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DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1919
WHOLE NUMBER 298
LENINE URGING HUNS TO JOIN REVOLT
SENATOR SAYS NEED OF EXTRA SESSION ACUTE
WICK ACCUSES COMMISSION OF MIXING IN POLITICS
BOLSHEVIK PLOT
NIPPED IN TIME
BY YANK TROOPS
LONDON, Mar. 28.—Prompt ac
tion taken by the American troops;
-who are guarding Russian prisoners:
of war in Germany, is believed to
have nipped in the bud a most im
portant Bolsheviki plot.
According to a Berlin despatch,
which was received in this city to
day, the Spartacans at Spandau
planned a big uprising yesterday
and had intended bo arm several
thousand Russians held there as
prisoners of war.
The Americans, however, got wind
of it. and on Wednesday night they
rushed the Russians aboard trains
and promptly pulled out, thus:
frustrating the plot.
NEW YORK. Mar. 28.—Senator !
William M. Calder. of New York,
wrote to Secretary of the Treasury
Carter Glass today and called his at
tention to the depreciation in the
value of the recent Liberty bond
issues.
He urged the secretary of the
treasury to cable President Wilson
and adivse him to call for a special
session of Congress to remedy the;
situation.
Senator Calder said that unless
this is done at once it would be
quite impossible to obtain popular
subscriptions to the coming loan.
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SECRETARY LANE i
TO QUIT POST
WASHINGTON, Mar. 28.—Her
bert A. Meyer, assistant to the sec
reary of the interior resigned his
position today. He has accepted a
position with a Texas oil company.
Mr. Meyer was in charge of the
Alaskan Railroad commission work
in the office of Secretary Lane. He
will be succeeded by Assistant Sec
retary Hallowell.
A few years ago Mr. Meyer head
ed a delegation of government
officials who visited Alaska to look
over conditions on the government
railroad, and he spent some time at
Anchorage and the neighborhood.
MEETING TONIGHT
The regular weekly meeting of
the Nenana Commercial club will be
held at the club chambers in the
Union Hall tonight.
The meeting will be called to
order promptly at 8 o’clock, and
all members are urged to be on
hand, on time.
MASTERY STILL
SHROUDS FATE OF
BERLIN, Mar. 28.—The German
admiralty announced today that it
is unable to throw any light on
the disappearance of the American
naval collier Cyclops, which has been
missing since last May.
It was believed that the Cyclops
may have been the victim of a
German U boat, and the German
admiralty w-ere requested recently
to look into the matter and furnish
the United States navy department
with such information as they may
have regarding the vesse'
The German admiralty state that
there is no record of the Cyclops
having been sunk by a German
submarine.
The Cyclops dropped completely
from sight while on a voyage in
West Indian waters and has never
been heard of yet. She carried a
crew of 15 officers and 221 men.
and also had 57 passengers on board
when she was last heard from.
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ALIEN ENEMIES
EAIE DECREED
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2S.—Attor
ney General Palmer, who has only
recently taken his oath of office, an
nounced today that of the four
thousand enemy aliens interned dur
ing the war. six hundred of them
will be paroled, and eleven hundred
of them will be deported.
The fate of the remainder has
not been decided yet.
HUNGARIAN ARMY
ENLISliNG MARY
COPENHAGEN, Mar. 28.—Ac
cording to reports received in this
city today, the new Hungarian Red
irmy is receiving large additions
daily and that enlistments are daily j
trowing larger.
The soldiers of the Hungarian
jrmy are allowed to elect their own
company commanders while thei
tigher officers are selected by the
commissary of war.
FAIRBANKS JEWELERS
FORM NEW COMBINE
By a deal consumated yesterday,
a new firm of jewelers came into
being in Fairbanks. The deal con
sisted in the buying up of the Mend
ham interests by Vic Brow'n and
H. B. Avakoff, who will, in future
carry on the jewelry business under
;he name of Avakoff & Brown.
Their place of business is on Front
street, between Woodward’s office
and the Red Cross Drug store
The Karstens auto got away from
Nenana this morning with J. C.
