r The Cordova Bailj Times
VOLUMEII. NUMBER469. CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY KYK\I\<;. JUNE 16, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS
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WILSON AND MARSHALL NAMED
DEMOCRATS ARE
NOW WORKING
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ST. LOUIS, June 15.—Wilson and Marshal were nomi
nated by acclamation by the Democratic convention last night
shortly before midnight.
The demonstration following the nomination of Wilson
lasted forty-five minutes.
Today the convention is listening to the report of the plat
form committee, which approves the foreign policy of the ad
ministration, Wilson’s Mexican policy and the administration
of the tariff.
AMERICANISM PLANK STRONG.
The Americanism plank, which was written by. Wilson,
says:
“As the supreme issue of the day the Democratic party
summons all men to join in making clear to all the world the
unity and consequent power of America. We condemn all al
liances and combinations of individuals in this country of what
ever nationality or descent who agree and conspire together
for the purpose of embarrassing or weakening our government
or improperly influencing or coercing our public representa
tives in dealing or negotiating with any foreign power. We
condemn any political party which in view of the activity of
such conspiracy surrenders its integrity or modifies its policy.’’
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BRYAN TO SUPPORT WILSON.
Bryan last night made a speech, in which he praised the
progress made by the party and pledged his support to Wilson
and the entire ticket.
The committee is still considering the woman suffrage
plank, and it is thought a favorable report will be made upon it.
j WASHINGTON, June 16. — President Wilson was much
pissed when notified of his nomination. His acceptance is ex
pected today._
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WASHINGTON, June 16. — Secret
tary Lane has extended the time until j
which applications for leases for coal |
lands will be accepted from July 1 |
to August 1. I
It was decided by the officials that j
the time previously given was too,
short for prospective miners to ex-1
amine the ground which they wished j
to lease.
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♦ ST. LOUIS, June 16. — The ♦
♦ suffrave plank as adopted by ♦
♦ the Democratic convention, ♦
♦ reads: ‘‘We recommend the ♦
♦ extension of the franchise to ♦
♦ women of the country by ♦
♦ the different states upon the ♦
♦ same terms as to men.” . ♦
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FOUR BOHEMIANS FACE
DEATH FOR HIGH TREASON.
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^^HfcjENNA, June 14. — Four mem
jjfof the Hungarian Czech party
have been found guilty of high treason,'
and espionage and sentenced to death.
Dr. Kramarseh, leader of the Young
Czechs, and Dr. Rosenhain, a deputy
in the diet, found guilty of high trea
son, and Herr Zamasol, bookkeeper, -
and Herr Czervinka, editorial secre
tary of the newspaper Narodny Listy,
accused of espionage.
.The four men were charged with
tTeading a movement to bring about a
rapproachment between Bohemia and
Russia.
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New Zealand has an annual death
rate of less than one per cent.
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CHIEF REASON
According to good authority, the
erni of court to be held at Cordova,
which is called for July 17, primarily
s for the purpose of allowing persons
who have taken out their first natu
-alization papers to become full citi
sens, and to give others who wish to
lecome Americans a chance to take
>ut their first papers
Thert are many persons in the Cop
ier river valley who have not had the
>pportunity in the past several years I
0 take out their papers without inak
nK a triji to Valdez. It is for the con
venience of these persons that the
erm of court is called at Cordova, 1
ind all who wish to take out either!
heir first or second papers should J
nake arrangements to appear before [
he court here on July 17.
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LOGGERS BRINK DRUG;
ONE OF THEM DYING-!
SEATTLE, June 14. — Three log-1
;ers who Saturday drank a bottle of 1
Huffman drops, a sedative, said to bej
composed chiefly of spirits of ether, I
were taken to a hospital here yester
lay and it is feared that one of them,
fohn Johnson, 66, will not survive,
rhe other two, Victor Johnson, 35, and ■
lohn .Miller, 36, are expected to re- :
cover. They have been employed re
cently in a logging camp near IJort i
\ngeles.
Miller told the police last night that
le obtained the Huffman drops from i
1 Second avenue drug store without
i prescription, having been told that
hey were Kood for stomach pains, i
rom which he was suffering. The
lohnsons have not said how they ob- i
.lined the drug. City detectives are
nvestigating.
