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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, tUESDAY, DEC. 28, 1915. NUMBER EIGTHY-TWO ||
REASSURING
TO ENTENTE
GEN. CASTELNAU SAYS THE
GERMANS CANNOT STORM
THEIR POSITION
SALONIKI MADE SAFE
By He"-;, Butteries of Artillery
Backed by a Large and
Splendid Army
Athens, Dec. 28—General Cas
telnau, commander of the forces at
Saloniki, is reported to have as
sured the allied entente that the
Germans could not storm his posi
tion. He said that with the heavy
batteries in position and backed by
the artillery together with a large
and splendid army, Saloniki was in
no danger.
The correspondent says that the
allies have been preparing for the
expected attack and f eel confident
of the futility of any attempt on
the part of the German-Bulgarian
forces to dislodge them from that
position.
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CONSUL WHITLOCK
IS GOING BACK
NEW YORK, Dec. 28Mr. Whit
lock, the American representative
to Belgium, who returned some
time ago for a rest, leaves today on
his way to his post of duty. De
spite the oft repeated rumor that,
Mr. Whitlock would be prevented
from resuming the duties of his of
fice, he is leaving apparently im
proved in health and spirit.
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HUMBOLDT WILL LAY OFF
SEATTLE, Dec. 28—On her ar
rival from the north, the steamer
Humboldt will si'.i' for San Fran
cisco to undergo her usual annual
overhauling said the agent today.
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COASTING ACCIDENT
What might have been a serious
accident happened about midnight
on the Newtown hill to a coasting
party on a boh sled. The sled was
heavily loaded with young folks
and in charge of Andy Hart who
was steering. When about half
way down the hill they met an in
toxicated man who apparently step
ped in the way and struck at the
steersman. One of the runners
caught the man and knocked him
down, the shock causing Hart to
loose control of the bob and It
swerved into a fence, fortunately
however, the bob had lost a great
deal of its momentum before strik
ing the fence, so that while the oc
cupants were thrown in every direc
tion, none of them were hurt. The
man was found to have a nasty
looking cut on his forehead, which
though bleeding freely, did not ap
pear to be very serious as he was
able to continue on his way home
down Charcoal Point way, with
out assistance.
ARRIVE WITH
TON OF GOLD
WERE TWENTY-FOUR DAYS ON
THE TRAIL FROM THE
IDITAROD
SEWARD, Dec. 28—Bob Grif
fiths, the man in charge of the
gold train from Id'tarcd, arrived
here last evening after having been
on the trail for twenty-four days.
Mr. Griffiths says that the party
met with almost continual E-torms,
that they had to break trail all
the way. Four men were in ihe
party and brought one 'oil of gold
Both the men and the dogs look
worn out by the trip.
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LATE MRS. EDDIE’S BROTHER
DIES AT SIOUX CITY
SIOUX CITY, Dec. 28—Georgf
Glover, seventy-two years old and a
resident of this part of the state
died here last evening. George Glov
er was a brother of Mr. Eddy, of
the Christain Science Faith.
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FRENCH STEAMER
IS TORPEDOED
PARIS, Dec. 28—(A French steam
er carrying a large number of pas
sengers was torpedoed by a subma
rine yesterday and sunk in the
Mediterranean sea. The l'eport,
says that no warning was given and
at seventy-nine passengers and
crew were lost.
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TRENCHES AS BAD AS ROUND
UPS.
PENDLETON, OR., Dec. 27.—
William Darby, a former Pendleton
boy, now a soldier in the English
army, has written to friends from
Kent. Darby was recently wound
ed in three places, has fully recov
ered and is ready for the trenches
again. He says that he is as hap
py as he can be and that every
man faces death as much as does
a man getting on the famous
Roundup bucking horse.
