The Cordova Daily Times
\ OLl ME ONE. NLMBER 219, CORDOVA, AJ.ASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS.
GERMAN WARSHIPS MEET A CRUSHING DEFEAT
ALASKA OUTPUT
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LASTYEAR
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23—The gov
ernment announced today that the
production of gold in Alaska for the
j calendar year 1914 exceeded the pre
I vious year by $1,348,000. This re
markable showing is in the face of a
poor placer season due to the short
age of water in certain districts. The
outlook for 1915 is very encouraging.
TRAVEL IS LIGHT
SEATTLE, Aug. 23—The steamer
Northwestern sailed for Alaska points
last Saturday night. The vessel car
ried a light passenger list for south
western Alaska ports, the only pas
sengers for Cordova being I. Clark and
L. Noble. *
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MU TO START
GUERILLA
EL PASO, Aug. 23—General Villa is
mobilizing his forces at Torreon, pre
paratory to inagurating a gurilla war
fare against General Obregon. Villa
can no longer maintain a large and
expensive army in the field and ex
pect to look for success against the
larger and better equpped forces of
the Carranzats. The organization
of the Ibregon army is far superior to
the Villa organization at the present
time, and Villa knows that in an open
battle his forces would be annihilated.
He will not give up the fight however,
and having about twenty thousand
trained soldiers under his command
he is ready to carry on the fight in the
hills for years to come.
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REVENUE CUTTER HAS
RETURNED FROM WESTWARD
The revenue cutter McCullough ar
rived in port yesterday afternoon
about 3 o’clock and remained here
until early this morning taking on a
supply of fuel oil. The McCullough
took the ‘‘floating court” to the west
ward and returned the federal officials
to Valdez Friday afternoon.
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ALAMEDA IN THE MORNING
WILL BE HERE ALL DAY
The steamer Alameda left Seward
at 10:30 o’clock this morning, and will
stop at Ellamar to discharge oil for
the mine there and should reach Cor
dova between 7 and 8 o’clock tomor
row morning. Here she will load
copper ore and canned salmon and
will not sail for Seattle until Tuesday
evening.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 23—The Russian admiralty officially
announced thnl a big sea fight had taken {dace between the
Russian and German fleets off the Gulf of Riga. The Russian
tleet was composed mostly of small vessels while the Germans
had in the fight some of the newest and biggest of their fighting
ships. The Russians were assisted by British submarines, one
of which torpedoed and' sank the dreadnought Moltke. Besides
the Maltke the Germans lost two crusiers and eight torpedo
boats. The Russians lost the gunboat Siwrtch. The Moltke
was one of the newest and most powerful of the German battle
ships, having been completed in 1912 at a cost of well over $10,
000,000. Her displacement was 22,600 tons and her armament
consisted of ten 11 inch, twelve 5.9 inch and 12 3.4 inch guns.
Her crew totaled eleven hundred men, most of whom were lost
when the ship sank.
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LONDON, Aug. 23—The capitals of the allied nations are
all jubilant over the great naval victory won by the Russian
fleet in the Gulf of Riga. Paris, London and Rome are filled with
enthusiastic crowds who are joyously celebrating the crushing
defeat administered to the warships of the Kaiser. In this
fight Germany suffered the greatest naval disaster of the war
besides losing eleven warships ranging in size and {tower from
the giant dreadnaught Moltke to the torpedo boat class. In
addition to the 11 warships sunk by the Russian fleet and the
British submarines, Germany lost four transports filled with
German troops, which were captured by the Russian ships.
The moral effect of the victory upon the Russian people will be
•rreat and will add enthusiasm to their doged determination
to overcome the Teuton which has so characterized the Slavs
since the recent big defeats in Poland. It is thought that the
German fleet was convoying the transports as part of the
German plan for a march onto Petrograd. If this is true the
marine disaster will act as a setback for the Teutons, who,
it is felt must now abandon that plan. In Petrograd the Rus
sians have burst forth in tremendous celebrations and evidences
of pariotism. The reaction as compared with the chilling
news from Poland has acted like wine on the spirits of the peo
ple and the streets are filled, with singing wildly enthusiastic
Russians.
British Submarines Sunk Turkish Boats.
SOFIA, Aug. 23—British submarines operating In the Sea !
of Marmora, attacked and sunk the Turkish transport Budos!
and the collier Espahan. Both vessels were loaded with muni
tions of war destined for the Turkish forces on the Gallipoli
peninsula, as well as carrying large quantities of supplies,
liner Diomed Torpedoed by Germans.
QI EENSTOWN, Aug. 23—The Lamport and' Holt liner
Oiombed was sunk today by a German submarine after being
chased four hours. The liner refused to stop when the sub
marine fired a shell across her bows, and in the chase which
folowed the liner was continually shelled by the submarine,
the captain, quartermaster and stewart being killed by shell fire.
Two German Torpedo Destroyers Sunk.
PARIS, Aug. 23—The war office announced in this morn
ing’s official statement that two German torpedo boat destroy
ers had been sunk off OstencT in Belgium. The boats were
surprised and attacked by two French torpedo boats who camel
unharmed from the fray. The fight between the little vessels!
was short and sharp as the markmanship of the French gun
ners was excellent and the heavier guns on the torpedo boats
allowed them to shell the German craft and keep out of range I
at the same time.
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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 23—Italy has tit last declared war upon
Turkey. The government failed to receive an answer to the
ultimatum sent to Turkey, which should have been delivered
before noon today, and the house of deputies voted today
that Italy and Turkey were in a state of war. The declaration
is expected to have a great moral effect upon Roumania, at
whose court, Italy has always been the preponderating influence,
the Roumanians being proud of what they are pleased to call
M ir Latin origin. Roumania and Italy have had some sort of
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a joint understanding for years, and it is believed that Rouman-i
in will follow Italy’s lead and declare war on Turkey.
