THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. MONDAY, • OCTOBER 11. 1915. NUMBER SEVENTEEN
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VILLA SAYS FIGHT
JUSTjEGUN
When He Hears that Car
ranza May be Recognized
GRINS AT THE NEWS
WILL GATHER 40.000 WELL
ARMED MEN SOON
l By Wiriesss
EL PASO. Oct. 11—It was report
ed here today that when Villa was
told that the probability was that
Carranza would soon be recognized
as President of the defacto govern
ment for Mexico, he laughed and
said that if that should come to pass
he was ready to start anew with
forty-thousand well armed men, and
he added, “It means that the fight
has just begun.”
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JOHN 1). ROCKEFELLER
BECOMES POPULAR
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Told the Men That Strike Must
Never Happen Again
{By Wirlesss
Denver. Oct. 11—John D. Rocke
feller, Jr., whose name was hated in
every section of the state a month
or so ago, as the result of his visit,
has become the most popular man.
At a meeting of the strikers at
which he attended, he told them that
iron and fuel strikes must never
happen again as there were other
means whereby an understanding of
difficulties may be adjusted.
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SENATOR AND MRS SLUZER
LEAVE FOR NEW YORK
Senat*»^_5a5*er and family came
over from Suiter Saturday on their
way to Xew York. The family had
intended to spend a day or two in
town, but as the steamer Alameda
arrived sooner than was expected,
they left Saturday night and will
visit with ex-governor Siuzer for a
few months.
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LOVING CUP GIVEN
STEAMERS MASTER
{From the P.-L)
Capt. R. D. McGillivary. master of
the steamer City of Seattle, of the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
received a beautiful silver loving
cup from the party of Detroit phys
icians who were passengers aboard
his vessel daring her Alaska cruise
beginning in Seattle on July 8.
The Captain made special effor*s to
entertain the physicians and they
remembered him after returning to
their homes.
Furnished cabins for rent
Enquire at Suliy’s. adv.
RUSSIAN ON
j THE OFFENSIVE
Although a Lull Appears
On Eastern Front
(By Wirlesss
PETROGRAD. Oct. 11—In the
| Bckowna Province, the fighting with
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our troops on the offensive, still
; continues with considerable gain, says
| a correspondent to the morning
I papers. The report adds that on the
i eastern frontiers, a lull in the long
j fought battle ensues.
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NOT CONSIDERED j
IMIORTANT
Many C ritics Express The
Same Opinion
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(By Wifeless)
LONDON, Oct. 11—While the iv-I
pot mat V.-o l ermans had captured :
the city of lieigrade cause! sonie-;
what of a sensation, many military
critics are agreed that the loss is of
no great importance, only in so far
as it will give the enemy some sup
plies. otherwise no advantage has
been lost on the part of Serbia.
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MINE WORKERS WANT
TO CHANGE THE LAW
—
NEW YORK, Oct. II—The United:
Mine Workers have appointed a com
mittee to call upon coal operators ■
of West Virginia, and urge the ap- ■
poinlment of a simiiiar committee;
to go before Congress at its next;
session and ask for ar, amendment j
to the Sherman ant’-trust law. The j
section at which the ammendment .
is aimed contains a clause in which
the operators are prohibited from
increasing prices to correspond with
the increase in production cost, that j
is the result of higher wages.
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Last Friday, Captain E. N. Hoff- 1
man. of the burned schooner Abler,:
filed suit in Juneau against R. Hof- j
stad, alleging larceny from the boat.
: Hofsiad had a hearing and was
I bound over to the grand jury. He
| was released later by giving bai'
i bond in the sum of Si.00.
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At The DREAM TONIGHT
AURTHER STEERS LEADS
IN THE JITNEY RACE
Arthur Steers 127
Gertrude Robinson SO
Bill Patching, 75
Enid Henning 70
Frank Sherson 55
See the Dream add on the back
page. A Famous Players Feature
toniht. Adv.
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REPORTS GAINS j
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Says Gorman Offensive Re
pulsed With Great l^oas
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BRITISH TAKE GROUND
VAST FIELD ALMOST COVERED
WITH THE DEAD
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(By Wireless)
LONDON. Oct- 11—A dispatch
from front, and said to come direct
from Sir John French, commander
in charge of the British forces in
the north of France, says that the
offensive attack begun yesterday by
the Germans was repulsed with enor
mous loss to the enemy.
"We captured* from five hundred
to a thousand j ands of ground.''
Continuing, the dispatch says that
after the repulse, the ground was
literally covered with the enemy’s
■.lead.
