REVIEW OF ITALY’S
PROGRESS THUS FAR
LITTLE WAS AFFECTED TO
WARDS TRIEST OR TRENT
A correspondent of the New Y ork
Herald gives a review of what Italy
has accomplished thus far in her
campaign against Austria. He says
that what Italy has accomplished j
ir. the war is best understood by
taking a map of Italy showing the
northern frontier. The Alps sweep
in a great semi-circle from the
French frontier on the Mediterran
ean to the Austrian frontier on the
Adriatic. This sweep of the Alps
from west to east is a sort of
natural bulwark of boundary of
Italy, separating it from the na
tions and races to the north now, as
it did In the days of ancient Rome.
But in two places this regular
sweep southward, first in the Trent
region in the west, and then in the
Trieste region of the upper Ardi
atic.
At these two vital points Aus
tria has stretched down and firmly
established her political control, her
control of Trent dating from the
time of Napoleon, and of the Trieste
region from the war of 1S66.
The first object therefore of
Italy’s campaign is to get back the
two provinces which dent the reg
ular frontier of the Alps, thus re
gaining former Italian territory
and re-establishing the great moun
tain range as the strategic defense.
This main objective has necessitat
ed dividing the campaign into two
parts, one on the west with Trent
as the center, and the other in the
east with Trieste as the chief ob
ject. Between 400,000 and 500.000
men are engaged in the western
operations directed against Trieste.
These two objectives are separ
ate campaigns. Both, however, are
under the direction of Gen. Cad
orna, commander in chief.
The main Italian drive has been
in the eastern section toward
Trieste, the great Austrian port of
•hi-- Adriatic, lying just across from
Venice. This rich prize is hardly
more than ten days’ march from
the Italian frontier. And yet. the
war has been going on for six
•‘bs—since May 23—and the
Italian army is nowhere near
Trieste. The military leaders say
this Austrian stronghold could have
been taken any time in fifteen days
—but it could not be held, as the
Carso mountains sweep around
back of Trieste, with Austrian bat
teries posted a*- every crest. The
Italian commanders, therefore, de
cided that it was a military nees
sity to control all the approaches
and mountain defenses before oc
cupying the city. That has been
the task of the campaign going on
during the last six month*
Most oi tne fighting in this re
gion has been alone the Isonzo
river, with the Austrian town of
Gorizia as the main point of at
tack. Here the Italians began the
slow and tedious process of firsf
gaining control of all the e!evn*od
positions which could serve the
Austrians before pressing forward
on Gorizia and Trieste.
The Italian commanders express
ed satisfaction with the prorres
made in the last six months. All
the fighting has been on Austrian
soil, and no Austrian troops have
at any time entered Italy. Two
Austrian coast ports, Porto Buso
and Grado, leading toward Trieste,
have been taken by the Italians, and
from Grado the lights of Trieste
can be seen at night, across the
gulf named after that city.
Further north, in the mountain
country, the Plava pass has been
won, though at the cost of whole
regiments cut to pieces, and a chain
of mountain tops, villages and sta
tions has been established encircl
ing Gorizia. But Gorizia itself still j
holds out through its natural moun
tain defenses and its railway lines
pouring in constant supplies of
fresh troops and ammunition.
Quite distinct from the campaign
around Gorizia is that in Trentino,
further west. This has all been
mountain fighting and little pro
gress has been made. The great
Alpine ranges sweep around further
north, but down through Trentino
run innumerable spurs of the
Trentino Alps, making it a vast
stretch of gorges and peaks. It is
called the Tyrolean country, but the
real Tyrol is further north, around
Innsbruck, and the population there
speaks German.
But here the people are all Ital
ian, in language, habits and senti
ment, and although in name Aus
trians, most of the men have gone
to join the Italian army.
The objective in this western
fighting i sto take Trent, in theI
center Trentino, about fifty miles,
from the Italian frontier. The Ital- i
ans ha.ve thus far covered about j
half the way reaching Rovereto and :
clearing away the Austrian moun-1
tain batteries as they have pro
ceeded. But it is a hard cold, up
hill fight without much rest thus
far.
