The Cordova Daily Times
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VOLUME flT NUMBER 242 CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDXKSfiAY, MAY 1, 1918_ PRICE TEN CENTS
GERMANS ARE REINFORCING FOR ANOTHER MASSIVE ASSAULT
SULZER DEFEATS
As indicating the lack of interest in
yesterday’s primaries, at which nomi
nations were made for the offices of
delegate in congress, members of the,
territorial legislature and road com
missioner, but 200 votes were cast in
the Cordova precinct. Of these, 116
were Republican, 82 Democratic, and
2 Socialist. The fact that local can
didates were voted for the lower
house of the legislature and for road
commissioner alone is responsible for
what little interest there was in the
primaries. Loyalty to the local can
didates was shown in the fact that
Henry Slater, for the legislature, re
ceived the highest vote polled by any
candidate—103—and James Galen, for
road commissioner, received the next
highest—99.
The local situation comnlioqted the
voting somewhat, as many Democrats
who wished to vote for Republican
candidates were compelled to forego
the opportunity of casting a vote for
their party nominee for delegate, and
similarly Republicans who desired to
take part in the contest for the Dem
ocratic nomination for delegate be
tween Sulzer and Maloney were de
barred from voting for their party
candidates for the minor offices.
While Wickersham was the only
candidate on the Republican ticket
for delegate, he received but 73 of the
116 Republican votes cast. The con
test for delegate on the Democratic
ticket developed that the Maloney
candidacy was not taken any too seri
ously in this city, as the “anti-ring”
candidate received but 13 votes.
The detailed vote of Cordova pre
cinct was as follows:
Republican Ticket
For Delegate—
Wickersham . 73
For Senator—
Ward .,.*. 63
For Members of Legislature —
Green . 40
Murray .67
Reed . 37
Slater . 103
Sutherland .. 27
Thompson . 24
For Road Commissioner—
Galen . 09
Sullivan . 5
Wood . 7
Democratic Ticket
For Delegate—
Sulzer . 69
Maloney . 13
For Senator—
Price . 61
For Members of Legislature—
Noon . 45
Patterson . 49
Ray .: 54
Small. 45
For Road Commissioner—
Wilson . 53
The Kataila Vote
Incomplete returns from Kataila
give Sulzer 28 votes and Wicker
sham 11.'
SEWARD, May 1.—In the territorial
primaries here yesterday the Demo
crats cast 114 votes, the Republicans
62 and the Socialists 1. For delegate
in congress on the Democratic, Sulzer
received 160 votes to 16 for Maloney.
Thomas Price, for senator, received
89 votes, and Wilson, for road com
missioner, "74. For the legislature,
John Noon was high man, with 111
votes.
On the Republican ticket, Wicker
sham, for delegate, received 28 votes;
Ward, for senator, 29; for road com
missioner, Galen, 6; Sullivan, 49;
Wood, 8; for the legislature, Green,
39; Murray, 18; Reed, 21; Slater, 27;
Sutherland, 12; Thompson, 14.
Valdez and Granby
VALDEZ, May 1.—At the primaries
yesterday in Valdez precinct Sulzer,
Democrat, for delegate in congress,
received 150 votes to 15 for Maloney;
in Granby precinct, Sulzer, 16; Malo
ney, 0. On the Republican ticket,
Wickersham, for delegate, received 25,
to 9 for Sulzer. On other candidates
in the Valdez precinct the vote was
as fdllcrws:
For Members of Legislature (Re
publican)—Murray, 30; Reed, 31;
Slater, 22; Sutherland, 18; Thompson,
7. For Road Commissioner (Repub
lican)—Galen, 1; Sullivan, 23; Wood,
21.
The Republican vote at the Granby
primaries was as follows:
For Delegate—-Wickersham, 4; Sul
zer, 5. For the Legislature—Green, 4;
Murray, 9. For Hoad Commissioner—
Wood, '2.
