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The Cordova Daily Times
\ GLUME ONE. NUMBER 220. CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS
Wants Judgment Withheld
GERMANY SAYS AWAIT DETAILS SINKING ARABIC
NOTED WRITER IS
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Frank G. Carpenter, the world's
most famous newspaper correspan
dent, is a distinguished visitor in Cor
dova today. He is accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Francis Carpenter,
and they made a trip to the glaciers
and are spending the balance of their
sl^irt time here in sight seeing about
town.
Mr. Carpenter’s peregrinations have
taken him twice around the world, and
into every quarter of the globe, and
is scarcely a land worth mentioning
he has not seen nor written about dur
ing the last thirty years. His travel
stories have become classics. His
powers of vivid description and his
faculty for grasping facts and pre
senting them with gripping Interest
are too well known to need comment
among those who read. His Pana
ma canal series was one of the most
splendid of his many efforts.
“I am writing now,” says Mr. Car
penter, "for a syndicate of newspapers
including the Boston Globe, the Phila
delphia Press, the Chicago Tribune,
the Washington Star and other papers,
having an aggregate circulation of 3,
000,000 copies dally, and perhaps J5,
000,000 readers. I solict no adver
tising nor bonus in connection with my
writeups, and depict each country as
I find it and depend upon the sale of
my manuscript for my compensation.
My stories are my bread and butter.
"Although I have been traveling and
writing for years, this is my first
trip to Alaska. I am delighted with
the country. Its vernal conditions,
the equable climate, the scenic gran
deur, the vast resources, the indomi
table will of its people are fascinating.
I hope to place the story of conditions
of the North before my many readers
in a true light, and believe there
should be be a far greater movement
of tourists and others to this region.”
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MARRIED IN SEATTLE
WELL-KNOWN CORDOVANS
The many friends of Miss Annie
Webb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Webb and a popular lady and of
O. L. Larson, conductor on the Cop
per River & Northwestern railway,
will be surprised to learn that they
were quickly married in Seattle on
^L;£uat6, the news of which happy
event has just been received here.
The young couple are well and favora
bly known throughout the Copper
River valley and enter the matrimon
ial life with ' the best wishes of a
large circle of friends. Mr. aud Mrs.
arson will return shortly to Cordova,
where they will make their future
home.
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URORS FORM CORDOVA
FOR VALDEZ TERM COURT
The following Cordovans have been
drawn as petit jurors, for the fall term
of the district court, which convenes
at Valdez, September 14: John Raw
son, Ed. Walsh, Cbas. Canavan, N. J.
Black, A. B. Bremner, Chas. Camer
Al. Martin, Tony Lynch, John
•gamble and O. L. Larson.
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A. Shyman, of Seattle, is registered
at the Windsor hotel.
Special to The Times By Associated Press. ,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—The German note received by I
Ambassador Von Bemstorff from his government in respect toj
th submarine warfare, and the attack on the White Star liner'
Arabic, was given to all the New York newspapers for publica-!
tion this morning. The note says that although the Imperial
German government does not doubt the good faith of all the
witnesses who have given sworn statements to the American
government about the recent disaster, which statements have
>een reported as news in the leading journals of Europe, yet
t must be rememred that these statements have very naturally
been made under the stress of the excitement induced by the
catastrophe on all who were on board the Arabic. This ex
citement might easily lead to the production of wrong impres
sions in the minds of the passengers, and the German govern
ment asked the American public to remember that fact. Bem
storff gave the full text of the note to the newspapers.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—Von Bemstorff has made a re
quest to his home government for instructions as to what
lie is to do concerning the American sentiment which has arisen
since the Arabic was attacked. The German government has
so far been unable to get a report on the occurrance from the
commander of the submarine which torpedoed the liner. In
accordance with the request of Bemstorff the State Department
will wait a reasonable time for the receipt of word from Berlin
before taking any definite action pledging this country to a
certain course. Meanwhile the officials of this government are
gathering all the information available about the sinking so
that the cabinet will be fully advised when it meets to consider
and decide upon its program. When Germany reports the
United States will act. The Bemstorff note will delay this
government a few days but the decision will not be long post
joned as the government will not allow any procrasination.
Bemstorff said today that if any Americans had been killed on
the Arabic it was contrary to the intention of his government.
