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HOME TOUCH LETTERS NEEDED
Our soldiers overseas," says Sec
i clary of War Baker, "need our help
end encouragement now perhaps more
than at any time since the left home,
in order that they may he inspired and
strengthened to maintain that fine
mss of character, manner and eon
d. < t whi h has earned fo** them such
universal respect."
This is a statement which we shall
nl' do well to consider very carefully.
It is not that we think there is any
Krave danger >f our hoys who stood
re so well unde/ a prolonged st. iin
»'i one sort now going to pie es tin ler
v *mt may be .in equally prolonged one
o! another M»rt. But there is. no de
u.' •>- that the situation in which they
find themselves is exacting in the ex
treme a.id on,, which will require the
maximum of self-control and self-dis
' 1 lie to surmount in fact, 4uany,
1! aru all. oi these hoys would rather
i ik'1 a < lianee at going "over the top"
tlmn to cnjo> security under condi
tion as dull and monotonous as those
of the trenches without the thought
of ‘he zero hour to steady them.
From now on the tasks of these
l. ovs "ill be far less interesting and
exciting than hefor They will have
more leisure in which to be homesick
Jim! bored. Above all, they will not
able to see as dearly tin* value or
significance of the service they are
m. " calks! upon to perforin.
Furt 'lennon* let us not forget that
fin"-' nr* not alti)geth"r the same hoys
v b" ail d Horn Newport News or llo
f °beti. They have had ;i thousand!
new experiences which have changed |
th 1 hey are not hoys at nil now
in most instances. They are men,!
with a new. more intense restless- j
m ss created in them by the (J;*eat
\dventure, and they will expect to be
treated like men.
All thi . of course, is as we would
it; but, none the less, it places
1 P°n us a new obligation and respon
'bdify Since our soldier can not
‘ ' home at once it is for us more
ffnm ever to carry the thought of
b' m' to our soldier. Kven though he
three or four thousand miles away :
1 ro,n we must by our letters, ear
l ying m usages of interest and sym- !
I* *' ''i iug be k into the family clr
i bold him there unwaveringly.
Il such letters were important
while In* was on the firing line they
are a hundred times more important
to him now. Then It was only at In
tervals that the thought of home or*
( upied him Now it Is likely to he
constant, and it Is this very hunger
for the things which l»6me alone can
hold hunger coupled with a new
sense of freedom and a very human
ionging for adventure which may
t rove most dangerous.
Secretary <>f War Baker and Mr
Fosdiek. chairman of the commission
• m training camp activities, have both
been in Frame. They have spent
weeks with our soldiers. They know
what these boys need and bow much
they need it. They ask now that a
concerted effort be made to break
down the barrier created by three
thousand miles of ocean. Thin1 say
that the thing which will do this most
cffeetivelv is the right kind of lo'ters
from home.
Let us nil work with them in this.
Let us see that our boys got. and
keep on getting, the kind of letters
that count letters full of the home
flavor, full of news and encourage
ment. If they get such letters from
us they will not mind marking time
so much after all. and we can feel
that we are doing our small bit to
help them through this ordeal, as we
like to feel we helped them to man
railroad can not be held responsible."
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CHAPTER PLANS
FOR ROLL CALL
AT CHRISTMAS
The Christinas roll rail committee
.ei this afternoon and formulat'd
| 1 Ians for its week erive. which •o n
i. « nees Monday, win. n if hopes to *• 11
I roll every American in Cordova and
tin* Copper River valley as a member
it tin- American Red Cross. The suc
cess of the Christmas roll call will
he evidence of the indorsement by
the public of the work the Red Cross
has done.
At the time we entered the war
there were about Tui.non members of
the Red Cross in this country After
tin* Christmas membership drive last
year there were 22,nun,nun members,
and now there are about 25.non.non
members of the organiation. It is
hoped to increase this greatly prob
ably double it -by this drive.
The American Red Cross is Ameri
can manhood and womanhood mobil
ized for service as tin* army and navy
are mobilized for liberty Through
the expression of that mobilized spirit
of service your Red Cross lias en
rolled 22,non,nun men and women and
8,non.nun school children, organized
chapters and 10.non branches,
mobilized 5.non,nun American mothers,
wives and sisters as voluntary work
ers. produced and deli\cr«*d to sol
diers and sailors 23**.*'•*".<***<» surgical
dialings, in,nun.non knitter! articles,
in. 000. nun hospital garments and
I .loo,non refugee garments; enrolled I
for war service 30,non graduate
nurses, ln.onu of whom have been as
signed to active duty, taken home
comforts to sick soldiers in Red
Cross convalescent houses at canton
ments; erected 42 homes for nurses
at the camps; given personal atten
tion and material help to more than
a million wives and mothers of sol
diers and sailors; served the men in
uniform at Ton American railway can
teens; given financial and other aid
to needy families of men in uniform: j
received and answered monthly an
average of 1*5,000 “anxiety letters”
from families inquiring about their
hoys in service abroad.
