The Cordova Daily Times
Member of Associated Press
Vni. Ill, No. CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, .11'LY 1*. 1JMX PRICE TEN' CENTS
FRENCH TROOPS ARE STILL ADVANCING
16,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED IN NEW OFFENSIVE
GERMANS THROW RESERVES INTO BATTLE; READJUST THEIR LINES
NFAY YORK. July 11* The British
transport Varpathia, 1gross tons,
was sunk b> a submarine off the coast
of Ireland. Sin was outward bound
So lives arc reported to been
lest
I ln < ’arpat Ilia formerly was a t’u
nard liner.
Sunk in Mediterranean
AN VILA NTH ’ PORT. July IP.
In \m her line steamship Llysia. nl.
• 'P7 tons gross, was sunk in the
Mediterranean on May 7 !. while c arry
ing cargo from the far East, it was
announced today. Her crew were
caved.
KING ALFONSO SECURES
REPRIEVE FOB PRISONERS!
MADRID. July IP Through the
intervention of King Alfonso, re
prieves have been granted to eight
Belgians condemned to death by a
Herman court at Brussels.
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MUNITIONS WORKERS IN
ENGLAND ABOUT TO QUIT
LONDON. July L* The- ministry
e: munitions aiiiioiimnl today that a
argo number ot munitions workers
have given notice’ of their intention to
. lit work next week. \ serious situ
ation may develop.
ROOSEVELT IS MUM ON
GOVERNORSHIP QUESTION
NEW YORK. July 1 !*. Former
Lresideut Koos»*velt today declined to
(omim’iit regarding the proposal to
nominate him for governor by the
ltepublk an state convention, now in
session at Saratoga Springs.
FOOD ADMIINSTRATOR
ARRIVES IT BRITISH PORT
BONBON, July IS. Herbert A.
Hoover. Bulled Staffs food adminis
trator, lias arrived at a British port. '
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UNCLE SAM EXTENDS
MODE CREDIT TO ALLIES,
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WASHINGTON, July V.'. Italy has
been given another credit of $ 1 (•<),
000,0(10 by the United Staten govern
ment. and Belgium one of $0,000,000.
The total Ioann to the allien now
amount to $0.280.040,000. i
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FISH QUOTATIONS
KKTCHIKAN. July 18. Fish prices
yesterday were: Halibut, 12'-4c; nec
onds, 10%c; sable, 4e; red rock, 2c.
MAN KNOWN HERE
ON TORPEDOED SHIP
si-: vri'i.i:. .ini> r* < apt.
. 1.‘ 111< .1 Doyle, a loriii'T em
ploye of the Northwestern
l-ish« ies Company, was aboard
tin steaii hip Westovt hn a
was torpedoed JuJ> 11 Doyle
formerly was master of the
stemwhiM‘1 -teana i J K Vines
operating on the Copper ri\er
Hi'- name doe- not appear m
tin list of missing
SHUSH sloop is sank
AND SOME OF CBEIAI DROWN
L()NNON. July It*. 'Pile miniir.iIt>
111 intoday that a British slooj
lad been sunk by a submarine Tiioh
lay last Twelve of her rreu wen
the on 1 \ survivors
SENTENCE ^COMMUTED
OF SECRETARY'S SON
WASHINGTON. July !!♦. President
Wilson has commuted the court mar
lial sentence of dismissal from the
iriny of Second Lieutenant Joseph 11
Wilson, son of the secretary of labor,
who was caught in a recent gambling
•aid. to three months’ confinement in
•amp.
3.400 MODE DRAFT MEN
ARE CALLED FOR AUGUST
WASHINGTON. July If* Provost
Marshal General Crowder has called
or J.4iMt draft men from twelve states
o report earlv in August for school
raining.
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GERMAN ZEPPELIN AFIRE
PALLS ON THE PROTIER
A M ST Kill > A M, July la. A Herman
'.eppelln. oil lire, fell at the Herman
mntier Monday
PROFESSIONAL PLATERS
MOST WORK OR FIGHT
WASHINHTON. July 1!*. Secretary
»f War Baker has held that proles
tional baseball is a non essential <><
•upation. and believes that all en
gaged solely in entertaining should be
ncluded in the “work or fight” order.
SUBMARINE TORPEDOES
BIG BRITISH TRANSPORT
LONDON, July 19.—The British
ransport Harunga has been sunk by
i submarine. There were no casual
les
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ALASKA STOCKS
NEW YORK, July lit. Alaska Gold.
!V. Alaska-Juneau, 2%.
Allies Are Holding Soissons - Chateau
Thierry Road And Have Cut Off
Railway Communications
W ITH Till-; A.MKKH AXS OX THK AINXK FKo.XT IX
I’h’A X( Ti, . I illy II*. The American forces continue tlieir ml
ivance. .Midway between Soissons and (’lialenu Thierrv they
have captured several towns. During the night Herman rein
! forcemeats w ere reported to he approaching, hut a counter
jattaek can not he launched until early this afternoon.
