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The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut Route — Saves Mushers Miles and Money
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1919.
WHOLE NUMBER 265
SENATOR DOUBTS LEAGUE’S LEGALITY
LIQUOR INTERESTS WILL FIGHT AMENDMENT
BORAH DECLINES TO ATTEND WHITEHOUSE DINNER
COMMISSION IS
* DRAFTING TERMS
NEWJUSTICE
PARIS, Feb. 18.—The special
commission of the supreme council
of the Inter-Allied peace conference
has nearly completed drafting the
terms of the armistice which Ger
many is required to adhere to un
til such time as the peace prelimin
aries have been signed.
It is undestood that the terms
of the new draft allow Germany to
keep only 250,000 troops to main
tain order. Other war materials
and munitions factories are to be
placed under Allied control.
Mike Cooney, on the return trip
after taking Mr. and Mrs. Ellenson
ar.d Mrs. Van Orsdel to Talkeetna,
arrived at the Burns mine last night.
He made the trip from steel to steel
in four days, coming hack.
He will leave from the Crossing
again, probably tomorrow afternoon,
enroute to Talkeetna with Miss Jane
Anderson as passenger.
Mike went on through to Anchor
age and says he had a very nice
time in *the coast town. The trail,
he says, is in first rate condition
and the trip from the Crossing to
Talkeetna is just a pleasure trip.
MEXICAN REBELS
ARE LOSING 01)1
MEXICO CITY.—General Fortu
nato Maycotte, in charge of the
pacification of the state of Guer
rero, has reported to the war de
partment, according to an official
announcement by that branch of the
government, that the conquest of
the Zapata and Marlscale rebels in
that state virtually is completed.
General Silvestre Mariscal, fromer
governor of Guerrero, has been un
der arrest in the capital since Jan.
25, 1918, on a charge of disobedi
ence of orders.
The pacification of the state of
Morelos, stronghold of the Zapata
followers has been almost accom
plished, according to official an
nouncements, by the forces operat
ing under General Pablo Gonzalez.
Spanish influenza and famine have
played havoc with the bands of
Emiliano Zapata and his lieutenants.
FAIRBANKS FAMILY
GOING TO CORDOVA
Mrs. Frank Porter and tw’o child
* ren. left this morning on the Brower
stage for Cordova, where they ex
pect to locate for the future.
Frank Porter went to Cordova
^ some time ago and has secured a
good job.
The Karstens auto left Fairbanks
this morning for Nenana.
WOMEN OF DUNDEE
HAVE TO BE SHOWN
DUNDEE, Scotland. — Winston
Churchill, the British minister of
munitions, w as so heckled by the j
women before whom he spoke in his I
home town during the recent parlia-j
mentary campaign, that he finally
retorted: ‘‘I am only a man, not an:
encylopedia." His audience was
composed of wromen and their heck
ling exceeded that of the average:
audience of men.
After Mr. Churchill had appealed!
to the women to stop quizzing him
so sharply, they adopted a resolu- j
tion supporting his candidacy.
TREVES, France, Feb. 18—Math
ias Erzberger. the German armistice
commissioner, told the Allies, at a
discussion over the renewal of the
armistice term' lest Sunday, that
the German army at the present
time, did net have over 250,000 men.
He also said that forty per eent
of the present German army per- ’
sonnel was of very doubtful value!
and he thought that this force was
inadequate to maintain order in
Germany.
He said that Germany was ready i
now to agree to disarmament on
land, sea and air.
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GERMANS REQUIRE:
HUGE AMOUNT 10
PAY WAR’S DEBT!
WEIMAR. Germany, Feb. 18
Consternation -was caused in the
German National Assembly today,
when Finance Minister Schaeffer,
of the German republic, announced
that the war cost Germany one
hundred and sixty-one billion marks.
He asked for a credit of twenty
five billion, three hundred marks, i
which is the neatest loan Germany1
has ever been asked to raise.
