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The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 279. CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1915_PRICE TEN CENTS.
NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY,. MASSACHUSESTS
GO REPUBLICAN. DEMOCRATS WIN KENTUCKY, MARYLAND
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IS
DEFLATED IN DETROIT
DETROIT. Nov. 3—The proposition
on the ballots in this city submitting
the question of municipal ownership
of the street car lines to the people |
was decided upon adversely. The j»ro
ponents of municipal ownership made
a strong fight but the measure was lost
by a big vote.
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PENNSYLVANIA ROLLS UP
MAJORITY FOR 6.0. P.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3—At the
state election here yesterday the wo
man suffrage amendment to the state
constitution made a remarkable run
and was defeated by only a majority
of 55,000. Full returns from the rest
of the state are not yet available but
it seems as if the republicans kept I
their normal vote in all sections. In
this city the Republicans made a clean 1
sweep of the offices, and elected Thos.
B. Smith mayor, to succeed Mayor
Blankenburg. The advocates of the
Women's cause are jublant over the
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fine showing they made in the state ;
and they are claiming that the big
vote they received is at least a moral ^
victory and preparations are being
made for holding a big celebration In ;
this city to show their jubilation over
the returns.
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THE DEMOCRATIC COLUMN
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L.OUS1VLLE, Ky., Nov. 3—Nearly I
complete returns gave Stanley, Dem-j
ocrat nearly nine thousand plurality;
over Morrow the republican candidate
for Governor.
REPUBLICANS MAKE CLEAN!
SWEEP IN MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON, Nov. 3—Samuel W. Mc
Call the Republican candidate for
governor was elected over his demo
vratic opponent, David I. Walsh, yes
terday by a majqrtty of 6600. The
election of McCall marks the end of a
five year domination of the state t>y
the Democrats, who failed to elect Gov
ernor Walsh for a third term. All
the other state officers elected are
Republicans, who made a clean sweep
for their ticket. Both houses of the
legislature are Republican as they
have always been, but the Progressive
representation has been greatly de
creased. and their candidate for gov
rnor made a vey poor showing. The
Republicans gained seventeen seats
in the legislature. The Woman's Suf
frage amendment to the state consti
tution was overwhelmingly defeated,
the measure being turned down by a
majority of 132,000.
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
DEFEATED IN NEW YORK
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NEW YORK. Nov. 3—The Woman’s |
Suffrage amendment to the State con
stitution was defeated yesterday by a 1
majority j^of 210,000. The revised,
state constitution submitted to the
electors as the result of the constitu
tional convention presided over by
Senator Hoot, was defeated also the
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majority against it being over 300,
OOo. Throughout the cities of the
state a majority of the mayors elected
were republicans. Reverend George
Lunn, the socialist mayor of Schenect
ady, was re-elected despite a strong
fight made against him.
NE WYORK, Nov. 3—Later returns
bring the majority against woman suf
frage under 200,000, with a possibility
that there may be a still further re
duction. While the republicans gained
in the up state counties, Tammany
made a clean sweep of all the offices
in the city including county positions
and judgeships.
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WETS WIN OUT IN OHIO
DESPITE BRYAN’S CAMPAIGN
CLEVELAND, Nov. 3—The referen
dum vote on state wide prohibition
which was decided on by the electors
yesterday was won by the wets by a
majority of forty thousand. The pro
hibition interest made a strong fight
to carry their point and both sides
spen large amounts of money and sent
their best speakers into the field.
Bryan was the chief speaker for the
drys in the campaign.
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS
ELECT GOVERNOR
BALTIMORE, Nov. 3—Harrington
the democratic candidate for governor
of Maryland was elected yesterday by
a plurality of 3500. The fight was a
hot one and the showing of the Re
publican candidate was remakable in
this normally democratic state. The
democrats retain the legislature by
about the same majority in both
houses at last year. A referendum to
hold a constitution convention for the
purpose of remodelling th estate con
stitution was carried.
