The Cordova Daily Times
_ Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News
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458 LIVES ARE LOST ON VESSELS SUNK
CAPTURE , IE
JUMPS TO DEATH
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 25. — Joseph Gor
don, a hunter and retired Alaska min
ing man, committed suicide by leaping
from a steamer bound from here to
Tacoma. Gordon made a fortune in
the early days of the Klondike, by op
erating a rich claim on Sulphur creek.
He was 71 years old, despondent and
in ill health.
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ASSIST RURAL
(By Associated Press)
DAVIS, Cal., May 25.—“Alarming
conditions which confront American
agriculture" must be remedied in part
by California bankers, through the
adoption of present day methods, Jo
seph Hirsch, of Corpus Christi, Texas,
declared In an address before the Cali
fornia Bankers' Association. Mr.
Hirsch criticised the “one crop" sys
tem of farming, which he affirmed
prevails in the state, denounced colo
nisation methods us heretofore widely
practised, and commended to the at
tention of the association the report
of the commission on land coloniza
tion and rural credits appointed by
Governor (now senator) Hiram W.
Johnson. He advocated co-operation
with this commission and with the
federal farm banks, in which view, he
said, as chairman of the agricultural
commission of the American Bankers'
Association, had "met with opposition
from bankers all over America,” when
he expressed his personal opinions.
ALIEN ENEMIES
United States Marshal Brenneman
has received the following instructions
from the attorney general regarding
the enforcement of the president’s
proclamation of April 6, as to alien
enemies, and he has requested the
Dally Times to publish same:
"Regulations Nos. 1 and 2 will be
Btrictly enforced by the marshal, and
any alien enemy found with the for
bidden articles in his possession after
April 24, 1917, shall be at once arrest
ed and detained, the articles shall be
seized and the case reported to the
attorney general.
"ff the tnarshai, Irawever-f&fter -esn
ference with the special agent of the
department of justice, if there is one
in the locality, and after approval of
the United States attorney or assist
ant United States attorney), shall be
satisfied that the alien enemy is not
a danger to the public peace or safety
and had no knowledge of the presi
dent’s proclamation, he may refrain
from making arrest; or If the alien
enemy shall show good cause why
temporarily he should be permitted
to retain such articles, the marshal,
after similar conference and approval,
may permit such ai tides to be re
tained, temporarily, under such restric
tions as he may deem necessary.
“An alien enemy is a citizen or sub
ject of any country that is at war with
the United States. All alien enemies
having firearms, &c., as above set
forth In regulations Nos. 1 and 2,
should deliver same to the United
States marshal's office at once.”
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SAVING FUNDS FOR WAR USE.
(By United PresB)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 25. — Build
ing of a governor's mansion here has
baen postponed for a year at least to
laave all state funds and energies
available for war.
i BRITISH TRANSPORT AND FRENCH STEAMER ARE'
i SUNK BF TORPEDOES FROM SUBMARINES
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LONDON, May 25.—It is officially announced that
51 the British transport Transylvania was torpedoed in the
* Mediterranean sea on May 4. Four hundred and thirteen
* people perished, including twenty-nine officers. The
* I ransy Ivania was an Anchor liner of 14,000 tons, and was
* built in 1014.
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PARIS, May 25.—The French liner Sontay, of 7,200
♦ tons burden, bound from Marseilles to Saloniki, with
\* three hundred and forty-four passengers, was torpedoed
♦ April Hi. Forty-five of those aboard perished.
L()NI)()N, May 2.).—A considerable number of light
♦ Japanese naval craft have arrived in the Mediterranean
♦ sea to co-operate with the naval forces of the allies.
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ROMh, May 2.>.—It is officially stated that no Ital
♦ ian steamers were sunk last week.
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BRILLIANT OFFENSIVE OF THE ITALIANS RESULTS
IN GAINING GROUND AND TAKING PRISONERS
HOME, MAY 25.—The Italians broke through the Aus
trian lines from Casalgnavis to the sea yesterday, taking 9,000
prisoners. The Italians occupied a part of the area south of
( astngnavizza, Boscomalo road, pan* m tlo* Boscomalo. They
also captured the town of Laminno and the strong forts of Piet
rorossa and Bagnai. A hundred and fifty Italians ilropjied ten
tons ol bombs on the Austrians. The British batteries co-oper
ated with the Italians in the attack.
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l N DATED, May 25.—The new Italian drive is a direct
menace to Irieste, from which the Italians are only ten miles
distant, and are advancing rapidly on a five mile front.
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LONDON, May 25.—The Italians began a new drive be
tween (lorizia and the sea. They made important gains and
took 3,000 prisoners the first day.
SENATE WANTS PART WAR REVENUE RAISED 8V BONOS
\\ ASHING TON, May 25.—The sentiment among the mem
bers of the senate finance committee favors reducing the to
tal amount carried by the war revenue bill, passed by the
house, from a billion and eight hundred million dollars to a
billion and a quarter, the remainder to be raised by short term
loans.
