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VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1919
WHOLE NUMBER 266
ASSASSIN SEEKS LIFE OF CLEMENCEAL
POINDEXTER LIKENS LEAGUE TO RUSSIAN SOVIET
f RELIEF IS COMING FOR NATIVES ON ALEUTIAN ISLES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19—Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels has order
ed the courtmartial of two naval
• officers, attached to the Third naval
district, on charges of bribery and
graft.
Two other cases are also develop
ing and it is expected that court
martial proceedings will be ordered
in these cases soon.
One of the cases involves a naval
• medical officer who is charged with
accepting a thousand dollar bribe
for passing a man into the service
. who was not physically fit, accord
ing to the physical standards set
by the navy department.
The other case is also one of
bribery; the amount involved being
$500, which is alleged to have been
paid to a naval officer for the pur
pose of securing a certain recom
mendation which would enable the
' f applicant to remain at home for an
I indefinite period.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19—The
\ state department has been officially
informed of a serious situation
which now threatens the oeacc of
two Central Americin republics
The information received by the
state department is to the effect
that a portion of the Costa Rican
army has been concentrated on the
Nicaraguan frontier, thus consulut
ing a menace to the peace of the
two countries.
The government of the ('.ited
States will not permit of the in
vasion of Nicaragua.
NENANA1TES LEAVE ON
TRAIN THIS MORNING
Several Nenanaites left on the
train this morning for the end of
steel; some of them bound for the
States and elsewhere, via the Broad
Pass trail, while othere were taking
the trip to see their friends off.
Among those leaving were Miss
Jane Anderson, who is on her way
to Juneau, and Howard Wilson, who
is bound for the States.
Mr and Mrs. Ike P. Taylor and
Mrs. M. J. Cooney also left on the
train for the end of steel, to see
the party off and to speed them on
their way over the new trail.
TERRITORY REPUDIATES
MAIL FUMIGATION BILL
Dr. J. A. Sutherland, territorial
health officer, has been notified by
v Governor Riggs that the territory
cannot pay the expenses in con
nection with the fumigation of the
, mails at Fairbanks.
This action is taken by the terri
tory on the opinion given by the
surgeon general of the army, that
the influenza germ cannot be car
ried in the mails.
It is quite probable that the city
* of Fairbanks will be called upon
to pay the bill.
NO GREAT DELAY
IN PROCEEDINGS
PEACE CONGRESS
PARIS, Feb. 19.—The American
delegates to the Inter-Allied peace
conference do not believe that there
wil be any great delay in carrying
out the plans of the conference,
and the work of proceeding with
the conference itself during the ab
scence of President Wilson and
Premier Lloyd George.
This belief is expressed by the
American delegates on the assump
tion that the wounds received by
Premier Clemenceau are slight, as
reported, and that he will soon he
able to resume duties as president
of the peace conference.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Wire
less despatches received here today
from the transport George Wash
ington indicate that the steamer
bearing the President and his party
is making good speed, and that she
may reach Boston on Sunday night.
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STRIKE REPORTED
ON LOWER YUKON
Sylvester Howell received the fol
lowing telegram this afternoon
from Frank O'Farrel, of Tanana, re
garding a recent strike in the Mar
shall district, on the lower Yukon :|
“Telegram from Marshall states
that strike reported a week ago
on Stueyahok, a tributary of Boni
silla, twelve miles from Yukon and
opposite Dogfish village, below
Holy Cross; show some prospects |
on Henrickson, Last Chance and
Flat creeks; ground wet; ten pans
one hole on Hazel bench, fourteen
feet to bedrock, netted forty cents
a pan, but evidently slides, as no
gravel found. Hand drills gone.
Hundred men in there, last report;
advise against stampede; grub is
scarce.’’
INTERIOR MAILS ARRIVE
SAFELY IN SEATTLE
j Postmaster Deal, of Faibanks, re
| ceived notification that the mails
j which left Fairbanks on January
• 26th and 27th arrived in Seattle
' yesterday.
In view of the recent reports of
the pilfering of mail when shipped
; as freight, the authorities are keep
ing close track of the mails dev
patched, and its safe arrival in
Seattle is reported to the despatch
ing office.
21,000 VICTIMS
MEXICO CITY—El Pueblo, a
semi-official government organ,
states that the epidemic of influenza
in the state of Oaxaca alone has
[claimed 21,000 lives.
FRENCH PREMIER’S
LIFE ATTEMPTED
PARIS, Feb. 19.—Georges Clem-j
enceau, France’s aged but vigorous
premier, was shot and slightly j
wounded this morning as he was
entering his automobile on his way j
to the war office.
The would-be assassin, a young
man named Emil Cottin, aged 25 j
years, was arrested immediately,
after the shooting, by the police.
Emil Cottin, who was dressed
like a workman, fired five shots
at Premier Clemenceau, who grap-j
pled with his assailant. One of the
shots fired hit the arresting police
man in the eye, causing a bail
wound.
Premier Clemenceau was wounded
in the back and shoulder, but his
wounds are not considered serious
and he was able to walk back to
his home from the automobile.
Premier Clemenceau was in the
automobile when his would-be assas
sin began firing, and he was hit
when he was in the act of opening
the do,or to get out
The chaffeur of the premier’s;
automobile was also wounded by the
woould-be as/asin.
The police believe that the pre
mier's assailant 's a Russian.
WOUNDf NOT SERIOUS
LONDON, Feb. 1!).—The repots
received in this city today of the
attempted assassination of Premier
Georges Glemeneeau of France, in
dicate that his pounds are not of
a serious nature.
The surgeons who were called to
attend the wounded man imme
diately after he shooting, after a
careful exarnii a.ion of the wounds
received by th ■ premier, announced
that owing to his gr t, physical
powers, he will be a nrd off
serious results.
Georges Clomenceau. p
France, was born in Sej
1841, and is 78 years of age
present time. lie resided i. e
United States Tom 18t5.r> to 1869.
He married a » j\omrican girl, f. :>m
whom he is now separated.
FKE IHREATtNS
MINE IN BUTIE
BUTTE, Feb. 19.—A fire, which
is believed to have been of in
cendiary origin, broke out in the
Speculator mine last night, but was
cxtingtiished before it had time to
make much headway.
The mine officals believe that it
was a deliberate attempt to wreck
the surface workings of the mine.
In the same mine a disastrous fire
broke out in June, 1917, and one
hundred and sixty miners lost their
lives.
RED CROSS FOUNDER
WILL BE REMEMBERED
PHILADELPHIA. — A national
memorial for Clara Barton, founder
of the American Red Cross is pro
posed.
Christmas Day, 1921, will be the
100th anniversary of her birth at
Oxford, Massachusetts. David H.
Wright, an attorney of this city,
and author of a book of poems
“Under the Red Cross" is fathering
the movement. Senator Lodge, from
Miss Barton’s native state, has been
asked to introduce a bill providing
for the erection in the Hall of Fame
in the capitol at Washington a
memorial or statue in her memory.
JOE FISHER RETURNS
TO NENANA TOMORROW
Joe Fisher, the local manager cf
the Fairbanks Clothing company,
expects to finish the work of ad
justing Simson’s fire claims at
Fairbanks and will probably return
to Nenana on the auto tomorrow.
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SEATTLE, Feb 19—The schooner
Bender Brothers, laden with a cargo
of five hundred tons of foodstuffs,
sailed from this port today.
She is carrying relief to the
isolated regions in the Aleutian
islands.
If it is deemed necessary, later
on, the vessel wdll stop at Seward
for additional supplies.
I0W CAMP
WILL BE WINNER;
SAYS M'KINNON
Tom McKinnon, well known min
ing man of Interior Alaska, who
has osme valuable holdings in the
Tolovana district, arrived in Fair
banks from Brooks yesterday.
He says that the coming summer
is expected to be • the best season
the camp has ever had, and that
the actual gold production will far
exceed that of any other season
gone by.
Preparations are now being made
he says, by all of the operators in
' that district for a big season.
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England sets aside
LARGE SUM FOR ROADS
LONDON—Announcement is made j
here that the government has set |
aside $50,000,000 to be used in road |
building and in the reconstruction
of bridges allowed to fall into decay
during the war. It is estimated th..t
12,500 miles of roads will be con
! structed, and that the work will give
employment to fully 100,000 men,
many of whom will be discharged
soldiers.
