The Cordova mmes
Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Apiociated Press News
VOLUME III. NUMBER 77. -. - CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1917._ ^___PRICE TEN CENTO.
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♦ (By Associated Tress ♦
♦ NK WYORK, March 2. — The ♦
♦ shipping destroyed since the war ♦
♦ began, exclusive of war vessels, ♦
♦ represents 10 per cent of the iner- ♦
♦ chant marine existing at the out- ♦
♦ break of the war. The construe- ♦
♦ tion of ships has joffset most of ♦
♦ the losses. +
♦ Twenty-six hundred vessels of ♦
♦ 4.S11,000 tons gross, were de- ♦
♦ stroyed. Great Britain lost over ♦
♦ half of this number; Norway was ♦
♦ second, France third, Italy fourth ♦
♦ and Germany fifth. The allies ♦
♦ lost seventy-five per cent and ♦
♦ the Teutons twenty. Two hun- ♦
♦ dred vessels, of 420,000 tons ♦
♦ gross, was destroyed during ♦
♦ February, compared with one ♦
♦ hundred and sixty-four vessels ♦
♦ of 339,000 tons in January ♦
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A.
EXTRA SESSION
WASHINGTON, March 2. — It was
announced this morning that the sen
ate Democrats are hopeful of avoid
ing an extra session of congress.
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HOT ON TRAIL
OF TURKS.
(By Associated Press)
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, March 2. — It is officially
stated that the British troops con
tinued their pursuit of the Turks on
the Tigris front throughout Tuesday.
LONDON, March 2. — The retreat
ing Turks passed through Aziziyah,
fifty-two miles north of Kutelamara,
on Tuesday night. Seven thousand
Turks have been captured since De
cember.
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NAVY YARD
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 2. — The
senate has adopted an amendment to
the navy bill appropriating $1,500,000
to acquire a second navy yard on the
Pacific coast in San Francisco bay.
PERSIDENCY OF UNIVERSITY
OFFERED DUCHESS
(By Associated Press)
ABERDEEN, Scotland, March 1.—
It is unofficially reported at Aberdeen
University that the chancellorahi[
(or presidency) of the university
which is vacant through the death ol
Lord Elgin, is to be offered to the
Duchess of Fife.
A lady as the head of a great Eng
lish university would be an academh
revolution unprecedented in Grea
Britain, but it is pointed out that it
these days when women students fre
quently outnumber the men it wouh
be entirely fitting that the chancel
lorships should not be confined to on<
sex.
Another name prominently mention
ed in connection with the vacant pos
Is that of Lord Bryce, former ambas
sador to the United States.
imxnTImriinci
SOCIETY IN MEXICO
MERIDA, Yucatan, March 2. -
What is believed to be the first won
an's temperance society in Mexic
has been formed here under the nnm
of "Sociedad Fermlnlna de Abstlfir
tia," or Women's Society of Abet
n«uce.
AUSTRIA WANTS
NO RUPTURE
(By Associated Press)
VIENNA, March 2. — The impres
1 slon prevails that Austria will make
every sacrifice that is reasonable to
avoid a rupture with the United
! States, even if such action is apparent
ly offensive to Germany.
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well 1
i
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 2. — Ger
many, in a note to the state depart
ment, through the Swiss minister, pro
: niises the release of the Yarrowdale
prisoners on March 7.
COPENHAGEN, March 2. — Pour
Americans from the Yarrowdale, pris
oners in Germany for three months,
have arrived here and are destitute.
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SUER DARCY
CANNOT BOX
INIS.
(By Associated Press)
ALBANY, March 2. — Governor
Whitman has directed the state ath
letic authorities to prohibit a boxing
bout scheduled for Monday at Madi
son Square Garden, between Les
Oarcy and Jack L)i]len, on the ground
that~TMflrdy~rs a slacker, having fled
rrtHn Atmtrdlta to escape military
duty.
seniTeIas ndt
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CIVIL BILL
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 1. — The
sundry civil bill, carrying a majority
of the Alaska appropriations, has been
reported to the senate.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 2. — There
still remains unconsidered by the sen
ate the sundry civil bill and the army
bill.
