t
fej jg
NO H FELT
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. ti. — Ger
many’s disposition to regard its break
with the United States with calmness
and deliberation and in a peaceful
spirit brings a new expectation to
those who hope the breach will go no
further than a severance of diplo
matic relations. The real test will
come on the actual performance of the
submarine campaign.
BERLIN, Feb. ti. — The Germans
have manifested consideration and
courtesy to Americans here and else
where in Germany.
154 STEAMERS
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Feb. ti. — The destruc
tion of merchant tonnage by subma
rines of kindred war causes was great
er during January than any previous
month. The gross tonage lost was
337,000, involving the sinking of one
hundred and fifty-four vessels. The
total destruction during the war was
4,309,000 gross tons, or twenty-four
hundred ships. The British shipping
suffered the heaviest during January,
with fifty-four vessels destroyed. Nor
way is second with thirty-four and
France third with tw'enty-five.
The German blockade has not de
layed the transportation of war mater
ials and munitions from the United
States to Great Britain and France.
Five steamers are now bound for Eu
rope, and they carry enough war
contraband goods to equip an army
corps. Two steamers on the way car
ry the French colors, and others the
British. Four of the vessels carry
passengers.
A.
ARMY SUPPLIES
ARE BEING
PURCHASED
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. — The im
mediate purchase of reserve quarter
masters supplies for the army up to
limits, with available apropriations,
have been ordered by Secretary of
War Baker. Purchasing agents have
been sent into the market to carry
out^ the orders speedily.
64 AMERICANS
RELEASED BY
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. — A dis
patch from Ambassador Gerard an
nounces the release of sixty-four Am
-M-lnatiK holi) pa prisoners by Germany
for having taken passage aboard a
British armed merchantman captured
by the German sea raider in the south
Atlantic ocean.
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EAGLES’ ANNIVERSARY BALL
TO BE HELD TONIGHT.
All arrangements have been per
fected for the anniversary ball to be
given by Cordova Aerie, F. O. E., at
Eagle hall tonight. Decorators have
been at work and their labors speak
for themselves. Excellent music has
been engaged and the floor put in the
best of condition, so that all is in
readiness for a good time.
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The first sailing of the Admiral
line for Anchorage is scheduled for
April 9, the Admiral Watson opening
the season.
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Send in your social items.
UNCLE SUM TO
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Feh 6- — A con
fi rence of the Republican senators de
cided to support Poindexter’s bill for
the immediate construction of a hun
dred submarines at a cost of $4,000,
000.
imEECONCRETE
ERECTED
Captain A. E. Lathrop, who con
ducts a chain of moving picture
shows in southwestern Alaska towns,
returned last night from Anchorage,
and spread the glad tidings that he
will erect a four story concrete build
ing in Cordova this spring. The plans
have all been prepared for the new
structure, which is to cost $85,000, and
Captain Lathrop left on today's
steamer for the states to close the
contract for the material and furnish
ings for this modern and elaborate
building.
The new theatre will be built on the
lots adjoining the Northwestern Hard
ware Company, on First avenue, and
will be 50x100 feet. The basement
will be used as a central heating plant,
and it is the intention to supply all
the buildings in the business section
of the town with heat. The ground
floor will be occupied by the Empress
theatre, with a couple of More rooms
in front. There will be offices fitted
up on the second floor and living
apartments on the third floor. The
building throughout will be equipped
with all modern appliances, including
an automatic elevator.
Captain Lathrop shows his con
fidence in the future of Cordova by
so large an investment in real estate,
and the improvement he is about to
make is only a forerunner of others
that are to follow in the spring.
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LIFTED FROM
The steamer Northwestern has
been quarantined at Ketchikan ,on her
northbound trip. Advices from there
state that she will be released tomor
row morning, leading to the belief that
the contagious disease aboard is
measles, and not smallpox as has
been currently reported. On account
of her delay the Northwestern's re
turn trip from Cordova to Seattle will
be made via the outside passage.
The Northwestern sailed from Se
attle last Thursday morning with fif
teen passengers aboard for Cordova,
and was due here today. Judge Fred
M. Brown is among those on the boat
booked for Valdez.
