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DAILY NEWS
Volume Two member of associated press
NENANA. ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1919.
Number 52
GERMANS MUST SIGN—-PREMIER GEORGE
THREE ARE KILLED IN BIG AUTO SPEED CONTEST
HOUSE PROVIDES FUNDS FOR RAILROAD IN ALASKA
HOUSE PASSES BILL
GIVING ROAD MONEY
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31 —
The general deficiency appropria
tion bill, carrying an item of $1,
964,350 for the immediate use of
the Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion, to liquidate obligations in
curred and to continue the work of
railroad building through the month
of June, has been approved by the
house of representatives and is now
being considered by the senate ap
propriations committee, to which it
was referred by the senate. The
bill was sent to the senate yester
day.
In a statement made before the
senate appropriations committee, J.
L. McPherson declared that the sue
' cess of the entire railroad depends
upon its early completion from the
coast to navigable waters of the In
terior, so that Alaskans can build
homes and industries and attract
others to the region. In a further
statement, McPherson said. “We
have simply been creating Interior
Alaska’s richer placer deposits at
great economic loss. That condi
* tion can be righted only by the
economic means of transportation
to be afforded by the government j
railroad. The major tevenue of:
the railroad for several years will,
be from the through traffic the road |
■will carry, and the longer the pro
ject is delayed, the less traffic there
will be upon its completion.”
Mr. McPherson appeared before
the senate committee in the capac'- j
ty of engineer for the commission.
His statements were supported by
a mass of statistics gathered by him j
during the time that he has served!
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce!
as manager of the Alaska bureau,
and special information obtained j
since he was retained by Sefetarv
Lane to act as a special repre
sentative for Alaska.
The absence of serious opposition !
to the railroad appropriation n the'
house encourages the belief that
early and favorable action will be
taken by the senate. Both Secre-!
tary Lane and Chairman Eies are
confident the Alaska item will be j
approved and that it will be possi-;
ble immediately to double the force ;
in the employ of the commission -
in Alaska.
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EL PASO,
ceived in this
May 31.—Advices re
ctiy today from the
Mexican side, credit Francisco Villa ]
with the statement that "If Wash-!
ington lets Carranzistas cross the
Texas border to Juarez, I will be
unable to hold my men.” The rebel |
leader, reports indicate, is very bit-!
ter against President Wilson be-;
cause of his friendly attitude to- j
ward Carranza. The American ‘
president, he says, “treated me as a
friend when my forces were in
power, but when reverses came, he
permitted my enemies to violate
the neutrality iaws by dispatching
soldiers to attempt my destruction.”
VILLISTAS MOBILIZE
AGUA PRIETA, May 31.—Re
ports reaching this city state that
Villa troops are mobilizing at Ton
ichi, to the west of Chihuahua
state line, where they are said to
be awaiting the arrival of a large
force of Diaz followers, who arej
now on the march to join the rebel
forces.
All foreigners are reported to be
leaving that section, fearing the
gathering of the bandit forces may
be followed by acts of violence.
There is a genenral exodus toward
the north.
CARRANZA WITHDRAWS
NOGALES, May 31.—It is re-;
ported here that the Carranza
troops advancing upon Villa have
been withdrawn, following the re-!
ceipt of advices that the Villa;
forces had quit Chihuahua for parts
unknow-n.
ARMY OFFICIALS GIVE
ENDORSEMENT TO THE Y
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NEW YORK, May 31.—The work
of the Young Men’s Christian Asso-,
ciation in France has received high j
praise in a statement made today1
by official investigators of the army.!
who were detailed to make inquiry
into certain charges which had been
made against the “Y” work over
seas.
OE PALMA LEADS
AT 200 MILES IN
BIG AUTO RACE
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 31.—
Thirty-three of the most noted au
tomobile drivers are competing in
the 500-mile international automo
bile race being held here today.
This is the firs; race of its kind
to be held in this country or any
other part of the world since 1915.
and by its international character it
is attracting world-wide attention.
The prizes offered the winners total
550,000 and competition has been
keen from the start.
In the first lap, Ralph DePalma
led, with Ear! Cooper a close sec
ond, the other competing machines
stringing along close behind and
going for all they were worth.
On the forty-fourth lap, the car
driven by Arthur Thurman turned
turtle. Thurman was killed and his
mechanician, M. Mollinaire, sus
tained a fractured skull and was
removed to a hospital in a critical'
condition. L. Lecocq and his mech
anician, R. Blandini, were both
burned to death when their car was1
overturned. The flaming gasoline
covered both men, who burned for
fully five minutes before guards ex
tinguished the flames.
