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The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 197
SOUTH GERMANS MAY BREAK AWAY
SECRETARY M’ADOO resigns from cabinet
AMERICAN TROOPS-ARE HOMEWARD BOUND NOW
4 GENERAL STRIKE
IS THREATENED i
International Association of Ma
chinists Threaten General Strike
On December Third.
NEW YORK-—Open threats havej
been made of a general machinists
strike, involving about thirty thous
and men, as a protest against the
execution of Thomas Mooney, con
victed of complicity in the bomb
outrage at San Francisco during the
Preparedness Day parade, and now
awaiting execution at San Quentin.
The threat to strike was voiced
at a meeting of the International
Association of Machinists. One
union voted to strike December 3rd.
The execution of Thomas Mooney
has been set for December 13th.
'I Several Cantonment Camps Will
Be Emptied Soon of Their
Occupants.
WASHINGTON, D. C—In a state
ment made for publication today,
General March, chief of staff of the
American army, said that the de
mobilization of the forces in the
United States is progressing steadily
and that a great many men have
now been released to resume their
former occupations and enter civil
life again
Several of the present camps, he
said, established for the purpose
of training men for the several
branches of the service, will be
abandoned as soon as they have
been cleared of their occupants.
M’AVOTHMRAL
, 1 P.M. JOMORROW
The remains of the late Thomas
McAvoy will be laid at rest in the
Nenana cemetery tomorrow after
noon; Nenana Igloo No. 17, Pioneers
of Alaska, of which order the de
ceased was a member, will hold the
funeral services which will begin
at 1 p. m. sharp, at the Nenana
Labor Union Hall.
The simple service of the Pioneers
will be read by the officers of the
local igloo, and Mrs. Walter Gould,
who has kindly consented to sing at
the service, will render several ap
propriate vocal selections.
The pall bearers will be John
Duggan, Roger Sharkey, William
Brown, Richard Hearne, George
Morrell and Frank A. Johnson.
The late Thomas McAvoy was a
member of Fairbanks Igloo No. 4,
Pioneers of Alaska, and the sad
news of his death was wired to his
relatives by the secretary of Igloo
No. 4, but no reply has been re
ceived as yet.
Ben Simson left for Fairbanks
and the Outside this afternoon. H«
expects to spend several months ir
the States and will probably return
to Nenana in the early spring.
MW RESIGNS
IMPORTANT POST
Secretary of the Treasury Resigns
After Six Years In Office,
to Resume Private Business
WASHINGTON, D. C—William
Gibbs McAdoo has resigned office
as secretary of the treasury and
director general of railroads. He
will leave the treasury as soon as
a successor has been appointed, and
will relinquish control of the rail
roads of the country on January 1.
The announcement is officially
made that he asked President Wil
son to relieve him so that he might
return to his private business, after
six years of official life and be
cause it was necessary for him to
replenish his personal fortune.
President Wilson accepted his
resignation. His successor has not
been named yet, but it is expected
that announcement of the selection
will be made soon.
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ENTERS CAPITAL
Triumphal Re-entry to the Capital
of Belgium By Royal Party
Takes Place.
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i BRUSSELS—King Albert of the
Belgians, the queen, princes Leopold
and Charles and Princess Marie Jose
made their formal and triumphal
entry into Brussels today and were
most enthusiastically received bj
j the inhabitants.
I At several places along the streets
j traversed by the royal party, ad
j dreses of welcome were read, the
; king also attended a special sessior
j of parliament and reviewed the
i troops ere he was able to reach the
i palace.
j For a distance of about ten mile*
j along the route followed by the
j royal party, the pathway was strewr
> with flowers.
The king led the royal cavalcade
; on horseback, and his return tc
Brussels recalls a prophecy made b>
j him to an Associated Press corres
j pondent a few months after the
1 Germans had entered the city. He
1 said then that he, would some daj
j ride into Brussels at the head o:
I a Belgian army.
Picked troops from the American
• British and French armies were witl
| the king when he made his forma
entry into Brussels.
MEN MAY REGISTER
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
Ed Cronin, chairman of the Ne
nana Local Board under the select
ive service regulations, wishes t<
announce that he will be on ham
at Dormitory No. 1 for the pur
pose of registering men under th*
new man power bill. All men be
l tween the ages of 18 and 48 year
must register.