JAPSIaTISFIED
WITH NEW UW
~PADDED
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. — The
working of the new Immigration law
is causing no apprehension, friction
or differences between Japan and the
United States. In fact Japan has
made no protest against the law as
finally passed.
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StasBford, McCandish & Co., of the
town of Brooks, have purchased a
large plant and will thoroughly pros
pect Lucky gulch, a tributary of Llv
ingood.
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Vital statistics for Petersburg for
1916, as recorded in the office of the
U. S. commissioner, are as follows:
Deaths, 4; births, 12 (9 boys, 3 girls);
marriages, S.
BATCH PERSONAL
AND LOCAL
JOTTINGS
W. H. Bogue was an outgoing pas
senger today on the steamer Alaska.
The Cordova fire department will
hold Its regular monthly meeting on
Thursday evening.
The Indications are that practically
everybody In town will attend the
Ragles' anniversary ball tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. Myer Clum, of Valdez,
were the guests of Mrs. Malcolm
Brock last night. They are on their
way to Seattle.
Dr. Robert Simpson, of Juneau, who
examined the eyes of the Cordova
school children, returned last night
from a trip to the westward, on his
way home.
Howard M. Merritt, manager of the
Fairbanks Telephone Company, ac
companied by his family, was an ar
rival in Cordova on last night's train,
on a trip to the states.
Attorney T. J. Donohoe and wife, of
Valdez, spent last evening with town
friends. Mr. Donohoe is the Demo
cratic national committeeman from
Alaska, and will likely make a trip
to Washington, D. C., before returning
north.
G. C. Hammond, special distribut
ing agent for the Alaskan engineering
commission at Anchorage, is a passen
ger on the steamer Alaska. He is on
his way to Washington, and said, “my
mission is purely official, and Its suc
cessful termination means benefits to
Alaska."
J. C. Gaffney, representing I.owrie
& Pike, of Seattle, is in town and will
remain here for four or five days. He
spent the past ten days at Valdez,
where the lire losses of S. Blum &
Vo. and others who were recently
burned out there, hare been satlsf >
torily settled.
n. D. Menzle, manager of the N. C.
stage line between Fairbanks and
Chitina, arrived in town last evening
and left today on the steamer for an
extended visit to the states. This is
the first trip outside in seven years.
He will go direct to the company
headquarters in San Francisco, and
take a boat from the latter place for
Philadelphia, via the Panama canal.
BURirofDEAD
.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Feb. 6. — A new public
danger threatens the country in the
difficulties of burying the dead, it
is caused by the scarcity of undertak
ers, coffin makers and grave diggers,
and has resulted in delaying funerals
for days, a condition which if aggra
vated by an epidemic would become
very serious. To forestall that danger
and also to remedy the present situ
ation compulsory cremation is being
advocated.
The tribunals which sit in all parts
of the country and hear appeals for
exemption from military service, have
pressed into military service every
"man whose work is not indispensable
to the existence of the nation. The
result is that they have "comber out'
the undertaking trade and taken most
of the skilled grave diggers for an
other sort or digging.
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Hjalmar Nordale has been endorsed
by the Democratic divisional commit
tee of the Fourth division for the po
sition of game warden, made vacant
by the resignation of Andy Hoey.
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J. S. M. Nelson, agent at Chitina
for the Ford car, will open a garage
and repair shop at that place in antici
pation of a great rush of tourists dur
ing the coming summer.
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Mrs. Martha White, one of the pio
neers of the Cook Inlet country, is
reported ill and will have to undergo
a surgical operation at the hospital at
Anchorage.
(By Associated Press)
VyASHINGTON, Feb. C. — The
status of war bound German ships In
American waters remains unchanged.
The authorities have taken possession
of these vessels to prevent destruc
tion or dangeros to navigation, but
they are still German property. All
German private property In America
Is safeguarded by law.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. — It is of
ficially stated that Switzerland will
not adopt President Wilson’s sugges
tion and break diplomatic relations
with Germany.
