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MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1018
WOODEN AND CONCRETE SHIPS
General Goethals remarked or an
ocensien, not so many months ago.
that birds were still nesting in trees
which he was asked to metamorphose
into ships in time to serve the coun
try’s urgent need. The prettiness of
the idea, plus General Goethal's repu
tation as a practical man, persuaded
the country that it was a great folly
to spend time and money in building
wooden ships. Also, it was half in
clined to resent the President’s action
in retiring General Goethals along with
Judge Denman, whose advocacy of
wooden shipbuilding begot the quarrel
which absorbed so much of their time
and the country’s patience. Tt would
bare had General Goethals retained
and the birds left undisturbed in the
trees which Judge Denman wanted to
make into ships. Now the shipping
hoard reports that “wooden ships have
been launched at the rate of more
than one a day for the last four
weeks.” One can imagine that the re
tirement into which Judge Denman
has been relegated will be consider
ably brightened hy that official proc
lamation. Certainly it vindicates his
com 'cMon in a most signal way, and
gives the country occasion for grat
ification that his idea was not ban
ished with him.
There is another and still more en
couraging item in the shipbuilding
news. Tests made of the “Faith" have
so strongly convinced the Shipping
Board of the practicability of concrete
shins that it has let contracts for
eighteen such vesels with a total of
117,500 tons. The performance of
the Faith shows that concrete ships
are not merely good enough to serve
in an emergency, but that, to quote
the dispatch, they are “believed to he
fully equal, if not superior, to any
steel ship of the same size and equal
power.” For the needs of our present
emergency, they are In some respects
distinctly better. They can he built
more quickly and cheaply, for example,
end with unskilled labor for tne most
part. If hy some magic of manage
ment, such as is expected of Mr.
Schwab, we had suddenly increased
our shipbuilding capacity by 50 per
cent, the country would have rejoiced
in the belief that we were assured of
all the transportation needed to en
able us to exert the utmost of our
military power against Germany and
whatever the percentage, it seems
pretty evident that our shipbuilding ca
pacity has been greatly increased by
the proof that concrete ships are as
good if not better than steel ships,
because it is a kind of shipbuilding
that will not much tax the supplies
either of labor or materials that are
used in building steel ships.
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Potatoes are bread. Save the wheat.
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And now let us hope that General
March will get things done on the
double-quick.
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Imaginary interview: “The nexi
time I start to Paris I am not going
to ask the whole world to watch me
ball up the self-starter.”—Wilhelm
n.
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Considering that Ireland is between
the United States and the French
ports, the Sinn Feiners will pleast
excuse us if we deprecate the Ger
man U-boat base3 on the Irish coast
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An appropriation of more thar
$5,000,000 for the government railroat
Is now practically assured.
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Friday morning, June 14, at 10
o'clock, the forty-four men who form
Cordova’s draft quota, together with
the McCarthy quota, which will arrive
on Thursday’s train, will become sol
diers of the United States draft army.
At 10 o’clock in the evening they will
leave for Fort Liscum, where they
will receive their first training, on the
Donaldson, a cutter attached to the
fort.
Plans are under way to provide a
fitting tribute and to entertain the
men up to the time they leave. To
this end a half holiday will be de
clared on June 14 by Mayor Hillery.
After the mobilization at 10 o’clock
then men will be invited to the Em-]
press theater, where speakers repre
ssnting the people of Cordova will ad
dress them. George C. Hazelett, E.
F. Medley and Dr. W. II. Chase will
be among the speakers. Mayor Hil-J
| lery will preside over the meeting.
At noon the ladies of the Red Cross
! will serve lunch to the drafted men
j in Eagles' hall. Eight young women,
■ dressed in the Red Cross uniform,
will serve, the luncheon under the
direction of Mrs. W. W. Council, presi
dent of the local chapter.
The Home Guard will form an es
cort for the men and will march with
them through the streets. In the
evening the Guard, in platoon forma- j
tion and headed by the band, will ac-|
company them to the boat.
Thursday evening a dance will he
given the boys in Eagles’ hall. The
money raised by this dance will be]
used to start a tobacco fund for the j
drafted men.
