The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TIL NUMBER 15. • CORDOVA, ALASKA, M<)NDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1916. " rmi„„ mTW ~
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PARIS, Dec. 18. — As a last act before assuming chief
command of the western army General Nevelle, struck like a
thunderbolt the Verdun front, east of Meuse. He achieved a
notable victory by advancing the French positions two miles
along a six mile front and the French are now within a short
distance of where the Germans stood at the outset of the great
Verdun drive. The victory was complete and crushing.
General Nevelle prepared quietly for the stroke, having his
men and guns assembled and shells piled high. The terrific
artillery preparation flattened the German defenses, then the
guns that were elevated threw a curtain of fire, behind which
the infantry dashed forward.
The Vacheauville and Louvemont villages, Cambrette farm
and Hardanmont and Besonvaux works fell without giving the
offenders time to remove their guns or material. The prisoners
were soon streaming rearward to the pens prepared for them.
The weather was unfavorable for an offensive movement, it
being wet and misty, and the Germans were given a complete
surprise. There were 9,000 Germans taken as prisoners.
PARIS, Dec. is. Mighty German cannon were captured in
Hie Verdun victory. The French loss was small.
The French have captured 11,400 prisoners since December
4 on the Verdun front.
PARIS, Dec. IS.—Greece has unconditionally accepted the
allied terms.
BMRUX, Dec. 18.—The Teutons in Roumania are advanc
ing along the whole front. Two thousand more prisoners have
been taken, and the Russians are retiring in Dobrudja.
LOCAL JOTTINGS
ABOUT PEOPLE
AND DOINGS
Tod Troutman and wife, of Kenne
cott, have gone to the states.
Louie Oats left today for the states
on a sixty day leave of absence.
D. J. McCarthy, of McCarthy, ar
rived in town on Sunday's train.
Ed. Burnett and wife came to town
from Mile 30 on yesterday's train.
Dr. E. C. Dalton, formerly of Val
dez, has located at Portland, Oregon.
J. V. Lydick left this morning on a
business trip to Chitina and Kenne
cott.
E. M. Ford went to Seattle on the
Alameda, w here he will spend the holi
days. —
Jac lay to spend a
couple of weeks at the Sitka Hot
Springs.
The lobby of the Windsor hotel is
being repapered and otherwise made
more attractive.
E. T. Stannard returned last night
from Latouche and left on this morn
ing’s train for Kennecott.
Judge and Mrs. Morford, of Sew
ard, went to Seattle on the Alameda
m to spend the holiday season.
T. J. Tallent is on his way over
from Anchorage to accept a clerical
position at the Bonanza mine.
Deputy Marshal Jos. Feaster, of
Chitina, is returning home on the
Mariposa from a trip to the states.
Carl Whitman is returning on the
Mariposa, to resume his winter min
« ing operations in the ghushanna dis
trict.
Al Lund was an outgoing passenger
on the Alameda for San Francisco to
visit his sister, who has been In poor
health.
Captain Billy Crocker, of the launch
’ - Waif, which makes Cordova its head
quarters, has moved his family here
front Katalla.
* Miss Ruth De Witt, of Mentasta,
was an arrival In town on yesterday’s
train ani left on a visit to the states
on the Alameda.
Deputy Marshal Jus. Milsap returned
j to his post at McCarthy on this morn
| ing's train, after having brought an
j insane prisoner here.
A. C. Baldwin, E. H. L. Mitchell, F.
A. Hall and F. B. Kinney were among
the Valdezites who were passengers
on the Alameda for the states.
J. C. Barrett, E. VV. Green, T
Wright, Otto Anderson, Ed. Wilkinson
and Uouis Olson, or Iditarod, were Ala
meda passengers for the states.
Peter Vashon, a prominent merchant
of the Tanana valley, is a passenger
tor Cordova on the steamer Mariposa,
which left Seattle Saturday.
Mrs. E. L. Harwood left on the Ala
meda for Seattle to spend the holi
day season with her sou Edward, who
is attending the University of Wash
ington.
Judge E. F. Medley, who spent the
past five or six weeks in San Fran
cisco, left Seattle on the steamer Mari
posa Saturday afternoon, on his return
to Cordova.
