The CordovaDaily Times
YOU'ME II. NCMBER 571. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 191fi. PRICE TEN CENTS
. RESULT OF CAMPAIGN SOMME FRONT
MASS MEETINGS
- FOR TUESDAY
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( harles A. Sulzer, Democratic can
didate for delegate to congress, has
finished his campaign in the First di
vision, and will arrive in Cordova on
the Admiral Farragut tomorrow morn
ing. He will hold a rally at Kmpress
theatre in the evening at 8 o'clock. Mr.
Sulzer is said to he a pleasing speaker
and the people of Cordova should turn
out and hear him discuss the issues
upon which he is asking their votes.
National Committeeman T. J. Dono
hoc, of Valdez, and John Konan, of
Seward, candidate for territorial sen
ator, are also in Cordova, and will un
doubtedly he present at the meeting.
From here Mr. Sulzer will go to
Valdez aud Seward, and expects to
close his campaign at Anchorage.
Mrs. Lena Morrow Lewis will re
turn from Chitina and McCarthy on
tomorrow's train, and is hooked to ad
dress a Socialist meeting in Fagle
hall on Tuesday night.
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SERIOUSLY HURT
ON BOARD
A sailor on (he Admiral Goodrich
by the name of Swanson, met with a
painful and perhaps serious accident
last evening at 8:30 o'clock, after the
ship pulled out of Port Wells. In
some accountable way he fell down
the hatch, where he was later found
by the quartermaster.
Upon the arrival of the Goodrich at 1
Cordova, the injured man was taken i
to the hospital. One of his arms was
broken, the other badly strained, his
face lacerated and other wounds re
ceived. !>r. W. W. Council, who is
attending him, will make an examina
tion of his injuries with an X-ray to
* learn whether or not Swanson has
been hurt internally.
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CHIEF OF NATIVE SCHOOLS
IS VISITING CORDOVA.
W. T l.opp, chief of the Alaska di
vision of the department of education,
is spending a lew days in Cordova.
Mr. I,opp came to Alaska in IS!**' and
located on Bering Strait as a mission
ary teacher, latter he -.v is made chief
of the Alaska division. While In the
Bering sea he learned the language of
the Eskimos and studied the customs
of the aboriginies. He is authority for
the statement that the Tatitlek
natives were not Indians, but were
Eskimos. Only two days ago he
talked (or a considerable time with
one of the citizens of that place and
found no less than 200 words identi
cal with those of the Eskimos of the
far north. At the southern end of
Iliamna lake the natives are Indians
and speak an entirely different lan-'
guage. Farther to the westward the
Aleuts, another race of aboriginies,
dwell. The Eskimos of the north
country are afraid of the Indians and
lock their doors when they suspect
them of being in their vicinity, while
the Indians show the same deference
to the igloo dwellers.
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TRANSPORT BRINGING SUPPLIES
FOR ENGINEERING COMMISSION
SEATTLE, Oct. 23. — The trans
l*>rt Crook left here Saturday with
a cargo of material and supplies for
the Alaskan engineering commission
at Anchorage and Seward.
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WIFE OF CAPTAIN OF DORA
IS BURNED TO DEATH.
Information has arrived that Mrs.
Swanso, wife of the captain of the
steamer Dora, was burned to death In
a cabin at Seattle two nights ago At
the time of the occurrence, it is said,
Mrs. Swanson and some other people
were in the cabin.
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LONDON, Oct. 23.—During the Somme campaign the
British took 30,000 prisoners, twenty-one villages, one hundred
and twenty cannon and four hundred machine guns. The Brit
ish lost no guns and drove the Germans back on a front of
eleven miles, to a depth of from four to eight miles. The Brit
ish losses in July were heavier than those of the Germans; in
August the losses were about even, during September the Ger
man losses were much larger than the British, possibly fifty per
cent. The enemy saved 20,000 men in reducing the strong
points of the British, which have since been greatly improved.