Mr. Cronin will regist^ then
from 2 to 4 p. m. tomorrow at th*
, commissary office, and on Monda;
from 6 to 7 p. m. at dormitor
| No. 1.
W. A. Hesse, a former Cordovan
is now a first lieutenant at th
Engineers’ training camp at Cam
Humphrey, Virginia.
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HOMEWARD BOUND
AMERICAN TROOPS
LEAVE LIVERPOOL
Our Boy* Receive Rousing Farewell
As Troopships Leave Homeward
Bound.
LIVERPOOL.—Several thousand
American troops who had been on
active service, sailed for the United
States today on the liners Lapland
and Minehaha, and pandemonium
broke loose when the liners cast off
and pulled into the Fairway, headed
west.
Stirring scenes were enacted as
the men marched from the railway
station to the pier, the way for the
entire distance being lined with a
| vast crowd, who cheered themselves
| hoarse.
AIRSHIP LEAVES
i ON LONG FLIGHT
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I Ai-ship Leaves Santa Barbara, Cal.
On Long Flight, With Only
Two Stops Enroute.
' SANTA BARBARA, Cal.—On a
long distance flight, with only two
stops scheduled, a Loughhead bi
plane left this city at five o’clock
this morning, bound for Washing
ton, D. C.
S1EEL STEADILY
Station No. 18328 was reached
\ by the steel gang last night, which
is nearly 32 miles from Nenana
and at the rate of progress being
made at present, it is expected that
the trains will be running to the
Nenana Crossing before Christmas
The work of extending the rails
was delayed somewhat when the
men of the steel gang were requisi
1 tioned to put in a switch and sii'ng
1 from Station No. 18359 to Statior
No. 18341. This is to be a perman
ent siding and will be completec
later on. For the present, however
1 a switch and 1600 feet of a spui
1 track have been put in and the trad
' camp moved from the old locatior
to this spur- The camp was alst
moved and a little time was lost ir
• settling down and getting things ir
shape for the comfort and con
. veniences of the men.
The track camp cars are fixer
» on flat cars and the matter of moy
I ing camp is a very simple operatior
• now, and but a very little time ii
: spent after moving in getting set
' tied down. At the new' location o
s the track camp a well had to be duf
and housed over and a supply o:
1 wood for camp use secured.
: With the extension of the road
the track camp will have to b<
' \ moved from time to time so tha
the men will be as near the en<
, of steel as possible all the time. I
i is expected that the next time th<
j camp will be moved the steel w
have reached the Nenana Crossing
DIE MISERABLY
British Prisoners Reach Allied Camp
In Pitiable Condition, and
Many Die.
LONDON—A despatch from Reu
ter’s News Agency says that the
British prisoners who were, until
recently, in the hands of the Ger
mans, were found to be in a very
miserable condition, and thousands
of them who have been liberated
are entering France daily in a piti
1 able condition, ragged, hungry and
. miserable.
Camp Forsbach, situated about
thirty miles east of Metz, was
broken up and the large number of
! prisoners who were held there were
| told to seek help from the Allies,
and were consequently forced to
j walk fifty miles without food.
‘ A great many of them were in
' rags, with the soles of their shoes
| dropping out, and many died from
■ exposure to the cold weather, withir
! sight of help.
TROOPS RETURN
I TO BE SPEEDED
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WASHINGTON, D. C — For econ
omic reasons and also to give th(
people of the United States at
early opportunity to welcome th<
warriors home, the homewar<
movements of the American troop:
is to be expedited in every way.
Official announcement was madi
today to the effect that orders wer<
issued to hurry the home-coming o
our boys.
RIVER UsT HI
i NENAHA CROSSING
I Advices received from out th:
; line would indicate that the Nenan;
| river in the vicinity of the crossini
at 43-mile has now frozen over am
men and light loads may now b
taken across in safety. Horses can
not cross for a few days to come
The river at the crossing is ver;
swift and is about the last plac
to freeze over. There are a fev
contractors working on the right o
way beyond the crossing whos
wants are filled at the 43-mile stor
and they are now able to get sup
plies at will.
