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be recalled that the now crazy King Fer
dinand of Bulgaria was threatened with
the confscation of all his large private
possessions in Germany and Austria I'M
less he joined the cause of the Central
Powers, while every vestige of the fortune
of his namesake, the Rumanian ruler,
which happened TO be within the reach
of the two Kaisers was Immediately con-
fiscated when the Bucharest Government
joined the Entente.
Others assume that Emperor William,
with his troops retiring from France
toward the Rhine, with his wife appar-
entity dying, with all Germany in state
Of more or less latent revolt against his
tyranny and with his allies betraying bit
terness toward him and m aifesting ten
denotes to detection, finds that he has too
much on his hands just now to proclaim
war upon Alfonso XIII.
The Kaiser appreciates that the neu-
trality of Spain has been of wonderful
advantage to him throughout the last four
years. and that were she to join the En-
tente Powers the only remaining European
country of importance where Germans
are still tolerated and treated with rela-
tive consideration, instead of being ostra-
eized and despised as barbarians, would
be closed 10 his dynasty, to his people
and to German commerce
Submitted to German lndisnities.
While ii is thus clear that William has
abundant cause for abstaining from war
upon Spain, even for putting up with
the humiliating affront of her seizure of
the German merchant shipping, the Span
iards must be asking themselves why
they should have submitted until now to
all the affronts and indignities of the last
four years from Germany. The latter,
true to her character of the clustering
bully among nations, inflicted blow after
blow upon the pride of Spain. German
submarines have sunk Spanish ships fly
ing the Spanish flag to such an extent
that the Spanish mercantile marine has
been reduced by third and many hun
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BY F. CUNLIFFE.oWEN.

n yOTWlTHSIANDl the long
i y waited and now brilliantly success
full advance of the allied forces in France
and Flanders, where the German retreat
appears TO be developing into an actual
rout, the Ibcrian Peninsula has doomed
large in the public eye during the last
week or ten days.
AS to Portugal, the Great Powers have
notified her of their intention to raise
their legations at Lisbon to the rank of
embassies by way of recognition of the
gallantry with which Portuguese have
served at the front in France, and of the
valuable services which Portugal has rem
dered in connection with the suppression
of German rule and slavery in Africa.
3 Spain has concluded an agreement with
the United States extending a credit to
the American Government to the amount
of 100000 900 on the strength of Ameri-
can cotton exports, the object of the credit
being to enable the War Department at
Washington TO purchase in Don Alfonso's
Kingdom supplies for Pershing's army
in France without the cost and trouble Of
exchange. Spain cannot get along with
out American cotton, coal, oil and other
raw materials and manufactures.
President Wilson was willing to release
these goods through his trade board at
Washington, but insisted that Spain
should furnish the necessary tonnage She
found it difficult to do, since nearly n
third of her mercantile navy had been, in
spite Of her neutrality, practically de-
stroyed by German submarines. But now
her amazing patience and long suffering
forbearmce toward Germany have
reached their extreme limits-aye, and
have gone beyond. And she has prac-
tically thrown down the gauntlet to the
Kaiser, by Selling for her own use fleet
of nearly 100 German steam freighters
and passenger liners that sought refuge
in her ports at the beginning of the war,
and have been lying there ever since, safe
from the war craft of the Entente.
Will Garry Much Needed Supplies.
These ships which King Alfonso has
commandeerel will bring to Spain the
cotton and the other American products
which President Wilson has caused to be
released for export to Spain.
When in March, 1916, Portugal found
it necessary TO commander the German
shipping in her waters, the Kaiser con-
strued this as an act Of war, handed the
Portuguese envoy at Berlin his passports
withdrew his own diplomatic representa-
tiyes from Lisbon and proclaimed state
of war against Portugal. But the EN-
peror has now failed to adopt a similar
course with regard to Spain, and specu'
lation is rife as to his reasons.
~. According to some it is because most OF
his private fortune has during the last
wear or two been transferred from Ger
many and Austria to Spain for safety
from seizure either during or after thu
war. This fortune would be sequesteret
by King Alfonso's Government if Ger
many were at war with Spain. 1t may
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-08
Spain's Seizure of German Merchant
Vessels Is Unresented by Berlin
Entente Honors Portugal for Its
Steadfastness in the Great War

