THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN ALASKA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1915. NUMBER FOURTEEN.
Break Diplomatic Relation
With Bulgaria
KING FORMS CABINET
WITHOUT ASSISTANCE OF
MINISTER WHO RESIGNED
(Bv Wirele**'
SOFIA- Oct. T—The Russian, Ital
ian, British and Serbian ministers have
received orders from their respective
governments to request their passports
sa.i return home; thus breaking off
ail diplomatic relations between the
several countries. This is equivalent
to » declaration of war against Bul
garia.
Without the assistance of his
premier who resigned a few daps ago.
King Constantine has formed a new
cabinet. t
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WAR AND ITS MYSTER
IOUS TRAGEDIES
EXPLOSION OP RWFT.ta CAUSE
DEATH WITHOUT OBVIOUS
INJUBY
Reference is made by the British
Me'tiftl Journal t some of the jdvj
t riots tragedies at the front, as for
instance when such deaths have oe
(Erred in groups- tke men still lifelike,
in the net of eating or ■ drinking or
smoking—so much so that the as
sailants hesitate to approach until
the unnatural immobility shows what
has happened. One spectator compar
ed such a group to figures in a wax
work exhibition.
Again a big shell explodes, and the
mea near by are roiled over by the
concussion without being struck
by any of the fragments. They get
np, feeling rather stunned, but in the
course of a few t >urs, or a day or
two, they eollopse and die without
presenting any ebivious injury.
But post-mortem examination re
veals extensive damage to internal
organs. A plausible explanation Is
that eikter the enormous momentary
pressure of a big shell bursting, forc
es air into the cavities of the body,
or the temporary vacuum that fol
lows violently distnrfces atmospheric
conditio-, within the body, inflict
ing extensive lesions.
If this be so, it would be the equiv
alent of the wind of the cannon ball,
which performed rj*h extraordinary
feats in the annals of ancient military
tore.
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TO DANCE AT TIIE RINK
The Rink management is preparing
for a big dance next Saturday even
ing.
Watch for future announcements, ad.
Tells Wilson Country
Is For Preparedness
THU PEOPLE IN GENERAL WILL
BACK THU MOVEMENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. -I—On hi* re
turn to Washington the other day
Vice-President Marshall told Presi
; dent Wilson that the country would
back him in any program for reason
able prepardness against invasion.
The Vice-President wilt urge Con
gress and the American people to
’‘soft peddle'* polities while the :
nation’s foreign relations are critical
■ • 1 don *t want to be attending
! vaudeville while church is going on, **
he said in expressing his view on
political agitation during a time of
serious international affairs.
tv- -me! Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, has
declared himself in favor of volactary
military training for the people that
will be as general as possible.
This, rather than a large army and
navy, is the test way, in Mr. Gom
pers’ opinion, to protect the country
an.! stiil avoid the dangers of mii
itaryism. Mr Gompers expresstd l:
views in a letter to May General Le
iard Wood, in acknowledging an in
vitation he had been unable to accept
to attend the rookie camp at Platts
burg.
*• You knew of course,** he conclud
ed, “that while the organized labor
movement advocates peace it advo
cates peace founded upon justice an i
not peace at any price. Our exper
ience with the practical affairs of life
has taught us that we can secure jus
tice and reeogaization for our neces
sary demands only when we are pre- '
pare! to protect out demands and to
enforce our ideals of justice.*’
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At The DREAM ToNight
THE SACRIFICE OF KATHLYK
Is the feature at the Dream tonight.
It is a Vita graph in two parts, featur
ing Norma Talmage, a gripping drama
that will appeal to all Pathe Daily
New* has the latest line of new*
on the screen today,, a reel that is al
ways interesting and good. Geo. Ade 's
Fable in Slang, The Higher Educa
tion is one of the best of these eom
edies that we have had, a sure iaugh j
in this one. Tomorrow night we will
begin the Paramont Service, the open- ]
ing picture being the Famous Play- j
er Production, The lost Paradise, in j
fire reels. The eminent star, H. B. !
Warner, will be seen in the title role, i
See this picture and all the Paramont
features, as there are none better.
