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V( )U ME HI, NUMBER 214 _ CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDN MARC 1127, S ~ PRICE TEN CENTS
BRITISH ATTACK I_ROU
FRIGHTFUL LOSSES SUSTAINED BY HUNS
IN INEFFECTIVE EFFORT TO BREAK LINE
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DATELESS.—General Haig has regained nearly all the
devastated Somme region, the Germans being checked by the
defense, which grows stronger each hour. The British lice
from the Scarpe southwest through Albert to the Somme has
been held strongly for twenty-four hours. The Germans have
been repulsed in local attacks south of the Somme. The Ger
mans have been unable to push west of Roye and Noyon.
General Haig reports that the Americans aiding the allies
south of the Somme are believed to be the Americans who form
part of the Franco-American reserves.
SLAUGHTER WAS HORRIBLE
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, March 27.—The Germans
last night continued their furious onslaught southwestward
from Ham. There has been heavy fighting around Albert,1
where large enemy forces were used. The British are reported
to be holding the enemy in check at this position, which is the
gateway to Amiens.
The conflict around Noyon and Roye appears to be impor
tant. From indications the Germans are attempting to splii
the allied front there and start a rolling-up process in either
direction.
Prisoners taken by the British say that the kaiser lost 50
per cent of his men in the advance.
COUNTER-ATTACK IS SUCCESSFUL
LONDON, March 27.—The British delivered a counter i
attack between the angle of Ancre and the Some, and recap
tured Morlancourt and Chipilly, says an official British state
ment. The Germans are in possession of the town of Albert, it
s announced, but the British are holding the railway embank
ment on the western outskirts of the city. ,
The Germans are massing near Albert, and a new attack is
&pected. i
THE GERMAN REPORT |
BERLIN, March 27.—The official German statement says
iiiat the British began a retreat early today on a wide front on '
both sides of the Somme. The stubborn resistance of the enemy
rear guard was overcome in the sharp pursuit.
GERMANS LOSE FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
DATELESS.—Germany’s efforts to break the British and
allied fronts are no nearer accomplishment than on the day
the great drive opened. It is estimated that they have lost
four hundred thousand men in the fighting.
That they have not given up the attempt to advance is
indicated by the massing of Teutons for a drive near Noyon
ind Roye in an effort to break through, as a preliminary to
the contemplated rolling-up process on either side of the point
where the Germans have driven a blunt wedge in the British
line, with its apex at Albert and the outer points at Monchy <
?nd the Oise river south of La Fere. *
TURNING POINT HAS BEEN REACHED
WASHINGTON, March 27.—Officials of the administra
tion believe that the turning point in the great battle on the
west front is near, and that a counter-attack on the French
front may be expected. i
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IS RESPONSIBLE!
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NEW YORK, March 27.—Jacob Alt
man today confessed that he was re
sponsible for the fire which caused an
explosion in the Jarvis warehouse, in
Jersey City, yesterday.
The six-story warehouse was de
stroyed by the explosion, which rocked
New York. • t
Altman was an employe at the ware
house, and accidentally dropped a cig
arette.
INIEPENDENf FLANDERS
NEWEST GERMAN FAKE
LONDON, Feb. 9 (by mail).—A
formal announcement of the "com
plete independence of Flanders” from
the rest of Belgium was made in Brus
sels on January 20, under German
patronage, and sham elections have
been proceeding throughout the Flem
ish districts, of a new “Council o'
Flanders,” which is designed, under
German guidance, to undertake civi1
administration of a district normally
containing about COOO.OOO Flemish
people.
The German newspapers, in reports
of the elections, declared that “great
enthusiasm” was manifest everywhere.
The Belgian newspapers in Holland,
however, declared that the German au
thorities had the greatest difficulty in
suppressing the opposition to the new
scheme, and predicted that the elec
tions would in the end serve to unite
rather than divide the Belgian nation.
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FREE VACCINATION
Acing uttder instructions from the
public health bureau those desiring to
be vaccinated against typhoid fever
can register with Dr. W. W. Council,
who will vaccinate them free of
charge.
MPT. EMMft *
GIVEN UP FOR LIST
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Copt. Cole he returned with the
launch North Star from a cruise along
Egg Island and the Copper River bar
in an effort to find some trace of ('apt
Everson, R. Salvini and Oeo. Johansen
who left here in a small boat about
three weeks ago to look after some
fishing sites on the flats and since
which time nothing has been heard
from them. The North Star reports
that no trace was found of the missini
men, and that it was caught in the
ice and delayed for several days.
