Weeks Drive for Peacetime Army
Effects Every Alaska Fort
Washington. II I* J*ily 2 7 —Oras
»*• are !»«'inu taK*'ti by S*htiv
;irv of War Week* to fill down the
•nhstfil personnel of !'»e Army to
\»»»um of KiO.000 iKed hv
t*«ss. On Jim** !•> the eulisleil
n mil' ie: «•<! a'-ou 22 -1>« • iv.it *
» esciiMafk'vl that ;»l>otn '•.OiHi !*j»e
eti disi tars# siiitr (haj rt;t:e
ftteral Mart ts at ui: a plan
»>r roilkift .'n that i'K th< .• ».!!:
iomueiit of several it: I i.ii ' po~ s.
ituludinj: some in each branch of
the servce Coast artillery ports
in the South will be heavily reduced
Orders 1 ..ve cone out permitting; men
to k* i their discharges without for
icitius travel allowances, and It is
reported that many men are takiu.c
h.niUi^t' of thai yriv lope. J1.''
niittis July 10. all corps command
ers will be required to submit re
ports e> ery ten d-ys on their en
..s <-d personnel o thai a check tr.ii>
> kept oa the total strength.
Washington. Jiilv 27.— It v*us aa-»
il.iv Hun in t!.*> tv-oi i .muatioa of
tli«> army. tiv«> ioi>ii*aiiics of ih«v
tueniy-first infant! >. which is now
stntituit'il in Alaska. will lie ti.tus
tVrml to the ilawat an Mantis 1" is
transfer will affwt tin- tuns of S,>
ward, Usittns. Atii-itorast'. ('i|»Vr*>r.
ami St. Michael.
Washington. July 27 Stirw.in
Weeks announced today tii.u .ill ar
?».> except: Camp Di*. New
Vt'ik; I'aiup Travis. Texas; ramp
\ :n\. Kenttickv. and Camp Lewis.
v\ .:s ; .in. were to lie abandoned
•
\\ . 1 iiigt.'ii. Jul) 27.—Applica
tion* ujneli art* now being received;
from " 'Jisfed men will reduce th<
Army io I."•o,ii0o men by ,1uiy -1.
was r»ie announcement m.ide by th.
War I »v i' irim- ■ : today.
HUSBAND TRYS SAVE
WIFE. LOOSES LIFE
Banff. July 27 -Wutle •• t:l«f
Mount Aeon near her. a parly >
lmiris:- !ih! ;. found the hod- l>c
\V. K Mom-. president of (Vrilue
untve: it>. who with his wife have
Wil missing since ilio sv*eiuoen
of July, The party found Mrs
Si one ly.ns in a crevice of the mou .
■
While attempting to rescue his
wife, who had lost her footing and
had f.ulen into a deep crevice, Dr
Stone to his death.
"
w- re appealed to today by Congress
men to brake up the yam Mini; on
horso racing that ua-; being carried
<•« ittidor t •• dome of ihe Capital
The complaints wi ;e that gov.-rn
i: i-tital • >rks were m-gleeting ihe.r
work to engage in Iteating the htiok
i»*s on the races.
vvashititiion, Jul> 27.—Samuel j
'! ;j'i>rs tills afternoon railed on
- .U*nt Harding -and urged tl>.
i n sidenl to inaugurate some larg>
pui'Iii undertaking in order to pro
lit W1 tin'ii uhi> are row out of work i
Mv Wor:!>ers staled that il was now
costing public sp rited people and
tl.e nation twenty million dollars a
<!;»> to feed the unemployed of the
iiifed States
Aisiinicton. Ii (* . July 37 — Sec-1
re;.ir> (Inches today made formal
deni ad that all Americans, who are
now hold prisoners in Russia he re-;
leaded immediate'?.
R3c:t. July 27.—The official de 1
1' ! do 1 iy Sfcrelary Hughes I
r 1 he release of American prison
i I" ssi. 1 u ,.s handed 1>> 1 s
■■ ■, minister here last night
- 11 T: :nu isco. Jul> -v - Ttie C01-I
iii-tl riuii. an exclusive cutuMuif.
ri wa- tod>i> held up Ii; .1 'land
: idnits. who got awa> with t"en 1
onsand dollars in cash.
