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VOL L ^ CORDOVA, ALASKA7 MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS
CITY OF RICA IS BOMBARDED BY HUN AND RDSSIAWIROOPS
FIFTY THOUSAND LETTS LANDED
FROM BRITISH SHIPS AT LIBAU
MONTENEGR1NS ATTACK SERBS
. BERLIN, Oct. 13 (by Associated Press).—No ships are
being permitted to leave Kiel, according to the Vossische Zei
lung, and the ship owners of Stettin have wirelessed to their
vessels at sea to return at once or go to the nearest port. The
Berlin Despatche says that fifty thousand Letts have landed
at Libau from British warships, and will attack the flank of
Colonel Avaloff Bermondt’s troops.
Riga Suffers from Bombardment
HELSINGFORS, Oct. 13 (by Associated Press).—Riga
has suffered considerable damage from the bombardment by
German and Russian troops, especially in the district near the
railroads. The enemy’s attempts to cross the bridge have been
repelled, according to reports from Reval. Many civilians have
been killed or wounded by bombs dropped on the towns.
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Town Captured by Russians
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 13 (by Associated Press).—A com
munication from Esthonia says a detachment of the Russian
'army has captured Yamburg.
Bolsheviki Claim Successes
LONDON, Oct. 13 (by Associated Press).—A Bolshevik
wireless message says: “We have resumed the offensive in
the Tasritain region along the whole front between the Don.
and the Volga rivers. Operations are now developing success
fully between the D<5n and the Ketluban.”
Fighting in the Balkans
PARIS, Oct. 13 (by Associated Press).—Montenegrin
forces have inflicted heavy losses on Serbian detachments in
the Montenegrin insurrection, which is continuing, according
to the Montenegrin minister for foreign affairs.
Montenegro is said to have again been asked by the allied
powers to order the Serbians out of Montenegro. Outrages
on old men, women, girls and prisoners are charged against the
t Serbians.
ALASKA LAW
IS UPHELD BY
HIGHER COURT
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—The supreme court of
the United States today upheld the
constitutionality of the Alaska legis
lative act of 1915, requiring the filing
of affidavits showing annual assess
ment work to have been done on min
ing claims.
The court declined to interfere with
the conviction of G. A. Vedin of Fair
^ banks, sentenced to three years’ im
prisonment under the terms of the
statute.
"Vedin was convicted of perjury in
that he filed an affidavit falsely alleg
ing that he had done the assessment
work on certain claims. He appealed
his case, alleging the invalidity of the
statute requiring the afdavit. He is
said to be at present out on bonds,
and has petitioned Presiderft Wilson
for a pardon.
COLONEL HOUSE RETURNS
SUFFERING FROM GRIPPE
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Colonel E. M. House arrived
36*om Paris yesterday on the transport
Northern Pacific. He is suffering
from a slight attack of grippe, but said
he felt much better. He was helped
down the gangplank by friends.
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MORE CRATERS ACTIVE
ON HAWAIIAN ISLAND
HILO, Oct. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Several new craters are re
ported on Mauna Loa, one of which
is spouting lava four hundred feet into
the air.
ST. PAUL TAKES GAME
FROM VERNON SUNDAY
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—St. Paul won from
Vernon In yesterday’s minor league
baseball championship game, by a
score of 2 to 1.
THREE CHICAGO STEEL
PLANTS RESUME WORK
CHICAGO, Oct. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Three Chicago steel plants,
which have been closed since the
beginning of the strike, reopened to
day with 50 per cent of their normal
working forces.
ARBITRATION OF STRIKE
TO BE REPORTED UPON
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—The steering committee
of the national industrial conference,
in session here, plans to report tomor
row on the proposal of the representa
tives of organized labor that the con
ference arbitrate the steel strike.
ARMY AVIATORS EXPECTED TO
REACH DESTINATION TOMORROW
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13 (by As
sociated Press).— Five west-bound fiv
ers in the army transcontinental race
are in a fair way to reach their des
tination tomorrow. Six more are in
Nebraska, with prospects of finishing
the race Tuesday.
Captain Harry Drayton retains his
position as second behind Lieutenant
P. Yd. Maynard, who was the first to
reach San Francisco, but slight dam-j
age to his machine forced him to land
at Lovelock, Nev., and may delas- his
start today.
