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The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22
RESTRAINT OF PUBLIC OPINION

The registration of alien enemies is
bound to have strong effect in keep
ing down pro-GermGu activities.
Public opinion is tie greatest check
that can be imposed on the action of
individuals. Few are so strong-headed
as to act in the face of the disapprovai
Of that part of the public that imme-
diately surrounds them. The enemy
aliens now know that they are marked
men, and few will venture to express
enforcement sentiments. -,
The German agents, the dock burn
ers and the bomb planters will not be
greatly deferred by the registration.
The government secret service alone
can deal with them. But pro-Preman
sentiment will be further banished
from the .land,i and men who lean to-
ward the kaiser will be made to hold
their togues the more.
In the February Everybody's Sam
.uei Hopkins Adams tells Of the good
work that has been done in putting
down .pro-Gernan feeling. In most
cases this same powerful public senti
ment has been found sufficient.
He tells Of tha way the nationa
council OF defense stopped raAid pro
German speeches in German settle
ments. Workers for the council woult
attend these meetings, and before the
speech-making began would walk tt
the front of the halls, announce tina
they were reporters for the nationa
council of defense and ask that tabi'
be furnished them so they might max
notes of the meetings.
When the pro-German orators sax
I this they at once forgot the speeche
they had prepared. They were willin
to villify the nation among those VIII
!, sympathized with their way of thinE
, ing, but they did not care to air thei
, views before the public at large. TIL
silent force of public opinion close
their mouths and in many cases turf
ed them into good Americans.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22
TELLS Of RESOURCES
Of COPPER RIVER REGION

Christian TjOsevig, a HeIl-known
mining man of Alaska, interested in
extensive copper holdings irg the Cop
per River valley. is in the city, guest
at the Hotel lynda His wife and
child are coming ON the City Of Sc
attic, and will join HIM here, where he
wiils rsmairp a couple of weeks in at
tendance on business.
Mr. TjOsevig was ONE of the first to
locate copper in the Copper River val
fey, near Mccarthy, before railroad
TO the section was ever thought of.
In fact, the first trips were made with
dog teams from Valdez Later horses;
were used to get in heavy freight, with
Valdez still the starting point, and
then finally came the railroad.
Tine coppsD owner says mach money
was spent by the Copper River &
Northwestern during the past year i'm
proving its rOadbed and service. PraC-
ticalTy a new roadbt.d has been built
and Eetied. He Says conditions are
favorable in the whole Copper River
valley. and especially around McCar-
thy, which is now the inland terminal
of the Copper River & Northwestern
railway, and the henri of what he be-
Tieves will prove, one OF the greatest
copper-mining centers the world has
ever known. He says that within a
radius of several hwndred miles OF
Mccarthy copper can be found out
cropping, and IN the streams cutting
from the ranges, much native copper.
is gathered by the hydraulic miners.
Mr.. Tjosevig thinks the government,
which now fixes the price or copper,
viii raise the price In a short time.
which will stfrr further stimulate the
industry-Juneau Enzpiro.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22
IS THERE TOO MUCH WAR NEWS?

&. > p -. 49, -5z
There are times when we wonder If
the people do not get tired of reading
SO much about the war.
Nearly all of the important tele-
sraph news printed in this and other
newspapers has to do with the war
1t is difficult for an editorial writer
TO choose subjects that are not asso-
ciated with the war.
Monthly magazines are given over
largely to war reports and war stories,
and fiction is occupying a minor role.
And yet why should the people be
surfeited with war news and war edi-
torials?
This war is the greatest war in his
tory 1t is the greatest occurrence in
the lives of all those who live today.
It's ultimate effect on history cannot
he forecast, but 1t may be one of the
great landmarks marking an epoch,
and to be regarded in the future as one
of the few great occurrences since
time began. ........
The man who is not vitally inter
ested in the war must have mind
that finds occupation in the trivial
alone.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22
PRESIDENT AGAINST STRIKES

