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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA. ALASKA. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1918.
WHOLE NUMBER 225
.WAR COST AMERICA EIGHTEEN BILLIONS
FRENCH PREMIER OPPOSES LEAGUE OF NATIONS
BURLESON BOOSTS WAGES OF U. S. WIRE WORKERS
' ill IS
NOI IN FAVOR OF
j^Freneh Premier Is Said to Favor
the Old Balance of Power
System Still.
Associated Press
PARIS.—Indications in recent
meetings of the French Chamber of
Deputies point to the fact that Pre
mier Clemenceau of France, is inj
favor of the continuance of the
t
old balance of power scheme against
the proposed formation of a league
of nations.
JOAN THE WOMAN
AT THE COLISE
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Tomorrow night at the Coliseum,
one of the greatest photoplays ever
produced will be thrown on the1
screen for the benefit of Nenana
ites.
j Of all the motion pictures ever
Onade none has a finer purpose than
“Joan, the Woman”, in which Ger
aldine Farrar, the famous opera
star, plays the title role.
It shows to what heights a woman
can rise when it comes to a moment
of sacrifice. No one can hold back
the big lumps that come to the
throat when they see this wonderful
peasant girl of France with one of
England’s greatest invading knights
at her feet in the humble supplica
tion of genuine love. And in the
continuance of this throbbing love
story every soul must be stirred to
see the girl, Joan, hard as adamant
on the battlefield, twice save the
life of her suitor, only to find in
the end that he is the one selected
to trap her for the king of England.
Historical and wonderful in pag
eantry' it is, but the thing that will
make it take rank with the greatest
motion pictures of our time is the
av Joan’s great love story is
woven through it all.
There are eleven parts to this
magnificent photodrama; the scenes
being taken in the most beautiful
and picturesque parts of beautiful
California. It ranks with such
* masterpieces as “The Birth of a
Nation”, and some critics aver that
“Joan the Woman” is really better
than the former.
Gov. Thomas Riggs recently re
ceived a letter from Dr. Van H.
Manning, superintendent of the Bu
reau of Mines, stating that the com
mittee recently appointed by Sec
retary of the Interior Franklin K.
Lane is making a report on the
question of stimulating gold pro
duction. The famous mining engin
eer, Hennen Jennings, is chairman
of the committee.
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Red Guards Devastate Many Villages
and a Large Number of the
Peasants are Massacred.
Associated Press ,
PARIS.—According to despatches!
received from Petrograd today, the j
attitude of the Russian peasants;
is said to be alarming and develop
ments of a very serious character
may be expected.
The peasants who have been sub
jected to severe and unjust treat
ment at the hands of the Bolshe
viki are now thoroughly aroused and j
their attitude around Moscow is |
causing Lenine’s government much
anxiety.
Only a week ago, the peasants <
were subdued by the Bolsheviki Red
Guards, who razed several villages
and massacred many peasants. The
present uprising, following so soon
after the temporary triumph of the,
Bolsheviki, is of grave portent.
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The Wilson's Are Given a Great
Send-Off on Departure to
France Today.
Associated Press
LONDON.—President and Mrs.
Wilson, and the President’s personal
staff left Dover for France today,
aboard the steamer Brighton, the
same steamer which carried them
from France to England.
King George and Queen Mary of
England and the Duke of Con
naught accompanied the Wilsons to
the depot, where Premier Lloyd
George awaited them. During the
drive from the palace to the depot
Queen Mary chatted with Mrs.
Wilson.
As the train bearing the Presi
dential party pulled away from the
station the band of the Irish Guards
played the American and British
national athems, while the royal
party waved their handkerchiefs in
farewell.
FOR ALLIED AID
(Associated Press)
LONDON.—President Masaryk,
of the new republic of Czecho
slovakia, in his first message to
the Czecho-Slovak national assembly
gave expression to the appreciation
of the new nation for the help
given them by America and Eng
land in forming the new republic.
He also declared that America
had promised to help the new nation
in the future.
The natives of New Guinea are
Ihe shortest lived people in the
world, which is attributed to their
diet of the larvae of certain beet
les.
HDENBUR9 WILL
WELCOME BRITISH
Late Chief of German Army Now
Promises to Support Brituh
Occupation of Berlin.
(Associated Press)
LONDON.—According to a report
received in this city today. Marshal
von Hindnburg, the late commander
in chief of the German army, tele
graphed to the German industrial
magnates saying that he would sup
port the British occupation of Ber
lin.
increaseTwages
10 LAKE EFFECT
NEW YEARS BAY
Employes of Government Controlled
Telegraph System to Draw
Increased Pay.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Post
master General Burleson announced
today that the scale of wages for
all employees of the government
controlled telegraph system, which
carries an increase to the employees
of all departments of the service,
will become effective tomorrow.
ALLIES CONTROL
BLACK SEA COAST
British Occupy Batoum and Control
Pipe Line from Oil Center to
the Caspian Sea.
CONSTANTINOPLE.—The Allies
are now in full control of the entire
Black Sea coast.
The occupation, by the British
forces, of the town of Batoum gives
them the control of the immense
oil supplies of the fields bordering
on the Caspian Sea.
The main pipe line which handles
the entire output of the oil fields
runs from Baku, on the Caspian
Sea, to Batoum, on the Black Sea.
SINN FEINERS ARE
10 BE RELEASED
LONDON.—It is expected that
all Sinn Feiners who have been in
terned in England as the result of
the revolutionary outbreaks in Ire
land, during the late war, will be
given their freedom immediately.
The Kuskokwim country may face
a serious food shortage this winter,
according to miners of that district
iwho recently arrived Outside. The
camp is out of staples of all kinds,
but there is some game in the coun
try.
