Copper Ore Shipments From Cordova Alone Are Over $2,000,000 Each Month]
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VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 190. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY^JULY 19, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS^
RUSSIA MAY ABANDON POLAND ENTIRE
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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 19.—Heavy fighting is progress
ing along nearly every section of the Russian line
from the Baltic Sea to the Dniester River. The
battle is raging on a scab* hitherto unprecedented,
and the advance toward Riga is being made largely
by immense bodies of cavalry, probably the largest
army of horsemen ever gathered' together in the
history of the world. Russia msut fight a defensive
battle to retain possession of Warsaw, and with the
possibility if defeated, of losing tin* greater part of
her Jinnies.
The military observers see in the present battle
the most interesting situation of the war. Many
experts are beginning to believe that rather than
take chances with a cnishing defea,t Russia will
attempt a complete withdrawal with her armies
intact, and so abandon all of Poland to the Teutons.
The tremendous activities of the domains jmd
Austrians in the east indicate that they have little
reserves for pursuing their operations in the west,
thereby offering the allies a respite, or allowing
them time to assemble their munitions on a vast
scale or to make a concerted attack upon Lille. The
problem that is most vexing the allies is what is the
best thing for them to do in an (‘(Tort to relieve the
pressure being exerted upon Russia. Some military
observers are of the opinion that the allies can best
help Russia by forcing the passage of the
Dardanelles.
RECEPTION REED
The people of Cordova gathered In
Masonic Hall to greet Governor
Strong and his wife Saturday evening,
and for two hours the chief executive
of the Territory was busily and hap
pily engaged renewing old acquaint
anceships and making new ones. The
hall was tastefully decorated with
potted flowers for the reception, and
the committee of ladies who took
charge of the arrangements, and re
lieved the committee of the Chamber
of Commerce, are to be congratulated
on the success of the affair.
The governor spent the afternoon
at the glaciers with the other excur
sionists on the Alameda, and Mrs,
Strong being somewhat fatigued, it
was not thought best to commence
the reception until an opportunity for
a short rest had been afforded her.
Accordingly the automobile did not go
to the dock after the city's guests
until 8:30 o’clock.
On arrival at the hall the receiving
line was formed with Governor and
Mrs. Strong, assisted by Mr. and Mrs.
Adams, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Slater, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Chase, and Mrs. S.
Blum. The governor soon found that
he had lots of old friends in Cordova,
who worked with him in the early
days of Katalla, where the governor
spent two years publishing the Katalla
Herald. Many of the tourists on the
Alameda attended the reception, and
embraced the opportunity to get
acquainted with Alaskans.
For almost two hours the dis
tinguished guests delighted the peo
ple present with their genial and un
jaffepted simplicity of manner', ithe
governor having a pleasant word for
everybody, and Mrs. Strong proving
herself to be in truth the first lady ot
the territory. Towards the close ol
the reception, the gathering was
called to order by E. F. Medley, who
asked the governor to tell about hie
trip throughout Alaska. The governor
gracefully responded and for 20 min
utes charmed his hearers with the
story of his journey. He said that he
found the people of Alaska ever cour
ageous even under the most adverse
conditions. The interior country was
quiet owing to the exhaustion of the
richer placer gravels, but that never
theless considerable gold was still
being produced, and with better trans
portation facilities the lower grade
gravels would be worked, and in the
end would result in a large increase
of production.
He told about being stalled or i
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sand bar on the Yukon river for five
days with a large party of eastern
tourists, and how the easterners be
came educated to the real Aiasks
weather, aH the Bun shone down upor
them so warmly that they were un
comfortably hot in this land whlcl
they had always looked upon as the
countryiof snow and ice. He sale
those tourists, who had all brought
their fur coats along with them te
withstand the rigors of an Alaskar
summer, would go back home and tel
their friends that Alaska was far dif
ferent than what most people
imagined.
The governor said a kind word foi
Cordova and the Copper River valley
and expressed his wonder on learnint
that Cordova was monthly shipping
to the states $2,000,000 worth of cop
per, besides thousands of cases o
canned salmon. He predicted a bril
liant future for this section of Alaska
and confidently predicted that wi
would become the premier coppei
producing district in the world.
He dosed by saying that he in
tended to live here a good many mori
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Coal Strikers in England Worrying
The Authorities Outlook is Gloomy
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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, .July 19.—The outlook for a speedy
settlement of the trouble between the miners and
mine owners in the South Wales coal fields is exceed
ingly gloomy. The attitude assumed by the men
makes it a delicate proposition to handle them with
out muddling up the matter worse than ever. The
general public is beginning to believe that there can
be no satisfactory settlement of tin* strike unless the
government takes over the mines and operates them
itself.
