VOLUME II. NUMBER 461. CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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V •a'ETROGRAD, June 7. — The Rub
Rian army continues to follow up IB
Ruecesses won in its new offensive
on the southwestern front over a dis
tance of 250 miles, extending from
Pripet Marshes to Roumania.
ThUR far the Russians have cap
tured 25,000 men and seventeen can
nons. There are 650,000 Teutons alon*
the front which the Russians are at
FRENCH ARE REPULSED.
BERLIN, June 7. — Four efforts b>
the French to eject the Germans frorr
Fnmin Ridge, on the right bank of th«
Meuse were repulsed with heavj
losses.
BELGIANS FIGHT IN AFRICA.
HAVRE. June 7. — Belgian force!
operating in German East Africa havt
penetrated 125 miles into the enemy!
country since the middle of April. It
Is asserted that no trouble will be had
in occupying all of German's posses
sions in Africa.
GERMANS ATTACK FORT VAUX.
PARIS, June 7. — A powerful Ger
man attack on Fort Vaux was rtspulsec
by the French last night with heavj
losses. The Germans, who made i
violent infantry attack, retreated Ir
great disorder. Heavy artillery bom
gardment of the fort still continues.
FRENCH DESTROYER LOST.
June 7. — The French tor
pedo boat destroyer Fantassin wai
sunk today after a collision with an
other vessel of the French navy. Th<
entire crew was rescued.
GERMANS LOSE ONE TOO.
AMSTERDAM, June 7. — A Ger
man torpedo boat destroyer struck i
minejloff Zeebrugge yesterday an<
many^f the crew were lost.
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CHICAGO, June 7. — Unless Roose
velt himself interferes and upsets-thi
program, Progressive leaders have de
termtned to nominate him Thursday.
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BOYS ROUT BANK ROBBER.
BOUNTIFUL, Utah, June 7. — Offl
Ce«» 01 *^«11 l/uwn ami
counties ,are pursuing a bank robbe
who broke into the Union State banl
here at 1 o’clock this morning. Th
robber entered the bank through
rear window and was preparing b
blow open the vault when his pre*
enee was discovered by two boys wh
were passing. The robber openei
fire at the boys. None of the shot
took effect. The boys gave the alarn
and men living in the neighborhoo
arrived in time to see the robber rut
ning®bm the rear of the bank. N
money was taken.
MUSICIANS TOUR FRONT.
BERLIN, June 2. — One of th
unique activities of the war. an e;
tended concert tour along the Hlndet
burg section of the Get man eat
front-, has just come to a close afte
v,tW«wue might tenn an extraordlna
ily successful engagement. A Russia
offensive of almost unprecedented hi
verity and bitterness failed to dlstur
the project in any material way.
The tour was made by a group c
distinguished musicians from Berlii
Dresden and other centers. It wa
conducted at the request of the fiel
marshal himself. Both soldiers iu th
righting lines and invalids In the hoi
pitWfc behind the front shared equa
ly Vhe pleasures of the concerts.
HARMONY CRY OF
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CHICAGO. June 7. — The Republi
can convention opened today with all
leaders desirous of harmony, and
bending every effort to bring about
a merger with the Progressives. The
platform, it is said, will be carefully
drawn so as to meet the approval of
Roosevelt.
ROOSEVELT OPPOSES HUGHES.
NEW YORK. June 7. — Republicans
supporting Hughes say they are re
liably Informed that Roosevelt will not
'support Hughes if the former is no
minated.
TEDDY MAY RUN.
OYSTER BAY, June 7. — Although
Roosevelt thus far has avoided mak
ing any public statement regarding
his attitude toward Hughes, his in
timates here state positively that he
is opposed to the nomination of
mignes, anu oeneve inai 11 ungues is
nominated liv the Republicans, Roose
velt will seek the Progressive nomina
tion.
LEADERS CAN'S AGREE.
CHICAGO, June 7. — Republicans
and Progressive leaders have as yet
I failed to arrive at an understanding
[satisfactory to both parties on which
I a merger can he made.
Hughes remains the chief figure in
strength in Chicago, although it is
I admitted that Roosevelt, will have the
veto power .and no man unsatisfac
tory to him can be nominated, pro
vided the parties join forces.
Roosevelt’s attitude toward Hughes
is uncertain, but Perkins denies that
Roosevelt ever expressed disapproval
' of Hughes. Roosevelt has declared
that General Wood Is acceptable to
him.
' HOLLAND CONTINUES TO
TRAIN TROOPS FOR ARM*.
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TilK HAGVB. Netherlands, June 7.
