The Ci irdova Daily Times
VOLUME II. NUMBER 564. CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1916. ~ ~~
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PROTESTED
PICKING, Oct. 14. — The RuRsiar
minister has protested to the Chinese
government against the proposed eon
structlon of an American railroad from
Feushing. Shansi province, to Tan
chou fa Kansua province, alleging that
the Chinese minister to Petrograd pro
mised verbally eighteen years ago that
Russia should have the privilege of
building the railroad in the vicinity of
Mongolia. Baron llayashi protest’d
against the government's agreement
with American contractors for the re
construction of two hundred miles of
the Grand canal in Shantung province.
The Japanese claim all rights in Shan
tung formerly held by Germany.
PICKING. Oct. 14. — Japan and Hus
sia have entered a protest against the
railway construction concession which
China has granted to Americans.
EMERGENCY IN
MEXICO STILL
EXISTS
LONG BRANCH, Oct. 14. — I'resi
Wilson, in a letter to Governor Whit
man, of New York, concerning the
state militia, declared that an emer
gency still exists in Mexico, but as tbe
conditions in northern Mexico are im
proving, it will probably be possible
to relieve the militia soon.
HlOESlSSIS
OPS FOREIGN
POLICY
FALL CITY, Neb., Oct. 14. — C’has.
E. Hughes spoke today from the rear
platform of his train to a large gather
ing of people He assailed the admin
istration's foreign policy and declared
that the expansion of American trade
was impossible unless American rights
abroad were maintained.
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TOKIO, ( t that a
loan to Russia of seventy million yen
(about $:!5,000,000) was twice over
subscribed by the public, has attracted
considerable attention in Japan and
is regarded by the press as indicating
faith in the victory of the entente al
lies and faith in the power of the re
habilitation of Russia. The loan was
at six per cent and consisted of Rus
sian treasury bonds.
It is likely that additional loans of
a similar nature will be made subse
quently, as Russia desires to raise a
total of two hundred and fifty million
yen in Japan (about $125,000,000). It
is understood that the loan will be
utilized in the payment of munitions
of war purchased in Japan by Russia.
TURKISH CHILDREN TO BE
EDUCATED IN GERMANY
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 14 —
two hundred Turkish children have
left for Germany to secure a German
education in the higher institutions
of that country. The majority of the
male pupils have expressed a desire to
specialize in engineering, medicine,
chemistry, journalism and diplomacy
A number of prospective merchants
are included in the list.
BERLIN, Oet. 14.—A military critic of the Overseas
Agency, says that British and French divisions, totaling over
a million men, were annihilated in the Somme battle. Also that
the Russian losses from June to October amounted to over a mil
lion men.
\ 1ENNA, < )et. 14.—The Teutonic advance in Transylvania
continues, the Roumanians being driven from Upper Alt, in
Maros valley, into the frontier mountains. Progress has also
been made against the Roumanians at Kronstadt and Ranion.
Bl CHAREST, Oct. 14.—The Roumanian troops in Tran
sylvania made successful stands against the Teutons and recap
tuied lost positions. Fifteen thousand prisoners were taken
by the Roumanians on all fronts since they entered the war.
BERLIN, Oct. 14.—The battle for Ablaincourt has been re-,
vived with Gorman successes. The Germans gained a portion of
Ambon wood and took four hundred prisoners. The Teutons
also gained ground in the vicinity of the frontier passes. At
Budzenland, in Transylvania, three hundred Roumanians were,
captured. (
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\\ ASIIINGTON, Oct. 14.—Government officials here believe<
that the German submarine U-53 is now homeward bound. j
Bl CHAREST, Oct. 14.—Considerable Russian reinforce-i
| incuts are expected. French officials .including General Ber-j
11helot and General Ktratgie, are also coming to Bucharest. \
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BERLIN, Oct. 14.—The small French cruiser Riger, built
as a submarine destroyer, was torpedoed and sunk in the Medi
terranean sea by a submarine. f
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14.—About a dozen vessels de-j
mined here on account of the recent submarine raid, sailed for]
Europe today. 4 _ f *
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BUCHAREST, Oct. 14.—It is officially stated that the king]
will personally take command of the Roumanian and Russian
armies.
BERLIN, Oct. 14.— The reichstag committee refused to.
auction new proceedings in the court-martial of Karl Lieb-1
noeht, a Socialist member of the reichstag, prosecuted for mili
tary treason because he opposed the war.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—A big fleet of merchantmen sailed
today for Europe, and the incoming steamers arrived bv un
usual courses, but brought no late submarine news.
