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The Cordova Daily Times
Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News
_V(|!J M 1'lJIl. NUMBER 86. CORDOVA, ALASKA, WKDXflSDAY, MARCH 14, 1917. _ PRICE TEN <"k\TS
ON VERGE OF A DECLARATION OF WAR
TAKING OF FINAL STEP RESTS WITH CONGRESS
CIA DECIDES
BREAK WITH
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♦ WASHINGTON, March 14. — ♦
♦ It is officially announced that ♦
♦ China has severed diplomatic re- ♦
♦ lations with Germany. Immedi- ♦
♦ ate possession was taken of six ♦
♦ German ships at Shanghai, and ♦
♦ the crews placed ashore under ♦
♦ guard. Armed Chinese guards are ♦
♦ now in possession of the vessels. ♦
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♦ WASHINGTON, March 14. — ♦
♦ China has handed passports to ♦
♦ the German minister at Peking. ♦
♦ China's severance of diplomatic ♦
♦ relations will probably result in a ♦
♦ greatly increased output of muni- ♦
♦ tions for Russia. China has al- ♦
♦ ready sent 100,000 coolies to ♦
♦ France and Russia and can in- ♦
♦ crease the number without limit. ♦
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IN TRIP IT
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, March 14. — The Germans
are apparently preparing to evacuate
Bapaume and Peronne. Aviators re
port that the Germans are blowing up
bridges and culverts, burning muni
tions and provisions and meanwhile
masking the withdrawal of large guns
by heavy fighting with field guns.
The German staff headquarters on
the Somme front has been moved back
ten miles. The German staff planned
a strategic retreat to delay and upset
the British plans, expecting the Brit
ish would use its cavalry against the
retreating foe. The British main
tained its contact by the methodical
and destructive use of artillery, catch
ing the Germans in a trap. The retreat
became almost a rout under Brit
ish pressure.
LONDON, March 14. — The Rus
sians have captured the Persian town
of Kermanshah.
LONDON, March 14. — The ridge
overlooking Bapaume, from the north
east, was captured by the British yes
terday. The Britjsh officers believe
they can take Bapaume whenever the
orders are given. Griellers has been
captured, also Poupart Wood.
LONDON, March 14. — The British
troops are still advancing and are
now thirty miles above Bagdad.
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AMBASSADOR GERARD HAS
ARRIVED HOME SAFELY.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 14. — Am
bassador Gerard this afternoon ar
rived here from Berlin and he is ex
_pected to have some important infor
mation to communicate To the piesl
dent.
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PSYCHOLOGIST DISCUSSES
DREAMS AND MOB MENTALITY.
SEATTLE, March 14.—Dreams and
their meaning, the mental peculiari
ties of the crowds in the street and
the abnormal activities of the brain
forms the subject matter of a lecture
course being conducted by Dr. Steven
son Smith, instructor of psychology
at the University of Washington. The
course will be given in fifteen lectures
during the spring semester In the
rooms of the extension division of the
university in the downtown section of
Seattle.
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The steamer Alaska will be In port
about forty-eight hours discharging
freight for here.
In less than three weels the voters
of Cordova will be called upon to
elect seven counciimen and a member
of the school board. Under the law
candidates for the former office must
file their nomination petitions with
the city clerk fifteen days before the
election, which falls this year on
Tuesday, April 3. Thus far no activ
ity has been shown in the municipal
campaign.
Mayor Slater has served for five
years on the council, and having as
thorough a knowledge of municipal
affairs as anyone in Cordova, has
made an excellent record, and there
is a strong sentiment in favor of his
running again, but he positively de
clines to be a candidate for re-election,
feeling that there are other business
men who should be willing to give up
a part of their time for the good of the
city. It is also reported that the other
members of the present council want
to step aside and make room for new
councilmanic timber.
Several names have been mentioned
as candidates for this office, hut at
the present writing we do not know
of a single aspirant for councilman.
Somebody has got to serve and the
voters should Insist upon a ticket be
ing placed in the field composed of
representative business and profes
sional men. Whoever is selected owes
it as a duty to render the city the ser
vice demanded.
It has been suggested that a ticket
composed of Dr. W. W. Council, Dr.
W. II. Chase, Jack Sapiro, H. I.
O'Neill, Joe Stanton, R. E. Capers and
W. J. McDonald would meet with the
almost unanimous approval of the
voters, be representative of practical
ly every faction and interest in the
town, and elected without any opposi
tion. If this be true these men should
certainly compose the next city
council.
