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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
LIBERTY LOAN
SUBSCRIPTIONS
REACH $17,450
Of This S16.2O2 Has Been Paid
For in Cash.-ketchikan
Sure to Go Over Top

The books for the Fourth Liberty
Loan do not open until September %
a week from today. and will be op-
en- just exactly four weeks, closing
October 10, and already Ketchikaners
are showing their "go-after-it" spirit
and have subscribed up till noon today
for s17.450 worth of bonds, of which
s16,202 worth have been paid for in
cash,
Altho reports have been made at
various times that the ketchikan
quota will be only about $4,000, it
was stated very emphatically this
morning by Mr.. Lawson, assistant
cashier at the bank, that this impress.
sicn is wrong. and that Ketchikan
must be prepared to raise, at least,
exactly twice as much as their last
quota of $4,000 or $4,000. The
Fourth Liberty Loan calls for double
the Third Loan, so it is reasonable to
expect our quota to be doubled.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
wonder SHIP"
LAUNCHED IN SO DAYS

California's labor power has again
shown its mettle in the remarkable
time made in the building of the De-
fiance, the wonder ship of the world"
which was one of four 12.000-ton car
go carriers launched in the Alameda
yards in one day. The Department
of Labor finds that many records are
going in this war.
1t was just SO days from the time
the keel was started until the vessel
was launched. These 50 days includ-
ed Sundays and holidays. The Def
ance was built by the Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation.
The men have received much praise
for their splendid effort in turning out
the Definance in so short a time. The
record really surpasses the q days re-
quired for the building of the Tucka-
hoe by the New York Shipbuilding Co.
according to Pacific Coast shipping
men. 1t is estimated that about 80
per cent more steel was required for
building the Defiance than for making
the Tuckahoe
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
ITALIANS IN OUR ARMY
ARE FIGHTING WITH
ARDOR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. =
Letters from Italian-American
soldiers have come into the Red
Cross office in Washington and
into a number of other govern
ment offices. They show that
the Italian boys in General
Pershing's forces are fighting
with the greatest zeal and are
more than satisfied with the
army Of which they form a part.
One of them writes 1--WE have
had good food and beds. Now
that we are here, | am ready to
take vengeance for the blood of
the thousands of brothers who
have fallen in this righteous
cause and for the glory of Amer
lean arms. The port where we
landed is fine, the people are
very courteous and respectful.
We hope when we reach the bat
tlefront to kill all those in
famous Germans and to make
mincemeat of their villainous
Kaiser. And we are going,
courageously, obring about a
great final Victory"
1t is evident from much Of the
correspondence that the foreign
born soldiers in our forces are
doing their dutyin q spirit Of
the deepest seriousness. Per-
haps they have not the same
sly sense of humor which causes
the Yank or the British
Tommy" to Jest about the vital
things of life, and pretend that
it is all a great adventure and
grand lark.
Another Italian boy, with a
strain of Greek blood in him,
writes as follows:
"Don't worry about me. From
now on I shall initiate my an
cestors the Spartens. Either |
shall return with glory and
honor or | shall not return at all.
This desire has been nurtured
in my inmost being: that we
must crush our enemies so that
we can live in peace in the
future" - Foreign Information
Service, Washington, D. C.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
RECORDS OF BRITISH
AIRMEN

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. =
Among the many wonders of the
war, few things are more strik-
ing than the development of the
British Royal Air Forces. -Four
years ago the British possessed
considerably fewer than 100
aeroplanes. Now the Royal Air
Force alone destroys in an aver
age week a larger number of
enemy aeroplanes than Britain
possessed when the war began.
The officially recorded figures
for a single month illustrate the
combatant activities of the r.
A. F. In the month of June
last. the number of enemy air.
craft brought down (Which
means destroyed) by the British
alone was 314, while the num-
Der driven down out of control
was 1913. AS against that total
of 4S2 enemy machines destroy
ed or driven down, 1853 British
machines were reported missing
for the same period. Another
month shows 51S enemy air.
craft accounted for, and only
1913 British machines missing.
The bombing planes have
been busy also. During one
month British airmen dropped
S53 tons of bombs over different
no fewer than IA seperate bomb
ing raids over Germany itself,
apart from work over the battle
area, and engaging nearly 1000
enemy batteries. 1t is no un-
common thing for British air.
men to bomb military detectives
i nGermany itself three times in
one days.-Foreign Information
Service, Washington, D. C.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
AMERICAN INDIANS
AS SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. -
Thousands of Red Indians who,
a generation or two ago, decked
themselves out in paint and
feathers. are today wearing the
olive drab uniform of the United
States army.
At Camp Bowie, Texas, the
142nd Infantry is composed
wholly of Choctaws, and
through this camp alone are
scattered more than a thousand
Indians. In Nebraska the Win
nebagos formed a company early
in the war, but the formation of
seperate units is generally
frowned upon by the govern
ment, which prefers, when pos
sible, to place the Red men in
the same companies with white
soldiers. Fourteen tribes are
represented in the service and,
when young enough, the chiefs
have enlisted. In rank they
scale down from major, and al
most every branch has attracted
some of them.
! The Indians have a good Lib
erty bond record. Although
they are not wealthy people, on
the three loans they have sub
scribed more than S13,000,000,
Or between $50 and $40 per
capita. The Osages, with a
population of only 2,180, sub
scribed S226,00 to the last loan.
Foreign Information Service,
! Washington, D. c.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
OLD LOCATION
BEING SURVEYED

Mayor Wakefield, with a gang of
men is busy surveying the Venetia
Mining Clam, now within the incor-
porate City Limits. This claim was
located in 1903 by the late Ole Hamre
and F. S. Stackpole.
The patent was granted in 1910, but
owing to the death of Ole Hamre in
911 very little was done with the
property
The claim was sold by the city in
1916 for taxes and street improve
ments, which recently issued the pun.
chaser deed.
The new owner has put Mr.. Wake
field to work to relocate the corners
of the claim.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
Up TO THE WOMEN

ang of the signature of President Wilson to the
Man BILL between the Is and 20 have been
drafted into the service of our country
That than before the business of the
fall upon the shoulders of the women Where their
limited heretofore and the calls them have
comparatively the necessities for to take the
burdens have borne will be increased hundred
the of America must step
ranks fill the left by their husbands and BROTH
Preparation this mighty change has been made in
greater degree throughout the entire country With the
pursuits open them have been gradually acqu
ing the knowledge stand them vital stead under the
order of things.
the least revolutionary of the changes has the grant
ing to Of executive powers in war financing.
Where few years bond sellers were negligible
quantity number has grown during the past twelve months
half million And where in days before the
women who bought and far between today
than onehd of the United States bond
Interest and taxes which short time were little known
troublesome problems have become subjects with which Amer
lean women are o friendliest speaking terms.
various Liberty Loans have made interest
possession which the inevitable
iment of
Fourth Liberty Loan to be opened for subscription Sep
will afford the Of America another pportun
ty possessors the Government securities for their
future well being and happiness.
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN OPENS SEPT. 20.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
CHAUTAUQUA
DELIGHTS
AUDIENCE
Many Obliged to Stand For
Want of Room at Benefit
Concert Last Night

With every chair and bench in the
hall filled, and many standing in the
rear. one OF the biggest audiences
seen in Red Men Hall greeted the
Chautauqua players last evening to
'enjoy their Armenian-Syrian Relief
Benefit concert, which because of its
varied character. proved very delight
full.
The program opened after the Star
Spangled Banner by the audience with
two orchestra numbers by the Ladies'
Festival Orchestra. which were well
received by the audience.
Capt w ]. Hindley, who was tor
four years mayor of the City of Spo-
kane. gave an all too brief talk TO the
audience on the subject of standing
behind the Stars and Stripes in this
present crisis and it would be incred-
ible almost to think that any person
after hearing him could help being
moved and feel the thrill of being an
American.
Mr.. and Mrs H Ruthven Mcdonald
followed the lecture with number of
wonderful baritone solos by Mr. Nc
Donald. assisted by Mrs. Mcdonald
at the Piano. By special request, Mr..
Mcdonald. repeated his famous song,
'Bitbity Bob stating that Miss Agnes
Edmond had sold number Of tickets
on the strength of promise that he
would comply with this request. He
also gave a number of funny impers.
onations and told humorous stories,
which brought the house down, es-
pecially the one about the "Brawny
Scot" who refused to lie down after
ne had been ordered to, on the battle
field, because as he said he had a
brand new bottle o whusky in the
pocket o. his kilt. and he'd lost the
cork
Dr.. RAIDER, ranked as one OF the
twelve great speakers of the coun-
try. who has won distinction as an
author, lecturer and journalist. con-
tributed one of the bright spots on
the Chautauqua program, by speak.
ing for a short time on Chautauqua
in regard to religion, politics and pat
riotism.
The Filion Concert Party, composed
OF Fern Goltra, dramatic soprano, for
merly of the Chicago Grand Opera
Company, Edna McEachern, graduate
OF the Moscow Conservatory of Music,
and Ferdinand Fillion, famous French
Violinist. proved wonderful combin'
alton whose rare music and interpre
tation Of loved and familiar selections
will long remain a memory in the
/ hearts of music lovers.
4 The Ladies of the Festival Orches
ira closed the program with patriotic
vocal selections, and the entire com
pany joined the audience in singing
America" with the new verse dedi
Gated to 'our splendid men"
! The company left this morning fol
Prince Rupert on the Taku II. which
was chartered for their use.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
THE RED CROSS.

The Red Cross makes an ap-
peal for clothing for Belgium.
The cold weather is coming on
and ten million people in France
and Belgium will suffer unless
fed and clothed. Next week has
been set aside by the American
Red Cross for the purpose of
gathering up clothing for relief
work. The local chapter ans
wers the call and appeals to the
citizens of Ketchikan to assist.
&C. M. Van Marter, Chairman
Red Cross.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
NORTH TO TEACH

Miss Mabel Elkins, sister OF Mr..
Frank Elkins, linotype operator for
the Progressively Miner, was a passen,
ger northbound today to Juneau, on a
visit to Alaska, accompanying her
cousin, Miss Myrtle Hagerman, who
gees to teach the Mission school at
Juneau this winter.
Both girls are from the south, Miss
Elkins' home being in Dallas, Texas
and Miss Hagerman, from Flagstaff
Arizona, where she taught last year
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
CANADIAN CORPORAL
ESCAPED FROM
GERMAN PRISON
Tells How Prisoners Are Baked
In Coke Oven to Make
Them Deaf

Prince Rupert. B. c., Sept. 10
After two attempts to escape from a
German internment camp and after
suffering unthinkable hardships, Cor
poral P. Nelson finally escaped from
the swamps of Westphalia when the
electric wires which surrounded them
had been put out of business by a
thunder storm. Two of his compan-
ions were riddled by machine gun bull
let's, two were drowned in the swamps
but the ether two guided by the north
star, eventually reached Holland and
by that way got back to Canada. Now
Corporal Nelson has again volunteer
ed for service in Siberia and is here
for a week recruiting for the unit that
is being formed at Victoria for that
purpose.
Corporal Nelson is known in this
district where he was engaged for a
long time on survey parties at Ora,
ham Island He has been engaged in
Ilcu SIOSS WI n III TIC otcAtSo iOi oOAAAN
time, and he purposes giving a free
lecture here within few days to
which all are invited and when he
will tell the story of his capture. He
is ready to attest anyone who can
pass the doctor and who is between
lie ages of 10 and As.
!. makes a thrilling story that OF
hcw the men who tried to escape
were put in the dark cells, and fed
on bread and water, of how they were
/ pu. n the hot coke ovens so that
scme of them lost their hearing thru
she intense heat, and Of how they
were treated generally by the Ger
mans.
Corporal Nelson fought at Ypres
and in a number of other engage
ments and was wounded and cap
tured in the assault on Mount KEN
mel Just now he is at the Prince Ru
pert Hotel where he may be seen by
any who are interested In the new
battalion-Prince Rupert Daily News
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
PROFESSOR KNOX
PURCHASES HOME

Professor and Mrs W A Knox,
who have purchased the Martin Bugge
house until now owned by the ket,
chikan Real Estate, hope 10 move in
to their new home as soon as it is
vacated by the present occupants, Mr.
and Mrs. G. Wyckoff and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyckoff plan on NOV
ing into the old Mike Martin house
as soon as it is vacated D. Deputy
Marshal Sharpe and family. who ex
pect to move soon into their new res
idence built next TO the Courthouse
this summer
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
GRANNY COMPANY
LEASES HOUSE
FOR MANAGER

The Tinkham residence has been
leased for several years TO the CRANKY
Mining Company. as permanent res
idence for the superintendent OF the
local mines.
Mr.. y. ". Sweetser, present manag-
er, will move his family there the
first OF the coming month, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tinkham. leaving next Monday
for Camp Lewis, where Mr.. Tinkham
is to report, for service as Captain
in the Engineering Corps
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
r + + z + + = = i.
THE WORLD WAR A
YEAR AGO TODAY

