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The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06
64 AMERICANS RELEASED BY
 GERMANY
 (By Associated Press)
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. A dis patch from Ambassador Gerard an nOunces the release of sixty-four Am sricans- held as prisoners by Germany for having taken passage aboard British armed merchantmen captured by the German sea raider in the south Atlantic ocean.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06

Mrs. Martha White. one of the pio- neers of the Cook Inlet country, is reported i'll and will have to undergo surgical operation at the hospital at Anchorage.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06
UNCLE SAM ID. BUILD 1 00 SUBMARINES tBy Associated Press)
tBy Associated PressD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. - A con- ference of the Republican senators de- c!ded to support Poindexter's bill for the immediate construction of hun dred submarines at cost of s4,OO0.- 900.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06

Tho Women's Guild will meet at Mrs. Ziegler's on Wednesday after noon at ? o'clock. All members are requested to be present.
 Mrs. w. II. CHASE, Sec.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06
SWISS WILL NUT BREAK WITH
 KAISER
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. - It is of ficially stated that Switzerland will not adopt President Wilson's sugges- tion and break diplomatic relations with Germany.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06
ARMY SUPPLIES ARE BEING
 PURCHASED
 (By Associated Press)
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The i'm mediate purchase of reserve quarter masters supplies for the army up to limits, with available appropriations, have been ordered by Secretary of War Baker. Purchasing agents have been sent into the market to carry out. the orders speedily.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06
.|NTERNED SHIPS TAKEN OVER
 BY ]. ],
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. - The status of war bound German ships in American waters remains unchanged The authorities have taken possession of these vessels to prevent destruc- ton or dangeros to navigation. but they are still German property. All German private property in America is safeguarded by law.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06

J. C. Gaffney. representing Lowrie < Pike, of Seattle, is in town and will remain here for four or five days. He spent the past ten days at Valdez, where the fire losses of s. Blum < 60. and others who were recentls burned out there, have been satisfa torily settled.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06

Stassford. McCandish ( Co.,, of the town of Brooks. have purchased a large plant and will thoroughly pros-
 pect, Lucky gulch, . tributary of Liv- ingOod.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06

G. c. Hammond, special distribut ing agent for the Alaskan engineering commission at Anchorage. is passen- ger on the steamer Alaska. He is on his way to Washington, and said, my mission is purely official. and it's sue cessful termination means benefits to Alaska
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06

Vital statistics for Petersburg for 1916, as recorded in the office of the U. 8. commissioner. are as follows: Deaths, |; births. 12 @ boys, 3 Eirls); marriages, 8.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06

Attorney T. J. Donohoe and wife, of Valdez, spent last evening with town friends. Mir. Donohoe is the Demo cratic national committeeman from Alaska, and will likely make a trip to Washington, D. C., before returning north.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06

The first sailing of the Admiral line for Anchorage is scheduled for April g, the Admiral Watson opening the season.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06

Howard M. Merritt, manager of the Fairbanks Telephone Company, ac- companied by his family, was an ar rival in Cordova on last nights train on trip to the states.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06

MT. and Mrs. Myer Cum, of Valdez, were the guests of Mrs. Malcolm Brock last night. They are on their way to Seattle.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06
GERMAN GRE W $ PLACED UNDER
 ARREST
(By Associated Press)

~s The captain and twelve members of the crew of the Hamburg-American liner Sax onia, interned here, have been arrest ed by the immigration officials, and taken to the detention station. The Germans disabled the engines and threw the parts overheard Sunday night. The captain of the German ship Steinbek was also placed under arrest.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06

HONOLULU, Feb. 6. - The engines and boilers of nine German merchant men, interned here, have been dis abled by the crews and their arrests immediately followed.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-06
BATCH PERSONAL AND LOCAL
 JOTT|NGS
w. H. Bogue was an outgoing pas senger today on the steamer Alaska
 The Cordova fire department will hold It's regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening.

The indications are that practically everybody in town will attend the Eagles anniversary ball tonight.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
To Identify Graves.