The Pacific Steamship Company an
nounces the following sailings from
Seattle for southwestern Alaska: Ad
miral Watson, December 20; steamer
Spokane, January 2.
The steamer Spokane arrived in
port this afternoon from Seattle, hav
ing been delayed in reaching here
•iinee early this morning on acount of
the rough weather at sea.
Miss Helen O’Neill, who has been
teaching school at Kennecott, arrived
here on yesterday's train and left to
day for her home in Portland, where
she will spend the holidays.
Deputy Marshal A1 Dowling came
over from Valdez last night and to
day left for the states with Mollie
Parks, of McCarthy, who will be
placed in the Morningside sanitarium.
Among the Cordovans who will
spend Christmas at Uncle Sam’s hos
telry, Valdez, is A. F McDonald, who
was sentenced by Commissioner
Adams for malicious distruction of
property.
Dr. Charles Daggett, of Seward, ar
rived in town last night to permanent
ly locate here. Today he has a force
of carpenters at work fitting up a
suite of rooms In the Northern hotel
as dental parlors.
Among the outgoing passengers on
the Alameda was George Nelson, from
the westward, who has not been to
the states for thirty years. Nelgon
came north from San Francisco on
a fishing vessel 30 years back and
has managed to keep pretty busy
around the western peninsula ever
since. He is going outside for treat
ment for rheumatism.
TWENTr PEOPLE
SEATTLE, Dec. 18. — The steamei
Mariposa sailed for southwesterr
Alaska on Saturday afternoon at f
o'clock. Her passengers for Cordova
were John Metzger, wife and twc
children, Mrs. Wm. McFadden, Chas
Charquist, Mrs. May Colburn, Miss A
Sullivan, E. F. Medley, Carl Sarin
Peter Vashon, Chris Vashon, 1. Gra
ham. Carl Whitman, John Berg, ,1.
Hanson, I. Strimanle and two steerage
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18.—Franz
Bopp, German consul general here,
and attaches of his office, together
with other defendants alleged to have
been employed by him, faced trial in
the United States district court on
charges of conspiracy against the neu
trality of the United States. Bopp
and his compatriots are alleged by the
government to have planned to blow
up munition plants in America and
Canada and steamships carrying sup
plies to the allies, together with rail
road bridges and military trains.
The activities of Bopp and the other
defendants are alleged to have ex
tended to various cities throughout
the United States and Canada, and to
have had their inception at, or short
ly after the beginning of the war. The
case attracted nation wide attention
early last year when the alleged con
spiracy and the various outgrowths
of it were unearthed by government
agents.
Two actions are consolidated in the
present proceeding before William M.
Hunt, sitting as United States dis
trict judge, the informal charge being
a conspiracy against the neutrality
laws of of the United States. Specifi
cally the charges are a violation of
the act of July 2, 1890, by conspiring
to restrain interstate and foreign com
merce by destroying factories, rail
roads and steamships.
The other action is for violation of
Sections 13 and 37 of the United States
criminal code in conspiring to begin
and set on foot and provide and pre
pare means for military enterprise to
be carried on within the United States
igainst the territory and domain of
the king of Great Britain and Ireland.
Besides Bopp, the defendants in
clude Baron E. M. Von Schack, vice
consul; Baron Wilhelm Von Brinckon,
I. F. Van Koolhergen, Margaret E.
Cornell, C'harles C. Crowley and Louis
J- Smith. The latter will be one of
the chief witnesses for the govern^
ment, having been promised immunity
for giving his testimony. Van Kool
uergeii probably will not be present,
as he succeeded in getting out of the
country, his offense not being extra
dietable.
One of the specific acts of violence
charged against the defendants was
the blowing up of a barge of war mu
nitions in Seattle harbor in May, 1915.
These munitions were alleged to have
been consigned to Russia. Crowley,
4 former head of a detective service
of the Southern Pacific- railroad, and
Smith were accused of being directly
concerned in this.
Grand jury investigations of the
alleged conspiracy was had about this
time a year ago, the indictments being
filed February 14, 1916, and March
1, 1916. It is estimated there will be
250 witnesses examined in the trial
now going on, and that the proceed
ings will require at least five weeks
to conclude.
