Pari*. Friday. — Americans hold
ing the positions la the Soissons
region at Camplen Wood' and Erchea
and other points south of Nesle
have had a fierce engagement with
the enemv who sought to bar the
French advances eastward. The
German -ear guards fought to the
last man, and died rather than he
captured. * ;
The American Army on the Aisne
Veele Front, 11:40 a m. Friday. —
Fighting of a most desperate char
acter occurred between the American
troops and enemy forces at Ju
vidny. Just north of Soissons this
moming The Americans were
brought Into the fight because the
trenche? <n this locality are along
side of the railway which runs
north an4 south.
French tanks supported the A
mericaas in their'attack against the
enemy.
The *amous Prussian, guards were
orough* in»o the operations here
and made violent counter attacks
against the American positions, and
although they sought time and a
again *o evict the Yankees by coun
ter attack* wh'ch were repeatedly
launched, their efforts to regain
the lost ground was in vaiu.
Paris, Friday. — French and
American troops attacking north of
Soissons are rapidly approaching the
westward side of the Soissons table
land.
Ten fresh German divisions have
been rushed up to oppose this ad
vance which threatens the vhole
•western portion of the enemies
Aisne-Vesle line.
Beyond -N'oyon the French are
pushing toward Guiscard; and Chau- 1
ny. Here the Germans are offering
conclusive resistance in the
heights southwest and northwest of
Noyon and along the Crozat canal.
in the Ailette region the French
forces have reached the bordvr of
Coucy forest which merges into the
Sti Uobian forest, and is known
*o be o»e of the greatest defens
ive positions on the western front.
Palis, Friday. 11:40 p. m. — Re
ports from the Field Headquarters
received at the French war office
early this morning state that in
three different uatrol encounters 1"
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NEW iH POWER BILL MOT
i "MKOBfirWEMDrfflf
Washington, Aug. 30.—Conferees
' having th» drafting o| th© new
man power bill in. hand have agreed
| to eliminate the work or fight clausi
from the Dill.
Vosges last night the Germans were
driven o'f ay the Americans' gun
fire.
The German artillery fire in the
Woevre district increased material
ly during the night and an enemy
aeroplane was shot down after it
had attacked several American ob
servation balloons east of St. Mi* j
hiel.
CASl) ALT I lis RE POUTED
Washington, Aug. 30.—Thp list
of casualties as reported today
Irom the Iron contains the names of
250 men. Of these 132 were kill
ed and 65 severely wounded.'
"HUNGER STONE" GIVES WARN
ING OF WOE TO HUNS
Amsterdam.—The famous "Hun
gerstone," in the river Eloe, near
Tetscheu, which, according to popu
lar belief in Germany, predicts fa
mine whenever seen, is now visible
for the first time since the begin- |
ning of the war. The stone lies i
in the b©-3 of the river, and has
never been visible save in excep
tional times.
The stone bears the inscriptian,
chisled 'a old German, "When you
see me ye shall weep."
BIO BATCH OF MAIL
RECEIVED BY SOLDIERS
London, Aug. 30.—In the house
of commons Postmaster GeneraJ A.
H. Illlflgworth sadi that 10,000,000
letters and 350,000 parcels were
sent to the army weekly. Letters
to prisoners of war numbered 116,"
000 x week, and parcels 126,000.
| The bill as amended at the con
j ference and presented andj re
ported to the House of Representa
tives was adopted as per the re
port.
Washington, Aug. 30.—Senator
Sheppard introduced an amend
ment to the bill providing for na
tional prohibition to take effect
June 30, 1919 providing for pro
hioition »o continue until the army
i$ demobilized.
