4 The Ketchikan Miner
PRICE TEN CENTS. Ketchikan, Alaska, Thursday, January 14, 191B. _ Vol. IX, No. 2.
ALL ITALY IS SHAKEN BY TERRIFIC EARTHQUAKE
THOUSANDS ARE SLAIN ,
Rome, Jan. 1-4—Slowly.,
owing to the fact that practic
ally all the telephone and tele
graph lines in Italy are out o
commission, the magnitude ol
yeserday’s earthquake is be
ginning to reach this city. The
zone of Hie quake seems to
have taken in almost all oi
Italy, and in practically everj
city and hamlet, damage was
done and life lost. At ileasl
twelve thousand people arc
known to have lost their lives,
while (he injured will undoubt
edly number more than Hvvice
as many. The town or Avez
zano, with a population of over
NAVAL COMMITTEE
APPROVES
Washington, Jan. 14—The
Naval Committee of the Senate
hag approved of the construc
tion of two super-dread
naughts, with IT submarines
and six destroyers.
Washington, Jan. 14—Gov
ernmnet representatives at
Guitierrez send wtord that Gen
eral Villa has arrived there
and has taken command of the
forces there and is preparing
to begin his campaign againsl
Tampico, where it is reported
Carranza is in person.
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THE LAST CHANCE
The Commercial Club .is pr
paring the last shipment of
ore samples to be sent to the
San Francisco exposition, and
takes this means of asking if
there are any other samples to
be sent. If so. forward them
either tto EcJw. Brown or the
Commercial Club and they
*will he cared for without cost
to t'he sender.
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Song, by Mr. Ramon at the
Dream tonight. adv.
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The Gate is open for
BIG BARGAINS
at the
Gateway Store, adv.
ten thousand, was entirely de
'';shed, the whole place b
p mass of ruins. b
nd Giuliano were partially de
rayed, and the greater num
or of their inhabitants reu
lerer homeless. Troops hav.
ieen sent to the nearest shoe:
uilers to give what assistant
possible, and the King anil
i its are taking persona!
barge of the relief wiork. A
econd shock at three this
oornin,g, felt over a distance
if three hundred miles, ere
Ued another panic, and the
error-stricken people spem
he balance of the night out m
1 NEW ALASKAN
STEAWSHIP LINE
Bellingham, Jan. H— Won
on (he construction of a stenn.
er for the Southeastern Mu
ka trade has been begun by
the Bellingham-Alaska Thans
portation company with head
quarters in this city, Th<
plans include the operation o
a line of steamers to Alaska
with Bellingham as the south
ern terminal.
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A BIG SHOW TONIGHT
Tonight at the Dream yO'
will be treated to one of fhe
best shows of the season. Tt
begin with we have the eighth
episode of the Perils of Paul
ine, beginning where we left
off last time with Pauline out
west in a cave. This famous
series continues with Pauline
experiencing the hazards a
raong the Indians. Read the
little 'Herald that we are send
ing out for the complete stor\
of this episode. Pathe Daily
News will be on deck with
somemore late and interesting
scenes in the great heater o
war in Europe. The Whaling.
Industry is bv far the most in
teresting educational picture
that we have ever had, scene
taken off the befw of a greai
whaler, show the actual |iar
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SAVINGS DEPOSITS
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KETCHIKAN - . ALASKA,
[ the open rather than chance
'he coming of still another
i r, which would ha\ o
obahly brought the weakon
• walls falling down around
ejr ears. A serious handi
P that is being experienced
the fact that the earth-quake
’ molished many of (he bridg
on the railronds of the
country, so that aid e mnot be
sent to many of the more dis
c'd places. Vo add to the
I onblp, a heavy fall of snow in
I e northern part, of the
< untry, has blocked the high
ways and rendeded them Jyu -
passable in many places.
'RE HURT WHILE FIGHTING
New York, Jan, 14—It now
develops that in the fight of
Tuesday evening, in (whicli
Jim Flynn was given the de
cision, both men sustained in
juries from w*hieh it will take
them some time to recover.
Flynn broke one of the bones
>n his 'left wrist, while Reich
who was opposing him. has a
badly sprained right wrist. The
fight'went'he full ten l'onnds m
spite of the aiccidents.
