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\OU ME ONE. NUMBER SIXTY FIVE. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1915 :
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pur DISCOVERED
CREEK
McCarthy. Feb. 15—George Go
shaw, who came out here recently from
the Chisana, brings the report that
the winter prospecting in that camp
has been productive of very satisfac
tory results. He states that Mr. Her
man has found good pay on Wilson
creek, one of the main streams of
the camp. This find is considered by
the miners as most important, as Wil
son creek heretofore hns shown no
paj, and by a number had been con
demeiled as barren. The strike of
Herman, however, disproves this be
lief, and will be the cause of stimu
lating the search for the paystreak
at other points along the stream.
Since the fall of snow recently,
which has made the sledding good, the
Chisana has been a busy camp. Many
of the prospectors have been engaged
In sledding wood to the claims, and
are now sinking. As a result pay has
been found at several points. Num
erous prospect holes have been sunk
on Alder, Bryan and Big Eldorado
creeks, with the result that good pay
has been uncovered on some of the
benches. These finds have done much
to hearten the prospectors and miners,
who are now predicting a prosperous
season for the camp.
OBREGON HOLDS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—Diploma
tic advices received here this morn
ing by the state department are to the
effect that General Obregon, comman
der of the Carranza forces, has arrest
ed all native Homan Catholic clergy
men in the city, and is holding them
for ransom. The sum demanded for
their release is fixed by Obregon at
$500,000, The only priests exempt
from arrest, are foreigners, and these
have been ordered to leave the country
at once.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—Secretary
of State Bryan, in reply to the note
from the American consul at Mexico
City advising him of the arrest of 180
native Roman Catholic priests by
General Obregon,_and his demand of
$500,000 as a ransom, has instructed
Consul W. W. Canada, at Vera Cruz,
to Intercede with General Carranza In
behalf of the priests. The sum de
manded for their release is beyond
their power to pay and they are like
ly to suffer great indignities at the
hands of their cators.
NEW PLACER STRIKE
REPORTED FROM NIZINA
It In reported that Sam Sanderson
has made a rich placer strike in the
Nlzlna district. He went there last
summer, having since taken options
on some hydraulic ground. No defi
nite information has been obtained as
to the claim on which he is supposed
to have found good pay, or the ex
tent of it.
Is On The Sick List.
Chief Clerk Alvah Eames, of the
railway mail service, is confined to
his home through illness.
LONDON, Feb. 20—An official bulletin issued
by the war office today states that the British and
French fleets have bombarded' the fortifications
guarding the Dardanelles, and that the attack is still
in progress. Aeroplanes and seaplanes, are co
operating in the attacsk and are doing efficient work.
LONDON, Feb. 20—This afternoon the war offi
ce issued a bulletin giving further details of the
attack of the British and French warships on the
Turkish forts guarding the Dardanelles. The fail
lentin states:
“Yesterday morning the British fleet of bat
tleships and its accompanying flotilla of smaller war
ships, and aided by a strong French squadron, began.
an attack upon the forts at the entrance of the |)ar
dannells. For a time the attack was concentrated on
tin* forts at Cape He lies and Kumknle. On these a
deliberate, long-range fire was directed, inflicting
great damage, while two earthwork fortifications
were also hit. The forts were outranged and were
unable to reply to the fire of the battleships. In the
afternoon the battleships closed in and engaged the <
forts at close range, bringing their secondary bat- i
lories into use. The forts on both sides of the en
trance then opened fire, and were engaged bv the
Vengonce, Cornwallis, Triumph, Sufforen, and Bon
vet, supported by the Inflexible and Agantonon at
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ran^e. After a terrific bombardment the forts
)ii the Kuropenn side were apparently silenced, and
»nly one fort on the Asiatic side was firing when
InrknesH stopped operations. rl'h<» hoinhardnient
iViis resumed this morning after an aerial reconnais
sance liy Britisfi aerophines.
ATHKNK, Fel*. 20—The An>flo French fleet
lestroved the Turkish fortresses on the Asiatic side
>f the Dardannells this morning. The forts on the
European si.le are still firing, Imt without success.
During the bombardment the powder magazine of
lie torts on (lie Asiatic side blew np killing many of
he defenders.
