The Cordova Daily Times
* ____(Member of Associated Press) __
VOL. IV. NO. 266 CORDOVA, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS
COSSACKS ARE ADVANCING ON PETROGRAD
RUSSIAN SOVIET GOVERNMENT IS APPROACHING DISSOLUTION
BOLSHEVIKI CLOSE PETROGRAD
HEADQUARTERS-HUNS ATTACK
RIGA WITH POISONOUS GAS
LONDON, Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—The Russian soviet govern
ment is facing a crisis. Denekine’s
Cossacks are advancing from the
south and the Northwestern Russian
forces are within striking distance of
Petrograd.
The Bolshevik headquarters in Pq
trogra'd have been closed.
Denekine has captured the impor
tant city of Orel, with a thousand Bol
shevik prisoners and enormous quanti
ties of material.
The Daily Mail’s Reval correspon
, (lent reports that the British torpedo
boat destroyer Westcott has captured
six German merchant ships within the
past ten days. The ships have been
taken to Reval.
It is officially reported that the Let
tish government has returned Riga to
the union of the Baltic states, against
which the Russo-German army fought.
Huns Resort to Old Barbarities
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Letts claim that
the Germans are attacking Riga with
poison gas and bombarding the town
with trench mortars. They have done
heavy damage to the quays, and there
have been many civilian casualties.
The Letts and Lithuanians are sav
agely fighting the Germans and Rus
sians in Riga. Shells have, fired a por
tion of the town and many civilians
have been killed.
The Letts have captured many Ba
varians.
It is reported that a British de
stroyer has captured six German mer
chantmen.
Von der Goltz Quits German Army
BERLIN. Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—General Von der Goltz is re
ported to have resigned from the Ger
man army as the result of the entente
note.
MAYNARD MAKE
FAST FLIGHT
OVER SIERRAS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Lieutenant Maynard,
leader in the transcontinental aerial
race, started east yesterday afternoon
on the second half of the race.
Fast Trip Over Mountains
RENO, Nev., Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Lieutenant Maynard re
mained at battle Mountain last night.
He made the trip over the Sierras in
59 minutes.
Arrives at Salt Lake
SALT LAKE, Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Maynard has arrived here.
No other flyers have yet started on
the return trip.
Westerners Start
MINEOLA, N. Y., Oct. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Spatz and Smith have
started west on the second half of the
race.
GRIGSBY AND WICK
ARE ROOM-MAT ON
STEAMER FOR SOUTH
KETCHIKAN, Oct. 15 (Special to
the Daily Times).—Delegate George
B. Grigsby and James Wickersham,
who have been here several days
taking testimony in the 1918 election
contest, are going south on the steam
ship City of Seattle, both occupying
the same state room.
NETHERLANDS INSISTS
UPON FOUR DELEGATES
TO LABOR CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Netherlands lega
tion announces that the Hague gov
ernment will demand four delegates
to the international labor conference
to be held in Washington soon under
the terms of the peace treaty. These
will include Mr. Oudergeest, president
of the Dutch Labor Federation.
ARTIST ADMITS
TAKING PART
OMAHA, Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Detectives say that Leonard
Webster, an advertising artist who is
under arrest, has confessed to taking
part in the lynching of a negro, the
burning of the court house and the
attempted lynching of Mayor Smith
recently.
It is stated that Webster admitted
having struck the mayor over the head
with a gun. Webster is employed by
the World-Herald.
SIX HONS OF
LONGSHOREMEN
DROP STRIKE
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Six of the largest longshore
men’s unions have voted to return to
work. These unions have a member
ship of fifteen thousand.
Two hundred and sixty vessels of
the United States Shipping Board,
and probably the same number of pri
vately-owned vessels, have been de
layed from sailing or repairing by rea
son of the strikes of the longshoremen
and shipyard workers.
Union officials believe that the back
bone of the longshoremen’s strike has
been broken, and they predict that
fifty thousand men will be working by
Saturday^
It is expected also that work will
generally be resumed at Brooklyn.
HUSBAND NOT IMPLICATED
IN DROWNING OF WIFE
SEATTLE, Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—The prosecuting attorney
says he has no evidence showing that
Miller, who was arrested here yester
day in connection with the drowning
of his wife, is guilty of murder.
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LIKE THE WORM OF THE PROVERB,
BURLESON TURNS ON ACCUSERS
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Vigorously turning against his critics in his
first public address since he entered the cabinet of Presi
* dent Wilson, Postmaster-General Burleson told the Na
^ tional Hardware Officers’ Association today that the
postal administration had made a record remarkable in
development and wonderful in organization, and that its
standard of efficiency bordered on the miraculous. He
said that lie intended to stand on his present policy.
SHANTUNG AMENDMENT TO THE
PEACE TREATY WILL BE VOTED
UPON BY SENATE LATE TODAY
W ASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (by Associated Press).—The Re
publican leaders of the senate, with the acquiescence of the
Democrats, are planning to vote late today on the Shantung
amendments to the peace treaty.
Senator Colt, Republican, declared that the adoption of the
textual amendments would mean the defeat of the treaty and
would accomplish no result that reservations could not accom
plish. He advocated the reservations.
Senator (Avon proposed an interpretative resolution for the
preservation of self-government for Egypt. Owen said he
stood for the unqualified acceptance of the treaty.
RAILROAD UKEY BE PASSED
IN GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL
SEATTLE, Oct. 15 (by Associated Press).—Senator Jones
ot \\ ashing-tort has wired to J. L. McPherson, manager of the
Alaska bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, stating
that it is*uncertain how soon the senate committee on appro
priations will act on the Jones amendment to the general de
ficiency bill, to provide immediate funds for the Alaska gov
ernment railway.
