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WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Volume Two
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. JULY 23. 1919.
Number 9d
BULGAR AND TURK TREATIES SIGNED
BOLSHEVIKI LEADERS WANT RUMANIAN PEACE
TWO THOUSAND SOLDIERS GUARDING CAPITAL NOW
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EASIERN SIS ;
OF ALASKA ARE ;
HELPING NOR1H
SEATTLE, July 23.—Alaska will;
be well represented at the triennial j
assembly of the genera! grand chap-j
ter of the Eastern Star, which will j
convene in this city on Thursday ;
for the consideration of business
pertaining to the order. The city!
is wedl filled with delegates from
various parts of the country, and i
among them are representatives of
practically every town of importance
in the Northern territory.
As a preliminary to the conven
tion, a big parade was held today,
in which Fairbanks was represented
by an attractive float showing gold
seekers, with a background of gla
ciers.
The Northern delegates include:
Mae Snodgrass, Valdez; Anna El
liott, Cordova; Alice I. Case, Ju
neau; Jennie Edwards and Jeanne
M. Lowrey, Fairbanks; May S. John
son. Douglas; Rosa E. Hagen, Nome;
Lera E. Peterson, Anchorage. Mrs.
Francis Gilles is the representative
of Yukon territory.
. LANE REQUESTS
WESTERN FIRES
WASHINGTON, P. C.. July 23.—
Secretary Lane has sent an urgent
request to Congress to grant a spe
* cial appropriation of half a million
dollars to enable the interior de
partment successfully to combat the
spreading and devastating forest
fires which are sweeping the states
of Montana, Idaho, and Washing
* ton. The situation is one of ut
most seriousness, the secretary has
pointed out, and the failure of the
lawmakers to act promptly may re
sult in great loss to the country
Funds, he says, are urgently needed
now, and additional funds will be
* needed from time to time, to afford
future protection to timber lands.
The secretary- has authorized the
immediate use of $40,000 by the
land office field force for fire-fight
ing purposes.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—
Leaders of the house Republicans
have announced that a conference
r of the Republican members will be
held tonight, at which time it is
probable consideration will be given
to the proposal to enlarge the ex
ecutive steering committee. It is
also probable that the executive
r program to be carried out before
recess will be framed.
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AMERICANS ARE FIRST
TO SIGN BULGAR PACT
DIELS WANTS
DEPARTMENT TO
USE EQUIPMENT
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 23.—
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
sent a request to the national law
makers for legislation which will en
able the navy department to handle
commercial radio business.
The secretary advances the argu
ment that the means of communica
tion at present available for the use
of the public are wholly inadequate.
He declares that an intolerable situ
ation in the business is threatened
because of the inadequacy of other
national and international systems
erf communication, and he believes
the only solution to be the utiliza
tion of. the government’s naval sys
tem.
The naval radios, the secretary
says, are not working at anything
like fall capacity now, while the
commercial systems are unable to
keep pace with the rapidly increas
ing volume of business.
JAPAN REFUTES
STORY OF RACE
EQUALITY COUP
PARIS, July 23.—The Japanese
peace delegation has issued a formal
denial of the story in general circu
lation relative to the alleged man
ner in which the Japanese delegates
brought about the transfer of Shan
Tung to Japan.
The story was to the effect that
the Japs refused to withdraw their
claim for racial equality until the
Allies consented to the transfer of
Shan-Tung as a compromise. The
Japanese delegates declare that their
contention regarding the racial
equality clause of the league cov
enant had nothing whatever to do
with the Shan-Tung settlement—
that each question was settled inde
pendently of the other.
MARTEN SKINS ENROUTE
ON THE STEAMER YUKON
The federal authorities at Fair
banks have been advised that the
714 marten skins which were taken
from the mails at Eagle and held
there pending an investigation rela
|tive to the legality of the shipment,
are to be sent to Fairbanks on the
| steamer Yukon, now enroute down
jthe Yukon river.
j The furs were shipped through
the postoffice at Tolovana by Peter
Vachon.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—
Official announcement was made by
the state department today that
the United States delegates to the
Paris peace conference had attached
their signatures to the Bulgarian
and Turkish peace treaties.
This action was taken by the
United States, it is explained, to
show the concurrence in the peace j
terms imposed by the Allies upon ’
Germany and Austria. The United i
States, it is pointed out, did not |
declare war against Bulgaria and j
Turkey, yet accepts the responsi- j
bilities and obligations which are |
part of the treaties with those
countries.
BOLSHEVIK LEADERS
ARE SEEKING PEACE
LOXDOX, July 23.—Official gov
ernment advices received in this
| city today state that a Bolsheviki
delegation has arrived at Kishinoif
with an offer of peace from Lenine
and Trotsky to the Rumanian troops,
which are opposing the Bolsheviki
forces.
Under the terms of the peace,
agreement which the Russian lead
ers will suggest to the Rumanians.
Bessarabia is to be ceded to Ru- j
mania if the Rumanians will agree
to prevent the Ukrainians from j
crossing the Rumanian frontiers. j
An eight-day armistice has been j
concluded along the Bessarabian
front, pending a discussion and ae- j
tion on the Bolshevik offer.
