The Cordova Daily Times
VOLl'MK TWO. NUMBER 323. CORDOVA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1915. PRICE TEN (TINTS.
SB LIFE OF HIS!
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. — Thomas
Riggs, Jr., a member of the Alaskan
engineering commission, submitted to
having a quart of his blood withdrawn j
from^his veins yesterday in order to j
save the life of his wife. Mrs. Riggs j
had just given birth to a son, but hen
physical condition was such that she J
lacked sufficient blood to enable her
to regain her strength. Mr. Riggs im
mediately offered himself when the
attending physicians suggested trans-j
fusion as the only thing that would
save his wife's life. The operation j
was successful in every way, and both j
Mr. and Mrs. Riggs are fast recover-j
ing. The baby also is a fine, healthy
SEATTLE, Dec. 28. — The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company, in pre
paration for the increased Alaska
business expected next year, has pur
chased a new steam freighter, to be
put on the run to southeastern Alas
ka immediately. The name of the
new vessel is the Ravalli, and she
will take the place of the Delhi, which
was wrecked last season.
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\THENS, Dec. 28. — General Cas
telnau, the chief of the French gen
eral staff, is still here and has spoken
freely about his interview yesterday
with King Constantine. Castelnau
told the monarch the allies would
surely be triumphant In the end. The
king was non-committal on the sub
ject although he did express doubt
as to whether the central powers
would be able to resist. Indefinitely
the economic and financial pressure
^ of the war, as England's control o(
the seas was cutting off many valu
able and practically necessary sources
of supply from Germany and Austria.
Constantine questioned Castelnau as
to the tardiness of the allies in com
ing to the relief of Belgium and Ser
bia, thus allowing both nations to be
crushed and subjugated. The case of
Serbia was particularly referred to. as
while in Belgium the allies might be
excused on the ground of unprepared
ness, in Serbia they had plenty of
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j time, and must have known what was
j coming. The fiasco at the Dardan
elles was also discussed, Constantine
1 laying stress on the large loss of
'life, and the blunders of the com
manders of the expedition. To all
J the king's criticisms Castelnau ex
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pressed regret over the failure of the
allies, but insisted that final victory
was the end in view of the allies, not
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temporary gains, and that complete
preparation must be had before the
allied machine would be ready to
move. When the final movement
I started the French General was sure
that there would be no stopping until
Germany and ber allies sued for
peace.
SEES PEACE IN
SIGHT
STOCKHOLM. Dec. 28. — This city
was the scene of a large and enthusi
astic public meeting on behalf of
peace in Europe yesterday. The meet
ng was held under the auspices of
the Ford peace expedition, and was
addressed by prominent members of
the expedition, and Norwegians and
Swedes, who favor an immediate ter
mination of the conflict. Secretary
Lochner, of the expedition, made the
chief address, and he was received
,vith tumultuous applause when he
isserted that the executive committee
>f the expedition had secret advices
o the effect that certain of the bel
igerents were already willing to con
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NEW YORK, Dec. 28. — Colonel
House, the President’s envoy to Eu
rope. sailed from here today, bound
for Rotterdam. House will visit all
| the belligerent capitals on a secret
| mission concerning certain phaseB of
| international questions now at issue
between the United States and the
belligerents. Among other passen
gers on the same vessel are Brand
Whitlock, the United States ambas-|
sador to Belgium, who is returning to
Brussels to continue his labors, and
Captain Boy-Ed, the German naval,
attache at Washington, who was with
drawn at the request of the Wilson
administration.
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TERRITORY
Territorial Treasurer Walstein G.
Smith reports that nearly all of the
fixed license taxes for the year 1915
have been paid, with the possible ex
ception of a few from the extreme
outlying districts, where the mail ser
vice is very infrequent. He also stated
‘hat a few of the renewal license fees,
all of which are due after the 1st of
January, 1916, have already been paid
into his office.
