The Cordova Times
_ Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News
VOIA ME I [ I. NUMBER 129. CORDOVA, ALASKA, TJ11 'KS$AY, MAY .1. 1917. - ■— =—=
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♦ PHILADELPHIA, May 3.—The British tanker Sun, ♦
♦ Ica.-i’il lo 1li<‘ British government, was submarined pro- ♦
♦ 1 >;iLI\ in tin- Mediterranean sea. Tlie crew was saved. ♦
♦ The mi was of.(>,000 tons, and valued at $2,500,000. ♦
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♦ !.<>XD<>X, May 3.—The British transport Arcadian ♦
♦ w unk by a submarine on April 15. It is believed that *
♦ 27'd iiieii were drowned. ♦
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l.nXDnX, May 3.—Lieutenant Clarence Thomas, com
m.ander nl' the sunken Vacuum’s gun crew, died of exposure in
the captain's boat, and was buried at sea.
\\ \Sl 11 X( ;T< >X, May 3.—The first offering of $2,000,000,
000 worth of bonds, for war purposes, was heavily oversub
scribed.
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\V ASI 11 X(iT< >X, May 3.The French and British commis
sionei • li rard tlie increasing devastation by submarines as
serious, but unl'atal. It means self-denial and further restric
tion I'm 1 lie allies, but not starvation or the loss of warships.
The money <>f the United States and probably American inven
tivr gi'niits is expected to outweigh the submarines. The allies
difficulties arc incomparable with the unsuperable problems of
the rL iitmis, which the censorship reveals.
I.ON'DuX, May 3.—Three men were drowned when the
steamer Rockingham was submarined, with thirteen men miss
ing, toyther w ith tlie twelve naval gunners on the Rockingham.
PETR( XiRAD, May 3—The provisional government sent
the Russian representatives of the allied countries a note as; ur
ing the allies that the change in the government of Russia can
not afford any slackening in the common struggle. The pro
visional government issued an order granting the freedom of
act ion on the part of the people.
WASHINGTON, May 3.—Seventy-one German and Am j
trian moroluMitineip have been seized by the government, and
will be ready for commission within five months.
LONDON, May 3.—The British troops began another at
tack on a twelve mile front from the Hindenburg line north of
tin* Sensei* r iver to the Achville-Vimy road. Progress was made
in the direction of Fresnoy, and also towrard Bnllccourt.
PALIS, May 3.—It is officially announced that the French
made important gains on the Champagne front, reducing the
position of the enemy on new lines east of Monthant, and cap
turing a German garrison of two hundred men.
('(tPKNIIAGKN, May 3.—German newspapers indicate
that the campaign against Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg is
vigorous. The Conservatives.have adopted resolutions attack
ing him and censuring the government for its weakness and
vacillation on the peace situation, arid strike agitation. Reso
lutions adopted express concern at the growing influence of the
Socialists, w hoso peace making efforts are declared to be lead
ing Germany to the brink of ruin.
MILITARY CENSUS IN
NEW YORK BEING TAKEN.
(By United Press)
ALP.ANY, N. Y., May 3. — Eighty
seven questions are being asked of
New York residents between the ages
of It; and (it in the military census
which starts today.
The questions will include listing
of ownership of automobiles, launches,
motorcycles, cattle and other stock,
firearms, and will collect a vast am
ount of data for industrial mobiliza
tion. Thousands of women have vol
unteered their services for the cleri
cal work of the census.
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BELL SUCCEEDS WOOD AS
COMMANDER OF THE EAST.
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, May 3. — Major
General Leonard Wood was succeeded
as commander of the department of
the east today by Major General
Fraklin Bell, who has been commander
of the department of the west, with
headquarters at San Francisco. Wood
establishes the new department of the
south, with headquarters at Charles
ton, S. C.
The transfer, which caused a storm
of criticism on the part of Wood’s
friends, who charged that the general’s
criticism of the war department me
thods was the reason for it, reverses
a seven year old incident. In 1910
Wood succeeded Bell as chief of staff,
today Hell takes the more Important
post, and Wood commands a new and
In popular opinion less important post
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A lighted cigarette thrown into a
sawdust cuspidor started a fire In the
store of Captain Jinks of Wrangell
recently causing a loss of $150.
