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rlz THE Cl IRDOVA. IAILY TIMES zSizr (ONLY CORDOVA PAPER WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES) 1 -- VOLUME ONE. NTJMBEK MINE. CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, i'.M4. PRICE TEN CENTS. SERVIANS CLAIM ROUT OF AUSTRIAN FORCES _ NISH, Servia, Dec. 11—An official bulletin today claims an overwhelming victory for the Servians yesterday in Northwest Servia. The. bulletin states that the Austrians were over whelmingly defeated and put to rout, whde the victorious Ser vi.in army is in pursuit of the fleeing enemy. Many Austrians wore taken prisoner, the number being given as 22,0<H) while noimous stores of foodstuffs and munitions of war were cap tilled by the Servian troops. -*-:o:-* LONDON, Dec. 11—As a counter to tin* sharp attacks of the allies all along the line, the Germans have taken up the offensive in West Flanders, and have made several sharp at tacks on the trenches occupied by the allies. There charges were repulsed after considerable hard lighting, in which the at tackers lost heavily. The allies also lost many men, though the number is small when compared with those of the Germans. -:o: CRUISER DRESDEN BERLIN, Doc. 11—An official bulletin issued today by the war office acknowledges that the (ionium cruisers Seharnhorst, (hieisenau, Lipzig and Nurnherg were sunk in a battle with the British tleet in the Pacific. The bulletin also states that there is little or no chance for the escape of the Dresden from her pursuers. She is reported to he damaged and in view of the fact that her pursuers are practically uninjured, she will no doubt be speedily overtaken and captured or sunk. -:o: LONDON, Dec. 11—The admiralty reports that no further reports have been received from Admiral Studoo, commanding the victorious Britsih squadron, as to the fate of the Dresden, which escaped the fleet during the fight Wednesday. It is not believed here that she can escape her pursuers. DEW rag Of SERVIANS VIENNA, Dec. 11—The war office denies tin1 reported Ser vian victory, stating that the Austrian advance in Servia has been checked, but no decisive victory has been gained by the Servians. It is still believed here that the Servians have been reinforced by Russian or other troops, although there is no official advices to this effect. ■-:o: LONDON, Dec. 11—Advices received from Berlin state that. Emperor William has somewhat improved, though still a \i ry sic krnan. 1 Lis physicians have* advised him that he must take a complete rest, and he is still eontiened to his room. --o: RUSSIANS if ABANDON WARSAW TO TOE GEEINS--WABN PEOPLE OF ME D>NDON, Dec. 11—Recent advices received here state that ter occupying Lodz- the German invaders of Poland are 1 pash i t0 the northeast along the railroad. Pile dispatch from Petrograd says that the Germans are ■ only :ift,ten miles away from Warsaw, and another states that the 1, ,;an people have been warned that the abandonment of Warsaw l>y the Russian forces must not be taken as indicating , a German victory, but would be only a strategic move on the part of the army, should this occur. DIESATTHE i WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 Co ness men Serne E. Payne, of the I sixth congressional district of New York, former republican leader > House and author of the 1 Aldrich tariff bill, died suddenly residence in this city last night. Congress Payne wns born in 1 unii ton, N. Y., June 26, 1841, and was conseciuently 71 years of age. In his youth he moved to Amstei im, \ re he has since resided. II< erve Ids district in congress for fit een t< "ins, not successively, havinj I en elected to the 48th Congress ana e> each suc ceeding session to the present 63rd with the exception of the r.nth. -.u.- | SAYS WORLD SHO ,D BE HORRIFIED AT ERRI BLE CARNAGE OP BAT TLEFIELDS. DEFENDS THE MM Says Military Clique in Ger many is Responsible for the Present European Struggle. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11—Andr. w Carnegie, the steel magnate, called it the WhlteHouse this aften m, but failed to see the President, •><> was out golfing. In an interview with a rep> r Mr. Carnegie, speaking of the ci Europe, said that he hoped mat the world would be so horrified at tlift,ter rible carnage on the battlefields 'bat permanent peace will follow the strug gle. Mr. Carnegie intimated that Em peror William was not responsible tor the present struggle, but Intimated that the war was brought about by his advisers rather than through disposition on the part of the Kai or to fight, and that at the time of the outbreak the Kaiser was ill. He si. ! that but a short time before the l ginning of the struggle the Kaiser ha told him that he took the greater pride that he had ruled for so manj years without