Burning gasoline from the wrecked
cars spread over and right across
the racetrack, compelling the racers
to speed through the flames. i
The car driven by J. Chassagues
was overturned when it had reached
second place, injuring the driver
slightly and the mechanician seri
ously.
Despite the three deaths occur
ring, the race was continued, and
at the 200-mile mark Ralph De
Palma was in the lead and 'going
strong at the rate of 91 miles an
hour.
A recently patented face mask
for protection against diseases con
sists of a closely fitting wire gauze,
shield for the nose and mouth, sus-'
pended from spectacles with large
lenses that cover the eyes.
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY
WILL JOIN RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31.— :
Frederick Kej5pel, third assistant
secretary of war, has tendered his,
resignation to Secretary Baker, to
become effective on the first of
July. Keppel has announced that
it is his intention to retire from
the war department to become di
rector of foreign operations for the
Red Cross society.
SOCIALISTS ARE
THROWN OUT FOR
EXIREME VIEWS
CHICAGO, May 31.—Members of
the executive council of the Social
ist party are authority for the
statement that 2,500 members of
the Socialist party, comprising the
extreme wing, have been suspended
from the party because of their
activity on behalf of Eugene V.
Debs, who was recently sentenced
to ten years imprisonment follow
ing his conviction on the charge of
espoinage. The suspended members,
it is explained, planned to start
a nation-wide campaign to secure
the release of Debs. Meetings
were to be held in all principal
cities throughout the country and
resolutions adopted demanding the
immediate release of the Socialist
leader.
Ten members of the Socialist
executive committee are now in
session in the city, outlining plans
for the furtherance of party in
terests and arranging details of the
forthcoming presidential campaign.
BRITISH FLYER
MAY TRY AGAIN
TO FLY ACROSS
ST. JOHNS, May 31.—Frederick j
Raynham, British aviator, who broke]
his machine while making a start I
for Ireland several days ago, has
decided to make another attempt to
cross the Atlantic, confident that he
can make the jump without a stop,
enroute.
Raynham has cabled Navigator
Grieve, who sailed with Hawker, an-,
nouncing his intention to make a
second start in the very near fu
ture. Raynham has been joined by
a navigator of note, a veteran of
five British expeditions, and the two
are now actively engaged in making
preparations for the long flight.
WOODlPPORTERS
SEATTLE, May 31.—Local admir
ers of Genera! Leonard Wood have
organized a Republican club for the
purpose of advocating the candidacy
of the distinguished fighter for
president, and it is planned to es
tablish branches of the organization
throughout the Northwest and South
along the Pacific coast.
The club starts with a large mem
bership, including many prominent
Republicans of this and nearby
cities. Major H. S. Armstead of
Spokane is a strong Wood support- :
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!COL. ROBERT BACON
PASSES AT GOTHAM
NEW YORK. May 31.—Colonel j
Robert Bacon, former ambassador;
| to France, died here today after a
I brief illness. The deceased served j
i in the capacity of secretary of state
; for a short period, and 'uring his!
| college days was captain of the
Harvard football team and promi-:
nent in aquatic sports. He leaves
three sons, all of whom hold com
missions in the army.
READ MAY TRY
RETURN FLIGHT
FROM IRELAND
PLYMOUTH, Eng., May 31.—
The American seaplane N C-4. in
command of Lieutenant Albert
Read, arrived here this afternoon at
2:25, from Ferrol, Spain, complet
ing the last leg of the transatlantic
flight by way of the Azores.
Read left Trepassy, Newfound
land, on the afternoon of May 10,
and landed on one of the Azores
islands during the night, covering
the distance of 1,200 miles in fif-i
teen hours and thirteen minutes.1
From the point of landing. Read'
then flew over the group to Ponta I
De'lgada, and made the start from1
there to Lisbon. Unfavorable
weather conditions caused a delay!
of several days at Ponta Delgada.1
but a start was finally made on •
May 27, and the 800 miles between
Ponta Delgada and Lisbon covered
in nine hours and forty-three min
utes. An attempt was made to j
i complete the flight yesterday, but j
engine trouble compelled the plane;
to land a short distance north of
Lisbon and delayed the arrival here
until today.
The Return Flight.
It has been unofficially learned
that there is the prospect that Com
mander Read will attempt the flight,
home by the direct route across the
Atlantic, from Ireland to New
foundland. It is understood that
i a conference is to be held shortly
: for the purpose of considering the
i project, the reports indicating that
■ Read is confident that the N C-4 can
make the flight successfully. Should
such a plan be decided upon, how
j ever, it will require considerable
preparation before a start can be
made, such as the stationing of ves
sels along the route and the prep
■ aration of the plane for a longer
stay in the air than was required
in the flight from Newfoundland to
the Azores.
