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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1916. NUMBER 18.1
MOB CONTROLS
, DUBLIN STREETS
TROOPS ARE CALLED OUT AND TWELVE ARE
KILLED IN THE ONSLAUGHT
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LONDON'. April -6 — A report
has just reached here to the effect
that ri.isng started in the streets
of Dublin early this morning, and
that the mob was in control of all
the avenues of traffic- The mob
•« took possess: en of jhe post©Sice and
cut all the telegraph wires, putting
the city at the mercy of an in
furiated mob- The local authorities
were powerless and they called for
troops- As soon as the troops ap
peared. they charged the mob kill
ing several and injuring hundreds
In the battle that ensued, twelve I
troopers were Iriiled
Since the above was reported, no •
other reports have been received due
to the cutting of the wires. Off!- j
eials here fear that the trouble will j
"spread over the country and a iren- i
era! revolution will follow.
LATER—It is understood that
that martial law has been declared
: in Dublin, and that a large number i
of troops are on duty with machine
grins mounted on every corner of j
the streets- Xo further trouble is I
anticipated, however
WASHINGTON. April 26—Secre
tary Lansing said today that he had
reason to feei:eve that Germany’s
reply to the last note would be re
ceived not later than Friday.
LONDON. April 26. — A report
from Lowestoft says that twenty
five were dead, the result of bornb
• ardraent by German warships yes
terday
BRAZIL MAY LEASE
SHIPS FROM GERMANY
RIO DE JANEIRO. April 2S—
Germ.'ay has authorized shipping
companies to lease to Brasil for
coast service and for the duration
of the war only, three steamships
interne! at Brazilian ports under
conditions that Brazil obtain from
the entente allies a guarantee that
these ships will not be captured or
attache'
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SECRET CONFERENCE
1? HELD AT ALBANY
NEW ‘YORK. April 26.—The New
York police have been preparing
for several days to handle any
sltaadojf or disturbances among the
foreign-born population that might
fellow a declaration of war
In fact it is understood that the
governor and the police commission
receive. • information frem
Washington ten days ago- wner. the
war department set in motion the
machinery that placed th> entire
United States army <® a rar foot
ing- A dispatch from Albany this
morning says:
Secret arrangements have been
made fc-r the policing at New York
by regiments of national guard in
case of a breaking off of diplomatic
relations with Germany.
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COOKS WANT JOB—Two good
cooks. Japanese, want position either
in hotels or camp- or anywhere- Ad
dress Roy D. Kitc-hara- Box 494.
City. 12t
THE I. W. W. ARE
IN EVIDENCE AGAIN
STATE TROOPS USED TO QUELL
DISTURBANCES CREATED
BY MEMBERS
WILKES BAR RE. Pa-, April 26—
A disturbance that threatened the
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peace of the whoU country between I
members of the I- W. W. and the
United Mine Workers, caused the j
i governor to call out two companies .
of state troops yesterday afternoon
to quell the disturbance. Six I. W.
W.’s were arrested and lodged in jail
pending an investigation of the i
trouble which is said to have been
caused by their interference
One report from the mine says i
that at least twenty were seriously !
injured with many others only slight
ly- Clubs were freely used and
stones were hurled by both factions
DAN CALLAHAN ON WAY
TO McNeil'S ISLAND
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A report reached here that Mar
shal Irwin of Fairbanks had left j
last Friday with seven prisoners
under sentence to various terms in
the penitentiary at McNeil’® Island
The prisoners are Dan Callahan, ‘
sentenced to twelve, years for as
sault; Julius Miller, four years, bur
glary; Charles B. Kincaid, two
years, assault with a dangerous
weapon; C- Myers- five years- ob- j
taining money under false preten- I
ses; J. P- Rose, eight years, assault, j
Al Sutton, one year, assault, and
G B- Marovitch, insane and com
mitted to the Momingside Sanitar
ium. Portland
FOR SALE—Round bottom dors j
about 19 ft. long- two h-p- Standard
engine with gear for $300 cash- Am
obliged to sell at once as I have ;
had news calling me home to Nor- !
way- Apply at this office, or box
61 Postoffice. 4t
WILSON HAKES
STRONG APPEAL
FOR CO-OPERATION WITH THE
VARIOUS COMMITTEES FOR
PREPAREDNESS.
WASHINGTON. April 26—In a
letter published today President Wil
son makes a personal appeal to »U
the businessmen of the country for
co-operation with the various com
mittees working on industrial pre
paredness- He says that the country
needs every man’s effort along that
line in particular and that unless
the businessman take an active part,
our country is in danger
WASHINGTON, April 26—Mor
genthau. American ambassador to
Turkey, resigned his office and is
returning to take charge of the
work of the democratic party or
ganisation for the coming cam
paign- It is said that Abraham
Elkus. a lawyer of New York will
succeed Morgenthau.
