The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut Route — Saves Mushers Miles and Money
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME TWO
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1919.
NUMBER 18
ITALY STANDS PAT ON FIUME QUESTION
NA TION LA UNCHES FINAL CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS
UKRAINIANS CAPTURE TEN THOUSAND BOLSHEVISTS
RAILROAD HEAD
* PRAISES MICE
DURING THE WAR
SEATTLE, Apr. 21. — Federal
Director General of Railroads Hines,
who succeeded Secretary McAdoo
as head of the federal controlling
body of the country’s railroad sys
tems, is now in Seattle investigating
railroad conditions- He visited the
railroad terminals here yesterday
and was shown around by the local
officials.
Speaking of the operation of the
railroads under federal control,, and
of the work of the railroad em
ployees, Director Hines praised very
^ highly, the magnificent service rend
ered by railroad employees in all
branches of the service during the
war.
.UKRAINE DEEEA1S
THE BOISHEVIKI!
VIENNA, Apr. 21—According to
reports received in this city today,
( the Ukrainian forces defeated the
Bolshevik! today and succeeded in
recapturing the cities of Zhitomir
and Proskurov.
The Ukrainian forces also are said
to have captured ten thuosand Bol
shevik prisoners.
The reports also indicate that
France will soon extend technical
aid to Ukrainia.
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PEACE TREATY
PARIS, Apr. 21.—Grave doubts
are expressed in official circles to
day as to whether the final peace
treaty will be ready for signature
by the German representatives on
Friday as planned.
The officials declare that while
the terms of the final peace treaty
may be communicated to the Ger
mans in substance, it would be
physically impossible to prepare the
document in its complete and final
form within the short time remain
ing, uetween the present time and
the date officially- set for its sig
nature.
ITALIAN CHS
DELAYS MEETING
OF PARLIAMENT
Associated Tress Summary, Apr.
21.—The Italian Parliament, which
was to have met at Rome on Wed
nesday last, will not be convened
until May 6.
The postponement has evidently
been caused by the failure of Presi
dent Wilson and the premiers in
conclave to reach a solution of ^he
problem caused by the Italian claim
to Fiume and the Dalmation coast.
The unyielding attitude of the
Italian government in this matter
has created a crisis in the negqtia
tions of the Paris conference.
President Wilson, who is strongly
opposed to the recognition by the
conference of the Treaty of London,
on which the Italian claims are
based, is not taking any part in the
Italian discussion.
SUlZER’S body
ENROUTE m
FOR INTERMENT
SEATTLE, Apr. 21.—Charles D.
Fullen, chairman of the King-County
Democratic committee, left yester
day for Chicago with the body of
the late Charles A. Sulzer.
At Chicago a committee of the
House of Representatives will meet
and take charge of the body, con
veying it to its last resting place,
in Elizabeth, N. J.
A great many floral tributes sent
by private parties and various or
ganizations were also shipped East
along with the body.
The steamer Northwestern, bring
ing the body from Ketchikan, ar
rived in port yesterday, and was
met by C. D. Davis, F. A. Strode,
Homer Myers and E H. Nylin, rep
resenting the Elks; Robert M. Jones
and Roy’ Lyle, representing the
Young Men’s Republican club;
Charles D. Fullen, Colonel Haw
thorne and Dudley Fullen, of the
King County Democratic- club.
It is reported that Sulzer’s cer
tificate of election was sent to
Ketchikan from Juneau on the
steamer Northwestern.
SUITS ARE FILED
AT CLERK'S OFFICE
Two suits were filed today in the
office of the clerk of the court at
Fairbanks, both seeking to recover
money.
One of the suits is entitled Rose
Rickert vs. J. N. Vollmer and Ed
O'Brien for $200 and costs. The
plaintiff alleges that damage to that
extent was caused by certain action
of Vollmer when he made attach
ment of her bank account during a
previous suit.
The other suit is entitled John
Langlois vs. Joseph Anicich. of
Tanana, to recover on a promissory
note given in 1918 for $1000. The
plaintiff wishes to recover the un
paid balance alleged to be due on
the note, amounting to $500, to-i
gether with 8 per cent interest as;
from date of issue of note.
