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The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31

A T o A S T.


Let's drink toast to the OLD EAR,
For he's fleeing fast away;
Mayhap before | finish this
He will have passed away!
Let's drink to the JOY he's given
And all the happy hours
We've passed mid his days OF sunshine
Days Of music and flowersl
And if to some he's bro grief
Or left joy untitled,
Thank him for the strength he given
To bear our sorrows and ills.
SO here's a toast to the OLD YEAR,
Now sad and silent and grey,
AS he passes out forgotten
Giving birth to the NEW YEAR gayl
Now as we turn the pages
OF the Book of Life and lay
fair white sheet before rs,
Marking the New Years Day
Let us drink to LOVE and FRIENDSHIP
To HONOR TRUTH and RIGHT,
70 those we love and who love us!
Let us strive with all our might
TO make this New Year better
Than any gone before!
Let us love our friends and neighbors
And love yet a little more.
For the heart that gives of its riches
Will add to its riches-dear
Blessings, hopes and Comforts
SO DRINK TO THIS GLAD NEW YEAR!
-Annabelle d. Mae Connell
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
CATTLE. THIEVES
OF MEXICO
ROUTED
tBy Associated Press)

EAGLE PASS, Dec. 31.--At least six,
between bandits and United States
troops on Saturday at San Jose, while
Mexicans and Americans were traiing
cattle thieves. There was no Ameri-
can casualty, and fifty bandits were,
routed.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
FIGHTING
On CAMBRIA
SALIENT
tBy Associated Press)
. >>>> >>>>>>>


. TELESS.-Germany struck .
. blow on a short front on the .
= southern end of the Cambria sal .
. lent The blow is the first since .
= the heralding of the great Of .
= fensive. The British held the =
= blow in check, but the fighting =
. still continues. Germans gained =
. foothold in British trenches but =
. later the British counter attacks .
. elected them in part. Germany .
= is evidently endeayoring to cap .
= ture the ground Byng took. Her =
. lin claims they took few hund =
= dred prisoners.
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The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
FLOODS SUSPEND
TRAFFIC To
SEATTLE:


. SEATTLE, Dec. 31.-Northern .
. Pacific and Milwaukee railway .
. bridges over Yakima were wreck .
. ed by high water and the lines =
. will be closed for at least ten .
. days All railroad traffic to Sc .
. attic has been suspended, except =
. via Portland, as the flooded Sno- =
. homish closed the lines on the .
. north The water is lowering .
. slowly and the other damage is .
. believed to be slight. The Van =
Q couver train and telegraph serv- .
. ice east is still suspended. .
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
ENEMY At TTACKS
At YPRES ARE:
UNSUCCESSFUL
(By Associated Press)

= WAR SUMMARY-The enemy .
y attacked the British northeast of =
= Ypres and attempted raids near =
. st Quentin, Dozonvaux and Vau- =
= quois which were futile. The =
. British are still victorious in Pal .
. estine north and northwest of y
= Jerusalem are occupying Birsch, =
= twelve miles north against stub =
y born resistance. q
. A fleet of enemy aeroplanes .
= raided Padu and vicinity on Fri =
= day last Thirteen We're killed =
o and sixty wounded, many of =
. whom were women and only six =
. soldiers. The damage to historic =
= buildings was considerable. =
r. W. ~
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
NEW HIGH RECORD
j. s. EXPORTS
FOR 1917 !.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The de-
pGrtment of commerce estimates that
Americas exports this year will pass
the $4,000, 10000 mark, which estab-
fishes new high record, The i'm
ports are less than half that amount.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
TEUTON LINES
PENETRATED
BYFRENCH
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, Dec. 31.-The French on
the northern italian front yesterday
took the offensive and penetrated vari.
our portions of the Teuton's positions
on Monte Tomba. The Austrians are
preparing counter attacks against the
French.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
IS DIE DAWSON
TOO COLD To
Die GRAVES
(By Associace1 Tress)

.
= DAWSON, Dec. 31-It has =
. been between fifty and sixty de =
y grees below zero for a month and =
= an epidemic of pneumonia and .
= whooping cough is sweeping the =
= town, the hospitals being full. .
= Eighteen people died during the =
= cold spell, but no funerals will .
= be held until the weather mod =
= crates in order that graves may
= be dug .
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
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NO PAPER TOMORROW. 4

