CELEBRATE THE FOURTH IN NENANA
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Volume Two member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18. 1919.
Number 67
COMMISSION DISTRIBUTES LARGE SUM
REPUBLICAN SENATOR SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE
CANADIAN SOLDIERS GROW WEARY OF LONG WAIT
TERMS UNPOPULAR
AMONG DELEGATES
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■WEIMAR, June 18.—Although
members of the German cabinet
have not issued a statement regard
ing their attitude toward the Allied
reply to the German counter pro
♦ posals, which was handed to the
German delegates last night, it is
an open secret that the sentiment
among the cabinet members is al
most unanimously opposed to the
acceptance of the revised peace
terms.
Conditions are such in Germany,
however, that it is considered likely
the government will be compelled
to sign the’ treaty through fear of
* Bolshevik outbreaks in case of a
refusal to accept the terms, what
ever they may be. The German
people are clamoring for a termina
tion of the long-drawn out negotia
j tions and this sentiment, it is be- j
! lieved, will force favorable and j
prompt action on the Allied reply, j
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ALLIES PREPARED
COBLENZ, June 18. — Orders,
have been issued for the concentra- j
1 tion of Allied troops throughout the
occupied area in Germany, prepara- j
i tory to a general advance toward;
l Berlin in case of a refusal on the;
j part of the Germans to attach their
j signatures to the revised treaty be
| fore Saturday. The concentration
will commence today, but otherwise
'little preparation is necessary. Gen-j
I eral Liggett, who is in command of
the American forces, stated this:
morning that his troops are ready j
I to advance against the Germans at i
I a moment's notice.
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LONDON, June 18.—Out of pa
tience with the English authorities
because of the frequent postpone
i ment of homeward sailings of Cana-.
dian troops, a crowd of territorial
soldiers gave expression to the dis
pleasure today in an attack on the
Epsom police station, where one of
H the Canadians is being held in cus- j
tody.
The Canadians numbered more
than four hundred, and it required
the combined forces of London j
police to prevent the soldiers fromj
breaking into the jail. The soldiers!
fought viciously and did not give j
up the struggle until they were |
overwhelmed by superior numbers.,
One of the policemen was killed j
during the encounter and several j
were injured.
STOCKTON, Cal., June 18.—The
local headquarters of the Industrial
Workers of the World, where most
of the undesirables of the city con
gregate, was visited last night by a •
crowd of over one hundred returned
soldiers and sailors and made toi
look as if it had been decorated
by a bunch of von Hindenburg
decorators.
The signs of the organization
were torn down and demolished,
furniture was destroyed and the
front of the building finally daubed
with yellow paint.
No effort was made by the Reds 1
to interfere with the proceedings.1
WILLARD SECURES OLD
BOXER FOR HIS CAMP ,
TOLEDO, June 18.—The name of j
“Steamboat Bill” Scott, champion
of the Sixth division overseas forces, j
has been added to the list of Willard
trainers and will begin work im
mediately, introducing the champiot ‘
to some of the new stunts acquire!
in the service. Scott was Willard!
sparring partner before he joint J !
the army.
Dempsey’s weight is given out,
today as 201 pounds.
The steamer Alaska, of the A. Y. j
N. fleet, with two barges and the J
launch Sibilla in tow, was reported j
at Hot Springs early this morning, j
having covered the distance of 75 j
miles, from Tanana to Hot Springs.1
in approximately twenty-four hours 1
At the rate of speed she is ap
parently making with her heavy tow,
she should cover the remaining dis
tance between Hot Springs and Nc
nana, of approximately a little better
than 100 miles, in about thirty-six j
hours' time, which makes her due
in Nenana at about five o’clock
tomorrow evening.
She is bringing a full load of 1
passengers and much freight, most
of which is consigned to the Alas
kan Engineering commission,and con
sists, to a large extent, of railroad
material and supplies. The list of
through passengers on the Alaska
at the' time of leaving Dawson was
published in the News in its issue
of June 13.
