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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
J.A.TAlBOT
 SENT TO FORT
 LEAvENWORTH
R, A. Janlieson, There Already Engineers May Be Sent Over
 Right Away is Report

Mrs. J. A. Talbot, Jr., received word on the Alameda last evening from MT. Talbot, stating that he had been order ed to report at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and had left Seattle on the evening of March 29, and is probably there by this time.
 MT. R. A. Jamieson of the Ketchikan Brokerage is already at the Kansas camp.
 MT. Talbot stated that Mir. B. R. Erkenback, formerly manager of the Borderline Transportation Company in Seattle, was one or the Captains in the Mears regiment, SO there will be a few friendly faces to greet him on his arrival.
 Just before leaving a number of brother Masons wished to present MT. Talbot with wrist watch as souve- mir of Ketchikan, and not being able to obtain one here gave him an order on Hansens' jewellers of Seattle for one. MT. Talbot states that he has now one of the best purchaseable and that he is very grateful to his friends.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
NEW COUNCIL
 ORGANIZED
Did Council Retires, New Council Men Take 0aths
 Speeches Feature

With all the old council present ex- cept Councilman Paup, the meeting was called to order by ex-Mayor Hen. eghan for the last time, and business attended to. Bills were passed and approved. Reports of the Magistrate and city clerk and treasurer's report for the past year approved. MT. Hen eghan then made Q short congratula- tory address to the members of the council who had worked with him so Tremendously. The old. council then adjourned and retired.
 The clerk called the new council to order and read the certificates of el- ection and administered the oaths to the new Mayor, A. A. Wakefield and the new councilmen, John Sjurson, D. w. Hunt, and ueo. Winston, and pro-
 eeded to business. The election and appointments of officers was deferred until the next regular meeting.
 The new council adopted the rules of order and order of business of the old council and fixed the time for the egular meetings for the first and third Wednesday of each month at S D. m.
 After short general discussion of the city affairs. the new council ad- journed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
MAY ADVERTISE
 POSTAL SAVINGS

WASHINGTON, D. C., April A. Paid-for publicity will be used to "dis. seminate specific information about postal savings deposits if bill intro duced by Representative Lobeck, of Nebraska, becomes law. The bill, which has been referred to the Post Office Committee of the House, would amend the Postal Savings act so that S500,000 will be appropriated for the establishment of postal savings de- positories and to give publicity to the advantages of the postal savings de- posits.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
RIGGS CASE ID BE TAKEN
 TOMORROW
Grave Charges Have Been Filed Against Him By
 Various Parties

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Chair. man Pittman announced today that he was in hope Of getting the committee on territories, which has under consid- ration the confirmation of MT. Riggs as Governor of Alaska together to-
 norroW The senator said that he iepiored the sensa tional charges and which have been made by MT. John Ballaine of certain allegations of waste of public funds in the construc- Ion of. the Alaska railroad and other charges by the labor organizations which have also filed charges that Riggs has been opposed to the eight 0our law.
 Mr. Riggs has fled answers to both charges and says that he favors the eight hour law and time and half for overtime.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
100000 SMITHS
 FIGHTING FOR
 UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, D. C., April A. The Bureau of war risk insurance is urging that applicants for govern ment soldiers insurance or for allot- ment and allowance payments should sign their full name rather than in- itials only. As reason why" the bureau cites the following figures on identical names in the army which has more than 100000 Smiths, 1,500 William Smiths, 1000 John Smiths 200 John A. Smiths. It has 15,000 Millers, 15,00O Wilson's and 262 John J. O'Briens, of whom 50 have wives named Mary. There are 1000 John Browns, 1900 John Johnsons and 1,O40 George Millere.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
RUSSIA WILL, ORGANIZE 4
 BIC ARMY
ssistant Secretary War Declares First Stp will
 be Taken Immediately

MOSCOW, April 4.-Russia will orm an army composed of 1,500,0 0,0O0 nen, not inferior in power and equip aent to Germany's or Japan's armies, dr. Podvoisky, assistant Secretary of var declared today at conference at which various military department
 eads met. This is intended as the rst step in arming the whole of the Russian nation. The outline of the 1,ans will require the services of for Ter generals and other officers.
 According to dispatches, three hun red Jews have been slain the last few days in anti-Semistic riots in 'urkistan. Details are lacking.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
GERMANS BUYING
 AUSTRIAN PRESS

