The Cordova Daily Times
11 1 Xl !VIBVAi 5(i2* CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1916. ~ PRICE TEN CENTS
• UTRALITY PATROL BE ESTABLISHED
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was killed and fifteen strikers woun
d''de in a clash between the police and
Standard Oil Company strikers yes
terday. The streets of Constable, in
. the Hook district., resembled an armed
<",ITM 'twelve thousand men have
iptit work and it is feared that out
breaks will occur.
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I’• 1 •.1' 1 -IX. Oct. 1L’. — Former lsitiK
i-a > ria, died in a castle near
Muni h where lu> has been confined
since 1ST.'!. He. had been insane for
many y.-ars and was deposed in 1 It 1 ft. |
I >ei i a . | was us rears old,
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ni'MIXC. X. M . Oi-t. Li. — Xine-1
teen M. dean hale been indicted for,
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murder. They are charged with par
ticipation in the Villa raid on Colum-j
bus. Six Mexican raiders have already j
been hanged.
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At a
non-parti an luncheon President Wil
son said that ' lieu he beard an agent '
had given him Indianapolis today lie1
believed that the people approved of.
his interpretation of the spirit of the
public. IP Mated he was particularly
inten ded in the national feeling and
while the Republicans present were
as good Americans as he was and that |
after fighting a few more weeks both
parties would work for the common i
good of the nation.
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IX1UAXAPOUS, Oct. Pi. — Presi
dent Wilson arrived here this morning
to address the farmers and good roads ,
advocates at the state fair. Groups
ol' eheerin crowds were at the rail
load station* through Ohio and In
diana. \lier Ills second speech today
Wilson will depart for l.ong Branch.
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REPORTED CASE OF
INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
A report is In inp cin ulated that tile
young son of iohn Johnson of Klla
tnar, who died suddenly lust week,
was the victim of infantile paralysis,
and that Dr. Dross, the physician at
the mine (here Had so pronounced it
This has not been officially confirmed
by the doctor and as yet the death
certificate has not been filed. The
report states that (lie child died very
suddenly w hile playing, and (hat many
of the symptoms surrounding the ease
closely resembled those of the dread
plague which has been epidemic in
New York and other eastern cities
recently.
Wm. Cassidy, a well known prospec
tor in the Willow creek country, has
has returned to Anchorage und states
that he has opened up three ledges
averaging five feet in width und which
show good values.
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Order your lettor heads and euve
lonaii HAW.
BULL PLAYEflS!
base
bnll players’ share of the world's
series is $1(13,000, sixty per rent of
which goes to the winning team and
forty per cent to the losers. As the
players only share in the receipts
of the first four games played their
share ended yesterday.
At a recent meeting of the Bar As
sociation of the First division a com
mittee was appointed to draft a bill
which will be presented to congress,
providing for the appointment of an
other judge for the bench of Alaska,
with headquarters in Juneau. Another
committee was appointed to secure
the necessary data showing the great
amount of legal and court work in the
First division and other information
which might assist in securing the
nassaae of the hill
A judge ran be secured from the
circuit court of appeals to come to
Juneau to assist in clearing the
docket. The clerk of the court is only
required to make an affidavit as to
the c.invented state of the docket and
forward it to the chief justice of the
circuit court. In that event one of the
associate justices will be sent north.
As that method will only afford
temporary relief, it is the consensus
of opinion of the members of the Bar
Vssoeiation that a permanent judge
should be appointed, to he stationed
at Juneau, and to lie subject to call
from any district in the territory.
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TOKIQ, Oct. 12. — Announcement
that Dr Bunji Suzuki, president of the
Laborers’ Friendly Society of Japan,
will attend the annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor at
Baltimore in November as fraternal
delegate from Japan, has drawn atten
tion to the extraordinary growth of
the organization of the working peo
ple of the Japanese empire. Dr. Su
zuki went to the United States early
last year and by meeting the leading
trade unionists of California, did much
to clarify Iho labor questions pending
between the two countries. Represen
tive Japanese believe that his forth
coming visit to America will material
ly advance tne work negun last year
and help to the attainment of a better
understanding between Japan and the
United States.
