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No. 2*29 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER • 27, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
ENORMOUS DAILY LOSSES
ARE REPORTED BY GERMANS
Koine, Oct. U7—Official reports
mfivwl here Unlay from the Ger
i»au w :u- office places the German
losses at 10.000 men daily.
INDIAN 11 tool's ARE
SAID TO ltK EFFECTIVE I
London, Oct. 27—Authentic ail-,
vices received in this citj this morn
ing .state that the allies have re
gained their jHKitiou «.n the l>aiiks
«• f the river Vser anil in the heavy
righting that ensued Iuitc driven
hack the Germans with terrific |
left's to the latter.
The Indian troops arc said h> l>e i
proving must effective in their as
•iistai.ee to the allies.
KIGHT THOUSAND RUSSIANS
ARE RE1*ORTEO UAITl'RED
Vienna, Oct. 27—A mwsagere
celved here this morning from the
frontier states that, 8.000 Russians
h;l<l ln-en •iiptuveu near Ivangorod
liy the Austrian army operating
there.
"OX TO CALAIS," IS THE
KAISER'S COMMAND .VOW
London, Oct. 27—"On to Calais,"
is reported to be the Kaiser's 'at
est command. The river Ysor is
said to be running rod uitli blood 1
and 2,000 refugees are fleeing from
l»?e city before it is invested by
the Oermans.
It is understood here that mili
la% agreements have been reach,
ed whereby the Kaiser is to direct
Uie German and Austrian united
armies, while France and Russia
hnve given the supreme t'onp.i.tnd
of their navies into the hands of
the British.
Fboto by American Press Association.
Russian Troops Digging Trench
Xews dispatches unite in declaring that the Russian solil:t*rs wont nlmost
mad with joy at the prospect of war with Germany. Trench dis^iua is a part
of the scieuce of warfare, and the Kussiuus »ot some valuable tliou„ii expen
sive experience in the war vritli Japa:i.
he Best Always the Cheapet
We Keep the Best.
AMERICAN GENTLEMAN"
and CEOSSETT SHOES for
men.
AMERICAN* LADY Shoes for
Ladies and Misses,
I'LA-MATE, SECURITY and
PLA-BAY Shoes for the
Kiddies,
s.
"MAKES LIFES WALK §£5Y"
TRADE. MARK.
H. J. LYNCH
BETTING IS SIX TO ONK
IX STATE OF CAMlDltXlA
San Francisco, Oct. 27—The bet
ting in this city is six to one that
ttao state of California will re
main "wet" as a result of next
Tuesday's elections.
Portland, Ore., Oct. 27—Two to
one is being wagered in this cHy
that Oregon will go "dry'' at
the coming election and three to
one that the ntate of Washington
will remain "wet."
ONE NEGRO PUGILIST BESTS
ANOTHER NEGRO PUGILIST
Joylin, Oct. 27—Sam Langford
was out pointed in ten fast rounds
last night by Jeff Clavke.
Chicago, Oct. 27—Tommy Gary
outpointed Ad. Wqlgast here last
night in a ten round fight.
FEDERAL TUOOi'S WILL HE
WITHDRAWN FROM COLORADO
Denver, Oct. 27—The federal
troops wh0 are in this state will
probr.bly be relieved by order of
the war department from the guard
ing of the mines by the middle of
next mouth and be replaced by
state militia.
A cold wave is now passing over
the middle west.
ALLEGED FISH TRUST TO
GO ON TKIAL IN JANUARY
Seattle, Oct. 27—The members
of the alleged fish trust, recently
indicted in tliis city by the federal
grand jury, plead not jjuilty today
and their trial was set for the Jan
uary term of court..
>1 IP.DKREK AX I) ACCOMPLICES
ARE (X)N\l(*Ti:i> 1!V COURT
Sarajevo, Oct. 27—C'ayrio Priuz
in, together with his accomplices,
ware today convicted of murdering
Archduke Franz Ferdinand all<l
his wife and sentenced to death.
president wilson is
OPPOSING CANNON'S RETl'RN
Washington,. Oct. 2"—President
Wilson is strongly opposed to the
return to congress of Representa
tive Joo Cannon, of liliuols, and Is
using every effort to procure his
I defeat.
