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No. 142 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAtfWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY. JULY 20, 1916
PRICE 10 CENTS
POINTS TOWARD
FOUL PUT
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20—Com
mercial circles were shockid this
morning at the announcement ap
pearing in the pajK-rs that Louis
Rosenfeld, millionaire commission
man had either met with foul play
or was a suicide.
He waa found dead fc his apart
ment lyiiis in a pool of blood. A
thirty '«o caliber revolver with
one discharged cartridge in the
barrel oX the weapon was found by
hia side. The police are investigat
ing. The deceased was well known
all ever the ctxiat and no reason
can be a'tributt d to his taking his j
owu life.
M0KERA1E PEACE
TERMS SOUGHT
BEKLIN. July 20—A committee
o' influential men are bailed by
oracticaily all of the large metro
politau newspapers operating in the
German Empire, iu. the movement
to bring about moderate terms of
peace. Pubto opinion and sentiment
Is being played upon a:wl pressure
is being brought in the right pkwe,
which, it is hcxped, will eventuate
in the calling for peace terms. Some
of Germany's mo*t noted men are
working on the comittee and the
campaign whicfi they have waged is
having its effects on the powers
that oe.
GUNNERS Ml' AIRMEN*
THK HAGUE. Julj 20—A Zeppe
lin which was attempting a raid
on Kiga was destroyed early this
m»rniii2 by Slav gunners. It was
almog* eut of range of the guns,
bu' was nipped before it could clear
the r injte.
NAVAL MILITIA
GOING TO SITKA
SEATTLE, July 20—The naval
mi!il a of Oregon, Washington and
California are making a tour of
Southeastern Alaska. They w-ill
visit at the old historic, city of
Sitka.
C. B. Boshart was a Haines pas
sengi r on the Spokane last night.
HAVE YOU A DOUBLE?
JJOW many men in town are
* * exactly like you in size,
proportions and personality?
You cannot reasonably expect
to get clothes that suit you as
perfectly as those that are
"built around" your own par
ticular self. *
I Here it costs you nothing ex
| tra to secure ciothes made to
' your measure from fabrics of
■ your choice, exactly as you di
rect—and by the best journey
men • tailors in the country.
Many desirable models and
hundreds of tasteful fabrics
await your selection.
Ma.de byB. Stern & Son,
New York
HI I V1VT U thehaberdasher and
• J* L# I i\ V fft LADIES' FURNISHER ,
Broadway between fhird and Fourth Phone 41
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO KAJSE FUVD
Sk'ATTLE, July 20—Th© Seat
tit) Chamber of Commerce has decide
ed to help raise fluids to aid the
employers to continue opposition to
! the strike. A not debate folio-wed
in the chamber o* the club over
'ho issues, but linaily the vote re
sulted favoring the solicitation of
the iunds to aid the employers.
HOOSEBITE WILL
LEAD PROW'S
ST. PAlTL, July JO—Virgil Hin
sh:iw, the chosea chairman; of the
Prohibitionist conventiou, which) is
meetiug in this city, called the
bixly (o order this morning for the
purpc.se of nominating a party can
didate fcr president o£ the United
States.
The forecast of the press and
nice' of tho attending debates is
»h>"t the nomination will easily go '
to J. Frank Hanly of Indiana. No
word has been received from John
M. Parker aa to his intentions of
joining the party in the coming
elections.
NOTED ATTORNEY EXROUTE
TO CIRCLE CITY
M. P. Hurd, noted attorney and
pioneer 01" Mount Vernon, Washing
ton, was a passenger oni the Ala- !
meda. Mr.. Hurd for a number of
years was prosecuting* attorney 1
for the County of Skagit in ' the '
State of Washington and during his I
Incumbency morv- criminals were
branch* to the bar of justice and I
l'creed to pay the penalty for their i |
crimes than under any other ad
ministration which has held down
th.:t important office. He is en
route to Circle City on legal busi
ness. During his absence his of
fice is under the supervision of
his son and partner, Sumner Hurd,
who giaduated from the University
nf Washington with exceedingly ,
hish honors.. He is accompanied'j
by It. D. Vauderveer of Sodro 11
Wi'Oley, Wn. j,
BAR ASSOCIATION AT WORK
JUNEAU, July 20—Special—The
Alaska liar Association) is working
lard to secure the appointment of
another judge for the First Divi
sion. President John H.. Reid is
working nard v."!fh the members of
tile legal organization to make the
association a pulling power in the
Alaska legal world.
