/ The Ketchikan
PR'IGE 10 CENTS _KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOV. &», 101 *• ■ VOI- vm,.w. <r.
A BIG BRITISH BATTLESHIP
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0. OF V. DEFEATS
PULLMAN
Seattle, Nov. 27—The Uni
versity of Washington defeat
ed ‘he Pullman Agricultural
College team in this city yes
terday with a score of 45 to <>
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LOOKINK FOR OLE HAMRE
The Tabu left this morning
for Georges Inlet *vvhere 'the
Barest Reserve has some sur
veying to do. Those on board
► dhe boat will keep a sharp look
out for signs of life along the
beach, as Ole Hamre is 'thought
tb be ‘in trouble somewhere
south of 'town, as 'he left some
four or five weeks ago In a
skiff intending to be .gone 'a
couple of weeks or so, and ha?
nieit been reported since.
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HUMBOLDT IN AND OUT
The sdeamer Humboldt ar
rived from the south early ye?
terday morning after a good
trip lip, and left before day
light after discharging 23 b'l.s
of miscellaneous freight. Ed.
Olson and J. C. Black boarded
her 'here for points north. She
will probably be the first
boat south, being posted for
Sunday.
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BISHOP IMPROVING
Juneau residents arriving on
last night’s Jefferson report
that Marshal Harry Bishop is
recovering from the stroke he
sustained early in the week.
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War news at the Dream to
night. adv.
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Pathe Daily News Xews at
the Dream tonight. adv.
CARRANZA IS AT1
VERAJRUZ
Vera Cruz, Nov. 27—'Presi
ent Carranza arrived in this
ity yesterday .and formally
ok possession of the customs
louse and other government
mildings formerly (occupied by
::e Americans, lie was given
. splendid ’welcome.
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QUINAULT ASHORE
Vvord Lvas received in (own
.Vednesday evening stating
hat the steamer Quinault or
he Portland Seaniship line
as ashore, and asking local
'surance companies if they
iad any risks on board her.
phe location of the grounding
vas not given, but it is'thought
o be a't tthe mouth o fthe Col
imbia, as the boat had been
gone from this port just about
long enough to have gotten
there w'hen ilhe report of the
accident was received.
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THE DREAM CRITIC
The Pathe Daily News con
'ains some dope on the big
world’s war, the fourith episode
of the Mary series is very en
tertaining. The Wfoangdoodle
Duo are singing some of their
favorite selections. Peg O The
Movies gives us an insight In
to the workings of tthe Movie
business from behind the
scenes. We are making a
change tonight and winding up
the show with a better comedy
than the one 'we had last night.
Watch for the date of The
Tiger Lily, a great three part
Vlitagraph. The Dream is the
home of the best pictures on
earth. adv.
The Whangdoodle Duo at
Dream 'tonight adv. |
Miners & Merchants Bank
O'f
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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i © J. R. HECKMAN. Vice-President
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SERVICE THAT SATISFIES
Office and Sleeping Rooms By the Month In the
New Tortgass Bldg.
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KETCHIKAN ALASKA,
London, Nov. 27—By the
explosion uf a twelve inch 1yd
itte shell which was being
Iransferred from one magazine
to another, the British battle
ship Bulwark was blown up
yesterday off Sheerness about
fifty miles from tlhis city. Of
the crJw of over seven hun
dred nien, but twelve were
saved. The explosion was ter
rific in its force, mosses ol
iron and steel being blown for
over six miles. The band was
playing on the deck of the
vessel at the time, the day be
ing a fine one. The vessel
sank within three minutes,
leaving a mere handful or sur
vivors swimming where she
had ridden so proudly but a
‘■'•w minutes before.
German Corps Surrenders
Paris, Nov. 27—Advices from
Poland via Rome tell of the
surrounding of an entire Her
man army corps by the Rus
sians and their subsequent sur
render. Another corps was
utterly routed and have been
cut off from the balance of the
army and being pursued by the
Cossaccks and light cavalry will
be forced to capitulate.
Ammunition Train Blown Up
London, Nov. 27—A 'Womb
from a British airship struck a
W ednesday, blowing the whole
*hing up.