COPENHAGEN, April 4.--German interests are acquiring smofoehet interests are acquiring some of the most influential newspapers in Aus tria, according to an official dispatch from France. Herr Princhorn, gen. eral director of the Vienna Fremden- h,att, the Mittags Journal, and the AL legemeine Zeitung, the dispatch says, has obtained control of the most in- fluential newspapers in Prague and other cities on behalf of a German indicate.
 Get in line for the launching of the Third Liberty Bond sale next Satur- day-Don't forget that!
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
FOR : THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
 CLOSE ON MAY 4
New Bends Will Bear Interest al 1 1-2 Percent. Dated May 3,
 Redeemable 1928

The Miners & Merchants Bank of this city is in receipt of message from Governor Lynch, of the Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, giving full instructions for the conduct of the Third Liberty Loan sale.
 The message states that the Third Liberty Loan bonds will bear interest at 4 1,2 per cent. dated May g, 1918, and will be redeemable in 1928. Sub. scriptions to the Third Loan will close on May 4, and will be open just ono month.
 Applications for the bonds must be accompanied. by cash payment of at east 5 percent of the amount of the bonds applied for, .or by payment in full. The bonds will come in denom- nations of $50. s1O0. $5.OO0, $10,0o0. and $100.000 in the registered bonds
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
LIBERTY bOND
 PURCHASERS TO
 GET V|N0ONFLAC
Treasury Department Wl| Honor Iowns Exceeding
 Quota Each Time

JUNEAU, April 3.--Immediately or ganize for an effective campaign on the Third Liberty Loan using for a basis of your arguments the bulletin on Danger to Democracy" and second Liberty Loan. Cooperate with local Liberty Loan committee and obtain all possible information from maga- zines, etc.. Suggest a public meeting on April 9th, the date of commence ment of tine campaign.
 Director Blair writes, Every town in the United States will have its honor rou, showing subscribers names to loan and each town exceeding it's quota win receive an honor flag awarded by the Treasury Department will Ee prominently recorded under the Third Liberty Loan Honor flag now flying over the Treasury Department in Washington, D. c. The Treasury Department intends to have celebra- tions and flag raising for the town first winning the honor flag. After a town wins the first honor flag it will receive blue star for each time it equals it's previous quota. Each lib- erty bond purchaser will receive q colored window flag emblem"
 Endeavor to arrange for speakers at nearby mines and canneries, etc., where there are number of men. Every Alaska town should obtain the greatest number of blue honor stars possible.
 The above message was sent broad cast to the chairmen of the local f. Minute men in every town in Alaska by Mir Robertson, of Juneau, territor- ial chairman Of the 4Minute men. Rev. Van Marter, who is local chair man here received the message and will make arrangements in accordance with instructions, and then it's up.to the people Of Ketchikan, the First City, to show people on the outside" what Alaskans can do.
 Committee Selected
 The following committee has been selected with Senator J. R. Heckman as chairman to rouse the citizens to their duty in the Third Liberty Loan Campaign, and to assist in any and every way towards making the cam- paign @ success:
 J. F. Heckman \. A. Wakefield; Fremont King; John R. Beegle; M. s. Dobbs; ". C. Weigle: R. R. Tinkham; J. J. Daily; J. F. Warder; F. E. Ryus; F. J. Hunt; Dale W. Hunt; Harvey Stackpole; M. J. Bugge; w. G. Strench George Winston; c. H. Cosgrove; J. c. Ellis; P G. Gilmore; NJ J. Hene- ghan: c. k. Ingersoll; Ira King; A R. Larson; Rev. Van Marter; F. E. Spar hawk; W. F. Schlothan: J. Shoup; N. w. Sweetser: J. c. Barber; W. G. Strong; N. F. Walker; R. T. Graham; L. II. Kuhley ". 4. Bryant; j. E Ri- yard; P. J. Gilmore; w. G. Sharpe; w. c. Dibrell; W. K. Spaulding? Mrs. Ii. c. Strong; Mrs. W. C. Dibrell; Mrs. A. L. Spaeth; Mrs. w. A. Bry- ant; Mrs. ]. E. Rivard; Mrs. J. Shoup; Mrs. r. J. Hunt; Mrs. J. R. Heckman.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
PROPOSE NATIONAL
 US. TRADEMARK

WASHINGTON, D. C., April A. Representative Sims of Tennessee, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee has introduced a bill (H. R. 1O366) to authorize the adoption, registration, and protection of nat ional trademark to distinguish mer- manufactured or produced in the United States of America and used n commerce with foreign nations, or among the several States, or with In. dian tribes, and to authorize the Sec. retary of Commerce to license the use of same, and for other purposes"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
AND
 DANlELSMEET 
Together With National Council of Defense Urqe
 Stamping Out DisIoyaIty

WASHINGTON, April 4.-At
 he states Governors meeting today here with members of the National Council of Defense, it was urged that drastic measures be taken to stamp out disloyalty and curb German language and press. The advocated measures
 3 prevent preaching in German
 s we'll as teaching German even n elementary schools.
 Both President Wilson and 5ccretary Daniels asked the z oVernors to formulate resolu-
 iGls in suppor; of the bill which being drafted by the Attorney General to reach spies, traitors and all disloyal persons.
 When full Americanization has been accom- piished, Secretary Daniels said, not only will every American be mobilized for war, but we will put the fear of God into the hearts of those who live among us, ,fatten upon us and
 e not American.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
BOB OLIVER TO
 REPRESENT THE
 CITY FISHERMEN
Selected as Delegate to Seattle Meeting to Discuss Price of
 Fish to be Paid

At very enthusiastic meeting of the fishermen, and cannery men, held at the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union last night to elect Delegate to rep resent Ketchikan fishing interests at the meeting to be held in Seattle on April 6, for the purpose of discussing the proper price to be paid for fish. Bob Oliver was unanimously voted in as the best man.
 A message was accordingly sent to the meeting at Seattle to postpone the meeting till the arrival of the Ketchi- kan delegate. MT. Oliver will leave for Seattle on Friday on the North western.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
School Board Report

Ketchikan, Alaska, April 3, 1918 To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the City of Ketchikan, AL ska:
 Gentlemen:-
 The following is a statement of the finances of School Board of your city. April ?, 1917 Cash in Bank 5 2,361.57 Oct. 4, 1917, Reed from City Treasurer 100000 Tov. 10, 1917, Reed from City Treasurer 100000 )ec. 5, 1917. Ketchikan Real Estate & Insurance Co.,, over charge on Mdse, pur- chased 12.0n >ec 21, 1917, Reed from City Treasurer 100000 an z, 1918, Reed from Ter ritorial Treasurer 4,694.74 -arch 2s, 1918 Reed from Territorial Treasurer 3,460.39
 $16,737.70 isbursements from April ?, 1917 to April 3, 1918 13,9S1.S4 Cash in Bank, Apci1 3, 1918 2,755.S6 Respectfully yours,
 w. G. STRONG, Treasurer of Ket- .hikan School board.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
AMERICANS
 SUBJECTS OF
 CASATTACKS
French Civilians Are Sent into Russia and Ordered
 To Perform Hard Labor

WITH THE AMERICAN AR MY IN FRANCE, April 4.-Am- 2rican troops in certain sectors other than Toul have been sub- jected to extraordinary heavy gas attacks mingled with gas projectiles with shells of high eXploives.
 PARIS, April 4.-Artillery fighting became very violent during the night north of Mont didier, the war office announced this morning.
 French troops raided the Ger man trenches in the Champagne sector on the Mouse last night md brought back thirty prison- CTS.
 Today the war office reports that one thousand French civil ians from the occupied districts of northern France have been sent to Russia by the Germans where they are being forced to perform hard labor. Among them are four hundred women.
 AMSTERDAM, April 4.-The result uf raid by allied aeroplanes on Coblentz, twenty:six were killed. At Cologne, seventeen were killed and one hundred and sixty were injured.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
WASHINGTON WAR OFFICE
 ADVISED
French Reinforcement is Being Rushed to Aid
 The British

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The war office was advised this morning that heavy French achievements were being brought up rapidly to where the Germans are concentrating their strongest forces to break through, This information was received by the British war mission from the British headquarters in France.
 The report says that the French have extended their line to the Therm- es near the Luce River.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
WILSON WILL ANSWER
 AUSTRIAN MINISTER
 IN BOSTON ADDRESS

WASHINGTON, April At is ru- mored in official circles here that President Wilson is prepared to ans- wer Count Czernin, Austrian Minis ter of foreign affairs who has been talking peace again. It is said that the president will answer him with the assurance that America will fight to the fi,shh.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04

NEW YORK, April 4-Policemen in this city are now stopping all able bodied men on the streets, who appear to be of draft age and ask them to show their classification draft cards. This plan has been in operation since the first of the month. Fifteen thou sand men of the 5S0,OO0 to whom ques- tionnaires were mailed, have failed to make returns, it is announced.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04

PARIS, April 4.-Through plan suggested by The Stars and Stripes" the soldiers newspaper, American sol diers in France will adopt French war orphans and children of families made destitute by the war. The plan has the approval of the American Red Cross, and provides for a certain number of soldiers to undertake to care for one child, contributing 500 francs annually to it's support and ed. ucation.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
LONDON TIMES IS
 TO RAISE PRICE

LONDON, Eng, April 1.-The Lon don Times is to be restricted to a daily sale of 12O,O0O copies according t ca special cable dispatch to the New York Sun Tuesday. To make up for the loss of revenue the price of the
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
PNEl)MONlA
 WITH NEW SERUM

ROCKFORD, H., April 4-Since the opening of the hospital here there has only been Is fatalities out of ITO cases of lobar pneumonia, thru the use of new serum produced at the University of Chicago, it is announced. This accounts for the fact that Camp Grant leads all national army can comments in low death rate for pneu- monia.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04

MILES CITY, Montana, April As the result of the discovery of what is believed to be gold-bearing quartz by a rancher who was boring a we'll more than 300 claims have been staked in the vicinity of Stacy, near here, within the last two weeks.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
SHIPPING BOARD
 PUBLISHES PAPER

NEW YORK, April 1.-The Elmer. gency Fleet News, a weekly publica- tion of the Shipping Boards Emergen- cy Fleet Corporation, designed to keep all departments of the corporation in- formed of the work of building the Government merchant fleet, made it's appearance in Washington last Fri day.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
LEAVES FOR LuNEAu

Mrs. Cornelia Templeton Hatcher, president of the Alaska w. c. T. U. who has been a visitor in -Ketchikan for the past week, left on the Ala meda last evening for Juneau where she will conduct series of campaign addresses against the Democratic machine" Mrs. Hatcher is on her way to her home at Knik, near An chorage
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04

The Alameda arrived from the south last evening at 5:30; and left this morning for the north at o'clock after unloading 76 tons of freight Passengers for Ketchikan were G. Bouck, Sophie Van, Madge Leslie. Peter Miller. M. H. Anderson, Geo Radenl augh, Ernest Blue, J. Zitz, F. H. Goodwin, r. B. Marr, and steer age. Leaving for the north were Mrs. C. T. Hatcher, B. Eskero, M. c Rugg, Oak Olson, P. D. Verney and wife. c. s. Creder, Clyde Eagle, Mrs E. J. Hill, and Mrs. K. Sermo.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
MACKINZEN GOING
 TO WESTERN FRONT

PARIS, April 4.-General Mackenzen n supreme command of the Teuton forces on the Italian front, has left for the vest front, according to reliable ort.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04

LONDON, England, April A re. port from the Amsterdam correspond ent of the Exchange Telegraph states during the past week, the cannonad- ing on the western front has been dis tinctly heard in Holland.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
WOMEN ALIENS TO
 COME UNDER NEW
 AMENDED SPY LAW

WASHINGTON, D. C., April A. The senate has passed without debate or a roll call the house bill amending the espionage law to make it appli- able to enemy women as well as men. Officials of the department of justice urged the legislation, declaring army women agents of Germany are at work here.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
l3 VESSELS SUNK LAST
 WEEK

LONDON, April 4.-During the week nding last evening, thirteen vessels were sunk either by mines or submar. nes, the admiralty announces this lorning.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
TURKS AND GERMANS
 FORCES THROWN BACK