The grouping of Japanese laborers
into one national association consti
tutes one of the most dramatic c hap
ters in the' history of modern Japan,
and the fact that only last month the
doors were thrown open to women and
that 5.000 are already enrolled has
suddenly concentrated interest in the
movement. Conceived only four years
ago by Mr. Suzuki himself, the idea
has developed so rapidly that 23,000
working men aticl women are affiliated
with the laborers' organization and
3,000 new members are joining every
month.
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HUGHES IN THE SOUTH.
LOUISVILLE. Oct 12. — Charles E
Hughes made many short addresses
throughout Kentucky today and speaks
here tonight.
The Alaska engineering commission
has offered to buy of the Matanuska
farmers 400 tons of potatoes at $43.60
per ion umivored st Matssuak*
W*»rwyiT i —.i.
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\\ ASHINGTON, Oct. 12. — Plans for a naval neutrality
patrol will become imperative if the submarine campaign con
tinues. The entire torpedo destroyer force, assisted bv light
cruisers, tugs and other auxiliaries will protect American wat
ers and prevent the establishment of bases ashore or communi
cation between shore and belligerent craft. There have been no
new developments today in the submarine situation.
PARIS, Oct. 12.—The allies have sent their ultimatum to
Greece, demanding the surrender of the Greek fleet and permis
sion to control all material for naval operations, and the mails
and telegraph and railroad lines. Greece has complied with the
request.
BERLIN, < let. 12.—The Teutons are pursuing the Ronman
inns on the whole eastern Transylvania front. The second Ron
manian army was also driven back into frontier positions.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—The effort of the recent submarine
raid is still felt here, and merchantmen flying the allies’ flag
are afraid to leave port.
HAGUE, (let. 12.— The Bloomersdjik, sunk by a subins: i ie
off Nantucket, was carrying grain for the Holland government
and Holland has protested' to Germany against this hostile act.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—Admiral Gleaves, commander
of the destroyer flotilla, believes that no steamer named, the
Kingstonian was lost, as the German submarines only sunk five
vessels in their recent raid.
ROME, Oct. 12.—It is officially announced that the Italian
troops broke the Austrian line south of Gorizia and also took on
tlencliments on tlie ( arso front. Six thousand Austrians were
captured.
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LONDON, Oct. 12.—The Serbians are now advancing
north along the Cerna river, having repulsed several heavy at
lacks by the Bulgarians.
LONDON, Oct. 12.—The Bulgarians suffered defeat in
Macedonia, where the British now occupy the towns of Kalen
dra and lloniondos.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—Advices from Savannah are to
the effect that vessels arriving there sighted a submarine off
Tyebee bar, but do not know what flag she carried, as they were
not close enough.
BRKMKN, Oct. 12.—Convoyed by several war vessels, the
super submarine Deutschland expects to start next week on her
second trip to the United States.
LONDON, Oct. 12.—Under the direction of the Karl of
Crewe, the new president of the board of education, the board is
busily preparing for the revision of education that is regarded
as imperative as a result of new conditions following the war.
It is to be a consistent continuation of the start made last year
when Herbert Lewis, parliamentary secretary of the board, ob
tained from the house of commons a vote of funds for research
in connection with industry, Kngland having definitely deter
mined to direct the minds of its youth towards the study of
-cience as applied, in preparation for the forthcoming “econo
mic war after tin* war,” as well as the study of languages with
a view of the acquisition of trade.
BOSTON, Oet. 12.—The world’s series <>t‘ baseball ended
today and Boston won the championship, defeating Brooklyn
by a score of 4 to 0, and winning four out of the five games
played".