Next week we will show Wildflower,
' with the sweetest girl in the movies
i in the title role, MargureriSe Clark,
j On October 1 Sand IS, Jack London *s
i famous Burning Daylight- will be seen
| on the screen at the home of the
i Paramont Players. Donald Brindle re
, -reived over three hundred votes last
[ night, winning the Dream Jitney bus.
; The contest is on again tonight. Ad.
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A Society Leader Widow
of Wealthy Jeweler
DATE YET UNCERTAIN
THE FORMER WIFE OF A WIDELY
KNOWN JEWELER OF
THIS CITY
(By Wireless)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7—At a Rath
eriag of a few friends i-ut evening
President Wlison announced his cn
gagetuet to Mrs. Norman Galt. cf
Washington. Although th* wo 'liag
•ate has not been set. tin presumption
is that it will take place at the
home of the bride-elect, the first
part of December next.
Mrs. Galt- who is said h he s hand
some woman of the bn-netle type,
wealthy and a favorite in s.rei.al cir
cles, is the widow of Norman Galt,
the widely known jeweler in business
here until he died several years ego.
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FRENCH OFFICERS SENT TO HELP
RUSSIA
PETROORAD, Oet. T—Several mil
itary officers, headed by General
D'Amade, have reached the head
quarter* at the front and have report
ed to Osar Nicholas for duty.
The Berlin newspapers recently an
nounced that French and British of
ficers were ready to assist Rusaia with
expert strategists to replace Russian
"ffirers.
MANY FRENCH AVIATORS ARE
GUARDING LONDON
All of Them Are Picked Men
With First Class Machines
LONDON. Oct. 6—According lo z
report current, g dozen or more French
aviators haw come to aid the Brit
ish fliers to keep the Zeppelins off
the city and vicinity.
Thus far. the air patrol over Pari*
has been very effective and has kept
the city quite free of eight attacks.
The French aviators were pressed in
- service to the great relief of the
inhabitants.
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TURKS REPORT A VICTORY
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oet. 6—Yes
terday the war office issued a state
ment in which the following appear
ed:
“On the first- the British resumed
the offensive. The battle which last
ed until evening, was extremely viol
ent, but finally failed although the
British forces were estimated to be
four times stronger than ours.
“On the Irak front our advanceed
detachments surprised the enemy that
had Sanded on the bank of the Tt~
ris under the protection of fire from
gnngoats and we inflicted heavy losses
on them.”
^Unless Weekly Enlistment
Reaches 30, (XX)
OFFICIALS SO DECIDE
PARLIAMENT WILL BE ASKED TO
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION
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(By WiMrsa)
LONDON, Oct. <—There is a grow
I iog demand throughout the country
i to adopt conscription unless volun
j lary enlistment reaches thirty thousand
| men .weekly.
Military as well as government of
j ficials realize the situation and have
agreed to urge parliament to act tn
the matter at once.
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STANDARD OIL OO. GIVES
MEN EIGHT HOUR DAY
CHICAGO, Oct. ft—The Standard
Oil Company has decided to inaugur
ate a poliey which it is said, will ex
tend throughout its entire system, to
give the workers in the refineries at
Hammond and Whiting, Ind., an eight
hour work day without a reduction of
pay. Three thousand men are em
ployed in th^se refineries and it is
asserted that the reduction in hours
will give employment td.four hundred
more.
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ARMENIANS ALLOWED
TO COME TO AMERICA
WASHINGTON. Oft. 4—At the re
quest of the State Department, Tur
key has cemented to the emigration
of all Armenians who actually will be
come naturalized American citizens.
The American ambassador at Con
stantinople has armged with the Turk
ish government for the free depar
ture of all who desire to leave.
ALLIES hold whole front
So Says the Military
Critic of The Temps
PABIS, Oct. 6—One of the best
military critics in a statement issued
today in the Temps, says that the
battle that has been raging for the
, last several days, is likely to continue
for a fortnight. Continuing he ex
plains: It cannot continue without in
cidental checks, bnt the Allies upon
the whole front are in excellent situ
ations.
