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The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09

Once again the local chapter has shown that she can help fill every need of relief. In response to the urg n' call for linen for the hospitals in France. q box consisting of 50 bath towels. 5o hand towels, 10 individual towels. 22 handkerchicfs, 9 napkins and II sheets were shipped on the Alameda.
 Those taking part in this linen shower were: Mesdamcs Iiegler, Shriver. Waln, Day, Brock, Sapiro. De Leo, Flames, Howard Kline, MacCon- nell. Lacy. w. J Mcdonald. Ristiue. Bratton Frazier, Hedges, GoOdreau, Iiawkinson, Foster, Graham, Harmon, C Phillips. Bloedhorn, F. l.. Harwood. Purgctt. Gal"n. Narnc. Boll!nger. Lam prey. Currier. Fursman. Kilbourne. Kerr, F Jones, Mellison, Council, Jones (Milc S@. Miss Jane Murray and Miss Catherine Opheim
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09

Mourning Brassards to Be Furnished
 The American Red Cross will pro vide mourning brassards to be worn by the relatives of men who have given their lives to their country aC- COrdinE to adNiCcs received this week from the war council These brassards, which are to be used in lieu Of gen eral mourning. were suggested and de- signed by the Womans committee of the Council of National Defense. the idea being heartily indorsed by Presi- dent Wilson The brassards will be furnished free to parents and widows of men who have died in the service. and at cost to other members of the family
 The brassdrd which is to be worn on the left sleeve midway between the elbow and the shoulder. is band of black brOadCloth or other material three inches wide, on the surface of which the regulation military star is embroidered in gold thread. The mum Der of stars will denote the extent of the sacrifice made by each family
 Brassards will be made and distrib. utcd by American Red Cross chapters working in conjunction with the local units of the womcns committees of the Council of National Defense.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09

The war industries board wants us to collect tin for government uses.
 It may be stated in general terms that tin is used in almost every branch of industry conceivable. Indeed. f.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09

Your eyes fitted. Compound and stigmatic lenses replaced See Os- borne.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09

Rummagc sales certainly have never reduced the amount of used clothing available in COrdOya. for every kind Of garment. for all ages and both sexes. is to be found in the boxes, weighing approXimatel 900 pounds. that were shipped on the Alameda to the commission for relief in Belgium, at Newark. x. ]. The success of this collection of used clothing that was being held in every Red Cross chap ter during the past week is matter of Tiff" or death for people who have already borne all tn" indignities and torturcs of war al the hands of q mer- cilcss enemy who still Oppress them.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09

Twcnty"i9ht pairs of socks anc eight sweaters were turned in durint 'hc past week as follows: Miss Townsend. three pairs; Mesdames Flames. NoIs Anderson, Howard, Ros WOE, and Miss Catherine Opheim, jwc pairs each. McsdMnos Long Bald ia Tlirkkil Kline, Webb. Argatt, hay and IIaNlunaou, one pair ca"h, Mes danes Day. Tursman. W. ]. Mcdonald cn" sweater each; Kltalla Bran h ,aroc sweaters. Matt Hockcndorf, tive sweaters.
 Dresses were turned iu by Mes danes Foster. Harmon. Council Tar ris. RosWoG and Nosscr.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09

