FROM MONDAY'S DAILY
HECKMAN IS OPPOSED TO DELAY
IN SECURING ROAD MONEY
Nome, Alaska,
July 8, 1915.
Ilcckpinn and Sulzer,
Ketchikan, Alaska. '
Allotment by our bonrd for road
work in your district was based on
presumption that division of For
estry Funds would be accepted as
fixed by legislature. We understand
that injunction has been filed against
disbursiuents under this distribution.
Unless this action is withdrawn, nur
board will be compelled to readjust
allotments and suspend work on new
projects in your district.
RICHARDSON,
Chairman Alaska Road Commiston.
The above telegram, received last
Friday speaks for itself, anil puts the
, question of the division of the dis
tribution of the Forest Service funds
now in the Territorial Treasury
squarely up to this division.
It will be remembered that after a
hard fight during the last, session of
the Territorial Legislature, the major
ity from the other divisions refused
to allow this Division to have the cash
rightfully belonging to it which had
come from tho sale of timber in the
Tonga ss Forest reserve. Then when
Col. Richardson, the head of the
Alaska Road Commission went north
this spring, the matter was brought
to his attention, also the urgent need
for roads in this division, and he
promised he would try to get us some
money to take the place of that flick
ed by the other Divisions. That he
had secured $30,000 for us he notified
Messrs. Heckman and Sulzer several
weeks ago, this amount being suf
fient to take care of the road work
wanted in this region. Then, acting
on the instruction of the members of
the Senate and House of Representa
tives from this region. Representative
Heid recently undertook injunction
proceedings to prevent the other
divisions getting any of the Forest
Service money, except that from the
Chaugash Reserve which is located in
tho Third Division. On hearing this.
Cal. Richardson sent the telegram, a
copy of which appears at the head
ofthis column.
Yesterday the writer hearof had
a talk with J. R. Heckman on the i
subject, and found that our repre
sentative was most emphatically In
faver of dropping the injunction suit.
“Why,” said Mr. Heckman, “com
mon sense demands that wo make the
best of a bad bargain and drop this
thing. We have been robbed by ths
other three Divisions. This is ac
klowledged by every fair-minded man
in the Territory, and to make up for
it ' Col. Richardson has taken from
the money he had planned to spend it
the other districts the thirty thous
and dollars he stated was available
for use in this Division, and of
course, if our action in applying for
an injunction against the other Div
isions is going to interfere with his
plans, it is no more than right that,
we should drop the injunction pro
ceeding and thus clear up the matter.
An injunction, evgp if we won,
would tie matters up for another two
years, and if we lost, we would be out
not ouly the cash in the treasury but
also the $30,000 the Road Commis
sion is ready to allot for Southeastern
Alaska. To my notion that $30,000
available for use this summer will be
far and away better than a lawsuit
with possible defeat, and the assur
ance that even if we won we would
have to wait for another session of
the Legislature to make tho nec.es
sary appropriations for us to have
the cash, and that will be my answer
to Col. Richardson and tho different
members of the Legislature. I
to see the Charcoal Point Road and
the repairs and extensions on tho
Prince of Wales portage taken care
of this season, so that we enn get
some use out of them without further
delay.”
The Miner Man sent a copy of the
telegram over to Senator Clias, A.
Sulzer in today’s mail, and will an
nounce his attitude when his answer
comes.
As far as this paper is concerned,
it looks as though this region has lit
tie if anything to gain by pushing the
injunction suit now pending. Ket
chikan needs the Charcoal Point Road,
and it needs it NOW—not next, year
or two years hence—hence we had
better drop the injunction and thus
make it possible for the Road Com
mission to get busy at once.
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WORKING ON THE STREETS
The fine weather today saw the
beginning of considerable work on the
local streets. The planking on Dock
street has been torn up and piles,
caps, stringers and planking will be
renewed. The little hill by the old
hospital building will be cut down
somewhat, which will make w’alking
more easy in that region during the
frosty periods. In addition to the
work on Dock street, Street Com
missioner Shark has another gang at
work on Main street, getting ready
for the contemplated improvements
there.
