BELGIANS AND
FRENCH NEED
ASSISTANCE
HAVK1C. Dec : (ondit ions in some
French and Belgian cities ami towns
m ar the Franco Belgian border are
reported as in general, good" by
Major John van Schaick. Jr., acting
Bed Cross commissioner for Belgium
who was one of the first Americans to
enter some of these places after the
Hermans evacuated them. In a nies
sage to the Red Cross headquarters,
he said
“There is no great emergency like
general famine, there is no great
amount of sickness, there is no tre
mendous shortage of clothing but there
is need of prompt assistance on our
part to meet what distress exists. Tin
roads are horrible, especially on tin*
Passchendaele Ridge.
“Roulers a town of 2a.00ft inhabi
tants lias now but l.loo civilians left.
Isegheni a few miles distant, a town
of IS.ooo inhabitants has l.loo b-ft.
“Our camions have rushed a lot of
food up to Turcoing. Lille, and Ron
baix Other camions took emergency
rations lip to some of the other little
village* thi i b- <>! lioub-i - Am Ini
lane - brought back sick and woumb-d
Belgians u ho had l»« .-n urn: »• :• *m
bard men ts
'rolling o! In trip in I -••glti'in. Ma j
van iiuick .I. -• i i!»• 1 an im• nI« :>t
typical ot tin- return of tin I '.elgian
to their linne- which had he. n n.
cupie I I»\ the t b-rman niilitat y !.• i.
‘• W.• had w it h n • a school Ilia ! • i .
W fnt • the lb 1 ( toss mmtllis ini)
"When tie- win lupin le- Imri'-d all
his littl. lurnni' an ;•< cnmnl.itinn .a
tin- a \ illgs n! a life time, in the gar
d> ii nf hi Iimii r in Knnh-r II '•
turn* d with <mr drivr *m-i ■ • -i
v. betli'-r h* • ... .i pen.: man in In old
ace nr v. he' h • had * amich tn ii
nil -* *m I ni l a h; •. h- r- ' hi i,; ■
11 * i mind hi Imu -e burn, d. hi- gar
d* • ; Imigh* •! . I' 'i . led! I tin l l a*
w ha («•’»• r nl in iii-i'i- .
I v in •'.. | ; . - a i 11 ‘ • i h* It v .
a tough thing !«a him in hud th »* h
I i a i In • • v*i hi'.:
Wli i i - * i m nf , he inha hit ant . Iia v»
M * a a- \ an a * hab-k "t h* ■> are in t lie
minnrit> Many thousands, of course,
have been ant back behind the (lei
man line There are thousands who
remain They need the* help of th*
American people.”
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Christmas Superstitions
in Homes of Our Allies
F OF the new world and
j the modern customs lire al
j ways deeply Interested In
j any quaint beliefs or un
J usual mannerisms of the
countries across the ocean.
I’artlealarly have the habits of Fug
land and France held us; the former
because she Is our mother country, the
latter because of the unquenchable
Jear memory of Lafayette, anil more
recently because of that same spirit so
gloriously upheld today by France's
noble sons. And this holiday time
finds us with our eyes turned thither
ward for a more poignant reason—for
there aren’t many homes who cannot
:lnim a father, a son or a brother “over
there.”
And It is well to know some of the
homely, sweet little superstitions
which prevail among the people of our
allies.
In England and In Scotland the say
ing goes that It Is unlucky for anybody
but a brunette to lirst cross the thresh
old on Christmas morning.
To buke bread on Christmas day Is
praiseworthy, and loaves baked then
will never grow moldy. In these times
of scarcity of flour, the poor loaves do
not stand half a chance to mold!
Woe to the housewife who on tills
day turns a mattress. It bodes 111 luck
for the whole year.
A superstition winch had Its origin
In Iievonshirc tells us that It is bad
form and 111 luck indeed not to wish
the bees good morning and the compli
ments of the season. On Christmas eve
the hives are decorated with springs
of green and a bit of red ribbon. ’Tis
also said that he. s sing all night on
Christmas eve. But bees are rather
perpetual singers, any way.
