The Cordova Daily Times
"volume two. xi’MBEK CORDOVA, ALASKA. SATURDAY MORNING^ MARCH 18,1916. PRICE TEX CENTS.
.STEAMER BRINES
The steamer Northwestern arrived
k in Cordova Friday afternoon at 1
o'clock with over 100 passengers and
800 tons of freight for here. She will
remain in port until this afternoon
before sailing for the westward. Her
Cordova passengers were: Mrs. R
W. Taylor, F. E. Spangler, Mrs. Span
gler. Carl Spangler, Irene Spangler
Win Spangler. E. Van Roes, Mrs. W
W. Council. Miss Duff, Carl Larson
Charles Freeman. Sug Berglund, J, F
Rose, Charles Peterson, Mrs. A. L
Spencer, H. J. Keller, J. R. Frank
Miss L. Frank, R. C. Schaal, Joseph
Keller, A. J. Williams, Mrs. Williams
R. J. Langtin, Mrs. D. Bowers. Mrs
I. Dougins, C. B. Hanover, S. Shequin
J. Harrington, (*. E. Schon, M. Foss
Mrs. K. Brown, H. D. Foster. A. R
Garner, Mrs. Garner, Sam Hogan, Mrs
Hogan. H. B. Rossburg. C. Sutherland
Lola Turner, Mrs. L. Walter. Thornaf
Keal, II. H. Robson, M. Donohue
Marie Jones, Mark Stein, George Rudd
D. Freedman. B. E. Lee. W. S. Moffat
N. P. Warmoth, A. Johnson, Wanf
Gin. F. Rathburn, A. Banks, E. Gra
ham, C. H. Jackson, E. Spro. J. A
J Stephenson, A. Engquist, C. Sbrogner
* j. Carlson, C. Aspland. M. Jacobson
O. Alstea. M. Kjoisyick. O. It. Recton
J. Foldach, E. Eberg, H. Johnson. F
Nordstredt. Charles Patten, I. Udness
E. E. Gerdrum. C. Le Cleerq. /
Burns, W. R. Harris, F. H. Turner. K
Loghn. McK. Johnson. O. O. Bruce, W
Brown, Mrs. W. H. Seagrave. Wil
Clayson, G. Emrich, C. W. Walker
■ James Peterson. George M. Armstrong
* W. T. Ford.
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OIL OF ALASKA
PRICE
WASHINGTON, March 16. — Alas
ka petroleum interests have asked tin
federal trade commission for permis
sion to be heard during the commis
sion’s investigation of the increase!
price of gasoline.
It is understood the Alaska interest
will tell the commission of new pe
troleum fields In Alaska containlni
oil of a high percentage in gasoline
In fact, it is claimed that in thi
Kataila fields alone has been manu
factured gasoline from oil seepage
which contain the highest percentage
in gasoline of any oil yet discovered
The oils also are of the lighter va
riety, and are considered the mos
valuable.
Those Interested in bringing tin
Alaska fields to the attention of th
l commission declare that transporta
t tion is the only thing needed to solv
the problem of opening to the genera
markets of the United States a vas
supply of oil. it is claimed also tha
certain interests have been operatin
to keep the Alaska fields from bein
exploited and developed.
TURKEY SEEKING PEAGI
WITH ALLIES
BERNE, March 17. — Naby Be;
formerly Turkish ambassador a
Rome, is in this city, and Is reporfe
as endeavoring to secure separat
peace between the allies and Turke;
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Miss Cola Turner was a returnin
passenger to Cordova on yesterday'
steamer.
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Mrs Kate Brown has returned froi
an extended visit to the States.
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WASHINGTON, March 17. — Unof-I
ficial advices received here today state
that General Villa and his band of out
laws is far south of the American ex
peditionary force, and is marching
further away. It is thought that no
clash between Villa and his pursuers
can possibly occur for several days.
DOUGLAS, March 17. — The United
States today permitted three hundred
thousand cartridges to be shipped
across the border for the Carranza
forces in the eastern part of the state
of Sonora. The shipment made up a
long caravan of motor trucks, and was
escorted by United States soldiers.
