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MONDAY, MAY 27, 1918
THERE’S MORE TO DO—LET’S
SEE THAT IT’S DONE
'Get the work done; never mind
who gets the credit." That is the
spirit in which the American Red
Cross work is being done in France,
according to the testimony of observ
ers who recently have returned to
this country from "over there", and it
speaks volumes for the cause in
which the organization is enlisted.
I he same spirit, it may be said in all
truth, animates the directing organ
ization over here, and it should he the
spirit iii connection with the work of
every chapter and every auxiUiary.
Addressing the members cf the
Her Cross family at national ke.id
iju,.rters, just after his return from
France, George W. Simmons, of St.
Louis, manager of the Southwestern
eivishm, declared that the organiza
tion in France is the greatest aggre
g; loin of high grade men possible to i
be gotten together. “No amount of
money," declared Mr. Simmons,
‘could induce men of that class to
oome together and do the kind of
work they are putting through. Then
hike the job, no matter what it is, and
most characteristic of all they do,
they care not who does it. All ore
working for one great end; just one
• i' j i«i m 11 y .
Undoubtedly it is just this "happy
family" idea that accounts for much
of flic wonderful success that has at
tended the Red Cross work in Europe
since the United States entered the
war. Without the esprit du corps
which has impressed itself on all who
have been brought in contact with the
organization through tours of inspec
tion and otherwise, the efforts to re
lieve the suffering in France would
have been little better than a con
glomeration of well-intentioned blun
dering instead of the record of
achievement that has called forth the
praise of geneials and statesmen far
and wide.
Leaders, of course, there must be
in any great undertaking. This war,
especially, has demonstrated that even
the most popularized democracies
must concentrate unusual powers in
the hands of their leaders; but it is
demonstrating as well that the leader
who directs his energies with thought
of the credit he is to get out of it,
who lets personal ambition enter the
equation with the good of the cause,
is mighty short-lived. Fortunately,
(he Red Cross leadership has been of
the sort that has inspired good fel
lowship and co-operation all along the
line. And that tells the story of suc
cess.
There is a positive lesson in this
for all the Red Cross units that go to
make up the great whole. Let the
Believes Huns Would Flee Before Rattlesnakes
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JERSEY CITY—On a sand-flat farm on Long Island, Paul Nicholson, nn
actor, is breeding a strain of unusually active rattlesnakes, and at the sumo
time appealing to all good Americans to send him any rattlers they happen to
have about the house. When his col
lection is large enough Nicholson will
give tlie rattlers to the aviation service
to be dropped from airplanes above the
German trendies.
“I understand that there are mil
lions of perfectly competent rattle
snakes literally going to waste in our
great West,” explains the serpent im
presario. “They are all armed with
deadly weapons and ready for the war
against the Germans. All they i|f.Pli
is the chance to do their lilt. Tliev
have the ammunition and the weapons. They eat very little and never drink
They require not clothing, cigarettes, comfort kits, love letters, or—-•'
“How about parachutes?” was suggested.
"Of course, many details remain to he worked out," said Mr. Nicholson, “Im
from all I can find out about rattlesnakes they are the only ready-made, sure
death, noncombustiblo combination of liquid lire, poison gas and barbed wire
that is equal to the job of helping our armies-to dean out the German trendies
I’m going right ahead, and the da j when I unloose m.v fanged rattlers over the
Hludenlmrg line will he ‘Der Tag’ with a vengeance.”
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| spirit of France—the spirit that has
taken hold of the American Red Cross
organization that is in France—be in
fused throughout all the branches and
chapters over here. Then the work
so gloriously begun will he still
grander, and there will be glory in
the completed work for every Red
Cross member. There will be pride
in the realization that it is “your Red
Cross.”
--♦
The Home Guard company has
been handicapped by the fact that the
drill manuals which are part of the
equipment the Home Guard is to re
ceive have not arrived. This is espe
cially true at the present time, when
platoon and company formations are
being given. These movements are!
all more or less complicated in exe
cution, as they necessitate different
movements by the individual squads.
For this reason Captain Gillis has
thought it advisable to have explana
tions of the various movements
printed in the Cordova Daily Times.
The first to be explained is the
right (left) by squads. The purpose
of tljis command is. being in line, to
form column of squads and change!
direction. The command is. “Right,
(left) by squads—march.” Right by
squads will be used in the explanation.
At the command “March” the right
squad marches forward; the rempin
der of the company execute squads
right, column left, and follows the
right squad. The right guide, fvhen
he has posted himself in front of the
squad, takes four short steps, then
resumes the full step; the right squad
conforms.
