The Cordova Daily Times
VOL. 5, NO. 214_ CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 11,1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
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RUSSIA DEMANDS THAT POLAND SHALL REDUCE ARMED FORCES
EQUIPMENT FOR
•DEVELOPMENT
ALASKA COAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11 (by
Associated Press).—Secretary of the
Navy Daniels has approved the pur
_ chase of expensive additional equip
ment to facilitate the development ol
■navy coal lands in Alaska.
Buildings under construction in the
ehickaloon field to house miners to be
rushed to completion, employment oi
a geologist and twenty miners to aug
-*ment the force already there has also
been authorized.
SUGAR BEETS
WILL PRODUCE
RECORD CROP
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Sugar production from
sugar beets this year is forecast at
2,007,000,000 pounds by the department
of agriculture basing its estimate on
the condition of the crop July 1. It
will be a record crop. Last year
1,45^00,000 pounds were produced
from sugar beets and thie average
production for the five years, 1914-18,
xvas 1,577,200,000 pounds.
AMERICAN MOTORBOAT
WINS FIRST TROPHY RACE
COWES, Eng., Aug. 11 (by Associat
ed Press).—The American motorboat
Miss America, owned by G. A. Wood,
of Detroit, won the first race for
the Harmsworth trophy off the Isle
oH^Weight.
"COWES, Eng., Aug. 11 (by Associat
ed Press).—Miss America won the
second final race for the Harmsworth
motorboat trophy here today.
RATIFICATION MEASURE
HAS BEEN INTRODUCE!
NASHVILLE, Tenh., Aug. 11 (by As
sociated Press).—A joint resolution
providing for ratification of the suf
frage amendment was introduced in
both houses of the legislature yester
day and will be discussed today.
ASK CREASE
INTERNATIONAL
POSTAL HATES
PARIS, Aug. 11 (by Associated
Press).—Doubling of most of the inter
national postal rates will be proposed
by French delegates to the Interna
tional Postal Union which will meet
in Madrid October 1. France recently
increased domestic first class letter
postage from 15 to 25 centimes, so
that it now costs as much to send a
letter across the street in Paris as to
send it around the world. The French
commission also adopted a recommen
dation that a postal surtax be imposed
when necessary to meet the loss in ex
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UNITED STATESjfMAKES POSITION
CLEAR,ON POLISH SITUATION;
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iSTARVATION IS FACING RUSSIA!
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LONDON, Aug. 11 (by Associated
Press).—The Russian ter*is for an
armistice with Poland requires that
the Polish army reduce to an aggre
gate of ten thousand, demobilization
of the Polish forces to such number
to take place within one month. All
• other arms thus released to be hand
ecf to Russia.
All war industries are commanded to
be demobilized and no troops or war
materials will be allowed to come in
to the country from abroad during the
armistice.
A promise is exacted to withdraw
all Polish troops from the Russian
■frontier and to reduce the number of
Polish troops on the Polish front.
LONDON, Aug. 11 (by Associated
Press).—Addressing the house of com
j 1110ns yesterday, Premier Lloyd George
I after saying he was still hopeful for
.peace declared the Polish attack on
j Russia was not justified and that the
Soviet government in any conditions
. of peace were entitled to take in to
| account the facts of attacks by the
. Poles upon the Russians and that
i these were delivered despite the al
lied warnings to Poland.
Lloyd George said the soviets were
entitled to such guarantees as would
prevent repetition of such acts, he said
that nothing justified retaliation, re
prisal or punishment which goes to
the extent of wiping out the national
existence and independence of Poland.
Its existence as an independent na
tion is an essential part of the Euro
pean peace. Lloyd George asserted
that the allies sole purpose was to
make peace on that basis and Poland
and the soviet had been so advised.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 11 (by
Associated Press).—In a note to the
Italian government the United States
makes her position plain on the
Polish question.
The United States government be
lieves in a united and a free Polish
state and is souicitious for Poland’s
political independence and territorial
integrity. Its policy will be to direct
all' available means to render it ef
fectual and will take no exception to
any efforts to secure an armistice be
tween Poland and Russia, but would
not, for the present, participate in any
plan to extend the armistice into
a general European conference which
might involve recognition of the Bol
shevikiregime and settlement of Rus
sian problems almost inevitable on
basis of dismemberment of Russia
from both of which this country
strongly recoils.
