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New Easter Goods j
Arriving On Every Boat
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All the blood, all the heroism, all
j the munitions and all the money in
: | the wot^ "'ll! not win thfs war unless
11 our soldiers, our sailors and our fight
: j ing associates are fed. They will not
| be ted- this terrible sacrifice of blood
and money will be in rain, and the
cause of democracy win be defeated,
unless every person, in every home,
every day, guards the nation's supply
of wheat, beef, pork, fats and sugar.
Are you doing your share?
Every particle of diminished con
sumption by the American peopte Is
one particle more for the soldiers, the
men. the women, and the children of
our associates in the war. There is a
personal obligation upon every one of
us toward some individual abroad, who
will sutler privation to the extent of
our individual negligence.
Hiissia collapsed not because of the
Germans on her border but largely j
1 ' cause of the failure to organize and
feel her own citizens; and if we are
to emerge victorious from this war.
we can not risk the collapse of an
other of our associates in the war from
lhis same rause. There is no waste
of food across the water; there is the
most drastic reduction in consump-j
tfon; there is actual privation among)
: women and children; there is starva-^
\ tfon in Belgium.
The wheat we export from now on
; will be the direct amount that the peo
ple save out of their bread, for we
: have shipped our surplus. This means
11 literally that everyone who saves a
; slice of bread is giving a slice of bread
I to our allies.
| Let us remember that every flag
that flies opposite the German one is
! by proxy the American flag, and that
the armies fighting in our defense un
; der these flags cannot be maintained
through this winter unless there is
J food enough for them and for their
t women and children at home. There
can only be enough food if America j
provides it. And America can only
provide it by the personal service and
patriotic co-operation of all of us.
Let us remember that our associates
in the great world war depend upon j
America for food as they have never
depended before, and they ask us for it1
with a right which they have never
had before. Today they are our com
panions in a great war for democracy
and liberty. They are doing the fight
ing, the suffering, and dying in our 1
war, and will be carrying this burden
for months to come.
Food administration must be based
upon self-sacrifice of somebody some
where; the vast majority of our peo
ple will accept it willingly and with
pride as a contribution that they have
made in the national cause. Food
saving is in its essence the daily in
dividual service of all bhe people.
Every group can substitute, and even
the great majority of thrifty people
can save a little—and the more luxur
ious elements of the population can,
by reduction to simple living, save
much. This means no more than that
we should eat plenty, but wisely and
without waste. i
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We thought we had gotten by the j
stage Mhere starvation could ensue
within civilization, yet literally hun
dreds of thousands of persons have
starved to death in the last three years
due to the world food shortage and
othfer conditions brought about by the
war.
A large part of the world is coming
into the position that Belgium is in
and has been in; coming to the stage
where the primary and important
thing in life is enough food to keep
alive.
The food supply of the world is
short and getting shorter. You can
not take eighteen million men out of
production and put them into destruc
tion of human products and expect
things to go on as before.
There is no waste of food among
the allies, if you will read the Eng
lish food reports you will find a wo
man -»as fined $100 and jailed for
thirty days for throwing away half a
rice padding; that a baker who threw
away tnro pies was sent to prison for
six months.
BELGIUM
(By David Starr Jordan)
Ljand of long days of happiness.
Of pale gray skies and windmills
tall—
Wide is the world, and thou art
smalL
But yet we love thee none the less.
jand of sweet bells and faith serene.
Of solemn sunset rails to prayer
Brooding above the darkened air—
But sweet bells jangle at Malines).
3y fair Liege, whose storied dead
Sleep in her great cathedral's nave.
The Meuse rolls on, with glittering
wave—
Bo! her green current turns to red).
U Bruges the belfry tells his tale
Of days when ugliness was crime,
And bids us hark the ancient
chime—
1 only hear a child’s low wail),
v
Vamur overlooks fair lands outspread
Where hamlets of Brabant are seen
Standing knee-deep In meadows
green—
I Soft—''tis a new-made grave you
tread).
\t Ghent the great bell Roland tolls
Where through six centuries long
the tower
Has summoned freemen to their
hour—
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[It mourns a thousand passing souls).
Xnd old Louvain, Louvain the wise.
Hugs to her breast the precious store
Foregathered of our ancient lore—
(But hungry flames fill all her skies).
Xnd Ostend, by the gray North Sea,
Dreams of her ancient hardihood;
(A sea more grim, of steel and blood,
Surges behind her ceaselessly).
Towe'er the tide of battle roll.
There bides what none can burn or
raze—
The Flemish spirit of old days,
rhe Ageless freedom of the coul.
[..and of long days of frightfulness.
