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WHOLESALERS TIGHTENING UP
Some time ago the Cordova Credit
Association was organized, but for
some reason or other it has not been
very active. If there ever was an
urgent need for such an organization
it is now, when the wholesale houses
have reduced the credit of local mer
chants to thirty days. In order that
the latter may meet their obligations
it is only fair that the public should
pay its bills promptly.
In most Alaskan towns the business
houses have gotten together for self
protection, and there is no good rea
son why they should not do so in Cor
dova. At Seward they all entered into
an agreement in the extension of credit i
and for several months past have sold i
x their wares only on terms of “bills
due and payable on the 10th of the
month following purchase.” Failure of ,
the patron to comply with these terms ,
compels the r irchant to discontinue ,
further credit |.
Cordova is e of the most pros- ]
perous towns Alaska, and should ;
be put on eii • r a cash or limited 1
credit basis. ^ ) .
GERMAN PEACE TRICKS
Tt is noticeable how Germany al-i
ways parades some peace proposition
just after she has made a drive.1
Whether she succeed or not, she seems
to begin to prattle about peace as
soon as the offensive is exhausted, j
There are reasons. One is to act as
a mehtal narcotic on her enemies, or;
at least such portion of the popula
tion of the nations opposing her as
may be influenced to be less precau
tionary against the German menace.
Another purpose is to give the Ger-j
man civil population the impression ^
that Germany is so almighty powerful j
that she can do about as she pleases ,
when she feels like it. Another is to;
gain time while preparing for other ,
military activities.
As usual, Germany has made a
peace proposition, it is reported, fol
lowing her highly costly drive in the
west. This time she made an offer
which would mean a tremendous bar
gain for her were it effected. It w'ould
give Germany such an enormous area
of Russia as to make that country
very powerful. She w'ould emerge
from the war w'ith a landed area in
Europe of tremendous extent. Ger
many stated she would like to retain
conquered Italian as well as Russian
territory. The Italian territory may
have been mentioned for trading pur
poses, but there is no danger. The
allies will not accept the proposition
Even if Germany gave up all the
land she has overrun in Belgium
France, the Balkans. Russia and Fin
land she would still be getting t!\
best of the bargain. Landed area is
_RECTOR DEEP IN WAR WORK I
Dr. William T. Manning, rector of
Trinity parish in New York, said to |>e
Hie largest and wealthiest parish in
the world, who aligned himself with
the forces opposed to the appearance
in New York of Dr. Karl Muck, direc
tor of the Boston Symphony orchestra,
has been an active figure in patriotic
movements since the beginning of rhe
war. lie was one of the strongest
supporters of the allied cause, it is
said, between the outbreak of the war
and America's entry into It, and was
particularly prominent in tin* move
ment of protest against the Belgium
deportations in the winter of 1916.
He was an advocate of conscription
long before thut measure was adopted.
Since last December lie lias been
serving us voluntary chaplain at Camp
Upton. His term expired tin* first
week in March, but at the request of
Upton officers he is to continue at his
post iii tin* cantonment. Doctor Man
ning was born in England in lS6t>, but canto to the United States when a boy
of ten, and is an American citizen. In 1903 lie came to New York as vicar of
St. Agnes’ chapel of Trinity parish in West Ninety-second street. The follow
ing year he was elected assistant rector, and upon tlie death of Rev. Dr.
Morgan Dlx in 1908 he succeeded to the rectorship of Trinity.
a secondary matter in the settlemenl
of this war. The first and greatesi
issue of the war is democracy.
For the allies to make peace witl
Germany and leave the spirit of Prus
sia to survive would be suicidal. Civ
ilization and democracy cannot sur
vivo in a world with German autoc
racy. One of the' two must go, and
democracy will not be that one.
Not until the spirit of the militarist
is broken and freedom assured the
peoples of the world will there be any
peace.
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Deep-seated satisfaction is felt
throughout Great Britain over the
raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend, not
merely on account of the results ach
ieved but because of the hazardous
nature of the exploits and the ex
treme daring displayed by the British
ships, says a dispatch from London.)
The country appreciates the vital and
effective service rendered by the navy
since England entered the war, but;
t has been a matter of regret that,
ipart from the tremendous blows
lealt the enemy in engagements on i
he high seas, the navy has had few
ipportunities to emphasize by spec-j
acular operations, its courage and'
lower. The attack on the enemy's!
ubmarine lairs, in the face of perils
hat could not be gauged ha.? given
;bo yWTJu unotwu- gnu otaaftfa «J>
ent its praise of the “nation’s pride."'
WASHINGTON, June 6'.—'Wlrat
became of the missing collier Cy
clops? Does she lie disabled in some
unfrequented cove of the tropical seas
driven there and helpless by accident?'
Or has she made her iast voyage
and with more than 300 souls turned
up in the Port of Missing Men to
join seventeen other ships of the
American navy which have disap
peared just as mysteriously since
1781?
Sailing from the Barbados in the
West Indies March 4 with a comple
ment of 295 men, the great 19,000
ton naval collier has not been sighted
since or reported. By order of the
Navy Department all available navj
craft in the southern waters hav<
been making a dragnet search for th<
vessel, but daily the conviction amonj
officials grows stronger that the grea
modern mystery of the sea will re
main unsolved.
But the seach for the ship is stil
maintained with unabated intensitj
Cruisers and destroyers have retrace
her route. Every island among th
scores that dot that portion of the se
, js being carefully scrutinized for an
. clue. But the unremitting anxiety c
the searchers has failed to disclosi
any trace of a ship apparently
plucked from the busy lanes of th<
1 South Ameican trade route.
To account for the disappearance
of the Cyclops there have been sug
gested many theories—all possible
, none entirely plausible.
