The Cordova Times
/ Member of The Associated Press
VOL. IV. NO. 67 CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS
1 DRAFTING OF TREATY OF PEACE
MAY BE LOOKED FOR SHORTLY
PARIS, Feb. 20 (by Associated Press).—The absence o:
Premier Clemenceau removes the last European premier fron
the peace conference. If necessary to hold a plenary sessioi
before Clemenceau’s recovery, Lloyd George, Premier Orlando
Secretary Lansing or the Marquis Saionji will preside. In tin
council of ten Foreign Minister Pichon will represent France
At the time Clemenceau was wounded British, American
Italian and French sentiment was crystallizing on plans foi
the construction of the actual peace treaty. It is believed tlia
ihe conferrees, other than the French, have reached an agree
ment which will hasten the conclusion of peace and permit ai
early drafting of the treaty into documentaray form.
May Cause Adjournment of Peace Congress
LONDON, Feb. 20 (by Associated Press).—As a result oJ
the attack on Premier Clemenceau, it is reported that the peact
conference may adjourn. There was no session today.
GERMAN SHIPS
TOIRANSPORT
U. S/TROOPS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The war department
j announced today that eight German
T^tedmships, including the imperator,
had been allotted to the United State's
for transporting troops home.
These vessels will provide accom
modations for from fifty to sixty thou
sand men monthly.
General March, chief of the general
staff, says that the embarkations are
expected to reach the minimum of
two hundred thousand in April, and
to maintain a monthly rate of two
hundred and twenty-five thousand dur
ing May, June and July, and in August
it was expected to exceed three hun
dred thousand.
Sensational Reports Denied
Health conditions at Brest and the
method of handling the troops there
have been highly praised by all who
have made an inspection since the
formation of that base, according to a
report made to the war department
by General Pershing.
The American commander says that
of the 985,000 men who entered France
through Brest, and the 165,000 leaving,
the deaths numbered but 1,311.
Witnesses before congressional com
mittees and published reports had de
scribed conditions at the Brest camp
as “terrible.”
Ships of sufficient tonnage are
available or in sight to return every
soldier before the end of the summer,
if so desired.
To March 1 the embarkations will
total 400,000, leaving 1,600,000 still in
Prance and Germany.
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4 PARIS. Feb. 20 (by Asso- ♦
4 elated Press).—The father and ♦
4 mother of Emile Cottln, the ♦
4 m»" who shot' and wounded ♦
4 Premier Clemenceau, are plain ♦
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COAL AND OIL
LEASING BILL IS
BEFORESENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (by Asso
elated Press).—Senator Smoot ol
Utah prevented final action In the sen
ate today on the conference-report or
the oil and coal lfmd leasing bill.
. Senator Pittman of Nevada, chair
man of the senate managers, explained
the changes in the bill so as to permit
the leasing and sale of Alaska public
coat and oil lands. He read a state
ment from Secretary of the Interim
I.Ane, asking that this be done, and
declaring that the development of the
coal lands of Alaska by the leasinf
system under the previous bill hac
been largely a failure.
The measure will be brought up to
morrow,
PRESIDENT WILL ARRIVE
AT BOSTON MONDAY
BOSTON, Feb. 20 (by Associated
Press).—The steamship bearing, Presi
dent Wilson and party will arrive here
Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock. The
President and his party will be trans
ferred to the coast guard cutter Os
sipee, in which he will be brought
here.
The George Washington will ther
proceed to New York and disembark
the returning troops.
Washington Is Advised
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (by Asso
elated > Press).—An official message
from the steamship George Washing
ton says the ship will arrive at Bos
ton Monday.
WANTS TO ANNUL
DAYLIGHT-SAVING
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (by Assn
elated Press).—Chairman Gore of the
senate agricultural committee plane
to offer a rider to the agricultural ap
propriation bill annulling the “day'
light-saving” law.
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CURACAO 8AIL8 SOUTH
The steamer Curaco arrived from
the Westward at 1:80 o’clock thle
morning and sailed about an houi
later for 8ehttle, with the following
passengers from Cordova: Frank B
Ripley, Reese A. Clark, Pete Novak
and Joe Qlumer, for Seattle; Ed. Bran
Son, Orton Overland, Olaf Troustay,
Thomas Frasier, Frank Conway, Paul
Salatino, Oscar Rrunnlnger and Chas
Martin, for Junaaq.
