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VOLUME OXK KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. MAY 17. 191*. _ NUMBER 201
THE COURT IN
SESSION TODAY
MANY ARE ADMITTED TO CITIZENSHIP
AND OTHERS MAKE APPLICATION
The session of the district coart
that had been postponed for sera*
time, oner - ■' _*,r business at ten
cthis Eaondng, with Hon- Fred
M Brow-. ;.strict J cadge for the
Third dhrisioa. presiding.
Court officials in attendance are
J- W. Bell. Oert; A- L. Haraberger.
Caul Reporter, and Mrs. Denney.
Stenographer Assistant district at
torney Knoll will handle the cases
for the United States.
In the absence of United States
Marsha] Bishop. Deputies Walker
of Wrangell. Calhoun of Craig and
Casey of Juesn, wiS be attendants
npea the court.
At the opening of the court, the
~e.rr.bers of the- grand jury were
called, and thirteen .qualified for
surkf A special venire was issued
for six more. returnable at two
o'clock After the jury was com
pleted. oaths was administered aad
the court gave instruction
Final citizenship papers were
granted to the following: Christian
Sorensen. Thoris EwrickT John
Sjtrsec. Jim Hendrickses and J
L C. Jensen
R- EL Robertson, of Robertson &
Guns son. attorneys of Juneau, was
trade asociite attorney with J- M
Shoap in the case of ;hc Pure Food
S C ■'■ p'Ej* re the Anaeortes Fisheries
Company
Application, for first citizenship
paper? win be heard and other busi
ness attended to while the grand jury
deliberates on the criminal cases
COURT OFFICIALS, JURORS
AND WITNESSES ARRIVE
Court officials, jurors and wit
nesses. attired ors the Doipfcis asd
Adsiirsd Evans last evening for the
session cf ©wart that cpmed this
irjorsiBg- Arong those xrere Judge
Fred M. Brown. of Vaida; J. W
Beit. Clerk cf tfce Coart for the
First ■fivisicti: J Bamberger and
Mrs nonef. Carat Stenographers:
J. A 'now. Special Fr-ssecotor, and
J. P, Vim- attorney for tie Ana
certes Fisheries CotEpasy. They are
registered as the StednaaB hotel -
Jurors and witnesses froes Pet
ersharc arrtnnp or. the DdphiB
were: Jans#* Bressaa- Ctaj. Grecoa.
. J. F. Walsh, I.. KraSke and T. S.
Kisgroo::
Jttrers and witnesses froea Wran
gell were: F E. Smith. -A Lemietsx,
Geo- E-sob. Oscar Cartse-a, R- HalL
C Lyr, - R- Crocmeyer. Harry
Brice ani Deputy Marshal Walker
and gaard T. Dalgrty. They are
legatered at tfce Rerilla hotel
Attorney Robertson, of Janeas'is
also registered at tfce Eevula
PRDFESSOR JONES RETURNS
FWec*' C D. Joses, in charge
of tfce --a.goT«*Hr»eBt school
wfeo ~~as called to the nates by
Mr*. J res* ii some weeks ago.
retaned lasr erenmg. Mr- Joses re
ports that Mrs- Joc.es has greatly
kr.prwrec and is able to be about,
bet BO* saffiesesitly to make the
trip north Mr. Jones reports that
he is afcoo* to- retars to the states
again, he having resigned hi* posi
tive with tfcj. gewBinrat and ac
cepted another with the Weaatthey
High School- Bis intention is to
remain a,. Netiakatb until kis terra
experts Just 31, and possibly later
or sntil aacther man Las been ap
pointed to tfce position
RUSSIA TIGHTENS
HER GRIP
CAPTURED THIRTY-SEVEN THOU
SAND MEN. SUPPLIES AND
AMMUNITION
PETROGRAD, May 17.—The Rus
sian array that has been tightening
up its grip ob the Turks the last
sereral weeks, resulted in the cap
tor* of 37X00 men together
with a large quantity of supplies,
arms aid ammunitions., says a re
port Just recersed- The report adds
that dte Russians will hare com
plete centre! of Mesopotamia sad
wOl liberate the captuzed British
ers.
UNITED STATES CRUISER
AGROUND AT NANTUCKET
BOSTON. May IT-—The United
States cruiser San Francisco went
' aground early this morning off
Nantucket while out searching for a
party of eight- members of the «*lr
of a whaling boat- It is not known
what damage the cruiser sustained
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CAMP FIRE GIRLS
- WILL TAKE NOTICE
The Camp Fir* Girts* Guardian
has requested the Progresaire-Mmer
: to announce that the regular meet
ing of the camp tomorrow evening
wilj not be held
MEETING OF POCAHONTAS 15
POSTPONED.
