\ <)Ll ML ()NE. NUMBER 218. CORDOVA, ALASKA SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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'RISING RIVER
FLOODS ST,
LOUIS
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ST. LOUIS. Aug. 21—The river is
rising rapidly and all the suburbs are
flooded, causing the people to flee
into the city to escape the rising wa
ters, and because of the danger from
fire and the inability to secure drink
ing water. There are thousands and
thousands of homeless people and all
the public buildings are being used
to house them, and tent colonies are
arising in the parks. The governor
and the mayor of the city will
' take charge of the offering of aid
and food to the sufferers. Over five
inches of rain fell in the last sixteen
hours,and there is four feet of water
in the subway. The Union Station is
flooded and the trains have stopped
ruuing. The same situation is affect
ing the street car system, many of the
important lines having had to dis
continue.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21—The river is
still rising and the rain shows no signs
of letting up. Nine deaths have so
far been reported because of the
floods. Two others are missing. The
property loss is now in the millions
and is still increasing, and unless the
floods begin to recede shortly the in
dustries of this city w-ill be badly
crippled. The traction companies
have been obliged to discontinue some
of their suburban lines. Many refu
gees are coming into the city proper
and sleeping in the office buildings
and hotels.
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ABE -RUEF OUT
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21—Abe
Ruef, the former political boss of this
city, who was sentenced to a long
term at San Quentin has been paroled
from the penitentiary.
ANCHORAGE DISTRIBUTING
STATION FOR MAIL
Anchorage is to be the chief tfislrl
buting point for all mail matter des
tined for the surrounding country and
for the Iditarod region. This is the
statement of Postoffice Inspector Neil,
who reached here this week, remain
ed a couple of days and departed for
Susitna on official business.
The winter mail service accorded
Anchorage will in no wise be lessened
over the summer service. The full
quoto of mail matter will continue the
year round, regardless of whether or
not it has to be transported by dog
team from Seward for a few months
during winter time. The Iditarod,
Knik and Susitna mail will come to
this point for distribution. The Hope
Sunrise mail will come here for dis
tribution during what is termed the
open season, and if navigation is found
f feasible during winter time, it will
likewise come here.—Anchorage Pio
neer.
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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21—The sinking of the White Star
liner Arabic, in which at least two Americans were lost, has
aroused considerable bitter feeling throughout the United
States and the State Department is making a thorough investi
gation. It is said that Germany will have an opportunity to
give its reasons for sinking the Arabic, despite President Wil
son’s solemn warning that such an act would be regarded as
doubly unfriendly. Secretary Lansing believes that if Ger
many has any facts to offer in mitigation of the circumstances
under which the attack was made she should be allowed to
present them.
There may be some exchange of diplomatic communica
tion between the two countries is the general belief, but that
Wilson will take action in the matter there is no doubt. The
State Department purposes to show the utmost deliberation
consistent with the delicate question and will omit no oppor
tunity of avoiding the,severance of relations with Germany,
while there is a reasonable expectation of receiving sufficient
excuse for the sinking of the Arabic.
\\ ASHTNGTON, Aug. 21—The State Department made
public today the announcement Ambassador Gerard the United
States representative at Berlin would probably be requested to
call Germany’s attention to the sinking of the Arabic. The
Berlin government will be invited to make an examination of
the circumstances surrounding the attack. The consul at
Queenstown is still securing affidavits from the surviors but
the contents of them are being kept secret. The added com
plications to the submarine negotiations caused by the loss of
two Americans, Mrs. Brugirre and Dr. Woods on the Arabic
makes offical \\ ashington take rather a gloomy outlook on the
situation, and it is feared that the United States and Germany
will never reach an amicable agreement on the matter.
LONDON, Aug. 21—The admiralty officially announced
this altemoon that the White Star liner Arabic was not con
voyed by British destroyers at the time she was attacked by
the German submarine. The statement has been made that
the submarine had not time to give the passengers an oppor
tunity to leave the ship because the Arabic was accompanied
by destroyers. The announcement of the government dis
proces this and puts the onus on the submarine for the wanton
destruction of ife.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21—President Wilson and Secre
tary Lansing held a lengthy conference today on the sinking of
the Arabic. Lansing submitted two messages he had received
establishing definitely the fact that two American passengers
had gone down with the boat. Further information will be
obtained before Wilson acts, as some of the information re
ceived' by the State Department is conflicting and Lansing
wishes all of the inconsistencies cleared up before the adminis
tration is willing to proceed on its course of action.
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QLEENKTOW N, Aug. 21—The American Consulate is
obtaining the affidavits of the American survivors of the Arabic,
who claim that no warning was given by the German sub
marine before she torpedoed the liner.
LONDON, Aug. 21—The British government announces it
is satisfied that the steamer Arabic did not attempt to escape
from the German submarine, neither was an effort made to
ram the submersible, as reported.
LONDON, Aug. 21—It is now learned that the total num
ber of persons who lost their lives on the sunken Arabic is
fif t> -six, forty of whom were members of the crew and sixteen
passengers.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON Aug. 21—The Russian government is seriously
considering thP removal of the capital from Petrograd to Mos
cow. The advancing Germans in the Baltic provinces together
with the nearness of Von Buelow’s cavalry have raised
doubts in the minds of the general staff as to whether or not
the armies of the Czar will be able to check the invaders. The
flanking movement now being undertaken by Mackensen is as
suming threatening proportions and may any day result in the
abandonment of the Brest-Litovsk line of defense. Conceding
that \\ arsaw might be lost, the Russian plans had contemplated
a new line with Brest-Litovsk as the pivot, but the Teutons
have already pentrated the outer positions of that fortress and
Mackensen is slowly but surely getting around in the rear of it.
