Copper Ore Shipments From Cordova Alone Are Over $2,000,000 Each Month
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VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 179. CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1915. PRICK TEN CENTS.
GERMANS TRY PLEASE UNITED STATES
SENDS INFORMAL NOTE ON SUBMARINE WAR
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SUICIDE
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GLENCOVE, July 5.—J. P. Morgan, ,
who was shot twice Saturday at his j
home h^pre is now entirely out of dan
ger. Holt, the assassin is seriously
ill, from the loss of hlood caused by
the attack of the butler upon him. The
wound over his eye is still bleeding.
Tie is badly beaten up. One of his
eyes is blackened, his shoulder is
wrenched, and his stomach is In- i
jured. Both of the bullets went !
through Morgan's hrp muscles, and
did not enter the abdomen.
GLENCOVE, July G.—XT. S. Secret
Service men are making an exhaust- I
ive investigation into the history of
the man Holt, who shot Morgan.
Searches are being made in all parts
of the country trying to trace the
antecedents of the man. Holt Is ex
tremely despondent. It is feared that
if an opportunity presents he will
commit, suicide, and precautions have
been taken to remove everything that
would assist him to such an end.
BERKELEY, Cal., July 6—Professor
Roy Gittingen, who was a fellow in
structor with Holt at the University
of Oklahoma, says that Holt is of pure
German descent. Holt, according to
Gittingen, has spent much time in
Germany and has relatives there. The
man was always noted for his violent
hatreds and his extreme moodiness.
The positions he secured on the teach
ing staff of several colleges were
always lost because he could not resist
quarrelling with the other instructors,
and because he always got the im
pression that he w'as being treated
unfairly.
GLENCOVE. July G.—The efforts
which have been made to Identify
Holt as Emil Mventer, an Instructor
at Harvard University, who disap
peared in 190G after murdering his
wife, have proven unsuccessful.
GLENCOVE, July G—Holt attempted
suicide in his cell today. He asked
for a lead pencil, saying he wished to
write a letter to his wife. He ex
tracted the rubber from the lead pen
cil, and chewed the metal holder into
a sharp point. With this point he
opened a vein in his left wrist, and
had lost much blood when discovered.
J. P Morgan is rapidly recovering
from his wounds, and the attending
physicians now think so lightly of the
matter that they have discontinued
the issuance of bulletins.
GLENCOVE, July G.—Holt Is in bad
condition, and is in danger of dying
because of loss of blood from the
wound he inflicted upon himself to
day and because of starvation. The
man has refused to eat anything since
he was arrested. The District Attor
new has had the doctors try to dc
everything they could for the man
but fears that he is about to die. Rela
tives of Holt have engaged counsel tc
represent him, and they have decide*
to defend his case on the ground o
insanity.
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Mrs. W. Bertram Hancock enter
tained Captain and Mrs. Gilbert T
Rude at dinner on the Fourth.
REVENUE CUTTER SAILS
FOR THE NORTH TODA'
SEATTLE, July 6.—The U. i
Revenue Cutter Manning left her
today bound for Alaska. The Mai
ning will probably sail direct fc
Uualga
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, I). C., July (>.—Lansing told
ho newspapermen today that the United States had
iot replied to the informal notification of Germany’s
position in the matter of the submarine negotiations,
le said that there could be no exchange of views
intil President Wilson had' considered the dis
patches. These have already been sent to him and
lie decision rests with the president. Germany’s
■tYorts to ascertain what proposals would be accept
iblo to the United States has created a distinct
mpression among the officials here that the dispute
petween the two governments will be amicably
solved. Germany is trying to evolve a course of
iction that will assure the safety of American
passengers on belligerent ships, without destroying
he effectiveness of the submarine warfare. Germany
proposes a joint system of inspection of all belliger
*nt ships leaving the United States, and carrying
bo undelivered for several days. In Germany there
lire two distinct parties whose views on the subject:
nf the American protest are widely divergent. The
government is trying to bring about a compromise il
possible, between the extremists who favor a con J
tinuation of Germany’s present naval policy, and
those who favor a milder form of submarine
warfare.
