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The Nenana News
VOLUME NO. 2
NENANA, ALASKA SATURDAY, NOV. 17, 1917
WHOLE NUMBER 9
SIGNAL COK BOYS
' BUY LIBERTY BANDS
Alaskans have reason to be proud
of the men composing the Signal
^Corps, U. S. army, stationed and hav
ing charge of the military cable and
telegraph system in the territory, and
consisting of three commissioned
officers - and two-hundred forty-six
enlisted men, with twelve civilian
employees. These men have con
tributed and purchased Liberty bonds
in the splendid sum of $105,050.
4 What a meaning this must carry to
all Americans. A trifle over 250
men, and most of them on very nar
row salaries and yet they cheerfully
respond to the nation’s call for fi
nancial aid with the substantial s. ;n
of more than $105,000.
The Nenana boys have done their
share in the way of contributing
funds and they have offered to do
more than that. Of the total sum
subscribed, the local station is on
the list for $1500 and the > yo
have, in addition, applied to be tran
X ferred for oversea duty.
This is Americanism. This is
patriotism. They believe, with mil
lions of other Americans, that this
war must be won and they are will
ing to give both their savings and
their lives to insure victory.
The Nenana station is efficiently
served by: Corporal Louis W. Scan
4 land, officer in charge; Glenn H.
Dickinson, Thomas Matthews, W. N.
Growden, W. L. Morris and L. R.
Eckerson.
SOCIALISTS ARE EAGER
TO DISCUSS SLAV PEACE
LONDON—The Independent So
cialist group of the German reich
stag have repuested the president
to convoke an immediate session of
the body for the purpose of discuss
ing the peace offer reported to have
'Hbeen made in the name of Russia
by Lenine, one of the leaders of the
Maximalist rebellion.
EDISON MAKES SUGGESTION
TO SWELL SEA SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D. C., NOV. 17
r Thos. A. Edison, the inventor, has
proposed to the Shipping board that
American sailing vessels, aggregat
ing more than a million tons, be
made of real use to the nation by
conversion into steam craft. He
has also suggested a plan to make
the change and the matter probably
will receive the immediate consider
ation of the board.
JAFS ARE CONSIDERING
SENDING ARMY ABROAD1
TOKYO, NOV. 17—Notwithstand
ing the fact than unofficial an-,
nouncement was made several days
ago that it would be impossible to
send Japanese troops to Europe be
cause of the ti ^mendous cost and the
lack of transports, the question is
now being considered by the advis
ory board of the Japanese foreign
office and it is intimated that the
members will report favorably upon
the proposal to send an army to as-,
* sist the Allies.
NORTHWESTERN STRIKERS
REFUSE TO TAKE PART
SEATTLE, NOV, it—The striking
telephone worker^ of this and other
Northwestern cities have wired Sec
retary of Labor Wilson, at San j
it Francisco, declining the invitation to
send delegates to the conference to
be held in California for the pur
pose of seeking a settlement of the
►coast-wide strike.
express Companies assert
RATES NEED BOOSTING
WASHINGTON, D. C. NOV. 17
Express companies throughout the
United States have appealed to the
(Inter State Commerce commission
for permission to advance their
rates ten per cent, declaring that
the present rates are insufficient, in
view of the increased cost of trans
portation and other expenses of the
companies.
NORTHCLIFFE DECLINES
PLACE IN CABINET
LONDON, NOV. 17,—In a letter
declining to accept a place in the
David Lloyd George cabinet, Lord
; Northcliffe scored the British man
agement of the war. Among other
things he said: “I know that unless
there is a swift improvement in our
methods here, the United States
will rightly take into its own hands
the entire management of a great
part of the war. The Americans
will not sacrifice their blood and
treasure to the incompetent hand
ling of the affairs of Europe.” He
said further that both the States
and Canada were proceeding with
their war preparations with an
enthusiarm little understood on the
European si^e of the Atlantic.
