The Cordova Daily Times
, (Member of Associated Press)_____
VOL. IV. NO. 96 CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1919_PRICE TEN CENTS
HIM! THREATEN TO SUSPEND ARMISTICE
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HUNGARIAN SITUATION HAS NOT
INTERFERED IN ANY WAY WITH
RETURN OF BOYS FROM FRANCE
WASHINGTON, March 29 (by Associated Press).—General
Peyton C. March, chief of the general staff of the army, in his
weekly talk with newspaper men today, announced that the
government intends to retain' the names of the fourteen na
tional guard divisions with brilliant war records in the perma
nent military establishment, in order to preserve their tradi
tions.
The Ninety-first division, said General March, which is
composed of Westerners, wilt be stationed permanently at Camp
Lewis, Washington. The Forty-second, or Rainbow division,
is to be a cavalry division in the new army. The Seventh divi
sion will be divided between Alaska, the1 Philippines and the
Mexican bordefr.
Hungarian Crisis Not to Change Plans
The recent evehts in Hungary, continued General March,
had not changed the military policy of the 1 nited States. The
homeward movement of troops from tranee was proceeding at
a faster rate than had originally been intended, he said, and
nothing had occurred to stop the movement. 1 wo hundred and
forty-four thousand troops had^been moved homeward in
March, he said, against the estimate of two hundred thousand.
Mobilization to Proceed Rapidly
General March has ordered soldiers to be discharged within
forty-eight hours after their arrival at demobilization camps,
unless special conditions prevent this. More than two million
and a half men have been demobilized.
America’s Peace-Time Army
It is^exiiected that the peace army of the United States
will number 509,000 men.
LIGHTHOUSE CO.
SELLS PLANT ON
CHYWHARF
The plant of the Lighthouse Can
ning Company has been sold and will
hereafter be owned and operated by
the Hillery-Scott Company, corpor
ated under the laws of the State of
Washington. Foh several months past
Mayor W. R. Hillery and Thomas S.
Scott have been negotiating for this
industry and the deal was finally
closed today by the former, who is
now in Seattle.
It is the intention of the new con
cern to run a one-line Balmon cannery
but they will not engage in the clam
industry. Mr. Hillery will leave Se
attle on the steamer Alameda next
Tuesday, and will devote his entire
time'to the business management of
the cannery. He is bringing with him
an experienced foreman, as well as
additional machinery and a quantity
of plate from which they will manu
facture their own cans. Mr. Scott will
take no active part in the conduct of
the cannery, but will remain with the
First National bank as its cashier.
The new company will at once be
gin the work of getting its plant in
readiness for the fishing season and it
starts with the best wishes of Cordov
ans foi* future success.
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4 "GENERAL”COXEY PLAN8 4
4 ANOTHER CRAZY HIKE 4
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4 NEW YORK, March 29 (by As- 4
4 Bociated Press).—“General” Jacob 4
4 Coxey, commander of Coxey’s 4
4 army of unemployed, which In 4
4 1894 marched from the West to 4
4 Washington, told the Central 4
4 Federated Union here last night 4
4 that he Is planning to call for a 4
4 second army, this time to be 4
4 composed of 10 per cent of the 4
4 citizens of the United States, to 4
4 inarch to the capital to protest 4
4 against national prohibition. 4
ELECTION FOR
CITY OFFICIALS
NEXTTUESDAY
The municipal election will be held
on Tuesday next, the polls opening at
8 o’clock in the morning and closing
at 7 in the evening. The offices to be
filled are: Mayor, to serve one year;
six councilmen, three to serve one
year and three to serve two years;
town treasurer, town clerk and direc
tor for the Cordova school district,
each to serve one year. But little in
terest has been manifested in the elec
tion of the men who are to have
charge of the city affairs, and as a
result there is but one ticket in the
field, as follows:
For Mayor—A. J. Adams.
For Councilmen—Malcolm Brock, J.
E. Currier, W. R. Hillery, Fred Haef,
A. J. McConnell and Jack Sapiro.
For Town Treasurer—Thomas S.
Scott.
For Town Clerk—K. G. Robinson.
For Director of the School District
—Nathanael Green.
Those who will conduct the election
are: Judges—Horace Leach, W. Roth
well and C. H. Lamprey. Clerks—D.