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fiance at Eagle Hall Saturday night
TESSIE BATTALIONS
OFF FOR THE FRONT. ;
(By United Press)
LONDON, May 3. — Two Tessio bat
talions, composed mostly of marriage- I
able blondes, are ready to sail for ]
Prance to take up tbeir work as the !
pioneer units of the Women's Auxil
iary Army. They are clerks, house
maids and waitresses and are general
ly easy to look upon.
In response to the howl of the
trenches, It is hoped that the next
women’s unit will be the cooks' bri
gade.
Soldier girls dress a whole lot like
soldier boys. They wear khaki suits,
caps, puttees, rough boots and khaki
overcoats. What? Certainly not!
Why, skirts, of course!
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The cable went down between Val
dez .and Seattle this afternoon, and as
a result we did not receive our full
Associated Press report. As the
whereabouts of the cableship Burn
side Is unknown, the press service will
be received via the wireless during
the intermission.
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A special meeting of the Cordova
fire department will be held tonight
for the purpose of electing an assist
ant frie chief.
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The regular Saturday night dance
will be held at Hegg’s hall, the music
for which will be furnished by the Bon
Ton orchestra.
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The first dance of the second sories
will be held by the Assembly club at
Hegg's Bungalow hall tonight.
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On Monday evening next the Bunga
low Club will hold another of Its de
lightful dances at the Hegg hall.
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REPRESENTED
THIS COURT
(By Associated Press)
ICG PASO, May 3. — Mexicans, Am
ericans, Germans, Frenchmen, Chinese
and many other nationalities make up
the cosmopolitan crowds which attend
the semi annual sessions of the Uni
ted States district court for the west
ern district of Texas, which Is held
in the federal building here.
This court is one of the most pic
turesque institutions on the border,
where the overlapping nationalities
makes for color and human interest.
The court room itself, with its old
fashioned, high ceilings, its scrolled
silver water pitcher on the judge's
bench and the old prints of supreme
court justices, makes a perfect set
ling for the scenes which are enacted
daily when court is in session.
During one day of the spring term
of this court, a soldier who was with
General Pershing in Mexico, was sen
tenced to life imprisonment for killing
his '‘bunkin'.” a Mexican messenger
bov was sent to the federal peniten
tiary for smuggling drugs from Mexi
co, the pr< iding judge adding a word
to his sentence that it would be the
making of the prisoner for it would
break him of the drug habit; a Ger
Itl l fl floptnc who W n a nnsannol
physician, was tried on a “white
Slave" charge; a venerable Chinese
pleaded gu.ilty to the charge of having
prohibited drugs, and a soldier of
France answered to the Indictment
charging him with violating the fed
eral postal laws.
This former French soldier — Ad
flaW Cahrlef — hail RughVIt Veriffin'
and had his medal of war to show
the judge, together with his honor
aide discharge and the bit of tri-color
he had worn on his uniform. Adrien
till wore the fatigue beard of the
French soldier when he was brought
from the jail to the court room, and
v here ho met his Mexican wife and
three year old Dolores, daughter of
two republics.
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WAR TABLOIDS.
TAKING CENSUS OF
WAR RESOURCES
(Uv United Press)
LONDON, May 1. — Final returns
in a nation-wide census of horses,
mules, cattle, sheep, pigs and agri
cultural instruments are due in Great
I ritain today under a war department
order.
VACANT LOTS TO BE
TURNED INTO GARDENS
NEW YORK, May 1 — School teach
ers of New York are completing a cen
sus of all vacant lots In Greater New
York available for use In the home
garden movement.
BETHLEHEM STEEL CO.
INCREASES WAGES
STEELTON, Pa., May 3. — Ten per
cent wage Increases In Bethlehem
Steel Company plants here, at Spar
row’s Point anti at Lebannon are ef
fective today. The affect Beveral
thousand munition workers.
MILITARY TRAINING
_ FOR STUDENTS
NEW YORK. May 1.—Columbia Uni
versity will open a military training
camp for students and alumni at Dy
kar park as the first step in a plan
to add courses In military tactics to
the regular university course.
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GAME AND PISH
ASSET IN WAR TIME
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(By Associated Press)
DENVER, May 3. — How the game
and rlsh resources of the state may
he turned to account in the present
food crisis due to the war is the sub
ject of a study now being made by
W. B. Frazer, state game and fish
warden of Colorado. When Warden
Frazer’s plans are complete he will
turn them over to the state defense
committee, he has announced.