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VICTORY DRIVE
IN THE STATES
NEW YORK, Apr. 21.—The drive
for the Victory Loan started at the
j stroke of midnight with patriotic
demonstrations and thousands of
Americans crowded around the places
| assigned for the sale of bonds, and
i in a very short while subscriptions
reaching over a hundred thousand
dollars were taken
Governor Smith led the drive by
purchasing the first bond, imme
diately after midnight; and former
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
purchased the second. After this
there was a scramble for bonds, and
' they sold fast.
Pershing’s own regimental band
participated in the midnight cele
bration and played patriotic airs,
while the people cheered lustily.
italiaTproblem
BEING DISCUSSED
PARIS, Apr. 21.—Premiers Lloyd
George of Great Britain, Clemeu
eeau of France, and Orlando of
Italy met this morning for the pur
pose of considering the Italian
claims to the city of Fiume and cer
tain territory bordering on the
Adriatic.
President Wilson absented him
self from the conference of pre
miers.
WEST PRUSSIANS
TO KEEP IMG
—
DANZIG, Apr. 21.—The German
Peoples' Council of West Prussia
notified the state authorities today
that they will not agree, under any
circumstances, to the creation of
the port of Danzig: and the sur
rounding territory into a free state,
as planned by the Allied powers.
The resolution forwarded to the
state authorities by the Peoples’
Council declares, in very emphatic
terms, that West Prussia with the
port of Danzig, must not be sepa
rated from Germany.
democrats"'may
CALL CONVENTION
SAYS PENNINGTON
In a telegram to Andy Hoey, of
the Terminal today, from George W. *
Pennington, the legislator says that
at a meeting of the Democrats held
at Juneau, it was decided to wire
Democratic Committeeman Burns to
call a convention at Juneau. The
convention, if called, is to meet at
Juneau about May 2.
It is to be called for the purpose
of discussing the delegate question
and taking some action in the mat
ter of nominating a Democrat for
the office.
Mr. Pennington's wire also states
that Former Delegate Wickersham
will contest the election which gave
the seat to the late Mr. Sulzer.
ITALIANS TAKE
FIRM STAND ON
FIUME QUtSIION
ROME, Apr. 21.—The Populo
Romano, one of the leading Italian
newspapers, in commenting on the
controversy between the Italians
and the Jugo-Slavs, regarding the
final disposition of the city of
Fiume and a portion of the Dal
matian coast, declares that if the
rights of the Italian government
to the disputed territory are not
recognized by the Peace Conference,
the Italian delegates to the con
ference will not go to Versailles to
conclude peace with Germany.
The paper also points out that the
treaty with Germany cannot be rati
fied without Italian adhesion to the
Inter-Allied peace pact, and that
Italy cannot be a party to a peace
sanctioning her fail.
WRECKED BOAT'S
LIFEBELT FOUND
PRINCE RUPERT, Apr. 21.—
Boys playing on the beach today
picket! up a very much battered
lifebelt bearing the name Galliano.
The lifebelt was badly torn, but that
part of it bearing the name of the
ie=sel remained intact.
This is the. first vestige of the
ost Galliano, which was thought to
lave gone down with all on board
Turing a storm last fall.
The Gailiano was a Canadian
ighthouse steamer, and while on a
.’oyage from Triangle Island to
Ikeda. in the Queen Charlotte 1s
ands, sent a S. O. S. wireless call
>n the night of October 21),during
he prevalence of a heavy storm.
Nothing has been heard of her since
md after an extensive search, she
vas given up for lost.
She carried a crew of thirty men
ind was laden with supplies des
ined to the lighthouses in the track
>f northbound vessels.
MONEER MEETING AT
UNION HALL TONIGHT
The local igloo of Pioneers will
;o!d its regular semi-monthly meet
ng at Union Hall tonight, and the
ttendance of all members is re
vested.
The regular meeting will be fol
wed by a smoker, during which an
nteresting program will be rendered.
Members of other igloos, who may
e visiting in Xenana, are always
welcome to the meeting and smoker.
HELDON MAKES TRIP
TO BROOKS IN ONE DAY
Territorial Road Commissioner
iobert Sheldon, who left Fairbanks
or Brooks in his automobile on
laturday morning, is reported to
ave negotiated the trail in good
hape, arriving at Brooks at ten
’clock Saturday night.