VanOrsdel, Tony Ramonoff and
Nick Cvietovich as passengers for
Fairbanks.
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BLIZZARD HITS
NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK, Mar. 28.—A blind
ing snowstorm, accompanied by a
heavy wind, swooped down on this
city with great suddenness today
and in a brief space of time the
streets and sidewalks w'ere en
crusted with a heavy coat of ice.
The prevailing high wind was re
sponsible for the low temperature
and added greatly to the discomfort
of those who were compelled to
be outdoors.
Pedestrians on the icy streets
were forced to seek shelter very
frequently owing to the bitterly
cold wind and in some sections of
the city foot traffic was rendered
absolutely impossible by the velocity
of the wind.
A woman who was caught by the
swirling wind currents, was blown
bodily into the East river, and her
rescue was affected with a great
deal of difficulty. The rescuers
were foiled time and again by the
wind, but by almost superhuman
effort', they managed to rescue the
unfortunate woman, who was rushed
to the nearest hospital in almost a
frozen condition. She was almost
encased in a stiff coating of ice.
Several other pedestrians were in
jured when they were caught by the
icy blasts and knocked over; some
of them being literally blown for
some distance.
Fences and signs all over the city
were blown down and many of the
latter were caught up in the eddy
ing wind and hurled a great dis
tance away.
The operation of the street cars
had to be suspended in parts of
the city where but little headway
could be made against the wind,
evera! collisions occurred before the
sendee was suspended, but no serious
injuries were sustained by any of
the passengers.
An ice covered rail on the ele
vated tracks caused a short circuit
and set fire to a train. The heroic
efforts of the fire fighters, in the
high wind, enabled them to put out
the flames out not before consider
able damage to the cars and track
had been done.
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RECOGNITION BY
UNITED STATES
PARIS, Mar. 28.—The Echo de
Pans says this morning- that Lenine
and Trotsky, the leaders of the
Russian Bolsheviki, have sent a note
to America, asking the United States
to recognize the Soviet government.
The newspaper says that it is
unable to say that President Wilson
is disinclined to give the request
favorable consideration.
AMER1CAN-SLAV SOCIETY
MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT
The newly organized American
Slav Society of Nenana will hold a
meeting tomorrow night, imme
diately after the picture show, at
the old Nenana Club rooms in the
Bowen biulding.
Suggestions for the betterment
of the conditions of the American
Slav along educational and other
lines are invited, and those who have
not yet joined are requested to at-;
tend the meeting so that they can
get an insight into the aims and'
purposes of the society.
All Slavs are cordially invited to!
the meeting.
BRIDGE CLUB TONIGHT
AT MRS. JOHNSON’S HOME
The Friday Bridge club will meet
tonight at the home of Mrs. A. G.
Johnson, on C street, between First
and Second.
Play will commence promptly at
8 o’clock, and all members are
urged to be on hand on time.
Players who may not be able to
attend the meeting tonight, should
arrange to send a substitute.
The worst thing about blessings
in disguise is that the disguise is
always so perfect.
10 ME FIELD
LONDON, Mar. 28.—According to
reports received in this city today,
Minister Lenine of the Russian Bol
shevik' government, is using every
means within his power to induce
Hungary to take up arms and send
a large army against German Aus
tria. He is urging them to lay
seige to Vienna, the Austrian capi
tal and seat of the government.
The Bolsheviki promise the sum
of one hundred million kronen to
finance the project if the Hun
garians consent to send an army
immediately against Vienna.
GRAND JURY RETURNS
ANOTHER INDICTMENT
The grand jury, on reporting at
the district court, Fairbanks today,
returned an indictment against
August Wunsc'n of Xenana, charg
ing him with assault with a danger
ous weapon. He will be arraigned
tomorrow afternoon.
Charles Brian Sweeney was ar
rested yesterday afternoon and will
be arraigned on a charge of larceny,
on a secret indictment returned by
the grand jury yesterday.
Lazovich, of Brooks, against whom
an indictment alleging larceny was
Returned by the grand jury, will
he arraigned tomorrow afternoon.
Deeds to property on the Wran
gell townsite are being delivered
to claimants.
