The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 273. _CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27 ,1915. PRICE TEX CENTS.
SERBIANS CORNERED BY TEUTONS
'APPEAL TO ENGLAND FOR MORE HELP
LONDON, Oct. 27—Advices from Serbia concerning the
plight of the Serbian defenders do not improve the slight hope
that was being felt for their success when the news of the
reverses inflicted by the French on the Bulgarians was received.
It is now believed that it will require something in the nature of
miracle to avert disaster for the little Slav nation. 1 lie allies
have been unable to give Serbia sufficient assistance to stem the
advancing tide of Teutons and Bulgarians, and the just issued
appeal of the Serbian premier to England for more troops indi
cates that the Serbian resistance is nearing its last stage and is
about to crak.
Only about twenty miles now separate the Austro-German
from the Bulgarian forces in the north of Serbia, about forty
mile south of Belgrade. The Bulgarians being to the sonth
west and the Germans advancing to meet them from the south
west of Belgrade. The invading Teutons hold the advantage
along a front which extends one hundred miles long about
twenty-five to forty miles south of tin* Danube.
The railroad seems to be the chief bone of contention and
the fighting is concentrating along its line. The first fifty
miles of the road southward from Belgrade is held by the
Austro-Gerinans. The next one hundred' and fifty miles is still
retained by the Serbians, while the Bulgarians have captured
the following one hundred miles. Below them the road is held
by the French who have a firm grasp on the last fifty miles of
the railroad ending at the Grecian frontier.
All reports received from the front agree that the Ser
bians are fighting desperately although they are sometimes
outnumbered ten to one, and that the invading armies have suf
fered heavilv, but owing to superiority in numbers and equip
merit have been able to force the defenders to retire.
BERLIN, Oct. 27—The war office announced officially to
day that a junction between the Teuton forces in Serbia and
their Bulgarian allies had been effected. The Bulgarians under
General Betwatijieff joined the Austrian forces on the Danube
river at a point east of Brza Polanka, in extreme northeastern
cornet of Serbia on the Serbo-Roumanian border. To accom
plish the junction the Bulgai n forces penetrated twenty miles
from their orginal course in a northerly direction.
LONDON, Oct. 27—The main advance of the Teuton army
in Serbia is along the Morava valley to Nish, then turning east
along the railroad line to Sofia. This is the way that the
invaders will be forced to take if they wish to forward any large
quantities of supplies to the Turks, as it will be necessary to
use the railroad, and the fact that the Bulgarians and Teutons
have effected a conjunction in northeastern Serbia is not re
garded with much importance by the military authorities of the
allied powers. The invaders are yet far from securing direct
railroad connection with Constantinople.
SOLONIKI, Oct. 27—A brigade of Britain troops has been
landed here and are being hurried' forward on the railroad to
Doiran a town just across the border in Serbia, where a junc
tion with the French troops will be made and the allies will take
the offensive, attacking Strumitza in Bulgaria. The British
troops are well supplied with artillery and are all veterans who
who have seen considerable service at other portions ot the
fighting zone._
BERLIN, Oct. 27—In today’s official statement reports
from the fighting in the Dvinsk region are encouraging. Von
Hindenberg states that the forces in front of Dvinsk have
penetrated the Russian positions over a front a mile long. The
Teutons are hammering away at the Russian positions, and
while meeeting with a stubborn resistance are gradually draw
ing closer to the city. The general staIT here feels confident
that Hindenberg will succeed in his purpose to take Dvinsk
before winter cause active operations to cease.
LONDON, Oct. 27—The tremendous offensive recently in
augurated by General Hindenberg against Dvinsk continues,
but he has been able to make but little impression upon the
Russian lines. The Russian have resisted all attacks, and seem
to have an inexhaustable supply of men to fill up the gaps in
their lines. South of Pripet that Austrians are fighting hard
to recover from the blows recently delivered by the Russians,
and they seem to be making desperate efforts to resume the ini
tiative in this section.
PKTROGRAD, < >ct. 2(5—The war office reports continued
Russian successes along the entire front. South ot Itvinzk the
general staff' states that the situation is not materially altered
by the Teuton capture of Illoukst last week. Dvinzk is as tar
from being captured bv the (Jermans as ever and despite the
tremedous drives made by Hindenberg the Russians are firmly
entrenched around the city and have plenty of reserves of men
to till up the gaps in the fighting line caused by the battles.
Austrian City of Gorsia Soon to Fall.
BRESCIA, Italy, Oct. 27—The situation of the Austrian
forces at Gorisia is critical and it does not seem as it the fall of
the city can be long delayed. The Italians are pounding the
inner defenses of the town with their long range guns, and are
inflicting great damage. The Austrian artillery is outranged
bv the Italian guns and consequently the defenders are being
cut to pieces while the invaders are in comparative security.
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German Ambassador Repudidates Fay.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27—Von Bemstorff, the German am
bassador, today telegraphed to the Secretary of State that
Robert Fay, who was arrested yesterday in Weehawken, New
Jersey, and admitted that he was a lieutenant in the German
army, connected with the Teuton Intelligence Department, and
had come here for the purpose of placing bombs on departing
ships, had absolutely no connection with the German secret
service or with the German government in any manner.
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United States Claim Right Trade With Neutral.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27—The Secretary of State, who has
had his last note to Great Britain on the interference by the
British admiralty with American trade, approved' by the presi
dent and the cabinet, has arranged to send the note to Am
bassador Page in London by special messenger. Page will
deliver the message to Sir Edward Grey at the British foreign
office. The new note again sets out the American position re
garding our trade with neutral countries, and vigorously dis
sents from the construction of the British orders in council put
on them by the British admiralty.
