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Evening star., 1917-01-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-SITUATIONS.
DOMESTIC (ContinuedD.
LAUNDRY WORK By colored woman. s15 1lth
ct. NV.
MORNING, AND EVENING WORK by neat col
ored girl. 1724 st. NV.
NURSE neat colored girl, desires position
go stt-n.w.
NUk9E-Young colored woman wishes position
as nurse for an invalid or sick person; 5 years
experiencs; can give hypodermics. 211S New
port pl NV. g.
WORK of any kind by reliable colored woman!
good cook. 2215 L st: NV.
WORK in apt. general housework, by neat
cSlored girl. 1902 9th st. NV.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
SULZER RED CROSS BUSY

Following is part of letter from Miss Margaret Wagner, Acting Secre- tary of the Sulzer Branch of the Red Cross to the Rev. H. H. Kelley, Chair man of the Ketchikan Chapter:
 The Sulzer branch of the Red Cross is forwarding to you by this mail, the knitting the women of that branch have done. The shipment includes the following:
 3 Wash Cloths.
 Scarfs.
 Pair of Socks.
 Any further work that we do we shall send to you"
 Mir Kelley stated the package ar- rived safely, and that we are glad to have this beginning of the stream of patriotic work from our Branches and Auxiliaries.
 Mrs. Dibbrell. Chairman of the Mem. bership Committee, is in correspond ence with all the towns and post-offlces in the Ketchikan Red Cross District and erpects soon to report the organ ization of several more branches and auxiliaries.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
AIR BATTLE OVER
 SWISS TERRITORY

GENEVA Switzerland, Dec. 19-The residents Of Basic and the neighboring territory are indignant over the vio. lation Of Switzerland neutrality, which took place when the first aerial battle between allied and German air men over Swiss territory occurred around Basic today It appears that the Germans. hard pressed by their opponents. Intentionally entered Swift zerland. The fight took place at a great height and the number of air planes is not known. The encounter lastsd twenty minutes. Seven bombs were dropped on Swiss territory, but only material damage resulted.
 Eventually the airmen sped toward Alsace. still fighting while Swiss sol diers bonn barded both parties with shells from anti-aircraft guns.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
CALIFORNIA TO
 HAVE N. I. BASE

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 19-Advices just received from Washington. D, C. state that T. x. T. or trinitrotoluol. has been adopted by Uncle sam as the sole explosion which he proposes to use in shooting at the Kaiser.
 In consequence of this ruling of the ordinance board and other authorities al Washington at least four Govern ment plants will be erected in Califor- mia for extracting toluol-the crude material so 10 speak. from which nitro toluol is standardization illumin- ating and fuel gas. A total Of 175 such plants are to be erected in this country in connection with the exist ing public utilities engaged in the manufacture of gas for Illuminating and fuel purposes
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
DESPATCH COMING

SEATTLE. Dec. 19-The Despatch sailed for the north at midight last night with J. M. Larson, C. M. Saw yer. Peter Bokkedap, and Chas. Brown for Ketchikan
 The Prime eAlbert arrived from the north at midnight and left two hours later. Passengers for Seattle are J. Refanus. W. S Pierce, F. Dahl, F. Ffgar, J. Figar. J Hanlon, H. Gar ris. F. J Germander. 4. H. Design CT. H. Stoneson. F. Thermanson, J. Smith, H. Smith, S. Lelane. s. Jan sen. For Vancouver, J. Moiton.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
GREATEST
 RED CROSS
 GIFT ID US.
Make This a Red Cross Christmas, Our First
 In the War

Tt is our first Christmas in the war.
 Millions of our men are away from their homes. in the trenches and on the sea It is our hope that on Christ mas Eve all members of the Red : Cross will light Christmas Candles and place them in their windows be- hind their Red Cross service flags. Throught this simple ceremony we shall express the close union of the Christmas spirit of service with our Red Cross symbol of mercy
 This is the message which the Am erican Red Cross sends out to it's 3,2S7 chapter all over the United States the territories and dependen- cies.
 The drive which began on Monday of this week all over the country, has met with an incredible success in Ket- chikan. and Chairman Harvey M. Stackpole this morning banked $701.50, the result of two days work. with only half of the workers reporting.
 Dr. B. l.. Myers, spoke at the Grand Theatre last evening and Rev. C. M. Van Marter, delivered a four-mniute War Talk at the Dream Both were very much to the point and were we'll received. Speakers will be arranged for at both theatres again tonight.
 Santa Claus Comes to Town
 