The Alaska .Steamship company's
big liner Alaska arrived in this
port aocut 9 o'clock this morning
from Seattle enroute to Anchorage,
©be sailed from Seattle "with a
passenger list of 12& person, 32
of whom disembarked at Ketchikan
and Juneau, and eight were booked
for the port of Skagway. The bal
ance #re enroute for Cordova. Ella
mar, Vaidez, LaTouche. Seward,
Anchorage, while Mr. and Mrs. Orra
E. Monette and Mrs. Monette of
Log Angeles, and? Mrs. J. H. Proctor
and Editb Proctor are making the
round triD as tourists.
The Alsaka will remain here un
til aoout 6:30 o'clock this evening,
the time in port being required for
unloading the cargo of freight con
signed to this port.
FORREST SAYS ALASKA
MIST MARK TIME
"Seattle is on the peak of its
prosperity and altho the laborers
admit they can save no money t»"
reason of the hig h cost of living,
I doubt if Alaska will be able to
secure necessary man power until
the war is over," is the opinion
of O. F. Forrest, who returned last
night accompanied by hia daugh
ter.
Mr. Forrest is returning from a
trip to tbe Atlantic coast and re
turned' by way of Mexico and Cali
fornia. He 6ays war conditions
in the east are normal, there is
no excitement and everywhere is a
feeling of grim determination to
prosecute the war to a successful
ending.—Dispatch.
Fred Blanchard and Carl Hahn
were passengers out on th® City of
Seattle today. The young meet will
attend school this winter. Both
have had positions with the W. P.
& Y. Route this summer.
Fruit Jars,
Jelly Glass etc
WE ABB PREPARED TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR
CANNING SUNDRIES AT FOLLOWING PRICES:
Telly Glaases WlOi Topa 60c per doz.
Maaoa Self 8eal«r Pints >1.10 per dot.
Mason Self Sealer, Quarts . _ f.1.25 per dox.
Maaon Self Sealer WIDE MOUTH, Bints $1.25 per doz. *
M&so& Self Sealer, WIDE MOUTH, Qts., $1.45 per doz. '
Mih« Self Sealln* T*r Tope, 25c.par t.oz. • •
Mason Self Sellnag Caps, 20c doz. 3 for 60c. , .
Maaon Porcelain Lined Jar Capa, 40c per doz. j
Jar Rubbers—Best Grade—Seaty, 10c per doz. J >
Parowax In 1 lb. brick*, 20c ea«b.
Permits are now obtainable tram oca] Food Administrator for
25 lb. lota of sugar for canalng purposes, j .
P. H. GANTY
MB HE MB MS
of Km tins Kin m
MANY MOONSHINERS ROUNDED
UP IN HILLS OF OLD KENIUCKf
[ Washington, Aug. 30.—The big
gest Intensive roundup of illicit
whiskey distillers ever undertaken
by the United States government
has just been completed in the
soutnern mountain district.
The general raid resulted in the
seizure of 486 stills and the arrest
of two hundTed moonshiners. Five
of the outlaws were killed while
resisting arrest, and two of the
sheriffs were killed before the out"
laws were finally pounded UP. A
large number of government men,
assisting the sheriffs in the raid
were wounded ag were also a
number o* the liquor makers.
It is oelieved that this cleanup
will result in a general cessation
of the illicit distilling of the moon
shine.
11 MILLIOH
EVERY HOUR
Washington. — A comparison of I
reports shows '.hat American war :
expenses are aoout 50 per cent 1
higher than Great Britain's owing to
the snorter time that America has
been in the war. The individual
burden of taxation in this country
is about half as much as in Eng
land.
The raoiitnly cost of the war to
the United States is about $1,500,
.000,000. The cost to Great Brit
ain is about a billion dollars. The
United States is now spending $2,
000,000 hourly.
The nation's debt is now a little
under $12,5000,000,000. Great
Britain's debt is $36,675,*000,000. |
B\TTLES AND DEAL ABE
RENOMINATED POSTMASTERS
Washington, Aug. 30— President ■
Wilson renominated Edgar Bat
tles at Seattle and T. H. Deal at
Fairbanks for the postmastership of
theirrespective towns
GEX. PEIISHIXG'S BOYS
TOOK PART IX DRIVE
Washington, Aug. 10.—General
Pershing's communique todaj quotes
a letter written by a German lieu
tenant, who was later killed, in
which he told of his experiences in
the fighting in the Chateau Thierry
sector, wnere, he eaid, the Ameri
cans were attacking.
