The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME II. NUMBER 540. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
BULGARIANS ARE ROUTED BY SERBS
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MAUSHFIKHD. Ore., Sept. 16.
The hull of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company's liner Congress, which
vessel caught fire at sea yesterday, is
still burning. The hull is badly warp
ed above the waterline and complete
ly gutted.
SKATTHK, Sept. 16. — The passen
gers and crew of tho ill-fated Congress
arrived here and all are well.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16. — There was
a heavy frost in the Great Hakes re
gion last night, extending to the sf inii
of northern Tennessee. At Sibbing.
Minnesota, there was quite a fall of
snow.
MESSAGE LONG
„ Til ON THE
SEATTLE, Sept. Hi. — A war e'e
paii'tmejit relay message that left
Plymouth Itock, Massachusetts, last
Monday, arrived at Port Lawton at
10 o’clock this morning
JAPAN TO BUY
TOKtO,. Sept I'i. Tlte Japanese
government has officially announced
that with its gold specie reserve on
deposit in American hanks it will
purchase lirilisli exchequer bonds to
the amount of pm.no.nnt) yen, or about
$,ri0,000,050. The term is one year
and the rate of interest six per cent.
It is understood here that the Iirit
Ish government will use the gold in
payment for munitions of war pur
chased in the t'nited States
’ RUSSIA PLANS
on foot for a Kini.-renee regarding the
^ * railway construes inn program for 15*11
to 11120. Hepri entalives of public
and private bu ine s org ini/.tiom
from all pan • of It ia will attend
besides re pri • n' ti-,s of the imper
ial government The question of in
vestment of private capital in railwaj
construction will be taken up, as wel
aB of financing both of governmen
and private construction.
PRESIDENT'S SISTER DIED
TODAY IN CONNECTICUT
NEW LONDON, Conn., Sept. 16.
Mrs. Annie Howe, only sister of Prc
sldent Wilson, who has been ill fo
some time, died this morning fror
peritonitis.
SAFOXIKI, Sept. Hi.—The Bulgarian army is retiring in
disorder toward Monastic, pursued by tin* victorious Serbians.
The Bulgarian losses are enormous, one regiment losing fifteen
hundred men. The Serbians captured a large number of pris
on) i> and twenty nine guns, including several of heavy calibre.
The Serbians have already descended into the plains of Fiorina.
I’A IMS, Sept. lb. The Serbians routed the Bulgarians on
the western end of the Macedonian front, capturing thirty-two
cannon, 'flu* Serbians advances! six miles northeast of Fiorina.
Tlie Fn noli and Russian forces also administered crushing de
feats to the Bulgarians.
BFIM.IX, Sept. lb. An official statement advises that tin*
Bulgarians lost Malka and Xidge, in Macedonia, in u battle
vith the allies.
BKRL1X, Sept. 1b. A telegram from the kaiser to the em
press says the Teutonic forces in Dodrud.ja have gained a de
cisive victon over the Russo Roumanians.
Bit 11A RKST, Sept. 1b. It is admitted that the enemy is
deem ing and the Russians and Roumanians are retreating
from Dobrudja.
BERLIN, Sept. 16.—The Kaiser lias wired that Von Mac
kensen reports the central powers have achieved a victory by
severely defeating the Russo-Roumunians.
LONDON, Sept. 16.—As the result of an offensive move
ment, begun yesterday north of Somme, along the six mile front
from north of Gambles to beyond Poziercs, on the Bnpaume
road, the British hold in their entirety the villages of Gourcel
ette, Martinpuich and Flers.
PARIS, Sept. 16.—The French troops captured four hun
dred Germans in the Somme fighting yesterday, according to
official reports.
BERLIN, Sept. 16.—The Germans officially admit losing
the villages of Gourcelette, Martinpuich and Flers. It is
claimed that 400,00 British forces were engaged in the battle.
ROME, Sept. 16.—A new offensive to gain Treist is devel
oping successfully. Already a number of important positions
and a thousand’prisoners have been captured.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 16. The German guards along the
Dutch frontier, toward both Belgium and (Jermany, are with
drawing from Belgium in large numbers. The Belgian fami
lies who for months sought permission to enter Holland are now
streaming across the line with their belongings piled on every
kind of a conveyance.
