The Cordova Daily Times
\ olAME II. X CM BEK 532. CORDOVA, ALASKA, THE BSD A V, SEPTEMBER 7, 1916. ” PIUCF TFxT'FXTS
RUSSIANS ARE BOMBARDING HALICZ
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I ‘E I R<)(i RA I), Kept, i. Tlu* Russians are bombarding t lie
town of Halicz, in Galicia, sixty miles southwest of Lemberg.
Halicz Is now aflame and the enemy will soon be foried to eva
cuate or be taken. The Russian troops have organized the rail
way lines between Halicz and Semikovitze and Wodjiiki.
PARIS, Kept. i. The French troops have captured the
German first line trenches over a mile front northeast of Ver
dun, between Vaux and Chapitre region, and the town of ('he
nois, during which engagement two hundred and fifty Germans
were taken.
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PKTROGRAl), Sept. 7.—It is announced that Turtukai, a
fortified Roumanian town on the Danube river, sevpntv miles
southeast of Bucharest, has been evacuated by the Roumanians.
PKTROGRAl), Sept. 7.—The Russians are stijl making
gains in eastern Galicia, and yesterday took 5,(500 more pris
oners.
Id >XI >< >N, Sept. 7.— A dispatch from the front contains the
intimation that the Somme offensive may soon be dropped by j
the allies for the winter, and resumed in the spring with an
norinous increase in guns and ammunition.
Bl CHAREST, Kept. 7. The Roumanian troops have or
•upied Gyergyo, Ditro and Orsova pass on the northwest Iron
tier of Roumniiin. They also captured seven cannon and im
lortant ammunition stores from the Austrians.
WAKl I LXGTt >X, Kept. 7. 'The conferees of the revenue
bill struck out the provision empowering the president to re- i
taliate against citizens of belligerent nations who interfere1
with Initeil States mails, as thex believed it would work a hard
ship mi Americans in foreign countries.
PKTROGRAl), Sept. 7. The offensive movement of tie
Turks along the Euphrates, west of Erzingan, in Turkish Ar )
mcnin, was repulsed. In the region of <Ignett? the Ru-siaiis are
driving the Piirks from strong mountain defences with heavy
losses to the latter.
UEIt’ld X, Sept. 7. < >ver 20,000 Roumanians and a hundred
•■•onion Were captured with the Roumanian fortress Turtukai.
LONDON, Sept. 7.—“Somewhere in England” there is a
government factory where aeroplanes, often called the eves of
he army, are built almost exclusivelv by women. *
In one large shed alone women are engaged in making tent
o house the machines, the wings of which other women in an
id.joining shed cover and paint.
In one machine shop women are engaged in wadding parts
>f the machines - an extremely difficult and delicate work,
• Inch requires much patience, concentration and skill. In otliei
■Imps women are engaged upon press tool work, rough filing,
■•petition milling, capstan lathe work, string sew ing and small
wood work. I he women are also employed upon the inspection
>f stores and varnishing all woodwork.
NEW ^ ORK, Sept. 7.— The French army authorities have
■ quested that the American volunteer ambulance corps, which
ms done such valuable service, be increased bv more voluu
eel', according to a cablegram received from Richard Norton,
•ommander of the corps, by his brother, Eliot Norton, of New
't oi k. It has been asked that Eliot Norton pass upon the quali
ication of any men who desire to volunteer for the emps, and
it* has arranged to do this.
The corps began work in France at the start of the war, and
or the last eighteen months it has been doing regular ambu
mice service for one of the French army divisions. Eatelv the
•orps received the distinction oi being mentioned in the general
irmy orders for “the constant devotion to duty of its members
<nd because it has rendered the very greatest service to the
irmy division to w hich it is attached in succoring the wounded
a the l>e-t possible manner.”
MOTHER CLAM
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The Pinnacle Hock Packing Com
I'any today began the active work of
constructing its new clam plant on
Boswell bay, at i linchinbrook island.
Practically all of the material and ma
chinery is now oil the ground and tile
erection of two buildings, dilxXU feet
each, will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible One of these structures will be
used for the plant and the other as
a warehouse. A wharf, 84x100 feet,
will also be at once built, and within
a few weeks another industry will be
added to Cordova s already many new
ones.
\tnotig the prime movers in the
Pinnacle Hock Company is H. A.
