77 Vl/I U/l/ ly Times
VOL. IV, NO. 151 CORDOVA, ALASKA, MO 2, 1919. PRICE TEN CENTS
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AUSTRIA-HUNGARY . .SIGN
STEAMSHIP NORTHWESTERN GOES AGROUND, BUT IS AROAT AGAIN
AUSTRIA MUST DEMOBILIZE
ENTIRE NAVAL AERIAL FORCE
ST. GERMAIN, France, June 2 (by Associated Press).—
A portion of the peace treaty was prsented to Austro-Hungar
garian delegates. The terms concerning military, financial
and reparation clauses will be presented latr. The treaty follows
same outline as Germany’s treaty and requires Austria to rec
ognize Hungary, Czechoslovaks, new Siberian, Croatian and
Slovenian state. Austria is left a population of about 6,000,000
and territory of about five thousand square miles.
Austria must accept the league of nations covenant and
allied labor program. She must demobilize her entire naval
aerial forces and permit the allies to try her war leaders. The
treaty says a Republican government must be replaced for the
former Vienna monarchy.
GERMANS AGHAST AT TREATY TERMS
WASHINGTON, June 2 (by Associated Press).—The
executive peace treaty is declared more than the German peo
ple can bear, by Von Brockdorff Rantzau in a note to the as
sociated governments outlining the German counter proposals,
made public by the state department tonight. The note now
here asserts that Germany will refuse to sign the treaty con
senting to the exclusion of Germany from the league of nations,
which it says would be exeuting a decree for its own proscrip
tion, nay its own death sentence. The German people are
; gbast at the demands made.
NORWAY WILL NOT ANTAGONIZE GERMANY
PARIS, June 2 (by Associated Press).—Norway refuses
to join in a hlockade agaiuBt G«dhaily m case-the Gertham
refuse to sign the treaty.
COBLENZ TO BF. NEW CAPITAL
PARIS, June 2 (by Associated Press).—Coblenz is to be
the capital of the new Rhine republic which was proclaimed
in several Rhine cities yesterday and the new government’s
national assembly is to meet here.
SI SOLDIERS
INJURED IN A
TRAIN WRECK
LINCOLN, June 2 (by Associated
Press).—Fifty soldiers en route from
the Atlanic coast to San Francisco,
were Injured when a washout derailed
a train which plunged over an em
bankment near Omaha yesterday.
There were no deaths.
CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS
ARE UPHELD BY COURT
WASHINGTON. June 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—In the contempt pro
ceedings in New York, resulting from
the Ford-Newberry senatorial contest,
the Michigan supreme court sustained
the contempt judgments against New
berry’s campaign managers.
VANCOUVER STRIKE WILL
NOT LIKELY TAKE PLACE
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 2 (by As
sociated Press).—It is believed that
the Vancouver Unionists have voted’
against joining in a general strike.
CONNECTICUT HONORS
GREATEST OF HEROES
palt. MALL, Conn., June 2 (by As
sociated Press).—Mountaineers for
miles around flocked to the Church of
Christ yesterday to welcome second
elder Alvin York as the world’s great
est hero. It was previously reported
that York was to be ex-communicated
because he' killed men, but Pastor Pile
dispelled the report by stating that
York did his duty as he saw it.
WICKITES BUSY
IN EFFORT TO
BEAT GRIGSBY
NOME, June 2.—The Wickersham
ites in the Second division will vote
solidly for Jones for delegate to con
gress tomorrow in an effort to defeat
Grigsby.
JUNEAU, June 2 (Special to the
Times).—Jones is not endorsed by or
ganized labor and Grigsby's big vote
in Southeastern Alaska will be from
the miners and workingmen. Jones is
being urged by the Wickershamites
because they think his election would
Improve Wickersham’s chance in his
contest.
Judge Jennings nailed a Wicker
sham lie when they attempted to cir
culate a report that the court refused
to excuse Jones from Jury duty to
prevent him from entering the cam
paign. Judge Jennings said the charge
is an absolute falsehood and that
Jones never asked to be excused.
wants Treatment of
JEWS INVESTIGATED
PARIS, June 2 (by Associated
Press).—Paderewski says he will ask
President Wilson to send a commis
sion to Poland to Investigate the
charges regarding the treatment of
theJJgws.
FLOATING CANNERY
! STARTS FOR ALASKA
ANACQRTE8, June 2 (*by Associat
ed Press).—The Olympic fisheries
Company’s floating cannery left for
Alatka. yesterday in tow of the tug
Hero. She carried flftteen white work
ers and Chinese and Japanese. ,
I STR. NORTHWESTER DATED
AND ON W TO JUNEAU J
SEATTLE, June 2 (by dissociated Press).—The |
!| steamship Northwestern, northbound for Alaska, ground- |§
|| ed on Sunday afternoon at 3:45 iplock. The steamships ||
|| City of Seattle, Princess Mary ikd Jefferson answered |!
|| the Northwestern distress calls aid were soon at her side |P
|| to render assistance, if needed. The Northwestern had ||
pi 200 passengers aboard and these; Vere transferred to the pi
|| City of Seattle. It is believed the Northwestern was only |
|| slightly damagd as she ploughed I Lfty feet into the sand, ||
|| at Wrangell Narrows. f pi
KETCHIKAN, June 2 (by sociated Press).—The pi
pi Northwestern has been floated'! nd is now en route to pi
pi Juneau. I p|
THREE PROMINANT (GERMANS
HOLD POffVMWTTH KAISER
AMERONGEN, June 2 (by Ass<pated Press).—Consider
abl excitement was caused by the alilval of several Germans
to visit the Kaiser who walked all dat in the garden with three
words could not be understood, but it is believed one of the'
three men was former Secretary Zimmermann. The full text
of the ti’eaty reached the Kaiser yesterday.
