The Cordova Daily Times I HE
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER SEVENTY EIGHT. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1915 PRICE TKN OBNTS.
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NOTHING OFICALLY DECIDED AS TO SELECTION OF ROUTE
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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March S Although many ru
mors are afloat regarding the selection of the coast
terminal or terminals for the government system of
Alaska failroads, no selection has yet been announc
ed by President Wilson, and so far its is known offi
cially no selection lots been made.
Interested parties here are busily engaged in
circulating the report that the President has select
ed Shij) Creek, on Cook Inlet, as the point for the
beginning of construction work on the railroad, bi
these reports are without foundation, and cannot I
confirmed from official sources.
It is confidently expected’, however, that tl
President will make known his selection of the rai
road terminals and the routes to Ik- covered by tl
Alaska railway system within a very short time.
SKATTI.K, March K—A Seattle Times speei
mesage from Washington says that all negotiator
for the purchase of the Alaska Northern railroad l
the government, in connection with the Alaska ra
d way system, have fallen through.
•e While this is not considered official, much
strength is given to the belief that if correctly ex
ie presses the attitude of President Wilson l»v the an
I nouncement that the recently incorporated National
ie Bank of Seward, which was to have opened its door
within a short time, has postponed this action for
another year.
nl The Times menage further states that the gov
is eminent will this year probably build a line from
>y Ship Creek to the Matanuska, and will also survey a
I route from ^Idez, via Cupper Center, to Fairhanks.
PLEADS GUILT! OF
PASSPORT
FRAUDS
NEW YORK, March 8—Charles
Ruroede, who is on trial here on the
charge of conspiracy to obtain false
American passports for German re
servists, pleaded guilty to the charge,
and has been sentenced to imprison
ment for three years. Hans Adam
Von Weddel, who is alleged to be at
the head of the conspiracy, fled when'
the scheme was unearthed, and has
just been recaptured.
This is the conspiracy in which,
it is alleged, (’apt. Iloy-Ed, naval at
tache at the German Embassy at
Washington is implicated. Pour Ger
man reservists, indicted with Ruroede.
also pleaded guilty to the charge of
conspiracy and were lined $200 each.
Von Weddell was arrested in Scotland,
and his extradition will be asked for.
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r THAW
TRIED
NKW YORK, March 8—The trial of
Harry Thaw, charged with conspiracy
to effect his escape from the insane
asylum at Matteawan, this state, was
commenced here this morning.
BLUFFERS BIG BLUFF
IS PROMPTLY CULLED
Saturday night’s Dally Alaskan con
tained one of its characteristic articles
attacking the People's ticket and also
stated that it had $25 to wager that
four of the candidates on that ticket
would not be elected. The paper had
scarcely appeared on the streets be
fore Dr.| Council had covered the
amount. The Times is authorized to
state that anybody desiring to bet
that four of the candidates on the
Boyle, hr Citizens’ Ticket will
be elected can be accommodated with
a $50 bet by calling at this office.
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Head The Dally Times and help
Cordova grow.
U. S. SE EXICO
LIKELY INTERVENE UNLESS FOREIGNERS PROTECTED
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 8—Now and extremely
urgent representations, which practically constitute
a warning, have been sent by the United States to
General Carranza, leader of the Mexican Constitu
tionalist forces.
The note demands immediate improvement of
conditions in Mexico City, and the protection of fore
igners and' their property in Mexico. This note is
regarded here as the adoption of an entirely new
policy by the administration in dealing with affairs
in Mexico.
WASHINGTON, March 8—Tin* note sent by the
government to General Carranza, though it does not
contain any threatening phrases, states explicitly
that serious consequences will follow if the welfare
of foreigners in Mexico continues to he disregarded.
As an earnest of the administration’s intention
henceforth to pursue a consistent course to compel
the protection of foreigners and their property in
Mexico, the cruiser Tacoma lias been ordered from
Hayti to Vera Cruz, and will probably be followed by
other warships.
It is believed here that intervention by the I nit
ed States in Mexico will follow the disregarding of
the note of warning.
WASHINGTON, March 8 Scarcity of war mu
nitions is affecting Villa’s policy, and neither faction
in Mexico has boon able to gain complete victory.
Thus the situation in that country seems deadlocked
and the fighting may be prolonged indefinitely. This
situation of affairs and the activity of the foreign
diplomats in Mexico have exerted a moral pressure
upon the I'nited' States, compelling the government
to speak emphatically to Carranza.
