The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME II NUMBER 501 CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, .ILLY 26,1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
. RUSSIANS VICTORIOUS ON ALL FRONTS
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BALTIMORE. July 26. — The Gor
man submarine Deutschland this af
ternoon cleared at the customs house
for Bremen or any other German port
with a cargo listed as general mer
chandise.
CRUISER ON LOOKOUT.
NORFOLK. July 26. — The armored
cruiser North Carolina and two de
stroyers today went outside the capes
to prevent the violation of the neutral
ity of the United States by the allies'
war vessels known to be lying in wait
for the submarine Deutschland.
One British cruiser yesterday en
tered the capes and remained there an
hour, later returning to sea.
TOKIO, July 26. — It is reported
that guns of 15-inch calibre may be
mounted on a superdreadnought which
lias been ordered by the navy depart
ment, and will be laid down in the
Japanese naval yard at Kure. This
ship was authorized at the last ses
sion of the Diet, and she will be the!
largest battleship in the Japanese
navy. She will be called the Nagato,!
after one of the provinces in southern!
Japan.
Although the official figures havei
not been announced, it is said the
warship will have a displacement of J
32,0u0 tons, and a speed of 24 knots.
The displacement exceeds by 1.400
tons that of the dreadnought Yama
shiro. which was launched at Yoko
suka last November. The Yamashiro
is about the same size as the United
State's superdreadnought Pennsyl
vania.
If the announced figures prove,
exact, the Nagato will be bigger than
the celebrated Queen Elizabeth, of the
British navy, more speedy than the
Yamashiro by two knots and faster
than the Pennsylvania by three knots,
although she could be outdistanced by
the Queen Elizabeth. A feature of the
proposed ship will be improved equip
ment Tor defense against torpedoes.
The question of main armament
seems not yet decided. It is under
stood that the navy favors 15-inch
guns, but guns of this size have never
been made in Japan, and it is likely
that they would have to be imported
from England. It is doubtful if Eng
land could turn them out during the
war.
The department has likewise ar
ranged for the construction of two
second class cruisers, each of 3,500
tons, to be called Tenryu and Tatsuta.
One will be laid down at Yokosuka
and the other at Saaeno. a large type
destroyer of 1,100 tons will be built
at Maizuru.
The latest addition to the Japanese
navy is a new and powerful submarine
boat, which was built in France, and
which recently arrived at the Kure
naval station. Submerged, the boat
can reach a speed of over eighteen
knots. Her displacement is GOO tons,
and she is the largest submarine in
the Japanese navy.
Tho order, placed with the French
navy yard in 1014, called for two boats
of the same type and dimensions, but
one of them was sold to France at the
outbreak of the war in compliance
with the special request of the French
navy. The submarine was brought
here on board a French steamen
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BALTIMOHK, July 25. — Transat
lantic traffic in Zeppelins was fore
casted here in u hint given by (’apt.
Koenig, commander of the submarine
Deutschland, in talking with visitors.
lie told city officials that the Deut
schland's feat would soon be eclipsed
by airships being built in Germany to
carry freight and passengers across
the Atlantic. He said that one of
them would sail in the not distant
future.
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Defeat Von Hindenburg, Cross the
Slovevko, and Capture Fortress
of Erzingan—British Capture
the Village of Pozieres
PETROGRAD, July 26. — According to an official report
issued today, the German forces under General Von Hinden
burg yesterday made a violent attack against the Russian lines
near Kenmen, twenty miles from Riga, and had nearly pene
trated the Russian front when forced to retire by the concen
trated fire of the Russians, which literally annihilated the
troops taking part in the advance.
The steady pressure of the Russian forces on the German
lines is beginning to tell, and the attack by Von Hindenburg
was an effort to throw back the advance of the Slavs.
RUSSIANS CROSS SLONEVKA.
PETROGRAD, July 26.—The Russian drive in southern
Volhynia continues successful and the Teutonic forces steadily
are being forced back. Near the Slonevka, which the Russian
forces are crossing, the Teutons made a firm stand, but were
forced to retire under the overwhelming forces which the Rus
sians brought against them, and suffered heavily during the
retreat.
On the Volhynia front the strongest opposition to the Rus
sian advance has been broken, and the forces of the Czar now
are making greater progress than at any time since the offen
sive began.
RUSSIANS TAKE ERZINGAN.
PETROGRAD, July 26.—The Russian army today cap
tured the fortress of Erzingan, in central Armenia. It is re
ported that the Turkish troops evacuated the stronghold on the
approach of the Russians, realizing that to resist would only in
{dteThe capture of the garrison, which was much inferior to the
invading army.
The fall of Erzingan has created much consternation among
the Turks, who are in a panic, as they believe nothing now can
stop the onward march of the Slavs to Constantinople.
BRITISH CAPTURE POZIERES.
LONDON, July 26.—After stubborn fighting, which lasted
most of the night, the British forces succeeded in capturing the
village of Pozieres, the possession of which has been contested
for the past three days.
The acquisition of Pozieres gives the allies access to roads
which are of vital importance if the offensive is to be continued
in the Somme district.
GERMANS ADMIT LOSS OF POZIERES.
BERLIN, July 26.—The German army headquarters today
admits that the British forces have taken the village of Pozieres.
CALM ON FRENCH FRONT.
PARIS, July 26.—Last night was remarkably calm on the
French front at Somme, neither the Germans nor French mak
ing attempts to advance. In capturing the group of houses
south of Estrees yesterday ,the French war office claims to have
taken 157 prisoners.
SUBMARINE ATTACKS DREADNOUGHT.
BERLIN, July 26.—According to an official statement of
the admiralty issued today, a German submarine attacked a
British dreadnought off the Orkney islands, July 20, scoring
two hits with torpedoes. It is not known what damage was
done, but it is said to have been heavy.
BRITISH DENY STORY.
LONDON, July 26.—The British admiralty today issued an
official denial of the reported attack by a German submarine
on a British dreadnought.
GERMANS EXECUTE CIVILIANS.
AMSTERDAM, July 26.—The Germans today executed six
civilians at Ghent, charging them with treason. It also is re
ported that the Germans have removed 7,000 men, 2,000 women
and 150 students from Roubaix presumably, for. agricultural
work, in Germany.
CHARLEY ROYAL
BOOSTED OUT
Of CELLAR
Charley Royal, stayed In the cellar
in the Times subscription contest such
a long time that he had commenced
to feel at home, and just as he was
getting real comfortable, along <yune
2,001 votes for him from up the line,
which boosted him out of the cellar
into fifth place, and leaves Edwin Bol
linger in last place.
Johnny Rosswog yesterday made
good his reputatian as a vote getter,
and today has 500 more to his credit
than yesterday. This puts John well
to the front, and gives him a big lead
over his nearest competitor, Harry
O'Neil.
Only four more days remain in
which votes may be counted, the con
test closing at 6 o’clock in the after
noon of July 30. No votes not in the
Times office at that time will be
counted in the contest, so If there are
any subscribers up the line who have
friends in this contest. It behooves
them to hurry In with the votes.
The bicycle has not arrived yet, but
it is expected on the Northwestern,
which sailed from Seattle yesterday,
which will probably or ive here before
the contest is closed.
The standings of the boys at noon
today was:
John Rosswog.8075
Harry O'Neil..
George Wilson.4909
Sam Hedges.896&
Charles Royal.2466
I Brook Lamprey.2200
! El well Thawley.*25
j Edwin Bollinger.. •• •• 726
BRITISH REPLY IS
EXPECTED THIS
LONDON, July 26. — The British
foreign office today informed Ambas
sador Page, United States minister to
Great Britain, that the British reply
to the American note on the interfer
ence with neutral mails will be sent to
Washington this afternoon.
Although the British reply will be
sent immediately, It will not be of a
final nature, as the foreign office is
still In conference with the French
nation on the nature of the reply to
be finally submitted to the United
States.
BRITAIN IS NOT
TIRED Of THE
LONDON, July 26.—Lord Derby, un
der secretary of war, today said Great
Britain is not tiring of the war, but
if anything is more set on the purposes
outlined at the beginning of the strug
gle than when the war first began.
The country, he assertB, nevdt was
more hopeful of ultimate victory nor
more firmly united than at the pres
ent, and he predicts that if the war
lasts years longer the British people
will be found fighting with the same
spirit as is manifested today.
MADRID. July 2ti. — Five provinces'
have been ravaged by a hurricane
which has cost scores of lives and
caused property damage which will
amount to millions of dollars.
The village of Torreon has been
completely destroyed and many lives
have been lost. Eleven bodies already
have been recovered. It is asserted
that not a single building remains,
standing.
Martial law has been declared in (
the afflicted district, and soldiers
rushed to the relief of the sufferers.
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communication to Great Britain con
cerning the British blacklist of Ameri
can firms which has been prepared by
Acting Secretary of State Folk, Is
practically ready and will be Bent
within a few days.
The contents nor tone of the com
munication has not been made public,
and it Is thought by many to be mere
ly in the nature of an inquiry as to
the intent and effect of the blacklist.
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Today's news In the Times today.
SEATTLE, July 26. — Prosecutor
Lundin last night charged Logan Bil
lingsley and Fred Billingsley with first
degree mHrder as the result of the
death of Police Sergeant VV'eedin, who
was killed in a revolver fight with I
Suchiro, a Japanese watchman em
ployed by the Billingsley brothers.
The information was filed against
the two brothers despite the admission
of the police that Suchiro thought he
was defending the property front rob
bers when he fired upon the police
men, who were dressed in civilian
clothes.
Late yesterday afternoon the police
made a raid upon the warehouse and
drug store of the brothers in search
of liquor, and completely wrecked the
interiors of both.
DOOLEY IS PLEASED WITH
POLITICAL OUTLOOK
George Dooley, Republican nominee
for senator from the Third division,
yesterday returned from Landlock
bay. While there Dooley took a trip
to Ellamar in the Interests of his
candidacy, and reports the outlook
from that section as extremely favor
able to the Republican ticket.
Dooley Is convinced from personal
observations that the Republican can
didates nominated at Valdea thia
month will get the majority of the
votes cast on Prince William sound.
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POLICE SAY THEY
HAVE FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26. — The
police today announced that within
the next three days they will have In
custody the perpretrators of the bomb
outrage Saturday.
It is not known what evidence the
Itolice have against the persons whom
they will charge with the crime, and
It is asserted by many that the sus
pectR already are under arrest on some
minor charge, and the police are now
gathering the evidence necessary to
their conviction.
The city is yet greatly wrought up
over the outrage, and the popular de
mand for the arrest and conviction of
the fiend is forcing the police to make
every effort possible to find the crim
inals.
WONDERFUL TRIP
OF 23 TON
LONDON. July 21. — The little 23
ton yacht “Mana" has arrived safely
in an English port after a voyage of
a hundred thousand miles. Belonging
to Mr. and Mrs. Scoreshy ItouHedge,
the vessel left England over two years
ago on a scientific mission to Easter
Island, in the South Pacific.
Thp last stage of the little vessel's
voyage was from , San Francisco,
which she left five months ago. Al
together there were eleven persons on
board, including tw-o men from Pit
cairn island. Mr. Routledge had some
interesting details of the voyage.
“After leaving San Francisco," he
said, “we came down the Mexican
coast. Two hundred miles from land
we came upon three islands marked
as uninhabited, and I decided to land
to try and get some meat. But our
landing was delayed, as the mouth of
the cove was occupied by tw’o whales,
who were feeding and who refused to
move until the following day. On
landing we found a rough shanty, to
gether with a derelict boat, and along
side a rough cross, evidently marking
a grave. In a rift in a cliff we found
a sort of cave strewn with old bottles
and odds and ends of a camp. Nearby
was a piece of wood bearing the name
Annie Larsen, which I learned from
a shipwrecked sailor who was on the
yacht, was the name of a vessel en
gaged in blockade running or con
traband. There is no doubt that the
remote island had been a dumping
ground for Mexican revolutionists.
i nere were so many lurues mai
we got tired feeding on them. It was
curious to see these creatures being
regarded by the birds as a kind of
floating island, and to see gulls preen
ing themselves on the turtles' backs.
"The ‘Mana’ visited one small is
land ip the gulf of Panama, where ele
phantiasis was rampant among the
people. The currents in this region
were very difficult, and there was one
sailing ship that had been drifting in
circles for thirteen months, and had
been unable to get out. The Panama
canal was closed to traffic, but the
American government kindly allowed
the 'Mana,’ as the vessel of a scientific
expedition, to go through.
“Some fifty miles from Jamaico
we saw what appeared at first to be
a burning ship, and afterwards looked
like smoke from a naval action. We
found it to be a submarine volcano
blowing off. The sea flow had been
broken, and we saw seas breaking in
places where the chart showed no
land. Under the circumstances no in
vestigation was possible.’’
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SENATE BELIEVES IN
HELPING THE ARMY.
WASHINGTON, July 26. — It Is ex
pected that before night the senate
will have passed the army appropria
tion bill carrying an increase of $100,
000.000 over the amount provided in
the bUl as passed by the house.
THREE BOYS Hilt
DROWNED NEAR
JUNEAU
JUN'EAU, July 1H. — Last Sunday
afternoon, Colville Oalwas. the 18
year-old son of F. F. Oalwas, school
clerk; R. Salmonson, a Treadwell boy,
and Louis Hubbard, owner of the
Douglas news stand, started for Tur
ner's lake in a rowboat with an Evin
| rude engine attached, intending to en
joy a two weeks' vacation.
No cause for alarm had been felt
for the safety of the party until late
yesterday, w-hen the boat the boys
j started out in was found in a water
logged position, practically submerged
with the exception of the bow, and
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aboard the launch Amy. The boat
was sighted half-way between Oliver's
inlet and Young's bay. The party
aboard the Amy brought the missing
boat alongside and made an investi
gation. Fishing tackle and others
things were still In the boat, having
been held in place by the 'seats.
NO HOPE REMAINS.
DOUGLAS, July 22. — With practi
cally no hope remaining either among
parents or friends of finding the three
Douglas boys alive, searchers are
still cruising up and down the chan
nel and along the beaches looking for
the bodies.
K. It. Hubbard has not yet aban
doned all hope and is with searching
parties.
The parents and brothers of R. Sal
monson have gone to the end of the
island to make camp and maintain a
close watch for the possible appear
ance of the bodies.
Mr. Gal was is also out again this
morning, visiting the last possible
places where the lads might have
stopped unseen. Although he seems
to have relinquished hope of the boys
still being alive, he feels sure that
the evidence found is assurance that
they made camp one night on shore.
Practically everything which the
boys had taken with them has been
picked up by the searching parties
along the beach.
A provision box, taken by young
Salmonson, and found at the end of
the island, gave evidence that the
boat had not capsized, but had filled
with water, as the box, which was
uncovered, still contained a roll of
butter.
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LONDON, July 26. — S. S. McClure,
the American magazine owner, who
was detained Saturday on board the
liner Philadelphia and only released
upon representations by the Ameri
can ambassador, must return to the
United States on the same vessel
when she sails Saturday. In the mean
time McClure is sojourning at a water
ing place, the name of which is with
held, "for his health."
Despite the protests of the Ameri
can minister, the British home office,
for reasons which it claims are suffi
cient. has declined to permit McClure
to remain longer in England.
MARIPOSA ON WAY NORTH
THIS MORNING
' SEATTLE. July 26. — The steam
ship Mariposa, of the Alaska Steam
ship Co., this morning sailed for the
north with the following passengers
for Cordova: A. G. Morey and wife,
S. C. Chase and wife, Mrs. Ed Kelter,
C. H. Whitelaw and wife, Marjorie
k Hugh, Gordon Whiteland. Hovey Tlns
\nan, R. E. LewiB, S. D. Warrlner and
wife.
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The Juneau Empire says that tour
ists visiting that section this summer
are kicking because there has been
no rain.
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