RUSSIAN ADVANCE TERRIFIES BERLIN
German Defensive Forces will Withdraw to River Oder Leaving all Eastern Prnssia in Hands of Slavs
ALLIES DRIVE GERMANS BACK
"BEST AMATEUR SHOW EVER IN
TOWN” TRET SAT
The production of the “Bach
el r\- E cytnOcn’’ by local tal
ent 1 ist night was an enjoyable
affair, being by long odds the
be-t show of the class ever in
town, and reflects great credit
on all those taking part and es
pecially on Harry Mclvor the
director . and moving spirit.
The Bachelor’s Honeymoon has
j ist enough plot to interest
the audience, and when han
dled as it was last night it
furnishes a most interesting
evening's entertainment. M:-s
Erna Lacy, as Miss Camson,
Dan Gillespie’s old maid house
keeper was a scream, her ap
pearance alone being enough
to bring down the house, while
her interpretation of the part
v.a- all that could be desired.
Her -fing, “The Old Maids’
Ball" was a winner. Bill Wood
worth and his pants as Denny
Jobson was the funniest stunt
he has pulled off in town, and
he has gone some along that
line, while his appearance
with the “brunette" baby in the
-econd act, left everybody gasp
ing for breath, Sally, as por
trayed by Mrs. Verna Patching
was all that she should be, and
her duet with Osborn Williams
in which the ballet assisted in
the chorus received several re
A big two part Vitagraph at
the Dream tonight. adv.
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A large variety of womens
coats at Field’s, alf at popular
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calls. Osborn Williams’ Dan
Gillespie, the bachelor, good:
hearted, lovable and cashless,
was good, and he carried off
the different situations in aj
very creditable manner. Harry;
Mclvor as the Deacon was aj
whole show in himself, and
Harvey Stackpole as the irate
cuMud lady had everything onj
the move as long as he was on
the stage. The ballet, consist-,
ing of the Misses Alma Kirch-j
baum. Katherine Blodgett, Alice
and Minnie Heath, Esther
Wertheim and Francis Grant,
did well, the pity being that;
they'did not have a chance t.
appear more often. So it is.:
that the Miner Men re-states
what he heard a good many
people say last night and today,
that it was the -best amatuer
show ever presented in Ketch
ikan and better than many of
the professional productions
seen here in the past.
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MILLINERY OPENING
I wish to announce to the
ladies of Ketchikan that my
opening and display of Winter
Millinery will be held Friday
and Saturday, Aug. 28 and 29.
The latest and most up-to-date
styles for Dress and Street
wear. MRS. WASHBURN, adv.
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Pathe Weekly at the Dream
tonight. adv
An Edison comedy at the
Dream tonight. adv.
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Paris, Aug. 27—After terrific
fighting on the border between
Belgium and France, west of
Charleroi attended by enor
mous slaughter, the French
and Allied forces succeeded in
driving the Germans back, the
latter fighting savagely. The
killed and wounded in front of
the Allies position are said to
have been piled up waist high
in places, as the Germans a
gain and again charged to take
them, only to be driven back
by the rifle and machine S[un
fire. The limit of human en
durance seemed to be readied
however, at last, and they ware
unable to gather after the list
retreat, so the Allied trodps
took the offensive and charged
the German position. By this
time the latter had taken
ition again, and the fightinf
a few minutes were intc
The Allies pressed fon I
however and drove the Gt
ans back, taking hundreds
prisoners and killing hund
of the officers and men as
former strove to hold the
treating rank and file in pos
ition. Among those killed', at
this time was Prince Alber^ an
uncle of the Kaiser.
A Night of Terror
Antwerp. Aug. 27—A nighi of
terror was experienced by the
defenders and residents of this
city last night, when shprtly
after midnight a fleet of Zep
pelin dirigibles started to drop
bombs from the clouds. They
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showed no lights, and it was
some time before die men at
the high angle guns could lo
cale them and drive them off
Considerable damage was done
by -the falling bombs, and sev
eral people were killed.
Marching To Berlin
London, Aug. 27—Advices
come from Berlin via Stock
holm to the effect that panic ex
-ists at Berlin owing to Rus
sia's advance sweeping every
thing before it on the march to
Berlin and it looks as though
they will reach that place before
the German army can take
Paris. Many of the wealthy
residents of thecity are leaving
Berlin for Switzerland, travel
ling by automobile.