dreds of Spanish seafaring men have
been practically murdered.
These undersea boats have insolently
violated every obligation of neutrality in
Spain, their officers dshonoring them
selves by breaking their parole TO the
Spanish crown. Conspii'acies have been
organized at the German Embassy at
Madrid against Spanish Cabinets, against
public law and order in Spain, even
against the life of Alfonso XIII. Public
and official evidence has been furnished
of fir-ncial assistance rendered by the
kaiser's diplomatic agents in Spain to
anarchist leaders, in order to promote
Bolshevik disturbances among the toilng
masses of the kingdom, while Prince Max
imilian Hohenlohe, the most brutal look
ing and british hammered Of all the
Kaiser's Ambassadors, has on numerous
occasions attempted to dominecr and bull
lyrag both the King and members of his
Government.
1t is ever difficult to understand the
methods of Teuton diplomacy. The Cen
trail Powers had everything to gain by
cozening the United States into remain
ing neutral, and chose otherwise. just III
the same way Germany had everything
to gain by conciliaiing Spain. which in
the early stages of the war gave evidence
of a neutrality far more friendly TO the
Central Powers than to those of the En-
tente. Not content with this, Prince Ho-
henlohe and his nlyrmidons, pursuing the
same tactics as Bernstorff in the United
States, could not rest until they had
converted the former Spanish sympathiz-
ers with Germany into rcscntful and en-
FILTERED foes.
Prestige in Spain IL Gone.
What the outcome of the present situa-
ton in Spain will be it is difficult to pre-.
dict with any certainty. BY submitting
to the seizure Of her ships without re-
spending with a declaration of war Ger
many has revealed herself as bully who's,
bluff can be called. Her prestige in Spain
is now at its lowest ebb. Germany is at
present like big man who has received
a wv" III tIlC law lioi al ludlNiuuli hhi
his size and has pocketed the injury and
rcfrained from hitting back.
This manifest reluctance of the Kaiser
to fight Spain in spite of all his former
menaces may have the effect of encourag
ing her people to insist upon Alfonso
XIII. declaring war on the side of tho
Entente. 1t is no secret that the King:
own personal longngs have always beer
in this direction. The Spaniards ar,
prompted by very natural desire t.
join what is now manifestly the winning
side, and to have at any rate some shar'
in the fruits Of victory.
Moreover they recall the announcement
repeatedly made by the Entente Govern
mcnts that only those Powers that hat
taken part in the war would be accorde,
place and vote in the congress that i
to determine the conditions of peace an,
to reconstitute the map of the world, a
did the congress of Vienna little over
hundred years ago.
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Tyranny Has Now Disappeared.

Under his administration the proscrip-
tions and the tyranny Of the revolutionary
regime that followed the establishment of
N,e republic, and which were in such
fragrant violation of the principles of
democracy, have disappeared. President
Paes has inaugurated an era of pacifca-
ton and justice. He has among his sup
porters, not only the army and navy, but
also the church; likewise nearly every fac
ton of republicanism, and last but not
least the monarchists and the old terri
torial aristocraN
The exiled ops have returned Ia
their doceses, thAir seminaries and their
educational and charitable institutions
have been restored 10 them, diplomatic
relations have been reestablshed with The
Vatican, and the bearers of the most H.
lustrious names in the history of the ma
ton are TO be found fighting shoulder 10
shoulder with republican comrades in the
Portuguese army in France, with such
gallantry and heroism as to excite the
enthusiastic admiration of their allies.
In spite of the hea,, expenditure en-
tailed by the war, Portugal, under Presi-
dent Paes, has now, for the first time in
over century, been putting in order hcr
finances, which were in such hopeless
chaotic condition in former regimes. Her
credit, until quite recently at SO low an
cbb as to be practically non existent, is in
process of rapid and totally unexpected
establishment. Administrative corrup-
ton has been suppressed in the most
radical way, and imposts so reorganizcd
as TO weigh less heavily upon the tax
payers.
In one word, Portugal is in fair way
10 recover much of the prestige and glory
she enjoyed in the Middle Ages.
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All Iberia Against Kaiser Now

