[=□ THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE * KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1916. X NUMBER 150.
AMERICAN TROOPS
REACH GRANDES
WILL NOT BE PERMIT lFD TO ENTER CITY
IS CARRANZA’S ORDER
EI. PASO. March IS.—Some thirty
five hundred United States soldiers
reached Casas Grandes last even
ing. and are encamped on the out
skirt of the city.
A report says that the Americans
will not be permitted to enter the
city, that the order received by
Gneral Gavira, in command of the
; government forces, is to the effect
: that unless it becomes absolutely
I necessary to have help to maintain I
; peace, the troops shall be denied the
| privilege to enter the city.
Another report says that the ban
dits under Villa are fleeing and
! burning the bridges in the path of
! the pursuers.
SUBMARINE WAR
TO BE CONTINUED
RESOLUTION TO THAT EFFECT
WAS INTRODUCED IN'
REISCHSTAG.
BERLIN. March 18—The National
Liberal wing of the Reichstag yes
terday introduced a resolution favor
ing the continuance of the submarine
warfare. Instead of moderation
along that line, the party suggests
a more rigid enforcement of the
policy adopted sometime ago by the
government.
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BRAVE CORPORAL SAVES
DAY FOR HIS BATTERY
BERLIN, March 15.—The general
staff reports officially that Cor
poral Wilhelm Nigge of Sassenheim
has been awarded the iron cross .
of the first class for exceptional
bravery.
During one of the battles in the
Vosges Mountains, a French com
pany, after a violent attack, had
been driven back to its trenches b>
the fire of the German cannon and
machine guns, but a t once began
to prepare a new assault by a ter
rible bombardment. The German po
sition was showered with a hail of
shells and within a half an hour two .
German batteries were silenced. On
ly one gun remained in action, served
by Corporal Nigge, the last un
wpunded man of the batteries.
More than two hours the heroic
corporal kept up his fire- Repeat
edly he had to leave his sheltered
position *: d up ammunition, but
he stuck .... his gun until re-enforce
ments arrived. His bravery saved
the day. The batteries Went into
action again and soon afterwards the
French bombardment stopped.
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On the steamer Watson last even
ing, arrived Mr. Henry Schiothan,
brother of Councilman Schiothan,
and formerly a resident of Ketchi
kan. Mr. Schiothan will remain in
the city for a few days and from
here will go to Petersburg wnerc he
:= to take charge of the machine
chop at that place. Mrs. Schiothan
vill follow later.
FOR RENT—A cabin on Mahoney
Height. Apply to Dr. Brown.
MINISTER SEES
END OF WAR
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SAYS MOVEMENT OF RUSSIAN
TROOPS HAS JUST
BEGUN.
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PARIS, March 18.—Alexander Bri- j
bot, the finance minister, in a ;
speech delivered in the chamber of
deputies yesterday said that he
could see the end of the war in
the movement of the troops. He said
that Russia has just begun moving
its large armies, and since arrange
ment had been made with Rumania
to pass through her territory un
hampered. Bulgaria would soon be
subdued and satisfied to remain on
her own territory.
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GOMPERS FINDS FAULT
YOUNGSTOWN, March 18.—
Samuel Gompers today' denounced
the indictment brought by tbe grand
jury'against Gary, and says that the
law of Ohio is to blame for the
mistaken idea that labor is a com
modity.
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Mr. M. Faessel, and employe of
the Northern Machine Works, who
left with Mrs. Foessel and baby in
the middle of January for a visit
in the states, arrived on the Princess
Sophia last evening, and will re
sume his old position. Mrs. Faessel
will follow in three weeks or so.
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BARTENDERS ATTENTION!
Meeting tomorrow (Sunday) at
2:30 p. im. sharp. Important busi
ness. (Adv.) |
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AMONG THE BRUISERS
NEW YORK, March 18.—Benney
Leonard in a bout knocked out S
O’Brien in the seventh round. The
sale of tickets for the Willard
Moran fight has reached the enor
mous figure of one hundred thou
sand dollars.
At Milwaukee, Fred Fulton knock
ed out Jim Flynn in the second
round.
At St. Paul, Mike Gibbons out- i
pointed Jess Smith- The former j
was given the decision in the tenth
round.
STRONG STOYF CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
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Heckman Bldg.
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SPRING GOODS
Arc coming in faster than we expected them.
In order to make room for the
NEW GOODS
We will offer the following at
REDUCED PRICES
Men’s Mackinaws, Malore Pants. Wool Under
wear Flannel Shirts, etc.
P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
AT THE CAUCUS
LAST NICHT
MANY ARE FAVORED WITH
NOMINATION FOR
CANDIDATES
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Men Folk- Showed Confidence by
the Nomination of
Women
At the appointed hour of eight
o’clock last evening, the caucus of
the electors o f the City of Ketchi
kan niet to nominate candidates for
the office of Mayor for the term of
one year and six councilmen for
the terms of two years and one
Treasurer of the School Board for
the term of three ears, to be elected
at the general City Election to be
held April 4th, 1916, which was cal
led to order by the City Clerk S. A.