RED CROSS ON AT LOCAL HEADQUARTERS
 Work in surgical dressings every afternoon, to 5, in making split irri- sation pads"
 Campaign for collection Of tin foil.
 Mrs Norman Selby of Valdez was d visitor al headquarters Thursday aft crnOOn.
 One hundred and ffty-five pairs of socks were shipped to headquarters in Seattle on the Alameda. This com. pletes our allotment of 355 pairs of socks due October 1.
 Ninety-six brown serge dresses for six-year-old girls, allotment due Oct. 1. were also shipped on the same boat.
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 9.-Prac-
tically all is in readiness for the big
meeting Monday night III the audi
toriurn of the EIks' Home. under the
auspices OF the chamber of commerce.
in the interest of the greater Alex
andria'' movement. The principal ad-
dress Will he delivered by DR.. ID. W.
Daniel South Carolina. who will take
for his subject, Forces That Build
Communities. 1t is expected that
there will be q large and representa-
tive gathering of business men present.
The membership campaign for the
new chamber of commerce VIII be Tor,
maliy launched Tuesday morning and
be continued for Il period of three days.
1t is hoped to raise the membership to
500. which Will mean that the revenue
will be $4,000 annually for the new
chamber which will have various bu-
reauS.
s. A. Breen.s president of the Cardinal
Athletic Club. is in receipt of a letter
from Clark Griffith, manager of the
Washington base ball club. in which
Mr. Griffith says he thinks it would be
advisable to omit the annual banquet
rendered him. In conclusion Mr. Grif-
fifth says: Let us all put our Shout
ders to the wheel and win the war for
Uncle Sam. Then when the boys come
home what grand banquet we can
have
In view of the fact that the club will
not have a banquet in honor of Mr..
Griffith, it is considered more than
likely that reception will be given in
his honor in the near future in the
Lyceum
The annual meeting of Alexandria
Lodge No. 75S, Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks will be held
Tuesday night at its home, at which
time officers will be elected for the year.
Appropriations for street improve
ments, together with number of other
matters of Importance. will be consider
ed by the city council Tuesday night
IT also is expected that the aldermen
will elect q successor to James Il. FitZ-
gerald from the fourth ward, who re-
Gently resigned.
l. The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Second Presbyterian Church has elected
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our battalion that the marriage had
occurred and that kerensky and has
bride were occupying the former i'm
serial apartments in the Winter Palace
heard the name of the lady mentioned.
but she was not a person of distinction
on the stage and her name meant moth
ing to US. We saw nothing TO disap-
prove of in the marriage. There were
few women in Petrograd at that time
who would not have married kerensky
if they believed, by doing so, they
might make his few hours Of leisure
more comfortable and minister effec-
lively to his physical ills. We of the
Battalion of Death felt only admiration
for the woman who had devoted herself
to such a cause. We understood her
motive. That the marriage occurred
there can be no doubt 1t was known
and frequently spoken of by our officers
and by the persons prominent in the
Kerensky government with whom we
came in contact
We felt that Kerensky could do no
wrong or selfish deed. He was our idol
the man who handed the czarine
a board her train with the grace and
dignity of a courtier, and, in the same
railroad station, hut few hours later,
kissed and embl aced BreshkowskaJi.
the gray haired grandmother OF liberty.
returnina, to Petrosrad after thirty
years of exile in Siberia.
Copyright. 1918. by the Bell Syndicate, lnc.D
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these officers: Miss Caroline ST West,
president; Joseph Fowler, vice presi-
dent: Miss Laura Allison. treasurer: j.
A. Clark. recording secretary; Miss
Mary Callahan, corresponding secre-
tary. Chairman of committees are:
Miss Janet Gronau. music: Joseph Fow-
Ter. prayer meeting: Miss Evelyn Ho-
ward. social; J. A. Clark. lookout.
Services of a patriotic nature will be
held at 7:45 o'clock tomorrow night in
Trinity NJ. f. Church on which occa-
sion there will be presented service
flag bearing sixteen stars.
A large number of motor trucks that
endeavored to reach Camp HUMPHREYS.
Belvoir. Fairfax county, We're today
stalled in the mud. -
Rev. DR.. +. r. Jackson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church. will take for his
subject tomorrow morning will Gods
Plan for the World Be Defeated?" His
evening subject will be will Gods
Plan for the Individual Be Defeated ~
A force of mechanics is now renovat-
ing the Hotel Rammel and Tontine
Hotel Both hostelries. it is expected
will be completed il April The Ram,
mel viii be known as the Hotel pei
voir Both of the hotels were recently
leased by w. II. Whitaker.
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THE SHARK, THE SOLE AND THE SUBMARINE
A Fable.

