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Clean Up and Paint Up. It Will Promote Health and Prosperity
RiR The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER HUNDRED AND EHIHTEEN._ CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, Al-BIL Zl.T-Ur, - ^ PRICE TEN CENTS.
GERMANS CAPTURE AND HOLD THREE TOWNS
Taken to Hospital
Bob Ketcheson, who has been sick
at his cabin on the 13—acre tract
for some time past, was this arter
noon taken to the company hospital
for treatment.
BIG EXPORTS OF
FOODSTUFFS
WASHINGTON, April 23—Secretary
of Commerce Hedfleld today made a
report to the president in which he
stated that American exports for the
current fiscal year would reach the
enormous total of two and three-quar
ters billions of dollars. The secre
^fffy considered that this was a re
. «.ISM*, ble showing in view of the fact
ttiat the export market suffered such
IBSreat loss when the present Euro
pean war broke out last August. In
the opinion of Mr. Kedfleld the bus
iness outlook is improving every day,
and he believes that a new feeling of
business confidence is spreading
throughout the land. The greatest
increase in exports has been in food
and breadstuffs. The exports of
breadstuffs last month reached fifty
nine million dollars as compared with
eight million for the month of March,
1914. ""he exports of breadstuffs
since the war broke out has totalled
1418,000,000.
HAVE BIGHT TO
COPENHAGEN, April 23—The Dan
ish Diet today adopted an amendment
to the constitution giving full suffrage
to women and also granting them the
right to hold office in the Diet. The
amendment must be passed favorably
upon by the new Diet, which will be
elected next month, before it becomes
effective. There is little doubt but
that the new Diet will approve the
law, so that after this year Danish
men and women will be on an equal
footing as far as the right of suffrage
or running for office is concerned.
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NEW YORK, April 23--The appli
cation of the attorneys for Harry
to have the latter granted a Jury trial
on the question of his sanity, was
granted by Judge Hendrick of the su
preme court today. Thaw was ju
bilant when the result was announced
and expressed the utmost confidence
that l he jury would find in his favor,
and that in a short time the asylum
at Matteawan would see him no more.
Decline In Sugar. |7.50 Sack at
S. Blum & Co.
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Eggs, Fresh from the Local Ranch,
at O’Neill & Slater Co’s.
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Flor De Loveras CLEAR HAVANAS
ask for the MONARCH 8IZE.
All the Reu. News In the Tunes.
Special to The Timea By Associated Tress.
BERLIN, April 23—The official statement of
the government today asserts that the German high
seas fleet has recently cruised repeatedly in the
North Sea, advancing even into English waters with
out meeting any British sea forces. The statement
also says that in West Flanders the German forces
advanced their front at Steenstraate against the po
sitions of the enemy north and east of Ypres. The
troops rushed forward as far as the hills south of
I'ilken and east of Deuon.
German troops forced their way, after a stub
born fight, across the Yser canal at Steenstraate
add I letsas, and' succeeded in establishing them
selves in trenches on the west bank of the canal.
During the assault the villages of Langemarch,
Steenstraate, Hetsas and Pilken were taken and held
by the German army. JThe attack was opposed by
the combined French and British army, who fought;
desperately to stem the tide of the advancing Ger
mans. Fifteen hundred French and British sol
diers, and thirty cannon, including four heavy Brit
isb guns were captured.
RUSSIAN TORPEDO SQUADRON
BOMBARD THE TURKISH COAST
IT’/I R<)GRAI), April 211—The Russian Black
Sea torpedo licet made a sudden descent on the;
rurkish coast between Arcliava and Artascliin, and
born ban led the towns and villages along the shore
for a distance of fifteen miles. The fifteen miles of
coast was literally swept with shells, doing great
damage and resulting in the destruction of the
Turkish barracks, and a large quantity of stores and
supplies. The shell fire ignited and destroyed a
number of I urkish coastwise vessels that wen* in
the harbors, filled with ammunition and supplies
for the Sultan’s army. The barracks were set on
fire and the buildings and contents totally destroyed'.
