The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME II. NUMBER 499. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, Jl LY 24, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
GERMAN-BRITISH DESTROYERS FIGHT
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’ CLAM CANNERY
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Arrangements have been completed
whereby the Pioneer Packing Com
pany, which had started the erection
of a clam cannery on Hawkins Island,
have been enabled to obtain a build
ing site near the approach to the
ocean dock, and work already has be
gun on the erection of the necessary
buildings.
When the Pioneer Packing Company
first decided to come to Cordova ef
forts were made to get a site on deep
water. The only site available was
near the ocean dock, but at that time
it was impossible to make satisfactory
terms, and the work was started on
Hawkins island. For the past two
weeks this work has been prosecuted
with viRor. but early last week it was
learned that it was possible to get the
site which before was unavailable,
and work immediately ceased.
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been secured, the piling driven at
Hawkins island was pulled up and
brought to this side, and this morn
ing the first work on the new site
was begun.
Manager Schmidt, of the Pioneer
Company, is very much pleased with
the change, which will gfve his com
pany access to deep water at all times
and at the same time excellent ship
ping facilities.
The move by the cannery people
also is very popular with local busi
ness men, as it means that the 150 or
200 persons who will be employed at
the cannery will become permanent
residents of Cordova, and will not be
dependent upon a company commis
sary, as would be the case if the
cannery was forced to build on Hawk
ins island.
^ It is expected that notwithstanding i
R» the delay caused by the move the
cannery will be ready to begin pack
ing early in September.
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HQOSIER POET DIES AT
, INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS, July 24. — James
■Whitcomb Riley, one of the best
known of American poets, died here
Saturday of paralysis.
The body is lying in state at the
capitol today and the funeral will be
held tomorrow.
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STRIKE SETTLED.
NEW YORK, July 24. — The gar
ment workers’ strike, which was fol
lowed by a lockout, and which his tied
up the industry for nearly a month,
was settled today, both sides making
concessions.
AROLINE SAILS
SOUTH WITH i
The steamship Aroline, of the Pa
£ cific-Alaska Navigation Company,
Captain Kenney master, arrived in
Cordova from the westward this
morning, and after loading 800 tons
of ore sailed for the south. She will
stop at Hoonah and take on 15,000
cases of salmon, after which she will
sail direct for Ketchikan and thence
to Seattle.
^ On the way north the Aroline did
not stop in at Cordova. Captain Ken
ney received a wireless to the effect
that oil was short at Port Graham,
and made that port as quickly as pos
sible in order to avoid causing the
industries delay on account of the
shortage. (
The steamship Admiral Watson, of
the P. A. N. Co., is due to arrive in
Cordova from the south tomorrow at
c
9 o’clock.
The steamship Alaska, of the Alas
ka Steamship Company, is due to ar
rive at Cordova from the west at 6
o’clock tonight. She will sail for the
south via the outside passage about
10 o’clock tomorrow morning. ^ (
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Battle Results in Draw With No
Damage Done—Italians Said to
Be Making Progress - Rus
sians Victorious All Fronts
LONDON, July 24.—The British admiralty this morning
issued a statement telling of a running fight between six Ger
man torpedo boat destroyers and British light forces of
Schmuwen Bank Sunday. The German vessels, it is alleged
were hit repeatedly by the British shells and badly damaged
but managed to reach the Belgian coast safely, where thej
sought refuge under the guns of the land forces.
The British officers declare the force at their commant
was less than that of the Germans, but that the latter fled upor
their approach.
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THE STORY FROM BERLIN.
BERLIN, July 24.—According to an official announcemen
of the German admiralty issued today, German destroyers Sun
day night went up the mouth of the river Thames withou
sighting any British warships. Later they encountered sev
eral British cruisers, but returned undamaged.
tV ' TURKS TELL OF VICTORY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 24.—The Turkish governmen
today issued an official statement ,in which it is asserted i
large British cavalry detachment was defeated by the Turk
east of the Suez canal. The British force, it is said, fled towar<
the canal, closely pursued by the Turks.