FROM MONDAY’S DAILY
CARELESS SHOOTING
A 30-30 bullet, evidently fired from
somewhere on l’ennoek island, struck
tho front of tho building occupied by
Mahoney's bottling works between
ton and eleven o’clock this morning.
The bullet was travelling so fast that
it almost buried itself in the lumber,
and would hove inflicted a painful
if not dangerous wound had it struck
an individual. “Doc” thought for
a minute that it was an attack ftom
some of his “Orangemen” friends,
as this is the anniversary of the
Battle of the Boyne,' but he was
soothed and quieted down after a
while. Care should be exercised in
the firing of high powered guns, for
their bullets sometimes travel a long
way.
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RETURNS FROM ANYOX
W. L. Poison, who wont down to
Anyox to check in the ore shipped
from the It mine to that place, return
ed on the City of Seattle. He reports
everything busy at the smelter town.
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SPOKANE AND SEATTLE IN PORT
The steamer Spokane on her way
south, was in port Saturday night
and loaded something over fifteen
hundred cases of salmon at tho Pure
Pood cannery. Three passengers
boarded her here, Mrs. Dean C. Can
non, H. B. Plate the mining man, and
one steerage.
The City of Seattle, northbound,
arrived yesterday morning with 101
passengers on board. She had 30
tons of freight for Ketchikan.
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GETTING PLANT IN SHAPE
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Axel Carlson, who has a bond on
the Cymru property over on Prince
of Wales Island is a local visitor to
lay. Axel states that he is busily
engaged in getting the machinery of
the plant in working shape, but ex
nects to have everything ready for
business within a short time. He plans
to make a shipment of ore to tho
-meltcr about the first of September.
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Cornish, July 12—The official
note from Germany was presented to
tho President at his home in this
city, and was worked over from the
code by Mr. Wilson and his ass s
tants. The document is a longilily
one. and tho President spent the whole
of jisurdny in perusing it, ref ".lin
ing even from attending church. To
wsitors he intimated that he had
nothing to say for publication, either
regarding the note or the future
policy of the United States in its
dealings with Germany. Last night
President Wilson plainly showed that
he was worried over the situation.
Washington, July 12—Tho one topic
I of conversation in this city yester
day was tlie German note, which is
generally looked upon as bei lg little
short of defiance. Some officials
think the President will reject the
German proposals and notify the
Berlin govennneut, in effect, that the
United States intended to insist on
tho principle of visit and search for
ill unarmed vessels of any national
ity carrying Americans and that
specific violations of these rights
would determine the next step in the
American policy.
As for the Lusitania case, however,
failure by •Germany to admit liability
for the loss of more than 100 Ameri
can lives is a. phase of the situation
concerning which there were toil-’
few suggestions as to what tho course
of the United States might bo.
Some of the President’s advisers
have repeatedly counseled that the
breach’ on international law was so
flagarant that it remained only for
tho United States to have no dopln
matic intercourse with the German
government unless the intent of tho
act were denied and reparation prom
ised.
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Livingstone, July 12—In spite of
a systematic hunt by soldiers, no
trace of the bandits who held up the
stages in Yellowstone Park has been
found. It is supposed that they have
escaped to Jackson’s Hole, the san
ctuary of tho bad man of this part
of tho world.
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Paris, July 12—After continuous
fighting for 120 days, the Allies are
now in possession of all the points
of strategic value in Flanders, and in
the vicinity of Lille and as far south
as Donai. This has been accomplished
only by the hardest kind of fighting
by all the arms of the service, but
they are satisfied, for they have
won. Tho Allies are now in a position
to make a general advance if their
leaders so elect.
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New York, July 12—^Warnings
wero wirelessed out yesterday to the
British steamers Howthhead and the
Raron Napier, both loaded with mules
and horses for tlie armies in France,
warning them to look out for bombs
on board.
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Job printing at the Miner.
