HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR LIBERTY BOND?
The Nenana News
VOLUME NO. 2
NENANA, ALASKA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1917
WHOLE NUMBER 4
Washington—Secretary of W ar
Newton D. Baker issued orders to
day for the transfer of 30,000 men
^ from the new National army to the
federalized National guard, to till
vacancies which have occurred since 1
the guardsmen were called to the
colors. The transfer of the nation- j
als will bring the state troops up
to their full strength.
LOCALBOISAIE
- SHOWS INCB.SE
Special Disbursing Officer G. F.
Cramer, who is acting as represent
ative of the Federal Reserve bank,
at San Francisco, in the matter of j
y receiving subscriptions to the Lib-1
erty Loan, reports that the sale of j
bonds is progressing in a most j
satisfactory manner. Up to noon;
today, Mr. Cramer had disposed of \
bonds aggregating $19,200 and the;
indications are. that several more;
thousand will be added before the
sale limit expires.
Less than $4,000 was subscribed j
by Nenana to the first Liberty Loan. j
IS AFTER BOATS
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Washington—The shipping board
is considering the taking over of all
American vessels of more than 1500
tons and should this step be decided
upon definitely, the vessels will be
requisitioned by the government dur- i
ing the coming week. Originally it •
was thought that vessels over 25001
tons would be sufficient to meet the j
requirenments of the government i
but it is now found that many ad- j
ditional ships will needed immed-1
ately to transport the accumulating
tonnage to European ports.
TRAINMEN ANNOUNCE PLAN
TO SEEK RAISE IN WAGES
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New York—The Brotherhood of ,
Railroad Trainmen and Conductors
notified the companies operating east I
of Chicago that demand will be!
presented shortly for a wage in- j
crease, effective after January first, j
Lima—The Peruvian government
has opened the ports of Peru to
the British squadron.
Petrograd—Moscow papers are j
authority for the statement that a j
Russian train was wrecked recently'
by bandits and the passengers at-!
tacked with rifles. The wreck result- i
ed in the death of eight persons!
the injury of fifty.
London—The blieve is general i
that the Allies are preparing for
the long expected drive Macedonia.
Reports indicate that the Russians i
are about to assume the offensive
on the Rumanian front.
Philadelphia—Private Livengood, ■
an aviation student, has been placed |
under arrest, charged with plotting!
to kill all his comrades in the avi
ation servjce. Two pounds of
cyanide were found in the suspect’s
room.
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HOOVER READY TO ACT
Washington—The food adminis
tration is completing plans to take
over the food control of the nation,
the biggest departure ever under
taken by the American government.
Food Administrator Herbert C.
Hoover has been given full power
to act and announces that he will
include twenty of the country's
principal foodstuffs in the list he
will place under federal supervision
on November first. Licenses will
be required to manufacture or dis
tribute the listed articles, which in
clude flour, bread, meat, sugar, milk,
dairy products and other articles of
food. Farmers and small dealers
will be exempted.
GE
IAN SOLDIERS
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London—Official dispatches re
ceived in this city late this afternoon
state that the Germans have landed
troops on two of the islands in the
Gulf of Riga, and it is believed that
strong fortifications will be erected
there.
LOOK FOR PLOTS
San Francisco—Federal agents are
making an examination of official
German ana Austrian documents
which were seized on the Dutch ship
Oranje. They hope to find evidence
that will show that the kaiser was
plotting in Peking while China was
still neutral. The finding of such
evidence will exert a strong influ
ence, it is believed, on China and
Japan as well as all nations which
have not yet entered the war.
ROSE SUPECTED
BY DIPLOMATS
Washington—Diplomats of Allied
and neutral nations do not share
the optimism of American officials
as the result of the reports of the
recent mutiny on German warships
at Wilhelmshaven. While Americans
are inclintd to the belief that the
reports indicate an unrest among
the German people, these foreign
diplomats express the view that the
announcement of the trouble was
made by officials of the German
goverment especially for American
consumption, with a view to creat
ing false hopes of early peace.
IS IN FOR KEEPS
Renne Lhuilier, who was arrested
in Nenana during the summer on
the charge of being an undesirable
alien enemy, will be transferred
shortly from the federal jail at
Fairbanks, to Fort Liscum, near
Valdez, orders to that effect having
been received at Fairbanks this
week.
NATION WIDE PLOT
TO POISON FLIERS
Washington-Following the ar
rest of Private Samuel Livengood, i
of the Princeton aeronautic school, j
on the charge of conspiring to poi-;
son his classmates, the federal au- \
thorities have obtained information1
which leads them to believe that there j
exists a nation-wide plot to kill off
all the aviator-students in the United
States. It is expected that many
arrests will be made during the next
few days.
The wooden piping which is to
be used in the installation of the
sewer system, arrived during the
week and has been distributed over
;he area covered by the contract
recently awarded to Craig Redman,
rhe trench work has been practi
:ally completed and the work of
aying the pipe will be started with
n the next day or so.
