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Tuesday, May 28th, the Second Instalment on Third Liberty
Loan Bonds is due. 20 per cent, must be paid
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KAISER GOES
BAITLE F
Amsterdam, Wednesday.—A <2<es_
patch received here this morning
from Berlin, says that the kaiser is
on the battle fiv>nt at a. point south
uf Laon and that in telegraphing to
h.m when being told of the suc
cess of the day's fighting, ttu
message closed by saying, "Our
losses are slight, tomorrow we «
caSe further progre*."
TH WE STEEL PLANT
PLAN'S MATERIALIZE
• Seattle. May 29.—To complete
fiiial arrangements for toe estab
lishment of a steel plant on Puget
S .uiid. Bert L. Thane, at the head
o' the Alaska Gastln^au Minln
company of Juneau, wjio is handl
irs the engineering features eon
i»cte£' with, the proposed Puget
^ounj steel plant, has arrived from
fau Francisco on the way to New
i o;-k. ' ^
"Plans for the new plant are
materializing satisfactorily," he said
' and an announcement of the de
tail will probably be made on my
r"(.urn from. New York."
Mr. Than© said that he antf his
•i^scciates are not ready to make
tne site "Of the proposed new 1 in
eustry known at this time.
Ketchikan, May 29.—la answ..
to the call for all fishermen, to mce
here the first of June, at whict
nteeMng the prices of salmon wil
be discussed, many are now arriv
ing from the fishing grounds tf
take part. It is reported that sev
eral gas boats have been,1 dispatched
tc notify them all.
SWISS CHILDREN' WEAR
GAS MASKS TO SGHOOI
Geneva. May 29. — Swiss troop.'
on the Alsatian frontier have be
gun to suffer from German.poison
haa floating back from the westeri
front toward the Rhine. Swiss
newspapers say. The civilian popu
1'itlon along the Rhine has been
warned to provide itself with gas
masks. The school children in
Mulhoim aiul Freiburg wear the gas
masks daily.
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES
Iu accordance with President Wil
son's proclamationi Skagway Chris"
tian Science Society will hold'
vices in their Church, edifice to
j rKirrow morning &t 11 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited.
If It Isn't An Eastman
It Isn't A Kodak
Brownies At $KOO Up
Kodaks At $6,00 Up
Print Papers
Photo Supplies
Keller Bros. Drug Co. :
Sail will meet rail Saturday mora"
i? ? wheu the White Pass Athletic
club excursion train pulls out of
the Broadway station' for the Vic
toria day celebration at White
horse, after the arrivaj of the ships
from down canal ports.
Word was received this morniri?
from Stroller White that ft ball
team, composed' of the finest from
the various Gastineau channel
teams would arrive up on,' the steam
er Lone Fisherman enroute to the
Yulr:>n, and from all reportsi from
Foit Seward and' Haines, the Yukon
will be invaded by a large force of
Uncle Sam's Yankeos In khaki, who
are noiug over the famous White
Pass awl on,' to the mighty* Yukon.
It is thought that at least ei'fhty
NEW Hill CO
TO INSTALL ILL
A consignment of machinery con
soling of a small stamp mill arriv
ed up on the Jefferson yesterday
and wwill be shipped into the
W'li-^aton river district for the
Whirlwind" Gold Mining company,
which has good looking property
there.
It is the intention of the companr,
which is composed or prominent I
fcir.in^ men of Carcroas and} White
horse to set up the mill and tnnko
a thorough test of the ore .and if it
proves as rich and us extensve as
it i3 believed to be, the mill wli]
be imroased in sizo ajid a I#rSer
urce of men put to work.
The property now controlled, by
the Whirlwind Gold Mining company;
is that which. Howard Oochran hae
l-een working for several years,
aiid has always showed' rich values.
Mr. ( ocliran is president of the
new company, and- Matthew Watson
is secretary.
