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VOLUME III, NUMBER 218 CORDOVA, ALASKATm| RIL1, 1918. " ^ = ^PRICT; TEN CENTO
ONSLAUGHT OF GERMANS IS COMPLETELY CURBED
GAINS IN TERRITORY MADE AT FRIGHTFUL COST OF GERMAN LIVES
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DATELESS.—Germany’s great drive virtually has been
stopped. Although she has made larg$gains in territory, she has
lost in men and material sufficient to bring final victory no
nearer. L
DATELESS.—As the allies begin their offensive on the
Picardy battlefield the German assaflts show signs of slacken
ing. The Germans are digging in feverishly around Lassigny,
on the south salient, where the French pressure is heavy.
South of the Somme the tide wfcs turned yesterday. The ;
French repulsed the German assaultf and made good gains. t
One hundred thousand Americans are being moved to the i
scene of operations. They are anxious to enter the fight. <
LINE WILL PROVE IMPREGNABLE
LONDON, April 1.—Battle reports today are favorable to
the allies. It is believed that the GJttnans’ first rush has been ,
stopped. The Germans are consolidating their positions and
bringing up heavy artillery. It is expected that another blow
will be delivered when this work is completed.
With co-ordination in command brought about by the ap
pointment of General Foch, it is hoped that the allied line will
prove impregnable.
FRENCH INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES ON ENEMY
PARIS, April 1.—The battle continues with extreme vio- i
lence north of Montdidier. The Germans are using large bodies
of troops, says the official statement
The French and British broke up assaulting waves further
to the south, where the fighting ala® is violent. The Germans
are making incessant attacks to capture Grivesness. The French
have held the town and inflicted heavy losses on the Germans.
AMERICANS WILL FIGHT WITH ALLIES
PAR,IS, April,. 1.—An officir.y^te issued yesterday says:
“The French government has decided to accede to the desire of I
General Pershing and allow him to take part in the operations.
The American troops will fight side by side with the British
and French troops, and the Star-Spangled Banner will float be
side the British and French flags on the plains of Picardy. More
than one hund d thousand Americans, intensively trained and
fully accoutered, are available.’’
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FRENCH RECAPTURE IMPORTANT POSITION
PARIS, April 1.—An official statement issued yesterday
says that the French have recaptured Ayencourt and Monchel
and gained considerable ground in the region of Orvillers.
BRITISH REPULSE HEAVY ATTACKS
LONDON, March 30.—The British have restored the line
south of the Somme in the Luce valley, after a vigorous counter
attack, says an official British statement.
Two strong German counter-attacks against the British
line from Marcelcave to the Somme rave been repulsed with
heavy losses to the Germans.
German attacks south of the Somme were made with four
waves of infantry, all of which were beaten back.
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RECAPTURE OF MOREUIL BY FRENCH
PARIS, March 30.—Fighting continued last night with un
diminished violence, says the French official statement. The
^rench fire cut down the German attackers.
The French forces in furious fighting have recaptured
Moreuil. The Germans have been checked completely between
Moreuil and Lassigny.
AMERICANS TO THE FRONT.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, March 30.
—All American troops have been turned over to the allies.
Americans may soon be fighting with the British and French,
helping to stop the German advance.
Great activities are under way. Motor trains miles long,
loaded with Americans, are passing through the towns. On
other roads mile after mile of Americans are to be seen march
ng to the front._
NAVY YARD CARPENTERS
GO OUT ON STRIKE
NORFOLK, Va., April 1,—Union
carpenters working on construction
work here and at the army and navy
bases at the Portsmouth navy yard
and Hampton aviation field have gone
on strike, and other classes of labor
are also joining in the strike.
PIONEER CAPITALIST
OP OREGON METROPOLIS
PORTLAND, Ore., April 1—Theo
dore B. Wilcox, member of the federal
milling commission of the Northwest,
died inhere yesterday. He was a pio
neer of Oregon, and a flouring mill eapi-1
talist.
JACKSON, MiSB., April 1.-—Miss F.
Ethridge, state inspector of local
exemptions boards, has reported to
the governor that German money is
being used to encourage Mississippi
negroes to resist and evade the draft.
She says it is almost impossible to
get the negroes to respond to the draft.
A negro pastor is preaching pro*
German sermons. This pastor belongs
to the Church of God in Christ. A
church recently was erected for him at
a cost of $10,000 at Lexington. Ne
groes furnished only a small part of
the building fund, and it is alleged
that the bulk of the funds was fur
nished by German agents.
