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BERING IS ENDORSED
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lANE SAYS HE
FAVORS ROAD
v. TO COAL FIELDS
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♦ ^ RESOLUTION. i*’*'
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♦ By Senator Walsh: *
♦ Resolved, That the chairman of the committee be dire- v
♦ ted to advise the secretary of the interior that it is im- ♦
♦ pressed by representations made to it that the public in- *
0 terests require the speedy construction of a railroad into *
♦ the Bering coal field in the Territory of Alaska ,and will ♦
. ♦ be pleased to receive any communication he may care to ♦
♦ make on the subject.
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The above resolution was introduced by Senator Walsh at
the meeting of the committee on territories held May 19.
It was passed unanimously by the committee, and that the
people of Cordova can reasonably expect some favorable action
by the government is indicated by the following extracts from
a letter addressed to Senator Key Pittman, chairman of the
committee:
The Secretary of the Interior, Washington,
a ' May 23, 191(i.
Jfy Dear Senator:
/ * I have your favor of May 22, quoting a resolution adopted
( bv the senate commit tet* on territories, saying “that it is im
pressed by representations made to it that the public interests
require the speedy construction of a railroad into the Bci ing
coal field.” * * * . .
1 am in thorough accord with the spirit and intent <>1 tins
resolution. Within the next few days we will issue the form of
|, tyi that will obtain in the Matanuskn and Bering river fields,
regulations, maps and other data.
' My general opinion upon the matter is this: 1 hat it pri
vate capital can not 1c* induced to eider the field, government
capital should be used for the construction *>f such a road, i
have been of the impression that it was wise to leave the de
velopment of tile east side of Prince William Sound entirely;
to private capital ,inasmuch as it had already been practically
■ opened by the Copper river road. \\ hether the president agrees
with this view, I do not know.
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce lias sent me resolu
urging the construction of. a government line connecting
with the Copper Diver road, and Mr. McKenzie, representing
this chamber, has urged that the matter be given serious con
cdIovm 1 i mi.
It is my belief that “(luring this summer the president
should come to a determination as to whether it is necessary
for. tiie government to construct a road opening up this coal
field, and that we should within a short time have very much I
more definite knowledge than we now possess as to whether
private capital will undertake such a project. Cordially yours,
(Signed) FRANKLIN K. LANE.
Hon. Key Pittman,
Chairman, Committee on Territories,
United States Senate.
Cordova people are certain that the more the statements of
the petition from the Cordova Chamber of Commerce aie ex
amined, and the closer the investigation regarding the advan
tages of tin* route from Mile 38 to the Bering river coal fields,
the surer is it that the administration cannot fail to recommend
thejfmi struct ion of the fifty miles necessary to open up those i
fiefll*. ...•til
It is pointed out that while the Matanuska coal fields have
only nineteen leasing units ,the Bering river field has sixty, I
which indicates that the fields adjacent to Cordova are far(
more extensive than those along the government line noAv un
der construction. *\
The quality of the coal from the Bering river field is equal
in qssery respect to that from the Matanuska, and that it can be
ndiKct and shipped to tidewater more cheaply than that from
tlHi^fatanuska is undisputed. !
i^lie construction by the government of a spur to the coal
fields means that Cordova will come into its own, it will mean
the building of smelters, the opening of additional mines, and
qe consequent greater prosperity sure to follow. __
GERMAN ZEPPELIN WRECKED.
LONDON. June 12. — A Central
News Agency dispatch from Amster
dam says that a German Zeppelin de
gilding near Veles, on the Salonikl
j'frdnt, came in contact with some
'' trees and was destroyed.
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The Petersburg Arctic Brotherhood
gave a-picnic and elambake on May 23.
LOSS OF immigration.
BUKNOS AYRKS, June 12. — Pre
sident Vlctorlno de la Plasa opened
congress yesterday and in his mes
sage referred to the maintenance of
peace in the country and amicable re
lations with foreign countries, as well
as Argentina’s neutrality. He de
plored the irar as a result of which l«n-t
migration has diminished. ;
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GERMANS AGAIN
ON THE GO AT
t>ARI8. June IS. — German troop*
last night renewed their attack on the
Verdun front weet of Thfaumonf farm.
The attacking force entered the ad
vanced tfenches on the eastern slope
of bill 321. but were repulsed in all
other place#.
The attack was fierce, and lasted
most of the night, being preceded with
violent artillery gun fire, which ren
dered the trenches almost untenable.
A counter attack by the French failed
to drive the Germans out of the
trenches they had gained.
BULGARIA GETTING HER8.
8ALONIKI. June 13. — The allied
fleet today Is bombarding the coast
of Bulgaria betweeij^ Portlagos and
I'pdeaglintch. The population of the
cities and villages is fleeing to escape
the big shells which are being hurled
upon their homes and public build
ings.
AUSTRIANS STOP RUSSIANS.
VIENNA, Juno 13. — According to
an official statement by the war de
partment today, the Austrians de!lv-|
ered a heavy counter attack against]
the Russians advancing in 'northeast-1
ern Bukowina, driving them back and]
capturing 1,300 prisoners.