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BOSTON HAS SNOWFALL.
lfOSTON, Dec. 18. — Eight and a
half inches of snow fell here on Sat
urday.
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SOME SNOW IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18. — A foot and
a half o snow fell throughout the city,
which will cost half a ml!!ion dollars
to remove.
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CANNERY CHANGES HANDS.
The Botth Fisheries Company has
purchased the Seldovla salmon can
nery and will increase the output of
the plant to 126,000 cases a season.
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Ladies' and gent's shoes oiled and
shined. Alaskan Hotel barber shop.
Prompt delivery.
IFIRE DOES MOOR
LOS . — The
Llewellyn iron works was nparly de
stroyed by fire on Saturday, but
through the work of the firemen the
loss was kept down to $500,000. There
were several explosions heard and the
police are investigating to find out
if the works had been dynamited. John
j McNamara is now serving a term in
the penitentiary for dynamiting the
plant two years ago.
DELEGATE PITS
SLEEP
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. — For the
temporary defeat, at least, of the fa
mous Alexander bill, the passage of
which meant a death blow to Alaska's
fishing interests, is due to the fight |
made against it on the floor of the I
house by Delegate Wickersham.
“This measure would mean the gift
of $99,000 or more every year to the
big canning companies," declared
Wickersham, "by relieving them of
that much taxes."
The delegate's most serious objec
tion was to the clause by which each
cannery plant is required to pay a $50
license with the additional require
ment that Alaska shall not pass any
law taxing the companies in addition
to these licenses.
Representative Hadley appeared as
the chief defender of the bill. After
the bill had been read twice it lost
its place at the head of the calen
dar, and Representative Alexander!
now admits that the bill is practi j
cally dead.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1H. — There is a
more favorable view of peace pros
pects and as a result the copper mar
ket is unsettled. The demand has 1
fallen off, but the leading agencies
are still asking thirty and a half to
thirty-four cents for second and third
quarter divisions, but the quotations :
are nominal in the absence of busi
ness.
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MANY PASSENGERS GO
OUTSIDE ON ALAMEDA>
The steamer Alameda sailed at in
o’clock this morning for Seattle with
a large number of passengers, most
of whom catne from the interior.
Those taking their departure were:
Mrs. K. L. Harwood, A1 Lund, N'els
Larson. R. Blakely, li. Gobrelson, B.
A. Dodge, 1’. Ringsted, A. Nerland, N.
J. Smith, R. ('. Sehoal, Mrs. C. Hard
ing, H. Anderson. W. McCarthy, N.
Berg, Mrs. F. Ahrens, Mrs. B. Undi,
Mrs. J. Wellinghnm, S. J. Jones, L.
Christensen, E. T. Troutman and wife,
F. M. Ford. L. Oats, J. C. Duff, Miss
Ruth DeWitt, Miss O’Neill, Mrs. Lilly,
C. Carlson, 11. H. Reynolds, R. Wilson
and C. E. Spland for Seattle; Jack
Palmer, D. Sexton and Aug. Anderson
for Juneau.
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STORE TO S. BLUM & CO. 1
H. P. King cyne over from Valdez <
last night and Is on his way to the
states, having disposed of his grocery
stock and good will to S. Blum & Co. I
Mr. King was a former resident of I
Cordova and Nome, having served on <
the city council at both places, as well 1
as at Valdez.
This is the second large business 1
nil *•<* Kfi Km O lllttvn IX.
K '** v* u j o. muni aw V a/, uut iii^
the past month, this firm having ab
sorbed the bakery and delicatessen ;1
of Rudolph Schmidt, early last month ■ 1
and placing it on the shelves of this 1
growing concern. i
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UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR DEAD. ‘
CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 18. — Hugo Mun
sterberg, profassor of psychology at
Harvard university, died suddenly <
while lecturing to his class. (
Our Hogbloom, of Ellamar, who Is
better known here as “Piledriver
C.us," who formerly worked on the '
Copper River & Northwestern rail- I
way, was drowned a short distance be-1
low Valdez narrows on Thursday even
ing last. Accompanied by his wife
and brother in law, Carl Nelson, Hog
bioom left Valdez on the launch Helen j
for Ellamar. They had a consider
able quantity of supplies on board for
themselves and others at Ellamar.