\ ier/.y, one of the towns taken during the night hy the
Americans, is six miles south of Soi-sons.
Thirteen Thousand Prisoners Taken
I’.Mils, July l!l. Mure than a hundred mnis luive been
!«•;>I■ t Hi ed in tin* allied attack on tin Aisiio and Manic Fronts,
-avs today's official statement. Progress continues despite the
throw ina into the hattlc of the (icnuaii reserves, and the mini
her of prisoners has been increas'd. The enemy has been
ejected from KuiUv, south of the Marne. The Italians have
1 captured Moulin d'Arde. northwest of I’onre v. tine newspaper
claims that the number of prisoners taken in the allied offen
sive is 1J,000.
Allied Cavalry Takes Active Part
LONDON, July 10.—Genertd^llain reports today that
enemy raids^n the Somme sector have been driven off.
A Reuter's Agency dispatch, dated Thursday, said that the
allies were holding the Soissorrs ('hateau Thierry road under
heavy fire, and had cut the railw ay to Millers < ’otlords. The
cavalry advanced through the naps cut in the enemy lines.
Number of Prisoners Increased
The French are reported to have captured sixteen thou
sand prisoners yesterday on the Aisiie, says an official slate
meat.
According to advices received late this afternoon the
French are anain ndvaneinn. It is prohahle that the Germans
have made a readjustment of their line with a view of throw
inn back 1 lie French.
JAPAN WAS HASTY IN
MAKING ANNOUNCEMENT
WASH l.\( iT<>N. July I!'. State department official
state that the announcement from Tokio that the Japanese <fo\
'eminent had accepted an American proposal for .joint military
action in Siberia was premature.
To Develop Commercial Relations
The bureau of foreign and domestic commerce announc 'd
todav the creation of a far Kastern division of the bureau,
w ith ('. M. Bishop of New \ ork as chief. This i- believed to
be the ”o\ ernment's first step toward developing the comnier
cial relations of the fnited States with the < h ient on a la rife
sea le.
CHAIRMAN EDES IS HERE
ON RETURN FROM NENANA
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Chairman YV. C. hides of the Alas
kan engineering commission, his sec
retary. Charles l„. Mason, and Andrew
Christensen of the land and industrial
department, arrived on this morning's
train from a trip of inspection to Fair
hanks and Nenana. They report that
In the spring the high water did con
siderable dnmnge at tioth places, and
on the Nenana end of the government
railroad it will be necessary Id change
the course of the track for a short
distance. Messrs hides and Christen
sen are on their return to Anchorage,
but will have to remain in Cordova
until the arrival of the Admiral Far
ragut.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT SAILED
FRDM SEATTLE EAST NIGHT
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SKATTM5, July 19 —The steamship
Admiral Karragut sailed for Alaska
last night. Mrs. M 1,. Merrill and
daughter, Miss Dorothy, and Harris
Kquimnos were the only passengers i
laaiked for Cordova.
WILSON PEACE PRINCIPLES i
ARE ADOPTED BY LABOR
PARIS, July 19.—The congress of
the General Confederation of Dabor
has adopted President Wilson's peace
principles.
♦ CITY OF SOISSONS
♦ MAY HAVE FALLEN
♦ WASHINGTON, .h.ly 1 :•
♦ S*•< r*• I :• !'of W .il 1 ‘.1 k• l .in
♦ in.mu 111 n* p.ip. i :ii* n
♦ tin- iiltcrnoon that disp r< In
♦ in tin il* p.ii iiiii’iii imin atml
♦ tlit* tall ol Sm -•>n- i lion: h it
♦ ha^ not I ♦••■II fill* • III III
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DEVELOPMENT
IF COAL LANDS
WASHINGTON. . 1 11 > 1*' To makt
it possible for the yerretat> of tin
ti i\ \ to mine eiu11 in Maska, to re
lieve the acute lue! situation on tht
Pacific coast, and to secure a supph
of eoul for the war vessels in the Pa
eiflc. Senator Poindexter of Washing
ton Introduced an amendment to tin
as follows
"One million dollars ot whieh. or s»
much thereof as may he ne< essar>
may. in his discretion, he used hy tin
sei ret a r > of tin- nan m minim: < o.i
or eontraeting for tin* same in Maska
the transportation ol tin- same t«
Seward. Maska. and tin- tnn-trir fin:
of coal hunkers and tin nee. ssar>
doe k s lot Use 111 supplying ships there
W il ll . a tld ! lie seel etai V ol I lie lia \ >
! - hereh> authorized to "elet t ! roln
fin- pi; hi it lands in Maska such ar*-a>
ns may be necessary for use hy him
io: the put poses stated herein "
This amendment, w it li tin e\cep
lion of the words "to Seward, Alaska.”
