The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER 336. CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1016. PRICE TEN CENTS.
OiNTEE EXKO
VILLAITES LINE ’EM UP AND SHOOT THEM DOWN
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
EL PASO, Jan. 13.—A shocking crime was committed h\
Mexican bandits yesterday, when a train was held up fifty
miles from Chihuahua city, and twenty-one passengers wer<
lined up alongside the railroad track and shot down. Of tlie
twenty-one seventeen were Americans, and four were foreign
ers, there being no Mexicans on the train molested.
All of the dead men were employees of the American Min
ing Company, who were returning to the mines after the Car
ranza government had announced that the country had beer
pacified by its soldiers. The facts are that the country is fai
from being pacified, and’ that Carranza troops remain in theii
barracks in the towns, while the bandits, who are ex-Villa sol
ders, roam at liberty throughout the country and the hills
murdering and marauding as it suits their pleasure.
The matter has created great excitement in official Wash
ington, and talk of taking active steps by American troops if
rife. The secretary of state had a hurried conference with
President Wilson, and later announced that he had’ tele
graphed President Carranza, demanding the prompt punish
ment of the bandits, who had murdered the seventeen Ameri
cans. In the message to the Mexican president, Lansing said
that the United States would' hold Carranza and his govern
ment responsible for the outrage, and that the United States
would look to him to give satisfaction and make repartion tc
the families and dependents of the dead Americans, fie alsc
said that what steps the United States would take1 under tin
circumstances would’depend entirely upon how Carranza acted
in the premises. The secretary also told the newspapermen that
lie regretted exceedingly that Americans had seen fit to disre
gard the warning of the state department about entering
Mexico, and insisted that the conditions were altogether toe
unsettled to warrant Americans leaving safety on this side ol
the border
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—When the senate assembled
this morning a resolution was introduced by the Republicans
calling upon this country, as well as the six Latin-Americai
countries who have heretofore acted in concert on Mexican af
fairs, to at once intervene in Mexico for the purpose of bringing
order out of the chaos there, and protect the lives of non-com
batants from murderers and bandits. The resolution question.'
the ability of General Carranza to protect lives and properts
in the southern t-public, and demands that intervention be ai
once instigated nless lie complies with proper demands t<
protect foreigner- from assassination. The resolution was re
ferred to the committee on foreign affairs.
Later a statement was issued by Secretary Lansing, in
which he said'that the state department feels that it lias taker
every'possible precaution to prevent Americans from exposing
their lives in the region where guerilla warfare is in progress
and that the advice of the department has not been followed
He asserted that nothing would be neglected to see that flu
perpetrators of this dastardly crime are promptly apprehended
and punished.
Through Elizio Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador here
arrangements have been made to bring the bodies from Chihau
hua to Juarez, today on a special train. Carranza has wired
the state department that he has confirmed these arrangement;
and that the bodies w ill l>e protected in their passage. Car
ranza in his message to the state department expresses hi;
sorrow over the crime v liich resulted in the loss of seventeen
American lives, and asks for further details, as he says that his
advices so far are vague and uncertain, as he has received
nothing about tine matter from reliable Mexican sources.
EL PASO, Jan. 13—It has been learned that all <>r tlu
| Americans who were murdered bv ex-Villa soldiers neai
I Chihuahua city were residents of California and Arizona.
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BULL MOOSERS;
GEniNG
IN LINE
CHICAGO, Jan. 13. — The national
committee of the Progressive party
is still in session in this city, and the
question of joining with the Repub
licans for the purpose of fighting the
common enemy has been discussed in
the meetings. It is said that some
of the membeis of the committee have
expressed the hope that the Repub
licans and their progressive offspring
would agree on the same candidate to
oppose Wilson. To help this along it
has been decided to hold the Progres
sive convention in this city during fbe
same week that the G. O. P. meets.
While the platform of the Progres
sives has not been outlined, it is
known that it will strongly urge na-j
tional preparedness, and endorse the
views of Roosevelt on that matter. ]
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BERLIN, Jan. 13. — Reports from
the foreign office here lend to con-!
firm the rumors that United States
Consul Higgins, the American repre
sentative at Stuttgart, is liable to be j
recalled at the request of the tier-*
man government. It is alleged that
Higgins has made several statements
decidedly hostile to Germany, and the
foreign office is now investigating
these stories, and if found to "be true, j
Washington will be asked to recall
him .