CONDITION OF FRENCH PREMIER
MORE SERIOUS Iffl REPORTED
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PARIS, Feb. 20 (by Associated Press).—It is
1 officially announced that one of fjhe bullets which
1 wounded Premier Clemenceau penetrated the
I lungs.
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, PARIS, Feb. 20 (by Associated Pro!®.-—Premier Clemen
■ ceau, who was shot ami slightly wounded f|r a would-be assassin
; yesterday, passed an excellent night, ah® is reported to be in
satisfactory condition today. His chief elprk, Georges Mandel,
i is quoted in the Echo de Paris as saying that the premier was
seriously hurt.
Clemenceau has proven to be a most difficult patient. He
insists on receiving visitors and discussfcg current business.
' He is impatient to resume his work as hifid of the peace con
i ference.
King George, the British house of commons and the heads
of various nations have sent messages of sympathy to Premier
Clemenceau. The premier’s chauffeur Mfcbeen decorated for
bravery exhibited at the time of the at tap* at Clemenceau’s re
Police Had Been Walned
Le Matin recalls that recently a Gepeva newspaper an
1 nouriced that the Bolsheviki in Switzerland Were plotting
I against Clemenceau, and that two men ware crossing the fron
tier to carry out the plan. The Paris pol&e were warned that
tl e plot was brewing.
President Sends Message <||&ympathy
ABOARD TV 1 HU ncnBlITlMpilllltflTlllI If li
20 (hy Associated Press}.—'-President has sent a mes
sage of Sympathy tft Premier Clemenceau, and has asked Sec
retary Lansing to convey to him the President’s joy at the pre
mier’s escape from death.
OPPOSITION DEVELOPS
TO COAST-WlOE strike
PORTLAND, Feb. 20 (by Associated
Press).—The resuR of the vote last
night by the Coast Metal Trades
Council on^the proposal for a coast
strike is expected to be announced in
the convention today.
It is unofficially reported that the
opposition to the proposal developed
unexpected strength.
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WILL MAK TWARM
FOR 9 ADVOCATES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The senate judiciary
committee has recommended legisla
tion to punish anarchistic activities or
propaganda, and the display of red
flags or other emblems of violence.
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♦ CARDINAL GIBBONS 4
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4 HIS GOLDEN JUBILEE 4
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4 WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (by 4
4 Associated Presu9-—The clergy 4
4 and laity of the Catholic church 4
4 are gathered here today to pay 4
4 homage to Cardinal Gibbons, 4
4 who is celebrating the golden 4
4 jubilee of his episcopate. 4
4 The event has brought to- 4
4 gether the most notable gather- 4
4 ing of the hierarchy in North 4
4' America in more than thirty 4
4' years. Archbishop Cerreti la 4
4 here from Rome, bringing with 4
4 him the pontifical blessing. 4
4 Speaking today. Cardinal Gib- 4
4 bons gave thanks that the 4
4 blessed day of peace had 4
4 dawned. 4
4 Cardinal Gibbons paid a trib- 4
4 ute to Pope Benedict, saying 4
4 the pope has been unjustly crit- 4
4 iclsed during the wav because 4
4 he had not assumed a partisan 4
4 standpoint 4
NEW TRIAL REFUSED
TO CONGRESSMAN BERGER
CHICAGO, Feb. 20 (by Associated
Press).—Federal Judge Landis has re
fused to grant a new trial to Victor
Berger, congressman-elect from Mil
waukee, ajid four other Socialists con
victed of violation of the espionage
act.
WILHEM’S YOUNGEST SON.
GETS INTO DIFFICULTY
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 20 (by Asso
ciated Press).—A Munich dispatch re
ports the arrest of Prince Joachim of
Prussia, the youngest son of the for
mer kaiser, on suspicion of his being
connected with certain intrigues.
WILL ALLOW GERMANS
TO MAINTAIN ORDER
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20 (by Associ
ated Press).-—Field Marshal Foch has
agreed to the employment of German
troops in the neutral zone ten kilo
meters east of Cologne, not including
Dusseldorf. also In the Rhine region
south to Honnef, to suppress local dis
turbances.
ALASKA MINING STOCKS
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—Alaska Gold,
3%; Alaska Jqneau,, 1%.
FISH QUOTATIONS
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SEATTLE, Fob. 20.—Fish prices at
noon today wen; Halibut, 18%c; sa
bleflab, 7%c; line and red cod, 8c.
