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VOLUME II NUMBER 446. C<)RDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 20,1916 QHHHEi PRICE TEN CENTS.
•WAR INTEREST CENTERED IN ITALY
AUSTRIANS LAUNCH BIG
, OFFENSIVE DEIST TOE
i WHOLE ITALIAN FRONT
GENEVA, May 18.—The Austrian army has launched f
tremendous offensive against the Italian front from the Alps tc
the Adriatic. Heavy fighting is in progress in the region oi
) Jtovereto and Sugar valley.
The losses of the Austrians are said to have been exceed
ingly heavy, and many bodies of Austrian soldiers are reported
floating down the River Adige, along the banks of which sev
eral sanguinary conflicts are in progress.
The Austrians brought batteries of the heaviest guns from
Germany, and installed them near Golizza and Monfal Cone
where the Italians have many batteries. The execution of these
big howitzers are said to have been terrible, yet in the face of
the heaviest bombardment the Italian lines are holding.
While there is heavy fighting along the entire front, the
Austrians are rushing bodies of troops from Imbruck into the
region near * -ent, and it is thought the real effort to pierce
the Italian lines will be made there.
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BERLIN SAYS AUSTRIA
MAKING RAPID PROGRESS.
BERLIN, May 19. — The Austrian
offensive in the Roverteo region is
progressing rapidly. Already in some
pl&ceR they have advanced their lines
five miles. The Austrian artillery, it
is claimed, is far superior to the Ital
*un guns, and the latter cannot stand
£ against It.
Tn the operations during the past
two days the Austrians claim to have
captured 7,300 prisoners, 31 cannons
and 35 machine guns.
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TURK VERY CONSIDERATE
TOWARD BRITISH CAPTIVES.
^ LONDON, May 18. — According to
1 dispatch from an "eye witness” with
the British army in Mesopotamia,
Khalil Pasha, the Turkish general to
whom the British forces under Gen
erai Townshend surrendered at Kut
el-Amara, showed the utmost consid
eration for his prisoners.
Khalil Pasha expressed admiration
for the gallant defense of the garri
son and showed anxiety that they
should be fed. He especially desired
jf^rhat every comfort and consideration
should be shown to General Town
shend and expressed regret that his
own supplies were not more plenti
ful.
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WILSON SEEKS TO
DELHI DEATH OF
WASHINGTON. May 18. — Presi
dent Wilson today, at the request of
Senator Gorham, authorized a mes
sage from the state department to
Ambassador Page at London, direct
ing him to make every possible effort
tm delay the’execution of Jeremiah
Lynch, a naturalized American citi
zen, who was convicted before a court
martial and sentenced to death.
Lynch was accused and convicted
of active participation in the Irish re
bellion, and was sentenced to be shot
at daybreak today. It is thought that
unless Ambassador Page acted on his
awn ihitiative the message from the
~ I -Swsldent will reach him too late to be
*- of service.
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FORCED TO CALL OFF CAMP.
JUNCTION CITY, Kas., May 18.—
The camp of instruction for officers
and non-commissioned officers of the
militia field artillery, from Colorado,
Missouri and Kansas, which was sche
duled to be held at Fort Riley from
■ June 1 to June 15, has been called
KLff. The officer* will go to Toby
hanna, Pa., instead.
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SEATTLE DIVINE IS MADE
A BISHOP BY CONFERENCE.
SARATOGA SPRINGS. May 18. —
Rev. Adna Leonard today was elected
*, bishop by the Methodist general
cunterence^«M^..|n session here.
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BUOY IS PLACED
OFF CAPE ST.
EEIAS
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On May 12 a huge 13-ton gas buoy
was anchored at Southeast rock, three
and one-half miles off Cape St. Ellas
according to Captain W. E. Gregory
master of the lighthouse tender Ku
kui, which now is in port.