Smith Claims Lead
MINEOLA, N. Y., Oct. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Smith’s log book
shows his actual flying time to have i
been 24 hours and 30 minutes. May- <
nard’s log book shows his time as 24
hours and 59 minutes. As a conse
luence Smith claims to have won the
first half of the transcontinental race.
Escapes Injury in Accident
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—Lieutenant H. D. Norris,
ane of the west-bound transcontinental
flyers, crashed to earth near here to
iav, but escaped uninjured.
COAL MINERS’ STRIKE
LIKELY TO BE AVERTED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—At the White House it
s said that official action probably is
mining which will avert the threat
sued strike of the soft coal miners on
November 1.
PARIS, Oct. 13 (by Associated affairs on a peace basis and ending
Press).—The state of war in France the state of siege, lifting the censor
and Algeria has been declared ended ship and transferring jurisdiction over
and the censorship lifted by two presi- the police from the army to the pre
dential decrees signed Saturday and lectures.
which become effective today as a The British and Italian ratifications
result of the ratification of the peace of the peace treaty are expected soon,
treaty. Premier Clemenceau says he in
Le.Journel today publishes the de- tends to retire from the cabinet after
crees placing France’s international the elections.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—Director Hines of the
railway administration says that
strikes of employes like those which
occurred at Altoona last week, where
the railway shop employes quit wrork,
and which were unauthorized by the
officials of the international unions,
created a basis for the argument that
it was nonsense to deal with the
unions because they would not obey
their own officers. Cases of this kind
make the orderly hanging of busi
ness impossible, said Mr. Hines.
The Altoona strikers have returned
to work.
LITERARY DIGEST TRIES
NEW PRINTING PROCESS
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (by Associated
Press).—The Literary Digest is elimi
nating typesetting by the use of plates
made by photographing the original
typewritten copy.
This scheme has been attempted by
the Literary Digest as a result of the
strike of printers.
MANAGER OF REDS
IS GIVEN BIG BONUS
CINCINNATI, Oct. 13 (by Associated
Press).—i£he directors of the Cincin
nati National League baseball club,
winners of the world’s championship,
have given Manager Moran a bonus
of $5,000.
NEW YORK TEAMSTERS
WANT INCREASED WAGE
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Eleven thousand union team
sters, chauffeurs and cleaners have
struck, tying up the railroad terminals.
The men want a flat increase of $25
a month, with an eight-hour day.
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE. Oct. 13.—Prices for fish
at noon today were: Halibut, 19%c
chicken and small halibut, 1014c.
At Ketchikan
KETCHIKAN, Oct. 13—Fish prices
today were: Halibut, firsts, H^c;
seconds, 11c; sablefish, 3%c; red rock,
iy2c.
WANTS STREETS NAMED
AFTER ROYALTY TABOOED
BERLIN, Oct. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Protest is entered by Attor
ney Rosenfela, former Prussian minis
ter of justice, that despite the months
that have passed since the revolution,
the abdication of the emperor and the
overthrow of thirty or more princes
and princelings, kings and what-not,
the streets of Berlin still bear inor
dinately large numbers of names of
royal personages.
He cites a few, such as Kaiser Wil
helm street, a Koenig, a Friedrich, a
Karl, a Prince Louis Ferdinand, Prince
and Princess streets.
The names of former military lead
ers and generals should go also, he
argues, citing such streets as Zieten,
Bluecher, Gneisenau, Scharnhorst,
Moltke and others. He objects also
to the naming of streets after the
military, such as the Dragoner (dra
goons) and the Jaeger (cavalry) in
these piping days of revolution and re
public.
CONDITION OF PRESIDENT WILSON
SHOWS NO NOTABLE CHANGE, AND
RECOVERY EXPECTED TO BE SLOW
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—President Wilson is be
lieved to be on the road to recovery,
but his progress will be slow and
tedious, his physicians believe.
A spirit of optimism pervades the
White House, and the official bulletins
state that the President had a good
night and that there is no notable
change in his condition.
