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New Shipment of Goods
| Received on the Alameda from the
Worlds Fashion Center
It includes coats that cannot be duplicated in
Style and Price. Dresses in new fabrics and
color effects, direct from the Eastern Mar
| kets, in Georgettes, Charmous, Satins, Chif
| fon, Taffetas, some with Braid and Beaded
effects, also serges in large variety. Evening Dresses
in Tulle, Silver Cloth, Silver Nets, Taffetas and Satins
Beautiful Georgette Waists, some beaded with touch
es of Lace. Stacks of Beautiful Linen Handkerchiefs,
Hand Embroidered Hose and Silk Underwear, Pure
Silk Umbrellas.
Table cloths and napkins, huck and turkish towels,
trimmings, braids, fall assortment of notions.
We Have also received our new line of Cretons and
Tapestries, Pillows, Braids. Trimmings, Notions, Silks
by the yard. Georgette Crepes in all Shades, Crepe de
Chines, Velvet, Broadcloth and Corduroys.
Mens Shirts, Ties, Silk Hose, Linen Handkerchiefs and
Silk Umbrellas.
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and Help Win the War
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NOTICE
The Federal Government asks' that all retail merchants put their
Business upon a war time basis.
The Commercial Economy Board of the Council of National Defense
recommends that merchants
Grant Credit for No Longer than Thirty Days
Sell More Necessities and Less Luxuries
Make Only One Delivery a Day
The idea of the government is to reduce the expense of doing business to the mer
chant with the object in view that the goods and merchandise sold will reach the
consumer at a less cost.
Believing that the adoption of these economies is ttfe doing of a patriotic duty, the
business houses of Cordova have decided to adopt the following practice, namely:
That all bills contracted in any month shall be paid not later than the 15th of the
succeeding month or satisfactory arrangements must be made by that date for a
definite extension of time.
That all parties owing old bills which they are unable to settle at the present time
must make definite arangements in regard to the same.
Alaskan Hotel Barber Shop Ben Osborne “fechillers.”
The First Bank of Cordova T. N. Hubbert Bank of Alaska
Northern Meat Market Mrs. F. S. Anderson Alaskan Grill
Finkelstein & Sapiro R. E Hegg Co. Modem Laundry
The Blum O’Neil Co- Kate Rolfe Cordova Drug Co.
The American Home Bakery Wells’ Restaurant Hub, the Tailor
Cordova Sheet Metal Works Clms- M. Rosswog Bargain Store
Cordova Mill & Lumber Co. Chas. Game City Laundry
The Northern Laundry L. H. Keist City Bakery*
Smith & McConaghy H. G Steel Max Peyser
The Ideal Barber Shop L. Wain H. C Ross
Cordova Hand Laundry W. W. Council ' Dougherty’s
Cordova Fruit Market K. E. Holde H. A. Slater
Bartley Howard Patrick Cannon W. Urquhart
Drs. Daggett & Blyth Paul Bloedhorn E. L. Harwood
Alaska Transfer Co. W H. Chase. ’ Northern Dum Co
Cordova Style Shop Will Clavson
Northern Hotel H. C. Feidman
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j Mayor Chase, of this city, today
i made public a request received from
! Richard M. Hurd, chairman (if the
! board of trustees of the American de
! fense society, urging citizens here *o
i organize a local vigiliance corps, for
the purpose of aiding the government'
I in putting an end to German propa
i ganda and enemy activity which has
been responsible for fires, ammuni
tion plant explosions, sabotage, food
scares and other attempts to damage
the morale of the American people.
“Recent events in this country make
it plain that the German method of
propaganda which has been so effec
tive in Russia and Italy is now being
attempted in this country with an
alarming degree of success,” accord
ing to the appeal to Americans now
being issued by the American defense
society. “German propaganda has
long been supplied to our troops in
the national encampments. The ship-J
building program is being interfered
with by German-inspired strikes. Ger
mans are directing the hoarding of
food supplies to an extent that panics
have already been prevalent in the
leading cities. Newspapers are giv
ing daily reports of fires in ammuni
tion plants and grain depots and the
country is now on the verge of an even
greater calamity in the shape of a
railroad strike of unprecedented ex
tent which threatens to cripple our
national industry.”
The far-reaching need of the local
vigilance corps can readily be seen'
when it is known that in this country
alone there are today several million
alien enemies representing Germany,
Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey and other
countries sympathetic or allied with
the Prussian autocracy. Almost with
out exception these enemies are free
to go about as they see fit, and while
the government has done much to
ward tightening the censorship of
mails and cables, nevertheless there
are nuniberless channels by which
these enemies are in touch with the
directing genius of German propagan
da in Berlin.
If Americans mean to stand, by the
men at the front, whose lives are al
ready being sacrificed, and to stand by
their government, the opportunity is
offered in the additional service they
can give to this work of the American
defense society.
The plan of organization undertak
en by the society and recommended
to loyal Americans provides for the
enrollmentjof a small American vigil
ance corps in every city and town'
which shall classify all residents un
der the following terms:
1. Loyal.
2. Disloyal.
3. Doubtful.
4. Unknown.
Following the general classification
of citizens the committee is urged to[
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make further designation of the fol
lowing list:
1. Alien enemy.
2. Pro-German.
3. Anti-government.
In the letter of instructions to
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branch organizations the executive,
committee of the American defense
society gives the following directions:
“At the earliest possible moment,
when you have made your classifica
tion of alien enemies, pro-Germans,
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and those opposed to the government
in thjp war. send this list to the police
department, the local representative
of the department of justice and to
whatever representatives of the army
or navy intelligence bureaus there are
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in your community. Do not let this
matter rest, however, with this first
classification of the enemies. Too
much stress cannot be put on the im
portance of having your own vigilance
corps take steps to watch alien ene
mies, pro-Germans and those opposed
to the government. Only by such co
operation will you be able to give ef
fective aid to the government. Take
every ttieans you can to let the peo
ple of your city know’ the names of
our enemies.”
“Unofficial announcement has al
ready been made at Washington that
the government is about to register
the alien enemies in America. Your
committee already having acted along
such lines, will naturally be in a posi
tion greatly to aid the government
census and information on the ene
mies in your community will there
fore be of greatest value.
“You are enjoined to watch the
speech, associations and activities of
every man whom you may suspect of
disloyalty and to send in the immedi
ate report. For further information
and instructions regarding the work
of the vigilance corps of the Ameri
can defense society address National
Headquarters, 44 East 23rd Street,
New York City.”
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The Royal Northwest Mounted Po
lice of Dawson recently began an in
vestigation into the death of a man
named Scott w’ho was found dead on
the trail near Lake LeBarge. There
wras blood on his clothes so the of
ficers fear there might have been
foul play.
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Donald Gadzow\ Arctic explorer for
specimens for the New York museum
on his arrival at Fort Yukon last
month reported that Steffansson and
party were well. This is the first
news received from Steffanson since
the latter part of 1916.