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VOLI XU. OXK KETCHIKAN'. ALASKA. SATURDAY. JANUARY CS. 1916.. NUMBKIt 109
CITY M VTt'R DAM BREAKS
AM' I N DATE LARGE
TERRITORY
SAN DIEGO SUFFERS
Fnxss ! . .. .‘Hdts’iuc M ate*
Tor tr t City and
Much Rain
SAN DIEGO. Jar- 23.—The un
precedented sal of rain Las caused
tie gr; i-.-.st carnage in the history
of the «sr.:*)'. Last evening. the
..ty water brake releasing ail
the water accaaaulated ana flooding
a® area s,: t~ _■» Elies wtde by fif
teen Eii'.rs .me. carrying near!;.
everythin;: m its dowsward fury.
Besides the cartage caused to the
propers. . is known that fifty-fire
»ere killed either oatrtght or
drowned.
The breaking ©f the oats leaves
the city withctrt whoSe-some water
ar.i tie fire e re teeth: -, greatly im
paired.
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:■:: l epiphany music
AT ST. JOHNS CHURCH ...
Stands.;.- sveshtg. January 30.
“Sert-d Oat T y Light’ Gctmad
Choir
Cello Solo:
■'Large" Handel
Mr. Pennell
Tescr s*c.o ». ,t% ceE® .jbhgat©
“Abide With Me" L&ddie
Mr. Brows
The fursfece which vnas out of or- -
der last Sunday Is sow repaired and
the chtrrci will be
AT THE l -TOMS HOUSE
Sehev .ter t~ tit title t front Prince
Rupert arc Serrtle
SchtNsrer IK click e-tere-i 3'rt-m i
Pnw Rupert and cleared f:r thee
Sea FI afcerses.
Pr St . ess May rccthbotmd.
AT THE CiRAND TONIGHT
Lsstallxer: N:. 7 at "The Blask •
Box." entitled. "The House of Mys
Z.>cTyrr iK ifroigtt*§ ~ru . ES.T’Tjfi'd, &S
mystery after another follows ia
rapid success; ;r. rkreogsotn the
two reels. Not alone does the
“Black Box' stand out by itself, |
bn is backed -p by tie three other
reels jttst zs strong. You wfll • i
leave the Ora -d tonight with a rare
sasifaetkao. The show £5 clear, in
terseting high class, with fonr •
of the leafing screes artists, sack
as Herbert Ras-'.'rises. Ansa Little,
rf. W. Kerraar aad B.llie Ritchie,
tie great ;-So swasedian or knock
©si. :s: is beBeeing, and that '
is the or!/ ~ay y«t can appreciate •
this show, • te-lally arranged with
©Ely ms* object in view, and that is
to please y-o-ts all
Sanda-. r git - umplete charge
It t :tt • with another Billie Rit
chie tv Tf*dy. adr.
KAISER WANTS
U. S. TO KICK
AGAINST FRANCE AND ENG
LAND, BRUTAL TREATMENT
OF PRISONERS
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BERLIN, Jan. 29.—A correspon
dent of the daily times says that
Germany and Austria cave joined
in a note to the United States to
formally protest as a neutral nation
against both France ami England
for the brutal treatment of Ger
man prisoners of war. In the note
i- is claimed that instances of te
aman treatment are set forth.
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MORE ESTIMATES
OF LOSS OF WAR
LONDON. Jan. 29.—A report
from Amsterdam says that accord
ing to the Central News Agency,
the total booty of the Teutonic aJ
lis during the seventeen months of
the war is summed up by the Vien
na war office as follows:
Nearly three million prisoners
were taken, ten thousand guts and
forty thousond machine guns, while
-U0 square kilometers of the en
emy's territory had beets occupied.
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D. S. CUSTOMS
OFFICIAL SHOOTS
AND KILLED MEXICAN IN
SELF DEFENSE WHEN
ATTACKED
EL PASO. Jan. D. White,
the customs inspector shot and kil
led a Mexican yesterday when he
was attacked. The officer claims
to Stare shot in self defense. His
statement was later corroborated by
other witnesses.
