1 The Cordova Daily Times l jjjjE
VOLUME 1. NUMBER 149. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDOY, MAY 3t, 1915 PRICE TEN CENTS.
GERMAN’S NOTE VERY DISAPPOINTING
IGNORES CHIEF DEMANDS OF UNITED STATES
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COMMENTS OF AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS ON THE REPLY
MACCORMAC HOTEL
TO BE REOPENED
Capl Walter Storey, owner of the
old MncCormac Hotel, arrived from
(’allforn t yesterday and is busy greet
ing old frvuds. The Captain has not
as yet definitely determined what he
will do with reference to the hotel, but
unless he can make satisfactory ar
rangements on its rental, will in all
probability reopen the place himself.
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The freighter Seward, which lert
here at 10 o'clock last night direct
for Seattle, with 4,000 tons of copper
ore from the Kennecott, Ellamar and
Latouche mines, valued at i2G0,000,
was in distress at Johnstone Point,
at the North head of Hinchinbrook
island, about 9:30 this morning. She
ran into swells, and as the cargo list
ed, the boat became unmanageable.
There were about 1,000 tons of Ella
mar ore aboard, and as this is prin
cipally soft muck, it Is believed to
have caused the trouble.
The Seward sent out distress sig
nals and headed for Point Gravena,
so as to be near the beach in case
anything serious occurred. Tho
freighter Cordova, which was tied up
alongside the local dock, 1b now along
side the Seward, and will likely
transfer a part of the cargo In order
that the boat may right Itself. The
steamer Admiral Evans, on its way
here from Katalla, will also put in at
Gravena to ascertain If it can be of
any assistance.
VVithin five minutes from the time
Capt, Tommy Moore, of the Cordova,
received the news, his boat was steam
ing away from here, going out the In
side passage. At first is was re
ported that the Seward had a hole
stove in her botton, but this proved
Incorrect, and it is expected Bhe will
soon be on her way to Seattle.
Capt. Moore, of the Cordova, towed
the Seward from Gravlna to this port,
and In doing so broke the forward
booms. The cargo of the Seward
has simply shifted and she will be
able to adjust herself here and con
tinue on her voyage to tbe states.
MARIPOSA ARRIVES
AND SAILS WEST
The steamer Mariposa arrived in
port about 4 o’clock Sunday morning
and two hours later sailed for the
westward. Her Cordova passengers
were W. E. Story, Ur. W. Q. Cassels
Mrs. E. Krippaehne, Carl Wick, Mrs
P. Bourgman, Miss E. Bourgman, W
J. Bourgman, J. B. Thorbjonsen, Mik*
Bryan, Steve Morris, Swan Johnson
Mike Nick, Marie Lattin and sb
steerage.
For Valdes--C. C. Burwell and wife
K. Kelley and wife, R. Kelly, J. Peter
son, Kenneth Harman, W. B. Har
greaves and eight steerage.
For Seward there were 54 cabin an<
26 steerage; for Knik 30 cabin and 6'
steerage.
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Arthur Frodenberg desires to es
tend his heartfelt thanks to all wh<
so generously contributed to the fun
for the payment of the plate gins
window broken while several of th
boys were playing bull ou Secon
street.
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(lent Wilson’s note on the Lusitania, is that Ger
many lias attempted to evade the issue raised by the
I'nitcd States. The editors take the position that
the Fnited States must take a firm stand and main
tain its altitude as set forth in the president’s note.a
Much speculation is being done by people who are
forecasting the action of the government, in case
Germany refuses to accede to the demands of the
administration.
The people do not want war with Germany, and
nobody but a few of the war lord type, such as
Roosevelt, seriously believe that the present crisis
justifies the horrible expenditure of American man
hood and money that a foreign war would mean.
Furthermore, sober minded men remember the ad
vice of tin* father of our country not to enter into
foreign alliances, and war with Germany would
mean an alliance with the allies.
’Pile chief suggestions for reprisals that are be
ing made are: 1. We could seize Germany’s in
terned warships and merchant vessels that are in
our harbors. 2. Wo could officially proclaim
Germany as an outlaw among the nations, by pub
1 licly summarizing her misdeeds, commencing with
Belgium and continuing down to the Lusitania.
3. We could at once enter upon a policy of non-in
tercourse, withdrawing our ambassadors and con
suls from Germany, and refusing to let our minis
ters represent Germany at London, Paris, Petrograd
the German representatives here their passports,
4. We could mobilize our fleet and form a league
of neutral nations to speak to Germany with tin
united voice of the neutral nations, and start in this
way an international police force which might grow
into a force for ultimately doing away with war.