It was not the intention of the German admiralty to sink any
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peaceful merchant ships in a flagrant manner. If the German
submarine had acted wrongly in the matter, and was responsi
ble for the loss of the two American lives on the ship the Ger
man government will reply expressing its regret that any such
ioss of life occurred and tendering its sincerest sympathy to the
American government.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—Secretary Lansing said that the
Arabic situation was unchanged. No steps had been taken by
this government except to get accurate information concerning
the disaster, and all possible private and American sources
were being consulted for this purpose. The State Department
will let the German goyemment initiate any examination into
the circumstances of the killing of the killing of the two Ameri
cans lost on the Arabic. .
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V ASHINGTON, Aug. 24—President Wilson, through his
secretary, Mr. Tumulty, authorized the press representative to
say to the people of the United States in regard to the Arabic,
that “ our course of action will determined as soon as all the
facts are ascertained, and the true story of the disaster officially
known.” V ilson was intending to return to his summer home
at Cornish, N. H., today hut all his arrangements to that effect
have been cancelled. A cabinet meeting which was- set for to
morrow has also been postponed.
BERLIN, Aug. 24—The newspapers of this city are
strangely silent about the sinking of the Arabic. The govern
ment censor has evidently forbidden all reports of the matter,
and there appears even no editorial mention of the occurrence.
No details of the attack by the submarine on the White Star
liner have appeared in any papers throughout the empire.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—Ambassador Von Bernstorff
has asked the United States to withhold its judgment on the
sinking of the Arabic until he has been appraised of the German
version of the matter from headquarters, at Berlin.
Russians Claim More Cruisers Disabled.
LONDON, Aug. 24—The details of the great naval battle
between the Russian and German fleets at the entrance to the
Gulf of Riga are still lacking, although there can be no doubt
whatever t hatthe Russians won a great victory. Officially
Berlin has had absolutely nothing to say on the matter so far,
and it is felt that if there was any good news for the Germans
and their allies it would have been made public long ago. The
Petrograd war office now says that additional German cruisers
not included in the eleven ships mentioned' in the first dis
patches were disabled by the gunfire of the Czar’s vessels.
Germany has officially admitted the loss of a patrol boat off
Ostend which was attacked and sunk by French torpedo boats.
Government to Protect Cotton Planters.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—Secretary of the Treasury
M’Adoo has offered financial aid to the southern cotton planters
to tide them over the period of depression that is sure to follow
since the allies have declared cotton to be absolute contraband
of war. The secretary proposes to deposit thirty or more mil
lions of dollars in southern banks among the institutions of the
federal reserve system. This money can be used for redis
counting cotton loans. The secretary says that if this is not
satisfactory to the planters he will make deposits of gold with
the national banks which can be borrowed by the producers at
six per cent or less, and at no rates exceeding that.
BERLIN, Aug. 24—The admiralty officially stated this af
ternoon that a German submarine had' torpedoed and sunk a
Russian auxiliary ship in the entrance to the Gulf of Finland.
The ship sank at once as soon as the torpedo struck, and most
of the crew were lost.
Serbia Makes Concession to Italy.
MILAN, Aug. 24—The negotiations going on between the
entente powers and the Balkan nations regarding the participa
tion of the latter in the present war on the side of the allies had
another difficult obstacle removed today when Serbia yielded
to Italy’s contentions in regard to Albania. Under the agree
ment reached' today, Serbia recognizes the predominace of
Italian interests in Albania, and will not dispute the realiza
tion of Rome’s ambitions in that territory after the war. While
the compensation to be given to Italy for her renunication of
her dream in Albania has not been made public, it is felt that
she has been promised Bosnia and Herzegovina and the other
Slovonic provinces of the Dual Monarchy.
LONDON, Aug. 24—There were 77 American horse ten
ders in the crew of the British steamer Baron Erskine, sunk by
a German submarine last week. They were all landed safely,
the crew being allowed time to take to the small boats before
the ship was torpedoed.
Japan to Rush War Munitions for Allies.