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TUBECRLOSIS VICTIMS ARE
I MANY IN ENGLAND
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, March 1. — Tuberculosis
causes 50,000 deaths each year in
England, and in the same period 150,
000 persons are disabled by the dis
ease, says an official health report
‘‘In the eighteenth century,” the re
port adds, “one in ten of all deaths
was caused by smallpox, which is ap
proximately the death rate from tu
berculosis at the present time, but
until the health laws are so amended
that tuberculosis is included in the
list of dangerous and infectious dis
eases, the health authorities will be
unable to take the same effective
steps as were taken with regard to
. smallpox.”
! CONVICTED OF TREASON.
BARRED FROM PRACTICE
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN. March 1. — In line with
similar steps which have been t^ken
. Bince the arrest and double convlc
, tion of Dr. Karl Liebknecht on the
■ charge of attempted treason, divisions
I, II and II of the superior court ol
Berlin have debarred him from prac
tlclng before them. The step follows
his exclusion from the Bar Assocla
- tion.
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> F. McConaghy is coming to Cordovt
» on the steamer Alameda to tak<
- charge of the Pioneer Packing Com
- pany’s new clam plant. He la accom
panied by his wife and mother.
WILL (ELUTE
ANNIVERSARY
ALASKA
Elaborate celebrations by citizens
and visitors in Alaska cities. In which
an official party of tourists, including
a special delegation of eighteen Uni
ted States senators and fifteen rep
resentatives will join, a gay water
carnival at Seattle, followed by a
crqiHe to northern waters — these are
important features in a program now
being arranged by the Alaska bureau
of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
and Commercial Club in observance
next summer of the semi-centennial of
the purchase of Alaska.
At the same time veteran Alaskans
now living in the Yakima valley, have
formed an organization which plans
to provide a celebration of the semi
centennial In Seattle. Former resi
dents of the northern territory now
established in various cities in the
Northwest are expected to take part
In this demonstration.
The plan as far as It relates to the
Alaska tour was decided upon by the
Alaska communities when the Alaska
bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce and Commercial Club sent
a representative through the territory
to learn the wishes of the Alaskans as
to how they desired to celebrate this
event, so that Seattle could co-oper
ate and lend every assistance possible
to make it a big success. As the ne
gotlations for the purchase of Alaska
extended about six months, beginning
in March, fifty years ago, and ending
In October, It was decided that the
plan as outlined would be the most
fitting and obtain the best results.
With this end in view, the Alaska
bureau of the Seattle chamber has in
hand the organization of a large rep
resentatlve party that will make a
complete tour of Alaska to participate
In these celebrations. Congress Is
preparing to be represented by a lar&e
committee. The last resolution to be
introduced by Senator Pitman pro
vides for a delegation of eighteen
senators and fifteen representatives.
As the Seattle Yacht Club had
planned for this summer a water car
nival to be followed by a cruise of the
waters of southeastern Alaska, the
Alaska bureau co-operated with the
Yacht Club in fixing the date of de
parture from Seattle on July 7, so that
the two parties will leave Seattle to
gether. The water carnival will fur
nish a source of entertainment and a
fitting sendoff for the Alaska party.
It is probable that the yachts will
be able to be with the Alaska bureau
party at their stops in the southeast
ern Alaska towns, after which the
Yacht Club party will return to Seat
tie. The Alaska bureau party will
continue to the westward along the
south coast to Cordova and as far
as Anchorage, returning via Skagway,
where the bureau party will divide,
part returning to Seattle and the re
mainder going into the Yukon Inter
ior and covering all of western Alas
ka. It is estimated that the south
coast portion of the Alaska bureau
tour will require twenty-two days and
the entire tour, covering the interior
and western Alaska, about forty-eight
days. The Alaska bureau party will
leave Seattle in two or more vessels
that will travel in company through
out the southeast and south coasts of
Alaska.
