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The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER 320. CORDOVA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 191$. PRICE TJ
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NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—The great influx of American se
curities from Europe in answer to the demands of this country
for payment on the war supplies is being greatly augmented of
late. Owing to the low rate of exchange and the depreciated
value of French money, the French government has been
forced to transfer fifty million dollars’ worth of the bond's of
the Central Pacific in a deal regarding war supplies. The se
curities were purchased in Paris yesterday by New York.bank
ers, and represent the largest single transfer of securities ever
recorded between foreign interests and American financiers.
The completion of the transaction means that the interest on
these bonds will hereafter be retained in America instead of
going to enrich European coffers.
AUSTRIA WANTS NO
BREAK WITH U. S.
VIENNA, Dec. 2.1.—The second note from the "Wilson ad
ministration to Austria-Hungary, concerning the sinking of
the Ancona, lias made a good impression on the people here,
and the government organs are counselling moderation in
dealing with the situation, and commenting favorably on the
'assertions of the United States. Work on the answer has al
ready been commenced in the foreign office, and it is expected'
that it will be ready for transmission soon, probably being de
livered to Ambassador Penfield some time next week. The
irritation noticeable in official circles about the matter a week
ago seems to have entirely disappeared, and it is freely pre
dicted that the controversy will be amicably adjusted.
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NAMES DEMOTED BRITISH GENERALS A SECRET.
LONDON, Dec. 23.—The government was interrogated in
the House of Commons today regarding the names of the Brit
ish officers who were relieved' from command on the Gallipoli
peninsula because of the tactical error made by the landing
of troops at Suvia Bay, where the British suffered such tre
mendous losses. An under secretary of the war department
replied for the government and refused to make public the
names of the demoted generals.
JACK JOHNSON MAKES RECRUITING SPEECH.
GLASGOW, Dec. 23.—Four thousand people blocked the
traffic in Queen Street for a half hour today while Jack John
son made a recruiting speech. He drove his big motor car to
the Royal Exchange, removed his big white hat, showed' his
plentiful display of gold teeth, told how he had given two of
his own motor ears to the government, and urged every strong
man to enlist.
He was introduced by Corporal Baker, of the Scottish
Rifles, clad in khaki, and the result of his speech was nine
n emits.
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FINED FOR SHIPPING HORSE MEAT INTO GERMANY.
LONDON, Dec. 23.—Fear that horse flesh shipped to Rot
terdam might find its way as food into Germany resulted in a
$50 fine being imposed on a horse flesh dealer at Hull. The
defendant had done business with a horse butcher in Rotter
dam for six years. But he had exacted no bond from the Rot
terdam man to make sure that the meat would not reach Ger
many. For this lack of precaution he was fined. The butcher
testified that the war had made no difference in the price of
horse meat in Holland, and he was paid’ according to the con
dition in which the meat arrived. His last shipment consisted
of twelve carcasses.
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ENGLAND TO BUILD MORE MERCANTILE VESSELS.
LONDON, Dec. 23.—While the vast resources of the vari
ous ship building yards of Great Britain are largely concen
trated on naval work, it is believed that during the next few
months much of the urgent naval ship building will be com
pleted and a certain number of men released for mercantile
building and repair work.
At present, however, there is great difficulty in fitting
new mercantile vessels with propeller machinery and other
equipment, largely through the number of men engaged on ad
miralty work, and more recently by the new recruiting cam
paign, which is slowly but surely depleting the yard’s of ne
cessary workmen. Despite these drawbacks seven new vessels
have .just been completed on the Clyde,, including the New
Zealand passenger steamer Aotearoa, 15,000 tons, the Leyland
and Motor Line Mostonian, and the motor ship Montezuma.
SWITZERLAND REAPS BENEFITS OF WAR.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Dec. 23.—While Austrian trade
and industry generally are suffering great depression from the
war, the little mountainous crown-land of Vorarlberg, on the
borders of Switzerland is in a most prosperous condition.
In Vorarlberg are scoreR of small embroidery factories
now crowded with orders from Swiss agents, who can get the
work done thirty per cent cheaper there than in their own
country, because the Austrian crown, usually roughly equiva
lent to a franc in value, is nowr worth only seventy centimes in
Swiss money. And meanwhile thousands of Swiss workers
are out of employment.
GREECE AND BULGARIA REACH PARTING OF WAYS
LONDON, Dec. 23.—Indications are growing that the ten
sion between Greece and Bulgaria is gradually reaching the
breaking point, and from Athens comes the report that the
government is likely to proclaim martial law at any moment,
There is a growing uneasiness in Greece over the possibility
of the Bulgarian troops crossing the border, and it is thought
that the cabinet can no longer delay preparations for such 11
controversy.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Further developments in the run
ning down of the alleged Teuton conspirators were accom
plished today, when Paul Koenig, chief detective for the Ham
burg American Steamship Company, and Richard Keyen
decker, a German dealer in antiques, were indicted, charged
with conspiracy to blow up the Welland Canal. Edmund ,Ju
siee, the watchman of the Atlas Steamship Company, a sub
sidiary of the Hamburg American, was also indicted with
Koenig on an additional count in conspiracy alleging their
efforts to seeure military information relative to th d -fenc s
of the United States for transmission to Germany.
