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VOLUME ONE ’ '_ KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 12. 1916 NUM1IKK9I
GIGANTIC DEATH
STRUGGLE IS ON
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BETWEEN RUSSIANS AND TEU
TON S I ON THE POSSESSION
OF IMPORTANT POINTS
VIENNA AWAKES TO
Situation Tha‘ Demants Drastic
Iff.oris on The Part «■’
The Austrian Army
LONDON. Jan. 12—A report
from Tranopol says that the center
1 of the fierce-: fighting of the war
is now 3* and in the vcinitv of
Czemowik in Galicia where the,
Russians have had possession of the
position for a short while but was,
wrenched fro:", them b y the Aus
trians later.
^ The struggle for that point Is
said to be terrific, both having
Czemowik as the objective point.
In the Bukowinm province, the con
tending armies met and in the Rus
sian drive, nearly two thousand fell, j
mostly Austrians. The report says
that both Berlin and Vienna are
aware of the new danger threaten
ing them.
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“FOXY” RESTAURANT KEEPER
IN THE TOILS
SEATTLE. Jan. 12—Grant's
Cafe and resturant, the first place
raided by the police since the dry
law went Into effect, and where
night life in Seattle was given
prominence, the serving of whiskey
was made in boxes by using coffee
creamers, say the police, evidence
to that effect having been obtain
ed.
A large stock of liquor was seiz
ed.
WOULD REMOVE MI ZZLE
FROM NAVAL OFFICERS
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WASHINGTON, Jam 12—Secre
tary Daniels0 recent refusal to per
mit Rear Admiral Knight or Rear j
Admiral Fiske to speak in Chicago
on the navy program was made
the basis today of a request by
Representative Britten, Republican,
of Iliinoise, before the house naval
committee, that action be taken to
prevent an attempt on the part
of the secretary to muzzle naval of
ficers appearing before the com- j
mine-?, or to assign officers to
distant posts beyond the practical
reach of the committee.
Democratic members challenged
the bash- for the intimation and
Mr. Bitten repiie ; that Admiral
Fiske had been granted SO days
leave on condition that he not talk
or write on preparedness.
BORN UNTO THEM A SON
* At the Arthur Yates Hospital at
noon today. a son was born unto
Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Sayles. Mother
and babe are doing nicely under
the care of Dr. B. L. Myers.
AUSTRIA GIVES
NUMBER KILLED
AT FIRST BATTLE OF C7.ER
NOW1K WHEN ATTACKED
BY THE RUSSIANS
LONDON. Jan. 12—A cornespon
oent of the Times says that it was
officially announced by the war de
partment of Vienna that at the bat
tle of Ciemowik when the Rus
sians attacked their position, one
' undred and seventy-five thousand j
men fell, the Russians losing the,
most. The battle, the correspon- ‘
dent says, was one t hat "ill never
be forgotten as it was the most 1
desperate of the war. according to j
the official statement.
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SEATTLE, Jan. 12—The Japan
ese druggist who was arrested ■
charged with selling wood alcohol,
may be prosecuted for manslaught
er said the prosecuting • attorney
today. The case will be brought j
before the grand jury.
COMMISSIONER
IS SOLICITOUS
GOES BEFORE APPRORPIATION
COMMITTEE AND DEMANDS
MORE MONEY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—Mr. !
Edes. president of the Alaska Rail- j
road Commission, appeared before i
'he appropriation committee today i
and urged the committee to recom- j
mend that two million be appro- ]
! for immediate use. He dem
onstrated the necessity of continu- j
ing the construction of the road *
from Anchorage to the Matanuska
coal fields, as well as the road
from Kem Creek to Anchorage Jun
ction.
INFORMATION FOR THE
GAME LAW BREAKER
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The game warden, Mr. Nickert. (
said yesterday that many were un
der the false belief that the warden
had no authority to search a boat. 1
-ir a house or a cabin, for evidence
of a breach of the game law with- ;
out a warrant. That those who may
be ignorant of law in that respect j
may know, the following is an ex
cerpt of the section in reference to j
the warden’s authority.