MILLION ENGLISH WOMEN TAKE PLACES OF MEN
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LONDON, May 25.—Over a million women are working as
■substitutes for men in tlie field, manufactories ami workshops.
TEUTONS STILL EOOLINC PEOPLE Of AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
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WASHINGTON, May 25.—Former Ambassador Penfiehl
said that there was no starvation in Austria and Hungary, and
no deprivation, and the people still believe Germany and Aus
tria are Winning the war. .
LIBERTY LOAN BEING EIBERAEEY SUBSCRIBED FOR
NEW YORK, May 25.—The indications are that the (Lib
erty loan will be greatly oversubscribed. The department
stores sold a million dollars worth of bonds and the New York
federal reserve district subscribed a billion dollars.
BROWN BOVS WITHDRAWING GOLD FROM UNITED STATES
\\ ASHING TON, May 25—Japan is withdrawing gold f com
the Lnited States and has taken thirty-five millions since
January. '
WILL LIMIT FOOD EXPORTS TO EUROPEAN NATIONS
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WASHINGTON, May 25.—Herbert Hoover, international
food director, conferred yesterday with Secretary Redfieht on
the control of food exports to European and neutral countries.
I lit1 department of commerce will probably be designated as
administrator of the limitations of exports. There is an act
pending in congress for the supervision of food shipments to
the allies, and the countries contiugous to Germany will be
placed directly in the hands of Hoover, who talked over the
(Ry Associated Press)
LONDON. May 25. — Lloyd
George told the house of commons
that the success against the sub
marines had resulted in a dis
tinct Improvement in the British
food situation. He declared that
more effective blows had been
dealt the submarines during the
past three weeks than in any cor
responding period of the war. and
shipping losses may probably be
less than Jn April. George stated
that Great Britain owed a debt of
gratitude to the American people
for the effective assistance ren
dered and the craft placed at
British disposal; that there was
no danger of starvation, but the
economy of foodstuffs was essen
tial. He waH of the opinion that
the submarine menace need cause
no fear the war would be lost for
that reason.
ALLEGED KING
ft KILLED AT
' fTIGNT
(By Associated Press)
SYDNEY, Australia. May 25. — In
a recent Australian casualty list
cabled from Prance was the name of
"King” Watrlama, of the Australian
infantry force at the front in Prance.
He is a native of the Loyalty islands,
a small mld-Pacific group belonging
to Prance, and he has long laid claim
to the sovereignty of that archipelago.
This claim Prance has _never recog
nized. Last October, while in Lon
don. Watrlama called at the British
colonial office to press his claim, and
Incidentally to urge that the Loyalty
islunds be transferred from French to
British rule.
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BAPTISTS MEET
AND DISCUSS
WOULD WAD
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(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK. May 25. — Three thou
sand delegates attended the Northern
Baptist convention which concluded In
Cleveland a couple of days ago. Im
portant questions affecting the future
work of the denomination in view of
the world war were considered by rep
resentatives of the Baptist church
from Maine to California.
Clarence A. Ifarbo.'j.r, .president—of
the Rochester Theological Seminary
of Rochester, N. Y„ presided at the
meetings of the convention.
This convention controls the work
done by the American Baptist Foreign
Mission Society, with headquarters in
Boston; by the American Baptist
Home Mission Society, with headquar
ters in New York City; and by the
American Baptist Publication Society,
with headquarters in Philadelphia, it
Is the central arid authoritative cor
poration to which these and several
other societies handling hundreds of
thousands of dollars every year have
to make their annual reports, and lie
subject to orders then given.
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AMERICA IS PREPARING.
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. May 25. — it Isn't
necessary to be militant, dress in
khaki, march to an office to give wa'
aid to the country, according to a
message to women issued by the sec
retary of agriculture.
"Make economy fashionable lest il
become obligatory," is the note he
Bounds. "Demonstrate thrift in yout
homes and make saving rather than
spending your sociul stuudard.”
HOTLINE AUSTRIA-HUNGARY PARLIAMENT
HAS RESULTED IN VERY SCUTE SITUATION
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rXDATED, May 25—The political situation in Aus- ♦
* tria Hungary is very acute. Tieza, premier of Hungary, ♦
* ami a strong pro German, resigned on the eve of the as- ♦
* semhlage of the Austrian parliament. The pro-Germans ♦
> were opposed to a session of the parliament, which the ♦
* Democrats favored. The impression is growing that the *
* young emperor has Democratic leanings. ♦
Australian official statements indicate the Italian ♦
* offensive is steadily growing in importance and extent, ♦
* as Italian guns are already heard in Trieste. ♦
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CONDITION CENTRAL AND SOUTH RUSSIA IS ~
REACHING VERY DANGEROUS ANARCHISTIC STATE
PETROGRAl), May 25.—Agrarian disorders, wholesale
confiscation of property, incendiarism and other dangerous
symptoms of anarchy, which allowed the overthrow of the old
authority, are rampant in many important industrial centers,
and agricultural destruction in central and southern Russia is
becoming serious.