NEW YORK, Dee. 23.—Max Breitung, who is now unde*
indictment, charged with conspiracy to blow up ammunition
plants in yds country, admitted today that he had purchased
350 pounds of chlorate of potash. Breitung says that h
bought the stuff at the request of Robert Fay, and that h
acted innocently in the matter, Fay not apprising him of the
real purpose for which he wanted it.
GERMANY TO COIN TEN PFENNING PIECES.
BERLIN, Dec. 23.—The federal council today decided to
commence the coinage of ten pfenning pieces.
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REPORTS OF SUVLA BAY AND ANZAC CONFLICTING
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 2.'?. — The Turkish official
statements concerning the withdrawal of the British troops
from Suvla Bay and Anzac, continue to vary widely from the
reports issued by the British war department. The Turks
claim that they captured a number of guns, which were found
to be in condition, while the British state that only six guns
were left behind, and they were totally disabled. The Turks
also dispute the British stories of their losses in Mesopotamia,
claiming that the English have suffered heavily, since the re
treat from Bagdad, and’ that their forces at Kutelamara are
now in a precarious condition, with the Turks bringing midi
tional troops down the Tigris in boats.
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BRITISH SYSTEM OF EDUCATION MOST COMPLEX.
MANCHESTER, Eng., Dec. 23--The merits and defects of
the English system of education formed the subjecet of a r<>
cent lecture here by Vice-Chancellor M. E. Sadler, of Leeds,
University, who spoke of the English, the American and the
German as the three great representative types, each typical
iif a different point of view.
Germany stands for unity based on the state, tin* 1 nited
States variety is based on the individual and the British em
pire for an attempt at moral unity based partly on individual
experience, partly on inherited tradition and partly on admin
istrative organization, said Prof. Salder. All three face the
same human problem, and each have teamed from the other
two. But Germany and the United States work on simpler
theories and have the advantage of a simpler aim. The Brit
ish view is the more complex, and British education, when it
falls below its best, is less effective in accomplishing its aim
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THREE AMERICAN
LEAGUE TE1S
ARE SOLD
CINCINNATI, Dec. 23. — The dove
of peace has once more defended on
the baseball situation, and all is har
ruony between the magnates once
more. The papers bringing this much
talked of war, which raged from St.
Louis to Doston for the past two
pears, to an end, were signed yester
day in this city. According to the
pgreement the Federal league mag
nates are to be reimbursed tor all
their losses, totalling In the neighbor
hood of two million dollars. All the
contracts made with the players by
the Feds will be carried out by the
older leagues, and all the players who
jumped to the newer organization will
be reinstated. The Federal magnates
have purchased three teams, the Chi
cago Nationals and the St. Louis and
New York teams in the American
league. All of these teams will be
strengthened the coming seasofc by
the addition of some of the Federal
league stars.
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TO INSTAL superheaters in
ALL THE ENGINES.
W. Towse. who is a passenger on
the steamer Northwestern for Cor
dova, is coming here for the purpose
of examining the equipment of the
Copper River & Northwestern rail
way, with a view to establishing
super heaters in the engines now in
use on the road, the same as are in
stalled in the new Mikado locomo
tives recently purchased by the com
pany.
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EVANS DUE ON CHRISTMAS.
Up to the hour of going to press
iho steamer Admiral Evans had not
been reported as having left Juneau,
but she will undoubtedly arrive here
on Sunday.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Last evening while it was snowing
and blowing there was a flash of
lightning and a rumble of thunder.
The former blew out a fuse at tbe
Cordova Power Company's plant, and
the electric lights were out for a
short time.
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Quite a number of parents and
others attended the Christmas exer
cises at the schools this afternoon.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 23. — Copper
continues to slowly but steadily in
crease In price. The raise to 20 1-2
recorded earlier in the week, which
caused a flurry in the market, was
I exceeded yesterday, when the metal
it one time sold for 21 cents a pound.
A short reaction set in and for the
balance of the day the price varied
from 20 1-2 to 21, closing strong at
near the maximum. The operators
seem to have taken it for granted
that there will be no chance for peace
until at least another summer's cam
paign has been fought, and In addi
tion the stand that this country is
taking on national preparedness,
seems to assure that there will be a
big demand for the metal for years to
come. All the leading copper stocks
are being traded in extensively, and
the market is seeing some of the
busiest days of its existence. Every
slight raise in the price of the metal
Is followed by a corresponding activ
ity in the volume of sales of the cop
per stocks, which react sympatheti
cally with the vagaries in the selling
price of electrolytic copper.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. — This af
ternoon when the market closed cop
per was selling at 21 1-4 cents per
pound.
