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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA SATURDAY, APRIL 8. 1916. NUMBER 168.
NEWS FROM ALL
OVER EUROPE
LINER LEAVES WITHOUT MAIL,-SWEDISH
PREMIER THREATENS TO RESIGN
LONDON. April S.—The Danish
'.iser Frederick VIII. with freight
an - t jssengers for New York, left
without the .all. At the last
moment before su ling, the British
authorities seized the mail and or
dered it taken to the department
headquarters for examination.
A dispatch from Stockholm says
that the Swedish cabinet has reach
ed a crisis, in that the Premier Isas
threatened to resign in rite event
the hi!! that is now pending before
the assembly providing for the rec
k tT.atior. of the war trade with for
eign rations, is passed.
The objectionable feature of *he
bill to the premier is said to be
the provision whereby an embargo
will pu; on all war supplies, thus
preventing further shipping of ma
terial from which the country de
rives a large benefit at the pres
ent time.
A Petrograd correspondent to the
London Times says that the tier
mar. cruiser Breshlau that has been
ravaging merchantmen of late, re
turned to the Black sea after a
vain attempt to retreat through the
Bosphorus. It is said that its way
of retreat has been cut off.
HOLLAND PREHARES
ARMY AND NAVY
THOUGHT TO BE DUE TO DES
TRUCTION OF DITCH
STEAMER,
PA P. i S. April S. — Private dis
patches :r:::t Rotterdam and wire
less messages from German sour
ces say that considerable uneasi
ness preva ls la Holland and that
the Dutch military and naval au
thorities are taking various pre
cautions. All leaves for naval and
military officers have been can
celled. Railway car; which were
■ fce disposal of the mili
tary Katherines on the outbreak
of the war and subsequently wen
release 1 temporarily have been re
cuisitiorsed. There have been sig
nificart - rg- th:se high in
command in she army and navy.
One report say; both houses of
parliament have beer, summoned.
The dispatches do not disclose
the cause of the feeling, but it
presumably is connected with the
sinking of Dutch steamships. Tele
graphic communication between
England ;.r.d Holland is still inter
rupted.
W. G. HAkDiN'G SELECTED.
CHICAGO, April 8. — The sab-'
committee on arrangements, select
ed Warren G. Hardir.g of Ohio as
the temporary chairman of the com
ing republican convention.
DANCE TONIGHT
At Reamer's Hall. “Big" is
^ right, for they’re ar going tonight.
Grease yoor” mukluks folks, come
oat and enjoy the best hop of the
season. The kind of music voa
like by Fossness and Williams, fad)
CANADIAN DESERTERS
DROWN
ONE SUCCEEDED TO CROSS
THE RIVER INTO THE
UNITED STATES.
WINNIPEG, April 8. — Out of
four members qf the Thirty-fourth
Battalion just recruited for service
in France, three were drowned in
the river when they attempted to
desert. It appears that the row
boat with which they were cross
ing the river struck a submerged
leg and was capsized precipitating
all the occupants into the river.
One managed to land on the Ameri
can side and made his escape. The
bodies of the others were picked
ap down the river a short distance.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Tiilicum Club announces an
i-crease in the initiation fee in
their association to $3.00. (adv.)
BETTY NANSEN
Known as the Bernhardt of Scan
dinavia, her native country, makes
her debut before the American pub
lic in the "Celebrated Scandal” by
Jose Echegarey the famous Span
ish playwright.
Miss Nansen achieved distinction
on the stage of Denmark being the
f.rst actress who played the part
o:' Hedda Gaoler at the Royal thea
tre in Copenhagen, Henrik Ibsen,
the master dramatist says Miss
Nansen does not act; she is.
Miss Nansen is supported by
Edward Jose who played leading
pan in "The Fool There Was” and
"The Stain,”
"The Celebrated Scandal” is an
other Fox feature that needs no
boosting, the name of these act
ors is enough. The time, Sunday
and Monday nights. The place. The
Grand, Don’t /orget. (adv.'*
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
Heckman Bldg.
