1 HE l The Cordova Daily Times 1 :HE 1
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 201. . * CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1915. ' . PRICE TEN CENTS.
GERMANS DECLINE ACCEPT D. S. VIEW
BANK AT VALDEZ
CLOSES ITS
VALDEZ, Aug. 2.—The Valdez
Bank & Trust Company suspended
business on Saturday. It owes de
positors $16,000, together with a
liability on the part of the stock
holders for the full amount of the
capital stock, which is $25,000. The
assets amount to $50,000.
The closing of the bank’s doors was
decided upon by the directors on ac
count of the limited field of activity
and the general business depression
throughout the territory. This plan
was being followed out when the fire
caused a sudden drain for cash, and
made collections difficult because of
the lack of cash in town. The bank
ing board of the territory has been
notified and the winding up of the
bank’s affairs will be in its hands.
TWO STEAMERS
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SEATTLE, Aug. 2.—The steamer
Admiral Evans sailed Saturday for
Southwestern Alaska, with no passen
gers for Cordova. The Northwestern
left last night, E. E. Siegley, C. Hutch
inson and C.. Lagoni being booked for
Cordova.
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' RECOVERED
EASTLAND
CHICAGO. Aug. 2.—The death list
of the Eastland disaster is gradually
decreasing until now it is below the
thousand mark. The latest official list
places the number of recovered bodies
at 840. Two of these have not so far
been identified. One hundred and
forty are missing, and it is now prac
tically certain that these are all dead.
The total list is now placed at 980.
Secretary of Commerce William C.
Red field, has denied that an attempt
will be made by his investigators to
whitewash the federal steamship offi
cials wh/j. should have detected the
faultty construction of the Eastland.
The secretary is on his way west to
examine the situation personally, and
to see that the investigation is fear
less and honest.
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WATER IS RECEDING
ALONG THE RAILROAD
The high water that has submerged
the tracks of the railroad in spots be
tween Mile 54 and Tiekel has dropped
from a foot and a half to two feet
since Saturday and is now receding at
the rate of an inch an hour. Within
three or four days it is believed that
it will be possible to learn the extent
of the damage to the roadbed, which
will be repaired as soon as conditions
permit.
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Geo. C. Hazelet returned last nighl
from a business trip to Valdez.
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FOR SALE—Household furniture o
C. H, Turner, Apply to Miss Tnrner
Special to The Times By Associated Press. .
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.—The State
Department has received another note from the
Berlin foreign office, replying to the last American >
missive on the sinking of the American vessel Wil-!
liam P. Frye by the German cruiser Eitel Friedrich
off the coast of South America. The latest German
communication reiterates their previous contention
that under the Prussian-American treaty, Germany
may continue destroying American ships, containing
contraband of war, if she pays for them. Germany j
definitey declines to accept the American view, in-,
sisted upon by the administration, thnt the existing
treaty between the two countries protects the ship
from destruction. Germany holds that she has only
to pay damages after a prize court has determined
what wrould be just.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.—The last
American note on the Lusitania disaster, and the
general subject of submarine warfare, received its
first official response from Berlin today. Today’s
communication was not a reply to the note but
simply a request from the Gennan admiralty asking
to have American ships all decorated with large
American flags to bo painted on both sides. Tbo j
request askg to have them painted large enough to be '
easily recognized at a distance, and states that the
flags now painted on the ships are too small to be
easily identified. The officials of the government
gratified Germany's latest request thereby showing
the sincere desire of the administration to avoid to
do anything reasonably consistent with a proper
firmness in insisting upon the legal rights of
neutrals. The officials at Washington are pleased
over this request, as they see in it a desire upon the
part of Germany to avoid attacks upon American
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SAYS YIELDING WARSAW
MEANS FINAL VICTORY
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 2.—Warsaw is still in the
hands of the Russians but that it will be abandoned
within a short time is a practical certainty. Grand
Duke Nicholas, the commander in chief is gradually
withdrawing his forces from the doomed city, pre
paring to evacuate, if necessary, without suffering
the loss of his fighting machine. The civilian popu
lation is leaving in large numbers taking what per
sonal property they can carry, and driving all their
stock before them. It is becoming more apparent]
that the city itself will not be destroyed when the
Russians leave, but that only the forts and the other
fortifications will be blown up and set fir*' to. All
war munitions will be taken along by the retreating
Russians who now feel safe in the belief that they
can get away without suffering a complete crushing
of their forces. Throughout the empire there is still
a strong feeling of hope that the allies on the western
front will initiate a strong offensive and force the
Teutons to slacken the heavy driving at the Russian
lines. The loss of Warsaw will be keenly felt by the
Russian people but they have already been prepared
for the disaster, and the government is assuring the
people of the ultimate success of the Muscovite arms.