FLIGHT PLEASES YANKEES.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31.—
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
cabled Commander Read that Am
ericans are happy over the splen
did achievement of the navy plane,
which is characterized as an epocn
making event of world history.
Daniels is planning to give the
N C-4 a place of honor in the na
tional museum, upon its return to
; America.
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GERMAN NOTE FAILS
TO IMPRESS ALLIES
PARIS, May 31—It is confidently
believed in French diplomatic cir
cles that the German note, contain
ing counter proposals to the Allied
peace terms, has failed to create
a favorable impression on the peace
conference. The belief is general
today that the Allies will refuse
to make any modifications in the
terms or alter them in any way.
It is also reported that the Ger
man delegates have been notified
that the time granted for the pre
sentation of observations has ex
pired and that no further notes
will be received by the Allies.
WILL NOT SIGN
BERLIN, May 31—While definite
official action has not yet been
taken by the German government
with regard to the signing of the
peace treaty, officials of the Ger
man foreign office have reiterated
the statement, categorically and
emphatically, that it is the inten
tion of Germany to decline the
terms submitted by the Allied
peace conference.
NOW OR AT BERLIN
LONDON, May 31.—When in
formed of the unwillingness of the
Germans to accept the peace terms,
Premier Lloyd George declared this
afternoon that "We feel that the
Germans must sign. If they do not
sign at Versailles, they shall sign
at Berlin. We are not going to
give way.”
AUSTRIAN TERMS MONDAY
PARIS, May 31.—Information
obtained from an official source
today indicates that the presenta
tion of the peace terms to Austria
will be postponed until Monday,
several questions of minor import
ance having come up which the
Allies desire to readjust before
asking for the Austrian signatures.
The Council of Four is in session
this afternoon, for the purpose of
giving final consideration to the
terms.
NEWSPAPER DECISION
PARIS, May 31—The newspapers
of this and other important French
cities agree that the pretentious
counter proposals of the Germans
were answered in advance Dy the
Allies, and for that reason it is
believed the German note will re
main unanswered. The papers de
clare that the Germans are en
deavoring to escape the moral and
material consequences of the war.
WAR HERO YORK
WELCOMED HOME
BY AGEDMOTHER
PALL MALL, Tenn., May 31.—
Sergeant York, the greatest hero of
the greatest war the world has ever
known, returned to his old home in
this city today and was welcomed
at the depot by one of the largest
crowds ever assembled in the town.
The people gathered from miles
around to do honor to the dis
tinguished son of Pall Mall and
it was with much difficulty that
he extricated himself from the
crush of admirers in order to ciasn
his aged mother to his breast. The
meeting was a joyous one for both,
the young man, once a conscientious
objector, forgetting his war record ■
for the time being.
The town is gaily decorated in
honor of the occasion and many
entertainments have been planned
by the townspeople to show their |
respect and admiration for the
young man who won distinction for ‘
himself and glory for his town.
LONDON, May 31.—Wireless ad-1
vices received in this city today j
state that the Bolsheviki forces in'
Southwestern Russia are being hard
pressed by the opposing armies, and j
that it is believed they will soon be
forced to abandon Orenberg, the i
last of the Bolsheviki strongholds'
in that part of Russia.
The reports indicate that oppo-!
sition to the Bolsheviki is growing!
stronger daily, and that the retire-!
ment of the Red Guards is general'
along a wide front. Enemy opposi
tion in the vicinity of Orenberg is j
especially vigorous.
BOOSTS LEAGUE
PARIS, May 31.—Every Ameri
can grave in France was decorate'!
yesterday and appropriate memorial
services were held at all the ceme
teries and in many cities.
President Wilson addressed a
large gathering at Suresnes ceme
tery, where many American heroes
are buried; General Pershing vis
ited Romagne, where there are 2,50'J
American graves; Ambassador Wal
lace placed a wreath on Lafayette’s
tomb, and General Petain ordered
French troops to pay tribute to the
fallen Americans.
In his address at Suresnes, Presi
dent Wilson spoke earnestly of the
part Americans had taken in the
war. He also took occasion to de
fend the proposed League of Na
tions, and said that he looked for
• the time to come when the man
! who failed to support the league
would be as ashamed as the man
who opposed the union of states
after the rebellion.
TORONTO WORKERS
OUT IN SYMPATHY
TORONTO, Ontario, May 31.—
Practically all local industries are
tied up as a result of the sympa
thetic general strike which was
called this week to give support to
the Winnipeg labor movement for
higher wages and union recognition.
Reports received from Winnipeg
today indicate that the Winnipeg
strike is nearing a close.
VANCOUVER MAY JOIN.
VANCOUVER, B. C., May 31.—
Union workers of this city are vot
ing today on the question of calling
a general strike for June 3.