TO MALE VOTERS
1 want every man in Ketchikan to cast K
j his vote for
Ed. V. Price & Co.
for his Easter suit. Then after the elec
tion is over, all the people of the community
| will admire you for your good judgement and
forethought.
!| See samples today. You have only three
weeks more to get that Easter “tog.”
We are not in politics but w'e are the
! strongest clothing house in Alaska.
Z P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
SEATTLE GREAT
FOR CENTER
THE CITY RANKS SECOND AS
; world market, new York
BEING FIRST.
NEXTSALETHISMONTH
European War Shift Trade From
Middle States to Pacific
Coast.
From a position of comparative
obscurity, says the Post-Intelligen
cer, Seattle has leaped to second
place as a world market for fine
furs, and the next sale, which will
be attended by buyers from the
East, will be held in the ware
rooms of the Seattle Fur Sales
Agency, at 312 Powles building on
April 25. The richest offerings front
Alaska and British Columbia, con
sisting of silver fox, red fox, lynx,
cross and blue fox, mink, marten,
otter, wolverine, ermine, muskrat
wolf. bear, coon, coyote and skunk,
will be placed on sale. Subsequent
ly open sellng will be carried on
about once a month through the
summer.
Seattle furriers say that much
glory has heretofore gone to St.
Louis as a fur market, principally
because of its position as the big
eenter for muskrat and other cheap
Southern offerings, which run into
1,500,000 pelts a season. The pro
portion of rich furs sold in St.
Louis, however, is much smaller
than in New York and Seattle,
which occupy first and second
places, respectively, in the volume
of business done in America.
The European war has operated
to shift the buying center of furs
from London to the United States
where a demand for all that can
be produced has been created.
Formerly these furs had to be
sold in the wealthy European cap
itals in order to effect proper bal
ance between demand and supply.
But commercial adjustments have j
now projected Seattle into the
leading centers of the world as
a supply station.
Until the last two or three years
no fur sales of importance could
be held in Seattle until after the
opening ofnavigation in the North,
when the first vessels southbound
brouht in the furs. Now ship
ments in steadily increasing lots
are brought to market by parcel
post, and wholesalers here expect
to hold sales every month in the
vear.
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NEW ATTENDANT AT KUBLEY.
Miss Violet Wood, a recent ar
rival from Seattle and a long time
fri<- - j of Mrs. Kubley, has accept
ed a position in the store and
from now on will add to the popu
larity of Mr. Kubley’s popular
place of business.
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J K. ChSibor* Pres. 1. R. Heckman Vice-pres. A. R. Larson Cashier
Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
KETCHIKAN, * ALASKA
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Watch Repairing and Engraving. Diamonds, Etc.
Berthelsen & Pruell
The Big Curio Store of Alaska
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios in all Designs
MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
KETCHIKAN, - - - ALASKA
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1 JNO. R. BEEGLE J. H. DAVIES
Jno. R. Beetle & Co.
PHONE 143
Life, Fire and Marine Insurance
Notaries Public and Customs Brokers
OFFICE NEXT DOOR PACIFIC COAST S.S. CO.
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IMPRISONED ON
THEIR OWN SOIL
FOR HIS EXPRESSION CARDIN
AL MERCER WAS SEVERE.
LY REPRIMANDED.
PARIS, April 6.—Cardinal Mer
cer's pastoral letter which caused
the remonstrance from Gov. von
Bissing last month, has just been
received here. After expressing joy
at being bach among his fellow
countrymen, and saying that h:s
journey to Rome had been blessed
beyond what he had dared to hope
the Belgian cardinal, turning to
the position of Belgium, says:
“Let us even suppose that the
finish or the issue of the gigan
tic war now being fought in
Europe and in Asia Minor
should be uncertain, one fact is
already established in civiliza
tion and history — the moral
triumph of Belgium. In uni
son with your king and gov- i
eminent you have made im
mense sacrifices for your coun
try. Peoples abroad understand
your spirit of sacrifice; you are
admired and your generation
has taken its place gloriously
in history. Is not that a con
quest, my brethren? Are you
not the most glorious of con
querors ?