X«B*na, WXm mails an* Si van HmI
WARSAW, Feb. 19.—General
I Piludski, of the Polish army, an
nounecd his intention of resign ini'
liis position as chief of staff of
the Polish army today.
I General Piludski has been the
military leader of Poland and, pre
vious to the reconstruction of the
| Polish government by Paderewski,
1 was military dictator of Poland.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. V" a
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eneral attack on the / noeol .
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league of Nations, Senate. liles
Poindexter (Republican) of Wash
ington, said that America’s en
j trance into the League of Nations
i would mean a complete surrender
: of her rights, privileges and sove
reignty; an abandonment of the
| Monroe Doctrine and a violation of
I the Constitution of the United
! States.
In a powereful speech before the
j Senate, in condemnation of the pro
posed League of Nations, the senator
'said: “No such collosal burden or
entangling alliance has ever be
j fore been conceived in the world,
j Instead of being an instrument of
\ peace, it is a futile seed of war.”
j Referring to the constitution of
; the league, the senator said that
I its terms were very conflicting and
indefinite, and that the machinery
it proposed to set up is similiar to
that of the soviet government of
Russia
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I MEETING LAST NIGHT
At the home of Mrs. Alex. Fowler
; on First street, the Tuesday Bridge
j elub met last night and played
; aution bridge from eight o’clock
until shortly after midnight.
] This was the first meeting of the
| Tuesday Bridge club. The next
meeting place of the club will be
announced later in the week.
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There were sixteen members of
the club present at the meet last
night. Light refreshments were
served by the hostess during the
course of the games.
WHITE STAR MAGNATE
STARTS PENSION FUND
; LIVERPOOL.—J. Bruce Ismac.
; son of the founder of the White
; Star shipping line, has given £25,000
i in War Loan stock to inaugurate
I a “National Mercantile Marine Fund"
| the object of which, he says, “is
to mark his admiration of the
J splendid and gallant manner in which
the officers and men of all ranks
of the British mercantile marine
have ‘carried on’ throughout the
war.”
The fund is intended primarily
to provide grants or pensions to]
seamen and to provide for widows'
and orphans of British mariners. J
Wenana—The Gateway to McKlulay i
■rational Far*.
ERZBERGER GIVES
HISTORY OF THE
WEIMAR, Germany, Feb. 19.—
Martin Erzberger, the German ar
mistice commissioner, in a speech
before the German National Assem
bly yesterday, outlined the history
of the armistice negotiations entered
into between Germany and the Al
lied powers.
He said that General von Hin
denberg demanded the armistice
and authorized the acceptance of
the Allied terms first offered, and
which were duly signed.
’EW ;ORK> The transport
Caniipiti arrived in port today / /
thirty-four officers and twelve hub
dred men of the 162nd Infantry,
a unit of the list army division,
which is composed of National
Guard troops from the states of
Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wy
oming and Idaho.
A big reception is planned for
the men after they have disem
barked.
STORE IS CLOSED
A1IHE CROSSING
The commissary store established
some time ago at Nenana Crossing
to serve the needs of the engineer
ing party and the many contractors
and other railroad workers within
a wide radius of the store, has been
closed.
The stock of the store has been
transferred to the main store in
Nenana and the last carload of sup
plies is expected to arrive in town
with this evening’s train.
The store building at ■13-mile,
which is a substantial log structure,
will be liked to house the men of
Section No. 6.
If the appropriation goes through
and a sufficiently large amount of
money is apportioned for the work
on this end ot the government rail
road to warrant a large force of
men being put to wont on the line
south of Nenana, it is probube that
a store will be t lahlished some
where ahead of the end of steel
for the convenience of the railroad
workers.
The present plans *of the A. E. C.
call for work < t the N nan. Fair
banks line on a l uge scale, and all
available men will be working on
that line during the coming summer,
only a few in i to' take care of
and maintain the track' will he sta
tioned on the main line south of
town.
W. M. Sauers, one of the found
ers of Seward and a resident of
Kenai Peninsula for the past 22
years, recently died at Seward from
influenza.