It is the desire of the officers that
each man acquaint himself with the
details of every movement that is
taken up, so that, if he should hap
pen to have his place in line changed
lie would not he at a loss to know
what to do.
In Tuesday's issue of this news-i
paper the movements of “On right
into line and “Right front into line”
will he explained.
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Alaska’s Fine Record
SEATTLE, May 27.—Announcement
is made by the Red Cross that Alaska!
has doubled her forty thousand dollar1
quota. Residents of the town of Coun-1
cil, on Seward peninsula, have sub- J
scribed $10 apiece.
ALASKA OIL LEASING
BILE PASSED BT HOUSE
Delegate Sulzer has wired the Cor
dova Chamber of Commerce in refer
ence to a matter of vital interest to
our people, as follows:
“Oil-leasing bill passed house Satur
day evening without material change,
but I obtained four minor amend
ments which improve Alaska situation.
Principal one providing twom year
periods for lease, instead of ten. Cm
eral opinion is that bill will lie in
conference for some time, but all ex
pect conference to report more liberal
bill. SULZER. Delegate
AAAEHIGAN IaTOHS DROP
ANOTHER HON AIRPLANE
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WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN FRANCE, May 27.—Lieutenant
Edward Rickenbacher, who was re
cently decorated for his brilliant work
with the flying corps, brought down
another German airplane in the neigh
borhood of Beaucourt on May 22.
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NEW YORK, May 25.—Secretary of
War Baker announced in the coins
of an address in celebration of Italy
day here that American infantry, ma
chine gun units and artillery would
soon be fighting shoulder to shoulder
with the Italians on their front.
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The following names had been added
to the list of subscriptions to the Red
Cross war fund up to noon today:
Frank Harris, Gus Oskaner, Isaac
Kernan, Phil Corbin, W. H. Bogue, ('.
O. Brown, Miss Georgina Walsh,
Frank Townsend, Ed Anderson, Jun
ior Red Cross, J. Miyashita, M, Muka,
T. Ungeminami, H. Saito, R. Kay i
hara, K. Shiga, T. Okumoto, S. Sun
ada, K. Kinoshita, T. Uogumi, H
Eguchi, Miss Lundin, Maude London,
Jennie Meredith, Sam Rengar, Paul
Bloedhorn, Jr., Mrs. Graves, Carl Cari
son, A. S. Foster, Walter Snell, Mrs.
Goodman, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. Wilson, C.
W. Stover, Mrs. Carrie Fisher, Mrs.
Randall, Clarence Hoff, Mrs. Yager,
\V. E. Brainerd. L. R. Brainerd, Frank
C. Miller, Mrs. \'. 1’. Abbott. William
Murray, F. B. Baihly, Simon Olson, A.
Witte, Chris Xiros, C. H. Manning,
Sam Tonis, Henry Myren, Xels Han
kinson, Lee Brumbaugh, Charles Pat
ton. Frank E. Sayres, Heath Ives. Karl
O Peterson, Robert E. Goodwill, II S.
Kerr, William Black', Edwin Bollinger.
William Bollinger. W. S. Hull. Mrs
Charles Randall, Charles Eklund, W
It. Hufflines, T. Carter, William Cort,
R. F. Batton, W. W. Reek. Sam H.
union, B. S. Creamer, M. S. Daly, Mrs.
H A. Crowell, Miss Grace Seargent,
II A. Crowell. R. T. King. E. R. Edge,
Rulletts, E. J. Cox, W. M. Phillips, H.
.1. Jarvis. Mr. Grube, V. A. Davenport,
I, M. Hair, Gust Nelson, Frank Eekieh,
II Fleming, George Boshcoff, Barney
McKeene. Nick Nelson, E. Scotty Ma
lone, Jr., Sam Rolled, Pete Cereoviteh,
John Anadivich, John Genomikills, Bill
CorcilTs, Chartes Erickson, Mrs. Ed
Harnett. William Rae, Ed Barnette, S.
L. Keith. Carl Edmond's, Friend, Ben
Nelson, Fred Carlson, Pete Carlson, J.
Johnson. Gus Peterson, Andrew Lar
son, YY\ H. Slayer, Art Lee, H. T. Cur
rie, John Ramsgard, Carl Dahlblon,
Carl Da hi berg. Carl Sarin. Knute Ol
son, George Imamuna, It. W. McCrary.
Carl Johnson. George Larson. Mrs.
Viola Travis. Henry Tavich. George
Kikuchi, Jack Brainerd, I,. Nucken,
William Dunaway, John Detlander, Mr.
