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The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
NATION'S $ CORN CROP BREAKS
 RECORDS

WASHINGTON, Oct. g. - This years corn crop will be the greatest in the nations history, according to n announcement issued by the U. s. apartment of agriculture today. This spite of the fact that a loss esti- 1ated at 37OOO.OOO bushels occurred uring the month of September. The rop, it is expected, will be approxi- lately 21O,795,OOO bushels. Crop sta stics indicate that spring wheat will Xceed last years crop.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
KERENSKY WINS OUT AGAINST
 CONGRESS
(By Associated Press)

PETROGRAD, Oct. 9. - The pro- visional government has apparently won a complete victory over the pre- liminary parliament outgrowth of the Democratic congress. Teeretelli, one of the leaders of parliament, informed Kerensky that the parliament had withdrawn it's demands that the gov ernment be responsible to 1t and had acceded to the governments plan that parliament act merely in an advisory legislative capacity.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
DAWSON POTATO CROP UNDER
 LAST YEAR
(By Associated Press)

DAWSON, Y. T., Oct. g. - The Yu- kon's open season is drawing near an end, and the crops of the country are being harvested. Much of the hay al ready is cut, and soon the potato and root crops will be garnered. Owing to the excess of rain and an unusually cloudy season the potato crop this year is understood to be much under that of last year in volume. Last spring Dawson had potatoes to ship to the lower country, and also supplied many river steamers.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
RANCHER SELLS 40,000 HEAD
 OF SHEEP

BILLINGS, Mont, Oct. g. Lee Simonson. a stockman of this city, re- gently received a check for $155764 in payment for a trainload of sheep sold to Denver firm. He said he had four trainloads of sheep to ship. In all he sold 10000 head. which he is shipping to Idaho and Colorado ranges for the winter.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
ALLIES PUTTING | UP FIGHT EAST
 OF YPRES
(By Associated Press)

BRITISH FRONT, France-Belgium Oct. g. - The British troops pushed the Germans through PoelCepelle, fighting in the cities and on eastern outskirts, around large brewery. The Germans held out strongly, north of Broodseinde. At Daisy Wood the British surrounded the wood and hot fighting ensued
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
CHINA VISITED BY BAD FLOODS-- MANY D|E
(By Associated Press)

' WASHINGTON, Oct. g. - The flood which is now sweeping over the val Eey sections of China is the most dis astrous in the nations history. No previous floods in the annals of 'the Chinese race ever cost so many lives and worked such devastation. All Chinese officials have been called upon to contribute ten per cent of their salaries for relief and citizens in all walks in life are raising funds to aid the flood sufferers.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09

The Admiral Evans arrived from the south at o'clock yesterday afternoon with the foilogsnB passengers for Cor, dova: Hans Brundewald, c. Jacob. sen, Ed Aura, J. Johnson, A. Peterson, A. c. Jurick, P. Johnson, A. Johnson, o. H. Nordeen, Ed. Scalberg, G. w. Carlson, Charles Swanson, E. John son, H. Johnson, John Rock, w. or son, A. Anderson. Those leaving for the westward were c. F. Five and wife, and o. Hansen.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
II ALLAN SUB |5 SPELLED BY
 MISTAKE
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Oct 9. - The navy department is waiting for full reports of the shelling of an Italian submarine by United States patrol ship through a misunderstanding and resulting in the death of an officer and an enlisted man. The patrol fired shots in the darkness after the submarine failed to answer recognition signals.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
GERMAN CRUISER INJURED BY
 MINE
CBy Associated Press)

LONDON, Oct. 9. - A new German battle cruiser on it's trial trip off Heli- goland, struck mine and was badly damaged, according to a report re- ceiyed by the admiralty today The re- port states that three officers and twenty sailors were drowned. Yes sels coming to the assistance succeed ed in towing the damaged warship into port.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
ANOTHER PEACE OFFER FROM
 TEUTONS
(By Associated Pressl

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 9. - The Duet sches Tages Zeitung, a Berlin news, paper, says it has been learned upon good authority that Germany and Aus tria have agreed to make another peace offer, the basis of which is to be no territorial aggrandizement, the surrender of Belgium and northern France, no indemnities and the renun- citation of positive territorial acqui- sitions for money payments.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09

