The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER 352. CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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• CAPTURE ENGLISH SHIP; PUT IN AMERICAN PORT
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CHARLESTON, Feb. 1. — Grave
fears are being expressed by naval
men here regarding the safety of the
submarine K-5, which is sailing south
to Key West from New York. Three
other submarines and the monitor
Tallahasse should be accompanying
the K-5. Nothing has been heard
from the boats since early Sunday
morning, and as the submarine has
a wireless outfit and her course should
not take her far from shore, it is felt
that she should have been reported
long before this from some one of the
numerous wireless stations along the
coast.
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WASHTNGTON, Feb. 1. Maim
ing reports sent out by the naval au
thorities at Charleston this morning
concerning the safety of the sub
marine K-5 were set at rest today
when Josephus Daniels, secretary of
the navy, announced that the ship
had been heard from, and that she'
. was safe. The secretary said that
/ the submersible was in no danger and
was proceeding to Key West under
her own steam, and undamaged. '4jhe
boat has been in the storm belt for
the past two days, and the violence
of the weather made it difficult for
her to get in wireless communication
with the shore stations.
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PETROGRAD, Feb. 1. — It is re
ported that Field Marshal Von Der
Ooltz, the German commander in
Turkey, is in the city of Erzerum, in
the t'aucasus. The Russian troops
have the city surrounded, while in
side the Turks have 60,000 troops, with
only a weeks provisions. The attack
and advance of the Russians was so
T sudden and unexpected that the
Turks in Erzerum had no chance to
* ffetreat to their second line of de
fence. The Russian Black sea fleet
is supporting the operations of the
land troops, while the right wing of
the Russian army under Grand Duke
Nicholas is marching on Trebizond.
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LONDON, Feb. 1. — The war office
announced today that the British
casualties in the hot fighting in Flan
j. derg on January 11 amounted to 100
officers and 19,600 men. This includes
all classes of casualties. The percent -
age of wounded was relatively high,
and the number of prisoners taken by
the Germans negligible.
NEWPORT NEWS, Feb. 1. — A
tremendous sensation was caused here
today when a vessel flying the Ger
man man of war flag, steamed into'
Hampton Roads. The ship proved to
be the British merchantman Appam,
which has been reported lost, a South
American liner of 7,800 tons. Site had
on board a German prize crew of 22
men, under command of Lieutenant
Berg, of the German navy. It was
learned that the Appam had been f
held up and captured by a (lerman r
submarine off the Canary Islands on I
January 15. The same submarine
had sunk another British steamer v
a few hours before capturing the t
Appam. There are four hundred per- v
sons on board the Appam. including i
passengers and the British crew of the v
vessel. There are many women among a
the passengers. The Appam sailed
rom Dakar, West Africa, for Ply
louth, England, on January 11.
NEWPORT NEWS. Feb. 1. — There
ere four wounded British sailors on
lie Appani, w'hich refused to stop
'hen ordered by the German submar
le, and was shelled. These four
ere taken off the ship at quarantine
nd are receiving medical attention,
lo one else has been allowed to leave
the vessel. When the Appam passed
the cape and took a pilot on board,
the wireless operator at Fort Monroe
asked what her name was. The ship
replied that it was the German cruis
er Buffalo. The state department at
Washington has given no intimation
of what disposition will be made of
the Appam. The voyage of the Appam
Is regarded as a remarkable exploit
for Lieut. Berg and bis crew of 22
men.
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EXPLORER LOSES!
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LONDON, Feb. 1. — Sir Clements
Robert Markham, '•president of the
Royal Geographical Society, was
burned to death iu his houic in this
city today. Markham was 86 years
old. and early in life entered the navy,
accompanying the Franklin Search
Expedition in 1850, and.then retiring
to private life. He devoted consider
able of his aftdr life to travel in I
Peru, India and Ceylon, and was the!
first to attempt to plant cinchona j
in India. From 1863 to 1893 he was
secretary of the Royal Geographical
Society, and served as president since
the latter date. Many of his more
important works on travel were trans
lated into German.
