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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1916. NUMBER 200
U. S. ATTENDING
SANTO DOMINGO
GENERAL SCOTT RETURNS AND WILL MAKE
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, May 16. — Thu
department of war this morning re
ceived ndv; • o that American ma
rines had been landed at Santo
Domingo for the purpose of pre
venting the revolutionists from in
t terfering with "the election of s
provisional president. Leaders of
the rebels have decided to withdraw
their troops from th city and have
promised to allow the election to
proceed quietly
WASHINGTON, May 16—Gen
eral Scott arrived last evening and
appears to "be very optimistic over
the Mexican situation. The general
is to make a full report, the result
of conferences with General Obre
gon, to President Wilson, the de
tails of which will be given later
WASHINGTON, May 16.—Yester
day afternoon, the senate by »
large majority, refused to confirm
the president’s nominee, George
Rublee, as a member of the Federal
Trade Commission.
FOOD BLOCKADE IS
GRIPPING ENGLAND
LONDON, May 15—Hostile sub
marines have been sinking each
week about 60.000 tons of shipping
with the regularity of clockwork,
and the consequent scarcity of ton
nage is causing the Englishmen to
look forward to*a food crisis in this
country which is believed by many
to be not far- off
About $1.500,000,000 worth of
food has been brought to these
shores every year- In normal times,
with the help of neutral shipping,
the British mercantile marine can
just bout manage it- But not so
now. -The underwriters’ view is that
the odds against making a safe pas
sage are more than 10 times as
great as before the war; and, with
the increase of enemy submarines,
so the cdds increase, neutral ship
ping becomes more and more shy
of enterin'' British waters, and food
becomes scarcer and dearer.
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
ACCOMMODATE THEM ALL
CHICAGO, May 16—The head
quarters of the secretary of the Re
publican National Convention, an
nounced for June 6, has been flood
ed with application for seats- Forty
thousand are said to have applied
The number who can be accommod
ated is about r. third of the appli
cations
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WASHINGTON, May 16.—Secre
tary Daniels and Baker and the
Panama Canal authorities have
joined in a recommendation to con
gress for an appropriation of near
ly three million dollars for sub
marine bases at the Panama Canal
It is thought very important tfiat
these bases should be established
at the earliest practicable date
C. D- Calhoun, Deputy U. S
Marshal from Craig, came in from
the west coast last evening to at
tend the term of court that will
convene tomorrow.
LOOKING FOR PLUNGERS.
CHESTER, Pa., May 16. — The
British steamer Kinmouth is here
today from Cape Haytien, and re
ports that on Monday, about 100
miles southeast of Cape Henlopen,
Del., the steamer was stopped by
two French battleships and inquir
ed if German submarines had been
seen. On being told that none had
been sighted, the battleships with
three cruisers that had been wait- !
ing some distance off, proceeded
north towards New York. These
ships were equipptd with steel wire
nets strung along their sides- It
is believed they were looking for
German submarines.
PARENT-TEACHER
ASS’N. WILL MEET
Program of the Parent-Teachers
-meeting, May 17, 1916:
1- Duet—“Radieuse” ... Gottschalk
Mr. Alexander A. Brindle
and Mr. T. J. Pennell
2. Address . Mr. Weigle
3- Vocal Solo—-“Sing, Smile Slum
ber!” . Gsunod.
Mrs. Carl Collins
4 Address .... Mrs- H. Stackpole
5- Recitation . Mrs. E. Parker
Crairman of Entertainment
Committee.
CHICAGO, May 16—The Roose
velt non-partisan league, organized
'some time ago to secure the nomin
ation of ex-President Roosevelt for
'presidncy, reports progressing ad
Tnirably. The league has establish
'ed its headquarters here and are
enlisting members irrespective of;
parties in all states.
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JACK LING’S MANAGER DIES
LOS ANGEI.ES, May 16 — Frank !
Janney, general manager of the ‘
Jackling interests, died yesterday
immediately following an operation
foyappendicitis. He leaves a widow
pnd nine children.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
_ Cook Stoves
^ Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
| JUST ARRIVED
A new line of
Hen’s Hats and Caps
it is time for you to discard that
old hat and get one of these new
up-to-date styles
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Our furnishing and shoe stock
is brim full of new creations.
Let us dress you up at a small
cost.
|p^J^GILMO^&The^l«thiCT^
MUNITION SHIP
STRIKES MINE
NOT A MAN SAVED — GOES
DOWN WITHIN FEW MILES
OF DESTINATION.
AMSTERDAM. May 16.—An Aus
trian munition ship, with a capacity
cargo, is reported to have struck a
mine within a few miles from
Durazzo, its destination and was
sunk with every member of the
I crew on board.
This report "'as confirmed later j
! by the Berlin war office, but the |
| latter claims that several members '
! of the crew, including the ihaster.;
has been picked up later by a j
i small fishing schooner.
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PORTLAND COMPLAINS.
PORTLAND, May 16—Revealing
the prominence of Portland as a
shipping center, statistics show that
more vessels loading here for Eur
ope have been lost by being torpe
doed or through other violent meth
ods since the war started than any
other port in the United States,
with the possible exception of New
York, says the Portland Telegram,1
With the sinking of the British j
bark Galgate last Saturday the j
number of vessels clearing from
Portland to meet disaster by rea
son of the war brought up to 13.
