The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER ->70. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23,1915._PRICE TEN CENTS.
ITALY CLAIMS VICTORY AUSTRIA
' WILL NOW ENGAGE IN NEW OFFENSIVE FIGHTING
I'DLNE, Italy, <>et. 23—The Italian armies are attacking
the Austrians along the whole battle front along the Austrian
frontier from Switzerland to the Adriatic Sea. Tins is the*
most general engagement of the war so far between Italy and
her enemy. Italy declared war upon Austria live months ago,
and her time since has been spent mainly in efforts directed to
wards the penetration of Austrian territory and the capture
of strategic positions. The purpose of this soi t of a campaign
was to secure* Italy against any possibility of an Austrian in
vasion. In the* minds of the Italian general staff this has now
been accomplished so that the war for Italy may now b<> said
I to Ijave entered il< second stage, and the character of the fight
j ing from now on will see a radical change. The fighting is
! wholly in Austrian territory, and the army has made greater
advances than the conservative members of the stall' hoped for
considering the mountainous nature of the country and the
many ideal defensive positions available to the Austrians. The
Austrian casulatities to date in the fighting in the Alps and
along the Izonso have reached a total of a hundred thousand. < >f
this number the Italians have taken about twenty-five thous
and prisoners. The Italian losses in killed wounded and miss
ing are 45,000.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 23—From a Russian standpoint, the
war office says today that the situation along tin* entire <>73
mile front of the eastern battle line is very satisfactory. The
Teuton army under Hindenberg which had been driving at
Riga has been checked, and the Germans have suffered heavy
losses in tin* fighting. The Russians have concentrated a
strong force* along the Dvina from Dvinsk to Riga, and feel
that they will be abb* to repeal any force which Hindenberg
may mass against them. Hindenberg’s sphere of action is nar
rowing constantly, and the Gernums are not driving ahead in
this region along so wide a front as a month ago.
The Russians have gained' <Jr>und in many places along the
front and with the exception of the fighting along the Dvinsk
they have assumed the offensive along a much greater portion
(if the line than have the enemy. The town of Postavy has
been captured from the Teutons, and the enemy forced' to retire
westward through Dimka.
A severe battle has been fought in Galicia and the Russians
captured thousands of the enemy including many officers as well
as cannon and machine guns. At Novo Alexinetz the Rus
sians are following up their recent successes and in the fighting
three German divisions were cut to pices. Reports from the
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are exhausted. The enemy seems to be worn out and the
armies are encountering bad transportation conditions. Two
of the German armies which have been operating on the eastern
front have been transferred to Serbia. , .
l,<)Xl)ON, Oct. 23—Official news being received from the
general staff of the Russian army at Petrograd indicates that
Ilindenberg’s drive towards Riga has been checked. For two
davs tlie fighting was severe, but the Russians brought up large
numbers of the reserves and threw them into points of the
battle front most seriously threatened' by the advancing Teu
tons. With the adjunct of the fresh soldiers, the Germans
were compelled to intrench themselves to keep them from being
forced to retire. The German counter attacks under General
Llnsiugen, which took place near the center of the German line
have boon repulsed, and the Russians still maintain the advant
ages gained near Baronovitch. The Russian offensive on the
left bank of the Styr river continues, the Austrians and Ger
mans here being forced to retreat, and Petrograd claims to have
effected further captures of large numbers of the enemy. From
Vienna today comes the admission that the Austrain troops in
Galcia have retired' the cause being given as the superior num
bers of the Russian troops which attacked the Austrian posi
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ALLIES BOMARDING BULGARIA
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
ROME, Oct. 23—The government announced today that
the Italian squadron was participating with the French and
English fleets in the blockade and bombardment of the coast
of Bulgaria on the Aegean Sea. No official announcement has
been made confirming the rumors that the Italians have sent
troops to co-operate with the allies in the far eastern theatre of
war. The three ports of Lagos and Dedeagatch in Bulgaria
and Enos in Turkey are bottled up. 9
PARIS Oct. 23—The government announced' today that
the allies were bombarding the warhouses and the docks at
Dedeagatch in Bulgaria, the terminal port of the important
railroad Mne running through Bulgaria and Turkey. The
residential quarter of the city has not been shelled, and every
effort is being made to destroy nothing but things of military
importance. The fleet is composed of French, Italian and Brit -
ish warships, and besides the shelling of Dedeagatch several
Bulgarian military stations along the coast have been des
1 roved'.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 23—Russian warships yesterday bom
barded the ports along the north coast of Courland, which have
been occupied by the Germans now hammering at the gates of
Riga. The Germans are fortifying some of these towns, and
are using them to bring supplies by sea to Hindenberg’s army,
thus evading the transportation over the roads which are of the
worst kind. Windau was subjected to a severe shelling.
Greece and Roumania Still on the Fence.
LONDON, Oct. 23—Tlie belief is growing here that neither
Greece or Roumania will enter the war on the side of the en
tente powers unless they gain some decisive victories. The
government which is in sympathy at heart with the cause of the
allies is acting solely from motives of expediency and the mili
tary officials at Athens believe now that the allies have entered
the Balkan theatre of war too late to accomplish any real good.
If the allied troops had been sent into Serbia a month before
they were, they would have undoubtedly been able to protect
the Nish Sploniki railroad, and preserved the Serbian line of
communications.
LONDON, Oct, 23—The allies are bringing more and more
pressure to bear on Greece to force the latter country into wai
actively supporting the entente powers. Arguments based on
tin* adherence of Greece to its treaty obligations with Serbia are
being pressed home upon King Constantine and Premier
Zaimis, and the question of the honor of the nation has been
raised. The allies take the position that Greece is bound by
all the principles of right to support here treaty stipulations
with Serbia, but Greece so far shows no sign of hesitation in
pursuance of its avowed policy of benevolent neutrality towards
the allies.
