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No. 138 NINETEENTH YEAK
SK AH WAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1916
PRICE 10 CKNTS
U. OF W. CLUB
15 LAUNCHLD
The Washington Alumni Club
wag successfully lauuihid last
uitiht »t tl<e burne of 1*. II. Mc
Ckiluud. Eleven graduates and e -
students will sign the cjiu> itutiou
Mid by-laws of the Club: as Us
charter members. The local Club
will be affiliated with' the Wash
iuj'ou Alumni Club iu Seattle.
hetore forming the organization,
tne •:ulK(iani sat down 10 a rial
life sized banquet at thti McClelland
borne and eujoyed the oditerous ;
mi al orepared by the) hospitable
uost and hostess.
Dinner over the hot t aroM> and
wflcomtd the college student.-, nit
only 10 his home but to tiie great
territory i>f Alaslca and tlie Garden
City. He briefly outlined the pur
pose for calling the collegians to |
^ctner and appointed one of the !
members as chairman of the meet- J
ii.g. The chairman threw the'
in**eling opeu for informal discus- {
siosi. All members were unani- I
mous in voicing the immediate for |
mation of the Club. The ho>t ot
the evet'ing, P. H. McClelland was
elected to fill the most important I
position, as chief executive of the
organization and has set to work
with a vim to make tlie club a pull-;
iux factor for his Alma Mater. Col
lere songs and campua gossip form
ed the neucleus for a deal of the
amusement of the happy gathering.
HOUSERESIING -
Hills SENATE
WASHINGTON'. July 15 — The
cou*o has finished the president's
prugram aud anxiously awaits t..e
adjournment of congress. The
senate is head over heels in work
ami Las work euough stacked up
to ke*iL> congress ui^til Se(ptt<it^jetJ
a» least.
KIRK SWKKIN THKl" GKKKCK
OAIS1NG MANY DKAIUS
ATHENS, July 13—Forest fires
are sweeping thru the country and
causing many deaths aud unestim t
abl«> loss of property. Tin- royal
palace a* Tatol, near this city
was swept by fire and ruined.
SI 11 SETTLED OUT OF COURT
A complaint has been., filed in the
Counuisrioiters court by D. J. Rich
vs. Louis Under, alleging that .En
der. while in the employ of the
Horns Power Company, used ce.taiu
pn iH-rty of tho plaintiff's in the
pursui* of his duties wit hi the above
ccmpauy and ♦hat the amount is
still d'te and owning. Summoi.s
was ir-sued auu served upon the de
t'e idM.t. It i« understood that.the
matter has been settled out of cou C
CONTINUES
LONDON, July 15—The British
drive is still on and decided' suc
cesses are repcrrted to the war de
partment. The capture of several
imoortau. German positions by the
Hriti.-i, has been announced within
the last twenty four hours..
The Germans have opened up a
he.ivv bombardment on* the British
trenches around the Sonnne river,
but the fire fell short of accom
plishing the purpose for which, i*
was started. f
WASHINGTON, July 15—The na
va; collier. Hector, w.-.s wrecked in
a raging storm which has been
swecpii'.* the south Atlantic sea
board for the last two days.. The
collier ba'tled with, the wavea whicii
rolled and tumbltd on the be>ach> oft
tiie Jouth Carolina coast, for eight i
nours. lu a disabled condition 1* i
Wag smashed into a rocky re'- f I
which runs from fhe shore line, and
s-anfe.
It is reported that the entire I
crew was lost. T -e vessel will be
a com! lete loss. It was loaded with
coal for southern ports..
WITH STKAMSHIT CO.
F«n-(st W. Smith, formerly with
the White Pass, in .Superintendent J
Matin's department has joined the !
Alaska Steamship Company . and
wiU be the assistant of Mr. Shaw,
succeeding W. J. Broberg, /who
was railed into the head offices at
Seattle. I
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'STRIKER KILLED
! er guard
TACOMA. July 15—A soecial de
puty, who was guarding ttva water
front klKed a striking long* horeinai
last night In a quarrel. Minor rh.ts
had hft-n occurring all during tue
day. It was ueoessiary to increase
the guard in. the afttrrnoon. The
deputy who killed the 8'rfker was
{ one of the new guards placed on
dittv in the earlier part ofthe af
ternoon.
The deputy tells the story that
| the strikers were Interfering with
tli6> non-union men who were engag
ed in loading lumber on a ship. He
interfered and they turned upon
him. A free for all immediately
s'arted. Stones, bricks anA~clubs
began to fly. For self protection,
he drew his revolver and) fire:l.
Tl.e suo* struck the striker in the
abdomen, resulting in death' a
short time afterwards. Offlc« a hayp
ar estrd the deputy and he will be
at. aimed today.
MONSTER SHIP
BALTIMORE. July 15.—The Ger
mah submarine merchantman) Is
loadipg rubber *or the r« turni trip.
The guard has been increased to
prevent any anti-German demonstivm
lions on the part of Allied sym
path.zeis. The Britisfii sjiipet ;are
still hovering around the three mi*"
limit awaiting to chase the under
s«i craft across the Atlantic.
