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The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 303. CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1015. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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W^iuiMNOTON, Her. 2. — That the
Wilson administration intends to at
tempt to pass a shipping hill through
tho nf*xt session of Congress is clear.
A draft of the proposed measure is
now in the hands of the House Mer
chant Marine Committee. The bin
was prepared after members of the
committee had held a conference with
Secedes McAdoo and Redfield, Jn
which the whole matter was gone
over, and certain objectionable fea
tures In the measure which failed of
passage at the previous Congress, eli
minated. The new measure has sev
eral radical provisions, differing from
the previous bill, one of which is an
appropriation of fifty million dollars
to be used for the building of mer
chant ships, which would he available
as naval auxiliaries in time of war
The^bill also creates a federal board,
withjjrjurisdiction over deep water
traffic similar to that exercised by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
over the railroads of the country. The
mensure will be made a party one.
and the administration will bring all
its influence to hear to wipe out the
opposition which the measure met
with in the Senate last year. Secre
tary Redfield Is confident that the
proposed bill will go a long way in
relieving the extraordinary conditions
that have almost paralyzed the ex
port of American goods, as evidenced
by the tremendous amount of freight
piled up in the Atlantic terminals of
the railroads, where bottoms cannot |
be secured to take the stuff to Eu
rope.
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im FAILS T(I
ME IN CASE
AUGUSTA, Ga„ Dec. 2. — The jury
which has been trying Thomas Wat* I
son in the federal court on the carge
of sending obscene matter through
the mails, was discharged today be
cause the jurors were unable to agree
upon a verdict. The jury stood ten
to two for acquittal, but after being
forced to consider the matter for al-1
most 48 hours, the foreman of j
the body reported to the presiding |
Justice that there were no hopes of
securing an agreement. Watson was j
tried for publishing vitriolic attacks!
against the Roman Catholic Church
in his newspaper, and the case at
tracted much attention.
GOING TO SEATTLE7- WILL
>RETURN WITH BRIBE
H. W. Kirby, one of the capable
and accommodating attaches of the
United States cable office, will leave
on the next steamer for Seattle. He
expects to be gone a couple of months
and w’hen he returns bachelordom
will know him not. Mr. Kirby will
wed Miss Mabel b. Henrich a couple
fl^veeks after his arrival in Seattle,
and when he and his bride return to
Cordova they will be given a royal
welcome.
I. A. Beale came over from Valdez
to take Mr. Kirby’s place at the of
fice during his absence.
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The steamer Kansas City will leave
tomorrow morning for Seattle, taking
We mail but no passengers.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—The case of the four officials of
the Hamburg*American line, who are being tried in the fed
eral court here on a charge of violating the shipping laws of
the I'nited States in an effort to get coal and supplies to Ger
man cruisers at sea, was argued by the opposing attorneys
this morning, and the judge instructed the jury after the noon
I'nwsa the inrv inimedintelv retiring to consider the case. Tile
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point made by tin* prosecution was that the shipments to the]
German cruisers were made under false manifests, and the
judge instructing the jury, said that there was no question
of neutrality or international law involved, and that they I
should put those questions out of their minds, and confine
themselves to the proposition as to whether or not the mani
fests were fraudulent.
COUNTING DAILY RECEIPTS AT BIG EXPOSITION.
t ouiumx machines at the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco. The money is counted and wrapped la
uniform nm ka«,es
iSTR. ALAMEDA LIBELLED
FOR BREAKING CABLE
A libel has been filed by W.
Spence, alleging instructions so to do
by the attorney-general, in behalf of
the government against the steamship
Alameda. The libel Is for the recov
ery of $12,000, and alleges that the
anchor of the vessel fouled the gov
ernment cables at Valdez on the 17
day of December, 1914. The vessel
was attached at Valdez on her arri
val there a few days since, tint was
immediately released upon the filing
of bonds.
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The firemen's smoker will take
place on Tuesday evening, Decem
ber 14.
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TEUTONS ARE FORCING GREECE TO SHOW DOWN.
