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THE >AILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN. ALASKA, TUESDAY, DEC. 7, 1915. NUMBER SIXTY-PIVE
SOME PLOTTERS
DID THE WORK
AND SUCCEEDED IN DISABLING
STEAMER MINNESOTA HAVE
RUINED THE BOILERS
HELPLESS TWO DAYS
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As*-: wiices sent Her. Is Expected
Back Sometime This
Afternoon
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 7—Radiogram
advices from the big steamer Min
nesota that has been helpless for the
last two days, says that plotters
have succeeded in completely dis
abling her by destroying her boil
frs. The tubes have been ruined
presumably by the use of acid.
Search of the boat has failed to re
veal the guilty thus far, although
several have been put under arrest
and will be detained for further in
vestigation.
The radiogram requested assis
tance which was immediately sent
her, and is expected to arrive her-5
this afternoon.
It appears that just before th»
Minnesota sailed from Seattle last
week secret service men received
a hint that “somthing would • hap
pen” to the ship before she could
reach her destination, London. Her
cargo consisted of foodstuffs and
lumber consigned to England. It
was positively denied just before
her sailing that there was explos
ives or munitions of war aboard the
vessel.
KRAUSE GREATLY RELIEVED
WHEN HE REACHED JAIL
It Had Been Rumored That Possibly
A Mob Would Handle Him
On His Arrival
Just before Edward Krause arriv
ed in Juneau, some one circulated
a rumor to the effect that possibly
a mob would take him from his
guard and take care of him in the
old fashioned way. This of course
was denied by many business men.
However, the rumor must have
reached Krause, as he appeared
quite nervous on his arrival at Ju
neau. The Empire of the 24th says:
“It is reported that Krause en
joyed sleep last night for the first
time in ninety-six hours. The man
ner in which he left Seattle had ap
parer.-ly unnerved him, the guards
said, and the landing of the Hum
boldt at Thane and his trip to Ju
neau by automobile were circum
stances that kept the prisoner in
fear until he reached the jail. Kraue
peered anxiously at the people on
the Thane dock and during his ride
to Juneau great beads of perspir
ation appeared on his forehead. He
asked for a drink of water, in a low
voice, when the jail was reached.
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D. W. Hunt Manager of the
Northland Dock returned from a
business trip to Wrangell this morn
ing on the steamer Humboldt.
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for the Daily Progressive-Miner for
WICKERSHAM
PREPARES BILL
| COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERN
MENT THAT HAS THE SUP
PORT OF SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7—Dele
gate Wickersham in an interview
| said that he had prepared a bill
which he would introduce at thf:
: first opportunity for a commission
form of government for Alaska. He
, said that the bill met with the fuf
approval of the Secretary of the T\
■ terior, and had many other strung
■ supporters.
The bill has for its object the
transfer of all the power now exer
. cised by officials at Washington t
a certain number of commlss'.oners
who will he stationed In Alaska,
thereby facilitating all matters the
have to be dealt with -through de
partmental bureaus at the nations
| capital.
GERMAN PEOPLE COMPLAIN OI
HIGH COST OF LIVING
BERLIN, Dec. 7—From ever;,
part of Germany come in increasing
number, complaints of the ever
i mounting cost of living, especially
of eating, says a correspondent, and
coupled with them more and more
frequently the charge that the mid
dle-man is to blame, and that spec
ulation, not shortage of food, is re
sponsible for jacking up prices to
an unprecedented height.
Scarcely a day goes by but the
food question is aired in at least one
of the newspapers. The middle-man
repudiates the charges that he is
at fault quite as regularly as it is
made, with the result, as the Tag
eblatt said, that the more earnestly
the true explanation is sought, the j
more muddled becomes the whole
subject.
Butter has been the latest com
modity to go up. It had reached ?
3-mark-a-pound (75 cents) figure
and was advancing daily when the
authorities stepped in and anchore.1
the price at 2 marks 80 pfennings,
where it still remains.
GERMANS ARE INTERNED
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 7—Six Ger
man sailors, members of the crew of
the American ship Poltalloch, just
arrived were arrested and interned.
The ship has been 126 days from
Caleta Buena, Chile. She experienc
ed terrific gales in which one man
I was washed overboard and drown
ed and a mast greatly damaged.
