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The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME II. NUMBER 143. CORDOVA, ALASKA, Wjg^NESDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 19 16. PRICE TEN CENTS.
BANDITS KILLED
.1 AMERICAN
i COLUMBUS, May 15. — Three ban
W dits, including ,T. Cardeman, one of
Villa’s leaders, were killed today in
a skirmish with an American detach
ment near the 1‘ruhio ranch twenty
ml s east of Lake Itatcate, in
Mexico.
The number engaged on both sides
was small, although the Mexicans
outnumbered the Americans. The
bandits broke and ran after the first
volley from the American troops. The
latter suffered no casualties.
KILL FIVE TRAINMEN.
LAREDO. May 15. — Zapata ban
dits today derailed a train between
Querretaro and Raima Gonzales. The
engineer, fireman and five persons on
the tender were killed.
The train was attacked by a large
band of outlaws immediately it left
the rails, who. in the midst of their
killings, continued to shout “Villa,
Villa.”
It is admitted that the bandit chief|
is daily growing stronger and unlessJ
he soon is captured or killed will have
all of northern Mexico back of him.
VILLA RAISING ARMY.
COLIJM BITS. May 15. — Captured j
Mexicain* today said that Villa is alive'
alii well, and is now raising an army
i/ Durango.
LANGHORN AWAITING FOR
MORE REINFORCEMENTS.
MARATHON, Texas, May 14.
Fifty miles south of the Mexican bor
der Major Langhorn, late last night
stAoed Die dash of Ids troops after
the Glenn Springs raiders, to await
the arrival of reinforcements.
Major Langhorn learned that at
least Son Mexican bandits were con-'
centrated 50 miles south of him, and
their force greatly outnumbers his
own.
DISARMAMENT OFlORWflY
^ ASKED BY SOCIALISTS
CHRISTIANIA, Norway, May 13.—
Complete disarmament for Norway is
called for in a bill which has been
Introduced in parliament by the So
cialist faction of that body. This
measure asks the government to
frame and pass as soon as possible a
resolution or bill providing for the
abandonment of the whole army and
navy. It also asks that all treaties
Between .Norway ana uum luumurs
which might possibly be a hindrance j
to complete disarniatnent tie either al-J
tered or replaced by new treaties, and
that treaties providing tor arbitration
in all controversial questions be se
cured with all foreign nations.
This bill is in accordance with the
prdHu*gni of the Norwegian Socialist
ptflfl. which during the last election
advocated disarmament irrespective
of whether other nations would dis-j
arm or not. Since the Socialists con
trol only one third of the assembly
the bill now pending will not be passed j
this session, but if they should get '
eontrol of parliament at the next
election a hill of this nature undoubt
edly would be passed and become a
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ALAMEDA SAILS FROM THE
SOUTH FOR ALASKAN PORTS.
SEATTLE, May lti. — The steam
ship Alameda, of the Alaska Steam
ship Co., sailed today with the fol
lowing passengers for Cordova: I
M. Calejo, Mrs. Grant Reed, Robert
WftVistensen, IT. Wearinged, S. A.
'Johnson, J. Lebuzue, C. Brown and
five steerage.
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STOCKINGS BY WHOLESALE
IS GIFT TO FRANCE.
KENOSHA. Wis.. May 13. — Forty
six thousand pairs of stockings left
Kenosha today for France. They
went as the gift of Robert W. Allen,
wealthy young Kenoshan, to the
■ause of helping the suffering people
;>f the French republic. It was the
biggest order for stockings ever filled
by the Chicago-Kenosha Hosiery Co.,
and the cost was something over
15.000.
GREECE SETTLES
ALLIES
LONDON, May 15. All outstand
Ing differences between Greece
ind the allies, which have been the
subject of much diplomatic corres
pondence for tlie past year, have been
settled to the satisfaction of all con
■erned.
Under the provisions of the agree
ment there will lie no violation of
Greek neutrality on the part of the
lilies.
BULEARS RESENT'
HEEL
THE HAGUE. May 13. — Hr. Chan.
Pancoast, of Philadelphia, and Hr.
