A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL
The Cordova Daily Times
Vi>LTiME TWO. NUMBER 326. CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31,1915. PRICE TEN CENTS.
LONDON, Dec. 31. — The admir- c
alty announced officially today that
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another British warship had been
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sunkj^while at anchor in the harbor {
on account of an internal explosion. .
The latest ship to so suffer is the
armored cruiser Natal, and while the
official reports say nothing about the
particulars as to the explosion, re
ports are current to the effect that it
was the work of spies among the
crew. The cruiser carried a comple
ment of seven hundred men, three
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hundred of whom were killed when j
the catastrophe happened. The Natal j
was 480 feet long, and of the burden
of 13,700 tons. The explosion was so
violent that the ship was almost to-) *
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tally destroyed, and it is not possible
to make use^of it again by raising and (ll
repairing, j
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SEATTLE, Dec. 31. — The steamer
Alameda sailed from here last night
with twenty-three passengers for
Cordova, as follows:
H. Collins, E. Cordell, W. Johnson, I
F. W. Jones and wife, N. P. Nelson ,
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and wife, E. M. Olson, N. Hem Antone, j ^
Benson J. Homeroy, Alfred Devig, M.
Stickney, W. Taylor, A. Anderson, C. 0
Metzdorf, C. Keenan, F. S. Mart, M.
Sias and wife, L. Stanley anc! wife,
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John Drake and Chas. Blaser. t
For Valdez—Judge Bunnell. ^
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/ WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. — The of- a
flcial text of Austria-Hungary’s reply h
to the second American note on the
sinking of the Italian liner Ancona has a
been practically all received, although a
tyjjfhtter portion is still on Its way, r
the table. The experts In the
state department are busy translating;
the code, and while nothing official
will be given out until the cabinet has
met and considered the reply, it is
being said that the message is proving
satisfactory to the officials of the gov- u
erument. It is reported that the't
Vienna foreign office asserts that the s
c*4fmander of the offending subma- c
fine was at fault, and that he has, i<
been punished for his disobeyal of or
ders by attacking the vessel without
warning. The same rumors have it t,
i that Austria has offered to pay an in
I demnity for the loss of American lives
on the Ancona. tl
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CHICAGO. Dec. 31. — The prohi
itionists of the United States arc
reparing to hold jubilation meetings
ecause seven states will commence
o enforce state wide prohibition to
morrow. The states affected arc
owa, Colorado, Washington, Oregon,
daho, Arkansas and South Carolina,
'lie leaders of the prohibition move
ment state that this is only the begin
ing, and that before the next twc
ears have passed that over one-hall
f the states will be in the dry column,
'he prohibition movement will be re
ewed in all states which hold an
lection next year, and an effort will
e made to have Congress legislate
Alaska dry. failing in which a bfk
fund has been subscribed for a dry
campaign in the territory at the com
ing delegate election, at which time
the last legislature provided for a
referendum on the matter.
SEATTLE. Dec. 31. — All saloons
In this city will be closed at midnight
today. The police authorities have
received special instructions regard
ing the enforcement of the liquor
laws, and while no disorder is antici
pated, the police are prepared for any
exuberance on the part of the big
crowd that Is expected out to see in
the nety year, and incidentally see
John Barleycorn make his exit. All
persons who are arrested on any
charge tonight or tomorrow will be
kept In jail without being allowed bail
until Monday morning. From the sup
ply of liquor on hand in the saloons it
appears that all the booze will be sold
before midnight. Many of the liquor
stores are already closed, they hav
ing sold all of their stock, and not
considering it worth while to buy new
stuff for the short time their licenses
had to run.
Great preparations are being made
by the owners of the cafes for a wild
and exciting time tonight, and prac
tically every table at the leading re
.sorts has already been reserved. The
fun will be fast and furious, and what
will happen after midnight time alone
will tell.
There seems to be a general move
ment to secure some of the best sa
loon locations for the establishment
of new drug stores, and the opinion
is prevalent here that it is the inten-,
tion of these new concerns to try and
evade the prohibition law.
PORTLAND, Dec. 31. — With the
closing of the bars in this state at
midnight, a number of cafes will go
out of business, but not until after the
new year has been properly ushered in. (
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VIENNA, Dec. 31. — The war of
Ice announced officially today that
he French submarine Monge had
een sunk yesterday in the Adriatic
lea by a flotilla of Austrian torpedo
oat destroyers. A portion of the
rew of the submarine were rescued
nd taken prisoner.
