RED CROSS + NEWS NOTES |
| This Department Will Appear Every Wednesday
ON AT LOCAL HEADQUARTERS
Election of officers for the ensuing
year tonight at 8 o'clock.
Surgical dressings every afternoon, 2
till 5.
Collection of tinfoil, nut shells and
*fruit pits.
Distribution of sweater wool.
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Mrs Kd Bates of Chitina. an ardent
worker of the Red Cross in our neigh
boring town, was a visitor at local
headquarters the past week.
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According to the standard laws of |
the National Red Cross, the annual
meeting of all chapters of the Red;
Cross is hehl on the fourth Wednes
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day in October, this year October IN*. j
1918.
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Cordova Chapter
American Red Cross,
(’ordova. Alaska :
Camp Dodge. Iowa, Oct. F>, 1918
The hag received at Fort Liscuru
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comes in very handy her* . Many,
many thanks, from
AM. COtthOVANS. 1
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Twi'iity-i wo pairs of socks is the
output for the past week. Mesdames
Purvis. (Iraliam. Stewart. Brevhmer.
Argatr. N e 1 s Anderson. Scllin. Bu
chanan each turned in one pair; Mrs
Currier, four pairs; Mesdames Ros
wog. I B Smith. Mantell. Mrs. Fred
Anderson and Miss Purvis, two pairs
each.
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One of the largest Red Cross store
houses in Paris formerly was a stor
age garage. When the Red Cross
took possession of the building re
cently if called upon the owners of
cars to remove their property For’y
per cent of the cars were unclaimed..
Inquiry developed that 4<> per cent of
tin* owners had been killed in the war.
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<loc*< the Red Cross gather tinfoil and
w hy are w e asked to save it ?"
\nswer. The tinfoil collected by
the Rod Cross is assayed and sold to
smelter.' at the present market price.'
It brings money. The metallic sub
stances contained in the foil are tin.
copper. aluminum and lead. Al
though known as tinfoil, there is
comparatively little tin in the ordi
nary foil.
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Kach parcel distributed contains a
return postal card addressed to the
American Red Cross in Switzerland to
acknowledge receipt. Return cards
already received indicate that per
• cut of food packages reach American
nrfsoners. The actual percentage is
higher, as it is known positively that
many do not take the trouble to re
turn the cards.
Nearly $L’.noo,m)o has been appro
priated by the war council of the
American Red Cross to carry on this
work till the end of the year
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Knitters of Sweaters. Take Notice
The division urges the use of the
new sweater* directions especially for
heavy yarn because there is consider
able saving. The method of knitting
the shoulders and armhole is orna
mental and at the same time very es
sential. as i; prevents rolling
Sweaters should he seventeen to
twenty inches in width. The desired
length is twenty three Inches from
neck. Cast on seventy-six stitches
instead of seventy-two. working in
the cx'ia stitches on the shoulder.
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Linmcy unairmnn of Christmas
Roll Call
Harvey Llndley will be division
chairman of fie- iC• H Cross Christinas
p'U call from I >* < it;her 1*‘> to L’
ether members of tb" division com-'
mine air! cit. rb.airman will i •*
announced soon.
The roll call will be for members
and not for support it will not in
at, sense 1m a campaign or drive fur
money The v ill be no quot as T!i •
‘ bje t ct the roll < all w ill be univer
~al lueinl > •' Vp H’unkv n P }>«• ‘out
• ut to a : ( ! upters in determining
fur therm d' \\T.:t universal me
bevship moms fir their iurisdh ? inn -
Men in service will not be sulicPed.
Huttons, service Hags and posters
v' ill be simple and attractive and will
he on hand eat Her than in any pre
vious effort
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Interesting Letters from a Yankee
Lieutenant
Followin' a re e::e - pts from two
worth-while letters written by First
Lieutenant Howard \V. Arnold to his
parents in New York. Since these
were received Arnold has made “the
supreme sacrifice." Lieutenant Arnold
was a Yale man. brought up In the
lap of luxury, and it is Interesting t<>
note from his letters home the broad
ening effect bis overseas experience
had upon him:
• * * "We’re working on historic
g.ound now, and were marching on
ro.t is built by the ancient Roman*
and the plains upon which we’re rna
Hoovering were made famous in day"
of yore when Act ius defeated * At tile
the Him,' commonly called the
Scourge of Hod.’ and saved Kuropc
and civilization. And now here wi
are Briton. Frenchman and Yankee
fighting Aftila’s modern prototype
William Hohenzollern. who mighi
well be called ‘William the Wanton.