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PLACED UNDER
(By Associated Pre»s)
SKAnUi,.JWi/ C. *V The captain
and twelve members of the crew
of the llamburg-American liner Sax
onia, Interned here, have been arrest
ed by the immigration officials, and
taken to the detention station. Thi
Germans disabled the engines and
threw the parts overboard Sunday
night. The captain of the German
ship Steinbek was also placed under
arrest.
HONOLULU, Feb. 6. — The engines
and boilers of nine German merchant
men, interned here, have been dis
abled by the crews and their arrests
immediately followed.
AERIAlmiTf
ALONG ENTIRE
(By Associated Press.)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Feb. ti. — The announce
ment that "improved weather condl
tions permitted increased aerial ac
tivity along the entire front" is the
laconic and prosaic way in which the
official communique dismisses some
of the most spectacular episodes ol
the war.
To those who have once witnessed
this “Increased aerial activity" bucIi
an announcement conjures up at once
a picture of countless aeroplanes lr
the air — scouting, fighting, diving
spinning, hovering over enemy tar
gets and calmly sending wireless slg
nals through the fountains of enemy
fire, photographing the enemy lines
bombing his ammunition dumps and
sheds and supply columns, and other
wise "carrying on" in the sky in a
manner wholly bewildering to the on
looker, but typifying In supreme de
gree the indispensable part aviation
Is playing in this war.
With a candor often uncommon in
times of strife, the British com
munlque may end from day to day
with the simple statement that one or
two or three or four “of our machines
have not returned." This means they
have either been hit and forced to
land In the enemy lines, or have been
shot down to a fate more certain. II
Is no child's play to circle above a Ger
man battery observing for half an
hour or more, tortured by exploding
shells and black shrapnel puffballs
coming nearer and nearer like the ex
tending finger tips of some hand ol
death. But they are little more than
children — these mere boys who are
bringing the lustre of everlasting fame
to the British aviation service. Some
are scarce eighteen. It ia rare to
find a flying mat jver twenty-five.
PASSENGER IF
IS SUNK BY A
SUBMARINE
(By Associated PreBS)
LONDON, Feb. 6. — The British
steamer Port Adelaide, carrying pas
sengers, has been sunk, ninety-six of
the passengers and crew being picked
tip later. Five shots were fired by
the German submarine U-45 at the
American steamship West Wego on
January 31, but all of the shots missed
their mark.
smalFboat IS
SUNK-NEGRO
KILLED
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. — The Am
erican consul at Queenstown reports
that an American negro seaman, Rich
ard Wallace, was killed during the
shelling of a small boat by a Germar
submarine after the crew had left tin
British steamer Kavenstone, which
was afterwards sunk.
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HI
I
Herds of caribou have been seen
recently near Talkeetna crossing the
Susitna river on the ice Just at the
verge of the settlement.
J. G. K. Toussaint, o£ Fairbanks,
has received notice of his appoint
ment as land agent to handle cases
before the United States land office.
Rev. Jack Dunstan, of Anchorage,
lias announced that he will establish
i people's church in that city, and
that suitable building would soon be
arected for the purpose.
The Alaska engineering commission
has awarded a contract to the Eska
Creek Coal Company for 3,000 tons
of coal at $5 per ton f. o. b. cars at
Eska siding.
For the first time sijice the shut
ting down of the old Alaska Northern
railroad the big rotary snowplow was
put in operation on the line a few
days ago between Seward and Mile 9.
J. P. Anderson, a former assistant
to Prof, (leorgeson, head of the gov
ernment agricultural experimental
station in Alaska, will operate a floral
hot house in Juneau.
While cooking her Christmas din
ner, Mrs. Horace Hill, wife of Fore
man Hill at Talkeetna, burned her
arm so severely that she was laid up
for nearly a month.
U. S. Deputy Marshal Healey, of
Talkeetna, and Miss Anna Nessit were
married at that place by Judge Wolff.
It is reported from Anchorage that
a $150,000 concrete hotel building will
be constructed there in the early
spring.
Peter Bruseth, an employe of the
Gold Bullion mine at Willow creek,
was brought to Anchorage recently
suffering from an attack of paralysis.
A. G. Alllngham, who is taking a
flock of sheep to western Alaska for
experimental purposes, sailed on the
Dora for Coal harbor.