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A COMFORTABLE SHIP
The Admiral Watson, look
ing as trim as though she was
just built, arrived up from the
south about four o’clock’ this
morning, and left shortly be
fore noon.
pooning of the whale and the
fight he puts up afterward
Five hundred feet of (his pic
lure that every one should see
as we are more or 'less connee
'ed with the whaling industry
here. Mr. R/oy Ramon, the
famous tenor, who brought
down the house with his sing
ing last Sunday will sing a
couple of his late songs to
night. I)o .not miss this oppor
tunity as it is a treat. After
you have read this it will con
vince you that the Dream has
the show tonight. When we
boost we have the goods, adv.
Watch Repairing and Engraving Diamonds Etc.
BERTHELSEN & PRUELL
SUCCESSORS TO
H. D. KIRMSE
Pioneer Jeweler
THE BIG CURIO STORE OF ALASKA
Nugget Jewelry and In dian Curios in all Designs
MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
Satisfaction Guaranteed
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
LOOK AHEAD
You clothes buyers of intelligence look ahead and see
what you are going to got when you think of buying
a suit of clothes. Don’t be hoodwinked by suave
salesmen and misfits. Many a good job was lost by I
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lllmade clothes.
We are experts at taking measures, and you will get
the advantage of the best workmanship in the world.
Look at our samples. They speak for themselves. Be
wise and see
P. J. Gilmore
“The Clotnler”
himBRINGS
121-2JENTS
Seattle, Jan. 14—TI13 hali
it I lie Alameda drew forth
lively bidding this morning
The fish was in good comb
! n, and sold at prices rang
ing from eleven to twelve and
one-half cents per pound.
Seven boxes of salmon arriv
ing at the same time sold for
eight cents per pound, ’with a
bonus of four dollars.
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CEADLOCK OVER
THE SPEAKERSHIP
Springfield. Jan. 14—Chaos
regions in the senate of the
State of Illinois over the elec
tion of a speaker. Several
candidates are in the field, aim
mi one can secure a majority
of the votes. That Injidy of
course will be unable to organ
ize until a presiding officer
lias been decided on, so legis
intion at this time is impos
sible.
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IT SHOULD BE SOME GAME
The Ketchikan Basket Ball
team had a fast workout 1 asl
night and showed a great im
provement in passing arid shoo'
ing baskets, especially the
latter. The boys that were on
the hospital list are all 'out a
gain and playing their usuai
game, and Drake in the lineup
to play center greatly strength
ens the team. Mellakahtla al
so reports that their team was
never in better shape and look
for a win, basing their judge
ment on the showing they
made against the Wrangell
team. Ketchikan it out how
ever to retrieve themselves so
you can took for the game of
your life. 7:30 p.m., the Rink
Band in attendence, tomorrow
night, Jan. 15.
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The Perils of Pauline at the
Dream tonight. ad\.
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Wanted a Burglar at the
Dream tonight. adv
TURKS BUTCHERING NOMOHAIIEOANS IN ASIA
MINOR AND PERSIA
St. Petersburg, Jan. 14—
Word from the front in Asia
Minor is of a disquieting natue.
il tells of the massacree of
helpless women and children
in Turkis/h provinces of that
egion and in r*v sia by the
Turkish soldiers and irreg
ulars. the result of the Kais
er’s injection of a “Holy War”
in to the present conflict.
Persistent rumors to this ef
fect have been reaching this
place from Tiflis and other
points for some time, but hav<'
*een looked upon as exager
atiions, but the discovery of
mutilated bodies of non-com
batants by the Russian ad
vaneve .guard, proves the truth
■f the awful reports. Upon
poor Persia is falling the brunt
of this fearful scourge, whole
villages having been wiped oui
by the butchery of the inhab
itants and the burning of the
buildings, the country being
overrun by bands of robber
under the command frequentb
of German officers. Persia ha
asked to be allowed to remain
neutral, but Turkey evident!)
does not intend to grant her
prayer.
IS AFTER THE GRAFTERS
Des Moines, Jan. 14—In his
inaugural address yesterday,
Gov. Clark, the new governor,
dropped a bombshell among
the ringsters of the state b)
declaring thatt he chief mis
sion of his administration
would be to see that graft wa
stamped out of the State’s of
fices,especially in tihe legis
lative departments.
