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NAVAL COLLIER IS
MISSING FOR MONTH
WASHINGTON, April 15.—In an announcement made to
day by the navy department it is said that the naval collier
Cpclops, with 57 passengers, 15 officers and 221 members of
the crew, has been overdue at an Atlantic port since March 13.
The collier last reported from the West Indies on March 4. It
carried a cargo of manganese from Brazil.
Searchers Active
American ships were ordered today to make greater ef
forts to find the missing naval collier Clycops, which is long
overdue from South America. For more than a month the
search has been going on, but the navy department today or
dered redoubled efforts in all Atlantic waters.
It has been suggested that German agents boarded her at
a West Indian port and captured her from her crew. This
would be the only explanation for the silent radio apparatus.
Had the vessel been wrecked, it is believed that some ship
would have heard the distress signal which certainly would
have been given.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY.—
Americans did some brilliant work
and stiff fighting Friday in Brule
■wood, after the Germans had attacked
the French, it was announced today.
The French and Americans, in a coun
ter-attack against the Teutons, ejected
them from the small plot of ground
taken by them, and from the short
stretch of American trenches which
they had succeeded in occupying.
When the ground was retaken it
was found that it was strewn with
German dead, their losses having been
remarkably heavy.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 15.—Germans failed
gians.. The attacks were started with
American positions in the Toul re
gions. The attack was started with
a heavy artillery bombardment, aftet
which the Germans tried to rush the
American trenches. They were driver
back, and it is estimated that their
losses were fully three or four hun
dred.
German Statement
BERLIN, April 15.— (Official)—Ger
man troops today made a successful
attack on the Americans near St
Mihiel. Reports from the front saj
that heavy losses were inflicted or
the Americans.
British Check Enemy
DATELESS—Fighting heroically,
the British have checked the Germar
drive west of Armentieres, entente
leaders announced today. The enemj
effort in Picardy seems to have beer
-checked also.
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WASHINGTON, April 15.—From i
statement made by department of jus
tice officials, it is understood tha
more than a hundred German am
Austrian women who have been un
der surveillance by government agent!
will be arrested and interned as sooi
as President Wilson signs the bil
which includes women in the enemj
alien class.
This bill was before congress fc
weeks, and just as soon as it is siguei
a clean-up will be made of thosi
women who have been actively er
gaged in plots against the nation.
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Pray and pay for the third Libert
loan. ,
BOHEMIANS CHEEH
PHESIDENT WILSON
AMSTERDAM, April 15.—Disp
i patches from Prague, the capital of
Bohemia, say that thousands of peo
ple gathered in the streets of that city
on Saturday, denouncing the Germans
and cheering the entente. President
Wilson especially was cheered repeat
edly.
More and more, daily, the Bohem
ians are becoming outspoken in their
antagonism to Germany, charging that
the kaiser i3 prolonging the war for
his own purpose, and against the
wishes of other peoples of the Teu
tonic alliance.
SULZER’i SECRETARY
BN WAY TO CAPITAL
Bound for Washington, where he is
j to take up his duties as secretary to
Hon. Charles A. Sulzer, delegate from
; Alaska, Edward G. Morrissey of Fair
! banks arrived in Cordova on Satur
day evening’s train. He expects to
i leave for the south on the steamship
Alaska, and will go directly east.
Mr. Morrissey has been on the
, newspapers of Fairbanks for the past
• six years.
LONDON, April 15.—(Official).
Announcement is made today that the
British and French governments have
I agreed to confer the title of “com
I mander-in-chief of the allied armies’
upon General Foch, who is now di
j recting the defense on the westerr
front.
WASHINGTON, April 15.—In a cal
issued today by Provost Marshal Gen
\ eral Crowder, 49,843 registrants arc
i called upon to report for duty between
May 1 and May 10, at eleven barracks
tl Seven states of the Union will fur
I nish more than half the quota called
GREAT GERMAN GUN
BEGINS NIGHT WDM
1 | PARIS, April 15.—The big German
^gun continues the bombardment o
! j Paris. Last night it fired a numbei
" j of shells into Paris. This was the
first time that this gun shelled the
city at night. So far as known, onlj
T one person, a woman, was killed las
i night.
ENEMY FAILS
IN ATTEMPT
I
Territory Taken by Germans
Means Nothing When They
Failed to Annihilate British
Armies.
WASHINGTON. April 15— In the
war department’s review of military
activities on the western front it says
that the turning point of the great
battle is being reached now. and the
Germans have failed to achieve vic
tory in the field. They will soon be
forced to resume their old tactics
along the western and other fronts.
Continuing, the review points out
that the object of the German attack
was to annihilate the British armies,
to make them ineffective for future
fighting, and when they failed to do
that they lost their chance of victory.
The territory captured means noth
ing, so far as the final outcome Is
concerned, but may proiong the strug
gle.
The Germans are striking 'at the
weakest points along the British line,
within forty miles of Calais, war de
partment officials learn, and it is be
lieved that they will probably con
tinue their assaults in these regions,
if they are able to muster sufficient
U1 1 t lug Cl .
