THE >AILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLOIE ONE KETCHIKAN. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. DEC. «, 1915. __ NUMBER SIXTY-SIX.
GIVES CONGRESS.
FATHERLY TALK
PRESIDENT URGES ADOPTION
OF PLANS FOR REORGANIZ
ATION OF ARMT AND NAVY
TAX SOME ARTICLES
Advocate* li.Gepeadf.sce of The
Philippines and Many
Other Reforms
WASHINGTON. Dee. 8—After
the President had read his message
yesterday, he bead the attention of
Coopt® ia a 3«aa? «Saca®SN>i sr.
which he urged the iswuuikers Car
adopt rag of the plans promalgated
by both Seeecaiios Pasiies aai
Garrscv. for the rnsgaitinuoi!
of the assay sad navy. He said
that both of the secret&ites had
devoted a great deal of time asi
study and perfected plans that
shonld be adopted.
La order to meet she espmt that
the increase of both the rjsvy and
ancy wQl derraad. he suggested
that a tax be imposed ©a corsair
trtidSes that wculi net affect the
*■ p>sr —-iteriaily.
The President advocates the in
dependence ©f both the Pfetlipcutare.
and Porto Rico.
Both Herases adjourned mtfl Fri
day. —ear. while the vartb&s e*ke
rtrttees will be ©rganired.
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PROVED A FALSE REPORT
ROME. Dot. i—A dispatch jast
received says that She tasker Coat
sssaugjsae. sc American steamer,
was sunk as she Mediterranean sea
rear Terbak. by a sdnuhe. Tbs
fate of the crew is ret gives.
Later:—The tastier GvmsfR
has |ast reported haviEg airbed
as Alexandria safely.
EMBARGO PUT ON
GREECE AGAIN
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PARIS- Dec- *—The est teste
powers ecssiisr Greece is takrrg too
Icrg to reflect apos the answer ic
their demands and hare decided !• jj
apply arals the economic reanx?
whies were ased with such effect
a fortnight art. says the Figaro
The newspaper declares orders
have bees gben rrehibrtrsr the
departure frost allied -*rrts of a??'
ship- with cargoes consigned Kr.4
Greece sad stopping festedlate~
the loading of Greek Tesselx*
CHILDREN DIE OF HUNGER
ATHENS, Dee. 5—Public opiniers
is veering toward the fnllent ac
| tegjMiM of the demands of the en
tente powers. WMis the gcver?.
menfi Is hesitating ta framing its
reply thousands of refugees are ar
rlvlrg at Flofina after trartpsag
through the deep snow from Moss
astir- AH badhiligs are crowded
and hundreds are with cat shelter.
- ChTdrett are dying fr * — Ltztzer and
exposure.
The PT-y-.-swTJ-tg— s- ">»
HOSPITAL IS
BOMBARDED
IN REAR OF ALLIES LINE
IN BELGIUM. NO GREAT
.DAMAGE IS REPORTED
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HAVRE. Des. S—One of the al
lies’ hospitals in the near of the
fighting lines in Belgium was bonv
tarried yesterday by German aenv
plans. They were driven away
however, before ranch damage was
done.
The allies plane? rose and can?
chase, bat failed to bring there,
down.
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DEMOCRATS WILL MEET IN
CONVENTION IN ST. LOUIS
WASHINGTON Dee. S—At
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raacas held last evening by prom
inent Democrats, it was agreed
that the Democratic National Con- <
ventios be held in the city of St
Louis. commencing at the noc
hocr on the fwuteatt day of Joe
191f.
A resohstioB was adopted eallini 1
for the re-nomination off Wilson for
re-election as president and trusted ,
leader of the national democracy
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GOES TO MEET HIS CHIEF
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BERLIN. Dec. -S—Chancellor v*
HoBweg, left today for the Ktifur'
heoApaarters for a censsitation be
fore he delivers his intended speec
before the Reichstag.
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LOS ANGELES. Dec. S—Me- f
ManigaL, the star- witness for th-' :
United States ia the case of *
Schmidt, charred with conspiracy I
in the blowing op of the Lo
Ar.seies Times' baildiad some
years ago and who s now on tria'
wHt appear on the stand teday.
KIEF. Dec. S—The “Kief Petdt
er Lavra” eharci. one of Russia's
greatest and most sacred edifices
has been stripped of all its tress
5W*.' They have beer, transreitte'
for safe keeping to another place
in South Rstssaa.
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AT THE GRt.NDTONIGHT
dessii L. Laskv presents Robert
Eisoe ia the Call of The North,
from th* book, The Conjurors
House, by Edward Stewart White.