BERLIN, Oct. 23.—The troops of the central powers have
crossed the railroad connecting the Black seat at Port Constan
za and Danube at a point east of Murfattar fortress. Constanza
was taken bv the Germans ami Bulgarians. The allies and Ger
mans are approaching the Danube town of Tchernavoda. The
Russian forces were totally repulsed from tin* western bank of
the Naruyuvka river, in Galicia. At Predeal Pass, on the Tran
sylvania front, six hundred Roumanians were captured.
\ 1ENNA, Oct. 23.—The last political act of the premier of
Austria was the prohibition of two big meetings called for Sun
• lay in favor of the convocation of parliament. The assassina
tion was purely political, as Editor Adler was an entire stranger
to the premier.
BERLIN, Oct. 23.—The British transports Crosshill and
Sedek were sunk by German submarines, according to advices
received here.
BERLIN, Oct. 23. -The German artillery destroyed three
of the new British armored tractors.
SOFIA, Oct. 23.—The Roumanians have been driven back
to within six miles of Constanza on the Dubridpa front. Eight
guns and much other war material was taken by the Bulgarians.
VIENNA, Oct. 23.—Dr. Frederick Adler, who assassinated
Prime Minister Sturgkh ,is an extreme Socialist editor of a
newspaper of that faith and son of Dr. Victor Adler, editor of
the Arbeiter Zeitung, and a recognized leader of the Ausarian |
Socialists. The father bitterly opposed the assassin, hut the
son said lie had killed the premier for refusing to convene par
liament.
PETROGRAI), Oct. 23.—The French troops fought their
wav toward'the neighborhood of Railly-Saillisel, capturing the
spur west of the village.
PARIS, Oct. 23,—The furious fighting in the bend of the
Cerna river has resulted in favor of the allies. The Bulgarians
made a strong counter attack, but were repulsed by the Serbians
with a heavy loss of men.
PETROGRAI), Oct. 23.—It is officially announced that on
the Transylvania front the Roumanians made an attack, com
polling the Teutons to retire slightly in the Trotusoitus and
Slanick valleys. On the western front of Moldavia the Rouman
inns are fighting stubbornly and successfully.
PARIS, Oct. 23.— Rome reports that Germany is returning
10,000 interned and wounded Italians.
LONDON, Oct. 23.—Viscount Grey, in talking to the For
eign Press Association, said that he favors a league that will
enforce peace after the war.
BERLIN, Oct. 23.- During the night the Germans with
drew their line of defense north of Ohaulnes to a prepared posi
tion in the northern part of Ohaulnes wood'.
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B1 ('BAREST, Oct. 23.—The Roumanians at Dohrudja
have made a further retirement before Mackenscn’s army.
LONDON, (let. 23.— Foreign Minister Grey, in discussing
the German utterances regarding peace and the claim that Get
many must have guarantees for future protection, said that it
was the allies who must have the guarantees, as Germany had
forced war upon the world.
PETROGRAI), Oct. 23.—The Teuton attack yesterday
north of Brody was repulsed.
SCHOFIELD MAKES GOOD TALK
George 13. 8ohofield. the Republican
candidate for attorney general of Alas
ka, held an enthusiastic meeting here
Saturday night, and notwithstanding
a severe wind and rain storm, there
was a good attendance present.
In a strong campaign speech, Judge
Schofield completely refuted Grigsby’s
argument, conclusively proving him
self an Alaskan sourdough, holding
many interests In the Nome division,
and still practicing law and mining
there, where he has resided for the
past sixteen years. He exploded
Grigsby's canard campaign story by
showing that his only absence from
the territory during this continuous
residence was while engaged in the
practice of his profession in the trial
of purely Alaskan cases at San Fran
cisco and Seattle. These cases were
tried during the past two winters; he
also showed that the temporary ab
sence of his children from the terri
tory was necessary while completing
their education at Washington Univer
sity, and expressed the hope that this
territory would soon have a university
of Us own for the education of Alas
kan children after thej had graduated
from the local high schools. He made
it clear that he owned no property of
any description outside of this terri
tory, and that ail of his interests lie
in the Nome division, where he is now
practicing law w-ith cases continued
until the June, 1917, term of court
there, by courtesy of the Nome bar.
