WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1919.
NO. 117
CURRY URGES SPEED FOR ROAD MONEY
PRESIDENT TALKS LEAGUE WITH COMMITTEEMEN
' BRITISH SINK BOLSHEVIK SHIPS IN GULF NAVAL BATTLE
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RETURN SERIES
Confidence in the ability of the
Nenana ball team to defeat Fair
bank® found expression this after
« noon in a telegram sent to Man
ager Charles Beam by Manager Joe
Fischer, inviting the Fairbanksans to
Nenana for a concluding series of
games, to be played either next
Saturday and Sunday or the week
following, for a purse of $500, in
addition to which Nenana offers to
pay the expenses of the visiting
team, as has been the custom in the
^ past
The wire to Manager Beam reads
as follows: “Nenana willing to put
up same expense as for first series
and purse of five hundred for win
ner of series of three games either
next Saturday and Sunday or week
later. Only men who have played
in either series to be used. Wire
^ immediately.’’
There was considerable talk of a
third and concluding series prior to
the departure of the Nenana crowd
on Sunday, but the proposition was
not v:ewed with enthusiasm by the
Fairbanksans, and various reasons
were advanced why it would be dif
ficult to arrange another meeting.
Some of the players, however, and
^ quite a number of fans expressed
the hope that they might have an
other opportunity to visit Nenana
before the close of the season, and
^ it is believed that arrangements can
be made for another excursion,
Nothing can be done toward plan
ning the trip, however, until a wire
has been reecived from Manager
Beam. If the challenge is accepted,
the excursion plans wTill be arranged
* with a view to bringing the entire
Fairbanks population to Nenana for
the series.
MALNUTRITION OF
MOTHERS CAUSE OF
BLIND CHILDREN
WARSAW, Poland.—The abnor
mal number of children born blind
in this country during the past
three years, despite the fact that
their parents were healthy, is due
♦ mainly to the malnutrition of moth
ers, according to a report issued by
the American Red Cross.
The increasing amount of blind
ness among children at birth was
thought at first to herald the ad
vent of some new war disease, but
investigation by American experts
♦ proved that the famished condition
of the mothers reacted on the eye
sight of their infants.
CALIFORNIA GROWERS
GET RECORD PRICE
FOR APRICOT CROP
LOS ANGELES, Cal.—The value
of the apricot crop dn Southern
<4 California for 1919 has been esti
mated by fruit authorities at $75,
000,000. A record price of $100 a
ton prevails, caused, it is said, by
the post-war demands of practically
every large country except Germa
HOUSE COMMITTEE IS
WORKING FOR ALASKA
ny. It is estimated there are 65,000
acres of apricots in Southern Cali
fornia, and the total production will
be upwards of 150,000 tons. Seven
thousand men, women, and children
are engaged in getting the fruit
ready for market.
GERMANS MAKE
ATTACK FAILS
WARSAW, Aug. 19.—The South
eastern Silesian frontier has been
the scene of vigorous fighting dur
ing the past several days as the re
sult of an attempt on the part of
the Germans to dislodge the Polish
forces in that locality. After a tem
porary reverse, the Poles are again
in charge of the situation.
The Polish lines were subjected to
sudden attack with sufficient force
to enable the Germans to take pos
session of two villages. Polish civ
ilians came to the assistance of their
troops and the invaders were driven
back in disorder and with severe
losses. As a result of the encoun
ter, the Poles now are occupying
two German villages.
Americans in Poland have been
ordered by Hoover, who is now in
this country, to co-operate with the
Poles until the present trouble is
over.
SUNKEN TREASURE
WILL BE RESCUED
LONDON, Aug. 19.—There is a
movement on foot in this city to
organize an expedition to conduct a
search for hidden treasure believed
to have been concealed in the hold
of the bark Dorothea, now lying at
the bottom of the ocean off the
coast of Zululand. Southeast Africa.
The treasure consists of three
million dollars in gold, part of the
fortune of Paul Kruger, which is
said to have been cemented in the
hold of the bark.