Northern Hospitality Wins the
Admiration of Eastern Globtrotters
Annum those who arr.v> <1 in Skas;
from tl»> iniPrior oil y«-i • day's
train. «a« ;« party of New i
I'hii-.iKo tourists. This p . > ■>
traii-lej westward Mii-nigh tfau
adiall Hookies. i'to-jpirs: " a SVw
dus at. ItaitlT. m.« Iak; •
:t t'!.*u »■ they I" arded t [*■ I'rin
ie»s .Mit't*. Arriving in Skacwuy
a tt'fk aso. they lets for \\ hite
liurse and inter.or points.
Those who Make up the party ap
Mrs Wm Mutiroe. Miss Helen Jlun
r..e, Miss Kttniv M. Niilty. Miss
Mary MeUwarth, Miss l'. M. lira
liam. Miss K. It. I'ofin. Miss .1. ltoiit
ler. Mrs. A. K. i'urr. C. II Mar
ker. A. V. Itarker. and Joaquin \V
who is in personal charge j
V fi.iu ;.m the pan• were joined
•
Mounted Police, wlso ac
ji.it;:• >1 the party to $>kajrwa\ j
Mi !i:« ki• > siated last evening thai j
I -t;. had thorough!} enjoyed >
• in- 'rip, and Mceptionaily the
. iti or tour He was enpet*iall\ j
y to Maj. Turker for his
kindness and expressed his appro-;
nation at the .Major's part in mak- j
,:ss. ' trip from Pawson to Skag- ,
nai one ooutinnoua round of pleas
ant surprises.
The party was entertaolnwl last
vening '•>" Mrs T'ullen. who relat
ed stories about tl.e early days in
!>\ea and SkaRwav. The party will
sail tonight on the Princess Royal.
I
What's The Use?
Takr \n Itiv«*ntot> of Yntir*«*lf—\Vh:»! Ilav* You Saved So Far—
Two iiu'n M;irl lifo on :in rvrn lm*K—One in saving
—Onr did not—When opportunity kiiorki'tl, tlie one who saved
wjh lo 1:1 asp it, |bo other w.i*. not.
failure to sav«% will Muml In'twrrn you and surnss.
Bank of AlasKa
Howard Escapes Mother's V/?*alh
. !? tu»i Aikli tt«Ivv,«. i.i ,
Jirtt ir <»111. UirHi till* l:w U
jvjisou I.'i* «l« l.u X* in it l.is fnftillW i- jimiod \\ *t<
UN I'XtV'li-; • : Jit rtl with ' • - !»»•»♦ <• • ' • f
iOxUfii
WOOD REPORTS
ON PHILL1PINES
■
aiII ;idvse a?...
ndepevdetue ;<i the P;.ii.;>pin.s a:
ho pn-cnt 11' . Is indicated hv thi
Puhliti. .In 1 v 2" -The Sinn Fein
•otisidor ihf HniisU i •■■■
' e Kvf • _ N< -.vs .in acreemeut
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Shuth I1 i .:.il In rf-'.ird to the fu
ttre of l.;>* Irish Republic This same
;atos favor e wee, lance of l«.cyd
leoijies' peace tert».*>
N
lusserand sailed for Paris last Jiitrht
Iclegalion of French diplomats •
mend ll.e disarmament ronferem e
o In* Iteid in Wasl itigtoii.
U.JMXKIJS Kl.KCT OFFK'KIiS
At a recent meet: ■ c beid by tin
he followina officers were elected
Jack Keller, re-electod president
-Iric Toiler, ireasurei . Mrs. .lack
Keller. >- creiar>. i. V Zinkan
ice-president: Mrs. Ceo. IVdmar..
'Icon .\sk. Howard Ashley, trus
ees: Delia Itapuzirt. • urrespondinp
ieereiar> and Miss St one. librarian ;
The Misses Kditl. and Edna Ral- j
enger of Chirac.i. Ill, is spending
i few days at the Fulleii House.