Tomorrow being legal holiday =
there will be a general suspen- =
= sion of business and as the cable .
= office is only open an hour be- =
= fore going to press it will be i'm =
= possible to receive our full Asso- =
= ciated Press and consequently .
= there will be no issue of the .
. Daily Times on New Years Day =
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
MINE PLOS|0N
ENTOMbS MANY
MEN
(By Associated Press)

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 31.-Many
miners were killed by an explosion
of gas in the Underwood mine, six
miles from here, owned by the Penn
slyvania Coal company. Seventeen
bodies were recovered up to noon.
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 31.-A miner
entering a pocket of gas with max
ed light caused the explosion, causing
his instant death.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
$4,000 WORTH OF
PAINT BURNED UP

SEATTLE, Dec. 31.-There was a
fire In paint factory, Saturday night
in the Frye building, which die $780,
600 damage.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31

J. W. Pomeroy and ]. Leach were
arrivals from Fairbanks on yester-
days train.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
ALASKAN TOWNS
CD DRY At
MIDNIGHT
THE LAST DAY.

Farewell to "mornin's mornin " and to
night caps too, farewell;
Farewell to days of frolic and to nights
of raisenel;
The stubble's in the rye patch and it s
still around the still,
And the glasses clink is mournful as
the wailin' whip-o-wills;
The Alaskan is up agin it and his spir-
its sing because
The sinkin' down of spirits is now
agin the laws.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
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The Ladies Aid society OF the Pres
byterian church will hold its regular
business meeting at the manse We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31

Fine pastry with fresh whipping
cream-1ust received-City Bakery.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
QUAKE DESTROYS
CITY,; 100000
HOMELESS
. e>~%~~4~~e%e>%~~

, SAN SALVADOR, Dec. 81 .
= Guatemala City was destroyed by =
= an earthquake on Saturday Z
. Many people were killed and =
= over 10000 are homeless. The =
= Colon theatre collapsed with .
= many casualties. There are deep q
= fissures in the heart of the city. =
= American naval vessels were or .
= dered to render assistance to .
= those in distress. q
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31

LONDON. Dec. s1.--A Man =
= chester despatch says England =
= intends to return a serious reply =
= to Germany's peace terms to Rus .
. sia when they are made public. =
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The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31

. BREST LITOVSK, Dec. 81 =
= The provisional agreement of the .
= Russian delegates and Central .
= Powers calls for cancellation .
= of the laws adopted during the =
= war and the return of prisoners, .
= interned civilians and captured =
= merchant vessels; also a resump- .
= tion of diplomatic consular re- =
= lations and the cessation of &C. +
= onomie warfare, the agreements =
= to be examined by the countries =
= represented. Russia offers to with y
= draw troops from Austro-Hung- =
. airy. Turkey and Persia if the =
= powers will withdraw from Po- .
= land Germany offers to with o
= draw from Russian territory =
: Wnen the Russian armies demo .
= bslize. =
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31
PEACE TERMS Of
RUSSIA AND
GERMANY
(By Associated Press)

= . = . . . ~ . . q - Q
= LONDON, Dec. 31-Petrograd =
. dispatches say the city is cele- .
= brating the peace negotiations. .
= Trotsky is expected to present .
= communication to the allies inn =
= mediately. .
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31

y WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-No 4
= details have been received here
y of the earthquake which destroy I
= ed Guatemala City and many Z
. lives, leaving 100000 homeless. Z
= A shipload of Red Cross relief
. for there on Thursday. Z
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31

NSW YORK, Dec. 31.-A Qua I
, emala dispatch says thousand
are dead as a result of the earth 4
, quake.
) = = 8 . ~@ = = . . . q = . = = .
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1917-12-31

. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 31.-Bul- .
. garia accepts the Russian pro =
= posal to end the war and resume .
= commercial relations status quo; =
. also to leave the Danube question .
. to the delegates for settlement. Z
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16
NEWEST THINGS IN SCIENCE.

