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EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1918
THE WESTERN DRIVE
The western drive now being at
tempted by the Teutons again has
encountered the allied stone wall. A
tew rocks may be splintered off the
wall here and there, but there is no
general tumbling. The Germans
found it quite different on the other
fronts. When they made the drive
against the Serbs, the Montenegrins,
and also the Italians, a different class
of opponents were encountered. Even
against the Russians the Germans
were dealing with a type of enemy
wholly different from the British, the
French, the American and the Bel
gian. On those other fronts the mi
nor nations had not the equipment,
while Russia was undone by plying
the officers with gold. No such proc
ess can be employed on the western
front. Where there is Gaul, Briton/
American or Belgian there is honor
as well as valor. The Teutonic bar-j
barian must now depend on his brute
strength and the deadliness of his
machines, but in these he has met his
match and even his superior.
This drive will prove another Ver
dun to Germany. Her legions will be
hurled against the bristling array of
the allies until the Huns will have
to withdraw, bedraggled and reduced.
Later the oncoming waves of allied
strength will inundate the Teutons in
the final grand offensive, which will
not start until the allies are prepared
in such way as to sweep all before
them.
While the allies suffer also in this
pnp-Mjement, they can afford to lose
much more than can the enemy. The
line may alter a little, but a flexible
action now and then may prove more
advantageous than stubbornly holding
to an inferior point for defense. On
the whole there will be no landslide.
The allies have held the western line
in previous conflicts almost, if not
quite, as fierce as this, and they are
prepared to stick this time.
Should such a reverse ever befall
the allies as having to make a gen
eral retreat on the western ront, even
to Paris and the channel, they would
not be defeated. Germany yet would
have much to do to win the war.
She would have to beat Britain,
France and America on the sea—
something that she never could do.
But it will not come to such a pass.
The allies will hold their ground in
France, and in time will roll back the
Hun invaders and dictate peace on
the terms of democracy and world
freedom. *. ^
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At a meeting of the National Coun
cil of Defense, held yesterday after
noon, the places of those members
of the first unit of the Home Guard
[ who failed to take the oath were filled
from the reserves, and the company
is now composed of the following
members, who are requested to re
port for drill tomorrow night:
George C. Hazelet, M. J. Sullivan, H.
A, Slater, H. I. O’Neill, A. J. Adams,
D. H. Chase, W. W. Council, Thomas
S. Scott, Bartley Howard, M. M.
Brock, H. G. Steel, C. A. Derry, G.
\V. James, H. B. Wolking, William
Lawley, W. E. Bollinger, E. E. Bam
rud, Paul Le Chevalier, G. W. Edge
combe, Chester Mellison, C. P. Mickel
son, R. B. Giles, C. S. Bratton, J. C.
Smith, Charles Foyston, L. D.
Bracken, J. D. Bogart, C. R. Byers,
D. A. Mosser, L. Wain, H. V. Hoskins,
D. T. Phillips, P. H. Singleton, C. H.
Scheffler, K. E. Holden, C. L. Hale,
George Dooley, J, A. KohrS, Charles
Cerney, Calvin C. Hazelet, J. B. Sa
piro, F. A. Jones, J. A. Terry, N. Cas
person, W. R. Hillery, V. P. Nichols,
Charles Goodall, C. Winkler, E. W.
Metzdorf, Jerry Perry, E. P. Harwood,
Charles Game, E. A. Fletcher, G. A.
Harmon, C. H. Hill, F. M. Foster, J.
V. Lydick, D. C. Czerwenka, T. N.
Hubbert, C. M. Rosswog, Ben Ferrell,
M. J. Scheuch, H. F. Ballard, E. V.
Boyle, Howell I. Lewis, N. Branden,
M. S. Wilson, Abe Courtright, Albert
Clinkinbeard, Richard E. Lewis, Wal
ter Gaffney, J. N. Steffgen, N .J.
Smith, A. Van Vechten, S. S. McKin
ney, A. McN. Field, A. G. Shriver,
S. R. Hedges, .Jack Rawson, Clifford
H. Phillips, Walter Wolf, E. P. Zieg
ler, J. D. MacCormac, R. E. Hegg, W.
E. Brown, Grant Caugney, Fred Ex
cell, Fred A. Frederickson, James
Dinneen, John G. Meaker, Sam Keist,
J. L. Galen Chester T. Davis, A. S.
Foster, F. E. Sayres, Caleb Corser, J.
H. Sellen, M. E. Holben, C. E. Nich
ols, A1 Norgre’n, J. E. Currier, Ivan
Supphellen, R. A. Walcott, Oscar C.
Meyer, John Muller, Fred C. Schiller,
J. V. Carter, A. J. McConnell, Ed An
derson, Alvah Eames, W. L. Smith, F.
E. McConaghy, C. W. Hymmen, Hor
ace Leach, It. J. DeLeo, Lewis Laska,
Paul Bloedhorn, Hub Bollinger, R. L.
Gottschalk, H. J. Haasch, N. J. Black,
E. L. Harwood, Jack Costello, Sam
Hood, T. J. Tierney, George Stewart.
WIRELESS STATIONS
AT CHINESE POINTS
PEKING, April 20.—Negotiations
for construction of wireless stations at
Chefoo, Shanghai and other points in
China have been in progress between
representatives of a Japanese com
pany and the minister of the navy,
Admiral Liu Kuan-hsiung, since Jan
uary, according to seemingly reliable
information, says the Chinese Na
tional News Agency. A loan agree
ment with a Danish company has
been canceled by the Chinese govern
ment, on payment of monetary com
pensation to the Danish firm.
The Japanese demand for the privi
lege of building wireless stations in
China is said to be based on a claim
that wireless is closely connected with
the national defense of Japan. It is
stated the Japanese propose to lend
more money to China for the purpose
under conditions similar to those pro
posed by the Danish firm.
It is said that the Danish firm, in
order to prevent the contract going
to a British concern, is willing to sur
render its contract to the Japanese.
Protests were made both by Sir John
Jordan, the British ambassador, and
by Baron Hayashi, the Japanese min
ister, against the consummation of
the Danish ^agreement in December.
Admiral Liu is said to favor the Jap
anese. The wireless stations are re
qulred primarily by the Chinese navy,
and not at present for commercial
purposes, it is announced.
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The steamship Northwestern ar
rived from Seattle shortly after mid
night last night with 105 passengers
for Cordova, as follows:
Mattie Brusch, Mrs. E. H. Price, L.
P. Bergman, Miss A. Sorensen, Mrs.
M. Matson, Carl Hoover, A. McBeth,
R. McBeth, O. Johnson, J. N. Harberg,
J. Siglen, L. Hansen, H. Stuhr, K. El
lefson, J. Ellison, J. Fisher, M. J.
Conroy, Mrs. E. Martinsen, J. J. Har
gen, Lars Saby, J. Hubschund, Mrs.
J. M. Lawler, R. Nimmo, H. Turner,
Volney Richmond, Mrs. R. Jones, O
B. Hart, Mrs. A. B. Brimer, R. L.
Eisner, Miss C. Boag, \V. W. Harvey,
Myer Blum, L. Garfinkle, J. E. John
son, W. Hyland, C. Jensen, A. Olsen,
J. Berg, F. Angerman, Mrs. J. A. Sco
bie, Miss M. Burns, J. H. Scott, Mrs.
B. Casey, A. N. Dedrich, C. Anderson,
A. Sorensen, C. Casselman, W. H.
Oere, F. Harris, O. Hansen, O. S.
Gerdi, O. Antonsen, Max Rosenberg,
William Williforce, Mrs. J. Leedy,
Thomas A. Guinn and forty-nine steer
age.
The steamship Alaska sailed for Se
attle at 9 o’clock this morning with
a full passenger list. There were 130
from Anchorage, 31 from Seward, 12
from Valdez, 6 from Latouche and the
following from Cordova, most of whom
are from the Interior:
John Carlson, Oscar Olson, Charles
Rollin, Miss K. Kennedy, Rad Lazo
vich, A. Holt, Mrs. J. K. Bryson, Mrs.
J. J. Dwyer, Max Manger, Ed G. Mor
risey, D. Schaeber, Imogene Cook,
Herbert Cook, P. Donohue, Mrs. Cald
well, Joe Gyer, George Parks, H. W.
Parmalee and wife, A. Gawne, A. A.
Newlin, Mrs. C. Byers, C. \V. Moore,
F. G. King, E. T. Stannard, Charles
Alberts, W. G. Mitchell, Mrs. M. R.
Jewett, John R. Dineen, L. T. Erwin,
James McCracken, W. F. Hiatt, Frank
Wood, Max Smith, Antoine Koslouski,
Dan Morency, Thomas McDonald, Ed
Sanger, Golden Workman, Louis Ga
j yotte, Lawrence E. Cole, John Gray,
Oscar Stramberg, Sam Peterson, Nlc
oli Bern, Salina Kettler, John Martin
son, John Brower, Miss L. Kyolenen,
Harvey Kyolenen, Mrs. J. J. Buckley,
Katherine Buckley, Mrs. R. Copeland,
Henry Olson, J. A. Hawkins, L. Glaty,
Mat Sendik, Henry Allen, H. W. Par
malee.
The steamship Admiral Watson
sailed for Seattle on Saturday even
ing at 8 o’clock with the following pas
sengers from Cordova: Mrs. Blanche
Moore, W. R. Johnston, Thomas Gra
ham, John R. Mogen, E. M. Hair, Mrs.
Dick Hansen, Mrs. Julia Mulligan,
; George McKenzie, Fred Jackman, Ed
Jackman and Dick Hanson.
James Wilson’s teams, under the
management of Charles Payne, have
just completed a 1,000-ton contract
on the Nizina river from Dan creek
to the Copper River & Northwestern
railway at McCarthy, and his outfit
is now freighting supplies for the
Valdez Placer Mining Company up
the Copper and Gulkana rivers.
FISH MARKETS
KETCHIKAN, April 20.—Today’s
quotations on fish were: Halibut,
firsts, 13c; seconds, 9%c; sable, 4c;
red rock, 2c.
SEATTLE, April 22.—Fish quota
tions at noon today were: Halibut,
13%c; ling cod, 3c; sablefish, 9%;
salted sablefish, $2 per bbl.; salted
herring, $20 per bbl.
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NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that on the
21st day of May, 1918, between the
hours of 8 o’clock a. m. and 7 o’clock
p. m„ an election will be held in the
town of Cordova, Alaska, and in the
territory hereinafter described, to de
termine whether or not there shall
be annexed to said town of Cordova
that certain territory adjoining said
town on the north described as fol
lows, to wit:
Commencing at Cor. No. 1 of U. S.
Survey No. 449, thence south 89 deg.
20 min. west 521.5 feet to the point of
beginning; thence north 30 deg. 30
min. east 663.4 feet; thence north 10
deg. east 1,715 feet; thence north 37
deg. east 1,630 feet; thence south 53
deg. e*«t 1,025 feet to Cor. No. 2 of
U. S. Survey No. 829; thence south
39 deg. 40 min. west 1,510 feet; thence
south 19 deg. 30 min. west 490 feet;
thence south 0 deg. 40 min. east 1,320
feet to the northeast corner of that
portion of said town of Cordova com
monly called the Thirteen-Acre Tract,
but which contains 13.65 acres, which
corner is on the north boundary line
of said town; thence south 89 deg. 20
min. 1,313.5 feet to the point of be
ginning.
All qualified voters are entitled to
vote at said election by placing upon
their ballots the words, “For annexa
tion to the town of Cordova,” or
“Against annexation to the town of
Cordova,” or words equivalent thereto
The polling place in the town of
Cordova shall be on the second floor
of the city hall, on Second street,
therein. The polling place in the ter
ritory proposed to be annexed shall
be^n the office of the Pioneer Pack
ing Company, on second floor of their
warehouse, situated on the approach
to the Ocean dock.
The officers of election in the town
of Cordova shall be the following:
Fred Rayer, D. A. Mosser and R. E.
Hegg, judges; and George Kennedy
and H. I. Lewis, clerks. The officers
of election in the territory proposed
to be annexed shall be John Gillis
and A. E. Black, judges, and Emma
Shepard, clerk.
Dated this 17th day of April, 1918.
NATHANAEL GREENE,
(Town Seal) Town Clerk, i
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
CHAS. A. SULZER
Candidate for Re election
As
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
From Alaska
‘Tn deciding t° enter the primaries as a candidate for Delegate to Congress
ffirHt^laSkn / fBel 1Illpe.lled to make a brie£ statement to the people of the
,I.t is °ow nearly a year since I was seated in the House as Alaska's
representative to congress. During the most of this time the United States
has been engaged in a world war, and every resource of the nation, including
money and man power, is being devoted to the single purpose of winning this
great war Every member of congress in considering legislation for the na
lion has placed the country’s war needs above all needs and requirements and
haS..SAi °rdinated kls desires to tbe military establishment of the United States
Alaska has responded nobly to the nation’s call. She has given her share
wUlingly and unstintingly. When the Democratic party went before the peo
flle of Alaska in November, 1916, it stood for a certain constructive
program which embodied as its principal elements a wider measure of
home rule for the territory, and a sane and rational policy in the develop
ment of natural resources and every possible aid to the pioneers of the coun
try.
“I have introduced among others the following bills in congress which I
am pressing for passage as opportunity affords:
“Granting Alaska full territorial form of government with home rule the
dominating principle.
“Regulating the fisheries of Alaska along lines that will be fair to all, and
the protection of the salmon supply from depletion.
reservation* ckanses *n £be homestead laws by abolishing the eighty rod
“Authorizing free surveys of homesteads in isolated sections.
Changing the game laws so as to give the people a better opportunity to
use the game of the country without its being slaughtered.
“Extending the federal farm loan act to Alaska.
providing for the care of Alaska’s insane within the territory.
At all times I have endeavored to keep constantly in mind the needs of
the territory and the people of the territory. In spite of the war some meas
ure of progress has been achieved. I have assisted in passing a law which
helped the prospector by suspending assessment work on claims during the
yeais 1917 and 1918. The extension of the wireless and cable system in Alas
ka has been accomplished with bright prospects for a further extension.
“Recognition has been forced for Alaska in the matter of appointments to
the second series of training camps for officers. Contracts which prevented
the farmers of the interior from supplying army posts with their vegetables
are canceled.
Suggestions and requests that I again go before the people of Alaska have
come to mo from Alaskans all over the territory. Reiterating my desire to
serve the best interests of Alaska I am submitting my name as a candidate
for the democratic nomination for Delegate to Congress.”
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You have gone “over the top” admirably, fel
low townsmen. Now hold the ground you have
.taken. Plan to meet your Liberty Loan pay
ments on the dot and put by something for the
next advance. Remember, to insure victory you
must not only have your battle line strength but
powerful reserves. Begin now to mobilize your
reserves for the emergency moment.
Will to win and work
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