This includes Jfie Japanese steamer
Hokuku Mart^ which has been post
ed as missing isnce March, and
the French bark General de Sonis,
the latter being rpaired after hav
ing ben torpedoed
With them the grain loss amount
ed to 1,431,546 bushels of wheat
and 161,218 bushels of barley, ag
gregating in value more than $1,
500,000. Through the same causes
only three vessels leaving the com
bind ports of Puget sound have suf
fered a like fate. The cargoes of
the trio totaled but 438,985 bushels j
of wehat, valued in the neighbor
hood of 8450,000.
The great lead Portland holds m
this respect, it i» held, does not
necessarily mean the Germans have
any more grievance against* the
Rose city or local shippers than for
other ports keep a close eye on
the busy and more prominent ports j
to ascertain the character of the j
goods leaving for their enemy |
countries, and then try to intercept i
the vessels. That appears to be
th only reason for the heavy losses
wrought on .the ships and their
cargoes sailing from Portland.
BREAK BETWEEN RED
CROSS BRANCHES IMMINENT
WASHINGTON, May 16—A re
port was received last evening from !
Stockholm to the effect that there
is likely to be a break in the here
tofore existing good relationship be
tween the German and Russian Red
Cross branches of the society. This
is d”o, says the correspondent, to
the fact that Germany has refused
to express regret at the sinking of
the Russian hospital ship, Portugal,
recently.
sm. ms*
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Red Men’s Hall tonight at 8:15
Doors open at 7:30.
Illustrated lecture on the Agri
cultural possibilities uf Alaska by
Prof- C. C. Georgeson,' who' is Vn
charge of the government agricul
tural experimental stations in Al
aska.
Prof. Georgeson is a well known
authority on agricultural subjects.
He has been in charge of the agri
cultural work in Alaska for many
years hence is well acquainted with
the agricultural conditions both on
the coast and in the interior- He
will show a lot of fine slides to
night. and you will be surprised at
what can be done and what has
been done along the lines of agri
culture in Alaska. The lecture is
free- Don’t fail to come.
FRENCH AIRMEN LAND
IN GERMAN TERRITORY
BERLIN, May 16—Two of the
French balloons that broke their
moorings in the lines in France on
Saturday, landed near Hanover. One
of the balloons p-as manned by
three soldiers, apparently officers.
They have not been captured.
The French official report on Sat
urday said that about twenty cap
tive balloons had broken from their
moorings during a squall and that
some * of them had been carried to
the German lines.
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THE OPERA “MIKADO”
PROGRESSING
EXCELLENT WORK BEING DONE
BY ALL THE CHARACTERS.
With every rehearsal great ad
vance is made in the preparation of
the comic opera “Mikado” which is
to be given at the last Lyceum
number on May 22 and 23.
No opera have attracted so much
attention or been quoted by the
press and public so much as the
Gilbert and Sullivan opera. This
is largely due to the happy style
employed by Gilbert in the libretto
and he has equalled Shakespeare in
the creation of character^ that
stand out as distinct types.
Among these, probably the most
prominent is that of "Pooh Bah.”
As “Ko Ko” was Lord High Exe
cutioner, so is “Pooh Bah” Lord
High everything else, and we often
hear a person called a Pooh Bah to
designate him as exceedingly Im
portant in his own estimation- This
is a difficult role to portray but
Walter Ganggen has mastered it
and sings the songs and recites
the lines in a manner that will
nlease the most critical
Some very prettv solos fall to
the characters and Mr. Ganggen
si tics them with much accuracy and
expression.
Keen in mind the da*e. Next Mon
day and Tuesday evenings.
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J. K. Cbllburg Pres. J. R, Heckman Vice-pres. A. R. Larson Cashier
Miners and Merchants Bank
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Foreign and Domestic Exchange j
Travelers Checks j
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent !
Territorial Depository
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GEN. PERSHINGS
ON HIS' GUARD
[HE GETS HIS FORCES CLOSE
’ TOGETHER TO PREVENT
SURPRISE.
SAW ANTONIO, May 16—A re
port was received here from Gen
eral Pershing’s camp that all (he
forces under the general had been
brought in close touch with each
other. This is following an order
from Gen. Funston which was given
after it was learned of an uprising
among the Carranzista troops which
led to entertain the fear that pos
sibly an attempt would be made
to attack the Americans.
The report states further that
there appear to be no inclination of
resuming the pursuit of the Villista
bandits.
!i LOOKING AHEAD.
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PETROGRAD, May 16. — Heavy
artillery action along a large part
of the German front, taken in con
nection with a desperate attack the
last, two days in the vicinity of
Jacobstadt, is considered by mili
tary experts as a fore runner of a
general attempt to advance in the
vicinity of Dvinsk and Riga region
but is not considered as a general
offensive movement, but will Tie
confined to that portion
WARNING SENT OF
EXPLOSION PLOT
. WASHINGTON, May 16- — For
the last few days special agents of
the government and post office in
spectors have been working to
trace a letter received by all news
papers of the city, reading as fol
low^:
“The main building of the depart
ment of agriculture will be blown
up Friday morning, May 12.”
