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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 141. CORDOVA, ALASKA FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1915. ' PRICE TEN CENTS.
Government To Make Sub-Divisional Survey of Practically all the Coal
In Alaska, Preparatory to Entering Into Leases for This Land
A government survey party arrived
at Katalla this morning on the steam
er Admiral Watson, and will at once
begin the survey of the Bering River
coal fields, In order that the Interior
department may segrebate this land,
the government reserving what tractB
It may need for the mining of fuel
for the navy, and the balance to be
leased to those desiring to engage In
the coal business.
The party includes John P. Walker,
assistant supervisor of surveys for
Alaska. Thomas Hargh, a United
I States mineral surveyor, is In charge
of the work, and he tias with him a
crew of fifteen men, ten horses and
thirty-five tons of outfit. The Daily
Times correspondent at Katalla inter
viewed Mr. Haigli shortly after his
arrival there, and he furnished the
following information as to his plans,
which was sent us over the longdis
tance telephone:
"The object of the party is to make
surveys of the district into townships
and sections, preparatory to govern
ment leasing of the coat claims. We
will remain at Katalla for a few days
and will extend a line from the coast
for locations, and active operations
will begin In the vicinity of the Mc
Donald mine. It is the Intention of
the party to make a subdiviaional
survey of practically all the coal In
this district as shown by the United
States Geological sheets.
“Mr. Walker will leave here in about
a week or ten days for the purpose
of organizing and starting to work
parties in the other coal districts of
Alaska.
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COPPER OUTPUT
$1,500,000 A MONTH
Effective at once the Cop
per River & Northwestern rail
way will run three trains a week
each way, between Chitlna and
Kennecott, Instead of maintaining
the usual summer schedule of
one thaln a week. This has be
come necessary on account of In
creased shipments of copper ore
from the Bonanza and Jumbo
mine, which the branch line Is
unable to handle. Two trains
a week will be operated between
Cordova and Chitlna. With the
continued rise in the price of
copper the output of these mines
is to be still further Increased to
120 car* a month, or 6,000 tons.
At the ipreaent price of copper
this monthly ore shipment will
have a value of over a million and
a half dollars.
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Protests Against Purchase of Guggenheim Line Influenced Administration
in Selecting Government Route—Cordovans Advised Get Together
Our townsman. Donald A. McKenzie,
owner of the Nelson townsite, who
has spent the past winter In Wash
ington, writes an Interesting letter to
Harry Thisted, in which he reviews
the work accomplished by Alaskans at
the National capital, and at the same
lime deprecates the strife prevailing
here. He also points out the great
injury done Cordova by these disturb
ances, and counsels an all-pull-togeth
er spirit, if any good results are to
be nttained. Here Is what he says:
"Now that the railroad route has
been decided upon and the town elec
tion is over, 1 have determined that
it Is the opportune time to call on
you to give an account of your stew
ardship. You will recall the many
conversations we had on the upbuild
ing of Cordova, Orca bay and the
Copper Itiver country generally. One
of the very important requisites for our
success was to have the people of
Cordova work harmoniously, and I
expected you to he the chief factor
in promoting this laudable enterprise.
But some way you seem to have ut
terly failed, much to my sorrow. 1
read in the Cordova papers the de
rangement of the entire population.
An outsider would naturally come to
the conclusion that there was not a
straight man in the whole commu
nity, and the outsider would also be
impressed with the fact that Cordova
was about the cheapest town on the
face of the earth. The chief issue
appeared to be over an amount of
six hundred dollars.
"This policy is suicidal and assin
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FIREMEN TO GIVE
SMOKER TOMORROW
The boys of the fire department
are preparing to be the hosts of the
male population of the town at a pub
lic smoker to be held in the fire hall
tomorrow evening. The committee
In charge is working energetically to
provide amusement for all who may
come. Several of our talented local
artists have agreed to furnish their
quota of entertainment for the afTair,
and a good time is assured. An ef
ficient corps of waiters has been se
cured to handle the refreshments.