PERSHING PAYS A GLOWING
TRIBUTE TO SOLDIER DEAD
ROMANGE, June 2 (by Associated Press).—General
Pershing, in speaking on Memorial Day at the American ceme
tery, were over nine thousand American victims of Argonne
are buried said: “Farewell, dear comrades. Here under the
clear skies on the green hillsides amid France’s flowering
fields, in the quiet hush of peace, we leave forever in God’s
keping. We are proud they did so nobly.” Ten thousand
tiansport troops participated in the ceremonies.
BOLSHEVIKI WARSHIPS ROUTED
BY BRITISH NAVAL VESSELS
HELINGSFORS, June 2 (by Associated Press)—In a fifty
minute battle between the Bolsheviki fleet of four warships,
which had been bombarding the coast near Kronstadt, and
seven British warships resulted in the Russians eventually flee
ing to Krondstadt.
RESIGNATION OF PRMER AND
CABINET DEMAMn BY STRIKERS
-*—, .
WINNIPEG, June 2 (by Associated Press).—Premier
Norris, of Manitoba^ and the cabins^ tNfe requested to resign
by speakers of a delegation of retulhed'soldiers, strikers and
strike sympathizers who took possession of the provincial leg
islative chamber for the third time today. Norris said he would
not resign but would do everything possible to end the strike
in Manitoba. The crew demanded that Norris mid his cabinet
arrange for a special ssssign and pais laws jnaking collective
bargaining compulsory. They left saying 'they would be back
for his answer tomorrow.
EIGHTY WOMEN AND CHILDREN
KILLED IN BURNING BUILDING
VALENCENSURRHONE, France, June 2 (by Associated
Press).—Fire destroyed an immense picture show here and
over eighty women and children were killed and several hun
dred people injured. There were four thousand spectators in
the building. The fire started in the operator’s cabinet. The
bodies of fifty-three children have been recovered.
JOHNSON MAKES MOST VICIOUS
ATTACK AGAINST NEW LEAGUE
WASHINGTON, June 2 (by Associated Press).—Senator
Hiram Johnson, of California, spoke in the senate today and
assailed the league of nations as a combination of armed powers
in a gigantic war trust. He said the Ikiris conference didjiot
dare to amend the league covenants so that declarations of fu
ture wars would be decided by the people’s vote instead of by
the rulers. He declared the league was stripped of every pur
pose it ever had and it rivets chains of tyranny upon millions
of people as in the Shang Tung decision which gave Sluing
Tung to Japan.
MUIPRESSFINALLY GIVES
LONDON, June 2 (by Associatd Press).—The newspapers
are giving much more prominence now to the American trans
atlantic flight. The Post declares America was quite right, as
there was no us in taking unnecessary chances, and was evi
dently referring to Aviator Hawker’s statement that the flight
was not a hard one if ships were strung along the route.
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SITUATION IN
MEXICO GROWS
VERY SERIOUS
EL PASO, June 2 (by Associated
Press).—The departure today of Mexi- i
can Consul General Garcia for Mexico 1
City on orders from President Car- i
ranza is taken here by Carranza and i
Villa officials as proof that the situa- 1
tion at Torreon, Jiminez and Chihua- i
hua City is critical. 1
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DOUGLAS, June 2 (by Associated 1
Press).—It Is unofficially reported :
that the Yaqul Indians are joining the
Villa forces.
JUAREZ, June 2 (by Associated
Press).—Many residents here are
sending their families and belongings
to the American side, although there
Is no report of the VlUiasta being near
here.
JUAREZ, June 2 (by Associated
Press).—It is reported that the rebels,
under Villa and Angeles, yesterday
attacked Chihuahua and the 'fight is
still continuing.
STEAMER SENATOR ON
HER WAY TO NOME
SEATTLE, June 2 (by Associated
Press).—The Senator left for Nome
yesterday and is the first steamship
of the year for Being sea. She carried
217 passengers as against >S on her
first trip last year. The steamer Vic
toria sails for Nome on Wednesday. :
COURT UPHOLDS
INCREASES IN
GOVT. RATES
WASHINGTON, June 2 (by Asso
rted Press).—The supreme court
tas upheld the freight and passenger
'ate increases made by the railroad
idministration last June. It also up
leld the increase in the telephone and
elegraph rates ordered by Postmaster
General Burleson in January and said
he federal government had supreme
md conclusive powers in administer
ng the railroads.
AIRMEN SAY FLIGHT
HOME WILL BE EASY
■ A
LONDON, June 2 (by Associated
Press).—The American airmen do not
lay the direct flight home to New
oundland Is Impossible. They declare
he flight from America to Europe is
easier than the one from Europe to
America.
IOTH MEN TRAINING
FOR COMING FIGHT
TOLEDO, June 2 (by Associated
Press).—Jess Willard has arrived to
lnlsh his training. Dempsey Is hard
it work.
FORMER MR*. ASTOR
WEDS ENGLISH LORD
JLONDON, June 2 (by ‘Associate!
Press).—Mrs. John Jacob Astor, first
rife of John Jacob Astor, was mar
'led to Lord Ribblesdale.