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E. J. WHITE,
Chief of Bureau.
By Order of the Governor.
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_U Ji loop ADMI»flJn,ATTOIt
RED CROSS + NEWS NOTES
This Department Will Appear Every Wednesday
Then* will be a meeting ni the ex
ecutive hoard of the Cordova chaptei
at the new headquarters Thursday
• •veiling at s o'clock, ('ome.
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Movable factories for the manufac
lure of artificial ice for tin* soldier?
during tin* summer months were eon
striated by the American Rod Cross
in France.
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The local chapter is now comfort
al ly located in the room so gcneroush
given up by the fire boys. The work
of the chapter had outgrown the fa
cillties of the Red Dragon
Do not throw away buttons Givr
them to the local chapter of the Red
Cross. Huttons suitable for brown
serge dresses are especially desired
Hutton moulds also are acceptable.
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One of the most curious contribu
tions that has ever reached the Amer
ican Red (Toss is that of $ 18.75 from
w Sunday school of Chinese children
in California, to he used for the bene
fit of Chinese coolies in Fram e
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"Pershing's Crusaders.” the first
official American war picture, released
by the committee on public informa
tion. Is being shown on the Pacific
■oast.
The picture, which is in eight reefs,
was taken by the United States sig
nal corps and navy photographers,
ind critics give it first place among
he war pictures exhibited since the
beginning of the European struggle,
bur hoys are pictured In the very
ront firing line, and are seen taking
>ver trenches. German prisoners
aken hy Americans are shown rnak
ng their way back of the lines, and
Secretary Baker and General Persh
ng are given prominence, inspecting
>u r preparations in France for the
aiming victory and peace.
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Instruction has been received from
he divisional headquarters that no
locks will be passed by inspectors
> hich do not measure as much as 10u>
nches In the feet. Socks under that
dze are not large enough for the
rmy. Care is also urged in the knif
ing and pressing of socks to see that
he two socks of a pair are the same
ength l>o not use more than sixty
Hitches in socks, no matter If the
arn does seem a little line.
In making sweaters many knitters
ire knitting one row and purling the
lext. Although witli this method il
s not very easy to obtain a smooth,
•veil product, nevertheless it has sev
•nil advantages, one of the greatest
leing that less wool is required. The
livision does not ask that sweaters
)e made this way. but will be glad
o receive any made so
Red Cross War Fund $176,528,158
The total of the second Red Cross
var fund continues to grow, and the
eturns still are incomplete. Reports
rom the various divisions received
dnce the last figures were printed,
uly 1, show contributions amounting
o $176,528,158 This passes the mark
if the most optimistic calculations,
nade after It was known that the
lubscriptlons would go beyond $150.
•00,000.
The four states comprising the
'iorthwestorn division havti sub
cribed more than $4,000,000. as fol
ows:
Alaska .$ 139,585
Idaho . 525,120
Oregon . 932,764
Washington . 2.477,329
The Alaska figures are expected to
to to $150,000, and those for Oregon
0 $950,000, when the returns are
■< mplete.
About $2,300,000 has been collected
> date, of which $475,000 has been re
urned to chapters In refunds and re
tentions. Three Alaska chapters have
dgnified their intention to turn over
heir entire collections to the national
und. and 23 of the 113 chapters have
■ompletely closed their accounts with
the second Red Cross war fund.
To date there have arisen no serl
mis complications, and many of the
chapters have expressed their appre
ciation of the simplicity of the ac
counting system und the clearness of
1 lie instructions issued by national
headquarters and the division office
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The new headquarters has been u
busy place the past week More than
u thousand surgical dressings have
boon made. Mrs Henry Slater, Mrs
Raul llloedhorn. Mrs. William Furs
man, Mrs James MacCormac, Mrs
Jack Day, Mrs K. R Harwood, Mrs
Jack O'Brien, Mrs, George Harmon,
Mr 'I Mm Davi-. Mrs. I’at Tam my.
Mr- Malcolm llmrk, Mrs Jark Sa
pirn. Mrs Frcil Cla slireuner. Mrs
Harry Krrr. Mrs Ikirtlev Howard.
Mrs. <leorge Lacy, Mrs .1 II Sellen.
Mrs <‘. S. Bratton. Mrs Fred S; hil
Her. Mrs (’harks Boswog, Mrs Hard
I ing. Mrs. Lon Smith. Mrs. \\\ W.
< 'ontici 1. Mrs .1 Currier. Mrs Long
and Mrs Hillery are registered in
thi - work
In the knitting department we had
ten sweaters and fourteen pairs of
socks. From Mrs. Sophia Scott, Mrs.
Whalen. Mrs. Ostrander. Mrs. Coun
cil. Mrs Dr. Chase. Mrs Tom Davis
and Mrs Mosser. one sweater each
i From Mrs. Mellison. Miss Lemon, i
Mrs. Bosenblaek. Mrs. Dresser. Mrs
Simpson. Mrs. Vance, Mrs Buchanan,
one pair of socks each.
From Mrs Kd Currier, two sweaters
and two pairs of socks; from Mrs.
Tavunese. one sweater and two pairs I
i I sock from Miss Kennedy, three)
pairs of socks.
In the sewing department more than
Bin garments have been cut out tin
der the direction of Mrs (leorge Lacy.
■ I'ntil the machines are received this
.part of the work is being done in tin*
j various homes.
