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VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 19!(v NUMBER 190
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MANY KILLED
DAMAGES VAST
ASQDITH HOOTED BY NATIONALISTS WHEN
HE ANNOUNCES FATE OF IRISH LEADERS
LONDON Mit <-—Eejwrts from
rations pads -:f the coasts cf Etsg
laad ar ' > I in regard to the
dam.-.ge oo*e by the Zeppelins yes
terday are fast coming today Thus
far thirty-six were kBied ard con
siderable damage was douse to prop-:
erty. Aiwftfr report says that one
Zeppelin ~as brought d»«a. destroy
ed and the ere’®' captured
I* tie House of Commons last
eeentnR. tie military ball havinr for
:ts object tie immediate general «»•
; rripijon. had it# first reading and
ms loudly cfeeerod
Wher. Premier Astfoiti announced
pJwiai'y tie fate of tie Irish lead
ers of the rerclatioa who wen exe
cuted yesterday, the Nationalists
hooted the Premier to his seat
D. S. SHIP GIVEN
A TRIAL TRIP
DEVELOPS FOLK MILES AN
HOUR SPEED ON ITS
FIRST TRY OUT.
SEATTLE. May -5 —The river
beet wntstrseted by -he Canal Mir.;
factsring paav Seattle, I®r
th« Alaska Engineering Coainus
s; on. that was lisascfcesi las; Mon
day, was given iss irst speed trial
yesterday. I: c-evejope»i a fostr-stiles
speed 43 iottr
The boa; is the fo-srth e-oastruct
e: by the coacpnny for tie cocsiaLs
saoBi. 43d wS: te sent GCttb to An
chorage on a scow- Its: name is B
* B- No- 2. sad wili be nsed on
the siaBew rivers frees Anchorage
for tie transportation of supplies
into the interior and along the gov
ertte- nfirond
The B. i B. Ne 2. is described
as a tv .3 screw- shallow draft, ran
ee! river boat of a type developed
by tie msamfaeuirers- The B- i B
No- 1 has beer m operation for
JT severs! season® The twininiai ■
bcsgfct her and ft-iind jt very con
venient for the purpose- The boats
are of lie same sire, having a
length of eighty-seven feet and a
beam of tventy-tiree feet. They
craw or-iv tea indies of water each
They ar* equipped with Fridoab- ■
Morse engine® of 169 fc p- capacity
Is is aai tii- the twin screw# of
each res s' 1 iterate in hansels uns
et sg tfer ?h - - bottna frets stesa
to stem
ANOTHER BIG DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT
As Rednsess's. Halt- One of the
popular hose- the kind you ali like
Up-io-tbe-aimte masse by that rwo
pi«e cembijjsSMffl and don't forget
there's piety <d ft. Be there.
Just received Misses and Ladies
Spring Coats- Wodafti bargains-—
J- E- Heckman & Co- 5-3-3;
GERMAN PIRATES
PURSUED
CHASE THROUGH DIXON EN
TRANCE UNTIL PIRATES
STOPT VOLUNTARILY.
Cocs-iserusg the world-wide agt
tatko and restlessness of the peo
ple. the incident related tc the Pro
gressive- M mer by Captain A. C
Arndt, of the tug beat Frank B.
that cam* into port this morning,
has ail the element necessary to
make our little community gasp for
Breath
Captain Arndt- who confesses as
being of German birth bat affirms
that e« has bees a citizen of the
United States for thirty odd years
arrived in port this morning on the
tog beat Frank B. recently built In
Sas Francisco by the Red Salmon
Packing Company for service at N'ak
a&k, in Southwestern Alaska where
the company operates canneries, and
while joking, he described his Mr
row escape yesterday at the hands
of a British patrol boat- The cap
tain said that he left San Francisco
with a crew of eight men, consisting
of Waiter Walker, Chief Engineer.