Louis Levy, a well known Alaska
fur buyer, Is authority for the st°
ment that furs are going up and that
the price of mink skins are soaring.
The Wells brothers and Coffey,
claim owners In the Broad Pass coun
try, are freighting in supplies for the
summer, and already have one load at
their camp.
The Alaska Pageant, given by the
Douglas Island Women's Club to raise
funds for the domestic science depart
ment of the public school, netted the
sum of $175.
W. D. Elliott, proprietor of the road
house at Eklutna, has had a trail cut
across the Arm from his place to
Knlk, which shortens the distance
about nineteen miles.
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NOTICE.
All Masons and families and mem
bers of the Eastern Star and families
are cordially invited to attend the
Eastern Star ball at the Bungalow Fri
day, February 9, 9 p. m.
2-6-3t K. L. PATTON, Bee.
1 ARCTIC LUMBER
CO CIUNGES
HW
One of the moil striking indications
of the healthy development and
growth of Cordova is the recent or
ganization among local Investors of
the Cordova Mill A Lumber Company,
a corporation organized under the ter
ritorial lawn and having an authorized
capitalization of *75,000. Articles
were recently filed with the aecretary
of Alaska, and the company is now
ready to begin active operations. The
company will operate at Cordova a
large and thoroughly appointed and
equipped sawmill, with a daily capa
city, of from thirty to fifty thousand
feet of lumber. It is proposed, also,
to erect a dry kiln, and to carry on
In connection with the mill a factory
for the manufacture of various lumber
products and building materials The
mill In admirably situated upon the
spur track of the Copper River A
Northwestern railway, extending from
the foot of Second street past the Arc
i lice Lumber Company yards, and is
| upon tidewater. The location of the
mill upon rail connection and tide
water gives to the enterprise a marked
advantage.
By conveyance* executed and tie
livered late yesterday afternoon, the
Cordova Mil! A Lumber Company has
become the owner of the entire lum
ber and buildings material stock of
the Arctic Lumber Company, together
with the lumber yard, warehouses and
equipment of the lattar cotqjpany lo
cated at ihe foot of Second street and
adjacent to the plant of the new
company. In taking over the Arctic
Lumber Company’s stock and proper
ties, the local organization has pur
chased, as well, the good will of the
oldoc and retiring corporation. The
Archie Lumber Company la closing up
its affairs, and will not compete with
the Cordova Mill A Lumber Company
in tha lumber market.
The work of inatalliag the machin
ery of the mill is now practically com
luciou, uuu it is expected mat me
plant will be steamed up and the ma
chinery turning by this evening. Log
ging operations have already begun
for the new company, and within a
day or two the hum of the flying buzz
saw will be heard.
The new company has in the lumber
and selling field one of the moat flat
terlng opportunities that could be de
sired, and the immediate success o
the venture Is predicted by everyone
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ALASKA SAILS FOR SEATTLE.
The steamer Alaska sailed for Se
attle at noon today, taking a large
shipment of copper ore and the fol
lowing passengers: D. J. Me Alpine.
E. W. Tillman, Robert Lavery, S How
ell, Mrs. Gust Peterson, Mrs. J. P.
Rockafellow, Angus McDougall, W. H.
Bogue, R. D. Mensie, Howard Merritt
and wife.
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WELL KNOWN ENGINEER IS
WEDDED IN ’FRISCO.
Private advices received state that
Ix>uis A. Lavensaler, the well known
mining engineer, was married on Jan
uary 24, at the home of bis sister in
San Francisco, to Mrs. Pollock of Se
attle, and that the happy couple are
now on a honeymoon trip through
southern California.
The groom is probably one of the
best known mining engineers In the
northwest, and particularly in Alas
| ka, where for a number of years be
represented the Morgan-Guggenheim
I interests. He bAs a host of friends
throughout the country who will unite
in wishing a happy and prosperous
' voyage over the sea of matrimony.
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The office of the Pacific Steamship
Company at Juneau, which tor many
years has been located on Main street,
has been moved to the new Pacific
Coast Company's dock, below Ferry
Way.
