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CANDY—Imperial, Haynes, Bunte, Opera Sticks, all put up
in packages especially adapted for gifts.
WRITING PAPER—All sizes of Box Stationery of the best
quality.
FOUNTAIN PENS—Waterman and Parker. A very wel
£1 come gift. £
£; CUT GLASS—A large selection of Libby cut glass.
VICTROLAS AND RECORDS at Seattle Prices.
| IVORY, KUSKOKWIM BASKETS, MOCCASINS AND
OTHER NATIVE MADE ARTICLES.
JAPANESE BASKETS AND JAPANESE NOVELTIES.
KODAKS, FILMS AND POST CARDS.
INGERSOLL WATCHES—All styles and prices.
£ PYRALIN IVORY (the famous Arlington make) A complete
£ line. • g
PERFUMES AND TOILET WATERS—Exclusive agent
\| for Palmers celebrated pro ducts also a large line of im
:f ported makes.
| Mail Orders Given Prompt and careful Attention
I Visitors are Welcome at all times * v '
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♦ Soda Water, all Flavors, ♦
^ Ginger ale, «
♦ Root Beer, ♦
♦ Coco Cola. ^
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CORDOVA
MACHINE WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop.
Residence Shop
Phone 101-3. Phone 182
Machine Wo: k of all Kinds,
Blacksmlthing, 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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Xmas Suggestions
WATCHES-The Best in the Market
Howard, Hamilton, Waltham
and Elgin
A Fine Line of Bracelet Watches, Cut
Glass, Sterling Silver, Ivory j
and Nngget Jewelry
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JEWELRY MADE TO ORDER
Osborne Bros.
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| Cordova Sheet Metal Works 1
HANDY ANDY’S TIN SHOP
■ Phone ,143 Next to P. 0.
General Sheet Metal work. Smoke Pipes any size j
|j made and repairing a specialty.
Be sure your smoke pipes are all O. K these cold jj
days or you may get burnt out and then will wish you ■
were more careful. HANDY ANDY.
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Cedar Run
High Grade, Straight Kentucky
BOURBON WHISKEY.
Quality Like Truth, Commends
Itself.
FOR SALE BY THOS. DAVIS,
THE MINT
CORDOVA
Fruit Market
Fresh Fruit And]
Vegetables
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(Bv Associated Press)
BEHIND THE BRITISH LINES IN
FRANCE, Dec. 2i.—The British army
ration scale allow.-, one pound of meat
■"> each man uy to Hie trm in
the trenches, and three-quarters of a
pound to those at home. P further re
quires each soldier at the front to
his kit.
The measures by which an army
equal to one-fifth of the male popula
tion of Great Britain before the. war
has been supplied with meat, on this
scale, amount to something like a
revolution in the technique of army
supply.
At the very beginning of the pres
ent war it was decided to provide
frozen meat for the army and the
boards of trade at once entered into
negotiations with firms importing
meat from the Argentine for a month
ly supply of 15,000 tons. Later a
“meat committee” was set up, and
entrusted with the work of importing
meat not only for the British army,
but also for the French and Italian
governments and for the British civ
il population.
the principal source of supply at J
present is the Argentine, with assis-'
tance from Australia and New Zea
land. Both Australia and New Zea- -
land have reserved their entire sur
plus supply of meat for the use of the
Imperial government, and over $200,
000,000 w'orth of beef, mutton and
lamb has been brought from those
countries.
To carry these enormous quantities
of meat to the troops the board of
trade requisitioned all the shipping
engaged in the frozen meat traffic.
Some of the meat is taken to Eng
land, but the greater part of that re
quired for the armies is landed direct
ly at the baseports, where it is dis
charged into cold storage warehouses
specially erected for the purpose. In
this manner there is delivered month
ly 30,000 tons of meat for the British
armies and 25,000 tons to the armies
of Great Britain’s allies.
The cost of this meat up to the be
ginning of 1916 figured out at an
average of about 12 1-2 cents a pound,
but it has since risen to about 16 1-2
cents.
Requisitioning of fresh meat in 1
France for army purposes is almost
negligible, and the herds of cattle |
which followed armies in old-time
wars and were slaughtered as requir
ed, have disappeared from the field of
war.
Frozen meat at present constitutes
60wper cent of the total meat issued
to the British army. The remainder is
made up of preserved meat of several J
varieties. The most familiar form is ;
the well-known “bully beef,” which
is corned beef packed in small oblong ;
tins, each containing twelve ounces.
Some units cook their bully beef, oth
ers perfer it just as it comes from
the tin. It comprised the principal
article of diet for the army at Galli
poli.
Another form of preserved rations 11
is a combination o£ abount nine ounces
of meat and a half pound of potatoes
and other vegetables. This is served
after warming-up, either by heating
in the tin or by boiling the contents
in a camp kettle, which transfers it
into a fairly appetizing stew. This
combination, which is known in army
1 parlance as “Meat and Vegetable ra
tion,” is manufactured in England by
about thirty firms, working under the
i inspection of the local government
board.
Another form of preserved ration,
adopted from the American armies,
is pork and beans. The first sup
| plies of these were obtained from the i
Canadian Pacific Railway company;
! and were introduced on an experiment
! al scale in March, 1916.
The amount of canned meats sup
plied to the troops in France is en
[
irmous. Three and a half million!
ans are received weekly at the bases, I
nd since the beginning of the war
he army contract department has pur-'
hased over 400,000,000 cans of pre
crved meat. These cans would weigh
ibout 178,500 tons, roughly the equlv
ilent in weight of six super-dread
taughts, v
FOR SALE—Ford car. $200 eaah.
ply to Harry Oreenig.
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If you want printing of any ki»
call up the Times office.
FOR RENT—Three nice rooms, su
able for light housekeeping. Air
large front room. Apply J. >r
Smart. 3^
A Most Suitable
Christmas Gift
Would be a
Portable Stand Lamp
For the parlor, library, dining r
room or bed room. We have
purchased a fine line of these
lamps which will be SOLD at >
COST.
Cordova Power
Company
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A THROUGH TICKET '
VIA
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Ry.
WHY
By buying a through ticket yousave from $10.00 to $15.00 as against
buying to Seattle and re-uylng there.
By buying over the C. M. & St. P. By you are assured the comfort
that comes from riding behind an Electric locomotive—the most pow
erful in the world—and that personal attention which is a feature of
“Milwaukee” service.
For tickets, berth reservations and other particulars consult
your nearest Steamship Agent. 1
A. P. Chapman, Jr. J. F. BAHL, ,
Asst. General Passenger Agent, City Passenger Agent, k
Stuart Building, Second and Cherry, f
Seattle, Washington. Seattle, Washington. I
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Alaskan Grill
M. E. HOLBEN, Prop.
The Place To Eat
Everything In Season
Service The BEST
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Boxes For Large Or Tray Service
Small Parties Our Specialty
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Manhattan Hotel
R. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
PHONE 99
LARGE SHIPMENT OF
Live Chickens
BEST FRYERS EVER BROUGHT .TO CORDOVA
JOE FRY
FRESH EGGS FOR SALE PHONE 22