The Cordova Daily Times
Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News
VOLUME III NUMBER 54. __CORDOVA, ALASKA, SA'ITh I>A Y. UKI.IM'ARY 3, 1917. PRICE TEN CENTS
BERNSTORFF IS
HANDED HIS
PASSPORTS
American Ambassa dor Re
called From Berlin and All
Consular Agents in Ger
many to Be Brought Home.
AMERICAN SHIP IS SUNK
Washington Officials Declare
If this Happened It Meant!
Congress Would Decl are!
War Immediately.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. —
Germany's alter disregard of
file protest of the United
States against a continuance*
of its submarine warfare has
forced tin* American govern
ment to sever all relations with
that country, and the handing
Ambassador Bernstorff his
passports and recalling Am
bassador Gerard from Berlin,
is almost equivalent to a de
claration of war.
President Wilson says In*
lias carefully weighed the pro
bable consequences of his ac
tion, but feels that in justice
to tin* American seamen and
people that he was forced' to
take the stand that be has, and
•which is meeting with the ap
proval of the public and press
throughout the United States,
according to telegrams re
ceived at the White House this
afternoon.
(By the Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. — All diplomatic relations with
Germany have been broken on account of latter country’s de
clared marine policy.
Ambassador Bemstorff has been handed his passports and
American Ambassador Gerard recalled from Ber’in.
President Wilson will address a joint session of congress at
2 o’clock this afternoon. The White House and state depart
ment refuse to discuss the situation in any form. It is expected
a break with Austria-Hungary will follow the severing of diplo
matic relations with Germany, was the decision reached after
the president’s conferences with the cabinet and senators
yesterday.
President Wilson has concluded that the country would
stand solidly behind him in the course taken by the government.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The severance of diplomatic re
lations with Germany was formally announced to the country
and world by the president at a joint session of congress at 2
o’clock, and he fervently invoked the guidance of Almighty
God in the step taken. The president detailed to congress why
the United States could not continue its relations with Ger
many. Wilson described at length the American efforts to dis
suade Germany from its campaign of ruthlessness.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—In concluding his address to
congress the president declared that if the overt acts of Ger
many against American citizens will force the coming peace he
will again come before congress to ask authority to use any
means necessary for the protection of American seamen and
people. All the neutral governments, he believes, will take the
same course.
The president said: “We seek merely to stand true alike
in thought and action to the immemorial principles of our
people, seeking to merely vindicate the right to liberty and jus
tice and unmolested life. These are the basis of peace, not of
war. God grant we may not be challenged to defend them by
acts of willful injustice on the part of the government of
Germany. ’ ’
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Ambassador Gerard has been in
structed to close his embassy and all consulates in Germany.
All embassy attaches, consuls, consular agents and staffs will
be brought home from Germany. This makes the severance of
relations more complete than is usual in such cases.
Spain will represent the United States in Berlin, and Ger
many’s interests in the United States will be assumed by the
Swiss legation.
Ambassador Bemstorff said that he expected the break
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♦ er Housatonic was sunk by a German submarine. She
♦ sailed from Galveston and Newport News, and was en ♦
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; with Germany, as there was nothing else left for the United
States to do. He wondered how he could get home, and de
clared that Berlin knew what was bound to happen. The at
taches of the embassy immediately began moving their personal
effects. The embassy people believe that the first American
life lost, as a result of the new submarine campaign, will bring
war.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The breaking off of diplomatic
relations with Germany brings the United States to the verge
of war. Never in the history of the world have two first-class
powers severed diplomatic relations without hostilities follow
ing. President Wilson, in taking the momentous step, counted
the consequences carefully, as have also his advisers.
Immediately all the machinery of the government will be
set in motion to safeguard the national interests and further
prepare the country for an unprecedented situation. At the
capitol the news of the president ’s decision came like a thunder
clap, and everywhere support and approbation is expected.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Chairman Flood, of the house
foreign affairs committee, today declared that if an American
ship was sunk oy a German submarine congress would declare
war immediately.
BERLIN, Feb. 3.—The embassys have funds to provide all
Americans needing aid in leaving Germany.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.— Governments have begun tele
graphing President Wilson, approving the course of the United
States, and he says he intends to take every physical precaution
for the protection of American vessels sailing for Europe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Lieutenant Hans Berg and his
German crew were removed from the liner Appam at Newport
News today, by the coast guard cutters, under the direction of
the United States marshal.