The retiring member of the school
board will be Mrs. W. J. McDonald,
and it is understood that she will not
seek a re-election.
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INLAND EMPIRE TEACHERS TO
HEAR EASTERN EDUCATORS.
SEATTLE, March 14. — Some of
the best educators in the United States
will come west this spring to address
the Inland Teachers’ Association in
the annual meeting April 4, 5 and 6.
Teachers from all parts of Montana,
Idaho, Oregon and Washington will
attend the convention. All the morn
ing sessions will be general In char
acter, while the afternoons will be
given over to sectional meetings, in
which special phases of instruction
will be studied from a critical stand
point. The meetings will be held in
the Lewis and Clark high school.
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BIRDS LIKE TRENCHES.
PARIS, March 14. — Thirty-five dif
ferent species of birds were found
making their nests in deserted
trenches on the west front by Dr. Ar
thur White, an American naturalist.
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HE ENLISTED.
MANCHESTER, March 14. — Plead
ing fnr momptlnn on the ground that
his nerves were bad, Frank Mauler
was given his choice between an open
air cure in the trenches or the jail
yard. He enlisted.
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Judge Brown and United States
Marshal Brenneman are coming over
from Valdez next week to make a trip
to McCarthy, where they will conduct
an Investigation of existing strife
among the federal officials there. They
will return to Cordova in time to at
tend the opening session of the dis
trict court on April 2.
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The following will be the approxi
mate dates of the sailings of vessels
from Cordova for Seattle: March 16,
Evans; March 18, Alaska; March 19,
Farragut; March 24, Northwestern;
March 31, Alameda; April 8, Evans;
April 10, Farragut; April 22, Watson.
'WILSON NAMES
NEW TARIFF
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, March 14. — Presi
dent Wilson has nominated the fol
lowing as members of the tariff com
mission: Professor Frank Taushig,
of Harvard college; Representative
David Lewis, of Maryland; former
Representative William Kent, of Cali
fornia; David C. Roper, of South Caro
lina; E. P. Castigan, of Denver, and
W. S. Culbertson, of Kansas.
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HARRY M’L. P. HUSE.
Mimbtr of Important Naval
Board Ranks as Raar Admiral.
i
oto by American Tresa Association.
PUBLiclCHOOLS
PROVIDED EOR
SENATE DILL
(Special to Daily Times)
JUNEAU, March 14. — The senate
remained in session until 6 o'clock
last night, but did not arrive at any
decision upon the plan of drawing lots
for the appointive offices. This morn
ing five bills were introduced, which
provide means for the maintenance
of public schools in incorporated
towns and the taxation of personal
property.
The house adjourned until tomorrow
to adopt a resolution of sympathy over
the death of Representative McCor
mack's baby at Wrangell. He was
excused to go home until Monday.
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Deputy Marshal Brightwell received
a telegram from Valdez this morning,
announcing the death of Mrs. Bouse,
the aged mother of J. rf. D. Bouse,
chief deputy in the marshal's office,
to whom is extended the sympathy of
his many Cordova friends in his sad
bereavement.
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The flagship Alaska, Captain Fred
Warner in command, arrived this af
ternoon with an unusually big pas
senger list, and a large cargo of
freight.