Warden Frazer plans steps to In
crease the game as rapidly as pos
sible, so that it may be of the greatest
possible use In meeting the situation
caused by scarcity and high prices
of other foods.
ILISI X
WILL
FH!
(By Associated
SEWARD, May 3. -— be
fashionable fur next \accord
lug to fur buyers who com
pleted rounding up „f
the territory this
The answer is nay.
Federal orders the
scarcity of other furs rf,.
markable excess
tlon In lynx, make it
the furriers to Impress
sex the heretofore
of this tufted cat.
In his natural stat< Is „
sort of faded gray, buff.
After the judicious a dies,
his pelt Is black, any
of u dozen beautiful
skins are bringing the from
$7 to $<». After the dicing
Is complete the ultimate
pay from $25 to
CAVALRYMEN
HATS
(By Associate ! . riA
FORT BLISS. Texa Lea
• her chin straps for In : i(®|ho cav
alryman's campaign t isjfdg while
making charges on h at fc change
in style as do the in., rtisi- of the
American soldier. - are wore
under the chin, other f l.olow the
under lip, while othei strap
on the back of the head. strap
has Just been issued whffl Ivided
so that it goes under tl and
under the hair pu ‘ ii--. r the
head. ...
lUSKlIS'SIE
DIVIDEND
(By Associated Press) ,
SEWARD, May 3. — In preparing
to celebrate tho semi-centennial of the
purchase of Alaska from Russia by a
series of local celebrations, figure- :
have been compiled showing that dur !
ing Its half century a on American !
possession Alaska has produced 15:'
times its purchase pri.'i in fishing
(iroducts, furs, copper and precious
minerals. Tho export - during this
period amount to $1,163,00$,000.
At the present time Alaskan exports
are over twice its imports, the figures
for 1916 being $84,62-’.150, Imports
$35,314,993.
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MRS. KEATING WILL SOON
LEAVE FOR THE STATES.
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airs. uuruaru J\tYu: - iuo iraiaeu
nurse, has bought a ticket for tho out
side. She has been employed for a
long time by Dr. Council, the able phy
sician of the railway company hospital,
as chief nurse for hi patients. She
Is skilled, not only in all that goes to
make up a trained nurse, but Is pos
sessed of a sympathy for the unfor
tunate, under her care, that often is
the best medicine.
“Her heart has learned to glow
For other's good, and melt for other's
woe."
The people of this community, and
especially those who have had the
good fortune of her kind services
when ill, will not soon i'jrgot her and
hope for her early return.
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MINNESOTA ISSUES CALL
FOR MORE FARM HELP
(By United Press)
MINNEAPOLIS, May 2. — Fanners
of the northwest are calling tor help.
Many are hesitating to plant minimum
crops, fearing labor will not ho avail
able for harvesting thorn. John H.
Rich, of the Federal Reserve Hank,
has compiled a list of towns where
farm labor 1s needed, and Is gtvlng
It wide publicity in the hope of at
tracting men to tho farms. Pay
ranges from $30 to $50.
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ESPIONAGE BILL BEING DEBATED
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 3 — The house
and senate are still debating the es
pionage bill.
!Hr BILLS ARE
PASSED Bf THE
LEGISLATURE
(By Associated Press)
JUNEAU. May 3. — The house to
day passed a general appropriation
hill, amounting to $801,000. and the
separate hills passed make a grand
total of $1,368,095, Including a special
one for $100,000 for war [furpoBes. A
general appropriation bill also passed
the senate today at noon, with amend
ments providing for a system of tax
ation to create revenue. The legisla
ture Will adjourn not later than mid
night, unless the clocks are changed.
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BIG IRRIGATION DAM
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
(By Associated Press)
BAS VEGAS, N. M., May 3. — The
big Irrigation dam. now under con
struction near here. Is to be increased
in height from sixty to eighty feet,
giving the reservoir approximately
17,000 acre feet greater capacity.
The dam at present is 416 feet thick
at the bottom. The greater size will
make possible the irrigation of much
more land than formerly planned.
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NEBRASKA CONCENTRATING
ON CORN AND BARLEY.