The regular meeting of the Poca
hontas this week has been postpon
ed- due to the fact -has of the mem
bers of the "Mikado” opera who
must attend their rehearsal-—Mrs
J. F. Hunt
1 STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager .
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
' Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg:.
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I JUST ARRIVED
I A new line of
I flen’s Hats and Caps
1 It is time for you to discard that
I old hat and get one of these new
I up-to-date styles
1 Our furnishing and shoe stock
I is brim full of new creations.
| Let us dress you up at a small
p cost.
I P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
THE CATCH OP
WITH RAIDERS
I _
RESCUED J DEEMER, WHO HAD
BEEN KIDNAPPED AT
GLENN SPRINGS.
SAN ANTONIO, May IT-—The ex
S peditioc composed of several troops
| of the Fourteenth United States cav
alry sent out after the Glean Spring*
| raiders, returned with J- Deemer.
; who had been kidnapped. This re
! port was sent from a settlement a
hundred miles or snore in the inter
, or of Mexico where the expedition
' caught up with the raiders- No fur
; *her details were received.
WOMEN CLAMOR FOR PEACE
’ LONDON, May IT—Serious troub
le is reported to have occurred In
Berlin and elsewhere in Germany
‘ recently. Vast, crowds, composed
; for the most par% of women of the
laboring classes, clamored for peace
, The crowds were dispersed by the
< nolke and many persons were ar
| -eisted- Two women were wounded
i at Gbemitx. Saxony
During fqpd riots at Leipaig, the
; police killed three persons and
| wounded seventy.
In Berlin, it is reported that 25
persons were killed and two hun
| ired wounded by the police
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| ENGLAND IS BllLDING
FLEET OF ZEPPELINS
LONDON, May 17—That Eng
land is building airships of the Zep
pelin tyjm was disclosed fas the
house of commons by Thomas James
MacNamara, financial smytary of
the admiralty. wfc0 said that it was
not in the public interest to say
how many such aircraft Great Brit
ain possessed.
ITEMS OF NEWS
FROM LONOON
j SIR ROGER CASEMENT NEARING
END—SAVES DEFENSE FOR
HIGHER TRIBUNAL
TO MAKE STATEMENT
German General Thinks Allies Have
Reached Limit of
Endurance.
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LONDON. May IT. — Sir Roger
Casement's case is about ended. The j
defendant refused to bring his evi- 1
denee by which be hopes to save 1
himself. When the decision of the;
court is given, an appeal will be
taken in case of conviction, to a j
b:gher tribunal where he purposes!
making a determined stand
Sir Roger is now preparing a;
statement to present to the court. .
and while stT doing, he is continually ■
weeping
A report from Dublin says that j
Premier Asquith is conferring with
prominent persons and »discussing j
various subjects in an attempt to j
arrive at the bottom of the recent !
rebellion- Everything is quiet and j
the business is as brisk as ever.
A dispatch from Berlin says that |
Genera1 Moltke, chief general of the j
staff expressed his opinion that the j
allies had about reached the limit I
of their endurance and that they
would soon give tip.
LOS ANGELES. May 17. — The -
;ury in the Chaplan case, failed to
agree and were discharged last ev- j
enbig. Another trial has been set
commencing June 15th.
CARRANZISTAS
PATROL BORDER
I
TEN THOUSAND ARE ON THEIR
WAY TO JUAREZ, THEIR
HEADQUARTERS.
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EL PASO, May'17.—A dispatch
from Juarez says that ten thousand
Carranxistas are expected todn'
from th* interior for duty on the
border in conjunction with the Unit
ed States patrols.
The men, with headquarters at
Juarez, will be distributed along
the border for patrol duty re-eh
forring the Americans.
GERMAN NEWSPAPER IS
PUBLISHED IN BELGRADE
BELGRADE. -May 17—The old
Serbian capital now has a German
newspaper for the first time in its
history. The paper is a daily sheet
of six pages, published under the
title of “Belgrader Nachrichten.” In
its first issue the new daily an
nounced that Belgrade would remain
under the Austro-Hungarian flag
forever, even ’if Serbia should not
disappear fom the map entirely.
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FIREMEN HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE.
SPOKANE. May 17—At a fire
this morning that destroyed the
largest drug store of the city, fifty
firemen were overcome by poisonous
gasses. Doctors say they will all
recover.
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.WASHINGTON. May 17—From
reports along the Mexican border
received by the war department, the
situation is less acute todav than
it has been since the raid at Colum
bus- Everythmi is quiet at Santo
Domingo.
