i The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER 402. CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 31, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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NEW YORK, March 30. — The de
mands of the railroad employees for
increased wages and shorter hours
were presented to the general man
agers of the roads at a meeting which
had been arranged for this purpose,
in this city today. The demands are
the joint action of the Ilrotherhod of I
Locomotive Engineers, the Brother-1
hood of Railway Conductors, and the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
The allied trade unions represent a
total membership of 400,000 men, and
a strike on refusal to receive affir
mative answers to their requests,
would paralyze the commercial life* ^
of the nation, as It would tie up in-1
* definitely every important system in |
, the country. The chief demands of
the men are an eight hour day, and
time and one-half for overtime. The
railroads have until April 29 to reply.
Over 180 separate and distinct rail
road systems are involved. The de-1
mands, if granted, will tremendously
increase the expense of operation for
the railroads, and they have been con
P ducting a campaign of publicity for
months in the leading journals, laying
their side of the matter before the
people in an effort to win the appro
vo 1 nf itiiltll/' onininn
REGAIN LOST |
PARIS, March 30. — The war office'
communique issued this morning re-1
ports that there were further infan-,
try attacks by the Germans against
the French positions defending Ver
dun last night. The chief effort of
the Teutons was directed towards re-,
capturing the lost positions in the
Avoncourt wood, which the French
won two days ago. All their attacks i
last night were easily repulsed, and no j
- further advances of the Germans is
reported at any point. Around Malan
court the German heavy artillery con
[ tinued the bombardment, but no in
rr fantry attacks were made. East of
the Meuse the fighting was confined
exclusively to artillery exchanges.
SEATTLE. March 30. — Two crews
to man boats of the U. S. Coast unit
Geodetic Survey sailed for Alaska to
day to commence their season's work
Charting tne dangerous waters of the
inside passage to the great northern
territory. The two crews will man
the steamers King and Winge, and
the Equator, both of which will be
employed during the season In south
eastern Alaska waters.
Special by Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March .10. — The
state department, through its agents
abroad, is using every possible means
to secure absolute and conclusive
proof regarding the recent disasters
which have sunk the British steamers
Sussex, Englishman and Manchester,
all unarmed merchant ships, having
American citizens on board.
The circumstances surrounding the
catastrophes are strongly indicative of
the British claim that the ships were
torpedoed without warning by Ger
man submarines. The evidence so far
received, in the form of affidavits
from persons on the ships, including
American passengers and members of
the crews, has all tended to substan
tiate the torpedo theory.
If the torpedo explanation Is the
correct one. then this government will
be assured that Germany is waging
war wiili her submarines in direct
violation of her recent assurances to
the United States. It is stated on the
highest official authority in this city
that the administration has agreed
upon the next step to be taken by
the United States, unless Germany
makes a satisfactory reply to the last
inquiries directed to her by Ambassa
dor Girard concerning the sinking of
these ships.
When the time comes, when this
country will feel justified in taking
positive action in the matter, the
president is prepared to issue a state
ment to the people of Ihe country, ex
plaining his attitude, and taking them
into his confidence in regard to the
reasons for his acts.
This statement will be in the na
ture of a general indictment of the
German policy as shown by the sub
marine warfare conducted by tin Ber
lin admiralty, and will detail the
course of the negotiations since the
sinking of the Lusitania, and tin vari
ous promises made by Germany which
have not been kept.
All of the recent Incidents of un
warned attacks on unarmed ships will
he included in this indictment, which
will make the issue between the two
countries clearcut. providing Germany
disclaims responsibility for the dis
asters. That this country will con
tinue its investigations until conclu
sive proof of what caused the re' cut
sinkings has been received, may be
taken as positive. When proof has
been secured and the administration
officials are sure of their ground, the
United States will act promptly and
decisively. In others words, the
period of hesitant diplomacy is over.
Wilson feels that Germany has been
ifforded every opportupity to comply
with the reasonable demands of this
country, and the continued sinking of
merchant ships is beginning to cause
he officials to feel that the Germans
ire not living up to their agreements,
>r else the German admiralty fails to
“xercise, either wilfully or negligent
ly as the case may be, sufficient con
trol over its submarine commanders.
