The Cordova Daily Times
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ULTIMATE FATE RUSSIAN TROOPS A MATTER OF CONJECTURE
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18— It was
announced at the Methodist Confer-1
ence which is now being held in this [
city, that available funds had been se-!
cured to finance a prohibition cam- j
paign before the next Congress and
also in Alaska. The Conference hailed
with gratification the addition of
Washington, Oregon, »Arizona and |
Y South Carolina to the dry column, and
enthusiastically promised to use all its
resources in swinging Alaska into the
same column at the election next year.
The proceedings before the last Alas
ka legislature were discussed, and the
bill passed providing for a vote on pro-j
hibition at the next election were fully
considered.
STEAMER ATENA
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HALIFAX, Sept. 20—Steamers ar
riving here today brought news of the
destruction of the Greek steamer
Atena, by fire at sea. The Atena was
a passenger vessel bound from New
York to Greece and had 469 passen
gers on board. Wireless calls for
help were sent out, and two steamers
responding succeeding in saving a'! of
the passengers and all of the crew
with one exception.
BISHOP CONATY
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 20—Bishop Con
aty, the Catholic head of this diocese
died here today after a lingering ill
ness. Bishop Conaty was one of the
best known prelates on the Pacific
coast and had built up his diocese
from small beginning to its present
state of one of the wealthiest in the
whole United States.
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L. L. Butler and wife came down
from Chitina and Lee will leave for a
visit to his old home in Elgin, 111., on
the steamer Northwestern.
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Miss Kathryn Monohan, of Valdez,
^ was in town this afternoon on her way
V home from a trip to Seattle and San
Francisco.
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A train arrived from the interior
this afternoon. The next local out
will be on Wednesday morning.
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All the Real News In the Times.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 20—Since the fall of Vilna the situation
of tlie Russian northern army has become more menacing, and
the Teutons have commenced a developing movement on an
immense scale which is more complete than any similar move
ment attempted at Warsaw or the other cities in Poland which
the Russians were forced to evacuate. The Teutons are spread
ing their*net around the entire force of General Russkv, com
prising a quarter to half million soldiers. The conditions under
which the Russians are now endeavoring to extricate them
selves are almost parallel to the last days in Warsaw, when the
fate of the defending army hung in the balance for days, while
the Russians fought desperately for time to send their troops
backwards. The military observers here have accepted the
report sent out from Berlin that Vilna has been captured al
though nothing from Petrograd has been heard on the matter.
Hindenberg’s troops have flung a loop around the Russians over
a two mile front, and it now seems practically impossible for
that section of the army to escape. The Teutons are threaten
ing the single railroad line, and the wagon roads in this vicinity
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are poor and very few. The Russians must retreat to the
southward' as the road to the nortli has been cut off, Hinden
berg’s cavalry under Von Buleow having penetrated deeply
into the enemy’s country creating a salient that would be open
to annihilation if a sudden attack could be made by the Slavs,
but such seems impossible as the Russians seem to be unable to
bring up the reserves nnd re-enforce the front at the proper
time and place. The army of the Czar has the opportunity to
deal an effective blow at this point but they are not in a posi
tion to make the most of the opportunity. Next to Warsaw,
Vilna is the most important town in western Russia, being a
railroad junction city of great military importance.
BERLIN, Sept. 20—The government issued' an official
statement today announcing the progress of the Teuton envelop
ing movement in the Vilna region, and stating that the German
soldiers had driven back an attack made by the Russians in an
effort to escape from the web that i^ being wove around them.
The bulletin says that the attack of the nemy was not powerful, j
an dtliat little resistance was offered to a counter charge.
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(id). W. Nias, president of the Vahrez Creek Placer Mines,
accompanied by B. It. Houghton, It. B. Griffin, F. E. Cuttler and
S. E Cuttler, of Boston, who are also financially interested' in
this property, arrived from the interior on Saturday’s train
and will leave for Boston on the steamer Northwestern. They
have one of the biggest hydraulic propositions in Alaska, and
own between 5,000 and (5,000 acres of placer ground, together
with all water rights, as well as control practically the balance
of the claims in that section of the country.
Notwithstanding the shortage of water this season a good
clean-up was made. In the overburden the gold was coarse
and the quantity much greater than expected. Over 100 feet
on bedrock was worked and the balance of the ground fully
opened up and is now ready to be operated on a large scale. A
new No. 3 Keystone drill and a 58 horse power air compressor
were installed, over 180 tons of supplies and material being
freighted to the workings this season.
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Iii order to better facilitate the handling of the work on a I
large scale additional ground was purchased and next year
two pits will be run. By the operation of four No. 4 Giants!
there will be a continuous flow of water and a repetition of this
season’s exceptional dry spell will not retard mining opera
tions in the future. Two of the Giants will avereage a 250 foot
head of water and the other two a 350 foot head.
