The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME II. NUMBER 500. CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1916 ~ " ~ -
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SOMME TRAGEDY IS NEARING CLIMAX
. ALUES HAVE EC
LLRLIN, Oct. 1/.—Tin* Overseas Nows Agency in describ
mg llic allies repulses in last week’s fighting at Somme says
llial undoubtedly the enemy attempted to reach a decision with
this enormous effort. Prisoners stale that the French infantrj
companies now nundier hardly fifty men, and that the com
mnndcr, in order to stimulate courage with the troops, had alco
bolie drinks distributed protusely befoi'e tin* charge. The tra
gedy of Somme seems near a climax.
A 111 I AS, ()ct. 11. The allies have taken over three Greek
battleships. 'They are the ixiikis, formcrh the Fnited States
battleship Idaho; Lemnos, formerly the Mississippi, and the
Aueroll. Allied crews were placed aboard and the Greeks sent
to At hens.
A I UFA'S, Oct. 17. Admiral Fournet, commander of the
allied Mediterranean fleet, has handed the Greek government
a new note, which is of an extremely grave character. Immedi
ately upon its receipt the king hastened'to Athens from the
royal residence at Tatoi, and urged that the cabinet be sum
moned. I lie railway stations of Athens and the Piraeus city
ball and barracks are occupied by a thousand French and Ital
ian sailors and bluejackets, with machine guns stationed in the
municipal theatre. Notwithstanding this invasion Athens is
SOFIA, Oct. 17. The French suffered enormous losses
last Saturday in attacking the Bulgarian lines along the Mon
astir Fiorina railway, the attack being repulsed. The Serbians
tried to break the Bulgarian front on the river Coma, but were
Bl OllARFST, (let. 17. In the 1’zul valley the Teutons
were driven back beyond the Transylvania border and fifty
eight prisoners captured.
PARIS, Oct. 17. The war department announces that
the French have occupied a new group of houses at Snilly and
S;iillis,,L _ .
BF.RLIN, Oct. 17. The Russians suffered heavy defeat at
Galicia after repeated attacks had been repulsed. The Russian
trenches mi a front of a mile and a quarter were taken and also
L'.MM) prisoners. The attacks by the allies near Gaudecourt were
broken down under heavy fire.
A.M-S'I liitDA.M. Oct. 17. Three hundred workmen at the
Ghent factory have refused to work in German munition factor
ies. Twelve of the ringleaders were shot, and' the others sent to
Germany. The Germans everywhere are forcing the Belgians
to work for them, owing to the scarcity of Germans.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 17.—In the Carpathians, near the
junction of the Roumanian, Hungarian and Bukowina borders,
the Russian troops repulsed a Teuton offensive.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 17.—The Russians inflicted heavy
losses on the Turks during cavalry fighting in Armenia.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 17.—The Teutons are heavily counter
attacking in the region southeast of Ijemberg. These attacks
are launched after bombardments of great intensity north of
Korytniza and near Bolshovtse, five miles north of lialicz.
LONG BRANCH, Oct. 17.—It is officially announced that
President Wilson’s efforts to arrange an agreement between the
belligerent nations to allow sufficient supplies to he sent to
Poland has failed.
LONDON, Oct. 17.—Among the many interesting changes
that the war is bringing in the habits of Londoners is that the
strong prejudice against clogs among the poor in some parts of
the metropolis is giving way before necessity. The fact accen
tuates further the revolution in London’s social habits, and it
is due to the great increase in the cost of boots and shoes. Clogs
are dearer, too, but by only a fraction of the cost of other foot
wear.
LONDON, Oct. 17.—Notwithstanding the well-night total
darkness of the nights and the number of wounded seen upon
the streets ,London life is not without its lighter shades even in ;
these crucial days of the great war. One reason for this is that '
the wounded soldiers are about the most cheerful lot London '
has even known. Most of those encountered along the Strand,
in Piccadilly and other promenades of the West End are from
Canada, Australia or New Zealand. The wounded English
‘Tommie” is more often found in the suburbs, in the neighbor
mod of his old home.
Tt would seem decidedly out of place to sympathize with
these often-time permanently crippled men in hospital togs, for
that is apparently the last thing they desire. As a matter of
fact they deeply resent it as a rule. In crowded tram or tube
cars women often arise and offer seats to wonded soldiers, only
to have them politely but wry firmly refused.