Extraordinary precautions are be
ing taken at the department of agri
culture to prevent the success of
any such plot. Guards have been
stationed, with instructions to ap
prehend suspicious characters. Sim
ilar precautions are being taken at
the other government buildings
Officials believe the letter niav
have been written by a joker, but
th*y are taking no chances, realiz
ing ' that when Frank Holt placed
the bomb, in the capitol about a
year ago he wrote letters to the
newspapers about it ’’' Holt’s com
munications—arrived after the ex
plosion.
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MRS. WAITE TO TESTIFY
AGAINST HER HUSBAND
NEW YORK, May 16—Mrs. Ar
thur Waite, of Detroit, Michigan
arrived here yesterday to attend the
trial of her husband on a charge
of murder. Mrs. Waite said that :
she would appear against him and ;
testify if it was so desired- Waite 1
is charged with having administer
ed poison to his father-n-law
Mr. Field is expecting Mrs. Field
and daughters about the first of
June.
BANDIT VILLA
HAS RECO VERED
IS REPORTED RAISING AN ARMY TO INVADE
THE UNITED STATES
COLUMBUS, May 16— At last
the Mexicans are admitting their
deceit in their report of the death
of Villa, who is said to be busy In
an attempt to raise an army with
which he purposes invading thei
United States. He is said to have
already several hundred and as
soon as he can secure arms and
ammunition, he intends to proceed
to carry out his notion. His staff
is running over the Province of
Durango and picking up men here
and there.
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SAN ANTONIO, May 16—Gen
eral Funston sent out. an order this
morning to every post along the
border to spread out the guards
and cover every loot if possible.
A rumor has been persistently go
j ing the rounds that the uprising
reported a short time ago that lat
er appeared to have been abandon
ed, is merely an attempt to deceive
in the hope of taking the Americans
unaware- The genera] said today
'that he was taking no chances
NEW COMMANDER NAMED.
OTTAWA, May 16—Major Gen
oral Sir Julian Hedgworth George
Byng, a divisional commander of
the British army since the outbreak
of the European war, has succeed
ed General Aldcrson at . the front
in command of the Canadian forces.
Genera! Byng served in Egypt,
India and South Africa, and was
promoted to his present rank in
190!).
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THE BIG GAME
Tomorrow evening will see the
first game of the season when the
Counter Jumpers tppgle with' a
picked team.
It will be remembered that the
Counter Jumpers have yet to be
beat and they are out to keep their
end up.
The game will be called at 6:15
sharp, and the boys are requested
to be there on time even if they
miss their supper.
The teams will be lined up as
'follows:
Counter Jumpers—Thatcher 2 b.,
Payne r. f., Buschinivich c- f., Barth
olamew 1- f-, Janggen 3 b-, Walker
1 b., Hendricks s- s-, Kubley c.
Erickson p
Yannigans—Scanlon s. s-, Rich
ardson 3 b., Higby 1 b-, Slater r- f
and p-, Chas.. Finzel c- f-, Spike
Finzel 1- f-, Stott c., Williams s. s-,
Minnich r. f- and p.
Umpire, Stackpole.
If any of the players are unablp
to turn out, they are requested to i
please inform either Williams or
Walker so as to enable them to
find men to fill their positions, and
in the meantime do not forget the
baseball dance, the date to he an
nounced later.
Mr. end Mrs. A. R. Hall, of
Wrangell, are registered at the Sted
mnn Hotel, and will spend a few
days in town
SOCIALISTS SENTENCED.
EDINGBURG, May 16. — Three
socialists were sentenced to terms
of imprisonment under the .Defense
of Realm Act in the high court af
ter pleading guilty to advising
munition workers at Glascow last
March to quit work. James Me
Dougall, a member of the school
■board and James - Mux ton. a school
teacher were given twelve months
each. Jack Smith, a *,ool maker,
received eighteen months.
AKRON, May 16. — Ten were
killed and many injured when a
building in the center of the town
collapsed last evening, due to an
explosion of powder used in a
nearby excavation \\vork.
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ALAMEDA IS COMING.
SEATTLE, May 10-—The steamer
Alameda sailed for the north this
morning about nine o'clock. Tlin
passengers for Ketchikan arc: If.
R. Chilberg, Billy Tanaka and C.
A. McKay.
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ALL ABOUT THL BOATS
In regard to reports of boats, it
seems impossible to get accurate
information only by cable—when
we get that. Schedules are no long
er—and never were, strictly follow
ed and a report that a boat will
sail on such and such a date is
often misleading. From that it
would seem advisable not to men
tion anything, because, as a prom
inent business .man said this morn
ing, “It is mere guess work ” Some
of us are poor guessers.
However, the Dolphin, south
bound_ is due here at 8 p. m. this
evening.
The Admiral Evans southbound
his evening.
The Jefferson northbound this ev
ening.
The Prince John went south last
evening. Mr. Sulley and Mr. Mc
Cleod took passage on her for the
States.