:b fiv* parts with S10 sees-es and : -
a story of the Great Northwest,
Glen Albert is made the Factor at
CoBjsK-r't Ho-ist Post, the most im
portant ia the north. A Factor at
a post is th* chief officer and more r
powerful than the Ctar ia his own
domain.
See the handbills for the story.
Friday and Saturday right the
Civic Gab wfi! have possession -yf
the Grand. They promise a go»i
J show for your money and tfeelr!
money seas? comfort to you dar
ing your few moments that yoo
have away from yoar business
canes.
“So it’s just the place to rest
while,
“Just drop your cares and smile
and smile.” Adv,
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
SHOES! SHOES! SHOES!
! We have just received
150 Pairs Men’s Shoes
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These goods were bought at the old price so
\ you can
Save 15 to 20 per cent
by making your putrhases now. Only goods of
the highest quality carried here
P. J. GILMORE, THE CLOTHIER
IN 8ER6M
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SOCTHKRN PART REPORTED TO
RE SCENE OF DESPERATE
ENGAGEMENTS
NORE TROOPS NEEDED
Apparently Insufficient Forres To
Resist Onslaught of Aostro
Gcrnu Attacks
LONDON. Dec. 8—A • report from
tie southern part of Serbia says
that most terrific figfatmg has been
going on for the last three days,
and apparently the Serbians are
.usable to hold their own much
longer.
It appears that the French troops
are in the same condition and ale
prevented reaching the Serbian
forces and effect a unity. Hope in
the arrival of more troops is the
orJy chance that the Serbians hare.
A late report says that the allies
are rushing a large detachment to
their assistance.
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SENATE FAVORS
APPROPRIATION
ACCORDING TO DECISION AR
RIVED AT CAUCUS HELD BY
? ROM IN ENT DEMOCRATS
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WASHINGTON, Dee. 8—‘A can
vas among the democratic senators
reveals the fact that the appropria
tion recommended by the President j
for national defense will have a
■arge support. It appears that thr
subject has been thoroughly dis
casseed among the most prominent
members who have expressed their
approval of the plan promulgated
. by the President.
Members of the house of repre
sentatives. however, are somewhat
'ess er.ihaiastit, but the chances
are much in favor cf the same
plan.
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NOT READY FOR PEACE SAYS
BERNARD SHAW
LONDON, Dec. 4—In what he
called a ‘“war lecture” before a
mother's meeting organized by the
suffragettes. Bernard Shaw said
that this peace talk meant nothing,
and would mean nothing until the
Germans had been awakened from
their romantic dream. In part he
aid: “The whole British nation is
determined not to have peace now,
for that would mean a triumph for
Gtrman prestige. „
“Even if the German emperor
would retire within his own fron
tiers and announced that, having
V - the world what he could do
with his army, he was ready to leave
matters to arbitration, we would not
accept tj-p situation, but would be
bound to fight our way to Berlin
to show that we can beat them."
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ATTENTION moose
On account of the meeting hav
ing bees postponed for the past
two weeks, it is earnestly request
ed that as many attend tonight as
possible. Business of importance.
M. L, CAUGHP.EAN, V. D.
REMEMBER THE BIG PARTY
Don't ml* the progressive whist
party that the Eagle Ladies are
going to give Wednesday evening
in the old Field’s Store adjoining the
Customs House. The play will
start at 8:30 sharp, prizes will be
awarded and refreshments served
all for the small sum of 25 cents.
You are cordially invited to attend.
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♦ ALLIES ^REPORTEDTO HAVE♦
♦ DISAGREED MATERIALLY +
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♦ Paris, Dec. 8—At the confer- ♦
♦ ence held yesterday by the +
♦ representatives ©f Italy’. *
♦ France, Russia. Serbia. Bel- +
+ gium and England, the discus- +
♦ sion brought out a vide dif- +
♦ fereace in future actions of ♦
♦ the entente powers. The dis- ♦
;♦ cushion became quite heated ♦
♦ and at times promised an early ♦
♦ disruption of the allies. ♦
♦ The British representative +
♦ being in /aver of withdrawing +
♦ from the Balkan states, while +
♦ every other power stack to the ♦
♦ first resolr®, and that is to ♦
♦ never abandon Serbia. ♦
♦ A split, it is said, may yet *
♦ be the mult, says the Petit +
♦ Journal this morning. *
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MINNESOTA BEING BROUGHT
. BACK
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8—A
wireless message received here this
morning states that one steamer
and one tug bad reached the steam
er Minnesota and would take her ini
tow and bring her here at once
She wgs found "helpless as reported.
