The Cordova Daily Times
VOLT ME ONE. NUMBER 253. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDOT, OCTOBER 4,1915- PRICE TEN CENTS.
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300.000 LOST FURIOUS BATTLLE
’ Millions In F:
LONDON, (dot. 4—Three hundred thousand men is the
total loss of both sides in the great allied smash at the German
lino in France, which is now in the ninth day, and which is being
still prosecuted vigorously. This includes killed, wounded and
captured, and the British figure that the Germans have suffered
more than the allies owing to the heavy losses they endured in
the first two days of the battle.
Many guns of varying calibres have been taken from the
enemy by the allies, the French having captured twenty-five
big guns in the Champagne district alone.
LONDON, Oct. 4—The first week of the allied offensive
ended Saturday with millions of men battling furiously, the
fighting being centered in tin* Artois and Champagne districts.
j It is expected that during the present week millions more will
be fighting, and that a general engagement will be indulged in
along the whole westeren front from Alasace to the sea. It is
impossible to estimate accurately the losses on either side at
this time- The allies have captured about thirty thousand of
the enemy, while their other losses must be enormous as at least
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150,000 must have been killed. Two hundred German guns
have been taken. Berlin claims to have captured twelve thous
and British and French troops, while the losses of the allies in
killed and wounded are exceedingly large.
PARIS, Oct. d—All along tin* battle line in France and
Belgium the fight between the Germans and the allies is raging
today , in what is described as the greatest artillery duel in the
history of the world. The fight is now in its ninth day, and last
week it is estimated that over three million shells were fired by
artillery of both sides- The French aeroplanes have been doing
valiant service in scouting, and have also raised havoc with the
German lines of communications, many air bombs having been
successfully dropped on trains of supplies an< on the heretofore
welled' concealed artillery of the Teutons, 'n fighting around
Verdun, the Germans have brought a hue- gun into action
which has a range of 23 miles.
BERLIN, Oct- d—The British attempt to rr take the ground
which they first won and later lest in the German counter at-!
tack, north of the village of Loos has been repulsed by the
Germans, who inflicted heavy losses on the British troops. The
war office in its bulletin issued this morning also stated that
the French attacks in the Champagne and Artois had been re
posed and many prisoners taken.
LONDON, Oct. 4—The fighting along the western front
is still on in full force. Latest advices are to the effect that
the Germans have been unable despite the desperate measures
they are using, to stem the French advance in the Champagne
country. The Germans here have been heavily re-enforced, and
their artillery is subjecting the French trenches to a continual
bombardment.
LONDON, Oct- 4—The French advance in the regions of
Champagne and Artois was renewed last Saturday with a de
termined attack on the heights occupied by the Germans which
command the French positions- Southwest of Soucliez further
progress is reported and another advance has been made in the
direction of Vima.
BULGARIA TO FORCE ROUMANIA IN WAR
BTRCHARKST, Oct. 4—Bulgaria is mobilizing all men
under the age of fifty-eight, and the intention of the Sofia gov
ernment is evidently to throw all her reserve's of men into the
fight at once in a grand endeavor to overcome her opponents by
force of numbers. Bulgarian artillery in large' numbers is be
ing massed on th<‘ frontier of Roumania along what is known as
the Dobrudja border, in the Kilistria, which section of Roumania
at one time was a part of Bulgaria. Part of this country was
taken from Bulgaria in 1S7S, and the remaining portion after
the recent Balkan wars. It is felt here that Bulgaria and her
allies the Central powers are contemplating an attack on Rou
mania, not only for her refusal to allow the passage of muni
tions into Turkey, but also because it is thought that Germany
and Austria have promised Bulgaria the return of the Dobrudja,
for the latter country’s assistance during the present war
Allies Demand Declaration Bulgaria’s Intentions.
LONDON, Oct. 4—All hope of preventing Bulgaria from
participating in the war on the side of the Central powers has
Arabic Controversy Nearing Amicable Settlement
NEW YORK, Oot. 4—Ambassador Bernstorff handed ti
note from tin* Berlin foreign office to Secretary Lansing Satur
day which is said to largely clear the for of uncertainty that
has been surrounding Germany’s position in the Arabic case,
and which will afford' a basis for a speedy settlement of the
difficulties between the two countries. The basis suggested b
not a settled one, but it is believed that the note will show the
way to taking up negotiations which will be satisfactory to both
the United States and Germany.
NEW YORK, Oct. -t—The new note delivered to Lansinjj
b> the German ambassador Saturday on the Arabic matter, ex
presses the desire to submit to arbitration the question whether
the Arabic was engaged in a hostile act when torpedoed by the
German submarine. The note also suggests that the if the
verdict on this question is against the German commander,
that the question of indemnity also be submitted to a Court oi
Arbitration.
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Russians Holding Their Own In the East.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 4—The fighting in the eastern theatre
of war lias resulted in an impasse. The enemy have made few
advances, and these at isolated points, while they have beer
compensated for by Russian successes at other portions of the
battle front- Along practically the entire line it may be said
that the Russians are holding their own. The Germans have
been repulsed at Milna Seruyole. At many portions of the line
the fighting has been at close range, and whenever this occurs
the superiority of the Cossack cavalrymen has been evident, as
the Uhlans have been unable to withstand their wild attacks,
and German troops have been cut to pieces.
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Germany Requistiones All Horses and Blankets.
BERLIN, Oct. 4—The German government has requistion
ed all the horses and blankets in south Gearmany for the use of
the army. The cavalry horses have suffered' heavily in the
fighting in Poland, and the animals will be used largely by that
branch of the service.
been abandoned by the allies. A note is now prepared'demand
ing that Bulgaria make an open declaration of her intentions at
once, and that she explain who was being menaced by the mobil
ization of her troops. Great numbers of Bulgarian soldiers are
being massed along the borders of Greece and Serbia.
