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PRIGE 10 CENTS__KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IP, 10H. __ VOL, i NO. I
ALLIES SLOWLY DRIVE GERMANS BACK
British and Russians Defeat German Re-inforcements
Germans Capture French Fortress
Juneau. Sept. iir~Afser a c »
vention lasting the greater ps-t t
f three days, the Democrats .
the First Division of Alaska
adjourned yesterday. They
placed an entire ticket in the
field, consisting of N. J. Svind-l
seth of Wrangell, for the Sen-'
ate, and C. McGrath of Sitka.
R. L. Petty of Ketchikan, and
George F. Forrest and C. F.
Cheek of Juneau for the lower,
house.
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KILLED IN THE WAR
Capt. Simeon Brunn. of It.
N rth’oaj. ha.is fr m the land
of the Kaiser and ts accordingly
interested in the present war >
the other side of the Atlantic
Three of his nephews were
the German army, rote of whorr
was killed in one of the marc,
engagements :>f the war.
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Fred Patching, superinten
dent of the big Fortmann Hatch |
ery wu- a "■.cal visitor yester
day.
Plenty of comedy at the
Dream tonight adv.
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If Field C3n"t outfit you in
style and price you will Le
hard to please. adv.
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The Daily Mirer -St. per mo.
CANNON IS A WINNER
Daaiv.i'e, Sept. K*—Prim a-y
returns from this Congress:-.
1 distr.■■■■: are coming in slowly
f rom these received thus far li
••ppsars that "Uncle Joe” Can
non has been nominated by a
safe majority.
REPAIRS ALMOST DONE
The work, of getting the
schooner Borealis back i . •>
mm ssr n again is progre
ing rapidly a: the Norther:
Machine Works. The vessel is
owned by the Allin Fisherse
Company of P.’ince Rupert, a no
the manager c*f the comps ;.
H. Nun an, is in fown waiting t.
take the vessel south.
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VOTES FOR WOMEN
The L- g feature fifni in tw
t •::> 7: I ; ce. i by the Reliance
C... at the Grand last even : g
pr -ved to be intensely intsr
g. It is produced by per
ns -- if; of the Woman's £? -
■'rage League of America, and
features such well known suf
frage leaders as T'r. Anna Sfc *
and Miss Jane Adams. A
women inferesfe d in the Civic
Improvement Movement she .
’.ake advantage of his oppcr
ttin.iv and see this great p -
:re i she Grand tor ght. a :v.
% QRAND THEATRE |
| To-Night |
| Entire Change of Program |
££ Special Music By &
I GRAND THEATRE ORCHESTRA |
§ MR. TOM EiLLES H
R “The Sweet Voiced Singer” ||
g Adults 25 cents - Children 10 cents
C; Reserved Box Seats 25c. Extra ||
pThe Stedman Hotel J
« M. J. BUGGE, Proprietor M!
^ Alaska’s Leading Hostelry ^
SERVICE THAT SATISFI ES « j
;J Office and Sleeping Rooms By the Mo.sth In the W'l
3 New Tongass Bldg. S’ 5
k Headquarters for Caiiners,
Miners and Traveling Hen |j
g KETCHIKAN - ■« ALASKA, g
Paris, Sep!. 10—The forward
movement of the Allied forces
continues, with the German
right giving back slowly before
them. The fighting has been
most desperate, and over a thou
-and dead Germans have been
buried by the French in the
past twenty four hours in the
twelve miles they have advanc
ed. In addition to these, thou
sands of badly wounded men
have been cared for. who had
been left on the field by the
retreating Germans. Toda\
several hand to hand engage
ments have occured, especially
where Gen. Von K!uk had hi
troops massed t the river and
was engaged by the British. A
the latter continued to advance
in spite of the deadly fire of the
Germans, the German general
ordered a charge by hi- 'troops,
and :he two force- res ried 4
the cold steel: Th-> British
more than held their ground,
■becking the German advance,
and eventually forcing the lat
ter back acros- ihe Men the
’■Tver.
German Capture Fortress
Berlin. Sept. 10—The official
announcement is made that the
fortress of Maubeuge. In north
east France has fallen befor3
the imperial attack. Forty;
thousand prisoners were taken,
including four generals. Im
mense quantities of stores and
•mmunition were captured.
end no less than four hundred
guns of alPtalibers fell into our
h ends.
Germans Acknowledge Reverse
Berlin. Sepi. 10—A bulletin
A-as posted today stating that
the German right wing had
been forced to give ground be
fore the attacks of vastly super
ior numbers of French, British
and Russians. The retreat
was orderly, and tremendous
damage was inflicted on the
o nemy.
Thousands of Refugees
Bordeaux, Sept. 10—In spite
of all the government can do
to prevent it. this city is be
coming filled with refugees
from Paris and other parts of
eastern France. As the result
‘here is considerable suffering
ore and a shortage of supplies.
German Prince Wounded
Berlin. Sept. iO—Prince Fred
erick Welhelm of Hess was
severely wounded yesterday
while leading his men.
Rioting In Austria
SL Petersburg. Sept. IP—
Anti-war riots are taking place
in various parts of Austria
Hungary. and it looks as though
the government of that country
is unable to handle the situa
tion.
