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The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
GIRL GRADUATES DO MILITARY
 DUTY
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, March 16. - Sweet girl graduates of the First National Service School, women's section of the Navy League, will delve deep into the intricacies of warfare when they go into their second encampment here at Chevy Chase on April 16
 Postgraduate companies have been organized for the encampment this year, and those who served in 1916 are eligible for places. They will take up higher course in diatetics, camp cookery. may reading. motor car driv ing, repairing, bicycling. advanced sig naling, plain and wireless telegraphy. Formar studants- naast have applied for membership in the companies be- fore March 10. The regular courses. mostly for girl rockies, still have a number of vacancies, but officers in charge of the encampment declare it will be even more successful than last year Camp will open April 16, and will be broken May 26. giving forty whole days of military training. A Plattsburgh idea will be put into eff feet this time, the red, white and blue system. By this plan those women who attended but one course last year will wear red and white service stripes, while those who took up two courses are entitled to the coveted red, white and blue stripes.
 Plans for the second encampment are practically complete Women have been enrolled from Baltimore, Phila- delphia, New York, Chicago and Bos- ton, as we'll as many southern cities. Powder puffs and party" dresses will be replaced by khaki and drab som. breros, while these women learn sol diering, A.large building will be added to the equipment this year, where lee lures may be held In inclement weath- CT. Captain E. B. Creecy. who has returned from Haiti, will have charge of laying out the camp and Mrs. Hugh l.. Scott, wife of the chief of staff of the army, will head the camp com mittee.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
ALL TRAFFIC TS HEADED FUR
 CORDOVA

SEATTLE, March 16. = The steam CT Northwestern sailed this morning with a large passenger list, lie of whom are booked for Cordova, as fol lows: Herman Anderson, c. Sea. brook, I. Hamill, Charles Hartman, Moore Elmer, J. Elmer, c. Johnson and wife, Teddy Berkley, William Igo, Otto Meyer, Billie Berkley, w. Patrick, Hugh Mckay, Pearl Morgan, Mrs. James Reddington, Thomas sul. ter, Henry burglar, Miss Jean Larson, Axel Helstrom, Emil Larsen, k. Brick. son, Nick Chanales, R. Lloyd and wife, Frank Gibbs, George Trabey, R. Hover, Mrs. E. Gossman, W. Mackin- non, E. Barteau, J. Fairborn, Joe VII. Hams, Harold Anderson, A. Anderson, Gay Elliott, Miss B. Elliott, Olaf Hol- ted, A. Cook Tom Murphy. Alefred Holm, Blanch White, Alice Miller, FL mer Alt and wife, Andrew Anderson, Anton Anthony, Mrs. l.. Thompson, Mrs. Wittig,, Mrs. Gertrude, Peter Campbell. c. Harpst, B. Groom and 63 steerage, including 57 Chinese for can. neries.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
WOMAN BUILDER |S DONE WITH
 H0USEWORK
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO March 16. - Bah! I hate dishwashing." In this brief sentence Mrs. l.. U. Grant, San Francisco's only woman carpenter and house builder, epitomizes the thou sand and one reasons she might give for engaging in the business she does. When she made the statement she was clambering about the third story of a new house she is building in one of the residential sections.
 With some reluctance she told of her first experiment in building. She had two lots that would not sell un- less they were improved She decid- ed, she says, to build two bungalows with a shoe string" It was almost heart breaking, she declares. The bills mounted up way beyond what the builder had estimated. So she eliminated the workmen and finished the job herself.
 "Of course" she concluded. they were terrible fizzle. I didn't make cent, but I broke even. That was some satisfaction"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
PERFECT BEAN |S CAMPA|GN IN
 COLORADO
(By Associated Press)

COLORADO SPRINGS, March 16.- The Fl Paso county bean will become a favorite among epicureans if plans inaugurated at the recent Colorado Springs corn show materialize.
 The one hundred pounds of beans which won the first and second prizes in the show were distributed among the first five exhibitors of beans af. ter they had promised to plant them under special conditions and reap the 1917 harvest for seed purposes.
 The committee in charge of the show aims at perfect bean. adapted to Fl Paso county soil conditions and if the plan meets with success. Boston will have to look out for its laurels local bean enthusiasts say.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
ACCIDENT I WILL
 HELP CRIPPLE } ID WALK

