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The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME II. NUMBER 472. CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 20,1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
WAR WITH MEXICO EXPECTED
CABINET FEARS
/ HOSTILITIES AT
r ANY MOMENT
v WASHINGTON, June 20—Whether there shall be war
or peace between Mexico and the United States now rests with
the Carranza government, but at a cabinet meeting today it was
the opinion that the chances are everwhelmingly in the direc
tion of war.
But one hope remains, and that is that Carranza will be
so impressed by the military preparations now under way in
the United States that he will make no further efforts to have
the American troops withdrawn.
Carranza, however, has given no indications of his peace
ful intentions, and every move of the government is now being
planned in the belief that hostilities are apt to begin at any
moment.
After the cabinet meeting today Secretary Lansing said
no new steps had been taken and the situation remained re
mained unchanged.
FIRED ON AMERICAN FLAG.
DOUGLAS, June 20.—American refugees from Cannanea,
who arrived here today, say that the American flag over the
American consulate at that city was the target for hundreds of
Mexican bullets during an anti-American demonstration Satur
day night.
CARRANZA TROOPS FIRE ON AMERICANS.
EL PASO, June 20.—The Mexican consulate here has re
cced the official admission that the Mexicans who fired upon
the American expedition retiring from the border near Mata
morus on Saturday were Carranzista and not bandits, as at
first reported.
MEXICO CITY SENTIMENT IS BITTER.
WASHINGTON, June 20.—Special Agent Rodgers reports
many anti-American demonstrations .parades and mass-meet
ings in the capital city. He asserts that the sentiment against
theAfcmericans is increasingly bitter. No open acts of violence
have yet been reported.
BORDER BANK TO REMOVE GOLD.
WASHINGTON, June 20.—Comptroller of Currency Wil
liams today authorized one of the largest national banks on the
Mexican border to remove its gold reserve inland as a precau
tion against a Mexican attack. The location of the bank was
not divulged, other than it was asserted not to be at El Paso.
m FUNSTON WANTS MILITIA IMMEDIATELY,
j* SAN ANTONIO, June 20.—General Funston today re
| aested the war department to send his as soon as possible a
jr arge part of the national guardsmen who are to be stationed
/along the Mexican border from Browsville to the Pacific Ocean.
WARSHIPS OFF FOR MEXICO.
SA NDlfiGO, June 20. — The flagship of the Pacific fleet,
with Admiral Winslow aboard, sailed today for Mazatlan. The
torpedo boat destroyers Hull, Truzton and Hopkins will follow.
MARYLAND OFF FOR SAN DIEGO.
SEATTLE, June 20.—The cruiser Maryland sailed today
for San Diego, where the Pacific reserve fleet is assembling.
ALASKA OFFERS HELP TO UNCLE SAM.
JUNEAU, June 20.—The formation of an Alaskan regi
|£ . ment of 1,100 men is under way here. Fairbanks has offered to
supply a full company for service in Mexico.
ANOTHER AMERICAN MURDERED.
A1 he body of William Browne, brother of the mayor of
BroW3ville ,was found in the Rio Grande river on the Mexican
side, ten miles south of Matamoros. It is believed here that he
was murdered.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT SAILS
FOR THE NORTH
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/SEATTLE. June 20. — The steam
/ ship Admiral Farragut. of the Pacific
/ Alaska Navigation Co., sailed for the
* / north Monday night with the follow
1/ ing passengers for Cordova: G. P.
llalverty, Mrs. \V. It. Lewis, I). R.
Hoffman, Mrs. J. E. Richardson, Mrs.
L. E. Waugh and child, Miss Dora
Keene, and three steerage.
I Vfe. Kimble has returned to Cor
dova after a short trip to Latouehe.
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RUSSIANS CLAIM FURTHER
| ADVANCES IN EAST
PETROGHAD, June *0. — Accord
' itig to official announcements today
the Russian troops have occupied the
j cities of Seadova, Stroginitz and Gil
| boka, on the river Sereth.
i John Zug, with the Alaskan road
commission, is a passenger on the
Mariposa, bound for Valdez. For the
| past several months he has been in
| Juneau, where he made soundings for
jthe proposed Juneau-Douglas bridge.
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SEATTLE CANAL
SEATTLE, June 18. — The Lake
Washington canal, which will connect
Lakes Union and Washington
with Puget Sound, and thus give Se
attle a large fresh water harbor, is
practically completed. Vessels will
| be able to pass through the big locks
at Salmon bay July 1, but the remain
der of (he waterway to the lakes will
not be ready for navigation until
months later.
The locks will carry vessels into
Salmon bay, but they will not be able
to go larther because the city bridge
at Fremont, over which traffic will
reach the northern portion of the city,
is not completed, and the government
engineers cannot cut awray the dam at
the foot of Lake Union, over which
the traffic now passes. A neck of
land which separates Lake Union and
Salmon bay will be cut away as soon
as the tiridge is completed. When the
vessels finally enter Lake Union they
i will be blocked again for a time by
the construction of another bridge at
Latora, where another neck of land,
separates Lakes Union and Washing-1
; ton.
| After the Fremont bridge is com
pleted the task of lowering Lake
Washington seven feet will be begun.
The engineers plan that the two lakes
and Salmon bay shall be of the same
level, twenty five feet above low mean
water in i’nget Sound, except for the
natural drainage flow. The locks will
lower ships from the fresh water to
the salt and then back again. The
period required Tot the lowering of
j the lake will depend upon the time of
the year it is undertaken. If started
during thq^J-ainy season more time will
be required than in summer.
When the lake has been lowered a
channel must be dredged through Un
ion bay, which Is the shallow end of
the lake, through which it discharges
into Lake Union. All the cutting and
dredging will be completed before the
Latona bridge is ready, according to
Lieutenant Colonel James B. Cava
naugh. government engineer directing
the canal work.
The canal will lie onened formally
] next summer, although it was origin
ally hoped the event might be cele
brated this summer. Good progress
was made on the bridges after work
was begun, but political campaigns
and elections were required first to
decide where they should be situated
and to vote bonds to pay for them.
The canal was conceived by Lieu
tenant George B. McClellan, when he
»vas stationed here before the Civil
war. He afterward became a noted;
engineer and commander In the Union '
army. A mountain in the Cascade
range, a pass through the Cascades
and a road>between Seattle and Ta
coma were named after McClellan.
McClellan planned the canal be
cause it would drain a large area of
valley land between Seattle and Ta
coma that was formerly inundated
each winter, and because it would
provide a fresh water.harbor, the only
one on the Sound. More than twenty
five years ago a strong effort was
made to put the i’uget Sound navy
yard on Lake Washington, but a navy
hoard thought the prospect of the con
struction of the canal was remote and
choose Bremerton. In the state elec
tion of 1892, which resulted in the
election of John H. McGi’i -v as gov
ernor, the issue was the construction
of the canal, called the "Seattle
Ditch” by its opponents. The Demo
cratic party opposed (tie emu) and
was beaten. The base of the st itue
of Governor McGraw in the Times
Square, Seattle, records that he was
an advocate of the canal.
The locks will ho too narrow to
admit the new battleships, but smaller
craft may be lifted into the lake.
FISH TRIP IT
IS LOST
Strong tides and deep water were
responsible for the loss of the fish
trap on Egg island, owned by the
Canoe Pass Packing Co., which went
out last week. The loss is placed at
close to $4,000.
The trap was built in about forty
feet of water, and although ninety and
>ne hundred foot piles were used, the
current was too strong, and the trap
began to show signs of giving away
early after It was finished.
For the past six weeks efforts were
made to save the trap, but were un
availing.
The trap will not be rebuilt, the Ca
noe Pass people feeling that the site
Is not suitable for the building of a
trip with any degree of certainty that
It will remain.
COL RICHARDSON FEELS
AflONE! IS ASSURED
Colonel W. I’. Richardson, head of
tlie Alaska road commission, is a pas
senger on the steamship Mariposa,
bound for Valdez.
Colonel Richardson has been in
W ashington most of the winter in the
interests of Alaska, seeking to gain
the necessary funds for the continu
ation pf work on the Alaska roads
and trails, lie asserts that he is con
fident the amount a-sked for, $500,000,
will be granted within a few days.
In case of war with Mexico, it is
said, Colonel Richardson may be or
dered south for active service.
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RUSSIAN PRISONERS ARE
ESCAPING TO HflUIND
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 17.
—There has been a striking increase
in the number of escaped Russian pris
oners of war to reach Hutch territory
in the last few weeks, arrivals being
reported almost daily. The fugitives
seldom come alone, usually arriving
In parties varying from two or three
to a dozen. The increase is apparently
due to the greater facilities offered
for escape by the German policy of
utilizing the labor of so many thou
sands of such men In Belgium and
elsewhere. The number of escapes
into Holland in the last few months
may be put at several hundreds, many
of the men hailing from remote parts
of the Russian empire.
BRITISH SHIP YARDS ARE
INCREASING OUTPUT
LONDON, June 17. — The ship
building yards of Great Britain are
gradually increasing their output of
mercantile tonnage, according to re
ports published in various papers, and
in several instances building berths
are being extended, new iron working
sheds and engine shops erected, while
large new buildings at present util
ized for government work are expect
ed to be available for mercantile con
struction in the near future. Several
vessels are near completion and one
or two just completed on the Clyde.
Extensive repair work is in pro
gress also in most of the east and
south eogst yards, while the Belfast!
yards are said to he preparing for an
early resumption of mercantile work.
The dilution of labor scheme on
the Clyde has already commenced,
and a number of women have been as
signed to suitable unskilled work.
WILSON’S NOTE
TO CARRANZA
IS ULTIMATUM
WASHINGTON, June 20.—The American note in reply to
Carranza’s demand that the American troops be withdrawn
from Mexico was handed to Senor Arredondo, Mexican minis
ter .this morning.
The note flatly rejects Carranza’s demands and rebukes
the Mexican government for the discourteous tone and temper
of the last communication.
GRAVE CONSEQUENCES PROMISED.
The long continued outrages against Americans and their
property is reviewed in the note, and the warning is given
that the troops will be kept in Mexico until the Carranza gov
ernment performs its duty of pursuing the bandits. If the Car
ranza government continues to ignore this obligation, and ap
peals to arms against the American troops, it is promised, the
gravest consequences will follow.
Continuing, the note says: “While this government would
deeply regret such a result, it cannot recede from the settled
determination to maintain its natural rights and perform its
full duty of preventing further invasions of the territory of the
United States and removing the peril which Americans along
he border have borne so long.
CARRANZA DOES NOT WANT VILLA.
“Iam reluctant to conclude that the Carranza government
did not, nor does not desire nor intend that the Villa outlaws
[should be captured, destroyed or disposed of by American
troops or lit the request of this government by Mexican troops.’’
Special Agent Rodgers, at Mexico City, is arranging a spe
:ial train to take Americans and other foreigners from Mexico
City to Vera Cruz.. Rodgers will remain at his post.
FOURTH IF JULY
W. H. Chase, in charge of the
Fourth of July program, has been
busy preparing a list of events to
take place on that day. The program
is not yet complete, hut today he sub
mitted a partial list of the events, as
follows:
Parade.
Declaration of independence.
Children's Events — Foot racing,
jumping, potato, obstacle and sack
races, tug of war and pie eating con
tests. etc. Louie Belter, starter; Rev.
Ziegler and Rev. Shriver, judges.
Japanese Events—Including acro
batic sports, etc. Horseshoe Billie in
charge.
Foot Race — Two mile handicap,
open to all; one mile foot race, open
to Japanese boys only. Edward Har
wood in charge.
Boat Racing — Ten mile handicap,
open to all; five mile outboard motors
handicap. Will Clayson in charge.
Fire Department Contests—Charge
of Chief Geo. Dooley.
Baseball — Valdez and Cordova.
Charge of Dr. Council.
Boxing Contests—Charge of George
Hickman.
Dance at Eagle Hall.
/fhere will be something doing evjry
minute, starting at 10:30 a. m„ July |
4|*and lasting over the fifth.
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CQRAL FOUND BY DIVER
„ IN GASTINEAU CHANNEL. ,
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At the Juneau public library are|
scqjj samples of coral and sea corn, ;
round by Diver Stagger in Gastineau t
channel, while searching for the body i
of William Christie. The diver also i
found several "hermit crabs.” 1
The finding of the coral is causing
considerable speculation, as it was i
generally supposed that it grew only i
in the tropics and semi-tropical wat- :
ers. There are many varieties, from
deep red in color and the pink and .
colorless shades; and the sample at
the library is a pale pink. [’
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The steamship Mariposa, of the1
Alaska Steamship Company, arrived
at Cordova from the south this after
noon at 3 o’clock.
Immediately after her arrival a spe
cial train was made up and the pas
sengers were given an opportunity
of going out to Miles glacier.
The following passengers arrived at
Cordova:
U E. Ray, Mrs. Jackson. Mrs. Pat
terson, O. S. Williamson. Dora Scott,
E. P. Harwood, K. A. Stms. J. Brun
ner, W. H. Taudig, M McKenny.
The steamship Aroline .of the Pa
■ific-Alaska Navigation Co., arrived
it Cordova from the south last night „
it 10 o'clock with 24 tons of explo
sives. She was in port for severat
nours, sailing early this morning for
he west. She will bring ore from
he westward on her return and will
•ome into Cordova for clearance.
The steamship Northwestern, of the
Uaska Steamship Co., is due from the
vest Thursday.
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WOULDN’T CATCH BULL BY
SALT ON HIS TAIL.
DEFIANCES, Ohio, June 20. — Mike
■’lanagan, employed by the Wells
Par go Express Company, learned that
vhile it may be possible to catch birds
>y putting salt on their tails, the
ame scheme cannot be worked to
orral an angry bull that is trying to
scape from a grizzly bear.
The bear and bull came into Defi
nite by Wells Fargo express on tho
ame B. & O. train. They were to bo
ransferred here. The bull became
cared at the bear, and escaped from
lis case.
Flanagan got some salt, approached
he bull, threw some at its tail, but
nissed. His bovine lordship emitted
in angry roar and made for his pur
suer with head lowered. Flanagan
uinped a fence. E. H. Eambertson.
he express company agent, chased
he animal Into a barn.