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IfcMO NINETEENTH'YEAR SKAUWAY. ALASKA, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 80, 1M6
PRICE 10 CENTS
BERLIN. Sept. 30—Her von
B«'hmaim Hollweg. higb| chancellor
of th'j German Empire, addressed
lb# uiem&ers o{ the Reichitag tills
meriting. He told tbe imnubers of
the Teutonic parliament that the
Fatherland would preserve itself
until success crowned the efforts of
• he German people. Bountiful har
vests are reported inall ot the har
vest growing sections. Plenty of
food la assured, this together yith |
the etermined spirit ot the Ger
man people to win this cause for the
Fatherland, will sooner or laterr "win
the war for us, said the chancellor
to the assembled legislators.
He then launches forth on a
bitter attack of the action of the
Rumanian nation for siding with
the Allies. The history of the
Rumanian) na'ion was reviewed,
ihowtng that ultimately they would
hay* to call upoo. thee German na
tion for preservation. He denounc
ed the Rumanian action as> most j
treacherous to the German people.
ACTION CHECKED
Br HEAVY Bl
LONDON*, Sept. 30 — Heavy Tain
ii hampering the troops movements i
la the Somme region. French' fore- i
e» have consolidated the gaina by
making an advauce on Fregicourt. j
Teutonics forces offered a strong j
a ad stubborn resistance but lost out
la the and. A general French i
victory is practically conceded by
th« military critics.
DEPARTMENT WITH BULLETIN
Bulletin, No. 642 has been issued
by the Department of Interior. It
d«"U withj the mineral resources of
Alaairi acd covers a report of the
Investigation in 1915. Persons in
terested may get the same by ap
plying to the government printing
offica. : *| S! J !'
II Ludlngton, foreman of the
meraan!cal department of the Daily
Ala«iai», will be a southbound pass
eifgvr tonight. Mr. Ludingtoa has
*^vevted a position on an Eastern
^aptr. and after vlsitlug a short
time In Seattle, will leave to take
over the new position.
LYNCH BEE
FOB NEGROES
NOAWATA, OKLA, Sept. 30
—Two negroes confined in the
ccuuty jail here awaiting trial on
the charge of killing1 a deputy sher
iff in this state were tajcenj from
the county bastile this morning and
lynched. A large gathering watch
ed the lynching bee. Authorities
tried 'hair best to stop, the molb
but it was useless.
leaoFrsIeady
FOR BIG TUSSLE
BERLTN, Sept. 30 — Confidence
of the German, leaders who are
commanding the German forces in
the Somme regions Is displayeed. l>y
the fact that they are making pre
paration to assume an offensive and
cut back the British and French in
t^at region. Tht latest fighting
occurring on the Somme front ap
parently has not discouraged the
German commanders in their abili
ties to hold tihe lltes safely. A
master campaign is1 on the verge
of being commenced by the Teutons
in that Bection. Reinforcements
ai.d additional supplies have been
rushed to the seen?.
TONIGHT'S THE REAL NIGHT
Toiiisht's the night. All Elk
dom wij) turn out »o welcome the
opening season for the Elks lodge
in this city. The evening will be
turned over to dancing and a gener
al go- (1 time for the BUfiets. A gen
eral invitation has beta extended
the public. Tomorrow the alleys
will open with tull awing and bowl
ers will t? given a ch' nee to lim
ber up their stiff arms and amuse]
themstlies by Uilir.g the hard
wood balls down thfe alleys.
RUPERT OUT TONIGHT
The Prince Rupert will clear
for the south,1 tonight. Its regular
sailiue hour is six o'clock, but it is
doubtful If it will clear oni time
tonight as a number of interior pas
sengers will arrive on tonight's
train and make connections on
the big boat for the outside.
The Spokane sails from Seattle
tomorrow night for this port.
Store Open
i
See Our Big Advertisement
On Back Page
Announcing Big Sale
Albert Reinert
Successor to
II I I y *T/e> If THE HABERDASHER and
i rl« J* Lr Y i\vrl LADIES'FURNISHER
Broadway between fluid and FourtL Phone 41
FISHERMEN PICK
UP PRESERVER
PORTLAND, ME., Sept. 30 — A
life preserver, marked yithi th$
uame "Bremen" was picked' up off
Cape ElizaJbeti^ thtai morning t>y ft
fishing smack. Authorities are
expecting the Bremen, »hichl is long
overdue to put in its aippearance
nny day. Mystery continues to
surround the fate el! the boat. Some
believe that it has falHin into the
hands of the Bri'lsn and others con
tinue to have faith and believe that
it will make an American port in
due time .
