POPE WOULD RETURN COLONIES
ALLIES MAY KOI ACCEPT TERMS
Washington, Aug. 15.—The State
Department announces today in a
statement made public that nothing
has occurred to change America's
war aims. This 's taken as indi
cating that the United States and
her allies will stand together in
not accepting the Pope's offer of
jioace. The statement points out
a number of prohibitions to which
the United States could not accede
insofar as tho offer of peace has
been outlined to the government.
Rome, Aug. 15.—Plans lor peace
as proposed by Fope Benedict XV
iuclude the return to Germany ol
her cclonies and the formation of
a supremo court of arbitration for
the settlement of international dis
putes. I
HUNS COMBINE
10 CRUSH 8!E
1USH i
Washington, Aug. 15.—Seven of
the biggest dye firms in Germany
have entered into a 50 year combin
ation to pool their interests, stand
ing losses and sharing profits joint
ly wilh a view to crushing the new
-American dye industry by undersell
ing domestic producers in our mar
ket, after the war, and by a propa
ganda calculated to discourage -wha'
ever export trade in dyes we may
have worked up in the course of
the war. The German government
is behind the movement. This is
an example of German ruthlessness
in trade. Pharmaceutical chemi
cals will aUo figure in the ar
rangement.
IHED Ffili
HURBUiKS
ijOEfi
Seattle, Aug. 13.—Frank Kuret,
a rive'er by profession, was ar
reted by Sheriff Stringer last ev- '
ening while working for the Seat
tle Construction and Drydock com- '
pany. Kuret is charged with the
murder ot John Smith at Fairbanksi
Alaska, In 1915.
Seattle, Aug. 13 — (Later) —!
Sheriff Stringer has released Kuret ' •
who proved himself to be the wrong i1
man. ' ■
Washington, Aug. 15. — The
names Ql 200 now brigadier gener
als and major generals who will
hold commands in the new nation
al arrnv wertj sent to the Senate
yesterday 1) y President Wilson.
They J.clude all the general ol
ficers o* the National Guard.
TOT TO SPIT
GEMMS II
Sau Francisco, Aug. 15. — Law
reucy Delacy, a newspaper man, and
D. J. Harnedy, a shoe merchant,
this city were arrested this morn
ing ag alleged leaders in a plot
.o spirit Bopp and Von Shack, form
er council and vice-council respect
ively, of th's city, from the Angel
island detention camp to Mexico.
MURDOCH SUCCEEDS PARRY
Washington, Aug. 15.—President
A'ilsou today nominated Victor Mur
iock to succeed Parry as a member^
)t' the Federal trade commission.
S* AMERICAN" TROOPS *
[• MARCH IN" LONDOX *
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'f London, Aug. 15.—American *5*
s* troops marched through th's 4>
!• city today and Kere reviewed
f* by the king.
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ALBERT REINERT
Phone 41
Broadway betweenjThird and Fourth
Juneau, Aug. 15. — Governor
Strong lias forwarded to the Pro
vost Marshal General, Washington,
D. C., Ills recommendation# In th«i
matter o? the appointment of exemjx
tioa boards under the military Be
' iective draft law, and has out
j lined !ho general plan under -which,
. it is oroposed thesq boards shall
worlr.
The following is & list of the
various city and divisional exemp
ton ooards recommended by the
! Governor for appointment by the
I President: I • i j •*' ifc.iiJ*
For Judicial Division No. 1
Divisional Exemption Board (head
j quarters at Juneau)—
Z. R. Cheney, lawyer; J. R. Wil
lis, banner; both of Juneau; P. R.
Bradk*y. mining engineer, of Tread
well; Cnarles E. Davidson, aurveyor
generel; J. P. Moouey, M. D.; tK>th
of Juneau. j
J udicional Division No. 2
Divisional Exemp-ion Board (head
yuart.eis. Nome)—Phil Ernst, min
ing man; O. D. Cochran, lawyer; J.
V. Sheldon, banter; M. O. Solberg,
business man; J. H. Mustard, M.
D, all Nome.
Judicial Do vision No. 8 1
Divisional Exemption, Board (head
quarters, Valdez) — F. R. Brenner
man. United States marshal; Ar
thur Lang, clerk United State®
District court; John Lyons, lawyer;
W. Ray Millard, mining man; S.
\V. Meintt, M. D., all of Valdez.
Judicial Division No. 4
Divisional Exemption Board (hea4
quarters, Fairbanks) — William T.
Burns, mining man of Chataaika; j
Luther C, Hess, lawyer; Theodore
Johnson, merchant; Adolph Brun-i
iug, lawyer; Jameg A. Sutherland,
M. D., all of Fairbanks.
City Exemption Boards
Skagway—Howard Ashley, mayorq
E. J. Shaw, business man; W. G.
Gabie, M. D., city physician.
Douglas—E. E. Smith, mayor;
P. H. Fox, merchant; Joseph Wey
erhorst, M. D., city physician.
Halnea — Samuel Nixon, mayor;
Frank H«ilar, city clerk, H. M.
Craig, M, D., city; physician.
J[uneau—J. T. Hunt, lawyer; W.
A- Clark, merchant; L. P. Dawes,
M. D., city physician.
Ketchikan — M. J. Henneghan,
mayor; Ernest Blue, lawyer; J. L.
Myers, M. D.
Petersburg—Jacotj Johnson, bus
iness man; I. J. Erlckson, city
clerk; J, L. Bulk ley, Jr., M. D.,
city rhyslclati.
Wrangell — F. Matheson, mayor;
John W. Steadman, city clerk; W.
J. PlgP. M. D., city physician.
Nome—G. J. Lomen, mayor; Ed
gar Grimm, tffy clerk; William
D'Arcy Chace, M. D., city physician.
