The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut Route — Saves Mushers Miles and Money
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
HENANA,
ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1919
WHOLE NUMBER 259
SECRET TREATIES MAY CAUSE BREAK
AMERICA OPPOSED TO ISLAND GRANT TO JAPS
SOPHIA INVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS AT VICTORIA
JAPAN THREATENS
CHINA'S INTEGRITY
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Associated t’rcss
i^uiNDUiM, t*eo. Ji.—According
to reports received in this city to
day, from the .Pekin correspondent
of Reuter’s News Agency, the gov
ernment of Japan has notified the
Chinese government that the latter
must work in harmony with Japan
at the peace conference, and fur
thermore, that China must under
take not to divulge to the peace
conference the terms of the secret
Chino-Japanese agreements.
If these reqeusts are not com
plied with, Japan threatens China
with financial pressure.
JAPS HURL THREAT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Ac
cording to Associated Press des
patches received in this city to
day, officials of the diplomatic
service say that Japan’s atttiude
towards China in the peace con
ference is causing grave appre
hension among the delegates of the
other Allied countries.
Japan has virtually threatened
war if China makes public her
secret treaties with Japan and fails
to carry out the agreement en
; tereci into Detween tne iwo nations
1 whereby Japan becomes the suc
cessor of Germany in the rights
and property concessions held by
Germany in the Far East, at the
outbreak of the late war.
CHINA TAKES ACTION
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—The
governmet of China, through its
peace delegates, relying on the
j peace conference, disclosed to that
body the fact that copies of the
secret treaties between China and
Japan had been stolen from the
baggage of the Chinese delegates,
| during their passage through Japan
i on their way to the conference, and
that, in consequence, the Chinese
delegates were unable to disclose
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1 its terms to the conference.
The American Position
The American position, unoffi
cially stated, is one of opposition
to Japan’s desire to annex the is
lands in the Pacific in the Marshall
and the Caroline group, which
Japan wants The islands desired
by Japan lie directly to the east
‘ of the Phillipi’nes.
AMERICAN VESSEL
IS IN DISTRESS
(Associated Press)
HALIFAX, Feb. 11.—Wireless
distress signals were picked up at
the shore station today, coming
from the American oil tanker .1. M.
Guffey.
The message gave the position
pf the ship by latitude and longi
tude off Cape Race, and indicated
that she was taking water in the
fore hold.
EDWARD O’BRIEN
WEDS RUTH LAMB
Edward O’Brien, who until very
recently owned an interest in the
Model Cafe at Fairbanks, and Missj
Ruth Lamb of Fairbanks, were mar
ried at the upper town yesterday.
The wedding took place at the
home of Mrs. Robert Geis, at 8
o’clock last night; the nuiptal knot!
being tied by Rev. H. H. Lumpkin.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Brien,1
brother and sister-in-law ol thej
bridegroom, were the witnesses to
the contract.
The newlyweds have gone into
residence in the former Markus
home on upper Fourth avenue.
HAWAII ADVOCATES
OPEN TRADE PORT
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HONOLULU.—A movement to
have Honolulu created a free port;
for the trade of the Pacific, a
tremendous development of which
is expected to follow the end of the
world war, is being agitated in civic
organizations here. Professor W.
A. Bryan, of the College of Ha
waii advocates a plan to have the
entire territory made free to the
shipping of the world.
m UK law
FOR BENEFIT OF
BRITISH NATION
Associated Press
LONDON, Feb. 11—King George
of Great Britain, in a speech to the
British parliament from the throne,
urged the adoption of a resolution,
proposed some time ago, which had
for its object the enactment of
legislation for stamping out pov
erty, lessening unemployment thru
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out the United Kingdom and its
various colonial possessions, and
improving the general health of the
British nation.
WOLVES ARE PLENTIFUL
IN BIG CHENA COUNTRY J
Joe Chesna and Andy 1'atolla ar-J
rived in Fairbanks from the Big!
Chena country and bring the re-!
port that wolves are plentiful in!
that region.
The men were out hunting re-\
cently and hearing a great com-,
motion in a nearby gulch, pro- j
ceoded to the spot to investigate, j
They say that they found a band ■
of about one hundred wolves |
circling around a couple of moose
which the wolves had cornered- j
Both men were well armed and
so they immediately cut loose with
their rifles into the wolf pack.
