®he Jpailu Alaskan
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No. 147 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAttWAT. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. JULY 26, 1916 PRICE 10 CENTS
BRAVE DANGERS
10 MAKE TRIP
After buttling wilt* the winds,
wave's ami outdoor elem*mfc» which,
'« ihcrn, swanifj to be :*u age, and
which lu realty was ouiy twelve
U;i)s. biug LuRid un tae sao.e.
by tiie high wiiwte, swompid in
Boner* Bay ami living wi.h tne In
dians. .sharing their I'ocd and i>ii
iucvil s;cuditiuuq atikd enduring
hardships that bu<; the strong
est 4111*1 most luardy physics could
v\ ithstawl, a roan anil a wonwn pad
dled into Skagvay t» y yesterday af
teruoou, t<--rmiiiktiny ttievr peiilous
ialt water experience.
1 he man ia r, A. Jomjos, airide.it
spor^man and big g.one bun tor wha
L> undertaking to i>ad>lle down the
mighty Yukon to its mouth. He is
accompanied by bid wife. It is the
intention of Dr. Jones after spend
ing a few days in the UiTd-en City
to shit> bis eaivoe over the Summit
and vaddle down tlie Yukon to
th» mouth of the river. After hav
ing luspectetK interior places he
win return to Fairbanks where he
will tppud the winter. If condi
tions ure favorable the Doctor will
giv4 up his practice in the east and
auswer tlu oall of the north coun
trv oy hanging out liia shingle in
Falrl*anks.
BRITISH TROOPS
TAKE POZIEBES
BERLIN, July 26—The Rrrtish
trt>oi>3 have succeeded in e-rtablish
in< themselves ia Pixti^res. This
places them in a stragt tii-al ik>
sitian from which they can com
mand the sltuatiou LL1 Souime.
PEACE CHANCES FEW
LONDON, July 26—A German
•writer cf aote in the first number
of the Zukunft, says the chan<*9
for early peace amongst the war
ring li&tioiis is vary slight.
1-OES OF ARMY RILL FAIL
WA HINGTON, July 26—All ef
forts ol the foes of the aj-my bill
t"> set the aoproprfcution slued has
fa'ud. The measure will carry an
a^prej !'.!' ion of twq liuikdrt <1 aime
ty million dlilara when, conKjulettd.
SAX FRANCISCO. July 26—The
balKting uf the four great railway
brfiac-i hocds an the strike ii>c»u>B
luvs been concluded and shows an
ove.wbtiming' majo.-ityi £avoral*l€| to
ihtt call i>t a gvUtiivU strike.
j Tht- official reasou 'will be con
veyed to the various lituea Operat
ing throughout the auntry on Au
gust Is.. Arbitrators art) now seek
sns to settle the issues "without the
ca!li;.g ol a national strike and the
tylug up of tranaooiitdutiital trans
portation.
HUNTIMGMRIlf
OFF FOB NORTH
SEATTLE, July 26—A inllMon
airt hunting party bound far Her
schul Island in the Arctic Oeaam,
let" this city this morning cm the
high iiower schooner Bear. The
party is composed of sportsmen who
are out for a big iOknt on the is
land aid immediate vicinity.
Cay'sii) Louis Lajae is ia com
mand of the schooner and has laid
plai s for a long stay |n the Arctic
waters. A complete outfit is car
ried for every member of the party.
RKS( l EKS WORK ALL NIGHT
CLEVELAND, July 26 — The
restuii.g party which, is attempting
to free the fourteen enWmbed work
ers In the titnaoJ •which, runs under
Lake Erie are progressing with, the
work. Nu hope is aow h*'ld out for
tie surviving of the entombed mem
bers.
GENERAL AGENT EXKOUTE f3
F. F. W. Lowle, general freight
ani pn<-set:gar agent for the C.. P.
It.. 11! Alaska, with, head offices at
Juneau, has informed Hal John
ston. agent for the C. P. R., in
thi? city, that he willbe in the Gar
deu Citr by the end of the month.
Mr. Lowle will be accompanied by
his wife, 'who has madee a large
circle of friends in this city. His
itina'Siy calls him to the interior.
Captain Stone was among the
many IIuiiLes passengers on the Pet
erson this morning.
HAVE YOU A DOUBLE?
I
UOW many mon 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.
Here it costs you nothing ex
tra to sccure clothes 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.
Made byB. Stern & Son,
New York
HI f \T IT (7% IJ THEHABERDASHER AND
• «J* L# I i\ W11 LADIES' FURNISHER j.
Broadway between fhird and Fourth Phone 41
! SEATTLE, July 56—Oui-rle Maial
1 of Iditarod litis baeiu arrested by
the Seattle lioiLioe and Is being held
pending an investigation, by Line dry
squad, which to operating la, this
city.
