THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN. ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1915. NUMBER EIGHT.
VESSEL OWNERS
PROTESI
Address Letter To Com
pany Stating Reasons
PREFER SEATTLE PORT
BUT SAY THEY ARE COMPELLED
TO GO ELSEWHERE
SEATTLE, Sept. 30—Following a
meeting of the fishing vessel owners
at which a resolution was adopted
whereby a protest was”~ordered drawn
and a copy sent to each head of the
divers transportation companies set
ting forth their reason, a letter was
made public w hich may have some
effect in changing the rates from
Alaska to Seattle.
The letter is in the form of a pro
test against the high rates for fresh
fish during the winter months.
The fishermen say that they would
prefer to land all their catches at
Ketchikan, or other places, box the
fish and ship south, and that they are
prevented from doing so by the high
rates that compel them to go to
Prince Rupert. They ask that the
same rate applicable to salt fish be
carried on fresh fish as well.
BERLIN ADMITS THE
LOSS OF STRONGHOLD
ALLIES TAKE HILL FROM THE
GERMANS IN HAND TO
HAND FIGHT
BERLIN, Sept. 30—In yesterday’s
papers it was admitted that the Ger
mans had lost to the Allies the hill
known as Hill Hundred and Ninety,
one of the most important strongholds
along the front.
In the same paper, it was semi-of
ficially announced that fresh fore
were being prepared to strike another
blow at the Russian right wing •>r
defense.
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CITY OF SEATTLE COMING
JUNEAU. Sept. 30—The City of Se
attle, southbound, left here at ten a.
m., with the following passengers for
Ketchikan: Florence Mercer, S. II.
Goemeare, Hans Apsch, 8. Odyon and
II. Johnson.
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A SUCCESSFUL AFTERNOON
Mrs. M. J. Bugge and Mrs. Fre
mont King yesterday entertained 36
guests at luncheon The tables and
rooms nt Mrs. Bugge's homek the scene
of the affair, were prettily decorated
for the occasion. ' After a delicious
luncheon which was served at one
o’clock, the guests spent the remain
der of the afternoon in playing auction
bridge. Mrs. M. S. Dobbs won the
high score and Mrs. Figgins the con
solation. H'Wl
ANOTHER AMERI
CAN SHIP SUNK
The Vincent Strikes A Mine
And Is Destroyed
THE CREW IS SAVED
WHILE OFF CAPE ORLOFF
IN THE WHITE SEA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 0—The
navy department has just received a
dispatch stating that the American
steamer Vincent, while off Cape Or
loff, in the White sea, had struck n
mine and destroyed. The crew is re
ported to have been saved.
The destruction of the Vincent is
laid at the door of Russia which will
be held responsible for the loss.
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GERMANY WITHDRAWING
TROOPS FROM BELGIUM
LONDON, Sept. 30—That the Ger
mans are withdrawing troops from
Belgium is contained in a late report
and as evidence an order is in ef
fect to stem the advance of the en
emy on the Wcs(|rn front.
Late advices from the fighting line
in the vicinity of Loog say that the
British charge upon the enemy is still
unchecked and that the bayonet is
being freely used. It. is said that the
Germans are bringing re-enforcements
but adds that no re-enforceincnts can
stop the tide.
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HALIBUT QUOTED AT SIX CENTS .
SEATTLE, Sept. 30—The 28,000
pounds of halibut brought in yester
tlay was sold for six cents a pound.
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Jitney Buss Night
At The DREAM
JIM COLLINS IS EASY WINNER
In the Dream Jitney Bus contest
last night Jiin Collins had a walk r.
way, poling over 250 votes. Commenc
ing tonight a new race will bo on.
This week we will give only one
Jitney away, to the most popular
white child . A complete change of
program is on tonight. Alice Joyce
and Tom Moore are featuring in a
two reel Kalem social drama that is
really good. Pathe Daily News with
all the very latest news from every
where is also a feature .Special at
tention is given the Allies in this
number. The Kansas flood pictures are
excepionally good. The comedy to
night is of the best quality obtuiu
able, a split reel Biograph. The first
half is a farce and the second half
is our old friend Skelly. He takes
in a turkey shoot and the way lie
shoots things up isn’t slow. He
shoots from all sides and angles.
