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ELMER A. FRIEND. EDITOR AND GENERAL MANAGER
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FIRST DIVISION'
MADE RECORD
DURING WAR
The First Division, first units of
which have returned home from Her
many, is justly proud of its claim is
being “the first division in France;
first in a fighting sector; tirst to fire
a shot at the Hermans; first to attack:
first to conduct a raid: first to he
raided; first to rapture prisoners;
first to inflict casualties: first to suf
fer casualties; first to be cited singly
in general orders; first in the number
of division. corp> and army command
er and general staff officers produc
ed from it" personnel.**
The official history of the division
-how> it was organized in France, the
lastunits to arrive reaching that coun
try July *2. I'.MT It. was composed of
troops of the regular army the Six
teenth. Kighteenth. I wentv-sixth and
Twenty-eighth Infantry regiment and
Tiain; the Second Field Signal l»at
talion and the Third. I durth and Fifth
Ambulance Companies and F'ield Hos
pital . •
It occupied successively the Som
merville sector, near Nancy; the An
sauville sector, near Toil I; the ( nntig
• uy Sector, near Montdidier; partici
pated in the Sokisons operation south
west of Soiss-»rs. occupied the Saizer
ais sector; participated in the St. Mi
hiel operations; the Meuse-Argonne
operation in the Sheppv sector. west
of Varennes; the operation against
Mouzon, and the operation south and
southwest of Sedan. attacking the
heights on the morning of November
7. 1!H8.
On November 17th it began the
memorable march through Lor rain »
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and Luxembourg, reaching the Cob
lenz bridgehead on the Rhine, Decem
ber 14, 191S, which position it held un
til relieved recently by other Ameri
can troops.
Replacements in the division up t >
the time of the armistice totalled 20,
206 and the losses in killed and died
of wounds were 4.477, wounded and
gassed 17.201 and prisoners lost 152.
It captured 6.467 Germans; 119 pieces
of artillery, 62 Trench Mortars and
412 Machine Guns. The total of Dis
tinguished Service Crosses awarded
the men of the division was 256.
Major General William L. Sibert
commanded the division from June S,
1017 to December 12. 1917; Major
General Charles P. Summerall from
July 20. 1918, to October 11. 1918;
Brigadier General Frank Parker took
command on October 25, 1918 and
from May 21. 1919 Major Genevd E.
F. McGlachlin Jr., was in command of
the division.
The divisional insignia is a crim
>on “l” on a khaki background, chos
en because the numeral “1” represents
the number of the division and many
of its subsidiary organizations.
W. O. Perry, operator in charge of
the local cable office, was a memb» r
of the First Division. This division.
stated above, was the first to go to
France and the last to return from
overseas duty.
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COMPANY WILL OPERATE
AIRSHIPS IN ALASKA
The Alaska Aircraft Transporta
tion Company announces its purpose
to be in operation in Northern dis
tricts during February next . "We
are now compiling data relative to
flights for freight deliveries there
after." it says, and continues:
“We believe that it is possible for
us to operate to the satisfaction of
the consignee and consignor on a base
freight rate of about 65 cents per ton
mile.. and that a probable passenger
rate will be about 2*5 cents per mile.
Valdez will he headquarters lor main
hangar, shops and office, with dis
♦*:ct bases established as determined
upon tabulation of freight require
ments.”
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JUST RECEIVED
New stock of Batteries for
EVEREADY Flashlights
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Fresh supply of AUGUS
TINE & KYER’S Candy.
NUT HOUSE NUTS
New Book—
The Recreation of Brian
Kent By Harold Bell Wright
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[OFFICIAL PUBLICATION]
! A. 2«£SJ!"Si firriW •< AM... ■> *. d~ .1
September 12, 1919.
RESOURCES
...... $ 29,183.00
Loans & Discounts including rediscounts.-.. NONE
I Overdrafts 01 lift on
Liberty Loan Ronds, 3*A, and 4,and 4'«. per cent unpledged.. £1,416
i Bund;* other than U. S. Bonds pledged to secure
U. S. Deposits ....-.
Securities other thaa U. S. bonds (not including
stocks) owned unpledged .. 80,871.00
Total Bonds, securities, etc., other than U. S.
Stock of Federal Reserve Baak (50 per cent of Subscription) .- »
Furniture & Fixtures
Real-estate owned other than Banking House.—.. 82
Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank .-...
(’ash in vault and net amounts due from National banks.
Net amounts due from banks, bankers, and trust companies. 4,18
Checks on bank;* Located outside of city or towa of icpoitiag
bank and other cash items.— 4 »i).i 1
Interest earned but not collected— uo proximate on Notes ^
and Bills Receivable not past due
Total .„.... $436,205.88
LI ABILITIES
. , „ , $ 25.000.00
Undivided profits r7
l.ess current expenses, interest and taxes paid.. 1,722.96 .M81.m
Net amounts due to National bank* ••••
Net amounts due to banks, bankers, and trust companies.- ••• 190!)"
Certified Checks outstanding . ...-.... 491.10
Cashier's checks on own bank outstanding ------ 698.4i
Individual Deposits subject to che< k 170,521. <0
Other United State* deposits, including deposit* of
U. S. disbursing officers ...-. 10,010.*»9
Other bonds borrowed without furnishing collateral security
for same --—.—---- 18,000.00
Liabilities other than those above stated (suspense, Account) . 1.25
Total . . $436,205.88
United State* ef America, Territory of Alaska, »«.
I. Rrieh Lucas, cashier ef the above-named bank, dt aelemily awear teat
tilt above atatement is true to the beat of my knowledge and belief.
ERICH LUCAi, Ctmhier.
Correct— Attest: Hugh Dougluvty. Custav VV. Borgen Leon Urbach
Director*.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of September, A. D., 1919.
(SEAL) L; V* Kav>
Notary Public for Territory of Alaska.
(My Commission Expires April 24- 1922.)
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STEAMER ADMIRAL WATSON
SEPTEMBER 10th.
For regular ports in Southeastern and Southwest
ern Alaska, also to Anchorage and Kodiak.
Company reserves right to change schedule without notice.
' ADMIRAL LINE BUILDING
Wayne Blue, Agent. .Seward Alaska.
( ALASKA IS Jp ]
SAILING SCHEDULE
Sail From Due Due Lv Seward
SEATTLE STEAM KU sifeWAKI) Southbound,
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Sept. 11 Northwestern Sept. 18 Sept. 18
Sept. 18 * ALASKA Sept. 23 Sept. 25
Sept. 25 ALAMEDA Oct. 2 Oct. 4
Oct. 2 Northwestern Oct. 9 Oct. 9
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Alameda goes through to Anchorage. Northwestern south hound
from Seward Aug., 28 and Oct., 9 calls at Skagway; Alaska also calls
at Skagway south bound from Seward on Aug., 4, and Sept., 25lh.
A. H. McDonald, Agent.
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