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PRESIDENT TELLS
WHY PEACE CAN’T
WASHINGTON, April 1 President*
Wilson’s attitude concerning a negoti
ated peace with the Teutons, as ex
pressed in his Flag day address, his re
ply to Pope Benedict and his message
to congress regarding the declaration
of war on Austria, remains unchanged.
In a letter to Bishop Henderson of
the Methodist Episcopal church he
said:
“The German power is a thing with
out conscience, honor or capacity for
covenanted peace, and it must be
crushed. Our task is to win tne war.
Nothing shall turn us aside until it
has been accomplished.”
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HOME GUARD ROLL
STILL ON INCREASE
The membership of the Home Guard
continues to Increase, and the fol
lowing names have been enrolled since'
the list was published on Saturday:
J L. Galen, Dr. Daggett. Chester T.
Davis, Lewis Laska, Henri Maillard,
Paul Blotidhorn, A. S. Foster, Frank
A. Douglas, N. J. Black, R. J. Merrill,’
T. J. Tierney, F. E. Sayles, George
Stevens, Max Peyser, Sam Keist and
Charles T. Bourke.
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WASHINGTON, April 1.—The war
department’s weekly review of the
war situation says that Germany hasj
staked her fortunes on the spring!
campaign, and says that the allies and j
the United States must be prepared
for fresh attacks at new ponits.
If the Germans cannot achieve vie-;
tory in the present fighting, continues
the review, Germany apparently has:
determined to force a decision orj
prove to its own satisfaction that it
cannot do so.
The American troops who have re-j
ceived sufficient training will take
part in the future fighting, concludes
the statement.
SAILEP THIS f.T.M
SEATTLE, April 1.—The steamship
Alameda sailed tor Alaska ports at 9
o'clock this morning. Her passenger
list for Cordova included the follow
ing: ,
John Brower, Jas. McPike, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Long, W. Gaffney, Mrs. J.
Wells, Miss Florence James, Angus Me
Dougal, J. L. Hanson, E. Officer, John
Barud, D. Verous, Margaret Davis,
George Kent, E. Bemis, J. Cliver, E.
Stekes, George Green, M. Lemey, W.
Hartnet, R. Kern, Thos Hyde, G. Dan
nebier, Mrs. J. Cunningham, Mrs. M.
Weatherly, Sig Bailond, J. Crowley, J.
F. Watson, J. Trout, A. M. Ohlson, L.
C. Anderson and son, Mrs. Rothfus,
Albert Nelson, W. Newlin, C. Schulze,
Max Rede. H. Baxter, Tom Walsh Mrs.
J. H. Nelson. Mrs. A. Ainsworth, Mr.
and Mrs. G. McGurdy, E. McGurdy and
son, Tom Tomtan, S. Strand, Jim
Davis, Martin Jacobson, E. F. Moore,
Frank Burns, Jos. Sylvain, N. Sias,
Harry E. Lyon, Frank Morgan, Alfred
Doig, A. Diamond, R. Ivancich, Nick
Czar, Peter Czar, Alf Hoff, B. Martin
son, Jos Cucie, Marce Martinolish, Al
fred Jones, Jos. Krolich, Anton Fold
ich, J. Zie, J. Wasson, L. A. Watts, B.
Anderson, Sam Eloff, Win. Cunning
ham, F. L. Kennedy and son, Mr. and
Mrs. F. T. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Morris, Jens K. Nelson, C. Jacob
son, Wm. Lerwisr-A:'Vorttgan, L. Vin
cent and E. Rodderbjilke.
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CORDOVA’S QUOTA
OF LIBERTY LOAN
Word has been received by the local
banks that Alaska’s quota for the third
Liberty loan drive, which begins April
6, will be $696,000. Of that amount,
Cordova is expected to contribute
$47,000, and if it does an honor flag
will be awarded by the government.
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PARIS, April 1.—One person was
killed ond one injured yesterday when
the German long-range guns resumed
bombardment of the city.
No unexploded shell from the gun
has yet been found, but fragments in
dicate that it is of eight and one-fourth
inches caliber. Apparently four guns
are being used, two on each alternate
day. It is believed that their installa
tion must have required months, and
doubtless they are concealed under
mountains of cement, rending it dif
ficult to locate and destroy them.
The bombardment by the long-range
gun was resumed this morning.