( \Tt HIN<; riSH BY HAM)
IS NOT DIKFR1ULT
"To catcli l'ish by hand' is not as
( hard as it would seem nor is*it so
vf-iv unusual." remarked^ Camillo:
Giuaca the other day. Air. (linac
is an ardent fisherman and thor
oughly enjoys the sport in Alaska.
This method of fishing has) supplied
him with fish for his meals for some
ti.flfe. The method is employed by
the Natives and' is known as
"tickling fish."
'The other day while fishing with
a i od in Dewey creek the fates [
J seemed to oe against me and it
i looked as if l was up against it. I j
I ha^, heard of the Natives catching
fish by hand and resolved to try
it, so I went down the creek, wad
ed out and' stationed myself just
below a riffle and waited; quietly
1 there placing my liand under water
! "aim upward and wiggled my
I fingers, creating a kind of commo
tion not unlike a riffle. All 0)' a
( sudd*en a big trout who seemed to
! enjoy the agitated water droppel
j into my hand and I seized him by
the gills. I caught quite- a number
I !ii llila IVnv ••
w'li come up from he post and
Haines, and from the enquiries that
are being made to the local com
mittees there will he an unusually '
large crowd from this little old'
burg.
The Yanks from the fort are j
stn«?ing up a team, and the Gastln- '
tail channel folks are going after i
the prize. Skagway will have a \
team, whiohj although composed j
largely of the old original W. P. A.
C. team, will show all comers that
they know the game and need tho
coin ' • | j i 1
Just before going to press a ,
prominent member of the sporta j
committee stated that the present
indications pointed to a "bumper"
bunch making the trip.
1,1 . ■ ~L I
ARNOLD GUTFELD
WILL JOIN UP:
Last evening Co. C., 14th Jr., j
the new gas boat, owned" by Co. C.
ol the 14th U. S. Infantry at Fort j
VV. H. Seward, arrived la port un- •'
fer command of Corp. Hughly with I
Corp Hamilton as engineer. The
14th Jr.. came up to take to Fort
Seward Nick Radovich, who was in j
• he Skagway contingent of the j
selective draft and.' Arnold Gutfeld ^
*ho went down to enlist in the
Signal Corps. They also brought up j
Private Wolf, who Is sent to the ;
westward on detachment duty and
who will taJce the first boat calling
westward bound.
Arnold Gutfeld is enlisting at the
express desire of the Commanding
Officer of the Signal Corps, for
while not of draft age he has gain
ed such proficiency that it wa
teemed best that he join up now.
It is to be hoped that ha will
be retained in the. office her« as
Arnold is a prime favorite with ail
'he patrons of the cable office and
w.th his chief, Operator Dotts,
they make a team that cOUld not be
beat.
Nic* Radovich is the second
man of Skagway's quota to go from
here and it is to be regretted that
<".11 of tnein could r.ot have gone at
the same time as that would have
•iiven the people of Skagway. a
chance to show their appreciation ^
by giving them a send-off such as
would bo coming to them. How
ever, it is said that as soon as/
»he full quota, is In Fort Seward
there will be a demonstration of
soma kind' and the boyp will then
De invited ug to be honored by all
Skagway. • * j
lii observance ofMemorial Day,
Thursday, May 30th, the Bank of
Alaska will be closed all daj.
Father P. TurneLl returned home
from Whitehorse on yesterday's
tiain after an absence in the Yu
kon city of several days.
White Pass Lo,dge No. 113, F. &
A. M., will hold a special com
munication this evening: (Wednes
day, May 29,) at 7 o'clock. Work
In the Kntercil Apprentice d<e
Rre.e.
By order of William Feero, W. M.
Auditor B. A. Rosa today an/aouno
Pd that he had received a cable
from President Lynch, of the San
Francisco Federal Reserve Bank,
in which it was announced that de
linquents in the Third Liberty Loan
purchase must pay their second in
stallment on their honds or they
are liable to a foreiture of the
five percent payment made at the
"me of subscribing for the bond's.