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SIBERIAN PORTS BUSY
HANDLING WAR ORDERS
PETROGRAD, Dec. 8—The cap
tain of the steamship Kokurr.
Marj, who recently arrived at Moji
from Vladivistok, reports intense
military activities at that port.
Enormous quantities of war ma
terial and supplies are being im
ported from everywhere by vessel -
from Japan. Europe and America,
and all the wharves are heavih
loaded with Rich materials.
Similiar scenes are witnessed at I
the next station to Vladivostok a
long the railway. The transpor
tation of ordinary freight is limited
to from twenty to thirty tons a
day, and the remaining freight
cars have beer, turned over to the
transportation of war supplies.
Relations between the Russian
and Japanese, he says are daily
becoming more cordial. When a
party of students from the second
higher or commercial school.
Kioto, arrived at the port, they
were accorded many privileges,
such as permission to go through
the inner part of the forts, which j
is denied to the public.
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THE GREAT FAIR IS CLOSED
Last Saturday was the last day
of the great Panama-Pacific Expcei
i tion. It is reported that a salute
of 2J guns at sunrise opened a car
nival of music which lasted till
midnight in celebration of the suc
cess of the fair.
Owing to the European war, which
began six months before the opening
of the exposition on February 20.
the exposition directors were force
to feel some anxiety as to the suc
cess of their project, but it turned
out that the attendance and the fin
ancial returns were considerate -
greater than expected. The atten
dance passed the 17,000,000 mark on
on November 19, with the record for
a single day being 348,472 visitors
on San Francisco day, November 2.
CEKTOOMAl. .MEETING
The Camp Fire Girls will hold
j a ceremonial meeting tonight at
| the home of the Guardian, at 7:30
sharp. All members should attend.
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BASKETBALL GAME THURSDAY
Metlakahtla and Ketchikan will
meet for their first game of the
season Thursday evening at 8 p.m.,
and a good treat is promised the
basketball fan*.
The Rink will be heated and- made
comfortable. Come out and root for
j the boys. 2t.
J. R. CkO&atvPr**. J. B EKtaBtB A. R Lrwn C»hi*r
i Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
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KETCHIKAN, * ALASKA
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GREECE AGAIN
WANTS TO TALK
PREMIER WILL CALL MEETING
OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
ALLIES FOR INFORMATION
WANTS TO KEEP OUT
Powers Must Explain Why They
Must Have Greece Take
Side With Them
ATHENS, Dec. S—P remier,
Skoulidis is reported to have said
today that he would call a meeting
of the representatives of the al
lies for further explanation of
their motive in insisting in bring
ing Greece to respect their wishes.
He said that all that Greece wanted
was to remain neutral and that
the armament of her forces were
merely to safeguard her sovereignity
Our country wishes to be left un
disturbed and has no desire to take
any part in the present war.
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LANSING WILL
GIVE ANSWER
TO GERMANY THAT RECALL OF
BOY-ED AND VON PAPEN
WAS NECESSARY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8—G e r
manv’s request for the reason that
lead to the demand for the recall
of Captain Boy-Eld and Captain von
Pepen was embodied into Secretary
Lansing’s reply .this morning. The
Secretary says that their pernicious
activities left the United States no
alternative.
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PETROGRAD, Dec. 8—Owing to
the prohibition by the government
of the dridking of vodka and other
alcoholic bevereges the people
have taken to consuming cologne
water, which is a pure but power
ful spirit. The government is tak
ing the strongest measures to put
a stop to the increasing practice.
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NURSE'S BETRAYER
HANGS HIMSELF
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 6—T h o
French soldier whose confession to
the German military authorities led
to the arrest of Miss Edith Cavell,
the English nurse, whom the Ger
mans executed at Brussels, commit
ted suicide a daw or two aga by
hanging himself in a military prison,
according to a late report.
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DANCE AT RED MAN’S HALL
A general invitation is issued to
attend a dance given by L. H.
Kubley, in honor of his bride,
Friday evening at the Red Men’s
Hall. Lawrence has instructed us
to invite everybody so it will be
your own fault if you miss this
good time. Refreshments served
ISigned) THE BUNCH.
AN AMERICAN
SHIP ATTACKED
FIRED UPON BY AN AUSTRIAN j
SUBMARINE BI T ESCAPED
WITH ONE KILLED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8—The!
State Department today received
advices that the American steamer
Petrolite had been fired upon by
an Austrian submarine, killing one
man. After a long race, the steam
er escaped.
The incident, the report says oc
| curred Friday off the Island of
I Crete. No reason is assigned for
i the submarine's action.