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♦ (By Associated 'Press) ♦
♦ NEW York. Kmi H. — The ♦
♦ steamer Algonquin was sunk by ♦
♦ shell fire without warning at t; *
♦ o'clock on the morning of March ♦
♦ 12. The submarine refused to ♦
♦ assist those aboard, according ♦
♦ to the statements of twenty-seven ♦
♦ men who landed in Knglaml. The ♦
♦ vessel was owned by the Ameri ♦
♦ can Star Line, and was worth ♦
♦ $450,000. The cargo consisted ♦
♦ mostly of foodstuffs, valued at ♦
♦ over $1,250,000. Plight Ameri ♦
♦ cans, including A. Norberg, cap ♦
♦ tain, were aboard the Algonquin ♦
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& WASHINGTON, March 14. — ♦
♦ While the destruction of the AI ♦
♦ gonquin is considered a very serl ♦
♦ ous matter, the American govern ♦
♦ ment has already taken all steps ♦
♦ possible, except the final one. ♦
♦ which is a declaration of war ♦
♦ against Germany. The real issue »
♦ of peace or war will come when ♦
♦ the American armed ,-diip clashes ♦
♦"■•fWl an r.ahf,illfWw: The «
♦ declaration of war rests with ♦
♦ congress. +
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♦ LONDON, March 14. — The ♦
♦ submarine opened fire on the ♦
♦ Algonquin from a distance of ♦
♦ four thousand yards, firing about ♦
♦ twenty shells. These were in ♦
♦ sufficient to sink the vessel. ♦
♦ which was afterwards boarded ♦
♦ by men from the submarine who ♦
♦ placed four bombs and the Alp
♦ gonquin was blown to pieces. The ♦
♦ crew was given plenty of time ♦
♦ to leave the vessel. +
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♦ LONDON. March I t. — The ♦
♦ steamer Algonquin was torpedoed ♦
♦ without warning by a German ♦
♦ submarine. The consul at Ply- ♦
♦ mouth reports that all aboard ♦
♦ were saved. p
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♦ LONDON, March 14. — The ♦
♦ Algonquin's captuin says that he ♦
♦ appealed to the submarine com ♦
♦ mander for a tow toward land, in ♦
♦ view of the roughness of the wett- ♦
♦ ther, and the German gruffly ;e- ♦
♦ plied: “No; I am too busy." p
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DENVER POLICE
(By Associated Press.)
DENVER, March 14. — Applicants
for position on the Denver police force
must qualify as to morals as well as
physical fitness, as the result of n
decision reached by Charles Cochran,
of the city civil service commission.
Chief of Police Hamilton Armstrong
and Dr. W. B. Newhall. examining
physician for the board.
—iizrhe 'wnii.li nnriC policwmin a-,..
place on the Denver police force."
Chief Armstrong said. The police
man must be a man to whom one can
look for protection and at the same
time a model for the young boys on
his beat. He must be first a good
citizen."
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Only about 160 voters have thus far
registered for the municipal election.
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The Admiral Farragut sailed from
Juneau at 2 o’clock this morning, and
should reach Cordova early Friday af
ternoon.
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Job Printing at Dally Times office.
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War, general and local news. The
TimeH furnishes it to you every af
ternoon.
MEXICO BEING
GUIDED BY
(fly Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 14. — Con
fidential diplomatic reports from the
representatives of neutral govern
ments in Mexico, passing through
here on their way to Europe, say the
German hank in Mexico City and the
diplomatic affairs in Mexico are guid
ing virtually the entire financial and
.diplomatic affairs in Mexico. Appar
ently a large quantity of German
money has reached the Mexican gov
ernment.
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FELIX DIAZ.
May Join Forcaa With
Villa Against Carranza.
Photo by American Presa Association.
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(Special to Daily Times)
(By Associated Proas)
JUNEAU, March 14. — The dead
lock wus broken in the senate this
afternon, when Senator Gaustad, of
Fairbanks, presented a resolution
naming Senator O. P. llubbard, of
Valdez, as president, \V. M. Eddy, of
Nome, clerk, Haxtor, sergeant at arms,
and John Hickey messenger. This
"was carried by rh'u.Um John Gunbach, -
of Nome, voting with the other Re
publican members and deserting the
Democratic trio, Aldrich, Sulzer and
Ronan, who had succeeded in dead
locking the senate through the for
mer support of Sunbach.
JUNEAU, March 13. — The senate
this afternoon, after a two hours' ses
sion, decided to draw lots for all the
officers to be named, after which a re
cess was taken for caucus until 3
o'clock. This is a decided procedure
for a new scheme to break the dead
lock.
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The steamer Admiral Evuns left
Seward at 10:30 o’clock this morning
and will take on ore at l.utouche and
Ellamar, sailing from here for Seat
tle on Friday morning.
The converted collier Saturn will
leave the Pacific coast for Cordova
on April 7, bringing north the ma
chinery for the new naval radio sta
tion at Mile 14. She has a crew of
about 150 men aboard, and after dis
charging her cargo here will leave
for the westward to make annual re
pairs to the different wireless plants.
A force of about forty workmen will
remain at Cordova to install the new
machinery.
The Whitshed station is also to be
dismantled and removed to Mile 7 1-2,
where an operating house and cottages
for the district superintendent, oper
ator and employees will be construct
ed. This will be the receiving station
for the big plant which will be oper
ated at Mile 14, and the permanent
force will be increased to twenty fiye j
naval men.