ALLIES REGAIN
LOST GROUND
LONDON, July 20—The Ger
mans with1 a massed attack have
wrenched the ground from 'the
hands of the British] In the Somme
regions but are unable tol hold it..
Lat«i last night and early this
morning the British) opened up on
a terrific campaign to regain the
lofct ground. The Germans are re
ported as being in a weak condition
all along the line. Enormous gains
were made iiti this morning's) fight
ing. by the British foroesi and the j
war department feels confident that
all of the ground will be taken
from the Get mans.
SC.V'ITLE, July SO—A oarload
>f bot'led beeT consigned ta various
lirms ojjeratinjj in the Territory of
\laskft, was siezed last night by
he liquor aquad ini this city and
it the cider of Mayor Gill has been
lestroyed.
The beer was in quart bottles
mo i>acked in barrels awaiting ship*
nen' to the north. The consignees
>f the shipment have beenj notified
ind the shippers are being traced.
187 fills
BY EPIDEMIC
NEW YORK, July 20—Four hun
Ired and eighty seven deaths have
)een reported by the federal au
horities frotm infantile . paralysis.
3on«rary to the announcements giv
iv out by the authorities within
he last week it "a known that the
epidemic is on the increase and
hat th* doctors and medical men
vho have been detailed to make a
lost study of th© epidemic are
luzzled over the rapid, spread of
he disease.
FINAL CERTIFICATE ISSUED
McCarthy, July 20—Joh« Bar
•ett has -received notice of the is
luance by the land office in. Ju
ieau of the final certificate of pa
ent for his homestead of 296 acrta
sear this city.
iOVEItNOR MAKES APOINTMEXT
JUNEAU, July 20 — Governor |
Strong haq appointe-d M. V. Collins |
>f 3aii Francisco aa commissiner of
ieeds for Alaska in the state of
California. The notice of his ap
pointment will be forwarded on the
'lrs» boat.
H. R. Hall of Juneau, is stopping
it the Golden Nor'h
Quality Coffee
We have secured the sole agency for the
"ALTA"
VACUUM PACKED COFFEE
Packed in one pound tins at 45c and two
P">und tins at 85c. Also in quart fruit jars con
taining one and one-quarter pounds at 55c a jar. If
you a^e dissatisfied in any way with the
coffee you are now using, give this a trial.
You will be more than pleased.
IP. H. GANTY <
STEVEDORES
BACK 10 WORK
SAX FRANCISCO, July 20—
Three 'housond longshoremen re
ported lor work this morning and
are busily engaged loading and un
loading tile many boats tied up at
'lie docks. Transportation} officials
hope to have the docks cleared and
shipping back to l's normal condi
tion within a months time.
The men are working ok the
same wage scale and under the
same conditions which were ln| force
before the strike was called. Trans
portation officials now believe that
Mio backbone of the strike has been
broke and they will experience lit
tle or no dlfficutly for the rest
of the season.
LONDON, July 20 — The Czar's
forces hove plowed thru the moun
tains ol Galilcia. and are now enter
ing the passes of thei Carpathians
ou the eastern, border of Austria.
Thej- have hurled themselves thru
Gal tela uud captUTed the main lines
of transportation leading thrui that
coautry. The passes of the moun
tains are heavily guarded by heavy
artillery and big guns.
BACHELORS PARADISE
FEATURE AT FRIDAY
NIGHT'S DANCE
A Bachelors Paradise Booth, ar
ranged 8? one end of the hall will
be a feature of tlxedance at the
White Pass Club tomorrow night.
Cecil Cole, who is sponsor for
the Bachelors of this cityi aonounc
?d that things are in tip/ top ghajpe
for the ♦.ime of tfre season and that
those who miss the dance will cer
tainly be passing up the time of
their life.