This buoy, according to Captain
Gregory, is a blinker, which will op
erate continuously for twenty months
without attention. It is also a whist
ling buoy, and is equipped with sub
marine signal bells.
While here the Kukui will place a
new gas buoy in Odiak channel to re
place buoy number 6, and one in Orca
inlet to replace buoy number 2. These
buoys are expected to arrive on one
of the first boats from the south, and
immediately will be installed aftei
their arrival.
The Kukui is on her annual tri[
along the coast of Alaska, which in
eludes visits to Resurrection bay
Cook inlet, Kodiak and Bering sea
She has been at Cordova for severa
days, and Captain Gregory is now
waiting for telegraph advices regard
ing future movements.
While here the crew Js cleaning
and examining the fastenings anti
condition of the buoys in this vicinity
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WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS
STRIP EAST OF TROOPS
WASHINGTON. May 17. — The ol
der of the war department sending
additional troops to the Mexican bor
der. including the Third and Thirtieth
infantry regiments, virtually strips
the department of the east of all ol
its infantry. There remain only three
squadrons of the Second cavalry at
Forts Ethan Allen and Meyer, and a
battalion of field artillery.
The departure of the Third and
Thirtieth infantry regiments leaves
hardly enough regular officers in the
department of the east to act as in
structors for the military training
camps at Plattsburg this summer. It
Is believed at army headquarters here
that officers from the coast artillery
commands stationed in eastern forts
will be ordered to take the places ot
the infantry officers is instructors at
Plattsburg. This plan was adopted in
the case of the training camp at Fort
Oglethorpe.
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AMERICAN TROOPS ARE
BACK FROM OLD MEXICO.
COLUMBUS, May 19. — The Sixth
regiment American cavalry today re
turned from Mexico, and has been sta
tioned along the bordeiS. for patrol
duty. \
This Is the first Americ^iv troop to
be withdrawn from Mexlco.V and is
thought to Indicate a gradiYu with
drawal of United States soldiY-rs.
PARIS. May 18. — Violent fighting
on a large scale was resumed on the
Verdun sector last night, and the
heavy artillery was In action almost
steadily all night.
Two divisions of the German army
attacked French positions in Avin
court wood and on Hill 304. Both at
tacks were generally unsuccessful, al
though the Germans succeeded in
gaining a foothold nt n small post on
the south side of Hill 287.
PROGRESS AT HILL 304.
BERLIN. May 18. — (By Wireless
to Sayville.) — The Germans have
made further progress on Hill 304
on the Verdun front, and have driven
back French detachments on the
southwest part of the hill, the war
office statement today says.
LONDON, May 19. — Aeroplanes
from British warships today bom
barded the town of Klarlsh, and do
stroyed Fort Three. Elarlsh is on the
line between Syria and Egypt.
GERMANS CAPTURE TRENCHES.
BERLIN. May 19. French trenches
on both sides of the llarcourt Kanes
high road, west of the Meuse, were
captured today.
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G, 0.P.PLATFORM
CHICAGO, May 18. — It Is report
ed that the Republican leaders al
ready are preparing a platform for
the coming convention. The chief
planks, it is said, will favor a more
pronounced Americanism, military
preparedness and a protective tariff.
The nominating speeches for six
teen candidates probably will be limi
ted to ten minutes each, second day
speeches will be limited to five min
utes.
Tickets to the convention now are
selling at $250 each, and the demand
is so great that it is thought the price
wiwl reach $500 before June 7.
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•nun oTraiannino aaau nr
I HU JILAIVIJitirJ Will DL
HERE TOMORROW
No telegraph advices have been re
ceived from the steamships due at
Cordova, hut the best guesses of the
agents are as follows:
The steamship Alameda, of the
Alaska Steamship Co., from the south
is due tomorrow. The steamship
Alaska, of the same line, is expected
to arrive at Cordova from the west
Monday. She will remain here 24
hours loading ore.
