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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 211
PRESIDENT WILSON GUEST OF FRANCE
YANKEE SHIPS OCCUPY AUSTRIAN NAVAL BASE
GOVERNMENT RELEASES VESSELS FOR PEACE TRADE
ARMISTICE NEWS
BENEFITS MANY
SICKJOLDIERS
Shell Shock Sufferers In Army Camps
Make Quick Recovery On
Hearing the News.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Surgeon
General Ireland announced today
that over two thousand American
soldiers in the various military hos
pitals in France suffering from shell
shock, were completely cured when
told of the signing of the armistice
and the cessation of hostilities.
WARSHIPS TOLD
RETURN HOME
Naval Review Planned to Welcome
Warships Returning Home
From European Waters
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Secretary
of the Navy Daniels announced to
day that every capital ship of the
American navy now doing duty in
European waters will return homo
this month. It is expected that they
will arrive in Mew York about the
23rd of the present month.
The homecoming of the battle
fleet is to be celebrated in great
shape and a great naval review and
program of events are now being
discussed.
The term capital ships is applied
to battleships of the first class,
dreadnaughts and battle cruisers.
The American battle squadron in
European waters is composed of
dreadnaughts. There are no battle
cruisers in the Ameriacn navy at
present. The building of several if
the latest type of this craft has been
authorized.
PRICES TAKE TUMBLE
NORTHERN MEXICO
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex—Beans
are plentiful and cheap; meat is
more plentiful and cheaper than in
the United States, and corn, the
staple of the Mexican diet, is again
selling at prices which prevailed be
fore the revolutions began. The only
article of food that is scarce and
high in northern Mexico is sugar,
which is very scarce and must be
shipped in small quantities from the
United States or from Sinoloa and
Sonora. The result of these reduced
prices has been to make the Mexi
can workman again a good' provider
after years of scant fare and high
prices. The low prices of staple
food commodities is the result of
large crops and the increase in the
production of beef cattle on the
ranges of the north.
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AMERICANS SOON
10 CROSS RHINE
Yank Army Halts Temporarily On
the Rhine; Woman Commits
Only Hostile Act So Far.
COBLENZ.—The American army
of occupation, which entered German
territory shortly after the signing
of the armistice, have temporaril>
halted at the Rhine. From Ander
nach northward to the point where
the British line begins, the Americans
hold the west bank of the river. It
is expected that the movement across
the Rhine will be started soon.
The American troops entered the
fortress of Ehrenbreitstein, across
the river from Coblenz and a woman,
from one of the windows of a house
close by, threw a bottle at an Ameri
can soldier. The incident, which is
regarded as trivial, is the only act
of hostility committed since the
Americans entered German territory.
The people of Coblenz and the
country through which the Ameri
cans have passed, think that the
Americans will deal with them more
delicately than the French or the
British, but the population, notwith
standing, is no showing due respect
to the Yankees.
KQLAND STAGE
LEAVES MGNI
Knut Koland, who has for many
seasons past maintained a stage serv
ice for freight, mail and passengers(
between Nenana and Fairbanks, ex
pects to leave on Monday, December
16, for Fairbanks.
He will leave from the Portland
at 8 o’clock sharp, with the mail and
such passengers and freight as he
can get. Passenger reservations may
be made at the Portland.
The mails which will be despatched
on Roland’s stage wil close at the
Nenana postoffice at 5 p. m., Sun
day, December 15th.
SON OF DUTCH H/-RO
SLAIN BY GERMANS
AMSTERDAM.—Forty-five years
ago, Evert Bakker, a Dutch fisher-j
man of the island of Urk, was given
a gold medal by the German govern- j
ment for heroically saving, at the |
risk of his own life, twelve Germans
from a stranded ship at Norderney, j
in a December gale. He is still alive,
aged 82.
Bakker’s only son was shot dead
in cold blood, for no offense, on the
deck of his own vessel, by a German
submarine gunner.
PRICES IN ENGLAND
CONTINUE TO ADVANCE
LONDON.—The cost of living is
still rising, and according to the
Labor Gazette, the retail prices of
principal articles of food during
October averaged 129 per cent higher
than in July, 1914, or 13 per cent
increase compared with the previous
month. The increase is due to the
higher prices of meat, butter, milk
and eggs.