Teutons Have Small Force Along Serbian Border.
BARIS, Oct. 4—The reports which have been current con
cerning the immense concentration of Austria-German along
the Serbian border for the purpose of invading that country
have been proven to be erroneous. From reliable information
received it is now learned that the Teutons have not more than!
sixty thousand troops on the Serbian frontier, along the Danube j
and the Save.
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Want Allies to Strike First Blow at Bulgaria.
LONDON, Oct. 4—The situation in the Balkans is at pres-i
ent attracting greater attention than any other section of the
troubled zone in Europe. The menacing attitude of Bulgaria1
Capt. Tom Moore,, of the freighter
Cordova, which was in port Saturday!
night, having come direct from Nome,
j reports that several big placer strikes
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; have been made on Seward peninsula,
which have resulted in creating stam
pedes to the new finds.
The latsest find is on Norton boy,
below Golovin. A large body of rich
pay dirt has been struck on Dime
creek and the discoverers are taking
out good money. Practically all of
the ground in that neighborhood has
been staked during the past few weeks.
In the original delta of the Solomon
river, about thirty-five miles from the
famous beach at Nome, another third
beach has been discovered, where the
gold deposit is nearly 275 feet wide,
carrying pay five feet deep.
Mining is active throughout Seward
peninsula, according to Capt. Moore.
He reports that the Fairhaven Mining
Company, on the Immachkuk river,
has sent two shipments of gold of
$50,000 each to Nome this fall. Hnnk
Freeze, an old-timer mining on this
river, has also had several oig clean
ups.
On Squirrel river, in the Kobuk
country, George Stanley and others,
are in the money. In the Port Clar-,
ence district the miners have all been
more or less successful, and with,
plenty of water on Candle creek the;
results have been very satisfactory.
Pete Bernard is taking out good nay
in the York district, and on Buck
creek Walter Johnsgn has run into a
big ledge of tin.
The freighter Cordova left Nome on
Friday, September 24, at 11 p. m She
touched at Seldovia, Port Graham,
Latouche and Ellamar and will go
from here to Seattle, via the inside
passage. Her cargo includes 2,000
empty gasoline drums picked up to
the westward; 560 tons of Latouchft
sacked concentrates; 800 tons of Ella
mar ore and 600 tons of Kennecott ore.
At the Shakan and Kassan canneries
23,000 cases of canned salmon will be
loaded.
Arctic Explorer Held as a German Spy.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4—Dr. Cook, the noted Arctic ex
plorer, and hero of the polar controversy with Peary, arrived in
this city today from the Orient, and told how he had been seized
find held prisoner as a German spy by the Russians in Burma,
when lie was on his way to climb Mount Eversett. After his
identity was ascertained, which took over a week before the
authorities were satisfied, Dr. Cook returned into India and ex
plored the interior.
has urged the allies to increased activity in France and Bel
gium, where the heavy pressure heir ;• exerted against the Ger
man lines tends to prevent the Teutonic allies from commenc
ing their proposed invasion of Serbia. Many ot the British
papers, besides urging the continuation of the western offensive
openly advocate that Greece and the allies should strike quickly
and not wait until Bulgaria takes the initiative, believing that
the first blow is half the battle.
Bulgarians Concentrating Near Serbian Border.
ATHENS, Oct- 4—It is reported on good authority here
that the Bulgarians which have been dispatched from Sofia in
large numbers the past week are moving in two columns to the
west and south. One column is headed for the Serbian border
und the other is marching in the direction of the Grecian fron
tier. From what can be learned of the movements of the troops
it is thought probable that the principal point of concentration
for the Bulgarians will be along the valley of the upper Stowma
river, near the Serbian border.
Uncle Sam to Continue Building Dreadnaughts.
WASHINGTON, Oct. -1—The government has been official
ly advised by the American ambassador in London concerning
the effectiveness of the Anglo-French campaign against the
German submarines. According to the information received
over fifty submarines have been captured by the allies lately,
bv means of submarine telephones, and entangling nets, assist
ed by the use of special mines armed trawlers, fast sea going
motor boats and' aeroplanes- As a result the British no longer
look upon the submarine as a menace, and the information re
ceived by this government has been deemed' so important that
immediate conferences were held by the powers in the Navy
Department, resulting in the determination to continue the
government’s policy of building more dreadnaughts.
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Austria Preparing Ultimatum to Roumania.
AMSTERDAM, Oet. 4—It is taken here, from what can be
read between the lines in certain Austrian and German news
papers, that Austria is preparing to deliver an ultimatum to
Roumania on the question of the latter country’s refusal to
permit the transportations of arms and supplies over her terri
tory into Turkey. The ultimatum is looked upon as a part of
concerted scheme for embroiling Roumania in the conflict, at
the request of Bulgaria, who wishes to recover territory taken
by Roumania, which act has always rankled the Bulgarians as
the loss of Alsace-Lorraine has always irritated the French.
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Subscrpitions Rolling In To Anglo-French Loan
NEW YORK, Oct. 4—The subscription to the big Anglo
French loan are coming in fast, and the banking syndicate
handling the matter for the foreign commissioners, today ex
pressed themselves as well pleased with the progress of the
loan so far- Among the subscriptions are noted a large number
of Jews. The Jews are subscribing heavily to the loan, and ire
in some individual cases taking exceedingly large portion* of
the bonds. The bonds when sold will be listed on the New York
Stock Exchange, and the interest tlieren will be payable in
American money.