The Cordova daily times. [volume], January 28, 1921, Page 2, Image 2

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Kodak
Agency
iSP
The snappy, bright weather of the past week
has started the winter kodak season in full
swing;; We are showing a big line of Eastman
supplies which are sold at catalog prices.
Printing Paper and Post Cards
Electric Printers
Films and Film Packs
Kodaks and Carrying Cases
Paper and Film Developers
Tank Developers, etc., etc.
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Cordova Drug Co.
Store
E. V. BOYLE, Manager
“The Drug Store With the Big Stock.”
I FRED M. SCHAUPP
SANITARY PLUMBING
| Steam-Fitting, Marine Pipe and Tank Work
| Sheet Metal Work
S SECOND STREET, NEXT DOOR TO FEDERAL JAIL
| PHONE 72
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WHOLESALE RETAIL
Prompt Attention Given to Small as
Well as Large Orders
Cordova Mill and Lumber Company
Telephone 5 P, 0. Box 218
Copper River and
Northwestern Ry.
Effective November 1, 1920.
TRAIN LEAVES—
Cordova for Chitina Monday and Thursday.
Chitina for Kennecott Tuesday, Friday and
Sunday.
Kennecott for Chitina Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday.
Chitina for Cordova Tuesday and Friday.
THIS 8CHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
Freight received and delivered at Cordova Wharf from
9 a. m. to 5 p. m., except Sundays
and HoUdays
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot Office one hour
before departure of trains.
CALEB CORSER. Superintendent MARK McALLEN, Ticket Ap«r*t
BEAUTIFUL ROW NOW ON IN
WAR DEPARTMENT BETWEEN
BAKER AND OTHER OFFICERS
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—.(Special
Correspondence).—Another big row is
on at the war department. This time
it is a controversy between Secretary
Baker and the chemical warfare serv
ice, some of the officers of which
charge that Baker seems to be inter
fering all he can with the service and
is trying to prevent development of
that service.
Importance of the development of
the ch^nical warfare service is shown
by the fact that out of a total of
American casualties in the World war
of 258,338 there were gas casualties
of 70,552 or 27 per cent of the total
injuries received were from gas at
tacks. Ont of 216,112 wounds inflict
ed on American soldiers who were
given hospital treatment 88,980, or
more than 33 per cent, were from gas
tacks. Out of 216,112 wounds inflict
can soldiers admitted to the hospitals
nearly 50 per cent more wounds than
wounds made by hand grenades, pis
tols, sabres, bayonets, and bombs put
together.
From this it will be seen that the
chemical warfare service is a most!
important part of fighting in the field, ]
and certainly deserves the greatest
develpment, experimentation, and
care at the war department.
Despite the facts it is charged that
Secretary Baker belittles the chemical
warfare service and is doing his best!
to shove the service into a subordi- J
nate place in the scheme of national j
defense.
Records of the fighting of American
troops in France and the long roll of j
casualties caused by gas attacks, it j
seems, should lead the war depart
ment to put a great deal of timo and i
organization on development of the j
'Vmerican army gas service. Such is j
not the case, however, it is charged
•against Secretary Baker. Mr. Baker
seems to think little, of the use of gas
in warfare, though he must certainly
be aware of the part gas played in the
campaign in France.
The chemical warfare service is
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harassed with all kinds of orders and
decisions at the war department, it is
charged. An example of this is found
in a recent order that no line officers
shall be permitted to attend the chem
ical warfare schools. Only officers
of the chemical warfare service are
allowed to attend the principal gas
school, now loctaed at Edgewood, Md.
Certainly, it sems to the ordinary ci
vilian, that line officers who will be
the principal ones in the next war to
meet the direct defense of gas at
tacks, should be the officers who must
be fully informed on all gas matters.
Not so, however, under the Baker de
cisions.
From time to time announcements
are made that the United States has
invented the “most deadly gas” in ex
istence, an invention that will give
the American armies the “edge” in
the next war, but what good, congress
men ask, are such inventions if the
army officers of the line know noth
ing about such wonderful weapons
and are uninstructed in the use of
such marvelous methods of offense
and defense.
The navy, always to the front and
usually ahead of the army in intelli
gence and even in matters requiring
common sense, regards gas warfare
with quite a different eye from Sec
retary Baker.
It should be stated, however, that
the Baker attitude toward gas war
fare is quite different from the view
point of most officers of the army.
These officers understand the import
ance of the subject, while apparently
Mr. Baker does not or will not take
the trouble to inform himself regard
ing that part of the national defense.
These officers point out that out of a
American lines in France only about
15 per cent were gas shells, but this
Small proportion to the whole num
ber fired inflicted on American troops
about one-third of the total casualties.
How, then, can the war department'
afford to ignore the gas defense and
offense also, for that matter. In the
next war gas offensives will be more
highly developed and far more deadly
than in the World war. That is all the
more reason why the chemical war
fare service should receive the great
est consideration and care at the war
department.
tn snort, in nis indifference to the
gas service Mr. Baker is laying the
seeds for a possible disaster to j^mer- i
iccan armies in the next war, unless
such indifference is speedily correct
ed. Many officers and members of
eopgress are more than glad that the
time is rapidly approaching when Mr.1
Baker will leave the war department.
His management, or rather misman
agement of the chemical warfare ser
vice, is not the only criticism made
of Mr. Baker in the past, and particu
larly during the World war. However, i
the Clevelander in about two months
will give up the war portfolio and the
secretary of war probably will give to
the chemical warfare service the at
tention it needs and must have.
STEAMSHIP MASTER
VISITS OLD HOME
SEATTLE, Jan. 27.—Capt. Frank
Mills, master of the steamship
Editor, of the United States shipping
board, christened in honor of the Na
tional Editorial Association, which
was holding its annual meeting in Se
attle at the time the vessel was
launched, has been spending a vaca
tion with his family in Duwamish.
fjince leaving Seattle, Captain'Mills
hr.s navigated the Editor more than
28,000 miles. He left the vessel in
New York and will return there short
ly to her to resume command. Cap
tain Mills declares the Editor is one
of the finest ships in the American
merchant marine.
Professional kodak finishing. Scar
borough. Agency at Cordova drug
store.
The big dance every Saturday at
Eagle Hall.
Let The Daily Times figure on your
printing for 1921.
EMPRESS
ONE SHOW ONLY,
BEGINNING 8 P. M.
TONIGHT ONLY
“The Old Maid’s
Baby”
with
Baby Marie Osborne
(Little “Mary Sunshine”
See the thrilling balloon ascent and the
tragic parachute descent in which
“Tiny’s” parents lose
their lives
IT’S A CIRCUS PICTURE
with clowns!—and bareback riders!_
and ladies in spangles!— N Everything
THE KIDDIES WILL EAT THIS
and to the grown-ups it will bring
back memories of peanuts, popcorn
—’N pink lemonade.
TRAVEL EDUCATIONAL
TOPICAL
SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY:—
Louis Bennison in
“HIGH POCKETS”
COMING SUNDAY:—
Constance Talmadge
with her smile and her charm in the
rollicking comedy
“AN EXPERIMENTAL MARRIAGE”
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