The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-06-19
20 YEARS AGO
JUNE 19, 1916.
From The Empire

JUNE lJ, l9l6.
 John Zugg, of the Alaska Road Commission force. who mad been in Juneau for the past two months, left on the Mariposa the previous day. Mr Zugg stated before de- parting that Lieut.. J. c. Mehaffey, who was in Seattle, was making arrangements for the necessary ap- paratus to be brought to Juneau to make the borings for the Channel bridge. I
 According to reports f~Jm Berlin the German troops under General von Linsingen were holding the Russians in check who were advanc- ing towards Kovel from, the south east. The Russians were also re- ported to have been .repulsed on both sides of the Styra river and 35,- 900 prisoners, one cannon and ten machine guns were taken by the AfCIllldll IlOOPo-
 Col w P Richardson, president of the Alaska Board of Road Com misSioners was a Juneau visitor the previous day while the Mariposa was in port and left on the same boat for Valdez the headquarters of the com t,1icCinfo fNlatYnI fa tc Juneau in about two weeks, and spend several days before proceeding to the interior.
 Mamie Hahn was a passenger on board the Al-Ki which left Seattle for Juneau the previous Saturday.
 Advices received from Skagway the previous day placed the loss sustain ed by the Atlin merchants in the fire there last week at $189, ,000. Schultz store was valued at $100, 900. Kershaw's at $2O,O00, Pillmans $9,- 500, Eggert's at $20,000, James at $15,000 and McIntosh's at $5,000.
 H. J. Turner and his bride whom he married in Tacoma a few days previous was passenger aboard the Admiral Farragut which sailed for Juneau this evening
 Dracida,,t INoodrr,ut VJiIcoY, tbo ,,ra vious day issued a proclamation for the immediate mobilization of the National Guards of all states in the Union. The reserve forces were requested to immediately recruit to their full war strength and be ready for active service.
 A. Van Mavern was a passenger aboard the City of Seattle which left for Juneau from Seattle
 Fifteen hundred and eighty peo- pie, residents of all points on Cas- tineau Channel accepted the gener- ous invitation of the Grand Trunk Pacific Steamship Company, and made an inspection of the palatia1 Prince George which docked in Ju- neau the previous Saturday even ing.
 On it's trip north, while passing through Wrangell Narrows, the steamer Mariposa scraped across the end of sand bar but continued her voyage to Juneau where an exam ination of her hull was made by Walter McCray professional diver from Tacoma. The Mariposa was uninjured according to the report of the diver and she proceeded on her way within a few hours.
 The Swe d is h Order of Vasa planned to hold a midsummer dance in the Mayflower pavilion in Doug las on Thursday evening. Dancing was to commence at 8:30 o'clock.
 One of the closest and best ball games that had been played by the Channel teams for several seasons, according to local fans was staged in Treadwell the previous day be- tween Thane and Treadwell teams when the latter won by a score of to in the thirteenth inning.
 Weather Report Maximum, SO; minimum, 45; Partly cloudy; Rain, II inch.
 Mrs. George Whelan and baby boy were dismissed from St. Anns Hospital today, and they returned to their home.
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