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The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-06-06
Bank of Alaska

As degrees, the CycJops, burGened
unable to swing back into equilibrium
and crashed over 81 one side AID
quickly settled The heavy cargo of
manganese might have shtfter and
hindered the vessel from righting
after a severe list
Moreover, vessels which returned to
Atlantic ports about the time the Cy-
cIOps was due reported that unusu-
ally stormy weather had Eeen eHcOun-
tered in southern waters. Caught in
the trough of a heavy sea, the Cy-
cIops might have capsized and gone
,a2W SyL!,,t q4jesk!y, dragging beneath her
wise might have t1oated on the sur-I
face as an Indication of her fate
The theory that the Cyciops sud-
denly went down in a storm is about
the only theory thut adequately would
explain her failure to wireless in case
of danger The fact that no radio
calls ever came from the vessel is one
phase that characterizes ting disap-
pearance of the ship as one of tile
most mysterious in modern sea an
nails
Leaving the West Indian faarbor IN
March 4, tfie Cyclops was expected to
touch at al Atlantic port on March
{ fact that she was a few days overdue,
no anxiety was fefr, because it WAS
known that she had one engine out
+ of commission. However, when a
week passed and there was even no
news that she had been sighted, feel
ing of great apprehension swept over
! the navy department. Every effort
was made to find her, but on, April II
; the department gave permission to
publish the Facts, which had long been
withheld.
Secretary Daniels still clings to- the
I hope that cIfe mystery VIII De cleared
| but there are not many IN, the depart
: ment who share his view.
The cali of blue water always has
r stirred and VIII stir the blood OF men
Bat just as much as IN romance, the
seven seas abound IN tragedy.
The ocean has taken its annua
t heavy toll of human life from the tim
r of the modern ocean liner and float
= ing steel fortress back to the day
81 of the ancient Phenicians, who braves
/ the wild seas OF the Mediterranean
in their frail craft and picked thef
r way even to faroff- England to barte
# for Cornwall TIN.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-06-06
GERMAN PEACE TRICKS

It is noticeable how Germany al
ways parades some peace proposition
Just after she has made a drive.
Whether she succeed or not, she seems
to begin to prattle about peace as
soon as the offensive is exhausted.
There are reasons. One is to act as
a mental narcotic on her enemies, or
at least such portion of the popula-
ton of the nations opposing her as
may be Influenced to be less precau-
tionary against the German menace.
Another purpose is to give the Ger
man civil population the impression
that Germany is so almighty powerful
that she can do about as she pleases
when she feels like it. Another is to
gain time while preparing for other
military activities.
AS usual, Germany has made {
peace proposition, 1t is reported, fol
lowing her highly costly drive in the
west. This time she made an offe1
which would mean tremendous bar
gain for her were it effected. 1t woult
give Germany such an enormous aret
of Russia as to make that countr,
very powerful. She would emery
from the war with landed area II
Europe of tremendous extent. Gel
many stated she would like to retail
conquered italian as we'll as Russia
territory. The Italian territory ma
have been mentioned for trading pu,
poses, but there is no danger. TIL
allies will not accept the proposition
Even if Germany gave up all tn
land she has overrun in Belgium
France, the Balkans, Russia and Fl
land she would still be getting t
best of the bargain. Landed area
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-06-06
WHOLESALERS TIGHTENING UP

Some time ago the Cordova Credit
Association was organized, but fol
some reason or other it has not been
very active. If there ever was ar
urgent need for such an organization
it is now, when the wholesale houses
have reduced the credit of local mer
chants to thirty days. In order that
the latter may meet their obligations
1T is only fair that the public should
pay it's bills promptly.
In most Alaskan towns the business
houses have gotten together for self
protection, and there is no good rea-
son why they should not do so in Cor
doVa. At Seward they all entered into
an agreement in the extension of credit
and for several months past have sold
their wares only on terms of "bills
due and payable on the 10th of the
month following purchase" Failure of
the patron to comply with these terms
compels the r2rchant to discontinue
further credit
CordOva is ne of the most pros
porous towns = Alaska, and should
be put on eitaer cash or limited
credit basis s
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-06-06
NAVY GOLFERS
DISAPPEARANCE
IS MYST|FYINC

