The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME: ONE. NUMBER 217. _CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1915. ~ PRICE TEN CENTS.
, BPLGARA TO JOIN ALLIES IN WAR
QUARRELS OF BALKAN NATIONS BEEN SETTLED
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, ADRIFT AT SEA
' NEARLY THREE
WEEKS
Weak and exhausted and almost
famished for want of food and fresh
water the crew of the twelve ton
^ schooner Favorite of Cordova beached
their boat between Point Bentwick and
Hinchinbrook, after drifting at sea
in a storm for nearly three weeks.
On July 28 Capt. Bing Hal'.eck, K.
Lawrenze, D. E. Fuller, Fred Hast
ings and a man known as Chris left
Douglas on a trip to Warm Springs
Bay, which is not far from Sitka.
They lost their course and since that
time the schooner has heen at the
mercy of the sea. For tweleve days
a severe storm raged and at times the
little craft was completely submerged
by the high waves. Twice during this
terrible experience did they drop their
anchors at w'here they believed was
a point off Yakatage beach, but both
anchors were lost and it was impossi
ble to get ashore. For nine days the
men were without a drop of fresh
water and their rations consisted
principally of onions.
Last Monday a landing was made
between Point Bentwick and the Hin
chinbrook lighthouse where the
schooner was beached. The men were
suffering from thirst and hunger and
it was several days before any of them
were in condition to seek assistance.
Finally Lawrenze and Fuller started
out and walked to Strawberry Point,
where they found an old canoe and
started in it for the wireless station at
Whiteshed, arriving there at 9 o’clock
last night. Here Manager Oillis cared
for and fed them, later sending them
to Cordova in the navy launch, where
they today got in telegraphic com
munication with relatives and friends
at Douglas, advising them of their ex
perience and condition.
The lighthouse tender Kukui left
this afternoon to pick up the balance
of the members of the ship-wrecked
crew.
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NEW GOAL LEASE
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The surveys of the Bering River and
Matanuska coal fields will be com
pleted by the end of the season, it is
indicated. Frank M. Johnson, super
visor of surveys of the general land
office, who is now in Alaska, has re
ported by telegraph to Commissioner
of the Land Office at Washington that
he will be through by the end of the
summer, and that George W. Evans,
who is blocking out the coal areas,
will have this work completed by fall.
The committee which had in charge
the framing of the form of lease and
regulations under which areas of Al
aska coal land could be leased for com
mercial development has completed
h'' its work and Secretary Lane has sub
mitted u draft of the form to several
practical coal men, for criticism.
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A train arrived from the interior
late last night and a local, with pas
sengers and mail, left for Chitina at
10 o’clock this morning.
SOFIA, Aug. 20—The entente powers have succeeded in
successfully completing the difficult negotiations with Bulgaria,
and that country has now come to terms with the allies and is
ready to enter the war at once by attacking Turkey. The allies
have offered Bulgaria that portion of Macedon is which was
given to her by the first Serbo-Bulgarian treaty in 1912. Later
developments immediately after the war with Turkey resulted
in Bulgaria losing this land', and it has always been a source of
irritation between the two nations.
Serbia will be given proportionate compensation for her re
linquishment of this territory to Bulgaria. One of the dreams
of Serbia is to be satisfied and that nation will have a seaport on
the Aegean Sea. As Greece is intimately connected with the
negotiations owing to Bulgaria claims for certain territory’
given to Greece after the Balkan war, the present adjustment
is really three sided. Greece has agreed to give Serbia the sea
port of Kavalla and the districts of Kavalla and Seres, now
Greek territory. Greece on the other hand secures from Bul
garia a renunciation of all the latter nation’s claims to Saloniki
and Vodena. Bulgaria also releases all her demands for the
Serbian city of Uskub.
The nations effected’ all take immediate occupation of the
territory ceded to them so that Serbian Macedonia is now Bul
garia, and the districts of Seres and Kavalla are now Serbian
territory'. Greece is left in undisputed possession of the rich
city of Saloniki. This arrangement gives to each of the coun
tries some share of their claims and has gone a long way to
wards settling for good the territorial quarrels of the Balkan
nations. Bulgaria has agreed to declare war upon Turkey at
once. She is to be aided by the fund's of the allies, and has
been promised additional territorial concessions In European
Turkey probably being assured of Adrianople, which she has
always coveted and gave up with such reluctance to Turkey
after the peace of London. General Fitcheff, the Bulgariain
minister of war has resigned because of ill health and has been
succeeeded by’ General Jecoff, one the Balkan generals who at
tained an international reputation in the late wuir. The conclu
sion of the negotiations is looked’ upon as a great victory for
British diplomacy over the Teuton diplomats, who have been
also trying to coax Bulgaria to their side.
