THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN. ALASKA, MONDAY, DEC. 27. 1915. NUMBER EIGHTL-ONE
TWO AUXILIARY CORPS HAVE
BEEN ORDERED HOME FROM
MOBILIZATION CAMPS
THEY ARE NOT NEEDED
The Report Says That M hile Dis
band:*:' Tuey Mill Still be l nder
Milisry Orders
LONDON, Dec. 27—JA report
was received from Rome stating
that two auxiliary army corps had
been ordered to disband, and while
this move appears to be involved
mystery, officials here believe i
will soon be made clear.
It is said that while the troop =
were ordered to disband, they will j
still remain under military orders i
and may be called into active serv
ice at a moment’s notice. Some
have advanced the theory that this
was done to relieve the coal famine
that is hreatening the country due
to the shortage of men.
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TREACHERY .FINDS CORRES
PONDING TREATMENT
Berlin, Dec. 24.—The Overseas
News Agency quotes the Austrian
official report of December 19 as
charging that the Montenegrins at
some places held up their hands,
waved Flags and advanced near to
the Austro-Hungarian lines, when
they suddenly threw hand grenades.
The statement is quoted as saying:
“The treachery found correspona
ing treatment.’’
The agency quotes the Turkish'
statement for December 19 as say"
ing that in the Mesopotamia cam
paign. “the enemy used dum-dum
bullets.’’
PRESIDENT SIGNS PROCLAM A-4
TION
An executive proclamation was
signed last Saturday by President
Wilson declaring January 1, 1916.
m day for making contribu
tions for the relief of the stricken
inhabitants of Poland.
The fund thus raised will be ad
ministered by the American Red
Cross with headquarters at Wash
ing, D. C., to which the proclama
tion says, donations should be ad
dressed.
TO VISIT FORMER HOME
Miss Ethel Bosworth left on the
Al-Ki last Friday evening for a
trip south and will be gone six
weeks or more .visiting friends in
Spokane,i her former home town,
and will also visit Portland and
Seattle before returning. Miss
Bosworth has been a familiar figure
at the “Grand piano” even since
her father, Mr. Bosworth took over
the place some two years ago, and
she will no doubt be missed by the
patrons of that popular playhouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Bugge entertained
several friends at dinner Christmas
day. 1 *T |
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KING PETER IS
ON ITALIAN SOIL
WILL TAKE I P RESIDENCE AT
CASERIA, A SHORT DISTANCE
FROM NAPLES
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BRINDISI, Dec. 2i—King Peter
of Serbia, in poor health, arrived
here Saturday aborad an Italian
cruiser and will proceed from here
on his way to the palace at Cas
eria. where he will make his a bode
for the tune being. The king, ap
pears to be very feeble.
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SNOW STORM IN VIRGINIA
HOTSPR1NGS, Va., Dec. 27—A
terrific snow storm is raging. The
President has been kept indoors
since last Saturday.
The President said today that he
would urge congress to continue its
attention to the administration’s
plans for preparedness.
SHELLS WERE NO TERROR
TO THE SOLDIERS
PARIS, Dec. 27—A report from
Arras, where some desultory fight
ing has been going on for some
time, says that despite the fact
that hundreds of shells were fired
that tore over the trenches, the
French soldiers attended midnight
mass just the same, and apparently
felt perfectly at home. The locai
church was overcrowded with at
tendants.
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CELEBRATE HOLIDAY SEASON
These Parties and Dances Were
Very Much Enjoyed
The people of Ketchikan enjoy
ed one of the best Christmas cele
bration this year in the history of
the city. Though there wos no
snow, the day was crisp with a
white frost and beautiful sunshine.
As is usual, the churches all ob
served Christmas, and not a child
in the whole city was overlooked
in the matter of presents from
those sources, it is asserted. Then
there was a special feature arrang
ed by the Arctic Brotherhood where
all the children of the town were
treated to Chrismas goodies and two
separate performances at the mov
ies; Uncle Tom's Cabin at the
Grand and a Paramount feature at ;
the Dream. Did they have a good
time ? Well yes, and one boy ex
pressed himself thusly, “Well, for
Santa Clause the A. B’s. are reg
ular bears.” And that is some com
pliment.