Plumley, Friday March 17th, 1916.
Mayor J. R. Reegle was elected
Chairman and Chas- Deppe Secre
tary of the Caucus.
Nominations for Mayor:
J. R. Beegle.
M. J. Henneghan.
E. E. Sparhawk.
Fremont King.
Thos. Torry.
P. J. Gilmore.
Nominations for Councilmen:
G. E. Paup.
J. Pittenger.
Wm. T. Mahoney
E. J. Williams.
W. H. Patching.
Fremont King.
A. E. Walker.
E. A. Henry.
Mrs. G. E. Paup.
N. R. Walker.
Edw. Brown. •
J. F. Warder.
Andy Anderson
W. L. Sampson.
F. E. Ryus.
P. J. Gilmore.
Otto Johnson.
D. W’. Hunt.
E. J. Copeland.
Noah Howell.
John Koel
Mrs. M. S. Dobbs.
_ Mrs. Nels Gibson.
Mrs. F. J. Hunt.
Mrs. Chas- Taylor.
Nominations for Treasurer of the
School Board.
Wm. Strong.
Mrs. E. L. Sampson.
J. H. Davies.
Mrs. M. S. Dobbs.
W. A. Bryant.
E. A. Henry.
A. L. Spaeth
Mrs. H. M. Stackpole.
Mrs. F. J. Hunt.
Ira King.
J. J. Daly.
The following motions were duly j
made, seconded and carried unani- '
mous’y:
“The Secretary- of the Caucus shall
notify all candidates of the fact of
their nomination, and that an ac
ceptance in writing must be filed
with the Secretary of the Caucus
ARMIES RESTING
AT VERDUN
ONLY INTEMITTENT BOMBARD
MENT DISTURBS THE
PEACE
PARIS, March 18.—The renewed
attack on Verdun by the German
forces that was expected last even
ing, failed to assume a character,
and only intermittent bombardment
is reported fro m the front this mor
ning.
The enemy's failure to pierce
through the protection of Verdun
was repeated in five unsuccessful at
tacks on Vauz yesterday. Five
times the Germans hurled their
forces against our defense, but each
time were repulsed with heavy loss
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HOLLAND IS
ALL “HET” UP
PRESS STATES THAT IT MUST
BE THE LAST OF SERIES
OF MISTAKES.
HAGUE, March 1.—The loss of
the splendid liner Tubantia, the prid?
of Holland, has stirred the country
deeply and the press is freely ex
pressing the sentiment of the peoplj
when it says that the loss of the
liner mut be the last of a scries
of accidents attributable to careless
ness. Mistakes of the same sort
will not pass without action on the
part of the country in the future,
says one of the influential papers
editorially. Reprisal will result for
similar actions and' so-called mis
takes.
AN ERROR CORRECTED.
In reporting the minutes of the
meeting of the council last Thurs
day, the name of “Harry Brice”
appeared as one of the appointees
for clerkship at the municipal elect
ion on April 4th. This was an
error as the man appointed to the
office was “Harry Rite.”
Councilman Schlothan, who has
been absent for nearly seven months
visiting most of the time in San
Francisco, was a returning passen
ger of the Princess Sophia, that he
boarded at Prince Rupert after a
«■. op-over of two days. Mr. Schlo
Uian appears to be in good hea'th
unc spirit after his long vacation;
vacation well earned after an ar
duous summer’s work. One of the
employees of the Northern Ma'hine
Works said that Mr. Schlothan’s im
proved capacity for work will come
mighty handy at this time, as the
work has been accumulating of late.
on or before March 30th, at 6 p. m.
in order to have their name appear
on the official ballot
“Names of the candidates to ap
pear in alphabetical order on the
official ballot.”
Meeting then adjourned.
CflAS. DEPPE, Secretary.
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THE MEXICANS
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THE CONSTITUTIONALISTS ARE i
MEETING WITH STRONG
RESISTANCE.
NEAR TORREON TOWN
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Villa L Reported to be Heading
For The Sierra
Mountains.
EL PASO, March 18.—A dispatch
from Torreon Says that the constitu
tionalists met the Villa forces near
there early this morning, ard a
fight began which is still raging.
What the outcome may be, will not
be known before tomorrow, says the
report, but that the government
forces were hopeful of defeating the ’
rebels and possibly capture their |
leader.
From one of the members of the j
Villa contingent, it was learned that
the chief was on his way into the
Sierra Madres mountains, where he
expects to make his final stand
against his pursuers
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RUMANIA AND BULGARIA
REPORTED FIGHTING
PARIS, March 18.—An unconfirm- j
ed report has reached here that the j
Rumania and Bulgaria troops had
had an encounter in which several
were killed. The report says that
a Bulgarian battery on the river
Danube assisted by an Austrian gun
boat, attacked a Rumania ship that
was loading a cargo in the Ruman
ian waters.