Afraid Of The Russians
Geneva, Nov. 27—The resi
dents of Breslau, Germany,
are fleeing from 'the place, be
WILL SPEND WINTER
IN THE STATES
Charles Sulzer, general
Manager of the Sulzer mining
properties on the West Coast,
come over on itlhe mail boat
last night and 'with his family
who had been here for several
days, will leave for the south
on an early boat, returning the
latter part of February in time
6o take 'his seat in the Terri
torial Senate.
ing afraid of the Russian ad
vance.
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President Wilson Protests
Washington, No;;. 27—The
President' has unofficially sent
word that American representa
tives tin the different belligrent
countries of Europe, stating
that the United States disap
proved of the attack by bom
rl popping aeroplanes on un
fortified cities occupied by
noncombatants. A copy of his
letter 'was also sent to the rep
resentatives of thc.^ different
countries.
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Will Destroy Brussells
London, Nov. 27—'Reports
reach this city that the Germ
ans <are planning to destroy the
city of Brussells when they
are compelled to fall back from
Belgium. The Allies have re
captured Dixmud.
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Bad Weather Hinders
Berlin, Nov. 27—Constanti
nople states that unfavorable
weather is Ihindering it lie Tur
kish operations against the
Russians in the Transcaucasian
region.
Fighting On German Soil
Paris, Nov. 27—The bom
bardment of Arnaville a forti
fied camp in German Lorraine,
within ten miles of the fortress
of Metz, is being pushed today
by General Joffre. The Germ
ans in this region arc being
pushed steadily 'backward, and
the expectations are that the
SEATTLE ATTORNEY HERE
Livingstone B. Stetfnian of
Seattle, counsel for the New
England Fish company, arrived
up on last night’s Mariposa
and has been in conference to
day with Chas. E. Ingersoll, the
local representative of that
company, with reference to the
suit that company is bringing
against L. D. Ryus over water
front complicaitiions.
Watch Repairing and Engravin g Diamonds Etc.
BERTHELSEN & PRUELL
SUCCESSORS TO
H. D. KIRM8E
Pioneer Jeweler
THE BIO CURIO STORE OF ALASKA
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios In all Designs
MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
Satisfaction Quadenteed
KETCHIKAN ALASKA
rPer Cent Discount
We will offer % off on all
I Coat Sweaters. These are all
1 wool and are suitable either
1 for men or women.
I Special
I All 50 and 35 cent ties now
1 at 25 cents while they lasL
I P. J. Gilmore
I “The Clothier**
siege of Metz will be begun
within the next ten days.
Russians Are Captured
Vlienna, Nov. 27—The Aus- j
trian war office announces the'
capture of 20,000 (Russians in !
the lost weeks figWing in Rus- '
sian Poland.
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MARIPOSA LAST NIGHT
—
The Alaska Steamship com- j
pany’s Mariposo made poril j
from the soiulth last night at
7:30 with a light passenger!
lisit and a small cargo. She dis'
charged 35 tons of local freight
and got away for the north a
boint one this morning.
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WAS SOME DANCE
What was unquesiliionably
the largest gathering at any
dance ever held in Ketchikan
filled the Rink ito overflowing
at the Eagles’ Masquerade last
(light, fully five hundred peo
ple being preseml. The cos
tumes ’were many and varied,
some of them being especially
worthy of mention. Doc.
Walker and his Hive convicts
were certainly (the most con
spiciious figures on the floor,
•and the way in which the latter
did the “Lock Step” makes d
look as though some of them
had •worn real stripes. The
Judges decided that the group
carried off 'their characters 'the
best of any on 'the floor, but de
cided Do give the prize else
where because (there were too
many of them. The prize
winners were Mrs. Gordill and
Mrs. Otto, best dressed ladies,
W. Bjorson, best dressed man,
a Colonial Gentleman; Geral
dine Roessel, as Sis Hopkins
kvas dhe best sustained lady
character; George Lingerfell
as the Jew Peddlar was the
best sustained man character;
Mrs. James Smith as Topsy
was the most comical lady cliai
acter, 'and Harry Klirschibaum
as dhe Organ Grinder with
Gene Brice as the Monkey was
dhe most comical man char
acter. A description of the
dance would be incomplete
without making menltlon of
George Rounsefell’s represen
tation iof'a lady, which he car
ried off so well, that Doc.