BUSSIS AFTER
LOAN
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. — The Kus
sian government is about to attempt
to float a loan in this country similar
to the join loan floated by England
and France a short time age. The
purpose of the Russian loan will be
similar to the former, namely, to pay
the purchase price of war contracts
filled in this country, with American
money, and so avoid the high rate of
exchange which wrould greatly in
crease the cost of the munitions.* The 1
Czar will ask the American financiers
for a hundred million, and two repre
sentatives are now on their way from
Petrograd to this city.
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WELSH AND DUNDEE FIGHT~Ts
POSTPONED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. — The fight 1
between Welsh and Dundee, which
was scheduled for tonight, has been
postponed to a later date not yet de- !
cided upon.
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Upwards of 200 outfits were pros
pecting in the Tolovana district. More ^
small boilers are arriving every day,
some from Fairbanks, some from the i
lower river and some from Rampart. I
PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. — ('hair
nan Hay, of the house military com
nittee, held a long conference with
President Wilson yesterday on the
natter of the various bills now before
lis committee providing for increas
ng the army in continental United
States, and enlarging the number of
nen at all the coast defence forts.
Hay said that he was in favor of in
creasing the numerical strengtli of our
coast defences, hut held that it would
be better to strengthen the national
?uard than to provide for a large in
crease in the regular army.
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WILMINGTON, Jan. 13. — Another
explosion occurred today in a portion
>f the works of the Dupont Powder
Company. This is the third of its
rind in forty-eight hours, and the
sfficials of the concern are positive
hat it is the work of 6ome miscreant
ind not accidental. Fortunately no
ives were loBt in the last explosion,
vhich occurred at Hagley, but the
mildlng was destroyed and constder
sble powder destroyed.
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Wm. E. James, the discoverer of
he Shushanna, accompanied by his
vife, and by Wm. A. Johnson, his
sartner, left on this morning's train
'or McCarthy, where he will freight
iis supplies into the Shushanna over
he Rohn glacier trail, which he was
10 largely instrumental in having
staked and put in shape last fall.
EL PASO, Jan. 13. — Victoriana
Huerta is expected to die at any min
ute. His condition lias been steadily
growing worse the past week, and the
attending physicians have about given
up hope of his recovery. His wife is
constantly at his bedside, but the
conscious moments of the sick man
are few and far betw'een. The last
bulletin from the sick chamber said
that Huerta was at death’s door and
that he had very little chance.
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RATES FIXED FOR GOVERNMENT
RAILROAD.
The engineering commission has an
nounced that the tariff rates have been
completed for a portion of the line
between Anchorage and the Matanus
ka coal fields. The passenger rates
are ten miles for twenty-five cents:
twenty-six miles one dollar and fifty
five cents. Freight, per huodred
pounds, ten miles, twenty-five cents;
twenty to thirty miles, thirty-five
cents. Per ton, fifteen miles, two dol
lars. and twenty-five cents; thirty
miles, two dollars and seventy-five
cents.
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Judge Fred M. Brown, of the dis
trict court, will leave Seattle on Janu
ary 25, for Valdez.
Dad Ingram, formerly of Valdez,
and now traveling for several whole
sale houses, left for the interior on
this morning's train.
Jack Reed, the boss of the engine
on the branch, left this morning to
resume bis duties on the north end.
Judge Charles E. Bunnell came over
from Valdez on the launch Shamrock
last night, and left on this morning’s
train for Fairbanks, to rescme his
judicial duties in the fourth division.
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BERLIN”, Jan. 13. — The war office
! issued an official bulletin today, an
| nouncing that the French attack on
the German positions north of Lem
esnile had collapsed, and that the
attacker had been repulsed, suffering
heavy losses. The French attacked
simultaneously along a twelve thou
sand yard front.
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ANTIMQNY ORE WORTH MILLION
TO BE SHIPPED.
