PRICE 10 CENTS
SKAUWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1917
No. 141 TWENTIETH YEAR
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Paris, July 21. — Germany's as
sault oti the French lines at Chem
iu De .dames reached unprecedent
ed ferocity today and hand to hand
fighting interspersed ■with heavy car
nonading of extreme violence is
the official report of the war office.
San Francisco, July 21. — The
ca^e o'" Rena Mooney is rapidly
draw in t' to a close, the evidence on
both sides of the case having been
(completed this afternoon. The
closin* addrtvses ht council to the
jury will begin this afternoon juid
it is beleved that the case will
go to the jury'not later than Mon
day forenoon.
PATROL BATTLE
Mission, Texas, July 20.—A pat
rol of American soldiers and 'a
band of Mexican bandits exchanged
live hundred shot^ across the Rio
U ramie. The report states that
no Americans were hit "and the pat
rol does not know whether any Mex
icans were.
HIT 101
E
The Steamship Prince Rupert ar
rived in tbs port at 7 o'clock yes- ,
terday morning, bringing 106 pass- j
fngera.'
.SiLe of this number are return
ing home from th^ states or are.
enrobte to points in the iri erior, j
r,i je 77 made the trip to Bennett
on a special 'rain. 7 are 10°ked J
through to Dawson, 7 will m.ikc the
Atlin trip and 6 will go *o Wtiite
fco*s •_
Tne Rupert will sail thi3 evening.
SOLVED CRUGER MYSTERY.
Mrs. Humiston's Efforts Result
ed In Discovery of Girl's Body.
If .Mrs. lluiui.to;;. :i wo: .an lnwyci
hadn't coniiiiiUMl in ihe sra rch lor I tut
Cruger. it New York hltfli school gir
tlie hitter's hotly ni'ght never hav
been found. as tin- i- .1. o 1::itl practica
ly given up the search.
Of BUSINESS
Petrogra.il, July 21.—Ott ThurstLJ
General Kerensky led his troops c
gaiu^t tho Petrograd rioters an
uapured lit) fortresses St. Pete
auJ. St. Paul. Today ho crossoi
the bridge and took the stronghol'
in tnc face of a fierce machine gui
fire. 1 _ ?
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Petrograd, July 21.— General K<
ens.:y was today appointed Prim
JILnis'er of Russia to succeed Lev
off. Tlie latter will retain 'th
war portfolio for o sliort tune long
er.
after the arrval of 'the af'-rnoot
train, calling in at Taku (i.acier
which was iiassed by on th.o nortl
trip owing to the inclement 'weatli
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We are closing out the remaining
portion of our SUMMER
HATS at reduced
prices
Middy Blouses $1.00 each
Dimities, Lawns and summer sport goods on sale
Oxfords
and broken lines of shoes at
Greatly Reduced Prices
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
J SEATTLE STREET CARS PELTED
• WITH STONES Hi ROTTEN EGG!
Seattle, July 21. — The attempt
made tr resume operaions of the
street car service'in this city yes
terday afternoon precipitate much
lawlessness.
When th0 cars reached certain
down town districts, the strikers
began pelting stones at the drivers
and police guards. Many of the
cars had all the "windows broken,
with if one*,, while rotten eggs were
freely used a$ missies for the o
peratprs.
Thirteen policemen refused to ridi
in the cars as a protection for the
mon operating These were at once
dismissed from 'the police force by
Chief of Polce Beckingham.
Shortly after these thirteen "men,
had been dischargd from the police
force, the Seattle police formed a
union, cue hundred 'and fifty mem
bers of the f.orce joining. Mayor
Uill announced' that being members
of tho Union, and in sympathy with.
. the e'r)king car men would not
i prevent tliem from being dismissed
• from the force if they failed to
3 obey orders.
Twenty arrests wery made and
the car# were finally roturned to
the Darns. '
Attempts will b0 made again t<
j day to reestablished the service.'
A second attempt was made f
: noon today to run he carg but
j was p.a utter failure. A oquad c
seventy police was unable to bol
back tb? crowd. Windows in th
cara wer0 smashed by women pel
lng fruit and vegetables from th
second story windows of office buil<
iiigli pi Second avenue.
Scores of heavy trucks and dray
filled the avenue, thus leudin
'■ their al l to ths 'obstruction of th
street
It wag learned late this aftei
noon that thirty two affiliate
trade ui»oins 'are holding themseh
©s in readyntfcs to go out on strik
in sympathy with'the striking stre<
car men in case'the demands c
the latter are not 'met by the Pu
get Sound Light and Power compai
Should this occur, all'the wor
•in this section of th® 'stato will b
at at standstill and tha ehipbuildin
and other emergency industres c
th? government employng labor i
this part of the country will b
greatly hampered. '
SELECM DRAFT DRAWING
11 CONCLUDED EARLY IRIS AMI
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Washington. July 21.—The dxaw
I ins in the selectve draft, was con
:• eluded his mornng a two o'clock,
1 the required number of uumbers,
1 correpsonding to the names regist
i ered, having been drawn.
