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EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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MONDAY. JULY 8. 1918
THE WAR SITUATION
The news from flic Italian front
has been very encouraging during the
past few week and there can be no
doubt that it has discouraged Austria
in the same degree that it has en
couraged us but we must not permit
ourselves to be led Into tin* dangerous
belief that It Is the begnnlng of the
end. While we are rejoicing over the ;
brilliant Italian victory we must not j
forget that l’i<rls and the English J
channel ports are still in grave dan !
ger and that Austrian reverses are
ODly going to serve to apur the Ger
man military machine to greater ef
thc German war lords are secretly
forts. In fact, It may develop that
smiling over Austria's Inability to
cope with the rejuvenated Italian army
for the conditions make Austria more
dependent titan ever on Germany and j
binds her to her savage ally to the
bitter end. The crisis Is not passed
but seems to lie close at hand There
fore we need not be surprised if w ithin
the next few weeks Germany springs
new methods of butchery in auother
drive for i’arls or the channel ports.
France and England are admittedly
clinging to America as the last hope
to turn the tide of the buttle and woe
be ours and theirs If we fail, though
tedious delays, to rome up to ther ex
pectations. Our business today is w in
ing the war and only fools and
knaves will sit back complacently fold
ing their hands over well-fed bellies
and assuring the American people
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL
AND PERSONAL INTEREST
Mr and Mrs. Malvern will move
with their children f<» the States
Miss Bettie Like of Anchorage is
a town visitor.
An excursion was run to the glaeier
yesterday.
The Burkhardt flats bate been pur
chased by May Jones
The steamer Victoria is due from
Nome on Wednesday
Fred Schiller, who-is fishing at Mile
55. spent yesterday m town
Lieutenant ft A McfTnre came from
Valdez on the Admiral FarragiU.
George Burleigh is now timekeeper
at one of the Seattle shipyards
K. L Whiltemore of Seward wus a
passenger on the Alameda returning
from a trp to the states
Fred Alexander and Miss Bertha
Brown were married last evening by
Commissioner Medley.
Sisters Francis and Stephanie, of
Seward arrived in Cordova on the Ad
miral Farragut this morning
I)r Benedict of Anchorage spent to
day here on his way to Oregon, when
lie will Join Uncle Sam's forces.
Kenneth Cole of the United State)
bureau of tisherles left on the Wall
today for Katalla
F. H. Madden, one of the owner)
of the Nellie Juan cannery, is in towr
for a few days.
Mrs Cavanaugh and daughter, lllai
j Aline, of Fatouche, were in town Co
day on their way to Juneau
A large number of people took orrf
i vantage of the fine weather yester
day and went boating or fishing
Captain H. I> Thompson Is receiving
the congratulation* of hiH friends upon*
the arrival of a baby girl at his home
Melvin If. Summers of the U. S
Weather llcirvau. with headquarters
at Juneau, v* here today on official
business.
Geo Campbell of Anchorage is in
town today ou his way to Oregon,
where he has a government rock
contract.
Mrs. Jack Curley of Anchorage, is
an outgoing imsseugcr on the North
western and visited Cordova friends
last night.
I' S Gordon, a Fairbanks merchant,
who was in business at Anchorage for
: several months, is here on his way
i to the interior.
Miss Alice Anderson, a school
i teacher at Nelilcuk, was a passenger
j aboard the Northwestern for the
| States.
Victor Swanberg has accepted the
j position of bookkeeper with the Ohm
Fishing Company and left for the
j plant yesterday
—
Carl Anderson and 11 T Studdart,
of the bureau of fisheries, were In
town last night. They are on their
way to I.atouche.
Mrs Grace Richmond returned from
Valdez this morning, where she vis
ltod her husband, who Is among the
draft boys at Fort Flscuiu.
Judge E. F. Medley. Mrs George A
Harmon and Miss Kathryn Williams
have returned from a pleasant trip
i to Strelna and Nugget Creek.
Tin* local exemption board has re
reived word that (fhrdova's new quota
under the selective draft law is thirty
men. who will In. drawn from Class
One.
Mrs K T Moore, wife of the pres
ident of the Moore Packing Company,
will leave on the Northwestern for
Ketchikan after spending a couple of
weeks here.
Ed Ford, an insurance adjuster from
Seattle. Is here on his return from
Anchorage and will go to McCarthy
to adjust tint losses is the recent
fire there.
F. It. Van dampen was an arrival
from the States on the Alameda, and
left today for Katalla. where he will
have charge of the development work
on the Carbon creek coal mines
Miss Ruby DeUraff. who is the
Bookkeeper in charge of Captain
laithrop's varied interests at Anchor
age. arrived on the steamship North
western tast night, and will remain
here for a couple of weeks.
dapt. George Scott, who broke his
leg several weeks ago. was able, to
[leave the hospital yesterday tor the
frst time and enjoyed the sunshine
' on crutches.
Henry J. Brandt, station agent for
the Copper River railway at Chitlna.