PETROGRAD, April 4-Turk and erman forces have been thrown back sixty versts from Batum, it is announc. d today.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
GERMAN TRANSPORTS REPORTED SOUTH
 OFF HESIMGF0RS

PETROGRAD, April 4.-This morn- ing thirty German transports carrying troops have arrived at Hango, on the southern coast of Finland and south- east of Helsingfors, dispatch from the latter place says.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
THE WORLD WAR A
 YEAR AGO TODAY

} APRIL 4, 1917-The senate | P passed resolution declaring 1 F state of war between the U. s. 1 s and Germany by a vote of S2 to . f G.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
TAFT SUGGESTS
 EFFICIENT REMEDY

MUSkOGEE April 4-Bullets should terminate the citizenship of all spies, according to what ex-President Taft said here last night in his address.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04

Get in line for the launching of the Third Liberty Bond sale next Satur- day-Don't forget that!
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-04-04
WEATHER REPORT

Tor "A hours ending 6 p. m. . gesterday precipitation .65 in. max. temp. 4So, min. .2S', above. ]!
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-08
ARRIVALS AT HOTEL COMO

Trina Surber, Little Rock; Jose
phine Gocken, Little Rock ] NJ Deal
and family. Monticello; Miss Alice
Anderson. Little Rock Miss Alice
Hickman. Little Rock A. b. Crotty
Little Rock: VIM r Beatty, Little
Rock, Ike Davis. Little Rock: II. o
Gum and wife. Texas G. c. White
Ohio; r c. Barnett. Louisiana; 1t
Wallick and wife, Camp Pike; Mrs
r. c. Thompson, Alabama; S. p
Vaushter. Little R0ek; r. o. Corrou
Texas: c. b. Bennett. Illinois,, b H.
Hawkins. Mena: w, c. Harris At
lanta: T. " Herman Arkadelphia
j. II Atkinson. Chicago: MRS. Gee
Overtone, Little Rock c. C. Paul
DE Queen; A. NJ Berry, Chicago; ]
H Ratcliffe. Texas; Worley Lewis
Texas: +. W Swift. Chicago; Ernest
Kaufman. New York
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

department OF tne Interior. L. 5
Land OFFICE at Little Rock, Ark.
july II, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that WI
liam NJ. Lowder, OF Beaudry, Arkansas
who, on November g, 1914 and Mas
"A, 1916, made Original and Additional
Homestead entry No. 0ll4lG and
l0l3094 for Sc IA NV IL, w II SW
ma NE1 Il - SW IA and r ~
saw Ia ME IA, Section "a. Township
IN, Range 10 W, 9TH Principal Nerd
ian, has filed notice of intention TO
make Three-year Proof, to establish
claim TO the land above described be
fore u. s. Commissioner at Hot
Springs Arkansas, on the eth day OF
August, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses;
Thomas j.. Johnson, Of Jesseyille,
Arkansas, John H. Johnson, of Jesse
vile, Arkansas; James NJ. Green, Of
Jesseville, Arkansas. Albert l.. Magby,
Of Jesseville, Arkansas
JOHN w. ALLEN,
7-2S Tues. Register
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-08

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mount photoplay, playing the Game,
which is showing at the Central to-
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Booted and spurred, with chaps an1
a wide sombrero, Charles Ray is tue
central figure OF the story oI play
ing the Game his newest Paramount
picture. which has Just heen released
This is a strong story of the sOuu.-
west. After a brief yoriod aloH tla
Great White Way in New YORK. Sir
/ Ray, as Larry Prentiss. a dissipated
son OF millionaire, who had left him
a vast fortune, has been leading a
Wild life and one night at a dinner
given TO some friends, he knocks down
and apparently Mills Hickey Trent IN
! the belief that hc is a murderer Lar
ry goes to Arizona to begin lifa anew
While there larry has many adven-
lures. including holdups and other
thrilling events and he finally lands
as "a cowboy upon his own ram h, his
identity being unknown 10 his cia-
ployees Here he meets and courts
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dramatic occurrences, avOws his love
for thegirl who raturally reciprocates.
Mr. Rays leading woman in this
picture is Doris lee, a young woman
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