A CLOSE WATCH
TO BE KEPT UP
JAPANESE FLEET WILL
GUARD THE SUEZ CANAL
Japan has entered the European
theater of war with a powerful
fleet which has been sent to the
Suez Canal, according to A. M.
Papajian Bey, former Minister of
the Interior in Egypt, who is at
the present in Los Angeles.
“Great Britain realizes that she
cannot lose the canal, which is a
vital element in her life as a un
ified Empire,” declared Papajain
Bey. “For that reason the canal
has been remarkably fortified, and
a Japanese fleet is on hand ready
for business.
“Every effort has been made to
keep the news of the presence of
Japanese battleships at the canal
from spreading, and I have heard
nothing of the fleet in this country.
They are there nevertheless."
In speaking of the conditions in
Egypt today, Papajain Bey said:
“A rebellion may and probably
will break out almost any day In
Egypt. However it will not be
successful. There are about 600,
000 British troops there and some
60,000 Egyptian troops. In the
interior there are several regi
ments of blacks, who are fine fight
ers, and who fight for the Empire.”
Papajian Bey scoffs at the idea
of a German invasion in Egypt.
“Only in January and February,
the least hot months, is it possible
for an army to ,cross the desert
sands between Turkey and Egypt,”
he asserted. “Then, too, the Red
Sea forms a natural barrier as
efficacious as an army. Many ships
and transports would be needed,
and Germany could not procure
them.”—Toronto Globe.
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HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
Under date of November 20th
the Nome Nugget relates the fol
lowing: incident:
The team from Fort Davis which
daily transports the school children
to and from the post became lost in
the blizzard yesterday afternoon and
was compelled to stay out all night.
In addition to the driver of the team
there were two children and Mrs.
O. H. Flowers who resides at the
fort. It seems that after the team
pulled out from the outskirts of
town the flying snow caused all
landmarks to become obliterated and
the driver was soon hopelessly at
sea as to where he was going. After
driving for a considerable time a
long what appeared to be the trail
the driver became somewhat be
wildered and turned toward the sea
but after journeying for some dis
tance was induced by Mrs. Flowers
to return toward land. On arriving
at the edge of the tundra, the party
became convinced that further at
tempts to travel were useless and
halt was made until morning. In
the meantime, the news of the non
appearance of the team had been
telephoned to town and searching
I .rties were ordered out from the i
post and several parties also start-!
led out from town composed of Mar-!
.shal Jordan, Thomas Ross, George
Kilroy, the coast guard and a num- j
ber of soldiers who were in town.
These, divided up into several j
groups and, headed by several per-1
sons from the fort and town, swept
the road below the city without;
finding any trace of the missing
team. A number of the searchers
continued on to the east finally ar
riving at the fort without locating
the missing party. The searching
continued throughout the night with
no better success and as ’t drew
on toward mornintr it was feared
that the team had wandered to sea.
All fears wore finally dissipated ]
however, by the arrival of the mis-1
sing stage at the fort shortly after
day break. 'Pie party had suffer
ed in no great degree as they were
well provided with robes and warm
wrappings.
WHAT IS THE MATTER
WITH THE KAISER
Street Commissioner Shark would
like to know what is troubling the
Kaiser, so has kept his eyes on ali tel
egraphic news items for the pur
pose of discovering the trouble.
The other day he came across a
telegram purporting to have been
received in London, which gives Mr.
Shark a clew, but cannot understand
the meaning of the word and he
should like some one to tell him.
The dispatch follows:
LONDON, Dec. 22—An official
message received here today from
Berlin describes Emperor William’s
illness as zellewebentzuendung (more
frequently given as bindewebent-1
zuendung.)
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MOl’RN THE SILENT NEIGHBOR
WASKOM, Texas, Jan. 5—There
is mourning among the negroes of
part of the piney woods because of
the recent death of James East
ridge, a white faith doctor, who for
more than thirty years lived alone
on his big farm between Waskom
and Jonesville.
Eastridge was a man of mystery,
not only to the negroes, but to all of
his white neighbors. He was
bom about 75 years ago on the
same farm and in the house where
he died. For thirty-one yearfc no
one had heard his voice.