CUPID IS AGAIN ON
TIE JOB IN CORDOVA
Wedding bells rang on Saturday
evening, when O^to W. Dresser and
Mrs. Maybell Sprague were united in
the bonds of matrimony by Rev. A.
G. Shriver, the Presbyterian minister.
The ceremony took place at 7 o’clock!
in the evening at their new home,
after which a number of the friends
of the bride and groom assembled and
at 8 o’clock sat down and did justice
to a sumptuous wedding dinner pre
pared and served by Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Schrenger.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
A1 Foster, Grant Ooughey, Lee Dick
inson, Clarence Johansen and Rev.
and Mrs. E. P. Ziegler.
Mr. and Mrs. Dresser were the re
i
cipients of many beautiful gifts from
their numerous friends. They will
be at home after June 20.
The community extends to this de
servedly popular couple the heartiest
congratulations and wish for a long
and happy life.
CORDOVANS ARE ROILY
ENTERTAINED IN INTER!
Hans Hanson, Jack Johnson, George
Steele, Charles Johnson and Alave ;
Larsen returned on yesterday’s train
from Chitina, where they were royally
entertained for a week. Two days
were spent at Mile 158 as the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Reed. While in
Chitina Johnnie Nelson placed his au
tomobiles at their disposal, and be
sides several jaunts out over the trail;
they took a trip to Copper Center, ac
| ;
companied by Mrs. Blanche Moore,!
! Mrs. Nafsted and Miss Lottie Larson.
While there Mrs. Griffis served them
1 what the boys all declare to have
| been one of the best meals they ever|
i partook of. The party had lunch at
| Tonsina and returned Chitina, having;
1 visited every roadhouse between there!
! and Copper Center. At Willow creek j
| they were treated to fresh cow’s milk
j and other good things.
On Saturday night the people of;
j Chitina gave a dance in their honor!
and all turned out to make it the
best time possible. Mrs. Handy andj
Billy Tibbs furnished the music, and
Mr. Bates acted as floor manager, and
demonstrated that he is entitled to a
large field for his abilities <n that di
rection. Charles Spangler also con
tributed much to the pleasure of the
visitors.
The climax was a supper given by
Henry Brandt. The boys extend their
thanks to every one who did so much
to make their trip one which they
will long remember.
PLOT EXPOSED
AMSTERDAM, une 10.—German
newspapers report the discovery of a
plot to free former Czar Nicholas
while he wa sat Tobolsk and take him
to Sweden, and thence to America.
The chief conspirator was Prince
Paul Dolgorouki, grand marshal of
the imperial Russian court under the
czar. Eight hundred thousand rubles
were placed at his disposal with which
to bribe the guard.
The plot failed through the indis
cretion of a servant, who disclosed the
plans.
A Petrograd dispatch of May 13
said that the Soviet government had
removed the czar and his family from
Tobolsk to Ekaterinburg in conse
quence of the discovery of a plot to
assist him to escape.
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LONDON, June 10 (by mail).—In
the weekly return showing the number
of British merchant vessels attacked
by submarines occurs the phrase,
“British merchant vessels unsuccess- 1
ully attacked.’’ The admiralty records
•how that hidden away in that phrase
is many a story of gallant seaman
ship.
During the month from March 15
:o April 15 of this year sixty-four ves-1
sols were attacked unsuccessfully by
U-boats.
The submarine which attacks a de-j
fensively-armed merchantman has no
longer a “sure thing.” During the
oast month there were several cases
in which even two U-boats were un
successful in an attack on a single
steamship. There are several cases,
also, in which the steamship has emu-,
pletely turned the tables on the BFr
■nan and sent him to the bottom in
stead.
Even sailing ships frequently give
i good1 account of themselves against
i submarine, although in the nature
3f things they are much less easy to
maneuver than a ship with steam
lower. The following is one such case
•ecently reported to the admiralty:
“A sailing ship was proceeding leis
irely on her course when the lookout
sighted a submarine on the starboard
luarter. She lay quiet until the
J-boat came within range, and then
ipened fire. The gun crew knew their';
msiness, for they soon found the tar- ‘
jet, and out of thirteen shots, eight, ■
lireet hits were scored. The U-boat, j
vhich had been twisting and turning !
