The Cordova Daily Times
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VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 232. CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS.
GRAND POKE NIKOLAI TRANSFERRED TO SOUTHERN ARMY
BILLION DOLLAR
WHEAT CROP
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—The pros
pects of a billion dollar wheat crop
have been increased by the govern
ment crop report, until now such an
event seems assured. Unless unpre
cedented adverse weather conditions
intervene, the United States will turn
out the biggest wheat crop in its his
tory, and will lead the world in the
j value of its production of the cereal.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—The repre
sentatives of General Carranza in this
city, have received advices from their
chief who claims the capture of Tor
reon and Durango. An expedition is
being formed for marching on Chi
huahua, and an attack in force upon
that city Tnay be expected within a few
weeks.
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MANY CHANGES
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—Orders j
have been issued by the Secretary of j
the Navy which will result in a gen- j
eral reorganization of the staff of the |
Naval Academy at Annapolis. The J
heads of nearly all the departments
have been detached for duty else
where and new appointments will be
announced soon. The reorganization
is the result of the recent examination
scandal at the navy school.
SEAMEN'S BILL
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VESSELS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—According
(r“ to a legal opinion handed in to the
secretary by the solictor of the De
partment of Commerce today, a large
proportion of foreign ships in the
American trade and all foreign built
ships now under the American flag
would be exempt from important pro
visions in the new Seamen's bill pass
ed by the last Congress.
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m The sailing of the steamer North- \
^ western from Seattle, has been post
poned until 10 o’clock tomorrow
morning.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
PEI R(.>GRAD, Sept. 8—Military commentators are much
interested in the proclamation of the Czar taking command of
the forces of the empire, and the removal of the grand duke
Nikolai from supreme command. It is thought that General
Alexiev, the recently appointed chief of staff will assume su
preme command’ of the forces in the field. The new post, which
was assigned to Nikolai, that of Viceroy of Caucasus, in charge
of the southern army, is unimportant as both the Russian and
Turkish armies in that section have been depleted through
withdrawing the troops to other parts of the battle field. The
grand duke issued a farewell order to the -army and navy
thanking them for their heroism and their devotion to him and
predicting greater exploits for the men under the leadership
of the emperor. Coupnt Vorontzoflf DashkofF, viceroy of Cau
casus, whom Nikolai succeeds, has been transferred to the
Emperor’s personal staff.
PARIS, Sept. 8—Tn a message received today from the
Czar of Russia by President Poincare of France, the monarch
announces that he has taken supreme command of all the Rus
sian armies.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 8—Tlie Czar has removed the Grand
Duke Nikolai from supreme command of the Russian armies
and taken over control himself. The Czar has been displeased
with the results obtained through the strategy of the grand
duke, and as a result has given effect to his displeasure by trans
ferring him to the post of commander in chief of the southern
army, operating against the Turkish forces in the Caucausus.
The Grand Duke has been given the title of Viceroy of the
Caucasus.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 8—The taking over of the supreme
command of Russia’s military forces by the Czar, who has
heretofore been realy subservient to the Grand Duke Nikolai,
means that a general shake up in the personnel of the command
ing generals in the field is likely to follow. Some changes have
already been made, such as putting General Russky in command
of the northern army defending Riga, and the roads to Petro
grad. In taking over the command of the army and navy the
Czar issued an order saying, “With unshaken assurance in final
victory, we shall fulfil our sacred duty to defend our country to
the last. W e shall not allow the land of Russia to be dishon
ored with the tread of an alien enemy.”
Little Old New York Burdened With Gold.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8—The hig banking concerns and in
ternational banking houses of this city are expressing their
dislike of the heavy shipments of gold that England is sending
to the United States, and the arrival of sixty millions of gold on
the cruiser Argyle at Halifax the day before yesterday has
caused an open expression of opposition to such huge shipments.
They say that they would prefer to lend money to Great
Britain. The accumulation of a huge amount of gold in this
country encourages inflation and tends to speculation.
Two Thousand Prisoners Taken by Germany.
BERLIN, Sept. 8—The strategy of the German generals
has forced the Russians to accept battle in the district between
Pruzma and Wolkowysk, north of Brest-Litovsk. The Bavarian
forces under Prince Leopold are attacking successfully in this
region, and heavy fighting is under way. Further progress
has been made by Hindenberg’s army operating on the Dvina
and against Riga. Two thousand additional prisoners were
taken by the various German armies.
Germans to Make Effort to Capture Riga.
LONDON, Sept. 8—The urgent necessity for a sucessful
culmination of the Teutonic campaign against Riga is indicated
in an army order issued by General Von Buelow, wherein he
exhorts the troops under his command to make one more great
effort to capture the port and use it as a winter home prepara
tory to marching on to Petrograd next spring. The impetus
of the Teuton rush has been considerably checked by fierce
counter attacks of the Russians. Along the Galician border
these counter aatacks have brought the Teutons’ advance
almost to a standstill. The right wing of the German army is
contemplating an attack on Kiev with General Von Mackensen
commanding.
Austria Interfering in Operation American Factories.
WASHINGTON, Kept. 8—President Wilson left the White
House tins morning, and went to the offices of the Secretary of
State in the State Department building. He conferred with
Mr. Lansing for a long time on the matter of the efforts of the
Austrian ambassador to interefere with the operations of the
American munition factories. Ambassador Duraba has ad
mitted that he warned' Austro-Hungarian employees of these
factories that they were subject to prosecution under the penal
code of their native land if they continued to accept employment
therein, and has informed the Secretary of State that he was
acting under instruction from his home government at Vienna.
