The Cordova Daily Times
VOLUME TWO. NUMBER 338. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 191(5. PRICE TEN CENTS.
QUIET THOUGHTS
BERLIN, Jan. 15. — The Kaiser
will celebrate his birthday on January
27, and he has issued a request to the
German nation to commemorate the
event with quiet thoughts and pray
ers. In his statement he says:
“Heart thoughts and the strength of
the German nation, both in the field
and at home, should be directed to
the one great aim of gaining a decis
ive victory, and the winning of peace,
which so far as human mind can con
jecture, shall permanently safeguard
the country against a repetition of
hostile attacks.’’
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VIENNA, Jan. 15. — The war office
officially announced last night, that
the Austrian invading army in Monte
negro has entered the city of Cet
tinje, the capital. The task of taking
the town was not a difficult one, as
the Montenegrins had abandoned the
city rather than subject it and its
inhabitants to bombardment. The
residence of the king was undamaged,
although some of the other public
buildings showed traces of shell fire.
The population is calm and there was
no disorder.
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NEW BEDFORD, Jan. 15. — Thirty
two thousand cotton mill operatives
here received the glad tidings today
of an advance of five per cent in their
wages.
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GREAT MS
FAILED
VIENNA, Jan. 15. — It is officially
announced that on the Bessarabia
front the Russians attempted to break
through to Porontz and also east oi
Rarinczle. Five offensive attacks have
been made since the beginning of the
battle east of Galicia and Bessarabia,
but each one attempted proved a
failure.
COPPER STILL RISING-NOW
n 1-5 CENTS
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. — Copper is
still soaring. When the market open
ed this morning it was quoted at 24
cents, and the closing price was
24 1-5 cents.
Special to The Times Dy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—The House spent this morning
considering the bill providing for the leasing of the Alaska
coal lands. Delegate Wickersham took a prominent part in the
debate on the measure, devoting him attention to the three coal
fields, of the Matanuska, the Bering lliver and the Nenana.
The bill provides that no one may acquire over 2,560 acres of
! coal lands until after the development of their property. Smal
ler units may be leased, and provisions in the bill allow the i
free use of the eoal by homesteaders for domestic use. Mu
nicipalities may acquire 160 acres of the coal land for the
purpose of mining and selling the product to their citizens. No
charge is made for the municipal leases, nor are they compelled
' to nav a rovaltv. The usual lease provided for in the bill calls
for an annual royalty to be paid of not under two cents per ton.
Railroads may secure leases and produce coal for their own
use, but not to sell to the public.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—The mineral land leasing bill,
affecting all of the several hundred million acres of public
land in Alaska and the continental United States, passed the
House today by a big majority. The measure now goes to the
Senate for confirmation, and little doubt is expressed concern
ing its adoption by the upper chamber. As the bill is an ad
ministration measure, Wilson will readily sign it when it comes
before him. No amendments of any importance were incorpor
ated' into the bill by the House, it being passed in practically
the same form in which it came out of the committee.
PAPERS OF GERMAN ARE SEIZED
Special by Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 15. — The British
foreign office has sent to the state
department at Washington copies of
the correspondence seized on Captain
Von Papen, the recalled military at-]
(ache, when he was homeward bound. |
Von Papen was searched when his {
ship reached Falmouth, and all his
letters, check book and miscellaneous
articles found pertaining to his ac
tivities while at the German embassy
at Washington taken from him.
Such of these as would assist the j
American government in its warfare j
against the promoters of strikes and 1
dynamiters of munition factories were |
copied and sent to Lansing by way of
the American embassy in this city.
Von Papen's check book shows that
he made frequent payment of moneys
to persons charged with blowing up
munition works and bridges in the
United States.
One entry shows that several hun
dred dollars were paid to Werner
Horn, the German convicted of blow
ing up the international bridge be
tween the United States and Canada
nt St. Croix, Maine. His books show
that the day before this check was
issued the German embassy had paid
two thousand dollars into Von Papen's
account. His check stubs show that
the attache sent five hundred dollars
to the German consul at Seattle two
weeks before the explosion in that
city, which occurred on May 30, 1915.
He made several payments of large
sums to the Seattle consulate, which
has been under fire because of the
activities of the consul, Mueller, and
that in last February ho sent tne con
sul $1,300.
FLOOD DOES DAMAGE IN
IRELAND
ATHLONE, Ireland, Jan. 15. --- The J
(•rand canal burst today on the banka
of Edinberry. Kings country, causing
a loss of $3,000,000. Houses, crops
and cattle were swept away but for
tunately no lives were sacrificed.
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PEKING. Jan. 15. — Railway con
struction in China is practically at a
standstill as a result of financial con
ditions, brought about by the Euro
pean war. The Belgians, British, Rus
sians and French ali have railway un
dertakings in China, and the virtual
suspension of this work is a hard blow
to the country, which is as yet inade
quately served by railways, and great
ly in need of them for defensive as
well as commercial purposes.
Efforts have been made to interest
American capital in several of the
lines. Chinese officials are confident
that the European nations would turn
over their interests to a neutral coun
try, such as the Unied States, if Am
erican financiers would undertake to
complete the lines.
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DRUGGIST ROOT WILL RETURN
TO SEWARD.
W. E. Root received a cablegram
yesterday from A. J. Adams, in Seat
tle, stating that F. Wahl was a pas
senger on the steamer Northwestern
to relieve Mr. Root as manager of tfie
Northern Drug Company, as he de
sires to return to Seward, where he
recently was appointed postmaster,
succeeding Phil J. Hickey, Jr., re
signed.
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FOUND GUILTY MURDER OF
HIS WIFE
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 15. — Fred
erick T. Price was today convicted of
the murder of Ills wife, Mary Fridley
Price, a member of a wealthy Minne
sota family.