There was scarcely a home in
Ketchikan where there was not a
turkey or chicken dinner and a
private Christmas tree, and the
whole celebration passed off with
out one disagreable event to mar
the pleasure of the day.
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NO BASKET BALL TONIGHT
There will be no basket ball to
night at the Rink between the
Metlakahtla and Ketchikan teams
as advertised in the Progressive
Miner. The game has been called
off on account of illness of some
of the players.
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STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
Heckman Bldg.
Two Specials!
For this week onlv we will
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offer 7 oz. canvas gloves for
75 cents per doz.
8 oz. canvas gloves for
$ 1.00 per doz.
P. J. GILMORE, THE CLOTHIER
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GOV. HANNA QUITS PARTY AND
M RS. BOISSEVAIN FOLLOWS
HIS EXAMPLE
DISSENTION IS CAUSE
It is said That the Result Will be
The Disruption of The
Entire Party
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 27—Presum
ably, due to dissention among the
party, Governor Hanna, left his
associates and will return home
from here. Following this decision
by the governor, Mrs. Boisevain, one
of the leaders, decided to do the
same.
The actions of the Governor and
Mrs. Boisevain, will have the ten
dency to disrupt the peace party, it
is thought ' here as many others
have expressed their disagreement
as to the manner of future action.
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VALUE OUK
FRIENDSHIP
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AUSTRIA WILL NOT EASILY
BREAK GOOD RELATIONS
NOW EXISTING
BERLIN, Dec. 27—The morning !
papers are unanimous in the state- i
ment that Austria will give in j
many points before she breaks the :
good relations that now exist be
tween her and the United States.
Advices from Vienna are to the ef- !
feet that Austria will grant most
of he demands made upon her by
the Washington government.
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MAYOR HEADED NORTH
From private advices it is learn
ed that Ketchikan’s honorable
mayor, J. R. Beegle, and his wife
are expected to be in Seattle about
the first of January.
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ATTENTION ARCTIC BROTHERS
There will be no meeting of the
Arctic Brotherhood till the first
Monday in January, Jan. 3rd, 1916.
H. M. STACKPOLE, A. C
AT THE GR AND TONIGHT
The Character Woman, in two
parts, a romance of the stage, fea
turing Julia Stewart and Belle
Adair. The old character woman
saves the young actress from the
fangs of the serpent. A single
”er' drama entitled A Twentieth
Century Pirate, with J. Warren
Kerregan in the leading part. An
Animated Weekly, dealing with
many interesting events. A good
beach romance comedy completes the
show for Monday and Tuesday
nights. Adv.
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♦ WILL THEY BELIEVE IT? ♦
♦ - +
■ ♦ Whether o ur friends in the +
! ♦ states believe it or not, it is +
j + a fact nevertheless that roses +
; + actual Oregon roses are now +
! ♦ blooming in the open in the +
| ♦ garden of Mr. M. E. Martin, +
+ in the very center of the town, HI
♦ meanwhile the East is in the +
+ grip of cold weather and snow +
+ and has been for some little +
+ time. Yet those very people +
+ who -ana now freezing call Al- +
♦ aska the“Frqzen North.” +
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ITALIAN LINER SUNK
MILAN, .Dec. 27—The Italian lin
er, Port Said, is reported to have
been sunk last Saturday by an Aus
trian submarine. Six 0 f the pas
sengers and one member of the
crew are reported to have been
drowned, the rest were all saved.
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BRYAN EXPRESSES SURPRISE
MIAMI, Dec: 27—When W. J.
Bryan was shown the dispatch
stating that Henry Ford, leader
and organizer of the Peace Expe
dition had abandoned the members
in Christiania, and was returning
home, he manifested great sur
prise over the action.
EPIDEMIC OF SCARLET FEVER
IS REPORTED
LONDON, Dec. 27—A late re
port from Petrograd says that an
epidemic of scarlet fever has brok
en out on the bolder of Poland,
,which has already resulted in many
deaths and a great deal of suffer
ing.