TOKI(), Aug. 2-1—The government has issued orders to all
firms and factories engaged in the production of war munitions
to rush their orders and use every endeavor to make deliveries
ahead of time if possible. This is a part of the government’s
new scheme for actively aiding the allies and taking more de
cisive steps against the enemy. The premier and the minister
of war have been busy preparing details of the plans under
way for furnishing supplies to the entente powers, and it is
reliably stated that Japan is preparing to enormously increase
her present production of shells and shrapnel. After the pre
mier and' the minister of war had conferred with the emperor
about their scheme for enlarging the production of war sup
plies a conference was held between the ambassador of the al
lied countries and the Japanese statesmen o nthe subject.
Roumania Preparing to Enter the Fray.
COLOGNE, Aug. 24—The Gazette, one of the leading news
papers of this city printed a dispatch from Bucharest today
stating that the Roumanian government had ordered all the
railways within the empire to have their rolling stock at the
disposal of the government on September 14. The order is
signed by Roumania’s minister of war and is construed as mean
ing that Roumania has made up her mind to enter the conflict.
French Continue to Hold Visges Region.
PARIS, Aug. 24—The French official statement issued this
morning asserts that the troops of France who have advanced
into the Vosges region of German Alsace, have so entrenched
themselves and fortified their positions that it is now practical
ly impossible for the Germans to dislodge them. The Teu
tons have made repeated attempts to capture the positions taken
by the French in the region known ts Hatman’s Weilekopf, but
have been severely repulsed' with heavy losses in each attack.
Teutons Storm and Take Yopytow Hill.
BERLIN, Aug. 24—The war office officially announced
today that the hill at Yopytow, southwest of the Russian fort
ress of Brest Litovsk had been stormed’ and taken by the Teu
ton soldiers under Von Mackensen. The armies of the Arch
duke Josef Frederick are co-operating with Mackensen, and the
attack on the Russian positions is being vigorously driven
home.
Russians Evacuate Fortress of Osswetz.
BERLIN, Aug. 24—The war office announced officially that
the German army of the north had occupied the Russian fortress
of Ossowetz. The Russians evacuated the city, and succeeded
The major part of the fortress was destroyed before the armies
The major part of the fortree was destroyed before the armies
of the Czar abandoned the position.
UNITED STATES
TO CONTROL
PORT AU PRINCE, Aug. 24—The
United States has asked the Haitien
government to accept without delay
the draft of a treaty between the two
countries establishing the effective
control of the Haitien customs offices
and the administration forces of the
black republic under the domination
of Americans. The country will be
run as a defunct corporation would be
managed, the United States to act as
the court and appoint a receiver gen
eral who will manage the financial af
fairs of the country assisted by Ameri
can employees. The municipal end
rural police are to be natives under
the command of American officers.
The plan as set forth in the draft
presented to the Haitien government
arranges for the payment of all debts
to foreigners and forbids the cession
of any Haitien territory in payment
for the obligation of the republic.
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MRIETTA, Ga., Aug. 24—The coro
ner’s jury which has been considering
the lynching of Leo Frank returned its
verdict today and reported that the
deceased came to his death by hanging
at the hands of parties unknown. The
jury heard no testimony as to the
identity of the lynchers and were out
just three minutes after the coroner
had entrusted the case to them. The
governor of Georgia in speaking about
the case today said that the offering
of rewards by parties outside the state
for the capture and conviction of
Frank's lynchers was seriously ham
pering the state officials in trying to
bring the perpetrators to justice.
IMMEMSToUTH
SOMETIME DURING NIGHT
The steamer Alameda arrived from
the westward at 5 o’clock this morn
ing and will remain here all day load
ing copper ore, and will not sail south
south until about midnight.
An excusion was run to the glaciers
today to accommodate the following
round-trippers:
Miss E. I. Kerr, Miss I. Woods, Miss
O. Woods, Miss Lola Mattkias, Ross
L. Mattkins, Conant- Starr, R. W.
Spicer, L. Conant, Mrs. R. R. Peterson,
Mrs. T. H. Mead, R. Pierson,Jr., Geo.
De F. Barton and wife, U. A. Gates
and wife, J. Burbridge and wife. Miss
M. L. Torbert, Mrs. S. Heim and Mrs.
S. McCudden.
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A telephone line has been establish
ed between Seward and Anchorage.
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Chas. G. Wulff has disposed of his
interest In the Valdes Prospector to
Stewart and Shlby and will shortly
leave for the states.