* * * ‘Tm ‘out here' eight
months now and I’ve been trying aw
fully hard to he worthy of your love
sometimes I wonder if 1 ever can be
I've been awfully lucky to have* l>otl
of you. and it has taken this great
war to make me realize this and many
other things.
"And here in France—France that
was supposed to he sensual. France
that was (.ailed degenerate I've led a
healthier, decenter life than ever
have in New York.
"Funny, isn’t if0 here 1 am. not
knowing if next week means a ‘push
or a ‘rest camp’ or a ‘quiet sector,
and honestly, I’m not worrying run
hardly more than a year ago I nsec
to worry in the morning as to wha'
tie I’d put nil and then if I had :
‘tea date’ I’d worry’ ns to what 1 nPe
I’d go to and adorn with my presence
how trivial and petty such filings
seem now!
"1 wonder what it is that this wm
puts into a man and yet it’s onlv
finding out that ‘it’s love that make*
the world go round.’ for it’s love o
country and cause, love of family am
friends, that make all these saeri
fices worth while."
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Coring for Prisoners
Ilvi-ry prisoner who i> eontin*,,l i»
a Herman prison camp receives Hour
ishing food and warm clothing from
tie* American Red Cross immediately
and until such time as he is released
I very week a parcel eontainim
beef, bread, salmon, beans, tomatoes
sugar, milk, coffee, rice. tea. salt
dried fruits, butter, jam. cigarette*
or flu qaivalent in tobacco, and
soap plenty to last through that « n
lire period is sent to every man
He grts- two suits of clothes a year
and all the underclothes, gloves
caps. etc., that he iu*eds. Letters
from home and money are trails
mitted with all the speed possible,
This is all done by the American
Red Cross, now recognized as the
only agency through which Ameri
can prisoners of war in Hermany can
he reached.
In another letter, written three
weeks later. Lieutenant Arnold speaks
of the magnificent courage displayed
by his men under fire. At the saint
time he pays his respects to the tel
lows holding down "bullet-proof" jobs
1 ack home.
"I am afraid." he says, "the last let
ter was far from coherent, as 1 really
was all In; but about sixteen hours'
sleep and a good bath in a running
stream have put me on my feet again.
Lord, what a week! It was bad
enough where we were for ten days
previously, and then on Monday night,
after the Hun push was really on in
earnest, we moved up into it. Some
how K company was split up, and I
took over a sector in the support line*
with two full platoons, really more
than half the company.
"The men were magnificent—every
'one was Ours, the Second battalion,
up front, fought gloriously and held,
held, held they accomplished the un
heard of. the impossible, and the
whole division stood like a solid stone
wall of olive drab, fighting, dying and
conquering.
"Reports from all points have sur
prised even the optimistic. I think
we've got Brother Boche on the run.
and the beginning of the end is loom
ing Into sight.
"I'm quite well, not a scratch, and
didn't have a casualty In my outfit;
and they sure were bouncing them
around, h e's (high explosives).
: shrapnel and gas. It was a miracle.
I can't figure it any other wav Lack
of sleep was the worst of it all from
Sunday noon until Friday noon, I hon
estly did not sleep at all. except for
here and there a precious snatched1
half hour.
"I know, dear people, these anxious;
weeks will he worse for you than for
me. hut we just must take things with
a smile and ‘carry on ’ So far I've
been spared Lord, how I pltv those
i with ‘bullet-proof and ‘camouflaged’
jobs'' "
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SOUTH SEA ISLANDS
FAR FROM BEING A
LAZY MAN’S PARADISE
PAI’FFTF. Tahiti. (bt. 22. Living
' ' ■: li'iens in tin- South S<*as are quit*
♦he opposite to th«‘ popular idea con
v*\ved in hooks of romance and a iven
'ur*\ Instead of being able tn loll
under the shade of palms and reiving;
!' fruits thereof drop into one'.- very
mouth, the daily needs only are oh
t linahle through the medium of hard
toil. Living, if one desires to live ac
cording to the standards of the white
man. is as expensive as in any other!
part of the world.
