The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME III, NUMBER ]J.) CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATU RjpY,"DECEMBER 1, 1017 PRICE TELUENTS
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(By Associated Press)
WITH AMERICAN ARMY IN j
FRANCE, Dec. 1.—National guards
men from every state in the Union
have arrived safely in France, some
of them are training within the
sound of the big guns^on the firing
lines
American airmen which will event
ually operate in France have arrived
near the front, many have been train
ing here for weeks, cooperating in
* training manuvers with American
troops, and rehearsing different meth
ods of attack.
LONDON, Dec. 1.—Reports from
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Stockholm printed by the. Morning
Post say the Swedish Aeronautical
club is taking active measures for the
realization of its long c&ntemi>lated
air service between Stockholm, Mal
mo and Gothenburg.
There are to be fourteen interme
diate stations, for the erection of
which the necessary land has already
been partly acquired. The service is
expected to open before the end of
the war.
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LONDON, Dec. 1.—A letter from
Marquis Lansdowne strongly pleads
for a revision of the allies war aims
and urges that the allies attempt to
secure peace before the war ruins
civilization and the world. He said
the allies shouldn’t desire to annihil
ate Germany as a great power, neith
er should they attempt to impose
upon the Germans a form of govern
ment against their choice. Lans^
downe is a typical representative of
the old Tory party. The Evening
News says Bonar Law declared the
letter was a “disaster.” Most of the
newspapers denounced the speech,
and the Daily Mail heads its editorial
"White Flag.”
TIN STORED IN
BE RELjASED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The gov
ernment has promised to release a
great amount of commandeered tin in
New York warehouses on account of
private industries, and especially can
neries, being handicapped by the lack
of tin.
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LASTED BUT ONE ROUND.
(By Associated Press)
DENVER, Dec. 1.—Benny Leonard
knocked out Frank Kirke, of this city,
in the first round.
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JUNEAU, Dec. 1.—A. R. Hoerle. of j
I'ordova died yesterday at the general j
Hospital.
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Mr. Hoerl’ had been employed on i
the Daily Times as its linotype oper- j
ator for the past two years and was j
stricken on November 4. As soon as
his condition improved he decided to I
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leave for southern California taking j
tha steamer Alameda November 19.1
He had another hemorrage while I
crossing the gulf and was taken from
the steamer at Juneau and placed in
a hospital. v
During his residence here Mr.
Hoerle made many staunch friends,
all of whom will be grieved to leaVn
of his death. « ^ j _
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BRITISH HEADQUARTERS. Dec.
1.—The engineers who were the first
American troops engaged in military
operations along the British front,
took a prominent part in breaking
through the Hindenburg lines, they
pushed railways of great importance
behind the advancing British troops.
Two were wounded while laboring,
with shells breaking nearby.
The British have the highest praise
for the speed and ability of the Am
ericans.
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.—The nineteen
seventeen football season took only
twelve players which goes to show
that some of the roughness of the
game is being cut out. Last year
there was eighteen killed, sixteen in
nineteen fifteen, and fourteen in nine
teen fourteen. Nearly’ all of^ these
were untrained high school players.
OFFER TO
ATLANTIC PORT, Dec. 1.—Mistak
ing stray shots from a government
rifle range where U. S. troops are in
training for target practice, for hos
tile bombardment, a crew of Norwe
gians who were huddled below the
decks of an old ship lying in port, of
fered to surrender to government surf
men, who immediately went out to
investigate.
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SECRETARY WILSON ILL
SEATTLE, Dec. 1.—Secretary, of
Labor Wilson who is here investigat
ing the telephone and northwest lum
ber situation, rested today following'
his illness in Portland.
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SEATTLE, Dec. 1.—The recent ar
rival of supply ships in European \va- (
ters made it possible for every man ]
in the navy whether on patrol duty in '
the fleet or at home, to eat a turkey i
dinner. The American soldiers in 1
France were treated to a better |
Thanksgiving dinner than was ever 1
served to an army of men fighting i
on foreign soil.
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BOSTON, Dec. 1.—Officials from
this city confirm a disclosure from
Seattle of an anarchistic plot to seize
food stuffs from various parts of the
nation. Officials from Seattle declare
that Italian plotters have been send
ing out propaganda to advise Ameri
can housewives against using canned
fruits, jellies, etc., so that their gov
ernment may seize their supplies.
Food Administrator Hoover has is
sued recent warning telling the house
wifes to pay no attention £o these
false statements.
(By AssociateG Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1—War stamp
taxes effective today include custom
house entries, steamship tickets,
power of attorney, playing cards, par
cel post packages, drafts, checks pay
able otherwise than at sight or oti
demand, promissory notes, except
bank notes, deeds, etc. are expected
to produce one hundred million dol
lars annually.
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(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Dec. 1—The government
has taken the freighter Juneau off
the Alaska run to operate between
between San Fran isco and Hawaii
beginning December fifteenth.
BRAZIL AVIATORS
HAVE JOINED
THE ALLIES
fBy Associated Press)
RIO JANERIO. Brazil. Dec. 1.—
Twelve naval aviators are on their :
way to Europe to complete their train
ing. This is the first contribution i
Brazil has made to the fighting forces ;
of the allies. " i
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SVIftTUH bill
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Dec. 1.—Representa
ives of fourteen civil organizations
fledged thenlselves by a unanimous
ote at a meeting held Thursday to
all a mass meeting of citizens on
’riday night, which was asked to
letition the city council to impeach
daypr Hiram Gill for failing to re
nov^ Greenes’ quarantine.