being involved in war but that the ruler was surrounded bj a ring of militarists who were eagei for war, and upon them rested th« blame for the war. He said It was terrible that this class of men shouh have such weight in the affairs of f nation, and that, the scientists ant men of culture in Germany were no allowed to advise the Kaiser rathe: than the military clique. Carnegie expressed great sympath; for the Emperor, saying that he knev his heart must be broken by the ter rible losses the war had entailed up on the people of his country. -:o: Returns From Chltlna Malcolm Brock returned on the trail this afternoon from Chltlna, r/her he has been for several days on bus! ness. -to: All the news all Jhc time In th Daily Times—Get it now. A movement has been started by a number of Indies of Cordova to raise a relief fund for the suffering Belgians in the war *one, who were in no way responsible for their present eondi tlon. but are its innocent victims, and they are deserving of the sym pathy of the people of more fortu nate countries. Arrangements have been made to secure the Empress theatre for Sunday afternoon, when it is aplnned to hold n monster meet ing, at which a number of local bus iness and professional men have been Invited to address the audience on tin need of n little charitable work on behalf of a worthy cause. Other towns In Alnska have contributed towards the relief of these unfortu ante people, and it behooves Cordova to do her pnrt. Resides It is quite ertain that if conditions were re versed, the Belgians and others wnu are being aided, would not be slow to help America. At the time or lie great San Francisco earthquake ind fire the donations for the rellet of the sufferers totaled more than $6,000,000, and a material part of it came from Euroje. It was at first arranged to hold the meeting Monday night, as mentioned in today’s editorial columns, hut af terwards decide to have it on Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock, immediately following the religious services. CHEW SERVICE FOH THE WINTER MONTHS In rearranging the crews for tho winter service on the Copper River & Northwestern railway the follow ing assignments have been made: Local train between Cordova and Chitina—Conductors, O. L. Larson and Win. Hayes; brakemen, W. O. Sutton and Walter Dempster; engi neers, Henry Lee and Jack Courtney; firemen, John Day and John Braba 7,0 n. Branch train between Chitina and Kenuecott—Conductor, Lee Butler; brakemen, Carl Johnson and J. A. Nicolett; engineer, J. R. Reed; fire man. Arthur Holt. Rotaries—Conductors, George Scott and K. E. Holden; pilots, George Steel and George Bibber; brakemen, Floyd Smith and Wm. McFadden; engineers, J. B. Carlyle and Charles Kltsmnn: firemen Guy Hlgginson and Warren Taylor. Pushers—Engineers, J. W. Fillin ger, G. L. Buchanan, .Arthur Barms and Price Nettleton; firemen. Axel Anderson, Tlios. Burchett, L. F. Cox and Griff Ellis. ADDRESS TO SCHOOL PUPILS POSTPONED The address, on the subject of the which Attorney Capers was to have delivered to the school children this afternoon, has been postponed until after the holidays. The attention of tho scholars is taken up tit this time in preparing for the exercises to be given at the end of the term, just be fore Christmas, and it was believed bet'er to await until the beginning of the next term before giving the talk. -:o: TRAIN FROM INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON The regular train from Chitlna ar rived shortly after 1:30 this afternoon with a number of passengers and a large amount of mail from interior points. -:o: Fairbankans Arrive. Among the passengers on this af ternoon train from Chitlna were F, II. Weeks, G. E. Anderson, Paul Hop kins, P. G. Krtunan, W. E. Brown, and Victor Omby, afl of Fairbanks. -:o: MU:? Prank and C. 13. Frank, ol Eureka creek, In the Hot Springs dis trict, were arrivals on the train this afternoon. GERMANS ATTACK IN WEST FLANDERS _ i —■ - - - - ■ GERMANS RENEW ATTACKS IN YPRES DISTRICT-REACH IMPORTANT PARIS, Dec. II—An official bulletin today states that the German forces in the vicinity of Ypres, in West Flanders, were particularly active, making a number of charges upon the positions ol the allies. Three ot these charges were success fully repulsed, the Germans losing heavily. In one of the charges the Germans succeeded in reaching one of the import ant Fr< noli In aches, hut were later driven hack. -:o: PETROGRAD, Dec. 11—A war office bulletin issued today states that the army in Galicia has succeeded in turning back the Genua nand Austrian army south of Cracow, and have in flicting heavy losses upon the enemy, and that the flanking movement of the Austrian has been broken. In Poland, it is acknowledged that the Germans are advancing, but the retreat of the Russians