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Only Afternoon Newspaper In Alaska Member Of Associated Presgs;
The Cordova Daily Times i
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VOLUME TWO. NUMBER ,‘512. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1313* ^ PRICE TEN < I.NIS.
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IiONDON, Dec. 13.—While the information seeping
through from the war zone in Serbia confirms the tales of
continued retirement of the allied troops, it would appear that
the movement is necessitated simply because of the numerical
superiority of the enemy. Tin* fighting has been sustained
and severe for days, but the allied troops have not broken
A under the strain of the fierce attacks of the Bulgarian hill
men, and the hard fought battles in which the British have
been engaged in Macedonia have thus tar resulted in tremen
dous losses to tin' Bulgarians, who have been conducting the
assaults without assistance from the Germans or Austrians.
A dispatch to the London Times, from its correspondent
with the expeditionary force states that in oik* battle the Bul
garians left more than eight thousand dead and wounded upon
the field. The Greek decision to withdraw from the zone of
hostilities and leave Grecian territory free for the combatants
to fight over is arousing considerable interest, as it is felt that
this decision will allow the Bulgarians and their Teutonic al
* lies to manoeuvre flunking movements through Greek terri
lory, thus further endangering the position of the allied
forces. Many rumors are floating around the war office con
cerning the movement of troops in Greece, but the officials re
fuse to discuss the matter, and' the censor is strictly expurgat
ing all news which tends to inform the public in that particu
lar. It is persistently being reported that the allies have al
ready landed troops at Kavala, and also that the first detach
ments of Italians have got around from Durazza, Albania, to
Saloniki. In the Dardanelles little is going on, although win
ter weather has set in, and it is reported that the winter is
proving a severe test for both flu* Australians and the lurks
alike.
BERLIN, Dec. 13.—Direct communication between Berlin
and Sofia has been opened, the railroad tracks through Serbia
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having been repaired, and temporary bridges built to replace
the destruction left by the Serbians when they retreated. The
Teutons and Bulgarians are announced as being triumphant
along the whole fighting front in Serbia, and it is also offi
cially stated that when the Germans took the town of Ipek in
Montenegro, they captured twelve cannon, which had been
buried by the enemy before evacuating the city. The steady
pressure being exerted on the entente powers in Serbia is not,
being relaxed for a minute, the Serbians having been practical
ly eliminated from consideration, and with the exception of
rounding up a few scattered bands, there does not seem to be
much left for tin* Teutons to do to the Serbians. The past few
days have rounded out the series of victories, which com
menced with the Teuton advance across the Danube and the
Save. A thousand more Serbians have been captured, and the.
Anglo-French troops have been driven out of Macedonia, and
forced to take refuge in Greece. The Bulgarians under Gen
eral Todoroff bore the brunt of the fighting against the British
in the Strumitza district, forcing home assault after assault.
on the British positions, and it is reported that two whole
British divisions were wiped out by the Bulgars. The towns
of Gievgeli and Doiran were taken with little trouble bv To
doroff.
SALONIKI, Dec. 13.—The French and British troops in
southern Serbia are still retiring, and have been forced' to!
evacuate Gievgeli and Doiran, two cities close to the Greek j
frontier, and tin* two most important places then remaining i
fn the hands of the allies. The Bulgarians are pressing the |
retiring French and British hard, and are now within five
miles of the Greek border. The fighting has been intense, and ;
the allied troops have inflicted heavy losses on the attackers,
and the accuracy of their machine gun fire. Doiran and Giev ;
geli have been occupied by the Bulgarians.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 13.—The campaign by San Fran
cisco for the honor of being selected as the place for holding
the next Republican convention is gaining strength, and it
now seems probable that the Golden Gate city may bo selected.
The San Francisco sentiment has grown so rapidly as to sur
prise the other contenders lor the honor, and was furthei
boosted today when the St. Louis people announced that if
their city was not selected they would vote for San Francisco.
Philadelphia is virtually beaten, and there seems to be no
chance of the City of Brotherly Love winning the coveted
honor. Chicago, which seemed to be a sure winner a week ago,
is losing ground, although the Windy City is still a contender.
The chief opposition to Chicago is because it was tin* scene of
the last convention, and therefore connected with the split in
the party at that time, which the Republicans blame for their
loss of prestige throughout the country. As to the time when
the convention will be held, there is a growing feeling in the
committee that it should be held before the Democrats meet,
as certain issues which will be popular with tin* voters will
be adopted' by both parties, and the Republicans wish to get
the credit for them, such as national preparedness. The Demo
cratic convention will be held in St. Louis on June 14, and it
is reported that a majority of the Republican national coin
^ in it tee are in favor of holding their convention in the early
part of June.