A. Mosser and Max Payser.
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CARDINAL MERCIER TO
VISIT UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, March 29 (by Asso
cated Press).—Cardinal Mercier, pri
mate of Belgium, is planning a visit
to the Knights of Columbus.
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SECRETARY DANIELS HAS
TALK WITH CLEMENCEAU
PARIS, March 29 (by Associated
Press).—The American secretary of
the navy, Josephus Daniels, conferred
with Premier Clemenceau today.
LANDING OF POLISH
TROOPS AT DANZIG
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
BERLIN, March 2!) (by Associated Press).—The Lokal
Anzeiger says the suspension of the armistice with the entente
is possible.
A Weimar dispatch says the allied demand regarding the
landing of Polish troops at Danzig has created a grave situa
tion in the foreign relations, the ultimate effects of which can
not yet be estimated. The German leaders are conferring re
garding the answer to be submitted to the allies.
C0RRUP110NAT
POLLSCHARGED
RY WILY WICK
SEATTLE, March 29 (by Associated
Press).—The Post-Intelligencer today
published the last installment of
Wickersham’s letter to Secretary of
the Interior Lane, consisting of that
portion in which officials connected
with the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission are charged with grossly vio
lating the election laws in order to
build up a Democratic machine and
destroy the Republican party in the
territory.
It recites Wickersham's cnarges of
corruption at the polls, wherein it is
alleged that Mrs. Riggs, wife of the
present governor of Alaska, and Mrs.
Cramer, wife of an engineer connected
with the commission, voted illegally
at Nenana in 1916.
Wickersham says that Lane forced
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♦ VILLA CURRIES FAVOR ♦
♦ WITH AMERICAN PEOPLE ♦
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♦ JUAREZ, March 29 (by Asso- ♦
♦ dated Press).—Villa, the Mexi- ♦
♦ can bandit chief, told an Ameri- ♦
♦ can who was held prisoner at his 4
♦ camp recently that he was ready ♦
♦ at any time to shoulder a rifle ♦
♦ and' aid the United States in re- 4
♦ pelling a foreign invasion in the ♦
♦ event this should occur. ♦
♦ He said Mexico needed a gov- ♦
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♦ States instead of one which rec- ♦
♦ ognized class distinctions. ♦
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KETCHIKAN, March 29.—Yester
day’s prices for fish were: Halibut,
firsts, 10c; seconds, 8c; sablefish, 3c;
red rock, 1 %c.
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the railroad organization into partisan
politics, and his administration was a
positive injury to Alaska.
ALLIED FORCES AT ODESSA
REPORTED IN GRAVE DANGER
AECHANGEL, March 29 (by Associated Press).—The Bol
sheviki made a small infantry attack upon the allied positions
on the Vega front on Monday last. The Bolsheviki were re
pulsed with heavy losses. The allies suffered but two casual
ties.
The allied artillery was active yesterday, but cloudy
weather hindered the work of tlje aviators. The Bolsheviki
are also bombarding the allied positions.
Allies in Critical Situation
PARIS, March 29 (by Associated Press).—It is reported
that the vanguard of the Bolsheviki is nearing the suburbs of
Odessa, and that the situation of the allied forces there is crit
ical.
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HUNGARY RELEASES UKRAINIAN
MISSION AND MAKES APOLOGY
4
BERNE, March 29 (by Associated Press).—The Hungarian
government has released the members of the Ukrainian mis
sion, arrested at Budapest, and restored their property, valued
at a million crowns. An apology also has been made to the
Ukraine.
The Ukrainian government protested following the arrest
of the members of the mission at the time of the Bolsheviki
uprising.
Fate of Other Missions Unknown
PARIS, March 29 (by Associated Press).—Nothing defi
nite has been received regarding the allied missions at Buda
pest. It is reported from Switzerland that all the allied mis
sions left at the request of the new Hungarian government.
FRANCE ASKS FOR RESTORATION
OF BOUNDARIES FIXED BY PARIS
TREATY OF HUNDRED YEARS AGO
PARIS, March 29 (by Associated Press).—Fiance lias pre
sented claims to the peace conference asking restoration of the
boundaries fixed by the Paris treaty of 1814. She asks for the
Saar basin, demands that the Rhine be France’s natural fron
tier on the Alsace-Lorraine front, and requests that the Germans
in the Rhine provinces on the left bank of the Rhine be pro
hibited from establishing fortifications or occupying the terri
tory with armed forces, or controlling tin* railways.