PARIS, Oct. 14.—The German troops made a strong attack
on Ablaincourt and occupied part of the village and the
trenches northeast. The French immediately began a counter
attack and regained all the lost ground. They also progressed
north of Bouchavesnes.
LONDON, Oct. 14.—England’s determination to provide
the best possible housing accommodation for the soldiers on
their return to civil life is reflected in plans formulated to set
iside as a beginning $100,000,000 of government money as ad
vances to local authorities and other agencies, to provide houses
;Or the Working classes at reasonable rent. Mr. Long, president
of the local government board, told a deputation that the plans [
ictually before the board represented but a small beginning.
HANOVER, Germany, Oct. 14.—The Hanover Mercantile!
Vssociation has entered into an agreement with a number of
•ther business organizations in Hanover, whereby a strenuous .
•ffort will be made to oust women from the positions tliev now
iccupy, after the war, and to replace them with the men who
ire now in the field.
According to the contract which has been drawn up be ;
ween the various organizations, no position ordinarilv hold by
i man may be offered to a woman at all. This applies to posi
ions in trade, in stores ami counting rooms. Women max not
■veil be informed that positions are open.
BERLIN, ()ct. 14.—The newest suggestion for saxing
'rain in Germany is offered by Dr. Bonne of Klein Flottbeck,
vho asks for a petition to the imperial chancellor, that a ruie In
lassed' whereby beer may be served only on presentation of a
►read card, llis plan is, in effect, to require all (h-mian ii.j
hoose between bread and beer as daily nourishment, insteacHif i
dlowing an unlimited consumption of the latter. The petition
s signed by some 80,000 persons.
VIENNA, Oct. 14.—Tlie “Austro-Ifungarian Cyclist Naval
Battalion,” forms part of the Austro Hungarian army, naval .
lection, and is being used in the defense of the Adriatic coast.
Die sailor cyclists are able- to cover quickly wide stretches of
the coast, the defense of which is entrusted to the navy, to beat j
off raids, attempted landings or aerial attacks. i
WITH THE AIR FLOCK TO
THE WAR’S CHRISTENING
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, via London, Oct. 4. — Never
were such numbers of aeroplanes em
ployed and neved did they play such
• an important part as in the battle of
the Somme. The wastage of British
planes at the front has been supplied
by new planes flown across the chan
nel from England, where after coming
from the factory they are tested out
at a home aerodrome.
The record time in crossing the
channel at the narrowest point, where
the distance is 22 miles, is eight min
utes.
When the Associated Press corres
pondent, who was in London for a
ay’s leave from the front, asked a
certain general at the war office for
permission to fly back instead of go
ing by steamer, train and automobile,
the answer was, ‘‘Perfectly easy."
And to prove it he called up the com
mander of the flying corps and in five
minutes all was arranged over the
telephone.
“What about my baggage?" asked
the correspondent.
“Oh, take it along and strap it on,"
replied the general. “A plane carries
150 pounds of bombs and will not be
bothered with a suitcase."
A dozen machines, one after another
were due to go to France that day aa
soon as the wire said a storm on the
other side of the channel had passed
The correspondent slipped into a wad
ded jacket for protection against the
wind which would also act as a life
buoy if he fell Into the channel and
took his place, a position usually oc
cupied by the observer who also mans
a machine gun.
A Good and 8ttady Bus.
“She’s a good and steady bus,” said
the pilot. "They flew her down from
the factory three days ago and she's
tuned up and ready for her part tn the
big show on the other side. You must
not expect any fancy stunts or thrills.
My business is to fly her to France
and deliver her In good condition
ready for work."
Thla pilot had made thirty such
crossings and was proud of the fact
that he had never cotne down at any
of the way stations. Before the war
he had been ranching in South Afri
ca and was one of the thousands of
men who knew nothing about flying,
but who have become expert aviators.
After forty minutes in unvarying
steadiness the speed above the pat
tern work of the Knglish hedges he
turned for the channel crossing. On
account of the thick weather he took
the channel trip at a height of 4,000
feet. As the white lacework of surf
beat against the chalk just under foot
the correspondent looked at his watch
Neither the shore nor (he surface
of the water was to be seen.
Just 17 Minutes.
Then the pilot stopped the engine
and the machine slid for 1,000 feet,
until the sea floor, dotted with the
white flecks of wave crests, appeared
and ahead, as the engine took up its
refrain again, was the white edging
of the surf at the foot of the chalk
cliffs of France. As the machine
crossed that tape the correspondent
looked again at his watch and saw
that the time elapsed was seventeen
minutes. The flight had not been made
over the narrow part of the channel.