ATHENS, Kept. 1(5.—-The king has called upon Nicholas
Hallagvyeropwulas, a supporter of the allies, to form a cabinet.
BERLIN. Kept. 1(5.- Russia has induced Roumania to pro
hibit absolutely the sale of liquor while the war lasts.
I’ETROORAD, Kept. 1(5.—The Turkish troops in the Cau
casus took the offensive west of Mush, but were defeated by the
superior fighting of the Russians.
BARIS. Sept. lb.—French musicians — instrumentalists,
conceit singers and teachers, excepting those who have gone to
America — are among the greatest sufferers from the prolon
gation of the war. Those who had savings had eaten them up
n two vears waiting fora revival of social life, and the concert
soiree engagements, while today that revival seems to be as far
«ff as it did a year ago.
ALASKA GUST
It. I,. Faris. assistant superinten
dent of the coast and geodetic survey,
alls attention to the exceeding dif
ficulty ttic survey lias in congress to
give il enough funds for the absolutely
necessary work the survey is trying
In do. For example, Faris says that
his bureau lias been unable to supply
the demand for accurate charts or
do do geodetic work that must he
done, if the two coasts arc to be ade
quately protected.
There has been a marked increase
in the amount of work the bureau
is called upon to do, but the field
force remains practically tlie same as
years ago. when this work was not
nearly as bulky as at present. The
result is much overtime work and a
decrease of bureau efficiency.
The field work is perhaps the most
important branch of all the work the
bureau has to do. The coast of Alas
ka is less than an eighth surveyed.
There are vast stretches of both the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts which de
mand early attention in this respect.
Faris says it is wise economy for con
gress to supply the bureau with ade
quale funds, as thereby insurance fall
.ml with tliFii. < 1»flip
public. Hut in spite of this urgent
need congress your after year turns
i n dent' ear to the bureau's request for
more money.
Specifying the needs of the bureau,
Karin says there should be funds not
only for the making of important
charts, but for the purchase of addi
tional vessels. Five launches should
be purchased for "ire dredging work
along tho coasts, and there should be
a suitable vessel to replace the one
1 formerly engaged in charting the Alas
ka coast. This vessel was condemned
last year and had to tie abandoned.
ACCOMPLISHED KATALLA LADY
VISITING SEWARD FRIENDS.
Mrs Frances li. Willoughby, of Ka
tulla, arrived to spend a few days
visiting in Seward, and she is the
guest of Mrs. Harry Halderston. Mrs.
Willoguhby is a clever writer, whose
work appears often in outside publi
cations. She has u very successful
future ahead If she continues the
work - Seward (Sate way.
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Rev. A. <!. Shriver will leave Mon
day for a visit to the towns up the
line In the Interest of the church. Mrs
Shriver will accompany her husbanc
as far as Ohltina.
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Mrs Hartley Howard, who has hoei
visiting friends In the states for sev
eral months past, left Seattle for honn
. on the Northwestern yesterday.
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There will he a dance at Eagle hal
tonight, to which the young people an
r looking forward with much ploaourc
i as they always have a good time a
* these week-end affairs.
LONDON, Sept. HI.—The sensation of the war lias been*
!he appearance and effective work of the British armored oars!
in the field. Their existence was a profound secret, and (ter
many was taken completely by surprise. Trenches full of dead
soldiers have been left in the wake of the cars> When the tier
mans tried to hold the ground and did not surrender or fly the
cars trundled across the shell craters and over trees and stumps,
cutting down many small trees on the way to the German
trenches. Here the deadly work started and then the cars pro
(‘ci iled on to the second line, and then the third line. On the
return to the north of Dinosaurus the speeding bullets from the
nostrils of these machines were now more amazing and looked
like a warship turret crossing fields and crashing; through
fences.
1 d )XI)< >X, Sept. 1 ti.—The new armored cars used by the
British in battle look like prehistoric monsters. A hundred
Germans surrendered in a body to one car. The British brought
down thirteen German aeroplanes in yesterday’s battle.
POT TTTf *s What Candidates Are Doing
^ * i-vyO flow Game Must Be Played In Alaska
Territorial politics promise to reach
the white heat stage before many
moons pass. In fact, there is already
evidence that this is not to be an un
interesting campaign, no matter from
what angle you view it. There are
scores of candidates in the field and
the issues are of sufficient import
ance to interest all the voters, not
excluding the dear women. They, too,
have a vote and may prove a big fac
tor in the November election.