French Successful
PARIS, April 15.—North of Mont
didier the French made successful
local attacks today, the war office
reports. A number of prisoners were
taken, as well as two machine guns.
Germans Repulsed
LONDON, April 15.—British forces
again repulsed seven Germk'Vf'SttftC'Ss
in the Merville sector today, inflicting
heavy losses on the enemy. The Brit
ish again lost Neuve Eglise, which
has changed hands a number of times
during the past few days.
Southwest of Bailleul the Germans
temporarily penetrated the British po
j sitions, but later were driven out
by strong counter-attacks.
Allies Hold Their Own
PARIS, April 15.—Reports from the
} allied leaders all along the western
| front show that the entente forces are
holding their own against the on
slaughts of the Germans. With the
exception of the penetration of the
| lines at Neuve Eglise, the enemy
has not met with any success.
In the Neuve Eglise sector the Ger
I mans hurled thousands of men at the
' British forces with a reckless disre
! gard of life.
Documents taken from German pris
! oners show that the Teutons are de
! termined to separate the allied armies,
' to drive through their lines for such
a distance that it will be difficult for
I them to render aid to each other in
withstanding massed attacks.
RESIGNATION
OF CZERNIN
IS ACCEPTED
Owing to Efforts of Austria to
Obtain Peace, Minister of
Foreign Affairs Is Compelled
to Resign.
AMSTERDAM. April 15—Vienna
dispatches received here this after
noon say that the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, Count Czernin, has
handed his resignation to Emperor
Charles, and the latter has accepted
it. The emperor, however, has en
trusted to Count Czernin the conduct
of the foreign affairs pending the ap
pointment of a successor.
The recent publication by Franco
of the futile peace appeal made by
Emperor Charles, and the efforts of
Austria to explain satisfactorily to
Germany his letter to the entente, is
probably the most potent influence in
causing the resignation of the foreign
minister. There appears no doubt
that ty was through the efforts of
Count Czernin and by his advice that
the emperor was induced to make the
move toward peace.
Berlin reports show that the im
perial government is much displeased
with the action,of Austria-Hungary,
and the German government is re
ported to have insisted on the elimi
nation of Czernin from the ministry.
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C01ITTEE FOR
MALONEY ISSUES
* ITS STATEMENT
JUNEAU, April 15.—Without deny
ing a word of the allegations made
against Governor Strong, the Maloney
campaign committee today issued a
statement in which it characterized
as outrageous the attack of John W.
Troy, the editor of the Juneau Daily
Empire, upon Governor Strong. The
committee sets forth that Strong's po
litical career terminated when his
successor, Thamas Riggs, Jr., was ap
pointed, and that it does not in any
way affect the issues involved in the
candidacy of William Maloney for del
egate.
The committee also says tnat if
1913 evidence similar to that whiol
has now been published broadcast
with reference to Strong, was col
lected with a view of defeating tab
candidacy at that time.
Space is given by the commute
also to the fact that Strong residet
in the territory for twenty years, ant
that he was governor for five years
during which time his conduct w-as al
right.
COAST AND HARBOR
SURVEYS ARE URGED
WASHINGTON, April 15—Urging
protection for Alaska’s gateways by
adequate coast and harbor charting, a
bulletin was issued today by the Unit
ed States Coast and Geodetic Survey,
i It says that less than four million dol
j lars has been spent in Alaskan waters
i in the more than fifty years that the
territory had been under the Aineri
j can flag.
j In the bulletin it is pointed out
[ that Alaska has many fine, undevel
', oped harbors, which are practically
| unnavigable, owing to the fact that
' they have not been charted. The war.1
it says, should not delay the prep-j
arations for the work. During the!
past twenty years 124 American ves
! sels have been lost in Alaska waters,
i and in the opinion of the chief of
the survey this is the greatest need
. of Alaska—to prevent the recurrence
of such losses.
Continuing, the report saya:
“There are over 26,000 miles of de
tailed coast line of Alaska, and it cai
not be approached without plying thi
waters that nearly surround it. Thi
sea is the only route to the territory
because of the gigantic mountains
that may never be surmounted bj
railroads.” s
The exports from Alaska during thi
past fifty years have amounted ti
$708,000,000, reaching their greates
annual amount last year, when $94,
793,059 worth of goods wer sent out o
the territory. The imports totalei
$412,000,000 in fifty years, showing thi
vast amount of trade carried on witl
the territory solely by means of ships
Seventy per cent of the ship losses
the geodetic survey figures out, weri
due to strandings which might havi
been prevented by accurate charts o
the waterways.
HONOR FLAG IS
AWARDED CORDOVA
“San Francisco, April 15, 1918.
“ Daily Times, Cordova:
“Cordova was awarded its Liberty loan honor flag today.
The total subscription reported from the Twelfth district was
$179,000,000 for the first week of the drive.