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THE KIDDIES WERE THERE
The Arctic Brotherhood’s treat to
the youngsters, of free matinees
Christmas afternoon at both the
Dream and Grand theaters, was
certainly appreciated by them. Both
houses were packed to the limit
with an eager, joyous bunch, thor
oughly intent on the busines of the
day.
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THE GRAND’S XMAS PRESENT
The Grand’s Free matinee to the
grown ups was well attended, and
the feature, Uncle Tom’s Cabin,
was unusually well filmed. It
1 was not generally understood how
I ever t liar it was ire as
1 a Christmas present by the Grand.
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IN FOR THE HOLIDAYS
M. M. Reese, superintendent of
; the Duncan Gold Mine at Holis, ac
i companied by his wife, came over
i from the property to spend the hol
| idays in Ketchikan, and are the
; guests of the Stedman.
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TO VISIT HOME
George C. Folger, electrician
writh the C. L. P. & W. Co, accom
panied by his wife, enroute to Kent
Washington, where they will visit
the home folks for two or three
weeks.
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ATTENTION MOOSE
All good Moose please remem
ber that the meeting night is Mon
day instead of Wednesday as here
tofore. Please turn out tonight.
M. L. CAUGHREAN, V. D.
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J. E. Chilburg Pres. J. R. Heckmac Vice-pres. A. R. Larson Cashier
Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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See our genuine diamond and solid gold
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Special, while they last - $5.00
BERTHELSEN & PRUELL
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Hadley Lumber Yard
Correspond with R. L. Petty at Had
ley. Alaska before buying your Lumber.
His prices will save you money. This of
fer will only last a short time.
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FIRE CAUSES
GREAT DAMAGE
VISITED BY TERRIFIC FT RE
NEARLY WIPES IT OFT
FINALLY CONTROLLED
The Los Aneles Fire Department,
Venice, and Santa Monica
Take a Part
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27—After
8 hours of hard fighting, the Los
Angeles fire department, together
with the departments of Venice and
Santa Monica, finally brought un
der control the great fire that would
have destroyed vOcean Fark and
would have caused millions of dam
age. As it is, the damage cauj 'ed
will exceed one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. At the time a
high wind was blowing inshore.
The Frazier pier was nearly wiped
out.
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KAISER GIVEN
FAIR WARNING
WILL NOT ALLOW THE BUL
GARINAS AT THE PRESENT
TIME TO CROSS BORDERS
LONDON, Dec. 27—A dispatch
from Athens says that King Con
stantine has given a fair warning
to the German Emperor that no
Bulgarian troops will be allowed
to cross Greece’s borders, and that
the Greek army will defend every
inch of ground that any nation
choses to invade. This warning has
put a quietus on the oft repeated
rumor that Greece might have been
pursuaded to accede to the demand
of the Teutons.
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The Misses Neita and Mary
Mitchell and Miss Buor e ntertain
■ at Christmas dinner. Among
those present were Miss Kmt, Mr
! Weigle and Captain Dibrell.
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Mr. and Mrs. Blackmear entertain
■ ed a family gathering on Christ
i mas day at d inner. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Forest J. Hunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hunt and the
Misses Elaine and Amy Hunt.
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Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid entertain
j ed at Christmas dinner at their
home at the Power House. Three
guests shared heir hospitality.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. A. William
; were hosts at dinner Christmas day
Mr. and Mrs. Burgun and Mrs.
I Carpenter were their guests.
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Covers were laid for nine at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Rayr Hall,
who were hosts at dinner Christ
mas day.
ALBANIANS
ARE STARVING
AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND DIED
DURING THE YEAR
ROME, Dec. 27—W. W. Howard,
the American who has jvst arrived
here says that at least one hundred
and fifty thousand died from starv
ation in that country ' ast year,
and predicts as many more will
starve to death th'.s coming winter.
Mr. Howard sayj that he distribut
ed hundreds of sacks of flour a
mong many poor families.
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WONG YUEN YUNG
IS ASSASSINATED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27—
Wong Yuen Yung, editor and pub
lisher of a Chinese newspaper, here
was assassinated while attending
s. banquet Saturday evening. There
are no clues to the culprit, although
the police have been extremely dil
igent in thir search. When the
alarm was given a rush by the
police was made and everyone in
sight were put under arrest.
