The Cordova Daily Times
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KILLED
^ EL PASO, Sept. 11—An unconfirmed
report has gained considerable cre
dence here to the e^ect that General
Pancho Villa, lader of o..e of the fight
ing branches of Mexicans and General
Rudolfo Fiero, one of Villa’s com
manders, were both killed while on a
visit to the ranch of General Thomas
Urbinas near Santa Barra, in the pro
vince of Chihuahua. According to the
story which is being told, Villa and |
Fiero went to Urbinas’ ranch for the
purpose of compelling Urbinas to
share with them the loot he had col
lected during the present internal
troubles in Mexico. Four hundred of
Villa’s best troops accompanied the
generals and Urbinas refused to divide
his spoils and in a fight which result
ed, both Villa and Fiero met their
death. The loot which Urbinas is sup
posed to have at his ranch has been
valued at five million dollars. De
tails of the trouble have not been re
ceived, but the report is considered to
some degree credible as it is known
that Urbinas had the money and that}
Villa figured on securing some of it
for the purpose of replenshing his sup
plies for his soldiers.
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LOCAL WEATHER
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 —The,
weather bureau reports today re
markable and widely variant weather
conditions in several parts of the
country, which add a tutting climax
to a summer season which has been
out of joint from the beginning. Snow
is falling today in Helena, Montana,
creating a new record for that region.
In North Dakota and Wyoming tem
peratures almost as low as the freez
ing point are recorded at many lo
calities. The hotest September wea
ther ever known is making the whole
of Georgia swelter and resort to pro
fanity, while in the Great Lakes aj
great storm is raging accompanied by!
heavy rains.
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COMMISSIONER FINNEGAN
TENDERS RESIGNATION
Judge J. J. Finnigan, wife and
child have returned from Chisana
J and do not expect to go back to the
placer camp. While there are a nm
ber of rich claims there that will be
worked for several years. Judge Fin
negan does not figure that seventy
five people will winter in that coun
try. He has resigned as United States
Commissioner and turned the office
over to Anthony McGettigan, an old
time Alaskan, who will make a most
J competent and efficient official.
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Excursion Tomorrow.
There will be an excursion to the
glaciers tomorrow morning, the fare
for the round trip being $5. The train
will leave the dock at 10 o’clock, and
the local depot about five minutes
later.
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Geo. K. Baldwin was a passenger on
the Admiral Farragut on his way to
Latouche. He will return to Cordova
on one of the next boats and go to the
interior.
PREPARING ANOTHER NOTE TO GERMANY
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
W ASHINGTON, Sept. 11—An over night consideration of
the German note on the sinking of the Arabic leaves the Wash
ington officials in a slightly more optimistic frame of mind
concerning the final outcome of the negotiations. A decided
softening of the views of certain important members of the
Wilson government is apparent, and the acute disappointment
manifested yesterday has been somewhat dissipated by a fuller
comprehension of the German note. Tin* government is begin
ning to teel now that the* Arabic case really presents a question
ot indemnity, and the fact that the suggestions for settlement
offered by Germany differ materially from the former unoffi
cial communications received by Wilson and Lansing from
Bernstorff, does not alter the main matters to be settled over
the Arabic. The question of indemnity could safely be sub
mitted to arbitratoin, is the view now held' by the officials with
out endangering the principle, which this country will not sub
mit to arbitration, that unarmed peaceful passenger liners or
merchantmen should not be subjected to unwarned attack.
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W ASHIXGTON, Sept. 11—Indications are growing that
the I nited States lias today received more unofficial communi
cations trom Berlin through Ambassador Bernstorff which in
timate that the German government has finally agreed to accept
the proposition insisted on by this country to the effect that
unarmed merehatmen are not to be attacked by submarines
without warning, unless they attempt to escape or resist cap
ture. The new note to Germany, which Wilson and' Lansing
are preparing in answer to the official communication already
received, will probably be delayed in transmission until the
second German note confirming these unofficial intimations has
arrived. This second note is to be on the way and should be
received by tomorrow. The American reply will probably in
sist that the mere assumption by a submarine commander that
his craft was threatened with attack by a merchantman, can
not be accepted as sufficient justification for an attack on the
ship by the submarine. This position of the United States is
hardly likely to cause any complications between the two coun
tries, the future of the negotiations depending entirely upon
the Berlin foreign office.