The graceful traditions prevail, In
northern Kngland and Wales, that the
birds and beast< have some mystic
Connection with the Nativity. Hence,
the farmers and landowners purchase
sheaves of i.nts 1 r*.in little boys who
sell them as our boy.- sell holly. Thc^e
bundle^ are placed n convenient high
place- m Ire. and feme-, tlifit the
birds may pari. 1.■ ■ The rattle sheep,
gnats and < \ u lie \ .. -. are all given
dollblt the a it "I fe.' lii.gS nil
Clin "a:, x ...
In I.' ..' I . • • I 1 ■ 'll'! III':.'
la i. i a \ ■ 1 ; . • ' : > i to
wel con a t he In -I h .by l iia , a I'l'i v.
w li lt - p» l I .<a h tier boll* >'
. radi pad.!* '1 1*. : ; < : dim,
s..Inai mle and . ! ■ • • • '' "t :dft s aia1
. : re; til a‘> tent u ■ i i done in • \
I i a t ion oi tile pi- ' n •■!. mm gi\eii to a
Wee ( 'tnld Ol |*,e| !.!• .mm cent uries
ago, and a beautiful ;liougl»t it is.
In some pro\im in Franco it F
considered bad luck to cross a strange
Uin -hold on Christmas day.
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VALUABLE SITE
IS OCCUPIED BY
A LOG CABIN
KL |’.\S(>. Texas, I >re. A mule
1 ,g cabin costing less than ?."»<"► iktii
pi< a site whii h is valued at $~."nn,
nun. It is the Red Cross gift shop,
which li > just been completed in San
.1.M in'd pla/.a. the central open square
in the heart of the city. The gilt
! shop was built of bigs cut on the
Me '"ilern Indian reservation, in the
Sacramento mountains of New Mcx
| ice. and was designed after the pio
neer cabins with exposed log rafters, ,
i heavy doors and window shades made
lot log labs, and with a "puwheon"
I floor In the gift shop will be offered
art! Vs for sale which have been do
jnated to the Red Cross. Tea will be
se.\ed each afternoon in front of the I
big collide-ti ne fireplace, and dance.;
i'\ill ;il"o he held there \ Red Cross
1 nun ron \\ ill be in charge.
CURRENCY CONTRACTION
DISCUSSED BY THE JAPS
T( >K J<I iee :: runt? t ion of t lie
i iir?ene\ which has lie. -, inflate.| in
l.inan owinj* (o fin* u. ■ i 1 com
in* iiile«| in many circle- on** mean
■ f lowei in price* (in soaring <>i
llie}) I * e. Ill i> 1« -I to «1' ! irhalli •
Haroti Takahashl forme ly mini-o r
! ot linam-e *-\| n- xr . the opinion lint
* nrrem \ conn net ion wonnl utniouhf
e«||v lower prices lmt In fear.* such
! a m« e are wouhl Mine a r - wake
a *erion Im in Mpi* -ion He
' poi 1;t e'| I'll I 11.11 11! < arm! of eon
.. i 11 v. m a. i a*-.| l»\ . Hank <*t
Jape: he 'I* ihi-M hut » money
till t.,i i in ill- po.-l of worl
:• ji • e 1 • ia ; * * MM t reilue. I'
»a*'«-’ .i Mm 'o f 1*1 ill"
* * i" ' ; .in. i • i mu: *i on a:.
Snare di Snare
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Smith and
McConaghy
Plumbers and
Steamfitters
COR. FRONT and B STS.
ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES
First Street Phone 13 :*
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“THE BANK ACCOUNT IS A DAILY i
SAVINGS REMINDER.” -Campbell.
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1 he purpose to save is often
defeated by multiplying temp- 3
tations which have a tendency |
to speed the parting dollar. jj
MORAL—A Bank Account here steadies
your purpose and defies temptations.
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Drs. Dnggett & Blythe
Northern Hotel Building
Cordova
DENTISTRY
Hours a. in to it p in.
Special attention to
Prophylaxis and Pyorrhea
PHONE 200
Dr IJlyth is now at Bonanza mino.
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls May lie Left at Cordova
Drug Store
Residence, Alaskan Hotel
FRANK H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
ROOM 1. ALASKAN HOTEL
F. F. MEDLEY
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW
Room 1. Adams Block
CORDOVA. ALASKA
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office over Ilium. O'NeiU's Store
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office and Residence. Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander
Building).
Phones Residence. 115; Office. 132
Vocal and Piano Lesson*
Former home of Mri. Dunham
C Street
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