Northcliffe later accepted appoint
ment as head of the newr air ministry
offered him by the premier.
AMERICAN ARTILLERYMEN
PUT GERMANS TO ROUT
WASHINGTON, D. C. NOV. 17—
The war office has been advised that
another attempt was made by the
Germans yesterday to raid the
trenches held by the Americans on
the French fighting front. The raid
was carefully planned but apparent
ly without reckoning on the efficiency
of the Yankee artillery, which com
pletely repulsed the attack.
NORTHERN MACHINERY
GOES TO SOUTH AFRICA
SEATTLE, NOV. 17—A shipment
of Alaska mining machinery arrived
from the North yesterday, enroute
to South Africa, where it will be in
stalled at the gold mines there. The
shipment weighs two hundred tons.
GENERAL SAYS BRITISH
ARE NEARING JERUSALEM
LONDON. NOV. 17—A report re
ceived from General Allensby, who
is conducting the Allied campaign
in the Far East, states that the Brit
ish forces have advanced to a point
twelve miles from Jerusalem. They
are approaching the city from the
west and are encountering compara
tively little difficulty in advancing
their positions.
MANY GERMANS SURRENDER;
LIKE AMERICAN WAY BEST
—
WASHINGTON, D. C. NOV, .17— !
Hundreds of German soldiers are I
surrendering to the American troops
on the Western front, according to
advices received by the government
yesterday direct from General Per
shing. The Teutons who have giv
en up their arms voluntarily declare
that their action resulted from read- ‘
ing the speeches of President Wilson,
which were scattered behind the1
German lines by Allied airplanes, i
BOMBING THE GERMANS
PARIS, NOV. 17—The was office
announces that FFrench airmen made
a successful raid yesterday on Ger
man towns in upper Alsace, all of the
raiding machines returning in safe
ty.
GOVERNMENT PLANS STEP
TO CURB ALIEN PLOTTERS
WASHINGTON, D. C. NOV. 17—!
The war department is considering
the organization of a special interior
defense force, which will be used
for the projection of public utilities
from German plotters,
ALASKANS CONTRIBUTE
LIBERALLY TO LOAN |
WASHINGTON. D. C. NOV. 17—
Alaskans’ subscriptions to the second
Liberty ‘ Loan totaled $1,059,100.
Fairbanks has the distinction of head
ing the list of Northern towns.
GERMANS RAID NANCY
_
PARIS, NOV. 17—The war office
has issued a bulletin in which it it
made public that German air raid
ers attacked the citv of Nancy dur
ing the night, causing considerable
damage. There were no deaths as
a res'i't of the raid, however, al
thouf'l't several parsons were slight
ly iri”rad h- -hall fragments
GERMANS RUSHING
AEROPLANE FLEEI
WASHINGTON, D. C. NOV. 17—
i Reports gathered by the combined
intelligence service of the Allies,
which were turned over to Colonel
House, upon his arrival in England,
show that Germany has made most
elaborate defenses againt the com
ing the American offensive. The
first step was to set the German
airplane factories to work at top
speed, turning out machines to meet
the American air fleet.
THANE SAVS SEATTLE GETS
BIG STEEL PLANT SOON
SEATTLE, NOV. 17—Bart Thane
well known Juneau mining man
formally announced, at a dinnei
given in his honor in this city last
night, that the twenty-five million
j dollar steel plant, for which he has
secured the necessary backing, would
be built near here at an early date
He asked the bankers, shipbuilders
manufacturers and businessmen gen
erally, of this city, to give theii
moral support to the project.
The promoter called attention tc
the fact that a lot of tungsten and
nearly all the tin produced in North
America came from Alaska.
JAPS SAY AMERICANS WILL
WIN THE GREAT WAR
' HONOLULU, NOV. 17—The at
titude of the United States toward
the war insures the ultimate suc
cess of the Allies, according to the
belief of members of the Japanes
mision, now enroute to their homes
in Japan, after visiting the United
States. At a luncheon given in
honor of the visitors yesterday, the
statement was made that the United
States would soon be the strongest
martial nation in the world.
