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The Cord wa Times
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VOLUME III. NUMBER 160. __ CORDOVA, ALASKaTkA ^yTTuNE^ToiT ~~ ' ' ---
_ — —- ■ — ■ —* ___ PRICK TEN CENTS.
798 MEN PERISH BUTTE COPPER MINE FIRE
FALL OF LENS IS PREDICTED BY ALLIES
FLAMES SPREAD QUICK AND MEN WERE TRAPPED
50 BODIES RECOVERED, 148 STILE MISSING
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BUTTE, June 9. — A hundred and forty-two men perished
in the Speculator copper mine, near this city today, as a result
of a fire which broke out in the 2,400 foot level, and communi
cated quickly to the other galleries. The fire gained such head
way that it spread to the Diamond mine adjoining, causing some
loss, there being thirty-five known dead and a hundred and
seven men missing.
BUTTE, June 9.—Late today fifty bodies had been recov
ered from the copper mines. There are 148 men still missing,
and all hope of finding any of the malive has been abandoned.
AMERICAN NAVAL AVIATORS HAVE ARRIVED FBENCH SOIL
WASHINGTON, Juno 9. — A hundred American aviators
of Ilu* navy flying corps arrived safely in France, prepared for
any duty presenting itself. They are the first American fight
ers to reach France.
GENERAL PERSHING AND STUFF GUESTS KING GEORGE
LONDON, June 9.—King George received General Persh
ing and his personal staff at the Buckingham palace. Balfour
has arrived at a British port, on his return from the United
States.
A further contingent of American officers have arrived at
a British port on the same steamer with Balfour.
EMPEROR WANTS NEW HUNGARIAN CABINET FORMED,
- Bl l>AJMONT, Juno 9.-—Tile emperor has asked Count |
Moritz FiStrhazy, fTTiT'berat, to form the Htm^nrimi.- ;
Counter attacks of Germans repulsed, heavy loss
LONDON, Juno 9.—It is officially announced that the Brit
ish troops attacked last night south of the Konchez river and
entered German positions on a two mile front to a depth of over
half a mile, the Germans losing heavily. The Germans counter
attacked powerfully over nearly the whole length of the new
front, hut were repulsed completely, tin1 British holding all the
ground captured.
BROTHER DF IRISH LEADER KILLED DN THE BATTLEFIELD
LONDON, June 9. — William Redmond, a member of par
liament at Poclare and brother of John Redmond, leader of the
Nationalists, was killed in a battle in France on Thursday.
UNITED STATES MAKES TWO MORE LOANS TO ALLIES
WASHINGTON, June 9.—A treasury loan of $3,000,000
lias been made to the Serbians, and another of $75,000,000 to
Great Britain.
KAISER HAS NARROW ESCAPE LOOM BEING BLOWN UP
LONDON, June 9.—Dispatches from Holland say the
kaiser was with General Hindenburg, Prince Eitel Frederick
and other members of the kaiser’s staff who were inside of St.
Peters, seeing Ghent, Belgium, when allied airmen bombarded
the town. The kaiser and his party escaped unhurt. Three
army officers were killed.
WAR TAX OF ONE PER GENT TO BE LEVIED ON AUTOS
WASHINGTON, June 9.—The senate finance committee
has adopted a tax one one per cent on tin* original selling price
of automobiles, to be paid by owners, instead of the graduated
class tax proposed. The confectionery tax has been abandoned.
RECRUIT HAD $68,000 I
WHEN ENTERED ARMY.
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(By Associated Perss)
DENVER, June 9. — Rich as well as
poor men are volunteering for the
regular army, according to officers at
the army headquarters at Fort Bogan,
where recruits from this district are
sent.
Recently a recruit asked the quar
termaster if he could deposit with him
his savings. The answer was in the
affirmative. The recruit handed the
officer a slip of paper. It was a cer
tificate of deposit for $68,000. “1 just
sold a bunch of sheep,” was the ex
planation.
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Skagway boys and girls, divided in
to squads, have planted vegetables in
the school plot.