The critic further says that the of
fieinl communication from the war
ministry underestimates rathtr than
otherwise the results attained.
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We expect a shipment of Dry
goods soon and the prices will be
right, at the Bon Marehe. Adv.
GERMAN MOVE
MENTSTARTEO
Two Hundred Fifty Thous
and Going Thro Hungary
TO RELIEF OF TURKS
allies will attemp to head
THEM OFF TO THE SOUTH
(By Wireless)
LONDON, Oct. T—Unofficial dis
patches received here state that two
hundred thousand Germans with two
thousand machine guns, are moving
rapidly through Hungary, headed for
Serbia, with the view of rendering as
sistance to the Turks in the Dar
danelles.
Anticipating this move on the part
of Germany^ the Allies have landed
an enormous army in Greece and will
invade Bulgaria from the south to
head off the Germans should they at
tempt a southern drive.
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“QUEEN ESTHER”
TONIGHT
AT REI) MEN’S HALL 8:30
If there is anybody in Ketchikan
who does not have a ticket for Queen
Esther tonight or tomorrow night,
run and get it right away or you
will be sorry as long as you live. The
dress rehearsal last night shows con
clusively that the play will be the
best thing the l.cal talent has ever
staged in Ketchikan.
General admission tickets may be
purchased at the door. Reserved seats
at Ryus’ Drug Store.
Doors op.n at 7:lj. Curtain raises
at 8:30.
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BRITISH HOPE TO BREAK
THROUGH GERMAN LINES
LONDON, Oct.6—A correspondent
of the London Times in his report
received today says in part:
* ‘ Some people talk as if there
existed an endless series of German
positions. Of course, we are Ignor
ant of their number, but it may be
said that it is strictly limited, since
fortified positions are not the work of
a moment, but of arduous labor.
“The enemy is suffering heavily in
guns and men and even if he gets
plenty of re-enforcements, he i suf
fejing a strani of the most harrassing
kind, and his resistance weakens with
the loss of each position.
“If men and munitions are forth
coming to the Allies, the fall may
still see the maneuver battle on a
grand scale for which the world has
been waiting.'’
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CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING
Business of General Nature
Is Transacted
HEARS COMPLAINTS, ACCEPTS
REPORTS AND OTHER
MATTERS
The City Council held tlielr regular
inetting last night with Mayor Beegle
in the chair and all the couneilmen
present except Win. Schlotlian and
Everett Paup.
The regular routine business was
transacted. Under the reports of
committees there was nothing of
particular interest except that Mr.
Walker in his report for the Street
Committee stated that the man who
had undertaken to refinish the Lee
McWilliams job of concreting the Mis
sion street piling had completed the
work and had made a much better
job than Mr. Walker had thought
possible under the circumstances.
Mr. Fremont King, for the Finance
Committee, reported that the cash in
the City Treasury was $7,304.59 and
that about $17,000.00 of this year’s
revenues had been paid in out of an
estimated total of some $30,000.00
with no warrants outstanding. The
Council then authorized the draw
ing of warrants in payment of var
ious bills and salaries, amounting to
$4,101.56; which cleans np the City’s
indebtedness and leaves a balance In
the bank of $3,203.03.
Municipal Magistrate Pluinley, re
ported fifteen cases brought before
him during the month of Septembex,
and $114.00 in fines collected. The
Greenbaum case of peddling without
a license was appealed to the District
Court and Attorney Shoup was engag
ed by the City to prosecute the same.
Street Commissioner Shark reported
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At The GRAND Tonight
Warren Kerrigan takes the leading
part in an exceptionally good two
reel drama entitled, The Bolted Door,
taken from tho popular novel or
George Gibbs. There are many excel
lent parlor scenes, one of them in
particular is the grand masquerade
ball where there is a great display
of beautiful costumes. The require
ments in I’nele Oliver’s will brings
about the happy ending in the excel
lent story.
ThePrairie Trail, is an altogether dif
ferent picture from the former, as it
takes in the pioneer days when Indian'
were golloping over vast stretches of
country and railroads were making
their first appearance in the great
west. William Clifford and Phillis
Gordon, take the leading parts and arc
backed by a large company of play
iters.
