The Daily Cordova Times
VOLUME II. NUMBER 494. ' CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 17, 191G. PRICE TEN CENTS.
SLAV ARMY FORCES TEUTON RETREAT
Iron Band Tightening About Dual
Empire as British and Russians
Renew Their Attacks
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PETROGRAD, July 17.—The successful advance of the
Russian forces in Volhynia continues. The Germans have fal
len back again in the Lipa river region, another line of trenches
having been taken.
Thirteen thousand German soldiers and officers were made
prisoners during the fighting Sunday.
GERMANS ADMIT LOSSES.
BERLIN, July 17.—It is officially announced that the
German troops southwest of Lemberg, under General Von Lin-j
singer, have been withdrawn behind the Lipa river. The Rus-!
sian advance is being checked, although for tactical reasons it;
has been deemed best to withdraw to secondary defenses.
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BRITISH WIN HAND TO HAND FIGHT.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, France, July 17.—A hand
to-hand fight by British troops won a German trench for them
in the vicinity of Pozieres yesterday. The fight was fierce
while it lasted, but the Germans withdrew under the gallant at
tack of the British.
RUSSIAN TROOPS ACQUIT THEMSELVES.
PARIS, July 17.—The German forces delivered two strong
attacks last night west of Fleury. Both were repulsed with
heavy losses to the Teuton forces.
French advances continued, three machine guns being
captured.
Yesterday the Russian troops in the trenches in the Cham-1
pagne district were subjected to a literal rain of fire by the
German forces. The Russians met the attack bravely and de
livered a severe counter attack, which proved entirely success
ful. German losses were enormous.
BRITISH GUNS BATTER FROM SOMME TO SEA.
BERLIN, July 17.—British guns are concentrating their
attack on the German lines all the way from the river Somme
to the sea. Heavy artillery is pounding away continually, pre
saging a concerted attempt on the part of the infantry to ad
vance.
The war office bulletin expresses no fear at the eventual
outcome of the present engagement.
TEUTONS RELINQUISH SECOND LINE POSITIONS.
LONDON, July 17.—The official report of the war office
today states that the German second line positions northwest
of Bazekin and around Lepetit wood were captured by the
British during yesterday’s fighting. The advance to the sec
ond line trenches was accomplished successfully along a front
1,500 yards long.
ITALIANS REPULSE AUSTRIANS.
ROME, July 17.—The official report of the war office to-1
day told of Italian struggles to repulse heavy Austrian attacks
in the upper Posina valley. The Austrians finally were thrown
back with heavy losses.
VALDEZ, July 17. — The Republi
can divisional convention met this
morning. Charles Herron, of Anchor
age. was elected temporary chairman
and J. W. Ward, of Cordova, secretary.
Anti-Shackleford forces are in com
plete control of the session.
Indications are that George Dooley,
of Cordova, will probably be nomi
nated senator. There is but little
doubt that the convention will endorse
the candidacy of James Wiekersham
for delegate to congress.
The convention adjourned until 2.30
o’clock this afternon, when the ses
sion will be resumed.
The probable nominations are
Dooley for senator, Murray of Mc
Carthy, William Henry of Seward, Ar
thur Frame of Anchorage and Rystro
of Valdez for representatives. Axel
Oleson, of Matanuska, seems to be the
choice of the convention for road over
seer.
ASHEVILLE, N. (’., July 17— Heavy
floods in the Carolinas, Tennessee and
Virginia have done incalculable dam
age during the past two days. Torren
tial rains have swollen all' streams;
bridges have been carried away and
all railroads are practically tied up.
Five are known to have died. Fifty
are missing and hundreds are with
out homes.
The damage as a result of the floods
already is estimated to be over $10,-1
pea,nun, with no end in sight, as the
rains are continuing.
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Harry O’Neil is the happy boy to
day. He rushed into the Times office
bright and early this morning, even
before the office boy had cleaned out
the remains of Saturday’s toil, with
receipts for 1,000 votes in his hand.
The day's tally puts him in the front
funk, nearly 1,000 votes ahead of his
nearest rival, John Rosswog, who is
apparently resting on his laurels for
the present. Harry doesn't believe in
resting; he is working all the time.
Sam Hedges climbed a notch too,
just to keep in fighting trim. He
brought in 250 votes.
Elwell Thawley has a hunch that
the small votes won’t do much harm,
when the final count is made. He
brought in 10 coupons clipped from is
sues of the Times, and these have
been counted for him.
. The Northwestern Hardware Com
V pany reports that the steamship Alas
ka pyrobably will have on It the
handsome bicycle that is to be given
to the best “rustler” in the city of
Cordova.
