FROM FRIDAY’S DAILY
London, Jan. 15—Advices
are received here telling of
the dropping of bombs on War
saw by German birdmen,
Wednesday of this week. Con
side cable damage was done,
and several people killed.
Rheims Again Bombarded
Berlin. Jan. 15—News
from the front tells of the re
newal of the bombardment of
Rheims by the German artil
1 ry. The French forces have
been attempting to use the
place .is a base, but have been
compelled to withdraw in
haste.
Kaiser Close To Paris
Paris, Jan. 15—Kaiser Wil
liam himself is reported io be
■within two hours auto ride ©f
this city, personally directing
the operations of the German
forces against the French.
British Bombard Antwerp
Amsterdam. Jan. 15—In an
attempt to destroy the am
munition and supply sheds o!
the German; at Antwerp. Brit
ish atroplanes bombarded the
outskirts of that place yes
terday. doing very little damage
however.
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Rome. Jan. 15—The lates'
estimate of the number o:
deaths resulting from Wednes
day's earthquake put< them a'
probably over fifty thousand,
with at least three times that
many injured. The quake i
probably the most violent o
years, structures which hav.
defied the ravages for hun
dreds and hundreds of year
having fallen in ruins carrying
their occupants with them t
their deaths. The deadb
zone seems to have extender
from Naples on the south t<
Ferrara on the north witl
Avezzano as the center, whic
latter place suffered the wors'
fully twelve thousand of it
inhabitants having been kill
ed. Train* laden with th'
wounded are beginning to ar
rive here, and all the hospital
and hotels will be used i
caring for them. The King ha
left for the ruined zone, an
the probabilities are the Pop
will go in person.
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RETURNS ON WATSON
-Mrs. E. C. Howard, after ;•
three months trip south. le
turned yesterday morning or
the Admiral Watson. She 'pen
five week* with Mr. Howard’
people at Duluth, where sh«
was kept busy with bridge
dancing, dinner parties, etc.
and for the holidays she wen
% to her old home in Arkansa
and had a good old-f.i'hione
Christmas with her parent*
She brough tback with her '<■
heirloom, which she prize
very highly. It js a hand-wov
en counterpane, left her by he
grandmother. The cotton user
in the making of it. was pick
e.J by the negroes on the oh
plantation and the countei
pane was made by her grea
aunt, before the Civil war.
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THAT SHOULD HOLD HEf
Thi- office i~ n reeet 14 '
*n anonvmou- ietler irjvir
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the editor a rare good dre
in? dcCvn. which is, beyon
‘‘r ibt. richly deserved. W
• n't all be perfect, and th
* tor of this paper eanrn
remember ever to have ctain
ed that enviable distinetio
C*;j the other hand, and some
v fiat to his credit, be cannc
r» member ever to have wri*
en any one an anonymo
1 Her. And there von are o’
girl,—Ex.
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CUT IT OUT
Mrs. Julia Thompson, libar
&u, has asked the Miner Man
io call a halt on the practice
;*f some people who carry away
H»e magazines from the free
reading room in connection
with the library It is not so
much the value of the mag
; izine taken as the thought that
I there is anybody in Ketchikan
-o pettily small as lo rob th?
library, which is a haven ol
rest and comfort to so many
people these stormy nights.
Mrs. Thompson says lhat un
less this practice stops at
once, the magazines will be
taken from the tables and is
sued only on cards.
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KICKING ON THE
WARDS COVE PLANT
Herring fishermen are rais
ng vigerous complaints a
gainst the actions of the Wards
Clove Reduction plant. The
atter concern is reported to
lave fisherman out after her
•ing which they hold in pots,
thus securing them in great
lumbers to the detriment o!
he fishermen and “hogging”
he supply.
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The sSeam halibut vessel
Chicago arrived in from the
hanks this morning and took
on board 25 toils of coal af
Strong's dock for fuel on lie *
:rip to Seattle. She had about
one hundred thousand pound
of fish on board, and took o:;
he Tyee's catch of about seven
een thousand pounds at this
port.