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CHAS. NICKETT APPOINTED
Word haB been received that
Charlie Nickett has been appointed
as Game Warden for this district,
to succeed Julius Sternberg, whos
resignation takes effect on the last
day of this month. Julius has b;en
a most active and conscientious of
ficer, and has set a pace which will
be hard for his successor to live
up to, but Nickett is the man for
the job.
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BASKET BALL
Ketchikan Aiil play the first Met
lakahtla team :tt Metlakahtla on
New Year’s Day, and the game will
be a- dandy.
The El Paso has been chartered
and will leave the City Float at the
foot of Dock street Saturday at
l.p.m. sharp. Those wishing to go
leave their names at the Rexall
store. Tickets one dollar for the
round trip. Come along and boost.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
■Mill i man '**Trniiiiiiiii.iMiiiiniiii^jiBMuinnni^wBWHwiBBui.’ji
Two Specials |
For this week only we will
offer 7 oz. canvas gloves for b
75 cents per doz. I
8 oz. canvas gloves for
$ 1.00 per doz.
P. J. GILMORE, THE CLOTHIER
UNOFFICIAL REPORTS SAY
THAT AUSTRIA WILL NOT
GIVE MUCH ON DEMAND
MADE BY THE D. S.
Diplomatic Circle is Said to be
Ready to Interfere With
Continued Friendship
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28—While
unofficial, it is known nevertheless
that Austria is not inclined to give
the United States what was de
manded in the last note. It is as
serted that a certain diplomatic
circle is ready to interfere which
may result in the severence of
friendly relations between the two
countries for the time being, at
least. Although, Ambasador Pen
field does not fear the outcome, he
is unable to ‘’orcast the reply. Kfiis
has the effect of leaving tfclU of
ficials in the dark and worry fol
lows.
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HOT SPRINGS, Dec. 28—Presi
dent Wilson is fifty-nine today, and
apparently is enjoying health.
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MEETING WILL
BE PROHIBITED
PEACE EXPEDITION EXPECTED
TO REACH COPENHAGEN
TOMORROW'
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 2 8—Th e
Ford Peace Expedition, together
with all the dissenters, is expected
to arrive here tomorrow. It was
officially announced today that the
government would not allow meet
ings to be held in the city and an
order to that effect will be issued
immediately.
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•Tob printing neatly and quickly
done at the Progressive-Miner.
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AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
The Character Woman, a two
part feature with Julia Stewart
playing the leading role, ably assis
ted by Belle Adiar and others por
trays a strong dramatic story of the
stage, and shows Miss Stewart to
be an actress of real histrionic
worth. Her portrayal of the deep
ly sympathetic character woman, or
better termed the mother of the
troop, who struggling with condi
io--; herself, but always finds 9
wr to help others.
J. Warren Kerrigan, popular
favorite makes his appearance in a
single reel drama entitled, *“A
Twentieth Century Pirate,” a Week
ly and a comedy closes the bill to
night. A complete change Wednes
day night. Adv.
WM. SULZER
FOR PRESIDENT
HIS NAME WILL APPEAR ON
PRIMARY BALI OT AT NEXT
ELECTION IN MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 28—It is
officially announced today that the
name of the former Governor of
New York, William Sulzer, was to
be put on the ballot at the next
state primary election for the nom
ination of candidacy for the Pres
idency on the prohibition ticket.
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CLOSING ARGUMENTS BEGIN
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28—The
trial of Mathew Schmidt, for dyna
mite complicity in the blowing up
of the Los Atfeeles Times’ build
ing, that has been on for several
weeks, came to a sudden end today
when the defense denied all charg
es and refused to put any witness
on the stand. Closing arguments
was ordered by the court without
any further pleading
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PLEAS FOR WOMAN’S LIFE
WIN
OTTAWA, Dec. 24.—The women
of Alberta have won their fight to
save the life of Mrs. Annie Hawkes
of McLeod, sentenced to hang for
the killing of her husband’s affin
ity. Announcement to that effect
was made that executive clemency
had been extended and that the
sentence commuted to ten years’
imprisonment.
