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VOLUME ONE. NUMBER FORTY-SEVEN CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1915 tu-v
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT CONTROLS RAILWAY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—President Wilson to
day issued an executive order directing that all work
of the Alaska Engineering Commission on surveys
for the projected government railways in Alaska
should he performed under the direction and con
trol of the Interior Department. The issuing of this
order is believed here to indicate that the re
port of the Commission will soon be in the hands of
the President and Secretary Lane, and that steps
will he taken at once toward the actual construction
work in the north.
It is the general belief here that the substance
of the report of the Engineering Commission and of
their recommendations regarding the road are al
ready known to the President and Secretary Lane,
and that with the forthcoming of the report but a
short time will elapse before the selections of the
route or routes will be made public.
wickers™ urges money
FOR NEW BOATS AND
COAST SURVEY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29— Delegate Wicker
sham, of Alaska, appeared before the House coni
mittee on appropriations today and presented a num
ber of telling arguments in favor of the proposed
wire drag survey of Alaskan waters for the locating
of the dangerous rocks and shoals along the coast,
and for more ships for the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vev in Alaska. The delegate made a deep impres
sion, and it is believed that tbe-Sund'ry Civil Appro
priation bill will carry the appropriations asked for.
The appropriations for these purposes have the
strongest kind of support of Secretary of Commerce
Redfield, who has strongly urged the wire-drag sur
vey and also additional vessels for the use of the
Const and Geodetic survey, stating that many of the
vessels in us<‘ were unfit for sea service, and would
not bo permitted’ to leave port if owned by private
owners.
H VESSELS ORDERED FDR
SERVICE CODR INLET
.ID SUSITNA RIVER
SRATTLR, .Tan. 2!)—The Knik-Susitna, a new
corporation which will operate in the Cook Inlet
country, has let a contract for a stem wheel vessel
of light draught, seventy feet in length, and two
Imrges, the whole to cost thirty thousand dollars,
and to be ready by April 1.
The company has also purchased the barge
Sperm, from the whaling company, and in addition
owns the stern wheel vessel Jane and the power
boats Alaska Traveler and Aurora. These craft
will he operated in connection with the regular
steamship linos plying between Seattle and Cook
Inlet points. From Knik the vessels will run to all
points on the Susitna and Knik rivers and Turnagain
Arm. The new craft, for which the contracts have
been let, will bo shipped north in sections on the
steamers running to the inlet.
GERMANY IN BATTLE
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
GENEVA, Jnn. 29—The report that Germany
and Austria are about to sue for peace was silenced
today by a dispatch from the German Crown Prince
to tin* Associated Press.
Tn message the Prince says that the day will
conn* when tin* people of Russia and France will fine
that they are only doing dirty work for England, am
all their sacrifice of tin* lives of their men, and ol
! money will avail them nothing.
Kvery single German and Austrian, the Prince
! states, is quite certain that Germany will eventually
| come out on top in the struggle, and’ to this end are
| willing (o give their last drop of blood.
AUSTRIA HAS SHORTAGE IN FOODSTUFFS
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
\ IENNA, Jan. 29—The city council and the en
tire press of the city demands that the government
immediately confiscate all stocks of grain, flour and
meal throughout the empire, and to adopt means for
tlie distribution of these cereals that the people may
be assured of food.
In the markets of Vienna, Buda Pest, Prague
and the other large cities of the empire practically
no grain are offered, and the newspapers declare that
a great catastrophe threatens the nation unless the
Government takes steps to immentely confiscate all
je reals.
The newspapers are very bitter in their denunci
ation of the Hungarian agriculturists, who are re
ported to he hiding thousands of tons of grain and'
Hour.
CII1 OF MEXICO IS N01 IN TOE
POSSESSION OF CARRANZA
TROOPS UNDEROBREGON
MFjXICO CITY, Jan. 29—General Obregon, at the head of
twenty thousand Carranza troops, marched in and occupied the
capital yesterday without a struggle. The Zapata forces,
which have been in possession of the city, retreated southward,
making no resistance to the advance of Obregon and his troops.
The only casualties were the killing of three of the Carranza
men by snipers.
The new authorities are maintaining strict order, and have
ordered all the saloons in the city to close.
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IN EAST PRUSSIA AND CLAIM
VICTDRYjVER GERMANS
LONDON, Jan. 29—The Russian army in East Prussia lias
again taken the ofiensive and are attempting to penetrate tin*
Herman lines. Heavy fighting is reported to bo in progress,
resulting in gains for the Russians, who state that they have
defeated the Hermans and riven back two sections of their front.
There has been little change in the situation in East Prussia
tor the past several months, the Russian army of invasion hav
ing been halted by the Hermans after they had advanced about
thirty miles into German territory.
NEW INVASION OF EAST PRUSSIA
PETROGRAD, Jan. 29 1The advance of the Russian Tenth
army corps into East Prussia is following virtually the lines of
the first advance into Prussia made by the forces under General
Rennenkainpf, but the route is a little further to the northward,
avoding the Mazwain lakes. Reports from the front state
severe fighting is in progress, resulting in gains for the Rus
sians.
SAYS LABORERS
EAT EXCESS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—Former
President Elliott, of Havard Univer
sity, testifying before the federal
board of industrial relations in session
here, said that workers found it hard
to make their wages go as far as they
should because they ate so much
meat, which, at Its present high prices,
consumed a large part of their in
comes.
