THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
VOLUME ONE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, .TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1915. _ ___NUMBER SEVENTY-ONE
TOGETHER WITH CROWLEY
AND 31RS. CORNELL ON
TWO COUNTS EACH
BAIL BOND DEMENDED
Are Charged With Using Mail to
Incite Arsen, Assination and
Destroy Commerce .
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.—
Baron von Brincken, C. C. Crow- j
ley and Mrs. Margaret Cornell,
were indicted by the federal grand
jury yesterday on two counts each,
foi which a bail bond was fixed
at five thousand dollars on each
count.
The three are charged with hav
ing used the mails to incite arson,
assassination and murder, and at
tempting to destroy commerce.
Both Crowley and Mrs. Cornell
were agents of the Baron and
their movements have been traced
back and forth all over the coun
try.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 14.—The As
sociation of coroners announces that
any physician or nurse or anv
other person who attempt to ex
ercise the power of life or death
with over babies in this city will
be promptly dealt with under the
statutes in case the child dies. An
investigation will be made prompt
ly in every case, it is declared.
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BERLIN, Dec. 13—A twenty-year
old Englishman named 3farcussen,
who is interned at Pulheben, was
entenced to three months in pris
on for insulting the Kaiser. Mar
cussen, in a conversation with an
other prisoner applied an epithet
to the emperor which was over
heard by a sentry who reported
the fact to the authorities. As
31arcussen had been in jail for five
months preliminary to his trial, the
sentence of three months is thus
considered to have been served.
ATTORNEY .KRAUCZUNAS .IN
TOWN
Kazis Krauczunas came down from
Juneau last night, where he ap
peared for the defense of Edward
Krause. Mr. Krauczunas will
stop over in Ketchikan to attend to
business matters until the arrival
of the Northwestern sounthbound.
when he will return to Seattle.
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TILLICU3I CLUB TO MEET
The recently organized Tillicum
Club that was to meet at the Po
cahontas Hall, has changed its
meeting place to Moose Hall. The'
date of meeting has aso been set
for Thursday at 8 p. m. At this
meeting by-laws and constitution
will be adopted and the organiza
tion completed. The order, as it
was first announced, is purely
social and anyone wishing to join
will be welcome.
A COLD WAVE
HITS ARMIES
BOTH .TURKS .AND .ALLIES
HARD HIT BY THE
ELEMENT
LONDON, Dec. 14.—A blizzard
accompanied by a terriffic cold
v.-ave struck Galopoli peninsula and
is causing a great deal of suffer
ing among the troops. Both the
Turk and the allied forces are
busy keeping themselves warm. No
fighting is going on along the en
tire line. It looks as though the
weather would check further op
eration for a little time.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—The
postmaster general today appointed
I!. M. Axelson, postmaster for
Yakutat, Alaska.
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YOUTHS CALLED TO COLORS
BERNA, Dec. 14.—An order is
sued from the war department to
day calls to the colors all the men
from and over the age of eighteen
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NEW YORK, Dec. 14—A sev
ere stormstruck this part of the
country last evening that has par
alized almost the entire Eest. Traf
fic is practicaly at a standstill. No
suffering has yet been reported,
but such is expected.
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EMERGENCY TAX
GIVEN LIFE
DEMOCRATS AGREE TO EX
TEND IT FOR ANOTHER
TWELVE MONTHS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—-At a
leniocratic caucus of the house
committee having the emergency
tax before it for consideration, it
was agreed to recomend its exten
sion for at least another yar. It
is predicted that the bill will pass
both houses without any opposition
before the holiday recess.
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WOMAN ADOPTS THIRTEEN
CHILDREN
BOWLINGGREEN, O., Dec. 14—
Mrs. O. H. Bosworth of Dickerson.
S. D., has just arrived here with
thirteen children whom she has a
dopted. They are visiting Mrs.
Eosworth’s relatives. The children
range from 3 to 16,
Mrs. Bosworth says that at one
time on her South Dakota ranch
she had had twenty-three children.
She has been a widow for twenty
years and had one child.