The steamship Admiral Farragut, of
the Pacific Alaska Navigation Co., is
expected In Cordova tomorrow.
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THIRD OF U. S. REVENUE
IN 1914 FROM LIQUOR.
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LOUISVILLE, May 18. — One third
of the federal government's revenue
in 1914 was derived from the liquor
Industry, declared Secretary Joseph
Bebar today In his annual report to the
twenty first annual convention of the
Nationul Wholesale Liquor Dealers'
Association of America. Of this
amount, said Mr. Debar, 226,200,000
was received from internal revenue
and $19,200,000 from import duties on
liquor.
The per capita consumption of li
quor in the United States for some
years has remained stationary, he as
serted, while the per capita increase j
of sobriety has increased a thousand-:
fold. I
if. I IS
ASKED f OB TBE
NAVY
Washington; May 18. — The
naval appropriation yesterday recom
mended by the senate committee car
ries an appropriation of $250,000,000.
as against an appropriation of $150,
000,000 for the current year.
The five battle cruisers recommen
ded by the committee will cost $20,
500,000 each, and will be as powerful
and swift as any afloat. The specified
speed Is placed at 35 knots, and each
vessel will carry ten fourteen-inch
guns.
The Democrats on the committee
voted solidly for the recommendation.
The Republican members of the com
mittee made many motions, all looking
to an increased appropriation and the
construction of more vessels.
The program as recommended by
the senatorial committee is said to
have the approval of Representative
Claud Kitchin, and it Is thought that
when the bill reaches the house it
will pass without difficulty.
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BATTLEFIELDS
ON THE BRITISH FRONT, France.
May 6. — The question of what be
comes of the vast number of broken
implements of warfare, and the dis
carded clothing and shoes that are
commonly supposed to strew the bat
tlefields where great armies are op
erating, may be answered, so fur as
the British expeditionary force Is con
cerned, by a visit to one of the bases
of the British army. All these things,
from the big gun, which has been
shattered by a shell, to the smallest
part of Tommy Atkins' personal equip
ment which has been broken or lost,
are gathered up and returned to one
of the bases, where they are repaired
if possible. If they cannot be mended
such parts as are intact are used in
renewing other implements or articles
of the same kind, and in event that
they are hopelessly broken or torn
they are sold as junk.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press was permitted to visit one of
these big repair depots. Departments
of every description were busily en
gaged in the work of restoration. In
one building was a pile of upwards of
half a million pairs of worn boots—
a veritable mountain of muddy foot
gear. These were being disinfected,
cleaned, resoled and repaired in other
ways at the rate of seven thousand
pairs a week by a large force of ex
perts. As fast as they were finished
they were placed in stock ready to
go back to the trenches, when there
should be a call for more boots.
In other shops parts of broken har
ness from the equipment of the army
horses were being repaired, saddles
were being made over, rifles were be
ing made whole, big guns were in the
process of renewal, uniforms and
equipments were being overhauled—
in fact, every conceivable sort of thing
which finds use in the army was be
ing renovated. All unservicable bits
of metal were being stored to sell to
foundries and even the tattered pieces
of uniforms were being made ready
for tbe call of dealers who buy cloth
of tills description for various manu
facturing purposes.
Much of the work in this repair
depot was being done by French girls,
although a large force of men was
required for the heavy work and such
duties as called for skilled labor.
An officer explained that "no
waste" was the motto under which
the British forces were working, and
declared that the result was the sav
ing of vast sums of money for the
government.
NAMIQUIPA. May 18. — Twenty
five Mexican cowboys from Hearat's
Rabricora ranch today met and de
feated a newly fornied band of bandlta
near Madera, killing fifteen, wound
ing one and capturing six.