The mission placed a wreath on
the casket of Queen Lil.
CLEMENCEAU WILL FORM
NEW FRENCH CABINET
PARIS, NOV. 17—Former Premier
Clemenceau has consented to under
take the task of forming a new cab
inet and promises to have an an
nouncement of his selections ready
within a few days.
ONLY TWO LOST LIVES
WASHINGTON, D. C. NOV. 17—
The navy department announces tha^
the torpedoing ,of jhe former Ameri
can steamer Rochester resulted in
the death of only two persons. Forty
seven of the crew and the armed
guard escaped.
RUSSIANS LOSING FAITH
IN NEW REBEL LEADERS
COPENHAGEN, NOV. 17— The
military committee at Helsingfors
is reported to have received a tele
phone message from Petrograd to the
effect that the Russian people seem
to have lost confidence inthe Lenine
Trotsky combination of German ap
pointed leaders and intend to form
a socigl-revolutionary coalition gov
ernment, representative of all part
ies except the well-to-do class. The
first act of the new government, it
is predicted, will be to make peace
with the enemy,
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION
WRECKS BLENDING PLANT
TULSA, OKLA.—Two were killed,
many injured and several are miss
ing as the result of a terrific ex
plosion, of incendiary origin, which
wrecked the blending station of the
Standard Oil company near Norfolk
this morning. The damage is es
timated at half a million. A posse
is searching the woods nearby in
an effort to find three men who are
believed to have caused the explos
ion.
CLUB MEETING SUNDAY
There will be a meeting of the
Nenana Commercial club at the
office of Commissioner Robert E.
Bums, Sunday afternoon, at 2:30.
Geo. W. Pennington
President
DESTROYERS RESPONSIBLE
FOR SAFETY ON ATLANTIC
WASHINGTON, D. C., NOV 17—
Questioned regarding the success at
tending the transfer of American
troops and munitions to Europe and
the decrease in British marine losses
due to submarine attacks, Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels said today
that the U boat menace had been
virtually eliminated by the expert
maneuvering tactics of the American
and British destroyers which act as
convoys to the merchant ships and
transports.
GERMAN NEWS BUREAU
ADMITS REBEL COLLAPSE
LONDON, NOV. 17—Dispatches
received in this city from Geneva
state that the Wolff bureau, the offi
cial news bureau of Germany, has
admitted the success of the Kerensky
forces at Moscow, where the Bol
sheviki revolt is reported to have
suppressed after several days of
fighting. Lenine, the Wolff agency
claims, still controls Petrograd, where
severe fighting has been in progress
during the past two days.
ADMINISTRATION PLAflS BIG
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON, D. C. NOV. 17—
The administration has about com
pleted plans for a nation-wide edu
cational campaign, the purpose of
w'hich is to enlighten residents of
America with regard to the war, why
the United States entered the conflict
and what victory will mean to the
Stars and Stripes, and to the world
in general. The campaign will be
launched at Chicago at an early date,
the plan being to hold a big public
speaking convention in the Windy
City, followed by public addresses
by prominent speakers in all sec
j tions of the country.
NO REQUEST YET
_
WASHINGTON, D. C. NOV. 17
Officials of the state department de
clare that there is no truth to the
‘ report that the United States has
received a request from Bolsheviki
for recognition. The department
has received no communications of
any sort direct from Petrograd.
MEGICANS ARE TRAPPED
BY REBELS UNDER DIAZ
EL PASO, NOV. 17—Five thous
which were sent into the state of
Morelos, against Zapata and Felix
Diaz, are reported to have been
trapped by the rebel leaders. They
were ambushed in a mountain pass
and practically the entire force an
i nihilated. Machine guns enabled
the rebels to make short work of
tfce opposing force.