! arrived in town last evening on his
[ way to the States to enlist in the sen
j Ice of Uncle Sum
•'Wild and Woolly." played by Doug
! las Fairbanks, with thrills and aenaa
| tlons and bubbling over with hearty
| laughs, at the Etnpres theater this
i evening at 8 sharp
The roofs of the business houses on
First street will be sprinkled at 7:30
o'clock tonight, und Fire Chief Phil
lips requests that all akyltghU be
closed at that time.
A. J MarConnell returned on the
Ahneda from a short trip to Seattle
and; is prepared to inslai his central
heating plant as soon aw he is as
sured of sufficient business to justify
the ctpence.
('apt- A. K. l«athrop returned last
j evening from a short business trip
j to Aratitorage and will spend omst
of the- summer liere looking after the
erection of his new concrete theater
and apartment building
Comjilhint has been filed in fhe
United Stales Commissioner's office
against the Canoe Pass Packing Com
pany, t hi* North western Fisheries Com
pany and Thi*s Teets for illegal fish
; ing in Abercrombie canyon.
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The bridge at Mile li'J. on the Cop
. per lUver railway was wpashed out
! yesterday by the hlgli glacier water.
I but it will Ire repaired so that truf
fle can be resumed on the road to
morrow morning.
Mrs Keating and son Douglas, of
Seward, visited with Cordova friends.
They are going to Payton, Wash to
spend some time with the former's
mother.
Mrs. Walter Downing and children
arc planning a visit to the States on
the south-bound trip of the Alameda
Upon their return the family will oc
I etipy one of the new houses on Kail
| road row
—
Carl Stadmiller. superintendent of
the Kennecott Copper Corporation's
mine at Latouche. is here today, on
his way to the Suites to enlist. He
has been succeeded as superintendent
by J L. Fozard £
J E. Kotcham, formerly chief clerk
of the Union Pacific system at Seat
tle. is a recent arrival, and will leave
on the next train for Chitlna to ac
cept the position of station agent of
the Copper River railway there
CORDOVANS VISIT SOLDIER
BOVS AT FORT II5CH
A party oi Cordovans returned this
morning from a trip to Fort Li scum,
which they made on the launch Rolfe.
leaving here Saturday Upon arrival at
the fort the Cordova draft boys were
taken aboard and the journey font in
tied to Valdez, w here the day was spent
There was a ball game in the- after
noon between the soldiers and cable
boys, the former winning by a score
of 22 to !>. after which an auto ride
v as indulged in A big dance was
given at Moose hall in the evening,
and the local people report a delight
ful trip and royal entertainment
Among those in the party were Mr
and Mrs Kenny Holden. Mr and Mrs
Johanson. Mrs H Conway Miss
Rockwell. Miss Dockings. Aaron Steel.
James IHnneen and Alfred Hagen
♦
That little Lang range in the North
western Hardware Company's window
is just the thing for newlyweds
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FOR SALE—One 12x14 tent, nearly
new Call ft the llargain Store it -
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inai an is well—that the death rattle
is in Austria's throat and Germany
1s weak in the knese. Speaking along
the same line, a conservative business
magazine says:
• to the American people realize
this? We fear they do not. They do
not appiecia’e how terrible will be the
blow to the French 'will-to-fight" if
German shells should begin to de
stroy Paris- Paris, the pride and joy
of every French man and French
woman, front which is is reported 50,
000 women and children have been
already removed. Americans ought to
appreciate it; they ought to under
stand that even if the enemy is held
on (he exact lines of today, evrvthing
will still hang on America. This
means that f America s to help and
save, it now must begin to think from
the point of view of one upon whom
the ultimate decision rests. We have
become the stroke oar in a boat in
which the rest of the crew are nearly
exhausted. We must, therefore, as
sume the leaershlp and begin to plan
with a clear-cut realization of the cri
sis and what It demands We must
formulate our own policy for carrying
on the war. Ships, rifles, and men
arc going forward in satisfactory Quan
tities and with remarkable speed; crit
icism no longer lies there. Hut on the
othed hand, there is no adequate vis
ualizing of the extent of the cirsia,
no understanding that we are sud
denly become the Atlas, hearing upon
our shoulders the whole allied world
and its hopes for defeating the worst
aggregation of conscienceless militar
sts the world has produced. What be
yond the immediate emergency Is to
be our polcy? it s a moment to test
every hit of statesmanship in the
country."
If the God of right lias given new
strength to the Italian army let us
offer prayers of thanksgiving If the
same power is weakening the force
of German arms let us tie additionally
thankful but in the meantime let us
above all things keep our American
powder dry and our heartB steeled te
face new reverses unflinchingly until
the Boche Is buried in the ruins of his
own cities
In our last “ad” we told you that a group of eastern men conceived and organized the
BANK OF ALASKA
THAT YOU MAY KNOW WHO THESE MEN ARE THE LIST FOLLOWS:
LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS
ASHLAND, ROBERT, Cordova, Alaska and Seattle, Wash.
