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engineers might decide upon as prac-
tica BILE and necessary.
The next step IS matter of vital i'm
portance. Paper plans and recon-
mendations are all very good in their
way but they do not have enough
driving power in them to transform the
methods of a governmental office. The
efficiency engineers OF Uncle Sam never
trust to generalities. After their
scheme lis carefully mapped out, they
improvise in their own Offices an imlta
tion bureau of canals. They try to du-
plicate its accounts. reports and rou-
tine of transactions. Then they seek
TO weave their improved methods into
this material.
They make a business laboratory for
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half of my propeller blades were gone.
At the same moment my comrade sig
nailed me and fell into the seat wound
ed, The plane danced like drunkard.
! could barely keep her steady and we
Were descending with every minute.
At 1000 yards I was over the Boche
front l!ne-three miles to our lines.
When / got there ! could barely keep
her at 200 yards height.
so to the third plane, and this time
the Roche paid. A new observer. per-
feet plane and good observation. Five
minutes later the storm begins, pre-
cise sustained from our guns. 1t takes
the Boche battery near the edge of the
wood and waters it; it waters the
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FNiHE one element more than any
other. required in the service OF
the United States government
today is efficiency. Between
three and four hundred thousand men
and women are required to run this
vast government machine. and no less
than the full quantitive and qualitative
capacity of each man and each woman
is the measure of necessity for the ef-
fectual accomplishment of the tremen-
dous war-tide task.
rs the government engine being run
TO the highest limit of its power This
is the question that is asked not once.
but many times behind the lines" to-
day. Less often, perhaps, but no less
insistently. another query is put: is
the payment FOR the coTernments work
being equitabiy distributed among
those who are doing il?
1t was to answer these questions for
itself, with number OF others along
the same line. that Congress. feelin G
the government machine beneath it
grow bigger and bigger each year,
feeling also that its operations We're
nightly expanding. something over a
"A
direction. This * known as the bureau
of efficiency. and il is finding out how
the nations work Is being done, and
how il is being paid. Also. il is lend
Ing hand here. where il finds lack
OF modern method, o. suggesting a
withdrawal there when il discovers an
overlapping III work by duplication Of
effort or an interloCking OF the wheels
of progress by reason OF 3ntiQuated
systems.
The bureau OF efficiency works so
smoothly and quietly that few know
OF its existence. Fut It has saved Uncle
Sam considerable time and money,
facts and figures showing that for
every dollar the bureau has expended
there has been saved to the United
States over fifteen dollars. This is
the record to date. and it is generally
admitted that this is but start and
that the chief possibilities and achieve
ments of the bureau lie in the future.
The efforts on the part Of the United
States government to make its depart
ments efficient extend back many
years, but i: is only recently that an
effective instrument has been forged
one that gets results. The bureau OF
efficiency. whose organization as an in
dependent Office dates from February
1915, employs at present over fifty eA-
pert investi gators. accountants, &C
tuaries and clerks. Its chief is Herbert
d. Brown. To Mr.. Brown belongs
chiefly the credit for making the bu-
reau the success it is. The human ele-
1ment is becoming recognized more ano
more important factor in bust
ness affairs and in addition to his men.
tai fitness for his position, Mr.. Browns
personality is a strong asset in the pc.
culiarIy difficult and delicate task which
has been assigned him.
The bureau is called upon to under
take various and sundry kinds of jobs
1t may be asked 20 create d new and
complex index or fling system. to test
out and install bookkeeping machines
or addressing machines. to put in eff
Qaency ratings for a lg clerical force
- devise an improvedp plan of auditing
end accounting. to standardize the pay
&Amployes, to investigate the dupl1ca-
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give all credit for the synchroniZed ma
chine gun and propeller now in use IN the
French flying corps. They are sorry for
Garros. whose luck made him a Ger
man prisoner after he had iabored for
months against incredible obstacles. otfl-
cal stupidity. difficulties of mechanics
and private emharrassments. to perfect
the synchronizer enabling the machine
gun to shoot through the propeller. 1t
WAS comparatively n trivial thing. for
propellers in those days were considered
terrific at 500 revolutions minute. where
rs the props of today do nearer 2,0ot
and the machine gun fire on a biplane is
never less than the full rate of 500 shots
Il minute.
\ letter which Garros wro;e t, a frierd
after his first victory was ShCwn to :hf
writer. II describes his flight, mount 20
on a Morane- -Saulnier parasol fthe only
monoplane left in the French CORPSE
Against him. in the region of Dunkirk
came an alhatross. The battle lasted ter
minutes and i'll this time Garros emptiet
three belts into his enemy, who fel
''riddled like a sieve" 1T would be use
less to write YOU of my satisfaction
writes Garros. 1T was complete sue
cess despite a rather sickening spectacl.
at the end. | am the only man who