Next year the operations will be almost entirely in virgin;
ground, and a big clean-up should result. On bedrock the gold
averages $21 a cubic yard. Mr. Sias has been working on this
property for many years and has finally succeded' in opening up
all of tin* ground. During this time about $300,000 has been
taken out in gpld, although considerable money has been ex !
pended for development purposes. It now looks as though the
investors would reap a rich reward. Forbes Richard, the min- j
ing expert, estimates that it will require twenty years to work
out this ground.
MANY CONTRIBUTE TO BIG LOAN
NEW YOKE, Sept. 20—Arrangements are fast being com-1
pleted for the floating of the huge loan to England and France
that the foreign financial commissioners are trying to raise in
this country. As contemplated now, the largest underwriting
syndicate ever known will be formed for the purpose of financ
ing the matter, and the amount of the loan has been practically
set at $700,000,000. The syndicate will be composed of nation
al, state banks and trust companies in almost every state of the
Union, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The pro
German financiers have agreed to participate in the loan pro
vided that the commissioners will agree not to purchase any
munitions of war with money. England and France will issue
bonds for the money subscribed, earing interest at five per cent,
and which will constitute a first mortgage on the two countries,
including all British and French colonies. All the other obliga
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lions of the two nations will be secondary to these bonds. The
whole issue of the bonds will be in amounts as American cur
rency, and will be payable in American dollars, both as to prin
cipal and interest.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20—The syndicate which is handling
the placing of the big loan to England and France, will en
deavor to distribute the loan among as many banking institu
tions as possible. It is esimated that hundreds and perhaps
thousands of banks and trust companies will subscribe towards
the loan, thus distributing the risk over a great area, and affect
ing the financial condition of no particular district in greater
proportion than its ability to lend the money. The large cities
of the east, with New York and Boston, heading the list, will be
the heaviest contributors.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 20—A correspondent of the London Times,
with the Russian army of the north, who was an eye witness of
tiie fighting near Dvinsk, has written his paper stating that ttye
invading forces in that vicinity have been from two to three
times greater than the Russian defenders in numbers. The
i lias so worked as to give the Germans a great advantage their
lias so worked as to give the Germans a great advantage their
guns being of such greater range, that the Russians were unuer
fire from the artilllery, from points so distant that the Russian
| guns could not return the fire. However, the Germans paid
I heavily for their victories in this region, as their mass attacks
on the bridgheads and other Russian positions, although succes
sful, were enfiladed with machine gun fire, to such an extent
that the Germans were mowed down by the thousands. The
morale of the Russian troops is unimpaired, and they fight with
the greatest bravery in the face of overwhelming numbers.
The Germans losses have been at least twice as much as the
Russians in the point of killed and wounded. Dvinsk was
evacuated by the Russians in an orderly manner, while the
correspondent says that the character of the Russian defense
improves steadily.
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German Army To Help Out in Dardanelles.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 18—The Turkish Minister of
War made a public announcement today heartening the people
to have faith in the ultimate victory of Turkey and Her allies,
and stating that a great German army was coming to Turkey to
aid in the defense of the Dardanelles.
, Evacuation of Kiev Is Orderly.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 20—The evacuation of Kiev is steadi
ly proceeding without disorder, and everything of military
value is being removed from the city. So far the conditions of
the evacuation affe normal, sufficient railroad cars being pro
videde and everything is moving expediditiously.
NEW DISCOVERY
ARCTIC LAND
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NEW YORK, Sept. 18—The scientists
here received with a great deal of
Interest the report of the discovery of
new land In the Arctic by Explorer
Stefannson, and were overjoyed to
learn that he was not lost as had been
feared. They give the intrepid
Scandinavian unstinted praise for his
discoveries, and declare that they are
of extreme Importance. The news
papers are giving a great of space to
the matter and it is focussing a lot of
attention upon Alaska, which has not
been so much in the limelight since
the passage of the government rail
road bill by the last Congress.
VILLA EVACUATES
RETREATS
EL PASO, Sept. 20—Travellers ar
riving here today from Mexico say
that it is true that Vilna has evacuated
Torreon, and that the city is now in
the control of Carranza troops. The
evacuation took place yesterday and
Villa has now retreated to Chihuahua
taking with him most of his army.
EL PASO, Sept. 20—Advices have
been received here stating that Gen
eral Villa *has left Chihauhau and is
bound for Jurez, accompanied by his
bodyguard of soldiers. The whole of
Villa's army Is apparently quitting
their positions in Chihauhau and is be
ing transferred to the State of Sonora.
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TRNIDAD, Sept. 20—John D. Rock
efeller, Jr. arrived here today nuac
companied, and without any advance
notice ef his coming. He travelled in
an ordinary sleeper from New York,
and will inspect the works of the Col
orado Fuel and Iron Co., whose em
ployees started the famous strike that
has kept Colorado in a turmoil, and
has become a national issue. The
youthful millionaire went in an auto
mobile to the plant, visiting Ludlow
and looking over the scene of the bat
tle between the militia and the strik
ers which occurred in the tent city
there.
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Lady Appointed Notary.
Mary N. Cole, of Nizina, has been
appointed a notary public for the ter
ritory of Alaska.
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M. T. Rowland, the original discov
erer of Nizina creek, is in town and la
registered at the Windsor hotel.