THE lAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN. ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1915. , NUMBER FIFTEEN.
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A BIG SUCCESS
Ketchikan Talent Produces
Queen Esther In Very
Fine Manner
AUDIENCE DELIGHTED
. Director Martin E Kobinson
and Ilis Company Achieve
' Dig Triumph
“Queen Esther.’’ the grand sacred
opera composed by Win. Bradbury, and
so superbly presented by Ketchikan
talent at Red Men’s Hall Thursday
evening, gave proof of the real power
and ability of the local organization.
Full justice was done to the beautiful
rich strains of- the “Qpeen Esther”
score, by the principels in their solo
and by the chorus, which is deserv
of special praise. The ensemble sing
ing of the great organ of human
voices was beautiful indeed, and the
vast audience loudly. applauded its
approval of each number, and the
beauty of each.scene.
Miss Ruth Hall as Quccu Esther,
sang better, acted better and was
more prepossesing than oil any previous
appearance, and was in truth the
“Beautons Queen.” Tn her solos
. and duets with Mordccai and the
King, her sweet voice and charm com
pletely won her audience.
Osborne Williams won new laurels
in his Tole as Ahasuerus, the King.
Never has he been seen or heard to
better advantage, his splendid bass
voice, mellow and of gTeat volume;
his kingly bearing, at once stern and
• commanding, or gent] and sympafba
thetic. left absolutely nothing to be
desired. In his solo, “1 am King,"
and in bis duets with Esther, he was
superb.
T. J. Pennell, a Human, gave a very
good and natural conseption of a dif
ficule part ,and his rich baritone
voice was heard with pleasure in the
duets with Zercsh and in his solo
work.
Mrs. A. B. E'lrocnds, as the great
. Hainan's wife, was really beautiful
and assumed the most difficult role
of the opera with regal grace and dig
nity. Throughout the whole perform
. ance she was always in character and
her glorious contralto with its sweet
deep tones, was a musical trea{ in her
duets with Hainan and in the great
' * quartet, “Do I Wake.”
Theodore Brown’s sweet and melod
ious tenor voice, and dramatic ability,
was especially well adapted to the
role of Mordecai, which i^one of dig
nity and devot’en to his people, the
Jews. His duets with Esther and the
quartet “Do I Wake" also his solo
work were really fine.
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TEUTONS HOE
Four Hundred Thousand
Picked Men Marching -
ARE FULLY EQUIPPED
THE MEN ARE CONSIDERED THE
PICK OF THE FIGHTING FORCE
(By Wireless)
LONDON, Oet. 8—It was officially
announced this morning that an army
composed of four hundred thousand
men, the pick of the Teutons' fight
ing forces, had invaded Serbian soil
fully equipped and ready to begin
an attack on the Serbians from the
north and west. The Teutons are
rejjprted to have already crossed the
Save and Dvina rivers.
Military authorities here believe
that the Serbians will prove power
less against such forces and that it
can be only but a short while before
Belgtade will fall, unless the Allied
forces can check the Teutons advance
and prevent them from taking the rail
roads.
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HAS DECLARED HIS INTENTION
TO DEPART IMMEDIATELY
FOR HIS HOME
(By Wireless) )
PKTROGUAD, Oct.S —Late tele
graphic news from Petrograd states
that the Bulgarian minister was hand
ed his passports last evening.
The minister expressed his intention
to depart immediately for his home.
He has been assured of a safe journey
out of the country .
At the time that the Bulgarian min
ister was handed his passports, Russia
recalled her minister.
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At The DREAM TONIGHT
BIG PICTURES START TONIGHT
Tonight at the Dier.ni will see the
beginning of the long talked of Par
amount Features, the opening picture
will be called The Lost Paradise, pro
duced bv the Famous Players, in five
parts, a stiring drama of capital and
labor. Next week Marguerite Clark
will be seen in Wlidfower, and this
will be followed by .Tack London’s
famous Alaska story, Burning Day
light. Two features of this nature
will lie shown at the Dream every
week from now on. Watch the Dream
advertisement under the local news
on the back page. Always something
doing. Ad.
DREAM JITNEY BUS CONTEST
Gertrude Robinson 10
Arthur Steers 8
Bill Patching 7
Enid Henning 7
Walter Cross 5
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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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MARIPOSA HITS A ROCK
No Details Thus far Have
Been Received by the
Company’s Agent
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HOW VEGETABLES
GROW IN ALASKA
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Profusely And as (iood as Any
In the States
A couple of months ago, the Pro
gressive suggested the display
of whatever Aiasmi could grow. The
suggestion was promplty taken up and
various displays from divers places
have been made since, that has
brought, out the unquestionable fact
that we can grow all kinds of vege
tables of a quality unsurpassed any
where in the United States.