The Alaska bureau was asked by the
Alaskan committees to undertake the
organization of this party and the
arranging of the necessary details.
This the bureau has now in hand and
expects to be able to announce com
plete details as to itinerary. The nu
merous celebrations and interesting
events that will be staged in the nor
thern localities for the benefit of this
party are being arranged in extensive
manner. Those plans contemplate
some thirty odd special celebrations
and events.
The anniversary of the final trans
fer of Alaska to the United States,
October 18, will probably be fittingly
celebrated in Seattle by a reunion of
all northerners under the auspices of
the Arctic Club and Alaska bureau.
MAIL BUtlNEM
TO INDIA PROJECTED
(By Associated Press)
DELHI. India, March 1. — From
England to India by air within the
next ten years was prophesied by Lord
Montagu of Beaulieu, in an addreai
on the future of aviation as revealed
to him through his connection will
the air board in England. Lord Mon
tagu said he expected to see malli
and passengers carried over this routi
of from 3,600 to 6,000 miles In from
three to five days.
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Job Printing at tha Times.
WILSON AWAITS
ACTION OF
♦ WASHINGTON, March 2. — ♦
♦ WA80INGT0N, March 2. - ♦
♦ President Wilson has sent a note ♦
♦ to the senate, saying the com- ♦
♦ munlcatlon from Foreign Minis- ♦
♦ ter Zimmerman to Mexico, in an ♦
♦ attempt by Germany to form an ♦
♦ alliance with Japan and Mexico ♦
♦ to attack the United 8tates, was 4
♦ authentic. 4
♦ The house haB passed a bill ♦
♦ empowering the president to arm 4
♦ merchant ships and issue $1 go,- ♦
♦ 000,000 worth of bonds, but ♦
♦ struck out the provision author- ♦
♦ ixlng him to "use all Instrumen ♦
♦ tallUes" to enforce neutrality. •
♦ This afternoon at 4 o'clock the ♦
♦ senate will vote on the naval bill ♦
♦ and then take up the armed neu- ♦
♦ trnllty bill. p
♦ Washington, March 2—Pre- ♦
♦ sldent Wilson held a lengthy ♦
♦ conference with his cabinet to- •
♦ day and dlscuBBed all aspects of ♦
♦ the German situation. It was ♦
♦ decided to take no action until *
♦ congress passes the armed neu- ♦
♦ trnllty bill. Senator 8tone called ♦
♦ up this measure in the senate at ♦
♦ 4 O’clock. 4
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ML BILL BEEN
pram
SENATE
(By Associated Press)
WA8HINOTON, March 2. — The
naval appropriation hill, carrying
f530,00fc passed the senate late
this afternoon without a roll call. It
now goes to the conference commit
tee, and will likely finally pass to
morrow.
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6II EAT LOSS OF
PROPERTY AND
OFJJFE
(By Associated Press)
BRISBANE, Australia, March 2. —
lecent floods which caused the drown
lng of about 60 persons and great loss
of property in central Queensland
were probably the most destructive
which ever occurred in Australia. The
last weeks of December and the first
weeks of January are normally the
monsoonal or wet season in the far
north of the continent, but the Iasi
quarter of 1916 was one of unprece
dented rainfall over eastern and nor
them Australia. Long stretches of
country, where drought had been more
severe than for a generation, were
unable when the rains came to carry
oft the surplus water.
The town of Clermont, the center
of the Peak Downs district, which Is
noted for its rich pastoral and farm
lng lands and its gold and coal mines,
was completely submerged. The wat
er from overflowed creeks over
whelmed the town, sweeping away
buildings. Persons who were forced
to fly to the roofs and upper veran
dabs of dwellings were either washed
from these places of refuge, or by the
collapse of the houses were flung into
the tremendous current and drowned
Fifty persons were drowned at Cler
mont and there were fatalities also
at Theresa Creek and Hughenden.
