The Cordova Daily Times
Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News
VOLUME III. NTMBKK 1 ' CORDOVA. ALASKA. W 1,1 >\KM >.\ Y, ,irXLTJ7~ 1917. ~ PRICE TEN CENTS.
AMERICAN TROOPS LANDED IN FRANCE
SUCCESSFULLY PASSED SUBMARINE ZONE
FRENCH SEA 1 ’< >RT, .1 une 27. — Tlio second contingent of
American troops has arrived and disembarked tins morning.
The American troops landed amid the frantic cheers of
thousands of people who gathered hours before at tin* dock in
anticipation of duplicating the year’s surprise. The enthusiasm
rose to a fever pitch on learning that the transport and convoy
had successfully passed the submarine zone. The demonstra
tion that marked the discmhnrknu ut of the American troops on
French soil was spontaneous and left no doubt in the minds of
Uncle Sam’s soldiers that their welcome was one of sincerity.
General Pershing is expected to arrive tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, June 27.—When the news was received
here of the safe arrival of our soldiers in France then1 was a
feeling of security in army and navy circles that the transpor
tation of troops to Europe was no longer a very serious pro
position.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, France, June 27.—The
British troops are taking more German positions and are slow
ly closing in on Lens.
UNDATED, June 27.—-While the British troops are clos
ing on on Lens, making its capture imminent, it is uncertain
whether the British operation will he accomplished by the
French offensive. Occasional French strokes give the impres
sion that they are maintaining vantage points as a basis for re
suming the French advance at the proper time. Tin* French
captured an important German fortress in Monday’s drive at
Hurtebishe.
WASHINGTON, June 27. The response to President Wil
son’s call for 70,000 volunteers for the regular many was very
unsatisfactory. Three states yesterday failed to enlist a single*
recruit.
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Francis says Nikolai Lenin, a radical Socialist leader, was ex
posed last Friday in the council of soldiers’ and workmen’s,
delegates, as a German agent. Lenin made an impassioned (
speech for peace, and another delegate m<>y •' **•»• « ,rnitlJ-' ln
his eoiiiitryJy>-.ufwiw'nifn 11 T 1 1,1 speech was identical with
- , ■ ■ jtrr-STtrt ir'y7.Vv*tne king of Bavaria.
PETROGRAD, June 27.—The congress of workmen’s and
soldiers’ deputies of all Russia have adopted, by an overwhelm
ing majority, a resolution categorically rejecting any move for
separate peace between Germany and Russia. The resolution
was proposed by revolutionary Socialists.
WASHINGTON, June 27.—The senate finance committee
has forecast the war excess profits tax on corporations, partner
ships an dindividuals at sixteen per cent and a five per cent
tax on the net profits of publishers and a postage increase of a
quarter of a cent a pound on newspapers mailed.
WASHINGTON, June 27.—Aftei rejecting the sub-com
mittee’s prohibition plan in full, it was agreed to accept the
house and senate prohibition provisions with modifications con
cerning the manufacture of vinous beverages. The new pro
visions prohibit the manufacture of all intoxicants, including
both distilled spirits and malt beverages and wines, hut would
allow the president in his discretion to permit the further man
ufacture of wine only.
Administration officials disclaim knowing Piosidenl Wil
son’s view on the prohibition amendment to the food control
bill, but it is generally believed ho will not oppose its Adoption
by congress. /
COPENHAGEN, June 27.—Germans have boon informed
officially that the rations for next winter will he loss scanty
than fifty drams weekly last winter, therefore* marmalade and
preserves must he used almost exclusively to render the daily
bread palatable. ^
WASHINGTON, .June 27—(topper, lend ami tlieir products
and lumber and timber are additional articles to which govern
meat control will be extended during Ihe war, under amend
ments to the food control bill, adopted by the senate committee.
BERLIN, June 26.—The newspapers report that three
Czech regiments have surrendered to the Russians.
A considerable share in the success and rapidity with which tin
British armies were able this spring to follow up the* Germain
as they fell back from the Somme and Arras battlefields is of
ficially attributed to the building by the British of inuumernbh
military roads, which have been completed on the heels of tin
German retreat. ^ \ ,
A special department attached to British headquarters has beei
created for the purpose of superintending agricultural opera
tions in the areas evacuated by the Germans.