The steamer Alameda sailed for Se- attle this afternoon with the follow. ing passengers from Cordova: Mrs. o. L. Larson, Mrs. J. L. O'Brien, Miss Julia Steinmetz, Mrs. Wardell. Miss Stella Wallace, ]. J. Strigsye. John Christensen, K. Adler, w. Howell. Alex Anderson, Griff Ellis, E. L. Olson. Mrs. c. S. Bratton. w Kerr, Al Beal. Marshal Erwin, Joseph Clark, c. Frit- chett, J. R. Reed, A. 4. Thomas, w. R. Coleman, H. McCue, H. s. Paul, and forty-five seeond class passen- gers; Mrs. G. ". Mosely, J. Mcdonald for Juneau.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
TWO MORE LOANS MADE ID THE
 ALLIES
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Oct. 9. - The gov ernment today made additional loans of $4O,OOO,OOO each to England and France. The total amount now loaned to the allies reaches $2,613,4O0.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09

Fire destroyed the Royal hotel at
 ketchikan recently, entailing loss of
 about $10,000. The hotel, which was forty years of age. was on the water front, and the fire was famed by a
 strong gale.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
PLAN { WAR RELIEF
 PROJE
(By Associated

SEATTLE, Oct. 9. ! Seattle. the society mai supporting office work are banding together iI relief work project. 1 ming the greatest carni in the history of the C initial fund of $100,0t be devoted to the cal wounded soldiers and dependents left behind men who marched aw ago to enter their per for the war on German
 The carnival probab. early in December, col entire week.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09

Marion Goldstein, son of the promi- Fnent Juneau merchant and furrier,, who enlisted in the naval reserve some time ago, has received orders to report at the Bremerton navy yard for training.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09

NEW YORK, Oct. 9. - Fifteen thou sand spectators were on the grounds this afternoon when the game was postponed. There is no cessation in the rain. The betting Is practically all in favor of Chicago.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
SUB ME MAGE |S DECREASING IN
 NORTH SEA

COPENHAGEN, Oct. g. - The sub marine danger having decreased, the insurance on Norwegian cargoes in the North sea have been reduced from eight to seven per cent.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
NJ CAME TODAY ACCOUNT IF
 RAIN
CBy Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Oct. 9. - The third game of the worlds series was post Doned on account of rain, and will be played here tomorrow. Fridays game at Chicago will not take place until Saturday, and the teams fill return here on Monday, if necessary. A small crowd waited all last night for bleaeher tickets, but the police said it was the smallest all-night crowd waiting for a worlds series in years.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09

The westward passengers from here on the Alaska were Thomas Riggs, Jr. and J. H. Jackson for Anchorage; E Elmer and w. King for Valdez.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09
THREE STEAMERS WERE IN PORT
 TODAY

The steamer Alaska arrived from Seattle at ' o'clock last night, with the following passengers:
 Ellamar-F. M. Jordan.
 Cordova - Mrs. NJ. Wiley, Mrs. P. Beran, Miss E. Feckert, Mrs. l.. F.. Baxter, Charles Ostrom, w. Johnston. S. c. Stannard, s. J. Kimble, J. c. Dolan, J. B. Johnson.
 Seward - c. P. Kelley, Mrs. K. Evans.
 Anchorage - l. Lachman and wife, E. w. Smith, Mrs. Saunders, W. II. Brooks, J. Moulton, Mrs. H. Schodds.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09

The steamer Alaska took out 900 tons of copper ore, 5000 cases of sal mon for the Carlisle Company, 2.OOO cases for the Copper River Packing Company and 1854 cases for Clark & Graham.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09

S. c. Stannards, of Juneau, is on a business trip to Cordova.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-09

Advertise in the Times-lt pays
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
Missoula Man Picks
Christmas Daisies.