 Seeing the article in the Red Cross News in the Progressive Miner yester- day in reference to the sum donated by the Alaska Steamship company, for the purpose of helping children be. come members, one of Ketchikan'S oldest pioneers and citizens became very enthused at the idea and came to the newspaper office with big $10 bill which he said was to be added to the S75 now on hand. That's the want to help some of the youngsters to join too," and just say it's from San. ta Claus. No I don't want my name to be mentioned at all. just tell 'em it's from Santa Claus. thatll be about en- ough" he added, so of course we cant tell his name
 MT Tom Gardner reported this morning that he had cornered about 200 new members in his district with the help of his very able assistants and is very enthusiastic about making Ket- chikan's percentage, 100 percent for the population. In other words, All Ketchikaners to be Red Crossers.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
WAR SAVINGS AN EPOCH IN OUR NATIONAL LIFE
 SAYS SEC. MCADOO

Secretary McAdoo has isued the fol lowing statement:
 War savings is an epoch in our national life. Every man, woman and child can now join the growing army that provides the sinews of war for war savings stamps make it possible for every loyal citizen to do his part, no matter how small that part may be-
 The American people have accept ed the challenge of autocracy and have resolved to make the world safe for freedom and democracy. The days of autocracy are numbered and our men, our industries are our money are marching forward with irresistible force to accomplish that purpose.
 Let us remember that dollars buy the finished article that is the prod uct of American labor and American materials. and that American labor and materials are today essential for the making of supplies of all kinds for our Army and Navy, and that every dollar diverted from the purchase of articles not needed for our health and efficiency helps the Government to that extent to pro- cure things that are essential to win this war.
 The war savings campaign marks the beginning of new and I hope permanent evolution of American life. Self sacrifice and self-denial have always made real men, and real men are basis of strong nations.
 Those of us who help to lay the foundation stone to thrift will be the builders of structure that will survive through all time. and will be rendering a service of the ut most importance to our flag and country.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
REGISTRANTS NOW OLDER
 THAN 31 SUBJECT DRAFT

Inquiry has been made of the Of- ficial Bulletin whether a registrant under the selective-service law is subject to draft if he attains his thirty-irst birthday before the second draft call is issued The selective- service law plainly states that all persons who registered remain subject to call to the colors unless exempted or discharged.
 The provision of the act reads as follows:
 Provided further, That persons shall be subject to registration as herein provided who shall baye at tained their twenty-frst birthday and who shall not have attained their thirty-first birthday on or before the day set for the reistration, and all persons so registered shall be and remain subject to draft into the forces hereby authorized unless ex- 4rrpted or excused therefrom as in this act provided"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
GERMAN SHIPS HELD BY
 PERU GIVEN TO THE U. $.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 19.-The German ships lying in ports of Peru informed since the outbreak of the war are to banded over to the United States Government, according to advices reaching here yesterday from Mollen- do Peru. According to these advices, the Peruvian government is asking the United States to reciprocate by placing special facilities at the dis posal of Peru to build number of railway lines. It is stated that none of the interned vessels were seriously damaged by their German crews, as the Peruvian government had been warned in time.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
U. s. ARMY HAS NOW 1,300,000
 MEN IN RANKS
Washington. D. C.. Issues Official Figures. Growth in Eight
 Months

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 19.-Out of an army that on April l. numbered but 10000 men. the United States now has 1.360,000 enlisted men. ac. cording to the latest official figures given out here.
 Most of them are still ill the train ing camps. Many Of them are not yet disciplined troops. fully equipped and armed for battle
 To lead them there are over 100000
 offcers-as many as there were pri-
 yates nine months ago. The whole military ablishment
 with the marines and the auxiliary
 forces thrown in, number a million and a half The expansion that has taken place is as if Grand Rapids had
 grown in eight months to be virtually as big as Philadelphia. There were 2.700,00O enlistments in the Federal Army in the Civil War
 But many of this number were re-en- listments. The highest total engaged al any one time was reached in the last year of the war. On March 31,
 1885, the Union Army comprised ESQ.,
 Q0Q men.
 When Great Britain entered the war
 il was with a much smaller army
 The first expeditionary force numbe.- ed barely a hundred thousand. The
 Kaiser called it contemptible little army Yet without it's work at Mons
 Paris might have fallen. One hundred thousand men, and the encoura cement they brought 10 the French. were en- ought 10 avert defeat in the first year
 of the war.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
OLD FRENCH
 CRUISER IS
 SENT DOWN
The Attacking Submarine Was Later Destroyed
 By the British