! ITALIANS SAY THEY ARE PROGRESSING.
ROME, July 24 —Italian attacks in the Asiatic region ar
• progressing favorably, according to the government reports,
j and the Austrians are being rapidly driven from their strong
• holds.
The defenses below the sumit of Mount Cimont were cap
tured by the Italian forces yesterday, and it is said the sumit
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will be taken before the week is over.
BRITISH CLAIM MORE GAINS.
LONDON, July 24—British troops today captured part of
1 Pozieres village and gained ground near Guillemont. The cap
ture of Pozieres will give the British control of several roads
leading to Bapaume, which is the objective of th6 aided forces,
and is the junction of a system of roads leading to all parts of
northern France, which are of great value to any force in con
trol.
BAD WEATHER STOPS FIGHTING.
PARIS, July 24.—Bad weather which has prevailed along
■ the Somme front for the past forty-eight hours, has prevented |
any fighting of importance in that vicinity.
RUSSIANS DRIVE GERMANS BACK
PETROGRAD, July 24.—The Russian army has advanced
over a thirty-mile front on the eastern line, and at one point on
' the Riga front has advanced its dnes twelve miles. Most of
l the gains have been made along the German coast.
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RUSSIANS ADVANCE AGAINST TURKS.
PETROGRAD, July 24.—Russian forces in Turkish Ar
menia are steadily advancing against Erzindum, a fortified
town which must be taken before the Russians can proceed on
their way to Constantinople. The officers of the Czar antici
pate no trouble in forcing the city to surrender, as the forces
5 opposing them are said to be becoming weaker daily.
NO VOTES CAST
h IN CONTEST
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Today for the first time since th<
Times contest started there were nc
new' votes turned in by the boys, anc
the natural conclusion is that th<
youngsters are following the lead se
by George Wilson, who saved up hif
votes until he was able to throw cotl
sternation into the rest of the boyi
by filing more than 4,400 votes at on<
time.
However, that may be, the time re
remaining is now getting short, am
it behooves the boys to hustle.
Tomorrow the Times is going to ol
fer the boys a chance to advertisi
for help, and will allow each of thi
contestants who so desire, ten line
each in which to tell why he want
the bicycle or w'atch. It will now' b
up to the youngsters to see whicl
can put up the best argument. Th
matter for publication must be In th
Times office before noon.
The standing of the boys at noo
today was:
John Rosswog. ..757
Harry O’Neil.^.620
George Wilson...490
Sam Hedges.j.275
Brook Lamprey.-.220
Dwell Thawley. 92
Edwin Bollinger.— 72
Charles Royal.-.46
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LIGHTNING INJURES SCORE.
BUFFALO, July 24. — More tha
a score of men were Injured, some <
them seriously, when lightning struc
the plant of the Semet Solvay con
pany on the Niagara rtver road tw
I miles from the city line today, and a
| explosion partially wreck** the plan
UNCLE SI ASKS
THAT NOTE BE
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WASHINGTON, July 24. — Ameri
can Ambassadors Page and Sharp, at
London and Paris, have been instruct
ed by the department of state to ad
. vise the British and French govern
ments that the British memorandum
on the mail seizures is unsatisfactory
i to this government and asking an
i early reply to the American note deal
ing with the principles involved.
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INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL
STOCK PRICE SLUMPS.
NEW YORK, July 24. — The feature
of today's stock market was a further
break in the United States Industrial
Alcohol from 117 1-8, yesterday's clos
ing price, to below par. A week ago
Alcohol sold at 131 1-2, and three
months ago it attained its maximum
of 170 1-2.
Industrial Alcohol is controlled by
the Standard Oil interests, which
5 bought a majority of the stock last
9 year from the Distillers Security Com
9 pany at a price considerably under $40
® a share. The company is said to have
9 made enormous profits In the sale of
5 its products to manufacturers of ex
9 plosives, especially the Dupont Pow
6 der Company.
