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VQIJTMK ONE. NTMHKi; I'.m;. ^ CORDOVA, ALASKA, Tl’KSDAY, .TTLY 27, 1iH.r>. PBICE TEN CENTS.
, GERMANS ARE CLOSING IN ON WARSAW
RUSSIANS MAY RETREAT WITHOUT SURRENDER
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• TWO COLLIERS
The collier Prometheus, which is
^ now at Unalaska, Is due to reach Cor
dova the latter part of September and
will remain here until December 1.
She carries a large number of officers
and a big crew, as well as a working
force of electricians and several of the
officers have written here to secure
housekeeping apartments, as they are
desirous of having their wives Join
them at Cordova.
The navy wireless station at White
shed is to be enlarged, the Prometheus
bringing a 30 kilowatt arc set, with
all accessories, to be installed there.
This will triple the capacity of the
local plant and insure daylight com
munication direct with Bremerton,
Wash., so that when the cable is out
of commission messages will not have
to be relayed at Sitka, as at present.
Manager Gillis Is also to be given
three extra men.
Much of the material for the erec
tion of the new wireless station at
Mite 13 will also be delivered at White
shed by the Prometheus, and stored
there for the winter. The large tow
ers and foundations for the new build
ings at Mile 13 will be erected this
fall.
The collier Justin will also leave
Mare Island on August 8 with further
material and supplies for Alaskan sta
tions.
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ALASKA
SEATTLE, July 27.—The Alameda
left last night for Cordova and other
Alaska ports. The boat was sched
uled to leave Sunday evening, but
was unable to get away on time. The
Alameda will go as far west as Knik
Anchorage. The Cordova passengers
are: Mrs. Geo. Max Esterly, Mrs. M.
Landan and E. Wlckstrom.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 27—In a
speech delivered here last night, Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, ex-secretary of
* state in the Wilson cabinet, paid his
respects to Theodore Roosevelt in no
uncertain terms. He called the Mg
Bull Mooser, a swaggering politician,
who would have looked upon the Bible
martyrs as mollycoddles. Bryan made
a hit with the big audience when he
remarked that history showed no
place where Christ had made any men
tion of the Big Stick.
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Wm. Byers and Charles Cameron
came over from Port Wells in a small
boat.
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I,ast night the fire department spent
a couple of hours in thoroughly wet
ting the buildings in the businjr.s dis
trict.
LONDON, July 27.—The magnitude of the
Teuton enveloping movement in the east is absorbing
the attention of the British military observers. Van
Buelow’s 30,000 cavalry have turned southward
from Riga, and are now within HO miles of the rail
road connecting Petrograd with Warsaw. The
northern portion of the German line pressing for
ward from East Prussia and the Baltic provinces
is fast closing in upon the main northern railway
artery to the Russian capital from Poland, while
Mackensen’s army in the south of Poland is similarly
approaching the main southern railway artery run
ning from Warsaw to Odessa. The Germans appear
to be planning to envelop the entire Russian' army
operating in Poland. Tin* outcome of tin- movement
will be of supreme importance to the allies, and if
the Russian strategy has prepared' to retreat with
out surrender, it is felt that the Teuton movement
will not be fraught with necessarily disastrous
results.
but 24 miles from its objective the \\ arsaw-Petro
grad railroad. The Germans, however, must still
fight their way across the Bug river and also over
Hi miles of roadless country between the Narew and
I the Bug, a country which makes expeditious military
operations extremely difficult, and will offer greater
obstacles to the Teuton advance, than any section
they have yet struck. The fate of Warsaw will
probably depend on whether or not the Russians will
be able to hold their positions on the Bug river. 4 he
Rug is more easy to defend than the Narew, and sup
plies are being rushed to the firing line along the
railroad from Petrograd. Every day that the Rus
sians can delay the taking of the Polish capital will
mean that the ultimate victory of the Germans will
be more doubtful, as tin* English are sending
immense quantities of munitions into Russia via
Archangel, and are rapidly relieving the shortage of
supplies, which has been the greatest hindrance to
the success of the Muscovite arms.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 27.—A sudden attack was made
upon the British fishing fleet off the north coast of
Scotland yesterday. The attack was apparently
made in an effort to demoralize the British fish
supply. Two German submarines appeared in the
midst of the fleet and began shelling the trawlers
without notice. Nine of the vessels were sunk by
the fire of the German craft. All the crews escaped
to 'other fishing vessels, which fled upon sighting
the submarines. The vessels of the fleet are now
hugging safety in the harbors along the north coast,
and fishing on the banks has been discontinued. The
Germans on the submarines shouted to the British
sailors and chaffed them in excellent English. They
said they had nice little torpedoes on board for
Churchill and Grey.
