The Ci irclova Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 224. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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Ed. Wood, of Valdez, who was ap
pointed road overseer at the last ses
sion of the territorial legislature, is
in Cordova, having come down from
the interior on yesterday’s train. The
^ forestry money for road building in
the territory is now available, and
$11,310.80 is the amount that comes
to the Third division.
The expediture of this money is left
to the discretion of the road overseer
and Mr. Wood realized the necessity
of improving the trail over Sour Dough
Hill and has advertised for bids for
this work, the same to be opened on
September 2. There are also some
repairs to be made to the trail leading
from Ohitina to the mouth of the Kot
sina. In the neighborhood of $2,800
will be required to do this interior
work.
Mr. Wood spent this morning in in
vestgating the most feasible way of
building a roadway to the old town.
He has about $16000 for this work,
which will be let by contract. There
are two routes under consideration,
the one up A avanue and the other
from Second street, cutting across in
front of the Schaffer cottage. Which
ever trail is selected can later be ex-j
tended to the cemetery.
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WANTS TO TINT
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 28—Chair
man Edes of the Alaska Railroad Com
mission has cabled Secretary Lane
from Seward asking for permission to
take over the Alaska Northern Rail
road. This includes all the rolling
stock and operating fixtures as well as
the terminals, and ft is asserted that
the necessary authority will be for
warded to him at once.
THREE PASSENGER BOATS
ARE NEARING GQRQOVA
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The steamer? Worth western is sched
uled to arrive here Sunday morning at
3 o’clock. As she has 475 tons of
freight for Cordova, including 150,000
feet of lumber for the railroad com
pany, she will be in port ten or
eleven hours.
The Admiral Evans should reach
Katalla about 11 o’clock and if she
does will dock at Cordova Sunday
morning about 9 o’clock.
The steamer Mariposa left Juneau
at 9 o’clock this morning, and unless
delayed at Skagway unloading freight,
will be here early Monday morning.
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It was reported this morning that
the collier Prothemus was due to ar
rive here tomorrow, but the wireless
station has had no information to that
effect.
LONDON, Aug. The Russian armies are continuing their
retreat all along the line, the Teutonic allies never failing to
exert a steady pressure o nthe retiring Slavs, and gradually oc
cupying one town after another and forcing the Russian gen
erals to new positions. Despite this discouraging state of
affairs, the official advices from Petrograd reiterate forcibly
the intention of the Czar not to make peace separately. It is
officially asserted that there is absolutely no possibility for
separate peace, and the Russians are determined to stand' by
their allies, and Grand Duke Nicholas says that there can be
no peace until the last German and Austrian has been driven
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from Russian soil. The Russians are preparing to intrench I
themselves and resolve the fighting into conditions similar toj
the western battle front. The military experts here agree with,
with the Russian general staff that the German turning move-'
ment in Courland is unlikely to threaten the Russian capital
seriously, at least not this autumn. Von Hindenberg is finding
the task of conquering the Baltic coast a difficult one, and has)
made no progress in that direction of late. The Russian fore-1
ign minister Kazonofif declared today that there was no dis
agreement among the allied commanders and that they wen
all working harmoniously to destroy the common enemy.
Submarine Warfare on Passengers Mnst Cease.
"WASHINGTON, Aug. 28—The negotiations between Ger
many and America on the subject of submarines warfare will
begin as soon as the Wilson administration announces its readi
ness. Von BernstorfT has been instructed by his government to
open the negotiations with a disavowal for Germany of taking
the lives of any Americans at the time of the attack on the
Lusitania. Wilson is determined, however, that the Arabic
matter must be settled, before renewing the general subject of
submarine warfare as started by the Lusitania case. The
purpose of this is because the president wishes to have Ger
many’s sincerity, in its announcement that under seas warfare
against passenger carrying vessels would be ended, determined
definitely before continuing the previous negotiations.
Conditions Upon Which Bulgaria Will Go To War.