Rubber disks. which may be re-
placed when worn, are used instead of
bristles in "A toothbrush patented by
u New York inventor
Tuning forks that are unaffected by
temperature. therefore are accurate
under all conditions, have been In
vented by a Frenchman
Attachments to enable electric light
fixtures to be hung vertically from
slanting ceilings have been patented
by a Chicago man.
4 machine wrench invented IN Em-
rope has a pivoted jaw that enables
1t to grasp five of the six sides OF &:
hexagonal nut at once.
Australian white ants have devel-
oped a taste for lead covering and In
sulation Of cables that is proving
costly to telephone companies.
To make typewriters less noisy Il
Cleveland inventor has patented a
platen core that changes the loud click
Of the type to q. dull thud.
Almost 5000 loaves of bread a day
are turned out by an electric oven In
u Toronto bakery.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16
How the War Affects
Wages Of Labor
Abroad

An interesting comparison between
working conditions IN this country and
abroad is furnished by a recent report
from Consul H. Albert johnson Of
Dundee, Scotland. @
At what IS known as the Whit
sunday fairs, where farm workers ap-
ply for engagements, wages in the
northeastern counties Of Scotland reg
istered general increase of from &l4
to $25 per annum. In East Aberdeen
the wages for half year for what is
known as first horsemen-that Is,
rloughmen and othcrs-were 1856 to
1856: second horsemen. $136 to sl56:
third. 1871 to STAG. For boys. wages
ranged from $s7 to Sac: women. &5s
to $6S.
In east Perth there has been a slight
raise and in southeast Perth wages for
single men have increased by about
SIS. the half-yearly rate being from
$40 to $185; in the southwestern dis
trict the weekly rates are $3.50 for
foremen and $3.50 to- So for second
men. with house and allowances In
the Lothians men arc getting $3.50 to
1850 week. In Berwick mems wages
are $3.50 to $780,, with perauisites,
showing an Increase of $3.50 to &1.45,
and women are getting $40 or IS
cents more than before.
In Inverness and Ross wages show
an advance, the rates in the former
county being from $243 to 1891 per
annum. according to the mems quail
fications and In the latter from 1926
TO 1856 per half year. with the usual
allowances In both cases. In Suther-
and there Is q rise of $24 per annum
and in Caithness SIS to $2i for men
and $4.s5 to $14.60 for women. while
in Orkney the current rates are 478 to
sil7 per half year for ploushmen and
$40 to s5s for lads, with food.
With the view to supplementing la
Dor on the land. a series Of lessons Is
being given to Aberdeen schoolboys IN
the hoeing of potatoes and turnips and
the work suited to them. Under the
national-service movement a number
Of lads from II to 16 years Of age
have volunteered to work In gardens
and on farms during their holidays.
The pupils are being instructed by
practical farmers and officials Of the
college Of agriculture.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16
Famous Heroes
Of the u. S. Navy
BY Albert Payson Terhune
s " W INC Prcss fublsng CO. CINE New YORK Evening Woro
CHARLES WILKES: and the Trent Affair"


ta
the South Seas 1886 time the that
of in
iode whereby
The Civil
water chase.
appointed
interests One of the
me other John slde
ish sol, tho u a W M an , ts ,u. was -. span
TURNING The
61oeNAot all this reached Wilkes He
sidwel had engaged 0 sland
on the British mail
conedeaes should
Wilkes knew the to Eng
land SO he = -
of yemlr
her ~ 40
Wilkes had acting wholly on his own
As the Trent bowed
TO receive from the San Jacnto
to the kept on
Presently there Puff gun
ports round
po" This be
"s boarded the Trent routed out Mason
them over to the Union authorities
All America with Wilkes of
gress rendered him
Soon word from
o"o apologize and release the
|vo-- o- -...<. break off all diplomatic relations
vuIs or THANKS 1t at
'"o" SoNoHeSS all the handle
Congress and the country large
dgnan over Enslands attitude
free schoo children famous con-
speech The subject
let the traitors go"N $500 '
President Lincoln released
Mason and sdcl whoe mission
iii
statement that tho limited st,s
England own con
try had contendcd
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16
Professors Lot Is
Made Hard by
Poverty