FAMOUS MEN ARE
HONORED IN NAME
OF FRENCH STREET
PARIS.—To honor President Wil
son, Marshal Joffre, Premier Clem
enceau, General Pershing, and Mar
shal I-'och all in one. the munici
pality of the ancient town of Cas
telsarras'n, in the south of France,
has baptized a new street V.’iljof
clemperfoch avenue.
trenail*—The Gateway to XcXinley
■ attonal Park.
SEATTLE, Aug. 19.—A special
dispatch received by the Post-Intel
ligencer from Washington today
states that Chairman George P. Cur
jry, of the house committee on ter
ritories, has submitted a report to
the house of representatives urging
the immediate appropriation of sev
enteen million dollars for the Gov
jemment railroad in Alaska. i
In his statement to the lawmak
ers, Curry said that the congres-;
jsional policy of making piecemeal
; appropriations delayed- construction
rather than aided it. He declared
.that if the needed funds were ap
propriated in one lump sum, it would
;be possible to complete the railroad
j by the end of December, 1922.
PRESIDENT URGING
SENATORIAL ACTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 19—
! At a meeting with the members of
the senate foreign relations com
mittee at the White House today,
President Wilson assured the com
mitteemen that he could see no rea
sonable objection to the interpr
etations as to how America accepts
;the League of Nations, provided
such interpretations do not form
part of America’s formal ratifica
tion of the peace treaty. The mueh
! discussed Article 10, he said, is not
of doubtful interpretation when
read in connection with the entire
; covenant. He said, further, that
the league's counsel could only ad
vise action, and that inasmuch as
:any action taken by the league must
be by the unanimous consent of all
members of the league, it would be
necessary to secure the affirmative
;of America on all questions arising.
.America will have complete freedom
| of choice as to the application of
■ force in carrying out the provisions
of this article.
The President intimated that the j
league would prevent Japan from |
\ assuming complete sovereignty over ;
Shan-tung. j
In conclusion, the President urged j
the immediate ratification of the '
treaty and advanced several reason'
for acting promptly. He pointed ;
out that the task of restoring the
nation to normal conditions waits i
i
upon the senate’s decision, and he i
mentioned the Alaska copper mines'
as one of the industries which can- .
not be handled with justice until
the nation knows the character of ;
peace it is to have. He said the !
mines of Alaska are being operated !
at great cost and at a loss, and .
some of them with borrowed money, i
The military plans of the nation, he
also called to the attention of the ;
lawmakers, cannot be made or car-1
ried out until the peaec treaty has
| been disposed of.
BILL PASSED OVER VETO
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 19—
The bill providing for the repeal of
the war-time daylight saving law,
twice approved by Congress during
the present session and twice ve
toed by President Wilson, first as a
rider attached to the agricultural
appropriation bill and later as a spe
cial measure, was passed over the
presidential veto today by the house
of representatives.
Supporters of the measure ex
press the belief that the senate also
will pass the measure over the presi
dent’s veto.
Two hundred and twenty-three j
members voted for the repeal, and,
101 against the measure, in the ■
house contest.
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CAMPAIGN STARTED
FOR NAVAL SCHOOL
ON PACIFIC COAST
SAN FRANCISCO.—A campaign
for the establishment of a second
United States naval academy on the
Pacific coast is being conducted by
local newspapers and officials. At- ]
tention is drawn to the present over
taxed capacity of the academy at
Annapolis and the desirability of
having ait. academy on the West
'coast in connection with the new!
Pacific fleet.
At times in the past agitation for
both military and naval academv
j branches on the Pacific coast has
^been carried on in the West.
WITCHCRAFT PRACTICE
BY BEAR LAKE INDIANS
JUNEAU.—Witchcraft, it appears,
still is practiced by some tribes of i
Alaska Indians. The latest example
has come to light in the arrest of
the heads of the tribe of Bear Lake j
Indians, who are said to be below
the average native in intelligence
and physical endowment.
Cause for the arrest, it is learned,
,
was the action of the Indians in'
tying a girl of 16, a member oi
the tribe, to a tree by the hair of
her head, and with her hands tied .
behind her back. A small boy was j
turned loose to wander in the tim
ber. When rescued a few days
later the little fellow's face was
raw from mosquito bites and the
girl was in a serious condition. The
children were taken to Telegraph
creek to be cared for and the men
of the tribe responsible for the cru
elties were arrested.
