EhseJ THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE -MINER L~~J
VOLUME ONE KETCH vAN, ALASKA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 13, 1916._NUMBER 9.~,.
GIGANTIC FIGHI
HAS STARTED
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TEUTONS AND ALLIES START
THE LONG DEFERRED
CAMPAIGN
IS ON THREE SIDES
The Allies Hare Been Waiting
This Movement
Fo- Many Days
ROME. Jan. 11?—Dispatches from
Athens say :k.t the long anticipat
ed movement by the Teutonic en
tente ;;s finally ’.aunched yester
day when the Teutons started the
bombardment of the Britsh lines
at Dorain and vicinity.
Information just received point to
the, fact that the Teutons will op
erate west of the Dorain tone, anc
* -n the v:'c;r.ity of Monastir with the
Bulgarians at and near Gieveela
and the Turks on the East flank.
Close observers say that the
fight that just started will prove
to be the hardest fight of the war
thus far. as it is contended that
the allies hold an almost impreg
nable position.
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TEACHING OF GERMAN LAN
GUAGE MEETS OPPOSITION
LINCLON. Neb.. Jan. IS—Argu
ments was began today in the Ne
braska supreme court test the con
stitutionality of a law providing
for the teaching of the German lan
guage in the public schools. The
case -s cn an app.ai from the lower
court which declared the school
board af Nebraska must provide for
the teaching of German and otter
European languages when petition
ed by a certain number cf c at rocs.
The law generality has neen re
garded ss a dead letter, but with
the outbreak of the Eurtpean war,
interest in it was revived, and the
Nebraska City school board was
asked to enforce it. The board re
fused and on mandamus suit the
district court upheld the law. The
board in turn appealed to the high
er court.
One of the features of the case
is that while German-Americans
are insisting on the enactment be
ing obeyed, three members of the
school board, who are of German
descent, are most emphatic in re
fusing to enforce the law.
FEDERATION WILL
EIGHT CONSCRIPTION
LONDON. Jar.. I —The Miners
Federation cf Labor of Great
Britain published a resol
ution in their weekly organ that
was adopted at a meeting, to the
effect that ail the members have
pledged themselves to oppose the
conscription bilL
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CHICAGO, Jan. 13—The entire
4 middle west states are in the midst
of the greatest storm in years. Snow
and cold have caused a great deal
of suffering already, so says re
ports from various part s
CONSCRIPTION |
ACT VOTED UPON
VOTE ON SECOND READING
SHOWS OPPOSITION HAS
BEEN ELIMINATED
LONDON, Jan. 13—The Commons '•
today rejected the motion intro- j
laced a few days, ago to withdraw j
the conscription act by a vote of
four to thirty-one.
Following the defeat of the
motion, the second reading of the
bill was ordered which in turn was
followed by the calling for the vote.
The result w-as a surprise to many,
as it showed no divisiona all vot
ing in the affirmative.
Supporters of the act are agreed j
tfca; the final reading will be a re
petition of the second reading and
that the measure is sure to become
a law in the near future.
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BERLIN ADMITS DESTRUCTION
OF MUNITION DEPOT
LONDON. Jan. 13—Despatches
from Berlin say that the Berlin war
"fico had admitted the report of
the destruction of the munition
depot at Lille by the allies. The of-1
fice also reports that fighting is a:
a stands::'.! in the Cham.paigne dis
trict. due to the severity of the
weather.
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ITALY LOOSES
MORE SHIPS
STEAMERS STRIKE MINES IN
THE ADRIATIC SEA AND
GO DOWN
ROME, Jan. 13—A report from
. Duraxco says tht two Itlaian steam
ships. the Brandisi and the Citta
di Palermo, were sunk yesterday
in the Adriatic sea. The report
says that both struck mines within
a short distance of one another and
in a short time sunk.
Those aboard the Palermo were
saved but half of the Brandisi's 1
. lost.
AEROPLANES WERE USED
FOR MAR AMBULANCES
PARIS, Jan. 10—Aeroplanes were
used for ambulance work for the
first time on record during the re
teat from Serbia by the French
military mission, says Henri Bar
bey, a war cor respondent of the
Journal- Tne Balkan mission was
PrisrencL There ware a number
of sick persons. It was impossible
to carry them on stretchers, but it
was determined not to abandon
them. The French still had six
aeroplanes. They had been exposed
to rain and snow for two months,
but were still in working order.