WASHINGTON, June 6-What-
became of the missing collier Cy-
clops? Does she lie disabled in some
cove of the tropical seas
driven there and helpless by accident?
Or has she made her last voyage
and with more than 800 souls turned
up in the Port of Missing Men to
join seventeen other ships Of the
American navy which have disap-
peared just as mysteriously since
1881?
Sailing from the Barbados in the
West Indies March 4 with a compile
ment of 295 men, the great 10000
ton naval collier has not been sighted
since or reported. By order of the
Navy Department all available navy
craft in the southern waters have
been making dragnet search for the
vessel, but daily the conviction among
officials grows stronger that the grea
lnOu6rH mystery vi INC Seo VIII Ao
main unsolved.
But the seach for the ship is still
maintained with undated intensity
Cruisers and destroyers have retrace
her route. Every island among tn
scores that dot that portion of the SCI
, is being carefully scrutinized for an
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-06-06

Deep-seated satisfaction is felt
throughout Great Britain over the
raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend, not
merely on account of the results ach
ieved but because of the hazardous
nature of the exploits and the ex-
IRENE daring displayed by the British
ships, says a dispatch from London,
The country appreciates the vital and
effective service rendered by the navy
since England entered the war, but
it has been a matter of regret that,
apart from the tremendous blows
dealt the enemy in engagements on
the high seas, the navy has had few
opportunities to emphasize by spec
tacular operations, its courage and
power. The attack on the enemy's
submarine lairs, in the face of periIs
that could not be gauged has given
the ,tahrfa anotnar fine ohancs~a Co
vent it's praise of the nations pride"
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-06-06

a secondary matter in the settlement
of this war. The first and greatest
issue of the war is democracy.
For the allies to make peace with
Germany and leave the spirit of Prus-
STA to survive would be suicidal. Civ
ilization and democracy cannot sur
vive in a world with German autoc-
racy. One of the two must go, and
democracy will not be that one.
Not until the spirit of the militarist
is broken and freedom assured the
peoples of the world will there be any
peace.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-06-06
RECTOR DEEP IN WAR WORK

DR.. William T. Manning, rector Of
Trinity parish in New York, said to he
the largest and wealthieSt parish in
the world, who aligned himself with
the forces opposed to the appearance
in New York of DIR. Karl Muck, direc-
tor of the Boston Symphony orchestra.
has been an active figure in patriotic
movements since the beginning of the
war. He was one of the strongest
supporters of the allied cause, it is
said, between the outbreak of the war
and Americas entry into 1t, and was
particularly prominent in the move
ment of protest against the Belgium
depOrtatiOnS In the winter of 1916.
He was an advocate of CONSUMPTION
long before that measure was adopted.
Since last December he has been
serving as voluntary chaplain at Camp
Upton. His term expired the first
week in March, but at the request of
Upton officers he is to continue at his
post in the cantonment. Doctor Man
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-06-06

the searchers has failed to disclose
any trace of a ship apparently
| plucked from the busy lanes of the
! South Ameican trade route.
To account for the disappearance
of the Cyclops there have been sug
gested many theories-all possible
none entirely plausible.
Was she blown into fragments by
heavy charge of explosives placed
in her hold before she left port ?
This explanation is hardly acceptable
because wreckage would have covered
the sea for many miles around
Was she torpedoed and sunk with
out a trace" by GERMAN submarine
that had crossed the Atlantic to prey
on comparatively unprotected ships?
That theory is discounted, because
in such case, at least a few S. o. S.
calls could have been sent out be-
fore the Cyclops went under More
over, floating wreckage would have
been found.
Was she attacked and captured by
a marauding enemy raider that had
slipped into the Atlantic after eiud-
ing the British fleets? Even if at
tackled, it is claimed, the Golfers
wireless would have put her in COM
with other navel vessels.
or merchant shipping.
Did enemy agents, carefully plant
ed" among the ships personnel seize
control of the Cyclops in the night
0a.s rssusos ssssIxcs W.T. =
less communication with the oue-~~-
world impossible? This explanation
has but little support because it Isl
claimed that a small enemy force!
hardly could be expected to reduce
to prisoners a force of nearly 800 men,
many Of them naval reservists.
Again, if taken by an enemy force
abroad where is the Cyclops now?I
Every bay, every inlet capable Of adj
hitting a vessel of her draft, has been
carefully searched. She had not
enough coal in her bunkers to make
the transatlantic trip to some Ger
man port Her limping gait would
have made her an easy victim for the
fast allied destroyers or cruisers.
Did the crew succumb to tire eff
fects of poisonous gas given off by
her cargo of manganese Hardly, it
is thought, because all shipping men
used to cargoeS of that character take
precautions to eliminate the danger.
Did the big vessel Of 10000 tons
displacement, constructed with a view
to witFlstanding the heaviest weather,
founder in a severe tropical storm
This theory sounds unreasonable tg
many who believed the ship capable
of riding safely out of any storm she
might encounter, yet IN view of al
the known circumstances the syplana
| ton is accepted by most naval Off
Gals as the most probable reason To-
the disappearance.
The Cyclops, although of deep draft
and broad beam, carried remarkably
high and heavy superstructure. Eigh
great steel derricks lowered over he
hull, and there was other heav,
framework placed aboce decks to Civ
) her a maximum of efficiency in loai
! irg or dischargiRg coal.
In case of heavy list to port O
f starboard, perhaps to the extent {
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of he NewY
in he rectorship
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-06-06
Group of Prominent Bankers the Idea
BANK OF ALASKA
With the Aim that Its Growth Will Give
the Name Full Significance