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SOUTHERN PROHIBTIONISTS
MADE GAIN SO. CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, S. C„ Nov. 3~The pro
hibitionists made great gains in the
election yesterday and they are much
encouraged over the prospect of get
ting state wide prohibition here. Last
year the wets carried the state by
82,000, but their majority this yeai
was reduced to slightly over 41,000
The advocates of prohibition profess
their determination to keep up the
fight, and feel sure that by another
election they will be strong enough in
the state to win. The rural districts
went strongly dry while the biggest
vote for the liquor interests was found
in the cities.
^TOLEDO DECIDES TO OWN
AND OPERATE CAR LINES
TOLEDO, Nov. 3—The chief inter
est in the election here yesterday
centered in the vote on the question
of granting the street car companies
a twenty-five year franchise. The peo
ple voted strongly against the proposi
tion with the result that the city will
| take over and operate all the lines.
LEGISLATURES 0E JERSEY
ARE NOW REPUBLICAN
TRENTON, Nov. 3—The elections
in New Jersey resulted in the Repub
licans winning a majority in both
houses of the legislature.
LIKELIHOOD OF PEACE, SAYS POPE
ROME, Xov. 3—Pope Benedict publicly expressed Ids re
gret today over the failure of his attempt to get the warring
nations to commence negotiations looking towards peace. He
said that it was with the greatest sorrow that he had to report
himself unable to give hopeful assurances to the world that
there was any likelihood of peace in the near future.
PARIS, Nov. 3—Briand, the new French premier said to
day when asked about the rumored' peace proposals of Prince
Buelow, that France would not sign any peace propositions
until after she had restored by victory the territory now occu
pied by the enemy, and further not until all guaranties had
been made that a permanent peace could be brought about.
PARIS, Nov. 3—The war office issued an official communi
que saving that the Bulgarian attack on the French positions
near Krivolak in southern Serbia had been repulsed, the enemy
being forced to retire after losing heavily in the fighting. Tn
the Strumitza region the French troops are penetrating Bul
garia, advancing on the mountains near the frontier.
BERLIN, Nov. 3—The war office announced officially today
that the fighting in Serbia was turning out to the invaders and
that the fighting in Serbia was turning out to the advantage of
the invaders and stated that the Teutons had captured' the city
Ushitze in northwestern Serbia.
BERLIN, Nov. 2—The war office admits that General Hin
denberg has been forced through the strength of the Russian
counter offensive to withdraw his lines between Swenton and
the Visen Lakes at the Northern end of tin* Russian front.
ATHENS, Nov. 3—The Bulgarians advancing from Veles
in the direction of Monastir have reached the Brabuna range,
halt way between Veles and Prilip. The Serbians have so far
not attempted to make a decisive stand against the Bulgarians,
and have retired to Prilip, where it is possible that a battle may
be staged. Monastir is not yet severely threatened. Advices
received here tell of the arrival of further re-enforcements for
the Austro-German forces in Serbia, who are being transferred
from the Russian front.
VIENNA, Nov. 3—The war office today admitted that the
Teutons had so far been unable to administer a seven* defeat
to the Serbians. They stated that the Serbians were retiring
skillfully keeping their army intact, and keeping up nothing but
a harassing rear guard action. The statement also says that
tin* total number of Serbian prisoners taken to date is only
16600 including twenty officers.
BERLIN”, Nov. 3—There is a good possibility that the
famine in copper from which Germany has been suffering is
about to be measurably relieved. The Teuton invading army
in Serbia has taken possession of a good copper mine there,
and have already installed a working force on the property and
shipments of ore to a smelter will commence at once.
LONDON, Nov. 3—Von Hindenberg has been compelled
to abandon Ids attacks from the west and southwest on the
fortress of Dvinsk, and many of the positions which the Ger
mans captured with great loss of life have been taken posses
sion of by the Russians when the Teutons retired. These posi
tions were fought for during weeks of strenuous battling, and
the present abandonment by the Germans is evidence of the
stone wall defense being offered by the Russians. The new
taken by Hindenberg are along a line west of Novo Alexau
drovsk.