PARIS, Dec. 31. — The Montene
rin official statement issued today,
nnounces the capture of fifteen hun
red prisoners as a result of three i
ays of hard fighting in the Sanjak'
of Novihazar. A detachment of the
enemy was cut off by a quick flanking
movement, and not one of the men
escaped. Those who were not kiled
were captured, as the troops were
penned In a defile in the mountains
by the Montenegrins, who raked them
(ore and aft with their machine guns
and almost annihilated the entire
body.
BERLIN, Dec. 31. — The cellutls
which the Kaiser has been reported
as suffering from Is now said to be
nothing more than a common boil, jt
The trouble has been painful, but the
emperor is much relieved today be~j
cause of the good results which fol-'t
lowed the lancing of the ulcer. He is '
not confined to his bed as previously ''
reported, but is able to walk around <
the grounds of the palace, and Is giv- 1
lug most of his attention to affairs 1
of state. The kaiser expresses much s
regret at having been forced to miss ■ t
greeting his soldiers on the firing line t
at Christmas time, but says he is go-|t
ing to the western front as soon as r
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he physicians will allow him.
LONDON, Deo. 31. — The govern
nent officials refuse to announce just
trhere the British cruiser Natal was
k’hen it was destroyed by an internal
xplosion. All that the official bul
etin says is that the ship was in a
arbor at anchor. The reason for the
ecretiveness on the part of the gov
rnment is taken to be the suspicion
hat the boat was blown np deliber
tely, and that the catastrophe was
ot an accident.
ISTWG IN
LIGHT PLANT AT
EMPRESS
Capt. A. E. Lathrop has decided to
istal a new lighting plant in the Em
ress Theatre, and he has a force
f men engaged on this work. It is
ne of the latest equipments he could
et in the States, and was shipped
orth to be installed in his Anchorage
leatre, but on account of the ice con
itions in Cook Inlet could not be
inded there. He brought it to Cor
ova, where he has had it in storage
ut on account of the break in the
ower Company’s line and to provide
>r future emergencies the captain to
ay decided to at once set up the
lant here.
It consists of a ten horse power
ngine and a six kilowat generator,
'hich is being installed in the base
ient of the Carsten’s building, in the
ear of the theatre.
The electricity will be turned on in
me for tomorrow night’s show, when
special program will be given as a
oliday attraction.
A new moving picture machine is
Iso expected on the Admiral Evans,
nd this will also be place din the
;ar of the theatre.
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FIRE BELL SHOULD NOT BE
RUNG TONIGHT.
Chief Byers requests that parties
shering in the New Year do not ring
le fire bell tonight, as it may cause
)me confusion and annoyance on ae
>unc of the lights being out and the
:y condition of the sidewalks.
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Seward is to have a new four story
otel, to cost $100,000.
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Kow r.’joui tl’.osr New Yea - rerolu
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NEW YEAR’S 01! WILL BE
OBSERVED
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Tomorrow being a legal holiday,
f New Year's day, there will be no is
1 sue of the Daily Times.
All government offices and the local
bank will also suspend business.
MINERAL LANDS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. — The bill
approved by the administration which
provides for the leasing of public min
1 eral lands was favorably reported to
the house by the public lands com
mittee. The secretary of the interior
is behind the measure, and it is a
[ part of the administration’s conserva
tion measures. Mr. Lane said today
that he felt confident that the bill
would become law, and that it would
be a long step forward in the intelli
gent development of the mineral re
sources of the United States.
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The steamer Admiral Evans left
Seward today at noon and will arrive
here tomorrow afternoon.
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M. Sias and wife are coming to
Cordova on the Alameda, on their way
to Valdez Creek.
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N. P. Nelson and wife and ITT.
Johnson, of Chisana, are returning to
Cordova on the next steamer.
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/urnlture and fixtures repaired and
refinished. Organs cleaned and re
finished. Pianos refinished and
polished. Upholstered goods repaired.
Prices reasonable. Leave orders at
Alaska Times Office. J. Powers.