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DOWN FROM YES BAY
Bjorn Casperson, first assistant j
to Superintendent Hancock, at the j
U. S. Hatchery, at Yes Bay, Alaska.
a w <*av- vigit l*1T"
VISITING THE FOLKS
John McLaughlin who has been
running the compressor plant and
hoist at the Mamie Mine, at Hadley
since last March, took advantage of
the Christmas lay-off to come over
to Ketchikan for a visit. Mrs.
McLaughlin preceeded him a couple
of weeks or so.
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THE BAND CONCERT
On aeount of the stormy night
the concert and dance given last
night by the Metlakahtla Concen
Band in Red Men's Hall, was not
as well attended as it should have
been. What the audience lacked
in size it made up in appreciation.
The concert was very ogod. and
came as a surprise and a revelation
to those who have been inclined to
regard the Metlakahtla band rather
lightly the past few years. It
was a well trained, reorganized
and enlarged hand of thirty pieces
which under the skillful direction
of Archie Dundas. greeted the Ket
chikan audience last night. Their
rendation of such a high class uro
gram in so pleasing a manner dem
onstrates that their claim as Alas
ka’s leading hand is not amiss. If
the boys will continue to work to
gether. it is a safe prediction that
fhey will win back the old time
orestige enjoyed by the famous oM
Metlakahtla Band during the pal
miest days of that organization. The
boys are planning to give another
concert in Ketchikan in the near
future: they are assured of a bet
ter attendance next time.
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BROAD SCOPE OF GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY WORK
The Thirty-sixth Annua! Report
of the Director of the United States
Geological Survey, just made public
emphasizes not only the wide
spread activities of this scientific
and economic organization, but their
great activity. The Survey inves
tigations cover every branch of the
developed and latent mineral re
sources of a country whose mineral
resources are the greatest in the
world. The work of the Survey Is
conducted under three scientific
branches and includes three corre
sponding kinds of activity. Under
the geological branch, investigations
are made concerning the mineral
resources of the entire United
States and Alaska, ranging from
truly exploratory surveys of regions
practically unknown to white men
to the most detailed geological ex
amination of mining camps. Last
year 76.000 square miles were thus
geologically examined.
Work o' the Survey that is even
more of a pioneer type, however, is
done by the topograhpic engineers,
who have made surveys during the
vear in 30 States as well as in Alas
ka and Hawaii. The Survey’s top
ographic map is the J— " '"'rr!
_ ... me united States.
The other scientific branch of the
survey is that which conducts in
vestigation of water resources, in
cluding the measurement of the vol
ume of the important rivers of the
country and their tributaries, as
well as the study of underground
water resources. Stream measure
ments are carried on from year to
year, and the engineering data thus
obtained are used in all kinds of
hydraulic engineering, such as pro
jects involving power, irrigation,
drainage, and flood prevention.
Another important feature of the
Geological Survey’s work is the col
lection and publication of mineral
statistisc. Survey geologists are in
correspondence with some 90,000
miners, mine operators, and mineral
producers, whose output covers all
the useful minerals, and the data
thus obtained are published by the
Survey in reports on seventy-five
subjects. The total appropriation
provided by Congress for the Geo
logical Survey during the current
year is approximately SI,500,000.
WILL RESIDE AT HADLEY
Jas. Craig, accompanied by his j
wife and child arrived on the Prin
cess May last night from Seattle.
They are enroute to Hadley where
Mr. Craig will be em; loved by the
Granby Co.
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THE FIRST SKATING
The boys enjoyed a few hours
skating yesterday on the shallow
Heaver dam lake. The first of the
season, and that was soon spoiled
nv the snow last night.
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BREAKFAST WITH MISS HALT
One of he charming events of
the social whirl in honor of the
Metlakahtla visitors was the break
fast given this morning at 10:30t
by Miss Ruth Hall, who was assist
ed by Miss Gertrude Wvbrant. The
table was beautiful in a color
scheme of white and yellow, and the
breakfast a most delicious one.
