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The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-14
Searched by German ouards

of and which I would have to enter if was to get the passport. and realized now how essential 1t was to have something to enable me to get through the frequent examinations to which I expected to be subjected
 While I was still debating in my mind whether 1t was going to be pos sible for me to enter the city that night. I saw in the distance what ap- peared to be an arc light. and AS l neared 1t that was what 1t turned out to be. Beneath the light I could make out the forms of three guards, and the thought of having to go through the same kind of ordeal that I had just experienced filled me with misgivings. Was 1t possible that could be fortunate enough to get by again1
 AS I slowed up little, trying to make up my mind what was best to do. was overtaken by group of Bel gran women who were shuffiing along the road. and I decided to mingle with them and see If couldn't convey the impression that was one of their party.
 AS we approached the arc light, the figures of those three soldiers with
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-14

Four fifty per day in Alaska beats six dollars at Seattle. according to men returning to the territory recent ly In southeastern Alaska One man returning said that s81 per month was the cheapest he could get by with in Seattle and live like d white man. Car fare, room rent and clothing took the balance of his wages.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-14

the guardhouse. I had not the sigh,- est idea but that l was captured anG there didn't seem to be much use In resisting unarmed as I was and with two other German soldiers within few feet of us.
 Like q flash IL suddenly dawned on me, however, that for all this soldier could have known I was only Il Bel gian peasant and that his object in searching me, which he proceeded to do, was to ascertain whether l had committed the common "crime" of smuggling potatoes.
 The Belgians were allowed only Il certain amount of potatoes. and 1t is against the laws laid down by the Huns to deal In vegetables of any kind except under the rigid supervi- sion of the authorities. Nevertheless, it was one of the principal vacations of the average poor Belgian to buy potatoes out in the country from peasants and then smuggle them into the large cities and sell them clan destinely at a high price,
 To stop this traffic in potatoes, the German soldiers were in the habit of subjecting the Belginns to frequent search. and I was being held up by this soldier for no other reason than that he thought I might be a potato smuggler
 He felt of my outside clothes and pockets. and finding no potatoes seemed to be quite satisfied Had he but known who I was he could have earned an iron cross, or, perhaps, in view of the fact that I had heavy water bottle in my uplifted hand. 1t might have turned out to be wooden cross.
 He said somcthing in German, which. of course, did not understand, and then some Belgian peasants came along and seemed to distract his atten- tion. Perhaps he had said: "It's all right; you may go on," or he may have been talking to the others In Flemish. but at any rate, observing that he was more interested In the others than he was In me at the mo- ment, l put the bottle in my pocket and walked on.
 After I walked & few steps, I took furtive glance backward and noticed the soldier who had searched me re- join his comrades at the curb and then stop another fellow who had come along and then I disappeared In the darkness.
 cannot say that the outcome of this adventure left me In the same confident frame of mind that followed the earlier one. was sure I had come out of 1t all right, but I could not help thinking what a terribly close shave I had.
 Suppose the soldier had questioned mel The ruse l had been following In my dealings with the Belgian peas ants-pretendlng I was deaf and dumb-might possibly have worked here, too, but soldler-a German sodier-mlght not so easily have been fooled It was more than an even chance that 1t would have at least aroused hls suspicion and resulted In further Investigation. A search of my clothing would have revealed dozen things which would have estab- lished my identity and all my shnm- ming of deafness would have availed me nothing.
 As l wandered along I knew that l was now approaching the big city which my Belgian friend had spoken
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-14

Chief Nikolai of the Susitnas. has been discharged rom the government hospital at Anchorage, where he has been confined by illness since last May The chief who is venerable old Indian. is a great friend of the whites. and has achieved considerable hotoriety through his prophecies in regard to the weather
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-14
Gro be Continued)

Twenty-four boxes of Matanuska strawberries were recently sold at Anchorage in F minutes they being tte first home-brown berries to ap- pear on the market. Last year the grower. F. F Winchester, raised five crates which netted him S6O.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-14
Copper River and Northwestern Ky.
FOUR TRAINS WEEKLY BETWEEN nrIIr1MA ANn KENNEG0TT