WASHINGTON, March 30. — It is
unofficially reported here today that
i preliminary report on the sinking of
he channel steamer Sussex has been
forwarded to the state department by
\mbassador Page in London, to the
effect that a British torpedo boat de
stroyer. which attempted to rescue
the passengers and crew of the sink
ng Sussex, was fired upon by the
Herman submarine while performing
ts work of mercy.
BRITISH VESSEL
HELD DP BE A
LEWES, Delaware, March 30. —
Ernest Schuler, a German, who stowed
away on the British steamer Matoppo,
when she left New York for Vladivos
tok. with a cargo of war munitions
for the Russian government, appeared
in the captain’s cabin shortly after
tlie voyage started with a pistol in
his hand, and forced the master of the
ship to submit to being bound. Schu
ler then disabled the wireless appar
atus to prevent an alarm being given.
Later he locked the captain in the
latter's room, searched his papers and
the ship's safe. The absence of the
captain was noted by other members
of tlie crew, who, on searching for
him, located Schuler, and disarmed
him. The Matoppo pul into this port,
and Schuler was placed under arrest
by the federal authorities.
PABIS THEATRE
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LONDON, March 30. — In excavat- ^
ing for the opening up of the ancient
arena of Lutece, in the Rue Morgue,
on the left bank of the Seine, a deep
gallery running parallel to the Seine
and paved with stone has been dis
covered, and the engineers in charge
are now occupied in exploring it. The
work on these excavations is going on
actively at this part. When they ure
finished Paris will possess an open
air theatre capable of accommodat
ing more than 10, 000 spectators, and
provided with a stage 100 yards long,
to which an open square will add a
marvellous decoration. It will be the
reproduction of the Gallo-Roman cir
cus at the very place where the in
habitants of Ancient Lutece formerly
witnessed the combats of gladiators ;
and chariot races.
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Our former townsman. W. E. Root,
lias received his commission us post
master at Seward, and will take over
the office April 1.
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The steamer Admiral Evans is due <
to sail from Seward at 7 o’clock this i
morning, and will he In Cordova early ;
tomorrow on her southbound trip. I
OF«VERY
GREAT
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Marc I
<9. — The war has so far cost Holland
i clear $1411,000,000. Further, reckon
ng the demands of the intervenlnf
jeriod at $8,000,000 a month, the new
nlnister of finance. Dr. Anton var
}yn, estimates that by August 1 nex1
i sum of $180,000,000 will have beer
ipent on the mobilized land and ser
ones and in meeting the various
jther extraordinary demands on tin
reasury by the war crisis.
LONDON, March 29. — Sir John
Simon, who retired from the British
•abinet because lie could not agree
,% itli his associates on the question
if military compulsion, has returned
o the bar as a private practitioner,
dis first big case, a suit between two
nsurance companies, will come up
ihortly in the Chancery division. His
etaining fee in this case. $35,000, is
in illustration of the enormous re
gards which are possible to a high
dass lawyer iu England.
PACIFIC SUN
ALLIES
PORTLAND, March 30. — France
md Italy have ordered four hundred
housand eases of pink salmon from
lie Pacific coast salmon concerns.
I'he order is at present unfillable, as
he higher grades of last season’s
mck must be disposed of before the
duks are sold. All the stocks of
aimed salmon on the coast will be
ixhausted in filling up this huge or
ler, and it Is not known for certain
et whether It can be filled., coiti
iletely.
soldiers will
SOIL
WINNIPEG. Canada. March 29.
An official order, extending to every
non-commissioned officer and man on
active service in Canada leave of ah
sence not exceeding one month to go
out on farms, lias solved western Can
ada’s problem in finding help to plant
this year’s grain crop, in the opinion
of government official^ here.
Under the provisions of the order,
the soldiers will receive full pay fot
their service in the army, in addition
to the payment received from farmers
for their work. Free transportation
jfrom camp to farm will be provided
[ by the government to the extent ot
300 miles, and operation of the mili
tary order will begin as soon as con
ditions permit of working ttie land.
LONDON PIPERS
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CONDON, March 30. — l.ondoners
are getting their daily news in more
condensed form than ever before in
history. It was never served up to
them in anything like the manner in
the United States, where the head
lines come pretty close to conveying
the story, but an effort at terseness
and conciseness has been made in the
telling of the story that is quite an
innovation in journalism here. The
change was made necessary by the
regulations governing the importation
oi paper — a measure of economy
brought on by the war — which re
duced the supply of print paper, and
which resulted in the publishers of
the great dailies deciding to cut down
the size of their edition to about one
half of what they were before March
1 last, when the law became operative.