The first suggestion is out of the question as i1
would be a violation of international law, so cleai
as to put us on a plane with the very people we an
condemning. The second is open to the objectior
that it calls only for words, not action. The thirc
suggestion about no intercourse is believed to hav<
been seriously considered by the president’s advis
ers. Our embassies in six belligerent countries
have been devoting the larger part of their time
to looking after German interests. It is believed
that this withdrawal would' be a magnificent act of i
peaceful censure, a moral castigation which Ger
many could neither ignore nor sneeze at. The
Italian minister was so withdrawn from \Ycashing
ton in 1H!*7, after the murder of its subjects in the 1
j New Orleans riots. Because* of our dual system of ‘
government between the states and the federal au- 1
i thoritics, the national government could not make 1
reparation to Italy legally, although it wished t< do
so. For two years there was no Italian. represent a- !
five at Washington, and although it accomplished 1
little but a moral rebuke, it was the shame of the 1
! withdrawal that counted.
Giving the German ambassador and their con
I suls here their passports is not so inviting, as that
j might be construed by Germany as a declaration of
I war. < Mlieial Washington has a suspicion that Ger
many might welcome a war with the Lnited States,
and this particular administration is not going to
| play into the hands of the Germans. Because of
i this phase of the >n intercourse proposition regard
ing the withdrawal of German representatives in
this country is In ing very carefully considered.
The fourth - ggt tion regarding the formation
j of a league of neutrals is also very inviting, but it
would take time, and there is overv chance litat the
'president will delay his action on this affair. The
I league may come later on, but the Knifed States will
I doubtless take some action long before such a league!
! could he organized.
It is also thought that the president might com
' municate direct with the Kaiser. Such a course
! would be like Wilson, who is straight forward in all
i his actions as may be seen by his reading his own
j messages to Congress. Doubtless other sugges
tions an* being considered by the administration
j tending to bring home to the German conscience
[just how the American people felt about the siuk
j ing of the Lusitania. If the new suggestions can do
that, they will be welcomed and carefully considered
by the president and’ the cabinet, only they must be
practical and not lead the nation into war. Through
out all the talk runs the strong strain of feeling that]
■ the nation must continue to keep its head clear, and
refrain from entering the present slaughter. The
higher interests of civilization demand’ this, quite
aside from what it would mean to us financially,
morally and from the humanitarian point of view.
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CONTAINED A CARGO OF DYNAMITE FOR RUSSIA
SEATTLE, May 31—A barge along the water
front, awaiting shipment to Vladivostock for the
Russian army, exploded’ at 2 o’clock Sunday morn
ing, causing a shock throughout the city similar to
a severe earthquake. Store fronts all over the city
were torn out, goods displayed in the store windows
damaged, piaster knocked off the walls of every
building within a mile of the barge. The shock of
the explosion was felt at a considerable distance,
and reports received from Tacoma, Everett and Port
Townsend state tha! buildings in those cities were
shaken.
There was a watchman in charge of tin* barge,
lint his remains have not been found, and' he was
undoubtedly blown to atoms. The explosion caused
a property damage to surrounding buildings to the
value of $50,000. This does not include the value
of the barge or the dynamite, the latter being worth
$5,300. The down town business streets, along
First and Second Avenues, and all cross streets
were littered with debris, consisting principally of
broken window glass, and' today hundreds of men
arc* at work repairing the damage caused by the ex
plosion.
The owners of the barge and the dynamite have
employed a detective agency to ferret out the cause
of the explosion, and the detectives say that the dyn
amite was exploded by means of an infernal ma
chine placed on board by agents of the (Herman gov
ernment. The officers of the port, and the tire war
den of Seattle, say that the disaster was no accident,
but a deliberate explosion. The Seattle police are
vigorously investigating the affair.
GERMAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE
EIGHT STEAMSHIPS ABE
ATTACKED,TWO ESCAPE
LONDON, May ’1—While the German foreign
■ office was preparing the reply to the American pres
ident’s note on the Lusitania tragedy, the German
submarine flotillas were unusually active, and suc
ceeded in doing more harm to British shipping than
1 in any previous period of the war
1 The steamer Ethiope, thirty-seven hundred tons,
and the Tulloehmore, thirty-five hundred tons, were
both torpedoed while approaching the English chan
• nel. The Holt liner, Ping Suey ,was twice attacken
’ yesterday by a German submarine, le t managed to
1 escape through the clever maneuvering of her mas
*'ter. The Gleenleew was not so fortunate, as this
5 four thousand ton vessel was torpedoed and sunk
1 yesterday.
The Russian steamer Mars was torpedoed and
sunk in tin* North sea. The British steamers
Spennymore and Cadeby were sunk, and the White!
Star trans atlantic liner Megantis had a narrow es-1
cape from disaster. ,-s •*
TRENCHES WITH BAYONET
ATHENS, May 31—It is reported here that the
allies are continuing their successful advance a
long the Gallipoli peninsula. Many lines of Turk
ish trenches were charged at the point of the bayonet
and captured during the past week.
GERM! FORT
TO.. 1FYPRES
LONDON, May 31—The French troops took a
group of German trenches in the Plkelm region last
week, and also made good progress north of Arras.