George Carotfcers. special agent
of the state department was noti
fied today that his presence was re
quired in Washington. He left im
mediately. His unexpected recall
has caused considerable speculation
as be was supposed to remain here
iradefimi teiy.
Mr. Rogers, manager of the Mt.
Andrew Mine is leaving Monday for
the purpose of putting a force of
mew so work. A. Carlson will
leave also at the same time, having
obtained a position at the mine.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS
Alaska. Wrangell Strait. Peters
burg Float Light 24, reported a
drift January 19, 1916 was replaced
on its station and rebzhted Jan
uary 22. 1916.
Alaska, Chatham Strait , Point
Island Reef Float Light 2, reported
not burning and float capsized Jan
uary 26, 1916, was relighted Jan
uary 22, 1916. Float was found
to be alright.
Alaska. Chatham Strai t, Point
Gardener Light reported not burn
ing January 21. 1916, was found up
on investigation to be burning Jan
uary 22, 1916.
R. R. Tin khans, Sapt.
ANOTHER PLANT
BY THE EXPLOSION ROUTE
AND OF UNKNOWN
ORIGIN
7 PERSONS KILLED
The City of Wellaiington and
Vicinity is Badly
Shaken Up
WELLMIXGTOX, Jan 29.—Sev
en persons were killed ias; evenmc
^ hen the Dopon; Powder Works
'"'as biown to pieces. The explo
sion, the origin of which is unknown
as of a terrific force and shook
the city for ten miles around.
The police are endeavoring to dis
cover the cause, but there is* no
hope of finding it, although some
vice of the opinion that the expto
s;oc was permed iated and not acci
dental.
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ENGLISH CRITICS
DIFFER IN OPINION
ACCORDNTG TO THE LONDON
CHRONICLE WILSON IS
MISUNDERSTOOD
The London Daily Chronicle re
cently in one of its editorials came
strongly in defense of President
Wilson and America in general. The ■
Chronicle declared that the presi
dent occupies a position of excep
tional diffkuify. and adds that “if
the British press and public took a '
little more trouble to understand
.tin and were more conscious of the
absurdity of lecturing a great re
public on what its president ought ■
to do, it would be much to the ad
vantage of the Anglo-American
future." Continuing the Chronicle
says:
"There in * — . * r , ~ _
press that is not treating the Unit
i States as strictly neutral power.
They have treated the United States I
as it were one of the familiy. A
recent number of an American mag
azine contains a symposium giving
the reasons of the English writers
vhy America should come into the
war. This is a piece of gartuitous!
."•'.patience from those who have no
business to advise Americans what
course of policy they should pursue."
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RETURNS FROM WEST COAST
W. E. Epperson came in last
night from a business trip to water
fall and Craig. Some difficulty
w .is experienced in getting arouna
Cape Chacon on account of bad
weather which delayed his return
frcr* Wednesday forenoon until Fri
da; afternoon.
Bring in your bit of news. The
Progressive-Miner is always glad
to receive and print news items.
WILL TAKE A
FRESH STAR1
| RUSSIANS PREPARING FOR RE
NEWAL OF ACTIVITY A
ROUND DVIN'SK
PETOGRAD, Jut. 2i>.—A renewal
of activity in the vicinity of Pvinsk
- is contemplf.ted by the department,
according to an official connected
with the head office. Orders have
been isvied to that effect. Military
critics have of late spared nothing
in their criticism of the armies for
their seemingly lack of activity.
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 29.—Fred
Fulton was awarded a decision in
a twenty-round bout last evening
with P. Flynn as his opponent.
While Fulton was the aggressor
from the start, his opponent is said
to have made a crediatble showing.
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SECRETARY DANIELS
IS PRAISED
SENATOR TILLMAN PAYS VERY
FLATTERING COMPLIMENTS
TO OFFICIAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—In an
address before the Senate today,
SenStor Tillman in his characteristic
manner paid very flattering com
pliments to Secretary Daniels of
the navy. He said that the sec
retary was the greatest official of
the department, meanwhile he se
verely attacked the former secre
tary Meyer, as ‘the most incom
petent official the nation ever had.”
