THE >AILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME OXE KETCHIKAN. Vi ASK A* MONDAY. OCT. 25. 1SUV NUMBER TWENTY-NINE.
Sunk at Mouth Chickraon
River. No one There
FOUND CAMPFIRE
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Parties Left Today aad Will Make
A Tboroagh Investigation
The Forest Seim boat Tahn
returned last evening from the
search of the missing gas boat
Frances R. and Cap: Blodgett re
ports that the Creel foond the
Frances R- ashore at the ntocsh of
the Cbilitwt river yesterday morn
ing, bat found nc*se of the party
arho were oat with her.
When the Tahn arrived on the
scene the tide was in and the boat
was entirely submerged, bat wises
Messrs. RoeseDe and Churchill found
her. the pilot boose was oat of
water and they went on board but
fotntd so signs of anyone, though
they were suable to get down in
the cabin. The boats compass and
dingey were gone- indicating that
the party had taken to the small
boat after the larger one got In
to trouble. A search along the
beach disclosed the fact that there
had been a small camp fire for »
short tnr.e. a stew pan belonging to
. the Frances R. was icmad near it.
with the remains of a meal in it. al
so a mattress, which may have
floated oat of the pilot house.
Fro-::: the indications arcana the
ofd camp fire they were unable to
dele •mine how many there were in
the party that landed there.
It is feared that after making
the camp there that they took the
small beat and tried to make Belle
Island Ho; Springs cr the Roe
Pots; Cannery and that they were
capsized
An examination «rf the old cabins
tip the Ckickisten river indicated
that they had not been ©erupted for
several months aad the cabins at
the mouth of the TTnak river yield
ed the same result.
The Tahn left the Creel there and
at next low tide they expect*! to be
able to make a more thorough ex
amination of the boat and learn
whether the party took their guns
aad Markets with them when they
deserted tie boat.
Owing to the length of time they
have been missing there Is bat little
hope of finding them alive. This
sonorg J. R Heckman sect oat the
A. P. A. boa; Falcon, and Geonm
RoansefeO sent oat the Olympic, to
make a Thorough search of the shore
line for the party or wreckage ©f
their small boa:.
As stated in Saturday's Prr-mt
tiit Miner, the Frances R-, left Ket
chikan on Oct. Sth., in charge of
“Sariy’ Clark, with I. X. Irwin, of
the U. S. Fish Commission and
Mike E>e Costa as cook on board,
intending to retire in four days.
X'©thing more was seen cr heard
of them till the Tahs and Creel went
EXECUTION JUST |
SAY GERMANS
Hold Woman Man's Equal
in Eyes of the lav
BERLIN, Oct- £S—Criticism aim
■ ed at the German government for >
j its action In ordering the execution!
i of JLss C*wU. the English nurse,
f tea* part’.y answered in an official j
statement today.
The statement says that women -
■are to be considered equal to men S
In the eyes of the saw, and that as \
the crime she had committed is pan-1
\ sshabse by death, her execution was j
j justified.
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THE ENTENTE DE-(
FINES POSITION I
i
Greece Notified Must Join
The Allies or Kaiser
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PARIS. Oct. 25—An agreement
has been reached whereby the en
tente will notify Greece that she
must either join the allies or the
Kaiser.
The decision was arrived at after(
a discussion of the situation which '
apparently demands a clear defsn
iiiefi of Greece's intention. Should [
she chose to join the Kaiser, the en- ;
tente will know how to proceed and j
will not be hampered by neutrality. .
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A WAR ON A SMALL SCALE
PARIS, Oct. 25—One of the small j
wars France is carrying on. but
of which very little is heard, is be
inf waged in Tunis. It consists;
chiefly of engagements with bandits '
from Tripoli who occasionaly cross;
the frontier.
Such an engagement, lasting for1
several days has just been report
ed. during which time the French j
garrison af roes held at bay a •
large number of them until relief j
arrived.
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THE RINK MASKED BALL
—
The big masquerade dance at the '
j skating rink Saturday night was a <
great success. The attendance was j
| large, the floor fine and the cos
I tomes great.
John Headricks, as the movie corr.
! ediar.. Cfcas. Chapin, took the prize
| for the best sustained character.
Percy Baker, as a Dutchman carried
away the prize for the most comical
character. Mrs. Jce Otto and Mrs.
Carl Co-lens, dressed identically a- j
j like, representing' Eskimos, tied for }
1 the ladies' first prize.
Jack Close. Frank Burkhart and i
Angus McKinzie. acted as the judg- j
{es and Forest J. Hunt took some
I flashlight photos of the assemblage ,
f after they unmasked.
Only one more day of Field's sale
test to search for them with the a
bove results.
VENICE ATTACKED
Buildings are Ignited byEx
ptosives No Deaths
AUSTRIANS ACTIVE
Attacks Were Repeated at Intervals
During The Night
Ronse. Oct. 25—Repeated attacks
bj Austrian aeroplanes were exper
ienced East night over the city.
The aeroplanes dropping bombs here
usd tE-ere. resulting in the ignition
,'f several buildings and the de
struction of considerable proper?;.