Morrowitz. of London, have reached
The Hague after sixteen months, dur
ing which they have engaged in sur
gical work in the Hungarian and
Austrian armies. They are the last
American physicians to leave Bul
garia. with the exception of Or. Harry
Plots, of New York, who remains at
3ofi. They say a spy craze is ram
nuiil in Bulgaria; that all Americans
here are subject to suspicion, and
that, therefore, their life there is
nost unpleasant. They say it is evi
lent that the Germans do not want
Americans in Bulgaria.
How thoroughly Bulgaria is under
lerman domination, it was declared,
was shown by the fact that the coun
try virtually has been denuded of
foodstuffs by the Germans. Sugar,
flour, oil. rice and coffee are obtain
able only under a card system and
medicines are becoming scarce.
Popular Uprising* Feared.
There is a general feeling of unrest
which Dr. Pancoast says he thinks:
iuu:m [ ciu-u «* uoiif,ciuufi pwin. "
a few months, when, he prophesies, j
popular uprisings or assassinations'
may be expected.
I)r. l’ancoast adds that there is an j
unmistakable although suppressed j
1'eeling of hostility against the Ger
mans, of whom it is estimated there
lire more than 400,(11)0 in Bulgaria.
There are more Germans than Bul
garians in Sofia, he says. According
to the physicians there is an open
warlike feeling against Roumania.and
an enmity against the Serbians.
Three-quarters of the Bulgarian pop
illation, lie declares, is Kussophile.
Dr. I’ancoast served in a great Hun
garian hospital in Munkacs. Hungary,
where the barracks accommodates 4.
1(00 wounded. Afterwards he was in
charge of the military hospital at
Vratza, Bulgaria, and of a hospital at
Sofia. He says he saw 800 British
and French prisoners in rags march
ing the streets of Sofia with the peo
ple jeering them. They had been rob
bed of their clothing and shoes on the
battlefield, he added.
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SEATTLE LAWYER DEAD.
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SKATTDK, May 15. — Charles K.j:
Jenner, one of the prominent pioneer i
lawyers of this city, died today.
[ELUDE JAPS IN
WASHINGTON, May 1«. — The
tenate amendment to the Immigration
)ill excludes the Japanese from Am
-rica without specially mentioning
Japan.
Ttie method nil ployed is the exclu
don of laborers Irom a certain area
lescribed by latitude and longitude,
rhe specified area includes China,
India, Siberia and the Malay Archi*
lelago.
It is not known what action Japan
.sill take over the bill, but a strong
irotost is expected from the Japan
■se government, if the bill becomes a
aw.
POSTMASTER SCHEFFLER
GETS COMMISSION
C. H. Sclieffler yesterday received
lis commission from the post master
general and today is the postmaster
it Cordova. The formal transfer of
he office from the former incumbent,
II. G. Steel, to Sclieffler was made
ast night.
Since Steel resigned last November,
when tile salaries of the office help
was reduced. Scheffler has been an I
-mplo.vcc of I he office.
POSTOFFICE ASKS
EARL BVERS
WASHINGTON. May lfi. — Karl
Byers, of Iditarod. the only bidder for
he aeroplane service between Seward
aid Iditarod. has been asked by the
[jostoffice department to furnish a!
xmd and information concerning his J
equipment and time for the beginning!
jf his service.
MJTO DRIVERS KILLED
IN NEW YORK RACE.
NEW YORK, May 14. — Carl Lim
bing. automobile racer, and R. Palot
:i, his mechanician, who were leading
lie field in the fifteenth lap in the
loti-mile metropolitan trophy race,
were killed yesterday afternoon when
heir machine struck the guard rail.
Kddie Rickenbacher easily won the
rophy.
His time was 1 hour SH minutes and
!1 seconds, with an average of 9B.2'i
nilesr per hour.
WILL ADVANCE SUMS
LARGER THAN BFFORE.
V1KNNA, May 12. — hi consequence'
>f the general rise in prices, the Vi-,
snna Dorotheuni. the state pawnshop,
las announced that larger sums will
jo advanced than hitherto. Present
Holder* of pawn tickets have been
nvited to have llteir pledges revalued
md receive the increase in the value.
rEST OF PREPAREDNESS
OF TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12. — Secre
ary .losephus Daniels will sit in the
lliddle of a nation wide cobweb of
eiepltone wires at Washington next
Saturday and issue oral test orders
lirectiy and simultaneously, to every
lava! and radio station in the United
Rates, it became known here today
vhen naval officials announced the
Jacific coast stations were prepared
or the lest. The national capital will
te connected directly with the sta
iotis for 60 hours over the week end,
n order to test the preparedness of
he country's telephone system ts
heel a war crisis.