The fastest steamer would have re
quired an hour and a quarter.
Now over the broad spaces of the
hedgeless lands of France, with the
fields like so many patchwork squares
stretching between the soft green
dumps of woods, and on toward the
front of the battle line. Then finally
over a cathedral tower and down on
the green floor of the aerodrome,
where a score of other planes, fresh
from Kngland, had been marshalled
in ranks after their arrival.
"flood night!” said the pilot, after
he had reported his arrival to the
aerodrome officer. "1 am off to catch
the steamer and bring back another
bus tomorrow."
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14. — Protestant
Episcopal churchmen, both lay and
clerical, from all parts of the United
States and from mission fields, to
gether with a few from England and
Canada, gathered in St. Louis, attend
ing the triennial convention of the
church, the supreme legislative body
of the Anglican church in the United
States.
The sessions of both bouses, the
bishops and the deputies, are be
Ing held in Moolah Temple, a building
recently erected here by the Nobles
of the Mystic 8hrlne. The session
of the bishops, comprising all of the
diocesan and missionary bishops of
the church, are held behind closed
oors, but the meetings of the depu
ties comprising, lay and clerical dele
gates, are open.
Kvery proposition affecting the con
stitution, law and ritual of the church
must be approved by both bouses to
become operative. Prayer book and
constitutional changes must be ap
proved by both houses of two succes
sive triennial conventions to become
effective.
One paramount question In church
law will come before the general con
vention — that of divorce. The pro
posed canon, which will become effec
tive If it la approved by the general
convention this year, prohibits a
i clergyman from performing the mar
riage ceremony for any divorced per- >
' non, regardless of the ground on
which the divorce was obtained.
In connection with the meeting of
I the general convention will be held
the national meetings of the Daughters
of the King, a young woman's society,
and the national assembly of the Wo
men’s Guild, which has local branches
in practically every parish in this
country.
On the night of October 18 a pageant '
illustrating the history of the church 1
will be given by the parish churches
of St. 1-ouia. More than 2,000 per
sons will participate.
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Judge Phil Gallagher left Iluby re
cently to enter the Pioneer Home at
Sitka. He was formerly a resident
of Valdes, and went to the interior a
j number of years ago.
CELEBRATION IN HONOR
FAMOUS GERMAN POET
COBURG, Germrfny, Oct. It — In
celebration of the lotttli birthday of
the famous German poet and author.
Gutav Kreytag, his drama, "Graf Wol
demar," was presented at the Court
theatre, with his son, Prof. Kreytag,
of Munich, in the title role. It was
Prof. Kreytag's debut upon the stage.
The performance was witnessed by
•he Duke and Duchess of Coburg, as
well as the leading actors of the the
atres at (’asset, Wiesbaden and Mein
ingen.
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Mat Agente and Herman Willike,
with one man in the hole, took out
$10,000 on Poorman creek this year.
ELEPHANT BUTTE
DEDICATED
SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 14. — Pro
blems attendant upon stock grazing
in national forests were discussed at
a three day meeting, which closed
here today, of district foresters and
chiefs of the departments of grazing
from the seven national forest dis
tricts. About twenty-five were in at
tendance.
FI. i’ASO, Texas, Oct. 14 — Formal
dedication of the great Elephant
Butte dam across the Rio Grande,
north of Rincon, X. M., today was to
mark the beginning of the sessions of
the International Irrigation Congress
and those of the International Farm
Congress and the International Soil
Products Exposition. Delegates to the
congresses were to be taken to the
dam site for the exercises there, and
were then to return here for the open
ing session of the Irrigation congress
tonight.
Completion of the Elephant Butte
irt'lttaf Will ill n i ntirl neAlnnl nn 1.1 tn
give the Cnited States one of the
greatest and most important projects
the government has ever undertaken.
The dam is regarded as one of the
largest structures for the purpose in
tile world. Work was begun in 1904
when the first borings for the foun
dations were made, but actual con
struction was not commenced until
1910. Construction was completed on
May it’, 1916, but there remained con
siderable other work in connection
with the project.
Special trains were to take the dele
gates to the dam site to witness the
dedicatory exercises and to make an
inspection of the great work. A visit
was to he made to the engineering
hcaihgiurtera and have the workings
explained to them. They were to re
turn here in the late afternoon for the
formal opening of the congress.
