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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALSAKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 215
, WILSON AND FOCH CONFER AT PARIS
FLU EPIDEMIC ON INCREASE AGAIN AT SEATTLE
GERMANS PLANNED DESTRUCTION OF PARIS BY FIRE
A
10 BE STOPPED
^ Our Naval Strength to Be Increased
to Meet Requirement* of the
League of Nations
Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS.—Secretary of the j
Navy Daniels, addresing: a govern
men conference held here today,
said that at least one year and
possibly two is required before the
nation can return to normal peace
conditions; and it will be fortunateI
indeed, if conditions abroad will
make it possible for the demobiliza
tion of the army at so early a date. I
The United States navy must be
increased and strengthened, he said,
so that we may be enabled to con
tribute as many units as any other i
nation to the international peace
force, the formation of which is de
sired.
He expects that as a result of
the peace conference, competitive |
big navy building will be stopped
throughout the civilized world.
Associated Press
WARSAW.—The mother of the
former Russian czar, who is living
in the Crimea now, received letters
every ten days purporting to come
from her son Nicholas, the former
czar.
His mother and others of the
family are convinced that he lives
yet.
surrend1r¥
' CANT BE FORCED
German Premier Thinks That There
Are No Legal Methods to
Punish Kaiser.
LONDON—In connection with the
measures taken by the Allies to fix
the guilt for starting the war on
the parties responsible for so doing
and for the arrest and trial of the
former German kaiser on the charges
that have already been preferred
against him, German Premier Ebert
declared that he knows of no legal
methods whereby the surrender of
the former kaiser can be forced.
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10 BE SPEAKER
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(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Republi
can Leader James R. Mann, of Illi
nois, has announced his candidacy
for speaker of the next House of
■0, Representatives.
menaaa, When mails and Blvers Vest
WILSON AND FOCH
DISCUSS PEACE
President Is Favorably Impressed
By Allied Comander in Chief
In Peace Discussion.
(Associated Press)
PARIS.—President Wilson and
Marshal Foch, commander in chief
of the Allied armies, had a long con
versation today, lasting for half an
hour, regarding the armistice. The
President was very favorably im
pressed by Marshal Foch.
The Echo de Paris, one of the
leading French dailies, says that it
is quite probable that the final
peace treaty will be signed at Ver
sailles about June first. Marshal
Foch will lead th? Allied armies
under the triumphal arch here
(Arc de Triomphe de l’Etoile) fif
teen days after peace has been con
cluded.
(Special to the News)
PARIS. — Disagreeable weather
forced President Wilson to keep in
doors today and he was only able
to go out for a short ride in a
closed automobile.
After the reception given by Am
bassador Sharp last night the presi
dent worked for some time after
his return home, and today he had
a long conference with former French
Minister Gabriel Hanotoux.
A gala night at the opera is plan
ned for the special entertainment
of the President and party.
S. P. OFFICIAL
BMLVJOUM
Transcontinental Freight Inspector
For S. P. Shoots Freight Agent
and His Friend.
(Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO—W H. Hardy
chief freight agent for the Southern
Pacific railroad, and James Light,
a friend who was visiting Hardy
at the time, were shot and wounded
by William Serves, transcontinental
freight inspector for the road.
Serves was arrested shortly after
the shooting and is now being held
for trial. The men he shot are
not thought to be very badly hurt.
Pungle, fellows! Dig! Kick in!
Come across! Spill! Sweeten the
Kittie! Press the limit! Don’t pass
the buck—it’s for the Red Cross.
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FORMER GOVERNOR
DEAD A! SITKA
Former Alaskan Governor Succumbs
to Long Illness at Old Capital
of Territory.
Associated Press
SITKA.—John Green Brady, for
merly governor of Alaska, died yes
terday after a long illness.
Mr. Brady came to Alaska as a
| missionary over forty years ago and
lived in the territory almost con
tinuously since coming here.
He leaves a wife and daughter to
mourn his loss. His daughter is a
j school teacher here.
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ALLIES INVITED
OCCUPY BERLIN
, Unofficial Reports Indicate That
, the New German Government
Is Seeking Allied Aid.
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Associated Press
PARIS.—It is reported unoffi
| cially that the Ebert-Hasse German
government, finding that they are
unable to cope with the situation,
; has asked the Allies to occupy Ber
| lin and help them to restore order
and start a stable government.
i BIB
FOR NEXT YEAR
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(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON—The House Pub
lic Buildings committee has decided
| that no general public buildings will
be undertaken next year.
I0KIAT FARMER
10 TOWN
H. W. Knight, who has staked a
homestead on the Toklat river, ad
joining his uncle’s roadhouse at the
confluence of the Toklat wth the
Shushana arrived, in town to re
plenish his stock of supplies for the
winter- He left for his camp this
morning.
Knight has been in the Kantishna
region for many years and has
prospected, hunted and trapped n
several parts of that district. He
was working with Sofus Federson
on Wickersham creek, also known
as Chitsia creek, and will probably
go back there for a spell. Chitsia
creek is a tributary of the Bearpaw
river.
Like every other prospector and
miner who has been in the region,
Knight also says that the lack of
roads and the consequent expense
and difficulty in obtaining supplies
is driving the prospector out of the
country, and does not think the
country, which is well known to be
highly mineralized, will amount to
anything unless roads are con
structed and the prospectors given
a fair show.
Haoana—Tba Gateway to Medalay
national Park.
I
freedom of sea
Former Secretary of State Urge*
Postponement of Question
Until After Peace.
Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Senator
Philander C. Knox, of Pennsylvania
and former secretary of state during
Taft administration declared that
the wildest diversity of opinion
existed regarding the formation of
a league of nations and the defini
tion of the term “freedom of the
seas”
He urged the postponement of
these questions until after the peace
conferenc.
