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The Cordova Daily Times
Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News
VOLUME III. NUMBER 144. ~ CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY2L 1917^ " , =
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FRENCH COMMAND ALL IMPORTANT POSITIONS
Navy Department Orders Seward Placed On Man
DRIVING GERMANS EROM SALIENT TOWARD RREIM!
UNDATED, May 21.—The British are pushing their of
fensive again in northern France. The French took 800 prison
ers on Moronvilliers heights, and all the important obscrvatioi
points in this section an* now in French hands, facilitating !
further advance in driving the Germans from the salient pro
jecting toward Rheims.
TWO RED CROSS NURSES FROM CHICAGO MEET
INSTANT OEATH ABOARD AMERICAN STEAMEI
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♦ NEW YORK, May 21.—Miss Edith Ayers and Miss
♦ Helen Burnett, of Chicago, Red Cross nurses, who were
♦ members of the ambulance unit bound for France for ser
♦ vice, were killed aboard an American steamer when a
♦ shell fired by the naval gun crew recochetted from the
♦ water’s surface and scattered. The steamer has returned
♦ here with the bodies.
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SENATE DISCUSSING REGULATION OF FOOD SUPPL1
WASHINGTON, May 21.—The senate today began tlie
consideration of the administration bill, providing for a federal
survey of the food supplies, stimulation of production, preven
tion and hoarding, licensing of dealers authorizing the mixing
of flours. There is strong opposition to the prohibition of the
use of grain for making liquor. The house is progressing slow
ly in the consideration of tin* war revenue bill. The government
is urging farmers to plant sugar beets, as the world’s stock of
sugar is becoming depleted.
FRENCH TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER SUNK BT MINE
PARIS, May 21.—It is officially announced that the French
torpedo boat destroyer Boulefen was sunk by striking a mine
in a naval engagement between the allied and Austrian vessels
in the Odriatic sea on May 15.
FRENCH CAPTURE SEVERAL MORE GERMAN TRENCHES
PARIS, May 21.—The French troops last night captured
several lines of German trenches near Moronvilliers in Cham
pagne.
ITALIANS CONTINUE TO AVDANCE ON THE ENEM1
ROME, May 2k—It is officially announced the Italians
have taken the hill between Palliova and Britovo. In the Brit
ish offensive on the Julian front they have also extended their
forces to the regions on Vodicchio.
HINDENBURG LOSES SUPPORT TRENCHES TO BHITISI
LONDON, May 21.—The British have captured the sup
port trenches behind the Hindenburg trench, already taken, be
tween Bullecourt, Fontaine and Decroiselles.
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, May 21. — The copper
market was quiet and unchanged on
Saturday. Spot and nearby deliveries
were normal at 31 to 33 3-4 cents a
pound, and later deliveries at from
28 to 30 cents.
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TO LIMIT STATIONERY
MEMBERS OF COMMONS.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, May 21. — The tree sta
tlonery provided In the house ot com
mona (or the use of members !s to b<
drastically “rationed." Under the new
system, no member will be allowed l<
use more than a dollar’s worth ot trei
stationery weekly.
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Through service on the railroad Uni
out ot Seward has been interrupts!
1 temporarily in the vicinity ot Mile 8
where material alterations are belni
made in the line to eliminate a num
her ot trestles.
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BROKER'S CLERK
ON TRIAL FOR
MURDER
(By United Press)
COLUMBUS, O., May 21. — Weldon
H. Wells, 23, 1b on trial for his life
here, charged with the murder laBl
winter of Mona Simons, 26, whose
body was found with a bullet hole
through the head in a room at a fash
ionable hotel here.
Wells, whose home is in Hunting
ton, Ind., was arrested there several
days after the killing. He was brought
back to Columbus.
Up until a short time before the
crime was committed. Wells was em
ployed as a broker's clerk in Kansat
City, where his mother now lives.
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| GERMANY ISSUES FIRST
SMALL PAPER CURRENCY
BERLIN, May 21. ■*— Spandau. a sub
i urb of Berlin, is the first metropolitai
I borough in Germany to issue pape
, currency of small denomination. 1
; has just put out 1,000,000 half marl
• notes, and will increase the supply a
necessary.
(Special to the Times)
VALDEZ, May 21. — Attorney Thos.
