' e Cordova Daily Times
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VOLUME HIT, ai .\irtEiTyr _ CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, <iCTOBER 29,1917. ~PRICE TEX CENTS.
ENEMY
ATTEMPTS SEPARATE ALLIES ARE FRUSTRATED
DRASTIC MEANS
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4 WASHINGTON, Oct. 2!t - The 4
4 imminent necessity oi speeding ♦
4 up ship construction was empha- 4
4 size.I at a conference between ♦
♦ Atlantic const ship builders with ♦
4 officers of the Emergency Kloot *
4 Corporation, naval officials and ♦
labor official who discussed :Ue 4
♦ labor question. Unless the pres- ♦
4 • nt labor shortage is relieved tin- ♦
♦ mediately officials say it will be 4
4 necessary to consider drastic me- 4
y thods of Conscripting workmen. ♦
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! LOASi
By ’FRISCO
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29. — The
Seals won tli« Pacific Const Ijcnync
championship yesterday afternoon by
a doubfe victory over Oakland. Los
Angeles also won from Portland. Be
fore these contests the Seals had a
slight lead, which' it maintained and
won the pennant. Los Angeles led the
league by the fraction of a point last
Thursday.
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(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 29. — The
ultimatum of the telephone operators'
representatives in Washington and
Oregon expired without word from the
company today, and a general coast
wise strike at midnight tonight se««s
Inevitable.
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Now that the campaign for the Ford
and other prizes is in the. hands of the
judges, the Daily Times has not lost
interest. At the close of the double
vote offer there were several of the
candidates so close in the number of
votes that we wonder how they ac
complished so much in so Bhorf a time.
The total of subscriptions were very
similar, consequently the 'adies have
lined up for the finish with only a
small advantage to one of them who
fs the leader. They are so near the
end of the hard race we can only hope
for the success of all and regret that
we can not give each a car, as the can
didates have worked very faithfully.
We are glad for them that it is coming
to an end. Yet there are two golden
days that can be taken advantage of,
and we want to impress the friends
of the different contestants that thq
race is not over until the finish on
Wednesday evening, and that they
should see that their favorite gets
every subscription that iB obtainable.
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Oct. 29. — The capture of
one hundred 'thousand Italians and
more than -.even hundred guns is of
ficially reported. The Italian second
and third army is in retreat and the
Austrians and Oermans have forced
their way through the mountains to
the plains of northern Italy, capturing
the town of Oividao and the city of
Oorizia.
DATKLfcltjS. October 29. — Sweep- '
ins do- in the mountains iiTto the -
• 1 i. the Teutons have cap
un cities of Oorizia and
Sting 100.not) prisoners
The entire Italian line
> front is threatened
? The fall of Oorizia
ace to the Italians
I- line southward to
It,
Rv/AlE, Oet. 29. — Units of Italy's
second army surrendered or retreated
without fighting, permitting the Aus
tro-Cermnns to break the Italian left
wing on the Julian front and invade
Italian soil. An official report sava
the Italians are now retreating in ac
cordance with the plan prepared.
PARIS, Oct. 29. — The cabinet met
at'7 o'clock last evening to determine
upon the co-operation of the allies on
Lite IUUUUI liuill.
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(By Associated Press)
BUTTE. Oct. 29. — This city was
visited by a blizzard during the past
few days, and snow is fifteen inches
deep. Helena reports the thermome
ter has dropped to seven degrees be
low zero. Adelor La Fridire was frozen
to death Saturday while hunting in the
, Blackfoot valley.
IE FLAUNTED
Ilf FACE OE
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Oct. 29. — General
Greene, commander of Camp Lewis,
has charged that a great vice-syndi
cate is operating there with twenty
three hundred women, many bootleg
gers and gamblers. It is said that of- '
ficials high in authority are Involved
and th^ city must order a clean-up im
mediately or General Greene will for
bid the soldiers to visit the city.
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REPORTED SUICIDE OF
PATRICK CUDAHY’S DAUGHTER.
(By Associated Press)
'PARIS, Oct. 29. — Miss Helen Cuda
hy, daughter of Patrick Cudahy, the
Milwaukee packer, committed suicide
in mid-ocean on October 19, so It is
reported.
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SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS.
(By Associated Press)
MADRID, Oct. 29. — The Spanish
cabinet has tendered its resignation.