Section 36 in part reads: f
“Any marshal, deputy marshal or,
warder., in or out of Alaska may
arrest with or without a warrant
any person found violating any of
the provisions of this act or any'
o? the regulations herein provided,
and may seize any game, birds, or
hides, and any traps, nets, guns
or other parphemalia used in the
capture of such game or birds,
found in his possession in or out ,
of Alaska.”
"rora that the warden’s author-'
ity to search or arrest game-law j
breakers without a w-arrant, is clear
!y defined and cannot be mistaken.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range* |
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
Heckman Bldg.
Two Specials
I For this week only we will
offer 7 oz. canvas gloves for
75 cents per doz.
8 oz. canvas gloves for
$ 1.00 per doz.
P. J. GILMORE, THE CLOTHIER
ALLIES REPORT
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GERMAN OFFENSIVE UNDER
TAKEN SUNDAY PROVEN
A TOTAL FAILURE
EXCEPT ONE PLACE
West of Maison de Champagne
Where The German s Gained
A Small Tract
PARIS, Jan. 12—The war office
in c statement issued today, con
firms the previous report of yes
terday that the German offensive
begun last Sunday in the Cham
paigne district, had proven a total
failure with the exception of a
small tract west of Maison de
Champagine.
The attack which was most des
perate was received wth equal en
ergy which was followed by a near
massacre of Germans. The loss In
dead was appaling.
SEATTLE COLD AND DRY
SEATTLE, Jan. 12—The temper
ature today registered fourteen a
bove zero; the coldest day in seven
years. There are some who attrib
ute the cold to the absence of “hot
stuff.”
BILL ALMOST CERTAIN
TO PASS
LONDON. Jan. 12—The com
pulsory military service bill is ex
pected t o pass today by a large
majority. This is indicated by the
fact that many opponents have ex
pressed themselves as having with
drawn their oppositon.
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HARRY HAS GOT IT
H.F. Elliott the wharfinger at the
Ketchikan Wh3rf, is right up to
date, he is the happy (?) pos
sessor of a sincere case of the
new influenza epidemic.
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AT THE GR AND TONIGHT
AVaat the Gods Dec’ve, -ommenc
;ng a two nights stand at the Grand
is a four part World's feature, and
:s the story of a beautiful young
wife, surrounded with all the lux
uries that money tan buy. She
mads that some where m India t
unique necklace had bee-i placed a
bout the neck of the sacred jroddess;
she longs for it and tells her hus
band if he truly loves her he will
secure the necklace for her at ar.y
cost. He sails for India and seeks
the sacred garden, secures the
treasure and starts for home. Then
follows the pursuit with many
thrilling adventures, plots and
counter plots follow one another
in r pid succession until at the
erJ everything ends serenely. It
is said to a legitimate successor to
Protea. Opened by Mistake, will
be the opening picture. The Black
Box, Friday and Saturday night, ad.
THEY HAD A
NARROW ESCAPE
THREE MEN SEVERELY BURN
ED BY GASOLINE EXPLOS
ION IN T HEIR BOAT
As a result of mistaking a can i
of gasoline for one of kerosene John
Moe. Chas. Moe and Jas. H. Hansen
were severely burned and the gas
boat Mayflower slightly damaged1
this morning at the Newtown float.
It appears that they had two
cans in the cabin, one of kerosene. I
and the other of gasoline, and in!
attempting to kindle a fire the j
gasoline was used by mistake. In |
the explosion that occurred, the I
three occupants of the cabin were!
severely burned on their hands and
faces. Hansen escaping with the
least damge. The boat was all a- j
blaze in a minute, but the fire was
soon extinguished with the assis
tance from the neighboring boats,
and the men taken to the doctor
for medical attention.
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“DRYS” GET
FIRST INNING
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DUE TO A SLIDE THE WATER
SYSTEM IS SHUT OFF FOR
NECESSARY REPAIRS
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At the present rate within the
next 24 hours the “water wagon”
will be a familiar sight on the
streets of Ketchikan.
