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KETCHIKAN, ALASKA THU8SDAY, JULY 23, 1915.
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VOL DC. NO. 29.
FORTS CHECK
Berlin, July 2'i—Tlit General Staff
announces today that the outer forir
ificatioiis of Warsaw are holding out'
against the German attacks mueli
hotter than anticipated. In fact,
the German advance has lafen eheck
* ed, no ground having hoon gained
during the past twciify-fodr hours.
This is not taken seriously however,
as the Russian lines of communica
tion between the main part of Rus
sia and Warsaw are threatened at
Goblin and Choim from the south.
Von Maokonsen is battling his way
toward the former place, some of
the .stiffest fighting of the entire
war, considering the number of men
engaged, having materialised in Ugit
legion. In .spite of it however,
headway i» beyig made as slowly , but
surely the Germanic forces overcome
resistance and , press ever forward.
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« MEETING.
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Washington, July 23—Contrary to
exjmctations, there will he ab meet
ing of the Cabinet today. Several
of the members of tlie President'»
Tionrd of advisors are away enjoying
their vacations, and official life
here, owing to the very warm weath
er. is at a low eVih.
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! THIS WEEK
Loudon, July 23—As far as Hvitiah
Vessels are concerned, the German
Submarines have drawn a blank for
the week ending today. During that'
period many hundreds of vessels have
entered and left the ports of the
llritish Isles, all of them in safety.
AT THE GRAND
tonight “From Kail-Splitter to
President,’' ik the two reel subject
to be" shown at tWe Grand for two
nights and needs uo explanation that
the principal character is that of
our <loa rly beloved Lincoln, Franc si
Ford , impersonates Lincoln almost
to perfeotioa, showing him as a rail
splitter Hi his younger days nnd the
first great sorrow that chine into
his life, at the loss of bis -first love.
Then fho- Civil War, with Lincoln at
RIGA Gin
Copenhagen, July 23—Vessels :ir
rl v'Tii g at tile Danish Dnltic ports
bring the news of the evacuation of
Riga,* The Russian officials ha^e
all left, taking with them the records
of l he. city am! province, ami the
UMlitary authpi.ities 'are now laying
waste the entire country so that it
will *f)c impossible for the Germans
to find anything on their arrival
that will be of any use to them.
Rome, July 23—/Dm government
i'niHrtBiee* today that diplomatic re
lations with Turkey are strained'
over the refusal of,’the latter to al
low . Italian subjects to leave the
Ottoman Empire. War has never
been -formally . -declared between
Turkey and Italy, and Tories have
been Tree to come and go, as evi
denced in tjic fact .that tire, Turkish
governor of Albania fled to Rome
when the Serbians took 'possession
of Hurrazo. P
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THE PRICE OF STOCKS
"New York, July 23—Westingliouse
Klectric conmton stock, which jumped
five points yesterday, sagged almost
threo points today, selling at 106.5-8.
Alaska Cold want at 31 1-8; Amal
gamated Copper 72 1-4; Utah Cop
per tjli; Steel, common, 63' 7-S.r
LOOKS -KE A REAL STREET
Front Street looks like, something
at last, AT. Kriedter having moved
Iho Hunt building back off the strrot
today. It’s removal is certainly,, a
big inlpfovotucnt and will acid fifty
per cent, to the. business possibilities
of that side of the street.
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the helm of the shattered ship of
state, when he led America to the
position from whence -she rises to in
spire all the world. Como and son
Francis Ford, not as Loubeeque, but
as Lincoln. Along with this picture
will be an Animated Weekly show
ing Jeff Davis of Hotel Do/ Clink,
the hobo farm, meeting one of the
Universal stars, Warren Kpridgon,
und many other popular events.
Cupids close Shave, and 8|irii He
comes an Editor, are the two funny
pictures. SnmVny and Monday night
The Famous Players Flint company
will present John Barrymore in, An
American Citizen. adv.
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The Daily Miner $1 per month.
iti ». {, ’ ij.-V- ’*'* .tV.-. : ,;a-, : •• •'*'!’
4 per cent Interest paid on
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent
Miners and Merchants Bank
E.CbUburjf Pres. J, R Heckman V|«p?pres. A. B. Larson Cashier
It
Watch Repairing and Engraving Diamonds Etc.
