The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 302. CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, 1)ECEMBEK 1, 1!>15. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. — Consid
erable interest centers on the coming
session of Congress, which convenes
next Monday. A number of the
Democratic party leaders who are in
sympathy with the President on his
preparedness plans, have already ar
rived here and are frequntly In con
ference with Wilson. Ab many Demo
cratic senators and representatives
are openly opposed to this adminis
tration measure, the President has
taken the precaution to enlist the sup
port of influential Republicans in the
movement, which he is confident will
be enacted into law.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. — Chair
man Sparkman, of the Rivers and
Harbor Commission, has held a
lengthy conference with President
Wilson, after which he announced
that no new river and harbor projects
, would be provided for at the coming
' session of Congress.
PERIL
WILMINGTON, Dec. 1. — The
death list from the explosion in Du
pont's powder works yesterday num
bers thirty-one. It is generally be
lieved that the explosion was acci
dental, despite the report that a no
tice warning employes of the Teutonic
origin to quit work, because of peril,
was posted on the trees and fences
near the works.
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STAGES REPLACE AUTOS.
The Northern Commercial Company
has discarded the use or autos on
the greater part of the Chitina-Fair
banks trail, at least until spring.
From this time on the old regulation
stages will be used, but it is probable,
according to the statement of the
stage line officials, that the use of
autos will be resumed in March and
April to accommodate the increased
passenger traffic, which always oc
curs at that time of the year.
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MORE THAN A HUNDRED MEN
ARE WORKING ON R. R.
■ More than a hundred men are still
working on the railroad near Seward,
according to Superintendent Tozier.
The trains are running regularly to
Mile 34, and are finding no difficul
ties.
Special to The Times By Associated Tress.
XKW YORK, Dec. 1.—The fact that the GermanAmeri
ean Steamship Company has an agreement with the German
government to supply its cruisers at sea with coal and sup'
plies, in neutral ships, sailing from American ports, became
public today and created quite a sensation. An abstract of
the agreement is in the keeping of the German embassy at
Washington. Karl Buenz, the managing director of the
steamship company, transferred all other correspondence on
the subject by letter and cable to the embassy. The German
unvnl code was used in transmitting the contents of these se
ret documents, and it is claimed that they were removed to
the embassy because of the danger of their becoming public
at a trial, thus revealing the code to the allies. Buetiz says
that lie is not permitted to tell the contents of the agreement
and correspondence, but the court has made a ruling that all
of the papers must be produced. The counsel for the defence,
however, states that it is impossible to get the papers from
the embassy, and what complications will arise over the mat
ter cannot lie foretold at this time, although it is the intention
to make a thorough investigation of the charges against the
German government and steamship company.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
ROME, Dec. 1.—In diplomatic circles it is believed that
the emperor has urged Austria to cede Transylvania and part
of Bukavina to Roumania as a price for her benevolent neu
trality, and in return Germany cedes Silesia to Austria. It
is also reported that the Kaiser visited Vienna in order to
stnn the Austrian negotiations with the allies for separate
peace, as the strain of the war is becoming too great for Aus'
tria to hold out much longer.
VIENNA, Dec. 1.—There is considerable internal dissen'
sion in diplomatic circles, and as a consequence the Austrian
ministers of the interior, commerce and finance have resigned
and their successors will be immediately appointed.
BISHOP AND PRINCE WORKING PEACE SENTIMENT.
GENEVA. Dee. 1.—The Bishop of Freiberg is a strong
peace advocate, and lie is assisting Prince Buelow in arousing
a sentiment for peace among the Catholics of the neutral and
belligerent countries.
33,000 BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY.
LONDON, Dec. L— It lias been officially announced that
the British prisoners of war in Germany number 33,000.
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FRANCE RESTRICTS USE OF HORSES AND AUTOS.
PARIS, Dec. 1.—The war department has issued an order
restricting the use of horses and automobiles by high army
officers.
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TO AGAIN RUN TRAINS BERLIN CONSTANTINOPLE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 1.—Arrangements are being
made for the re-establishment of a direct train service be
tween Berlin and Constantinople.
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ROUMANIA WILL SOON DELIVER LUTIMATUM
BUCHAREST, Dec. 1.—Roumania is undoubtedly figur
ing on joining in the war, and has notified Austria that she
will deliver her ultimatum after the allies have concentrated
500,000 men in the Balkans.
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TORPEDOPLANE SERVICE ORGANIZED IN FRANCE.
PARIS, Dec. 1.—Now that France has developed an
aerial force with battleplanes, cruiserplanes, scouts and lesser
aircraft, which the officers refer to as torpedoplanes, it has
been necessary to organize this overhead' service with the
same manoeuvres of advance anil retreat, attack and defence.
Unlike an army or fleet, which can move only in one direction
parallel with the surface of the earth or water, a fleet of air
warships can move in any direction, upward, downward, for
ward or backward, and at any oblique.
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BERLIN, Dec. 1.—It is officially announced that when
the Teutons took Prisrend the Bulgarians captured 15,000
Serbian nrisoners.
WAR TAX WILL AFFECT ENGLISH GOLD MINING.
