
banks.
American banking opportunities
in South America are being given
special attention by the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Its investigator, Mr. Lough, has
juet returned from there, and his
book describing these opportunities
is now in press.
LIVE MOUNTAIN SHEEP
CAPTURED IN CHISANA
Cordova limes: Thomas C. Noyes,
the Chisana mine operator, who
came to Cordova a few days ago
and left for Valdez as a witness
before the court, brought out from
the interior, a young mountain
sheep which he captured last spring
and the animal is possibly the only
oiiu of its kind in captivity. The
Iamb is a beauty and will be
taken to an island in Southeastern
Alaska, near Ketchikan, where Mr.
Noyee has a home. It is said that
the Smithsonian Institute has a
standing offer for a live animal,
but as the wild sheep live in the
h t!) mountains It is almost impos
sible to transport them by ocean.
Mrs. Noyes is also an enthusias
tic hunter as well aa her husband,
and has several moose, caribou,
sheep and goats to her credit as a
hunter.
High Grade
Bulk Chocolates
Just received another shipment of best
quality chocolates
Victorian and Societe
Hard—Soft—Nut Tops and Nut Center
Sold at 50c per lb. •
We have built up a large candy trade by serving
our patrons with only fresh goods of the
very highest grade. «
P. H. GANTY
PARTY OF U. & SltRVErORS FROM
NENANA GOAL FIELDS ON WAY OUT
Woodbury Abbey, U. S. Buryoyor,
A, T. Harris, E. C. Guaria and
John Gonln, U. S. transltmen, and
el-veil assistants reached Slcaigrway
last night from the interior. These
gentlemen have been, mailing sur
veys of the Nenana coal field under
direction of the general land office.
Owing to the many difficulties
encountered, it was not poorilble to
finish the work this Beason before
the close of river navigation, and
it is very probable that one or
more parties will be engaged in
the work all next season..
The entire party of fifteen will
sail on the Mariposa Tuesday.
Messrs. Abbey and (Juerin will re
main in Juneau, while the reet of
the party will go to Seattle whore
th-'y will disband. Mass™. Harria
and (iculu will be assigned to aur
vev work in the states.
The extent of the coal depoaU
in the Nenana field has not been
exaggerated and the euryey of
these lands is the first necessary
step toward their development.
With the completion of the rail
road an important industry yeill un
doubtedly be built up. The co&J
is a grade of lignite and compara
tively easy to mine.
The above party passed through
Skagway to the inteerior on Jand
3d o* this year, and is a pa<rt of
the W. H. Thome outfit. They
are guests at the Pullen House
while in town.
LOCAL NOTES
FROM HIES
Halnea, Sept. 26—John Widm&rk
of this place, had his left leg*brok
en below the knee while working at
Tim Vogel's piling camp last week.
Jesse Jensen had a painful acci
dent to his hand last Sunday while
assisting in the oile driving work
on the town wharf, getting his h<and
caught on the "nigger head," which
tore the flesh from three fingers.
Mrs. W. E. Polley, who has been
quite severely ill at the Mission hos
pital is reported as improving.
Steve Sheldon has on exhibit in
his drug store window a eta Ik of
rrcrn. aha. rlru* aa» It la
wan.
BOOSTS YUKON
WITH NEW CARD
Dawson News: J. H. Brownlee,
dirtctor of surveys for the Yukon,
has issued an unique and Instruc
tive postcard boosting Yukon terrl
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LETTER FROM FAR
WlEi
Dr. Henry M. Payne, consulting
engineer, wiho Is now on his way to
Northern Siberia iu the region
across the Bering Sea from Nome,
has written interesting lettenj of
his Journeying® oyer the long dis
tance he was compelled to travel to
reach his destination, all which
were published in the Daily Alaa
kan. Speaking of his trip from Ja
pan to Vladivostok b" eteamer and
from the latter place to Irkutsk,
over the Trans-Siberian, railway,
tho Doctor sayB; "I found an Am
erlcaa on the steamer who had no
reservations and who was coming
thru this way, so took him into my
1 ■■ i i —— t «<L_clHorjnu
and hi» accommodation. It w«b
well for both of ua that 1 did, as
I would otherwise havo bad at
least two people thrust in uipoa me,
and he would have had to He over
at Vladivostok for at least two
weeks, had I not don" so." _,
Hotel Central-Modern,
Irkutek, Siberia.
Aug. 3, 1915
Mr. F. F. W. Lowle,
Agent, 0. P. Ry-,
Skagway, Alaska.
Dear Mr. Lowle:
I arrlred in Irkutsk on schedule
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