The Cordova Daily Times
MOLUME III. XEMBER 27. CORDOVA. ALASKA^WEDXESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1917. ~~ ' Tpv
RUSSIANS ARE MAKING DESPERATE STAND
OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO GROWING UNFRIENDLY
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TEUTONS MAKE
MORE GAINS
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* The following war summary was today furnished ♦
* hv tlu* Associated Press: ♦
* The Russians have virtually reached the line on the ♦
* Kereth river, upon which they have been falling back ♦
* through Roumania, fighting rearguard actions. ♦
* The new Russian line begins at the Danne river, be- ♦
* tween Braila and Galata, and tends northwestward *
* through Moldavia in the direction of the western Mol- ♦
* davian frontier. Here the Russians expect to bring *
* Mackensen's advance to a halt. Failing in this purpose ♦
* they would expose their front from Galicia southward to ♦
* a possible crumbling up process, through a turning ♦
* movement and imperil the Bessarabian territory to in- *
* vasions north of the Danube, across the line of Prutha. *
* Apparently the 'Teuton effort is to break the new line, ♦
* which is a strong one. Meanwhile the drive at the right ♦
* flank of the Russians in this region, along the Moldavian *
* front, is unabated, and further progress is being made in *
* the Transverse valleys. ♦
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RERUN, dan. 2.—Tlu> Teutons yesterday pushed'the Rus
sians and Roumanians along the valleys leading to interior
Moldavia. A suecessiul bayonet attack was made on )x>th
sides of the Oituz valley. The Teutons in northern Wallachia
compelled the Russians to make further retreat and are ap
proaching the bridgehead position near Fokihani. Over thir
teen hundred prisoners were taken in this region yesterday. In
Dobrudja the Teutons pressed back the Russians on Matchin.
RERUN, dan. 3.—On the Moldavian front yesterday the
Russo-Roumunian forces made several strong attacks, which
failed with heavy losses. The towns of Raraseca and Topes
ciasco and several hill positions wen captured by the Teutons.
In interior Roumania the Russians and Roumanians have been
driven back west and south ol Fokshani, and the invaders are
now in front of a fortified Russian position. In Dobrudja the
Russians were driven back further alter a vigorous resistance.
LOXIX )N, dan. 3.—3 he supplies of unwrought copper have
been requisitioned by tin* government.
NEW YORK, dan. 3.—Passengers arriving on the liner
Nieuw Amsterdam say that German mines, containing excep
tionally high explosives, have been planted close to all the
large harbors of England, Scotland and Wales. On the Nieuw
Amsterdam's arrival off Falmouth a trawler came from the
harbor to sweep the channel and struck a mine. It was blown
up and seven men killed.
COPENHAGEN, dan. 3.—The British have prohibited the
exportation of coal to Norway, because of the unsatisfactory
manner in which certain obligations were fulfilled by Norway.
ROME, dan. 3.—Instructions have been issued by the min
ister of agriculture to the prefects of departments to increase
the food supply of the country by the cultivation of public
ground, including city parks, and using forestry employees for
the purpose. The newspapers are advocating and the schools
teaching the proper mastication of food as a solution of the
food shortage problem.
BERLIN, dan. 3.— The towns of Matchin and dinilai, in
northern Dobrudja, have been captured by the Teutons.
STILL SENDING
PEACE NOTES
\VA8II1N<JT< )X, Jan. 2.—Secretary Lansing says the Eng
lish text of the entente reply to Germany’s peace proposals will
probably be forwarded to the central powers today, without
waiting for the French official text to be sent direct to the cen
tral powers by the American embassy in France.
LONDON, Jan. 2.—The final draft of the reply of the entente
to President Wilson’s note lias already been approved by
France and Great Britain and forwarded to Italy and Russia.
