THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Company, at First ar.J B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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WARNING SPAIN
The first Spanish writer to visit
the American front in France is
now publishing a series of articles
in A B C, which are stirring the
Spanish nation and giving the
people the first real idea they have
had as to the magnitude of Ameri
ca’s efforts in the war, says a
statement issued by the American
Committee on Public Information.
The writer uses the pen name
“Azorin.” He is Joe Martinez
Rinz, novelist, essayist, and critic,
who ranks among the first literary
men of Spain. It is because of the
high standing of the writer and
the fact that his enthusiasm for
America finds a place in A B C,
the strongest pro-German news
paper in Spain, that the articles are
creating a veritable sensation.
Azorin says: “I will use the full
strngth of my pen and voice to
make my country know the truth
about the United States. In 1898
we suffered a disasrous disillu
sionment because of our ignorance.
It shall not occur again if I can
prevent it. The future of Spain is
bound up with the future of Amer
ica and this truth must be recog
nized.”
“Azorin” is made the object of
scurrilous attacks in the pro-Ger
man newspapers throughout Spain
HOARDING SUGAR
Hoarding sugar is a thing that
cannot be too severely condemned,
especially at a time when assurance
is given that it is not necessary.
There will be enough to go around
if everyone adheres strictly to the
ration of two pounds a month per
person. It is a patriotic duty on
the part of any citizen who knows
when hoarding is being practiced
to report immediately to the nearest
local food administrator. Since
sugar can be so easily hidden away,
good citizens are all the more duty
bound to stamp out this pernicious
practice. If any great inconvenience
- is felt in sugar deprivation by those
who are living up to our program
1 the blame must be placed on selfish
and unpatriotic hoarders of sugar.
The cost of the United States
Food Administration for its first
: year's work w-as less than two cents
, for every person in the United
States. Its work, with the co-oper
ation of patriotic Americans, has
saved the Allied nations from starv
ation, as evidenced by expressions
from the food controllers of France
Italy and Britain.
ST. JOHNS, N.F.—After twelve
years of experimenting in the rais
ing of Lapland reindeer in northern
Newfoundland, Dr. Wilfred T. Gren
fell, the Labrador medical mission
ary, has decided to transfer his herd
to Canadian Labrador- An effort
will be made to introduce a strain
of native caribou blood into the herd
which has ' deteriorated through
years of inbreeding. Territory west
of Bell Isle Strait in Canadian Lab
rador has been selected for the new
enterprise.
Dr. Grenfell has long held the
theory that the caribou might be
inbred with reindeer to produce an
highly efficient draft animal, suit
able for use along the North coast.
He was unable to give this theory
a thorough test in Newfoundland.
The country selected as the new
home of the reindeer is remote from
1
settled areas and considered well
suited for the purpose. By agree
ment with the government of the
province of Quebec, increases in the
herd may be shipped back to New
foundland if the owner desires.
The Grenfell herd consists of 300
animals, virtually the same number
landed by the missionary twelve
years ago at St. Anthony, when he
introduced reindeer to this province.
At one time the herd numbered
1200, but it decreased as it dete
riorated from lack of new blood.
Dr. Grenfell, who is now in the
North country on misisonary work,
expects that a government steamer
will transport the deer +o their new
feeding grounds this summer.
War is an ugly thing, but a Ger
man peace is uglier—Russian farm
ers are producing German food.
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SI M S O N ’ S
COAL MAN HERE
IN CANVAS BOAT
FROM LIGNITE
Andrew Anderson Has Found Good
Coal Veins Near Lignite and
Will Develop Them.
Andrew Anderson, who is asso
ciated with Robert E. Burns in a
coal mining: project in the Lignite
country, arrived in town today from j
his camp with John Bernard. He
will probably remain here on busi
ness for a few days.
The men arrived in a canvas boat
in which they made the entire jour
ney from Lignite. The boat, which
is a frame and canvas affair twelve j
feet long by nearly four feet wide, ]
was made by Anderson a few days!
before leaving their camp and is j
said to have behaved splendidly on'
the trip.
They left their camp, which is
situated about 3000 feet below the;
Lignite roadhouse, shortly after 1 j
o'clock yesterday afternoon and.
made brief stops at the engineering;
camp at Nenana crossing (43-mile) j
and in the neighborhood of old
camp 18, arriving at the camp at
20-mile in time for supper.
Shortly after leaving the camp
at 20-mile darkness fell on the land
and in view of the fact that con
siderable drift was encountered on
the voyage, the party, not deeming
it safe to continue the journey in
! their frail craft, made camp for the
i night on the banks of the river,
about fifteen miles south of town
i They continued their journey at
j break of day and arrived in Nenana
| at 7 o’clock this morning.
| Andrew Anderson, working in
! partnership with Robert E. Burns,
; has done considerable prospecting
: in the neighborhood of the Lignite
j country, mainly with a view to lo
cating a vein of coal of good qual
; ity as near Nenana as possible with
; out having to cross the Nenana
rivr to get the coal, but it would
appear that a suitable vein in the
desired locality has not yet been
: located, although he has hopes of
i being able to do so.
Prospecting near Station 17433,
which is only a little distance be
low the Lignite roadhouse, Ander
son says that he uncovered six coal
i veins, three of which appear to con
tain a very good grade of coal, suit
able for most any purpose for which
this class of fuel can be used. The
i veins run due east and west, with
a southerly dip of about 65 degrees.
Andrson and Burns are now work
ing on one of these veins and will
probably drive a tunnel into the
thickest and best one.