VAN HORN, Texas, March 16. - Miss Bertye Diltz, one of the few feminine deputy sheriffs in the county, does not find it at all necessary to
 wear sombrero nor huge loaded re- volvers in the most conspicuous man. ner possible. Instead she wears mod ish tailored suits, stylish hats and her revolver is most conspicuous through being carried concealed in her huff.
 Miss Diltz says she has never yet had occasion to use her revolver to compel prisoner to accompany her to jail. She arrests malefactors of greater or lesser wealth, whenever she has warrant for them and takes them to the county jail just as do her male associates on the sherfffs starr.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
RELIGIOUS SECT MEXICO CANNOT OWN PROPERTY
(By Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY, March 16. - Repre- sentatives of the Methodist missions in Mexico, which are affected by the rulings of the new constitution which prohibits the ownership or manage ment of real estate by religious sect, estimate the holdings of the Metho- dist church in Mexico, or rather the investments of the church in schools and other institutions at ten million dollars. These representatives are en- deavoring to find method by which the properties may be administered. If such a way is not found, it is an nounced the schools and churches will be closed.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
MAKES ARRESTS CRED|TAbLE
 MANNER
(By Associated Press)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, March 16.-As the result of an automobile accident south of here two months ago Miss Helen Martin. cripple, will be able to walk nearly normally, her phy- sicians say. A companion in the wreck was killed.
 Miss Martin has been a cripple all her life. one leg being shorter than the other. She sustained four frac- lures of the longer leg in the accident and as a result 1t has shortened to virtually the same laneis ns the other leg. physicians say. Miss Martin will have to use crutches for a year, but surgeons assert, the accident has re- moved her physical disability.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
MANY ITALIANS ID EM|GRATE
 TO J. ]. I
(By Associated Press)

ROME, March 16. The literacy test clause of the United States i'm migration laws, which is to take ef- feet May 1, has already resulted in the stimulation of the study of Eng fish among Italians who expect to emigrate to America when the war is over.
 An interesting phase of immigration possibilities is the belief expressed in some quarters that many of the hither- to well to do Italians of the educated classes who have suffered by the war may go to America to recoup their fortunes.
 While Italy furnished the largest number of emigrants to the United States before the war of any single nation, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, the number being S23,73S, as compared to 27S,152 from Austria Hungary, the Italian government fav- ors rather than objects to the new literacy test.
 When the news of the passing of the law over President Wilson's veto was printed in Italy, the newspapers at once editorially stated that the law would help rather than injure Italy. Those newspapers gave two reasons for this position. One reason was that the law would force Italians to edu- cate themselves. The second was that Italy hoped in the future to export the manufactured products of labor rather than labor itself, and thereby increase the wealth of the nation.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
ROADS PREPARE FUR A b|G
 STRIKE

WASHINGTON, March 16. - The cabinet has decided upon Secretaries Lane and Baker and Daniel Willard and Samuel Gompers as members of the advisory committee. Of the coun. ell of national defence. They will confer with the representatives of both sides of the railroad controversy. President Wilson and his advisers ex. pect this move will avert strike. The mediators will ask the brotfisr. hoods and railroads to postpone the strike, if it cannot be averted. on the grounds of national emergency.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
NJ MORE CREDIT BY CHEYENNE
 GR0CERS

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 16. - Cheyenne grocers have issued an ulti- matum to the eating public that here after all credit will be strictly on a thirty day basis, and there will be no more balances on current bills after April l. Customers who do not live up to the terms of the ultimatum will be penalibed with a charge of eight per cent interest, according to an an- nouncement published in local papers.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
GREAT BRITAIN MAINTAINS.
 BIC SECRET SERVICE
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, March 16. Great Brit aims secret service now costs G500,- 900, an increase of f400,000 since the beginning of the war. The increase in the cost of the secret service depart ment was greatest during the last ifs. cal year f12O,OO0 over and above the estimated amount to run 1t being re- quired.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
FOOD CARD ANSWERS ]
 DOUBLE PURPOSE

BERLIN, March 16. - The food card system in Germany, however, much of nuisance it may be for housewives, has materially aided the police and military authorities in one respect. It has just occurred again a thing that had often occurred be- fore-that man wanted in connection with a crime surrendered himself to the police because he had found 1t i'm. possible to get enough to eat without a set of cards, and these he could not obtain without registering himself at the police station of his precinct
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
RUSSIA PLANS GEOLOGICAL
 EXPLORATION MINERALS
(By Associated Press)

PETROGRAD, March 16. - An i'm, portant geological expedition is to be undertaken by Russian scientists into the mountainous region of Juban South Caucasus, for the exploration or mineral beds there. is hoped that the expedition will be able to re- commend the exploitation of extensive beds of coal and certain rare min erals, The expedition will be led by M. Androussov, we'll known Russian geologist
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

NEW YORK, March 16. - A hun dred general chairmen of the brother. hoods on the eastern lines met here today to arrange the details of the railroad strike, beginning Saturday night The national conference com mittee of railway managers has in. formed the individual railroads that an embargo on all perishable freight is advisable.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