The latest display which seems to
have reached the acme of prefection is
that shown in the ,T. R. Heckman &
Company’s general store window. The
display consists of cabbages, turnips,
carrots celery and rhubarb and is
attracting the greatest attention, and
as a whole it is a remarkable display
for which Mr. Fred Patching, Super
intendent of the Fortmann Hatchery
in wdiose garden the vegetables were
grown, deserves great credit.
Later Mr. Patching said that the
display was only an average sample
of what they grow in his garden, and
that he could show' over a thousand
heads of cabbages now that would
weigh twelve pounds each. The three
turnips in the window weigh forty
pounds. Rlmbard he claims that there
is about fifteen hundred pounds now
in the field after using some all
summer. Many men are employed at
the hatchery the year around, still Mr.
Patching has not bought a pound or
vegetables in twelve years.
Speaking of flower garden, he said
that flowers grow profusely and as
an example he stateil that on one rose
bush, he had counted fi9 buds this sum
mer and "after they were picked out,
more are now coming out. Mr. Patch
ing concluded bv saying that Alaska
could raise anything.
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METLAKAHTLAN IS SECOND
OFFICER ON CITY OF SEATTLE
‘ ‘ Progressive Metlakahtlans are
found with good positions every
where,” said a man when the steamer
City of Seattle came in today, and he
pointed out that the second officer
of the crew was a Metltkhatlan. A
young man of less than thirty years
of age. The young man ^vas a student
in Father Duncan’s school, and appar
ently benefitted by his education.
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The Progressive-Miner 75c. per mo.
Tn a dense fog last night the Marl
pos ran on a rook at Belle Bella,
IS. 0. A wire was sent from Seattle
to Agent Taylor who Sent the Steam
er Cordova, then on her way south, to
the stranded vessel’s assistance. An
other wire received this afternoon
states that the passengers from the
Mariposa were safe aboard the Border
Line Steamship Co’s, boat Despatch
at nine this morning.
This is the second tinte in one month
that the Mariposa has run on the
rocks. The first was on what Is
now known as Mariposa Rock, near
Wrangell.
Despite the rumor around town
that the Mariposa was a total wreck.
Mr. Taylor claims that he has not re
ceived any notification” to that effect.
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PHILADELPHIANS WINS
THE FIRST GAME
(By Wireless) )
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8—Tn the
first baseball game of the series for
the championship of the world, the
home team won from the Bostonians
before the largest attendance seen on
the ground in years. The score stood
three to two.
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A BRITISHER’S FRAME
OF MIND
Predicted Attacks That Have
Occurred Since
A correspondent for the London
Times who was St the front the latter
part or September, added to his re
port the following which is quite in
teresting and show's that the eorrcs
pendent had a keen sense of impend
ing movements:
•‘Germany must make haste if she
hopes to win this war. Haste is not
only desirable for her hut essential.
Every week now enables the Allies
to develope their resources more fully
and to organize themselves better.
Every w'eek makes the strain on the
German nations greater. Hence we
may expect between now and the be
ginning of October a fury of attack
beyond anything known before. There
will almost certainly be numerous at
tempts at Zeppelin raids on England,
raids intended to destroy our munition
works, break up our strategic point*,
such as railways and docks, and to
alarm our people. A desperate ef
fort will he made to revive the sub
marine war. The Russian campaign
will be pressed on with all possible
speed. Our Flanders front may bo
left comparatively alone, while some
easier points of land war are tackled.
Germany has still her main fleet un
touched. Tt is unthinkable that this
should remain continuously idle in the
culminating fighting ahead. The fleet
will proTmm^ 1.. , e_ _ _
ment in the Baltic.
When the man in the street hears,
as he will hear in the coming month,
of raids here, of advances there, nnd
of furious attacks of great armies
somewhere else, he may well retain his
calm of mind. The end of this war is
not yet settled. We have not yet
reached the moment when we can take
our ease or encourage easy complacency.
But we have reached the position
where we can refuse to allow ourselves
to be disturbed by local set-backs or
by isolated disasters. Time is fight
ing for us.”
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POSITION WANTED
Charlie Wong wants a job, cooking
or any kind of work. Inquire at
Zimmerman’s store or on second floor
across from Electric Laundry. Ad. 2t
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Rain coats and sweaters at Field ’»
1-4 off sale. Adv.
JOHN LAWSON RELEASED
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(By Wireless)
DENVER, Oct. 8—John Lawson,
who was convicted of murder in the
first degree some time ago, in connec
tion with the coal strike last year,
was released today under a thirty
five thousand dollar bond.
When the news reached Rockefeller,
he said that any step taken to pro
mote peace, was gooil news to him.
nn,r that he wan tv .t
lease of Lawson.
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TEUTONS MAKING HEADWAY
(By Wireless) ) i
LONDON.. Oct. 8—The situation
on the eastern front is not quite clear,
but reports indicate that the Teutons
are making some headway.