Unpaid telephone bills for the month
Of December are past due. II not paid
by D. m, of the 18th, service will be
discontinued. Southwest Bell Tel & Tel
Co o-Adv.
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Fify-Piece Band to Play Be-
tween Attractions at
Auditorium,

one Of the best and most varied en-
tcrtalnments that have been given here
this year will be that nt the city Audi
tonum tonight the proceeds Of which
Will 40 20 the athletic fund at Camp
Doulphan II Is especially urged that
persons who enjoy high-c class band music
viii attend the entertainment. as fifty-
piece band, Aclected from the dozen mil.
ltary bands at Camp Doniphnn. will give
"A concert AS the opening event Of the en-
tertainment. That will not be their only
work during the evening, however, as
the band will play selection between
unch OF the other numbers on the pro-
gram.
II Ia the desire OF Major Rlstlne, ath-
letlc officer nj Camp Doniphan, that as
many women attend the entertainment as
possible and he personally guarantees
that there will bc nothing Objectionable
staged during tho evening,
Bhyonet Drill.
one OF the most interesting and In
Htructlve numbers on the program Tor
the evening will be the bayonet drill
staged by non-COms Of the British and
French army who are now at Fort Sill
teaching the bayonet work TO the United
States soldiers IN traiplng there. The drill
viii he similar 10 that the soldiers on
the actual firing line go through from
time TO time when In the trenches.
There In n squad Of acrobats. who be-
fore the war, were professionals but VINO
nre now training to do their part in the
fight for democracy. This squad volun.
teered to come 10 oklahoma city and
help make the entertainment most In
teresting one I
A quartet picked from the 10000 men
In training ht Camp Donlphan viii also
alng several selections. accompanied by
the fifty piece band
Four Boxing Bouts.
Thev will also be four boxing hous.
the frat two between soldiers, the third
between Nato jackson and "Battllng
Pewee OF oklahoma city, and the final
bout between Richie Mitchell OF Chicago
who Ia the boxing instructor NJ camp
DonIphan, and Bud Clancy Of 81. Louis.
boxing instructor for the f5Sth Infantry
which ls training at Camp Donlphan.
Mitchell is one ot the greatest light
weights OF the game and has only been
beaten by Benny Leonard, lightweight
champion Of the world.
Mitchell has twice won newspaper de-
clalons over Freddie Welsh. when no was
the holder OF the worlds lightweight
title. and on numerous occasions he has
flefeatsd the famous Johnny kllbane.
Aammy samson, who Ia promoting the
boxing game IN Oklahoma city, Is now
trying 10 arrange a fight for Mltcheh 70
he staged here early In January.
There win be no war tax on the tickets,
ma Major Ristine says that the tax or
each OF the tickets will be paid from tht
proceeds. Tickets are on sale NJ several
places downtown and n number OF youne
women are today selling ucike through
out the business district.
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Copyrighted, 1917 by the Tribune Asso-
clatlon New Yofk Trfbune)

cIatlon New Yofk Trfbuhe)
From the reign OF A. G. spauldlng.
back around 1878. TO the present reign
Of Grover Cleveland Alexander and Wal
ter Johnson. the mighty parade OF bril-,
liant pitchers would almost extend
around the world
A. q. spauldlng. John Ward, Larry
Corcoran, Charley Radbourn, John
Hoffer, Amos Rusle. Cy Young Rube
Waddel, Christy Mathewson, Miner
Brown. Addie joss, Ed Welsh-the array
is almost endless.
In the matter Of physical stamina, Cy
Young has outclasscd the field Cy won
more games thRn almost any others ever
pitched
But Cy's main record was In the way
| OF endurance plus physical skill BE
was about TO carry forward twenty-five
| years
| The First LUmlnary.
For all the pitching mixtures and In
| gradients, stamina, steadinesa, brilliancy,
| brains, control, speed, curves, GOODNESS,
courage, II IL generally agreed that no
man has ever yet surpassed Christy
| Mathewson.
most unchallenged. He had everything
q pitcher could use
| Az a youngster he beat the Pittsburgh
| Pirates, than champions, seven times In
| succesHion--all In one year
A trine later on, In his first world
| series, he pitched three successive shut
| outs-twenty-se seven innings or runless
ball against n hard-hittlng array.
| There have been others who IND more
speed, although Mathewson had his
share.
But there has never been another who
had more brains or as fine control.
| Mathewson was not only collector oi
victories, but he was constantly warm
Ing up to save others under fire.
Yet In his fifteen years service, mp tc
| the time he drew an attack OF neuritis
ne never had n sore arm.
There were individual years whcr
Walsh, Bender, Rusle, Waddell anc
others did as well.
But taking in the complete array none
Of these quite measured up TO the Glanl
star, who was mainstay for flfteer
campaigns-the man who had the stuf
and who knew how TO use H.
Second Choice.
Among the oldtlmers who have seer
both the ancient and the present school
tho vote for second choice went TO Char
ley Radbourne, the Providence star, wht
achieved undying fame by winning elgh
teen successive games within a space o
twenty five days-a record that hal
never been approa ched.
| "Radbourne,' says Frank Bancroft th'
Daddy Of en- all, was more like Math
cwson than any pitcher ever saw.
mean by that that, like Matty, he de
pended largely upon brains and couraR,
and control, although. like Matty, he hac
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
D|CKERS0N AFTER
. OKLAHOMA CITIES
Leaves Tulsa to Look Over
Situation in Illinois,

