The Cordova Daily Times
wVOTJTTtTF, TT~ NUMBER 48<X * CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
CARRANZA RELEASES SOLDIERS
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ORDERS TREVINO
TO RETURN MEN
» TO THE BORDER
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WASHINGTON, June 29—Carranza today ordered Gen
eral Trevino to release the American prisoners captured by the
Mexicans in the battle of Carrizal. They are expected to ar
rive at Juarez at 10:30 today, and will be turned over to the
American forces at El Paso.
The compliance of Carranza with the demands of the Am-1
erican government has caused much comment in official circles
here, as it was fully expected the Mexican government would
hold the men.
It is thought here that the action of Carranza in ordering
the return of the American soldiers to American territory will
avert the present danger of war, although there is much specu
lation as to what reparation Wilson will exact for the death of
the forty-four men in the battle of Carrizal.
GIVE PRESIDENT AUTHORITY.
WASHINGTON, June 29.—A resolution authorizing the
president to draft all national guardsmen into the federal ser
vice was passed by both houses and sent to the White House
today. _
£1 HILL GOES
SEATTLE, June 29. — Samuel Hill,
rfShonaire road builder, has gone to
Vladivostok in the interests of the
Russian government to straighten out
the congestion on the trans-Siberian
railroad.
The heavy shipments from Seattle
and British Columbia ports has so
blocked the road that under the pres
ent management nothing is moving,
and the officials are at a loss to open
the line.
^GERMANY TO MAINTAIN
KITCHENS TOR POOR
THE HAGUE, June 29. — It is an
nounced here that the German govern
ment has decided to maintain the kit
chens throughout the empire for the
benefit of the poor Indefinitely.
The recent food riots in different
parts of the empire, it is said, is re
sponsible for this decision.
LOWER CHARTER RATES
GOOD FOR SHIPPING.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 26, — As
a result of the recent fall in charter
rates, wheat exporters here said today
t^at they believed ships would come
Portland and Puget Sound ports
fall to load grain for Europe, a
condition which appeared impossible
until a few days ago. Changed rates
out of Atlantic ports, where practical
ly all vessels have been loading for
the last six months, have dropped
from 90 and 100 shillings to 70 shil
lings. No vessel has been engaged
however, although the new crop
■^goon will be ready to move.
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FIVE MEN ARE KILLED
IN CANADIAN WAR PLANT.
PARRY SOUND, Out., June 28.—At
least five workmen were killed and
' 20 seriously injured here today In an
explosion followed by fire in the plant
^ ot the Canadian Explosives Company,
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1 Ripe strawberries are retailing at
15 cents per box In Valdez, and her
citizens are revelling In rich, ripe,
juicy shortcakes.
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SKAGWAY, June 28. — The immi
gration agent for Canada at the Sum
mit says there is absolutely no truth
in the statement of James McCloskeyi
as to the swearing of allegiance and
and American laborers are allowed to
go to Atlin the same as to any other
Canadian province or district.
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BERLIN, June 10. — (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.) — Am
erica now has a remarkably favorable
opportunity to secure the lion's share
of the Persian trade, but American
business men must adapt their meth
ods to Persian customs or they will
fail, according to Dr. Ernst Zahn, a
! Leipzig authority on Persia and the
Persians.
Dr. Zahn quoted with approval from
a consular report iqade by the Ameri
can vice-consul at Teheran, in which
lit is declared that the American busi
| ness men must “reconcile themselves
| to granting long time credits, and that]
| business cannot be properly done by
correspondence, but must be looked
I after by personal representatives.
Dr. Zahn found a feeling among the
Persians, he said, that the American
methods were Urusk and failed to pay
proper attention to the customs and
sensibilities of the people. This was
| particularly true, he declared, as to
j American methods erf collecting ac
counts and the refusal to grant long
j credits. This latter. Dr. Zahn de
clared, Is looked upon by the average
! Persian as denoting personal distrust
of his honesty. Nor must the Persian
be hurried. Time is not money in the
American sense of hustle.
Dr. Zahn said he understood that
the American department of com
merce and labor is assisting in the
sectoring and distributing of German
catalogues-ni firms formerly doing
business in Persia, and he declared
that is a very practical Idea, for he
points out that the Germans had made
great progress toward winning the
Persian market. Their exports con
sisted principally of finer textile
wares, jewelry, toys and clothing.
PE
F!
That the Katalla oil fields are equal
In extent to any In the world, and
that the quality of the oil produced
Is superior lo all others is the opin
ion of Falcon Joslin, well known Alas
kan, and president of the St. Elias Oil
Company, who returned last night
from the holdings of his company at
Katalla.
The company of which Joslin is
president, acquired the holdings for
merly owned by the Alaska Oil & Re
fining Company. On his trip to Ka
talla this week, Joslin took immediate
steps to increase the productions of
the wells, which at present Is far be
low the demand for the product.
