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Vl"'' "Nl': III N-KHK1) TWENTY QN'K CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APBIL 27, 191ft .. PRICE TEN CENTB~
NEWPORT NEWS, April 26—Late
this afternoon Captain Thierfielder,
commander of the auxiliary cruiser
Kronprinz Wilhelm notified the cus
toms officers that he had decided to
intern the vessel here, and she will
be dismantled of her guns and laid
up here with the Eitel until after the
war.
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SEATTLE, April 27—Thomas Riggs, one of the
three members of the Alaska Engineering Commis
sion, has arrived in Seattle and sails for Alaska next
Monday. Mr. Riggs said that the Commission will
rush construction of the line to the Matanuska coal
fields as soon as possible, but that they will be un
able to complete the full seventy-five miles before
winter. He said that it was the intention to make!
the coal available without unnecessary delay for
use on the railroad and for export. The two mil
lion dollars appropriated by the last congress for
the railroad will not be available until June 30, the
end of the present fiscal year. Commissioner Riggs
will spend the summer making the final location of
the railroad from Broad Pass to Fairbanks.
In regard to the chances for employment with
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the commission, Mr. Riggs said that every position
to be filled in Alaska was already provided for and
that there were forty-five thousand applicants upon
the waiting list. He said also that there was sur
plus labor already in Alaska to furnish all the men
required, and that in the construction of the road
all the timber used would be taken from Alaska
forests.
President iazelet lakes Inst Intersting Talk
REVIEWS WORK DONE AT WASHINGTON
ALLIES REINFORCE NAVY WITH ARMY
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LONDON, April 2/—The official statement issued by the
war office this morning makes no mention of the situation of
the army in Belgium. The statement deals with the new at
tack that is being made by tin* allied land and sea forces a
gainst the Dardanelles straits. A general attack on the for
tifications by tin* fleet and army commenced early today. The
disembarkation of the army began before sunrise yesterday
morning at various points along the Gallipoli peninsula and
was successfully completed despite the opposition of the en
emy who were strongly intrenched and protected by barbed
wire entanglements. A strong allied army is now firmly es
tablished on the shore.
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ROME April, 27—The dijdomatic representatives of Aus
tria and Germany conferred today with high officials of the
Italian government. The greatest secrecy is being main
tained by all concerned regarding the negotiations, and it is
known that a strong effort is being made to straighten out the
difficulties v ith Italy. The success of the negotiations will de
pend on whether or not Italy will modify her demands.
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BERLIN, April 2G—The new German offensive in Bel
gium is styled by the British commentators “the greatest bat
tle of the war.” The fight is being vigorously prosecuted with
all the power of the great Teuton army that has been assem
bled along this front. The official German announcements
report impressive victories, although no admissions have been
made in either London or Paris.
BY SPECIdLOiERWOMENIlLLOWED
TO PROCEED TO PEACE CONFERENCE
LONDON, April 27—Tlie women delegates bound to the
Peace Conference at The Hague, left the Downs today bound
for Holland. The steamer Noordam carried the women, and
had been prevented from sailing before owing to the stoppage
by the government of all communication between Holland and’
England. The boat is bound for Rotterdam and the release
of the vessel was a special order, the ordinary traffic being
still forbidden.
LONDON, April 27—The newspapers here are demanding
that the government send a new army to France. The recent
strong attack and advance by the Germans along the Yser
canal has caused the pr -ss to'Gw: M upon the possibility of the
Germans breaking thr. ugh the allod lines and reaching Cal
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At last night’s meeting of the cham
ber of commerce President fioo, C,
Hazelet made a very complete and
satisfactory verbal report of the work
undertaken hy him, during Ills four
month's stay at the national capital
in behalf of Cordova and the Copper
River valley. His remarks were lis
tened to very attentively by the mem
bers of the chamber, and much valu
able information was furnished as to
the government railroad and other
matters in which our people are in
terested.
Mr. Hazelet stated that he went to
Washington at the request of the
C. R. & N. W. Ry. people to make a
showing of the resources of the Cop
per River valley and territory adja
cent thereto; that this was thought
necessary because of the fact that the
Alaska Engineering Commission had
practically neglected to make any In
vestigation of the resources of this
section or its adaptability as a trunk
Hue route, either through lack of in
structions from the Administration so
to do, or an intentional desire to pass
this section by.