The Dupont Company, according to
rumors in Wall Street, bought heavily
a of Industrial Alcohol in the open mar
,f ket in the expectation of a large cash
k dividend disbursement. The control
r- ling interests are not disposed to de
o clare any dividend at this time. The
n heavy slump in the stock is believed
t. to be the result of this decision.
SAYS SOLDIERS
SRIT DP MEX
’ HOMES
E LPASO, July 24. — General Gon
zales, commandant at Juarez, toda:
formally protested to General Bell
commanding the American forces a
this point, against the conduct of th
Ninth Massachusetts infantry oul
posts, who, Gonzales said, entere<
Mexican territory and shot up severa
Mexican homes.
General Bell has assured the Mex
can commander that the matter wil
receive his immediate consideratior
and if his story is substantiated, th
guilty soldiers will be punished.
LONDON. July 24. — Premier Ai
,until today askfed the house of con
moils to vote a credit of £450,000,001
the largest appropriation asked sine
the commencement of the war. 1 hi
; sum, if granted, will make the tot«
I for tills year £ 1.050,000,000, and sine
the war began £2,832,000,000.
It is expected there will be no o|
position to the granting of the credi
asked, as the whole country, it is sai<
is now more firmly determined tha
ever to bring the war to a vietoriou
conclusion, and will not let the ma
ter of financial aid Interfere in th
slightest with its successful prosed
tlon.
TWENTY DIE IN
FERRY BOAT
COLLISION
j COPENHAGEN, July 24. — Twenty
j persons were drowned and many In
jured yesterday when two ferries col-:
[ | Uded near Berlin. The cause of the |
» accident is not reported, but It is sup- j
- posed to have resulted from a mis
11 take in signals.
I , Immediately after the two vessels
j struck a panic resulted, in which sev
i eral women and children were killed.
II One of the vessels was sunk, but the
other was damaged but little, and the
5 crew managed to save most of those
who were aboard the wrecked vessel.
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' EXCURSION TO GLACIER A
BIG SUCCESS
About 150 excursionists yesterday
took advantage of the low rate offered
by the C. K. & N- W. railway, and
made the trip to Miles glacier.
The demand for tickets was so great
- that in order to accommodate the
crowds it was necessary for the cont
B puny to provide for another excursion
b at a later date, and many of those who
1 j had intended to go yesterday will take
? the next trip.
The glacier was working fast yes
i-' terdav, and everybody who went ex
t pressed the opinion that the trip is
1, one that never should be missed,
u The train left Cordova at 9 o'clock
s in the morning and returned to this
[- city at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
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i- Order your letter heads and enve
lopes now.
WEST SUSPECT
IN FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24. — The
lumber killed by the explosion of the I
tomb Saturday during the prepared j
less parade, now is placed at six, al
hough two others, who were badly In
lured. are expected to die. The total
lumber Injured is placed at forty-four.
Frank Josefson. a Finnish sailor,
las been arrested as a suspect, but it
s known the police have no evidence I
igainst him.
The entire police department is j
working on the outrage to the exclu
don of all other matters. Mayor i
Rolph has offered a reward of $5,000 j
for the capture of the criminal.
The Chamber of Commerce law and
arder committee has called a mass j
meeting tonight to discuss the out- j
■age.
curkeIsrecommended
BY COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, July 24. — The j
senate judiciary committee today un
anlmously recommended the eonfir
mation of John Clarke as associate
justice of the supreme court, to suc
ceed Charles E. Hughes.
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WASHINGTON, July 24. — The
coast and geodetic, survey has issued
a warning to mariners in Alaskan
waters of dangerous rocks just discov
ered in Kashevaroff passage and Clar
ence straits, Blashke island and Rose
rock, at a point where the charts now
in use by steamship men show water
clear of all dangers.
