Fh- 1 The C( vrdova Daily Times FIR
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 131. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1015. . PRICE TEN CENTS
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ATTACKS ON AMERICAN VESSELS ARE BEING PROBED
Large Shipment of Ore
The steamer Northwestern arrived
yesterday morning and remained In
port until about ten o’clock last night
loading 1071 tons of Bonanza ore for
the Tacoma smelter.
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CHICAGO, May 8—The wheat mar
ket broke live points on the receipt of
the news of the Lusitania disaster.
Large quantities of wheat are shipped
in British vessels, and the efTect of
the loss of the Lusitania on British
shipping will be watched with inter
est by the wheat shippers. A large
number of British freighters, now In
the United States loaded with wheat,
have been ordered to defer their sail
ings for ten days.
NEW YORK, May 10—At the open
i»g of the stock exchange Saturday
morning, the frenzied scenes enacted
Friday afternoon were renewed. A
torrent of selling orders flooded the
brokers, and there was another sharp
decline in the leading stocks. Many
of the shares broke from three to ten
points in the course of an hour. The
big financial interests of the country
came to the rescue, and purchased all
stocks offered for sale on the market,
so that within a short time, all the
losses of the early morning were wip
ed out, and in some cases, the prices
had advanced.
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RUSSIANS STILL
RETREATING
GALICIA
IjONDON, May 9—The German and
Austrian official statements continue
to claim a great victory over the Rus
sians in the battle in western Galicia.
They report that the Russians are
still retreating and that the Teutons
are pressing the pursuit. On the
other hand the Russian official state
ment says the situation is not alarm
ing and that their forces are not in
danger of losing the advantages they
gained in the Carpathians. A similar
discrepancy appears in the German
statements of the developments along
the westerin battle front. The Brit
ish and French statements are exact
ly opposite to the German statements
as far as the situation in Flanders Is
concerned.
WINTER
WHEAT
WASHINGTON, May 8—The de
partment of Agriculture haa made
public its forecasts of the extent of
the crops of winter wheat. The esti
mates show that they will exceed the
output of last year which was a ree
ord breaker. As the price of wheat
has raised considerably, and will prob
ably go higher since an embargo has
been placed on Canadian wheat, the
big winter crop meanB enormous pro
fits for the farmers, and a correspond
ing business increase for the rest of
the country.
WASHINGTON, May 10—The government is
waiting for the official report of Ambassador Ger
ard', our diplomatic representative at Berlin, on the
facts of the sinking of the Lusitania. When the
report is received it is expected that the Wilson cab
inet will send a note to Germany demanding that
full reparation be made, and containing a warning
that Germany will be held to strict accountability
for the loss of American vessels or lives- The case
i of the American steamer Gulflight, torpedoed with
out waniing by a German submarine, the attack by
German airmen on the American vessel Cushing,
and the death of Leon Thrasher, the American who
perished on the British steamer Falaba, will all be
included in the representations to lx- made bv the
i United States on the Lusitania incident. The next
move of the United States will depend wholly upon
the nature of Germany's reply.
PUBLIC DIVIDED ON DECLARATION WAR
WASHINGTON, May 10—President Wilson has
not appeared in public today, and has kept in close
seclusion in the White House considering the Lusi
tania situation with his secretary and others. The
President realizes that the public sentiment of the
people favors a prompt expression indicating tlx
American policy in the present crisis. Telegraph
messages are pouring into the White House, most
of which counsel peace, but some of them are of a
belligerent nature. It is not believed that Wilson
will call a special session of congress to consider
the question. The probabilities are that the Pres
ident will first take the necessary steps to express
the horror of the American people over the killing
of the neutrals on the Lusitania. Wilson will leave
for Philadelphia late this afternoon for the purpose
of addressing a meeting of newly naturalized cit
izens at this city tonight
VICTIMS BURIED IN THREE HUGE GRAVES
QUEENSTOWN, May 10-—The bodies of the
American victims of the Lusitania tragedy, who have
been identified, have been removed from tin- scat
tered morgues and placed side by side in the offices
of the Cunard' company on the water front. The
bodies were carried through the streets by detach
ments of British sailors. The bodies were encased
in cheap brown coffins, and as the sad procession
wended its way through the streets to the dock, the
crowds who lined the route bared their heads out
of respect to the dead. Rich and poor were given
the same treatment by the company officials, and the
body of Frohman was in the same kind of a coffin
as encased the corpses' of the steerage passengers.
