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The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER 311. COBDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11,1915. _
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ALLIES STILL RETREATING FROM SERBIA INTO
LONDON, Dec. 11.—The whr department announces that
the allies are still retiring into Greece from Serbia, but that
the pressure being exerted upon them by the Bulgarians has
been measurably reduced. The result is that the British
troops particularly are not suffering the losses which they
endured the first days of the retreat, as the Bulgarians hereto
fore kept up an incessant and varied rear guard action. The
present forces which the allies have in Serbia are numerically
so inferior to the troops of Bulgaria and the Central Powers
that they are unable to cope with them, and are incapable of
offering long or effective resistance. The Central Powers and
their allies, Turkey and Bulgaria, have a million men in the
Balkans, operating against the French, British, Montenegrin
and Serbian forces.
SALONIKI, Dec. 11.—The Bulgarian troops have oceu
pied a portion of the passes into Serbia near Demirkapu. The
French troops are retreating in good order, and unhurriedly.
They are destroying the railroad track, and all tunnels and
bridges as they go. On the Strumitza front the British are re
ceiving reinforcements in large numbers, including many
guns, and plentiful ammunition. Some heavy artillery has
been sent forward from this city, which is being mounted
along a now line of defence which the British are preparing
near the Grecian border. Every day sees new troops arriving
here to augment the allied forces, the last two days being
marked with the arrival of additional French forces.
PARIS, Dec. 11.—It is officially announced’ that the con
ference held by the French and English government leaders in
this city yesterday had decided not to abandon the Balkan
campaign, but to prosecute it with fresh vigor, and steps have
already been taken to largely supplement the forces now in
and around the Greek border. Nothing official has been
given out concerning the campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula,
and it is doubtful whether or not it will be continued'. The
conference has adopted measures assuring the security of the
expeditionary forces. It is announced that the French and
British troops are being withdrawn from Serbia, the retiring
movement being orderly, and in accord with a definite plan.
CHINA IGNORES ALL DEMANDS ON IT.
PEKIN, Dee. 11.—Yuan Shi Kai has officially notified
the Council of State that lie has accepted the offer of the throne
of China which the council tendered him. The allied diplo
matic representatives have been attempting to put otl this
acceptance, but the Chinese statesmen have developed suffi
cient backbone to ignore the insistent demands of Great Brit
ain, Russia and Japan.
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TWO NEW REVENUE CUTTERS FOB ALASKA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11—The annual report of the new
lv organized coast guard service asks Congress to appropriate
money for the construction of two new additional revenue
cutters to replace the vessels at present doing duty in Alaskan
waters. The report will be presented to Congress when that
body reconvenes next Tuesday.
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FRANCE AND ENGLAND CONFER ON WAR SITUATION.
PARIS, Dec. 11.—Questions of an urgent character con
cerning the conduct of the war were discussed and definitely
agreed upon by the representatives of Great Britain and
France.at an important conference held in this city yesterday.
Lord Kitchener and Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey were
the English conferees.
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BRITISH FREIGHTER IS SET ON FIRE.
NEW YORK, Doc. 11.—Tin* freighter Tyringliam, loaded
with sugar for the British government, returned here today
with a serious fire in her hold". The fire is believed to have
been of incendiary origin, because a previous attempt was
made to set fire to the vessel when the ship was at the dock.
At that time fragments of a bottle were found which, upon ex
amination, showed that the bottle had contained chemicals
which started the blaze.
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TEUTONS EVACUATE LEMBERG ACCOUNT DISEASE.
KIEV, Dec. 11.—It is reported here that the Teuton sol
diers have been compelled to evacuate the city of Lembreg in
Galicia, because of the scurvy having broken out there. Many
soldiers and civilians were affected, and the disease has spread
with such rapidity that the military authorities deemed it
best to remove the soldiers from the source of contagion.
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THOUSAND INJURED IN EXPLOSION TODAY.
HAVRE, Dec. 11.—An ammunition factory in this city,
maintained and operated by the Belgian government, was de
stroyed by an internal explosion today. The cause of the ex
plosion is a mj stcry. Over a thousand employes were injured,
and a few killed, but the death list was remarkably low con
sidering the nature of the catastrophe.
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FRENCH SEARCH THREE AMERICAN SHIPS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The state department an
nounced officially this afternoon that an official complaint
will be sent to ti e French government, complaining about the
unwarranted stop]ting and searching of three American pas
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LONpON, I)ee. 11.—An unprecedented rush to enlist lias
swamped the recruiting offices for the past week or two. Long
lines of men have stormed the doors of the offices, and been
kept in line for hours waiting for their opportunity to accept
the king’s shilling. The enrollment period ends at midnight
today, and all the able Hbodied men in the country seem anx
ious to get on the rolls before tin* period expires, as it is freely
predicted that conscription is imminent, and tin* men seem to
wish to avoid the odium and public disdain attached to a com
pulsory enlistment.