“I know that you weep, that
the hearts of mothers and wives
are broken, that lives are be
ing lost on the banks of the
Yser. The imprisonment of our
nation on our own soil is sad
ly prolonged.
“We shall win, but we are
not yet at the end Of our suf
ferings. France, Great Britain
and Russia have pledged them
selves to make no peace until
Belgium has recovered her en
tire independence and been
largely indemnified. Italy in
turn has adhered to this
pledge. Our future is not in
doubt, but we must be pre
pared for it.”
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AMERICAN SHIP
SEIZED AT SEA
TAKEN TO ENGLAND AND
TURNED OVER TO THE REG.
ULAR PRIZE COURT.
WASHINGTON, April 8. — The
State Department was officially in- i
formed today that the American
ship Edna had been seized by a
British cruiser and taken to Eng- !
land and turned over to the prize
court. The ship was seized while
in the Pacific ocean.
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BASEBALL SEASON OPENED.
NEW YORK, April 8.—In the
opening game of the season .yes- j
terdav, the Nationals took the first *
game of the spring series from the j
Americans. Three to two was the:
result.
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CAPTURE SIX HUNDRED YARDS
OF TRENCHES IN
FRANCE.
DEFEAT IS ADMITTED
But The Claim Is Made That The
Loss Mas Comparatively
Unimportant.
LONDON, April 8.—The British
infantry stormed and took first
and second lines of German trench
es along a front of six hundred
yards at St. Eloi, in France, ac
cording to the latest British com
munication describing operation in
the western frontier of the war.
The report states:
“After exploding mines, infantry
of the Northumberland Fusileers
and Royal Fussileers assaulted the
German salient at St. Eloi success
fully taking first and second line
trenches on a front of some 600
yards. Heavy casualties are known
to have been caused to the enemy.
Two officers and 168 men were
made prisoners.”
Berlin issued the following state
ment concerning their loss at St.
Eloi:
“By an extensive mine explosion
the British damaged our position
near St. Eloi, south of Y'pres. More
than 100 yards of trenches were
blown up. Casualties were caused
among the company occupying the
position.”
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SCHILLER MUST FACE
CHARGE OF SEA PIRACY
NEMr YORK. April 8.—Ernest
Schiller, the man who took posses
sion of the British steamer MatoD
po, single-handed, has been formal
ly charged with piracy on the high
sea. The penalty upon conviction
is imprisonment for life, and as
he pleaded guilty at his prelimin
ary hearing, it is thought that he
will still adhere to his first plea
rather than be sent to England to
be dealt with.
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SYD CHAPLIN.
Every one acquainted with Chas
Chaplin, but his brother Syd, has
never been seen in the movies here
before. Sunday night at the Dream
Syd will make his first appearance.
He is the star in one of the
great Keystone comedies that help
make the Sunday night show at
the Dream the class of the town.
There are six big reels on the bill
—a Pathe News, and one of Thos.
H. Ince's features in two parts.
See Syd.
Tonight will be the last appear
ence of “The Love Route,” the
Paramount feature, that is differ
ent, and the comedy that is clever.
Monday night a 5-reel Paramount
comedy-romance. (adv.)
ALASKA IS WELL
IN CONGRSS
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PRIVATE LETTER RECEIVED BY PROGRESSIVE
MINER INDICATES SUCCESS
A letter was received by the
Progressive-Miner this morning
from an acquaintance of several
years, who is now visiting in Wash
ington, in which he says that Al
aska may well rejoice over the
prospect of liberal legislation at
the hand of the present congress.
