The Nenana News
VOLUME I
NENANA. ALASKA. JUNE 2. 1917.
NUMBER 37
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CELEBRATION BID
At a meeting of the Nenana
Commercial club held on Tuesday
it was decided to accept the invi
tation of Fairbanks to participate
in the celebration which is being
arranged by the upper town for
the Fourth of July. The Nenana
ball players will make the trip and
if adequate transportation facilities
are available a considerable dele
gation of Nenanaites will probably
spend the day in the upper town.
The tact that the invitation of
Fairbanks has been accepted does
not mean, however, that the local
celebration is to be abandoned.
The original plans of the club
have been somewhat modified, but
the program will be sufticiently
varied to insure an enjoyable time
for all those who remain at home.
The celebration committee, con
sisting of William Casey. Alex
Fowler and Curley Benson, will
collect the funds necessary to de
fray the expense of the festivities
and arrange the program.
MARY MILES MINTER
SUNDAY FEATURE
“Mary of Stork’s Nest” is the vehicle
for the presentation of Mary Miles Mint
er, the 14-year-olil star of the Metro
studios, and enables her to display the
host of charms which have won her such
an enviable position in the ranks of screen
favorites. The story is in five parts and
is taken from a recent novel of the Ken
tucky hills. It is built around the life
of Mary, a creature as wild as the hills
in which she lives. How her life is
shaped by the personality of those with
whom she comes in daily contact, and
how she is finally developed by the love
of a clean young man into her full
beauty and loveliness. The usual feature
prices will prevail, four and six bits.
INSULTED WILSON;
NOW BEHIND BARS
Fairbanks: Jack O'Neill, vrell
known character of this city, was
placed under arrest last nite by the
federal authorities, charged with
insulting the president of theUnit
ed States. He is reported to have
called the president an unprintable
name and otherwise given evidence
of his lack of loyalty to the Stars
and Stripes. The attorney-general
has been advised of the incident
and the offender is being held
pending instructions from the na
tional capital.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Schwe idirnan were
among the Fairbanks visitors in town
last week. Mr. Schwendiman is a mem
ber of the firm of Gilcher & Schwendi
man, owners of the Tanana Sheet Mttal
works.
Harry Lee was arrested recently on a
charge of killing deer out of season. The
arrest was made at Hawk Inlet by Game
Warden J. McDonald. Lee entered a
plea of guilty and was fined $25 by U. S.
Commissioner N. L. Burton __
GOVERNMENT MAY BUY
TANANA VALLEY ROAD
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Secretary of the Interior Franklin K.
Lane has announced that the government has authorized the purchase
of the Tanana Valley Railway for use in connection with the Govern
ment Railroad which is being constructed by the Alaskan Engineering
ommission. The purchase price is not to exceed $300,000.
Pending the consumation of the deal, thr railroad is to be taken over
by the Commission on a lease and operated under the direction of
Commissioner Thomas Riggs, Jr.
GERMAN SOLDIERS ARE CHARGED
WITH BRUTALITIES IN THE BALKANS
EUGINE, ITALY: According to reliable information received in
this city today from the Balkans, the Germans have committed the most
shocking atrocities since their occupation of Serbian territory.
The report states the Serbians, including old men, women and even children
were publicly hanged and otherwise murdered because of their protestations
against the German occupation of their country. The reports have been verified
by Austrian prisoners captured by the Italians.
DISORDERS IN PETROGRAD MENACE
PROPERTY OF RUSSIAN CITIZENS
PETROGRAD: With snouts ol “'Down with organized government" thousands of Russians stormed
the main streets of the city today and threatened the destruction of many places of business. No serious
damage was done, however, and the mob finally dispersed without any of those participating having been
placed under arrest.
Unrest among the populace appears to be on the increase and further disorders are expected.
GERMANS CLAIM TRENCH GAINS
FROM BRITISH ON BELGIAN COAST
BERLIN: A war office bulletin issued this morning contains the announcement that the British
forces have been repulsed along the Belgian coast, where they have been subjected to a grilling artillery
bombardment. Several counter attacks, which were attempted under cover of darkness, failed. Several
lines of trenches in the vicinity of Zummes were taken by the Germans, together with nearly 500
prisoners.
BRITISH AND GERMAN SUBS COLLIDE; DISAPPEAR
AMSTERDAM: A German and a British submarine collided off the Dutch coast early this morning
and it is believed that both were destroyed, as they disappeared beneath the surface of the water and
nothing more was seen of them.
FIVE YANKEE DIVISIONS WILL WINTER IN EUROPE
WASHINGTON: According to information given out today by order of the war department,
American army consisting of five divisions will be landed in France before the commencement of winter j
operations on the Western battlefront.
ROME: Information received in this city today from the east coast of Italy states that the French
submarine Circe torpedoed an enemy submarine yesterday near the entrance of the Gulf of Cattaro. The
French diver escaped without damage, altho several torpedoes were discharged by the enemy craft. All
on board the wrecked diver went down with their craft.
JAPS PROMISE AID
TO RUSSIAN ARMV
Washington: Information has
been received in this city to the
effect that the Japanese govern
ment has promised to aid the
Russians in every way possible in
their campaign against the German
forces. Credit will be extended
[without limit, munitions will be
supplied in vast quantities* and
thousands of additional Jap muni
tion makers will be sent to Russia
to increase the efficiency and out
put of the munition factories.
The report does not state wheth
er or not troops will be sent into
Russian territory also.
NENANA PLAYERS
TO GO UP RIVER
The Nenana baseball team will
| go to Fairbanks fur the Fourth ot
Julv and cross bats with the up
river aggregation in a series of
games during the big celebration
which is being arranged by the
Fairbanksans. It is also probable
that the Fort Gibbon boys will
spend the Fourth up-river, bat
definite arrangements to that effect
have not been made as yet.
Fairbanks has two teams and
games are being played regularly,
which means that the locals will
find the up-river aggregation in
good condition for the series, and
: ready to make a hard fight for the
• championship.
STOREKEEPER HOME
FROM BUYING TRIP
Howard P. Curtis, general store
keeper of the Alaskan Engineering
I commission, returned to Nenana
the first of the week on the steam
er Schwatka. after an absence of
five months, part of which time
jwas spent on the Pacific coast
rounding up supplies for the local
commissary, a task which was
rendered difficult because of the
unsettled market conditions re
sulting from the war.
Food supplies of all kinds are
hard to get. Mr. Curtis says, and
practically every line is finding
difficulty supplying the unusual
demand because of the shortage
of all kinds of raw material.
Skilled labor is also short at
all coast points, due largely to the
great amount of shipbuilding now
in progress: but no shortages were
noted in other lines and wages
have not increased noticeably.
This was evidenced by the fact
that the Commission is having no
difficulty in finding all the help
needed for clerical and stenograph
ic work.