1 It is expected that with the earl;
finishing of the work of laying stee
1 to the crossing, arrangements wil
’ be made soon for repairing the bi|
bridge which will carry the lin
across the river at this point.
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CASUALTIES ARE
NOT VERY HEAVY
Official Figures of Our Losses Show
That the Death Rate is Not
High For Such Fighting.
WASHINGTON, D C.—General
! March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, stated that the total
casualties sustained by the American
army up to the time of the signing
of the armistice shows that 36,154
men were killed in action and died
of wounds received; 13,811 died of
disease; 2,204 died of other causes.
One hudred and seventy-nine thous
j and, six hundred and twenty-five
men were wounded; 2,163 were
j taken prisoner; and 1,163 are
; missing.
! During the same period the Amer
icans captured forty-four thousand
I German prisoners, and four hundred
.guns.
OVERSEAS HOOPS
Country Will Soon Be Given An
Opportunity to Welcome the
Returning Soldie-i.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—In a
statement made for publication to
day, General March, chief of staff
of the American army, said that
General Pershing has been given
1 the necessary authority for the re
t turn to the United States of all
s troops who will not be needed by
1 him for the army of occupation,
1 and that consequently, the speedy
return of a great many American
* troops may be expected.
! Of the troops that will not be
’ needed in France, the first to re
turn will be seven infantry divi
sions, six regiments of the coast
artillery, and two brigades of the
field artillery. These units will em
bark as soon as sufficient trans
ports become available.
|| AT UNION HALL
r The Nenana Commercial elut
have issued invitations for a smoker
r which will be held at the Labor
\ Union Hall tonight, immediatel>
' after the picture show, and all those
^ who have been invited can count
' on a splendid time.
1 The smoker is the first of its
kind and marks the opening of a
campaign for the purpose of getting
' together and creating a wider in
* terest on the part of Nenanaites in
* the affairs of the town.
’ Invitations were issued as only
' a limited number can be accom
modated at the hall, and was limited
to only about thirty. The names
l of those invited were drawn from
{ a hat. It is the intention of the
* club members to invite a different
{ set of guests for the next affair oi
‘ this kind which will take place soon
t The Anchorage school board re
l cently met and raised the salaries
{ of all teachers with the exception oi
t the superintendent.
SOUTH
Dictation of the People From Berlin
May Result In New Government
For South.
COPENHAGEN.—Despatches re
ceived in this city today from Ber
lin state that resistance in the South
is prowing to the proletariat dicta
tion from Berlin, which the people
of the south of Germany resent.
The friction thus caused may re
sult in South Germany being estab
lished as a new and independent
government.
WEST GERMANS
! FEEL H0STILI1Y
TOWARDS KAISER
Western Germans Don’t Like Their
Former Kaiser, and Make
Attempts to Kill Him.
! LONDON.—A Mail correspondent
says that investigations made in
Western Germany disclosed the fact
that much hostility towards the
former kaiser exists among the
people in that section of the coun
try, and that this hostile feeling
also extends to the crown prince
After the kaiser had entered
Holland, thousands of soldiers whose
homes are in Western Germany ar
rived at the Dutch frontier and de
manded to be allowed to pursue
and kill him. The Dutch guards at
the frontier had a hard time to re
strain the Germans from carrying
' out their desire.
IS
FORGING AHEAD
Returning late last night from
a hunting trip in the country be
yond Lignite, Melville Cooney brings
! word of the work accomplished by
Mike Cooney and party in building
!a trail to connect with the end of
■steel on the coast division.
J Mike and his party are making
great progress, is the report, and
! from now on, owing to the fact
| that hardly any grading work will
be required, expect to make more
rapid progress than heretofore. The
party moved camp this morning,
and are now located near the road
house run by Maurice Moreno, at
Riley creek.
Melville was on a brief visit to
his dad and also indulged in a little
hunting in the country between
Lignite and Riley creeks. Many
herds of caribou were seen in the
neighborhood and Melville bagged
three of them. He is very proud
of his achievement in his first at
tempt at big game hunting.
Mike Cooney expects to come to
town on a fcrief visit during the
Christmas season, and as he does
not believe in quitting, will keep on
until the trail is finished.