The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER 325. </')RD<>VA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTR
RUSSIA?
IE WORKERS
* GET INCREASE
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. — The first
of January for thousands of workers
will be made a real happy new year
through the fact that so many con
cerns have announced that they will
ti increase wages on that day. It is es
~ timated that 200,000 people in this
city will be benefited by the increase,
which is not being confined to any
particular trade, but is general.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 30. — The
cold wave which swept over the
Northwest has reached as far south
as this city, and there was snow dh
the orange trees today. The tem
perature was high, and the snowfall
was light and no damage resulted, the
upper air being considerably colder
than the strata next to the earth..
Rain is now falling heavily all over
the citrus belt.
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The j
state department announced official
ly today that the Vienna foreign of
fice had handed to Ambassador Pen-1
field the Austrian reply to the second
Ancona note. The reply will be im
mediately codified by Penfield and
sent on the way to this country, the
full text probably not reaching here
before Saturday.
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LINCOLN, Dec. 30. — A new candi
date has been suggested as the nomi
nee of the Republican party for presi
dent next year. Today the name of
Henry D. Estabrook, of New York,
was placed on the Nebraska primary
ballot as a candidate for the Repub
lican nomination.
WILL DANCE OUT OLD YEAR
USHER IN 1916
Of course you are going to see the |
old year out and the new In at Eagle :
Hall tomorrow, where all your friends ;
have arranged to meet, and attend the I
seventh annual ball of the Cordova |
Volunteer Fire Department. The com- |
mittee in charge of the arrangements
consists of Messrs. W. J. McDonald,
H. U. Bollinger, F. E. Fuller, Jack E.
Way and C. P. Mickelson, and they
have left nothing undone that would
contribute to your pleasure. An at
tractive souvenir program has been ]
printed, the hall beautifully decor-'
ated and the music will be furnished
by Cordova's string orchestra. Tickets
are on sale at all business houses, so
get busy and arrange your affairs to ;
attend this dance.
IS BEGIN OFFENSIVE FIGHTING
PARIS. Dec. 30. — It was officially
announced by the war office In to
day's cominn*-' i'p that an Austrian
naval division emerged from Onttaro
yesterday for the purpose of attack
! ing the Albanian seaport of Durazzo.
The allied squadron gave battle to j
the Austrians, shortly after they left j
ihe harbor of Durazzo. The Austrian j
I destroyer Ilka, was blown up by j
I striking a mine, and another Austrian
destroyer, the Iriglav, was destroyed!
, by shell fire from the allied warships.
The remaining vessels of the Austrian
fleet fled back into the shelter of the :
Cattaro fortifications. The two Aus
trian torpedo boat destroyers wmch
were put out of action were sister
ships, and were 266 feet in length.
LONDON. Dec. 30. — While the
winter weather has nearly stopped all
fighting in Courland, and along the
battle line where the Germans were
halted in their advance on Riga and
Dvinzk, the contending forces have
not suspended hostilities entirely. A .
few days ago the Germans made an t
attack in force in the region of Lake j
Habit, but were repulsed with heavy
losses. The Germans fought desper- t
ately to overcome the Russian resist- 1
ance, but fresh Russian reserves t
saved the day for the Czar. Further r
vest the Russians are feellhg out the]
strength of the German positions |
iround Mitau and are sloiviy advanc
ng here. The city is already threat
■ned by the approach of the Slav
irmy, and a battle is impending.
LONDON. Dec. 30. — Advices which I
mve been received from Petrograd
end to confirm the impression which j
las been Rteadily growing to the ef- j
ect that the Russians have undert
aken a great offensive movement \
dong the Galician and Bessarabian
lorders. The center of the fighting!
eems to be at Toporutz, a small town
iear the Bessarabian border, in the
Austrian province of Bukowina. How-j
ver, while the heaviest fighting is;
lere, a simultaneous battle is being j
raged along the extended front,
eachlng from the river Pruthto, a
losition north of the Dniester. The1 1
attle front is about forty miles long, I '
he Russian assault being accompan- 1
sd by a heavy bombardment of the i
mstrian positions by the Russian ar-' I
lll%ry. i
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PARIS, Dec. 30, — The French have
aken posses; ion of the Turkish Is- i
ind called Castelorizo. This is in I
lie Mediterranean, north of Suez, and i
lose to the Turkish shore about 100 I
■niles east of Rhodes. The French
ire preparing to establish a naval j
>ase on the island, which is of great
Urateglcal importance. The island
lominates the entire southern coast ^
>f Asia Minor.