WASHINGTON, T). 0., July 6.—Robert Lan
sing, the secretary of state, announced today that;
his office had received advices from Ambassador j
Gerard at Berlin, giving informally, tin* German
view on submarine warfare. Lansing has not replied
as yet to these informal advices, but says they are
similar in import to those which have been expressed
by the lending German newspapers. Press dispatches
from Berlin indicate a desire on the part of the Ger
man government to clarify the situation before
mailing a formal answer.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 6.—A traveler but recently'
returned from Russia, who went throughout the
empire, and has just been in Petrograd, asserted
today that the Russian people are not a bit discour-1
aged over the recent defeats suffered at the hands
of the Austro-Germans. The authorities and the'
people are heartily in favor of the war and confidence j
in the outcome reigns supreme. Multitudes of menj
are being massed for a new offensive. Vast quanti-j
ties of ammunition are being secured, and marshaled 1
iit strategic points. The whole nation is bent on this
business of war, and everything else is subordinate'll.
Ammunition ships are arriving at Archangel daily
from England and Canada, and tin* lack of munitions
that has seriously hampered' the Russian operations
in the past will soon he effectually eradicated. Six
hundred thousand troops are encamped near
Petrograd, and are being constantly drilled. The
morale of the ‘soldiers is excellent, and their
enthusiasm high. Officials and army officers from
Japan are there in great numbers instructing the
Russians in the use and operation of the big guns
that are coming over the Siberian railroad from
Japan.
LIN DON, July 6.—Special correspondence
received from Petrograd states that the Slavs are
optimistic concerning the Russian compaign for tht
defense of Warsaw. Warsaw forms a center of s
vast circle of a hundred miles of strong fortificu
tions. Fierce fighting is raging between the Vistula
and the Bug Rivers, along tin* base of a triangb
j whose apex is Warsaw. The country is extromoh
I marshy, and the campaign is a constant drain upoi
j the resources of the German nation. The cost ol
' operations both in money and men is so heavy tha 1
it may safely be said that the recent German vie
tories which resulted in the retirement of tin
Russians were nearly as costly as defeat would liavt
been.
TWELVE MEN ARE KILLED
BY SHELLS OF SUBMARINE
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
QUEENSTOWN, .July 6.—The British steamer
Anglo-Californian arrived here today after being
shelled by a German submarine. The ship, which is
of 7,300 tons burden, with a cargo of food stuffs from
Montreal, refused to stop when ordered. Twelve
men, including the captain, were killed as a result of
the shell fire, and eight were injured.
ISELLE SCENE OF ATTACK
GERMANS GAIN TRENCHES
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 6.—The German assaults in
force on the French lines continue without any
appreciable decrease in strength. The Teutons have
re-gained the ground which they recently lost on a
front two-thirds of a mile long between Ferry on
Huye and the Moselle River.
BATTLE GROWS IN WEST
GERMANS REGAIN GROUND
r LONDON, July 6.—The German thrust against
[ the French positions west of the Moselle River hat
apparently not extended beyond an infantry attack
This attack has already regained the line of trenches
p recently lost bv the Germans, and preparations art
,. probably proceeding for a further advance. A
r heavy bombardment of the French positions has
commenced.
LONDON, July 5.—The Russian armies which
have been driven over the Galician border are fight
ing determinedly to check the Teuton’s thrust at
Warsaw. Advices received today from Vienna,
admit that the Russians have taken the offensive at
some points in the line.
ARMIES IRE DESPERATE
BEGIN DEATH STRUGGLE
PETROGRA1), July 5.—Desperate engagements
between the contending forces have been going on
between the Vistula and the Rug Rivers. From dis
patches received here it is believed that the Teutons
have been checked. The Austro-German advance has
to all intents been halted at all points except in
Eastern Galicia where the Russians are still retiring.
EASTERN BATTLE LINE
EXTENDS OVER 990 MILES
PETROGRAD, July 6.—Official reports receive*
at the General War Office indicate that the Russiai
armies are putting up a stiffer resistance to th*
German offensive. The Russian battle line is now
850 miles long, but the attack is centering upoi
Warsaw. The Russians have held at every point s<
far except at Krasnik at Russian Poland, where th*
Teutons under Archduke Ferdinand broke througl
and made a considerable advance in the directior
of Warsaw.