PRESIDENT LANDS
AT FRENCH PORT
BREST, France.—The transport
George Washington, with President
and Mrs. Wilson and the American
peace plenipotentiaries and foreign
ambassadors on board, entered the
harbor of Brest at 1:30 this after
noon, and within an hour of the
vessel’s coming to anchor, President
Wilson landed on French soil amid
scenes of the greatest enthusiasm.
The landing of President Wilson
on French soil marks an epoch and
creates a precedent in the history
of the country, and the distinction
of having been the first American
president to set foot on European
soil during the period of his admirti
stration belongs to President Wilson.
Immediately after the George
Washington came to anchor, a launch
bearing a distinguished party put out
from shore; the launch contained
General *Pershing, Ambassador Sharp,
■ General Tasker H. Bliss, Colonel
House, French Foreign Minister
Pinchon and other high government
officials. Miss Margaret Wilson,
who had been visiting in Paris, ac
companied the party on board to
greet her father.
The landing of the President was
the culmination of a most imposing
naval demonstration,such as probably
will never be seen again. The naval
specactle began when the flotilla
convoying the George Washington
rounded the outer capes and came to
anchor at the head of a long double
line of American battleships which
had already assembled in port to
honor the President. The great
fighting craft were drawn up in
battle formation, all trim and ready
for action. The escorting squadron
which was composed of American,
French, British and Italian warships,
took up positions at the head and
continued the double line of grim
American battleships towards the
open sea. The George Washington
came to anchor at the head of this im
posing armada and as the launch
MANAGER NAMED
OFJM SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, D. C—Postmaster
General Burleson announced today
that President Carlton, of the West
ern Union company, has been placed
in charge of all marine cable systems
in the United States.
CAMP SHERMAN BOYS
HONOR THE PRESIDENT
CAMP SHERMAN, Ohio.—More
than 26,000 soldiers in training here,
assembled in mass formation on tho
drill grounds recently and formed
a silhoutee of President Wilson. The
soldiers were arranged so that the
outer edge of the formation pre
sented the features of the President.
A photograph of the unique drill was
taken from a 200 foot tower.
JAPS PLAN MEASURES
TO CUT OUT LUXURIES
TOKIO.—Japan is contemplating '
the imposing of a tax on luxuries.
One aim of the proposed tax is to
check the growth of luxurious tend
encies among the people.
bearing President Wilson pulled
away from the ship’s side, the salut
ing battery of each ship in the double
line opened in a thunderous salute.
Besides the ships comprising the
escorting squadron, there were fifty
French and Ame-xan warships at
Brest to do honor to the President
of the United States.
The boom of the last shot fired
had scarcely died down when the
French shore batteries, overlooking
the port, fired a formal salute, which
was acknowledged by the American
battleships, which answered every
shot.
A vast crowd assembled to witness
the unparalled event and every point
of vanjipe around the docks and
quays, as well along the route to
be traversed by the Presidential
party was occupied. Strong cor
dons of French and American troops
were lined up along the route and
civic guards or gendarmes were also
on duty to preserve order.
At the foot of the landing pier
a huge reproduction of the Statue
of Liberty had been erected and close
to this place the mayor of Brest
and the city officials gathered to
extend greetings and offer the free
dom of the city to President Wilson.
Immediately after ‘stepping ashore
from the launch which brought him
ashore, the President and party
walked up towards the replica of the
Statue of Liberty, where the mayor
of Brest, on behalf of the city and
the Breton people, bade the Ameri
can President welcome. The mayor
referred to the President in the high
est terms of praise.
President Wilson delivered a brief
address thanking the mayor for the
Breton welcome, and immediately
entered the waiting carriage and was
driven off to the station through
frantic cheering crowds. The special
train which was in waiting, pulled
out for Paris immediately after the
Presidential party boarded it.
1HELIN IS DUE
MOADAY NIGHT
According to advices received by
Postmaster McDonald from the Fair
banks postoffice, Thelin’s stage is
expected to leave Fairbanks with the
mail on Sunday morning, and may be
expected to arrive at quarantine on
Monday night.
A large first class mail arrived in
Fairbanks yesterday, and Nenana’s
share of it will be brought on the
Thelin stage.
NENANA POSTOFFICE
GETS HIGHER RATING
Postmaster R. S. McDonald has
been notified that the Nenana Post
office, which has hitherto been rated
a fourth class postoffice, ha been
raised to a thrid class office.
