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V(>L0i£E l. NUMBKR 148. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 20,1915. PRICE TEN CENTS.
GERMANY’S REPLY NOW ON THE WAY
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American
NOTE IS EVASIVE IN REGARDS i INKING OF LUSITANIA
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BONANZA MINE
EMPLOYS 350 MEN
KENNECOTT, May 26—The Bo
nanza mine is now employing three
hundred and fifty men, and prospects
for n banner year in copper are good.
There are many other good copper
properties in this section to be op
ened up, and the high price of copper
will probably cause activity in other
directions.
SLUICING EARLIER THAN
USI IN THE mm
Sluicing on the Nlzina is in full
swing, the earliest season for many
years. Esterly has 30 men employed,
Andrus 20, Carvey 5, Sanderson and
Jackson 10, Birch 25 and small opera
tors 25 more. The prospects for a
big cleanup are better than ever be
fore. Several smr.il outfits are tak
ing pay dirt from the benches on Dan,
Chititu, Bex and White, some of them
claiming as high as ten cent dirt.
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The ditcher came in yesterday, and
left again this morning for out the
line.
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George Dooley has launched a fine
new boat.
WASHINGTON, May 29—The reply of
tlio German government to President Wilson’s
note on the Lusitania tragedy expressen the
regret of the Imperial German Government
for the “unintentional” ottacks on Ameri
can steamers Gulflight and Cushing. The
reply offers to give compensation in any case where
Germany is in the wrong for any of the nets of her
armed forces.
On tin* matter of the Gulflight and Cushing,
and the offering of regrets and compensotion by
Germany, the president’s note said: “Expressions
of regret and offers of reparation in the case of the
destruction of neutral ships sunk by mistake, while
they may satisfy international obligations if no
! lives are lost, cannot justify or excuse a practice, the
natural and necessary effect of which is to subject
I neutral nations and neutral persons to new and irn
I measurable risks.”
BERLIN, May 29—The German reply to Wil
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son** note on the Lusitania incident avoids making|
decisive statements regarding the questions raised'
by the United states, pending further exchange of
views. The reply does not disavow directly the
acts of the submarines in sinking the British steam
ers Ualabn and Lusitania, by which American lives
were lost, or tin* attacks on the Cushing or Gulf-,
light. The demand of the United States that Ger
many will take immediate steps to prevent a recur
rence of such incidents is left unsettled, pending the
question of unarmed merchant ships carrying ammu
j nition. The assumption which Wilson’s message
j took, that the acts of “lawlessness” complained of
were undertaken by the German commanders under
a misapprehension of their orders, is not denied or
confirmed in the reply. The rights of neutrals to
ride on their own ships in safety, and on the un
armed ships of the belligerent nations, which Wilson
in his message says h > cannot understand Germany
even questioning, are not directly admitted by the
note of the German foreign office.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LIVERPOOL, May ‘29—A German submarine
torpedoed and sunk the Elder Demster liner
Ethippe yesterday. The chief officer and sixteen
men were picked up from a small boat by a passing
vessel. The captain and the remainder of the crew
managed to put otT in the life boats, and so far
have not been located, although it is believed they
are safe. The Ethippe was a steel freighter of
twenty-five hundred' tons.
LONDON, May 25*—The French liner Cham
pagrfe, which went ashore near St. Lazaire yester
day, has broken in two, and will probably be a total'
loss. Attempts have been made to salve portions
of the cargo, but a high sea is running and the work
is diflieult and dangerous. All of the nine hundred
passengers as well as the crew were saved.
fl’CARTHY GOES
DRY ON JULY 1
McCarthy. May 28—From recent
nformation received from Valdez,
McCarthy will not take a census on
he liquor question according to the
jeactice followed in other towns in
:his district, but is considered to have
ilready passed on the question by
ihe petition circulated by the "drys"
last Pecember. People in other lines
of business at McCarthy are hoping
that the closing of the one remaining
saloon at this place will result In
better business for them.
m wins” suit
AGKINST RHILROAD CO.
MCCARTHY, May 26—The case of
Harvey & Company against the rail
road company was tried In justice
court here yesterday, and resulted in
a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of
$400. The case was one for damages
based on a mistake in sending a mes
sage over the telephone system.
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The school term closed yesterday
for the summer vacation, and the pu
pils of the higher grades enjoyed the
day out the line on a picnic.