The firing scattered the wolves,
also the two moose, but the men
were able to account for twelve
wolves.
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The skins, which were brought to
town, averaged seven feet in length
from tip to tip.
The police department of Cor- (
dova has issued an edict that all ^
children must be off the streets j
at 8 o’clock at night, and tjie patrol-!
men hive been instructed to see tw
its enforcement.
CLYDE STRIKERS
(Associated Press)
LONDON, Feb. 11.—According
to reports received in this city to
day, the leaders of the various
unions have ordered the strikers in
the Clyde district to return to
work tomorrow.
WILSON RETURNS
10 EUROPE AGAIN
MARCH FIFTEENTH
(Associate-el pross)
PARIS, Feb. 11.—President Wil
son, who expects to be in Washing
ton in time for the opening of the'
new Congress early in March, ex
pects to return from Washington
to France about March 15th.
He expects to give his personal
attention to the work of the su
preme executive council, which
promises to be the most important
feature of the Inter-Allied peace
conference after the Society of
Nations has been formed.
The supreme economic council is
about to be organized, and it is
expected that the first thing it
will consider will be the proposals
made by the French and Belgian
governments.
The claims made by these two
governments call for the occupation
by the Allied forces of Essen and
other German industrial centers, in
order that the manufacture of arms
and munitions by the Germans can
be prevented.
The British delegates believe
that the losses of the French and
the Belgians should be recouped
by cash indemnities rather than by
a stopage of German industries.
The supreme war council has ap
pointed a committee of eight to
study the problems of the war
AWES REPULSE
THE BOLSHEVIKI
Associated 1 ’’'vss
LONDON, Feb. 11.—In a sharp
battle brought about by an attack
delivered last Saturday by the Bol
sheviki forces on the positions held
by the Allies near Sredmakreng,
southeast of Archangel, the former
were repulsed with loss.
In a battle fought on Friday in
the region to the south of Kadish,
the ‘Bolsheviki suffered heavy cas
ualties and were forced to give
ground. The Allies being enabled
to improve their positions.
CHARLES BEAM MAY
OPEN IN PIONEER HOTEL
Fairbanks advices indicate that
Charles Beam, whose cigar store
on front street was among the
buildings destroyed by the recent
fire, may reopen at the old Pioneer
Hotel building on lower Front
street.
A deal is now pending whereby
Beam will have a lease on the
property.
;BELFAST SHE
IS ALSO ENDED
(Associated Press)
BELFAST, Ireland., Feb. 11.—
The striking workmen have agreed
to take a ballot on the question
of the settlement of the strike, anil
the city has now resumed its nor
mal condition.
GIVES TESTIMONY
Captain Troup, manager of the
■ Canadian Pacific coastal service,
testifying at the Sophia enquiry
being held here, produced wireless
telegraphic messages between his
office and the officials at Juneau
regarding the great disaster.
He testified that the Canadian
Pacific Steamship Co., who owned
the Princess Sophie, had spent
$78,000 to date in search for the
bodies of the victims and for other
items of expense in connection with
the wreck, and that everything
possible had been done by the com
| !>any.
REWARD STANDS
The Canadian Pacific Steamshi{
company announces that the reward
of $50 for bodies of Sophia wreck
victims, which was discontinued on
January 1, still stands, and that
sum will be paid if the terms of
the announcement are complied
with.
CARRANZA READY
io hire soon
MEXICO CITY—Discussion, priv
ate and journalistic, of the question
of electing a successor to Venusti
ana Carranza as president of Mexico
in 1921 was given added impetus
by what a leading, pro-German
morning paper calls its record ‘scoop’
in securing an interview from Presi
dent Carranza in which he stated
he had not thought of, nor would
he accept re-election. The fact that
the new constitution expressly for
bids two presidential terms was not
mentioned in the “beat.”
Among the candidates most fre
quently mentioned are Generals
Pablo Gonzalez, who has, on various
occasions, expressed himself as pro
Ally, and General Alvaro Obregon,
at present in business in Sonora.
SEATTLE BUILDING
HUGE DOCKING PLACE
SEATTLE.—Seattle’s first big
after the war construction enter
prise—building of a $2,000,000
port terminal extension at Smith
Cove—is under way. When hos
tilities ended the capital issues com
mittee at Washington granted per
mission for the work to proceed,
which will .add another immense
harbor facility capable of accom
modating the expected increase in
trade between this country, the
Orient, and rehabilitated Russia.
