THE >AILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN. ALASKA, THURSDAY. OCT. 28 .1915. NUMBER THIRTY-TWO.
Allies Fully Realize Futil
ity of Further Attempts
SITUATION IS GRAVE
Loss of Serbia is Also Practically
Acknowledged
LONDON, Oct. 28—At a cabinet
meeting yesterda; it was stated that
although the allies were firmly es
tablished on the Galipoli peninsula,
and that nothing could dislodge
them, further attempts to force the
Dardanelles would be futile, unless
enormous re-enforcement would be
sent to the aid of those on the
ground.
In regard to Serbia, her loss
to the Allies appears inevitable, it
was said. Hammered from every
side with no outside assistance is
that which leads to the conclusion.
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BULGARIANS ARE ROUTED
The French-Sebrian Forces Dislodge
The Enemy
SALON IKI. Oct. 2e—A report
from Ishtip says that a junction of
French-Serbian forces was affect
ed here yesterday and after a ter
rific battle routed the Bulgarians
pursuing them to a considerable dis
tance and inflicting a terrible loss.
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KETCHIKAN IS GOING HUNGRY
Mayor Beegle Out In
Search Of Food
(From the Seattle Star)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23—Ket
chikan. Alaska, is a city without a
square meal, although there is plenty
of money to buy banquets with.
So Mayor John R. Beegle, of the
Alaska town, is in San Francisco,
seeing if he can’t induce some kind
hearted ship ,to stop at his town
and leave some merchandise and
food.
“What do we care about the Eu
ropean war up there ?” said the
mayor heartedly, upon arriving from
Seattle, where he was on a similiar
quest.
“We want some square meals, and
this fool war has knocked all the
ships out ind we can't get any
thing. The ships visit our town
now or.ee a week. The opening of
the southern terminus of the new
Alaska railroad causes the ships
to come to Ketchikan with heavy
cargoes, but there’s no room for
orders from Ketchikan citizens.
“What there is aboard is booked
for Western Alaska cities. We
can’t eat machinery.”
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HALLOWEEN COMING SOON
See Kubie>Js windows for a full
line of Halloween novelties .Ad. 3t.
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Big coming event at the Rink.
Watch for date. Adv.
BRITISH SUBMA
RINES ACTIVE
Four More German Shi|»s
Are Sent to the Bottom
PETROGRAP. Oct. 28—A report
from Odessa says that the British!
submarines that have been on the
alert for several days for German
steamers, reported in the vicinity of
Danube, on the coast of Bulgarin,
had finally sent four of them to
the bottom.
The dispatch says further that
if ar.y members of the crews were
saved. )t is not known.
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BRITISH CRUISER AGROUND
LONDON. Oct. 28—News was
received this morning from the coast
of Scotland that the British cruiser
Argvle had been blown aground dur
ing a terrific storm, and while the
crew was saved, the cruiser will be
1 total loss.
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FRENCH CABINET
RESIGNS
Premier Briand Asked to
Form Another
PARIS, Oct. 26—At the meeting
of the cabinet yesterday, the mem
bers in a body presented their resig
nations. This was accepted and
former Premier Briand, was asked
to form a new cabinet.
Disatisfaction over military pol
icies is said to have been the cause.
Mr. Briand is reported to have
expressed his desire to retain many
of the former cabinet members who
are said to be in entire sympathy
with the new minister’s policy.
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AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
Martha Russell features in a
three part Warner feature entitled,
Their Lives by a Thread. A story of
the settling up of the great south
west, when the long journey was
made in a prairie schooner. Mr and
Mrs. Banres takes up a new life.
From a life of wealth and luxury
to construction company foreman,
drives him to desperation and we
see him pouring over his private
papers and with the insurance
papers comes the tempter and the
fiendish plan to secure the money at
any cost. The picture gives a com
plete story and ends in a pleasing
manner.
A modern Fairy Tale, with dainty
little Elia Hall as the Princess with
fairy land scenes, makes a beauti
picttire, produced by the favorite
Universal stars, the Smalleys. A
comedy closes the show.
This show will be replaced tomor
row night by the Trey O’ Hearts,
the thirteenth installment. Then
fourteen and fifteen and we are
done with this excellent serial. Ad.
TOWN OF VALDEZ
WINSAPOIHT
Dock Company Fined Fifty
Dollars by the Court
DEFINE TOWN’S RIGHT
Has power to Control Wharves
Within Corporate Limits
VALDEZ, Oct. 28—On an appeal
xaken from the judgement of the
municipal court, the Valdez Doek
Company was fined last evening
in the District Court fifty dollars
for the violation of an ordinance
governing wharves and wharfage,
which prohibits private corporations
:o control wharfage within the town
limits, and regulates wharfage with
in the town limits, and regulates
wharves and docks.
The validity of the ordinance was
attacked on the ground that the
town had no specified authority to
enact the same. Consequently in
volved a legal question of the high
est importance, not only to Valdez,
but to every town in the territory.
