RELIEF WORK
IN NEAR EAST
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 2 (Cor
respondence of Associated Press).—
All grain stored in Turkish govern
ment warehouses, millions of bushels,
has been made available for distribu
tion by the American Commission for
Relief in the Near East by Moham
med VI, the sultan of Turkey, follow
ing an audience that monarch has just
granted to Major David G. Arnold of
Providence, R. I., director of the com
mission.
The sultan, according to Major Ar
nold. expressed his appreciation of
the American effort to relieve condi
tion in Turkey and upon the con
clusion of the interview issued an or
der to the grand vizier to co-operate
with the commission, which now num
bers about 450 American workers,
aided by several thousand assistants.
The commission’s field of opera
tions covers the entire area of the ol(i
Turkish empire and stations are scat
tered from Smyrna to Tiflis, in the
Caucasus. Major Arnold, who ar
rived less than two months ago, and
who has established headquarters
here, was formerly of the famous
Rainbow division in France, and be
fore the war saw service with Amer
ican troops in Mexico. He is an at
torney by profession. The personnel
of the commission includes many for
mer army officers.
Work Before Commission
The work of the commission in
volves a monthly expenditure of about
$2,500,000. Forty-two thousand tons
of supplies, including a large amount
of drugs and valuable hospital equip
ment, have already been put to use.
In addition the organization has su
pervised the distribution of 30,000
tons of flour for the food administra
tion. The supplies have been shipped
to Turkey direct from America but
their delivery into the interior, it is
said, has involved every conceivable
transport difficulty.
“The chief problems that confront
us,’’ said Major Arnold, “are the care
of refugees and orphans. Conditions
are particularly acute in central Ar
menia and in the Caucasus. In those
areas many cases of starvation have
occurred. We are making every ef
fort to deliver supplies to the points
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in need. During the coming winter
there is certain to be an immense de
mand for clothing. In summer the
people can worry along with vegeta
bles and odds and ends of food which
are available, but in the winter their
situation is bound to be far more
serious.
“Our general object is to provide
relief for war sufferers. The four
classes of persons given first consid
eration are refugees, orphans, women
and girls rescued from Moslem homes
and the sick. We do not discrimi
nate between nationalities or relig
ions, the aim beiftg simply to aid
suffering humanity. We aim to pro
vide food, clothing, medical aid, em
ployment and housing where possi
ble. At the orphanages trades are
taught.
“Every effort is made to get ref
ugees, children and rescued women
into communication with friends and
relatives in Europe and America who
can provide for them. Repatriation of
500.000 vefugees, the reconstruction
of their homes and the provision of
farm implements, is a task so colossal
that it can be undertaken only by
governments, we co-operating so far
as we are able. Ours is a relief work
and is not political.”
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
The sailing of the Northwestern
from Seattle has been postponed un
til September 13.
Information of advantage to Joseph
Dempsey, formerly of Anchorage, may
be obtained by calling at the United
States marshal’s office here.
'"’Master Kingsley McLeod, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Angus McLeod of Strelna,
came to Cordova on Sunday’s train,
to attend school. Kingsley is the
guest of Billy Fields.
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Agent Tracy of the Alaska Steam
ship Company reports that the steam
ship Ketchikan is dhe here this even
ing with 1.100 tons of coal, gasoline
and explosives for this port.
HONOR NAVAL OFFICERS
WITH ADMIRAL'S RANK
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The house yesterday
passed the bill conferring the per
manent rank of admiral on Admirals
Sims and Benson. The bill now goes
to the senate.
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It’s the flavor and the grain which
make the bread at the City Bakery
' famous.
DELEGATES EN ROUTE
TO ATTEND MEETING
OF LABOR UNIONS
Among the passengers of the Alas
ka, which sailed from Cordova yester
day morning, were Jack Sutherland,
Harry Kingsbury and Axel Pearson.
The three men have been elected to
attend the labor convention to be
held at Juneau commencing October
10.
They will first go to Stewart, B. C.,
to look over the field that has attract
ed so many miners through the re
ports of its rich silver deposits, and
later they will return to Juneau in
time for the convention.
This, it is said, will be the first
labor convention to be held in Alaska
at which delegates will represent
unions from all sections of the terri
tory, and it is expected that many
important questions relative to labor
conditions in the territory will come
up for discussion.
Jack Sutherland stated to the
Times that Anchorage at the present
time was rather quiet. He said, Ikw
ever, that wrork is progressnig on the
snow’sheds at Miles 52, 54 and 76,
and that some twro hundred men wrere
employed at each of the three camps.
It was believed, he said, that wrork
would continue until the sheds were
finished, some time during the
winter.
Mr. Sutherland will return from Ju
neau during the latter part of Oc
tober.
ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE
AMONG ALASKA NATIVES
A visitor from the w7estwrard hand
ed a friend of the Times the follow
ing literary gem as a specimen of na
tive use of English. He explains that
while this may appear a little odd
to w’hite folks, the natives have no
difficulty in arriving at the meaning
intended to be conveyed, and the
warning is followed religiously:
Kotzebue, Alaska.
VILLAGE DOG OWNERS.
We must look after little more
better with our dogs, then ever
before, because wre have to pay
for our dog, when the dog take
any things off some body else be
long. don’t make any differed
who are, have to pay.
COUNSILMEN OF KOTZEBU.
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JAPANESE WILL NOT
WITHDRAW FROM SIBERIA
TOKIO, Sept. 9 (by Associated
Press).—The war office announces
that it has no intention of withdraw
ing the Japanese troops from Siberia,
and that it may send reinforcements.
THERE ARE PROFITEERS
IN OTHER COUNTRIES
LONDON, Aug. 4 (by mail).—De
mand for the punishment of profiteers
continues throughout the country,
and the London newspapers are filled
daily with letters complaining of the
operations of merchants who insist
as one correspondent expressed it,
“on having their pound of flesh.”
One despairing man details that he
recently received a bill from his '
tailor for $100, of which $20 was for ;
a pair of dress trousers, and the!
remainder for a plain blue serge suit, ;
the cloth of which could have been
bought at wholesale for $17.50.
Contraction is to be started im- j
mediately at Ketchikan on the new |
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lighthouse service warehouse which
it is planned to be built in the rear
of the new wharf that is now near
ing completion. The new building |
will be of reinforced concrete, two
stories in height. \t will be along
the plans of a modern factory build- |
ing, with many large windows. It
will be a place for the repair shops,
supply depot and general supplies of
all kinds. The wharf and new
building will represent an outlay of
about $90,000.
We always have a supply of
pasteurized sweet milk and cream on
hand. Also buttermilk and Bulgarian
buttermilk. City Dairy. Phone 187.
Electric irons, 3 pounds to 6%
pounds. Prices $3.50 to $6.50 at the
Northwestern Hardware Company.
Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
teries, all sizes. Blum-O’Neill Co. 3-tf
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE.—Clinker-built boat, 15
feet long, outboard engine; in per
fect condition; $125. J. F/Rawson.
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. See
Dooley.
FOR SALE—Good stock of rabbits for
breeding purposes. Apply A. Cohen.
Phone 167- 3 rings. 19-tf^
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