It's better to be a super in the
a day than to be a college professor
with Il half dozen degrees after your
name. For a good many college pro-
fcssors do not get s. per day and those
who earn perhaps twice as much arc
,ren that would rank with real stars
OF the films-if 1t were proper to COM
pare Il mere professor with Algernon
Poinpadour. the boy heroine.
The fact is $500 q year is about the
| average for college professors in the
United States. After twenty to twenty
five Years of training they can earn
| that much and are expected to live in
| a style to which their particular in
stitution is accustomed. Although the
| better kinds of steak may be hard to
get for the professor who has fam
| ily.. he can console himself by con-
sidcring the glory he is enjoying.
In this commercial age We are ac-
| customed to measure everything by
its money value. Gauged by that rule
the college professor plays a poor part
in American affairs. But the rule is
not true one, and the reflection 70,
his poor lot in life rests upon our
civilization and not upon this i'm
portant factor in that very same civ
ilization.
But it is interesting to consider how
much better other vocations pay thar,
that of instilling knowledge into
others. The cub baseball player who
gets Il tryout in the mai
leagues will receive $4,000 for sin
months work and If he makes good
he can earn anything between that
amount and $4,000 a year Ten thou
sand dollars for three months service
is fair compensation for any hard
working football coach. The moderate
" successful prizefishter can get $40,
600 for thirty minutes artistic handling
of an opponent. The lawyer who can
win one case in three may feel as
sured of $4,000 a year, and the doctor
of fair reputation will easily make as
much. Both have the opportunity te
run that $4,000 up to $4,000 per an
mum. And every one would feel that
they deserved it.
The average member of a college
faculty Is compelled to wear his col
lars twice. and to shine his own shoes,
even though he be a man of the fin
est mental equipment and long ex-
periencc. And it is q, safe presumption
that his wife is turning every corner to
keep up the appearance that should
be made by the wife OF such a man.
In the meanwhile. Geraldine Golden
hair. the girl hero. is getting sum of
money for stopping the fast express
which is really sinful to think about.
Such is our civilization
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16
Circumstantial Edivence.

I just know" simpered a young
matron to a friend. as she gazed on,
upon the ballroom floor, IT just know
that horrid Jones woman Is In love
with my husband. know and l think
she is the limit"
Nonsense, Mary replied the friend
You are imagining things. Why
your husband has hardly spoken tc
her this evening excepting as the con
ventionalities demanded. You're
dreaming. Wake up"
NO, I'm not. l know what I'm talk
ing about. She's simply head over
heels in love with hir1."
How do You know that?"
Well, she has danced-with my hus-
band twice and no woman can do tina,
without being dead in love with him
and willing to overlook a great deal
I can't dance with him more than once
myself. "-Utica. Obseryer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

The ]. w. w. leaders at Butte are
pretty good buffers. They need only
to whisper threats of reprisals on
election day to cause high officials in
politicians with marshmalloW spncs
who cannot sec beyond their noses
will learn long before election that
the people of Montana will throw
to the scrap heap every candidate who
cannot show a clean record of duty
pie will not be foolcd-not even part
Of them.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16
THOSE WHO GO FORTH TO DIE,

We felt assured of a hearty response
to the suggestion of a reception and
sendoff by our citizens in honor of the
first squad of brave young Missoulians
who leave for thAr training camps in
September.
We have little doubt that The good =
bye and good luck of this community
will be remembered in our history. 1t
should be an occasion for arousing the
Patriotism of our people to it's deepest
source. These boys who go to die
must be made to know that the heart
of their city beats for thcm Some of
them will not return and in all the
tragic hours that are to follow, they
must feel that the home town did its
duty.
II Is strange, is it not, the thought
that While these boys 20 10 give their
lives, there are in this community a.
cohs'd'raht" number of loose think
ing and loose talking people who arc
cNertng 10 their utmost every puny
effort TO kill the patriotic spirit that
'lnpcls orr boys to die for democracy
aud liberty. and to save the things
thaf these so-calicd conscientious OBJ
Jec'ors are enjoying?
At the hour of the departure on a.
duty that leads to death, we will watch
with curious interest the attitude of
some people who cali themselves LOYAL
Missoulans and yet arc opposing our
country at war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