The tally at the close of business
today was as follows:
Harry O'Neil.5125
^ John Rosswog ... 4575
™ Brook Lamprey.2200
Sam Hedges.1275
Elwell Thawley.922
Edwin Bollinger.725
George Wilson.525
Charles Royal.410
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EAGLES WILL CONTINUE
THEIR REGULAR DANCES.
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The announcement was made at the
Eagle dance last Saturday that the
dances would be continued weekly for
the present, because of the good turn
outs that have been evident. The
money raised by the dances goes into
the building fund for the local aerie.
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BERLIN, July 17. — Since the be
ginning of the present Russian offen
sive in Galicia to July 1, total Slav
losses have been stupendous. They
have lost, according to official calcu
lations just made public by the war
office, a total of 14,000 officers, 248,
000 men killed and 17 generals and 29
regimental commanders.
Though Russian gains are admitted
by the war office it is pointed out that
the figures show they have made them
at a terrific cost in men, munitions
and artillery.
WEEK-END FISH RUN IS
EXCEPTIONAL
Receipts of fish at the local canner
ies during the week-end were the
largest of the season. The catches
were enormous fof all the plants.
The Carlisle Racking Company re
ceived 56,000 fish Sunday morning.
The little tug Eclipse alone brought
in 21,000. The Canoe Pass cannery
received 7.000 fish.
Manager Nichols of the Orca can
nery received reports that their plant
received 40,000 fish Sunday after
noon.
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ROUMANIA SNARLS AT THE
CENTRAL POWERS.
LONDON, July 12. — The Rouman
ian government seized 250 cars and six
locomotives belonging to the Austro
Hungarian railways which were sent
Into Roumania while the Russians
were advancing in Bukowina, says a
Reuter dispatch from Bucharest. All
exportation to Bulgaria has been sus
pended.
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ROUMANIA NEAR WAR.
LONDON, July 15. — Bucharest dis
patches to Amsterdam, as forwarded
by the Central News, says that the
parties of Take Jonescu, former min
| later of the interior, and M. Filipesco,
former minister of war and leader of
the Conservatives, have joined forces
and in the futurp will act together.
Both parties are frankly for interven
tion in the war by Roumania on the
side of the entente allies.
ST. P f'ght is
likely in the national Prohibition party
convention, which is expected to meet
here Wednesday. Rival factions are
seeking to gain control of the con
vention, one of them the standpat ele
ment, and the other a newer element,
which seeks to have the name and na
ture of the party changed.
The old guard Is opposed to chang
ing the name or purpose of the party
organization. The newer elements
are willing to change the name and ac
cept John Parker, of Louisiana, or
some other progressive, as vice-presi
dential candidate.
Chairman Hinshaw, of the Prohibi
tion national committee, believes that
the progressives are anxiously wait
ing for an invitation from the Prohi
bitionists to join forces.
MORE RUSSIANS ARRIVE 10
AID ALLIES
PARIS, July 17. — Another contin
gent of Russian troops disembarked
today at Brest, according to an an
nouncement given out officially by
the war office this morning. The re
gularity with which the transporta
tion of Russian troops is being accom
plished is pleasing to the war office.
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ANCHORAGE BOOTLEGGERS
GET HEAVY SENTIENCES.
A wire to United States Marshal F.
R. Brenneman yesterday from Anchor
age told of twenty convictions on boot
legging charges in the railroad town
last week. Out of the twenty con
victions, seven were given jail sen
tences. The rest were fined heavily.
Eleven persons were convicted of
gambling. The total fines accruing
to the government totaled $3,000.
The prosecutions at Anchorage have
been in charge of Assistant District
Attorney William A. Munley. The
trials were held before Commissioner
Leopold David.
Another wire to the marshal told
of the third conviction of Alafar Dun
lap for bootlegging at Anchorage.
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EL PASO, July 17. — Pancho Villa,
renegade, is surrounded in his strong
hold in the Florida valley, according
to report brought here today by Lieut.
Col. Buclon, the commander of the
Mexican garrison at Juarez. '
Lieut-Col. Buclon says that it ap
pears impossible that Villa will es
cape because of the nature' of the ring
that has been thrown around him.
SHIPS "FROPi WESTWARD
REACH CORDOVA
The Mariposa, southbound, arrived
last night at 7:30 with a few passen
gers for Cordova. Fifteen hundred
tons of copper ore was loaded and 1,*
500 cases of salmon. The ship left
at 11:25 this morning.