FRANCE RiS BEEN FORGED TO ISSOE MEAT CURDS
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PARIS, May 25..—President Poincare lias decided to issue
meat cards throughout France, as the supply is limited.
CRIPPLED CONDITION OP CENTRAL EUROPE RAILROADS
NEW \ ()RK, .May 25.—The railroads of central Europe are
unable to handle normal traffic, because the ties, rails and roll
ing stock have deteriorated and new equipment is unobtainable.
UNCLE SIMES TWO MORE BIG LOANS TO ALLIES
WASHINGTON, .May 25.—Another loan of seventy-live
million dollars was made to Great Britain by the I’nited States,
making a total ot four hundred millions to England. A pay
ment ol seventy-live millions was also made to Italy, which
previously had received twenty-five millions.
PARIS, May 25.—The French captured part of the Cliev
rcux woods on the Aisne front. The German shelters were
found demolished by the French artillery and filled with dead
soldiers.
NAVAL CADETS BEING GRADUATED EARLY TOR SERVICE
WASHINGTON, May 25.—The present first class of the
naval academy will be graduated June 28, a yefir ahead of time,
to provide additional officers for the fleet of submarine
chasers.
BRITISH MISSION NOW PAYING A VISIT TO GANAOA
WASHINGTON, May 25.—The British mission lias left for
Canada, and will go from there to London.
GERMAN ACTIVITY ON RUSSIAN FRONT REPORTED
BERLIN, May 25.—The army headquarters announce re
vived activity at several points on the Russian front, particu
larly in the Riga district.
POESIOENT INSISTS ON CENSORSHIP CLAUSE IN BILL
WASHINGTON, May 25.—President Wilson’s insistence
on the newspaper censorship in the espionage bill will probably
result in the question again being discussed on the floor of
congress.
Late this afternoon the conferees agreed to a modified cen
sorship section in the espionage bill, which congress will eon
dder and the administration approves. It confines the pro
hibited publication exclusively to military information, and re
tains a provision that a jury may decide whether the published
information was useful to the enemy.
The conferees accepted the senate amendment, empower
ing the president to declare an export embargo, designed to
prevent shipments of supplies to Germany through neutrals.
FATHER AND SDN
DIF TOGETHER
AT FRONT
(By United Press)
PARIS, May 25. — Under-lieutenant
Edouard Hey, Sr., 50, and I’oilu Edou
ard Hey, Jr., IS, father and son, died
together In the same battle. Officials
records have just told the story. The
two Reys left wife and mother in a
cottage in the village of (iaillard.
France, and marched away together
to fight the Germans.
The elder Rey, more brilliant, won
medals and promotions. His son. how
ever, was content to fight quietly by
his father's side.
One day the task fell to the elder
Rev's section to bomb out a German
machine gun. which had held up the
progress of the section. Father and
son advanced side by side as usual.
Two bullets struck the father, but did
not stop him. A third struck him in
the head, and he fell dead just as an
other bullet mortally wounded his son.
They died almost at the same moment.
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FREEDOM NEAR
PEOPLE
(By United Press)
LONDON'. May 25. — In the midst
of the hurly-burly of war. there are
a few persons in London — just a few
—giving some thought to what is to
become of Armenia after the war. Not
Belgium, Serbia nor Poland has suf
fered as Armenia has suffered. These
figures explain:
Armenians living in Armenia
before the war.2.000,001)
Armenians knifed, burned,
shot, stoned, drowned and
otherwise put to death by
the Turks (well authenti
cated figures).1,000,000
Armenians unaccounted for
from among those driven
into the desert. 400,000
Armenians in Constantinople,
western Asia Minor and
Russia. 600,000
The new Armenia that is to be re
constructed after the war thus has
a basis of only 600,000 men, women
and children, unless it be found that
some of those driven into the desert
have survived. These 600,000 must
be brought hack into Armenia from
the other side of the Russian border
and from Constantinople, where they
have enjoyed comparative immunity.
The restoration of a nation from
such a basis would seem almost hope
less, but Armenians in London believe
it will be done. Lord Bryce, former
ambassador to the United States, who,
as he expressed it. has been studying
the case of Armenia for forty years,
believes it will be done.
"The change in Russia has been a
most fortunate thing for Armenia."
said Lord Bryce. "The Armenian peo
ple may expect more from the Russian
people than they obtained from Un
Russian government in the past."
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ANCHORAGE TO HAVE
JUNE TERM OF COURT.
Advices received at the marshal's
office last evening state that court
convened at Anchorage on Monday,
and the civil term was set for Tues
day. It was also decided to hold a
jury term of the court there immedi
ately. The grand jury has been called
for June 5. and the petit jury for June
U. It is expected that the Anchorage
term of the court will last until well
toward the end of the month.
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“RIDING THE RODS" NO LONGER.
(By United Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. May 25. — The
hobo is becoming a stationary char
acter, or a pedestrian, at last. West
ern railroads report that militiamen
who challenge all suspicious charac
ters at every bridge, railroad yard and
tunnel have made "riding the rods"
or traveling blind baggage almost im
possible.