RUSSIA B O f 11G
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NEW YORK, Jan. 15. — It is offi
cially announced that Russia has con
tracted with four American companies '
for 32,000 machine guns, which are
to cost 132,000,000.
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PROVIDING AGAINST THE
SHORTAGE OF WATER
In order to provide against any ac
tual shortage of water in time of need
the Cordova Power Company has de
cided to restrict its use during the
present dry spell, and also cautions
all consumers not to allow any water
to go to waste by allowing it to run
when not being used.
The company has also decided to
shut off the water from 1 to 4 o’clock
p. m. and 9 p. m. to 6 a. m. During this
period an all-night telephone service
will be maintained, and In case of fire
by notifying central the water will be
immediately turned on.
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NORTHWESTERN IN MORNING.
The steamer Northwestern left Ju
neau at 8 o’clock last night, and is
due in Cordova early tomorrow morn
ing.
ORE PILED EVERYWHERE
ABOUT CORDOVA
Cordova is truly the copper city of
the world, as there is today piled up
on the dock and in the railroad yards
over $2,000,000 worth of this ore!
awaiting shipment to the Tacoma
smelter. The interior mines have
been producing copper faster than it
can he transported from here to the
States.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 15. — The United
States submarine E-3 was blown up
and partially destroyed this morning
at the New York navy yard, where the
new Edison batteries designed to pro
. vent explosions from gas fumes were
J being installed. As a result of explo
I sion four men were killed and ninny
injured.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. — The explo
! sion on the submarine was due to
hydrogen gas being ignited while the
new Edison batteries were being in-1
stalled. Two members of the crew
were killed outright, and eleven in
jured, six of whom are in a serious
condition.
GREAT BRITAIN
TO ESTABLISH
LONDON, Jan. 15. — It is stated on
good authority that Great Britain will
soon announce the establishment of
an actual blockade between Germany
and the allies, superceding the condi
tion established by orders in council
which caused the American protest,
and which Great Britain compromised
out of court with the Chicago meat
packers, whose goods were seized.
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TERRITORIAL COMMITTEE TO
MEET.
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The Republican territorial cornmit
I tee will meet at Seward on January
27, to decide upon the place and date
for holding the Republican conven
tion, when a candidate for delegate
to Congress will be elected.
FOREIGNERS ARE LEAVING
MEXICO
EL PASO, Jan. 15. — The consuls
representing the different countries
in Mexico are hurrying all foreigners
to the American side, as it is feared
that more trouble is brewing and may
result seriously.
ROLLING STOCK
Considerable additional rolling
stock for the Copper River & North
western railway will shortly arrive In
Cordova. The freighter Latouche is
due here on Monday with a locomo
tive, two cabooses for the rotaries
and 1,000 ton of coal.
On January 17 the freighter Cor
dova sails from Seattle with a loco
motive, four boxcars and 1,000 tons
of coaL
The big liner Victoria is scheduled
to leave Puget Sound on January 19
with 1,000,000 board feet of track ties.
This shipment amounts to sixty car
loads of ties, which will be used in
the spring in replacing those now In
use on the Chitina branch.
A large addition is being built to the
roundhouse to accommodate the new
engines on the way.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 16. — Emmeline
Pankhurst arrived in this city today
to raise funds for Serbian relief, hut
was detained at the gang-plank for
having served several prison terms.
She was taken to Ellis Island.
Mrs. Pankhurst has been parolled,
pending an appeal, and is free in the
meantime.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. — A special
bill of Inquiry at the immigration sta
tion has ordered Mrs. Pankhurst de
ported. and an appeal to Washington
will he taken.
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STR. EVANS NOT REPORTED.
The steamer Admiral Evans, which
left Seattle last Monday, has not as
yet been reported out of Juneau, al
though Bhe should reach Cordova Sun
day night.
CZAR OF RUSSIA
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PETROGRAD, Jan. 15. — Czar Ni
cholas issued a New Year's address
to the army,’ complimenting the sol
diers on the brave stand they have
taken against the enemy, and thank
ing them heartily for their sacrifices
for Russia. He told the troops that
because of the excellent spirit mani
fested the government was encour
aged, and positive of ultimate victory,
and assured them that peace was im
possible until the enemy had been
vanquished and victory crowned the
efforts of the army.
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POLICY
IS ID DIM!
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. — The
cabinet held a meeting today, at which
all the members were present. The
chief topic discussed was the murder
of the Americans by Mexican bandits
in the state of Chihuahua. It was de
cided that the administration should
not change its policy towards Mexico
at this time.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. — The
state department has requested that
Carranza compel all Americans In
Mexico to go to the safety zone, even
if he finds it necessary to force them
to accept this protection.
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AMSTERDAM, Jan. 15. — Serious
floods in the northern part of Holland
are now raging and doing immmense
damage. The great dikes along the
Zuiderzee have collapsed in several
places, compelling the peasants, with
their cattle, to flee to places of safety.
Considerable damage was also done
at Volendam, Edam, Texel and Mar
ken Islands, as well as at Groningen.
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5.11 RUSSIANS
VIENNA. Jan. 15. — The Austro
Hungarian forces have won a decisive
victory, resulting in the capture of
6,100 Russians, including thirty of
ficers. The Montenegrins having
abandoned Cettinje are retreating on
the whole south and west front.
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TREASURY IS NOT D ETD.
The annual report of rritoria’
Treasurer Smith shows t! there Is
$98,356.93 in the treasury. The fund
is divided as follows: General fund,
$41,145.10; forest reserve fur!, $54,
796.08; fisheries fund. $2,215.7
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