Cordova Daily Times
CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1916. ~ PRICK TEX (’ENTS
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XI’W YORK, Sept. 23. — All of the
unions in this city and in Westchester
county are voting op the question of
ratifying the action of the eighty dele
gates who called for a general sus
pension of work on Wednesday morn
ing next. The leaders ask that all
workmen remain at home unless the
traction officials make it possible to
ride on street cars without offending
the union. The allegiance order, if
tatilied, will cause the idleness of
three quarters of a million union men
and women. The leaders have avoided
causing t a sympathy stril e.
The situation is growing very tense
and in anticipation of any trouble that
plight arise should the unions decide
to walk out. Mayor Mitchell is having
many special policemen sworn in.
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LONG BRANCH, Sept. 2:!. - Presi
dent Wilson opened his porch cam
paign with a speech to a delegation
of New Jersey business men, gathered
at Shadow Lawn. He said he did not
regard the principle of an eight hour
day as arbitrable, and made that plain
at the beginning of tlie railroad con
ference. \ 11 chairs on the lawn were !
occupied when the president began
speaking. Wilson declared the chief
cloud on the \merican horizon is the
relations between Capital and labor,
and that there will be danger while
capital and labor are antagonistic.
211,110 TONS IF
II COPPER
IS SOLD
NEW YORK, Sept. 211. — An order
for 2tiii,0()0 tons of copper has been
placed by Anglo-French interests with
large American producers, including
the American Smelting Al- Refining
Company. The delivery is for the first
six months of PUT, and the price paid
is between 20 and 27 cents per pound
This contract is unprecedented in the
history of the copper trade.
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^ TOKIO, Sept. 23. The island of
Niijltna, of the Kozan group, which
lie in the Pacific ocean about 600
miles south of Yokohama, recently dis
appeared. It came into existence
January 25, 1914, as a result of vol
canic action and had a coast line of
about two miles.
' GUILTY MURDER
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23. — War
ren Billings has been convicted of
murder in connection with the explo
sion of a bomb during the recent pre
paredness parade in this city.
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The steamer Northwestern is due
here from Anchorage Monday night.
GREECE’S PROPOSAL TO ALLIES
SOFIA, Sept. 23.—The Gormans and Bulgarians defeated
twenty battalions of the allies on the Dobrudja front.
Phil ROGRAl), Sept. 23.—The Germans captured the re
gum north of lake Narocz, and attacked the Russian line. They
launched a gas attack at an interval of two hours between gas
discharges. I'll rough the dense columns of smoke the Teutons
advanced against the Russian positions, but were repulsed each
t ime.
BKRLTN, Sept. 23.—The Russian and Roumanian troops
at Dobrudja attacked General Mackonsen’s forces, but both
I lanks were repulsed. The French forces attacked < 'omhlcs and
I he Raneourt line, while the British attempted to advance near
(’onrcelette, but in both instances they failed.
A I III'A’X, Sept. 23. It is authoritatively rcporti d that
Greece lias telegraphed definite proposals to the allied capitals,
which, if accepted, will mean Greece will enter the war. (I recce
may declare war on Bulgaria on her own account.
ATI1 FAS. Sept. 23. Venizeloes, in an interview, declared
that the Greeks must defend their national interests regardh ss
of the government.
PFTROGRAI), Sept. 23.—The Russian advance guaid
made a surprise attack on the Turkish troops. Tln-v fixed a
post neai Giumichan, ('aucasus, broke through the | osition and
inflicted losses on the Turks. The greater part of the camp
stores were burned by the Russians.
BKRL1N, Sept. 23. -The strong Russian attack against
German positions near Korvnitza and Volhynia were success
ful. Fighting activity in the Carpathians is slackening.
PARIS, Sept. 23.—The French patrols approached ('onihlo
last night and found many dead Germans on the field. Tliev
also took some prisoners.
LONDON, Sept. 23.—The allies are apparent l\ preparing
to close their grip on Comities, which is now virtually pocketed.
South ot the Somme the French troops are also preparing the
way for further assaults.
LISBON, Sept. 2d.—The Portuguese have begun an exten
sive invasion of German Fast Africa. The Germans have re
treated and the natives welcomed the Portuguese.
LONDON, Sept. 2d.—The British last night captured Ger
man trenches on a half mile front east of (’ourcelette.