Watch for the opening date of the
Paramount Features. Also read the
article on page 40 of this week’s
Saturday Evening Post, it tells the
whole story. Features that are Fea
tures. Run at the Liberty Theater,
Seattle.
Twenty Thousand In The
Line of March
A FEW EXHAUSTIONS
ALASKA REPRESENTATIVES
GET THE WINNING PRIZE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30—Twenty
thousand Grand Army Veterans fell
in line and marched passed where
President Wilson reviewed the totter
ing line of patriots. It was the most
imposing review ever seen in the city.
There were only a few exhaustions
>luo to fatigue. A representative from
Alaska received the prize as coming
from farthest away than any other in
order - to join his comrades of half a
century ago.
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REFUSE TO ANSWER CALL TO
THE COLORS
LONDON, Sept. 29—A correspon
dent in Moscow says that the Bulgar
ian colonists in that city have posi
tively declined to obey the call to the
colors.
They wired to King Ferdinand and
to other statesmen messages regret
ting a campaign against Serbia, stat
ing that they would never take part
in such a war.
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THIRTY-FIVE RECRUITS LEAVE
FOR THE FRONT
PRINCE RUPERT, Sept. 28—'Thirty
five recruits left this morning to join
the various B. C. regiments. Among
those departing were several from
Metlakahtla, seven from Prince Rup
ert and the remainder from Terrace,
Tclkwa and Hazelton, B. C.
Only two fur sets left at Field’s Ad
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SIKHS GOURKAS RELEASED
Athens. Sept. 30—The government
ha's released Sikhs Gourkas, one of
the survivors of the Rritish trans
port Ramazen that was sunk a few
days ago by submarines.
The Berlin war office claims that
of the number aboard the Ramazan
at the time it was unk only a few
were saved.
A London dispatch says t>at today
was the first report made of the
sinking of the transport Ramazan,
that no news of any kind had been
received before.
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IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT
A. Grcenbaum was brought before
Municipal Magistrate Plumley yester
day, charged with peddling liquor
without a license. He was found
guilty and the judge assessed a fine
of" $50.00. Greenbauin appealed the
case to the District Court.
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BULGARIA IS ADVISED
TO MOBILIZE
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'FORMER MINISTER POINTS OUT
NECESSITY TO MOBILIZE
BUCHAREST, Sept. 30—The form
1 er minister of the interior and one of
the most influential statesmen of the
nation, has addressed a letter to the
ministry advising mobilization as in
his opinion it was only a matter of
a few weeks before the country would
be plunged in war.
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LONG DISTANCE COMMUNICATION
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30—Commun
ication by wireless from Arlington,
Virginia, to Mare Island, California,
was successfully accomplished last
night.
HUWfBOLDT COMING NORTH
SEATTLE, Sept. 30—The steamer
Humboldt left lit midnight for the
north with the following passengers
for Ketchikan: Mrs. V. Appier. E.
A. Sims, O’. Wagner, W. L. Clark, T.
F. Sureney, L. A. Stockley and four
steerage.
MISSISSIPPI OVERFLOWS HURRI
CANE AND STORM RAGING
MOBILE, Sept. 30—The worst storm
in the history of the Mississippi val
ley is now raging. The hurricane
with a downpour of rain hns caused
tlie Mississippi river to overflow with
the result that ten are dead, fifty in
jured and damage to property esti
mated at one million dollars.
Wireless messages from various
steamers say thnt the gale is terrific.
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WHAT WILL THEY
DO WITH HIM NOW
CHARGE OF INTENDED
DESERTION AND MURDER MADE
PORTLAND, Sept. 2 9—Senator
Chamberlain has notified the father
of Louis Husser, the Dallas boy who
has been held a prisoner of war at
Kingston, Ontario, for nearly a year,
that the Canadian government has fin
ally refused tlio request of the state
department for the release of the man.
Tn refusing the last demand of Secre
tary of State Lansing, General W. H.