J ENGLISH EXPLORER SAILS
FOR THE SOUTH POLE
1 Buenos Ayres, Oct. 27—The
i Shacirelton south pole expedition
I sailed from this port today.
TWO HUNDRED MIXERS ARE
ENTOMBED at ROYALTOX
St Louis, Oct. 27—By a gas ex
plosion which started a. fire today
two hundred miners were entombed
in the miness at Rovalton. One
hundred made their escape.
SlvAGWAY WILL HELP
Plans are being developed by the
local Methodist church to give
everybody in Skagway a chance to
aid the National Red Cross
Society, and the little children now
in need through the war in. Eu
rope.. The movement will be
launched nest Monday.
\VM, HRITT INTERVIEWED
UV D.VILV ALASKAN REPORTER
William Britt, candidate f°r 'rep
resentative on the non-partlsaji
ticket, who was visiting his many
friends in Skagway on Sunday in
company with Hon. Arthur G. Shoup,
candidate for re-election to the
territorial legislature, in an inter
view with a Daily Alaskan re
porter said;
"X thoroughly approve of the in
dependence which a non-partisan
party is«able to allow the candidate
on its ticket. He Can truthfully
say he is for the people and not for
a party.
''I fully agree with the platform
of thp non-partisan party, but I
als0 feel that it leaves me free to
express myslf fully upon the sub
ject upon which I have my own
individual ideas, and I do so with
the expectation and desire that I
be elected or defeated according to
their value in the sentiment of the
voters of Southeastern Alaska.
"You ask if I am democrat or a
republican, I do not know whether
I am a republican, a democrat or a
socialist, according to the proper
definition of those words. But I
do know that I am an Alaskan, and
have defin".e ideas of what Alaska
needs and what I want for Alaska.
'The terms democrat and repub
lican have no bearing upon Alaska
home politics. As a treritory, we
are not involved in the federal
questions of revenue, high and
low tariff, etc. As an Alaskan I
am heart and soul with the demo
crats in their ideas of state sover
eignly for the simple reason
that history plainly shows us that
•10 country of the vastness of the
United States can be justly man
aged from the White House if pow
er should be concentrated there.
Even in our new territory the condl
tioiis and needs of the four divi
sions are so radically dfferent that
I am heartily in favor of a com
plete autonomy for the First Divi
sion, ;>s we have stated in the
non-partisan platform.
"I a:n an admirer of President
Wilson's true American politics. I
dare say that the coming genera
tions will bless his wise and saga
cious policy in these dangerous
tiuiFc more and more. As Alas
kans we owe President Wilson, and
[otlu-r leaders of tho democratic
party perpetual gratitude for what
chny have done and v/ill do for our
territory. Their act ons are based
on true democracy—to lend a will
i'!» ear to the wishes of the peo
ple, and seo to it, that they are
carried out.
"I am in favor o< local self
government and for municipal own
ers!-ip of public utilities as far as
practicable. These may be cocial
ist'u in principle, but then we are
adopting socialistic ideas and re
I forms every day, and call them
gooj, and we find they are good,
i "Born and educated as I was in
? country where every county, so
to speak, forms a little republic of
Ps own, I have watcher eocial
domocratic reforms work to the
blrssing and welfare of the people.
JI fully attribute the immense pro
I gross which little Norway has made
in the last thirty years to the so
I cial-democratic ideas and reforms
now prevailing there. And let me
| say right here, that people with
j such ideas are the kind of people we
need in thig part of Alaska—peo
ple who will work like cave-men,
New Goods
Received This Week
PREFERRED STOCK Canned Goods, Vegetables, Fruit,
Fish, etc. Prices no higher than last season; in several
instances lower. Quotations cheerfully furnished on lots of
I doz. cans or more, straight or assorted varieties.
Heinz Bulk Pickles — Dill, Plain Sweet, Mixt Sw«et and
Sour Spiced.
