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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, SATURDY, JANUARY 22, 1910. NUMBER 103
10 BE CLOSED
BOTH AUSTRIA AND GERMANY
DENY ANY PART IN THE
CATASTROPHY
IN SINKING OF BOAT
There Arc No Proofs That An
iun Submarine Did
The Work
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22—Secre
tary Lansing received a communi
cation through the ambassadors of
both Austria and Germany here
yesterday to the effect that those
countries are not concerned in the
sinking of the liner Persia.
Tlie Austrian government desires
to say that no proof has been sub
y mitte to show that the submarine
—if it was a submarine—was an
Austrian submarine, and that in
asmuch as the essential is lacking,
there remains nothing to do but
the accusation.
It is the opinion among official
circles here that the answer a
mounts to the closing of the inci
dent, for the time being at least.
MANY AMERICANS
JOINING CANADIANS
FI TTY-THREE LEFT SEATTLE
TODAY FOR TORONTO
TO ENLIST
SEATTLE, Jan. 22—Fifty-three
Americans left here today, their des
tination being Toronto, Canada.
There they will join the Ninety
Seventh battalion, called the North
ern American Legion. The baital
* lion will be represented by nearly
every state in the Union. The be
lief is that hundreds will follow
in the course of a week or ten day's.
AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
Dainty little Florence Lawrence
commenced her career as a motion
picture actress at the age of sev
enteen, j'ust ten years ago, and in
that time has gained an internation
al reputation as the most versatile
actress that ever stepped in front of
the eye of the camera. The Hon
or of the Humble, a two part drama
that will be shown tonight affords
her a splendid opportunity to show
her art, superior to anything she
has done in pictures. The Animated
Weekly has some interesting scenes,
one of them being the great Rose
Carnival in Pasadena, California.
Two comedies completes the five
t reels of pictures. Sunday night a
new bill. Adv.
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Job printing neatly and prompt
done at the Progressive-Miner.
NIGHT RIDERS
ARE SENTENCED
EIGHTEEN HAVE BEEN CON
VICTED,F ORTY-SEVEN RE
MAIN TO BE TRIED
NEW MADRID, Mo., Jan. 22—
; Three more night riders were con
| victed yesterday and were sentenc
ed to the penitentiary for various
! terms. This makes eighteen who
; have been tried and found guilty.
i They have been sentenced to the
1
penitentiary. Forty-seven more re
main to be tried for the same of
fense. that of having participated
in a lynching. Their trial will fol
low.
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MAY OVERTHROW THE
GREEK GOVERNMENT
BERLIN, Jan. 22—Newspapers
here state that they have informa
tion that the entente powers intend
to overthrow the Greek govern
men and declare Greece a repub
lic, with Venizelos at the head.
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HOUSE PASSES
EMERGENCY BILL
IN WHICH IS INCLUDED THE
TWO MILLION FOR
ALASKA
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22—Near
ing the end of yesterday’s session,
the house of representatives voted
favorably the deficiency bill in which
is included the two million de
manded by the commission for the
continuation of the work on the Al
aska railroad.
It is said that the bill will soon
get the approval of the senate
when it is brought before it the
first, part of the week.
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WILL SOON BE
CALLED TO ARMS
NEW, YORK, Jan. 22—Miss
Eden, an English woman, who has
been serving with the Red Cross in
Serbia, said to a reporter today that
she had understood a call was to be
made soon urging the 200,000 Serb
ians now residing in the United
States to join the new Serbian army
that is being recruited throughout
Greece.
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TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY LOST
ROME, Jan. 22—Dr. Edward Ryan
of the American Red Cross, who ar
rived today after a trip to Monte
negro and Albania, said that 260
persons, many of whom were Mon
tenegrins from the United States,
were drowned by the sinking of the
Italian steamer Brinrisi, which
struck a mine recently in the Adri
atic sea. Among the lost was Miss
Hample, an American girl, who,
prior to her departure, lived with
her parents in the Bronx, New York.
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The Daily Progresive-Miner de
livered 75 cents per month.
STRONG STOVE CO.
VV. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
Ed. V, Price & Company
£ CHICAGO, U. S. A.
1 January, 6, 1916.
Mr. P. J. Gilmore,
Ketchikan, Alaska,
Dear Sir:—
Following the custom pursued by us for many
| years, we wish our old customers, as well as our new
to return any coat made by us during the past sea
son in which the lining has not given satisfactory
wear or the fronts have not held their shape. We
will be pleased to re-line the garment and put in
new fronts, or if this cannot be done, make a new
■ coat free of charge.
Very truly yours,
* E. V. PRICE & CO.
