_VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 294. PRICE TEN C ENTS.
ALLIES MAKE SERIOUS BLUNDER
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HUNT INJURED
MADISON, Wls., Nov. 20.—A sec
tion of the north bleachers on the
football field collapsed this afternoon
during the progress of the game be
ing played between the University of
Wisconsin and Minnesota. Thirty
five hundred spectators were dumped
to the ground when the stand gave
way, and three of them were seri
Jk ously injured. These three were
w take into the hospital, while twelve
others who were but slightly injured
received first aid on the field and
were taken to their homes.
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PORTLAND, Nov. 20.—A body,
which was found in a trunk in the
river today, has been identified as
that of a man who rented a room on
Stark Street When the dead man
rented the room he had a male com
panion, who cannot be found. The
coroner's inquest shows that the man
was killed by being strucR on the
head with a hammer.
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SEWARD. Nov. 20.—The Seward
Democratic Club met last night and
passed a severe set of resolutions
condemnatory of District Attorney
William N. Spence. The club charges
that Spence has been guilty of per
nicious a citvity against the party
nominee of the Democrats for Dele
gate to Congress, and further charges
that his conduct of his office proves
that he is notoriously incompetent.
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TEHERAN, Persia, Nov. 20. — The
Shah has decided not to leave this
city at present, owing to the negotia
tions going on between Persia and
Russia, which are trying to adjust
eral important questions at issue
tween the two countries.
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Nifty job printing at the Times.
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LONDON, Nov. 20.—It is now admitted on all sides that
another blunder has been made by the military commanders of
the allies. The expedition to relieve Serbia seems to end in
failure, for undoubtedly the French and British troops arrived
too late to accomplish any real good, and their failure to effect
a junction with the Serbian army of the north makes it impos'
j sible to attain the real object of the expedition, that of main
taining control and prevent the enemy from using the Nish
jSalonigi railroad for the purpose of bringing munitions to
Turkey. The situation at present is growing steadily worse
for the Serbian armies, who have fought with great gallantry
against superior forces and better guns, but have been com'
polled to yield before the steady pressure of the Austro-Ger'
mans in the north, and the fiery attacks of the Bulgarians in
the east, who attack the Serbians ferociously, there being a
bitter feeling between the two countries. The battering Ger
man soldiers are only prevented from making faster progress
by the severity of the weather, and the abominable roads of
the country, which practically make it impossible for large
bodies of troops to move fast. The Bulgarians in the south,
j having largely reinforced their army, have taken Prilipand the
i Brahuna Pass, and have very likely already occupied Mona
stir, althought nothing official has so far been learned as to
j the fate of the city.
Monastir is at least untenable if it has not already been
i captured, and the Serbian forces here will have to retire in tlm
I direction of the Albanian frontier to prevent capture or annilir
Nation. The Anglo-French armies, whose base is Saloniki, oc
I cupy the eastern portion of southern Serbia for a few miles of
! the Grecian border, but they are doing no more than holding
their own against the Bulgarians, being unable to inflict severe
defeat on the enemy. The one bright ray in the gloom which
has settled over the Balkan situation is the continued optimism
throughout England that the diplomatic situation in Greece
will turn out favorably to the allies.
BERLIN, Nov. 20.—Tin* war office issued an official bul
letin tins morning, stating that 2,800 additional Serbians were
e«pt4»red-by-the Austro'Gennan forces yesterday. The mobil
ity of the troops is being hampered somewhat by the inclement
weather, but the Germans and their allies are gradually sweep
ing the country before them, taking in prisoners and forcing
the enemy to constantly retire. The towns of Nox Varos and
Sienicia in western Serbia, near the frontier of Montenegro were
jtaktn yesterday with little effort.
L< )N1>< )N, Nov. 20.—The battle line along the eastern from
I tier is showing few indications of acitvity of late. The only
[real movement reported is a retirement by the Russians to the
least bank of the Styr river in Galicia. In the north the weather
conditions are extremely bad, little fighting being done, and
I Hindenberg lias apparently given up all attempt- to continue
Ids march through Courland. The armies have been fighting
in what is practically an immense swamp, and the continuous
j rains have halted operations by both belligerent-.
LONDON, Nov 20.—The Italians are making desperate ef
forts to capture the town of Gorizia, the most important forti
fied point in the valley of the Izonso, which has been the chief
stumbling block to the Italian march on Trieste, fine of the
more important of the outer positions of the fortress was cap
tured yesterday, and the Italians are bringing all their re
sources to bear on the task of forcing the garrison to capitulate.
LONDON, Nov. 20.—The British forces in Mesopotamia
are advancing steadily on the city of Bagdad and are now in
sight of the city.
BERNE, Nov. 20.—Diplomatic information seems to
indicate that Italy will declare war upon Germany within a
few hours- The matter has been receiving the serious consid
eration of the government at Rome, and the evidence which the
allies have presented to Italy bearing on the assitance that Ger
many was giving Austria in fighting the Italians in the Tren
tino and Trieste has finally induced the government to believe
that Germany is taking active steps against Italy.
ROME, Nov. 20.—The war office officially announced to
day that the Austrians had made an aeroplane raid upon
l'dine, which is the base for the Italian armies operating along
the Izonso, many bombs being dropped at various places
throughout the city in any effort to destroy the railroad depot
and supply headquarters. The attempt to injure the buildings
was unsuccessful, but twelve persons were killed and twenty
seven injured through the resulting explosions.
