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H. G. STEEL. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY EV ENING, .JUNE •'». 1916.
THE WORLD’S GREATEST NAVAL BATTLE.
< >n May .’51 there was fought in the North sea tin* greatest
naval battle the world has ever seen, and one which fora time
threatened to upset the equilibrium of the world, for had the
Germans won a decisive victory nothing could have saved Fug
.land from devastation.
A German victory ,which would have let loose the Ih-et ol
torpedo boats and destroyers to prey upon British commerce
and allowed the battle cruisers and dreadnoughts t<> bombard
the coa.-t of the British Isles must soon have resulted in the
complete subjection of the British nation.
Without its fleet nothing is left of the British empire. It
then becomes only two small islands separated from Continen
tal Kurope by a narrow strip of water ,which easily could be
crossed by an enemy in control of the seas.
First reports from the battle made it appear that the Ger
mans had won a decisive victory. Later reports, however, tend
to show that the main British battle fleet was not engaged, and
I !*ut it was only one squadron of the British navy which met
the most powerful ships of the German navy, and' yet com
polled them to withdraw and seek shelter in their harbors.
It will be days before the truth of the matter w ill be known
to the public. One by one the losses of the different nations
will become known, until by the end of the month, when the
world is intently watching the operations of the war in some
other quarter the total losses will be given to tin* public.
The object of the bold raid of the Germans is problemati
cal. It may be that by the use of airships tin* absence of the
main British fleet was noted, and the German navy, held ready
for instant action at all times, was sent forth to destroy the in
ferior force; or it may be that the German rulers, realizing that
the people of their nation are growing deathly tired of a war
which apparently can have no ending, slaked all on the possi
bility of being able to inflict serious damage upon the British
fle< t without great loss to themselves, and thus raise tin* droop
ing spirits of the German populace.
( Mi tile other hand, it might be that the German admiralty
reasoned that it stood a fair chance of defeating the British
navv. With that accomplished tin* end of the war was in sight.
The allies, without control of the seas, are at the mercy of the
< Jertnans.
Despite the fact that the British succeeded in driving the
Germans back to their harbors and inflicted upon them losses
winch are supposed to be fully as great as they sustained, the
mere fact that the German fleet was able to emerge from its
naval bases and engage the British fleet without meeting de
struction is a blow to British pride which will require some tre
mendous British victory to restore to its former state.
The Englishman does not care much about the army, but
when it domes to the navy, he is supremely proud, and' has an
abiding faith in its ability to whip the world. The damage in
flicted liv the Germans, whether it was upon only a part or the
whole of the British fleet, is a blow under which all English
men today are smarting.
It is not only the sting of defeat they are suffering, but
worse than that, it is the destruction of an ideal.
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l'util May 31, 1916, the greatest naval battle in the world
was the fight between the Spanish Armada and the British
fleet, in which the Armada was destroyed. While more ves
sels were engaged in the fight in which the sailors of (Jueen
Elizabeth proved themselves masters ot the sea, it is a safe bet
that greater tonnage was represented in the violent engage
ment which occurred in the North sea on May 31.
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They are doing their spring plowing a little late but very
thoroughly this year around Verdun. The big guns are doing
it without being cast into plowshares—taking a short cut to
scriptural prophecy but hardly in the spirit the prophet had in
mind.
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It is time that some action was taken if the people of Cor
dova are to have a celebration on the Fourth of July. Other
coast cities already are making great preparations, and unless
Cordova makes a move we will be left at the post.
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Copper remains high; the mines back of Cordova are oper
ating to capacity; the railroad is running smoothly; salmon are
coming in by the thousands—why shouldn’t the people of Cor
dova be prosperous? They are.
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Although the armies at Verdun are fighting as hard as
ever, they are given hardly a thought by the public, which has
transferred its attention to the great battle in the North Sea.
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One by one the people who left Cordova for other camps
are returning. Today this city lias more people than at any
time since the boom days during the construction period.
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Without its wonderful navy England today would be at the
mercy of the Germanic allies. Yet the people of the United
States will not demand' an adequate navy.
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Carranza has 20,000 troops mobilized near the American
column in Mexico. It may be all right, but
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It begins to look like Roosevelt in Chicago.
WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer.
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
C’. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 358. CORDOVA. ALASKA.'
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN ana SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence.
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours—10 a. m. to 12 noon.
Railroad Hospital; 2 to 5 p. in., Adams
Building. Room 6.
I’hones—Residence. 113; Hospital,
40: Office, 132.
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1 “
Adame Block CORDOVA, ALASKA, j
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
DR. C. L. HALE
O E N T I 8 T
Office In Adame Building
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Alaskan Hotel
Barber Shop
Baths at All Hours, Day and
Night.
Accommodations for Ladies.
Ladles' Facial Massage and
Shampooing.
Razors Honey. Children’s Hair
cutting.
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EVERYTHING BOUGHT
AND SOLD
For anything you can't find in
town, go to J. Raw-son’s Second
Hand Store and see what he has
got. We carry new ana second
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work.
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
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E. A. HEGG
PHOTOGRAPHER
PHOTO SUPPLIES
Views and Post Cards
STATIONERY
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© ALASKA |
\ STEAMSHIP CO. .
Fait and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, KetcJj
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordcva. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Kails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
May 20.NORTHWESTERN.June 2
May 25 . MARIPOSA .June 4
May 30. ALASKA . June 11
Regular freight service ror Ketcnikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas. Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamer,^,
without notice. T
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Agent I
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ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL EVANS.June 11
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT . June 18
ADMIRAL WATSON. June 25
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet point* and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
3chrdule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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♦ | EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
t j Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina^ gj
t i gj Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. jg
♦ jg Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- jjjj
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♦ jjjj Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- gj
♦ jg days and Fridays.
♦ jg Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, jg
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J Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Peseenger Train* Be- gj
♦ j:j: tween Cordova and Chitina.
gj Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
gj Tickets on sale ?it Depot or up-town office, Alaska jjjj
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flying boats, pleasure and fishing boats, scows, etc. Can
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