President Wilson says that the pres
ent is no time for labor troubles and
in a telegram, the other day to the
president of the Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners he characterized
strikers as German sympathizers. He
has positively refused to confer or in
any way assist labor until he is posi-
lively assured of the acceptance of
the principle that in the present cir
cumstances no body of men has the
right to strike until every other meth
cd of adjustment of differences has
been tried to the limit. In other
words the government does not pro-
pose to have the commerce and in
of the country tied up during
war times by strikes and if the men
have a just grievance it must be
handled In sane and legal way.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22
ADA|RAL's DRASTIC ACT:
HAD DESIRED EFFECT
(By Associated Press)

PARIS. Feb. 22.-French news;
papers praise the American admiral
commanding United States squadron
stationed at a French port for his
summary and effective action against
tradesmen and others who have been
charging the American sailors extor'
tionate prices for merchandise and
service.
In one case, 1t is stated, the admiral
was notified that certain hotel had
been overcharging the American naval
officers. The American admiral placed
two sentries at the door of the hotel,
ordered all officers residing there to
leave Immediately, and commanded
the sentry not to allow another Ameri'
can to enter the prace until further
orders. Faced with ruin, the propri,
etor offered to make any amends
which the admiral demanded.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22
COMPANY MAKES DIsTRUsT.

Austrian leaders talk as though they
really want peace on just terms.
Their claims are moderate, and they
have the bearing of being willing to
come to terms with the allies.
But Austrian pretensions have to be
taken with a grain of salt. The best
guarantee of good faith on the part
of Austria would be to break away
from the kaiser. Any one that stays
in the kaiser's company must be look.
ed upon with suspicion.
Austria does just about as the Ger
mans say, and it is more than likely
that Count Czernin's utterances are
carefully edited in Berlin
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
OF JERUSALEM FIGHT
(By Associated PresaA :

LONDON, Jan. %. (By MailJ--How
British cavalry charged and captured
three Turkish batteries and thus
opened the way to- Jerusalem, is told
in a letter from a British officer.
sit was the first time the brigade
had used their swords he says.
when Charged sounded I think
every man went stark mad. Guns
were beIchfng their shells at US in one
sheet of flame, and Bullets by thou
sands swept past, but not one man
seemed to get hit as on we went, with
drawn swords flashing IN the sun, in
a long straight line, horses going like
mad and everyone shouting Ike fury
Now we could see some of"our pals
falling, yet straight at the guns we
charged AS we came UP with the first
line of protecting infantry the enemy
put UP their hands as they stood in the
trenches, so we jumped them and were
charging at the second line when the
first line thought better of their sur
render and fired at us from behind.
Their artillery and machine guns kept
firing at us up to the moment; we
reached them with the sword. 1t seems
marvellous that any Of US escaped
alive, but though our ranks we're thin
ned we took the positions, and all the
guns and ammunition" :. =.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22

The work OF the YIN. C. A. Is to
make American soldiers and sailors
feel at home wherever you send them.
They'll fight the better for 1t. Leave
your contribution at one of our banks
for the work.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22

If there are any prospective candi-
dates in the territory for delegate to
congress or attorney general they will
have to declare themselves within a
week, as the time for filing nomina-
ton papers closes next Thursday.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22

The Russians, demobilizing, are
trading their guns to Germans for
playing cards and other trifles. Why
shouldn't they? Their guns never did
do the many good, and anyone can
learn to play pitch or casino.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22

Nearly every one in Germany now
wears paper trousers. Thus the men
are pulled down still further to tn
level of the weaker sex. 1t Is too
dangerous to strike a match on the
seat of your pants in the empire of the
kaiser to try It.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22

The residents of the states may be
enjoying better weather than we are
at present having in Cordova. but we
doubt it.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22

All danger of a revolution In the
Bnitad: States was awerted when Hoo
yer did not: include openfaces pies in
wAeatless days.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22

Madame Lydia, the palrAist, will be
found in the Currier & Nicholson
building on c. street. 16-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22

In Germany after the wa is over
rhe only iron men" will be the pieces
Of money cast from iron.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22

Bargain Notice-For sale one four
foot fireproof safe, three National cash
registers. Address Prospector, Valdez.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-22

And still we are not scared over the
reports of the coming German often
sive.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
SOMETHING NEVER
BEFORE SEEN
In Florida When British Cannon for
the State Fair was Hauled to It's
Place by an Elephant
Especial to the Starr

