The Cordova Daily Times
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VOL. III. NO. 340 CORDOVA, ALASKA, TI'KSDAY, AIJOLST S', 1! Is PRICK TKN CKNT3
BRITISH BREAK THRU HINDENBURG LINE
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♦ GERMAN MUTINY ♦
♦ SOON SQUELCHED ♦
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♦ \ MSTKi: DA.M. All. L’7 ♦
♦ There ar«* persistent rumor ♦
♦ irom Herman sources, aecorii- ♦
♦ mg to a fronti-r correspondent ♦
♦ of the Telegraa I. that a Herman ♦
♦ battalion on being ordered to ♦
♦ the front unanimously reiused ♦
♦ to go, whereupon every tenth ♦
♦ man was shot The others then ♦
♦ yielded. ♦
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♦ Display Bad Humor ♦
♦ WITH Tllfi FKKXHH A.M.MV, +
♦ \ug l!7. Herman soldiers re ♦
♦ leased from captivity in Russia ♦
♦ have begun to arrive on the ♦
♦ western front, according to ♦
♦ prisoners recently captured, ♦
♦ who state that they are ill* ♦
♦ humored and resent discipline. ♦
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HAS HOPES OF
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. L’7—From
“Heath row" ut San Quentin prison,
where he is awaiting execution,
Thomas J. Mooney, convicted of com
plicity in the San Francisco "pre
paredness" parade bomh explosion,
has sent to the committee on public
information a telegram saying that he
is still confident that the efforts of
I’resident Wilson will secure for him
lilimate justice, and condemning tin
stones which involve his case with
Herman propaganda.
CORDOVA RED CROSS 10
ESTABLISH WAR CREST
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The executive committee of Cor-1
itovu Chapter. American Iteil Cross,
met at their new headquarters at the
city hall last nipltt and decided to
establish a war chest, and thus en-1
deavor to obtain the necessary lands
for local purposes. Contributions ot [
50 cents and up per month will be re
ceived, and in this way it is hoped
to meet the financial needs of the
chapter for the purchase of supplies
and material. The amounts asked
for are small and everybody should
consider it a pleasure to pive to this
worthy cause.
RYAN PLACE0*AT REAR OF
AERONAUTICAL SECTION
WASH I N'tlTt )N. Ann. -7. John l>
Kyan was today appointed second as- ,
sistant secretary of war and director
o' aeronautics, thus becomtnp the
be,id ol the whole aeronautical section
of the war department.
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WITH Til 17 BRITISH Kui.VKS, Aug. 27. The llinden
!in!•<_>• line has been penetrated by the British at a point east ot :
Heninel. General Haig's troops today are advancing astride ot i
the river Scarpe, and pushing forward to the south ot Ba
paiune. Klsew here along the front British progress continues.
There has been lmav\ fighting at l.ongueval, where the Ger
mans launched a heavy counterattack with troops brought up
especially for the purpose.
Many Prisoners and Guns Taken
The British advance guards are showing evidence ol tom-!
t purary slow ing up at various places. Many more prisoners
land guns, and another German battalion commander have been
taken. The officer was taken in the lighting around Beugnatre,
north of Bapaunie. The total number of machine guns taken in
the present drive must now run up into the thousands.
German Units Greatly Depleted
The extension of the British line north of the Scarpe has
brought the at tack ers to within st liking distance of a good part
of the Hindenburg line, back of which is open country, with
I terrain and roads in excellent condition for the movements of
tanks and horses.
The British progressed steadily again today, especially
around Bapaunie and astride the Somme. It begins to look as
though the enemy were fighting a rear-guard action to hold up
the British until they can MOW their material to the n*ar. •
There are signs of the greatest confusion behind the German
1 ities, and the strength of many companies has been reduced
to about twenty-five men.
Fighting in Outskirts of Bapaunie
l.nXDOX, Aug. 27. The British forces arc established in
j the northern outskirts of Bapaunie. There is hard fighting
I around Croiselles. The British have pushed through Mont
Kanban and reached l.ongueval. The Australians have made
substantial progress toward Dompierrc and east ot Su/.aiiua.