CHRISTIANIA. Norway, Nov. 3—The prohibition movement
which, since the beginning of the war, has been gaining momen
tum in all the Scandinavian countries, has become in Norway a
leading issue in the present political campaign. Gnudar Knud
sen. the prime minister, stated' in a recent speech that country
wide prohibition would be an achievement of the near futruc.
But except among socialist and' radical circles which have!
strongly espoused the prohibition cause, it is thought that the ■
economic and international complications resulting from such a i
reform will make it impracticable—or at least inadvisable.
BERLIN, Nov. 3—It is announced that the loan hanks that
were organized at the outbreak of the war in order to facili- '
tate the raising of the huge sums needed to carry it on will be
wound up immediately after the conclusion of peace. This an
nouncement has been made from a semi-official source for the
purpose of encouraging the people to*make liberalise of the
banks in raising money to buy the new bonds now offered for
subscription. It was feared that people would hold back bor
rowing at the loan banks upon the assumption that they would
lie promptly closed at the termination of the war, and that in;
the liquidation of their affairs all outstanding loans would be
called in at once.
PARIS, Nov. 3—Dr. Alexis Carrel and Dr. Henry M. Dakin
in making their discovery of the new antiseptic for gunshot
wounds carried on the work with artillery fire sounding almost
constantly. Several houses near the chemical laboratory of
the Rockefeller Foundation at Compeigne were struck by the
huge 42 centimeter shells. However Dr. Carrel has continued
on duty in his laboratory without permitting his researches to
[ be interrupted.
SANTA CLARA IS
1 LIKES LOST
MARSHFIELD. Oregon. Nov. 3—
The steamer Santa Clara, formerly
used by the Alaska Steamship Co. on
the run between Seward and Unalas
ka, went aground last night on the
south spit near the entrance to Coos
Bay. The Santa Clara was making a
voyage from Portland to San Francis
co, and had many passengers on board.
Eighteen lives were lost mostly Ore
gonians. Of the lost persons eleven
bodies only recovered.
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DOUGLAS, General Villa has been
forced by hunger, thirst and lack of
ammunition to abandon his attack on
Agua Priea and has withdrawn his
army to Aanavacachi Pass tweleve
miles southwest of this place. The
victors counted 333 dead Villa soldiers
on the field after tre retreat. Car
\ ranza’s army had 25 dead and several
V wounded.
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Capt. A. E. Lathrop returned home
last night from a trip to Valdez and
Seward, where his new theatres are
now in operation and doing a nice
business.
PARIS, Nov. 3—France has joined
Russia, Japan and England in protest
ng to China over the publication of
:he forthcoming decree in favor of
i monarchical form of government,
rhe protest of the French government
s practically identical with the state
nents 'made to China by the other
lowers and is based on the belief that
he time is not propitious for such an
mnouneement.
-ARRAGUT SAILED SOUTH
EARLY THIS MORNING
The steamer Admiral Farragut sail
ed at 1 o'clock this morning for tne
louth, taking out a quantity of ore
ind the following passengers: Mrs.
rhos. C. Price and Miss Ethel Price,
?. A. Knowlton, \V. E. Bucknow and
roe Toy for Juneau; A. V. Dedrick and
3. Campbell for Seattle.
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Steamer Sailings.
The sailing of the steamer City of
Puebla from Seattle has been post
loned until Friday evening at 9
I'clock. The Alameda will leave on
November 17.
Mrs. Thos. C. Price and daughter,
tliss Ethel, were outgoing passengers
m the Admiral Farragut. They will
visit relatives at Juneau and T’ oad
ivell before going to Arlington, Wash.,
ivhere they will make their future
Home.
There was six inches of snow along
the railroad line yesterday and today
it is raining.