has fought without an observer: I have
been pilot, Observer and gunner in one
But what makes me happiest is the
feeling that l have myself created. II
spite of all the risks of the unknown in
me success
Most OF the famous aces" Guyne-
mer. Navarro, Nungesser and others OF
the famous souadrons y. % and y. 3
won through to their fifth victory be
fore the highly specialized avion de
chasse. or fighting plane. had been de
veloped. They went out on their APP
pointed errands. to spot for artillery. tC
take photographs, to drop bombs on a
munition dump behind the German
lines. observation was carried out al
1900 Yards and combats took place in
full sight of the troops in the trenches
The two-seater. which can rise 10000
feet in less than ten minutes. was still
a thing of the future. and aerial battles
a such, had not begun. Actual fighting
was always an incident to the major
operations and the aces who tell theft
experiences, those on which they love
to dwell. usually make only the most
casual references to single combat.
The credit for developing fighting
squadrons goes to y. 65 and \. 3. the
former being exactly one year younger
than the war itself. It is this escadrille
which possesses the happy memory OF
Glowing an aviatik into the French
lines a complicated and dangerous proc.
ess, chiefly depending on skill in ma
neuverS, so that the terrific force OF the
propeller continually throws the enemy
out of control and forces him to land
In n. So the esprit de corps is naturally
a spirit of vengeance, and when one OF
the squadron fell on the field of honor
every member of the squadron vowed
to bring down German for payment
The day after Boillot's death NunsesseI
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fully cold I'd give anything for a cup
of hot bouillon.
We are running out of petrol We
will not get back to France"
But they did The plane managed to
crawl to earth. and then by some freak
started to turn turtle. The bombardier
and his pilot were both hurt. neither
seriously. When they regained their
senses they found themselves safe in
the French lines.
Another "ace.' AdJutant NJ, is a spe-
cialist on captive observation balloons.
or Drachens. The Drachen does not de-
fend itself from air attacks. but each
one is served by a tremendously pow
erful battery of guns and by group
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government with view to making a
complete index of all the public activi-
ties carried on under federal jurisdic-
tion. This investigation was required
by the congressional committee on APP
preparations and is being carried on
with a view to aiding that committee
in the elimination of duplicating and
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family to a coodition of greatest serv-
ice to the community. To be of such
service members of Il household must
be well and happy. The real aim of
health is family happiness. When we
think of health as a final end we put
ourselves in the position of carpenter
who uses all his time sharpening his
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overlapping work It has been found
occa casionally that several Offices are du-
plicating the work of one another
Since the beginning of the war confu
sion has existed regarding the actual
work of many of the bureaus OF the
government and of the place where
each activity is being carried on. This
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bies being made of the separation of
the various services These separation
service tables are entirely new and are
the first ever produced for the govern
ment
Another feature of the work of the
bureau of efficiency is an investigation
of the work of every bureau of the
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es A CES" Are Flying Men Who
Have Earned Their Title by
Driving the Germans from the
Element of Which the aces" Are
Masters -Guynemer and His
Work-Timing Eggs by His Shoot
ing-Modest Diaries of Men Who
Go Bombing Over German Terri
tory-What the American Avia-
tors Will Have to Emulate.
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index viii tell exactly where each gov
ernment office is located and will pre-
sent in detail its particular function.
II is expected that this index viii serve
as clearing house of all government
activities. demonstrating in convinc-
ing manner that Uncle Sam is ION the
Job
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the juice. We plane down in abso-
lutte silence to 800 yards. about as high
electric cars stopping at the corners to
let people off.
ITO the right our objective. great
factory with a glass roof. Under it they
are making asphyxiating gas We sail
over it.
Later. AS usual. I took off my gloves
and picked up the lance bomb. giving
signals all the time to my pilot. Then
suddenly l dropped three 155s at one
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the war, considering how desperately
short was the time he spent in the air
Boelke and InmelInana were great
fighters and their records were clean a
thing which Cannot be said Of some of
the German aylatcrs OF today In two
respects they tIangresS against the
rules of the air ia5no First, their
claims are exaggerated and are report
cd without sequence 50 that the name
OF our gallant Flight Commander
SchnitZel' algeaIS suddenly. out of no.
where. with claim t. twenty or more
victories, then is heard no mere until a
month later it reappears with a cla i'm
to forty. Baron Richthofen uu-
Questionably a skiliful airfishter Is
continually credited in the German dis
patches with just enough victories to
Evening star., 1917-09-23
BY GILBERT SELDES.
Special Correspondence of TIL" Star.

