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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 140. CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1915 PRICE TEN CENTS.
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ITALY PROVIDES WAR FUNDS
READY TO STRIKE BLOW AT THE AUSTRIANS
FOR SAKE OF PEACE SUBMITTED EVERY HUMILIATION
LAUNCH REPAIRED
LEAVES FOR INLET
The launch Magna, Capt. McGill in
command, while enroute from Juneau
(to Ship Creek met with an accident
while off Hlnchinbrook island, and
the Waif, comling over from Katalla,
towed her into Cordova. The Magna
was repaired here, and sailed early
this morning direct for the Inlet, where
she will engage in the passenger and
freight business. She is 34 feet in
length and has a 10-foot beam.
SPF TAKES LIFE
PRISON
LONDON, May 20—Anton Kue
peerle, a former resident of Brooklyn,
New York, and who was detained as
a German spy, committed suicide to
day by hanging himself in his cell at
Brixton prison. Kupeerle claimed
to be an American citizen, and had an
American passport, but the British
authorities had strong evidence against
him on the question of espionage, and
it is believed by the prison authori
ties that the man killed himself know
ing that he was sure to be convicted
on his trial, and that he would be ex
ecuted. Kuepeerle’s trial had already
commenced and would have been fin
ished today.
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ROME, May 20—The hill introduced by Pre-I
mier Salandra today in the chamber of deputies, au-j
thorizes the government in cast- of war, and during
tin- duration of the war, to make due decisions, with
with due authority of law, in every respect required,
for the defense of the state. The cabinet will have
the power to take any steps necessary to guarantee
public order and safety without necessitating the'
approval of parliament. Urgent and economical,
measures required to meet the national necessities
may be put in force and promulgated by the gov
ernment whenever, in its opinion, the good of tin
nation requires it. The cabinet is authorized by
the measure to have recourse, until the last day of
the year, to monthly provisional appropriations for
the purpose of balancing tin- budget. The hill will
become effective immediately upon its passage.
When introduced' by the Premier, it was at once re
ferred to a committee of eighteen deputies.
In his speech on the measure, when lie offered
the bill, Salandra said: “We have faith in our
august chief, who is preparing to lead our army to
a glorious future. Let us gather around our well
beloved sovereign and follow wln*re\er he may lead,
with devotion to him and a high flame of patriot
ism for a greater Italy burning steadily in our
hearts.” When the premier finished addressing the
deputies, scenes of the wildest enthusiasm were wit
nessed in the chamber, members of all factions,
with the exception of the Socialists, joining in the
cheering and acclaim.
ROME, May 20—Premier Salandra has intro
duced a bill in the chamber of deputies conferring
extraordinary powers upon the cabinet in the event
of a declaration of war. In speaking upon the
measure Salandra said that Italy had submitted to
('Very humiliation by Austria because Italy was de
sirous of peace, and her people were devoted to
commerce and agriculture, and were not warlike.
He said that the purpose of the measure was to meet
tin' expense of a national war.
ROME, May 20—The government has at last
made public what the.minimum demands made up
on Austria were. Italy asked the cession of the
entire province of Trent, according to the frontier
of 1811. In addition Austria was required' to cede
Eastern Frueli as far south as Nabresinn, a short
distance north of the city of Trieste. The district
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including the cities of Trieste, Capo D’Istria and Pi
rano were to he freed of Austrian sovereignty and
made into a new and independent state. Italy al
so asked that Austria cede to her the islands off the
lower coast of Dalmatia and that Austria abandon
all her interests in Albania. Austria was also re
quired to recognize Italian sovereignty over the city'
of Avalona, which would give Italy control of the
entrance to the Adriatic sea.
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K< >MK, May 20—Italians are pouring across the j
frontier from Austria in great numbers, fearing re
prisals for the recent uprisings in Trieste and pola.
The trains to accommodate the refugees are few, as
both governments are using almost the full capacity \
of the roads for the transportation of troops and
munitions of war.