J. Donohoe, Democratic national com
mitteeman, is now making an open
and aggressive fight against Governor
J. F. A. Strong. In an interview given
out by him, he outlines his opposition
to the Democratic war-horse and says
it is due to a weak and colorless ad
ministration, and claims the rank and
file of the Democratic organization and
newspapers have endorsed the com
mitteeman in the stand he has taken.
It is admitted that Strong has some
support, but Donohoe says it is almost
, entirely from Wlckershamites. It is
charged that every appointment made
by Strong went, with to exceptions, to
Republicans or Wickersham support
1 ers, and the cases of W. W. Shortlll.
the governor's secretary, W. G. Smith,
. the territorial treasurer, A. G. Shoup,
, of the Pioneers' home at Sitka, J. A.
Cobb, former attorney for Alaska, and
others are instanced.
Donohoe further charges treachery
in the attempt to give Wickersham a
certificate of election; that Strong no
tified Wickersham as early as Febru
ary 10 that he would give him a cer
tificate of electionjmd had no inten- ’
tlon of following Attorney General
Grigsby's opinion, unless favorable to
Wickersham ; that on the advice of the
Democratic central committee, Dono
hoe had endorsed Juuge Jennings at
Washington.
The Interview then goes on to say
that about a week ago at a Juneau
meeting, representing all of the divi
sions, Jennings withdrew his name as
a candidate for governor, and the
meeting endorsed Thomas Riggs. Jr.,
of the Alaskan engineering commis
sion. and sent to Secretary of Interior
Lane a wire, asking for his appoint
ment. Donohoe expresses the hope
that all good Democrats of the terri
tory will wire an endorsement of Riggs
to Lane.
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PUBLIC PARKS
NOT TO CLOSE
WASHINGTON, May 21.* — When
asked today whether the national
parks are to be closed to visitors dur
ing the season of 1917, Secretary Lane
stated that the persistent rumors
which have been current for the past
few days, particularly in the middle
west, that such action was to be taken
by the interior department, have abso
lutely no foundation—in fact. All of
the parks are to be opened at the usual
time.
The secretary believes that the en
trance of the United States Into the
war will not materially affect western
tourist travel, and expressed the con
viction that the national parks will be
quite as well patronized this year as
they have been during each of the
past two years, when upwards of 400,
000 people visited them. He pointed
out that it is even more lmi>ortant now
than in times of peace that the health
and vitality of the nation's citizenship
be conserved, that rest and recreation
must materially assist in this conser
vation of human tissue and energy,
and that the mountainous regions of
the national parks offer opportunities
in abundance for thoroughly enjoying
a vacation of long or short duration.
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FOOD ECONOMY TO BE
SEEN THROUGH MOVIES.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, May 21. — The govern
ment is to use the moving picture
screen extensively throughout the
country in making known the urgent
need for food economy, and especially
for the saving of bread. People are
• ip be told the kind and quantity of
food they should eat.
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i Extremely hard rock having been
■ encountered in the grade work In the
L vicinity of Bird point and other places
o on the government road out of Sew
) ard, the engineering commission will
use steam drills on the work.
(By Associated Press)
BAN FRANCISCO, May 21 — United
States senator Harry Lane, of
gon, who went to California to re
cuperate his health. Is dying irofl&a
nervous breakdown.
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 21. — The su
preme court has sustained the provis
ions of the Missouri statutes, prohibit
ng railroads from fixing higher frcij^u
rates for short hauls than long hauls
WASHINGTON. May 21. — The
Heinseents lost their proceeding In
San Francisco for $15,000,000 dgm
iges, under the anti trust law, agaBist
he Alamgamated Copper Company: of
uewistown. In this action William
Rockefeller and others were charged
vith the attempted monopoly e
Montana copper industry. TJi u
>rem* court dismissed me r5
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STBS. FAHH
AND MARIPOSA
(Special to the Times)
SEATTLE. May 21. — Two steam
jrs sailed from here Saturday for
louthwestern Alaska. The Mariposa
»ad 50 passengers for Cordova: Mrs.
Scrafford, Ellen Lundlierg, Mrs. \V.
3cott, Harry Mitchell. J. Forrester.
Justave Miller, It. Hutchinson, Clar
;nce Johnson, F. Roe, Airs. Berg, .Mrs.
Tane, Mrs. Pritchard and two babies,
S'ed Mitchell. Chris Longwell. J
3impkins, J. Ryan, Andrew King, Mrs.