Xortji of the Searpe the Scottish troops have ailvanccd toward
I Mciivnin.
It is reported that (Jeiienil Deluiey’s army today advanc'd .
tlire# miles on an eight mile front.
French Capture Roye
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PARIS, Aug. -7. The French have captured Rove alter a
desperate fight. The French troops advanced lodav in the re
gion of St. Mat'd, southwest ot Roye. and at ter repulsing a num
ber of enemy counter attacks in that sector, have captured
eleven hundred prisoners. Fust of Butrneux, north ot the Acne,
the French advanced their line about three (pmrters of a mile
and repulsed (iermnn counter attacks.
In the advance in the reirioii of Moneliy h* I’reiix yesterdav
the British captured more than two thousand prisoners.
The new British attack along the Searpe is making prog
ressist ninny points, notably between the railroad from Anns
to Llouui and the Arras ('ambrai highway, the newspapers re
port!
Americans Attack and Are Attacked
AVI Til THF AM FRI CANS MX TUF YFSI.F, Aug. -J7.
At 4 o’clock this afternoon the American troops attacked the
Gera tails in the region south of Bn/.oehcs, three miles west ot
08. Simultaneously the Germans attacked the Americans I
jette, about a mile northwest of Fismes. Infantry I'ight
Wim>Hn»n ermtinni-*: The Americans hold
ing their own.
Airplanes Driven Off by Machine Guns
The Germans in attacking F'smetle hoiiibarded the town
with heavy guns and with aerial bombs. ’Pile German ,aviators
attempted to drive the Americans from the houses in Fisinette
so that tin* German machine gunners could pick them off. The
Yankees trained machine guns on the German aviators and
succeeded iii driving them off.
'I'll** Maska Railroad Record, pul*
lished at Anchorage by tin* engineer
ing commission, contains fin* follow
ing mention of former Cordovans:
"James Brennan, for fin* Iasi ten
years an extra gang foreman on the
Copper River & Northwestern rail
road. has been appointed foreman of
Section No. 20 in the Anchorage ter
minal yards, relieving Thomas l>.
Dwyer, resigned.
"M. \V. Diedrick has been trail
ferred from fin* position of timekeeper
«>i Extra Gang No 1, at the end of
steel on Turnagain arm, to Extra Gang
No. 2. at Birch wood, and also will have
charge of the camp at Houston. 11.
I’ Gallagher, who was timek«***p* r *»i
Extra Gang No. 2. has been trails
lerred to Extra Gang No 2, at Kska.
relieving Thomas E. Murphy, win* was
tiaiisieiied to end nf steel on Turn
again arm to relieve Mr. Diedrick.
T mes cla. silied ads get the results.
70 GERMAN DIVISIONS
USED IN LAST BATTLE
I’Ab’IS, Any. 27. French military critics pay trilmlc to
the yrcat value of the present British operations, especially in
the pinniny down of liuye enemy forces. They point out that
Bapanmc could have been taken two days ayo, but the British
evidently prefer to maneuver the Germans out of it.
Found Occupation for Seventy German Divisions
Bb'ITlSlI UFA !><,>!’ARTKWS. Any. 27. British officer
c.-limate that the Germans have been forced to use at least sev
enty divisions between the Scarpe and the Aisnc between
Auyu-t N and Auyust 28.
convicted i. mi. w:s
ARE SEEKING NEW TRIAL
t'HK'Atio. Aug. ‘J7 —One hundred i
of the 1. \\ \\ leaders recently con
victed under the espionage act were!
in court today while arguments for a
new trial were heard by Judge lain-1
dis They were all handcuffed.
If a new trial is denied the men!
will appeal.
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BOND IS TAKEN ON
DAN CREEK GEAIAAS
A. Halzlmer, better known us "the
itnssian Kid.” has bonded his copper
property at the head of Dan creek
to Martin llarrais of Fairbanks, who
represents Eastern capital. The pur
i base price is said to be $50,000.