BERTHELSEN & PRUELL
THE BIG CURIO STORE OF ALASKA
Nugget Jewelry and Indian Curios In all Designs
• WA -* MAIL ORDERS A SPECIALTY
KETCHIKAN, \ " ‘ J ALASKA
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Merlin, July 23—The 'American
note on the submarine quostipn. was
delivered to Foreign Minister von
Jagow this Trtornii»£. ;■ Thuk far ' th'e.
text (jf the note has not been made
public, so there is no comment on it
as yet. The German people, are sat
isfied that the note cannot be $n
tagonist to them, hence there t is
little interest taken in it compared
to the last message.
SULZEflSilS
Pinner Governor Wni. Sulzer mid
wife arrive*! in town on tin? Bpokniic
l!ii« morning, after a visit of sev
eral woefcs duration at Sillier amt
Wrangell. The Gov.1: informs the
Miner that while- ho vitas at irlulzor
tlie mine was starter! up with a errtw
of 40 men at work, and already* ,it
is producing hotter than fifty toils
or ore per day, which is being tram
med down to the bunkers at the
beach. The Paraiso on her last trip
look south a shipment nfi ore,, a ad
the expectations are that another,
one wilt be ready for her when she
calls in on this .vojjdijf^. ^
Washington,' July 23—President
Wilson' -will probably return to t'or-ii
isli tomorrow. 'Everything here is
quiet, so there Ya no need of lfis re
maining unless some unforseen de
velopment mtteriiilir.es.
velopment materializes.
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STORM REACHES JUNEAU
Word comes down from .1 uncivil
this afternoon that. the thunder
Storm ''width disturbed the slumbers
of Ketchikan’s timid residents Tues
day night, has just reached (Jasti
ueuu Channel. The arrival there iff
the storm will he welcome pn ilouhf,
as that part of the aouutry has beesi
very dry for a month, ami parts <Jf
it w;as being threatened by forejt
fireK ; ! •
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EXCUSE THE PAPER
Owing to the fact that our ship
ment of paper failed to arrive om
t]»e hist steamer, Tba-rMiner is fort- '
ed to appear today on pa]>er bor
rowed from the New England Fish
company, Tt is good paper for
wrapping fish in, but is too nearly
transparent for printing purposes.
We trust that our supply will artj’-o
on file Dolphin in the morning.
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Tho Pally Miner M per moth.
f’etjrograd, July 23—The past
couple of days demonstrates that Mu'
UiisHKiii army though badly crip
pled is till able to put up a stout
defense. This is particularly true
around Warsaw, where the derma tut
ai‘e numerically stronger than the
Kusaihns, Mit in Sjrfte of that, fact,
the latter are holding them in chock
and it is believed here that they may
eventually turn the tables on the
invading forces and drive them back
again. Kvery hour strengthens the
Kussian positions, and Warsaw and
her environs may now be likened to
a pugilist shipped down for action,
and fighting for a very existence,
file greater number of the non-com
batants have been Sent away in
land, add the city is now nothing
hut military. Huge cannon, mortors
and howitzers, are now in position,
each with its separate supply of am
munition, ami alt manned by the
best t lint Jtnsifia can offer. The
Czar is credited with having said
i liis morning that Germany could
not take Warsaw.
Jr Ufliiuiua OA» AflUnUOAUli J.ES
HEALTHY TOWN
^Governor and Mrs. J. F. A. Strong
returned1 yesterday morning on the.
Alameda from their annual trip
through ‘the interior of Alaska.
The Governor made ii apeclal sHle
Frijv f» yj lUiItorAtfO t»>
inspect the work bring done by the
\laska Railroad Oomniission amt re
iorts that everything is moving fl
ung nicely.
“The roadbed 'has bvtn finisu^d
for a distance of 25 miles, with ties
mil rails laid for part of that dis
tance. Thirty miles more, of roadbed
s well under way and wifi be fin
shed shortly. I was told by W. C.
Hites, of the ('oiiimissiop,” said the
governor.
