®he iQailtj JUasrhan
No. 181 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, 1916 PRR K If t. KN I.
Operations will be continued in
the Windy Arm district during the
wiuter and fall. Mine owners are
preparing for the winter by erecti; 3
suitable quartans for their men and
laying Ui a winter's supply of neces
saries.
J. H. Jones and associates, who
have a promising copper prospect
ou the hills across from Windy
Ann *rc busily engaged putting up
winter quarters at the timberline.
When rney have flnisUed making
their wiuter quarters 1* Is theln
intention to commcjic-e work on the
proper.y. The first Important work
to be J.uk) by them will be the sink.
lu/» of a oross-cut tunnel to tap the
main vein. The vein te lying at
ceaslde'nble depth and It will be
necessary f0 sink quite a distance
before >* Is struck.
wedgeWven IK
DEFENSE LIS
\
PARIS, Sept. 13—A deep wedge
hag been drivea In the defense lines
arousu the Perrone res'ou by the
Kreach forces. The Teutons have
been unable to cheek the terrific
hamrper which Is driving this
weds;* Over a mile frontage on
the battle front has betu gained
by the French farces in this morn
ing's fighting. A battle is now in
progre.t«. The Teutons are putting
forth a stubborn' r-slstancc to every
attac** made by the French.
TWO KILLED IN
m ACCIDENT
NEW YORK. Sept. 12—Two pas
sengers traveling over elevated lint's
lu this city have been killed, due j
to an tecldeat at the Lands of in
experlei ced motormeti, hired by i
the railway lines as stiike break-J
ers.
THIS SUBMARINE GOING TO NEW YORK
The tirst Holland submarine ever built is going to
of sentiment attached to this comparatively primitive
disposing of ,t for oP Junk a New York man bought
In New York city.
New York, but not on a warlike mission. There U. s lot
i-raft, und when there was some talk tn Philadelphia of
It. He intends to have It pieced on permanent exhibition
SEARCHES BOAT
IN LI! LIS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13—Am
erican neutrality has beju violat
ed according to tlie reports issued
irom the war and foreign depart
ment offices. It is cli lined by
the foregoing offices that a Brit
ish torpado boat stoppsd & Philip
pine steamer which was plyng
waters within the three mile limit
and made a searcln of i< for con
•.ratxind
The foreign office is preparing
to take the matter up vwth 'he Brit
i.-xh auhoriies and thrash, the mat
ter out with them. This is report
ed to be the first instance in which
steamers huve taa held up within
ihe 'Ivree mile limit and searchd
for coniiaband. It Is cltarly a vio
lation cf the neutrality laws ac
cording to the officials of the for
eign department
It is understood that Wm, D.
Fisher, wharf cashier for the W. P.
& V. R., has tendered his resigna
tion >o the Company and will short
ly leave to take over a cashier's
berth withj the Union Pacific lines
on the O. W. R. & N, branch at
RiSbv .
Mrs. Edwards and children are
Atlin tourists. They anivtd on
the Scphia and left o:. the morn
ing's train .
Store Closed
For a Few Days
While Taking
Inventory
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HI f \7 1VT /«> LI THE haberdasher and
# J. LY i\CH LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between Hard and Fourth Phone 41
BRITISH CftPlURE
GEfiill DIVERi
NEW YORK. Sept. 13—The City ]
News association tins afternoon !
quotes au officer of the British '
marine, who arrl\ad a' noon aboa-.d
the steamshij. Baltic, as authori- 1
Iv ihat ttie German u«derse« !
frei^liUr Bremen was captured b> j
the Bn'ish and was not disabled at
sea by her machinery, as has l*-eu '
reported from Switzerland sources, j
This British, officer claims taat j
•he Bri men was captured by the
Briti:h in a steel net iu the Straits
of Dover Wednesday, Aug. 2. Thir- j
ty-two members of the crew were)
taken prisoners, two lott their lives
nJiile 'he Bremen wae submerged.
The otricer alao states that the
Bremen waa successfully freed from
the net and la now on 'he Thajnes.
He positively* refused to state.
way the British^ government had !
not make any announcement of the ,
capture.
kjiseTw
.WE lOilLSN
WASHINGTON", Sept. 13—Kaisj
er Wi'helin haa sent a personal
i.o'e tt. Presideait Wilson concerning
the reiieX offered by the United
States government to Polish babies.