Sixty-three round trip tourist pas
sengers on the ship were taken ashore
at Anchorage by the Chamber of Com
merce and shown the sights of the
town. A banquet was prepared for
them. The tourists were on shore
at the railroad terminal from 9 in
the evening until 5 o’clock in the <
morning.
The Admiral Evans arrived this
morning at 9 o’clock with two passen
gers, O. L. Olson and A. F. Hemrich,
for Cordova from the westward. The
Evans is due to leave at 6 this even
Ing for the south.
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COLLIER WRECKED; ALL
ON BOARD ARE RESCUED.
CHARLESTON, July 15. — The
United States collier Sector, bound
for Santo Domingo with marines,
grounded and was wrecked off the
Charleston lightship. Everybody was
saved.
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SUPT. McCUE COMING.
P. H. McCue, general superintendent
of the Northwestern Fisheries Com
pany, with offices in Seattle, is ex
pected on the Alaska, to make an in
spection of the company's properties
at Orca.
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The White Pass & Yukon Company
Is putting up a tourist hotel at Lake
Atlin, 60x100 feet, and four stories in
height
WASHINGTON. July 17. — Presl
ient Wilson, it was announced today,
vould probably send personal letters
o King George of England, President
'oincaire of France, Emperor Wilhelm
>f Germany and Czar Nicholas of Rus
>ia, asking them to permit food from
he United States to reach starving
Joles.
Strong representations have been
nade during the last week to the
president by delegates from the Pol
sh National Alliance as to the con
lition of the Polish people in the war
tones of both Russia and Germany.
I'he president has pledged to do all
n his power to alleviate the suffering
>f the non-combatant Poles.
RAILROAD IRK SPEEDS UP,
SAYS KERR
Great strides are being made by the
;overnment in the construction work
>n the railroad, according to Kenneth
I\ Kerr, editor of the Railway & Ma
ine News, of Seattle, who was a pas
tenger on the Mariposa from the west
ward today.
The main line to the Matanuska is
iperating to mile 38, and the work is
progressing rapidly towards Chicka
oon. The old Alaska Northern is be
ng put in repair. It is in operation
lorthward from Seward to Mile 52,
md it is expected that cars will be
•unning to Mile 7X, the end of the line,
py the end of the month.
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ARGUMENTS TO SAVE HEAD
OF SIR ROGER ARE ON.
LONDON. July 17. — Counsel for
Sir Roger Casement, convicted revo
utionist, today began arguments be
fore the criminal appeals court on
he appeal against a death sentence.
At the recent trial of Sir Roger, he
was sentenced to be shot for atteinpt
ng to aid and incite rebellion in Ire
,and against British rule.
The arguments will be continued to
uorrow.
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Rumors of a good quartz strike in
Moose Pass filtered into Seward this
week, according to papers from that
:ity.
STRIKE GOES ON
AGREE
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17. — The
final aettlement of the longshoremen's
strike now depends upon the northern
and southern unions. If they approve
the compromise agreement which the
San Francisco locals adopted Satur
day night at a secret meeting, the
strike will pass into history. If not.
the deadlock in other ports probably
will be prolonged.
It is considered likely that the long
shoremen of San Francisco will re
turn to work Wednesday. That Is the
substance of a statement given out
at the headquarters of the longshore
men here today.
SEATTLE WORKERS DEFIANT.
SEATTLE, July 17. — Puget Sound
longshoremen openly oppose the com
promise settlement reported as hav
ing been arranged in San Francisco
Saturday by the local unions. There
is no disposition evident to return to
work, although it is an open secret
that there is not a little dissension in
the ranks of the workers.
The prospect of better shipping con
ditions here is just as Indefinite as It
was ten days ago, when the strike was
at its height.
MEDIATOR WHITE CONFIDENT.
SEATTLE, July 17. — Henry M.
White, United States commissioner of
immigration here, who is acting as
mediator in the longshoremen’s strike,
returned this afternoon from San
Francisco, fie is arranging to confer
this afternoon with strike leaders, and
is hopeful that he can induce the lo
cal strikers to accept the compromise
agreement adopted by the San Fran
cisco unions.
LONDON, July 17. — Premier As
quith announced to the house of com
mons this morning that the govern
ment intends to introduce a resolution
for a new Irish government before
the autumn recess. He expressed the
hope that the bill would pass quickly,
with the support of a united parlia
ment.
A permanent settlement of the Irish
question, he said, would be considered
wit han imperial conference iminedi
ately after the end of the war.