FOUR TRAINS WEEKLY BETWEEN
 CHITINA AND KENNECOTT Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mon
 days, Thursdays and Saturdays Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays,
 Thursdays and Fridays Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays and Friday
 Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednes-
 days, Thursdays and Saturdays The above schedule subject to change without notice
 Dining Car in Connection with all Regular Passenger Trains between Cordova and Chitina. Freight received and delivered at Cordova Wharf from 9 a. m. to p m., except Sundays. Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office ,r.. hour before departure of trains.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-14

Three hundred dollars was recently raised at Fairbanks for Belgium or. phans and widows.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
CURBING OF U-BOATS
BIG AID TOLINERS
Ships Now Pass Through Dan
ger Zone Unguarded, Says
British Medical Officer

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 24.-The Brit
ish Admiralty is sending American
bound passenger ships through the sub
marine zone without convoy because Of
a rapid improvement in the situation due
to the activities Of the United States de-
stroycrs, according TO Major Kendall
Emerson. British medical corps. vino has
just returned from a years service i'm
the base hospitals on the Flanders front.
He is an American, a resident Of
Worcester, Mass, who has returned to
offer his services and experience to Sur
geon General Gorgas. in Washington.
Major Emerson said
we saw nothing Of any convoy from
the time we sailed, and were told that
many ships are now crossing without es-
cort through the U-boat zone. There
has been wonderful change in the
fighting spirit of the Allies since the
American troops began TO get across in
considerable numbers. This feeling pre-
walls out on the front and back in tho
munitlon plants.
THE Belgians particularly are op-
timlstic In spite of all they have suffered
They are supremely confident that the
stay Of the Boche upon Belgian soil is
becoming limited"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
THE AMERICAN FRONT
SOON TO BE REALITY
u. S. Troops Expected to Take
Over Full Section
Shortly
FORCES BUILDING UP
Secretary Baker, However. With
holds Exact Number of Soldiers
in Line
WASHlNGTON. Jnn. ID.


III the President said it. then 1t
will be DONE" a member Of the Cabinet
asserted commenting ON the published
statement that President Wilson in.
formed Democratic Senators Monday
night that there would be placed
abroad by next June twice the num-
Der Of American troops originally
planned.
Secretary Baker said that he could
not comment ON a statement of the
President, but authorized the follow
ing for quotation:
The program Of the department
mas been q constantly developing one.
and many difficulties and limitations
nave been overcome. I cannot discuss
numbers Of men in France or antic.
ipated to he in France at any par.
tlcular time, but we have made sub,
stantial progress"
1t was declared ON authority at the
War Department that the situation
and condition OF the American troops
already In France come up fully tu
General I5rShing's expectations, thi,
generalization including also the con.
ttruc;ion operations, which are made
of tonnage and of supply from the
United States.
When General pcrshing sent his
first battalions into the trenches With
veteran French troops formal an.
nouncement of the fact was made
here. with the explanation that these
units were rounding out their training
course. n similar announcement,
either directly from General Pcrshing
or from the department, is expected
when American troops finally take
over whatever sector of the battle line
they are destined to fight on
Recent press dispatches from Gen.
oral pershing'S headquarters have
shown that n considerable part of his
force. at any rate, now was regarded
as fully trained. The War Depart
ment has had little to say on this
subject There have been no hints
dropped as to when the American
front would be established. but the
impression Is gaining strength here
that the day is not far distant.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
DEATH AND INSANITY
CLAIM GERMAN SPIES
Missing Alleged Aids of Won
Rintelen Traced, Says
Police Witness

NEW YORK Jan. 24.-Of two miss
ing members of the band of Germans
who plotted to destroy food and muni-
ton ships leaving American ports one
is dead and one is insane, it was dis
closed in testimony at the trial here
Of Franz Won Rintelen, German naval
reseTvist. and twelve others charged
with conspiracy.
Police Lieutenant BarnitZ testified that
Herbert Ebeling, alleged to have been tho
man who took the fire bombs aboard
steamships in cigar boxes was in Bloom
ingdale Asylum, and Max Klein, who
eluded the best efforts of the police TO
CAPTURE him. had died in a hospital a
few weeks ago.
Inspector Tunney, chief Of the bomb
squad, asserted one { the plotters told
him that Ebeling placed bombs on
the Lusitania and iat he cursed the
captain Of the submarine which sank the
liner because he had spoiled tbA
cigars"
Tunney told Of many ruses TO learn
the identity Of the paymaster Of the
plotters, and after close questioning of
| Captain Otto Wolpert, a defendant, he
said wolpert informed him the man VINO
| financed the band was interned In FaS-
| land but refused to name him.
Inspector Tunney also declared that
| Charles Won Kleist. the confidential go
between in the relations between Won
| Rintelen and his. subordlnates. told him
| he had seen a check for $4,000 in pos
| session Of DR.. Walter Scheele, Hobo
/ lten chemist. another defendant, made
payable 10 Hanson" who is alleged
TO have been Won Rintelen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24