Jacksonville, March IA serious
accident which might have killed sew
eral men and MANNED others for life,
was narrowly ayerted today when the
great cannon of the official British
war exhibit at the Florida State Fair
got away from the men who were un-
loading it from the cars and plunged
down the incline, barely missing
some fifteen persons who Were at the
bottom. The gun carriage went up TO
its hubs in sand and it was necessary
to dig a ditch for the monster to be
pulled out
Many curious visitars at the State
Fair were attracted to the spot when
a hurry call was made for the big ele-
phant of the Johnny ]. Jones Shows to
help in the operation of getting the
cannon to the exhibit hall. Five
teams of mules and the elephant were
used, and the operation took three
hours time. The fact that England
uses elephants in India to transport
the big guns makes the necessity and
utilization of an elephant at the Flor
ida State Fair to transport a British
cannon such as is used on the western
front quite a coincidence.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
CORPORAL THEo HERNANDEZ

Mrs. J. Y. Purvis and her mother,
Mrs N. FL. Heidi, left Saturday for
Fernandina to attend the funeral of
their nephew and grandson, Corporal
Theo Hernandez. The Fernandina ac-
count of Corporal Fernandez's death
in yesterdays Times Union will be of
interest to the many Ocala acquaint-
ances of this splendid young man:
When the news was received from
Fort Mcpherson Saturday that Theo
Hernandez was dead an inexpressible
sadness filled the town. For two weeks
anxious hearts had prayer and hoped
that the life of this splendid young
man might be spared. But the strong,
brave boy who had so willingly vol
unteered to fight for his country
could not stand the battle with the
terrible disease that was taking the
lives of so many boys, who meant to
give their lives if need be for their
country. But it was not decreed that
ttT" should fill nameless grave in
France, but that his pure young soul
should go to its God with the arms
of his loving mother who had been
with him for two weeks, around him,
that kind nurses should minister to
his suffering body and that his face
still beautiful in death as in life
should be viewed by those who loved
him for which grateful prayers
ascend. Though today he sleeps be.
meath a myriad of beautiful flowers,
Theo Hernandez as truly gave his life
for his country as if his body lay
upon the battlefield pierced by thou
sand German bullets and the town,
proud of its soldier boy, turned out
en- masse to pay its last tribute. The
funeral services were held at the
Baptist church of which he was a
member and the building could not
accommodate the crowd that assem-
bled. The services were very impress
sive and the eulogy to the dead sol
dier as he lay beneath his country's
flag with his gold star above, brought
tears to every eye. Many beautiful
flowers were sent by relatives and
friends, and a beautiful floral piece
by the Fernandina fire department, OF
which he was member, the Baptist
Sunday school, Young Woman's Aux
iliary, Cemetery Association, and the
10th Machine Gun battalion, Co. B,
Camp Wheeler, of which he was q
member.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
COLoRED MEN WANTED
FOR THE NAVY
U. S. Navy Recruiting station,
Ocala, ia. March 1. 1918.

Ocala, Fla., March i, 1918.
There are fine opportunities for col
ored men between the ages Of 1s and
80 in the navy, as cooks and walters
for hospital unit.
These men can enroll in this unit
and will not be needed for at least
three months for duty in a naval hos
pital
Colored men, this is the chance Of
your life to serve your country. You
viii be enrolled in the naval reserve
and will not have to pay your way TO
Atlanta and back home.
The advantage of this offer is
chance to stay at home for about three
months and when you are called you
viii do duty in hospital ashore. This
viii be a good thing for registered
colored men who want to join the
navy. Call at this Office and ! viii ex-
plain it to you. Any information may
be had by calling at or writing the
above Office.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
ARE A CREDIT
To AMERICA
Fine Report of Our Troops Brought
by General March, Just Home
from the Front
(Associated Press)