STEVENSON STILL SILENT
ABOUT BANK
“Nothing new” was all the reply
that Andrew Stevenson, president of
the Bank of Alaska, would make to
inquiries concerning the rumor that
a branch is to be established in Cor
dova. Mr. Stevenson, with a party of
New York financiers, was on the
Mariposa, after making a trip to An
chorage on business.
The bank now has branches at Wran
gell and Anchorage, with the main
office in Skagway.
In the party were Z. S. Freeman,
of New York, chairman of the board
of directors of the bank, Mrs. Free
man and Miss Laura Freeman; An
drew Stevenson, of Skagway, presi
dent, and Mrs. Stevenson; F. T. Hep
burn, of New York, representing H
S. Walbridge, chairman of the execu
live committee of the bank; Anton E
Walbridge, of«New York; Miss ElUa
beth Chisholm and Bishop S. Harrold,
of New York; W. H. Benton, a banker
of Minneapolis, and Mrs. Benton; Mrs.
W. A. Benton and son, and Miss Har
riet Kobertson of Minneapolis.
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EAMES RETURNS.
Alvah Eame8 returned on the Mari
posa from a short trip to Valdes.
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One year's subscription means 2,000
votes for one of the boys.
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OPEN TERM
HERE
Judge Fred M. Brown, of Valdez,
opened court In Cordova this morning
at 10 oclock. The sessions are being
held in the quarters of the Cordova
Chamber of Commerce. As but few
matters are to come up for consider
ation. court officials look for a short
session. Naturalization matters make
up the bulk of the business.
The court party arrived last night
on the speeder from Chltlna. having
left McCarthy on the train in the
morning. In order to save time the
officials left Valdez by automobile for
Chitina. making the 129-mile stretch
In thirteen hours- running time. A
short session was held at Chitina and
then the court moved to McCarthy to
consider several matters.
At Chitana, Judge Brown heard the
protests of the wets of the junction
•own Thursday and Friday over the
result of the recent local option elec
tion. The wets claimed that the cea.
sus was not taken fairly and wanted
the result of the election declared
void. The drys carried in the recent
election by a 37 to 36 vote. Judge
Brown has taken the matter under ad
visement.
Eighteen miners at the Kenneeott
mine took out their first papers and
two petitions were filed for final pa
pers.
Seven petitions for naturalization
j were granted. Those admitted to citi
i zenshlp by Judge Brown are Harold
| Chadwick and Archibald McNeelage
'[ Field, subjects of Great Britain; John
Hedstrom and Thomas Thomsen, sub
jects of Norway; Otto Hermersdorfer.
Richard Emil Hefmer and Walter
Maximilian Wolf, subjects of Ger
v
many.
In the divorce action of Barbara
I Keating vs. J. E. Keating, a trial was
held and decree granted. Grounds al
leged were desertion.
Court adjourned until 10 o'clock to
morrow morning, when all other mat
ters pending will be cleared up.
The court party is made up of Judge
Fred M. Brown, Assistant District At
torney W. H. Whittlesey, Clerk of
Court Arthur Kang, United States Mar
shal F. R. Brenneman, Deputy Clerk
of Court T. P. Geraghty, and Isaac
Hamburger, court stenographer. Mr.
Geraghty made the trip over from
Valdez on the steamship Mariposa.
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LAW REACHES TO BORDER
EOR EVIDENCE
The arm of the law has been forced
to reach to the Mexican border.
This afternoon in court, Assistant
i District Attorney W. H. Whittlesey
I moved for the issuance of an order
for a commission to take a deposition
in New Mexico. It was in the case
of the United States vs. Alameda, an
action in admiralty, which grew out
of the alleged fouling of the govern
ment cable by the steamship at Valdez
in 1913.
Charles A. Reimer. then employed
by the Signal Corps at Valdez, is one
of the witnesses for the government
in the case. He left the north two
years ago and recently was assigned
to duty at Columbus, New Mexico,
where his testimony will be tran
scribed and forwarded to Valdez for
presentation before the court.
Judge Brown issued the order.
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GOVERNMENT VESSEL WILL
HAVE WESTERN PRISONERS.
The secretary of the treasury has
authorized the commander of the coast
guard fleet of Bering sea to bring in
the prisoners and Insane from the
westward to Valdez. The request was
made by court officials and yesterday
a reply was received from Attorney
General Gregory by Marshal Brenne
man.
Deputy Marshal Paul Buckley, of
Unalaska, will be In charge of the
party, which will consist of eight per
sons. Two insane from Naknlk and
Unalaska will be brought in. as well
as four persons who have been held
to the grand jury, one each from Nak
nig, Dillingham, Kodiak and Unga.
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