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VOLUME C i " " KETCHIKAN. ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER i, 1915 NUMBER ELEVEN
An Incident Well
Worth Recording
SCHOOL TEACHER ABOARD
ABLER LOST HIS ALL
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(From tlie Juneau Dispatch)
Reflecting upon the final destruc
tion, by fire of the schooner Abler
in Ciastineau channel Wednesday after
noon after a thrilling voyage of fif
teen days from Seattle, and the re
sultant unfortunate condition of all
nboard in the loss cf property, hard
ships encountered and estrangement
from relatives and friends, no phase ol
the eatastlirophe appeals to or more
• strongly calls forth thed eepost sym
pathy than that of the plight in which
Everett P. Frohock, who constituted
. one of the crew, is now enveloped.
He had been appointed bv the govern
ment to teach at the native school
situate at Good News in the Kusko
kwim country and was enroute to his
post of duty. His wife, accompanied
by their two little boys proceeded as
far as Ketchikan on a recent voyage
of the City of Seattle, and from that
port continued her journey to the
Knskokwim country on the gas boat
Bender Brothers—leaving a few days
in advance of the arrival of hex has
band on the ill-fated Abler, whom she
was to accompany to Good News. This
failure to meet his wife was a great
disappointment to Frohock at tlie
time. However, as later developments
show the misconnection was a bless
ing in disguise. No word has been re
ceived from the Bender Brothers. II
is presumed she will call at Sand Point
first then go around to a landing in
Good News Bay, where Mrs. Frohock
• and children will leave the ship. The
distance is fifteen miles from the
landing to the school house in the
Indian village, and as she is unknown,1
. and unfamiliar with the country heri
condition is a serious one. In the vil
lage where the school is located there
is but one white inhabitant, all other
residents being natives. The condition
greatly augments Frohock *s anxiety
as to where his family is and just ho
they will fare in a strange country.
He hopes that a revenue cutter will
get in touch with the Bender Broth
ers and relieve the distressing situ
ation.
The plight of Mr. Frohock is equally
as sad, as being stranded here, a total
stranger, having sold all of his furni
tare in Seattle to go to the Knsko
kwim country. He lost all of his per
sonal effects and supplies on the Abler.
■Superintendent Beatie of the native
schools in Alaska, is communicating
* with the proper authority in Seattle
for instructions how to proceed.
This is only one of many instances
. of this kind which have occurred in
Alaskan waters since the acuqisition
of Alaska from Russia by the govera
■inent.
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FRENCH REPORT
PROGRESS
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A FIERCE BATTLE RAGED FOR
THE POSSESSION OF VIMYA
HEIGHTS
PARIS, Oct. 2—Lute advices today
report that in the Champagne, the Ger
man attack was easily checked.
Near Sonpir, north of Aisne, the
Germans made a violent bombard
ment of the >>011011 trenches, but the
trained from making an infantry at
tack.
For the possession of Vimya Heights
the French prosecuted a desparafe
fight but failed to make very material
gains. /
THE HALIBUT SCHOONER
INDEPENDENT IN POET
The steam halibut schooner ^Inde
pendent, Captain Miller oil deck, with
first officer Haugan at his elbow
came in this morning from Seattle on
their way to the halibut fishing bank
First officer Haugan reports a rougn
trip up.
The boat left here some two weeks
ago for the bauks. Since then a tri:>
to Seattle with 120,000 pounds of hali
but that was sold for six and one-half
cents a pound, was made. All in all
Capt. Haugan says that the boys are
quite satisfied. And. he added, “They
would be better pleased if they could
unload in Ketchikan.’’
At The DREAM ToNight
FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN
Tiu> Ashes of Hope, is the big fea
ture toright at the Dream. Francis
X. Bushman, the most popular man in
the movies is playing the leading role
With this star in the line up you are
assured of one of the best features
that graces this play house. Mr.