BUTTE STRIKE IS
! RATHER SERIOUS
(Asso'-in toil I* toss)
BUTTE, Feb. 11.—There is not!
much improvement in the strike
| situation here, and in view of the
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j fact that the workers are being
, forcibly prevented from going to
| work by the Im^istrials, the au- j
1 thorities who are looking after
I things here, stated that martial law
; will be declared unless the situa
: tion imporved immediately.
LATER ACCOUNT
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BUTTE, Feb. 11.—'The strike
situation is in hand and only dis
turbances of a minor nature have
taken place. Armed guards ac
company the paper carriers.
The Metal Trades unions have
been asked to declare a sympa
thetic strike, but so far, they have
withheld action.
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TROOPS SENT
TACOMA, Feb. 11.—Four ma
chine pun sergeants anil eight priv
ates, under the command of a
Lewis this morning for Butte,
commissioned officer, left Camp
On arrival at Butte the detach
ment will report for duty with the
regulars who are already there.
MUST DISCARD UNIFORMS
J3UTTE, Feb. 11.—Major Jones,
U. S. Army, commanding the de
tachment of regulars stationed here,
has issued orders that discharged
soldiers discard their uniforms im
mediately.
This order became necessary
ow ing to the fact that a great many
of the union pickets are wearing
the uniform, having been but re
cently discharged from the army.
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j PARIS, Peb. 11 It is quite!
probable that the question of mov
! ing the Inter-Allied Peace Con-1
fercnce to a neutral counrty will j
be considered unless what is char-1
acterized as the obstructive attitude 1
of the French press and certain
of the French officials, is stopped
immediately.
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BERING COAL MINE
HARD HIT BY FIRE
| Fire recently destroyed the power
j plant, cook and bunk houses of the ,
j Alaska Anthracite railway at their
coal mines and all work has been
{suspended in the Bering river dis-i
trict.
j The buddings were lop; structures,1
| located at Carbon fountain, on Can- \
I yon creek, and are a total loss, to
gether with their contents. The
{ origin of the fire is unknown, and as
1 both Charles Davis, secretary of the
i company, and Contractor George
{Nelson are spending the winter in |
I Seattle, no estimate can be given
{ of the loss sustained.
On account of the power plant
being destroyed, all work at the
! coal mine has been suspended, and
the men employed there are now
temporarily out of a job. 1
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MONKS ARE KILLED ,
BY SLAV BOLSHEVISTS (
I ARCHANGEL—The monks of the 1
Kojozero monastry, in the district 1
‘ of Onega, have reported to the 1
I church authorities in Archangel that 1
| a party of twenty-five Bolshevik sol
diers recently broke into the mon- *
astry, murdered the superior and !
three monks and looted the mon- '
i astry. '
The following oldtimers were
elected officers of the Pioneers at ;
Ketchikan recently: For president, j*
A. E. Austin; vice-president Joseph i*
Ulmer; second vice-president Wal- *
ter Thomas; secretary, D. Smith 1
Harris; historian, Wm. J. Morgan; *
trustee, James Taylor; treasurer, 1
A. J. Ingman; sergeant-at-arms, P. ^
F. Gilmore. I*
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Associated I'ro5?s
WEIMAR,. Feb. 11 .— The Ger
man National Assembly, which met
in this city ;n few days aft'o and
which has since held several meet
ings, has finally agreed upon and
adopted a .provisional constitution.
SEATTLE STR'KE
SEATTLE, Feb. 11.—The Post
Intelligencer printed a long edito
rial on its front page in this morn
ng’s issue, anil devoted much space
.0 the discussion of the sympathetic
strike, which ended officially at
loon today.
The strike was referred to in the
■ditorial as a revolution, which, it
said, is now over; and, that the city
tad returned to its normal state.
The only men on strike now are
he disgruntled shipyard workers.
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL
NOT MEET TONIGHT
For the purpose of discussing a
natter of great importance to the
nembership and of great material
lenefit to the entire Nenana dis
rict, a special meeting of the Ne
lana Commercial club was to have
>een called tonight, and several
nembers of that- organization were
’erbally informed of it.
Subsequent events showed that
he matters could well be discussed
it the regular meeting, which will
le held next Friday, and the special
neetrng consequently has been
ailed off.
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