LONDON. April 26—All the Brit
ish ships pursuing the German fleet
yesterday have returned and three
of the cruisers show the effect of
German shill? that have '-cm parts
of their decks
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BOSTON, April 26.—The primari
election held throughout the State
yesterday resulted in the election
of delegates to the republican n3- i
dona] convention at Chicago who
shall be free from all pledge. This
is said to be a victory for Roose
velt
OCEAN EXPLORATION
PLANS ARE TALKED
WASHINGTON, April 24. — Th«
task of working out details for the
most comprehensive exploration of ’
the Pacific ocean ever attempted
was entrusted to a committee of
scientists yesterday by the National
Academy of Sciences- It is expect
ed the exploration will occupy from
ten to twenty years- The commit
tee in charge of plans, named at j
the close of the session of the acad
emy’s convention here, is composed
of Professor WilHam M- Davis. Cam
bridge. Mass-, William H. Dali,
Smithsonian Institute, George E.
Dale, director of the Mount Wilson.
Cal-, observatory; E- G. Conklm,
Princeton, and John F. Hayford,
Northwestern University
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MATOR HENEGHAN RECEIVES
AN IMPORTANT LETTER.
Mayor Heneghan is in receipt of
a letter, or rather a report from j
Professor Niesnest, who inspected
our school recently and made some
recommendations suggestive of im
provements. Mayor Heneghan said
that the report would be turned over
to the school board and its publi
cation will be left entirely with the
board.
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We havc secured the agency for
Butterick Patterns and Publications
—J. R- Heckman & Co.
FOR PUCE
WITH THE UNITED STATES IS
THE BELIEF OF GOOD
MANY OFFICIALS
THE PRESS IS SILENT
Will Grant Concession Unless The j
Chance to Min War Is
Greatly Diminished
BERLIN, April 26—Without the !
shadow of a doubt, the German ;
people favor granting the United
States all the concession demanded
unles her chance to win the war is :
too greatly diminished. In that case,
it would be hard to say at the pres
ent time what the outcome may be
The press may be said to be silent ,
on the subject and while Germany
may hesitate, many are inclined to:
believe that certain concessions will
be granted. The American ambas-.
sador is having a conference today
w-ith the imperial chancellor and def
inite action may he taken tomorrow.
A. S. S. COMPANY
TO INCREASE FLEET
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NET EARNINGS THIS YEAR
DOUBLES WHAT IT WAS
YEAR BEFORE.
SEATTLE, April 26—The Alaska
Steamship Company today announc
ed that plans are under considera- j
tion to increase its fleet of steam- j
ers on the Alaska run. The com- j
pany’s earnings for the last year j
show an increase of nearly double
that of the previous year and the
demand for tonnage is now greater
than ever.
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REVOLUTION PLOT
WAS DISCOVERED
SEIZED THE PARTY AND CHECK
ANY FURTHER POSSIBLE
TROUBLE.
LONDON, April 26.—As the re
sult of the seizure of German and
Austrian subjects aboard the China
mail liner, China, last February,
while bound from Shanghai for the
United States, the war department j
of the British government claims to
have discovered a plot of vast im
portance with the purpose of causing
revolution in India
The American headquarters of the
plotters is said to be on the Pacific
coast- At least one ship is known
to’ have sailed from San Francisco
with a German crew and Indian con
spirators and arms on board.
UNITED STATES
TROOPS IN FIGHT
TWO AMERICANS ARE KILLED;
THREE WOUNDED; SIX MEX
ICANS ARE KILLED.
COLUMBUS, April 26.—A report
was received here last evening that
the American troops under com
mand of General Dodds had clashed
with the Villistas- The fight occur
red late Saturday evening. Two
American soldiers are said to have
been killed and three were wound
ed. while six Mexicans were killed
and sixteen wounded
When the news reached General
Pershings’ headquarters, several de
tachments were sent in pursuit of
the bandits who headed for the
mountains north and west of Paraal.
Active pursuit will be carried on
from now on
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PARIS, April 26.—Dead Man Hill
is still the objective attack by the
Germans, and the situation from yes
terday is unchanged, neither side
claiming any gain.
CARRANZA CURRENCY IS
PRACTICALLY WORTHLESS
EL PASO. April 26.—The Car
ranza government faces a crisis
which may precede its fall- Its mon
ey is selling from $1-50 to $1-75 per
$100 face value- This measured the
dependence financial interests placed
on the stability of the de facto
government
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' POWDER HOUND LATEST.
NEW YORK. April 26—The lat
est thing in the canine world is the
powder hound, according to Andre
Sumo, who has arrived from Italy.
The powder hounds have been train
ed by the Italian military authorit
ies to carry' ammunition to the fight
ing lines
The dogs are so well trained that
they can distinguish the bugle call
for powder among the many other
calls.
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FIRST MASTER PICTURE.