Arthur Peterson. Assistant- Lea
Parfini, First Mate. George W'ash
ingtcE, Cook, and John Biirt, John
Larson, Peter Xaguors and Otto
Hahrtnea, Seamen, for the cannery
Yesterday, while coming tfaroagh
Hagatt Straits, he noticed a cotter
at a distance, signaling to Stop
Aware of the possible speed the
petrol boat could show, he gave his
engraeer the command to pat on
speed- The tog is capable of a
speed of better than twelve knots
as hoar while the cutter can wily
make about nine knots. The Frank
B is 62 feet long, 20 foot beam
with a 300 h- p engine- All the
equipment being new. the Captain
wished nothing better than a race
In go time the tog had outdistanced
its pursuer and for nearly two hoars
the race was kept op, then Captain
Arndt stopt and allowed the British
petrol to com* close- when he dipped
the American dag The cotter made
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Range*
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
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Heckman Bldg.
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'
i up-to-date styles
Our furnishing and shoe stock
is brim full of new' creations.
Let us dress you up at a small
cost.
fB t tmeji m <sa*
P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
CARRANZA GIVES
] HIS CONSENT
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AGREES TO ABIDE BY O BRE
CON'S TERMS OF AGREE
MENT WITH SCOTT.
EL PASO, May 4-—General Obre
coo, who has kept his chief inform
Iej on what transpired at the var
ious roafervheeis had with Generals
Scott and Funs ton. said today that
he had received Carranza's consent
to the compact proposed and that he
would, abide by his—Obregon's—de
cision, provided it was ratified by
the administration at Washington,
which General Scott says will be so
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SECRETARY' BAKER PUZZLED
WASHINGTON. May 4- — Secre
tary of War Baker said today that
he was lost m regard to the rela
tive ranks of the officers in the
army, fhe new bill for the re-or
ganization of the forces and increase
has completely broken all previous
ranking system.
The Secretary said that he "'as
informed that the federalization of
the national guard had received the
recommendation «f the army con
ferees- With such recommendation,
, he said, the bill had a chr.nce to
become a law.
LANSING RECEIVES NEWS.
WASHINGTON. May 4-—Ambas
sador Gerard at Berlin, wired Sec
retary Lansing today that he had
received assurance that the reply
to President Wilson would be de
livery! into his hands today
DRUG STORE LIKE
MAGACIAVS BOX
SEATTLE. May 4—Raid on the
Stewart Street pharmacy at which j
there had been several liquor seiz
ures, disclosed false walls and false
j Soots in which were secreted large
: stocks of liquor. Thirty quarts of
whiskey were found concealed in a
; bundle of washing taken off a San
Francisco steamer
LO RIMER IS NOT GUILTY
CHICAGO. May - 4—-The Lorimer
I case fur enbeaebsest cam* to an
end today when the jury returned
’a verdict of net guilty.
- a sharp turn and the tug proceeded j
s os its way unmolested- In telling
of the incident, the Captain said
' that they surely must have looked ■
like pirates and did not wonder that
they were suspected of being such.
“Every man was on deck, unshaved
and must have looked the part al
right,” said the captain- and laugh
ing heartily added, “w€ had a nar
j row escape ”
The boat will take on some 3000
gallons of fuel oil today and to
morrow morning will proceed* on its
way o Xaknak- Captain Arndt will
| take ihe tug to the cannery and will
return to his home in San Frau
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IBM LAW
IS DECLARED
MAYOR OF NORTH BRADDOCK
DISMISSED THE ENTIRE
POLICE FORCE
FOR REFUSAL TO OBEY
Orders to Quell Disturbances That
Resulted hi Sweral Being
lajmfed.
PITTSBURG, Maj 4—-Martial law
has been declared feist of Pittsburg
and includes nil the raining precincts
east and west «f here- At North
Braddock the MsYor dismissed the
entire police force for refusing to
quell disturbances that resulted in
a riot in which several were serious
ly injured
The State militia has been order
ed on the scene and will be kept
indefinitely; at least until the Dis
trict Attorney has deported most of
the foreigners, who it is claimed
lead in the trouble.