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.—An attempt was made at the
navy yard to sink the transports Jacob and Jones. The chief
machinist and mate were arrested and placed in irons. It is
alleged they opened the sea cocks, letting in two feet of water.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—It is doubtful if the allies will
grant safe passage home to Ambassador Bernstorff, and he may
go to South America or Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Over two hundred Americans
are dead through the German and Austrian submarine opera
tions, and a hundred and fifty-nine Americans perished on the
Lusitania.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—Coincident with the publication of
the news of rupture with Germany the Austrian freighter
Himalaya, lying in Newark bay, was disabled by the crew, who
smashed the piston head and other parts of the engines with
crowbars and axes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—It i3 expected Germany will
withdraw all consuls from the United States.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Deserm Penfield, the American
ambassador to Vienna, announces the adhesion of Austria to
Germany’s course.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The navy department forbade
all officials divulging the movements of American war vessels.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 —The convoying of American
merchantmen, through European waters, is being considered by
the government.
WASHINGTWjl. Feb. 3.—The gates of the White House
have been locked and precautions taken to keep unidentified
persons away from the grounds.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Only officials and employees are
admitted to the naval yards and stations.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The United States has formally
demanded of Germany the release of the Americans taken pris
oners on prize ships by the raiders in the south Atlantic ocean.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Three American vessels in the
Mediterranean sea, one at Constantinople and two at Alexan
dria, will not be moved.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Bernstorff got his passports at
2 o’clock this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The United States has notified
all neutral governments of its severance of relations with Ger
many. The state department intimated that the United States
would welcome the co-operation of other neutrals.
SEATTLE BANKS!
ABE ON SOLID
FOUNDATION
(Special to Daily Times.)
SEATTLE, Eel). 3. — Banking con
ditions in this city, which were tem
porarily unsettled by reason of a small
failure, are now absolutely normal.
All institutions members of the clear
ing house are on a solid basis, and
business is being transacted with the
usual confidence and security.
LEAK MESSAGE
WASHINGTON, Eeb. 3. — Edwin A.
Roper, telegraph operator for Connel
ly & Co., brokers, testified in the leak
inquiry that information similar to
that contained in the message to Con
nelly, forecasting Wilson's peace note
was handed to him by a man he was
told was J. Fred Essary, the Washing
ton correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun.
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Robert Lee Browning, a resident
of Skagway, will leave soon for South
America, where he will engage In
stock raising on an extensive scale.
He has the backing of a large eastern
concern.
COLD STORAGE
SEWARD, Feb. 3. — Many obstacles
are overcome by the placer miners of
Alaska in their search for gold, but it
remains for “Barney" Walsh, of Wil
low creek in the Iditarod district, to
establish a “cold storage" reservoir
on a mountain top in winter, thus in
suring a water supply for summer. To
accomplish this WalBh built several
miles of fence to Impound snow which
otherwise would be swept away by the
winter winds.
Walsh is an old-timer in the north
and has been in every camp of note
since the Klondike rush. Me has just
arrived here on his way outside for a
look around and an opportunity to
spend some of his "Summit" gold, that
being the name of his claim, which is
so remarkable that it has been given
special mention in the geological sur
vey report of the territory.
The discoverer of the claim de
spaired of working it because of the
altitude, it being on a bench high
above the creek and near the summit
of a ridge.
Walsh remembered the snow fences
in the Rocky mountain sections. There
the fences are built to keep the snow
from drifting off the 'mountains and
into the railroad cuts. Me decided that
something similar could be used to
keep the snow from drifting away
from a given area, thus Insuring a
water supply when It melted in sum
mer. The scheme worked, and each
year he has water for sixty days of
sluicing during June and July.
(Special to Daily Times.)
MCCARTHY. Feb. 1. — Rids will be
accepted at the postoffice here for the
handling in one trip of all second class
mail on hand by the last of March or
in April for Chisana. It is supposed
there will be from 300 to 1,000 pounds
and the bid must be by the pound
rate and to bring back what is on
hand at Chisana.
The dry and wets have the oppor
tunity of expressing their sentiments
as to local option in a petition which
will be circulated In the next few days
for that purpose, which will be the de
cision for the next eleven months.
Tom Barkley has accepted a posi
tion with Kennecott mines at the
Jumbo, where he expects to remain
for the present.
The Mother Lode has loaded and
shipped three hundred tons of ore and
are waiting for more cars, which will
be loaded as fast as received here.
Mr. Bair expects to soon be relieved
as agent for the railroad at this point
and will start for the outside, first
going westward as far as Seward.
Arrangements are completed for the
I handling of the Bonner ore to this
point for shipment to the smelter
Much snow has fallen lately and the
trail must be broken the whole way
: before heavy loads can be hauled.
Lou Henderson and Charles Kelio
are doing the assessment work for the
Bonanza Gold Mining Company for
last year.
Roy Snider, of Cordova, ia in town
ami will accept a position at the Ken
necott mines.
