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FROM FRIDAY'S DAILY
London, Oet. 10—1Torpedoed
by a German submarine the
British cruiser Ifawk is posted
s having been sunk in the
North Sea. Only fifty of her
crew of five hundred were res
cued. These have been land
ed .at Aberdeen, Scotland, many
of them 'terribly wounded in
the explosion Which completely
smashed the vessel.
Attack On Ostend Expected
London, Oct. 10—The Way
Department stated 'today that
conditions 'in northern France
and Belgium are entirely sat
isfactory. The Germans ihave
reached flhc coast at Blaken
bnrg. a small fishing village
northwest of Bruges, and about
twenty miles up the coast from
Ostend. British scouting bird
men bring the news that be
tween two and ithree hundred
thousand Germans are being
hurried across Belgium both
from the south and the east, to
participate in the attack on Os
tend, and the fight there prom
ises to he a hard one. British
dreadnoughts with .heir long
range guns will assist in Hie de
fense, and about a quarter of a
million troops of all-arms from
the Belgian, British and French
armies are preparing to resist
the Teuton onslaught. Ostend
itself is unfortifed, and poor
ly adapted for defense, as it is
on a hugh flat, most of it, below
mean high tide mark. A stone
breakwater or dam keeps hack
the waters of the sea, and this
is sure to he smashed in a fight
which xvilf result in /the Country
around it being flooded. Sever
al naval guns have been taken
ashore and mounted, /and even
preparation made to give the
Germans a warm welcome.
Germans Take Lille
London, Oct. 10—After hard
fighting, the German troops
retook the French town 'of
Lille last night from the Allied
troops. The place is of little
importance, as it has no de
fensive works.
Official Announcement
Washington, Oct. 10—It wa>
officially announced this morn
ing by the German ambassadoi
•that the Germans had captured
over five hundred cannon o'
various sizes when Antvverj
surrendered. The same sourc»
is responsible lor the repor'
that t/he Russian advance i'
East Prussia had been stopped
and that the French attack
near Alberta had been repulsed
Allies Make Small Gain
Berlin, Oet, 16-The War Of
fice announced today that a?
the result of the hardest kip'-'
of fighting during the pas'
couple of days, the Allies had
succeeded in driving the Her
man troops out of Hannes
Champs with heavy losses.
Fighting Is Desultory
Parie, Oct. 10—A censorshir
more rigid than ever has beei
drown over all new* from the
front and the papers and people
of this city are utterly in t.h(
dark regarding dhe operations
of the army in the field. It i
i i longer known when a batik
or ends, nor what the
• Hs may he. It is generallv
,■ ved however that the figh'
- east of ttiis city is hut desu'
v. the real conflict being
re(| in the north, where the
nans are making the at
In capture Ostend and
begin a march with theii
V resting on the sea coast
they predict will force the
retreat of'the French and Brit
ish troops before them.
Traitor Is Arrested
Montreal, Oct. 10—Isrea'
'■‘■ader has been arrested ic
H i city on a charge of treason
and the probabilities are In
will he accorded capital punish
ment if found guilty. He i>
ba-ged with selling steamship
1 "f- on British steamers k
'r'qu and German reservists
and advising them to cat] (hem
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selves Roumanians. Senti
ment is very biller against the
fellow and threats idf lynching
were made.
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TOWN DONATES $104.80
Following is the statement of
H. Goemaere lom Ihe collection
of money for U^e Belgium Re
lief Fund in Ketchikan.
Gash received from sale
of tickets to Dream. $87.SO
Gash Donations 40.00
Total $133.80
Theater and Printing ex
pense $20.00
Balance $104.80
A postoffice order has been
forwarded lo the Belgian am
bassador at Washington, D. G.
through the vice consul at Se
attle. I expeat to receive a few
more donations for the fund,
which I will mail later. 1
thank every subscriber for their
liberal donation toward the
cause.
D. GOEMAERE.
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VERY ENJOYABLE EVENING
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'I'he Basket. Social of the
Poehontas at Red Men’s Hall
last night, was the best affair
of the kind that has been given
in Ketchikan for many a day.
