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CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY,_MARCH 12, 1918. PRICE TENCENTS
EXTENDS SYMPATHY
TO RUSSIAN PEOPLE
WASHINGTON, March 12.—On
the eve of the gathering of the Soviet
congress at Moscow to pass judgment
upon the German-made peace treaty,
accepted by the Bolsheviki government
of Russia, President Wilson yesterday
sent the following message of sym
pathy to the Russian people, pledging
the United States to avail itself of
every opportunity to aid in driving out
autocracy:
“May I not take advantage of”the
meeting of the congress of the Soviets i
to express the sincere sympathy which
the people of the United States feel
toward the Russian people in this mo
ment when German power has been
thrust in to interrupt and turn back
the whole struggle for freedom and
substitute the wishes of Germany for
the purposes of the Russian people.
“Although the United States, unhap
pily, is not now in a position to ren-'
der direct and effective aid which it
would wish to render, I beg to assure
the people of Russia, through the con
gress, that it will avail itself of every
opportunity to secure for Russia once t
more complete sovereignty and inde- '
pendence in her own affairs, and a full j I
restoration to the great role in the life | s
of Europe and of the modern world, j i
“The whole heart of the people of 11
the United States is with the people
of Russia in their attempt to free
themselves forever from autocratic
government and become masters of
their own national life.”
A Suggestion to Reject German Peace
This is the first formal word that j
has been issued writh regard to Russia J
since the Bolsheviki government de
serted the allied cause, and it is in- i
terpreted as a suggestion to the I *
Soviets to reject the peace treaty with
Germany.
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| BOLSHEVIK!
HARBIN, Manchuria, March 12.—
General Semenoff, the anti-Bolsheviki
leader in Siberia, has retreated into
Manchuria before an advancing su
perior Bolshevik! force, according to
border advices.
The accuracy of the Bolshevlki Are
during the fighting is taken to indi
cate the co-operation of former Ger
man prisoners.
Semenoff’s munitions and funds are
exhausted, and nurses are badly
needed.
A supporting detachment leaves Har
bin tonight.
Government Prepares to Move
WASHINGTON, March 12.—The
Russian revolutionary government is
prepared to move from Moscow to a
point farther east if the Germans con
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finite their advance, according to
Amercian Consul Summers.
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TO BE TAKEN By i
ADMINISTRATION:
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WASHINGTON, March 12.—It is 3
officially intimated at railroad admin- ‘
istration headquarters that govern- 1
ment control will probably be extended 1
shortly to the leading express com- •'
panies. f
GERMAN NETTLE FIBEIIS |
SAID TO EXCEL COTTON \
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, March t
12.—Nettle fibre as a substitute for
other textile material seems to have t
come to stay in Germany. The gov- a
ernment bureau entrusted with the • p
“nettle exploitation’’ in a circular
eulogizes the grammar school of Lans- ;
berg, the pupils of which collected a a
large amount of nettle stalks, and says p
“if every school in Germany did the
same, we should be easily able to dis
pense with American cotton.” The j
government circular at the same time
urges all towsn and communes in
Germany to plant nettles as “proces- p
ses have now been perfected to such I v
a degree that the finished article not o
only replaces but excells cotton.” «
NUN EKIIL MU ’
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WASHINGTON, March 12—Major
Icneral John Biddle, who recently was
■elieved by General March as acting
ihief of staff, is to be given command
if all the American troops in Eng
land.
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While in Cordova yesterday Judge
Fred M. Brown of the district court
signed an order for a hearing on the
petition presented by the voters of
this town in the matter of the altera-;
lion of the boundaries of, the enlarge
ment of the corporate limits of. and
he annexation of new territory to the'
own of Cordova. The petition will be
leard and considered by the court on
Xpril 15 at 10 o’clock a. m., at either
t’aldez or Cordova.
The territory to be annexed is based
tpon an actual survey by John H. Sel- (
en, and it sets for the limits and ]
loundaries by metes and bounds, as |
ollows:
Commencing at corner No. 1 of U. S. '
urvey No. 449. thence south 89 de- i
trees and 20 minutes west. 21.5 feet j
o the point of beginning; thence north t
0 degrees and 30 minutes east 663.4 i
eet; thence north 10 degrees east g
,715 feet; thence north 37 degrees
ast 1,630 feet; thence south 53 de
trees east 1.025 feet to corner No. 2 ]
f U. S. survey No. 829; thence south (
9 degrees and 40 minutes west 1,510 t
eet; thence south 19 degrees and 30 j
linutes west 490 feet; thence south a
0 minutes east 1,320 feet to the north- p
ast corner of that portion of Cordova p
ommonly called the Thrteen-Acre £
ract. but which contains 13.65 acres, s
.'hich corner is on the north boundary 0
ne of Cordova; thence south 89 de
rees and 20 minutes west 1,313.5 feet y
3 the point of beginning. v
The number of inhabitants in said y
srritory proposed to be annexed is f
bout one hundred and fifty. The t
roperty to be annexed includes the 1'
icean dock, all residences and build- n
igs on the Dalton ground, Carlisle
nd Pioneer Packing companies’
lants, and the Cameron tract.