White House officials resent the
publication of reports to the effect that
President Wilson’s condition is so bad
that he could not atteend to his offi
cial duties if of a very important na
ture. One official said that “President
Wilson could sign bills if we gave
them to him. We are not giving him
the bills.” The officials are confident
that the President will regain his
health.
It is said at the White House that
the cool weather is aiding President
Wilson’s recovery. The physicians
say, however, that only complete rest
can avert a setback.
Dr. Grayson refuses to discus* the
reports regarding the condition of
President Wilson. He said the Presi
dent’s mind was clear, and that he
was capable of forming instant judg
ment on any matter.
Alarming Reports
SEATTLE, Oct. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Special dispatches from
Washington say that President Wilson
, is suffering from dangerous cerebral
hemorrhage, following two slight
shocks, one at Pueblo and the second
: after his return to Washington.
They state that any mental strain
would bring about a dangerous condi
tion.
Specialist Denounces Silly Rumor
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13 (by Asso
j ciated Press).—Dr. Derkum, the nerve
j specialist who recently was called to
Washington to consult with Dr. Gray
; son as to the condition of President
Wilson, in an interview here today as
| sailed Senator Moses for a statement
to the effect that President Wilson
was suffering from Cerebral lesion,
and that concentration of mind might
reopen the lesion with fatal results.
Dr. Derkum designated the story as
“a silly rumor.”
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Near the head of Norton sound,
where it has been known only to Es
kimos, it is believed, two prospectors
who have just returned to Nome re
cently discovered an enormous deposit
of the clay-like substance known as
red ochre, and valuable for its paint
making qualities.
For generations, some of the natives
told the prospectors, the ochre has
been used by people of their tribes
for coloring purposes, and from points
as far away as the Diomedes natives
came to get supplies of the valued
soft rock. The rock or clay-like ma
terial is dark red in color and may
easily be ground or shaved with a
knife. Experiments proved it could
be quickly made into paint.
These prospectors also discovered
what is believed to be a big vein of
hemitite in a subterranean chamber of
a low cliff seven miles from Norton
Bay mission, which apparently had
been a mine of perhaps prehistoric
origin. Inquiries of aged natives
failed to elicit information of anyone
ever having been seen in the district
engaged in mining or prospecting, and
developed the fact that the opening
of the cliff was only recently revealed
by a slide. Debris partially covering
the entrance to the cliff chamber was
cleared away by the prospectors and
a tunnel about fifty feet long was dis
covered. This tunnel apparently had
been driven into what is believed to
be a ledge of iron ore ten feet wide
in its thickest portion. Near its
mouth the subterranean chamber has
been timbered.
FORESfRYBUlLDING^
AT CAPITAL ON FIRE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—Firemen today rescued
several women clerks from the Ameri
can Forestry Association’s buildings.
The association’s records were dam
aged by flames and water.
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JUNEAU, Oct. 13 (Special to the
Daily Times).—Delegates from labor
unions in various parts of the terri
tory met here on Saturday last at 10
a. m. A temporary organization was
perfected by the election of Jack Suth
erland of Anchorage as chairman.
A motion to proceed with perma
nent organization, under the name of
the Alaska Industrial Union, was car
ried, and by a large majority vote A.
E. Heath and C. D. Schell of Ketchi
kan were elected chairman and record
ing secretary respectively.
The credentials committee recom
mended the seating of all delegates, *
and the report was adopted.
Committees on organization, resolu
tions, fisheries and territorial labor
paper were elected, to report to the
convention this morning.
All delegates present have instruc
tions to work for an organization along
industrial lines, with referendum and
recall of all questions and officers. It
will be a territorial organization, with
no international affiliations. A labor
paper is to be started, territorial in
purpose.
The headquarters of the organiza
tion and of the newspaper are to be
in Southeastern Alaska.^
Adjournment was taken till Monday.
The doors are open to any person with
a paid-up union card.
CREW OF BELVEDERE
ARRIVE AT NOME
NOME. Oct. 13 (by Associated
Press).—The crew of the trading
schooner Belvedere, which was
crushed in the ice and sunk off the
Diomede islands on September 18,
have arrived here.
Next Saturday, Alaska day, marks
the fitfy-second anniversary of the
transfer of this territory from the gov
ernment of Russia to that of the Unit
ed States.
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