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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1919
WHOLE NUMBER 261
EBERT NAMED PRESIDENT OF GERMANY
DYNAMITE MARKS PROGRESS OF BUTTE STRIKE
INSURRECTION THREATENS THRONE IN ROUMANIA
KEEP ARMISTICE
(Associated Press-)
PARIS, Feb. 13.—According to
a Havas News Agency report, Presi
dent Wilson declared that the fail
ure of the Germans to execute the
terms of the armistice would justify
a resumption of hostilities.
He is reported to have said, how
ever, that he would not agree to
fresh hostilities except on absolutly
essential considerations.
The supreme war council has de
cided to renew the armistice Feb
ruary 17th for a brief period. The
new armistice is to be the last until
the signing of the treaty which
provides for the demobilization of
the German army and disarmament
under the supervision of the Allies.
AMERICA OBJECTS
Associated Press
PARIS, Feb. 12.—The Americans
will strongly oppose the plan sug
gested of committing the peace con
ference to agree to an international
system of pooling the debts of the
nations, including those of the neu
tral nations.
The Americans are willing enough
to extend further credit to the Al
lied and neutral nations, but the
delegates feel that they cannot com
mit the United States in a monetary
credit system with European powers. I
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BOLSHEVIK! TAKE
RUSSIAN TOWN
Associated Press
WARSAW, Feb. 13.—The Bol
sheviki forces occupied the town
of Zecliva, which lies between
Biartstok and Brest Litovsk, today.
Wearing the Polish uniforms, a
force of Bolsheviki troops made an |
attempt to pierce the Polish lines,!
but the ruse was detected by the!
Poles in time to foil the attempt, i
The Bols were beaten back with
losses and hundreds of them were i
also captured by the Poles.
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BOL EMISSARY
(Associated Press)
BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 13.—
According to reports received in this
city today, the Berlin police have
arrested Karl Radik, a Russian Bol
sheviki emissary, who is accused of
being the .instigator of numerous
radical outbreaks in Germany re- j
cently.
Karl Radik had long been sought,
by the police and his whereabouts'
for the past few weeks had been!
a mystery. 1
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YANKS ADVANC
AND BGLS RETIRE
(Associated Press)
ARCHANGEL, Feb. 13.—Ameri
can reinforcements reached the
j Russian and British forces holding
, the battle line at Srcdmakrenga
: yesterday, and went into action
immediately; as the result of which
the Bolsheviki forces were com
j pelled to retire hastily to the south
j ward, abandoning their offensive.
J Conditions on the other sectors
| of the Northern Russian front are
I reported as remaining unchanged.
PEACE CONGRESS
IS CONSIDERING
TRANSPORTATION
(Associated Press)
PARIS, Feb. 13.—The peace con
ference commission on international
control of ports, waterways anil
railways is now considering the
matter of jurisdiction over aerial
internatonal flights.
The aviation conference will also
soon meet to .f consider important
questions of air control.
Rear Admiral Knapp will t repre
sent the United States in tne above
conference.
ADMIRAL JELLICO
TELLS OF FLEET
(Associated X’resvs)
LONDON, Feb. 12—Admiral Sir
John Jellico, former commander in
chief of the British Grand Fleet, is,
the author of a book which re
views, in detail, the activities of the
British navy, during” the first two
years of the war.
He says that the British fleet
was seriously endangered by a su
periority of the German destroyer
force and that it was quite possible
for the enemy to have torpedoed
many of the British ships by a more
extended use of their destroyers and
submarines, in this branch of naval
warfare; and expresses great sur
prise at the extreme cautiousness
displayed by the Germans.
In the future, Sir John Jellico
says, England must have a greater
margin of superiority over a possible
enemy in all classes of vessels than
she had in August, 1914.
In referring to the battle of Jut
land, the admiral says that the Brit
ish ships warded off torpedo at
tacks by turning in line of 'battle
four times during the course of
the engagement, despite thick weath
er, and attacking the Germans on
the port bow.
The British fleet, by reason of
the additions made to it since the
outbreak of hostilities, was prepared
for any eventuality during the last
year, according to Admiral Jellico.
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jBUTTE SITUATION
IS STILL SERIOUS
Associated Pr«iss
HU I rh, Feb. 13.—The strikers
have resumed picketing again and
bodies of men have been dispersed
by the police and soldiers today.
Delegates of the copper mining
industry and of the boilermakers
at Washington, have strongly re
1 commended the strikers to return
to work, but only a few of them
have done so.
! The delegates told them that
there was nothing to be gained by
continuing the strike and warned
them that it might result in a long
shut-down of the mines, with the
inevitable reduction of wages, as
there was a very large surplus of
copper.
Violence Threatened.
i The police today arrested rf
i striker, who is now charged with
threatening to blow up the street
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| cars if attempts were made to re
; sume the service.
Several more of the striking
: workers are reported to have re
turned to the mines,
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Infantry Reinforcements Arrive
Two companies of United States
infantry arrived here today from
Fort Lawton, and will be added to
the military force already stationed
here.
Miner's Home Dynamited
The home of S. Nolan, a miner,
was dynamited .early this morning,
but no one was injured, although
the occupants were in the house
at the time of the explosion.
The explosion occurred at a very
early hour in the morninp. The
f perpetuators of the dastardly act
have not been arrested yet.
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LABOR CONGRESS
WILL REPORT 10
PEACE GONGRlSS
’ Associated i’ross
I PARIS, Feb. 12.—The Interna
tional Labor Legislation commission,
headed by Samuel Gompers, the vet
1 eran American labor leader, is exr
I pected to have its report ready for
the peace conference soon.