The firms of Donohoe & Diamog
and Lyons £ Ritchie represented the
appelant while Senator Hubbard rep
resented the town.
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MANY CHILDREN
ARE KILLED
In Terrific lloiler Explosion
At Parochial School
PEABODY, Mass. Oct. 28—A ter
rific explosion occurred at nine o'
clock this morning at the Parochial
school, killing forty-six children and
injuring many others.
In no time, the three-story build
ing was enveloped in flame3 that
rapidly spread over a large area,
resulting in the burning of nearly
eight hundred buildings.
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JAPAN „ REPRESEN1 ATI YE
SPEAKS
When The Time Comes,
Japan Will be on The Job
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 26—
Kahachi, B. C., who is visiting
Vancouver, B. C., who is visiting
his city, is reported in the local
press a follows:
“Japan will assist on the Euro
pean continent as soon as the neces
sity exists. Japan can send several
hundred thousand of the very best
equipped soldiers to Europe. The
'ansportr'i-on problem is a great
one, but it can be solved.
“When the time comes. Japan will
He on the job, and her help will be
looked upon with wonderment. What
Japan will do to help her allies will
stonish the v.-orld.”
HOPE IS FUSE
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Nothing Seen or Heard of
Missing Men Thus Far
MY HAVE PERISHED
Mr. J. R. Heckman Gives His
Opinion in The Matter
J. R. Heckman, whose unceasing
activity in the search for the
Frances R., party, has put him in
possession of all the obtainable
facts, gives out the following state
ment:
“An examination of the wrecked
Frances R., indicated that Sandy
Clark and Fish Commissioner
, Irwin had taken the small boat and
gone up the river with the tide 10
make an examination of reported ill
egal fishing. Sandy did not take
his coat nor mackinaw, nothing but
his gun and ammunition and was
dressed in his oil skins and rubber
boots. De Costa, the cook, was left
on board the Frances R., to look
after her until their return. .What
happened to Clark and Irwin up
the river, can only be surmised.
Evidently De Costa, after wait
ing a time for them to return de
cided to land and look for them.
Having no small boat he lengthened
the anchor line by tying on another
line. No seani®i tied the knot. This
allowed the boat to swing around
so that he could get ashore and he
started up the river to look for the
missing men. The probabilities are
that he got into the quicksand In
crossing some of the numerous
sloughs, and was caught by the tide.
The lengthened anchor line allow
ed the Frances R., to swing onro
the rocks which sunk her.
What happened to the men may
always remain a mystery. Appar
ently the only hope of a key to it
lies in the finding of the small boat.
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OLMYfiC’ RETURNS
FROM THE SEARCH
Capt. Sam. Bartholomew came in
about midnight from the Chikimen
river. He had nothing new- to re
port except that the two small
boats sent up the river yesterday
returned without finding any trace
of the missing men.
The El Paso, the Tahn and the
Kukui are still out there and other
small boats will be sent up the
river today.
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SUFFRAGETTES WILL
BE RECEIVED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28—Presi
dent Wilson is said to have set the
sixth of December as the day when
he will grant the suffragettes a
hearing in reference to their petition
for a nation-wide-suffrage.
The denartment has received a re
quest from Governor Furguson for
additional troops for patrol duty
along the Mexican borders.
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TO BEAPPOINTED
To Constitute War Council
and Manage Affairs
NO NEED OF CABINET
Wrangling Among Members Leads
To The Change
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28—Advices
from London to the British Ambas
sador say that it was agreed yes
terday to dispense with the aid of
the cabinet members in the manage
ment of affairs pertaining to the
war office. Instead, a commission
will be appointed that will consti
tute a war council, who will have
charge of everything in connection
with the war.
It is said that wrangling among
the members lead to the conclusion
that the creation of a war council
would eliminate all unnecessary de
lays in the transaction of business
pertaining to that department.
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\TTORNEYS BEGIN ARGUMENT
SEWARD, Oct. 28—The evidence
in the case rf Ballaine vs. the Alas
ka Northern, for the recovery of the
townsite of Seward, ended today
and the arguments by the respective
atomeys will begin at once.
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AUSTRIAN SHIP
IS TORPEDOED
Loaded With Ammunition
Flying Turkish Flag
ATHENS, Oct. 28—An Austrian
merchantman (name not mention
ied), flying the Turkish flag and
loaded with ammunition, presum
ably for the Turks, was sunk by an
ally submarine late yesterday even
ing off the Gulf of Rendino.
Both the boat and crew went down
in less than ten minutes, it is re
ported
RUSSIA TO HAMMER BULGARIA
Will Start by Bombarding The
Port of Verna
ROME, Oct. 28—Orders have been
issued, according to a late report
that the Russians were to start an
aggressive movement all along the
Bulgarian coast, commencing with
the bombardment of Verna. To that
end, a large fleet has been order
ed to proceed at once. This will be
done, it is said to check the forces
that are being prepared to invade
the Serbian territory, thus giving
a chance for the allies to reach the
center of activity on the Serbian
soil.