The President has relused to j
make public the contents of the
note and only gave preess represents*
lives the substanoe covtred by the :
u'lte. Upon bein^ cross question- 1
ed by the press he refused to ans
wer, oi in any way give clues as
to the nature of the reply.
STREET LIGHTING
SYSTEM ORDERED
Seward is to have a light system
which will make It one of the bef<
SOPHIA 1IES OP
A! LOCAL DOCKS
Tne Sophia, afteT registering a j
perfect trip up the in-.lo* passage,
terminated its northern run by !
flocking at the local pi"?r tLte morn
ing. It brought a representative '
number oI tourists and interior pao-'
aciigers- to tile Garden City. Two •
hundred and seventy ions of freig-1
inclulitie- live stock mad* up the
carg- for this port.
It will el«-®r for the south' to- i
innnxi nip lit around the si\
o'clock hour. A number of prom
inent .nterior people wt re aboard
tne p< pnlar c. P. R suamer and
will !cave for their destinations t<v
Jay anj tomorrow.
CLOSE RAGE PON
6YG0NTESTAN1S
SAX JOSE, Sept. 13 -- Returns
frcm tbe primary electioti held
throughout this state yesterday,
are fbat McBride will be the «uc
:essful nominee for govtrcor on tbe
Republican Ticket.
l'he contest between Humphries
itid Pcisdeater will be very close.
[• is believed by the le<»i".i:ig po
litical tampaigncrs that Pc.indeater
lias the lead and will cose out the |
;oaj.« cjididate by a small margin. |
lightoo cities in Southwestern Al
isk'-t, the council lest night having
luthorized the light committee to
inter into an agreement with the
Seward Light &. Power Company for
light fixtures, wiring and installa
tion, amounting In all to JI.300.
The sjftem selected Includes one
iiga» eioctrojiers for Broadway and
the cozier of Fifth and Adams,
large l imps on Adacu and lights '
•imilar to those now In the al
ienee section.—Seward Gateway.
Full Line of
Perishables
on Humboldt
PEACHES ARE CHEAP
P. H. GANTY
¥
GIVES EMBLEM
T< itbow at ApprertotVe of the
work doo* by their chief. Col. W
L. Steve iwoa, lb* metnN t» of the
C*aip presented htm »ita a fceauu
ful oh«i m at the meeting i&et niicbt
ll waj, a coopM* *urvri*« to the
the Co onel, mm] for the time Ww
he w»» wiped from hii, feet anc
fattltrr^d tcrr time in which. to col
!*c his thoa^rbte to thank the
CaapL
Tur Dortero, fceej.ej- of M
fttf, ts making the pr*»etxtk»e
apeech, told the ArrtJo chief Ihwt
when rained for it* «i«-rn<U wortfe
It vk naufrht, bet that the j
intrinsic value it earned, ehewin*
the faith. confidence, end eetom of
hit fe'*oir m«, it **-» eatreoielT
valuable. The otuvrm J* rrafU'.r
carvrd from a eoltd pcW h*e".
showing * pro^iertor'n (*Ma, the
?an tMng over the wnov olad Mil*,
sytnbolirlng the f*lth that a eo«r
doujrh mupt have in the nnrthluid
to sneered. On the h«.t* of the
charm If carved the official title
of tho office wfcidi M- Ster»wii«on
holds in the Camp.
EXPECT 616 RUN
Of HEARING
SKLPOVIA, Sept. 13—Special to
Oaily Aiaekai —The total amount
o< e«imt« jwok««i on the inlet for
the sterner of 1816 is in «vce» of
2l7.Ot)0 extern of ail kiudi of *a].
31011. Allowing as average valoe
of per osee. the value of thi*
one product from ihle dhKrict la
*1.085.000. t
A good pack of berring to expect
ed D*:»cow and Chrw.nlae if
the boats awl preparation* of the j
herring fisherm® amount to an.'
tULg. . * i
XOTlvS KKoSI VKM S M1>K
J. E. Fleming, Metaled by Jas ■
Trainer, are at work doing eome
&dditi< ceJ drifting oa the main ;
• aoorl of the Venue axtecttoo
Mrs. J. W. Ijaorte of Rooherfer.
