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LONDON, Jan. 8—The British press bureau to'
<l:ty issued detailed allegations of the mistreatment,
of the Catholic clergy in Belgium, and the destruc
lion of and theft from the church institutions by the
(Jarmans.
I Ik* (lei mans are charged with having destroyed
or profaned churches and religious houses in almost
every village and almost every large town through
which they passed. Church edifices were used for
stables and prisons, the sac nil vessels stolen and the
clergymen suffered special indignities from the
German soldiers.
At Liege, Namur, Malines and Ghent many
priests and others connected with the churches were
shot or hanged, and other priests were carried to
(lennnny where they were subjected to abominable
usage.
Specific instances, with depositions are given,
that in the diocese of Malines twenty-six priests wen*
killetl by the Germans. In the Liege diocese ten
priests were shot, while in Namur diocese twenty
priests wen* killed.
$750,000 FOR TRAILS IN ALASKA
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8—In his annual report
made public today, Col. Wilds I». Richardson, presi
dent ot the Alaska Road Commission, says further
development ol a system of roads and trails in Al
aska cannot lx* expected unless congress increases
i ho annual a 1 lot men t ot I unds which has been appro
priated for the commission for several years past.
He says that the small sum appropriated is entirely
consumed' in repairing and maintaining the roads
Mini (vails already constructed, and this is the prac
tically fixed condition in which the commission finds
itself.
Colonel Richardson submits with his report a
plan for the extension of the road system in Alaska,
covering a period of three years, which embraces an
annual appropriation of $750,000.
1 n speaking ot t he necessity of roads in the terri
toiy ( ol. Richardson says that no rapid or general
development of Alaska will follow the construction
of the government railroad in Alaska, unless such
<onslinotion is accompanied |>y the construction of
many wagon roads and' trails to act as feeders of
the railroad.
Kotorring to the bill, now in congress, to create
a general development board to have full charge of
the government undertakings for the opening up of
Alaska, Colonel Hichardson says there is no other
agency of the government more competent or better
equipped for the purpose that the army.
1'ARIS, Jan. K—Regarding the campaign in Al
sact, a I m I let in issued bv the war office this afternoon
states that tin* (Germans have not again attacked the
French troops which recently captured the town of
Nteinbach, evidently having abandoned, for the pres
l id at least, all attempts to retake the town, where
th<> French are maintaining their position.
The bulletin also states that the French are ad
vancing on Altkirch, just south of Muhlluiusen, and'
will shortly attack that city.
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BOOT AUSTRIAN FORGE
NISH, Servia, Jan. S—An official bulletin issued
by the war department today states that the Servian
troops surprised and completely routed a largo Aus
trian force north of Belgrade.
MADKII), Jan. 8—The German auxiliary cruiser
Otavi, whidj arrived at has Palmas, Canary islands,
short of fuel and provisions, has been interned there
during the period of the war.
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LONDON, .fan. ft— The Austrian war office' ad
mits that the* Austrir n troops in tin* province of
Bukowina have been compelled to retire hel’ore the
advance of the Russians. According to British
military observers, this? Russian advance in Hun
gary, before which the Austrians are giving way,
promises to develop into a most spectacular achieve
ment within the coining fortnight.
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SI. DIE, .Jan. 8—A brilliant exploit was per
formed today by the French Alpine troops, who
charged on skis down the snow covered mountain
slope's at Bonhomtnc pe>st, on the* Alsatian fremtier,
anil forced the German garrison to retire' on Obrey,
Jive miles down the YVeiz river.
MILITARY OPERATIONS
LON IX >N, .Jan. 8—Aside from the continueel
Ln sian pursuit of the Turkish forces, defeated in
Caucasus, and the continuation of the Russian ad
vance through the* Carpathian passes into Bukowina,
siege warfare, with intermittent artillery duels is
I *revai lent everywhere, east and west. The wea
ther conditions throughout the entire righting zone'
in I lance, Bedgium, Polanel, Galicia, are extremely
hael, and prewent any extensive movements on the*
part of tin* belligerants.
TURKS FEAR INTERNAL STRIFE
AS ILL AS ATTACKS
FBI OUTSIDE
SOFIA, Jan. 8—Dispatches received here from
( onstantinople savs that the* situation there is very
alarming and is rapidly growing worse. It is ap
parent that the local authorities are fe.u#d of in
ternal disturbances of a serious nature as well as
attacks from the outside. All the archives of state
have been packed ready for instant removal and the
lands of the treasury are likewise in readiness for
immediate transportation. To meet the possible
net esitv ot quick movement a locomotive is being
kept constantly under steam and ready to move tin*
boks, papers treasure and government officials to
Adrianople at an instant’s notice.
