The Cordova Daily Times
V< >1.1 MK I )NE. NUMBER 252. COHD( >VA, A I, ASK A. SATURDAY, * »< T< )BER 2,1915. PRICE TEN «'ENTS.
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P SEATTLE. Oct. 2—Secretary of the
Interior Franklin K. Lane has issued
orders to the Surveyor General of the
Land Office, in Washington, to take
over the and handle all business of
the \laska Northern railroad until
such time ns the government fully
closes its dealings with the railroad.
Alien the property will be turned over
ANCHORAGE, let. 2—Yesterday
the stern wheeler Tyconda caught
tire, while at anchor here, and was to
tally destroyed, as well also the cargo
aboard. The origin of the fire is a
mystery, but the hoat was insured.
The Tyconda was one of the largest
vessels of th kind that was on Cook
inlet.
548 fl n E KILLED
II SOUTHERN
MKPH1S. Oct. 2—The West Indian j
hurricane which swept over the city of.
Now Orleans and other sections of tile
gulf coast has resulted itt a tretnen-1
ilous loss in life and property. From j
the latest reports received it is esti-1
mated that eight-nine are dead because
of the storm, and over 500 injured.
The property loss is figured at $5,t!o0,
000, New Orleans suffering a greater
property loss than any other city or
community. Many person are miss
ing. and it is feared that the death list
will be largely increased when final
statistics are available. Most of the
missing persons are negroes.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2—The known j
number of dead, and the known mini-!
her reported missing in the hurricane I
which swept through Louisiana and |
Mississippi set at 549. The storm j
happened Tuesday night and reports'
from out of the way places have been ,
slow in coming in owing to the almost
total destruction of tlephone and tele
graph circuits. The property damage
in these two states is placed at over
tweleve million. The railroad and
telegraph connection with the interior
is slowly being re-established.
INJURED MINER DIES
III LOCAL HOSPITAL
Joseph Moser, who was injured by
a dynamite explosion on the North
Star claims, Port Wells, early in the
week, died at the company hospital
last night. He received many wounds
on the body from the flying rock and
in crossing the great divide was re
lieved of his sufferings. Deceased was
41 years old and the funeral will likely
take place from Lambert's undertak
ing parlors tomorrow afternoon.
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Nifty job printing at the Times.
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Special to The Times Ry Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct- :2-—It lias been ofliciallv announced|
through the British embassy here, that the reason the public
no longer hears about submarine attacks on the merchant ship
ping of the allies, is that Germany’s submarines have been effect
ually and perhaps permanently crippled, through the loss by
capture and destruction of fifty-seven of the submerisbles with
in the last three weeks. The allies have put new methods into
effect for locating the underwater craft, which have proved
signally successful in eleminating the submarines as an import
ant factor in the present war. The new methods include an
improved telephone which locates the throbbing of her engines, i
When the exact position of the snbninrii.e is determined, fast j |
armed motor boats are dispatched to the vicinity and await the (
appearance of the craft at the surface when it is either cap-;,
Lured or destroyed. < »ther method's used are wire entanglements! •
which are buoyed. When a submarine runs into the nets and h
entanglements, tin* buoy is carried beneath the surtace> thus :
apprising the patrol boat on watch that an enemy’s boat is
•aught. The submarine must come to the surface to disengage
itself from the entanglement, and when it appears the patrol
boat has it at its mercy.
ALLIES LANDING At THE DARDANELLES.
l'hoto by American I’reas Association.
SECRETARY WAR]
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CARETS
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2—Secretary !
of the Navy Haniels has suspended six,
midshipmen from the Naval Academy
at Annapolis for one year, ami demot
ed six others for participating in haz
ing members of the lower classes, con j
trary to 'he rules and regulation • o;
the military commander of the school.
In order suspending the young men.
the secretary stated that such dis
obedience to orders at this period of j
their school life indicated that in later
years, they would develop into unde ,
sirable officers, not available for com ]
j manding ships of the American navy.
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BIG BATTLE ON AT ARTOIS
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
‘ PARIS, Oct. 2—The war office issued an official eomiuni
(|iie this morning announcing that the battle in the Artois re
e-ion was dovelo|ting into one of tlie greatest conflicts of the uni.
and that the lighting between the enemy in the tj-enches had
been continuous for days. After the first two days assault
when the French mad • their biggest gain, the progress of the
troops slowed considerable, but by the extensive use ol' hand
1 grenade flie French still make slow but steady progress.
