The Cordova Daily Times
Member of Associated Press —Day and Night Telegraphic Service
\<>17 ill. X«i. :;ou CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY JULY 8, 1918 PRICE TEN CENTS
GERMAN AMBASSADOR KILLED
TEUTONS ARE DRIVEN TO LEFT BANK PIAVE RIVER
AUSTRALIANS ADVANCE
IN SEVERAL SECTORS
LONDON, July N. Tin* Australians last night advanced
their lines astride the Somme along a front of three thousand
yards. General Haig reports that many prisoners were taken,
-ays the official announcement.
A report from General Haig on Saturday announced that
the Australians advanced northeast of Yillers Brottoneaux
Friday night along a front of two thousand yards. The British
commander reports that the Australians and Americans arc
holding their possessions after repulsing tlyee night attacks.
American Activities
WASHINGTON, duly S. General IVrshing reports the
capture of additional prisoners by American patrols in the
< 'bateau Thierry sector. A hostile party was e jected from the
American outposts in the Woevre district.
Artillery Active on French Front
I’AITlS, July S, -Artillery is active on the western side of
the Marne salient. There have been no infantry engagements,
says the official statement.
ITALIANS FORTIFY
► NEW POSITIONS
KoMK, JulyS. After a five days'struggle the enemy has
been completely driven to the left hank of Hie I’iave, says an
official statement. All the coastal zone between t'apo Kile and
the I’iave, which the enemy has occupied since November, has
been recaptured.
Since June Id dj.'l officers, H I men, li.'l guns, lid treifeh
mortars, machine guns, rifles and vast ipiantities of
other materials have been taken. The artillery and material
abandoned by the Italians during the first phase of tin* strug
gle also have been recovered.
Fortifying New Positions
Italian officials claim that the Italian troops have reached
the right hanl< of the I have and are now fortifying the recap
tilled ground.
The French have carried out a brilliant raid on the enemy
lines at Xochi, capturing two officers and sixty four men, to
gether with tanks and guns.
Yesterday’s Operations
tin Sunday the Italians advanced their line in the region
of Collaprise and gained ground at Monte (Jrappa, north of
Massik, on Saturday, says an official statement.
Operations in Albania
Italian and French troops began operations in Albania on
Julv (i, between the coast and the Toniorica valley. The olli
end statement says that satisfactory development of the often
Ave continues, and that more than a thousand prisoners have
tInis far been taken.
Austrian Explanations
VIENNA, Julv H.— An official admission of the retreat o!
the invading armv to the eastern bank ol the I’iave says the
withdrawal was necessitated in order to avoid heavy losses.
“East of Monte Pertica.*’ snvs the statement, “we drove back
strong Italian attacks in hand to hand fighting.”
French and Italian troops have attacked the mountain po
sitions in Albania between Devoline and < Isiim, succeeding in
securing advantageous positions at two points, which wen* im
mediately wrested from them by counter-attacks.
Austrian Resistance Broken
An Associated Press summary issued Saturday night says:
“Austrian resistance has been broken in the area close to the
Adriatic, the Italians driving the enemy across the new river
bed to the sea, a distant.. five miles. In the sector northeast
of ('apo Si^e the Italians have repulsed attacks.
Preparing New Austrian Offensive
PARIS, July —The Havas agency reports that a new
Austrian offensive is being prepared on the Trentino front.
Reinforcements are said to be concentrating at Innsbruck and
Trent.
COUNT VON MIRBACH
SHOT DOWN BY
ASSASSINS
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I’ARIS, .July H.—General Count Von Mirbach, German am
bassador to Russia, has been assassinated at Moscow by two
unknown persons, according to a Berlin report to the Havas
agency.
It is stated that two unknown men called at the embassy I
and asked for an audience with Mirbach. < hi his appearance |
they wounded him with revolver shots, followed by attacks
with hand grenades. There have been no arrests.
Expresses Regret and Indignation
M. Tehiteherin, the Russian foreign minister, called at the
German embassy in Moscow and expressed his and the nation’s
regret and indignation over the assassination of the ainbassa '
dor.
A Basel report says the identity of the assassins has not
been established, and there have been no arrests. Herr Ritzier.!
counselor of the embassy, and a German officer were present !
en Mirbach was killed, hut neither was injured.
HUNS BREAK NEGOGIATIONS
WITH RUSSIAN DELEGATES
I ,<> XI X ) \, ,luB s. It is expected that Germany will send
troops to Moscow because of the assassination of Count Yon
M i rbacli.
Negotiations Broken Off
The kaiser ordered Foreign Secretary Von Kuhleiimnn to
break off negotiations with the Russian delegates in Berlin
after the Mirbach assassination.
Fighting Resumed in Moscow
V ASI11 XGT< >X, .lids s. Fighting in Moscow between
the Bolsheviki and the Revolutionary Socialists followed the
assassination of Count Von Mirbach, according to an official
dispatch from Switzerland. On leaving the German embassy
the assassins took refuge with the Revolutionary Socialists, in
a house defended by machine guns.
Fighting of Great Severity
I .< >XI X lX. duly s. A serious counter res olution has
broken out in Moscow, says the semi-official Wolff Bureau, in’
reports via Copenhagen, which state that the fighting is of
great severity.
Several hundred Russians, including the revolutionary
leader. Alexaiulros itch, have been arrested at Moscow.
WASHINGTON. July 8 Major
General Frank McIntyre, chief of the
insular bureau, and formerly chief
military censor. Is slated to be the
j princpal assistant to General March,
chief of staff of the army, succeeding
1 Major General Graves, who takes com
mand at Gamp Fremont of the Eighth
! (regulars) division
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TODAY’S FISH MARKET
SEATTLE, July 8 I’rlces for lisli
at noon today were as follows: llali
j but, HG.c: sablefish, t>%c; ling and
i red cod, :lc; pickled herring and sable
1 fish, unchanged
ItlSBKK. Ariz, July S One hun
dred and sixty civil suits, asking for
upward of f.'l.l’gn.uoo in alleged dam
ages sustained by the plaintiffs
through the deportations of last July,
have been tiled In the Tombstone
county court.
SOUTH mi VISITED
BY SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
WASHINGTON. July 8. An earth
quake of considerable intensity, prob
ably in South America, was recorded
today bv the seismographs at the
Georgetown observatory
KOLA PENINSULA JOINS
ENTENTE AGAINST RUSSIANS
('< Jl’KXHAGKX, .July The entire imputation of .Mur
man coast of Kola peninsula, bordering on the White sea and
Arctic ocean, lias broken with Russia and joined hands with
the entente, according to a dispatch from Vardoe, Xorway. A
supply of provisions has arrived at Murmansk from the I nited
States,
Important Announcement Soon
WASHIXGTOX, .July S.—Official intimations have been
given out that a formal announcement of the American attitude
toward Russia may be expected soon.
ID BE DOUBLED
IN STRENGTH
LONDON, July s A council of
licit! marshal.' ami admirals of rim
Japanese army and navy has decided
that the Japanese army shall com
prise twenty one corps, with two di
visions to the corps and three regi
ments to the division. The estimated
strength of the army will thus he
doubled
CONSTRUCT NEW VESSELS
AT BREMERTON TAROS
BRKMKRTON. Wash . July S, Tin
second ammunition ship contract has
been awarded to the navy >ard here,
and it is understood also that seven
mine sweepers will la* constructed
here.
PRINCE RUPERT TAROS
WIEE BUIED STEAMERS
I’RINCK RCCKRT. It C . July s
Tin* Grand Trunk Raeitic railway has
informed the* mayor that contra- ts for
ti\ ♦ stml steamships have been signed
and that negotiations tor ti \ * * more
are proceeding. Construction work is
to start here within two weeks.
ENORMOUS CASUALTIES OF
AUSTRIANS BN THE PIAVE
WASHINGTON. July * \ustrian
losses m tin* recent Italian offensive,
and since, are estimated at more than
two hundred thousand, including tiny
thousand killed, according to an of
ficial dspatch from Rome
NOTED ITALIAN AVIATOR
MEETS WITH FATAL PALE
11 KM I’STK.M). N V July 8 —Signor
Ciafelice Cina. one of Italy’s foremost
aviators, was killed here yesterday in
an airplane accident.
Cina was a member of the Italian
Royal Hying eorps, and was (he In
strnctor of Captain Kesnati. who was
killed in a (lying mishap at Mineola
in May
%
TO SNOT OFF
INTOXICANTS
AFTER JAN. I
WASHINGTON. .Inly > Tin >en
a 11 ■ committee on agriculture has
agreed to the proposal to prohibit the
nale of distilled liquors after January
1. 1919. and of wine and beer after
November 1 next The proposal is a
substitute lor the Norris amendment,
which provided tor imm diatc prohi
bit ion
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
AGREE TO AtibiTRATION
WASHINGTON. July s Indefinite
postponement ot the -trike oi the
telegraphers employed by the Western
I’nion Telegraph Company, scheduled
for today, was announced by Secre
tary of Labor Wilson yesterday, after
a conference by telephone with S .1
Koneiikamp. president of the. Commer
cial Telegraphers’ Cnion of \inerica.
EDITOR WEATHER REVIEW
ACCUSED OF DISEDTALTV
WASHINGTON. July s Cleveland
\ bbe. Jr . editor of tin* Monthly
Weather Review has heell dropped
from government • > r\i< e !>*•< ause of
his German sympathies
If is stated that the oti'n ial corre
'-pomlcme m i In mat ter w ill l>* p ih
Idled.
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT
TO HAVE NEW CABINET
\MSMTIKDA M. July s The Ckr.mi
ian government l\.is resigned, and M.
Markiev itch. Soc ialist Federalist, has
been charged with the formation of i
new cabinet
ARGENTINE DREADNOUGHT
VISITS VIRGINIA HARBOR
NORFOLK. Yu . July S An Argen
tine dreadnought with an \merUun
name has arrived here on a diplo
matic mission Sin* was escorted into
port by a flotilla of American air
planes and dirigibles.