FROM TUESDAY’S DAILY
KASXAN CANNERY BUSY
Superintendent Gorman of tho Kas
aan cannery was in town this morn
ing and told tho Miner Man that his
plant is busily engaged in getting
salmon into cans these days. Accord
ing to Mr. Gorman, the run of fish
has not started at Karta Bay, as yet,
but tho outside traps nre getting
plenty of fish.
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IS MAKING REPAIRS
Everett Paup’s pile driver outfit
is driving a new foundation under
the M. J. Buggo property in New
town. The piles have been down for
a number of years and needed re
newing.
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RETURNS FROM A TRIP SOUTH
Among the passengers for Ketchi
kan on hoard the Admiral Evans yes
terday. were Mrs. W. A. Bryant and
little daughter Margaret. They had
been south for a pleasure trip, and re
port having a good time.
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DOLPHIN NORTH—JEFF. SOUTH
Tho Dolphin and Jefferson were
in port this morning, the former
northbound, the latter southbound.
Tho Jefferson was to take on 3,000
cases of salmon at the Rot Point can
nery.
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TWO ADMIRALS IN PORT
The two Admirals, Evans and Wat
son arrived in port yesterday, to
and from the Westward. The Evans,
northbound, had so much freight of
fered that she had to leave part of
it on the dock at Seattle.
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Washington, July 12—The state De
partment is in receipt of advices from
the City of Mexico that General
Gonzales acting for Carranza, has oc
cupied the Mexican capital. The Zap
atistas, defeated, fled, after looting
tho outskirts of tho city.
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Ship Creek, July 12—The auction
of the lots in the new townsite hero
resulted in a greater part of them
being sold. The desirable lots sold
at from $475.00 to $1,200.00 eneli.
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London. July 12—The sudden turn
in the fortunes of the Germanic hosts
in Poland has resulted in the Her
man offensive in the western theater
being postpined. Scouts and secret
service employees had brought the
information that the Germans were
rushing hundreds of thousands of men
from the oast to the west, evidently
in preparation for a drive either to
ward Paris or Calais. Now, however,
this western movement has come to
a sudden ending and the war-worn
German soldiers are being again
headed east to again face the stub
born Russians, who apparently will
not stay dead.
Berne, July 12—Unquestioned word
comes from the Galieian-Polish
boundary to the effect that the Rus
■sians everywhere in the east have
suddenly developed a stiffening, and
all along the long line of close to
four hundred miles, the Austro-Ger
man advance has been stopped, and in
several instances, a counter attack
lias been pushed home,. with heavy
losses to the Teuton forces. This Is
particularly the case on the right
wing of the German forces, where
MacKensen is in command. There
the losses have been staggering, one
engagement resulting in the loss of
close to twenty thousand soldiers as
prisoners, to say nothing of the kill
ed and wounded. Flank attacks are
costing the Germans heavy, and H
looks as though they may be forced
back completely out of the south of
• Poland.
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Seattle, July 12—The steamer Hum
boldt got awaj' for Ketchikan Sunday
afternoon shortly after two o’
clock, which should bring her to
Ketchikan Tuesday evening. Her
passengers for Ketchikan are W. K.
Martin, P. C. Russel, C'apt. Timm,
Mrs. N. B. Gill, Dr. J. L. Myers, R.
Laden, ,J. Laden and three steerage
The sailing of the Northwestern has
been postponed until Wednesday
morning at ten o’clock.
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Guaymas, Mex., July 12—As the
result of the protests of the Ameri
can, French, German. British and
Italian consuls, backed by the pres
ence of Admiral Howard on the
American cruiser Colorado, the bom
bardment of this place by the Car
ranza cruiser Gucrrerro was prevent
ed.
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Seattle, July 12—Twenty-five spec
ial trains escorting Imperial Poten
tate Smith from the east for the
Shriners’ Convention in tills city, ar
rived here this morning. Tt is ex
pected that not less than 50.000 people
will have arrived to take part in the
jollification of the gathering.