\ecording to those who have live 1 ;
lure for some time, "it is the last 1
place In the world for a man without
capital to come." Consular officers
have a regular form warning ill in
quirers against attempting to settle
here unless provided with ample funds
as there are but few opportunities for
obtaining employment.
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Commercial War
Now Threatening
in South America
SANTIAGO. Chile, Oct. T! Chilean
business men are. much concerned
over tiie prospects of a commercial
war in South America at the conclu
sion of the present conflict, and have
petitioned the national government to
adopt protective measures which will
prevent “dumping" in Chilean mar
kets
The petition was made bv tin* Tam
nra Industrial rte Chile. which corre
sponds to industries as chambers of
commerce do to commerce. The “cam
ara" asserts in its petition that Chil
ean manufacturers will have to use
high-priced labor and imported raw
materials and will he unable to com
pote against “dumping” methods which
had begun to he a menace to Chilean
industries even before the war.
The chamber informs the govern
me lit that the corning commercial war
will he carried on by the big manufac
turing nations by fixing export prices
so low that even after freight ami
expense arc paid the goods can he
sold in Chib* and other South Ameri
can republics at what they cost to
manufacture, while high prices at
hone* will compensate for the los<.
Such methods, asserts the chamber,
will ruin Chilean industries.
The chamber has suggested that
the government adopt the method
which if says has been tried in Can
ada and New Zealand, whereby a sur
tax above normal tariff duties is im
posed on all goods based on the dif
ference between the price quoted for
the imported goods and the sale price
of the same goods in the country of
origin.
The suggestion of the Chilean chnm
her is receiving widespread news
paper c omment in all the other South
American republics, where if i being
urged that tin* example* should b< f «l
lowed.
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Heart the* Times. Keep posted
Times’ telegraphic news is reliable
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When Spending
Is Saving
The energies of the United States are being re-organized y'
and directed toward one purpose—winning the war. :::[
Elimilnation of non-essentials, saving of all commodities
needed by our fighting machine and the cultivation of a £:
cheerful and helpful mental attitude arc duties of the non
fighting population.
:£ “Silent Smith” typewriters may be found in every de
partment of the Government and in every industry, doing
;X their part in the great struggle. They are conserving time,
labor and money.
Expenditure for "Silent Smith" is a saving.
Illustrated booklet will be sent free on application.
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Factory and Home Office. SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Branches in all Principal Cities.
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Sec. 21, Election Iaiwb That in any precinct where the eieotion
has been legally called and no official ballots have been received the
voters are permitted to write or print their ballots, but the Judges of
election shall, in this event, certify to the facts which prevented the
use of the official ballots, which certificate must accompany and be
made a part of the election returns.
SAMPLE BALLOT
THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION
MARK “X" IN THE Syl'ARK AT THE LEFT OK THE NAME
OF THE CANDIDATE FOR WHOM YOF DESIRE TO VOTE IF
NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR WHOM YOF DESIRE TO VOTE
DO NOT APPEAR ON' THE HAI.UiT, INSERT WITH PENCIL IN
BLANK SPACES.
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1 For Delegate to Congress (Vote for one.)
0 JAMES WICKERSHAM
For Territorial Senator (Vote for one.)
0 J. W. WARD
For Territorial pr« • ntative (Vote for four.)
0 HENRY SLATER
0 JOSEPH H. MURRAY
0 JOSEPH L. REED
0 J. LINDLEY GREEN
For Road Commissioner (Vote for one.)
0 JAMES L. GALEN
WHEN YOU VOTE FOR THE ABOVE CANDIDATES YOU
WILL BE VOTING FOR THE BEST INTERESTS
OF ALASKA
ELECTION NOVEMBER 5th, 1918
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