lhe Tray IL Will prODaDiy De DecauSc thc
Entente Powers prefer her in the role of
u friendly neutral to that Of belligerent
ally and have assured Alfonso X11I. that
neither he nor lbs people will suffer
through their remaining neutral when the
ultimate reckoning comes
Nor are the effects of the blow suffered
by German prestige in Spain confined to
the Iberian Peninsula. They will extend
10 all parts of Latin America, where the
influence of the mother country, based on
ties of blood and community of tradition,
are still strong. From the point Of view
Of the United States, indeed, the results
in Central and South America of SPANS
seizure of the German ships are certain to
prove of lasting Importance.
Long a Way of Doing Honor.
Elevation Of diplomatic missions from
the rank of legations to that of embas-
sizes has long been regarded as means
Of doing honor to the nations to whom
they are accredited. In the eighteenth
century France alone among the Powers
of Europe raised her legation at Berne
TO the status of an embassy and has main
tanned it as such ever since in acknowl-
cdgment of the magnificent bravery dis
played by the Swiss bodyguard Of King
Louis Nv. Portugal deserves the compli-
ment. Her loyalty to her allies has been
above reproach.
There was one moment when there was
doubt about its continuance: n doubt
that has since proved TO be unfounded.
When nearly a year ago revolution
broke out at Lisbon while President
MachaIo, his Premier and his Foreign
Minister were engaged in paying round
Of state visits to the various Entente
Governments, and the leader of the ris-
ing, Sidonio Paes, became invested with
supreme power in Portugal, it was APP
pretended that owing to the many years
that Paes had spent in Germany as envoy
at Berlin, where he was made much of
by the Kaiser, he would lean toward the
Central Powers.
Quite the reverse has been the case
He has been an agreeable disappointment
TO the Allies and n cruel one to the Water
land. For he has shown himself an
equally devoted and assuredly a much
more useful friend 10 our cause than old
Prof. Machado. His knowledge of Ger
many, gained during his life there, has
enabled him to understand her policies
and to apprase the character of her peo-
pie at its true value. As dictator during
the few months following the downfall of
Machado he ruled so well and in such an
enlightened fashion that when, after in
augurating universal suffrage in the place
Of the former terribly restricted fran
chise, he submitted to a plebiscite he was
elected TO the constitutional presidency
Of the republic by vote that was well
nigh unanimous.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
WINS
A BRIDE At
VALDEZ

AS the result of cupid's unerring
aim George A. Harmon, who is now
in Valdez, slipped one over on his
Cordova friends by taking unto him.
self a bride in the person of Miss
Uzella Bryant most charming young
lady who has been superintendent of
the Valdez schools.
The wedding ceremony was per-
formed at the Congregational church
on Christmas eve, Rev. r. Demain
Nichols officiating. The edifice was
gayly decorated with greens and col
ors symbolic of the season and the
nuptial knot tied in the presence OF
a few intimate friends. The bride
was dressed in a charming gown of
blue and was attended by Mrs. E..
Mills and Miss Kathryn Williams.
join Digs vast Ilc pcol HAL.
Miss Bryant is a daughter of w. e..
Bryant, a manufacturer of Columbus,
Ohio, and a graduate of Heidelburg
University, of Tiffin. Ohio. She taught
school last year in Three Forks, Mon
tana, and came to Alaska four months
ago, making many friends at Valdez
during her short stay there.
The bridegroom has been a resident
of Cordova for number of years. He
is president of the Harmon Ma
chinery company and is one of
our representative and successful
young business men. In the many
characteristics that count in the max
ing of good citizen and true friend
Mr.. Harmon will stand the acid test
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon will return
to Cordova on the steamer Alameda.
and will Immediately go to house
keeping in cozy apartment in the
old Diggs building. which Mr.. Harmon
recently fitted up. The Daily Times
joins the many friends of the newly
weds in extending it's sincere con-
gratulations for happy and prosper
Gus journey through life.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
AMBASSADORS To
RETIRE FROM
SEhV|GE.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Jan. 2.-In announcing
that Sir Cecil Spring Rice and Lord
Bertie are about to retire as British
ambassadors to America and France
the Chronicle pleads the need of
bringing fresh blood into the service,
which has long been divorced from
actualities of modern life. It says
the time is gone when British interests
abroad can be entrusted to men whose
principal qualifications are aristocra-
tic birth and wealth; who spend their
lives in an atmosphere remote from
the realities of the modern world and
who look with disdainful eye on COM
merce.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
MANY CONF: and
co ON Str.
EVANS