IJ )NI)< )NT, Jan. 8—Advices from Poland state
Hint General llindenberg, commander of the Ger
man forces in Poland, is at a standstill, mired in the
deep mud which everywhere prevents any extended
movement. Tt is reported that he is expecting re
inforcements to the extent of a million men, and will
t hen make a supreme effort to reach Warsaw. In
the meantime the Russians are also being heavily
reinforced, and the positions about Warsaw stren
gthened against the expected German attack.
1 AMS, Jan. 8 1 he report that the youngest
son of Premier Vivian had fallen in battle with the
Germans, was confirmed hen* todav.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8—Secretary
Lane and William Edes. Thomas
Higgs, Jr., and Lieutenant Mears, con
stituting the entire membership of
the Alaska Engineering Commission,
met in conference today,'-the subject
of the conference being the forthcom
ing report of the commiesion. While no
official announcement has been made
on the subject, it is predicted that the
report will be handed to the president
and secretary within a very short
time.
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CHICAGO, Jan. X -Wheat still con
dinues the active feature of the trad
ing, and under pressure of a strong
buying movement again took an up
ward trend. May wheat reached
$1.40 per bushel this afternoon, the
highest price, with few exceptions, for
a period of more than fifty- years.
Liverpool reports that the sleady ad
vance in the price of wheat has created
'considerable excitement in the grain
trade, and has stimulated a keen de
mand.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 8—President
Wilson arrived here this afternoon
and went directly to the home of
Senator Kern. The news that the
president was coming drew several
thousand people to the station, where
he was given an ovation.
At Richmond, tills state, where the
train made a short stop, the president
made a short address to a large num
ber of the citizens who had gathered
to greet him. During his remarks the
president said that if the United
States maintains its poise it will be
best able to bring about peace in Eu
rope when the time is ripe.
Tonight the president will address
about four thousand people in a ball ,
here at a celebration of the annivers
ary of the battle of New Orleans. The
members of the Indiana legislature
will attend the meeting in a body.
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BILLY ROWE'S CONDITION
IS SLIGHTLY IMPROVED
Capt. A. E. Lathrop had a letter
from our former townsman, William
Rowe, written in a hospital at Vic
toria, B. C., on December 28, in which
he states that it was eighteen months
ugo that night he was shot in Cordo
ba by Dan Reeder, and although it
had frequently been predicted that his
time on earth was short, he was feel- 1
ing fairly well under the circum
stances. He is still confined to bed,
but says his condition has improved
(somewhat during the past month. 1
Billy would like to be back here and
(sends his best regards to all of his
(Cordova friends.
The best meals in town served at i
the Windsor grill. i
LAREDO, Jan. 8—A fierce battle is
•aging between the forces of General
Villa and General Carranza at Saltillo,
vhich is at present occupied by the
Villa forces.
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Peter Sherman will leave on the
Uanieda tonight for the states, where I
is will engage in business.
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Mrs. J. L. McBride and Mrs. if. H.
Papers returned on lhis afternoon’s
rain from a visit to Mile 89.
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W. A. Krippaehne will leave on the
Uameda for Seattle, where he will at
end to the marketing of a large ship
nent of fish sent out on the Berthu a
hort time ago.
FIREMEN 10 POT ON
ft MINSTREL SHOW
At (he meeting of the fire depart
ment last night, a vote of thanks was
extended to the committee having in
charge the New Year's dance.
A committee consisting of H. U.
Uollinger, Fred Fuller and J. M. Em
nerly was appointed to make arrange
ments for a smoker to be given in
the near future.
It wns decided to put on n tninistrel
show sometime in the near future for
the benefit of the department. The
management of the afTair was placed
*n the hands of L. G. Uelter, who will
gather the talent together, and he
promises to provide an entertainment
that will put to shame all previous at
tempts along this line. There is eon
idci able talent in Cordova, including
onto excellent singers, dancers and
comedians, and with the material at
and it is expected that a most credit
■ bio performance will be forthcoming.
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Some cooking at tho Windsor grill.
r _ I HERE
The cableship Burnside arrived in
port at 12:26 this afternoon, and will
repair the cable between here and
\ aldez, which has been out of com
mi.Sidon for the past three weeks.
The Burnside has an Interesting
history. She was formerly the Span
ish transport Itlta, and is a prize of
the Spanlsh-America war, having been
captured by the gunboat Nashville,
\prtl 22, 1898. as she was coming out
if Havana harbor, carrying the Span
T h paymaster and guards, and was
oonverthe by the IT. 8. government
Tito a cable ship.
