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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1915. NUMBER 101.
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WILL INVADE EGYPT WITH A
LARGE ARMY AND WIPE
OUT BRITISHERS
TO USE AUTO TRUCKS
For Trr tat ion of Troops
Munitions and Other
War Supplies
MILAN, There is good and suf
ficient reason to believe that Ger
many is now contemplating a gi
gantic move in the near future. The
plan as far as known consists of the
construction of three thousand
motor trucks with which to trans
port the troops, munitions and other
war supplies and using Turkish and
Bulgarian armies commanded by
i German officers, will procede to
B wipe out the Britishers who are
now threatening Bagdad.
While there is no positive proof
of the intended movement, the cor
respondent says that indications
point clearly to that effect.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—Mrs. F.
K. Lane, wife of the Secretary of
the the Interior, had a narrow es
cape today and was rudely shaken
up in an accident, in which the car
she was riding was dragged half
a block before it was finally stop
ped.
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ZAPO R A E XPER1ENCE D
VERY ROUGH WEATHER
v The fishing schooner Zapora ar
rived from the fishing banks Sat
urday afternoon with 170,000 pounds
of fish aboard. After taking a sup
ply of water and ice she preceeded
south.
While coming south from Ctpe
St. Elias the Zapora experienced
some rough weather and on account
t of the mercury being at a low de
gree the flying spray froze to her
rigging and hull and on arriving in
port she resembled a floating ice
berg.
At Cape Spencer the weather be
came too rough for traveling and
they were forced to anchor for two
days.
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AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
Discord and Harmony, & 3part1
Gold Seal feature with Pauline DaM.
and Murdock McQuarrie playing the
leading parts, will be one of the
attractions at the Grand tonight.
Miss Bush, in the title role, inter
perts one of the most forceful ten
der and lovable characters of dra
matic history. On this same bill is
an Annimated Weekly, dealing with
the world’s events. Vivian’s First
Fellow, is the comedy that closes
the show. Change of program Wed
nesday. Adv.
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The Daily Progresive-Miner de
livered 75 cents per month.
AEROPLANE IN
OTHER ATTACKS
KILL ONE PERSON AND CAUSES
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
TO PROPERTY
LONDON, Jan. 24—Two attacks
by German aeroplanes were made
yesterday at Kent and other places
along the coast. In the first at
tack nine bombs were dropped with
the result that one person was kill
ed and considerable property dam
aged.
The second attack, however, prov
ed fruitless and there were no cas
ualty nor property damage.
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BRITISH BOAT AND
CARGO ARE SUNK
SALONIKI, Jan. 24—A report
from Athens says that a German
submarine overtook and sunk a
British boat and cargo of munit'ons
and other war supplies last Sunday.
No further details were given, and
it has been impossible to learn the
name of the ship.
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AUSTRIANS STILL CONTROL
VIENNA, Jan. 24—The war office
today announced that despite the
attacks, the government forces still
hold and are occupying the Adriat
ic seaports Antivari and Dulcigno.
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U. S. REQUEST
COMPLIED WITH
FOREIGN MINISTERS HELD AT
SALONIKI ARE FINALLY
RELEASED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The
state department today received the
information that every minister of
the central powers at Athens,who
had been arrested by order of the
allied commander at Saloniki were
released.
It is said at the department that
when the ministers had been arres
ted and after the protest had been
ignored by the allies, the United
States was asked to intercede with
the result announced today.
SCHOOL CLOSES ON ACCOUNT
OF COLD WEATHER
On acount of cold wreather school
has closed. The water pipes com
ing into the building are frozen and
it is impossible to keep the rooms
warm enough for comfort.
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BIDS WANTED
Sealed Proposals will be opened
by the Lighthouse Inspector, Ket
chikan, Alaska, at 2 o’clock p.m.,
Tm February 28, 1916, for the pur
chase of hoisting engine, skiff, stove
and two boiat winches, condemned
government property which may be
inspected at Lighthouse Depot, Ket
chikan, Alaska. Information upon
application to above office. Adv. 3t
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
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Ed. V. Price & Company
CHICAGO, U. S, A.
January, 6, 1916.
5 Mr. P. J. Gilmore,
| Ketchikan, Alaska,
Dear Sir:—
Following the custom pursued by us for many
years, we wish our old customers, as well as our new
to return any coat made by us during the past sea
son in which the lining has not given satisfactory
wear or the fronts have not held their shape. We
will be pleased to re-line the garment and put in
I new fronts, or if this cannot be done, make a new
coat free of charge.
Ver> truly yours,
E. V. PRICE & CO.
PLATED* TRICK
DEMAND FOR A TRUCE WAS
MERELY TO GAIN TIME
FOR RETREAT
INTOALBANIASAFELY
Such is Now the Report Received
From a Reliable
Authority
LONDON, Jan. 24—Advices from
Athens say that Premier Miouch
kovitch, of Montenegro, is author
ity for the statement that is being
circulated that the Montenegrins de
manded a truce of the Bulgarians
as a mere pretence of peace; and
.hat their intention was to obtain
time to prepare for a safe retreat
nto the Albania terriory in the
event that they became forced to
flee.
