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(Ry United Press)
GREAT LAKES, III., April 25. —
Rom of patriotism and nourished by
war, this town of Great Lakes bids
fair to soon become the greatest na
val recruit mobilization point in the
world.
Refore the outbreak of hostilities
with Germany, there were several
hundred "rookies" nt the naval train
ing station here. They flocked In at
the rate of more than 100 a day, un
til now a population of 20,000 is soon
expected.
The government obtained use of
157 acres on each side of the original
station, to accommodate the crowds
of youths that swarmed to enlist. A
new city of tents sprang up. Now gov
ernment engineers are preparing to
drain a new tract, where more tents
will lie pitched. It was even neces
sary to cover the parade ground with
canvas housings for Uncle Sam's em
bryo bluejackets.
AMERICA’S WAR DOG
THE AIREDALE.
(Ry United Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25. — The
German police dog, which turned
scout and did Red Cross duty, and the
St. Rernard, which has been used by
French and Italian soldiers, is to be
followed by an American war dog,
the airedale, in the opinion of dog
breeders and army men. There are
thousands of airedales where there
are few police dogs.
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imr ARRANGING
(By United Press)
ROME, Italy, April 25. — Allied
railroad commissions today are pre
paring to redraw Europe's railway
map. They are already planning the
destruction of the allied dependence
on the German lines in the “war after
the war."
For example, a proposed railroad
connects Bordeaux with Odessa, avoid
ing Middle Europe and passing
through Turin and the Italian-to-be
Triest. Other lines, perfecting the
development of allied territory, are
also in prospect.
French and English railroad offi
cials are now in Italy studying the
situation with allied officials. The
commissioners are making a careful
tour of investigation throughout the
allied countries, it is said, and work
on the contemplated lines will be
rushed to completion as soon as the
war ends.
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BE ERECTED
(By United Press)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 25. — Ohio
State University athletes are anxious
ly awaiting the announcement of the
date when ground will be broken for
construction of one of the largest and
finest stadiums in the country, for
athletic and military purposes.
University trustees are mapping out
plans for the structure, which will
face the ninety acre trace of land ad
jacent to the agricultural farm of the
school.
The field, when completed, will cost
about $4iH),000. The seating capacity
of the stadium will be about 50,000.
It will measure 700 feet feet long, 400
feet wide and 72 feet high, all of con
crete construction. Fifteen baseball
diamonds and 48 tennis courts, as well
as a military drill field will be laid out.
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CHINA BOY SAVVE
GOD7—CONSIDERABLY,
(By United Press)
DENVER, April 25. — The life of a
deputy attorney in Denver is a hard,
hard road to travel, anyway. Bui
the crowning ignominy has been heap
e don (ton K. O’Byrne — who is Irish
as his name implies.
O’Bryne suspected that a Chinese
witness, being sworn in the police
court, did not realize the meaning ol
the oath he was taking.
Sell Lung, known as the “mayor’
of Denver’s Chinatown, was the wit
ness. But O’Bryne did not know this
“China boy savve God?” he queried
as Lung took the oath.
“Mr. Attorney, if you mean do I un
derstand the entity of our Creator
I will simply reply that on next Sun
day night I shall address a body ol
my fellow countrymen upon the sub
Ject of the divinity of Christ, and shal
be pleased if you will attend," replied
the Chinaman in perfect English.
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♦ WHATCHAMA COLUMN. ♦
4 Stereotyped Loyalty. 4
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4 (By 0. M., United PresB) 4
4 A man came to us the other 4
4 day and wanted us to sign a 4
4 loyalty pledge. One of those men 4
4 who are always trying to engrave 4
4 the public mind on a community 4
4 scratch pad with a neighborhood 4
4 lead pencil. It can’t be done. 4
4 It didn't seem to occur to him 4
4 that a man might sign a dozen 4
4 loyalty pledges a day and go out 4
4 and plant a bomb at night if he 4
4 chooses. 4
4 If a relative dies and we’re 4
4 sorry, it takes neither crepe nor 4
4 tears to let the neighbors know 4
4 it. And all the mourning in the 4
*4 world won’t keep the neighbors 4
4 from knowing it if we’re not. 4
4 Loyalty pledges don’t mean a 4
4 thing. Not a thing. Let’s take 4
4 ourselves a little more calmly 4
4 and rely on our mature lntelli- 4
4 gence to discern the true state of 4
4 affairs after this. 4
4 Some folks can't do anything 4
4 without a brass band. 4
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ENGLISH PUPILS
(By United Press)
LONDON. April 25. — The English
public school boy is doing his little
for England today.
Eton and Harrow, England's two
great public schools, have given up
"tuck shops" and creases until after
the war. The boys of Harrow decided
on their own initiative not to buy any
more pastry or candy at the tuck
shops and not to have their trousers
pressed while the war lasts. The boys
of Eton had measures similarly re
stricting their gastronomies and their
nether garments thrust upon them.
Bread, meat and sugar, the A B C's
of the food controller's “thou shalt
nots" are included in the sweeping
ordinance the youngsters of Harrow
imposed upon themselves.
They have agreed not to buy any
article of food containing these three
substances except during the regular
hours for meals, and then to Btay
within the suggested limits each week.