VIBORG, Finland, Aug. 11 (by Asso
' ciated Press).—Flushed with success
1 and confident of Poland’s defeat,
; Russia faces the approaching winter
with the grim problem of food as the
supreme test of her power from the far
east to the Finnish frontier, a distance
of four thousand miles the specter of
starvation stalks threateningly.
The Associated Press correspondent,
who just arrived here saw these con
ditions in crossing Russia. Everywhere
the cry for food and clothing was
heard, the population being in great
need.
An accepted report from Moscow
says that Lenine declared Russia can
not pass through another winter like
the last. Stories are in circulatibn
that even Lenine himself is suffering
from hunger and starvation is threat
ening the ever-increasing spirit of
unrest.
The military are finding it hard
having their orders carried out on ac
count of the feeling of unrest and
revolt.
WARSAW, Aug. 11 (by Associated
Press).—Newspapers report the con
centration and regrouping of the
Polish forces for an extensive counter
stroke along the entire Warsaw front.
Active operations are expected to be
gin in a few days.
PARIS, Aug. 11 (by Associated
Press).—The Russian troops are now
accupying a stretch of country twenty
four miles long and are in possesion
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of a direct railway between Warsaw
and Danzig. A large force is report
ed to be pushing across the Danzig
corridor to cut off any operation by
the enemy of the remaining railroad.
PARIS, Aug. 11 (by Associated
Press).—General Weygand of the
French army has been offered the
supreme command of the Polish
forces by the Polish defense council
in connection with the reorganization
of the army for the Warsaw defense.
PARIS, Aug. 11 (by Associated
Press).—The French government has
decided to recognize General Wrangel
as the head of government of South
Russia.
In making the announcement the
ministry of foreign affairs said that
recognition implied rendering General
Wrangel all possible military aid.
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FIRES ARE RAGING
IN NATIONAL FOREST
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MISSOULA, Mont., Aug. 11 (by As
sociated Press).—Three serious forest
fires are raging unchecked in the
Flathead national forest. Two others
have completely surrounded the fire
fighters.
CHILDREN DIE FROM
EATING GROUND BERRIES
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PASCO, Wash., Aug. 11 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Two children are dead
and a third in a serious condition from
eating ‘“ground cherries,” the fruit of
a weed here today.
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COUNTESS IS SHOCKED
BY BOLT LIGHTNING
RAC.QUETT LAKE, N. Y., Aug. 11
(by Associated Press).—Countess Las
sezic Szchenyi, formerly Gladys Van
derbilt was severely shocked by a bolt
of lightning which struck a tree a few
feet from where she was standing.
It is reported as not Serious.
AIR PATROL DISCOVERS
SERIOUS FOREST FIRES
EUGENE, Ore., Aug 11 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Thirty forest fires are
raging on the coast ranges, some con
sidered serious have been discovered
by the air patrol.
THIRTY ARE KILLED
IN AN EXPLOSION
FLORENCE, Italy, Aug. 11 (by As
sociated Press).—Thirty-two were kill
ed and several wounded in an explo
sion here of a munition dump.
CENTRALIA BE
BY VETERANS
CENTRALIA, Aug. 11 (by Associat
ed Press).—“Centralia will mean tc
the American Legion what Bunker
hill, Gettsyburg and Chateau Thierrj
mean to the American nation,” de
dared Franklin Doliver, national com
mander on a pilgrimage to the graves
of the soldiers who were killed ir
Centralia on Armistice Day. “At those
places the spirit of America met the
enemy and triumphed; Here the spirit
of the American Legion likewise met
the enemy and triumphed.” Comman
der Dolier laid wreaths of flowers on
the graves.
BRUSH FIRES MENACE
TOWN OF EXTENSION
VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 11 (by
Associated Press).—It is.reported that
brush fires are menacing the town of
Extension, on Vancouver Island, and
that it is sweeping swiftly towards
Nanimo. Fifty fighters have been sent
from here to the scene of the fire.
EKLIJND DOWNS EDWARDS
IN WRESTLING MATCH
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Aug. 11 (by As
sociated Press).—Clarence Eklund, the
world’s light-heavy-weight wrestling
champion, defeated Billy Edwards, of
Nebraska City, two falls out of three
here on Monday night
JAP SQUADRON
RESCUES CREW
WRECKED SHIP
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TOKIO, Aug. 11 (by Associated
Press).—The ninth Japanese squadron
of destroyers rescued 23 passengers
and five members of the crew from
the wreck of a Russian ship, Commo
dore Behring, according to a navy of
fice communique. The other members
of the Russian crew, which had num
bered 31, are thought to have safely
landed before the squadron reached
the ship and to be guarding the ship’s
cargo. The Russian ship was stranded
off the southern extremity of Kam
chatka, while bound from Vladivostok
to Petro.
