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NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAKCH 27, 1920.
NO. 23
GERMANY FACES FINANCIAL COLLAPSE
RADICALS LOSE SEATS IN SWEDISH ELECTIONS
BIG BATTLE EXPECTED IN MAZATLAN DISTRICT SOON
MEXICAN US
SAY LARGE ARMY i
HEADY FOR lESli
AGUA PRIETA, April 27.—Lead-j
ers of the revolutionary movement
in Mexico claim that fully 50,000
Mexican soldiers are now identified
with the revolt against the Car- j
ranza government, and it is expected
that the first decisive battle will
take place at Mazatlan, the capture
of which by the rebels would give
them control of the West coast ot
Mexico.
Reports of the progress of the
revolt are very conflicting, both sides
having indulged in extravagant
claims and contradictions.
CARRANZA BOASTS.
MEXICO CITY. April 27.—The
Sonora revolution is belittled by of
ficials of the Carranza government,
who claim that the sporadic out
breaks are being crushed as fast as
they appear. It is also claimed tha‘
the Sonora revolutionists are being
surrounded by federal troops and
that only two other states besides
Sonora are in revolt.
The war department claims the
defeat of the rebel forces near Tam
pico, with 300 casualties, thus re
moving the menace in the oil fields
region.
General Obregon is said to be in
flight.
WELLS CUT OFF.
AGUA PRIETA, April 27.—'The
revolutionists claim that the Tam
pico oil fields have been cut otf by
rebel troops, following a severe en
gagement ■with a federal force un
der the command of General Muru
gia.
BATTLE IMMINENT.
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—According to advices received in
this city, a battle is imminent be- j
tween an army of Mexican federal ’
troops despatched from Mazatlan
and the rebel forces which are ad-.
vancing on the city. The reports
state that the federals, commanded
by Angel Flores, are now retreating
slowly toward the city, burning all j
the bridges enroute.
STOCKHOLM, April 27.—The re
'turns from yesterday’s elections
held throughout Sweden show that
, the king has gained considerable
strength in the house, while the So
cialists have lost heavily in sup
' port- *
i The radical element lost fifteen
!
seats, the Social Democrats, Inde
• pendent Rights and Independent
Lefts each lost one seat, while the
, Trades party gained three seats, the
Conservatives seven, the Socialists
'.four, and the Liberals four.
; As now constituted, the next
house will be made up as follows:
Trades party, 4.seats; Conservatives,
28; Radicals, 17; Socialists, 42; Lib
[erals, 48.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 27.—The
price of flour was advanced 50 cents
a barrel here today, the new price
being $15.50 per barrel, the high
: est price ever received here.
Millers claim that the advance in
\ prile has been made necessary by
jthe steady advance in the price of
j wheat.
IjACK BRITTON WINS
DECISION AT CANTON
j CANTON, Ohio, April 27.—In a
j 12-round boxing exhibition which
itook place in this city last night,
JacK Britton was given a decision
over Jack Malone, of St. Paul.
ERWIN 1$ CONFIDENT
HE WILL BE ELECTED
Reports received from Fairbanks
today state that Marshal Erwin is
i very confident of his election as a
i delegate to the Democratic national
[convention. He is quoted as saying
last night that he had $5,000 to
wager that he will defeat his local
opponent ten to one.
The marshal was not at his office
•this morning, having sent word that
he was not feeling well.
[ SAX REMO, April 27.—The su
I preme council has addressed a note
|to the German government in which
• it is made plain that the French
troops will not be withdrawn from
!the Frankfort district until the Ger
j
man forces in the Ruhr basin have
i
been reduced to the minimum agreed
upon by the Allies on August 8.
The council also has drafted two
notes to the American government,
one of them explaining why the
'council could not follow President
! Wilson’s latest Turkish suggestions,
and the other referring to the pro
posed Armenian mandate,
i
j The last act of the council was
the completion and approval of the
i Turkish treaty. When that matter
had been disposed of, the council
adjourned.