ATHENS, Nov. 20.—Lord Kitchener arrived in this city to
dav, coming from a conference held at the Dardanelles with
the French and' British commanders of the expeditionary
forces of tlie allies on the Gallipoli penisula. Kitchener called
at the British legation and after a short visit left with the
British minister and was received in audience by King Con
stantine.
MADRID, Nov. 20.—A large submarine with two peri
scopes pursued the Italian steamship Verona in the Mediter
ranean yesterday. The news was secured here when the dis
tress signals wirelessed from the Verona were caught by the
wireless tation. Great excitement was caused on receipt of the
first messages, as it was thought that the boat had been tor
pedoed and was sinking, with the passengers and crew in dan
ger. Later messages told of the escape of the Verona i na fog.
Harry (1. Steel , the Republican holdover postmaster at Cor
dova, tendered his resignation on November 8, the very day lie
received notice from the Postoffice Department that the allow
ance for clerk hire had been reduced to such a minimuh that it
was impossible to conduct the office in a way that would be
satisfactory to himself or the public.
Upon the recommendation of Inspector Neil the Department
concluded’to curtil expenses, so far as the local office was con
cerned, and as a result no provision was made for the pay of
some of the clerks, the services of the janitor were ordered dis
pensed with and the clerk employed the year round was given
the choice of accepting $83.33 per month or quitting his job.
The extra clerk, who assists in sorting the interior mail was al
lowed a salary of $125 per month from October 1 to May 31.
The injustice of this order was keenly felt by the postmaster,
and he immediately notified the Postmaster General to name
his successor, as he no longer desired’ to remain in the service
under the existing conditions. Thus far there has been no
change in the personnel of the staff at the postoffice, nor is
there likcl yto be until a Democrat takes hold, as Mr. Steel will
continue to give the present satisfactory service with a capable,
experienced and loyal force of employes as long as he holds
office.
Possibly it is just as well for the postmaster that he did re
sign, as there has since sprung up in W ashington a demand that
the Democrats make a house cleaning of all Republican hold
overs under the present administration, which has been in
power three years and has not properly taken care of the “un
terrified. ” The call is a general one, and includes six post
masters from Alaska. The reducing of clerk hire may be one
way of smoking them out, as there art* many Democrats
throughout the territory who are anxious to get on the federal
payroll. Postmaster Steel says they are welcome to his position
j and the sooner he is relieved the better he will be pleased.
TCLOVANA PLACER CLAIMS ARE
SOLD FOR $25,000.
Undoubtedly the most important
transfer in the Tolovana to take
place within the last few months was
that consummated the other day
when John Dubuque sold a number
of his Interests in the new camp to
Tony Zuber, Fred Jorgenson and
George Wesch. The consideration for
the transfer was $25,000( of which
$2,000 in cash was paid. The balance
of the purchase price will be paid at
various periods during the next two
years.
The claims included in the trans
fer were the Dougherty, the Eldorado,
the Josie fraction and some ground
on Lillian creek. Mr. Dubuque «as
been in the Tolovana looking after
his interests for the greater part of
the past year, and by a number or
mining men his holdings were con
sidered good ones.
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George A. Colburn, of Tofty. is
spending a few days in Cordova.
ENTERTAINS WOMAN’S SOCIETY.
On Wednesday afternoon the Wom
an's Society of Church Workers and
their friends were invited to hold
their regular social meeting at the
home of the president. Mrs. Hunt. A
large number attended and all en
joyed a good time.
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JUST ARRIVED.
Excellent assortment of Nugget
Jewlery for Christinas trade. Come In
and look it over.
CLAYSON, The Clothelr.
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i Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Hutton, of Fair-j
banks, are stopping at the Alaskan1
Hotel, awaitlpg . the arrival of a
southbound steamer.
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Julius Hoffman, rt Fairbanks, was
an arrival in town on yesterday's.
train.
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Don’t overlook Fuller's barber shop
Located at Alaskan hotel, not Cordova j
House.
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All the Real News In the Times.
COPPER REACHES
TOP NOTCH
PRICE
NEW YORK. Nov. 20. — The
stock exchange continues to be en
! grossed tn transactions of metal
shares with the leading copper stocks
[ featuring tne market The copper
shares are the underlying force in the
immense volume of business that is
; being transacted on the exchange,
j The price of the metal has advance*!
to 19 1-2 and 19 3-4. causing a correa
1 ponding advance in the selling price
j of all the prominent copper shares, it
is thought that the price of the
metal will continue to rise.
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j WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. — Presl
. dent Wilson today sent a request for
:i conference to Senator Ballinger and
Representative Mann, the Republican
leaders in the Senate and House. Wtl
1 son wishes to secure the support of
(the Republicans for the administru
.tion’s program of increased national
defense, and has said that he wishes
to make the question a non-partisan
one when the bills are introduced
I next month.
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SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 20. — The
body of Joseph Hillstrom. who was
executed at the state penitentiary
yesterday is to be sent to \Y. D.
Haywood at Chicago for wurrat. Hay
wood is the head of the Industrial
Workers of the World, of which or*
ganization Hillstrom was a member,
and it is likely that the burial of
Hillstrom will be made the occasion
of a demonstration by the organiza
tion which he heads.
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CHRISTIANIA. Norway, Nov. 20
Present labor conditions in Norway
are better than they have been iu the
last five years. The national em
ployment offices in the capital, which
has branches throughout the coun
try. registers only 110 seekers for
employment for every 100 vacancies.
A year ago there was an average of
209 applicants for the same number
of vacancies. Wages are higher than
ever before.