SAYS UNCLE SAM AIDING ALLIES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—Germany and Ans
tria, through their respective ambassadors here,
have made a formal complaint to the State Depart
ment that shipbuilding concerns in the I 'nited States
are building submarines for the British government,
and are shipping the boats in parts to Canada, where
they are trans-shipped to England.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20- The German Ambas
sad or, in liis complaint to the State Department, re
garding tla* shipping of submarines and parts to
Great Britain, states that plants at Bethlehem and
San Francisco are sending the component parts of
submarine vessels, ordered by the British govern
meat, to ('anada. Count von BemstorfT also charges
that submarine vessels for Great Britain are also be
ing built at shipyards in Boston and' Seattle.
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SKA I ILK, Feb. 20—I’he Seattle Construction
& Grydock Company, the only concern in this city
having facilities for building submarine boats, was
interviewed this afternoon regarding the charges of
the German ambassador that submarines were being
built in this city for Great Britain. Officials of the
company deny that the concern was building sub
marine Imats tor Great Britain or for anyone else.
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INSTEMOF STRUG HE
LONDON, Feb. 20—Tt was officially announced this morn
ing that the Norwegian tank steamer Belridge, which was re
ported to have struck a mine yesterday off Folkstone, and
beached to save her from sinking, was torpedoed by a Gorman
submarine instead of striking a mine. The steamer can probe
bly be salved, as the damage to her is not very serious.
AUSTRIANS REVERSED IN GALICIA
AND IN THE DUKLA PASS REGION
CRACOW, Feb. 20—Advices received here state that the
Austrian forces have met with reverses at the hands of the Rus
sians along the line between Jaroslaw, Gorlice and Khrono, and
are falling back before the Russian advance. In the Dukla
pass region the Austrians have also been reversed, suffering
heavy losses.
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CRACOW, Feb. 20—The Russian forces before Urzemsyl
have begun a bombardment of the fortifications surounding tin1
city, bringing into action their new heavy artillery, which is
doing terrible execution.
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DIBULGE GOJRIENT ATTITUDE
ROME, Feb. 20—Deputies of the Extreme parties today
tried to force the government to discuss its foreign policy.
The premier refused to declare the intentions of the government
at this time, and' in this refusal to make known the attitude of
the government on the war situation the premier was sustained
by a majority vote of the House of deputies.
WILL M GERMANY RESPONSIBLE
FOR INJURYTDAMERIGAN SHIPS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—The administration considers a
reply to Germany’s note answering the protest of the United
States against the naval war zone, as unnecessary, the note ex
pressing clearly Germany’s intention to hold firmly to the posi
tion she has taken. Howeygr, the warning contained in the note
of protest that Germany would be held strictly responsible for
any injury to American ships or lives, is still valid.
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NO WORD RECEIVED
FROM THE WATSON
At 2 o'clock this afternoon no word
had been received from the steamer
Admiral Watson, which was expected
to arrive here this afternoon. It is
believed, however, thnt she will reach
here sometime to night or early to
morrow morning.
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DEFEATED AT
CORONDA, Mexico, Feb. 20—The
Carranza troops under General Car
rousco were decisively beaten today
near Rosario by Villa troops under
General Buelna. The Carranza troops
were utterly routed and are fleeing in
disorder into Mazatlan. It Is believed
that the Carranza forces now at Mn
zatlan will evacuate the city within n
few days.
INDEMNITV PAID
By CHINA TO
DBKING, Feb 20—The Chinese
Government has granted the sum of
$50,000 to the heirs of Bert. R. Hicks
of Oskosh, Wisconsin, and to Albert
N. Sheldon and Philip Hofman. These
Americans wero teachers in the Chin
ese College at Chentu in the interior
province of Szechwan, and while on a
journey down the Yangtze Kiang
were attacked by river pirates. Hicks
was killed, Sheldon permanently, and
Hoffman slightly injured. Twenty-five
thousand goes to the heirs of Hicks,
$20,000 to Sheldon, and $5,000 to
Hoffman, who is now back again teach
ing in Chentu. The Chinese Govern
ment has paid this compensation in
order to demonstrate Its intention to
protect foreigners who accept posi
tions under it and come to China.