BKKTjIN, May 20—The Berliner Tagblatt
prin a telegraphic dispatch from Chiasso, Switzer
land, today, saying that “No one in Italy doubts but
that war will begin today.” The people ot tier
many feel as little doubt about it as the Italians do,
and they have definitely accepted Italy as a new ad
dition to the foes of thetFatherland.
Coailtion Cabinet For
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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, May JO—The wave of depression that
has been sweeping over the nation thelast few days
following the receipt of unfavorable news front the
scene of hostilities in Europe, has been checked bv,
the definite announcement made by the gov-!
eminent that a coalition cabinet would lx* formed.
The decision of the cabinet difficulty is eminently
satisfactory to the people of the British Isles, who
feel that there will be no internal squabbles to in
terfere with the pressing business of carrying on tlie
war to n successful conclusion.
The news received from tin* eastern front of
the Russians redeeming themselves in the province
of Courland and inflicting a severe defeat on the
Austrians in Bukowina, has also helped to drive
the clouds away and let a little sunshine filter
through the fog of depression that has been weigh
ing down the people. The Russian advance neat
Shavli, in the Baltic province of Courland, largely
counteracts the effect of the Austro-German advance
across the River San in the vicinity of Przemysl.
The Russians have fourteen distinct armies
along the eastern front, and only one of them is in
any sort of danger from the German advance in
Western Galicia. There are forty German and
Austrian army corps being used against the hun
dred mile front of the Russian center, and the re
treat of the Muscovites has been largely caused by
an overwhelming preponderance ot the enemies’
front.
PARTY OF 15 ABOARD
WATSON FOR KATALLA
The steamer Admiral Watson is due
it Katalla about midnight. She has
fifteen passengers for there, and
there is considerable conjecture
whether this party is for the Alaska
Oil Company, which figures on doing
extensive work in the oil fields, or a
crew of government surveyors to
run the line from the Bering river
coal fields to Mile 38, on the Copper
River & Northwestern railway. There
are also ten horses and thirty-five
tons of freight to be unloaded at Ka
talla.
The Watson will arrive in Cordo
va about noon tomorrow.
NY'S REPLY
TO "1 IK
TEN OHS
WASHINGTON, May 20—It is offlc
ially stated that Germany's reply to
President Wilson's note will not
reach this city for delivery to the
government for at least ten days. In
the meantime Germany is willing to
have her submarines act towards all
merchantmen just as torpedo boat
destroyers would. This would mean
that tilt? crews and passengers would
be given ample time to leave their
vessels provided the ships were were
unarmed.
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ATHENS, May 20—French troops made a suc
cessful landing at Seddul Bahr, the southern tip of
the Gallipoli peninsula. The landing forces imme
diately went into action around the Turkins position
of Krithea. The French fleet is supporting the
movement of the land forces by vigorously shelling
the) Turkish fortifications. Further up the pe
ninsula the British forces have captured several im
portant Turkish positions, and the whole section
between Kalid Bahr and Seddul Bahr, is being
fought for with the chances very much in favor of
an allied victory.
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SUBMARINES IN BLOCKADE
COPENHAGEN, May 20—Report is current in
German naval circles that since the submarine block
ade of England commenced, at least seventeen Ger
man submarines have failed to return to their bases,
and as a long time has elapsed since they started' on
their cruises, they have definitely been given up as
lost.
LONDON, May 20—The British trawler Chry
solite has been torpedoed and sunk by a Germar
submarine off the coast of Scotland in the North sea
It is believed that the crew were all rescued, althougl
full particulars have not been received.
New Engine For North Star
Frank Cole is the proud possessor
of one of the finest engines in the
country. It is a Corless make, of
18-22 horse power, and he is now in
stalling it in his boat, the North Star.
ALL MINERS AND
"There is not an idle man in Chit
ina, nor In fact at any point along
the line of the Copper River railway,"
is the statement of a recent arrival
from the interior. "While I was at
Chitina George Max Esterly sent
there for seven men to work on his
ziNina placer ground, and though
rustling Oscar Fish was enabled to se
cure the laborers desired, but In do
ing so he cleaned the town of every
available workingman. The same
condition prevails at other places a
long the line. While at Kennecott
1 learned that the Bonanza mine had
300 men on its payroll, and as the
property is being extensively worked
all available labor is being employed."