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PIONEER PRESIDENT
ON RECENT TRAGEDY
Superintendent Prank McConaghy
af the Pioneer Packing Company has
received the following telegram from
President G. P. Halferty, at Aberdeen,
re the drowning of five foreigners who
were on their way to Mummy island
to dig clams for that company:
’’Telegram received. We are all so
sorry to learn of the misfortune of our
boys. Would like to know names of
those lost. Do not permit others to
take undue chances. This is first mis
hap of kind we have ever had and
surely is hard blow.”
ro FIX FISH PRICES
IT 5EITTLE Sllllfffll
District Food Administrator W. R.
iillery yesterday received the follow
ng telegram from Territorial Admin
strator Gunnison, at Juneau;
“Notify interested parties of meet
ng of all fishermen and operators in
rozen fish and canned salmon wtthin
erritory on Saturday, April 6, at 2
'’clock, at room 210 Smith building,
Seattle, Wash., with federal food ad
ninistrators, to discuss prices to be
raid fishermen for fish.”
The message was received at noon
oday.
IE1SKIMINING BIN
IIUI HUE BET FOIIE Pill
SEATTLE, April 1.—Fred Laubnor,
igcd 42 years, and said to be an Alas
tan mining man, who for fifteen years
vas vice president of the Mable Min
ng and .Milling Company, and who
'wns property at Seward, was found
lead yesterday near Sedro-Woolley,
vnife wounds were found in the throat
md hand.
FISHERIES CONFERENCE
TO MEET THIS MONTE
WASHINGTON, April 1—The Amer
ican-Canadian fisheries conference in
to meet in Seattle on April 24.. Later
it will hold sessions at Vancouver and
Prince Rupert. British Columbia, and
at Ketchikan. Alaska.
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LIBERTYSPEECH
WASHINGTON, April 1.—Efforts to
enlist President Wilson’s aid as a
speaker in behalf of the new Liberty
loan campaign, which begins next Sat
urday, the first anniversary of the en
trance of the United States into the
war. have been successful. It is an
nounced that the President, after care
fully considering the matter, has con
sented to open the campaign at Balti
more on Saturday.
He is expected to discuss the inter
national situation.
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JAPANESE DISCOVER
SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON
TOKIO. April 1.—The discovery of
a practical substitute for cotton was
announced today at the annual meet
ing the Federation of Marine Indus
tries. The announcement was made
by K. Hatnada, vice-president of the
lower house of parliament who said
that the discovery was made in De
cember in the Tokio Fibre Laboratory
in the course of experiments on sea
weeds.
The variety of seaweed is known as
sugamo or gotno gunia. It abounds in
lapanese waters and hitherto has been
used as a fertilzer. The method of
extracting the fibre is simply to boil
the weeds in lye and then In water
mixed with rice bran, after which the
released fibre is bleached. The whole
process is so simple as to be easily
possible for fishermen and farmers
living near the sea.
Mr. Hamada claims that the fibre
in every respect is better than cotton.
SCHOOL CLERK
10 BE SELECTED
The municipal election takes place
tomorrow and 356 voters have regist
•ered. H. A. Slater, C'has Goodall, and
C. P. Michelson have been selected as
the judges and H. I. Lewis and George
Kennedy clerks.
There is but one complete council
manic ticket in the field. It is known
as the Cordova ticket and is com
posed of the following representative
business men who are entitled to the
support of all who are in favor of fair
and economic administration of the
city’s affairs: M. Brock, A. J. Adams.
Will Clayson, W. R. Hillerv. A. J.
McConnell, C. M. Rosswog and Jack
Sapiro. This is a non-political, non
factional ticket and it was only upon
the solicitation of their friends that
the men on it allowed the use of their
names as candidates. E. L. Harwood
and Dr. W. H. Chase are also can
didates for the council. For clerk of
the school board Calvin C. Hazelet and
Clifford Phillips are the only candi
dates.
If you are in favor of a central heat
ing plant you have an opportunity by
voting “yes’' on the ordinance ap
proved by the present city eouitcT.
granting the Cordova Power Company
the right to conduct a steam heating
plant here. So far as we have been
able to learn there is no opposition to
this movement, as everybody realizes
the great benefit to be derived fron
establishing a central heating plant
here.
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i TO BE EXERCISED
WASHINGTON, April 1.—President
Wilson has intrusted to a commission
of five prominent government officials
the determination of the national
policy of the government with respect
to the production, sale and distribu
tion of meat during the period of the
war.
The functions of this commission
may include virtual price-fixing and
definite control of the actual opera
tion of the big packing houses.
Food Administrator Hoover had ad
vised the President that he found him
self powerless to protect properly alt
branches of the cattle industry
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QUEBEC April 1.—Ten thousand
anti-conscription sympathizers who
threatened to storm the Hall of Jus
tice and liberate men held for evasion
of the military service act were dis
persed yesterday only after they were
charged upon by cavalry.
Many men were slightly injured in
the rioting, which resulted when the
anti-conscriptionists pillaged the hard
ware stores.
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