EL PASO, March 17. — Followers
of General Villa have burned the rail
road bridge near Carralitas, directly
in the path of the advancing American
troops. The bridge was 250 feet long.
It is not thought that the destruction
of the bridge will seriously impede
the rapid march of the soldiers pur
suing Villa, but it is indicative that
the expeditionary force may expect
trouble from some of the sympathizers
with the rebel cause.
WASHINGTON, March 17. — Sen
ator La Follette, of Wisconsin, intro
duced a resolution in the Senate to
oay, approving the course adopted by
President Wilson in sending an Amer
ican punitive expedition into Mexico
to punish Villa for the murder of Am
erican citizens at Columbus, New
Mexico. The resolution was adopted
unanimously, the galleries being
crowded, and the sergeants being un
able to restrain the outburst of ap
plause which followed the announce
ment of the vote. The resolution is so
warded as to assure the Mexican peo
ple that the object of the undertaking
is merely punitive, and that the ITni
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ted States is not intervening in Mexl-'
can affairs, and will withdraw when
their object is accomplished. Presi
dent Wilson sent a note to Senator I>a
Toilette, expressing his appreciation
of the action of the Senate.
WASHINGTON. March 17 — All of
the American consuls in Holland to
day received instructions from the
state department to investigate the
sinking of the Dutch steamship Tu
bantia yesterday off the Netherlands
coast. They were requested to defi
nitely ascertain if there were Ameri
cans on board, and who they were,
and If possible secure affidavits from
eye witnesses of the disaster. Simi
lar instructions were sent to the con
suls at Gibraltar and Lisbon to inves
tigate the story of the captain of the
Trench steamer Patria, which arrived
in New York yesterday, claiming to
have escaped destruction at the hands
if a German submarine, which fired
i torpedo without warning the Patria.
Hie Patria also had American citizens
>n board.
SAN ANTONIO. March 17. — Fun
iton announced officially today that.
;he American expeditionary force in
Mexico had RO far no clashes with the
t’illa troops. Stories of sniping were
ilso denied by the report, which stated
hat no trouble of any kind had so far
been experienced.
DOUGLAS, March 17. — The Car
ranza troops under General Calles, the
head of the military government in
the state of Sonoro, are making every
effort to co-operate with the American
soldiers pursuing General Villa. Cal
les' troops are occupying all the
mountain passes through which Villa
might undertake to raid the Mexican
towns in Sonora.
WASHINGTON, March 16. — The
, Senate today passed Senator Poindex
ter's bill, appropriating two million
. dollars for additional equipment of
I the Puget Sound navy yard at Bremer-,
I ton. The money will be used to so
. enlarge the facilities of the yard that
the largest battleships can be con
structed there. The measure now
goes to the House for concurrence,
and its advocates are confident of its
ultimate passage by that body. In his
I speech in support of the bill, Poindex
* ter explained that Secretary Daniels
was urging its passage because the
yard was the best suited to the Pa
'cific coast for battleship construction.
The navy yard at Mare Island is said
to be not entirely suitable, the water
j being too shallow to make its facili
! ties available for the building of the
I larger vessels of the navy.
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PANAMA CANAL
: BE OPENED
i APRIL 15
! WASHINGTON. March 16. — The
.1 government announced today that the
j work of clearing the last slides in the
t Culebra cut of the Panama canal had
| proceeded faster than the engineers
•'had figured on. The canal will once
‘‘more be opened for traffic on April 15.
' UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON
; VICTORIOUS III DEBATE
SEATTLE, March 17. — The Uni
versity of Washington came off vic
torious from the first fray with the
. University of British Columbia on the
rostrum. The debaters whom the
university sent to Vancouver and the
ones who remained at home van
quished their rivals by a three to nil
• vote of the judges. The two institn
t lions had never before met each other
1 In any field of collegiate activity.
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I The sailing of the steamer Alaska
from Seattle has been postponed from
< March 20 to March 22. at 10 o’clock
k a. m.