WOODEN SHIPS TO BE
CONCENTRATED ON RIVER
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 11 (by
Associated Press).—Admiral Benson,
of the United States Shipping Board
announced that the government owned
wooden ships scattered along the coats
of the Atlantic would be concentrated
in the James river, thus saving two
hundred thousand dollars department
expense.
JAP PAPER CHARGES
AMERICAN DISLOYALTY
TOKIO, Aug. 11 (by Associated
Press).—A Japanese newspaper here
considered a military organ charges
that Americans foster “disloyalty
among the Japanese and American
missionaries in Korea, using the cloak
of Christianity to instill an anti-Jap
anese sentiment there.”
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BOARD BILL OF NEW
YORK RATS BIG ITEM
NEW' YORK, Aug. 11 (by Associat
ed Press).—Dr. Y. G. Heister of the
Rockefeller foundation has estimated
that there are three million, five hun
dred thousand rats in New York, cost
ing the city about thirty-five millon
dollars a year “board bill.”
It is claimed the rats have done an
enormous amount of damage.
DERAILED PASSENGER
TRAIN PROVES FATAL
HOSPERS, Iowa, Aug. 11 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Two trainmen were
killed and two probably fatally in
jured when a Northwestern passenger
train was derailed last evening.
PROHIB CANDIDATES
BE NOTIFIED TOMORROW
GERMANTOWN, Ohio, Aug. 11 (by
Associated Press).—Dr Aaron S. Wat
kins and D. Leigh Colvin, the prohibi
tion candidates will be notified of their
nomination tonight.
GREAT BRITAIN USES
OUR COTTOF PORT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11 (by
Associated Press).—Great Britain took
nearly half of 15,408 bales of cotton
exported from the United States for
the fiscal year of 1920, the department
of commerce announces today.
FISHQUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Aug. 11 (by Associated
Press) — Prices at noon, August 10th
on Halibut, 16% cents; Chickens 6
cents? Sable fish, 5 cents; red and
Un& cod, * cents.
BERGDOLLSAYS
NOT GUILTY
OF DESERTION
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (by Associated
Press).—Erwin Rudolph Bergdoll
pleaded not guilty of evading the
draft and desertion from the army
before a court martial here today.
Bergdoll asserted that “he did not
want to enter the army as he might
be in a position where he would have
to shoot relatives.”
Bergdoll is a brother of a Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, who has been a
fugitive from justice for some time
and is rated as a millionaire.
RUM CACHED
IN COCOANUTS
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 11 (by
Associated Press).—There is hardly a
ship coming here from America
whose crew do not purchase a quan
tity of rum and whiskey. As much
as $60 is being paid for a case of the
beverage, an increase of 100 per cent.
Evidence has been disclosed that the
whiskey and other spirits are being
smuggled into the United States in
bags of cocoanuts.
SHOTS ARE FIRED
AT STRIKEBREAKERS
DENVER, Col., Aug. 11 (by Associat
ed Press).—Twenty men were ar
raigned in the police court yesterday
charged with disturbances during the
street car riots. Twelve of them w'ere
heavily fined. Troops continue to be
held at strategic points.
Two shots were fired from a win
dow at a car manned by strike-break
ers but no one was hurt.
A. E. F. WILL CEASE
TO EXIST AUGUST 31
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The American ex
peditionary forces pass into history
on August thirty-first when headquar
ters of the only remaining unit ceases
to exist with the transfer of records
to the custody of the war department.
It is announced that General Persh
ing the next day will open head
quarters as general of the army.
LIGHTNING STRUCK
AS MINISTER ASKED
WERE THEY READY
LAPORTE, Ind., Aug. 11 (by
Associated Press).—“If lighten
ing should strike the tent, how
many would be ready for it?”
said the Rev. John Timber, ad
dressing a congregation in a big
tent in this city. A moment
later a bolt of lightening struck
the ten and killed two ministers,
severely burned Rev. Timber,
and knocked down scores of the
worshippers.