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Job prltting at tfie Miner.
FROM TUESDAY’S DAILY
ELEVATOR IS WORKING
The tank and elevator which tho
Fish Canners By-Products. Ltd., lias
established at the Pure Food Cannery
is now working in fino shape. The
attempt was made at first to dis
charge the fish offal directly on to
a scow, but the high tide demonstrat
ed such a plan waB impractical, so
a tank was built and the offal is now
elevated.
ARE USING HEMLOCK
Street Commissioner Shark is so
>vell satisfied that hemlock is better
for street purposes than any other
lumber that he is using it for tho
decking on the work on Dock street.
And incidently ho is making good
time on the work. According to old
timers it ig over sixteen years since
the first timo Dock street was plank
ed. Since that time the under pin
ning of the street has been, renewed
twice, as evidenced in the three lot*
of supports which are now being re
moved. .
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SOUTH FOR A TRIP
Mrs. Al. Smith will be a passenger
for the south on the Alki tomorrow,
planning to make a visit among
friends and relatives for several
weeks. Several other Ketchikan peo
ple will take the Alki for the south.
GASOLINE DOWN A LITTLE
The local agency of the Standard
Oil company announces that accord
ing to instructions recently received,
the price of both naptha and gasoline
lias dropped half a cent and gallon.
This means that naptha now sells
at 13 cents per gallon in bulk and
19 1-2 in eases. The price on gaso
line is one "cent per gallon higher
than naptha, selling at 14 cents in
bulk and 20 1-2 in cases.
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COMES AS CANNERY TENDER
The power vessel Alvilda, form
erly in the halibut fishing business
in this region, arrived from the south
yesterday in a new capacity—that of
cannery tender. She has been re
fitted and will work for tho Quadra
cannery.
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W. .1. Regers, manager for the Mt.
Andrew company, returned from tho
Mt. Andrew mine last night.
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London, July 13—Evidently desir
ous of demonstrating to the world
that the limit of her resources Is a
long way from being reached, by a
scries of terrific assaults, Germany
last night recaptured a part of the
city of Arras as far as the burial
ground at Souches. The attack was
made following an artillery bombard
ment lasting for two days, during
which the last tower of the famous
Arras Cathredal was reduced. The In
antry attacks followed immediately
after the artillery firing ceased and
they took possession of the Allied
lines before the latter forces could
bring up men to take the places of
those killed or driven out by the gun
fire. Tho German loss as the result
of the machine gun. rifle and artillery
fire of the Allies was trememtuous,
but in spite of it, they are now tn
possession of the old French lines,
and are apparently strengthening
their positions for permanent occu
pation. Counter attacks made by
both the British, French and African
divisions were barren of result, but
the Allied artillery is now concen
trating its fi re on the new lines. As
soon as new troops can be brought
up by the Allies, the probabilities
are another attack will be made on
the German positions.
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Cornish, July 13—President Wilson
announced this morning that he would
take his time before deciding on what
action to take on the last Gcrmnn
note. He has decided however, that
ho will not start for Washington be
fore Friday. This is taken to indi
cate that the document will not for
mally be laid before the members of
the Cabinet before next Monday or
Tuesday.
The greater number of the papers
of the Fast are advocating deliber
ation. notwithstanding the fact that
they consider. a vast majority
of them, that Germany has deliber
ately slighted the Undited States in
that she has evaded the great issue
of the. attack on unarmed vessels
raised by the United States.
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Seattle, July 13—After an illness
lasting over a year, Col. Alden J.
Blctlien, editor and chief owner of
the Seattle Times, passed away last
night. He had been a resident of
Seattle since 1896, when he came hero
from Minneapolis and purchased the
Seattle Press and the Seattle Times,
which he consolidated and published
first as the Press-Times and later as
the Seattle Times. He was born at
Knox, Maine, Dec. 27, 1846, and be
fore going into the newspaper bus
iness practiced law at Portland.