PETROGRAD, July 27.—Yesterday, the Rus
sian torpedo boat flotilla in the Black Sea destroyed
forty coal laden Turkish vessels. The ships sunk
were all sailing vessels.
AMSTERDAM, July 27.—Today a German
submarine attacked and set fire to the Norwegian
bark Harboe. The crew were notified by the sub
marine commander to quit their boat within five
minutes, as the firing of the bark would be delayed
no longer than that.
LONDON, July 27.—The Norwegian steamer
Fimroite was sunk by a German submarine in the
Xortli Sea yesterday. The crew was saved by taking
to the small boats. The Fireite was of the burden of
.3,800 tons.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 27.—Tt has been
unofficially reported that a German submarine sank
the French submarine Marietta in the Dardanelles.
Thirty-one of the crew of the Marietta are said b
have been captured, and the remainder were killed
in the encounter between the two submersibles.
COPENHAGEN, July 27.- The Danish steamei
Nogall, bound from Gothenberg to the Tyne with a
cargo of railroad ties, was sunk in the North Sea
today by a German submarine. The crew wen
saved.
EASTLAND’S DEATH LIST REACHED 1,220
CHICAGO, July 27.—It is now believed that
there were probably 2,700 passengers on the East
land at the time she turned on her side in the river.
State Attorney Coyne has obtained the stubs of
2,550 tickets which were collected at the plank.
' The tickets do not represent all who were on board
the ill fated vessel, as children under five were not
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supposed to have a ticket, and they were not counted
by the steamboat inspectors. We tween the ages of
f> and 12, two children were allowed to each ticket.
The Federal inspectors admitted to the investigators
that they did not count the small children at all,
and counted two of the larger as one. From these
figures, and estimating the number of children on
(board, it is felt that the ottal of 2700 passengers on
the Mast land is a conservative estimate. At noon
j today the official list of identified dead had reached
I the total of 822. Five bodies which have been
recovered are so far unidentified. The missing and
unaccounted for number 393. The total dead is
'therefore placed at 1,220.
LUMBER SHIPMENTS
VALDEZ AND ANCHORAGE
A tug arrived at Valdez yesterday,
where it discharged a quantity of
lumber to be used in the construction
of buildings destroyed by the recent
fire. The tug has proceeded to An
chorage. with a million feet of lum
ber for the use of the Alaska Engi
neering commission.
GAVE AMERICAN
ESCAPE
WASHINGTON, D. 0., July 27.—
The captain of the Lee Lananaw,
which was sunk by a German sub
marine has reported to the State De
partment that ample time was given
him and the crew to leave the vessel
before she was fired upon by the sub
marine. The crew boarded the sub
marine which towed the small boats
of the Lee Lananaw GO miles.
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All the Real News In the Times.
DEFINITE PUN
OF PON IN
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 27.—The
state department announced late yes
terday that the administration was
drafting a definite plan of action In
regard to Mexico, and that the full
details would be made public as soon
as some minor particulars were agreed
upon. It is understood that the gov
eminent is preparing to put Into force
the Implied threat of Intervention sent
to the warring factions In Mexico some
time ago, when Wilson told them to
get together and arrange satisfactory
terms of peace, or the OnltetTStates
would bo compelled to protect the In
terests of humanity and intervene.
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THERE’S PLENTY OF WATER
ALONG THE RAILROAC
The Copper and Chitina rivers an
still rising and it is impossible to tel
at this time just how much of the rail
road track has been washed out am
how long It will he before traffic cat
be resumed on the road.
ORVILLE WRIGHT.
Premier Air Man Saye War
Obliqos Ue to Build Aerial Fleet.
The exterior of the Ulum. O'Neil
Company stores Is being brlghtenot
up with a fresh coat of paint.
I The launch Waif left at noon toda;
i for Kutalla. taking passengers and th<
mail.
STRIKERS WILL
GET INCREASE
IN WAGES
BAYONNE. N. J.. July 27.—Fifteen
hundred English speaking strikers
employed at the two refineries of the
Standard Oil Company in this city, re
turned to work today upon being
promised an increase of wages by the
officials of the company. All the
foreign speaking strikers reufsed to
return to work until they were assured
that the increase would be actually
made, and they refused to rely on the
word of the company's superintend
ents.