TO TAKE SUPPLIES TO
EXPLORER STAFANSSON
JjEATTLE, March 18. — Captain
Louis Lane, who last September
agreed with Explorer Stefansson to
meet him on Banks Land, said today
that his new power schooner would
be ready about May 15th, and that
he would leave immediately there
after. i
The steam whaler Belvedere, Capt.
Olaf Swenson, commander, will leave
Seattle March 25 for a whaling
cruise along the Siberian and Alas
ka coasts. The Belverdere will also
touch at Point Barrow. —
Capt. Swenson commanded the
power boat King & Winge when
she rescued the Karluk survivors
from Wrangell Island September 7,
1914.
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LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINES.
ALASKA, Wrangell Strait, The fol
lowing bouys have been reported
slightly out of position- They will
be replaced as soon as practicable:
South Ledge No. 4,
North Pont Np. 5.
Colorado Reef No. 7.
By direction of the Commissioner
of Lighthouses.
W. C. DIBRELL,
Lighthouse Inspector
LAST WAR VETERANS
WANT TO FIGHT
APPLICATIONS FOR ENLISTMENT POURING
IN ALL OVER COUNTRY
WASHINGTON,' March 18.—For
ty-six braves of the Spanish-Ameri
ean war have thus far expressed
their desire to join in the invasion
of Mexico and lend then- aid to
tubdue the bandits. Every incoming
mail brings thousands of. inquiries
STEAMER CALLS
FOR HELP
UNKNOWN LINER REPEATED
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE;
WAS ANSWERED.
AMSTERDAM, March 18. — Re
peated calls for help from an un
known steamer apparently in the
vicinity where the Tubantia was
sunk a few days ago, have been
heard since early tliis morning. At
the first call received, the govern
ment ordered a cruiser to its as
sistance, but thus far nothing has
been heard from either ship.
THREE AVIATORS KILLED
LONDON, March 18.—As the re
sult of an experimental flight yes
terday, three men are dead. The
machine refused to perform and the
aviators were thrown from high al
titude and were killed.
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MRS. PRITCHARD HOSTESS.
Mrs. J. D. Pritchard entertained
at dinner March 17 in honor of
Mrs. Bruce Buck, her cousin, who
is here on a visit. The guests who
shared Mrs. Pritchard’s hospitality
were Mrs. Gregory, Miss Gregory,
Mrs- Troyer, Miss Buor and the
guest of honor.
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BUCKSHOT JOHN.
This great Paramount feature,
with Hobart Bosworth in the title
role is a sure winner, from Bank
hold-ups to sensational feats known
only in the Paramount features.
These five reels will thrill you,
show for the last time tonight. To- ]
morrow night the usual strong Sun
day night show, Wm. S. Hart, the
star of the “Bargain,” will be seen
in another true Western feature,
and Tommy Mix, the greatest horse
man of the day will also appear in
a 2-reeIer. This one is a western
comedy of the Class-A type. Pathe
Daily News with the usual big
field of news 1^ on tap also. To
night and Sunday at the Dream, the
house that sets the pace. (Adv.)
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WANTED — To rent completely
furnished house. Inquire Progress
ive-Miner office Saturday.
NEW SPRING MILLINERY ON
DISPLAY AT HECKMAN’S adv
ns to the necessity for men and
altering their services.
Officials here are of the opinion
'I.at should the necessity aiis- 300,
; W men could be secured in less
than a week.
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GERMANS BEGIN OFFENSIVE.
AMSTERDAM, March 1S.--A re.
port reached here today that the
Germans had started a strong of
fensive movement in the Dvinsk re
gion.
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COUNT DECAZES IS KILLED.
PARIS, March 18—Count Decazes,
military aviator succeeded in bring
ing down a German aeroplane yes
terday, but was killed when his own
machine burst into flames.
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PASSENGERS LEAVING
ON THE JEFFERSON
Those leaving today for the south
on the Jefferson were: Miss Char
lotte Wall, Miss Birtie Warn, W. J.
Rogers and L. H. Kubley.
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AGENT COMING BACK.
G. A. McNicholl, assistant general
freight and passenger agent for the
G. T. P. C. S. S. Co-, with head
quarters at Prince Rupert, and who
visited here a week or ten days ago
when he made arrangement to open
an office for the local agent, Mr.
Raleigh, sent word to the Progress
ive-Miner that he expected to return
to Ketchikan on the Spokane and
would remain over until the Prin
cess Sophia returns from the north.
Mr. McNicholl reports a hard trip
north and as having met with con
siderable snow.
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ARRIVAL OF BOATS.
Both the steamers Admiral Wat
son and the Princess Sophia arrived
last evening from the south about
the same time, and both steamers
had nearly a full list of passengers.
The steamer Jefferson made port
about one o’clock this afternoon af
ter a hard trip north where a heavy
snow fall prevented a fast run.
MOVEMENT OF BOATS.
From the south: The Despatch is
due here tomorrow; the Dolphin is
due here Monday.
From the north: The Spokane is
due here Monday; the Sophia is due
here Tuesday.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS.
Northbound Due Here.
To Leave Seattle.
Al-Ki the 16th.
Admiral Evans the 19th.
Southbound Due Here.