AT THE GRAND
The Lady of the Laks.
Warner feature in three parts
was presented last night a'
the Grand. AH present pro
mo'unced it a beautiful picture.
The setting and costuming is
very elaborate, anj it is well
worth your time to see. The
same show 1 wi 11 be repeated tv
night. Coming Friday night.
The Juvenille Ketchikanian’s
in character songs and sketch
es. Sunday nig<ht, a big special
Monday night, Mere Men, a
sketch in one act by the author
of Richard Kampner’s Xmas,
Wednesday nigh^ Jepthah’.
Daughter, a Biblical picture in
three parts; Friday night, A
Night in Tappan, by local tal
ent, and some more to fol
low at the Grand. Where Every
body Goes, There MUST be a
Reason. adv.
ROYAL CAFE
UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
We make a specialty of
short orders at all times
of the day or night.
Our Dinners are un
equaled in the North.
Private boxes for dinner
parties.
MITCHELL BILICVCN, PrOp.
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Russians Invade East Prussia
London, Jan. 14—From
Christanstan, Sweden, come*
word that the Russians have
ren'ewed their invasion of
East Prussia, entering the
country in two colums, one
from Wirballen, the other from
(lordno, Wilna being used as
the central base as it is at the
.junction of the !fwo railroads
entering East Prussia frtorn
Russia. The Russians have
waited until the lakes beyond
Lyck have frozen over, and will
now be able lo flank the Rus
sian position at Lotzen, wiicre
their advance was stopped be
fore. This new attack it is
thought will compell the ees
sation of sending more troop
into Poland in Ihe advance on
Warsaw, which the Herman
are still pushing, though sHw
ly.
Cannot Find the Wrecks
Dover, Jan. 14—The pori
authorities state that they have
he an unable lo locate Ihe re
mains of Ihe two German
sub-marines reported lo have
been sunk yesterday morning.
Doubt of their sinking is now
L—iiig entertained.
JUDGE PLUMLEY RETURNS
Accompanied by his wife,
Judge S. A. Plumley arrived up
on the Admiral Watson this!
morning. He had been away
for about a month, which
time he spent in the State of
Washington, gutting as far
east of 4ho mountains as North
Yakima,
MORE PROHIBITION
Montgomery, Jan. 14—Bills
have been introduced in both
Legislature and Senate of Up
state, providing for state-wide
prohibition in Alabama.
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Life’s Weaving, at th *
Dream tonight. adv.
Whaling Industry at tha |
Dream tonight. adv.
German Railroads Busy
Amsterdam, Jan. 14—The
railroads of this country mil
ling into Germany hove posi
t'd notices that they can take
no more passengers into Hie
latter country, as the railroads
there are too busy transporting
troops to handle other passen
ger business.
Trouble In Austria’s Cabinet
Vienna, Jan. 14—Count v< n
Bores, Austria’s foreign min
ister has resigned. It is re
tried that he was at Hie a ■ail
iif tlie faction of the govern
ment wdiieh favored pern e,
•laiming that Germany was hut
using Austria as a cat s paw m
'lie present conflict. Bitier
debates in the cabinet meeting
nreceded his resignation, and
it is expected 1 lial other mem
bers who side with him will
also resign.
Russia Expells Germans
fit. Petersburg, Jan 14—All
Germans between the ages of
10 and 00 have been notified
to leave the cities ana prov
inces of Russia bordering on
the Gulf of Finland. Riga and
the Baltic Sea.
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WON’T LET JOHNSON IN
El Paso, Jan. 14—The Car
ranza government has gone on
record as opposing the entrance
into Mexico of Jack Johnson,
owing to the fact that he is
a fugitive from Idle United
States. This will probably
prevent him fighting i nMerieo
as lie will lie forced to land
at one of the ports in fhe hands
of Carranza or go through the
United States. If he attempts
the latter lie will be arrested.
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A small fire in the P. P.
Gilmore basement last night
caused some lively work, but
(he fire had been extinguished
before the department arrived.
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Heap the famous tenor at the
Dream tonight. adv.
f EDWARD BROWN I
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