For faith and honor cruicified.
Though thou are small, and earth is
wide,
We still shall love thee none the less.
SWITZERLAND IS REFUGE
OF INTERNED WARRIORS
PARIS. Jan. 21 (by mail).—There
vere 24,136 invalided soldiers of war
ing nations interned in Switzerland
)n October 31, 1917, according to a re
>ort of the Swiss federal council. Of
hese, 12,376 were French, 1,822 Bel
gians, 964 English, 8,594 Germans, 228
Xustrians, and 142 Hungarians. These
igures do not include 4,746 interned
persons who were returned to their
tative countries in accordance with
igreements concluded between com
batants through the intermediary of
Switzerland in 1917.
An interesting account of the negoti
ations leading to the repatriation of
mounded soldiers is contained in the
:irst report of Major Edward Favre
)f the internment service of the Swiss
irmy, which has just made its appear
ince. The question of an exchange
if wounded prisoners was taken up,
he report says, in the first months of
;he war but almost insurmountable dif
’iculties arose because of the fact that
he belligerents feared to risk releas
ng these prisoners, who, while unable
.o resume their positions on the front,
night be used in occupations which
would free other mobilized men for
lombatant service.
Following a conversation which he
rad in Paris with M. Millerand, min
ster of war, Gustave Ador, president
)f the International Red Cross com
mittee, proposed to M. Hoffman, then
aead of the Swiss foreign office, that
it would be possible to intern the
wounded soldiers in Switzerland. The
Swiss federal council received this
suggestion favorably and the greater
part of 1915 was spent in negotiations
between Switzerland and the warring
powers.
In December, 1915, an agreement was
finally concluded between Switzerland,
France and Germany. England and
Belgium later joined in. The first
repatriates began to arrive in Switzer
land early in 1916. They were mostly
soldiers afflicted with tuberculosis.
It was necessary to find useful oc
cupations for those who were able to
work and to teach new tades to those
whose injuries prevented them from
returning to their ante-war occupa
tions. Professional men were assisted
n continuing their studies. The prob
lems of discipline and administration
have also been difficult ones, but all
are being solved, and new ways and
means are constantly being found to
make the interned men happy and
comfortable.
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For the least bit of heedlessness on
your part in food conservation, some
one somewhhere in the world must
suffer privation. The food adminis
tration has mastered the problem of
America's food in such a way that
every ounce of food conserved and
kept in the currents of trade goes to
an empty stomach In Europe.
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It is an absolute sin to waste food.
Food has become sacred. Food means
life; it means somebody's life; and
you cannot escape responsibility.
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The steamship Alameda, bound
north, sailed from Ketchikan at 3
p. m. today.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.
WANTED—A good camp cook; good
wages. Apply to Gus Ohm, Blum.
O'Neill store.
FOR SALE—$1800 cash. Three lots
and building on A street. Cost $3.
750. Renting for $20 per month or
13 1-3 per cent. See F. A Jones,
| Modern laundry. 6-t
FOR RENT—Three' furnished rooms
in new building, or furniture for
sale. Munsell, Ball Park. 9-tf
WANTED—Chambertnaid wants work.
Apply this office. 7-4t
FOR SALE—One ton Kelly-Springfield
motor truck, nearly new, run about
800 miles, A1 condition, all but rear
tires. Cost f o. b. $2,350 (some new
parts extra). Will sell for $750 cash,
I if taken soon Owner going Outside
Call or write O. L. Johansen, Chitina,
Alaska.
FOR RENT—Two rooms for house
keeping. Inquire American Bakery.
6-4t
FOR RENT—Three furnished rooms
I for housekeeping, downstairs in old
1 meat market. 5-6t
WANTED—Range, heating stove and
rugs. Must be in good condition.
Phone 171.
FOR RENT—Three furnished rooms,
downstairs in old Meat Market.
WANTED—Woman cook. Apply this
office. 25-tt
FOR RENT—Cabins. See Dooley.
WANTED—Girls to work in clam
plant Apply Pioneer Packing Com
pany- 25-61
WANTED—A girl for general house
work. Apply to Mrs. E. L. Harwood.
CORDOVA
i MACHINE WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop.
i Residence Shop
j Phone 101-3. Phone 132
Machine Wo> fc of all Kinds.
Blacksmithing, General Jiepair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy Acety
lene Welding and Cutting
HARMON MACHINERY
BUILDING
Cordova, Alaska.
Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
Attention.
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FISHERMAN!
I buy any amount of fish of
I commercial value, shark liver
! and cod liver delivered at my
| station at Sheep Point or Ocean
j Dock.
GUS OHM