BRITISH VESSELS ARE IDEE
LIVERPOOL, July 23.— IVo hun
dred ships have been tied up as a
result of the refusal of the dock
workers to handle cargoes, pending
a settlement of their demands for
increased pay. j
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NORTHERNER DIES
IN EASTERN CITY
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SEATTLE, July 23. — Funeral
services over the remains of James
J. Daly, of Ketchikan, who died at
Minneapolis on July 16, were held
in this city this morning:, with many
Northerners in attendance. The
body was brought to this city from
the East for interment.
The deceased was a victim of
cancer. He went to New York last
winter from his Northern home to
receive the radium treatment, but
the relief was only temporary. He
is survived by a widow, Mrs. Eu
genia Daly, and two sons, Lieuten
ant Eldon W., recently discharged
from the marine corps, and Milton
J., a student at the University of
Washington.
Daly was reputed to be one of
the wealthiest men in Alaska. His
mother and a sister reside at Ar
lington, and he died at the home of
another sister, at Minneapolis.
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SWISS DIPLOMAT
SEATTLE, July 23.—An interest- ^
ed visitor at the quarters of the '
Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Cham- ;
her of Commerce and Commercial i
club yesterday was Hans Sulzer,
Swiss consul, who has developed u
strong desire to learn everything:
there is to know about Alaska. He ,
spent practically the entire day'
looking over the bureau files and !
the' various exhibits which have been ]
'collected for the enlightenment of'
Seattleites and visitors.
TEN WERE KILLED
IN BERLIN RIOTS
BERLIN, July 23.—The disorders,
resulting from the breaking up of
the strike parades \n this city on
Monday resulted in the death of ten
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persons, according to an official
statement issued today. In addition!
to the killed, many of the partici- j
pants were injured and many were
placed under arrest.
The city is now quiet and no
further disorders are anticipated.
Kesaiia—The Gateway to KcXialey
Katle&al Park.
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GREEKS MAKING
BELAIED EFFORT
TO GET THRACE
PARIS, July 23.—The Greek gov
ernment, through Premier Yenizelos,
has forwarded a communication to
President \\ ilson, requesting to
know if the I'nited States has
signed the Bulgarian treaty If the
treaty has not yet been signed, it
is the intention of the Greeks to
obtahi a change in the territorial
adjustment so as to secure Western
Thrace.
There is a strong Greek minority
in the Thracian hinterland and the
Greeks regard themselves as the
rightful heirs to the territory claim
ed by them and which they hope
yet to obtain from the Bulgarians,
notwithstanding the fact that these
questions have been disposed of by
the peace conference.
It is considered possible that the
Greeks will make an attempt to take
forcible possession of the territory
if the peacemakers rule against
them.
MORE VICTIMS
OF SOPHIA ARE
Eleven more bodies of victims of
the Sophia wreck are . reported to
have been recovered by divers in
the employ of the Deep Sea Salvag
ing company, making a total of 7*5
bodies recovered by that company.
The total number recovered since
the wreck is 273.
The eleven bodies were landed at
Juneau yesterday by one of the sal
vaging company’s boats, and all
have been identified, although the
name of one of the victims has
not yet been ascertained. It is
known, however, that he was a fire
man on board the Sophia.
The names of the ten others are:
Sam Brown, of Hot Springs; Henry
Wurgler, of Livengood; Angus F.
Monroe and Edgar S. Doughty,
members of the crew; Thomas Hen
nessey, of Flat; Xarciss Dube. Daw
son; Marion Moyer, Keyport, Wash.;
William Staples, Circle; John Kelly.
Long; Charles Guy, Seattle.
Frank Murphy, who returned to
Nenana from the States several days
ago by way of Broad pass, has ac
cepted a position in the Commission
electrical department, under Super
intendent Jack Ronan.
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 23.—
Order has been partially restored
in this city as the result of the
drastic action taken by the district
and federal authorities to put a
stop to the race riots which threat
ened for a time, this week, to in
volve practically the entire male
population. Two thousand troops
are now guarding the city and the
belief is expressed that no further
serious trouble will occur.
The clashes between whites and
blacks, which have occurred since
Monday, have resulted in five deaths,
and at least ten persons have been
fatally wounded. These figures are
official. Fighting which occurred
last night resulted in the death of
one member of the White Defense
guard and the serious wounding of
another member.
Hundreds of the rioters have been
placed in jail and local hospital?
are overflowing with wounded.
VILLA MAY IRY
rO OBTAIN JAP .
HELP FOR WAR
EL PASO, July 23.—According
to information receded from relia
ble sources in Mexico today, Gen
eral Villa has decided to suspend
hostilities until September, by which
time he hopes to be prepared to
wage a vigorous and more success
ful campaign against Carranza’s
federal troops.
Villa and General Angeles are at
present disbanding their forces, it
is said, with instructions to their
soldiers to be ready to take up arms
'again in the early fall.
The reports state further that
. Villa and Angeles plan to visit
Japan with a view to obtaining am
munition for the resumption at
fighting.
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BERNE, Switzerland, July 23.—
Business of every kind is at u
standstill in Vienna today as a
result of the general strike which
went into effect throughout that
city on Monday. Factories and busi
ness houses are closed, streetcars
are standing idle in the barns, and
even the newspapers have suspend
ed publication temporarily.
The only business conducted to
day was the operation of bakeries
and food shops, which were permit
ted by the strikers to continue do
ing business as a public necessity.
Kenana—The Gateway to McKinley
Kataonal Park.