the Name Significance
Practically all the territorial banks in Alaska origin
mercantile business, and the of a
BANK OF ALASKA launched
support of other interests comes In
regular channels
The trend Of American banking branch
ing systems The territory
which is the first and so far the only branch system
Complying with the laws regulations governing the int
ton from the combined padn capital apportoned each
branch sufficient capital Requirement of an indie
pendent bank Each branch
ing board Each must show how it progressing individually
In the final analysis the system
The by very all the ad
Vantages of metropolitan bank having
certificates checks and
safe deposit boxes. Your S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13

Manager OLcary of the arsenal
team viii use the same lineup
against the sailor aggregation, that
he has trOtted out all season. Dan
realizes that his boys have the
toughest proposition on Their
hands this season in these two
games and viii have to be on their
toes every minute to keep their
seasons slate Of victories clean
With Fabcr twirling one of the
games for the jackies the locals
can only hope TO win the game by
some air-tight pitching by local
moundsmcu. Jones. who probably
viii be The pitcher for the visitors
iii one of the games. has made an
cuvEable record this season and
two weeks ago emerged victorious
over the Joliet team afte~ pitch
crs' battle with Johnny Middleton,
former Three Eye Lacquer and now
i'm the American Association.
OLeary has not stated which
ono OF mis- two pitchers Viii Won
i'm fhc game tomorrow. but it is
Thought that Benton will draw the
ass gumcut This viii give Hacgcr
the opportunity to pitch Sunday
tit Both men have been perform
ing in great style and /. is conf
IDENTIFY expected that they Will
hold the heavy hitting sailor nine
TO few safe blows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13

form in hackfeld work. Mac has
also won his two letters and is be-
ginning his thin season with the
FIRST team Dick Dopp, Allan MIL
stead, John Littig, Dick Munroe and
Carl Erbstein are the other veter-
ans back. Each is beginning his
second year on the varsity. How
ard Holcombe, winner of a reserve
letter in 1916 has also reported.
Coach Star Player.
Under the tutelage of the new
coach. W. L. Kimmell, successor to
Carl Anderson, the squad has been
working hard to timber up muscles
and to harden up for scrimmage.
For over a week they have been
given stiff practice falling on the
ball. catching forward passes, tack
ling and other primer work. Kim
mel is a crack gridirOn fighter him
self and every night leads the fell
lows to the park clad in regular
football outfit Occasionally he
gives some striking examples of the
manner in which he wants certain
movements executed and one player
was heard to remark that he would
rather have big Boy" Milstead hit
him than the coach. At Wabash
college Kimmel won several letters
and for three years was coach at
Illinois college. He also turned out
championship teams at Union col
lege where he served for some time
as athletic director.
Principal Arnold Lau is espe-
Cially interested in athletics and is
enthusiastic over the prospects for
the football season. He has told
the fellows that this year there is
even more of necessity for hard
ening training and that if everyone
does his part and works faithfully,
need not be measured alone
by the number of games won. Par
ticularIy eager is Mr.. Lau for the
team to defeat Galesburg. The
game will be played here on Oct. 5. !
At the practice last night Bill
Gleason, star halfbaCk of the 1914
team and the scorer of one of the |
two touchdowns which defeated Mo- |
line in that year (Sol Butler made |
the other tally), was out in full uni |
form to help the boys and incident |
alIv to get into condition for the |
alumni game which is scheduled |
for Sept. IS. Spider" Whistler, de- |
mon captain of the 1913 team, and |
more recently star on independent |
aggregations, was also on hand TO !
aid Coach KENNEL. Joe McGinnis, |
another alumni athlete, had hand |
in the practice, too. Toward the |
latter part of the workout both the |
varsity and scrubs ran off signals. |
Scrimmage will probably begin |
early next week. In the backheld |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13
PROSPECTS FOR
HIGH TEAM ARE
REPORTED GOOD
". l.. kimmel. New Coach. Is Busy
Training 81 Candidates for Rock
Islands Eleven.
SEVEN LETTER MEN RETURN
Captain Paul Anderson and Ex-Cap-
tain McCarty Are Among Vet
Grams To Don MOleskins.
BY II. r. TYFORD.