The Ansi.'■Jans assert that tl —v
sian attack has spent itself, and that
ft will he impossible for the invaders
to proceed farther with the big offen
sive which has thus far overcome the
Austrian resistance.
GERMANS ADVANCE.
BERLIN, June 13. — The German]
troops made further advances Inst
night i n the Verdun front muif Fort
Oouauiuont. The .British troops have
begun a movement against the Ger
man positions northeast of Ypros.
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’ AMSTERDAM. Netherlands, *June
.12. — Captain Franz von Papon, re
called at the request of the United
States - government as military at
tache of the German t embassy at
Washington, and who has come to
Holland on a secret mission, has a :
purpose which is threefold, accord
ing to the Amsterdam Telegraaf. This ■
rrtjwspaper does .not mention Captain 1
von Papen by name, but alludes to
him as a “first class specialist who
only recently arrived here after cov- ,
ering himself with world wido fame
in the exercise of functions in another
neutral country.
The Telegraaf says that the “spe
cialist” has come hero, first, to ob
tain information of military ifnd po
litical nature; second, to watch for
eigners residing or visiting Holland:
and, third, to endeavor to Influence
public opinion in favor of Germany.
The German "secret information
service” in Holland Is being reorgan
ized, the Telegraaf asserts, the efforts
of the “specialist” along this line be
ing the centralizing of. diverse and
scattered elements of the Teutonic
espionage service in this country. He
has established the Central Protective
Service at The Hague, and progress j
has been made with-the organization <
of the service at Rotterdam, according j
to the newspaper, which declares that i
similar efforts at Amsterdam have <
been a mu* backward, ,vv/ J
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WOMAN QUESTION
STRONG WITH j
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ST. LOUIS, June 18. — The prin
cipal question being discussed today
by the delegatee to the Democratic
convention la the probable dlepoelUon
if the woman suffrage plank, which,
It If asserted, has many supporters.
The delegatee from all the states
where woman suffrage now obtains
ire lined np solidly behind the plank,
ind In addition many delegates where
the issue to in doubt are supporting it '
It Is almost certain that Wilson will
be nominated by acclamation, but it
Is thought that the vice-president will
be named by ballot, although there
seems to be little doubt but that Mar
shall win be nominated.
BRYAN NOT MEMBER.
ST. LOU 18, June 13. — William Jen- j
nings Bryan will not sit In the Demo
cratic convention on a proxy, ns whs j
reported, but will confine his activi-,
ties to appearing before the commit-;
tees. •
Bryan is urging the Democrats to
adopt the platform of the Progressive
party and thus catch the Progressive
rote.
PROTECT DELEGATES.
ST. !,<>UIS, Juno IS. — Special pro- f
r* utioua uro to !jq taken by tho Xa* i
■ u ^ Ootwoii titfna Association to
JtfLu* imposition on vtshors to S5t. ■
Louis during tho Democratic national
convention. At the request of the as
. K-i ition. the executive committee of
he DusinesB -Men's l-eague adopted
resolutions declaring visitors to be
uirtiendar guests and specifying a de-j
ire for their protection.
All ta ,kab, •'jitt.ey bus" and other|
rehlrle iates, as well us room rates,
i large and small hotels will be pub- j
-shed by the association, and it will,
jporate a service Bureau in Union sta ,
don, where visitors can get whatever
uformation or assistance they may
The object of these precautions is
0 obviate the least chance or imposi
tion. The association expects to go
u> far as to take up any just complaint j
>C an j visitor and prosecute.
J. S. PRISONER TRIES TO FORCE
WAY BACK INTO ASYLUM.
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TACOMA. Juno 12. — C. Myers, con
ined in the United States penitentiary j
it McNeils Island since April 26, on
1 five year imprisonment, has asked'
or recommitment to Slorningside san
tarium for the insane, in Oregon, rrom , ,
vhich he asserts he is a fugitive.
The appeal tor recommitment to the
lanitarium is contained in a properly j
orpus mailed to Federal Judge E. E.' I
'usliman today. The w rit was grunted i
jy Judge Cushman, returnable Junej
i2, and Van M. Oowd appointed as at !
! i
orney.
Myers alleges that he was adjudged 1
tisane at Fort Gibbons, Tatiana, Alas- <
m, November 21, 1914, and in March, '
.915, was admitted to the Mornlngside ’
lanitarium in Oregon. He escaped <
rot* the sanitarium and went to >
Sagie, Alaska, where he was arrested I
in an indictment charging false pre
mises, for which on February 19 he 1
vas given eighteen months on two (
charges each, and two years on a *
hird, he says. He also maintains that 1
he Indictment was net in compliance *
kith the laws of Alaska, and that the ‘
:ourt was without Jurisdiction. He
ays he was insane at the time other
illeged crimes were committed. <
He prays that an order be" forthwith <
Bsued “restoring the petitioner to the t
ustody of the Mornlngside sanitar
urn. there to remain and be detained
intllj by proper examination, order 1
ilsmteaat or legal discharge he be
LAST OF VILLA
GANGS IS GONE
SAYS PERSHING
PERSHING'S HEADQUARTERS, June 13.—The finish
ing blow to the largest surviving band of Villa followers was
administered June 9 by twenty men of the Thirteenth cavalry,
under Captain Otto Retsorse, in a dashing fight twenty miles
north of Santa Clara.
