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The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER 339. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1916. FRIGE TEN GENTS.
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BERLIN, Jan. 17. — The Oversee
News Agency says today that th
Hungarian premier, Tizsa, has ai
nounced in parliament that Monti
negro has sued for peace. Accordin
A to the statement of Tizsa,' Austrl
w agreed to conclude peace with Monte
negro if the latter country would la
down her arms unconditionally. Thi
condition was accepted.
BUDAPEST, Jan. 17. — Premie
s TiZ8a told the Hungarian parliament
e today that Montenegro had laid down
- her arms unconditionally. He said
>■ that peace negotiations between the
g two countries would be immediately
a begun. The members greeted the
- announcement with joyful shouts, and
y the singing of the national anthem,
s The papers here write enthusiastic
articles over the outcome and are
freely predicting similar occurrences
r with the other belligerents. The city
here has taken on a holiday attitude
and a celebration Is in full progress.
BERLIN. Jan. 17. — The Austro
Hungarian war headquarters an
nounced officially today that the king
and government of Montenegro had
asked for a cessation of hostilities.
Negotiations were opened between the
two countries along this line last
Thursday. Austria requiring that
Montenegro lay down her arms uncon
dltlonally. This condition was ac
cepted by King Nicho and his advis
ers yesterday. With the cessation of
the Montenegrin opposition peace ne
gotiations between the two countries
will immediately commence.
VIENNA, Jan. 17. — The war office
officially announced today that the
Austrians had evacuated the trenches
in the Osoavia sector recently cap
tured from the Italians. The state
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ment says that the reasons the cap
tured positions were given up waf
because of the concentrated fire ol
the Italian artillery on the trenches
which rendered them untenable.
LONDON, Jan. 17. — The war office
announced officially this afternoon
that the British were winning furthei
successes over the Turkish troops in
Mesopotamia. The Anglo-Indian
troops assaulted the Turkish en
trenchments and fortified positions at
Waddl Saturday and took them by
storm.
LONDON. Jan. 17. — The war of
fice announced officially today that
the Turkish forces in Mesopotamia
had fallen back to within six miles of
Kutelamara.
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There is considerable sickness at
present among children.
BE EBECTEB
Cordova is to have one of thi
largest salmon canneries on Princi
William Sound, work upon which hai
already been started. The Carllsh
Packing Company, which is now oper
ating at Bellingham, Wash., is bad
of the project, and two big building!
will immediately be erected at thi
north end of the ocean dock. The lates
[improved machinery will be installet
and employment given to a largi
force of men.
Frank Wright, of Seattle, is thi
moving spirit in the company, am
being an experienced fish man, plan!
on having everything in readiness a
the plant by April 15. Nels Hawkin
son, who spent several weeks in thi!
section last fall, looking over thi
field, is to be the foreman of thi
cannery. It is understood that prefer
ence will be given to local people ir
the employment of labor.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. — Fron
the evidence secured by the agents
of the state department in Mexico i
is beginning to be clear that the Car
ranza authorities assured C. It. Wat
son. the head of the party of Ameri
can mining men who were murdem
by Villa bandits near Chihuahua city
that it was safe for them to proceef
to their property, and that no armet
escort was necessary. On receipt o
these assurances the Americans de
cided to go ahead, although they hat
at first suggested to the Carranz:
commander the advisability of an es
eort, and it was thus that they me
* their fate at Santa Isabel. Manj
Americans and other foreigners art
„ leaving Mexico, and the exodus nov
“m is greater than at any time since th<
first warning was issued by the Wil
son government.
SCHOONER VOLANTE L0S1
BUT CREW SAVED
The American schooner Volante, ii
tow of the gas boat Pindar, and bount
from Petersburg to Sitka, was lost a
sea near Cape Ommenay, but the crev
was saved.
The Volante. a vessel of 125 tons
- had gone to sea loaded with salt, nets
barrels and other equipment for t
herring fishing cruise.
The Volante was 87 feet long am
25.6 beam. She usunlly carried i
crew of five men. She was built ii
1891 at North Bend, Oregon, and wai
registered at Seattle. She was a fa
miliar figure in the fishing industr;
in the North Pacific.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. — Con
tinued cold weather is reported in
practically the whole of the eastern
section of the country. The severest
cold Is felt east of Indianapolis and
Chicago. At the latter city the offi
cial record shows that the thermome
ter descended to three below, the
coldest of the winter so far. At
Cleveland it is four below, with nc
break of the weather in sight. In the
western section of the country alonp
the Pacific coast abnormal cold wea
ther conditions are-fn evidence also
but of course pot reaching the low
temperatures of the east. Seattle has
had the worst cold spell it has •en
dured for many years, varying be
tween four above, the lowest, and at
all times below the freezing point. To
day it is thirty-one above in the
Spirit City. Southern California is
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being ^drenched in a cold heavy rain
that to making the native sons and
daughters shiver in the coldest wea
ther \jf the winter. The rains have
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been- so heavy and continuous that the
street car service, particularly the
interurban lines, are utterly demoral
ized, as washouts have appeared at
many places, and the weather condi
tions are such that it will be impos
sible to repair the tracks until the
rains cease.