Forty-two thousand, six hundred and twenty persons, the
largest crowd ever attending a world’s series game, this after
noon saw tin* Bed Sox defeat the Brooklyn Nationals in a most
decisive way.
Ernest Shore, Brooklyn’s big right-hander, held Brooklyn
to three hits, one of them being a scratch. Boston pounded
Hotter all over the lot, when runners were on hags, waiting to
score. Six hits and four runs were made off Pfeffer in the seven
innings lie pitched, and one hit and no runs off Dell in one
inning.
Shore pitched nine innings, giving Brooklyn but three hits
and shutting them out. Boston had two errors and Brooklyn
three.
Today’s gate receipts were nearly $K4,000, and the victory
won has set the fans wild with joy.
BELGIUM PAPERS CAUSE WORRY
11AVKK, France, Oct. 12.—The Belgian government an
thorities here have received information of the continued ap
pearance of patriotic newspapers at Brussels and throughout
Belgium in defiance of the German censorship and despite all
the efforts of the German military police. It is one of the mvs
tcries of the German occupation of Belgium how these secret
papers can be published, where they engrave their cartoons
ridiculing the Germans, and how they set the type and circulate
the papers.
There is a price of 50,000 marks on tin* head ot the editor
of Free Belgium, but it keeps on appearing .just the same. Kev
oral of the supposed editors are said to have been shot. < hie
man was sentenced to twelve years hard labor, others to three
and eleven years, and a woman, Madame Scheupens, to five
years. But each time that a supposed editor is imprisoned and
tin' Gorman authorities feel the trouble is ended, the paper ap
pears the following day more lusty than ever with a cartoon
making fun of the prosecution.
A file is kept here of these secret papers, as a matter of
curiosity. Free Belgium, which has given the most trouble,
prints the following notices under its title:
“A bulletin of patriotism, submitting to no censorship
whatever.
“Price per copy elastic, from zero to infinity.
“Business office: Not being handy to have an established
address, we are installed in a movable automobile cellar.
“Advertisements: Business being nil under German domi
nation, we have suppressed our advertising page and counsel
our patrons to keep their money till times get better.
“Telegraphic address: ('are of German commander at
Brussels.“
approach for the Turks was across
the sandy wastes of the northern half
of the peninsula, the lower part be
ing mountainous and Impractacable
for the movement of troops. Up to
this time it had been thought that
no military force could cross the des
ert during the hot season (from
March until November) and that the
canal would be entirely safe during
the summer.
General Murray. however, after
looking over the ground, decided that
while no army ever had crossed the
waterless tracts in summer, yet it
was possible. Accordingly, he began
to thrust his defences out from the
east bank of the canal until at pres
ent he has a fortified line established
at an average almost as long as the
British front in France.
General Murray's policy was vindi
cated last month when an army
of 14,000 Turks did succeed in cross
ing the desert, engaging the British at
Romani, where they met with disas
trous defeat. Had this fight been
waged on the hanks of the canal, even
with the same result, shipping neces
sartly would have been greatly de
layed. As it was the canal was as
quiet as a woodland stream.
In the organization of his defenses
In the canal zone. General Murray has
made use of the training he had early
In the war in France, when, as chief
of the general staff under General
French, he played a leading role In l
the skillful British retreat from Mona. !
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HIGH WATER DAMAGES
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD.
Streams flowing into Resurrection
bay from the north reached a new
high water mark laBt Sunday, Rear
creek and other streams In the vicin
ity having reached a foot above for
mer high water marks.
Large sections of the government
wagon road, on which considerable
work has been done this summer,
were under water. The road commis
sion camp near Mile 81x, where men
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working under Superintendent Eide
were quartered, is under three feet
of water and work waa suspended to
day.
Small washouts on the United
States railroad occurred at Mile 3 1-2
and Mile 6, hut were fixed without
difficulty. On the grade leading up
from Mile 7 two Bmall slides blocked
the track for an hour, and at Mile 18
a five foot opening was cut to let the
water through, which had broken Into ,
a cut made by the steam shovel.