LONDON, Dec. 11.—The crowd of recruits seeking to join
Kitchener’s army before the time limit set for midnight to
night, had been reached, has swamped the recruiting ser
geants, and when tin* hour was reached, there were still thou
sands of able bodied Britishers trying to get their names on
the rolls, and from the crowds in the streets there seemed to
be no end’ to the number. The government has announced that
the time of closing the enlistment books has been extended
until tomorrow night at midnight, and if by that time the
enormous crowds have not thinned out, and the rush still con
tinues, the time will be further extended until Wednesday at
midnight.
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REICHSTAG WILL DISCUSS FOOD SUPPLY.
BERLIN, Dec. 11.—Next Monday has been set for the
commencement of the debate* in the Reichstag on the food
question. The matter has aroused considerable conti*>versy,
some of the papers taking the side of tin* government as ex
pressed in its decrees regulating food consumption, and' others
declaiming that there was no food shortage in Germany, and
that the people should be given more freedom.
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GERMANS RETAIN TRENCHES CHAMPAGNE DISTRICT
BERLIN, Dec. 11.-—The war office issued an official bul
letin today, announcing that the French had directed strong
attacks against the recently captured positions taken by the
Germans northeast of Souain, in the Champagne district. All
the French attacks have been repulsed, and the Teutons have
retained all the trenches they captured, and are consolidating
their new positions.
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BULGARS DEFEAT ENGLISH IN SOUTHERN SIBERIA.
BERLIN, Dec. 11.—It is officially announced that the
Bulgarians have defeated' the British in southern Serbia, forc
ing them to fall back in to and across the Greek border, and
capturing ten guns. The British fought desperately, but gave
way before the terrific charge of the Bulgars.
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WOMEN TO TAKE PLACE GOVERNMENT CLERKS.
LONDON, Dec. 11.—Women are to take the place of 130,
000 clerks employed by the government, who will be released
for active sendee. Preference will be given to the wives and
sisters of the recruits in filling the vacancies. There are over
300,000 government clerks employed in England and Wales
alone who are of military age, but part of them are physically
unfit for the army, and others have a specialized knowledge of
their work that makes them invaluable to their departments.
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KAISER TO VISIT BELGIUM LATTER PART MONTH.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 11—The K aiser has announced that
he will make a trip of inspection over Belgium in the latter
part of December. It is the purpose of the emperor to look
over the civil government of the conquered country, and Ik*
will be in Brussels and vicinity about December 2'J.
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WILSON SAYS U. S. HAS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 11.—President Wilson, in ad
dressing the Chamber of Commerce of this city yesterday at
noon, declared that the United States had a wonderful oppor
tunity to perform an incalculable service for the benefit of
mankind. The President said that if America could retain its
self possession in the future as it had during several past crises
with European belligerents, it would have the greatest influ
ence of any country during the reconstruction period that
would follow the close of the war. If wisely and' properly
guided, the United States could do for the cause of permanent
peace a service which might forever determine the peaceful
course of the world, and bring the jarring spirits of the war
ring nations into harmonious communication.
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AUSTRIA MUST MAKE REPARATION TO AMERICANS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The difficulty with Austria
over the attack on the Italian liner Ancona, with the resultant
loss of American lives, is growing acute. The diplomatic ex
perts at the state department are predicting that this country
will sever all relations with Austria-Hungary unless the dila
tory tactics adopted* by the Vienna foreign office in replying
to requests for information from Washington, are promptly
and fully dispensed with. The Wilson administration will
demand that Vienna disavow the attack on the Ancona, and
state that the blame was due to the unwarranted conduct of
the submarine commander. That Austria must also make sub
stantial reparation to the families of the American victims
VOTE ON
WAR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 — Senator
Owen, of Oklahoma, will seek to have
tlie federal constitution amended so
as to prevent any war of agression
by the United States without approv
al by a popular vote.
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EVANS BRINGS AND TAXES
OUT PASSENGERS
The steamer Admiral Evans ar
rived from the westward at an early
hour this morning, bringing the fol
lowing passengers: Wm. Molony,
It. Raymond, W. B. Sherman, M. W.
Deedrlck, A. Fisher. L. Mann, Alvah
Fames, J. L. Gray, Charles Nystrom,
James Lyman, and six steerage.
The outgoing passengers on the
Evans from Cordova were: M. Fink
elstein, wife and son Sanford, Law
rence Parks, E. J. McFarlane, Julius
Anderson and wife. Dr. G. A. Bunch,
P. E. Butler, F. C. Bleecker, H. Von
Erman and wife, A. Simson, H. W.
Kirby, E. C. Ross, P. Malone and
wife, Mrs. E. E. James, for Seattle.