Never oefore had there been such
Strong attacks, he declared, and
nobody could withstand them.
He saJ3 he believed the Germans
had underestimated Genral Foch
and the Americans.
Miss Myrtle Record and Miss
Ruth Reed, two pioneers of Anchor
age, are passengers on the Alaska
bound' for home, after a vacation in
California and other Pacific coast
points.
RUM LOSSES
ARE STAGGER!
Paris, Aug. 30.—The ^totad Ger
man losses from the beginning of
the war to the end of July 1918,
are understood to be 6,000,000.
One million four hundred thous
and were killed up to the begin
ning of the German offensive.
From March 27 to June 17 the
Germans are said to have lost 123,
000 killed alone.
SPECIAL MEETING OF EAGLES
■ i — v
CALLED TONIGHT
There will D® a special meeting
of Skagway Aerie No. 25, Fra- (
ternal Order of Eagles tonight,
(Friday) at 8:30 o'clock for the
purpose of disposing of special
matters t>l buslnes which will come
before the meeting.
J. M. Keller, W. P.
E. A. Magel, who represents
Heintze's 57 varieties of Pure Food
Products, hag been in Skagway for
a few dara calling on his trade and
at the same time has put in a few
hours in fishing. If he is a« suc
cessful iu, selling pickles and other
things as he is in fishing his house
will be filled with orders as Mr.
Magel ha* landed a great number of
the wily trout and' is an ardent ex
ponent or Isaac Walton. Mr. Ma
gel left today for Juneau.
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i
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i '
Paris, Friday, 11:00 a. m.—Ger
man troops made desperate count'
er attacks on the French position* w
between the Ailette and Aisne rlv
era early this morning but all Of '
these attacks were repulsed and
the French maintained their gain*
east rf Pasly and north of Soiason*.
London. Friday, 11:10 a. m.—Ac
cording to thig noon's reports from
the Brltiih headquarters to the Brit*
ieh war office, following the Wl'1"
of Bapaume the British captured
Combles Detween Bapuamg and th§r -
Somme. The British fore<s# th®«
crossed the Somms to the south and
went of Peronne, and east of the
Sensee river and made progress to
day, capturing tlie towns of Bulle*
coiir and Hendcourt and Escagnl
court also C'eri-sur-Somme, which
U on the Somme rivef •&#- 4 *■
tweeu Combles and Peronne.
British troops in advanced posi
tion a on the Picardy battle front
were supplied with small arm am
munition by aeroplanes which mad*
delivery to the ground fighters hy
dropping the packages of cartridge*
from thf> machines attached to
parachutes
With the British Army in France,
Friday, 2:35 p. m. — The German
armies have been driven behind the
river Somme everywhere along the
British front. The whole western '
Dank i» now in the possession of
General Haig's troops anej at one
place just south of Chapellette, &
British force has crossed to the
bank.
Fires on the northern end of
the German line opposing the Brit"
ish i] taken as an indication Of
the withdrawal of the enemy to
positions farther east. Specially is
this evidenced in the Lys salient.
As tne fires burn their way thru
the ouildings many explosions are
noted behind the enemy lines, which
shows that the Germans are de
stroying large stores of explosives.
WOMEN CANNOT RUN
FOB PARLIAMENT
London, Aug. 30.—Women are
not entitled to become candidate* "
for uarllament, according to a de*
cision reached' by the law officer#
of England, Scotland and Ireland,
who were unanimous in their ruling,
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of
the exchequer, said in the house
of commons today. This settled the
controversy which arose out of ex
tending the franchise to women.