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J I MPING OVER BROOM-STICK
LEGAL MARRIAGE
LiTTLE ROCK, Ark. Oct. 6—The
Arkansas supreme court vooay declar
ed the unions of negro slaves in
the antebellum days lega. marriages,
even though no marriage ceremony
. as performed.
The decision was given in a case
involving property wnich a negro
had inherited from his siave g runu
father. His title was stacked on
the ground that his father was an
illegitimate child. The court held
tht although the grandparents of uie
negro in the present case never went
through a marriage ceremony they
were legally married, according to
the customs of their tome, wh eh
consisted of both bride and groom
.jumping over a broomstick.
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Peter Ziher, the well known min
eri s in town from the It Mine nea
Kasaan, where he has been employ
ed for the past several months.
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FAMINE FEARED IN MEXICO
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11—A dis
patch from Mexico City says that
the country is facing a state of
famine. The dispatch adds that the
Light, water-powerdo od and water
supply is practically exhausted, and
unless more fuel is secured, street
car services will be suspended, as
there is only fuel enough to last a
few days.
The dispatch was supplemented by
the news that Zapatista forces wer
harassing the Carranza forces and
had won several battles of late,
which indica-e a continuance of hos
tilities and not the approach of
peace as some of the disturbing ele
ment want the world to believe.
The Serbian Frontier Is
Theli* Objective Point
ALLIES ON THE WATCH
IF SERBIANS ARE ATTACKED
ALLIES WILL BOMBARD
BULGARIAN PORTS
t By Wirlesss
LONDON. Oct. 11—Bulgarian
troops have started towards the
Serbian frontiers, says a late report.
This however, will not hasten the
conflict, in so far as the Allies are
concerned, but it is asserted that
the moment Bulgaria attacks Serbia,
the Allies are prepared to bombard
the Bulgartan port Verna, on the
Black Sea and every port on the
Agean sea, says the Wireless Over
land News Agency.
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SEE AMERICA FIRST
Mr. Wm. M. Wilson, who is visit
ing Southeastern Alaska in the inter
est of "See America First” Maga
zine, passed through Ketchikan north
bound on the Admiral Evan today.
He exoects to return in a month or
so and write up Ketchikan for an
Alaska number of his magazine.
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SPLENDID RESULT
IS OBTAINED
LYCEUM ASSOCIATION HIGHLY
PLEASED WITH RESULTS
The Lyceum have cast up the ac
counts of their Season Ticket sal
es, and the “Queen Esther’ ticket
sales and some gratifying results,
complimentary to the patronage giv
en, are shown. The number of Sea
son Tickets sold show an increase of
60 per cent over the number sold last
season.
The “Queen Esther” attendance of
513 for the two evenings was also an
increase over the attendance at the
“Pinafore" production of the prev
ious season, which was 450 for the
two evenings. The net proceeds of
the two evenings entertainments a
raounted to $86 60, and this sum has
been given the Yates Memorial Hos
pital, for the benefit of which the
production was so generously under
taken.
The committee in charge are lim
ited in the grade of the numbers
that can be presented, either by thir
luck in securing them favorably,
such as the highly appreciated Dr.
Donnally travel lecture of last Sat
urday evening, or by a generous pub
lic patronage by which professional
talent can be brought here. The
encouraging patronage given prom
ises future numbers of merit.
ITALY REPORTS
Thousands of Dead Result
A ust ro-( i ernian At taek
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CARSO PLATO SCENE
BATTLE LASTED HOURS AND
WAS MOST DESPERATE
(By Wirlesss
PARIS, Oct. 11—Advices from
Rome say that an enormous Aus
tro-German force attacked our
army’s position on the Carso Plato,
that proved disasterous to the en
emy. They were repulsed with in
credible loss for the short time the
battle lasted. Ten thousand were
captured with fifty guns and much
1 munitions.
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THE LYCEUM’S
SECOND NUMBER
: Father Donnelly’s Lecture
Intellectual Treat
A large audience greeted Father
• Donnelly at Red Men’s Hall Satur
; lav night, much larger than would
I be expected considering that there
were so many counter attractions in
town that night.
Those attending were certainly
well repaid for going, and the Ly
ceum is to be congratulated in secur
ing such a pleasing number for the
second of their season’s course.
Father Donnelly is a pleasing speak
er and graphically described D- <■
ditions in Mexico and the world
'-onders of the Panama Canal, liter
ally carrying his audience with him
in his travels through these coun
tries.
Mrs. Burgun rendered a solo in
her characteristic pleasing manner,
and the Emanon Orchestra favored
with several good musical selections.
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JAPAN TO INTERVENE
PETROGRAD. Oct. 11—From an
apparent reliable source, it is af
firmed that Japan will soon inter
vene in the present war.
