The Cordova Daily Times
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VOL. III. NO. 352 CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBEf^£d9l8 PRICE TEX CEXTS*
AMERICANS IN DARING ATTACK
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GERMAN RESISTANCE
PROVES VERY WEAK
W ITH TJ IE AMERICANS <)X THE LORRAINE FRONT,
Sept. 12.—The French mid Americans attacked the Hermans on
both sides of the St. Mihiel salient today. The attack was pre
ceded by a four-hour barrage, and the assault was made over a
front of twelve miles on the southern side of the salient and
eight miles on the western side. The weather was fine.
The attack, which was a daring one, has been so far success
ful. There had been a great concentration of Franco-American
artillery, and entente airplanes are co-operating in large num
bers. The Hermans replied vigorously to the barrage in places,
but as a whole the reply was weak.
The attack began at b o’clock and progressed generally all
along the line, many prisoners being taken. The first wave of
Americans met with little resistance. At K o’clock the second
American wave held several parts of the Herman front line.
Americans Fighting Magnificently
Tin* Germans are retiring on tiie east side of the salient.
Though undoubtedly informed as to the intention of the Ameri
cans to attack, the Germans wen unaware of the direction of
the attack. The Americans show intense eagerness for the fray
and are lighting magnificently.^
Make Advance of Five Miles
LONDON, Sept. U.- Tlie Americans are attacking on an
eleven-mile front from Fevenhay to Nivray, and have made
an advance at the greatest depth of five miles. Thiaeourt was
captured early in the drive. From that town below the line
runs south of Boilloiiville, then to Dunnes and Nousard to Bois
de Gargantav and north of Monthee.
French Hammering at St. Mihiel
At 7:20 o’clock this evening the Americans were still ad
vanning in Lorraine. They have captured the towns of Thia
court, I’annes and Nousard, north of St. Mihiel. The Americans
have also captured ('ombres, and are reported to have reached
the western outskirts of Don Martin la Montague. The French
tmbps have reached the oiltskiris of St. Mihiel.
British Still Advancing
L< >ND< >N, Sept. 12. (Official)—The British have crossed
the Canal dti Not’d southeast of Jlavrincourt and east and north
of Moeuvres. The British have established themselves on the
western side of the canal northwest of St. (Jiientin and have cap
tured the towns of Vermatid, Attilly and Vendolles. (iernian re
sistance at Avrecourt and Moeuvres is stiff.
Havricourt in Haig’s Hands
(ieiieral Haig’s ft trees t < >*lr captured the whole of the vil
lage of Havrieiturt with the ex.* ption of the northeastern ridge.
The British iidviineetl a half mile on a front of three and one
half miles today.
Quieting Down on French Front
I’ARIS. Sept. Id. (Official) Only raiding and artillery
activity are reported from the French front today.
Germans Say British Attacks Have Failed
BKRIdX, Sept. Id. ’I'li. British attacking the German
lines in Flanders near Armentiercs and the ha Basse canal have
been repulsed says an official statement. 'Pile British attacks
along the Canal da Xord line between Marquion and Ilavrin
court have also failed.
The Campaign in Albania
VIKXXA, Sept. Id.— (Official)—A successful attack on
Srorica ridge, in Albania, has given the Austrians protection
from tin1 enemy’s positions at a tew points.
Associated Press Summary
DATHhHXS.—Tlu> American and French offensive on a 1
twenty-mile front evidently is timed to eliminate the famous
St. Mihiel salient, which has projected into the allied line south
east of Verdun for more than four years. It is probable that
Metz, the famous German citadel, is the objective. Metz is fif
teen miles northeast from tin* easterly edge of the salient.
CAR COLLISION
IN QUEEN CIT?
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—Two Kainier
Valley street oars were demolished in
a rear-end collision during a fog to
day. About forty persons were
slightly injured The motorman of
the second car did not see the first
car until it was too late to stop.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—A re
versal of the federal court's decrees!
restraining the Alaska Pacific Fisher
ies from fishing near Annette Island
reservation, off the Alaska coast, was
tiled in the supreme court today
The government contended that the
waters near the island were under fed
( ral law reserved lor the Indians.
'flic company argued that the I’resi
dent had no authority to prevent fish
ing in public waters.
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♦ FIENDISH ACTION ♦
♦ OF HUN LEADERS ♦
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«• A M STKKI l A M, Sept. 1-'. ♦
♦ Twenty Ii\*• British prisoners ♦
♦ nto confined in cages like ♦
♦ beasts liy the Hermans near the ♦
♦ Hying sheds at Kvere, a suburb ♦
♦ of Brussels, to protect the ♦
♦ hangars against aerial attacks, ♦
♦ according to Libre Belgique. 0
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CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON
IS MADE A CAPTAIN
WASHINGTON', Sept 12.—Repre
sentative Albert Johnson of the state
Of Washington has been commissioned
a captain in the army chemical war
fare service. Representative Johnson
is the owner and editor of the Ho
quiam Washingtonian.
CHICAGO'S MAYOR IS
DEFEATED POO SENATE
CHICAGO, Sept. 12.—Medlll Mc
Cormick has been nominated by the
Republicans of Illinois to contest the
! nit**d States senatorship with Sen
ator James Hamilton Lewis. McCor
mick won the nomination from Chi-j
lawn's mayor. William Hale Thomp
son. by a plurality of f»2,ooo votes
Congressman Joe Cannon and Mi*1
'■ i':ty Leader Mann were both re
nominated for congress.
CHAIRMAN HAYES DENIES
CHARGE OF DEMOCRATS
\\ ASlIIXllTl IX, Sept. 1 li. Will Hays, chairman of the
Republican national committee, today replied to the message
from .Joseph 1\ Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson, for
warded yesterday. Mr. Hays denies the truth of the statement
that he proclaimed before the meeting of Republican state
chairmen at Chicago recently that “the Democratic leaders at
Washington would end the war with any kind of a compromise
it that would insure the continuance of the Democrats in
power. ”
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DISLOYAL SOLDIERS
BE KILLED ON SPOT
WITH TIIK AMERICAN FoKM’ES IN' FRANCE, Sept. FJ.
Americans of all units have Keen instructed to kill on the spot
any person who in time of battle urges surrender or attempts to
persuade troops that further resistance is useless.
These instructions became necessary because someone in
American uniform during a German attack ran among tin*
troops calling upon them to cease resistance, declaring their
officers advised surrender. The person was either a spy or
one of the American soldiers who was disloyal.
Another Product of German Kultur
The Germans are using a new variety of gas shells on the
Americans. They are shot from rifles, and contain pumice
stone and phosgene. The pumice stone greatly increases the
length of time the fumes remain in the vicinity.
The American troops have been cautioned, and it may be
necessary to wear gas masks for twelve hours after the shells
have fallen.
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♦ KAISER ATTEMPTS ♦
♦ TO CLEAR HIMSELF ♦
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♦ VMKTKHDAM. Sept. 12 ♦
♦ Kaiser Wilhelm, speaking at ♦
♦ the Krupp works, at Kssen. ♦
♦ (Iceland that everybody in th" ♦
♦ fatherland knows that he left ♦
♦ no stone unturned in order to ♦
♦ shorten the war for Germany, ♦
♦ as well as for the entire Karo ♦
♦ pean world. ♦
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PROHIBITION ZONES FOR
WAR-INDUSTRY CITIES
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12— Presi
dent Wilson today signed the Joint
resolution of congress empowering
him to establish prohibition zones
around shipyards, munitions factories
and other war industries.
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LI IS LULL!
TO HE PflSSF.0
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1:' Tim
habitual use ut morphine. < oeatn*
heroin and other narcotic drum- lm
increased so rapidly in t!m Ini:* «i
States within the last two years tit.it
the treasury department. hit h li
been investigating the natter, eon
dudes that congress must pas> m
anti nar otic law immediatt ly
It is estimated that a million and
; halt persons in tin* I’nited Slat*
;:r<* addicted to the use of drum
DEBS CASE IS
ri.KVKI.ANH. Ohio. Sept 1l\ The
case of the I'nitcd States against
Eugene V. Debs, charged under the
espionage art with obstructing the
nation's war activities, was given to
the jury today.
Debs' only defense consisted of an
address to the jury in which lie ex
plained that he was working for the
good of the whole world. Itegarding
the charges, he said, he "denied noth
ing. repudiated nothing and retracted
nothing."
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TO EXEMPT LIBERTY BONO
HOLDERS PROM SURTAXES
WASHINGTON. Sept U*. The ad
ministration measure designed to sta
bilize the Liberty bond market by
making the larger amounts held by
individuals and corporations exempt
from income surtaxes has been nor
dered favorably reported by the house
ways and means committee.
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ERNCH AND ENGLISH ARE
IMPHISNOD AT PETROGRAD
STOCKHOLM. Sept. 1:' Kl *w*ri
Knglishmen and eleven Frenchmen
have been arrested and imprisoned in
the Fortress of St. Peter and St
Paul, at Petrograd. according to .1
dispatch from that city
REVOLTING PEASANTS WIPE
OUT GERMAN GARRISON
ST< K’KlInl.M. Sept. 1. It i> reported tlint the revolting
peasants have wiped out the German garrison in the v illage of
Brtisilovka. The Germans drove eight thousand peasants from
the neighborhood of Swi ingotdsk. They assembled n ,tt
Meit.jsholi and engaged the Germans in a sanguinary tight, m
tailing great losses to Goth side-.
Government of North Russia Ro-cstablGbM
A lit’I IA NG KG, Sept. 1‘J. After coitferencs with tlie en
tente allied diplomatary and military chiefs, the T-ehaikov--kv
provisional government, which recently was overthrown. Inis
been reseated, and will continue to administer the affairs of
the region of the North with the advice of the allies.
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CANADA AND UNiltD MATES
ADJUST FISHING TROUBLE
WASHIXGTOX, Sept. 1_. rriu* American Canadian t’isli
cries conference, which has been investiant ina the Iona stand
ina differences between the I'nited States and Canada respect
ina fishina rights, has filed its report with the state department
here and with the department of commerce at Ottawa, under
whose direction the inquiry was conducted.
It is announced that the report is unanimous on all sub
jects, and it is expected to lead to a satisfactory and permanent
adjustment of the questions involved.