King George Appeals to England for More Troops.
LONDON, Oct. 23—King George has appealed to the
British nation asking the men of the empire to respond to the
call for troops and enlist in order that the English people may
maintain their place among the enlightened people of the
world. The king in his appeal tells the people that the situa
tion is extremely grave and that the need for additional troops
is imperative. He asks the men of England to emulate the
brave example of the glorious soldiers who have already laid
down their lives for their country. King George assures the
nation that if the men can be secured victory is sure to ultimate
ly crown their efforts.
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Teutons Making Gains in Serbia
BERLIN, Oct. 23—The war office issued an official state-J
ment today announcing that the German troops had crossed the I
Drina river in northern Serbia at a point near Visegrad, and j
had driven southward the Serbian forces which occupied the
heights. On the other side of Serbia the Bulgarian troops j
have occupied the towns of Negotin, north of Zaiehar, and,
Hoglyevo. Uniform successes for the Teutons and the Bul-j
garains is reported at all points in Serbia.
‘ SOON SHIP
Ever since J- L. Harper, of Seattle,
took a bond on the group of claims
owned by the Lakina Copper Company
of Spokane in the Kennecott district
. there have been rumors of big things
■ to be done with that property, and
recent developments appear to have
Justified the rumors. Mr. Harper
has had a group of men at work for
several weeks working out trails and
building a wagon road from the mine
to the railway at Long Lake station,
and when that gentleman appeared
in person three weeks ago with an ad
ditional force of miners and laborers
the activities were materially in
creased. Two weeks ago Col. .V M.
Dewey of Seattle came in. accom
panied by George It. Baker and other
Washington canitnlist, and it is now
reported that the funds for the moving
of a large tonnage of ore to the smel
ters at Tacoma are assured.
While prospecting the property on
Castle Mountain the miners in the
employ of Mr. Harper are said to have
owned up a large body of high-grade
shipping ore, and this is Aow being
sacked for hauling as soon as road
conditions make such movement pos
sible. Those laminar wun me aen
nccott district freely predict for the
Bakinaw Mines a future as bright as
that of the Bonanza or Jumbo. Mr
Harper is now building a wagon road
from the mouth of Mill Creek to the
mine on the mountain, from which
point the ore will be hauled direct to
the rni'yoad without transfer. A
camp for the accommodalio"1 of fcrtvj
men is now being equipped on the
mountain side near the niine and
overlooking the valley of the Bakina
River and the towering peaks of
Castle Mountain. Mount Blackburn,
Bell Mountain and glaciers, and the
majestic heights of several other]
ranges. All of which spells “acti
vity” for this mining district already i
made famous by the greatest copper
producing mines in AmericS.
Col. Dewey passed through Cordova
yesterday on his way to the outside, j
To a Times reporter hp spokp in the ;
highest terms of what he called "the
Harper plan” of mine management. !
The Colonel is enthusiastic over the
ore showing on Castle Mountain, and
predicts a bright future for the Baki
■v,._ na Copper mines. These mines are
\ owned by a syndicate of influential
men in Seattle and Duluth, for whom
Col. Dewey made this trip of in
spection, Mr. Harper being the local
representative and manager in Alas
ka. Among those interested in the;
property may be mentioned George.
B- Baker, owner of much business j
property in Seattle: J. W. and W. J.
Kahle. owners of the Crescent Manu- |
facturing Company of Seattle;
William H. Finck, retired Seattle
jewler, C. F. DesCamp and others.
Camp and others.
The Bakina copper mines consist of
a group of claims on whMi develop
ment work has been under way for
several years, but not until J. B.
Harper appeared on the scene during
the present season has anything
worth mentioning been accomplished.
The principle ore showing is of native
copper, bornite and copper glance, all
valuable ores as found in this district, j
The Bonanza and Jumbo mines carried
these same ores at the surface.
CHISANA QUARTZ
Hi PLAGER
CHIP
R. M. Clark, one of the first stam
pederg to the Chisana placer district,
and who is now operatng on clam No.
10 Bonanza creek, is in Cordova. He
is very optomistic as to the fu
ture of the camp, which he says has
not as yet been thoroughly prospect
ed. Mr. Clark came out for the pur
pose of getting a drill and he expects
to purchase one from the Harmon
Machinery Company.
Mr. Clark says that the prospects in
quartz mining, both gold and copper
are very encouraging in the Chisana.
On No- 9 Bonanza lie has traced a
ledge of gold for 'rvr hundred feet
in a southwesterly direction and a
thousand feet easterly he picked up
the ledge again.
A big body of copper has also been
located on the Sushanna glacier by
Mr. Clark, where he staked two
ledges, and the mineral can be traced
for a distance of 2690 feet. The ore
has been assayed and runs from 36 to
84 per cent pure copper.
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SIl DANGEROUS
SEATTLE, Oct. 23—The survey
steamers King and Wing have return
ed to this city fom Alaska, after chart
ing six dangerous rocks and twenty
nine shoals. In this work the boat
used the wire drag-net.
DARCEE DEFEATS
AMERICAN
SYDNEY. Australia, Oct. .3—Les
Oarcev, the middle-weight champion
of Australia, defeated on points Jim
my Clabby, the American claimant to
the world's middleweight champion
ship.
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Movements of Steamers.
The steamer Alameda is due in Cor
dova from Seattle tomorrow morning
at 5 o'clock.
The City of Puebla is still to tha
westward.
The Admiral Farragut will reach
Juneau Sunday morning, on her way
here.
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