Thus far no deaths have been re
ported to the police.
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MAY FORCE MONTENEGRO
TO FIGHT
Large Body of Austro-Germans
Near Border
LONDON. Oct. 25—News reached
here from Frankfort that the centra!
powers have decided to undertake
".other campaign, this time agair.st
Montenegro. According to this re
port. twenty thousand Austrian and
German infantrymen with artillery
have arrived at Sarajavo, in Bos
Eiia from Galicia. These troops says
the correspondent will soon be dis
patched against the Montenegrins,
with whom there has been only des
ultory fighting for months.
RIOTING IN PETROGRAD
BERLIN, Oct. 25—A private re
port received front Petrograd says
'.bat riots have taken place there
on several different occasions. The
leader of the social democratic party
and a member of the duma made a
demand for the re-opening of the
ijina- This was followed by riots
'bat were dispersed by the cossaeks.
resulting in many being wounded.
The war office today announced
the capture of 2.000 Serbian troops
and 12 cannons by the Bulgarians.
The bulletin farther says that the
Bulgarian troops have made another
.tdvar.ce on Shabatz on. the Save,
west of Belarrade. The Serbians have
been thrown back south of Lucica
and Boze-vac.
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ZEPPELIN> FIGHTING
SUBMARINES
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 2 5—News
reached here last Saturday that the
Germans were using the Zeppelins
against British submarines. The re
port says that the steamer Scotia,
from Sweden, bound for Stettin,
Prussia, with a cargo of ore was
pursued by a British submarine off
Bornholm. In reply to wireless calls
for assurance, a Zepppelin sudden
ly appeared, whereupon the subma
rines stsbmertred and disappeared.
Pain coats, overcoats, top coats
at prices that will appeal to you at
Field’s tomorrow, the last day. Adv.
THEY CONFESS A
BASTARDLY PLOT
Intended to Wreck Plants
and Munition Ships
ONE GERMAN OFFICER
Arrive in New York and Are Held
Pending An Investigation
NEW YORK. Oct- 25—Robert
Fay and Walter Schohz. the latter
a Lieutenant in the German army,
arrived today and gave out the de
tails of a plot whereby munition
plants were to be wrecked all
throughout the country.
Pressing them for all the partic
ulars. it was admitted that not only
the manufacturing plants had been
marked of£ for destruction, but ships
carrying munitions were included in
the dastardly plot- They are held
to answer.
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BRYAN CAMPAIGNING
COLUMBUS, Oct. 25—Ex-Secre
tary of state Bryan is leading the
dry campaign throughout the staV.
He started a speech making tour to
day and will continue until election
next week. The drys are making a
streneous fight.
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DVINSK IS SOON
SBOUT TO FULL
The .Most Bloody Battle of
the War now raging
A MATTER FEW HOURS
Von Hindenberg Ha* Reached The
Outskirts of The City
BERLIN, Oct. 25—The bloodiest
battle of the war is now raging on
the outskirts of Dvinsk. and it is
believed that its fail is only a mat
ter of a few hours.
The Russians are being forced
from three sides and are entirely
prevented from possible re-enforce
ment. This is what leads to the be
lie? that the fall of Dvinsk will soon
be a memory of the past.
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, is Field's last
day in business. Adv.
ENGINE FOR SALE
27 H.P. Heary Duty Globe guar
anteed in good condition and perfeci
running order. .Price Complete $750.
H. R. THOMPSON, Ad. tf.
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Field Closes at 6 o'clock tomor
row night. Adv.
When Dede Anatoli Bar
racks Shelled by VMies
FOREIGN CONSULS GO
Due To Recent Bombardment Of
The Fortification
LONDON", Oct. 25—In the bom
! bailment of Dede A gat oh, on the
; Gulf of Enos a few days ago by the
! allied fleet, it was learned today
hat thousands of soldiers were kill
i sd when the barracks were shelled,
j The fort was completely demolish
ed, and the fear of a repetition has
l caused the exodus of all foreign rep
resentatives.
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HR. Dl'MBA REACHES HOME
BERLIN, Oct. 25—Advices just
received say that J">r. Dumba had
reached home. It is asserted here
that the doctor was given a high
title on his arrival by Emporer
Joseph. Whatever the title may be.
is not given.
DUMBA DENIES ILL-TREATMENT
BERLIN". Oct. 25—A rumor was
f circulated that Dr. Dumba had been
[subjected to ill-treatment on his
| way home, but this the Doctor de
nied today on his arrival. He said
j tnr.t he had a pleasant trip across
and was kindly treated by all.
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SUBMARINES ARE ACTIVE
LONDON, Oct. 25—The Times to
day publishes a statement purport
ing to come from the admirality in
which it says that the submarines
week’s work on the Baltic alone is
eight German ships sunk. The above
is corroborated by newspapers in
Copenhagen.
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AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
The Seashores of Bohemia, featur
ing Wm. Shay and Leah Baird, Is
the story of an artist with no sales
for his work, who becomes discour
aged and is about to give up when
a chain of circumstances leads him
into a secret marriage and money
which gives him fresh hope and he
paints his masterpiece from visions
of his wife which is afterwards de
stroyed by his rival.