HUMS nHENU
PROVES TO»[ SWISS
BOSTON, March,27.—Dr. Karl Muck
leader of the Boston Symphony Or
ehestra, was jodged in jail again after
being questioned by the federal of
ficers.
Hans Sulzer, the Swiss minister tc
the United States, confirms the state
ment of Muck that he is a naturalizee
Swiss citizen, but says no action will
be taken in connection with his in
carceration until a request has beer
made for him to do so.
STR ADMIRAL WATSON
ARRIVES AND DEPARTS
The steamer Admiral Watson ar
rived from the westward at 8 o’clock
last night with the following passen
gers for Cordova:
Jas. Smith, Isaac Evans, H. C. Be
Line, Mrs. Be Line, Ruth De Lino,
Selina Kettler, L. Stickler, A. E. Re.
ley. Same Peterson, Nicoli Bern and
six third class.
The passengers from here for th<
states were: Sam Baker, J. H
Nichols, Olaf Houn, Otto Lindberg and
Joe Tomchak.
«1N MANAGEMENT |
OF ALASKA GOLD MINES'
B. L. Thane is to succeed Colonel D.
C. .Tackling as managing director of
1 the Alaska Gold Mines Company. A
number of other changes in the per
sonnel of the various departments are
also announced, to be effective from
the first of the present month. Pro- *
motions have been numerous.
In his annual report of the affairs '
of the company. Thane says than $470,
000 has been' cleared by the property
during 1917. The mills worked 352 *
: days, averaging 6,350 tons of ore every
24 hours.
Besides the many thousands cleared,
says the report, $196,000 went to pay,
off book indebtedness and $75,000 was
used to repair the damage done by the
snowslide early in 1917 in the Silver
Bow basin.
Thane says that the property of tho
company will continue to operate as t
long as men can he secured to send »
ore to the mills. “A decided shortage i
of labor will not become acute for many i
months, on account, of a large amount (
of reserves already broken in the s
stopes," said Thane.
Queries as to why Interest on bonds 1
has not been paid were answered by t
the explanation that the company is (
friendly with the bondholders and that *
a certain amount of bills payable are 1
being settled before interest on the t
bonds is paid. Also a sinking fund is i
being created in actual cash to meet i
any possible crisis arising out of the ]
war and resulting conditions. t
Thane urges every loyal Alaskan
to use his best efforts to keep Alaska I
industries going and he promises to |
make conditions the best possible for
the mine workers.
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INSANE PATIENTS
Three insane patients were brought
from the westward on last night’s boat t
and will be kept here until the arrival i
of Marshal Erwin, of Fairbanks, who i
is on his way to the sanitarium at ]
Portland with several patients from
the interior. They are Nets Pederson,
ot Kodiak; Selina Ketler, of Anchor- 1
age, and "Nicholas Bern, of Seward. J >
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IITTEH FIGHT
MADISON, Wis., March 27.—Vice I
’resident Marshall yesterday opened
speaking campaign in behalf of the |
andidacy of Joseph E. Davis, the
•emocratic candidate for United
Itates senator. He appealed to the
tepublicans to cast their votes for
)avies.
■NGLISH LANGUAGE IS
SPOKEN MORE IN PIS
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PARIS, Keb 13 (by mail).—English;
igns have been placed in the subway
tations of Paris owing to the increas-'
ngnumber of Americans and English
nen using the system and the inability1
t many of them to read the French
igns.
The subway company has also mo- j
ilized its English-speaking employees |
nd placed them in stations most fre
uented by Americans. Most of, the I
mplovees are girls. The rules, regu
itions and tariffs of the subway sys
em have been printed in English on
n attractive poster by a large Anier
an express company and these have
peen placed in all the subway sta
ions.
IDESSA WRESTED FROM
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LONDON, March 27.— It is reported
hat Soviet troops and Ukranians have
ecaptured Odessa from the Teutons
a a battle in which the naval forces
participated.
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More ideal weather than we have
ieen having during the past few days
ould not be desired.
