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No. 140 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1916
PRICE 10 CKNTS
3KA1TLE, July IS — A nuiss
meetng o£ business n»eu of
• his i it j- will be held to
discus the strike conditions
which confront the big business in
terests of the Queen, City. Many
adv;>cates are appearing with! «
program fashioaud after the ma
neuvers of the San Francisco* men.
Big busin«**i in suffering from th®
strlk" out will try and solve the
difficulties which art* confronting
t n< m at this mee'ng.
If uo'liiug interferes th«j big
meeting will be held 'onight in the
Hiptwdromu Arena. All commercial
bodies have beeu urged to attend
and openly discuss, the strike is
suses wbicto are so seriously affect
ins; »ho Seattle business enterprises.
KAISERGiVES
RON CROSSES
LONDON. July 13—Iron Crosses
were the order cl the day yester
day ou the bat'le fronts of the
Somme region. The Kaiser in per
son Tim ted the fron" trenches, in
s>tiecUd his men and held a consul
tation with.1 his commanders. To
♦hose wno had displayed particular
military courage during the cam
paign he gave Iron Crosses.
MONSTER SHIPS
WASHINGTON. July IS—The
senate lias passed a bill following
'he uaval preparudnesS program
which allows for tho construction
of three super dreadnoughts in
three years time. The boats will
be the pride of the American) navy
and cany a large crow of men and
jfticers..
Krnest Cole, the inventor of the
cold air blatt stove, has been a
guest at the PulUa House for a
few lay.,. He left for the South
on the Sophia.
13,01 SOLDIERS
ANSWER TUPS
LONDON, July 18—General "Liu
! sins ten in his retreat to the west
! shores of the Lip& river lost ove'i
13.0t>u men. The rctrouting men
j proved an excellent mark far the
small builds of sharp shootera and
j-kirnnslttrs who had spread out in
flank movements to cut up the re
treat.
bussMsTand
HI BREST
PAR'.-. .July IS—The sixth con
tingent of Russian, infantry has
lauded at Brest and will go for
ward to the front after recuperat
ing. Biest is ou the extreme west
ern coast of »his country. The
rest o>' the journey will be he made
over land. The troops arrived vin
' the MeJiteirranaa Sea.
LONDON, July 18—German tor
I pedce boats captured a
scbocner flying the American, flag
and under naval guard has taken i'
to Swinnewunde. Three Swedish
steamships were also coral led and
taktn to the same place. It is re
potted tua*- fhty will b§ held as
prizes of war and pushed iuto the
German Auxiliary service.
CASEMKXT XDAKS END
LONDON", July IS—Nothing but
the- intervention of the Kiug will
be able to save the life of Sir
Roger Casement. He is doomed
to die as a traitor to the British
lim'urc.
L. 0 Armstrong, publicity agent
tcr tb" C. P. K., returned on the
train tast night after having made
in extensive Tip thru the interior
getting in touch with, conditions so
that be could write them up for
his company.
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BRITISH PEOPLE
BLACK LIST II.S.
LONDON, Jttly 18—The British
government hjas| published broadcast
a lis' ot seventy business firms In
•he United States, wth! which) it
has forbiddeu| its people to trade.
Every important ue\vspaj>«n through
out »he realm lias published) the
list ot American* business firms
and clo«e watch, will be maintained
by the foreign audi customs of
ficials »o see that not one of the
i*veuty firms transacts am. loUi of
business withj ha Bri'isih( people.
The aiding of tbe Teutons by
loans and financial assistant^ has
caused th« British Empire to look
upon tiie business concerns as fa
voriup the Teutons ajid they will
be placed on the black list. The
Dusiuesses complained of comes un
der «he British propaganda* contra^
band.
IHSTRIMf
IS RETREATING
ROME, July 18—The offensive
of the Austrian has fallen flat
and the big Tegiments flying the
Austrian colors are announced to be
on the retreat In the Posina. val
ley. The Italians have moved up
an-' are sending out advancements
tc take the recreated sections) which
the Aus'rians are reported as hav
ln abandoned.
WILSON SIGNS
CBEOII BILL
WASHINGTON, July 18 — The
rural credits bill lias passed both
the house and senate and was be
fore President Wilson but a short
time when) he signed It, thus en
abling that important piece of log
islatiou to go; down on the statute
books as the law of th»land.
Hi™
SHOOTS BANDIT
HOUULAS, July 18—A picket en
listed in an Arizona company of
regulars killed a Mexican scout who
w»s trying to cross the border with
arms and ammunition. Little
mercy was shown the greaser. He
did not stop at the command of
the gentry and a second later he
bi' the dus* with a bullet hole thru
h<s head.