Mr. Sheldon is the first autoist
a make the journey in several
ears. It is not definitely known
whether he took the Happy trail
r the Oines trail.
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CHICAGO, Apr. 21—One of the |
r airplanes taking, part in the Victory
Loan drive today, while at a great
height above Lake Michigan, de
veloped engine trouble and the avi
ator was forced to make a landing
on the lake shore.
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FAIRBANKS LINE
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—
Albert Lundborg, who had a large
r contract for ties and bridge material
fo rthe railroad, completed his con
tract and was in town recently for,
a settlement. His camp, which used i
to be near Standard creek during
the life of his tie contract, was
moved to the Goldstream region, \
near camp 432, where he will do j
grading work during the coming'
^summer. He has been awarded a:
grading contract but will not be
able to commence operations for a
short while yet.
4 He is now busy moving his camp
and stock to the new location and
will have everything in readiness
for a commencement of the work
as soon as possible.
FLATCAR BURNED
NEAR FAIRBANKS
According to a report received
from Fairbanks today, a flat car be
longing to the T. V. R. R. was mys
teriously burned on Thursday night.
The car had been set on the spur.j
Thursday afternoon by the train!
crew; and when the crew went after
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that car on Friday morning, only j
the trucks and iron work were found !
on the track, all the woodwork had '
been consumed by fire.
It is believed that a spark from i
the engine started the fire, and as
the car was placed at a, spot which
is visited occasionally by the train
crews only, the fire gained headway
and consumed the car.
KESTLEY'S LEAVE FOR
THEIR SUMMER HOME
Resident Engineer J. J. Kestly, i
who will be stationed at and have
charge of camp 423 during the com
ing summer, left this morning for
his camp. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Kestly and their son Jerry.
The entire family crossed on the:
ice on foot and will take a rig at
camp 415 for their destination.
Camp 423 is about nine miles from
Nenana on the Fairbanks line.
—
Attorney S. H. Milwee left on
Saturday for Fairbanks on foot. He
will mush up to the end of steel <
near Standard creek and catch a
work train to Fairbanks.
SHERW1N AUTOMOBILE
ON WAY TO NENANA
William Sherwin left Fairbanks
this morning in his automobiTe,
bound for Nenana, and should ar
rive sometime tonight.
Mr. Sherwin expects to resume
his former employment with the
A. E. C. here, and look after their
gas boats during the navigation
season.
FIRST CLASS MAIL I
ARRIVED IN TOWN TODAY
The Malamute Kid pulled in this
afternoon from Fairbanks with one 1
sack of first and two sacks of i
second class mail. He also brought <
a little freight and two passengers <
for Nenana from the upper town.
He left Fairbanks yesterday and 1
came here by way of the river trail, i
which is the only trail now possible
for dog teams. 1
The mail was distributed imme- i
diately after its arrival, as usual.
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VICTORY DRIVE
VOLUNTEERS 10
BE
A telegram received by the local
Council of Defense late this after
noon from Governor Rigors, contains
the information that medals will
oe awarded to volunteer workers in
the present Victory Loan drive
The governor’s telegram is as
follows:
“1 our district has been allottd
four medals made from captured
German cannon, to be rewarded to
four volunteer workers securing the
largest amount of subscriptions to
the Victory Loan.
‘•At the completion of the drive
forward the names to this office, so
that the medals may be issued.
RIGGS.”
Knut Koland left for Fairbanks
this morning on Roy Lund’s dog
;tage. He expects to return in a
few davs.
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Thomas Newlands, of the track
tamp, came in Saturday to attend
services at the Presbyterian church
with his brother Masons. He left
)n the train this morning.
ALASKA AIRMAN
70 BOOST LOAN;
SEATTLE, Apr. 21.—Major Ken
neth Marr, formerly of Nome Alaska
arrived in this city today.
He will make arrangements for
the appearance of an army flying
aeroplane circus, to be held here on
W ednesdav, for the purpose of I
boosting the Victory Loan.
Major Marr went to France
shortly after America entered the
war. and served with distinction in
the aerial branch of the sendee.
He took a great many dogs from
Alaska when he went ov 'r, for use
of the army during the war.
Thomas K. Blakev, foreman of
the track camp, was in town Satur
day. He left for his camp this
morning- He expects to come in
with his men in a few days and d '
some tracklaying work along the
waterfront