Ja®. “Si.—The urt
furtou* fighting sinee tie taking of
Ypws is near leviagr wn b?:»m
Freach aai ;2v Germans with the
latter getting tie best of th fight
ia. So much se that they captsred
a so’*® {name not snesuened'seven
ty-five antes fteei Paris- The
slaughter. says the report, is most
disgusting. The Hst:k-f5esS is lit
e-rally covered wish the dead.
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CHINESE ARE FIGHTING
AMONG THEMSELVES
PEKING. Jan. ?L—News has
just, been brought in to the effect
ij-.it tie province of K:w:ciev ss
its f«I2 rebeRiw* igamst the gvv
emraest aai that the gwrereor aai
ius forces, ar* fleeing for their
lives.
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EL PASO. Jam. XL—According
to a report just rt'.v’lve-d. General
VT!a '■ <<. beer, ccrrerei. Be was
ante* «a of the Sssta Ctara Can
yea arc is sarr«ir.i?-d by a strong
detnchree&t of Ca ta—es > Jtwst
trusted sweater*- The report says
that he is supposed to be rear E3
valSe. where tier* is ao chance for
has escape.
♦
SAN DIEGO. Jam -11.—The hor
rors cf the flood 's bedsg bt engirt
d«8 every day. Many reports
jstst received ooafim prerksas ooes,
that hanarvis of persoas tent shear
ares in the break of the dam. The
diced Is still iBereasiag sad fear is
eaterta.-rej that the other cam wili
sis.? break arsa leave :he city with
es; water.
SAN DIEGO. Feb. 1.—The deser
ted fl xoed dastrsets hat* bee® re
peated to he the fields of c pc rations
for a® army of sherves who have
looted every place. I® order to
preveas farther 1 >:-;;ag the anth
crlties have re;aestei the gaverrs
asieat to t rier the aiartnes and pro
tect the property. All the fiocdec
d.s tracts are beasg pa trailed sad is
chare :f geveranaect officials.
LONDON, Feb 1.—The war csob
missaon issued am order today prsj
h:’:.t.eg the rm te of bells as
- git.-, ekembes cr others. I® the
;rier as asrlciec -e extdagmisfeijsg
of all lights after sax o'clock until
farther triers.
CUSIFIED aD\ ERTISEMEMS
list lap ef :he Egg Race for Bar
gains at BecktrarCs. Desk miss
filling tp ia dry gx-ds and ander
vear. Air.
FOR SALE—A ;vj rx-m cabin
amd a let ce. Saeima® Ava_, Cfcy.
Tea l:t is '-5 fact frets by 15#
feet deep. Ftr paartaici&rs apply to
Dai'’ De T'c-mr. Ajr. if.
FOB SALE
The "Tor: Ram;.’ S«shT Ir. New
- c. A-y ffiwaMe offer win
be oems.-drered- Hmrcdre cf Neith
er® Maj. It* Works. tf. ajr.
LADLES .AID TO HOLD SALE
Tan Ltr.es Aid tf the M. E
Charti wash to anmanwro that they
wiD h-Id tear tig Annul Sale ahw.
Easter time- ®t
FOB QUICK SALE
Oae mteresS at the fcsras Grasp
of Marin cl a: ms ca Dal! Island wBi
ie **ki cheap if take® a t cnee. Best
Z. JitlTZ-jii ~pT@E£CCit J3 C’&ZZLZTlf.
Address, P. O. Bex TA Ad. 6?.
Great “deaaffij-" sale for the rest
of the t:ttt cf Ja.ttary at Ktck
mar.'s. Adv. t£.
FOUND
Fctnar. a plain gold band ring
wish threse initials engraved upon
the beside. Owner please call at
tku effioe ami prove property, ad tf
KETCHIKAN JIEAT COMPANY
SPECIALS
Fr«« Chick*® Uniks,
Freeh Seead Oysters,
3 Dex. Eggs S-5 cents.
—
Wask: Lie s few more toadrers,
geed honae codkiBg, family style.
We g-.ve seal tickets ss reasesahte
ra-^s. • Lneah&i over Krdedier’s
L’-mber ship-. ML
MRS. EETSGH
why pay rent?
