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VOL. 5, NO. 226_CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
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SUFFRAGE RATIFICATION NOW ASSURED
RUSSIAN ARMY COMMENCES
* COUNTER OFFENSIVE AND
DECISIVE BATTLE RAG G
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LONDON, Aug. 25 (by Associated
Press).—Berlin dispatches report that
the Russian northern army has com
menced a counter-offensive which ap
pears to have party succeeded. The
dispatches say the Poles were forced
hack in the corridor between Mlawa
and Chozeek, and that a decisive bat
tle is in progress in the Heidenburg
^vicinity.
RED ARMY CUT OFF
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—As a result of capture
by Polish troops of Bialystok, the Bol
sheviki army in that vicinity is cut
off, the Polish legaiton here has been
informed. Complete defeat of the
Bolsheviki and capture of 70.000 pri
soners is claimed.
SOVIETS MAY BOLT AT MINSK
LONDON, Aug. 25 (by Associated
Press).—Immediate rupture of 'he
^ Russo-Polish peace negotiations at
Minsk will result if the Poles adhere
' to their demand for the withdrawal of
the main Russian terms, according to
a wireless dispatch received here to
day from Moscow.
CLAIM BANKRUPT IS
BIG STOCKHOLDER IN
FLORIDA SISAL PLANT
FARGO, N. D., Aug. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—Charges that A. C.
Townley, president of the Non-Parti
san League, owns the controlling in
terest in a sisal company at Miami,
Fla., are contained in a suit filed here
by James R. Waters, former manager
of the Bank of North Dakota. Town
ley recently testified in bankruptcy
^proceedings that he had no interest in
any kind of property.
OUR CONGRESSMEN TO
BE WELL GUARDED
HONOLULU, Aug. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—A Tokio cable says
rumors of Korean plots to kidnap
American congressmen have caused
the governor general to call out five
battalions of troops to guard the house
where they will stay.
GIOUTTI REITERATES
THAT ITALY ENTERED
| WORLD WAR TOO SOON
LUCERNE, Switzerland, Aug. 25 (by
Associated Press).—Premier Giolitti
of Italy, after his conference here with
Premier Lloyd George of England, told
newspaper correspondents he is still
convinced that Italy entered the war
too soon. He said Italy should have
entered at the same time as America.
RENTERS IN SPOKANE'
FACE BIG INCREASE
SPOKANE, Aug. 25.—Hundreds of
Spokane apartment house dwellers
have been notified of rental increases
to take effect September 1, according
to the statement of tenants of more
than 15 different buildings.
Many who have not been notified
definitely of increases are expecting
notices any day of a boost in the
rental rates. The increases range
^ from 20 to 25 per cent.
MINNEAPOLIS LUMBER
PLANT SUFFERS LOSS
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; MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Fire last night threat
ened the destruction of the large yards
and plant of the Northland Pine Lum
ber Company. The estimated loss is
$500,000.
ARREST LEROY
FOR MURDER
OF HIS WIFE
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 25 (by As
sociaed Press).—Eugene Leroy, want
ed in Detroit in connection with the
murder of a woman supposed to be
| his wife, whose body was.shipped to
New York in a trunk, was arrested
here today. He was a member of the
crew of a British freighter. Leroy
will be turned over to the New York
■authorities.
HARDING IS AGAINST
ONE-MAN LEADERSHIP
MARION, O., Aug. 25 (by Associated
Press).—Senator Harding, addressing
a delegation of actors and actresses,
pleaded that the nation get away from
“one-lead” activities, so that each citi
zen can play a part in the development
of democracy. He also spoke for
Americanism, and deprecated any ten
dency of Americans to retrograde as
citizens of the world, adding that he
personally was not so universal.
KIDNAPPED AMERICANS
HAVE BEEN RELEASED
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—All Americans kid
napped by Zamora have been released,
according to reliable advices received
here, which state that Zamora has sur
rendered.
BOXING FINALS ARE *
WON BY AMERICANS
ANTWERP, Aug. 25 (by Associated
Press).—All three Americans whc
reached the finals in the boxing cham
pionships in the Olympic games wot
Kheir bouts last night.
MILITIA DISPERSES
RIOTERS IN BELFAST
HARRODSBURG, Ky., Aug. 25 (bj
Associated Press).—Ten armed anc
| masked men held up the night watch
man at .a distillery here, rolled 15 bar
rels of whiskey out of the warehouse
I to a truck and escaped.