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Mrs. W. H. Seagrave and daughter
l Ellabelle returned yesterday from a
several months’ trip to the States.
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AMSTERDAM, March 17. — The
Dutch steamer Tubantia, which was
torpedoed and sunk yesterday off the
coast of the Netherlands, was the
newest and finest steamship flying
the French flag. Those on board who
were rescued have been brought back
to this city, and they are unanimous
in stating that the vessel was tor
pedoed. and that no warning was given
before the attack. The Tubantia was
bound front this city to South Ameri
ca, and carried a crew of 294. There
were 82 passengers on board, most
of whom were citizens of neutral
countries, including three Americans,
Richard, Emma and Carmen Scholling.
All of Holland is profoundly stirred
by the attack on the ship, which is
described in the most violent terms
as an unwarranted act of piracy by the
offending submarine. The public press
reflects the anger and indignation of
the populace, the Germans being
blamed for the torpedoing, and the
most bitter editorials are being pub
lished, calling upon the government to
act. The loss of life was small, the
official figures not having been yet
obtained.
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KAISER MAKING
CLEAN SWEEP
GENEVA, March 17. — Unofficial
advices received here today from Ber
lin affirm (hat Chancellor Bethman
Hollweg will in a|l likelihood be forced
to resign by the emperor, and follow
Admiral Von Tirpitz into retirement
from official German life. No rea
sons are given for this conclusion, un
less it be that the kaiser is taking a
more direct interest in the foreign af •
fairs of the nation, and wishes to
have only subordinates who will fol
low his wishes in the conduct of the
war and the cquntry’s attitude to
wards neutrals. Prince Von Buelow,
it is rumored, will succeed Bethman
Hollweg. Buelow held the office once
before, and is now in Lucerne, Switz
erland, but will leave there shortly for
Berlin.
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.1. It. Frank and Miss Lonnie Frank,
of Boise, Idaho, are in town.
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\V. It. Harris returned yesterday
from a trip to Seattle.
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BATTLE !
WASHINGTON. March 17. — It is
talked about in official circles here
that the real reason why Admiral Von
Tirpitz was forced to resign his posi
tion as minister of marine in the Ger
man cabinet, was because he opposed
the going out of the German fleet to
give battle with the allied ships in the
' North sen. The kaiser has wished the
battle, expressing the utmost faith in
the success of the Germany navy to
come off victorious. It is freely pre
dicted that the resignation will be
followed by the German fleet coming
out from Kiel, and that the greatest
naval battle in history will soon re
sult.
GEN. GILEIENI
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PARIS. March 17. — General Gitli-J
eni, who recently assumed the post of
!minister of war in (lie French cabinet,
resigned today. General Charles
j Roque has been named as his succes
sor. Gilleni was military commander
'of Paris before assuming the ministry
of war. No reasons have been made
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BERLIN, March 17. — The official'
statement issued by the war office to
day reports that last night the French
made two strong attacks to retake
their lost positions on Headman’s Hill,
• but were repulsed with heavy losses
! each time. The Germans claim to have
j strongly entrenched themselves on the
height, Hnd to have consolidated their
news positions.
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\V. T. Ford, auditor for the Alaska
Syndicate, arrived from Seattle yes
terday on his annual tour of inspec -
tion.
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Sam Hegan and wife, of Seattle, are
spending a few days In town.
WASHINGTON, March 17. — The
joint congressional resolution author
izing the increase of the United States
standing army to its full strength of
a hundred thousand men, was signed
hy President Wilson today. The re
cruiting officers throughout the coun
try are already at work filling the
vacancies in the ranks, as they were
Instructed to secure the enlistments
as soon as the bill passed the Senate.
The measure received the almost
unanimous approval of both houss.
there being but one dissenting vote,
which was cast by a Socialist member
of the lower chamber.