It will probably be delivered to Ambassador Sharp soon, per
haps tomorrow. The reply is about as lengthy as the note to
Germany, and has the same characteristics in the general and
guarded language. The important point is the differentiation
between peace among the present belligerents* and such future
arrangements as may be made for permanent peace and to show
the neutral upholders of future permanent peace that it has
been thus attained.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—The government is sending
Henry P. Fletcher to a post in Mexico City as American ambas
sador, and the subsequent withdrawal of the American expedi
tion is expected among the next developments in tae Mexican
situation. President Wilson is undecided as to Ids next step,
but has not entirely abandoned the hope that beneficial results
will come from the present negotiations. The outcome is bound
up with the decision of Carranza’s latest communication regard
ing the protocol, which gives indications of being of such a na
ture as not to close negotiations. It is understood, however,
that the negotiations will be unaffected by the absence of Arre
dondo. Late this afternoon Arredondo made a statement, in
which he declared that he had been called home concerning the
American relations with Mexico, and expects to return to his
post in about three weeks.
5\ ASHI N(JT< *X, .Jan. 2. I’lie Mexican ambassador, Desig
nate Arredondo, said good bye to Secretary of State Lansing
tonight. He recently denied that lie was being withdrawn, it
having been reported that Carranza threatened b withdraw
Arredondo as a mark ot displeasure at the Amerie. 1 members
of tin* joint commission in demanding a final agreement on the
protocol December 26. The indications are that tie* relations
with Mexico are becoming very much strained.
X'FAV YORK, .Jan. d. .Juan Burns, the Carranza consul
general here, has been arrested charged with beiim concerned
in a conspiracy to ship arms and ammunition to \ rn Cruz in (
violation ot President Wilson’s embargo proclamation of Oc
tober, 1915.
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TOKIO, Jan. d.—It is reported that Heneral < aipio and
two other representatives of Carranza are now in .hiabn with -
the object of purchasing- ammunition, rifles, ai 1 illei-v ■.rM. aa..».
diips. They have been negotiating for the thirt\'Trf^l®Tfif ton
vessel Kotchira, which cleared from Yokohama for Salinas (
’ruz.
KL PASO, .Jan. d.—A hundred and forty prisoners wen
taken and twenty-five Yillistas killed, together with a large
piantity of loot taken by Villa from Chihuahua City, was re
covered by the Carranza forces at Torreon yesterday, when six
mndred Yillistas were defeated in a pitched battle.
FOOD SUPPLIES
FOR VALDEZ
SEATTLE, .Jan. 3.—The steamers Mariposa ami Spokane
sailed last night for southwestern Alaska, and both boats took
n large quantity of supplies for Valdez merchants, who wen
burned out yesterday.
The Cordova passengers on the Mariposa wore Caleb Cor
ser, wife and little daughter Janet, R. Bogart and wife, Mrs
Roy Hegg, Miss R. Renton, Jennie Zarembo, Frank Ford, Max
Smith, H. Lout', C. Bode and Ed Oss.
ALASKA ROCK!
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. — In urgin
increased appropriations for the Un
ted States coast and geodetic survej
E. Lester Jones, superintendent c
that branch of the government sei
vice, points out in his annual repoi
that the survey work bears a clos
relation to national defence and tha
hlB department is co-operating wit
the navy.
The two new vessels which he ask
for the surveys Alaska work are to b
built in accord with the navys view
and in time of war would become m
val auxiliaries. The same holds tru
of launches which he asks for wir
drag operations in northern waters
That the coast and geodetic surve
in its plans for survey work, for ne
vessels and for keeping all its floa
ing equipment in service the yes
around has carefully considered tt
problem of national defence Is brougl
out by the report in striking fort
Jones calls attention to the fact thi
the navy, the first hope of defenc
is dependent on the surveys for tt
safe navigation of its ships.
“The general board of the navy hi
given consideration to the use of wlr
| drag surveys as a part of the national
I defence," he says in the report, "and
this bureau has co-operated with them
in planning this work to meet their
most urgent needs. A careful study
of the subject has been made, and the
estimates submitted to congress for
the fiscal year 1918 have been pre
pared to carry funds for surveys of
two localities requested by the navy,
and which it would not be possible
for us to do with only our usual appro
, priations.”
The report then calls attention to
the discovery of numerous submerged
f pinnacles in Alaska and New England
. waters this year, emphasizing the ur
t gent need of expediting the wire-drag
B work in the vast areas known to be
t dangerous to human life and com
d merce.
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s CHEMIST TO JOIN FACULTY
e OF UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY.