Every genuine effort toward n Just
and lasting peace must be encouraged
That, we believe. is the purpose OF
Pope Benedict. The intimation that ii
is German frameup must be far from
the truth. Certainly no one acquainted
with the high character of the pope
would admit that conclusion for 4
moment, while, as everybody ehould
know, it. would be impossible to slip
any scheme of that kind over the state
department Of the vatican.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

One of the most important eonSen-
lantic City, September II, when there
will be n gathering of business men
from every corner of the United States
to work out closer methods of wal
cooperation. The legislation inauglra :
ted by the president will be completed
by that time SO that no one can say
that these business men are resisting
the demands of the administration in
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

8 The presidents appointment OF Vic
tor Murdoch, former Progressive lead
er and member of congress from Kan
sas, to vacancy on the Federal
Trade Commission, meets with our
longs to our best type Of citizenship.
He Is a successful, hard headed news
paper editor and publisher and he has
the courage. independence, and honesty
that are badly needed in the conduct
OF national affairs at the present
time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16
THE MORNING SMILE.
Quakers in War;.

The quakers may be depended
upon. however. to prove loyal to the
nation and to human liberties" writes
Horace Maher Lippincott even if they
show 1t in as peculiar n way as one
of their number who was ships cap
tain and lay at anchor in q foreign
port. Espying a piratical looking Eel :
low coming up u rope over. the side
of the ship, he said
Friend. II thGe wants that rope
thee can have It, and he cut the rope
letting the marauder down to y
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

All doubts with our taxpayers as to
whether war is a JOY ride have been
removed by Secretary McAdoo who
has told the leaders Of congress that
they must authorize an additional
5000, 100000 for war expenditures be
fore June 20. This Includes further
loans to our allies whose views on the
cost OF war have been fixed for some
time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

We would like to know how the j.
W. w. of Bisbee stand Nn the pro-
posed deportation of strike breakers
from San Francisco. DO they regard it
as dangerous precedent
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16
VOTE OF THANKS.
FROM CONGRESS.
watcry grave, quickly and quietly
Public Ledger
A Good Salesman

"What!' cried the careful house
wife: you charge me So a bushel for
these potatoes"
Yes, ma'am, answered the polite
grocer; that is the very lowest price
we can sell them for"
How is It that | can get them
from Browns for $2.90. them"
Il cannot say, madam. Perhaps
Mr. Brown has taken a fancy to you.
He is a widower and you are beauti
full Unfortunately. L. Yes'm, 49,"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

China has finally declared war on
Germany, but should be watched. II
the government changes hands be-
tween meals the declaration will be-
come a scrap of paper.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

The new Japanese ambassador fore
sees the dawn of a new day among
rations. We hope he is right. This
nightmare of three years is getting on
our nerves.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

Thanks in advance to Mr.. +. S, Pea
body of the National Council of De-
tense for arranging coal supply for
the northwest. If our patriotic garden
ers have done their duty we will try
to feed ourselves.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

Even though it were called Il dis
orderly proceeding there would h,
little CAiticism if the nearest whipping
post had been used for the Della =
ware pacifist who said that President
Wilson should be impeachcd Will,
congress remained OH the job to at,
tend to it.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16
BIG POTASH OUTPUT.

The value OF the production of pot
ash salts and potash products in this
country In 1916 was 10 times that of
the reported production in 1915. ac-
cording to the United States Geological
Survey. Last year the output repre-
scented about 10000 tons of potash.
with net value at the shipping point
Of at least $3.500,000,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

Our soldiers abroad are quite in
"Sammee" that has been given to
them by their American friends. We
must drop it, of course, in that case,
but why not settle the matter by sub
hitting a referendum to the soldiers
themselves.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

Having held John u. Ryan up TO the
world as responsible for the lynching
of Little, Miss Rankin wonders why
the Anaconda company declines her
services as mediator in the strike. We
may next expect an offer from
Austria to mediate the differences be
tween Germany and England.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-16

Our colonial subjects in Porto Rico
are demanding self government. Per-
Ricans have been pretty good chill
dren and have not kept their Uncle
Sam awake nights as the T. w. w. arc
doing.