“The new towusite.is an ideal 1b
•atipu. for a town- situated on a
doping plateau, with a .gravel sub
iuil, making a. perfect drainage. This
s on the right, side of Ship Creek,
oiVking bf1 the stream. On the left'
dde the 'government >s building a
lumber of modern bungalows for
ho employes, and are putting ih: a
.voter and sewer system of their
iwn.
“The sale of lots in the towusite
tail been finished when 1 arrived
ind l was informed by Mr. Hoyle
ind Mr. ChrLstenscn, tliat over $152,
>00 had been realized by the sale
lie lots ranging in price from $25
for those in the bark part of the
own. '/to $1,150 for, choice locations.
“There was a little kiek among
lie men there On the method of dis
posing of the lots, but the greater
part of the 2,000 people in the dis
sect wore satisfied. There has been
»o sickness to amount to anything
there as"' far as I could find out,
iexpite the contrary reports. The
government physicians told me that
he only cases reported had been a
Few minor diseases, such as measles.’’
The Governor reports a pleasant
:rip with only one djiy of rain,
ivliieh was at Nome. The party were
struck on a Yukon rivef. sand bar
For five days and nights when their
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STRONG STOVF CO.
W. G, STRONG. Manager
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Monarch Ranges
Coal and
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stores
FLOOD DEATH
Perkins, July 23—The gradual sub
sidence of the floods in (’entlrul
China enables the goverriment to
make an estimate of tlie loss of life
during the past two weeks. T?he
flooded area is a big one, and the
lowest estimates place the nupibcr of
fatalities at from one hundred and
seventy-five to two hundred thous
and.
DOCKS!LEFT
OH THE TABLE
At the meeting mn the Common
Council la^t night, it was decid-,
cl to commence the improvement of
Main street at once,- hut “Dock
street was left on the tahlo.-Cur
rent . hills were allowed, ami the
Street Commissioner i nstructed ra
extend the Main street sewer to deep
water. The rest of the evening was
devoted to the discussion of ways
and means and other matters of
general interest, including conditions
at the sehoql house.
TURKS ARE
Constantinople, .Inly 2d—The Turks
are massing more men on Clallipdli
to resist the advance of tin; Anglo*
French troops. Besides this, nip
munition works are being establish
ed iii this city.
steamer grounded, which allowed
them only one dav in Fairbanks
amt the same length of lime at
Nome.. r
“Business through the interior if
good,” sniil the (lovernor, “and
everyone I talked with is making a
little money, although they aii say
it. is not as good as it has been iri
other years. The boom days, for
Alaska are gone ami burin ess is
settling down to a steady basis.” .
rV.hehoragc there bare niativ men
still gut of work but there arc nfc
eases of destitution and. want as
.reported, according to the, (Inver
nnr. Many man have been put' te
work and the engineering Commis
sion 'informed him that many more j
would he jiut to work in a short
time.
^“'fliero has been much kicking «
niong the dissatisfied ..ones about
working.,fii| ill 1-2 conks per honr
for eight, hoiirs, blit that is gradual
ljr. dying out as tlfC men find they
Can make wages and save about
$10 elear out of that,” said flavor
Strong_Juneau Dispatch.
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Job printing at the Miner.
ROYAL CAFE
UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
We make a specialty of
short orders at all timea
of tfie day or night.
Our Dinners are un
1
equaled in the North.
Private boxes for dinner
parties.
MITCHELL BILICICH, Prop
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Washington, July 23—General <^ar:
ranza has* apparently figured out a*
plan whereby he hopes to secure
recognition from the governments of
the world. To this end he lias dp*
•dared that he will transact business
with no government that doos not
maintain representatives at Vera
Cruz, his capital.