The finance minister explained.
that nineteen billions alone will be
needed to cover the payments of the
interest on previous loans for this
year, and said that the question of
whether Germany would be able to
: extricate herself from the financial
situation she finds herself in would
depend largely upon the peace terms
I the Allies would impose.
FALSE ALARM FROM
THE NORDALE HOTEL
Shortly after midnight last night
a fire alarm turned in from the
Nordale hotel of Fairbanks, sent
the fire department scurrying to the
rescue. On their arrival a.t the scene
of the supposed fire it was dis
covered that an over-heated bearing
on an electric motor of the hotel
had caused a little blaze, which was
promptly extinguished before the
firemen arrived.
Somebody got excited and turned
in the alarm. "
1 SERVICE 10
con iip mmy
BERLIN", Feb. 18.—The Ameri
cans are trying to arrange for an
aeroplane courier service for the
purpose of connecting up all of the
American military missions and posts
in the territory of the Central
Powers, with the American army
base which has been established in
France.
It is expected that this new serv
ice will be inaugurated soon.
Acording to advices received over
the phone from Fairbanks today,
the teritorial canvassing board whica
met at Juneau recently, has com
pleted its work and now await
a decision from the territorial at
torney general before awrding the
elected candidates their certificates
of election.
The decisions to be made by At
torney General Grigsby relate to
irregularities in the votes from some
of the precincts.
PRESIDENTS SHIP
On Board the George Washington,
Feb. 18.—The transport George
■Washington, with President Wilson
and party on board, is expected *o
pass the Azores today.
The President is taking an en
forced rest after the strenuous time
he has put in at Paris recently.
I BURNS WEDS
MISS HERRINGTON
In the Fairbanks commissioner’s
courtroom, at half past eight o’clock
last night, Joe Burns, of the Coliseum
Theater, of Nenana, and Miss Laura
Herrington, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Herrington, of Nenana,
were united in the bonds of matri
mony.
U. S. Commissioner Heilig per
formed the ceremony; the witnesses
to the contract being Mrs. R. C.
Meinhart and Mrs. George Herring
ton, the mother of the bride.
Billy Butler left town this after
noon for Fairbanks with Frank
Bishoprick as passenger.
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SENA10RS BEGIN
DISCUSSION OF
NAIIONS LEAGUE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—A dis
cussion of the proposed League of
Nations developed very unexpectedly
in the Senate today.
Senator James K. Vardaman
(Democrat) of Mississippi, in a
speech before the Senate, declared
that the League of Nations was un
constitutional and severely criticized
President Wilson for having asked
congress to remain silent on the
subject of the League of Nations,
until his return.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio., Feb. 18.—
' According to the National Associa
tion of Distillers and Wholesale
; Dealers, a referendum election will
.be sought in the fololwing states on
the federal prohibition amendment:
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Ne
'vaaa, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Ne
braska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon,
Utah and Washington.
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VERY SICK MAN
OTTAWA, Canada, Feb. 18.—*
Former Premier of Canada Sir Wil
fred Laurier was stricken with paral
ysis yesterday and still remains in
an unconscious condition.
1 His physicians say that there is
no hope for his recovery.
MUSHERS ARRIVE
AJ m OF S1EEL
Mushing into the Interior from
the coast Archie Myre and Edby
Davis arrived at the Lignite road
house this afternoon and expect to
get into town on the train to
morrow.
Archie Myre is an old employee
of the A. E. C. and went Outside
to enter the army. Edby Davis is a
Fairbanks lad who also had been
in the service. He will probably go
on to Fairbanks, where his folks
stay.
SILK WORKERS
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PATTERSON, N. J.f Feb. 18.—
Fourteen thousand silk workers re
, turned to the looms today, pending
an investigation into their demands.
The silk workers have denrfanded
a forty-seven hour week and their
demands are to be investigated by
‘the War Labor board.