The report says that it is evi
dent now that they had no inten
tion of considering a surrender.
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THE MILL WILL INCREASE
• It has heen reported that there
will be a resumption of work in the
near future at the Ketchikan mill.
It was hoped to be in operation a
bout the 1st of the coming month,
but owing to the extreme cold
weather, the date of starting oper
ations has been deferred until a
bout the 15th of February.
' It is proposed to install a good
deal of new machinery in order to
take care of the increased amount
of work that is expected to be turn
ed out during the coming season.
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AT THE CUSTOMSHOUSE
22nd
The tug Arctic, from Anyox, B.
C., entered with the scow Pionesr
S. & G. No. 11 in tow, for Hadley.
23rd
The fishing schooners Yakutat,
Elsie, and Washington cleared from
the fishing banks for Prince Rup
ert in the early morning and return
ed from Prince Rupert Sunday night
and cleared for the sea fisheries.
The steamer Alameda and North
'and entered from Seattle.
The Northwestern cleared for Se
attle.
Schooner Puritain entered from
Seattle and cleared for sea fisheries.
Schooner Jupjited entered from
sea fisheries.
Schooner Progress entered from
Prince Rupert and cleared for sea
fisheries.
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FOR SALE—A two room cabin
and a lot on Stedman Ave., City.
The lot is 30 foot front by 150
fee’ .'cep. For particulars apply to
“Dad’’ De Young. Adv. tf.
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All kinds of commercial print
ing done at the Progressive-Miner.
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4 ICILES ARE MELTING +
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4 The writer of the article who +
4 signed his name as “Subsciib- 4
4 er” that appeared in last Sat- +
j 4 urday’s issue and complained 4
4 of the rigorous weather exper 4
4 ienccd in this, the “Banana 4
4 Belt,” must be pleased to see +
4 the thermometer registering 4
4 ten above today. But while we 4
4 have had as low as six below 4
4 zero this winter, . many will 4
4 wonder how that “bloodless” 4
4 subscriber would have fared 4
4 on tho Yukon river with the 4
4 thermometer registering as +
4 low as 84 below, as it has for 4
4 the last several days. The 4
4 chances are that the “Blood
4* less Checaco” would be stiff +
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i EMPEROR FRANZ JOSEF
REPORTED ILL AGAIN
LONDON, Jan. 24—It was offic
I ially announced today that Emper
or Franz Josef was ill with a ser
ious attack of bronchitis, and that
he is now confined to, his bed.
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PARIS, Jan. 24—Colonel House,
President Wilson’s personal repre
sentative left here last evening on
his way to Switzerland. The Colon
el positively refused to give the
least hint of his mission.
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POWERHOUSE
. IS BLOWN UP
HAD BEEN SHIPPING TO
THE ALLIES VERY
EXTENSIVELY
JOHNSTOWN, Jan. 24—<The
power house of the Ai'gyle Coal
Company here, was dynamited last
evening. The explosion was such
that every ' window in the town
houses were broken. The plant
which is located at Southfork, was
not " working at the tiipe as the
workmen were all absent with the
exception of one or two watchmen
who were killed.
The company’s superintendent at
tributes the fact to German sympa
thisers. He based this theory from
the fact that the company had been
shijjp.ng coal to the Allies exten
sively of late.
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GERMAN INVENTS FOODS
FROM BLOOD AND BONES
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Another evidence of German in
genuity is given by the department
agriculture at Washington. It
is said that the department chemists
are examining samples of new food
from animal bone and blood invent
ed since the war began by a Ger
man scientist at Cologne. Bozivan
is the “name given to the blood
food. The German ministry of trade
and industry is invesitgating the
scientist’s claims that he has de
veloped nourishing foods. Samples
of the food were sent to the United
States by an American consul in
"'ermany.
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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
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Hadley Lumber Yard
Correspond with R. L. Petty at Had
ley, Alaska before buying your Lumber.
His prices will save you money. This of
fer will only last a short time.
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ALLIES' PLANES
ATTACK MERTZ
AND RAILWAY STATION BUT
ARE REPULSED BY THE AUS
TRO- GERMAN PLANES
CAUSED SOME DAMAGE
Twenty-Four Aeroplanes Take
Part in the P artly
Successful Raid
PARIS, Jan. 24—Two groups of
aeroplanes made a raid upon the
railway station and the city of
Mertz yesterday, bombarding the
city to a considerable extent, al
though the amount of damage has
not been ascertained as yet.
Twenty-four planes took part in
the raid and while successful fu a
degree, they were finally forced
to take to cover by the Austro-Ger
man guns with the help of air
ships.
This is said to be the first series
of attacks contemplated by the al
lies on the German stronghold.
Others will follow.
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KETCHIKAN MAY ADOPT
NEW CITY GOVERNMENT
A petition was circulated last
week that found many signers and
will be presented to the council ask
ing that the question of ratifying
the law which provides for the elec
tion of town officials by the people
instead of the council, be submitted
to the people to vote upon.
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BODY OF JOHN ORCHARD
SHIPPED SOUTH
The body of John Orchard was
shipped to Texas for burial on the
Northwestern last night.