In spite OF the war, football pros
poets for Rock Island high school
are more promising than they have
been at this time in the season
for several years and old heads
who watched the snappy signal
practice of the tentative varsity
eleven at Reservoir park yesterday
afternoon were happy.
For the first time in a number of
years no disappointments have been
registered at the start of the sea-
son and every veteran expected
back has put in an appearance.
Seven players who have won their
letters in previous years have
donned the mOleskins and are
forming substantial nucleus
around which a fairly heavy and
speedy team is being built. Paul
Anderson, who has already served
on the varsity for two years and
has earned two r. Is was elected
captain OF the 1918 aggregation last
fall at the close of the season and
is now leading the squad. Paul
hasn't lost any weight since last
year and by the time the whistle
blows for the first kickoff he eX-
poets to be tipping the beam in the
vicinity of 165. With his weight
and experience he will prove inval-
liable to the backfield and his punts
and passes are already exciting the
admiration of those who have wit
messed the practices. Paul is only
II years old and therefore not sub
ject TO the draft.
A considerable number of seasons
have passed since the local school
could boast of an eX-captain on its
team but this fall Vincent McCarty,
who led last years team as a junior
IS again in uniform and showing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13
GRID CHART FOR
LOCAL HIGH HAS
SLIGHT CHANGES

Since the publishing of the last
schedule of games for the Rock Is
land high school football team a
number of changes have been made
by Manager A. G. Hill. The cor
rected chart is as follows:
Sept. 2S-Alumni.
Oct. 5.-Galesburg at Rock Is
land.
Oct. 12-Open.
Oct. 19-Arsenal team.
Oct 26-Moline at Rock Island.
Nov. Davenport at Davenport.
Nov. 9-Open.
Nov. 16-Kewanee at Rock Is
land.
Due to unsettled conditions caused
by the war many schools have not
definitely decided whether they will
have teams in the field and Geneseo
has notified Mr. Hill that they will
not have an eleven in readiness by
Oct. IL. The manager is now ne
eotiating with Clinton and Mon
mouth and hopes to soon cinch
few more important contests to fill
up the schedule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13

Nearly Beer. Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13

combination used last night Ex-Cap-
tain McCarty was at quarter. Cap
tain Anderson at full, and Dopp and
Paul Parker, a new man, at halves.
A total of "a men have signed up
for practice, those outside of the
eight who have won their emblems
being: Olson f. Blankenburg. r,
Blankenburg. Sundeen, Parker,
Miller, Peterson, l.. HOlcombe, J.
Day. A. Day, Hencke, Lincke, Camp
bell. Willis. Carnes, Ullemeyer.
Thompson. Phillips, Stewart, Bo-
CART, DOMAIN, Quinlin, Ziffrin, Nc
Ginnis, Fitzpatrick and Johnston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13
DIAMOND STARS
ON LAKES nine
LOCALS IN TRIM
Sailor Baseball Team Composed Of
Nearly Al EN-LeaguerS
Faher 10 Huri9
oTEARY SURE OF VICTORIES
Arsenal Squad in Tip-Top Form
Result OF Stiff Daily Work
outs Under Pilot.

