Bargain Store
JUST RECEIVED
A LINE OF SHIRTS, PANTS, WOOL BLANKETS
QUILTS, ETC. FROM F. A. PATRICK AND CO.
We also handle the Hirsch-Weis and Co. “Rose City”
brand of Mackinaws, Loggers’ Shirts, Rainset and Au
apelle Clothing.
Black Bear brand of union made Overalls and Jackets.
A complete line of Wool and Cotton Blankets. Quilts of all kinds,
Bed Spreads, Sheets and Pillow Slips, Wool Sox and Insoles.
Parkees, Gloves and Mittens. Shoe Pace and Rubber Overshoes.
Tents, Bed Sheets, Pack Sacks and Clothes Bags.
Towers’ Fish Brand Oil Coats.
THE NORTHERN BLOCK
First Street
P i>rnatr (Eafr —
D. C. WHITFORD. Proprietor
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«aes FORMERLY THE SLATER CAFE «**»
Boxes And Tables Reserved For Private
_ Dinner Parties _
yp OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
THE CITY BAKERY
WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN FINE CAKES AND PASTRY
FOR
Parties and Receptions
Makers of the Famous "Cream Loaf" Bread
Sun "Maid” Raisin Bread—A Treat Indeed
Rye Bread Graham Bread
LUNCH ROOM—WHERE YOU GET THOSE EXCELLENT
LUNCHES
f FRISCO CAFE
|j Everything in Season Served
:| Two Doors Below Modern Laundry.
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
| GUS COZAKOS, Proprietor.
For Fairbanks and Interior Foints
Travel via Sheldon Auto Stage Line, the pioneer auto
line on the Chitina-Fairbanks trail. Carrying U. S. mail
and assuring patrons the very best auto service to Fair
banks obtainable. For further particulars call on or ad
dress communications to /
ROBERT E. SHELDON
Owner and Manager, Chitina, Alaska
Copper River
and 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,
Thursdays and Fridays
Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays
and Fridays
Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednes
days, Thursdays and Saturdays
The above schedule subject to change without
notice.
Dining Car in Connection with all Regular
T asscnger Trains between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
W bai l' from !l a. m. to 5 p in., except Sundays.
'I'ielcets on sale at Second Street Depot office
■•m- In fore departure of trains.
CAI'EB CORSER Sup ■riiitciident
D. L. LEATON, Ticket Agent
CHARGES MADE
AGAINST GOVT.
RAILWAY MEN
(Special to Dally Times)
ANCHORAGE, Sept. 27. — Official
and railway circles here have been
"all bet up" this week. The first
I eruption started when your corres
I pondent made the charge in a signed j
article in a local paper that extensive j
and long continued violations of the i
food regulations by members, repre- !
sentatives and employes of the Alas- i
kan Engineering commission, had
been permitted, while merchants and
citizens of Anchorage and vicinity
had been compelled to comply strict
ly with the rules. The charges are
verified by many persons, including a
former acting foood administrator
who stated that messhouses, boarding
cars and employes were not furnished
with flour substitutes because the
A. E. C. commissary did not have
' atty- Regulations as to the use of
sugar were almost generally Ignored,
and anyone connected with the A. E.
C. who had influence could get a 50
pound sack when the limit for ordin
ary mortals here was five pounds. A
former food administrator, who was
also head of one of the departments
of the A. E. C. is c harged with being
| principally responsible- for thus "lemi
i ing aid and comfort to the enemy."
; with whom he- is alleged to Ice in
| sympathy. The conditions referred
to have been generally known
throughout this part of Alaska but no
one dared make complaint for fear
of losing their Jobs. An investigation
has been demanded.
The first eruption was only well
under way when the exemption board
spilled another pot of holy beans and
started a second one. The board in
sisted in spite of warnings and threats
of the- Scandinavian boss of one of
the railway divisions that certain able
bodied Swedes should be sent to the
trenches. They had no particular in
terest In making the world safe for
democracy; what they most desired
was to hang on to their fat jobs.
They held citizens' first papers and
' have for several years enjoyed ail
^the rights and privileges or American
V; citizenship; also had been given om
:-. 1 ployment on government work here in
•: j preference to Americans. They first
:j j claimed exemption on any frivolous
•j; ground, but the board rejected their
j claims after the Beance with their
1 boss. Then, after a conference, they
£ returned, surrendered their declara
;ji tions, claimed and were granted ex
emption because they were citizens
£ ( of a neutral country, and are abek
| on the "yob."
Meinebers of the board state that
Swedes arc- the only persons who have
'.: surrendered their citizenship here to
avoid military service.