The steamer Admiral Evans arriv
ed from Kodiak and westward points
at $50 ID. mt last night and sailed
for SaafNe a few hours later. Those
= u sas vest were; Miss Ad-
die Hews. Mrs. l.. E. Powell, d. r.
Millard and wife. Otto Harring Miss
Ruth Young, J. D. Loring, O. Larsen,
C. C. Howard, Chas Garwood, Jas. IL.
May, j. F. McEvoy, Thos Gregorioff
and wife, S. Browning, H. C. Ander-
son, P. E. Brown and five third cabin.
The following passengers left for
Seattle from Cordova: Chas T. Iath-
rop, Harry Williams, John Fliltoff,
A. Adolovich, C. A. O'Brien, w. r FL
liott, H. Chaffee, E. ]. Campbell G..
C. Carlson, VIM. S. Gruenhagen, ]. Il.
Crawford, Fred Howard, c. Hardin,
j. Leach, j. w. Pomeroy, R. Blakely
Chas. 4. Porter, N. T. Nelson, Oscar
Lind, Leanord Peck, Mrs. E. Hart, Mrs.
Boswell, Marguerite Clark, G. e. Cohn,
M. J. McGovern, H. Gregerson, Otto
Bergstrom, Oscar Lind, Ray Lewis and
six third cabin.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
BALDWIN
MARRIED AT SEATTLE

A Seattle paper of recent date gives
the following account of the wedding
of A C. Baldwin, of Valdez. who left
there recently to enter the officers
training camp at San Francisco
"0n Saturday. December s, the mar
riage of Miss Lillian Louise Smith
to Lieutenant Asa C Baldwin was
solemnized in the presence of the i'm
mediate relatives, at the home of the
bridges parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
liot c Smith, 725 Belmont Ave. N.
DR.. NJ. A. Matthews performed the
ceremony.
Miss Smith is graduate of the
University of Washington and a mem
ber of the Delta Gamma sorority. 1t
Baldwin is an alumnus of Western
Reserve university and member Of
Beta Theta Pi fraternity. After the
completion of the Alaska Boundary
survey, 1t Baldwin was engaged in
engineering practice in Alaska. He
received his commission at the Sec
ond officers training cam at the Pre-.
sidio. and will be stationed at Camp
Lewis"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
CREDIT ASSN, IS
FORMED IN
C0RD0vh

At a largely attended meeting of
the business men of Cordova, held
at the city hall. yesterday afternoon,
it was decided to organize the Cor
dova Credit Association. This move
was though best in order to comply
with the request of the government to
conduct all lines of business along the
most economical lines, such as the
regulating OF credits, the deliveries of
merchandise and all other matters
pertaining % the conduct of business
in order that commodities be served
to the public at the lowest possible
price. This can only be done by re-
ducing overhead charges and under
the proposed system the public will
reap the benefit.
A temporary organization was form
ed, and a committe was appoint
ed, consisting of H. A. Slater, VIM.
Clayson and H. |. Lewis, to draft a
constitution and report at the next
meeting te be held on Friday evening
at $50 O'clock. E. V. Boyle, M. B.
HOLDEN and F. A. Jones were named
as confsittee on membership.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
BRITISH BREAK
Up GERMAN
ATTACKS
(By Associated Press)
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DATELESS. - British troops Q
= on the Cambrai front passed the Q
= last day of the old year in a des- .
= perate and successful fight to .
break the German attacks, which q
= was preceded by liquid fire. The .
= Germans attempted to rush the .
= British positions over a twelve .
= hundred yard front around Welsh .
= ridge, commanding a position .
= south of Marcoing. The first rush .
. brought the Germans in trenches q
= on the ridge, but the counter at =
= tack of the British troops threw .
. the enemy out and recovered the =
. position. On the center and =
. northern ends of the attacking .
. line the British artillery repuls- =
. ed the Germans completely. .
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
CAPTAIN O'1RiEN IS
GIVEN NEW COMMAND

Captain c. O'Brien, one of the
veteran navigators of the Alaska fleet
and in command of the Mariposa un-
til the loss of that steamer recently,
has left the services of the Alaska
Steamship company and will be cap
tain of the Communicated steamship
West Haven, now under construction
at Seattle. This steamer will be TAX
en- over by the United States Shipping
Board as soon as launched
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
COLD DAMP PENED
ARDOR OF THE:
CELEbRANTS
(By Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The frigid
weather and war time economics
dampened the ardor of New Yorks,
welcome to the new year. The ceie4-
bration was largely confined to in
doors, instead of thousands with horns
and COW bells parading on lighted
Broadway. Only few braved the
cold and war time menus greeted the
diners at the caTss: ~Hany -ussrpnssr.
ment placed restrictions on the drink
ing.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
MARSHAL AND DEPUTIES
ROUNDING UP AGlTAToRS

