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VOLUME ONE . NUMBER 222. CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1915. ~ PRICE TEN CENTS.
GERMANY WANTS BE FRIENDLY
WILL MAKE REPARATION IF ARABIC ATTACKED
RERUN. Aug. 26—The German government lias taken the
view that the Arabic incident is now eliminated as a source of
discord between the United States and Germany. The Kaiser
^and his advisers feel that the American government must now
understand that the German admiralty has given strict orders
to its submarine conmmanders not to attack ships in the manner
that the Arabic has been reported as attacked. The German
commander of the submarine which sunk the White Star liner
has not yet reported the circumstnaces of the affair to his
superiors, and it is felt when he does that the trouble will be
cleared' up and Germany exonerated from blame.
Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg said today that Ger
many in its desire to continue the friendly relations between
Berlin and Washington, had adopted, long before the Arabic
was sunk, a submarine policy designed to completely settle the
whole delicate problem as far as America was concerned. De
finite and detailed instructions had been given to all the sub
marine commanders, which were intended, ami would have, if
followed, prevented a repetition of the Lusitania disaster and
provided an opportunity for the escape of all American non
combatants on board of torpedoes ships.
Germany asks the people of the United States to suspend
their judgment on the Arabic sinking until all facts have been
ascertained, and do so in full confidence that the truth will
show that the sinking of the Arabic was not an unprovoked
attack by the submarine delivered without warning whatever
as has been reported from English sources. Germany feels that
the boat must have been sunk by a mine explosion or by some
other action of the vessel itself.
If the Germna submarines did actually attack the vessel
without provocation and without warning, then the commander
who violated his instructions will be brought to account by the
German government, and ample reparation will be offered. In
his whole statement Bethmann-Hollweg showed his deep sin
cerity and his genuine intent not to have the public feeling of
America mislead into falsd conclusions concerning the Arabic.
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He said he hoped that right thinking Americans would not at
tempt to form an opinion after hearing but on*- side of the story,
and that the story of one of Germany’s declared enemies, but
that they would wait until Germany presented her side before
determining the guilt of the parties concerned. The chancel
lor particularly emphasized the desire of Germany to maintain
friendly relations with the United States.
V ASHINGTON, Aug. 26—Herr Von BernstorfT, the Ger
man ambassador to the l nited States called upon Secretary of
State this morning and hud a long talk with Lansing concern
ing the sinking of the White Star liner, Arabic. Details of the
conversation have not been made public but it has been learn
ed that the ambassador assured the secretary of the sincere
desire of his country not to injure any Americans through sub
marine attacks, and particularly wished to assert that the
reports being circulated that Germany intended to kill some
Americans in order to provoke the United States into action
o lately false.
PLArl 1ESBI KG, Aug. 26—Ex-president Theodore, Roose
velt made a strring address to the State militia today, who are
in encampment on the plains outside city. The Chief Bull
Mooser attacked President Wilson’s handling o fthe foreign
relations with Germany in no uncertain terms. He said that
the president had shown himself unfit to control the destinies
of a great nation, and under the guidance of Wilson the United
States had played an ignoble part among the great nations of
the world. For the past thirteen months, the United States ac
cording to Roosevelt has not shown that it had the courage to
rise to the defense of the poor and weak. Americn should have
intervened in the present European conflict, said Teddy, as
soon as it became apparent that the Germans were violating*the
rights of neutrals by invading Belgium. “We have seen our
own American men, women and children murdered on the seas,”
he cried, “by the submarines of the Germans and have taken no
action to resent this attack on the lives and' liberties of our
citizens.”
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26—Secretary of W ar Garrison,'
when told today of the sensational speech made by Roosevelt
at the militia encampment in Plattesburg, at once telegraphed
to General Wood deprecating the opportunity he had given to
Roosevelt to make-such a talk to the soldiers, especially as the
administration was doing everything in its power to preserve j
neutrality in the European war. Garrison gave strict orders
to Wood that nothing of a similar nature should be permitted
to occur again. The secretary said that he did not contemplate
taking any further action against the army officers who were
responsible for allowing a firebrand like Roosevelt to tear
loose at such a critical time.
French Aeroplanes Raid German Factories.
PARTS, Aug. 26—'The war office officially announced this I
morning that sixty-two French aeroplanes had made a raid oni
/ the German arms factories located near Saarlouis and dropped !
> 150 bombs on the huge ammunition works there. Thirty of
the bombs were of large calibre and capale of tremendous
destruction if they struck home. All the airmen returned in
safety from the raid. No announcement has been made of what I
damage, if any, was accomplished. This is the largest flotilla!
of airships employed in one flight that has so far been used in;
the present war, and the safe return of all the ships is regarded !
as a wonderful exploit testvfying to the character of the!
machines and' the skill of the airmen. I
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* Japan to Manufacture Shells for Russia.
TOKIO, Aug. 26—The government has decided as a part of,
its program for increasing the assistance to be rendered to the;
allies, to establish special factories for the manufacture of
munitions of war. Japan feels that the safety of the nation
warrants the increase of its facilities for the making of ammu
nition, and that the present time is the best to enlarge its opera
tions as part of the general scheme of the entente powers to take
gM' steps to prevent such a repetion in the shortage of supplies as
the Russian army has suffered from. The new factories to be
built will be used exclusively for the manufacture of different
sizes of shells as the empire is now well supplied with facilities!
for the making of guns. 1
SELL STOCK LOR
Dr. W. H. Chase, president of the
Cordova Mining & Development Com
pany, who is now In Montana, has
wired to. local people that he disposed
of a large block of treasury stock for
the work of developing the company's
gold quartz properties in the Port
Wells district. While, the amount of
money raised is not stated it is be
lieved to be in the neighborhood of
$20,000.
A Nissen six stamp mill will be
immediately purchased and Geo. A
Harmon was instructed to furnish a
thirty horse power Poos engine for
driving the mill. An order was also
placed with the local machnery firm
to install an aerial tram on the prop
erty and arrangements are now being
made to ship a Roebling 5,000 foot
aerial tram, with a capacity of ten tons
an hour to Port Wells-on September
12.
As this is purely a local company
the stockholders are gratified to know
that Dr. Chase has put through the
deal whereby sufficient fpnds have
deal raised to instal machinery and
develop their holdings.
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SOCIETY HELD
GARY, Ind., Aug. 26—The police of
this city today arrested George Sch
neider, a German and a member of
y
the Saxon Verein in connection with
the assassination of the Rev. John
Kayser The first theory of the police
that Kayser was assassinated by some
Slav members of his congregation fob
his pro-German utterances has been
abandoned, as investigation has
proved that this theory was untenable,
the bitterest enemies of the deceased
minister being Germans.
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The steamer Northwestern left
Juneau at 10 o’clock this morning and
as she goes to Skagway, where con
siderable fright will he discharged, her
arrival here is not looked for before
Saturday afternoon.
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All the Real News in the Times.
FIRST PAYMENT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26—The gov
ernment has decided not to make so!
large a firs! payment to the vendors!
of the Alaska Northern railroad as
was at first intended. Nothing has'
been paid on the purchase price as
yet, but today it was announced that
the first payment woud be modified to
$504,000. For this amount the gov
ernment will receive the securities
now held by the bondholders. The
total payment for the road will be
$1,150,000.
IN ORDER VOTE
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ALBANY, N K., Aug. 26—The state f
constitutional convention which is I
holding its sessions > in the capitol
buildings, here today adopted a pro
vision requiring that voters must be
able to read the English language be
fore being entitled to register. The
provision was bitterly opposed by the
delegates from New York City which
contains a large population of foreign
immigrants, many of whom never have
become literate in the language af
their adopted country. The up-state
delegates voted solidly for the provi
sion and it was carried.
275 LOST LUES
IN TEXAS
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HOUSTON, Aug. 26—Full details
are at last available regarding the
loss of life in the coastal region of
Texas due to the recent tremendous
Btorm that swept the gulf in the neigh
borhood of Galveston. The deaths
ire now officially set at 275.
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For plumbing and heating see Ben
Elliott. Phone 101.
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BERLIN, Aug. 26—The war office officially announced
this afternoon that the Austro-German armies under Mackensen
and tin* Archduke Josef Frederick had captured the Russian
fortress ot Brest-Litovsk. The Germans stormed the forts
and the works protecting the western and northwestern fronts
and alter a bloody battle succeeded in taking the fortifications.
The attack was then directed' at the center fortress which the
Teuton troops entered after a short, sharp fight. The Russian
commanders then saw the futility of trying to hold the re
maining position and retired leaving ail the forts in the undis
puted possession of the invaders. The Russian army succeed
ed in retiring in good order.
LONDON, Aug. 26—The Germans today forced the Rus
sians to evacuate the great fortress of Brest-Litovsk, thus
taking the last of the three great fortifications of Novo Georgie
vsk, Ivangorod and Brest-Litovsk, which formed the tri angle
supposed’ by army engineers to have rendered Warsaw im
pregnable. The loss of the last and biggest of these fortresses
is the greatest Russian loss since Warsaw fell, and the second
line of defense which extended from Brest-Litovsk to Riga will
now have to be abandoned by the Russian Commanders. The
C zai s generals will now fall back on the third line of defense
extending along a line taking in Riga, Duenburg, Vilna and
Dovono.
Martial Law to be Abolished in Paris.
PARIS, Aug. 26—The war governor of Paris, General
Jailbird, after a cansultation with the civil authorities of the
republic has decided to abolish martial law throughout the
umpire with the exception of those districts where the fighting
is actually going on. The new order will be issued at once and
?o into effect on September 1. This will mean that Paris will
be taken out of the hands of the military for the first time since
:1m battle of the Marne was fought. The determination of the
civil authorities to once more resume control indicates the
confidence of the government that the civil administration will
3°t again be disturbed by military operations, and shows that
Jeneral Joffre feels that there is no longer any danger of the
Jerman army breaking through the French lines.
Russia to Resort to Military Maneuvering.
LONDON, Aug. 26—The military observers here all agree
hat hereafter field maneuvring will count for more in the
:acties of the Germans than the use of heavy artillery against
ortresses. This is especially true in Russia as with the loss of
Srest-Litovsk, the last of the great Russian fortresses in Poland
ins fallen, and it is reported that the Russian general staff has
determined to entrench their armies, when reformed behind the
Jrest-Litovsk line.
Fighting Along Austro-Serbian Border.
N ISH, Aug. 26 The long expected resumption of hostili
ios along the Austro-Serbian border was commenced today,
riie aimies are facing each other along a lengthy line and the
ighting so tar has developed nothing more than mere skirmish
ng with small engagements between scouting parties. The
indentions are that the Austrians are prepared to attack in
orce.