WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. — Wome
In mourning garb and men wit
solemn faces, waiting in line thefi
days all over the United States befor
postoffice windows where foreig
* money orders are issued, tell a won
less story of the sorrows of war's d<
struction reaching across the sea
to America.
A third Christmas time of worl
conflict has seen long lines of happ
folk, radiant with holiday spirit a
the prospect of sending somethin
''home to the old folks,” turned tnt
<4?ilent parties of mourners, sendin
back money to alleviate suffering am
filled with anxiety and distress wit!
the uncertainty of its safe arrival
There is also the grave uncertaint;
that even a gift reaches its destina
tion no one will be there to receive it
Postal clerks have been quick t<
note the change. Veterans in tie
service who have been issuing Christ
mas money orders to all parts of th.
globe for years say they no longe
hear eagerly told stories of the gift:
the money was to buy. They hea;
only hopes that it may arrive safeU
to provide food, clothing and fire, 01
perhaps medicine.
The line is a little shorter and th<
people average much older this yeai
than formerly. Its decreased numbers
is attributed to the fact that the gov
ernment, despite determined efforts
is unable to guarantee safe and speedj
delivery of money orders in the wai
zone. Old age has taken its place ir
line because the sons of many art
now across the seas on the fighting
fronts.
Through the postal money order de
partment the United States will bt
Santa Claus to far more people o
the Entente Allies than of the Centra
Powers this year. Delivery of orden
in England and France have been in
terfered with only slightly. No deliv
ery is being made in Austria, ant
German points receive their orders
late, if indeed, they get them at all
Virtually no orders are being sent tc
Russia, largely because Warsaw
which was the central station for ths
payment of orders, now is in the wai
zone. This situation has affected the
money order receipts in this country
greatly, too, for in former years Itus
sians in the United States led ali
the remaining foreign born citizens in
sending money home at Christmas
time.
Prisoners of wrar will receive many
, money orders this Christmas. This
'v Is particularly true in England, where
delivery is good. Ily an agreement
made several years ago in a conven
tion of various countries to effect a
postal agreement, it was arranged that
orders to prisoners of war should be
transmitted free of charge, and the
United States is living up to the agree
ment scrupulously.
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” Submarine activities have had much
„ to do with decreasing the Christmas
business In foreign orders, and if the
total for this year falls below that for
1915, as It probably will, the under
seas liners can be blamed for much
of the decrease, according to Third
Assistant Postmaster General Dock
ery
"Of course it is impossible to say
just how much the submarine activi
ties have affected the money order
11 business," he said, "but they have cut
it down much.”
e Due to this and other causes, the
6 foreign money order business is in a
n chaotic state. It began to fall off
‘ with the beginning of the war, and has
'■ decreased gradually ever since.
s “1 attribute its decrease in a great
measure also to many young men from
1 the foreign countries returning home
f to fight at the outbreak of the war,
1 Of course they, prior to their depar
’ ture, were regular patrons, for few
1 of them did not send money home at
I Christmas time particularly, and often
1 during other periods of the year. The
1 older people, who are left behind, have
less money to send."
With delivery in Italy and Greece
comparatively safe, natives of those
countries are leading all the rest this
Christmas in sending money home,
i Always a liberal people at Christmas
time and firm believers in this govern
ment, as the postal savings accounts
show, they are literally sending "tons
of money” back home now. Their
sums vary from $5 to $15, postal em
ployees say.
The postal department la using
every effort to encourage Christmas
sending, although no false hopes of
quick delivery are held out. Supple
mental instructions are printed in vir
tually every language, including Chi
nese and Japanese, on how to make
out a money order, and they have been
found very useful. The Chinese Christ J
mas, of course, does not fall on the j
same day as it does in this country,
but the Chinese are inclined to make
presents during the American holi
days as well as their own.
Norway, Sweden and Denmark come
in for a good share of the Christmas
money orders. Most of their former
citizens in this country appear pros
perous, it is declared, and they are
liberal at holiday times.
Many persons who desired to send
holiday rememberances to friends in
Belgium, Kgypt, Mexico and Portugal,
as well as Austria, have been surprised
to learn recently that the money or
der business has been suspended ow
ing to the fact that the United States
must mO “convention- " ®s »cn>p
ments are called, with them.
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INVENTS NEW SLEEPING BAG.
S. Lundblad, of Seward, is the irn
ventor of a combination bed and sleeps
ing bag, which is declared to be a
winner.
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SERBIANS ARE REMEMBERED.
The ladies of Treadwell have formed
an organization to raise funds for the
starving women and children of Ser
bia. ______________
WHERE GAME IS PLENTIFUL.
Moose, caribou and other game is
reported to be plentiful In the vicinity
of Chicken creek in the Forty-mile dis
trict.
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Giving an all-year auto ser
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Hotel, Chitina, Alaska, before
making reservations elsewhere.
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Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
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PIS BANK cordially invites you to open savings no
M counts for your children — either in their names or in
'i (% your own as guardians.
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are not exceptions. If their lives are filled with g.I habit -
there will be no room for bad ones.
Make saving a habit with them. Saving money builds
character—a boy or girl who is taught to save invariably makes
a good citizen.
One dollar will open a savings account with us.
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Manhattan Hotel
R W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
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ROBERT GOTTSCHALK Proprlteor* ART CLONiNGER
I CORDOVA, .... ALASKA
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the woman who receives
her guests under the soft light of elec
tricity looks her best and knowing
this feels at her best. No other light
is so adaptable to artistic arrangement
or more convenient adjustment. If
your home is no! equipped for and
with electricity let us show you why
you should have it so at once.
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i LIGHTS WATER PHONES POWER
Office: FIRST STREET.
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EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
:ji| Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina.
i i Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. %
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days and Saturdays.
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days and Fridays.
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& Thursdays and Saturdays.
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Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Pessenger Trains Be- ^
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Tickets on sale at Depot or up town office, Alaska j|
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Caleb Corser W. E. Brown
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