THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DEC 1 1915. • NUMBER SIXTY
THREE MINISTERS
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PRESENTED RESIGN ATI >N.\i
AFTER K.V.SER VISITED
EMPEROR' JOSEPH
ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS
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Other MenK Are Said to Be
Contemol:.'"i...' I uli.n. .*g
TV.Cir Example
LONDON, Don. i djel->t. h
from Vienna sees that -.he min 1 -
iers of Commer-e, Finance and In
terior departin' * s nresented •lieu
resignations yei.e i'.i J. which '-ns
immediately aeon .led. Although
several names have been mentioned
for the positions, none have been
officially notified thus far.
The report says that the resig
nation of the ministers was present
ed simutaneously with Emperor
William’s vicit. This has lead to
the belief that the Kaiser had some
thing to do with their acceptance of
their resignation. •
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DIES UNDIJR PECULIAR
^ CIRCUMSTANCE'
Mr. George C. Howe died at the
Arthur Yates Hospital at 3:30 this
morning, apparently from a very
• ial injury, the result of a fall
of some nine feet, caused by the
giving away of the tram at the
Goodro Mine where he was em
ployed.
Dr. B. L. Myers who had charge
of the case, reports that the man
came to his office last Friday with
a couple of apparently slight cuts
on his head, and body slightly
bruised. The doctor dressed the
wounds on his head, ljut made no
examination of his body as the
man insisted that it was not neces
sary. The man continued his
daily visits to the Doctor’s office
and seemed to be getting along
nicely. So well in fact that he
went out with some friends Sunday
evening. Monday morning he com
menced to suffer with his head,
and when the Doctor was summoned
about two o’clock in the afternoon
he was almost delirious. In the
evening he was taken to the hospit
al in an unconscious condition, and
a few hours later he was dead. The
doctor is at a loss to account for
it. He is quite sure that the man’s
injuries were not sufficient to
cause his death primarily, and
while an examination established the
fact that the man had a_ serious
kidney trouble, it did not appear to
be in a stage likely to result in
a sudden death. It would appear
that it was due to some secondarv
complications, not yet determined.
Mr. Howe is a member of the
local lodge of Eagles, who will at
tend to the funeral arrangements,
the date of which has not yet be-"
set.
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CITY COUNCIL WILL
NOT MEET TONIGHT
On account of the absence of so
mdny members of that honorable
body from the city, there will be no
meeting of the council tonight.
FUNSTON IS
ON GUARD
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WIRES WASHINGTON VILL.
IS PLANNING RAID ON
OUR TERRITORY
WASHINGTON, Dec. —The war
department today received a wire
from General Funston to the effect
that General Villa was planning a
raid on American territory as a
revenge for having been refused tlv
support of the United States.
General Funston says t' lr.: Vi 1' '
pretending that lie was insane was
only to deceive tho American
authority, and that ho had goo 1
reason to believe that Villa intend
ed to carry out the raid already
planned.
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ALLIES. ARE PREPARING Tn
STAY AWHILE
LONDON, Dec. 1—The Rou'o
correspondent at Zurich says that
according to reports received ther
from Vienna the allies are prepar
ing to remain at Saloniki for an ir
definite period as they are land
ing machinery for an electro power
station, besides awarding contracts
for an extensive and substantial
barrack.
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SUBSCRIBE TO
LOAN FREELY
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FIFTY MILLION DOLLAR LOAN
IS TAKEN TWICE OVER
BY EVERY CLASS
OTTAWA, Dec. 1-—The fifty mil
lion dollar loan the government
requested of its citizens was open
ed to subscribers and the amount
taken up twice over in a short
time. Thus demonstrating thei.
patriotism in the present crisis. This
will eleminate the danger of bor
rowing monev from abroad. •
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A new process by which bread is
cooled in an atmosphere of carbon
dioxide is said to keep it fresh for
ten days.
ATTHEGRANDTONIGHT
The Heart erf A Police Officer
a delightful heyrt interest stor
showing an honest man driven to
desperation at the sight of his
Starving family. He breaks the lm
and is caught tresspassing on tb®
Count’s grounds by the game ke?^
er. He is hailed to the police court
and is sentenced to pay a heav
fine or go to jail. The policeman
with a big heart makes a sacrifice
and gives all his savings to pay the
fine; then the cold hearted lieu
tenant finds he has a heart also,
and the story ends in a pleasing
manner.
The opening picture is' an educa
tional that should be seen by al>
and especially school children. Go
to the butcher shop and look at. tb®
little blue lable on the meat and
then come to the Grand and s®®
how 2,400 veterinary inspectors in
spect the meat you eat.
