The Cordova Daily Times
. VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 215. CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1915 PRICE TEN CENTS.
WARNS SLATON
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18—Mayor
Woodward, of Atlanta, Georgia, who
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has been visiting the fair here, was
the guest of honor at a banquet given
in celebration of Georgia Day at the
exposition last night. The principal
address was delivered by Mayor
Woodward, and the fact that earlier in
the day Deo Frank had been lynched
in the home state of the mayor caused
peculiar interest to be felt in what the
distinguished visitor would have to say
The mayor came up to expectations
and commented freely on the lynching
and the details of the murder trial
in the course of his remarks.
In referring to yesterday’s lynching
the speaker asserted with great earn
estness that Frank had met with a
just reward, and that the dead man
fittingly punished for the horrible
crime he committed. The penalty
meted out to Frank by the mob was
indeed poetic justice, and the mayor
said that nobody in Georgia at all
familiar with the facts of the case
could feel the slightest tremors of
regret over the death of the slayer of
Mary Phagan.
Woodward warned Ex-Governor
Slaton not to return to Georgia for at
least a year, and said that perhaps it
would be better if he never came back,
as his act in commuting Frank’s death
sentence to life imprisonment, might
result in violence to the former chief
executive of the state. He said that
the people throughout the United
States had gained a wrong imp'ression
of the evidence submitted at the trial
of Frank, and that this wrong impres
sion was carefully nurtured and en
couraged by the rich friends of Frank,
who had subsidized the press for that
very purpose.
As to the trial itself and the details
of the evidence submitted by the
prosecution, Mayor Woodward vigor
ously contended that, common decency
prohibited the publishing or telling of
the revolting circumstances surround
ing the death of the little factory op
erative. The truth was so repugnant
and unspeakable that nobody who was
not present in the court room could
realize or believe that anything could
have been so degraded as Mary Pha
gan’s murder. According to Wood
ward every member of the jury, which
convicted Frank, firmly believed the
prisoner to be guilty.
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ALAMEDA DUE TOMORROW
EVANS LEAVES FRIDAY
The steamer Alameda left Skagway
at 8 o'clock this morning and will be
in Cordova tomorrow afternoon about
6 o’clock.
The sailing of the Admiral Evans
from Seattle has been postponed until
Friday, the same day the Northwest
ern leaves that port.
The Admiral Watson is due at Sew
ard tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock
and will reach Cordova early Friday
morning on its way to Seattle.
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Capt. S, Pederson, manager of the
Orca cannery, accompanied by his wife
and daughter Miss Easther, will return
to Seattle for the winter on the steam
er Alameda.
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All the Real News in the Times.
LONDON, Aug. 18—A flotilla of Zeppelin airships raided
the outskirts of London last night and dropped many bombs.
Ten persons were killed and thirty-six wounded. All of the
person killed or wounded were non-combatnants, many of them
being women and children. The same fleet of air vessels flew
over the eastern coast of England, and bombarded the coast
towns. The property damage was infinitesimal.
PETROGRAD, Aug. i8—German aeroplanes are persist
ently bombarding Vilna, fifty miles east of Kovno. The possi
bility that Vilna may be captured has been foreseen by the
Russians and preparations have been made to evacuate the city
if such action becomes necessary.
AMESTERDAM, Aug. 18—The Handelsbald, a newspaper
of this city says today that a detachment of Dutch troops open
ed fire on a fleet of German Zeppelins which was flying over
Dutch territory. The matter is likely to have grave conse
quences if true, as it may be looked upon as an act of war by
the Berlin war office.
PARIS, Aug. 18—Parisians are wondering why they re
ceive no more visits from German aeroplanes or Zeppelins. Both
of these types of aircrafts were looked for in retaliation for the
Karlsruhe raid. Abbe Moreaux, director of the Bourges <>b
sevatory, gives some meteorological reasons for the abstention
of Zeppelins during warm weather.
Abbe Mureaux concludes that for one single successful at
tempt to reach Paris, the Zeppelins must make many failures.
European Money Value at Low Ebb.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18—The English pound reached its low
est point again today. The foreign exchange situation looked
rather gloomy this morning, and was the cause of many im
portant conferences in the financial district, and is the most
exciting topic along Wall street. The French franc and' the
Italian lire are also at their lowest valuation in recent years,
and speculation in exchanges is rife. The leading bankers of
this city are of the opinion that England will restore her credit i
by floating a huge war loan in this country. The city alone
could be depended upon to the extent of half billion if five per
cent two year bonds were offered.
