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No. 175 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAHWAT, ALASKA. TUESDAY. AUGUST 29, 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 29—Presi
dent Wilson has made it known
tha* he «1U summon a Joint ses
siou oi congress to consider ways
(Uul rue.uu> to otopf the apparent
strike v all trainmen now em
ployed on the railway lines of
ttie United States. The sesetion
will eiluer be calltd this afternoon
or tcmcrrow.
This pluttB the strike situation
f<iua.-ely before congress. It is
within the power of the law makers
to frame lutoi a law t!ie demands of
the labor leaders and thu» save
business a general' pa. alytic stroke.
Mr. Wilson will deliver a person
al message at the joint session and
demand immediate action.. His
cabinet is now working upotn a bill
which, will be Introduced. It is
the opinion of the leading law
makers that it will avert the strike.
Tne bill whictfij ls'beitig framed
makes iirovisjaii far an, eight hour
working day. Democratic senatois
are preparing- a pro(gjum which, will
make provision for additional, rev
enue for the railway, lines and ul
timately offset the increased ex
frease bv the adoption of an eight
hour working day. The situation
U a grave one and 'he whole na
tion is eageiriy watching the ou'
come of the caso. La]x>r leaders
have served notice thr-t the}- will
strike on Labor Day if their de
mands are not conceded by that
date.
WILSON APPEALS
10 LAWMAKERS
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29—Presi
dent \\ .'.sou has summoned a joint
st >eion of congress* to dicuss thq
th.iet»fi.Ing railwuy strike. They
convened this afternoon at 1:30
o'clock. Mr. Wilson is addressing
•he ia» makers and appealing to
th^n; to pass legislation which
will a<.ert thie strike..
The brotherhoods orrganizaflon
has vo td to reject the latest pro
posal of the railway managers for
further £j*b! (ration aud have souud
td the final warning. Their ul- j
timaie decision Is until Labor Day
t.> grant their demands or a gener
al tie jip of all of the lines will be
placel into operation by the train
men.
TOURING ALASKA
Hugh W. McCulloch and Oliver
R. Lyman, both, of Evamston, 111.,
arrived from the westward on the
Mariposa this morning and are tak
ing lu the sights of the Garden
City The}" left this afternoon for
Halnt s on the Golden Rod. They
will rtturn here and resume their
Jouruey to the iuterior, majdng call
at Atllu and Dawson. Both young
meu art, highly pleased with, Skag
way aud vicinity.
GERMAN HEADS
ARE PUZZLED
LONDON', Aug. 29—The double
order declarations ol war which
ware Issued! yesterday by Italy and
Rumania has made a profound im
pression on the leading German
diplomats ana commanding offioers.
The people are beginning to won
der il the whole world has turn
ed igainst the Kaiser f.ud the Ger
man nation. It has been more o.r
lees of a blow to the German peo
ple.
CHRISTIANA, Aug. 29 — The
sinking of the* Norwegian, steamship
"Isada'^" has been announced. It
wag icrpedoed' by a German sub
marine in the northi sea yesterday
afternoon.. It is reported by
Lloyds agency that the steamer was
enroutc to England with a cargo of
munitions and was fired upon with
out w iriiing by the German captain.
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I SEATTLE, Aug. 29—The steam
er Humboldt, heavily loaded with
freight auil passengers, euroute to
Southeastern) AUsUlj, was rammed
' in u ccuso l'og by the steamer
Providence oft' Port Townsend late
last night or early thi® morning..
; I' has an ugly hole lu its1 Bide but
| remains afloat.
The Provldente was steaming
j alonj; ut half speed in a dense l'og.
The captain was blowing his
I whistle at regular Intervals. The
wind was blowing the ojpjiosite di
rection and h-e did net hear the
j whistle.- from the Humboldt. With
a crash the two. boats came to
gether, the Pirovitle.ne striking the
| Humboldt a little aft of midships.
The Providence backed off and im
mediately semt her life boats to
tne rescue. The water was smooth
and uo loss of life has been re
ported. It is making for port in
tow of the Providence.
Outside of a tad scare none of
the passengers are any the worse
than when they boarded the ship.
The fre'ght will all be saved.
ALLIES IlEfl
SOIL LIKES
LONDON, Aug. 29—War reports
reaching the wax office tell of the
continuous bajnmer of the Allied
forces on the Souime Rattle fronts.
Noticeable gainer were made by
the British. and French* forces in
yesterday's fighting:. The British
forces captured a. number of Ger
man prisoners and added many
rounds of ammuuition and fighting
apparatus to their re-erve supply.
The French, conrinedtlK ir atten
tion to cannonade fi'ie for the bet
ter part of the day. A right and
ltft wing infantry maneuver in the
la'e afternoon proved a good
ground gainer for the French. Dur
ing the night a portion of the
central torce moved up to occupy
the ground captured by tli€* French
wine movements.
1
ALLIED REPORT
LONDON, Aug. 29—British mili
tary officers on the continent are
reporting favorable progress in the
continental campaign, which/ Brit
ish forces have been, following to
success for the last month.
This report is strongly denied by
the reports issued from the Ger
man raiiks and war office. Ger
many declares that the campaign
01' the Allies hag fallen flat and
that little or no headway worthy of
mention has been made by either
the Freuch or British..
ill HITS
BORDER TOWNS
LONDON, Aug. 29—Rumania's
declaration of war was followed by
Immediate action. A general In
vasion of Hungary has been or
dered by tlia commanding officers
and troops are on the marchi for
the border line.