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ALASKA OFFICER
COMMANDS YANKS
IN NORIH RUSSIA
LONDON, Mar. 28—Brigadier
General W. P. Richardson leaves
London in a few days for Archangel
in North Russia, where he will as
sume command of the American
forces operating against the Bol
f heviki.
An American detachment which
is going to North Russia with Gen
eral Richardson, volunteered for
this service from among the troops
in France, many of whom would
soon \ have been sent home to the
United States.
SEATTLE, Mar. 28.—It is be
lieved here that the brigadier gen
eral referred to in the despatch
from London, is Brigadier Generel
\\ ilds P. Richardson, who was for
merly at the head of the Alaska
Road commission, and at that time
held the rank of colonel.
PARIS, Mar. 28.—The Commun
ist elements of Austria are reported
to be planning on seizing and con
trolling the government.
Bolsheviki influences are reported
to have been at work in Vienna
for some time past and the short
age of food is also said to have
added largely to the feeling of un
rest, and thereby favored the oper
ations of the Bolsheviki
OlOIIER ARRIVES
OVER CHIU TRAIL
A private rig arrived in Fair
banks last night from Chitina, bring
ing Tom King, William Heinze,
Frank Schumaker and Albert Ducat.
The travelers report that Paul Wen
zel formerly of Waechter’s market,
and Myer Kotek, the Tolovana mer
chant, are a little way behind them
and that they may be expected to
arrive in a day or two.
On the Brower stage arriving
last night were F. Keen, A. Pinkiert,
of Tanana, Erik Oin, C. M Jackie,
. \\. Hunter, Melon Peaudrovich,
Mrs. Katherine Nolte and Mrs. H.
J. Atwell.
Mrs. Nolte is the new teacher
for the Fox school.
Melon Peaudovich has been in the
navy and has recently been dis
charged. He is subject to call at
any time within the next three
years.
He says he was sent to Philadel
phia from the Seattle training camp
in company with Bill Young, a for
mer A. E. C. employ at Nenana and
Fairbanks.
Bill is now in the raido branch of
the naval service, and does not ex
pect to get his discharge for an
other year at least.
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SAFEGUARDING OF
MONROE DOCTRINE
IS m ASSURED
WASHINGTON, Mar. 28—Offi
cials of the government expect that
an amended draft of the constitu
tion of the League of Nations will
be published in a few days, con
taining such provisions as will ef
fectually safeguard the Monroe
Doctrine.
The officials expressed entire con
fidence in President Wilson who,
they are positive, w'ill insist upon
the insertion of the provision safe
guarding the Monroe Doctrine in
I the final draft of the constitution
| of the League of Nations.
HOPES OF EMIT
PEACE EXPRESSED
PARIS, .Mra. 28.—The Inter-Al
lied Peace commission have ex
pressed the hope today that the pre
liminary peace treaty will be signed
by April 23rd at the latest.
It is reported that the League
of Nations commission has rejected
the Leon Bourgois amendment, which
provided for the establishment of a
permanent naval and military staff
of the League of Natrons.
WICKERSHAM SAYS
SEATTLE Mar. 28.—The third
instalment of Wiekersham's volumi
nous letter addressed to the secre
tary of the interior was published
in the Seattle P.-l. today and took
up much of that paper’s space.
The former delegate charges that
the government leases of the coal
lands in the Bering river coal fields,
for which the secretary of the in
terior is responsible, gives the
Alaska Syndicate, who now- hold it
under the terms of the lease, a
fifty year monopoly for exploita
tion.
He says that this is the culmina
tion of a monopoly which the gov
ernment of the United States was
very much in fear of when it under
took to crucify Ballinger under the
unjust suspicion that he intended to
do then just exactly what the secre
tary of the interior has done now.
In a lengthy tirade agaist the
Alaskan Engineering commission in
general, he charges rank political
partizanship in connection with the
construction of the government rail
road, and says that the members
of the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion openly dabbled in political
Issues.
The Burgess automobile left Fair
banks this morning with two pass
engers and some first class Outside
mail for Nenana The passengers
are Messrs Anderson and Bell.