Retired Merchant
ASK, CHARLES W., Skagway, Alaska
C. W. Ask & Sons. Grocers
BENTON, ANDREW A., 70 Wall Street, New York City
Marwick. Mitchell, Real & Co., Vice President Bank of Alaska
BISBEE, E. C., 1264 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Minneapolis
.President Amerlran Linseed Co.
BOGART, COL. .JOHN, 141 Broadway, New York City
Consulting Engineer. Builder of Brooklyn Bridge
BREWSTER, HENRY I)., 120 Broadway, New York City
Sutro Bros. A Co., Bankers )
CURTISS, HENRY H, Syracuse, New York
Vice President John Weeks A Son Co , Wholesale Plumbing Supplies
DINSMORE, THOMAS H., 266 Broadway, New York City
Pres National Underwriting Co Vice Pres. Inter State Chemical Co
Director Corona Typewriter Co. Dir. N. \V^. States Portland Cement Co.
DILDINE, E. E., Tacoma
DINSMORE, LAIRD ('., 366 Broadway, New York City
Vice President National Underwriting Comapny
DONANDER COMPANY, 41 Broadway, New York City
‘Ettatel Fred W. Gordon, President
DUNHAM, LEWIS L., 120 Broadway, New York City
Secretray-Treasurer. Equitable Building Corporation *.-j
FREEMAN, ZOHETH S., 120 Broadway, New York City
Formerly Vice President and Director. Liberty National Bank
Director Flank of Alaska
FI.EITMANN WM. M., 356 Fourth Ave., New York City
Dry Goods Importer
FULTON, K. I., Portland, Indiana
Secretary Talkeetna Mining Company
OANTY, PROSPER H., Skagway, Alaska ;
Wholesale and Retail Grocer Director Bank of Alaskt
GIDEON, E. W., Carcross, Yukon Territory ’ '
Proprietor Caribou Hotel
GORDON, FRED W., 61 Broadway, New York City
Director. NUes-Bement-Pond Tool Corporation
President Donander Company Director Pratt A Whitney Company
GRANT. JOHN G , Wrangell, Alaska
Proprietor Wrangell Hotel
HALL, WM. W., 11 East 42nd Street, New York City
Retired Capitalist
HARRISON, L. A., Skagway, Alaska
L. A. Harrison. General Merchandise
HARKOU), Fa. SEARS, Western*r, Virginia ,
HEMl’IIl LL, A. 140 Broadway, Now York City
Chairman Guaranty Trust Co Director Adams Express Co. !
Director American Surety Co Director Electric Bond & Share Co
Director I'nitcd States Gas & Klectric Corporation j
IIILLKRY, WILLARD R„ Cordova, Alaska
Vice-President Hank of Alaska Director Hank of Alaska
1J( )D(iKS, 0E< )R(JK \\., 14 Wall Street, New York Citv
Kemick-Hodgea A Company, Bankers
KENNEDY, .JAMES, Skagway, Alaska v,
James Kennedy Ai Company, Clothing
K< >Eii LER, MAX, 210 Ki;ilto Bui It ling, St. Louis, Mo.
Retired Capitalist
I.EACH, ARTHUR B., 02 Cedar Street, New York City «
President A li Reach A- Co Bankers
McCormack, P C„ Wrangell, Alaska
President St Michael Trading Company
MeEARLAND, .J. E., Carcross, Yukon Territory
Superintendent Raklnaw At Taglsh Mines
MIDDLEDITH, .JAMES F., Ill Broadway, New York City
MILLER. CHARLES A., Utica, New York
President, Savings Hank of Utica President. Phoenix Underwear Co
NOAH, ANDREW It., Akron, Ohio
Director. B F Goodrich Rubber Company
PULLEN, H. S., Skagway, Alaska
Proprietor Ihillen House
RASMUSSEN, E. A., Skagway, Alaska
United States Commissioner
SEAMAN, HON. A. P. W., 00 Broadway, New York City
Counselor at Daw j
SHAPIRO, MARY Z., 120 Broadway, New York City
SHEPARD, FINLEY .!., 120 Broadway, New York City
Vice-President. Missouri Pacific R R Co
/ frilLBERMANN, I'HILLIP 1851 Seventh Avenue, New York City
Retired Merchant
STEVENSON, ANDREW, Skagway, Alaska
President Bank of Alaska Director Bank of Alaska j
STEVENSON, ARCHIBALD, K., 20 Nassau Street, New York City
Counse|or-at-leaw Director. American Excess Fire Insurance Co
WALBRIIXift, HENRY l)„ 14 Wall Street, New York City
President, H I) Walbrldge & Co.. Bankers Director, Hunk of Alaska
l’resident. I>alias (Tex.I Cus Co . Director. American Caul Products Co
Director. Commonwealth Right, P. & Ry Co.. Director. Penn Klectric Co
ARREN, W. II.. Wrangell. Alaska
Vice.('resident. Bank of Alaska
WESTERMANN, J. T., Captain, National Army
,ii WOLFE, S H., 105 Broadway, New York City
Consulting Actuary
YOU NO, HOWARD E., 2701 Boston Street, Baltimore, Md.
President. J S Young Company. Ricerice Manufacturers