RUSSIANS TAKETHOUSANDS OF
PRISONERS AND SAY THEY
Cl HOLD PRZEMYSL
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
PETEOGRAD, May 29—Terrific fighting be
opposing forces along the San river in Central Ga
licia, continues with unabated vigor. The Austro
German forces are attacking the Russian line oi
defenses desperately and are making some progress
at all points except at Sieniewa, fifty miles north ol
Przemysl, where the Russians have thrown the Teu
tons back across the river to the west bank. At this
point the Russians captured several thousand pris
oners and a number of guns. So far the issue of tin
battle is far from being decided, and the Russiai
general staff feels confident that it will be able t<
prevent the Germans from taking Przemysl. Tin
Teutons seem determined to capture the place, an<
are expending men and ammunition prodigally ii
their stupendous effort.
BERLIN, May 29—The German official state
ment issued’ this morning asserts that the Austro
German advance in the direction of Przemysl con
tinues unchecked in any important part.
TURKS SHORT OF AMMUNITION
MUST HAVE GERMAN HELP
SAVE THE DARDANELLES
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
ATHENS, May 29—The Turks have eight
thousand troops defending their positions on tli
Galipoli peninsula. Every effort is being made t
retain control of the straits of Dardanelles, and tl
campaign in the Caucasus tigainst the Russians
strictly a defensive one. Reinforcements are bein
brought to the Darbanelles from Syria to fill up tl
gaps made by the heavy losses suffered by the a
tacks of the allied armies. The Turks are fast rui
ning short of supplies and ammuniton for both the
infantry and artillery, and unless some source <
supply is secured soon, they will be in a precarioi
position. At present there seems to be no prospe
of replenishing the supply, but a high Turkish offi
ial has gone t<> Berlin for the purpose of seeing wh
Germany can do to help its ally in that regard.
SPECIAL LEAVES TODAY
TAKES CARS TO KENNECOTT
This morning a special train left I
for C’hitina taking out a few passen !
gers and the local mall. It was neces
sary to make the trip In order to re |
turn the empty cars, which brought
down ore yesterday, to Kennecott, in j
order to keep the mine supplied with
cars.
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GERMANY WARNS
AMERICAN
SHIPPERS
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, (By Associated Press)
, WASHINGTON , May 29—The Ger
[ man government has communicated to
, the State Department an urgent warn
ing asking American shipping to
traverse the war zone only with ex
treme caution. The neutral vessels
are asked to display all their neutral
markings conspicuously, including
night illumination of sata markings,
so that the German submarines will
I be afforded all possible notice by neu
tral shipping of the character and na
tionality of the craft. The warning
is considered as a preliminary to the
reply to the president’s note on the
Lusitania incident, and It is beginning
to be felt that the reply will not ge
so far as agreeing to abandon Ger
many's previous methods of submarine
warware against merchant vessels.
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y Messenger to Take Vacation
e Verne Elliott, messenger at the ca
o ble office, will take a vacation of sev
t, eral weeks, leaving on the Mariposi
3 tomorrow for the westward. Dui
g ing his absence his place will be fillei
e by George McFall.
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Miss Esther Pederson, of Orca, spen
[r yesterday in town as the guest c
Mrs. Duard Mosser.
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Slater Co’s.
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ITALIAN ARMY TIES STORD
AND IS FIGHTING ITS IT
TO CITY OF TRIESTE
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
Geneva, May 21)—The invading Italian army,
after a severe fight along the frontier north of Lake
ldro, have captured the town of Storo. Their ar
ti 1 lory is now bombarding Riva. On the eastern
Italian frontier bayonet lighting is reported soutl
of Goritz, on the road to Trieste. The Austrians
are slowly retreating before the advancing Italians
and so far have been unable to impede the forwarc
movement of the enemy. The advance guard of tin
Italian forces has arrived at Gradisha, which is onl}
sixteen miles from the city of Trieste, their objec
tive point. Italian riots against the Austrian gov
ernment are reported at Trieste, with the military
forces suppressing them with bayonet charges.
Special to The Times Uy Associated Press.
ROME, May 29—The Italian troops are advant
ing in force on the city of Trent, Austria. Tw
| separate lines of troops art* converging upon tli
I city, one coming from the northwest and thCfcothc
from tlit" southwest. The northwest contingent i
marching eastward from the direction of Tonal*
1 while the southwest contingent is pushing forwar
north of Condino.