The Tjosevig-Kennecott mines will
soon begin sledding supplies to their
camp for the summer's operation be
fore the trail breaks up.
The Barrett-Kennei ott Copper Com
pany have arranged to begin opera
tions in their development work, with
John E. Barrett as the superintendent.
There has been four horses provided
for the transportation of supplies at
present, and more equipment will be
added as necessity may demand.
American Trade
ABROAD MUST
BE PROTECTED
PITTSBURG, Keb. 3. — A plea that
the United States tariff system, what
ever Its underlying principle, should
be given certain bargaining provisions
whereby American foreign trade may
he encouraged and protected from dis
crimination, was made by Willard
Straight, vice-president of the Ameri
can International Corporation, In an
address before the National Foreign
Trade convention here today.
The tariff systems of the entire
world will be revised after the war
to meet new conditions, he said, with
a tendency among the many bellig
( erent nations to greatly increase du
ties in order to pay interest on their
war debts. If European groupings of
nations proposed to utilize bargaining
tariffs, it was essential, said Mr.
Straight, that the United States should
be In a position to protect Itself.
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Job Printing at Dally Times office.
EXTENDED TO
LONDON. Feb. 3. — Lady Mack
worth, daughter of Ilaron Rhonda, who
has been called the most successful
English business woman, has just
taken over the management of a large
German drug business in England
which her father purchased at auction
a few months ago.
Baron Rhonda, now in the Lloyd
George cabinet as president of the lo
cal government board, is known as
"the British coal king." He ha3 much
faith in woman's busines sability. His
wife, the Baroness Rhonda, is man
ager of a mineral wuici- company at
Fulham. His reliance upon his daugh
ter's business skill was illustrated in
1915, when during his absence in Am
erica in connection with the organi
zation of the supply of munitions, he
entrusted her with the oversight of
the entire business in Great Britain.
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TONIGHT’S DANCE POSTPONED
ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARY BALL.
By special request the Eagles' dance
advertised for tonight has been post
poned on account of the big anniver
sary ball which will be held on Tues
day evening next, and promises to be
the big social event of the season
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The better element among the
Douglas natives have started a cam
paign to put down lawlessness in the
community and make amends for the
reputation it has gained by discour
aging booze peddling and carousing.
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HEAVY GOLD PLAQUE
FOR THEFATHERLAND
BERLIN, Feb. 3. — Among the moat
valuable voluntary contributions of
gold ornaments to help the cause of
the fatherland is a heavy gold plaque
which was presented to the late Pro
fessor Theodore Mommsen when the
Nobel prize for literature was award
ed to hint in 1902. His three daugh
ters made the sacrifice.
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EXCHANGE PUT
UP ANTE
LONDON, Feb. 3. — The stock ex
change has" auribu need that candidates
lor membership for the year begin
ning next March will be charged high
er entrance fees and subscriptions.
Those with three sureties must pay
tiOO guineas instead of 600, and those
with two sureties 300 guineas against
260 previously. The annual subscrip
tion is raised to fifty guineas, but
members already elected will still pay
the old rate of twenty, thirty or forty
guineas per annum, according to the
year when they became members.
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Miss Dawn Gaylord and Miss Joe
Kelly, of Seattle, are Cordova visitors.
The steamer Alaska left for the
westward shortly after 10 o’clock last
night.
The steamer Admiral Evans
reached here at 11 o'clock last night,
with a number of passengers and a
big shipment of mail. She sailed for
the westward at 2 o’clock this morn
ing.
ALASKA LIQUOR
BILL GOES TO
tBv Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Fell. 3. — The Alas
ka prohibition bill has been sent to th ■
White House for President Wilson's
signature. It is patterned after the
Idaho prohobition bill and provides
that after January 1. lft 1S, no person,
house, association, firm, company,
club or corporation may manufacture,
sell, give away or otherwise dispose
of within Alaska any intoxicating li
quor. The possession or transporta
tion of liquor within the territory,
with certain exceptions for medical
or—st-tentifh- purposes, is also pro
hibited.
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FOREIGNER IS FOUND NOT
GUILTY OF GAMBLING CHARGE.
In the commissioner's court this
morning Bula Hilda was found not
guilty of the charge of gambling with
several of his countrymen, who claim
they were the losers of about $500 in
several pool games played.
The case was tried before the fol
lowing jury: W. L. Smith, Walter
Werner, Charles Bourke, Fred Olas
brenner, Walter Gaffney, J. B. O'Neill.
R. V. Boyle, O. C. Meyer, Charles Mat
thews. Walter Wolf, O. E. Lambert and
C. R. Byers.
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Robert O. Jones and Wm. Dickson
were arrivals on the Admiral Evans
and left for Fairbanks on today s
train.