Cordova—W. H. Chase, mayor;
E. F. Med lye, (lawyer) city clerk;
W. W. Council, M. D.
Seward—J. Llndley Green, law
yer; T W. Hawkins, banker; J.
H. Roml^. M. D., city irtiysician.
Valdez—James H. Patterson, may
or; A. J. Dlmond, lawyer; Joseph
A. Silverman, M. D., city physician.
Chena—Charles A. Showers, may
or; W. S. Layman, city clerk; Mar
gin Marrals, mining man. No physi
cian I* Chcna. Medical examinations
can bJi made by Dr. Sutherland, of
Falhranks, or by some other duly
authorized physician.
Eagle—Charles Ott, mayor; Geo.
B. Burgess, city clerk; Robert. E.
Steel, game warden. No physician
in Eafile. Medical examination can
be made by Dr. Sutherland, of
Fairbanks, or by some other duly
authorized physician.
Fairbanks—Henry T. Ray, mayor;.
Albert R. Helllg, lawyer; H. J.
McCallum, M. D.
Iditarod—Paul Laplant, mayor;
E, M. Stanton, lawyei*; H. E. Au
rlnger, M. D., city- physician.
Tanana—B. B. Mozee, mayor;
J. C. Defcn, lawyer; George F. Be
mle, business man. No physician
In ' Tadana. Medical examinations
can De made by some duly author
ized pnyslcian. I
Washington, Aug. 15.—The com
mand insr officer of the new divi
sion ' o be sent to France will t)e
Brigade General W. A. Mann. of
the regular army. Brig. Gen.
Maim js at the present time chiel
of the militia affairs div
ision i r the war department.
TAFT IS BETTER
Claycenter, Kan., Aug. IB.—
Physicians promised Wm. H. Taft
last night that If no further com
plications develop to may leave
today tt his summer home in Can
ada. ' j j -JiLJiiliii
Mrs. Roya] A. Gunnison ftnd son,
of Juneau, were Skagway pasBen
gers on the Dolphin.
CHINA NOW 111
WAR WITH
GEM
I
Washington, Aug. 15.—China yes
terday formally; declared a state of
war so exist against Germany and,
Austria-Hungary beginning at 10 a.
m. Cables from Peking yester
day afternoon Informed the Chin
ese legation in this city of the ac
tion r f the home government.
SILVER HIGHEST IN YEARS
New York, Aug. 15.—Silver ad
vanced three cents an ounce today
to 86% cents, the highest in
forty years.
Mlsa A. Smith and M'sa E. M
STesky, Whltehorse school teachers,
arrived in Skagway on the Princess
Alice and left th's morning on the
train for Whitehorae.
FRUIT JARS JELLY GLASSES
We offer the following good value*:
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 pec dozen . 10
Parowax in 1 lb. briclu .20 3 for .50
P. H. GANTYO
CANADIANS CAPTURE KILL 70
DOMINATING LENS AND LOOS
British Front, Aug. 15.—After a
terrif'c hand to hand encounter
this morning the Canadian troops
succeeded in capturing Hill 70
which dominates the Letis and Loos
salient. Thereupon the British
forces rushed into the Northwest
ern environs. From tli>s passion It
is expected that all of tho city; w'11
be captured.
Lens is situated in an iniportnat
coal field and has 'ron and steel
works, also sugar and soap
factories. . i « jj
BRITISH TROOPS LATER TAKE
ion; TOWNS AND ADVANCE
ONE MILE
British Front—(Later) Aug 15.
—In add'tion to Hill 70 the British
forces havo captured the towns
of Razwood, Stlaurent, StomiUe,
and Stelizbetb, and advanced more
than one mile over a section 1000
yards wide. '
Washington, Aug. 15. — Food.
.Comm'ssioner Hoover announces to
day tho formation of a corporation
to take over the grain supply of
the country. J
Washington, Aug. 15."—The gov
ernment 'ntends Jf nece.-sfiry to take
over the entire harvest of the Un
ited States in order to stablize and
rua'ntain fair prices.
San Francisco, Aug. 15.—Negotia
tions navo been virtually complet
ed by the government for the pur
chase r-X the Great Northern Rail
way's steamships Northern Pacific
and Great Northern. These ships
will be used by the United States'
to transport troops overseas.
DRAFTED MEN AS FIT
NOW AS IN CIVIL WAR
Washington, Aug. 15.—First and
scattered reports from local boards
do not indicate any increase in
physi..»l exemptons from tho army
draft over the average 25.77 estab
lished in 1863, it was announced
today. 11
jIB LOAN ALLIES
! THREE IB FOBB
BILLIONS
Washington, Aug. 15.—Secretary
of the Treasurer McAdoo, and
Claud Kitchen of North Carolina,
yesterday agreed upon asking Con
gress to authorize another Joan of
I betwe«n three and four billion dol
lars ic be sent to our Allies. They,
also agreed upon the necessity of
raisine over two billions of dollars
for war purposes by taxaton.
Sena-or La Follette presented the
minority report of the Senatg fin
ance committee on the war tax bill
with '■h* concurrence of Senators
Gore and Thomas which recom
mends that war profits and big In
comes be utilized as the principal
sources of 'axation in providing
funds 1~~r the country's war needs.
ME LIES UP
San Francisco, Aug. 15.—Sixty
»jor cent of the city's street car
system is tied up by a general
' street railway strike. Jitneys are
' doing a good business. •
SIX KILLED
Madrid, Aug. 15. — Six people
were killed this morning when
strikers and soldiers clashed In
jBarecloua. I ' !*]')
Fearless in The
Sight of Men
No man can be at par if ashmed of
his clothes. To be well dressed and
know it gives one the courage. His
personality is at its best. He is a
HUNDRED PER CENT.
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