“The Lure of the Mask," in four
parts will be the first Mutual mast
er picture ever shown here- This
picture is featuring Harold Lock
wood and is supported by an all
star cast- From now on the Dream
will show one of these big features
every Wednesday and Thursday
Along with this feature tonight
we are going to run our first Key
stone Special Comedy; a comedy
that is a comedyr. From now on
one of these wonderful laugh pro
ducers will be run every week. This
makes a six-reel show tonight—and
it’s a good one
The Dream will be the house of
features from now on, as they run
the big Paramount features twice
a week- A master picture once
every week, and the best comedies
on the market, along with the Pathe
News. These are the best to be
had. See them at the Dream, (adv )
LANE TAKES A
FIRM STAND
SENDS ORDERS TO STOP ALL WORK
ON THE GOVERNMENT RAILROAD
WASHINGTON, April 26—Fol
lowing a declaration by the nine
j hundred members of the Federal
! Labor Union at Anchorage that un
less the arbitration commission ap
pointed by the department of labor
to fix the wage scale to be paid by
the government has not announced
its findings before a certain day, the
Union to declare a strike, Secretary
Lane today issued an order to slop
all the work on the government rail
road. The work is not to he re
sumed, according to the order, until
the trouble has been definitely set
tled.
The strikers have been asked to
set forth their demands and if tile
department finds them fair, they
shall be granted, otherwise no work
shall be done.
MINORITY LEADER
MANN DEFEATED
FIRST PREPAREDNESS MEAS- j
I RE WILL GO TO CONFER.
REES UNAMENDED.
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WASHINGTON, April 26. —The I
fight that has kept the house of
representatives guessing as to
whether the first measure for pre
paredness would be amended before
reaching the conferrees, came to an
end yesterday afternoon when the
resolution by minority leader Mann,
for amendment was defeated. The
measure as it stands now will be
sent tomorrow to the conferrees
of both houses who shall put the
final touch to the first measure of
preparedness.
SEVERAL JUNEAU RESIDENTS
HERE ON BUSINESS.
Mr- J. Snow, for several years
chief deputy prosecutor in liquor
cases, under the supervision of the
Governor, who maintains headquart
ers at Juneau, is in town, presum
ably on official business.
Mr. Reedy, employment agent for
the Alaska Gastineau ■ Mining Com
pany, at Juneau, passed through on
the Admiral Watson yesterday. Mr.
Reedy is just returning from an ex
tended trip to the States and visit
ed. in St- Paul and other places far
ther East
“Dolly” Gray, the genial agent for
the Juneau Soda W’ater Works, came
to town yesterday for a few days
on business bent. Although Mr
Gray admits of being a democrat,
yet he claims that he does not look
like one
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E. F. MOORE IN TOWN.
Mr. E. F. Moore, of the George
Inlet Cannery, came to town today
and announces that hereafter any
one having messages for the can
nery may use the phone by calling
the New England Fish Co-, and de
livering their messages. The lat
ter company has consented to trans
fer un> :-r.d all messages give', it
TO INJECT SEAWATER
INTO DYING GIRLS VEINS
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.—An
experiment testing the lifesaving
virtue of pure sea water which may
be as far reaching in its scientific
value as it will he vital to the life
of Miss Dahl, will be made at the
Miss Dahl, will be made at the
hospital.
For three years Miss Dahl has
been dying of anaemia, which has
baffled every remedy known to
science- In a last effort to save her
life, an effort will be made to in
ject seawater into her veins
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BERLIN SAYS BRITAIN
TRIES TO ENLIST SPAIN
BERLIN, April 26.—According to
reports from Geneva, Great Britain
has offered to Spain possession of
7 angier J Spain will seize the Ger
man ships in Spanish ports ar.d will
■ crsent to tiie closing of the Straits
of Gibraltar to all neutral ships,
except those flying the Spanish flag
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ALL ABOUT THE BOATS
THE SPOKANE COMING.
SEATTLE, April 26.—The steam
er Spokane left at nine o’clock last
evening with J. W. Debolt and one
steerage for Ketchikan.
The Alameda sailed this morn
ing with A. C. Sarenes, F. Berg
man and Fred Moser as passengers
for Ketchikan.
The Admiral Evans came in last
evening southbound. Mr. Humes of
the Naket Inlet cannery boarded her
for Seattle. The Evans took on 37
boxes of fish.
The Admiral Watson northbound
arrived last evening
The Jefferson is due here this
evening and the Al-Ki tomorrow.
Tlie City of Seattle is due here
southbound ■ about nine o’clock this
evening
The Princess Sophia, southbound.
Friday evening
We have secured the agency for
Butterick Patterns and Publications.
—J- R- Heckman & Co.
I JUST ARRIVED
A new line of
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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Miners and Merchants Bank
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Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
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li THE LURE OF THE MASK §
k The First of our Mutual Master Piece. M
.A splendid four reel
feature, with Elsie Jane
Wilson and Harold Lock
wood. Taken from the
famous story of
HAROLD McGRATH
and produced in the faci
nating way that charms.
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Our
Dare-Devil
Chief
Here is the first of the
great two reel Keystone
Comedies that we have
been boosting, the best
comdies in the land today.
K • SCENE FROM “THE, LURE OF THE MASK.” „ •
b& *n«,«*PART MUTUAL MA8TERPICTUKL PRODUCED bY AMERlCAlf