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Vienna, July 23—The lack of
trained officers, equally as .much as
, the shortage of ammunition is re
sponsible for tlie Russians being qn
able <>o withstand' the attacks of
the (fernian-Austriau .advance. Many
of tlie officers now high in eojn
mand o fsomc of the recently .fomretlj.
regiments are but bur's with abso
lutely no' mi’filary training, wjho
when, confronted by adverse condi
tions liave no experience to fpIT
hack on.
fj’ho W.hjtetiprso Star says; ‘jA
mimlicr of *forest tfires have bebn
burning at points south of this place
for the paSjV eight or ten days, and
in some places the government tele
gnph line has been more or less In
terfered with. hii> - tine point abejut
twenty ‘ miles.! saittli-* of A til'd the tele
graph poles were all destroyed for
more than a miTe' L.ist Friday a
tiu-ge smoke was noticed a few miles
south of town and invest igatipn
Showed that a big .fbto w^s btfrnlpg
in the woods eight miles south-of
the Canyon. As huge* columns bt
smoke were* rolling rip Satur^hy'.
morning Assist ruiT* Cold (^umissfomK
or K. C. Miller,. firs warden exSof
licio^ arpinged w^th a number of
men to ge out and endeavor to ehcpk
the progress of thV flames. file
Dickson was placed in charge of ljie
gang, all good tobacco chewers like
himself, Iqit up to ^rosteiday they
had jot suoCeodo<J e^tjndv ex
tinguish the fire, as considerable
smoke coujd still be seen coming
tjiat . * -
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Vita graph feature with Kijitli
yn<{ lingers- l^vtorij the ijest
A
Storey
dra nui
jyitry
Vitagraph com
actors in tin
in the tithe rojo. Dy ton is
frying to Tend the people into a trap
in placing tbkir naoimv in a fraud
Ip lit. bank, by a fake
detects the scheme and
sale. CKdith
gets Jlie
papers, thus holding the relgifs Over
their heads until things .are put.On
a right basis. A well ^ctial drama
dealing with high finance and social
wellfare. Pat he Daily News show.*
the closing of1 tlid famOuS Hotel Ij)c
(fink,? tkV* bolk) roost, for the snei
merj the society polo match, is
Very interesting, witlr some excel
lent riding; HiFTie Sundv 1 It *» base
ball evangelists ’preaches • irnotlijer
sermon to a • capacity crowd;' and
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: Washington, Jiij* , 23—The Inter
ior Department- issued a statement
today that the total gold production
for Alaska,- aCTorrifng to government
figures, during 1914 amounted to
£15,704-250. This is of course only
i computation, as many small pro
ducers did not report, the size of
their outputs.
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Anclioraget July. 23—The announce
nont is muiljj. by the officials of the
Interior Department here that an
other Sale of lots in the trtwnsite
here will be held' ttCirf-month, com
mencing about the fifteenth.
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Geneva, 23.—Bumiirs rtticli
tlii?* place from Fredcrichshnfcn on
Utke Constance that all Is com
motion there in preparation it is
’aid for another Zeppelin raid on
London. A fleet of French air
ships attacked ,the Zeppelin plant
sarly in the week, but evidently ac
complished, little damage.
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ATTENTION EAGLES
Ketehignn Aerie will hold Its rog
eight (r'loek. Important b’nsin
■s* neertssitates the attention of the
uorabers.
. . tV. T. MAHON FX, W. 1’.
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SOME GREAT BERRIES
Khri' lterg broil gilt in a section of
i roil huckleberry bush this moili
ng that is a “ipippin.” It. is loaded
vith berriesrrclear to the. very tip
mil presents a pretty picture hang
ng in the Miner window.
II. S. Graves, head of the Forest
■Service, and K. .A. Khvriivin his as*
listant. arrived 0up on the Seattle
his morning anxl will make, a thor
>ngh inspeetion of. the Alaska re
lerves.
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loinn late war pictures hot from the
heater of war. Andy and The Jded
ikins, is the final number tonight.
•Iver^juOily is acquainted with, Andy
ly this time as we have had him in
S'viual deyer comedies. fliis time
\ndy gets liis foot ill and has a
mrd tijne getting it out. Some r!c\ -
■r western scenes, riding, and rope
ng., ;js ■infevwiwun ' in t^us; ^pb’tire.
unking it an excellent wnwf up reel
lie the House «£ Qmdity. ndv.
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GOOD NEWS
Wo have now on display for your inspection, the Latest and
most comprehensive line Of woolens' 'ever assembled together in
one
i, store. We hav.e,masked down the prices so.low
that even
the person who never thought of wearing made-to-measure
clothes can do so uoW. ‘ T^e invite you * to come in and look
over tlio, line, it wilfcbenefit both of. u«.
P. j. Gilmore
"THE CLOTH1EK”