Hundreds of petitions protesting
against the death sentence impos
ed upon Mrs. Hawkes were re
ceived. The plea was made that
Mrs. Hawkes while hysterical,
killed the woman who had been
brought into her home.
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PUSHING THE WORK
Messers Smith and Lange, In
charge of the work of remodeling
tho Ketchikan Wharf, are certain
ly loosing no time on the job. It
is considerable of a problem to make
the contemplated changes and not
interfere with the occupancy of the
present building. One store room
is to be rushed to completion, in
to which Kubley's store will he
moved so that the present one can
be torn down to mou l oom -£o*i . Flir1 I
new Dream Theater.
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CHARLIE COSGROVE JR., HURT
Charlie Cosgrove Jr., met with
a serious smash up while coasting
yesterday afternoon. He was coast
ing down the walk by the Metho
dist church and evidently was go
ing so fast that he could not nego
tiate the turn at the new street
crossing. His sled went under the
hand rail and struck a heavy tlm-1
her, throwing him onto the rocks
beside the street, where he wa«
picked up by Street Commissioner
Shark. (It was found that all of
his lower front teeth had been
knocked out, some of them cutting
through the lower lip, and the up
per teeth badly damaged. Fortu
nately n0 bones were broken and
while it is serious enough, it might
have been much worse.
BY RESIGNATION OF LLOYD
GEORGE. HE CANNOT HAVE .
HIS WAY
CHURCHILL RETURNS
Conscription of All Unmarried
Men is Being Strongly
Advocated
LONDON, Dec. 28—Premier As
quith’s cabinet may be said to be
ready to collapse. The trouble a
rose from the fact that several are
advocating the issuance of a con
scription for all the unmarried men
to enlist. It is even said that Lloyd
George has threatened to resign un
less the order is issued.
Just in the midst of the critical
time, Churchill, who has been on
the fighting front in northern
France, returned which gives the
situation a decided serious aspect.
It is hinted that his return is for
the purpose of helping in the is
suance of the conscription which
he deems nece-'sary in order to meet
future contingencies.
THOS. RIGGS’
GIVES ONE QUART OF BLOOD
TO HELP DEVOTED WIFE
TO LIFE AGAIN
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28—Mrs.
Thos. Riggs, wife of one of the
members of the Alaska Railroad
Engineering Commission, now in j
Washington, gave birth to a son
which nearly cost her life. So near
was the end that her husband trans
fused one quart of his blood into
her system. Both are reported to
be slowly recovering and the doc
tors say that the danger is well
over.
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quahp OPENING NEW YEAR’S
Charlie Finzel announces that he
will have his new club room over the
Lotus all ready for business Sat
urday, January 1st, and that he
will give a grand opening New
Year’s night. Everybody is invited
to come out to inspect the new
quarters and enjoy Charlie’s hos
pitality. A souvenir of the ocean- 1
ion will be given to every one at-1
tending. Adv. 4t.
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SOUTH FOR A VACATION
Wm. Anderson, painter and dec
orator, was a passenger on the Al~
Ki southbound. He will spend a feu
weeks visiting friends in Portland,
Ore., and then he will continue his
trip southward as far as Los Ango-.
les and San Diego, Cal., before re-1
turning to Ketchikan.
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MEDDLING
INTERFERES WITH THE U. 8.
MAIL STEAMERS ON WAY
TO HOLLAND
BERLIN, Doc. 28—A reliable
source is given for the report that j
Great Britain had again interfered
with tho United Prates mail Tt ap
pears that two steamers enroute to i
Holland have been stopped and the j
mail taken off. This is said to be:
an offense for which a country
guilty of should he made to account.
SUBMARINES ARE CAPTURED
PARIS, Dec. 28—A. dispatch from
Athens says that nine Teutonic
submarines had been disposed of
the last few days. They have either
her n sunk of captured. It is known
that five have been captured, says
a late report.