LONDON, Aug. 2.—The Russian Duma opened
in Petrograd today before a brilliant assemblage.
Nearly all the cabinet ministers made speeches to
the body, and the prevailing note of the addresses
was fervid patriotism and unbounded faith in the
final victory of the Russians in the present conflict.
They were all agreed that Russia was far from
having reached the end of her resources, and that it
was vain for anyone to suppose that the termination
of the fighf was even in sight as yet. The minister
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if war confidently predicted the success of the allies
ind' the realization of the aims of Russia before
peace was secured, and said that although it was
possible that Warsaw might be surrendered, it would
only be for the same reason that Moscow was yielded
to Napoleon in 1812, and for the purpose of assuring
final victory.
BERLIN, Aug. 2.—The Berlin war office
officially announces that northwest of Lomza, capital
of the province of Lomza, and southwest of Suwalki,
the German soldiers have reached the Narew river.
The statement says that they are meeting with an
obstinate resistance, which is slowly but surely
being overcome. Before Warsaw, the situation is
unchanged, no important movements of either army
having been successful in repulsing or defeating the
enemy.
VILLA INDULGES TIRADE AGAINST U. S.
E LPASO, Aug. 2.—It is reported here that j
General Villa has been lately showing signs of get
ting desperate due to the repeated defeats he has
suffered at the hands of the Carranza forces. Word
has reached here that Villa addressed a gathering of
foreign merchants in Chihuahua last Saturday and
said to them, “I am going to take over your business
and run it for the benefit of the state and for the good
of the people of Mexico. Your employees may
remain here, but they will be expected and com
pelled, if necessary, to conduct the business under
the direction of my agents, and for the good of the
cause for which I am fighting. The safety of Mexico
depend upon this and I am ready and willing to sac
rifice everything in order that the ideals of the
Mexican people can be realized. You Americans,
you Germans, you Frenchmen, may protest and
appeal to your governments if you like. As for me,
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I am going ahead along the lines I have laid out for
myself despite all opposition. If the American gov
ernment does not like my action it can go to hell.”
The tirade continued in a similar vein, and ended
with a general order confiscating all the stores and
business houses in Chihuahua. Forty-two Mexican
merchants have been jailed for refusing voluntarily
to contribute to a forced loan, and' six others have
been executed.
PREDICTS UNITED STATES
SUCCEED TO WORLD THRONE
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BERLIN, Aug. 2.—Professor Simmel, one of the
leading academicians of the empire, in a long article
which appeared today in the Berliner Tageblatt,
declared that the United States was the heir of the
richest testators in the world, and that America was
now watching at the deathbed. Simmel asks the
belligerent nations of Europe if they intend' to con
tinue this suicidal strife they have entered upon,
and says if they do, they will only hasten the succes
sion of American to the world throne.
PRISONERS AS SHIELDS
PARIS, Aug. 2.—The commission which ha
been investigating additional reports of Oermai
atrocities made their official report to the govern
ment today. The most serious charge considered b
the board was the statements that have been made t
the effect that the Teutons have used military an
civilian prisoners as shields against the French fire.
Much sworn evidence was included verbatim in the
report detailing such occurrences, although the
board did not comment on them. The employment
by the German troops of reversed, split and other
forbidden bullets was investigated, and much testi
mony taken, including samples of the missiles. The
report cites the order of General Stenger, commander
of the 58th German Brigade, directing his soldiers
to kill all of the enemy’s wounded, and ordering
them to take no more wounded prisoners. Several
massacres of French soldiers followed the issuance
of this order.