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ATTHEGRANDTONIGHT
Old California, a two reel feature
with Edwin August in the leading
role. A story of old California in
early days.
Snow Drift, a thrilling drama
of the Northwest featuring Bar
bara Tennent and O. C. Lund A good
comedy completes the show. A one
night stand for this group of pic
tures. Wednesday and Thursday
night The Call of the North, by
Je3S L. Lasky Feature Co. Friday
and Saturday, Black Box, in charge
of Civic Club. Adv.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
SHOES! SHOES! SHOES!!
We have just received
150 Pairs Men’s Shoes f
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These goods were bought at the old price so jj
I you can
Save 15 to 20 per cent
by making your putrhases now. Only goods of I
the highest quality carried here
P. J. GILMORE, THE- CLOTHIER 1
TELLS CONGRESS WE
MUST BE PREPARED
President Wilson Reads His Message Setting Forth the
Necessity of National Defense
WASHINGTON, Des. 7—At a
joint session of congress this mom
Ih i, I resident Wilson appeared ani
■> rsonaily read parts of his mes
sage. The parts that he wished to
emphasize, he read carefully. The
message deals chiefly with nation
al defense. After a brief explana
tion of what he desired from con
cress in the way of the country’s
ueier.se, he said, “unless you take
its necessity from every point of
view and allow its significance to
command your thought and by the
light of experience and examples
work along that line, I cannot find
other means to show the necessity
for preparedness. America is a
great country, and we are a great
nation. Great countries should not
become belligerents, they should
not seek engrandizement, nor should
they have any desire for war; but
America should insist upon its se
curity; we should insist in our
right to prosecute our self chosen
lines of development. National de
fense does not mean only matter of
men and guns, it means discipline
among our citizens by mutual con
sent. If we must know how modern
fihgting is done, we must be prepar
ed with the necessary implement:
and know how to handle them.
The President recommends some
reform in the laws governing the
Philippines and suggests that help
be extended to Mexico as a friend
and not coercion.
A merchant marine is demanded,
and the message finally ends by the
statement that * the country must!
crush out anarchy. He said: "There
are many citizens born under an
other flag who have been admitted
in this country nuder our generous
naturalization laws, but who havt
poured poisons of disloyalty int.'
every artery in an attempt to mur
der our national life. Those ere?
tures whose passions and disloyalt
is bordering on anarchy, should be
crushed out.”
JAPAN TO BUILD
GREAT NAVY
REPRESENTATIVES OF SERBIA
ITALY, BELGIUM, RUSSIA,ENG
LAND AND FRANCE
PARIS, Dec. 7—A war council'
with the representatives from Serb
ia, Italy, Great Britain, Russia and
France is being held today in the
chamber of deputies.
The meeting is said to be to de- j
vise ways and means to carry on the
war without delay throughout the
winter months. A commander will :
be agreed upon who will have charge
of the general operation, throughout
the fighting districts.
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VIOKRSE TO GOING AHEAD
PREFERS GOING BACK
LONDON, Dec. 7—“If the declar-!
•ition of London is in force, why, m ,
heaven’s name, could we not fall
lack on the old sea laws of our
an w-tors which gave them victory ? j
The country wants to get rid of all
ths rubbish—the declaration cf
I ondon and the Hague convention.
We want to sweep away all judicial j
niceties and win this war by placing
British interests and the interests |
cf our allies as the only interests,
first and supreme.”
This from the earl of Portsmouth
in the house of lords yesterday. He
was trying to learn the exact posi
tion of Great Britain with regardi
to the declaration of London and ob-.
tniu a denial cr confirmation of re- j
r that Lord Reading had made j
an arragnement with the United
States for the reference of claims to
ar ' fmational tribunal.
BLUEBEARD’S WIDOW DIES
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CHICAGO, Dec. 6—A widow of
Johann Hoch, one of thirty-two, died
of starvation, superinduced by pneu
monia here today. She was Mrs.
Mary Hoch Wemke. Hoch, branded
at his trial as an arch-bigamist and
murderer of many of the wives whom
he bigamously married, was hanged
in this city a decade or more ago.
The woman who died today was an
important witness against him.
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REMEMBER THE BIG PARTY
Don’t miss the progressive whist
party that the Eagle Ladies are
going to give Wednesday evening1
• the old Field’s Store adjoining the j
C -toms House. The play will
1 irt o’ 8:30 sharp, prizes will be
'ded and refreshments served:
all for the small sum of 25 cents.
