The Cordova Daily Times
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VOLUME 111, NUMBER 234 CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1918 ___PRICE TKN' CKNTS
AMERICANS REGAIN POSITIONS LOST TO GERMANS
ANOTHER SEVERE EARTHQUAKE VISITS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
REPORTED CAPTURE
OF 183 AMERICANS
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 22.—German forces
attacked-sections of the America® po
sitions in the Renners forest, north
west of Toni, in three waves on Sat
urday. The Americans gave ground
slowly, inflicting heavy losses on the
assailants with machine guns and bar
rage fire.
The Germans entered Seiebeprey.,
but were tflriven out by counter-at
tacks of American tnfantry.
The Aroe.rican main positions are
intact, and all positions taken by the'
enemy have been regained.
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The intention of the enemy evidenlfry j
was the separation of the French and
American forces. Veterans declared
the fighting was even more fierce than1
■at Verdun
Americans Captured
BERLIN, April 22.—The dffecial
^statement of the war edifice issued yes
terday says that 183 American prison-1
•ers and twenty-five machine guns were |
captured in Saturday's fighting. It is
announeed that the ^German storing
troops advanced a raSle and .». half
into the American lines near Seiche
prey, inflicting heavy llosses.
WASHINGTON, April 22.—1 ’resi
dent Wilson has declared his opposi
tion to the tChamberlain bill, which
provides for the trial of violators of
the sedition la-svs by court-martial.
The President says he believes the
measure to 'be unconstitutional, and
if enacted into law would place the
United States on a level with Ger
many.
The measure is opposed to the
spirit and purpose of the espionage
laws, asserted the President.
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WASHINGTON, April 22.—Presi
dent Wilson has decided to readjust
' the aircraft program, an<d has named
Secretary of War Baker to carry «ut
the new plans.
It was indicated today that “a man
not heretofore mentioned" will ;be
given full charge ol the protection..
GUATEMALA FOLLOWS
SUIT OF AMERICA
GUATEMALA CITY, April 22.—The
national assembly has declared that
Guatemala proposes to occupy the
same position toward European
boundaries as does the United States.
IK OF SILVER MAY
BE DOLLAB AIflNCE
—
NEW YORK, April 22.—Th> gov
ernment’s plan to melt silver dollars
now in the United states treasury,;
and to fix the price tfl silver at a dol
lar an ounce has stimulated the de- j
mand for silver, which has <aimbed
8 cents in the past fortnight. ‘It is
now quoted at 99V* emits an <mucer j
SENT TO JI
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Dick YVindmiller, who conducts the
Poplar Grove roadhouse, on the Ohit
ina-Fair,banks trail, was brought to
| town yesterday on the charge of sedi
tion. He was charged with saying
that the United States had no busi
ness in this war, and he 'hoped all af
the American soldiers in France would
be killed. A hearing took place be- j
fore United iStates Commissioner Med-1
ley this morning. The defendant was
found guilty and sentenced to serve
four months in the federal jafil.
Windmiller wvas represented by At
torney F. H. Foster, and his ease was
tried by the fefflowing jury-:
D. T. Phillips, Francis O'Neill,
William Crocker, E. E. Ray, Fred
ltayer, Charles Gamer, J. F. Clarfcm,
R. E. Lewis, Fred Frederickson, R. B
Giles, Jack Hoover and Grover
Frame.
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Ed Rothwell came over from An
chorage to work on Captain Lathrop’s
new concrete theater, office and
apartment building. He will be joined
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Rockwell, on the next boat from the
westward.
SIXTY-SIX JAP STEAMERS
TURNED OVER TO U. S.
TOKIO, April 22.—American Am
bassador Roland S. Morris and the
Japanese government have concluded
negotiations as a result of which
sixty six steamers are to be turned
over to the United States for use in
the delivery of war materials during
April.
Friendship of Japanese
A PACIFIC PORT, April 22—“True
friendship is only proven upon trial,
and the strength of the friendship ex
t
isting between the peoples of the
United States and Japan has not been
known till now,” declared Ambassador
ishii. shortly after his arrival here yes
terday.
“Japan,” continued the ambassador,
“is now doing her utmost to put as
much as possible of her merchant
marine at the disposal of the United
States, as her contribution to the ef
fort being made to further American
war aims.”