(By United Press)
LINCOLN, Neb., May 3. — Under
he direction of University of Nebras
ca agricultural experts farmers of Ne
iraHka today are fighting for the
jreatest corn aqd barley crops ever
frown in the state. Balked in their
iffortu for bumper com and barley
mil plowed up, the state is planning
o do its share of the national food
nobllizatlon campaign through new
ilanting and increase of acreage. Bar
ey will be practically a new problem
for most Nebraska farmers, as it has
been grown but little in the past,
though the climate is admirably suited
ror 1L
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MEXICAN BEAN WILL
REDUCE COST LIVING
(By Associated Press)
JUAREZ, May 3. — The lowly, liver
colored Mexican frijole bean has been
doing its bit to reduce the high cost
of living in the United States. These
Mexican beans are being exported
from here at the rate of twenty cars
each month, a total of sixty cars hav
ing been shipped to the United States
during the past three monthB. This
is a total of 48,000 bushels, a car con
taining 800 bUBhels.
These Mexican beans, which are
an article of universal diet in Mexi
co, are larger than the American navy
beans, and dark brown in color and
nre said by food experts to contain
more nourishment to the pound than
the American bean. They sell for sev
en cents a pound American money
here, and a duty of twenty-five cents
per sixty pound bushel is charged by
the United States as an import tax.
The frijole bean, as it is known to
me .American iraae, is cooKea in many
ways In Mexico. It Is the basis (or
tlie famous chile con carne (pepper
with meat). Boiled, It forms a staple
food for the Mexican working man's
table dally, and mashed, It Is served
with chile. It is a dish served by
rich and poor alike. The rich serve
tripoles as the last dish at a dinner,
While the poor families frequently
have nothing to eat but beans and
tortillas or flour and water bread
cakes. Many Americans have adopted
the frijole as a nutritious and econo
mical substitute for meat.
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SIX DOLLARS A DAY
REACHED IN CLEVELAND
(By United Press)
CLEVELAND. May 3. — Labor hai
finally attained Its goal in Cleveland
six dollars a day for eight hours
work.
Six hundred electrical workers, fol
lowing a strike, signed a graduate!
wage scale, which today gives then
75 cents an hour, or six dollars a day
Tw oother skilled trades have signet
similar wage agreements.
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Dr. Albert W. Phillips, a dentist
one of the few survivors of the steam
er Islander, which was wrecked nea
Juneau many years ago, died In 8«
attle last week.
FOOD SIHT1
IN BELGIUM IS
SERIOUS
(By Associated PreBB)
NE WYORK, May 3. — Herbert Hoo
ver, the American food commissioner,
has arrived from Europe and he says
the food situation in Belgium and
northern France is exceedingly grave,
on account of the submarine cam
paign. The mortality among the
adults in the industrial districts has
trebled in March and April.
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BROWN BREAD WILL
SOLVE QUESTION
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3. — Mrs.
Herbert C. Hoover, wife of the for
mer chairman of the Belgian Relief
Commission, told the women of this
city to eat brown bread three times
a day, as one of the means toward
the solution of the bread question. She
urged upon them the study of dietetics
sb it would make them better quali
fied to handle their own households
as well as enhance the value or their
Red Cross work.
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NOVEL CHARACTER
PASSES AWAY
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3. — With
the death recently of Captain John
J. Stofen, a unique waterfront char
acter of this city passed away. He
was 82 years old and for the sixty
years that he sailed the "Seven Seas"
his life was one of continuous ro
mance and adventure. Jack London
material used in his sea yarns from
the narratives of Captain Stofen.
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AUTOMOBILE MAP OF
CALIFORNIA ROADS
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3. — An au
tomobile touring map of California,
which it took more than a year and
a half to complete, at a cost of over
86,000, is the free gift of the Cali
fornia State Automobile Association
to its members. Every road and high
way in the state that can be negoti
ated by a car is indicated with an ac
curacy and completeness of detail
which is said to excel any similar un
dertaking.
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PRETTY OAKLAND GIRLS
IN SIMPLICITY DRESS
(By Associated Press)
OAKLAND, May 3. — One dozen of
the prettiest girls of the Oakland
schools will be selected to act as mod
els in showing dress styles approved
by the girls of the Oakland Technical
High' School, as being economical at
well as tasteful. With "patriotic sim
pltclty in dress' as a slogan, a fashion
.show will be held here tomorrow
at which will be exhibited creatiom
which are adjudged to be in keeping
with the present national effort al
economy and conservation of re
sources.