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t> BP KNOS '.»•!•:? Oct. 2#. — A
> sensation was caused by the pub- 4»>
> Motion of dispatches from Rfo ft
* .T.iin iro. assert in.;; that (he Bra- ♦
> zilian foreign minister has made ❖
6* known that the tram iation of dis <>
> patches sent by Count Von Lux- <>
> bury, formet German minister to
> Argentine, through the medium ♦
* of tho Swedish legation, have re- ❖
> vealed a project for the German ♦
> invasion of Southern Brazil. ♦
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• (By Associated Press)
WASHINy^ON Oct. j-9. In the
TnnTjres in**agiuut the country
erday Americans, led by President
A’ilson, bowed in solemn prayer for
he success of the nation’s army, war
ihips and navy stations. The day was
ilso observed by holding memorial
lervlces for the twenty-six sailors lost
>n the transport Antilles.
WILSON URGES
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 29. — Presl
lent Wilson has Issued a statement, in
which he urges every home and public
sating place in the United States to
iledge its support to the food admin
stration and to comply with the re
juests in its appeal, with a marked
jiauguration in the family enrollment
week, during which everybody in the
:ountry will be asked to 'i»tome a
netuber of the food administration in
irder to insure nation-wide co-opera
ion In conservation. Th“ president
laid teat ill no other way than through
:he co-opeiation of the people can the
lation accomplish its object in war.
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OF ALASKA TO
SEATTLE, Oct. 29. — Advices re
ceived from Washington say that the
government is urging the greatest pos
sible development in the fishing in
dustry In Alaska next season, especial
ly in salmon, which Is contributing
materially to the food supply of the
world. The government believes that
the output next year can be swelled
a great deal more than in the past few
seasons, with proper co-operation, and
it is now, early in the winter, starting
plans for the extension.
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The freighter Ketchikan was in port
yesterday, discharging explosives, and
sailed south with a cargo of ore from
Ellamar and Latoucbe.
II. S, TROOPS TO
HUP HOT
HILT
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t Washington. o« t. .a. — im- *
C portant developments are fin- £
t pending in tin- great war, Score ♦
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O rial review on l ist week's opcr- ♦
* atloriH. lie says Italy is pissing
t- througli a difficult moment: ❖
^ Austria is pressing the advance ♦
& witli imposing forces; Aiileri- ♦
■> Cans are on the battle lines to -*
t complete tbolr training, and "wo ♦
* are coming to aid Italy.” ♦
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Oct. 2ft. — A German tor
fC ' .iTTHt tpct ---'g s.t -nn« Wit twice by
sbefls from British ana r’rench ' de
stroyers, on Saturday, during an en
stagement between six allied and three
German vessels and seventeen German
airplanes, off the Helgian coast. The
Germans were forced to seek safety
under land batteries and guns.
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ARE TO BE
DAWSON, Oct. 29. — The local gov
ernment health officer issued instruc
tions which compel the medical ex
amination of all school children in the
Yukon territory. The expense at
tached will be borne by the govern
ment.
During the past several years there
have been quite a number of prevent
able diseases among the school child
ren all over this district, and the ac
tion of the health officer has the ap
proval of everybody in the camp, and
it is believed that it will be the means
of preventing many cases of serious
sickness and mean much in the way of
general health to the entire Yukon ter
ritory. ..
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LAVISH WITH MONEY.
(By Associated l’ress)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. — Govern
ment expenditures for October estab
lished a high record by more than $L
800.000. 000, and may reach $1,600,
800.000.
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EMPEROR CHARLES IN COMMAND
BERLIN, Oct. 29. — Emperor
Charles, of Austria, is commanding the
Austro-Germans, who are pressing to
ward the Italian plains through the
Julian Alps..
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78 ENEMY SUBJECTS
RESIDENTS OF JAPAN.
TOKIO, Oct. 29—According to an
nouncement made by the authorities,
the number of enemy subjects resi
dent in Japan at the end of Ju’;. was
7V.\ The majority ere German.
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Mrs. Grant Reed left on this morn
ing’s train fo$ Chltina to visit her
husband.