THE PFEBLO FOR
THE WESTWARD
Agent Taylor of the Alaska
Steamship Co. announces that the
S. S. Pueblo will sail from Seat
tle tomorrow night for Cordova
via the outside passage and will con
nect with the Dora at Seward. It
is not yet definitely determined, but
it is presumed that she will return
to Seattle via the inside passage.
ONLY ONE OF MANY
EFFECTS OF WAR
Administration Policy Takes
Decided Turn
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9—That the
war lias had considerable to do
with the change in the present ad
ministration policy is examplified by
the decision arrived at by the Fres
ident and Secretary Daniels as an
nounced a day or two ago.
At a conference at which the Pres
ident, Secretary and Representative
Padgett, chairman of the house nav
al affairs committee participated, it
was agreed that several crulseis,
bigger faster and more heavily
armed than any war craft now a
fioat, or building, and which will
cost $18,000,000 each to construct
and equip, will be recommended to
congress as part of the navy build
ing program for the next year.
Plans for such a type of vessel as
is contemplated already have been
prepared under the direction of Rear
Admiral Taylor, Chief constructor
of the navy. These plans are now
being considered by the secretary
and members of the naval board of
engineers.
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ATTORNEY RUSTGARD IN TOWN
Attorney Rustgard of Juneau, ar
rived on the Alameda Saturday
night and will spend a few days in
town. Rutsgard is here to look af
ter the interest of his clients Foss
Brothers, who brought suit against
the Alaska Lumber and Box Com
pany, of Hadley, for the recovery of
a certain sum of money'. The case
was tried today before the district
court.
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OUT DUCK HUNTING
Mr. and Mrs. E. Copeland, and
son-in-law, Perry Jenkins and wife
Mrs. Chas. Patching, and P. J. Jen
kins made up a duck-hunting part
and left this morning for Rock;
Pass. The party may be gone sever
days.
AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
The Mohomned Is Going To I
Married, or at least this pic ur
In The Shadow of The Mcsqt
shows the bride with her pr.rer.
traveling across the great des:
country of the far east on the back
of camels, to the happy bridegrocn
But alas, before the ceremonies ac
cording to custom, are finished l"
groom is cast into prison where :
should be and the beautiful Faiinv.
is left to marry the man of Lei
I choice.
Bob Leonard and Hazel Buckman
features in a story that deals vit’
the mourned police in the Canadia:
I northwest. Ihe Fox, is the title o!
this two ’•ee’er and will be the open
ing picture tonight. The show clos
es with a comedy. A complete
change of program Wednesday
night. Adv.
REPORT IS NOT
Austro-Gcrmans Said to
Have Captured Belgrade
SERBS DRIVEN SOUTH
GERMANS HAVE CROSSED THE
DANUBE AT FOUR POINTS
(By Wirlesss
BERLIN, Oct. 11—The war of
fice announced today that the Aus
tro-German forces had crossed the
Danube river at four points above
Eemendria and had captured the
'argest part of the city of Belgrade.
It was further announced that the
■nemy was being driven south with
considerable loss to the retreating
forces.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
DOLPHIN SOUTH LAST NIGHT
The steamer Dolphin went south
ast evening taking the following
passengers from Ketchikan, Miss
Nettie Carrisco and A. Mather. The
Jolphin was heavily loaded with a
:argo of canned salmon from north
nr points.
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NORTHBOUND
Alki, today.
Admiral Evans today.
Princess Alice Monday evening.
Jefferson, Tuesday morning.
Spokane, Tuesday morning.
SOUTHBOUND
City of Seattle, Tuesday evening.
Northwestern, Saturday.
Princess Alice, Saturday morning.
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EVANS FROM THE SOUTH
The Admiral Evans arrived from
he south this morning, but had no
■passengers for Ketchikan. Besides
he ipaascngcK! falcon front the wreck
d steamer Mariposa, the following
ook pasage from here for the north:
5am Bomstein for Wrangell, J. H.
Kline, H. B. Levy, and Dr. J. H.
Kennedy, Juneau.
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ALAMEDA SOUTH
The Alameda arrived from the
torth Saturday morning at 11 o’
:lock. She took the members of the
Mariposa’s crew south, that were on
he Despatch.
The following took passage on her
from here: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mor
rison and son Cecil, Mrs. Bryan'
Frank Eberlun, Mrs. Joe Barney,
Chas. Sulzer, Mrs. Chas Sulzer, Bil
ly Sulzer, Walter Grey, T. J. Mantel
Robt. Fording, John McGregon,
I. C. Black and 9 second class.
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