Work in the fields by soldiers is largely voluntary. As de
tails of soldiers leave the trenches for the rear, they are invites
to spend their leisure in agricultural work, which in the spring
air and sun of France, is one of the pleasantest recreations imag
inable. Soldiers who have once lived on a farm or have don
farm work “back home,” generally jump at the opportunity
and it is surprising how many city men are eager to take up th
work in the fields, even preferring it to sports such as footba
and field athletics. M t j I t ?i\ 1
N STEAMERS
III DECISION
Sweeping victories were won by the
Alaskan railroads and steamship com
panies operating between Seattle and
Alaskan ports in the interstate com
nterce commission’s recent decision on
Alaska rates, says the Seattle Times,
The Inquiry, originally Instituted by
the Samson Hardware Company, of
Fairbanks, and by James Wickersham,
the delegate from Alaskn, was actual
ly prosecuted by the interstate com
merce commission itself for proofs ad
vanced by the complainants were neg
ligible.
The Interstate commerce commis
sion helii hearings at Cordova, Juneau,
Seattle and Washington, D. C. All
steamship companies engaged In the
Alaska trade, the White Pass & Yu
kon railway, the Copper River &
Northwestern, the Valdez Dock Com
pany, the port of Seattle, merchants
of Valdez, Skagway and other Alaska
towns, the Kennecott Copper Corpora
te nand others were represented dur
ing the hearings.
The port of Seattle complained that
the Alaska steamship companies re
fused to absorb wharfage charges over
the municipal wharves at Seattle. It
was shown that these companies only
absorbed charges on wharves owned
and operated by themselves and that
they treated the port wharves just
the same as privately owned piers.
The interstate commerce commission
found that !he port had no rjght^to
»miarnon arose In Valdez;
where the municipality owns a wharf
the company refused to use. It was
shown that the company wharf was
conveniently situated and adequate for
transportation purposes and that there
was no evidence offered that wharfage
The Kennecott Copper Corporation,
which owns the storks and bonds of
the Copper Kiver & Northwestern
railway, was alleged to be charging
other shippers an unjust rate through
the railroad. The Connnlssion’s in
quiry showed that as the railroad lost
money, the copper company, which
had to make up the deficits and which
supplied 84.88 per cent of the traffic
handled was really conferring a favor
on independent shippers by quoting
rates less than the cost of operation.
Though the White Pass & Yukon
pleaded that it was a Canadian road,
and not subject to the orders of the
interstate commerce commission, it
submitted its books to investigation
and supplied ail information asked by
the commission. In the findings it is
Btated that the commission did not as
suine jurisdiction over the railroad
but as no discriminations were found
tlint point was immaterial. The White
Pass had been accused of grunting re
bates of $2 per ton to the Northern
Commercial Company.
It was found that traffic of canner
lea and several mining companies al
scattered points was being handler
by contracts instead of by publishec
tariffs. These contracts were abro
gated November 1, following the pas
sage of the act that created the ship
ping board, and the condition com
plained aliout was not before the com
mission. However, in its findings thi
commission shows that the steamshii
companies when they made contract
with the canneries, had to fix ratei
that would closely approximate th<
cost of the canneries in handling thei
supplies and shipments of canned sal
mon in their own boats. Apparentl;
the commission believed this practie
was justified though it now Is illega
' In conclusion, the commission hold
in favor of the Alaska transportatio
* companies.
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i (By Associated Press)
BLOCK ISLAND, K. I„ June 27. -
’ Dewey’s flagship cruiser Olympia rs
! aground in a fog at Block island. Chi
Machinists’* Mate William M. Bal
was killed by falling down a hatch.
