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The Cordova Daily Times
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V( >L ill ~ NO 293 " CORDOVA, ALASKA,"aAgBPAY, JUNE 29. 1918 FBICETESCBNTB
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CAPTURE GROUND Of STRATEGIC VALUE
NEW OFFENSIVE WAS
SURPRISE TO HUNS
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The summary of the war situation issued last night by the
Associated Press says: ®
“British troops in Flanders and French forces farther
to the south apparently anticipate! the proposed German drive
toward the English channel portif and Paris and struck first.
The allied troops caught the en<tny unawares at important
points and took ground of consirl|rable strategic value as tin*
starting points of enemy attacks.®
Reuter’s Confi§ns News
LONDON, June 29.—Reuter’Jlays the British made a suc
cessful advance of nearly a mile between BailleuVand Labasse.
The captured ground lies at the liost debatable point on the
British‘front, just west of Bois Dfval and east of the angle of
Nieppe forest. ?
The British captured more tjan four hundred prisoners,
together with guns and mortars.' »
An official statement says life British destroyed twenty
one enemy airplanes on Thursda\«nd forced down nine. The
British lost fourteen.
Great Fleets offAirplanes
WITH THE BRITIS HFOB<JlS IN FRANCE, June 29.—
East night the Gennans placedlifevy barrages along the sec
tor north of Merville. No furtlMB*. infantry actions were re
ported.
Great fleets of allied airplanes ’ are constantly wheeling
over the hostile territory, bitterly fighting the Germans.
Prisoners Admit Germans Were Surprised
Prisoners captured during yesterday’s attack say the Ger
mans had no idea the British would take the initiative. The
Gennans felt so confident that they were devoting most of their
lime to a campaign against an epidemic known as “Flanders
grippe- The British were over the top and at the enemy be
fore the latter realized their danger. \
The French Advance
PARIS, June 29.— (Official)—The French in an attack on
a front of four and a half miles south of Ambley, to the east of
Moetgober and southwest of Soissons yesterday, captured the
German positions and at some points advanced their lines a
mile and a quarter. One thousand and sixty prisoners thus far
have been captured.
Germans Admit They Are Busy
BERLIN, June 29.—(Official)—The Germans are busily
engaged in attempts to repulse vigorous allied attacks north of
the Lvs and south of the Aisne rivers.
MONEY SPENT
WASHINGTON, June 29.—The gov
ernment Is closing its books for thi
fiscal year just ending, which is thi
first full fiscal year of the war. Cabi
net members and department headi
will report to the President regardlni
their stewardship of the enormoui
sums handled by them during thi
year closing tomorrow.
The year was a period of expensi
hardly dreamed of a year ago. Mori
than $12,600,000,000 has actually bcei
spent during the year to pay the bij
war bills incurred for the army am
navy, ships, airplanes and loans to thi
allies.
In peace times the governmea
spent under a billion dollars annc
ally. Now the war drains about fift;
million dollars daily from the treasury
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WASHINGTON, June 29—The sen
ate today rejected the amendment t<
the army appropriation bill pfoposlm
that the President be directed to raisi
an army of five million men as sooi
as transportation and equipment cai
be provided.
Senators declared the vote did no
represent congressional opposition ti
a big army, but the senate wants thi
army to expand with the ability o
the war department to handle sue!
a large body of men.
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WASPS OF BRITISH NAVY
IN LONG-RANGF BATTLI
LONDON, June 29—Four Britisl
torpedo boat destroyers fought a long
range engagement with a German de
stroyer force off the coast of Bel
gium on Thursday 'last. The actioi
stopped before decisive results weri
attained.
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ROME, June 29.—Thirty ambulanci
units of the American army have ar
rived on the Italian front. Their ap
pearance caused the greatest enthu
Biasm.
PLEASANT SURPRISE PARTY
AS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Last evening Harry I. O’Neill wai
tendered an agreeable surprise whei
a number of his friends invaded hii
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home to commemorate his birthday
The time was very pleasantly spen
until 11:30 o’clock in social inter
course and playing games, when th<
party adjourned to Hegg’s hall to at
tend the dance given in honor of th<
officers of the Explorer. Upon return
lug to the O’Neill home refreshment!
were served, followed by dancing.
Those present included Mr. am
Mrs. H. I. O’Neill, Mr. and Mrs
George Edgecomb, Mr. and Mrs. A
Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Scheuch
Mrs. J. D. MacCormac, Miss Jan*
Murray, R. L. Watkins and F. A
Jones.