GLACIAL STREAMS
FLOOD THE TRAIL
It is reported that the government
trail out of Valdez is flooded b>
glacial streams, due to the protracted
warm spell. Automobiles are unablt
' to get beyond Point Comfort and th<
* roadhouses art* filled with paasen
gers, who are en route to the coast.
PUBLISHER OF LESLIE’S
THE RECEIVED
Upon the return of the steamer Wat
son. from the westward, which will
likely be Thursday evening or Fri
(fay morning, a committee from the
Chamber of Commerce will meet the
boat and extend an invitation to Col.
Sleicher, editor of Leslie's Weekly,
to visit the rooms of the Chamber
and meet the members of that body
The resources of the Copper River
Valley, as well as Cordova’s advan
tages as the terminal of a tonnage
route to the interior, will l>e fully
explained to the noted publisher, for
bis information; he will be supplied
with whatever views of this section
that he desires.
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George Kennedy purchased half a
doxen goslings but was unfortunate
enough to lose two of them by death.
Capt. Rude says he is not satisfied
with the last defeat of the Taku team
! and wants to arrange another ball
i game with the Cordovans for next
Sunday.
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Three boats are due here this week.
The Watson from the westward Thurs
day night and the Mariposa and Ala
rn, da from Seattle ou Friday and
Saturday, respectively.
ADDITIONAL FIRE
The matter of providing additional
fire protection for Cordova was dis
cussed at last night's meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce, and resulted
In the appointment of a committee
consisting of II C. Feldman, H. A.
Slater and Ed. Kelter to look into the
matter and report upon same as early
! as possible
It was BuggPHted that a fire wall of
concrete be built between the O’Neill
& Slater building and the Empress
Theater, the same to be a hundred feet
deep and 30 feet high, which would
act as a check to the flames in the
event of a big fire. There is a strip
of ground 18 Inches wide between
these buildings which is owned by
O'Neill & Slater and when the matter
of fire protection was discussed they
offered to allow Its use for the pur
pose mentioned.
The committee named will Investi
gate the feasibility and cost of build
ing this wall, the concensus of opinion
being that some precautionary meas
ure should at once be adopted before
Cordova Is visited by any serious con
flagration This is a matter of vital
importance to the city as well as the
property owners and it Is believed
that some plan can be evolved
whereby this extra fire protection can
be provided.
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WASHINGTON, D. ('., July 27.—A
permit to cut 85,000,000 feet of tTin
[ ber, valued at $145,000, has been given
by the Forestry Department to the
1 Alaska Railroad Commission. The
I timber will be cut by the railroad en
' gineers and used in the construction
of the government railroad now under
way from Seward and Anchorage to
the interior. This is the largest per
mit ever issued by the Forestry de
partment for timber to be cut in any
of the Alaska forest reserves in a
single operation.
OIL STRIKE HAS
EXTENDED TO
menu
NEW YORK, July 27 —The strike of
the employees of the Standard Oil and
Tidewater plants at Bayonne, was yes
terday extended to Jersey t ity, when
200 coopers In the Eagle Oil works
left their benches, out of sympathy
with the Bayonne workers. There
has been no further disturbances at
Bayonne, and everything is calm
I around the big plant of the Standard
1 Oil Company.
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t There is some talk of arranging for
a celebration here on Labor Day,
which falls on the first Monday In
September, when the Seward hail
. team has expressed a willingness to
. play here.
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PETROGRAD, July 27.—The Russian war office
today issued an official statement concerning the
battle now raging for the possession of Warsaw,
which has encouraged the people to hope that the
Austro Germans may yet be deprived of their
coveted' goal. The statement asserts that the
Teuton attacks southeast of Pultusk have been
repulsed with tremendous losses to the enemy. The
Germans were driven back a considerable distance
at this section of tin* line. The Teutons are battering
at the advance defenses of tin* fortress of Novo
Georgiesvk, and artillery firing is incessant. The
assaults against the advance fortifications of Ivan
gorod have been repulsed without the Germans pene
trating the Russian line at any point. A terrific
battle is progressing along almost the entire front
between the Bug River and the Veeprz river.
LONDON, July 27.—The German advance from
the Narew river in the direction of Warsaw, is now
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