The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER 4Hi. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL Hi, 1!»Hi. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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UNITED STATES
PLANS LOAN OF
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NEW YORK. April 15. — The low
rale to which French exchange fell
the past week has been improved, so
that today the French franc Is quoted
at a higher price than it was a few
days ago. An announcement wji
made by financial interests In this city
today that negotiations were progress
ing for a loan by American bankers of
a hundred millions or more to the
French government. The loan, if con
summated, will he partly used to pay
the bills contracted for war supplies
here, and will so lessen the demand
for exchange that the market should
immediately respond with better quo
tations for ilie franc.
BOTHS SIDES ABE
RESTING FAST
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PARIS, April 15. — There was no
infantry fighting between the oppos
ing forces lined up along the Yordon
battlet'ront last night. Artillery en
gagements occupied the attention of
bqth armies, and the boom of the big
jf^ins rent the atmosphere at frequent
intervals. The Hermans directed a
heavy bombardment on the French
positions between Malancourt and Hill
304. Both sides are resting on their
arms. The French are daily growing
more confident over the outcome, and
they feel that the enemy’s losses have
been enormous to date, but with the
contraction of ihe front attempts by
the Hermans to take the French po
sitions by assault will result in much
heavier casualties.
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GREflUOSSES
BERLIN, April 15. Waves of
French infantry assaulted the German
positions on Headman's Hill yesterday,
but all the assaults were repulsed
with heavy losses. The charges usual
ly broke down before the front ranks
of the French soldiers reached the
German trenches, many of the attack
fre being killed in hand lo hand fight
for control of the positions.
CALLAHAN GETS TWELVE YEARS
IN PENITENTIARY.
Judge Bunnell sentenced Dan Calla
han. of Fairbanks, lo a term of twelve
years in the penitentiary for the crime
of which the defendant was found
♦guilty—that of rape, tils victim was
under age. In a talk before sentence
was inflicted, Callahan launched into
a violent tirade against the prosecut
ing attorney and the clerk of the
court, and claimed that his conviction
was brought about by personal hostil
ity to him on the part of them and
other officials. His attitude was most
defiant, as if he considered himself
the victim of crime and not the per
r petrator. His final remark was:
‘‘I will meet some of you fellows
down there later.”
Anxious Avoid Rupture With U. S.
Special by Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 15. — The
United States government is prepar
ing a new communication for Ger
many. which is designed to bring the
submarine situation to a direct issue.
The communication will be forwarded
to Ambassador Gerard for presenta
tion to the Berlin foreign office within
the next few days. Germany will be
informed that the Washington govern
ment considers that Germany has not
fulfilled the promises made to Ameri
ca regarding the employment of the
U-boats in warfare against the mer
chant ships of the allies, bearing Am
erican citizens as passengers. There
will be no equivocation in the lan
guage used, as the government feels
that it now has sufficient reliable evi
dence to back up its contention, and
that Germany is winking at her guar
antees or else glossing over gross dis
regard of instructions issued to her
submarine commanders. This com
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mu nl cat ion will clearly show Berlin
that It is the final word of the United
States on the question, as the state
ments it will contain will be direct
and positive, hut the note will leave
a way open lor Germany to avoid a
severance of diplomatic relations be
tween the two countries if Germany
wishes to do so.
LONDON. April 15. — The Hague
correspondent of the Exchange Tele
graphic Company, cabled to this city
today that much perturbation is ev i
dent in Berlin over the rumors of dis
satisfaction in the United States with
the last German note on the subma
rine question, involving the cause and
authors of recent attacks on allied
merchantmen, including the channel
steamer Sussex.
Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg has
held several conferences with the
American ambassador, and has also
consulted with Count Burian, the Aus
trlan foreign minister, who is visit
ing In Berlin. The foreign office has
cabled lengthy instruction; to Ambas
sadot- Bernstorff at WashfC.Aon, which
is taken to mean that Germany rea
lizes the acuteness of the situation,
and wishes to place herself right with
the United States. It can be stated
as a fact that German officialdom
seems willing to strain every nerve
to avoid a rupture with America, and
all the resources and intelligence of
the foreign office are employed at
present in that task. Whatever may
he the viewpoint of the German peo
ple, the officers of the government
show no desire to sever diplomatic
relations with America. The German
press continues its hostile attitude to
wards the Wilson administration, and
publishes sarcastic articles, advising
tiie president how to act, and cartoon
ing his interpretations of international
law. Some of the articles may he de
signated as vicious, while disagreeable
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cartoons of the president himself are
common.