PACIFIC COAST CITIES
WANT CONFERENCE
V,.. V nr
f#-w n->r •'.* Mr f
<'on*id>-r*<l > ve"; r.uu': -i •
had on 1>oard w»w ' -five
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BRYAN IN COURT
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n'issod the case. ar>d IV -"an lpft th
louring Party Sails South Tonight
Thoroughly Enjoyeb Alaska Trip
Traveling under the guidance of
Raymond and Wliitoonsb company,
Cew York, a party of fifteen tour
sts returned to Skagway on jester
lav's train, after having spent a
reek viewing the wonders of the
rukon country. The personnel of
he pariv are: J. B. and Mrs. Bird:
!. G. Bird: W. A. and Mrs. May: W. I
L May. Jr.: Wm. Riid Mrs. "White: |
ir. and Mrs. F. K. Jacobs; Mrs. S. 1
: rirooks: .!. Hell: A. T. Gallup: and
lajor It. R. Vincent, conductor of!
iic tour. The party arrived in j
ikapv&y fti the last voyage of- the
'rincess Alico, and left imraediale
y for the inierior.
MaJ. Vincent said last .evening j
hat the tonr had been an exception-1
llv pleasant one. Leaving New I
"ork on July 4, the party cam*, to]
.
and then by the Alice to Skasrwaj
In sppakinp about the Alaska part
of In? lour, last evening. Mai. Vin- j
rem said that one of ifce many j
pleasant memories, that the members
of the party are bringing back with I
them, is the spirit in which they •
have been treated by the residents
of the several Alaskan and Yukon
towns and. especially the attention
piven tl.e party by the oflici -» of the
Steamship l.ine. the crew of W:
Pass and Yukon railway, and the
crew of the "Casca" the river boa:
The party will sail on the Prin
cess Royal this evening. ar.d rc'urc
home by way of the Yellowstone Na
tional Park, then through Colorado,
and home by way of Chicago. The
members of the party live in Penn
sylvania, Connecticut, and Peleware.
Illinois Executive Arrested;
Charged With Embezzlement
SprincfieW Jnl? I
Governor Small assumed * b<"-l!ic
Mfii-d til* fhortff hr t»)»
would norrendT
i ofBf* tod»<".
- r-amnn CoontT crund J«r»
Ji' T 10 returned Indictment*
ac&!n*t Oorernor Fm»!l. IJe«tf>r,*pt
RoTf-tior SterUnc, *nd Vinrent fur
on a cliarc* of
p. »tid the operation <1 *
ooi.Ldeuce f.iTi.e.
JEFFERSON S HOME
OFFERED FOR SALE
HARDING TO SPEND
IN WHITE MOUNT.
*
• lindane*1 at th»> Pilcrim T«r
■ Mondajr. Frosid^tit and
tii-i' it Till tpond r short *«
'
twxn nations to pur
i reposition to !*> hi i
.1 Hr< in 19*5. to con..
5 r- 8< UfTfftl' Ti ■ S ol t 1
«('f «^th a fun mart*
f<iir and p-vw-ttiM
f ■- -ir-d ricM no*
i»n' Hardin? Mid.
' Tarific Coast trip
Mining Expert Speaks Weil of the
Carcross-Atlin Mining District
il"" '« * II
T MiT)***.
■ f Vr t r>t!it«>r. wi11
<:• • r •'!>■ to tht»
CfaHtilT'f opin
io-. a} til -
THE
WHITE PASS X
YUKON ROUTE
The
Gateway
Route
Of
Comfort
Service
Safety
To and From Atlin, Dawson,
Fairbanks, and All In
terior Alaska and
Yukon River
Points
Doring «en*«n «>f navigation i»nr foot of mndrm nil! «*f»rr
ntc ppp«l*Hy ihe entire length of (hr Yukon TUrrr an«l
Daily Train Swirr <o\orpt SnmlayO bofwocn SkApuir and IVhitr
bor^e. Parlor o!w^na?ion ran. on ererr train.
lor full information rcsarrlinc pas«onprr an«1 frofeht ratos apj to
H WHEELER. General V.anajjer
5kajruay. Alaska
Or .HO Alaska Bnihllnc, Bo»tll». Wash.