DEFICIENT
LONDON. Oct. 17. The surprising
revelation that at least one-sixth of
England's six million school children
are "so physically or mentally defec
tive or diseased as to he incapable of
deriving reasonable benefit from the
education which the state provides” is
made in a report just issued by tlie
chief medical officer of the board of
education.
The report lias aroused great inter
est, and has come as a shock to the
public generally. The Manchester
Guardian says that the report “should
awaken fears as to the nation's future
ns sharply as would news of a disas
trous defeat of our arms." It makes
the point that the waste referred to
is preventable and that while it is be
ing lessened by better housing, better
labor conditions and purer and cheap
er food, together with ampler medical
facilities and sounder ideas in edu
cation and hygiene, that "the nation
moves with incredible slowness.’
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A branch of the general land office
will be established at Seward. The
office will be in charge of J. K. Busch,
a special agent of the department, who
arrived there recently with his family.
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While playing around a bonfire lit
tle Alfred Judson of Juneau received
a severe cut on the nose, which re
quired several stitches to close, from
n living fragment of glass blown from
a bottle in the fire which exploded.
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K. b. Walker and i nter Jensen left
Huby recently wMt their new Key
stone drill mounted on s ca'ermllar
tractor Thlv will prospect their
ground at Long.
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W. O. Clark, of Seldovia, will open
up a mercantile establishment at Ho
LOCAL JOTTINGS
ABOUT PEOPLE
Wanted — To rent or buy piano.
Inquire at Times office.
The W. C. T. IT. will meet Friday
afternoon at 2:15 o'clock.
Tomorrow being Alaska Day, a legal
holiday, there will be no school.
Ilow are you going to celebrate
Alaska Day? I'm going to the Bon
Ton orchestra dance. Hip-hooray!
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The Cordova band will make its
initial appearance in public at the
firemen's smoker on Thursday even
ing.
The steamer Alameda arrived about
4:30 o'clock this afternoon, but too
late to get the passenger list for to
day's paper.
Fred S. Graham received a telegram
yesterday from Bellingham, Wash., in
forming him that his home and its
contents had been destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Kate Sadler will leave on the
Northwestern for Valdez, where Bhe
will address a Socialist meeting, and
then proceed on her way to Seward
and Anchorage.
What could be more appropriate
than Delegate Wlckeraham addressing
the people of Cordova on Alaska Day?
Don't fail to hear him at Empress
theatre Wednesday night.
Carl F. Wltham, who is one of the
successful mining operators of Chi
sana, arrived in town on today’s train.
Although there was a scarcity of
water most of the season, Carl made
a good cleanup on l.llile Eldorado, and
is on his way to the states, to remain
until the first of the year.
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MANY CASES OF
BRESLAU, Germany, Oct. 17. — Nc
less than 248 cases of toadstool poison
Ing occurred in Germany during the
year 1815, according to statistics jus!
compiled. The cause in general was
the unusual harvest or crop of toad
stools and mushrooms and an increase
In the number of persons who, without
any expert knowledge, attempted to
take advantage of this source of food
supply. Of the total number of poi
soning cases, 85 died. Including 62
children.
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MANILA. Oct 17. — The latest step
In the advancement of the Moro Is a
plan to introduce among these Mo
hammedans, the art of tile manufac
turers. A number of Javanese tile
makers are to be Imported Into the
Moro country to Settle near schools
and settlements for at least six
months. They will open tile making
schools, and It Is expected that the
Moros will soon be able to manufac
ture roofing tiles as cheaply as the
work Is done In Java.
The Moros, like other Philippine
tribes, use straw and thatch as a
roofing material. It la not costly, but
it la highly Inflammable and la an
Invitation to destructive fires. Tiles
will eliminate the fire danger and not
lucreaae the coat of construction.
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Building permit* in Juneau last
month aggregated all of which
vas for repair work.
SCHEDULE FOI
BALL GAMES
FOR OCT.
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The following football games are
scheduled In the stales for this
month:
Saturday, October 21 At Berke
ley, University of Oregon vs. Univer
sity of California; at Los Angeles,
University of Utah vs. University of
Southern California; at Ix>s Angeles,
Los Angeles Athletic Club vs. Occiden
tal College; at Claremont, Sherman
Indians vs. Pomona College; at Whit
tier, University of Arizona vs Whit
tier College; at Pasadena. St. Vin
cent's College vs. Throop College; at ,
Portland, University of Nebraska vs.
