The Cordova Daily Times
VOLITME TWO. NEMBER 401. CORDOVA, ALASKA, THERKDAY MORNING, MARCH M, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
' GERMANS CHARGE BUT FORCED RETREAT
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LIMITED TRAINS
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CLEVELAND. March 29. — A rail
road collision at Amherst. Ohio, killed
twenty-five persons today and injured
twenty-five others. The collision was
three sided, two sections of the Chi
cago flyer on the way to Buffalo, and
the Twentieth Century limited train
on the New York Central, west bound
from New York to Chicago, were in
volved in the catastrophe. A heavy
fog was prevailing at the time, and
while the first section of the Chicago
Buffalo flyer was taking water, the
second section crashed into it. The
force of contact caused the second sec
tion to buckle outwards onto the west
bound track, and the New York Cen
tral train, coming along on schedule,
crashed into it. Most of the dead are
l , foreigners, who were travelling on the
1 first section of the flyer. None of
the passengers on the Twentieth Cen
tury limited were killed.
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SHACK BANJUtlb!
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Gastineau channel delegates to the!'
• .convention at Seward were banquet ted *■
® last night by Louis P. Shackleford. *■
They declared themselves in favor of 1
W’ickersham for delegate and Shackle- *
ford as the national committeeman. s
All of the speakers favored the com *
pletion of the Shackleford Wicker- 8
sham compact in good faith, and de 1
dared that a united delegation from c
• the First diviSion would be solid for <
the combination. They also asserted
f thc.t this combination will control theJ
i convention on April 19. i
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The postoffice department is plan
ning for a summer mail service from ,
this coast to Fairbanks, over the ,
L government trail, and if adopted, it
will mean a great saving of time to * ^
the interior people in the receipt and
dispatch of their mail from the States, j
The trip from f'hitina to Fairbanks ,
can be made with automobiles, under ,
favorable conditions, in a couple of
days.
Proposals are now being asked by
tlie government for one round trip a i
week during the summer period be-1
tween Fairbanks and Chitina or Val- j
dez, carrying a limited amount of!
first class mail only 200, 800, 4o0
or 500 pounds. This will be known as
an emergency service, and no bonds
will be required from the contractors.
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Special to the Daily Times.
PARIS, March 29. — The officia
communique issued this mornini
states that the offensive of the Ger
mans against Verdun was resumed las
night, infantry attacks in force featur
ing the hostilities. The French troop
were not idle, and in addition to re
pulsing the Teuton attacks, launchei
counter offensive in the Avoncour
woods, carrying by storm some of th<
dearly won positions, which the Ger
mans captured earlier in the month
The Germans fought fiercely to retail
their positions, but were forced t<
jgive way before the impetuosity of the
I attacking troops. The Teutons tried
; to regain the positions at Avohcourt,
but were driven back with heavy
losses. On other portions of the Ver
dun front fighting between the infan
t try commenced after a six days’ lull.
I with the Hermans assuming the often
II aive. The chief attack was launched
with infantry, between Maloncourt and
! Avoncourt, along a section of the front
■ half a mile wide. A whole division of
. Teuton infantry dashed forward over
i ground which the Germany artillery
i had plowed in preparing the way for
the charge, apparently expecting an i
easy victory because of the tretnen
tlous bombardment which the Germans i
had directed on the spot. A division i
of h'rench infantry and several bat- I
teries of light artillery had been skll-j
fully sheltered from the bombard- ’
ment, and when the Germans charged
they were met with a veritable hail i
of rifle and small gun fire, which i
swept their ranks from end to end.11
The Germans advanced in successive i
raves in close formation, but the en
ormous losses they suffered were too
much for even the bravest troops to j
vithKtniHl. and they finally broke and
•etreated. The slaughter wns frlght
ul. and great heaps of gray clad vio
lins of the French fire marked the
mttlefield.
BERLIN. March 29. — The war of
ice statement today states that the
Jermans won further victories north
>f Verdun last night. The French po
dtions north of Maloncourt were car
•led by storm, the, Germans penetrat
ng several lines deep into the French
renches along a two thousand meter
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NAIVE
SAN ANTONIO, March 29. — Gen
era I Villa was reported today lo have
moved toward Catarina, in the Santa
Maria valley, four days ago. The re
sidents of the valley appear to he
friendly to Villa, and they profess to
know nothing of his whereabouts, al
lhough it lias been definitely learned
that the bandit and his followers has
been iu that vicinity. The American
scouting parties are finding it ex
tremely difficult to extract informa
lion from the recalcitrant people, and
Villa has either put the fear of him
self in the hearts of the peasants, or
else they hate the Americans. The
American cavalry is pushing forward
it high speed, and despite the diffi
culties are gradually approaching
icarer their prey.