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MRS. JAMES HONORED
The ladies of the Draper Club
gathered this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Dr. B. L. Myers for
a social hour as a forewell to Mrs.
W. T. James, who has been a very
active and valued member of the
club.
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
Heckman Bldg.
SHOES! SHOES! SHOES!
We have just received
150 Pairs Men’s Shoes
| 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 clothTIr
ROOSEVELT IS
CRITICISED
SENATOR TILLMAN IN HOT
SPEECH ALSO ATTACKS
W. J. BRYAN
PRAISES SECRETARY
Preparedness is Essential to the
Country and Requires Deep
Consideration
WASHINGTON, DEC. 14.—Sen
ator Tillman, Chairman of the Sen
ate naval committee, in a hot
speech made before that body last
evening gave Roosevelt a calling
down for his inflammatory and
warring expressions. In speak
ing of those opposed to a certain
{.mount of national defense he said
that Willian Jennings Bryan re
minded him so much of “big moth
er goose," with his wings spread
out to cover up all the little ones.
The Senator said that prepared
ness was necessary, and that any
attack against Secretary Daniels’
plans he considered outrageous
and unworthy of good American
citnzens. He recomends prompt
action in increasing our army, but
the navy should first be taken care
of. as it constitutes our main de
fense.
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A CLEVER TEAM
A crowded house greeted Ed.
Leith and Miss King, the new
Vaudeville Team at the Grand,
last night. Their singing and
comedy sketch was good and a
very welcome change front the
straight picture diet that has been
fed the local public for several
months.
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ATTHE GRANDTONIGHT
Keith and King in a little bit
of Irish "and a wee bit o’ Scotch’’
went off with a snap last night,
in spite of the severe cold and
splitting headache that lurked be
hind the smile of the lady mem
ber of the team. Tonight will
be the last night for this sketch.
Tomorrow night they will appear
in a screaming blackface comedy
act. If Master Raymond’s cold
is no worse he will entertain you
;n monologue and song. This
high class work from these talent
ed people is sure to please, so
don’t miss a change. The added
attraction will' be four reels of
good pictures. "Risen From the
Ashes” is a single reel drama pro
duced by Otis Turner, the world’s
greatset director. "His Last
Ob'"iee” a thrilling newspaper
drama in two parts, and a comedy.
A good show at the regular price
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ATTENTION GUNMEN
If the good weather continues, I
will give an extra turkey, goose
and duck shoot at the Shoenbar
Mine next Sunday, Dec. 19th, so
that the clerks and businessmen
will able to attend.
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GERMANS ARE
RUSHING GUNS
TO AID OF TURKS AND BUL
GARIAN FORCES IN THE
BALKAN STATES
LONDON, Dec. 14.—A corres
pondent to the Times this morning
from Athens, says that the Kaiser
is rushing a hundred thousand
machine guns to the aid of the
Turks and Bulgarian forces, and a
drive at the allies will be made as
soon as the guns reach their des
tination.
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ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS VISIT
WILSON
Late This Afternoon the Suffra
gists Will also Make a Call
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.— At
an early hour this morning, two
hundred women, all anti-suffragists
visited President Wilson and held
a short conference.
This aftemoen, it is said that a
strong delegation of suffragists
rre to make a call on the president
also and present their side of the
tas. The president has promised
to give them an audience.
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CANNED SALMON
DAY SET
GREAT PREPARATION IS AL
READY ON WAY FOR CEL
EBRATION IN MARCH
SEATTLE, Dec. 14.—The Seattle
spirit has again taken to stir up
matters. 'It has been decided that
’March tenth to be set aside as the
National Canned Salmon Day and
will he celebrated throughout the
country.
To that end plans are already
on the way to get the local trans
portation companies to give their
pssistance and a club will be form
ed in support of the plans. Great
enthusiasm is manifested every
where.
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FINDS BROTHER ON DEATH
BED
LONDON, Dec. 14—Sister Edith
Alway of the Canadian Red Cross,
writes that when doing duty on a
hospital ship plying between the
Dardanelles and Malta, she learn
ed than an Australian private nam
ed Alway was lying in Malta hos
pital. She visited the patient and
discovered that he was a brother
whom she had not seen for six
' years.
