THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCT. 30, 1915. NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR.
SECRET SERVICE
MENATWORK
Conspiracy Charges Will
be Thoroughly Probed
CONFESSION BY FAY
Implicating Many But Captain
von Papen Absolved
NEW YORK, Oct. 26—Robert Fay a
lieutenant in the German army, with
his companions charged with con
spiracy in an alleged plot to blow
up steamships sailing from the
United States with munitions and
the destruction of munition factor
ies, who were put under arrest the
other day, when brought before the
magistrate, were discharged, but
was immediately re-arrested by
secret service men and another
charge placed against them, sworn
to by Chief Flynn, of the secret
service.
Those under arrest sre Fay,
Schalz, Daeche, Kienzie and Brei
tung. Detectives are trying to con
fleet Scholz with the recent explos
ion of a ha ge in tin Seattle harbor
that was loaded with ammunition.
Examination of som > of the pris
oners has been set for November 3.
In addition to the charge of con
spiracy covering cases of other
prisoners and Breitung, Daeche is
also charged with concealing a high
explosive for the purpose of blow
ing up a ship in the jurisdiction of
the United States.
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GALE RAISES HAVOC
IN NORTH SEA
LONDON, Oct. 30—A dispatch
from Christiansand says that a ter
rific gale swept the north sea for
the last forty-eight hours, causing
untold damage. Wrecks are report
ed all along the coast.
NEW CABINET IS FORMED
PARIS, Oct. 30—President Poin
carre met the new members of his
cabinet. The new cabinet, headed
by Mr. Briand, is considered the
most representative and strongest
in years. Every member is said
to have the entire support of his
constitutents. r.
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PURPOSE PURSUING SERBIANS
INTO NEUTRAL TERRITORY
PARIS, Oct.30—The Havaas News j
Agency quoting the Hestia of Ath
ens says that steps are being taken
by the Bulgarian and Turkish min
isters to Greece, with the intention
of establishing the right of their
governments’ troops to pursue the
Serbians and their allies into Greek
teritory, should the occasion arise.
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HALLOWEEN COMING SOON
See Kubley’s windows for a full
„ line of Halloween novelties .Ad. 3t.
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Big coming event at the Rink.
Watch for date. Adv.
RUSSIA PREPAR
ING FOR DRIVE
Japanese Expert Gunners
Instructing Russians
NEW YORK, Oct. 30—According to
a returning traveler from Copen
hagen, the Russian government is
busy making war munitions and im
porting the a from Japan in prepar
ation for o big drive early in the
spring. He said that 600 Japanese
expert gunner are instructing the
Russian Artillerymen in the use of
he new high-powered guns manu
factured in Japan.
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AL-KI LEAVES TONIGHT
JUNEAU, Oct, 30—The steamer
Al-Ki is scheduled to leave at five
o’clock this evening for the south.
Professor Beattie has engaged pas
sage for Ketchikan.
JAPAN IN WITH
ALLIES’ PLANS
Promises Not to Conclude
Peace Treaty
LONDON, Oct. 30—The foreign
! department today was officially no
I tified that Japan would not under
any consideration conclude a peace
treaty with Germany without the
consent of the allied powers with
which she proposes to stand firm.
This fact has somewhat relieved the
anxiety in some of the official cir
cles.
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WELL KNOWN ALASKANS
DIE IN HOSPITAL
NOME, Oct 27—Dave Spurgeon,
an old resident of Gold run and L.
L. Mason, a merchant of Candle,
died at the hospital here yesterday.
They arrived from their respective
homes sevral weeks ago for medical
treatment. Roth of them were own
ers of extensive mining property.
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AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
The 13th installment -of the Trey
’O Hearts is full of excitement from
he beginning of the first reel un
til the end of the second. The scene
where Judith is supended over a
deep chasm by a single rope, and
Alan, Rose and Barcus are shut in
the mine with the water gradually
rising and in the adjoining cham
ber a burning fuse attached to a
keg of powder, and you hold your
breath waiting to see which death
messenger wins the race, then the
explosion but in place of death it
brings freedom.
Along with this picture is a Strand
War series, a single drama and a
burlesque comedy by George Tuck
er, Jane of The Motheaten Farm.
Sunday night the show will con
sist of a Weekly, a three reel fea
ture and a comedy. Adv.
4 per cent Interest paid on
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VILLA IS OUT ON
IDE WAR PAIR
Leading A Large Army on
Agressive Movement
THREE MILE COLUMN
Headed For Attack on Gcner
Calles’ Command
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Oct. 30—A re
port was brought in today that Gen
eral Villa, at the head of a column
of soldiers said to be three miles
long, was moving with the inten
ion of attacking General Calles’
command, the Carranza supporters.
The report says further that in
the event it becomes necessary, the
Villa contingent will defy the United
States and cross the borders in
order to reach their goal.