No first robins" have appeared out
of our misplaced April weather. but W.
T.. Cobban, lbs South Third street west.
has something even more exciting
with proof
II went out into my yard this morn
ing" he said yesterday, and picked
bunch Of English daisies. No, they
weren't under glass. They had been
sheltered by chance and were bloom
ing bravely in the midst of melting
snow. ! think that sets Il Christmas
! record.
'They. told me at home not to try
to tell the story without proof. SO l
brought the daisies downtown with me.
| Do / get the price"
| To make his record good. Mr.. Cobban
told of Il Bitter Root farmeE who dug
i 200 sacks Of potatoes from his place on
December Is, without finding a single
| frozen spud
And a week ago." said Mr.. Cobban.
II was trying to find volunteers for
| work on a skating rink"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

We advise our fellow citizens
to stroll down the great white
way Of Higgins avenue, the finest
business boulevard in Montana,
to visit the stores, to inspect the
show windows and to mix with
their ncighhors who are alive
with the spirit Of Christmas.
Never in NTSsonla have the
stocks Of Christmas gifts been
more attractive. and never has
there been greater study to make
the prices fit the war pocket
books. There are no finer OF
more complete mercantile houses
lin All the northwest than the ones
in our own city and these have
been built up on the solid basis
Of the prosperity Of our citizens
We hope that the merchants vii
reap adequate returns for Their
Esprit Of enterprise.
| Our people must try to get th'
lmost out Of Christmas. They haN'
been periodically working for tn
IRcd Cross and giving their none,
Ito it. They. have bought Lihert,
bonds beyond the allotment. The,
have sent their boys to tn
trenches. They stand ready 70
any sacrifice. Let lis keep tn
spirit Of Christmas with re
membrane Of our friends an
not be dclnded into uncallcd 70
and unnecessary fears. Let Il
shop early and, as usual, buy tn
I,hings that we think most appct
to the tastes Of those who are /
, our memory strongest at TIN
season Of the year.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
Americans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
No. 47-Our First Sea Fight.

nloveu
colon and
are "A fqd
will be from side"
tho
eolonists by
a thankful
any ne We
British
o Which
years
cruise along Naranset bay under
in omma ind.
paddinston might have treated horde
o
leave Sarraeanset Bay. He overhanled the ear
AGGRESSION LEADS searching so-calie'
TO BATTLE. traba articles
which he chose to consider contr'n"nd ne not only
nekess Coons
| o governments,
furthe n leealized
living When the farmers objected
their fruit burning
!
of and the wiest
into the habor The
behind presently
. motion
boats manned to the snwas with
.
their
cane quarters. ao,rf TIL"
hie the
GOING ABOARD them
THE SCHOONER Islanders unchecked by the vones tina
i hh,zea in
the And sides Will
his Dnddington met their rush o
a fcw MIN the fighta
terribly wounded All fsh
out
to
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
ATrILA OR JOSHUA?

II was in 1900. when the Germans.
took part in the cXpcditionary force
that went to China to 'suhdue the
Boxer uprising. that the Emperor
William Instructed his troops to be
as terrible as Atti!a's Huns" 1t is
this. doubtless. that has led the Eng
Nsh newspapers to refer ordinarily to
The German soldiers as Huns" and
has resulted recently in some instruc
tive books. written to tell MS ;tKain the
story of the terrible Attila who had
| the courage to fight the eastern Ro-
| man empire and also the western. But
| the present day Germans do not de-
| rive their spirit from the Huns. In
stead OF quoting the Emperor Will
lam Of 1900. we should quoet his 1914
proclamation to the army of the east
early in tho present war, from which
these are typical sentences:
Remember that you are the chosen
people. The spirit of the Lord has
descended Upon me because | am Tho
emperor of the Germans. I am tn.
instrument OF the Almighty / am Hit
sword. His agent. Let them perish
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.