= Sept 2l-Secretary Lansing 4
= published message OF Won Bern 4
= storff to Berlin, asking leave to I
= spend $4,000 "to influence con- 4
+ gress." i
+ Costa RIGA severed diplomatic 4
+ relations with Germany. 4
= Germany and Austria replied 4
+ favorably 10 pope's peace propo- I
+ sal.
2 General Bliss succeeded Cen
= eral Scott as chief of staff. U. s. 4
= A. 4
= Germans broke through Rus
= sian line at Jacobstadt-
= . = = = = = . . = = 80 4
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
SCHOOLS TO USE NEWS
PAPERS TO TEACH
CURRENT HISTORY

CINCINNATI Daily newspapers
and current periodicals are to play
an important part in teaching present
day history in the schools of Hamil.
ton county during the coming school
year, SO pupils may keep pace with
important war moves.
Decision that these publications
should be used by teachers in the
public schools was made by more than
500 teachers who attended the Hamil.
ton County Teachers institute here.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
TO VISIT SISTER

Mrs. II. Bradfield who arrived this
morning from Seattle, is to visit in
Ketchikan with her sister, Mrs. Ere
mont King, for a few weeks.
Just before going to press the com
mittee reported that, altho all re
ports had not been received from
those selling tickets for the benefit, II
was estimated that about $3.50 would
Re realized from the sale. A full re
port will he published on Monday.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
GERMAN SOCIAL
DEMOCRATS START
PEACE movement

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 21-The Ger,
man social democrats have inaugural.
ed peace demonstrations at Essen and
Cologne, as well as in many other
towns in SaXony.
According to late reports. many
thousand peoples are attending meet.
ings and showing great interest. One
report says the movement is spread
ing like wild fire.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
HOW GERMAN
SSRECAROS
j. S. ANSWER
They See Final Proof oil
Desire to DiSmember
The Nation

COPENHAGEN. = Sept. 21.-The
German press today regards the AM
erican answer to the Austrian peace
note in connection with the speech of
Lord Balfour. the British Foreign Min
lister as final proof that the allied ma
lions seek determination of the Ger
man power as well as of the people
dismembered OF their territory.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
TO JOIN FAMILY

MI. George Woodruff, Of the U. S.
Customs office, plans on leaving this
evening for Seattle to spend month
holiday with Mrs. Woodruff and chill
dren who have been visiting Mrs.
Woodruff's OLD home for several
months. The family will return home
together the latter part Of October.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
JUG0SLAvS IN FRANCE
HEAR OF JULY 4TH
CELEBRATION

WASHINGTON, Sept. TO-
Charles Gasparowski, is a young
Jugoslav volunteer from Phila-
delphia. Before his enlistment
he was a leader of the Croatian
"sokols" of Philadelphia. These
"sokols" are combination gym
nastic-patriotic societies. Young
Gasparowski joined the army
with two of his brothers as soon
as American declared war or
Austria, and has for some time
been in France with a regiment
of Americans, in which he eX.
pressed his great satisfaction
over the international fourth OF
July celebration held this yeal
in Washington.
81 have just received news
from home about the great his.
torical celebration in Washing
ton on July 4th," he writes. 81
am so happy and overjoyed that
l cannot help writing you. What
is there now, l wonder, that
could keep all our men from raj.
lying around their flag which
has been recognized and honorec
in such q glorious way by the
United States! The news we are
receiving from the front is bet.
ter every day. Victory was
never so near and so certain
Our American boys are doing
beyond all expectations" For.
eign Information Service, Wash.
ington, D. G..
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
P. RICKENBACHER
GETS MORE SCALPS

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Sept. 21-Paul Ricken-
bacher. the former auto racer who
joined the aviation corps. is credited
with six victories today. He secured
two additional scalps yesterday. the
statement at the headquarters say
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
ALu.... GIVE ON
THE MACEDONIAN FRONTS

LONDON, Sept 21-On the Macedonian front the Serbans
pursuing the Bugarans their eutonc allies throughout
Macedonia rapid the time furnishing their
with very heavy According dispatches today
losses prisoners alone said be than fifteen thousand
In the last days five thousand Bugaans have been made
prisoners and less than eight big captured
The erbians French Greeks and British erang
the drive.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
LEAVING For SEATTLE

Mrs. r. A. Perry, OF Kasaan, who
has spent the summer at the cannery
where Mr.. Perry is accountant and
bookkeeper. arrived in town today
and hopes to leave for her home in
Seattle on tn, esteamer this evening
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
LEAVING FOR JUNEAU

Geo. F. Forrest, Jr.. who has been
employed in and around Ketchikan
for. the past year, left for his home In
Juneau today where his father has a
large business, headquarters for me-
chanical equipment Of all description
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

Arrivals from the south this morn
Ing were A A. Dezardo. H, Bergman,
Miss A. Fang, r. II. Chadwick, J. c.
Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs H. Bradyeld.
Leaving for the north were S Berg
man, S. ]. Mathews, Dale l.. Pitt, ].
Verang, Peter McGregor, Fred Emer-
son, Geo. F. Forrest, Jr, Edgar F
Harpst, Robert Scott and two nat
ives.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
FRANK ADAMS is
REPORTED we'll

Friends Of Frank Adams, who left
here last February, will be pleased to
hear that he is reported to have re-
gained his health, and is working In
Portland
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
BABY BOY ARRIVES

Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Hendrickson,
are the proud parents OF another
small baby boy who arrived last even
ing at five O'Clock at the Arthur Yates
Hospital
The new boy is the fourth child. and
the third boy. Both mother and small
son are reported very we'll by Dr.
Myers.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
RUBBER MAN HERE

r. H. Chadwick, Alaska representa-
tive of the United States Rubber
Company Of San Francisco and Seat
tie, was an arrival on the steamer
from the south today. and is a guest
al the Stedman
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
SECOND ARTICLE
OF GERMANY'S
TREACHERY OUT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-The
State Department is out in the official
bulletin today with number two of the
series of articles showing Germany's
treachery in Russia. The third ar
ticle will appear shortly. the officials
say
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
LEAVING FOR HOLIDAY

J VI. Campbell, known to his friends
as Dad" who has acted in the cap
acity of night clerk at the Revilla
Hotel here for three yearss is to take
a well-earned vacation. He leaves
Monday for San Francisco, where he
plans to visit old friends and places
OF interest for about month or six
weeks.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
DRAFTED MAN TO HAlNEs

Edgar F. Harpst, registrant~~ from
Friday Harbor, left for Haines this
morning to be indicted into service,
at Fort VIM. H. Seward
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21

It's the exception that keeps the
divorce courts busy. The majority Of
people make matrimony life con-
tract.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-21
Z 2 = + = + = = = .
WEATHER REPORT

z For "a hours ending D. m. Z
. yesterday maximum temperature 4
= go, minimum 40', precipitation
= .02 and sunny.
I . = = ++++ 80 = 4
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-03
Stacker Lawyers Are
Holding Up Draft as
Questionnaires Wait

The progress of the mighty work
of the draft machinery is seriously
hampered by Stacker lawyers" who
fail to respond to help registrants
file their questionnaires, according to
local exemption boards.
THE shortage of legal helpers is
alarming and is causing delays and
needless Inconvenience" declare
board members.
Clerk Southland of board No. 4, re-
ported that on some days only two
of the eight lawyers assigned to his
board appear and that long lines OF
registrants are kept waiting for
hours. Saturday morning there were
only four lawyers in the Army
building to assist registrants of two
boards, No. / and No. 3.
Henry Meyers of board No. )
says that Judge c. T. Dickinson has
been loyal helper and has beer
"on the job" all of the time; c. S
Connolly, Raymond T. Coffey and
Kenneth Finlayson have also been
| helping at board No. 3. but Fred R
| Campbell and E. A. Conway, who
were assigned, failed to appear, &C,
cording to Mr.. Meyers.
Many registrants take time off
from their work to fill out their
qaestionnaires and board members
feel that it is unjust to keep them
waiting. The attorneys are usually
assigned to work at a board for
| three hours a day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-03
John Does Bank Roll
Knocks Police a Curve

John Doe" with $4,000 in cash
in his pocket, was arrested in Oma-
lia Saturday afternoon on a charge
OF drunkenness and disturbing the
peace.
John, with a companion who gives
the name of A. B. Brown, had a
real "jag on" so the police say, and
it took force to take the prisoners
to the police station. >...
They were frisked" at the station
and the $4,000 in cash was taken
from Johns clothes. The roll OF
greenbacks would choke bull. The
police-accustomed to taking a slim
dime and hunk of tobacco from
most of their prisoners-were amaz-
ed. One crisp new $1,000 bill, such
as many an honest citizen does not
see in his life time, was included in
the mans wealth.
Police will hold Brown and his
pal for investigation.