When Mr. pfctkiam -Bith the
kjzis tn? h fewy Cou, is of
ferjag Lis firz.i'.ec tcese as a
• ery isv figtire for a ctidc sale
Frre raans asd Targe bash roots,
•e o.errivf srie2'. Call asi k* Mr
Perkiar-. as ocr*. A/rr. tf.
vfssiirtj Utmhl Coal **
-.ara.-by the Northland Dock
: oKEspaay. adr
rOR RENT—Fine rso-.r. :xa
wish bath. Pto»» 42. ahr.
''<t : r. })>.j gel the
nr» »<— * » for them
l* i ft more ••It
BOTH WILL EE THASKILL
We win tcati yoa to subscribe
for the Daily Prtgresswe-MiBer for
eight months, S5.00 cash, and 70a
wiR thzch us. « *
m ' -w* an •’
A CLEAR STATEMENT
OF FACTS
An Interesting Report Sub
mitted by Customs Of
ficial J. F. Pugh
• _
Aiaka’ sGreat Importance is Shown
SHOWING THE IMPORTS AND
EXPORTS FOR THE
YEAR 1315
The asava) report sabsEnei by
die Collector ©f Custoeas at Juneau.
skow-.2g the importa»-v of Alaska’s
cosuuerce with United States arid
foreign countries. has bees received.
*2 eicfip of which folio** showing
sb a oomprehensiTf immw the ex
tent -of the territory's cwnawe
aad other matter*. Gaasparatm
figures are made is the report but
will be emitted here for lack of
space aid the figure* for 1315 a,o®e
will be used:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
United States Custom* Service.
Office of Collector, Port of Juneau.
Alaska. Jam 23. 1316.
la the cetBiaeivia; record-breaking
period covered by the calendar year
1315. is which the United States
made such marked advances indust
rially aad in trade, the Territory of
Alaska occupies a worthy place and
coBtcs es :b the march of progress
toward an important posit'on in the
nation.
While it was hoped that the total
value of coEtnserre might reach the
bnadw.il stiiisoc dollar mark, the in
crease of more than twelve mil
lies* over last year is gratifying.
This report treats of commerce
and trade, and only by the results
shews in the movements of cons
modities i* the extent of production
indicated. Tie increased imports.
Largely consisting ©f merchandise
from the United States, entered in
to the mining development of the
Southeastern &2Xi the railroad ex
pfoctatua ia the Southern sections
Tbe increase in exports effects ail
parts of the territory except the
Yukon Valley, the products of which
consisting mostly of placer gold,
save been steadily declining for the
pass five years.- The balance cf
the trade is favor of the Territory,
gradual:- increasing with each
year's returns, has in 1515 reached
a value Of nearly twenty-seven n£
lioos of dollars.
The -decrease is value cf merchan
dise from foreign ports is largely
due to the value of foreign coal
consigned to Alaska entered at
Seattle. While the figures are not
available, it is believed that with
this additsoe the amount would
equal that ©f last year.
Imports and exp ms of foreign
gold and stiver, and most of the ex
perts foreign, as shown in the table
fetlcwiEg are is transit. To other
stems cover the real trade of the
Territory.
COMMERCE OF ALASKA
Imports
Merchandise from the
United States IKiSSJB
Mercaniise front foreign
pert* 9tC
Gold and silver from.
f uriign ports 4,iVrS2U
Total impons $38/117205
»
""Exports”""
Mer-.--arri.se to the
United States *342452*2
To foreign ports 1225272
Demeatie gold and .silver
to United States >6,050411
Foreign gold and silver
to United States
Totaj export* *54256215
Grand total ©f imports
aad exports $52274,122
Value of domestic: s-jerdtardise,
gold and diver shipped from Alaska
to Un ied States Includes Antimony
ore, and matte, fish, fish fertilizers,
fish and whale oS, fare, gyprsm,
lead, ore and matte, marble, tin
- -.ire and all other merchandise.