BERLIN, Sept. 2d. The Taegliche Rundschau intimates
that the new imperial Finance minister, Von Roedern, has been
unable to reach an agreement with the federal governments re
jspeeting the proposed imperial monopolies, and that grave
| trouble may develop in the federal council on the subject.
1 he cigarette monopoly is especially opposed by Saxonv,
us more than half of the cigarette making industry is centered
in Dresden and the introduction of a monopoly would seriously
hit Saxon revenues. Saxony is independentl\ planning a mono
poly of electricity.
I .< >NI)(>N, Sept. 2d.— 1 n future each officer and soldier will
be supplied with two identity discs, to lie suspended from the
neck. I hough no explanation of the order for the innovation is
given, it is thought that the idea is to use the second disc for
‘lie preservation of the identity of a body, after the first is re
moved for the purpose of the casualty list. The second disc
will be suspended bv six inches of cord from the upper, the for
mer being red and' the latter green.
CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Sept. 2d.- A bill just passed by
t he Norwegian legislature permits men of military age to choose
whether they will serve their regulation period with the colors
or go to wood cutting in the government forests. Every man
in Norway is obliged to do forty days’ military drill, but ibis
year owing to tin* scarcity and expensiveness of imported fuel
coal and coke much labor will be required in public and pri
vate forests for the felling and cutting of timber, and it is in
tended to ultili/.e the services of the soldiers for this purpos<
and for the cuttiug of peat.
GREETS WICK
JUNEAU, Sept. 22. - One of the
largest attended political meetings of
the campaign was held here last night
and addressed by Judge James Wicker
sham. It afforded little consolation j
for his opponents who have made a |
vicious attack upon the present dele
gate to congress, lie made a strong
and convincing speech, which had its
effect upon his auditors.
Wickersham has announced that j
Valentine will manage his campaign
in the First division, and the Empire
today says that the delegate in effect ,
repudiated John Hustgard. That pa- j
per, which is the personal organ of |
Sulzer, is also sending press dis- j
patches throughout the territory,
which state that there was "absolute
ly no enthusiasm and applause scat
tering. Wickersham groggy and go
ing.” and similar misstatements, which
will not fool the voter, with the fur
ther untruth: "Wickershamites admit
in conversation that First division
against them by large majority.” J
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CLOCKS TO BE
At Monday at midnight Cordova will
gain an hour of daylight by putting
the clocks ahead an hour. In fact,
practically all the towns in southwest
ern Alaska are going to adopt the
same plan, and Sitka instead of Ko
diak time will be used.
In order that there may be no con
fusion the steamers, Copper River
railway and the cable office will also
adopt the new time, and those who
fail to adjust their clocks will be out
of tune with the rest of the commun
ity next Tuesday morning.
This same system was inaugurated
in Cordova several years ago, for the
winter season, and it worked very
satisfactorily, and there is no reason
, why it should not at this time.
DISTRICT
Charles Minor reports having strung
i rieli payshoot in a group of claims
In which he has lieen working for
tome time past near the head of Col
lege Fjord, in the Fort Wells district
He is rather reticent concerning his
find, stating that he did not wish to
appear over-confident, hut said that
the find was such that he considered
himself well paid for his five years
effort in that section to develop a
mining property. He stated that the
strike was made at the face of a 250
foot tunnel, run in to tap the vein at
lepth, where two feet of ore was cross
cut. which carries values, while not
phenomenal, were an ample reward
for tiis labor. From other sources it
is learned that Mr. Minor's strike Is
all or more than lie claims for it, dis
interested parties stating that the find
is a very valuable one. Mr. Minor has
returned to College Fjord to continue
the work of development, and hopes
with a few months to put the property
on a producing basis.
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FORMER DEPUTY MARSHAL
TAKES WIFE AT YAKUTAT.
YAKUTAT. Sept. 20. — A cutlet
wedding was celebrated here after the
arrival of the Admiral Watson from
the south Mrs. Irene 15 West be
came the bride of A. K. Lucy, former
deputy United States marshal Mr.
Lucy now has charge of the store of
the Yakutat & & Southern railroad.
The wedding occurred at 1 o'clock in
the morning and the ceremony was
performed by United States Commis
sioner K. M. Aleson. The couple viere
attended by the manager of the can
nery, Captain Ahrens, and his wife.
The bride Is a sister of Mrs. C. .1. Al
exander, wife of the manager of the
Hoonah Packing Co.
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JAP BABIES BORN HERE
BE REARED IN JAPAN.
