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Cordova’s Third Liberty Loan Subscription $166,900—Nearly Four Times Our Quota
1 he Cordova Daily Times
Member of Associated Press— Day and Night Telegraphic Service
VOLUME III. NUMBER 245 a)KD(j^TiXs^\7M0M)AY, MAY 6, 1918. • . PRICE TEN CENTS
BOLSHEVIKI BEING USED AS GERMAN TOOL
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MOSCOW, May 9.—Bolsheviki demands that the American and French consuls at Vladivostok be removed have brought no official statement
from Ambassador Francis or French Ambassador Noulens. The demands are coincident with the arrival of German Ambassador Count Von
Mirback at Moscow. The Bolsheviki demands an investigation of the American Consul’s alleged negotiations with the American legation at Peking,
and also wants to know the attitude of the American government toward the Russian Soviet government.
INDICATIONS THAT AUSTRIA
WILL BE ASSIMILATED IN
EMPIRE OF THE KAISER
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LONDON, May 6. — A Vienna dispatch says that Von
Seydler, the Austrian premier, admits that Austria is unable
to feed the populations of the northern Tyrol and northern
Bohemia, and has asked that they be attached to Bavaria and
Saxony for provisioning purposes. The Austrian government
has yielded to this move with the greatest reluctance, because
of its political consequences.
It is believed that this move will accentuate the feud be
tween the German and non-German races in Austria, as both
of these provinces are German-speaking. Further, it will
strengthen the agitation for the incorporation of Austria into
the German federation.
17,000,000 PERSONS
SUBSCRIBE TO LOAN
WASHINGTON, May 6. — An analysis.of third Liberty
loan reports shows that probably 17,000,000 subscribers,* 7,
000,000 more than took part in the second loan, and 12,000,000
more than in the first loan, subscribed for bonds to the amount
of $3,316,626,250, and the total may yet reach the four-billion
dollar mark.
The reports show that the resources of the banks were
drawn on ter a very limited extent, and consequently the pros
pects for future loans are much brighter. The analysis further
exhibits the fact that the bcud-paying habit among persons of
small means is becoming popular. 1 ’ : ■
, Every District Oversubscribed
WASHINGTON, May 6. — The latest Liberty loan sub
scription figures available yesterday showed that the bond is
sue was oversubscribed to the extent of $203,655,400. This
total is made up from subscriptions in the United States only,
and includes only a small proportion of the pledges received
up to yesterday, which proved to be a veritable avalanche.
The exact total of the subscriptions will probably not be
Known until later in the week, but it is officially estimated
that there were between twelve and fifteen million subscrib
ers, compared with ten million for the second loan and four
million five hundred thousand for the first.
All of the twelve federal reserve districts' oversubscribed
their quotas.
Not the Largest Loan
While the third Liberty loan breaks the record for the
number of subscribers, the total subscriptions are less than
those of Great Britain’s largest loan, or even that of the sec
ond American loan, which was $4,616,000,000. •
- Nome Oversubscribed
NOME, May 6. — Nome’s quota of the third Liberty loan,
which was one hundred thousand dollars, was oversubscribed
to the amount of $200.
Every County and State Oversubscribed
SEATTLE, May. 6. — The following from Liberty loan
headquarters of the Twelfth district, under date of Mav 4, has
been received here:
“The total subscriptions to the third Liberty loan now in
the hands of the Federal Reserve bank in binding form, ex
cluding the subscriptions for'the. last, day, are $219,256,400,
. exclusive of Alaska arid Hawaii., Adding the subscriptions
now en route, the totals will run over two hundred and
fifty millions. The total number of subscribers is 938,247, and
it is expected to exceed a million.
“All the principal cities of the district have oversub
scribed their quotas from 3 to 22 per cent. Every county and
every state in the district has oversubscribed its quota. The
total number of houor flags awarded is 1,306. Skagwav Alas
ka, has been awarded an honor flag.
“VAN SMrfS”
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AMSTERDAM, May 6. — A Ger
man news agency at The Hague hai
issued a statement to dhe effect tha
a complete agreement has beei
reached between Holland and Ger
many covering all questions whicl
were responsible for the recent cri
j sis.
Jonkheer Loudon, Dutch minlstei
of foreign affairs, in his statemen
j before the chamber of deputies, salt
S that the tension between Holland anc
Germany was ended, and that Ger
many had agreed to limit the amoun
of sand and gravel transporter
through Dutch waterways, anti thai
the use of such material would bt
j restricted to the maintenance of Bel
| gian roads, and would undertake nol
l to allow its use for military purples
[ Holland, in consequence, hart &ltd
drawn its demand that a Dutch com
mission should be allowed to super
vise and control the use of suet
materials in Belgium.
JUNEAU, May 6. — (Special.) —
! A telegram to the Daily Dispatch
’ says that the Nome Republican club,
comprising *two hundred and fifty
members, Including the Republican
1 primary nominees for the legisla
ture, held a meeting on Saturday last
and passed resolutions unanimously
announcing their determination to
“go down the line” for the Republi
can ticket, with James Wickersham
at its head, in the November election.