Fierce fighting continues along the front the center of
which is running from Ossowetz to Brest-Litovsk. The rail
road has been cut north of Bielsk and a short distance south of
Bialystok, but the Russian line has not been broken and the
fighting is under way with both sides losing heavily and daily
-xpending tremendous amounts in ammunition.
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ROME, Aug. 21—Indications are inreasing that a rupture'
between Italy'and Turkey is imminent. Turkey has refused to
allow Italian subjects in Turkey to return home, and the situa
tion in Tripoli is hardly satisfactory to the Italian authorities
who feel that Turkish agents are endeavoring to stir up trouble
there. It is felt that a declaration of war by Italy cannot now I
be long delayed, and in that event Italy will send several hun-1
dred thousand of her surplus troops to aid the allies in the
fighting on the Gallipoli peninsula.
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ROME, Aug. 21—The Italian government has sent a vir
tual ultimatum to Turkey, and it is now believed that the mes
sage has been so worded that Turkey will refuse the Italian
demands, with the result that Italy will be forced to declare
war on the Ottoman empire. The increasing irritation be
tween the two countries has reached' the breaking point and
Turkey has shown no inclination to respect the rights of Ital
ians in Turkey despite the repeated protests of the government
in Rome.
Another Russian Town Captured.
BERLIN, Aug. 21—The war office officially announced to
day that the Germans had captured the Russian town of Beilsk,
twenty-five miles south of Bailkstak. In the engagement the
Russians were driven over the Biala river.
Liner Bovic Has Been Heard From.
LONDON, Aug. 21—The Whit Star liner Bovic which was
reported to have been sunk by a submarine yesterday was
heard from by wireless today and everything is all right, no
submarine having bee nsighted. The last two days witnessed
an unusual activity on the part of the German under water
craft and' they have all now apparently withdrawn to their
bases. The loss to British merchantmen in the last forty-eight
hours was as heavy as in similar period since the submarine
warfare commenced.
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Four Warships are Sunk.
BERLIN, Aug. 21—A naval battle took place in the Gulf
of Riga in which four small warships were sunk and several
disabled. The Russians lost three and the Germans one. Other
German warships were disabled, one by running ashore.
LONDON, Aug. 20—A sea fight is oecuring between the
Russian and German Baltic squadrons in the vicinity of Riga,
and from the information available it is learned that the Teutons
are driving back the Russian ships.
Cotton Absolute Contraband of War.
PARIS, Aug. 21—The French government officially an
nounced this morning that France and Great Britian would de
clare cotton to be absolute contraband of war by a decree to be
published tomorrow.
Zeppelin and Crew are Destroyed.
PETRAGRAD, Aug. 21—The frequency of aeroplane raids
upon \ ilna was broken this afternoon when the usual routine
was varied by the appearance of a Zeppelin in the sky over the
city. Several bombs were dropped on the town, when the
Russian gunners got the range of the monsetr air craft and with
a well directed shot pierced the aluminum bag and brought the
machine to the ground. The Zeppelin was completely wrecked
and all the crew instantly killed.
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Trying to Cut off Russian Bases.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 21—The Teutons are pressing toward
Brest-Litovsk from the northwest and south, with the evident
intention of executing a flank movement to the southeastward,
where the Teutons have already crossed north and south of the
railway and pushed forces well toward Pisha, twelve miles east
of Vlod'ava. The Germans are striving hard to cut off' the Rus
sian armies bases of supplies at Ossowetz from those based at
Brest-Litovsk.
TEXAS FURNISHES
RELIEF FOR
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HOUSTON. Aug. 21—From the
latest figures obtainable It is estimated
that the known dead as a result of the
storm is 101. The missing are in
creasing in number hourly and hav^
reached a total of 168. The dead in
the city and island of Galveston is
under twenty. The work of relief to
the stricken and homeless people is
proceeding with all possible speed and
the state has appointed relief com
mittees to superintend the work.
HOUSTON, Aug. 21—The total
known dead according to the list pre
pared by the relief committee ap
pointed by the governor is now placed
at 116. In Gavelston, the konwn dead
are thirteen. Most of the casualties
occurred in the cities and towrsn along
the coast.
GALVESTON. Aug 21—There are
eight deaths in this city from the re
cent tremendous storms which swept
over this section of the coastal region.
Close to Galveston in other portions
of the bay there are 25 more dead.
The villages on both sides of the bay
are appealing for aid as in every case
almost all the buildings in the sea
shore towns has been absolutely
destroyed. All that is humanly possi
ble is being done to relieve the suf
fering and supplies are being rapidly
rushed to all the communities. Blan
kets and food stuffs are most in de
mand.
AUSTIN, Aug. 21—The governor of
Texas says that the loss of life due to
the terrible storm which ravaged the
costal region will not exceed three
hundred in all. He also said that the
estimates of damage done were great
ly exaggerated and he did not think
the total amount would reach one half
the sum published in the papers. The
work of relief Is progressing rapidly
and the various committees are work
ing in conjunction, everybody being
fed and clothed.
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Nathanel Greene has left for the
westward to examine the banks at
Valdez and Seward, he being the terri
torial bank examiner.
There will be a train from Chitina
tonight and another tomorrow. On
Monday morning a train will leave
for the interioi, making connections
at Chitina for Kennecott.
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Postofflce Inspector Neil arrived on
the Watson last night from the west
ward and a{ter spending a couple of
hours continued on the same boat to
Katalla.
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For plumbing and heating see Ben
Elliott. Phone 104.
Norman Leopold came over from
Valdez last night’s steamer and will
remain in Cordova for a time.
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Tonight the members of the Tango
Club will enjoy themselves at one of
their periodical dances, to be held at
the Windsor hotel.
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