Under the protection of tte State
militia, two plants are said to be
ready to resume work tomorrow.
FIERCE FIGHTING
NEAR VERDUN
AN INCESSANT ARTILLERY FIRE
IS BEING KEPT UP FROM
BOTH SIDES.
PARIS, May 4-—A report from
the front says Brat the intensity of
the attack by the Germans on Dead
man Hill, is terrific- Artillery fire
is being kept up incessantly from
both aides.
Since yesterday, the Germans have
changed their point of attack con
siderably and now they have con
centrated their whole fire on Dead
man Hill- However, the report says.
Ifce French are confident to be able
to hold their own.
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BRITISH CRUISER
BADLY DAMAGED
IN ENCOUNTER WITH GERMAN
FLEET ON APRIL 25TH
IN BLACK SEA.
BERLIN, May f—It was learned
on good authority that one of the
British cruiser?, the Penelope, that
joined in the encounter with our
feet on April 2-ith last on the block
Sea. was so damaged that it can
not he repaired- The crew has been
taken off and the cruiser has been
abandoned
Watch Repairing and Engraving. Diamonds, Etc.
Berthelaen & 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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Life, Fire and Marine Insurance
Notaries Public and Customs Brokers
jh OFFICE NEXT DOOR PACIFIC CO/iSTS.S. CO.
IRISH LEADERS
! ARE BITTER
EXECUTION'S OF THEIR FRIENDS
MAY BE CAUSE OF GREAT
DEAL OF TROUBLE.
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NEW YORK. May 4—A general
resentment among the Irish leaders
j of the different unions in this city
■ can be heard frequently since the
. execution of the leaders of the revo
lution in Dublin yesterday. Bitter
denouncement of the British author
I ities is expressed freely, and this, it
j is thought may lead to serious
J trouble. As a matter of fact, many
i have expressed a deire to organize
and free Ireland.
ARREST ADHERENT AS BAD
“RAGGER."
PENDLETON, May 4—As a re
sult of a hard feeling over Mayor
, Best's censorship of the Moose
j ball last Saturday night, the city's
j chief executive arrested Arthur J.
I Gibbons, one of his political sup
porters charging that his “ragging”
* was improper. Gibbons then swore
out a warrant for the arrest of the
| mayor, charing the use of profane
I language at a boxing match. The
; mix-up of these two prominent men
promises to make time lively for a
while.
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SCORES SENTENCED FOR
TREASON.
AMSTERDAM. May 4—A great
high treason trial, in which 16 per
sons were sentenced to death, has
just ended at Sarejevo, Bosnia
Among those condemned to death
were a former deputy and a priest
Sitxy-eight persons were given sen
tence from one to twenty years
Sarejevo was the scene of the assas
: sination of Archduke Francis Ferdi
nand. and his wife and over whom
the war started.
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CITY POLICE ON THE ALERT.
The town officers gathered in two
miscreants last evening. Dave Kani
nook, who is said to be an old petty
j offender was caught giving liquor
. to natives and will be tried by the
commissioner today
The other Louis Johnscn. for
’ kicking open the door at Mr. Cas
; person’s residence. His case was
handled by the Municipal Magis
trate who fined Mr. Johnson ten
dollars or the alternative of five
days in the calaboose- He chose
> the latter
Chief Grant said that himself and
' his assistant will endeavor to keep
the undersi rabies out of the mfy if
possible. To that end they will
spare no trouble
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POCAHONTAS MEETING
TONIGHT.
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All members of the Pocahontas
j Lodge arc requested to be present
at the regular meeting tonight at
j 3 o’clock-—Anna Moran, Pocahontas.
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Just received Misses and Ladies
j Spring Coats. Wonderful bargains.—
J- R- Heckman & Co- 5-3-3t.