Shortly after they got outside the j
Narrows of Valdez bay the engine j
balked and Hogbloom tried unsuccess- |
fully to get it going again. He finally
took the spark plug off the engine}
and was scraping it off, thinking soot
might have been the cause of the en
gine refusing to work. In the mean
time the lnunch was rapidly nearing
the rocks, and Nelson, who was en
gaged in rigging a sail from his coat
and an oar, called to Hogbloom to
hurry, as the boat might go ashore. A
strong wiml was blowing down the
bay, and rather a heavy sea was run
ning. Hogbloom stepped out on the
deck ustern, and noticed that the
freight was tumbling about. Nelson
>a\v mm reach for the packages and j
i moment later he was gone. Crying j
to his sister that Gus had fallen over f ,
hoard he rushed to the stern and saw
Hogbloom in the water sev-ral feet
tway. He called to him to swim, tell
ing him be could easily make the dis
tance, but Hogbloom was unable to j
’Wiin. but after struggling for a mo- ,
thent, went down and did not come up ^
iguin, the intensely cold water pro
bably paralyzing him.
Nelson then found himself in a pre
■arious condition. Without spark plug 1
here was no chance to get the engine .
■unning, and there was no means of
[impelling the boat except one six '
oot oar. This he took and with a
danket succeeded in making a small
util which gave him barely steerage ]
vay. During the night the Alameda ,
bassed him, and also one or two
hunches, and though he signalled vio
ently with a lantern, he was unable to
ittract attention. After passing
tockv Point the wind gave out, and I
m was compelled to row as best he 1 |
night with his one oar. After being | 1
>ut about 28 hours he finally drew in i
ow ard Klin mar, w hen a strong off
ihore breeze sprung up and the 1
aunch was being driven rapidly out (
o sea when he succeeded in attract- ,
ng the attention of C. W. Cook, the ;
ndian agent at Tatitlek, who was Just '
■oming out of Kllamar with his launch, , i
md in a few moments was being I |
owed to safety. Nelson was com
iletely worn out with his struggle,
md Mrs. Hogbloom prostrated with *
trief over her loss.
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RELIEVED FISHERY SCHOONER !
CAUSED CABLE BREAK. (
I he cableahip Rurnside has been
inahle to reimir the break in the cable,
iwing to the storm prevailing at sea. ^
loth ends of the cable have been 1
licked up and buoyed, and under fav- |
Table conditions the work could be (
ompleted in a couple of hours. The
ireak is about sixty miles southwest
if Yakutat, on the fishing banks, and *
s believed to have been caused by ! !■
me of the fishing schooners catching
t with their anchors. The Burnside ,
fter making the repairs will relay ,
hat section of the cable, taking it '
bout ten miles further off shore Into
leep water. 1
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.
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Dr. Robert Simpson, who spent the x
last couple of weeks here examining ^
he eyes of the school children, left ‘
oday for Valdez, Seward and An- **
horage, and expects to return to Cor
lova about the middle of January. «.
Clyde Alexander, a Seward photo
grapher, was found dead in his home, s
leing found in a half kneeling and re- Ji
lining posture at the bedside. Heart .
rouble caused his death. Deceased !
vas a brother In law of Robert Ash-!1
and, formerly of Cordova. | *
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J. Clark Duff, a Valdez creek oper- \ t
tor, arrived in town yesterday and ■
eft for the states to spend a couple ^
if months. He reports that Pete
ilonahan, the discoverer of the creek,
s not coming out this winter, as he re
ently found a new paystreak.
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Ladies' s*tk hosiery. In all the dell- h
ate shades, are the latest offering at h
Tayson'a.
W ASHIMiTON, Dec. 16.— President Wilson lias decided
to forward the German peace notes to the allies without anv
mediation otter hv the American government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.- The German, Austrian and
Turkish notes, proposing peace, were started to the allied capi
tals on Saturday.
I hi HOG HA I), Dec. 18.- In addressing the duma, presi
dent Rodzianke said: “We cannot trust our encmv, as lie is a
\soin out telon who seeks not lasting peace, but temporary armi
stiee to recuperate before making an onslaught on the allies
with greater violence. Think that before our object i- the sup
pression of German militarism we desire the world free from the
threat of the Gorman fist.”