Six thousand! dol'lana wctrt'ln of
liquor ccnsigaied toi tha Tanrito: y
of Alaska hag boen oonjulgv-aU d by
the dry forces and Mairah is being
held in connection with tjhe ease.
NOUKOLK, July 26—A British
warship which has bee®/ lying off
the three mile Mmit waiting to
pick up »ne chase of tha German
submarine now at Baltimore, run.
thru (ho Virginia oajx* at an early
•hour this mopnlng, without pilot or
warning to the United Staitts. It
anchored off Fortress.' Monroe for
a couple of hours and then lifted
its anchor and ste>a*ntd outside the
three mile limit where it is riding
the waves awaiting the| appiroaah
of the Deutohland.
ALLIESSWEEP
ENTIRE FB0N1
LONDON, July 26—IXspute the
ferocious attac\k6 ami odunter ma
neuvers bv tlie Huns, the Allies
are slo\» ly maJcing hictutwiay in tuie
StMuiue regions winning evei y Jjat
tie.
Hand to hiuid lighting and bay
onet charges lc-nn the chief made
ot attack all aluug the wht4e line.
A desjjerat* battle is now iu pro
gs ess. The Allied forces (have
ruajitti thru the first, aecoiid «uid
are charging tiiq thard deftaso line^
whern l:and to band) lighting is
predominating. Thie| Genman fo.ices
a;e weakening and tltiei battle seems
to be going to the Allies. Tlie lose
is terrific on both, sl<Jt-s.
M.HUl'OSA WITH 700 TONS
T!ie Mariposa, sailed from Seat
tle *his morning with a voluminous
♦oniiage in ita holds for the Gar
den tJ'y. It ia understood that
TOO toi.s oX freight, waa loaded an
thq tea*, before it cleared from
Commencement Bay *or the North.
Mis» Itonena, Stringer, daugSnter
of Bis too J. O. Stringer, of the
Church oJt England, caane up on the
P'inoesa Sophia, an, her way btoma
cc. Dawson, Y. T., from Tanoqto,
C:<nr.dp. where she finashled tor
fc; r y«arb course to Hajvergsal Col
I lege.
WORKER FALLS IN
ORE BUNKERS
!
| Wa\t<-r Rhdnehart waa rushetf to
'h© White Pa^a hostyrtt;^ yesita.day
morning suffering lujuirie^ received
from a. fall down, into the ore
bunkere. Mr. Kh^nehsuit was bhovel
ing ore Iroin th«! oar iutio tbq bunk
ers a'.id iu thja course of litis duties
. 'ha .ihovL'l wliidhj he was using slip
I pC«d. He lofct ilia Jjoftauce ajid fell
backwards into the btunQwrs.
A' first it wafl tibjougi.t, thiat he
was seriously injured, but a careful
examiuaUon iby Dr. G-afcii^ twouglut
to Ugli* that bis injuries were
minor and that be would, In all
proba biJity, be able to) be out of the
hospital In si weekfe time. Bruises
around 'he hips and legp are the
most jioticeiaible inju'i-iea -received.
SLASHESVEiN
I WITH GLASS
NEW YORK, July 26—Dr. Waite. j
the golf confessed inu:xlBii'«i4, while j
tonfiufd in his deaitlh1 cell' waiting
for the day aet for hie tet&ecution to •
airivc, inflicted a serious wound
upon himself by slashing his jug
gler vein with a broken/ pitcja of
glass.. He was removed) from the
dsalh. cell anid medicajj attention
given him.
The authorities aire ] concerned
with the presence ot Che glass In
the death cell. Usually nothing is
kept there: it is dark, solemn and
gloomy. A clock ticks on this wall'
so that the prisoner cam see tbe
approaching end. AnJ iavestlgation
is being carried on by the ofiioiTs.
rOIuTlC AL CAUCUS
CALLED FOB TONIGHT
A. Ucf-ubHoajx caucus, at wliich
delegates to attend the Republican
Divisional Canvemtiani will be uom
iuated, is staged, for tonight al tli.t
City Hall al 8:30.
1 lii! primaa-ics will be foald Sai
urdaj, July 29th, of ti.is week. En
thusiasm in the Be^uiUicaaj) ran,..*.
' Is running high and. all members
Ipredkt a general victory, through
out the territory; thifej coming fall
T)U. BAKER JOINED BY WIFE
Dr. Baker, supervising; mission
»ry for the Hanvaiin Islands, who
hag been confined in the Wibttte
Pass hospital for a number of
weeks, has been, released and is
recuperating in the suinsfhiuy nays
of Skagway's superfta weather. Mi's.
Baker has joined hjer husband lu
this city. They mre guests at th -
txold^u North, Hotel.
RUSSIANS ON OFFENSIVE
| PETROGRAD, July 26—The Rus
I slaus ere conttinuing' the offensive
campaign in southern) Volhynia wiiti
, reoiarknble victories accredited) to
thei.- aide.