There were refreshments, danc
ing and cards for all, and those
present made the best of them
The Pocahontas ladies are
noted as entertainers, and their
Basket Social maintained their
reputation. ' •\
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ALASKA COAL BILL PASSES
Washington, Oct. JO—The
'•ill providing for the leasing
Alaska coal lands praPtic-al
y became a law yesterday, Ihav
ng passed l>olli houses yester
lay afternoon. It is being en
rrossed today, and this after
lOO'n will be signed by Vico
'^resident Marshal and Speaker
Hark, after which it will go to
he President for his signature.
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BAB YBOY ARRIVES
A baby boy was born to Alex
Inindle and wife last night
Mother and son are both do
ng well.
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SEATTLE HEADQUARTERS
Agent F. H. Bold of the Pacif.
? Coast Steamship company is
i receipt of communications
com his company stating that
liter next Monday, Oct. 19, the
leadquarters of that concern
vill he in Seattle instead oi
San Francisco. E. C. Ward
ias been promoted to the posi
ion of the acting manager of
be company, while J. IT. Coop
•r assistant manager will have
1 is offices at 77 Washington
treat, Seattle, instead of San
■’rancisco. Capt. John P. Blain
vill have charge of the physical
•peration of the steamers and
vharves of the cqmpany, which
vas included in Mr. Ward’s
iulies iierelofore.
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RICE WANTS A RACE
W. S. Hice the runner, has!
skej the Miner Man to an
ioiince that he has $500.00 to
• ut up to say that he can heat |
my foot racer in Alaska, any
Instance from 50 yards to n
piarter of a mile. Anybody
'esiring a race wdl please coin
■uiiiirate by wire or letter with
he Miner Man, Ketehika.
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MRS. WHEELER IS SICK
A letter was received thi
norniug from Leavenworth
Vasli-inglon, stating that Mrs
'my Wheeler, formerly Mis
Mina Knbley of this city i
erv sick at lier home there
’’ho many friends iof Mrs
Vhceier will regret to heai
i< news, and all hope to iieai
f tier speedy recovery.
BACK FROM TRIP
\V. F. Schlothan and DcWit
Swigert, who had hern off on ;<
hunting trip, relumed last
night. While away they cir
cumnavigated the island, call
ing in at all dhe points of in
terest. They report having
raptured just ducks enough to
keep them in mulligan all the
while. They probably would
,'e clone -better had H not
been for Ihe fa'ot that Hill
Schlothan was jealous of Swig
ert’s shooting and deliberately
heat the 'barrel of the latter’s
shot gun to put him out of the
Tunning, and then laughed at
him every lime he’d shoot and
miss, hut at that they* had a
good time.
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RETARDED BY FOG
Twenty hours behind her
schedule owing v to fog, the
Admiral Watson arrived from
the south between eleven and
twelve -o’clock last night. She
struck the fog just this side
Seymour .Narrows and /was in
it all the balance of the w&>
until she crossed Dixon’s En
trance. She goes to Knik
Anchorage this /trip fo;
the last ti ae this season,
and (nod 31 passengers
on hoard for points between
Seattle and that place. She
had hut two for Ketchikan.
Aguslus G -llins and G. S. King,
while R. F. Miller, If. R. Plate.
D. Austin and M. Field boarded
her here for northern points.
She had 15 tons of freight foi
local people.
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SEATTLE AND
EVANS ARRIVF
Seattle, Oct. 10—The steam
ers City of Seattle aiul Admira
Evans arrived at this port earl?
this morning and are discharg
ing their cargoes today. The
Vorlhwestern did not get a\vn\
iutil live yesterday afternoon
This should get her to Ketchi
kan Saturday evening.