He lived as a hermit, practicing
his faith cures upon all who sought
his aid. He died suddenly after
eating a hearty breakfast. The
negroes regarded him as an almost
supernatural being. Like most her
mits of tradition, Eastridge was
thrifty. Officers who took charge
of his estr.te found $1,988 hidden in
the house.
Eastridge was generous to poor
and needy negroes. With the ex
ception of his mother, woman had
no attraction for him. He nevet
married.
PUTTING PHONES ALONG
VALDEZ-FAIRBANKS TRAIL
VALDEZ—Acting on the recom
mendation of Lieut., C. A. Dougher
ty, in charge of the coast division
of the military telegraph and cable
system, the department has author
ized the installation of telephone
instruments at all the stations be
tween Valdez and Fairbanks.
The service between Valdez and
Camp Comfort has been installed
and will be extended to Fairbanks
as soon as the instruments are put
in.
The instruments are somewhat
different from the ordinary 'ele
phone receiver and transmitter, re
quiring stronger batteries and spec
ial appliances to transmit he voice
over the heavy telegraph wires. The
installation of the telephone system
will enabl j stations where on oper
•ors are located to communicate
with the nearest stations and will
obviate the necessity of keeping
elagraphers at all points of the
line.
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LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS
Alaska, Clarence Straits, Bushy
Island Light reported not burning
January 5, 1916 will be relighted
as soon as practicable.
By direction of the Commissioner
of Lighthouses.
W. C. DIBRELL,
Lighthouse Inspector.
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CLIPPINGS FROM THE JUNEAU
PAPERS OF JAN 3 AND tth
L, Abrahaans, a native of Norway,
died at the St. Ann hospital on New
Years, following an operation. Ef
forts are being made to locate
relatives before arranging the fun
eral.
S. Peterson reported to Fred B.
Robinson that about the time of the
disappearance of William Christie
some one from ambush on the shore
fired a shot at him. Peterson was
in his boat and the bullet grazed
close by. Peterson did not stop to
investigate but ducked and kept
going, glad to get away from the
vicinity.
E. M. Kelly, a well known old
timer in the north whose family ar
rived here Christmas, was killed
yesterday by a gravel and rock
slide in the tunnei of the Alaska
Juneau mine.
The deceased formerly worked in
the Nome section and came to Ju
neau about four months ago, hop
ing to find some kind of office
work. He was an Elk and a Mason
and has a large circle of friends who
will be shocked to hear of his death.
The complete failure of Juneau’s
water supply for a few hours Friday
night, after the reservoir had been
cleaned of its supply to fill the
Arctic Brotherhood natatorlum tank,
the resulting freezing up of many
of the connections between the
water mains and business houses
and residences and the feeling of in
security in case of fire has occupied
\ the thoughts of a good many Ju
! neau citizens and were the causes
i that lead to the conference of mem
bers of the city council at Coun
; oilman Britt’s drug stn'-e yesterday
; afternoon.
HIDES HER FACE WITH
BONNET 30 YEARS
DISAPOINTED IN LOVE AT 16
VOWS NEVER TO SHOW HER
FACE AGAIN
A pathetic story is told of a girl
who, at sixteen met and fell in love
with a young man who deserted her,
and from that day to this, she has
never allowed any one to see her
face. Once young and beautiful,
now aged and gray, then thj pride
of a young man’s heart, now friend
less. Thirty years ago, a blushing
bride to be; today a saddened, lon
ely woman, America Archer, Mves
in a modest but neat little farm
house about five, miles from Spring -
field, 111., says a Chicago report.
At sixteen she was madly in love
with a handsome young fellow who
took her deep affection in a free and
easy way and left her one day
without saying where he was going.
Disappointed in her youthful love
affair, the impetuous girl vowed
never to let a man see her face a
gain. From that moment her life
changed. Instead of the happy,
care-free girl, she was the sober,
thoughtful woman; instead of gaiety
she sought solitude. She turned
er back on the world and on man
in particular. So determined was
he to keep her vow and prevent all
non from looking at her that she
wore a sun-bonnet pinched close
together so as to hide her face,
and not a pink or a blue one either,
but the somberest color she could
find, black.