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TOURIST TRAVEL
TRENDING NORTH
Bearing out at] prediefion
is to the effect of the Euro
lean war in diverting tourisi
raffic to the Pacific Coast and
Viaska. fifty-five reservation
or it- Alaska excursion seas
on were received this morning
>y the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company. This bring
he company'-* recreations fee
he 1915 season close to th
200 mark, an unprecedentei
•ecorj for so early in the year
Comment Eastern and middl
vest capitaii t- figure heav
n the li*-t. A- the Alaska ex
■ursion season does not opei
intil June, the number of res
•nations booked by tourist
hows that Eastern pleasure
-eekers expect a rush west
-vard and are hot taking ar>>
•hances. At the rate af which
he rcsenations have been re
eived in the last few kvet k
larry Brandt, general agent o
he steam-hip company < i
! eager department, predate.
hU morning that it wiil bn di
icult to obtain resenation
or the Southeastern Alaska e
ursion after April 1st.—Seat
ie Times.
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DIES IN THE EAST
Mrs. J. \V. Young was ii
eceipt of a telegram Thursda
earing the sad news of th
ieath of her siser-ln-Iaw
•Irs. S. Hall Young in Nev
s’ork City. Jan. 13. 1915. Mr
i. Hall Young had many
riends in Ketchikan, having
:-iled here -everaj time- dur
•ig here residence in Alaska,
rhere her husband was at the
lead -,f the native mission
| or a number of years after
oncluding hi- mini-terlal work
I t Wrangell. They resided in
I he latter town fur about ten
ears, three daughters being
>oru to them there. M hile
here Mr-. Young conducted a
bool for the natives, teacfiin;'
•q girl- the various kind- o<
i’/ work, while J. \V. Youo r
ught the boys. She Vas a
j >-oman of unusual intelligence
1
and activity, a fluent public;
speaker ami a fine singer and
choir leader. She was very
fond of life in Alaska and
much interested in all that con
cerned its welfare. Mrs j
Young’s illness was of long
duration, during which she
was cared for and every atten
tion bestowed by kind and
loving hands, her wlnde family
being with her during her last i
illness.
A husband, l\ve dauglito-''
and their families, besides
many friends, are left to mourn
their loss. The bereaved ones
have the consolation of a '
Christian’s hope.
Alaska papers please copy.
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The lditarod Pioneer says
The second consignment of
mail over the Seward trail
reached here on Thursday ev
ening. If consisted of a limit
load, much of which was sec
ond class. If is slated that
much mail is yet at Seward, a ,
seamship having arrived at that
port the day before this con
signment left, but owing to
the lack of help in the Seward
postoffice it was impossible
to assert it prior to K"e de
parture of the lditarod mail, j
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FROM SATURDAY’S DAILY
St. Petersburg, Jan. 10—A
-weeping victory of the Rn -
-ian forces over the Turk>
- reported in ii.q Caues-us.
Thtee Turkish aru\ eorp, w • ■>
annihilated in the vte.irty o !
Iviraurgan in a bayonet • h.-i!—.
and the route following it. The
Turk- were discovered on ih.
march, and attacked m tin
front, flank and rear, simul
taneously, before the;, i on!
take position. After th,
Turks had been bombarded am!
-objected to a searching rite
fire, the order was given th
Russians to charge, and the a!
ack was given with the lies; ot
-pint, the Turkish cob.m ti
ding broken, thousands kills .
ind the balance either cap
lured or put to flight. All
he artillery and machine gun
belonging to the three coco
vere captured, and the grec-'-i
or number of the arms if th. .
leeing infantry regimrid
iav? been thrown away in ih.
light. From another p.r
ome« word of the sinking o:
*ight Turkish army tcan- ,
>orts loaded with men on their
vav to attack Batiim. A Ro.
-ian squadron attacked tn -
drove off the To
•onvoying the transports, a
hen sank the latter. If is
mown Kvhaf became of t
:en on the vessels bu it ,
•lieved they werj al 1
I ro wned.