He also showed that he was now en
gaged in developing his tin mines at
Tin City, north of nome; carrying
on hydraulic mining at two camps,
and would be winter mining at Nome
at opening of winter mining season.
Referring to his opponents, Schofield
showed that Mr. Grigsby had held
office under Republican administra
tions for over ten years at Nome, and
when dismissed for cause upon
charges filed, immediately became a
"baby Democrat.” lie declared that
Mr. Cobb, while attorney for the
Treadwell Mining Company, opposed
any form of territorial government,
and that Cobb had stated that the peo
ple of Alaska were unfit for self-gov
ernment and were irresponsibles with
out property interests; that the court
of appeals in the case of Marks vs.
Shoup, 136 Federal, censured Cobb for
"lack of common honesty;" that
Judge Gunnison had censured Cobb
for "false and reckless testimony,”
and that Mr. Cobb had been suspend
ed from practice by an Alaskan court
for two years, which suspension was
affirmed on appeal.
After completely refuting the
charges that he waB not an Alaskan
and referring briefly to the public
records of his opponents. Judge Scho
field discussed the duties and respon
sibilities of the office of attorney gen
eral in an able manner, showing its
Importance in protecting the present
and future interests of the people, and
the relation the office bore to terri
torial officers and the legislature. He
referred to the necessity of able coun
sel for the territory in the protection
of the vast natural resources of Alas
ka, mentioning water power sites,
school lands, tide lands, kelp beds,
coai lands, and kindred subjects
wherein title was vested in the fed
eral government in trust for the fu
ture state of Alaska, and suggested
stepB necessary for the reasonable
conservation and protection of these
great interests, but the immediate
right of user by the people under rea
sonaEle regulations.
Mr. Schofield referred to Cordova as
the “Copper Queen" of the Northland,
and predicted an immense commer
cial future for this city. He strongly
advocated the necessity of an active
Chamber of Commerce, and the ad
visability of every business man be
coming an active members. He de
clared that the sun did not shine upon
an area possessed of such wonderful
natural resources as this territory.
Ho wound up an eloquent peroration,
asserting that Alaska's sun of des
tiny was but peeping above the hori
zon, and that no man of this day was
optimistic enough to foretell her mag
I nlficont commercial future.
Referring to his candidacy, he stated
j that he had been actively engaged in
j the practice of law for over thirty
I years, and during that time had been
assistant corporation counsel of Ne
braska Cltv, Nebraska, prosecuting at
torney of Uhehalis county, Washing
! ton; state senator of the Sixteenth di
^ vision of Washington, municipal attor
; ney of Nome for three consecutive
years, and United States commission
er at Nome for four years; that he had
travelled Alaska's coast line from Ket
chikan to Point Harrow, the great
stretches of the Yukon and Tanana
valley and across the divide to for
dova; that he knew Alaska, her peo
ple, her conditions and her needs, and
believed by education and experience
and a broad knowledge of Alaska that
he was peculiarly fitted for the post
I tion he sought.
His address was a strong campaign
speech on purely Alaskan matters, and
showed a broad insight and knowledge
of Alaska, her people, her conditions
and her needs.
DEMOCRATIC CHARGES ARE REFUTED
ALAMEDA TAKES OUT GOOD
LIST OF PASENGERS.
The steamer Alameda arrived from
the westward at 10 o'clock last night,
and sailed this afternoon for Seattle
with the following passengers from
Cordova: Mrs. Alvah Karnes, Mrs. J.
Y. Ostrander, Q. H. Birch, J. J. Sulli
van, E. A. Fisher, J. I). Clark, H. N.
Wilson and wife, Mrs. Janies Flynn,
W. A. Clark and wife, Miss Jennie
Hassen, Mrs. D. C. Steel, V. A.
Schmitz, E. F. Medley, J. C. Gaffney,
Mrs. C>. E. Elliott.