Those who shared the hospitality
of the hostess wers: Mrs. G. R.
Shuck, Miss Danford, Miss Buor
Mis Bienerth, Miss Kent, Miss Mary
Mitchell, Miss Wvbrant, Miss Nieta
Mitchell, Miss Rounsefel! and Mrs.
Rivard.
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A FINE LARGE GIRL
Dr. B. L. Myers announces the
birth of a fine nine and a quarter
pound girl to Rev. and Mrs. J. X.
Coker, today at the Arthur Yates
Hospital. The mother and daughter
doing nicely. Rev. Coker is in charge
of the Presbyterian Mission at
Craig, Alaska.
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LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS
Alaska, Wrangell Strait, Burnt
Island Reef Float Light 2, a fix
ed red post lantern oil light, 10
candlepower, established December
29, 1915, on site of former Burnt
•
island Reef Buoy 2, which was dis
continued on the same date. Light
is S feet above the water and lan
tern is mounted on a red slatted
structure surmounting a scow float.
By direction of the Commissioner
of Lighthouses.
W. C. DIBRELL,
Lighthouse Inspector.
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WAILS MINCE PIE’S PASSING
(From New Y’ork Sun)
“I was no more blessed, I guess
*han many another Yankee young
ster in the matter of grandmothers,
•though I had three of them,” writes
z New Y’orker to the Sun. “Y'ankee;
were long lived in those days, and
women saw great and great-great
grandchildren. But the older they
grew the better mince pies they
made, so I know much about what
mlr.ee pies were m happier days
than these.
"Read vour pure food law *<’£*’"
xnA rmrr respect for Dr.
Wiley withering away, as it will
surely wither. Then, if you dare
do it, taste the mince pie of com
merce (you cannot eat it) and see
what miserable makeshifts te
manufacturers have been put to by
‘he enacted prohibition of the use of
meat in mince pies made for sale.
The nauseous masses they vend are
no more mince pies than Portland
cement is cheese.
“Small wonder tat the times
are out of joint. Now that there ’s
no mince pie, nothing can be held
worthy of respect.”
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AT THE HOTELS
AT THE S7EDMAN
W. T. Lopp, Seattle; Wm. J. Mor
gan, Pennock Island; Margaret
Hamilton, Loring; Jas. Evans end
wife; W. Dobbins, R. F. Davies,
Fred Grimes.
AT THE REVILLA
Frank W. Fisher, Seattle; Stanley
Oaksmith, Hadley; Jas. Craig, wife
and child; J. Petterson, Portland;
B. Casperson, Yes Bay; H. Serins.
“The Childrens Hour”
Protect the children
from the draughts.
Keep the damp and chill away
with a good oil heater.
Inexpensive to operate — easily
carried from room to room. Smoke
less and odorless. Dealers every
where.
. For best results use Pearl Oil
_Standard Oil Company
Perfection Oil Header
WHY PAY RENT?
When Mr. Peckham with the
Ryus Drug & Jewelry Co., is of
fering his furnished home at a
very low figure for a quick sale.
Five rooms and large bath room.
Splendid view. Call and see Mr.
Peckham at once. Adv. tf.
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Don’t forget Red Men's Ball New
Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 1915.
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BASKET BALE
Ketchikan .v:il play the firs* Met
iakahtla team at Metlakahtla on
New Year’s Day, and the game wiP
ho a dandy.
The El Paso has been chartered
and will leave the City Float at the
foot of Dock street Saturday at
l.p.m. sharp. Those wishing t.> go
leave their names at the Rexall
sto!-’ Tickets one dollar for the
round trip. Como along and hoosf
Table of Distances from
Ketchikan
Seattle, 660 Wrange'.’ 89
Petersburg 115 Juneau 223
Skagway 304 Sitka 292
Metlakahtla 15 Dolomi 274
Nihlack 30 Chomley 30j
Kasaan 294 Hollis 39
Kiani 32 Loring 21
Yes Bay 39 Cape Chacon 48
Sulzer 92 Howl,an 73
Waterfall 103 Craig 121
Klawak 126 Karheen 150
Shakan via. Chacon iy
Bell Island 50 I'n’.ik Riw 70
Mary Island 23 Hadley 28
Three Tree Potnt 45 Stewart B <'. 150
Prince Rupert 95
This table is complied in nautical
miles which are60S0 feet. The larg
est part of this list was complied foi
the Post Office by the Captaiir of th
Gedney and is authentic.