Change of program Friday. Ad
STRONG STOYF CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
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to get that new ||||||^ jfjy^
THANKSGIVING lip1" ffij
Suit or Overcoat j 1 \
P. J. Gilmore
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SECRET SERVICE MEN SAID
TO BE AFTER MEMBERS
AS HIGHER UPS
IN COMPLICITY CASE
Demand Made on Federal Authority
For Protection From Much
Annoyance
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1—Bof
the German consul and vice-consti"
have wired the federal government
at Washington for protection from
annoyances by secret service men
who are trying to implicate them in
'•omplicity plots to wreck munition
factories.
The German officials say th«
they are being extremely annoyen
by persistent followers, questioners
spies who are objectionable to them.
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PAP.IS, Dec. 1—The chamber of
deputies yesterday became the scene
of considerable discussion over the.
report that many were shirking their
duties to their country. This re
sulted in some deputies demanding
that the shirkers be forced to fight
or stand the consequences.
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MISS ADAMS ILL WITH FEVER
CHICAGO, Dec. 1—Jane Adams
the noted woman lecturer and sup
porter of the woman suffrage
movement throughout the country,
was taken ill today with a severe
case of fever. She was taken to
the hospital.
Miss Adams was requested by Mr.
Benrv Ford to accept a position on
the Peace Expedition that is about
• o leave for Europe which she had
accepted.
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REICHSTAG QUITE SATISFIED
RERUN, Dec. 1—At the conven
ing of the Reichstag yesterday, a
resolution was adopted in which
^he government expressed its en
tire satisfaction of the progress In
the war thus far.
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COAL MINE EXPLODES
BOOMER, W. Va„ Dec. 1—In the
I oal mine here an explosion occur
red in which over 350 men were at
work. Nearly three hundred were
saved, but it is known that nearly
thirty are still entombed. Strenuous
efforts are being made to reach
them.
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HAMMER CLUB GIVES
SOME PARTV
The gentleman’s auxilary to the
Thimble Club, entertained the
ladies of that organization last
evening at a dinner party . in the
Masonic Hall. The boys set out to
sh ~\v their better halves what they
could pull off in the culinary line,
and they staged a regular banquet,
eve—r article of which was prepar
ed served by the boys them
selves, even to washing the dishes
and cleaning up the hall. After the
dinner there was music and card3
till an arly hour this morning, and
if there was anybody that did not
have a good time it was the waiters
who were ^gadly over worked, judg
ing from the number of repeat
orders the ladies gave.
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AT THE HOTELS
AT THE STEDMAN
Tom Setvens, Kasaan.
AT THE REVILLA
Fenner Tiball, Butte, Mont.
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FOR SALE
A house and lot on the Hill. Ap
ply at this office, or to Mrs. George
Chesney. Adv. tf.
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A REMINDER
Don’t buy your Xmas gifts till
you have visited the Bon Marche, ad.
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■{MARCONI WIRELESS +
♦ HELPING BUSINESS MEN +
+ An order was received from +
♦ the headquarters of the* Mar- *
+ coni Wireless System by local +
+ operators, Mr. Boots, to an- +
♦ nounce a material reduction in HI'
♦ the heretofore prevailing rate +
+ on “night letter” service. +
t The reduction which takes ef *
♦ feet today follows: +
+ Effective December First, the +
♦ Marconi “Night Letter Rate” +
♦ to Seattle .will be $1.25 for 50 ■*
♦ words, and for every 10 ad- +
♦ ditional words, or fraction +
+ thereof, a charge of 25 cents +
+ will be added. +
+ "In short,” the operator said, +
+ “the rate maintained by the +
+ Western Union Telegraph Com- +
♦ pany will be followed on night +
+ messages. 1 +
Hb ^rom here to Jupneau, one •>■
♦ ben* a word will be the char ire *
+ This is merely as an instance *
Hb as to other places, the rate +
+ shall be in proportion.
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DUPONTFACTORY
BLOWN UP
THIRTY KILLED AND HUNREDS
ARE INJURED IN THE
EXPLOSION
WELMINGTON, Dec. 1—Last
night a terrific explosion occurred
in which the Dupont munition fac
tory was blown up scattering debris
for miles around. After the smoke
had cleared up, thirty were found
to have been killed and hundreds
are said to have been injured more
or less.
The authorities immediately made
a preliminary examination but
were unable to account for the ex
plosion. A thorough investigate
will be made.
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BULGARIANS WANT NISH
BERLIN, Nov. 30—Mr. Toncheff,
the Bulgarian 'minister, who has
been here seeking a loan, said that
the portions of Serbia which would
bekept permanently by Bulgaria in
clude Nish and Monastir.
