RED CROSS
ENROLLS 1,000
NEW NURSES
NKW VOItK. Sept. 2‘J. In twenty
two I’nited Stales army camps at
widely separated parts of the country
there will arrive today, tomorrow and
every few days for tin* next several
weeks little groups of earnest, pur
poseful young women. Many of them
are very, very pretty, all tire strong,
healthy and well educated, and all
arc* going to remain with the army
either here or in Prance for the dura
tion of the war
They are student nurses members
of the first "training units'* of the
army school of nursing that has been
established to help solve the problem
of nursing the sick and wounded of
the greater American army that will
be in being- and in action by next
spring. Already more than “1.000 be
tween the ages of 21 and 35, all grad
uates of high school or college, have
been accepted in this branch of the*
military service. If the* country's
womanhood continues to respond to
the appeal for student nurses now be
jng sent broadcast by the Hod < tohh
and the women's committee of the
Council of National Defense there will
need to be no fear as to the care that
will be given to any man or boy of
ours who lands in hospital, say the
women leaders.
The army school of nursing, to
ctlier with the Ked Cross enrollment
of the ei\il hospital schools through
the I nited States student nurse re
serve, is the answer to the great
nursing question that confronted the
country when it was derided to put
not less than fi.oon.noo men under
: arms.
Figures received here by Miss Ade
laide Nutting, professor of nursing
j and health at Columbia Fniversily,
; and chairman of the nursing commit
tee of the Council of National De
fense, show that more than 4.000
young women had applied to enter tin
army nurse school by September In,
and that upwards of 1 ,o«mi actually
had been enrolled.
The first thousand are beginning
their training by helping to take care
ol ‘‘casualties’’ in the camps to which
the "training units" are attached. As
soon as they have reached a suitable
stage of training they may be sent
j to France, if it is found necessary to
supplement the force of graduate
nurses there In any event they will
receive two years’ training in army
hospitals and obtain the degree of
registered nurse by taking the third
I
and last year of their course in a
civil hospital.
Interest in this opportunity for
women to help in winning the- war is
so widespread that nearly 20,00o let
ters of inquiry have been received by
Surgeon General Gorgas.
Training units of from thirt> to
forty students each hav*- been as
signed now to eighteen arniv camps
from Massachusetts to California
Lath unit has a director, an itisirm
tor in nursing and a teaching diet i
c iaii M be students receive everything
free, and iti addition an allowance of
$ir. a month. A reerc*ational director
sees to it that they arc* provided with
entertainment and sports for their
off-dutv hours, and there are also
chaperons available. Tin* central
headquarters of the* school is in the
office* of the surgeon general at Wash
ington, l>. C The dean is Miss \nnie
M Goodrich, the chief in pec for of
army nurses She is assisted by a
large staff.
Recruiting to fill the nur ing ranks
has only to continue as s< essful as
it has been, according to the authori
ties. to make tin* country s*cure both
from the* standpoint of, the army's need
and that of the* civil population. Lead
ers of the nursing profc salon arc*
gratified both by the p ponse ot
graduate nurses for service in
France and that of studeir for duty
either in civil or militarv hospitals.
Including the* Id.ooo already in a<
tual service, more than 27 "00 gradu
ate nurses have* been "e oiled" in
answer to General Gorga plea for
25.00<i by January 1. If becomes'
necessary to supplement L graduate j
nurses abroad with less ompletely ;
trained women, it is expe md that a
suflicient number of the* at y nursing
school students will he n* . . in time.
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By-rroduct or
Sugar Is Being
Saved in Hawaii
HONOLULU, Sept. 26 Hawaii's
exports of molasses have increased
from 100 gallons worth i. in 1910,
to eleven million gallons rth $392.
000 in (he year ending June 30, 1917.
Molasses, a by-product of sugar, is
rapidly becoming an industry of im
portance in the territory and the
great sugar interests ure now plan
ning to further increase the output.
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Making Study
of the Ancient
Hawaiian Ruins
HONOLULU. Sept. 26 I)r. Mac
Millan Ilrown of Christchurch, chan
cellor of the University of New Zea
land. and widely known as an author
itv on Polynesian history, is making
an exhaustive study of the great tem
ples and ruins on the Island of Hawaii
and reports several discoveries of
importance tending to connect the
history of the native Hawailans with
the Samcars and early Maori*. The
Hawaiian ruins are very expensive.
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in any style you wish, $1:. 30 to $40.
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of Orazzto Salvinl, consisting of
boats, herring and salmon nets, fish
Ina gear and other supplies. See me
at my store next to Northern pool
room. CHARLES MHLLINER,
Administrator.
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GOVERNMENT SCALE
EFFECTIVE JULY 15
The following prices for Rough and Dressed Lumber
Are in Force:
Rough Lumber.$36.00
Si2ed Lumber . 38.00
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR
REPRESENTATIVE
HENRY A. SLATER
(Republican Nominee)
OF CORDOVA
Election November 5th.
Cordova has never been represented in the Terri
torial Legislature and you now have an opportunity ot
voting for a home candidate.
________________
FOR
ROAD COMMISSIONER
JAMES L. GALEN
(Republican Nominee)
OF CORDOVA
The support of all voters is solicited at the Election
on November 5th.