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Launches
Rough Rider and Teddy
Monday, 8 a. m.—Chomley
(Sunny Point), connecting
with mail carrier for Sulzer
and ail points on West Coast
Prince of Wales Island.
Tuesday, 8 a. m.—Metlakahtla,
and Dolomi,
Camp, Rush & Brown and
Saturday, 8 a. m.— Hadley
Hollis.
Monday.
Friday, 8 a. m.—Kasaan, It
Wednesday, 8 a. m.—Loring
Carries Passengers and
rreignt
Ed. J. Willimas
Master
Agents for
WADHAMS OIL CO.
Shrimp Bay.
Thursday, 8 a. m—Same as
Yes Bay (Cannery Hatchery)
Bed Island Hot Springs and
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OVER FROM HADLEY
Stanley Oaksmith, of Hadlej
Alaska, is a local visitor. Ho re
ports things as very quiet in his
town as the Mamie Mine closed
down to give the men a Christina
holiday, and most of them are spend
ing it in Ketchikan.
/crwrrmwi —n mi———ob—
Job printing neatly and quickly
none at the Progressive-Miner.
If you are looking for handsome
kristmas gifts, see display at
’•s. Washburn’s Millinery store, ad
FOR RENT—Five room house
v.-ith bath. Phone G2. .adv.
—iW»l«lWtMSl HIM ■ II11 ■ I —— ■ H.
CANNON’S BAKERY
AND GROCERY
_.__
Butter, 35 cents per lb.
| EGGS 35 cents a Dozen
The fact that I am
j shipping in Six hundred
dozen a week, should
recommend the eggs.
But if you are in doubt
as tothe quality, stop
in and I will break a
few for you.
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''i'mi m your fort and get the
■ ■'t market price for them
from !■ .1 Gilmore adv.
At the GRAND
TONIGHT
mary pick ford
“In The Sultan’s Garden”
“Rescued by Wireless
A Military Romance in two parts featuring
William Clifford and Marie Walcamp
“Aunty’s Money Bag’’
Enacted Solely by Children
Universal Ikes Legacy Comedy
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| THANKS I
£2 We wish to thank the people of Ketchikan for their valued £5
15 patronage during the past year, and we are glad to announce 15 *
that our holiday business this year far exceeded our expeeta- 5v
tions. This only goes further to prove that our customers are cj
^ our friends, and we take this opportunity to wish them all a ft
££ Bright and Prosperous New Year ^
I R YUS~SA YS |
o That good teeth is the key to good health, and he recommends £2'
f| Peredixo Tooth Paste o
g 25c THE TUBE
^ Our Selection of New Years Cards is Complete
| SPECIAL THIS WEEK |l
Xi EXTRA 10 PUR CENT OFF on everything in our Jewelry «
^ Department except Diamonds. I his in addition to our spec- 22
T| ial sale prices * o
| RYUS DRUG”COMPANY §
r? ESTABLISHED 1901 £2
ft BRING YOUR NEXT PRESCRIPTION TO US &
If Pre-Inventory Sale |
| Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Overcoats 1
We have a large and complete assortment of Men’s |
and Boy’s Suits which we want to reduce before stock-taking. ; J
i f These we offer at the following prices: g
11 MEN’S SUITS BOYS’ SUITS I
S' $20.00 Suits, all sizes \f\ $7.50 Suits, all sizes m/J /\/\ $
|j Sale price (plUtVV Sale price $0«V/U S
Hen’s $15.00 Raincoats are included O AA
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