Lr^"° 1 The Cordova Daily Times I
\<)U'MK ONE. NUMBER SEVENTY-SIX. CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 5,1915 PRICE TEN CHN1S.
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WASHINGTON, March 5-—The report of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission, covering the facts
as gathered by the commission last summer, and the
various surveys made in Alaska, is now in the hand's
of President Wilson.
The report given to Secretary Lane yesterday is
still under consideration by that official, who is de
voting considerable study to the problems presented
before turning over the report and his recommenda
tions to the President. It is generally believed here
that Secretary Lane has been for some time in pos
session of the main facts presented, and that within
a short time he will make his recommendations to
the President.
The decision of the President as to the route or
routes selected and whether or not any of the ex
isting Alaska railways will !><• purchased and incor
porated into the proposed system of government rail
ways in the North, is confidently expected to he forth
coming not later than the early part of next week.
In connection with the building of the Alaska
railway, whatever route or routes may be selected,
it is authoritatively stated that construction work
will begin this spring.
FORCING GERMANS TO FRONTIER
RUSSIAN FLEET STEAMING TOWARD DARDENELLES
LONDON, March fi—Tlu- Russians in tin* north
are continuing their offensive movement against the
Germans, and are attacking tlu* entire front of the
German line from tlu* Vistula, in Roland, north to
the Nieman.
Although the Germans are clinging tenaciously
to their positions before the fortress of Ossowetz and
other points north of the Vistula, the thrust toward
Warsaw has been brought to a standstill, and the
Germans are being slowly forced' back toward the
East Prussian frontier.
In the south the Austro-Hungarian armv con
tinues to fling itself with undaunted courage against
the Russian line, but their efforts to stay the progress
of the Russians have been fruitless, and they have
suffered enormous losses in these attacks.
The German contingent in the Carpathian region
has been reduced to three army corps, leaving the
brunt of the fighting to the Austrians.
1' urtlier south tin* allied fleet is slowly battering
its way through the Dardanelles, and so far has not
met with a single serious loss among the ships en
gaged. The Turkish Sultan is reported to have al
ready fled from Constantinople. British militan
officials state that the situation everywhere favors
the allies.
From Bucharest a report conies that the Bus
sian Black sea fleet, steaming toward the Bosphorus,
has passed Burghas, Bulgaria, about liOO miles from
the entrance to the strait. It is presumed the fleet
will engage the Turkish forts guarding this short
passage between the Black sea and the Sea of Mar
mora.
Viewing the whole situation in the east, military
authorities of the allied armies state that even if no
decisive battle develops from the Russian offensive
movement in the north, the Austro German plans for
the spring campaign have been completely upset.
Recently Ilindenberg was sweeping victorously
through Northern Poland, while in the south the Aus
trians were pressing forward both in Galicia and
Bokowina, while now the conditions are reversed
BIG CROWD EXPECTED
NORTH ON MARIPOSA
It Is reported that all the available
accommodations on the steamer Mar
iposa, sailing north from Seattle next
Monday, have been sold out for more
than a week past.
HE DEAD A R E
TAKEN FROM
HINTON, W. Va., March 6—To date
forty-four dead bodies have been re
covered from the Layland mine, near
Thurmond, W'here 180 men were en
tombed by an explosion Tuesday, and
only ten living have been rescued.
The relief parties are working des
perately to reach the lower workings
but it is feared that of the 130 men
still in tlie mine practically all of them
have perished.
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Today's news in today’s Dally Times
YOUNG LADIES TO
HAVE USE OF GYM
At a meeting of the Fire Department
last night the request of a number of
young ladies for the use of the gymna
sium was granted. Wednesday each
week being set apart for that purpose.
BIG PASSENGER
LIST ON STB.
SEATTLE, March 6—The Btearner
Admiral Evans left this morning at 9
o'clock for Alaskan points. She car
ried 132 passengers. Including both
first and second class, a number of
whom are tourists. The passengers
for Cordova were Gust Erickson, C. F.
Ingersoll, G. W. Gosser and one steer
age.
Steamship men in this city predict
a record Alaska tourist business this
season, and nre making active prepar
ations to handle the thousands whom
they believe will visit the North.
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OF ONE BOAT CAPTURED
LONDON, March 5—An official bulletin issued today states
that the British collier Thordis rammed and sank a German
submarine boat yesterday in the English channel. The sub
marine attacked the collier, firing a torpedo, but tin* collier,
putting on full speed, escaped the torpedo and rammed the at
tacker, sustaining some injury to her hull from the collision.
The German submarine -U8 was also sunk in the channel
today by British d'etroyers, who crippled the boat with shells
before she could be submerged. The crew were taken off be
fore she went down and are held as prisoners.
OFFENSIVE MOVEMENT OFRUSSIANS
CARS
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BUCHAREST, March 5—The Russian offensive movement
in Galicia luis forced the Austrians to evacuate Czernowitz, the
capital of the province of Bukowina. The main Austrian force
lias retired in the direction of Frazenthal, south of the Carpa
thian mountains.
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L ENE
OF DALNYANDPORT ARTHUR
PEKING, March 5—China lias agreed with Japan for an
extension, for a period of ninety-nine years, of the existing
Japanese lease of the ports of Dalny and Port Arthur, on the
Niushwang peninsula, which have been occupied by the .Japan
ese since the close of the Russo-Japanese war.
WASHINGTON, March 5—The Belgian legation in this
city has issued a formal statement announcing the protest of
the federated' Belgian Steel and Iron Manufacturers, made to
the German Military Governor Been, in Belgium, against the
seizure by the Germans of more than $.‘1,000,000 worth of mach
inery owned by the iron and steel manufacturers.
VALDEZ MINISTER
TO GO SOUTH
Rev. Charles S. Price has tendered
his resignation as pastor of the Con
gregational church at Valdez. The
board very reluctantly accepted the
resignation, which ^vvas given on ac
count of the ill health of Mrs. Price,
who has not been well since coming
to Alaska, and will shortly leave for
California. Mr. Price arrived in Val
dez in September, 1913, and firing
his stay there has won the afTectlou
of the community. He Is a speaker
of considerable ability, and Valdez
i audiences will miss him In the future.
Cordova would do well to follow in
the footsteps of Seward, where a
movement has been inaugurated for
the purpose of securing work for the
unemployed of this section when the
construction of the government rail
road begins, or when the preliminary
work even is started. The idea is to
get in communication with the Secre
tary of the Interior and the Alaska En
gineering Commission and show them
that there is no necessity for shipping
men to the territory until the present
supply of surplus labor is exhausted.
In order that the officials may know
exactly how many men can be de
pended upon to the westward, in case
their services are repuired, a list of
all the unemployed is being prepared
and will be sent to Washington, to
gether with a recommendation that
these men be given the preference of
work under the Commission.
It has been suggested that the lo
cal chamber of commerce take up this
matter and do what it can In the way
of securing employment first for Alas
kans when the jobs are given out.
Of course there will be plenty of ap
plicants from the states, and no doubt
most of the clerical positions will be
MANY AFTER JOBS
Alaskans want, the first chance
for employment in the construction
of the government railroad.
There are already 16,000 appli
cants for jobs from the states, and
6.000 of these are endosed by
their senators and congressmen.
Practically all of these men seek
clerical positions, and only about
fifty men will be needed for this
work.
The Commission estimates that
3.000 employes will be required this
summer and most of them pick
and shovel men. This means con
siderable construction work and an
effort should be made to piace as
many of Cordova’s idle on the pay
roll as possible
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sought by men who have a pull with
senators or congressmen., but out of
the vast army of men needed if there
Is to be any extensive railroad build
ing these will cut but little figure.
We have been informed that several
thousand laborers are to be used and
practically all of these should come
from Alaska.
Marry Thisted recently wrote to
Delegate Wickersham calling his at
tention to the fact that there are many
idle men in Alaska who are entitled
to consideration when it comes to
hiring men for the railroad. A
letter received from Mr. Wickersham
on the last boat states that he has tak
en the matter up with Thomas Riggs,
Jr., a member of the Alaska Kngineer
ing Commission, and that ho will
do everything in his power to see
that Alaskans are taken care of in.
the government work. Mr. Riggs
says that already 16,000 applications
for jobs have already been filed with
the commission by residents in the
states, and of this number 6,000 have
the endorsement of United States
Senators and Representatives. For
tunately, however, practically all of
them are seeking clerkships and are
not railroad or pick and shovel men.
It is estimated that there will be only
about fifty clerical men needed. Ac
cording to the plans of the commis
sion not more than 3,000 men will
be needed for the construction work
and additional surveys that are to be
made.
CHARGES ARE DISMISSED
Judge Fred M. Brown of the dis
trict court yesterday dismissed the
charges filed against United States
Commissioner Adams by D. M. Lynch,
who questioned the manner in which
tlie commissioner conducted various
trials in his court, in several of which
the complainant was either prosecu
tor, defendant or acting attorney.