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CORDOVA GIRL WEDS ,
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VALDEZ. March 12.—Miss Vivian s
oss of Cordova was married to Pri- p
ite Ellis of Fort Llscum this morning is
n the arrival of the steamship Norrlj- tl
estern. j,
WASHINGTON, March 12.—The
lavy department’s conduct of the war,
vhich has been under investigation
iy a committee of the house of repre
entatives, has been fully vindicated
n the report of that committee sub
nitted to the house today.
IEED RESUMES CAMPAIGN
AGAINST WAR 0EFIG1ALS
WASHINGTON, March 12—Senator,
leed of Missouri, resuming his attacks
in the food administration in the sen
ite today, charged extravagance in
he food administration's management,
md demanded that Administrator
loover give an accounting of his de
jartment.’s finances.
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BUENOS AIRES, March 12.—It is
•eported here that Count Uuxburg. the
former German minister here, has fled
from Argentina to Chile.
FUN STRIKE
WHILE NATION
NEEDS PRODUCT
1‘ALl, RIVER, Mass., March 12.—
Mo*t of the big cotton mills working
on government contracts are dark as a
result of a strike of the firemen.
Secretary of Habor Wilson has urged
the men to return to work pending
arbitration.
THEATRICAL EVANGELIST
WOULD SLAUGHTER HUNS
CHICAGO, March 12.—Billy Sunday,
the evangelist, announces that he is
going to Prance to visit the trenches.
“If they will let me l will take a few
shots at the Huns." he said, and stated
that be would be glad to hold meet
ings for the soldiers If desired.
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BUT FEW IN AT FINISH
LOXDON. March 12. —Sixty German
irplanes started on a raid of Paris
l ist night. Pour of then) were brought
down, and few reached Paris.
AMERICAN TROOPS ACQUIRE
KNOWLEDGE 3F RAID GAME
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
h RAN( E, March 12.—An American
raiding party entered the German
trenches at Toul yesterday, after forty
tive minutes’ bombardment. They
brought back material information but
no prisoners.
This was the first raid which the
American have attempted without
French aid.
There was considerable hand-to-hand
lighting, in which several Germans
"ere killed. All the Americans re
mrned safely.•
British Shell Cambrai
IiKUI-IN. March 12.—It is officially
ported that the British have bom
barded < ambrai with loirjfrange guns.
Several shots from the artillery of the
ie i iest caliber fell within the town.
FRANCE ALREADY PUIS
FOB POST-WAR ACTIVITY
PARIS, March 12.—The damaged in
lustries and the upheaved and ex
lausted farm lands of France, it is
bought now, may be restored to their
ull productive capacity within live
•ears after the conclusion of peace,
vith the exception of denuded forests
nd the most gravely wasted land in
he immediate proximity of the lines
vhere the front has been practically
tationary for more than three years.
These are some of the elements upon
rhich they count to make up for what
'ranee will have lost: Continued and
eveloped use of female labor in indus
ries; entrance of youths into active
usiness and industry at an earlier
ge; greater activity and consequent
reater productive capacity of all Cate
ories of workers; and an enormous
xtension of the use of modern labor
aving equipment in the factory and
n the farm.
The development of water power
ill contribute immensely to fill the
oid in industrial facilities while five
ear’s recruits of boys coming to age
>r active participation in the coun
■y’s affairs is expected to replace at
sast a third of the wastage in human
laterial.
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COPPER IN CHINA
PICKING, March 12.—Copper mines |
ave been discovered in the neighbor
aod of Yuan Hsien in Faotlngfu, A
radicate hs^s been formed, and an ap
lication has been made to the min
try of commerce and agriculture fori
le privilege of opening and develop
g the mines.
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SFIER LONG INTERVAL
I'ARIS, March 12.—The Paris Salon
"ill lie held this summer after an in
terruption of three years, it will in
augurate an innovation, all the French
art societies joining in the exhibition
lor the first time in many years. The
Grand Palais of the Champs Elysees
being still occupied as a military hos
pital, the Petit Palais on the opposite
side of the Avenue Alexandre will be .
utilized and the collections now hung
there will be temporarily stored. The
exhibition will be necessarily restrict
ed as compared with those of recent
years because of the considerably re
duced space available in the Petit
Palais, it will probably be opened
early in May.
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SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 12.—
Tobacco planters all over the island,
realizing how serious the food short
age has become and that Porto Rico
must be made as nearly self-support
ing as possible, are preparing to plant
food crops in March. After the to
bacco is harvested, corn and beans
will be grown.
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FISH MARKET
SEATTLE, March 12.—The prices
of fish at noon today were as follows;
Halibut, 15 7-8 c; red cod, 6c; ling cod.
Be.