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A double wedding was recently sol
lenmized by the Rev. George C. Uruce
of Fairbanks, when GuBtav Wilson and
Miss Theresa Johnson and Andrew
Friedlund and Miss Mary Gustafson
were united in matrimony. Both of
the brides were from Seattle and ar
rived together at Fairbanks on one
of the last boast.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 23.—The Democratic national commit
tee has charged Charles E. Hughes, Republican candidate for
president, with having entered into a secret agreement with the
America!! Independence Conference, of which .Jeremiah
O’Leary is a prominent member. It is alleged that Hughes
made promises satisfactory to the Germans and promised to
silence Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's attacks on the Germans.
The Republican national chairman ami tin* Independence C<m
ference deny emphatically that any such agreement was made,
and declare that the whole matter is being exploited for politi
cal purposes only, in the hope of bolstering up the Wilson lost
cause.
FIRST GASOLINE CAR MAKES
TRIP FROM ANCHORAGE
To C. T. Boyle, chief clerk of the
telephone and telegraph department
of the Alaskan engineering commis
sion, belong the credit of bringing
the first through car from Anchorage
to Seward on the government road.
Boyle's duties called him to the end
of the line this week, and he did not
hesitate a minute on account of the
fact that there Is a break iu the track
of some thirty miles between the two
towns. He took his gasoline car out
of the shops at Anchorage, chugged
along the six mllea of track to the
Bin! of steel and there loaded It on a
launch for Rem creek, where he put
It on the track and came on In.
E. R. McFarland, In charge of the
department, whos headquarters are
here at present, went out the line, met
Boyle at Kern creek and made the
trip in with him—Seward Font,
WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION
APPLIES GOVT. RAILROAD.
Word has been received by the en
gineering commission from Secretary
Lane that the workmen's compensa
tion act has been extended to the em
ployees of the government Alaska
railroad, and that the commission is
empowered to put the act into effect
This means that workmen on
the road will receive certain compen
sation, according to the kind of in
jury for injuries received while work
Ing on the railroad.
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ENCOUNTERED ROUGH WEATHER
The steamer Admiral Goodrich ar
rived from the westward early this
alter in sin and will be in port six hours
loading 500 tons of ore. Purser Fran
cis Koch reports that they had an ex
ceedingly rough trip coming north,
and as the ship was loaded with dyna
mite and steel rails, which shifted,
the experience was not a pleasant one.
However, they weathered the storm all
right and are now homeward bound.
LOCAL JOTTINGS
A80UI PEOPLE
AND DOINGS
(i. H. Birch returned to New York
on today's steamer.
The Admiral Farragut is due from
Seattle tomorrow morning.
Dr. Bruner has returned to Cordova
from a trip in the interior.
F. M. Ford returned to town after
spending a few days in Valdez.
Mias Alvina Schlink came over from
Valdez on the steamer Alameda
J. J. Hill and wife came out from
; Shushanna on yesterday's train.
j C.eorge Blouen has returned from !
j Valdez, where he was attending court.
Deputy Marshal W. J. Feaster, of
Chitina, returned from Valdez last
night.
Miss Ruby DeOraff returned on the
steamer Alameda from a short visit
j to Ancnorage.
Mrs. James Flynn was an outgoing
passenger on the Alameda, to visit
friends in the states.
Arthur Miller, of Copper Center, di
vision superintendent of native
schools, is in town.
James C. Gaffney, who has been
visiting his brother, Walter Gaffney,
left for Juneau today.
The Bon Ton orchestra will give its
sixth dance of the series at Eagle hall
on Wednesday night.
Mrs n C. Steel, of Mile 114, left tm
day for the states, where she expects
to remain this winter
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W A. Clark, of the Clark-Graham
Company, left for Seattle today, ac
companied by his wife.
Mrs Alvah Fames departed on the
Alameda for Portland, where she ex
i
| pects to spend some time.
Mrs. John Y. Ostrander returned to
day to her home at Olympia, Wash ,
| after having spent several months
1 here.
In the case of the United States vs.
Ed Sellers, of Mile 78, the jury in the
district court returned a verdict of
| not guilty.
It. N. Wilson and wife came down
front Chitina on yesterday's train and
left for the states this afternoon on
! the Alameda.
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I)r. V. A. Schmitz left on the Ala
meda today for the states, where he
will take a much needed vacation of
several months.