Special Correspondence Of TI. Star.
PARIS. September 10. 1917.
ON the great game of cards now
bling table of France the French
a have held several straight flushes.
with the ace 10000 feet high. 1t is al
wayst an ace of diamonds.
LAS de Carreau, is the French for
ace of diamonds, and il always has an
exclamation point after ii. Ask gamin
in the streets or a we'll bred little boy
at school what he would like to be
when he grows UP. You can bet on the
answer ''Jc >-rai w As
An ace Of diamonds is any aviator
who has brought down five German
planes No French aviator is mentioned
by name until he has achieved his NTH
victory. After that his name occurs
IN the dispatches occasionally with the
serial uumser Of his most recent vic
,iuyuemer himself the ace Of aces
as his comrades call him. the name ap-
pears with every fresh victory.
other armies have their star hiers.
The traeicaIly reckless capt. FALL of
the Royal Flying Corps. who is said
TO have painted his lower wing Il
bright scarlet after he had downed his
fortieth opponent and SO invited death
was perhaps the greatest aviator of
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EI O endeavor to bring its work to
the highest point OF efficiency.
the food adminstra tioa has es-
x tablished a food library in
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21
THAT EXTRA FIVE CENTS

When you must pay five cents ex- tra to go to picture house in Alaska, do you imagine it helps the profits of the proprietor? It does not There is a tax of one cent on every 10 cents that a theatre takes in on it's tickets sales, which means Sc of that Sc. There is a tax on each reel of film used per night For instance tonight is a S-reeler Ramona" which will amount to 1-2 cent per each adult at tending. Then there is a big raise in film rentals with extra charges for advertising matter, etc. And a theatre must get 25 cents to be able to pay salaries, film rent, light, heat, house rent, federal licenses and the other expenses.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