The Ited Cross is the house of
friendship by the side of every weary
road in war-stricken Europe. It feeds
hundreds of thousands of our boys at
the front from rolling canteens. I,
has established rest stations with
j beds, baths and disinfectors for tired,
muddy soldiers It has established
!c;nt«t*ns at all important railway sta
tions in France to feed hungry fight
| ing men. If has revived the spirit
I of our allied soldiers everywhere by
extending the hand of friendship to
millions of French refugees, giving
home, clothing, food, medical care and
financial aid to 2ou,ooo homeless chil
dren. operating tuberculosis sta
tion sin France alone; bringing news
of lost and scattered families of the
allied uddiers in the trenches;
' searching for and finding lost men
for their anxious families.
It is home and family, friend and
country to prisoners in (lermany It
is the self-sacrifice of a nation and
yet there is no self sacrifice It is
sacrifice refined into opportunity—
opportunity for relief, opportunity for
service, opportunity for giving, oppor
tunity for love to build what hate
destroys, opportunity for America to
say to the world:
We’ll give and serve,
Well die if we must.
Hut we ll never let up
till we’ve won.
QUAKER CITY
PLANS PEACE
CELEBRATION
I’M ILADEIJTII A. Dec. 14 Flans
are under way for holding a big peace
celebration in this city and for erect
ing a memorial to the men of Phila
delphia \n ho gave their services in
the war against (lermany. It is pro
posed to have the celebration exceed
in magniture the peace jubilee of 1X'.'\
: • f t«* r the Spanish-American war
! ended.
The memorial may take the form of
a monument, an obelisk or an arch
to be erected on the great new park
way the city In now completing.
Mayor Smith in his appeal for funds
with which to build the memorial
says:
"The ' memorial Is to commemorate |
for all time the bravery of our sol- 1
dlers, sailors and marines overseas,
and the patriotic, self sacrificing, soul
inspiring services of the women of
Philadelphia."
The suggestion has been made that
the city rename some of its princi
pal streets for noted military leaders
of the allies' forces. Names of Per
shing, Koch. Joffre, Haig, Allenby and
Ilia have been submitted
Old Siberian City.
One of the principal Siberian title*
Is Tobolsk, lie* commercial center of
the vast province of Tobolsk, which
extends over i area of JVOO.OOO square
fillies, a lunge porlion of which, how
■ver. is practically uninhabited. The
'nos! prominent building In the city Is
ihe Kremlin, built in imitation of the
igreat citadel in Moscow. This struc
til re was erected by Swedish prisoners
of war captured by Peter the tireat ut
the battle of Poltava in 1709.
Demand of the Day.
Today there Is a greater demand for
workers, real, live, ambitious, resolute
workers than ever before In the world’s
history. Every u 111 re and shop In tin
land is railing for help, and the woman
who is poor, hut proud too proud to
roll up her sleeves and know the keen
Joy that comes from real, honest toil—
is missing one of life’s sweetest conso
lations. If she Is Wise now, while the
opportunity is hers, she will put that
foolish sentiment in the background
and seek out the opening that will us
sure her 11 living.
Smith and
McConaghy
Plumbers and
Steamfitters
COR. FRONT and B STS. |
JUST RECEIVED
A Large Shipment of
LIVE
CHICKENS
Excellent Fryers
FRESH EGGS
FOR SALE
JOE FREY
Phone 22
SANITATION SERVICE SATISFACTION
Perfect The Best Guaranteed
MODERN LAUNDRY
F. A. JONES, T roprietor
PHONE 66
First Avenue, Below Alaskan Hotel
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! ARE YOU GOING OUT THIS FALL?
Visit San Francisco and Stop with
Mark C. Thompson
at liis new hotel in the heart of the city between
I’owi'll and Mason Streets.
The Dale-Tallac Hotel
no ELLIS STREET
Special Rates and Headquarters for Alaskans.
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BANK OF ALASKA
MOVED TO PERMANENT LOCATION OPPOSITE
NEW LATHROP BUILDING. BETTER FACILITIES
FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF CUSTOMERS ARE
NOW AFFORDED TO THE PUBLIC. YOUR AC
COUNT IS INVITED.
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I SUITABLE GIFTS
I FOR CHRISTMAS
H Are to Be Found at Our Store. We Carry
F a Large Stock to Select From.
A PORTRAIT ALWAYS MAKES AN ACCEPTABLE XMAS GIFT
I OUR PORTRAIT WORK
ft Is a Specialty With Us
S'! . Numerous Styles and a Full Line of Folders to Choose From.
m WE HAVE ADDED A LINE OF
I MECHANICAL TOYS
kv for the Flolidays
| A Sensible Gift for the Kiddies at Prices that Are Right
&■'; We Also Carry in Stock a Variety of
Delicious Christmas Candies
“Bring Her Home a Box for Christmas"
j JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF
EASTMAN KODAKS
and Kodak Supplies
The Genuine Eastman Quality—A Gift that Is Always Appreciated
R. E. HEGG CO.
THE KODAK STORE
h Books and Magazines
For Selection of Your Holiday Gifts Look Over the Large and Complete Stock of the
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Larger and More Complete than Ever. Prices to Suit
Manufacturing Jewelers—-Diamond Setters—Engravers Watchmakers—Opticians
Testing of Eyes Free :: Fitting of Eyes Guaranteed
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