V<)LUME TW(). NUMBER 368. 00R1K)VA, ALASKA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
POSTAL SAVINGS
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. — Post
master General Burleson lias author
ized the extension of the postal sav
ings bank system to Alaska, and it is
^ thought that the first government
bank in Alaska will be placed in the
Juneau postoffice. Other banks will
be instituted at the larger towns
when the people of the various sec
tions express a demand for them.
SHARIA. Feb. 19. — The American
steamship China, bound from Shang
hai to San Francisco, was held up bj
a British cruiser today and thirty
eight Germans removed from the ves
sel and made prisoners of the cruis
er. The captain of the China protest
ed against the seizure of his passen
gers, hut without avail, as the cruis
er's commander insisted that the;
were enemy subjects and liable tt
capture. The master of the China ha:
wirelessed to the company's represen
tative at San Francisco full details o
the affairs, and it is understood thai
the steamship people will ask the
state department at Washington t<
protest the seizure.
WASHINGTON, Fell. 19. — It is
expected in diplomatic circles her<
that the Wilson administration wil
make a vigorous protest to Great Bri
tain over the stoppage of the Ameri
can steamship China, and the Bikini
therefrom of thirty-eight German citi
zens today. The case is considerec
to be exactly similar to that of tin
French cruiser Descartes, which stop
ped American vessels in the West In
ft dies and removed German subjects
The French government afterward:
apologized for the act of the coraman
der of the Descartes, and the German:
taken from the American vessels wen
released.
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LONDON, Feb. 19. — The govern
meut officially announced this after
noon that the German colony of Kara
erun. in equatorial Africa, had bee:
completely subjected by the British
who hud now captured all of the enem
forces therein, and were in complet
possession of the territory. This com
pletes the list of German colonial pos
sessions taken by the allies since th
present war started.
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♦ WATSON READY FOR SERVICE.
The steamship Admiral Watsot
which was rammed by the I’aralso an
sunk on the Seattle waterfront las
summer, has been entirely rebuilt an
repaired at the plant of the Seattl
Construction & Dry Dock Company
and will soon be ready to resume he
run in the north, being in better shap
than before. The raising of the Wat
son was one of th emost noteworth
contracts of its kind ever recorded.
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CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. I!).—The
Turkish war office issued an official
statement today, saying that the Brit
ish troops in Mesopotamia had made
fresh attacks on the Turkish forces
trying to force a crossing of the Tig
ris below Kut-el-Amarn. The British
• were repulsed in their efforts, and
■ were driven back, and their pontoon
bridges destroyed by tlte Turkish ar
tillery. Tlte battle waged furiously
for over three hours, at which time
the English gave up the attempt and
! retreated. The Turkish troops pur
j sued the enemy as far as the second
line of trenches of the British.
in the commissioner's court last
night. Orio Salevoris was tried before
I a jury and found not guilty of the
'charge of aduietry.
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i AMSTERDAM, Feb. 19. — Stories
over the Belgian frontier tell of great
' movements of German troops towards
the western battle front. Troop trains
loaded with soldiers are daily press
i ing forward apparently preparing for
a big offensive movement. These long
trains of soldiers have been given the
right of way over the railroads for
(he past six days, all civil business
on the roads having been put aside
to accommodate the miltary. All ol
' the trains contain infantry, no artil
lory or cavalry lias been noticed
, About half of tire new troops have
been sent soulli from central Belgium
\ the other half having been sent west
j ward, while some small detachment
1 have advanced in a southeasterly di
I rection.
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ARTIST
Rev. Eustace I*. Ziegler, in charge
iof the Episcopal Mission in this city
has made a painting in oils of "Ted
j Medley, the five year old son of U. S
i Commissioner Medley. The picture b
- one of the best that Mr. Ziegler hat
- ever done, and is a testimonial to the
- increasing power and beauty of hi
t work. It is on display at the art store
, of E. A. Hegg. and has drawn admit
fling comments from all who have seer
r i it. Mr. Ziegler’s fame as a portrait
painter is growing fast: he has the true
-Iartistic sense, and Ills friends predic
r that he is not yet at the zenith of his
i power, but will turn out works equa
to many of the subjects of our bos;
painters. Alaska and Cordova it
• proud to have such an artist as Mr
I Ziegler within their borders. His wort
t would be recognized in any of our ar
I centers as being above the average
eland but for his unassuming nature utu
J modesty his paintings would hav<
r more than a local name and reputa
b tion. Recent commissions which havt
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- come to him tend to show that tin
f great outside is already recognizitt}
his worth.