This should continue until the end of the war
at least, and would only be taken as an emergency
measure. The agents of the government who are
on the ground investigating are exceedingly pessi
mistic about settling the controversy in any other
way. They are familiar with the spirit of the miners
and feel that if permission was given by the govern
ment to withdraw tin* mines from the provisions of
the Munitions Act, and that the government would
then take them over to operate, the men would
return to work.
Satisfactory terms could' doubtlses be arranged
between the government and the men, and this solu
tion would relieve the present crisis, as it will not
take long before, the supply of steam coal in England
will hardly be sufficient to supply the needs of the
navy. If the government does take over the mines,
the mine owners will be heavy losers.
ITALIAN CRUISER IS
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
VIENNA, July 19.—The Austrian war office
today officially announced that one of the Austrian
submersibles had torpedoed and sunk the Italian
armored cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Adriatic
Sea. The cruiser carried a complement of 550 men,
and' sank within 15 minutes from the time the
torpedo struck her. The warship was of the burden
of 3200 tons.
ENGLISH LOSt RLAVILY
ON GALLIPOLIPENINUSULA
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 19.—Tlie British war office
today made public the official lists of killed, wounded
and missing from the fighting on the Gallipoli penin
sula. The total casualties to the Dardanelles
expeditionary force are 42,500 officer and men. This
includes both the army and the navy losses from
all cause, sexcept disease. Nearly 2,000 officers have
been killed, and about 0,000 officers have been either
wounded or captured.
JUNEAU CONVICT ESCAPES
FROM MARIPOSA-KILLED
WOMAN IN DOUGLAS.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
SEATTLE, July 19.—Robert Dupee, who was
convicted of murder in .Juneau this month, escaped
from the Mariposa, when the vessel arrived from the
north today. Rupee was awaiting transportation to
McNeil’s Island. How the prisoner was loose is
unknown, but he was walking on the deck when lie
suddenly jumped to the dock, and entered a jitney
bus which was evidently in waiting for him. The
machine immediately sped olT at top speed in the
direction of Georgetown, where the relatives of
Rupee reside. The police are searching diligently
for the man but so far have failed to locate him.
Dupee was sentenced to seven years imprison
ment by Judge Jennings at Juneau on July 10, for
the murder of Clara Collins on May 16 at Douglas.
Dupee had been sent to the penitentiary for a
previous offense, and is well known as a dangerous
man. When testifying for himself, lie admitted
that he had' been for years addicted to the opium
habit uad a heavy drinker. His defense was that
he was insane.
BELGIANS FORBIDDEN ID
FIGHT FOB THEIR HOIS
BKI SSELS, July 19.—General Von Bissing,
the German governor of Belgium has issued a decree
making it a crime punishable with heavy penalties
for any Belgian, between the ages of 16 and 40, to
leave or attempt to leave his country for the purpose
ot serving in any capacity any of the countries now
fighting against Germany. This order would make
any Belgian youth, who joined tin- army of King
Albert, a criminal, and would not allow him to be
treated as a prisoner of war in the event of his
capture. The decree is a remarkable departure from
ail previous accepted standards.
NO MORE IDLE STEEL
MILLS IN UNITED STATES
V HF'jRLjING, \\ . Ya., July 19.—The last idle
steel mill in this state resumed operation today,
putting 5,000 men to work after 14 months of idle
ness. The steel business is now experiencing the most
prosperous year for a decade, largely due to the
tremendous orders for war munitions that are being
placed in this country by the allied nations at war in
Europe.
DEVELOP PORT
WELLS MINING
pro™
Dr. W. H. Chase returned Saturday
from a visit to Port Wells, where he
went to inspect the work that has
been done on the property bonded by
the Cordova Mining & Development
Co. since last October. While there
the doctor bonded for his company
the Nugget group of claims, owned by
several well known Cordova people,
Including Alec Smart, Tom Davis and
Harry Hayes. The doctor says that
there Is now in sight 1000 tons of ore
on the property which will average
better than $20 per ton, and that with
in 90 days a mill will be running on
the property, and a tram Installed.
On the properties now bonded by
the company from 660 to 700 feet of
1 tunnel has been driven, and there is
' about 76 feet of open cut work. About
the first of August it Is the Intention
of the company to put crews to work
* on both the Golden Wonder and the
Nugget propertlM.
ACCIDENT WHILE
RIDING MOTORCYCLE
Howell Lewis met with an accident
yesterday while learning to ride
Norman Leopold's motorcycle. The
machine got in a rut going to the
dock, and ir. attempting to slow down,
Lewis increased the speed, and im
mediately corrected his mistake, but
not in time to prevent his bumping
into the rock wall along the Bide of
the road. The machine was injured
but slightly, but the rider had a new
suit of clothes ruined .as well as a
pair of shoes, besides some slight
body abrasions.
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The Mariposa will get away from
Seattle tomorrow morning, a day and
a half late.
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The Northwestern should arrive
from the south early Wednesday
morning.
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Mrs. John Day came down from
Chltlna on yesterday’s train, and will
spend a few days In town before re
turning.