DATELESS.—While awaiting the
next German blow, which is expected
momentarily. General Haig is using
hte lull to strengthen his lines. The
British have improved their positions
north and south of the Somme and
along the Lys front.
In local operations last night, the
correspondents say, the Germans
were preparing : for a movement be
tween Arras and Amiens. The enemy
brought up some of its heaviest guns
to the Somme where Amiens is fbe
objective.
HEAVY LOSS OF
! GERMAN LIVES
WASHINGTON, April 22.—Ger
many’s enormous sacrifice of lives on
tie western front has ’been barren of
resiflts, says the weekly war review
issued today by the war department,
hilt .should the present drive for the
channel ports fail, American strate
gists look for the enemy to undertake
further and even rmore powerful
fhimts.
'The German attach on the northern
sdlient is not viewed as final, nor as
the most determined of the enemy's
ondnughts.
SKYSCRAPER TO BE
BUILT IN CORDOVA
Wcn'k will soon begin rn Cordova ;
on the largest and finest ’reinforced
concrete building in Alaska, Which i
will wot only be a momrmwn to the
business sagacity of Captain A. E.
Lathrop but a credit to the most pros
perous and -substantial tow^i in the
NortMend.
The structure will have a frontage
of 75 feet, With a depth of 100 feet,
with three stories and a basement on
K’rst street and five stories and a
basement on Water street, containing
40,000 feet of boor space.
This jrahlic limprovemant will be
made by Captain Lathrop and will be j
occupied by hie Empress theater, |
store roc®us, offices, apartments and
warm storage, and will contain every
modern convenience. While the exact
cost of the huiltfeig cannot be esti
mated at this time, it will likely be
between $80,000 Bad $90,0(80.
The theater will be 50x75 feet, with
a seating capacity iUf 700, and built to
accommodate a pipe organ. The main
entrance will be on (front street, with
a lobby 50 feet deep. A fire wall <vvtfa
separate the theater from the build
ing fronting on first street. There
Will be three large store rooms on the
ground floor, 17x51, D7x54 and 17x5$.
There will be a large room 60x75 feet
under the stores, which can be used
for storage or a place of business. A
v. arsa storage roman, 50x75 feet, win
have its frontage on'Water street.
; TV*; second story of the building
wiii .Tontain five 'Offices and eight
apartments. There will be six offices
and mine apartments on the third
floor. All of the offices will be pro
vided 'with wall beds and stationary
wash stands, while the apartments,
which are to be of two and three
rooms each, will each have a private
bath, wall bed, kitchen cabinet and
range. The plans provide that all
shall be outside rooms.
Captain Lathrop arrived from An- \
t horage ^yesterday, and will remain
here until the Northwestern sails for
Seattle, in order to perfect the pre-1
lion inary arrangements to start work
os Cordova's first skyscraper as soon
as the weather permit®. He brought
Contractor 'George Purvis with him,
as .he is the architect and builder.
A icrew of twelve concrete men and
plasterers aw also here from the j
westward, and others are .expected on
the *wxt boaL
When Captain Lathrop leaves for
the States he will be accompanied by
Mr. Pnrvis, and together they will
look after the assembling at the ma- i
terial for shipment to Cordova at the
earliest faossible (Lite. It is espected
that the theater and store rooms will
he ready for occupancy between
August 15 and September 1.
IN BRUSSELS
AMSTERDAM, April 22.—German
wounded from France and Flanders
are pouring through Brussels, filling
all the hospitals, monasteries, con
vents, schools and postoffices, which
are being used as places of refuge.
Private homes are being requisi
tioned for the use of the wounded.
Forty ambulance trains entered Brus
sels last week.
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Deputy Marshal Horace DeLine
came over from Valdez to take to the
federal jail Gustav Priesner and Paul
Buckner of McCarthy, who were ar
rested in Fairbanks on a presidential
warrant for failing to register as Ger
man aliens, and R. C. Carlson of Cor
dova, found guilty of sedition and sen
tenced to a year in jail.
BE BUB BE
SEATTLEITES
—
SEATTLE, April 22.—Thomas
Riggs, Jr., newly-appointed governor
of Alaska, arrived here today and
will be the guest of honor tomorrow'
at a luncheon to be given by the
Chamber of Commerce.
On W ednesday a luncheon will be
given by the chamber in honor of
Secretary of Commerce Redfleld. Mr.
Redfleld is expected here this after
noon to attend the fisheries confer
ence, and will go to Alaska later.
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The following four-minute speakers
will address Empress theater audh
ences this week: Monday, Rev A. G.
Shriver: Tuesday, F. H. Foster;
Wednesday, E. F. Medley; Thursday,
E. P. Ziegler; Friday, Dr. W. H.
Chase; Saturday, A. J. Adams.
MUCH DAMAGE IS
DONE BY QUAKES
LOS ANGELES, April 22— An
earthquake twenty minutes in dura
tion, which caused large property
damage, many injuries and possibly
deaths, and created a panic in the en
tire southern portion of the state, oc
curred yesterday. In numerous out
lying small towns and at ranches the
buildings collapsed. Hemet and San
Jacinto are said to have been entirely
destroyed.
Large buildings at San Bernardino
are reported to have been destroyed,
as well as at Santo Clara and Wash
ington. The state university seismo
graphs do not record shocks and trem
ors reported to have taken place in
Utah and Arizona.
Later Report
The earthquakes throughout South
'em California yesterday indirectly
caused two deaths and wrecked the
business districts of the towns of
Hemet and San Jacinto. Practically
all the plate glass windows of the two
towns were shattered.
Persistent shocks began during the
afternoon and continued at intervals
until after midnight.
Skyscrapers Damaged
Two more earthquake shocks shook
Hemit and Sap Jacinto this morning.
Several Los Angeles skyscrapers
were badly damaged in the shock*
of yesterday.
WINCHESTER, Cal., April 22.—Two
men are reported to have been en
tombed and several hurt when a land
slide engulfed a tunnel of a magnesite
mine near here yesterday.
LARGE SHIPMENT GRAIN
PROM H, S. TO BELGIANS
WASHINGTON, April 22—Food,
shipments to the civilian populations
of allied nations will be suspended for:
ten days, in order to move three mil-1
lion bushels of grain to Belgium, j
where the people are reported to be :
in desperate straits.
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FIVE-STAR FLUE
SEATTLE, April 22.—The following
was received from Liberty loan head
quarters on Saturday last:
“Tfcaby, Fairbanks and Seward have
been awarded honor flags, Ruby’s flag
having five stars and that of Fairbanks
one. The total number of flags for the
district is now 380. The total sub
scriptions for the district are $116,
900.600..
“Utah Is the second state in the dis
trict to report ‘over the top.’
“VAN SMITH.”
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Attorney M. J. Conroy arrived on1
the steamship Northwestern this
morning from California, where he
spent the winter on account of the ill |
health of his wife. Judge Conroy was
formerly a resident of Seward and
Valdez, and was recently appointed j
United States commissioner at Mc
Carthy, succeeding William O’Connor.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 22.—American ma
chine gunners bagged two German air
planes during the attack in the region
of Seicheprey. The gunners were or
dered to fall back, but held their posi
tions, fighting effectively against the
enemy aviators.
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TO BLOW UP
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NEW YORK, April 22'.—Bombs con
taining five pounds of dynamite were
found in the doorway of a four-story
building occupied by the publishers of
the humorous weekly, “Life," yester
day. A bomb weighing twelve pounds
was also found.
FARRAGUT SAILS ON
WAY TO CORDOVA
SEATTLE, April 22.—The steam
ship Admiral Farragut sailed for
northern ports at 10 o’clock Sunday
morning. Her Cordova passengers
were: Mrs. E. Flickert, R. C. Mich
Jls, James Fraun and F. MarshalL
GERMAN ATTACK IS REPULSED
BY BRITISH ON BOTH FRONTS
LONDON, April 22—The official
bulletin issued by the war office this
morning says that the advanced lines
of the British were engaged in slight
local operations on both the principal
battle fronts. Gains were registered
near Villers and Bretinneaux, on the
Somme front, and Robecq, in the tip
of the Flanders salient. A strong
German attack north of Albert was
repulsed after the Teutons had cap
tured one British advanced position.
French Repulse German Raid
PARIS, April 22.—German raids
east of the Avre river and Rheirns
have been repulsed by the French
forces, says the official bulletin to
day.
The Long-Range Gun Again
The French lines north of Seiche
prey are reported to have been com
pletely re-established, following the
German attacks.
The long-range gun has resumed Us
bombardment of the city.