Early this morning Rumanian
troops attacked the towu_of Her
mangtadt and Krensta-dt, border
cities o' Importance. It is con
tradicted by war offic-q reports as
to the outcome of this attack.. The
war office has insuud the| statement
that they have fallen into the hands
cf i he Rumanian) Boldiere und that
they will be used asi a central mili
tary base by the invaders,
j A military movement is on foot
now with the invading troofpers
"'striking northward thru the
[ province of Wallachia. The Ru
manians are thoroughly equipped
for ba.ile. Ample provision wag
made before ordering the) march.
, Military critics loofc for Rumanian
I action *o bear fruit for the Allies.
WHEAT PIES
DROP II CENTS
CHICAGO, Aug. 29—Tha wheat
market came tumbling downward
yesterday when the report was cir
culated that Rumania had declared
war upon Austria end Germany.
The market opent d this morning
with quotations 11 cents under yes
terday's quotatior.B.
Move* to sell wheat are still
bri.sk and it is changing hands
readily. The least change In the
European conditions throw the mar
ks* sky h-ighl or lower it to mini
mum prices. The demand for
wheat, however, is brisk and in any
event it will demand a high; price
this season.
TROOPS RUSHED
TO BORDER EIRE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29—Orders
ruihii'c out the Ohio, Vermont and
Kentucky National Guardsmeai has
been seiit out by the war depart
ment to the governing officers of
the state troops. They have been
instructed to assemble their men in>
mediately and hold them lor future
use of the war department.
The w-air department ha« made
it known that the Guardsmen are
to be sent to the border line where
they will join tha forces of Funs
ton. The call has been sounded
and mos' of thej National Guards
men have responded. Thg official
order tending them on to the bor
der 13 expected to be sent from
the war office sometime tomorrow.
Full Line of
Perishables
on Humboldt
PEACHES ARE CHEAP
P. H. GANTY
TRAINMEN RECEIVE ORDERS
10 STRIKE ON LABOR DAY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 — A
general jviallc out of alii trainmen
dw employed <xn, the transcontin
ental lines ;uid suburban, and
local runs has been ordered by
tbe labor leaders. Notice has
been served upon, the railway- man
agers tbat Labor Day whlchi falls
upon September 4th, will Witness
a calling of a general strike un
lets the demands o£ thei brother
hoods organization is granted by
that date. The leader^ are im
patient over the delay and, unwill
ingness of the railroads to meet
them half way in their grants.
The order which has been issued
by *he head officeirsl <o. the mem
bers of the )>rotherhood«( organiza
tion calls for a strike of all train
men. Not a single exception to I
the order has been, made. Train
men now employed! on mail trains,
milk trains and passenger trains
have alike received the order and
muBt Oo on strike at 12 o'clock
midnight of September 3rd.
Every trainmen hud received his
orders from the head officials of
'he organization; this morning. The
strike will be nation wide and ox
tend from coast to) coast, north,
south, east and west.
It is the opnion of th® leading
business men who lw-ve been fol
lowing the striko siutatiion that it
will paralyze business, a sudden
stoo cf all oj the rush; business
which iiaa just begun to drift across
the continent will be cut into. It
is a known, fact that green hands
cannot, withi any dtgi'ee of ex
pediency, handle the finer intra
cacies of transportation.
Big supply houses in New York,
Chicago and middle western and
eastern cities which/ Jiave been get
ting their dally supplies from rural
aud suburban districts! on. night
and ^arly moirni:ig trains have made
provision for automobile trucks t°
bring their products to market. Big
dairy interests were the first ones
fo make provision for auto con
veyance OH their milk products in
to the cities, via auto conveyance..
Sin<.e the warning has been sound
ed hundreds of businefBs! concerns
have fallen; into line and are mak
ing similar provisions;
RUSHING WORK
ON RAILROAD
SEATTLE, Aug. 29—Work o:i
the government railroad at An
chorage and vicinity will be rushed,
The Engineering- Commission has
ordered the| supervising) engineer
and faiemen toi rush; the work and
push it as far and f£^st ns possible.
With fall fastlj- approaching:, and a
few minutes being clipped off the
light days e»chl day, tliQ problem
of speedy work is becoming a knot
ty oue.
The army transport Creek is
scheduled to sail from this port
for the north) shortly. It will
carry over two hundred men to wort
on the railroad in the various ca
ratifies in which] there is at pres.
ent a shortaga The transport
will sail direct for Anchorage vis
tho outside passage.
W. P. Connefl of Seattle, is a
receu' airrlval in the Garden City.
LINK RAILROADS
BY BIG BBIOGE
LONDON, Aug. 29—An agree
ment hag bee-a made between tho
Swedish, government and ministers
representing the Russian gov't.,
whereby the railroads of the two
nations v/ill be united. A bridge
will be constructed over the River
Tornea, thus permitting the join
ing of the two independent lines.
Military engineers; are now on
the scene o£ action, with men and
supplies construiting thq bridge
which will link the railroads.. The
guarantee of thru service via Swe
den will relieve the situation of
Russian movements of crops and
sn-,.plies to a great degree. Mili
tary crtilcs believe that the diplo
matic treaty permitting the Uniting
of the roatds will be a boon to the
Russian government.
T. McMames signed the register
at the Golden North Hotel.
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