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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1919.
WHOLE NUMBER 240
AMERICAN AND BRITISH AIMS SIMIIAR
DEFEAT OF HUN BQLSHEVIKl SMOOTHES WAY
POINCARE MAKES OPENING ADDRESS AT PEACE MEET
AGAINST ACHi
OFJITY HEAD
Hearst, As Chairman of Welcoming
Committee, Is Unpopular With
the People.
(Associated 1’ressi
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—Inter
mittent uproars marked the pro
ceedings of a mass meeting called
by the Independent Citizens com
mittee, which had been recently
organized, to welcome home the
troops from the European battle
fields.
The mass meeting was called as
a protest against the appointment
by the mayor of New York, of
Hearst as chairman of the munici
pal committee organized for the
same purpose. '
Over twenty persons were ejected
from the hall after starting the dis
turbances by cheering for Hearst
and Hylan, among the ejected ones
being several soldiers and sailors.
BE DOMESTICATED
( Asm»ci;i I ed Press)
SEATTLE, Jan. 18.—The Times
says that the government is going
to send cowboys to the Northland
to herd Arctic oxen to the Seward
Peninsula for domestication, with
the ultimate view of adding to the
food resources of Alaska.
SPECIAL MEETING
OF NENANA CLUB1
A special >mecting of the Nenana
J club has been called for tonight,
,and all members are specially urged
to be in attendance.
The meeting, which will be called
to order at 8 o’clock sharp at the
club rooms, will deal with questions
of vital importance to the entire
membership, and it is hoped that
all those who possibly can do so,
will show up and take part in the
deliberations.
MRS. LOUIS LEVY
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Mrs. Robert J. Geis, of Fairbanks
received a telegram this morning
from a friend in Seattle informing
her that Mrs. Louis Levy, formerly
of Fairbanks, is lying seriously ill
of the influenza.
The telegram also stated that the
unfortunate lady had not yet been
informed of the death of her hus
band, from the effects of an at
tack of influenza.
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Excuse Bill’s French.
Said Private Bill Bell,
And he said it in French;
“A Hun .iown in he1!
Is worth two in a trench!”
10 BE REDUCED
Associated * ’"'.ss
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 18—
General March, chief of staff of
the American army, announced to
day that plans have been adopted
whereby the .American forces in
Europe will be reduced to minimum
strength, consistent with our na
tional obligations.
REINFORCEMENTS
ENTERED BERLIN
Loyal Ebert Forces Receive An
Add'tion to Force and Are
Looking For Spartacans.
(Associated Press)
BERLIN, Jan. 18.—A large body
of loyal troops entered Berlin to
day’ and with their comrades are
making a thorough search for Spar
tacans.
The Associated Press reports say
that the Spartacans have had a
clash with the majority Socialists
at Hanover.
News received from the same
source indicates that volunteers
have joined the colors in large
number at Koeningsbery to guard
the Past Prussian boundries and
prevent the entrance of Bolsheviki
Poles into the country.
FIRE CONSUMED
IEI1 NEAR MINE
R. T. Brooks, who is working
in W. J. Lynn’s coal mine, arrived
in town on the train coming in last
night, for the purpose of procur
ing an entire new outfit to replace
his recent loss.
He says that the tent occupied
by Lynn and himself, caught fire
in some unkown manner on the
16th and was completely destroyed.
The tent was situated close to the
camp cook tent, which is alongside
the wagon road on the hillside and
quite a long way from the mine,
which is on the right of way.
The fire was first noticed by
Mrs. Swedal at about 9 o’clock in
the morning, and when she saw it
it had made much headway and
there was no chance to save any
thing and no attempt was made to
arrest the flames.
The tent and its contents were
burned to a cinder, both Lynn and
Brooks lost all of their persona)
belongings.
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PEACE CONFERENCE
FORMALLY OPENED
; PARIS, Jan. 18.—The Intel
I Allied peace conference, prepara
tions for the holding of which have
been in progress for some time
fist, was formally opened this
-■•ilcrnoin at the Hall if Peace m
: this city
The place chosen fo" the meeting
of the world's foremost diplomats
is ore of the most splendid re
ception rooms ever brought into
use, in Europe, to house such an
august assemblage. The furniture
! and nthe-' accessories in use were
' of the most elaborate character an-1
; the great table around which the
! peace plenipotentiaries gathered
i was covered with the green baize
of diplomacy.