Bushman won his popularity in this,
line of acting and this is one of the
best. Hearst-Selig News, the Ger
man weekly, shows a German Raided
limping into port and several other
exclusive German pictures. Grace
Darling, the Hearst-Selig girl, is seen
in a Panama city. Several other items
make up a splendid reel. The Hunt
ed Animal, is the second number of
of the serial, The Man Who Disap
pea rod, a clever single reel drama
with an excellent plot. Officer Kate,
is the comedy tonight, and being a
Vitagraph it is all to the good. Kate
Price the big fat Vitagraph star mak
es a bnshell of fun while trying to
hold down an office job. She final
ly goes back to the washboard. The
first Paramont feature will be called
fhe Lost Paradise, enacted by the
Famous Players, in five parts. Watch
for (he date. Gertrued Robinson Is
still in the lead for the Dream Jitney.
Gertrued Robinson 72
Arthur Steers 63
Enid Henning 57
Bill Patching. Jr. 51
Donald Briitdle 50
Frank Shurscn 35
Walter Cross 30
The Cable Is Out cf Commis
sion, No Telegraphic
News Today
SLEEPERS ROUSED
40 MILES AWAY
GERMANS GAVE UP WHEN
AMMUNITION FAILED
PARIS, Oct. 2—A correspondent in
a description of the bombardment
which preceded Saturday's attack on
the Germans, says:
“The German lines became smother
ed in dust, their parapets melted away
and their barbed wire entanglements
disappeared. Those sleeping thirty or
forty miles away \v<jre awakened by
the dull rumbling, while even at that
distance the displacement of air was
clearly felt.
“At the outset the weather pros
pects were not favorable, but before
midnight a change set in. and the
morning broke dull but fine, with a
slight mist which was reminiscent of
the opening (laves of the Asine and
-Veuve Chapclle battles.
“Most of the German prisoners
were taken in the village of Loos. The
village was surrounded in three sides
and the Germans were foreed to sur
render when their ammunition ran out.
They said their losses had been very
heavy, entire regiments having been
wiped out. ’ ’
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RUSSIAN KILLS FOUR
MEN NEAR EAR LAKE
REPORTS HIS ACTIONS TO
RAILWAY OFFICIALS
A report from the north says that
last Friday aftefnoon, Alexander
(logoff, A Russian entered the White
Pass & Yukon railway office at White
horse and informed (lie occupants that
ho had killed three men near Ear
Lake. At first the story was dis
credited. h'.it as the man repeated it
to others, an investigation was made
that revealed the facts as he hail
stated, only more so, as four men were
found instead of three. Those who
were fonml dead were P. Kinslovv,
George Lane, T. Bakovich and an Aus
trian whose name was not reported.
Thoso men were section hands on the
railway. Ilenry Cook, another mem
ber of the crew was wounded and was
hurried to the hospital where he died
later. The perpetartor of the crime
is believed to be insane.
ft appears that Gogoff was at one
GOVERNMENT CABLE
CAUSING TROUBLE
A BREAK IS REPORTED BETWEEN
’ KETCHIKAfc AND WRANGELL
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The local teiegrapn operators noti
fied the Progressive-Miner office at
i one o’clock this afternoon that tlic
i government cable office that fam
ishes the meat in the way of news to
the paper, had jiarted or otherwise
was out of order between Ketchikan
and Wrangell but that they would
try to get the wireless to help in the
matter. Unforuuately, the wireless
was too busy withe commercial messag
es to attend to the press news, hence
the lack of the usual amount of tele
graphic items.
time employed ns a section hand with j
the rest of tho crow, but was discharg
ed as he showed very pronounce*'
symptoms of insanity. He went to the
states, but soon was back again, and
applied for a position which was re
fused. This is supposed to have been
the incentive for his action.
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MAEY PHAGEN SPEAKS
“You care a lot about me, you met
of Georgia, now that I am dead. You
have spent thousands of dollars try
ing to learn who mutilated my body.
You have filled tho columns of your
newspapers with the story of my
wrong. You have broken into pris
on ami murdered a man that I might
be avenged. But why did you not
care for me when I was alive? I was
but a child, yet you shut me out of
the daylight. You shut me within
four dark walls, watching a machine
that crashed through the air racking
my already overstrained woman's
nerves. Noise was all over the plaee
—noise, dust and the smell of oil.