and was Of such nature as to create
divided opinion on the nations pur-
poses In the war, a conclusion hoped
for devouty by the pro-German cIo-
ment I'm the nation.
The department has not decided just
what will be done in the cases Of sew
eral papers, hut it was learned that
Robert Ford, editor of the Irish WorlG'
conferred yesterday with officials of the
department, explained to their satisiac-
tlon that he had every desire to be
loyaI To tho United states and that
he would not permit any publication OF
matter objected to by the Government.
The Irish publications have printed
II was stated. very strong attacks on
the British Government for its attitude
toward the Irish home rule question,
md of later have linked the United
states in their discussions, 70 the extent
Of attacking President Wilson for haN-
ing failed to include Ireland among
the nations which should be allowed
the right Of free determination ot Ns
government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
DOMINANT
'PLOW GIRLS" IN WAR
Montgomery County Farm
Bureau Tables Offering to
Aid Food Production
PLEA FOR PROHIBITION
Delegates Cheer Statement That
U. S. Made Mistake by Not
Going Dry

NORRlSTOWN, Pa, Jon. 24.--A dis
cussion over women going into the tleld
behind the plow 20 speed food produc-
ion was cut off at a special joint
ession of the Montgomery County Farm
Bureau and the public safety committee
OF Montgomery County, when a COM
muniCation from Clarence Sears Kates,
chairman of the executive committee Of
The Chester County Farm Bureau. TO
Miss Mary Gibson. of WyunewOod,
after being read. was laid aside by y.
I. Larzclcre, who presided. Mr.. Lar
.elere remarked that while it contained
many good features, many were
'idiculous."
Miss Gibson suggested women work
ing on the farm at a recent meeting of
the Federation of Women's Clubs of
Montgomery County. in Conshohocken,
She Is one Of ten women directing food
supplies in Montgomery County. II was
asked that the letter be read aud In
dorscd by the meeting, which included
considerable number Of women
The letter, dated January 90. read in
/ part:
+ by your cudeayor TO have womc
nnlist In farm work YOU are rendering g
! service which Is Of the utmost value
. There Is only one preventive OF the mn
I llllt'lll lbllllll' III ltlANANll w lt' ~
, ter. That demands an action by MI
( Hoover even more drastic than th'
/ extraordinary mandate just promul'
gated for the coal administration rela
| tive 10 the coal famine. Mr. Hoover
! should be requested to announce by FEB
! ruary IL to the farmers guaranty oI
| cost Of production and a per cent proi
| for every needed staple. to the extent Of
| saying, Never mind the cost
"The fact that number OF farmers
| do actually own automobiles seems the
! covering excuse to stnrvc the nation 10y
| hampering the farmers Agriculture l.
the primary basic industry
\ statement that the Government haC
made Il mistake in not securing prohibi
tiou during the period Of the war wa
vociferously applaudcd, as also was ;
condemnation of the idea Of sendini
"bums from the city TO the farm AM
# sending high school boys to till TN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24

ta,y A1nirs Committee, who Introduced
tho universal trimming bill IN the Homes
thus interpreted the measure today. The
fears Of Representative Fields Of KEN
tuclSy, that universal training advocates
would seek TO thrust the burden %
fighting the war on Immature youths
were stamped as groundless by Mr.
Kahn.
lie gave notice today that he soon
would move for hearings before the
Military Affairs Committee, and as soon
as pressing war measures are out Of
the way would seek a vote on the MILF
tary training bill by the House.
"No one has 10 argue to establish the
necessity for universal training. lie has
only TO point to present conditions said
Kahn. I'VE have had 20 begin work
with the national army from the ground
up. Very few OF its members ever had
any training. II they had been trained
under some system, such as / propose,
we could have had an army in France
in four months instead OF a mere hand
full Of men,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24