CLARK DELIVERS
LIBERTYBELL
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.—Chanu
Clark, Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives delivered the principal ad
dress at the Liberty Bell exercises held
on the exposition grounds last Satur
day.
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Oscar Larson was a Seattle passen
ger on the Alameda Saturday nlghl
and rumor has it, will return in aboul
a month with a bride.
George Burleigh was incorrect!)
quoted in Saturday’s paper as to tin
amount bid for the lots of Anchoragt
up to the time he left there. Then
was $51,000 taken in by the land otfic«
in cash, which represents one-third oi
the total sale prices. That is then
were about 200 lots sold for $163,000
K. J. HENNEKE BADLY
BITTEN BT DOS
A. J. Henneke, who was appointed
by the city council to rid the town of
all unlicensed dogs, met with a pain
ful accident Saturday night. In at
tempting to rope a Siwash cur and
lead him to the dock to be shot, Hen
neke was attacked by the dog, and
had his left forearm severely lucer
ated, severing several veins, and
wounding him badly. The wound was
dressed at the Comer Drug Store by
Mr. Butler, the hospital interne. After
being fixed up, Dixie went out and got
the dog, and It might be well to men
tion that the dog will never bite any
one else.
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TONS OF GOLD
HAVE LEFT ALASKA
The Seattle assay office has handled
457 tons of gold since 1898, valued at
1288,000,000. This Is considered a big
record for the office. The gold has
■ mostly come from Alaska.
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ENGLAND PLANS
ID CELEBRATE
ON AUGUST 4
LONDON, July 19.—Every city,
town anil village in the British Empire
will observe Wednesday, August 4,
the anniversary of the declaration of
war, as a holiday, and meetings will
be held to reaffirm Britain’s determl
tiou to fulfill her vows of victory.
The plans for the day are being
organized by the ''Committee for Na
tional Patriotic Organizations," of
which Premier Asquith, Mr. Balfour,
and I,ord Rosebery are officers.
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A party on a motor boat thought
they discovered a cabin on Are yes
terday, but investigation proved that
it was nothing but a native taking a
bath, and the smoke oozing out of the
door proved to be steam.
Just received a new shipment of
STYLEPLUS Clothes at S. BLUM ft
Co.
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FRANK IS KNIFED
BF FELLOW
POISONER
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Oa., July 19.—'
Leo Frank, who lg serving a life sen
tence in the penitentiary here for the
murder of Mary Phagan, was attacked
and nearly killed by a fellow convict
last night. The attack was made by
a life termer named Green, whd
rushed at Frank with a knife in hiJ
hand and slashed Frank's throat The;
Jugular vein was almost severed by!
the knife, and his condition is alarm-:
ing, the prison doctors being doubtful!
about his recovery. The wound hasj
swollen, and the temperature of Frank!
has risen so high, that a fever has:
resulted and the patient is delirious.
Green, the convict, was immediately
placed in solitary confinement to
await the outcome of Franks wounds.j
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ca„ July 19.—!
Leo Frank has slightly improved'
from the severe cutting he received!
from the life termer . Green in the!
penitentiary here last night. The'
physicians are now hopeful of his re-:
covery unless blood poisoning will set
in. His fever has decreased, and he is
no longer delirious.
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ROOSEVELT WAS
IN SEATTLE
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SEATTLE, July 19. — Theodore:
Roosevelt, accompanied by his wife.j
arrived In this city last night, coming!
by boat from Vancouver. The ei-l
president is making a trip around thei
country, and came west over the Oan-j
adian Pacific railroad. Roosevelt de-j
parted for San Francisco this morn-f
,ing. He appeared to be in fine health,;
and was busy while at his hotel greet-,
ing many of his friends here, and was.
visited by all the prominent officials;
of this section. The visitors made,
several efforts to discuss politics with
Teddy, but he evaded all political!
talk. He is much grayer than when!
he visited here last.
ALAMEDA SOUTHBOUND
WIH HEAVY CARGO
The Alameda sailed south about!
midnight last Saturday after remain-!
ing here all day loading ore and fish."
Three thousand eases of fish were;
sent to Seattle on the boat, and she
was given ail the ore she could [
carry. The southbound passengers;
from Cordova were; Oscar I .arson, j
Mrs. James Flynn and son, J. Nihal-!
| ctk, VV. M. Robinson. L. B. Jarvis, F.I
R. Scott for Seattle; J. C. Arnolds
and two steerage for Juneau,
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All the Real New* in the Time*.
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MASONIC MEETING
A special meeting of Mt. McKinley
Lodge No. 183, F. & A. M. will be held,
at Masonic Hall at 8; 30 p. m. this
evening. All members are requested,
to be present and visiting Masons are;
cordially invited.
OSCAR C. MEYER, t§
Secretary’.
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Just received a new shipment of I
STYLEPLPS Clothe* at S. BLUM A
Co.