Quality Coffee
We have secured the sole agency for the
"ALT A"
VACUUM PACKED COFFEE
Packed in one ponnd tins at 45c and two
pound tins at 85c. Also in quart fruit jar# con
taining one and one-quarter pounds at 55c a jar. It
you a~e dissatisfied in any way with the
coffee you are now using, give this a trial.
You will be more than pleased.
P. H. GANTY
SEATTLE, July; 26—J<1rei|g(ht ]s
beliijf m-ovcd with, a bettor dispatch
than a' any time Blnice the Long
shorfmeiis ijtrika wis catted. Over
oae thousand aan, union stevedores
are busily at work loading and un
loading the boats tied u®f at Ohe
various docks in. Oonmrneueement
iwy.
The voluminous amount of
freight whichl has been waiting on
tne docks is gradtually disappearing
arid ofttctala iKJleve thAt th© seri
ousness 01 the tte-uip in water trans,
potation has been, cleared from the
boards.
turksIuoih
AUSTRIANS
LOXDON, July 26—Advices have
bt en received' by thg war office to
fa effect that Uvq Turks will be
to the aid o£ thtj A us Lr kins
iintufC:aie)y Austria aS the yret*
eut ':me U Iiariraastd onj practical
ly ail sides and finds Chat the
Italians are making rapid gains
which it canmott check.. Russia
will iu all probability make an at
tempt to out th«i Turka off and
k«eo them from aiding the Aue
irianfi.
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TOURISTS GET BIllDSEYE
VIEW OF GARDEN 01TV
Iu oi-der that some of tiheir east
ern irieude mlgilut bee 6«agway In
all ltd glory, a tram.pi audi picuic
supper was arranged by Mr. and
Mrs. Andiew Stevensoiij at the toot
of A.. B. Mountain this evening.
Mrs. Thos. H. Kjinneair and Mrs.
Thoe. EaJcen, of Touxwi'bo, wiwose
families are identified v>tU many
o( Cmada'e leading institutions
were iu 'he party. Mm. Florenoe
Firestone and ih«r xidece, Miss Nel
lie Fortune, from Kajisaa Qtty, who
ivad made the; ascent/ to Lower Lake
Dewey lu tho morning, showed their
loye of moaatalu ulimLAn® t>y mak
ing the second trip. Mrs.. Fire
stone's coonaLn, Rofbemt J. Fire
stone, of the Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company, hag bean one of
Andrew Stevenson's life long
friends. All of the painty are leav
ing in the morn tag for Atiln.
miiijis
into ma
The staunch mail conveyancer,
"Quei Ida," wihioh hue J>fetu, placed
on the run toj aui>ply tbie^ demand, of
lulf<rmedla<e points with a weekly
mail uervice, slipipeld intoj this poit
with mall and. passenger at an
early hcur thisi morning and chug
gcd out of port, talcing autboauid
mall to the miany pcnts along the
way at about 9 ofcloek.
The contract haa )>eea let to
Hunter and Dickson of Juneau. Mr.
Hunter wag formerly p/oetmo&ter of
the Capital Cltyj and: has accurate
Infoimation, n!lx>ut the handling of
mall and passeiagers. lihe Querida
will hold down the nam until the
company can ptoce a larger boat
oa the rum Mr. Hu.niter reports
that a desil ia now pending for the
char'cring of at large commodious
boat that will be placed on the
run, Dermanemtly. The Qureida is
SO feet long and has a beam of
12 feet. It waa built | especially
for the Bering Sea, and can stand
a heavy Tun of sea.
Many passengers, Becuixxlj passage
on the gas boat tor Juneau and way
porte. The boat has been; received
with a warm welcome all along the
way and tb^ people are rejoicing
oyer the re-establishment of the
needed mail service to the inter
mediate points.
RUSSIANS POUR
111 PASSES
LONDON, July 26—Tie Russhm
Infantry has forced a passage thru
the Upper valley of the Styr River,
north. of Lemilytrg u-ud. are pouring
thru the puee down Into the river
valley, swteping everything! before
them.
SOCIETY EDITOR RETURN'S
Mre. L. S. Keller, after making
an extended tour of the Plate"u
Spates and Northwest territories,
h£te returned to her li«me in this
city. She yvos a passenger on. the
Sophia and reports a perfect trip up
the in&lde passage.
Mrp. Keller visited' with frion 1®
lii the Pugeit Sound citle6 and en
Joyed a geneml vacation since her
departure from this city seve.al
weeks ago.
Who's Your Tailor?
YOU can arrange to have your
tailored to order suit and ov
ercoat for Autumn delivered
whenever you want them-but we ad
vise you to
Come in and Se
lect Your Pat
tern Today
Get first choice of the
handsome and exclu
sive woolens from Ed.
V. Price & Co.'s line
and have us send them
your measure.
Reasonable
Prices
i^Ster^r.s,
WILL CLA YSON