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•AMBASSADOR
GETS REPLY
CANNOT TELL CONTENTS FROM BRIEF MES
\ SAGE RECEIVED BY DEPARTMENT
X WASHINGTON, May ' — Ger
many’s reply to the United ’ States
was hr/ io Ambassador Gerard
yesterday afternoon, according to a
brief report made by the latter to
the State Department last -evening
A dispatch announcing the receipt
of the reply by Gerard is all that
the Secretary claims to have re
ceived, and in the absence of a |
mention of what the reply contains,
♦he -officials ’ here are inclined to
the belief that Germany has failed
to fully comply with the administra- 1
tion’s demand, therefore, a gloomy
atmosphere prevails over the offi- j
cials in every department. How
ever, it is thought that all suspense
will be over by sunset this evening
and the country will know what the
next step shall be- Not a h‘nt 'v"s
given in the message as to what the
communication contained.
LATER:—An unofficial text, of
Germany's reply to President V,''jl
son’s last note was received by th
State department- The reply is ac
cepted as a flat defiance of Ameri
ca’s claim as outlined by the presi
dent. Germany holds the United
States responsible for the danger
to which Americans are exposed in
traveling on belligerent ships
The situation is fraught witn the
gravest danger
ANOTHER ESTIMATE
OF VESSELS LOST
LONDON, Slay 5.—British esti
mates of the European wars toll of
^knhant shins, given in figures to
by the apartment of commerce,
put the number at 736 with a ton
nage of more than 2,000,000. Allied
vessels lost number 538 and neutral
398.
The estimates made by a Brit
ish admiral, give British losses as
410 ships; French 53; Russian 3d;
Italiav 27; Belgian 10, and Japanese
3- Th; ■■ does not include the loss of
237 trawlers by the British. 7 by
the French and 2 by the Belgians.
Norway, with 81 vessels destroy
ed. leads the neutral nations in loss
es- Sv. den with 40 is second and
Denmark with 28 is third. Holland
has lost 24 and the United States
British lo- -es amount to four per
cent of he total number in service
and six per cent of the tonnage
French losses are four per cent in
number end seven per- cent in ton
nage- Despite these losses, it is de
clared, the aggregate of ships own
ed by the allies is being steadily in
creased through building
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H. P. Crothers. civil engineer, who
resides a': Juneau, arrived to do
some wo: - f. fhe new Ketchikan
Packing Company. He is a guest
at the Stedman Hdte!
"another big dance
SATURDAY NIGHT
^. Redmen’s Hall. One of the
j^^-.lar hops, the kind you all like
Up-to-the-minute music by that two
piece combination and don’t forget,
there’s plenty of it- Be there.
Just received Misses and Ladies
Spring Coats. Wonderful bargains.—
J. R. Heckman & Co. 5-3-3t
CONFERREES
CANNOT AGREE
ARMY RE-ORGANIZATION BILI.
MEETS WITH STUBBORN
OPPONENTS.
WASHINGTON, May 5—Confer
i res haring in hand the army re-or
ganization bill, failed to agree and
their deliberation ended abruptly
last evening- The same disagree
ment prevails in regard to the bill
providing for a fifteen million dollar
nitrate plant owned and operated
by the government. An agreement
on this iatter bill is insisted by the
president who claims that such a
plant is absolutely necessary in or
der to carry out his plans for pre
paredness.
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BRITISH CASUALTIES IN APRIL:
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LONDON. May 5.—The British j
casualties for April, as compiled
from the published list daily, are j
sightly in excess of those in March. :
The total from all fields of operation \
is 3255 officers and 39.256 men. ■
compared with 3107 officers and 19,- j
317 men in March.