PARIS, Dec. 19.-The old French cruiser Chateaurenault, which has been in use as transport since the out break of the war, was torpedoed by q German submarine in the Mediterran. can and sunk. Ten members of the crew of the transport were lost. La ter a fleet of British destroyers des- troyed the submarine, reports the ad- miralty this morning.
 The Chateaurenault was a second class cruiser and completed in 1902, but was converted into transport 3 years ago.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
AnlE,R|, },
 SUBMARINE:
 IS RAMME3I)
Nineteen Lost, Including Che Man From Seattle
 and One from Blaine

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-Nineteen were lost when the American submar- inc Fl. was rammed by submarine F-3 in the home waters during a dense fog last Monday. announced the navy de par;ment this morning.
 \ supplementary statement issued later by the department says that among the lost in the disaster were Edward F. Hall, Machinist Mate, Of Seattle: Duncan McRae, Electrician. of Blaine and Thomas A. Walsh. Ma chinis, Mate of Hillyard. Washing ion.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
ANOTHER PROVINCE
 J0[NSINDEPENDENTS
Fighting at Odessa is Reported in Full Progress. The Ukrainan Troops Are Smelling the BoIshevikis
 Says The War Office.

guns on the enemy's quarters who are replying with rife fire. Some of the Bolsheviki troops have surrendered to a detachment of Ukrainian troops at the railway station.
 PETROGRAD. Dec 19.-Heayy fighting al Odessa was reported today with the Maxmaists still holding the fort The Ukrainian troops are shell. ing them. report the Bolsheyiki war office.
 The war office made the further an nouncement this noon that the govern ment forces were advancing toward kiey. Also that the Cossack rebels were attacking Astrakb.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
NOTICE TO KNITTERS

The local Red Cross Chapter has just received the following request from Headquarters.
 Please send all knitted material on hand and continue to send in these garments as rapidly as possi- ble until further notice
 This request is because of the cold weather coming on and the urgent need for warm garments" We must therefore appeal to all of our knitters to complete and de- liver to the work room as many ar ticles as they can during the remain der Of the present month
 The principal demand is for sweaters. then sockets and lastly wris ots.
 J. C. BARBER
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

LONDON. Dec. 19-According to an authentic report. the Ukraine authori- ty in the Eastern part of Russia issued a statement this morning declaring independence from the Bolsheyiki gov ernment. The statement says that in as much as the Caucasus and Siberia and other parts Of Russia have their own government; the Ukrainians will manage their own affairs
 ODESSA. Dec 19.-Another battle is in progress today in the streets be- tween the Ukrainian froces and the Bolsheyiki guards who have taken ref uge in the opera house. The Ukrain- ian troops have turned their machine
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
REPRESENTATIVE
 BRITTEN STIRS UP
 NAVY DEPARTMENT
Makes Attack on Construction of Submarine ChaserS, Says
 Waste of Money

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19-A pointed rine chasers marked the beginning Of the House naval probe today. This was followed by a sharp tilt between Secretary Daniels and Representative Britten. Millions of dollars have been put into these crafts which have been virtually dead loss. appeared to be Brittens contention. X thorough probe is promised.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
LARGEST STEEL VESSEL LAUNCHED IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Dec. 19.-The twelve hundred ton steel ship Walter A. was launched today from the yard Of the Seattle Construction and Drydock Company. The vessel has been communicated by the gov ernment The Luckenbach is said to be the largest vessel ever built on the North Pacific coast.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