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Italians Waging Battle Against Austrians.
LONDON, Oct. 27—Little definite news is being received!
concerning the fighting between the Austrians and the Italians j
along the frontier. From Rome comes the statement that the
Italians are still hammering away at the enemy's positions,
and although the Austrians have been shaken their line has
not as yet been broken.
Russian Prisoners Cared for In Palace.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Oct. 27~The Austrian Archduke
Joseph, in token of his appreciation of the excellent treatment
accorded to his aide-de-camp, Count Batthyany, in a Russian
hospital has ordered that a number of seriously wounded Rus
sian officers shall be transferred to his palace in Budapest, then1
to be given the best possible treatment by his own doctors.
Count Batthyany, who is one of the wealthiest landowners
in Hungary, was picked up seriously wounded, by Russian pa
trols, and transferred to a hospital in Kief. From his hospital
cot he wrote a letter to Archduke, warmly praising the human
ity and’chivalry of the Russian doctors.
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New Faculty Added University Warsaw.
WARSAW, Oct. 27—A theological faculty, Roman Catho
lic, is to be added to the University of Warsaw by the German
authorities according to recent announcement. Dr. Kakowski,
the Archbishop of Warsaw, is already taking the preliminary
steps for establishing the proposed new school. The l niver
sity formerly consisted of legal, medical, philosophical and
natural science and mathematical departmnts.
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Zince Used for Coins in Belgium.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 27—On the heels of the announcement in
Germany that 5-pfeunig pieces are to be made ot iron, the gov
ernor general of Belgium announces that zince is to be used
here to help out the very notable shortage in nickel coinage.
The coins will bear the immage of a lion surrounded by a
wreath, and the word Belgium in French and Flemish.
170 KILLED AND
' 800 INJURED
SEATTLE, Oct. 27—Advices receiv
ed from Manila today tell of a terrible
typhoon which swept over southern
Luzon killing one hundred and seven
Tty persons and injuring nearly eight
hundred. Additional supplies have
sent by the Phillipine government to
aid the sufferers, and army doctors
and hospital corps detachments have
been dispatched to render what aid
they could to the injured. The prop
rty damage was enormous consider
ing the amount of property in the
ravaged district, as practically all the
homes of the natives were destroyed.
It is feared that the government offi
cials and teachers throughout the
storm area may have suffered, but
nothing regarding them have reached
headquarters at Manila so far.
ENGLAND SEEKS
CREDIT
NEW YORK. Oct 27—The value of
an English pound sterling has been
falling for the past ten days and Is
now worth $4.60%, the lowest in many
years. Negotiations for the estab
ment of a new British credit of $225,
000,000 is progressing, the credit to be
purely of a banking nature, without
the issue of bonds.
CALIFORNIA IS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 27—At the
election in California yesterday the
voters rejected all the initiative and
referendum propositions which were
on the ballot. The one proposition
) which was figured a sure success, that
of non-partisan elections was easily
voted down, and the people of Cali
fornia showed a surprising conserva
tism of opinion on matters, despite the
unprecedented large participation of
women in the elections.
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Long Time Between Boats.
The sailing of the steamer North
r western having been postponed in
definitely the City of Puebla will be
the next vessel leaving Seattle for
Southwestern Alaska. She sails on
November 4 and it will be about two
weeks before another boat reaches
here from the Btates.
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Assaying McKinley Lake Quartz.
The Cordova Mining & Development
Company has opened an assay office in
the Hegner building on C avenue,
where assays will be piade of the Mc
Kinley Lake gold quartz from prop
ties now being exported by that com
pany.
EXPRESS TRAIN
| EUFAULA, Okla., Oct. 27—Sever.
J masked men held up a passenger train
j on the Missouri, Kansas, Texas and
j Southwestern R. R. early this morn
j ing, and forcing the express messen
j ger to open his safe rifled the contents
j and made their escape safely to the
i wilderness of the Winding Stair Moun
tains. The safe contained nine thou
| sand dollars in cash. Posses have
' been formed, and have gone into the
' mountains after the bandits
KILLS TP STM
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EL PASO, Oct. 27—Two American
regiments have been ordered to Doug
j las, Arizona, as President Carranza's
General Calles are at Agua Prieta, just
1 across the border, with three thous
| and men, awaiting an attack from
| Villa, who has eight thousand troops
with him. Carranza and party are
still at Torreon. Chihuahua, to pro
vide the Madero family with head
quarters. The latter have again re
entered business in Mexico and are al
ready employing ten thousand men.
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DYNAMITER HAS
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 27—It is re
I ported that David Oaplan who is one
of the alleged dynamiters of the
' Times newspaper office has turned
state's evidence and confessed to com
I mitted the crime.
BURNED WIRELESS MEN
TAKEN 1B0ARB PROMETHUS
Yesterday the three men who were
| badly burned by an explosion at the
Whitshed radio station on October 14
were removed from the railroad com
pany hospital to the collier Prome
theus and are on the way to recovery.
David Barry, civilian member of the
working party from the Prometheus,
suffered the greatest injuries, and for
a time his condition was critical, but
he is now getting along nicely. A. J.
Holton, gunner of the U. S. Navy, and
M. Schajkowski, machinst at the wire
less station, was also badly burned
about the face and hands, but their
wounds are healing and they will soon
be about again.