The Cordova Daily Times
Member of Associated Press —Day and Night Telegraphic Service
VOL. III. NO. CORDO’V A, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1918 PRICE TEN CENTS
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AMERICANS CONTINUE TO HOLD GROUND WON AT CASTIGNY
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WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES ,
IN FRANCE, May 30.—Three coun
ter-attacks by the Germans in an ef- ,
fort to retake the terrain lost to the ,
Americans in Picardy on Monday last
completely broke down in the face of
the American artillery fire and the
heroism of the American infantrymen
yesterday.
Positions Consolidated
WASHINGTON, Mav 30.—General,
Pershing's communique of yesterday
reports the consolidation of the por
tions taken earlier in the week by
the Americans, and the renewal of
counter-attacks. Three raids were re
ported in Lorraine, where several pris
oners were taken by the Americans
and numbers of the enemy were
killed.
All ground won by the Americans
on Monday remains in their posses
sion.
The enemy launched another heavy
attack against the Americans in the
Luneville sector, in Lorraine, yester
day morning, and attempted to reach
the American lines In three places,
.h ■ ,iei .’ v.'ilh compara
tively heavy losses,
Prom British Sources
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, May 30.—Another strong
German attack against the Americans i
at Cantigny seems to have completely:
failed. The Americans have beenj
subject to almost continuous attacks;
since they captured the village of
Cantigny. in every case the German
waves were broken by the stone wall
resistance of the Americans.
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IS GUILTY 0F|
WAUKESIIA, WIS., May 30.—
(■race Lusk was found guilty of mur
der in the second degree yesterday!
for the killing of Mrs. Mary New-j
man Roberts, formerly state veter
inarian. and nationally known as a!
manufacturer of proprietary medi-j
cines for cattle.
Miss Lusk won distinction as an ed-j
ucator.
When the verdict was announced
the prisoner attempted to choke Act
ing District Attorney D. S. Tullar.
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About a dozen musicians responded
to the call to meet at Eagle hall last
night for the purpose of organizing
a. band, and a permanent organiza
tion was effected by the election of
Cbas. Rogers as director. After a
short practice it was decided to meet
again at Eagle hall on Sunday after
noon at 2 o’clock, when a full atten
dance is requested.
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♦ FRENCH PREMIER ♦
♦ HAS NARROW ESCAPE ♦
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♦ PARIS, May 30.—Premier ♦
♦ Olemenceau yesterday had the ♦
♦ narrowest possible escape from ♦
♦ falling into the hands of the Ger- ♦
♦ mans. He left a point on the ♦
♦ French front only a few minutes ♦
♦ before a patrol of forty Uhlans ♦
♦ arrived. +j
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GERMANS PAY DEARLY FOR GROUND WON
The daily summary issued last
light by the Associated Rress of the
conditions on the battle fronts is as
ollows:
“In violent attacks on a thirty-mile
ront the German armies continue to
orce back the French and British in
nearly every sector. The French are
dill holding tenaciously to the west*
ar 11 environs of Soissons, which has
men captured by the enemy. Seem
ngly Rheitns, like Soissons, is doomed
;o fall, as the French forces covering
he city have been withdrawn behind
he Aisne canal. To the northwest,
on the sector directly southeast of
Soissons, the Germans are ijow fight-1
ing approximately twelve miles from
ivhere they started the drive, on Mon ;
lay last, while further east, in the
.'icinity of Savigny, wedges have been
lriven in to a depth of fifteen miles.!
“The Germans are continually
browing fresh divisions into the bat
tie, while the French and British are
keeping up their tactics of giving
ground only when it is impossible to
hold it longer under the tremendous
pressure of the enemy.
“Heavy casualties have been suf
fered by the army of the crown prince,
while the allied losses are compara
tively light.’’
German Difficulties on Increase
General Foch's reserves arc now
entering into the action, says today’s
summary, and the Germans are find
ing their progress increasingly diffi
cult Kheims is still holding out, and
the allies are standing firm.
The edge of the German wedge now
runs from Fereentardenis, ten miles
east, to Vesilly, which is fifteen miles
southwest of Kheims. Along this lino
the Germans hold eighteen miles south
of the Chemin des Dames, giving them
a penetration of approximately that
distance in the last drive.
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French Reserves Arriving
PARIS, May 30.—The French
forces last night evacuated Soissons.
The fighting continued all night, with
the French maintaining command of
the western outlets of Soissons, says
the French official statement this
morning.
Northwest of Rheims the French and
British broke the German assaults,
and maintained their defensive posi
tions. French reserves are continu
ally arriving. The French are tena
ciously resisting the German advance.
A semi-official note summarizing
the situation between Rheims and
Soissons says that the German flood
will soon be dammed.
Confidence in Foch
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The Germans are fighting against
time, throwing every ounce of man
power into the struggle. The allies,
in giving ground on the wings of the
salient, exacted a full price from the
enemy in casualties.
Paris is confident of the outcome.
It is felt that the unity of com mam
puts the allies in better position than
in the March offensive, when the
French reinforcements did not come
into action until the third day, and
the Germans were not stopped until
eight days had elapsed.
A desperate resistance was main
tained by the French at Soissons be
fore that city was evacuated. Fight
ing in the streets lasted for several
hours.
Local Attacks Repulsed
LONDON, May 30.-—The British of
ficial communication says that hostile
raiding parties were driven back dur
ing the night in the neighborhood of
Beaumont Hamel. The French com
pletely repulsed a local attack north
of Kemmel.
In the initial onslaught on Monday
last the Germans used more tanks
than ever before.
WASHINGTON, May 30— Memorial
lay this year is carrying a deeper
meaning to the American people be
cause of the new American graves;
in France. It is being observed by
he nation as a day of public humilia
tion, prayer and fasting, in accord
ance with President Wilson's procla
mation.
The nation is pleased because the
American forces in France ;
ing in the attempt to stem the Hun
tide.
Congress adjourned in honor of the!
lay.
Day Observed at Front
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN FRANCE, May 30.—From Flan
ders to Switzerland the American
forces are paying homage to their
dead, in observance of Memorial day.
Flags are flying at half-mast, and
flags and flowers have been placed!
on the graves of those who have*
fallen in their country’s cause.
HOME GHo’tO EXHIBIT
BN FOURTH OF JURY
That the Home Guard company will j
take part in the Fourth of July cele
bration was the announcement made
by Captain Gillis at officers’ school!
Tuesday evening. It is planned that]
the Guard shall hold a competitive]
individual, squad and platoon drill of
some kind.
It is not generally known that the!
Guard has a band, but it appears that]
several musicians have volunteered1
and have promised to be with the!
company after they have had a few
more secret rehearsals. Kenny Hol
den, with the base drum, and George
Dooley, with the snares, have so far]
been the only musicians boasted of byj
the company.
The Guard will receive it flags, or
in military parlance, its “colors”, as
soon as they can be made. Captain
Gillis has appointed P. H. Singleton,
Calvin Hazelet and Ed Harwood as a
committee to secure a design for
a company flag and to have it made.
These men report they have already
a design, drawn with the aid of Rev.
E P. Ziegler, and that the flag will
be made as soon as possible.
MEMORIAL DAY FITTINGLY CELEBRATED IN CORDOVA WITH FLAG-RAISING
stores, oaiiKs ana putmc ottices wore
dosed and emblems of a patriotic sa
tire were displayed everywhere. The
Stars and Stripes were everywhere
in evidence, and the business houses
in the down-town districts were > tt
tily decorated in honor of tb jgS*
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The celebration in Cordova took
on the nature of a flag-raising, and I
with appropriate exercises the Stars
and Stripes, together with the honor
flag awarded to Cordova for exceed
ings its quota in the third Liberty loan
drive, were hoisted to the breeze on
the new flag-pole for which the city
ls> indebted to the efforts of A. J.
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The program commenced at 3
o’clock with an appropriate dedica-j
Memorial day was fittingly cele- j
brated in Cordova yesterday. The
tory address by George Dooley, which
was responded to in behalf of the city
by Mayor W. R. Hillery.
At the Empress theater immedi
ately after the flag-raising patriotic
exercises were held, including vocal
and instrumental music.
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TROOP Si IS
100 LIS LOST
LONDON, May 30.—The transport
Leasowe Castle has been sunk by a
submarine, according to an announce
ment made by the admiralty ye-ier
dr.y. One hundred and one per >ns
were drown in the, catastrophe,
among them being thirteen military
oeffiers and seventy soldiers.
The vessel was sunk in the Medi
terranean, but definite location is
omitted from me announcement
BITTLR POST
METED DOT TO
CLARKS, Neb., May 30.—K. A..
Felver, organizer for the Non-Parti
zan League, was nearly hanged yes
terday by a mob, but saved himself
by promising to give a list of the
members of the organization and to
surrender all the literature of the or
ganization in his possession. He fur
ther promised to give an automobile
to the Red Cross and to enlist in
the army.
A delegation of his captors is watch
ing him to see that he makes good
his promises.
COMPANY OF GERMANS
COMPLETELY ANNIHILATED
LIVERPOOL, May 30.- How every
mail of a German company lust his
life in an attack on Armentieres f ront
is told in a letter from a Liverpool
officer to his local paper.
"The. fiercest fight we had. "he
writes,” was when the enemy massed
troops with the object of widening
the gap he had made The attempt
was made in open country, where we
were able to mass a number of bat
taions against him, and the fighting
was very fierce.
“Our Liverpool battalion had the
liost of honor. When the Germans
started to throw their troops against
us we poured into their ranks a very
heavy fire and did terrific execution.
“Immediately in front of us. a Ger
man company got caught between our
fire and that of another English regi
ment. with (he result that they could
neither advance nor go hack. They
kept, on trying to reach our square
but were shot down one by one until
only six of them remained. These ,
six threw down their rifles and sig
nified that they wished to surrender.
But they were seen by a German
officer near by. who gave an order
to his men, and the six were shot
down by their own comrades before
they could reach us.”
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♦ PRESIDENT WILSON ♦
♦ URGES ECONOMY ♦
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♦ WASHINGTON, May 30.—In a ♦
♦ public statement issued yester ♦
♦ day President Wilson asks all ♦
♦ Americans to purchase only ♦
♦ those things which are essential ♦
♦ to health and efficiency, and to ♦
♦ invest systematically in' war ♦
♦ savings and thrift stamps. ♦
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Burn, fires,
Upon your hallowed altars!
And, winds, attune from all your patriot psalters
Words fitting for our choirs!
Today there should be singing,
Not only for the dead,
And their upyielding lives of sacrifice,
But also for the living, in whom lies
The selfsame spirit as was theirs who bled
In such unselfish wise
Wherever our brave battleflag was flinging
Its folds unto the skies!
And, too, there should be flowers—
Flowers for the feet and flowers for the brows
Of those who have taken vows
To guard the shnne of Freedom overseas.
Theirs the dark hours,
Theirs the stark agonies;
Theirs, it may be
To shed their precious blood for Liberty.
So while we hail those gone, with high thanksgiving.
Let us acclaim the living!