FERGUS FALLS. Minn.. Dec. 19.- Judge Parsou has sentenced Henry Palzer who shot and killed his son. Al P&lzer. heavyweight pugilist sev- eral months ago, to five years in the state penitentiary. The shooting oc cured at the family home here when Al Palzer attempted to intervene in quarrel between his father and moth CT. Palzer's attorney urged leniency on the ground tha tPalzer had been drinking heavily and using drugs and was not mentally responsible.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 19-The regulations which went into effect on Dec. Is; provide that only permanent disa bilities will keep men from the next draft. t is announced. Re-exam- ination Of all those who failed to pass the physical examination in the last draft will be made. Those who are cura ble will be attended and taken in to the army aa they are cured.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

WINONA. Minn-, Dec. 19-Local trappers here assert that 100000 Of good meat is annually going to waste along the upper Mississippi valley alone and have suggested Muskrats as a solution for the national food prob lem in a report 10 the Winona Associ. ation of Commerce The report is to be forwarded 10 the National Food Ad- ministraJion.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 19.-Plans are afoot to make the Presidio one of the biggest military boxing camps in the country according to the Physical director of the |. Nj. C. A. R. L. Haslett. Some 200o0 soldiers quar- tered at the reservation will be re- quired to take boxing instructions. A large open air arena where the bouts will be held is figured in the plans. Boxing, along with other competitions will be beomed along on a big scale.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
ALL ACTIVITY AT SAWMILL CEASES
 AT NOON TODAY

All activity ceased at noon today at the Ketchikan Power Company Saw mill and the plant will be silent until February 10. so Mir L. B. Robinson, foreman reported today, and the saw mill whistle has positively blown it's last.
 Several men have been employed during the past week. oyerhauling and in the box factory, but all odds and ends have been cleaned up, in lumber parlance
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
SEPARATE
 PEACE IS
 INEVITABLE
Unless Russia Shakes Her self Officials Believe Ger.
 many Will Succeed

WASHINGTON. Dec 19-Unless Russia shakes herself free from the stranglehold of the Bolsheviki gov ernment. separate peace between that country and Germany is inevitable, say officials here The official forecast at the embassy is that Germany and Austria will comply with General Trot- sky's proposition Of No annexation; no indemnities and self definition Of boundaries"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
SYMPHONY LEADER
 HELD AS AN ALIEN

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 19.-U. s. Marshal Deyanney on an order re- ceived from Attorney General Greg ory al Washington has arrested J Ernst kunwald. Austrian subject and director Of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra kunwald was arrested in aceordace with article 12 of the Pres ident's proclamation relative 10 alien enemies
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
PORTUGAL DEPORTS
 FORMER PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Dec 19-The de- posed president of Portugal has been deported to Madrid according to Mir. Burch. American minister to Lisbon, whose report was received by the State Department this morning
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.--lt is an stead of operating the four hundred merchant vessels it is operating now at a big profit to owners a program has been decided upon whereby the construction of large fleet will be be- gun at once.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

CAMP FUNSTON. Kans. Dec. 19.- General Wood. has ordered that al least nine meals a month shall be meatless, when fresh fish will be sery- ed and that nine meals month shall be wheatless when corn bread or corn meal products will be served instead Of wheat bread. Vegetable oils must be used at all times instead Of animal fats.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
SEATTLE MAY GET
 CHRISTMAS PRESENT

SEATTLE. Dec. l9.-lt was reported this morning that Brigadier General Iron had intimated last evening that he might raise the military ban as a gift to the City of Seattle. Every energy of both the federal and officials is being used 10 clean up the city.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
kETCHIkAN CAFES AGREETO MEATLESS
 DAY EACH WEEK

Mir. NJ. Billich, proprietor of the Royal Cafe, announced last evening that the Ketchikan restaurants and cafes had all agreed to observe Friday of each week as "meatless" day, and on that day will not serve meats of any kind.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
KAISER PREPARING
 CHRISTMAS PROPOSITION

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 19.-The . Kaiser is ROW busy preparing , message to the Vatican as a
 . Christmas offering to enter peace
 i negotiations with the Allies. ac- cording to reliable information re- . ceived today from Berlin. l
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
QUIET ON WESTERN FRONT

LONDON. Dec. 19.-While driving off hostile recoinnoitering parties southeast and west of Passchandeal by the British, we captured few prison CTS, which is all the happenings of the day, reports General Haig today.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
ANOTHER SPANISH
 STEAMER TORPED0ED