In the ( 'In i m png ne district the < iernian counter at tacks near
Ma’/.ons de Champagne have been checked both sides sutiering I
heavy losses. The Germans ar violently bombarding thej
French trenches near Soupir, north of the Aisno, but although
it apparently is preliminary to an infantry attack, the advance
of tin1 enemy has not yet commenced.
IMPROVE EFEICIENCY WIRELESS
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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
NEW YORK- Oct. 2—A professor in the Engineering De
partment of Columbia I’niversity has invented a device which
will enormously increase the sending radius of wireless mach
ines, and which, if its claims are true will prevent the disturb
ance by static electricty with the wireless messages. Static
tas been one of the great difficulties for wireless messages,
has been one of the great difficulties tor wireless opera
tors to overcome in the dispatching, as it is present in the air
at all times- being more prevalent in the summer than 111 winter,
and being also more prevalent in tin* daytime than at night
time. Some times tin* static comes in waves and effectually
prevents the wireless stations from getting into communica
tion with each oth'.*r.
With the st; tie disturbance eliminated messages can be
sent with espial facility at any time of the day and at any season
of the year, and can also lx* sent with greater facility. It is
said that the reason the American public has been getting so
little war news from (lermany this past summer is because of
the quantiU of static disturbances in the atomosphere which
limits the sending radius, and has seriously lessened the amount
of wireless news received from (lermany since last winter.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
PAKLS, Oct- 2—From an eyewitness of the great battle be
tween the French ami (Hermans at Souchez, it has been learned j
that .just before the charge was started, seven mines, Had been
placed under the (Herman trenches by French sappers, were ex
plotted simultaneously. Facli mine contained 100 tons of
powder, and the roar of the explosion was terrific. Following;
the explosion, the French troops charges the bewildered (Her
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mans in the trenches- fairly sweeping them off their feet, and
capturing large numbers of the Teutons.
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LONDON, Oct- 2 As a result of the seven days offensive ,
conducted by the allied forces in Frances, the French and Brit- ,
ish have extended' their line twenty miles into the (b-rnian
ranks. Kngland now has an army of one million men in north
ern France, and preparations are being made to send another
half million soldiers to this front.
men ouflRTZ is
NO.MK. Oft L’ There is consider
,ble excitement here over a big strike
natle in quartz on Boulder creek. W.
Cochran made the discovery and he
otind gold sticking out on the ledge,
['his it is believed will prove one of
he richest finds ever made on Sew
rd peninsula.
10 EFFORT BEING
CABLE
SEATTLE. (Jet. 2—The cableship
lurnside has not as yet sailed for
(itka to repair the break in the cable
mil on account of the rush of coin
nercial business press reports <un
iot he sent through with any regular
ly.
The community was shockeil and
grieved to learn of the sudden death
uf Mr Andrew Schneider, at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. .T. V Lydiek,
last night. The Colonel, as he was
familiarly known by Ills friends, was
feeling exceptionally line yesterday
md retired early in the evening. \t.
I a 4.3 o’clock he was stricken and an
lour later he passed peacefully to his
Inal rest. Kr. Council was in atten
lance, but his efforts were unavailing,
leatli resulting from hemmorage of
he lungs.
Mr. Schneider was liorn in Germany
md had he lived would have been 6t>
rears old on October 23. He came to
America when a child and lived at
Chicago until five years ago, when the
ivent to Knnewiek, Wash. In May
where he has sinre resided, and dur
ng this time he has endeared him
self to a large number of people. He
iad made all arrangements to leave
in the next steamer on a visit to the
states, and also attend the Panama
■xposiion.
Three grown children survive the
leceased: Mrs. .V V. Eydick, of Cor
lova Miss Alma Schneider, of Ken
lewick. Wash., and ('has. Schneider,
if Kansas City, and to these the svm
lathv of the Cordovans is extended in
ho loss of a loving and devoted father.
The remains of Mr. Schneider will
ic taken to Chicago for burial in the
'amily plot. In case Father van der
'ohl can come to_Cordova, from the
westward, on the Alameda funeral
services will he held here before the
sailing of the steamer for Seattle.
Naval Expert at Controller Bay.
Mr. Brown the navy station expert,
,vho is investigating harbors in Alas
(a for the Engineering Commission,
.elephoned the Daily Times that he
lad arrived as Chileoot yesterday af
ernoon at 5 o'clock. He left here
■arly in the morning on the launch
Prospector for Katalla.
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Fresh Petalumna eggs, at the Blum.
TNeil! Co. 5d cents a dozen