SEA'! TLE, Dec. 1.—John McCourt.
ipecial representative for th^ war de
triment asserted, thaL the navy and '
^ar department may bar all American j
loldiers and sailors from the city of
Seattle, unless the city is cleaned up.
Ie declares he will wage a continuous
var against vice diseases. At a meet
ng of five thousand citizens last night
esolut’ons were adopted urging the
jouncil to impeach mayor Gill for
illeged failure to clean up the city.
SEATTLE, Dec. 1.—Fourteen civic
organizations were instrumental In
calling the mass meeting last night
to discuss the impeachment of Gill.
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LONDON, Doc. I,- Petrograd des
patches to Daily Mail states that Si
beria is about to declare her indepen
dence Ministers were appointed at a'
meeting in the governor's palaeo at
Omsk. The Siberian flag is flying
and heir is considerable popular sym
pathy for the movement.
BERi.IN, Dec. 1—The Germans yes
terday captured 4,000 British and sev
eral batteries at Cambrai.
DATELESS-—The British and Ger
mans continue in desperate struggle
along Uourlon, Ponatine and Notre
Dame front. The British are trying
to advance toward Cambrai and the
Germans are attempting to hold them
up with counter attacks. The posi
tions along the line changed hands
repeatedly in furious fighting. The
German efforts to gain a dominating
elevation of Bourlon woods failed.
The British war office says the Ital
ian crisis has passed. The Germans
in their new attacks show that their
sarly vigor is gone.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS. Dec.
1.—In Cambrai yesterday the Ger
nans began a turning movement, but
he British were able to pull back
uost of their troops and guns at the
irst attack and save them from be
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ng caught. The British blew up sev
jral guns.
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LONDON, Dec. J.—The Daily Mail
s in receipt of a mutilated Petrograd
elegram dated Wednesday, Indicating
hat fighting has been resumed by the
Russians and that several had been
vouiided.
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SWEDEN 0 ACT
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(By Associated Press)
LONDON. Dec. 1.—The Copenhagen I
despatch to the exchange telegraph
states that the Swedish legation of
Petrografl agreed to act as mediator
between Russia and Germany.
The local fire department respond
ed promptly this afternoon to a fire
drill.
THREE MEN ARE
TO SEA
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Dec. 1.—The barge Bar j
econta was blown to s4a from Resur
rection bay early yesterday morning,
and it is feared that the three men
Lhat were aboard are lost. Wireless
messages have ben flashed to the
steamers Ketchikan and Dora asking ■
them to look out for the lost barge. ,
A COALITION
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LONDON, Dec. 1.—The Petrograd
despatch to the Daily Mail states that
the Lenine government has fallen but
was succeeded by a coalition cabinet
of advanced Socialists in which Bo]
sheviki was represented.
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PASSENGERS ON EVANS.
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The steamer Admiral Evans brought
the following pasengers to tfordova
yesterday: Alvah Eames, C. R. Arun
del, (’. p. Sinclairr-Jas. Hoag, Mrs. E.
\Y. Black. Andrew Tyler, Miss Blanche
McClane, Geo. W. Parks, W. E. Bol
linger. Edwin Bollinger, Chas. 'John
son, Carl Johnson, A. Anderson,
Gt'if Allis, Jas. P. Watson.
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PARIS. Dec. 1.—The Germans . vio
lently att^cke" the Verdun front
twice last nigl.i, L..t '.he French held
their lines intact after severe engage
ments.
CHRISTIANA, Dec. 1.—The kings
of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in
a conference today agreed that the
three kingdoms maintain cordial re
lations and mutual confidence and re
main neutral, and aid each other by
exchanging merchandise.
JULIES 13 MEET
(By Associated Press)
PARIS. Dec. 1 -The interallied con
ference opens here tomorrow with
Premier Clement presiding. The
conference is expected to last three
days, with several Americans attend
ing. The object of the conference is
to dispose of several concrete prob- -
lems, such as food supplies and a
blockade system. Sixteen nations
will be represented, including Russia,
China, Siam, Cuba, Brazil, Monteneg
ro, Greece, Portugual and Rumania.
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VICTORIA, B. C„ Dec, 1.—The
wrecker Salvor Georgia has already
begtin active salving operation on the
steamer Spokane. It is expected that
an attempt will be made to float the
liner today, however, the attempt
may be postponed on account of ex
tremely bad weather.
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WITH THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS
(IN FRANCE, Dec. 1.—The American
soldiers in France have been given
shorter over coats that reach to th*#
knees. It was found that the longer
coats were too clumsy in wet weath
er on account of becoming caked with
mud.
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—Chancellor Herel
ing is reviewing the war situation
before Reichage yesterday, stated that
the submarine warfare will r£ach its
intended goal, the ships already sunk
will exceed those that the allies are
now constructing.
The British destroyers are far from
reaching the Flemish coast to des
troy the submarine bases.
He also stated that Germany is
ready to negotiate peace when Rus- •
sia sends representatives to Berlin,
and promised some political reforms,
but that the fundamental principals
of Imperial constitution shall be un
changed.
Chancellor Hereling follows by
saying the the Teuton advance on
the Italian front has held the whole
world in suspense, because Italy has
already lost a large part of her field
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forces and over half of its war ma
terials. He gives out the German
watchword as “Wait, TCndure and
Hold Out.”
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