The enclosure and scaffold on when
Burns was hung were removed at 8
o'clock last Friday night.
In the window of the NJ. NJ. COM
panE's clothing department can n'
scon a copy of the Missoula Gazette
of December u, 1890. containing inc
hanging. of the four notorious Indian
muraerors. the owner of which now
asks f., for the same.
Hugh J. Hamilton, alias. John Turns
who was hanged Friday. was buried III
tho Catholic cemetery yesterday alter
noon The funeral took place from
Elyun's undertaking establishment ana
about 80 people attended II. ABOUT i
dozen of them were his friends.
While the eitv ordinances direct all
/ property owners to clean their side :
walks of snow and ice what about ths
| county propcrty? There is no more
| dangerous piece of walk for p"des-
,,ions than that surrounding the coun,
ty courthouse square. Why shoui'
| the county not he made to clear th'
| snow and ice from this square:
I'll. p, Clark, agent of the Northern
| Pacific Railroad company OF this city
| entertained the boys of the depot at
/ dinner last Wednesday evening. INT
. srrcad was an elegant one. and Mrs
Clark. the boys say. is model host
ess, They all hope that Harry VII
be agent here next year. so that IN
| occa sion will be repeated
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
War Gives Rumors
Nioor and Circulation,

The war has produced almost as
many vain rumOrs as casualties. and
the entrance of the United States into
the conflict has not leSScned the crop
a bit The Red Cross has been one of
the chief sufferers. Loaded stories.
ranging in destructiveness from the
historic one about the sweater sales
to the tea table gossip about red
tape" have gone and continue to go
| the rounds
The persistence Of these stories and
the utter folly of them suggests little
verse recently published in the London
| Spectator with reference to war gossip
overseas The verse ends as follows:
| absolute evidence have l none.
| But aunt's charwoman's sisters son
Heard policeman on his beat
| SAY 10 a houscmaid in Downing street
That he had Il brother who had "A
! friend,
Who knew for a fact when the war
would end"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

all the enemies of the German people
God dema ndS their destruction; God
who. by my mouth, bids YOU to do His
wih'
Onward with God" is the German
motto, the word that the emperor is
always sending to hie own soldiers
aud 10 those of his allies. 1t is Il
tribal God" that the Germans Wor-
ship. and the highest duty which this
kind Of religion ehjoins is that of
tribal ACKNOWLEDGMENT. TO destroy the
neighbors and possess their lands is
| the chief aim of German existence
according TO this form of nationalistic
| faith. To understand the conception
| one has only to read again the annals
| OF the chosen people of old. as they
were embarked upon the task of ere
ating an empire under the leadership
of Joshua.--From The Progress o
the World, in the American Review
OF Reviews for December. 1917.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
RED CROSS AND THE
AMERICAN SOLDIER

I'pon the entry of the United States
into the WARMTH the prospect that
not the smallest part of the job OF OBJ
literating kaiserism will fall to us
the burden of the Red Cross was heav-
ily augmented In "A general sense, the
urinary purpose of the Red Cross is
to care for the men of our own army
and navy, experimenting the work of
the government. Three American sol
diers have fallen in action and have
been buried with unusual honors in
French soil How many young Ameri-
cans will fill graves in foreign lands
before the hour of Prussianism shall
have struck, God only knows. But at
all times no matter how long the
struggle, the supreme object OF the
American Red Cross will be to safe
guard the comfort and welfare of our
fighting men on land and sea.
The initial work of the organization
after troops began to move to camp III
this country was the establishment oil
| canteens at railway stations, supplylhs
excellent lunches to the soldiers. AS
| the BOYS leave for France they are
supplied with comfort kits. And al
Christmas every man in the United
States army and navy, at home aho
abroad, will receive a parcel intended
to convey TO him the God-bless-SoI
of all Americans. The clicking of hun
! dreds of thousands of needles in tho
nimble fingers of Red Cross knitter'
is "A familiar sound.
| In the United States the RED eros:
follows the soldier and sailor to thu
pier: i'm France it greets him the in
slant he sets foot ashore. 1t looks aft
or the soldier in the coast reception
camps. provides him with dispenser.
and rest station service, treats III
aching tooth. and in innumerable 9th
or WAYS makes his new life happier. A
the base camps it supplements tn
work of the army in making him com
Portable.
And when the American soldier !
Captnred--thcre are more than 10
American prisoners in German hand
now--he will know that his Red eros
tmother has followed him right into tn
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

politician Of this sort, who delud-
ed the people into believing that
!, his affection for them was strong,
and then proceeded to slash down
everybody who got into his way.
Something like the French revo-
luton has been predicted for
Russia for a long time, but GER
,tainly it is one Of the odd turns of
war and fate that the former
east side newspaper reporter of
New York should fill the role of
! Rohcspicrre. 1t makes us think
| that there may still be oppor-
ltunity for any one Of us to get
lin the rays Of the spotlight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
Jack Newcomb
Boosts Aoover's Game.