Since Saturday night zero tempera
tures has prevailed in the northeast
ern states as far south as the Ohio
river. From the Ohio river to the
Gulf of Mexico the temperature has
ranged from just above zero to the
freezing point. In Mobile, Alabama,
a heavy sleet storm has been raging.
Reports from Alaska show the wea
ther to be clear and mild.
ADMINISTRATION ANXIOUS1
TO AIO ALASKA
Judge L. T. Erwin, United States j
marshal of the fourth judicial division,!
with headquarters at Fairbanks, ar
rived in town yesterday direct from
Washington, and left on this morn
ing's train for his headquarters at
Fairbanks.
Marshal Erwin, when seen, frankly
admitted that he had discussed Alas
kan politics while in Washington with
administration officials, and gave
them his views of conditions as he
understood them. He said that Sec- j
retary Lane and other officials are
intensely interested in the develop
ment of Alaska and will do all in
their power to aid this country.
Marshal Erwin is the only marshal
in Alaska who makes his own wage
schedules for his deputies. Salaries
of deputies are fixed by law, but Mar
shal Erwin when he took charge ap-i
plied the same business methods to,
the office which he had applied to his i
own business affairs, and he has been j
sustained in this by the department.
He pays the men who do the best
work the larger salaries, and when
a deputy is appointed he is started in
at the lowest scale, to be rewarded
by length of service and efficiency.
The marshal also requires a monthly
report of conditions from each one
of his deputies and declares that not
one deputy has been appointed be
cause of political considerations, but
because each one appointed was
thought to be qualified to fill the of
fice and give public service.
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NEW DURGGIST ARRIVES, FAMILY
ON ALAMEDA.
F. L. Walt was an arrival from Se
attle on the steamer Northwestern.
He is an experienced druggist, and
came here to take charge of the,
Northern Drug Company’s store, suc
ceeding W. E. Root, who will shortly
return to Seward to accept the post
mastership. Mr. Walt expects his
family here on the Alameda, and in
the meantime he will fit up house
keeping apartments.
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
E. L. Wittemore, who spent th'
past week here, left for his home in
Seward on last night's steamer.
('apt. A. E. Lathrop went to the
westward on last night’s boat, to look
after his theatres at Valdez and
Seward.
James .MacC’ormae is slowly recov
ering from a severe spell of illness,
which will be good news to his many
friends.
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The train for Chitina this morning]
took out a large number of passengers
for the interior and an unusually
large mall.
Hoad master J. W. Forrester has re
turned from a trip to Portland, and
left this morning for Chitina, his
headquarters. .
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A. H. McDonald, Alaska Steamship
Company agent at Seward, greeted
local friends yesterday on his return
from the States.
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K. L. Steele and Mrs. H. J. Patton
were among the Fairbanksans to
arrive on the Northwestern, and
left for the interior on today’s train.
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Mrs. N. Yager, who conuucts the
Sourdough roadhouse, was a passen- 1
ger for Cordova on the Northwestern 1
and left on this morning's train for '
her home.
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Arthur Holt and wife have returned (
from the States, where the former ,
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went to have his eyes treated, which
were Injured by the bursting of a
glass gauge in an engine at Chitina.
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Mrs. John Palmer was a returning ,
passenger from the States yesterday. •
She left on this morning’s train for ,
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Chitina, where she is the proprietor ]
of the Commercial hotel. I
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The steamer Northwestern yester
day brought a large accumulation of
mail, and in order to accommodate the
public with parcel post packages the v
delivery window was opened last night t
after the show. t
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APPROPRIATION ASKED FOB'
CORDOVA |
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A Washington dispatch under date
1 of last Friday, says "Secretary Me-J
Adoo has asked the appropriation i
coni in it tee for $500 for the commence- j
ment during the rest of the fiscal year.
' of a public building at Cordova.”
'■ The fact that only a nominal sum j
was asked for seems to indicate that
1 the treasury department does not want
1 the appropriation of $100,000 for Cor
dova to lapse, and intends to proceed j
this year with the construction of our
i federal building.
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OF TRENCHES
CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 17. — The
war office announced officially today
that a strong force of Russians had
taken the offensive against the Turks
in Hie Caucasus. The Turkish troops
along the front here vigorously re-,
sisted the advance movement, and by j
their stubborn resistance managed to i
delay the advance of the Russians suf- !
ficiently long to enable the prepara-1
tion of strong entrenchments along
the Turkish first line of defence. The
outer posts of the Turkish army have
now all withdrawn several miles front
where the stand against the Russians
was made, and are safe within the
first line of trenches.
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WELL KNOWN ALASKAN DROPS
IN ON FRIENDS.
James L. Galen, superintendent of
, the Glacier National Park, in Mon-^
! tana, during the Taft administration,
. and formerly a well known mining j
, man of Alaska, was in town yester- j
day. He was on his way to the west- :
ward, and will return to Cordova
shortly. Mr. Galen is ‘'mooching”)
■ ‘around, and at present his partner is
in the Nabesna district.
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FRIENDS ENTERTAINED.
On Saturday evening Mrs. S. E.
Reed gave a party in honor of her
, husband’s birthday. Several hours
I) wrere pleasantly spent in playing
: “500,” after which dainty refresh
. { ments were served. The guests were
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Cox', Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Nicholett, Mrs. W. E. Bollinger
j and son Edward, and Mr. Geo. Steel.
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LOCAL COMPANY INCORPORATES.
I The Cordova Packing Company, in
II corporated for $14,000, to eugage in
i the general packing and fish business,j
i filed articles with the secretary of
• Alaska. J. H. Ileever, F. A. Turner, |
' Wm. McKnight and R. J. Doser, all |
of Cordova, are the incorporators.
SKAGWAY POSTMASTER IS
APPOINTED
Martin Conway, a pioneer resident
nf Juneau and Skagway, has been
named postmaster at Skagway, suc
ceeding Edward Kendeli, who resigned
when his office staff was cut down i
some weeks ago. Martin Conway was i
{ former manager of the Behrends
store at Skagway, and has been
United States commissioner for two
years. His selection is a popular one.
Two candidates are in the race for
the Juneau postmastership, Z. N.
Bradford and Deputy United States
Marshal James L. Manning. Both are
teeklng the support of business men
ind officials.
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BRINDISI A, Jan. 17. — A big dele |
nation of Serbians and the accredited
illied representatives at the Serbian;
;ourt arrived here today by steamer I
'rom Scutari, Albania. The headquar
;ers of the Serbian government will be:
n this city for the present. King'
Peter is already here with the mem '
jers of his family and his personal at-1
:endants. The monarch has not yet
'ully recovered from the illness he1
ontracted while serving In the
ranches with his soldiers in an effort
o repel the Teutonic invasion. In the
tarty which arrived today were the
mtire Serbian cabinet and other
nembers of the administrative de
tartments, totalling forty in all.
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CAPT. FERGUSON ON WAY TO
RECOVERY.
The many Cordova and Copper
•iver valley friends of Capt. W. H.
•’erguson, former United States com
nissioner at Chitina, will be pleased
o learn that he has sufficiently re
lovered from a recent severe spelt of
ickness, necessitating his being con
ined to a Seattle hospital, and is now j
it his home in San Francisco, where ,
le is gradually regaining his former .
;ood health. 1
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NEWLY-WEDS IN TOWN. <
Among the passengers on the (
'lorthwestern yesterday for the west- I
card were F. J. Munson and bride, r
?he wedding ceremony was performed C
board the ship after it left Seattle, 1
iy Captain Charles O'Brien. The I
iride was formerly Mrs. Rose Fet- J
erley. I
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EVANS TOMORROW MORNING. (
The steamer Admiral Evans left S
uneau at 7 o’clock Sunday morning, I
nd is due in Cordova early tomorrow
norning.
The freighter Latouehe arrived in
lort this afternoon with more of the
iew equipment for the Copper River
k Northwestern railway, as well as a
arge quantity of coal. The rolling
dock included a big ten-wheel loco
notive of the Mikado type, two ca
looses and an engine tender, which
he vessel had on her deck.
The freighter Cordova is scheduled
:o leave Seattle today with another
ocomotive and boxcars, and when all
if the equipment arrives it is the in
ention to run two trains daily in
irder to handle the shipments of cop
ier ore from Kennecott to Cordova.
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ROME, Jan. 17. — Italy is in the
trip of a cold spell, which is unsual
n certain portions, extending as it
loes down a considerable length of
he peninsula. In the north, and par
icularly in the mountainous regions
tear the frontier, the people are suf
ering from the weather, as there is
to coal at all, and the peasants in
he country are compelled to burn as
ittle wood as possible during the
lay, only sufficient to cook their
neagre meals, while at night they
etire early to keep warm. The same
lituation is found among the poor of
he larger cities, such as Verona. The
[overnment is doing all that it can to
elieve the conditions, but it is im
lossible to secure coal of any kind,
he price being practically prohibi
ive.
MANY PEOPLE ME AN
NORTHWESTERN
The steamer Northwestern arrived
a Cordova on Sunday morning and
emained in port until 10 o’clock at
ight, discharging freight She
rought forty passengers for Cordova,
s follows: H. Holt, Mrs. Holt. J.
'hristensen, M. P. Majack, James
’larke, Fred. Deuse, Jas. O'Neil, J.
I. Scholtz, P. S. Steele, W. F. Short -
idge, J. W. Forrester, \V. Riza, Miss
I. Riza, Miss Ruby Riza, Mrs. S. R.
larnes, Tony Lee, Ole Bratnich, H.
,auer, Mrs. J. Palmer, F. L. Walt, M.
lunson, J. Dalton, W. E. Townsend,
lrs. H. J. Patterson, George Rizor, W.
ohnson. R. Vgarkorch, J. Balich, W.
'atalinch, It. Inness, J. Barrett, S.
yminson, D. Terwilliger, Judge S. F.
rwin, and five steerage.
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