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As the result of a quarrel between two employ
ee^ of the Henley cannery at Mile 55 this morning,
a human life was sacrificed, and the serious charge
of murder has been lodged against a Cordovan.
The trouble occurred in the cook house at break
fast time, when Ed. Lee and a foreign employee of
the cannery indulged in a heated argument, which
resulted in the latter throwing a brick at Lee. The
missiie went wide of its mark, and Lee, grabbing a
crockery sugar bowl from the table, hurled it at his j
assailant. The foreigner fell over, being stunned by
the blow, which inflicted a wound on the head, but
apparently was not seriously hurt.
The injured man went to his bunk to lie down,
and shortly afterwards he was found there dead.
Deputy Marshal Brightwell was immediately no
tified and he arranged to have Lee and all parties
who witnessed the affair come to Cordova on this
afternoon s train. The body will also be shipped
here and an inquest held. Lee will likely be given
a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Adams
this evening.
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OF FRIENDLINESSflFTER THE WftR
BERLIN, April 2d—Tlu* comments on President Wilson’s
speech at the Associated Press luncheon in New York, by the
papers here are varied. Some of the leading journals bitterly
decry the statement of Wilson that the United States was pre
paring to be the friend of both belligerents after the war. These
papers say that the nation that supplies guns and' ammunition
to one side only cannot claim to be an impartial friend of both
belligerents.
IN NORWEGIAN WATERS, IN NORTH
COPENHAGEN, April 2d—The presence of an Anglo
French squadron has been reported in the waters north of
Stavanger, in Norway. Several vessels arriving at this port
say that they sighted the fleet, and one Norwegian steamer re
ports that it was stopped and inspected by a British warship.
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FIGHTING NEAR PRUSSIAN BORDER
LONDON, April 23—Official statements received from
Petrograd, bring no news of importance as to the military sity
tion in Russian Poland. Artillery fighting in northern Russian
Poland near the Prussian border is reported with the advantage
in favor of the Russians.
FRANCE RELIEVES OLD GOMMANDERS
AND SENDS YOUNG MEN TO FRONT
PARIS, April 23—The General Staff of the French army
has made a radical change in the personnel of the commanders
at the front. The change has the approval of General doff re.
Commencing today eleven division generals and eighteen brig
ade generals are relieved from active sendee and their place
taken by younger men. The older men will be placed on duty
at headquarters and will not be compelled to do any active
fighting.
SPRING FLOODS PUTTcTECKTO
FIGHTINGJNMOUNTAIN PASSES
LONDON, April 23—Fighting in the Carpathain passes
between the Russians and the Austrians is at a standstill. The
spring Hoods have commenced, ami active operations by the
troops is out of the question.
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BATCH OF FAIRBANKS
PRISONERS AND INSANE
United States Marshal Erwin, of
Fairbanks, arrived on this afternoon's
train. He brought out six prisoners
and three insane men, in charge of
guards, who will be taken outside on
the first boat sailing south.
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AUSTIN, Tex., April 23—Spring
Hoods swept down the val'eys of Wal
ler and Shoal creeks yesterday, sweep
ing all before them and killing twen
*'• persons. All thi houses in tne
two valleys were torn from the<r foun
dations and Jammed in shattered mas
ses against the bridges, some of which
gave way. The high water flooded
many of the houses in the business
district of thlB city
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WANT SIZE OF THE
HOMESTEADS REDUCED
The report of the question of re
ducing homesteads in Alaska from
320 to 160 acres begins by n leiter
from A. Christensen, chief of the field
division, to Clay Tallman, cominls
sioner of the general land office, in
which is stated that the chief reason
for asking the reduction Is that as »ne
tillable land in Alaska is usually In
small valleys, all the land would be
taken up by a few people, who would,
anyhow, never be able to cultivate it
all. He says that he was instrument
al in getting Chairman Edes, of the
railroad commission to write to the
secretary of the Interior recommend
ing the reduction in size.
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Wireless For Ship Creek
A post office will be established at
Ship Creek as soon as possible, ami
as the place is without either tele
graphic or telephone communication
it is probable that a wireless set will
be installed by the Marconi Wireless
Company
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Decline In Sugar. $7.50 Sack at
S. Blum & Co.
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LAWRENCE BARRETT a mild
Havana smoke at all dealers.