Iielegates to the congress have al
ready arrived here from most of the
states west of the Mississippi river
and many foreign countries, especially
from the Central and South American
republics and Mexico. It Is under
stood that the Mexican delegation is
a large one. That country also has
sent many important exhibits to the
Soil Products Kxposition. which was
to begin here today, and remain oper
until October 24.
PLENTY 'LETTERS
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EL PASO, Oct. 14. — Three motoi
trucks left Columbus, N. M., loadet
with 100,000 sheets of letter paper, 7t,
O00 envelopes, three tons of magazines
24 gross of pencils and 1,000 testa
meats for distribution by the Yount
Men's Christian Association among th<
soldiers of the American purJtlvi
force in Mexico.
The gift to General Pershing's met
was the result of a trip to Colutubui
by a field secretary of the association
who learned of the shortage of writ
ing materials in the expedition.
The Ohio camp near El Paso epenet
its new Y. M. C. A. building recently
It is 40x120 feet, with reading ant
writing tables, tables for checkers
dominoes and other games and a mov
ing picture screen with a 120 too
throw. The building is capable o
seating the entire regiment at om
time.
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DEATH OF ELLAMAR BOY
NOT DUE INFANTILE PARALYSIS
It has been learned from an authen
tic source that the young son of Johi
Johnson, of Kllamar, did not die frou
infantile paralysis, but from convul
sions, and thus sets at rest any uneasi
ness that may have been felt from thi
report that the dreaded disease ha<
spread to Alaska.
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Whatever you do don't fail to bea
Kate Sadler tonight at Eagle hall a
1 8 o'clock.
: LOCAL JOTTINGS
'IT PEOPLE
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A train left for the interior at 10
o'clock this morning.
W. A. Hesse left on the Admiral
Evans this afternoon for Valdez.
Craig Hazelet is confined to his
home through a serious attack of ill
ness.
Wanted — Information as to the
whereabouts of Joe Sereno, who is
wanted in Juneau on Important busi
ness.
Miss Ruby DeOraff returned on the
Evans today from a several weeks'
trip to Seattle.
There will be a dance at Eagle hall
tonight, to which the public is invited
and assured a good time
Sumner S. Smith, federal mine in
spector, left on this morning's train
on an official trip to the interior.
Mrs. Kate Sadler, a well known So
cialist, will address the people of Cor
dova at Eagle hall tonight at 8 o'clock.
Subject, "Reform or Revolution."
Kate Sadler, Socialist orator of na
tional reputation; "Reform or Revolu
tion;” Eagl hall tonight at 8 o'clock
The Admiral Evans arrived from Se
attle at 10 o’clock this morning. Her
j Cordova passengers were Miss Ruby
DeC.raff, A. Davis and R Townsend.
The Juneau Dispatch is authority
for the statement that the Copper
River railway paid Jack Dalton $1,
000,000 for his extensive realty hold
ings on the Cordova water front.
Jack Miller reports that ptarmigan
| have left the Slate creek district en
unusually numerous there, hunters
tlrely this year. Last year they were
1 killing as many as sixty a day.
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| Dr. W. W. Bruner, of Colfax, Wash.,
| who is an old-timer in Alaska, and
| who was identified with the early
railroad construction of the territory,
is spending a few days in Cordova
Mr. Ringland. of the forest service,
recently stated that a $2,000,000 pulp
I mill would likely be built on Prince
1 William Sound, and that Alaska
spruce made superior quality paper.
The fishing steamer Independent,
which struck a reef and was wrecked
off Milleton island on October 6, was
built at Tacoma in 1911, her home port
. being Seattle. She was a vessel of
263 gross tons, 151 net tons; 125 feet
. long; 25 feet beam; 11 feet deep, of
600 horse power.
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VILLA STILL ON JOB
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i SAN ANTONIO, Oct 14 — It Is
officially stated that Villa was at Pe
dernlles, with a considerable force of
i men on September 30 and October 2
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INFORMATION IS WANTED
ABOUT GUS PEARSON.
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Considerable uneasiness is felt as
I to the whereabouts of Gus Pearson,
.; formerly employed by the Carlisle
' Packing Company, who has been miss
;' tng for the past ten days Any lnfor
’! mation concerning Pearson should be
* communicated to I. N. Stensland, of
, the Carlisle Company.
GERMANY OPENS SEMINARY
SllWALK!, PoUnd, Oct. 14. — Po
land's newest school, a seminary for
Polish teachers, has just been opened
1 . here by the German authorities. Its
j purpose Is to equip so far as possible
the native Poles for pedagogical work
' so that they may play an increasingly
important part in the educational fu
[ ture of their country.