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GERMANY INVENTS SUBSTITUTE FOR RUBBER.
BERLIN, Dec. 13.—The shortage of rubber, which for a
time was proving a serious embarrassment to the German
field army, as tin* wear on auto tires was excessive, has been
met bv the ingenuity of the German chemists, who have suc
ceeded in inventing a substitute which is used for auto tires,
^ and which wears at least a whole year, giving much better
service than the former rubber tires, and retaining all the ad
vantages of resiliency.
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ENGLAND BUILDING UP SWISS WATCH INDUSTRY.
BERNE, Switzerland, Dec. 13.—Several Swiss papers are
complaining that unless preventive steps are taken, the Swiss
watch making industry is going to be seriously impaired' by
shrewd English women, who are charged with having secured
employment in Switzerland for the purpose of learning trade
secrets, and then returning to England and divulging, the
secrets to wounded soldiers. As a result, the papers claim, a
considerable “Swiss watch” industry has already been.built
up in England, which is competing strongly with Switzerland.
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JAPAN FURNISHES CHRISTMAS TOYS FOR ENGLAND.
LONDON, Dec. 13.—Japan has helped out the English
Christmas shopping by providing the bazaars with enough
toys to supply the war deficit. Before the war Germany con
trolled almost the entire British toy trade. English toy in
dustries have since started up, but could not till all ot the
orders from the shops. Then an importing firm sent samples
of German toys to Japan. In some ways the Japanese output
has exceeded expectations. The new Japanese toys include
clockwork animals, such as jumping dogs and horses, cheap
speaking dolls and imitation skin animals. While not a musi
cal people in the European sense, the Japanese also manufac
ture toy musical instruments.
580 SHIPS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINES
BERLIN, Dec. 13.—The German admiralty today pub
lished a list of the accomplishments of the German submarines
since the war broke out a year ago last August. A total of live
hundred and eight ships have been sunk, with a tonnage ol
in 8,000.___
BELLIGERENTS CAN
FIGHT IN GREECE
LONDON, Dec. 13.—It is reported that the Greek cabinet
have finally decided on what course of action to pursue in
case the fighting between the allies and the Central Powers
should’ flow over onto Greek territory. V\ hilo nothing otti
eial has been announced, it is stated on good authority that it
has been determined with withdraw all Greek bodies oi troops
from Saloniki, and along the railroad to the Serbian irentier,
and also from along the frontier, where the Germans and their
allies art1 waging war. The plan contemplates to leave the
war zone clear of Greek troops so that the belligerents can
fight it out, the Greeks only retaining sufficient force in tin
zone to act as police. The authorities wish to act impartially
and avoid friction of contact with either the entente troops
or the Teutonic allies. The Greek army at Saloniki will be
reduced immediately to an inconsiderable force, thus assuring
liberty of action to the allied forces there.
At the same time the Greek troops along the railroad will
be withdrawn to avoid complications whenever tin- Germans,
Austrians and Bulgarians enter Greek territory.
COURT RULES ON MOVING PICTURE FILMS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The United States supreme
court today handed down a decision upholding the tedeial
statute forbidding the transportation through the mails, or
the importation from foreign countries, as well as all tian-'poi
tation in interstate commerce, ot moving picture tilms of pi ize
fights. The case arose over the attempt to bring into this
country the pictures of the Johnson-Jess Willard light, which
was held in Cuba.
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BERLIN, Dec. 13.—Attention is being called on every
side to the difficult, if not precarious, position in which u
large number of the lawyers and notaries of the Empire find
themselves as a result of the war. Pew professional men, it
is claimed, are suffering quite as keenly, nor as uncomplain
ittgly, as they. The war lias resulted in a minimum ol litiga
tion, and in a maximum of “poor cases’’ that take- up time and
money, hut seldom pay anything at all. The number ol women
who have troubles with their landlords and have to call on
legal aid has risen amazingly.
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LONDON, Dec. 13.—The spectacle of a member of the
British peerage in the almost obsolete paternal role of Lord ol
the Manor, is found in Devon, where Lord FortSscne gives his
close personal attention to the affairs of his tenants. Since the
beginning of the war he has called them together each week
and given them a lecture on the progress of the fighting. 1 he
lectures are staged in the village school room at South Molton.