! Private Alway was dying of
pneumonia. He recognized his sis
ter and was just able to murmur
her name in greeting before he
died.
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WILL GIVE A PARTY
Formal invitations are out by
the St. John’s Social Club for a
caid and dancing party to be held
at the Moose Hall tomorrow night.
This is a good move to get the
young.-folks together an! let them
get better acquainted.
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J. E. Ctallburg Pres, J, R. Heokman Vlce-pres. A. R. Larson Oasbler
Miners and Merchants Bank
Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Travelers Checks
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
Territorial Depository
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
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See our genuine diamond and solid goid
LA VALLIERIES
Special, while they last - - - $5.00
BERTHELSEN & PRUELL
TODD BROS,
FISH BROKERS
67 Marion Street Viaduct. .
We get best possible results on shipments
of all kinds of Fresh and Salt Fish.
HALIBUT A SPECIALTY.!_:
"TO BE FAIR WITH ALL " IS THE FIRM'S MOTTO.
A R. Todd. SEATTLE, Wash. J. Todd.
Bins AGAIN
VICTORIOUS
GO THROUGH FRENCH-BR1TISH
LINES AND FORCE
RETREAT
SOFTER HEAVY LOSS
Defeated Troops are Being Pursu
ed from Every direction but
are Fighting Stubbornly
BERLIN, Dec. 14.—A report
from the army headquarters in Ser
bia says that the German-Bulgarian
forces made a dash at the Brit
ish-French lines and cut through,
thus separating the two with dis
asterous result to the French, who
lost heavily.
Continuing the report says that
the French are being pursued by a
large force of Bulgars who are de
termined to capture them. The
weather, which is getting severe,
may prevent them, resisting much
longer.
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FEARED WIFE BURIED ALIVE
MILLWAUKEE, Dec. 14—Grip
ped by fear that he had buried
his wife alive, George Leudehs, Sft
related in Civil Court how he was
unable to rest or have peace of
mind until he, with his own hands,
had dug up his wife’s coffin in a
St. Paul cemenery and determined
that she was really dead.
The seed man told of the agony
he suffered while he imagined hl°
wife struggling in her narrow cel!
under the earth. He said he was
Vfraid to make the trip alone.
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WOMAN FINDS MAN UNDER
HER BED
TIRBOTTVILLE, Pa., Doc. 14
For twenty years, it is said, Misr
Grace Derr looked nightly unde
her bed. fearing thaf slip m'"'’'
find p. man there. Invariablv her
trepidation proved upwarrented. The
other night it was different, and
when Miss Derr made p. customarv
neck to assure herself that all was
safe, she gave a scream and swoon
ed.
This time the man was there—he
made an effort to escape, but her
screams brought officers, and Al
bert Shabe was arrested. He was
hold for court.
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PARDONS 511 IN FOUR YEAR®
FRANKFORT. Ky., Dec. 14—
Gov. J. P. McCreary of Kentucky,
who has just retired from office,
commuted to life imprisonment five
death sentences, and issued pardons
ir. 511 cases in the last four years
His pardon record fell forty-nine
under that of his predecessor. Gov
ftjcCreary excereised the paron pow"
o- in five cases this week.
Constantly beseiged by friends
fnd relatives of prisoners for
clemency, as his term neared its
end, Governor McCreary acted in
only a few instances.
EVIDENCE IS
ACCUMULATING
IS GIVEN AUTHORITIES THAT
HE HIRED A MAN TO
MAKE BOMBS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14—
Johannes Van Koolbergen, who Is
now in Canada, is reported to have
given the federal authorities the in
formation that Baron Von Brinck
en had hired him to manufacture
bombs. The authorities have all
the necessary affidavits to substan
tiate the statement supported by
ether absolute evidence.
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THE REPLY IS LOOKED FOR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14—Aus
tria’s reply to the American note
for an explanation of the sinking
of the liner Ancona, is looked for
before the end of the week.
