* The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER 431. CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 191(5. PRICE TEN CENTS.
FOUR IRISHMEN SHOT BY BRITISH
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PRESIDENT AND
i THREE LEADERS
ARE EXECDTED
LONDON, May —Four signers of the proclamation de
claring Ireland a republic have been tried by court martial,
convicted and shot, according to an official statement issued
by the government today.
Those paying the penalty with their lives were Patrick
Pearse, president; .James Connolly, commandant; General
Thomas ,J. Clark and Thomas Mncdonaugh. Three other sign
ers were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.
TRIALS HELD IN THE FIELD.
DUBLIN, May .1. — One thousand military prisoners to
day were marched through the streets of this city under a
strong military guard. The prisoners included many youths
in their teens and several women. It is reported that several
thousand prisoners have been taken bv the British troops.
The following military statement was issued today:
“Rebels considered suitable for trial are being tried in the field
by general court martial under the Defense of the Realm Act.
After sentences have been confirmed tin* public will be in
formed of the results. Other prisoners are being sent to Eng
lfmd, where the cases will receive consideration later.”
The first announcement of sentences passed and carried
out under this order was that of the death penalties passed on
the four signers of the proclamation declaring Ireland a re
public. The severity of the sentences came as a shock to the
public, as it was generally believed the government would deal
leniently with the offenders in view of the ease with which the
rebellion was subdued.
REBELLION COST IRELAND $8,000,000.
BELFAST, May 3. — All who took part in the rebellion
have surrendered and quiet is again restored. It is estimated
that the total financial loss suffered by Ireland due to the up
rising amounts to $8,000,000.
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YESTERDAY
' PAK1S, May 3. —An attack by the
Germans on the French positions at
Harazee, in the Argonne district, was
repulsed with heavy losses to the as
sailants. Heavy artillery fighting is
general in the Argonne district.
Reports from all other fronts show
a lull in the fighting. At Verdun both
sides appear to be resting, ready to
resume the deadly struggle which has
raged In that vicinity for the past sev
eral months.
87,000 BULGARS KILLED.
ATHENS, May 3. — The losses by
the Bulgarian army during the war
urejp timuted by Bulgarian reports
recpL«-d here to amount to 87.000
killed and 50,000 wounded or missing.
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HIGH WAGES ARE BEING
PAID BY MANUFACTURERS.
WASHINGTON, May 3. — Manufac
turing industries in the United States
are shown by figures published by the
»irtment of labor to be spending
^0 to 60 per cent more for wages
t than they were a year ago. Much of
the increase is accounted for by (be
additional number of men employed
but a considerable amount is credited
to higher wages.
The iron and steel industries lead
with a 60.3 per cent increase in the
amount of wages paid and a 36 per
cent increase in men employed.
■vXhe car building and repairing In
JJjstry is next with u 51 per cent wage
Increase against 36 per ce nt Increase
in men employed. Cotton manufac
turing alone of the bigger Industrie
shows only a nominal wage increase
CUM TRESTLE
WILE BE IN By
Work on the reconstruction of Chi
tina crossing will be commenced in
two or three days and by May 10
trains will be operated through from
Cordova to Kennecott, according to
Superintendent Caleb Corser. The
running ice is yet too heavy to allow
the work to start, hut everything is in
readiness to rush it to a speedy con
clusion once it is begun. At Mites
Glacier 100 men are now repairing the
ice breaker, which was damaged by
the heavy ice.
Owing to the unusually heavy traf
fic over the railroad this season, more
work than usual will he done during
the summer. One steam shovel will
be kept in continuous operation, and
^additional snowsheds will be built at
Abercrombie canyon, provided the ne-1
cessary lumber can be obtained. North
of Chitina 100,000 new ties will be laid,
and tile entire length of roadbed will
be kept up to the highest standard to
insure the rapid movement of trains.
Although it will be a week before
the crossing at Chitina is replaced,
enough ore is in the yards at Cordova
to supply cargoes for all the company
boats calling here.
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PUT WINGS BACK IN OLD
AMERICAN CLIPPER BARK.
NEW YORK. May 3. — The old Am
erican clipper bark, Koo 'Hng Suey,
which was converted ii^o a coal burge
five years ago. will be restored to her
original rig and again sail the seas
a« a hark, the Maritime Exchange
rnpounces. Tills is due to the scar
ry of tonrHge and higher freight
rtf", caused by the war.
GERMANY’ REPLY !