United States Marshal Brennetnan
was in town last night. He ts on his
way to the states with three prison
ers and three insane patients.
Our former townsman, Ed Grtset.
who is now conducting a road house
in the Port Wells district, was in Cor
dova today greeting old friends.
Judge E. F. Medley left today for
San Francisco on a si* weeks' trip
A. J. Adams will be the United States
commissioner during his absence.
Norman Leopold and A. N Swallow,
of Valdez, who are outgoing passen
gers on the Alameda, mingled with
Cordovans last night. They expect to
spend the winter in the states.
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POLITICIANS ARE GATHERING.
T. J. Donohoe, of Valdez, Democratic
national committeeman, and John
Ronan. of Seward, candidate for ter
ritorial senator, are in town to meet
Charles A. Sulzer. candidate for dele
i gate to congress, who is expected in
J Cordova tomorrow on the Admiral
FarrsguL
COiLIS BEING
HAULED COVI.
The Alaska engineering commission
is operating a datly train between
Anchorage and Moose creek on the
Matanuska branch, and three carloads
of coal are being brought to Anchor
age daily. This coal is for use of
the commission, and also for the sup
ply of the people at Anchorage. Ma
terial and supplies for the construc
tion of the railroad are being hauled
on this train, as well as freight and
passengers, to points along the line.
The commercial freight and passen
ger traffic is paying for the operation
of the train, which enables the gov
ernment to transport its construction
materials free of charge from Anchor
age 10 us camps on tne railroad
The population of Anchorage, which
is the main construction base on the
railroad, is between 4,000 and 5,000.
At Matanuska, the junction of the
Matanuska branch with the main line,
a townsite was recently surveyed by
the government and a town is now in
course of development. There is also
a small town at Moose creek, about
fifty miles from Anchorage, w here the
first mine on the railroad is in oper
ation. At Wassilla, the name of the
town where the railroad crosses the
Knik Willow creek wagon road, sev
eral people are gathering. Wassilla
will be the distributing point for
freight and supplies for the Willow
creek mining district. The govern
ment is taking immediate steps to sur
vey small townsites at these places.
The railroad north and south from
Anchorage passes through and de
velops a large agricultural country.
There are now between 500 and 1,000
homesteaders along the line of the
railroad in this section, and the agri
cultural land is being rapidly develop
ed. The homesteaders are supplying
a considerable portion of the food
stuffs for the railroad employees and
other people In that section of the
country. Recently the Alaskan engi
neering commission contracted for
400 tons, or over 13,000 bushels, of po
tatoes, with the Matanuska farmers.
Products are being hauled by the far
mers to Matanuska and shipped over
the railroad to Anchorage and other
points along the line there is still
room for a large number of homestead
ers in the vicinity of the railroad, and
the government hopes to encourage
farmers from the states to come to
Alaska and take up homesteads in the
territory tributary to the railroad In
order to develop the agricultural
lands so that the country may some
day in the near future be self sup
porting.
The building of the railroad has a'so
given an Impetus to the mining In
dustry, and there ts good prospect for
considerable traffic for the railroad
when It is finally completed
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MINERS HAVE CANDIDATE
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
Joseph H. Murray, of the Nizina
country, who Is a nominee for the ter
ritorial assembly on the Republican
ticket, and also has the endorsement
of the Wickersham independents, was
in town this morning en route to An
chorage.
Murray considers that has chances
for election are very good He has
been in the mountains for two years
and the miners in that section put up
a campaign fund for him to make the
tour.
"They figured out that as the legis
lature had money to spend this time
it was up to the prospectors to have
a representative on the job," said
Murray. “I figure there will be t^o
big propositions at Juneau this year,
the first, to prevent waste of money
on hand, and the second, to make sure
that the source of funds is not tam
pered with. There will probably be a
big lobby on hand to force a change
tn the taxation statute, which seeme
to work very well as It is now —
Seward Post.
The Kuglueer mine in the Atltn dle
lsts, w ho are believed to be ncgotlat
lug tor the property. The mine la
owned by Captain James Alexander