The bodies of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and
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Elbert Hubbard have so far been unrecovered. A
whole company of British soldiers were employed
yesterday digging three huge graves, wherein one
hundred and’ forty unidentified dead will be buried
tomorrow at a great public ceremony. Many chil
dren and very young babies are laid out in the
morgues, creating the appearance of a row of dolls.
The townspeople have covered the bodies of the
babies and children with flowers, and it is possible
the little ones will be buried in the same grave. The
presence of so many children on the Lusitania re
sulted from many women being on board, whose
husbands had enlisted' from Canada, and who were
returning to England to live with their relatives
while their husbands were at the front.
U. S. SENATORS REFUSE DISCUSS MATTER
WASHINGTON, May 10—Among the United
States senators still in Washington, a general feeling
of alarm exists over the crisis raised by the sinking
ot the Lusitania, and the death of so many Ameri
cans. I hoy have all so tnr refrained from entering
into a public discussion of the matter, and prefer
to wait for public opinion to shape itself, and for
tLe exact facts before forming any course of action.
Among the officials there is a strong sentiment that
public opinion will be tremendously aroused in fa -
vor of the nation taking drastic action. Secretary
of State Bryan has been in constant conference with
Counselor Robert Lansing of the State Department, I
and with Assistant Secretary Phillips. The grav
ity of the situation is apparent from the manner of]
the high officials of the government. Among all!
classes of people Wilson’s policy at this time, is the *
subject of tin* gravest consideration- The offices of
the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy
have been exceedingly busy, both Daniels and' Gar
rison being in constant conference with their as
sistants. The general impression is gaining ground
that the policy of the government will not bo formu
lated tor several days because official advices from
the ambassadors at London and Berlin have not been
yet received.
GERMANY TO SINK OTHER STEAMERS
AMS’I ERDAM, May It)—Tin* Cologne Volks
/eitung, in a leading article, says that the sinking
of the Lusitania is a success for our submarines
which must be placed' beside the greatest achieve
ment oi the war. The article goes on to say that
the sinking of the giant English steamer, although
such a great success for the submarines will also
carry with it a moral value and significance of far
more importance than the material value gained bv
the exploit. The writer contemplates the latest
deeel of the German navy with prieh*, and says it will
not he* the* last e»f such sinkings.
JURY CHARGES WILLFUL MURDER
KINSALE, May 10—A coroner’s jury, which
has been holding an inquest over the* killing of
twelve hunelreel persons on the* Lusitania, today re>
turned the following verdict: “This appaling
crime is contrary to all international law anel con
ventions be*twe*e*n the* powers anel civilized nations.
We charge the* officers e»f the submarine, which tor
pe'doed the* Lusitania, the* German Emperor anel the*
Gove*rnme*nt e»f Germany, under whose orelers the*
offie*e*rs of the* submarine acteel, with willful, whole
sale* murder.’’
REGRETS LOSS OF AMERICAN LIVES
WASHINGTON, May 10—Afte*r a half hour
conference betwee*n the* German Ambassador Bern
sttij'fT and Secretary of State Bryan this afternoon,
the* following stateme-nt was given to the* pre*ss reqe
re*sentatives here* by mutual agre*ement, by the* Sec
retary of State*: “The* German ambassador called
at the* State D.*partme*nt and e*xpre*sse*el «his eh*ep re>
gre*ts that the* e*ve*nts e»f the* war had led to the* loss
eef see many American lives.’’
CAPTAIN OF LUSITANIA WARNED
LONDON, May 10—In a speech in the House* of j
Commons today, Winston Churchill, First Lord eef
the* Admiralty, told the me*mhe*rs eef the* House* that
Captain Turner line] acknowle*elge*ef receipt of a'
message from the* Admiralty giving him warning eef
the* dange*r to the Lusitania and also giving him di
rectiems as to what course the ship should take*.
SWITZERLAND CONDEMNS GERMANY
GENEVA, May 10—All Swiss pape*rs express|
extre me* indignation over the* Lusitania tragedy, and', I
as the»y call it, the* wanton waste eef see many innee-.
cent lives eef non-combatants. The public feeling
has crystallizeel into an ope*n condemnation eef the I
action eef the* Ge*rman naval authorities in conduct
ing the war on such lines. *
AMBASSADOR BERNSTORFF RETICENT
W ASIIINGTON, May 10—The German ambas
saeher calle*el at the* State Department early this morn
ing and remained in conference* with Secretary Bry
an for a long time*. On ceeming out eef the* Secre
tary’s eeffice*, BernstorfF was aske*el for a statement
eel the* Lusitania elisaster by the reporters, but ele
cline*el tee talk on the matter.
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Big Store for Ship Creek
Brown & Hawkins have decided to
establish a store at Ship Creek when
the permanent location of the town
lias been settled.
