The Cordova Daily Times
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RUSSIANS DIE FIGHTING IN TRENCHES
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NAINAIMO, Aug. 6—The steami
Sineola arrived here today, comir
direct from Panama. The vessel
bound for Anchorage with a cargo i
machinery for use on the constru
of the government railroad 1
Alaska. The machinery has all bet
used in the construction of the Pan
mana Canal, and Is what was thougl
would be available for the use of tt
Railroad Commission 4ftnr nonlir
the Slneola proceeded direct for
Anchorage.
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ERIE, Aug. 6—As details are be
ginning to be learned about the ter
rible cloudburst which swept through
this city, and the surrounding country
yesterday, it is found that the original
estimates of the number of dead were
far too low. At first it was thought
that the dead would not number over
forty but up to a late hour this morn
ing many additional bodies had been
recovered, and the death list had
passed the hundred mark. The de
struction of property especially of
crops in the country contiguous to
here, was great. The work of relief
has already been started, the state
and city officials combining in the
labor.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—An im
® portant conference will be held in this
* city on September 4th, between
representatives oK all the Latin
American States, and the United
States, in an endeavor to satisfactorily
solve the Mexican problem. The
United States has been the moving
figure in calling the conference in or
der that the rest of the American re
-public may learn that the United
Jsiates is acting from the best in
tentions in the Mexican muddle, and
with no expectation of land grabbing.
For'that reason, and to retain the con
fidence that these states now have m
the present administration it was
thought best to have the conference
determine what was the best action to
pursue to secure peace in Mexico,
rather than to have the United States
(^Initiate forceful measures without the
approval of the other republics.
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I BERLIN, August 6—The Berlin war office officially an- <
nounced today that V arsaw had fallen. The honor of making <
the final attack against the enemy’s lines fell to the Bavarian
troops under Prince Leopold, who broke through early this i
morning, first taking the outer trendies surrounding the city,
and then completing their task by capturing the inner series 1
of trenches. The fighting was deadly, the Russians offering 1
a tenacious resistance, and refusing to surrender, fighting to <
the last, nearly every Russian soldier in the two lines of trenches .]
being killed. The stubborn resistance offered by (lie defenders 1
r resulted in heavy losses to the attacking force, but the soldiers <
g are joyous over the victory, and the cry throughout Germany i
® now “On to Calais.” The Russians in the city have been '
=_ retiring all day by means of the three bridges which cross the 1
n Vistula. The official entrance into the fallen Polish capital has
n not yet taken place. The Emperor witnessed the final attack, i
i- and his presence at the front added greatly to the enthusiasm i
it of the soldiers who have been fighting almost constantly for (
e the past few days.
LONDON, Aug. G—The fall of Warsaw, having been offi
■ially confirmed, the military observers here, and the allied
'omnmnders, are awaiting with interest reliable news from
Vtrograd regarding the final disposition of the Russian gar
'ison. Grave fears are felt and openly expressed that the
Russians held on too late to save their armies intact. Details
rom the eastern front are slow in reaching here, Petrograd
>eing unusally silent about the situation, and the German war
tffiee stating no more than that the city had* fallen. Tiie allies
ell disappointed by the loss of Warsaw, but in England, it is
'elt that the success of the Germans will have a large effect in
lispelling the feeling«wf apathy towards the war that is being
nainfested by what is commonly called the middle classes.
Phe flower of the nobility, and the upper classes, as well as the
aboring man and workers have so far made up the bulk of the
British armies since the war started. The colonies have done
nore than their share, but there is an element in England, that
•efuse to accept the seriousness of the situation, and it is this
dement, whom it is hoped will be brought to realize the
gravity of the present crisis by the fall of Warsaw.
CAF E HAITFEN, Aug. 6—The .trouble throughout the
black republic is increasing, and this morning in this city, the
| American cruiser yacht, the Tagle, was compelled to throw
shells into the town, to protect the foreign quarter from attack
by the revolutionists under General Bobo. The revolutionists
I retired before the shell fire after several of the troops were
wounded and three killed, going into the brush back of the
town. I he situation here is critical, all foreign residents, wrho
can, are leaving the city, and' the others preparing to resist an
attack. American marines from the battleship Connecticut
are expected here to relieve the conditions.
PORT AU PRINCE, Aug. 6—The United States battle
ship Connecticut with 500 marines from the Philadelphia navy
yard on board, arrived here today. The sight of the big ship
steaming into the harbor was greeted with sighs of relief by
the foreign residents of the town, who have been fearing that
the small force of sailors from the cruiser Washington, who
have been keeping order here, would be attacked by superior
numbers of the rebel blacks. As soon as the Connecticut drop
ped her anchor, the complement of marines were landed, and'
(they completed the occupation of the city, which work was
commenced last week bv the sailors from the Washington.
AT PHILA.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6—An ex
plosion occurred this morning In the
bomb section of the United States
arsenal resulting in the death of one
civilian employee and the serious
wounding of two soldiers. The cause
of the trouble has not been ascertain
ed, but was probably due to the care
less handling of the explosives by the
employee. A large section of the
building was completely wrecked by
the tremendous force of the explo
sion, and if the accident had occurred
a few hours later would have accom
panied by a large loss of life.