SENSIBLE PLAN
TO LEGISLATORS
WASHINGTON, March 27—Secre
tary of the Interior Lane and Director
Smith of the United States Geological
Survey yesterday urged the house min
ing committee to favor legislation en
abling the government to "take, pur
chase or otherwise acquire and oper
ate, at its discretion, the so-called war
mineral deposits, including antimony,
arsenic, chronium, graphite, magnesia,
manganese, mercury, molybdenum,
platinum, pyrites, tungsten, tin, sul
phur and derived alloys and chem
icals.”
The bill gives the President power
to license the storage, mining and dis
tribution of minerals, and fix prices
thereof, to requisition minerals at fair
prices, and, if necessary, to take over
any undeveloped or idle mineral lands
or deposits and operate them or cause
them to be operated.
WASHINGTON, March 27.—Nego
tiations for the transfer of 150,000 tons
of Japanese shipping to American
register have been completed. In re
turn rt>e United States agrees to par
tially lift the steel export embargo,
so that Japan may replace the ships
with new ones.
Under the terms of the agreement
the United States is to give Japan two
tons of steel plates for every ton of
dead-weight ship capacity which Japan
gives to the American government.
BRITISH COMMANDER
WILL FIGHT TO VICTOR!
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WASHINGTON, March 27— General,
Haig has cabled his thanks to Presi-i
dent Wilson for his note of congratu
lation, and says that he is “deter
mine dto fight until the freedom of
mankind^is safe.”
CZAR TO BE REMOVED
FROM SIBERIAN PRISON
LONDON, March 27—The Russian
Bolsheviki government has decided to
transfer former Czar Nicholas and his
family from Tobolsk, Siberia, to the
Ural mountain^ region, in view of the
possibilities of complications in the
tar East.
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MILES CITY. Mont 27.—More than
three hundred mining claims have
been staked at Stacey, near here, as
the result of the discovery of what is
believed to be gold-bearing quartz by
a rancher who was boring a well.
LABOR ANSWERS
LIBERTY’S CALL
A PACIFIC PORT, March 27—Tho
abricated hull of the West Grove, a
ressel of 8,800 tens of steel construc
ion, built for the United States gov
irnwent, was launched today, sixty
wo days after laying the keel.
This is claimed to be a world’s
ecord for this type of shipbuilding.
DEATH RECORD
OF AVIATORS
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 27.—
d. Hooten, a Manitoba aviation cadet,
vas killed today when his plane
srashed to earth.
This is the forty-fourth fatal acci
lent in the combined British and
French aviation camps since their est
ablishment here last fall.
ROLL OF HOME GUARDS
BEING ADDED TO DAILY
Forty-four more Cordovans have
signed the roll of the Home Guard
military company since yesterday’s
list was published, bringing the mem
bership up to about 120, and it is be
lieved it will reach the 200 mark be
fore the end of the week. Those who
joined today were: Monte Wain, W.
J. McDonald, John Nelson, J. N. Steff
gen. W. I,. Smith, N. J. Smith, J. J.
Murray, J. A. Johnson. A. Van Vecb
ten, John Muller, C. A. Ristlne, S. P.
Chase, L. H. Smith, F. E. McConaghy,
C. W. Hymen, A1 Lund, William Bos
well, S. S. McKenney, Gus Ohm, A.
McN. Field, A. C». Shrlver, S. R.
Hedges, Jack Rawson, Horace Leach.
James Smith. Clifford H. Phillips, Wal
ter Wolf, George Burleigh, Fred Rayer.
E. P. Ziegler, R. J. DeLeo, J. D. Mae
Cormac, E. R. Games, J. B. Kelley,
H. U. Bollinger, R. E. Hegg, T. S.
Ellis, W. E. Brown, Grant Caughey,
Fred Excell, Fred Van Raes. Fred A.
Frederiekson, James Dlnneen, James
Brennan.
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WIRELESS MARVELS
Last night the navy wireless at
Mile 7 picked up some war messages
being sent from a radio station in
Germany. They were in English, but
the contents have not been made pub
lic.
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WASHINGTON, March 27. The
Hog Island, Pennsylvania, shlp.variT.
where the government plans to build
120 fabricated steel ships, is to cost
the government between $35,000,000
and $40,000,000, according to the testi
mony of John Freeman, an expert na
val architect, before the senate com
mittee on commerce today.
Freeman was brought here by the
contractors who arc constructing cUo
shipyard.