Marshal Brenneman and assistants
are busy men these days. In addition
to a large number of prisoners to
look after there is much official cor
respondence in regard to war meas
ures and matters of safety for public
defense. Many cases of alleged sedi-
ton are reported to the marshal's Of
flee and these must be investigated
before warrant is issued. The war
has added greatly to the duties of
the marshal's office.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
-VtED AMERICAN
TROOPS IN
FRANCE
(By Associated Press


. . . . = = q . = . y 80 .
. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The =
. American delegates who recently .
. returned from the inter-allied =
. conference at Paris have recon- .
. mended the constant and speedy .
q dispatch Of American troops to .
. the front. They also recon- .
= mended the speeding up of the =
. merchant ship building program .
. and urged closer cooperation =
. with the allies. The allies are =
. planning a co-ordinance of ship .
. ping resources to devote the .
. greatest amount of tonnage poss- =
. ible for the transportation of .
. American troops. =
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
COSSACKS TAKE
b0LSHE|K|
PRISONERS
(By Associated Press)

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 2-Petrograd
dispatches say the Ukranians and
Cossacks defeated the Bolsheviki
troops on the southwestern front, TAX
ing four hundred prisoners, eight big
guns and three hundred and twenty
eight machine guns The Cossacks
are still pursuing the Bo,shevikis.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
alaska s RECORD
C0MMERCEFO FOR
LAST YEAR
(By Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Jan. 2.-R. w. Baxter,
vice president of the Alaska Steam
ship company, estimates that Alaska's
domestic commerce last year totals
$3.50 100000 He also estimates that
$65 100000 worth of goods were eX-
ported in 1917, and $35,000,000 worth
sent north.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
REVENUE CUTTER BEAR
NOT COMING ALASKA

SEATTLE, Jan. 2.-The revenue
cutter Bear will probably not go north
this year as 1t is being converted into
a training ship for the merchant ma
rine at San Francisco. The Bear has
been in the patrol service for thirty
two years.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
TRAGIC END Of
THREE DAY
DEbAUCH
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Mrs.
Maud Hudson Smith, of Portland, was
found dead in a hotel bathroom. Her
husband, Rod F. Smith, wealthy in
dition as the result Of a three days
New Years celebration. They came
from a dry state and had been drink
ing heavily for three days.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
AlASkANS GIVEN MORE
TIME TO JOIN SERVICE

Alaskans are given until January
18th to enlist in any branch of the
United States war service. In the
states no more enlistments were al
lowed draft eligibles after Dec. Is, but
there has been no draft yet in Alaska
and the time has been extended.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
SHIPS DRY BONE
MARINE WATCH PARTIES

SEATTLE. Jan 2.-There were
bone dry marine watch parties held
aboard the steamers in port New
Years eve. which were the last of
their kind to take place.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
COUSIN
DIES At HOME
IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Jan. 2.-Countess Anna
Pauline Fredericks Vongorst cousin
of the kaiser, died in this city yester-
day at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
John Mountain. The countess was
known to the musical world of Eur
ope and America, during the eighties,
as Madame Vinia COstar of Patt.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
TEXAS RANGERS TO
HEAD OFF MEXICANS

AUSTIN, JAN 2.-Adjutant General
Harley has sent every available Tex
as ranger to Alpine and vicinity on
receipt of reports that the Mexicans
are planning a raid over the border.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
II TAL|ANS WIN
FIRST VICTORY
Of YEAR
(By Associates -ress)


, DATELESS. The Italians =
= won the first victory of the new .
= year and drove the Austrians .
= from the bridge on the western .
. bank of the Piave river which =
. the Austrians have held since =
= November. Strong artillery duels =
= in the Ypres, Cambria and Yer =
= dun regions welcomed the new .
= year. On the western front it is =
= reported that General Kalendines =
= is marching on Moscow with =
= big army, composed of all men of =
= military age on the Cossack res =
= ervation. =
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
BRITISH FORCE
TURKS To
RETREAT
(By Associated Press)

LONDON. Jan. 1.-The British
forces at Palestine made further pro-
gress along the battle line north OF
Jerusalem, 1t is officially reported. A
large number of Turks were killed
and fifty-seven taken prisoners.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-02
STR, KILBURN SENDS
OUT DISTRESS CALL

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.--The
steamer F. A. Kilburn sent an S. o. s
from twenty miles north of Yaquina
Head, Oregon. 1t is believed she has
engine trouble The steamer Cello
answered the call.