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♦ FRENCH DEPUTIES ♦
♦ PAY TRIBUTE TO ♦
♦ AMERICAN ALLIES ♦
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♦ PARIS, June 29.—Cheers and ♦
1 ♦ shouts of enthusiasm greeted ♦
1 ♦ the announcement made in the ♦
♦ chamber of deputies yesterday ♦
1 ♦ that July Fourth would be re- ♦
• ♦ garded as a legal French holi- ♦
1 ♦ day. All party lines were oblit- ♦
: ♦ erated and the plaudits were ♦
♦ unanimous. It was one of the ♦
*''♦ most impressive demonstra- ♦
! ♦ tions seen in the chamber ♦
1 ♦ since the beginning of the war. ♦
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WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
KN FRANCE, June 29.—July 14, the
French national holiday, and July 4,
America’s natal day, probably will be
i celebrated jointly by the Americans
and French in Paris.
Troops from both armies will
> march pide by side in the processions
; on both holidays.
i It is understood the idea originated
i with the French.
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: S7I) HI) FIRF AT
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At 1:30 o’clock this morning a fire
■ broke out at McCarthy which for a
time threatened the destruction of
, the entire town. Before the flames
. could be gotten under control the loss
. amounted to about $20,000.
It is believed that the fire origi
, nated ,in the rooming house owned
> by Mrk Rose McLellan, which, to
gether with its contents, was com
pletely destroyed. The owner carried
insurance of $1,000. From this build
ing the flames spread next door to
James Henoy’s restaurant, burning it
to the ground. So far as known this
property was not insured. The fire
then leaped across the street and de
stroyed William Faddis’ store and
! residence. He only saved a few per
sonal effects and carried but little
' insurance.
A telephone message from McCar
thy late this afternoon places the
losses at the following figures: Will
iam McFaddis, $12,000; Mrs. Mc
Clellan, $6,000; James Heney, $1,200.
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Yesterday was National War Sav
ings day, and while no systematic
campaign was conducted here for the
i sale of war stamps, outside of that
■ made by the Army of School Sam
■ mies, the amount invested in these
$5 stamps was more than $2,000 in
i cash, with a few pledges recorded.
The First Bank of Cordova sold $1,000
1 worth, the Bank of Alaska, $660, and
the postoffice more than $300, Inde
pendent of those disposed of to the
, local banks.
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Nothing is as usual; why eat as
usual?
WHEELS OF FAST
MOVING TRAIN
“Jalmer Isaacson met death by his
falling under the cars of a moving
train” was the verdict of the coroner's
jury yesterday afternoon upon the re
mains of the man who was killed on
the railroad track about three miles
from Cordova about 3 o’clock yester
day afternoon, while attempting to
board a moving passenger train on
the Copper River railway.
Deceased was about 25 years of
age, and his parents live at Pearson,
Wash. He had been working at the
Kennecott mines since last December,
and came to Cordova this week with
the intention of going to Fort Liscum
to enlist. Isaacson was registered at
McCarthy, but was not called in the
first draft.
Isaacson had been acting queerly
since his arrival here, so his friends
report. He purchased a ticket for
Valdez on the last steamer, but for
some unknown reason did not leave.
The coroner’s jury was composed
of Fred Sanderson, Roy E. Hegg, W.
A. Hesse, J. V. Carter, Charles Cer
ney and Peter Stokes.
AMSTERDAM, June 29.—A Berlin
dispatch says that a telegram has
been received from a member of the
I Soviet government at Kiev stating
! reports that former Emperor
Nicholas had been brought before a
revolutionary tribunal and assassi
I Hated are incorrect. The dispatch
j states that Nicholas and his family
| are In good health.
jlMfsltMi Mill
Mir IU0RED TO RESIGN
LONDON, June 29.—Emperor Karl
has refused to accept the resignation
of the Austrian premier and foreign
minister, Dr. Von Seydler, according
to a Copenhagen dispatch.
HO MID ON CRT OF HIS
nus tun of oesolts
PARIS, June 29.—Enemy airplanes
flew in the direction of Paris yester
day. A few bombs were dropped, but
there were no casualties.