ALASKA IS EXCLUDED
FROM SECOND DRAFT
WASHINGTON, March 12.—Provost
Marshal General Crowder has ordered
the movement of ninety-five thousand
drafted nien, beginning March 29, from
every state except Iowa and Minne
sota.
This includes the men remaining
from the first draft and those liable
to call in the second.
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For the purpose of computation
800,000 men will be considered as com
posing the second draft. The men wii!
be called in small groups as fast as
they can be accommodated.
The quota from the state of Wash
ington will be 638; from Oregon, 369;
from California, 1,745. Alaska is not
on the list.
WML Win CLEMS
FOR NORTHERN PORTS
SEATTLE, March 12.—The steam
ship Admiral Watson sailed for South
western Alaska ports t,his morning at
10 o’clock. Her Cordova passengers
were:
Hans Ronning, T. W. Mitchell, Mrs.
Esther Peterson and T. H. Seymour.
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Acting upoii iilstr'uctions from Gov-!
ci nor Strong the local exemption board
mailed thirty-four questionnaires to
those registered here for selective i
draft, but another telegram received j
, held up this working, pending the re
ceipt of further instructions by mail
from Juneau.
At least five per cent of the jues-!
tionnaires are required to be sent out I
each day. Seven days from the time
the questionnaire is issued is the time,
given to fill out and return the docu-1
ment and by the looks of all the blank
•forms it may take some of the regis
trants at least a week to answer all ;
the questions. There are altogether!
one hundred and forty-four questions
that cover every possible phase of a
(Plan’s career, also including his plivsi- j
cal fitnes sand his temperamental oc-,
cupations. Twelve series of questions
j appear together with five supporting}
affidavits that may be tilled in where '
exemptions are claimed.
• ut- ijucMiuuiiiuruB nmuun HiAierii
pages of printing and the pages are
twelve by nine inches in size. The
United States mails will have occas-,
ion to feel heavily burdened as these
blanks are placed in transit.
About 45 men will be required from
the first draft in Cordova, but it will
require some time yet before the final
drawing is made. The questionnaires
will be classified as soon as they are
received. It is estimated that twelve 1
have already enlisted from here which
will reduce the number of men to be '
drafted. Also included among the!
registrants from Cordova are many
from Katalla, Kenneeott and neigh
boring places, which are likely to re- '
duce the actual number of Cordova
men drafted to about twenty.
The master list lately published
will remain to be the order number
of each registrant but before the or
der in which they are drafted is set
tled it is necessary to await the re
turns of the questionnaires and then
the men will be called in order of, ,
their classification together with the
order number. So the publishing of |
the order number merely has the ef 1 |
feet to notify each registrant his num- ,
erical draft number^and not the final ,
draft order. ,
It is thought that the final step t ,
the first draft will not be taken until (
late in June as it will take that long ,
to rearrange the positions of the men ,
after the return of the questionnaires. f
which will be especially slow coining .
from the interior. ; t
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All Odd Fellows are requested to t
meet at F. H. Foster's office, Alaskan >t
hotel, at 1 p. m. Sunday. By order ' t
corn m it tee. t
LONDON, March 12— A Reuter's
lispatch says that Premier Teraiuhi
>f Japan told the Japanese house of
-epresentatives that Japan is still un
lecided regarding the dispatch of
roops to Siberia. He said the govorn
nent would take the utmost care and
jreeaution in dealing with the momen
ous situation*
Foreign Minister Motono declared
hat the allies had not requested Japau
,o send troops to Siberia.
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DAWSON, Y. T„ March 12.—Latest
advices from the Arctic indicate that
Explorer Stefansson is a very sick
man, and it is thought here that he
wiil not recover. John Martin, an
Indian guide, has left for the Arctic,
and is expected to return in several
weeks with the latest news as to Stef
ansson’s condition.
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ENDURE GREAT HARDSHIP
LONDON, March 12.—The suffer
ings of some of the seamen whose ves
sels have been torpedoed by German
submarines, have been revealed ill the
•use of some of the sailors from the
’’hesterfield, who were adrift for nine
lavs in an open boat after their vessel
(vent down. They were without ft>od
ind their hunger and thirst became su%
ntense that they chewed boot leather
md drank salt water. Several of
hem died from exposure and two be-,#
ame temporarily insane.
ilCTMENTSlRE SOUGHT
UNDER EIGHT-HOUR LAW
After the decision on the eight-hoar
aw had been rendered by Judge Burr
tell at Fairbanks, District Attorney
loth notified the attorney general of
he court’s decision. Recently »u
hority was received in the district at -
orney’s office to proceed further fit
he matter. Acting on this advice, the
[(strict attorney will appear before
he grand jury and ask for indict
ments against all who are making fn
racttons of the eight-hour law. on the
hidings of the grand jury. Whether
“true bill" or “not a true bill” Is re
urned against those for whom indict
ments are asked, will depend the fu
ure actions of the district attorney’s
ffice. Should true bills be returned,
he validity of the eighthour law will
e carried to the supreme court