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WILSON FINDS
LANSING READY
IF GERMANY’S REPLY IS NOT FORTHCOMING
SOON, WILL SEVER RELATIONS
WASHINGTON, May I—Presi
dent Wilson visited Secretary Lans
ing at his house last evolving for
■:he purpose of discussing the sub
marine issue- After a conference
lasting several hours, it was report
ed that both had agreed as to the
future action. That it was the pur
pose of the administration to sever
all diplomatic relations with Ger
many in the event the reply fails to
reach the president this week
\ dispatch was received this
morning by Secretary Lansing from
Uertin to the effect that Germany
will not decide the next step that
must follow her reply, but will leave
it to tiie Um.ed States. The reply
will be drafted, yielding some points
under condition, which will make it
compulsory upon the President to
accept or reject the German proposi
tion: hence throwing the first step
of breaking off diplomatic relatione,
upon the administration
MINISTERS CENSURE
PRESDIENT WILSON
RESOLUTION WILL BE PRESENT
ED AT METHODISTS MEET.
ING PROTESTING
SARATOGA SPRINGS, May 4—
A resolution will he presented at
the meeting of the Methodist Min
isters here today, generally criticiz
ing President Wilson and in particu
lar on account of t he wine that
was part of a banquet given at the
Whitehouse by the president re
cently. The resolution denounces in
unequivocal terms the example se.t
by the head of the nation
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TACOMA SOCIALIST CONVICTED, j
TACOMA, May 4—The Socialist,
who last winter villified the Ameri
can’s first President, George Wash
ington, and for which he was arrest
ed and prosecuted, was found guilty
as charged by a jury. He was given
a sentence of one year in jail and
to pay a fiae of one thousand dol
lars.
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CANNERY MAN GOES SOUTH.
J. L. Smiley, of the new -annery,
now being established at Charcoal
Point, left on the Faragut this
morning on a business trip to Seat
tle
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FATHER KERNS WILL
NOT BE HERE SUNDAY
Father Kerns wired Mr. Gilmore
today that it will be impossible for
him to return in time for the
church services next Sunday. Father
Kerns wired from Petersburg.
Mr. Bentley, an American, has
photographed 2,000 snow crystals,
and no two are exactly alike
What is the use of cleaning up if
my neighbor doesn’t? Clean up any
way, and then report your neighbor
to the council.
BRITISH OFFICIAL
STATEMENT
OF THE SURRENDER OF GEN.
TOWNSEND TO THE TURKS
RECENTLY.
LONDON. May 2.—The British
war office issued a statement giving
some of the details of the surrender
of General Townsend and his com
mand to the Turks recently. The
statement in part says:
“After a resistance protracted for
143 days and conducted with a gal
lantry and fortitude that will be for
ever memorable, General Townsend
has been compelled by the final ex
haustion of his supplies to surrend
er.
“Before doing so he destroyed his
guns and munitions
“The force under him consists of
2,970 British troops of all ranks and
service and some 6,000 Indian troops
and their followers.”
The siege of Kut-el-Amara was
the second longest in the present
war That of Przemvsl, in which
the Austrians finally evacuated be
fore the attack, lasted 182 days
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ALL ABOUT THL BOATS
THE JEFFERSON COMING
SEATTLE, May 4.—The steamer
Jefferson left at nine o’clock this
morning with the following pas
sengers f«r Ketchikan: F. C. John
stone, Thomas Simpson, Mrs. L.
Biehl, J. Liabo and Ivan Bjomdol.
The Prince John will be in this
evening northbound.
The Dolph’n due here southbound
this evening.
The Jefferson northbound due here
Saturday night
.Despatch will sail from Seattle
on the 5th and the Al-Ki on the 6th
The Faragul southbound left here
this morning at 5 o’clock with J.
L. Simley and Paul Blank for Seat
tle
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