Bavarians Great Beer Drinkers.
MUNICH, Germany, Aug. 18—Some idea of the enormous
quantity of beer manufactured for the use of Bavarian soldiers
in the field can be gathered from the figures of the authorities
of the First Bavarian Army Corps, just published.
Munich breweries alone deliver, it is estimated, 140 car
loads of beer in kegs and 60 car loads of bottled' beer each week.
The first contain an average 1329 gallons per car load, and the
second 5500 three-quarter-liter bottles. Other breweries de
j liver 50 car loads of keg beer, 1320 gallons' to a car.
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Cotoon Contraband of War.
LONDON, Aug. 18—Great Britain and France will pro
claim cotton to be contraband of war tomorrow night. This
has been urgently advocated for some time owing to the use of
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BERLIN, Aug. 18—The German official statement issued
this morning announces that the Teutons have succeeded in
capturing the entire string of forts constituting the fortress of
Kovno. The last of the inner fortifications were taken by a
grand assault, in which the Teutons advanced iu an irresistable
rush following a terrible artillery fire from huge howitzers and
big guns which tore great holes in the masonary of the forts.
And undertermined amount of war materials were also taken.
rl he Russias have valiantly defended their positions for days,
fighting resperately to retain their positions, and refusing to
surrender even when annihilation stared them in the face.
rI he Russians stood by their guns until the last, and as long as
an officer remained alive they continued to fight. Four hun
dred cannon were taken.
LONDON, Aug. 18—The fall of Kovno in the opinion of the
English military observers has added materially to the critical
position of the Russian armies in the eastern battle field. It is
becoming more and more apparent that the Russian command
ers will be unable to check the Teuton attacks being made
against the outer defenses of tin* Petrograd provinces. The
Austro-Oerman generals are attempting to separate the Russian
nation from the southei n Russian armies. The attack on Brest
Litovsk is growing in intensity and the Teuton forces are
gradually drawing in their nets around the fortress.
Greece Preparing to Enter War.
ATHENS, Aug. 18—Venizelos, a former premier of Greece,
who piloted his country through the difficult negotiations fol
lowing the Balkan war, has been invited bv King Constantine
to form a cabinet to succeed the government of Gounris, who
resigned yesterday. Venizelos is an advocate of the participa
tion of his country in the present war, and his accession to the
head of the government is regarded as significant and as de
termining the policy of the nation in the European imbroglio.
The king, is is well known, is opposed to entering the war, but
has been forced to abide by the decision of the people as shown
at the last election, when the division represented by Venizelos
and his followers was overwhelmingly returned to power.
Ashes Used on Bayonet Wounds.
FRANFORTH, Germany, Aug. 18—A surgeon whose work
is almost exclusively among the Cossacks has shown the medi
cal world of Europe a new wrinkle in the speedy and handy
healing of dangerous wounds—especially when in the field and
far from hospitals. The means consists simply of applying to
the wound'a thick coating of ashes—preferably made by burn
ing cotton or wool cloth and then binding it up with bandage
which every soldier carries. The ashes seem to draw the pain
from the wound, and to act curatively in a remarkably short
space of time. The method is particularly effective in saber
and bayonet wounds.
Italians Capture Austrians Trenches.
LONDON, Aug. 18—Advices from Rome lead to the infer
ence that the fighting along the Italian border has been mostly
trench fighting of late. The Italian war office officially an
nounced this morning the capture of an important series of
Austrian trenches.
AUTO ROUTE TO
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"The auto route to Cordova from Fair
banks is the winning way,” said a Fair
bankan this morning. The Fairbanks
party arrived on yesterday's train,
having reached Chitina the night be
fore four days out from Fairbanks.
The natural time for the Sheldon auto
is three days, but they were delayed
a day by breakdowns, high water on
the Delta and forest fires along the
way—nothing serious at any time, but
in the aggregate eating up a day’s
time.
"It is the old timers who are doing
most of the traveling this year,” he
said, "there is the Fair at ’Frisco,
and the desire to get out, anyway, to
store up energy for the years to come.