STEAMER BEAR
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EUREKA, Junq 16. — Five persons
are known to have lost their lives and
six others are missing as a result of
the wreck of the steamship Bear off i
Cape Mendocino. i
The Bear is still Inthct, and hopes <
are expressed that she may yet be
saved. None of the passengers or I
crew would have been lost if they had <
remained aboard the vessel.
MEU CHIEF
SAN ANTONIO. June 16. — Louis
telarosa. In charge of the party of
Mexican* which raided American ter
Itory at San Ignacio, during which
hree Americans were lost, has been
aptured.
Many of the raiding Mexicans have
>een captured, and It Is learned that
•Ight were killed and many wounded
n the fight with America ntroops.
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CELEBRATION ON
FOURTH OF JULY
NOW ASSURED
Cordova is to have a big Fourth.
(hi the day that is dearest to the hearts of all Americans!
one of the greatest celebrations in the history of the city will lie :
held in the Copper Center of Alaska.
There will be sports, speeches, parades and amusements
of all kinds.
There will be something for the old and young; for the gay
and the grouch; for the sad and tin* joyful; no matter what ■
your disposition, age, gender or previous condition you will be
able to enjoy yourself in Cordova on Independence Day.
Kvery branch of sport will be represented. There will be
races of all kinds on the main street, ball games at the park,
boat races on the bay, and the children will have contests to
their heart’s delight.
The people of Cordova have placed the seal of their appro
val on the 'determination to have a Tug celebration this year,
and when the people of this city start out to do anything .they
do it right.
Nothing is to be neglected. The town has declared a holi
day for the purpose of enjoying itself and showing a good time
lo the many visitors who are expected to be here on that day.
Nothing w ill be overlooked that will tend to make the out
af-town man comfortable. On that day this city will be given
>ver to the visitors, and it will be theirs to enjoy.
Dr. \Y. \Y. Council, Dr. \Y. ii. Chase and (Jeorge Dooley
have the celebration in charge, and are devoting time and on
■rgy to the arrangement of a suitable program, one that will
make everybody, after the day is over, feel that they have had
the best time of their lives. _
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CANADIANS ARE LOGGIN IN
BRITISH ISLES
LONDON, June 14. — Expert Can
idian lumbermen are scattered
hrough many forects of England cut
ing down trees for the purpose of
naking a “battering ram wherewith
o win the war." These brown, lithe
:>ackwoodsmen- half soldier und half
rooper—were brought to England
rom the Dominion because of their
vnowledge of the forests, to turn into
t war asset the vast and valuable
itretches of British timberland. Apart
'rom the timber proper, which is so
uuch in demand for niilitary purposes
he by-products are valuable, for they
Delude tanning barlv, turpentine and
>otasn.
The first work of the Canadians was
he marking down and surveying ol
•ertain tracts of forest land, "blazing"
ichetne of attack that the beauties of
he rural scenes would not be unne
•essarily marred. With the arrival of
he plants and milling machinery the
he trees—mainly the soft wood trees
•f pine and fir—and so arranging their
umbermen began turning out wood
n all sorts of forms, from railway
ies to matches.
There are still left in England two
ind a half million acres of forest, the
'rown woods alone) covering about
125,000 acres.
HOLLAND PLANS TO SAVE BY
CHANGING CLOCK
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 14,
—Holland expects to save approxi
mately $2,000,000 annually through Its J
new “summer time" or daylight saving
scheme, which went into effect at mid
night of April 30. Parliament's act. j
comprising one short article, was j
adopted by both chambers with only
a few minutes' discussion, and 6,000,
000 people are rising an hour earlier
and retiring an hour earlier. \side
from the financial gain, much is ex
pected to result in the way of bene
ficial influence on the nation’s health.
The cnange was effected with Oj
minimum of inconvenience, and there
were few late comers in schools and
factories on the first morning of the
new regime. Py a curious oversight,
the big dock of the Palace of Peace
at The Hague was seen to be still in
dicating th*e old-time on May Day
morning.