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GERMAN PAPERS
URGING RASIE
JAPAN SHIPPING ENORMOUS
QUANTITIES OF MUNITIONS
AND WAR SUPPLIES
OUTLOOK ALARMING
Consider Russian Aggression As
Dangerous In the
Balkans
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BERLIN, Jan. 22—Nearly every
newspaper in the city is in accord
in urging the armies to hasten tht i
campaign in the Balkans. Of late
repeated reports have been circu
lated that Japan was shipping a r!
enormous quantity of munitions and
other war supplies into Russia. This j
is interpreted as a preparatory step j
for Japan to enter the field of activ- :
ity. And from that, unless a de
cisive campaign is carried on, the
spring will bring in additional forc
es to the enemies.
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MONEY SAVED THEIR LIVES
EL PASO. Jan. 22— Dr. Peleskey
of the National Mines & Smelting
Company, at Magistral, Durange, one
of the refugees who arrived here a
day or two ago, gave out his ex
perience with the Mexican bandits.
He said that he had been stood up
with six other Americans waiting to
be shot by the followers of Gen.
Bracamento, who shot up the camp
and took everything about a week
before that time. He said that
they were saved by paying 10,000
pesos.
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SPY WISHES
TO SURRENDER
SENDS NOTE TO DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE WITH ONE
CONDITION
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NEW YORK, Jan. 22—The bur-!
eau of investigation in the depart- j
ment of justice today received a
note from Lincoln, the supposed;
German spy who was held by the i
marshal, but who made his escape j
while in charge of a deputy, offer-!
ing to surrender to any agent of
the department, provided that he is
guaranteed he will not be extra
dited to England in pursuance to
the demand made by the represen
tatives of that country.
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CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE
NEW YORK, Jan. 22—Tre Nor
wegian steamer Svgna, which sail
cf’ fcr Russia a few days ago, re
turn;:to port today with a signal
for assistance displayed. It is
though that she was loaded with
munition and other war sup
plies.
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+ + + + +*+ + + + + + + + + +
<• QUIT KICKING +
+ - +
<■ Complaints were freelv heard +
4' this morning about the cold +
i* The thermometer—that is no +
+ hotter than the owner—regis- +
+ tered four below. At noon to- +
+ day it was four above. At Ju- +
+ neau it was ten degrees below +
♦ while at Wrangell it stood its +
+ ground at twelve. If we com- +
+ pare our “Banana Belt” cli- +
+ mate with that of other places +
+ we have no kick coming. But +
+ we forget, some there are who ♦
+ would kick if they were to +
+ freeze to death. +
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HUNDRED KILLED IN AIR RAID
LONDON, Jan. 22—Hundreds of
Bulgarian soldiers were killed and
a very large number wounded in
a bombardment of Petritsi, by a
squadron of twenty-five French
aeroplanes, according to a dispatch
from Athens.
The same dispatch says that the
Turks have removed 400 guns from
Galipoli peninsula to Xanthi, to the
eastward of the allied at Saloniki.
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AMSTERDAM, Jan. 22—The Col
ogne Gazette states that the Min
isters of the central powers at
Athens have been ordered to burn
all the archives at their legations
to prevent them from being taken
by the entente powers.
REPORTS FROM THE
FLOODED DISTRICT
PIGS ON STUMPS AND CHICK
ENS ON THE ROOFS
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22—iReports
from various parts of the flooded
districts since the terrific rain be
gan, are coming in more regularly.
A report from Aaheim, near here
says that Rudiguez, a Mexican, had
been drowned when he attempted to
ford the swolen river of Santa
Anna. Another rancher was drown
ed when crossing the Ventura river
on horseback.
At Arp, twenty-five families were
driven from their homes. Pigs took
refuge on stumps while chickens
flew on the roofs of the vacant
buildings.
BRITISH SEARCH
AMERICAN VESSEL
Soldiers Take off Two of The
Crew in Barbadoes
SAVANNAH, Jan. 21—The Ameri
can schooner Isabella, while on her
way from the Chilean nitrate fields
to Savana, yesterday, was boarded
by British soldiers while lying at
Bridgetown, Barbadoes, and two of
the crew were removed. These men
whose names were given to the
Captain as Gussman and Sealy, are
thought to be Germans.
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LONDON, Jan. 22—Urgent neces
ity is given for the reason that is
being advanced for the use of un
skilled with skilled labor to manu
facture ammunition. Women will
be employed as well as men in every
factory. So the war commission
plans.
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IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
OF CHICAGO BY A
DARING BANDIT
HE KILLED TWO MEM
And Escapes With a Large Sum
Of Money During The
Business Hours
CHICAGO, Jan. 22—The boldest
robbery ever recorded in the city
was perpetrated by a lone bandit
during the busy hours of business
yesterday. The bandit who was ac
companied by a woman driving a
taxicab, entered the office of Thomas
A. Cook & Sons, tourists agency,
killing the cashier and a policeman
appeared upon the scene and
grabbing several thousand dollars,
sde his escape.
The police was notified and a
large posse started in pursuit, but
thus far, the robber has eluded cap
ture.
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WENT AFTER LOAD OF SKULLS
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20—With
mileage behind her equal to twice
around the world, and with three
years seafaring since she left South
hampton, England, for the south
seas, the schooner yacht Maua, Capt.