A slight advance is also reported north of LaBasse,
with the co-operation of the British troops in this
vicinity. The Germans, who for a time seemed to
he determined to take Ypres, and were repulsed scv
oral times with extremely heavy losses, have aban
doned their attacks on the city.
LONDON, May 31—Heavy fighting has been go
ing on the past two days on the Gallipoli peninsula,
with the British and French troops more than hold
ing their own, and repulsing the fierce attacks of the
Turks, who have been endeavoring to hinder tht?
allied advance by making counter strokes. The
latest attack of the Turks resulted in a rout of their
soldiers, who were driven back with a huge loss of
life, and were subjected to a hail of artillerv lire.
The allied forces lost three hundred in the tgjtfw*,
while the Turks, who were commanded by Gcn^j|l
officers, lost over two thousand.
JEW REGULATION
EFFECTIVE TOMORROW
E. M. Ball, assistant agent of Alas
a fisheries, who is spending a couple
f weeks in this section, states that
he department of commerce has is
ued a new regulation, effective June
, in which no license is required to
hip live foxes from the territory, al
hough the senson for killing these
inimals remains the same. There is
ilso no restriction on the catching of
ur bearing animals alive.
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IMPROVE IN
WASHINGTON, May ill—President
Wilson's note to the warring factions
fo Mexico, concerning conditions in
their country, and the need for imme
diate improvement, will be issued to
the public tomorrow. The note will
warn Carranza, Villa and Zapata
that their continual, incessant inter
necine strife must cease. The pres
ident sets out the fact that the disor
ders and civil war in Mexico has
forced the innocent populace to the
verge of stravation.
In no uncertain terms the leaders
are told that unless they reach an
amicable agreement and understand
ing for the good of their native land,
the United States will be forced, for
the sake of humanity, to intervene and
restore order, and relieve the famine
stricken people.
The president feels confident that
his warning will start a movement
among the Mexicans that will result
in definite peace plans being made.
KflTALLS COAL PATENT
HAS BEEN PERFECTED
Letters patent have been received
by M A Arnold for the McDonald
coal claim in the Bering River field.
The Juneau land office certified this
claim some months ago, and the final
certificate was received by it from
Woshington last Friday.
Mr. Arnold's claim is known as the
Seattle claim and came into the pres
ent owner's possession in a unique
manner. McDonald had contractd
to do a large amount of development
work on a claim adjoining the Seat
attle claim. Through some mistake
the work was done on the Seattle
claim. When the error was discov
ered he was compelled to purchase
the claim from Arnold and the pait^it
is issued in the name of the original
owner. There is a fully equipped
mine, on the claim and it Is reported
that coal shipments oif a commercial
basis will be ‘started within a ew .
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Sued by Newspaper
The Juneau Dispatch has filed a
suit against Jack Daltop, of I'ordova.
and Attorney Cobb for 1150, alleged
to«be due. for publishing legal matter.
f)r. (\ L. Hale was twi outgoing pas
eager on today's train for re lira,
to attend to some professibual busi
ness, *hd will he absent from’5 town
for a or ten day*
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"Eggs, Fresh from the Local Ranch,
at O'Neill & Slater Co’s.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 31—The Gorman reply to
President Wilson’s note on the Lusitania incident
has been received, and is now being received by the
president and his advisers. The note bits been read
by the officials of the government, and their pre
vailing attitude is one of profound disappointment,
for they do not feel that the German government
lms rightly interpreted the national feeling that was1
in tin* note of the president, for otherwise their1
note could not have been of such ;i temporizing char
acter.
These officials view the German reply as an
endeavor to obscure and evod'c the main issue raised
by the president through the interposition of a
technical construction on certain matters of inter
national law, which lias heretofore been universal
ly undisputed by all civilized peoples, and have been
the accepted law of nations. The parts of the pres
ident's note which Wilson and the American people
have considered tin* most important of the Ameri
can demands were given no attention by the German
reply.
The chief demand of the United States was its
request that Germany give assurances that hence
forth American lives would* be safeguarded, wheth
er on board their own vessels, or on board of pas
senger vessels of belligerent countries which sailed
the seas unarmed. This demand has not been re
plied to or even noticed by the German answer.
The future course of the United States on this
matter will probably be shaped today, as it is be
lieved the cabinet has anticipated the nature of the
German response, and have already discussed the
probable action of the government. The cabinet
will nv >t tomorrow and consider the president's
suggestions in this emergency. The most likely .ra
tion would be for the government to send a second
note to Germany, speedily answering the German
request for the true facts concerning the equipment
and cargo of the Lusitania. This second note
would contain a re-statement of the position and de
mands of the United States, as made* clear in the
first note, and intimate to Germany that a prompt
reply would be expected.
W YSHINGTON, May 31—The almost unani
mous j .cas comment on Germany’s reply to Presi
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