DENVER WOMEN APPLY FOR
MOST OF LIQUOR PERMITS.
DENVER, June 9. — Since the new
prohibition law went into effect in
Colorado, the greater part of those
applying at the county recorder’s of
fice for permits to ship in liquor have
been women, according to the officials
at the Denver office. This, it is ex
plained, Is due to the fact that the
person who obtains the permit must
receipt for the liquor, and because a
man probably would lose a day’s work
by having to care for his liquor ship
ments, he lets his wife do it for him.
One woman recently applied for a
permit for sacramental purposes. She
said she was the sole member in Den
ver of a certain religious sect, and the
liquor was to be UBed at religious ser
vices of her faith. Her request was
refused.
(By Associated Press)
OORINTO, Nicaragua, June 9.—An
earthquake and storm on Thursday
night devastated the country for
thirty miles about the volcano at San
Salvador. There was a great property
loss, the city of Salvador being dam
aged badly.
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(By Associated Press)
PARIS, June 9. — Sweeping the
English channel for mines laid by Ger
man submarines is one of the most
exciting and dangerous occupations of
the wur. according to the stories told
by men participating in that work.
“Mine sweepers doubtless are the
only vessels of the navy on which life
belts are worn from the time of leav
ing port until the return." writes
Jacques Marsillac, from aboard a mine
sweeper on service in the channel.
“The task of a group of mine sweep
ers, composed of seven sloops formed
IS'UMt-elOttS' two by two. connected by
ing, is to clear a channel about half
a mile wide and fifty miles long of
the mines laid there by German sub
marines," he adds. “These under
water mine layers carry from fifteen
to twenty-four mines, according to the
type, and they frequently lay them
quite close together, so close in fact
that it has become an axiom in the
mine hunting craft that where one is
found another is sure to turn up.
“The wireless operator on the flag
boat of the group, who has served on
four mine sweepers that have been
blown up in the service, had scarcely
flashed to the boats of the group that
a mine had beeu signalled, when a
black mass adrift appeared on the
crest of the waves ahead of our boat.
A second later It disappeared. We
steered in its direction, every man
on deck searching intently for its re
appearance. The few minutes In which
a sighted mine disappears are full of
infinitely disagreeable tension on
board a mine sweeper.
“And if we touch it?” Marsillac
askea or me wireless operator.
“Then it is joss.” he replied, mean
ing that it would be fatal.
“On this occasion the fates were
friendly to us,” wrote Marslllac, “for
the mine reappeared fifty yards away,
and for some reason that no one could
explain, remained in sight until the
gunners could get action upon it.
Round, black, It shone like a seal's
back, showing from time to time its
four mortal needles, contact with
which means destruction. The boat
sheered off and the gunners, using a
special rifle ball at about 200 yards
under immense difficulties, resulting
from the rolling of the boat, fired fifty
shots without touching one of the fatal
needles. They succeeded, however, in
piercing the mine, which filled with
water and sank to the bottom of the
sea.
"The two leading sloops raised a
half red flag, which means that they
have found a mine. At once began a
manoeuvre intended to cut the cable
holding it; suddenly a steel cable that
connects each couple of sloops and
which is called the 'sweep,' struck the
mine. It must have come in contact
with one of the deadly needles, and
broke the vial of acid inside which sets
off the discharge, for an immense
column of water shot straight into the
air to a height of 100 yards, complete
ly masking from each other the two
sloops between which the explosion
occurred. Then the sloops went on
in search of other mines, and thus
continues every day this dangerous
and heroic work of clearing the path
of merchant ships through the high
seas.”
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Late reports from Livlngood state
that as far as can be learned the
cleanups average the usual "Dollar
to the Foot" basis quite regularly.
WHEAT CROP IS1
SHOWING UP
WELL
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 9. — The pros- i
pective wheat crop of the United
States is 656.000,000 bushels, combin
ing the revised estimate of a badly i
damaged winter wheat crop, and the i
first estimate of the new spring
wheat crop based oh Juno 1 conditions.