MRS. .1 P- JENKINS TO
LEAVE FOR CHOMLEY SOON
Mrs. Joe Perry Jenkins is prepar
ing to leave for the Chomley can
nery, where Mr. Jenkins has been
for the last six weeks, preparing a
house for her reception. Mrs- Jen
kins is highly pleased with the
prospect of a summer outing. She
will be away nearly all summer,
coming to town occasionally
What is the use of cleaning up if |
my neighbor doesn’t? Clean up any
way, and then report your neighbor
to the council
A 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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JUST ARRIVED
A new line of
•r Hen’s Hats and Caps
It is time for you to discard that
old hat and get one of these new
up-to-date styles
Our furnishing and shoe stock
is brim full of new creations.
' Let us dress you up at a small
cost.
P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
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WILSON IS
I OPTIMISTIC
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BELIEVE*? THAT THE AGREE
MENT BY SCOTT AND OBRE
CON SIGN OF FRIENDSHIP
j WASHINGTON, May 5.—Presi
. i dent Wilson said last evening thr.l
j the agreement entered’ into between
• Generals Scott, Funston and Obre
♦ on in reference to the Un'hed
states troops remaining in Mexico.
• as • most satisfactory, inasmuch as
;t s'wved friendship between the
two (‘owrtries and an understanding
hat peace £SQst be restored- It is
I clear, be .'aid. that the Mexican gov
j eminent realises ^le ^nitc<*
States *iaa no irrigation of acquir
ing territory, Hhd sending of
troops in the country was merely
j to help Mevic-u to stamp the guevril
I ia warfare forever
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CHICAGO, May '‘•—Uori.mer. "To
was acquitted on the efc:il'£p of etn
be tel ment by the jury" .t'estcri'^'
said today that as soon as the cred
itors and depositors of the defunct
bank were paid up. he would .make
i another run for the senate
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NORWAY LOSES ONE
MORE STEAMER
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LONDON, May 5—The Norwegian I
steamer Mars, enroute to Fngand
loaded with trench props, was stop- j
ped by a German cruiser, the crew !
was taken off and the steamer was ■
1 set afire.
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The Prince John came in north- :
bound last evening with six pas
•e.gers for Ketchikan.
BERLIN REPORTS
AIRSHIP BATTLE
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ITALIAN AND AUSTRIAN WAR
SHIPS MEET IN ADRIATIC
AND FIGHT ENSUE.
BERLIN, May 5—A report has
been received here to the effect that !
the Italian and Austrian fleet of i
warships met in the Adriatic, and j
that a battle is in progress. The j
report says further that airships 1
were also engaged in the battle- I
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BIG DANCE AT MOOSE HALL, i
The committee on entertainment !
announces a big dance at Moose j
Hall next Saturday evening. Good j
music and a pleasant evening for all.
Admission .50 cents. Ladies free- 2t i
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PIANO TUNING
AND REPAIRING \
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Have your piano put in shape by 1
BRANDT AND SLIPPERX <
Absolute guarantee with all work 1
Best of References. i 1
Leave orders at Revilla Hotel- 1
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Just received Misses and Cadies
Spring Coats. Wonderful bargains.— ; 1
J- R. Heckman & Co• 5-3-3t. ]
FOUR MORE :
EXECUTED
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FIFTEEN OTHERS WERE LATER]
ALSO SENTENCED TO
DEATH.
SENTENCE COMMUTED
To Penal Servitude—Great Excite
ment Prevails all Over The
Country •
| DUBLIN, May 5- — Four more
' leaders of the rev Iution, afte* a
trial by court martial, were execut
ed by the British author {ies this
morning Fifteen others condemned
to the same fate by the sentence of
the court, will not. be executed as
their sentence has been commuted
1 to penal servitude
L When the nws spread of the exe
■-.n, great excitement prevailed
cut.. Itie city- The same excite
all over *o have reached into
ment seems ' * country.
every corner of th<_
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WASHINGTON, May o.