A beautiful statue of Peace,
holding aloft civilization’s torch,
[was placed immediately behind the
chair of French Premier Clemen
j ceau, who has been chosen by the
nations to preside over the peace
1 deliberations.
President Poincare of France,
formally opened the peace con
ference with a brilliant speech in
- the course of which he thanked all
the Allied nations for the great
compliment paid the French nation
I by their choice of Paris for the
holding the most important and
momentious meeting in the world’s
history.
He unstintingly praised the valor
of the Allied armies, which pre
served Paris from the enemy and
war ravages, and declared that
France had borne the foremost sac
rifices, although she had not been,
in the slightest degree, responsible
for the war. America’s participa
tion in the gr< at war, at a moment
which was recognized by the Allies
as being very critical, received
warm praise.
In concluding his opening speech,
the president of France said that
those who desired to rule by the
sword and perish by the same
means had only themselves to blame
for the very natural consequences.
The duly assembled peace con
gress will devote itself singly to
the creation of a league of natiot\
and will appoint a separate com
mission, which will probably be
named today, to study the proposed ;
methods for the organization of the
league.
Russia will not be represented at '
the peace congress for the present, i
BRITISH WAR AIMS
PARIS, Jan. IS.— The British j
war aims, which have been un-.
officially stated, in general coin j
eide with those of America, with1
some minor differences. The Brit-1
ish consider that the aims of the.
two nations, on the whole, are idea- \
tieal, and believe that there should |
be a world compact of give and j
take.
The British want the ;V" raid
damage and shipping losses paid for!
by Germany and express the hope j
that a league of nations be formed j
and also desire to reach a thor
oughly good working agreement
with America.
PAPER ADVOCATES
GENERAL STRIKE
(Associated Press)
BERLIN, Jan. IK.—The Frei
presse, a leading Socialist organ,
'is urging the workers of Germany
to begin a genernl strike, by way
of a protest against the killing of
the Spartaean leaders.
PIONEERS MEET
MONDAY NIGHT
Nenana Igloo No. 17, Pioneers
of Alaska, will hold their semi
monthly meeting at the Union Hall
on Monday evening, Januray 20.
The meeting will be called to order
at 8 o'clock sharp.
After the regular business has
been transacted, a social sesion will
be held, at which Pete Schmidt will
introduce to the “ring” for the j
first time, two young “cyclones”
who have been in training for some
time past. There will also be sev
eral other attractions at the social
session.
Members of other igloos who may
be in Nenana are always welcome
to both the business and social
sessions of the igloo.
Water flows at siich an angle
from a new bubbling drinking foun-,
tain for public places that none
of it oan fall back into the device I
SOLDIERS KILLED I
SPARIACAN HEAD
(Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 18.—According
to a report received in this city
today from Berlin, the Independent
Socialists assert that Dr. Karl
Liebknecht, who was killed while
being conveyed to Moabit prison
last Thursday, did not attempt to
escape, but that he was wantonly
shot by the soldiers who were
guarding him.
SHARICK FUNERAL
HELD THIS MORNING!
Funeral services over the remains j
of John Sharick were held at the
Roman Catholic church at Fair
banks at 9:30 a. m. today, and the!
interment took place at tl\e Fair-1
banks cemetery shortly afterwards. |
John Sharick was a rancher and
for many years past lived on his
ranch near Birch Hill. He diedI
at the St. Joseph’s hospital a ’jw
days ago. ! i
E. E. Griffin, chief electrician
on the C. R. & N. W. railroad, sta
tioned at mile 14, is a man of
considerable mechanical ability. He
recently made a motor sled which
he equipped with an airplane engine
and propellor and capable of at
taining great speed. He recently
ran from his station to Cordova in
28 minutes, but came to grief wh£n
he bit the city streets skidding
into a lamp post and damaging his
vehicle considerably. The post is
still intact.
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FIRST UNIT OF
91 ST. DIVISION
Associate! 1’kvsm
SPOKANE, Jan. 18.—The 346th
regiment of field artillery, the first
unit of the famous 91st division,
men from Alaska and the western
expected to arrive *on January 23.
The men are to be sent to Camp
Lewis, where they received their
military training.
The 91st division is compsoed of
returning home form France, is
states, the returning artillerymen
are all Westerners.
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SEATTLE Jan. 18.—Madame
Catherine Breshkovisky, better
known as the. little grandmother of
the Russian revolution, is expected
to arrive in Victoria today.
She is on her way to Washington
from the Orient, to tell President
Wilson all about Russian conditions.
PEACE PROGRESS
MAY BE RAPID
PARIS, Jan. IK.—Tin- prospei t
0 frapid propress in the delibera
tions of the peace congress is con
siderably enhanced by the apparent
defeat of the Bolsheviki in Germany
This opens the way for the for
mation of a stable government in
Germany with the prospect of it
being able to send delegates to the
peace conference.
famisIme
IS OPERATED 1
Shortly after his arrival at Fair
banks, Dr. de la Vergne was called
n consultation by Dr. M. F. Hall,
>n a case he hud in hand, and as
1 result of the consultation, an
>peration was performed this morn
ng at St. Joseph’s hospital on Mrs.
Worrell, for the removal of a tumor.
The operation was performed by
Or. de la Vergne with Dr. Hall
issisting. The patient is reported
o be resting easy and doing as well
is can be expected,
Mrs. Morrell is a partner with
Wrs. Fern Johnson in the Fashion1
Shop on Cushman street, next door
o the telegraph office.
In a typewriter of European in
'ention each letter is pointed out
>y a lever with the left hand then |
irinted by keys used by the right'
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Porto icans make a fairly per
nanent yellow dye for textiles from
he roots of carmeric, which grows
rild over much of the island.
ME) LAS) NIGHT
A largely attended meeting of the
Tanana Chapter of the American
■ Mining Congress was held last night
atthe courthouse at Fairbanks. Sev
eral of the ladies of Fairbanks
graced the meeting with their pres
ence.
John A. Davis, superintendent
of the Bureau of Mines, presided
and called the meeting to order
sharp at X o’clock.
Matters pertaining to the welfare
of the district were discussed in
full and various suggestions for the
betterment of conditions matle by
some of those prevent were con
sidered and tabled for further in*
quiry and action.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
.1. F. Zimmerman, E. B. Collins
and Albert Johnson was appointed
to make investigation and submit
a report on mining legislation; and
, another committee, consisting of
Messrs James Haney, Sylvestor
Howell and C. A. McQuarrie was
appointed to look into the matter
of roads and trails in to the centers
of mining activity. These two
committees will submit their re
ports at the next meeting of the
chapter.
The committee appointed at a
previous meeting of the chapter
to report on the question of federal
aid for prospecting purposes, sub
mitted its report. This committee
also submitted a bill which it had
drawn up in this connection. The
bill provides that the sum of
$100,000 be apportioned to each
division of Alaska, to be used in
systematically prospecting the coun
try with a view to the speedy de
velopment of its known mineral re
sources; and suggests that the
power of disbursing such funds be
left in the hands of the Bureau of
Mines. It also provides that citi
zens of the United States alone are
entitled to the benefits to be de
rived from this appropriation for
prospecting purposes.
After its provisions had been
fully discussed and a few slight
changes made, it was decided that
the bill be forwarded, as soon us
possible, to the parent body (the
American Mining Congress) with
the request that it be introduced
by the A. M. C. in Congress and
action urged.
Various other items of local im
port were taken up and discussed
and the meeting adjourned at a
late hour.
HAND'S SIAGE
LEFT INIS MORN
Promptly at six o'clock this morn
inn a Koland stage pulled out from
the Portland bound for Fairbanks,
with the mail, some freight and
express packages. It carried no
passengers.
The stage will arrive at its des
tination tonight and will probably
leave the upper town on the re
turn trip tomorrow morning.
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