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The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME IIII. NUMBER 89. CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1917. PRICE TEX CENTS.’
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♦ PETROGRAD, Oct. 16. — The ♦
♦ Germans have occupied Arens- ♦
♦ burg, the capital of the Russian ♦
♦ island of Oesel. The fighting for @
♦ possession of Oesel island con- ♦
♦ tinued all day yesterday between ♦
♦ the naval forces. One group of ♦
4 German warships bombarded un- ♦
♦ important parts of the coast. ♦
♦ German submarines were ob- 4
♦ served in the Baltic sea. One ♦
♦ German torpedo boat squadron ♦
♦ pressed back the Russian patrols ♦
, ♦ between the islands of Oesel and ♦
♦ Dago. Russian vessels reinforced ♦
♦ the patrols and accepted battle, ♦
♦ whereupon the German ship’s re- ♦
♦ tired. ♦
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♦ PETROGRAD, Oct. 16. — The ♦
♦ people here receiv^ word of the 4
♦ occupation of most of the Islands ♦
♦ of the gulf of Riga very calmly. ♦
♦ A fleet of ninety German war- ♦
♦ ships co-operated in the opera- ♦
4,tiop. Cabinet ministers agree 4
♦ that while the occupation seri- ♦
♦ ously affects Russia's strategic ♦
♦ position, they don’t consider it ♦
♦ constitutes a menace to the Rus- ♦
4 sian capital. 4
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4 UNDATED. — Russian offi- 4
4 cials believe the German opera- 4
4 tions around Riga are unlikely to 4
4 be extended to the gulf of Pin- 4
4 land this fall. The minister of 4
4 marine believes the lateness of 4
4 the season will cause* the Ger- 4
4 mans to localize their efforts. 4
4 The military situation on the 4
4 western fronts is unchanged. 4
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BRITISH MAKE A
(I$y Associated Press)
LONDON, Oct. 16. — British aircraft
yesterday raided Burges docks, Var
sennaere, Airdome and Houttaye in
Belgium. Two German machines were
also brought down.
BAHTS SHOOT
, VILLAGE •
MISSION, Texas., Oct. 16. — It is
reported that bandits raided Gran
geno, a Mexican village, on the Rio
Grande river, six miles southeast of
the mission, and the firing was heard
in Madero City.
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SENATE ADJOURNS WITHOUT
CONFIRMING DOMINATIONS.
Word comes from Washington that
the reappointments of IJmmett it. Jor
dan and P. R. Brenneman as United
States marshals of the Second and
Third divisions were not confirmed
by the United States senate. Four ap
pointments to major positions in Alas
ka were iflade (luring the last week
of congress — those of the United
States marshals mentioned and those
of Judge W. A. Holzheimer of the Uni
ted States district court at Nome and
W. A. Munley for district attorney at
Valdez.. Only the last two were con
firmed .
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It is understood that Senator Wil
liam H. King, of Utah, led the fight
on Jordan and Senator John Sharp
Williams on Brenneman.
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'All the larger Grank Trunk boats
have been taken off the southeastern
Alaska run, and only the smaller ones
will ply north until the next tourist
1 season.
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BONDS SELLING
LASTED THAN
EXPECTED
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct. IG. — Officials
believe the Liberty loan will possibly
reach $2,000,000,000 by the end of the
week. Every section is redoubling its
efforts to quicken the campaign, and
Secretary McAdoo last night tele
graphed to all of the governors to de
signate October 24 as a legal holiday.
President Wilson named the day as
National Liberty Loan Day.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. — Treas
ury officials declared the Liberty loan
would reach the first $1,400,000,000 in
subscription tonight, unless all signs
fail. The government’s latest offer of
certificates of indebtedness for $300,
000,000 at four per cent has been heav
ily oversubscribed.
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RAILWAYS BEING
MO TO KEEP
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. — The.
railroads' war board, which has been
making herculean efforts to keep the
cars moving in all parts ol the coun
try, despite the extraordinary demand,
today is facing a new problem.