Story, in the courteous South
enr way of his esoorte dher a
cross the floor. Georges mod
esty however compelled him to
withdraw from the cowrest,
otherwise at least one prize
must'have been his. The com
mittee in charge are to be con
gratulated for the success of
he whole'affair which was well
handled from beginning to end.
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The Daily Miner $1. per mo.
The Gate is open for
BIG BARGAINS
at the
Gateway Store. adv.
City Fish Market
Thompson Building
FINE MALLARD DUCKS
For Thanksgiving, each 50c.
Trout per pound 20c.
Crabs, eaoh 12%
All kinds of Fresh and Salt Fish
Phone No.8, Ketchikan.
fly
CONVICTS
Columbia, IS'ov. 27—Guv.
Blease of this state yesterday
paroled tor pardoned 101 pris
oners serving time in Hie state
penitentiary. This is his cus
tom on Thanksgiving day.
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south to report
J. R. Heckman, head of the
big cannery at Loring, accom
panied by his wife, left ion the
Jefferson for the south Iasi
night. He will probably re
main sloiutjh until after the firs)
of the year.
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A WOUNDED HERO
Stanley Adams is limping a
round on crutches today, the
result of a mixup in yester
day’s soccer game.
VAUDEVILLE TONIGHT
AT THE GRAND
One of the strongest vaude
ville bills of Hie s eastern will be
presented tonight at 'the Grand,
Miss Bosworth and Mr. Epick
json will appear in one of their
modern dancing turns present
ing dances never seen in Ket
chikan, those deserving special
mention are, Sebastian Hesi
tation, Frog Leg Hesitation.
Fox Trot, and Fish Walk, Mr.
Mclvor Will appear in one of
his single specialties that is
always full of laughs and a big
hiit. As a feature photoplay
a Warner feature entitled, Re
generation, will be presented.
This is an intensely dramatic
picture with a great moral
lesson ion the curse of drink
and should lie seen by every
Galveston, .Nov. 20—General
'unsloii and the An 'lieau
roups, who Jiave been in pos
session of Vera Gruz since tlie
Ymeriean occupation, arrive:!
:n I'he harbored this place !o
bght. They \vill land tomor
'Ovv ami will be the guests of
the city.
MUCTHER VICTORY
FOR THE ALLIES
Yesterday’s game of soccer
food ball was a three to one
victory for Jimmie Burgun’s
Mlied Forces. The Miner
Man 'isn’t onto (the curves of
the .game, nor was he able to
figure out dhe baserunning, but
at dimes it was certainly some
nrixup, as Walker’s Germans
tried to put ’cr over by mass
formation. The day Vvas too
cold am! raw for much of a
crowd of spectators to lie loud,
but those there enjoyed seeing
the follows kick each other a
rround immensely.
one. Id. is in three parts and is
a magnificent production.
Gaiight In The Act, is one of
dio-o laughable comedies like
he Grand is celebrated for and
the drama, 1 fis Brand, featur
in,g l.ois Weber and Phillips
Smalley is in a class by its self.
There is no use talking, y u
can’t get more for your money
Ilian you do at (he Grand, ami
always remember that prices
are always I he same. Gome
early tonight if you wish to get
a seat as we have only 221
seats ait I lie Grand and they
d'on't last long. You have In
hurry. adv.
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Patronize Home Industry J
And smoke Ketchikan made Cigars |
Manufactured bv the ^
KETCHIKAN CIGAR FACTORY |
Julius Wertheim’ Prop. £
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THE ALASKA MERCANTILE AGENCY I
□Accounting, Collections, ;=
Auditing, Credit Reporting, ^
Advertising, and Local
Agency Pacific B. & L.
Association: ;i
Office in City Council Chamber. 3
M. A. MITCHELL, Manager. ^
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STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
PHot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
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