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MILE 48
The ice-breaker at pier No. 2,
Miles Glacier bridge, on the Copper
Kiver & Northwestern railroad, will
be either repaired or rebuilt at once
and A. C. O'Neill, the engineer in
charge of the construction of the
bridge, is coming from Portland on
the steamer Northwestern, to make
an examination of the condition of the
ice-breaker, which was turned down
by the high water last August, and
determine what plans had best be
adopted to insure the safety of the
bridge when the break up comes In
the spring.
There is a general feeling that it
will be necessary to replace the ice
breaker, and if this is done a large
force of men, from 75 to 125, will be
^ employed for about a month in the
work.
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SAN ANTONIO. Dec. 23. — Colonel
Hlppollti Villa, the brother of the
Mexican rebel general, was arrested
here today on the charge of passing
a worthless check on an El Paso mer
chant.
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LAUNCH WAIF TO INSTAL NEW
REGAL ENGINE.
The Harmon Machinery Company
today sold a new fifty horse-power
Kegal engine, 1915 model S. to the
launch SVaif. This is one of the latest
and most up-to-date engines manufac
tured, having pilot house control,
electric starters and an independent
fire pump.
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Repairs are being made to the ap
proach to the dock, and all traffic to
the latter place has been suspended
for a few days.
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Of course you will be there — at
Eagle Hall Xmas night — for The
Jesters' ball will be alright.
LONDON, Dec. 23.—Another big passenger 1
sunk by a hostile submarine without warning. T
tim of the Teuton under-water boats is the new .1
Yasaka. The boat was torpedoed yesterday in
ranean, and the submarine was not seen until a
| pedo was fired. The ship’s officers state that
was given to them of any kind, and that they
obeyed any signals to stop their engines. The Yi
a crew of 160 men and had 120 passengers on b<
[aboard were saved, the crew getting the lift bf
side in good order, and the boat fortunately not
sometime after the torpedo struck. One Ann
Leigh, was on the passenger list. The financial 1<
the value of the boat and her cargo, will reach ab
lion dollars.
GERMANS RETA
VOSGES TREN(
BERLIN, Dec. 23.—The war office issued an
letin this morning stating that the Germans resi
tensive in the Vosges mountains yesterday, and f
artillery fire, they stormed the trenches taken frc
viously by the French, and recaptured all the ;
had lost, including the summit of the disputed'
W'eilerkopf. The Teutons took two officers and
dred men prisoners in the French trenches, lh
the contending forces here is the same as it vva.
French made their recent assault in force.
JEWISH SHOPS IN BERLIN ARE ATT/
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BERLIN, Dec. 23.—Anti-Semitism broke on
today in a violent form, and several Jews were
the street, while Jewish shops were stormed and
a mob. The trouble is the result of a controver
.!( w«, which has been given considerable space i;
new spapers.
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BRITISH CASUALTIES AT DARDANELLE
LONDON, 1 tec. 23.—The war office announce
the official number of casualties by the British 1
Dardanelles up to and including December 11 w<
dred and thirteen thousand. Of this number
thousand soldiers have been killed.
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REPORTED CAPTURE OF VARNA IS DJ
LONDON, Dec. 23.—The reports from Athe
that the Russians were bombarding the Bulgaria
port of Varna, and were about to land a large be
there, was without foundation. The city has not t
bv the Russians.
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RELIGIOUS DUTIES OF GERMAN SOL:
AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, Germany, Dec. 22.—
German armies are being supplied by a religion
here w ith a booklet entitled “Father, 1 Call Thee.’
prayers suitable for various military emergenc
plains to the soldier in simple language his rel
while on service or in danger.
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RESTRICT SELLING FANCY LOAVES OF
VIENNA, Dec. 23.—The government has iss
further restricting the selling of fancy loaves of hi
cuits. The order includes baking loaves, rye, an
ferred breads and biscuits, so that only loaves
bread can now be baked and sold in the shops.'
does not affect housewives, and such breads ma
and used in homes.
All persons possessing raw oils, benzol, and ta
compelled to report on the first and fifteenth of
to the authorities the amount they have on banc
embargo has been placed on the exportation of
it will be lifted if. upon application, it is found i
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RELATIVES MAY DISINTER BODIES OF S
BERLIN, Dec. 23.—So frequent have been t
of relatives to be allowed to disinter the bodies of
kin who have fallen at the front and been burn
bring them back home for reinterment, that the;
thorities have relaxed their rules somewhat.
Bodies of soldiers may now be brought bat
following conditions. If they lie in single, imliy.
not in graves in which a number are buried or i>
form part of a row; the exact location of the gi
indicated, by sketches if possible; a relative or f
vouched for as able to identify the body must suj
disinterment; the body may be transferred on
drawn vehicles and trains, not by automobiles;
military trains is free, on others subject to tin
charges; the regulations in force in peace time g‘
moval of bodies of men who have dud from daugv