About ten o’clock last night a
small land slide started beneath the
big pipe-line, carrying away two
bents of supporting timbers, and
sweeping down the hill tore out a
bout 150 feet of the low pressure j
flume between the intake and the
old blacksmith shop. The lower
line was entirely put of commission,
and the unsupported section of the
main sagged down and opened up
some big leaks which made it im
possible to keep up the pressure at
he Power House. To repair the
line t was necessary to shut off the
water entirely at the lake, which
was done this morning after con
necting the city electric lighting
system onto the electric power plant
of the New England Fish Co.
The Citizens Light Power &
Water Co., have a big crew of men
at work repairing the break since
midnight and are rushing tempor
ary repairs in hopes of being able
to turn the water into the main a
gain before morning.
The velocity of the slide was so
great that it tore out stumps,
boulders and everything to bed-rock
on the hillside and - piled them In
Ketchikan Creek and in the timber
beyond.
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FOR QUICK SALE
One interest in the Eurus Group
of Marble claims on Dali Island will
be sold cheap if taken a t once. Best
marble prospect in the country.
Address, P. 0. Box 73. Ad. 6t.
SEATTLE AGAIN
TO THE FRONT
SENDS Ol’T CIRCULARS SOI,- *
ICITING HELP FOR THE
NORTHERN TERRITORY
EVERYBODY JOINS IN
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Letters are Written to Every |
Representative and Other
Influential Man
SEATTLE, Jan. 12—The Alaska
Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce has supplemented its cir
cular in regard to the necessary ap
propriation for the development of
Alaska by personal appeals to Rep
resentatives and other influential
men throughout the country. Hun
dreds of citzens have written urging
congress to heed the demand for
help.
Business men as well as profes
sional men have joined in an ap
peal to look at the country that is
not getting what it deserves.
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MONTENEGRINS GOING BACK j
PARIS, Jan. 12—An Austrian
army, overwhelming in number the
Montenegrin army, is said to be
advancing through the country,
sweeping every obstacle out of
the way. The Montenegrin army
is said to be retreating at every
point.
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A NEW GAS ENGINE
The Northern Machine Works
have just received a new Standard
Gas Engine which is to be in
stalled in a boat belonging to the
logging firm of Sawyer & McKay.
This engine is the latest type of
the popular and reliable ’Frisco
Standard make and may be seen at
the Northern Machine Works plant
for a few days.
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“GOOD BYE DOCK”
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Norman R. Walker, popularly ]
known as “Doc” Walker, and late j
manager of the Ketchikan Drug!
Co., made his final get-away last'
evening on the Alameda. He leaves ;
a host of friends who regret his j
departure, and his willowy figure i
will be sadly missed by base ball j
fans next season.
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NORWEGIAN CONSUL IN
SALONIKI IS ARRESTED
PARIS Jan 11--An offical note
isued today says: “Newspapers
state today that the Norwegian
consul at Saloniki has been arrest
ed. The person In question is an
Austrian subject named SeefelJer,
S prominent merchant at Saloniki,
where he is honorary' Norwegian j
consul. He has no political rela- |
tions with the Christiania cabinet.”
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Great “cleanup” sale for the rest;
of the month of January at Heck
man’s. Adv. tf.
RUSSIAN DRIVE
IS DESCRIBED
AS MOST FEROCIOUS AS FAR
AS RUSSIANS ARE CON
CERNED, OF THE WAR
ATHENS, Jan. 12—Dispatches
from Ronacr.ek a few miles from the
Rukowina province say that as far
ns the Russians are concerned, their
drive through the country is the
most brutal of the war.. The men
appear to be desperate, bordering
on criminal wrecklessness. Despite
the fact that the weather is extrem
ely cold, the men keep on fighting
thinking apparently of neither com
fort or rest.
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HUERTA NOT EXPECTED TO
SURVIVE OPERATION
EL PASO, Jan. 12—The former
president of Mexico, Huerta, who
was operated upon a few days a
go, is not expected to live. His
physicians are said to have given
up all hope. He is gradually get
ing weaker.