The one industrial sphere in which
objections are raised is the agrlcul- J
tural world, and a number of farmers i
in Friesland and elsewhere are evinc-'
lng an inclination to regulate their j
activities by the old time. Earlier j
milking, for instance, is not in the (
interests of the milk yield, while much
disadvantage is anticipated in the har
vesting months. The earlier working,
hour will, it is declared, be useless, ■
as mowing and other operations are j
then impossible owing to the damp
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AUSTRIANS LET
CZERNOWITZ GO
TO RUSS ARMY
PETROGRAD, June 16.—Ahe Austrian forces last night
evacuated Czernowitz and are retreating to the south, where it
is reported they will make a further stand.
During the evacuation of the capital, the Russians cap
tured an additional hundred officers and 14,000 men. This
makes the total number of Austrians captured by the Russians
in the last big offensive 164,000.
The Russian successes still continue, due largely, it is said,
to the use of big Japanese guns and a new explosive which has
terrific destructive powers.
BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES.
PARIS, June 16. — The heavy bombardment by the Ger
mans of the French positions northeast of Verdun still continue
and a heavy infantry attack is expected hourly.
It is reported that the Kaiser again is directing the fight
infi on the Verdun front in conjunction with the Crown Prince.
The French have again captured the German trenches south of
Mort Homme.
ATLIN HAS BIG FIRE
SKAtJ\\ AY, June Hi.—Fire, starting from a spark from
tin* chimney of tin* Royal lintel .Thursday moraine destroyed
the entire business section of Atlin, B. ('., with the exception of
one general store. The loss is estimated at $100,000.
'The buildings burned include Sclmltze’s store, livery
stable and garage, Pillman’s picture store, James’ drug and
general store and Macintosh’s grocery store.
The Masonic hall and the White Pass it Yukon hotel, in
course of construction, were saved. All the buildings, it is an
nounced, will be rebuilt immediately.
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The steamship Northwestern, of the
Alaska Steamship Company, is due to
arrive from the south tomorrow morn
ing at 4 o’clock. She has 550 tons of
freight for Cordova, including 41 head
of stock, and 300 tons of freight for
the Copper river valley.
It is probable that the Northwestern
will remain in port until midnight to
morrow night.
The steamship Admiral Watson, of
the Paclfic-Alaska Navigation Com
pany, is scheduled to sail from An
chorage this afternoon between 4 and
5 o’clock. She will take ore at La
touche and probably will be at Cor
dova some time Sunday.
ROOSEVELT REPORTED ILL
SGI ST NEW YORK
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NEW YORK. June 16. — Roosevelt (
today again suffered from -a se*crej
coughing spell. He is barely able to
talk above a whisper. Physleb.ns
tiave been summoned and fears are
expressed that the colonel is t-a.-’oua
y ill.
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If a woman is going away on a visit
<he never finishes packing her trunk
until the expressman calls for it.
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Frank Castinoble. a Douglas saloon
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keeper, was fined $40 by the city mag- (
istrate for selling liquor after closing
hours.
ness of the early morning, while the j
afternoons will be too short. Such
obstacles are, however, not expected,
to prove insurmountable, and on the
whole, the daylight saving act is voted
\ success. {
TO BE HELD
E. V. Boyle and W. H. Chase, terri
torial committeemen, have issued a
call for Republican primaries for the
election of delegates to the territorial
divisional convention to be held at
Valdez July 17, for the purpose of no
minating a candidate for senator, four
'■andidates for representatives and one
candidate for road overseer.
The primaries are to be held on
Saturday, June 24.
According to the notice the appor
tionment of delegates for the Copper
river valley is as follows:
Cordova.8
Chitina.4
Eyak.2
Katalla.2
Kennecott .2
McCarthy.2 »
Nazlna.1
Shushanna.1
All persons who shall have declared
himself or herself a Republican and
will support the Republican nominees
will be entitled to vote.
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AMERICANS IN THICK OF
FIGHT IN EUROPE.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, June 13. — In the violent
attacks by the Germans at famous IUU
No. GO and Sanctuary wood, the Can
adians bore the brunt of the action in
two days of the stiffest fighting they
have seen. Many Americans are
among the Canadians. Though driven
’ ack. they recovered all but a few
yards.
The German advance has been made
over a front of 3,000 yards from tho
Ypres-Comlnes railway to Hoogo
Point. In the Hooge sector the Ger
man attack was stopped with heavy
loss.