THE CORDOYA DAILY TIMES
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SHOCKING TO SOME PEOPLE
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Perhaps it is the demoralizing ef
fect of the war. But over in Liege,
or what is left of that Belgian city,
the old women have a regular smok
ers’ club. By old women we mean
those of eighty or ninety years. They
gather every day and get out their
pipes and swap matches and tell fun
ny stories and damm the kaiser.
MORE THRIFT
Interesting is the fact that the jew
elers in these prosperous days are
melting more gold into trinkets than
the mines of America produce. The
director of the mint estimates that j
last year wedding rings and gold
headed canes accounted for about $65,-!
000,000 of the metal, whereas, the
mines of the country yielded that,
with the enterprise burglars are show
ing these days in Chicago and else
where, a good deal of this gold will j
shortly be returned to the mint via
♦be melting pot.
r SHOULD BE ELECTED
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The Daily Times endorses the eand- j
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daey of Mrs. Fred M. Schaupp for
school director, believing as it does
that she will make a most valuable
acquisition to the board. Mrs. Schaupp
is an educated woman who has had
considerable experience in school
work. She was born at Santa Rosa, i
California, and was graduated from j
the University of California. She
taught the high schools at Ookland,
Alameda and Santa Rosa, and is in
every way qualified to serve as a
member of the local board*
QUITE A BAG FULL
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Now that a reason no longer exists !
for covering up British merchant ma
rine losses during the war, we are
learning that the submarine, at least
when aided by a certain lack of initia- j
five and resourcefulness on the part
of the attacked, is a great little des- j
troyer of commerce. Between August
4. 1914, and Nov. 18, 1918, the British
lost, according to report from the i
British minister of shipping, a total:
of 2,479 vessels, with a combined'
weight of 7,759,090 gross tons. These
ships would have been worth, before
the wmr, an estimated $300,000,000.
Now their replacement cost would al
most be treble. And these totals do
not include crippled ships—those that
had to have more or less expensive
repairs, but were kept afloat. The
loss of life—also to be figured in dol
lars and cents—was 12,723 through
subs and 1,493 through mines. Of the j
total tonnage lost the submarines ac- j
counted for 6,635,059 and the mines ■
for 1573,417. The rest went to cruis
ers, torpedo boats, etc.
EASY PICKING
As Mexico becomes more and ob
viously the field for the next Ameri
can exploit at arms, our interest
grows in the cost of the adventure,
and the probable number of men that
will be required. The administration
has published an estimate of 450,000
soldiers, employed for three years.
But is this really an estimate or
merely a bit of propaganda to help
keep the public at peace with Pres
ident Wilson’s hands-off policy?
As a means of measuring the ad
ministration figures it may be point
ed out that General Funston, shortly
before his death at San Antonio stat
ed his belief that he could march
anywhere through Mexico with an
army of 13,000 men. The Wall Street
Journal quotes Washington army of
ficials—without giving their names—
as saying that Mexico could be paci
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fied and policed with an army of not
more than 100,000. In fact, it is
admitted, an estimate of 450,000 men
wras made. But it is pointed out that
this plan contemplated a determined
and unuited resistance by the whole
of the Mexican nation. This would
be followed by a strong policing of
all Mexican territory;
But nobody believes that the en
tire nation can be brought into action.
In the first place, jealousy and civil
discord Avould make effective united
action almost impossible. In the
second place Mexico would be entire
ly unable to sustain an army in the
field. She might manage to feed her
soldiers after a fashion but she could
not equip them nor replace any of
the munitions lost or used. She now
depends on this country even for rifle
cartridges. In case of wrar a certain
amount of arms could be brought in
overland from Central America and
somewhat more from Europe and
Japan. But our navy wrould quickly
establish a blocade that would keep
out all but a dribble of supplies. The
Mexicans wrould have nowr no gas
masks, gas producing plants, steel
works or any other means of self-sup
ply for any important essential.
The only thing that Mexico has
-which to oppose an American invas
ion is topography. Mexico does offer
hard geography to the invader.
Small forces of determined men could
cause untold havoc by guerilla war
fare. With a single army division we
could undoubtedly march from end to
end of the Mexican republic, but the
Mexicans, after giving way before us,
would close in behind. They wrould
avoid battle but would indulge in
skirmish.
Here, however, modern methods
step in and make it difficult for
them. Our army has few combat
planes but that does not matter, as
the Mexicans have none. With a large
fleet of aeroplanes which could rap
idly develop now that we have spent
some hundreds of millions in learn
ing howr, we could protect the army
from all sorts of ambuscade. Every !
battalion, as it proAvIed among the
rocks, Avould be preceded bjr an aerial
scout, and all danger of surprise
ivoided.
We could go about the Mexican bus
r.ess leisurely and safely and soon re
luce the active armed resistance,
rhen the offer of Avork'at good wages
wood soon bring the guerillas in.
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Think of the number of let
ters in the name of your favorite
tobacco or cigar.
Double this number.
Add eight.
Divide by two.
Subtract the number you
started with.
Multiply by three. j,
Add one.
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Subtract six.
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Come into the Horseshoe, and
if the man at the counter can
not tell you the correct answer
he will treat you to a cigar.
We are as certain of the su- i
i perior quality of our cigars and
tobacco as we are of solving
I this problem.
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Sheet Iron, Galvanized Iron, Tin
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Phone 143
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DEALER IN
RAW FURS
SEATTLE NEW YORK
Alaska Building 127 W. 27th 8t
Ship direct to New York for highest prices paid for Raw
Furs. Your shipments are handled by expert graders and New York
market prices are paid on correct grading the day received. If de
sired, your shipments will be kept separate, in order that our prices
may be approved by you. Providing that our valuation does not prove
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GOOD CANDY?
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Try a box of Blanche
Sweet Chocolates —
as dainty and deli
cious as this captivat
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A Recent Shipment
of
Cordluray and i
Khaki
PANTS
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and Pressing. Also our —
most modern and complete Hat- j
Blocking and Cleaning Outfit
will soon be in operation
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
Phone 188
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SHOE REPAIRING
DIMON NICKALOFF
Currier Building,
C Street. P. O. Box 986.
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Keist Furniture
Company
Is the Place to Buy
New and Second-Hand
Household Goods
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
We Sell Goods on Commission
Next door to Alaska S. S. Office
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JUST RECEIVED!
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
LIVE CHICKENS
Good Roasters
JOE FREY
Phone 22 I
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