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ELECTION OFFICERS FOR
OUTLYING PRECINCTS
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United States Commissioner Med ]
ley has appointed the following elec ,
tion officers for the unincorporated |
precincts under his jurisdiction: Kyak
—Judges. A. B. Cooper, Charles John
son and Joseph lleeves; Allen — ,
judges, A. Beck, Frank Senff and i
Joseph Kelly. I
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Miners at Unga are reported to have *
had a prosperous season. i
LOCAL JOTTINGS
MOOT PEOPLE
Jack Miller, of Slate creek, was in
(own today on bis way to the states
Art Oonlnger left for McCarthy on
this morning s train on a business
trip.
The freighter l^atouche is in port
loading Kennecott ore for the Tacoma
rmelter.
Attorney C. M Frazier and J B.
Howard returned on the Watson from
t'aldez, where they have been attend
ng court.
George A. Mosser and family are
today moving into the concrete cot
tage recently erected by O. E. Lam
uert.
Thomas Kehoe, formerly purser on
be Admiral line boats, is back at his
ild Job on this trip of the steamer
iVatBon.
After an absence of some time the
tun shone brightly for several hours
his afternoon.
The Admiral Watson arrived from
he westward at 7 o'clock this morn
ng and is loading a thousand tons
jf copper ore
The dance given by the Bon Ton or
chestra last night was largely attend
id, and these affairs are increasing
n popularity each week.
George Scott has returned with his
aunch Prospector from Latouche,
where he spent the summer with a
>arty of government agents.
The Loyola Social Club will enter
aln at a smoker tonight and the rnera
)ers and their friends are looking for
ward to the event with much pleasure.
Jack Ingram, of the Alaska road
commission, accompanied by his wife,
s here from Chitlna, where be has
leen doing considerable work this
teason.
The Dally Times Is Indebted to Ben
Osborne for a copy of the Alaska La
bor News, Anchorage's new weekly
paper, which Is well edited by our
’ormer townsman K. E. Hegner.
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Sumner 8 Smith, federal mine in
ipector for Alaska, arrived In town
his morning after an official visit of
he mines on Prince William Sound
ie will leave for the interior on Sat
trday's train.
The steamer Northwestern left Ju
teau at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
md Is due here early tomorrow morn
ng She has 356 tons of freight for
he railroad and town and eighteen
lead of cattle for the Interior.
J. B lies has returned from a trip
:o Strelna and will return to Valdes
>n the stpainer Northwestern Mr
lies reports that he has disposed of
jls light and power plant to the Rey
iotas Development company
Delegate Wlckersham and George
Dooley returned from the westward
is far as Valdez last night, where they
(topped off and will bold a meeting,
tnd expect to come to Cordova on a
aunch Sunday. Wlckersham will ad
lreas the people here either Monday
ir Tuesday and leave for the Interior
m Thursday's train.
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While making an excavation for a
lewer at Juneau recently tome work
nen uncovered a cedar chest under
he doorstep of the residence of Judge
iobert Jennings containing the body
if a young native woman *ho had
>een burled there many years
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On the Ready Cash group of claims
in Ohio creek. In the Broad Pass sec
ton. Frlsgie, Murray and Miller run
wo tunnels and showed up good veins
>f pure galena between solid walls
rhe ore la said to be rich enough to
hip by dog teams.
SUEZ CANAL IS
ISM A 11,1 A, Egypt. Oct. 12. — None
of the theatres of war furnishes more
Interesting features than the zone
along the Suez canal, where the Brit
ish have set up a barrier against in
vasion of this most important terri
tory by the Turks. Official communi
ques have given but small Idea of the
wonderful military organization which
has been built up here in the desert.
When Lieutenant General Sir Archi
bald Murray last January assumed
charge as commander in chief of the
British forces In Egypt they were oc
cupying positions along the canal it
self. Virtually the only avenue of