0 get out of range, suddenly went1
lown by the bows, and her stern stood
dear of the water for nearly a min
ite. Then she dived perpendicularly
ind came up again at an angle ot 30
iegrees above the water. For a short (
space of time she remained in this \
josition, and then disappeared like a (
stona.”
Early one afternoon the captain of
1 steamship in ballast saw the track | 1
af a torpedo coming directly for his
ship. By a quick swing he succeeded
in avoiding it. Then the U-boat came ;
out of the water and opened fire, one1
of his shells piercing the deck and
wrecking the second cook’s cabin.
The steamship replied valiantly, and
the encounter continued for four;'
hours, the steamship going at top
speed all the time and keeping the!
submarine dead astern. A shot from
the steamship struck the submarine!
amidships, but failed to do sufficient
injury to force the German to dis
continue the action. But after four
hours the steamship got the snbma-,
rine into a smoke cloud and a shell
appeared to burst close to the U-boat’s
bow, after which the enemy quit the
chase.
In another attack, which was suc-|
cessfullv beaten off, the merchants
man’s gunners were handicapped ow
ing to the deck giving way under the
gun early In the action. Every time
the gun kicked the platform under it
jumped. The man who was sighting
it was injured, but the crew continued'
firing, and eventually forced the sub
marine to discontinue the action. One
of the first shots from the submarine
broke the wireless aerials of the
steamship, but the wireless operator
repaired the damage under fire and
got a message through to the nearest
British destroyers.
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A Group of Prominent Bankers and Capitalists Conceived the Idea of
and Financed the
BANK OF ALASKA
With tne Aim that Its Growth Will Give
the Name Full Significance
Practically all the territorial banks in Alaska had their origin in
a mercantile business, and were the outgrowth of a condition. The
BANK OF ALASKA was launched purely as a bank, and without the
support of other interests than the business that comes to it in the
regular channels. I
The trend of American banking legislation is toward branch bank
ing systems. The pioneer in this territory is the BANK OF ALASKA,
which is the first and so far the only branch system. j
Complying with the laws and regulations governing the institu
tion, from the combined paid-in capital there is apportioned to each
branch sufficient capital to cover the legal requiremnt of an Inde
pendent bank. Each branch makes full Individual report to the bank
ing board. Each must show how it is progressing Individually. ;
In the final analysis the strength and justification of the system is
apparent, for each branch has the full strength of the entire system
back of it.
The system is backed by very able men, and furnishes all the ad
vantages of a metropolitan bank, having the facilities of checking ac
counts, certificates of deposit, savings accounts, travelers’ checks and
safe deposit boxes. Your account is solicited. §
Bank of Alaska
MICKIE SAYS
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I SET UP SOME OP THIS
COPS JEST LIKE \T COMES I
IN, WITHOUT NXAKIN’ NO (
CORRECTIONS ner nothin', 1
SOME OP THE I NTEt.L£CTU&L
UOrHTS ACOUlV THIS HERE
NECK O’ THE WOOOS’D COSE
THEIR. R-EPoTP.TlON3 PER ,
BEIN’ EDDICATeo^_J
ANCIENT VESSEL
WEE ORIGINAL GOST
CARDIFF, Wales, June 10.—A lit
le British sailing vessel, the Good In
ent, carrying sixty-eight tons of
:argo, and built 128 years ago, has
rust been sold for three times her
iriginal cost.
She was built of sturdy oak tim
bers taken from British men-of-war,
ind is still in excellent condition. The
vessel has undergone little change in
:onstruction during all these years.
ENGLISH CONCRETE SHIP
COMPARED TO THE FAITH
LONDON, June 10.—England’s first
fig concrete ship is 150 feet long, with
n beam of 24*-2 feet and a displace
ment of 900 tons. Her carrying ca
pacity is 400 tons. Compared with
the Faith, the 5,000-ton concrete ship
recently launched on the Pacific coast
af the United States, the British ves
sel is a rather small affair, but Lloyd's
has classed her as Al.
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