A meeting of the Four-Minute Men
bas been called for the Northland Club
tonight at & o’clock by Divisional
Chairman Thomas S. Scott, in order
to map out a program of speeches to
be delivered at the Empress theater.
The first week’s campaign will be on
"Eyes for the Navy,” with the Idea
of reaching the ear and heart of every
red-blood id man and woman possess
ing some instrument which can be
used in sighting submarines. The
speakers who will make a personal
appeal to the public to furnish the
government with binoculars, spy
glasses and telescopes include George
C. Hazelet, E. F. Medley, Malcolm
Brock, George Dooley, Dr. W. W. Coun
cil, Dr. W. H. Chase, Rev. E. P. Zeig
ler, \V. R. Hlllery, Rev. A. G. Shrlver
•and F. H. Foster.
While the United States navy may
be justly proud of an exceptional
equipment, two unusual conditions
have caused an urgent need of more
binoculars, spy-glasses and telescopes.
<1) The development of the sub
marine, which can now be detected
only by the greatest watchfulness—in
other words, increased demand for
"eyes.”
(2) A shortage of supplies in bin
oculars, spyglasses, and telescopes. As
most of these glasses have come in
the past from Germany, and some
urom France and Switzerland, the
oreign supply is now practically clos
ed, and there is no extra stock on hand
in this country. In other words, there
is a decreased supply of “eyes.”
In wiew of this condition, the navy,
several months ago, made a plea
through the public press for contribu
tions of glasses. As a result more than
1,000 glasses of various kinds have
already been received. Yet this num
ber is wholly insufficient. The navy
needs many thousand more. Practic
ally every good sharp glass is accept
able.
'‘It is not possible,” the navy states,
a circular, "to Impress too forcibly
upqp the American people this urgent <
jeod. 'jtjie naval observatory which
has cognisance of optical equipment
!s ;-S>>»utped with requisitions from
•AW7 .s^hp in the navy for additional
glasses.
The reason is plain. Picture if you
can to yourself an American merchant
ship, laden with food for our soldiers,
or perhaps a transport containing 3,
000 of our boys in khaki, sailing as
quietly as possible across the Atlantic.
All lights out, not even a cigarette
permitted. Every square foot of the
•ocean as far as one can seen must be
scanned and scanned constantly.
True, the officers on watch have a
•complete equipment of the very nest
grade of glasses. They have more
than enough for all ordinary purposes,
more than was necessary until the
very recent developments of subma
■rine warfare.
But now 60 men watching means
more for safety than 6 men. It is
hardly conceivable that too many men
he on watch at any moment.
Submarines are traveling in schools
like sharks. A periscope appears at
ene point, for purposes of observation,
and a submarine a distance off pre
pares to launch the fatal torpedo.
Periscopes are sometimes colored a
mottled blue and gray effect so that
they may be less easily seen. The
length of time they have to be on the
surface has been reduced.
So month by month, the work of
seeing the submarine on time has be
eome more and more difficult.
If the submarine Is sighted oa time,
It is already defeated. It Will either
he Bunk by American guna, or will
hastily dive and slink away.
If the submarine is not sighted on
time, its murderous errand is almost
•sure to be successful. For as the plan
of the submarine originally was one
of murder, so today their entire meth
od of operation is utterly devoid ol
humanitarian sentiment. The sub
marine goes out to destroy and kill,
like a poisonous beetle in an aqua
rium. None of the rules of warfare
apply. Those whose ship has been
struck by the torpedo, are left tc
flounder, to sink, to die. Survivors
have told how the officers of sub
marines have looked on with leering
eyes, while they saw men dying before
them.
Battleships destroy. With the victory
won, they try to save the lives of theii
enemies. Not so the submarine. Th<
poisonous beetle lives for the lust o
killing.
If you have supplied an officer o
y
the navy with a glass, and In looklrfglj
over the ocean the officer should bejj
the one who first spies the submarine, I
then perhaps you have saved the lives j
of two or three thousand soldiers, {
aboard a transport.
Surely the officer, having your )
name and address on his glass, would
write you, and tell you Qf his success.
Or if your particular glass should not
be so fortunately used, it will at least
be aboard a ship, where, as is to be
presumed, you will hear from the man
who is using your property, and using
it to- safeguard the lives of Americans,
perhaps the life of your own boy.
