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The Cordova Daily Times
Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News
VOLUME III. NUMBER 157. = COHDOVA, Ah ASK A. U K!> X ’-M7. pRICE TEN CK?frs
GERMANY ADMITS LOSS OF 20 DESTROYERS
British Bring Down Eight of Enemy Aeroplanes
Several Ships Sunk;
Other Damage Done
LONDON, Juno (>.—It is officially stated that sixteen Ger
man aeroplanes conducted a raid over Essex and Kent yester
day, killing two persons and injuring twenty-nine. The British
pilot who pursued the Gormans brought down two raiders, and
later the British machines from Dunkirk engaged tin* Germans
in an air battle, destroying two machines and bringing down
four.
BERLIN, June (>.—It is officially admitted that Germany
has lost twenty destroyers.
LONDON, Juno 6.—An airplane has photographed the Bel
gian port of Ostend, attacked by British aviators, and they
show that a majority of the stock yards and workshops were
damaged; also that the harbor works were seriously damaged
and several vessels sunk.
SELECTION REGISTERED IN FOB DRAFT NEXT MOVE
\\ ASI1INGTON, June (i. Ten million men of military age
registered yesterday throughout the United States for con
scriptive draft. The next step will be the selection of those who
will actually bear arms, while others remain at home to support
dependents or perform necessary work. The million selected
men will begin training early in the autumn. The registration
passed off peacefully, but few arrests being necessary.
BRA/IL TELLS GERMANY WHY REQUISITIONED SHIPS
RIO DE JANEIRO, June G.— Brazil has replied to the Ger
*" Tiftru nwle, protesting against the requisitioning of German
ships, with the declaration that Brazil acted lawfully in seizing
ships to insure reparation for the torpedoing of Brazilian ves
ships by German submarines.
WANTS EXAMINATION OP ALASKANS CONDUCTED HERE
WASHINGTON, June 6.—Delegate Sulzer has asked Gen
eral Liggett, department commander at San Francisco, to re
serve a room next to the officers’ training camp for Alaskans.
Sulzer also requests that the physical examination of candi
dates for the army he held in Alaska instead of requiring them
to journey to Seattle.
SENATE PLACES TAKES IN ORDER TO RAISE WAR FUND
WASHINGTON, June G.—The senate finance committee
reported exempt all musical instruments from taxation, and
places a tax on perfumes, cosmetics and medicines. It also
taxes instruments, athletic goods, yachts, sailing and motor
boats, except those used exclusively for business purposes.
AUSTRIANS RECAPTURE POSITIONS AND TAKE PRISONERS
VIENNA, June 6.—The Austri ans have regained the posi
tions taken by the Italians south of Jamiano, on the front above
Triest, capturing G,500 men in a battle lasting a day and a half.
The Austrians have taken a total of 22,000 Italians on this part
of the front.
CUN WANTS PLAGE FIRST AMERICAN ARMY FRANCE
LONDON, June 6.—Lieutenant Colonel C. Seymour Bul
lock, of the Canadian army, former Chicago clergyman, has
completed organization plans for a first all-American army, to
be formed in England to fight under the Stars and Stripes in
France. It congress will accept this means of speedily placing
the flag in the trenches, the force will constituted as a unit of
the United States army, with a strength of 10,000 seasoned Am
erican officers and men from the British front. It is hoped to
add to the strength at least 2,000 more from the civilian popula
tion of Great Britain and France.
CALIFORNIA SUBSCRIBES LIBERALLY FOR LIBERTY BONDS
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.—Before the close of the week
the Liberty loan distribution committee will have reached be
tween 500,000 and <50,000 depositors in the banks of California
with the call for subscriptions to the Liberty loan of the United
States government. This will have been effected by means of
an organization of volunteers from every bond house in San
Francisco, who have enlisted to carry to victory this important
element of the great war. The purpose of this campaign as
outlined by the committee is to bring to the personal attention
of the people, and particularly the bank patrons, the imperative
importance of the financial aspect of the United States govern
ment’s participation in the world buttle for democracy and lib
erty of all the people’s of the civilized world.
Many Alaskans are becoming anx
ious and beginning to wonder when
President Wilson will make some no
minations for federal officers in the
north. As yet no nomination has been
made for governor, although the pres
ent incumbent, Hon. J. P. A. Strong,
completed his four years In office on
May 21, having received his appoint
ment sometime in April, 1913.
Por surveyor general C. E. David
son received his nomination in May,
1913, but was not confirmed until
some time in July of the same year.
In this division Judge Brown’s term
expires during the present month, and
he will in ull probability be reappoint
ed without opposition. Marshal Bren
neinan was appointed in the fall of
1913, and United States Attorney
Spence at a later date. As to whether
these officials will succeed themselves
remains to be seen, as a strong fight
has been made against the latter and
the former has some political enemies
in Alaska, but is reputed to have the
endorsement of Vice-President Mar
shall.
In the First division, SI Tanner has
been numed United States marshal,
but this was hurried along by the re
signation of the former marshal,
Bishop.
In the Second division Marshal Jor
dan is being bitterly fought for re
nomination by the Democratic ma
chine, which claims he did not sup
port Sulzar for delegate. Jordan, ho*,
e'er, has influential backing US Now
York, and the outcome of his fate is
awaited at Nome with much interest.
In the Fourth division, the only one
whose term nearly expired Is L. T.
Erwin, United States marshal. He re
ceived his commission on May 20,
1913, but did not assume office until
the first of the fiscal year, July 1,
1913. He was recently reappointed,
but has not as yet been confirmed.
0.5, TO DIVIDE
LDTJILE5
(By Associated Press)
SEWARD. June 6. — Half of the
money received by the government
from the sale of lots in townsites
along the United States railroad from
here to Fairbanks is to be used in
Improvement work on the streets and
park reserves within the townsites.
This provision, which is made pos
sible through a paragraph in the civil
sundry bill, passed by the present con
gress, insures the use of the following
amounts in townsites already sold:
Federal and Cliff additions to Sew
ard, $7,000; Anchorage, $50,000; Mata
nuska, $1,750; Nenana, $22,000.
The expenditure of this money is
under the control of the secretary of
the interior and can be used For pre
paring the land for occupancy, con
struction and maintenance of public
utilities and improvements, and the
construction of public schools.
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TENNIS PLAYERS FORM
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
The Tennis Club met last evening
in the city hall and framed a tempor
ary organization: Rev. A. G. Shrivor,
chairman, Dave Phillips, secretary.
Two committees were appointed. One
to solicit members and the other to
select grounds for a court, and esti
mate the cost of preparing same. The
membership committee is Mr. Muller,
chairman; Mr. Myers and Mr. Bur
nell. The committee on grounds, Mr.
T. Scott, chairman; Mr. R. Ashland
and Mr. A. G. Shriver.
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FACTORY EMPLOYEES HATE
THE WORD WELFARE.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, June 6. — At a conference
to discuss industrial welfare work.
Miss Mary MacArthur stated that in
a large number of factories there was
no word more hated than the word
"welfare."
CAPTAINS CUH
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(By Associated Press)
HAVANA, June « — President Mr
nocal has vetoed a bill recently passei
by the Cuban cortgress, which pro
vlded that no ship under Cuban regh
try Hhould be cleared from any por
of the republic unless the captain \va
a native or naturalised Cuban citizen
In vetoeing the bill President Me
nocal stated this country is wlthou
a sufficient number of experience!
navigators to have such a law on it:
statute books, and that to put such ,
law in operation would work serioui
injury upon the republic's small mer
chant marine and probably would re
suit in compelling bwners of the sev
eral large ships now sailing under thi
Cuban flag to transfer their registrj
to some other nation.
The measure Is said to have beet
inspired by ambitious Cubans, wh(
have been studying marine engineer
ing, in the hope that they might b<
able to become commanders of the se\
eral Interned German ships recentlj
seized by the Cuban government wher
diplomatic relations were broken of
with that government.
NEW OIL WELLS
BEING JIM AT
KATALLA
The St. Elias Oil Company, whicl
has a patent on 160 acres of land neai
Katalla, is now manufacturing 50,001
gallons of gasoline and distillate v
month, which is produced from a liigt
grade parrafine base oil of the same
quality, or better, than Is found ir
Pennsylvania.
George C. Hazelet has just returnee
from the plant, where he has beer
superintending the sinking of thret
new wells, which his company wil
have in operation this year, in addi
tion to the six wells which are now
being pumped. One of the new wellt
is down 520 feet, and will be completei
this month. The oil is struck at t
depth of from 450 to 700 feet.
The company does not intend tc
drill to the deeper sands, simply aim
ing to supply this section with a por
tion of the gasoline and distillate used
They very wisely feel that they can
not afford to make the investmen
necessary for the sinking of deei
wells with their limited acreage. Th<
oil sands are from 2.500 to 3,(100 fee
deep, according to goologists. Thii
would be done, however, if the gov
ernment made arrangements for th<
leasing of the ground in that field
There is at present a leasing bill pend
ing in congress, and if acted upoi
favorably would tend to develop tin
Katalla oil lands.
The St. Elias Company has a crev
of fifteen men at work, and the pro
duct is transported to Prince Wlllian
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. June G — Preslden
Wilson wrote a letter, opposing th
relaxing of laws throwing safeguard
about labor, as there has been a movt
ment In some states to lengthen th
hours of labor. He says the propose
changes would slacken the energy «
workers rather than increase It, an
It also would be unfair to laborin
people.
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PEACE POST ZONES ARE
URGED FOR ALASKA
SEATTLE, June 6. — The loot
Chamber of Commerce is urging upo
the postoffice department the estal
lishment of parcel post zones in Ala
ka. the same as apply in the state
I POTATOES SELL
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, June 6. ■— New potatoes
I are selling strong on the local market.
. Yakima potatoes in Washington state
. are practically cleaned up, and the
large crops tn California are expect
i ed to lower the prices. B'erries and
early fruit arrive in poor condition,
and the demand is small. Cheese is
firm and the supply limited. Butter
I remains very firm. The Alaskan rall
, way commission is buying heavily and
a sharp advance is expected. Eggs are
weak, as more stock is arriving than
is being sold. Onions are expected to
take a decline, while there is no
change in grocery staples. Yakima po
tatoes sell for $100 a ton; onions,
4 1-2 and 5 cents a pound; cabbage. 4
cents; apples (Winesaps), $2.25 and
$2.75 a box; eggs, 36 and 37 cents;
butter (cubes), 38 cents; bricks, 39
cents; cheese (cream brick), 26 and
28 cents.
TEXTILE STRIKE
IS SETTLED DT
(By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY. June 6. — A strike
of textile workers In the federal dis
trict. the state of Mexico and Vera
Cruz, has been settled by arbitration,
in which C. Lopez de Lara, governor
of the federal district, played an Im
portant part. The strikers were given
increases in wages ranging from 25 to
100 per cent, graduated according to
the wages now received. Workmen
earning less than 75 centaves a day
were given 100 per cent increases,
while those earning four pesos or more
received 25 per cent. As the former
wages were based on a ten hour day,
however, the actual increase in pay
under the present eight hour law will
not attain those figures. Piece work
ers in the textile trades secured ad
vances of from 40 to 100 per cent.
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ALAbKANb HttU
CULL ID RAISE
FOODSTUFFS
(By Associated Press)
JUNEAU, June 6. — Alaskans are
preparing this spring to garden on a
1 scale never before attempted in the
: territory, following a proclamation by
the governor, urging his constituents
to recognize their responsibility and
add all possible to the nation's food
supply.
Farmers in the various agricultural
districts of the territory who raise
I products for the market will have as
I much ground under cultivation as pos
sible, but the most important item is
the family backyard.
Intensive farming is possible in
Alaska, owing to the long days and
rapid growth of root vegetables and
berries. Remarkable returns are pos
sible from a plot of twenty feet square,
and it is to those who may have previ
ously overlooked the advantages of
utilizing their back yards that Gov
( ernor J. F. A. Strong directed the
j proclamation.
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CHINESE PLAN RED
, CROSS -STD TO EUROPE.
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1 PEKING, June «. — Plans to send
; a Chinese Red Cross contingent to the
European battle fronts to assist the
American and allied Ited Cross work
ers ure being considered here. Fol
. lowing a suggestion from President
Chin, of the Chinese Society, with
1 headquarters at Shanghai. President
a Li Yuan Hung has passed favorably
i- on the idea and ordered the finance
i- department to furnish the necessary
i. money.
Liberty Bond Offers
Good Opportunities
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, June 6. — A great
war is a nation's supreme test. To
conduct a war successfully requires
the marshalling of all of the nation's
resources as well as its physical
strength. It is the part of the young
men to make the nation's physical
strength felt on the firing line. It Is
the part of those who cannot give their
services at the front to be the Bustain
ing forces behind the line. It is the
part of the women to fill in the roles
that the men have been playing and
to keep up the nation's efficiency. It
is the part of those who can afford it
to lend their capital to enable the na
tion to prosecure the war with the
greatest effectiveness.
The Liberty loan offers this oppor
tunity to every American patriot.
It is inconceivable that the people
of the United States will ever be
called upon to meet the privations
which this war forced upon the people
of Europe. European nations have al
ready expended fifty billions of dol
lars of their resources to prosecute the
war and their people have given, not
only their lives, but they have sub
jected themselves to tremendous sac
rifices in every way. Five million Eu
ropean homes have been visited by
leath Itself. Fine cities have given
place to ruins. Rich and poor have
tone on government food rations; in
lividual liberty has been sacrificed
o national unity of action in order to
gain national efficiency. Women, who
‘tave been accustomed to fine clothes
ind the constant round of entertain
ment, have taken their place as day
laborers in munition factories.
All of this sacrifice has been made
for a cause that is as much ours as
theirs. The violation of the neutrality
if Belgium was just as much an af- i
front to America as to Groat Britain, i
Gorman autocracy threatens tho per- j
petuity of free institutions everywhere
alike.
The Important thing now Is for Am
ericans to realize that this Is our war
and as participants, we must do our
utmost to bring it to a successful con
clusion. The thing which is most avail
able, and which can be given at once
Is our woalth. It is the patriotic duty,
therefore, of every American to help
make the Liberty loan an overwhelm
ing success.
It is the unusual privilege of Am
ericans to take this first step in help
ing the fighting allies without great
sacrifice. Even if you do not wish
to place your subscription on the basis
of patriotism, you might reasonably
place it on the basis of investment. A
3 1-2 per cent government bond, tax
free, is an excellent investment.
The purchase of Liberty bonds to
the extent of $50 means that you are
lending your resources to pay the
keep of one soldier for ten days in
the trenches of France. Surely you
can do that much. Many can do much
more.
Let your response to the Liberty
loan be your approval of the words of
President Wilson:
"The right is more precious than
peace, and we shall fight for the
things which we have always carried
nearest our hearts — for democracy,
for the right of those who submit to
authority to have a voice in their own
government, for the rights and liber
ties of small nations, for universal
dominion of right by such a concert of
free people as shall bring peace and
safety to all nations and make the
world Itself at last free.
“To such a task we can dedicate
our lives and our fortunes, everything
that we are and everything that we
have with the pride of those who know
that the day has come when America
has been privileged to spend her
blood and her might for the principles
that gave her birth and happiness,
and the peace which she has treas
ured."
BATTLESHIP NEW MEXICO SUPPLIED WITH LITERATURE
SANTA FE, N. M„ June (>.—No battleship probably will
be better supplied with literature concerning its name state
than the New Mexico, should present plans be carried out to
their logical end. These plans, which are being fostered by
Mrs. Mary C. Prince, wife of former Governor L. Bradford
Prince, of New Mexico, call for the collection of copies of all
possible volumes on the state from their authors. Many vol
umes, including some which are now quite rare, have been con
tributed to the ship’s library, and will be placed aboard when
the New Mexico is commissioned.
RUSSIAN WORKERS ARE GRANTED A SIX HOUR DAY
PETROGRAD, June 6.—A threatened strike of one hun
dred and forty factories in Petrograd engaged in metal manu
facturing and other war work, was averted by granting all
strikers their demands, including a six hour day.
CAPTURERS OF
BANDIT ARE
(By Associated Press)
CHEYENNE. Wyo„ June 6. — It
was only because the Union Pacific
railway waived its strict legal rights
that any claimants for the $6,500 re
ward for the capture of William L.
Carlisle, train bandit, were able to
participate in the reward at all. Judge
Charles E. Winter, arbitrator, in hand
ing down his decision recently, by
which 22 of the 134 claimants received
portions of the money, declared ev'ry
man who claimed a share of the money
was either an employees of the rail
road or a member of the sheriff's
pos8ee, and. therefore, could not le
gally share in the prize. The railroad
insisted, however, that the money be
divided.
One man received $750. one $650.
two $500 each, two $400 each, six
$300 each, nine $150 each and three
$50 each.
Carlisle held up, single handed,
three Union Pacific trains, between
February 9 and December 1, 191G. 11a
exhibited considerable bravado in each
case, and extended marked chivalry
to the women passengers, refusing to
take more than half their jewelry. He
talked constantly to the passengers as
he went through their pockets.
After the last holdup, posaees
scouted the hills in the vicinity of
Wamsutter, and after several days a
party found the bandit. When sur
rounded he gave himself up. He now
is serving a life sentence in the Wy
oming penitentiary, and spends his idle
time making leather sofa pillows.
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COLORADO SCHOOL MINES
OFFERS FREE SCHOLARSHIPS
GOLDEN, Col., June 6.—The trus
tees of the Colorado School of Mines
have authorized the president of the
school to offer a free scholarship to
each state of the union. These are in
addition to the scholarships already
offered to foreign countries. The
scholarships are offered, according to
officials in an effort to induce a great
er attendance at the school from the
United States so that the country will
have a larger number of mining engi
neers available for development work
after the war.