HAMMOND QUITS PLACE
TO GO TO WASHINGTON
G. C. Hammond has resigned from
the position of disbursing officer
of the Alaskan Engineering com
mission at Anchorage to accept an
of the bureau of internal revenue
auditorship in the classified service
and will probably be located a:'
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Hammond has been connected j
with the government railroad work
since 1914 in Fairbanks, and went;
to Anchorage in April, 1915.
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STATE MEETING
OF FEDERATION
OUT FOR UNION
BELLINGHAM, .Wash., June 18.
—Delegates to the State Federation
convention, now in session in this
city, are considering a resolution
favoring the organization of a gen
eral union, to take in all labor
organizations. The suggestion has
received considerable support among
Canadian workers and is being
strongly advocated by numerous rep
resentatives of state organizations.
It also has been advocated that
the convention lay the foundation
for the organization of a labor
party, to take part in state affairs,
but there is sufficient opposition
to the plan to insure bitter debate
when the question comes up for con
sideration. It is a radical move,
to which the conservatives will not
give their approval.
The convention has under con
sideration the proposal to support
President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, in
his stand against Bolshevism.
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NO! ON SQUARE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18.
—Senator Porter J. McCumber, Re
publican, of North Dakota, has
taken a firm stand with the Demo
crats in favor of the ratification
of the League of Nations covenant.
He declared, in an address before
the members of the senate this
afternoon, that the opponents of the
league are conducting a campaign
of misrepresentation and distortion,
with a view to turning public senti
ment against the league proposition.
The league covenant, he said,
offered the only prospect of pre
venting future and more terrible
wars than that just terminated. He
said further that the league is en
tirely consistent with the American
constitution and devoid of any
ability to entangle American in
terests dangerously.
EL PASO, June IS.—The El Paso
Chamber of Commerce, Sailed in
special meeting to consider the in
vasion of Mexico by Jjgnerican
troops, has given its approval to
the action, which is regarded as a
necessary measure to safeguard
American lives on the Texas side
of the border.
The state department has issued
a formal warning to American resi
dents of Northern Mexico to leave
that country at once, as it is con
sidered certain that Villa will take
action to place the lives of all i
Americans in Mexico in jeopardy, j
HUN DELEGATES
ARE VICTIMS OF
FRENCHMISTAKE
PARIS, June 18.—Misinterpreting
the act of a German typist who ac
companied members of the Hun
peace delegation to this city on
Monday, as an affront to France, a
crowd of Frenchmen quickly gath
ered about the autos in which the
visitors were being driven to the'r
quarters, and filled the conveyances
with stones and bricks. Two of
missiles landed squarely on members
of the delegation and two struck
French chauffeurs, causing slight
injuries.
With considerable difficulty, the
rioters were dispersed by the police
and the cause of the trouble ascer
tained. As a result of their investi
gation, French police officials will
make forma! apology to the Ger
mans.
The feeling against the Germans
has increased considerably because
of the delay in the acceptance of
the peace terms.
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SAWING LUMBER
C. X. Banks, who recently set up
his saw mil! at the Goldstreain
crossing-, near the Xenana-Fairbanks
right of way on the government
railroad, arrived in town on busi
ness last night.
He states that the mill is about
ready to commence operations for
the season and that actual opera
tions will probably commence in a
few days after the next log drive
is over.
The first drive has now reached
the boom at the mill and consists
of approximately 100,000 feet, and
the next batch of logs which is ex
pected to reach the mill in a few
days, will also be as large. Sawing
will commence immediately after its
arrival.
Mr. Banks has a contract with
the Alaskan Engineering commission
for the supply of 500,000 feet of (
lumber in ties and bridge material. I
He has the necessary saw logs cut \
and expects to be busy for the bal- j
ance of the season. All of the ma- \
terial turned out at the Banks mil! ]
is to be used in railroad extension |
work on the Xenana-Fairbanks line j
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PARIS, June 18.—President Wil-J
son, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson j
and the President’s daughter, are •!
visiting in Belgium, where they are
the guests of King Albert and the
queen of the Belgians. The Wil
son party was met at Asinkerke
by King Albert, who will escort
them on an auto tour of the Bel
CASH IS RELEASED
FOR RAILROAD MEN
Deferred payments due to em-1
ployees of the Alaskan Engineering:
commission in this division for labor j
performed during the months of
March and April, are being made to
day by Special Disbursing Agent
Frank Doner and his assistants, in
compliance ■with instructions re
ceived from Chairman Edes. The
payments began today and will con
tinue until all wage and salary
claims for the two months author
ized have been settled, involving an
outlay in excess of fifty thousand
dollars, which is more than half
the amount owed to railroad em
ployees in this division.