I wish some of the thousands of dol
lars that you spent on the trial might
hove been spent on me. I could have
■pieineing or shooting birds, or boat
it. A real school, the kind you build
for the rich. I worked through the
hot August days, when you were
gone to school with but a pittance of
ing; and you never paid me enough
to buy a pretty dress. You some
times spoke coarsely to me when 1
went to and from niv work. Yes, you
did and I had to pretend I liked it.
WHY did you use me so hard while 1
was living and yet love me so now?
— Mary White Ovington in “The
New Kcpublic.”
DIRECTOR ROBINSON
DESERVES CREDIT
After tlie Saturday night rehearsa
for the Queen Esther production, in
on-looker remarked to Director Holi
inson that there was due him tw<
chromoca, sure enough. One chromi
lor his faith in undertaking to pu
on a production of that magnitude
and another eliromo for the remark
able success his work was receiving.
But the Director, in his inanne:
that is forceful in its kindliness, le
slip the mantle of credit for the sue
cess the production promises, to tin
shoulders of the members of the cast
It is also their work and enthusiasm
and the talent they can recruit to it:
support, that is rounding out “ Queer
Esther” into a marvelous success.
The cast of the opera will be pub
lishod tomorrow and to them and t(
their director, Ketchikan will owe th<
tribute of a stupendous patronage
and of a hearty appreciation. Tin
last general rehersal occurs tonight
Stage and dress rehearsals will thei
complete the preparations for the pin;
on Thursday and Friday evenings ol
this week.
Tomorrow morning the reserved sea
sale for Queen Esther will open a
Ttyns Drug Store. Reserved seat tick
ets for either evening of the oper;
will be 75 cents each. The Xiyceun
season ticket coupon and 25 cent:
additional will also secure a reserve!
seat ticket. The net proceeds of tin
two evenings will be donated to tin
Hospital.
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ENGINE FOR SAXE
For sale an Imperial Gas
Engine, 8 h.p. Complete and in
good running order. Address
Geo. Brown, Sailmaker & Rigger,
Pier 8. Seattle, Wash. Adv. 261
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Found—A Small black vest-pocket
memorandum book. Please call at
this office and prove property. Ail
The Progressive-Miner delivered it
your home for seventy-five cents s
month, and with all the latest news
Try it a month.
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining V. S. Customs
Office
Notary
BERLIN WAR OFFICE
ISSUES STATEMENT
SAYS THE GERMAN ARMY IS
PRESSING BRITISH BACK
BERLIN, Oct. 2—The War Office
late today issued n statement to the
effect that the army operating on the
northern end of the British battle
front in the west was pressing the
British back with enormous loss to
the enemy.
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DISTRICT COURT CASES
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AT THE THIRD TRIAL JURY
RETURNS VERDICT OF
“NOT GUILTY”
The jurors secured last Saturday
to try the ease of the United States
vs. Brown, of Oraig, for a statutory
offense, after long deliberations, re
tained a veVdiet of “not guilty.”
This was tlie third trial of the case,
in both prior trials- the jurors dis
agreed. Attorney Cosgrove conduct
ed the defendant’s case.
This morning, civil cases were start
ed. The first to come up was that of
Mrs. Gibson vs. Mrs. Sehlothan foi
the recovery of fees earned for work
done during the suit of Sehlothan vs
Sehlothan, for divorce. Mrs. Gibson
presented her side of the case la per
son while Mrs. Sehlothan was repre
sented by Attorney Warder. The
ease was still on at the time of go
ing to press. \
There are several eases, criminal
and civil to come up at this term that
will hold the court here for most of
the week. i
Of tile two applicants for citizen
ship papers this morning, one was ad
mitted while the other was refused
without prejudice that he may have
another chance.
At The GRAND Tonight
The Lamb, Woman anti the Wolf, a
three reel product ion -of the 101 Bis
on brand, will take its place on the
now program tonight, for a two
night’s stand. Pauline Bush takes
the part of the Woman, living in a
small western town and is in love
with the Lamb, a law abiding citizen
of the same place, who is Murdock
McQuarrie by name. Lon Chancy
takes the place of the Wolf, who in
his younger days resided in the same
village, but for five years lias ]l\
a lawless Ijfe in the mountains. Ilis
return home and the marriage to liis
old time sweetheart, the Woman. Then
follows years of unhappiness until at
last Fate takes a hand and the wolf
is no more. '-flB
The Acid Test will accompany this
picture with Cleo Madison playing the
i lending part. The Old Maid’s Triumph
closes the show. Change of program
Wednesday night.