RETIE LOST
BERLIN, Feb. 2. — The war office
issued an official bulletin today re- ,
citing fresh attempts by the French ,
forces to regain the trenches lost Sat- ;
urday and Sunday in the region east (
of Neuville. The bulletin states that j
despite the desperate efforts of the
enemy to retake the lost positions |
their efforts have been in vain, re- ]
suiting in heavy losses for the at- ]
tacking troops. All of the French as- |
saults have been repulsed, as the Ger
mans have completely consolidated
the gains they made and are now ,
firmly entrenched. i
MAY GO ON ’FRISCO RUN. t
It is reported that the steamer Vic
toria will sail direct from San Fran
cisco for Nome. The change of her 1
sailing point, should it go into effect, 1
will be the direct result of the en- 8
forcement of the prohibition law in *
the state of Washington.
Mrs. Ed. Wildt. who has been visit- 1
ing friends in the States for several 1
months, is returning to Cordova on 1
the steamer Northwestern.
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The steamers Northwestern and t
Evans are due here Saturday night.
Special by Associated Press.
SAX DIEGO. Feb. 1. — Bursting
dams in three narrow valleys near
here have killed sixty people. Fifty,
of this number perished in the great
flood which swept down tlie Otay val
ley, driving all before it in a great
tidal wave, which carried many people
into the sea. Of the sixty known death 1
thirty-five bodies have been recov-1
ered. Rescue and relief committees j
are organized, and the work is already
well under way. Admiral Pullam, of
the I'nited States navy, is in charge
of the committee's, and he has detailed
large forces of sailors and marines
from the battleships in the harbor for
the purpose of maintaining order.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. — The
government announced today that “
serious floods were threatening the
lower valley of the Ohio river, as well
its the Mississippi valley from Cairo.
Illinois, to the Gulf of Mexico. The
rain has been incessant in this dis
trict of late, and seems rather to he
increasing in heaviness. The same
condition is reported in the valley of
the Arkansas river. Great numbers
>f men are busily engaged strengthen
ing the levees. The inhabitants of thej
■ndangered regions are leaving their
tomes and seeking higher ground,
taking such of their belongings with I
hem as they are able to carry. Un
ess the rains stop soon much dam- 1
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tge will ensue, and a repetition of the.
'ioods which caused such trouble in 11
Tayton a few years ago ia feared.
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DECIDE LETTERS
BERNE, Switzerland, Feb. 1.—There
s one small postage stamp, with a
Rack border and the single word
‘decade" (dead), which represents a
;reater tragedy than any battle in
he present war. It is the stami> used
jy the International Mail Service,
•onducted by the Swiss government,
jetween the prisoners of war of all
tations and their families, on letters
lirected to soldiers who have fallen
it the front or died in hospital.
A large table is piled high with
hese letters, each bearing the fatal
damp “decade.” This Is but one
nail, and each day's mail piles the
ables again. They are to families
n England, Germany, France. Turkey,
Austria, Japan—the entire range of
ighting countries — for Switzerland
tas taken over the entire work of ad
ninistering this mail service between
amilies and their men at the front.
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Mrs. F. L. Walt is among the Gor
lova passengers on the steamer Ad
niral Evans, to join her husband, who
ecently assumed the management of
he Northern Drug Company.
The steamer Victoria will leave
his morning at 9 o'clock, sailing di
ect for Tacoma via the outside pas
age. She. is taking a shipment of
,200 tons of Kennecott copper ore.
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A train arrived from the interior
tst night about 11:30 o'clock, and a
acal will leave for Chitlna and Ken
ecott this morning at 10 o'clock.
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Just received, a selected llRt of late
'ietoria records. Northern Drug
'ompany.
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MELBOURNE, Australia. F’eb. 1.— ]
j One of the first official acts of the
new prime minister of Australia, Wil
liam M. Hughes, has been an an
nouncement that a fresh army will be
furnished by the Commonwealth for
the British and allied cause, and that
this army will number 50,000 men.
"This further contribution,” said Mr.
Hughes, "will bring the total number
of men supplied by Australia by next pi
June to something like 300,000 men. n]
It is to be understood that the prin- rt
ciple of voluntary enlistment is to be tj,
j adhered to. No request had been fr
made to the Commonwealth by the t0
' imperial government for more men. C£
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j not the slightest doubt that the ne- p|
i cessary men will be forthcoming.