You are cordially invited to attend.
MILLIONS OF RUSSIANS WILL
TAKE PART IN NEXT DRIVE
Czar Biding Time For The Most
Terrific Onslaught
PETROGRAD, Dec. 7—The next
forward movement of the Russian
armies will be in numbers of mil
lions, not army corps, says a high
army official. The armies are in
better shape than for many months,
said this official, and quite capable;
of moving forward at any point. But
the new plan of campaign contem
plates much more than the taking
of towns and territory by drives at
this point and that.
The Russian staff is well satis
fied with the net result of strategy
during the summer, and., it is assert
ed, is willing to bide its time for the
inception of the new campaign. A
contented army, well fed, clothed
and housed and weekly steam clean
ed, is the first Russian army, as
seen by the Associated Press cor
respondent during a 10 days’ visit
to the positions along the eastern
front. There are quarters for the
officers and for the men, officers'
clubs, and, strangest of all, steam
baths in which the men take turns
in squads at being thoroughly
steamed and scrubbed; then they are
given fresh under garments.
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ACTUAL CONSCRIPTION EXISTS
IN NEW ZEALAND
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7—Actual
conscription exists in New Zealand
in order to obtain recruits for the
British army, said P. I. Sullivan, of
the party of seventy Irishmen who
arrived here today on the steamer
Moana.
“When we were aboard the
Moana,” government officials came
to question us. We all stuck to the
story that we were going to England
to Enlist. That was our little Irish !
joke as we intended to make our
home in California. We had to lie
in order to get away.
“Five thousand recruits a month
were promised by New Zealand,” de
clared Mr. Sullivan.
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ATTENTION
The Parent-Teacher Association
will meet tomorrow evening at the
usual place and time. Everybody
interested is requested to attend.
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BASKETBALL GAME THURSDAY
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Metlakahtla and Ketchikan will
meet for their first game of the
season Thursday evening at 8 p.m.,
and a good treat is promised the
basketball fans.
The Rink will be heated and made
comfortable. Come out and root for
the boys. 2t.
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T. k. ^'hflhursr Pres, .1. K Heckman Vice-pres. A. R. Larson Cashier
Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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WAR COUNCIL
BEING HELD
PREMIER OKUMA’S LATEST AD
VICE TO HIS COUNTRY IS
TO BE PREPARED
TOKIO. Dec. 7—Premier Okumu,
in an address to the council of war
said that his advice to his country
was that she should not lose a single
day in buildinga great navy. As far
as the present war shows, he said,
a great navy is theo nly reliable sup
port of Japan in case of war. A
navy will keep our ports closed or
opened according to the strength
that we can manage, and without
n great navy the land forces are-.
powerless.
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BULGARS AND GERMANS BUSY
LONDON, Dec. 7—“The Bulgar
ians are withdrawing troops from
the Turkish frontier and are dis
patching them to other fronts in
anticipation of an attack from the
side of Rumania, or by way of the
Black sea,” says a Reutter dispatch
from Saloniki, “while some of the
German forces in Serbia are pro
ceeding to the support of the Bul
garians against a prospective Rus
sian invasion.”
NO AMERICAN NEED APPLY
JERSEY CITY. Dec. 6—Major W.
Winchell of this city who was select
ed by Gen. Bramwell Booth as head
cf the Salvation Army relief work In
Belgium, has been denied permission
by the German government to en
ter that country, according to in- j
foimation received here by his wife, j
Maj. Winchell is an American, but,
went to Belgium on orders from the
international headquarters of the |
Salvation Army in London. His ]
friends here believe that this ac
counts for the German refusal to
admit him.
The Progrcssive-Minr- 75c. per nm !
LANE WANTS
EIGHT MILLION
FOR ESTIMATE OF WORK CON
TEMPLATED ON RAILROAD
THE COMING SEASON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7—Secre
tary Lane said today that he had
prepared an estimate of the
of money needed for the continua
tion of the railroad work In Alas
ka during the coming season at
nearly eight and one quarter mil
lion.
Aside from that, he said that the
appropriation for other works is a
bout the same as former years, all
of which he had great hope that
congress would grant.