SSG^SSjSSS. *
"GOLD AND SILVER SHIPPED TO
THE l'SITED STATES BY
divisions
First Division $5,850,209
Second Division 2.796.952
: Third Division 62298,797
Total $16,090,411
"Hie product* of the territory en
ter; rg into coiteicerce with the Uni
ted States- as shown in the table
span the following page, reach a va
lue of -'.tore than fifty million doll
ars- To this be added the following
items not shown in the table and not
reported by the bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, to-wit:
Copper ore exported to Anyax,B.C.
$816,996. Fish to Prince Ruperti63,
66$. Government furs from the Pri
b : f Island 124.766. Pars, shipped by
mail, I5O.0O0. Total SS63.529.
Of these prod rets the greatest
gain is in copper ore a ad matte, an
increase of over TOO per cent. This
increase is not as much due to the
higher price as to the greater pro
duction It has been ascertained
that ore- to the value of more than
'"3 million dollars has been mined
and delivered at the seaboard ready
for shipment.
A substantial gain has been made
in tie gold and silver shipments,
the greatest increase being from the
Soaireastern Drvisioa.
The fish product is greater than
last year amounting to $19,608,680
This amount is obtained by adding
j to -the suns of tie first three neats
; of this commodity in the table the
value of the shipments to Prince Ru
pert a* shown above.
Antimony and lead ore and matte
are new items in the report and will
: doubtless gain in importance.
A decrease appears in some items
! the greatest being in furs. This is
due t< the low prices prevailing,
the elimination of the government
: product and shipments by mail.
The latter information is furnished
by the Bureau and was not received
■ in time for inclusion in the table.
If the above amounts are added a
m ore favorable showing i* made.
In segragatiKg the shipments of
mershaadtse from the United States
the different divisions the marked
increase is value of the same to the
southern division is noted and indi
cate— the sfc.fting of the center of
activity to that section. Although
the sostheastere division has conti
nued the extensive development and
tastajIaLOB of the last three years
and there is much promise for the
future, the 5: tiding of the railroad
V- the coal deposits and to the in
terior, the develop.r.g of the coal
and ore bodies, the attendant settle
ment of the district with its invest
ment- stud improvements, which pro
mises to extend over a period of
years, will, it is predicted, bring
Southern Alaska into a position of
greater prominence.
.or/.carat.ve statement showing
vaitis of merchandise shipped front
*fhe United States to the different
divisions of Alaska: :
Southeastern $10,329411
■Southern 6,313/106
Bering Sea 3.946,582
St. Miches- and Yukon
RritT 2.704/J09
Total $23,293468
The table following give* the
value of merchandise shipped to AL
aska font the United States for
the year 1915 segregated as to
p*aevs of consignment.
J- F. Pogfc,
Collector of Customs.
0iis house, after it has been remodeled,
wil| be for sale by M- S, Smith
J
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The importance of the principal
jvtos in Alaska is shown hy the
: mount in money value of menchan
;ise imported.
uitOi.u including Thane 43497481
Ketchikan 1490,888
Nona' 1410,345
Fairbanks 1403,802
Treadwell 1,002431
Anchorage 974.720
i Vnii-vn 963.762
Knik 961.083
i -toward 627457
: S«. Miches1 540445
: Douglas 489,750
! "Vahid 434.954
\ Iditared 219.047
j Ruby 209,776
FIREMEN’S DANCE
The Committee on arrangements
i foe the Firemen’s Ball on Lincoln's
1 Birthday. February 12. 1916, have
; :o .tnnounce that all plans have
; been completed and a big time is
insured. The dance will be given
in the Rink, where there will be
plenty of soem for all, both great
and small.
The following committees will
have charge of the evenings’ fest
ivities:
Reception Committee: D. W.
Hunt, Chief; Fremont King. Hon.
i Chief; and F. H. Bold, Asst. Chief.
Floor Ccmmitte: Harvey Stack
j pole. Foreman Can Xo. 1; Lawr
ence Kubley, Foreman Cart Xo. 2;
and Stanley Adams. Foreman Chem
i ical.
Refreshments: Jack Rounsefell;
. Earl Thatcher: and Fred Patching.
Ticket Committee: John Koel:
Chris Hoover: and T. Clemens on.
The following- committe will have
charge of the music: W. H. Patch
ing. Bob Graham and Walter J&ng
gen and the best in the music line
I is guaranteed.