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LOTS AT NEW
TERMINAL
Among the passengers on the Ad
miral Watson for the westward, were
A. Christensen, chief of the field divi
sion or tne Juneau land office, and J.
F. Warner, government surveyor.
They are going to Anchorage, to sur
vey and arrange for a townsite at the
railroad terminal. While in Cordova
Mr. Christensen was asked as to the
plans apportioning the lots and he
said:
"We have no regulations or acts to
go by in this matter and the methods
of the Alaska Engineering Commission
and myself will take the matter up
and make recommendations to the de
partment. I really do not know what
method will be used in disposing of
the lots. We may decide to hold them
at a nominal rental, or we may sell
them at a nominal sum with certain
restrictions making the sale for the
benefit of the public and not the specu
lators.
“Then again we may sell them at
auction to the highest bidder, but 1
hardly think so, as that would be play
ing into the hands of the speculators
who have money to Invest.
“People have been ruBhing into 8hlp
Creek so fast and settling on the res
ervation, that they are hampering the
railroad work and something must be
done with them. Mr. Warner will sur
vey the townsite and probably the set
tiers will be moved so as not to Inter
fere with the work.
"There will probably be a townsitt
at Matanuska Junction where tht
branch to the coal fields leaves the
main line and we will have to make
the necessary surveys there, and may
be at a couple of other places up th(
line. Then the large tract at Sew
ard will probably be laid out ant
placed on the market, although wi
cannot tell what regulations the de
partment will finally make in the mat
ter.”
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ALAMEDA HERE MIDNIGHT
LOAD8 16 CAR8 COPPEI
The steamer Alameda will arriv
from the westward about mldnlgh
and as she takes on sixteen cars c
copper ore will be in port eight hour
before sailing for Seattle.
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The New White Hlpress Pacs, wit
the New Tops, at 8. Blum ft Co'a.
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ITALY HAS DECLARED WAR
First Move Help Russia
BALKAN STATES NEXT TO ENTER FIELD
LONDON, May 21—Arrangements have been
completed to have Italy enter into full partnership
with the entente powers today. Austria and tier
many must now face the combined forces ot Bus
sia, France, England, Belgium, Kervia, Montenegro
and Italy, not counting Portugal and leaving Japan
in the background. To offset this the Teutons have
only the doubtful assistance of Turkey. The other
Balkan states are all preparing to enter the con
flict on the side of the allies. Boumania, with a
splendid army, will in all likelihood follow the lead
of Italy, for the relation botvyeen the two powers
are the closest. Bulgaria and Greece are also mo
bilizing their forces, and within a short time practi
cally tlie whole of Europe, with the exception of
Spain will be assisting in subduing the Teutons.
The Balkan nations are vitally interested in
the fate of the small remaining territory that Tur
key has in Europe, and Boumania wants to acquire
the Austrian province of Transylvania, which is
largely settled by her people.
The armies now being gathered by the Balkan
nations will very likely be used to assist the allies
in their work of forcing the straits of Dardanelles.
Once the straits have been captured and the big
ships of the allied' fleet enter flu* Sea of Marmora,
the fall of Constantinople, with the resultant down
fall of the Turk in Europe, will be only a question
of time. The armies being raised by Greece, Bul
garia and Boumania are called tin* Gallipoli armies,
and they will immediately enter into service on the
peninsula.
Every preparation has been made by Italy to
start the war with her full force and power at com
mand. The government has established a strict
censorship, and it is unknown where the delivery of
the first blow will be made. The Italian attack and
probable advance must of necessity relieve the pres
sure upon the Russian armies on the eastern front
and in Galicia particularly, where the situation is
extremely grave. At present the fighting on the
eastern front south of Przemysl is intense, and' in all,
probability the recently captured fortress may have
to be evacuated for strategic reasons. The an
nouncement that Italy has made up her mind to join
forces with the entente powers has caused a wave
of jubilation to sweep over the British empire, and
the last vestiges of the depression that was seeping
into the people two days ago has disappea ed.
