The Cordova Daily Times
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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 28—Inofficial reports of the fighting in
Serbia are being received from Saloniki and other points in
Greece and they represent the situation in southern Serbia as
being very much improved. It is said that the Bulgarians
have withdrawn from I’skuh. A fierce battle is raging along
the Voles Kamanobo front, and the French troops are again
! proving their superiority over the raw soldiers of Tflilgaria,
lie latter being forced to constantly retire. The general feel
ing here over the situation seems to be more hopeful over the
ultimate outcome, and the military observeers express the
thought that if Serbia can reform her northern front in the
mountain passes, that the Teutons may still be checked.
BFjRLTN, Oct. 28—The war office issued an official bulleti'c
today stating that the Bulgarians had capture! Zaiclmr, one of
the fortified- Serbian positions near the Bulgarian border. Th<
towns of Knia>*vats and Timokyvis were also taken by the Bui
garians and they have made an advance along a wide front in
tlx* general direction of Nish. All of these towns are on the
railroad running between Negotin and Nish and the Bulgarians
are now within thirty miles of the Serbian capital.
BERLIN, Oct. 28—The war office officially announced that
the Bulgarians had captured tin* height of Krenova < lava fit
teen miles northwest of the Serbian fortress of Birot. Many
prisoners were taken and also several guns.
BERLIN, Oe1. 28—The Teuton invasion of Serbia is still
overcoming the stubborn opposition of the enemy, and from the
front today comes the reports of further advances southward.
The army under General Gallwitz took two thousand prisoners
since ()ctober 2£rd.
LONDON, Oct. 28—Sir Bryan Mahon has taken command
of the British forces in Serbia, and the war office has arranged
to greatly re-enforce the English contingent now fighting with
the French and Serbians in southern Serbia.
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LONIXfN, Oct. 28—Rf'cruiting has been on the increase
lately, and the various stations throughout the country are reg
istering new enlistments so fast that the authorities in the war
office are much encouraged over the outlook and the agitation
j for conscription has considerably died down. The men of the
I nation are joining the army more rapidly now than at any time
1 since the early months of war. Two things are responsible for
this, first the recent proclamation of the king appealing to the
patriotism and loyalty of the nation, and second the execution
of Edith travel 1. The government has received complaints
against certain large employers of labor staling that these cm
plovers are refusing to grant allowances to those of their em
plovees who wish to enlist and also refusing to reinstate them
in their jobs when the war is over. The government is investi
gating these complaints and if they are found to be true string
cut measures will be taken against the* accused employers.
KAISER TALKS TERMS OF PEACE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28- Emperor William ami the
United States ambassador to Germany held a conference in
Berlin today, and it is believed that they discussed the terms
on which Germany would be willing to discuss peace overtures.
While the State department is uncommunicative on the matter
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it is thought that tin* Kaiser gave Girad tin* definite proposals
which Germany would consider a basis for a settlement of the
conflict. It is supposed that Prince Von Buelow will be tin* em
missary of the Kaiser to visit the King of Spain and President
Wilson explaining the German proposals.
British Cruiser Argyle a Total Wreck.
LONDON. Oct. 28—In a supplemental statement issued by
i tile British admiralty it is learned that the cruiser Argyle went
I ashore on the east cost of Scotland and will probably be a total
J wreck. Tile intimation is given that the accident occurred be
cause of bad weather. Tin* Argyle was ten thousand nine bull
ions burden and was 450 feet long.
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LONDON, Oct. 28—The Admiralty office announced today
that the British cruiser Argyle had run aground and would
'probably be a total wreck. The crew were all saved. No ex
planation was given by the admiralty of the cause of the ac
cident an<l the whole affair is shrouded in mystery.
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Franco-Serbian Troops Retake Vales.
ATHENS, Oct. 28—The Franco-Serbian troops after de
feating the Bulgarians at \ ales, and retaking the town are
‘marching eastward in the direction of Islip, overcoming all re
sistance offered by the enemy.