Antimony ore to the value of $1,
000,000 will be shipped from Fair
banks next spring by a number of op
erators who are taking out the metal
bearing rock this winter. Arrange
ments have "been made by the North
ern Commercial Company to pay a
deposit of $20 a ton on the ore as it
Is received at their docks, the balance
to be paid when the metal is refined
at the smelter.
It is expected that more than 6,00c
tonB of ore will be piled up this
winter.
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The train for Chitina and way
points left this morning and took
many passengers and a large consign
ment of freight for up the river
points.
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The show at the Empress last night
was well attended, and one of the best
offerings ever shown in Alaska was
thoroughly appreciated by the large
audience. The photo play, "The
Eagle’s Mate," shows Mary Pickford
at her best, the little film star fitting
perfectly into the cast.
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Mr. Gowey Shepard, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. R. Shepard, of Juneau, is
superintendent of the It mine, near
Kennecott. He Is 21 years of age, and
probably the youngest mine superin
tendent In the north.
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LIKELY 10. P.
ALBANY. X. Y„ Jan. 13, — William
Barnes, the Republican leader in this
state and a principal in the celebrated
libel suit in which Roosevelt was
charged with maligning his character
publicly admitted yesterday that ir
his opinion there was a possibility
that Roosevelt would receive the Re
publican nomination as president ai
the Chicago convention. While Mr
Barnes will he at the Republicat
meeting in June, be says that he will
not attend the convention as a dele
gate, but that he will go as a member
of the national committee.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 13.—The
war office announced today that the
Turkish forces had completely routed
the British forces from Seddul, fore
ing them to flee in disorder and leav
ing large numbers of dead and woun
ded upon the battle field. The Turks
are following up their advantage and
advancing rapidly in pursuit of the
English.
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Thomas W. Ulakney, a brother-in
law of Judge Bunnell, of Fairbanks,
came over on the Shamrock last night
From Valdez. Mr. Blakney has been
looking after the Dickey copper pro
perty in Fidalgo Bay. He is also
veavily interested in copper proper
:ies along the railroad.
A double header train with plenty
)f ore is due in from Chltina and Ken
lecott tomorrow.
IRISH LEADERS
, LONDON, Jan. 13. — The leaders
of the Irish Nationalists announced
yesterday during the debate on the
conscription bill in the House of Com
mons that they would support the
measure, it having been decided in
caucus to withdraw their opposition
> to the bill when the government
agreed to exempt Ireland from its
scope. That the bill will now pass
with a large majority is without
doubt.
LONDON, Jan. 13.—A motion made
in the house of commons today to
reject the compulsory service bill was
overwhelmingly defeated, the govern
ment majority being made up of votes
from all parties, including some mem
bers of the Labor party. The Irish
Nationalists voted solidly with the
government in support of the measure.
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LtflUINb LtHL
TAFT
NEW YORK. Jun. 13. — The move
ment in support of President Taft as
the successor of Justice Lamar on the
supreme court bench of the United
States is growing in force and popu
larity. The most eminent legal talent
in the country, men with national re
putations for integrity and ability,
have publicly endorsed the ex-presi
dent, and written to President Wilson
asking him to appoint Taft. Yester
day a joint letter was received by
Wilson from seven ex-presidents of
the American Bar Association, urging
the chief executive to make the ap
pointment.
LONDON. Jan. 13. — The chief ac
tivity in the Balkans has been aero
plane raids. Yesterday a fleet of Ger
man planes flew over Saloniki and
dropped numerous bombs on the
camps of the French and British and
inflicted great damage. In all the
Germans dropped seventy-eight bombs
and the marksmanship was generally
accurate. The aeroplane guns opened
fire on the blrdmen and brought down
two of the machines. In retaliation
a flotilla of allied aeroplanes from the
Squadron In the harbor flew over the
i
Bulgarian positions in the region of
Strumitza and dropped explosive
bombs on the army camped in that
region. The extent of the damage
could not he learned.
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NEW TEACHER AT KENNECOTT.
A teacher's permit was issued by
Governor Strong to Miss Eleanor
Hilda Clarke, sister of E. J. Clarke,
who has taken charge of the Black
burn school at Kennecott, succeeding
Miss Marie Deunis, resigned, wfio re
cently returned tc the States.