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GUILTY OF
t . _( j
OROV1LLK. Cal., May Ifi. — Rev.
Madison Slaughter today was found
guilty of an assault on fifteen year
old Uertt'inle l.amson, and sentenced
in fifteen wars in the penitentiary
nt Sun Quentin.
'I he tri; I of Slaughter has attracted]
national attention, on account of the
prominence of the parties involved.
There lias been a settled feeling
a mo eg the residents of this city that
Slaughter was guilty of the crime
charged, and his conviction gives uni
versal satisfaction.
WELL KNOWN CORDOVAN
DIES ON OUTSIDE
Charles Turner, well known ip Cor-1
dova, where he lived for years, died,
Maj la. at Leavenworth. Kansas, ac i
cording to a telegram received today;
b> his daughter. Miss Lola Turner. J
who is now in Cordova.
Mr. Turner was one of tin* early[
settlers at Cordova, where he lived i
with his family for yqprs. Ilis many J
friends will he sorry to learn of hisj
demise and the sympathy of the en
tire community is extended to Miss
Turner.
FIGHTING Oil IDE
VERDUN ERONI
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PARIS, May 16. — The bombard
ment of French positions at Avoncourt ^
wood and Hill 304 continues, accord-1
ing to au official statement this
morning.
FRENCH ATTACK REPULSED.
BERLIN. May 16. — Several French |
attacks against positions held by the
Germans on Hilt 304 were repulsed
last night with great loss.
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CAPLAN JURY SEEMS TO
HAVE REACHED DEADLOCK.
LOS ANGELES. May 16. — The
(’apian, jury, which Is deciding the
fate of the last of the men charged
with the dynamiting of the Times
building in this city, is still out and
indications are that no agreement will
be reached.
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FRENCH RAILROAD HANDLES
HEAVY TRAFFIC ON LINE.
PARIS. May 13. — The Paris-Or
leana railroad ran 30.000 trains, in
cluding sanitary express trains for
the transportation of wounded dur
nig ,ll<J year 191!>. carrying 3.700,000]
soldiers, 583000 horses and 11,000 can
non for the army, in addition to its
regular traffic, without a single ac
cident. It also moved 385.000 sealed
ears of supplies for the army, and
made more than a half million shells
for the arniyw in its machine shops.
The annual report read before the I
tockholders' meeting states that the.
'otnpany will have to call upon thei
government, under the state guaran
fee. for only 19,808.000 francs. I.astj
tear the' government had to make
good a deficit of 61.000.000 francs. The
leficit of 1915 results from increased
'.xpenses, mostly high coal.
SEATTLE BANK PRESIDENT
DIES AT QUEEN CITY.
SEATTLE. May 15. — Ernest Par
stens, president of the German-Ameri
-an Bank of this city, and one of the
ttt.v r»en of the Northwest, died
tiere today.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MEN
FOR MILITARY TRAINING.
NEW YORK, May 14. — Already
15,000 college men have enrolled In
military training corps for reserve of
fivers In the department of the east.
"The people are waking up." de
[lares General Wood. "They are be
ginning to realize that they cannot
buy peace with gold, and that they
must pay for their prosperity and the
advantages which they receive.”
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SANTA KE. May 15. — The gover
nor today granted a reprieve of "1
days to seven bandits sentenced to
hang at Denting. May 10. for first
degree murder during the Columbus
raid.
The people are incensed over the
action of the governor, believing that
the sooner the Mexicans are hanged,
thils showing others that raiders must
pay the penalty for crimes, the sooner
will peace be restored along the
border.
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SAID TO HAVE
WASHINGTON, .\lpy Hi—The mili
tary conference between Generals
Scott and Obregon at K1 Paso has
eonvlneed Carranza that the United
States troops are in northern Mexico
for no other purpose than to destroy
brigandage and catch Villa.
An unwritten understading has
been reached by which the Carranza
forces will endeavor to demonstrate
their ability to handle the situation.