At the present time both the Republi
can and Democratic candidates for
delegate to congress are stumping the
territory, James Wickersham is in
southeastern Alaska, and will likely
devote some time there before coming
, to Cordova, hut lie'll be along In due
time, and when he comes you will
know about it. Once he gets under
headway this same "James, the Ter
rible,'’ conducts a whirlwind campaign
Charles A. Sulzer, Is touring the Cop
per river valley, having arrived at
Chitina yesterday from Fairbanks. He
has never b°en in Cordova, so far at
1 we know, but Is said to be a forceful
and eloquent speaker, and a publi<
; meeting will be held upon his arrival
Too bad Wickersham and Sulzer art
not going to be here at the same time
for a joint debate with two such ora
tors would certainly be worth listen
ing to. And then there Is Lena Mor
row Lewis. Her Itinerary has not at
yet been made public.
For attorney general there Is i
three-cornered fight. George D. Schc
field opened his campaign at Nome
and addressed a large crow'd. Durini
the course of his remarks he attackei
George B. Grigsby on his labor record
but Grigsby had a come-back at bt
Seward meeting, the other night, am
called on former Nomeltes present t
verify his statement that he, and no
Schofield was the white-haired bo
with the union. As both are comin
' to Cordova shortly the third and d<
‘ dding bout can be witnessed by th
• voters. John H. Cobb was here fo
I a couple of hours when the Alamed
was In port, but politically he didn'
cut any figure.
Of course tieorge Dooley is in the
senatorial mixup and his friends, he
; Moving he would be the proper person
to represent this division at Juneau,
propose to give him a big vote. John
Honan and John Frame arc his oppon
ents, but when Dooley takes his fling
"around the circle” they will know
he Is in tlie race, and a tnan hard io
' head off.
There are bo many candidates for
| the legislature that it is doubtful If
j the average voter knows the names
j of them ail. Well, it is possibly just
j as well, because a number of them
are already in the "also ran” class.
I joe Murray, of McCarthy, and Tom
Holland, of Chitina. are among those
who have a wide acquaintanceship
throughout the division, and are fig
uring on being in the race on the
home stretch. Some of the others will
likely give us the “once over" before
it is time to deposit our little slips of
paper in the ballot box.
But on election day everything must
be quiet and orderly, as many restric
tions are placed upon candidates and
campaign managers by the last legis
lature. No workers, automobiles, re
freshments and all the other things
that go to make up a lively election
are allowed, and about the only way
any effective work can be done is
through the newspapers. Here's the
act:
, Section J5 Sale of liquor on elec
. lion day:
. Any person who shall barter, sell
; give away, or In any manner dispose
I of any intoxicating liquors, on the day
, of any general or special election ol
t territorial, divisional or municipal of
1 fleers within the territory, division ot
> municipal corporation In which said
t election is held, and before the polls
V have closed, shall upon convictioi
5 thereof, be punished by a fine of noi
i- less than one hundred dollars noi
a more than five hundred dollars, or bj
r imprisonment in the federal jail no
i less than ten nor more than thlrtj
t days, or both, In the discretion of th<
court.
Section 36. Bribery or influencing
voter:
If any candidate for office, in any
election as hereafter mentioned under
the laws of this territory, or any per
son. shall directly or indirectly offer,
promise, confer or give any money,
property, thing of action, victuals,
drink, preferment or other considera
tion or valuable thing, by way of fee,
reward, gift or gratuity, for giving or
refusing to give any vote in any elec
tion of any public officer, territory,
division or municipal whatever, or any
person who shall carry voters to any
polling place by wagon, steamboat or
otherwise, for the purpose of influenc
ing their votes, such person shall be
deemed and taken to be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction there
of, he punished by a fine or imprison
ment. or both, at the discretion of the
court, said fine not to exceed one
thousand dollars, no such imprison
tnent to exceed six months in the fed
eral jail, provided further, such per
son shall, on such conviction, and as
part of the judgment of the court, be
deprived of the right of suffrage, and
such candidate for office shall be dis
qualified to hold any office to which
he was elected at such election, and
provided further, if any person shall
directly or indirectly ask for, accept,
receive or take any suer bribe, or the
promise thereof, for giving or refus
; ing to give his vote In any such elec
lion, he shall be deemed guilty of a
j misdemeanor and punished with tht
like penalties us hereinbefore pre
scribed.