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Many touching incidents have
marked the activities of the canteen
committees, many contributions have
been received which aid greatly in
their work, and many words of praise
and appreciation have turned the
iwork into a labor of love
Particularly appealing was a little
incident which occurred recently in
the South Several trains of negro
soldiers had passed, and each had
been met by tin* ladies in their can
teen costumes and served delicious
I refreshments. The girls of the com
mittee had distributed magazines.
i sold stamps and collected mail, for
in soldier is a soldier to the people of
I the canteen service, and no distinc
tion of race is allowed It seemed a
veritable, echo of the Old South to
see the gleaming smiles of the ne
groes and their hearty "Thank you,
missus," for every kindness
As the last train pulled out an old
darkey, one who knew what war
meant and what those boys were go
ing to face, approached several girls
■t the committee and shyly tendered
a half dollar. "Missus," he asked,
ith an ••mbarrassed smile and shut-'
fling of his feet, "won't you use dat
to help de next trainload?''
Hi* was not a wealthy man That
.10 cents would have provided many
small comforts for him comforts that
many of us consider necessities Vet,
inspired hv what the "Red Cross la
lies" were doing for the hoys of his
race, he gave all that he had and;
apologized for not having more to
give
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One Thousand Nurses a Week Is
Army's Request
Surgeon (ieneral Corgas of the
United States army has called upon
the American Hed Cross to enroll for
military service at home and abroad
a thousand nurses n week for the en
suing eight weeks, and the Hed Cross
has set its organization machinery in
motion for the purpose of complying
with the surgeon general’s request
The nurses for military service
have been enrolling through the Hed
Cross since the United States entered
the war at the rate of about one thou
sand a month. During the recent spe
cial effort put forth to obtain nurses j
tlie enrollment increased about three
fold. In order to meet the most re
cent request of the surgeon general
that rate will not only have to ho
maintained, but increased materially.
The surgeon general's call is as fol
lows:
“In view of the great need of a large
j increase In the number of nurses re
quired for service with the army at
home and abroad, I call upon your or
ganization as the chief nurse-recruit
ing agency of the army, to employ
every possible means to increase the
|enrollment of nurses for immediate
assignment to duty
"With the contemplated increase in
the army both at home and overseas
there must he a proportionate increase
in tlie number of nurses in the serv
ice The army today is growing
faster than the nurses' corps is in
creasing. and as the armies overseas
enter the front line trenches in
greater numbers the greater will be
the need for nurses in the army nurse
corps.
"I therefore urge upon the American
Hod Cross, through its agencies, to
| bring to the attention of the trained
nurrttH of thin country tin- n**ccsHity j
of immediate offer of sitv1<« and their
I enrollment in the army nnr.-'e corps j
"I •'♦'Hltiite to deal in eonerefe limn
! Iu*rs, but I desire to emphasize the
f:ict that I need today a very nit
terf<ll increase in the army nm *
; ' orpS. and desire thi in n-ase in the
i ratf(J of at least a thousand a wick
| lor the next i wo months.'•
With reteronn tn this emergetn y j
call for nurses, M s. Jane \ l>e]ano, !
director department of nursing of the
i American Red Cross, made the fol
lowing Htatement
"The eight thousand graduate
nurses called tor by the army in
groups of one thousand per week are
in addition to more than twelve thou
sand nurses already supplied bv the
American Red Cross to the Cnited
States government for active war
service. With complete confidence in
the answer which the fifty thousand
graduate nurses not yet enrolled in j
the United States will make to the!
summons to rare for our Kirk and *
wounded. I have called upon the Red j
Cross agencies and all training school |
superintendents to carry tin* message
quickly to every graduate nurse re-j
tn.iining in their communities. We -
plan to bring this call personally to
each of the nurses not vet in war
service, and ] feel that all who are!
physically able to render this military;
service will enroll at once. I know j
the sterling character of the Ameri
can nurse Over many years I have I
sei-n her self-sacrificing consecration
to duty She is intelligently patrio j
otic. She is proud to bo chosen from
millions of women anxious to care
for the sick as the representative of
American womanhood permitted to
wear the army and navy uniform in
our military establishments.
There will be no need to draft
nurses—American nurses would not
thus belie the traditions of their pro
fession In all wars they have been
the prompt volunteers of mercy, and
the spirit of Florence Nightingale is
still alive. I would, however, urge
upon each graduate nurse eligible for J
active service the great necessity for j
immediate decision and enrollment |
The .-.rmy must have one thousand ■
nurses a week, and I nm hopeful that 1
within a month the Red Cross will
have the entire eight thousand listed
and awaiting orders."
Those wishnlg to enroll for active j
service or for home nurses can ob
tain information from any Ked Cross
or nursing committee. (
j UNIVERSAL^
In 'the Up-To-Date Home
i The Modern Method of Coffee Melting Furnishes i
Delicious Full-Flavored Coffee Conveniently Made.
Day after day coffee of the same grade and even delicious quality may
be served at the table with the least amount of trouble and delay. The
genuine pleasure and advantages of serving better coffee prepared !
electrically is daily coming to be enjoyed m many more progressive homes. j
UNIVERSAL i |
, Electric Coffee Percolators
The difference in boiled coffee and that prepared in UNIVERSAL I
Percolators is at once apparent by its rich, full satisfying flavor. The
UNIVERSAL system of percolating which freely circulates the water
thru the coffee completes the process before the water boils and extract*
only the^heakhful nourishing properties of the coffee berry.
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Travel via Sheldon Auto Stage Line, the pioneer auto
line on the Chitina Fairbanks trail. Carrying l ■ 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
Would You Help?
Time Is Precious
War has a way of driving on with
out regard to the desires or
conveniences of the
individual.
....This is no time for hesitation....
If you are going to do your part to bring
victory nearer, you must get started.
The Government wants what your
money will buy—and wants it before it
is too late to be of use in this war.
Join a War Savings Society. Decide now
to cut down the unnecessary things and
lend what you save to the Government.
i'WS.S. Do Your I
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
ISSUED BY TH1 f f I I f
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT