THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. lM. ____U
GAS LIGHTING PLANT EXPLODES
BUILDING CONSUME# WITH
ALL ITS CONTENTS
ONE NAN LOSES LIFE
At th? Time of the Fire the Tem
perature Stood at Thirty
Below Zero
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 21—Last
evening the gas lighting plant of
the California saloon on Water
street, exploded and started the
fire to the building. In no time the
building was a total wreck, al
though the fire department did all
it could to save it- The depart
ment, however, did some good worx
in preventing the fire from spread
ing to adjacent buildings. At the
time, the termometer registered
thirty beloy zero.
After the smoke had cleared a
way, the remains of a Russian,
named Geo. Saloff, was found who
apparently was suffocated while at
tempting to escape.
RUSSIAN FRONT IS
ALSO MADE SEIGE LINE
Conditions There Now Much the
Sams as in France
PARIS, Dec. 20—Speaking of
Field Marshal von Hindenburg’s
forces facing him in the Riga-:
Dvinsk sector, Gen. Russki, com
manding the northern Russian army;
opposing the Germans in this re-!
gion, is quoted in a Petrograd dis- ■
patch to the Petit Parisien as fol- i
lows:
“The enemy's divisions which
were sent to France have been re
placed by a multitude of heavy and
light guns and by kilometers of
barbed wire. Their heavy artil
lery is superior to ours, although
wq have enough. Our shell crisis
over. We are getting all the!
ammunition we want from Petro
grad.
"As to positions, advantages a
long this front—which is 300 versts
<about 200 miles! or approximate
ly half of that in France—are a
bcut ecrual. When the waters
freeze it is certain the offensive
will become easier and the defensive
harder for both sides, but the Ger
mans will not be able to bring un
fresh troons if they take the of
fensive. The offensive i= costly:
whoever attacks must suffer heavy
losses.
"Finally it is all a question of
who in a few months will have the'
largest number of effective, Ger
many or Russia. You know what
forces we have in reserve, so good
days are coming when the Russian
army will advance.”
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Don’t forget Red Men’s Ball New
Year’s Eve. Dec, 31, 1915.
GREECE HAS
INTERPOSED
INTERPOSE WITH THEIR PRES
ENCE BETWEEN ALLIES AND
YHF. BULGARIANS
ATHENS, Dec. 21—A strong
army has been sent by the depart
ment of war to interpose between
the allies and Bulgarian troops lo
cated near the border. The section
that the Greek so'diers are occu
pying is known as the Drain dis
trict, where several fights have al
ready taken place.
This move on the part of Greece,
was entirely unexpected, and shows
a decided friendly feeling for the
allied entente.
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GIVE ADVICE
TO HIS COUNTRY
SAYS PRESENT TROUBLE IS
SHEER NONSENSE. JUST
KEEP COOL IS ALL
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BERLIN. Dec. 21—Count Tizsar
who. next to Emperor Francis
Joseph, is the strongest man in
Austria, advises his country not
to break with the United States,
and provided that Washington
keep cool, there is no danger nr
trouble between the two countries.
The present irritation, he qualifies
as sheer nonsense and not worth
getting excited over.
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LONDON, Dec. 21—The attempt
to deprive Edgar Speyer and
Sir Ernest Cassel of membership
in the privy council on account of
their German birth, has been de
feated. The lord chief justice, |
Baron Reading, who has had the
matter under advisement since
arguments were concluded a month ;
ago, delivered his judgement today.
He declared Sir Edgar and Si'
Ernest as naturalized British sub
jects. had all the rights and privil
eges of British born subjects and
therefore were entitled to be mem- j
bers of the privy council.
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ENGLAND GIVES WARNING
MILAN, Dec- 21—The Secolo i
asserts that the British government ’
has warned Italy that German
emissaries have left United State?
ports with the purpose of commit-1
ting acts of violence in Italy, par
ticularly against merchant ship
ping. In this connection, the Secolo.
calls attention to recent fires on a
steamship at Naples and on the
docks at Genoa.
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According to French statistics
but one fourth of tlfc aviation-acci
dents are due to defects in aero
planes. *
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ATTENTION SKATERS
The skating Rink will be opened
to skaters on Tuesday, Thursday
Come all. 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
These goods were bought at the old price so
you can
Save 15 to 20 per cent
by making your putrhases now. Only goods of
the highest quality carried here
P. J. GILMORE, THE CLOTHIER
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DAM
AGE TO PORT ARMSTRONG
WHALING STATION
PLANT IS WRECKED
Steamer Despatch Had Hard Time
Escaping From Fierce Wind
That Prevailed
r
The steamer Despatch of the
Border Line Transportation Com
! pany, came in port today on her
way to Seattle, and while in pore
1 purser Johnson imparted the news
that while at Poet Armstrong, the
wind blew with such a force as to
demolish the Whaling Station Plant
at that place. It blew down trees
like if they were straws. Sheets of
courrugated iron were tom off the
l-uilding and carried into the sea.
Some that struck posts or trees
were cimply rolled or twisted a
nround the obstacles- Purser
Johnson said that it was the worst
wind storm he had ever experienc
ed.
The damage caused to the whal-1
ing plant, together with the de-!
struetion of tons and tons of fertil- :
izer. the Purser estimates at about |
seventv-thousand dollars.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—Since |
the news of the signing of the;
reace agreement between the Car- j
ram? and Villa factions, American i
capital is talking of resuming j
ri>erations in Mexico. Many proper-'
ties that have been idle for years,
will be re-opened and worked.
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GRAVE CHARGE IS MADE
BY INDICTED GERMAN;
NEW YORK, Dec. 21—Charges j
that a Bridgeport, Conn- factory j
accepted a contract with the Brit- j
ish government to supply the Eng- ;
lish army with dumdum bullets |
were made today in an affidavit ]
filed with Asistant United States I
Attorney Knox by Dr. Herbert
Kienzle. ~~ ,r*“" j
Dr. Kienzle is one of the six i
men indicted with Robert Fay on
the charge of conspiring to blow j
up ships carrying munitions of war!
to the allies. His affidavit is In!
sDite of a motion for a separate
trial and the appointment of a com
mission to take evidence in his
behalf in Germany.
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AT THE GRAND TONIGHT;
Tbe Lights O’ London, a five j
par melodrama produced under thej
personal direction of the author
Geo. R. Sims. This feature is
fall of beautiful scenes of an old
English estate and the great eft;
of London which move at a rapid I
•^ace, and introduces a number of
exciting incidents arising outof the!
disinheriting of the son of old
Squire Arllatige.
Wednesday and Thursday night
Mary Pickford in, Eagles Mate, a
five reel feature of the Famous
Players. Adv.
INSPECTOR
HAKES REPORT
SAYS ALASKA .MINING. IN
CREASING THAT PROPER
LAWS BE ENACTED
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21-*Iine
Inspector, Sumner Smith, complet
ed his report to the department of
the Interior in regard to mining
activity in Alaska and says that
mining has increased considerably
during the fiscal year ended June
30. The inspector recommends that
better inspection laws be enacted
to take the place of the present in
efficient law. This, he said was a
crying need and should be attend
ed to.
Mr. Smith also recommended the
establishment of an experimental
mine station, where prospectors
may have their ore treated and its
value ascertained.
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FORD MEETS
WITH REBUKE
IS POLITELY INFORMED THAT
HE SHALL NOT BE PREMIT
TED TO HOLD MEETING
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..CHRISTANIA, Dec. 21—Mr. Ford!
was officially informed today that.
he will not be permitted to hold j
peace meetings in Stockholm, but!
otherwise he and his associates as j
private citizens wHl be made wel- j
come. Mir. Ford, however, said
that the peace commission would
go there and select peace delegates
who will be willing to take the
matter.
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GENERAL VILLA IS COMING
EL PASO, Dec. 21—It is report
ed that Carranxa’s forces are in full
charge of Jurez and Chihuahua and
that Villa is rapidly making his
way towards California where he
will join his wife and be under the
protection of the United States.
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EMPEROR IS REPORTED
PARALIZED
PARIS, Dec. 21—A report that
Emperor Francis Joseph's legs
were paralyzed last year and that
the emperor also has lost the use
of his right arm is forwarded by
the Rome correspondent of the
Matin.
He says that it is understood in
Rome that this information was
taken to the Vactican by Cardinal
von Hartmann, archbishop of Col
ogne, who recently went to Rome
for the consistory.
According to this report the em
peror is able to sign no state
papers and a special stamp will be
made for use in his presence by His
private secretary.
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FACTS COUNT
One year ago, a fifty word mes
sage to Seattle would have cost
you $9.50. Today .because of the
Marconi, you are enabled to send
the same message for $1.25. Sure
ly such public service as this com
mends itself to the support of every
public spirited man and woman in
this community.
MARCONI WIRELESS CO. ..
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J. K. ChiiburK Pres. 1. R. Heckman Vlce^reS. A. R. Larson Cashier
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Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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FISH BROKERS
67 Marion Street Viaduct.
We get best possible results od shipments
of all kinds of Fresh and Salt Fish.
HALIBUT A SPECIALTY- —
TO BE FAIR WITH ALL " IS THE FIRM S MOTTO
A R. Todd. SEATTLE, Wash. J. Todd.
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GERMANS ON
THE OFFENSIVE
CHARGED ALLIES TRENCHES
NEAR YPRES WITH FEARFUL
RESULTS
WERE SLAUGHTERED
At Several Other Places They
Are Badly Beaten Says The
Correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 21—The long ex
pected offensive movement on the
part of the Teutons against the
allies was started last evening
when they charged the trenches
near \ pres where they were nearly
annihilated. The charge was made
under cover of gas bombs and pro
ceeded until they were met with a
deadly fire from the light artil
lery.
The offensive movement is said
tc have been started simultaneously
all along the front line and met
with the same^result, and that is
they were repulsed with fearful
loss.
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CHAIRMAN EDES UNDERGOES
AN OPERATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—Chair
man Edes, of the Alaska Railroad
Engineering Commission, has jnst
arrived and will undergo an oper
ation for ear trouble.
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FORD SICK ABED
CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 21—Henry
Ford, the leader of the Peace Ex
pedition, has taken to his bed with
a severe cold.
Public sentiment which hereto
fore appeared against the expedi
tion are rapidly changing due no
rdoubt to the stand the newspaper’
have taken in its support.
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CUBA ASKS FOR HELP
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—'Th"
government of Cuba plans to in
crease its army, according to ad
vies received here today. The gov
ernment is said to have asked the
United States to sell it arms and
ammunition for the contemplated
increase, and a training ship to be
used by Cuban naval cadets. The
requests have been referred to the
war and navy’ departments.
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Henry Clark, the youngest so
of Mrs. G. C. Clark, who Is at
tending the Columbia University
at Portland, Ore., came home this
morning on the Jefferson, to spend
the Christmas holidays with the
home folks.
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TILLICUM CLUB MEETING
The newly organized Tillicum
Club will meet at Moose Hall Wed
nesday evening at 8:30 sharp
Special business; please attend.
H. L. FEDDERSEN, Secty.
SUCCESS RESTS
WITH LABOR
IF MUNITION OF WAR CAN BE
MANUFACTURED WILL SEE
SPEEDY END OF WAR
LONDON, Dec. 21—The warj
commission issued a statement in
which it says that the duration of
war rests entirely with the working
class. If unskilled labor can be
procured to manufacture ammuni
tion in sufficient quantity to sup
ply the demand, having all the
fighting men needed the world will
see a quick end to the war. The com
mission appeals to the labor leaders
toll elp in the work.
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PEACE PACT
IS SIGNED
VILLA PROMISES TO BE GOOD
UNDER THE PROTECTION
OF THE U. S.
EL PASO, Dec. 21—A peace a
greement was finally signed today
between the officials representing
the de facto government and the
representatives of General Villa.
The agreements contains a clause
whereby Villa and all his followers
are to be protected and considered
only as political offenders.
General Villa's brother, himself a
general in command of a brigade,
arrived this morning and is report
ed to have said that General Villa
himself would arrive possibly to
day and will take advantage of the
promise made by the department at
Washington, that the United States
would afford him the protection of
the law as a political refugee.
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PERSECUTION OF CLERGY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—Syste
matic persecution of the clergy in
Mexico since the recognition of
Carranza and in violation of his
pledge of religious tolerance, was
charged in a protest made to Sec
retary Lansing today by Monsig
nor Francis Kelly of Chicago.
On leaving the state department,
Monsignor Kelly said the secretary
had promised to secure improve
ment in the situation.
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PRUSSIAN CASUALTIES
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 21—Prussian
casualty lists Nos. 380 to 389, ac
cording to the Rotterdamsche Cour
ant. contain the names of 65,340
killed, wounded and missing, mak
ing the total 2,224,248. This total
is exclusive of the names of 237
Bavarians 310 Wurtemburgian, 233
Saxonian and the naval and Turk
ish lists, says one newspaper.
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It is estimated that the annual
1 fall or rain and snow in the United
States weight 6,000,000,000 tons.
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Get Your Ticket for the A. B. Ball,
Christmas Night at the Red Men’s
Hall. Admission 50 cents.
THOUSANDS OF RUSSIANS A
BOARD SHIPS AND READY
TO LAND AT VERNA
TOWN IS BOMBARDED
Others are Said to Follow Until
Five Hundred Thousand
Men Are Landed
LONDON, Dec. 21—Convoyed by
several cruisers and torpedo boat
destroyers, sixteen Russian trans
ports arrived last evening at a posi
tion opposite the town of Verna, on
the Bulgarian coast, and immediate
ly the bombarding of the fortifi
cation commenced vigorously. It is
thought that it will be possible in
a short time to land the troops.
A report from Petrograd says
that following the landing of these
troops, others will follow until at
least five hundred thousand will
be on the ground.
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HALIBUT QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Dec. 21—The halibut
schooner Tom & A1 with fifty
thousand pounds of halibut arriv
ed here yesterday and disposed of
its fish at six cents plus $1 90 on
the lot. It appears that the schoon
er had gone into Prince Rupert
where the owners had been offered
four cents a pound. The crew a
rgeed to come here with the result
above stated.
The schooned San Juan has just
arrived with one hundred and sev
enty thousand pounds.
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S. S. DESPATCH SAILS SOUTH
The Despatch arrived from the
north this morning and sailed for
Seattle about noon. She carried from
here as passengers A. J. Inman,
Wm. . M. Young and one second
class. She had a capacity cargo
which included 3,000 barrels of oil
from the Port Armstrong plant,
100 tons of high grade copper ore
from the Cymru Mine and 124 tons
from the Mount Andrew Mine.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Northbound
Al-Ki, this afternoon.
Admiral Evans, tomorrow morn
ing.
Northwestern, Friday 24th.
Southbound
Alameda, 9 tonight.
Jefferson, Friday 24th.
City of Seattle, Friday, 24th.
S. S. JEFFERSON ARRIVED
The steamer Jefferson of the
Alaska Steamship line arrived from
Seattle about two this morning.
Her Ketchikan passengers were
Henry W. Clark and Dr. J. J. Pit
tenger. After unloading 30 tons.
of local freight she proceeded north
ward, taking as passengers from
here, W. B. Bitter, Mrs. Ellen Jack
son, Bessie Jackson for Wrangell,
and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Newman, A.
E. Harris, Mrs. E. Bluffier, T.
Bluffier and C R. Kennard for
Juneau.
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[ EXTRA!_LISTEN! EXTRA! I
! TONIGHT at the DREAM 1
IE _SIX_REELS SIX 1
“FACE TO EACE,” the last number of “The Man Who Disappeared’• 2&
“PATHE DAILY NEWS,” S. S. Arabic sails for the war zone and a g
splendid cartoon comedy, “WAR FOOD” «
“13” “13” g
“13 DOWN” 1
Francis X. Bushman, assisted by Beverly Baine, in one of the cleverest jp!
U. S. Secret Service dramas ever filmed. A picture worth seeing, tak
ing two full reels, thirty minutes that you will never regret £;
“13” “13”
“SAVED BY THEIR CHEE-ILD,” one those real farce comedies S’
“DIOGENES! PARODY ON WEEKLIES,” a new comedy, never Shown ]
in this town before 2K
EXTRA HERE IT IS EXTRA jg,
CHARLIE CHAPLIN in “IN THE PARK” g
We are running this picture by request, don’t fail to drop in and see it. < 3
The next Chaplin picture will be a two reeler, “A Woman”
“ARISTOCRACY” is the next PARAMOUNT FEATURE, heir WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY j I