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DECEMBER CASUALTIES OP
British nm
LONDON, Dec. 31.—The war office
announced today that the total Brit
ish casualties on all the fighting lines
for the month of December were one
thousand officers and 17,500 men. This
includes wounded and missing, as well
as killed.
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KILLS 6 ID
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CHICAGO, Dec. 31. — A serious ex
plosion and fire occurred in the plant
of the American Linseed Oil Company
in South Chicago today. The trouble
was caused by forces unknown. A
huge tank containing thousands of
gallons of naptha went up. and im
mediately afterwards the surrounding
buildings were in flames. Eight em
ployes of the company were killed and
eight more were seriously injured.
The fire department responded quick
j ly and did yeoman service in pre
' venting a serious conflagration.
CHICAGO. Dec. 31. — The first re
ports regarding the explosion at the
linseed oil plant have been corrected
and the death list has been cut down
to six. The explosion resulted in the
loss of n half million diliars’ worth
of property and \v?ls caused by spon
taneous combustion of the linseed oil
dust.
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SIDEWALKS IN BAD CONDITION
The sidewalks are in a very dan
gerous condition, being covered with
snow and Ice, and unless they are
cleared off some one is apt to meet
with an accident, especially while the
electric lights are out of commission.
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TO STATES
Among the outgoing passengers on
the Northwestern yesterday was Bob,
Griffis, the intrepid dog musher. ac-l
eompanied by Jim Healy. Ernest Bede
and Wm. Lodge. These old-timers
traveled from Iditarod to Seward with;
dog teams, 38 dogs in all, with a big!
shipment of gold dust, which they are,
taking to the States. It amounted in
weight to 2,416 pounds, and in value
to almost $600,000, all from the Idita
rod camp. Of this amount $401,000
is for account of the Yukon Gold Com
pany and $172,000 from the Miners;
and Merchants Bank at Iditarod for .
account of various operators in that JI
camp.
The Yukon Gold Company is one
of the Guggenheim corporations an'*
operates a tract of ground sub-leased |
from George C. Friend,, Bennett
JameB and T. F. Lawson, who origin
ally leased the ground from Riley and ,
Aitkin.
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TOMORROW NIGHT j
On account of there being no light
the seventh annual ball of the Cor- j
jova Volunteer Fire Department, I
scheduled for tonight, has been post
poned until tomorrow night. While |
the committee in charge regrets that ]
It is necessary to change the date, it i
issures all who had planned on at-1
tending this affair that every effort
will be made to see that they have £
lust as good, if not a better time to t
norrow night.
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One-fourth orf on fancy china at (
he Blum. O'Neill Co.
PLAN FOR PEACE
ON AMERICAN
CONTINENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. — Secre
ary of State Lansing has suggested
o ail the nations comprising the Pan
\merican Union, of which the United
States is a member, that they all join
n a call for a convention for the pur
>ose of arbitrating all boundary line
llBputes, and for the framing of an
lgreement forbidding the shipment of
ivar munitions to revolutionaries,
rhere are twenty American nations
n the Pan-American Union, and it Is
selleved that the proposal of Secre
:ary I.ansing will be favorably re
'eived. It has the unqualified en
lorsement of President Wilson. This
s the first step in a wide plan being
;volved by the W7ilson administration
'or the preservation of peace on the
American continent. The Latin
Amerlcan ministers at Washington
ire sending their respective govern
ments details of the proposal for their
consideration. It is hoped to unite
ill the North and South American na
ions into a close union for mutual
>enefit and advancement.
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BERLIN, Dec. 30. — The German
;overnment announced today that it
lad officially recognized the Carranza
;overnment in Mexico. A special re
>ort on the Mexican situation had
>een forwarded to Berlin by Ambas
ador Bernstorff at Washington. The
oreigu office based its decision re
;arding recognition upon the infor
nation contained in this feport.
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OETTINJR, Dec. 31. — It is offi
ially announced that the Austrian at
empt to invade Montenegro has not
ieen successful so far. In the north
long the Sanjak and Novibassar vio
ent artillery fighting has been going
n for several days. The Austrians
re continuing their attacks against
taskavagora. The Austrians ha’ e
een compelled to give up the assau't
fter holding to the assault tenaoious
f for three days.
C. C. Keenan is a returning p s en
en on the Alameda, which left Reet
ie last night.
All the music of all
'olumbla Records. E
.gent.