agreement entered into bet
General Obregon and General Scot,
will be made public this afternoon
EX-MAYOR BEEGJJE WORRIED
Ex-Mayor Beegle is somewhat
worried over the fact that the crew
that is bringing hi.-; company’s boat
and piledriver from Seattle, have
not made an appearance. Mr. Beegle
said that the boat is supposed to
have left last Sunday and that with
favorable weather the outfit should
he here
The crew consists of several mem
bers of the cannery- crew, piledriver
irew in charge of Ex-Councilman
3. E. Paup, who went south several
lays ago for the purpose of bring
ng the outfit- The boat will be
rsed as a cannery tender. It is
) ringing the piledriver and other
iupplies for the company. The boat
s 64 feet long and 15 feet beam,
‘quipped with an R5 h,. p engine
tnd was built in Seattle
HOLLIS FARM LOAN
BILL PASSES SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 5—The bill
ntroduced at the last congress and
vhich failed to pass before adjourn
nent, met with success yesterday at
he hands of the senate.
This bill provides for the estab
ishment of a system whereby the
government will give credit to farm
:rs in time of need and advance 1
noney with which to harvest the !
rop. Farmers all over the country
iave organized in recent years for
he purpose of inducing congress to
ome to their assistance.
Day or night draying done quick
y by Ketchikan Auto Service- Day
ihone 44. Night phone 48. ***'
MORE RUSSIANS
HAVE ARRIVEDi
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ANOTHER CONTINGENT PICKED
MEN WAS LANDED AT
MARSELLES.
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j MARSELLES, May 6- — Another
Russian contingent arrived last ev
ening and everything is being put
in readiness to lead the men to the
11 front within a few days.
Some twenty thousand men are:
: said to be in the regiment, and
al] are picked men from the var
ious training camps
WEATHER 3&AN PLAYS A
FREAKISH JOKE ON US
Ketchikan, with a good white coat
of snow on the 5th of May, is set
i ting a record- which, to say the
i least is a freak joke played on us |
’ by the weather man. and one, at
s cording to the oldest Ketchikan pio 1
I neers, which he has never permitted
himself to indulge in before- And
■ j right now we set up a protest, this
;1 is the “banana belt” and wc have
- a reputation to keep, so please Mr.
o • Weather Man go back to Juneau.
Cordova or Veldez. anywhere, so
! you move right on.
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uj GERMANS DIG TO LIBERTY
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’ETH BRIDGE, Alberta. May 5—
"man prisoners, it was learo
.'aped from the detention
* Gf1 -’nnelling a passage
cd toda>’ es" ■. and one hun
eamp here by t. .ding from
four feet undergroun con1
dred and ten feet long, le
the bunk house, under the
pound fence to the center of t*.
' :ty nurseries adjoining the camp.
Tmen used implements stolen from V
the kitchen i
SUPERINTENDENT /
SPELLMAN IN TOWN
AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF t
THE JEFFERSON ON WHICH
MRS. IS TRAVELING. 1
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Mr. T. G. Spellman, superintend1- ,
ent and manager of the Straits <
Packing Company’s cannery at 1
SkowlI Arm. is in town awaiting the ]
arrival of the steamer Jefferson j
aboard of which Mrs. Spellman is ' <
traveling. From here, they will j l
proceed on the Jefferson for their , j
station for the summer season. Mr. j (
and Mrs. Spellman were married a i t
little over three months ago. Mrs- ■ r
Spellman is coming north accom- j 1
panied by Mrs. T. O. McCann, wife i
of the foreman of the cannery and c
^Ir. and Mrs. C. B. Hanthorn, super
intendent for the Northwestern Fish
eries Company at Hunter’s Bay.