Chamber Meets Monday.
The semi-monthly meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce will be held
Monday night and all members are
expected to be present.
LONDON, Feb. 20—Advices received here from IVtrograd
state that it is the belief that General Hindcnberg, commander
of the German annv in the Fast, is attempting a Hank move
ment upon Warsaw from the north. This is considered by the
Russians as a very risky task, unless the Germans are over
whelmingly successful on the first rush, as it leaves their com
munication to the north open to destruction bv the Russians.
The first rush of the Germans over tile frontier has been spent,
and they are now confronted by the Russian army, which has
been largely reinforced.
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OF MINE OFF DANISH COAST
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XAKSKOV, Denmark, Feb. 20—A small Norwegian steam
er bound for Arka, carrying a cargo of coal from Scotland to
Denmark, struck a floating mine this morning, and was so seri
ouslv damaged that she sank in a few minutes. The entire
crew of the steamer was saved.
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LONDON, Feb. 20—-The British steamer C'ambank was
torpedoed and sunk off Alwyeli bay, W ales, today by a German
submarine, and the entire crew, compose! of French sailors,
were lost. The submarine attacked the steamer without warn
ing, inflicting injuries from which she sunk almost immediately.
W'ANUlNGToN, Feb. 20- A reply to the American note
of protest against the use of the United States flag by British
vessels, has been received from Great Britain, and is very satis
factory to the administration.
The British note in regard to the seizure of the W ilhelmina
will stop further exchange of communications on this subject
until the prize court has rendered' its decision.
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LONDON, Feb. 20 Advices from the western battle field
in France and Belgiuf state that the Allies still continue to
exert pressure against the German front, with stilt fighting at
several points, resulting ir minor gains for the Allies.
GETCHELL IS HERE
ON m TO
JUNEAU
VV. W. Getchell, the last of the 8e
warjj peninsula legislators to reach
Cordova, enroute to Juneau, arrived
on yesterday afternoon's train and will
take the first steamer south for the
territorial capital. He made the trip
from Nome to Fairbanks by dog team.
Personally he believes there will
be little for the coming legislature to
do and for one is opposed to over
legislation, decrying the tendency in
new territories or states to overdo.
He wants to see the present mining
law repealed and says that this is the
undoubted wish of his district. There
fore. he is pleased to find a similar
sentiment obtaining all through the
interior. Senator Sutherland he be
lieves is favorable to either Its repeal
or the removal of many objectionable
itaiurea oi u ana as practically the
entire delegations from the Second
and Fourth divisions favor It, it's a
safe bet that the Roden law will soon
be mere history.
Business conditions on the penin
sula he says are favorable for the
coming season and some new ground
has been opened. Practically all the
prospecting in the Nome country now
is done by drills.
Representative Getchell is a modest
man. who gives one the impression
of being also pretty level headed in
his views and desiring to represent
faithfully the controlling sentiment
and views of his district. He has
been North since 1901 and knows his
country thoroughly. So far as Nome
district is concerned, however, he
he says there is lttle or nothing that
his people desire from the legislature
except the elmination of the present
Roden mining law.
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OPENED TIIS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20—The
Panama-Pacific Exposition in this city
was formally opened today. Presi
dent Wilson, at the White House, at
Washington, D. C„ pressed the electric
button which set the machinery in mo
tion. The weather is very unfavora
ble, as it is raining heavily.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 20—In the
opening ceremonies of the exposition
this morning Secretary of the Interior
Lane said that he expected President
Wilson to visit the exposition within
a month. The attendance today, not
withstanding the inclement weather,
was 280,000.
TWO PASSENGERS FROM
FAIRBANKS IN AUTO
Mrs. Ban Jacobson and daugther
Miss Florence, of Fairbanks, were ar
rivals on yesterday afternoon's train.
They came over the trail in Bobby
Sheldon's automobile, he bringing
them as far as the Kapids, where a
double-ender met them and brought
them over the hill to Meier’s road
house. Here an auto picked them up
and landed them in Chitina They re
port having had a good trip.
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Some cooking at the Windsor grill