BRITISH SHIPS
SINK RUSSIANS
IN GULF FIGHT
HELSINGFORS, Alp. 19.-In a
naval engagement which took place
in the Gulf of Finland on Sunday,
between British and Bolsheviki war
ships, the Russian battleship Andrei
Pervoswanni, 17,400 tons; the bat
tle cruiser Petropavlovsk, 23,300
tons, and a transport guardship were
sent to the bottom by well-directed
British shots, with a heavy loss of
lives.
The British escaped with the loss
of only three motorboats and eight
officers and three men killed.
TO ATTACK KRONSTADT.
STOCKHOLM. Aug. 19. — The
British fleet, reinforced by the ad
dition of a number of powerful ves
sels, has been concentrated for an
attack on Kronstadt, the naval port
of Petrograd. The city of Kron
stadt is reported in flames today. ,
FLEET SETS SAIL
TO SEE NEW PORT
LOS ANGELES, Cal.—The Pacific-J
fleet set sail for Santa Barbara this
afternoon, for a stay of several days
at that port, enroute to San Fran
cisco and Puget Sound, where a ma- ,
jority of the vessels will be station- j
ed permanently. There was an im
mense crowd on hand at San Pedro
to bid the sailors farewell, and there
is the assurance that they will find
a hip reception awaiting- them at
Santa Barbara, where elaborate
preparations have been made for the ,
entertainment of the officers and j
men of the fleet.
Venana—The Gateway to McKinley
Vatlona! Park.
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TEMPERATURE *
As reported by the government W
observation station, Nenana *
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Tuesday, August 19. *•
Maximum .63 above * i
Minimum .48 above * ;
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CANDELARIA, Tex.. Aug. 19.—
The Eighth American cavalry has
been despatched across the Mexican
border in pursuit of the bandit gang
responsible for the detention of the
American army aviators, Davis and
Peterson, who were released from
bondage yesterday upon payment of
a ransom of $15,000 to an agent of
the bandits. The two men reached
American soil at midnight, and at
an early hour this morning they re
| turned to the Mexican side, acting
[as guides to the troops. Aeroplanes
| are being sent as scouts in an effort
[to locate the Mexicans.
DEPARTMENT ORDERS.
[ WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 19.—
\ Secretary of War Baker is authori
ty for the statement that the inva
sion of Mexico by American cavalry
i is in accordance with orders issued
{by the war department. The inva
sion, he says, is not an act of war.
!but merely an effort to punish or
exterminate the Mexicans responsi
ble for holding Americans in eap
j tivity.
TEXAS TROOPS READY.
! AUSTIN, Aug. 19.—The adjutant
.general of Texas has been instruct
ed by the governor to prepare the
: Texas National Guard for an emer
jgency cal! for border service, and
[there is great activity in military
[circles in anticipation of a clash
[with the Mexicans.
CARRANZA INFORMED.
! MARFA Tex., Aug. 10.—Presi
dent Carranza has been officially
advised of the action of the war
(department of the United States as
a precaution again.-t a mixup be
tween American and Mexican,troops.
The department has provided an
[adequate line of communication be
jtween the border and the invading
, troops, pack trains having been sent
I forward with supplies and field w;re
i less.
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MONEY IS PAID
i CANDELARIA. Aug. If. — The
ransom demanded by the bandits for
the release of the armv aviators was
paid to the bandits’ agent yesterday
afternoon bv Captain Ma lack.
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KENTUCKY RED EYE
IS SENT TO BRITAIN
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Exportation
of Kentucky whisky has begun as a
jresult of the lifting of embargoes
in the British Isles, according to
dealers here. Large shipments from
[warehouses throughout the state are
[being made to England, Ireland, and
(Scotland, exports so far having ex
ceeded 20,000 barrels, according to
reports.
The distillers are represented as
desirous of disposing of the big
Kentucky holdings before constitu
tional prohibition in January halts
exportation.
ttecana—The Gateway to KcEinley
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