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BERLIN, May 3.—The draft of thei
German reply to the last note from j o
the American government Is complete, j u
subject to minor alterations, which | a
may result from an interchange of j a
views between Berlin and the Kaiser, v
who now is at the general headquar J
lers of the army. ! a
The attitude of Germany will be j
stated in clear, precise terms, and the r
note will leave no doubt concerning <
the exact position which the Kaiser j a
lias decided to maintain in the contro-1 t
versy. The reply will contain the in j d
structions which have been communi- j '
sated to submarine commanders and !
nther data, which will place the Am c
erican government in a position to a
judge the situation. 11
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SAYS VIENNA PREDICTS \
GERMANY WILL YIELD TO U. S. t
WASHINGTON, May 3. — Secre- F
[ary Lansing anounced late today that
dispatches to the state department
from Vienna, quoting Austro Hungar
ian newspapers on the submarine situ- d
ition, indicated that opinion there v
leemed to be against Germany taking o
action that would lead to the sever- p
ince of diplomatic relations with the c
United States. He added that German 1
newspaper comment forwarded by! a
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin was d
moderate in tone. tl
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COL. HOUSE WITH PRESIDENT, n
WASHINGTON, May 3. — Colonel s
House arrived today at the White a
House. It is generally supposed that t
lie res|»onded to an invitation from s
President Wilson to discuss the sub-!h
marine situation. j r
IDLING VESSELS OFF FOR \
TIE NORTH
Bound for Akutan, Alaska, the fleet
of the Pacific Coast Sea Products Co., K
consisting of the Bteam whalers Uni- b
mak. Kodiak and Tanginnk and the n
barge Fresno, left last Saturday. The b
Rreano went north in tow of the tug n
doliab. She has a cargo of supplies 8
and machinery for the company’s b
n haling station at Akutan. c
The Unimak is in command of Capt. b
Jacob A. Jacobsen, with Frank Chris- b
ensen as gunner. She has eleven s
men aboard, all told. j
The Kodiak has an her master Capt.
2. O. Angell, with Nils H. Nilson as: v
gunner, and a total of twelve men. u
1'he Tanginak. which was formerly |a
he steamer Tyee, Jr., and belonged to j;
die Tyee Whaling Company, is in com-] „
mand of Capt. N. Schroeder, with M.j
Hansen as gunner. She carries twelve
men, all told.
The barge Fresno, Capt. M. Soder-j
lun. has a total of forty-nine men j
aboard, including laborers who will be:
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employed at the company’s whaling j
station at Akutan.
All the men aboard the whaling h
steamers except the chief engineer, ’’
first assistant engineer, gunner and 11
cook will be paid according to the 1
number of whales bagged. The men
will receive $1 for each finback, $1 C
for each humpback. $1.50 for each sul
phur bottom and $5 each for the sperm
whale.
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Robert Gottschalk, of the Alaskan s
Hotel, was one of the Cordovans to C
sail on the steamship Alameda for ti
Valdez He was called there to rite id
court. : o
iCOTT AGREES TO
EL PASO, May 3. — Although not
fficially announced, it is generally
nderstood here that Generals Sc.ott
nd Obregon today reached a tentative
greernent providing for the general
ithdrawal of American troops from
Iexico. No time limit is set, and the
greernent as it stands now, it is said,
i nothing more nor less than a state
lent by General Scott that the Am
rlcan troops will retire from Mexico
ftAr it is apparent that Villa cannot
e captured or in case the bandit is
elivered into the custody of the
jneriean commander.
It is said that Obregon realizes he
annot expect the American forces to
handon the pursuit of Villa at this
me, and wants only to obtain assur
nces that U. S. forces will not hold
lexican territory in reparation for
ic outrages committed by tlie bandit.
ERSHING REPORTS ON DIRE
DESTRUCTION IN MEXICO.
SAN ANTONIO, May 3. — Frightful
estruction of the country through
hich the American troops have been
perating south of Casas Grandes was
ictured In a long report received by
eneral Funston today from General
ershing. lie mentioned the hostile
ttitude of the populace at Bacbineva,
Isplayed when Major Howse passed
irough there. He said the cavalry
as subjected to sniping. For the
lost part, however, the poverty
ricken people exhibited nothing but
pathy when the American troops
■oops passed.through the country and
tirted villages where the hungry in
abltants had gathered from the war
lined countryside.
UG MAKING BORINGS FOR
BIG JUNEAU BRIDGE
JUNEAU, May 3. — John Zug, en
ineer in the employ of the Alaska
[>ard of road commissioners, is in Ju
eau for the purpose of making bor
igs on the site of the proposed Ju
pau-Houglas bridge, so that plans and
jecificatlons for the structure may
s prepared, it is planned by the road
jmmissioners to be in readiness to
ill Id the bridge whenever there may
b available funds, and for that rea
>n all the preliminary work will be
one immediately.
Mr. Zug will remain in Juneau and
Iclnity for several weeks — probably
util the arrival of Col. \V. P. Iticli
rdson, head of the commission. Col.
ichardson is expected here about the
iddle of May.
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IETHODISTS OBJECT TO
LIQUOR AT WHITE HOUSE.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, May 3. — At
le general conference of the Metho
Ist church, now In session here, re
Jlutlons today were adopted deplor
ig the restoration of intoxicating
guors on state occasions to the White
ouse functions.