Maine,
FROM TUESDAY’S DAILY
FISH RUN SLACKENS
According to recent arrivals from
tile traps in this region, the run of
salmon, good a couple of days ago,
has slackened off. As the result the
canneries were able to run but part
of the day today.
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A NEW POLE LINE
The Citizens Light, Power &
Water Co., hns a crew of men erect
ing a new pole lino from the Power
House to town. The line will follow
the new plank walk part of the way
and then across the little creek and
follow the old line.
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PRINCESS SOPHIA ARRIVES
The Princess Sophia arrived from
tlio south about seven lust night,
with a big crowd of passengers on
board, mostly ’round trippers. Those
for Ketchikan were W. D. Christisen,
Daniel J. Williams, Chas. C. Johnson
and the Majestic Stock company, con
sisting of Bred Cantway, Henel K.
May, Mrs. Julian Dowell, Edward
Dowell, John Ilallott. Albert Lawrence
Mrs. Florence Craig, Mr. Win, Craig,
Mrs. Bessie Tinse, Edward Tinse anr
Hugh O’Connell.
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BERTHA CALLS IN
With a full cargo of lumber and
other building material for the re
construction of Libby, McNiel & Lib
by’s cannery at Koggiung, Bristol
Bay, Alaska, which burned down earl
ier in the year, the Admiral Line’s
freighter Bertha was in port at an
early hour this morning. The cargo
aggregates 1,200 tons, including the
deckload. It consists of 400,000 feet
of lumber from the plant of the Port
Blakely Mill company and 200 piles,
heavy shipments of lime, plaster, fire
brick. cement and similiar material
and 100 tons of miscellaneous freight.
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N. W. Sweetser and family are over
from Hadley.
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West Orange, July 13—Thomas A.
Edison, the great inventor, has ac
cepted the position of head of the
advisory board of civilian inventors
for the Bureau of Invention recently
created by the navy department. The
idea of a board of this kind was sug
gested some timo ago, and now. the
details of the plan having beon work
ed out, it has become a fact. As
sociated with Edison will be the
greatest minds in the United States
working together to keep the Ameri
can navy in the forefront of the nav
ies of the world. It is expected that
especial attention will be paid by the
board to the perfecting of the sub
marine and the aeroplane and hydro
plane.
Washington, July 13—Government
secret service agents have discovered
the presence of and frustrated a plot
hy anti-Allies in this country to
blow up the ammunition factories in
the United States which are now en
gaged in manufacturing ammunition
for the Allies in Europe . The plot
included an attempt to kill or kid
nap the British Ambassador
lie was coming from the .1. I\ Morgan
residence at Glen Gove last night.
Those in the plot oil discovering that
the secret service men were after
them, dropped their plans and fled,
so the whole thing fell to the ground.
The secret service men are of the
opinion that others were implicated
with Holt in his attack on Morgan,
as this following right on the heels
of that affair looks as though there
is some connection, somewhere. Those
implicated in the matter are Austrian
and Gorman reservists.
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Home. July 13—The War Ofice
bulletins today state that no great
changes lmve occurred on the fron
tier during the past twenty-four
hours. Slowly, but ssteadily, the
Italian advance continues, but every
foot lias to be won by hard concen
trated effort on the part of the Ital
ian army. A change for the better
is reported in the weather, which up
to this time has been terrible. Now,
however, the coming of sunshine and
the termination of the hail and rain
storms improves the condition of the
soldiers who have suffered untold
hardships during the past month. So
high are some of the passes through
which the advance has been won,
that snow has been encountered con
stantly lip to this time.
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Bucharest, July 13—The best news
continues to be received from the re
gion south of Lubin, Poland, where
the Russian troops stopped the Gor
man-Austrian advance. Additional
troops have arrived to strengthen
the Russian line, and they have ad
vanced against the Austrians who
have retreated. The Russian nrtil
lory now has plenty of ammunition,
and it is believed that some of tlie
big guns of the Russian second artil
lery line arc now being directed by
Japanese officers fresh from their
successes in the east.
