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By Voting the People’s Ticket You Will Elect 7 Good Councilmen
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L“-^“ 1 The Cordo m Daily Times FIF
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER HUNDRED AND THREE. CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRILS, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS
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COL. GOETHALS OR MAJOR MORROW BUILDER
Special to Th# Times Hy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April <> It hits hern srnii ofli
cially announced here that construction work on tIn
government railroad in Alaska will begin very soon
after President Wilson makes his announcement of
the route or routes selected. Plans for the actual
construction were before the President at today’s
cabinet meeting.
A definite announcement will he made within a
few days of the route the President has selected, and
the plans for the construction work. It will also he
I definitely known whether the Copper River and
Northwestern or the Alaska Northern, or hotli roads,
will purchased'. This point has not been definitely
settled, notwithstanding reports that the purchase of
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Tin* names of < -ol. (1 net lulls, I milder of t lie I ’ana
mil < 'anal and Major ,1. ,1. Morrow, head of the Alaska'
Itailroad ('omniission, which was appointed l»v ITesi-'
dent Taft to examine the various routes in Alaska,1
are being; mentioned as possible builders of the Alas-'
ka railroad il it is decided to place an officer of the1
:irniv in supreme charge ol the construction work.'
the Alaska Northern had been practically completed, j
PETIT JURY DRAWN
FOR MAY TERM COURT
Clerk of the Court Arthur Dang and
Jury Commissioner J. C. Martin this
morning drew a petit Jury to report
in the federal court May 10th to con
sider such cases as will be ready at
that time for trial.
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Unusal interest has been Bhown to
day in the election of members of the
city council. Notwithstanding the un- j
favorable weather a big vote will bo
east, and the ladies have shown their
interest in municipal affairs by get
ting out to exercise their right to as
sist in the choice of those who will
rule the detines of the town for the
coming year.
A goodly portion of the vote was
cast during the early hours of the
day. During the first three hours fol
lowing the opening of the polls 180
ballots had been recorded. Since
that time the voting has been slower,
but at 4 o’clock this afternoon a large •
majority of those who had registered
had been to the polls and voted, the
IttEocount standing at 292.
The vote for clerk of the school (
board at the same time was 269,
comparatively little interest having
been displayed, particularly by the
sterner sex, in this phase or the
election.
The election officers are George
Dooley. C. S. Bratton and C. M.
Frazier, judges; Grover Hannemann
and George Kennedy, clerks, and E. F.
Medley and A. L. LaMotte, challen
gers.
During the afternoon sentiment was
strong in favor of the election of a
majority of the Peoples’ ticket, if the
betting may be taken as an expres
sion. Bets were made of $200 to $150
that the Peoples’ party would elect
five of Its candidates to the council,
and $50 to $75 that they would elect
six members of the council.
Although there waa much Interest
taken, and feeling in some instances
ran high, the election was carried off
most peaceably. There was a notice
able lack of loud arguments and
wrangling on the streets, ordinarily
the common thing on election day.
BUTTE, April 6—Mayor C. A. Smith,
Socialist, was defeated for re-election
by Charles H. Lane, Democrat, by a
plurality of 2,900.
The election for members of the city
council also resulted in a victory for
the Democrats, who have elected a
good majority of the members. The
Socialists have controlled Butte for
the past four years, and their over
throw is attributed to the women,
who for the first time voted in the
municipal election.
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Heal news in the Dally Time*, all
the time.
MARIPOSA DUE AT
NINE THIS EVENING
The steamer Mariposa, which was
expected to arrive here about 2 o'clock
this afternoon, will not arrive until
about 9 o'clock tonight, according to
the latest advices received from the
boat.
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TO SETTLE
HAVANA, April fi—The gate re
ceipts at the big light yesterday ex
ceeded $120,000, which, with the mov
ing picture concession and other
sources of income, will yield the pro
moters a handsome profit.
Willard, the new champion, and his
party making preparations to leave
for Key West on the next steamer.
Johnson and his party will go from
here to Martinique, where he will take
a steamer for France. Johnson owns
a farm in France and says he will set
tle down there. This sets at rest the
report, that after the fight lie would go
to Chicago, give himself up to the au
thorities, and serve out the sentence
imposed upon him for violation of the
Maun act.
THE MAN OF THE HOUR IN GERMANY.
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Photo oy American Press Association.
Kleld Marshal von fllndenbnrg (In the light colored field coat), the kaiser’s leader In fight against the Russians,
and hi* staff. On his left Is General von fdndendorff. "hero of IJegc "
STEAMER ASUNCION
ARRIVES IN PORT
The oil steamer Asuncion, Capt.
Spencer, arrived in port this afternoon
bringing "6,000 barrels of fuel oil for
the railroad and steamship companies.
She will remain in port until tomorrow
night discharging.
JI'N’KAl’, April 6 James A. Smi
zer, the new District Attorney for
this division, who recently arrived
here from Tennessee, stated yester
day in an interview with a Dispatch
reporter, that he wants above all
| things to become an Alaskan, and be
one of those who are aiding in the
building of an empire in the North.