As for their tailors, they're going to
cut them out altogether. The good
old “under the mattress” hiding place
will have to do the trick to keep the
young Harrowlans from looking as
though they were ready to jump.
The Eton boys neglected to adopt
similar measures in time and the
teachers did It for them. Besides im
posing strict regulations for the
young Etonian’s foddering, the faculty
has decided to assist the railroads o(
the country by cutting down unneces
sary traveling. So the Eton boys
won’t have any vacations this year.
(By United Press)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES If
THE FIELD, April 25. — The smash
Ing effect of British artillery and iti
demoralizing Influence on the Ger
mans continue to be the theme of de
serters and prisoners' confessions, sol
diers’ diaries and reports of officers
"From 11 a. m. until 5:30 p. m. thi
trench lay under a heavy and ver;
effective fire which continued with
out a stop," wrote a company com
mander of the 31st Infantry regimen
of the 18th division, in his report
which was captured with the writer
“Nothing 1b left of the trenches anc
the dugouts are so much damaged that
they cannot be used. The location o
our dugouts must be accurately known
as shell after shell bursts right or
top of them, or quite close by. Alsc
between 10 and 11 p. m. the enemy's
artillery of both medium and heav)
calibre shelled the trench with un
precedented violence. Enemy alrmei
hovered over our positions the whole
day and came down very low. Thej
directed the fire throughout. Oui
own artillery seemed to have flrec
very little. German airmen appearec
only towards the evening, but the
enemy's airmen would not let them
selves be disturbed in their work
Nothing is left of the trench.
"The enemy appears to be using t
new type of gun and shell. A ref
flame is visible, but we cannot heai
the report of the gun. The shel
bursts with an explosion resembling
that of a mine and the destructive
area of the burst is large.
“I consider it my duty to draw the
attention of the battalion staff to the
fact that, in the event of a bombard
ment of equal intensity tomorrow, nc
dugout will be left to provide Bhelter.'
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FIGHT TO MAKE RED WING DRY
(By United Press)
RED WING, Minn., April 25. — A
persistently repeated fight to put Reei
Wing dry came up again today, in t
municipal election on the liquor ques
tion. Several previous votes on the
subject have been taken.
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TONS OF MOVIE FILMS.
WASHINGTON, April 25. — More
than 200,000 pounds of movie films
worth about $350,000, have been im
ported into Argentine in five years
the American consul at Buenos Aires
reports. The city has 130 movie
houses, where Chaplin and Pickfore
strut and coo.
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$80 HAY IN OREGON.
BEND, Ore., April 24. — Eighty dol
lars a ton for hay, plus the cost of i
long haul to his ranch on Metoliui
river, is the price Dan Heising is pay
ing today to keep his sheep alive
Others in central and eastern Oregoi
have lost much stock because of the
hay famine.
, V »» nu nun
THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. April 25. — Even
before the navy, the nation's first line
of defense Is the marine corps.
Should our fleet or any part of Its
see service on foreign shores, It will
be a squad of marines who first set
foot on lnnd. Every first line battle
ship of the navy carries aboard a per
manent detachment of marines.
Subject to the sea or shore duty,
they are the amhplblons of the navy_
generally recognized as the most veri
table and elastic branch of the na
tional defense. Kipling spoke of the
British marine as “Soldier and sailor,
too.” Its the same In our navy.
Major General George Barnet Is
commandant in charge of the U. S.
marine corps.
He has been through thirty-six years
of adventurous service, largely In for
eign countries.
He participated in the landing of the
U. S. mnrincs in China, when foreign
governments joined to quell the noted
boxer uprising.
Eater In ISOS, he commanded an ex
peditionary force to pacify Cuba, when
an attempt was made to throw off the
republican form of government.
In addition, he has seen extensive
service in Panama, the Philippines
and other parts of the tropics.
“His reports on fitness,” says the
navy department official record, "have
been uniformly excellent and his wide
experience will enable him to render
valunble service as head of the marine
corps.
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GERMAN CONSIDERS
AMERICA A PRAYER.
(By United Press)
DENVER, April 25. — The Rev. S.
R. S. Gray, vicar of the Emmanuel
Episcopal church of this city, consid
ers “America'' a prayer to the dlety
in behalf of the nation. Although the
majority of the members of the con
gregation are of German descent, the
national anthem is sung regularly at
the close of the service by them. And
they didn't need the war to inspire
their patriotism. The custom was in
stituted three months ago, when war
was a remote prospect.
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H A young lady once received a $100 bill. It was the first she ft*
lind ever earned, and because of this fact she prized it highly hi;
„ 11 »d kept the original bill. When she was a child $10 was d> L" 1
posited under her name in a savings bank and she received a
Time passed and the woman finally reached the age of k 1
S eighty years. She still bad the old bank book and the $100 bill,
y * ha* day she told her son that she was curious to know if the
y bank was still doing business and what had become of her $10
deposit. So they wrote to the bank, giving the number ofdlie
JV hook, the lady’s name and the amount deposited'. In a levs day
3 they received a reply, saying that the deposit, together with ac g
h crued interest for seventy-five years, amounted to $325.05, was \
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Also Outside Lumber.
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Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina.
Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott.
| Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs
jiji days and Saturdays.
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days and Fridays.
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j| Thursdays and Saturdays.
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