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JUDGE BROWN HEARING
MINING CASE JUNEAU
Judge F. M. Brown, of the district
court, was h passenger on the Mari
posa from Seattle to Juneau, where he
stopped off to hear a mining case in
the district court there which Judge
Jennings was disqualified front hear
ing. Judge Brown expects to leave
Juneau on the Alameda, and will be
in Valdez in time open the term of
coujt called there for February 14.
DUNKLE AND BRIDE
GOING TO SEWARD
W. L. Dunkle and bride, who was
Miss Hull, of Kennecott, were passen
gers on the Mariposa for Seward,
where they will make their home, for
a time at least.
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John Christensen returned on to
day's steamer front a trio to the
stutes, to resume his work on the C.
B. & N W. railway.
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LONDON, Jan. 29—Reports from Russia state that the
Turks have reorganized their scattered army and have again re
sumed the offensive in Caucasus, evidently with the hope that
Russia will be compelled to send more troops there at the ex'
pease of the army in Galicia, while the Austro-German forces
maninn frontier in order to meet any sudden movement over
the passes from that country.
The Teutions have strung out a strong force along the Rou
manian frontier in ored to meet any sudden movement over
the passes fro mtliat country.
The recent fighting in the Carpathian region has been with
out decisive results for either side.
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FRENCH REPORT DECLARES GERMAN
id >NI)( >N, .Ian, 29 The French official reports of the fight
ing in thi‘ western zone states that the German tactics of the
past lew days have cost them heavily, and have brought them
little gain. The report further states that the next move of the
Germans w ill probably consist of a concentrated blow at some
strtegic point, it is asserted that Germany is still maintaining
the greater part of the array in the western zone.
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NOTHING IS HEARD FROM TURKISH ARMY
(’ARIO, dan. 29- The Turkish armies, which are reported
to be marching on Egypt, seem to he marooned in the desert.
For three days nothing has been seen or heard of the Turks,
following the slight brush between the English and what was
supposed to be the advance guard' of the Turkish ariuv..
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M’CARTHY, Jan. 29—An arrest has
been made in the Schornborn murder
case, although the name of the pris
oner cannot be learned nor the place
of arrest, as the marshal’s office re
fuses to divulge any of the particulars.
All that can be learned is that the
suspect is a Canadian, and was
brought here this evening and placed
in the federal Jail. Whether he was
arrested in the Smhanna or at some
other point in the district outside can
not be ascertained. When the pris
oner was taken to the jail he is said
to have remarked that he expected
arrest.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—The lead
ers of both houses of congress have
abandoned all plans for legislation for
raising additional revenue to replace
the stamp tax measure. They have
decided to leave the subject for con
sideration at the next session of con
gress, as the President is not asking
that any action «t>e taken at this time.
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FOB EXTRA
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—Although
It is admitted that owing to unforseen
delays the legislative program of the
administration will not be carried out,
as expected, at this session of con
gress, no plans have been formulated
for calling a special session. It is ex
pected, however, that before the close
of the present session, arrangements
will have been made for calling an
extra session to carry out the plans
of the president.
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SHIP BILL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—The ad
ministration ship purchase bill today
received its first support from the Re
publican side of the House. Party
lines have been rigidly drawn on the
measure, the Republicans using every
effort to prevent the passage of the
bill. This morning, Senator Norris, of
Nebraska, in speaking on the meas
ure, said that he would vote in favor
of the bill if two amendments were
made in its provisions.
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY
RETURNS ON MARIPOSA
District Attorney Spence is a pas
senger on the Mariposa enroute to
Valdez, after a trip to the states on
business.
FOUND EM
LAKE
That natural gas exists In close
proximity to Cordova, possibly In com
mercial quantities if wells were drilled
to tap it, was demonstrated last night
by some of the skaters on Kyak lake,
who, provided with a torch, set fire
to a number of gas bubbles which had
collected under the ice after Upping
them. Some of these bubbles were of
considerable size, and the blaze rose
to a height of from two or three to
twenty feet in height.
If. A. Ives, the photographer, who
has held the belief for some time that
the constant bubbling in some parts
of the lake was caused by the escape
of natural gas, determined to test It.
and last night fired a number of the
bubbles, proving to his own satisfac
tion and that of others, that his sur
mise was correct.
The gas bubbles up at a number of
places in the lake from North Arm
clear up to the wharf at Oldtown.
The largest escape Is near the head of
the lake, on a line between North
Arm and Kyak bridge, and about op
posite Clear Water arm, where It Is
so strong that the lake does not freeze
for a considerable space at this point.
A similar escape of gas, which Is be
low high water mark near Flemming
Spit, is also reported from the bay
side of the town. It is said that the
escape at this point is strong enough
to burn steadily, if lighted when the
tide la out. until the returning tide
puts it out. This would seem to indi
cate a strata of gas bearing formation
running under the town, and some day
prove a valuable asset for the town.
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BILL OVER
VETO
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—'The House
committee on immigration has voted
to report the bill to the House with
the reccommendation that the bill be
repassed over the veto. Chairman
Burnette, of the committee, says the
bill will get a two-third vote in the
House when it comes up for a vote
next Thursday.
ANNOUNCE DELAY
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—The offi
cial announcement of the postpone
ment of the formal opening of the
Panama canal was made today. The
reason given for the change of plan Is
that the slides in Culebra cut will not
be removed before July. President
Wilson will go to San Francisco by
train in March to attend the opening
of the Panama-Pacific Kxpositton, and
will make a special trip to Panama In
July and accompany the fleet through
the canal.
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CHILDREN'S PARTY
PRESBYTERIAN MANSE
The Sunday school children of the
Presbyterian church will have a party
this evening at 7:30 at the manse.
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Some cooking at the Windsor grill.