! Continual meetings have been
held on financial problems as re
gards the labor situation, and the
matter has been gone into very
thoroughly.
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GRIP OF' REVLLI
(Associated Press)
BERLIN, Feb. 13.—According to
Associated Press despatches received
in this city today, a general in
surrectipn is in progress through
out Rumania.
According to a despatch from
Vienna, received this morning, King
Ferdinand, of Rumania, has been
wounded in attempting to flee from
Bucharest with the other members
of the royal family.
POLE iLECTION
RESULTS GIVEN
Associated Press
BASEL, Feb. 13.—According to
reports received in this city today,
the final results of the Polish elec
tions for the Polish Natioal Assem
bly, show that two National Demo
crats, thirty-two Populists, thirty
Socialists, eighty-two Jews and two
Germans have been duly elected.
In a wire received by his folks
in Fairbanks . yesterday, Charles
Creamer says that he expects to
leave Seattle next Saturday for the
Northland.
DULY APPOINTED
t Associated I’ross)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Secre
tary of War Newton D. Baker an
! nouneed today that an American
| commission has been appointed to
j be known as the Liquidation com
: mission.
The functions of the commission
will be to liquidate the business
land financial affairs of the Ameri
can army abroad.
Edwin Parker, of Houston, Texas
has been chosen chairman of this
I . .
1 commission.
SOPHIA ENQUIRY
I STILL CONTINUES
(A sgocjuted Pi.'jks ) :
VICTORIA, B. C. Feb. 12.—Atj
i the inquiry into the foundering of
the Canadaian Pacific liner Sophia,;
which was continued today, Captain j
; Bayers, master of the gas boat i
Electro, engineer of the Electro, j
Mate Baxter, of the Amy; and Cap-j
tuin Logan, Lloyd's representative,,
were called upon to testify.
Captain Bayers, of the Electro,
testified as to the state of the
weather at the time of the wreck.
Mate Baxter, of the Amy, in his
testimony stated that the passengers
could have been landed on the reef
at low tide on the morning of the
24th and then taken off by the
lifeboats of the Princess Sophia to
the vessels standing by.
JAPS CLAIM RECORD
FOR BUILDING SHIP
TOKIO—A Japanese shipbuilding
yard at Kobe announces that it has
built a steel steamer, the Daifuku
Maru, of 9,600 tons in 23 days
after the laying of the keel. The
Japanese compare this with the
building of a 6000 ton steel steamer
in 27 days at the Camden, N. J.
shipyard.
(Associated Press)
i GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 13.
!—The International Red Cross, in
! conclave assembled, have debated
lone: on the movement set on foot
!
I to exclude the Central Powers from
the International Red Cross organi
zation.
This action has been taken as a
result of the charges preferred
[against the Central Powers for the
violation of Red Cross privileges in
Germany.
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(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. I —Act
ing Secretary of State Frank L.
Polk announced last night that the
United States had accepted the pro
posal made by the Japanese govern
ment regarding; the plans for the
operation of the trans-Siberian rail
road and the regulations of the
traffic handled.
The plans outlined by Japan not
only cover the Trans-Siberian rail
road, but also includes the Chinese
Eastern railroad, and call for its
supervision by an Inter-Allied com
mittee, the chairman of which shall
be a Russian.
Japan, America, England, France,
Italy and China will be fully repre
sented on the committee.
John Stevens, who headed the
American commission sent to Russia
in UJ17, will be head of the techni- <
cal and economic management of
the railroads. I
OUR LOSSES iN
SIBERIA SLIGHT
Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13—The
total American casualties in Siberia
up to February 9th were ten offi
cers and three hundred and four
teen men.
This number includes men killed
in action, died of wounds and dis
ease, wounded, and missing.
WAR PRISONERS
RELEASE ASKED
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Associated Press
BERNE, Switzerland, Feb. 13.—
The International Woman’s Confer
ence, with delegates from the Allied
sind Central Powers, have passed
» resolution asking for the imme
diate release of all prisoners of
war and interned persons.
The Woman’s Conference also!
plan on sending a delegation to see:
President Wilson personally and to!
pledge him their support of his (•
program. j
Associated Press
WEIMER, Germany, Feb. 13.—
Frederic!) Ebert, former saddler and
Socialist leader, has ben chosen us
the first president of the German
republic, which has been duly
formed. Presdent Ebert was chosen
by the National Assembly, com
posed of delegates representing all
parties and sections of the former
German empire
The National Assembly is now
preparing a program for the adop
tion of the constitution and for the
formation of a cabinet.
(Associated Press >
WARSAW, Feb. 13.—According
to reports received in this city to
day front reliable sources, the Uk
rainians have declared their willing
ness to negotiate an armistice be
tween Ukrania and Poland, if they
are given the Drosolyez oil fields,
pending the decision of the peace
conference.
(AHHoolated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—The
navy department has been advised
of the sailing of the armored cruiser
Pueblo, formerly known as the Mon
tana, from a French port yesterduy,
escorting a convoy of transports
with five thousand troops abroad,
bound for the United States.
(Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 12—The officials
of the Pacific Steamship company
announce that the steamer Admiral
Farragut, which had been withdrawn
from the Alaska service for other
purposes, returns to the Alaska
fleet again.
The vessel is scheduled to sail on
the 16th and will go as far as
Kodiak Island.
The company expects to send a
steamer to Kodiak every month for
the rest of the season.
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