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MACK BELIEVES WILSON WILL
BE RE-NOMINATED
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30—Nor
man Mack, chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, who is
now a visitor at the exposition, in
peaking of the possibility of Wil
son’s re-nomination, said that there
was no doubt about the president
beign favored again, with James
Mamilton Lewis as his running
i mate.
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THE SEARCH
IS CONTINUED
Another Boat Sent Out
This Morning
Earnest P. Walker of the Bureau
of Fisheries is leaving nothing un
done in the search for the Fran
ces R., party. This moning he sent
out the Installer in charge of M.
M. Churchill with seven of the best |
woodsmen obtainable with instruc
tions to run up the Chickimen river
is far as possible and search the
adjoining woods for any trace of
the missing men. The Installer
party expect to be out a w'eek and
includes such men as Alex Runge,
Angus McKinzzie, Ed. Keer and
Deputy Marshal Grant.
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GERMAN LaW REACHES OVER
THE SEA
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30—Ger
many has taken steps to prevent
her merchant marine from being
sold to foreigners. Advices were
received by the state department
from Brlin that under a 1awr passed
October 2i, the German government
forbids any German citizen to sell
or in any way dispose the interest
in boats to any one who is not a
subject to Germany.
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To Prevent Teutons From
Joining Bulgarians
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RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Demand Overthrow of Premier
Bratiano is Insistent
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30—Calls for
the overthrow of Premier Bratiano,
was embodied into a resolution
adopted at a meeting largely attend
ed in Bucharest, and at which the
former minister presided. The res
olution contained the demand that
'.'.umania enter the wifr and proven
he Teutons from joining the Bul
garians, which is threatening the
very existence of Rumania.
A procession was formed and
started to parade the streets but
was stopped by the police.
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NO ONE HELD CRIMINALLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRE
In Which Forty -six Children Lost
Their Lives
PEABODY, Oct. 30—The state in
vestigating committee who had
charge of the inquiry' into the
cause of the fire in which forty
six children lost their lives a day
or two ago made its final report to
day, holding none criminally respon
sible for the catastrophy.
A public funeral is being held to
day.
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ANOTHER JUNCTION
IS ACCOMPLISHED
ROME, Oct. 30—A report from
Sofia states that another junction
of Austro-German-Bulgarian forces
had been made about fifty miles
southwest of that place.
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WEDDING TO TAKE PLACE
NOVEMBER SEVENTEENTH
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30—Presi
dent Wilson’s wedding day has been
set for November seventeenth. It
is said that not over fifty will be
invited to be present at the cere
mony.
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PATRIOTIC AUSTRALIANS
MELBORNE, Oct. 30—“Austral
ia has already sent 160,000 men to
the war zone as an evidence of her
hearty co-operation in the determ
ination of the jnother country to
carry the war to a successful is
sue,” said Premier Fisher today.
Mr. Fisher telegraphed King
George, in response to the King’s
message appealing for volunteers
that the “king’s appeal will evoke
a patriotic response from the pe'ople
of the commonwealth and tend to
augment the ranks of those already
enlisted.”
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Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
ITALIANS ARE
HEAVEY LOSERS
For First Six Days of the
Offensive Movement
REPORTS HARD FIGHT
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With No Material Gain in Territory
On Either Side
VIENNA, Oct. 30—An official
statement issued today to set at
rest a report that the Italian forces
were gaining every day, says that
in the past six days of the Italian
offensive movement, the enemy had
lost in killed over one hundred thou
sand men and withouut any material
gain.
“Our army,’ continues the state
ment, ‘suffered the loss of less than
fifty thousand, and while we have
not been able to repulse the Ital
ian forces, we have maintained our
nrsition.”
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■ LoPERIAN W.aS sunk by
TORPEDO SAY INVESTOGATORS
WASHINGTON, Oct 30—At the
time the Hesperian was sunk, it
was rumored that it had struck a
mine. The report did not satisfy the
government and an investigation
was ordered with the result, that is
set forth in the investigators’ re
port to the effect that the Hesper
ian was sunk by a torpedo.
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HOW JUNCTION
WAS MADE
Austro-German - Dulgnrian
Forces Joined
BERLIN, Oct. 30—A statement
issued by the army headquarters
today gives the account of t^e
movement that resulted in the join
ing of forces on the Serbian soil
a few days ago.
The statement says that the jun
ction of the Austro-German armies
with the Bulgarian troops was made
in the extreme northeastern comer
of Serbia. The Serbian town of
Brza Palanka, to the east of which
the invading armies joined hands,
is on the Serbo-Rumanian frontier,
and a'oa it 15 miles south and east
of the Austro-Hungarian border..
To accomplish the junction, the Bul
garians penetrated Serbian territory
in a northerly direction about 20
miles.
The mni advance of the German
forces was made along the Morva
valley, where runs the railroad
line through Nish east to Sofia
and thence on to Constantinople.
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CANADIANS ANS
WER CALL
Sir Charles Tupper Dies
IN ENGLAND
OTTAWA, Oct. 30—Government
officials today stated that Canada’s
quota of two hundred and fifty thou
sand men would be furnished to the
mother country in a short time.