Il can also tell you that he is at
the service of certain humans who
are using him to war on their fellow
creatures and exterminate them with
out risks"
without risks, To attack a ship is
not an easy affair.""
And that is why he himself does
not attack. He throws from a great
distance machine which. with deep
reverence to your esteemed person, re-
sembles your highness. and which rare
ly misses the target
We'll. dear; those humans are more
cowardly and in dignity a thousand
fathonls removed from the less es-
timable shark
They are the Germans. and they
obey a master whose name is Wilhelm -
They are towards, horrible wretches.
If l kill it is to feed myself but they
they kill just for the sake of killing.
Furthermore, they are towards: they
do not dare fight openly. at least
jump overtly on my victim. and even
give her a chance. as l have to turn
her. oh, the awful rogues. Tell me.
dear, what is this long tube which
connects the monster to the surface
of the water? Is it for breathing"
No! 1t is to spy upon the ships
without being seen. There is one com
ing now. Let us observe it,
NO, | will not look at that" shout
cd the enraged shark, and he. flew
ike an arrow at the approaching
steamer, followed by the sole. more
dead than alive, but very curious. like
all fish. People on the steamer had
noted the wake that was approaching
rapidly. a cannon shot had been fired.
\ command had been heard: Sub
marine port" The shark. struck in
midbody. was losing all its blood from
the open wound. But the steamer had
turned sharply and eraded the tor
pedo fired by the submarine.
l..1F 4
my lord, you are in a very bad condi-
ton
DO not cry for me- my love" an
swered the shark in a faint tone. My
destiny is very beautiful and il is to
be envied.
And in a supreme effort. lifting his
head from the water, he shouted as he
expired:
ITO you. Wilhelm. l die for hui
manity and for your civilization"
BASILE g. BEAUJENCY D'OCAKIL.
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A shark and a sole were amhling
along as good companions. The shark
had just breakfasted and he was in
good spirits.t Anyway. what would he
have done with miserable sole? And
on the other hand how could a sole re-
fuse a shark the honor of an inoffen
sive walk? The shark had begged her
very politely to pilot him in the neigh
borhood, where he was adventuring for
the first time. When they had been in
company for a little while they sud-
denly found themselves in the presence
of a curious monster that seemed to
slumber midway between the surface of
the water and the depths:
Hey, Say" exclaimed the shark,
what is this. my dear? | have never
seen a creature of this sort in our
briny lanes
1T is very curious creature an
swered the sole, but may / dare. my
lord to inform you of its habits
Well. my lord, this creatures prin-
cipal pastime is reakiug open ships
that pass. with the object of drowning
the passengers.
Not always, but often enough"
by Neptune. the lord of the seas, here
is my master, ! am obliged to follow
the ships, sometimes for long days.
with the nope OILeH III vain. pi Seti'IS
man fall overheard. And here is an
individual who makes them fall nearly
at will. Let us how to such a superior
being See. my dear, its round and fat
form. We can note that the animal is
well fed"
What do you mean. my lord?"
Have you not just told me of its
favorite work.
of course but
And that he thus finds meals as ap-
petizing and abundant as he wants
them? Scores of passengers, He has
but to choose the best"
But. my lord. he does not eat them"
Does not eat them? Then what does
he do with them"
Nothing"
Then why does he send them to the
bottom
ITO drown them
TO drown them
Just for that"
Just for that? Oh, the dirty beast"
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DIVERSIFIED PLEASURES |
PROVIDED FOR ENLISTED
Churches and Clubs Vie in Enter.
tanning Uniformed Men
Last Night.

An exceptionally large number of en-
tertainments, dances and other forms
of amusement for the men in uniform
from the camps in and around WASH
ington was provided last night by va.
rious churches and organizations.
Three reels of moving pictures show
ing the American soldiers I'm France
were shown at the Epiphany Parish
Hall. a large number of men in uni
form were present
\ novel feature of the program ar
ranged at the Metropolitan Methodist
Church. John Marshall place and c
street. was the "trail-hitters' service
for the soldiers. Special music was in
cluded in the program.
open house" was held for soldiers.
sailors, and civilian strangers in the
city at the new quarters of the Young
Mems Hebrew Association, 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue
The Obstinate Family" was the
title of a play presented by the Young
Peoples Society at Christ'S Episcopal
Church, GO c street southeast
Regular indoor sports were provided
fcr the enlisted mems amusement at
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church The program included bowl
ing. basket BALL games, music, dancing
aid refre SIM ents.
The club facilities at knights Of
Columbus Hall, 9th and f street.
northwest. were placed at the dis
posai of men in uniform last night,
pool and cards being the principal en-
t-riainlEs features.
Dances We're given at Scottish Rite
Hall, sd and /. streets northwest; st.
Andrews Church. New Hampshire ave-
nue. and V street Thomson Community
Center. 18th and l. streets, Neighbour
hood House. 40 y street southwest;
Food Administ ration Club. l11U l street.
and at the ttoitonArms gymnasium
l14a Church street.
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EIGHT STATE LEGISLATURES
RATIFY DRY AMENDMENT
E. C. Dinwiddie Expresses Confidence That
National Prohibition Will Win-Nine
Wet, or Partly Wet, States Needed.