FROM SATURDAY’S DAILY
London, Oct. 17—.Not sinc-t
the beginning of the iwar haw
matters appeared as black a
they are today. In the firs
place, the Germans have 'occu
pied Ostend, as a council of tin
commanders of the French
British and Belgium forces de
cided 'that the plare was im
suited for defense, and the Al
lied army fell hack last-nigh!
to their lines of defense. On
taking Ostend the Germans
raised Ihe cry on to Calais and
Boulogne, and are preparing
today to coii'timie I heir advance
To offset (his, the probabil
ities arc another expidilion will
he dispatched from England a
cross the Straits lo France -a!
once, and the different military
.depots of Ihe country arc
hustlingihives preparing for the
crossing. Then a report is in
circulation (hat German sub
marines have blown up this
week, not only the Hawk, a
reported yesterday, hut also lh
first-rlass armored .cruisers
Invincible asd Terrible, hut Ihe
news of this last disaster is as
useonfirmed by the Arl
■•aliIy. The capture of Ant
■rp has removed the last atom
opposition to German arms
i Belgium, and there is noth
ng now (o stop the Germans
ashing every available man to
'he front to smash the north
ving of Ihe Allies. This is ap
parently their program, fo1
vord comes from Bordeaux thn
he French advance against thr
• erman center is meeting 1ml
iflle oppnisiti.Mi which won’.’
ndirale that the grealer iinmb
if the German laoops arc r: w
’•thin slrikiiu- distance.of 11n
o.as|, wlmrp II.cy arc trying to
-mash all opposition.
Russia Cl • ms i Victory
At. Pete 'c,"g. ik'I, 17—Tin
lermans in Russian Poland arc
hard pressed by (he Russian
army and after several severe
reverses are now in full re
treat.
Queen Encourages Soldiers
- Uarve, Oct. 17—Both King Al
bert, and Queen Elizabeth of
Belgium are at the Belgian
arrrjy headquarters here. Yes
terday the latter wenlt out a
tnong the men on the .defense
line, thanking them for what
they had done and encourag
ing them to stay in 'the fight, as
the tide, must turn .in their
favor soon.
Trying to Smash Center
Paris. Oct. 17—The French
are now reported to be mass
ing ,their forces against the
Gorman center in the effort to
break through the slame ami
force the Germans to draw men
from their northern wing,
where they are now pressing
the Allies hard. Several of Ihe
German lines of Ihe defense
have been captured.
Fighting in Pouring Rain
Bordeaux, Oct. 17—The Ger
man attack developed in
strength this morning, when a
fierce attack was launched a I
an exposed point in the Allied
tine, fifteen miles from the
coast. The French troops a
gainst whos position the at
tack was directed, held their
ground however, and the Ger
man attackers were forced to
withdraw. Tt is expected that
another attack will be made
during the night. It, has rained
in torrents all day, and the con
dition of title men in the field
is pitiable.
Shot On The Wing
Dunkirk, Oct. 17—A German
aeraplae, after dropping sever
at bombs at this place was
brought to earth by a wcll-airr
ed shot, and the crew of *bA’c
men captured.
Germans Are Satisfied
Berlin, Oct. 17—It is reported
fivm northern Belgium 'thai
'lie British-French and Bel
gian forces have effected a jut
'tion and are preparing a de
fense. Gains are reported by the
German commanders in the
north, with slight losses In the
center and sou'll). In the east
ern theater, a victory over the
Russian forces is reported.
King and Queen
Go to Sandringham
London, Oct. i 7—Believing
that Buckingham Palace, the
London residence of tile roy
alty of Great Britain would be
bombarded in htc event of r
Zeppelin attack on England, the
King and Queen and the roya’
family moved today from Buck
ngham Palace to Sandringham
Allies Win Says Paris
Paris, Oct. 17—After a hard
struggle lasting the greafei
part of the last two days, the
Mlied forces drove back the
German advance west of Lille
and Die same thing occurred ai
Lavcnlie. A sharp engagement
;s being fought in the neighboi
hood of Yanres and Goutrai.
They Stop at Ostend
London, Oct. 17—The German
ulvanee which reached and oc
cupied Ostend last night has
made no attempt to proceed be
v nd that point today, apparen
tly awaiting Die results of fight
mg south of that place before
it tempting any further ad
vance.