TULSA, Okla, Dec. lb.-(Sptcial)--
Il W DckersOn, president OF the West
ern league, departed last night for
Peoria, Ill.,. TO look into the baseball stu
alton In that city. Before leaving, how
ever, he said that he iB In favor OF the
league taking IN Oklahoma City and
Tulsa In preference 10 the two Illinois
cities
80 far ~ the deslrability OF Okhhoma
City and Tulsa for the Western league
Is concerned and no far as the desire OF
tho people OF these two cities are con-
cerned there Ii no argument. The ques-
ZION has only the affirmative side The
only possible chance 90 keep these two
cities ont OF the league toward which
they have inclined for years is for the
Western association to refuse 10 sur
render the territory That In the way
President Dlckerson looks at the matter
AZ the same time, he says he does not
anticipate any such obstruction but that
until the possibility Ia removed, the
Western league cannot officially sane
tion the inclusion OF this territory In Its
circuit
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M pA1SYkllDARE
M Opr1!:;4.''x!'!;..... !: 4 v. ".
I(opyrsh
By Judd Mortimer LsviA
tCopyrIRht. 1911

Jean said. please, Patsy so said
"All right" For when anyone says
please TO the Irish or to a little girl
that is an American they can make her
do whatever they want them to, so
when we got 10 the big stone church
which | had never been to before told
Rowdy TO stay outside and jeans
father took us in, and he teaches a
Gloss of boys in the Sunday school and
Jeans mother teaches a class of girls,
but we did not 60 to her class and
our teacher said that Jesus said that II
anyone blammS you on one cheek you
ought to let them bamm you on the
other cheek, too, and had heard about
that before somewhere, but | don't
think ! would do it, II God had said
il il might be all right, but Jesus was
Gods little boy and no little boy
knows as much as their father.
T DID not have a nickel TO give the
man that came around for the
nickels, but Jean gave him two nickcls
and then everybody sang, and | guess
they do not sing until they sec how
many inckels they get, and ! am glad
that Jean gave two nickels because |
liked the singing and | sung the tune,
too, but did not know the words, and
there was a lady that played an or
gan as big as one end of the chur h
and il was so throbby it seemed to
shake the building, and bet God and
my mothers angel like that, and then
We stayed for church. and then the
minister came down and shook hands
with Jean and she told him who am
and he shook hands with me, and ]
told him about Rowdy and he even
went outside and shook hands with
Rowdy, and he asked me il ] am a good
Christian and ] told him | guessed
was about the best one there except il
anyone blammcd me on one cheek
would fool them il they thought
would give them a chance TO blamr' inc
or the other, and he laughed and sac
that whatever else ! am ! am very nu
man, and | told him All the Irish ar,
human, and then he laughed and sal,
maybe there were some that would dis
pute il, and ! guess that was a Joke io
he laughed, so | laughed, too. An,
when we got back to Jeans house N,
father was there and we had a i'm
dinner and then my father stayed AM
visited and me and lean and\ Rowd
played and went home when Nry IA
ther went 20 work, because Jean wa
going 10 church again and | dh M
Sant to leave Rowdy alone twice IN
same day and prayed Dear mblhe
which art in heaven. am glad tojhav
, S income to play with and | hope lea,
! ing Rowdy outside was all righN wit
a YOU and God I didn't want to M /
q Ask God 10 bless everybody but te
c him that blahm on the check stu
y don't listen good to me. Amen
! (To be continued)
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AII-Time AII-Star Team
Picked by GrantIand Rice
No. Z Pitcher

fine speed and the rest OF II. Radbourne
was great pitcher, the best OF the old
school beyond any doubt"
At Present.
The two stars OF the present day
school are Alexander and Johnson Both
are great pitchers. But neither has yet
achieved fame equal TO Mathewson's.
Those who have starred only two or
three years Rre not counted at all, as
stamina here holds a place with brains
and skill.
Az great as such pitchers ss Clark
son and Rusle were, neither OF these In
rated by the old guard above Radbourne,
We put the vote to ten OF the veteran
observers, who had watched the big pa
rade. Nine OF these voted for Mathew
son without debate The other thought
Walter Johnson was his equal.
II may be that Alexander. with his
| flying star. will some day top the field
But Alex still has quite ~ way to go be-
fore he glides on by the ex-Giant. now
leading the Reds
Hence the all-star battery stands
Mathewson and Ewing At their best
who could name a better7
(Monday-First Page)
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Camp Doniphan'S Team VIII
Outweigh Owens Men 10
Pounds TO the Man,