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BERNSTORFF IS SAID TO
HAVE ACQUIESCED
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 8—It was
’ circulated today that before the
Secretary revested Germany to re
call Captains Boy-Ed and Pepen,
naval and military attaches, re
spectively. he consulted with am
bassador Bernstorff who aequisced
in the request. As both were ap
pointees of the Kaiser himself, the
secretary deemed it advisable to
devulge his intended action to the
representative of Germany.
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DISEASE CITS DOWN
CHILDREN
MOSCOW, Dec. 8—Considerable
distress is being caused in this city
owing to the outbreak of disease
which has spread among the thous
ands of orphaned children who
i have lost their parents since the
beginning.of the war. The outbreak
is in great 'Yneasure attributed to
the influx into the chy and vicinity
j of more than 500,000 refugees, who
have hitherto been concentrated in
| Smilensk. These are now being
I transported to Arlov.
The number of child victims is
increasing at the rate of 200 daily
and many of them are in a deplor
able condition. As a result the gov
ernor of. Moscow has petitioned the
government not to send any more
j refugees to this city.
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BRITISH OFFICIALS SPY OX
“MYSTERIOUS HOUSE”
CLEVELAND, Dec. 7—<A myster
> ious building op Cleveland Heights
1 has been under watch of six British
secret service men for weeks. On
the report of these agents the Brit
I ish ambasador made the assertion
| in Washington that the Germans
were storing big quantities of am
i munitions in that house. This "mys
terious house” which is now nearly
completed, is believed by the British
. embassy to be designed as a cen
! tral storehouse for ammunition.
AXEL CARLSON IX TOWN
Axel Carlson, lessee of the Cymru
; Copper Mine on Moira Sound, came
over from there last evening on the
mail boat. Axel has been trying
. for about three months to get a
boat to call in at his place and take
out a small shipment of high grade
J ore, but has been repeatedly disap
pointed. Axel says he is now on
i the market for one sawed off auto
i matic shot gun, and wdth him it is
i open season for transportation
| agents.
STRIKE HEM
SAID TO BE PREPARING FOR
ATTACK IN FOUR DIFFERENT
PARTS OF COUNTRY
GATHERING FORCES
Southern Serbia and Galipoli Arc
Marked for the Coming Austro
Gerinan Drive
LONDON, Dee. 8—The war of
fice today issued a statement
wherein it is stated that reliable
information had been received
whereby the Teutons were plan
ning to make a desperate drive at
the allies in the near future. That
they were gathering large forces.
These forces arc to be distributed
into four large armeis, two of which
will direct their attack against tho
southern part of Serbia and the
others will attempt to force the al
lies off Galipoli peninsula.
The report says that unless the
Russians are able to land more
troops in Serbia soon, the resis
tence may as well be abandoned.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Northbound
Al-Ki, Friday 10th.
Admiral Farragut, Friday, 10th.
Jefferson, Friday 10th.
Despatch, Sunday 12th.
Princess Sophia, Monday, 13th.
Southbound
Admiral Evans, Monday 13th.
Jefferson,-j Tuesday 14th.
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THE FARRAGUT COMING
SEATTLE, Dec. 8—The steamer
Farragut left at nine o'clock last
evening for the north, but had no
passengers for Ketchikan.
The Jefferson which also left
this morning at ten o’clock, had no
passengers for Ketchikan.
The Al-Ki left at ten thirty last
evening with the following passen
gers for Ketchikan: P. G. Jenkins
and wife, Mrs. A. A. Lund, Mrs. E.
J. Copeland and Miss Flossie Cope
land, F. Nicholai, Y. Allan, C. E.
Matland and S. Sorenson and wife.
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THE SEATTLE ARRIVED
The Pacific Coast Co.’s steamer
City of Seattle arrived in this port
northbound shortly before midnigh >
with only two passengers for Ket
chikan, J. H. Scott and W. T. Per
kins. She sailed northward a few
hours later, taking as passengers
from Ketchikan, Hans Apsch, Wm.
McDonald, John Mathews, Manuel
Sachez and W. B. Sharpe for Ju
neau, and B. Hlaleck for Douglass.
This is the first appearance of the
City of Seattle in Ketchikan since
her recent bump on the rocks be
low Prince Rupert.
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SENATOR SULZER GOES HOME
Senator Sulzer and family who
have been in Ketchikan for several
days waiting for a boat to take
them to the West ■ Coast, finally
got away for home last night on
the steamer Senator.
HERE HE IS AT LAST
Who? Why!
CHARLIE CHAPLIN I
Of course, the greatest comedian in the entire world
I Get acquainted with him tonight at the jjjf
Dream Theater I
He will make you laugh 2$
He will make you roar m
And then you will ^
a Scream and cry for more . ||