Maloney Snowed Under
JUNEAU, May 1.—Fourteen pre
cincts in the "First division, including
Douglas, Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka,
give Sulzer 987 votes to 419 for Ma
loney in the territorial primaries yes
terday. On the "legislative ticket,
William Britt, for senator, and Casey
Conners, Sowerby and “Stroller”
White, for the lower house, are con
siderably in the lead. All are Sulzer
men.
it is estimated that Sulzer will carry
this division by 800 or 900 votes. Sul
zer also received votes on the Social
ist and Republican tickets.
Sulzer Has Walkaway
JUNEAU, May 1.—Incomplete re
turns from the First division, includ
ing all precincts on Gastineau chan
nel, Douglas Island, Wrangell, Peters
burg and Skagway, comprising about
65 per cent of the vote, give Sulzer
728 and Maloney 397.
Wickersham has polled about 90 per
cent of the Republican primary vote,
which was light.
The Sulzer legislative ticket nomi
nated consisted of Britt for Senator
and Casey and Sowerby for represen
tatives. White, independent Demo
crat, and Mrs. Bishop of the Maloney
ticket were the other two nominated.
Fourth Is for Sulzer
The Fairbanks Citizen early this
morning estimated from the early re
turns that Sulzer had carried that
division by a vote of seven to one.
No reports have been received here
from the Second' division.
From the Railroad Town
ANCHORAGE. May 1.—Complete
returns from yesterday's primaries are
as follows:
Republican Ticket — Wickersham,
139; Ward, 117; Green, 75; Reed, 90;
Slater. 79; Sutherland, 79; Thomp
son, 86; Murray, 92; Galen, 37; Sul
livan, 44; Wood, 43.
Democratic Ticket—Sulzer, 196;
Maloney, 143; Price, 361; Noon, 208;
Patterson, 201; Ray, 202; Small. 245;
Wilson, 214.
CONCRETE OFFERS OF
MEDIATION MAY 19
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LONDON, May 1.—Emperor Charles of Austria and For
eign Minister Burian are going to (h rman headquarters to con
fer with Kaiser Wilhelm regarding ITknyiian and Balkan af
fairs following peace. This is not fne first report, of the same
nature emanating from Germany recently.
The pope is about to make another peace move. The
Xeuste Nachrichten of Munich of April 23 said that Pope Bene
dict intended to make a new peace offer when the western of
fensive had assumed a new phase.
Move Is German Camouflage
Representatives of the governments of the entente allies
have predicted that the Teutons would make a peace offer in
the event that the recent great German offensive should ap
pear abortive. This movement at Rome is considered to be pos
sibly the beginning of the plan.
Berlin Receives News 11 Sympathetically”
rl HE HAG I F, May 1.—Pope Benedict intends to issue new
peace proposals on Whitsunday, May 19, according to the Co
logne newspapers. The document, il is said, will be of a more
pressing nature than those formerly issued, and will contain
concrete offers of mediation hv the pope, with the possibility
of the co-operation of neutral countries.
The information of the pope’s intentions is reported from
Berlin, where it was received sympathetically.
HUNS READY MAKE
DRIVE KEMMEL HILL
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, May L—
General Von Arnim, the German commander on the northern
front, lias made no further move in Flanders. The heavy de
feat which the Germans suffered on Monday has forced them
to bring up fresh troops before continuing the drive for the hill
positions. Another assault is-expected within a few hours.
Reinforcements to Fill Gaps
DATELESS.—Stunned by the severe punishment given by
the allies, the Germans for the moment have abandoned their
attempts to gain the further hill positions west of Kemmel hill.
It is presumed that the Germans are reinforcing and bringing
up reserves.
Minor Operations by Allies
LONDON, May 1.—The French last night improved their
positions near Loore, says the British official statement today.
I he British have rushed German posts in the Meteren sector
and taken some prisoners.
Artillery Active
PARIS, May 1.—There were artillery duels last night near
\ illers-Bretonneux on both sides of the Avre and southeast of
Amiens, says the French official statement.
