The Cordo m Daily Times
VOLUME ONE. NUMBER 281. I R1C Pj TEN ( ENTS.
WILSON OUTLINES OUR DEFENSE POLICY
, BRYAN OPPOSES PLANS OF THE ADMINISTRA 1 ION
NEW YORK, Nov. $— Preslden
Wilson spent most of today here wit!
his fiancee Mrs. Galt. The mornin;
fcns passed by an automobile ride ou
into the Westchester hills and had
again, after which the two of then
had luncheon together at the house o
a friend. Wilson left here this artel
noon for the capiro’l, Mrs. Gait remain
ing behind, as she is busily engagei
here selecting her wedding trousseav
The president's speech at the Mar
hattan Club l»3t night was weTl rt
ceived, and he was accorded an ®vs
tion at its conclusion, the diners risln
en masse and singing America. Ii
plaining tbe policy of the aflmftitstrj
: tion foT a larger army and navy Wilson
i said he wanted It to be clearly under
;! slots) that the government had no ag
t gressive plans, but that the imprdve
t mwits contemplated were only i>art of
i a scheme for adequate defense,
f “The United States” said the presi
- dent, "must be fully prepared to de
fend itself against attack from any
i possible enemy, in order that the Jteo
. pie of the country may be assured of
a continuance of their present en
- joyment of liberty, and provide for
- the necessary future self 'development
; He added “‘We have siding wnth ns in
1 thiB gretfl matter all the peoples of
• | the wasMTn hemisphere for we wish
not only the people of the United
Slates to enjoy the fullest freedom,
hut desire the same thing for them
also, and they should have the same
independent growth and fredom of ac
tion that we want." Wilson spoke
particularly about Americans who
seemed to have greater love for fore
ign countries than for the country of
their adoption or birth and said that
it was high time to call a Italt and
have a reckoning with such men “as
they sexton to "have forgotten flint fheir
chief aaegiawce should be to the
country in which they live.”
WASHINGTON. Nov. Tr- Wilson's
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toe secretary of state William Jennings j
Bryan, gave a statement to the press
today in which he comes out sqnarely j
In opposition to the plans for in
creased national defense proposed by
the present administration. Bryan J
said "The views of the president are
a radical departure fWnn the traditions
and history of this country, and an out j
and out reversal oi our hitherto *uc
cepted national poBcy."
He went on to State that if Congress
put the prasidentts proposttls into law
that they would consulate a serious j
menace t* the peace an* safety of the
United States and wo*Id sem as a
challenge to that spirit of Christian
ty which teaches us to influence I 1
ithers by getting an example in up- '
-ftthteousness ami not by exciting fear i
ti those we wish to help or influence, t
Bryan's statement is regarded by i
leading editors and publicists as the I
opening gun in a flght which, the i
Nebraskan will inaugurate against the <
adoption of the president's program
by the •Congress which meets next
month. Bryan said that he read the
speech "made by the president before,
the Manhattan Club in New York!
last with sorrow and genuine concern,
and that while he believed that the
president was sincerely advocating j
that which he believed to be right.
ie. Bryan, must dissent from the
iews of the president, not from any
notives of injuring the chief execu
ive by arverse criticism but tiecause
Jryan's own conscience compelled
iim to what he could to prevent such
, mistaken policy from being put into
■ffect.
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According to the Ketchikan Pro
gressive "there is only one man with
he necessary qualifications for dele
sateship who could bring in and hold
ogether most of the factions, thus
insuring success, and that man is John
Itustgard, the former United States
District Attorney of Juneau.”
LONDON, Nov. 5—While but tfittle information is being
received concerning the progress ■off'the fighting around Nish,
from that which leaks through fi would appear that the
Serbians have not been able to check the Bulgarian advance.
Checks liave been administered here and there at various points
of the front, but on the whole the Bulgarians are slowly con
tinuing their advance and drawing their cordon of troops
around the city. In the north fbo Austro-Germens are also
advancing although the fighting here has not been -so severe as
that between the Kerbs and Bnlgars. The northern army
defense is retiring in good order, and refusing to give battle,!
they ar cheeping intact its strength as a fighting force. King I
Peter lias arrived at the front and was enthusiastically received
by the troops.
LONDON, Nov. 7)—The situation along the eastern battle,
front is daily becoming more artvatageous for the Russians..
Along practically the entire front the Russians are on the offen
sive and the Teutons are contenting themselves with defending
their positions from the Russian attacks. 'Tin- Gorman
mitrdtrve has been spent, am] the Russians have not bet-m
whipped bad enough' to put them out of the running. Tin
Russian attack is lteing centered fiercely driving ahead at the
twumH.
BERLIN, Nov. 5—The war office issued an official bulletin
this morning stilting that on the w estern front the Germans fend
stormed ami re-captured a trench lost to the French in the
Champa gne district near Lemesnil October 24th. The state
ment says that the situation iu France is satisfactory to the
general staff and that the allied offensive has died out. In
regard to the fighting in Serbia the capture of 2700 Serbians
is announced, mid a general advance along the whole from in
nontliern Serbia is chronicled.
ATHENS, Nor. 5—The Serbians after three severe battles
have defeated -the Bulgarians at Babuna pass and compelled
them to retire after suffering heavy losses. The first two
British divisions landed at Salonika hnvs* about reached the
from in the region of Strum it:?,a, Bulgaria, and Other units are
being sent forward with all possible liaste and order.
BHKLIN, Nov. 5—'The German official st '.t > ■ nt said
today that the Bulgarians had administered a complete defeat
to the French troops northeast of Prilip. fbie portion ot the
French contingent was utterly routed and lied in disorder.
Many French prisoners are arriving at Kostendil in Belguaria.