A. W. Newberry. S. N. Laurie, Miss
F. Brown, McLaughlin and wife, for
Juneau.
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ALAMEDA LEAVES
SEATTLE FOR
SEATTLE, Dec. 11. — The steam
er Alameda sailed last night for
Southwestern Alaska. Her Cordova
passengfers were Morris Randell, Mrs.
J. Randell, John McGillivray and Tom
Foley.
The Admiral Evans is scheduled
to Ball from here next Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. — Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels has recom
mended an increased number of navy
yards, and wants three additional
ones equipped on the Atlantic coast
and two more on the Pacific coast,
with which to build battleships.
M. V. Lattin and family came down
from McCarthy and will leave for tho
States on the Northwestern, where
they expect to spend some time.
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New assortment of Christmas
Ccards and letters, at Hegg’s.
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F. C. Bleeker, Alex Simeon. E. C.
Ross and P. Malpne and wife were
among the Fairbanksau* who left on
the Admiral Evans for Seattle. ' ,
Greece i
GREECE DECIDES TO DEMOBILIZE
ATHENS, Dec. 11.—The Greek
crisis in its relations to the allies has pasi^d^
incut has made all arrangements for the deTBobiHxation
army, and the decree ordering the same will be issued
a week.
ATHENS, Dec. 11,
ter of the interior, said
entirely satisfactory. '
Saloniki, when the fric
allies arose, have been
demobilized. The ques
ing a complete settlemi
ficientlv to make tin* p
cause for anxiety. Tl
allies to fortify Salonik
city is concerned the G
in every particular.
BERLIN PAPERS SU
BERLIN, Dec. 11. The Post and other leading cn^ser.*
live papers in this city have been suppressed fibv writing
tides on peace which did not meet with the satisfaction of the!
government. The Conservative papers have been violently!
opposing any terms of peace which embraced the returning*
of conquered’ territory. They have been consistently advocat|
ing the retention of Belgium, and portions of Russia, and havef
been raising a sentiment in the empire against arty peace terms |
which would give these back.
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GERMAN EMBASSY ATTACHES WAY BE PAROLLED.
washi\<;t<>x, Dec. 11. Tin- st
promised tin* German ambassador to threat Britain and]
France for safe conduct for the military amY WyAl ^Attaches *
at the (iernmn embassy. The request will not be. grante<| sol
easily as it was in the case of the Austrian Smbasaador^f
Hum ha, as lie was an old man. unfit for .military service, andjf
Boy Ed and Yon I‘apen would' )..■ eonsidert
tion to the German military force. It has been semiofficial!^
hinted that the allied nation> will not grant safe coinlu< > p|
the men unless they are parolled.
IMPOSSIBLE ESCAPE WITH MILITARY INFORMATION
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 11.—Women passengers
are always more closely examined' than men at tllis Swiss-Aus
trian frontier, writes a correspondent on"the Austrian side to|
the Gazette de Lausanne. One woman was lately caught who]
had notes written on her back with indelible ink. Another]
had her arm in a sling, and when the bandages and plaster i
was removed, despite her tears and supplications, documents]
full of military information were brought to light. Her arm
was entirely sound.
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ICE BREAKERS ARE KEEPING TRAFFIC OPEN.
NEWCASTLE -ON-TYNE, Dec. 11.—The roaster of a local!
steamer .just arrived in the Tvne from Archangel, stated that»
there are now fifteen ice-breakers at work in the vicinity of ;
that port. Some are constantly stationed there, others have
arrived from Canada and some came from Vladivostok to the
White Sea, via the north of Siberia. Hopes are entertained^1
that steamer traffic will be maintained to and’ from Arch
angel till the end of January, when the railway lines to Kola
Bay should be ready for use. ^
MANY COLLEGE MEN ARE FIGHTING UPFRONT.
LONDON, Dee. 11.—Over 11,(XX) Cambridge nn^who arc
fighting with the colors, according to the university's
war list. Of these men, 614 have been kitt^BPPiou ndetf a mb’,
123 missing or prisoners of war. Three have won the Victoria
Cross and others have received medals for distinguished con
duct. Trinity head’s the colleges with 2,f>00 soldiers, and
Pembroke follows with 1,052.
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OSCHATZ LEVIES T
BERLIN, Dec. 11.—Th
first German municipality
unmarried. Two or three <
bachelors, but the new Osc
female. Only Catholic pri<
persons above 21 must pa
tax: On incomes from 18<
cent; 2400 to 4(XX) marks, te
teen per cent; 6300 to 10,C
above 10,(XX) marks, twent;
CARDINAL HARTMANN
ROME, Dec. 11.—Card
Cologne, left Rome yesterd
conclave. Before leaving 1
ference with Pope Benedicl
discussed, and the probabili
late took a letter from the I
a recommendation of peace.
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