was approved h> tin- eommittee and
adopted by congress. The reason ac
credited for tin* striking out of tin
words "to Seward. Maska.” was that
the hill would not gi\e tin- se< retain
tin* authority to ship the coal from
any point except Seward, and it was
tin wish ot the senate that tin- mat
ter ot minim: and shipping <<>.il from
Alaska he left entireh discrei i. nar>
with the secretary of the na\>
In the house In-legate Stil/.er tool
an important part in interesting tin
• onitui11ee ami members, so that tin*
matter was adopted in that brain h
of congress without serious opposi
tion That Mr. Sulzer's work "as ef
leetive and appreciated hy Senator
Poindexter i- shown h> the hdlowing
loiter. recei\ed hy tin* delegate inmi
Alaska from the Washington senator
United States Senate.
"June 4. PUS
"I have yours of the recent date,
i ml certainly a purer ia E e the good
work you did in the house toward
the retention by the conference and
by the house of my amendment for
supplying coal for the navy from
Alaska. 1 believe, ns vou say, that
Ihls will go a long way toward activ
ity in coal mining in that territory,
which we are all so much Interested
n. With best wishes, very truly
tours. Mll.KS POINDEXTElt."
Delegate Sulzer has taken up the
matter of mining the coal with the
navy department, urging upon it the
iesirability of starting work on this
project at the earliest possible mo
ment, and Is In hopes that it will
te but a few months until coal front
he Alaska Helds Is being used extern
lively by the fleet of the Pacific.
PRESENT DRIVE
FORERUNNER OF
DIE OFFENSIVE
WITH THK \.M Kill' ’ \ N \ KM IKS
IN I'KAN'i:. .Inly is Though the
mini lor ot \11»* ri .in f r«*«»|* miga-td in
th* |»r* st-nt nffiuMve is small i:; eom
| *. ♦ i i > i»n uj’h tin fnnuth <>:' tin allies
part a ipat ing. - • t it . t . • • lian
ni a n v Ka Ml* -im • t In* * n , 1 a a i
Mam nt tin- irnnp- are iml* i going
their Pro n *1 hglitm. Mil
n mu Inuli pi a i<*■ I run ih* i i • n* li
The t ransport > n*m ha p:" , etl
run-1 * t’lielent '
Not the "Big Push"
WASHINGTON July is Light
American divisions an 1.»• Ii • v **d to l>»*
engaged in tin* lighting on tin* \isne
and Marne fronts General Man h to
day told newspaper men that the.
present drive hud not replaced not
would if he allowed to hinder tin* prep
, arations for the allied of.eiisno
i planned for later in the year.
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AGGRESSIVE !N
Mi* Hoy Scouts *>i \nn-n* a, whilo
n**l .1 military III g.mi/.u ion hay* 11* * n * •
.mil ar*' doing much In a-- i-i lie g.iy
■ • i'll Mi • ill ill pushing I In* war mi , sue
'■s-ltil lillisll They hay e Ml*, n part
111 .yery l.il erly loan ill i \ <* aaih.ir
U'l'ii l.v the 11 ea sill y il.pa rt l.u ' with
the consent iif i he I 'resiileii! Tiieir
eflorts in fhe Third loan <lrin were
especially fell, winning eommend.ition
froin the iifheials in Washinglon.
In the ilistrilmtion of certain liter
ature they have also been appointeyi
..til messengers by tlm |’resident.
In the lied Cross ilrt'es their eftnrts
lt.»ye ennnt*‘<i tor inneh \\ title in the
matter of lootl they are not only
pledged lo observe strictly all regula
tions lint nearly every troop in llm
t lliteil States, as yyMi as many indi
initial Senilis, are raising garden*
" lilt loyally as the second law. and
being constantly impressed with pa
triotlsm, their example does much to
instill into their elders those attr:
luttes which tend lo make the l ulled
States the ehantpitm of demuerai y
’The local troop, under the leader
ship of Scoutmaster |) C fzerwenl.a.
has responded nobly to all rails is.
sued by the President or Scout oil'
(ials The Times has mentioned
their active participation during these
drives, and the parents of Cordova
may yvell feel proud to have their
sons of 12 or over in such an organ
ization.
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GIVES UP TASK
DUBMN. July lit Frederick Mere
dith. a Dublin lawyer, who endeavored
to form a committee to place Ameri
can opinion before the Irish people! has
announced that the support offered was
not sufficient to Justify him in proceed
ing with the project Some of his cor
respondents requested t ho t their
names should not he disclosed, as
they were afraid of violence and boy
cotting.