is said to be merely a strategic move. -:o: PARIS, D*c. 11 This afternoon it was announced by the war office that th • 1 rencli still continue to make progress in the direction of the enemy’s line. Heavy artillery engagements occurred in the Arras region and Vosges, and also in the vicinity of Varennos, and on the heights of the Meuse, in Argonne, un dcr cover of which the French advanced their trenches for a considerable distance. EERIIIS CUN GROUND FLINDERS BERLIN, Dec. 11 —A war office bulletin states that, sharp fighting has taken place in West Flanders, in the vicinity of Ypres, and that the Germans have made gains, taking several trenches occupied by th© French. -:o: BERLIN, Dec. 11 The German army in Poland is slowly pushing back the Russians, and advancing on Warsaw. It is claimed that the Russians cannot stay the progress of the Oer mans, and that the city will fall into the hands of the invaders within a short time. SMS TIDE OF BATTLETs TURNING IN EMOR OE RUSSIANS IN LONDON, Dec. 11 A dispatch from Petrograd states that the tide of battle south of Cracow is running in favor of the Russians, where the combined German and Austrian armies are endeavoring to move northward. A dispatch from Petrograd states that the Russians on holding in check the German forces pushing down from East Prussia to join the forces operating near Warsaw, and will be able to prevent a conjunction of the two forces. FILIPINOS ILL NULL WASHINGTON, Dec. It Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the Philippines Corcm ttee, today told the members of the Philippine Commission that it was the purpose of the committee to push the Philippine self government bill ‘o ftnal'pr.sstiKC at the present ses sion of congress. Advertising Pays In the Times [RIDEL IS STRENUOUS ON FAIRBANKS TRUE Travelers from the interior arriving on today’s train state that travel over the Fairbanks t'hitina trail is not par ticurlarly comfortable at this time ow ing to the absence of snow. This is particularly true of the north end of he road, where there is practically no snow, and the stage company is compelled to use double-enders the entire distance. On this side of the divide there is a little more snow and slightly better sledding. Grocer O. M. Kinney is brightening up the show windows of his store with a coat of stain. HONS ADVISES DETAINING WASHINGTON, Dec. II—President Wilson this morning received a tele gram from Governor Ammons, of Col orado. saying that he did not think It would be advisable for the President to withdraw all the federal troops from the strike district, notwithstand ing the miners had voted to declare the strike off. The Governor sta.es that while things are quiet now, and apparently the difference between the miners and operators have been patch ed up, there still exists a spirit of un rest, and with the withdrawal of the troops, this may break out In riollng. President Wilson is in favor of the immediate withdrawal of the troops, and will continue the matter further with the governor before making any decision. SECRETARY SAYS LACK OF SHIPYARDS PRE VENTS DEPARTMENT IN BUILDING OF DREAD NAUGHTS THERE. AGAINST DIVIDING FLEET Would Not Take Vessels From Atlantic to Send to the Paci fic coast. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11—Secretary of the Navy Daniels, in an interview on the navy of the country, stated that the Pacific coast was not so well pro tected by naval vessels as is the At lantic, and this fact was to be de plored, but that the department had not and could not contract for the building of dreadnaughts or the larger classes of warships on the Pacific be cause there is no shipyard on that coast at this time that is prepared to build them. The Secretary gtated that there had been some talk of dividing the Atlan tic fleet, sending some of the vessels to the Pacific, but that the general opinion at this time is against any division of the Beet. Latter, he said, he hoped tlint arrangements could be made to give the Pacific coart ample protection by sending to that coast a fleet of battleships equal to that of the Atlantic. — . - * ft' WILL TALK ON THE CONFLICT IN EUROPE At the services to be held in the Empress theatre Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, Kev. J. U McBride will preuch a Berman on the war in Europe. There will be exceptionally good mu sic, rendered by a choir composed of Mrs. O'Neill, Mrs. Appleby. Mr. Eames and Mr. Van Spronson. All are invited. -:o: Cyan* Due at 5:30. The steamer Admiral Evans is due to arrive in Cordova from the south at 5:30 this evening, and will sail west about 7 o’clock. She has considerable freight for Cordova, several pas»cn iters and four day's mail. She will go as far west as Kodiak. -:o: For real printing call up The Dally Times office—Phone 4.