The work of examining'tlie
| who oro claiming exemxitions ' will
be taken up Monday, and as soon'a:
I this work lias been completed those
who a > seleetd to Borv0 will be
jiotifed immediately to report 0
■respective points of mobilizatiou.
Seattle, July 21. — sp.ttle
first man to ]*e drayn "under th
selective draft is Arthur O. Husmoe
; a naturalized Norw^jian. When h
was informed that his name wa
called, he stated that he woul
1 claim exemption on the groun
tliat he has a wife and child de
.pendent on him for support.
iBALL GAME
; TOMORROW
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' j Tho m embers of the Business
. oail team liavo been assigned to
their lespective positions which
they will play in th0 game against
1 the Has Beens'at tomorrow's game
Tho liu up JoIowb:—
Happy JDortero, behind the Pan.
Cleon Ask. astraddle tho slab
j Dr. Buhl, 1st station.
Butch Curtiss, middle station.
Kid Ask, last station.
Tvpo Waterman, sudden buffer
Mioke> JicBrien, West meadow.
Ola Ophdahl, tideflats.
Kinp selrner, submarine chaser.'
Tlie following auxiliary flotilla
will ''e on the reserve list: J. Ken
nedv, Daddy 'Howl, Ernil Richter,
Arnold Gutfelt, Jack Keller.
The game will be called at 2 o'
clock but it hag not been deflnitelj
stated when the playing'will begin
or wIimi the game will end.
Subscribe for the Dally Alaskan.
BENEFIT DEE
HI ELK'S HHi
There will be a dance tonight a
Elks hfill 'which will be In tho ua
ture of a benefit, as the proceed
•will be turned into the Fourth o
July commite0 fund.
It was found when the final set
tlemtut of bills wa$ being mad
that ♦hero was'a small deficit, thu
preventing- the payment of all bills
•o it wa« decided to raise the nee
essary amount by giving a dance.
Profetssor Selmer's orchestra i
donaMiusr the music, and the Elk
are taking charge of the details.
As there ar§ a numbr of visitor
in the city, this affar "should' b
an enjoyable one. All are cordial
Jy invited, and all are assured 1 •
cordial and hearty welcome.
General Manager Wheeler wen
over to Whitohorse in bis Bpecia
car this mornng. He will be absen
several dayg. i
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FRUIT JARS JELLY GLASSES
We offer the following good values:
Mason jars per dozen Pints $1.00
" " " " Quarts 1-15
Mason Jar Caps per dozen .40
Jelly glasses per dozen *45 .50
Heavy Jar Rubbers per dozen .10
Parowax in 1 lb. bricks -20 3 for .50
P. H. GANTY
EMBARGO ON FOODS.
Dr. Pratt of Commerce Depart
) ment Controls This Phase of War.
As chief of the Imrcnn of foreign nnd
| domestic commerce of tile United
States department of commerce. I>r.
R IS. Print is one of the chief lijMros
In the food embargo question, which
will regulate the food sent from Ameri
ca to neutrals.
THROWN III THE
Loudon, July'21.—Lloyd George
in a siieech which he made today
in Parliament*said that the junk
ers hand "had thrown Bothmar. Hol
weg and his "scrap of paper" "into
the waste basket and t that it
would jiot 1)9 .long befoi*Q jnnker
ism would be cast into the same
basket.
H PLOT TO KILL
Petrcgrad, July 21.—An attempt
wtf-- made to assassinate General
ICerensky today in the town ' of
Polotsk. A shell wtus fired direct
at the miniver's head but missed
him by a small margin. No arrests
i have yet been made, nor was the
11 assassin or his accomplices detect
ed.
Suoserlbe for the Daily Alaskan.
WILL m 10
SETTLE SHE
Seattle, July 21.—Charles T.'Coa
aell, who will act federal coa
ciliatcr will sail for Cordova oa
the Admiral Evans tomorrow la'an,
effort to settle lie stilre at lie Bon
anza mines near Kennlcott.
Bremerton, July; 21. — A great
bomb, with, a fuse 'attached which
showed signs of having been light
ed, wfe this morning found under
neath. the administration, ^uildng
of the naval building hera The
fuse after having "been ignited had
evidently gon0 out, and thus tha
building and all occupatne'were sav
ed from destruction.
10 MICH
FUG LIKE
Paris, July 20.—General Persh
inp- and two members of ma »ataff
left Paris today for a visit on the
British front. '
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SAIL SUNDAY
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Seattle, July 21.—Mr. Meyer, as
sistant to Secretary of 'tho
ior Lane, with his party of engin
eers will sail on tha Admiral Ev
ans Sunday for the trip to Alaska.
NOT AFFECTED
WITH COLD FEEOTTUB
Tomorrow the so-called "Haa
Bens" "will have a chance to show
whether they' are merely "Hata
Beens" or can still play the game
to cope with, that of a modern team,
if they really can we surely will
give them a game.
(Signed) H. Friedenthal,
' Manager, Wharf Bats.
Come in and Select Your Suit
JAMjES KENNEDY
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