FROM WEDNESDAY’S DAILY
REPAIRED THE BOILER
The Ketchikan Iron Works this
woek did a vory difficult piece of
work iu rivetting a patch iu the fire
box of one of the boilers at the Fish
Cnnners By-Products plant at Wards
Cove. For boiiio reason a crack a
bout seventeen inches in length had
appearod in the boiler, rendering it
useless, and the patch was the most
satisfactory remedy.
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REPAIRS ARE EFFECTED
The Loring tender Falcon, which
was out of the running for a time
with a cracked manifold, was repair
ed at the Ketchikan Iron Works the
other day, and is now back in com
mission. The damage was so serious
that practically all the water passing
through the jacket of tlio engino was
discharged into the bilge instead' of
overboard.
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WILL MOVE HIS FACTORY
“Doc.” Mahoney the “Fizz
Watqr” maker, is at work these days
preparing for the erection of a bot
tling factory on his property in New
town, on the same lot as his resi
dence. He plans to increase his bus
iness so that it will include the man
ufacture of soda water, ice-cream and
crab cocktails. As soon as tell build
ing is completed, he will lftovo his
plant from tlio present location next
door to the Poodle Dog Cafe to the
new building.
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HUMBILDT BRINGS MAIL
With a light mail on board, the
Humboldt made port about seveu last
night. She had several passengers
for Ketchikan, and the Majestic
Stock Company boarded her here for
Juneau. She had ten tons of local
freight. On her way south she will
call in at Chotnloy and Yes Bay for
salmon, and will arrive in Ketchikan
Saturday.
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GOING SOUTH FOR STOCK
Capt. Iirown, the Newtown boat
builder, expects to leave for the south
on the Alki on a business trip. While
below tlio Capt. will lay in a stock
of hardwoods for his boat building
business, consisting of ironwood for
sheathing, oak, etc.
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Capt. W. H. Tinn, of Seattle, ar
rived up from the south on the Hum
boldt, last night, and today has been
making an examination of the Delhi
as she lies. When seen by the Miner
Man ('apt. Tinn stated that in his
opinion it would be no great task to
put the Delhi back into commission
again. He lias made an offer for the
boat as she lies, which Messrs Heck
man and Sayles, tlio owners, will eith
er accept or reject within the next
day or two, and then, their decision
being in his favor, Capt. Tinn be
lieves that he can get the necessary
backing to tackle the project,. He
plans to make repairs of such n
nature right here at Ketchikan, that
the vessel can be gotten into such a
condition that she can make the trip
down to Seattle and the drydock
under her own steam. This is Capt.
Tina's second examination of the
Delhi, the first bein£ almost immed
iately after she wag brought, down
here. lie states that, Alaska people
are hack of him in his venture.
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Rome, July 14—With u series of
brilliant charges, the Italian forces
captured over two miles of Austrian
trenches in the Carnie Alps within the
prist, tweutv-four hours. This means
that practically all the outer works
of the fortress of Malborougeth are
now in the hands of our army, and
the aeroplane scouts state that there
is now little opposition developing be
tween that place and the important
railroad center of Klagcnfurt. Tin
fall of Malborgeth accomplished, tin
probabilities are that the Italian
uiny will then press east, along the
railroad towarilKlagenfurt, which if
successfully surrounded will result, in
in isolation of Goritz where (lie Aus
trians are now making their strongest
stand, and compoll them either to fall
back from that point, or caught
between two fires, to risk capture.
The ammunition factories of Italy
are experiencing no difficulty in keep
ing up with the consumption of the'
troops in the field, notwithstanding
the immense amounts of all sizes they
are using.
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Seattle, July 14—The steamer Dc
| spatch sailed for the north at nine
I last night. She has ten round trippers
| on board, but no passengers for Ket
chikan. The Northwestern left a
bont noon today. Her passengers
for Ketchikan include L. E. Cross.
W. W. Wilde and wife, Cora Taylor,
.1. Laden, Mrs. T. ■£. Gorman and two
children, and ten steerage passengers.