All the Americans escaped unhurt and three of the twenty
rive bandits were killed and several wounded. All the horses,
taddles, rifles and ammunition were captured.
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FOR UNDILUTED
AMERICANISM
arsjps
NEW YORK. June 13. — Hughes to
lay denied that he is seeking the
support of the German-Ainoricans as
such, in response to a query as to
:>is attitude lie said it was undiluted
tinerteanisni. unii that •’anybody who
iupports me Is supporting an out and
i>ut Anioricnn policy and absolutely!
lothing else.”
HUGHES TO START EARLY.
NEW YORK, Juuo 13. — Hughes
ob.iLly. will sta- t early on hia speech
making tour, according to his cam
ijaicn managers today. He will re-J
nain in New York until his tours bo
sin. with tho exception of a visit to)
Brown university next week.
Moving pictures will be used ex-j
leiislyely by the Republicans in the
stnipaign, showing Hughes and his
jvervday lile.’ Important utterances
:iy him also will be flashed on the
icreeu.
SEATTLE, June 13. — Colonel
liohardRon, of the Alaska road com
nission, arrived here from Washing
op yesterday en route to Alaska.
Colonel Richardson anticipates no j
llfflculty in getting an appropriation
if $500,000 for roads this summer. The
■'airbanks-VuIdo/, road will be put iu'
irst class shape and the Ruby-Long;
reek road completed.
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JEW SUPER ZEPPELIN
IS FLYING ARSENAL.
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ZURICH, Switzerland, June 12. —
teports have reached Zurich from
tomansliorn, ft Swiss town on Lake ,
'onstance, that a new super-Zeppelin ,
50 feet long hns been seen making
rial flights over tho lake. The total
apacity of the airship is 54|000 cubic
Deters or about double that of Zep- ,
■elins of the earlier type. 1
The new craft is fitted with seven ,
uotors, -'four armored gondolas, ma- ;
hine guns, small cannon and ap^ara- -
us for dropping bombs and discharg- ,
ng aerial torpedoes. It weighs forty ;
ons, is able to rise 15,000 feet and has ;
. long range of action. j
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Orders have been Issued by the
lstrict attorney's office for the Third |
{vision, to stop all raffles of every |
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Cold weather and snow prevented
he planting of cropa by tho Tanana '
anehers until later than naual by 7* ■
CORDOVA IS UNO
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‘Tew peopig, even those residing in
Cordova,” said a prominent man to
day, "realize the immense richness of
fho country which is tributary to this
city. The mines in the country back
of. us. and the sea in front, both are
yielding their riches in abundance, all
of which goes to make this community
the most prosperous on the coast.
"As an illustration of the riches
which Cordova is sending to the out
side. the cargo of the steamship Alas
ka, whi h sailed f'-nn here yesterday,
is a fair example.
"She had 1,800 tons of copper ore,
valued nt $650,000* an i more than 15,
000 cases of salmon, valued at more
than $100,000.
“In that one vessel w a cargo of
more than three-quarters of a mil
lion dollars, yet the fact, although well
known, created no, comment.
"If any other port n the Alaska
coast were to clear a vessel with a
cargo of that value, the city would
think they had something wonderful,
but Cordova, accustomed as she is to
these wonderful showings, says noth
ing but saws wood all the time.”
PRESIDENT«TS FDDCE
BEHIND WORDS
WEST POINT, June 13. — In his ad
dress to the graduates of the military
academy, President Wilson said it is
imperative that the United States be
prepared so that all mankind shall
know that when America speaks she
will have power to enforce what she
;ays.
The greater part of his speech was
;aken up with the necessity of pre
paredness.
ALASKA OUT FOR THE
SOUTH THIS MORNING.
The steamship Alaska sailed for the
louth this morning at 3 o’clock with
he following passengers: Fred
davies, Lloyd Beckett, Miss C. I.eUay,
Mrs. F. A. Jones, J. Simons, J. P.
tockafellow, Dave Wyman, A. C.
>’NeU, Earl Beck, C,A. McDonah,, R.
L Edner, John O’Neel, C. C. Keenan,
3. N. McDonald. James Farr. J. M.
JcDonald, R. Morrison, D. Dizzolina.
,V. J. Jones. Wm. Urquhart, A. J. Dor
er, Mrs, Cora Miller, P. A. Larson. EL
tuteuberg for Seattle; M. Rydknen.
i. B Fleming, Mike Donovan for Ju
leau, and eleven steerage passengers.
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Fairbanks citizens are making big
ireparations for the celebration of the
esttvnJ of the Midnight Sun on the
:lat of June. ' %
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Soma of the ground at the new
itrike ob Bboh creek. In the Tolstoi