administration to pass, in the conf. dence that the official nature of the consignees rendered it possible to ac- cept their assurance.
 "Is this case where the wool was consigned -te the army administration without it's knowledge" asked the pre- siding judge "or is 1t a case where some unauthorized person used the name of the department?"
 The attorney general replied, "The court will be. able to judge of the practicability of anyone using the name of an official department with out some official in authority becom- ing aware of the fact. The intercept ed letters show that this is a part of very bad business, a deliberate scheme to pass wool into Germany at moment when Germany is suffering from great scarcity of that neces- sary commodity for war purposes"
 The presiding judge, in giving his verdict, condemning the entire ship ment as lawful prize, said: "The intercepted documents show that the wool was intended for Germany. How it came about that the name of a neutral government was used by the real consignee we do not know, and it is not for us to make observations in the matter. We can only express our surprise that the repute of neu- tral government has been employed to get absolute contraband into Ger many. We find that the destination of the goods was Leipzig, and they are condemned as contraband destin- ed for the enemy"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21
WOOL FURNISHED GERMANY bY
 SWEDEN
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Nov. 21.-Swedish army officials were accused of conspiring to furnish millions of dollars worth of wool to Germany, in the course of an action in the Prize Court here re- gently.
 The case concerned a shipment of 1500 bales of wool, consigned to the Swedish army, but destined, accord ing to the attorney general, for a Ger man firm in Leipzig The shipment is valued at $7O0,OOO, being only one of several seized enroute from the Ar genuine Republic.
 Intercepted documents, produced in court, showed that the wool was not intended to remain in Sweden. That the Swedish army had no intention of using the wool was indicated, it was reported, by the fact that it's rep resentatives made no appearance in the court and put in no claim to the cargo.
 It was stated in court that the British authorities had in the past, all lowed several shipments of wool sim ilarly consigned to the Swedish army
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21
NJ MODESTY IN GERMANY ]
 DEMANDS
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Nov. 21.-Gcrmany must not be hindered by "pusillanimous scruples' in taking what she wants for the establishment of a colonial em- pire in America and elsewhere over seas, declares the program" of the German colonial society as translated by the British African society. The German society believe the treaty of peace should provide such an empire for Germany in South America.
 The German colonial society has 250 branches in Germany, and is headed by w. S. Soft. the German col onial secretary, the Duke of Mecklen- burg, and Dr. Dernburg. It's pro gram" IS a kind of colonial creed for the German empire. It demands that any peace settlement must, above all, provide Germany with adequate ter ritories capable of white colonization. The three main points are:
 First, an adequate outlet for Ger man emigration and German white industrial activity; second, stepping stones across the Atlantic and Indian oceans, to the New Germany over seas; third, the restoration of Ger many's tropical and subtropical col onies." One of the sub-sections also demands suitable strategic points in the Pacific"
 The preamble says: Extra Eur opean and colonial possessions are indispensable, whether regarded ethn- ically, politically, economically, or ethically. The German people de- sire to be, as heretofore, a world directing people, with the German empire as great power.
 "A colonial empire essentially Afri- can should not suffice us. Besides a fleet, the military and economic security of our foreign and colonial territory requires the possession of strategic points, notably sufficient number of coaling stations, submarine cables and telegraphs, and fortifica- tions are required.
 "The available coaling and cable stations on the route to South Ameri- | ca and the African colonies are the Portugese Canary islands, the Portu- gese Cape Verde islands, the Portu- gese Islands in the bights of West 1 Africa, British St. Helena, and the British West Indies, protecting the route to Panama and South America. It is noted that the demands out. lined in this respect cover almost ex- clusively territories which have never been under German control, and i which, in order to meet this program, | must spell changes of sovereignty on I very large scale. But, explains the
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

the great needs of Germany and her allies require the possession of great colonial empire, and it means the not being hindered by pus- illanimous scruples, the more so be-
 cause a favorable opportunity will not recur for many long day"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

Chas. A. Sulzer, delegate from AL aska recently left Ketchikan for Washington, accompanied by his fa- ther He delivered an interesting and educational address on what had been accomplished for Alaska and what he hoped to accomplish the coming ses- sion.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

The Episcopal Guild Auxiliary to will meet at the Red Dragon Thurs day afternoon at two o'clock. Any one interested in the work is cordial ly invited to meet with us.
 MRS. w. H. CHASE, Sec.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

There are eleven plants at work now on the Little Eldorado, accord ing to a recent arrival from there. It is reported that an entirely new pay streak has been found on the upper one which was worked in early days.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

Deputy United States Marshal M. J. Healey of Talkeetna left Anchor age for his home after making the remark that there was very little likelihood of his seeing that city again before the ice goes out of the Susit- ma in the spring
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21
NOTICE.

