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No. SS TWENTIETH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1917
PRICE 10 CENTS
GOMS ASSURES PRESIDENT
LABOR ONITEOLY BEHIND HIM
Washington, May 16. — Follow
ing an address by President Wilson
in a delegation of British and Amer
ican labor Usurers, in which he ex
pressed hopes that wages would not
b" lowerod because of the war, Sam
uel Gompers assured the President
tt'at labor was unitedly behind; him
in the prosecution of the war a
gaiust Germany.
Loyalty of American labor has
been proven in the past, declared
Gctnpers, and he promised that the
worterusmon of today would show
as great patriotism in defense of
his country.
Leaders of British labor, who are
her9 for conferences with American
l^ader.s, express much satisfaction,
wi'h the spirit in which American
labor is preparing to bear its part
*n the struggle.
6HI7ISH ARMY
London. May 16.—Bri ish. forces
are now occupying all the Rouex
district and are advancing north of
Uavre!Ie, according to repcrts from
tlie front received here today.
Since the great drive began at |
Batter, the Cormans have stubbornly
rsis'd the onslaughts of th© British
troops but w:$b. a loss that Is
calling evem in this war.
Loi.dcn, May 16.—Making strong
couutcr attacks, for which they had
brought up heavy reinforcements
the tie-mans drove the British forc
es back for a hundred yards near
Bulleccurt, according to the re
port issued by the war office to
day.
Tue Germans attacked at fourl
poll.13. The ground they regained
h»d recently been taken from them
by th6 British.
General Agent F. B. AVruzbacher
of the White Fuss railroad, ajid E.
J. Shaw, local agent of the Alaska
Steamship company, went to White
horse this morning over the Whito
Fass cn a business trip.
Photo bv American Tress Association
Rear Admiral Nathaniel R. Uiher
ALASKAN TOUR
15 POSTPONED
Owiuz to the serious national sit
uation which ip said to make it
imp- ssible to secure a delegation
of congressmen and influential bus
iness men for an Alaskan tour this
srnimer, tho Seattlo chamber of
commerce has postponed the trip it
had planned to make to Alaska in
July, according to a cable massage
receive-! today by the Skagway com
mercial club. The message, sent
bv J. L. McPherson, manager of
*^e Alaska bureau of the Seattle
organisation, follows:
"Serious national situation
makes it impossible to secure con
gressional delegation and Influen
tial business for Alaska tour this
summer. We believe it wise to post
pone tour until Influential partic
ipants can be secured. Regret ex
ceedingly necessity for this post
ponement and desiTe to express ertT
apnreciation of your generous co
operation.."
MR WHO
LACK SUCCESS
attribute success to luck, but 'those
who have it know it comes from dis
cernment and well directed effort
Success is the result of a well thought
out, carefully conducted plan. One
must think succes» before he can
enjoy it
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
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Berlin, May 16.—Declaring that
Germany will not be able to win its
war c-f subjugation, Socialist Lead
er Le&our predicted in, the Reichs'sg
tfi£ay that revolution, In. Germany
was bound to oome.
With practically all the human
and miilwial recourses of th© world
alligned against her, Lebour asser
ed that tho odds had become so
great1 that It was folly longer to
hopo Inat Germany could accomplish]
he overthrow, of her enemies.
FOUR KILLED WHEN PLOTTERS
WRECK PIER HEAR SOO LOCKS
Sauite St©. Marie, Mich., May 16
'—four men. were killed ajwl three
wore Injured, probably fatally, when
dynamite exploded early today under
*he government pier near tho Soo
locks and so damaged, the pier as
The steamer Humbolbt, Agent
Vincent Dortero reported today, will
be due here at two o'clock tomor
row morning. She will sail at four
q'cIock a.m. tomorrow.
Among the passengers for Skag
way 011 the Dolphin, of the Alaska
Steamship company, which sailed
yesterday from Seattle, according
to a cable to the Daily Alaska,n,
are Esther Hanson and Miss J.
Wei'zman. L. A. Counts is a i
passenger for Haines.
The LaToucho of the Alaska
Steamsnip company, after being in
iwrt since last Thursday morning,!
unloading material for the Alaska
Railroad commission and other i
fre'glit, sailed south yesterday*!
She wil> be lu Nome trade tho rest i
o* :he summer, under command of j
Qapt. Z. Johnnson. The Rod on do
and the Skagway will be the Alas
ka lines freighters plying this sum
mer between. Seattle and Skagway.
The Skagway was formerly tho Stai>
ley Dollar.
Thii ty-four passengers most of
them employes of the White Pass I
railroad, bound for Whitehorse, j
came in on the Spokane of the Pac-1
ific Steamship company which j
docked at ten o'clock last night, j
Several Skagway people sailed soutlii
oa the Spokana
A cable to the Daily Alaskan
this afternoon from Seattle report
ed the sailing of the steamer Alas
ka of the Alaska Steamship compar.jj
at nine o'clock this morning with.i
thir'pen passengers for Skagway.