Col. Fournier placed on these aero
planes the sick men whose condi
tion was most grave, and sent
them, by air to Scutari.
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Great “cleanup” sale for the rest
of the month of January at Heck
man's. Adv. tf.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
Heckman Bldg.
Two Specials
For this week only we will
offer 7 oz. canvas gloves for
75 cents per doz.
8 oz. canvas gloves for
$ 1.00 per doz.
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, P. J. GILMORE, THE CLOTHIER
THE I). S. 1ST
ACT AT ONCE
PEOPLE ALL OVER COUNTRY
ARE DEMANDING IMMED
IATE PROTECTION
WATCHFUL WAITING
YVill Not Be Contenanced
Any Longer by The
Populace
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13—The
news of the massacre of the nine
teen Americans by the Mexican
Indians has caused widespread in
dignation among all classes against
Carranza for having failed to pre
lect foreigners.
Minority leaders took up the mat
ter today in congress and demand
ed action while the administration
followers conseiied patience.
Senator Stone, Democrat nd
chairman of the foreign commerce
committee admitted today that in
tervention was inevitable, inasmuch
as Carranza appears to be unable
to protect foreigners. News from
nearly every center of the country
indicates that patience is no longer
favored by the people.
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FRENCH OCCUPY"
CORFU ISLAND
ATHENS, Jan. 13—The French
headquarters has been moved on
Corfu Island where they will hold
munition stores and war supplies
for the time being.
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LOS ANGEL ES. Jan. 13—Mathew
Schmidt, the convicted accomplice
in the dynamiting of the Times’
building whose trial was held re
cently, was sentenced today to life
imprisonment. The case will be ap
pealed to the United States supreme
court. .
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AT THE GRAiND TONIGHT
What The God’s Decree, the four
part World’s Feature, closing its
run tonight, proved to the show go
ing people that the name does not
give an insight as to what the
picture is going to be. In th:s pic
ture everything is different from
the usual run. While the story is
of the theft of a vaiuble necklace,
it tri’ig; out 3orr.e c f the most beaut
iful scenery and costumes that has
been shown in pictures for some
time. In the opening reel is shown
Kal:, the dancing girl, in the
sacred garden feeding the birds,
and great African lions roaming
through the beautiful gardens of
Be Arsac surrounding the man
sion ' here the stolen necklace is
kep . While space forbids further
mer. i m there are four reels full of
thrilling episodes and magnificient
scenery.
Installment No. 5, of The Black
Box Friday and Saturday. Adv.
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♦ BELIEVES INTERVENTION 4
4 IS INEVITABLE 4
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♦ Senator Sherman Introduces a ♦
4 A Resolution For Immed- 4
♦ iate Action ♦
+ 4
♦ WASHINGTON. Jan. 18-♦
♦ Senator Sherman today intro- ♦
♦ duced a resolution calling up- +
♦ on congress to interfere in the 4
+ Mexican atrocities for human- 4
♦ ity*s sake. In his resolution 4
♦ says that he candidly believes ♦
♦ that nothing short of interven- +
4 tion will stop the massacre of ♦
+ innocent men and women. ♦
4 It was officially announced ♦
♦ today that Secretary Lansing ♦
+ sent a note to Carranza to 4
♦ the effect that unless he main- 4
♦ tains peace and the safety of +
4 foreigners, the United States +
+ government will deem it its 4
4 duty to interfere. The note 4
4 says that the punishment of 4
4 the bandits must be included in 4
4 what this government expects 4
+ of Mexieo. 4
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ARE PRESSING
MONTENEGRINS
CETINJE MAY BE EXPECTED TO
FALL BEFORE MANY DAYS
HAVE PASSED
LONDON, Jan. 13—The super
■ iority of the Austrian army is re
ported to be worrying the inferior
forces of the Montenegins at Cet
inje. where a terrific battle has been
in prorgess for several days. A re
port just received says that the
Montenegrins have almost despair
ed the saving of that stronghold
and the fall of Cetinje may be
expected within a short time.