He said that he came here not with
any theories of government, but to get
acquainted with the people, learn their
needs and become one of them. From
| what little lie has seen of the people of
the Territory, he said, he knows them
to lie people of fine ideals and high
aims and independence.
Iiend The Duliy limes and help
Cordova grow.
brought down, single handed, a German Tan he, and captured
the German aviator and observer who were making a recon
naissance of the French positions.
GERMANS ARE HTPlilSED WITH
HAVRE, April G—Advices received here state that Ger
man troops have made another attach against the Belgian Con
go, in Africa. The Germans were repulsed with heavy losses,
and were driven back into German East Africa.
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IN NET AND KIEL BE TAKEN
DUNKIRK, April 6—A German submarine is securely en- |
tangled in a net. off Dover, from which there is little chance of
its making an escape. The French naval authorities are keep
irg a close watch and expect to capture the vessel and crew
when the boat comes to the surface.
LONDON, April 6—The British steamer Northland, two
thousand tons, with a cargo of iron ore, was sunk tins morning
in the English channel off Beachy Head by a German submarine.
The crew made their escape in small boats.
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Evans Sails South
The steamer Admiral Evans arrived
from the westward early this morn
ing. and after a short stay departed
for Seattle.
EITEL IS STILL
NEWPORT NEWS, April 6—The
lerman Auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
Frederick is still undergoing exten
sive repairs, with no indication on the
part of the commander that he intends
to take his vessel to sea in the near
future. There is little doubt that the
vessel will be interned here.
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SAINS
DETROIT, April 6—The dries won
in thirteen of the sixteen counties yes
terday on the liquor question. Michi
gan now has 43 dry counties out of a
total of 84.
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WITH TENOR AMERICAN HE
LONDON, April li—Great Britain is well pleased with the
friend 1\ tone of the American note concerning the blockade i
established by the Allies against Germany. The newspapers
in commenting on the communication, are unanimous in their
statement that tin* note shows on the part of the government of
the I’nited States to arrange the affair so that there will lx* as
little interference with American shipping as possible without
friction or the creation of an unfriendly sentiment.
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ToKIO, April 0—l’remier Okuma, of Japan, in a speech,
here today, said that the negotiations between China and Japan
had been complicated by an attempt of Germany to make China
believe that Japan was designing to annex China. This delu-l
sion is rapidly being dispelled from the minds of the Chinese
statesmen, and Okuma stated that he expected the negotiations I
i to be concluded in April.
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NORWICH, Eng., April—Delegates of the Independent
Labor party, holding their annual meeting here, have received a
report from tin* party’s National Administrative council, stat
ing that the party has adopted resolutions declaring it to lx* the
duty of the labor party to secure peace at the earliest possible
rnomnt.
LAND IS WITHDRAWN
RAISING REINDEER
Twenty-five thousand acres have
been withdrawn by President Wilson
on the shore of Cook Inlet for the use
of the Bureau of Education and it
may be that it will be used for the
raising of reindeer. The subject has
been agitated for some time.
ALASKANS WILL
PROHIBITION
Jl NEAU, April r> \ canvass of
the members of the house as to how
they stand on the question of a sec
ret ballot on the liquor question at the
next election shows that the measure
will have easy sledding through the
lower house. Those in favor of sub
mitting the question to the people are
Coombs, Day, Driscoll. Heckman,
Held. Holland. Moran. Daly. Shoup,
Snow, Tansav and Collins, with Burns
Noon, and Britt and (letchel forming
the opposition.
The measure will be submitted this
afternoon and will be passed in har
mony with a majority vote. In view
of Judge Jennings' decision recently
when he refused to be guided in the
matter of granting or rejecting sa
loon licenses on a vote of the people
of Skagwav to be taken at the com
ing municipal election added intere
est has been taken in the fate of the
bill.
The Skagway city council request
ed Judge Jennings to rule on the
question if saloons could be abolished
if the majority of citizens voting at
the election favored prohibition.
Judge Jennings declared that the pro
posed method was not the proper way
to get an accurate expression of sen
timent regarding prohibition but hop
ed to find some way before July 1,
when all the licenses expire.
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By PRESS
LONDON. April 6—The Westminis
ter Gazette, the government organ, tn
a strong editorial, bitterly condemns
those Britishers who find fault with
the attitude of the United States to
ward England throughout the war.
The paper states that the United
States has maintained an attitude of
strict neutrality, and in no instance
has that government shown the least
unfriendliness toward Great Britain.
On the contrary, all communications
arising out of the war hav* exhibited
the utmost friendliness on the part of
the United States, and a desire to etn
barass Great Britain as little as pos
sible.
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A fresh supply of Augustine & Key
er’s Candies received on the last
steamer. S. BLUM & CO.
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Plor De Loveras CLEAR HAVANAS
ask for the MONARCH SIZE.
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You will be pleased if you eat at
the Windsor grill. V
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