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The above is a reproduction of the
Metlakatia cannery which was de
stroyed by fire of unknown origin
at the noon hour today.
Professor Jones- who has just ar
rived from the States las. even
ing, left this jr.ornmg for the vil
: lage- He arrived shortly before
-J.LU=
noon. He visited the cannery and
other places and returning to hi£
home, sat down to dinner with the
men- They were hardly through
with their meal, when Mrs. P- Vern
ey rushed in and notified the men
that the cannery was afire. Rushing
to the cannery, they found the up
j-er story afire with the flames
bursting through the roof- In no
t-me it was a mass of flames.
The cannery proper is a total
loss- Besides the old machinery,
considerable new machinery had
been bought and was being install
ed by Mr. Harris, the lessee
HAPPENINGS AT
WASHINGTON
GERMAN GOVERNMENT SENDS A WARNING
TO ALL NEUTRAL NATIONS
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WASHINGTON, M*y IT.—Yester
day afternoon, Senator Gore intro
duced a resolution pledging congress
and the people of the United States
to support the President in all his
efforts to maintain indiscriminatinn
neutrality with all nations, and thus
facilitate permanent peace actions
Senator Gore in his prelude said
that the time had come for congress
o declare itself wholly in svmpathy
vrith the President and backed by the
people results may bo expected.
WASHINGTON. May IT—Score
tary Lansing received a note from
the German government in which it
is stated that neutral governments
should warn the commanders o£
their ships flying the neutral flags
that they must obey orders when
ordered to stop by submarines, and
they must strictly follow Interna
tional laws to insure their safety
On their conduct depends their safe
ty. The note says that to turn a
ship in the direction of a submarine
when a signal is given to stop,
means danger and should he avoid
ed
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
ON BELGIUM COAST
THE GERMAN NIGHT ATTACK
ON DEAD MAN HILL WAS
REPULSED.
LONDON. A naval engagement
between a small German fleet of
warships and a British squadron oc
curred yesterday morning off the
coast of Belgium. After a sharp
exchange of shots, the Germans es
caped
From Paris comes the report that
the Germans attack on Dead Man
Hill last night proved a total fail
ure. That they were repulsed with
heavy losses.
TAHN TAKES PARTY
TO METLAKATLA
Leaving* thismorring for a day’s
visit to Metlakatla were Prof- and
Mrs. C. C. Georgeson and Mrs. Hat
cher. Prof. C. D. Jones who arriv
ed on the Alameda last evening
from a visit to Bellingham, accom
panied the party to his home town.
Mr:. Gardner of the Forest Service,
is taking the visitors on the gov
ernment boat Tahn.
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EAGLES’ ATTENTION.
A meeting will be called at 7:30
p. m-, Friday. May 19. Important
business —E. A. TETTER. W. P
Alex Runge, who has been away
the last two weeks looking after
his interest in a logging and fish
trap business, returned today and
will remain in town a short time
before going back to his work.
The big gas boat Chief Skugan
owned by Canadian Fish Cold Stor
age Company, cleared from here
with sixteen men in charge of Capt.
•Candon for the halibut banks.
We do fine job printing.
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CIVIC Cl.l'B PLANS
MUCH GOOD WORK
There was a good attendance at
the Civic Club held at the Council
Chambers last evening. The presi
dent. Mrs. Forest J. Hunt, appoint
ed her committees for the work
planned durng the summer. It was
also decided to offer prizes to the
children for the best flower boxes
or plots; $500 for first, $300 for
second and $2.00 for third prize
All children intending to compete
for these prizes must notify the
committee Mrs. John Beegle or Mrs
Hoover before July 1st. Children
who have no place for a garden
at home may plant one at the new
park.
The Civic Club will hold an open
air meeting and luncheon for mem
bers at the park the first fine day
to look over the grounds and de
cide on the necessary improvements
i It was decided also to give the
i annual cotton ball on Saturday, May
: 27th, at Red Men’s Hall.—Sec. B. P.
Dickinson, M. D.
The greatest drink on earth—
I Tokey Crush.
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ALL ABOUT THE BOATS
V
From the north southbound last
evening were the Dolphin and the
| Admiral Evans. The passengers were
| John Hogan and U. A. Gates
Northbound, the Jefferson arrived
early lasf evening. She carried no
mail for Ketchikan.
The Admiral Watson arrived early
this morning with mail and passeng
ers. Miss Ethel Rudge took passage
on her for Juneau, and - - the
.Watson proceeded to the Lighthouse
Dock where she took on supplies for
Hie light stations to the westward.
The Alameda is due here tomor
row northbound
The Mariposa southbound is un
reported.
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