WASHINGTON. April 15 Inquir
ies made by the French minister of
marine have developed precise infor
mation to the effect that the com
mander of the submarine which tor
pedoed the Sussex could not possibly
have been ignorant of the fact that
he was attacking an unarmed boat
The boat, being unarmed, could not
come within Germany's amended de
claration that she would treat armed
merchantmen as war vessels, and
therefore the submarine commander
In refusing to give the passengers
warning so that they could leave the
ship, violated the assurances given to
this country by the foreign office in
Berlin. All the evidence secured by
this country tends to prove that the
facts of the case were known to the
commander and that the attack was
clearly premeditated.
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HERRON BUYS CLAIM 'FOR A
QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS.
Informal inn lias reached here that
Charles K. Herron, chairman of the
Republican territorial committee, who
recently returned from the east, and
is now on his way to Seward, has
purchased a grout) of mining claims
at the head of Bear creek, near Hope,
for the sum of $250,000, This property
is owned by L. Cassidy, who, with Con
Sullivan, was the first discoverers of
pay on that creek. It is understood
that Mr. Herron has Pittsburg capital
ists interested with him iu this new
venture, and he plans on working the
property extensively during the com
j ing summer.
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No word has as yet been received
from the steamer Northwestern, but
| she is due here on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON, April 15. — Sen
ator Borah, of Idaho, in a strong
| speech, delivered today on the army
[ bill, discussed the present militia sys
jtem of the country, and excoriated the
system and the officials in charge of
I the same. Speaking of the eight mil
lion dollars which the federal govern
! rnent has been annually appropriating
i for the state troops, he said that this
sum had been-shamefully wasted, and
j that some of it had even been em
i bezzled by those charged with its dis
! trjbution.
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BE STARTED IN
SEATTLE
SEATTLE. April 15. — The Ameri
can Can Company has purchased a
large tract of land on the waterfront,
and will erect a big factory for the
purpose of making cans for the salmon
cannery trade of Alaska and Puget
Sound. There is a possibility that tin
from the Alaska mines on the Seward
peninsula will he employed in manu
facturing the cans.
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Show at Empress Theatre tonight.
Special by Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 15. — Reas
suring advices have been received by
j the state department from American
j consuls in Mexico, who are in touch
with the feeling of the Mexican peo
I pie, in the interior points where it has
j been said resentment against the
presence of the American troops is
| creating a dangerous situation. The
officials of the government have come
to the belief that there is little dan
ger of tin outbreak against the Per
shing expedition, or against Ameri
cans in general, it Is not thought
that the recent fight in I’arral be
tween Mexican civilians and a detach
ment of American cavalrymen, will
fan the flame of Mexican animosity
among the people, and cause compli
cations between the de facto govern
luient and the I'nited States.
WASHINGTON. April 15. Secre
tary of State Lansing said today that
the Mexican situation was entirely
unchanged, and that nothing had oc
curred to alter the original plans of
the government as formulated when
the American troops first crossed into
Mexico. He also asserted that there
has been no developments to show
that a change was likely to occur in
the near future. General Kunston.
with headquarters tit San Antonio, has
not heard directly from Fashing for
tlic last three days. All the informa
tion which has reached the state de
partment tends to show that the fight
at Parrel between the Americans and
Mexican civilians was of far less im
portance than at first reported.
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The following letter was written by u
Herbert (’. McIntyre, employed on s
the Copper Hirer & Northwestern jn
railway during the construction, and v
a cousin of James J. MacCormae, giv- a
iug a graphic description of life — and j t
death in the trenches. The letter c
was written in France, and is interest , t
ing from beginning to end: v
“So you are going to build subtnar- u
ines for the British government, eh?|n
Am glad you go the job. You will have 1
the satisfaction of knowing you have t
done your bit for the grand old etn- p
plre, for all her faults. I am proud I
to he lighting the Hun under the old s
Union Jack. 1 have just gotten hack h
from the hospital, anil am still feeling a
pretty sore and stiff. 1 was wounded h
on December 1, a date I w ill never for
get. 1 will briefly tell you the whole 1
fearful story of our first real lathe of p
modern warfare. s
"Well on December 1 we were or- c
dered to bold a part of the front Jlne r
trenches in-, :nd we were
tighty pleased at the prospect, so we
liouldered our packs and started our
larch, and after a pretty tiresome hike
e got there eventually, of course
fter dark, as troops never travel near
le trenches in daylight. We took
barge and the men we relieved filed
lankfully and silently out. Of course
e had been out often before, and one
ight had three casualties, so we were
ut absolutely green to tl\e job. Well,
and three others were put ott “Lis
>ning Post.” You crawl over your
arapet and go out into “No Man's
and" and take up a position behind
inie old fallen tree trunk or shell
ole. hedge, etc. In our case it was
tree trunk, and you keep a sharp
mkout and listen for every sound.