COLUMBUS, March 29. — A large
body of United States cavalry left
here today to reinforce General Per
shing and his expeditionary force.
Some of the American outposts are
250 miles beyond the border. Per
ishing himself left his advance base
jat Colnia Dubla last night for a new
'advance post 120 miles further south.
I ICverything is reported to be favor
Jable to the Americans, there having
been no clashes with the natives, and
the Carranza troops are co-operating
in the fullest manner with Pershing
in the effort to bag their quarry.
KL PASO, March 29. — Supplies
I will he moved by the America ntroops
•on the Mexican and Northwestern
j railway a few hours after General
Bell Is officially notified that Car
ranza consents to this arrangement.
WASHINGTON, March UK. Gen
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eral Carranza notified the state do
partnient today that he would permit
the use of the Mexican and North
western railroad for the transporta
tion of supplies to the American ex
peditionary force in Mexico. The ar
rangement he assented to is that the
supplies will go forward as commer
cial freight to concerns In Mexico
with which the American army ls^
contracting to furnish the supplies to
the men in the field. Permission for
the use of the railroad is not granted
in the military sense, with the army
running the road, for Its own use, and
in its own way. The present man
agement will continue to operate the j ^
line, and the only difference will be °
that the greatest expedition will be
used to handle the American army ()
supplies and they will bo given prece- e
donee The road eannot be used for^
the movement of iroops under the|K
agreement, as assented to by the|°
Mexican commander in chief. The |
Americans have not asked to use the,fl
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road for such a purpose. Pershing,
will now be enabled to get supplies
abundantly in a country where the ■
problem was a pressing one, as the I I
lack of roads makes it impossible tot I
use motor trucks. The pursuit of
Villa will receive a fresh impetus with
itiis obstacle to quick movement re
moved.
SPAIN THREATENS TO TA!
ENGLISH ORES
MADRID, March 29. Spanish frui
growers are urging the government t
etaliate for the threatened Englisi
irohibition of Spanish fruits by im
losing a heavy export tax on ores am
ike material which England is obtain
ng from Spain. Part of the proceed
>f the tnx would be used to compen
iate the fruit trade for its losses.
FREE TRADE M
AGITATING
LONDON, March 29. — Free trade
iie very cornerstone of the Britisl
iscal policy, is going through th<
neatest trial it has had since the his
oric days of Cobden and Bright, anti
ireater far than the upheavol a dozer
ears ago when Joseph Chamberlain
brew the bomb of protection. The
utter agitation was political, with the
ileturesque personality of Chamber
lin behind it, but this new movement
s spontaneous with the people and
reat business organizations, and is
aining strength as it proceeds. It
egan in the group of great commer
ial cities — Manchester, Birmingham,
Iheffield and Bradford — linked to
ethcr as one community, and is
weeping through the country, rival
ng even the war as a topic of heated
iscussion. and taking a firm hold of
lie government itself.
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ed when you see it in the Times.
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WASHINGTON, March 29. — The
s slate department authorized the state
ment today that affidavits had been
j received from American passengers
: on the sunken steamer Englishman,
and on the channel liner Sussex, i
Thred American survivors of the
; Englishman swear that their steamer
! was both torpedoed and shelled by a
German submarine. A number of af
jfidavits have been secured from Am
ericans on the Sussex, all of which;
| state that the ship was torpedoed and
1 not sunk by a mine.
WASHINGTON. March 29. — The
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United States has asked Germany
whether any of its submarines were
connected with the sinking of the
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British steamer Manchester. The en
| gineer reported that the vessel was
I torpedoed and sunk without anv warn
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ing. There were two American citi
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zens on the ship.
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WASHINGTON. March 29. — Sen
ator Chamberlain introduced in the
! Senate an army bill, and explained
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that its provisions call for a total t
|cost of all forces of the army of about f
[$250,000,000 annually. It also pro- i
vides for compulsory training and a r
i national guard, the cost of which will v
be about $40,000,000 a year. a
TRAP SHOOTIN
NEW YORK, March 29. — The ar
nouncement of the national tn
shooting schedules for the coming set
son supplies another demonstration s
ho remarkable growth of the spor
More than 490 tournaments, rangin
hrough national, sectional, state, cit
snd club championships are alreatl
lamed, and it is expected that th
lumber will cross the 450 mark bt
ore the traps are set going In th
lorthern portions of the country.
The record? show that the tourna
nents registered to date exceed b
11 most otic hundred the entire numbe
sanctioned during 1915, and that till
xoess is likely to be doubled bpfor
uly. There is also shown a shift i
he centre of trap shooting activit
luring the past twelve months. A yea
go Pennsylvania led all the state
lith thirty-eight registered tourna
nents. Illinois was second wit
hirty two, and Iowa third witl
wenty-nine. This season Iowa ha
aken the lead with forty-eight. Penn
ylvania is second with forty-three
nd Illinois is third with forty-two.
HOME SENDS ITS PROXIE!
TO SEATTLE
NOME, March 29. — The proxies fo
he entire delegation- from Sewart
enliiHiila to the Republican territor
il convention have been sent to Geo
i. Schofield and William A. Gilmore
ho are now in Seattle, and will b<
t Seward on April 19.
’ESCAPED FRENCH SOLDIERS
TO BE REWARDED
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PARIS, March 29. The minister 111
of war has announced that French sol- *'
diers taken prisoner by the enemy and el
who have subsequently escaped, shall 'a
be recompensed In the largest meas- w
ure possible for their courage and at
_ taclnnent to their country. n<
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* LONDON. March 29. — The prac-1
5 tice of melting British gold sovereigns
1 to mix with other metals and inakej||
f jewelry to sell to suddenly enriched
r munition workers and their wives is
* said to have become so alarming that
' an effort may be made during the
1 present session of parliament to pass
1 a law to prohibit it. There are not
* many sovereigns in circulation in Eng
‘ land, they having been recalled short
* ly after tile outbreak of the war, but
they can be obtained easily in ex- I
change for paper notes at the Bank sh
1 of England. fat
The gold reserve in the Bank of pa
England- at the present time is esti- sul
mated at about $&>;'>.1100,000. There wii
are other gold res^ves, of course, In 1
the hands of other joint stock banks, ha
* One of the aims of the government fro
I is to prevent sovereigns going out of ne'
the country to keep up the reserve> Th
, gold supply, and to prevent the gold ■ sat
, from reaching the enemy. ^ prc
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ROME, March 2ft. — The war office
fficially announced today that the
intending forces along the Austrian
•ontier had resumed military aetivi
es on a much larger scale titan that
revailing for the past two months,
n Sunday the Austrians attacked the
alian positions on the heights north -
est of Gorizia in force, sweeping for
ard in a splendid charge, and fore
ig the Italians to retire to their sec
nd line of defenses. Today the Hal
ms commenced a counter offensive,
ltd won again the heights lost on Sun
ay, capturing three hundred of the
itemv, 'including eleven officers. The
tistrians left many dead in the newly
lined positions, and the Italian guns
ice more dominate the Austrian de
mises of Gorizia. the successful de
•nse of which is the key to the safety
' Trieste.
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The Cordova Democrats held a pri
ory at the city hall last night, be
•ecn the hours of 7 and 9 o'clock, to
ect eleven delegates to the torritor
1 convention at Juneau on May 24.
hen candidates for Delegate to Con
ess and Attorney General will be
iminated. and also delegates elected
the national convention at St.
>uis.
The local election was a very quiet
e. the total vote polled being 26.
S. Anderson and F. W, Marshal
?re the judges, and F. A. Jones
*rk. Most of the tickets were voted
■aight, and the following delegates
>re elected: W. \V. Council. James
tilth. E. F. Medley. R. E. Capers. H.
olking, J. L. O'Brien. W. L. Smith.
W. Exum. Geo. Hickman. J. R.
■eves and 0. P. Mickelson.
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COTTON MILLS
„OXDON, March 29. — A I.anca
re firm of textile machinery manu
turers has received orders from Ja
i for cotton spinning machinery
ficient to equip five new mills
h a total of about 250,000 spindles,
n the past cotton mills in Japan
e been worked night and day, but
m the beginning of next July a
v law will forbid further night work,
s new mills are therefore neces
y to keep up the present rate of
duction,
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