The aerial game or the open style foot
han is the Instructions given the unl-
yerstty OF Oklahoma football game ny
Coach Owen before they entered the game
against the eleven representing camp
Donlphan. The soldiers outweigh the
university boys between ten and fitteen
pounds TO the man. and Coach owen
does not expect his lighter men 70 pen
citrate the heavier line, hence his IN
structlons 10 the team.
Tho Camp DoniphRn representatives
are here and ready for the game, The
majority OF the members OF tha team
are former football stars OF the uniNer-
stiles OF Missouri and Kansas. so arc
long rivals OF the Red and White eleven
The soldiers are In just as good, II not
better physical condition than the uni
versity players and the game gives
promise OF nibager ievevETAOlNNN
npomise OF being a real fight.
1900 Soldiers Here
Accompanying the soldiers team 20
oklahoma City were approximately 1000
soldiers and from each OF these throatS
this afternoon the soldiers viii be en-
cournged In the game against the col
Iegians.
nity boys viii have as much support
from the crowd In the grandstand m VIII
the soldiers, for the soldRrs wherever
they are always havV an immense FOL
bowling ~.
Those who are practically neutral will
root for the soldiers and because ot this
fact the University team VIII need the
support OF every former student who Is In
the city.
Hugh v. Mcpcrmott. halfback and
captain elect for 1918, and Spot Dur
ant. end, will he missing from the lineup
Of the University OF Oklahoma football
team when u faces the Camp DOniphan
eleven In benefit game AT Fair park.
Oklahoma City. this afternoon, Roth
have Withdrawn from school to enter the
aviation service.
Luster or HIll at End.
Durants place at end VIII he taken hy
Inster or Hill, freshman, Abbott VIII
play one hah and Graham, Bayle, or one
OF the freshmen stars the other half.
Hos Johnson II expected 10 play ot end
opposite Luster or Hin although that is
somewhat uncertain.
I Douglas. Bochtod, Deacon. Light and
Mctilothlin OF the regulars will be avail
able for llnemen. also Mckinley. fresh
man center. who Is whirlwnd
. Davis probably VIII play fullhack and
Graham johnson quarter, Bass OF Enid,
freshman auertcr. also may get chance
70 take part.
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Let us keep Christmas this year by
keeping w tho Rcd GIos. -.
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WHEN me and Rowdy woke up we
w were in Jeans bed and | expect
Rowdy knew right where he was right
away. but didn't. | laid quiet and
tried to guess for a long TING where
vas and then | turned over to .ook
around the rest OF the room and then
] saw Jean, and that is about the first
time ! ever saw her when she was nce
smiling. because guess she doesn't
smile in her sleep, and she was last
asleep and her cheek was red and !
sat up in the bed and looked at he7 iof
long time and she is prettier than my
don and made out OF meat instead Of
sawdust and plaster like they make
dolls OF in Germany instead OF in
heaven, and the house was still and
got up and put on my dress and bloom
ers and me and Rowdy sneaked down
stairs and out TO the playhouse and |
fried punching the bag, but don't
know good yet and it punched me as
much as | punched II, and then some
body said Good morning" the way
Jeans father says II and there he was
smiling 10 the door at me- and then he
stopped down and came into the play
house and he tried to punch the bag
and he cannot punch II any better than
can and that made me kinda proud
OF the Irish again till ] remembered
that ! am an American, and then prct-
" soon Jean earn. out, and then her
mother hollered that breakfast was
ready, and after breakfast me and Jean
got bathed and combed and btushe /
again, and then Jeans father said ne
would go over to see my father before
II was time to take icon TO Sunday
school and Jeans mother said for mr
and Jean to go along and get me som,
clean clothes to go to Sunday school II
and that was the first time | knew
was going to Sunday school, so we al
went over and when we went in N,
father opened his eyes and looked a
us and then he said Good morning
Jean" and then Jeans father said I,
my father, Good morning, Irish" m,
my father laughed and said 600,
morning. Scotch" and they shook hand
and Jeans father sat on the side u
my fathers bed, and he said TO us, "Yo
lassies rummage around for clea
dress and some ribbons for Patsy" S
we did and left them talking.
N y, SHOWED Jean where we had ri
I the clean clothes when Mrs. ca,
penter had washed them and we iour
v q white dress and some clean stockin,
and q ribbon, and then we went ba,
and my father told me that he wi
coming over 20 Jeans house TO dmnr
( and then he kissed us both boodby at
We went away with our bundle. a.
Rcwdy walked as proud as Il he own
all Of IA, snd Jeans father asked !
whers I Was going 20 leave Row
wiki ] was IN Sunday school and
taid I was going to take him with d
but be said could not take a dog il
H che hcsse Of the Lord, and when
told him that God was friend Of M
end that h vorld be all fihht, Sc 81
q wept1 not b all right. a,d he asl
NJ Il could not make Rowdy s.
= outso1a and I told him I could Il
lWasts1 IA, Auf tha. I did not want
euA thaf Aowdy could 20 whereve,
kQNk apd keHty cQpi6 700, ouH 4
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ooners Expect to Use Aerial
Attack Against Soldier Team;
Varied Entertainment Tonight
SOLDIERS DAY PROGRAM.