Under the provisions of the reve
nue act all fixed taxes are due on the
first of the year, and are renewable
on the first of January following. The
act has now been in force for the
greater part of a year. The provision
al taxes, which are based on the out
put of the canneries and mining com
panies, reckoned on their output to
the first of January, 1916, will start
to come in in the near future. The
act provides that they must be paid
before January 15, but the territorial
officials realize that this is impossible
on account of the mail service and as
a consequence a longer time was
granted, without the assessment pen
alties.
The treasurer’s office is not ready
as yet to announce the total amount
collected from the fixed license fees
for the year, as some of them are
still unpaid.
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Tickets for the New Year’s eve
dance, to be given by the Cordova
Fire Department, are on sale at all
places of business.
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One-fourth off on fancy china at
the Blum, O'Neill Co.
VIIIA 1 1ITFHI
KL PASO, Dec. 28. — General Ob
regon announced privately today that
he has been informed that General
Villa is a fugitive in the Guerrero;
district. The rumors that General!
Villa was somewhere in the state of:
Chluhuahua marching with a body-;
guard towards the American border:
have been proven to be untrue.
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AMATEUR STATUS!
OF ATHLETES
BE SETTLED
NEW YORK. Dec. 28. — The con
certed effort made in this city today
bv the governing bodies in all branch
es of sport to reach a mutual under
standing relative to the amateur sta
tus of competitors is expected by
many to be the most important ath
letic meeting held in the last decade.
Every portion of the country is af-j
fected and interested, and tiny deci- j
sion that may be arrived at will be j
far-reaching.
So many sided is the subject mat
ter in hand that many believe it will
be impossible to approach its many
angles at one conference, and that
some kind of a committee will have
to be appointed to report later, after
every viewpoint has been thoroughly
considered.
While the Amateur Athletic Union
specifically defines an amateur, its
application constantly has been a
thorn in the side of athletics, and no
thing would be more welcomed than
a clearing up of the question and a
ruling made that could be made to
'•stick" when occasion arises to make
use of it.
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ATHENS. Dec. 28. — The belief is
increasing here that the central pow
ers and their Bulgarian allies will at
tempt to invade Greece. The releas
ing of certain classes of reserves is
evidence of the lessening tension In
government circles, and emblematic
af the official opinion that Bulgaria
will remain inactive and not attempt
to invade Grecian Macedonia.
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Tomorrow evening the newly elect
ed officers of Mt. McKinley Lodge.
[•'. & A. M., will be installed, after
which the Masons and mem hers of
the Eastern Star will participate in
i banquet at Slater’s restaurant.
MAY SEVER ALL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. — Infor
mation i3 naid to have been received
from authoritative quarters that Aus
tria will not meet the demands or
the United States in her forthcoming
reply to the second Ancona note from
this country. That a refusal to meet
tlie demands of the United States
will mean n severance of diplomatic
relations is accepted by the officials
here, and seems to be equally acepted
by the Teutonic powers, from what
can be learned of their attitm t. It
is unofficially reported that both
Germany and Austria are preparing
to sever their diplomatic relations
with the United States.
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ATHENS. Dec. 28. — The Bulgar
ians are scouring Serbia for raw ma
terials to be used in the manufacture
of ammunition. All copper utensils
have been seized, including household
articles, ornaments and everything
copper that is not -f value to the mili
tary in its present shape.
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All the Kea) New* in the Times.
SEVERAL INDICTEP
BLOWING UP PLANTS
(Hy Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Dec. 28. — A new
, batch of indictments against promi
nent Americans and German-Amcri
cans were returned by the federal
grand jury this afternoon. The men
i indicted are Congressman Frank Bu
, chanan of Illinois, M. Robert Fowler,
1 Congressman Frank S. Monnett of Il
linois, former attorney-general of
I Ohio, David Lamar, Jacob C. Taylor.
, president of the National Labor Peace
council, Franz Rintelen, a German
agent, H. B. Martin and Herman
. Schulteis.