Thrilling acts of bravery and sacri
fice when the water was racing down
the streets of Clermont were numer
ous. Among those drowned there was
James Crawford, an ex-member of the
state parliament.
The property loss all told is placed
at $2,600,000. The loss in live stock
was very great. A single sheep own
er lost 10,000 sheep.
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The severe cold weather prevailing
about 8ltka recently has delayed the
herring fisheries at that place. The
fish have entered the inlets about the
bay, but while cold weather continues
there will be no prospect for success
by the fishermen.
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It la reported that the entire town
of Chena has been staked by citlsena
of that place as placer claims. Coarse
gold, said to have been discovered In
the bottom of a wall recently dlscov
ered there, la reaponsibie for the stak
lng.
TO RETIRE III
FRANCE
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, March 2. — General
Frederick Maurice, director of mili
tary operations of the imperial gen
eral staff, says the German retirement
in France Is forced upon them and
that the Germans will make a deter
mined effort somewhere to restore
their lost prestige.
The British are now gathering the
fruits of a winter's operations, the
result or which was the establishment
of a salient from Arraa to Ancre ris
er, which is decidedly dangerous to
German [tositions.
A
CHINESE ROADS
PEKING, Feb. 28.—American engi
neers have begun the actual surveys
on two of the railways which are to
be built In China by the Slems-Carey
Railway and Canal Company, an Am
erican organization financed by the
American International Corporation.
The lines upon which the surveyors
are working are in central and south
China. One of the lines extends from
Chuchow in Hunan province, south
through Itengchowfu and Yungchowfu
in the same province to Kweilin in
Kwangsi province, then southwest to
Muchowfu and Nanning in the same
province, then southeast to Yamcrow,
or Chinchow, in Kwangtung province,
a port on the gulf of Tonking. This
route is about eight hundred miles
long.
The other line upon which the en
gineer* are working runs in n general
and west dtrecttod. It starts at
Chowkiakow, in Honan province, and
extends through Nanyangfu In the
same province, to Hslangyangfu in
Hupeh province. The latter city ia an
important commercial point on the
Han river, which drains a very fertile
valley well developed agriculturally.
Although this line Is only three hun
dred miles in length, it Is regarded as
an especially valuable route because
it extends through a rich level coun
try offering few engineering difficul
ties, and so fertile,and populous that
the railway will doubtless pay as soon
as It is put In operation. Actual con
struction work will probably be begun
on this line in a short time, and it
will doubtless be the first part of the
new American railways opened to
traffic.
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PERSONAL GOSSIP ABOUT
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
All of our citizens are Invited to at
tend tomorrow night’s meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. W. Evanson, who arrived here
from Fairbanks, will be an outgoing
passenger on the Northwestern.
The steamer Admiral Watson left
Juneau at 1 o’clock this morning and
is due in Cordova Sunday morning.
The Cordova bank is making elabo
rate preparations for its dance, to be
given at Eagle hall Saturday evening.
The steamer Northwestern will be
here early tomorrow and remain in
port about fifteen hours loading cop
per ore.
Mrs. G. Lewis, of Nenana, was a
passenger with Wyant's dog team to
Chitina and arrived here on yester
day’s train.
George Edward l^ewis today took
moving pictures of the Cordova school
children. The primary department
came out of the building first, then
the intermediate, followed by the
grammar and high school.
E. W. Wyant made the trip from
Nenana to Chitina by dog team. He
covered the distance from Fairbanks
to Chitina in seven days. Mr. Wyant
is on his way to Kentucky, but will
return north in May to the McKenzie
river country, taking a two years’
outfit with him.
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A large gray wolf that had been
playing havoc with the reindeer in
the vicinity of Unalakllk. was trapped
a short time ago by Ole Bhur. Its
mate, who waa lingering nearby when
Ole arrived at the trap, beat out a
bullet from his rifle and got away.
CORDOVA GREETS
» OF DOC
MUSHERS
Representative A. A. Allan, of
Nome, arrived In Cordova on yester
day’s train, and ha* since been spend
ing his time with old friends be met
here. He made the overland trip with
a dog team of six pups, with the prize
winner, Baldy, In the lead. He Is en
route to Juneau, where he will attend
the sessions of the territorial legis
lature, and believes that the most Im
portant matter to be considered by
that body Is to make provision for the
maintenance of the schools In Incor
porated towns, a subject In which
he Is deeply Interested. There are
few better known men In Alaska than
"Scotty” Allan, who enjoys the dis
tinction of being the King of Dog
Mushers, a title which he Justly earn
ed and is proud of. Having driven a
team In eight of the All-Alaska Sweep
take races, and was always in the
money, he brought his faithful old
leader, "Baldy,” with him to Cordova,
and will take him outside for an in
definite rest The rest of the team
be sent back to Oulkana, where It will
be picked up by John Rich Miles,
®a“*K«r Pf the Nome Mines Corpora
tion Company, who is In the states and
expects to be In Cordova about March
16, on his return to Nome.
Mr. Allan made the trip from Nome
to Chltina in twenty-eight days. In
cluding numerous stops along the way
•nd a lay-over of several days at
Fairbanks. Nate Coombe, another
member of the legislature from Nome
district, has also made the trip to
the coast oy dog team, going from
Idltarod over the trail to Fairbanks,
where he arrived several days ago.
He left Golovin on January 26, and
"Scotty" passed through there Febru
ary 4, thus making by far the best
time to tha coast, coming via Chltina.
In discussing his trip and other
matters of interest. Mr. AUaa said:
TMt TRIP OVCRLANO.
“Whan I left Nome on February i.
the whalh ip wua ftea. At Marten hap
there was a heavy rain and practically
no snow. The rain turned Into sleet,
which covered the nigger heeds' and
traveling became ao difficult that even
the reindeer couldn't hold their feet.
Unaklakleet wae covered with water,
the sea having backed up to the mouth
of the river. While crossing the Kal-,
tag portage, it started to snow and
I had an average trail from there to
Ruby. The snow fall continued until \
I reached Fort Gibbon, and most of
the way 1 had to break trail through
eighteen Inches of fresh snow. From
there to Fairbanks It was easy going
and the government road to Chltina
la a boulevard in comparison with the
trails we traverse in the Nome coun
try. This Is my fifth trip across Alas
ka, and I really enjoyed it better than i
any of the others.
reindeer carnival.
"As you no doubt remember there
are thousands of reindeer in our sec
tion of the territory and one of the
great fetes of the winter season, at
different stations, is the reindeer car
nival, which lasts for a week. At
Norton bay I ran across hundreds of
these fleet-footed animals, which were
on their way to Shaktoluk for the big
lair, and is attended by herders and
residents for miles around. A regu
lar program of events is arranged, for
which prises are awarded. They in
clude lassootng, harnessing, driving
and other feats.
“Dog races, however, continue to
be the big attractions for the Nome
sports, and half a dozen big ones are
held during the winter. Since I left
there the Marathon race has been run
and a new record established for the
26 miles and 345 yards. The nest
event will be the Solomon derby, cov
ering a distance of thirty miles, and
should take place early this month,
las well as the Borden race, given un
der the auspices of the Moose order.
This is also run to Solomon and usu
ally participated in by about three
hundred dogs. The burden to be car
ried on the sledges is lady passen
gers. These, are all forerunners of
the All-Alaska 8weepstake race. In
which the fastest and best teams in
the country are entered. A distance
of from 408 to 416 miles is traversed,
according to the trail conditions, and
the race takes place early In April.
Nome has won fame through this con
test, and in the earlier days the cash
prizes were eiceedingly large, some
years being as high as <15,000, with
several cups to compete for. This
year the purse will be <3.500, and a
valuable trophy.”
