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■ VOLUME ONE. KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1916. _ NUMBER 222
WELL ATTENDED MEETING STARTS THE MACHIN
ERY THAT WILL MAKE ST A SUCCESS.
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Mayor Heneghan’s call for a meeting of the citizens last,
evening v f M in assembling a large number of enthusiasts who
fovor the celebration of the coming Fourth of July. Just before
the hour for the meeting, the Eagles band appeared on the streets
and contributed greatly to bring together those who met at the
Council Chamber.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Heneghan who
presided, with Mr. Fred Patching as secretary. The purpose of
the meeting was explained and on motion, an executive committee
was appointed, composed of the following:
Freemont King, Chairman; John Kohl, N. R. Walker, H.
Stackpole, Osborne Williams, E. J. Williams and Dr. G. E. Dickin
son.
After the executive committee had been appointed, Mr. King
addressed the meeting and in well chosen remarks, suggested that
th people get together and make of the coming celebration a grand
success. To him, patriotism heretofore, teemed to have been
dormant and the work had always been left in the hands of a few
which resulted in an indifference that hampered the success that
should obtain in all such a celebration. He was followed by Sirs.
F. J. Hunt, who made a few remarks along the same line. They
were loudly applauded. They were followed by others with var
ious suggestions, which were equally well received. All in all,
everything was all that could be desired.
Immediately after the meeting adjourned, the Chairman of
the executive committee called the members together, appointed
sub-committees, outlined the work of the respective committees
who a. e to meet tomorrow evening at 7:30. The various commit
tees follow:
Adverting Committee:
Stev .s. Hi.
Wall. X. R.
On Field Sports; ’
Dickinron, Dr. G. E.
Spau: !'ng, W. K.
' Field, O.
Wyko:?, J. M.
Peter n, V. A.
On Bascjall:
Stackpole, II.
Kublt , L. H.
Williams, E. J.
Aquatic S orts:
Williams, E. J.
Hunt, D. W.
s. Patching, Fred.
Sales, J. E.
Wilkes, Geo.
On MusG and Literary:
Williams, G.
Hunt, Mrs. F. J.
Janggen V .
Patching, VV'rn.
Dickinsen, Mrs. G. E.
On Decoration:
Newman, James.
Field, C. H.
Sheehan, D. D.
On Finance:
Kohl, John.
Rounsefell, Jack.
Gilmore, P. J.
I Larson, A. R.
Marshal of the Day:
Story, Dr.
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The Daily Progressive-Miner is for
sale at both the Walker Drug store
and the Rvus Drug Sore.
TROUBLESOME TIME
IS NOT YET OYER;
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL DOCK RE
FUSES TO GRANT DEMAND OF
LONGSHOREMEN.
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SEATTLE, June 13.—The officials
of the municipal dock this morning
announced that the longshoremen’s j
demand for increase of wages, would :
not be granted. It is feared that this |
announcement will result in re-open
ing the strike and may affect the |
whole shipping situation along the
coast.
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PARIS, June 13. — Following the '
; lull of the last few days, the Ger
mans today renewed their attack on :
Verdun with unusual violence. The j
lull occurred immediately after the j
capture of Fort Vaux, and their loss- j
es were so great that they had to :
bring in re-enforcements in order to i
renew the* attack.
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AUSTRIAN AEROPLANES
ATTACK VENICE
BERLIN, June 13.—A squadron of J
| Austrian aeroplanes are reported to |
have successfully attacked the city j
of Venice, causing a great deal of
damage to the city.
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LAST OF BANDITS
EXTERMINATED
THE THIRTEENTH U. S. CAVALRY
MADE SHORT WORK OF
DESPERADOES.
COLUMBUS, June 13. •— A report
was received here this morning that
| the last of Villa’s bandits in the state
! of Chihuahua, had been exterminated
in an encounter with the Thirteenth
; United States cavalry when they
! were surprised last Saturday and com
' pelled to tight. The report says that
| three were killed ana'others wounded,
i Of the few who escaped with their
■ Ives, have taken to the hills outside
| of the state.
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THE RUSSIANS ARE
THREATENING LEMBERG
LONDON, June 13 - News hr ;
reached here that the Russians lia;'
rossed the Dniester river and were
threatening Lemberg. Also that re-!
enforcements were being rushed and !
n effort will be made to capture it.
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PROGRESSIVE LEADERS
VISIT ROOSEVELT
OYSTER DAY, June 13.—Garfield ■
Dean, Williams, Draper and Lewis, I
ail leaders of the Progressive party, j
■ isited the colonel yesterday evening
and had a long conference in which a !
frank discussion of the situation is |
said to have been had. Mr. Roosevelt '
said that he would talk when the j
time came.
GREECE MUST 3E
GOOD OR SUFFER'
PREFERS TO DEMOBILIZE HER
ARMY THAN ENTER
THE WAR.
ATHENS, June 13.-—A government
al order issued this morning says that
rather than starve to death, or go to
war. it is better that the Greek army
be demobilized. Accordingly, the de
mobilization of the army has already
started. The King signed the order.
As soon as Greece ordered the mo
bilization of her army, the Entente
powers inaugurated a strict blockade
of her ports, resulting in the starva
tion of the country or fight for the
liberty from which she was cut off
by the new order of things.
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PRESIDENT TO APPOINT
HUGHES’ SUCCESSOR
WASHINGTON, June 13.- President
Wilson has under consideration the
appointment of a successor to Justice j
Hughes. A democrat is likely to re- ;
ceive the appointment, although many j
democratic newspapers and promin- ;
ent democrats are urging the ap- j
pointment of ex-President Taft. The j
standing of the supreme court person- ;
nel, politically is three justices of the
democratic faith with five of the re- j
publican faith.
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LADIES’ AID, ATTENTION.
A very special meeting of the La
dies’ Aid is called for next Wednes
day at the usual place. It is urged
that members be present, as busi
ne. r: of importance is to be brought
up before the meeting. 2t
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FLAG FACTS FOR
FLAG DAY.
WHY JUNE FOURTEENTH IS
FLAG DAY.
g'iag Day was originated In 1889 by
. rofe - v Georg.' Botch, of New York
who introduced Into his free kinder
garten ihe practice of holding special
exe rcises in lus day in celebration of
the adoption 8f the flag by Congress
June 14, 1777.
The flag tlia" was adopted on that
day, which was the tlrst American
dag, had been made at the suggestion
of George Washington by Mrs. Eliza
beth Ross (Betsy Griscom) at No. 239
Arch streel, Philadelphia.
The celebration of Flag Hay soon
became popular and was before long
a part of the program of many patrio
tic societies. For* many years it has
been universally observed by the pub
lic schools of this country.
Age of American Flag.
Whether we date from the first
common flag of the thirteen original
colonies, first unfurled over Wash
ington's headquarters at Cambridge,
Mass.. January 2, 1776, or the Stars
and Stripes adopted by an act of Con
gress June 14, 1777, the flag of the
United States can justly claim to be
the oldest among the ensigns of the
nations of tlig, world.
It antedates England’s royal stand
ard, established in 1801: the flag of
Spain, adopted in 1785; the French
tricolor, decreed in 1794; the exist
ing flag of Portugal, selected in 1830:
the flag of 'the Empire of Germany,
which represents the sovereignty of
fourteen distinct flags and States, es
tablished in 1S70; the Italian tricolor,
dating from 184S; the Swedish-Nor
wegian ensign, the recent flags of the
old empires of China and Japan and
the colors of all the South American
States, which ha## ’ ..- modified gen
erally from our “Star Spangled Ban
ner."
The Flag in Time of War.
The flag of the United States in the
days of the revolution had thirteen
stars. During the war of 1812 it had
fifteen stars. In the Mexican war
twenty-nine stars gleamed in its blue
field. In the civil war there were
thirty-five stars. The Spanish-Ameri
can war saw forty-five stars shining
gloriously and victoriously. In these
days of the greatest war in the his
tory of our national flag bears forty
eight stars, proclaiming the union of
so many states.
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NEW YORK, June 13.—When the
motive attributed to the German
Americans was questioned in regard
to their assertion that they would
support Hughes for the presidency,
the answer given by the officials of
the association was "undiluted Ameri
canism.”
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THE RUSSIANS CLAIM
| ANOTHER VICTORY
;>RE NOV, IN ■ OCCUPATION OF
CZERNOWITZ CAPITA!. CF
BUKOWINA
PETHO.GRAD, Juno 13.—A report
from the headquarter:: cf tl; L imy in
the Bukowina province, says the. h ■
army captured the capital, Czrrnov.
and are now in full oc: nation in
the capture of that stronghold, uev
also captured twenty thousand iim
besides a large store of amrnunii on
and supplies. In the battle preceding
the taking of the capital* the report
says, casualties were heavy on both
sides, but that the tenacity of the
Russians proved too strong for the
Austrians to hold their own.
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RUSSIAN CAVALRY
WAS ANNIHILATED
CONSTANTINOPLE. June 13.—In
a desperate battle yesterday, the
Turks practically annihilated ; whole
regiment of Russian cavalry in the
Mesopotamia province. Those who
were not killed, were made prisoners,
the report says.
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LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Alaska — Cordova Bay — Dewey
Rocks Light was re-< •VT ■ ;;
new steel lower Jun to. llilfi.
By older of the Commissioner of
Lighthouses. In the absence and by
direction of the Inspector.
A. B. EDMONDS,
Chief Clerk, j
MEXICAN FIR? ?UN
' ACROSS THE B0=d)ER
WOUNDS ONE MORE AMERICAN
SOLDIER, EARLY
YESTERDAY.
COLUMBUS, June 13. A bullet
fired across the border yx a Mexican
yesterday, resulted in tlie wounding
of one more American soldier. It is
said that there are many snipers
along the border who are waiting for
a chance at the Americans guarding
the front.