An Atlantic Port, March Major
General Peyton March, acting chief
of staff of the United States army,
arrived here today after nine months
abroad as chief of artillery with the
American expeditionary force. Gen.
eral March described the American
troops as so well trained as to be able
to handle themselves with credit to
the United States"
General March described the CEN
sorship as "lamentable" and intimat-
ed that he would advocate that regu-
lations in this respect be made less
stringent.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
ENGLISH FAVOR
JAPANESE ACTION
OUGHT TO GIVE A FREE HAND
IN SIBERIA TO OUR EAST
ERN ALLIES
(Associated Press)

London, March 1.-Japan's pro-
posals with regard to Siberia and
their reception in Washington has
brought the question Japan's active
participation in military operations to
the forefront here, the developments
pertaining thereto dominating the
news columns of the papers. The
bulk of opinion is in favor of Japan's
proposed action without qualification.
The plea is made in some quarters
that she ought to be implicitly trust
ed and given a free hand.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

The u. S. Civil Service Commission
announces an examination for assist
ant market milk specialist, for men
only. Competitors will not be requir-
ed to report for examination at any
place, but will be reported on the fol-
lowing subjects which have the rela-
tive weights Indicated:
1. General education and scientific
training, 40; 2, practical experience
and fitness, 40; 8, thesis, 20; total,
100.
Graduation from college or uni
versity of recognized standing In a
course embracing the subject OF
dairying, and, in addition, at least one
years experience in some phase Of
dairying or milk inspection, are pre-
requisites for consideration for this
position. Entrance salary from $500
to $1740 a year
Apply to Secretary, U. S. Civil
Service Board, postofice, Ocala, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
BORED THRU A
BURNING BALLOON
Exciting Experience of AnciIlotto, an
Italian Aviator

Rome.-(C Correspondence of the As
sociated Press).-How an aviator
feels when he driver an airplane thru
a flaming observation balloon is de-
scribed by Giovanni Ancillotto, an
Italian airman who demolished an
Austrian balloon in that fashion in
an air conflict at Rustigne.
The balloon was guarded by three
Austrian chaser airplanes. These
were engaged by three Italian fight
ing machines while Ancillotto dived
straight at the balloon, at which he
opened fire with incendiary bullets at
range of about twenty yards. At
the same moment he suddenly realiz-
ed the danger he was in, for it was
clearly impossible for him to avoid
collision with the now flaming bal
loon.
81 thought to myself, it means
DEATH" he says in his report. II clos
ed my eyes and waited. Barely Sec
ond passed before / felt a shock;
there was sound of tearing, flames
rushed across my face. / opened my
eyes and found myself few dozen
yards from the ground.
'T started my engines, steadied the
machine, glanced at the wings in fear
that their support would fail me,
They were trembling as though brok-
en- and were carrying some tattered
pieces of stuff. But they held; the
propeller, turned, and the airplane
gradually gaining speed, glided to-
ward the Italian lines. A few min
utes later / alghted at my camp"
Examination of the machine show
ed that it had passed clean through
the burning balloon. In the shock Of
collision the dings had actually beer
broken in the middle, but were helC
together by the support. of the ma
chine gun.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
OUR SEAMEN In IRELAND
that can Help the Jaekies to
Spend their Shore Leave In Com !
fort has Been Neglected

Base American Flotilla in British
Waters.-( Correspondence of the AS
sociated Press).-The United States
Naval Mems clubhouse, the shore
home of the sailors, is to be enlarged.
Vice Admiral William S. Sims al
ready has given his approval to the
project which is made necessary by
the ever-increasing size of the Amer
ican force here. The club was built
from funds contributed by generous
Americans in London and is the most
popular rendezvous ashore, not only
for the sailors and their own officers,
but also for British sailors and SOL
diers and their officers as we'll Vice
Admiral Sims is frequent visitor
and it is not uncommon to see Brit
ish admiral or commodore drop in to
watch the sailors at play in the "only
electrically lighted, steam-heated club
in Ireland"
Nightly shows have just been in
troduced and are regular thing with
big shows on Saturday nights. The
nightly affairs usually consist of NOV
les, always with a comic film but the
weekend entertainment includes pic
lures and acts by talent from the
ships and from among the British
Tommies ashore, and it is surprising
what great variety of talent there
is among Americans and British here.
The newest thing is a series of car
toons by sketch artists discovered in
the fiotilla. These cartoons on hap
penings in the fotilla or about town
are thrown on the screen and produce
loud outlaws.
One which will be appreciated by
the folks back home depieted a de-
stroyer dropping shells all around the
German submarine U-53 which raided
shipping off Nantucket, at which time
the very same ships and men who are
today chasing U-boats picked up the
crews. In the picture the frightened
submarine commander is peeping out
of the coming tower. Below are the
words: "Soak him fellows, it's our old
friend the U-53."
The newest feature of the club is a
well-equipped department store OF
canteen where American sailors and
officers can purchase a great variety
of necessities and luxuries at reason.
able prices. The kitchen, which is ir
charge of chief petty officer from
Newport, R. l., who won reputation
feeding thousands in the American
army, turns out the best food ashore
The dry provisions come from the
United States; the fresh meats are
bought ashore. War bread has not. YET
| invaded this kitchen.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
WHO MADE THE FLAG