Otter, commanding operations in Can
ada, said:
' “In the present instance is a case
where a man of German birth am
name has enlisted in our forces un
der a false name, avowing that liis
reason for so doing was to get to
Germany; that his first bullets would
be for his own officers, and whose
uncle in Germany had advised his re
turn to that country, as his name
had been posted in the official papers
for not reporting. Surely there is
ievery justification for his detention,
and I am therefore reluctantly oblig
ed to refuse your request for his dis
charge.
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Job printing neatly and quickly
done at the Progressive-Miner.
LEASING ALASKA
Secretary Lane Believes
Lease Answers Purpose
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LAW VERY STRINGENT
BELIEVE MONOPOLY IMPOSSIBLE
UNDER THE RULES
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29—Secretary
Lane is about to promulgate rules
ami regulations under which the coni
lease law in operation in Alaska will
be governed.
The Alaska coal land act not only
'provides for the leasing of coal lauds
in the territory, but also for the re
servution of certain areas in tin
known coal fields, to he mined by the
government in the event of an “in
sufficient supply of coal at a reason
able price l'or the requirements of
government works, construction and
operation of government railroads, for
the navy, for the national protection,
or for relief from monoply or oppres
sive conditions.’’
Believes Lease Practical
Secretary Lane believes that the de
partment has perfected » practicable
form of leaso. He scouts the view of
many; Alaskans and others who know
of conditions in the teritory that the
leasing law is not workable, because
of the peculiar conditions that exist
in the north country'.
The lease that is now in preparation
was first drafted by representatives
of the department, including those in
the bureau of mines, and those who
have worked in Alaska.
The law itself is very stringent in
its antimonopoly features, and those
who framed it tried to make a law
that would he workable and that would
induce the investment of capital in this
vast resource. It provides that the
coal hearing land shall he divided into
leasing tracts of forty acres each or
multiples thereof, and in such form ns
will permit the economical mining of
the coal in such blocks. In no case,
however, is any leasing block to ex
ceed 2.560 acres. Leases are to be of
fered to individuals or associations by
adbertisement, by competitive bidding
or by any other means that may lte
provided by regulations to be made by
the secretary of the interior.
Limit of One Lease
Railroads will be permitted to leaso
such areas of coal land as will pro
vide fuel for their own use. Those
interested in one lease are forbidden
to have an interest in any other lease.
This applies to stockholders in corpor
ations that may be forced to lease the
coal lands.
The leasing law provides that the
lessees shall pay the United States a
royalty of not less than 2 cents per
•ton for the coal mined. In addition
they will be required to pay 25 cents
per acre for the first year of the lease,
50 cents for the second, third, fourth
and fifth years, and $1 for each year
thereafter during the continuance of
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THIRTY MILLIONS
AUTHORISED
Greece Deputies Enthused
Over Prospects
PROCEED TO MOBILIZE
MARTIAL LAW IS PROCLAIMED
THROUGHOUT THE LAND
ATHENS, Sept. 30—At a session of
the house of Deputies yesterday, a
loan of thirty million was authorized
for 4,he use in the preparation of
hostalities. .
A law was passed giving tlie gov
ernment full authority in all maters.
This was followed by a proclamation
declaring martial lay throughout the
land.
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LATEST MARIPOSA REPORT
The latest word from the Mariposa
is a cable from Capt. O’Brien that
they will arrive in Ketchikan, south
bound at 11:30 tonight.
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the Jease. Leases may he made for 50
years, and are subject to renewal on
“Such terms and conditions as may be
authorized by law at the time of
such renewal.”
The law also authorizes the secretary
to issue permits to residents of Alaska
to mine coal for local and domestic
needs. These permits are limited to
ten acre tracts. That part of the law
is already in operation and a number
of local leases have been approved by
the interior department. Iloports re
ceived here are that this portion of the
law is working out satisfactorily. Sec
retary Lane believes the other and
larger portion of the law will bring as
good results.
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The Progressive Miner delivered i1
your home for seventy-five cents a
month, and with all the latest nows
Try it a month.