With the addition of Texas 20 the
list of states that have already voted
or sthe constitutional amendment pro-
posing national prohibition, eight state
legislatures have recorded themselves
As Gratifying the proposed amendment.
The list includes three states still
cIassed as wet" According TO a state
ment by E. c. Dinwiddie. national Ic-
gaF superintendent of the Anti-Saioon
League of America. only nine wet OF
patty wet states will be needed to
make the proposed amendment opera
tive, provided all of the state already
dry ratify the amendment. and this.
Mrs Dinwiddie stated. it is reasonable
to suppose the dry states will do.
Attention was called to the fact that
no state legislature to which the
amendment has been submitted has
voted 10 reject the proposition to make
the country dry by constitutional amend
ment
Expect to Garry Four More.
Prohibition forces. Mr.. Dinwiddie
stated, figure on carrying at least four
more states state wide" this year, all
of which. he said. are practically GER
tain to ratify the amendment In such
case. he said. the addition of only two
wet states would be necessary to adopt
the amendment.
We have every reason to think we
snail carry at least eight of the re-
naming states.' said Mr.. Dinwiddie.
and we are beginning to believe that
we have an even chance to carry the
amendment in all but two or three OF
the most hopeless states"
Tction of opponents of the amend
mcpt in New York in trying to raise
= question to the legality of the
submission of the amendment by Con-
gress. Mfr Dinwiddie pointed out, lis
almost ludicrous, in view of the fact
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ORGANIZED PLAN TO SUPPLY
READING FOR ARMY AND NAVY
American Library Association to Conduct
Campaign to Procure 100000 Books In
Addition to Million Already Collected
GEN. PERSHING WANTS 100, 900 -
BOOKS MONTHLY FOR SOLDIERS

Pershing books month fighting
the shipping of this Many
aboard
Library Association col
lecting and shipping books free of cost.
wishing
Public Library of
stations
by bring delivery automobiles
number Congressional liz
A.
Branch and thatof he Public Library,
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AVOID HAPHAzARD WORK.
PERSH|NG TELLS WOMEN

I'F 1Nt -fss''VIHrFu rVsN.
NEW YORK, March "a message
from Gen. John ]. Pershing, command
ing the American expeditionary force.
urging the women of the United States
not to try to work haphazard, but do
what they are. told" was brought to
this country today by Miss Carita Spen-
GER. appointed chairman of the food
for France fund by Justin Godart.
French undersecretary of state for
Service de Sante.
Gen. Pershings message added:
ALSO. let them write to their BOYS
over here cheerful letters. hopeful let
tiers, not letters filled with gloom. The
boys here are brave lot, and it is for
their friends in America to keep them
SO. Obey orders and work and write"
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Some Volumes Refused.

Attempts have been made to use the
camp libraries for German propagan-
dist publications. The Vampire of the
Continent" and other pro-German works
have had to be refused.
One of the most welcome gifts re-
ceived at Camp Devens was contribut-
ed by the Wellesley College Undergrad
uate Periodical League and consisted of
subscriptions for twelve copies of six
monthly magazines and six weeklies
Magazines in French are in constant
demand BY the men who are studying
the language. Subscriptions have been
pIa ced for the Courier Des Etats Unis''
to he sent to all camp libraries
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that for years past friends of the
amendment have been familiar with
precedent"
In this connection Mr.. Dinwiddie said
Noting is clearer than that the two
thirds requirement of the Constitution
IN the matter of the submission TO thc
states of amendments to the federal
Constitution by the Congress means
wo- thirds of the senators and two
thirds of the representatives present in
their respective bodies. quorum being
present in each. Section 1927 cf Kinds
Precedents of the House of Represen-
tatives, in volume ), pages 1908 and
1910 reads as follows:
The vote required on a Joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the
constitution is two-thirds of those vot-
ing. quorum being present, and not
tWo-thirds of the entire membership
When Question Was First Raised.
This question was raised at the time
the first amendment to the Constitution
was submitted to the states and was
decided in the same way. And the prec-
edents have been uniform throughout
the years. The United States Senate.
with the Identical question before it,
decided that AN affirmative vote of
two-thirds of senators present only
fuihlled the constitutional requirement
Also the Congressional Record of the
current session (December-17 and 49,.
as we'll as of August /. 1917, when the
Senate originally passed the resolution.
clearly states in the case of the House
so ttwo-thirds having voted in the
affrmative) the resolution was agreed
TO. and in the case of the Senate: so
the joint resolution was passed. two
thirds of the senators present voting
therefor
Although no court would raise the
question of quorum being present
or go behind the official records of the
Senate and House of Representatives
the fact remains that the vote shows
eighty-five out of ninety-six senator's
present and voting on August I. 1911
and fifty-five on December Is, six more
than a quorum, and 40 in the House
December II. in a total membership OF
435, without vacancies"
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CONVICT SHIP SUCCESS IS SUNK
WHEN OFIIO'S ICE PUNCTURES