ROME, May 21—The bill introduced by Pre
mier Salamira granting the government full powers
in case of war to make expenditures, and other ex
i traordinary actions, has been passed by the cham
j her of deputies. The bill was at once introduced
| in the Senate by the Premier. The senate decided
i unanimously to suspend the rules and consider the
measure at once. A committee was immediately
j appointed to make a report on the bill, which went
! to work at once, holding an executive session. The
! senate adjourned for one hour pending the commit
tee’s consideration of the bill, and on reassembling
the measure will lx* passed at once.
ROME, May 21—Three hundred and fifty thous
j and soldiers have been concentrated along the coast
of Italy across the Adriatic from Albania. The
troops are located at Brindisi, Bari and Doggia.
Everything, including transports are ready, to en
able the troops to start the invasion of Albania,
and from there to enter Austrian territory through
Montenegro or Servia.
ROME, May 21—The Messagaro, a leading
newspaper of this city, says that the council of min
isters met after the session of the senate yesterday,
and held a lengthy conference. The purpose of
the conference was, in the opinion of the Messagaro,
probably to draft a declaration of war against Aus
tria.
WASHINGTON, May 21—It is officially an
nounced by the German embassy here that the dip
lomatic interests of Germany in Italy have been
take ncharge of by the minister from Switzerland.
CHIASSO, May 21-—Prince von Buelow, the
German ambassador to Rome, is expected to arrive j
here from tin- Eternal City shortly before the sen-,
ate passes the war bill now before it. The German!
consul at Leghorn has already arrived in an automo-j
bile, and hundreds of Germans are constantly ar
riving by automobile, train and every conceivable
mode of conveyance.
ROME, May 21—Continued evidence of military
activity on both sides of the Austrian frontier indi
cate the nearness of the approaching hostilities.
Today a flotilla of Austrian aeroplanes are patroll
ing tin* frontier in the neighborhood of Isonso. Two
of the air scouts flew over Italian territory, thus
technically violating the neutrality of Italy.
BASEL, May 21—The French artillery has de
stroyed the bridge across the river Tliur, in the vi
cinity of Cernuy. It is believed' that Oernay has
been the s’.pplv and hospital base for the German
forces opera ing on the eminence known as Hurt
man’s Wenerkopf, and in the Hiezmenstein region
in upper Alsace. With tin* destruction of tin*
bridge the Germans will be forced to abandon Cer
nay and find a new base of supplies across the riv
| er, as the line of communication has been broken.
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BERLIN, May 21—In the German official state
ment issued today it is said that the Russian prison
ers taken east of Jaroslau were equipped with iron
clubs, and none of them had rifles. Since the first
of May 104,(XX) prisoners have been taken by the
German forces operating with the Austro-1 lungar
1 ian army in Galicia. Seventy-two cannon were al
so secured from the Russians and a large quantity
1 of other war munitions.
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, A GREAT SAGRIFICE OF LIFE
j PETROGRAI), May 21—The Russian official
t statement issued today gives estimates of the Ger
f man killed and wounded in the recent battles in
» western Galicia, which, if correct, show that tin
victory of the Teutons was bought at an excessive
price. The statement claims that on May 10, 11
1 12 and 13 the enemy lost ten thousand men daily in
the fighting in the Carpathians. On the 17th and
other days the losses of the Teutons were much heav
ier, due to the hand to hand nature of the fighting
jam! the desperate charges made by the Germans to
force the Russians to retire.
On several days the combined Austrian and
German casualties ran into the toils of thousands,
certain of tin* enemy’s regiments being reduced to
single companies. To the total losses of the enemy
incurred in tin* past twelve days should be included
forty thousand prisoners who were captured by the
Russians. The Russian army staff estimates that
undoubtedly one-fourth or one-third of the whole
German strength has been lost.