All the men are charged with con
spiring to blow up munition factories
in the United States, and they are all
charged with having a part in the
same conspiracy. The authorities
' have not made public the evidence
against the accused, but it is unoffi
' daily reported to be strong. The tn
! dictment of men like Congressmen
Monnett and Buchanan, and David
Lamar Is creating considerable of a
sensation, and by some is connected
with the President’s message to Con
gress regarding treason within our
borders.
CHARLESTON. S. C., Dec. 28. —
Pointing to the great war as proof
that both militarists and pacifists
have failed completely as protectors
of peace, Oscar S. Straus, former am
- bassador to Turkey, declared in an
address before the Southern Comtner
t cial Congress that there must be an
i international reconstruction on an en
tirely different basis.
"This world war is a distinct proof
that neither pacifism without might
r nor might unless dominated by right
; can be effectual in securing a perma
s nent peace," said Mr. Straus. “A war
- such as this could never have en
• gulfed the nations had the lnterna
1 tional relationship and foundations
been rightfully constructed.”
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TOKIO, Dec. 28. — Intense feeling
is being manifested throughout Jap
an over the torpedoing of the Japan
ese liner Yasaka by an enemy sub
marine without warning in the Med
iterranean. The press comment on
the affair calls upon the government
to take u more vigorous and active
participation in the wnr against the
control powers for this attack on a
Japanese passenger vessel. The war
land r.BV> departments have been the
scene of great industry and the firt
unusual move was made today when
the cruisers Town and Chitose were
ordered to sail tomorrow on a secret
mission. it is believed that they
are bound to the South Seas.
COPPED TAKES ANOTHER
UPWARD JUMP
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. — The cop
per market received another boost to
day, when that metal was quoted at
22 cents a pound, with indications
that it may go still higher.
NEXT SAILING FOR CORDOVA.
The next sailing from Seattle for
southwestern Alaska will be the
steamer Alameda on Thursday. The
Admiral Farragut has been temporar
ily withdrawn from this run, and con
sequently did not leave Puget Sound
on December 25.
BRITISH TO SEIZE
AMERICAN MAIL
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. — Word has
just been received here that a British
cruiser held up a mail steamer on De
cember 13, which was bound to Scan
dinavian ports from the United States
and removed 2,900 pieces of mail
therefrom. The mail was mostly par
cel post packages addressed to par
ties in the Scandinavian countries.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. — The
state department has been advised
that the allies intend to seize and ex
amine all mail that passes between
the United States and neutral coun
tries in Europe. The mail to be ex
amined will be that which is under
suspicion of being in reality destined
for Germany, although ostensibly in
tended for the country of address. The
allies feel that a large amount of con
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■ raband articles are being delivered
into Germany in this manner, and
cases are recited where a large
imount of rubber was found in par
el post packages which were really
•'tended for transhipment into Ger
many.
Heretofore the allies have only ex
amined the parcel post packages, but
they claim to have discovered an or
ganized plan to send in articles to
the central powers in the mail, and
hat all classes of mail are being
•sed.
The allies plead military necessity
for their seizures, and examinations
af neutral mails, and declare that the
Hague convention permits such a seiz
ure. Mail has been recently taken
from three steamships bound for Rot
terdam.
TOLEDO, Dec. 28. — Mayor C'arl
Kelly, of this city, was indicted to
day on the charge of accepting a
bribe. The complaint alleges that
Kelly wae given a gift of an aufo by
a concern which was endeavoring to
sell auto fire trucks to the city. Kelly
accepted the car from the agent of
the motor car company, and as a
member of 'he board of control he had
a vote in awarding the contract for
the apparatus.
FRENCH ATM
HERMAN LINES
HIRSSTEIN
BERLIN, Dec. 28. — The war office
announced officially this morning
that the French were strongly attack
ing the German lines at Hirsstein.
The Teutons were holding their po
sitions with little losses, although
the French 75's were showering tons
of shells upon the German trenches.
The German batteries were vigorous
ly replying to the French artillery.
The first infantry assault at daybreak
was repulsed with heavy losses.