The Cordova
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATl
SELF RELIANCE TAUGHT
Soldiers in the national anm
are not given the training thal
regulars in the service former
ly received. The introduction
of boxing and other fortes ol
exercise shows how old rides
have been discarded and new
trails cut out.
This war gives little chance
for the maneuver of small or
large bodies of men in forma
tion. Each soldier has to de
pend on his own initiative more
than ever.
He must learn to act on the
impulse of the moment.
And for that reason the new
forms of training have been in
troduced. Army officers are
teaching the enlisted men to
use their brain and brawn.
Training is directed to the end
that a mental command may
be instantly executed by the
muscles. Boxing is ideal for
training of this character. The
man whose brains and muscles
co-ordinate slowly will get a
few stiff punches at boxing and
his functions will speed up at
, once.
The American soldiers, when
they go into the trenches, will
he able to exercise the famous
American initiative with mus
cles under nearly perfect con
trol.
That is the great goal of
army chiefs, and it ranks in
importance with teaching the
soldiers to obey commands au
tomatically and unquestion
ably.
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FOUR MINUTE MEN.
The four-minute speech pro
paganda is just as much of a
war measure as is any other of
the manv necessary steps now
being taken throughout the en
tire country—all in the same
direction and all for one pur
pose and aim, to win the war.
Therefore, any man or woman
who is asked by those in charge
of supplying four-minute
speakers to fill a date and who
declines to do so is, in a sense,
a slacker. Gift of oratory is
not necessary to comply with
the request. All that is desir
ed is to simply keep the minds
of the people refreshed on the
subject of food conservation
Tlios S. Scott is in charge of
the talk supply in Cordova
and Ik* will gladly accept the
services of all volunteers foi
that purpose. Show your pa
triotism bv volunteering as a
four-minute talker.
A
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
While Christmas this year
will be modified to a great ex
tent in so far as the spirit of
giving is concerned, it is not
wise to suppress the Christmas
spirit entirely and it is not nec
essary to do so. Christmas is
the greatest day in the year to
the children and they should
not be deprived entirely of the
good cheer and happiness that
accompanies it. Extravagant
observation of the occasion
however, should be materially
curbed. Our country is at war
and nothing should be .over
looked that will aid in winning
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RPAY, DECEMBER 22, 1017
that war and restoring peace
to the world, that the glad
Christinas seasons of coining
years may be as fully enjoyed (
as were those of former years
1 and before war clouds hovered
over happy American homes.
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STILL TIME LEFT.
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! But a few days remain in
which to enroll as a member
of the American Red Cross.
The big drive is now on and
Cordova is expected to make
( a showing that its residents
will be proud of. The local
managers met last night and
plans were formulated to have
every man, woman and child
on the honor roll.
T t i
uuuausk; fvt-i y limn mm wu
man in the United States
should belong to this great as
sociation of mercy, the direct
ors of the movement are hop
ing that 10,000,000 members
will be enrolled by Christmas
day. The dues are but a dol
lar a year.
How appropriate that the
campaign for members comes
at the holiday season!
The Red Cross, more than
any other human agency, is j
spreading good cheer over the |
world, to friend and foe alike.
It is an emblem of the Christ
mas spirit
Noble women and charitable1
men unite their efforts to en
able it to alleviate the wounds
of the suffering with light
fingers of tenderness, and to
bring the light of hope into the
gloomy minds of those who
know only despair.
If there was erer a move-;
meat that deserved the sup
port of every person with com
passion in his heart that move
ment is the American Rial
Cross.
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Ketchikan pleads guilty to
having had 53.85 inches of;
rainfall last month, which was |
a record-breaker for that sec-j
tion of the country. Even at'
that. Ketchikan did not have,
all the rain by a long shot. Up
fimo liol/l flip!
rainfall record with 45 inches j
for one month.—Douglas News, j
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Michigan loyalists took out
a monthly pro-German, paint
ed the word “Hun” across his
brow, and clipped an iron cross
into his locks. He may think
he was mistreated. But pro
Americans in Germany would
be put up against a cold wall
and have a bullseye painted on
their chest in such a case.
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The czar lias been deposed,
but lie i- not vet .just plain Nick
Romanoff. When his oldest
daughter has a slight cold it
still gets space in the Ameri
can press.
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The trails are in fine condi
tion and it is hoped that Santa !
Claus will be able to make a
visit to every child in Cordova
on Tuesday morning next.
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The peace dove, like all oth
er birds that is hunted, has
grown skittish.
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The Turks in America have
but a few more days of grace,
before their crowing ceases, j
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 22.—Kmphasizing
the taciturnity of Colonel K. M. House,
head of the American mission to the
Interallied War Conference, an Kng !
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lish newspaper describes him as a
man who “would go so far as to ad-j
mit it was raining if there was noj
one within earshot.” This content evi
dently was evoked from the efforts of
newspaper men to interview Colonel
House concerning his mission, while
he was in London.
Chesterfield House, that beautiful
old home in the Mayfair district of
London, was the scene of many in
teresting meetings during the visit
of the American mission here. Colonel
House and Mrs. House, who accom
panied him from the United States
lived there and meetines were hpld
there between American and British ad
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mirals, generals and financiers. Lady
Burton let Chesterfield House to the
Duke of Roxburgh, who placed It at
the service of the American govern
ment. with all its Gainsborough and
Reynolds pictures and precious old
china and books, and even servants
with cockades.
Colonel House met the newspaper
men in the library upon his arrival
from the United States. He stood in
front of the big English fire and beau
tiful chimney-piece of the house that
Isaac Ware built for Lord Chesterfield
of the "Letters.” There was little
news in what the Colonel had to say.'
TAX NOTICE.
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Notice is hereby given that the
town taxes for the town of Cordova!
for the year 1917, are now due and
payable to the undersigned at this of-j
fice. Said taxes will be delinquent.,
at. 6 p. m.. </ - 11th,:
1918, and unless paid prior thereto,]
five per cent will be added to the
amount thereof.
THOS. S. SCOTT,
Town Treasurer,
Dec. 22-Jan. 6.'
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Fine pastry with fresh whipping
cream—just received—City Bakery.
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There are fourteen kinds of fruit
in the. City Bakery’s Christmas Fruit
Cakes.
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