The wells now are producing but
twenty-five barrels of oil per day. This
oil has heretofore been refined at the
plant on the ground, and nothing but
the gasoline and distillate saved. It
is Joslin's intention to immediately
begin pumping from four additional
wells now standing idle, and tint ad
ditional machinery in his refinery so
that all the by-products can easily he
saved.
He is confident that the production
of the wells can be increased to ion
barrels per day, which amount can
easily be handled with the additional
machinery which will be placed in the
refinery.
The St. Elias Oil Company has a
patent to but one claim, although they
have possessory rights to a number
of others acquired before the oil lands
were withdrawn from entry. It is
Joslin’s intention this fall to seek to
acquire title to these claims, which,
if he is successful will be the signal
of development on a large scale.
I* mill lilt? wurruununiK mr
talla. and from the production of the
wells already in. he is certain that
Katalia is the center of an immense
field. If he can get title to the claims
to which he is entitled, and the pro
duction justifies, he will begin the
construction of a pipe line from Ka
talla to Cordova through which the
oil will be pumped to refineries at this
port.
Storage tanks and canning plants
in which the product will be placed
will be erected at Cordova, which he
predicts will be a big oil center.
Joslin is enthusiastic over the re
sources of the Katalia district, which
he says has been strangled by conser
vation. He has lived in Alaska for
years and is well acquainted with all
parts of the country, but says he be
lieves Katalia has more natural re
sources close at hand than any other
part of Alaska he has seen.
She has coal In Immense quanti
ties, oil in abundance, the best tim
ber he ever hns seen in the north,
und her rivers are filled with fish.
All that is needed, he asserts, is a
railroad which will open up the coun
try and provide transportation by
which these products can he brought
to market.
The logical route for the railroad,
he says, is in his opinion from Mile
38 of the Copper Kiver & Northwest
ern railway. This would VrinK the
products of that country to Cordova,
where the excellent terminal facili
ties would make it possible to handle
them without excessive cost,
.Toslin will remain in Cordova until
the return of the steamship Alaska,
on which he has engaged pasage to
the outside. He is accompanied on
this trip by his son.
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BIG WIND IN COLORADO.
DENVER, June 28. — Nine persons
were hurt, two probably fatally, by a
windstorm that last night swept south
ern Prowers county, southeastern
Colorado, according to meager ad
vices reaching here today.
GUILTY AND
LONDON, June 29. — Sir Koger
Casement, former member of parlia
ment, who was charged with ‘reason
in connection with the Irish rebel
lion. today was found guilty a:-d sen
tenced to death.
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WARSHIP WILL CATAPULT
AIRSHIP INTO MR
WASHINGTON, June 28. — For the
first time in the history of the Am
erican navy experiments to determine
the availability of hydroaeroplanes
for scout duty at sea are to be under
taken at the summer inaneuvres of
the Atlantic fleet. Six of the sea
planes are now being put aboard the
armored cruiser North Carolina, sta
tion ship at the Pensacola naval avia
tion station.
The North Carolina is fitted with
a catapulting device, by means of
which hydro-aeroplanes can be shot
out into the air, no matter how rough
the sea. The device was recently per
fected, and is an advance over any
thing in foreign navies. Heretofore;
it has been iH>ssible to vise the air
craft only in calm weather when they
could be dropped overside and rise
from the surface of the water.
The North Carolina will he fitted
also with a hydrogen generating plant
and carry a kite balloon for observa
tion and fire spotting. Officers in the
' basket of the balloon connected w th
the shi|i by telephone will direct :hc
| fire of the guns. If the plan works
‘out successfully every fighting ship
' in the navy w ill be similarly equipped.
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AMERICANS BREAK
FEEING
PARIS. June 26. — Robert Rock
well, of Philadelphia, and Paul Pavel
ka, of Madison, Conn., have broken
two records In their rperaratory
training at the Military Flying School
| at Buc. according to information given
| out at the headquarters of the Franco
American flying corps.
I Rockwell completed his trial flights
required before Incorporation in the
corps in 2.r> hours and was publicly
congratulated by the officer cotnmand
; ing the school. Pavelka. who, previ
ous to enlisting in the flying corps,
served fourteen months in the
trenches with the foreign legion, es
tablished a record in pistol shooting
while in the air. He placed twelve
bullets out of twelve shots in the head
of a moving silhouette, representing
the body of a man, at a distance of
100 yards. His work with the machine
gun is said to be fully equal to his
precision with the revolver. Pavelka
now has IPs license for the most re
cent addition to French aviation, the
new fast Nieuport biplanes, as well as
the other machines in the service.
Willis Haviland. of Chicago, and
Frederick Prince, of Boston, have also
finished their preliminary training nt
Buc, and have gone to Pau to famil
Iarlzo themselves with the newest
machines before going to the front.
Pavelka Is completing hts preparation
at the Aerial Artillery School at Ca
zeau. Robert Soubrain, of New York,
whose preparation was delayed bv ill
ness, will soon undertake his official
i trials and then join the corps.