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United States Furnishes Most French Shells.
PARIS, Oct. 28—The Finecli shell makers have been had
some difficulty in obtaining tlit* necessary quantities of steel
suitable for projectiles. The largest iron-producing region in
France is in German occupation and' home production has had
to be supplemented by orders abroad, chiefly in the United
States. Besides ordering steel in tin* United States, the French
shell manufacturers have also bought there most of their hy
draulic machines for shell forging. Most of the shells ordered
for France in America have been unfinished, the finishing of
them being committed to French industry with the object of
helping out the small manufacturers who would otherwise he
idle and whose works are not equipped for the production of the
shell from the start to finish.
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Interned Subjects Heavy Drain on France.
PARIS, Oct. 28—The supervision and support of subjects
of belligerent countries interned or allowed to reside in France
lias given the government a vast amount of work and entailed
an expense of approximately $85,000,000 to date.
“The government’s policy has been to treat justly all sub
jects of countries at war with France residing within its terri
tory at the outbreak of the war and to treat them as liberally
as the necessary precautions for the nation’s security would
permit,” The Associated Press is informed bv Minister of the
Interior Malvv, upon whom this great responsibility has de
j volved.
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Russian Fleet Bombards Bulgarian Port.
BFCHAREST, Oct. 28—The Russian Black Sea fleet yes
terday bombarded the Bulgarian port of Varna, the most im
portant Bulgarian city on the coast. Much damage was done
by the shells from the warships.
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British Steamer, Owned In Seattle, Is Sunk.
SEATTLE, Oct. 28—News has been received here of the
sinking of-the British tank steamer A. C. Henry, by a German
submarine near the port of Alexandria in Egypt. The Henry
was owned by the Pacific Coast Creosoting Co., of this city and
had been impressed into the service of the British admiralty.
The captain and crew of the vessel were saved.
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Belgians Accused of Espionage Are Shot.
AMSTERDAM, (>ct. 28—Reports are filtering over the
border from Belgium which tell of wholesale execution by the
Germans of persons accused of espionage. Arrests of suspects
are being constantly made, and the prisoners are tried by a
military tribunal, and if convicted are summarily lined up be
fore a firing squad.
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America to Protect Its New Dyestuff Industries.
NEW YOLK, Oct. 27—Administration plans for the pro
tection of the new dyestuff industry, and other American en
jterprises from a disastrous flood of foreign competition at the
close of the European war were outlined here by Hr. E. E.
Pratt, Chief of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
in a speech before the Society of Chemical Industry.
The problem has been thoroughly considered, Dr. Pratt
said, by the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade
Commission, and the present plan is to deal with it through
anti-trust legislation making ruinous underselling by foreign
concerns punishable as unfair competition. The tariff ques
tion, he declared, “can be left out of the discussion.’’
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Ireland Manufacturing Munitions of War.
DUBLIN, Ireland', Oct. 28—Ireland is now at work on a
large scale in the manufacture of munitions of war.
For several years past there has been only one large Trisli
factory of war material. Kynoeh’s in County Wicklow.
The work is now well in hand and no less than one hundred
and seventy firms in Ireland are engaged in it. Large orders
have been placed in Dublin, and one firm has got an order for
twenty thousand pounds, a small figure on the general scale of
this war, but a good deal of money for a city where employ
ment is scarce and industry backward .
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PEABODY, Masts., Oct. 28—In a
'disastrous fire which broke out today
In St. Johns School, a Homan OathTflic
Institution under the charge of Sisters
of Charity, thirty children were killed,
and many others injured. The fire
was caused by an explosion in the
room and while it did not spread with
any great rapidity the building was
destroyed. The dead children were
-^Suffocated and crushed in the rush Tor
freedom which ensued immediately
after the explosion. The children
became panic stricken, and despite the
efforts of the Sisters to organize the
fire drill, the children bad become be
yond the reach of restraint, and ran
pell mell for the exits and stairways.