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ROME, Aug. 23—Following the declaration of war by
Italy °n Turkey, several trails ports convoyed by battleships,
departed from their bases this afternoon. The troops left from
l Brindisi, Syracuse, Naples and Raranto. The destination of
'the troops is unknown, but it is.reliably believed that they are
| destined for Turkey, and will probably aid the Anglo-French
I troops in their a>-anlt against the Dardanelles fortifications.
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WASHINGTON, 1). C., Aug. 23—Secretary of State Robert
Lansing today cabled to Ambassador Gerad at Berlin, asking
him if Germany had received an official report from the com
mander of the submarine which torpedoed and sunk the Arabic.
The American government lacks the full facts of the case and
is anxious to hear the German version of the sinking before
taking any definite course or committing the United States
t oany policy. It is admitted that there are some contridictions
in the reports that the secretary is receiving from the passen
gers and officers of the vessel, and so this government is desirous
of determing what the submarine’s version is. The secretary
considers the present information at his disposal as framen
tarv and will wait the report of Gerard before having the cabi
net officially consider the situation.
LONDON, Aug. 23—The British admiralty officially an
nounced today that the Arabic was unarmed, that she was a
passenger ship outward bound to a neutral port so that it was
impossible for her to have been carrying contraband of war
at the time of the attack by the German submarine. The state
ment also asserts that the attack was made without any warn
ing to the officers of the vessel, and that the Arabic neither at
tempted to attack the submersible by ramming her, or make an
effort to escape.
Japan to Furnish Allies With War Munitions.
TOKIO, Aug. 23—The government of Japan has decided
to employ all available resources for increasing the output of
war munitions for the armies of the allies. The plan contem
plated includes governmental as well as private munition fac
tories, and the operations of all such concerns in the kingdom
will be regulated by the government, who will direct the sale
of all of the output and see that it is directed into the right
channels. Russia will be the greater recipient of benefit under
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this arrangement, and the Siberian railway is being rapidly 1
sidetracked and other improvements being made to accommo- !
date the huge shipments of arms which will soon be on their 1
way from Japan into Russia proper. Japan has decided 1
that the time lias now arrived for more concerted action against ]
the declared enemies of the empire.
ANCHORAGE WILL
ANCHORAGE, Aug. 20—A perman
ent water supply for the new townsite
..rehends the installation of a
steam pumping plant at some point
on Ship Creek, not yet definitely de
termined. The water will be pumped
to a steel tank and tower, 80 feet in
height, placed on concrete abuttments.
The tank will have a storage capacity
of 100,000 gallons. A 5-inch pipe line
will convey the water from the pump
ing station to the tower.
The tank will be located on the east
end of the town and a 6-inch main
underground will be laid from thence
down the alley between Fourth and
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Fifth avenues as far as K street, on ,
the west end of town. Lateral lines j
will reach out from the main at every, 1
other cross street, ending on the op- £
posite sides of Fourth and Ffth aven- ’
ues, for accommodation of persons''
living on Third and Sixth, as well as |1
those in the immediate vicinity.
The proposed system will place! '
water within easy reach of most of the 1
inhabitants, but it is planned to make ’
further extensions of the system 1
should the funds permit at this time.
It is figured, and the figuring has been 1
liberal, that the proposed system will '
cost $15,000. Should this amount *
prove more than required for the sys
tem planned, then, as stated before, '
further extensions will be made.
The townsite manager and those in
authority have taken this proposition
up with the people, as represented by 1
the local chamber of commerce, and 1
the plan has been heartily endorsed. 1
Of course the property owners will
have to pay for installation, but the
system of pavements will extend over ,
a period of five years, so that the ass
essments will not prove burdensome. :
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23—President
Wilson today made a recess appoint
ment to the office of collector of cus
toms for the Seattle district. The
fortunate democrat to land the plum
was Roscoe Drumheller of Walla
Walla.
40,000 PEOPLE
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23—The worst of
the flood situation in this city has
passed. The waters of the river are
receding and a terrible waste and
desolation is being exposed to the sun
and air. It is now estimated that the
flood has rendered homeless about
forty thousand people in this alone.
A hundred square miles has been un
der water and the property loss will
be about one million dollars.
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, TRAIL
AGAIN TAKES
ITSTDLL
Wallace Williams, who left Chisana
or McCarthy about July 1st, has not
is yet reached the latter place. Wili
ams was last seen July 6th, in the
Skolai Basin near the Russel glacier
ly E. K. Irving and a fellow named
larker. Irving and Barker went from
here over the goat trail via the Chiti
tone, Williams preferring to go by
ray of Skolai and the Nizina. Wili
ams was mushing in a pair of hip
oots and it was thought at first that
ie had been lost trying to ford the
'redericks, which is swift and deep
t that time of the year, but it has
ieen learned that Williams knew it
.as impossible to cross the Frederic
a by going around and over the Fred
ricka glacier. As it happen McLeod,
.ho keeps a road house on the Skolai
’ass near the Nizina glacier, was at
hat time on a trip to Chisana and
here is no way of knowing whether
Villiams really passed there or not,
mt it is presumed that he did and
hat in trying to cross the West Fork
if the Nizina lost his life.
Williams has been in the lower
ountrv for quite a number of years
md is well known in that region. He
vas one of the first stampeders of
•Come and there made a stake. In
'hisana he was drifting on Johnson
’reek, finally giving it up to leave
or more profitable fieds.
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Mrs. W. J. Feaster and little son
roe came down from Chitina on Sat
lrday night’s train and will go to the
itates on a visit.