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The I'ncific Alaska Navigation Com
pany’s new steamer, the Aroliue, left
Juneau at 4 o’clock Thursday morn
ing. and is due here Saturday morn
ing. She will stop at Katalla, for
which port she has five passengers.
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For Sale — The launch Wlckershara,
27 feet long, 5 horse-power Regal en -
glue. Call at Second Hand Store.
STORM IT STS
LONDON, March 30. — It has been
officially announced that the interrup
tion in the cable service between Hol
land and Great Britain was due to
the severe storm that has been rag
ing in the North sea. The seat of the
trouble has been located, and a repair
ship dispatched from Holland to re
medy the defect, and the cable will be
in working order in a few’ days.
LONDON, March 30. — No press
dispatches have been received from
Holland since last Tuesday, and it is
rumored that the cable has been cut
by the Germans. The only reason for
this action on the part of the Ger
mans would be the imminence of war
between Holland and Germany over
the unwarranted sinking of the Dutch
steamer Tubantia. This reason is be
ing advanced by the jingo press, but
the conservative better opinion dis
The government officials all state that
the trouble is local with the cable.
The government officials al lstatethat
there is little possibility of an open
breach between Holland and Germany.
GIPT. TIMER
NEW YORK. March 3n. — Captain
Hans Tauscher, husband of Johanna
Gudsky, the prima donna, now appear
ing in grand ppera at the Metropolitan
Opera House in this city, was arrested
today by secret agents of the depart
ment of justice. The arrested man,
who is reputed to be an officer in the
German navy, is charged with conspir
acy to blow up the Panama canal.
The increased passenger rate on
all steamers plying between Seattle
and Alaska will go injo effect on Sat
urday. The fare to Prince William
Sound ports will hereafter be as fol
lows: First class, upper deck, $50;
main deck. $47.50; steerage. $30. The
fare to Cook Inlet will be $60. A new
freight' rate will also go into effect,
but the tariff schedule has not as yet
teen received here.
BILL IS PASSED
RESTRICTING
WASHINGTON, March 30. — The
Burnett immigration restriction bill
passed the House today, the measure
receiving an enormous majority. The
bill was supported irrespective of
party lines. The measure as passed
contains extreme Asiatic exclusion
provisions, which drew the unanimous
support of the Pacific coast congress
men. It also retains the literacy test,
which was the rock the measure foun -
dered on several years ago, when an
identical bill was vetoed by President
Taft. Wilson is considered to be op
posed to the literacy test, and will
probably follow Taft in exercising the
veto power. The bill is assured of
passage in the Senate, and its advo
cates claim enough to pass it over the
president's veto. The only doubtful
place will be in the Senate, where the
majority in favor of the bill has not
been definitely ascertained.
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FRENCH REPULSE
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BERLIN. March 30. — The war
office official statement issued this
morning, announced that the French
had made repeated attacks to recover
their lost positions in the wood north
west of Malancourt, but had been re
pulsed in all their efforts, suffering
heavy losses in the attempts. The
statement contains no further infor
mation concerning the situation around
Verdun.
RUSSIA SECURES
R. R. GRANT
FROM CHINA
PEKING. March .30. — The Chinese
government today sigued an agree
ment with Russia, granting (he latter
country certain much wanted railroad
concessions in Manchuria. Under the
terms of the instrument, Russia is
permitted to construct a railroad 650
miles long, running from Harbin, in
Manchuria, to Algun, in Siberia. This
road will give Russia control of the
whole of northern Manchuria, prac
tically making it a Russian province,
and duplicating the situation in south
ern Manchuria, where Japan recently
forced important and far-reaching
concessions from China under threats
of war. The Japanese concessions
also include the privilege of building
railways.
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FORESTERS TO GO TO SEWARD.
Within the next week or ten days
Chief Forester T. M. Hunt and his
assistants. C. .1. Clifford and A. L.
Norgen. will go to Seward, where
they will be temporarily located, and
may possibly remain there. The Cor
dova office will be kept open, with
\V. J. McDonald in charge.