SOFIA, Aug. 28—The official organ of the government
announced editorially today that if conditions affecting the
territorial demands of Bulgaria were complied with, so that
Bulgaria would recover that portion of Macedonia she was en
titled to after the first Balkan war, gets her seaport on the
Aegean Sea, and Roumania cedes the section of Dobruja forced
from Bulgaria at the time of the second Balkan war, that Bul
garia would immediately intervene in the war on the side of the
allies, and send her army, already mobilized, into the field
against Turkey. The newspaper says that if these conditions
are met, King Ferdinand will convene parliament at once for
the purpose of declaring war.
Germans Lose Heavily In Storming Forts.
DVTNNK, Aug. 28—Most of the former Garrison at Osso
wetz, who made their escape when the Russian general staff
decided to abandon the fortress say that the German losses in
the attack against the forts were enormous. The number of
killed and wounded reached such a total as to surpass the
imagination, the German commanders storming heavily forti
fied positions with, a reckless disregard of the lives of' their
soldiers. German officers who were captured' in the attack and
taken prisoners state that the Germans lost several times the
number of the Russian garrison in the storming of the forts.
Spectacular Battle in Mid-Air.
PARIS, Aug. 28—Four German aeroplanes appeared over
Paris at an early hour this morning an attempted to drop
bombs on principal portions of the city. The French aeroplane
fleet rose to repel the invaders and a spectacular battle in the
air followed which for skilful maiujuvring arid daring flying
probably was the most wonderful battle of the war so far.
The French machines carried machine guns which were train
ed' on the Taubes and one German aeroplane was shot to pieces
in midair. The others fled.
Claim Wilson Won Diplomatic Vivtory.
LONDON, Aug. 28—All the leading British newspapers
take the view that-president Wilson has won a diplomatic vic
tory in the pending submarine negotitions with Germany. The
success of the American president means that Germany will
be forced to considerably modify he| present method of war
ring on unarmed passenger vessels, and the decision of Ger
many to recede from its former position on this matter will
have a momentous effect on the entire submarine question.
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Scene of Action to be Transferred to France.
LONDON, Aug. 27—The Germans are transferring large
: bodies of troops from the eastern to the western front, and it is
, felt that the battle line in northern France will see more activi
ty soon. Both sides are preparing for operations on a' huge
scale during the fine weather of the coming fall.
Another Poland Town Taken By Germans.
BERLIN, Aug. 28—The war office officially announced this
morning that Teutonic pressure along the Gelota and Wiipa
rivers in eastern Galicia had resulted in the Russian lines at
these places being pierced. The occupation of the town of
Narew in Poland, north of Brest-Litovsk and twenty miles
southeast of Bilaystok is also announced.
Italians Making Headway in Austria.
ROME, Aug. 28—Very little news is.being received to be:
mafle public concerning the operations Cf the Italian troops at:
the front. The fighting is wholly confined to Austrian terri
tory7 with the exception of such naval encounters as have oc-j
curred and a few airship raids made by Austrian airmen.;
The Italians are carrying out two distinct plans of campaign,
one with Trieste as an objective and the other driving at Trent]
to the north. The latter movement is the more difficult as the* j
country is extremely mountainous, most of the fighting center
ing towards the valley of the Adige, on whose banks the city
of Trent is located. Towards Trieste the bulk of the fighting
has been along the Tzonso front in a country not so mountainous
as the Trentino. The plan of the Italian general staff in both
fields of hostilities are similar comprising a great enveloping
movement which is slowly but sttdily proceeding. The
Italians are taking care to avoid injuring the towns, and very
little bombardment of towns has taken place.
England May Take Over Her Coal Mines.
LONDON, Aug. 28—More of the Welsh coal minors went
on strike today as a protest against the awards of arbtrator
Runciman. The coal difficulty is taking considerable of the
attention of the coalition cabinet, but it is not thought that an
other attempt will be made by the government to enforce the
Munitions Act as regard tfye strikers. Leading publicists!
throughout the country are seriously advocating the govern !
ment taking over the mines and operating them, and justify
their position as an emergency war measure.
