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The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 216. CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 19, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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GALVESTON. Aug. 19—The total
dead and missing along the whole
coast from the latest statistics Is one
hundred and ninety-three. The known
fiead are under one hundred, and it is
felt that most of the missing will be
aocounted for in time, the missing
being due to the fact that numerous
families became separated in their
race for safety, and they are there
for unaccounted for. In Galveston
City and on the island the total dead
and missing is twelve.
DALLAS, Au.t. 19—Details of the
terrible storm that ravaged the coast
section in the neighborhood of Galves
ton, are beginning to be received, al
though it will be days before full par
ticulars as to the loss of life and prop
erty damage can be learned. At
Texas City, the army camp near Gal
veston about thirty-two were killed.
The known dead in Galveston is four
teen, in Viginia Point fourteen, in
Patton ten, at Morgan’s Point seven.
At Port Arthur the property damage
-was complete and will run over $200,
000. There were five deaths here.
At Lynchburg seven were drowned,
while at Eeabrook two women and a
man were killed when a house collaps
ed. From Houston comes the report
of five deaths and millions of dollars
of property damage. The sea wall at
Galveston is still holding, and is the
only thing that saved the city from
total destruction.
GALVESTON, Aug. 19—To add to
the troubles of the people of this city
fires broke out in several places last
night, and owing to the absolute dis
organization of the city’s forces and
the breaking of the water mains the
fire department was useless. The
fires simply burned themselves out,
the damage running well over $350,
000. It is believed now that the list
of dead will not go over two hundred.
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OF LOCAL
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The steamer Alameda will arrive
from Seattle at 6:30 o’clock this even
ing, according to information rece
ived by Agent Tallent. She has 365
tons of freight and 14 round-trippers.
• Tomorrow morning at 3 o’clock the
*Admiral Watson will be here from
the westward and remain in port but
and hour before sailing for Juneau and
Seattle.
The Northwestern will not sail from
Seattle until Saturday night. North
bound she will come via inside pas
sage, calling at regular ports, as far
west as Seward. The return trip will
Jff'e made to Seattle direct from Cor
ciova, via the outside passage.
The Admiral Evans is scheduled to
leave Seattle tomorrow for Southwest
ern Alaska.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 19—It is reported here this morning that
the White Star liner Arabic has been torpedoed and sunk by a
German submarine. The report has not been continued as yet,
but the officials of the company express their belief in the
rumor. The Arabic sailed from Liverpool to New York yes
terday.
LONDON, Aug. 19—The report of the sinking of the
Arabic has been confirmed'. The big vessel was held up by a
[ submarine off Fastnet and the passengers and crew given time
I to take to the small boats before the torpedoes were fired. All
of the passengers and crew were saved.
LONDON, Aug. 19—The White Star liner Arabic was tor
pedoed bv a German submarine at 9:15 this morning. The ship
sunk eleven minutes after the torpedo struck. She carried 170
second class passengers for New York, and no first class. The
crew numbered 240, making a total of 410 on board. As far as
is known now everybody on the ship was saved'.
QUEENSTON, Aug. 19—Word has reached here that many
lives were lost on the Arabic. The worst is feared here as the
people of this city remember the Lusitania and do not expect
that the passengers on the Arabic were given any more con
sideration than the thousand dead of the Cunard liner. Tele
graphic advices have been received here, which although iyat
official, have led to the belief that there was great loss of life
on the Arabic.
LONDON, Aug. 19—Later advices received concerning
the torpedoing of the Arabic contradict the earlier reports in
several important particulars. It is now stated on the au
thority of the surviors that the Arabic was torpedoed without
warning, and that 48 lives were lost. There were 423 on the
boat including passengers and crew, and but 375 have so far
been accounted for. The boat sank within ten or twelve min
utes after being struck, and the crew worked with the greatest
heroism putting the passengers into life boats, and everything
was expeditious as possible considering the strain of the situa
tion, it being certain that the boat was sinking at the time.
TheArabic was but fifty miles from Queenstown when torpedo
ed by the German submarine. The sunken ship was 15,800
gross tons and was 600 feet long.
Greece Still Dickering With Allies.
ATHENS, Aug. 19—All is activity here owing to the ses
sions of parliament and the efforts being made by the foreign
diplomats to influence the government one way or the other in
the present European conflict. The king received the British
minister today and held' a long and presumably important con
ference with him. After listening to the English diplomat
King Constantine expressed a desire to consult with the Rus
sian ambassador who was immediately sent for. Premier
Venizelos visited all of the entnte ministers and held long con
versations with them. Nothing can be learned from any of the
parties concerned about their deliberations, but it is felt that
Greece will assist the allies if proper arrangements can be made.
The question of the Dardanelles will be discussed and its prob
able disposition in the event of a Turkish defeat settled upon.
Thousand Russians Taken Prisoners.
BERLIN, Aug. 19—The official German statement for this
morning states that the Teuton forces advancing on the Russian
fortress of Brest-Litovsk have penetrated the outer positions
of the fortress, and are preparing to attack the Russian posi
tions in force. The positions taken are none of the forts but
fortified eminences near Rokitno. Two forts north of Novo
Georgievsk have also been taken with one thousand prisoners
and 125 cannon. The great German enveloping movement
around Warsaw is proceeding satisfactorialy, the northern
armies being now well to the east and apparently moving south
bound as well as eastwardly so as to effect a junction with the
southern armies under Mackensen and the Archduke Josef
Frederick.
Cotton Declared a Contraband.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19—The British ambassador an
nounced today that the the allied governments had decided to
declare cotton contraband of war. The date for the declara
tion had not as yet been decided upon, but it would be within
a week. The news of the announcement is expected to have a
disasterous effect upon the marketing and pirce of the coming
American cotton crop.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19—Further statements issued by
the British ambassador in respect to the coining declaration of
cotton as contraband of war, indicate that the allied govern
ments will do all in their .power to prevent a ruinous depression
in the prices of American cotton, and it is beginning to be be
lieved that the allies may take all of the American cotton which
is offered to them, and thus do all in their power to stand be
tween the planters and bankruptcy.
Russian Driven Across Bug River.
BERLIN, Aug. 18—The German war office in an additional
official bdlletin today announces the capture of two more forts
at the Russian fortress of Nova Georgievsk. Twenty cannon
and six thousand prisoners were taken. General Von Macken
sen on the south front has driven the Russians across the Bug
river and into the outer positions of the fortress of Brest
Olitovsk.
Russia Calls Another Million to Colors.
PARIS, Aug. 19—The Russian embasyy announced today
that advices had been received from Petrograd to the effect that
all men of the class of 1916 had been called to the colors, no
exemptions are allowed for any purpose whatever. It is fig
ured that this will add over a million men to the armies of the
Czar. __
British Lose Two Boats Naval Battle.
BERLIN, Aug. 19—The war office officially announced this
afternoon that an engagement between the smaller vessels of
the English and German navies had occurred' off the west coast
of Jutland. The fight wasfa victory for the Teutons who suc
ceeded in sinking a British torpedo boat and a small cruiser.
The British ships were sunk by being torpedoed by German
destroyers. None of the German vessels suffered serious
damage.
Norwegian Mail Boat Is Held Up.
CHRISTIANIA, Aug. 19—The government has just made
public the fact that the Norwegian mail steamer Haakon 7th
was held up by a German submarine on her last trip and all
mail addressed to countries hostile to Germany was removed
from vessel. The government has filed an official protest with
Berlin and demanded the return of the mail. The country is
inflamed over the act, and all newspapers condemn the German
submarine in the strongest terms.
German Socialists Favor War Credits.
BERLIN, Aug. 19—Emperor William today bestowed the
iron cross upon Albert Kudekum, the famous socialist leader.
Sud'ekum distinguished himself in battle and the decoration
was made the occasion of a great patriotic celebration by the
people of this city, who saw in the act of the emperor a uniting
of the various political bodies of the empire for the defeat of the
enemies of the Fatherland. The trouble between the socialists
and the government over the war has practically disappeared,
the socialist members of the Reichstag now voting any war
measure that the kaiser asks for. At a caucus of the socialist
members held today it was decided to vote with the government
in favor of the additional war credits to be asked for.
Heavy Fighting on Gallipoli.
LONDON, Aug. 19—The British war office issued an official
statement this morning telling of the landing of additional
English troops on the Gallipoli peninsula at Suvla Bay. For
twenty-four hours there has been extremely heavy fighting
here resulting at first in some advance for the British troops,
but the advance has now been halted. The losses on both
sides have been heavy as a good deal of tin* battling was at close
quarters with the English storming the Turkish trenches.
Allies Make Gains on Gallipoli.
LONDON, Aug. IK—The British forces have effected a new
landing in force on the Gallipoli peninsula at Suvla Burnup in
the Gulf of Saros. The landing was made under the protection
of the guns from the fleet and was performed without the loss of
a man. The troops here have been engaged in heavy fighting
with the Turkish defenders and have won five hundred yards
of Turkish trenches.
Teutons Hammering Away at Poland.
BERLIN, August 19—Additional official statements con
cerning the situation in Poland continue to recite successes for
the Teuton allies. The center of interest is shifting eastward
to the fortress of Brest-Litovsk, which is threatned both by the
northern army under Hind'enberg, but which already has the
southern army under Mackensen battering at its very doors.
Hindenberg, after a forced march has succeeded in reaching
the railroad north of Bvielsk, which is the line of communica
tions between Brest-Litovsk and Bialystok. This line of re
tirement is now cut off from the beleagured Slavs.
TH E RAILROAD
“What de we expect from the gov
ernment railroad in Fairbanks? Not
much. We are not building upon the
proposition—we look upon it as a
wild gamble, just now,” said a Fair
b^nksan now in town.
"The way it looks to us of the In
terior, the government railway is a
piece of Alaska's chief feature—poli
tics. If the Wilson administration
was sure of another term, we would
feel sure of a government railway.
From what we read and hear, the Wil
son administration is NOT sure of
another term, and we are no surer of
the railway. Should the administra
tion let contracts for the building of
the railway, obligating the incoming
administration to go thru with it, then
the railway would seem a certain
ty to us. If the administration begins
active construction work in the In
terior next year, as it threatens to
do, a new administration might feel
called upon to connect up the two ends
of the road, in order to prove or dis
prove the Wilson theory. In case of
no contracts, no Interior construction
next year and a change of administra
tion, Fairbanks would never expect to
hear the engine whistle into Fair
banks, for we know nothing of Repub
licanism which stamps it in any way
as a believer in government owner
ship.
“Had the government taken over the
Copper River & Northwestern railway,
as we hoped they would and built
from it inland, we would have felt
sure of our railroad and would have
built accordingly. As things turned
out, not a shack or house has been
erected in Fairbanks upon the
strength of the coming railway, and
none will be until we have more rea
son to expect the road."
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WASHINGTIN, Aug. 19—Attorney
General Gregory reported to the prsesi
dent today that the investigation con
ducted by his department into the
charges of undue acivity on the part of
German agents in this country in the
line of promoting industrial disorders
in ammunition factories, and other
matters, had disclosed nothing upon
which the department could take any
action against anyone in particular.
Mr. Gregory says that the charges
and the evidence are too weak to base
any prosecutions upon, and recom
mends that matter be dismissed.
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Sam Blum left on this morning's
train for Chitina to look after his
business interests there.
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