In the minds of public men this explanation has only served to
increase the gravity of the situation between the two countries
over the incident. The visit of the president to the offices of
the State Department is almost unprecedented and has created
great excitement. «*
Admiral Von Tirpitz’s Resignation Is Reported.
BERLIN, Sept. 8—Much comment has been aroused by the
reported resignation of Admiral Von Tirpitz, head of the Ger
man sea*forces. The rumors of the admiral’s resignation have
been authoritatively denied, and it is said that he has no in
tention to quit his post. Von Tirpitz plans to take a brief va
cation, due to the condition of his health from the ardous labors
of his position. Despite the anthoriatative denial of the rumors
they still persist, it being generally understood that von Tir
pitz disagreed' with the Kaiser and the Chancellor, Bethmann,
Hollweg over the submarine controversy with the I'nited States,
tin- ehii f of the German admiralty being in favor of continuing
the present policy.
Germany Justifies Torpedoing Hesperian.
BERLIN, Sept. 8—In regard to the torpedoing of the Allan
liner Hesperian by a German submarine, it is believed here
that the submarine was perfectly justified in the course of action
taken by her commander, and that there was no violation of
Germany’s promises to the United States in the act. The con
viction is growing that the torpedoing took place under condi
tions which places no blame on the submarine, and persons in
authority in the government positively state so.
Ql EENKTOWN, Sept. 8—It is unofficially reported here
that one ot the sailors lost on the Allan liner Hesperian was an
American. It is also said that the Hesperian was armed and
that a gun mounted on the ship was plainly vsible.
Ql EENSTt )\\ X, Kept. 8—Among those officially reported
lost on the Hesperian is a seaman named Wolff. Wolff is an
American citizen and his home is in Newark, X. .1. No other
American suffered injuries from the sinking of the boat. Wolff
is of Dutch parentage.
Zeppelin Raids Coast Towns and Kills Ten People.
LONDON, Kept. 8—A Zeppelin dirigible raided the east
coast of England last night and dropped incendiary and ex
plosive bombs on several of the coast towns. The propertv
damage wa< not great a'though some residence were demolished,
nothing of importance being injured. Ten persons were killed
and forty-eight wounded in the raid. All but one of tin* vic
tims of the Zeppelin were civilians.
Germans Capture Town, Prisoners and Cannon.
BERLIN, Kept. 8—The German army under Prince Leo
pold of Bavaria has captured Wolkoswysk, a city of the Biel
oveizh forest. Many prisoners and cannon were taken.
England Claim Capture Many German Submarines.
LONDON, Kept. 7—The government here believes that the
German submarines policy has been modified not so much be
cause of the protests of the l nited States but because of the
many German submarines which have been captured or des
troyed. The action of Berlin confirms the statement that the
British have taken a large number of the under water craft.
Scientific Women to Manufacture Shells.
LONDON, Sept. 7—T scheme to employ women who have
received scientific educations for shell making is now forming
in the ministry of munitions. The making of munitions is
highly technical and' trained chemists are badly needed. Many
women have studied chemistry and done chemical research for
years for no other object than teaching or in the interest of ab
stract science. Their names now appear in the register of wo
men for war work. Special departments for women chemists
will be created in the factories, it is said.
King Alfonso Not Coming to United States.
PARIS, Sept. 8—The Spanish ambassador here has an
nounced that King Alfonso of Spain has been compelled to post
pone his contemplated trip to the United States because of
the war.
To Force Teutons Out of Belgium and France.
LONDON, Kept. 8—Events along the western front are
beginning to indicate that a concerted movement to push back
tin* invaders in Belgium and France is about to be undertaken
by the allies. The plan apparently contemplates a heavy chorus
of artillery fire along tin- whole line assisted by the big guns
of the British and French warships along the Belgian coast.
Observers in this city believe that an offensive operation by the
allies is impending.
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BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 8—General
Fred Funston, commander of the Unit
ed States tropg In this section of the
border country, has issued an order
giving army officers command over the
action of civilians in the case of any
shooting across the international
boundary. This will place the Texas
rangers, deputy sheriffs and other
Texans, which have been intermittent
ly fighting with the Americans under
! the command of the army officers, and
prevent irregular fighting, and will
go a long way towards eliminating a
great deal of the friction that has
been developing the past few weeks.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 8—Another
encounter occurred yesterday between
a pose of deputy sheriffs and a band
: of Mexicans near Mission. The op
| posing party fired a number of shots
l at each other across the Rio Grande
and several of the Mexicans were hit.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 8—President
Wilson declined today' to allow the
New Jersey democrats to endorse him
for another term as president. The
matter was submitted to the president
for his approval before action being
taken, by the convention, which is now
in session, and Wilson said that he
would prefer that such action be not
| taken as it might create the irnpres
I sion that he was taking advantage of
the internatonal situation.
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FAIRBANKS, Sept. 8—The new
town in Tolovana has been officially
named Brooks, in honor of Dr. Brooks,
of the Geological Survey, who first
directed attention to the mineral re
sources of the region. A wireless
plant has been installed in the new
camp by Falcon Joslin. The output
of the camp this year will be about
six thousand dollars. The pay streak
has been lined up for about four miles
along Livengood Creek. The camp Is
one year old today and has a popula
tion of five hundred. A new stam
pede took place recently to Bear
Creek, w uere a rich discovery was re
ported.
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