Oregon Agricultural College; at Spo- i
kane, University of Montana vs. Gon
zaga University; at Missoula, Wash
ington State College vs. University of ,
Montana; at Logan, University of -
Wyoming vs. Utah Agricultural Col
lege; at Colorado Springs, Colorado
School of Mines vs. Colorado College; '
at Boulder, University of Denver vs.
University of Colorado; at Albuquer
que, New Mexico School of Mines vs. ,
University of New Mexico.
Saturday, October 28 — At Berke
ley, Occidental College vs. University
of California; at Pasadena, Pomona
College vs Throop College; at San
Diego, University of Southern Cali
fornia vs. Cabrillo Club; at Redlands,
Whittier College v* University of
Redlands; at Seattle, Whitman Col
lege vs. University of Washington;
at Missoula, Washington State Col
lege vs. University of Montana; at
Reno, Uiaii Agricultural College vs
University of Nevada; at Fort Collins, |
Colorado College vs. Colorado Agri- <
cultural College; at Boulder, Unlver j
ally of Utah vs. University of Colo- (
rado; at Laramie. Colorado School of <
Mines vs. University of Wyoming; at (
Omaha, University of Denver vs.
Creighton University; at Albuquerque,
U. 8. Indian School vs. University of i
New Mexico. ,
TO SCIENTIFIC
NRW YORK, Oct. 17. — Assuranfs
that the National Research Council
recently appointed h*. the National
Academy of Sciences, at the request
tf President Wilson, to co-ordinate the
scientific research of the ruii, I
states, will have funds to |iro< ■ ,|
with tho plans which it-. «-nth>;~iIk
eaders have for putting Ini- countr.'
n the lead of all nations in the cppli
ration of science to indu-arv or nar
’are, was received tonight. Ii v ; - an
louneed that the funds or the engi
leering foundation, a h> iviK endowed
organization of the tour principal en
<ineering societies in tin' Cnitei
■Rates, will be placed at tit" .li- postil
)f the Research Council
Chairman Cano Dunn, m the engi
leering foundation, who mud • this an
louncement, said that th<> financial
■eBeources amounted to the n.coni' of
i $1100,000 endowment, tin ■ her \ itii
!5,ouo additional yearly, ho'h ot v he-h
•epresent gifts hv Atubrosi s\ . . .
well known telescope manufacturer
mil engineer, of Cleveland, in addi
Jon, Cleveland II. Dodge ha- h. m ,1
t movement to raise o:lu r Mini to
urther the work of lli.• .-ott'icil
SEATTLE. Oct 17 J.-w. p
PochraB, a Seattle pioneer ant!
Mexican war veteran, died !i. r. today
»t the age of it:! years He went t
Alaska In 1 str.7 with a Yukon gold
seeking expedition.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, (let 17
Prof. Gustave Steffen, the Socialist
luthor of the interpellation which
jrought about a crisis in Swedish af
airs last May, and served as the basis
’or an Activist campaign designed to
hrow the country into war as an ail
if the central powers, has been over
vhelmingly defeated for n * 'er'i-ui
0 the first chamber of the riksdag.
In the Interpellation and in speeches
n the chamber. Prof Steffen bitterly
issailed Russia for fortifying the Al
ind islands, which lie but a short dis
anee from the entrance to the Stock
tolm archipelago. The Activist and
tro-tierman press, supportin him,
lrged the governmen to strike against
Russia before the fortifications wore
■ompleted.
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PRESIDENT IS ON FALL HUNT
FOR EASTERN FACULTY MEN.
SEATTLE, Oct. 17 President
fenry Suzzallo hus gone east on bis
innual visit to the big educational
enters in an effort to find sntisfao
ory men to fill vacancies In the um
erHlty facility He expects to be gone
or several weeks, perhaps uni it the
thanksgiving holidays.
Washington. I* r is included m the
tinerary of the president that he may
onsult with government officials vviili
1 view to obtaining government co
iperatinn In the maintenance and op
•ration of the newly established aero
lynamics laboratory on the camp' >
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MIbs Juanita Anderson, formerly
chool teacher at Seldovia. baa open
d a store at that place.
AS RESULT UF
BIG SALTS
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Clip AGO, Oct. 17. — Wheat prices
mafic an excited leap today of seven
and one-eighth cents a bushel; as a re
| suit of a stampede to buy. It is re
ported that the export transactions ex
needed a million and a half bushels
i 1 he British government is attempting
to reduce the Atlantic freight rates.