LONDON, Nov. 5—King George is reported as being a
trifle better this morning. The monarch passed a more restful
night than heretofore and while lie is still unable to move with
out great pain, his appetite is constantly improving and the
attending phvsicians profess themselves as much pleased with
the progress their patient is making. . ,
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LONDON, Nov. 4—Two divisions of the British army,
recently landed at Saloniki, have effected a conjunction with
the french troops and a possible attempt to march northward
and cut the railroad running from Sofia to Constatinople is
anticipated. ______________________
KILL FULL
SEATTLE, Nov. 5—A terrible cal
amity w-as visited upon a Seattle
early this morning when George
Roberts, a plumber went insane and
oracticaTly exterminated his whole
family. Roberts apparently arose
early actuated by his mad impulse
and went to the wood shed, where he
secured an axe. He returned, en
tered his wife's room without awaking
\ her and "killed her with a blow of the
" axe on the head while she slept. He
repeated the performance on one of
hts daughters. Bv this time the noise
of the madman had awkened his son
and daughter, but before the daughter
could escare he had shot her down,
and then when his son tried to disarm
him, he assaulted the young man with
the axe, ana fatally wounded him.
Finding nobody else to kill Roberts
X then shot himself in the temple and
expired instantly. The son is not ex
pected to live, but the daughter who
was shot will recover.
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The steamer Admiral Evans has
not as yet been reported as having ar
rived at Juneau and she will not now
Jikrtiy reach Cordova until Sunday
night.
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Attorney A. J. Dimond, who recent
ly underwent a minor operation in
the Valdez hospital, has fully recov
ered and is again attending to his law
practice.
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LONDON, Not. \5—In the speech made by the former pre
jiiiw yesterday to the Chamber of Deputies wherein \ enizelos
attacked tlie war policy of the Zahiiis oabinet and denounced
the government for its half heated policy in the present crisis,
lie bitterly scons! King Constantine ami proclaimed tn at he was
la king up with pleasing li is Teutonic friends and that he was
ignoring the imperative necessities of Greece, ami ruining the
chances of the country for an assured future. The speech of
Venrzelos made a profound effect upon She deputies and his
criticisms of the king were received with an ominous silence.
Constantine fully realizes the sentiment rtf the parliament but
seems nevertheless to w isli to defeat the will of the people as
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expressed by their ciiosn .representatives, and it is likely that
he will prorogue the chamber rather than to permit Venizelos
to remain in control.
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.ATHENS, Nov. 5—King Constantine has sunnnouned the
leaders of the various factions in the House of Deputies to a
conference to be held today at the palace for the purpose of!
considering the foreign policy of the nation and to discuss the |
make upttf the ney cabinet. Constantine seems determined to
defeat the will of the dominant party in the parliament and |
remain neutral in the present war. The cabinet crisis will J
probably be solved within the next twenty-four hours.
ADVANCE IN PRICE OF ANTIMONY
HAS STIMULATED WORK AT THE MINES
HANKOW, China, Nov. 5—As a result of the interruption
of German industries, China has unexpectedly become the chief
producer of antimony and Hankow is China's chief antimony
center.
Before the war there was one antimony plant in-Hankow
and it was not operated. Now it is working and two others
have been established.
More than half of the-40,000 tons of antimony required by
the world last year was produced in China, chiefly in Hankow.
The price of the metal is uncertain at all times and is now
three times as great as before the opening of the war.
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TWO JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICERS ARE
ORDERED TO WASHINGTON AND ENGLAND
TOTvlO, Nov. 5—Lieutenant Commander Denzo Mori, staff
officer of the fourth battle squadron, has been ordered to \\ ash
ington and Lieutenant Commander Chusuke Shimomura, ad
jutant of the naval department and private secretary to the
minister of marine, to England. The two officers are to study
naval affairs in the United States and 7ngland respectively.
They will be unofficially attached to the Japanese embassies.
I They are both able officers of the sendee.
ESTATES OF DEAD SOLDIERS ARE SETTLED IN
FRANCE BY A SPECIALLY ORGANIZED BOARD
PARIS, Nov. 5—The “Bureau <le Successions” specially!
organized for the purpose in the rue <le Vaugirad, has now
administered the estates of 180,000 deceased soldiers. A force
of 12(H) men of the auxiliary service is employed examining
and classifying the belongings of dead soldiers sent from the
front or from the hospitals and preparing the necessary papers.
HIGH WAGE SYSTEM CANNOT LAST IN
EUROPE AFTER THE GREAT WAR ENDS
BERLIN, Nov. 5—The men and' the women now employed
at comparatively high wages throughout Germany constitute a
problem that already is occupying the attention of labor leaders
in every part of the Empire. The more thoughtful of the
workers realize that the days of big pay and unlimited work
are not going to last forever, and that with peace is going to
come a strenuous time of possible hardship, atnl they are saving
their money.
The hulk of the workers, however, are not savers to any i
degree, but hand-to-mouth livers notwithstanding their present j.
favorable circumstances, circumstances which certainly will
not improve when several hundred thousand if not several
million bread earners now- in the army are thrown back on the i
labor market. ; >
CITY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5—From ad
vices which the State Department has
received from Naco, it is now thought
Villa’s plans do not contemplate a
renewal of the attack on Agua Prieta.
It is believed that he intends to strike
from Naco to the Pacific coast with
the probable purpose of capturing
Guaymas and using it as a base of
supplies. From Guaymas Villa, after
securing supplies and ammunition
would strike across the country to
wards Mexico City.
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NEW YOKK, Nov. 5—The stock
narket opening this morning amid
icenes of unusal activity the trading
argely centering around the leuding
octal shares. The copper stocks ten
ured the market aud some of them
ttained record prices.
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It is reported that ant‘her good
trike has been made in the Granite
nine at Port Wells.