“The King’s appeal” said one of
ficial, “had the proper effect and
he recuriting offices are beseiged
by men anxious to enlist in the serv
ice of their country.’
A dispatch from London says that
Sir Charles Tupper, the grand old
Canadian statesman had died there
this morning.
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RUSSIANS ARE
MOVING TROOPS
Transports With Convoy
Leave For Coast
BUCHAREST, Oct. 30—A large
nlimber of transports carrying men
and ammunition under strong con
voy, left Odessa and Sebastopol
for the Bulgarian coast where bom
bardment will be taken up again.
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MORGAN UNDERGOES
AN OPERATION
NEW, YORK, Oct. 30—Pierpont
Morgan was put on the operating
table today and stood an operation
for appendicitis remarkably well.
His physician has great faith in a
speedy recovery.
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BOTH PARTIES CALL
FOR CONVENTION
NEW York, Oct. 30—Both chair
men of the Democratic and Repub
lican parties have called meeting
to be held at Washington for the
purpose of selecting the cities ir
which the National conventions ma>
be held. The Democrats are tr
meet December seventh, while lh<
Republicans will meet the fourteen
th.
At The DREAM TOlNC Hi
THE JITNEY BUS RACE
The contest for the last one <
the Small jitneys is going to he
lively one. Only five more day
and then for the big gray one. Tin
same kind of voting tickets will b<
used.
Hans Peterson 79
Harry Williams 66
Frank Sherson 49
Gertrude Robinson 46
Inga Hansen 29
See the large ad. for the pro
gram. Adv.
. . m. A— _A M
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Recall American Ambassa
dor by United States
DARE GOVERNMENT
day Lead To Serious Complications
Of Present Situation
LONDON, Oct. 30—A Berlin cor
espondent of the local Times says
hat great agitation of public senti
ment is being carried on by the
lerlin papers against the American
.mbassador, Mr. Whitlock, for his
unbecoming interference in the ex
cution of the English girl” as he
luts it.
It will be remembered that Mr.
v'hitelock took a hearty interest in
he condemned woman and wrote
etters to various German officials,
i which he asked clemency for the
nfortunate, which created consid
rable sympathy in favor of the
irl that was followed by a univer
al denouncement of the German
ithorities.
The correspondent says that some
ave gone so far as daring the Ger
lan government to ask Mr. White
>ck’s recall by the United States.
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IDVEMENTjOF BOATS
Northbound
Princess Sophia, Monday evening.
City of Seattle, Monday morning.
City of Pueblo, morning of 7th.
Southbound
Humboldt, noon Saturday.
Alameda, Monday.
Al-Ki Monday. 3
Despatch, Monday.
Alliance, unreported. ' « 8
BOATS COMING
SEATTLE, Oct. 30—The steam
• City of Seattle sailed last even
g with L. Gronnahan, Emma
harpe, Jennie Heath, R. W. Os
~>m and one steerage as passeng
•s for Ketchikan.
The Evans is scheduled to sail
.inday night.
The Jefferson and Humboldt are
'h scheduled to sail on the third.
The company announced today
at the Northwestern would be
■>ck on the run on the sixth.
The Alaska Steamship Co’s, good
ttle boat Dolphin arrived from the
•>uth at 3:30 this morning. She
rought 50 tons of freight for local
cople and left the following pas
engers: C. J. Foss and wife, H.
'oss, S. Foss, Miss A. Foss. S. G.
/ard, S. J. Dohre and wife and
hree children, Mrs. Otto Retch,
leo. Brown, H. L. Fuller, J. H,
lodgers, L. A. Langille and one
econd class. For the north she
ook Al. Radenbaugh, Geo. Hagen,
Irs. Scrimsher, W. P. Powers and
k. Shyman.
I TONIGHT at the DREAM 1
Saturday, Oct. 30, 1915 :|
“ONE TOUCH OF NATURE,” Edison comedy___ |
HEARST-SELIG NEWS PICTORIAL, German war scenes • current events
TWO PARTS TWO PARTS «
“THE MOTOR BUCCANEERS” S
An Essanay featuring Francis X. Bushman, the film favorite 5 [
“THE ENGLISHMAN AND THE GIRL,” Mary Pickford in a comedy $ j
Sunday, Oct. 31, 1915 ; i:
EASTLAND DISASTER at Chicago ||
The greatest American catastrophy since the San Francisco earthquake 1
ONE NIGHT ONLY|;
HEARST-SELIG NEWS PICTORIAL__ ,,,
PATHE NEWS and PATHE FASHIONS_ \\\
TWO PARTS TWO PARTS ;!
“THE MASKED WRESTLER” ||
Francis X. Bushman is the star in this excellent Essanay production ;
“ACTOR FINNEY’S FINISH,” A guaranteed comedy_ «i»
Coming, Monday and Tuesday, “MARTA OF THE LOWLANDS” jj;