While all employees of the com
mission were glad to accept half
pay in order that the work of build
ing the railroad might continue
pending the allowance of more
money by Congress, the receipt of
the back pay at this time will come
as a great relief to many of the
workers and relieve conditions gen
erally throughout the division.
The balance of the money due
employees of the commission, it is
expected, will be released at an
early date. There is not sufficient
money left to the credit of his
division to wipe out the entire in
debtedness, but ample funds are
provided in the deficiency bili now
awaiting the signature of the Presi
dent to pay all deferred claims and
to carry on the work at top speed
until the end of the month. By
that time there is reason to believe
Congress will have provided addi
tional funds, probably sufficient to
complete the railroad.
Advices received from Washington
today are to the effect that mem
bers of Congress have agreed to
hold night sessions in order to dis
pose of the large appropriation bills
before the end of the fiscal year.
gian front, Later they will be
taken to Zeebrugge and Brussels
and shown the regions which were
devastated by the Germans. The
President expects to be absent from
Paris several days.
CARD HAS SCHEME
mm law
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18.
—Representative Warren Gard,
Democrat, of Ohio, undismayed by
the refusal of the house judiciary
committee to approve the proposed
repeal of the war-time prohibition
law, has approached the committee
with a new proposition, the scheme
being to authorize the President to
modify, by proclamation, the war
time restriction on the liquor traffic.
Gard has secured the promise of the
chairman of the committee that the
proposal will be considered on Sat
urday.
The Gard resolution, should it re
ceive the approval of the committee
and later that of Congress, will put
the liquor question squarely up to
the President, in so far as it affects
beer and light wines.
RED SAILORS TRY
STUNM BREST
BREST, June 18.—This port was
the scene last night of a serious
clash between the American military
authorities and a crowd of 200
French sailors, who made an un
successful attempt to release a num
ber of their comrades w'ho are con
fined in the local naval jail. The
attacking sailors, with, red flag fly
ing, stormed the jail and doubtless
would have been successful in their
mission but for the timely arrival
of Yankee soldiers and sailors.
The Frenchmen were quickly put
to route, numerous of them with
their heads cracked, but the en
counter did not result in any deaths.
anus, Alaska'* Zmtorier ful Depot
LABORITES ASK
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WILSON 10 PUT
BURLESON OUT
ATLANTIC CITY, June 18.—If
it is possible for the American Fed
eration of Labor to bring about the
removal of Postmaster General Bur
leson, that unpopular member of the
President’s cabinet will soon be
searching for new employment. The
federation went on record today as
opposed to Burleson, by the adop
tion of a resolution asking the Presi
dent to dismiss the postmaster im
mediately. Burleson's opposition to
labor is responsible for his unpopu
larity in labor circles.
I The convention refused to sanc
1 tion a strike as a means of pro
testing against the imprisonment of
Thos. Mooney. The fight for such
a strike was led by William Patter
son, of San Francisco.
The delegates hooted Jame3 Dun
can, of Seattle, and cried “Put him
out,’’ when Duncan declared on the
floor of the convention that the
Mooney Defense league had started
the demonstrations in Russia, which
resulted in the President's investi
gation of the Mooney ease.
PRESIDENT PESSOA
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
WASHINGTON, June 18—Presi
dent Pessoa, head of the Brazilian
republic, is enroute to the United
States on the transport Imperator,
having been transferred to that ves
sel from the French cruiser Jeanne
d’Arc, which was disabled enroute,
and compelled to abandon the voy
age to New York.
President Pessoa is coming to the
United States on a special mission,
one of the results of which, it is
believed, will be the stimulation of
trade between the Unietd States and
the South American republic.