BATTLING AT ARRAS
GERMANS ARE REPULSED
PARIS, July 6.—The Gormans arc making
| desperate efforts to drive back the French lines
north of Arras. Two attacks have boon made, both
of unprecedented severity, and each preceded by ;
violent artillery lire. Both attacks wore repulsed
the Germans retiring leaving many dead upon tin
field. I)ne attack was made at Nouchez and the othe:
at Labyrinth.
NEW YORK, July G.—Jane Addams, the note<
proprietor of Hull House, Chicago, arrived fron
Europe today after attending the Woman’s Pea©
Conference at The Hague. Miss Addams said tlm
the peoples of all the warring nations are in a moo<
for peace, and that any reasonable peace term:
would be eagerly grasped at. The trouble lies ii
the fact that none of the belligerents will want t<
initiate the peace moves. The negotiations mus
come from tin* neutral nations, and should be si
phrased as to carefully avoid irritating any of tin
belligerents.
■| LONDON, July 5.—A German submarine ves
terday sank the Norwegian bark Fiery Cross. Tin
. boat was sunk to the southwest of the Noilly Islands
the crew being saved.
passengers. This inspection would he for the pur i
pose of ascertaining positively that the vessel carried
no contraband. It has developed that since the first
protest of the United States, the German submarines'
have discontinued their methods of torpedoing;
vessels without warning.
CORNISH, N. H., July G.—Today President
Wilson and his secretary of state exchanged confi
dential notes on the informal outline of Germany’s
position that was forwarded Lansing by Ambassador
Gerard from Berlin. The president is decidedly!
reluctant to enter into an agreement with Germany
which may be interpreted as a surrender of the'
principle which the United States has been contend !
ing for, namely the freedom of a neutral vessel to I
sail the high seas undisturbed by a belligerent.
BERLIN, July fi.—The German reply to the'
American note on submarine warfare will probably
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AUSTIN, Texas,, July <!.—Governor
Ferguson announced today that he
would take do action on the request of
the Villa governor of Chihuahua for
the extradition of Victorlano Huerta,
ex president of Mexico, unless officially
advised by the department of state 1
from Washington Ferguson said that
he was not fully informed concerning
the legality of the request, as he did 1
not understand that either the Car
ranza or the Villa governments tn
Mexico had been recognized by the
United States. Until that was done
he could not act on the request as he
did not believe that the Villa official
was a proper person to make such a
demand.
IGOMINGS AND
GOINGS OF
SEATTLE, July tj.—Four Alaska (
steamers arrived here from the north
Sunday. Th< llertha and the La
Touche brought large shipments of
ore. The passenger ships Alameda
and Admiral Evans also docked each
with a large passenger list and full
cargoes. The Alameda was loaded
with copper ore from Cordova.
The sailing of the steamer Alameda
which was scheduled from Seattle to
1 night, has been postponed until to
! morrow.
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The steamer Admiral Watson Is due
to arrive at Seward tomorrow from
Anchorage, and should reach Cordova
sometime tomorrow night
The steamship Victoria is due at
Seward July 14th from Nome, and j
will visit Cordova with a big crowd of
excursionists to take the trip to the
l glaciers The vessel will sail from
here to Seattle via the Inside Passage.
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, The Mariposa left Skagway at 11
o'clock last night and should reach
Cordova tomorrow morning.
The oil tanker Ascuncion arrived
from Richmond, Cal., yesterday, and
is still at the dock unloading her
cargo of oil.
CORDOVA LOSES 11 ’
I GAMES AT SEWARD
| SEWARD, July 6.—The Cordova
Baseball team played two games of
hall with the Seward aggregation and
1 lost both games. The first game was
’ played on the evening of the Fourth
and resulted in a score of 10 to 2 In
> favor of the home team. The Cor
1 dova outfit showed up well in the field
hut the Seward nine outplayed them
in the other departments of the game.
The second game was played yes
terday and the Cordova team showed
a big Improvement over their previous
day’s play. Cordova lost to the tune
of 8 to 4 The game was well played
by both teams, but the Seward aggre
gation showed a better organita
tlon and superior team work. The
individual work of some of the Cor
• dova players was high class.
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