SULZER REPPL1ES
TO CLUB APPEAL
Of the voices lifted in protest
against a curtailment of railroad
construction in Alaska, that of
Xenana probably was heard as plain
ly as any, for telegrams were sent
by the Nenar.a Commercial club to
half a dozen men of prominence
at the National capital, including
Delegate Sulzer. Our representa
tive did not happen to be in Wash
ington at the time, but Xenana’s
telegram was turned over to Rep
presentativo Dill, of Washington,
who was among those who spoke
in favor of the railroad appropria
tion. The protest appears which was
prepared by the delegate, prior to
his departure from the capital and
printed at request of the Washing
ton congressman.
The letter received by Secretary
Robert E. Burns is as follows:
Xenana Commercial Club
Xenana, Alaska.
Dear Friends:
Your wire of Septem
ber 14th reached here just at the
time the railroad appropriation was
being considered in connection with
the urgent deficiency bill. I inserted
part of your telegram into the Con
gressional Record, to show the faith
of Alaskans in the country.
I have had several conferences
with Secretary Meyer on the matter,
and he assures me that he is favor
ably impressed with the country. I
TO MEET PROBERS
Washington—The senate sub-com
mittee which is investigating the
alleged seditious utterances of Sen
nator LaFollette, has invited the
senator to appear before the commit
tee on Tuesday, at which time he
will be given a hearing. It is prob
able that the hearing will be public.
SOCIAUTSROIIT
MAHEMWTER
Amsterdam—Reports in this city
today state that Vice-Admiral von i
Capelle, German minister of marine,'
has resigned as the result of the i
opposition which has developed!
against him among the socialist |
members of the reichstag. The j
trouble is the result of the state-j
ments before the reichstag by von j
Capelle on Wednesday, in connection j
with the navy revolt, and his at-1
tempt to link the socialist members!
with the plot.
KAISER THREATENS
TO PUNISH MUTINY
Copenhagen—The kaiser has is
sued a proclamation, warning the
sailors of the German fleet that they
will be severely punished should
they engage in any further disorders!
during the war.
WEEKLY FORCE REPORT
The weekly force report for the
period ending October 6 showed a
total of 833 employees on the pay
rolls of the Alaskan Engineering
commission in the Nenana and Fair
banks districts. In addition to this
number there were, on that date,
139 stationmen and 50 stationmen’s
laborers. The distribution of labor
was as follows: Camp 1 general,
91; construction, 119; corral, 22;
headquarters store, 61; Townsite,7;
am sure that is the attitude among
most of the officials here, including
the members of Congress.
I beg to enclose a copy of re
marks I would have made on the
matter, had I been here in person.
Any time that I can do anything
for the people of your section,
please feel at liberty to call on me.
With best wishes, I beg to remain
Sincerely,
Chas. A. Sulzer
Delegate from Alaska
The following is a copy of the
telegram sent to the delegate:
“Nenana people alarmed that rail
road construction may be suspended.
One thousand people, home builders
and business men, came here at the
invitation of the Government and
purchased lots on the promise of
the Government that the raiload
construction would continue. Ihe
real and personal property invest
ment here now is over three-quar
ters of a million dollars. The Govern
ment has this phase of the situation
to consider now. If suspension is
adopted, bankrupey and destitution
will cover not only Nenana but the
entire interior country. Its suspen
sion would mean a great exodus to
the States. Alaska’s clock of pro
gress, settlement, and devolpment
t would be turned back a quarter of
a century.”
Nenana Commercial Club.
hospital, 10; camp 9, 114; camp 10,
38; camp 13, 10; camp 14, 28;
camp 15, 78; camp 16, 73; camp 17,
15; residency xzfiflffffishrdlu-ethrY
15;camp 18, 10; residency 1,3;
residency 2, 3; residency 3, 15;
residency 4, 10; Fairbanks office, 4;
camp 102, 68; Tanana Valley rail
road, 43. Two hundred forty-two
horses were in use during the wek.
horses were in use during the period.
KOLAND READY
The awarding of the contract
to Knut Koland to carry mail be
tween Fairbanks and Nenana dur
ing the coming winter insures an
excellent service, according to the j
announcement of the pioneer stage ,
man. Mr. Koland says that while
the contract only calls for one mail
a week between the two towns, it
is his intention to make two deliver
ies a week, when trail conditions
will permit. And more than that,
he will inaugurate a one-day service,
relaying at the Ohio roadhouse,
where he will stable an extra team |
of horese. This will give Nenana a
better service than was had last j
winter.
The mail contractor has not de
cided definitely as yet, but it is
probable, he says, that he will en
gage in the passenger traffic exclu
sively this winter.
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Washinbton—Administration offi
cials declare that the price of bread j
throughout the country must be
lowered. If the bakers refuse to re»
duce prices, Administrator, Hoover is
prepared to take drastic action to
bring the bread makers to time.
NEW ENGINE IS
NOW ON THE JOB
The work of surfacing beyond
Bailey is now progressing at top
Bpeed, both of the big engines now
being engaged in moving gravel i
from the drag line excavator at i
Camp 15, to the end of the track. :
Engine 270 was placed in commis- '
sion yesterday. This is one of the 1
two main line locomotives which ar- 1
rived from Panama during: the sum
mer. The yard engine, or Five spot,
as it is called at the commission,
makes regular trips to the end of
the line, hauling- construction ma
terial and suppplies, and when not
otherwise engaged, assists the big
engines in the construction work.