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WAR
German scientists claim to have
found a yeast that turns sugar in
to fat; and another kind of yeast
that produces protein, or meat, from
sugar; and that they get from the
air the nitric acid they need in mak
r.g explosives; and have found a
substitute for cotton.
Haw stuffs which we can no '
produce sufficiently and in plenty,
from the things we have,” says
> German new spaper.
English chemists have been busy,
too, since the war began, and have
•'ound a substitute for milk, of
which the London Laucet says: “It
s chemically indistinguishable from
rows' milk and physically shows
dose relation to it, having a round,
sweet, fatty flavor not unlike that
of rich creamy milk. And yet,
there is not o drop of milk nor an
imal matter in it, every part of it
being of a vegetable origin.”
After all, the world may find it
self indebted to the war for bless
ings that come out of war’s great
necessities.
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Lighthouse Inspector W. C. Dib
re went south on the Prineess May
triis morning in connection with
the work of overhauling the Light
house Tender Kukui. The Kukui
is now awaiting repairs at the Mun
icipal Dock in Seattle.
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, TURK ARMY IS
GIVENORDERS
TO MARCH ON AUSTRIAN BOR
DER AND TO OPERATE
FROM THERE
ALBANIA IS OVERRUN
Have Met With No Serious Obs
truction so Far on
The March
PARIS, Jan. 29.—A reliable re- :
port has been received here to the i
efect that the fifth Turkish army j
was operating in the Dardanelles I
against the allies, has been ordered !
to march through the Austrian bor
ders, from whence the army will
operate. No serious resistance is
: anticipated and a rapid march will
be made to Durazza.
Tlie report says that Albania is
overrun by Austrian forces, and
that as soon as the Turkish army
will have reached its de-t'nation, a
junction will be affected and a real
campaign against the Russians un
dertaken.
MEXICAN CHURCHES
ARE DESECRATED!
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FLAGRANT DISRESPECT SHOWN
FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S
FAITH
EL PASO, Jan. 29.—An Ameri
can who has just returned from a
three-year stay in Mexio and who
is familiar with the customs of the '
natives, says that the Mexicans
have shown a desire to disregard '
the right of others in their faith, ! i
and particularly more so in the at- >
titude of the Mexican revolutionists I
toward the church. The adminis
tration has been taken to task by
many Catholics^ for aiding a far
imposing hardships on the clergy.
In Yucatan priests have been for- j 1
bidden to wear overcoats. Soldiers ! ’
have been permitted to play cards 1
in the churches.”
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SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY
The water pipes have been thaw- ! ’
ed out and everything put in shape .
to insure comfort to the scholars at
the opening of school Monday.
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PRINCESS MAY GOES SOUTH
The steamer Princess May ar- < 1
rived from the north at an early
hour this morning and departed for
the south about 10 a-m.- with the
following passengers: W. C. Fraser,
Lucy W esley, S. L. Thompson, Mrs. j
H. W. Booth, Miss Mabel Pick, W.
C. Dibrell, E. S. Hewitt and Mrs.
Goodrich.
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Job printing neatly and prompt
done at the Progressive-Miner.
CHICAGO GETS
A SURPRISE
CLERKS AND OTHERS ARE SUP
PLIED WITH RE
VOLVERS
CHICAGO. Jan. 29.—An alarm
"'as spread throughout the city to
day that created a decided sensation.
It was reported that the wires for
the police alarm system ‘had boon
! cut. The wires were immediate
ly repaired and the Mayor ordered
a special guard besides supplying
i every clerk in the treasure office
, with revolvers. It is said that the
■ treasurer handles at least a million
dollars a week and that the cut
: ting of the wires may have for
| the purpose of an attempt at rob
j bery.
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NUMBER OF HOUSES
BURNED IN BELGIUM
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PARIS, Jan. 29.—The Belgian !
government has just -sued a state- 1
ment of the number of houses that i
were burned and otherwise destroy
ed by toe Germans since the begin
ning o' the war. The number is
piven as eighteen thousand two
hundtred and seven. The figures
for Fianders are not yet available, !
the report says.