Among them were V. P. Murdo,
Capt. J. T. Gray, C. A. Schadd and
C. G. Limecovely.
ILLNESS OF TWO GIRLS
CAUSES POSTPONEMENT
GOIjD MEDAL CONTEST
Because of the illness of two
girls who a-re contestants, the gold
medal contest which. was to kaye
been held tomorrow evening, has
been postponed.
Announcement will 'be made Sat
urday, according to hte committee,
when the contest will be held.
•o make it unfit for use.
Investigation las disclosed evid
ence that th.9 explosion was the re
sulk of th$ effort of plotters to blow
Ud the locks.
MUNICIPAL FARM
Establishment of a municipal
/arm is pl&nned in Vaidez to meet
possible food, requirements. The
Vaidez Prospector says of the pro
ject:
■'X scheme is being agitated here
for the establishment this summer
of a municipal farm for th.6 purpose
o' racing vegetables and root crops
fcr tijo use of the people of the
town. D is pointed out that under
tiie present uncertainty as regards
shipping, and the possibility that sev
eral of the gteamers on this run ma
be taken over by the government
for servico cn the Atlantic coast,
if is going to be increasingly diffi
cult tj obtain foodstuffs from the
States, and that some steps must be
taken to u^ike the local production
as Jarge as possible if a shortage
is to be avoided. Tliere are a num
ber of Rood locations at no great
distance from the town that could
be cultivated at little cost and
wcuid produce enough to supply a
greater »art of the needs of the
tovvu. The plans have not been coal
plet-'ly worked out as yet, but will
be completed within a day or two.
It is believed that practically ev
erybody in town will be willing to
come in on the project and that it
can bo made a complete success."
MOORE BUILDING, BOUGHT
BY J. F. WARD, IS BEING
REMODELLED FOR HOTEL
Remcdelling of the Bowman1
building, State street and Fifth Ave
nue, is under way by Joseph J. F.
Ward, who recently purchased the
building ' from L. A Harrison. It
will be used as an annex to Mr.
Ward's Portland hotel..
With the new building added to
bis present hotel, Mr. Ward will
have a frontage of 100 feet on
State street and 125 feet on Fifth
avenue. Tie enlarged hotel is to
b-> read/ for use this season.
The Bowmaji building was for
merly lie Moore property, built by
Captain Moore.
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1ILUK0FF, IIHSTER Or FOREIGN
AFFAIRS, QUITS RUSSIAN CABINET
Photo by American Press Association.
Roar Admiral Thomas S. Rodgeri.
Outdoor drill of the Skagway
.home guards is being planned by
Sergeant Bixby, the! instruct or. Use
may be mad© of the ball park as a
drill ground.
Announcement was made tod-ay
♦ha* organization of the guards
would be completed Friday night by
the aopotntment of 'he non-com
missioned officers. A second lieu
tenant will also be elect d to re-'
rlace Roy Gault, who will be away |
for six weeks on work for the WhJtal
Pass.
It is desired that all ths members I
of the guards attend the meeting
so thai the entire guard will have
a voice in the( election.
Drill ♦ouight will be lield at 7:30
o'cock.
ASCENSION' DAY SERVICES
Services appropriate to Ascencion
dav wijl be held tomorrow 3n St.
Mary's Catholicl church. Father
Turnell announced today that mass
would be held at nine o'clock in
the morning ind evening services, at
7:30 o'clock.
I
Fetrograd, May 16.—Minister of
Foreign Affairs Milukoff, one of the
principal leaders in tbe New Rus
sia uio\ement, resigned today from
'he cabinet.
M. Teresclitenko, minister of fin
ance, was appointed to fill tlio office
A. F. Kerensky, formerly minis
ter of justice, was appointed minis
ter ot war, from wliich office Gener
al Gockoff resigned Monday, after
declaring ,-too many labor elements
aro trying to rule."
It is said the new officials will
bo supported by the soldiers and
workingmen's council.
SEATTLE 15
LIBERTY LOUD
Seattle, Wash., May 16.—Six/mil
lion dollars is the amount which:
Seattle is asked to subscribe to the
l-'berty loaji, according to inform
ation received here today from
Washington. Local bankers said
til-! amcunt would be forthcoming.
LOSSES
Pel fcgrr.d, May 1G.—Severe re
verses for the Russian forces on the
Caucasian and Mesopotamian fronts
were rentitcd tcday by the war of
fice. i
ASKS 0. S. Si!
Paris, May 1C.—A flea to tha
UuiUd States to send an army to
France was issued today by General
Petain, commanding the French fore
es. French officers, it is said, be
lieve llie moral effect on the Ger
mans ot the presence of American
soldiers-, fighting side by side with)
'lit soldiers cf France, would im
mediately have a great bearing ou
tlie war.
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