GERMANS LOSE 100,000 MEN
IN BATTLE WITH THE FRENCH
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
PAKIS, Sept. 11—The war office reports that the past week
has seen violent fighting in the Argonne district, equally in
severity any yet experienced on the western front. The battles
resulted front the efforts of the German array under the Crown
Prince to break through the French lines. Powerful artillery
and a large number of troops used by the Teuton commanders
without any appreciable result, the French yielding only very
slightly and generally recovering all lost trenches by counter
attacks. The invaders suffered enormous losses as a result of
the fighting, tin* slaughter being terrible to contemplate. The
Germans attacked repeatedly, evidently in an effort to overcome
the b rench by men* weight of numbers but were always hurled
back. It is estimated that the German lost in killed and wounl
ed over one hundred thousand men, one army corps of forty
thousand being pratically wiped out.
Teutons Driving In Direction of Pinsk.
LONDON, Kept. 11—Near the center of the eastern battle
line Mackensen is still pushing vigorously forward through the
Pipet marshes in the direction of Pinsk. The passage of the
country, which is practically roadless is a tremndous task, blit1
the German general with indomiable energy is driving his sol
diers ahead despite all obstacles. The Teutons have com-1
menced another strong offensive hear Grodno, where large!
bodies of troops have suddenly appeared, and heavy armed I
movements are going forward along tin* road leading to Rovono.
The Russian line extends hundreds of miles almost straight!
north and south from Bukowina, through eastern Galicia, near;
Trembowla and Tarnopol, east of Brest-Litovsk near the j
Pripet Canal and straight away towards Dvinsk and the Dvina I
to Riga.
Bernstorff Denies Gave Message to Archibald.
NEW Y ()RK, Sept. 11—Ambassador Bernstorff authorized
a statement today denying the reported assertions that James
Archibald, the American who was carrying messages to Vienna
for the Austrian ahmbassador at Washington, also had a mes
sage from Bernstorff directed to Berlin. Bernstorff said that
he never at any time considered Archibald a safe messenger,
and would not have entrusted an official matter to him under
any eircustanees.
Russians Continue to Claim Victory.
LONDON, Sept. 11—Petrograd sends out word of further!
successes for the armies of the Czar in eastern Glaicia, and an-j
tiounces that five thousand more Austrians were captured in j
last battle. The Russians now say that their forces are gradu-j
ally taking the initiative in the southern war zone from the
hands of the Austrians, and are steadily forging ahead, defeat
ing the enemy every time the Austrians attempt to make a
stand.
Turkey and Bulgaria Settle Differences.
SOFIA, Sept. 11—The negotiations which have been under
way between Turkey and Bulgaira relative to cessions of terri
tory along the Turkish border have been completed. The
boundary question lias been at issue between the two countries
for years, and now lias been satisfactorily adjusted, Turkey!
agreeing to yield to Bulgaria’s demands, and to turn over the
territory to Bulgaria within a few days.
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French Steamer Victim of Submarine.
ALGIERS, Sept. 11—The French steamer Villede Demos
taganeni was attacked by a German submarine yesterday and
mnk from shell fire. Three of the crew were wounded, but they
iiave all reached a place of safety. ,
Greece Likely to Remain Neutral.
A 1 HENS, Sept. 11—A great deal of the talk that was pre
valent when parliament convened last month, about Greece en
tering the war on the side of tin* allies lias disappeared. The
king shows increasing confidence in Greece being able to main
tain her neutrality, and openly advocates that policy. While
\ enizolos, the premier, lias been favorable to aiding the allies,
and is now the head of the government, nothing in the line of
a definite statement concerning the policies of the country can
he secured from him. Much conferring is being done between
the allied diplomatic representatives here, and the representa
tives of the Balkan nations.
Australia to Purchase No More German Goods.
MELBOl RXE, Sept. 11—The entire memberships of the
House of Representatives of the Australia Parliament in a
striking display ot patriotism today pledged themselves never
again to purchase any goods of German manufacture. The
scene in the Chamber of the House was dramatic in the extreme
and tlie action of the members was enthusiastically cheered,
from the galleries.
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Prince Von Bismark to Enter Diplomatic Service.
RERUN, Sept. 11—Prince Otto von Bismark, grandson of
tin' Iron Chancellor, lias just passed his public school examina
tions at Plon, tlie most famous of the Prussian preparatory
schools. He expects to cducoate himself for the diplomatic
profession.
Nephew of Lord Kitchener Made Lieutenant.
LONDON, Sept. 11—Lieutenant II. II. Kitchener, whose
commission lias just been announced in the official Gazette, is a
neplic wot Lord Kitchener. Like bis uncle, be lias begun liis
military career with the Royal Engineers. He has just com-!
ploted a course of hard training in flu* north of England, and;
ms gone to earn his spurs in France.
Japanese Naval Experts Coming to United States.
l<>KIO, Sept. 11—Dr. M. Kondo, Inspector-General of
Irdinance in the navy and Engineer Lieutenant T. Furuichi'
lave been ordered to the United States to attend the. interna-j
lional technical conference at San Francisco. They are among
the leading experts in the Japanese navy.
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Anarchist Leader Awarded Medal for Bravery.
ROME, Sept. 11—The anarchist leader Sbarra, who was one
>t‘ the leaders of tlie strike riots at Ancona in June 1014. and1
' ho is now serving at the front, has been named for the silver
nodal for bravery on the field.
SEATTLE. Sept. 11—F. O. Noyes,
receiver of the defunct Wnshington
Alaska bank of Fairbanks has brought
suit in the Superior Court here against
the directors of the bank to recover
the monies lost to the depositors. The
suit is an echo of the legal proceed
ings that have been going on in the
Fairbanks court for several years.
Noyes having been appointed receiver
of the bank by former Judge Overfield.
The defendants named in the present
suit are W. H. Fhirsons, Falcon Joslin,
John Schram. E. L. Webster, J. W.
Cllse, F. E. Barbour, E. T. Barnette,
former president of the bank, who was
tried in Valdez on a criminal charge
connected with the affair and acquit,
ted, and the Washington Securities
Company. The sum sought to be re
covered from these defendants is
$763,000,
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DIES TOII!
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MONTREAL, Sept. 11—Sir William
Van IJorn, one of the foremost rail
road men of the American continent,
I and said to be “ the Hill and Harri
j man of Canada" dted here today, at
the age of seventy-two.
Van Horne rose from the foot of the
ladder to wealth and fame as one of
the so-called empire builders of Cana
da. Although he was born in the
United States in Will County, III.,
Feb. 3, 1843 and gained railway ex
perience through many years connec
tion with railrods in the Central and
Western United States, it was after
his moving to Canada and becoming
general manager of the Canadian Pa
cific railway in 1882 that he achieved
his most notable triumph by pushing
the railway to completion across the
continent.
All the rest of his active life he was
one of the heads of the Canadian Pa
cific, being vice-president from 1888
to 1899, and chairman of the board of
directoirs from 1899 to 1910.
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FIREMEN WILL HOLD
A SMOKER TONIGHT
The Cordova Fire Department will
give a smoker tonight, and a special
invitation has been extended to the
crew of the collier Prothemus to at
tend. The program will include a
number of athletic stunts and a good
time is assured the guests. There
will also be refreshments, both liquid
and solid, served.
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On Their Way to Court.
Thomas C. Noyes and wife, Wm.
James and wife, Chas, Lewis Dan
Green. J. A. Marsh and G. H. Bunn, of
Chisana, came to town on today’s
train and immediately left on the
Farragut for Valdez to attend court.
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Geo. Watkins Evans, who has had
charge of surveying the Bering river
coal fields in units for the govern
ment, came over from Katalla on to
day's steamer and expects to remain
here for a time.