Two Little Waifs, Lincoln J. Car
ter’s melodrama, in 2 parts. Nellie
and Rose are left orphans, one is
adopted by a wealthy family while
•he other becomes an actress. After
many years of separation they are
finally reunited.
Bob feonard and Hazel Buckman
play the leading parts in. A Boob’s
Incognito, a comedy of one reel.
An entire change of program
Wednesday night. Adv.
If you wear a 28, 29, or 30 corset
be sure to see Field tomorrow. Ad.
c*Tc-TtroruriniiTV y >Cjok
BULGARIANS IN
GOOD POSITION
Obstructing Route of Re
enforcenient to Serbians
LONDON, Oct. 25—That the al
lied re-enforcement to the Serbians
will be met with opposition Is con
veyed in telegraphic dispatches from
Fnracine. It is said that a large
army of Bulgarians has reached a
point where, re-enforcements must
travel through 'in order to relieve
the Serbians. A battle may be ex
pected most any day.
ITALIANS SMASH
OFFENSIVE
Entire Front Is Repulsed
With Heavv Ixiss
ROME, Oct. 25— An encourag
ing report was received here today
announcing another victory for tht
home armies. It is reported that
the entire front of the enemy hat
been repulsed and in many placet
their ranks were smashed, captur
ing thousands of prisoners, guns anc
supplies.
The result of the battle is highly
appreciated by all as on that de
pended much of the future oper
ations.
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BULGARIAN COAST MINED
LONDON, Oct. 25—Foreign min
isters at Bucharest, have given the
world a warning that the Bulgaria!
coast is mined, and that Bulgarlai
lighthouses have ceased to operate.
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FETROGRAD, Oct. 25—A repor
from Riga says that another Germa
cruiser was sunk yesterday by :
British submarine near Libau, on 1'
Baltic. The crew is reported
have been saved.
A Ukase has been issued calli.i
for a foreign loan of three billie
and three-quarters. Bonds will V
thrown on the markets in the r.er
future.
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BULGARIA FEARS HUMAN I*
PARIS, Oct. 25—Under very
cent date, the Saloniki corns;* o
dent of the Havas News r.gc"
sends the following advice:
“French troops having rcco;.
I orders not to pass the Bulga*
[frontier, Strumitsa has not been c
cupied by the allies.
“The Bulgarians are eoncentra'in*
troops in Hastein Dobrudja, suppo
edly because Rumania appears to '
leaning more toward the entente. A
the same time three divisions c
Bulgarian troops are being concen
trated on the Greek frontier.”
Big coming event at the Rink
Watch for date. Adv.
MEETING DEFAT
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Their Left Wing Smashed
by French Serbian Troops
OFFENSIVE IS BROKEN
Battle Occurred Near Vlaska And*
Lasted For Two Days
ATHENS, Oct. °f! -A report from
.he front says that the Bulgarian
offensive has been broken by the
c'rench-Serbian troops in an en
counter that was as furious as de
ermined.
The French re-enforcements that
irrived lately met and defeated the
Bulgarians from Leskovac to Krus
'vae all along the line. This is said
o be a disasterous turn for the
Bulgarians.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS |
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Northbound
Humboldt, Tuesday. H
Al-Ki, Wednesday. ffS
Northwestern, Thursday ffj;
Southbound
City of Seattle at five today.
Jefferson, Wednesday night.
Alameda, November 1st.
Admiral Evans Unreported.
City of Pueblo, Unreported.
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SPOKANE NORTHBOUND
The Spokane arrived from the I
outh Sunday morning. Her Ketehi- H
an passengers were Mrs. W. A. m
Sryant and Mr. Walter Gray. She H
ilso left 47 tons of freight.
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EPPERSON FROM THE SOUTHS
The steamer Jefferson arrived®
'rom the south yesterday, leaving 38®
ons of freight for local people. She®
ook F. S. Wilson, Mrs. Virginia®:
damp and George Inman north fromHfe
•lere.
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II MBOLDT AND AL-KI COMING®
The steamer Humboldt left at te>®:/
•'clock Saturday night, with M®
Tiller, S. Scaraford and H. Iver®^j
on as passengers for Ketchikan. I
The steamer Al-Ki left at thre(®|y
o’clock Sunday morning by wa?H
f Boat Harbor, where she will 1 akt®
'oad of coal. Her passengers weri^B
Gladys, Ruth and Frank Johns, T®
L. Swift, T. J. Atkins, C. H. Close®|>;
George Washburn, F. M. Johns, A®>?|
Selin, J. W. McFarland, P. OwenHpv
and one steerage. H:
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TTY OF SEATTLE DUE TODAWS
The City of Seattle is due froi®
’he north at five this afternoon an®
will take the following passengei®;
"rorn Ketchikan: Mike Wadding an®
vifo; Theodore Chapin and wife; A®
Martin, Wong Jen, John McCallun®-'
Mr and Mrs. Wm. Semar and Mis®;:
Maggie Burton.
4 per cent Interest paid on
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