through the Panama canal to the west
coast of the United States and was on
show at San Francisco during the eX-
position there. After the exposition
she returned to the Gulf of Mexico and
went up the Mississippi and its tribu-
taries. stopping for exposition purposes
at various towns.
The vessel was considerably over
hundred >years old and had aboard
many interesting relics of ancient
methods of Furnishing those who vio-
lated the laws OF England.
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The old English convict ship Success,
which came to this city a few years
ago and was visited by many hundreds
of persons, is reported sunk in the
Ohio river.
The vessel was on exhibition at Car
rolton. Ky. When the ice went out of
the river. the hammering she received
from the foes broke hole in her hull
and caused her to sink,
After leaving here the Success went
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| purchase. more than half a million
books, which it has assorted and sent
! out; with the 100000 donated by the
Carnegie Fund for the purpose has
erected camp library buildings in
thirty-four camps. and has others in
course of construction; has opened a
dispatch station at one of the points
of embarkation from which books are
being shipped to France. and has got
together a force of trained workers
to carry out its plans on a gigantic
scale.
DIR. Herbert Putnam. librarian of
Congress, is in charge of the war serv-
ice work of the association. Assistants
to the director are Carl H Milan of
Birmingham. Ala. and JOSEPH L.
Wheeler of Youngstown. Ohio. George
B. ttley of Chicago. secretary of the
American Library Association. iS eX-
ecutive secretary of the war library
service. William A. Slade. head of
the periodical division of the Library
rector of the Library School of the
University of Illinois. also are on the
headquarters staff. The services of
Burton f. Stevenson of Chillicothe.
Ohio, prominent writer of detective
stories. and formerly librarian at Camp
sherman. Chllicothe. Ohio. have also
been engaged at headquarters.
Big Demand for Serious Books.
To the great surprise of the Army of
hcers. the men are calling continuously
for serious books. Fiction naturally
leads, but not by a wide margin. From
a days book disbursement at the branch
library at Camp Meade the following
requests for books are noted: French
history. mechanics and strategy in war
Se1f-propelled vehicles, hand grenades
field intrenchments, bridges, chemistry,
physics, astronomy geology. hydraulics,
electricity, medieval history. calculus.
civil engineering. geography, Ameri-
can history. surveying, materials of con-
struction, general history, masonry
concrete.
Mr.. Stevenson says the first three re-
quests that came to him at Camp Sher-
man were for a book on the valuation
of public utilities. for a book on con-
servation of national resources and for
a Rumanian dictionary. He supplied
the first two and later furnished the
dictionary.
A young soldier walked into Mr.
Stevensons Office and asked for a book
on motors. Mr. Stevenson found one
which looked highly technical. The
young soldier turned over the leaves
and handed it back.
"Shucks," he said. II drew the pictures
for this book. 1 want something more
advanced"
Before its camp library buildings were
completed. the association distributed
its books through the Y. NJ. c. A. the
K of c., the Red Cross apd other or
ganiZation which were glad to help.
These organizations are still assisting
in camp distribution by receiving books
at their own stations. The A l. A. has
established its own automobile delivery
system at all the camps where its
libraries have been completed and daily
deliveries are made to all of these
branchks and stations. The men are al
lowed TO take books out of the library
and keep them for a week or two
weeks.
DR.. L. NJ Raney. librarian of Johns
Hopkins University, has gone to
France as the representative of the
A L. A. TO supervise the work of get
ting the books to the men over
there