The Paris treaty of 1814 provided that France renounce
her claims on Belgium and the left bank of the Rhine and re
turn to the boundaries as they existed before 1792, the period
of the revolution. This compelled France to confine herself to
Alsace-Lorraine west of the Rhine.
It was erroneously reported last night that France had de
manded the .1914 frontier, which would have excluded Alsace
orraine from her claims. y
League of Nations Matter About Completed
The peace conference commission on league of nations will
hold its final session April 4, when it is probable that the
i foundations of the league will be announced.
GERMAN GUNS
TO BE RECAST
INTO MACHINES
COBLENZ, March 29 (by Associated
Press).—Eighty big caliber German
guns have been sold to a Coblenz
foundry to be converted into farm ma
chinery. The United States refused
to accept the guns because they did
not meet certain modern standards.
Some of the cannon were cast in 1870.
All were used in the recent war, sev
eral of them against the Americans in
the Argonne drive.
SEATTLE TAKES OVER ALL
CAR LINES ON MONDAY
SEATTLE, March 29 (by Associated
Press).—On Monday at midnight the
municipality will take over the street
car systems of the Puget Sound Trac
tion company, for a consideration of
$15,000,000 in bonds. This transaction
makes the Seattle system the largest
municipally-owned street car system
in the world.
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ORDER TO BE RESTORED
BY FORCE IN EGYPT
CAIRO, March 29 (by Associated
Press).—The British h*ive determined
to use repressive measures to restore
order in Egypt. It has been found im
possible to restore order by the de
fensive measures which have been in
progress.
MANY REBEUEADERS
IN MEXICO SURRENDER
MEXICO CITY, March 28.—The
most notable recent surrenders of
rebel leaders to the government, ac
cording to an official report by Gen
eral Fortunato Maycotte of the war
department, was that of the former
foderal brigadier general Pablo Var
gas, in the state of Guerrero. Vargas
revolted about a year ago when his
chief, General Silvestre Mariscal, gov
ernor of Guerrero, was imprisoned in
Mexico City for disobedience of ord
ers.
In addition to General Gerardo Mo
rones, more than 1200 Zapata adher
ents have given up their arms and
received amnesty at the military posts
in Tlalpam and Xochimilco. This
leaves the mountainous district near
the capital, for years dominated by
rebels, in a safe condition. »
BRITISH NAVY PLANS
PATROLS FOR WATERS
IN ALL DIRECTIONS
LONDON, March 29 (by Associated
Press).—Great Britain plans to estab
lish a home fleet and seven foreign
squadrons in the Atlantic, West At
lantic, China, South Africa, South
America, the East Indies and in the
Mediterranean.
BONFIRES WILL BELIT
BY BOY SCOUTS WHEN
PEACE TREATY IS SIGNED
NEW YORK, March 28 (by Associat
ed Press).-—Boy Scouts throughout
the world plan to light bonfires on
the night that the peace treaty is
signed. The idea was suggested by
Sir Baden Powell, head of the British
Scouts, but it is expected that every
country in the world also will light
fires for the occasion.
ARMY ENGINEERS ARE
ORDERED TO NORTHERN
RUSSIA BY UNCLE SAM
i
WASHINGTON, March 29 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Itfore army engineers
have been ordered to Northern Russia
to reinforce the little American force
now there, co-operating with the Rus
sians end allies.
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BOLSHEVIK AGENTS
ACTIVE IN MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, March 29.—Twenty
four, police agents have been assigned
to the task of investigating the activi
ties of various Bolshevik agents who
are reported to be planting the seed
of radicalism in various centers of
labor throughout Mexico. Three sus
picious characters already have been
arrested at Saltillo, one in Vera Crux
and another in Merida.
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♦ POOR ADVERTISEMENT ♦
♦ FOR ST. LOUIS POLICE ♦
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♦ ciated Press).—The central police ♦
♦ station of this city has been ♦
♦ robbed of $39, with no clue as to ♦
♦ when or by whom it was taken. ♦
♦ An offer of $25 reward for the ♦
♦ apprehension of the robbers has ♦
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