DESCRIPTION
OF GREAT HUN
| FORTRESSMETZ
(Encyclopaedia Britanstca)
Metz is a town and first class fort
- j ress on the Moselle river at the junc
5 i lion of the Sellle river in the province
of Lorraine, of which it Is the capital.
| It is nlety-nlne miles northwest of
1 Strassburg by rail and is at the radia
| tlon of the lines to Luxemburg, Cob
lenz and Noveant. The general ap
I pearance of the town is quaint and
, irregular, but there are severul hand
some modern streets. The Moselle
joined by the Sellle flows through it
In several arms, and there are more
than a dozen bridges across the var
iouB branches of the stream. The
town is walled and has ten gates. The
chief industries are tanning and the
manufacturing of weapons, shoes, ar
tificial flowers, cloth, and hats. There
is trade in wine, beer and minerals.
As a fortress Metz has always been
of the highest importance and through
out history down to 1S70 It had never
succumbed to an enemy and thus had
earned for itself the name of La Pu
celle. It now ranks with Strassfurt
as one of the two great bulwarks of
the west frontier of the German em
pire. The original town walls were
replaced by ramparts in 1550 and the
citadel was built a few years later.
By 1(174 the works had been construct
ed by Vauban. Under Napoleon III
the fortress was strengthened by a
circle of detached forts, which nfter
LX70 were modified and completed by
the Germans, who treated the fortress
us the principal pivot of offensive
operations against the French.' After
1900 the Germans constructed a new
chain of outer forts which have great
ly strengthened the fortress. The
.. +M
j new chain extends as far as Thion
I ville on the north side and has its
center in front of Metz,
To the east and the west of the
| stronghold is an unbroken chain of
| hills. To the north the valley of the
1 Moselle opens up into a plain about
four miles wide. Directly to the south
there is the narrow valley of the
Seille river, and to the southeast the
narrow valley of the Moselle. The
bills about the town are for the most
part covered with woods. One rail
road runs directly through the town
along th> river valley, and one line
runs In a northwesterly and south
easterly direction, curving about in
the hills as it climbs the divide to
either side.
The point at which the Americans
are nearest the town is I’agny, on the
Moselle river at a distance of about
three or four miles from the first
protecting fort of the fortress. To
flank the stronghold it is necessary
for the Yankees to fight their way
over the hills and through woods for
many miles, all the time exposing
their flanks to the attacks of the
Germans.
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French Forests
Rich in Bark
for Shoe Use
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 1 —To help out
in the present great scarcity of leath
er ami the consequent dreath of foot
gear, a German army authority rec
ommends the Introduction of linden
bark moccasins such as are worn by
the Russian peasants. Made from the
bark of young twigs, these shoes are
said to stand two years' wear; yet
they are light and easy, and can be
made to tit well. The linden forests
of the Prince of Monaco near Laon,
France, Germans say would supply
sufficient bark to make a million
shoes, nnd the making of them would
fuynish excellent light occupation for
prisoners and slightly wounded.
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For a well-cooked meal, properly
served, drop In at the Frisco Cafe.
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Fresh Ever-Ready tlashlight batter
ies. Blum-O’Neill Co. tf
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Times if you want results.
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$11930.00
Our Quota
A LARGE SUM?
YES
But we have a large duty to
perform. Our boys in France |
are giving their lives. Can
you refuse to give your dol
lars? 1
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J NO. |
THEN BUY LIBERTY
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The First Bank of
Cordova j
The Pioneer Bank of Cordova and Copper River Valley
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Cordova
Sheet Metal Works
J. A. COHRS, Prop.
Phone*
Shop, 143 Re*., 160—2-R
General Sheet Metal Work,
Smokestacks, Boats and other
Tanks, all sizes; Boat Flywheel
Pans, Garbage and Ash Cans.
REPAIR WORK DONE
TOKENS OF RESPECT
A well conducted funeral it a
token of respect to the deceased.
Our methods of oonductlng a
funeral have given us an oppor
tunity to serve you in a manner
that w*4l command respect. We
are equipped to serve you sat
isfactorily.
K. E HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Street, between
A and B Ave.
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♦ Windsor Hotel ♦
♦ L. Wain, Prop. ♦
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;• Where You Get «
♦ Comfort and Service *
♦ And the Rates Are Right. ♦
♦ Cordova Alaska ♦
CORDOVA
MACHINE WORKS
E. R. GARNE8, Prop.
Residence Shop
Phono 101-3. Phone 182
.Machine Woik of ail Kinds,
Blacksmlthlng, General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
AUTOMOBILES
REPAIRED
Office and Shop: City Dock
Cordova, Alaaka.
Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
Attention.
MEET ME AT
THE
‘HORSESHOE’
i saras£
POPULAR RECREA
TION PLACE
Where we can always find our
friends
Finest Billiard and Pool Ta
blea In Alaaka
BEST GRADES OF STAND
ARD BRANDS OF CIGARS
THE BURKHART
Hand Laundry and Baths
BURKHART BUILDING. REAR OF HERALD OFFICE
Newly Fitted Up With Large Porcelain Tubs.
Everything Clean and Sanitary.
WATER ALWAYS HOT. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
PHONE 61—3 RINGS