The judicial acts of the Cordova of
ficial were the subject of criticism on
the part of Mr. Lynch. lie claimed
that the commissioner refused to sub
poena witnesses he asked for in an
inquest over the body of a native
woman; that in the hearing as to the
title of the baseball park he had re
fused to discharge the defendant, who
had been arrested for trespassing;
that no prosecution had resulted from
the larceny <*f a tent; that a vagrant
was not allowed to make any defense;
that in the arrest of George Hazzard
no charges were preferred showing
any specific act of crime in sajd in
formation; that complainant had been
[threatened with contempt in the trial
»of a case where he was charged with
^malicious destruction of property;
that the complainant offered his ser
vices to apprehend the assassin of
Angelo VelisallB, which were refused.
Mr. Lynch further declared that it
was his belief that there is a popular
lack of confidence In the officials who
represent the department of Justice
at Cordova. Mr. Lynch then pro
ceded to call the attention of the
court to certain acts or ommisslon of
acts performed by the United States
deputy marshal.
Commissioner Adams filed a lengthy
ancwer in which he denied all of the
allegations, giving a detailed account
of hiB official acts in each charge.
Judge Brown dismissed the charges
aganist Commissioner Adams in the!
following communisation sent to Mr. I
Lynch:
“In the matter of the charges made
by you against Mr. A. J. Adams,
United States Commissioner at Cor-j
dova, I have given the same .careful
consideration. You embody in your!
charges certain statements relative to.
3, Df Brightwell, U. S. Deputy Marshal.
at rordovu. With reference to the
cirM|es against Mr. Brightwell, as I
infotted you, they should be present
ed to^lr. F. R. Brenueman, the United
States, Marshal. I, however, furnished
both Mr. Adams and Mr. Brightwell
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with a copy of the charges made by
you and asked them to make reply
thereto in writing, which they did and
I herewith enclose you a copy of the
reply of each.
"Your charges against Mr. Adams
are all concerning his judicial acts.
There is a broad distinction between
what are known as ministrla! acts and
judicial acts. Where an officer having
judicial powers makes an order or
judgment it can only be reviewed in
some manner provided by law. such as
appeal or writ of review. If any one
of these cases to which you refer had
been apitealed and had come before
the District Court I would then have
had power under the law to take
cognizance of them. As it is you are
asking that I interfere with his judic
ial Judgment and discretion without
having these cases before me at all.
The cases were tried and disposed of
in the regular manner and the law
provides for appeal to be taken within
a certain time, if any party feeling
aggrieved thereby so desires.
“It appears that you yourself were
convicted by a jury before the United
States Commissioner’s court and you
now complaining that you did not
lave a fair trial anil yet you made no
ittempt to appeal the case.
"1 have no power to make or
■hange the law and it would lead to
lothtng but confusion if I should un
lertake to ftmuire into the trial of
■ases had before a commissioner in
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any other manner than that provided
by law.
"I may go further than this and say
to you that I consider the statements
made by United States Commissioner
Adams and by Deputy Marshal Bright
well are a complete answer and ex
planation of charges made by you."
MADRID, Alai cl) .» Spain is prolmbly suffering more sev
erely 1 rom the effects of the Knropcan war than any other coun
try except tlie belligerents themselves. The price of bread and
meat, is steadilj advancing, owing to the cutting off certain
a\enues ot supply, and in the face of this advance a general
I industrial stagnation has set in. As a consequence the work
ing classes are suffering in many places for the actual necessi
ties nl lite. At Murcia the people stormed' the hakeshops and
looted them fit everything eatable, and other disorders are re
ported.
MHO HINDUS ARE CHARGED BE THE
POLICE WITH CIRCULATING
SEDITIOUS PAMPHLET
I’A If IS, Mu roll 5—Persons formerly connected with the
famous Bonnet hand ot auto bandits, are charged bv the police
witli the authorship of a seditious pamphlet, entitled: “Peo
ple \ on sire Being Deceived,” which has been widely distribut
ed. I he pamphlet makes a plea for the German cause. Sev
eral arrests have been made ot persons alleged to be concerned
in the publication and distribution of the pamphlet, and they
will be tried by court martial at Marseilles.
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THREE DAYS IN EACH WEEK
BERLIN, March 5—The sale of wheat and rye flours has
been forbidden on Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday. It has been
*°und 11 mt thrifty housewives, who found it unnecessary to use
during the week tin* entire supply of bread cards, have been
using the surplus cards to lay in a stock of Hour.
PORTUGAL ALSO FEELS EfFECTS
OF CONFLICT IN EUROPE
LISBON, March 5—Portugal is feeling severely the busi
ness depression occasioned by the European conflict. Among
lhe working classes the suffering is severe, and bread riots have
already occurred. A huge demonstration was made today by
rowds which assembled near the parliament buildings, but the
gathering was dispersed by calvalrv before any serious out
break occurred.