REMAINS OF MRS. BALDWIN
WILL BE BUR [EL HAINES
Father P. H. Turnell .pastor of
St. Marks church will go to Haines
on the Peterson tonight Where he
will conduct the funeral services
at the burial of Mrs. Grant A. Bald
win. The burial will take place at
the Haines cemetory. •
Father Turnell will return home
ou the Peterson, Saturday,
NEGRO LYNCHED ON
SCENE OF CRDIE
Cordele, Ga., May 2D. —James
^obb, a negro, was taken from the
jail here and lynched by a mob
which carried him to the spot wber
he attacked and killed Mrs. Roy
Simmons. He was hanged* on tha
scene of the crime.
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THE NEW BLOUSE
Dainty—Beautiful Well-Made
Good meterial, fine trimming, careful workmanship
and excellent wearing qualities distinquish the
summer Blouse just received Priced from $7.00 to $10.75
Satin and Lace Camisoles $1.75
Warner's Rust Proof Brassieres
sizes 34 to 44 — 40 ct. $1.50
Store closes 6 p. m. Saturday 8 p. m.
L. A. HARRISON Co.
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GEORGE MOWL. Proprietor
\Ve<lii€**luy and lliumftlny
Triangle Plays Prtesdnts Wil lian. H. Thohqwon and diaries Ray
in
The Divident
FIVE ACTS ! | I
Muslo by Violin, Piano ami Druoui.
i
8:30 -n m. Sharp Admission 25c 10c
Pack Train Restaurant
The Delmonica of Alaska
Charley Kararnar, John Clecafc. Proprietor*
, i
Where You Can Get Wliat Vou Desire Cooked as it Should Be
We Malto a 8peclatty of banquets and Private Dinner Parties.
A Refined and Comfortable Place for a Supper Aftetf ®hfi Show
or Dance—Service in Cozy Private Booths if Desred.
A LEFT OVER SALE
For a quick disposal of the remaining stock of Dortero & Son
I am gotng to place every article in the store on sale
Beginning Monday, May 20th
Store Open From 9 to 6
SHOES HATS UNDERCLOTHING COLLARS
SHIRTS RUBBERS TENNIS TROUSERS
All bought at before the war prices wholesale will be sold retail at leis
than cost while they last. V.
TONY DORTERO
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE
The schedule of steamship ar
rivals from the south during the
months of May June, accord*
ins; to the various steamship com
paoy'3 schedule as published else
where in this paper, is as follows:
MAY
28 A. SS. Co., Alaska.
JUNE '
2 C. P. R., Princess Sophia.
■3 O. T. P., Prince Rupert.
7. A. S3. Co., Jefferson.
10 G. T P., Prince Rupert.
13 C. P. R.p Princess Sophia.
17 G. T. P., Prince Rupert.
19 A. SS. Co., Jefferson.
20 C P. R., Princess Alice.
27 C. P. R„ Princess Sophia
29 G. T. P. Prince George.
For further details see the vari
ous local steamship company agents.
Capt. Greene and Capt. Murray,
both masters of B. Y. N. river
steamers arrived up on the Jeffer
son yesterday and started this morn"
ing for Whitehoree in company
with General Manager Wheeler,
Tchn Grashai driving, on the White
Pass gasoline car "Buda."
jC.JTY FATHERS ADOPT
DRAFTED. MBN
Ketchikan, May 28.—The list of
business men who have agreed to
adopt one of the drafted or en
listed boys as his particular charoV
during the war, providing one dol
lar a month for tobacco or sweets
ai.'d to look after his affairs *t
Some, is growing as a look at the
list posted" will show.
Judse Mahoney who is sponsor
of this movement said today that
all the. boys would be adopted' in
a few days.
MVSTERIOIS PLAGUE
AFFECTING SPAIN
Madrid, May 29.—Reports re
ceived here from all parts ofSpala
tell of a most mysterious plagua
which is afflicting the people. Physi
cians are unable to place a diag
nosis on the disease so as to com
nat "'t with medicine.
ITALIAN PREMIER "WILL
VISIT BATTLEj FRONT
Rome, May, 29—.The Prime Min
ister departed from this city for the
fcacUe front now: being held by
the Italian, troops this morning.