GERMANY TO THE OVER
COTTON INDUSTRY EMPIRE
ROTTERDAM, Aug. 2.—From the German
newspapers received here it is evident that the gov
ernment is taking over entire control of all the cot
ton industry of the empire. The supply of cotton is
gradually decreasing owing to the immense quanti
| ties of it used in the manufacture of war munitions
I and the steps taken by the government are essentia'
to a proper conservation of the supply already or
hand. The cotton will be equitably distributee
5 among all the factories, the management of whici
i will be conducted under the direction of the state
- The move to control the cotton, is ill line with tin
>r recent order decreeing that all copper, nickel am
n brass utensils of whatever nature, including cookin;
i utensils, were the property of the government.
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BERLIN, Aug. 2.—The German official state
merit issued this morning says that the Teutons hav<
captured Mitau, the capital of the Baltic provinci
of Courland. Mitau, is one of the imporant citiei
of this section of Russia and is but 25 miles south
east of Riga. The German forces entered the cit>
this morning, the Russians having abandoned it ai
they advanced.
THREE STEAMERS ARE SUNK
BY GERMAN SUBMARINE!
LONDON, Aug. 2.—The toll of the Gennai
submarines for today has run to three steamers. Fo
th(> first time in several days none of Britain’s fish
ing fleet of trawlers were attacked.
The first loss reported was the steamer Clintoni
of 3800 tons. The crew of this vessel were give
time to take to their small boats, and were towe
11 a considerable distance by the submarine. The nos
i1 victim was the 2500 ton steamer Fulgens. The bon
was dynamited and sunk, after the crew left her. Th
> officers and men were all saved. 1 he last to tall int
l the clutches of the German under water craft wn
r the steamer Bettvorlich. This shop was torpedoe
off the Seilly Islands, without any loss of the crew.
W DESTROYS
ATMILE160
The large frame trestle at Mile 160.
which spans the Gilhlna river, has
teen destroyed by forest fires, which
lave been raging extensively in the
nterior for several weeks past. The
ipenings of six or seven culverts were
ilso burned.
The trestle was 800 feet long and 65
feet high, and contained a half million
board feet of lumber. The loss is
estimated at $18,000. Its destruction
cuts off through railroad traffic to
Kennecott and no shipments of ore
can be made until the structure has
been rebuilt. This, it is estimated,
will take about ten days after com
munication has again been established
so as to permit of the shipment of
lumber to that point.
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PEACE AT
SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Aug. 2.—Ex-Secrtary o
State William Jennings Bryan spok
in this city twice today, before larg
audiences, who listened attentively t
the orator, but who did not show 6
their applause exactly how the ides
of the famous pacificist were receive
The theme of the two addresses we
the promotion of peace and the abo
tion of war, Bryan dwelling upon tl
causelessness of the present confli
in Europe, and the terrible slaught
that has resulted from the false idea
of the European peoples.
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MARIPOSA SAILED
DIRECT TO SEATTL
The steamer Mariposa arrived fro
Seward at 7:30 o’clock last even!
and after taking on a quantity
canned salmon sailed direct from hi
to Seattle, via the outside, in ord
to get to the coast in time to resui
her regular schedule.
The outgoing passengers wet
Hobart Tucker, W. A. Holcomb, W
Clark, Ralph Crafton and a crew of
Chinamen employed by the Cai
Pass Packing Co.
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‘ SEATTLE YOUNG LADY
. ON VISIT TO RELATIVE
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Miss Lulu Keller, of Seattle,
- has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. R
, Herron at the power plant, left
night for Valdez where she wiT
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Bu
and later they will return to Con
for a short stay.
new member of road
I COMMISSION ARR
j Lieutenant J. S. Hehoffery, IT. S
passed through Cordova Satu
evening on his way to Valdez, tt
1 lieve Capt. C.len Edgerton, of
[• Alaska Koad Commission, who is
- to be transferred.
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( Mrs. A. E. lllaek, Miss Julia 5
ntetz and A1 Norgren made a tr
I Valdez on the launch Prospecto
turning home yesterday.
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^ C. VVr. Jones; an attorney and
0 paper man from Panama went th
O to Seward on the Alameda Sal
s night.
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