This compares with 640,000,000 bush
els last year.
tM AUVANULS
TO Jll.11 II
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0
(By Associated Press) £
SEATTLE, June ft. — Yakima pota- n
toes are scarce and a few dealers are p
holding the state of California variety, tl
which is practically the only source a
of supply. Local berries and vege- a
tables are rapidly replacing the Call- c
fornia products. The butter market C
has eased off. aft the Alaska orders o
are being filled /rapidly. Eggs are a
firm, shipments Jight ajnd the large tl
demand has stropgthoned the market, ci
Soft wheat flour advanced from $11.70 ft
to $12.10 a ban*) Vfrtes/fcoK, ci
and grocery ^Staples are still high, c:
Wheat and corn made slight gains o
yesterday when reports of local crop S
conditions were forecasted Yakima
potatoes sell for from $ft0 to $100: e
cabbage, 4 cents a pound; onions, 4 1-2 b
to 5 cents; apples, $2.25 to $2.75 a tl
box; eggs, 36 cents; butter (cubes) h
38 cents, bricks 39 cents; cheese. 1
cream bricks, 26 and 28 cents. s
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CAPT. GLOSSOP TO COMMAND w
NAVAL STATION AT SYDNEY, ii
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(By Associated Press) a
SYDNEY, Australia, June ft. — Cap- f
tain J. C. Glossop, who commanded a
the Australian cruiser Sydney In her g
victorious action with the German fi
raider Emden off the Cocos Islands in n
the Indian ocean in November, 1914, e
whereby the young commonwealth t
navy received its baptism of fire, will li
soon assume command of the naval es
tablishment at Sydney. The Sydney c
station, the headquarters of which are
Garden island, in the harbor, is the
chief one of the Australian navy. His
salary will be $5,000 a year.
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MEXICAN AND FRENCH WORKS
OF ART TO BE EXCHANGED. j'
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(By Associated Press) v
MEXICO CITY, June 9. — Reproduc- f;
tions of some of the more famous ex- ,
amples of Aztec sculpture have been
sent by the Mexican government as a f
gift to Rodin, the French sculptor. Ho- t
din in return has promised to send a ,
reproduction of one of his works, to ,,
be placed in the National Academy of t
Fine Arts in Mexico City. t
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CHINA WANTS TO BUILD
30 MORE SUBMARINES, ti
(By Associated Press)
PEKING, June 9. — The minister
of the navy, Chen Pih-kuan, has sub
mitted a proposal to the Chinese cabi- g
net for the construction of thirty sub- f
marines to assist in the protection of v
the Chinese coast. No action has been s
taken as yet by the government on r
the recommendation. t
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FAMOUS "BUCKET OF BLOOD”
BEEN CLOSED IN TEXAS. 1
(By Associated Press) 1
FORT BLISS, Texas. June 9. -
When the new army law was passed
prohibiting soldiers or officers in uni
form to buy liquors in saloons and pro
hibiting saloons from operating near $
army posts, the “Bucket of Blood" sa- b
loon, one of the most famous saloons i
on the border, was permanently s
closed, as It was too near the fort. The t
saloon received its name because there \
were so many killings in its barroom *
during the day it was permitted to t
operate with little legal restriction. (
WASHINGTON, June 9.—The sen
ile yesterday confirmed the nomtaa
Ion of Robert Jennings, of Juneau, as
udge of the First division of Alaska,
gainst whom Wickersham made a
trong fight.
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(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCI8CO, June 9. — In
?nse activity is marking the efforts
f the officers of the American Red
tar Animal Relief to obtain the
eeded equipment for veterinary hos
Itals, which must soon be placed at
ie disposal of the army in Its army
nlmal relief work. There has come
i unofficial request to the San Fran
bco Society for the Prevention of
ruelty to Animals from a high army
fleer (or fifteen horse-drawn horse
nbulances, which may be placed at
ie disposal of different training
imps that have been planned. Funds
r the purchase of these are being
'Uecteij. In some instances branches
tizens are ugreeing to present cne
• more such ambulances to the Red
tar.