It was felt that it was necessary to
impress upon the commission, the sec
retary and the president, the facts
gathered by the chamber during the
summer. All data prepared was pre
sented to each, and hearings had. At
the request of D. A. McKenzie, Mr.
Joslin, of Fairbanks, prepared an ex
cellent brief of the whole situation,
tcvirwnifi an iuiiich uuu ilil
phases of government railway building
In Alaska, from the standpoint of the
practical railroad man. This brief
was considered by all who saw It as
unanswerable. Copies of it were put
in the hands of the president, the sec
retary and the commission, and many
of them given out to senators and
representatives.
After Mr. Hazelet had had one con
ference with Secretary Lane, the com
mission requested a showing of Ingo
ing and outgoing tonnage over the
Copper River line, based upon the ex
tension of a line to the Bering River
coal from Mile 38, and branches up
the Kotsina, Kuskallna and McCarthy
Creek' on the Chitina branch. When
this showing was completed, the es
timated annual ore tonnage was 1,
600,000 tonB. The annual coal ton
nage 600,000 tons, and the general ton
nage, including lumber, 350,000 tons.
The commission seemed at first to
think this tonnage too large, but af
ter consultation with the government
geologists familiar with the country,
MINING EXPERT RETURNS
FROM KANTISHNA TRIP
W. J. Elmendorf, the mining expert
sent to the Kantishna by Carey Mor- j
gan, of New York, to report on some
property the latter had taken an op- ■
tion on. reached Cordova this after-!
noon on his return from the Interior, j
Mr. Elmendorf is taking some sam
ples of the rock back east with him, I
but as to their values and his re-;
port Mr. Elmendorf has nothing to
say for publication.
concluded that It might be a reason
able estimate.
An earnest effort was made through
out the winter to Impart informa
tion regarding the whole of Alaska,
with particular stress laid upon this
section. No effort was made at any
time to persuade the government to1
neglect j
other sections, but the thought was
constantly kept to the front that each i
section should be developed, urging'
at the same time, the superiority of j
our route over any other for a trunk
line because of shorter distance, the
lower grade, the cheaper construc
tion, the better harbor, and the quick
ness with which the interior might be
tapped. All of this seemed to make
a profound impression upon the ad
ministration, and up to the time of
his leaving New York, March 2*, it
seemed to be the settled policy of the
government to adopt the C. R. & N.
W„ at least, that was the belief of
most people claiming to be in touch
with the situation. Mr. Hazelet stat
ed that he was much surprised on
reaching San Francisco to read in
the (’all, that the president had adopt
ed the Susitna route and determined
to spend some $27,000,000 upon it. He
is curious to learn what happened.
Clyde Morris, a railroad contractor
and builder, in conjunction with Fal
con Joslin. made a proposition to the
government and submitted plans aud
specifications of the entire line from
Chitina to Fairbanks, and from Mile
•ss to trie tiering Kiver coal fields, pro
posing to build and equip under the
supervision of the Railway commis
sion, at a sum not to exceed a cer
tain sum per unit mile, and to do the
work within three years. After con
struction they proposed to lease of
the government and operate for a per
iod of twenty-five years, and pay 3
per cent Interest on the total invest
ment, giving bonds for the faithful
performance of the contraot. This
was also turned down, why no one
seems to know, for it surely made an
attractive proposition and a safe In
vestment for the government, and at
the same time opened up the terri
tory.
Oihcr matters of interest to the
town taken up and urged along by Mr.
Hazelet on behalf of the chamber
were the federal building, the radio
station, reduction of the cable tolls,
the coal land lease, and the adoption
by the government of the original sur
veys in the Bering River field in or
der that this field might be thrown
open to lease at an early date.
INSURE AGAINST
DAMAGE BY WAR
BERLIN, April 27—A company off
ering insurance against damage
caused by the armies at war. in Lux
emburg, is the newest outcome of the
war. Such an organization, backed
by Berlin capital, haB established quar
ters In the city of Luxemburg. It
Insures against fire and other de
struction Incident to the war, and up
The title to the ground for the fed
eral building has passed to the gov
ernment, and the treasury department
assured Mr. Hazelet that (he plans
would be drawn within the year and
construction would start by this lime
next spring. Secretary Daniels
signed the order for the Radio sta
tion, and at least part of the work will
be done this year. This station will
be capable of reaching San Diego,
Honolulu or the Philippine Islands at
any time, according to Capt. Bullard,1
chief of the U. S. Radio service.