PARIS, Dec, 19.-The torpedoing by a German submarine of the Spanish steamer Novi Embre is reported here today in a dispatch from Biarritz, No particulars are given except that 30 members of the crew were rescued.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
EXPECTED ON SEATTLE

Attorney Ernest Blue is expected to return to Ketchikan from Petersburg on the City Of Seattle, due here Satur- day Mir Blue has been auditing the books Of the Moose Lodge at Peters burg, and is returning to spend the hol- idays with his family. He will go to the westward after the New Year.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
BERLIN WAR OFFICE
 REPORTS VICTORY

BERLIN, Dec 19.-Two thousand Italian prisoners were taken by the Teutonic focres which stormed Monte Asoone and positions northeast and west from the heights, is the report by the war office today.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

WASHINGTON. b C., Dec. 19.- Nearly 100000 rounds of small arms ammunition seized by federal officials on the Mexican border have been de livered to the Mexican government under a general order Of the War De partment carrying out the Presi- dents instruction that the embargo De lifted
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
PROSECUTING ATTY. WINS IN RECALL
 ELECTION TODAY
All Returns Are in Showing Two To One Against The
 Recall

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 19-Com= plete returns from the election held yesterday for the purpose of recalling Prosecuting Attorney Fickert, failed os its purpose by two to one vote. The report was given out at noon today. officially.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
RELLINGHAM COMPANY
 TO BUILD WOOD VESSELS

BELLINGHAM, Dec. 19.-The Paci- fic American Fisheries company has taken government contracts to build five wooden steamers of PSI feet long Work to begin at once.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
GENERAL SARRAIL
 IS RECALLED

LONDON. Dec 19.-General Sarrail commander of the Allied armies at Saloniki has been recalled, according to a newspaper announcement from Athens
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
LONDON IS AGAIN
 RAIDED BY GERMANS

LONDON, Dec. 19.--Ten were kilt ed and seventy injured by German air planes in a raid over London and the southeast coast last night. One ma chine was brouht down. The dam age to the property due to the drop pig of bombs. is said to be consider able
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

ABERDEEN. Dec. 19.-Montraville NJ. Wood, noted inventor declared at a lecture here that American invent i've genius would have big part i'll the victory of the Allies and predicted q speedy end to the European war and the defeat of the kaiser in six months.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
PROBING INCENDIARY
 FIRES NEAR CAMP

SAN DIEGO, Dec 19.-It became kown today that several fires have been started on th e60o acre Baker ranch near Camp kearney here and that cattle have been killed or so bad ly wounded as 10 cause their death in order to relieve their sufferings. Soldiers from the camp have aided in putting out the fires and have coop erated with the sheriff in an attempt to find the incendiary The property is now under guard.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

LONDON, Dec. 19-Count von Lux burg former German consul at Argen- tine. has arrived in Bergen and pro ceeded 10 Germany according 10 a dis patch from Copenhagen.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
VICINITY OF SEATTLE IS
 FLOODED

SEATTLE. Dec 19-The transcon tinental rail service was suspended this morning on account of the valleys south of the city being flooded
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-It has been practically agreed today to ad- jouln congress not later than Janu- ary ,. 1918.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

HOBOKEN Dec. 19.-The common council of the city has granted the war department permission to install two anti-aireraft batteries in West-Hobok en
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
COMMITTEE SAYS SHOW YOUR SERVICE
 FLAG TOMORROW

D. w Hunt announced today that the Business Mems Committee. of the Christmas membership drive campaign are going to make the rounds of the city's business districts, and everyone is asked to have their Rer Cross Serv- ice Flags in the most prominent win dow in their premises with as many are Red Cross members in the store, or bushes house. All places of bus mess not displaying Red Cross Service Flags tomorrow will be investigated by the Committee.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

Eugene Wacker Of Wards Cove. and Jas. V E. McCauly, of Kasoan are guests at the Revilla.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19
WEATHER REPORT.

IS inches is the official record l. Of the precipitation for the 24 . hours ending p. m. last night, . with 21 inches Of snow. .
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-19

SEATTLE Dec. 19.-Congressman Miller reached home today from Wash ington