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MARIPOSA BRINGS SIXTY
PA88ENGERS FOR CORDOVA
The steamer Mariposa arrived las
night about 11:30 o’clock from Seat
tie with the following passengers foi
Cordova: Miss I. McKenzie, Idi
Wilson, Mrs. H. I. Lewis, Stella An
drews, Victor Lund, E. M. Berglund
H. 8. Eddy, Charles N. Taylor, Eliza
beth Docking, F. H. Bailey, Mrs. C
Alexander, W. D. Gray, Mrs. J. J. Mur
ray, John W. Murray, Thomas G. Mur
ray, A. Chink, Jack Kissell, and forty
three steerage.
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TWO THOUSAND CITIE8
OBSERVE BABY WEEK
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. May 3. — Twi
thousand cities and towns in the Uni
ted States are observing baby weel
with campaigns- of many kinds foi
better babies tor the nation. Thi
federal children's bureau here am
1 the National Federation of Women’i
Clubs are directing the “save thi
babies” displays and health instruc
, tion throughout the country.
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Os Saturday evening the Eagles wil
- give another ot their enjoyable dances
New music and a good time.
I BASEBALL U
ORGANIZES FOR
SEASON
A largely attended meeting of base
fall fans was held at the city hall
last night, for the purpose of organiz
ing a team for the coming season.
Mayor Chase was selected as chair
man, and Thomas S. Scott as secre
tary. After an informal discussion as
to the ways and means of putting the
park In condition for ball playing the
matter of looking after the grounds
was delegated to a committee con
sisting of Dr. W. W. Council, E. P.
Harwood and Frank Ripley. The rais
ing of the necessary funds to carry on
the work was left to Dr. W. H. Chase,
E. L. Harwood and A. A. cloninger.
H. G. Steel was elected manager,
and Frank Ripley captain of the hall
team. The latter desires all the play
ers to appear in uniform on the
grounds Sunday afternoon and later
the selection of the members of the
club will be bade. It is the intention
to play the first big game on Memor
ial Day, and an effort will be made
to have the Valdez team come here
at that time. As soon as the Fourth
of Puly committee arranges its pro
gram a series of ball games will be
scheduled in connection with that cele
bration.
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WAR RELIEF ORGANIZATION.
At the request of Governor Strong,
that steps be taken at once to the end
that a war relief organization may be
perfected throughout the territory,
the following committee has been ap
pointed. to take up the matter or per
fecting the Cordova branch;
McDonald, Jvfrs.' PounVlI. 'Mfll. ’SflftW
and Mrs. Courtwright.
W. H. CHASE, Mayor
silkenTnot is
TIED UNITING
YOUNGCOUPLE
Cupid has been very busy of late,
and as the result of one of his arrows
piercing the heart of a popular young
Cordovan, United States Commission
er Medley had the pleasant duty last
night of tying a nuptial knot which
united for life H. F. Ballard and Miss
Helen Deever. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of only a
few intimate friends and a wedding
dinner was served later at the Alaskan
Grill.
Miss Deever is a charming voung
lady, who arrived in Cordova a couple
of months ago from Seattle, and Is one
of the nurses at the Cordova general
hospital. “Doc" Ballard has been em
ployed at the Cordova drug store tor
several years, and the many friends
of the young couple Join the Daily
Times in extending its congratulations
and wishing Mr. and Mrs. Ballard a
safe and pleasant voyage on the mat
rimonial sea.
RESERVE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN
CALLED TO THE COLORS.
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. May 3. — Starting
1 today, reserve officers of the United
States army at fourteen training
• camps throughout the country pre
paratory to training candidates for
' commission and to train later the
vast army of soldiers the government
' plans to raise. All reserve officers
' are required to report to their camps
by May 8.
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WAR CURTAILS THE
BROADWAY GAIETIES.
(By United Press)
i NEW YORK. May 3. — There was
moaning at the bars of sixty-five here
tofore all night restaurants and sa
■ loons of New York’s ertwhile Gay
i White Way at 1 o'clock this morning.
I The sobering shadow of war cut
i off the gaieties while the night is yet
i young. By order of Mayor Mitchell
’ all all-night licenses have been re
scinded. effective at midnight
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I A reindeer at the fair recently glv
. en near Bethel pulled 3.2(2 pounds
dead weight