(By United Press)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. June 16—(By Mall)—
Americans think they are some bears
when It comes to slinging slang, but
the British Tommy Isn't so worse him
self when he sets his bean to work
ing along slangological lines.
What is patter than "Emma-Qee" for
a machine gun. for instance? “Or
•O-Ptp” for an observation post? One
mist admit that there's some class to
these terms, and while you've got
.'our goggles on this column Just take
t from me that there's more pep of
this game mustardy standard where
this crime from.
A "♦blzz bang" Is a shell of such
high velocity that Its whizz and its
bang are almost simultaneous. A
"dud” is a shell which falls to explode.
A bum handout Is a "dud" meal and
a gink with a bone head Is a "dud" bo.
The tip you got on the filly that was
backed off the boards by the other
nags on the back stretch was a "dud,"
and the piece of rope the candidate for
re-election handed you was a "dud”
smoke.
A trench mortar Is a “Joe Rmma,"
and the big black ball of high explosive
the Germans reply with la a “plum
pudding.” An anti-aircraft gun Is an i
"Archibald" or an “Apache," while the i
German shell which bursts with a t
fuzzy yellow puff of smoke Is a '
“wooly bear.” 1
To the English Tommy a German Is 1
a “Fritz,”• and "Fritz" he Is to the I
Canadians. The Scotch call him an
"Allyman" (probably after the French
“Allemand"), but he Is nobody to the
Irish but “Jerry.” A British staff of
ficer la a “brass hat," perhaps because 1
of the gold braid on his cap, and Tom- i
my’s own headgear, the Bteel helmet i
he must wear Inside the shell area, Is |
a "tin hat." I
Another name given the staff offi
cers Is the "lilies." supposedly on the
theory that they toll not.
"Bllghty” Is England, and “going i
"bllghty" you can Just bet your last
specimen of spondullx. Is a "little bit
of all right. A “bllghty" is a small
wound which tnvalldes you home. A
serious wound Is not a "bllghty,” for
the very simple reason that It puts a
crimp In your traveling capacity and
gives you billets In a front sick bay.
If the wound Is very bad, so bad that
stimulants are necessary before you
are operated upon, you will go to Re
jsurrectlon ward.
j “Ack Emma" Is morning "Pip Em
ma" is afternoon. And night is not
Infrequently called “Sawer." which is
one way to pronounce the French word
“sotr." When a thing Is all gone It’s
"na poo"—another assault and battery,
with mayhem, on the Francals.
A group of mobile batteries, which
turn the razzle dazzle on Fritz or Jer
ry or Allyman, first at one part of
the line then at another, is called a
“traveling circus.”
A battle or raid, or any operation
against the enemy of a similar nature.
Is a “show.” A “dud show" means
that the stunt did not come off — In
plain English the attackers pulled a
lemon.
When Tommy says "Fritz got his
wind up" he means he suffered an at- ,
tack of (rapped pedal extremities.
The guns of the largest calibre are I
"Grandpas.” The next largest are j
“Grandmas." Of course "Daddy” Is J
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ext and "Mother" next and "Uncle"
nd "Aunty” and the "kids" follow
own the scale, plum to "Emma Oee."
'he kids have all sorts of names: Wll
le, Harry, 8ally, Polly, Mamie, Little
-lx. and such, just as the gunners
ancy happened to strike
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FOR THREE DAYS ONLY.
I will offer for sale my two story
ullding and cabin In rear, located next
narket. First street. Cabin and 8
ooms, partly furnished, recently pa
iered; earning $96.00 monthly; $.1,260,
erms W. E. Kendrick.
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For home use a billiard table top
las been Invented that can be clamp
id to any table of sufficient size and
eveled with screw blocks at each end
-«
An automatic stabilizer for aero
ilanes, employing electricity but nol
» gyroscope, and weighing less thar
20 pounds, has been Invented by t
"hlcagoan
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That drainage waters do not tak<
»ny more plant food away from fer
tlllzed soils plan from unfartlllzei
has been Indicated by experiments li
Oermany.
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Bales of cement covered straw havi
been used by a Colorado farmer ti
build a six room house.