CONTROLLER Bill
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♦ (Special to the Times) ♦
♦ WASHINGTON, June 27 Dele- ♦
♦ gate Bulge I* yesterday made a ♦
♦ speech in thahouae of representa- ♦
♦ fives favoring the following items ♦
♦ In the harbor and river bill: ♦
♦ The Nome harbor project, earn <►
♦ ing an appropriation of $105,000; ♦
♦ dredging the mouth of the Yukon *
♦ river at St Michael, carrying ♦
♦ $45,000, and the examination of ♦
♦ Controller bay harbor. Sulzer s ♦
♦ speech lasted twenty minutes. ♦
♦ The bill, including the above ♦
♦ Items, passed the house. ♦
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TIKE SWT
DROP
(Special to the Times)
SEATTLE, Juno 27. — In the Seattle
market potatoes ire very firm and a
new variety arriving. Local berrie
and fruits are con ing in fast. Wheat
took a drop of ot<e cent a bushfi
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•^Hier vegetables a» e^
low. Tlio cgs maB^i'St,^ bine
dealers report lining an oversupply.
while others claim vn shortage. The
butter market is vtenk. with grocer)
staples above normal. Cheese is weak
but none is going 'into cold storage
plants. Potatoes aro selling at from
$95 to $100 a ton; cabbage. 2 1-2 te
2 3-4 cents a pound; onions, 4 1-2 and
5 cents; apples (winesaps), $2.25 and
$2.75 a box; butter cubes. 3S cents;
bricks, 39; cheese, Oregon triplets, 25
and 26.
BITTE MINTS TO
CLOSE DOWN IN
(By Associated Press)
BUTTE, Mont., June 27. — The ma
chinists, boilermakers and black
smiths at all of the Butte mines have
gone on a strike and it is expected
that all the mines will close within the
next two days, because the black
smiths are necessary to maintain the
tools in condition.
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! (By Associated 1’ress)
NEW YORK, June 27-Six depart
- ment of justice agents have been as
r signed to guard Judge Mayer, at the
j trial of Emma Goldman, the anaichlst,
. who was arrested for attempting to
i defeat selective draft.
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FAMOUS RACING YACHT
IS SOLD1 FOR A SONG.
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i (By Assoclatei Press)
I LONDON, June 2d — The Germania,
■ a famous racing yuclt formerly own
ed by Lieutenant Knjip von Bohlon
und Halbach, of GernWiy. which wus
seized by the British government at
Cowes at the beginning of the war,
has been sold for $5,000 to Captain
Hannevig, of Norway. The Germnnta
twice won Emperor fjlliam's cup at
Cowes. She cost $2254*0.
Captain Hannevig no purchased
- the racing cutter Pau. JII, for $8,000.
n The Lasca II sold for 4.500. Both ot
<f these yachts formerlytfere owned by
b Germans, but were sited at Cowes
when the war began.
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START CAMPAIGN
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At a well attended meeting of the
Cordova Chapter, American Ked Cross
held at the Ked Dragon club house last
night, it was decided to at once start
an aggressive campaign for members,
which will end on July 5 at 6 p. m
Booths are to be established at the
I Blum, O'Neill and Ftnkelsteln & Sa
| piro stores, where a member of the
chapter will be in attendance to re
celve subscriptions for membership in
the local chapter. It is believed that
in this way the honor roll can be in
creased to five hundred members. Ju
neau claims 1,500, Ketchikan and Fair
banks each 750. and Cordova should
have at least 500.
It was also decided to have a tag
day on July 4, and the committee for
this purpose has been appointed by
Mrs. W. W. Council, president of the
chapter, and consists of Mrs. L. R.
Baird, chairman; Mrs. Grant Heed
Mrs. Alvah Eatnes, Mrs. John G
Scurry and Mrs. H. A. Slater.
Everybody will want to wear tht
little badge of white ribbon, containing
a cross printed In red, on lndepen
dence day.
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N. P. ROAD EMPLOYS
FIRST WOMAN FIREMAN
(By Associated Press)
LIVINGSTON, June 27. — A youn*
woman who Is thought to be the Urn
.-- *>' i"t ft mrtmir.nve, na;
been put to work on a switch englnt
of the Northern Pacific. Her worl
is only in the local switching llmitt
and she is said to have finished hei
first day's work at shoveling coa
without noticing any ill effects. The
work is harder than she expected ti
find it, the superintendent of the dl
vision said. He has refused to makt
her name public.
FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
HAS DEPOSITS NEARLY $600,000
One of the growing and most sub
stantial institutions in the territory if
the First Hank of Cordova. Yesterday
Its deposits reached the high watei
mark of $584,844.17, with total re
sources of $629,351.16. The latter
amount includes cash on hand and In
banks, $225,216.08; Liberty loan bonds
$50,000; county bonds, $53,999.82; mu
nicipal bonds, $53,026.30; bonds ol
governments, $49,031.34; industrial
Isolds, $17,802.50; loans and discounts
$145,275.51; commercial puper, redis
countable at federal reserve bank
$35,000.
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VOTERS UNANIMOUSLY DECIDE
RATIFY ACTION OF COUNCIL
At the special election held yester
day there was not a dissenting vote
against the ratification of Ordinance
No. 40, of the common council of the
town of Cordova, approved May 3
1915, entitled “An ordinance vacating
certain streets and alleys" for the pur
pose of making the site donated by
the Cordova Townsite Company avail
able for the erection of a new $100,
100 federal building.
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MEXICAN COTTON CROP
BE LARGER THI8 YEAR
(By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, June 27. — The ex
ports from the Laguna district to the
department of agriculture indicute thal
Mexico will have a tremendous cotton
crop this year. It is reported that the
pink boll weevil has ben exterminated
in the district.
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(By Associated Press)
LONDON, June 27.—Ten units ol
American woodmen sent by the Ne»
England states and organizations tc
turn the various forests of the United
Kingdom Into lumber, have arrived
here.
TEMPERATURE IS
TAKEN OF EAIIA
if
(By Associated Press)
HONOLULU, June 27. — The great
lava lake in the active volcano of KII
<iuea. Hawaii, ha's risen to within fif
teen feet of its rim. and has made
possible a spectacular and daring ser
ies of experiments on the part of the
scientists In charge of the famous ob
servatory. With the aid of an Ingen
ious device, invented by Prof. Jaggar,
the temperature of the molten lake
has been ascertained at varying
depths. It is found that the surface
tepiperature of the lake is higher than
that at a depth of sixteen feet. At this
depth, however, and down to about
twenty-six feet, the lava cools rapid
ly. but again commences to rise in
temperature from this point to the
lake bottom. The work was carried
out by climbing down the inner wall
of the great crater to the actual mar
gin of the lake, and plunging the ap
paratus into the boiling mass of super
heated material. For many hours the
scientists remained at their work un
der circumstances of the utmost peril,
the danger of being overcome 4 poi
sonous fumes or of falling in?o the
lake owing to sudden collapse of sec
tions of the banks, being particularly
great. Kilauea volcano is the princi
pal feature of the newly created Ha
waiian national park, and is part of
the chain of national parks of the
mainland.
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CHILDREN OF CORDOVA ARE
WANTED IN PARADE JULY 4
The committee on parade for the
Fourth of July celebration cordtall.
and earnestly invites each boy and
girl in Cordova to march in the pa
rade. We suggest, if the weathe
permits, that the children dress it
white, as far as possible, and above
all carry a small flag or wear a red
white and blue ribbon. If you are
trying for a prize aim to win It, a>
judges have been appointed to decldi
upon this matter. The parade wil
form In front of the City Hall prompt
ly at 10:45 a. m., and march at 11
o'clock. After the parade the child
ten's events will be pulled off ot
Front street, and a goodly numbe
of prizes will be offered to the bes
all-round athlete.
The committee kindly asks the co
operation of the parents in helpini
them make this the best children's
parade ever witnessed in Cordova.
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PEAT OF A FIBRE FOR
MAKING TEXTILES
(By Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM. June 27. — Profes
sor G. Sellergren, of the Technical
University, petitioned the king to ap
point a committee to investigate the
commercial feasibility of securing
from a certain kind of Swedish peal
a fibre adapted to making textiles
He accompanies his petition with door
mats made from peat, which he de
dares to be quite as durable as jute
or cocoa matting. The cost, moreover
he declares to be only a little more
than two-thirds as much, and hardly
more than half as much as that of the
best woven straw mats.