This will bo the second season
that the company, with Mr. Spellman t
as manager will operate the Straits | t
Packing Company’s cannery. Last | f
year, the company put up .'15,000 ! s
cases and an effort will be made to t
exceed the- previous pack. For the j a
last seven weeks, some So men have I f
been kept busy preparing for the , s
season. Can-making will soon cgm- £
mence. said Mr. Spellman. | v
GERMANS LOSE
WEST OF MEUSE
GENERAL DOINGS IN THE HOUSE CF PARLIA
MENT, PLEAD FOR REVOLUTIONISTS
LONDON, May 5. — The report
yesterday that the I* reach had gain-- ■
ed considerable ground from the
Germans, was affirmed today in ,i
dispatch from Berlin, in which it
is stated that the war office had^
issued a statement to that effect
The losses in men is also admitted
to have been heavy
Lloyd George in the House of
Commons yesterday urged the gov
ernment to use all its power at
the present time, and thus give
Russia time to prepare itself, when
gome of the Russians were anx
ious to do tehir share in the pres
ent conflict, but due to the lack
of supplies, they are slow in getting
ready to enter into the fray fully
equipped
John Redmond and Sir Carson,
leaders in the houseo f parliament,
•pleaded the case of the revolutionists
yesterday, and said that the govern
ment could not afford to he arbitrary
under the present condition; that
leniency would do more good foi toe
! cause than rash actions- They were
' listened to very attentively
PREPARING TO j
ATTACK METZ
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j CIVILIANS ARE SAID TO BE
LEAVING THE CITY IN
GREAT NUMBER.
PARIS, May 5.—It is the common
talk among officials at the war of
fice that the allies are planning to
' attack Metz in the near future. The
- attack is confirmed by a
'•"reived to the effect
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leaving the
epoi't Just 1
hat th(f civilians
ity in large number.
GERARD WAS ATTACKED
LONDON, May 5.—The extreme
submarine party in Germany head
ed by Prince Henry of Prussia and
his organ the Kiel Neustat, as well
as other newspapers in small cities
published an attack of J- W. Ger
ard, American ambassador to Ber
lin- The attack is said to be found
ed on a story circulated to the ef
fect that the ambassador was work
ing towards a declaration ot war
between the two countries
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OUR TERM OF COURT.
According to a report from Ju
neau, the Ketchikan term of court
I will not be called before the seven
teenth instant. Judge Fred M- Brown
' -'r-z will preside,
LEAN I P AND PAINT I'P AND
DON'T FORGET TO KEEP IT I P
That is everybody’s slogan at this
inne of the year. Spring is here,
nd everything should be made
iright atid clean. We are soon to
ie under inspection by the thousands
if Tourists who are eoming through
>ur city this summer, and its up to
is to create a good impression
Cvery publisher is interesting in
iromoting the health and prosperity
f his community, and there is no
letter w ay to boost for your home
own than by working for its well
ieing. It is to everybody’s advan
age to help along this “clean up” i
lovement, in which the mayor, j
sealtli authorities, and the citizens
n general and everybody in parti
ular should co-operate.
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CAPTAIN THOMAS ACTIVE.
A report is going the rounds !
fat Captain A. W. Thomas, an old- j
nne resident and the best herring
sherman in the country, was in- j
trumental in organizing a company
3 put up sardines, cure herring
nd prepare all kinds of fish for
3od- The name of the company is
aid to be the Alaska Herring ape!
ardine Company. Captain Thomas
ill be the general manager.
’f v*"' . "c BOATS
ALL ABOUT In,..
STEAMERS COMING
SEATTLE, May 5.—The big liner
Mariposa sailed for the north this
morning with R. H. Chadwick, Jos
North, G. W. Root and one steerage
as passengers for Ketchikan.
The Northwestern also sailed this
morning. She is going direct to
Cordova from here by the outside
passage
The City of Seattle is due south
bound here Sunday morning.
The Dolphin will be in south
bound early in the morning.
Other boats unreported.
The Santa A an went by this
morning on its way to the west
coast with cannery supplies
The Star of Poland, the big Al
aska Packers’ schooner was towed
in this morning loaded with cannery
supplies for the westward
The steamer Chilkat, of the same
company, was also in port on its
way westward.
The Jefferson is due here tomor
row evening