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BERLIN STRIKE SETTLED
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 20 (by Also
dated Press).—Vhe strike ot the Ber
lin store employes has been settled.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES DENIED
RELATING TO AMERICAN TROOPS
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (by Associated Press).—Major
General Peter Traub, commanding the Thirty-fifth division at
the battle of Argone Forest, questioned today before the house
rules committee, denied the sensational charges made recently
by Governor Allen of Kansas, to the effect that American sol
diers had been sacrificed by the failure of the artillery to sup
port them in that battle.
General Traub said the Americans advanced twelve and
one-half kilometers on a two or three kilometer front against
three crack Boche divisions. Some of the gains made in the
first three hours of the battle included positions which the
French had faced for four years, he said.
POLISH AND UKRAINIAN TROOPS
STILL CAPTURING ENEMY TOPS
WARSAW, Feb. 20 (by Associated Press).—The Polish,
troops have occupied Volkovysk, northeast of Warsaw, holding
the line along the River Nispka, in Lithuania. The Poles have
passed beyond the Bialystok river. The Bolsheyiki hold the
town of Olida and the line of the River Niemen. .
Advance of the Ukrainians
LONDON, Feb. 20 (by Associated Press).—The Ukrain
ians have captured all points between Przemysl and Grodek,
west of Lemberg.
^ Spartacileb* j§tUl in,
COPENHAGEN, FetT 'SCP f by' Associated Press).—The
Spartacides are bombing the town of Rotterop, in Wbstphalia,
according to a Muenster dispatch. Assistance is being sent
to the defendeys of the town.
COPPERDROPS
IN PRICE AND
SO DO WAGES
The Kenneeott Copper Corporation
has about 30,000,000 pounds of unsold
copper on hand, due to the fact of the
unexpected armistice which caused a
decided drop in the price of that metal
and left the market overstocked. This
condition ha^ necessitated a great cur
tailment in the production of copper
and as a result the crew at Kenneeott
has been reduced to 280, and at La
touche to 125. But thirty per Cent of
the former output will be mined and
the balance of the .men used in de
velopment work.
The wagy scale has also had to be
readjusted, based on the government
price of 26 cents a pound for copper,
which expired on December 31. On
account of an over-supply during that
month the price dropped as low as 22
cents a pound in December. No sales
were made in January and during the
past ten days sopie small sales of cop
per were made at 18 cents.
Effective on February 10 the wages
at the Kenneeott and Mother Lode
mines were reduced |1 a day, and the
same cut has been made by the cop
per companies in the States. Explana
tory of the reduction the Kenneeott
plant Issued the following notice:
“At a meeting of men representing
various copper mining .companies and
the different labor organizations of
the various copper mining districts In
the United States, called at the in
s tanas of the department of labor at
Washington, D. C„ it was agreed that
for the present transition period, ef
fective February 1, 1919, changes
were to be made In sliding wage scale
accordiltf to the following plan:
“Taking the wages In effect Decem
ber 31, lbll, and a price of 26 cents
a pound tor copper as a base, the de
crease in wages is to be 25 cents per
day for each 2 cents decrease or frac
tion thereof in price of copper as de
termined by the Engineering and
Mining Journal quotation. This will
make the sliding scale as follows: .
“When copper sells between 25.99c
and 24c, 25 cents a day reduction in
wages; 24.99c and 22c, 54) cents reduc
tion; 21.99c and 20c, 75 cents reduc
tion; 19.99c and 18c, $1 reduction^”'
URGE COPPER NUGGET *
TO BE SENT OUTSIDE
Awaiting shipment on the next boat,
the largest copper nugget sver sent
out of Alaska lies on the Cordova
dock. This piece of placer copper
weighs 1,245 pounds and was found on
the hydraulic workings of the Dan
Creek Mining company at Dan creek,
near McCarthy. The big lump of
metal is smooth and shows the marks
of ages of polishing by sand and
gravel. At the present price of cop
per this nugget is worth something
over $200, it being about 93 per cent
copper, besides containing some gold
and silver. There is one larger chunk
of native copper in the country, but
no one has been ambitious enough to
attempt to ship it so far. This is the
McCarthy nugget which lies in a
rather inaccessible, place about
twenty-five miles from Strelna. This
weighs about four tons.
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