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♦ SIGNIFICANT MOVE ♦
♦ OF UNITED STATES ♦
♦ TO PROTECT CANAL ♦
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♦ PANAMA, June 29.—Under ♦
♦ orders from Washington, Amer- ♦
♦ lean troops are policing the ♦
♦ cities of Panama and Colon. ♦
♦ This step has been undertaken ♦
♦ by virtue of the treaty of ♦
♦ 1904, which authorizes the ♦
♦ United States to police the ♦
♦ territory of the Panama repub- ♦
♦ lie when it becomes necessary ♦
♦ to maintain order. ♦
♦ The government of Panama ♦
♦ has protested to Washington. ♦
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WASHINGTON. June 29—General
March, chief of staff of the United
States army, announced today that
the first American troops had beer
landed in Italy yesterday. The Ameri
cans sent from here were not part oi
General Pershing’s forces, he said, bu
consisted largely of sanitary units
mostly non-combatants. The com
batant forces will be sent forward b}
General Pershing.
Surveying the various battle fronts
General March said the situation was
extremely favorable to the allies.
The first American National arm}
division to take up a sector on thi
front in France was the Seventy-sev
enth division, from New York, which
trained at Camp Upton, he said. Origi
nally it was commanded by Majoi
General Bell.
General March said the Italians had
captured eighteen thousand Austrians
in the recent offensive, and much
booty had been recovered in the lint
along the Piave.
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WASHINGTON, June 29.—Pacific
coast shipyards made a clean sweep
of shipbuilding honors on May 1.
Blue honor flags were Jwarded to the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
of San Francisco for steel ships and
to the Grant-Smith-Porter Company of
St. Johns. Ore., for wooden ships.
Second and third honors for steel
ships were awarded to the Skinner &
Eddy Corporation, Seattle, and the
Moore Shipbuilding Company of Oak
land, and for wooden ships to the
Grant-Smith-Porter Company of Aber
deen, Wash,, and the Allen Shipbuild
ing Company of Seattle.
sms TO flE SENT TO
RESTORf ORDER IN RUSSI1
LONDON, June 29.—German news
papers say that Germany is preparing
to intervene iq Russia, and that
troop.' will be sent to restore order.
They will bo assisted by the Maxi
malist forces.
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We’ll substitute corn for wheat
and victory for defeat.
MANUFACTURERS
ALLEGED TO BE
GREEDY FRAUDS
WASHINGTON, June 29.—The fed
eral trade commission has reported to
the senate that it believes American
industries are profiteering by taking
advantage of the war §ressure for
heavy production, and showing inordi
nate greed and barefaced fraud.
The senate called on the war de
partment and the trade commission
for a report, and will probably pro
ceed against the profiteering firms.
The report was submitted after a
searching investigation had been
made.
The report of the trade commission
recounted to the senate the fact that
the meat packers and allied indus
tries, as well as the flour millers, were
making a heavy profit. It was said
that these concerns were operating
at a low cost and making a heavy
profit under the government-fixed
price for the whole country.
The commission also investigated
the high salaries paid to company
officials.
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SPRINGS OP IN
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AMSTERDAM, June 29.—A Berlin
dispatch says that Professor Miliuoff,
leader of the Russian Constitutional
Democrats, and Alexander J. Guehkoff.
| Octoberist leader, have arrived at
j Harbin, Manchuria, and placed thom
j selves at the head of a counter-revo
j lutionary movement.
CORDOVANS TO VISIT
DRAFT BOYS AT LISCUM
Fort Liscum sends word to Cor
dova that it is planning on a big
time for tomorrow, and as more than
seventy young men from the Copper
; Ftiver valley are now there in train
ing for service in the army, it ex
tends a general invitation to our peo
ple to join them in the celebration.
The program outlined in the wire
consists of a lunch, baseball game in
the afternoon and show and dance in,
the evening.
One party of eighteen Cordovans
has already been made up to leave
here tonight at 1 o’clock on the launch
Hollo, and as a great many more are
anxious to go to Fort Liscum, an ef
fort will likely be made to charter
the Inspector or some other launch
to make the trip.
iHilTin
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A photograph of five little French
orphans, brothers and sisters, is dis
played in the window of the Biurn
O'Neill Company. One of these chil
dren has been adopted for a year by
the Women’s Christian Temperance
Union of Cordova. For every $36.50 '
donated to this cause the French gov
ernment gives a like amount, which
will reed and clothe a child for one
year.
Would you like to have the com
forting thought of helping to adopt a
couple more of these helpless little
odes? If so, drpp your token of love
in money, old, discarded jewelry, gold
and silverware or any kind into the
iron pot on the tripod at the entrance
to the Northwestern Hardware Com
pany’s store on July 4.