At The GRAND Tonight
In the Clutches of The Klu-Klux
Kliui. is a Warner feature in three
parts. It will be remembered that the
IC-K-K’s, originally was a splendid or
ganization formed for the protection
of the southern states in the troubled
years following the war. It was in
this period of the organization that
they are pictured in The Birth of a
Nation. These crusaders of the South
are seen mounted on superb horses
dashing furiously through field and
forest iu protection of the South. This
picture takes up this organization
after they degenerated into a band ot
outlaws, but still wearing the mys
terious garb of the order. The featur
ing characters in this play are well
know screen stars. Geno Gauntier
ns Betty North. Jack Clark takes
the part of James Tolliver, leader of
The Klu-Klux-Klans.
Tlie added attraction with this fea
turn is a Strand War Series, and a
comedy.
Friday and Saturday, the 9th in
stallment of The Trey O’ Hearts. Ad.
Desperate Efforts Made
To Capture Lenz
KEY TO TEUTONIC LINE
MANY ZEPPELINS SIGHTED
BOUND WESTWARD
LONDON, Sept. 3 0—T h e very
flower of the British army has been
set to battering down the Gorman
line in an effort to eapturo Lenz,
the key to the Teutonic lino of com
munication. It is said that tho Brit
ish have contemplated such action
for some little time, but the noces
sary re-enforcement was not available
until yesterday when the battering
commenced.
Liist evening, many Zeppelins were
sighted, seemingly bound for the west
ward.
MGV£MENTJ)F BOATS
NORTHBOUND
Humboldt, Saturday n.in. Oct. 2nd.
Northwestern, Monday, Oct. 4th
SOUTHBOUND
City of Seattlo Midnight of 30th.
Mariposa, Thursday, p.m. 30th.
Princess Alice, Saturday, a.m. Oct. 2
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT NORTH
The Admiral Farragut arrived from
the south at four this morning. She
had no freight for Ketchikan. The
following passengers got off at Ket
chikan: Sam Bornstein, Mrs. Williams
Leona Williams, and H. O’Malley.
Leaving here for the North were Wm.
Shay and O. C. Poulsen to Juneau.
JEFFERSON IN NORTHBOUND
The Jefferson arrived in Ketchikan
at 3:30 a.m. with 35 tons of local
freight and leaving one passenger, A.
Mortensen. Boarding her here for
the north were Mrs. Emma Olafson.
for Wrangell; T. H. Tasher, for
Wrangell; Mrs. L. Biehl, for Juneau;
A. Greenbaum, for Anchorage and
Mrs. A. Greenbaum for Juneau.
SPOKANE FROM THE SOUTH
The steamer Spokane arrived at 2:30
this morning with 33 tons of local
freight and 60 tons of Coal for the
U. S. Lighthouse Depot. Her passen
gers for Ketchikan wexe T. J. Mossey,
V. IT. Mendelson, Lillian Majory For
the North she took J. II. Hatfield for
Douglas; Frank Carrol, for Douglas;
San Guyot, for Juneau; Mrs. J. R.
McLaughlin and Ervin Sayles for
Hadley; Mrs. Gcirhart, for Hadley and
two natives.
S. S. DESPATCH SOUTHBOUND
The Despatch sailed for the south
at 4 a.m. with 27,000 eases of salmon
on board from the following can
neries: Kake, 12.000 cases; Water
fall. 3,000 cases; Burnett Inlet, 10,
000 cases; Ileceta, 2,000 eases; and
17 tierces if mildcured salmon from
Pt.. Conclusion. Three Philippinos
took passage from Ketchikan.
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TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF AMERICA IS NOW OPEN FOR
THE ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS AT
Greatly Reduced Rates
FAST, RELIABLE SERVICE
City Office
Next Door to Revilla Hotel Market Street Phoae 151
OUR MESSENGER WILL CALL FOR HOUR BUSINESS
4 per cent Interest paid on
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent
Miners and Merchants Bank
! J. E. Chilburt' Pres. J. R Heckman Vice-prcs. A. R. Larson Cashier
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STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
jt Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
I Our Big Closing Out Sale g
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