SAVE MONEY!
COME TO THE BARGAIN STORE
And see what we have in the line of workmen’s clothing,
I 'beds, mattresses and canvas goods of all kinds, tents and
shovels, kitchenware, furniture, stoves, etc. We also
carry a full line of mirrors—plate glass and plain.
THE NORTHERN BLOCK
First Street
Copper River
& Northwestern Ry.
FOUR TRAINS WEEKLY BETWEEN
CHITINA AND KENNECOTT
Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mon
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays
days, Thursdays and Fridays.
Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tues
days and Fridays.
Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednes
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The above schedule subject to change with
out notice.
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular
Passenger Trains Between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
Wharf from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., except Sundays.
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot
office, one hour before departure of trains.
CALEB* CORSER, W. E. BROWN,
Superintendent. Agt. Cordova Wharf
R. K. BROWN, Jr., Ticket Agent.
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SMITH COLLEGE
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(By Associated Press)
FRENCH FRONT, Nov. 30.—(By
mall)—A small band of Smith college
girls is mothering the distressed pop
ulations of those districts of France
devastated by the Germans before
they were forced to retreat last
spring by the victorious French and
British troops who had hammered
them on the Somme. The corres
pondent of The Associated Press pass
ed a day with the young women in
the war zone where they have arriv
ed to install themselves in the midst
of the stricken people. Theyv have
made their headquarters in the
grounds of the Chateau of Robere
court. There they live in shacks and
portable houses in sight of the black
ened ruins of the castle, burned by
the Germans. From this center they
go to twelve villages which have been
taken over for relief by the Ajnerican
college girls. Before the war they
had altogether a population of approx-1
imately 4,600. Now this has been re
duced to about 1,200.
The American “angels of mercy,”
as the Smith college girls are known [
brought with them from America or
purchased in Paris large stores of ar
ticles of first necessity for the peo- \
pie. Many of the peasants had money j
which they had ben able to conceal;
from the Germans, and these people i
were quite willing to pay for articles j
provided by the American girls. Oth-!
ers among the peasants were destitute
of both goods and money and for
these the American girls made charit
able provision.
i he girls brought motor-trucks, and
several of them are motor drivers.
Once or twice a week each of the vil
lages in their district receives a visit
from a party of the girls in their
trucks which are loaded with necessi
ties, and these are sold to the peas
ants at cost price or less, and thus
many of the needs of the people are
met. Food, linen, clothing, furniture,
kitchen utensils and live chickens
and rabbits are most desired.
Other branches of assistance to the
people take the form of a traveling
dispensary, the giving of medical ad
vice by the two women doctors from
Smith college who are members of the
sQuad, the foundation of nurseries for
the care of the smaller infants while
their Brothers are working, and the
establishment of play-rooms for the
other children.
The care of the children is one of
the most important parts of the girls’
work. In the first place, the little
ones have to be retaught to play, for
during the German occupation they
were not allowed to do so and in most
| cases had forgotten how to amuse
themselves in simpla games. It is
wonderful how soon they learn under
the American girls’ encouragement
I and leadership. Then the neglected
little ones are taken in hand and
taught the value of cleanliness and
neatness. For the women much help
is provided in the way of sewing
classes and instruction in modern hy
giene.
It is hoped here that the w'ork of
the Smith college girls, forming the
first unit, in cheering up and helping
these stricken peasants may be an
incentive to others to undertake sim
ilar labors in the hundreds of villages
which have suffered from the Ger
man occupation. Everywhere in the
Somme and Oise and other French
departments now partially freed from
the German troops there are similar
opportunities.
Dr. Alice Weld Tallant, of Phila
delphia, is the directrice, ajid she is
assisted by Dr. Maud Kelly, as assist
ant physician; Miss Lucy O. Mather,
of Hartford, Conn., as secretary; Miss
Marie Wolfs, of Newark, N. J., a Bel
gian refugee, as head of the social
service; Miss Anne Chapin, of Spring
field, Mass., on social service and
nursing; Miss Millicent Lewis, of Ir*-|
ington, N. Y„ as a chaufeuse and am
bulance driver; Miss Catherine Hoop
er, of Montclair, N. J., social service,
Miss Marjorie Carr, chaufeuse and so
cial service; Miss Ruth Joslin, chauf
feuse and nurse; Miss Marion Ben
nett, Cambridge, Mass., chauffeuse
and social service; Miss Margaret
Wood, Pasadena, Cal., as chauffeuse
and in care of children; Miss Ruth
Gaines, New York City, social service j
and writer; Miss Elizaheth Bliss, j
Worcester, Mass., nurse; Miss Alice
Leavens, Boston, head of children’s
department; Miss Fahnestock and
Miss Harriett Hawes.
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(By Associated Press)
ROME, Nov. 30.—By order of Pope
Benedict the war food ticket system
has been applied to the 600 persons
inhabiting the Vatican palace, this
number including certain cardinals,
priests, the Swiss Guard, doorkeepers,
caretakers, and servants. Although
the Vatican domain enjoys ex-terri
torial rights and is not subject to
Italian laws, the Pope issued this or
der previous to its application within
the kingdom of Italy. His order ap
plies not only to bread but to sugar,
and other foods.
-O
Mayor Henry T. Ray of Fairbanks
recently received a telegram inform
ing him of the death of Leo T. Wile,
the former Fairbanks merchant, at
Seattle, Washington. He is survived
by a brother, Albert Wile of Interior
Alaska.
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The Canadian Klondike company
will continue to operate its four
dredges as soon as the power ditch
freezes over.
ENGLAND TREATS
I
(By Associated Press)
OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 30—German
prisoners in England are not being
made the victims of reprisals for the
bombing of hospitals, shelling of life
boats and sinking of hospital ships on
the part of the Teutons, but are be- j
ing generously and humanely treated,
according to word received here from
Dr. Don Weaver, a former Oakland
physician. Dr. Weaver is now in the
British hospital service.
German wounded are being accord
ed the same treatment as British
wounded, Dr. Weaver writes. In the
hospital where he is stationed there
are two wards for British and one fcr
German officers.
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CLEARING UP TRENCHES AFTER BATTLE !
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After nn attack some soldiers are detailed to clear up the trenches. Two
of them are here seen filling sucks with cartridge cases. Trench mortar
bombs lie at tliefr feet.
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f* CORDOVA
MACHINE WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop.
Residence Shop
Phone 101-3. Phone 182
Machine Woife of all Kinds,
Blacksmithing, General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
HARMON MACHINERY
BUILDING
Cordova, Alaska.
Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
Attention.
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J Manufacturers and- Z., ♦'
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♦ Root Beer, ♦
♦ Coco Cola. ♦
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LOGGERS, ATTENTION!
We pay $10 per thousand for
spruce logs and $9 for hemlock,
delivered.
CORDOVA MILL & LUMBER
COMPANY
M. C. Thompeo* a. a Morphy
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Thompeon A Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 1C7.
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llueh, Orrf—. Price 35c per dozen; $2.25 per hundred,
express prepaid oa
4 dozen or more.
They contain the
most deadly com
bination of poisons
known to science.
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and Sheep -killing
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stantly and in no
wav injury thefur.
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commended by the
IJ. 8. Government.
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