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BRANDED AS DESERTERS
SOFIA, Nov. 30—The Bulgarian
war ministry publishes the names
of twelve Bulgariant officers now
serving with the Russian armies
who are branded as deserters. The
list includes Generals Dimietrieff
Srafew, Luzkanooj and Lieutenant
Torkof.
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AT THE CUSTOMS HOUSE
Entered
30th.
30th.
Progress from sea fisheries.
Star from Seattle,
Tom & A1 from Prince Rupert.
Dec. 1st.
Sitka from Seattle,
Thelma from Prince Rupert.
Cleared
30th.
Progress for Seattle,
Tom & A1 for sea fisheries,
Starr for sea fisheries.
Dec. 1st.
“Thelma, for sea fisheries,
Sitka for sea fisheries.
WILL TAKE A VACATION
W. E. Mills, electrical engineer
at the New England Fish Co.s’
town plant, will be a southbound
passenger on the Alameda tomor
row. He is going to the states on
a month’s vacation, and what is bet
ter he is going to bring his family
home with him. No more of this
life of quick lunches for him.
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THE ONLY PLACE IS
At the Bon Marche. The Xmas
Novelties will be sold at prices that
will surprise you. There is more
joy over ten dimes toys than one
at one dollar. Adv._
BOTH WILL BE THANKFUL
We will thank you to subscribe
for the Daily Progressive-Miner for
eight months, $5.00 cash, and you
will thank us.
J. E. Chilburg Pres. J. R Heckman Vlce-pres. A. R. Larson Cashier
Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
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Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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GREECE IG
OBJECTS TO GRANTING ALLIES
HER DEMANDS SHOULD
TAKE NO PART
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED
That Unless She Refuses The
Demands Germany Will
Take Action
LONDON, Dec. 1—A dispatch
from Athens says that the govern
ment has been notified that unless
Greece refuses to grant the allies
demands, Austro-German will take
action to force her to do so.
The report says that Germany
maintains that Greece should have
remained neutral if she wished to
keep Germany’s friendship and
good will, which was intended to
be respected. The notice is con
sidered equal to an ultimatum.
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FIGHTING LINES INACTIVE
PARIS, Dec. 1—Bad weather is
reported all along the front 'hies
resulting in a complete cessation of
hostilities on both sides. Suffering
among the troops on- account of
severe weather is reported.
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WILL FORCE THEM TO FIGHT
BELGIUM HEAVILY TAXED
ROTTERDAM, Nov. 30—The firs*
year of the collection of monotery
levies from the occupied portion of
Belgium by the Germans expired
November 10. A new law contln-'
uing the cash requisition provides
no definite period for the collection,
merely specifying that monthly pay
ment of 40,000,000 francs, $8,000,
000, will be forced until further
notice. The city of Brussels, it
is stated, will be compelled to pro
vide $5,4000,000 of the monthly
total.
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BLOWING UP HIS HORN
LONDON, Dec.' 1—When Mr.
Law, the secretary of colonies
heard of the Canadian generosity In
subscribing to the fifty million loom
expressed his satisfaction by s'1"
ing that the wealth of the country
had not been touched as yet. He
said that a nation could stand the
cost of a long war better than its
foes.
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ENGLAND APPRECIATES WORK
OF U. S. MINISTER
LONDON, Nov. 30—>In an editor
ial discussing the report of United
Slates Ambassador Girard regard
ing the prison camp at Wittenberg,
Prussia, the Daily News says that
if the protest filed by Sir Edward
Grey results in the removal of the
commandant responsible for unsatis-'
factory conditions, the credit wall
be due entirely to Mr. Girard and
his colleagues.
“Their tireless activity,” asserts
the Daily Mail, “already has placed
this country under a heavy debt of
gratitude. The issuance of these
outspoken reports is, under the cir
cumstances, a very courageous and
manly effort in defense ofmen whoso
one slender hope of relief lies In
the honesty and devotion with
"hich the American embassy dis
charges its heavy task.”
THE PRESIDENT
MEETS WHITLOCK
HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH
BELGIAN CONSUL ABOUT
WAR CONITIONS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1—Presi
dent Wilson received Brand Whit
lock, ambassador to Belguim, who
returned a few days ago from his
post of duty that he left on ac
count of ill-health.
A 16ng conference was held at
which conditions in the war devast
ed country were gone over thor
oughly. The ambassador refused to
impart anything that had been said
between the president and himself.
However, he said that he would
return to his post shortly.