LONDON, Aug. 20—The more recent details received con
cerning the torepdoing of the White Star liner Arabic accounts
for all the passengers on board with the exception of eight.
Of this number but two Americans. One is Dr. Edmund' Wood,
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a leading surgeon of Ganesville, Wisconsin, and the other is
Mrs. Josephine Brugiere, a wealthy widow, sixtv-five years of
age, and the daughter of James K. Sather, the millionaire
banker of San Francisco. It is believed that the eight missing
must be surely dead.
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QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 20—The survivors are gradually
[all being brought to this city, and many interesting stories are
being told concerning the torpedoing of the Arabic. While the
injured' are far from being as numerous as in the case of the
Lusitania, yet almost all of the rescued passengers are suffering
from exposure and the chill of the water. Many of the Ameri
cans are being cared for in the hospitals, and some of trie
women are seriously ill as a result of their terrifying experience.
WASHINGTC )N, Aug. 20—Secretary of State Robert Lan
sing took action immediately as soon as the report of the Arabic
disaster was confirmed and cabled to the American consul at
Queenstown to interview the American passengers and secure
affidavits from them &s the particulars of the attack by the
German submersible. Some of these affadavits have already
been cabled to the State Department and the secretary has been
busy all morning reading them and conferring with his associ
ates. This government will make a full investigation into the
matter as the loss of American lives has been confirmed' and the
situation has arisen which the United States warned Germany
would be considered an “unfriendly act” if it occurred. It is
felt that the continued peaceful relations of Germany and the
United States are now seriously threatened and an open ruptlre
is imminent.
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Russian Forts Surrendered to Germany.
BERLIN, Aug. 20—The war office issued an official state
ment this morning announcing the complete subjugation of all
the forts comprising the Russian fortress of Novo Georgiesvsk.
Twenty thousand prisoners were taken when the last of the
forts capitulated, as well as an enormous stock of war materials
guns and miscellanous supplies. The fortress has held out for
days longer than the Teuton generals anticipated as tin1 resist
ance offered by the Russians was of the stubbornest nature,
they refusing to surrender until nothing but absolute annihila
tion was left for them Russian officers refused to sacrificetheir
men at the last and laid down their arms. The kaiser was de
lighted when the news of the fall of the Russian fortress was
received and immediately expressed his intention of leaving for
the eastern front and inspecting the captured forts. The coun
try in the vicinity of Warsaw is now fully occupied by the Ger
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Oppose Annexation Conquered Territory.
BERLIN, Aug. 20—While the government is pleased with
the attitude shown by the socialist members of the Reichstag
in voting for the new government war credits, it is not true that
the socialists have given their full support to all the policies
of the kaiser. This was unmistakenably shown at today’s
caucus of the two proups of socialist members in the legislature,
the Social Democratic and the Socialist parties. The matter of
permanently annexing the countries conqured by Germany in
the present war was considered and fully debated by the Social
ists who voted overwhelmingly against the proposition and
went on record as opposed to the annexation of any conquered
territory whatsoever. Belgium and Poland were specifically
considered by the socialists and their right to their own nation
ality asserted.
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White Star Freighter Bovic Sunk.
LONDON, Aug. 20—The White Star liner Bovic was tor
pedoed and sunk by a German submarine toady. Nothing
can be learned about the attack here, neither the government
or the company saying anything more than the boat had a large
cargo of war munitions and that she carried no passengers.
The crew were all foreigners.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20—It is reported here that the White;
Star liner Bovic has been torpedoed and sunk by a German
submarine. No details have been made public and at tin* offices
of the company in this city the officials refused to either affirm
or deny the rumor The Bovic is a freighter of the burden of
6500 tons. ■ — ,
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Brilliant Charge of French Troops.
LONDON, Aug. 20—The French troops have captured the
cross roads between Lens and Arras where the Germans form
erly held a wedge in the allied line. The trenches were taken
by a brilliant charge which despite the hot fire of the German
machine guns was successfully carried out.
Accident to Submarine Sinks Her.
LONDON, Aug. 20—A British submarine while cruising
around the sound this morning had a break down in her machin
around the sound this morning had a brek down in her machin
ery and sunk to the bottom. The accident was noted' at once
by a fellow submersible and while the boat has not so far been
raised fifteen of the crew has been saved.
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Germans Driving Russians Hard.
BERLIN, Aug. 20—The left wing of Von Maekeusen’s
army has been holding down the German right flank in Poland
has succeeded in forcing the Russian army behind Koterkakul
va, southeast of the fortress of Brest-Litovsk.
Another Norwegian Mail Boat Attacked.
CHRISTIANIA, Aug. 20—Another attempt to interefere
with the mail service of Norway has been made by a German
submarine. The Norwegian mail steamer Irma was held up by
a submersible while within the territorial waters of Norway
and the German commander requested permission to examine
the mail sacks. A Norwegian torpedo boat which was near
steamed to the scene and warned the submarine that the torpedo
boat would fire on her if she attempted to interfere with the 1
mail boat. The submersible sailed off without attempting to
enforce its demands.
CHRISTIANIA, Aug. 20—The Norwegian mail steamer
Irma which was interfered with by a German submarine was
halted, according to the story of the master, by the submarine i
firing-a shell across her bows. A Norwegian torpedo boat was
attracted by the sound of the shell fire and steamed’ to the spot
where the submarine was warned that it was within the terri
torial waters of Norway and requested to get outside' of the
three mile limit at once. The submarine at once retired.
FRISCO WOMAN
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Dispatches from Reno, Nev., tell of
the shooting there on July 28 of Geo.
Geiger, assistant superintendent and
trainmaster of the Southern Pacific at
Sparks. Geiger was formerly superin
tendent of the Copper River & North
western road, with headquarters at
Cordova.
The following details are given:
Geiger was shot four times by Ruth
Reed, a San Francisco woman, at the
Collins ranch four miles west of
Reno, about 1:30 this morning. Gei
ger is at a local hospital and is said
to have a fair chance to recover. The
woman has not been apprehended,
and Geiger is reticent about giving
information that may lead to her ar
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They had spent some time at a
roadhouse and left there about 1
o'clock to go to Laughton's. At the
Collins ranch the woman got out of
the machine and disappeared behind
some haystacks. Geiger says he went
to look for her and was confronted
with a revolver from which she fired
four shots. One bullet went through
his hip, another through his shoulder,
one through his right arm and an
other entered the mouth, emerging
near the nose. Geiger walked and
crawled to the roadhouse and from
there Sheriff Ferrell was called. Gei
ger has been at Sparks eighteen
months. His wife died about three
months ago.
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The Alaska Steamship Company’s
'ast steamer, the Alameda, arrived In
?ort Thursday evening shortly after
dx o’clock and remained here five
lours discharging freight. Her pas
sengers were:
For Cordova—Mrs. J. L. O'Brien.
Miss Hilda Clarke, Miss Kate Casey,
3riff Ellis, A. Larson, W. Robertson,
r. W. Weiss, H. Grierson, C. A. Breveg,
u. Wilinson, D. Smith, T. Walter. T.
Mortan, C. A. Brackett, W. H. Flas
cey, C. Hahn, B. Billups, J. D. Arm
strong, R. M. Crafton and J. W. Self.
For Seward—C. M. Faulkner, M.
Merman and wife, Mrs. Proesley, A.
sV. Jones and wife, W. Freemon, C.
A’. Wagner and wife, D. Turcott and
V. C. Bjork.
For Anchorage—C. F. Chapman,
Mrs. M. Bacon, E. G. Lockman, C.
A’. Arnold, F. M. Bates, Mrs. J. R.
s’estor, A. Shyman and Mrs. J. A.
^urley.
For Valdez—Mrs. T. Wikidel, Mrs.
A’. Streibel, J. Henderson, H. Wick
>ff, G. King and H. A. Lawrence.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hinman came
lown from McCarthy on last night’s
rain. They are on their way to the
states.
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Mrs. J. L. O’Brien has returned from
t trip to the states