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R. ALFRED BROOKS WILL
START FOR NORTH JULY 1.
WASHINGTON. May 3. — Dr. Al
•ed Brooks, head of the geological
irvey in Alaska, has gone to Fort
glethrope, Georgia, where he will at
>nd the American business men’s
Ttnlng camp. He will start for the
Wtfa July 1.
GERMAN WOMEN
KILLED IN FOOD
RIOTS IN BERLIN
GENEVA, May .'5.—Twenty-five persons were killed and
l.’OO wounded in food riots which occurred in Berlin during the
May day celebration.
Immense crowds of women, mostly of the working classes,
joined in a huge demonstration asking the government to take
immediate steps to obtain peace and relieve the food shortage
which now is general throughout the German empire.
The women were ordered’ to disperse, and upon their fail
ure to do so, were charged by mounted police. Many men joined
in the melee after the police had charged, and it was among
these that most of the fatalities occurred.
Despite the most rigorous attempt by the government to
prevent news of the riots reaching the outside world, particu
lars of the disturbances, which it is now learned extended to
all parts of the empire, gradually an* becoming known. The
freedom with which the police took the lives of the rioters is
generally condemned by the entire population.
At l.eipsic three persons were killed and seventy wounded
m riots which occurred simultaneously with those in Berlin.
WOMEN KILLED IN RIOTS.
AMSTERDAM, May .'5.—Reports from Germany indicate
I that the food riots which occurred in all parts of the country
on Mav 1, were more serious than the authorities are willing to
admit. At Chemnitz, Saxony, two women were killed when the
police charged the mob, after ordering it to disperse.
SOCIALIST LEADER ARRESTED.
BERLIN, May 1.—Dr. Carl Liebkneeht, the Socialist lead
er, was arrested in connection with the food riots, and is still
in jail. Other Socialist leaders are making strong efforts to
obtain his release.
SHY Bib STEAMERS WUNI
USE THE CANAL NOW
WASHINGTON, May 3. — In the
hearing of the intermountain rate
ease before the interstate commerce
commission yesterday it developed
that the large American steamship
companies will not use the Panama
canal for one or two years, or pos
sibly much longer. These statements
were introduced in an attempt to show
that water competition has no bearing
on railway freight rates. Spokane
holds that there is no longer reason
for making lower freight rates from
the east to the Pacific coast than to
inter-mountain points. The railroads
oppose any change oi rates. In this
stand they are joined by Tacoma, Se
attle, Portland, San Francisco. San
Diego and San Pedro. (
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HINDU BARONET DIES.
CALCUTTA, India, May 1. — The
deatli is announced of Sir Chinubhai i
Madhavlai, the first and only member ,
of the Hindu race, which constitutes!
more than half the population of the
whole British empire, to be created | (
a baronet. He was 52 years old. (
Sir Ohinubhai’s grandfather was the (
pioneer of the cotton industry In the ^
province of Gujarat, starting the first
spinning mill at A'umedabad, where s
there are now fifty mills- ,
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BIG GAME HUNTERS
PASS THROUGH CORDOVA.!'
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On board the Admiral Watson on j
her last trip were A. Barton Hepburn.]
chairman of the board of directors of' t
the Chase National Bank of New York( i
City, and a party on their way to Uyak i
to hunt brown bear. Accompanying ;
Mr. Hepburn are Knos S. Booth, a law- i
yer of New York City, of national re
putation, and Captain Fred Davidson. <
Captain Davidson was formerly super- <
intendent of the cannery at Uyak and *
later at Seldovta. and will act as g^ilde <
for the party. 1
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THE SUITES
NEW YORK. May 3. — A strike of
he marine engineers has tied up 75
ter cent of the tug boats .and the
locks are piled high with freight,
vkich it is impossible to move. Fifty
iteamships are anchored In the har
»or, unable to reach the piers with
>ut the help of tugs.
The strike is the result of the tug
mat owners refusing to grant a de
nand for higher pay.
.5,000 GARMENT WORKERS
ARE OUT ON STRIKE.
NEW YORK, May 3. — Thirty thou
.and additional garment workers
truck today, making a total of 65.000
;trikers now out. Five thousand
lickets are watching the factories de
•lhred unfair, and thus far have suc
•essfully prevented any attempt by
he proprietors to bring in strike
ireakers.
It is estimated that fully 300,000 pers
ons are affected directly by the
trike.
iTATE TROOPS ARE CALLED
OUT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PITTSBURG, May 3. — Four cav
iry detachments of militia have ar
ived at Brad dock, where two persons
tore killed, four fatally wounded and
score less seriously injured in the
iots hy striking laborers yesterday.
Ten labor leaders have been arrest
d and charged as accessories to inur
er. Although the troops have the
itualion well in hand for the pres
et, the strikes are extending and
■lore serious trouble Is feared.
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