—
i NEW YORK—Some 7,000 mining
engineers, members of the American
Institute of Mining Engineers, are
shoulder to shouder in an endeavor
both to stimulate war mineral pro
duction and to convert minerals
i to the highest possible service in the
1 war. In an effort to increase the
j scope of this war service, the Amer
ican Institute of Mining Engineers
will meet in Colorado during this
[week to take up vital problems of
immediate importance.
Mining engineers from every sec
tion of the country will attend. Dur
ing the meeting, trips are to be
made from Colorado Springs to the
Cripple Creek district, Pueblo, the
Leadville district, and Boulder. The
week’s session opened on Monday
in Denver, moving to Colorado
Springs that evening, which will be
the principal headquarters for the
duration of the meeting.
This is the first assembly of the
institute in Colorado since 1896, and
, an appropriate entertainment pro
, gram, planned by the seven hundred
j Colorado members, will include an
j automobile drive to the top of Pike’s
. Peak.
The sections of Colorado to be
LONDON'. — The ever-occurring
saluting problem has been brought 1
to the British navy in rather per-!
l
plexing form by tne growing activi
ties of the Woman’s Royal Naval
Reserve. Senior officers in the ser- ,
vice desired to be saluted by those
of lower rank, male or female; the ;
majority of the girl “privates” want
to salute someone, but who, and i
how have not been definitely fixed ,
even in official orders.
In fact most of the confusion is1
attributed to recent official orders, I
It reads that “Officers and women j
of the W. R. N. S. (commonly called
Wrens) will NOT salute their supe- j
rior officers (male or female).;
When addressed by their superior j
officers they are, however, to stand
at attention and suitable respect ■
is always to be paid such superior ;
officers on all occasions.”
“A very great deal depends on :
that word ‘suitable’, said a Wren |
private when she first read the i
order. Before the war she had been j
accustomed to every luxury but!
she takes her work very seriously j
and considers her command a unit
rather than several individuals. ;
“The question naturally arises as to !
what might be considered ‘suitable’ j
respect toward an officer who might
have been unanimouslly voted catty j
by the girls,” she continued. “There j
is too much opportunity for display 1
of individualism.”
But the paragraph affecting the
men is causing more confusion. It
reads:
“Officers and men of other Royal
Naval Services will salute officers
of the W. R. N. S. who, by their
badges of rank, are their seniors,
when they meet or pass them, in a
similar manner to officers of the
Royal navy. Officers of the W. R
N. S. will acknowledge such salutes
by bowing.”
Sailors have been heard to ask
why they should salute a Wren
officer when the Wren privates are
not required to do the same. Then
a longstanding order in the British
navy requires a sailor to salute any
one “having the general appearance
of an officer”, promulgated that an
officer might command respect even
though he happened to be in civilian
dress.
A commentator on the situation
remarks that taking into considera
tion the old and the new orders and ;
granting generous allowances for ]
honest mistakes a Wren and a sailor
may salute each other in about any
manner that the occasion might ap- \
peal to them to require.
“The Waacs,” as the members of
the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps ,
are called, are said to salute their;
officers in camps and offices, and |
in France the practice is carried out
among them in public as well. The
girls do not use the full arm sweep
as in the army, but merely raise the
hand to the hat. They never salute
officers of the army or navy, it
appears, nor do the women officers
receive salutes from service men.
Despite their military uniform and
bearing, officers of the women’s or
ganizations are expected, if pre
sented to the king or queen, to
courtesy in the old-fashioned way
of their grandmother^.
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visited, are rich in many war min
erals of importance, including ferro
alloys .radium, molybdenite ores and
pyrites.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE CHEAP—Business lot at
Third and Market; also shot gun.
Inquire Mrs. Lavin. 9-12
FOR SALE, CHEAP—Large tank
heater and pipe drum; flush toilet,
good as new; also sink. Inquire j
Simson’s.
FOR SALE.—Mrs. W. F. Lyons is
leaving for the Outsdie soon and
offers shop, fixtures and business j
in cleaning and pressing clothes,
for sale. No reasonable offer re
fused- Shop is on A street, near ;
blacksmith shop.
FOR RENT—Upstairs residence,'
four rooms furnished. See Slippern
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN—Sew-1
ing machine, phonograph, launch j
Bunny, with 2 Fa h. p. Ferro en
gine, shot gun, rifle, etc. Inquire
of J. A. Slippern.
FOR SALE—-Beaver Board, in plain '
and oak finish. Doors and win-!
dows, sash stock and mouldings.
Inquire Simson’s.
FOR RENT—Upstairs residence,
four rooms furnished. See Slippern ,
FOR SALE—Two tents, 18x30 and1
20x40. Inquire Simsons.
If you believe in peace you will
fight to get it.
OHI M1A1.
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SIMSON'S
Sheldan-GiBson Stage Line
Carrying U. S. Mail*
For CHIT1NA and WAY POINTS
Every Tuesday Morning
Special Auto for parties of four
or more any time.
C. Harry Woodward, agent
Fairbanks
t*. S. Foot! Administration.
Ol’ Squire 'Tater 'low he suin' to
be mighty nigh king er do roos*
’mong garden sass folks. We alls
kin eat him as a 'tater boiled, baked,
fried, stewed, cooked wid cheese en
dey gettin’ so dev make im inter
flour: so's we kin ‘'substi-tute” him
fo' wheat flour. He's de “substitu
tenest*' of all de vittles, he sez.
De udder garden sass folks lak
inguns, tomatues. cabbage en turnips
en squash don't n.■••d to git peeved,
’cause dec’s goin’ to lie room in de
pot fo’ de whole tribe. Ev’y las’
one on ’em can he p save wheat en
meat fer de boys dat's doin’ de fight
in’ over yander.
A Call To Arms
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