The Cordova Daily Times i -Hf-n
VOLUME 1. NUMBER 142. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1915 PRICE TEN CENTS.
KING VIGTOR HAS SIGNED WAR BILL
ITALY’S ARMY AND NAVY BEING MOBILIZED
STEAMER ALAMEDA
SAIL8 FOR SEATTLE
The steamer Alameda arrived In port
about 1 o’clock this morning and re
mained here about nine hours loading
850 tons of copper ore from the Bo
nanza and Jumbo mines.
The outgoing passengers were: M.
Brock, Chas. Cochran and wife, Mrs.
H. I. Lewis, Mrs. M. Robinson, Mrs.
W. R. Faddls and children, Mrs. VVm.
McFadden, J. H. Woods, Seattle; W.
O. Preices, A. P. Donnelly, Juneau;
Joe C. Nicholls, Skagway.
A SOLID ICEPACK
OUT NOME
NOME, May 22—The steamer Cor
win has arrived off Nome, being the
first boat from Seattle this season.
The ice field in front of the city ex
tends sixty miles out into Bering sea,
and the Corwin is trying to break
through, but Is succeeding in making
only about one mile an hour. Direct
ly in front of the beach, and extending
an unknown distance, the field of ice
is solid, aaul there Will be no chance
for the Corwin to get very close to
the beach.
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DR. HALL IS GIVEN
THE EXTREME LIMIT
Dr. Hall, the Fairbanks physician
and surgeon, who was convicted of
an assault upon nine-year-old Selma
Lapp!, was given the limit by Judge
Bunnell, and he will be compelled to
serve six months In Jail and pay a fine
of ?500. Judge Bunnell in passing
sentence said that be regretted that
he could not send the physician to
the penitentiary.
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Secretary Medley Is Re-elected
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
held last evening, E. F. Medley was
reelected secretary of the organiza
tion for the eusuing six months.
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Portage Bay Strike
A new vein of ore has been struck
on the Peabody mine at Portage bay,
and the captain is anxiously await
ing the resul of the assay.
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To Make Extended Visit
Mrs. H. I. Lewis left today for Seat
tle, where she will remain for some
time, when her husband will join her
and they will visit the Panama Ex
position.
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JUNEAU, May 22—The dangerous
fires which have been raging In the
Tongass National Forest between
Skagway and Haines, have at laBt been
gotten under control by the employ
es of the Forestry Department The
fires destroyed a large quantity of
standing timber, but no property of
private individuals was Injured by the
flames.
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Taking Vacation In 8tate«
Chas. Cochran, of the Cordova Pow
er Company’s plant, accompanied by
his wife, will spend a couple of months
in the states, having left on today’s
boat.
ROME, May 22—Almost the entire population
of Rome gathered on Capitoline Hill lasl night and
the greatest patriotic demonstration in the history
of modern Italy followed. The occasion of the gath
ering of the municipal council to consider war meas
ures. Prince Colonna and the mayor of Rome made
patriotic addresses which stirred (la* multitude to
wild enthusiasm. Torrents of applause swept the
huge gathering and (‘very mention of the King was
greeted by tremendous cheering.
After the address of the mayor, the multitude,
lead by the mayor, marched to the palace of the King
where similar scenes were enacted. King Victor,
accompanied by the Queen and other members of
royal family, appeared on a balcony, and at the
sight of the sovereigns the people became delerious.
The king only waved his hand and smiled at the
people, but every gesture was the occasion of anoth
er outburst. Afterwards the throng proceeded to
the American embassy and cheered the United States
America.
MILITARY TAKES OVER ALL RAILROADS
ROMK, May 22—rl In* military authorities have:
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taken over the last of the Italian railroads, and now
the entire transportation system of the country is
in their hands. The trains are being used solely for
the movement of the troops, great bodies of which
are proceeding northward towards the Austrian fron
tier. King Victor has signed the hill which passed
the senate yesterday, giving plenary powers to the
government. The formal declaration of war is ex
pected’ at any mindte.
MOBILIZING LAN DAND SEA FORCES
ROME, May 22—The Italian cabinet is still dis
cussing the phraseology of the declaration of war,
which has not yet been whipped into the exact word
ing desired. The Austrian ambassador leaves
Rome tonight for his native country. The King
has signed a decree mobilizing the full strength of
the nation’s land' and sea forces.
AUSTRIANS PREPARING FOR BLOW
ROME, MAT 22—The Austrians are concen
trating large forces of troops along the upper Udine
river. Troop trains are constantly arriving from
the interior of Austria, and many regiments of ar
tillery are included among the soldiers. In all, it j
is estimated that there are several Austrian corps;
already arrived in this vicinity, and more are con
staidly coming.
SOCIALISTS SUPPORTING WAR POLICY
ROME, May 22—At a big meeting of the Social
ists held here last night, it was decided to rally to
the support of the government in the present crisis.
The Socialists were the only parliamentary division
that was not supporting the government in its war
policy, and the action of the meeting last night
makes the nation united on the present crisis.
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR ASSAULTED BERLIN
ROME, May 22—The populace is greatly Excit
ed over the assault committed on the Italian ambas
sador, Signor Bolati, by a German boy. The Ger
man government has expressed its formal regrets
over the incidents, and among the clearer heads
here it is regarded only as the irresponsible outbreak
ot a fanatic. I he effect <>u the people, however,
has been to fan tjjieir flame of dislike against Ger
many into a blaze of resentment.
RUSSIA IS ROUTING AUSTRIAN FORCES
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, May 22—The battle along the east
ern front between the Russians and' the Teutons, lias
still all the appearance of a great struggle. Im
mense numbers of men are in action on both sides
and the losses have been enormous. The Russians
are apparently gaining on both flanks of the two
hundred mi'--* front and have gained a decided vic
tory on their left, driving the Austrian forces in
Bukowina back a long distance towards the Oar
pathians. The decision of the encounter must come
along the sixty mile front in the center along the
river San, where the Germans have forced their way
across the river, and are pressing the Russians hard.
This line runs through Central Galicia, and is the
crux of the situation.
Advices,from Petrograd' assert that this attack
lias been checked between the San and the great
marshes ot the Dneister. The Russians admit that
the Germans have established themselves across the
San. but declare that they can go no further. North
o* ITzeniysl the battle is raging with increasing
fury.
I>1 ('IIAREST, Roumania, May 22—The right
wing of the Austrian army in Bukowina is n*jrent
ing toward the Carpathians, after having suffered!
a severe defeat at the hands of the Russians. The
Austrian rear guard is making desperate efforts to
cover-the retreat, while* t he Russians are pressing
their advantage in an endeavor to make their vic
tory overwhelming. The Russian offensive has
been particularly vigorous, and there is no let-up
in the fierce attacks that an* being directed against
the fleeing Austrians. Great hordes of Cossack
cavalry are driving forward, harrassing the rear
guard and inflicting heavy punishment on the Teu
tons, and' allowing them chance Tor a respite.
Freighter Here Monday
The freighter Seward Is due In
Cordova on Monday with 150 tons of
coal, ten tons of freight for Orca can
nery and twenty-five tons for the rail
road.
Win TAX DF
IN STATES
WASHINGTON, May 22—Of the
$300,000,000 collected annually for
purely state purposes in Southern and
Southwestern states, railroad, bank
ing and insurance companies espec
ially, pay forty per cent—about $120,
000,000, and, of that sum, railroads
pay almost half. These and other
statistical details of taxation In the
sections named were disclosed today
in the final portion of a report by the
old bureau of corporations submitted
to President Wilson. Other por
tions on taxation in other sections of
the country have been published pre
viously. Today's report covers Vir
ginia, West Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Geargla, Florida, Kentucky,
Tennessee. Alabama, Mississippi, Ar
kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Tex
as.
All the reports have emphasized the
lack of uniformity in taxing corpora
tions in various states and between
classes of corporations in the same
state.
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Court Term at Seward
A term of the district court will be
held at Seward, beginning June 8.
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Unga Goes Dry
According to the vote received by
the district court, Unga has gone dry.
There were 19 "wets" and 16 "drys” in
the opll tfkw
(By Associated Press)
SEWARD, May 20—The government
engineers have completed the tempo
rary repairs of the Alaska Northern
ns far out as Mile 27, and the road is
now open to that extent. They have
crews out repairing the line, and an
other force of men fixing up the dock
in this city.
Fifteen hundred people have gone
to Ship Creek since the announcement
| of the route of the government rail
road, and not more than three hun
dred of them are engaged In working.
I lany of the remaining twelve hun
I <■!red are destitute, and they are hang
j inB on in the expectation that the gov
j rnment will put them to work,
j The right of way for the road along
the first twelve miles between Ship
Creek and Matanuska is the first work
that is being undertaken by the rail
road engineers, and gangs of men are
clearing it now. A temporary dock
Is under construction to assist in the
unloading of the large quantities of
freight that are arriving at Ship Creek
•n every boat, and it is expected that
the pennanent dock will be construct
ed of concrete.. It is unlikely that
any more men will be put to work
until the two millions appropriated by
the last session of Congress becomes
available, which will not be until Ju
y 1.
MONTANA TEAGHE
ROOMING TO GORDOVA
Miss Helen O. Anderson, of Miles
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City, Mont., has been elected teacher
of the primary school of Cordova, to
succeed Miss Nellie Crabb, resigned
A wire waB received from Miss Ander
son yesterday announcing her accept
ance of the position. She comes very
highly recommended, having had four
years experience, two of which were
in the grade schools at Olivia, Minn.,
and two at Miles City, Mont.
Miss Anderson is a graduate of the
St Haul high school and an elementary
graduate of the Normal school at St.
Cloud, Minn., and took a special
course at the Minnesota University.
Besides being a primary teacher she
is qualified to teach music, drawing
and all the other common school
branches.
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On His Way to Frisco
Malcolm Brock took passage on
the Alameda this morning for the
fates. He will go direct to San Fran
cisco, where his family is visiting,
and expects to remain outside until
September.
FIVE MILES OF PAY
IN TOLOVANA
FAIRBANKS, May 22—Travelers
returning from the new Tolovana
camp report that a rich pay streak
has been developed along Livengood
creek. The pay streak Is about five
miles long and six hundred feet wide.
The statement is received with au
thority here, as the returning prospec
tors are well-known placer miners
whose judgement of the country would
be given great weight.
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Court Reserves Decision
The case of George Blouen, who
was convicted of assault at Chltina
and who took an appeal to the dis
trict court, was argued as to the
sufficiency of the undertaking. Judge
Brown reserved his decision.
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Mrs. Wm. McFadden was an out
going passenger on the Alameda.
COURT MODIFIES
FAGERBURG VERDICT
The case of H. M. Fagerburg vs.
Thomas Carstens came up in the dis
trict court on a motion for a new trial.
The court denied the motion, but mod
ified the amount of damages that the
jury found for the plaintiff from
$4,725 to $2,000.
This suit arose from the attachment
of property by the U. S. Marshal pend
ing a suit brought by Carstens for
the recovery of money advanced to
Al. Fagerberg. It was claimed that
the property attached at McCarthy
belonged to H. M. Fagerburg, a broth
er of the defendant, and the suit was
for restitution and damages. It Is
probable that the case will go to the
circuit court of appeals, which is the
court of last resort In cases of this
kind.
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Mrs. M. Robinson left on today's
vat for the states.
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Mrs. W. R. Fuddle and three chil
dren, of McCarthy, left on the Alame
da for the states.
Take out Insane Patient
Deputy Marshal Al. Sullivan came
over from Valdez and took Al. Harper
to the Morningside Sanitarium, Port
land. A. J. Henneke went along as
guard.
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WASHINGTON, May 8—The second
White House marriage that has taken
place since President Wilson assumed
his office, has resulted in the birth of ,
of a grand daughter to the president. '
The little girl is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Gibbs M’Adoo, and'
has been Mamed Ellen Wilson
M’Adoo.
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NORTHWESTERN DUE
ON MONDAY NIGHT
The steamer Northwestern had not
beer reported from Juneau up to the
hour of going to press. While the ex
act time of her arrival here is uncer
tain, she is expected in port Monday
night.
Carga Explosives for Railroad
The freighter Bertha is now to the
westward, having brought forty tons
of explosives from the states for the
Alaska railroad commission.
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THERE'LL BE SOMETHING
DOING TONIGHT
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The people of Cordova and Old
Town should not forget the Firemen’s
smoker, which will be held this even
'g in their hall. Everybody is in
ited and a good time Is assured
Eight refreshments have been ar
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ranged for and a good program of
musical and athletic events provided.*
Don't miss the fun.
lORDOVA TEAM TO
PLAY AT SEWARD JULY 4
Dr. W. W. Council, one of the heads
if the Cordova baseball team, writes
h'rank Cotter that the Invitation to
tiring a ball team from that city to
tilay Seward on July 4 will probably
lie accepted. The doctor says that
lots of the fellows expect to come this
way, anyhow, on that day and he feels
sure a team can be got together to
make it interesting for the home
crowd.—Seward Gateway
SYRACUSE, May 22—The jury- In
the Barnes-Roosevelt libel suit at last
got together ovetj the question of
costs and returned a unanimons ver
dict to the court. The jury were to
gether on the main verdict from the
first time they went out, but a single
Juror kept them tied up because h<_
insisted on splitting the costs be
tween the plaintiff and defendant
Because of the obstinacy of this ju
ror. even after ft became known that
the costs could not be divided, the
jury was kept out many weary hours.
The jury believed everything that
Roosevelt said about Barnes was true,
and that therefore he was not libelled.
The costs of the litigation were as
sessed against Barnes.
SYRACUSE, May 22—Theodore
Roosevelt thanked the jury In per
son this morning for their verdict in
his favor in the Barnes libel suit.
The ex-president shook hands with
each one of the jurors and told them
that he would continue his work in
the interest of the people as long as
he lived. The attorneys for Barnes
have announced that they will take
an appeal.
On Business Trip to Seattle
Capt. A. E. Lathrop suddenly made
up his mind this morning to go to
Seattle on a business trip and had just
time to board the steamer Alameda
before she sailed.
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Ball Game Tomorrow
Tomorrow's ball game promises to
prove an interesting one, as there is
considerable rivalry between the con
testing teams from Cordova and the
railroad boys.
FI THREATENS
SEWARD, May 22—Forest fires are
sweeping the country behind the new
settlement at Ship Creek, and a large
force of fire fighters under the com
mand of L,. Keith McCullough, of the
Forestry Department, are using their
utmost endeavors to prevent the
flames from sweeping down upon the
tent colony at Anchorage. The
flames are now within two miles of
Anchorage.
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Soliciting Subscriptions
A committee of the chamber of
commerce todav canvassed the town
for subscriptions to meet the deficit
of $2,100 In the construction of the
trail from M,< nrthy to Sushanna.
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