No headway was made in reduction
of cable tolls, but it is confidently
predicted by radio officers that within
a year or two at least, the cable will
be worthless, and that then the work
will be done by wireless, and that the
charge will not exceed 7 cents per
word to Seattle.
A coal land lease has finally been
perfected that is pronounced by bus
iness men that are familiar with coaL
mining to be workable. Secretary
Lane turned this matter over to Mr.
Tollman, Commissioner of lands, Dr.
Smith, head of the Geological Survey,
and Dr. Manning, Assistant Chief of
the Bureau of Mines, to draft the
lease. They invited all Alaskans in
Washington at the time to assist In
framing It, and after numerous meet
ings, and with the aid and sugges
tion of the New Chamber of Com
merce of Seattle, a lease, and rules
and regulations were finally perfect
ed that it is believed are workable.
The Department also decided to a
dopt all surveys in the Bering river
field that had once been approved by
the land commission, thus putting
that field in shape to lease at an early
date. The government selection of
5,000 acres had not been made when
Mr. Hazelet left Washington, but it
was thought it would be done soon.
Mr. Hazelet gives much praise to Fal
con Joslin, D. A. McKenzie, Clyde
Morris and others, for the good work
done in advertising Alaska this win
ter, and expressed his appreciation of
the assistance Delegate Wickersham
rendered him in local matters. Tak
en all in all, he thinks the winter’s
work has brought about a better un
derstanding of Alaska and conditions
in the minds of the administration
and congress, and that it will result
In a great deal of good, especially to
the sections tributary to the Copper
river, as heretofore there has been so
much mis-information, not only as to
natural conditions, but as to resour
ces and what is necessary to devel
op them.
rising or plundering. The company
will operate exclusively in Luxemburg
and will dissolve six months after the
war has ceased.
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Attorney McGowan Here
T. A. McGowan, attorney for the
Northern Commerlcal Company, with
headquarters at Fairbanks, was an ar
rival on today's train enroute to San
Francisco.
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Eggs, Fresh from the Local Ranch,
at O’Neill <* Slater Co’s.
PROTEST TO
WASHINGTON, April 27—Secreta
ry of State William Jennings Bryan,
acting upon a request mode by the
itussian government, has made rep
resentations to the Turkish govern
ment regarding the reported massa
cre of Armenians in Asiatic Turkey.
Bryan in his note to the Turkish gov
ernment urged that steps tfe taken to
prevent recurrences of the outrages.
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LONDON, \|>iii , I lie importance of the recent German
operations in I lame’s is freely admitted here, although the
war office doe ool admit that tin* allies have lost as much
nil the German official statements. At
present I he G. rman advance is apparently checked, although
heavy fighting still continues.
I lie Belgian official report states that three German at
tacks south of Dixmude have been successfully repulsed'.
This partially conforms with tin* German official report as the
lentous claim to have made their advance over that portion
of the front extending from Ypres to Dixmude. The Bel
gians also report that Lizerne has been retaken by the French,
who have also captured Hetzas.
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LONDON, April 27—Yesterday a flotilla of British flying
machines raided eight towns in Belgium along the line of the
i ail load used by the Germans lor their line of communication.
1 lie attention of the aviators was mainly directed against the
railroad stations and' a large number of bombs were dropped
at each station. 1 lie extent ot the damage could not be
learned by the airmen, who were flying at too great a height
to determine. I he aeroplanes all returned to their bases in
safety.
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LONDON, April *27—The gove rnment lias issued a detailed
statement relative to the number of neutral vessels seized by
the allies and their disposition. Of the total number halted,
only thirteen neutral vessels were actually captured and thrown
into a prize court by either England or France. Of these
thirteen five were American ships. Since the war began
live hundred and fifty-one steamers have been detained by the
allies and parts ot their cargoes removed. The ships which
had' parts of their cargoes removed were mostly Swedish,
Danish, Norwegian and Dutch.
PARIS, April 27—It is reported that German agents are
scourin gthe Balkan states collecting all the copper coins pos
sible. The coins are sent to Germany where the shortage of
copper is having a Serious effect in furnishing the necessary
amount of metal for the manufacture of the'big shells.
LONDON, April 27 'flit' German rush into West Flan
ders has been halted. The Germans, French, British and Bel
gian official statements all agree on this point, although there
is a wide divergence of opinion as to just how much ground
the Germans still retain. The allied statements all claim that
part of the territory taken has been recaptured. The Berlin
statement shows that the Germans are now on the defensive
along a new line north of Ypres.