ALLIES ESPOUSE
TURKS
(By Associated Press)
SALON1KI, March 14. — To combat
the influence of Islam among the
Musulmen inhabitants of Greek Mace
donia. the allied powers have espoused
the cause of the Old Turks against
the Young Turks now in control in
Constantinople, and are declared to
be financing a considerable propagan
da in favor of the reestablishment of
the old regime in Turkey. The lead
Ing agent o fthis work in Macedonia
Is a former aide de camp of the de
posed Sultan Abdul Hamil Khan, one
Colonel A. Sarny Bey, who, on official
pccasions, is almost completely hid
den under a curtain of gold braid and
decorations. At present he is editing
and publishing a newspaper intend
ed for circulation among the Musul
man inhibatants of Greece, entitled
the “Star of Islam.” For a brief period
be edited a similar paper in Athens,
but as the Turks are not popular
among the Greeks of old Greece, he
appeared to be wasting his time and
was ordered to Saloniki to co-operate
with the Venizelist movement by
bringing the musulmen over to the
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(By Associated Press)
SANTO DOMINGO CITY, March 14
—Three months has not been suffi
cient time for the United States nut
rines, comprising the forces of the
Lam jwim ry military occupation In
gather in all the arms in the republic
is provided in one of the first orders
Issued by Captain H. S. Knapp, U. S
navy, acting head of the temporary
sovernment, which called for the vol
anteer surrender of all arms, ammuni
tion and explosives, and the search is
dill in progress.
Just how many arms have been vol
intarily surrendered, how many have
tieen obtained by means of search by
marines and how many more there
may be yet undelivered to the mili
tary authorities, is something that no
me here attempts to guess. The au
thorities have not announced how
many arms they have so far collected
in all, although it is known that in
certain districts many thousand revol
vers and rifles have been surrendered
to them or seized.
STRIKE TO 8E
♦ (By Associated Press) ♦
♦ WASHINGTON, March 14. —♦
♦ President Wilson, who has suf- ♦
♦ ficiently recovered from his re ♦
♦ ■ ent lllne to attend to public ♦
♦ business in his study, is amazed ♦
♦ at the propof al ol a nation w Ide ♦
♦ railroad strike at this juncture ♦
♦ of International affairs. He ex ♦
♦ pects the railroads and men, in ♦
♦ conference at New York, tomor- ♦
♦ row. to < 'in idi r the state of tic ♦
♦ country's feelings and relations ♦
♦ and make every possible effort ♦
♦ to agree <ui a compromise ♦
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INVITED Fill IT
(By United Press)
PARIS. March 14. — American mer
chants and manufacturers who desire
to increase their trade with Prance
today were invited to brave the sub
marine zone, if it still is in existence
when the time comes, and send their
displays over for the great Bordeaux
fair on September 1 to 15.
There is a great opportunity for Am
erican made goods in Prance, more
so than ever before. They always
have been welcomed, however. It may
be interesting to \merlcans, particu
larly to milady American, to know
that soaps and perfumes made in Am
erica and imported by French mer
chants are as eagerly sought by
French women as soaps and per
fumes made here and shipped to Am
erica are sought by American women.
All allied and neutral countries are
invited to participate in the fair. The
exhibits will be placed In the Place
de Quinconces, overlooking the Ga
ronne river quays.
MOUTH POUT
SHELTER FOB
SfS
(By Associated Press)
FALMOUTH, Eng., March 14. —
These are stirring days in this remote
shipping outpost. The harbor is now
crowded with American, Dutch and
Scandinavian craft of all kinds, great
liners of some of the transatlantic
companies, freighters, tankers and
tramps in all rigs and flags. It is the
busiest shipping time Falmouth has
seen since the old packet days, almost
a hundred years ago, when things
flourished and then died down until
the port was considered pretty dead
from a shipping standpoint. Just now
the declaration of the German war
holies has sent moTe ships m lining in
to the harbor, for the memorandum
to the German note even specified
Falmouth by name as offering some
possible exemption front the scourge.
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♦ LONDON, March 13 — Con- ♦
> victed of theft of six shillings, •
♦ Johnny Arburton, aged s ti ns. ♦
♦ was sentenced to stay away from ♦
♦ the movies for two years. ♦
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♦ LONDON, March 13. — The ♦
♦ only cannibal chief in captivity ♦
♦ is the proud possession of I'lar- ♦
b etli e Carrigan. the American con ♦
♦ sul. Alphonse, when not out ♦
t head banting, can flap flap jacks +
b with the best of them. •