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GERMANY HARD UP.
BERLIN, April 27.—The financial
!
] collapse of Germany is near at
I hand, according to a statement made
1 today by Dr. Wirth, minister of the
treasury, to the national assembly. '
The minister denounced the war
;profiteers of Germany, who, he de
clared. are turning the nation's
i plight to their own advantage. j
GENERAL QUITS.
PARIS. April 27.—According to
j information received in this city
from Berlin, the Ebert government
! has accepted the resignation of Gen
i eral von Wetter, who commanded
i the German government troops in
the Ruhr district during the recent
Communist disorders there.
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WANT TO JOIN.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 27.
;—The governments of Iceland, San
Marino, Luxemburg, and Georgia
i have applied for membership in the
,Lengue of Nations.
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F
T OUIIUNII
| SAN FRANCISCO, April 27—
Following a conference between rep
1 resentatives of the board of super
visors and board of education and
members of the California State
Building Trades council, announce
ment is made that members of the
Teachers’ and Firemen's unions of
this city must give up their union
affiliations or quit their positions.
All local members of these or
ganizations have been formally no
tified of the decision reached and
. immediate compliance will be insist
ed upon.
VOTERS OF FAIRBANKS
MAKING GOOD SHOWING i
Up to noon today more than 1501
votes had been cast at Fairbanks, j
130 of them being Republican votes]
jand 27 of them Democratic. It is I
predicted that McBride and Hazelet j
] will carry the district by a sub-!
j stantial margin.
UNION FISH COMPANY
OPENS RADIO PLANTS
SEATTLE. April 27—The Cham-j
ber of Commerce has been informed
of the opening of radio stations to
‘commercial use at Unga, Pirate
jCove and Shumagin island by the
i Union Fish company.
'
IMMIGRANTS EXPECTED
TO FLOCK TO BRAZIL
RIO DE JANEIRO. — President
Pessoa has signed a decree opening
a credit of $500,000 for expenses
in connection with the transport, re
iception and settlement of immi
; grants who are expected to come
from Europe during the present
I year. One local newspaper esti
mates that 3,000 German settlers
I will have arrived in Brazil by Au
jgust. I
ARRIVAL EXPLAINS
DEFEAT OF SOU
BUCHAREST, April 27.-—Simon
Petlura, Ukrainian leader, who has
just returned to this city from the
Polish frontier, explains that the
failure of the Russian soviet forces
to crush the Poles in the recent
offensive operations along the Polish
front is attributable to a desire on
the part of the Russians to sow
their spring crops.
The soviet army lacked strength
when it was sent against the Poles,
and it was impossible to secure rein
forcements when they were needed,
because of the refusal of the Rus
sians to leave their farming.
MEMORIAL SERVICES
FOR AMERICAN DEAD
PARIS. April 272.—Memorial day
exercises will be held at all the
American cemeteries in France, un-.
der the auspices of the Paris post
of the American Legion.
JOHNSON IS LEADING
IN MONTANA PRIMARY
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HELENA, April 27. — Senator
Johnson’s lead of 6,000 in the pri
mary race is increasing steadily and
it now seems certain that he will;
carry the state by a large margin.
The official count will be made on ■
May 8.
MEMBERSHIP OF MOOSE
INCREASED LAST NIGHT
Two more names were added to
the membership roll of Nenana
lodge, No. 1193. Loyal Order of
Moose, at the regular meeting of
the organization last night. Dewey |
Covington was transferred from
Tanana lodge, and Fred McGuire ^
is a new member, who will be initi- j
ated at the next regular meeting.
Other business transacted last i
I
night included the election of Ed |
Williams as vice-dictator.
Hereafter, during the summer ^
months, the local lodge will meet;
only once a month, on the first Mon
day.