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CITY REPORTED BURNING
LONDON, Dec. 14.—Advices
just received says that Gievgili, the
rit.y that was captured by the Bul
garians from the French-Serbian
forces, yesterday was burning. No
other particulars were given.
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GREECE IS
VERY UNEASY
HAS RECALLED ALL SHIPS
FROM BRITIAN, FRANCE
AND AMERICA
LONDON, Dec. 14.—A report
has reached here that Greece had
commandeered all of the ships in
British, French and American ports
and ordered them to return to
Greece at once. From that many
are of the opinion that she will
take a hand in the near future. But
whether the side of the allies or
teutons, none seem to know.
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EVANS SAILING DATE
POSTPONED
SEATTLE, Dec. 14.—The steamer
.Admiral Evans that was to sail
to night, will not sail until Sat
urday evening.
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MONK WOUNDED SAYING MASS
BERLIN, Dec. 14—^''Further de
tails of the bombardment of Gor
izia by the Italians,” says the Over
seas News Agency, “recount a
scene in the Church of the Cap
uchins, in which Father Sabas
was severely wounded by a shell
while he rvas saying mass. De
spite his condition, he helped care
for others who had been wounded.
“Bodies of the dead from the
bombardment are to be seen in the
streets all over the city.”
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OFF FOR THE SPRINGS
Mr. and Mrs. Fremont King with
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lancaster left
today on the cruiser, Taku for
Boll Island Hot Springs, where
they will rusticate for a week or
ten days.
ELECTRIC GUN
PERFECTED
HURLS SHELLS MILES OF DIS
TANCE WITHOUT USE OF
ANY POWDER
GREATEST INVENTION
Reduces Cost to Minimum, Abates
Smokes and Carries Other
Great Advantages
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14.—Tire
greatest invention of the age is
reported this morning to have been
perfected. It consists of a large
gun which is entirely handled by
electricity, and will hurl shells to
a great distance without the use
of powder. Thus reducing the
cost to practically nothing and
other savings .
The dispatch does not state the
name of the inventor, neither does
it mention the place at which It
is manufactured.
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JEFFERSON GOES SOUTH
The Alaska Steamship Co's
steamer Jefferson arrived rrom the
north at six o’clock this morning,
and continued on her southern voy
age a little later. She took two
passengers from Ketchikan, Mrs.
Jessie Ker and Col. Wm. T. Per
kins, both for Seattle.
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THE PRINCESS NORTHBOUND
The good old Princess May of
the Canadian Pacific Co. arrived
from Vancouver about six las';
evening. Captain Locke, of the
Sophia, was in command for this
trip, but she will probadly be in
charge of her former master, Capt.
McLeod for the rest of the winter.
The Princess Sophia has been laid
up for her annual overhauling.
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THE AL-KI SOUTHBOUND
The Border Line Steamer, Al-Ki,
arrived in this port from the
north about five o’clock last even
ing and got away for Seattle at
11:30. She took 548 boxes of
frozen halibut from the Ketchikan
Cold Storage Plant and had a full
passenger ist. Those boarding
her here were, Mrs. J. A. Buch
anan, Mrs. P. La Bar, P. Cannon,
G. Eilerson, A. Moa, Miss C. Wall,
0. Wall, Lawrence Nelson, Hans
Sorensen, Win. Parnell, T. D.
Payne, R. A. Bartholomew, Miss
Estelle Keener, A. D. Ruthford, H.
L. Morris, H. J. Cox, Mr. and Mrs.
Gue Gilles, J. R. Finzel and one
second class.
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MOVEMENT OF BOATS
Northbound
Humboldt, 8 O’clock this evening.
Southbound
Admiral Evans, this evening.
Northwestern, Friday, 17th.
SPECIALTY
August chickens weight from 1
and 1-2 to 2 pounds each alive or
dressed, delivered at any time.
A. W. BRINDLE. Phone G 105.
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Tonight at the House of Paramount
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In the famous five reel comedy drama « >
“THE MAN
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December 13th. and 14th. Two nights only
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