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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenanai' Alaska.
R. G. Southworth.Editor and Manager
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FAREWELL
A bright page is written in the
history of Nenana today and the
three farewell toots of the trans
port Jacob’s whistle will herald the
birth of an epoch that will ever re
main fresh in the memories of the
citizens of this town. Today Ne->
nana is privileged to contribute to
the fighting strength 4>f the United
States, and, her stalwart sons will
leave on the first phase of the long
journey that will eventually take
them to the battlefields of France
and, finally, let us hope, on their
triumphant way to Berlin. Many
of them have given up comfortable
positions and homes and many are
sundering tender ties that in peace
ful time would bind them to home
and loved ones; but all of them go
out at the country's call with brave
hearts and a firm resolve to fight
manfully for a peace that will bring
liberty and happiness to mankind
ever afterward.
The boys who leave today will
carry away with them the best wish
es of this community for their sue-'
cess, safety and welfare, and they
know and fully realize that this will
follow them wherever fate may find
them. Their progress from this
memorable day until they have help
ed to attain the noble purpose for
which we have entered this great
conflict and are enabled to return
again to their homes, will be care
fully watched and noted and the
community feels that the boys will
worthily uphold the honor of the
nation and add to the glory of
Alaska in general and Nenana in
particular. The News joins Ne
nanites heartily in wishing the first
Nenana contingent the best of good
luck, an early and triumphant'return
and God speed.
FOOD SAFEGUARD
The insepetion of fresh beef for
army consumption is receiving com
prehensive atteniion by .he inspec
tion branch of the Subsistence Divi
sion of the army. New possibilities
of food inferiorities daily are being
uncovered, resulting in the appli
cation of stringent preventive meth
ods designed to check these possi
bilities before corrective steps ac
tually become necessary.
The army consumes about 2,000,
000 pounds per day of fresh beef.
This necessitates the slaughter daily
of 4,000 cattle. Official inspectors
scrutinize every part of this supply
from the time it comes on the hoof
to the abbatoir until it vanishes
the mess tin of the soldier. .,
Inspection begins at the stock
yards, where the living animals un
dergo the examination of an official
for any evidences of physical de
fect which might be difficult of de
tection later. Where there is doubt
the questionable animals are sepa
rated for closer examination. Where
there is certainty of defect the ani
mal is rejected as unfit for food
supply.
Next comes a rigid examination
of the carcass. Only when found
j “sound, healthful, and wholesome”
is the meat passed as acceptable for
food and duly branded with a non
poisonous vegetable ink “United
States Inspected and Passed.” The
unfit carcasses are destroyed.
Fresh meats thus indorsed go for
ward in regular shipments, but those
which are to undergo curing, can
ning, or manufacture into sausages,
lard, oleomargarine, etc., are sub
jected to reinspections at each step
For these there is a final inspection
just previous to their dispatch for
army use. Samples are regularly
collected for chemical analysis in
the Government laboratories.
When the meats arrive at the
army stations they are again in
spected either by inspectors of the
Bureau of Animal Industry of by
veterinarian officers of the army, i
They must also obtain the approval
of the 'officer of the quartermaster
corps receiving them. And they j
undergo their final test when the
soldier’s immediate organization
commander looks them over before
he permits them to be served to his
men.
While these precautions make it
seemingly impossible for meats not
of the most wholesome quality to
find their way into the soldier’s
menu, nevertheless, the heads of the
inspection service are on the alert
for improvement in their system.
It is not improbable that the in
spections will eventually be made
even more searching.
CONQUER THE HABIT
If we are slaves of our habits,
we are willing to sacrifice a great
deal to our masters. We are will
ing to let the women and chlidren of
France and the men who are fight
ing for us, go hungry rather than
break the bonds of our habits. We
are willing to go on eating bread
rather than treat our well-estab
lished habit unkindly. We would
rather satisfy our customary ob-1
servance of toast for Dreakfast, j
bread for lunch, hot rolls for dinner
than contribute the ammunition of
wheat to our army and our asso
ciates in this war.
If we care nothing at all for the
superficial habits of our peace-time
customs and everything for the win- j
ning of this war, then we are go
ing to make every effort of which |
our bodies and our minds are cap
able to help win it. We are going:
to face the issue with honesty. We ]
are going to consider our habits the I
least precious of all the things which
we will sacrifice in our great emer
gency. We are going to look at the ;
true value of things. We are go-1
ing to put victory above the joy j
The Terminal
Quality Cigars
Imperial Confections
Tobacco
Stationery
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BIS MIGHT
HAVE SAVED SLAV
England Unable to Supply Russian
Speaking Workers At Time
of Great Need.