WASnHNlilUi>, .>1UICII n. — i uc
army bill, originating in the Senate,
was reported favorably by the com
mittee on military affairs today. The
bill differs in several particulars from
the measure being considered by the
House committee.
WASHINGTON. March 17. — The
lower house of Congress commenced
today a ten hour debate on the army
bill, reported favorably by the House
committee on military affairs. A vote
will be asked for on the measure to
morrow night, and it is thought that
it is sure to pass, although there will
be considerable opposition, owing to
the friends of Garrison, who wish to
amend the bill more in accordance
with the ex-secretary of war's ideas.
Bryan's followers will also oppose the
measure, as they are committed
against all the administration's pre
paredness bills. In opening the de
bate on the measure. Chairman Hay.
of the military committee, told the
members of the House to examine
carefully the committee's report on
the measure, as it contained the con
census of the public sentiment
throughout the country on Increasing
the army, and on preparedness in
general. He said that thp committee
in fixing the peace strength of the
army at 140.000 men. had gone to the
limit. To raise by recruiting a force
of 250.000 regular soldiers would be
Impossible, meaning that if Congress
adopted such a bill, the only way it
could be made effective was by tack
ing on a compulsory enlistment clause.
Hay asserted that the country would
never consent to compulsory enlist
ment in peace times, and that if the
limit was raised it would be Impossible
to secure the men required. He also
stated that If an army of 250.000 was
Insisted upon it would necessitate an
annual appropriation of three-quarters
of a billion dollars for army uses alone.
BIG DIVIDENDS
IN SIGHT FOB
The Kennecott Copper Corporation,
when it pays its $1 a share quarterly
dividend on the 31st of March, will
have on hand, in cash and copper, in
cluding its 25 per cent interest in
Utah Copper, which carries with it a
50 per cent interest In Nevada Con
solidated. more than $30,000,000.
All the copper on hand has already
been sold.
This gives one an idea of the won
derfully strong financial position of
the Kennecott, and forecasts a much
larger distribution of dividends to its
shareholders in the event of a con
tinuance of the present prosperous
copper conditions.
As a matter of fact. Kennecott at
present would have no difficulty in
maintaining the present rate of $1 a
share if copper prices dropped to a
point that might force some of the
small high cost producers to suspends
operations.
The dividend of $1 a share calls for
approximately $2,750,000.
With the Braden Copper Company
mines in full operation, Kennecott
Copper will have a production of more
than 325,000,000 pounds of copper a
vear. Including the 25 per Cent equity
in Utah and the 50 per cent equity
in Nevada Consolidated.
This would mean earnings of nearly
$80,000,000 annually on a basis of 35
cent copper, equal to nearly $22 a
share. Of course, this estimate in
figures give one a good idea of the
more or less theoretical, as conditions
in copper have been extraordinary in
the past for some time. However, the
figures give one a good idea of the
present phenomenal position of the
industry.
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GERMANS SWEPT
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PARIS. March 17. — Five successive
onslaughts by the Germans against
the French positions east of Verdun
were repulsed last night. The Ger
mans rushed forward in columns four
deep, and hurled themselves at the
French trenches with fixed bayonets,
only to he swept back each time with
huge gaps in their lines, caused by
concentrated artillery and machine
gun fire from the French soldiers. The
night was active, as the artillery kept
up a continuous bombardment when
the infantry were not charging, it was
thought for a time that the Germans
were once more making a comprehen
sive effort to break through the
French lines. The attackers suffered
heavily, the dead being piled in heaps
between the French and German
trenches.
COMMISSION ON 1Y TO
ANCHOBAGE
The special commission appointed
by secretary of labor Wilson to In
vestigate the troubles of the laborers
of the Alaska government railroad at
Anchorage, left for the north Wednes
day night on the Admiral Watson. The
commission is composed of James A.
Moffit. of New Jersey; Hywel Davis,
of Kentucky, and B. M. Squires, of
Washington, I). C.
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John K. Barrett came down from
McCarthy on yesterday’s train. He
is on his way to Seattle on a short*
business trip.