Atmore's Fine Quality Mincemeat, in bulk. v
Yarmouth Bloaters; very large size.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
clear'Hg the land foi ineir cows
and cheep, and using their fishing
boats besides. Give them liberal
land laws and liberal and sensible
help ,'n the form of loaning bauks,
and 'hey will come. We have the
room for them here that they can
not f.'iid there. Climatic conditions
and natural resources are very
much the same; but then the Alas
ka legislature must do its utmost
to enact laws that will encourage
people to come. If we bottle up
everything we have—our forests
and fish—there is very little to
come for outside of mining. Our
fisheries, if properly managed so
that waste and wanton destruction
a;-e avoided, will furnish employ
ment to people for generations to
cotae, and will result in a perman
ent nopulation of many thousands
deriving their livelihood from that
industry. That industry should
thersrfore be carefully fostered and
promoted to a higher state of ef
ficiency by strict enforcement of
good laws and maintenance of suf
ficient hatcheries.
".Another most important thing
that must be attended to by the
nes; legislature, is the formulation
c* laws for a sufficient fiscal sys
tem for our territory. Laws are
of little use Jf we liave no money
for their enforcement, and for the
runniag of our local government.
"And just as important is ah im
provement of our school laws. The
school situation in Alaska is in a
most chaotic 6tato. In the incor
porated towns the town councils
are at the mercy of the school
boards, or vice versa, in regard to
the division of revenues for town
and school purposes.
"Outside of incorporated towns
little has been done for the white
children except furnishing a sup
uly ol funds. The native children
have received the very best of con
sideration and by the good work
of the United States Board of Edu
cation are doing splendidly.
"Alaska must get a. full terri
torial form of government so the
legislatT© can formulate an en
tire code of school law*, thereby en
abling us to establish definite and
uniform courses of tstudy for the
grades, uniformity in the edu
cational work in the different lo
calities, and enabling the towns to
bond themselves for funds where
wit.u to build adequate school build
ings.
"I'llere are also a number of
other things which a full territor
ial form of government Vill bring
us—things that we n»ed and imust
have and work for. Our legisla
ture should be the proper authori
ty to deal with such subjects as
revenues from incorporated towns,
game laws, fish laws, liquor laws,
school laws, mining laws, etc.
"These subjects should be han
dled by Alaskans and for Alas
ka,"
J1KS, JUKI A. V. U1ISSUN
ADDRESSES THE VOTERS
Mrs. Mary A. C. Gibson's ap
pearance at the popular pieture
Palace liist night was greeted by a
very small audience, not more than
one-half the seating capacity b»
ing occupied. Although the' ad
dress had been announced for
8:30, it was nearly 9 o'clock
before Mrs. Gibson was brought
forward by Mrs. E. C. Le
Fevre and introduced to the people
with an apology for the speaker's
being under the necessity of read
ing from manuscript the arguments
she had to advance.
The whole of Mrs. Gibson's dis
course, which occupied about three
quarters of an hour, was taken up
with matters pertaining to the fish
ing industry of Alaska and an ar
raignment of the cannervrnen, at thq
end of which she read the plat
form on which she hopes to be el
ected to the legislature, and ask
ed for the support of the voters of
this precinct.
The meeting was ended by a
few remarks from the chairman,
Mrs LeFevre.
THE BOATS
The Admiral Evans came iu at
<>:45 last right and sailed for
fiie westward at 8 o'clock.
Admiral Watson is due to ar
rive in Skagway from the west
ward today, but up to the time of
going to press Local Agent Gal
lagher had received no word from
her.
The princess Sophia is due in
Skagway tomorrow at 2 o'clock p.
m. with several passengers and 40
tons of cargo.
The Northwestern came in from
the westward this morning at/7:15
and left at 10 o'clock. After
leaving Cordova the vessel run into
a bad storm, which was the cause
of her delay in reaching here.
The Mariposa is due from the
westward on Friday.
The Alameda is due here from
the south tomorrow sometime.
Word reached Skagway from
Whitehorse today that a bouncing
baby boy had been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Taylor oL that place on
Sunday morning.
EARTHQUAKE OCCURS OVER
WIDE SECTION IN iTALV
Florence, Oct. 27—A severe
earthquake shock was felt today
over a wide section of Italy but
do reports have so far been re
ceived of loss of lifo or destruc
tion of property in the zone of
'.he disturbance.
OUR,r STOCK OF
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JFOR LADIES
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□stock oil O'Donnell Shoes for Men.
5ee Our Window Displaj of
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A New Stock—Something We Have Never
Carried Before. Look Them Over.
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier