The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME IIII. NUMBER40. _CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1917. ~
Wilson Appeals Directly to the German People
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WANI1IXGTOX, A HR. 2!>. — President Wilson lias ♦
* i *‘j1 ('fed I ’ope I’enedict’s peace proposals, finally settling ♦
* the question of dealing with the present German rulers *
* uneoni jiiei<‘(l or uncurbed at home. The president makes *
* it clear that lasting and durable peace is negotiable only *
* by a complete understanding with the German people ♦
* and not alone on the unstable guarantees of the existing *
government. The note indicates that theAmerican gov- ♦
* eminent intends no post helium reprisals on the German *
^ people, but desires in the interests of a world’s peace ♦
* that Germans he allowed to share in international econo- *
9 luic opportunity if they will accept equality and not seek ♦
* *'‘ munition. The note deals with an unequivocal denun- *
* inlion of German military autocracy and is believed to ♦
* collect nccucately the attitude of the allied governments. *
ts gi iieial teiioc was anticipated by diplomats, but they *
* weie an prised by the virtual appeal to the German peo- ♦
* p11’ to si rive foe emancipation from military control and ♦
* h i onic fitted to deal with world democracy. ♦
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BRITISH LINES ADVANCED IN ATTACK
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M i\'l>< >X, Aug. 29—ri'li(“ British lines were advanced along
i front over two thousand yards astride the St. .Julien-Polle
i| i II rmid, on the Flanders front, as a result of British attacks
Germans attacked the British positions at Inverness Copse,
on ! lie Ypros-Menin road, which were defended, and the enemy
lost many prisoners.
RUSSIANS DESERT THEIR POSITIONS
PETROGRAD, Aug. 29.—A Russian division y terday
abandoned ils positions in the region of Fokshana, on the Rou
manian front, and fled in disorder.
TEUTONS ADVANCE ON ROUMANIAN FRONT
I’HTKOGRAD, Aug. 29.—The enemy continued to advanc<
v y .. rrb.v on tb.--fontl.ern K-oumeruan front.
EXTENSIVE MINE FIELD IS ADRIFT
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 29.—A steamship reports hundreds
d liipwrecks off the Norwegian coast, and apparently an ex
nsiw mine field is adrift. Many mines are also reported in
lie Arctic ocean.
GERMANS STORM POSITIONS AND TAKE PRISONERS
BERLIN", Aug. 29.—In Oituz valley, on tin* Roumanian
runt, tin Teutons stormed the hill positions, taking six hun
In d prisoners. German counter attacks drove the British from
lie indentation they made in German positions northeast of
’’rezenhorg.
FARMERS HOARDING THE WHEAT CROP
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—The farmers are holding wheat
n their own warehouses or sacks, pending the fixing of prices
iy the government. This concerns portions of Alaska, where
lie ent ire winter’s supply must be obtained at one time.
RED CROSS HAS 3,500,000 MEMBERS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2D. The Red Cross membership has
tassed tin* 3,500,000 mark.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON. Aug. 2!i. — Karl Grey,
formerly governor general of C mad i
died in this city Iasi niglit.
Lord Strniheona described Earl
Orey as a "statesman and a idiilan
tliropisl in the hesl sense." Mis ac
tive career comprised not only the ad
ministration of the government of
Ithodesia and representation of tit
British government as governor gen
era! of Canada, hut industrial and fin
aneial operations in the development
of South Africa. One of the most
noted movements to which he gave
his support and in which lie was a
leading spirit was the Public House
Trust Company of England, an enter
prise designed to supplant the ordin
ary saloons for the sale of intoxicat
ing liquor by Hie establishment of well
conducted public houses and to dis
courage the use of intoxicants bv sub
stitution of tea and coffee.
Earl drey was an intimate friend of
the late Joseph II, Choate. American
ambassador to Groat Britain, often
visited the United States, called upon
- - Presidents Koosevolt and Taft at
' ‘"eton, and declared that he was
Jica. This senliment
reason for restoring
ites a picture of Ben
rhieh had been in the
s family since Earl
ulfather. Major Gen
y. was quartered in
lnJ.’luIa<Xell>Uia ;uc-an
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war. The restora
e was announced by
anquet tendered him
ile he was governor
t. In making the an- 1
lid he believed there
than the laws of pos
session.
Born November 28, 1851. Alfred
Henry George, the fourth Earl Grey,
was educated at Trinity College, Cam
bridge. lie married in IS77 Alice Hoi
ford, of Westonbirt, England. Two
daughters. Lady Evelyn Grey and i
Lady Sybil were the result of (ho
union.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 29. — While the
government’s food program makes ,
speculation in potatoes impossible this i
tear, prices are already at peak In
. normal years. The potato market is
1 unchanged, although reports through
Imit the states put crops not as abun
dant as estimated. Yield throughout
••astern United States also shows re
duotion. and local dealers regard east
as certain buyer'of potatoes from local
markpt In carload lots. Vegetables
throughout the slate are In good con
dition, but largo demand keeps up and
there has been no decline in prices.
Eastern Washington fruits hit the
high mark. Some canneries closing
down in order to force a drop in
prices of peaches and pears. All varie
ties have speculative tendency. Con
sumers putting up kicks to retailers :
about high prices of butter, which is
already highest ever attained on the
local market. Fresh egg supply more
than amide to meet demand, with
Alaska shipping at mininmum. Cheese 1
market unchanged. Grocery staples
unchanged.
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EAGLES. ATTENTION!
All members of Cordova Aerie, F.
O. E„ are requested to attend tonight’s
meeting, as tho building committee
will submit its report and desire to
have It approved by the lodge, so that
work can Immediately start on tho
erection of the new Eagle hall.
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mt. McKinley lodge,
No. 183, F. & A. M.
Special meeting tonight at 8 o’clock.
Work In M. M. degree. Visitors wel
come.
A. McN. FIELD, W. M.
J. H. Sellen, Sec.
(Ry United Press)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
NIE FIELD, July 10. — (By Mail) —
’iniy ridge is covered with flowers.
I few weeks ago 1 watched this hill
plode and blaze like the day of Judg
nent. while the Canadians, with their
Cillery and mines turned It into a
.nothing, boiling mound of firo.
Today old lady Nature has com
peted her miracle, Vimy ridge Is
freon. Poppies, cowslips, cornflowers,
jurple thistle mops, daisies and be
atcl speedwells dash the gory bat
lefield with color, while rank grass
tides the smaller shell centers. Hut
we explanation Is possible for this
diange. for all manner of vegetation
tnd seed wore burned to ashes and
juried many feet deep in the mud
luring live storming of Vlmy’s heights
n April. Nature has worked some
vender as if ashamed of the ugly
lill and wanted to cover it over and
lido it out of sight.
Vimy ridge runs from just west
jf Lens, almost due south towards
Arras. Notre Dame de Lorette Is a
iteal ridge running generaly east and
west, the eastern slopes ending west
jf Lons where Vimy bogins.
From me top of Notre Dame Lens
can be plainly seen about four miles
i away. The whole flat plain to the
north and northeast. Is dominated by
this great hill. It also dominates the
south and west. Small wonder the
two ridges were ordered by the tier
man high command to be held at all
costs, for so long as they were held
the Hritish and French were power
less from Arras to Ypres.
So the French stormed Notre Dame
and won it. The whole ridge was
drenched in blood, the ground was
shattered, and it seemed that this spot
would ever be barred of the slightest
growing thing.
Today I found flowers everywhere.
At times grass reached almost to my
waist. l stumbled into abandoned
trenches and comparatively recent
shell holes now hidden under vegeta
tion. Now and then one tripped over
concealed entanglements of barbed
wire, or kicked a skull accidentally
with the toe of one’s boot, or trod on
some forgotten soldier’s pack, or rifle
or bayonet. Under rank growths of
daisies one comes across strips of Cler
man uniforms with whitening bones
lying about, and (lermun boots, with
everything from the knee down still
in them. Canteens, battered nnd
pierced-iron ration tins, hand gren
ades, - shrapnel cases, cartridge clips,
unexploded shells, all manner of equip
ment nre still there — only they are
now hidden under a tangle of wild
flowers.
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JUST TO REMIND YOU
That the Hag-Time Trio will play their
regular dance at Eagle Hall on Satur
day night.
Everything in furniture and house
hold goods. Just cull on Lambert. tf
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WASHINGTON. A,ug 29. — Imports
of merchandise Into as well ns exports
from tho United States during the
fiscal year 1917 grcwtly exceeded the
figure of former years, according to
i statement Just Issued by the bureau
>f foreign and domestic commerce of
he department of commerce. In round
numbers imports amounted to two bil
lion six hundred and fifty-nine million
dollars and exports.to six billion two
hundred and ninety-four million dol
lars for merchandise only, thus show
ing an excess of exports or favorable
balance of trade of three billion hIx
hundred and thirty five million dollars
with a total foreign trade of eight bil
lion nine hundred and fifty three mi)
lion dollars.
Imports in 1917 show an increase of
four hundred and slxly-one million dol
lars over 1918, nifse hundred and
eighty five million oVer 1915 and seven
hundred and slxty-ff^e million dollars
over 1914 — the last norinay year be
fore the war. Exports in 1917 were
larger by one billion nine hundred and
sixty-one million dollar* than in 1916
three billion five hundred and twenty
five million more Lhun in 1915, and
three billion nine hundred and twenty
nine million dollars qgrer the 1914 fig
ure*.
The gain In the balance of trade in
1917 over previous years amounted to
me billion four hundred and ninety
nine million dollars over 1916. two bil
lion five bu-'-v '» uimitm
Jver 1915, and three billion one hun
Ired and sixty-four million dollars
yver 1914, with increases in the tota
Foreign trade of two billion four hun
Ired and twenty-two million dollars
yver 1916. four billion five hundred
end eleven million dollars over 1915
uul four billion six hundred and
ninety- five million dollars over 1914
For the single month of June, 1917
he total imports were three hundred
tnd seven million dollars, of which
wo hundred and eighteen million do!
ars. or 71 per cent, were entered free
if duty. The total during this montl
yxceeds by thirty-six million dollars
[he imports of the previous month o!
May, which tip to that time were the
nighest in any one month.
Exports of merchandise during Jun
unounted to five hundred and seventy
dx million dollars, the highest in an>
month with the exception of January
1917. which shows exports valued at
dx hundred and thirteen million dol
ars.
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PROTESTS TUT
WAR DUTIES
LONDON, Aug. 29. — War time
tasks have so burdened some of the
town clerks that one, at least, has
protested, asserting that he now works
from 9 o'clock in the morning until
11 o'clock at night, and that lr the
authorities add to his already multi
Carious duties, he will have to go with
nut sleep. In his protest ho gives the
following list of war time duties to
which lie already was required to at
lend:
National registration, war time cook
cookery, demonstrations, wur hospl
tals, food economy campaign, local
flag days, national service, occasional
baby weeks, communal kitchens, al
lotments, potato spraying, local coal
supplies, maternity and chtldr welfare,
local distribution ami separation it
lowances.
A proposal to require him to admin
Ister food supplies uroused his revolt.
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Falcon Joslin, who has spent the
past seven or eight months at Wash
ington. in the effort to secure remedial
legislation for Alaska, arrived in Cor
dova today, on the steamer Mariposa,
and will go to Katalla, where he and
George C. Hazelet are interested In
the St. Elias Gil Company.
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There will he a boat dance at Hogg's
hall tonight, and you and your friends
are Invited to attend and enjoy a row
hours' dancing to the music of the
Hon Ton orchestra.
TRENCH LIFE IS
(By Associated Press)
FRENCH FRONT, Aug. 29. — I)oz
ons of divisions of the French army
now sleep underground In comparative
comfort, even In the front lines when
the Germans are hurling tens of thou
sands of shells on the ground above
them, thanks to the work of the com
panies of excavators formed since the
beginning of the war. The men chosen
to construct these shelters, which
have preserved so many thousands of
tlves, are soldiers whose age varies
between forty-five and fifty, ami who
would have been unfit to take part
dn the active operations of modern
battles, where quickness of movement
and lltheneBs of limb are absolute ne
cessities. No matter what the nature
bf the soil, whether hard rock, quick
sand, chalk or marshy land, these vet
erans have overcome all the difficul
ties and have succeeded in construct
ing formidable bomb proof shelters
all along the line of the front from
the North sea to the Swiss frontier,
until at the present moment any fight
ing unit arriving at almost any part
of the line finds a habitable dugout
awaiting it.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has seen and been inside dozens
of these subterranean cities — for
such they may be termed — at many
places, and even where al lthe natural
conditions are difficult, has found the
shelters commodious, well drained ar.d
re«mrHt«£ in some enr~> n bat
talion finds accommodation In a single
sholter, and each man lodged in it is
provided with a simple bed consisting
of a wire netting foundation supported
by wooden uprights. On this the sol
dier lays his regulation bundle of
straw and covering himself with his
army blanket and greatcoat, can sleep
with freedom from anxiety as to any
bombardment in progress outside
■The shelters are provided generally
with electric light or acetylene lamps
J wm>v*iioiivoo, uuu ill nmi.f |
cases with complete shower baths.
First aid posts and dressing stations I
with all modern surgical appliances !
are also to hand, so that the surgeon !
attached to the unit may attend lmme
diately to any wounded men brought !
in from the nearby battlefield
So well are the shelters protected
from the view of the enemy that, al- I
though in many instances the under i
ground lodging covers an area of 3,
000 square yards, not once in the
course of the past year has one of
them been destroyed by the enemy’s
fire. They have many exits, the plan
being to provide one for each section
or quarter company, so that in case
one exit should be hit and blocked
the men inside may escape through
another opening.
• At tho beginning of the war the sol
diers actually in the fighting line
made their own shelters, which were
just holes dug in the ground and cov
ered with tree trunks and earth and
affording very little protection, be
sides taking up much of the time of
the soldiers and costing very much
labor and money for transporting the
ueeessary timber.
It was then decided to utilize the
older classes of the reserve of the ter
ritorial army who had been called to
the colors, and who, despite their pre
vious military training had been found
unable to bear the strain of campaign
lug. Several companies of them were
formed and they were first given the
task of constructing shelters in the
Somme district and around Verdun.
Their officers were chosen from the
engineer corps and from men who in
civil life were engaged in similar un
dertakings, such as builders und min
ers. Most of the men were peasants
used to dtgging in the fields, and their
work wus very satisfactory, but this
kind of excavating work was differ
ent and they suffered considerably
from the unusual motion of having to
throw the earth upward, or wheeling
it in barrows up steep Inclines.
One of the officers overcame this
trying difficulty by inventing an ap
paratus for carrying loosened earth
or rock to the surface by use of elec
trie power. By this arrangement two
men can do the work formerly done
by ten. When the earth has reached
the surface it falls into barrows and
is wheeled away along the level and
distributed about in such n manner
as not to attract the attention of the
enemy's airmen always flying about
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(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. — Every
Sammy In France will have a secre
tary to write letters to his folks if he
is too badly woundei^ar too busy swat
ting the Boches to dh it himself.
Adjutant General McCain has ar
ranged the same Betjretariat system
for the first (>87.000 draft Sammies in
cantonment camps in this country this
fall. And for the militiameti, like
wise.
‘‘Our plan to enable friends and rela
tives of the American soldtfcr to get
prompt information us to -$ieir wel
fare.” said General .- NlcCjui today,
"will require, for evefry njjiion men.
ibout 1,200 officers, enlistee men and
field clerks." World hindquarters for
thin organization, which Is already at
work, will be in the«state, war and
navy building at Washington. It is
known officially as "the statistical di
vision.”
In addition to writing letters and
postcards, the duties of members of
the division will include: Gathering
information concerning individuals at
general divisional, regimental and
company headquarters, field and base
hospitals, ports of embarkation and
rampH In this country where troops
nro mobilized and trained.
Handling inquiries concerning prls
oners of war; both German pttsoners
in America and American prisoners
In Germany. A big training school for
d w fa ■ iw
established ut the war department and
Is in operation now. Officers of the
division are being selected from the
officers’ training camps and will be
sent to France and to places in this
country as soon as trained.
"Every company of American sol
tiers, everywhere.” said General Mr
L’aln. “will be accompanied by one of j
these men regularly stationed with it.
ind part of whose job will be to know
rvery man in the company.
"This man will report to the regi
nental statistical division, which will
tie specially charged with the prepa
■ation and forwarding of casualty lists
ind data as to wounded and seriously
ill. Information will like wise be re
ported as to all civilians accredited
with the army.
"The organization will finally be
completed by having a regimental sec
tion with each regiment. This will
be in charge of the regular adjutant,
assisted by the chaplain.” General
McCain wishes all Sammies, their re
latives and friends to make full use
of this secretariat division. Word
can be gotten home, ho feels more ex
peditiously by Sammy, through one
of the division's postcards than by
any other means except by expen
sive cable.
These postcards are official and do
not have to be delayed for censorship.
If unable to write himself, his statis
tical field secretary will gladly do it
for the Sammy.
the lines to observe what is going on
in the opposing position.
Special army sawmills have been
started to provide props and planking
for the shelters and everything is done
at minimum cost.
The veterans so employed have sus
tained losses when working in exposed
positions, but no danger appears to
daunt them, and they continue their
job as though they were working in
the fields at home. They have adapted
themselves to the use of the most mo
dern tools, and although the great ma
jority of them had no previous experi
ence of electric drills and borers they
now use them os well as practiced
miners.
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TWENTY PASSENGERS ARRIVE
ON STEAMER MARIPOSA.
The steamer Mariposa arrived early
this afternoon from Seattle, with the
following passengers for Cordova:
Captain George H. Whitney, Peter G.
Peltre. Robert Scott, S. S. Keserr. Dan
Evanoff. Mrs. W. R. Hillery. Willard
Hillery, Mias Helen Taylor K. W. Hills
Mrs. Hills, Cecilia Burroughs, John F.
Murphy, y. E. Cleveland, M. V. Fahey.
C. L. Morris, James Olson. Mrs. Win.
Young, Bob Lovell, Falcon Josliti and
one steerage.
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French Puff Paste in Big variety at
City Bakery.
WM) IAX BILL II
RAISE LARGE
(By '.ssoolsted I’ressj
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. — The fi
nance committee of the senate has
agrepd to amendments carrying war
profits taxes at thirty-three per cent,
instead of the present pro' ision of
twenty-six per rent, to meet a -adical
movement for greater taxation on war
profits. The amendments increase the
war profits tax yield from $562.c">.
000 to $1,060,000,000 in addition to
taxes under the present law and yield
one-third more of the total taxes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2!*. — Senator
Bafollette has Introduced eight amend
ments to the war tux hill, providing
for levies on war profits ranging 'rum
seventy-six to forty eight per c it.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. - The
senate has eliminated the entire sec
tion levying taxes on first ( lass mail.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. — The
wheat fair price committee is still
discussing the price for the 1917 crop
and there is no indication "lien a do
cision will he reached.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 29. — \ survey of
the steamer Jefferson show that the
damage was trivial. Temporary re
pairs w ill be made at Sw anson b ly,
and the Jefferson will proceed on her
voyage.
(Special to the Tiniest
CHITINA, Aug. 2$. Charlie Young,
a well known old timer of ttj,. chitina
valley, was found <1. tl it: bis cabin
near Spirit mountain about twenty
miles from here, bv an Indian, early
last Saturday morning. The Indian
came in and reported the same day.
According to the Indian the hotly was
on the cabin floor in a pool of blood,
lying across a rifle The Indian was
too much scared to make further in
vestigation. The coroner left here
this morning, accompanied by nine
men. the intention being to hold an
inquest and bury the body No details
will be available until the coroner re
turns in three or four days.
Young left his cabin on the morn
ing of the 22nd, with \Y. d. Rogers,
of Ketchikan, who had been out there
with him for a few days making an
examination of his copper property.
When they got in sight of the Copper
river Young left Rogers to return
to his cabin to get some ore samples,
and papers which they had forgotten,
intending to reach Chitina l. te the
same evening. He did not show up
that day nor (ho following, so Rogers
left Friday morning for Cordova, in
tending to catch a boat for the outside.
An effort has been made to locate
Young's relatives through me ol his
partners, who are working on the
Kuskulana. but nothing has been
heard from them yet Young was a
big, good natured typical prospector,
whom everybody liked and thos,» who
knew him best scout the idea that he
committed suicide.
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SILVER STILL ADVANCING.
(By Associated Press I
NEW YORK. Aug 29. The price
of silver still continues t,> rise rapidly,
of silver continues to rise rapidly liar
silver Is today quoted at s;i ; 1 cents
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Mrs. W. II. Ilillery and son arrived
today from Skngwny to join Mr. 1111
lory. vice-president of the Rank of
Alaska