I Was she blown into fragments by
1 a heavy' charge of explosives placed
in her hold before she left port?
' This explanation is hardly acceptable
because wreckage would have covered
! the sea for many miles around.
Was she torpedoed and sunk “with
out a trace” by a German submarine
that had crossed the Atlantic to prey
on comparatively unprotected ships?
That theory is discounted, because
in such a case, at least a few S. O. S.
calls could have been sent out be
fore the Cyclops went under. More
over, floating wreckage would have
been found.
Was she attacked and captured by
a marauding enemy raider that had
slipped into the Atlantic after elud-J
ing the British fleets? Even if at
tacked, it is claimed, the collier’s j
wireless would have put her in com
munication with other navel vessels'
or merchant shipping
Did enemy agents, carefully “plant
ed” among the ship's personnel, s'ei'ze
control of the Cyclops in the night
■'iL.:ujlt fnuiu to
fess communication With the ou>-«»w
world impossible? This explanation[
has hut little support because it is
claimed that a small enemy force!
hardly could he expected to reduce
to prisoners a force of nearly 3on merr,
many of them naval reservists.
Again, if taken by an enemy- force
abroad where is the Cyclops now 7
Every bay, every inlet capable of ad
mitting a vessel of her draft, has- been
carefully searched. She hadT not
enough coat in her bunkers to make
the trans-Atlantic trip to some Ger
man port. Her limping gait would
have made her an easy victim for the
fast allied destroyers or cruisers.
Did the crew succumb to tire ef
fects of a poisonous gas given off by
her cargo of manganese?' Hardly, it
is thought, because all stopping men
used to cargoes of that character take
precautions to eliminate the danger.
Did the big vessel of’ ID,00(f tons
displacement, eonstructedf with a- view
I to withstanding the heaviest weather
founder in a severe tropical storm?
This theory sounds unreasonaBl'e tv
many who believed the- ship eapabfr
j of riding safely out of any storm st»<
might encounter, yet in view of al
the known circumstances the awptana
tion is accepted by most naval offi
cials as the most probable reason to
the disappearance.
The Cyclops, although of deep draft
- and broad beam, earned a remarkably
j high and heavy superstructure. Eigh
I j great steel derricks towered over he
. j hull, and there was other heav;
I framework placed aboee decks to giv
3 s her a maximum of efficiency in loaa
l ir g or discharging coat.
Y, In case of a heavy list to port o
f starboard, perhaps to the extent i
4f> degrees, the Cyclops, burdened f
with her heavy derricks, was perhaps|
unah5e to swing back into equilibrium
and washed over to oae side a ad
quickly settled. The heavy cargo of(
manganese might have shifter and;
hindered the vessel CCotn righting
after a severe list.
Moreover, vessels whitii returned to
Atlantic ports about the time the Cy-,
dops was due reported that unusu
ally stormy weather had been encoun
tered in southern waters. Chught in
the trough' of a heavy sea, the- Cy-;
clops might have capsized and gone
down quickfv. dragging beneath her
*•> .inMf-nwcs npne— -, ,,
wise might have floated on the $ur: 1
face as an indication of her fate.
The theory that the Cyclops sud
denly went down in a storm is about
the only theory Chat adequately would;
explain her failure to wireless in case
of danger. The fact that no radio
cads ever came from the vessel'is one
phase that characterizes the disap
pearance of the ship as one of the
most mysterious in modern sea an
nals.
I,caving the West: Indian fcurbor -ns
March 4, the Cyclops was expected to
touch at an Atlantic port on March
12.. When attention was called to the
i fact that she was a few days overdue,
no anxiety was fetf. because it was
known that she had one engine out
of commission. However, when—-a
week passed and there was even no
news that'she had been sighted, a feel
ing of great apprehension swept over
I the navy department. Every effort
was made to find her, but on April 14
the department gave permission to
publish the facts, which had long been
withheld:
Secretary- Daniels still clings to> the
hope that the mystery will be cleared
but there are not many in the depart
ment whv share his vie-w.
Tile call of blue water always has
stirred and will stir the blood of men.
But just as much as in romance, the
seven seas abound in tragedy.
The ocean has taken Its annual
: heavy toll of human life from: the time
• of the modern ocean liner and float
ing steel fortress back to the days
- of the ancient Phenicians, who braved
- the wild seas of the Mediterranear
in their frail craft and picked theii
r way even to faroff- England to bartei
f for Cornwall tin.
I A Group of Prominent Bankers and Capitalists Conceived the Idea of
and Financed the
BANK OF ALASKA
With tne Aim that Its Growth Will Give
r the Name Full Significance j
Practically all the territorial banks in Alaska had their origin in 'j
a mercantile business, and were the outgrowth of a condition. The
BANK OF ALASKA was launched purely as a bank, and without the
support of other interests than the business that comes to it In the
regular channels.
The trend of American banking legislation is toward branch bank
ing systems. The pioneer in this territory is the BANK OF ALASKA,
which is the first and so far the only branch system.
Complying with the laws and regulations governing the institu
tion, from the combined paid-in capital there Is apportioned to each
branch sufficient capital to cover the legal requiremnt of an Inde
pendent bank. Each branch makes full individual report to the bank
ing board. Each must show how it is progressing individually.
In the final analysis the strength and justification of the system Is
apparent, for each branch has the full strength of the entire system
back of it.
The system is backed by very able men, and furnishes all the ad
vantages of a metropolitan bank, having the facilities of checking ac
counts, certificates of deposit, savings accounts, travelers’ checks and
safe deposit boxes. Your account is solicited.
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