Sprague, who was the first person to
come and pack claims for the out
side market. He is experienced in this
line of business, and has associated
with him several well known citizens,
thus insuring the success of the un
dertaking.
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Ml! AffnUW
SENDS SWIFT
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hast evening at S o’clock a very
pretty wedding was consummated at
the Presbyterian church, the contract
>nv parlies being Mr. Andrew (’ohrs,
of this city, and Miss Sarah (’. Berg,
of North Yakima. Wash. The cere
mony was performed by Bov. A. G.
F Shriver, in the presence of a large
number of friends. During the cere- ,
nionv Mr. Sex crick sang. “I Dove You ]
Truly. " with Mrs. S. It Hedges as ac- f
eompanist. (
Tin- church was artistically decor- ,
alod with evergreen and red berries. |
There was an arch, under which hung j
a chrysanthemum hell, and leading to
the altar was Gates Ajar.
Mrs. |t. <’. <'zerwenke acted as
btidusmaid and Miss Rdna Thawlev as
maid of honor, and both carried bott
Uiiei - of asters. Miss (Ienevieze Royal
wus the flower girl and ring bearer,
and Mr. (’zerwenka officiated as best
man The ushers were Messrs. David
Phillips and C. It. Phillips.
The bride wore a gown of French
batiste, trimmed with oriental lace.
She carried a bouquet of white carna
tions, and wore a crown of beautiful
flowers, also a diamond necklace, a
gift from the groom. During the
day Mr. and Mrs. (’ohrs were the re
cipients of a number of gifts from
their friends. They immediately went
housekeeping on Third street, between
\ anti is streets, where they will he
at home after September 16. The
Daily Times joins in extending eon
gratulations to the young couple.
BRITISH DRIVE
- CHINESE OUT
SAMOA
I’AGO I’.\GO» \iuerican Samoa,
Sept. 7. Orders for the deportation j
of all Chinese laborers by the end of ;
the current year and their rigid ex
clusion thereafter have been issued
by the British administration of once J
German Western Samoa, which in
cludes the islands of Savlt and Opolu. j
The Chinese were brought to the is
lands during the German occupation, ■
which ended shortly after the Kuro- I
pean war broke out.
Island planters depend to a great :
extent upon Chinese labor to work j
their lands, as the native help is in ^
sufficient.
All German business houses have
' been closed by the British officials.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. — The re
port on the house emergency revenue
bill will be submitted to congress to
night.
RAILWAY STRIKE;
OF TRACTION
NKW YORK, Sept. 7.—A strike was
called this morning on the subway and
elevated lines and the surface system
of the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company, hut the city appeared to lie
inly slightly affected. The union lead
ers demand an arbitration of the eon
tracts binding on the employees not
to ask for a wage increase for two
years. The union declares that nine
thousand men quit work, while the
traction officials say that only two !
thousand men walked out.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 7. — The
louse conferees of the revenue bill
las withdrawn Ihe demand ror a tax
in copper, when the senate conferees
vithdraw the stamp taxes.
0. S. MAY BUT
OR LEASE
VESSELS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. — I’r. si
lent Wilson has signed the shipping
dll, which authorizes government, or
;anization capitalized not over $50,
00,000. it also provides that the gov
rnment may buy or lease ships and
dace them in trade if they cannot lie
eased for operation by private capital.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7. — A
■olored trooper of the Tenth United
States cavalry, who was surrounded
,vith his detachment in the fight at
'arrizal in Mexico, was today voted
l silver medal by the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, at
ts forty eighth annual meeting, as a
•eward for the care he bestowed on
bis wounded mount after the fight.
Sain M. Harris, C. Troop, the re
•ipTent, also will receive resolutions
idopted by the society, commending
vim for his bravery ami his devotion
o his horse.
Harris and C. Troop were surround
>d in the fight at Carrizal, Chihuahua,
June 21. He escaped by driving his
tiorse through a circle of the enemy,
ind both man and horse were woun
ded. Thereafter the trooper, himself
bleeding freely, devoted his efforts to
stanching the wounds of his mount
He gave it the water froirj his canteen,
bathing its nostril and mouth. Fin
ally the animal died, but Harris had
escaped capture.
An interview, widely published, in
which he attributed his escape to the
courage and faithfulness of his horse,
came to the notice of the local society
and was confirmed by Lieutenant Hen
jamin F. Hoag, commanding the troop.