Veterinary hospitals will be erect
1 at the various concentration camps
.lilt similarly to those used in all
ie armies of the allies. They will
rve a capacity varying from 100 to
000 animals. Sheds opened on three
des, with a runway down the cen
ir, will house 100 horses each, rhoy
ill be built of wood and corrugated
on. Each hospital must be supplied
ith an ambulance, a supply wagon,
feed cart; besides brooms, rakes,
irks, shovels, buckets, currycombs
id brushes. Great quantities of lur
leal equipment necessary to success
illy handle this large number of uni
mis must also be provided. Such
luipment will be furnished through
ie American Red Star Animal Re
ef as fast as funds become available.
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OLORADO TOWN GIVES
RECRUITS PIN MONEY.
(By Associated Press)
LITTLETON, Col., June 9. — Little-!
>n has a plan of enrouraging recruits ,
hich places it in the front rank of
atriotic communities. Every man who
>ins the army or navy is presented
ith $15 from the town treasury. So
ir fifteen have answered their coun
■y’s call.
"The plan leaves the lads with a
;eling that the home town has an in
srest in them, and wants to see them
rovided with the small change need
d so they can take advantage of
lings worth while when the oppor
inity offers,” said l). M. DeCamp,
iwn treasurer.
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IEXICAN PHOTOGRAPHERS
ARE REAPING HARVEST.
(By Associated Press)
EL PASO, June 9. — Mexican photo
raphers have been doing a land of
ce business here since the new order
•as issued by the Mexican consular
ervice, requiring all persons, whether
ative or foreign, who go to Mexico
i have passports with their photo
raphs attached. Small photographic
hops have sprung up near the consu
ite.
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RUIT EVAPORATORS ARE
BEING GIVEN FARMERS.
(By Associated Press)
SAN JUAN, N. M., June 9. — Fruit
rowers of San Juan. N. M„ have been
iven 150 fruit evaporators to be used
u drying the surplus fruit of that
ection of the state for war crops. A
elegation of San Juan fruit farmers
,ent to Santa Fe and asked for the
vaporators. as it will be impossible
o establish additional canneries be
ause of the shortage of tin and solder.
DRIVING GERMANS FROM THE MUFACTURINC
DISTRICTS IN NORTHERN PART OF FRANCE
UNDATED, June 9.—The British penetrated the German
positions around Lens to a depth of over half a mile last night.
The fall of Lens, the great French coal center, is evidently near,
and another great blow is nearly ready to be struck towards
clearing the Germans from the manufacturing district of north
em France.
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SOONER THAN SERVE IN THE GERMAN ARMY
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, June 9. — German pris
oners declare the inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine who are
enrolled in the German army are treated with the utmost sus
picion and severity, especially on the western front.
They are kept under strict surveillance and for the most
part employed behind the lines, as it is feared they would de
sert if sent to the front trenches.
The Alsacian soldiers soldiers, as well as those from Lor
raine, are only granted leaves of absence to visit their homes
after a very strict investigation of their sentiments as regards
1* ranee. As fast as possible these soldiers are being withdrawn
from the French front and sent to the Russian front.
One German prisoner recently states that while he was at
Hildesheitn he saw 70 Lorraine soldiers brought in in closed
wagons and under armed escorts. They had belonged to the
2.'!lst German regiment of reserves, then stationed at Vitry-les
Roims, but had been withdrawn as the result of constant deser
tions amongst their comrades from Alsace and Lorraine.
WHY N. P. CO. EMPLOYS
WOMEN CAR WASHERS
v,. -.J-ttv Associated Press)
they will work any cheaper, but be
cause they are more dependable —
that is why women are being employed
as car washers by the Northern Paci
fie at its local passenger station and
at the Parkwater shops, according tc
T. J. Cutler, master mechanic.
“We are employing women only tc
replace transient laborers, and they
seem to like their work very well and
are giving better satisfaction than
men whom we have hired heretofore,’
said Mr. Cutler.
“In the past we have had consider
able trouble with men war washers
Sometimes we hired from ten to fif
teen of them a day, and about one out
of ten would show up."