Apparatus has been invented for
accurately testing the hardness of
metals by showing their resistance
to the teeth of files.
COST OF WAR |
to in
Amounts the American People Were |
Called Upon to Pay to Keep
the War Going.
Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The treas- (
ury department reports that it cost
the American people about eighteen
billion, one hundred and sixty mil
lion dollars to run the expenses of
the government during the war and
to make loans to the Allies.
About ten billion dollars, the
treasury department says, has been
spent on the army and navy.
Of the total cost of the war, the
American public has paid about one
third of the war’s expenses in taxes
and about two-thirds of it in loans
to be paid by another generation.
Two billion, nine hundred and
forty-nine million dollars have been
derived from income and excess
profit taxes; six billion, thirty-eight
! million dollars from the Fourth
Liberty Loan and four billion, one
hundred an seventy-one million
! dollars from the Third Liberty Loan.
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The big masque ball, which ]
I promises to be one of the biggest1
things of the season, will take place!
at the Union Hall tonight, imme
diately of the picture show, and
indications point to the fact that
the attendance at the affair will
be a record one.
Nearly everyone in Xenana is
planning on going to the ball to
night, and in their desire to see
the old year out and the new
| year in, they "won't go home until j
morning." Unlike the bigger towns
! elsewhere, opportunities for prop
erly ushering in the new year after i
j seeing the old one out, are very
I limited in the North, and conse
! quently, any occasion that will offer
; sufficent excuse for an all night
session, is usually gladly availed of.
The masquerade ball comes at
an opportune time and there is not i
the slightest doubt but that there I
is going to be a rip-roaring time'
tonight. Surprises in the way of
costumes will also be sprung and
among the many varieties of cos
tumes that will be in evidence, sev
eral of them will be quite out of
the ordinary and strikingly singular.
Several parties have been formed
wTho for the purpose of identifica
tion and of keeping together will
be costumed alike, some of these
costumes being of a specially unique
and daring variety.
The floor of the hall has had
' feftfedlal attention and is ii." the very
best of condition for dancing; the
Coliseum orchestra promises to ex
cel itself, and from all accounts all
Xenana will be there with bells.
The management of the dance
wish to announce that substantial
prizes will be given for the best
sustained characters, both for ladies
and gentlemen; ilso a booby prize.
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The Total Los*e* of the Italian
Army During the Late War
Is Now Made Public.
(Associated Press)
ROME.—The supreme command ;
announces that the Italian dead on j
all fronts totaled 460,000; and 947,-;
000 wounded.
The number of prisoners taken
is not given.
NEW YEARS EVE
DR® CROWDS TO
NEW YORK CITY
Countless Thousands of People
From the Dry States Will
Celebrate New Year Eve.
NEW YORK —One of the great
est throngs of merrymakers in the
history of the city is expected to
participate in the New Year’s eve
celebration in New York city to
night.
Hotel and restaurant men say
that countless thousands are pour
ing into the city from the ‘dry’
states and the accommodations at
the various hotels are already over
taxed, while more people keep com
ing in.
There is going to be some cele
bration in old New York tonight.
SHELLS EXPLODE
NO LIVES LOST
Attempt Made to Wreck Hornet of
Prominent Men by I. W. W.
Retult In Failure.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Shrapnel
shells exploded in the homes of
three prominent men here today,
but fortunately caused no deaths,
although the property damage was
considerable.
The police say that the shells
were exploded in revenge against
the authorities for enforcing the
laws against sedition and for dis
playing the red flag.
The Alaska-Pacific Herring com
pany is believed to have the largest
herring pack made this year in the
territory, amounting to 10,000 bar
rels, over half of which has al
ready arrived in the Eastern mar
ket. This company has also put up
about 20,000 cases of canned herring
in oval cans, both kippered and
in bouillon.
N'ubudy—should—miss—seeing this
wonderful picture tomorrow night.
The price of admission will be one
dollar, with 25 cents extra for re
served seats.
be slipped over an umbrella to roll
jit tight has been patented in Eng
tland.
(Associated 1'ress)
PUGILIST’S SKULL
IS FRACIURED IN
RING ENCOUNTER
Terry McGovern Sustains Fracture
of Skull in Fight With
Frankie Britt.
Associated Press
BOSTON-—In a boxing match of
several rounds, which took place
here last night between Terry Mc
Govern and Frankie Britt, the for
mer suffered a fracture of the skull.
On receiving the blow that caused
the fracture. McGovern fell un
conscious to the floor and has not
yet regained consciousness.
Frankie Britt has been arrested
and is, at present, held by the police.
BLOW PROVES FATAL
BOSTON.—Terry McGovern, who
never regained consciousness from
the blow administered in the boxing
match last night by Frankie Britt,
died here today. Everything possible
was done for him, but it proved un
availing. It is expected that Frankie
Britt will be formally charged with
manslaughter.
VESSEL GROUNDS
Inter-Island Service Boat Grounds
On Christmas Day; Sixteen
Lives Lost.
(Associated Press)
MANILA, P. I.—According to
meager reports received today, it is
believed that sixteen passengers and
seamen were drowned when the
United States Shipping Board ves
sel Quantico grounded on Christmas
night, during a storm, on Tablas
Island, twenty-five miles east of
Mindoro.
The Quantico was being used in
the inter-island freight and pass
enger service.
WILSON THANKS
(Associated Press)
DOVER.—President Wilson, just
before boarding the Brighton, in
which he was making the crossing
of the Straits of Dover to France,
telegraphed to King George of
England and conveyed his deep ap
preciation of the entertainment and
reception accorded him during his
stay in England.
The President expressed himself
as being well pleased with the great
progress made toward the achieve
ment of his peace ideals.
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