A flag was raised over the James
town worsted mills. From the owners
of the mill itself / learn:
The flag was, made of wool from
American sheep.
Sorted by an American,
Carded by an Italian,
Spun by Swede,
Warped by German,
Dressed by an Englishman,
Woven by a Belgian,
Supervised by an American,
Secured by an Albanian,
Dyed by Turk,
Examined by an Irishman.
Pressed by Pole.
Where else could this be true, ex-
cept in the 'sLand of the Free and the
Home of the Brave ?"-Christian En-
deavor News.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
BRYAN SHOULD HAVE
KNOWN BETTER
Our Peace Dove" Tried to Address
Canadian Veterans, but Found
Himself Unwelcome
Associated Press)

Toronto, March William Jen-
nings Bryan was refused a hearing
when he appeared at hall here last
night to address prohibition meet
ing under the auspices of the Domin-
ion Alliance.
Soldiers returned from the front
caused the disturbance, shouting var
ious epithets at him, one of them be-
ing: "What about the Lusitania 20
The chairman of the meeting ap.
pealed to the audience that it was not
a good thing they were doing, but in
vain. Yells greeted Bryan when he at
tempted to speak. Men stood up shak-
ing their fists at the former Amerl-
can secretary of state, and soldiers
shouted defiance at those who pleaded
for hearing for the visitor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
BOARD OF TRADE
MEETING THIS EVENING

A special meeting of the Marion
County Board of Trade will be held
tonight. At the last meeting a num-
ber of good suggestions were made
for the good of the city and county.
Now let's get together, have another
enthusiastic meeting and get these
suggestions put into form and per-
feet them. In this way we will have a
successful organization and will show
good results. 1t is urged that every
member be present. We invite also
any one who is interested in the
board of trade to be with US and give
any suggestions that they may have.
We need you, so be with US at 7:30
tonight.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
ENEMY'S POSITION
TWAS OB[|TERATED
Swift Retribution Visited on Huns for
Unlawful Use of Gas
Shells
ASSOCIATED Press)

With the American Army, France,
Thursday. Feb. 28.-Swift retribution
has fallen upon the German batteries
which this week bombarded American
trenches northwest of Toul with gas
shells. The American heavy artillery
concentrated a fire on the German
Minenwerfer batteries and obIiterat-
ed the position. Thus far six men
have died from the effect of gas
shells. More than eighty are in the
hospital, and one is reported in a
grave condition.
LIBERIA SUNK BY THE TEU-
TONS
New York, March 1.-The British
merchantmen liberia, 4800 tons, was
submarined about Feb. 9th while
bound for this port, according to in
formation received here. The crew
was saved.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-01
ARE YOUR BUYING THRIFT
STAMPS EVERY DAY?

If you buy % cent THRIFT
STAMPS at the rate of only one a
day, and exchange each book of six
teen with few cents added) for a
certificate worth $5 in 1923, you are
saving money at the rate of $40 per
month.
Good investment isn't it? And a
patriotic habit besides-for every
single THRIFT STAMP is a little
added momentum behind the one
great desire-to shorten this war.
Thrift Stamps are for sale at the
o. K. Grocery, the postoffice and many
other business houses.
(This advertisement paid for and
donated by the o. K. Teapot Groc-
ery.) 26-tf