The Bosches’ trenches were about
id yards from our front line, and our
art was about 100 yards out. One Is
tpposed to be very careful going and
lining, as the German star shells or
. e are going up all night, about
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LATOUCnt MAN BOUND OVE.H TO
GRAND JURY.
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Crank I,. Cavunagh, of l.atouche, has
! I'.'en bound over to the grand jury in
th<‘ sum of $1,000, on the charge of
the theft of a gold ring, a gold watch j
j md chain and $2f« in money from one1
Yuko Drvich. a miner in the employ of
the lleatson mine at l.atouche.
According to the tesimonv, Cava
naugh, who has been working for
some time, took the money and jewel
ry from the clothing of Drvich in the
hunkhouse at the mine, and later he
pawned the ring to George Ha track,
who conducts a store at l.atouche.
At the hearing the prisoner waived
the right to make a statement, and
was held to answer to the charge of
grand larceny. Cavanaugh is a young
man, not much past his majority.
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NOME. April 15. — The annual
sweepstakes for the racing dog teams
of Seward peninsula was held yesler-|
day. and was won by Seppala. The
time of the winner was eighty hours
and twenty-seven minutes. Delzene
finished in second place, and Fred
Ayer won third. Brown dropped out
yesterday, and will not finish. Kjeg
stad is far behind, and probably will
not finish. The race was finished by
the winner in a blizzard.
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SCHOOL CHILDREN ENTERTAINED;
BY MRS. WELLS.
Mrs. Wells lias endeared herself tol;
about fifty of the school boys and girls j'
of Cordova through a kindly act oil her i
part. Friday afternoon she invited al! ■
tlie young folks to her restaurant to i
partake of an appetizing lunch she i
had prepared for them, it is needless
to say that all the youngsters were
present, and they had a royal good i
time. After partaking of the "good i
eats," Photographer E. A. Hegg aii- L
peared on the scene and took a pic
ture of the happy group.
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The University of Oregon has or
ganized two voluntary drill companies, i
and Edward l’. Harwood, of Cordova,
is captain of one of them.
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William Glendennlng. the Port i
Wells copper mine operator, is a
northbound passenger on the North
» estern.
JUSTICE HUGHES
REFUSES TO BE
SAI.KM, Ore., April 15. te .ffter re
ceiving a telegram today from Su
preme Court Justice Hughes, protest
ing against the placing of his name
on the ballot at the coming primaries
of the Republican party for the presi
dential nomination at the Chicago con
vention. the secretary of state said
that in accordance with the desire of
Hughes, he would refuse to certify
Hughes’ name to the various county
clerks. The telegram was sent when
Hughes received an official notifica
tion that a petition had been filed
with the secretary of stafp for Ore
gon. requesting the placing of his
name upon the ballot.
CONTENTS BLIND
SKATTI.K, April 15. Mayor Oil!
personally assisted today in dumping
twelve thousand quart bottles of vari -
ous kinds of booze into the harbor.
This represents seizures made by the
city police and the deputies of the
county sheriff in their efforts to cn
fi rce the prohibition law, which went
into effect the first of the year. Both
the city and county officials are mak
ing strenuous efforts to suppress blind
pigs, and are meeting w ith much sue
fPKK
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WASHINGTON, April 15. — ll was
ifficialiy announced today that one
\mer1can. John D. Harrison, of Chi
cago, was on hoard the British steam
er Margam Abbey, which was tor
yedoed and sunk without warning by
t German submarine on April 8. Har
•ison was among the rescued.
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FARRAGUT ARRIVES SEATTLE —
HAD NO TROUBLE.
The local agents of the steamer Ad*
niral Karragut received a cablegram
resterday. announcing the safe aeri
al of that vessel in Seattle on Kri
lay evening, and stating further that
io trouble was experienced en route,
rhis information sets at rest the ru
nor circulated here that tlie Karragut
vas in distress on her southbound
rip, which apparently was without
my foundation in fact.
Delegate Wickersham lias intro
luced a bill in Congress for an appro
uiation of $50,000 for a navy wireless,
tat ion at Seward.
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John Engblad, a cannery man from
leldovia, fell from the steamer Wat
on at Seward, and received painful,
njuries about the head.
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Among the liquor licenses granted'
lie other day by the district court to
ipplicants from McCarthy war one to
vckslron »:ul l.iudig. who run the
.aklc.i betel at that place. This.
; kc i four nicer, at that camp.