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HAS MANY PASSENGERS
T!ie steamer Humboldt, which
irrivc.l from Die north las'
light had I2J passengers on
hoard from down river points
n t!-e Yukon, probably among
bn l ist to arrive this year. Sin
ook but one passenger, James
'horidan, from Ketchikan. The
re.v of Die Chilcat cannery
•ere on hoard, and her cargo
insisted largely or salmon
"om that and the Yes Bay
■innei'ies. In addition to ths
be had something over 300
boxes of fresh halibut on board
'77 of which wore from Ketch
ikan. ";’T
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BACK TO THE OLD FLAG
Fred Hillard and family are
waiting the arrival of the Prin
cess Sophia this evening, intend
ing to make their home m the
country back of Prince Rupert
in (he future. Fred is a hust
ler and should make good
wherever he may locate.
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LAST OF CREW GOES SOUTH
C. W. Swank, assistant man
ager of the Alaska Lumber and
Box Company at Hadley, ar
rived over from 'that place last
night ion ihe Freyea, bringing
over Hie last of the crew of
the mill, who went south on the
Alki. Mr. Swank reports that
the mill will remain shut down
until about, the first of March,
when it will resume operations.
The past season lias been very
satisfactory as far as the new
management is concerned; all
the box contracts having been
filled, and in the neighborhood
od two -and one half million
feet of lumber cut and slacked
up iu the yard for sale and nexr
year’s business. Mr. Swank
informs the Miner Man that
R. L. Petty will be in charge of
Ihe operation of the. mill nert
season. Mr. Petty is one of
the best known millmen of this
region and knows the box bus
iness thoroughly.
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MR. ANR MRS.
E. E. EPPERSON
The Miner had the right
hunch last night when it said
that “Standard Oil” Epperson
was going around with some
thin on his mind, lie has. It’s
a wife. The ceremony was per
formed at, the Rose residence
by Rev. It. W. Michener, be
tween E. E. Epperson and Miss
Lelta Baker, Oct. 8, over a week
ago, and though it’s a little
tardy. I lie Miner Man "extends
his heartiest congratulations,
and the balance of the town will
of course Hollow suit.
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ALKI IN AND OUT
The steamer Alki, with a
good crowd of passengers on
hoard, arrived from the north
about one-thirty this- morning
and got away at about four.
She took on a little miscel
laneous freight ad this port and
2i passengers. H. G. Bradford,
Seattle representative oT the
company, accompanied by his
wife, made the round trip on
the steamer. • ”
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FROM MONDAYS DAILY
London, Oct. 10—Word reach
es this place that after tremen
duously heavy fighting in the
open, the German advance from
Ositend to Dunkirk was stopped
yesterday. The losses on both
sides was heavy, as the country
is perfectly flat between the
two places, with no possibility
if cover for an attacking force.
The Germans advanced with
their customary assurance and
bravery, hut melted away before
'he Allies’ fire like the dew be
fore a hi I sun. It is understood
that the Germans are now bring
ing up the big guns for use on
the Allies’ lines from Antwerp.
The* news from Lille is even
more satisfactory to the Allies,
is Die German forces, for the
bird time have been forced 1°
evacuate that place, which is
now in the hands of the Brit
ish and French, who with the
Colonials of both countries
proved loo much for the Kaisers
troops. Tiie Germans are rusl
ng men of (ho second and third
■esorves lo the western battle
"mill, no less Ilian forty thous
md passing through Os'tcnd
'eslerday. Many of these men
ire without uniforms, which
vimld indicate that German re
’Ourees are beginning to reach
‘■heir limit. Taken all together
he happenings of the past two
'•>y- have been most satisfac
lory to our arms.
German Mine Layer Captured
London, Oct. 19—'The cap
ture of ia German mine layer is
reported from the North Sea by
a British cruiser. The vessel
had a great number of mines
on board and was steaming 'to
wards the British coast evi
dently for the purpose of plant
ing same.
Advance All Along The Line
Paris, Oct. 19—General Jof
fre reports an 'offensive move
ment by t/he entire Allied line
against 'the Germans yesterday.
Several good gains were made
especially in northern France.
Russians Are Repulsed
Vienna, Oct. 19—After sev
eral days lighting, the Russian
army along the Strwiaz river
has been forced to retreat after
sustaining heavy losses. This
means ithat the relief of the
fortress ol'Prz3mysl has been
actually accomplished. It is
said that the Russian loss in the
investment of that place has
dost them 40,000 killed and
wounded.