LOCAL DOINGS
L
James McConnell, of Nenana, was
an arrival on today'B train.
Angus McDougall, of the War Eagle
mine, was an arrival In town today
from Strelna.
J. E. Young and wife arrived from
the Interior today on their way to
San Diego, Cal.
S. Howell and K. C. Hogan, of Fair
banks, came to Cordova on today's
train.
Carpenters arc at work erecting a
grandstand on First street for the
Fourth of July events.
The sailing of the steamer Alaska,
scheduled for tomorrow, has been
postponed from W a. m. to 2 p. in.
( The steamer Alameda is due from
Seattle Saturday evening at 11 o'clock,
with a number of passengers and BOO
tons of freight for here.
The ball team turned out last night
and showed up well In practice. All
of the players are requested to be pre
sent at the park tonight at 7 o’clock.
Dr. J. E. Barnie, of Fairbanks, Is a
recent arrival in town. He came out
with Bobby Sheldon's auto stage and
claims that the trail Is in excellent
condition.
The Bed Cross drive for members is
being waged with telling effort. Five
hundred is the goal desired to be at
tained, and every man, woman and
I child should be enrolled.
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MERCURY MINE LOCATED
THROUGH WORTHLESS NEGRO.
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RIO DE JANEIRO. June 29. — Dr. "
Marques da Silva rented his house. In h
i suburb of this city to a negro fam- s
ly. Ills tenants left recently without I
paying the rent, and adding Insult to |
Injury, stole all the electric wiring and f
plumbing fixtures In the house. They t
even tore up an underground lead t
pipe leading to the water main. The |
doctor sat on the veranda of the va- <
rated house contemplating the iniquity t
nf tenants in general when he noticed t
a pecullnr metallic gleam in the trench r
where the pipe had been torn out. \
The gleam was caused by mercury
oozing from the clay. The mercury |
mine will probably make the doctor i
a millionaire.
LADIES. i
Don't miss seeing our shoe line. We
have a full line of them, as smart as
any made. Clayson, The ('.lothler.
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If you can't find what you want In
household goods, go see Lambert. 14 tf
TRENCH TALES.
A Scot bomber was recovering from
"bit o’ shrapnel" picked up while
taking over a Boche trench." “We
ad to take two lines of trenches." he
aid. "and the second was a Hlndeo
urg line. The Boche has improved
a trench making. They make an »*•
il strong trench new. Common en
ineering. boards and timber, but
hick overhead cover. The machine
;un emplacements are in ferro-con
rete. and If the artillery hits them
hey Just bend They’re made up of
oops of Iron woven together and filled
ound with concrete. It would take a
ery direct hit by a big shell to knock
hem to bits. They way we take them
s with rifle grenades. We get round
he sides of them and lam them with
Ifle grenades: that makes the ma
■hine gunners keep their heads down
ind we get into them. The Qerman
nachlne gun teams are pretty good
soldiers, we most often find them dead
it their posts. The quality of their
Infantry is not near so good — in fact
I’m Inclined to say they are getting
ower day by day.
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If you can't find what you want in
household good, go see Lambert 14 tf
CLASSIFIED ADVS.
FOR SALE — Ford, in good running
order; five Rood tires. Enquire at
Alaskan Hotel. 29-6t
WANTED—Woman desires position of
chamber work. Apply the Times
office. 27-31
FOR SALE — Small boat. Cordova
Contracting Co., Second Street.
Phone 220.
WANTED—Position by young lady;
housework. Apply Times office. 8t
WANTED—Maid for family of two.
Apply to Daily Times.
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS'
MEETING.
Notice Is hereby given that the au
nual meeting of the stockholders of
The First Bank of Cordova will ba
held at the office of Haid bank In the
town of Cordova. Alaska, on Tuesday,
July 10, 1017, at the hour of 10 o'clock
a. m., at which meeting the directors
of said bank will be elected for the
ensuing year, and such other business
transacted as may regularly come be
fore said meeting.
THUS. SCOTT, Secretary.
Dated at Cordova, June 26, 1917.
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