AMSTKIIDAM, Aug. 27 The su
prone command in Finland Inis heen
dissolved by Premier Svlnhtifvud. ac
cording to a Merlin newspaper, and
lleneral Wilkman has been appointed'
e command the Kinnish army
The change does not affect Colonel
Thesleff, commander-in chief of the
sea and land forces.
FISHING SCHOONER RUSH
IS SUNK BY ENEMY SUB
A CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT,
Aug. 27.—The new American fishing
schooner Rush of Boston was sunk
yesterday by an enemy submarine off
the coast. The crew arrived here
safely.
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FIGHTING SPIRIT ♦
OF ONE AMERICAN ♦
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KIMi'WS ♦
1 x I'll . s» I! \ m j: Ameri- ♦
- .ill < I'M.I’!. .Illd urit IlMVC ♦
again been cxeniplified by an ♦
\merican oldier. On Satur ♦
U’lu. when the units on the ♦
Woevr* : r-*111 r« p'11 - • d a < b r ♦
man raid "• itboui <rioiis !o ♦
one \ meriea n -ustained six ♦
t» i-n min him* gun bullet ♦
wounds, lull ion: lit oil ♦
11«• w ill r» < o\ er. He proba- ♦
hi, hold* tie ord for siimil- ♦
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81 THE SENATE
W NSIIINOn ».\. Mi: L*7 Tile sen
ile fuda> n-jeeted an amendment to
he man power hill which ' ould make
iahle to the dial! foi military, indue
rial and othci servic* . subject to reg
:littioilH to he lormulaied by the IT i
lent. ;ill men up to *1" years of age.
\n amendment providing that tho
work or fight" provision shall not ap
ply where strikers submit their griev
ances to the war hoard and return to
work pending a decision was tenta
tiveiv accepted by the senate.
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AMBASSADOR PAGE HISS
TENDERED RESIGNATION
LONDON. \uu J7 Walter Him*s
I’ago. American ambassador to (Ireat
Britain, has rosiamd Imm ausr oi ill
lioalth.
rUiL liuyv 111 UinUULH! Mill
WASHINGTON. \ •!. Two : 1 • \n
mirnluicks, tllr III -r o| fllr nation's
war time rum in y, urn* placed in rir
« illation today They are the $1 and
IVIeral Ke crv»* hank not* . and
are issued to replace the silver < er
titaates withdrawn because the silver
r* t-rve is heiny, melted Into bullion
for export to the allies.
AMERICAN SUB CHASER
IS ACCIDENTALLY SUNK
WASHINGTON. Ann. -7. American submarine chaser
No, JO!i, a converted yacht, opciatinn out of Philadelphia, was
mistaken for a submarine l>\ the merchant steamship helix
Taussin in the darkness oft h ire island early today, and sent to
the bottom. Seventeen member- o| the chaser - ••row, uiclud
inn the commander and executive otlicer, are mi-sinn.
liinlit survivors, some of whom were wounded, have been
landed. The chaser was manned h\ naval reserves.
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FRENCH CORPORAL LAKES
700 GERMAN PRISONERS
WITH THE FRENCH FORCES, Aug. 27, Tln> capture
of seven hundred Hermans is the exploit attributed to Fierce
(’oilier, aged 22, a French corporal who commanded a tank
manned by fifteen Americans in the Marne salient.
A shell struck the tank, rendering it useless, and the men
advanced on foot. Collier found the Hermans ambushed in a
cave, and kept guard for an hour, when the Hermans appeared
with a white flag. The rest followed singly, throwing down
their arms.
AUSTRIANS TAKE TWO
TOWNS IN ALBANIA
VIENNA, Aug. 27.—An official statement issued today
saVs that the Austrians in Albania have captured Herat and
Fieri. The Italians lost heavily in both men and materials, it
Kll VS.
British Capture Austrian Prisoners
HOME, Aug. 27.—An official statement says the British
raided the enemy positions west ot Asiago, and in a hand to
haud struggle overcame the garrisons and outposts, capturing
270 prisoners.