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GERMANY IS SUSPECTED 3Y
MANY AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS
LONDON, Dec. 7—A Hungarian
correspondent of the Morning Post
in a dispatch says:
“The resignation of the three Aus
trian cabinet members is a protest
against Germany’s attempt to force
a trade customs alliance on Austria
and Hungary and a warning to the
people of Austria-Hungary that
there is economic danger ahead.
“Germany’s tariff union policy al
ready aroused bitter opposition in
both the Austrian and Hungarian
governments. There is little doubt
that the conference between the two
emperors had reference to ' such a
tariff and that the ministers who
opposed it had to resign.
“Dr. Rudolph Schuster vonBonnott,
minister of commerce, who was a
mong those to resign, in a recent
speech opposed the German scheme.
He is a shining light in the circles
that fear that after the war Ger
many, cut off from exploiting the
entente countries, is preparing to
swallow Austria-Hungary under the
guise of a customs union.
HALIBUT HIGHER
SEATTLE, Dec. 7—Yesterday
thirty-seven boxes of halibut sold
for six and three-quarters cents a
pound, plus seventy-five cents bonus
a box. ’
Six boxes of fresh salmon brought
fen cents down to four cents a
pound, according to size.
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At The DREAMT0N1GHT
ARRIVES ON THE HUMBOLDT
The man that has set the world
laughing, arrived on the Humboldt,
and will be seen at the Dream Thea
ter Wednesday and Thursday. His
name is Charlie Chaplin. His last
appearance in this town will be re
membered as long as the show runs.
Tillies Punctured Romance was the
title. The feature he is showing in
tomorrow will be called “Work” and
it’s a scream. Do not miss this as
these pictures are very few. Two
nights only. Adv.
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An Australian engineer has in
vented an engine that is run with
sewer gas.
STILL ACTIVE
FLEET HAS RETURNED TO SEA
OF MARMORA AND SUNK
SEVERAL STEAMERS
THE TURKS SUFFER
Supply Ships, Cruisers and Smaller
Vessels Meet -With The
Same Fate
LONDON, Dec. 7—A fleet of
submarines was ordered to the Sea
of Mannora for the purpose of
clearing out the coast of Turks
supply ships, which according to a
late report had succeeded in sinking
several, among which were two
cruisers and several other vessels.
The report says further that most
of the crews were saved.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Northbound
City of Seattle, tonight.
Admiral Farragut, Friday, 10th.
Jefferson, Friday 10th.
Al-Ki, Friday 10th.
Despatch, Sunday 12th.
Southbound
Senator, Wednesday evening.
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JEFFERSON’S SAILING
IS POSTPONED
SEATTLE, Dec. 7—The sailing of
the Jefferson has been postponed to
Wednesday morning.
HUMBOLDT ARRIVED
The independent liner, S. S. Hum
boldt, arrived from the north about
10:30 this morning, bringing the
following passengers for Ketchikan:
Jas. E. Sayles, R. L. Petty, Mrs.
Edmonds, E. Thayer, O. G. Reeves,
Pat Shanahan, H. Nickolls, M. E.
Robinson, and D. W. Hunt. She
got away for Seattle about noon
taking as passengers from here,
Geo. L. Drake and wife.
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AT THE CUSTOMS HOUSE
ENTERED
4th
San Juan, from Seattle.
5th
Edison and Northwestern from
Seattle.
CLEARED
4th
Idaho, and Jefferson for Seattle,
and the San Juan for sea fisheries.
7th
Humboldt for Seattle.
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BACK TO OLD HOME
George L. Drake and his wife
were southbound passengers on the
steamer Humboldt. They are off
for a long trip to visit Mr. Drake’s
old home at Lakeport, New Hamp
shire. They expect to be absent from
Ketchikan till the latter part of Jan
uary.
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FOR SALE A BARGAIN
I,. C. Smith typewriter used four
months, will sell cheap. Inquire at
this office. Adv. 2t.
TONIGHT at the DREAM
Monday and Tuesday, December 6 and 7 ;jj;
The Inimitable <j>
JOHN BARRYMORE |j;
In the Famous Comedy 1!'
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“THE MAN FROM MEXICO” |
Five Full Reels of Laughter j! !
A Paramount comedy that is worth its weight in silver j ; ,
Coming, “THE MAN FROM HOME,” also thatqueer guy, CHAPLIN 1