LONDON.—If there had been in
England 200 educated men who
knew the Russian language, the de
bacle on the Eastern front, accord
ing to Herbert A. L. Fisher, min
ister of education, might have been
prevented. Mr. Fisher made this
statement to the Commercial Com
mittee of the house of commons,
adding: “Wherever there was an
Englisman in Russia who spoke the
language, he had public opinion with
him, but the British government
could find none to send out.”
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The total amount subscribed In
the Iditarod district to the Third
Liberty Loan was $30,000, of which
amount the sum of $8,000 was sub
scribed by the traders, miners and
prospectors of the Kuskokwim dis
tricts.
For the purpose of giving th<i
people of the Kukokwim country a
chance to get in on the Third Lib
erty Loan, Dick Button and Harry
Leland made the trip to McGrath
last winter on the old mail trail.
The mercury in the thermometer
went down shortly after the party
with the dog team left Iditarod,
and they also struck a storm. The
boys had a difficult trip all the
way through and encountered many
a blizzard. Much of the country
through which they traveled is open
and very sparsely wooded, in fact
there is no timber to amount to
anything and such as is found is
only scrub.
The boys reached McGrath with
out any mishap aid immediately
launched their campaign. They col
lected the sum of eight thousand
dollars for' Third Liberty Loan
bonds here.
Iditarod district also contributed
the sum of five thousand dollars for
the Red Cross during last season.
The money was derived in the fol
lowing manner: The Arctic Brother
hood gave a dance which netted
$350; the Pioneers also gave a
dance and turned in a little over
$500 to the fund, the ladies of Flat
held a series of receptions and en
tertainments which netted them over
$800 for the Red Cross; the balance
was made up of voluntary subschip
tions.
Peter Vachon. the well known
Fairbanks merchant, arrived last
night in Nenana. He is on his way
to Tanana and Tolovana, for which
places he left this morning in a
launch.
Frank Whitely, who has been en
gaged here for some time taking
an inventory of the property of
the A. E. C., left for Fairbanks this
morning on the Sunbeam.
JAPS SPEND MONEY
fO DEVELOP CHINA
TOKIO.—A company is to be or
ganized in Japan with a capital of
one million yen to undertake in
dustrial enterprises in China. All
the firms prominently interested in
Chinese investments will be repre
sented in this company and a board
of directors will be chosen from all
interests concerned. It is expected
that Mr. Shinjo, of the Tokio Elec
tric Works, will be president of the
new combine. The recent activities
of Japanese investors in China show
a tendency towards combination and
the elimination of needless compe
tition. The establishment of the
China-Japan Industrial Development
Co., with Japanese and Chinest cap
ital, and of the Exchange Bank of
China and Japan has had consider
able influence on the economic and
industrial development of China.
of eating pies, cakes, pastries, and
wheat breads.
We shall help or hinder the win
ning of this war by the way we
defer to or conquer our habits.
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TREASURER MAKES
WAR WORK REPORI
Interior Department
Association Submits
Report.
War Work
Interesting
The annual report of the Interior
j Department War Work Association
j is as follows:
The Interior Department War
| Work Committee wishes to give its
I warmest thanks to those who have
| so generously contributed to its
[support during the past year The
j work has increased steadily since
j May 1, 1917, and it is the earnest
wish that it mav continue to in
crease as long as the war lasts.
We have put twenty beds in the
I American Military Base hospital at
Neuilly, France. Fourteen of these
i and a large amout of our funds
1 came from Alaska. We have sent
boxes of all kinds of garments to
thoroughly equip, and care for the
wounded in those beds, as well as
[ other hospitals.
I The surgical dressings committee
organized by Miss Coons and Miss
Alden have made and sent thousands
: of dressings. And in addition we
'have sent boxes of sterile bandages,
uncut gauze and absorbent cotton
to be made up in Europe.
WTe have outfitted with sweaters,
helmets, socks and other articles
519 of our men, and we have sent
hundreds of sweaters, wristlets, hel
mets and hand knit socks to sol
diers at different camps who were
leaving for France and who had not
been outfitted.
The Layette committee under
Miss McGown has sent many com
plete layettes. On Belgian Flow
Day we sold thorughout the depart
ment in Washington $550 worth of
forget-me-nots, and we also collected
$400 for the movable hospital head
ed by American women doctors and
nurses that is to go with the Ser
bian troops to Salonika.
