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VOLUME ONE. NUM HER SEVEN* CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1914 '
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THREE GERMAN CRDISERS SUNK IN PACIFIC
CHOLLRA EPIDEMIC IN GERMANAND AUSTRIAN ARMIES
LONDON, Doe. 1—An official bulletin issued by the ndmin
ralty today states ti t the (Jernian cruisers Ncharnhorst, Qnei'
sau and Leipsig ha\ been sunk in the Pacific by the Japanese.
These are the erasers which attacked the British warships
in the harbor near V lparaaiso, Chile, and have sunk a number
of French and Engjidi merchantmen in Pacific waters.
. "7 POLAND SUFFER GREAT
LOSSES-1LL PROBABLE TARE
TEST OFjEW DATS
LONDON c. 9- The Gorman war office today issued an
official bulletii which it is stated that having occupied Lodz,
the troops are w pushing eastward after the retiring Rus
sians.
Both side n Poland have been subjected to a terrific
strain, and th >ses have been enormous, and it is believed
probable that armies will be permitted to rest for a few
days.
The Russian war office insists tliat the retirement of their
troops in Poland is not an indication of defeat by the Germans,
hut is a strategic move. It is said that the Russians had a crush
ing? victory over t ie Germans almost in their hands, but lost the
opportunity through being unable to concentrate their troops.
Later, it is claimd, the Russians gained a dominant position,
but were unable L bold it.
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PF/PROGRAD, Dec. 9—The Russian movement envelop
ing Cracow still ntinues, but the center of operations has
shifted to the so ward to the foothills of the Carpathian
mountains, on wh the left wing of the Russian army is rest
ing. The Austria md German right is attempting a wide out
flanking movemen , having been heavily reinforced by troops
drawn from Belgium.
DISEASE WiU END OF ID
LONDON, Dec. !' The news received here of the spread
of cholera in Germany Md Austria, has made a deep impression
upon military author'd Unless the spread of the disease is
checked this whiter it is believed that it will prove an import
ant factor in the final outcome of the present struggle, and to
disease rather than fom of arms will he due the termination
oi the war. French and English army surgeons are taking ac
tive measures to prevent the spread of the disease should it
appear among the ranks of the allied troops.
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: CONSUL CONDEMNED AS SPY
LONDON, Dec.!)—Nich .1 Aiders, form< >r German consul in
tlie borough of Sutherland, as convicted today of high tren"
son and sentenced to deatl Alders was convicteil of having
supplied to Germany plans u British fortifications and news re
garding the movements of L.ritish troops.
VIENNA, Dec. 9—The fighting between the Germans and
Austrians and the Russians in the viciniW of Cracow, has re
sulted in a slight advantage to the German-Austrian forces.
The Russians have been compelled to abandon their position
before the city, and take up a n(.\v position. Reinforcements
are arriving for the defenders, Jmd an offensive movement has
begun against the invaders.
BOER LEADER IS
REPORTED
KILLED
LONDON, Doc. !>—It was officially
announced today that General Beyers,
the last leader of importance of the
Boer revolt in South Africa, has been
killed in battle. It is believed that the
loss of their leaders will so dishearten
the revolutionise that the end of the
struggle will be a matter of but a short
time.
COIL MINERS
VOTE TO CULL
STRIKE DFF
DNN\ HR, Dec. 9—At a convention
of the United Workers of North Ameri
ca, held here last night, it was voted
to call the strike off in the coal mines,
and that the non-union miners now
working be given permission to join
the union. The tent colonies, which
have exisited almost since the out
break of the strike, will be contilnued
for a while.
Referring to the conflict which
has waged for several months past be
tween the miners nnd the operators,
President Weiborn, of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Co., said today that the
lawless element among the miners had
been taught to disregard property
rights, and was fully armed, and that
the tent colonies remained occupied
by these lawless men. He declared
that the militia or national troops
would be necessary to protect the men
now working. \
M. Finkelstein will be an outgoing
passenger on the next steamer Mari
posa for Seattle to attend the wedding
if his daughter, Miss Minnie Finkel
itein. to Mr. Alexander Goldman on
•hristmas day. The bride-to-be spent
•everal years here with her parents
mil was a popular member of the
younger social set. Mr. Goldman Is
-••presenting the Great Western Refill
ng and Smelting Company, with head
piarters at Seattle. Immediately af
ter the wedding Mr. nnd Mrs. Gold
man will make an extended trip East
ind upon their return take up their
residence in Seattle.