LONDON, Dec. 30. — The French
war office claims that their soldiers
nade a successsful advance in the
i'osges, taking and holding certain of
he Teuton trenches on the much
'ought over Hartmann's Weilerkopf.
Berlin mentions the fighting here, and
while it does not wholly deny the
■•'rench version, it leaves the lmpres
don that no substantial gain was
nade.
LONDON, Dec. 30. — It is now be
ieved by the allies that Germany will
ake no part in any advance into
Jreek territory in an effort to force
he Anglo-French troops from Saloni-1
cl. The German generals believe!
hey have accomplished their object j
n clearing Serbia of the enemy, and
lo not wish to waste any more ofj
heir men and ammunition on the
ighting in the Balkans. They will be!
■ontent to retain what they already j
idd. It is also thought that the Teu-!
ons are unable to spare sufficient
roops to make enormous demands
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upon the Austro-German reserves of
soldiers.
SALONIKI. Dec. 30. — The domes
tic tension in England which appeared
when the government announced that
compulsory enlistment would be re
sorted to has been measurably re
lieved by later developments. The
action of the labor parties in deciding
to support the government If the con
scription was enforced without favor
itism has helped considerably. It is
also thought that Lord Derby's plan
of attestation will be extended to
reach the married men of military
age, who have heretofore failed to
enlist.
GENEVA, Dec. 30. — The Italians
have landed a large body of troops
rrom many transports, and have taken
possession of the Albanian seaport of
Durazzo. The landing was accompan
ied without incident. Many Serbian
soldiers were in the city, but the lat
ter seem to have an understanding
with the Italians.
PARIS, Dec. 30. — It has been esti
mated by the government that one
million wounded soldiers are being
'ared for in France alone. This in
cludes wounded prisoners as well as
French and English troops.
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I.RHt evening the installation cere-^
monies of Mt. McKinley Lodge, No.
183, F. & A. M., were held in Masonic
hall, there being a large attendance of
the members, as well as the members
of Cordova Chapter, No. 4, Order of
the Eastern Star.
The ceremony is very impressive,
and was conducted in a manner that
reflected great credit upon the instal
ling officers. During the evening
there were a number of appropriate
vocal selections rendered by Mrs. J.
B. O'Neill and Mrs. J. F. Appleby, ac
companied by Mrs. H. I. Lewis on the
organ.
Past Master Howard installed the
following officers.
Worshipful Master—Henry A Sla
ter.
Senior Warden — Archibald McN
Field.
Junior Warden — Oscar O. Meyer
Treasurer — Robert L. Patton.
Secretary—Edward F. Medley.
chaplain—Thomas M. Hunt.
Marshal—John Day.
Senior Deacon — John J. Strigsve.
Senior Steward — Guy R. Higgin
son.
Junior Steward — Chas. Kittsman.
Organist — Wm. E. Brown.
Tyler — Peter Shearman.
Immediately after the installatloi
the Masons and their guests repairei
to Slater’s restaurant, where a ban
■ <]uet awaited them. The dining roon
" as prettily decorated and a mosl
. tempting menu was served. Aftei
the cigars had been passed. Worship
. ful Master H. A. Slater, who actet
as toastmaster, made the opening ad
dress, fn which he pointed out the
principles of Masonry and what It hat
accomplinned for mankind. He ther
called upon Mrs. Bartley Howard
worthy matron of Cordova Chapter
who made a most interesting and ini
pressive talk, reviewing the genera
scope and teachings of the Order o:
Eastern Star. Past Masters R. L
i' Patton and Bartley Howard mad«
I lengthy addresses, dealing chiefl;
- with the subject of Masonry. In clos
ing his remarks Mr. Patton presented
the retiring worshipful master. Mr.
1 flow aid, with a beautiful roaster's
emblem, the gift of the members of
-the lodge, a" a mark of appreciation
of Mr Jlowaid's successful adminis
tration as presiding officer of Mt. Mc
Kinley Lodge during the past year.
Mr. Howard accepted the gift in a few
I well chosen words. Oscar 0. Meyer
and Edward F. Medley were the other
speakers, the former admitting his
inability to respond to the subject,
1 which the toastmaster had so cleverly
, assigned to him Judge Medley made
- a few happy and witty remarks, wdiich
were a fitting windup of a most plea
sant evening.
THOMPSON NOT
PRESIDENTIAL
LINCOLN. Dec. 29. — The name of
William Hale Thompson, the newly
elected mayor of Chicago, will be
withdrawn from the Nebraskan prim
ary ballot. Thompson’s name was
placed on the ballot by petition as a
candidate for the Republican nomin
ation for president. Thompson has
written ’to the secretary of state at
Lincoln, expressing a desire to have
his name withdrawn, and stating that
under no circumstances would he be
a candidate for the position.