She will probably arrive at Ketchi
kan some time Friday afternoon
Tho Weekly Miner $3 per year.
FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAILY
MARBLE REPRESENTATIVE HERE
George M. Eastman of California,
an official of the Mission Marble
Co., is a local visitor. Mr. Eastman,
is in town awaiting a boat to take
him south. lie came north to inspect
the properties of his companies which
arc located on Orr Inlet on the West
Coast.
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A NEW INDUSTRY
M. E. Lane of Dolomi, is making
new experiments in canning the pro
ducts of this region, and believes ho
has discovered something that will
have a ready sale. It is canned
“Goose Tongue” the plant that in
the years past has furnished the old
timer in Alaska his first spring
greens. Mr. Lane has tried them out
are away ahead of the canned spinich
offered at the stores. He lias put
up about a thousand cans of the
greens and will use them workiug up
a market. In the event that thoy
meet with the demand to whiyh he
believes they are entitled, he will put
thoroughly and is satisfied that they
them, up on a large scale net year.
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CHARLEY CARROL
SELLS PROPERTY
H. L. Feddersen, the real estate
man, evidently hag faith in Ketchi
kan’s future, as he is investing his
own cash in the town’s real estate.
His latest purchase was completed
this morning when he became the
owner of the Carroll property on the
hill back of Morgans. The lot is a
big one, and the location is sightly.
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Washington, July 14—Telegrams
and letters by the thousand are being
recoived by President Wilson at his
home, advising him to wave the “Big
Stick” over Germany to compel the
latter country to comply with the de
mands of the United States as voiced
in President Wilson’s note to Germany
several weeks ago. The President on
I he other hand made the statement
that the future policy of the United
States toward Germany must bo care
fully weighed. It is no matter for
bias to interfere in he says.
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London, July 14—The.papers of this
city annouco today that there is no
change on any front, with the Bingle
exception of the Italian advance in
Tarnia. This is welcome news, as it
means that the Gennan-Austrian
forces massed to break the Russian
line have been unsuccessful, and the
Russians have been able to hold their
own.The general impression Is that
every hour means new men and addi
tional munitions for the Russians, and
it is to be assumed that if the Ger
man right flank was unable to ac
complish its object yesterday, it
will not be able to do so today or to
morrow.
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Washington, July 14—Word conics
from the City of Mexico that Villa 'a
army Inis entirely surrounded that
place and lias thus cut off the army
of Gen. Obregon, who took possession
in the interests of Carranza a week
or so ago. It is expected that heavy
lighting will follow, as Villa’s forces
ire said to bo well equipped with
artillery. Obregon’s troops on tho
contrary are said to be short of am
munition and supplies and will be
compelled to surrender unless Car
ranza himself is able to come to his
relief from Vera Cruz. This latter
possibility is a remote one, however,
as Villa is said to have cut the rail
road connecting the two places.
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Washington, July 14—In nn inter
view published last night Secretary
of the Navy Daniels made the state
ment that lie planned to mobilize the
inventive genius of the country to as
sist Edison in the newly created ad
visory board of civil inventiors. By
so doing the Secretary believes that
the United States Government will
have the finest opportunity for pro
gress along all lines pertaining to
navy, of all the countries of the
world. This belief is bourn out by
the fact that the submarine', the machine
gun and the. aeroplane, the three most
important objects in (lie present great
war, were all invented by Americans.
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Seattle July 14—R. W. Baxter,
vice-president of the Alaska Steam
ship Company is a passenger on board
the Northwestern sailing from Seat
tle today, lie plans a tour of inspec
tion of the ports touched at by the
steamers of his company, and will
probably be north for about three
weeks.
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Seattle, July 14—The Liberty Bell,
the essence of American sentiment
and patriotism arrived in this city
this . morning. It is booked to bo
here for five hours, and during that
time will be viewed by upwards of a
quarter of a million people. A holi
day has been declared by many of the
business houses of the town to allow
their help an opportunity to see this
famous relic.