McCiie, W. Ferguson. Chris Vincent,
Ed Woodall. Carl Nelson, Ed Pace,
William Sanko, J. Jatff, George Mil
roff. Sam Dincheff, J. C. Sayres Mr.
Geliy, John Barber, Friend, Joe Most.
Ah Wo, John McGilvery, Babe Ander
son, Oscar Hill. Harry-White, Mr. .Mul
ligan. Mr. Griffin, W. P. Hayes, Mr.
Cornwall, John Gillis, Mr. and Mrs.
Berg, O. Peterson. John Saris, Peter
Carlson, Frank Makis, Frank Koste
toz, M. Salmon, A. Hagin, F. Hagan,
A. Balt, Steve Todeck, J. Green, Jack
Muran, Erk Forsgren, Peter Baldy.
Gust Anderson, Janies Noonan, Mrs.
Mary A. Jones. O. E. Jones, Pete
Svart, John Oscarson, Ed McDonald,
Mr. Sahar, Frank Cole. Charles Dun
ker, H. Mattson, H. A. Seharer. Isak
Holvorsen, C. J. McDonald, W. E
Mullw, Wade Wickliffe, T. Alexander
son. Matt Rosandich, S. Kamei, Felix
Wilson, Samuel Fowler, P. Bertelsen,
William Kohler, ( . W. Bowman, Jerry
Perry. J. E. MacDonald, John Hyland,
Otto Engleson, Matt Anderson, E. Sa
koda, O. Morivasa, K. Tkeda. K.
Kashi, M. Furuinoto, K Yanano, T.
Komoto, S. Ageshi. M. Tademoto, Y.
Taniguehi, K. Ouira, K. Toyoto, Mrs
K. Suguki, M. Oaki, 1). Ishicanti, K.
Hosokawo, Y. Hyodo, M Kohara.
Atsushi, A. Xigorieawa, 11. Hiara, Mrs.
Hiara, T. Sato, G. M. Clough, John
Miettinen, Gus Donaldson, Ben Mill
ing, Alf Witberg, August Mattison, W.
G. Stephenson, Otto Allen, Charles
Fratter, J. P. Fitzgerald, Victor Gaine,
Theo. Greogoroff, T. U. Pirtle, K. Endo
M. Hontma, K. Masuda, E. Fuii, Y.
Konishi, K. Outo, J. Irihi, A. Matsu-,
mato, K. Hiodo, K. Adachi, S. Ha.ii
kano, Henry Helgerson, James kfe
Phcrson, A. Moller, Donato Pisana,
O. W. Henderson, Joseph Kaelin, M.
E. Henderson. W. R gfcair, William
Bowman, Mrs. C. W. Bowman, Elmore
Bowman. Charles J. Wallace, Frank
Hilder. Andrew Carick, George f-rick
son. Charles Peterson, Ed St. Clair.
Miro Mitulicj, Tony Paolivich, Ed
Dearnaley, B. Mullen, B. Sand, {'le
Pederson. Andrew Zorovich, George
Kostolanich, W. |{. Duke, W J. Win
kinson. A. M. Bradford, H. Landstrum.
C. Corary, N. J. Coruall, A Payne, E.
F. Oed. C. if. Shepard, Marion Wes
ton, B. Fouseca, P. Leyber, U. Brooks,
( . Freeynoir, L. Lynch, Otto Koyne,
N. Marten, H. B. Hurley, R Hellnitel.
Ered Lamdar, C. R. Lkerbz, T. Boker,
R. Meldner, George Smith. N. West,
C. Anderson.
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FOR SALE—Box couch. Apply Man
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FOR SALE—Gas boat “B. F. M„ forty
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FOR SALE—A piano. Apply to Thos.
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PIANO FOR SALE—Price $250. Write
Mrs. J. C. Martin, Valdez, Alaska,
for further particulars.
WANTED—Boat builders and ship car
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LOST—Key ring, with three Keys,
return to Times office.
LOST—Bunch of keys; one pass key,
two trunk keys, two safety deposit
keys and beer opener on small ring.
Finder return to Alaskan hotel.
FOR RENT—Six unfurnished cot
tages. Cordova Abstract & Realty j
Co., Adams building.
OVER $100,000.00 IN DEPOSITS
On May 15th deposits were over $102,000.00.
The BANK OF ALASKA has reached its first
objective in less than nine months from the
date of opening in Cordova.
W^e wish to thank our patrons for their loyal
support and to invite those who are not now
depositors to become associated with the
Bank of Alaska
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The first consignment of full paid Bearer
Bonds have been received. All those who paid
during the earley part of the campaign may
call and receive their bonds.
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