English Money Takes Tumble in Market.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28—The English pound is still on the;
down grade, and the exchange .situation is daily growing
more serious. Despite the telegram from Vanceboro today
announcing publicly a huge shipment of English gold and
bonds speeding to New York on an armored train, the value of
tin* English pound dropped from yesterday’s low record and
made a new mark for itself by selling at $4.G2J/‘>.
King Nicholas Leads His Men In Battle.
PARIS Aug. 28—Fighting has commenced again along the
Austrian border between Austria on one side and Montenegro
and Serbia on the other. King Nicholas left Cettinje yesterday
for the front and will personallv lead his soldiers at the front.
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"GUGGY"STOCKS
NEW YORK, Aug. 28—The stock
market was active today, the chief
feature of the operations being thej
trading in the coppe1' stocks. Gug-i
genheim Exploration and Tennesse
lead all the other metal stocks in the
number of shares traded in.
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St. Bertha’s Guild met tilts after
noon at the Red Dragon Club House.
After organization refreshments were
served and a pleasant and profitable
year is looked forward to by the young
ladies interested.
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Deputy Marshal Brightwell went out
the line this morning to serve some
legal papers.
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Don’t fall to see “The Sea Wolf” at
the Empress Sunday night.
TORPEDO FLOTILLA NOT
COAAING TO GOUDOVA
The local Chamber of Commerce re-!
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ceived the following self-explantory j
telegram this morning from Com-'
mauder Shary of the U. S. S. Paul
Jones.
"The officers and men of the tor-j
pedo flotilla regret that lack of time
prevented visit to your city, especially
after your kind invitation and assur
ances of a good time.”
VILLA CLAIMS DEFEAT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28—General
Villa announced today through bis
agent in this city, that he had inflicted
a serious^defeat upon the Carranza
troops in the neighborhood of Villa
Garcia. The Carranza losses are re
ported to be two hundred dead and
five hundred wounded. Villa at the
head of his forces is now beseiging the
city of Montrey.
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The firm of Harmon & Deever has
been dissolved, J. H. Deever retiring,
and a new organization effected by G.
A. Hannon. The business win here
after be carried on by the Harmon
Machinery Company, Incorporated,
and there will be associated with Mr.
Harmon two practical machinery men
of Portland, D. C. Koons and F. W.
Brooks, both of whom will shortly ar
rive here to make Cordova their
home.
The new company intends to enlarge
and extend its business and as soon as
a suitable location can be secured
wrill carry a stock of gas engines,
pump and water wheel equipment,
pipe and fittings. An effort will also
be made to secure its share of Alas
kan business, by having one or more
members of the firm make personal
trips to the various camps.
BISHOP HEFF
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WINONA, Aug. 28—Bishop Heffron
who was shot and seriously injured by
a demented priest yesterday is re
ported this morning to be much im
proved. The Bishop had opiates ad
ministered to him and passed a rest
ful night. He expressed no antagon
ism towards his assailant and said
that he was sorry for the man. The
attending physicians now feel that he
has more than an even chance to re
cover.
10 AT ONCE DEVELOP
PORT WELLS PROPERTY
The Cordov* Mining and Develop
ment Company has taken its stock off
the market, as sufficient funds have
been raised to proceed with the work
of opening up their quartz properties.
On Monday Secretary George Dooley
will leave on the launch Pansy for
Port Wells, taking four more men
with him to begin getting the ore
ready for the aerial tram which has
been ordered from Geo. A. Harmon's
local machnery house. Bunkehouses
are to be built and other work done
preparatory to the installation of a
new six stamp mill.
SEATTLE MERCHANT
DIES THIS MORNING
SEATTLE, Aug. -28—Paul Sln«or
man, one of the pioneer merchants of
this city and head of the clothing
firm bearing his name, died at his
home this morning.
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