The acts of General < fbregon, commander of the
Carranza forces in Mexico City, have been the cause
of great disturbance. His repudation of the Villa
currency, worked a hardship on the citizens of the
capital, making many wealthy people penniless and
rendering the poorer classes absolutely destitute.
These latter grew riotous in their clamors for bread,
and it is asserted that Obregon practically sanc
tioned rioting and plunder.
WASHINGTON, March s In reply to the note
from the I nited States, General Carranza has noti
fied' Secretary Bryan that the City of Mexico will
immediately be evacuated by General Obregon and
his forces. In view of this change in the situation,
the foreign diplomats in the city, who had decided
to quit the country in a body, have decided to re
main. General Carranza invtied them to make their
headquarters at \ era Cruz, but they have declined
the invitation.
PIT BIT FIRE BN
TIE STEAMER
PARIS. March 8—A wireless mess
age received from the steamer l,a
Touraine, which was reported Satur
day to be afire at sea. states that with
the assistance of the steamers which
went to her aid the fire is now prac
tically extinguished and the vessel is
steaming toward Havre. The passen
gers were taken olT and will be car
ried to their destinations on other
vessels.
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SKATTLW. March 8—James D,
bowman, the millionaire head of the
big printing establishment of bowman
& Hanford, of this city, and former
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, is critically ill, and his recovery
appears doubtful. He was stricken
yesterday with systemic poisoning.
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BANGOR, Me., March 8—Werner
Horn, the German reservist who at
tempted to blow up the international
bridge across the St. Croix River at
Vanceboro, and who was sentenced to
a term of improsonment of thirty
days on February 4, for malicious
destruction of property, the charge
| arising from the breaking of a number
of windows in Vanceboro by the ex
plosion, has again been arrested and
will be brought to trial on the more
serious charge of violating the law
regulating transportation. Horn is
held in jail in default of bonds to the
amount of $10,000.
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Calvin Hazelet. who has been visit
ing in Seattle for several weeks, was
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a passenger on the Alameda for La
^ touche.
MOTHER LODE MINE BIG SHIPPER
The shipments of ore from the
mines of the Mother Lode Copper
Mines Company near Kennecott, so far
made this winter, and from which
reports have been received, are two in
number, consisting of three car loads
each. From these shipments returns
have been received aggregating nearly
$29,000, or almost -5,000 to the car
load. These two shipments were
made in January and were received at
the smelter Jan. 21 and Feb. 8, and
aggregated 693,874 pounds of dry ore.
On the first shipment smelter set
tlement was made on a basis of 14.45
oz. of silver to the ton and 48.32 per
cent copper, the net returns for the
shipment being $12,269.00.
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The second shipment gave returns
of 11.45 oz. of silver per ton and 42.64
per cent of copper the net returns
for this shipment being $16,404.90, or
$28,673.90 for the two shipments.
Ore shipments from this mine from
March 4, 1914 to Feb. 12 of this year
with the returns therefrom are as fol
lows:
Total ore shipped, pounds 1,901,277
Copper produced, pounds .. 934,170
Silver, ounces . ^. 14,018
Smelter Settiemens .$91,191.45
Copper per ton, pef cent .... 49.13
Silver per ton, oz. 14.74
Since the above Report another ship
ment of three cars of ore has been
sent by the Mother Lode company to
the Tacoma smelter, making the third
shipment so far this winter. Con
sidering the fact that the company
property is situated some distance
from the railroad and the ore can only
be transported to the railroad while
there is sufficient snow for sledding,
this is a most remarkable showing,
and reflects great credit upon the
management for the efficient manner
in which the property is being hand
led under the difficult conditions of
transportation. It also demonstrates
beyond all doubt that the property is
a most valuable one, and as soon as
proper transportation .facilities are
available will become one of the
greatest properties in the countrV.
Tl-CENT RATE
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WASHINGTON, March 8—By a de
cree of the Supreme court, issued to
day, the two-cent railroad rate law,
recently passed by the legislature of
West Virginia, has been declared to
be unconstitutional and void.
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James Allen, a mining man from
Circle, was an arrival on the train
from the interior yesterday, and will
leave on the next boat for th estates.
ATHENS, March 8—The situation here is grave, as the
result of a deadlock over the question as to whether or not
Greece will intervene in favor of the allies in the great Euro
pean struggle.