Jack Newcomb, IA years old, and
pupil in the eighth grade of the Central
school, is all for Hoover. He has not
been convinced by the needs of the al
lies, however. The limitsiof the hu-
man stomach brought him to the con
clusion that second helpinss are un-
patriotic. At least that is the suE-
gestion conveyed by Jacks following
remarks:
Christmas time was coming soon
And we could hear the beating spoon
AS mother stirred the Christmas cake
And tucked it into the stove to bake.
On Christmas day l ate and ate
Just how much l can hardly state
, But when mother served the cake. and
pie
I ate till l bulged from toe to eye.
After dinner I felt unwell.
| AS if in-well. l mustn't tell.
But I'm wiser now than l was before;
When I've had my cake l don't ask
| for more.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18
Talk Of the TOiun
Terrible Suffering
IN Tueknv.

efro0lo 0uvvOrsU0
in Turkey.
America does not realize the hum
ger that exists in some parts Of Tur-
key" said Professor william N. Aber
OF the State University, chairman of
the Missoula committee for Armenian
and Syrian relief, yesterday. II can
best illustrate by telling you about
a little boy who was brought to one
OF the hospitals. His condition was
such that he could not eat solid food.
but he cried for piece Of bread.
When the physician told him he could
not eat the bread he said he didn't
want to eat it, he just wanted to put
| it under his pillow so that he could
+, feel that food was near.
IAN American doctor coming down
the mountain side from Lebanon no.
! ticed in the distance a throng of chill
dren and wondered why so many were
gathered in one place. Upon coming
near he discovered that a camel had
| died by the roadside and these fam
ished children were in desperation
picking the last shreds of flesh from
the skeleton Of the fallen beast. Chill
dren eagerly picking grains from the
dung of animals in the street have be-
come a common sight.
"A hard task is assigned to the mis-
sionaries--that Of practically signing
1.-THE death sentence of children. For
example in one case there were 43O
children with funds sufficient for only
30 The missionaries were forced to
select the 20 and say no to the equally
destitute $50.
IAN American passing through viii
lage last summer saw only one house
open. The people had either migrated
or persisted. In one doorway sat lit
tie girl. apparently alone In the world.
She kept saying over and over. I'm
hungry! I'm hungry The children
| in all the villages look like old men
and women.
In Aleith no grapes are expected
because the children have eaten the
shoots and young leaves. The null
berry orchards were planted with
wheat but in many cases children have
plucked the wheat to eat the seeds
clinging to the roots"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

prison camp. for arrangements have
been made to get to HIM from Switzer-
land the same rations given to the man
in the trench.
Thus, from his military cradle to his
grave. if must be, the Red Cross is an
omnipresent help. working for him
with the effectiveness born of long ex-
perience, efficient administration, and
unselfish devotion.-From what Our
Red Cross Is Doing In France" by
, Marion G. Scheitlin, in the American
, Review of Reviews for December, 1915
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

We will try to bear up under
The sneer Of Won Hindenhurg
that America is the country that
produced a Rarnum. If the Old
scout Is thinking Of Barnnm'S re-
mark that the American people
like 10 be h,mbugged, we may re-
ply that there are no German
Barnums capable Of that camou-
ilage.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-18

We should not overlook the
usual holiday warning Of the
state fire marshal against Christ
mas fires Each year many thou
sands Of dollars Of property and
lives are lost because Of careless
ness in the placing Of decorations
in churches. homes and halls. w,
should be especially watchiul ot
electric wiring which. when de,
iective, starts fires in decoration:
and trees. No cotton should b'
used, the fire marshal says, esre
cially at a time when it is 81
badly needed for clothing ant
war munitions. In this year o
food conservation, we should con
serve against fire.