GERMANS MAKE
ANOTHER TRY ON
VERDUN FRONT
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PARIS, June 29—After a violent bombardment which
lasted more than twenty four hours, the German forces at
tacked the French positions north of Tiamont and were re
pulsed with great loss.
The increasing number of German troops which have been
sent to help Austria stem the tide of the Russian invasion has
somewhat relieved the pressure on Verdun, and a general
French offensive along this front is expected at any time.
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CHECK RUSSIAN ADVANCE.
BERLIN, June 29.—The Russian advance along the Vol
hynia has been successfully checked, according to a statement
by the war office today.
RUSSIA PREPARES TO GO
OR! FOREVER
I’ETHOtlRAD. June 2d. — V bill
which permanently prohibits the sal*'
of vodka in all Russia, has been in
troduced in the Duma, friends of the
’measure assert that it will pass by
an overwhelming majority.
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ANCHORAGE WANTS NO
MORE LOT SALES.
ANCHORAGE, June 23. — Two pe
titions are now in circulation at An
chorage getting the signature of the
| people who protest against the fur
j ther sale of lots by the government in
j the Anchorage townsite. The peti
| tioners first object to the sale of lots
| in places which had. it is alleged, been
I described as park sites, and they ob
I ject also to any sale of lots whatever
on several grounds. The petitioners
j declare that such a sale would scat
j ter the town too far and would have
J the effect of altering the value of
| lots already bought. It is even said
| that a further sale would be a breach
j of faith on the part of the govern
! ment.
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Iliquor permit records
AGAIN BROKEN IN TACOMA.
TACOMA. June 28. — Permits for
intoxicants obtained at the court
house yesterday totaled 338, breaking
all previous records for the number
issued in one day since the enforce
ment of the prohibition law. Monday
the total was 336. Judging from the
| number obtained before noon today,
the record may take another jump.
I The total number isued to noon to
Iday was 14,550, representing an esti
| mated outlay of $45,000 by Pierce
county residents for intoxicants dur
ing the first month of prohibition.
! japan Inaugurates pun
FOR PREPAREDNESS j
TOKIO, June 26. — The inaugura
tion of military training among uni
versity students as a result of the
war has been followed by similar
measures in many primary schools of
Tokio. The army authorities have ap
proved the idea, and have delegated
officers to instruct the hoys. A cer
tain amount of rudimentary training,
has been given in Japanese schools (
since 1886. when it was recommended
by Viscount xXrinori Mori, minister of^
education, who had previously served
ns a minister at Washington. The
drill has been conducted by the teach
ers, hut under the new Idea the train
ing will be in the hands of array of
ficers, and will be more thorough. The
system will be extended to all public
schools In Tokio, and other cities it
represents one form of greater Japan
jese "preparedness.'’
\T.\Y YORK. June 20. — Roosevelt
and Hughes again dirked together to
day and Roosevelt is quoted as say
ing he will make speeches for Hughes
in the coming campaign.
In an interview today ex-President
Taft said that he is willing to take
j the stump for Hughes, and if called
upon will spt'ak from the same plat
| form with Roosevelt.
DECLARES WAR AGAINST
I THE UNITED STATES
It is apparent that the United States
has been at war for more than a
week, at least war has been declared
against us. as evidenced from the
following clipping taken from an out
side paper:
Washington. D. (' , June 20. — Fol
lowing the declaration of a state of
war between the state of Yucatan,
Mexico, and the United States, an ul
timatum said to he virtually a declar
ation of war. has been served on Com
mander Kavanagh. of the United
States gunboat Annapolis, by General
Flores. Carranza governor of the state
of Sinaloa, west coast, it is reported
to the naval authorities. The hostile
stand grew out of the clash Sunday at
Mazatlan between bluejackets from
the Annapolis and Mexicans, resulting
in casualties on both sides.
Mexican government troops were
reported last night marching on Det
Rio, 100 miles up the Rio Grande from
Kagle Pass, with the intention of at
tacking.
SYRACUSE WINS TWO MILE
JUNIOR EIGHT RACE.
REGATTA COURSE, Poughkeepsie.
\\ Y., June 26. — Syracuse v'ou the
(wo mile race for junior eights on the
Poughkeepsie course today. One
length behind the winner was Cor
nell. Columbia was third and Penn
sylvania fourth.
The official times were: Syracuse.
11:15 2-5; Cornell. 11:20 3-5: Colum
bia, 11:32; Pennsylvania. 12:06 1-5.
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TACOMA AIRMAN READY.
TACOMA, June 28. — Gustav- Stro
mer, aviator, said yesterday that he
has two completed aircraft in his Day
island hangar, and another hydro
aeroplane in shape for speedy comple
tion. As soon as he can arrange his
husines saffairs, said Mr, Stromer, he
intends to enlist and place his ma
chines at the service of the aircraft
division. He hopes to be assigned
with the Washington National Guard.