CHIEF OF POLICE MAKING
ROUNDUP UNDESIRABLES.
On account of a few petty larceny
prowlers plying their vocation in Cor
dovan Chief of I’olice Dooley has de
clared martial law between the hours
of 1 a m and working hours, and ail
those of doubtful occupation had bet
ter heed the warning. Two arrests
were made last night, and it is under
stood that several “blue tickets" are
in the mail.
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ALASKA SMI
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. — Tile con
ferees have struck out the provision
In the revenue hill prohibiting the :t i
mission of Pacific coast halibut anil
salmon Into the United States through
it foreign country, except in bond front
an American port, lietallation of this
action by Canada is feared.
SOLDIERS FILL
FDR WRIST
E I.PASO. Texas, Sept. 7. — With
about forty thousand state and regu
lar troops on station here, approxi
mately five thousand wrist watches
have been sold in El i’aso within the
last sixty days, a leading local dealer
estimated.
Without a wrist watch the average
national guardsman seems to feel that
his -equipment is incomplete. Origin
ally the regular soldiers in the mount
ed branches adopted the fad, pointing
out that it is much more convenient
to turn the wrist than to dig into a
watch pocket. But in the main the
infantrymen clung to the pocket
watch.
However, with the arrival of the
militia, men of all branches clamored
for wrist watches. Soon the stocks
of local merchants were exhausted.
Hush orders to factories brought more
watc lies and now El Paso jewelers,
druggists, clothing merchants, slgar
druggists, stationery stores and even
fruit stores display wrist watches in
their windows.
There is now an abundance of light
at the Alaskan Hotel, where three per
fectlite fixtures have been installed
in the lobby and barroom, shedding
a brilliant ray of electricity.
The steamer Alaska is due from Se
attle at midnight.
No word was heard from the Ala
meda, which Is to the westward, up
to the hour et going to press.
SEATTLE, Sept 7. On a cloud
less night during the rest of this year
the people of this vicinitj will he able
to see a display of Northern lights,
according to Professor Samuel I.
Itoothroyd. professor of astronomy, in
charge of the observatory at the uni
versity of Washington.
The Northern lights, scientific.ill
known as the Aurora Borealis, will
appear as a brilliant white arc in the
northern heavens. It is probable that
streamers of green light will be no
ticed within the arc lint it is not
likely that the more vivid hues seen
in the more northern latitudes will he
visible here.
The Aurora Borealis reaches its
maximum display after 11 years
At the same time that the spots on
the sun are most numerous the .Nor
thern lights are most brilliant in col
or and most easily seen by the human
eye. This year, according to Prof.
Samuel Boothroyd, the sun spots have
reached their maximum number, hav
ing steadily increase in successive sea
sons for several years.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 7 — The
executive office of the nation w ill be
removed to Anbury Park, New Jersey,
tomorrow. President Wilson will re
main at Shadow Lawn most of his
time, making a front porch campaign
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B. G. Katon arrived at Anchorage
recently on his way to Bear creek,
near Hope, where he will superintend
the shipment of the 10-atamp mill
there to the Hermann Katon property
at Port Wells.
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It Is reported that the Silver Queen
and Ruby Silver Mining Company at
Story, on laike Bennett. Iuib opened
up a four foot vein of ore averaging
$40 per ton. The tunnel taps the
vein at a depth of 400 feet.
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TO ALASKA'S
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In order to remedy a defect In the
compiled laws, providing for the re
lease of Alaska insane, instead of send
ing them to Morningside sanitarium
at Portland, the matter was taken up
with the attorney general After
studying over the matter, he submit
ted the following hill, with the re
uuest that congress pass it. thereby
remedying existing conditions The
hill as congress is asked to pass it,
and which will remedy the state of
affairs, reads:
An Act to Amend Section Siil of the
Compiled Laws of the Territory of
Alaska.
He it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America, in congress assem
bled That Section 8:il of the com
piled laws of the Territory o^ Alaska
he amended bv the addition to the said
section, the following language, viz:
"Whenever any person who has been
adjudged insane under the foregoing
provisions of this section, shall, sub
sequent to the said adjudication and
while confined in any jail or detention
hospital in the Territory of Alaska,
evince substantial indications of hav
ing become sane or of being restored
to his normal mental condition, the
United States marshal in charge of
such jail or detention hospital shall,
upon observing such indications or
upon being reliably informed of them,
notify in writing a United States com
missioner of such fact or of the in
formation brought to his attention,
and the commissioner shall thereupon
forthwith institute a further or sub
sequent inquiry with respect to such
person's then present mental condi
tlon, which further or subsequent in
quiry shall be conducted in all respects
in strict compliance with the forego
ing provisibhs of this section, and if
the jury upon such further or subse
quent hearing shall find the person
to lie sane or to have been restored
to his normal condition, thereupon the
commissioner presiding at the hear
ing shall enter an order discharging
such person, so found to he sane or
to have been restored to his or her
former mental condition, from custody
and shall revoke and annul the war
rant theretofore issued requiring such
person to he delivered to and con
fined in the asylum or sanitarium for
the care and keeping of the Insane of
the district of Alaska.”
('iUt’.UiO, Sept. 7 — (’harles E.
Hughes will soon start on his second
speaking trip, which will he confined
t'i the states of Illinois. W isconsin and
Indiana. The third trip will cover
Kansas, North and South Dakota and
t Iklahonia.
ESMP KITCHENS
HI, I’ASO, Sept 7. - One of the
simplest vet most effective of tht
many reforms Introduced into the Am
eritan army since the days of the
S| atiish American war, relates to thi
camp kitchen.
Kitchens used to he stuck ill the
rear as far from the officers' row as
possible, where they could not he seer
hy visitors. They were treated as un
sightly nuisances. Hut in the camps
now stretched along the border, thf
cook shacks stand, if not under the
noses of the camp commanders, at
least within reach of their noses.
Filtering a camp on the outskirts
of FI Paso, the visitor finds on th<
first street a line of officers' tents
to one side and a line of mess sheds
on the other Officer and cook fact
each other a large part of the day
These sheds are rooted, but their sides
are of wire screen, which permits at:
unobstructed view of their workings
In former days, inspection of th<
kill hen was u matter of perfunctory
routine. As the officers had their sep
urate mess, they took an official rath
er than a personal concern in the kit
ehens, and seldom tested the food un
less a complaint had been made
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A meeting of the city council will
be held on Friday evening
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John Powell, a resident of Douglas
while crossing a trestle a few days age
stepped aside to let another pass
when he fell to the flats below a dis
tance of ten feet, sustaining sever*
Injuries.
W \SH1 ,\*t!T().\. Sept. 7 fifteen
thousand national guardsmen have re
turned from the Mexican border and
have been ordered mustered out of the
federal service immediately The
troops now on the border wdll remain
there for the present
SKATTl.f. Sept. 7 - The steamer
Admiral Watson sailed for Alaskan
ports this morning. Her Cordova pas
sengers are Iteming Wheeler, the in
diana banker, who was recently mar
l rled, and has mushed through all parts
of Alaska, Arthur Miller and C .1
Dunlap.
DRTKOIT, Sept 7 ii• nry ford,
of automobile and p« < e fame, an
nounces that he will begin a suit
against the Chicago Tribune ;or
unit for liltei. Il< alleges that ills
j character was injured to that extent
j when the Tribune ' alh-d hi an an
j art-hist in an editorial two months
j ago.
TO FIGHT
(T.l'VKLAM *, S.'pt 7. Johnny
| Kilbane, who won the featherweight
I championship of tin worlo on l.attor
I Day to knocking out t'.corue Chaney
i in the third round, will meet Freddie
j Welsh if guaranteed a pttrso of $1.
j 000 and a third of the gate receipts,
j The fight to take place ai Brooklyn
i and lie for ten rounds.
CIVILIANS m
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XMEHIt’AN l.AKt: Wash. Sept i
—Approximately tun business mat
from the cities and towns of the
Northwest are training it the civil
ian military training camp here As
soon as the men arrived thev were
organized into companies and us
signed to tents in which thc\ will
make their homes until the camp
breaks up September - :
Five regular army officers were as
signed to each company of civilians
to give them as much training as pos
sible during their brief stay itt the
camp. During the first week the
drills will consist of little more than
the manual of arms, and details of
camp life, with att occasional hike to
harden the civilians for the hard work
that is to come later on when they
are taught to dig trenches advance
in closed and extended order and to
advance and rear guard duty
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After 2K years of faithful service
with the Treadwell Fompany. Nick
King has resigned his npsition as fore
man of the 7<ki mill 1 K Smith,
former foreman of the 240 mill, has
succeeded him