Harry Gillman, came in yesterday
afternoon with a cargo made up of
crates and boxes containing skulls
and other grewsome remains of
former residents of Eastern islands
in the south Pacific. The boat with
a crew of ten men had been gone
three years.
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SHOWS RIGID
CENSORSHIP
UNCONFIRMED REPORT SAYS
ITALIAN PREMIER HAS
RESIGNED
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 22—An un
confirmed report has just been re
ceived to the effect that the Ital
ian cabinet, headed by Premier
Salandria resigned. His successor
is said to be Signor Luzetti.
Should the repart be confirmed,
it will show the rigity of censor
ship, as this is the first hint that
harmony was not prevailing in the
Italian cabinet.
COLD WEATHER DANGEROUS
TO WATER SUPPLY
Owing to the mercury going be
low the zero mark a special patrol
was kept busy all of last night
guarding against the possible freez
ing of the fire hydrants.
All kinds of commercial print
ing done at the Progressive-Miner.
SUGGESTS SUITS
BE BROUGHT
AGAINST NATIONAL'BANKS TO
FORFEIT CHARTERS FOR
USURYOUS INTEREST
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22—Mr. Wil
| liams, comptroller of currency in
formed the house committee of the
| advisability of instituting suits a
j gainst the national banks guilty of
| usurious charges of interest, to for
feit their charters.
The attentiono f the comptroller
has been called to such violations by
divers banking institutions, and
after an investigation, he found
\ that it would be the proper step to
| take in crder to avoid a repetition
| 6f the offense.
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PEACEFULLY INCLINED
LONDON, Jan. 22—There are
| reasons to believe that Germany is
! inclined to favor separate peace
! with Belgium, is the report re
ceived here today from a corres
pondent who claims to have the
inside information in the matter
although it is discredited here.
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WILL HELP THE
STARVING POOR
DUTCH MINISTER OF AGRICUL
TURE ORDERS SLAUGHTER
OF ANIMALS
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 22—In view
of the fact that thousands of cattle
throughout the country are reported
as starving from he lack of food
stuffs, due to the flood, the min
ister of agriculture has requested
every inhabitant to kill the cattle
| and if fit for meet, the government
! will export it to Germany where it
j is said many are starving.
j CONTEMPLATES MOVING
THE CAPITAL AGAIN
PARIS, Jan. 22—The Paris cor
; respondent of the Petit Journal at
Athens, reports that he has learned
fhat the Serbian government con
| templated the removal of the cap
itol once more, and that from the
present location at Brandisi to
France, probably at Aix-en-Proven
ce, a city in the department of
Bouches du Rhone, a short distance
north of Marseilles.
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: LAUNCH TRUTH IS
IN FOR REPAIRS
The launch Truth, operating for
j the George Inlet Packing Co., is
j now a tthe Ketchikan Iron Works
J undergoing repairs preparatory to
the coming canning season. In con
] nection with the expected business
during the coming season we might
include that the preparation by fish
ermen, doing business in a small
way, is double to what it was before
| the beginning of the season last
year.
PUBLIC IB TO
BE KEPT OUT
OF ADMINISTRATION’S SECRET
IN REFERENCE TO THE
MEXICAN AFFAIR
WOULD BE UNWISE
To Allow the Contents of Certain
Notes Going Out of
Safe Hands
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22—A few
days ago, a resolution was intro
duced in the senate whereby a re
quest for all communications re
ceived by the President regarding
the situation end doings in Mexi
can affairs, was made that the
senate may know what had been
done and thereby frame the future
actions accordingly.
Today the'senate was informed
that certain papers that would cane
under the request, were thought to
be of such a nature as to prevent
their publicity. The answer was that
it would be unwise to allow their
contents to be divulged.
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NO DISCRIMINATION
WILL BE SHOWN
BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES
OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES
TREAT ALL ALIKE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-tDiplo
mats representing the allies and the
representatives of twenty-eight neu
tral nations, gathered at the White
House last evening for the first two
formal dinners arranged in honor
of President Wilson. The second
dinner will be given next Tusday.
The rule that was at first intend
ed to govern those who should be
invited, was amended to include the
ambassadors from every nation, in
cluding Germany, Austria, Bulgar
ia and others. For the occasion,
they are to be considered as neutral.
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STEAMER SPOKANE IN PORT
The Steamer Spokane arrived from
the south yesterday about 3 p.m.
with 40 tons of local freight. She
took no passengers from here for
northern points.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Northbound
Alameda 23.
Al-Ki ,25
Northland, 23
Southbound
Northwestern 23
Admiral Evans, Monday 24th.
Jefferson 24
Despatch, 24
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BIG LEAP YEAR DANCE
At the Rink Saturday night Jan.
22. Look for further advertisement
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| Chas. Frohman
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in
“THE
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! A Greai COMEDY
DRAMA
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