After you stick to the job in the In
terior for three or four years, with
out change, you become stale. The old
timers are beginning to realize this
more and more every year, and this
year, to a greater extent than ever,
they will be Bpending the winter on
I the Outside. They realize that they
have the best camp on earth, and they
are not going out to stay, but that
they may return in February or March
in better condition to make their time
count.
“The old timer is familiar with all
the routes, eveept the auto route, and
he feels that a day gained in traveling
is worth while. The steamship route
is so much longer that the ease of it
doesn’t appeal to him, so he Is tackl
ing the auto route. The interiorite is
willing to tackle anything once, and
the auto route shortens time to the
extent that he is willing to put in with
it in the future
“One pecularity about the govern
ment road upon which the Alaska
Hoad Commission is alleged to have
averaged $30,000 a mile is that the“au
to” part of the trail is that upon which
the Commission has seemingly not
expended a cent—the natural road
part across the sod. Over that part
of the road we made in excess of 20
miles an hour—when we came to the
road where the commission men were
working our slow time was made. All
in all, however, it >vas as pleasant a
trip as can be imagined, and those who
made the last trip are unanimous in
their intention to always travel by the
auto route.”
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DESERVED PROMOTION OF
SIGNAL CORPS OFFICIAL
The many friends of Robert L. Pat
ton, who is in charge of the Cordova
cable office, will be glad to know that
he has been promoted from a first
class sargeant to master signal elec
trician, effective August 10. The ad
vancement is a recognition of Mr.
Patton’s ability and it carries with it
a considerable increase in salary.
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ROCK SLIDE BLOCKADED
TRACK AT MILE 126
On account of a rock slide at Mile
126 the local train did not go out this
morning, but a work train was sent in
its stead and the debris will be cleared
up late tonight. Tomorrow morning
1 at 8 o’clock a passenger train will
| leave for Chitina.
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| Knoll. Apply Alaska Transfer Co.
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DALLAS, Aug 18—The huricane
which has been sweeping the coast
section ot Texas has traveled Into the
interior and leaving a trail of death
and devastation in its wake. As far
as the interior cities are concerened
the present storm is as destructive as
the great hurricane of 1900 which de
molished Galveston and killed thous
ands of people. Figures are so far not
complete to show the damage done by
the present storm, but it is known that
scores, at least have perished, be
sides enormous property being des
troyed. Eighteen soldiers have been
killed by the elements at Texas City,
the regular army camp close to Gal
veston. There are six dead at La
Porte, eight at Morgan’s Point and
three at Sylvan Beach.
GAVELSTON, Aug. 18—Conditions
in this city due to the great storm that
has been ravaging this region are
rapidly growing worse. The water
system has been disabled and there is
no drinking water available. The
car companies have not bben operating
for the past two days, and have suf
fered a large amount of damage to
their rolling stock, while the injury
to the road bed cannot be estimated
until the waters recede. The electric
lighting and gas concerns have also
been totally disabled so that at night
the city is in inky darkness. There is
much suffering prevalent owing to the
absence of pure water. Three hun
dred feet of the causeway has been
destroyed at Hort Arthur. In that
town three men and one woman have
perished, and practically the entire
population is homeless. The dam
age at Port Arthur is estimated at
$200,000,000.
HOUSTON, Aug. 18—As far as can
be learned this morning the hurricane
which swept over this city caused only
one death. The property damage here
is enormous and is variously estimated
front two five million dollars. Every
building in the city, with no exceptions
has been more less damaged by the
elements, and some of them have been
totally demolished. There are live
thousand refugees here from (la)ves
t m, adding to the difficulty of afford
ing relief to the homeless. These
refugees left Galveston in advance of
the storm after the weather bureau
had posted its warnings.
GALVESTON, Aug. 18—The army
camp at Fort Crockett has been total
ly obliterated by the fierece storm rag
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l ing in Texas, although there has been
| no lives among the soldiers. All anl
| mals in the fort have been drowned,
j not a single horse escaping. The
j United States transport McClellan
; which broke adrift from her moorings
i the first day of the storm has gone
; aground on Pelican Island. The
transport Poe has also been severely
damaged. This city has been placed
under martial law, and while no one
: knows the exact truth persistent ru
; mors are being circulated that the
|loss of life here has been heavy.