“The district is millions ahead, according to official bank
reports. San Francisco alone subscribed $25,000,000. Women
workers in every state are credited with bringing in millions of
dollars in subscriptions. “VAN SMITH.’’
The foregoing telegram, received this morning by the
Daily Times, is self-explanatory, and shows the splendid work
that already has been done in Cordova. The banks report that
the number of subscribers has passed the five hundred imirk,
and hopes are held that the numbe rwill increase greatly this
week.
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Other Towns to Report
Reports are yet to come in from
Chitina, McCarthy, Kennecott and
other towns in the district, and it is
believed the subscriptions will be in
creased many thousands of dollars by
these districts. In town the women
and men workers are still busy, and
it is believed they will turn in many
hundreds of dollars before another
week shall have rolled by.
Sunday Telegram
From Mr. Smith the Times on Sun
day received the following telegram:
“San Francisco, April 14.
“Two hundred, and five honor flags
have been awarded this district, and
claims for fifty others have been re
ceived. It is believed that the dis
trict leads all others in the number
of flags awarded. There is no slowing
I up in enthusiasm, and all are urged
to keep up the good work.
“VAN SMITH.”
Outside Liberty Work
WASHINGTON, April 15.—Nineteen
per cent of the Liberty loan quota
had been subsortbed up to this morn
ing at 9 o’clock, according to an
nouncement made by the treasury de
partment. '
The St. Louis federal reserve dis
trict leads all others, having sub
scribed 36 per cent of its quota.
New York raised the largest amount
of money for bonds. San Francisco
has raised 11 per cent of its quota.
Iowa has subscribed its full quota,
and it probably will be oversubscribed
by several millions of dollars.
Toledo. Ohio, was the first city in
the country to report the subscrip
tion of the total amount of its quota.
TEDDY GETS BULLET
THAT INJURED SON
OYSTER BAY, April 15.—In a let
1 ter from his son. Captain Archie
Roosevelt, Colonel Theodore Roose
velt today received the bullet which
wounded the younger strenuous one.
The young officer also sent a mes
sage to his father stating that he ex
pects it will be but a short time until
he is back in the trenches.
Captain Archie was injured several
i weeks ago in one of the early encoun
ters between the American and Ger
man forces.
m BALL' TO
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CHICAGO, April 15.—Despite the
■ war. the fans will not be deprived of
their national game this year, tor to
day the American League baseball
season opens. Last fall it was feared
that it would be impossible to start
the season this spring ,as many of the
stars were either in the army or about
to enter. Indications are, however,
that the fans will be given a good run
for their money everywhere, as all
the teams have suffered equally in
the loss of men, thereby making them
as evenly matched as ever.
CORDOVA IN DIES
WHILE DOING OUTSIDE
’ That Lawrence Cruse of Cordova
succumbed to tuberculosis while
aboard the steamship Alameda on his
way Outside was the information re
! ceived yesterday by S. R. Hedges,
’ agent of the Alaska Steamship Com
1 pany, in a wire from the purser.
Mr. Cruse was a resident of Cor
dova for about three years, and was
l engaged by canneries and other con
! cerns. He had been ailing for about
1 three months, but had been in bed
for only three or four days before
» leaving for the south. He was SI
! years of age.
> Surviving Mr. Cruse are two sis
’ ters and his mother, all of whom re
side at Buckley, Wash.
WASHINGTON, April 15.—Senator
William Joel Stone of Missouri died
at his home here today, following a
paralytic stroke. Senator Stone v as
chairman of the senate foreign rela
tions committee and one of tho party
leaders for a number of years.
Announcement was made this aft
ernoon that the funeral of Senator
Stone would be held at Nevada, Mo.,
his old home.
William Joel Stone was born c n
May 7, 1848, in Madison county, Ken
tucky; was graduated from Missoni i
university, which later conferred up a
him the degree of LL. D. He was
admitted to the bar in 1809 and was
elected as prosecuting attorney of
Vernon county, Missouri, in 1873. He
was first sent to Washington as a
member of the Forty-ninth congress,
and served in the lower house also in
the Fiftieth and Fifty-first congresses.
He was chosen as governor of Mis
souri and served from 1893 to 1897.
He was a member of the national
Democratic committee from 1893 to
1897, and was vice chairman from
1900 to 1904.
In 1874 he married Sarah Louise
Winston, and of this marriage there
are three children, all of whom sur
vive the senator. He was first elected
to the senate in 1903, again in 1909,
1 and by popular vote in 1914. His
j term would have expired March 3.
' 1921.
GEORGE WALKER TO
REPRESENT TERRILL
To represent W. E. Terrill In his
interest in the Alaskan hotel, George
E. Walker, for many years a resi
dent of Dawson and Fairbanks, ar
rived in Cordova Sunday. Mr. Walker
has had much experience in the hotel
business, and with his large acquaint
ance throughout the whole territory,
I Mr. Terrill feels himself fortunate in
i securing the services of the old
I timer. * ,
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