On account of the careful provisions
regarding name tags and number, your
glass should come back to you, unless,
indeed, the ship is sunk. And when
you have your glass back, you may
meet the man who used it, or hear
from him, and you will know whence
and where the g\gss traveled, and
what it saw, and it will have become
a glass of wonderful historical inter
est. You will be able to say:
‘‘Herfc is a part of the navy’s eyes
during the great war; it kept the sub- |
marines away from ship so and so.” |
And you will be proud, justly proud, 1
of a possession valued far above its I
money price. 1
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GEN. TING-TS'J CHIANG
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Lieut. Gen. Ting-Tsu Chiang, head
of the Chinese mission tS the United
States, is director of ttw Chinese
ordnance department He is studying
United States fortifications
It is an absolute sin to waste food, t
Food has become sacred.
The business of the American Ke<l
Cross Is “To aid In the prevention and
alleviation of human suffering In
times of peace and war.” It was origi
nally organised to supplement the med
ical services of armies In times of war.
When the American National Red
Cross, by act of the United States con
gress, approved January 5, 100(1, was
Incorporated and placed under govern
ment supervision. Its purposes—In ad
dition to its duties in times of war—
were declared to be: "To continue and
carry on a system of national and
International relief In time of peace
and apply the same In mitigating the
sufferings caused by pestilence, fam
ine, fire, floods and other national ca
lamities.” This organisation has there
fore a great work to do at all times;
for there Is always human suffering to
be alleviated, but now that the world
Is racked with war, its work Is tre
mendous, and it Is doing It in a way
thaf should make every man, woman
or child who belongs to the Red Cross
proud to be a member. It is the only
hope of thousands of suffering human
beings and stands between them and
cold, hunger, sickness and despair. It
Is the Instrument by which each one of
us may make himself useful; our only
means of extending helping hands to
the innocent victims of the war.
No one can start the new year In a
better way than by joining the Red
i Cross and by aiding In the campaign
■ for new members. In time of war the
Red Cross chapters handle their ac
tlvities through various committees
r They undertake to raise and colled
I
funds; to manufacture hospital gar
ments and supplies; to take charge of
transportation and supplies; to aid
families of soldiers and sailors and
their widows and children; to train for
and assist in securing self-supporting
positions for those permanently crip
pled or blinded. In any one of these
lines of work women have proved
themselves efficient. The manufacture
of hospital garments and supplies Is
left almost wholly to them, while men
handle the matter of raising and col
lecting funds and taking charge of
transportation.
The work In hand Just now calls for
special activity In securing new mem
bers. The business men In any com
munity are the ones to undertake the
planning and carrying out of cam
paigns for Increased membership in
the Red Cross. In cities of consider
able size good work is often done by
creating a rivalry between men in va
rious lines of business; the grocers un
dertaking to secure a greater number
of members, for instance, than the dry
goods men—or employees of one house
entering Into friendly competition with
those of another house In the same
line of business. An able business mun
at the head of a drive for new mem
bers will be able to engineer it la the
most practical and efficient way.
House to house canvassing for new
members Is about the most thorough
going method.
] The FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
j -ESTABLISHED 1909 =l1__—: „,_=
CONDENSED STATEMENT
Of the Financial Condition of the The First Bank of Cordova at the close
of business February 14, 1918
RESOURCES LIABILITIES
Loans and discounts.$209,499.39 Capital stock.$ 50,000.00
Bonds and warrants. 203,850.04 Undivided profits. L234.82
Banking house, furniture and fixtures... 22,987.13 Deposits 513,580.89
Cash on hand and due from banks. 131,104.54 ertified c^ec^s . 425.73
Total.$567,441.10 Total.../.$567,441.10 |j
RESERVE
j Reserve required by law, $102,528.00
Actual reserve held by us
(Cash on hand and due from banks) $131,104.54 ,
Secondary reserve
(Liberty Bonds, bonds of govern
ments, county, municipal and high
grade industrial bonds).... 199,459.57
Total Actual and Secondary Reserve $330,564.11 *
The First Bank of Cordova i
SECURITY SERVICE SATISFACTION 1
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earns skiing andl coasting, i» prohibit- i
Ml on all streets west of the east mar- f
’in line of First avenue.
J. J. MURRAY,
Chief of Police. 1
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