ATHENS, May 21—The fighting between the
allied forces and the Turkish troops has concen
trated near the neck of the Gallipoli peninsula, and
the battle in that vicinity is raging fiercely. The
battleships of the British fleet, including the super
dreadnaught, Queen Elizabeth, have gone around in
to the Gulf of Saros, and are assisting the land forces
by shelling the Turkish positions. The Turks are
supported' by the guns of tin* Turkish cruiser Goben,
which is firing from the Sea of Marmora. If the
British are successful in the battle, which is cen
tering around Bulair, the entire Turkish force on
the peninsula will be cut off from their base of sup
plies, and the problem of conquering the European
j side of the straits will be simplified.
LABOR LEADER PRESIDENT
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LONDON, May 21—Arthur Henderson, a prom
inent labor hauler, lias been selected to succeed Her
bert Louis Samuel, as {(resident of tin* governing
board of the city of London. This change is in
line with the recent policy of tire government to
put the affairs of the nation upon a strictly non
partiasnn basis.
PRTROGRA1), May 22—The Germans and Aus
trians art1 making tremendous efforts to recapture
Przemysl. They have crowded four thousand field
guns into a small area north of the fortress and have
already fired two and one-half million shells. The
bombardment is on a titanic scale, and is greater
than anything heretofore attempted in the whole
history of the war. It seems impossible that the
Russians could have resisted such a terrific fire so
long as they have, but they still hold the city.
5UIT IS FILED
FOR COPPER STOCK
In a petition filed in the supreme
:ourt of the state of Washington O.
. Holsford, secretary of the D. J.
dorrison Co., asked for the surrender
if 205,000 shares in the Mother Ixide
’’opper Mines Company, near McCar
hy, by James J. Godfrey. The stock
s said to sell for one dollar a share
ind was purchased by Holsford in
1908, but never delivered, it is al
eged.
ROOSEVELT GETS
LIBEL SUII
SYRACUSE May 21—The Jury In
the arnes-Roosevelt libel suit came
into the courtroom, and the foreman
announced that they had agreed up
on a verdict. The verdict as an
nounced by the foreman was in favor
of the ex-president. After announc
ing the verdict the clerk of the court
proceeded to poll the jury, and all an
nounced that the verdict as announced
was their verdict except one Juror,
Edward Bums, a Syracuse motorman.
On the court learning that one of the
jurors dissented, the verdict as an
nounced by the foreman was refused,
and the presiding justice sent the ju
rors back for further consideration
of the case.
The disagreement of the jury is over
the awarding of the costs in the case.
Burns, the dissenting juror wants the
costs to be split between both Barnes
and Roosevelt, and the other eleven
are in favor of letting Teddy get off
without paying any of the costs. On
the question of the main issue, wheth
er or not Roosevelt libeled Barnes,
the jury is unanimous in favor of the
Big Chief of the Bull Moosers.
8YRUACUSE, May 21—Theodore
Roosevelt was the recipient of many
congratulations from his friends here
on learning that the jury in the suit
of William Barnes against him for
libel, had decided in his favor. Ted
dy's attorneys were the first people
to grasp his hand when the foreman
announced the verdict, and he has
been receiving telegraphic felicita
tions all day. Roosevelt declined ab
solutely to comment on the verdict
but his radiant countenance reflect
ed his extreme pleasure over the out
come, and his famous delighted smile
was much in evidence.
Both Roosevelt and hts counsel said
that they were not averse to sharing
the costs of the suit, if such an ar
rangement oculd be legally made. The
verdict in his favor was the big thing
and that was what the ex president
desired most of all, the costs of the
matter being only an Incidental con
sideratlon. Barnes, on learning of the
verdict avoided the newspaper men,
and immediately returned to Albany.
SYRACUSE, May 21—The jury In
the Barnes-Roosevelt libel suit is still
I out- The Judge has instructed the
Jury that the law does not allow a di
vision of the costs such as desired by
Juror Burns.
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