LONDON, Dec. 1.—American supremacy in gold mining
is one of the probable results of the new war taxation in Great
[Britain. While the large gold mines of the would have been
j mainly opened by American mining engineers, they have been
owned by the British because of a system of finance which
brings public money to the support of mining much more
generally than in America, where the investing public does
not take* the same interest in the industry. This structure,
whereby London has become the mining capital of the. world,
is -now threatened by the new “excess profits” tax,” one of
the features of the new war budget. 4j^
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AUSTRIA DELAYS REPLY ON SINKING OF ANCONA.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The Austrian embassy has no
tified the Secretary of State that there will be some delay in
furnishing the Austrian official report on the sinking of the
Italian liner Ancona. A formal statement will be compiled
and furnished the United States as soon as tin* Austrian for
eign office can get in touch with the commander of the sub
marine which made the attack. It is explained that this is
difficult, as the submarine is not at present at its base in i’ola.
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LAST OF CORONATION CEREMONY HELD TODAY.
TO Kin. Dec. 1.—The last official ceremony connected
with the rites of coronation was held today in the imperial
palace.
It was a service of gratitude to the imperial ancestors and
imperial deities of heaven and earth. The emperor advanced
before the shrines dedicated to the ancestors and deities and
humbly offered up prayer and thanks for the joyous and safe
accession to the throne of the empire.
The emperor, accompanied by his retinue, passed from
the palace to the Koreiden Hall, where he changed his dress
into the Japanese ceremonial robe, the same robe as worn on
the occasion of the previous ceremony at Kioto.
The emperor reverently proceeded to the altar and wor
shipped before the holy of holies. Next the crown prince,
princes and princesses of the blood and other members of the
| imperial family proceeded before the altar and worshipped,
j The service was ended to the strains of the sacred Kagura
. music.
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HOW GERMANY SMUGGLES ITS SUPPLY GASOLINE.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 1.—New devices for smuggling con
Urnband into Germany are being continually brought to light
by the Dutch frontier officials. The latest discovery is that
a trainload of concrete building blocks bound for Belgium
contained several thousand gallons of gasoline. The blocks j
were hollow, each one providing a receptacle for eight gal
lons of oil.
A shipment of tombstones, required for marking the
graves of German soldiers, was examined and it was discov'
ered that the tombstones were hollow and filled with benzine.
Several wagonloads had crossed the frontier before the trick
was uncovereu.
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ROUMANIA HAS LARGEST ARMY IN BALKANS.
PARIS, Dec. 1.—Roumania lias thus far held aloof from
the gathering conflict. Her premier, Bratiano, is strongly
favorable to neutrality. Roumania is at issue with Bulgaria
| over the Black Sea country, which Bulgaria claims was un
fairly taken from her by Roumania. Roumanians natural in -
; terests are with Russia, as Roumanian hope of expansion is
northward in Transylvania. But there are powerful ele' |
merits at work to draw Roumania in, and if she enters the con-1
flict she will add’ the largest population and the largest army
of the Balkan states to the settlement of their internal and
their international issues.
NORTHERN SIBERIA CONTAINS GOLD NUGGETS.
SALONIKI, Dec. 1.—The valley of the Pek, in Northern
Siberia, which the Germans occupied early in their Serbian
campaign, may one day rank with the Kloudyke, for most
Serbians believe that it is rich in gold. Though the main de
posits have never been located’, the peasantry for generations
have made a slender income from pannings of wash gold,
coining, it is believed, from a rich quartz reef far up in the
hills.
The total output of gold from the smaller placer workings
has averaged about $15,000 a year for several generations.
Occasional nuggets of considerable size have been found, and
there is evidence that the Romans drew gold supplies from
this region.
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ILL ABOARD FIR
MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 1. — William
Jennings Bryan will depart for New
York tonight, to hold a conference
with Henry Ford before his peace
ship leaves for Europe.
BISMARK, Dec. 1. — Governor
Hanna, of North Dakota, has accept
ed and will accompany the Ford ex
pedition.
CHICAGO. Dec. 1. — Jane Addams,
who is a strong advocate of peace,
has endorsed the Ford plans, but
serious illness will prevent her from
leaving home at this time. She will
join the expedition later, if her health
permits.
COLLEGES FAVOR
XBW YORK, Dec. 1. — More than
usual interest centers in the tenth
annual convention of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association, to bo
held in this city December 28. Spe
cial speakers on subjects relative to
college athletics and military train
ing in the institutions holding mem
bership in the association, will in
clude former president William H.
Taft, President Garfield of Williams,
Prof. Corwin, chairman of the Yale
Athletic Association, and Dean Mc
Clenahan of Princeton.
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SEWARD, Dec. 1. — Postmaster
Phil J. Hickey. Jr., today tendered his
resignation. He says that the cut in
his office force, as recommended by
Inspector Neil, makes the Job not
worth holding, as it is impossible to
give good service under the existing
conditions. His term of office ex
pires next July, and as no Republi
can holdovers expect to be reappoint
ed, he thought this a good time to
make way for a Democrat.
WHEN STEAMERS WILL LEAVE
CORDOVA FOR SEATTLE.
The steamer sailings from Corclbva
to Seattle for the month of December
will be approximately on the follow
ing dates: Evans, December 3;
Northwestern, December 12; Farra
gut, December 16; Alameda, Decem
ber 19; Evans, December 27; b *h
western, December 29.
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