soil The announcement that the food
commission was preparing to help the
farmers all over the State by the use
OF tractors provided by the subscription
of 100000 made by publlc-spirited citi-
zeus was greeted with cheers, one man
shouted while the worl, Of the proposed
tractors was being discussed that hogs
and COWS wero more necessary than
tractors"
"Give US prohibition" shouted John
Il. ATcSparran, master Of the state
Grange. who continued:
while the people were freezing. a
brewery In Philadelphia was working
full time and the Baldwin Locomotive
Works could not get what was needed 70
work a fraction Of the time.
There Is not a man who VIII stand
more punishment than the American
farmer. Sending the high school boys
to the farm would result only In a
small percentage Of good TO tie farmers
and those who have tho idea Of sending
the business men from tho city to the
farm are all wrong The farmers will
bow tc nutocracy before they will lis
ten to this proposition
"The farmer has II in his head that
the Government did not nlay fair; that
IL promised 10 send men from the cities
to help harvest the crops, and those who
went from the cities from all over the
United states would not make up train
load"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
CARNEGIE HERO FUND
AWARDS 26 MEDALS
Commission Recognizes Brave
Acts by Money Grants and
Pensions for Some Heroes
PITTSBURGH. Jan. 2A.

PlITSBl INiH. Jan. ~.
Twenty-siX acts Of heroism were
recognized by the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission at its fourteenth annual
meeting.
In seven cases silver medals were
awarded I'm iuncteen cases bronze med
ais. Ten of Ito heroes lost their lives
and TO the dependents Of nine Of these
pensions agRrygating S4560 a year were
granted In addition to these money
grants in two cases $1,000 was appro-
priated for educational purposes, pay
ments to be made as needed and APP
proved, and In eleven cases awards ag-
gregating $4,000 were made for other
worthy purposes. Payments in these
cases will not be made until the bene-
fciaries' plans for the use of the awards
have been approved by the commission,
Pennsylvanians receiving bronze medals
are:
John H. Loux, deceased Sc Soucon
street, Hellertown, Pa. Died attempting
to save Manuel Pois and Domngos Fer
rlera, twenty years old, from suffocating
at HelleTtown, Pa, November &c, 1917.
Medal and award to widow and son.
! Frank Grabinski. deceased, $50 East
| Ridge street. Nanttcoke, Pa, Died at
years, old, from drowning. at Nanttcokg
Pa. August 1, 1917. Medal and awards
to mother and her five children.
/ George Nuknic, deceased. S3d Locust
I SNittNt AlNNttHpOlt Ids l'lGu hlN'lllDl-
Ing to save Ira ID. Shearer from suG-
locating at Mckeesport Pa, october 10,
/ 1917. Medals and awards 10 widow and
. son.
Frank p. Mullaly. 2923 Gas street
4 MCKeesport, Pa. Assisted in an attempt
TO save Ira ID. Shearer from suftocatlng
| at McHeesport, Pa, October I 5, 1917.
Earl Byers 2O02 Versailles avenue,
I McKeesport, Pa. Attempted to save
George Vuknic from suffocation at Nc
KeespUrt, Pa, october 10. 1917.
Adam Liddle, ZOOS Stewart street, Nc
Keesport, Pa. Saved Earl Byers from
suffocation at McHeesport, Pa. october
10, 1917.
Charles OHara, 1905 Fifth avenue
/ McKeesport, Pa. Attempted to save
George Nuknic from suifocation at Nc.
keesport. Pa, October 10, 1917
For Daniel Thomas, deceased, $50
! Decker's court. Scranton, Pa. who died
attempting TO save Joseph Stepanich and
Joseph Rogne from suffocation at ScTan-
ton. Pa, December l6, 1916. a silver
medal and awards 90 to widow and
daughter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
KAHN DEMANDS SPEED
ON MILITARY TRAINING
Peace-Time Measure That
Should Be Passed Now, Ad-
vocate of System Declares
WASHINGTON. Jan. "a