He claims to have met and con
versed freely with prominent sen
ators and congressmen who appear
to him as being much in favor of
developing the Territory and fully
realize that the government must
take a hand and help generously
all kinds of enterprise. He also
speaks of the fish industry and
hopes that the Southeastern Alas
ka people will appreciate the ef
forts that some of the Pacific coast,
people are doing for us. The writ
er promises to write again on tho
subject soon when he has more
fully taken up the situation.
Meanwhile, the government cable
is on the “bum.”
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO SCHOOL PATRONS
Mr. F. W. Meisnest of the Uni
vesity of Washington is inspecting
the High Schools of Southeastern
Alaska to determine how many of
them may become accredited high
schools. If a school is able to meet
the requirements, pupils finishing
the four-year high school course
will be able to enter the State
University without examinations. ,
Mr. Meisnest is returning to Se
attle, having inspected the schools j
at Juneau and Douglas and will be
with us the first days of next
week.
As this is the first year there is
a graduating class from the four
year high school course in the Ket
chikan schools it is a very fitting
time for our school to be placed
upon the accredited list.
Mr. Meisnest will deliver an ad
dress in the school house Monday
evening, April 10th, at 8 o clock,
on “New Education,” and will
state clearly the improvements nec
essary here and the advantages to
be derived from having an ac
credited high school in our town.
Let every one interested in the
! progress of Ketchikan hear this ad
dress Monday evening. —• Nieta
Mitchell, principal Ketchikan schoo
MISSOURI PROGRESSIVES
FOR T. R. AND NO LIQUOR
KANSAS CITY, April T.—pro
gressives of Missouri rnet in State
convention here and elected fort!
delegates and alternates to the na
! tional convention of the party in
Chicago and adopted resolutions fa
j voting the nomination of Theodore
: Roosevelt for president and declar
! ing for nation-wide prohibition.
; The delegates were instructed to
“vote first, last and all the time”
for Roosevelt.
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Go to Redmen’s Hall tonight.
GERMANS CAPTURE
MANY RUSSIANS
AMONG THEM ARE TWENTY
ONE OFFICERS AND OVER
TWO THOUSAND MEN.
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BERLIN, April 8.—Counter at
tacks by the Germans in the Nar
vez Lake region resulted in the
capture of twenty-one Russian of
ticers and 2,140 men and also sev
eral machine guns, is the state
ment issued by the war olfice to
day. The bulletin further states
that the observation position lost
on March 28, was recovered by a
west Russian regiment.
The Russians advanced unpre
cedented numbers of men a-d
munitions against the German line
northwest of Jacobstadt, but that
they suffered enormous losses with
out achieving any success.
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EARDLEY'S BACK FROM SOUTH
Mr. Eardley, superintendent of
the mine at Dolomi, accompanied
by .Airs. Eardley were returning pas.
sengers on the Princess Sophia
from the south where they have
been visiting for some time.
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ALL ABOUT THE BOATS
The Princess Sophia arrived this
morning northbound at five o’clock
Her passengers for Ketchikan were'
N. Cannon, S. Colt, W. Meyring, C.
Morse, F. H. McDonald, Mr. and
Mrs. Eardley and A, Hutchison.
The Princess will pass through
here southbound Tuesday morning
at three o’clock.
The City of Seattle northbound
is due here Tuesday.
Southbound, the Alaska is due
most any -time.
The Despatch is still unreport
ed at the company’s office. The
arrival of other boats is also un
certain.
I A Romance of Railroad and Ranch ]jf
I Told I
in
p Four
jj Heels
I Two 1
| “THE LOVE ROUTE" §
j ’ A melodramatic romance featuring Harold Lockwood, \\ innilred Kingston, fp
and Jack Pickford. An all star cast, another PARAMOUNT I'KATl'RK
j | Fifth Reel—"THE RIGHT GIRL” |
i ► A comedy featuring Anita Stewart, and Karle Williams £2
i ~~ AT TOE HOUSE OF PARAMOUNT |
•THE DREAM THEATRE \
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