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SWEDEN'S POPULATION FOR
LAST YEAR SHOWS INCREASE
(By Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM. June 27. — The pop
ulation of the kingdom of Sweden a!
the end of 1916 was 5,757.566. accord
lug to the figures Just made public by
the kingdom's central bureau of sta
tistics. The Increase during the yeai
was 44.826, somewhat larger propor
tionately than in 1915, but the lowest
recorded at any other time In the last
ten years. The percentages of births
and deaths — respectively 21.14 and
13.55 a thousand — are both the low
est ever recorded.
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FLY THE FLAG.
Let every citizen and merchant de
corate their homes and places of bust
ness with Old Glory from the second
of July to the fifth. Let the colors
that stand for liberty, freedom and Jus
tice be in evidence on every hand. Let
! every labor, civil or fraternal organl
zation decorate their halls. Lest you
forget, start today. Do It now.
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WASHINGTON, June 25. — Alaskan
coal fields will be opened soon and
work looking towards the construction
of coal bunkers and wharves started,
if intimations given to Delegate ('has.
A. Sulzer by the navy department are
correct.
Delegate Sulzer, as one of his first
official acts upon coming to Washing
ton, to represent the great common
wealth of Alaska, took up with Secre
tary Daniels the problem of utilizing
Alaska's coal for naval purposes. He
was assured by the secretary of the
navy that the navy was struck with
the possibility of using coal from the
Alaska fields and had already figured
to a large extent upon it.
"We are ready to-use 250,000 tons
of Alaskan coal a year, and we will
contract for that amount," Delegate
Sulzer was told. "But we have to
get assurance that the coal can be
delivered before we go to work and
construct bunkers. We have taken
up the matter with the railroad com
mission, and as soon as they can guar
antee us that they can deliva-- *'
amount to coal to tldew
willing to go ahead with
the bargain."
Delegate Sulzer has taka <
the bureau of mines, guided 4
rector Van H. Manning, amR
department of the interior, \
Went of hastening the (leVelul
the coal fields. "The whold
seems to hinge upon the effici
the leasing system, as it is beink
ed out," Mr. Sulzer said today !
coal leases which the departmk
the Interior is offering to the' coal
miners and operators who want to in
vest money in the new coal fields of
the Matanuska are not entirely satis
factory, for they permit the bureau
of mines to have complete control over
questions of mining policy; to have
the say in matters that may mean the
success or failure of the mining enter
prise. and men of capital are not will
ing to undertake the development of
(nines in a pioneer field with such re
strictions attached to them."
Mr. Sulzer has taken up the matter
with Secretary of the Interior Frank
lin K. Lane, and also with Assistant
Secretary Bo Sweeney, of Seattle, who
is one of the best posted men in the
interior department. Delegate Sulzer
is also having the active co-operation
of Senators Jones and Poindexter, of
Washington, in the matter.
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WILL CONSECRATE REV.
CRIMONT AT SEATTLE.
The Right Rev. H. J. Criniont, head
of the Catholic church in Alaska, re
cently appointed bishop ot Alaska by
the Vatican, will be consecrated at St.
James cathedral, Seattle. July L’7.
Archbishop Alexander Christie, of
Portland, and Bishop Edward J.
O'Dea, of Seattle, will direct the cere
monies. There will be many other
high church dignitaries, priests and
prominent members of the Catholic
church from various parts of the Uni
ted States present.
The official communication, bearing
the signature of Pope Benedict XV,
raising the head of the church in Alas
ko to a bishopric was received a few
days ago, and the announcement of the
consecration date followed.
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John Scott, an aged resident of Ket
chikan, was taken before the United
States commissioner at that place re
cently and after a hearing was ad
judged insane and committed to the
Morningside sanitarium.
MAJOR LENOIR
HIS RECEIVED
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(By Associated I’ress)
SEATTLE. June 27. — Major Basil
Lenoir, formerly stationed at Valde/.,
but who is now at the head of toe
Alaska cable system with headquarters
in this city, has been promoted to
lieutenant colonel.jfc,
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