During the extreme cold weather
we had many pajamas and hospital
sheets made by the poor women of
Washington through the Co-opera
tive Society and the Georgetown In
dustrial Center, thus helping those
in want here as well as enabling
us to ship abroad more quickly.
cannot be done to assist our Allies
who for so long have borne the bur
den of this war.
The treasurer's report shows a
total of $34,333.48 to have been
contributed of which sum Nenana’s
share is $6838.82.
SPEED BOATS TUNING
UP FOR FOURTH RACESj
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The following clipping, taken!
from the Citizen, shows the keen ;
interest that is being manifested in 1
the motor boat races to oe held!
here on the Fourth.
“The owners of fast launches are,
preparing their craft for entering!
the races to be held at Nenana on \
the Fourth. The “Hungary Kid”
had his boat out for a trial spin
last evening and hit up a high rate
of speed. When he makes a few
more alterations in the gearing it
Ts expected that his boat will be
among those first across the line.”
There is a rumor around town
to the effect that one motor boat
enthusiast took his new boat out for .
a trial run the other morning about,
3 o’clock and tore off something
like 30 knots an hour; and with a
smile of satisfaction, took his boat
and tied it up to the bank of the
river and it is now completely
camouflaged with a tarpaulin, wait
ing for the big day.
- In the account published yester
day of the entertainment given in
honor of our soldier boys, one item
in the program was inadvertently
omitted. This was an item entitled
“The Five Chickadees,” with Miss
Dolly Abbey as leading lady. The
chickadees were John Oldfield, Mar
garet Schaeffer, Genevieve Oldfield,
Robert Major and John Clausen.
The piece was very well rendered
and came in for much applause.
We can whip Germany with three
“Bs”-Bacon, Bread and Beans.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE—Furnished House, three
rooms. Fourth and A. Inquire
News. _ 5-6-25
FOR SALE CHEAP—Log Cabin and
Lot on F street, between First and
Second, heavy malthoid roofing,
double floor, two large windows,
glass door, cellar and well. Lot
50x140, fenced in and plowed.
Owner leaving town.
FOR SALE—Electric Piano, either
current, fumed oak, practically
new, with 125 records. Terms, if
desired. Inquire this office.
FOR SALE—Full size Iron Bed with
springs and Ostermoor mattress,
$25. Extension dining-room tab’o,
$20; Victor phonograph with 23
good records, $20. Mrs. Adams.
FOR SALE CHEAP—Log Cabin,
15x15 feet., nicely papered and
completely furnished for bachelor.
Inquire Thompson’s Drug Store or
Anderson Bros. & Nerland. 7-1
FOR RENT—Four Room House.
All conveniences. Partly fur
nished. Central location. Inquire
News office.
FOR SALE OR ENT—National Cash
Register. Simson’3.
WAR GARDEN
Get One of Our
VICTORY GARDEN
COMBINATIONS
Continuous Bloomers
A SURE WINNER
$2.50
WINDOW AND PORCH BOXES
Made, Filled and Planted
$2.50, up.
CHAS. LECKIE, Prop.
Try One of Our
COCKTAILS
Shrimp, Clam and Oyster
Martin's Pool Hall
BROOKER’S
CAFE and
BAKERY
YOU'LL LIKE THE PLACE
THE BELMONT HOTEL
AND
POOL ROOM
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
EVERYTHING NEW
BASOFF & SOGURA. Prop..
For Sale
72 Cases Over-the-Ice Eggs
3 Cases Fresh Lemons
10 Head Young Draft Horses.
3 Wagons.
4 Sleds.
50 Tarpaulins. All Sizes.
House and Barn.
RANCH—40 acres under cul
tivation; all necessary farm
ing implements; ground fall
plowed; hay enough to put
in crop with.
W. E. Terrill
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WAR SWINGS STAMPS
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"UNITED STATES
COVER KMEMT
Salvage from
the battlefields —
The Allied armies find it very profitable
to salvage scrap from the battlefields. Great
Britain is saving millions every year from
this thrifty parctice.
If we could extend this practice to the
United States—if we saved only the waste
and needless spending of every day and put
the saving into War Savings Stamps, it
would help to win the war.
Your every saving helps the Government.
Put the small savings into U. S. Thrift
Stamps at 25 cents each; when you have
16 of them, exchange them with a few extra
pennies for a $5 War Savings Stamp.
THEY EARN MONEY
THEY SAVE LIFE AT THE
FRONT, BY HELPING UNCLE
SAM WIN THE WAR.
BUY THEM AT THE
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