THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Xenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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SPIRIT OF WILSON
‘•The object of the war is to carry
the spirit of President Wilson into
the hearts and minds of the people
of Germany,” declared Professor
Wilkinson, of Oxford in an address
on the “Idea of this War."
“The German emperor and Presi
dent Wilson,” he said, “are each of
them at the head of a great nation,
and each of them wields in that
nation supreme authority.
“But the two men stand for two
antagonistic systems. The Germans
emperor is never tired of proclaim
ing that he has received a special
commission from God Almighty to
educate- and instruct the German
people and other peoples, after his
armies shall have crushed them.
“Mr. Wilson on the other hand,
was chosen by the people of the
United States to prisede over their
government. He has no commission
to educate them. Their idea is to
be allowed to grow and develop
their powers by doing their work.
Here is Mr. Wilson’s conception of
his mission:
‘I feel nothing so much as the
intensity of the comman man. I
can pick out in every audience the
men who are at ease in their for
tunes. But there are in every crowd i
other men who are listening to hear
somebody speak the thing that is 1
stirring in their hearts and minds. I
It makes a man’s heart ache to think
that he cannot be sure he is doing !
it for them; to wonder whether they
are longing for something he does
not understand. He prays God that I
something will bring into his con- j
science what is in theirs, so that
the whole nation may feel at last re
leased from its dumbness, feel at
last that there is no invisible force
holding it back from its goal, feel
at last that there is hope and confi
dence, and that the road may be
trodden as if they were brothers,
shoulder to shoulder, not asking each
other about differences of class, not
contesting "for any selfish advance,
but united in the common enter
prise.’
“The object of this war is to carry
the spirit of those words into the'
hearts and minds of the German
people- Is that not an object worth
living for and dying for?’
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BAT NO WHEAT BREAD
Are you an American or are you
a traitor?
:
There is no longer any half-way
ground in the United States. The
casualty lists are growing too fast.
Either you will support the country
in every detail or you will be at,
least a passive aid to Germany. I
America must save wheat to feed !
the armies and the nations who are
fighting Germany and the evil it
represents. Those war-torn lands
have little wheat of their own. With- ■
out it they will fail.
In order to meet the demand, the
people of the United States must
cut in half their consumption of:
wheat flour duing the next few
months until the new harvest comes
rn. 1
It is a foregone conclusion that
many are doing this and much more,
rejoicing in doing an actual, prac
tical, patriotic thing which their in- <
tellgence shows them is a necessity. 1
On the #ther hand, there will be (
those who are openly or secretly i
pro-German, who are clogging,
hampering pacifists, who are too
greedy, too careless or too stupid
to realize the vital importance of
saving. They will do nothing except
what is forced on them.
To w'hich of these classes will you
-—the individual who read this—be
long?
Are you an American or are
you a traitor?
Test yourself by one thing—how
little wheat bread you can eat.
Eat another cereal in some form
—porridge, corn or rice muffins, or
a breakfast food with no admixture
of wheat—for your breakfast.
Eat rice, hominy or potatoes for
your luncheon for supper.
For dinner in the average house
hold there is no need of bread —
except as a habit which may be
broken easily. Many families have
served no bread for that meal for
years.
Under some conditions people may
not be able to deny themselves all
bread but even then they can eat
Victory or substitute breads. Genu
ine poverty is the only excuse which
may be offered for a lack of self
denial in this.
awililGE
Lowering of Ground Moisture in
the City of New Orleans
Effects Temperature.
NEW ORLEANS—The climate of
New Orleans is undergoing a change,
already with an increase in tempera
ture since 1900 of eight degrees in
summer and a decrease of four de
grees in winter. Dr. I. M. Cline,
eather Bureau District Forecaster,
holds that the city of New Orleans
itself, is responsible because of the
installation some years ago of the
sub-surface drainage system.
The scientific explanation is that
water absorbs heat more slowly than
the earth during the day and loses
it less rapidly at night. New Or
leans, entirely surrounded by water
and with its soil saturated, formerly
boasted of a more uniform climate.
In late years, however, levees have
prevented overflows, reclamation
projects have effected the drainage
af swamps and, finally, sub-surface
Jrainage in the city not only eli
minated surface water from the
street drains, but ground moisture
aas been lowered eight or ten feet.
FIRST CONCRETE SHIP
SHIP BUILT IN ENGLAND
LONDON.—England’s first big
:oncrete ship is 150 feet long, with
i beam of 2414 feet ■ and displaces
)00 tons. Her carrying capacity is
100 tons. Compared to the Faith,
;he 5,000-ton concrete ship recently
aunched on the Pacific coast of
;he United States, the British vessel
s a rather small affair, but Lloyd’s
>as classed her as A-l.
-ONDON TIMES’ STAFF
IS HARD HIT BY WAR
LONDON.—Six hundred employ
■es of the London Times have joined
he army or navy since the war be
:an Of these 150 have been killed,
bounded or disabled by sickness.
BUENOS AIRES IS
AFTER FUNDS FOR
UNION BUILDING
Palace la Projected in Buenoa Airea
For Pan-American Union on
Popular Lines.
BEUXOS AIRES.—Dr. Ramon
Lopez Lomba, Uruguayan consul
general to France, has arrived in
this city with the purpose of ob
taining suport for his jr.oject for
the creation of a soliil Pan-Ameri
can Union with the building in
Beunos Aires, on the same lines as
the Pan-American Union in Wash
ington.
Dr. Lombo is intensely enthusi
astic over the project, which he
thinks would be of immense mutual
advantage to the social, mental and
I commercial development of the
| countries of the American contin
j ent. He told newspapermen that
he is confident that with the active
co-operation of all interested forces,
a building worthy of the nations
of North and South America could
be erected in this city.
Special Canadian and United
States sections would be set apart in
the proposed building to further in
crease the commercial relations be
tween Argentina, Canada and the
United States.
1 Dr. Lomba claims to have received
overwhelming evidences of hearty
' support of his plan from various
. societies, insitutions, chambers of
commerce, historical, literary, and
patriotic societies, and as special at
tention is to be given to the Cana
dian section, he is now tryng to get
the support of the many British or
ganizations in Beunos Aires.
It appears that Dr. Lomba's sug
gestion is for a Pan-American Union
on popular lines instead of diplo
matic lines, as in Washington, and
he is devoting his energies to inter
esting the public -rather than the;
governments of the countries he
visits. It is his idea to have the
building serve as a museum in which
would be documents and exhibits
connected with the discovery of
America, historical documents re
lating to the battles of independence
of American republics, busts of
founders of nations, a general mus
eum of American exhibits and a
library and art collection on Ameri-!
can subjects.
It is also proposed to have an
--unci itan wftfK in \jciooer every
year for the observance of the an
niversary of the discovery of the,
Americans. Plans are now under j
way for an American week in Octo
ber of this year, the program to in
clude Olympic games, regattas and
races of all descriptions, flower
battles, literary and artistic con
ferences and living pictures of events
in the life of Columbus and his,
association with the sovereigns of
Spain.
Congress will be asked to provide
funds for the building. The muni
cipality will be asked to donate the i
site for the palace. The plan seems
to meet with popular approval.
WOMEN OF GERMANY
WANT RECOGNITION
XEW YORK.—A women’s mass
meeting to urge woman suffrage, I
arranged by bourgeoise and socialist
women, was held in Berlin early in
May, according to Berlin Tage
blatt. The speakers dwelt upon the
achievements of women during the |
war, especially as workers in muni- *
tion factories and stated that not I
only the German woman but the
German people needed woman suff-!
rage.
Mrs. Marie Stritt referred to the
triumphal march of women suff-1
rage in all civilized countries, es-'
oecially in America and England.
Ben Thompson, who is engaged in
mining in the Ester district, is a
:own visitor. This is Ben’s first
risit to Nenana, and he is quite!
:avorably impressed with the looks
>f it.
Earnest G. +-—. - — —
Residency 3, arrived in town yester
iay.
WOMEN’S SPHERE
OF USEFULNESS
AFTER THE WAR
—
Diametrically Opposite Views Ari
Expressed Regarding Woman's
Post-War Mission.
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LONDON.—Divergent views were
, expressed recently in two public
, speeches on the question “will women
j return to their homes from the fac
tories and the fields after the war."
F. G. Kellaway, parliamentary
J secretary to the Munitions Ministry,
said: "Women have come to stay.
| They have come to increase the
j wealth of this conutry. The min
j istry of munitions have recognized
; their worth and has acted accord
ingly in the arrangement of wages.
That arrangement forms the charter
' for women in the future. It has
put women on an assured basis.”
Lieutenant General Sir Edward
Hutton, speaking at Chertsey said:
“Women understand their sphere of
work far too well to interfere with
men-folk when the men return from
the front. Men will find their jobs
all available and women will return
to their homes and womanly duties
in the social world quite naturally
but much better for having shown
what they can do in a time of
great national emergency.”
SPECIAL COURSE OPEN
TO BOYS NEAR DRAFT
AMHERST, Mass.—A two-year
course for students within two years
of the draft age is one of the ways
in which Amherst College is meeting
war time needs. The course has
been introduced to enable young
men liable to be called to war ser
vice before completing the regular
four-year course to elect such stud
ies, as seem to them most useful
and desirable during their stay at
Amherst.
Accordingly, for this course, the
usual requirements for the four-year
course with one of two exceptions,
are waived and it will be possible
an announcement of the war time
innovation says, for such students
to “get a valuable section of college
training and instruction in the limit
ed time at their disposal ” Later,
on when mustered out of service,
students who have taken the two
year course can complete the re
mainder of the college requirements
and get their B. A. degree.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
POSITIONS WANTED—There are
three women cooks in Fairbanks
looking for positions as camp
cooks; also one man cook. All
highly recommended. Address
Nenana News office.
FOR SALE—Beaver Board, in plain
and oak finish. Doors and win
dows, sash stock and mouldings
Inquire Simson’s.
FOR SALE—One Iron Bed Sprirgj
and mattress, in good conditi on,
$15. Inquire at News Office
PIANOS—For sale or rent. Inquire
Simson’s.
FOR SALE—Two tents, 18x30 and
20x40. Inquire Simsons.
FOR SALE—Extra fine panel doors.
1 % inches thick, $5. Simson’s.
If you have a sweet-tooth, pull it.
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Julia B.—Five barges up Kotlik;
3:30 a. m„ 17th.
Sarah—Up Koyukuk 6:45 a. m. j
Seattle No. 3—At St. Michael.
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Davis—At Nulato, up bound.
Tanana—At Fairbanks, expects to
leave about midnight tonight.
Sibilla—Up Gibbon for Dawson.
Yukon—Up Nenana for Fairbanks
11:30 a. m.
Alaska—Up Fort Yukon yester
day evening.
GERMAN WOMEN HELPING
CLOSE TO FIRING LINE
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AMSTERDAM—More than 30,000
j women volunteers are now engaged ;
| in work directly connected with the
| German army in the field, accord-C
j ing to an offical telegram.
BROOKER’S
CAFE and
BAKERY
YOU’LL LIKE THE PLACE
Dr. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
H«* Opened Office* In the
ARCTIC HOTEL
Highest Cash
Prices Paid for
RAW
FURS
SIMSON’S
BRITISHERS ARE WARNED
TO CHARGE FAIR PRICES
MANCHESTER. England.K.
iflynes. parliamentary secretary to
:he Ministry of Food, in the course
a speech recently again warned
profiteers against taking advantage
}f the recent shortage of food. Re
ferring to the new act that had been
passed for punishing the profiteer,
VIr. Clynes said he was afraid that
:he principle would have to be ex
:ended to some persons who had
ihown themselves to be gluttons and
5y deception and fraud, had secured
nore than their share of food cou
>ons.
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