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i SEATTLE. Jan. 3. — Prof. Fred H.
e Heath, who is at present teaching at
e the University of North Dakota, will
come to the University of Washington
y February 1 as an assistant professor
v of chemistry. He will fill the place
t- left vacant last October by Dr. Janies
r E. Bell, when he accepted a position
e in the chemistry department of Throop
it College of Technology at Pasadena,
\. California.
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s. The Boss Bakery is now located in
e the Boss building, next door to the
Cordova House, where Leonard Baur
* will conduct a bakery and coffee
e house. A
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TWO MINERS ARE
KILLED IN A
SNOWSLIDE
MCCARTHY, Jan. 3. — James Bar
clay, better known as “Jimmy the
Bear" and Axel Hermann, who were
engaged In doing the annual assess
ment work for the Bonanza Gold Min
ing Company, on their “claims on
Carthey mountain, near here, met with
an untimely death. They wrere caught
In a snowslide and Instantly killed,
rhe bodies are being brought here.
Mr. Barclay had been a resident of
this part of Alaska for the past eigh
teen years, and was well known by all
the old-timers. He enjoyed the dis
tinction of being the only man to cross
the glacier from Yakata to Katalla,
which he accomplished fourteen years
»go. Most of his time was spent in
pros pet ting and he was one of the
Priginal locators of McKinley lake,
pwning an interest in the gold quartz
properties there at the time of his
leath. Deceased was about 65 years
>f age.
Mr. Herman was a foreman on the
Copper River & Northwestern railway
luring the construction days, but since
hen has been engaged in mining and
vas one of the stockholders in the
bonanza Gold Mining Company. He
vas about 40 years of age.
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Walter Sanders, of Fairbanks, Is a
own visitor.
Ed Lindig came down from Me
'arthy on a business trip.
The thermometer at Strelna today
eglstered 72 degrees below zero.
vere arrival: in town on last nirhf*
rain.
The regular semi-monthly meeting
if the city council will be held on Fri
lay evening.
Mrs. Spira. of Nenana, was a Cor
lova passenger on the last train, en
•oute to the states.
Tonight the newly elected officers
if Mt McKinley Lodge, No. 182, F.
Sr \. M , will tie installed.
Mrs <\ E. Lake, of Fairbanks, whose
husband is connected with the Orr
itage line, is in Cordova on her way
lutsldc.
The Admiral Watson arrived at Sew
ard from Kodiak about noon today,
and will be in Cordova tomorrow
morning.
The steamer Alameda is due here
from the westward tomorrow night,
and will sail direct from Cordova to
Seattle, via the outside passage.
As there were thirty absentees yes
terday the public schools were dis
missed and w'ill likely remain closed
for several days on account of so
many children being sick with the
measles.
COALING SHIPS
IONS HOUH
ANCON, C, Z., Jan. 3. — A record
for quick coaling has ben made by the
new coaling plant at the Panama cana!
at the Atlantic terminus. It recently
delivered 420 tons of coal into the
bunkers of a ship and sent her about
her business in 24 minutes, and that,
too, with the use of only one of the
four loading towers with which the
plunt Is equipped. This single con
veyor was handling coal at the rate of
1,042 tons an hour.
There is practically never a ship
comes to the plant which can take coal
as fast as the plant can deliver it.
The conveyors have to be stopped re
peatedly to allow the coal to be trim
med evenly in the bunkers. For naval
purposes the plant was designed to
have an overall handling capacity of
2.000 tons an hour for an indefinite
run, and be capable of speeding up to
2,400 tons an hour in emergencies.
Tests for this capacity have been run.
and the plunt has been found to ex
I ceed requirements slightly.
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FIRE LOSSES AT VALDEZ. ♦
Golden North Hotel.$ 10,000 ♦
Callin Restaurant.. 2,500 ♦
8. Blum & Co., store. 100,000 ♦
Pinzon building. 35,000 ♦
Max Schmidt’s store. 8,000 ♦
Louies’ Cafe. 7^000 ♦
Love-White ley building. 1,500 ♦
Frye-Bruhn building. 500 ♦
Empress Theatre. 8,000 ♦
Scattered losses. 5,000 ♦
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Total.$177,500 ♦
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\ ALDLZ, Jan. 3.—The big fire which destroyed much of
the business section of Valdez, started at 4 o’clock yesterday
morning, when a strong wind w as blowing. The flames broke
out in four different buildings, the Golden North hotel, Ala
meda House, Pinzon’s and the Ellis block at the same time. In
the Kanitz building, where the postoffice is located, a fire
started an hour later, the place being set on fire from the inside.