This the United States demanded as
tile Tirst step toward (lie withdrawal
of American troops.
Seoti believes Obregon is acting in
good faith in his endeavor to obtain
peace along tlie border He lias agreed
to occupy and patrol the Parral dis
trict and establish strong lines along
the border.
ohregon’s order to Trevino, com
manding him to take 10,000 men into
the Big Bend country was promptly j
executed. He lias promised not to
bring troops in the rear of Pershing'sj
force now in Mexico.
The situation today is less critical
than at any time in the past several
months, and officials are confident
ilia; ail danger of a crisis is past.
General Obregon is certain that,
Villa is dead, but neither lie nor the
American officers have definite in
formation.
AMERICAN COLD STORAGE
MEAT POPULAR IN FRANCE.
PAMS, May 15. — "Frigo,” as the
French call American cohl storage
beef, has taken so well in France that:
its popularity has. for the time being!
it least, defeated the purpose of its j
importation that is to say, the eas
mg of retail meat prices. The mayors !
if several suburban towns having ex
pressed the wish to follow the example
if their Parisian colleagues and or
ganize retail stores for the sale of
refrigerator meat, were informed that
hey must go slow, as the imported j
utide is rare. Many butchers who
•esisted its introduction at first, are I
low selling it at the same prices as
fresh meat; In some cases it has j
brought even more. The authorities
ire taking the matter up and proposal i
o fix maximum retail prices. 11
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Mark Fleming had a portion of the , i
bird finger on his right hand mashed ;
iff this morning by getting it caught(i
is the hinge of a heavy door. , i
WASHINGTON. May 16. — In a
into delivered to Secretary Lansing
oday. the German government warned
his government that all neutral ships
lying neutral flags must ohey the
irovisions of international law re
tarding the searching of vessels on
he high seas.
It is asserted that the German Auh
narines will incur no risks, and that
f the vessels stopped turn in the di
•eetion of the submarine, it Immedi
ltelv will he sunk.
The note in no way conflicts with
lie agreement between the two coun
tries regarding the submarine con
troversy. and is said that the regu
lations are satisfactory to the adtr.in
stration.
AMERICAN SHIPS ORDERED
TO DISPLAY THEIR FLAG.
NEW YORK. May 15. In accord
ance with 'instructions from Washing
ton. the custom house is notifying
the masters of all outgoing vessels
that when passing a foreign warship
tin- American v< . si-1 must closely oh
serve the rule of the sea to display
ihe flag of the nation to which the
ship belongs. This order is a further
precaution for the protection of ships
of the United States when in the war
/one.
Alter putting out of port and on the
open seas, aimougu me uoovtj ruie is
an old sea law. it lias been the custom
to furl the ship's flag and hang in its
place a small and inexpensive pennant
of the national colors.
The government in the present crisis
wants no chance of complication now
with any foreign government in which
it might be contended that the na
tionality of the ship was not discern
ible.
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BE TRIED FOR
JUNEAU, May 12. — Besides for
gery and robbery and fraudulent use
of the mails and a few other things,
there are yet two cases of murder to
be pressed against Edward Krause.
Oasis Krauczunas, attorney for
Krause, announced yesterday that
Monday he will file an order for a
change of venue to Ketchikan, on the
grounds that this community is pre
judiced against his client, and that
Krause cannot lie given a trial here
free of that alleged prejudice. lie
wants the other rases tried at Kct
■hikan.
The oilier cases against Krause will
begin next Moiday. Yesterday they
.core set in the following order:
On Monday the rase of forgery;
text murder in the first degree in
•onneetion with the disappearance of
.'aptain .1. O. I’lunkett.; then forgery
ind robbery, and forgery again, and
hen murder in the first degree in
onneetion with the disappearance of
<. Yamamoto, the Japanese foreman
if the Olympic mine, then again a
•barge of fraudulent use of the mails,
mil another charge of forgery.
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DESCENDANT OF JOAN d’ARC
FAMILY DIES IN FRANCE.
I’AHIS, May 15. — One of the last
lescendants of the family of Joan
if Are, Madame Lanery d'Are. born
tdine de Julienne d'Are, just died
it Toulon at the age of 82 years,
tieilame d’Are educated her grand
•hildren and great nephews, who are
a w at the front in Lorraine.