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PETROGRAD, Dec. 27—The Czar
left today for the front. It is said
that his trip will cover every lino
where fighting has been going on.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bryant entertain
tained at dinner Christmas day.
Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs.
Bosworth and Miss Verna Appier,
Mr. Miller and Margaret and Arthur
Bryant and the hosts. For the even
ing a special entertainment was
prepared by Mrs. Bryant and the
following guests joined those al
ready mentioned in an evening of
fun and merriment. 'Sir. and Mrs.
Paup and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Spaeth and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Gray, and Mrs. Petty and son.
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Mrs. Frost was the guest of Her
son and daughter Mr. and Mrs.
Morgan for Christmas dinner.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sampson were
hosts at dinner Christmas day. Dr.
Zuber and Mrs. Peabody sharing
their hospitality.
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RECEIVER GOES SOUTH
C. W. Swank, receiver l*u- the
Alaska Lumber & Box Co., accom
panied by O. L. Carl came over
from Hadley Friday and were pas
sengers for Seattle on the Jefferson
Saturday morning.
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SEATTLE SOUTHBOUND
The steamer City of Seattle ar
rived from the north about 5 o’
clock Chistmas morning, and got a
way for the south a little later,
taking Mrs. George Murphy and
Pete Parich as passengers to
Prince Rupert, B. C.
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DESPATCH AND NORTHLAND
The Border Line steamers,
No?-H’1r>Tid are due to sail from Se
attle northbound on the 20th, and
"1 t, respectively.
REPORTS FROM I
BALKANS DIFFERI
\\ All OFFICE C ANNOT ACCOUNT lj|
FOR DELAY IN STARTING
THE MOVEMENT
FEAR EACH OTHER I
Is given For Lack of Action I'1
Along the Greek Frontier |8|
Unusual Delay fM
LONDON, Dec. 27—Conflicting I 7
reports from the Balkans have been I
received here the last few days, I
that is worrying the officials. One |
report says that the Teutons are j
busy completing arringements with
the Bulgars and Turks for an early l|
atack on Saloniki. The other says Lr.
that the Teutons and their allies
are in fear of being trapped be
tween two fires. From Saloniki
on the one hand and from Dorain
on the other, hence the delay in the f;
next move which may prove disas
terous to the Teutons should they
be caught between those fires.
MOVEMENT OF BOATS |
Northbound *
Princess May, Wednesday even
ing.
Jefferson,' Saturday morning, Jan.
first.
Alameda, Saturday, p.m.
City of Seattle, Friday, 31st.
Southbound
Humboldt, Wednesday 29th.
Princess May, Sunday, Jan. 2nd.
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THE ALKI GOES SOUTH
The Border Line steamer Al-Ki
went south early Christmas morn
ing, taking as passengers from
Ketchikan, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Fol
ger, Miss E. Bosworth, Wm. Ander
son, W. H. Link, J. W. Richenback,
and E. Thayer. The Al-Ki will
lay off for one trip and will not
sail from Seattle again till about
the 17th of January.
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THE JEFFERSON SOUTHBOUND
The Alaska Steamship’s steam
er Jefferson went south about 1
o’clock Christmas morning, taking
as passengers from Ketchikan, C.
W. Swank, and O. L. Carl. The
Jefferson will be due in Ketchikan,
northbound, on New- Year's day as
will also the Alameda of the same
line.
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THE HUMBOLDT NORTHBOUND
The steamer Humboldt arrived
from the south yesterday after
noon with a big lot of first class
mail, 36 tons of local freight and
only one second class passenger for
this port. Miss E. Harris, was the
only person taking passage north
on her from here. The Humboldt
will be the first steamer going
south and is due bock here on
Wednesday, the 29th.
1 TONIGHT at the Home of PARAMOUNT FEATURES I
I THE DREAM |
Jesse L. Lasky
presents
“THE
CIRCUS MAN”
Life under the big
white tents as it
really is.
This play was tak
en from George Bar
McCutheon’s great
novel
“The Rose In
The Ring”
I TWO NIGHTS ONLY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY f:
PARAMOUNT means highest quality, and that’s what this pic- §
ture is. When you see a Paramount Feature you have seen the very best £;