Mr. McPherson says that favorable action on the amend
ment seems assured, and that it will make money available im
mediately for next year’s work. He says that all friends of
Alaska are indebted to Senator Jones for his efforts in aiding
railroad legislation.
PRESIDENT PASSES
RESTLESS DAY BUT
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—Dr. Grayson’s bulletin
last night stated that President Wilson
had spent a restless and uncomfortable
day, owing to minor but irritating new
complications. His patient showed
improvement toward night, the doctor
said.
President Wilson is keeping in
touch with governmental affairs. He
passed a good night and continues to
improve.
MAGYAR GOVERNMENT
TO DEAL WITH ALL
INDUSTRIAL MATTERS
PARIS, Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Under the leadership of Pre
mier Stambuliwsky, the Hungarian
government has adopted constitutional
amendments giving the government
power to deal with all industrial mat
ters, to control combines, trusts, and
the manufacture and supply of goods.
SENA' lOMMITTEE
VOTES TO PENALIZE
RAILROAD STRIKERS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (by Associ
ated Press).'—The senate interstate
commerce commission voted yester
day to include a provision in the per
manent railroad legislation penalizing
strikes.
THIRST OF STEAM IPS
BEING APPEASED BY
CUSTOMS OFFICERS
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—In accordance with
prohibition regulations now govern
ing the import of wet goods into the
United States, customs officers are
sealing all bottles, kegs and hogs
heads of liquors aboard steamships
calling here for bunkerage service,
with the exception of a small allot
ment sufficient to appease the thirst
of officers and crew while in port.
INDUSTRIAL SITUATION MUST
BE SOLVED BEFORE CONFERENCE
ADJOURNS, SAYS PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—At the White House to
day it was said that President Wilson
would not sanction the adjournment
of the national industrial conference
until it had exhausted every possible
means of solving the present indus
trial situation.
The President, despite his illness, is
advised of the tense situation in the
conference resulting from the contro
versy over labor’s proposal to arbi
trate the steel strike. President Wil
son feels that this should not endan
ger the success of the conference.
The industrial conference yesterday
appointed three subcommittees and
then adjourned.
The proposal for the arbitration of
the steel strike was not acted upon.
The conference, by a rising vote
today, accepted Harry Wheeler’s reso
lution expressing the hope of the con
ference for the speedy recovery of Mr.
Gompers.
Mr. Wheeler is chairman of the cap
ital group at the conference.
Gompers Is Taken III
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—Samuel Gompers, presi
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, and one of the labor group at
tending the industrial conference now
in session, has broken , down with
nervous exhaustion and is confined to
his bed. ' His temperature today was
101.
Labor leaders say that the illness
of Mr. Gompers is the result of months
of unremitting work in connection with
the peace treaty, the international la
bor congress at Amsterdam and the*
steel strike.
Mr. Gompers expects to return to
the conference tomorrow. The Ameri
can Federation of Labor may elect
First Vice President James Duncan as
temporary Resident if Mr. Gompers’
illness continues.
COAL MINERS
AND EMPLOYERS
TO CONFER.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—President Lewis of the
United Mine Workers has accepted
the invitation of Secretary of Labor
Wilson to confer with the employers
with reference to the disagreement in
the bituminous coal industry.
The strike order has been mailed to
all the subordinate unions, calling for
a cessation of work on November 1.
William Greene, secretary-treasurer
of the miners’ organization, and Presi
dent Lewis signed the strike order
calling on the miners to cease produc
tion of coal at midnight on October 31.
CUTTING WOOD
ON STEAMERS
TO KEEP WARM
’ 4
FORTYMILE, Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—The three hundred passen
gers and members of the crews of the
four marooned steamers on the Yukon
are reported to be cutting wood to
keep the fires going, and are sticking
by the vessels in the hope that the
weather will moderate.
They are amply supplied with food.
CALIFORNIA GROWERS
TO SPEND MILLIONS
ADVERTISING RICE
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. 15 (by
Associated Press).—For the purpose
of developing a home market for Cali
fornia rice, a $3,000,000 advertising
Campaign is to be launched soon by
California rice growers and millers, it
was recently announced by the Pacific
Rice Growers’ Association. A million
dollars a year for three years is to be
expended in magazines and news
papers throughout the country.
SPAIN SEEKS
TO RECOVER
GIBRALTAR
PARIS, Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—The American peace delega
tion announced today that the formal
ratification of the treaty, making the
instrument effective, will not occur
this week, as was expected, and that
an indefinite postponement of this step
has been made.
British Ratification Duly Made
The copy of the peace treaty signed
by King George of Great Britain has
been received by the peace conference.
Spain Wants Gibraltar
King Alfonso of Spain is coming to
Paris, it is believed, to endeavor to
settle the French and Moroccan con
troversy. Great Britain also enters
into the question, as Spain wants to
recover Gibraltar.
POINCARE SIGNS DECREE
FOR DEMOBILIZATION
PARIS, Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—President Poincare has
signed the decree of general demobi
lization, effective upon the cessation
of hostilities.
NATIONALISTS WILL
SUPPORT GOVERNMENT
LONDON, Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—The Turkish Nationalists are
reported to have agreed to support the
existing government, thus solving the
crisis in Turkish affairs.
JAPAN’S NAVAL PRFGRAM
FOR' ENSUING YEAR
TOKIO. Oct. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Newspapers here say that
Japan is to build two battle cruisers
and twenty-two other warships during
the next fiscal year.