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HUERTA IS ON
HIS LAST SHIFT
THE FAMILY WAS SUMMONED
AND LAST SACRAMENT
ADMINISTERED
EL PASO, Jan. 13—Genera!
Huerta’s recovery from the last
i operation performed upon him a
few days ago, was given up this
morning by the attending physic
ians and the family was summoned
and the last sacrament administer
ed.
All hope of his recovery has been
abandoned and his death is mom
entorily expected.
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DOG TAX IS DUE
And the Dog Catcher is at work
‘ If you have a dog and haven’t paid
the tax, you better call at the
Miners and Merchants Bank and
get a 1916 tag before your dog is
caught. Dogs running loose on the
streets without a tag will be
caught and killed. Adv. 2t.
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Bring in your bit of news. The
Progressive-Miner is always glad
to receive and print news items.
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J E. Cfailborg Pres. J. R. Heckmac Victopns- A. R. Larson Cashier
Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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Watch Repairing and Engraving. Diamonds, Etc.
Berthelsen & Pruell
The Big Curio Store of Alaska
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios in all Designs
MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
KETCHIKAN. - - - ALASKA
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Hadley Lumber Yard
Correspond with R. L. Petty at Had
ley, Alaska before buying your Lumber.
His prices will save you money. This of
fer will only last a short time.
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A L A S K A STEAMSHIP COM
PANIES REFUSED TO ACCEPT
THE OFFER
MADE BY RAILROADS
Meeting Was Adjourned Without
Accomplishing What
Intended
SEATTLE, Jan. 13—The meeting
that was arranged a few days ago
between the transcontinental rail
raod officials and those of the Al
aska steamship companies, was heiti
yesterday. The meeting, however,
proved a disappointment to many,
inasmuch as no agreement was
reached whereby the rates may be
reduced.
The railroad officials offered to
absorb six dollars a ton on freight
from Alaska via Seattle to the
Eastern market, providing the
steamship companies obsorb the
four dollars, the difference between
the rates by way of Prince Rupert.
This, the report says, was refused
by the steamship companies. Thus
leaving the old rates to prevail.
What action, if any will be tak
en later in the matter, the dispatch
does not state.
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TURKS TAKE REPRISAL
FOR CONSUL’S ARREST
BERLIN, Jan. 10—The Turkish
-ovemment, as a measure of re
prisal for the arrest of consuls of
the Teutonic allies in Saloniki, has
arrested ten French and Britsh of
ficials who had remained in em
bassies in Constantinople, the Over
seas News Agency announces to
day.
According to reports reeived here
from Constantinople, the Turkish
government, in reprisal for the
treatment of Turkish subjects by the
entente powers in Saloniki, has in
: terned 1,000 subjects of entente
nations who were in Turkey.
It is understood, according to the
reports, that the Ottoman govern
ment took this step only as a first
measure of reprisal for the arrest
of the consuls of the Teutonic al
lies at Saloniki.
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JAPANESE PREMIER
NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH
TOKIO, Jan. 13—Count Okuma,
the premier of Japan, narrowly es
caped death last evening when two
bombs were hurled at him. The
bomb throwers made good their
' escape.
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PIPE LINE VIEWS
The Dream Theater will show
some excellant views on the screen
j tonight of the big slide that caused
the water supply of Ketchikan to
be cut off. See the pictures to
night. It will save you a long walk.
Post cards of these views will also
be on sale at Kubley’s. Adv.
THE RUSSIANS
WERE REPULSED
IN THEIR RENEWED ATTACK
ON CZERNOWIK THAT LAST
ED FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
LONDON, Jan. 13—lAfter a re
newed attack by he Russians on
Czernowik. they were repulsed with
heavy loss, says a report from a
correspondent to the Times. The
attack was most desperate but the j
strong opposition of the Austrian
forces proved too much for the
attacking forces. However, it is said
that re-enforcements have been sent
for and another attack may be ex
pected shortly.
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AMONG THE SCRAPPERS
NEW Y’ORK. Jan. 13—Tex Rich
ard said today that he offered a
purse of forty-five thousand dollars
for a ten-round bout, without a fin
al decision, to Jess Willard and
Frank Moran. The fight to take
place here in March. It is thought
that the terms will be accepted by
both the contestants.