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SAYS HE PREFERS HELL TO A
PLACE IN HEAVEN
SHENANDOAH, Dec. 24—Cre
mated and half of his ashes cast
on the waters of the Mississippi in
honor of those who have gone
down in their death in the deep,
and the other half scattered on the
graves of ten of his friends, is
what Jerry Brown, a local charac
ter, who professed t o be an infidel,
recently wrote his funeral oration.
Brown expresses his wishes as to
what should bp done with his body
and says in part:
“But should the Christian story
uf heaven and hell he true, and
such men as Abraham, Isaac, Jac
ob. Lot, David and Solomon be in
heaven, I wish my friend to check
my baggage to the other station.
Heaven may have a little advan
tage in climate, hut hell certainly
has the best society.”
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PURE DRINKING WATER
The geological resource of great
est value to the health of commun
ities is a supply of pure drinking
water. It is generally recognized
that a number of diseases, prom
inent among which are typhoid
fever,and amoebic dysentery—a dis
ease more common in tropical cli
mates but found also in the United
tamainated water or contaminated
food.
TWu-cforo a supply of pure water
will eliminate one of the sources of
such infection.
Tt is highly desirable to obtain
supplies of domestic water from
sources other than tho shallow wells
some of them open, that are found
near many houses. The water ob
tained from deep wells has perco-1
lated through sands and other j
material for so great a distance!
that its impurities have been re- j
moved by Alteration, and it posses- j
ses a sanitary value that can no', |
well be over estimated, for such
water is free from the bacteria
causing typhoid fever and the \
protozoa causing amoebic dysen- j
tery, and its use obivates the neces-1
sity for shallow wells that may
serve as a. breeding place for Ano
pheles, tho mosquito to which mal
arial infections is due.
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ARE ATTACKED BY BULGARIAN
SUBMARINES BUT ARE
DRIVEN OFF
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
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All Along thc Bulgarian Coast
Bombardment of Porta
Is Reported
PETROGRAD, Dec. 28—A Rus
sian fleet of warships and sub
marines are reported to be bom
barding every port along the Bul
garian coast with great and ser
ious effect.
The Russian torpedo boat de
stroyer Gremkii, was attacked yes
terday by the enemy’s submarine
fleet but was soon driven off by the
combined effort of a few Russian
cruisers.
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STEAMERS COMING
SEATTLE, Dec. 28—The steam
er Jefferson is scheduled to sail
tonight. Tomorrow, the Al-Ki will
sail and will be followed Thurs
day by the Alameda.
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HALIBUT QUOTATIONS
Seattle, Dec. 28—Boxed hali
but from the north today and yes
terday sold for seven and three
quarters of a cent a pound, plus
a bonus of twenty-five cents a box.
Another lot of eight thousand
pounds was sold at seven and three
quarters of a cent. Fresh salmon
was sold for ten cents a pound. ;
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CITIZENSHIP BAR UPHELD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. — The
supreme court has affirmed the de
cision of the California court in
terpreting the federal expatriation
law of 1907 as constitutionally ap
plicable to women who continue to
live in the United States after
marrying foreigners as well as
those marying foreigners and liv
ing abroad. The caes was brought
by Mrs. Ethel C. Mackenzie, who
was denied registery because she
married a subject of Great Britain.
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VISITORS FROM METLAKAHTL.A
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The Misses Gertrude Wybrant,
Danforth, Brenerth and Mr. Geil of
the teaching staff at the Metlakah
tla school, arrived in town early
this afternoon, for a week’s visit.
Many affairs have been planned In
their honor to make their visit a
pleasant one. Miss Wybrant will
be the guest of Miss Ruth Hall
while Miss Danford and Miss Bren
erth will be entertained at the home
of the Misses Neita and Mary
Mitchell, Miss Buor and Miss Kent.
Mr. Geil will be the guest for the
week of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Shuck.
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Don’t forget Red Men’s Ball New
Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 1915.
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