Republicans of the First division
are making preparations to "hold a
similar convention in June to adopt
similar resolutions.
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FISH MARKET
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KETCHIKAN, May 5. — Halibut,
firsts, 12c; seconds, 914c; sable, 4c,
red rock, 2c.
TO RESUME DRIVES
ON WESTERN FRONT
AND ON TRENTINO
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The daily summary of the war situation issued by the!
Associated Press this morning says that Germany has not re
newed the offensive on the western front, and the likelihood j
js that it will be made simultaneously with the much-heralded
Austrian drive against the Italians.
In preparation for further enemy attacks in Flanders,
the allied armies have improved their positions in local opera
tions between Locre and Dranoutre, in which the allied lines
were advanced five hundred yards along a thousand-yard
front. German counter-attacks were repulsed with losses to
the Teutons.'
Emperor Charles of Austria is now on the Italian front.
Rome reports a great increa'se in Austrian artillery fire, es
pecially t'li the Trentino front, where the expected attack will
probably take place.
Another British Advance
IjONDON, May 6. — The British line has been advanced
between the Somme aitd Ancre rivers, says the British official
statement this morning.
Claim Defeat of Allied Attacks
BERLIN, May 6. — Allied attacks in Flanders have been i
repulsed and three hundred prisoners have been taken by the
German forces on the Flanders front.
ferennan attack Repulsed
LONDON, May G. — An official British statement issued
Saturday said that the Germans, under cover of a heavy bar
rage fire, attacked the British positions south of Locon, and
the enemy was completely repulsed. The British also ad
vanced in the neighborhood of Meteren.
The French made progress" in the Locre sector.
French Aerial Activities
PARIS, May G. — Yesterday’S official report issvied by
the war office states that there is intertuittent artillery activ
! itv about the Avre river; but there have been no infantry en
gagements.
Nine enom> airplanes were brought down on May 3 and 4.
’Several enemy establishments have been effectively bom
barded by French airplanes. Thirty-eight kilograms of pro
jectiles were dropped on Ham, Noyon, Chau lues, and on the
Jussy, Peronne and St. Quentin railway stations.
AMERICAN TROOPS HAVE
VARIED EXPERIENCES IN
SECTOR OF LORRAINE
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, May 6. —
The American troops in the Lorraine sector on Saturday last
raided the German positions on a 600-yard front, and pene
trated to the third line of trenches. They found that the Ger
mans had evacuated their jwsts.
The American artillery leveled the German positions, and
pioneers blew up the German works, thus eliminating this
German salient.
Germans Spring New Gas
The Germans are now using a new gas, which probably
is projected by means of a spring, the effects of which cause
nausea, sneezing and coughing, but so far has not been the
cause of serious harm. It is used in glass containers; which
burst, causing the liquid to give off heavy white fumes.
Enemy Operations
The enemy continues to bomb the American positions, but
as yet no infantry attacks have been launched. An American
patrol encountered & superior enemy force and returned to the
allied lines fighting. Another American raid was made on the
German lines was responsible for a gain of three hundred
yards in the Luneville sector. On returning fhey discovered a
German outpost, where three Germans were killed and four
were made prisoners. Two enemy airplanes have been
brought down. „
German Attackers Discouraged
The Germans have attempted the occupancy of former
American trenches at Bois Brules, apparently trying to con
solidate them with the German. lines. An American barrage
fire swept over the ground four hours later. An investigation
disclosed the fact that the Germans had vacated the positions,
leaving behind them much material. The Germans are
bought to have been preparing for an attack.
Excellent Work in Twelfth
SAN FRA NCI SO), Myv 6. — The total subscriptions to
the third' Liberty loan in the Twelfth district, in the. drive
which ended on Saturday night last, was $250,000,000. The
quota of the district was $210,000,000. Alaska towns were
awarded ten honor flags for having oversubscribed their
quotas. Several of these had more than one star, indicating
the number of times the quota had been oversubscribed.
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DUTCH DIPLOMAT IS
HUN PEACE EMISSARY
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LONDON, May (5. — Germany’s peace emissary lias been
busy here, but having made no progress, it is believed to be
his intention to return to Germany and report that there is
“nothing doing.”
The News says that Jonkheer Colvn, former Dutch minis
ter to London, is Germany’s emissary. It is reported that he
proposed that Germany should restore Belgium, Germany to
renounce its claims to the western portions of the provinces of
Alsace and Lorraine, and that those provinces should be auto
nomous within the German federation. Austria was to make
concessions to Italy in the Trentino, and the status in the
Last was to remain as at present. •
Balfour Is Ignorant of It
Foreign Secretary Arthur J. Balfour today .told the house
of commons that the Teutons had made no peace offers to
Great Britain recently.
Pope Has Been Misrepresented
BOMB, May 6. — The Vatican states that the present
time is not a favorable occasion, nor does one seem immen»nt,
for further peace proposals from the pope. This statement
was called forth in reply to an inquiry regarding the rep >n%
said to have emanated in Germany, to the effect that Pope
Benedict would promulgate a new peace offer on Whitsunday.