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VOLUME ONE. NUMBER FIFTY-SEVEN. CORDOVA, ALA8&VTHUR.SDAY, FEBBUARY 11, l‘*15. I'KICK TKN CWNTH
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GERMANY LOSES 45,000 MEN IN WEEK
EMPEROR VERY MUCH DISTRESSED OVER GREAT SLAUGHTER IN POLAND
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Special to The Times Fly Associated ITess.
LONDON, Feb. 11—Emperor William, of Ger
many, returned hurriedly from Poland, according to
advices received here, and yesterday held a long con
Terence on military matters with the chief of staff.
It is reported that the emperor is very much de
pressed'over the terrible losses sustained by the Ger
man forces in their attacks against the intrenched
Russians, and the total lack of gain thereby.
Unconfirmed reports from Warsaw state that
1 the German losses on the Bzura and Rawka fronts
during the past week have been more than 4f),(MM)
men. It is said that the emperor protested against
this usless slaughter of his men, but that I linden
berg continued his hammering tactics against the
Russian front until the utter futility of attempting to
dislodge the Russians was so apparent that the at
tacks were discontinued.
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LONDON, Feb. 11—Advices from Petrograd
state that the retirement of the Russian forces in
1 Bnkowina, where they have evacuated Czernowitz,
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is more than offset by the Russian gains in tin* Car
pathians.
The advices also state that the Germans are
rushing heavy reinforcements into Kasl Prussia,
"here the Russians are making steady gains
It is said that tin* allies have received assurances
which satisfies them that Rouinania will join them at
the proper time. Reports from that country state
that Austria is menacing Rouinania, evidently for
the purpose of deterring the government from tak
ing sides with the allies.
WILSON INSISTS
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11—Fron
present indications an extra sessioi
of congress seems inevitable. At (
conference at the White House be
tween President Wilson and the ad
ministration leaders of the Senatt
and House today, it was decided t<
stand by Senator Gore's substitute fo
present ship purchase bill. The figh
in the Senate will he relaxed whili
the Gore substitute is attached to th<
Week's bill in the House. In thi
meantime some of the appropriate
bills will be disposed of in the Sen
ate.
The Weeks bill, which has alread;
passed the Senate, proposes the use o
naval vessels in times of emergence
for the carrying of mails and freight
Senator Gore’s amendment to th
present ship purchase bill containi
proposals which command the sup
port of sufficient of the I’rogressivi
members of the Senate and the in
surgent Democrats to secure the par
sage of the measure.
Announcement from the Whiti
House is to the effect that the Presi
shipping hill even if an extra sessioi
of congress is necessary to put i
through.
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TO COAST
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11—To mee
the competition of vessels carryin
freight betwen the Atlantic and Pac:
tie coasts via the Panama canal, th
Interstate Commerce Commission ha
issued an order permitting the tram
continental road to establish a con
modity rate from eastern points t
the Pacific coast terminals which I
lower than the rate to intermedlat
points,
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Captain Glenn E. Edgerton, of th
Alaska Road Commission, with hi
bride, were passengers on the Watso
for Valdez.
Today's news in today’s Daily Time
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L()NI)ON, Feb. 11—Replying to t lie (piestion as
to whether Great Britain, with a view to ending the
terrible loss of life resulting from the war in which
Europe was engaged, was prepared to declare public"
ly the basis upon which the allies were willing toi
discuss terms of peace, Sir Edward Gray, in an ad
dress before the House of Commons, said that the,
recent public utterance's by the German government
gave no reason to suppose that the desired purpose
would 1><* promoted by adopting the course suggest
ed. llis reply was loudly cheered by the members
of the House.
NATIONAL LEAGUE MAGNATES CONVENE
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i NEW YORK, Feb. 11—With the
- ending of the National league sched
! ule meeting, which began here Tues
day, the baseball magnates of organ
ized baseball will begin to edge out
of the spotlight in favor of the play
. er. The winter months mark the
, season of the magnate's greatest protn
t inence, and this has been particularly
true of the league executives and club
owners since the world's series. The
struggle between organized and inde
pendent baseball intereste has forced
the player, in his active role, well In
to the background. With the call for
spring training and the announcement
of schedules real baseball enthusiasm
will begin to revive and the possibil
ities of the 1915 season outlined.
Before this situation in the national
sport can be reached, however, there
are a number of important rulings,
legal and executive, that must be clar
ified. The schedule meeting of the
American league has already been
held and the National league is now
holding its final session in this city.
