In appreciation of the patronage of the ladies of Cordova
and the Copper River Valley during the past year we will give a special discount
OF FROM 1 (> TO 20 PER CENT
-ON OUR .ENTIRE STOCK
THIS SALE INCLUDES Hats, Coats, Dresses, Waists, Shirts, Suits, Hose, Shoes, Corsets, Silk and Batiste
Underwear, Umbrellas, Gloves, Sweaters, Silks by the yard, Crepe de Chene and Georgette Crepe, Towels
and Toweling, Sheets, Pillow Casing, House Dresses, Aprons and Yarns.
All NEW GOODS Arriving During This Sale
Will Also Be Subject to Discount
MAIL ORDERS frpm the Copper River Valley and the surrounding towns will also be given strict attention.
Soundings will be made in Knik
arm, between Cairn point, about
three-quarters of a mile north of the
proposed site of the Anchorage docks,
and Point Camp 11. opposite Fire
island, according to Captain P. Hand
of the Coast and Geodetic Survey,
who recently arrived in Anchorage
from Seattle. Captain Hand has been
in Washington, D. C., for the past
several months, and came to Anchor
age to assume personal charge of the
work of securing data in reference to
Knik arm.
The soundings will be made at a
distance of about 150 feet apart, and
when made will give an accurate
knowledge of the depth of the arm
from Point Cairn to Fire island. Spe
cially made gear will arrive on the
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freighter Wainwright. This gear con
sists of a number of floats, from
which are suspended submerged reels
which register on the surface the
depth of the kater. Two large floats
are connected by a wire cable on
which are strung the floats with the
suspended registering mechanism, j
These two large floats are towed by
boats, and when ia action present the
■effect of a big drag. The submerged
mechanism drags along on the bottom
of the arm and automatically indi
cates the depth of the water.
The work of making these sound
ings will require about five months,
and a corps of ten men will be' em
ployed, said Captain Hand.
While the work of making the
soundings is being carried on, com
plete data concerning the volume and
action of the tides will be secured.
A mechanism will be installed on
piles opposite the site of the docks
which will register the height of each
tide. The tidal observations will ex
tend throughout a period of one year.
Captain Hand was a member of the
survey party that ten years ago made
soundings of the waters of the Cook
inlet near Iliamna bay, across from
Seldovia, and prepared a chart of that
district. Previous to coming to Alaska
Obptain Hand was in charge of a ves
sel engaged i^ coast and geodetic
work near the Philippine islands.
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HUNGER.
For three years America has
fought Starvation in Belgium
Will you Eat less — wheat
meat —Fats and sugar
that we may still send
Food in ship loads ?
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Today was generally observed
throughout the United States as
Italy’s day, as it marks the entrance
of our allied country into the great
world’s war.
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American Bakery for bread.
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As was to be expected, Cordova
has again gone “over the top” in its
Red Cross war fund drive.
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DESTROYS STORE
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One hundred thousand dollars’ worth I
of property was destroyed at Knik I
when eleven buildings and their con- I
tents, owned by George Palmer, were I
| destroyed by fire.
j The flames were first noticed by I
| him at 3 o’clock in the morning. So
rapidly . did the flames spread that
there was no opportunity of saving
the contents of the buildings. The
property destroyed consisted of one
* big store room, which was used as a
sales room, and a number of small
connecting store houses. All of the
buildings consumed by fire either ad
joined or were connected by passage
ways with the main store room. The
flames originated in one of *he store
rooms and spread quickly to i other
warehouses and the main stoi .
I The cause of the fire is a mystery
| to Mr. Palmer. He was awakened
I about 3 o’clock in the morning by the
; flames, which were then flaring from
i the roof of one of the warehouses,
j The stock of merchandise destroyed I
consisted of groceries, hardware and
dry goods.
Two other big warehouses near
those destroyed, but not connected,
were saved, as well as the home of
Mr. Palmer.
The loss, which is approximately!
one hundred thousand dollars, is par-'
tially covered by insurance.
Immediate steps will be taken by
Mr. Palmer to replace the destroyed
buildings, and the work of recon
struction will begin as soon as ma
terial can be secured and placed on
the ground. The stock will be re
plenished, and Mr. Palmer will leave
in the near future for the Outside,
where he will purchase the stock di
rect from the wholesalers.
There was a dead calm prevailing
in Knik at the time of the fire, or
the damage would have been consid
erably greater, and perhaps the whole
town might have been wiped out.
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The American Bakery serves good
bread.
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Use less wheat and meat. Buy local
foods. Serve just enough. Use what
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Monday, May 27, 1918
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Proceeds to go to the
RED CROSS