BULL FIGHTING BAN
UNLIFTED IN SOUTH
MEXICO CITY—Bull fighting re
mains under an official ban .n the
Federal district and territories un
der the control of the central gov
ernment. an effort in the Chamber
of Deputies to rescind the presi
dential decree prohibiting this sptrt
having been defeated by one v-.te.
The debate was enlivened by the
pleas of Juan Silveti, a noted torea
dor. who appeared in the chamber
to argue in favor of resuming the
custom.
PEACE treaty is
: 10 BE TAKEN UP
SOON BY_ENTENTE
PARIS. Feb- 18.—Some of the
Entente powers forming the Inter
Allied peace conference plan on tak
ing up the matter of the peace
treaty as soon as the problem of the
League of Nations shall have been
adequately disposed of, and finally
settled.
It is believed that the boundaries
of the proposed new states will be
: agreed upon after the peace treaty
has been signed.
The Entente urge that lump sum
indemnities be fixed and that the
enemy powers be required to sign
, a treaty relinquishing such parts of
1 their former territories as may be
; necessary to form new states and
: to rectifv old boundaries.
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ON THE RiVER
For the past few days automobiles
and teams having business across
the Tanana river have been using
i the old road across, just below the
! Commissioin sawmill; this course
having become necessary owing to
the fact that the rails from the
dock to camp 415 interferes with
i other traffic.
i The Commission has built a regu
lar crossing of 3-inch planks at the
point where the road from the foot
I of A street will ordinarily, cross
the railroad tracks on the river.
All freighters and automobile men
! are requested to take this road in
the future and not cross over by
way of the sawmill.
HOUSE FAVORS
TREASURY NOTES
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WASHINGTON. —, The House
Ways and Means committee has de
cided to authorize no increase in
the amonut of Liberty bonds un
issued, but it will authorize the is
sue of treasury notes maturing from
one to five years for any additional
sums.
The House Rules committee de
cided to give the rule for immediate
consideration of the bill authoriz
(ing a resumption of voluntary -n
listments.
10 JOIN 0 NERS
AT WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18.—Sen
ator William E. Borah (Rep.) of
Idaho, a member of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, asked
to be excused from attending a din
ner at the White House, at which
President Wilson proposes to discuss
the constitution which is to be
adopted by the Leaue of Nations.
Senator Borah said that he was
not willing to be bound by secrecy
on information which he has a right
to receive openly, as customary.
Senator Borah is one of a group
of senators formed of both Demo
crats and Republicans, who strenu
ously oppose any semblance of inter
nationalism.
In the Senate tomorrow, a debate
is expected to begin on the subject
of Wilson’s proposed discussion of
the proposed League of Nations; and
Senator Miles Poindexter and . n
ator Bcrah are planning on m. itinv
speeches
Several R. publican m-nibei" of
the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations said that they would not
regard themselves as being bound
by confidence and that they would
accent the President’s dinner invita
tion, reluctantly.
The dinner to which the President
has invited the members of the For
eign Relations committee is set for
the evening of February 26th.
RUSSIAN IROOPS
UNDER DUE
REACH CASPIAN
ODESSA, Feb. 18—General Deni
kine’s anti-Bolsheviki army reached
the Caspian Sea today, after having
advanced for a distance of 350
versts, or about 230 miles.
Denikine’s army, during its march,
have captured thirty-one thousand
prisoners, ninety-five guns and
eight armored trains.
BEAM MAY BUY
PIONEER HOTEL
August Peterson, the executor of
the Dave Petree estate, arrived >n
Fairbanks yesterday, and it is now
expected that the deal whereby
Charles Beam will become the pur
chaser of the Pioneer Hotel will
be completed within the next few
days.
The lease under which the prop
erty is held at present by Andy
McKensie will expire February 20.
Harry C. Lowe, who has been
on a little prospecting trip in the
hills around the Crossing, is ex
pected to arrive in town on to
morrow’s ‘train. He will take up
duties immediately as assistant spe
cial disbutr ng agent with the Alas
kan Engineering commission.