The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER 434. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1010. -PRICE TEN CEN J S.
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PARIS. May fi. — It was officially
announced that the French troops,
ev«ft helmed by an unusually violent
bombardment by the German artillery,
were forced to abandon trenches on the
northern slope of Hill 304, on the Ver
dun front, west of the Meuse.
German guns of large calibre were
brought to bear on the trenches, which
were of insufficient depth to protect
the soldiers stationed there.
Following the heavy bombardment
by the big guns, German soldiers at
tempted to swarm into the trenches
abandoned by the French, but the ar
tillery of the latter successfully pre
vented the advance of the Kaiser's
soldiers. Simultaneous attacks by the
Germans on the northwest slope of the
bill were successfully repulsed by the
French by the use of the bayonet.
CITIZENS SEE FIGHT.
SALONIKI. May 6. -The entire pop
ulation of this city yesterday wit
nessed the destruction of a super
Zeppelin by the French fleet in the
harbor. At the first sound of firing
by the anti-aircraft guns, the street
were crowded with excited citizens,
wh|i witnessed the unusual sight of a
fight between air and water craft.
LIQUID FIRE USED.
PARIS, May t>. — An intense bom
bardment of (he French front before
Verdun, between the Meuse and Fort
Vaux, was followed last night by an
attempt on the part of the German
troops to advance. The war office an
noUBL't ment today says the advance
was prevented by the artillery fire of
tbe French, which inflicted heavy
losses on the Germans.
The statement also says that a Ger
man attack north of Caurettes wood,
in which liquid fire was used, was re
pulsed.
DENIES PLANS FOR PEACE.
PETROGRA1). May 0. — Official de
i ittt has been made here of reports
that Russia is considering a separate
peace with Turkey.
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ARRESTED ON ARSON CHARGE.
BELLINGHAM. May 5. — Joe S.
Swartz, who went under the name
of Joe Black here, and was proprietor
of the French dyeworks, was arrested
yesterday on information from San
Pedro, Cal., charged with arson. Two
fires broke out in places occupied by
Swartz since coming to Bellingham,
one in his residence. September 9,
1915, when he carried $500 insurance,
and the last in his dye and cleaning
plant. March 1, of this year. As in
the first case. $500 in insurance was
carried. Swartz was placed in jail
here to await the arrival of a Califor
nia officer. It is understood Swartz
is wuuited at Marshfield. Oregon, on
arsgbcharge.
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE OF
ROYAL MEDALS AWARDED.
LONDON, May ti. — The Royal (leo
graphical Society announced that the
king has approved the award of royal
medals as follows:
Founders' Medal to Lieutenant
(Wpiel !’• H. Fawcett, for explora
tions and surveys in the upper waters
(of^the Amazon. Colonel Fawcett has
/ v worked for a number of years on the
exploration of those tributaries of the
Amazon which have their headwaters
in the territory until recently in dis
pute between Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.
The Patrons’ Medal to Captain F. M.
Bailey, Indian Army, for his explora
5hu»'of the Tsangpo-Dihang river in
the hitherto almost unexplored coun
try where it breaks through the Hima
layas. Captain Bailey mapped many
miles of the river Tsangpo and dls
covered st peak 23,450 feet high.
UNtIMbM
ERIN SHOT nr
mini.IN. May 6. — Major John Mc
Bride. one of the Irishmen who par
ticipated in the recent rebellion against
the authorities, today was found guilty
of high treason and shot. He was the
eighth Irishman to pay the death pen
altv for joining the recent uprising.
it is thought that but few, if any
more of the leaders will pay the ex
treme penalty for the parts they took
in the rebellion. While it evidently
is the intention of the authorities to
deal lightly with the great body ol
those who took up arms against the
British, it is thought necessary for the
future peace of the country that some
of the more prominent men, and those
responsible for the outbreak be giver
death sentences.
SULLIVAN RIVEN
DUBBIN. May d. — James M. Stilli
van. former American minister to Sar
Domingo, who yesterday was arrester
by the authorities, charged with com
plicity in the Irish rebellion, today was
released alter intercession In his be
half had been made by the America!
consul.
It is now apparent that Sullivan's
arrest was made upon the flimsies!
of pretexes, and that he had no con
nection with the conspiracy which re
suited in the outbreak. It is wel
known, however, that Sullivan’s sym
pat hies were with the rebels.
One of the conditions upon whirl
Sullivan is released, it is said, ii
that he shall immediately leave th<
country.
ONE OF OSBORN'S MOST
TRUSTED CONVICTS ESCAPES
OSSINING. N. Y„ May 5. — Petei
Cullen, a sergeant-at-arms of the Mu
tual Welfare League, the self govern
went organization which Thomas Mot
Osborn founded In Sing Sing prison
has escaped. Having privileges be
cause of his honor position, Cullen wai
j able to obtain an overcoat which hit
| his prison suit and he walked out thi
i front door.
Cullen was one of the picturesqui
figures of the Mutual Welfare League
He was married in the prison las
j August to a New York girl, with a con
\ let as best man, a wedding banque
being held in Osborn's dining room
He was serving an eight year term fo
burglary.
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15,000 TONS OF DYES
COMING FROM GERMANY
WASHINGTON. May 5. -State dt
partment officials were preparing to
day to make representations to Grea
Britain to insure the safe arrival ii
the United States of 15,000 tons o
dyestuffs from Germany. Notice tha
the German government had agreei
to permit the shipment came in
note presented to Secretary Lansin
by Ambassador von Bernstorff.
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JONES ASKS FOR REPORTS
ON AMERICAN LAKE SITE
WASHINGTON, May 5. — Senato
Jones today introduced a resolutio
in the senate calling on the secretar
of war to transmit to the senate al
reports and recommendations beurln
on the “advantages, availability an
desirability" of a training camp a
American Lake.
(jbKMAiN INUlb li
RECEIVED-FINAL
ACTION DEFERRED
WASHINGTON, May «. — The of
ficial text of the German note, laid
before President Wilson today, has
been found to agree fully with the
outline of the reply as given yester |
day In the news dispatches.
While the stand taken by the Ger
man government is not all that the
American diplomats wished, enough is
conceded so that a diplomatic break
will be avoided. The president, how
ever, has not yet reached a definite |
decision, and will make no final an
nouncement before next week. He
has asked all the cabinet members
to make a close study of the document
and their opinions will be sought be
fore his decision is announced.
High government official today said
that Germany undoubtedly will be
given a chance to demonstrate that .
her submarine commanders have been
given orders not to sink merchant ves-|
sels Without warning.
PEACE UP TO ALLIES
SAYS GERMAN NOTE.
WASHINGTON, May «. — President
Wilson today carefully read that por
lion of the German note which touched
upon the possibility of pence. The
note says that Germany, while con
scious of her own strength and ability
to continue the fight indefinitely,!
twice within the past several months
has announced before the world a
readiness to make peace on a basis
safeguarding her vital interests. It
is thus held that it is not the fault!
of Germany If peace Is withheld from
the nations of Europe.
President Wilson will make no fur
ther peace movements unless the al
lies signify their willingness to re
reive suggestions.
LANSING STUDIES NOTE.
WASHINGTON, May «. — Secretary
Lansing is given the German note
careful study, and indications are
that further consideration hy the
cabinet is unnecessary. Members of
the cabinet and other officers believe
there will be no break in diplomatic
relations between Germany and th£
United States unless further subma
rine attacks are made on merchant
vessels contrary to international law.
It is expected that America will
make a brief reply to Berlin pending
final action by the president. Sev
eral members of the cabinet today left
Washington, which is taken as an In
dication i hat no crisis is expected.
GERMAN PRESS EXPECTS
BLOCKADE CONCESSIONS.
ItEHLIN. May 0. — Comments from
prominent newspapers throughout the
country Indicate that in return for
the concessions made by Germany in
the conduct of the submarine warfare,
America is expected to insist that
Great Britain relax the regorous food
blockade of the Teutonic powers.
Without these concessions, the papers
say, it w ill be impossible for Germany
to refrain from the use of her sub
marines to the fullest.
EMPRESS THEATRE BEING I
REMODELED
Contracts for new decorations and
the complete renovation of the Em* tl
press Theatre have been let by Capt. a
A. E. Lathrop to J. V. Carter. The si
work involves the resetting of the it
opera seats, which will increase the o
capacity of the house by fifty chairs
A new gold fibre screen, the latest n
and best moving picture screen on the
market, will be installed. A
PaVticular attention was given by b
Capt. Lathrop to the interior decora- r<
, tions of the theatre. He recently pur- ©
chased in New York paper and other ft
, decorations, which when installed will d
give Cordova one of the most attrac- ti
, tive show houses in Alaska.
The scheme of interior decorations
is a heavy dull gold paper, with a
light ceiling. AVater color panels de
■ , pictlng dancing girls will be placed at
! regular intervals around the walls.
The foyer of the theatre will also 11
| be remodelled, making it more attrac S
| tive to patrons. The contract calls *'
for the completion of the work in five "
weeks.
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GREAT NORTHERN ORDERS a
14,000,000 FEET OF LUMBER, tl
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, PORTLAND. Ore., May 5. — The L. v
c| Menefee Lumber Company here an- t
t nounced today that it had received an v
, orde,r for 11,000,000 feet of lumber
( fro mthe Great Northern railroad, to
, be used in the construction of freight
cars. In addition, the Great Northern
has divided an order for 3.000,000 more S
feet among several other mills. j v
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RUSSIANS WILL TURN THEIR
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f LONDON, May 5. — Another hun- h
1 dred Serbian officers are soon to go c
? to Russia via England to officer a p
1 division of Serbians of Austrian na
tjliouality. lakcn prisone.s by the Rue t
j > ians. to fight against the Austrians, jr
DMIRAL EVANS IS DUE
HERE TDDAV
The steamship Admiral Evans, of
le Admiral line, was due to arrive
Kataliu at it o'clock last night, and
lould arrive in Cordova this tnorn
ig. The steamship Admiral Watson,
' the same line, southbound, was due
i arrive at Cordova at 1 o'clock this
oraing.
The steamship Alameda, of the
laska Steamship Company, south
>und, is expected at Cordova tomor
iw. The liner Victoria, of the same
>mpany, which came north as a
eighter, with ties and coal for Cor
iva and Valdez, will sail for the lat
■r port today.
ACOMAN FILES BILL
TO RE-OPEN BREWERIES.
TACOMA, May ti. — William Virges
lis morning filed with Secretary of
late Howell an initiative measure to
nrmit the manufacture of beer within
le state, both for out of the state
liftmen and sale in the state to
(Uiseholders for consuntpion at their
widences. it sufficient signatures
re obtained it will go on the ballot
tis fall.
Mr. Virge.i said tiie bill, if enacted,
oiiid put back into commission fac
ades representing an aggregate In
estment of $10,000,000.
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HE FORGETS $300,000.
PORTLAND, May ti. — John V.
preckles, multimillionaire, on the
itness stand in the federal court
esterday, could not remember a mere
ugatelle of $300,000. Mr. Spreckles
'slified to the sale of the Coos Buy
roperties to the Southern Pacific
jmpany for $1,000,000. Asked if he
ad not testified before the Interstate
mini tree commission that the sale
rice was $1,300,000. he said:
"I have so many business affairs
in t I don’t make any effort to re
letnber 'details of that kind."
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NAMIQUII'A. May 0. — A large
body of Villaistas was surprised and
routed by a squadron of the Eleventh
U. S. cavalry early this morning, sev
enteen miles south of Cusihuiriachie.
Forty two Mexicans were killed and
a large number wounded. There were
no Afnerican casualties.
Seventy-five horses and mules were
captured by the Americans, and six
Carranza soldiers, who were awaiting
execution at the hands of the ban
dits, were rescued. The band recent
ly had defeated a troop of Carranza
istas, and the prisoners taken were
the ones rescued by the Americans.
The Villaistas greatly outnumbered
the American force, but the surprise
was complete, and the Mexicans of
fered no organized resistance.
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TACOMA. May C. — The question]
arises, is sweet cider a harmless bev-j
j erage over which even a strict W. C.
I T. U. member may smack her lips in
i righetous delight, or a devil s draught
to come under that Biblical injunction
against looking upon the wine when
it is red. and similar excoriations of
demon rum?
Members of the \V. C. T. C. want to
know. It was announced today that
| a meeting of this organization will he
■ held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon
“to consider the cider question.”
"In the W. C. T. U. pledge, which
ail must take before they become
members, cider is put in the same]
category as wine, beer and other spir
itous beverages," said one of the
members. “In seeking members
are confronted again and again with !
objection to forever foreswearing the
use of cider. Many of the most esti
mable women, teetotalers in every
thing else, like it. and can see no
harm in it. I, myself, reared on a
farm, have always used it and, in fact,
am very fond of it, fresh from the
presses, but there are members ot the
union reared in cities who have gath
ered their information about cider
mostly from what they have read.
“They tell us that alcohol begins
forming in the cider within three hours
after it leaves the cider press, so in
sist that by all means it should he
tabooed. It is a serious question with
us out here, so we have calted a meet
ing to discuss it.”
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INCREASED MORTALITY OF
WAR HORSES ONLY 2 PER CENT.
LONDON, May 5. — The mortality
of horses in training camps in Eng
land at this time only exceeds that
of army horses in time of peace by two
per cent per annum. Approximately
8.000 horses have died in training
camps in this country since the out
break of the war. Nearly all the
horses imported since the war began
came from the United States and
Canada.
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FIND SEATTLE SLAYER.
SEATTLE, May 5. — Francisco
Siste. suspected of the murder of Mrs.
Charles Manzi. whose body was found
in a park in August, 1915, is said to
have been located in Buenos Ayres,
Argentina. The prosecuting attorney
will ask the state department to re
quest the Argentin authorities to ar~
rest Siste. Mrs. Manzi and Siste
worked in the same factory, and both
disappeared June 22. 1915. Three
weeks later Mrs. Manzi’s body was
found with a bullet hole in the head.
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HAINAN StNA.lt
PORT AU PRINCE, May 6. — Mem
bers of the Haitian senate, who per
sisted in holding a meeting despite the
warnings of Rear Admiral Caperton.
commanding the American forces here,
were dispersed today by a troop of
U. S. marines. The senators pro
tested, hut made no resistance.
The reason for the action of Admiral
Caperton is the expressed belief that
the real reason for the assembly of
the senate was to foment opposition
to the American occupation of the city,
and cause trouble if possible.
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GLYNN WILL MAKE BIG
SPEECH FOR DEMOCRATS.
WASHINGTON. May fi. — It was
definitely announced today that Mar
tin H. Glynn, former governor of New
York, will be temporary chairman anti
make the keynote speech at tin* na
tional Democratic convention.
Champ Clark, it is said, w ill he in
vited to act as permanent chairman.
FOURTEENTH INFANTRY
ORDERED TO ALASKA.
SEATTLE, May t>. — Orders have
been received transferring the second
hattalion of the Fourteenth infantry
to Alaska. The troops will sail north
June 24, and will be stationed at Forts
Seward. St. Michael. Davis. Gibbon
and Liscum.
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RUSSIA BARS ALL SHIPS
FROM THE WHITE SEA.
NEW YORK, May 5. — The Russian
government’s decree, closing the port
of Archangel to all ship cargoes except
those exclusively for use by the gov
ernment, has been broadened to in
clude all White sea and Arctic ports.
No explanation has been received in
New York as to the reason for the de
cree. One interpretation is that the
order has to do w ith the movemen* of
Russian troops to France.
It was stated here todty that the
Russian embassy in Washington will
soon Issue a statement indicating just
what ship movements to Russia are
lo be permitted.
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ABOUT COYOTES. RABBITS,
FOXES, LYNX AND INDIANS.
WHITEHORSE, April 20. — Ad
vices from Minto, Y. T., state that the
Upper Yukon valley as far down as
below Selkirk and the Pellv river val
ley is being overrun with coyotes to
the extent that they are becoming a
pest, in a few years more at the same
rate of increase they will cover the
entire Yukon watershed. They are
cleaning the rabbits as they go. and
when the rabbits are gone, goodby fox
and lynx. As the rabbit is the chief
food of the Indians, and to kill them
off is to starve the natives, shouldn’t
something be done to encourage the
Indians to destroy the coyotes? Per
haps a bounty of $1 or $2 would Uelfi
in this direction.—Whitehorse Star.
TRENCH FOOT WILL BAR
SOLDIERS FROM U. S.
Portland, Ore., May 5. — “Trench
foot" is a new disease which has been
added to the list of ailments which, if
contracted by former soldiers of the
European war, will bar their entry
into the United States. Orders were
received here from Washington by J.
H. Barbour, United States immigration
inspector, calling his attention to the
disease, and instructing him to guard
against the entry of aliens suffering
with it. The disease is contracted by
soldiers through their remaining in the
trenches through long periods at a
stretch.