A dispatch from Laredo received
last evening says that after the de
tachment of the Fourteenth cavalry
had followed the bandits after the
raid in which the bandits captured 80
horses, a running fight ensued and sev
eral Mexicans were killed aud wound
ed. Among those killed were a man
wearing Carranza's lieutenant uni
form. Whether he obtained the uni
form from the government or from
another source, is not known. How
ever, the discovery lends credit to the
persistent rumor that Carranza's
troops are playing a double role.
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AUSTRIANS WERE SCARED.
LONDON, June 13.—In the capture
of Czernowitz by the Austrians yes
terday, it is reported that the Aus
trian regiments were seized with pan
ic during the first attack by the Rus
sians and surrendered without any
resistance. This accounts for the
large number of prisoners captured
by the Russians with very little cas
ualties on either side.
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VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL TO RE SHELVED, 2AK
- ER SS OFFERED THE PLACE.
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ST. LOUIS, June 13.—Delegates to the Democratic conven
ion are very much in evidence today, and they are still coming
n in large number. Ii was learned that a hard fight would be
nade against the re-nominatien of vice-President Marshall for
,Vilson’*s running mate. Most of the leaders are determined oh
his point and will make a bitter fight to prevent it.
In sbme quarters, Secretary Baker is spoken of as the logi
cal man for the place. The position is said to have been offered
to him, but that he declined the honor. Mr. Baker is here as the
ersonal representative of President Wilson.
Ex-Governor Glynn of New Yoi”k, has been agreed upon s
he temporary chairman of the convention when it meets.
W. J. Bryan, who was expected would make a fight against
he platform intended to be adopted, announced this morning that
he impression is erronous, and that he had had no such intention.
The suffragists, who are here in great number, are working
o secure help from the democratic party and will endeavor to in
clude two planks in the democratic platform—prohibition and
uffrage.
SPECIAL DEPUTY OF
CUSTOMS FROM JUNEAU
VISITING IN TOWN WHILE ON A
TOUR OF INSPECTION OF
WEST COAST.
C. E. Garfield, special deputy col
lector of Customs,, who is. making a
trip of the West Coast, checking up
ail the gas boats in that section, trav
eling on the big power boat Iowa, com
manded by Capt. “Billy” Dtekensen,
and accompanied by several of Ju
neau’s prominent business men, arriv
ed in port Saturday evening .and re
mained in the city until Sunday morn
ing.
Mr. Willis, vice-president of the B.
I\T» Behrends Bank of Juneau, was one
of the party who visited with relatives
while in town, Mrs. John R. P.eegle
and Mrs. Dobbs, Ills sisters, also bis
mother, Mrs. E. A. Willis.
C. L. Andrews, an old turner and well
known In Southeastern Alaska and
specially in Juneau where he is en
gaged in the photographic business
and Mr. Pullen, head electrician for
the Gastineau Mining Co., completed
the party, who plan on a couple of
weeks outing on the trip.
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AUSTRIANS REACH NEW
POSITION OF STYR
BERLIN, June l;i.—It. ws announc
ed at the headquarters of the Austro
Hungarian troops that they had reach
ed a new position on the river Styr
after rear guard engagements with
the Russians.
it is alscf said that the Russians are
again attacking with strong forces on
the lower Stripa, in Galicia.
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Returning from a vacation trip, Mr.
S. P. M. Bent, Assistant. Keeper of
Five Finger Light Station, rrived from
tlie south on the Princess Alice last
evening.
COMES FOR EXTENDED VISIT.
Mrs. Maud West, who arrived on the
Princess Alice last evening has journ
eyed from iter home in Racine, Wis.,
to Ketchikan to visit with her sister,
Mrs. 0. A. Smith of this city. Mrs.
West will likely spend the summer
here and perhaps will be persuaded
to make this her home for the future.
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Among the arrivals on the Princess
last night, was Mr. Carl Ostranger,
| who comes to take a position with
the Ryus Drag Co. Mr. Osrander was
a member of the graduating class of
the School of Pharmacy at the Uni
versity of Washington this year, and
was one of the popular students of
that institution, having been a mem
ber of the foot hall squad and prom
inent in other athletics.
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OFF FOR SHORT VISIT.
Mrs. G. E. Lingerfelt, accompanied
by her little daughter Mildred, left
yesterday on the steamer Al-Ki for a
brief visit in Seattle.
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ADMIRAL EVANS COMING.
SEATTLE, June 1S^—The steamer
Admiral Evans sailed last night with
the following passengers for Ketchi
kan: S. Guyot and wife, J. A. Swain,
G. W. Mahoney, D. Robinson, D. A.
Bomnr and wife.
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NORTHBOUND.
Northwestern due here at 6 p. m.
Admiral Evans expected Thursday
morning early.
Despatch Thursday for West Coast
points.
SOUTHBOUND.
Prince John arrived at 2 a. m. and
left at 3 a. m. for Seattle. Boarding her
here were J. Harrison and It. L. Gra
ham.
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