The Cordi wa Daily Times
Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News
VOLT ME III. NUMBER 107. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1917. PRICE TEN CENTS.
TEUTON NATIONS TO DECLARE WAR ON U. S.
Cuba and Brazil Likely to Move Against Germany
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♦ AUSTRIA, TURKEY AND BULGARIA ARE READY ♦
♦ TO GO TO WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES. ♦
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♦ LONDON, April 7.—Passports have been placed at the disposal of the American ♦
♦ embassy at Vienna, according to dispatches received by the Exchange Telegraph Com- ♦
♦ pany from The Hague, quoting telegrams received from the Austrian capital. The rnes- ♦
♦ sages say Turkey and Bulgaria have already decided to break off relations with the ♦
♦ United States, and Holland will probably look after the Austrian interests in Washing- ♦
♦ ton and American interests in Vienna. ♦
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♦ CUBA AND BRAZIL ARE ABOUT TO DECLARE WAR AGAINST GERMANY. ♦
♦ HAVANA, April 7 President Menocnl has sent a message to congress, asking for a ♦ .
♦ declaration, of war by Cuba against Gennany. ♦
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♦ NE WYORK, April 7. Duba will prabably declare a state of war exists between ♦
♦ Gennany and Cuba tonight, according to a telegram from President Menocnl’s private ♦
♦ secretary. ♦
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♦ LONDON, April 7 - The Central News Agency is semi officially informed that a ♦
♦ declaration of war by Brazil against Gennany is expected by Monday. ♦
SINKING OF BRAZILIAN SHIP CAUSES WAR TALK.
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 6.—Anti-German excitement here is intense as a result of the
sinking of the Brazilian steamer Parana. A de claration of war against Germany is being dis
cussed generally, and it is expected Brazil will seize the interned German ships.
BELGIAN SHIP AND CARGO IS SUNK.
NEW YORK, April 7.—The Belgian relief ship Anna Fostness, carrying a $350,000 cargo
of sugar to Rotterdam, was sunk by a German submarine. There were no Americans aboard'.
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BLOW UP CRUISER SOONER THAN SURRENDER.
WASHINGTON, April 7. —It is officially announced that the interned German cruiser
Cormorant at Guam refused to surrender and blew herself up, killing two warrant officers and
five enlisted men. Twenty officers, twelve warrant officers and' three hundred and twenty-one
enlisted men were taken as prisoners.
^ 4 UNITED STATES GOING INTO WAR TO LIMIT.
WASHINGTON, April 7. —Plans for the financing of war were discussed today by Sec
retary of Treasury llcAdoo with the members of the ways and Means committee and Chair
man Simona, of the senate-finance committee. Tlirin* TMlkm four hundred million dollars
have already been asked for the army and navy and this will probably suffice, in addition to
the regular appropriation bills, until June 30,1918.
A step which ia regarded as most important now is the extension of an immense credit to
the entente allies, probably at least $2,000,000,000. The indications aj-e that the United
States is going into the war to the limit with its resources most readily available. Bonds will
be issued for this credit, and most of the money will be spent in the United States. Leaders
of congress feel that the burden of the war should be equally divided between taxation and
on a bond issue.
PEACE TERMS POSSIBLE IF KAISER IS DETHRONED.
PETROGRAD, April 7. —Minister of JusticeKerensky said that if the Gorman people
would follow the Russian example and dethrone the emperor preliminary peace negotiations
would be possible.
SOUTHERN NEGROES URGED MIGRATE TO MEXICO.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 6.—With the arrest of a white man and a negro the i'< d
eral officials say they have evidence of a movement started by German agents to incite the
negroes in the south. The German agents urged the negroes to migrate to Mexico, promising
special trains to carry them there April 15.
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ALL SHIPS ARE BEING EXAMINED.
WASHINGTON, April 7.—The navy officials expect many reports of raiders which will
turn out to be unoffending tramps. All ships are being examined by patrols.
t ' * WHEAT PROBLEM IS SERIOUS ONE.
WASHINGTON, April 7. —The food problem of the coming year being one of the para
mount questions affecting us in war, extraordinary interest is centered in the government’s
winter wheat report, as the allies will depend' to a large degree on American supplies. Ar
gentine has embargoed the wheat and flour exports and much of the winter wheat acreage
will be sown with spring wheat. The department of agriculture advises farmers that if the
crop for November is half killed to let it grow. It is said that over half of the killed acreage
in the northern district of spring wheat is seeding and it is recommended that corn planting
be advised. The southern area rye crop is forecasted at (50,000,000 bushels, breaking all
records. «
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W T ROUNDING UP GERMAN AGENTS.
WASHINGTON, April 7.—Sixty German government agents are being arrested in dif
ferent parts of the United States. ^ {
f * COMMERCE RAIDER IS REPORTED.
BOSTON, April 7.—The Nantucket, a lightship, has reported that a commerce raider
passed bound west. She had two masts, a large stack and was of about 10,000 tons burden.
A warning has been sent to all vessels.
f * ' SUSPICIOUS LOOKING VESSEL SIGHTED.
’ NEWPORT, April 7.—A suspicious looking vessel lias been reported off Virginia capes,
an’d all shipping warned to be on the lookout for her.
^ * ALASKANS PLEDGE LOYALTY TO PRESIDENT.
JUNEAU, April 7.—A concurrent resolution was introduced in the territorial legislature
pledging the allegiance and loyalty of Alaskans to President Wilson in his war measures. A
resolution was also introduced by Representative Burns that as a state* of war existed, a com
mittee be appointed to wait upon Governor Strong and ascertain what action is required of the
legislature. i
/ ^ ■ GERMANS MAKE BIG CAPTURE OF RUSSIANS.
BERLIN, April 6 —It is announced officially that over nine thousand Russians, fifteen
guns, one hunctred' and fifty machine guns and mine throwers were captured by tlu* Germans
at Bridgehead on tUe Stokhod' river.
f f l PATRIOTIC AIRS WILL BE PLAYED.
Tomorrow afteitnoon the members of the Cordova band will meet at the city hall at 2:30
o’clock to make ttaur initial appearance on the streets, when patriotic airs will be discoursed.
BOOSTS PRICE
TOP
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. April 7. — The win
ter wheat crop of the United States
is estimated at 4X0,000,000 bushels.
Last year it was 481,000,000, and two
years ago 674,000,000. A large acreage
was planted, but the weather condi
tions were adverse throughout the
winter.
CHICAGO, April 7.—May wheat
jumped to $2.12 on the pessimistic
crop report. All grains have made
sensational increases.
CHICAGO, April 7. — The crop con
dition is the lowest ever shown at any
season, with a single exception. Kan
sas and Nebraska suffered enormous
damage, and in the former state the
crop is only forty-five per cent of be
ing normal.
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(Special to the Times)
JUNEAU, April 7. — The house as
a committee of the whole, devoted all
of yesterday's session to a discussion
of the placing of cabins on the trails
of the territory as a protection to trav
elers. The senate spent its time in a
general discussion of new pension
laws for dependents.
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(By United Press)
NEW YORK, April 7. — Billy Sun
day's giant tabernacle is all ready for
him to start his fight on the devil in
New York at Broadway and 168th
street tomorrow morning. The big
choir is organized. Every citizen,
large and small; every working girl,
every boy, every laborer, every scrub
woman, has been told and told of Sun
day’s coming. Thousands of them
have been organized into bible classes,
personal workers, singers and other
assistants to the redoubtable Billy.
This New York campaign is expect
ed to be Sunday's greatest triumph or
his worst tumble from the pedestal of
evangelism. New York awaits him
without much to say. It is inordinate
ly curious to see what he looks like
and how he acts.
Broadway and booze have paid lit
tle attention to him. He may stir up
a fight with the Great White Way af
ter he gets started. Among his most
ardent supporters and financial aids
here is John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and
Mrs. Rockefeller.
Sunday has said he will be a bit
timer here with his slang and his
slams than elsewhere. New Yorkers
wonder why. It rather expected him
to tear loose and go the limit and
over. But Sunday says slang is out
of use mostly now, and he thinks there
are a few good theatres and carabet
restaurants too.
Billy will turn his tabernacle into
a big recruiting station since the
United States went to war with Ger
many. His son, George M. Sunday,
will join the aviation corps, he says.
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GREAT SCARCITY TEACHERS
FOR SCHOOLS OF LONDON.
(By United Press)
LONDON, April 7. — To take care
of the shortage in teachers which now
faces the schools It is proposed to
utilize the services of curates in the
elementary grades, having them teach
everything except Scripture.
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At a meeting of the directors of the
First Bank of Cordova, Malcolm
Brock was elected president, which
vacancy was caused by the death of
the late Samuel Blum. Caleb Corser
was selected aa one of the directors.
DEMOCRATS GIVE
GOV. STRONG
(Special to the Timet)
JUNEAU, April 7. — The territorial
Democratic central committee meet
ing, last night, turned down Oorcrnor
Strong and Surveyor General David
son for reappointment by endoriing
Judge Robert Jennings and John W.
Troy, of Juneau; E. W. Griffin, of
C'hena, and William Whittlesey, of
Seward, Tor governor and Robert
Sohmers, of Fairbanks, for surveyor
general.
peacePIu
TO SOON FACE
TRjAL
(By United Pres#)
NEW YORK, April 7. — Members
of Labor's National Peace Connell,
under federal indictment here on
charges or fomenting labor strikes to
cut down the allies' supplies from Am
erica, will be tried within the next
thirty days.
Among the men indicted are Frank
Buchanan and H. Robert Fowler, for
mer representatives from Illinois; for
mer Attorney General Frank S. Mon
nett, of Ohio; David Lamar, "The Wolf
of Wall Street,” and others. The coun
cil was financed by Frans von Rint
elen and organized as a neutral body
with the secret purpose of causing
labor troubles that would stop the
shipment of munitions and supplies
to the allies, the government charges.
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(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7. — One
of the first west to east motor cara
vans to cross the Rocky mountains
will leave San Francisco on May 20,
bound for St. Louis, going through the
passes of the high Sierras thirty days
before the roads are acknowledgedly
open.
The tour, which is being conducted
under the auspices of the San Fran
cisco Advertising Club, will comprise
twenty automobiles, and a one and
one-half ton motor truck, which will
follow at the rear, carrying supplies,
extra fuel and oil, and emergency
equipment. The motor truck, which
will be equipped as an old-fashioned
prairie schooner, will be obliged to
keep pace with the main body of the
caravan. The average day’s run will
exceed two hundred miles for the en
tire fourteen days scheduled for the
trip from the coast to the Mississippi.
The auto caravan is being used to
convey the delegates from San Fran
cisco to the national congress of ad
men, which Is being held In St Louis
from June 3 to 10. Between seventy
five and eighty representatives are
expected to comprise the company,
together with two military observers
of the army, who are expected to make
the entire trip to gather data for pur
poses of the war department
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FROM LAW SCHOOL INTO
COURT AS PLAINTIFF.
(By United Press)
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 7. — Wil
liam Bauer stepped from a preliminary
law course today, right bang into
court, with himself as plaintiff against
Mrs. Catherine Engler, his former
landlady. Hair pulling, use of a stove
poker, impolite epithets and unethi
cal conduct by hts landlady, when she
visited the apartments where Bauer
and his young wife lived, were alleged
In the complaint.
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. Theo Johnston, manager of Peoples'
store at Fairbanks, came to Cordova
yesterday, on his way to the states
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The steamer Alaska sailed from
Orca for the westward at 9 o'clock this
i morning.
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(By Annabel MacConnell)
Previous to my arrival In Cordova,
I heard much discussion regarding
this small city of Alaska, and from the
remarks I gathered that Cordova was
the "Clam City of Alaska!” Now, this
fact was of vast interest to me, for
I am a great lover of sea foods, and
perhaps like the clam a little better
than any of them. Subsequent to my
arrival, 1 learned that Cordova, above
all else, Is the Copper City of Alaska.
She is so beautiful (at least geograph
ically) that 1 trust the latter cog
nomen rather than the former will
cling to her.
Arriving here late at night, natural
ly the snow-capped mountains of its
environs were about the only features
we could see clearly. Our enjoyment
of the scenery was somewhat rudely
interrupted, however, by the remark
able hehavlor of the automobile which
was conveying us into town. Half way
up the hill, coming from the dock, the
engine spluttered and hissed like a
huge animal in pain, and suddenly we
started backwards down the incline.
I think all of the passengers were as
scared as I, though nobody said any
thing, and the driver inspired confi
dence among us, for he seemed to be
quite used to this occurrence, if not
expecting it. Finaly arriving at the
foot of the hill, we got a good start
and up we went and soon the hospit
able doors of the comfortable Windsor
opened to receive us.
The next day we ventured forth into
the town; not only were there gor
geous glistening white mountains on
every side, but flowing at the foot
of them the beautiful blue waters or
Cordova bay! We were curious to
learn whether the town were worthy
of its magnificent setting, so we me
andered about the business section,
visiting the shops and restaurants,
and in these latter we sampled the
famous razor backs, cooked in various
styles and combinations. While they
do undoubtedly possess a delicious
flavor it seems to me that a tragedy
might ensue worq , any unfortunate
person wearing store teeth to attempt
to annex any of them.
Leaving the subject of clams — we
wore greatly impressed by the size
and class of the various well stocked
shops in your town, together with
their neat, prosperous and well cared
for appearance. Your buildings, un
like the majority in Alaska towns,
really look as though they had been
erected with design and not by acci
dent, giving a permanent, growing
and prosperous appearance. In fact,
we have fallen in love with Cordova,
and we hope that at every future visit,
we shall find her more and more pros
perous, together with her charming
and hospitable people.
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KANITZ CASE IS
The trial of the United States vs.
Otto Kanitz, who is charged with ar
son, is progressing in the district
court, and will likely he finished on
Monday. The plaintiff rested its case
yesterday afternoon and counsel for
the defendant moved for an instructed
verdict, which motion was denied by
Judge Brown.
The witnesses put on the stand yes
terday were William Schmidt, Wm.
Connelly, Mrs. J. fallen, Jennie Ray
mond, Agnes Woodworth, Mrs. Joseph
Broxon, C. W. Mossman, Frank Cav
anaugh, J. F. Jefferson, Frank Hud
son. Mrs. C. Hill, George Long and
F. R. Brenneinan.
Those who testified on behalf of
the defense were Paul Haines, William
Nesbitt, E. G. Ames and Mrs. Kanitz.
The latter was also on the stand most
of the morning, and shortly before
noon Otto Kanitz was called.
A motion for a continuance in the
case of G. W. Seay vs. George Lewis
was denied, and the case set for trial
Monday, October lti.
A suit for divorce was filed in the
court by Mary Diffley against Mark
Dlffley.
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Word has been received here of the
marriage of Howard Birch back east,
but the name of the young lady is not
given.
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Bon Ton orchestra dance tonight,
llegg's hall. Everybody invited.
BULL TEAM •
This Is baseball weather and the
Cordova Park Association should get
busy and formulate plans for the com
ing season. It will be necessary to
do considerable work on the grounds
and it is none too early to arrange
for a series of games here during the
Fourth of July celebration.
Practically all members of last
year's team are here, as well as a
number of new players. In fact, there
is plenty of material for one of the
best clubs in Alaska. We have an
Oriental pitcher. Lon On Tol, who
has a record and can break Into al
most any league. He is employed as
a checker and in charge of the ware
house of the Carlisle Packing Com
pany. Lon On Tol Is a southpaw,
with lots of speed and puzzling curves.
His delivery is identical to that of
Rube Marquard's. Mike Lynch, man
ager of the Tacoma Tigers, tried to
sign him in 1911, when he was pitch
ing for the Port Townsend Cubs. That
season he pitched twenty-four games
and only lost five. His best year was
1910, when he won twenty-four games
out of twenty-five. Charlie Lang,
brother of BUI Lang, the famous cen
ter fielder of the Chicago Cubs, was
the manager of the team when he dis
covered the Chinaman and brought
him to the front.
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PERSONAL GOSSIP ABOUT
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
Fred Luppe has returned from a
trip to the states.
Fred Hotchkiss left on this morn
ing's train for Nizina.
John McCrary, of Copper Center, is
spending a few days in town.
The steamer Admiral Farragut is
due from Seattle late tonight.
Of course you want the war news,
and the Daily TItr.98 furnishes it to
you at $1 per month, or six months
for $5.
David Dunbar, who represents the
National Grocery Company, and has
been touring the interior, returned to
Cordova on yesterday's train.
Captain Morgan has received word
from the officers of the Alaska Sea
Food Company to go ahead with the
erection of a new clam plant, to re
place the one recently destroyed by
fire.
George Anderson, who for the past
two years was engaged in the auto
jitney business in Juneau, was among
the Cordova arrivals on the Alaska.
Mr. Anderson will introduce the jitney
service in Cordova, and those who are
devotees of the "joy route" may now
have opportunity to indulge their fa
vorite fad to the full.
M. 1,. Woodard heating engineer,
representing George F. Forrest of Ju
neau, left for Anchorage on the Alas
ka, where he will spend the next few
weeks making designs of plants to be
installed there the coming season. Mr.
Woodard will return to Cordova In
about thirty days, stopping at Seward
and Valdez on his return trip.
I. E. Lisher, Alaska representa
tive of the Remington Typewriter Co.,
was in the city while the Alaska was
in port. Mr. Fisher is going through
to Anchorage, and on his return ex
pects to spend two or three weeks in
Cordova. He was greatly impressed
with Cordova, and said that in his
travels he heard nothing but good
words for this growing city.
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Program at Empress Theatre.
Sunday—Triangle program, Bessie
Barriscale in "The Green Swamp," and
a two reel comedy.
Monday and Tuesday — Myrtle
Stedman in “The Wild Olive.”
Wednesday and Thursday — Mary
Pickford in "Dawn of a Tomorrow."
Friday—“The Corner" and “Fatty
and Mable Adrift.”
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