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KAISER SAYS HE NEVER
STARTED THIS WAR
ROME, Dec. 1—It was rumored
in well informed circles here to
day that Cardinal von Hartman,
archboshop of Colgne, who has just
arrive in Rome, was the bearer of
a message from Emperor William
to Pope Benedict in which the Em
peror is reported to have disclaim
ed responsibility for the war. Ger
many was described as having been
forced into it by self defense.
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VILLA REPORTED
AS MISSING
STAFF OFFICERS BELIEVE HIM
INSANE AND HAS LEFT
THE COUNTRY
NOGALES, Dec. 1—A report
reached here yesterday that Gen
eral Villa was missing. An inpuiry
was made at his headquarters
which revealed the fact that some
of his staff officers believed him
insane and that he either killed
himself or has left the country.
One officer said that of late he
had acted as though his mind was
not quite clear and otherwise ap
peared a different man from what
he was a few months ago.
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WHALE MEAT IS BEING USED
BERLIN, NOV. 30—Pickled whale
meat is being sold in a butcher
shop in Burg, near Magdeburg. The
meat can be stewred or roasted, and
is becoming popular for its cheap
ness, costing only about half the
price paid for the cheapest kind
of meat of any other sort.
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LONDON, Dec. 1—'Premier As
quith addressed the Trade Union
today and admonished the mem
bers to practice economy as the
war is likely to last longer than at
first anticipated.
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At The DREAIHTONIGHT
Colonel Hezaliar. The Explorer,
of the Land of Doubt, in a carton
comedy is the special feature on for
tonight. A two reel picture, two
dramas and another comedy com
plete the bill. See the program in
advertisement below. Adv.
MOST SHOCKING
OF MASSACRES
BUTCHERING OF INHABITANTS
HAS REDUCED POPULATION
DOWN TO A FEW
WORST IN HISTORY
Says Italian Consul For Six Years
Resident of the City
of Threbizond
ROME, Dec. 1—General Corini,
who for the last six years has held
the position of Italian consul at
Trebizond, a large city on the Black
sea in Turkey in Asia, arrived here
yesterday. In speaking of the con
ditions in that country, the General
said that from a population of sev
eral hundred thousand inhaditants
in the city of Trebizon a few months
■' go, there remain about fifty thous
and today.
In the Sivas, Vin, Bitlis and
Kharput, and all throughout these
provinces, there are scarcely nine
hundred and fifty thousand inhabi
tants alive today, the other hun
dreds of thousands have been vic
tims of the butchering Turks. “It
may be news to the outside world”
S1 id the consul, “but I wish to raise
the veil that covers the worst mas
sacree the world has ever known.
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CAPT. A. W. THOMAS REPORTED
The master of the halibut schoon
er Sitka, which arrived today from
Seattle, reports passing Captain A.
W. Thomas below Prince Rupert in
a fine new sein boat of abiut 200
bbls. capacity, which he is bring
ing up from Seattle. Captain Thom
as sent word by the Sitka that he
would be in Ketchikan, ' tomorrow,
Wednesday.
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THE S. S. AL-KI THIS EVENING
The Northland Dock reports that
the Border Line steamer will ar
rive from the north about 9 o’
clock tonight, and that she will
load a full cargo of fish at the
local cannery and cold storage
plants, so that she will not sail
from this port till tomorrow fore
noon.
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FARRAGUT IS EXPECTED
The Admiral Farragut is expect
ed to arrive in Juneau some time
this evening, and should arrive in
Ketchikan tomorrow evening.
THE ALAMEDA REPORTED
The local wireless station re
ports that the steamer Alameda was
due in Juneau at two o’clock this
afternoon. She should be in Ket
chikan sometime before noon to
morrow.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
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Northbound
Humboldt, tomorrow morning.
Northwestern, Monday, Dec. 6th.
Southbound
Al-Ki, tomorrow morning.
Alameda, tomorrow noon.
Admiral Farragut tomorrow even
ing.
Jefferson, Friday morning, 3rd.
Princess Sophia, Friday morning.
Senator, Friday morning, 3rd.
I TONIGHT at the DREAM 1
I? Wednesday and Thursday, Dec, 1 and 2, 1915 jjj
I A BIG SIX REEL SHOW _ |
i COLONEL HEEZALIAR « THE EXPLORER ;jj;
SK v- Cartoon Comedy that is a scream < 5 >
is “THE GAP,” a detective story
jg “FOUR MINUTES LATE,” railroad picture story jj;
§ TWO PARTS TWO PARTS ?•
S THE MYSTERY OF SEVEN CHESTS |
w The story of a belated confession 2!
S “SNAKEVILLE’S HOME GUARD,” Slippery Slim, General, in another &
2S of his crazy comedies
jjjj Coming, Edward Abeles in “READY MONEY”
§ CHARLIE CHAPLIN—Watch for the date