PROGRESSIVE
PARTY ALIVE
PERKINS SAYS A TICKET WILL
BE PUT IN THE FIELD
AT NEXT ELECTION
CHICAGO, Jan, 13—The Pro
gressive party national committee
men are having a meeting today
to decide the date and the place
where the national convention will
be held.
Mr. Perkins, who is chairman of
the committee, said that a ticket
would be put in the field at the
next national election, sontrary re
ports notwithstanding.
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HAVE REACHED SEATTLE
SAFELY
Mr. A. J. Dawson is in receipt of
a letter from Mr. W. M. Angell,
who left here the 14th of December
with his wife and two sons, for
Seattle, and over whom consider
able anxiety was felt. It appears
that they had a rough trip south.
They met a continual storm. It
will be remembered that Mr. Angell
is the owner of the power boat
Harry, on which they traveled.
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WOMAN SPY SENTENCED
PARIS, Jan. 12—Maria Jose Del
Pasi, 25 years old, naturalized Ar
gentinian, who was convicted by a
courtmartial of sending miltary In
formation from Marseilles and
Paris to German agents, was sen
tenced to death today.
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LADIES AID TO HOLD SALE
The Ladies Aid of the M. E.
Church wish to announce that they
will hold teir big Annual Sale about
Easter time. 6t.
FORMER MAYOR
CHARGED WITH ACCEPTING
BRIBE IN ALASKA COAL
LAND FRAUD
WAS ONE OF JURORS
At the Trial of Frost and
Several other Wealthy
Business Men
CHICAGO, Jan. 12—0. W. Bourke
foi'iuer mayor of Blue Island, and
a prominent business man, was ar
rested today and in default of a
ten-thousand dollar bond, was tak
en to jail.
Bourke is charged with having
accepted a bribe of five thousand
dollars while one of the jurors who
heard and decided the case in which
Albert Frost and others were ac
quitted of defrauding the govern
ment in the famous coal land cases
of Matanuska, Alaska.
The defendants were charged of
using “ dummy” entrymen and after
a long and expensive trial, they were
acquitted. It is said that other
arrests will follow.
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CONGRESSMAN APPROVES
ADMINISTRATION’S ACTS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—Repre
sentative Gardner, Republican, made
a long prepared speech in the house
today on the war conditions involv
ing the United States. He ap
proved the administration’s stand
that it would be unneutral to em
bargo war munitions, and declared
that a r.eace now in Eurooe would
be inconclusive ani would mean an
other war. Ho a-sailed the pacifists
the hyphenated Americans and the
cotton interests.
S. S. SENATOR ARRIVED
The Pacific Coast steamer Sen
ator arrived fro m the south at
3:30 this morning. She carried
neither passengers nor mail, being
loaded exclusively with freight this
trip.
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THE LATOUCHE NORTHBOUND
The Alaska Steamship Co.’s big
freighter Latouche arrived from
Seattle about 11 o’clock last night.
■ She discharged some creosoted pil
ing for the Ketchikan Wharf, and
proceeded northward with the bal
ance cf her rarg,. whi h consisted
oi coal for the Westward and some
railroad eciuipment for Cordova.
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THE ALAMEDA GOES SOUTH
The popular big liner Alameda
got away for Seattle about 8 o’
clock last evening, carrying a to
tal of 01 passengers, eleven of whom
] were from Ketchikan.
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All kinds of commercial prmt
1 ing done at the Progressive-Miner.
| THE DREAM 1
I: The Home of Paramount Features |
TONIGHT §
Wednesday and Thursday, January 12 and 13 |t
“BRONCHO BILLY AND THE SISTERS” |
; G. M. Anderson in one of his western pictures fp
“THE GIRL AT THE KEY” |
Gertrude McCoy in a one reel feature g
ITWO ACTS TWO ACTS g
“MINERVA’S MISSION’’ |
A good two reel comedy-drama that will apeal to the most critical v?
“FROM PATCHES TO PLENTY” |
Our old friend Skelly in one of those Liberty Theatre, Keystone comedies g
Friday and Saturday, “ROSE OF THE RANCHO,” another PARA- g
MOUNT FEATURE §