—Apparently there is to be no cessa
tion or slackening in the continual
training of ever more troops in Hol
land. A bill has just been introduced
in parliament to provide the further
necessary human material. A special
law was passed in July last extending
the service obligation to men up to
1 30 years of age, who had previously
escaped military duty under the limi
ted system hitherto in vogue in Hol
land. Parliament, however, modified
• | the original measure by making it ap
| pllcable only insofar as was required
to relieve the I.andwehr or Territorial
i levies serving with the colors.
The measure now introduced em
1 powers the authorities to call up such
,'men to relieve militia levies, which
form the rest of the present mobilized
fortes, thus in effect establishing full
universal service up to the age of 30.
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BODIES OF SEWARD MEN
CANNOT BE FOUND
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I Efforts to locate the bodies of Tom
Campbell and Pete Larson, who wore
| drowned when their boat capsized
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near one of the Bar-en islands on
March 13, have failed.
E. H. L. Mitchell, who, vii:i Clias
| Hanson, lived on the island for nearly
i two months after the drowning, re
- turned on the Admiral Evans aftei
- piloting a party to the island,
t Mitchell says that there • has evi
r dently been a storm since ho and
'• Larson left the island, which ha*
a completely changed the beach, wash
s- !ng the bodies and the driftwood
I) which had been piled over then
away.
f There was no trace of the powei
i, boat Success which was beached by
a Mitchell shortly after the men wert
i drowned. Captain Charles Hanson, ol
u the Success, who was In the small
t- boat when it capsized, has entirely re
I- covered from the injury to his feel
from frost bite.
WIEN ASK FOR A
PLANK IN IRE
CHICAGO, June 7. — The National
Women's Suffrage Association today,
at the conclusion of a mammoth suf
frage parade, presented resolutions to
the Republican national convention,
asking that a plank advocating woman
suffrage be Incorporated tn the plat
form.
The incorporation of such a plank
is asked "In the name of Justice, li
berty and equality.’’ The resolutions
also urge the adoption of the plank on
the grounds of expediency, since wo
men have gained the franchise In
seven states since 1912, and have as
yet made no party affiliations.
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SEATTLE. June 7. — When the!
steamship Alameda sailed Yesterday;
I she had but 50 tons of freight for'
I Alaskan ports, hut a large passen-;
ger list.
The strike situation Is still un
changcd. The longshoremen show no !
disposition to return to work, and the j
ship owners as yet have given no sign
[of weakening. No attempt yet has.
been made to employ strike breakers
on the local docks. It is feared that
if the ship owners are successful in
loading their vessels with non union
longshoremen, the sailors will refuse
to sail with the cargo.
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PICTURESQUE VILLAGES
RAZED BY BIG GUNS.
ROME. June 2. — Reports from the
j Trentino front say that the Alpine
| troops and Kersaglieri are causing
j heavy casualties among the Aus-i
| trian infantry wherever they try to j
[attack outside the range of their
j guns. The Austrian losses :ne so nil j
jmerous, it is declared, that they arc j
[■‘causing delay in the Austrian action.
J Communication with the interior of
J Austria is blocked by the transports j
ftion of wounded from the front. The ■
j Austrian troops engaged in the bat [
. tie are chiefly composed of Tyrolese.
'Hungarians and Bohemians, these na- j
’tionalities being considered best for
; the mountain warfare. Their greatest;
■ advantage over the Italians continues
I to be their abundant supply of artil-)
lery, the firing of which-In the midst
j of the colossal Alpine barriers pro
duces an effect similar to an earth
t quake.
\ Smash Peaks.
The batteries of heavy cannon j
which have been placed by the Aus
trians in numerous foundations on the j
high plateaus of Kolgaria and Dos di j
Fomme, apparently are countless.
Grenades, shrapnel, bombs and heavy
projectiles are blowing up the land.,
smashing peaks and pulverizing the |
rocks.
All the small picturesque villages |
along the Adige valley, which Is be-;
tween the fighting lines, have been
victims of the Austrian shells. Their
inhabitants have been partly In
terned in Austria and partly have
taken refuge In Italy. The towns be
ing almost entirely uninhabited, there
have virtually been no casualties in
them. Some of them have been abso
lutely razed by the shells. The val
leys in the fighting zone are piled
with dead. There also are thousands
of helpless wounded in the valleys, as
the Austrian cannonade prevents the
succoring of victims by either side.
I Children who have been brought up
as pets are always more or less dis
agreeable.
The Civic League of Ketchikan has
offered several prizes for the best
kept garden made by children of the
town.
DEFIANCE III
HEREIN, June 7. — Chancellor
Bethmann Hollweg today told the
relchstng that any further suggestions
from the German people asking for
peace would be not only futile, but
evil. He appealed to the nation to
continue fighting until victory Is won.
He hurled defiance at the English,
and received a tremendous ovation at
the conclusion of his speech. He
said: "Our enemies wish to go on
until the end. We fear neither death
nor the devil, not even the hunger
death they wish to send Into our
country. Privations are here, but we
wilf bear them."
MERCHANT SHIP
IS VICTIM OE
BIG BATTLE
COPENHAGEN. June 7. — A Swed
ish steamship arriving in port today
reports passing the wreck of a large
merchant vessel Saturday night on
the shore off the coast of Jutland.
The wreck was surrounded by float
ing bodies, and apparently had been j
an innocent victim of the big naval!
battle which occurred near there May
31. The nationality of the vessel was
not determined.
COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW.
The city council will hold a special!
meeting tomorrow night to attend to!
routine business. Since the departure I
of Mayor Slater and Bartley Howard j
to the outside, there are only fotirj
councilmen remaining, and it Is ne
cessary that all be in attendance be
fore business can be transacted.
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LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR IN
CORDOVA
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\V. C. Dribell. lighthouse inspector, I
arrived on the steamship Alaska yes
terday, and either today or tomorrow I
will leave on his annual inspection;
tour of the lights and aids to naviga- j
tion on the southwestern Alaska coast. ]
He will travel on the lighthouse ten-1
der Kukul, Captain Gregory, and will;
be gone until fall. The inspection of J
lighthouses will take the Kukui as i
far as the Bering sea.
KAISER’S CHEF NOW WORKING i
FOR PRESIDENT OF FRANCE.
PARIS, June 1. — Through the for-'
tunes of war, one of the chefs, the
most appreciated by Emperor William.
and the crown prince in reoor.t years,
led the delegates to the conference of
the allies recently held in Paris. He
was loaned to President Poincare ny
Jules Gambon. who brought, 1dm hack
to Paris from Berlin, where he had
frequently the honor of cooking for
the emperor.
The president decided at the outset
that there should be no men, apt forj
military duty sheltered at the Elysee;
during the war. Every man of mo-j
bilizablo age went to the front, includ-j
ing the chef and a considerable num
her of other valuable servants. Thej
president's table, which had gained;
largely in reputation since the advent
Of Monsieur Poincare, suffered in eon
sequeuce. The difficulty was not seri
ous during the first stages of the war.
since no official dinners or banquets!
were given. The visits of the distin
guished representatives of the allied;
powers, however, caused a great deal
of anxiety until Monsieur Gambon pro
posed his chef. The man who had
tickled the kaiser's palate was consid
ered sufficiently qualified and allowed
to prepare the historical banquet of
the allies.
12G KILLED BE
SMS
KANSAS CITY. June 7. — One hun
dred and twenty-six persons lost their
lives in the severe storm which swept
over Arkansas. Missouri. Misslssippa,
Tennessee and Illinois Monday. Sever
al hundred were severely injured and
some of these may die.
The storms were the worst that
have occurred for many years, and the
property loss will run into the mil
lions of dollars.
The telegraph and telephone wires
over most of the states mentioned are
down and communication is difficult
with the sections which suffered the
heaviest. Relief trains to many of
the stricken towns have hoen sent
from nearby state*.
CHAFE UNDER RIGID
GERMAN CENSORSHIP
BKRLIN, June 6. — The relchstag
voted yesterday afternoon to a dis
cussion of the press censorship and
other features of martial law which
are causing dissatisfaction. The bud
get committee moved the adoption of
resolutions requiring the military an
thorities to obtain the consent of the
chancellor before they ordered the
suspension of ihe publication of any
newspaper and asking the chancellor
to Introduce a bill securing the people
against encroachments on their civil
rights in non-military matters. Vn
other resolution asked the chancellor
to guarantee the impartiality of the
censorship and its confinement tr
military matters only.
Several speakers complained that
the censorship has grown worse rather
than tietter since the last discussion
in the reichstag.
Deputy 1‘fleger complained that the
chancellor was dependent on the
army commanders who are enforcing
martial law, and who assert the right
to set aside the orders of the chan
cellor whenever they regard them as
incompatible with public safety. De
puty 1'fleger demanded the complete
abolition of the political censorship,
lie said that people who behaved ns
the Germans have done during the
present war must not be kept under
intellectual thralldoni.