Kaiser Is Kicking
i.ondon, Sept. 10—It is re
ported here that the Kaiser has
sei l a protest to President Wil
,-on claiming that the r.ritish
Patronize Home Industry
And smoke Ketehikan made Cigars
Manufactured by the
KETCHIKAN CIGAR FACTORY
Julius Wertheim’ Prop.
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Watch Repairing and Engraving Diamonds Etc.
BERTHELSEN & PRUELL
SUCCESSORS TO
H. D. KIRM8E
Pioneer Jeweler
THE BIG CURIO STORE OF ALASKA
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios in ail Designs
MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
Satisfaction Quanenteed
KETCHIKAN ALA8KA
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:: Furnishings A 1 ::
We have gathered together
the finest line of mens furn
ishings that ever came north of
* Latitude 52.
New flannel overshirts, the
best on earth. Mens stag
■j shirts, water proff. Mens mack
naws, ail wool and a yard
wide and everything of quality
□ for men to wear. (■]
P. J. Gilmore
"The dotaler"
Iti-cops are using dum-dum ml
, It'Is,
To Ask Canada To Help
London, Sept. JO—A resolu
: tian was introduced in Parlia
’ incut last night urging Canada
' to contribute five million
pounds or fifty million dollars
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to the British navy.
Von Buelow’s Advance Broken
London. Sept. 10—The War
Office published a statement
i’ today that the mixed force of
British and Russians engaged
the Germans under Von Buelow
| last night and drove them back
| for about five miles. After dis
i posing of this force, they ad
vanced and are now threaten
ing the rear of the troops under
Von Kluck. This force is now
considered sufficiently large!
maintain communication with!
Ostend, and at the same time
practically cut the line of sup
plies for the German right
wing. England is satisfied that
the German advance is now
broken.
Germans Still Retreat
Bordeaux, Sept. 10—Late thh
(afternoon word come® from
the front that the Germans con
tinue Jo give ground all along
the north end of their line. The
Allies left wing now overlap
their right, and is driving them
in.
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AT THE COUNCIL MEETING
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Last night’s meeting of th
Town Council was a busy one.
All the members were present.
The bone of contention was
the repaving of Front Street
from the Stedman corner to
the top of the hill in front ot
Heneghan's Bakery. The Street
Committee of the Council had
planned to put in sections of
hemlock, fir and spruce to give
the different woods a tryout
and decide which is the one
best adapted for use in this
climate. Some of the property|
owners objected on the ground
that it would cost very little
more to put in rock, but the de- i
eision was arrived at to put in j
the plank, and plank it will b<\
Another matter that called j
forth considerable discussion j
was the question of asessingj
he Standard Oil Gam pan v’
-tock of oil at the oil plant
south of town, and a resolution !
was adopted deciding not to j
ax same.
The thing which was the
most important part of the
whole affair was the movement
inaugurated by Councilman
Ryus looking to secure a mu
nicipal water supply for Kctch
kan. lie submitted the propo
sition that the Town take over
•he Granite Basin watershed,
put in darns and bring the
•water fro mthere. A committee
.vas appointed to confer with
the Forest Service, and olso to
ascertain in a general way the
approximate cost of such n
system.
FASSET APPOINTED AGENT
Wa>hinglon, Sept. 10—Harry
Clifford Fasselt, formerly can- ;
nected with the Fisheries Bu
reau in the work among lit - j
salmon in Southeastern Alas
ka, has been appointed agon'!
for the government on the 1
Priboliff islands. 1. M. Ball ha-i
been appointed store keeper.
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George Lucca, who had been j
confined to the hospital a- the
result of afall while logging, i
around again.
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LOTS OF COMEDY
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Is the order of the show a |
the Dre’am tonight. There are!
two Biograph and two Yila
graph comedies. So you are j
'lire of getting all of that g -
hearty laughter that you wish-.!
There is a two part Lubi ; .
drama that will prove very in-:
teresting. a Biograph to op?n|
the show, and we are safe in,
saying that if you have that
tired feeling the Dream is the
proper place to go. Our nrvf
big Famous Players produc
tion will be The Battle of
Waterloo, and reports are that!
it is a tremendous production.!
The Dream is the house of
features. adv.
■srrr—trr-rv..i 1 ... jji
ARMS EMBARGO RAPED
K1 l’>iso, Sept. IQ—Tile em
bargo against arms being ship
ped into Mexico lias been de
clared off. This is taken as an
indication that the Administra
tion has decided to recognize
the Mexican government.
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WAITING FOR WORD
ABOUT INSURANCE
The lug Monitor, which is to
convoy the Curacao south, is
si ill waiting in the local harbor
the decision of the insurance
people in Seattle regarding the
Curacao. The salving com
pany which has raised the
Curacao is now ready to start
her - mill, hut want insurance
on her before beginning the
trip, this title companies do not
want to issue until Ihe vessel
has been surveyed, and it
looks as though she will have
to be sent south without a pol
icy. She is said to lie in first
class shape, and taking very
little water on board. She has
several big pumps on board
ready for any emergency tfiat
might arise.
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Some big features coming to
the Dream. adv.
Two Biograph comedies at
(he Dream tonight. adv.
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Savings Department.
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© OFFICERS: ©
f" J. E. CH1LHERG. President JL
J. R. HECKMAN. Vice-President ft®
A. R. LARSON. Cashier
^ O. S. LARSON. Auditor “
Ketchikan, — — Alaska.
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