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LOSES POSITION
ACCOUNT OF WAR
Miss Marie Bernhofer, a Skagway
girl who has been singing grand opera
in Germany, lost her job on account of
the war, and is bnck in the windy city
imusing the home folks.
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V. \SHINGTON, Dec. 9—Members
of congress have wasted no time in
taking up the administration program,
rnd will rush all measures as speedily
is possible. The senate today took up
he immigration bill and debate on the
neasure is already under way.
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Boat for Port Wells.
Scotty Nichols will leave with his
boat for Port Wells on Friday.
\mong the passengers booked for that
section are Tony Peterson and Harry
Sutherland.
c ; SAYS A
YEAR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 Secretary
McAtloo, of tlie treasury, has estimated
the receipts of the government for
the current fiscal year at $720,000,000,
with the expenditures $10,000,000 in
excess of the receipt. For the next
-seal yuir he estimates the receipts
will be $735,000,000, leaving a slight
surplus over expenditures.
m T. DOYLE
Harry T. Doyle, formerly a resident
of Cordova, where he worked in the
Copper Itiver & Northwestern Rail
way shops, but now u resident of
Three Forks, Mont., Is laid up In the
hospital at Deer Hodge, Mont., suffer
from a gunshot wound, according to a
letter received by the Times from Mr.
Doyle.
The accident occurred October 2,
while he was out hunting, when by the
accidental discharge of his gun he
re< Ivcd ihe charge In his left hip.
He was taken to the hospital at Deer
Hodge, where he now is. and is slowly
recovering. ITb expects to be able to
return to work by the first of the year.
Since leaving here Mr. Doyle has
been in the employ of the C. M. & St.
Paul Ry„ at Three Forks.
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You can't afford to miss the enter
tainment nt Empress theatre tonight.
Rig program. Admission only DO c.
BODY OF MRS. SHEPARD
FODND ON BEACH AT DOCK
The body of Mrs. Anna Shepard,
wife of Jack Shepard, of this city, was
found on the beach a short distance
above the steamship wharf, about ten
o’clock this morning, death having oc
curred from drowning.
The body was found by M. F. Nel
son, who immediately came to town,
Nelson did not approach the body,
and reported that it was the body of
a man. On direction of the Commls
sioner the body was brought to tne
dock, when it was found to be of a
woman. The body was taken to Lam
bert’s morgue and jury summoned.
The body was identified by several
witnesses as that of Mrs. Anna Shep
ard, wife of Jack Shepard, of tills city.
Mr. Shepard testified that the body
was that of his wife, but that they
had separated and that he had not
seen her for several months.
O. Stephens, a native testified that
Mrs. Shepard had been working as
houskeeper for several weeks at Orea.
Said he saw her last Saturday on the
cannery launch coming up to Cordova,
where she said she was to stay with
a Mrs. Guie, in Oldtown, who was ill.
Said he heard she staid there only
a few minutes and then went away,
and did not return.
Dr. Chase testified that he had ex
amined the body and found the left
femur fractured, but there were no
external bruises on the body to in
dicate foul play. Death, he said, was
caused by drowning.
No witness could be iound to trace
he movement of the woman from the
lime she left Oldtown until her death,
or as to the time or manner of the
drowning.
The jury, consisting of M. Flnkel
stein, Harry Itolfe, K. Marshall, M. W.
Deltrlck. A. J. ilenneke and Camille
McGown returned the following ver
diet: "We, the jury duly f panelled
n the above entitled cause, tir-i that
the true name of the deceased was Mrs
Anna Shepard, and that the cause of
the death of the decendent was ac
cldental drowning about the 6th of
Decent her."
The deceased was of native decent,
and leaves several children, Misses
Kmma, Agnes, Lottie, Kuda, and Mich
ael of this city, Mrs. Nellie Brown, of
Knik, and Irvine and Allen, who are
now attending school outside.