The price of admission will be
j 50c. each one and all I. Tickets
wfll be on sale this week at all
| the leading places of buiness. The
I receipts from this ball will be used
I to satrt a fund for. a public gym
nasium. Ketchikan affords very'
I linie recreation for her growing
| boys, or the business man. and this
should recommend itself to each
; and every one of us. The co-op
eration on the part of every riti
ten is requested to make this dance
success.
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XEW BOOKS AT THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY
at the Public LibrarypW
A few of the new books which
may be had at the Public Library
; by the payment of twenty-five cents
per month and the usual deposit,
.ch is refunded when book and
- are returned:
The Secret of the Reef. Bindlass.
Flying U Ranch Bower.
Chip of the Flying U, Bower
Contrary Mary, Bailey.
The Sadder, Curtis.
Toll House—English war time
St. Legar.
Confessions of a Clergyman.
The Rim of the Desert, Anderson.
The Xight Riders Culluin.
The new books for February are:
The Patrol of the Sundance Trail,
TO SAVE SHOE LEATHER
We are offering an eigth month’s
subscription to the Daily-Progres
sive Miner for $5.00 cash—we give
you the c<.... ,'or's commission.
Job printing neatly and prompt -
done at the Progressive-Miner.
The Daily Progresive-Miner de
•ivered 75 cents per month.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.—A report
i from London says that eleven
deaths occured yesterday by lightn
ing in a fearful storm.
It is believed here that the deaths
i aie due to the Zeppelins that raided
j the country the night before and
! that this was withheld by the censor
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PARIS, Jan. 25.—Max Reissner,
i a German, was sentenced by a court
martial recently to serve five years
- in prison and pay o fine of 5.000
l francs. The charge was that he
1 resided within the entrenched eap
I ital of Paris under a false name.
Connor.
Hepsey Burke, Companion toDavid
Harum, Wescott
Saddle Boys in The Rockies,
Capt. J. Carson.
Campfire Girls at Hillside,
Sanderson.
Reference books. Poetry, Classics.
Essays, Histories. Any of the
above books are to be had- at
(Your) Library
FOR SALE
1 diring table and six chairs for ;
$18.00. inquire at the Progres- j
sive-Miner office. adv.
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Bring in your hit of lien's. The
i'regressive-Minor is always glad
to receive and print news items
TONIGHT AT
THE GRAND
“The Stolen Glory”
Wm. Worthington
and Bess Meredith
“ When Death
Rode the Engine”
Bob Frazier and
Norbert Mvles
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I
“A Wonderous
MelOdy”
Wm- Sheerer and
Little Clara Horton
A Sterling Tot
Comedy
CANNON’S BAKERY
AND GROCERY
Corn J.5
Ail milk 3 cans .26
8 ok. can Bakers cocoa .26
Reliance Coffee .40
Gold Shield coffee .40
Canned Pineapple .16 ft .20
String beans, ,20c. two for .35
Sweet potatoes, 20c. 2 for .36 ^
Kront, 20c. 2 for .36
II. J. Peas, 20c. 2 for .35
Golden Wax beans .20c. 2 for .35
Pumpkin, 20c. 2 for .36
Hominy. 20c. 2 for .S6
Solid Pack, Amocat and Reliance
Tomatoes, ' .16
Ranch Eggs per do*. .36
or 3 do* for $1.00
Lend fhrerer cocoanut per lb. .20
Your money back If not satisfied.
Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes and Layer
Cakes, Angol Food, White Cake, Jel
ly Roll, Lemon Roll, Cup Cakes, Gin
ger Bread, Cocoanut Kisses, Macs
roons. Honey Jumbles, Frosted Creams,
Lemon, Sugar, Curraat, Spice and Co
coanut Cookies, Doughnuts and Toast.
Baking powder, per lb. .16
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\ l We wish to thank the people of Ketchikan for their valued jgj
patronage during the past year, and we are glad to announce
that our holiday business this year far exceeded our expecta- , £,
tions. This oniv goes further to prove that our customers are g;
{ • our friends, and we take this opportunity to wish them all a jjjfc
jt Bright and Prosperous New ear < $
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j That good teeth is the key to good health, and he recommends tjl
'l' Peredixo Tooth Paste
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