Mr. Allan has participated In the
past eight sweepatake races and each
time he was In the money. He was
first in three, second In three and
third In two. “Baldy” was the leader
of the team la all of them, and haa
the diatlnctloa of having won for his
owner <22,000 la cash prises and a
number of trophies.
'40 PASSENGERS
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE. March 2. — The steamer
Alameda sailed for southwestern
Alaska Thursday morning. The pas
sengers booked for Cordova are:
Marie Brouchaert, F. Macdonald. ('.
Anderson and wife, J. Hawes, Miss V.
Willey, George Macpherson, Sam
Shucklln, Dan Sargent, L. Golden,
Henry Wagner, F. McConaghy and
wife, Mrs. A. McConaghy, Frank land
mark, L. Kogge, -Wi Coleman, Mrs. F.
Booth, Sain Danovlch, D. Freeman, A.
H. Hortman, C. Savage, D. Shearer,
George Halferty, E. Hutchinson H.
Moe, J. Morteson, Henry Passe snd
thirteen steerage.
FREIGHTING IS
ACTIVE AT
McCarthy, Feb. 28. — Aaron
Erickson is in from the Chltitu and
will arrange for moving the Ksterly
fright for the coming season.
Wm. Woodln is assisting L. D.
Brown in transporting the Bonner ore
to town.
Wm. Ixmgley is moving the Dan
creek freight to that camp this week.
J. W. Nichols and Jack O. Hart ar
rived from Chlsana, having been on
the trail four days. They report toe
trail in poor condition and something
should be done to make this trail more
passable for all desiring to use It.
The women of the Episcopal Guild
entertained in the A. B. Hall, the af
ternoon being spent In playing "five
hundred. The first prize was won
by Mrs. Fred Cope snd the booby by
Mrs. Underwood, of tor which' dainty
rsfmihmetiti were served. The
guests were Mesdames Heney, Gra
ber, Cope, Underwood. Marshall, Fos
ter, Damon, H. D. Foster, Kckatrom,
Smith, Luckenvilie. Faddls, Barrett,
Cole and I.attin and Miss Case.
Henry Alheidt returned from New
York Sunday, accompanied by George
Bruhst, who will assist Henry at min
ing this summer in the Chltitu coun
try. He says New York is a big town,
but he managed to dodge the street
cars and autos.
O. S. Johnson arrived from Chlsana
with dog team, making the trip in five
days, and brought out Mr. and Mrs.
Brenwick and little boy, via the Skolai
pass. Sid reports the trip in with
Grant Reed a bad one, taking seven
teen days. The provisions are very
scarce in that camp and everyone ia
dividing their supplies to pull through
until Johnson returns with a load.
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MINIMUM WAGE
SCALE FILED
IN FRANCE
(By Associated Press)
PARIS. March 2. — Minimum
wages for time workers and mini
mum averages per day for piece work
ers with obligatory arbitration of dif
ferences between workmen, workwo
men and army contractors are the
means adopted by the government to
put an end to strikes in factories
working for the national defence.
The minimum time wage calo runs
from 65 centimes an hour for unpro
fessional women and 80 centimes an
hour for unprofessional men to 1
franc 15 centimes an hour for pro
fessional mechanics. The minimum
guarantee per hour for unprofesslon
als on piece work is 76 centimes for
women and 1 franc for men. For
professional mechanics on piece work
the manufacturer must guarantee a
minimum per hour, ranging from St
centimes to 1 franc 60 centimes, ac
cording to the class of work.
MEXICO HAS INCREASED ITS
POSTAGE RATES
(By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, March 2. — It la
announced that an Increase In Inter
ior postal rates ranging from 2S to
100 per cent has been authorised and
shortly will be put Into effect Coame
Hinojosa, postmaster general, has re
ceived authority to arrange with the
United States for the resumption of
an International money order service.