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AT SEA ON BOARD S. S. OSCAR II, Dec. 13. — Henry
Ford today sent wireless messages to all the reigning mon
archs of the belligerent nations, calling upon them to declare
a truce immediately, reminding them of the sacredness of the
approaching Christmas season, and demanding that the
armies stand where they are while the peace negotiations are
in progress.
THE GAME OF POLITICS
Charles E. Herron, chairman of the <1
Republican territorial committee, 0
spent the day in Cordova greeting lo-: '
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cal friends. He is extensively inter (
ested in mining to the westward anti j j,
is going outside on a business trip. .
He will return to Seward and An j
chorage shortly after the first of the (j
year and expects to remain in Alaska. t
Mr. Herron favors holding an r
early convention in this territory in -
nominate a candidate for delegate to (]
Congress, and members of both v
houses of (he legislature, the time ,
and place be determined after he has
consulted with the different com
mitteemen. t
"I am in favor of the territorial a
convention electing the national com- p
mltteemen," said Mr. Herron today to £
a Times reporter. “Personally I am \
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in favor of both the national commit- ,
teemen and candidate for delegate to |
Congress agreeing to only endorse £
applicants for federal positions in the
different divisions of Alaska who hold
the endorsement of the majority of |
the local committeemen in that divt- t
sion. Candidates for governor should ( ,
have the endorsement of a majority ,
of the full territorial committee. y
“The report going the rounds iu^i
political circles that I am out for .
Wlckersham for Congress, on the
regular Republican ticket, is absolute
ly without foundation. T Intend to .
do everything in my power to prevent .
the gentleman from obtaining the ,
nomination at the hands of the Re- j
publican convention." I
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It is reported on good authority
that William E. Root, who is at pres
ent manager of the Northern Drug i
Company here, is to receive the ap- 1
pointment as postmaster at Seward, <
succeeding P. J, llickey, Jr. wtio re- '
cently resigned. Mr Root is presi- 1
dent of the Seward Democratic Club,
and was a candidate for the appoint
ment at the expiration of the term of <
the present incumbent, having so an- 1
flounced himself shortly after the last I
Presidential election. He has been '
endorsed by the executive committee !
of his local club, and so far ns can j
be learned there is no opposition to
his appointment in Democratic!
circles, although one or two other
candidates have been mentioned who | 1
are not residents of Seward.
J. E. Thwaites, mail clerk on the
steamer Northwestern, is a candidate ‘
for the position. Just what political j
party Mr. Thwaites is a member of <
has not been made public. He was a
formerly mail clerk on the little J
steamer Dora, running from Seward j t
to Unalaska, and it is reported that
at the last delegate election he
piloted most of the crew of that ves
sel to tlie polls, and they voted for 1
W. A. Gilmore of Nome, the Repub- j
liean nominee for delegate to Con- j
gress. !
The Republicans of Anchorage have
organized a club, with the following
officers: President, Arthur Frame; 1
vice-president, Oapt. A. E. Lathrop; I
secretary, James Coffee; treasurer, ^
Jack Sutherland. When the club was !
formed the enthusiasm was so ap
parent that all loyal Republicans were (
highly gratified. It was made par- >
ticularly evident that the ladles of }
•he town will take as much Interest ,
In bringing a Republican victory as
the men. At the meeting appeared
many of the prominent women, all
of whom seemed to feel the responsi
bility of suffrage, und to be glad '
of the opportunity of Increasing their 1
influence In the community. Choice ‘
selections were rendered by the Fos- i
ter orchestra, which added a social ;
side to the otherwise old time Re- <
publican rally. The enthusiasm
shown and the number signing the J
roll point to the organization at An
chorage being the largest Republican
club In Alaska. About one hundred
and seventy five people were in at
tendance,
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Some of the all-wise Alaskan news
papers says that the whole truth •
about the vacancies In the postmas- 1
tershtps Is political, and possibly so, i
but'all of this enlightenment has I
iwncd since three of these federal
ffieiiils tendered their resignations,
nd before any telegraphic Informa
on was sent out from Washington
> the effect that there were six
oldover Republican postmasters In
laska. as well as several thousand
1 the States. But their statements
on't jibe with the facts, as the fol
jwing excerpt from a communication
eceived by the Daily Times proves;
fie (meaning Inspector Neil) didn’t
o a thing to the - postoffice, and
e are Democrats, too; but one rap
lore or less don’t count."