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PRISONERS PUT TO WORK
GROWING WAR CROPS
MORIAKTY, N. M., June 9. — Con
victs from the New Mexico state
penitentiary will be used to grow wai
crops of beans in this section. Ar
rangements have been made by War
den Thomas Hughes for establishing
a convict camp here instead of liav
ing the prisoners work on the road;
this year. Five hundred acres have
been donated for the bean crop ani
two gasoline tractors and other farn
machinery will be used in the cultiva
tion of the convict grown beans.
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MESA VERDE NATIONAL
PARK IS OPENED
MANGOS, Col.. June 9. — The Mess
Verde national park, southwestert
Colorado, was opened for the 191'
season Saturday, when the first auto
mobile load of tourists left Mancoi
for Spruce Tree camp. From now oi
automobile service will be daily be
tween Mancos and the ruins.
Supervisor Rlckner, governmen
custodian of the park, and Mrs. O. I.
Jeep, in charge of the camp at thi
ruins, have everything in readinesi
for the accommodation of the tourists
Last year there were twice as man;
visitors to the ruins in the Mesa Verdi
than there were in 1915, and indica
tlons point to fully 100 per cent in
crease this year over last, aceordini
to the government custodian.
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J. F. Ward, a Glacier point rancher
near Skagway, is authority for thi
statement that 600 bushels of pota
toes were grown on an acre of groum
at Glacier point last year.
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Advices received at Dawson stat
that a new placer strike has beei
made on the Klotassin tributaries, 7
miles northwest of Selkirk, and nea
Rude creek, where a strike was mad
last summer. About twenty claim
have already been staked on thre
creeks, known as Jupiter, Saturn an
Mars.
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NEIGHBORS PLANT FARM OF
STRICKEN MONTANA RANCHER.
(By Associated Press)
times pays ur w m, -■
"ase of a rancher of this section who
was strucken suddenly recently. On
the Sunday following his being taken
to a hospital his illness was the sub
ject of conversation at the conclusion
of services at the church.
The nation's need as well as that
of the sick man were taken into con
sideration, and two days after the
discussion a field In the man’s acreage
of 100 acres had been plowed and
sowed in flax and oats by 26 of his
kindly neighbors, who furnished all
the implements necessary. The wo
men assisted by cooking for the men.
Then they learned that their friend
was recuperating and broke the news
to him.
CANTONMENT CAMP NAMED
AFTER KILLED SERGEANT.
(By Associated Press)
FORT BLISS, Texas, June 9. —
When the cantonment camp for a war
strength division of the new army is
established on the Fort Bliss reserva
tion, it will be called Camp Owen
Bierne in memory of Sergeant Owen
Bierne, of the 23rd U. S, infantry, who
was shot and killed in line of duty on
September 23, 1916, while attempting
to rescue a comrade from a saloon.
Brigadier General George Bell, Jr.,
commander of the border division, has
also prohibited any soldiers of his di
vision from entering the saloon where
the killing occurred. Provost guards
are stationed at the entrances day
and night.
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THINKS MECHANICAL MOTHERS
ELIMINATE REAL ONES.
(By United Press)
CHICAGO, June H. — Mechanical
devices and professional baby experts
are rapidly eliminating the real old
, fashioned mother from modern life,
i according to Dr. Kffie L. Lobdell tod
day. Here are some of the things that
have happened to motherhood, she de
clares:
The home has been ceded to the
hospital. Mother's milk has lost out
. to infant foods. Mother's cuddling
has gone down before nursery maids
and mothers' helpers. Mother's room
has been supplanted by a nursery. An
automatic cradle has replaced mother's
arms. Talking is taught by phono
' graph.
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Frye & Co., of Anchorage, have
awarded the contract for supplying the
: Alaskan engineering commission with
i meat for the remainder of the present
i year.
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i Thomas McGowan, the well known
j Fairbanks attorney, is reported to be
? seriously ill in a San Francisco hos
i pital, and some worry is felt for hla
recovery.