Friday and Saturday will be the 10th
installment of the Trey O’ Hearts,
Steel Bibbons, is the headline of this
episode which opens with Alan’s en
gine at a standstill in tho Kansas
prairie. Read the heralds and be
ready for the story in pictures. Adv.
Will Extend War Tax For
Another Year
NcADOO SO ADVISES
MAY HAVE TO RE-INSTATE DUTY
ON SUGAR IMPORTS
(By Wireless)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7—Secretary
of the Treasury, McAdoo, said today
that ho would recommend that Con
gress extend the present war tax for
another year, besides, ho has decided
to also recommeln the re-instatmeut
of duty on sugar as the revenue is
falling off rapidly.
As to the imposition of a tax on ex
port of munitions of war, the Secre
tary said that he considered the plan
impracticable.
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GOETIIALS RECONSID
ERS RESIGNATION
DECIDES TO REMAIN IN OFFICE
A WHILE LONGER
(By Wireless)
PANAMA, Oct. 7—Governor Gocth
als of the Panama Canal zone, an
nounced today that he has re-consider
ed his resignation and has decided to
remain in office indefinitely. Tji>*
Is glad news to the inhabitants of the
zone as the Colonel has en:ieared him
self duiing his long residence among
them.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
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S. S. CORDOVA SOUTHBOUND
The Alaska Steamship Co’s, freight
er, Cordova arrived today from Shak
—. ..l ic_ —„k. l—-l-J aa,
000 and 10,000 cases of salmon re
spectively. From here sho will call
in at ltoe Point and taken on 5.000
cases more. The well known pilot
Capt. Taft came up on the North
western to pilot her down,
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ELIHU THOMSON IN PORT
The cold storage ship Elihu Tom
son is in port today from the south.
She is under charter by the Alaska
.Steamship Co., for this trip and
brought up 500 tons of coal for this
port anil Juneau. On her southbound
voyage sho will pick up a load of
salmon.
NORTHBOUND
Mariposa, evening of the 8th,
Despatch. Saturday the 9th.
City of Seattle, Friday morning.
SOUTHBOUND
Princess Sophia, Saturday morning.
Alameda, evening of the 8th.
Dolphin, Saturday, the 9th.
4 per cent Interest paid on
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent
Miners and Merchants Bank
J. S. Ct^Vsrg Ppm* J. B Becinrar. Vieefim A R. Lat3co Cartier
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Watch Repairing and Engraving Diamonds Etc.
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THE BIO CURIO STORE OF ALASKA
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios in all Designs
MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
^gglJgiJ Heckman Bldg.
AT LAST
FIFTEEN CASES OF OUB FALL OOOD6 HAVE AEBIVED,
AND WE ABE ASSURED THAT MORE WILL FOLLOW IN A
FEW DAYS. WE HAVE NOW ON DISPLAY THE FINEST LINE
OF MENS SHIRTS OF ALL KXKD8 AND PATTERNS, AND AT
PRICES THAT WELL ASTONISH YOU
OUB UNDERWEAR UNEI8 IN A CLASS BY ITSELF.
WE ABE SHOWING SIXTEEN DIFFERENT PATTEBNS IN
MENS MACKINAWS, £N ALL SIZES FROM 36 TO 48.
WE WILL TALK SHOES NEXT WEEK.
P. J. Gilmore
• THE CLOTHXEE”
Our Big Closing Out Sale jj
8 18 ON AND ALREADY A GREAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE AVAILED O
THEMSELVES OP THE WONDERFULLY n
LOW PRICES |
! ' ! WE ARE MAKING ON EVERY ARTICLE IN OUR LARGE STOCK OF «2»
JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, ‘.WATCHES, AND |
i I CUT GLASS |
i THE LINES ARE AS YET UNBROKEN, AND YOU WILL DO WELL W
j jj; TO CALL AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS EARLY. FOR A £2
is DEPOSIT DOWN S
3? <s2»
*-y WE WILL HOLD ANY ARTICLE 8 ELECTED, TO BE CALLED FOB U
\ THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL NEVER AGAIN PRESENT ITSELF &
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