Zaimis, the newly appointed Premier is unable to complete
a cabinet to succeed the Venizelos cabinet, which resigned be
cause the King disapproved of the aggressive policy of that
premier for participation in the war. The King desires to
maintain the neutrality of the country, while a large majority
of the people are supporting Venizelos, who declares lie will
oppose any new government with a policy of neutrality.
LONDON, March 8—Advices received here this morning
indicate that a great battle is developing along the left bank
of the Vistula river to the northeast of Warsaw. Both the Ger
mans and Russians are concentrating their forces and a batth
of the greatest magnitude is imminent.
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UEUGHTFIfL SHUILH blVtN
HONOR ENGAGED COHPLE
On Saturday evening last Miss Ever
sole and Miss DeGraff entertained in
honor of Miss Crabb and Mr. McCul
lough, whose engagement was recently
announced.
During the evening a heavy Shower
occurred, but this in no way detracted
from the enjoyment of those present.
Included in the downpour was a com
plete aluminum cooking outfit, vari
ous kitchen utensils and several hand
some pieces of silver and cut glass.
Miss Crabb and Mr. MuCullough
won the first prizes at Five Hundred
while Miss Ware and Mr. Kennedy re
ceived the consolation prizes.
After dainty refreshments, the bal
ance of the evening was devoted tc
dancing.
Those present were Misses Nelli<
Crabb, Elsie Ware, Genevieve Whalen
Mayme Eversole and Ruby DeGraff
and Messrs. Keith McCullough, F. B
Tracy, T. J. Tallent, George Kennedy
Ralph Gordon, J. E. Berry, Dean Sear
les, H. W. Kirby, G. B. Gilbert, R. E
Capers and Oscar Meyers.
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Today's news in today’s Daily Tiniei
PRESIDENT WILL
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FAIR
WASHINGTON, March 8— President
Wilson today announced that he would
be unable to attend the San Francisco
Exposition this month, as he had been
planning. He said that at this time it
was imperative for him to remain in
Washington to keep in close touch
with various matters requiring his
attention. He expressed the hope that
he would be able to take the western
trip later in the year. The President
plans to give his entire time during
the spring and summer to Mexican and
European questions, and will see but
few visitors.
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MANY PASSENGERS
ON TODAY'S TRAIN
The train for Chltina left this morn
ing with one of the largest passenger
lists of the season. The train also
carried heavy shipments of freight for
Interior points.
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WENT TO SKAGWAY
The steamer Alameda on her pres
ent voyage north, made a side trip to
Skagway for the accommodation of a
party of mining men, identified with
the Hargraves Mining and Engineer
ing Company, of Boston. The party
consisted of Col. It. W. L. Stevenson,
of Washington, D. C., W. B. Har
graves, K. B. Hannan, H. M. Noland;
and J. J. Sherry, of Boston.
The organization, of which the
members of the party are representa
tives. plans the expenditure of $3,000,
000 in the development of mining
properties somewhere in the vicinity
of Skagway, the exact location of
which they refused to divulge, and
have already made shipments of a
large quantity of supplies north for
the season’s work.
The mining men of the party spent
last summer in the Portage bay coun
try, having come north on the Alame
da last July.
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S. A. Hemple, the well-known Val
dez merchant, and Mrs. Hemple were
passengers on the Alameda for theit
| home town.
RUSSIAN NAVAL
ATTACHEE
DEAR
NEW YORK, March 8—Captair
Dmitri Vassilleff, naval attache of tht
Russian embassy, who has been sta
tioned here, and who, since the out
break of the European war has ex
pended fully $100,000,000 in this coun
try for the purchase of supplies for tht
Russian army, died here this morning
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Mrs. H. Barthel and sons Walter
and Robert, of Fairbanks, were ar
rivals on the Alameda, and left on this
morning’s train for the interior.
WOULD PREVENT CMCUIATION OF
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LONDON, March 8—A proposal to establish a censorship
over the American mails arriving in Great Britain, taken up
in the House of Commons this morning, was opposed by Home
Secretary McKenna. The censorship was desired' to prevent
the distribution througout Great Britain of large numbers of
German pamphlets, which violently attack the Allies, and ac
cuse them treachery in connection with Belgium. McKenna
stated that the pamphlets were harmless and their circulation
could in no way harm the cause of England.
GENEVA, March S A report received here from Serbia
states that typhoid fever is raging among the 70,000 Austrian
prisoners of war held by the Serbians. It is also said that
small pox has broken out among them and theratens to become
epidemic.