These will form new units and are
independent of the quota of 9,500 a
( l<
month necessary for reinforcements. ’
A government appeal will be made
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within the military age group based
on the recent war census—that is, ^
single men from 18 to 44 years.
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A. J. Adams and wife are returning
home on the Admiral Evans, after
having spent several months at Paci
fic coast cities.
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Puller’s barber shop is located at pa
Alaskan Hotel. Drop in. it*
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WANTED—A girl for genBral work.
Apply Mrs. Wells, Oldtown.
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Everybody has the Empress habit, pa
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gulars Bal' no the Dally Times office, so
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PKKIN, Feb. I. It has been an- j
ounced that President Asano, of the
oven Risen Raisha. which operates ,
earners between San Francisco and J
te Orient, and President AVatanabe,j
r the AVatanabe Hank, in A'okohama,
jgether with several other Japanese
usiness men, have organized a realty
irnpany with a capitalization of one
i ill Ion five hundred thousand yen, to
pal in land and buildings at Tsing- j
an. This step is regarded as an in-!
ication that the Japanese have noj
itention of withdrawing from Tsing-j
au in the near future.
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CHIHUAHUA, Feb. 1. — It is re
nted here that General Villa has
et with another defeat from the Car
nza forces. The latest rumor saj-3
at after a brisk fight he was driven
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om the Ficachos hills, and forced
take refuge in the Santa Clara
nyon. Villa is now supposed to be
rrounded by the federal troops at a
ice near Elvalle.
TORREON. Feb. 1. — The body of
■neral Benjamin Arguendo, one of
Ha’s most trustworthy commanders,
is found near here today. The body
is exhumed for the purpose of iden
ication, and it was discovered that
had died from blood poisoning fol
ding a severe wound.
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WAIF IS FROZEN IN.
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The launch Waif has been frozen up s
the slough at Katalla for some time t
st, and has been unable to make p
usual trip to Ih-ince William Sound t
rts with a shipment of gasoline. o
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The eight-hour day law went into b
’ect in the Ruby camp during the g
st summer without a hitch, every- f
ng passing off smoothly, no wage C
iuction or any shenagigan of that b
•t even being tried. S
PRESIDENT KITS
STRAIGHT IT
MILWAUKEE, Keb. I. — President
Wilson's special train arrived in this
city this morning, coming from Chi
cago, where he addressed a big meet
ing yesterday. The President spoke
here later in the day, and in the
course of his speech threw down the
gauntlet to those who were opposing
the administration's plans for in
creased national defence. He took
Issue with these people who are clam
oring that tlie cry for preparedness is
being fostered solely by the makers
and manufacturers of arms. Wilson
denied that the movement was a sel
fish one, being engineered solely for
th profits to he obtained therefrom,
aid in support of this came out
s'lUarely and said that he favored the
governfnent manufacture of muni
tions. The President received the
same enthusiastic reception here that
lias has in the other cities where he
lias spoken, and at the close of his
address received a great ovation.
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LONDON, Feb. X. — The police to
day issued several orders to the in
habitants of this city, intended to
make it more difficult for the Zep
pelins to direct their bombs when
:hey raided London. One of the new
regulations forbids the ringing of the
rhimes in churches, and all clocks
ivhich strike tlie hour have been or
lered to have their clappers removed,
rhe prohibitions are only applicable
it night, as the Zeppelins do not raid
n the daytime. Last night several
Zeppelins sailed over the eastland and
nidland counties, and many bombs
vere dropped, most of them landing
n open fields, and no particular dam
ige being done.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. — The
Jnited States supreme court today
onfinned the conviction of David Ga
tar, who was tried in New York ou
re charge of impersonating a con
ressman over the telephone. This
ikes away the last chance that Ga
lar had of avoiding serving his sen
■nce in jail. He will be confined in
ne of the federal penitenti&ric Ga
mr recently attracted publ'c otice
y being indicted with fornu ('on
ressman Buchanan, of llli. ols, and
inner Attorney General Monett, of
hio, on a charge of conspiracy to
low up munition plants in the United
tates.