NIPPERS CLIP
THBEE_flERBS
PVRIS, Sept. 30 — French aviat
ors* brought downj three German
ae.oplanea within three minutes
this morning. The Teuton aero
planes glided thru the clouds and
came within range of the aero
guns, manned by the French! Bharp
shooters. Thre<? minutes and three
of < be five air monsters ' were
dt-.rting to the eartfc. never to rise
•tgain .
CHURCH NOTES
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The theme for the morning talk
Is: THE RENEWAL OF THE IN
WARD MAN. Sunday schioi/1 12:15,
oelnp missionary day, with a
special talk by a real live mission
ary. Subject for the evening talk
is: COWING HARD TOWARD
COD. Special vocal selection by
Mr. W. C. Blanchard at the even
ing service Services in the Metho
dic Churchi building.
L. H. Federsen, Minister,
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Christian Science! Services will be
held Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock
in the Alaskan Building.
Suoject:—UNREALITY.
The puiblio is welcome.
Sunday School 12 o'clock.
The City of Seattle will reacn
this port at 2 o'clock in the morn
ing and leave for the south' tomor
row afternoon.
SEATTLE DUE IN MORNING
The steamer City of Seattle is
steaming u» the inside channel and
is due in this port tomorrow morn
ipjf some time. Agent Weir looks
f r It to cut In an efljly appearance
It 13 heavily loaded with mail and
fre5?lr A number of interior pas
sengers are aboard the Pacific
C ast boat.
Vincent Dortero returned to Ws
home In thia city Friday night
after spending a couple of days
in the Whitehorse couotryt drum
ming up business for the the steam
er Humboldt.
BERLIN, 8ept. 30 — Direr war
tare is being urged by; the Ger
laaii naval offic'nlg as the ouly
method by which American; aid to
the Allies, can be checked anil stop
ped. German writers are spread
ing broadcast over the land, that
the cri.cessdons grafted the Ameri
can people by the German nation
have been abused by the so-called
neutral American nation, and that
for the best Interests of the Ger
man welfare it should be lmme
liatfly stopped.
ieiTwes
JUMPING HIGH
CHICAGO, Sept. 30 — Wheat
r©::cnt*d the high*®1, price of the
.season yesterday when) quotation
prices in the pit mounted the scale
to one dollar and fifty) five cento
A drought in Argentina is respon
sible for the highj price* say the
wp.eat brokers . Speculation i»
brisk in the wheat market. Th«
yield in the United States this year
»• i'l be below normal.
BIG SALE DRAWS MANY
The big sale staged this wee& by
Albert Re inert has bei>n taken ad
vantage of by many of the shoppers
o* Skagway and Haines) di^ricts.
To w?lk down the isles of the big
store and see the goods displayed in
ordc-riy tasteful fashion, with buy
ers tailing witfe clerks aibout the
values and prices, rosem/blcs a Sat
urday special in one of th$ big de
partineut stores in the Queen, City.
FKOST MPS PLANTS
Jack Frost slipped thru the cloud
lust night and Bcttlcd over Skag
way soil, nipping oeveral of the
tender garden; plants. Thq thermo
me'er dropped to thirty degreea but
when *iie warm rays of sunlight
hii the e'a'rth. this morning it Boon,
rose to 50.
big drive wins day
LONDON, Sep'. 30 — Tbe new
drive started by the Allied) powers
in the Thiepal fiction has won thg
day. Important' territory lias fall
en Into the hands of the Allied P®w
ers by this drive. Germans are
unabJe to stand up under the ter
rific rain of fire poured into -heir
ranks by the Allies.
TO GO SOUTH
Tuck Flaherty; will be a south
bound passenger on this trip of
ti e Jefferson. Mr. Flaherty la en
route to Seattle, wher« he
spend some little time, then) swing
down t<* Portland for & risit. In, all
hi* expects to be gone for six weeks
or two months before returning to
the Garden City.
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Canning Fruit and
Pickling Goods Etc. |
With the Arrival of the "Steamer Spokane" we will receive
a complete line of Perishable Goods, including all the
necessary Fruits and Vegetables for [canning pur
poses. We have placed a large order for Peaches
Plums, Prunes, Crab Apples, Grapes and
Tomatoes, to be shipped when the Mar
ket prices for these goods have
reached the very lowest point.