All the necessities of life must be
supplied to sixteen non-productive eP
ieo of population of ’46,000 each/ and
to fifty-six smaller cities of a popula
tion from 300 to 3,000. These cities
represent the new national army and
national guard cantonments and en
campments, most of which are located
where no railroad facilities existed be
fore. V
Figures just compiled show that 2,
500 carloads a day of feed and other
necessities are being delivered daily
by the railroads. As it takes at least
five pounds of food a day for each sol
dier in addition to clothing, fuel and
other supplies that are constantly
needed, the problem is decidedly dif
ficult, but the carrier^ are expected
to prove equal to the task.
LIQUOR DEALE R S
'1ST'PAY BIG
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The flew war revenue act passed by
congress October 3, imposes a tax ol
$2.10 per proof gallon on all distilled
spirits, a graded tax upon champagne
and other liquors and cordials and a
special tax upon dealers in cigars and
tobacco.
The liquor dealers have taken in
ventorles, prepared returns and are
forwarding the amounts due. Failure
to do so incurs heavy penalties.
Proof spirit is defined by statute
to be that alcoholic liquor which con
tains half its volume of alcohol of a
, specific gravity of seven thousand
nine hundred and thirty-nine ten-ihou
sandths at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Tc
find the proof gallons, multiply the
true wine gallons of the contents, as
cut upon the cask, by the pereen$,um ol
proof, and the product will be the
number of proof gallons.
Evei^’ liquor dealer in the city re
ceived notice from Internal Revenue
Collector David Williams, of Tacoma
that inventories must be taken at once
and the amount of taxes due remitted
forthwith. Blank forms and letter ol
instructions came in the same mail.
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GREATER WAR POWER IS
CONFERRED ON PRESIDENT
(By Associated Press) •*
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. — Broad
war powers weje conferred upon the
president by trading with the enemy
| act, put into operation under an execu
Itlve order Issued then.
LOCAL DOINGS
A train arrived from Chitina add
Kennecptt this afternoon. ✓
Father Van der Pol Is in town greet
ing his many local friends.
Charles H. McComet, of Chitina, was
an arrival on today’s train.
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I. B. Hurd and \V. M. Harvey, of Mc
Carthy, are here on their way to the
states.
James P. Momb, of Nenana, was a
passenger on today’s train for Cor
dova.
W. J. Lewis and J. A. Trout were
among the arrivals from the interioi*
this afterhoon. ,
J. .I). Reagh and son and A. L. Ha
not, of Fairbanks, are in Cordova, en
route to the states.
The electric lights will be turned
off about three minutes at 7 o’clock
tonight.
E. T. Stannard came down from
Kennecott today and left on the Far
ragut for Latouche.
H. L. Faulkner, of Juneau, has been
retained as attorney for the Pacific
Steamship Co., succeeding Shackle
ford fc Bayless.
Mrs. C. M. Rossvvog was a passenger
on the Admiral Farragut, but stopped'
off ill Juneau to visit friend* ri-fCiy
returning to Cordova.
Charles J. Goodall left today on the
Farragut for Valdez, where he has
been summoned as a juror in the dis
trict court.
The freighter Latouche is in port
discharging a quantity of coal for the
Copper River railway and Alaska
Transfer Company.
I he steamer Admiral Karra gut ar
rived from Seattle this morning with
P. Mullen and Wm. McLean as pas
sengers for Cordova.
All contestants in the Daily Times'
auto contest must turn in all of their
subscriptions before 8 o’clock tonight,
upon which they desire to receive the
special bonus votes.
The Woman’s Guild will hold a busi
ness meeting at the Red Dragon on
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
All members are urged to be present.
Mrs. Singleton, Secretary.
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W. L. Maitland, one of the wide
awake young business men of Anchor
age, greeted Cordova friends today on
his return home from a trip to the
states.
James Fish, of Valdez, was in town
today. He is returning lionft from
a trip to the states, where he attend
ed a meeting of the agents of the New
York Lige Insurance Company.
Attorney Elmer E. Ritchie, of Val
dez, mingled among local friends to
day, while the steamer Farragut was
in port, He_Jms spent the past couple
of months visiting Pacific coast cities.
The Cordova Fruit Market will open
tomorrow morning next to Fred’s res
taurant, with a fresh stock of vege
tables and fruits. Spuds will be sold
for $3.75 per 100 pounds, and Tokay
grapes at 75 cents per basket.
Mrs. J. C. Smith and daughter, Miss
Edith Catherine Smith, of Aberdeen,
are recent arrivals in Cordova and will
make their future home here, Mr.
Smith being the senior member of the
firm of Smith & McConaghy,
The following are the sailing dates
for the Pacific Steamship Company's
vessels from Seattle for southwestern
Alaska for November and December:
Spokane, Nov. 5; Admiral Evans, Nov.
16: Si>okane. Nov. 25; Admiral Evans,
Dec. 6; Spokane, Dec. 17; Admiral
Evans, Dec. 28.
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♦ AMSTERDAM. Oct. 1«. — The 4
♦ Maisborue says it has learned 4
♦ tint all of the Dutch shipping to 4
♦ England has been stopped on ac- 4
♦ count of the pending differences 4
♦ between England and Holland. 4
♦ England, on October 11, stopped 4
♦ all commercial^ and cable com- 4
♦ munlcation with Holland, until 4
♦ Such time as Holland placed ah- 4
♦ volute restriction on the transit 4
♦ of gravel and scrap metal from 4
♦ Germany to Belgium by way of 4
♦ Holland. England contended that 4
> the material was used to con- 4
♦ struct military works against the 4
♦ British soldiers. Holland replied 4
♦ she would act when England 4
♦ showed that the materials were 4
♦ used for war purposes. 4
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♦ (By Associated Press)
*■ KANSAS CITY, Oct. 1G. — Fire
♦ today destroyed over half of the
('it- stockyards, which
are the second largest in the na
♦ tion. It is estimated that several
♦ thousand cattle were destroyed,
♦ although the firemen liberated
♦ many of them. The fire spread
♦ rapidly and caught and burned
♦ many hundreds of freed cattle
♦ which had reached Kansas City.
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WILL RLE II LIT I
SEATTLE DRUE
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE. Oct. 16. — A new ci
ordinance, which becomes effect!'
the first week in November, providit
for rigid regulation and licensing
Seattle drug stores, will supercede t
ordinance passed by the supren
court of Washington.
The ordinance, like the invalid me
sure, is designed to Snppress -the sa
of intoxicants in- drug stores, legisl
tion deemed necessary after this sta
had voted dry. It provides for a
cense fee of $2.50 a year, thorough i
vestigation oi each store licensed at
authorized, the revocation of the
cense in case the proprietor of the e
tablishment is convicted of violatit
of a state or federal law governit
the sale of ajcoholoc liquor.
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MEHAFFEY. PROMOTED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. — Oapta
.1. C. Mehaffey, chief engineer and dl
burning agent for the Alaska road coi
mission, has been promoted to a m
jofship.
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DUTCH ADVENTURESS WAS
SHOT YESTERDAY AT DAW
(fly Associated Press)
PARIS, Oct. 16. — Mata Hari, tl
Dutch dancer and adventuress, wl
was convicted in August of espionag
was shot at dawn yesterday mornin
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FORMER POSTMASTER GENERAI
DIES AT HOME IN DETROI
(By Associated Press)
DETROIT, Oct. 16. — Don M. Die
inson, postmaster general under Pr
sident Grover Cleveland, died at h
home in this city last night.
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Advertise ia the Times—It pays
i 500 SHIPS BEEN
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. — Approxi
mately five hundred American coast
wise ocean ships o^ 2500 tons and
over have been commandeered on the
Pacific and Atlantic, the gnlf lake
ships being unaffected. The ships are
to continue In the same traffic as here
tofore. until the government takes
them over. All cargo ships over 2500
tons are affected.
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♦ PAFtlS, Oct. 16. — French war- ♦
; ♦ ships destroyed two Teutonic ♦ ;
♦ submarines in the western Medl- ♦
♦ terranean sed. ♦
JOFFRE VISITS
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(By Associated Press)
I AMERICAN TRAINING CAMPS IN
| FRANCE, Oct. 16. — General Joffre
visited the American contingent yes
terday. accompanied by General F’er
shing. Joffre, speaking in French,
said: "When America drew her
sword none in France doubted she
“ would do great things." He referred
■ to America's great power in men, re
sources, material and wealth, adding:
"In every way you have realized our
! hopes.”
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MISSING GIRL
i IS FOUND
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SEATTLE, Oct. 16. — The headless
n- i body found in the brush near here has
le i been identified as that of Miss Ruth
a- ! lie Merritt, aged 17 years, of Kirkland.
;e a suburb of this city. She went to a
I- dance a month ago, and has been mi
ll. seen since. The pi^ice are now hunt
11 ing for her escort to the dance.
14 BROTHERS ARE
ON TOE FIRING
FINE
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(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Oct. 16. — Arthur Davis.
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a plasterer, of Seattle, has fourteen
first cousRis fighting for England in
Ihe trenches of France. He says he
expects to join them ultimately on
16 the firing line under the American
10 flag. His cousins enlisted in England.
e’ “My family record isn’t unusual.
B' however,” said Davis. “I know a sur
vivor in Seattle whose family record
is unique. He has seven brothers in
r- the German and seven in the French
army. The seven fighting for the kai
ser were sent to the Russian front, be
caus4, like all other Alsatians, they
e' refused to fight their own people in
ls France.”
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Try £ loaf of “Sun Maid” Raisin
Bread. It’s really fine. City Bakery.
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► By Associated Press) ♦
► WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. — ♦
► President Wilson has issued a ♦
► proclamation setting aside Octo- ♦
► her 24 as Liberty loan day. He ♦
► calls upon the people of the na- ♦
► tion to assemble in their respec- ♦
► tive communities on that date ♦
¥ and pledge to the government ♦
► the fullest measure of financial ♦
► support, so that the result will ♦
► be impressive and emphatic. The ♦
♦ president urges that it will echo ♦
♦ throughout the empire of our ♦
♦ enemy as an index what Ameri- ♦
♦ ca intends to do to bring the war ♦
♦ to a victorious conclusion. ♦
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IS III DIRE
(By Associated Press)
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16.—J. B. Frank
lin, charterer of the motorship Anvil,
has sent word on a fishing schooner
that the Anvil is in danger of foun
dering. Over fifty persons aboard
were taken oft in Lower California.
The Anvil needs warships to assist it
to return to San Diego. A
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BELLIGERENT
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(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. — The Me
chanics' National Bank estimates that
the war is costing the 'belligerents
$160,000,000 a day, or $6,500,000 hour
ly. America is paying a quarter of
America’s rate of the expenditure,
which is- greater than any other na
tion. England comes second and Ger
many third. By next August the to
tal cost to the world will be $155,000,
000,000. The German people are pay
ing over ten per cent of their normal
incomes as interest on the public
debt. America is paying less than half
of one per cent on the 50,000,000 men
engaged. The allies have 33,000,000
men and the Teutons 20,000,000.
PRIZES ATTRACT
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There is on exhibition in the largo
display window of the Northern Drug
Store the prizes the Daily Times will
I award to the successful contestants in
its subscription campaign. The first
prize is a Ford touring car or $500 in
cash, and the latter amount has been
deposited in gold. The second and
third prizes are cabinet Victrolas, pur
chased from the Northern Drug Com
pany. and the fourth prize a handsome
ladies’ wrist watch, purchased from __
Philip Bloedhorn.
The special bonus offer of votes
closes a$ 8 o’clock tonight, and the
candidates are all busy rustling sub
scriptions so ••• to be able to turn
the min in time to get the extra votes.'
Tomorrow? the standing of the candi
dates will be published and the pub
lic is anxiously awaiting to see if its
favorite is in the lead. There may be
some surprises, but there are still
two weeks left in which to boost for
your candidate, although now is the
time to give a subscription in order
that the special bonus may be secured.
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