Unofficial reports have been re
eived by a local attorney that the
ttorney general will ask for the re
ignation of District Attorney Spence
s a result of the protests filed at
Vashlngton by the Democratic clubs
f Seward, Cordova and Valdez and
y the looal Commercial Club.—Sew
rd Gateway.
Postmaster Martin, of Matanuska,
.anding, has left for the States and
timed the office over to a settler,
fho is kicking about the mail busi
less and says he doesn't want to be
adhered with the job. A1 Church,
ormerly a merchant of McCarthy, is
ifter the position.
It is said that National Committee
nan Cheney, of Juneau, passes upon
til applications for federal appoint
nenls under the Democratic admin-(
stration and he is largely guided in 1
tis recommendations of the local
coders of the party.
Attorney E. E. Ritchie, or Valdez,
s mentioned as a most avilable man
or the Republican nomination for
elegate to Congress, but whether
tr. Ritchie would be willing to enter
lie race we do not know.
E. B. Wood, of Anchorage, and
’apt. .1. A Herbert, of Seldovta, are
he only Democratic postmasters in
he third judicial division who have
,een appointed under the Wilson ad
ninistration.
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A conference of Democratic leaders
s planned for the latter part of the
iresent month at Juneau. Judge
lunnell. of the fourth division. Is ex- 1
meted to be in attendance.
Valdez, Nome and Seward are safij
o have candidates in the field f(k
tlstrict Attorney Spence's Job, praj
iding the department of justice
it to cast him in the discard. j
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It seems to be generally pride;
Rood throughout the territory , tin
Jelegate VVickersham will seek a. r
•lection on the straight RepuDl|e&
Icket. ^
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. — Franc'
Marion Cockrell, who for many year
was a United States pnatOr froij
Missouri, died here today’ll the agj
of 81. During the Civil Why H'
Cockrell served as a brigadler-gTB
eral in the Confederate army, wa
severely wounded during flood’s ill
vasion of Tennessee, and commands!
a division In the operations aroutt
Mobile, Alabama. He was first ele^
ted to the Senate in 1875. and serve
over thirty years In that body. Tli
Senate adjourned today as a mark c
respect to its former member.
LUST SOCIAL UNO TEA 01
YEAR ON WEDNESDAY
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At the last business meeting r
the Woman's Society of Chur<
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Workers, held at the house of Mr
Vance, an Invitation was extended b
Mrs. Snyder to the society and th<
friends to spend t heir last social t
silver tea of the year at the Wt
lington, opposite the Alaskan Hott
First street, on Wednesday afte
noon, at 2:30 o'clock. The invitatlo
was accepted. Come and enjoy
pleasant afternoon.
MRS. L. WALN, Secretary.
BRITISH GOVT. WILL
BUY OUR SECURITIES
LONDON, Do 3. 13.—The British government has decide*
o purchase all American securities possible from its citizen?
n order to prevent the returning to the United States of i
urge amount of stock now owned' in England, as it is felt tha
his property is so valuable, and the income therefrom wll b
io desirable in reinforcing the empire after peace is declare*
hat it would be unwise for the government to permit the db
>osal of the shares in such a way as would permanently do
>rive the nation of such assets. The government plans to pa.
or all securities purchased by the issuance of exchequer bond
layable in five years, and bearing interest at five per coni
Hie chancellor of the exchequer, who made the announce men
oday in the house of commons, said that the governmen
tood ready to buy all American securities that were for salt
it the American market price, without any charge for broken
ige or commission.
GERMANY’S IRON ORE IMPORTATION IS STOPPED.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 13.—Swedish iron mine owt:
>rs state that the British submarine blockade will result in
•omplete stoppage of Germany’s large iron ore iinportatio
'rom this country. Iron ore is not contraband' and could ordi
nirily be shipped on neutral vessels, but at present all Swedis
md other neutral shipping is otherwise engaged, and no ves
iels are available.
AUSTRALIA TO SALVE WRECKED GERMAN CRUISE!
MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 13.—Negotiations bet wee;
irivate contractors and the navy department for the sah in
,f the German cruiser Emden having been broken off by til
lepartment, chiefly because of the fear that complication
night arise if the Emden were used as a “show ship” a
•arious ports, the department itself intends to salve the wrecj
V gunboat, adequately manned for the purpose by experts an
irovided with needed apparatus, has just left for North Kee
ng Island, in the Indian Ocean, where the hulk of the Emde
las laid for almost a year.
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