The cowboys had been Informed of
the formation of the new outlaw or
ganization. and were told that the
llearst ranch was to be the objective
of one of the first raids. The camp
of the bandits was located and the
cowboys swept down upon them with
out warning. The band was scattered
and those not captured or killed now
are fugitives in the hills,
ENUMERATORS STARTED
COUNTING YESTERDAY
Enumerators George Mosser and
Charles M. Rosswog. appointed by
Commissioner Medley to ascertain the
sentiment of the people of Cordova
relative to the sale of liquor in this
city for the ensuing year, yesterday
began their work.
It Is expected that fully a week will
be taken in the canvas of the city, as
every voter In Cordova must be seen
personally.
ALASKA AUTO
SERVICE IS
REJECTED
WASHINGTON. May lit. — The
postoffice department today an
nounced its decision not to establish
an automobile mail service between
either Valdez or Cordova and Fair
banks. and all the bids were rejected,
No reason is given for the unfavor
able action of the department, but it
is thought the bids probably were too
high.
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SHOWS HOW U. S. LEADS
WORLD AS A PROOUCER.
WASHINGTON, May 10. — Tables
soon to be issued by the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce in its
1W15 “statistical abstract of the United
States." will show this country leads
the world in the production of many
basic articles of commerce. Some
foods are included.
America stands first among the
nations iu its output of coal, iron and
steel, copper .petroleum and silver. It
leads too, in these agricultural pro
ductions: Cotton, coru, wheat, oats,
apples, hay and tobacco. In gold pro
duction the United States stands sec
ond, with South Africa first.
Countries second in the production
of articles in which the United States
leads are: Russia, in wheat and oats
and petroleum; India, in tobacco and
cotton; the United Kingdom, in coal;
Germany .in iron and steel; Japan, in
copper; Mexico, in silver.
The United States produces 40 per
cent of the world’s iron output; 50 per
cent of copper and 00 per cent of pe
troleuni; cotton. 50 per cent; silver,
25 per cent; wheat, 25 per cent; corn,
00 per cent 2 oats, 30 per cent, and
tobacco, 80 per cent.
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EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY KILLS
MOTHER WITH SHOTGUN.
PORTSMOUTH. Ohio.. May 18. —
George Jordan, eight years old, con
fessed today, officials said, to killing
his mother with a shotgun. Last
Wednesday he told officials that his
father, Roy Jordan, killed the mother
with u shotgun following a quarrel,
because she did not get up early
enough to get breakfast.
BOND TAKEN BY HAZELET
ON M'KINLEY LAKE GROUP;
EASTERN MONEY IN DEAL
The McKinley lake quart/ property
controlled by Charles Oanavan. this
week was bonded by Oeorge C. Haze
let for a sum said to be in the neigh
borhood of $100,009.
This property consist* of a group
of ten Claims, about eighteen miles
from Cordova and three miles from
the Copper Itiver * Northwestern
railway. It has been held for years
by local people, who have hnd an
abiding faith in the future of the
property.
That he hnd bonded the property
was admitted by Hnzelet this morn
Ing. "It Is true that I have taken a
bond on the property," he said, "but
I do not care at this time to state the
amount Involved.
"The bond is taken in the interests
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of eastern capital, and within tha
next two months a mining engineer of
national reputation will be sent here
to inspect the property.
"I do not care to make any pre
dictions as to his report, but I can
say that in the event he makes one
that is favorable, plenty of money will
be forthcoming immediately to de
velop the property.
"His visit is merely to determine
the worth of the McKinley lake pro
perty. He will make a thorough ex
amination. block out the ore and re
port his findings, settling for all time
as to whether It Is a property worth
retaining There will be no mill
erected now. nor any stock sold, but
If the property Is found to be one
that can be worked at a profit, rapid
development will follow.”
PARIS, May 10. — The so-called
"sausage”—the captive balloon em
ployed by the Germans for observation
purposes — is playing an important
part of the iialtle of Verdun. To this
valuable accessory is attributed much
o. the admittedly remarkable precision
of the Germany heavy artillery.