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ALASKA ARRIVES WITH
MANY PASSENGERS
The steamship Alaska, of the Alas
ka Steamship Co., arrived from the
south yesterday and sailed for the
west last night. She brought the fol
lowing passengers to Cordova: T. J.
Munley, Swanson, Mrs. S. It. Baird.
I. M. Foster, Mable Halstrom. Mrs. H.
H. Lewis, O. J. Berg, Mrs. O. J. Berg,
R. Olson, Mrs. Olson, Mrs. N. Ha'vk
inson and two children, Miss A. An
derson, Miss J. Erwin, Mrs. J. Peter
son, Nicholas Fleines. Mrs. Fleines,
Miss N. \V. Nelson, Mrs. G. Lacy, M.
Brabazon, Cleve Braley, Geo. Scott,
Charles O. Baxter, Gus Barley. E. H.
Bertrocke, and twelve steerage.
WARD LOSES CONTRACT.
SEATTLE, June 7. — The contract
let by the navy department for the
construction of three radio buildings
at Cordova has been rescinded and re
let to Kris Kuppler, of Seattle.
WOMAN DIES IN WELL.
OREGON CITY, Ore., June 7.
Surviving a fall into a 50-foot vvoil
on the Prentiss farm, a mile south of
Canby, Miss Kmma Zoe Inglis, 20,
died, apparently from heart failure,
when O. F. Frentlss, her brother-in
law, tumbled into the open well from
a ladder while trying to rescue her.
She answered from the bottom of the
well that she was alright after the
fall, but when brought to the top was
dead. There were no marks to indi
cate that she was injured by the fall
of Frentlss, who must have tumbled
on her.
| LEASE
WASHINGTON. June 2. — Secre
tary l-ane, of the Interior department,
today announced that regulations have
been Issued under which private in
dividuals and corporations may. with
out further delay, begin the leasing
find operating of the vast coal field*
of Alaska.
Ten years have elapsed since the
Alaskan coal fields were withdrawn
| from private entry and development.
■The regulations are accompanied bjr
maps and Important general informa
tion regarding the lands In question.
Secretary Bane's announcement
means that about .33,370 acres of coal
bearing lands in the Bering river coun
try. and about 13,920 acres In the
Matanuska section are restored to en
try. Small areas in each of the fields
have been reserved as required by
law. and all the rest of the coal lands
| opened to private lease in amounts
no exceeding z.otiu acres 10 any one
person or corporation.
Areas of leasing units vary in size
from 320 to 1,200 acres in the Mata
nuska region, and from 200 to 1.280
acres in the Bering river section,
which begins about thirty miles from
the Copper River & Northwestern
j railroad. The Matanuska fields are
[less than 200 miles from Seward, and
| the government's railroad is now un
der construction to that point. There
are nineteen leasing units in the Mat
anusiia and sixty leasing units in the
Bering river districts. Both regions
contain high grade bituminous and an
thracite coal.
Leases will be granted for a period
of fifty years. The government ex
acts a royalty of two cents a ton the
first five years, and five cents a too
for the succeeding twenty years. Af
ter this period of twenty-five years, it
is provided that the royalty shall not
exceed five per cent of the selling
price of the coal. The royalty exacted
is considered small but reasonable, in
view of all the conditions, and was
admittedly mai^p low for the purpose
of encouraging the leasing and also
the development of local markets. The
i opening of these fields will mean
1 early- cheaper coal for mining, manu
| facturing and other purposes, not only
in the territory but along the Pacific
coast generally, it is expected that
it will also prove a decided incentive
i
among prospectors.
The government's plan is to receive
proposals for leases without delay.
Preference, will be given, it is said, to
those who will make the largest in
vestments and the earliest develop
ment of the coal fields for commercial
purposes.
The form of lease is similar in large
I part to the private leases obtaining
in the West Virginia coal fields, and
has been passed upon by a board of
practical coal operators, who have ap
proved it as a workable lease.
| WOMEN FAIL 10 GET THE
VOTE IN IOWA
DES MOINES, June 7. — Woman
suffrage was defeated at the state
election held here yesterday. The
contest was close, and leaders in the
movement express themselves as sat
isfied with the showing made ,as they
say, it means that the franchise will
be gained at the next general elec
tion.
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SEVEN MONTHS' EARNINGS
EXCEED TWICE SHIPS COST.
PORTLAND. Ore., June 6. — By the
time the British steamer King Mal
colm. which crossed the Columbia
river bar today from Portland for the
United Kingdom, reaches her desti
nation her gross earnings during the
seven months she has been absent
from her home port will have reached
$700,000. This is twice the cost of the
vessel.
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