TOKIO, Sept. 22. — Attention is
being called here to the growing suc
cess of what Is known as the "Baby
Carrier" business between the United
States and Japan. The essence of the
idea Is the bringing to Japan of Jap
anese babies born in the United States
in order that they may be brought up
In this country and receive their edu
cation here.
PRICE OF FOOO
KSSK.V, Cermany, Sept 22. "The j
poorer classes must not be exposed i
during the coming winter to the dis
comforts they have suffered the past
few months,” said Secretary Steger- j
wald, of Karon Katocki's food bureau, |
at a public meeting held here. While 1
a number of Socialists in the audience
interrupted him with loud exclama
tions, Stegerwald outlined the new
measures now being worked out for
the relief of poorly paid wage earners.
\mong the proposals Incorporated
in the scheme are a sliding scale of
I food prices according to income, or as
an alternative a scheme of compensa
tion by the state in cases of certain
articles of food the prices of which
cannot he reduced suddenly.
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XICW YOltK, Sept. 22. — Believing
that the war will continue at least an
other year, the commission for relief
in Belgium announced today that it
faces the necessity of asking, and
soon will ask the American people
to give a million dollars every month
in order to avert widespread sickness
and death from the lack of proper
food.
To dste the United States has con
tributed nn average of less than half
a million a month, while the commis
sion's purchases In this country,
through funds provided from other
countries, have lately averaged over
ten millions of dollars a month.
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USUAL SATURDAY NIGHT
DANCE AT EAGLE HALL.
Of course you have planned on at
tending the dance at Kagle Hall to
night. Having or.ee attended, you
naturally look forward to these week
ly affairs, which are always enjoyable.
Be there tonight and have a good time.
GRIGSBY MAKES
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ANCHORAGE, Sept. 23. — Demo
• ratio rally held here last night and
Geo. I! Grigshy addressed twelve hun
dred people in Labor Union hall. He
thoroughly disposed of candidates
Cobb and Schofield, attacked Wicker
sham and did not spare the Daily
Times and Forty-Ninth Star. Warmly
applauded during and after meeting
and hundreds pressed forward to meet
the candidate.
BIRTH RECORD
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From a recent compilation of the re
cords of birth in Alaska, which have
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been reported to the secretary's of
lice, as having occurred prior to the
year 1913, and during the years 1913,
1914 and 1915 and up to September 1,
1916, the following results are shown:
In the First division a total of 1.282;
683 males, 593 females and 3 sex not
stated, comprising 926 white, 910 In
dians, 64 half breeds, 1 block, 1 Chi
nese, 21 Japanese and 5.4 nationality
not stated.
In the Second. Third and Fourth di
visions of Alaska, the total is given as
2,832, of which number 1,412 were
males, 1,299 females and 21 sex not
stated. Of the number 447 were
whites, 1,600 Indians, 284 half-breeds,
1 Chinese, 8 Japanese. 442 Eskimo and
51 nationality not stated.
The record of deaths reported dur
ing the year 1915 shows 186 in the
First division, of w hich 138 were males
and 47 females.
The total number of deaths during
the year 1915 in the other three divl
: slons were 406, of which 261 were
males and 155 females.
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The total number of marriages re i
corded is 3,755 for the period prior to I
1913, during the years 1913, 1914,
1915, and up to and including Septem
ber 1, 1916. Of this number 2.341
were solemnised in the First division
LUST STEAMER
DAWSON, Yukon Territory, Sept.
23. — The last steamer of the year i
’rom Dawson for Fairbanks, Alaska, I
uid other lower Yukon river points
probably will leave here tomorrow
Fhe last boat from Dawson for White
lorse, the head of navigation on the
Fukon and the terminus of the White
Pass & Yukon railroad, will leave
Tetober 10.
Thin lee forms on the river each
light, and the great stream will soon
!»e locked for the winter. As soon
is solid ice forms above the water !
ind winter stage service between
Whitehorse and Dawson, carrying j
mail, passengers and express matter,!
will be begun, to continue until the j
ice rots next spring.
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CRUISER KASAGI
ROCKS
TOKIO, Sept. 22. — The Japanese
■miser Kasagi, which was built at |
Philadelphia in 1808 has been wrecked
n the straits of Tsugaru, while speed
ng to the assistance or a stranded
steamer under charter by the navy. ;
I'he warship ran oh the rooks off I
Point Shiokubi. She is now breaking
ip. The crew left the vessel safely
■ateiy the Kasagi and her sister ship,
he Chitose, have been used as traili
ng vessels.