LONDON, Dee. 16.—Lloyd George is recovering from his
recent attack of illness, hut his voice is still affected and lie will
iiobahk he unable to address the house of commons this week,
fu that (went it is doubtful whet her the government will be able
° sfat,‘ ,ts position regarding the German peace proposal at
his time.
LONDON, Dee. 18.—Late today it was announced that
dovd George’s cold had improved so much that he would ad
Iress the house of commons on Tuesday.
W ASHINGTON, Dee. 18. Ambassador Bcrnstorff talked
\ith Secretary of State Lansing for ton minutes on Saturdav,
md said afterward: “ W'c didn't disem— peace terms. I have
lot recidved any formal terms. All Germam suggested is that
he belligerents get together and talk.”
( Hit AGO, Dec. IS.—The Russian dmua’s rejection of the
lernian peace offer and Wilson’s declaration against making
my suggestions to the belligerents, has sent wheat up ten and
i half cents a bushel.
RO.Mh, Dec. 18.—It is officially stated that the Pope ha
lo intention of attempting to m diate among the belligerents at
•resent. The discussions in the Italian parliament indicate
nat the German proposal is unacceptable.
4 4 l Impt‘1 ini < hiUionllnr \ on In tiinmnn
lol wogg has issue,!'a signed statement that the following is the
ext ol the note addressed hy Germany and her alii,- to the
lostile governments:
‘•In the midst of the most terrific war ever experienced in
nstory, which lias been raging for the last two year- and a half
■ver a large part of the world, a catastrophe which a thousand
•cars ot common civilization was unable to prevent, and which
njurcs the most j.recim.s achievement to hmnanitv, our
, rength has not made our ear- deaf to our responsihilitie- he
ore God and before our own nation and before humanity
“Declarations formerly made hy the United States con
erning our readiness for peace were evaded' l,v our adversaries
4 Vow we ,iave advanced one step further in this direction.
August 1, 1!)14, the emperor had per-onallv to take the
rravest decision which ever fell to the lot of Germam when
'>dm-s tor mobilization were issued, which lie was compelled to
:i\e as the result of Russian mobilization.
“During these long and earnest year- of war the emperor
us boon moved by the highest impulses in this struggle in
rh.ch he has fought victoriously. Nobody can testifv to tbi
lettei than I. who bear responsibility for all actions of the gov
rnment.
“In deep moral and religious sense of bis dutv toward this
uKm and beyond it, towards Immanity. the emperor now eon
■ dels the moment has come for official action toward peace
I is majesty, therefore, in complete harmom and in cm,
-mn with our allies, decided to propose to the hostile powers to
ntei into peace negotiations.
“ Last,week I transmitted a note to this effect to all the
ost, e powers, through representatives of powers which are
latching over interests and rights in hostile states
iwitzerland* ia *1™". the United States and
os dz, land to forward that note with the same procedure
ih.eh has been adopted today in Vienna. Constantinople Lf
s>l a to other neutral states and His Holiness the Pop,. | he n
miilarly informed.” 1 "
PARIS, Dec. 18.—The Roumanian army is safe behind the
leretl, river at Jassy and in Besarahia, where the survivors Jiro
emg regrouped and refitted for further operations. The R„s
mns now hold the entire Roumanian front. After Bucharest
nd the Ploechti line were lost the Russians sent forces to‘-up
lift the Roumanian retreat. The Roun,annuls fell hack rapidly
ot halting until the Sereth had been crossed. Tim Russians
ffered strong resistance to the German- in the region of B„ze„
I, u- -u o , cor,-trueI a defensive front between
marshes.
NOTHER TRAIL TRAGEDY
REPORTED ON KERN CREEK
Harry Imanura, a Japanese, is now ,
flng froxen to death somewhere near j
era creek. On Thanksgiving ,day
e disappeared from the neighborhood
t Kern creek aud although search
parties have been out hunting for
him ever aince. not a trace has been
found Imanura is the man who at
tempted to commit suicide over in
that district two or three months ago
He went from l<atouche to Seward and
went to work at Glacier just before
he showed a suicidal intent