TO REMODEL
KANSAS CITY
Steamer Will be Recon
structed at Cost 840,(KK)
SEATTLE, Oct. 28—Owners of
the recently purchased steamer,
Kansas City, announced this morning
that us soon as the steamer reaches
Seattle, work will be commenced
for its reconstruction, ns fas as the
passenger’s department is concerned.
Forty thousand dollars will be spent
in refitting her. The rooms will be
made into two-berth rooms.
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FIFTEEN MILLION
MARK IS PASSEE
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27—The
record of the attendance at the Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition shows that
the fifteen million mark had beer
passed last Friday. The last millior
was made up in sixteen days, or a
day less than it took to make up the
fourteenth million. '
ANOTHERWOMAN
TO BE EXECUTED
Anna Hengeet Sentenced
by Court Martial to Die
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 28—A dis
patch from L’ege says that at i
courtmartial held yesterday, Che sen
tence of death was passed upon Anns
Bengett, who was charged with
having collected information fron
the German soldiers for the Frencl
War office. Although the evident
adduced was circumstantial only, the
court held that a death sentence'wap
justifiable.
The date for her execution was
not reported.
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RE-OPENING OF
CANAL INDEFINH
PANAMA, Oct. 2 8—Althoug
Governor Goethals is reticent nr
maintains his attitude in declinin
to commit himself as to the possih
date of the re-opening of the car.
it is thought that it will be open f
traffic not later than January fi
next. Because of the uncertainty
slide conditions in the Gaillard cu
the governor declares that it is '
early to predict its re-opening.
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HALIBUT SCARCE
SEATTLE, Oct. 28—The halilr.
schooner La-paloma, sold its cate’
of two thousand pounds of halibu
at ten and one half cents this mor
ing. Hardly any halibut is cominj
in.
HALLOWEEN COMING SOON
See Kubley’s windows for a fu
line of Halloween novelties .Ad. 3t.
OBJECTIVE POINT
ISJSH
Are Occupying the Fortifi
ed Town of Pirot
AWAITING GERMANS
Planning to Reach Nish From At
Least Two Sides
PARIS, Oct. 28—Reliable infor
nation has reached here to the ef
ect that the Bulgarian forces are
strongly entrenched at the forti
fied town of Pirot, and are waiting
Vustro-German forces to advance
rom the south of Nish, before they
;tart on their way to the former
apital of Serbia, Nish.
The informant says that the plans
ire such that Nish will be attacked
rom two sides, and in the event
tumania gets in the fight, she will
>e attacked from three sides.
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MOVEMENT JF BOATS
Northbound
Dolphin, Sunday morning.
Princess Sophia, Monday evening.
City of Seattle, Monday morning.
Southbound
Spokane, at seven tonight.
City of Fueblo, midnight tonight.
Humboldt, tomorrow night.
Princes Alice, Saturday morning.
Alameda, November 1st.
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JEFFERSON SOUTHBOUND
The Jefferson in command of
lapt. McMullen, arrived from the
lorth at 3:30 this morning and took
he following passengers from Ket
hikan: L. J. Howard, Mrs. P. J.
enkins, P. J. Jenkins, Miss Flossie
'opeland, Mrs. E. J. Copeland C.
1. Field, Mrs. J. W. Maupin and six
icond class. Her cargo consisted
f 14,000 cases of salmo nand 250
arrels of herring.
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MOVEMENT OF THE BOATS
FROM SEATTLE NORTH
SEATTLE, Oct. 28—The steamer
lolphin is scheduled to leave to
ight at nine o’clock, with the fol- ]
wing passengers for Ketchikan:
I. L. Fuller, Gaorge Brown, J.
T. Rogers, S. J. Dohrer, wife and
bree children and Mrs. Otto Retsch.
The City of Seattle’s sailing date
’as been put off until Friday even
ing.
The Admiral Evans Sunday or
Monday night.
The City of*- Pubelo which is to
ake the place of the Northwest- .
'm, is scheduled to leave on the J
'ourth. Northbound, she will go di
•ect on the outside passage while
m her return trip, she will travel
in the inside passage.
It is said that the Northwestern
vill probably be off the run for a
week or ten days.
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4 per cent Interest paid on
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Watch Repairing and Engraving Diamonds Etc.
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THE BIG CURIO STORE OF ALASKA
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curio* In all Design*
MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
KETCHIKAN, ALA8KA
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STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
DEER MOUNTAIN
has doned it* winter mantle, reminding you that it's time to
get your winter clotohes; such as Mackinaws, Wool Underwear,
Flannel Shirts, Sweaters, Overcoat*, Slip-ons, High -cut Boots and
Oil Clothing. Don’t forget that our line of clothing is second
to none, and we guarantee every garment we sell. We are here
to please you. We have been pleasing particular customers for
* the past ten years, and we are only just getting established.
SEE US FOR YOUR NEXT SUIT OR OVERCOAT
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"THE CXOTHSEE"
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