STEAMER BERTHA HERE
OTHER BOATS ON WAY
The steamer Bertha arrived in port
at 1:30 o'clock this morning, brining
four days mail and a Quantity of
explosives. She carried no passen
gers and made an exceptlonlly slow
trip to Cordova.
Tho steamer Mariposa sails from
Seattle tonight, being a day late in
her departure for Southwestern Al
aska.
The steamer Kvans is due from the
south on Friday morning,
RICH ORE FROM CLAIMS
ON MINERAL CREEK
The Valdez Prospector says that 2,
200 pounds of ore from the Hose
claims on Mineral Creek, be'onging to
Ur. C. A. Winans and H. L. Jones,
when run through the customs stamp
mill, yielded $476.00.
New Ice Skating Rink.
D. M. Lynch is Heading a plot of
ground neftr the hall park which he
will convert into an ice skating rink.
If the experiment is successful it will
afford lots of amusement for the
younger people of town.
CORDOVA MAY HAVE
ROLLER SKATING RINK
Lay r.ohrabaugh, who has won much
renown In Valdez by defeating all
co icrs at roller skate racing, is a
visit-, r in Cordova, and is considering
the i dvisnblHty of opening a roller
skating rink in ihis city.
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A train siill leave tomorrow morn
ing for Chitlua and Kennecott, taking
pu; rengers and the interior mail.
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Mc:t of the railroads boys are in
town as their runs are being rearrang
ed for the winter months.
K< > I I Mi DAM, Dec. !> Thirty-six eases of cholera have
developed in Germany among the soldiers during the month of
November. In Austria the scon rage is spreading with great
rapidity, eight hundred eases and three hundred deaths oc
curred in the city of Vienna.
During the first week in November, in Hungary five hun
dred cases of the disease were re|M»rted, the number of deaths
not being given.
I lie outbreak of the plague is causing great uneasiness
among the military authorities both in Austria and Germany.
I'iVery effort is being made to combat the disease, but it is
spreading despite the efforts of the physicians.
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FIGHTING IN RUSSIAN POLAND AT
CLDSE QUARTERS -GERMAN
LOSSES ARE ENORMOUS
PFTTROGRAI), Dec. 9—The German attack yesterday at
Lowiez west of Warsaw, was continued with a ferocity, and
reckless disregard of consequences that was appalling, and re
sulted in tremendous losses to the attackers- The Germans
wen- thrown against tin* Russian positions in close ranks, the
men marching shoulder to shoulder, and column after column
were mowed down before the withering fire of the Russians.
The German infantry took up positions in shallow trendies
dug with their bayonets and hands, where they lay exposed to
the Russian fire, hardly two hundred paces from the Russian
intrenchments.
The Germans brought up their artillery to within eight
hundred paces of the Russian position, and poured a rain of
shot and shell into the Russian trenches. So close were they,
however, that the Russian rifiemon were able to pick off the
gunners toward th eend of the fighting the German guns
slacked their fire, being poorly served by the decimated crews.
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AEONG TUE LINE IN FRANCE
AND BELGIUM ■
PARIS, Dec. 9—An official bulletin issued by the war office
today, states that the allies have gained on the Germans all
along the fighting line in France and Belgium. The bulletin
states: “All positions won by us in the past two days have
been organized and consolidated. During Tuesday heavy
artillery firing occurred all along the line from the sea coast
to Lys, in the province of Aisne. The artillery exchange and
lighting by our infantry has resulted in appreciable gains for us,
and several of the German trenches have been occupied by us.
We have made progress all along the line except at one point
where the Germans blew up one of our trenches with a mine.
BERLIN, Dec- 9—A bulletin issued by the war office this
afternoon states after a hard battle west of Lodz, the Russians
were comjH-lled to retire, giving way before the irresitable
advance of 4lie German infantry. The Germans are slowly
forcing their way toward Warsaw, which is the objective point
af the German commander, and it is expected that the siege of
that city, which has already felt the effect of the German artil
lery, will he resumed within a short time.
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COPENHAGEN, Dec. 9—It is reported from Hamburg
that the Germans are building a ship, which is half submarine
anti half destroyer. It is claimed that the ship will posses
greater speed and mobility than the submarine, which is de
signed io destroy. Her bow will be armored and provided
with a ram, with which to crush the enemy's submarines.
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