No Birthday Celebration
Berlin, Jan. 10—On aci-r.nr J
>f the war. {he Kaiser has t<
•reed that there shall he m
es!ivitie- in honor of I.i- 50
birthday which occurs Jan t
27th.
Germans Push French B.c"
Paris, Jan. 10—It lo. k- •
! >ugh the German- -*• e p: s
ing another da-h to P ••
'or two days they kept up
incessant bombard m ml n- •'
lines in the neighbor!). o,\
Soissons, which they .-ame-' i
by assault yesterday, a:; !
from which point they an |
now attacking the second Tin j
of ihe French trenches. Th j
air scouts state lhaf Germ a
i- mu—dug thoir-and- of he
troops apparently for an od
vance, and considerable anxi
ety is felt in thi- city. Th
British troops to force th'
Germans to 'withdraw part o
their forces from Soi«sor?
last night began 3 spirited a'
tack on Labas.-e, a FrencI
village held by the' Gci-mam.
-oulhwesl of Lite They
nade substantial gains, cam
ay two lines of the German
renehes, and will probably re
ew the attack as soon as new
nen can be brought up to aid
hose in last night’s right.
A New Russian Army
London, Jan. 10—Grand
Duke Nicholas, ha> launched a
new army of twenty or twenty
five army corps against the Ger
nans in East Prussia, the or
ganization of which had been
-opt secret. The men have
been drilling for months, and
ire ‘well equipped and pro
visioned. They have been gafli
■ring quietly since the ftrsl
if the year, and their offen
sive began Monday of this
week, when an attack was
nade on the German left wing
with considerable success. If
he advance of this new arim
an tic maintained, the Ger
mans in Las* Prussia and Pol
and will be crushed as in a
vice.
Persia Orders Turks Cut
Teheran, Jan. 10—It is re
ported here that Persia Ira
iclified Turkey that unless tin
alter coustry withdraws it>
army from Persia, the Persian
government ‘will mobilize it*
ighting men on the side oi
lie Allies.
Metlakahtla proved all t j
icthci' too much for us al
a-k •; ball last night at tin
link, defeating us with a
re of 22 to 9. The native*
-bowed flu’ superiority of theii
cam work clear from the first.
• they tended the first goa
roni the field in les.* than one
minute of playing. Ketchikan
ame right b ick. at 'em with a
field g al in half a minutr
after getting the ball at th<
throwup, tying the score, anr'
for a while it looked as thong
he game was going to be ai
• ven one, but the superic
cam work of the Metlakahtla’
proved too much for our boys
■nd from then on. the resu!
was never in doubt, so tha
vhen time was called at t
n i of the first half, it wa
^:n I that Metlakahtla h
l own six goal * from fie!1
• • ' two from the foul lint
i
e'.t n.g t cm 1 » points to fiv
o. Ketchikan, the latter tea:
aving made two field go.t
'•■nd one from the foul lim
to'al of five points. Hi
■■■*■■ d half was somewhat bet
'er from the Ke'chikan slat
• ■' Metlakahtla maki
r : 1 goals, eight poii
two ficId goa!- by bob'
• >. four points, leaving (h.
na! -- ore 22 to 9.
Posh-m rtms ere alway
oaiTiful, -o the Miner Man w:!
not indulge in
x t i>‘ to -ay that Da!
nit played a brilliar
pm? for Ketchikan, will
k the -tar player for th
turners. What Ketchikc
'< 1- - r al practice agai>
i' p yr-r- iiiifj until onr boy
f1 somebody l play again?
• r :i in their practices
he; oof hone ‘o make hea
such teams a
- : ait] Metlakahtla.
i h - ore- of f])e individfi.
• yer- are:
Ketchikan
Rockefeller, two from fie
KuMoy, one from field an
c from f:ul line.
Drake, one from field.
Metlakahtla
Scott, three from field
Leask. two from field, lw
;om foul line.
Boulton, two from 'Meld.
Bryant, two from field.
Verney. one from field.
Prior to the game, a band
orn posed of 95 pieces com
• ri-ii-tr parts of the Metlakahf
a and Ketchikan orgariizatijn?