Contestants Rock Island
arsenal and Great Lakes Naval
Training station leans.
Time of games saturday
at $3.50; sunday at 3 O'Clock.
Scene Douglas para Rock
Island.
Probable batteries - Jones,
Faber and Clemens for Great
Lakes: Haegcr. Benton and
Nelson for the arsenal.
Admission - cents, InC.ud-
ing war tax.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13

was sent. at the beginning of this
season. 20 Washington in three
cornered trade with New York,
Fox. one time with Pittsburgh
Pirates. and Benny Dyer, former
Three Eye Lacquer. later with the
New York Giants. The other play
crs have all had some minor league
nNn-r-an-n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13
CAMP CrSTER T0 ORGANIzE.

Camp Custer, Mich, Sept. 10
O. + Kuolt, secretary Of the war
camp community service board and
former eastern gridirOn star, is
in charge of the organization Of a
team to represent camp Custer He
expects TO put a strong team in the
field
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13

f. VI Troeh Vancouver. Wash
won the Westy Hogan amateg-
challenge championship at fl
shooting tOurnameH r.. Afapffo
City. y. J.. breaking 100 targsfg
without a miss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13
STAR SWIMMER KILLED.

Paris. Sept 13.--Lieutenant Ce-
ell Healy, widely known Australian
swimmer. was killed by a bullet on
the Somme battlefield Sept. /. &C
cording to lie Journal The lieu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13

Chicago. Sept 13--Jock NalOn2
was given the decision over Bryan
Downey in 10-round bout at 81.
Paul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13

tenant led a party of 500 swimmers
across the Somme, enyelOped the
enemy positions, and captured Mont
st. Quentin, the key to Peronne.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-02

republican party had proved itself supremely patriotic and loyal. He took several filings at national leaders in the democratic party and said that no one had resigned from the presi- dents cabinet to make way for a re- publican although in other allied countries parties had been ignored in making cabinets.
 The republican platform pledges the candidates to vote for the national prohibition amendment insofar as they are not bound by pre- primary promises; binds the candidates in the same manner to woman suffrage; rec l onmends public ownership of utilities; urges a brief session of the legis- lature which shall consider only war needs; advocates training for useful occupations of disabled soldiers; asks for the temporary suspension of the | levying of the state road tax until conditions permit road building; en- dorses the thorough Americanization | of the schools by using the English 1 language as the medium for instruct
 ion and presses for a prepartion for 1 industrial readjustments preparatory to the ending of the war.
 The democratic convention was tu- multuous and ended tonight in a stormy scene over a plank to endorse woman suffrage which was opposed
 by James R. Nugent, former demo-
 cratic state chairman, who offered a
 substitute plank leaving the suffrage
 question to the voters of municipal ities to decide. The vote on the ori- 1 ginal plank was 27 to 27and was lost
 as was also the substitute. Secretary of State Thomas F. Martin and sever
 al other prominent democrats were re- fused a vote because they had not written proxies.
 Among the democratic blanks were
 an attack on the state public utilities commission for allowing increases in
 trolley fares; charging the republican party in holding back the seven-cent
 fare trolley decision until after the
 primaries; accusing Governor Edge with using the election machinery ana
 the executive patronage to secure his nomination to the United States sen ate; opposing national prohibition as an infringement of state rights but
 favoring war prohibition. and attack
 ing the state constabulary bill of last
 winter as coercion of labor.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-02
WORRIED OVER INEEDENZA
 AT HOG ISLAND SHIPYARE

Philadelphia, Oct. 1.-The number of cases of Spanish influenza at the great Hog Island shipyard has in- creased to such an extent that Charles M. Schwab, director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, today showed concern as to the ef- feet it will have on ship production It was estimated that at least two thousand men engaged in yard con struction and shipbuilding are suffer-
 ing from the disease in varying de-
 gree.
 Lieutenant Colonel Doane, of the health and sanitation department of the corporation, reported to MT. Schwab that there were sufficient nurses at the yard and that the dis ease was under control. There are one hundred cases in the ship yard hospital, according to Francis T. Rowles, assistant general manager of the corporation.
 At the New York Shipbuilding com
 pany yard at Camden. N. J.. it was estimated that more than 500 men were off duty because of influenza. The Pusey and Jones shipyard at Gloucester, is also affected. l There are many cases among the employees at the Frankford Arsensd in
 this city but ammunition production has not been seriously curtailed.