ATHENS, Dec. 2.—It is reported unofficially here that
the diplomatic representatives of Austria and Germany have
presented a joint note to the foreign office, informing Greece
that the Central Powers will consider Grecian Macedonia as
unfriendly territory if the present demands of the allies are
granted'. There is an air of extreme excitement around the
government buildings, as the negotiations between Greece
and the allies are drawing to a head, as it is beginning to be
believed that Greece cannot remain neutral much longer. The
Teutonic powers are liable to consider her benevolent neir
trality as a declaration of hostilities.
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ITALY AGRES NOT TO MAKE SEPARATE PEACE.
ROME, Dec. 2.—The Italian government has announced
r.n agreement with the three other powers whereby Italy joins
the chorus and stipulates not to make a separate peace. The
announcement comes at an opportune time, as almost similar
ly with this declaration comes the news from Vienna that Aus
tria had instituted, through the Vatican, negotiations for con
cluding a separate peace with Italy. That there really was
something being done along these lines is further verified be
cause of the story that the recent visit of Emperor William to
Franz Joseph was to stop the Austrian negotiations for sep
arate peace.
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ENGLAND’S TOTAL LOSS HAS BEEN 510,000 MEN.
LONDON, Dec. 2.—Premier Asquith addressed' the House
of Commons today in reply to an interrogatory as to the total
number of casualties suffered by the British arms since the
war commenced. The premier said that the combined records
of the secretaries of war and admiralty showed that the total
military and naval losses to date were 510,000 men.
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CHINA HAS NO INTENTION JOINING ALLIES.
PEKIN, Dec. 2.—The Chinese government has issued a
formal denial of the persistent rumors to the effect that China
was going to join the allies. The denial goes so far as to state
that China has not even been requested to do so.
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TEUTONS ARE FIGHTING THE MONTENEGRINS.
LONDON, Dec. 2.—The Austro-Germans are now fight
ing the Montenegrin forces, and at heavy cost, have pene
trated across the border from Serbia and Bosnia. The fight"
mg in the mountain passes has been severe, the Montenegrins
?igkting with unexampled ferocity, but being unable to with
stand the superior numbers and equipment of the invaders.
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MOVING TROOPS FROM SERBIA TO BULGARIA.
LONDON, Dec. 2.—General Mackensen is withdrawing a
portion of his Serbian troops from Serbia to Bulgaria, where
lie will have charge of the defensive operations when the ex
pected Russian attack commences.
GREECE KEEPS HER ARMY IN READINESS.
LONDON, Dec. 2.—Apparently Greece has determined
:iot to demobilize, and no orders have been issued withdraw
ng the army from Saloniki. The negotiations between Greece
md the allies are proceeding satisfactorily, while the French
.ml' British are pouring additional troops into Saloniki, who
ire being flurried away on the railroad to the Serbian frontier.
TEUTONS GAIN VICTORY IN MONTENEGRO.
BERLIN, Dec. 2.—The war office officially announced
’his morning that the German soldiers in Serbia had crossed
over into Montenegro, and' taken the towns of Plevlje and .Ja
kuba in northeastern Montenegro, close to the Serbian border.
The movement is in sympathy with a similar movement of the
Austrian forces from Bosnia, who have already started their
offensive, but have been meeting with a stiff resistance and
have made but little progress. Some prisoners were taken by
the Teutons, but the Montenegrins retired in good order, tak
ing their wounded with them.
PARIS, Dec. 2.—The Montenegrin official statement ad
mits that their soldiers were compelled' to fall back and aban
don the towp of Plevlje, in northeastern Montenegro. An ef
fort was made to defend the town, but the invaders overpow
ered the defenders, and caused them to retire. The fighting,
while it lasted was severe, considering the size of the opposing
forces.
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ITALY DUMPS SOLDIERS INTO THE BALKANS.
ATHENS, Dec. 2.—Detachments of Italian troops were
landed at Avlona in Aalbania last Tuesday. The number of
the troops or their destination is not known, as the Italian war
i office has kept silent on the matter, the news being received
i here through a press agency. That Italy will play a part in
the future fighting in the Balkans seems assured.
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MONASTIR TO BE TURNED OVER TO GERMANS.
SALONIKI, Dec. 2.—It is reported here that all a r range
jinents have been completed for the surrender of Monastir to
the Germans and Bulgarians. A committee was appointed to
make the surrender and complete the arrangements, as it was
seen that the Serbians would be unable to successfully defend
the town. The committee in charge is composed of the Greek
consul, the Serbian metropolitan and the mayor of the city.
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SOCIALISTS WANT TO KNOW PEACE TERMS.
BERLIN, Dec. 2.—Philip Scheidemann, one of the So- '
cialist leaders in the Reichstag, will interrogate Chancellors 1
Bethmann-Hollweg on the question of peace at the next meet' 1
ing of the House. The chancellor will be asked if he would 1
be willing to give the conditions on which Germany would
be ready to discuss peace, and begin negotiations with the '
enemies of the empire. The action of the Socialists in at
tempting to further the movement, and to discover just what <
basis the government would act under, is meeting with gen- £
oral approval irrespective of party lines in the Reichstag, and .
is receiving favorable comment in the newspapers of the i
country. BethmannHolIweg is expected to deliver an im- (
portant speech in answer to the inquiry, and will fully outline c
and’ declare the government’s position. r
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BRITISH COLUMBIA TO VOTE ON PROHIBITION.
VANCOUVER, Dec. 2.—Premier McBride announced to
day that at the next general election in British Columbia, a ,
plebiscite would be submitted- to the voters, which would pro
vide for total prohibition of the liquor traffic, if adopted by
the electorate. A strong sentiment has sprung up in the more t
rural centres opposing the saloons, and the premier has been
giving the matter much attention, especially in view of the ex'
traordinary conditions due to the war. f
NEW YOHK. Dec. 2. — A second
case of allowing a child to die be
cause it would have been defective
and a burden on society if allowed to
live, occurred in this city today, and
the matter is attracting national at
tention. and had renewed the contro
versy that is waging around the
ethics of the matter. The first case
arose in Chicago, where the child was
a mental defective, and the doctor
in charge of the Maternity hospital
refused to perform an operation ne
cessary to save its life. Today's case
in this city was decided by a board
of physicians, their verdict being that
it was better not to perform an op
eration necessary to save little Mar
garet Roberts, a deformed, but men
tally sound baby. The infant died
this afternoon. The operation would
have easily resulted In saving the
life of the baby, but the child would
have been a life-long cripple.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 2. — The State
Brewers' Association, which is hold
ing Us annual meeting in this city,
has been seriously considering the
conditions in the liquor business
which have given rise to the tremen
dous growth of the prohibition move
ment throughout the country, and are
devising ways and means to stop the
further spread of the prohibition
movement. The question of gambling
in saloons was thoroughly discussed,
and unanimously condemned by the
association in its sessions yesterday,
shaking dice for drinks and other
similar devices were held to lower the
tone of the liquor business and to be
one of the evils which should be
eradicated. A movement was started
to eliminate all saloons which are
not profitably operated, as It was
held to be inducive to sharp prac
tice for the owner when times were
bad, with a resultant bad erfect on
legitimate and properly conducted
saloons.
FREIGHTING ORE FROM THE
MOTHER LODE MINE
H. W. Sheridan, whose headquar
ers are at McCarthy, arrived in town
his afternoon, it being his first visit
'ere since he left for the interior—
wenty-one months ago. "Uncle Hi,”
s he is familiarly known, has a host
if friends in Cordova who are always
;lad to see him.
Mr. Sheridan reports that there is
onsiderable activity at McCarthy
nd thereabouts. The Bonanza and
umbo mines are employing more
nen than ever, while the Mother Bode
'opper Mines Company is freighting
re over a good snow trail to the
ailroad. and will shortly make a big
hiRment of this metal to Cordova,
'he other mines in that section are
eing developed, and there is an air
f prosperity about the whole iuter
jr country.
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The Admiral Evans should reach
ere from Seattle tomorrow a. noon.
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