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under tin* leadership of A.
Dundas, rendered some excel
lent music, which was heart itj
applauded i>y those resent.
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As the gasboal Alert wa>
passing Duke Island yesterday
murning, Cap!. Steers made
Die discovery of a boat near the
beach that didn’t look just
right, and found i( to be a
gasoline sloop of about 30
cot in length, from Prince
Rupert, owned by Emol Alfred
Norman, a Swede fisherman.
Investigation showed that Nor
man who was on board at tlie
time, had nothing to eat, and
bad been on the island, his
engine having broken down,
for several weeks, but just
how tong, the man did not
-eom to know, the hardship.'
he had undergone having ap
parently affected his memory.
It was with difficulty that he
was persuaded to go on board
•he Alert and cot something
0 eat, fearing that someone
would wreck his boat if In* lef 1
t. At last however he came,
and a line was made fas! to
his boat and he and it were
brought to town. His mental
•ondition was looked info this
morning, and -the conclusion
was arrived at that a few days
of rest and proper food Would
make him all right again. Dur
ing his stay on the island he
seems (o have subsisted on
•lams and crabs and such fish
>s he could easily catch. His
ysical condition is low, an<1
t is a good thing for him that
he Alert came along when she
did.
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C.AD WEATHER FOR
THE FISHERMEN
An exainplt of Hie ha re’
i-k the halibut fishermen have
een tin against of late, i'
hown in the experience of the
mooner Daisy, which return
ed to town today for bail
oj ice, after being out for
xteen days without putting a
hock into the water on account
f the succession of storms
hat have been raging on the
ibnt grounds. The vessel
ad been forced to anchor in
he lee of Coronation island
hoping for a change in the
veal! er, until, the ha t spoil
g, 'he had to put about and
me in for more.
OVERHEARD AT THE GAME
One young lady to anothe
oung lady.
‘Tni cAv fully disappointed in
awrence Erickson’s playing
might. At the last game he
a t the ball most of the time
'or the Ketchikan taem, but to
-rht, all he ha' been able to
’o i- to throw it up in the air
nd hasn’t even tried to Ihrov
1 goal.”
And Lawrence was official
ng as umpire, and a good cn<
too.
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FITTER THAN
WAR INVESTMENT
“The Panama Canal has cos!
■ 553.OOO.OOO-len (lays’ cost, of
e great Vvar,” says the New
Oik World. Whether tin
lafement of the daily cost of
he war is correct or not fh<
act remains that whatever the
a-t. it is paid for the destruct
ion of life and property, w'hilc
he cost f the canal is invasl
J in a work that gives serv
•e to mankind.—Cordova Alas
;an.
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Them iner-- of Chisana arc
•eported to he prospecting the
benches of tin- creek-: there, in
hopes of locating the elusive
*a\streak. Several have reach
I bedrock hut nothing ap
proaching pay has yet been
found.
FROM MONDAY’S DAILY
Rome, Jan, 18—Rain ami
shjw and exceeding cold
weather is hampering the res
cue work of the earthquake
victims. In the various see
lit Us the work of excavating
has been systematized and
three crews are now at work,
'O that not a moment in the
whole twenty-four hours is
lost. The rescuers are work
ing desperately, mindful of
lhe lesson from Messina when
:nmy 'were found alive in 111 *
niiis sixleen days after they
had been entombed. Several
minor quakes have occurred
his last couple of days, but
nothing serious lias happened,
iceasioiied probably by the sel
ling of Hie earth recovering
from the big upheaval of last
week.
THE RICES MOVE
Harry Hire and wife have
moved into the flat on (he Kel
hikan Wharf, occupied by the
VinJ.vort'hs and will remain
■here during the absence and
iidil the return of Carl and
nis wife.