Selmer's f,ve piece archestraj has
been engaged for the evening. The '
lance will start promptly at nine
thirty. Twenty danccs and two ex
tt'ts will bte on the dance programs
which will be furnished for the
;ouvenience of the dancers but it
' s been emphatically \ announced
tha* the party will be strictly in
formal. A special invitation! has
been extended to all visiting tour
ists fer attendance.
WHI'L EHORSU MERCHANTS
KXJOV1NG PROSPERITY
Gcrrtou Powell returned last
night from a hastv bnalnessa trip
to Whitehorse. Mr. Powell rt
ports that the merchants ot the
Citv by the Rapids are enjoying a
healthy business period and nothing
but comment was heard from all
the residents of that city. The
longshoremens strike is still on,
but with the aid of natives the
boats are being loaded and freight
is moving as rapidly as could ba
expected under the conditions.
WOMEN COOKS FOB
BRITISH ARMY
LON'UON, July 20—Five hundred
women have been accepted \>Y_ the
British War office as army cooks
and they will soon be ont their way
to the front tot Joia the 1500 others
who are serving tbe food for the
soldiers In the trenches. They
wear khaki, live iu camps and' bar
racks ;ind are the nearest! approach
to Thomasinaj Atlrlrs that the ar
rnv has yet seen.
WILLPROTEST
BRITISH ACTION
WASHINGTON, July 20—An in
vestigation: has been, ordered by the
department of commerce and in co
operation with the foreign) depart
ment the two departments are op
enly Investigating; the recent black
listing of American firms by the
British government. They will try
and ascertain if the movement and
action of the British! government is
to be construed as unfriendly] to
ward f>e United States.
In any event pressure Is being
brought to bear upon the depart
ments which will necessitate the
protesting toi the Brltishl govern
ment of their actionj in making the
compulsory black list.'
AWAITS 0FF1CAL NEWS
WASHINGTON, July 20 — The
Washington) officials arq waiting for
Lhe official news from the British
governm-ent of the reported boycott
by British of American firma doing
tusinesi in the British. Isles.
MEN WOULD GO TO WORK
PORTLAND, July 20—Two long
jhoremeiiE unions have voted to re
:urn to work at the old scale. Their
w-tion will depend, however, on
;he general results in other ports.
TO VISIT IN NORTH
SEATTLE, July 20—Miss Cannon,
laughter of Uncle Joe Cannon, will
:he hospital corps are visiting in
>on tor Anchorage. She and a
lumber of her friends are making
i. round trip tour of Paa Handle
:owns and westward 'owns.
J. U. Foley was an interior pas
letiger ou thig morning's train. He
iS accompanied by his two sons,
rhey will make the grand tour of
Alaska.
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WILL CLA YSON
SUBMARINE IS
READY 10 SAIL
I BAL/TIMORE, July 20—The Ger
jman sea diver and freight car
rier Deufchland, is ready to sail
across 'he Atlantic at any moment.
Its sailing1 date is kept a secret.
Mystery surrounds the arrival and
departure of the wierd sea monster
Numerous sacks of mail from the
German Ambassador Bernstorff
were loaded on tv»e submarine this
morning.
The Allied cruisers playing off
the three mile limit are keeping in
touch with the German ship and an
exciting chase has been) promised.
The battle ships are reported as
having moved in: closer to the
shore line and are scattered out in
an directions to be able topick up
the trail when'it 6teams out of this
harbor.
LONDON, July 20—Heavy bom
bardments have been reported at
the war office by the Germans in
the Verduni district. Officials be
lieve that this maneuver is simply
a forerunner of a massivei Infantry
attack upon the French trenches in
that district. Several days have
passed since any fighting of note
has been reporttd in the Verdun dis
trict.
AMICABLE PLANS PROGRESSING
MEXICO CITY, July 20—Plans
which call for the settlement of all
differences between this govern
ment and the United States are
quietly progressing. It is believed
by the agents of both, government
tha' the difficulties will be settled
In a fortnight..
SlliZER CAMPAIGNING INSIDE
CIRCLE CITY, Juy 20—Senator
Charles Sulzer, Democratic candi
date for delegate to congress, ad
dressed the citizens of this city on
political issues confronting the Al
aska people here yesterday.
Miss Florence Gaiside and Miss
Hilja Carlson of Haines, are guests
a* the Golden North HoteL