FISHING BOAT FOUNDERS;
SURVIVORS ARE ARRESTED;
_
SEATTLE, NOV. 17—The fish
ing steamship Manhattan, owned by
the New England Fishing company,
of Vancouver, foundered this week
during a gale off Cape Spencer, in
Southeastern Alaska. The vessel
was lost and 29 members of the crew
are missing. A small boat con
six of the survivors was picked up
by the steamship Mariposa and land
ed at Juneau, where they were im
mediately placed under arrest on the
charge of looting the wreck of the
steamship Alki.
—
FEDERATION WILL ENTER |
CAMPAIGN NEXT YEAR
BUFFALO, NOV. 17—The Ameri
can Federation of labor will abandon
its life-long non-partisan attitude
next year and enter politics active
ly. This decision was reached to
day, at the annual convention of the
organization, an overwhelming ma
jority of the delegates voting in fav
or of breaking away from the ancient
rule. „ «
LOST—White dog (Baldy-. Has
black half circle over left eye and
ear. Weight about 100 pounds..
Return to Mrs. Fred Keil, at Keil
Fox farm, Tanana river.
■ Any person found with this dog
in their possession, after date of thi
| publication, will be prosecuted.
HAVE CLOSE CALL
WASHINGTON’, D. C. NOV. 17—
The delegation of American cong
ressmen who are gathering first
hand information on the British
front in Belgium, had a narrow es
cape from death yesterday, while
inspecting the trenches close to the
firing line. They were caught in
a rain of German machine gun fire
and several shells of larger size ex
ploded close to them. Their es
cape from death is described as mi
raculous. The party includes Rep
resentatives Timberlake, of Colorado,
Miller, of Seattle, Johnson, of Ho
quaim and several others of note
in this country. The incident oc
curred near Dixmude.
NENANA MUSHERS SAIL
GO SOUTH ON CROOK
In the list of passengers on the
Transport “Crook”, sailing from
Anchorage at 4:15 P. M., October
18, for the States, the following
names appear: S. H. Perham, F. T.
Glastetter, Guy Cordiner and A. G.
Cameron. These men worked on
the Fairbanks division of the A. E.
C. during the past summer and
mushed to Anchorage over the Broad
Pass trail, leaving Nenana on the 5th.
of last month.
FORD WILL HELP
WASHINGTON, D. C. NOV. 17
Henry Ford, of flivver fame, will
come to Washington within the next
few days to advise with the shipping
board.
KERENSKY IS DEFEATED;
HAS GONE INTO HIDING
LONDON, NOV. 17—Advices re
ceived in this city this afternoon in
dicate that the Kerensky forces are
in complete rout, both at Moscow
and Petrograd. Kerensky is report
ed to have disappeared when about
to surrender to the Maximalists.
The disappearance of the formei
premier is said to have been ruled
upon after he had been informed by
his lieutenants thac the sentiment
of the country was against him.
It was believed for a time that he
contemplated suicide, but it is not
known that he ended his life. His
present whereabouts is unknown.
The women followers of Keren
sky, who were captured at the winter
palace, at Petrograd, are report :.l
to have been sent to a point beyond
Finland, where they have been
roughly treated by their captors.
FLOOD GATES ARE OPENED;
GERMAN ADVANCE CHECKED
ROME, NOV, 17—The flood gates
of the Piave and Sile rivers, in the i
northern part of Italy, have been
opened by Italian engineers, with
the result that the Teuton advance !
across the lowlands has been effect- j
ively blocked. The flood was loosed
at a point where the invaders had
succedded in crossing the Piave riv-!
er and the entire enemy equipment
is now under water and useless.
The Teutons are being forced back
at Zenzon, another point where the
Piave was crossed. The Italians
have taken a thousand prisoners in i
that locality.
Fear of capture by the invading j
armies has reduced the population!
of Venice to 20,000.
The pope has asked the Teuton I
governments to instruct their com-.|
manders operating in Italy to follow j
the rules of international warfare, j
in respecting the lives and property |
of civilians, and in the protection of
women and children, the clergy, hos
pitals, churches, bishops’ palaces
and presbyteries.