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City of Mexico, Jan. IS—
Another chapter has been ad
'od to the history of Mexico’s
misery and misrule. Guiterrez.
erst-while president is a fug
•live fleeing for his life, Gen
ial Roque Garza named as
irovisional ( ’•esideot, and mar.
al law proclaimed through
it the country. All (his ha
reurred within the past 48
.'lours, and grim war has agaii
aken charge. General Garza
■vas named ns pr. visional pre
dent by the convention, o e
hich he presided, which rc
ently decided to alhLv Goiter
ez to remain the head of th■
ountry until (he next genera
election. A caucus and the
mion of tho^e opposing Quite]
ez, followed, and his elimin
lion and Garaza’s election re
-ulted.
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St. Petersburg, Jan.—18
The Russian left wing, which
has been engaged with the
Germans for the past three
lays, has met with consider
< le success. The German
advance south of the Rivei
Pilica as been entirely stopped
and in several places has been
Iriven back. Not less than
twelve thousand Germans were
captured in the movement, to
gather with miany guns.
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Alexandria, Jan. 18—The
U. S. cruiser Tennessee has
crived at his port with 1,500
efugees on board from Pales
tine fleeing from the wrath ol
he Turk.
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EXPECT LONG SEASON
There is every probability
that the mill of the Ketehikai
Power Co., will start up this
year within a short time. Con
siderable business lias beei
booked for the coming seas
on, and it is expected tha
enough will he forthcoming !
keep the wheels turning unti
-lose to Christmas.
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BREAKS ALL RECORDS
The, Alameda arrived this
afternoon at 2:30 and left, a
bout 3:45, having had a fine j
trip. .She broke all previous j
records, making il here from
Seattle in forty hours. There
were fifty passengers aboard,
thirty-one going to Hie West
ward, among them is Jack
Ingram, of the Roar com mis- j
sion. The passengers for Keldi !
ik-m were W. M. Wheller, W. i
R, Selfridge and wife. W. H.
Lyon and A. R. Acorn. Shy
had 450 tons of freight foj
Juneau.
Amsterdam, Jan. 18—News
papermen returning from a
lour of the German detention
camps report that the Teutons
have not less than eigl\t hun
dred thousand prisoners in
their eamps, the greater num
ber of whom are soldiers. The
Allies, on the other hand, are
said to hold fewer than two
hundred thousand Germans.
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London, Jan. 18—Confirm
atory news of the defeat of the
Turkish army hy the Russians
was received yesterday via
Berlin. || stales that over one
hundred thousand Turks were
either killed or captured, and
at) opposition to Russia brok
en in the neighborhood of
Kirlibaba pass.
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St. Petersburg, Jan. 18—
Lieut. General Stoesscl, who
was in command of the Rus
sian forces at Port Arthur,
died in this city of paralysis
yesterday.
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Copenhagen, Jan. 18—Five
German steamers, loaded with
supplies from Denmark and
Sweden, navigating the Rallic,
have disappeared within the
past fortnight, and it is sup
posed that they have either
struck floating mines or been
torpedoed by Russian sub
marines and sunk with all oil
board.
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YiAQUSNN A MAY COME
IN PLACE OF MAY
Owing (o the fact that there
s considerable freight to he
sent from Vancouver to Skag
way, there is every probability
hat the Princess Maquinna
may come out for the Canadian
Pacific next Saturday night, ar
iving here Tuesday morning.
"he Maquinna, it will, he re
membered, male several trips -
mi this route. While off the
run, the May will he over
hauled and will probably un
lergo 'her annual inspection
for the coming season’s bus
iness. The May will then re
sume her run until it is lime
for (lie Princess Sophia to re
turn.
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Constantinople, Jan. 18—
I'hy Turkish shore defenses
fired on and destroyed the
French torpedo boat Sapphire
as she was attempting to enter
(lie Dardanelles. The boat was
raised but all on board were
dead. -
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’minion, Jan. 18—According to
lispatches received from
Teheran, via Alexandria, the
Turkish advance through
Persia continues. The Turk
ish army consists largely of ir
regulars, who are murdering
md pillaging to their heart’s
eon tent. Tre .governors of sev
oral of the provinces and towns
have been killed, but .Persia
being under the government of
Turkey is helpless.
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