NEW YORK, March 16. - President Lee, of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, said the leaders expected one in twelve trainmen would refuse to strike. He declares the brother. hood was always willing to submit the whole differences to President Will son.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
PHILADELPHIA HAS NEGRO
 PROBLEM
(By United Press)

PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-More than 25,000 negroes have settled in Philadelphia in the last six months and the city government doesn't know exactly how to meet the problem of congestion in their section of the city. Small flats are housing as many as five and six families. The influx is said to be due to the fact that the negroes think they will be more cor. dially received here than in other Am erican cities.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
I ORPEDO BOAT HITS MINE AND
 |S SUNK
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, March 16. - It is of ficially announced that British tor pedo destroyer struck a mine in the English channel and was sunk. The officers were all saved, but one man was killed and twenty-eight sailors are missing and presumably were drowned.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
MEXICAN INSURANCE cO. $
 MUST MAKE GOOD
lBy Associated Pressl

MEXICO CITY, March 16.-Insur- ance companies operating in Mexico have been given an additional period of two months in which to adjust pay ments and premiums, parts of which have been paid in paper currency now practically retired from circulation.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
A JITNEY SOCIAL.

A jitney dance was given at Hegg's Bungalow hall last Wednesday night it being the first of it's kind pulled off in Cordova. The famous Bon Ton orchestra furnished the music, and large crowd had a most enjoy able time. Watch the Times for the next of the series of jitney dances.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
DRESS OF WOMEN
 TO BE ALONG SANE LINES
(By United Press)

CHICAGO, March Is. Freakish styles in the costumes of American women are doomed. The 1,500 design ed dressmakers, here for the sixth an. nual convention of the Fashion Art League of America, said today. They will compete for prizes offered for the best and simplest designs of various gowns. including tailleur, afternoon and evening frocks. Exhibitions of the gowns on mannequins will feature the convention, which ends Thursday evening. As an example of the pres. sure the designers are bringing to bear in the effort to eliminate freakish modes, the style committee has is sued an edict, tabooing summer furs." No longer will milady appear in the torrid temperature of a July day, bundled to the ears in furs, if she would display good taste. The designers, however, are dis eliminating carefully between the sen | sible and the extreme. and have there fore made no effort to banish the very 1 practical short skirt.
 Skirts are to hang straight, with
 two to two and half yards about the hem, They should be six to eight
 inches from the ground tiny bit | longer than last season" said Mime
 Allie E. Bailey, president of the
 league.
 Dresses are to be of wool, or com | binations of wool and silk, and the
 hats, parasols and other accessories
 are to be of contrasting color to en i liven the ensemble.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
$2O, ,OOO A YEAR FOR PTOMAiNE POISON PROBE.
(By United Press)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March l6. - The National Gamers Association to- day offered $20.0Oo annually for three years to be used in the investigation of food poisoning. This has been ac- cepted by Harvard university, and an extensive research into the subject of ptomaine poisoning. with especial reference to canned goods is to be made by the Harvard medical school, under the direction of Dr. Milton J. Rosenau, professor of preventive me dicine.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
DUKE NICHOLAS IN COMMAND
 OF ARMY
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(By Associated Press)

tBy Associated PreSs) . . PETROGRAD, March Is. - . . The Czar of Russia has abdicated .
 ' and is succeeded by his thirteen .
 . year old son, Alexis. with the . . boys uncle, Grand Duke Nicho- .
 . las, as regent. The pro-German .
 . influence has been overthrown . . and Russia is united for a vigor. .
 . ous prosecution of the war. : Grand Duke Nicholas has ar .
 . rived and will probably take com . . mand of the troops. The emper- . . or is expected at Tsarkoselo pal . . ace. Several regiments are has . . tening to the same place and . . remarkable feature of the . . revolution was the speed with . . which the people resumed nor ' . nal life ( The council of nobility held . . special meetings and fifteen pro- . . vinces endorsed the new revolu- . ' tionary government The food . . situation precipitated the revolu- . . tion. .
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

NEW YORK, March 16. - The indi. cations are that both the railroad managers and the brotherhood chiefs are marking time, pending the pos. sible action of President Wilson in re- ference to the threatened strike. Each group Is prepared to respond to over. lures from the other side.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

NEW YORK, March 16. --- The sixth floor of the Grand Central terminal is being fitted up by the New York Cen. tral railroad with cots and other ia. cilities for strike breakers and men who do not go on strike. Other east. ern roads are making similar prepa. rations.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
TRAPsHOOT|NC EXPE RTS
 READY ANSWER CALL
tBy United Pressl

PHILADELPHIA, March Is. = Six hundred and seventy-five thousand crack trap shooters will answer the nations war call if it comes, accord ing to a statement here today by Charles Henry Newcomb, national amateur champion trap shooter of the United States. Pennsylvania alone could furnish about 30,OO0 of them, he said.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
NATIONAL BREEDERS SHOW BUSTING OUTLAWS 
(By United Press)