That sun-bonnet has been the em
blem of her seclusion, the badge
of her withdrawal from the world
She has never been without it, and
people have grown to know her as
“the woman with the black sun
bonnet.” In the long years that
have passed since she first made
her vow she has become more and
more retiring, until finally the sol
itude has reduced her naturally buoy
ant pirits to a nature timid in the
extreme.
So fearful is she least someone
may look under the veil she has
drawn across her life that she will
not open the door wide, but pulls
it open a crack and talks from be
hind a closed blind. Her voice is
weak and faltering and she answers
questions with the greatest diffi
, culty. Her mind is gradually losing
i its grasp on life, and as she stands
: there with her pathetically sorrow
! stooped figure, her frail, worn hands
and her pitiful sun-bonnet, she is
more like the shadow of some pale
withered flower than the blooming
rose that people used to know as
America Archer.
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AT THE HOTELS
AT THE STEDMAN
Jas. Bawden, Mrs. H. W. Culp,
Seattle, Geo. Looker.
AT THE REVILLA
G. S. Jensen, Capt. Bensen, Mr.
and Mrs. H. S. Wilson, Seattle, D.
W. Terwilliger, Wm. F. Rohrbacr,
Seattle.
You make your own prices at
: I Lvkinan’s sale—just divide by
t'vo. Adv. tf.
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Bring in your bit of news. TVw
Progressive-Miner is always glad
to receive and print news items.
All kinds of commercial print
ing done at tlio Progressive-Miner.
I ad'es collars, laces, embroider
ie*, remnants half price uf Heck
mans. Adv. tf.
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Thursday Night \
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f A World's Five Reel Picture ?
‘The Great Stroke’
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A sensational thrilling and
daring plot to secure posses- §
sion of the Herzog jewels and
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the exciting chase after the >
criminal.
BLACK BOX FRIDAY and SATURDAY
CANNON’S BAKERY
AND GROCERY
Butter, 35 cents per lb.
EGGS 35 cents a Dozen
The fact that I am
shipping in Six hundred i
dozen a week, should
recommend the eggs.
But if you are in doubt
as tothe quality, stop
in and 1 will break a
|4
few for you.
Send in your fur^ and get the
best market price for them
from P. J. Gilmore. adv.
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1 THANKS I
£2 We wish to thank the people of Ketchikan for their valued ^
Is patronage during the past year, and we are glad to announce m
that our holiday business this year far exceeded our expecta- g
25 tions. This only goes further to prove that our customers are Cl
g our friends, and we take this opportunity to wish them all a g
Cl Bright and Prosperous New Year
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g Peredixo Tooth Paste H
g 25c TIIE TUBE W
g Our Selection of New Years Cards is Complete
I SPECIAL THIS WEEK | '
W EXTRA 10 PER CENT OFF on everything in our Jewelry ||
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1 GREAT “CLEANUP” SALE I
I One=half Price— =FOR 30 DAYS~- One-half Price 1
I{ 1 I "j Every piece of Torchon and Valenciennes lace and inserting, in the stock, is thrown into if
LdCvS this sai6) some new and pretty patterns. Non£ reserved. All offered at Y* Marked Price « j
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* Every piece of Embroidery, embroidery-inserting, flouncing, and all over (widths varying
from one-half to twelve inches) Including corset cover embroidery, will be cleaned out at *n |
Yt Marked Price jn J
This line comprises the balance of new, and up-to-the-minute, collar sets, Joboas, Gimps, y
etc., received Dec. ist. Hot sellers at regular price. None reserved; all offered at Y*
marked price £!
About one-half dozen trimmed hats to choose from. Must be closed out at Y* Price. A fj;
few Earlier creations you can have at your own price
One-half Price REMNANTS One-half Price | '
After the year’s business we find an accumulation of short ends and remnants of Silks, Dress Goods, Percales, Ginghams, Flannelettes, Ribbons, etc., etc., lengths ts
ranging from one half to 10 yards, which we are going to close out at One-half Marked Price.
This is positively your one best chance to lay in a supply of dry goods needed for spring, and to stock up in Fancy Goods at a reduction of 50 per cent. re
These prices hold good for charge accounts submitted Feby. Ist, but we cannot give discount tickets on the above; nor can we guarantee satisfactory service in filling w
phone orders. &
J. R. HECKMAN <& CO. SERVICE I,