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The Border Line Transportation Co.,
operating the steamer Al-Kl between
southeastern Alaska pointa and Seat
Ue. has called off its agreement with
the other companies nnd has an
nounced a reduction in rates.
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J. R. Lamb, foremtn on the pf>«
drlver nt Nenann, tor tha Alaska en
gineering commission, suffered s frac
tured leg recently by falling while at
work on the driver.
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The Women's Guild will maet nt
Mrs. Ziegler's ou Wednesday after
noon at 2 o’clock. All members are
requested to be present.
Mrs. W. H. CHASE, Sec.
WANT RAILROAD
EXTENDED TO
i
(By Associated Press)
SEWARD, Feb. 6. — Miners of the
lditarod district and the lower Yu
kon, Innoko and Kuskokwlm districts
are beading a movement to have work
begun at once on the branch line of
the government railroad system in
i Alaska, which has been projected
from Susitna valley northwestward in
to the lower Yukon valley. Prelimin
ary surveys were made three years
ago by J. L. McPherson, of Seattle, at
the request of the Alaskan engineer
ing commission.
The miners point out that within
the last few years new' placer camps
have been established at Marshal
City, the Tolstoi and at points along
the Kuskokwim, and that mineral de
posits have hardly been scratched ow
ing to the high cost of transportation
Freight rates from Seattle to the
lditarod, via Bering sea and river
boats, run from $100 per ton for gen
eral merchandise to nearly twice that
much for explosives.
Placer ground of ordinary richness
cannot be touched, it is said, unless
the yield is sufficient to offset this
high freight rate. A railroad from
the Seward-Fairbanks line to this dis
trict Would enable the miners to bring
In cheap fuel from the Matanusku
coal fields, and also insure a greatly
reduced freight rate, via rail from
here.
Engineering officials here realize
the value of the lditarod line as a
part of the system, and it is possible
that its construction may lie consid
ered after the main line is connected
up along Turnagaiti arm.
With the shutting down of work
north of Anchorage 'additional con
tracts have been let along the arm,
tnd there are now about 1.0U0 men at
work on this section, which includes
the heaviest construction on the entire
line.
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MECCA SALOON TO CLOSE
UNTIL AFTER IT MOVES.
The Mecca salt>on will have to sus
pend business temporarily, as it is
compelled to move from its present
location and will not be able to occupy
the Finkelstein & Sapiro store room
until the latter firm's new building
has been fitted up for occupancy. This
means that the Mecca is compelled to
close for a couple of weeks.
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ANCHORAGE SPORTS PAY
• ETS ON DELEGATE ELECTION.
Several bets were turned over yes
terday as a result of the latest re
ports from Juneau in regard to the
delegate election that appeared in the
Times to the effect that Wickersham
was re-elected. The stakeholders in
several cases were loath to disgorge,
as they had carried the money around
so long they thought it belonged to
them.—Anchorage Times, Jan. 26.
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COUNCIL DECIDES PURCHASE
FIRE NET FOR DEPARTMENT.
At the regular meeting of the city
council, held last night, Chief Dooley
w»b Instructed to purchase a fire not
for the use of the local department.
Charles M. Rosswog was appointed
registrar of votes for the municipal
election and he will at once begin en
rolling names at the postoffice store.
The city clerk was instructed to pre
pare two ordinances, one regulating
the Installation of electric wires and
the other to prevent dogs on the
streets unless under leash.
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UNCLE SAM NOW LOOKING
FOR A MARRIED FARMER.
There is an opportunity at present
tor a good farmer, proficient in the
ways of everything from turnips to
cows, to secure a position with Uncle
3am.
M. D. Snodgrass, superintendent of
the government experimental work in
farming in this section is looking for
a man, and his requirements are ideal.
He wants a young American, who has
been brought up on a farm, who is a
man of family. The successful appli
cant will be sent to Kodiak by Snod
grass and Installed on the farm there.
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Craig Miller and A. J. McGowan
have purchased the Swift-Armour
Crosby Company salmon cannery and
will double its capacity. The new ma
chinery will be installed this spring
before the run of fish commences. The
cannery is situated on Hecate Island,
in southeastern Alaska.