UNITED STATES MAY SEND
3,000,000 MEN TO FRANCE
WASHINGTON, May 1.—Secretary of War Baker will
appear before the house military affairs committee tomorrow
to present the administration’s program for increasing the
army to meet the German drive. ,
Administration otficials believe that it will be possible to
handle three million men this year.
GOV LISTER AND WIFE
MAKING TRIP TO ALASKA
SEATTLE, May 1.—Governor Er
nest Lister of the state of Washing
ton, accompanied by his wife, left to
day on a ten days’ vacattpn trip to
Juneau.
Till OF BE-ESTIBLISHIOO
UCBHV IN BOSSII
WASHINGTON, May 1.—An official
dispatch from France says that the
recent report of the re-establishment
of the monarchy in Russia emanated
from Berlin, according to the belief
of the French newspapers.
LONDON, May 1.—Gavrio Prinzip,
who shot and killed Archduke Francis
Ferdinand, heir apparent to the Aus
trian throne, and his morganatic wife
at Sarajevo, Bosnia, in July, 1914, and
whose act was furnished the pretext
for the beginning of hostiliea by Ger
many, is dead at a fortress near
Prague.
Tuberculosis, developed in prison
by Prinzip since the double murder,
was the cause of his death.
Prinzip, who was a student, was
sentenced to twenty years’ imprison
ment for his crime.
SEEKTQ RAISE
WASHINGTON, May 1.—The Alaska
Steamship Company has applied to
the interstate commerce commission
for increases ranging from 59 cents
to $15 in one-way passenger fares
and from 5 cents to $3 per hundred
pounds in excess baggage rates be
tween Seattle and Alaska ports.
FRENCH SUBMARINE HAS
BEEN SUNK IN C0LL0SI0N
PARIS, May 1.—The French subnia
the Prairal has been sunk in colli
sion. Part of her crew were saved.
PLOT TO BLOW
TOWER AT FORT
EL PASO, Texas, May 1.—Four
sticks of dynamite and thirty feet of
coiled copper wire and detonating
caps have been discovered buried un
der the base of the steel wireless
tower at Fort Bliss.
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WASHINGTON, May 1.—As the
final phase in the search for the
United States naval collier Cyclinoph,
the navy department announced yes
terday that warships are landing nu
merous boat crews on the West In
dian islands to question fishermen with
a view to learning something in re
gard to her mysterious disappearance
The Cyclinoph sailed from Barba
does nearly two months ago, with
nearly three hundred persons on
board, since which time nothing has
been heard from her.
MOST GERMAN PHYSICIANS
ME WITH THE COLORS
NEW YORK, May 1—More than
two thirds of all German physicians
are with the colofc and about 3,000
of them after their return will have
to start all over again, said Dr. Lie
ber, in the Prussian House of Deput
ies recently, accordng to German
newspapers received here.
REVOLUTION THREATENING
IN AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
LONDON, May 1.—A Reuter’s dispatch says that it is
learned from Serbian sources that there are unmistakable signs
of an approaching revolution in Austria-Hungary. The unrest
is becoming more evident daily.
A plebiscite is being held among the Serbs, Croats and Slo
venes favoring their union with Serbia and Montenegro in one
national independent state under the scepter of King Peter of
Serbia. The prime archbishop of Carniola is at the head of this
movement.
Demonstrations of a very serious character have taken
place in the Jugoslav provinces.
TROTZKY URGES COMPULSARY
MILITARY SERVICE IN RUSSIA
MOSCOW, May 1.—Trotzky lias urged the central execu
tives to issue a decree for compulsory military sei \ ie«. lie
says that Russia is facing destruction, and that she must have
an army, as it is not known at what hour she will be openly
challenged by her imperialistic enemy, and because of the
threatening attitude of the United States on the west.
The German advance into Russia continues uninterrupt
edly. The Teutons have captured several cities, and now are
nearing Kursk, a city with a population of 50,000.