The notification from the depart
ment regarding the advancement of
the local office from the fourth to
the third class was dated October 1,
and was received on the last mail.
Nenana—The Gateway to XcNinley
National Park.
I
AMERICAN FLEET
OCCUPIES POLA
1 Austrian Naval Rase In the Adriatic
Sea Is Now In Contiol of
American Warships.
(Associated Press)
j AMSTERDAM—According to des
! patches received in this city today, j
i a strong squadron of American war
ships arrived at Pola today and as
sumed command. The Austrian war
ships in port hoisted the American
ensign in token of surrender.
A landing party from the war
ships was sent ashore to garrison
the port and take over the powerful
military works overlooking the en
trance to the harbor.
Pola was formerly the main Aus
trian naval base.
SHIPS RETURN
PEACEFUL TRADE
La~ge Tonnage Is Released By Army
Transport Service to Resume
Usual Trade.
WASHINGTON. I). C. — Eight
| hundred thousand tons of shipping
I have been released by the army
| to return to the trade routes, and
; it is expected that before long a
I great many more ships will be re
turned to peaceful trade.
The rapid growth of the American
.merchant marine is predicted.
RED CROSS DRIVE
FOR MEMBERSHIP STARTS
—
Mrs. J. R. Bowen, chairman of the
local Red Cross branch, received the
following telegram from J. A. Clark,
secretary of the Fairbanks Chapter
of the Red Cross:
“Red Cross campaign for mem
berships, known as The Christmas
Roll Call, starts on the 13th and
ends on the 23rd of the present
month. This is not a campaign for
funds, but to secure membershins
of all varieties. Please organize
your committee and secure as many
memberships as possible before that
date, being careful to keep a list
of all members and character of
membership. Telegraph me on the
24th number of members and the
amount collected, thereafter mailing
me returns.
Accordingly, a special Red Cross
meeting has been called for to
morrow at which the attendance..of ,
all the members are especilly urged/
The meeting will take place at the
Grace Presbyterian church, and will
be called to order at two o’clock
sharp.
The business to be discussed at i
the meeting will take but a very ;
little time, and it is earnestly hoped ;
that all members will manage to find
time to attend and help towards ;
the successful launching of the
Christmas Roll Call,
ac- onitsoAfo.ithwRthoTe ntodayE
TOKIO.—The Japanese govern
ment had decided to arrange treaties i
of commerce with Central and South
American states with a view to pro
moting trade interest with those
countries.
GERMANS HID
I
IS IDE REPORT
Modus Operand! of German Pro
pagandists Is Explained to the
Committe by Army Office*
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Captain
Lester of the Army Intelligence de
partment told the Senate Military
committee today that as early as
July 10, 1914, Germany notified 137
German civilian employees in Berlin
that the world war would be started
soon and desaptched these employees
to all parts of the world with full
instructions regarding the methods
to be employed to stimulate pan
German propaganda.
Thirty-one of these civilian em
ployees of the German government
were sent to the United States.
Edward L Fox, well know writer,
was sent to Germany by the German
embassy at Washington, to write
German propaganda which was dis
tributed by the Hearst International
News Service.
Captain Lester said that he did
not know whether Hearst was aware
of the fact that Fox was in the pay
of the German government.
(Associated Press)
PELHAM MANOR, New York.—
Gene Peary Wallace, the last sur
viving member of an Eskimo family
which Peary brought from Smith
Sound at the conclusion of one of
lis Arctic expeditions in 1900, died
lere today of pneumonia. He was
;hirty-one years of age at the time
if his death.
LONDON.—It is reported that
leveral score of former Potsdam
letectives are with the former kaiser
light and day.
The fallen monarch fears assassin
ition and it is reported that he
:arries a small revolver all the time.
*ED FLAG OF VALOR
IS BOLSHEVIKI TOKEN
AMSTERDAM. — The Bolsheviki
fovernment of Russia has instituted
i military order “for valor.” It is
i tiny red flag, and the person on
whom it is conferred is also given
i certificate entitling him to wear it.
3ANDITS WRECK TRAIN;
PASSENGERS PAY TOLL
PUEBLO, Mexico—Fifty-four per
10ns met death when Zapata’s ban
lits in their latest atroc'ty, dyna
nited a passenger train proceeding
’rom the city of Atencingo at La
Galaraza, near Atencingo.