Austrian Sub-marine Sunk
Get tin je, Oct. 19—Fishermen
arriving here yesterday report
witnessing an engagement be
tween a French cruiser and an
Austrian Stub-marine in the
Adriatic, in which the latfei
was sunk by the shots of the
former.
Japanese Boat Strikes Mine
Tokio, Oct.. 19—The Japanese
cruiser Takachino was sunk by
striking a mine at the entrance
to the harbor ait Kiachou the
latter part of last week, and t'lie
lives of three hundred <of her
crew were lost.
German Torpedo Boats Sunk
London, Oct. 19—The Admir
alty confirms the report lhait
four German torpedoboat de
stroyers were sunk off the
Dutch coast last Saturday, in an
engagement between a British
cruiser and flour British tor
pedo boat destroyers.
British Capture
American Vessel
Halifax, Oct. 19—The S lan
iard Oil tanker Brindilia, form
erly a German vessel, but re
cently transfered to the Ameri
can flag, was captured hy Brit
ish cruiisers Saturday land
brought (o this port as a prize.
It is charged that slhe has con
trabrand of war on board.
State Department Protests
Washington, Oct. 19—The
slate Department has sent a
’ormal protest against the seiz
ure of the Brindilia, and has
lemanded that she be released.
Vn investigation on the part ot
he Customs House at New
York, from which port she
cleared, proves conclusively
that she'had no contra,brand on
board.
Brtish Loss Heavy
London, Oct. 19—The War
Department today published the
lisf of the killed and wounded
in the British army now’ on the
Continent in engagements from
Bept. 12 lo Oct. 8. The list lin
■ludes (he names of 13,540 men
and 500 officers.
French Report Gains
London, Oct. 19—The French
report re-occupying Armen-j
tieres held for some time by j
'lie Germans and the repuls-1
lug of t)he attempt of the Ger
mans lo cross title river Yser.
Germans Are Within
Fifty Miles Of England
Amsterdam, Oct. 19—The
oosilion of (he German advance
tn the north Belgian <and
French Coasts is now given as
being within fifty miles of the
shores of England, but of
course it is fitly miles of water,
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and no way available of cross
ing.
Battle Raging In Alsace
Paris, Opt. 19—Bulletins from
south Alsace announce a bitter
fight being waged in that prov
ince between the German and
French forces. The latter have
been driven from French soil
in this region, and Hhe advan
tage is being followed up in »
force.
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A NOVEL ILLUMINATOR
George Chcsncy was in re
ceipt of an interesting relic in
the lighting line by the last
mail. It is a replica of the first
incandescent lamp that Edison
ever produced, and is sent out
by the Edison company to cel
eb rale the 951h anniversary of
the birth of the incandescent
lamp.
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DOLPHIN IN AND OUT
After a wet trip up, the Dol
phin arrived from the south be
tween two and three this morn
:ng and left after discharging
27 tons of miscellaneous
freight. She had but two pas
sengers for Ketchikan, Sam
Barl'hiolemew and yeine Hen
ning. She will load salmon at
northern canneries and will
probably be in southbound Fri
day.
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BRINGS IN A LITTLE BAIT
The Pirate was in ihe latter
part of the week with a small
hunch of fresih herring for bad
die had caught. She baited up
the halibuters Allen, Myrtle,
Lincoln and Olga, and they
.vent lout to the banks.
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HUGHIE IS BACK
Ifnghie Sawyer, of the firm
of Sawyer & McKay is home
from the south, having arrived
on Hie Northwestern. He soys
lie had a good time on the trip.
LAWRENCE IS AN UNCLE
A cablegram was received
osterday conveying the wel
ome news to the Kubleys that
son and heir had been born
' the Wheelers at Leaven
orlh, Wash., and that all was
■ell with all the parties inter
sted. The little fellow weigh
i seven and one half pounds
birth.
ATOUCHE IN SOUTHBOUND
The freighter LaTouche left
or the south this morning on
er way down from the West
■ard. She had 2,400 tons ot
"p on board from the Ellamar
nd LaTouche properties, and
he balance of 'her cargo con
ist-s of canned salmon. She
ailed in at Roe Point after
nving this place, where she
"is to pick un the crew of the
‘■finery.
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