Swanson, Miss Helember, Miss Lat
ng, James Brenner, Howard Longwell,
\lbert Rowther, Clarence O'Neel,
Ldolph Still, K. Doren, Linal Kings
ey, W. Calhoun, George Boland, Les
ter Woody, J. Compton, L. Richey, L.
VlcGaffey, Fred Cutevich, Pat Lynch.
F. Wilson, P. Wilo, W. Howard. P.
\nderson, H. Galbraith, G. Langlee,
Jeorge Gray, S. Duley, W. Hacker, J.
Henry, John Gunstrom and two
iteerage.
Those booked for Cordova on the
\dmiral Farragut were Mrs. W. Hunt
ngton, Ella Sethe, Herbert Cooper,
\rmand Smith, W. M. Overhelmer aud
rheodore Flath.
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SAVE THE BOTTLES.
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, May 21. — Fearing
» shortage of preserving jars and cans,
the United States department of agrl
:ulture has issued a warning against
jse of such jars for packing products
[hat can be preserved in other ways
Saving of all bottles for use in pre
serving fruit juices is urged, and
housewives are requested to dry and
svaporate all such products as apples,
pumpkins and squash.
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TOWER OF LONDON TO
BE ENGLAND’S WAR MUSEUM.
(By United PreBs)
LONDON, May 21. — The Tower of
ix>ndon is favored as the place de
stined to become England's greatest
war museum, because a moat sur
rounds it, in which could be displayed
the German submarines captured in
the war. The Crystal Palace and other
less famous places that have been
offered as sites for the museum pos
sess no such feature.
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Artistic Job printing at the Times
office.
SUBSCRIBED BY
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The First Bank of Cordova has
heeded the call and subscribed for
$50,000 worth of Liberty bonds, which
are gilt-edge securities, and over 3,000
banks of the United States have made
application for these Isolds. Backed
as they are by Uncle Sam and draw
ing three and one-half per cent, they
will be negotiable at any time.
People who have money cached
away in safe deposit vaults or other
hiding places, should not fail to take
this opportunity of putting their
money to work for the government,
thereby helping to restore peace as
quickly as possible.
Even with only a hundred dollars
or two hundred dollars to spare, any
one may help out to that extent. No
loan of one hundred dollars will be
considered too low, provided the de
nominations are found to be as low as
that, and persons with these small
amounts should register at once as to
the amount of bonds they desire.
For those who are too old to offer
their services to the government for
military service, or for women who
have a few hundred dollars saved up,
this Is the grand opportunity to show
patriotism.
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MOBILIZING EQUIPMENT TO
FIGHT THE FLY.
(By trniteo press;
WASHINGTON, May 21 — "Prompt
ly mobilize all fly-flghtlng equipment,
such as screens, fly traps, fans, etc.,
so the first flies may be captured."
This official order went forth from
the bureau of animal Industry today.
It was the first gun In the 1917 spring
offensive against the pest. Every en
ergy of the bureau will be devoted to
a big early smash against flies in the
packing house districts, where mil
lions of them breed unless precautions
are taken.
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(By United Press)
NEW YORK. May 21. — Registra
tion for instruction in Columbia unl
sity’s “war school" closed today with
scores of embryo generals learning
the modern art of battle.
In the military division, under Prof.
Vickers and (’apt. Van Blew, students
are being instructed in dealing with
noxious gases and liquid fire, trench
fighting, rifle bullet penetration
through different metals, how to take
cover, “dig'ging in." light and portable
trench tools, the use of the sand bag.
working under fire, barbed wire me
thods of erection, mining and counter
mining, the periscope and its uses,
trench attacks and bombing raids.
The naval division, under Professor
Sclichter. is devoted principally to the
electrical work on Uncle Sant s fight
ing ships, including searchlight opera
tion. turret control and gun fire.
Tuition is free. Sham battles, In
which every element of a European
fight will be introduced in theory, are
to conclude the course of study next
month. The whole program will pro
bably be repeated in the summer
school session.
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ENGLISH RELIGIOUS SOCIETY
ELECTS WOMAN PRESIDENT
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, May 21. — For the first
time in history, one of the great Kr.g
lish religious societies has elected a
woman president. Mrs. Barrow Cad
bury Is the new president of the Sun
day School Union, which has nearly
400,000 members and conducts an en
ormous work In the evangelical
churches.