Assemblages of troops and motor
transport become targets for big
shells — notwithstanding French ef
forts to screen them front enemy ob
servation — because of the develop
ment of the “sausage." so termed by
the French because of its shape.
At the commencement of the artil
lery attack forty five of these alr
cratt were above the German tines
along a thirty mile front. The Ger
man zone of observation appears to
divided into as many sections as there
are “sausages." The method of the
Germans is to plan the French terrain
into theoretical squares so that
ranges may be readily found and
telephoned to the batteries.
A "sausage" can rise 1.500 yards
when necessary, hut generally as
cends no higher than a little more than
half that distance, so that it may be
lowered quickly it an enemy aeroplane
squadron approaches. Some of the
most powerful machines in the Ger
man air service protect the balloons
and this in itself is regarded as suf
ficient proof of the importance which
is attached to them.
French aviators who are ambitious
to destroy “sausages,” are often lured
to their death. The captive balloons
are kepi two or three miles behind
the German lines, flanked by aero
planes in groups of from seven to
twelve. A German decoy is sent
forth to tempt the French machines
into danger. When the bait is taken,
the German sends out a distress sig
ual in the form of a fuse, and the
German group drives forward and en
deavors to hem the daring French
man in. Most of the German air vic
tories may be attributed to this
strategy.
The "saiisag*.^ has an important
use, too. In aerial photography. The
negatives obtained in thiH way are
so accurate as often to give the Ger
man artillery a distinct advantage in
dual bombardments, the range finders
sometimes operating with the aid or
photographs, instead of human ob
servers.
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SUIT FOR *77.65 IS FILED
IN COMMISSIONER’S COURT.
Suit was filed In the comniiesloner’s
court this morning by John Serrano
against M- Simerey, in which plain
tiff alleges the defendant Is indebted
to him in the sum of $77.65, for which
amount he asks judgment.
The case has been set by Coni nils
sioner Medley for trial May 29.
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CARRINGTON, N. D„ May IS. —
When Anfield Shiflet, 24 year* old,
I com mi t ted e suicide yesterday when
cornered by a sheriff's possee seeking
his arrest for the murder of hi« fa
ther two weeks ago, he ended a career
of crime in which he killed bis father,
mother and a brother, according to
the belief of officials.
Two weeks ago the body of Josepb
Shiflet was found in a burning straw
stack.
Two years ago Mrs. Josepb Shiflet
was found dead at the foot of the
basement stairs in her home, killed
| bv a gunshot wound. Anfield was
\ the only person on the farm at the
time. The coroner's jury returned a
| verdict of suicide.
Nine years ago a brother of Anfield
disappeared. When last seen he was
with Anfield. Circumstances sur
rounding the death of Joseph Shiflet
j led the authorities to believe that An
i field was res|H)nsible for his death.
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LONDON. May 18. — Lord Birrili.
i former chief secretary for Ireland, to
I day told the royal commission appoint
i ed to investigate the Irish rebellion,
j ihat he realized the Sinn Feiuers were
dangerous, but after consultation with
the Irish leaders concluded not to in
tervene.
He wired his policy to Redmond,
who, he said, regarded the agtitation
then in progress as of little import
ance. Later he wired to Lord Kit
chener and Sir John French for sol
diers. and was told that they were
busy training men for service on the
continent and had none to spare for
Ireland.
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MORE TROUBLE FOR HEIRS
| AND MULTIMILLIONAIRES.
WASHINGTON. M>y IS. — The
ways and means committee or the _
house Is now framing a bill providing
| for $160,600,000 additional revenues
for the coming fiscal year.
It is proposed to raise the bulk of
the revenue from additional taxes on
Incomes and inheritances.
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TWO MEXICANS WHO WILL
NEVER GO RAIDING AGAIN.
BROWNSVILLE. May 19. — Jose
Busostrico and Melquiades Chapa,
two Mexicans accused of murder dur
ing the border raids last fall, today
I were hanged here.
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