FORT WORTH, March 16. - Some of the toughest outlaw" horses in the country are due to get busted" dur ing the National Feeders and Breed. CTS Show, which is in session here. Real buckers have been imported from all parts of the west and southwest for the championship events, in which the best men and women riders will participate.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
BRITISH TROOPS MOVE IN n
 BUKUBAB [
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, March 16. - It is official ly announced that portion of the town of Bukubab, on the right bank of the -Diala-riXer-- thirty miles north east of Bagdad, has been occupied by the British troops. The Turks con tinue to fall back on the right bank of the Tigris river.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
HOUR DAY FUR WORKING
 FEMALES
Special to Daily Times)

JUNEAU, March 16. - There were two bills introduced in the house this forenon. One by Representative Ben son, provides for an eight hour day for females in all business, except homes. The other by Representative Sowerby, limits the powers of commissioners. No bills were reported from the com mittees.
 Yesterday the senate adopted a new procedure and reduced the number of committees from thirteen to seven.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

JUNEAU, March 15. The debate on several changes in the rules of the senate was the principal business for an hour this afternoon after which an adjournment was taken until 8 o'clock. An effort is being made to cut the number of committees from thirteen to seven, and recording the roll calls taken in committee meat ings.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
Russia United For Vigorous War
RUSSIANS DRIVE TU RK $ OUT FORTIFIED POSITION
(By Associated Press)

PETROGRAD, March 16. The Russian troops have dislodged the Turks from the fortified positions on the summit at Narleshkian, in north. western Persia.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

William Kuhn, of Cinema. arrived in Cordova on yesterdays train, and will leave on the next boat for Seattle. where he will meet his old partner, Patsy Wyant. and together with two other men they will leave for Edmon- ton. from which place they will start out for the Arctic. They will go down the Mackenzie river this summer. From the Arctic they will cross over to the Yukon. from which place they will return to Fairbanks.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
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(By United Press)

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The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

Everybody is invited to attend the St Patrick's dance at Eagle hall to- morrow. to be given by the Loyola Club.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

Every incoming boat is bringing 8 large number of passengers to Cor. dova.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

The steamer Admiral Evans arrived from the westward at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and will be in port about five hours loading 700 tons of copper ore.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

: LONDON, March 16. - Chan |,
 . cellor of the Exchequer Bonar |,
 : Law told the house of commons !, , that the abdication of the Czar ( , of Russia and the appointment of ,
 , Grand Duke Nicholas as regent , ' had not as yet been effected, all ,
 , though decided upon by the ex- , } chequer power. {
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

The first passenger boat scheduled to sail from Seattle to Anchorage is the Alameda, on March 23. The freighter Eureka also leaves the states for the new railroad terminal on March 2l.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

The Alaska Sea Food Company and Lighthouse Packing Company are making regular shipments of canned clans on the southbound boats.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

Res.a the limes and keep posted.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

Three large passenger boats and $ freighter were In port today.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

The committee in charge of the St. Patrick's ball, to be given by the Loy- ola Club at Eagle hall on Saturday evening have perfected all arrange ments for the. affair. The Bon Ton orchestra will furnish the music and refreshments will be served.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

' PETROGRAD, March 16.-The . . provisional government is doing . . its utmost to straighten out the . . numerous tangles, with the duma : . and zemstyo council cooperating, . . although through separate pro- . clamations. Despite the non- . . appearance of newspapers the . . public is better informed of the . happenings than ever before. A .
 . special squadron of motor cars . . go about the city distributing . . printed bulletins with authentic . . news, which is free to every .
 . body. (
 . President Rod2ianko, of the D . executive committee, has ap- [
 . pealed to the people not to in-
 . jure the government buildings, ( . factories and other public struc- . . lures; also to continue the pub
 . lie services and avoid bloodshed. (
 . Radzianko is earnestly tackling ( . the food question and adequate (
 . supplies are expected soon. ( . Large quantities of flour have al- ( . ready been discovered. ( . PETROGRAD, March 16 - Ke- ( . renki, the new minister of jus ( . tice, is a Socialist, and has ac- ( ' cepted under the stipulation that ( . there be absolute freedom of ' speech and of the press and full . political amnesty be granted. . . <>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> (
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

E. T. Stannard came down from Kennecott on yesterdays train and left on this afternoons boat for La touche.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16
PERSONAL GOSSIP ABOUT WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
The jitney dance last night was well attended and big success.
The Assembly Club will dance at the Bungalow Club tonight.
The Admiral Farragut is due here from Seattle at o'clock this evening

The street committee has a force
 of men at work today clearing off the crossings.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-16

The freighter Cordova arrived this afternoon, bringing 300 tons of coa and quantity of freight.