Nenana, Alaska, April 27, 1920. (
For the Information of the Public
in Regard to the Threatening
Epidemic:
At the present time there are, on
information from the health officer
at Fairbanks, over a hundred cases
of influenza there, and the number
is rapidly increasing, and within the
past twenty-four hours four eases
have been received at the local Gov
ernment hospital. While this pres
ent epidemic of influenza is, so far,
in no way as severe as the “Spanish
influenza” that swept over the Unit
ed States and other countries last
year, yec u is eieariy me uuty oi
everybody to do all in their power
to prevent its spreading through this
community and possibly developin';
into a severer form.
So far, there have been no fa
talities and a vast majority of the
eases have quickly responded to
medical treatment.
Owing to the nature of the trans
mission of this disease, people
should avoid congregating in publi
places or in unnecessary number
in private homes; they should take
every precaution to keep their sys
tems in active condition; they
should keep their houses well ven- j
tilated and be in the fresh air as
much as possible, and they should!
promptly report to the public health
officer any eases of illness that come
to their notice. Only by the hearty
co-operation of everyone in the
community can the work of the
local health board be made most
effective.
The local Health Board hereby
orders to be closed all places of
public assembly such as schools,
churches, picture shows and public
dances, and forbids the congrega
tion of crowds of people in stores,
poolhalls. hotel lobbies or other
public places, until further notice.
(Signed) :
ROBERT JOSEPH DIVEN,
Chairman.
MALCOLM E. SMITH. M. D.,
Health Officer. 1
MARTIN’ NASH,
Member of Board
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TEMPERATURE
As reported by the government ¥
observation station, Nenana *
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Tuesday, April 27. *
Maximum .46 above ¥
Minimum .30 above **
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PLACES CLOSED
The flu has finally found its way
to Nenana, after having twice vi
ited the Alaska coast and the towns
along the Government railroad as
far north as Talkeetna. Fanirbanks
contracted the disease last week and
; t'hief Steward Jesse Brown, of the
[Alaskan Kngineering commission,
■who came to Nenana from Fairbanks
on Saturday, developed the first
|case, having' been taken to the Gov
! ernment hospital shortly after his
arrival from the upper town. A
man named Kangas developed the
|second ease, and last night. Conduc
tor Tom Hogan and Brakeman Joe
i McClure were removed to the hos
! pital, where all four cases are now
[under the care of Dr. Malcolm F.
Smith and doing nicely.
As a precautionary measure, the
local health board decided this aft
ernoon to place the town under
quarantine am! the congregation of
persons in public places will be
prohibited until further notice. The
order closes the Coliseum, the school
and the local churches, and the pub
I
lie ts warned against congregating
tin other places.
j The flu, as it has appeared in
Nenana and Fairbanks, is of a mild
!tvpe and should occasion no alarm.
I '
There is no particular danger so
long as people observe the ordinary
rules of health- by maintaining a
I proper proportion of play. work, and
rest; by keeping the body well
clothed: hy eating sufficient, whole
I some and properly selected food, and
by keeping- the home well ventilated
The value of fresh air through open
windows cannot be over-emphasized.
iTo a large extent the prevention of
influenza can be summed up in the
; single word "cleanliness.” One
should avoid crowds and stuffy
places as much as possible and keep
away from the person who toughs
or sneezes without covering- his
mouth or nose. Public drinking
cups and towels also should be
avoided during such a period.
Above all. persons feeling at all
unwell should consult the doctor and
then obey his instructions.
Dr. Smith announces that visi
tors will not be admitted at the
hospital while there are flu patients
there.
CANADIANS CAPTURE
HONORS AT ANTWERP
| ANTWERP, April 27. — By de
feating Sweden, 12 to 0. the Canadi
an hockey players won the Olympic
championship yesterday afternoon.
MIKE O’DOWD KNOCKS
SAMSON OUT IN EAST
PHILADELPHIA. April 2.—Sam
;on, a local boxer, went down for
i the count in the fourth round of an
j exhibition in which he appeared last
i night against Mike O'Dowd.
Telegraphic advices from points
along the Valdez trail show maxi
mum temperatures ranging from 47
to 50.