On of the first steps in making the
eiai.s is to discover The approx
imate situation of the break. For
this purpose delicate testing instru
roents were taken from I ~ . I ip and
attached to the cable at the local offi
ce. These tests indicated that the
break was about 17 geographical miles
from the Cordova office.
The next step In the process is to
pick up the cable in the vicinity of
tiie break. This done with huge grap
pling hooks, which are dragged across
the line until it picks up the cable,
which is hoisted aboard, the defective
spot cut. and a new section spliced
in. This with the facilities aboard
the Burnside, is quickly (lone, not
withstanding it is by no means an easy
task, and it is expected that within the
ne-t twenty-four hours the cable will
again be in operation.
first Lieutenant Gregg, officer In
charge, states that last winter, while
making repairs to (he Seattle-Sitka
line, the break wns located in 1400
fathoms of water, and that it re
quired more than two hours nfter the
gr: pples were hooked to the cable,
to bring It to the surface.
The Burnside is commanded by
Cnpt. Hobert W. Shears. The other
officers of the navigating department
are H. B. Jones, pilot; C. F. Groms,
ttecond officers; Birk Dlnesen, third
officer; F. H. Schwartztoze, fourth
officer; J. H. Henson, chief engineer;
it. M. Robertson, 1st asst, engineer; C.
F. Robinson, 2nd asst, engineer; J. H.
Mi'chell, third asst, engineer; S. K.
Hutchins, 4tli asst, engineer.
The officers of the electrical depart
ment are First Lieutenant H. W.
Gregg, of the II. S. Signal Corps,
officer in charge; Henry Winter, cable
engineer; J. H. Brock, enble electri
cian; G. B. Howe, quartermaster's
agent.
The Burn Hide made a quick trip
from Seattle, having left there Jan.
2. Her run from Ketchikan was made
in record time. She left’ that place at
7:47 on the evening of Jan. 5. and ar
lived here at 12:25 today, having
covered the distance in 2 da,\B 16
hours and 38 minutes.
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The regular train from the interior
art'ved this afternoon at 3:15 with
several passengers and considerable
mail from the Tanana and way points.
You will be pleased if you eat at
the Windsor grill.
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Advertising Fays—In the Times.
tens 10 SELL
THE ALASKA
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8—August
Hecksher. a New York banker, repre
senting the bank which holds the
bonds of the Alaska Northern Rail
road, today made a formal offer to
Secretary I,ane to sell that road to
the government. The price set upon
the road was not made public.
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Photographer E. A. Hegg will leave
on this trip south of the s earner
Alameda for San Francisco, where he
expects to install an exhibit at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition. He will
take with him several hundred nega
tives of scenes in Cordova and through
out the Copper River valley. As
many of these views are works of art
and have been favorably eommented
on by the those from the stales who
have been fortunate enough to get
them, the advantage of such an exhibit
is apparent.
Mr. Hegg is making the trip to the
fair under the auspices of the local
'hamber of Commerce and if possi
ble it will be arranged so lhat he se
cures the necessary wall space for the
display, in the building which houses
the Alaskan exhibit and in connection
th the one sent out from Cordova.
By adding this rare collection of
views to Cordova's exhibit the Copper
River valley will be possibly bettor
represented at the exposition then any
Jther one section of Alaska. These
ilctures will give the people of the
tates an idea of the beautiful scenery
in the north, and correct erroneous
impressions as to climate and actual
conditions prevailing here. From an
educational standpoint alone Mr.
Hogg's display will do considerable
good, and at the same time should bo
the means of attracting many people
to this country during the coming
year. .
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Hary Logan, section foreman at
Mile 78, came in on the train this af
ternoon.
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Tom McKinnon, of Iditarod, was an
arrival on this afternoon's train from
the interior.
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M. J. Kearney, manager of the Arc
tic Lumber Co., will leave on the ^la
meda for a business trip to the states.
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Rev. J. L. McBride returned from
a trip to Mile 39.
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E. P. Harwood will leave on the Al
ameda for Scuttle, where he will enroll
as a student in the University of
Washington.
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MANY GOING OUTSIDE
ON STEAMER ALAMEDA
The steamer Alameda will take a
number of passengers from Cordova
when she leaves tonight Up to the
tune of going to press the following
were booked at the local office; W.
A. Krippaehne, J. A. Holmgren, E. p.
Harwood, E. A. Hegg, L. H Wood
man, S. O. Rreedman, H. Jacoby, T. H.
Hibson. C. F. Gravlin, T. McKinnon,
M. ,T Kearney, Peter Sherman, for
Seattle; H. C. Peterson and O. Camp
bell, for Juneau, and 3 second class.