It is rumored in Berlin that
Ihe German troops will be with
drawn from East Prussia to the
• e f fortifications on the
Oder and Worth rivers from
^ifty t o one "hundred miles
from Berlin. The fortified
town of Kustrin is situated at
the confluence of the two riv
ers, with Frankfort not far to
the south and Stettin to the
north. All three of these
places are large fortified towns
with .other defenses joining
them , and here will be made
the main defense of Germany’s
capital. This will leave a large
part of Prussia in the hands of
'he Slavs, who are said to b?
advancing with a line sixtty
miles in length, driving back
^ the detachments of German
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troops in disorder. They now
have the lake region of Prus
sia practically under their con
trol. Their commissary depart
ment seems to be well (Organ
ized, although they are living
largely off the country as they
advance. They are seizing all
food supplies, but are not des
troying properly.
Germans Threaten Ostend
Rotterdam, Aug. 27—A heavy
column of Germens with a
siege train is moving against
Ostend, the point where the
British have landed theirlroops
and supplies, and which tinw
are defending, and B is believ
ed here that they will attempt
its capture and thus deprive
the British of their landing
place.
Several of the Britieh war
fleet have been dispatched to
Ostend to assist in repelling
the German attack.
Allies Hold Their Ground
Paris, Aug. 27—Having re
ceived heavy reinforcements
the Germans made another at
tempt to take the Allies’ posi
tion late today, but were re
pulsed, and the last word from
the front brought the intelli
gence that the Allies were
strengthening their position
and had every chance of stay
ing the German advance.
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COAL ON THE WAY
The Northland Dock Com
pany was in receipt of a wire
today stating that the steamer
British Columbia was starting
north this morning with two
hundred tons of coal for them.
This should arrive within the
next four days, and relieve the
coal shortage onthe dock.
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LEAVING FOR KNIK
Among the passengers on the
Mariposa tonight will be Newl
Crtperson, A. J. McBain and
Ed. Eggan, on their way to
Knik. They go to take a look
at the country, have a hunt,
and if possible locate some of
'hose homesteads we are hear
'ng so much about these days.
Newt says he expects to re
turn within the next six weeks
or two months.
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LADIES LOOK
I can now clean and adjust I
th ’ tension on your sewing j
machine. Leave orders at the
Stedman Hotel. W. A. MINER.
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Found—A small Knights of
Pythias pin. Owner call at
Miner Office. adv.
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Light hens, Heavy hens, and
broilers from 2pounds up, alive
or dressed.De livered anywhere
at any time. Phone iG3.
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ELEVEN PEOPLE DIEO IN SAMPSON
Seattle, Aug. 27—The
Pacific-Alaska Navigation com
pany issued a statement last
night on the Sampson wreck
saying that eleven people met
death in the disaster. These
were Capt. Moore, Chief Engin
eer Noon, L. Cabanes, third
cook;,J. ft. Williams, mess boy:
Miss M. Campbell, steward
ess; C. Marquette, quarter
master; S. Sater, night watch
man, W.E. Recker, first wire
less opertaor; C. W. Bryant, a
passenge bound for Seward;
Mrs. J.Barbury, a ’round trip
passenger; and A. L. Button, n
tourist from New York. The
latter’s death occurred in a
peculiar way, as he died a$ the
result uf burns received while
hoarding the Victoria, the bow
of which took fire while in the
gash in the Admiral’s side. The
Victoria struck the Admiral a
breast of the after hatch, and
clove clear through her side to
Hie hatch opening, thus cult
ting tier half in two. The last
seen of Capl. Moore was as lie
was helping the women and
children into one of the boats,
when he saw that the vessel
was sinking under their feet,
and gave the order for every
body to jump over board. This
they did, and file boats from
the Victoria picked them up.
The revenue cutler TJnalga
went to the scene ofthe wreck
last night and reported the
Sampson sunk in deep water,
so there can be no hope of
raising her. An attempt will
be made however to regain (lie
bodies of those lost.
WHAT HAPPENED TO EViARY
The eleventh installment of
this great, serial will be pre
sented at . the Dream tonight
and tomorrow. We are pos
itive in the statement that lie
show will be one of thebest 'that
%ve h ive shown for some time.
The t.vo part Yitagraph, The
Vampire of the Desert,
is handled by an all star
cast of Yitagraph players such
as Leah Baird and Taffet John
son. Palhe Weekly contains
some very interesting worlds
news and the windup comedy
by the Edison players will round
out the bill. Our next big Fam
ous Players production will be
The Three Musketeers, in six
magnificient parts. adv.
CHRIS WILL DO THE WORK
“Bobby” Clemmensaon, the
concrete chimney builder Is a
passenger south on the Alki to
day, accompanied by his wife,
and will be gone about three
weeks. During his absen e
Chris Anderbon, Bobby’s right
hand man, will be in charge of
the concrete plant and will at
tend to the business.
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New silk dresses just in on
the Spokane, Field the special
ist. adv.
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Leave your orders for can
ning peaches at H. R. Thomp
son’s, 70c. to 75c. per box. ad.
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