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ECONOMY MUCH
IN EVIDENCE
IT IS SAID THAT THE GERMANS
.. REMOVE HIDES FROM
DEAD HORSES
LONDON, Jan. 29.—An instance
oi German thrift is exemplified by ;
the report that they remove the
1 ices from cK-j dead horses in the
fields before burying them. An- |
Oilier repo.t says that not only re
rrave the Liles from the horses,
but the cats’ and dogs' they use
jo. footwear.
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THE LYCEUM CHORUS CONCERT
The Lyceum Chorus concert that j
•'"!'! be given soon will present some i
of the most delightful music ever i
Active rehersals have been novo
going on for some weeks, but more
voices are needed to make the chor
us well balanced.
All who enjoy the study of good j
music and would like to hear good
music in the city are cordially in
vited to lend their assistance in
this work.
Rehearsals are held on Manday !
Nights at the Firemen’s Hall and
last for one hour only.
The choruses now being studied
are as follows:
“The Bells of St. Micheals Tow
er,” Stewart.
“Little Jack Homer” Caldicott.
“Sanctus” Gounod.
“The Sands of Dee” Caldicott.
“Babylons Wave” Gounod.
It has been repuested that some
of the music sung last year be re- 1
peated so one or more of such num
bers may be included in the pro
gram.
We want more of the High School
students. |
calling men
j 10 COLONS
1C1GHT MORE GROUPS ARE OR.
DEREI) TO JOIN THEIR
REGIMENT
TO TAKE AGGRESSIVE
It is the Belief of Officials Who
Are Supposed to Know
Intention
LONDON, Jan. 21).—A proclama
tion has been posted all over the
country calling to the colors eight
more groups of men who were ex
amined under the supervision of
Lord Derby when the latter was in
charge of the recruiting offices.
Men included in the call are from
twenty-seven to thirty-five years of
age. It is said that as soon as
the men have joined their regiments
another call will be made as it is
the intention to take the aggressive
in the near future.
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“OLD RELIABLE’’ IS COMING
SEATTLE, Jan. 29.—The steamer
Jefferson sailed for the north last
evening with S. Zynda, D. Noll and
one steerage as passenger for Ket
chikan.
HALIBUT BRING” GOOD
PRICE
SEATTLE, Jan. 29.-—Boxed hal
ibbt sold yesterday for eight and
three quarters cents a pound. Fresh
salmon brought thirteen and one
quarter a pound.
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CONFLAGRATION AVERTED
The house occupied by the Swan
son family in Newtown took fire
this morning, through a collection
of soot which had lodged between
the chimney and the roof. The
water in the house was frozen and
for a time it looked like a serious
:onfla£rration mio-ht on gilo A
Fire Department, but with the quick
and timely aid of neighbors, the
olaze was brought under control
and entirely put out before the De
partment arrived on the scene.
Water was carried from the Brindle
home next door and only by the
prompt action of those who helped
was the huse saved. No loss was
sustained by the family except a
slight damage by water.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Northbound
Spokane, Feb. 1.
Adnir. Evans, Feb. 1.
Jefferson, Monday.
Northwestern, Feb. 2.
Southbound
AI-Ki, Monday.
Northland, Mon. or Tue.
Alameda, Monday.
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Buy your underwear during the
great clean-up sale at Heckman’s.
STRONG STO\T CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
Heckman Bldg.
Ed. V. Price & Company
CHICAGO U. S, A.
Janssary, 6, 1516.
Mr. P. 1. Oilman,
K-vhihan, Alaska, 1
Dear Sir:—
To. I'.v.ing Use curiam pursued fay as lor many
years, • ish oar old easterners, as well as cor new
•. re;.it. any teas cad* by as daring Use past sea
««.”* ns winds the lining Las not given satisfaeieary
| “eai or the fronts Lave not held their s&ape. We
will fee pleased to re-Sine the garment and pat in
sew fronts, or if this earisot be done, mace a new
cost free of charge.
Very traly yean,
E. V. PRICE t CO.