FATE GALIPQLI PENINSULA
HANGS IN THE BAIANGI
PETROGRAl), May 29—The Russian forces i
1 the Caucasus are steadily advancing, and have a*
f ministered several severe defeats on the opposin
Turks. Th re does not seem to be any chance *
tin* Turkish army being able to attack the Russiai
1 in sufficient numbers to prevent them from penetra
ing into Turkey at this point, as the Turks are usir
their utmost endeavors to retain control of the Gal
poli peninsula.
OAK COMBINING PLEASURE
WITH BUSINESS THIS TRIP
Oak Olson, the popular salesman
for Schwabacher Bros., who has bis
headquarters at Juneau, is spending a
week In town, accompanied by his
wife. This is Mrs. Olson's first trip
to Prince William Sound, and she is i
enjoying it immensely.
FAMOUS JURIST
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(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 29—Supreme Court
- Justice John E. Humphries died here
' last night. The deceased has been
prominent for years because of his
stormy, tempestuous career on the
bench. His attempts to punish crit
icisms of his judicial acts, by punish
ing his criticisers for contempt of
I court, resulted in the judge obtaining
Ian unenviable notoriety, and becoming
the center around which a continual
legal fight concerning his judicial dig
nity was being waged. At one time
fudge Humphries caused the arrest
J of one hundred Socialists for holding
P a meeting after he had forbidden
!' i them, and the quarrel which ensued
s was only settled by the interference
SI of the governor, and his urging the
T judge to release the men.
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MARIPOSA HERE
TOMORROW AT 8 A. M.
“ The steamer Mariposa is due to ar
• rive here tomorrow morning at 8
— o'clock. Among her passengers Is
Chairman W. C. Edes, of the govern
n meat railroad commission, accompan
led by his wife, who will go to Sew
,r ard, where the former is to have hit
headquarters. Those coming to Cor
ls dova include Walter Storey, ownei
of the old Hotel MacConuac building
(r Mrs. Borgman, Miss Irma and ltttb
j_ Billy Borgman, Mrs. E. Krippaehne
Dr. W. 0. Cassels and Carl Wick.
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NTE1E0 GERMAN
CAUGHT SENDING SIGNALS
OFFENDER ARRESTED
Special to The Times By Associated Tress.
ROME, May 29—Tlio Italian secret service of
ficials have discovered and foiled a carefully pre
pared spy system of the Austrians and Germans a
long the Italian side of the Adriatic sea. Large
advertising signs along the railroad lines directed
hostile airships and warships by a secret code. Buoys
anchored' off the coast gave the range to the officers
of the enemies naval vessels. The Austrian squad
ron was signalled to by means of a dense column of
smoke from a factory which employed a large num
ber of Austrians, tit Rimini. A German steamer,
which had been interned at Ancona since the war
broke out, signaled the Austrian fleet by firing rock
ets from the deck at night. A large number of ar
rests have boon made of persons employed to fur
nish information to the enemv in the ways set forth,
and they will be harshly dealt with.
CENTRAL GALICIA AND THE
FIGHTING CONTINUES
Special to The Times By Associated Press.^
LONDON, May 2FF—The Russian officials assert
that the Russian victory at Sieniewa fully offsets
the Austro-German successes at A.'lymon and
Gousskow in Central Galicia. No direct assault
has been math' on Rrzcmysl so far, and they believe
that the captured' Russian fortress is not the ob
jective of the Teuton drive. From the massing of
troops and artillery on the road lending to Lemberg,
and tlu> apparent encircling movement of the troops
Jin th<> neighborhood of Rrzcmysl, it is felt that the
forces of the Teutons will pass by Rrzemys] and pro
ceed directly against Lemberg. If this is the plan
of the Austro German forces, the Russians are fully
aware of it, and have prepared to resist their ad
I vnnge in that direction.
WASHINGTON, May 29—Germany’r answer to
President Wilson’s Lusitania note was delivered to
American Ambassador Gerard at Berlin today. It
will be started on its way to Washington immediate
ly and the full text should be in the hands of the
president by Monday morning.
The cabinet has consulted over what course to
pursue if the answer should be of a temporizing na
ture, and there are indications that the Washington
government will take the stand that if Germany
wishes to continue long diplomatic negotiations she
will first have to assure the United States that the
submarine* warfare on American ships, anti ships
carrying American citizens will have to be suspend
ed until the negotiations are concluded.
The German Admiralty has admitted that tin*
American oil tanker Gulflight was torpedoed by a
German submarine without warning. This admis
sion coincides with the conclusion that Wilson and
his cabinet had reached before the Lusitania note
was sent to Germany.