SPEEDY LAUNCH EN ROUTE
FAIRBANKS FOR RIGCS.
Thomas Higgs, Jr., member of the
Alaskan engineering commission, is a
real sourdough, of the north, and has
served his apprenticeship as a voy
ageur hv raft and canoe and pole boat
on many of the Alaskan streams. Rut
a launch with a speed of twenty-five
miles an hour is now on its way to
Fairbanks for the use of (.’ommission
er Higgs around Fairbanks and on the
Nenana, making further use of ca
noes unnecessary. She is a shallow
draft and is the latest word in rher
speed boat construction. She was de
signed by L. II Coolidge and built by
Schertzer Pros., at their plant on lake
Washington at Seattle. Trial trips
on the lake have proved her worth as
a speed boat, no trouble being found
in reeling off twenty five miles an
j hour with the engine new and stiff.
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The steamer Mariposa, which is to
the westward, is due here late tomor
row utghl or early Monday morning.
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Jack Dalton is a returning passen
ger from Seattle, having left there
yesterday on the steamer North
i western.
ALASKA SEEDS BE USED
FOR FORESTS IN NORWAY
For the purpose of obtaining dati
relative to the Alaskan forests am
weather conditions, and also to socuri
seeds of trees of southeastern Alask;
that same may be transplanted In Not
way. \ it tone Smitt, forestry expert fo
the Norwegian government, is vlsli
ing Juneau, with forest supervisor \\
(!. Weigle. In the party is \V. (lal
riolson, representing one of the lart
est newspapers In Norway.
For two weeks past Smitt has bee
engaged in a tour of the Tongass foi
est. Norway maintains experiments
stations and the seeds procured her
till be forwarded and these agencit
will transplant them in western No
iy.
The Norwegian government fo
some time past has been endeavorln
to reforest portions of Its country, an
after an Investigation concluded thi!
the Sitka spruce, which constitute
the bulk of the timber grow th in soutl
eastern Alaska, would be suitable fo
this purpose, hence Mr Smltt's \tsi
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A train arrived front Chltlna lal
this afternoon, bringing passenget
and mall.
TWO STEAMERS
ON m TO
SEATTLE, Sept Hi. — The steamer
Northwestern sailed from here yester
day morning, her passengers for Cor
dova being Mrs. Bartley Howard, Mrs.
T. M West, Harvey Blugeustein and
I wife. Jack Dalton, I) M Hill, E, L.
Sweeney, Victor Sicotte and one
steerage.
SEATTLE, Sept. Di. — The steamer
Admiral Evans sailed at noon for
southwestern Alaska Her only Cor
dova passengers were John Hedstrom
and Theo. Wolf.
LONDON, Sept 15. The alliance
for promoting international friendship
through the churches, which had its
conception in the minds of some of
the members of the Church Peace I'n
I ion, is making slow but steady pro
gress in the work of setting up its
j machinery The countries thus far
; included in its membership now num
. her nine, viz., Great Britain, Italy,
I France. Switzerland, Holland, Norway,
Sweden, Denmark and the United
States.
BON TON ORCHESTRA
TO GIVE SERIES DANCES.
i Mr, Foster, of the Bon Ton Orches
tra. has received an excellent set of
I trap drums, which completes the Bon
1 i Ton orchestra.
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I The Bon Ton Orchestra is now open
J for all engagements and beginning
1 i next week w ill give a series of dances
j Nothing has been, or will be spared,
[ to make the orchestra the best and
| Cordova can be proud of an organlza
| tlon of Its kind.
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GROUP OF CLAIMS AT
UNGA BEEN BONDED
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j Alexander Bradford, a civil engl
1 j neer, has bonded three recently dls
e j covered mining claims on Unga Island
s I These claims, belonging to Cushing
land John Gardener, are about three
1 miles south of the Appolo property,
r and are said to have figured at $25.
* U00 each in the deal
* Fight men are at *ork on the pro
1 pert.v for Bradford, who represents
s outside interests
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r A movement is on foot to lay an
additional cable between Seattle and
Ketchikan, to connect with other
e I cables already laid In the -inside pas
s • sage," so as to relieve the Sitka route
| of much of its load.