At this gathering the magnates of
the senior league will pass officially
upon the playing dates of the coming
season and also upon several resolu
tions and suggestions passeil or con
sidered at the meeting held early in
December.
Chief among these Is tho rule lim
iting a club to twenty one players dur
ing the major portion of the pennant
race and the proposal to deny the
withdrawal of waivers once requested
upon a player afe well as the proposi
tion to Increase the number of games
in the World’s series. General opin
ion among the National league mag
nates appears to Indicate that tin*
twenty-one player rule will be re
scinded at this meeting. Passed at
a time when a financial retrenchment
policy was strongly advocated, a care
ful consideration of the effects of the
rufe has led to the belief that it will
work a hardship on a majority of the
clubs without effecting a saving in
keeping with its drastic results.
Regarding the proposed rule against
thi withdrawal of waivers requested,
there Is a wide difference of opinion,
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.il definite action on this proposi
tion Is uncertain. The question lias
been discussed generally among the
club owners and managers since the
December meeting and there is much
doubt regarding the effect of such a
?guiation. It appears likely that the
proposition will be tabled for fur
ther consideration. The idea of in
creasing the World's series from sev
en to nine or even eleven contests has
apparently been dismissed for the
present at least. It is probable that
the matter will be given but passing
mention in business before the league.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT SOON
TAKE STRINGENT MEASURES
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3 LONDON, Feb. 11—In atldres before the House
of Commons today, Premier Asquith said' that the
- determining factor in the price of wheat was speeu
> lation in that commodity in New York and Chicago,
a but stated his belief that this fever of speculation
a would abate after the first of June.
The primier admitted that there had been a formi
(Table rise in the cost of necessities of life, but con
e tended that prices were still substantially below the
b level to which the business judgment, in view of tin
i conditions, had anticipated The average advance
of foodstuffs in London had been twenty-four pei
cent, and in the other large cities of Hngland about
* twenty-three per cent.
fn concluding liis address the Premier stated
that the British Government would soon take more
stringent measures against German trade and com
merce.
UNITED STATES SENDS SHARP
NOTETD THEBELLIGERANTS
REGARDING SNIPPING
WASHINGTON, Feb- 11—In a note sent by the
State Department today to both England and Ger
many, the government stated that the use of the
American flag by British vessels would' be viewed
with grave concern by the United States, and that
the destruction of any American vessel in the newly
prescribed war zone, by vessels'of the German navy,
would lead to serious complications. The notes were
very emphatic.
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'l Ml I DEN, Fell. 11—The British steamer Laer
tes, from .lava, had a narrow escape from destruc
tion yesterday by a German submarine. The sub
marine attacked the steamer, firing a torpedo, but
by adroit maneuvers the steamer avoided the torpe
do, and by fast steaming soon got out of range of
the attacking vessel. The Laertes was flying the
Dutch flag when attacked.
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PARIS, Feb. 11—The war office bulletin issued
today states that the allies have made gains as a re
sult of the recenting lighting in France. The Hill
of Notre Dame Delorette, in Northwestern France,
which has been one of the points of vantage held by
the Germans, has been captured by the allies after
six weeks of hard lighting. The position is an im
portant one strategically, dominating the entire sur
funding country.
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Feb. 11—Tentative
dates for a majority of the ante sea
son interleague games have been se
lected and within a month the ini
tial contests will be under way In
Florida. The schedule, showing some
twenty odd games, Is as follows:
March 9-10-11, Philadelphia Amer
icans vs Chicago Nationals at Tampa,
Florida.
March 12-13, Philadelphia y\mert
cans vs. Philadelphia Nationals, at St.
Petersburg. Fla.
March 17-18-19, Philadelphia Amer
icans vs. Chicago Nationals, at Jack
sonville, Fla.
March 27-28, Philadelphia Amerl
cans vs, Brooklyn Nationals, at Day
tona, Fla.
April 7-8-9-10, Philadelphia Amerl
cans vs. Philadelphia Nationals, at
Philadelphia. Pa.
April 12-13, Philadelphia Americans
vs. Brooklyn Nationals, at Brooklyn,
N. Y.
April 9-10 Washington Americans
vs. Boston Nationals, at Washington,
D. C.
April 12, Washington Americans vs.
New York Nationals, at Washington,
D. C.
March 27-27; April 11 St. I,ouls
(Browns) vs. St. Louis (Cardinals)
at St. Louis, Mo.
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APPROPRIATION BILL
STILL BEING DEBATED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11—The Sun
dry Civil bill, carrying the Alaska ap
propriations, is still under discussion
in the House.