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IS READY FOR
ATLANTA. May 10—Leo M. Frank
wiltpay the death penalty for the
murder of fourteen-year-old Mary
I’hagan, a fnctory employee, he today
haing been sentenced to hang on bune
22 for this crime.
Frank's legal fight for life has taken
a place among the celebrated murder
cases of recent years. Seven times
since his conviction in August, 1913,
the lower and supreme courts of the
State of Georgia have refused to grant
Frank a new trial or to set aside the
verdict; three times fhe sentence of
death was passed upon him and twice
appeals were mude to the supreme
court of the United States, both being
unsuccessful.
The murder, which at first appeared
to be n crime of only local Lmiiortance,
eventually developed into a case of
nation-wide interest. This was due
in large part to the efforts of Frank
and his friends to obtain for him a
new trial or annulment of the ver
dict. Added interest in Atlanta was
given the case because of its having
been brought into a municipal polit
ical controversy, which involved at
tacks on this city's police and detec
tive departments and wrangels among
factions in the city administration.
Soon after the trial ended, the case
came in for agitation which spread all
aver the country.
No Show Tuesday Night
The Empress theatre will be dark
tomorrow night, the next show to be
given on Friday night.
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BERNE, May 10—Ton thousand Germans from Italy
crossed the Swiss frontier last Saturday. The influx contin
ued all day Sunday and at Lagano alone, over four thousand
Germans arrived' from Italy. The movement of the Teutons
is believed to be one of the strongest indications that Italy will
enter the war in a short time on the side of the allies. The
situation in Tripoli, which Italy blames onto the Turks, will be
another important factor in the political game that Italy is
I playing, and which will tend to throw her strength against
the Teutons.
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COPENHAGEN, May 10—It is reported here that the Ger
man army under Himlenberg, that has been advancing into the
Baltic provinces of Russia, has received a severe check west
ward of Libau- Libau is the capital of the Russian province
of Courland. The Russians have sent heavy reinforcements
into this region, and they have taken strong positions, com
pelling the Germaus to retreat.
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LIVERPOOL, May 10—Looking smart in their new kaliki
dungaree uniforms, several companies of the Liverpool Dockers’
Battalion have turned out for their first parades.
Each gang or squok of the dockers includes nineteen men
and a corporal. Several of these units constitute a company,
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which has its own non-commissioned officers, and may be draft
ed by the government for work wherever wanted.
The docker’s uniform differs only slightly from the reg
ular service uniform. The material and cut is a little more
like that of a good overall. The headgear is the regular ser
vice cap, with the badge ot the King’s Own Liverpool Regiment,
to which the battalion is attached.
THE LDNDON STICK EXCHANGE
LONDON, May 10—Two hundred members of the stock
exchange have mobilized themselves into an organization for
the purpose of preventing the entry of Germans into the stock
exchange. The leaders of the movement say they will pre
vent any Germans from entering the building even if it is
necessary to use force.
LONDON, May 10—Winston Churchill, First Lord of the
Admiralty, said today in answer to the suggestion that tor
pedo boat destroyers should accompany all British mail and
passenger boats to prevent a recurrence of the Lusitania dis
aster, that the navy did not have enough ships to provide es
corts for all such boats.
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LIVERPOOL, May 10—The directors of the cotton asso
ciation here have passes! a resolution to the effect that no natur
alized British citizen, of German or Austrian birth, should' be
allowed to enter the cotton exchange.
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BEEN RENEWED By HOWITZERS
PARIS, MrfV 10—Dunkirk was again bombarded last night
by the huge howitzers of the German army. Several big fif
teen-inch shells fell within the city, doing much damage, and
causing the loss of several lives. The big guns are from six
teen to twenty-eight miles from the city. The first attack was
stopped by allied aviators disabling the guns with bombs, but
the renewal of the bombardment means that new guns have
been installed.
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ROME, May 10—The cabinet has decided to ask parliament
to give it full powers so that the government can deal with the
foreign and military policies of the nation without delay when
tin* necessity for prompt action arrives. It is a foregone con
clusion that Parliament will grant the request of the cabinet.
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CITIZENS 0F_ D COUNTRIES
BERLIN, May 10 Proprietors of large business concerns
in Berlin have been warned that there are still being employed
here large numbers of citizens of the countries with whom
Germany is at war, and who have not been interned because
of their age or other circumstances. The commander of the
Berlin district, who issued the warning, stipulates that he has
no desire to drive these people out of employment, but says
they should be given no opportunity to get an insight into any
portion of the business which might be of value to their coun
tries