Tu1 ooTBALL game, Camp Donl.
phRn eleven w. University OF
Oklahoma varsity eleven, at
fair grounds az 2i3o O'Clock.
Benefit entertainment at City
Auditorium, beginning at 9 O'Clock
tonight,
Concert by nifty. piece military
band from Camp Donlphan.
Bayonet drill by nor.coms Of
British and French army, who
are now teaching the soldiers at
Camp Donlphsn how 10 bsyonet
the Hun.
Selection by band.
Squad OF Aorobats. formerly pro.
fesslonals, but now soldiers.
Selection by band.
BoSlnu bout between two col
disrs from Camp ponlphhn,
Selection by band.
Boxing bout between Nate Jack.
son and Battling Pewee Of Okla
homa city.
Selection by band.
Boxing bout between two SOL
dIers from Camp DonlphAn.
Selection by band.
Boxing bout between Hltohle
Mitchell, boxing instructor at
Camp DoniphAn, and Bud"
Clancy OF 81. Louis, boxing In
struotor Of the i3eth Infantry.
Selection by band.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-15
SCHOOL BOYS WILL =
AID MAIL DELIVERY

CHICAGO, Dec. l5-More than $50
school boys will assist the Chicago
postoffice in distributing Christmas
mail, postofiice authorities announced
today. School principals will select the
boys, who will receive S TO s. day.
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BRANCH OF ARMY
WILL CARE FOR
SOLDIER GRAVES
4.
Registration Service Units AS
signed to Divisions
Ry the Associated Press.

WITH THE AMERICAN hRMf
IN FRANCE, Dec. lS.--The organlza-
ton has been announced OF branch OF
the army whose sole duty is to arrange
for the proper burial of American SOL
diers who die IN France and for care
OF their graves.
The new organization is known as
the Graves Registration service. 1t is
under the direction OF regular army
major and is a division OF the Office
Of the chief quartermaster. The serv-
ice chief also is superintendent OF all
American cemeteries in Europe ana
as such is responsible for their proper
care and maintenance.
Fifty For Each Division.
A unit Of two officers and fifty men
is provided for each army division
Many of the nteu were undertakers IN
civil life.
The American expeditionary force
has been assigned land by the French
authorities for use as cemeteries, Al
ready two large burial plots have beer
fenced in and posted and a number oi
small ones arranged near the front
Each grave in the main cemeteries
will have cross at the head and an
iron marker Temporary graves will bc
marked by pegs and cross or Other
hcadStone.
To Identify Graves
On each also there will be an iden'
tiiication tag and card giving th'
soldiers rank, the organization e
which he belonged and the circum
stances of his death. This information
also will be forwarded TO the recorC
office where the records will contain
the location and a picture of the grave
for the benefit OF relatives
Unpaid telephone bills for the montl
Of December are past due, II not pai'
by s p. m. OF the 18th. service will b
discontinued. Southwest Bell Tel & Te
|
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Christmas Morning

NutSe-"Johmnie, see the lovely new
brother that Santa Just brought YOU l'
Johnnie (doubtiully) well, | 'spose
we'll have to keep him this year bu,
next year I'm going to give him away
to Sammie Smith"