The rocks are said to be near the
regular routes used by the steamships
in traversing these waters, and it is
asserted that only a miracle has pre
vented vessels striking these obstruc
tions.
AH the Cordova canneries now are
running to capacity, and the pessimis
tic feelings of the cannerymen which
were occasioned by the small run at
the beginning of the season, have
given away to broad smiles, which all
the managers are wearing.
The Carlisle Packing Company, is
now receiving an average of "40,000
fish daily, mostly humps, but contain
ing a fair number of reds.- This com
pany now has packed more than 30,
000 cases, with the humps now' run
ning strong, and the silver salmon
yet to make their appearance.
The humps this year are running
stronger than ever before in the his
tory of Cordova, and according to
Nels Hawkingson. manager of the Car
lisle Packing Co., are of an exception
ally good quality. In fact he asserts
they compare very favorably with the
best reds.
Hawkingson expected the silver sal
| mon to be running in about two weeks.
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INJURED IN AUTO PLUNGE.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., July 24 —
Mrs. Matt Dixon, of Pomeroy, was per
haps fatally injured and her husband
badly injured when their automobile
plunged over the dangerous Marengo
hill between Marengo and Pomeroy,
about sixty miles east of here, last
night.
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Old papers for sale at the Times
office.
MJ ... | -u nite leiiUJBMUM
HOME RULE BILL
NOT TO COME
LONDON, July 24. — Premier As
jqulth today informed John Kedmond
that the government will not allow
the introduction of the Irish home
rule bill at this time.
The reason advanced by the prime
painlster is that there apparently is
no prospect of an agreement being
reached now, and it is better that no
internal strife be aroused while the
country is fighting the enemy on fhe
continent.
It is known that the Nationalists
■will object to this attitude by As
quith, but the premier is said to be
firm in his determination to withhold
debate on the measure at this time.
HARIS. July 24. — It has just been
learned that Lieutenant Marchal. a
French aviator, who last month start
ed on a flight over the German em
pire, has been captured by the Ger
mans.
Marchal started from the French
lines and flying high, passed over the
German trenches and flew on to Ber
lin. When he was over the German
capital he dropped proclamations from
his machine addressed to the German
people. Me continued his flight, hop
ing to alight within the Russian lines,
hut was forced to descend in Poland,
where he was captured by the Ger
mans.
Until this time the French govern
ment has been unaware of Marchal’a
fate, and those who knew' of his at
tempted flight supposed him to have
been killed by the Germans.
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BOLD OflSH FOR
LIBERTY
Taking advantage of the cover of
darkness to mush his way over the
summit, through brush, down gullies
and up precipitous mountain sides,
resting in the daytime and keep
ing out of sight under the shrubbery,
G. E. Bierfrend, held since October,
19H, in the police barracks at White
horse is a prisoner of war, has made
his escape, and will leave tonight for
his home in San Francisco. He has
cabled for money to cover his fare,
and his wife and family in the Golden
City will be overjoyed when the wire
is delivered to them this morning, an
nouncing that their father and hus
band is a free man.
Bierfrend was born in Germany. He
came to the United States and took
out his first papers. He was working
on the lower river division when the
war broke out. He Was interned at #
Dawson and told to wait in that city,
pending an investigation. He ran
away and was caught in Whitehorse,
and since that date has been detained
in the police headquarters as a prison
er of war.
Bierfrend broke away from police
headquarters last Tuesday night about
8 o'clock. For months and months he
has been figuring a way to make good
his escape and while no one was
watching him he ducked into the bush
and commenced to hike for the White
Pass. Before leaving he had cached
p supply of beans and rice in the
brush, which with a little water made
| up his extensive menu on his perilous
fight across the line into American
soil.
Bierfrend represents that his treat
I ment
; officials at the barracks treated him
I as a gentleman. Most of the time he
; was an orderly at the station.—Skag
way Alaskan.