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BERLIN, Keb. 19. — The wnr office
issued an official bulletin tills morn
ing. stating that the British forces in
Plunders had made another futile at
tempt to recapture the trenches lost,
by the British to the Teutons south
east of Ypres. The British lost heav
ily in their efforts to retake the
trenches.
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FORT FELL
PKTROGRAD, Feb. 19. — The war
bulletins today stated that the Turks
commenced to evacuate Erzerum
when the first outlying fort fell. The
forts themselves were not greatly
damaged by the Russian bombard
ment, and active steps are being taken
to repair the fortifications, and garri
son the city with Russian soldiers.
The Turks have retired several miles,
the nearest available place for them
to make their next stand being along
a line of hills eleven miles distant.
There are no fortifications there, and
it is doubtful if the Turks will be able
to now check the advance of the army
of Grand Duke Nicholas.
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NEW YORK. Feb. 19. — The cop
! per market continues to occupy the
attention of the speculators. The
j volume of sides is increasingly large
land there has been considerable pro
fit taking in the leading stocks. The
price of the metal shows no signs of
going backwards, on the contrary,
nearly every day registers a .small ad
vance. For deliveries in June, elec
trolytic copper is bringing 28 1-2
cents, while for deliveries later than
that month the metal is selling at from
27 to 27 1-2 cents.
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ATHENS, Feb. 19. — The allied
commanders at Saloniki authorized
the announcement today of the occu
pancy by allied troops of the island
of Orthoni, a small island near Corfu,
l'fie occupation of the island was later
confirmed by the Creek government.
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CATHOLIC SERVICES.
Confession, 8 a. m.; mass and holy
i communion, 8:30 a. m.; mass, 10:30 j
a. m.; Instruction and benediction, j
7:30 p. m. K. J. Crimont. S. J.
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Fuller's Barber Shop is located at
Alaskan Hotel. Drop in.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. — The
post of Russian ambassador, about to ■
be made vacant through the resigna
tion of Ambassador Marye on account
of ill health, has been offered to David ;
Francis of Missouri. Francis is well
known, having served as governor of 1
Missouri, and was formerly secretary
of the interior. Francis is considering
tile proposition, and it is thought like
ly that he will accept. Francis is
considered by diplomats here as a cap
ital selection, being a man well versed
in international law, and of fine poise
and address, experienced in govern -
mental affairs.
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Those interested in t'hristlan Sci
ence are invited to attend the meet
ing held in the Adams building
(down stairs) every Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock.
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POISON CAUSED
DEATH TOUNE
GIHE
CHIOAOO, Keb. IP. — Chemists who
have made u post mortem examination
of the body of the murdered girl, Mar
ian Lambert, today reported the pres
ence of cyanide of potassium in the
stomach of the deceased. This cyan
ide was undoubtedly the cause of the
young lady's death. It has since been
learned that cynaldc had just recently
been used by the father of Will Ormet.
the young man accused of the murder,
in spraying the trees on the McCor
mirk estate. An examination of an
ash pile on the estate disclosed the
presence of the poison. The eonnee
tion is thought of great importance
by the police.
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THOUSANDS IRE!
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(iKN’OA, Feb. 1!>. — An Incen
diary fire was started this morning,
originating in a cargo of tallow on j
the docks. The flames spread with |
rapidity to the inflammable character,
of the tallow, and soon was threaten
ing the whole city, the people lleeing
in terror, not even having time to
rescue their household furniture and
valuables. The flames are si 111 in
creasing their scope, and the authori
ties are using dynamite in a desperate
effort to check the fire. The entire
fire department is working heroically,
and are being assisted by the police
and the soldiers. Two foreigners have
been arrested by the police under sus
picion of being responsible for the
conflagration. It is impossible at this
time to estimate the amount of the
damage, but it will run into millions,
and thousands of people will be home
less. The king has wired the mayor
to call on the national treasury for
funds to relieve the distress of the
people, and to provide temporary quar
ters for the homeless,
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Cordova Dressmaking Parlors. Work
guaranteed. Prices reasonable. Adams
building.