Chicago—The fifth game of the
World series, between the New York
Giants and the Chicago White Sox.
which was played at Comiskey park,
in this city this afternoon, was won
by the Chicago players, the score
being, Chicago 8; New York 5.
The weather was cold and unfavor
able for fast play, but the attend
ance was good and enthusiasm
keen throughout the game. The bat
teries were, Sallee and Rariden and
Russell and Schalke. Cicotte was
substituted for Russell in the early
part of the game, after Kaulf had
landed for a two-base hit, which
brought in a run.
The Chicago players made four
teen hits and five errors, while the
Giants made twelve hits and only
three errors..
DEYARTMENT URGES
GREATER ACTIVITY
Washington—Officials of the trea
sury department, who have been
watching closely the sales of Liberty
Loan bonds throughout the country,
announce that the expected goal
can be reached only by the most
strenuous campaign during the
twelve working days which remain
for the acceptance of subscriptions.
Up to last night only $325,465,000
in subscriptions had been reported,
which is much below the mark set
for the daily average.
TREE IS APPOINTED
TOWN POUNDMASTER
George W. Tree, who has the
distinction of having been the most
efficient poundmaster ever engaged
by the town of Fairbanks, lias been
appointed official canine cop foi the
town of Nenana and will assume
his duties on Monday, October 15.
Buildings have been erected for the
care of impounded dogs ar.d the
new officer is prepared to perform
his work in a manner that will rid
the streets of Nenana of unattended
canines in the shortest possible time.
A charge of $2.50 will be mad : for
every dog arrested, with an addition
al charge of fifty cents per day for
board.
ANTHONY RECOVERED;
HAS NEW PLACE NOW
Charles H. Anthony, son of C. V.
Anthony, well known local carpenter,
has entirely recovered from the in
juries he received while fighting
with the British forces in Flanders
several months ago:. A letter re
vived on a recent mail contained
the news of the recovery and stated
further that young Anthony
aad been assigned to duty again,
this time with a battalion in Eng
land, pressumably a home guard.
Anthony was taken to London for
treatment in one of the hospitals
here.
FORMER FAIRBANKSAN DIES
Mrs. Hanot, mother of the Hanot
joys of the Fairbanks district, died
it Seattle on Thursday. The two
ions, Alex and William are now en
•oute to the Outside. Mrs. Hanot
was well known in Fairbanks and
>n the creeks, having been an old
;ime resident of the district. I
London—The tijrhtin>. h quieted
down somewhat on tin n . ' land,
according to reports rei- ivid from
General Haig this morning The
Germans made several at: 'inpts (hir
ing the night to nut the British
from their new posi ions northeast
of Ypros, but there ha- be n no
material change in the pee in ns of
the opposing forces since th" Brit \-h
concluded their offensive op -rations
late yesterday afternoon. The out
look for cutting the German com
munications with the Belgian coast
is very favorable, Haig declares,
and his men are enthu. in tic over
the prospect of driving the enemy
from the coveted coast positions.
Yesterday’s drive began at (lava and
extended over a six-mile front, which
reached well up toward the Bruges
sector. The fighting was most se
vere in that quarter.
Seattle—Training to become a
soldier is a hard grind. At any rate,
that iswhat Millard Goldberg thought
after he had been training at Camp
Lewis for several weeks. The hard
work and homesickness got his goat
and the gun which he should have
used to help put down Prussian
autocracy, he used to send himself
into eternity. In the letter which he
left behind, he wrote: “This military
hell and longing for home and sweet
heart has crazed me.”
The sweetheart mentioned in the
note is a Miss Broman, of San Fran
cisco, where Goldberg resided be
fore going to Camp Lewis. The
shooting occurred in this city early
this morning, at Hotel Seward.
SOLDIERS LEARN
Field Headquarters in France—
The American soldiers are getting
ready to man the big guns that will
support their lines when they take
their places on the battlefront. The
American gunners are learning the
methods by which the French handle
their big artillery. A course in ae
rial gunnery will soon be inaugur
ated also.
HUNS ARE TRYING
TO QUIET SLAVS
Petrograd—Further attempts have
been made during the past several
days, by German soldiers, to weaken
the Russian fighting machine by
fraternizing with the Slav troops
on the Divinsk front. The Huns,
armed with white flags, approached
the Russian trenches several time3
but instead of being received on
friendly terms, as was the case sev
eral onmths ago, the Germans were
met with a volley and forced to
retire behind their own defenses.
FERDI WANTS PEACE
London—Dispatches received in
this city this morning state that the
kaiser reached Sofia yesterday on
his first visit to the Bulgarian cap
ital since the commencement of the
war. It is stated that the visit of
the emporer at this time is to con
fer with King Ferdinand on matters
pertaining to the future policy of
the Central powers. Ferdinand, the
reports declare, is insisting strongly
>n peace.