BbltLIN, April 2.5 To visualize the number of Russian
prisoners and guns taken by von Hindenberg in the so-called
Winters Battle” to the east of the Masurian lakes, one of
the German papers has figured out what a great procession
they would make.
It the 104,(KM) prisoners, the 300 pieces of artillery, and
the 2,000 wagons, it says, were to form a procession with four
men abreast, with the artillery and wagons in usual marching
order, they would reach 112 miles in length. It would require
thirty hours for such a procession to pass a given jtoint. In
the same way it is figured that all the prisoners of war now
held by Germany—a total of 780,000 men—would make a pro
cession 025 miles olng.
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FROM VANTAGE POINT NEAR TPRES
LONDON, April 23—Despite repeated attacks by the
Germans in an attempt to re-capture Hill No. (JO near Ypres,
the English still hold the key to the situation, and have re
pulsed every attempt to dislodge them. The fighting has been i
intense and continuous and the losses on both sides heavy. I
The recurrent attacks are increasing in strength, and at pies
enf, they rival the German attempts to break through the Brit
ish lines and reach Dunkirk and Calais last fall. All signs
point to the development of the present attack into a big bat
tie all along a wide front.
ALLIED FLEET IS BOMBARDING
DARDANELLES AND OTHER FORTS
ATHENS, April 23—The Turkish forts along the Darda
nelles are being subjected to a heavy bombardment by the
ships of the allied fleet. Nothing has been learned as to the
activities of the land forces that were landed on the north
shore of the Gulf of Saros for the purpose of attacking the
forts from the rear. ft is reported here unofficially that the
forts at Smyrna are also being bombarded’ by the Anglo
French fleet. The Smyrna forts suffered heavily from pr<v
vious attacks.
GERMANTREKCHES NEAR ST. MIHIEL
m GAPTUREDBYERENGH TROOPS
PARIS, April 23—The official communique issued this
morning states that the French are making slow but sure
progress in driving back the Carman wtslge in the vicinity of
St. Mihiel. Yesterday seven hundred meters of trenches in
a wooded valley close to St. Mihiel were captured from the
Germans.
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Tangoists to Tango
The Tango Club will hold one of
its periodical dances at the Windsor
hotel tomorrow evening, and as a
good time is in store all of the mem
bers expect to attend.
TEDDr BECOMES
FACETIOUS ON
SYRACUSE, April 23—The Roose
velt libel trial is still holding the cen
ter of public interest in this city, and
the third day of the famous case op
ened this morning with the ex-presi
dent on the stand, being subjected to
a heavy fire from the attorneys for
Barnes. Roosevelt said, in answer
to a question, that he regarded Mr.
Barnes as a sort of Or. Jekyl and
Mr. Hyde character, a public man who
had both good nnd bad sides to his
makeup. He said that he had on
several occasions endeavored to have
the Jekyl absorb the Hyde side of
Barnes.
END BE FEDERAL
LEAGUE IS
INSIGHT
CHICAGO, April 23—Negotiations
between the leading j^ajor league
baseball magnates commence in this
city tomorrow afternoon, with the end
in view of eliminating the present war
between the National and American
Leagues, representing organized base
ball. on the one hand, and the Federal
league on the other. If the plans of
the leaders of the movement are suc
cessful, the present Federal league
will be abolished.
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ATLANTIC FLEET
JOLT 4
WASHINGTON, April 2.1-Repeat
ed rumors that have been appearing
in the public press that the Panama
canal was not wide enough to per
mit the passage through it of the lar
ger vessels of the Atlantic fleer, were
pet at rest today by Secretary of the
Navy, Josephus Daniels. The secre
tary stated positively that the entire
Atlantic fleet would pass through the
canal on July 4th next bound for the
Panama-Pacific Exposition at San
Francisco.
DEATH OF NOTED
ITALIAN
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PORTLAND, Ore., April 22—Marie
Lombardi, an Italian grand opera star,
who was singing with a company now
playing in this city, was stricken with
apoplexy last night and died almost
immediately.