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FIFTEEN BARRELS OF
WHISKEY DISAPPEAR
BELFAST, Aug. 25 (by Associated
Press).—Rioting was renewed toda)
when a crowd tried to rush St. Mat
thew’s Catholic church. They were
fired upon and repulsed by the mili
tary.
SENATOR DIXON LEADS
IN GUBERNATORIAL RAO
HELENA, Mont., Aug. 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—In the face of complet*
and incomplete returns from 35 pre
cincts scattered over 13 counties, For
mer United States Senator Joseph M
Dixon is leading a field of six Repub
lican candidates for governor.
FOREST FIRES STILL
: RAGING IN MANITOBA
THE PAS, Manitoba, Aug. 25 (by
s Associated Press). — Forest fires are
- raging in Manitoba, principally along
■ the Hudson Bay railway. Thicket and
. Portage, two trading posts, have been
- wiped out, with a loss estimated at
$35,000.
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MARION, O., Aug. 2 (by Associated
Press).—Greater individual govern
mental economy was urged by Gover
nor Harding today in his front porch
speech. He accused the Democratic
administration of extravagance, giv
ing credit to the Republican congress
for saving nearly a billion dollars since
it came into power.
The senator declared that enfran
chisement of women will be a long
step toward assuring capable govern
ment.
, Harding said “nobody has thought of
| American aloofness from the world
i and nobody would tolerate a thought
! of American failure to make full con
tribution to the world’s progress and
maintain and preserve peace. But
does not our sphere for greater and
more helpful influence lie in the natu
ral partnership of the western con
tinent to better cultivate watiing op
| portunities on friendly soil in the new
! world, than chase phantoms amid the
envies and rivalries of the old world.”
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SAYS BRITISH
GIVING FUNDS
TOD BOCRATS
CHICAGO, Aug. 25 (by Associated
Press).—Congressman F. A. Britten of
Illinois made the charge yesterday
that $875,000 appropriated by the Brit
ish parliament for entertainment pur
poses by the British embassy in Wash
ington, has found its way into the
funds of the Democratic national com
mittee.
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GEDDES MAKES DENIAL
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25 (by Associated
Press).—Sir Auckland Geddes, British
ambassador to America, issued a state
ment today saying the charges by Con
gressman Britten of Illinois that Great
Britain appropriated $87,000 to be
used by the ambassador at Washing
ton “for entertainment” in furthering
the Democratic campaign, was “abso
lutely untrue.” He said the fund cov
ered living expenses for himself and
30 other members of the embassy and
amounts to less than $3,000 a year for
each person.
GET HALF OF
THEIR LOSSES
BOSTON, Aug. 25 (by Associated
Press).—Payment of 50 cents on the
dollar to the creditors of Charles
Ponzi, who is under arrest charged
with using the mails to defraud thou
sands of people through the operation
of an international exchange, is indi
cated by an estimate of his assets, if
the figures he gave in his statement
at the receivers’ hearing are correct.
MILLION DOLLARS’
WORTH OF STOLEN
SECURITIES FOUND
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—Approximately a million
dollars’ worth of securities stolen by
dishonest messengers in Wall street
have been recovered, it was announced
today by Saul Myers, receiver in bank
ruptcy for Nick Y. Arnstein, the mas
ter mind of $5,000,000 bond thefts.
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NOME, Aug. 25 (by Associated
. Press).—“We are enthusiastic over
• the success of our flight, because we
accomplished what seemed to be iin
s possible. The entire trip was made
with the original motors and they are
still running beautifully.”
This was the statement today of
Captain Street, commander of the air
squadron which made the flight from
New York to Nome, in summing up
. the results of the trip.
r Captain Street declared the trip has
• demonstrated the feasibility of estab
! lishing mail and express air routes to
■ Alaska, and he predicted they will be
established in a short time.
The fliers expect to fly west ovei
Cape Prince of Wales and possibly
over the coast of Siberia before start
ing on the return trip to New York.
AVIATORS CONGRATULATED
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Aero Club of Airier
ica has wired congratulations to the
army fliers at Nome, declaring theii
flight is a splendid demonstration oi
how the most remote parts of the
country can be brought in close touch
with the government, and a forerunnei
of mail and commercial routes which
the club hopes will soon be estab
lished.
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SUPREME COURT REFUSES
! INJUNCTION ASKED AGAINST
ENFORCEMENT OF SUFFRAGE
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NEW YORKER WINS i
AMATEUR TRAP SHOOT
CELEVELAND, Aug. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—Frank S. Wright, chain-'
pion of New York state, won the
American amateur singles champion
ship at the trap shooting tournament
here yesterday.
