Copper Ore Shipments From Cordova Alone Are Over $2,000,000 Each Month
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VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 184. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS,
RUSSIANS DESTROY AN AUSTRIA CORP
PETROGAD ELATED OVER RUSSIAN SUCCESS
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NEW YORK, July 12.—Senator
Boise Penrose, of Pennsylvania, held
a long and important conference with
Charles Hilles, chairman of the Re
publican National Committee in this
city today. The object of the talk was
the prospects of the Republican party
In the next national campaign. Pen
rose also endeavored to secure the
support of Mr. Hilles towards having
the convention held in Philadelphia
next spring. The chairman informed
the senator that St. Louis, Minneapolis
and Chicago were also seeking the
convention, and that he did not think
the committee was prepared to select
the convention place at this time.
Penrose urged the advantages of his
city upon the chairman, and after the
meeting expressed his confidence that
the convention would be held in the
City of Brotherly Love. Penrose also
expressed his faith in the ultimate
success of the Republicans in the next
national election. As to presidential
probabilities on the Republican side
the Pennsylvania statesman refused
to be quoted.
GLACIERS S E E N
BE PLEASED
Everybody that went on the excur
sion to the glaciers yesterday had a
fine time, and were fortunate enough
to find the glaciers active. Three cars
and a diner were taken out, and they
were all comfortably filled.
The train went through to Mile 55,
giving the excursionists an oppor
tunity to inspect the plant of the Cop
per River Packing Co. Mr. Hanley
courteously allowed the crowd to in
spect the buildings and machinery
and expressed his regret that they
were not canning at the time. After
a short stay at the cannery the train
returned to Mile 49, arriving there
about noon. Everybody scattered
along the face of the glacier and be
gan to watch for a big one. They
were soon obliged, for shortly after
they arrived, a chunk of ice, as one of
"the spectators remarked, “as big as!
Spike Island,” fell off into the river
with a mighty roar, and sent a huge
tidal wave rolling over to the opposite
bank.
The train started home at 3 p. m„
but was flagged by Mrs. Barnette at
Mile 30, who informed the conductor.
Oscar Larson, that somebody had
been left behind. The train backed
off the 19 miles to the glacier and
after rescuing the stranded ones, once
more chugged off towards home, arriv
ing at the depot about 5:45.
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BOSTON HOSIERY SHOW ENDS
BOSTON. Mass., July 12.—The new
law which has for a long time been
advocated by the women of this city
favoring the lowering of car steps,
went into effect today. No steps will
be permitted that are more than 17
inches high.
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The tuition fee of Barnard College
has been raised from $150 to $250.
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Just received a new shipment ol
STYLEPLUS Clothes at S. BLUM K
Co. ....
Special to The Tlmec By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 12.—The daily review of the
war by the London military observers brings for
ward nothing of importance today. There is com
parative quiet at all points on the firing line along
the eastern and western battle fronts. No move
ments of any magnitude are taking place. The
lighting has again dwindled to desultory trench
skirmishes and intermittent artillery duels. The
war offices at the various capitals of London, Paris, I
Petrograd, Berlin and Vienna content, themselves I
with the announcements of generalities.
The situation along the Austro Italian front,
however, shows signs of developing into a big
battle for the control of the valley in which Trent is
the chief city. The movement against Trieste con
tinues, and is meeting with stubborn resistance, and
the Italians art* finding it difliuclt to traverse the few
mill's now separating them from their goal. Rome
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claims that the soldiers of the kingdom have made
substantial gains in the past few days, but does not
specify the locality except to say that they were
made by the army advancing on Trieste.
Petrograd is elated over the success which the
Russians have achieved against the Austrians in the
region near Lublin. Of the three army corps that
were advancing on Lublin, the Austrians lost at least
one entire army corps of 40,000 men in killed,
wounded and raptured.
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY STRAINED
LANSING PREPARING ANSWER TO NOTE
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, 1). C., July 12.—Secretary of
State Robert Lansing has begun to draft the reply to
tin* last German note* on the Lusitania incident.
When Lansing completes the draft, the note will bo
submitted to President Wilson, for any suggestions
he may wish to make. Upon the note meeting with
the approval of Wilson and Lansing it will then bo
presented to the cabinet for a final revision. The
policy of the administration will not lie definitely
decided until full discussion of the matter has boon
had between the various cabinet officials.
Ji*e concensus of opinion is that tin* relations
between the United States and Germany are greatly
strained, and that it would not take much irritation
on either side to precipitate an open breach. With
this in mind the administration will consider the
phraseology of the note with the greatest care. The
President and his advisers will measure fully the
responsibilities and the consequences of its contents
before it is dispatched.
One thing is certain, and that is that there will
be no surrender of American rights as set out in
the previous notes, in the new one. It is believed
that there is no doubt about the cabinet rejecting the
German proposals for immunity of American
passenger vessels not carrying contraband. The
German ambassador Von BernstorfT will call on
Lansing in a day or two to learn informally what
attitude the United States intends to take on the
German reply. President Wilson has decided to
remain at his summer home in New Hampshire for
several days longer, and will not return to Wash
ington tomorrow as was expected. Lansing will
go to Cornish for the purpose of consulting with
the president.
HEAVY FIGHTING IN ALPS
ITALIANS REPULSE ATTACKS
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
UDINE, Italy, July 12.—The Austrians have
been snaking desperate efforts to penetrate into
Italy through the Camic Alps. The lighting in the
vicinity of the Ploecken Pass has been furious, but
the Italians have so far repulsed every attack inflict
ing heavy losses on the enemy. The Austrians seem
determined to break through at this point, and their
attacks are incessant with constantly increasing
force. Most of the attacking has been done in the
night, and comparative calm pervades the firing line
in the day time. With the coming of nightfall, both
armies on the alert, the Italians having learned to
expect trouble, and the Austrians awaiting the
orders to charge. Much hand to hand fighting has
been going on, and the wounded are pouring back
into the base hospital in a steadily growing stream.
Every attack so far has been a failure.
To the southeast, the Italians have redoubled
their efforts in a big attempt to take all the forts
protecting the Pusterla Valley, along the river
Drave. With the occupation of the towns on that
river, Trent could' only be supplied by way. of
Innesbruck. The fighting here is heavy and many
artillery duels are in progress.
NEW YORK, July 10.—Nine bombs have been
found on board’ the British steamer Kirkoswald at
Marseilles, France. The boat had a cargo of sugar
and the explosives were discovered while the cargo
was being discharged. They were hidden in the bags
of sugar. The bags were filled in Brooklyn. An
investigation is being made of the workmen
employed to fill the bags.__
ENGLAND CONDEMNS SHIPS
■ VESSELS SEIZED
LONDON, July 12.—The Attorney General lias
instituted legal proceedings in the prize court asking
the court to condemn the Norwegian steamers Alfred'
Nobel, Kim, Bjornsterue Bjornson and the Swedish
steamer State Frideland. These vessels have been
detained in British ports pending the outcome of tin*
suits commenced today. The Attorney General
asserts that these vessels have been carrying abso
lutely unconditional contraband from America to
Germany. Thirty other vessels With similar cargoes
have been captured and similar actions will be taken
by the Attorney General against them. The whole
sale tying up of these ships follows as the result of a
long investigation made by agents of the British
government.
This investigation has disclosed a startling state
of affairs and has sufficiently answered the puzzling
question of how Germany was getting some of her
supplies. The authorities now claim, and they say
they have ample evidence to prove their assertions
that Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, was
virtually turned into a depot for the feeding of
German troops. Big cargoes consigned to Danish
houses, consisting mostly of farm products and
packing house products, were in some way man
euvered over the border into Germany after being
landed in Copenhagen. The ships used to transport
the goods from the United* States were all Scandi
navian vsesels, and according to the Scotland Yard
officials were aware of the nature of their cargo and
its ultimate destination. All of these consignments
of foodstuffs eventually reached the German troops,
as none of it was intended for the civilian popula
tion. The Kim and the Frideland had large quan
tities of rubber on board, which was listed as gum.
FRENCH STEAM VESSELS
TAKE TROOPS TO EUROPE
MANILA, I*. I., July 12.—Travelers who have
just arrived here from Saigon bring the news that
all of the vessels used in the Oriental trade by the
French Messageries Maritimas, are being trans
formed into transports. They say that the vessels
are to be used to transport Russian troops to the
Dardanelles from Vladivostok. The Russians are
anxious to send a large contingent of soldiers to
assist tin* allies in the lighting on the Gallipoli
peninsula, and it is expected that the big forward
drive for the purpose of clearing the Turks from the
peninsula will commence when the Russian reinforce
ments arrive.
RUSSIANS IIP TURKS
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LONDON, July 12.—Reports from the far east
bring the news that there has been considerabh
lighting lately between the Russians and the Turk:
in tin' vicinity of Lake Van in Turkish Armenia, and
south of Otli in Trans Caucasia. The fortunes ol
battle have gone with the Russians who havt
inflicted several severe defeats upon the Turks
They are pressing their advantage, and are crowding
hard 30,000 Turks near Bitlis. The Turks are taking
revenge for their defeats by organizing and
executing massacres of the Armenian Christians ii
Ritlis. This is taken as a strong indication that tin
Turkish forces will not be able to hold out mud
longer, but will be forced to retreat.
$53,004^000 FOR WATERWAYS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 12.—
Over forty million dollars will be
spent for improvements of the main
arteries waterways systems of this
country beginning with the present
fiscal year. The government was
asked to expend much more money for
the nation's benefit but many iteniB
were eliminated.
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AUTO PLANT8 ON FULL TIME
DETROIT, Mich., July 12—Nearly
all of the automobile plants of this
city have been working on full time,
and there Is today a shortage of cars.
The European war has had a helpful
effect upon the industry.
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All the Real News in the Times.
GOVERNMENT DOCTORS AND
TERRITORIAL LAW
It has been rumored, but the mem
bers of the Medical Hoard are Bllent
on the Bubject, that the doctors em
ployed by the government on the
railroad work have declined to answer
the call to come before the board for
examination as provided by an act of
the territorial legislature. An Inter
esting question may now have to be
solved as to whether the government
officials can ignore ttie territorial laws
or not.—Reward Gateway.
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Today's train for Ohltlna did not
leave until after noon, as the train
was held so as to bring some empties
up the line. The cars were being un
loaded Into the Mariposa during the
morning.
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4,000 CHARWOMEN LAID OFF
WASHINGTON, July 12.— Four
thousand charwomen who scrubbed
the floors in the Federal buildings in
1896 cities of the country have laid off
eight days each because the treasury
department was short of funds. Other
women were laid off in other depart
ments to save a few dollars. Married
women were laid off first In the print
ing department.
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Griff Kills will leave for the outside
on the Mariposa today, to undergo
treatment at hte Mayo Brothers'
Medical Institute at Rochester, Minn
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Art Barrus is acting as engineer on
the local while John Fllllnger Is out
side.
FOOT AND MOUTH
DISEASE EXPENSIVE
DES MOINES, Iowa, July 12.—The
entire appropriation by the state for
the eradtetion of the foot and mouth
disease has been expended at the rate
of $100 per day. Six counties have
been quarantined.
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Gust Anderson, of McCarthy will
leave for the south today on the Mari
posa. Gust will visit a while In
Juneau, and then go on to Seattle. He
expects to return north in about a
month.
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The train crew that has been oper
ating at the cannery at Mile 55 went
back to work today. They came in
town last week when the strike at the
cannery was declared.
WATER POWER SITE
Application has been made to the
forestry department by J. U. Whitney
for a permit to develop a water
power project and provide a supply
for domestic purposes in Anchorage.
The location is on Canyon Creek,
which empties into Ship Creek near
and below the site or the Markel
Robertson project, and Is about 1
tniles from the town. The flow is
estimated at f.Ot) inches and with a
head of 300 feet in a short distance
will develop about 450 horsepower.
Springs below Crater lake are the
sources of a supply.
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Just received a new shipment of
STYLEPLUS Clothes at S. RLUM &
Co.
SALE OF LOTS IS
From information received from
southbound passengers who were In
Cordova on the Mariposa today, it was
learned that the sale of lots at the
Anchorage townsite, which was sched- i T
tiled for the ninth was postponed until f
i 2 p. m. on the loth. The purpose of
this was to allow the people on the
Mariposa to reach Anchorage In time
for the sale. The land office officials
had telegraphed to the states that
buyers coming on the Mariposa would
reach there in time for the sale, and
many speculators were on the boat, r
The action of the officials In postpon
ing the sale was the cause of much
criticism at the westward city, as It
was suggested that it was unduly fav
oring the land speculators.
From the Cook Inlet paper, which !
came in the mail today, the statement j
is made that the postponement was i
made to give Chairman Kdes of the !
Railroad Commission an opportunity j
to arrive from Seward. The article i
stated that a good crowd had collected
to attend the sale, and that the lndica- t
• tlons were that the lots would be In
demand. Passengers on the boat to
day state that the lots were bought by
speculators and that the prices paid
were too high for them to purchase ,
From a letter received today, written
by a Cordovan who attended the sale,
It is learned that the smallest price
paid for a lot was $380.00 and the high
est $1,150.00 The sale has not yet
been terminated.
It is said to be the intention of the
government to clear a number of the
streets in the new town, fourth and
fifth streets will be grubbed and
cleaned up from B to H; B, C and H
streets from fourth to fifth. A and
fast B will be cleared from Third to
Seventh; Seventh Street will be
cleared from K to M, and fifth through
its entire length.
I.. O. Nyberg of Seattle bought the
first lot paying $825 for the privilege.
Lot No. 2 went for $500 and Lot No.
3. for $575. About 40 lots had been
sold when the Mariposa left.
STOWAWfllf ON
BOARD THE,
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On board the Mariposa, westbound,
a stowaway out of the ordinary' was
found by the steward of the steerage.
The stranger was a woman dressed
in men's clothing and investigation
proved her to be Mrs. Rose Johnson
of Valdez who is well known as a pros
pector.
She was trying to get to Anchorage
and used her son's steerage ticket and
disguised herself as a man for the
purpose of making the trip.
When found she was placed in the
care of Mrs. Weston, the stewardess
and later, when the passengers heard
of her plight, they made up a nice
purse which was handed her by Chief
Steward Taylor when the vessel ar
rived at Anchorage.
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The steamer Alameda left Skagway
about 3 o'clock this morning, and
should arrive in Cordova about 3 to
morrow' afternoon. The ship has 35
tons of freight for the town and 90 for