There were six hundred boys and girls
in the school.
PEABODY, Mass., Oct. 28—At the
fire in the parochial school here this
morning, the sixteen Sisters who con
ducted the school all managed to es
cape with their lives. The revised
death list has dropped the number to
twenty, most of the children being of
Italian and Irish parentage, whose
fathers are employed in the Jeather
mills here. The dead children are
burned beyond recognition, and the
distracted parents are heart broken
because of their inability to identify
their offspring.
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SEATTLE. Oct. 28—Edward Wade,
a former stenographer in the office of
Governor Strong, at Juneau, passed
through Seattle today bound for Wash
ington. where he is going to supple
ment in person the written charges
he has filed with the president against
the governor of Alaska. Wade alleges
that not only has Strong offended the
democrats by retaining W. W. Short
hill as If* private secretary, but lie
has also given aid and comfort to the
republicans bp appointing W. J. Smith,
as territorial treasurer, it being well
known that Smith has always been a
republican. Among other cases of
fajfcortism to republicans in the official
appointments of the governor is men
tioned that of McDonald who was re
cently^'Pointed game warden. Wade
says that there are plenty of available
democrats for these positions, who are
fully as competent as the republicans
appointed by Strong.
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MRS. PRICE AND DAUGHTER
J TO MOVE TO ARLINGTON
Mrs Thomas C. Price and daughter.
Miss Ethel, will shortly leave Cordova
having disposed of their cottage on
Fourth street to Harry I. O’Neill. They
■will visit relatives at Juneau and
Treadwell before proceeding to Arl
ington, Wash., where they expect to
make their future home. Mrs. Price
Miss Ethel have many friends in
Cordova, who will regret their re
moval from our midst.
The freighter Seward Is in port,
loading 2,000 tons of copper ore for
the Tacoma smelter
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SEATTLE, Oct. 28—A cable mes
sage was received here today froki
Louis Lane, whose power boat, the
North Star is frozen tip in the Arctic
ocean. The cable comes from Circle
City to which place Lane has mushed
from the Arctic, and states that he ts
on his way to Seattle, coming out
through Cordova with a dog team. ,
FAIRBANKS, Oct. 28—Captain
Louis Lane of the steamer Polar Bear
is on his way from Circle to this city,
and on his arrival here will leave im
medately for the outside via Chitlna
| and Cordova. Lane sold his boat to
' the explorer Stefannson before quit
ting the Arctic, and mushed with a
dog team from there to Circle. He la
accompanied by two men named Dair
and .Burt who made the trip to the
Arctic last summer for pleasure pur
poses. and to secure some big game
trophies Lane should reach this city
next Sunday.
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FLAG SHIP
SEATTLE. Oct. 28—The Alaska
■amshlp Company has decided to
pend forty thousand dollars in re
novating their newly purchased steam
ship Kansas City. The boat will be
probably changed to an oil burner,
and the passenger and saloon accom
modations will be made superior to
any ships now running to Alaskan
I points. The boat will run to south
western Alaska ports, the increasing
tonnage from Cordova southward mak
ing the purchase necessary.
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TOKIO, Oct. 28—-The government of
! Japan has decided not to invite the
representatives of the Christain re
ligion to the coronation exercises of
the Mikado, which are about to take
! place. The religious question has
1 been bothering ,the cabinet consid
erably, and the political effect on the
people If the Christians were repre
sented was a matter of much concern.
Only the leading dignitaries from the
Shintoists and of the Bnddists win be
present at the coronation.
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CALLED TO CALIFORNIA ON
ACCOUNT ILLNESS OF FATHER
F. A. Jones received word in the last
mail that his father. C. E. Jones, of
Stockton, Cal., had been stricken with
paralysis and as he is well advanced
in years, being 64, Frank and his wife
will leave an the Alameda for the
former's old home, and expect to be
gone five or six weeks.
Nifty job printing at the Times.