FROM HUNGER
LUCERNE, Switzerland, Aug. 25 (by
Associated Press). — Premier Lloyd
I
George of Great Britain, issued a state
ment today concerning the condition
of Lord Mayor McWheeney of Cork,
who has been oYi a hunger strike since
being placed under arrest and who is |
said to be near death. Lloyd George
said that whatever the consequences,
the government could not take the re
sponsibility of releasing McWheeney.
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REPORT RESIGNATION
AMBASSADOR DAVIS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Reports were current
here today that John W. Davis, am
bassador to Great Britain, who has ar
rived in New York, would not return
to London. The state department said
it had no official information of his
plans.
dreadnaughtsoiT
TOUR TO HAWAII
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25 (by As
sociated Press).—Admiral Rodman,
commander of the Pacific fleet, an-j
nounced today that battle practice and
tactical exercises would feature the
month’s cruise of five dreadnaughts
to Hawaii. Later they will have joint
battle maneuvers in southern Califor
nia waters.
BIG LIQUOR RAID
AT PRINCE RUPERT
PRINCE RUPERT, Aug. 25 (by As
sociated Press). — Twenty thousand!
bottles of liquor, said to be worth;
close to $200,000, were seized ■''today
by the police, who took charge of the
warehouse in which the liquor was!
stored. Jack Miller, Elier Breisneri
and twelve others are said to be in
volved.
BIG GRAIN CROP IN
SIGHT FOR CANADA
, WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 25.—Grain
men of the city are talking of a
280,000,000-bushel crop. Many exper
ienced agriculturalists state that pros
pects are for the biggest harvest in
the history of the west country. ~
SEATTLE, Aug. 25.—(Special to the
Daily Times).—Prices at noon Aug. 24:
Halibut, 14c; chickens. 8c; sable fish,
5c; red and ling cod, 2c.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Justice Siddons in the
District of Columbia supreme court
today denied the application for an in
junction restraining promulgation of
the ratification of the woman suffrage
amendment. He said it would be an
unwarranted interference with a
purely administrative act of the sec
retary of state. Judge Siddons de
cision leaves the way open for an ap
peal to the district court of appeals.
INJUNCTION AGAINST COLBY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—Counsel for the Amer
ican Constitutional League today filed
an application in the supreme court
for an injunction restraining Secre
tary of State Colby from promulgating
ratification of the woman’s suffrage
amendment.
EXPECT COLBY TO ACT
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 25 (by As
sociated Press).—With the certifica
tion that Tennessee has adopted the
resolution ratifying woman suffrage in
the mail on its way to Washington,
it is expected by suffragists that Sec
retary of State Colby will issue a for
mal proclamation as soon as the docu
ment reaches Washington, late this
afternoon or tomorrow morning.
SLACK PAGE IN HISTORY
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 25 (by
Associated Press). — Charging that
votes had been offered for sale in con
nection with the Tennessee x'atifica
tion suffrage, Mrs. James S. Pinchard,
president of the Southern Women’s
Rejection eague, issued a statement
today in which she said the legisla
ture’s action would make a black spot
in the history of politics.
INCREASES IN FREIGHT
AND PASSENGER RATES
GRANTED STEAM LINES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Steamboat lines oper
ating on the Great Lakes, the Atlantic
coast and Gulf of Mexico have been
authorized by ’the shipping board to
increase freight rates from 20 to 40
per cent and passenger fares from 20
to 33 per cent.
CANADIANS WILL GIVE
AID TO SHIPBUILDERS
OTTAW^A, Ont.—The Canadian gov
ernment proposes to assist the ship
building industry by endorsing prom
issory'notes to the extent of 50 per
cent when satisfactory arrangement
is made for the payment of the bal
ance, of purchasers of ships of 3000
tons and over, registry of such ships
to remain in Canada until the amount
secured has been paid.
COX RENEWS ATTACK
AGAINST REPUBLICANS
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- PRINCETON, Ind., Aug. 25 (bV As
sociated Press).—Governor Cox re
newed his attack today on Republican
campaign financing in his address
here. He reiterated his promise to ex
pose existing affairs in his speech at
Pittsburg tomorrow. “Fabulous sums
are being contributed to the Repub
lican cause by selfish and greedy in
terest to buy the election,” he *aid.