CASK BEFORE COURT
C' mmissioner Rasmufon Tuted
yesl-rdny tha* there was not suffi
cieir evideuci ^efore the court to
cm via Fred Wiley of the charge
ot burglary. The complaining wit
nes. was Captain Janidos. Wa.rai ts
were- i>su<>d yesterday and his trial
hUJ. 1
S<rt'HlA IN TOMORROW
The Sophia Is nearing port and
Is scheduled to reach "here by 7 a.
m. It carries 300 tons of freight
and has a largvi list of tourist pas
sengeit
RECOGNIZED
8! PRESIDENT
RKKKJMZED BV PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, July 15—Pr.si
den* W'lson, has nominated James
May o1 Virginia to a judgeship' in
the United States Court of Claims.
Hay is a prominent Democrat and
has served lie the 55th: and 62nd
sessions of congress. He i9 sixty
years of age.
m —
MARTIN H. GLYNN.
Ex-N. Y. Governor Temporary
Chairman Dem. Nat. Convention.
Photo by Arvet-it'in -'ress Association.
HUSHES 10 ¥1311
PACIFIC COAS)
RI1K3P0RT, July 15 — Charles I
Evans Hughes, al'er holding a. long
conference with his manager, Wil- ]
<ok. has announced that he will
3*ar* for the Pacific Coast, August I
seventh. He will commence hisJ
we>tern campaign and.end up by
making a thorough campaign of ]
the eastern and middle western
siatev
His itinerary calls him to Seat- I
Me, Portland, San Francisco, Lrf>e !
Angeles and San Diego. Iuterme-1
diatc- stops will be made along.the
way to enable the Republican can
didate to make addresses and meet
tlic oeople. The cmpaign: manag
er have it figured out that the
will be solid Republican' and '
that active campaigning will be
•jfcless outride of the local organ
izations. Mr.. Hughes however
wants to show 'he people that .he
Is for every section of the count y
ai.d will make <Ue trip giving the
people a chance tj hear aud learn
of Republican; ideas directly from
him.
— ^
Gordon Powell will leave Monday
for Whitehorse on a, ghort.business
trip.
DISEASE HARD
10
INFANTILE SCOURGE INCREASE I
NEW YOPK, July 15—The infant
scourge is becoming worse, regard
less o' the drop In temperature..
Authorities are puzzled over the
rapid spread of the dreaded di
sease throughout the city. Hospi
tals are over crowded withi infants
[suffering from the paralytic strokes.
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IP. H. GANTY
CINDERS TO GRADE STREET
Two car loads ol cinders hav«
bceu dumped at Seventh1 and Broad
wav ap'J will bo Immediately/ used
In making fills on Seventh; between
Main and State Btreets. The streel
in front olf P. H. Ganty'a residence
is uneven, and napds to be filled
City Marshal Pags ia arranging foi
tlie removing of the cinders and
leveling of the stree.t Immediately.
LONDON, July 15—The French
have token, the offensive again in
tbo Verdun region and.have made
miuor gains oji the Germane. The
Belgian a-ptillery gains are fore-run
ners of the general advance on the
coast to Zurich.
Small artillery fire is being used
effectively by the French! in! the
Verdun offensive. The/ big guns
from 'he Germani fortifications havt
tipeu silent all morning.
SPAIN APPLIES
CENSORSHIP
SPAIN APLIES
MADERIO, July 15 —A strict
military censorship; has beeni plac
ed ou all press dispatches) originat
ing in Spain. It Is reported bV the
military authorities to be due to
Lie railway strikes, buti newspapers
are taking a different .view on tne
situation and aie hinting at the
possibility of soma developments in
Spain's position In) regard to the
European war.
It is known that recent) develop
ments in the. European conflict have
Involved the Spauishl Kingdom- ai d
the leaders are closely) <vatchng
'J-*velopmcnt8. J
700 TONS ON THE ALASKA
The Alaska has left Ketchikan
and is scheduled to make this port
some time tomorrow morning. It
carried 700 tons for this port a-d
E. J. Shaw estimates that ,it will
be in port a* least twenty hours be
fore the mammoth cargo is cleared
from the holds of the big Bhlp.
CITIZENS RAW
ANCHORAGE
ACTION
ANCHORAGE, Jul/ 15—Special
by wire—Over five hundred enthu
; siPstic Republicans ratified the re
Iceu' action1 of the Anchorage Re
publican club at a mass meeitug in
I this city last night. Tlia club
nom.nated James Wickershami for
the Kepublican, delegate to cou
; Kress and condemned the action, tsk
j en at the Seward convention.
The convention alsoi declared
itself as being in favor of dire.t
primary law for the future choos
ing -t the parties candidates. This
city is overwhelmingly for Wicker
ershani for delegate tot congress
and uotning can stop the people of
; tais community from placing his
nime on the Republican ballot..
[ Nothing has been heard from
Mr. WiCkersham on the recent ac
t'"n of the club in this city for
placing his name up before the peo
ple of the territory for consideration
in rbt coming elections but lead
er* are acting on. the presumption
that he will favor the action.
ZURICH, July IB—The; Illness of
o-* »he King is creating an .alarm
foi lii<= -recovery amongst the royal
doctors. Specialists have been
summoned to his bedside. They
refused to give forth a statment on
the condition of the King to the
pcuple..
It is known that he has been
steadily declining for the last two
weeks bu» theseriousnetc of the ill
ness was not impressed on; the King
dem until this morning, when the
corps ot specialists held a consul
tation examination at his bedside.
GERMANS ASSAULT POSITION'S
LONDON, July 15—Four separ
ate Germain assaults were made
last night against the French! sec
tions. and they all proved failures.
The French) are accorded with a
clean fclate and are assuming the
offensive today .
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