German officials commenting upon
the action of Marshall Hindenbcrger
’sav that his intention is to penetrate
the Russian line thus separating the
forces, although the Russians are re
ported to be still on the offensive.
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TO DANCE AT THE RINK
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9th.
The management of the Rink will
give one of their popular dances on
Saturday night. The Philippino
stringed orchestra of five pieces, 1st,
2nd, and 3rd, mandolin, guitar and
eucolalie will furnish the music
Gentlemen $1.00 or 3 dances for .25.
Ladies free. Adv.
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Coal and Wood
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Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
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RUSSIA STARTS
Port of Varna Was Itoni
barded Last Night
NO DETAILS RECEIVED
RUSSIAN FLEET ASSEMBLING IN
BLACK SEA
(By Wireless) )
COLOGNE, Oet. 8—It is reported
here today that last night two Rus
sian cruisers bombarded the port of
Varna, on the Black Sea, one of the
most strongly fortified strongholds
of Bulgaria.
Jt is positively known that a large
Russian fleet has assembled off the
coast of Bulgaria \Vith the fixed inten
tion of commencing hostilities unless
the Bulgarian government reply favor
ably to the ultamatum sent by the
Russian government.
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MERCHANDISE GOING THROUGH
GREECE IS ^TREATED AS
CONTRABAND
(By Wireless) )
The British minister has been noti
fied Greece that merchandise con
signed to Bulgaria going through the
country would be treated as contra
band and confiscated.
The British minister has been noi
fied that it was his duty to announce
to the world that a blockade of the
ports of Greece existed and shall be
maintained against Germany.
GREECE PORTS
Allies Send Notification to
That Effect
EFFECTIVE AT ONCE
SERBIA’S BOSS SINCE
BEGINNING OF THE WAR
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(By Wireless) )
BELGRADE, Oct. 8—An accurate
estimate of the men lost since the be
ginning of the war was issued today
by Prof. Losanitch, of the "University
of Belgrade. B!e estimates that Serbia
has lost 120,000 men in the war and
that one in every five who were
wounded died.
Serbia has now 600,000 men in the
field. This includes all able-bodied
men between the age of 18 and 60.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
NORTHBOUND
City of Seattle, at noon today.
Mariposa, this evening.
Despatch. Saturday the 9th.
SOUTHBOUND
Alameda, this evening.
PrineeSs Sophia, Saturday morning.
Dolphin, Saturday the 9th.
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CITY OF SEATTLE IN PORT
The Pacific Coast Co’s, steamer
City of Seattle, made port at ono
o’clock today and brought 50 tons of
local freight. Her Ketchikan passen
gers were: Mrs. M. J. Wright. Miss
J. Clark, Mrs. Agnes Saklien, J. H.
Scott, Mrs. J. II. Scott, Joe Ilamoy
and Frank Aberlin.
For the north the Seattle took Mrs.
F. H. Bold and Neil II. Bold for
Skagway ,Frank Casey and John Cool
son for Hadley, and Mr. Nolin for
Douglas, and four second class. The
City of Seattle will probably be here
southbound on ruesiray.
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Mr. A. L. Schanaly, ticket agent for
the Pacific Coast Co., in San Fran
cisco, is making the round trip on the
City of Seattle.
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AT TIIE CUSTOM HOUSE
Entered
6th
Kong Sverre from Prince Rupert.
7th
Elihu Thomson from Nanaimo and
Seattle; Sumner from Shushartee Bay,
B. C.; Constance from Prince Rupert
and Corliss and Corona from Seattle.
Cleared
6th
Gct-The-Hook, for Prince Rupert
and Humboldt for Seattle.
7th
For Prince Rupert: Sumner, Corona,
Corliss, and Stranger.
For Seattle: Constance, Sumner and
Corona. Wasp for Port Simpson. B. C.
AT THEGRANDTONIGHT
TREY O’ HEARTS
Steel Ribbons, is the headline for
the lbtli installment of The Trey O’
Hearts, and finds them in the great
prairie states of Kansas with their
engine at a standstill. Trine’s special
backs up and is upon Allan’s' party
before they realize it. A fight fast
and furious is the result. Then we
see them all on board the special
traveling at top speed to the west
ward. Trine’s men on the light engine
in hot pursuit.
Judith is furiously jealous of Rose,
and attempts to throw her from the
train, but is prevented by Barcus.
This episode promises more excitement
than any previous one that has been
shown. The accompanying picture is
a two reel romatic drama featuring
Ethel Grandin, David Lvtligo and
Edmond Mortimer. The show will
close with one of those Sterling com
edies, that will give you something
to laugh at. Neighbors, is the title
of this one. Sunday night a Warner
feature in three parts, A Prisoner of
The Apaches. Ad.
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Jus. Rasmussen, master of the ga?
boat Niagara, and Lila Ecklund were
married by Judge Stnckpole, Mondn.i
October 4th.
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