NIL BASE BL
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. — The
lenate today ratified the treaty with
Nicaragua, by which the United States
icqulres the Nicaraguan canal route,
is well as a site for a naval base In
hat country. The purchase price or
he concession Is three million dol
ars.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. — It was
announced from ,ho Mexican embassy
today that the Carranza army of a
100,000 would be gradually disband
led, and the soldiers return to pur
suits of peace, ns it was felt that the
country was in a quiet condition, and
that the few bands of outlaws in the
Pills did not necessitate such a large
standing army, which was a big drain
an the Mexican treasury, it is the
plan of the Mexican officials to organ
ize a national guard similar to the
militia organizations in the United
States, who would be subject to im
mediate call to military service.
SON OF KAISER
PKTROGRAD, Feb. 19. — Prince
Oscar, one of the sons of the Kaiser,
was severely wounded yesterday
while making an inspection of the
troops in front or the Russian poso
tions in the Smorken Minsk district.
The prince was caught under the fire
of the Cossack rifles, and fell from
his horse, ills suite immediately res
cued him and took him to the rear.
It could not be learned from the
Russians' position whether Prince Os
car was seriously wounded or not.
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RUSSIAN FLEET
SEBASTOPOL, Feb. 19. — The Rus
sians today commenced a bombard
meat of the Turkish city of Vitzesu.
on the Black sea. The smaller ships
of the Russian Black sea fleet were
used for the attack. Vitzesu is about
rifteen miles east of Trebizond. The
Turks are now evacuating the city, the
principal fortifications having been
demolished.
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SUNDAY SERVICES.
St. George's Episcopal Mission. Red
Dragon Club House — Morning ser
vice at 11 o'clock: evening service at
8 o'clock. Rev. E. P. Ziegler.
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If you do not receive your paper re
gulars "a)' no the Daily Times office.
THROUGH RATES
SEATTLE, Feb. 19. — Arrange
ments have been made between the
railroadB entering Seattle and the
steamship companies operating from
here to Alaskan points to give a
through rate from eastern points to _
the Alaskan cities, which will mater
ially reduce the charges heretofore in
effect on freight shipments of fish
from Alaska. This is to meet the
competition of the Grand Trunk rail
road. which since i( readied Prince
Rupert has crippled the Seattle fish
business, and was gradually accumu
lating all the Alaska business at
Prince Rupert. The new rate will
take several dollars off the old rate
and it is believed will allow the fisher
men to meet the Canadian competi
tion. The Seattle commercial bodies
have been appealing to Congress and
the secretary of labor and commerce
for government aid without much hope
of success.
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DANIELS INIS
ION
THE NAVY
WASHINGTON. Keb. 19. — Secre
tary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to
day addressed the appropriations com
mittee of the House, asking for an
immediate appropriation for emer
gency work on the battleships and
other war vessels, and to increase the
government's supply of mines and
equipment for laying them. The sec
rftary told the members that two and
three-quarters millions were needed
at once in order to make repairs to
the battleship machinery and to the
torpedo boat destroyers and submar
ines. which would put them in fight
ing trim. The secretary explained
that part of this money would be used
for placing anti aircraft guns on all
of the battleships, and that the Geor
gia and Virginia were useless in ilieir
present condition, both vessels being
in imperative need of new boilers.
The Importance of mines in our coast
defence schemes was also discussed
bv Daniels, who said that our present
supply of mines was grossly inade
quate.
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MRRBOURNK. '.ustralia. Fob. 19.—
Prime Minister Hughes announced at
a luncheon given him recently by the
faculty of Melbourne University, that
the federal government was prepared
to spend up to $2,500,000 if necessary
on the estahlist^nent of an institution
for scientific research in relation to
industry. Mr. Hughes said that it
h"d been shown what potential wealth
there was in Australia, but the Aus
tralian people were practically in
their swaddling clothes — economical
ly they were in their school days. He
thought with -a national laboratory
Australians could utilize science in
opening up new avenues of industrial
effort. They could increase the pro
ductivity of the country from 16 to
20 per cent.