WASHINGTON, jan. u
"rhe universal military training bill
Is n peace-time measure. None OF its
supporters contend that the training Of
boys Of eighteen nineteen and twenty
should begin now. But tie law must
be written now, in time Of war. because
when peace returns wave Of pacifsm
will sweep over the land aud its passage
then would be impossible"
Representative julius Kahn. ranking
Republican member Of the House Mill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
DEATH URGED FOR SPIES
Scranton Business Men Ask Firing
Squads for Incendiaries

SCRANTON, ia, Jan. 24.--The death
penalty for enemy incendlaries has been
urged by tho members Of the council Of
the Scranton Board of Trade. 1t was
asserted that tho situation would be
quickly relieved II the culprts were
placed in front Of a firing squad and
mcted out the punishment due 10 traitors
The need Of a maximum and minimum
wage established by the Government was
also discussed by the board.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
Weekly Toll Of Ships
Taken by Submarines

Since the middle Of April SCI
British vessels, Gas Of more than
1900 tons, have been sunk. The
weekly totals follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
BARRED IRISH PAPERS
CALLED MENACE TO U. S.
Officials Say They Were Denied
Mails Because of Attack on
the Government

WASHINGTC Jan. 2i--Irish papers
published in New York We're denied the
mails last week because their editorial
expressions reached point where it
was necessary for the Government TO
check the dangerous propaganda" they
had been circulating for some time, ac-
cording to POstoticc Department uiii-
clals yesterday who handled the cases.
1t was stated jnat for some time
the attention Of the department has
been called 10 the Irish papers and the
nature of matter appearing i'm their col
umns. Much of this. 1t was said. was
held to be potent for very great harm
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
KAISER SHOWED ALONG
Lutheran Synod Fails to Agree as to
His Denomination

YORK, Pa, Jan. 94.--ln the confer
ence of the missionary superIntendents
and Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension Of the General Luth-
eran Synod. several speakers at
tempted to classify Emperor wilhelm
II denomlnationally, but gave It up.
This was not done, however, until the
Emperor had been showed from ono
church TO another
The subject came up when the Rev.
Paul Gerbcrd'ng, of Des Moines. Iowa.
read a paper on "Home Missions and
the A0Oth anniversary Of the ltetorma-
ton" The convention closed yesterday
afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24

SERVING THEIR COUNTRY
(Above) Private Howard +.
Hoag, of 2512 South Eleventh
street, a member of Company A,
109th United States Infantry, at
Camp Hancock, is Il brother of
Edward HOag, cited for bravery
in the Philippines for bringing
i'm wounded officer under fire of
the natives. Below Sergeant
Albert J. Hendric, who has re-
turned to Camp Sherman, Ohio,
after a visit to his home at BIB
North Thirteenth street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-24
president Refuses Exemption

IIAZLEToN, Pa. Jan. 2t.-Jacob Ru-
hinofslly, an attache of the Bethlehem
Steel Works and formerly a Hazleton
reporter, received notice that President
uvtIson had turned down his appeal for
s~smption on the ground that he Is em-
nIoved in munitions plant. This Is the
hrst case taken from the Hazleton dis
trict 10 the nations Chief Executive.
The herald., 1918-02-07
Newspaper Article Leads Him to
Seek Admittance to West
Point.
SISTER Tells OF HIS YOUTH
Kept Appointment to Academy Secret
From FamiIy-Head Of Expedition
sry Force Was Of Quiet, Serious
Temperament as Boy.

Lincoln. Neb.-It was newspaper
artistic which diverted John ]. Pershing
from his purpose to become n school
teacher and started him upon the mill
tary career which led to his appoint
ment as general in the United States
army and commander Of the American
expeditionary force in France. The
story is told by General Pershing's SIS
tiers, Mrs. Butler and Miss May Per-
sbing, who are residents Of Lincoln.
1t was while General Pershing and
his sister, now Mrs. Butler, were at
tending the Missouri State Normal
school at Kirksville, Mo-, that his at
tention one day was called to newspa'
per announcement that examinations
were TO be held for appointment to the
West Point Military academy. Young
Pershing asked his sisters advice as
to whether he should try for the ap
pointment and she advised him to dc
so. Then followed short season OF
intensive study in preparation.
In a few days he was called before