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John Ronan, who is mining to the
westward, was in town today on his
way to Kansas City, where he will
spend a couple of months.
floo. West, of the Hinchtnbrook
light house, le.ft on the steamer
Northwestern this afternoon for Ket
chikan.
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COPENHAGEN, Dec. 29. — A new
iteamshlp route has been established
letween Norway and Russia, which
All assure the Czar of an open win
er port, and immensely relieve the
>roblem of getting supplies into his
mipire during the winter. The new
oute runs from Tromsoe In Norway
o Alexandrovsk in Russia. Prepara
Ions have already been made by the
irectlon of dockB and deepening the
vaterways so that big ships can safe
v enter either port.
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Mrs. C. M. Creamer and daughter,
dlss Marion, Mrs. Louis Golden, C.
\ Wylde and Gust IIeidriclv.-«t FaiP* ■
■rnks, who have been in Cordova for
he past ten days, during which time
'lev made many friends here, left
oday for the States.
Mrs. Bergund Miller was a passen
(®r on the Northwestern today for
Seattle.
CLEVELAND TIED I
UP BY SEVERE
SNOWSTORM
CLEVELAND, Dec. 30. — The worst
blizzard in years is centered over this s
city, and in a blinding snowstorm, g
which has effectually tied up all [
transportation, the people are trying c
to find their way about today, and n
tend to their business affairs. The 0
snowfall has been so heavy that near- c
ly every street has a number of street s
cars stalled on it, the plows being (■,
utterly unable to cope with the vol- tl
ume of snow, t<
NEINLHOS SPEND TIME i
PUKING CALF ;
HOT SPRINGS, Va„ Dec. 30. —
President Wilson expects to play golf
this afternoon with his bride. The
weather has abated here, and the golf
links are clear. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
have been invited to attend the New
Year’s reception to be held In the '
ballroom of the hotel. '
MILK TO AUSTRIA
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. — The
tate department has requested the \
overuments of France and Great (
iritufn to allow the shipment into
ermany and Austria of condensed I
lillc. The request is made on behalf j
X the American Red Cross and other
heritable organizations in the United
tates, who wish to relieve the milk
inline, which is seriously affecting:
te health of the babies in the Teu- j
mlc nations. The state department:
ssured France and England that the
Istrfbution of the milk would be,
nder the direction of the American
ed Fross Society, who would see
mt it was used exclusively for the
jrposes mentioned.'
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Ed. Wood, of Valdez, spent the day
>re. He is a passenger on the
orthwestern for the States.
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AH the music of all the world—
jlumbia Records. E. A. Hegg,
gent.
GALICIA
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. — The price
of copper continues to advance and
is now wavering between 22 and 23
cents. The demand for the metal
continues unabated, and It will pro
bably be over 23 cents shortly. Prices
varied today from 22 1-4 to 23, but
did not fall below the first price. The
activity in the exchange on the metal
shares continues, and they show cor
responding increases as the price of
the metal goes up.
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ZURICH, Dec. 30. — The Kaiser
is still confined to his bed with the
disease which prevented him from
making the proposed trip to the Ger
man lines in the west tefore Christ
mas. The Cellutis. as it is called, has
developed rapidly, and to the emper
or's troubles has been added that of
suppurating phlegm in the neck. The
attending physicians have afforded
the monarch some relief by lancing.
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CLINTON. La.. Pec. 30. — Gover
nor Winfield Scott Hammond of Min
nesota died suddenly here today. Gov
ernor Hammond came here for a short
visit, intending to examine some farm
lands which he owned near this city,
and was stricken with appoplexy at
his hotel. He died without regaining
consciousness. Governor Hammond
had been one year in office, and had
one more year to serve. The body
will be taken back to his home state
and buried officially at the state
capital.
SPECIAL SERVICES TO BE
HELDJfflllC CHURCH
Father Corbett is in town for a
brief stay, having come this morning
on the Northwestern. Services will
be held in the Catholic church every
morning at 8:30 and every evening at
7:30. As Saturday. January 1 1916,
is a holiday of obligation, t first
mass will be celebrated at 6 a. m. and
the second at 8:30 Special services
to mark the closing of the old year
will be held at 7:30 p. tn., Friday
evening. This will give the members
of the church an opportunity to meet
their pastor and prepare themselves
for holy communion on Mew Year's
morning. A cordial welcome is ex
tended our non-Catholic friends to as
sist at any and all of our services.
John T. Corbett, S. J., pastor of St
Joseph's Church, Cordova.