Mrs. Cadbury has given large sums
of money for the work of the union
which Is to conduct a specially active
crusade this year, including soma forty
conferences in all parts of the country
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“One A. M.” at 8 p. m. at the Etu
press tonight. Charley Chaplin.
SEWARD TO BE DEVELOPED IIS RAILROAD TERMINAL
SEWARD, May 21.—Recommendations by the secretary
of tin* navy, under date of March 12, that the Alaskan engineer
ing commission proceed with the development of Seward as a
terminal for general traffic and the delivery of coal for naval
purposes, have been made public here. He guarantees, contin
gent upon tin* coal produced by private interests being up to
the standard required by the navy, to purchase 150,000 tons per
annum for not less than a term of five years from the date min
ing is actually commenced. Chairman Edes is to rush the rail
road work for the Turnagain arm section.
FRENCH PASSENGER STEAMER TORPEDOED
AND IMMEDIATELY SINKS-FIFTY-FIVE LUES LOST
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i ARIS, May 2L—The French passenger steamer ♦
* Colbert, bound for Saloniki, was torpedoed in the Medi- ♦
♦ terranean sea. She sank within five minutes, and 51 ♦
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UNITED STATES TO 8E IRELAND’S FRIENO IN NEED
LONDON, May 21. — That the entry of the I'nited States
into the war may influence a settlement of the Irish problem—
^/ government for Ireland—is now not only the subject of
comment in the Irish newspapers, but is forming an absorbing y
topic for editorials and special articles in the Northcliffe press,
notably tin* London Times. It is even suggested that America
iffairs is said to be shown in increased Tort 'j ts'‘
WAD TAX BILL STILL BEING DEBATED IN BOTH HOUSES
WASHINGTON, May 21.—The house continued to debate
the war tax bill Saturday and refused to strike out the tax on
light and heat bills. The senate finance committee considered
the war tax bill. Prohibition and the use of land for growing
tobacco was suggested by the senators to aid the house rates.
Liquor and beer will probably be retained in the bill.
WASHINGTON, May 21.—The senate on Saturday pa-sed
the largest appropriation bill in America’s history, the war
budget measure, carrying three billion three hundred and forty
two million dollars, including three-quarters of a billion for
American merchant ships.
CONVENTION TO DECIDE IBELANO'S NEW FORM GOVT.
LONDON, May 21.—Lloyd George has announced that the
British government would summon immediately in convention
representative Irishmen in Ireland to submit to the British par
liament a constitution for the future government of Ireland.
HUN'S GIFT;
TO ENGLISH
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LIVERPOOL, May 21. — An Ameri
can citizen, now living in New Orleans,
but formerly a British citizen In Liv
erpool, has sent the Liverpool Cham
ber of Commerce a check for $2,500
to be sent to Premier David Lloyd
George as a gift to the British nation.
In an accompanying letter he says: “1
should like in return a letter signed
by Mr. Lloyd George, stating that 1
have made this gift, to put in my safe,
so that my children may know that
their father was also willing to make
a sacrifice for his country."
In acknowledging the gift. Mr. Lloyd
George says: "1 am deeply touched
by the patriotic spirit which prompted
you to make this sacrifice at a time
when the mother country is so vitally
in need of all support. 1 can assure
you that we at home are thrilled at
the way our friends across the sea
have come forward to give us their
best in our hour of trial. It Is not
only soldiers and sailors to whom our
thanks are due, but also to those non
combatants who have so generously
given of their assistance.”
Read the Daily Times and keep post
ed on the world's doings.
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. May 21. — Unelo
Sam’s soldier millions will be clad in
khaki cloth of the same color as for
merly, and this fact will signalize an
other step in American independence
—this time from Germany.
Army experts announced today the
discovery of a process through which
satisfactory buff dyes can be manufac
tured in this country from vegetable
matter. Previously all such dyes were
made in Germany.
Contracts for 12,500,000 yards of
such khaki have been let by the army
quartermaster general. Probably 10.
000,000 yards will be needed soon.
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RUSSIAN MONUMENT TO
HEROES OF REVOLUTION.
(By Associated Press)
PETROGRAD, May 21. — The mu
nicipal council has voted 100,000 rubles
towards a memorial to the men who
fell in the revolution. Subscriptions
will be received throughout Russia,
and It is expected that at least 2,000,
000 rubles will be available for the
memorial by the time the plans are
ready.