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We expect a shipment of Dry
goods soon and the prices will be
right, at the Bon Marche. Adv.
MUNICH CONSUL
MUST RESIGN
RESIGNATION OF AMERICAN
OFFICIAL IN GERMANY
REQUESTED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1—T. J. Gaf
fney, American consul general at
Munich, Germany, has been asked to
resign his post because of utterances
on tlie European war.
The consul is understood to hnve
made statements reflecting on the pre
sident ’s policy. He was once before
the subject of controversy over expres
sions concerning the war, and as a
consequence was transfered from one
post to another.
It was intimated that should Gaf
fney decline to resign, that he would
be dismissed from the service.
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MRS. GIBSQN GETS VERDICT
.lust before going to press, the re
'port was brought in that in the case
of Mrs. Gibson vs. Mrs. Schlotlian,
the jury brought in a verdict giving
Mrs. Gibson $20.00
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
NORTHBOUND
Northwestern, Tomorrow morning,
October 5th.
Dolphin, Wednesday morning, Gtli.
Mariposa, Evening of the 8th.
Despatch, Thursday, 9th.
City of Seattle, Saturday morning.
Al-Kl, Monday ID*
SOUTHBOUND
Humboldt, Tuesday evening, 5th.
Alameda, Evening of the 8th.
Dolphin, Saturday, 9th.
Spokane, Saturday the 9th.
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ADMIRAL EVANS SOUTH
The Admiral Evans arrived from
the north early Sunday morning. The
following passengers disembarked here
Thus. Noyes and wife, Bonnie Noyes,
Garnet Martin, J. Bromfield and C.
E. Ervin. She took the following
from Ketchikan: Gus Wyeltoff, G.
W. Wyckoff and Mrs. Helen Barano
vich.
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AT THE CUSTOM IIOflSE
ENTERED
Santa Ana from Seattle and Nanai
mo noon 2nd. The halibut steamer
Manhattan from Vancouver, 2nd.
Humboldt from Seattle, 2nd. Pavlof,
2nd. Pioneer with bargo Washington
in tow, 2nd. Tyee, 2nd. Halibut gas
b .it Prince Rupert, 3rd. Independent
entered and cleared for Seattle and
Priu.ee Rupert on the 4th.
CLEARED
The City of Seattle for Prince Rup
ert and Seattle 2nd. Princess Alice
for Prince Rupert, 2nd. Kuiit Queen
2nd. Al-Ki for Seattle, 2nd. Admiral
-Evans for Seattle, 3rd. Halibut boat
Alaska for Seattle, 3rd.
Ladies and mens top coats, rain
coats and sweaters at 1-4 off at
Field’s retiring from business sale. Ad
4 per cent Interest paid on
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent
Miners and Merchants Bank
J. E. Chilburg Pres. J. K Heckman Viee-pres. A K. Larson Cashier
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TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF AMERICA IS NOW OPEN FOR
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Greatly Reduced Rates
FAST, RELIABLE SERVICE
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Watch Repairing and Engraving Diamonds Etc.
BERTHELSEN & PRUELL
THE BIG CURIO STORE OF ALASKA
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios In all Designs
MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
STRONG STOVE" CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
^QJJ(|g]U Heckman Bldg.
I AT LAST
FIFTEEN CASES OF OUR FALL GOODS HAVE ARRIVED,
AND WE ARE ASSURED THAT MORE WILL FOLLOW IN A
FEW DAYS. WE HAVE NOW ON DISPLAY THE FINEST LINE
OF MENS SHIRTS OF ALL KINDS AND PATTERNS, AND AT
PRICES THAT WILL ASTONISH YOU
OUR UNDERWEAR LINEIS IN A CLASS BY ITSELF.
WE ARE SHOWING SIXTEEN DIFFERENT PATTERNS IN
MENS MACKINAWS, IN ALL SIZES FROM 36 TO 48.
WE WILL TALK SHOES NEXT WEEK.
P. J. Gilmore
“THE CLOTHIER”
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