Miss M. Rankin of Seattle, Is a
guest at the Pulleni House.
JAMES F. FIELDER.
Photo by American Press Association.
WASHINGTON, July 18 — The
resolution which; was introduced in
the senate, asking that the Presi
ded ask that tha execution of
Sir Roser Casement be stayed by
tha British government haa been
blocked. Those who are res^ponsibl
for the blocking- o" tha resolution
believe that 'he United States
should not interfere in) mattora ]
which do not directly touctf and
concern it.
WASHINGTON, July 18—Presi
den' Wi'ooni is anxious that the
workinamans compensation act, the
child if cor laws and other Import
ant urcj.oeed legislation ba includ
ed in Mi is session of congress. Ho
has rus.hed to the Capital to speed
the work of congress upandwill cen
'er hi* efforts on leaving a clean
slate before the law makers adjourn
BANK OFFICIALS COMING
The Bank of Alaska officials who
have betn on a tour of inspection
of their Westward properties will
return to the Garden City tomor
row.. They are reported to be on
the Mariposa, which is schdeuled to
arrive he^e at an early hour In
'he morning.
Maximilian Foster, a correspond
ent for the Saturday Evening Post,
left last night for the outside on
tha Sophia.
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IP. H. GANTY
sr. PAUL, July 18—Tha pro
hibition pa.riy lias inivUed John M..
Parker, tliei .recent nominee for vice
presiden* ou, the progressivef ticket
to join, their party. Mr. Pairlcer
withdrew hisi name from the pro
gressive nuiika and at the same
time totk & few hot ones at the
former haad of the party, Theo
dore Roosevelt. Mr. Parker hao
not as yet accepted! thq invitation
o* the prohibitionists.
PETKOGRAD, July 18—Recent
victories of tha Cwr's soldiers and
the immediate victory of his right
era ia the Lutzk campaign has
overjoyed the Russian ruler. The
Imperial Castle is decorated with
gay colors and the CzaT appears in
a happy humor over the victories.
The war office is astounded at the
sweep made In the defense lines by
the invading soldiers under the
Russian colors.
BULLET ENDS
FANATIC'S LIFE
CHICAGO, July 18—A negro re
ligious fanatic, killed four persons
and wounded three others serious
ly before the police could stopi his
fiendish acts by sending a bullet
*hru hig heart. He suddenly be
came 4,asane and drew a concealed
weapon firing Tight and left.
COMMISSIONER GOING
TO WESTWARD
Judgf Ra&muson will t>e a south
bound oassenger on; the| Mariposa
as far us Juneau, where he will
make connections on the Admiral
Line for Yaikata' and points to; the
Westward. He contemplates on) be
ing absent from this city for two
or three weeks.
THIRD DIVISION
CONVENTION
VAIiEDZ, July 18—Special by
cable—The Republicans of this dis
trict aro in. favor of a Direct Prim
ary law for the choosing of the
party candidates. All Wickersham
men iu this dis'rict have endorsed
the primary law and it carried at
the convention, by a vote of thirty
four to twenty. Only ono third vot
ed against the proposed piece of
legislation. James Wickersham re
ceived the unanimous endorsement
of tbe convention; for delegate to
congress on the Republican ticket.
The coinventioii has nominated
Arthtrr Frame and E. L. Bedell of
Ancnojage, J. H. Murray of Mc
Carthy and Wm. Seward as/ repre
sentative onj the Republican| ticket
ta represent tuis district in the
coming elections. George Dooley
of Cordova was nominated for
senator and will be a candidate on
the republican! ticket for that berth.
SEATTLE POLICE
RAID HOTEL
SEATTLE, July 18—One man is
dead and two members of tha raid
ing police force are in fhe city hos
pital suffering? from bullet wounds
as the result of a raid upon a ho
tel in this/ city, last night, for li
quor. The wounded raiders are
fasMy recovering and. their wounds
are not considered dangerous by tha
attending physician.
Sno'lers have been watchjng the
exits and entries of the hotel for a
uumber of days. Clues leading to
the location of liquor in the ho
tel have beem followed by city plain
clothes men and everything lead
to the belief that liquor was being
sold In the rooms of the hotel.
The chief of police ordered a
squad of twelve men to make a
raid of »he place lastt night. The
uolice succeeded in rounding up sus
picious looking characters and have
olaced the manager of the hotel un
der arrtfct. The place was thor
oughly searched and minor quanti
ties of liquor siezed.
Lieut. John MacLennan, druggist
of Dawson, was among the Yukon
boys passsing out enlist in the
Canadian contingency.
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