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REPORT MORE
MASSACRED
ENGLISH A N D AMERICANS
ARE VICTIMS OF MEXICAN
ATTACK
EL PASO, Jan. 13—Ten more
Americans—mining men—and two
English women w$re attacked yes
terday at Madero, Mexico, and kill
ed, is the late report that has just
reached here.
The bodies of those massaacred
yesterday, passed through here to
tiay on their way to Washington.
Adispatch from Mexico City says
that Carranza has sent a large
body of men to hunt the bandits.
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FAVORS TIGHTENING
SCREWS ON GERMANY
LONDON, Jan. 13—Thomas Gib
son Bowles, wso changed his pol
itical coat and subsequently re
verted to his original faith, will
be the -Unionist candidate for the
parliamentary seat of St. George’s,
made vacant by the recent eleva
tion of Sir Alexander Henderson
to the peerage.
Mr. Bowles’ role in the house of
commons, to which in view of the
present system of uncontested el
ections he is sure of being return
ed, will be agitation for the sterner
use of Great Britain’s sea power
in the prosecution of the war.
He contends that the navy’s grap
pling irons are hampered by fear in
some of the government depart
ments of offending neutrals, and he
wishes to see more complete stop
page of supplies reaching Gefl»
many through neutral countries.
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FOUND—In Tongass Narrows a
14 ft green skiff. Owner apply
this office prove property and pay
for this notice. Adv. 6t.
MEXICAN GEN ERAL L E A 1) S
YAQPI IN RAID AGAINST
AMERICANS
BODIES ARE EXPEDTED
Indignation Meeting Will He
Held t0 Protest Against
Government
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13—A re
port was received here yesterday
that General Pablo, a Yaqui Chief
tain and who is closely allied with
General Villa, had lead an armed
band of Y’aqui Indian bandits a
gainst nineteen Americans, who they
slaughtered.
The department ordered the bod
ies of the victims to be brought
here and are expected to arrive to
day.
When the news reached the gen
eral public, a mass meeting was ad
vertised to be held tonight, when
protests against the government’s
attiude in upholding Carranza, will
be held.
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THE NORTHWESTERN ARRIVES
The Alaska Steamship Co’s, big
liner, the S. S. Northwestern arriv
ed this morning from Seattle at
9:30, with a pssenger list of 91.
Her Ketchikan passengers were, Ah
Fung, S. Pederson, H. De Guelder,
P. H. McCue, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Beegle, Ernest Keener, Estelle
Keener, Miss H. Millar, Geo. C.
Folger, E. F. Moore and Jas. E.
Sayles. She got away for the north
about 11 o’clock, taking as north
pound passengers from Ketchikan,
C. W. Stockwell, Geo. Lambert, J.
L. Rosenfield, J. E. Moulton, A.
Shyman, and J. A. Kissel.
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THE JEFFERSON REPORTED
Agent Taylor of the Ketchikan
Wharf, reports that the Jefferson
was at Skagway at 10 o’clock this
morning, and that she is expected
in here tomorrow evening.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Northbound
Admiral Evans, due, but unre
ported.
Southbound
Princess May tomorrow morning,
Jefferson, tomorrow night.
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A NEW GAS ENGINE
The Northern Machine Works
have just received a new Standard
Gas Engine which is to be in
stalled in a boat belonging to the
logging firm of Sawyer & McKay.
This engine is the latest type of
the popular and reliable ’Frisco
Standard make and may be seen at
the Northern Machine Works plant
for a few days.
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At Heckman’s they sell regular
.75 aprons for .45 this week. Adv. 6t.
I THE DREAM §
| The Home of Paramount Features |
I TONIGHT |
|| Wednesday and Thursday, January 12 and 13 j|
:| “BRONCHO BILLY AND THE SISTERS” |
Q. M. Anderson in one of his western pictures w
$ “THE GIRL AT THE KEY” I
' [j' Gertrude McCoy in a one reel feature £*
:ll TWO ACTS TWO ACTS g
| “MINERVA’S MISSION” |
|| jjj A good two reel comedy-drama that will apeal to the most critical
I “FROM PATCHES TO PLENTY” 1
ii; Our old friend Skelly in one of those Liberty Theatre, Keystone comedies 22
Friday and Saturday, “ROSE OF THE RANCHO,” another PARA- jjf
13 MOUNT FEATURE ??