The funeral of the late Brother Henry Schroeder will be held at Lamberts undertaking parlors tomor- row afternoon at l. D. m. All Knight of Pythias are requested to attend.
 w. J. MCDONALD, c. c.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

RAMONA, Helen Hunt Jackson's Historical and Romantic story of Cali fornia and the Mission Indians in acts at the Empress tonight at 8 sharp. Admission 30 cents.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

pack of canned fruits vegetables and dried have and will THIS WEEK far lower than buy later, received only
 regular order. You have wish stock of brands Place
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

FOR RENT-Furnished house. Apply at Daily Times
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-05-16
CHAPTER xiv.
A Venture in the Dark.

Pushing his way hastily forward
when he could make haste: crawling
slowly ON his hands and knees when
held by opposing rock; ilattening him
self like lpcch against the face Of
the preclpice when the narrowing
ledge left him only inches under foot
cIlugiug with torn hands TO every fa-
vorIng crevice, and pausIng when the
peril was extreme for fresh strength,
De Spain dragged his injured foot
across the sheer face Of III Captain in
the last shadows of the days failing
light.
Spent by his effort De Spain reached
the rendezvous Nun hud indicated, as
nearly as the stars would tel him, by
ten o'clock II was only after a long
and doubtful hour that he heard the
muhled footballs OF a horse. He stood
concealed among the smaller trees un-
til he could distinguish the outlines Of
the animal, and his eye caught the fig
ure Of the rider.
De Spain stepped out of the trees.
and, moving toward Nan, caught her
hand and helped her to the ground.
She enjolned silence. and led the
horse into the little grove Stopping
well within 1t, she stopped and be-
gan rearranging the muAlers on the
hoofs.
I'm afraid I'm too late" she said.
How long have you been hereT" She
faced De Spain with one hand on the
pony's shoulder.
did Won have 0uy fails -
you see I'm here. You'll How
could you get here at all with a horseT"
"They are hiding on both trails out
side watching for you-and the moon
win be up She seemed very anxious.
De Spain made light Of her fears TN
get past them-I've got to, Nan. Don't
give it thought"
81 don't know whnt you'll think Of
me" He heard the troubled note
in her voice.
what do you meanT
She began to unbutton her jacket.
Throwing back the .reyers. she felt
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-05-16

sun breathing fast, sne hesitated for
words-"you won't trick me-ever-
will you?"
Steadily returning her appealing
gaze, De Spain answered with DELHI
Grafton: Don't ever give me a chance
to trick you, Man.
"What do you mean?" She demand
ed, fear and distrust burning in her
tone
My life" he said slowly, isn't
worth it."
you know" He could see her res
olute underlip, pink with fresh young
blood, culver with Intensity of feeling
as she fatered. "You know what ev-
cry man says Of every girl-fuplish.
trusting, easy to decelve-everyl thing
like that
MAY God wither my tongue before
ever 1t speaks to deceive you, Nan"
There's not a moment to lose" she
said swiftly. Listen: trail around
this mountain leads out Of the CUP
straight across the face Of FL Capt
tan"
Il can make it,"
u good climber can do It'll have
done It. I'd even go with you, If !
could
"whyY"
She shook her head angrlly at what
he dared show in his eyes. "Oh, keep
stlll-listenw
81 know you'd go, Nan" ne declared
unperturbed. But, believe me, l never
would LET you"
81 cant 90, because to do any good
I must meet you with a horse out
side"
He only looked silently at her. and
she turned her eyes from his gaze.
''See." she said, taking him eagerly to
the back Of the ledge and pointing
follow that trail. the one to the eust-
you cant get lost; you can reach FL
Captain before darE-it's very close
Creep carefully across FL Captain on
that narrow trail and on the other
side there is a wide one clear down to
the rond-oh. do be careful on El Capt
tan e.
I'm be careful"
81 must watch my chance to get
away from the corral with a horse. Il
I fail it viii be because l am locked
np AT home. and you must hide and
do the best you can. How much they
will surmlse OF this, | don't know"
$50 now this minute" he said, re-
strnininE his words. "If you don't
come, ! shall know why"
She turned without speaking, and
fearless as a chamOls, ran down the
rocks. De Spain, losing not a moment
hobbled rapidly up along the granite
walled passage that led the way TO his
chance for life.