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CONDITIONS ARE
GOOD AT
NOME
NOME, Aug. 6—All the mines In
this district are now working full
swing and the outlook for the season
is most favorable. The lateness ol
the season was a drawback for a time,
but lots of water is now at hand and
sluicing is general even where dumps
had to lie idle temporarily. The pay
roll seems to eb at least as large as
in any of the last few preceding years
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CORDOVANS IN NEW
BANK AT ANCHORAGE
Application has been made to the
secretary of the territory for a charter
for a territorial bank for Anchorage.
Mr. Holmqulst, vice-president of the
First National Bank of Everett, will
be the executive head of the Institu
tion. Local directors will be Geo. W.
Palmer of Knik, Capt. Austin Lathrop,
M. Finkelsteln and Carl W. Bolte.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—Secretary
of State Robert Lansing, and six of
the leading Latin American diplomats,
who hold posts at Washington, are
conferring daily over the Mexican situ
ation. The purpose of the meetings
are to devise a cotirse of action to
present to the Latin-Amertcan con
ference to be held in this city on
September fourth for the solving of
j the Mexican muddle. The present
| conferences will be continued un
j til a definite program has been agreed
j upon, and if the conference of the
; various states approves the plan when
| presented to the United States, it
I will be immediately put into exocu
I tion. No details will be made public
; until a report to the convention on
September 4 is made.
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The telephone line between her and
Katalla is out of commission.
BERLIN BANKS
BERLIN, Aug. 6—Berlin bankers
have assumed fifty million dollars of
the national debt of Bulgaria. This
is a part of the price that the Teuton
peoples are paying for the moral as
sistance of Bulgaria in the present
war, and her abstebtion from the con
flict on the side of the allies. It Is
also believed that important territorial
concessions and railroad rights in
Turkey have been ceded by the Otto
man empire to Bulgaria. What price
Bulgaria is paying for all this has not
been officially announced.
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PARIS, Aug. 6—The French prize
court which has been considering the
case of the American steamer Dacia,
seized with a cargo of cotton, has
rendered a decision holding that the
seizure of the Dacia by the French
battle ships was legal. The Dacia
was originally a German registered
vessel, but had been bought by an
American citizen after the war start
ed, and was destined to a neutral port
with a cargo of cotton.
In Honor of Visitors.
Tomorrow evening the Tango Club
will give a dance at the Windsor hotel,
in honor of the many visitors in town
and those who indulge In the latest
steps will be present and enjoy them
selves.
VICTORIA WILL
TOUCH AT
NOME, Aug. 6—The steamer Vic
toria left here yesterday on her second
trip, via the inside passage, stopping
at Seward, Valdez and Cordova, with
the following passengers:
C. H. Edwards and wife, W. S. Post
and wife, F. Somenback, L. E. How
ard, H. Marcus, Luclle Williamson, P.
M. Hopping, Miss A. W. Edwards,
Mrs. T. A. Neeb, W. H. Stark and
wife, Mrs. H. J. Lucther, Cima M.
Schofield. P. J. O'Higgins, B. C. Lucy,
Mrs. Bella Turner, George Volmer,
Miss D. F. Edwards, Wra. M. Goering,
E. T. Drake, F. Ross, W. S. Chandler,
Mrs. A. Siegel, Hazel Lindsey, Miss
H. W. Knowle, Cyrus Wade.
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Don’t overlook the show at Empress
theatre tonight, as some good films
will be shown.
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The steamer Northwestern left
Skagway at 3 o’clock this afternoon
and will reach Cordova early Sunday
morning.
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The Alameda was delayed in getting
out of the bay this morning on ac
count of a dense fog.
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FAIRBANKS, Aug. 6—Another con
signment of gold was received here
today from the new placer diggings
in the Tolovana. The amount re
ceived today was 123 ounces, and the
gold all came from the claims on
Livengood Creek. The feeling
throughout the district is that the
Tolovana is making good, and that
she will become a steady producer
when necessary development work
has been done.
MAYOR SETTLES
DIFFERENCES
OF LABOR
NEW YORK, Aug. 6—Mayor Mitchel
after several days efTort, succeeded to
day In persuading the sixty thousand
garment workers in this city not to
go on a strike for higher wages and
Mayor managed to get the employers
to grant some of the demands of the
workers, and he promised to continue
his efforts to better their condition.
The settlement is only temporary, the
union officials, while agreeing to re
turn to work, doing so on the under
standing that they did not yield any
of their orginal demands, and would
expect further concessions from the
employers.
REPUBLICS ILL
SEATTLE, Aug.6—Senator Ben Till
man returned here today after a
round trip to Seattle taking in all the
Alaskan cities, including Sitka, as far
north as Skagway. The senator ex
pressed hmself as delighted with the
trip, and predicted a great future for
Alaska, and spoke kindly of the people
he had met in the north and of hospit
able welcome they had extended to
him. The senator is in better health
than he has been for some time, and
expects to be in Washington when
Congress opens in the fall, ready to
take up the burdens of . his official
offioe once more. In discussing the
crisis in relations between this country
and Germany over the submarine war
fare negotiations, Tillman said em
phatically, that the people of the Unit
ed States need not be afraid that Wil
son would beg on his belly to keep out
of war with the Teuton nation.
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Miss Potter, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Caleb Corser, left to
day for her home in Seattle.