During the canning season
you will find our prices
are very attractive
j P. H. GANTY
OLD SOURDOUGH
ON OUTSIDE TRIP
8EATTTLE, Sept. 30 — James |
Tol Cowles, one ol 'be pioneers 1
of Alaska, and founder of the City j
of Kalribamks, Is registered a* the
Frye Hotel in this city. Mr. Oowlea '
has been1 confining his attentions in j
t>u) northlandJ for ulne- consecutive
years. This makes his firs visit to :
the Queen. City for that length of |
time. He is amaaed at the record ;
Growth of Seattle.
LARGE LINER IS
READY FOR SEA
3AN FRANCI300, Sept. 30—The
bljj steamer Minnesota, which; lias
j a In the dry docks since De
oemoeT 14th, Is now ready for sea.
It was tied1 up at on# cf thedocks
Id this city this morning and 1b be
ing ballasted atd freight loaded
It. i its holds for across the aea.
Sixteen, new 'boilers) hare freen, In
stalled In) the boiler rooms and a
general overhauling made on the
ship while it was pinned to the dry
docks. The Union Iron) Works did
the major portion ft the work on
the big sea carrier.
JEFFERSON DUE SUNDAY
The Jeffemonj Bailed from Wran
gell this morning at 10 o'clock.
Agent E. J. Shaw has chalked it up,
the boards at the! local office to
make this port by 4 o'clock Sun
day afternooa. It carries a heavy
consignment of mall for the in
terior and Skagway. Its cargo is
composed of 40 tons for the inter
ior ami 60 tons for local merchants.
A number Qf Skagway citizens) in ■
fhe capital city have made reserva
tions on the popular steamer. In
the cattle stalls of the steamr are
twelve head of hoiraes consigned
thru to Interior points. They will
1* unloaded! from the steamer and
placed in the cattle pens at thq |
docks to await shipment acroBsi the I
Bummit. 1 '
bulls control market
CHICAGO, Sept. 30 — Bulls |
continue to control tno sijcculation;
la »he wheat market. The price is J
♦he highest it has bean thlsl season.
LEWIS FLAYS
3PATTLE, Sept. 30 — James
Hamilton' Lewis, Democratic senat
or from Illinois, who is campaign
ing taru the west for President Wil»
son, neld his audience) spellbound,
for three hours und(>r his) forensic
display last night in the stats ar
mory .
TVfc Democratic; senator, flayed
the clitics of the Democratic admin-*
i8lration. "The talk about the
prosperity of tho nation) being' due
solely to the war Is erroneous, the
Democratic administration! is the
moving force operating in this grea
commonwealth, which] is solely re
sponsibly for the era of good times
whirls has swept thru the
east and middle west, said Mr.
Lewis to his eager auditors.
Senator Lewis ia scheduled to
inak* political speeches in Tacoma,
Portland, San1 Francisco and other
large cities of California. He will
then swing thru the Plateau states
In the cause of Democracy. He is
a wonderful speaker, interesting
and has the ajbllity to convince
when speaking.
SEATTLE, Sept. 30 — A mob of
I. W .W.s robbed a crew on a
Great Northern freight a short
distance from this city last night.
The freighter took a Biding to let
a oassejiger by, the Independent
Workers otf| th« World, boarded the
train, herded the crew into a
freight car and robbed them of their
valuables. They were allowed to
•re? urn to their duties after the
passenger had gone by. The sher
iff o" King County is out to get
tv' • bandits.
SPECIAL TRAIN TOMORROW
The White Pass and Yukon Route
will operate a special train from
Whitehorse Sunday morning. It
will arrive in the Garden Citj;
around the three o'clock hour Sun
day afternoon with fifty passengers
from the river steamer White
Horse. Reservations are being made
on the Jefferson ana Ctty of Seat
tle for southward journeys.
Old Age Isn't A Crime I
BUT It's a Crime To Be
Old While Still Young
NOW TO PLEASE YOU!
We sell Hart, Schaff
ner & Marx Clothes *
That includes a range Ar
of models Tempered
with dignity—But not
without spirit We have
just received a large ship
ment of Fall Models at
the same old Prices and
Guaranteed as usual.
LOOK THEM OVER
WILL CLA YSON