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A. A. WAKEFIELD
SHOULD BE HERE
The Seaketch that left town yes
terday for Waterfall will investi
gate the absence of A. A. Wakefield
who left Ketchikan Christmas day
and intended to return about the
15th of January.
Mr. Wakefield is doing some as
sessment work at Gold Harbor, and
when he left town he had only
enough provisions to last until a
bout January 15.
To date nothing has been heard
from him and because of the bad
weather it was feared that he was
out of provisions and unable to get
to town, as the George B, the boat
he went out on, is too small to face
the present bad weather.
The Forest Service intended send
ing out the Tahn to investigate, but
after it was learned that the Sea
ketch was going over they decided
to wait until the mail arrived from
the West Coast, orr the Seaketch
returned, before making further in
vestigations.
The mail a rrives from there to
day and the Seaketch about Tues
day night or Wednesday.
TURKEY IS
RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE SINKING OF THE
PERSIA AND NOT
ALLIES
LONDON, Jan. 24—Tlie Turkish
government has authorized the
statement that it was a Turkish
submarine that sunk the liner Per
sia and not her allies, as was at
first reported.
The statement does not explain or
in any wise e xcuse the action of
the commander of the submarine
for the act.
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STEAMER AL-KI COMING
SEATTLE, Jan. 22—A late tele
gram was received Saturday even
ing to the effect that the steamer
Al-Ki was to sail at eleven o’clock
that night, with the following pas
sengers for Ketchikan: Drs. B. P.
and G. E. Dickenson, Otto Well,
Miss C. Woll, 0. Nordones, R. IT.
Chadwick, H. Sorenson, L. Nelson
'and three steerage.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 24—Mrs Theo
dore Roosevelt, Sr., announces that
she will leave February tenth, .or
thereabouts, for the Windward isl
and, where she purposes spending
several weeks.
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WILL ERECT A
CAVEL STATUE
IN HONOR OF THE MARTYRED
ENGLISH RED CROSS
DEVOTED NURSE
PARIS, Jan. 24—A popular move
ment that is well under way has
been started for the erection of a
befitting statue in the Garden of
Tuilleries, in honor of the mar
’ tyred English Red Cross nurse, Miss
Edith Cavel, who was executed in
Belgium by order of a German
court-martial. Her execution was
deplored and roused the sympathy
of the entire world.
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NORTHWESTERN GOES SOUTH
The steamer Northwestern arriv
ed from the north last night after
experiencing some heavy wind in
Wrangell Narrows. The ship, view
ed by moon-light had a pretty ap
pearance.
Fifty boxes of fresh fish from
Juneau and four boxes from Wran
gell was aboad. She got away for
the south about midnight with the
following passengers from Ketchi
kan: Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Campbell,
P. H. McCus, S. Paderson, C. H.
DeGuildre, E. F. Moore, Eng Fong,
Mr. and Mrs. Faessel and three
steerage.
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LOST— This morning, January
24,between the public school and my
home, a Fountain Pen, that I won
in a contest yesterday. Will the
finder please call phone G. 105, or
return to May Brindle and receive
reward. Adv.
BERNORDO AND FREDERICO
EXECUTED IN CEMETERY
AT JUAREZ
MORE WILL FOLLOW
They Are Said to Have Participated
In The Killing of
Cow boy
EL PASO, Jan. 24—A dispatch
from Juarez says that two more
bandits have been executed at Juar
ez by authority of Carranza. The
execution took place in the cemetery
and along two newly dug graves
with plain wooden boxes ready to
receive their remains.
The officials have freely circulat
ed that more would follow n the
near future as examples were
thought necessary to assure the
peace of the country.
Those who paid the penalty were
Barnard a and Frederico and were
accused of having tilled an Ameri
can cowboy.
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STEAMER NORTHLAND IN PORT
The steamer Northland, of the
Border Line Transportation Co., ar
rived from the south last night* with
350 tons of Ladysmith coal for the
Northland Dock Co.
Some heavy weather was exper
ienced and on arriving in port she
had a bad list, caused from the
collection of ice on her weather side.
For several hours after arriving all
hands were kept busy clearing a
way the ice and discharging a part
of the deck load to put her on an
even keel preparatory to the unload
ing of coal.
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AL-KI SAILS EVERY TWELVE
DAYS FROM SEATTLE
The local agent for the Border
Line Transportation Co., announces
that the steamer Al-Ki is expected
in Ketchikan tomorrow afternoon.
Her sailing dates from Seattle dur
ing February is the 3rd, 15th, and
26th, thereby adherring to the
twelve day schedule.
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GOES TO WEST COAST
ON BUSINESS
W. E, Epperson, of the Alaska
Fish Co., arrived from the south
yesterday morning on the steamer
Alameda and after hurried prepar
ations left for the cannery at Water
fall on the tender Seaketch early in
the afternoon. Mr. Epperson expects
to be back in Ketchikan about Wed
nesday.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Northbound
Al-Ki, Tuesday afternoon.
Southbound
Jefferson, tonight.
Despatch, tonight
Evans, tonight.
Spokane, tomorrow.
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