Winsome Mary Pickford will an
pear at the Coliseum^ on Sundav in
what is rp«'ardpd as her strongest
role, that of Market Mac Tavi=h. i”
“The Pr'd° of the Clan”, an Art
craft nrod"pt'on in seven reels. Th"
nictlire r4a -krv'vn on Rondo*
and Moo^o-t »>i~M.s. at tb° n^nn1
feature of flftv cent® f"*
General •■’•li—i“" covontt- e...
f~- --""d ooofs
RIGGS SAYS INTERIOR NEEDS
RECEIVED CONSIDERATION
_
Thos. Riggs, Jr., member of the
the Alaskan Engineering commission
returned to Nenana during the week
after an absence of several weeks
oa the cosat, where he consulted
jv-.th the other members of the com
mission on matters ^erasinine: to the
work in the several divisions..
Questioned regarding the confer
ence, Mr. Riggs stated that he could
not make any figures public at this
time but intimated that the needs
of this division had received favor
able consideration b$- his colleagues.
Mr. Riggs will leave for the Out
side within a short time, probably
about the first of December and will
be absent from Nenana the rent in
der of the winter.
PERHAM SAYS OUTSIDE
IS SAVING FOR WAR
Resident Engineer Dick Ward has
received a letter from Sid Perham,
who is now enroute to Washington,
D. C. The sourdough gives a very
interesting account of his journey
thus far, particularly with regard
to the evidences of retrenchment he
encountered everywhere on the great
Outside. He says that even the
women have taken up the matter
seriously and are very sparing in
the use of material for their person
al attire.
Rev. Robert Joseph Diven has an
nounced for his Sunday evening
topic, “What is under the Kaiser’s
hat?” and an interesting sermon is
promised those who atted the sev
vice., at Grace Presbyterian church,
i Morning service will be held at 11
o’clock and Sunday school at noon.
Miss Anna M. Liverson, trained
.nurse in the employ of the Commis
sion hospital, underwent a serious
operation on Thursday, following a
series of painful attacks, caused by
gall stones. Four large stones were
removed.
Chas. Hanover, who has been con
nected with the Commission
hospital during the past year, left
for Fairbanks on Thursday and will
make the trip out over the trail
from the upper town, after a brief
stay there. Mr. Hanover has been
succeeded by Harry Abecrombie, who
came down from Fairbanks several
days ago to accept the position.
F. C. (Heinie) Zickwolff, deputy
national director of the Loyal Order
of Moose, left for the lower river
during the week, to investigate con
ditions in several branches of the
order. He expects to be absent
about sixteen days.
WASHINGTON—The women pick- 9
eters who were arrested this week
by White House police, following a
near riot near the gates, were given
sentences yesterday, ranging from
ten days to six months.
Grace Presbyterian enu.vh will be
the scene of a housewr.-m r.g on
Wednesday evening, on which oc
casion the public of Nenana is in
vited to be present. The aifai- is
being arranged by T.he ladies and
the plans include an entertainment
made up of songs, recitations and
instrumental music. . The a'fair
will commence at nine o’clock.
LONDON—The Austro-German at
tempts to cross the Piave river, i.i
Italy have been foi:ed, generally,
and the force that did cross at Zecn
son has been unable to make ad
ditional headway.
J. P. Hanson left for Fairbanks
during the -i-. enroute to the
coast and the Outside. He intends
to have a look at Anchorage before
proceeding to California for the re
mainder of the winter. He is mak
ing the trip with a dog team and
was accompanied as far as Fair
banks by Charles Gibson.
ROME, NOV. 17—The mother and
sister of Pope Benedict, who were
living at Treviso when the Teuton
invasion of Italy began, have moved
to Bolgna in haste, fearing the de
struction of their home by German
shells.
Norman Campbell came down from
Fairbanks with a two horse team and
5,500 pounds of freight.