ROOSEVELT OUT
TOUR
—
\l '\ ><>!{K, Oct. 17 — Theodore
Roosevelt left for a ten days' cam
paign trip in behalf of Hughes He
ill go as far west as Phoenix. Arl
z,,n:l l(e will speak at Cincinnati
j tomorrow night, and go from there to
i Itenver.
1.0XU BRANCH, (let. 17. — Presi
dent Wilson leaves tomorrow for Chi
i tgo where tie will make three
fpeei hes tin Thursday.
M.M \ HA, 0<t. 17. Charles E.
I Il'iul"- is i ampaignfng in South Da
I mi.i and Iowa, lie spoke at Mitchell.
Sinn\ rails and Yankton today.
LABOR HALL AT
i
a; ,
ka labor union temple was totally de
stroyed b\ fire last night, having
•■alight from a defective flue. This
was the largest log building In Alaska,
having been erected last winter by the
i workingmen of this city. It reprenent
ed an investment of $12,000.
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NEGROES HANGED
I' \ I * I PA II, KyOct. 16. — Two ne
Mm* were* today taken from jail and
lynched liy a mob, and the bodies
burned. One of the victims was
dm rued with attacking a white woman
and the other with expressing bis ap
moral of the action. Six thousand
people witnessed the lynching, which
; took place near the woman's home.
The men w ere hanged to the limb of a
tree.
WHERE WILL OF
PEOPLE IS
DEFEATED
l.ONll BRANCH. Oct. 16 — 1‘resi
dent Wilson spoke from the front
porch of his home to a delegation of
Pennsylvanians, in which he said that
tin* people of their state were able i
to testify to the subtle means where- I
by the people's will la so often do- i
feated. 1
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The Signal Corps at Copper Center l
has a young lynx tor a pet. i
|PARKER SCORES
t KK\ ELANfJ, Oct. 17. -— John M.
Parker. Progressive nominee for vice
president. in opening nis campaign
tour here, criticised the Adamson
eight-hour law and the manner of its
enactment, denounced ihe '‘betrayal"
of the I’regressive party |)V its leaders
at Chicago last June, scored the pro
fessional politician and labor agitator
and made a plea for maintenance of
the Progressive party organUal'on and
its principles. Mr. Parker arraigned
both Republicans and Democrats for
their alleged "machine" methods and
policies of government, but was more
severe in his criticism of the Repub
lican party, which he branded as the
“party of special privileges."
He also reiterated his reasons, given
in a recent statement, why he would
work against Charles E. Hughes. Re
publican candidate for president, but
he did not urge the re-election of Pre
sident Wilson. His opposition was
rather to the parties they represented
than to the candidates themselves Mr
Parker argued for the elimination from
politics and national affairs, of sec
tionalism or agitation of sectionalism,
and deplored the "harping'' by poli
ticians upon hyphenated Americanism
and as creating unrest and discord in
the nation's life,
BKHNK, Switzerland, Oct 17. —
Perhaps no single industry in Germany
has suffered so much from the war as
chat «f toy making In the last peace
year Germany's toy trade aggregated
14n.oori.000 marks, or $55,000,000, of
which more than twenty five millions
was export, and the larger part to Am
erica Since the war this figure has
dropped nearly tvto thirds What is
worse still for the German manufac
turers, is the fact that other coun
tries have taken up this industry, and
the Germans will find it very hard
to recover their lost markets
More than any other branch of In
dustry the German toy trade sent its
products throughout the world Its
first development was after the
Franco-Prussian war, hut it was not
until twenty-five years ago that its
exports first assumed very large di
mensions Before the war not less
than 100,000 persons were employed
in toy making, mostly in Saxony
around Nuremberg It was largely a
home industry and furnished work for
thousands of women and children
ENGLISH' TYPE IS
THINNER
LONDON, Oct. 17. — Is the national
English type becoming thinner than It
jsetl to be? Professor Keith, before
he British Association at Newcastle,
laid that John Bull Is reflecting In his
jhysical being something of the lean
less of war times.
Professor Keith told the association
hat tbe face of the typical Englieh
nan is becoming longer and thinner,
aondon is now full of colonial sol
liera — bromed, spare lean, acqui
ine and with prominent cheek bones,
ind the speaker infers that the Rng
Ish type in the future will come near
ir in their faces • to approximating
hese vialtora than the bluff, country
quire, John Bull.