This is undoubtedly a season of
activity, not only at the copper and
placer mines, hut in the fishing in
dustry as well. Every local fisher
man is plying his vocation, while the
two new canneries, the Canoe Pass
Packing company here, and the Hen
ley cannery at Mile 55, have a large
force of men at work, whlile the out
put of the Orca cannery has been in
creased by the installation of im
proved machinery and many addi
tional men given employment, all of
which should spell prosperity for the
local merchants
REORGANIZATION OF ENGLISH
CABINET SEEMS CERTAIN
LONDON, May 20—Balfour, Lord Landsdown,
and Bonar Law, tin* three loaders of the Conserva
tive party in Great Britain, called at the residence
of Premier Herbert Asquith today, and conferred
with him and foreign minister, Sir Edward Gray,
and Home Secretary McKenna, concerning the reor
ganization of the cabinet on national lines.
BRITISH AUSTRALIAN LOSSES
UN GALLIPOLI PENINSULA
LONDON, May 20—The war office has published
an additional list of the British casualties both in
Flanders and the Gallipoli peninsula. The Eng
list includes one hundred and' seventy-four officers
and four hundred-men. Tlu* Australian troops who
are fighting on the Gallipoli peninsula have suffered
a loss of nine hundred men, including Sir. \\ illiam
Birdwood, the commander-in-chief of the Austral
ian expeditionary army, who was severely wounded.
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BERLIN, May 20—The German official state
i incut issued today announces that the German
troops which penetrated across the river San in cen
tral Galicia, north of Przemysl, have defeated the
Russians with heavy losses, and the enemy is now
fleeing form his fortified positions along the river.
Rebuilt Power Co’s. Launch
Henry Wolking has returned from
the power plant, where he spent the
past couple or weeks rebuilding the
company’s launch, which has been
enlarged and its speed increased.
LIBEL si IS IN
SYRACUSE, May 20—The attorneys
for the plaintiff and defendant in the
suit of William Barnes against Theo
dore Roosevelt for libel, finished their
closing arguments this morning. The
presiding justice immediately deliv
ered his instructions to the jury, and
the jury have retired to consider their
verdict. Varying opinions from the
spectators and observers as to the
proImble verdict are so divergent that
any estimate of the verdict will be
mere conjecture. The prevailing
opinion seems to be that the ex-presi
dent will at least secure a hung jury.
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WILL ENJOY VACATION
OF ABOUT THREE MONTHS
Charles Cochran and wife came up
from the Cordova Power Company's
plant yesterday, and will leave for
the states on the steamer Alameda.
They intend spending about three
months outside, visiting friends in the
East and attending both the San
Francisco and San Diego fairs.
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Traffic Is Picking Up.
A train left this morning for Chit
inn and Kennecott, taking out forty
three men and the interior mail.
PLANNING SURROUND TURKS
TO CUT OFF THEIR RETREAT
ATHENS, May 20—British troops have effected
a landing at Gabatepe, on the Gallipoli peninsula,
and are now attacking Krithea on the other side
from the advancing French forces who were landed
at Suddel Balir. The movement iff the allied troops
show an evident intention to surround the Turkish
forces taul cut off their retreat. The attack of the
allies on the fortified positions of (Thibaba continues
wihtout any let-up, and the fighting in that vicinity
has been severe. The battle front at this latter
point is three and one-half miles long.
LONDON, May 20—The Russian fortified line
along the river San, running across central Galicia,
on which great reliance was placed to check the ad
vancing hordes of Teutons, has been definitely brok
en. Russia admits that Przemysl is now under fire
from the Austrian batteries. Everything indicates
that a great battle is impending along the river San,
and the ultimate fate of the Russian center will de
pend upon the ability of the Muscovites to repel the
forty Austrian and German army corps that are
being hurled against them.
ALLIES SEE VICTORY IN
IN DARDANELLES STRAITS
LONDON, May 20— The allied forces on the Gal
lipoli peninsula have occupied' the Turkish position
of Kalid Balir, on the European side of the Darda
nelles straits.