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10 MEET MEN
(Associated Press)
PARIS.—President Wilson has ex
presesd a wish to meet Lieutenant
Rene Fonck, the noted French ace,
and it is expected that a meeting
will be arranged immediately.
Lieutenant Fonck is not in Paris
at the present time.
CHRIS URTENSEN
In a letter to Ed Head, dated at
Camp Lewis, November 20th, Chris
Mortensen, who was carpenter fore
man with the A. E. C., and who
quit to join the army, says that ever
since he landed in Seattle on Sep
tember 7, he had been trying, with
out success, to enter the army.
Finally, he says, he managed to
get in and on November 1 was sent
to Camp Lewis for training. He
says he met Archie Myre, John
Larson and Kyzaburo Saito, who was
janitor for the A. E. C. bachelor
quarters. They were all laid up with
the Spanish influenza. BilJ Thomas
the barber, was still in the hospital
when the letter was written. He
also speaks of having met Angus
McPherson, and says that Henry
McPhee was there, but was dis
charged and is now working in
Aberdeen.
The authorities have commenced
to discharge the men, he says, and
he expects to get his discharge be
fore Christmas, and says he will
take the first boat in the spring
for the North. He send his regards
toall his friends in Nenana.
Wen*nil, Alaska’s Interior Fuel Depot
VETERAN PHYSICIAN IS
CHOSEN SANITARY OFFICER
I Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE.—Dr. F. M. Boyle,
a veteran Alaskan physician, who
for a number of years practiced in
Valdez and Seward, has been ap
pointed sanitary officer for the
town of Anchorage.
Wenana—The Gateway to Measles
Vattoaal Dark.
FRESH OUTBREAK
OF INFLUENZA
Seattle Is Stricken Again, and Anti
Influenza Vaccine l> Distributed
Free.
(Associated Pressi
1 SEATTLE.—Two hundred and
> sixty new influenza cases, with
! twenty-four deaths, occurred in this
. city today.
Eight stations have been opened
at schools, where anti-influenza
. vaccine is administered free.
BRITISH ADMIRAL
BIDS FAREWELL
10 YANKEE FLEEl
Commander of Grand Fleet Pays
Tribute to American Squadron
Leaving For States.
| Associated Press
LONDON.—Admiral Sir David
Beatty, commander in chief of the
British Grand fleet, with which the
i American battleship squadron co
operated during the war, in a fare
well address delivered today to the
| officers and men of the American
; squadron, said that the American
I battleship squadron displayed a
! spirit of true comradeship through
1 out the war and that both the Brit
' ish and the Americans were greatly
\ disappointed at not meeting the Ger
man fleet in battle.
Referring to the surrender of the
German fleet, Sir David said that
it was a pitiful sight to see the
great ships of the late German navy
come steaming into line like a flock
of sheep herded into the fold by
dogs.
FATAL ACCIDENT
ON COAST ROAD
Captain George Green, writing to
a friend in Nenana says that a
nasty accident resulting in the death
of one man and the possible injury
of several others, occurred on the
Copper River and Northwestern
Railroad the day he arrived at
Chitina( November 29.)
A work train from the Kennicott
copper mines went through one of
the trestles near Chitina, the fire
man of the locomotive being in
stantly killed.
The first republic with which the
United States had official relations
was the Republic of Venice when,
just before its fall in 1797, John
Adams, then president, appointed
a United States consul.
Twenty thousand bibles, printed
in the ulu language, were sent from .
New York not long ago in one J
shipment. They had been ordered j
from Natal and Zululand.
C. N. Graham, timekeeper at the
head office, has been sent to the
track camp as timekeeper, to relieve
Dave Fairburn, who has resigned to
go Outside.
J Assoc in tod Press
PARIS.—The Figaro, one of the
i leading Paris newspapers, in an
j article which it gives great promin
| ence to today, says that the Germans
had planned on sending a squadron
of thirty-five airplanes to drop five
thousand incendiary bombs on Paris,
containing chemicals which water
could not extinguish. A second
I squadron was to bomh the firemen
j fighting the flames.
NATIONS LEAGUE
I
Associated Press
PARIS.—Presient Wilson has not
expressed himself yet as favoring
any of the various propositions and
■ schemes advanced regarding the for
mation of a league of nations.
It is thought that the discussions
relating to the league of nations
will he along the lines laid down
by the President some time
ago.
HUH FORCED IB
PEA? AMERICAN
How an American infantry regi
ment captured a German band of
sixty pieces and forced the Huns
to play the “Star Spangled Banner”
is told in a letter received at Pitts
burg recently by Rev. Thomas Allan
a reired Methodist minister, from his
son. Corporal E. W Allan of the
Three Hundred and Nineteenth In
fantry.
Corporal Allan, in his letter, says
that the regiment, in a surprise at
tack without a barrage, took the
German band intact. As the vic
torious Yankees were enroute to
the rear with the prisoners, they
called a halt along the road and by
whistling, gave the Germans a work -
ing idea of “The Star Spangled
Banner.”
Just as soon as the Huns had
mastered the selection, the Amercan
soldiers lined the prisoners up and
forced them to play the national
anthem of the United States, to
which tune they marched to the
prison cages.
The bottom of the Atlantic ocean
is so inky dark as to make what
we know as the black night seem
almost light. The only light there
is comes from a phosphorescence of
deep-sea organisms. A fish glows
with phosphoresence as it swims,
fairly gleaming from head to tail
with little lights that make it re
semble a miniature Atlantic liner
with every porthole ablaze with
lights.