WEST GRAIN
ELEVATOR IN !
I’ETUCXIRAO, Sept. 22. - \ new j
train elevator of the Imperial Bank j
will be opened In Samara in the near
uture It will be not only the largest
(levator in Uussiaf but, in capacity,
he largest In Europe Its capacity
will be over 2,000,000 bushels. Ele
vator building Is being pushed with
ill energy possible under present diffi j
'lilt conditions, for the purpose of de |
veloping the elevator system in grain j
regions of European Russia and Si
beria.
CHOLERA EXISTS
TOKIO, Sept. 23. — Baron Hatano,
the minister of the imperial house
hold, has issued a notification that
the Philippine islands have been de
signated as a cholera infected dis
trict by the household department
This means that all persons and ar
ticles coming to Tokio by way of the
Philippines will not be permitted en
trance to the palace grounds until
thoroughly disinfected It is not a
quarantine bv the Japanese govern
ment. although quarantine is already
effective in practice against ships
from Manila and the South Sea Is
lands generally.
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ABUNDANT REASON FOR
BELIEVING VILLA ALIVE.
WASHINGTON. Sept 23. — General
Scott says that there is abundant rea
son to believe that Villa Is alive
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Ward T. Bower, of Washington. D
O.. chief agent for the Alaska service .
of the United States bureau of fisher
les, is spending several days here,
which la now one of the recognised
fish centers of the territory.
MUS
PEOPLE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. — The
Republican Publicity Association,
through its president, Hon. Jonathan
Bourne, Jr., today gave out the fol
lowing statement at its Washington
leadquarters
"The Democratic administration hag
given the Republican party a slogan
hat will embarrass President Wilson
ind his congressional echoes before
he campaign is over. Yielding to the
letnand of four labor unions repre
tenting 2b per cent of the railroad
“mplovees, the administration enact
'd legislation compelling the railroads
[o pay the members of those unions
v ten hour wage for an eight hour
lay. President Wilson evidently
though the people of the country do
not care how hard the railroads are
stuck.' But it now is clear that the
railroads must be given an increase
in freight or passenger rates to cover
the increase In wages, and. 'the peo
ple must pay.’
"That, however, is not the only in
stance In which this administration
lias given a basis for the new slogan.
i ney increased enormously tne oral
nary appropriations of the operations
ror ihe government.. and 'the people
must pay.'
"Twenty million dollars was appro
priated for a government nitrate plant
somewhere in the south, and ‘the peo
ple must pay.'
"President Wilson forced through
’ongress a $">0,000,0t)0 ship purchase
bill, and 'the people must pay.'
"The Democratic congress passed,
and President Wilson signed, a river
and harbor bill brimfull of 'pork,' and
the people must pay.’
“President Wilson has spent un
known sums in the mismanagement of
tur diplomatic relations with Euro
pean countries, without maintaining
he rights of American citizens, and
Ihe people must pay.'
"President Wilson took sides in the
nternal affairs of Mexico, then twice
invaded Mexico, without protecting
\mcriean citizens on either side of
he border, and will now issue bonds
:n the amount of $130,000,000 to cover
the expense, and ultimately, the peo
ple must pay.'
"Rural mail service was demoral
ized. city delivery service curtailed,
mails delayed, but the people must
pay.’
"By the overthrow of the merit sys
tem in both our diplomatic and conBU
lar service, and in the classified civil
service at home, the claims of de
serving Democrats were substituted
for efficiency, and ‘the people must
pay.'
"When the long line of extravagant
and wasteful acts shall he brought
to the attention of the people of the
country, and when the new and bur
densome taxes are collected there will
lie widespread protest against an ad
ministration that ignores the fact that
the people must pay.'”
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CROIX DE
LONDON, Sept 22 — Word has
been received by the American volun
teer motor ambulance corps, which Is
supplying and operating ambulances
for the transportation of wounded
French soldiers on the western front,
of the decoration with the Croix de
Cuerre by the French government In
appreciation of their services of Wil
liam I*. Clyde. Jr., and Caleb James
Coatsworth, who for the past month
have been working at Verdun.
Mr. Clyde, who is from New York,
is a graduate of Yale of the class of
1901, and Mr Coatsworth, who resides
In Buffalo, joined the corps about a
year ago.
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The Admiral Farragut Is scheduled
to sail from Seattle for southwestern
Alaska tomorrow. She will go through
to Kodiak on this trip.