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Bishop P. T. Rowe and Rev. E. H.
Maloney, of Valdez, left on the train
this morning for Chitina, from which
point the Bishop will start on his long
journey to the missions of his church
in the North. He will be accompan
ied as far as Tanana Crossing
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Claude Snyder, the eldest son of
Mrs. M. A. Snyder, arrived on the Wat
son and will make a short visit with
his mother
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V. .1. Dwyer and wife left on the
train this morning for their home at
Strelna.
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MOVE WEST TOWARD THF
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PETROGRAD, Feb. 11—The German forces in front of
Warasw are making a rapid change in the disposition of their
forces, the meaning of which lias not yet been solved. The city
of Lodz, about 75 miles west of Warsaw, which was captured
by Hindenburg last December, and has been held by the Ger
mans since that time, has been hastily abandoned,'the German
stores, offices, commissariat and troops being hastily removed
to Kaliesz, about fifty miles further west, and just across tin
German border in Poland.
The more optimistic of the Russian military authorities sia
in this movement of the Germans an abandoment of the Germai
invasion of Poland, while others are of the opinion that it meant
a withdrawal of a portion of the troops in Poland to reinforce
the armies resisting the Russian invasion of East Prussia, am
the advance into Hungary.
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ESSEN, Feb. 11—Coal mine operators here report that ai
agreement has been reached with the military authorities
whereby prisoners of war will be assigned to work in the mines
A large percentage of the German miners have been called t(
arms, leaving the mines with only short crews ami serioush
curtailing the output.
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Feb. 11—As the date
of the big llstic coolest approaches,
a comparison of the ring records
of Jack Johnson and Jess Willard,
who are scheduled to meet in a bat
tie for the world'B heavyweight chain
ptonship March (>, allows the marked
advantage of the title holder over (lie
challenger in actual glove campaign
ing. Johnson began his pugilistic
career in 1901, and since that year
has figured In seventy eight bouts for
a total of 6% rounds. During this
stretch of years the negro lias won
twenty-five contests by knock-outs and
twenty-seven by decisions. lie afsc
participated In twelve no-decislon
matches and seveu draw bouts. In
addition lias won two battles ns a re
suit of his opponents fouls; lost one
on Ills own foul, one by n knockout
and three on adverse decisions by ref
erees.
Willard, In his four years In the
ring, has met with twenty nine oppo
nents, these battles totaling 205
round. llis records include seven
teen victories by knock-outs and five
by decisions. Three no-decisions, one
draw, one bout lost on a foul and
two by being outpointed complete
Willard's ring ligures. According to
these tabulations Willard’s percentage
of victories is .7G8 to Johnson’s .692
and his percentage of knock-outs is
.586 to the champion's .320
In the class of opponents met, how
ever, Johnson has decidedly the bet
ter record. Ilecause of his lengthy
ring career the names of a majority
of the leading heavyweights of the
past ten years are found linked with
his in the annuls of sports. Almost
without exception these same pugilists
had been defeated or had retired
from active boxing circles before the
advent of Willard. His principal bouts
have been against other "white
liopes" who have sprung Into prom
Inence within the past two or three
years. Against these men Willard's
work lias been mediocre. He fought
ten round no-decision bouts with Ar
thur I’elky and 1,other McCarthy ir
New York City; lost a twenty round
bout on points to Gunboat Smith ir
San Francisco and outpointed Car
Moris in a ten round match in New
York.
Will Olayson returned on the Wat
! son from a business trip to the states.
i Senator B. K. Millard went through
on the Watson last night enroute to
Hobo Bay, where he Is operating the
Granite mine. He will go south a
gain in a short time to attend the ses
sion of the Alaska Legislature at Ju
neau.
T. J. Quinn, president of the Alas
ka Water, Light & Telephone Co., o
Valtlor.. V.U- a passenger on the Wat
«on for hU home city.
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(’()Ii< XJNl'i, l*Vb. 11— The population of the city of Inster
burg, in Fast Prussia, about sixty inlies west of the Russian
border, have been warned by the military authorities to be pre
pared to leave the town, which is threatened by the advancing
Russians.
STEAMER MELINA IS
SEIZED IN ENGLISH CHANNEL
FAFMOI Til, Fug., Feb 11—The steamer Wilhelmina,
hound from New York to Hamburg with a cargo of foodstuffs,
said to be consigned to American citizens residing in Germany,
was seized in the English channel yesterday and brought into
1 this port. The vessel and cargo will go to the prize court for
disposition.