Conservative estimates’of the loss, are a- follow -: Tim
Golden North hotel, totally destroyed, er $10,000; (.’allin res
tay/an<4#2J»0,‘: Pdmfr total los- over $mnnu._i. pjn70n
building, owned by Af Wlnfe and occupied bv Lew & R<>s-.
over $35,(XX); Max Sclnnidt, r.< xt door, total loss, $8,000; Louie’s
rate, total loss, $7,(XX); Love and Whitely building saved, but
tbe loss on tlm fixtures and building, $1,500; Frye-Bruhn build
ing, damaged, $500; Empress theatre, total loss, $s,(XX).
The Copper Block, occupied by the Buffet saloon, Owl Drug
Store, Valdez Drug Store, Mrs. Winter’s store and two barber
shops, also suffered slight losses on account of broken window -
and other minor damages.
The United States marshal’s office has arrested Otto Kan
itz, being suspected of having caused the conflagration. Kan
itz succeeded about a month ago in getting $3,(XX) insurance on
liis building.
A mass-meeting of the citizens lias been called' for tomor
row night to take the necessary steps regarding the offering of
a reward for the apprehension of the party guilty of having
tired the town, which resulted in such a big property loss. It
is the intention to immediately get private detectives busy on
the job.
LI TO PROTECT:
I
Wholesalers and others engaged j
with business firms in Alaska will j
submit a ‘‘Bulk Sales Law" to the ;
Alaska legislature for consideration at J
its next session The law is designed i
to protect creditors when a business j
house is sold out in hulk — that is. !
where the proprietor sells his store
or other business as a whole. Such
a law is now in effect in practically
every Btate In the Union.
A committee of the credit men of
Seattle wholesale houses had a meet
ing the other day with Alaska mem
bers of the legislature, who are In Se
attle, and some Alaska business men !
at the Hotel Washington, at which
this matter was discussed. The need
for such legislation was testified to j
by the Alaskans present, and the ad
vantage of such a law to wholesalers
is obvious.
Outline of the Law.
The following outline of the pro
I posed law, which is similar to the
1 law now In effect In the state of
Washington, was submitted to the
Alaskans present'
"Any sale or transfer of a stock of
goods or merchandise out of the usuai
or ordinary courae of busineas or trade
of the vendor, or whenever substan
tially the entire business or trade con- j
ducted by the vendor sells or conveys
an interest in his business, is desired ,
by the law to be a sale tn bulk. It is
made the duty of the purchaser to de
mand and receive from the aeller, be
fore paying auv part of the purchase
;»rice, and before giving any security
'or payment where the sale is on
:redit, a written statement showing
the names and addresses of all the
creditors of the seller, together with
the amount of indebtedness due or
jwing, and to become due to each of
such creditors. This must be signed
and sworn to by the seller or his
agent, or, if the seller be a coriiora
tion. by the president, vice-president,
secretary, or managing agent If any
person buys without demanding and
receiving the statement of debts, and
without pay ing, or seeing to it that the
purchase money is supplied to the
payment of the bona fide claims of the
creditors of the vendor, as shown by
the statement (share and share alike),
the law declaring the sale fraudulent
and void. If the vendor. In making
the statement, knowingly or wilfully
omits the name of any creditor and
the correct amount due him, the taw
declares that he is guilty of perjury,
and punishable by imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not less than one
nor more than five years, or by a fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars
"Any sale or transfer of a stock
of goods, wares or merchandise, or
ail or substantially all. of the fixtures
and equipment used in and about the
business of the vendor, out of the
usual or ordinary course or whenever
substantially the entire business or
trade therefore conducted by the ven
dor shall be sold or conveyed, or when
ever an interest In or to the business
or trai^e of the vendor is sold or con
veyed, or aiieuipied io be sold or con
veyed, shall he deemed a sale and
transfer in bulk In contemplation of
this act: Provided, however, that if
such vendor produces and deliver* a
w ritten waiver of the provisions of this
act from his creditors as shown by
such verified statements, then and in
that case the provisions of this sec
tion shall not apply."