Wat-h., bM joined tw hUf-t*n»l at
the Venue Camp. Mt 1-aorie to
foremen at the Venua Mine, Nrw
Laurit ♦» planning o*i (tATtug at the
c*mp luring the wteiter trontha.
MIKES SHOWING
GOOD ilSPECI
R«*w"-U romlT^ froa 1K»
w» cf tbe Co*r*4 prx^-'itum ok
W :iw1* Am are asm Al
ready HOC ^rt» of «rr from lb*
r*a»oa Vm«i mroe tMr» br«r, *Nr
pad U. Uie emoil** ^ On.cbj T4.«
ttj«k*» lb* u>>nc at. t;ai« S t of or*
rr> oa tb* Vemi* aia* ]i w hosnc
»vfk»l *Hk > Tim u< t»i i«
t* a high r»«f*rtj TW»
Htll at littwin . Slr»*
• «r Tl arete? Ot bar «■ ij»
BMrt 1 vUl follow.
J«ud«* MrFfcrJand, »«p*"1nt»«»de' !
lex tU Harpar toiwWn who H«»'
'akan crrr tJ>«- ri*MB u nun it
lfa« Conrad prapartiM, haa V*-.»
in»icit:<n work N *i« M * M
prutWT*» « htob k* k»m"ed oa Fv ley
LiiMi. Tbn» lean ara br»-»khig ».• i
Mrkitj t*"i» <"
[ma >bl« miD* .
Ha H lilra*»* a*kta«. p "P*-« »> 11
to conmsenoa Mtri work oa tt»
NonUi.i mlw A f<wr* c* ro^r. <r-»
bu«!iy at work taking '£• x> »•
»*trr cut of ti-M Biof Roih »f
th*> fn:ar<^ag Bit;** art (crv«jc>-r>.
»nt «b« C<mrad prop«niw>. Wrfrt
ar» l" u.| derrktpas bj £J:e H**>
er tatareata.
i ha Mftttar t.hfta lc r*am pM«
.-d. prciorwd rna*M*rajti o ore ahHh
hu brent hi • Li^h MBV Anvwac't
mining men Jt la knowi. a* o*»
Lb* b»»« jsx»p<*!!'» in tti» o»-rcrt»aa
ilat.'trl Tfcr M A M o In* ahfc-i!
»a® formerly »or*e: 1 r*2»r tb»
L'onmi ouAfKi • 11 and by
jneot <•<•«*• baa prw*u<«d or*,
'be minimum p'k* birufrbl a tor.
[n m (boar o*w aifona » ae ItiS
per » •». gaper lnt«wdei» Mer*
laed eipact# hi* fi'W. «»U, mrv t from
the MAM «o a' l«a*t brti1 bn^k *
of IU« a tw 111* la «
ro; w« *• t; re eM.m*>ir a«! Jt
migh <m (ro lite her
Tbe 00itoo* i* mnat »ar<^r««!r.c
Mlae i««)a ar* *bo*»i j. eoota ra.
mM« i. io»-ra] slid Uh» a.*"•«' wr-«
la antbo»J*atlr over tin %<-rfc. li
•fU b* pa*i. «i thni tbe wlot«f
mactha at j<ra<tif«llj- all ©f the
mines sow b«4ng flt-wned by *Br~* .0
tendea* McF>ar»a:'<i a food foro"
■»f rem are working aa tbe *ar>0u«
|>iv^»*''tie» and Jndlo«tU n» |~*»t t to
k com'rnaitre of aMptm-te d:r' C
'he f«il and wtnUr nvortba
Mr? M A GlfTortl l» r^tnrr.Kr
to tbe lnt*rir»r aft»r ttT»n* tHU
f*tf lo IMrolt for ibe ewtrnio'
month* Sbr »n+red c« Sn^»Ma
knd »rft or. the mo-it.t'r tr«bi for
tutrrlrr polnto.
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Old Age Isn't A Crime
BUT It's a Crime To Be
Old While Still Young
NOW TO PLEASE YOU!
We sell Hart, Schaff
ner & Marx Clothes
That includes a range j
of models Tempered !
with dignity—But not
without spirit. We have
just received a large ship
ment of Fall Models at
the same old Prices and
Guaranteed as usual.
LOOK THEM OVER
WILL CLA YSON