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BOND-GOAL OF
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. — The to
tal amount subscribed for the second
Liberty loan will not he known for
several days, but it is certain to he far
in excess of the $5,O00.i)*">,o0O maxi
.mum.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. The Lib
erty loan campaign went into its final
hours with every energy of two million
workers directed to sending it past the
$5,000,000,000 mark. Saturday morn
ing’s report indicates approximately
$4,000,000,000 worth of bonds had been
sold up to that time.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 29 — The trea
sury department has announced that
figures showing the Liberty loan to
tals will not be published before No
vember 1. because the federal reserve
banks will be unable to report more
than approximate returns before then.
Officials believe the loan reached the
$5,000,000,000 goal.
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CABLE EMPLOYES
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VALDEZ, Oct. 29. — (Special.) —
In the Liberty loan campaign of the
Signal Corps, Washington-Alaska mili
tary cable anil telegraph system, with
a strength of three commissioned and
246 enlisted men, including the at
tached twelve permanent civilian em
ployees, every individual subscribed,
and the total amount raised was $40,
000. Signals Corps at isolated stations
and elsewhere in Alaska without bank
ing facilities, hustled subscriptions
among the civilian population, even
influencing Indians in the far north.
This money was remitted here by spe
cial arrangements. The First Bank
of Valdez subscribed $65,000? making
the credit to this system $105,000.
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TO DOUBLE SIZE
BUILDING
Contractors Howard ii Lund this
morning put a force of men at work
excavating under the Horseshoe
building, owned by George C. Hazelet.
who is having a two story addition 40
by 50 feet, added to that structure.
The ground floor will then be 50 by 100
and continue to be occupied by B. L.
Harwood, who will leave on the next
southbound trip of the steamer Alas
ka for the states to purchase more
pool and billiard tables, as well as
other equipment for this amusement
resort.
The second floor, which Is now
leased by the Fraternal Order of
Bagles, will be transformed into an
up to date dance and banquet hall. It
will also be ijj) by 100 feet, with a hard
wood floor and ladies' and gentlemen's
dressing rooms. An orchestra pit will
also be erected. In the basement there
will be installed a steam heating plant
and part of the space will be used as
a warm storage warehouse. The im
provements will be completed before
January 1, and give Cordova one of
the largest and most modern buildings
of the kind in Alaska.
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PEACE OFFER IS
IDE BELGIUM
BY GERMANY
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♦ LONDON, Oct. 29 The Lam ♦
«► etropole, a Belgian newspaper ♦
♦ published here, says that Baron ♦
♦ !)e Bromteville, the Belgian for ♦
♦ ;ign minister, defeated the per ♦
♦ titan attempt to separate the ul ♦
♦ lies. It says Germany rei entl> ♦
♦ made Belgium a peace offer. •
SCALE OF GOAL
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. — The fuel
administration has announced a scale
of coal prices for Michigan. Changes
were also made in certain fields in
Montana, Arkansas, Illinois and Mis
souri.
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29. — “Billy"
Sunday closed his campaign yesterday.
He has been here since September 2.
and over 25,000 people hit the sawdust
| trail. Sunday is going to Atlanta. |
ywhere he will wage his next campaign.
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EAGLE UNDER
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Clyde A. Thompson, postmaster at jb-*V
Kagle, has been arrested on a charge Jm
of embezzlement, and bound over to
the grand jury on ball in the sum of
-6,000. of' which amount our former
townsman, J. B. Howard, furnished
$2,000.
i Charles Rfddeford, a postal inspec
I tor, and Arthur Paisley, an inspector.
; both of Spokane, Washington, made
I the complaint against Thompson.
The inspectors who acted in the
• case came to Kagle September 21. and
| immediately upon arrival there went
! to make an investigation of the of
(flee. After the inspection the post
j master was charged by the inspectors
I with being short of funds to the ani
! ount of $6,000. The charge of embez
, zlement was made before the comnils
i sioner at Kagle by itiddeford and Pais
ley. and the defendant waived the
right of securing counsel and refused
to give any statement in court.
Friends of Thompson say they are
sure there must be some mistake, as
it seems almost an impossibility in
a town the size of Kagle for a man to
j collect postoffice funds to the amount
of $G,(K)0.
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ALLIES CAPTURE MERKEN.
LONDON. Oct. 29. — The entire
Merken peninsula, near Dixmude. has
been captured by the allies. An offi
cial communication states that addl
i tional prisoners were also taken.
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