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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1919
WHOLE NUMBER 2S*
HUNGARY JOINS RANKS OF BOLSHEVIKI
GERMANS THREATEN BATTLE TO HOLD DANZIG
AMERICANS GET PROMISE OF LOWERED FOOD PRICES
SERIOUS SITUATION
CONFRONTING ALLIES
PARIS. Mar. 24.—A meeting of
the Inter-Allied Peace Conference
has been called for three o’clock
this afternoon, for a discussion of
the Hungarian situation, which is
causing very grave concern among
the Allied diplomats and leaders.
The agents of the Entente Allies,
whc base been watching the situa
t,on very closely, have »cvised the
conference delegates of the Hun
garian situation, wh'ch they report
as extremely critical.
The Bolsheviki appear to be in
absolute control in Hungary and
some street fighting is reported to
have already occurred in Budapest,
which is nov. the seat or the new
Communist government of Hungary.
The Polish question, which was
supposed to have the priority in the
discussions of the Peace Confer
ence, is expected to le discussed
tonight, after some agreement has
been reached regarding steps to fce
taken in tha Hungarian situation,
which is now the all-absorbing ques
tion.
TROOPS DESPATCHED
COPENHAGEN, Mar. 24—An
official despatch from Vienna states
that in view of the gravity of the
Hungarian situation, and for the
purpose of breaking up the revolu
tion that is rapidly taking shape in
Hungary, a Czecho-Slovak army has
been sent against Hungary.
CLEMENCEAU CONFERS
PARIS, Mar. 24.—The Echo de
Paris, commenting on the turn
events have recently taken, says
that Premier Clemer.ceau held a
long conference this morning with
Foreign Minister Pinchon, regarding
the Hungarian situation. The out
come of the conference has not
been made public.
LEADER RELEASED
COPENHAGEN', Mar. 24—Ac
cording to reports received in this
city today from reliable sources,
Germany has released Karl Radck,
one of the leading Bolsheviki agents
in Germany, who was arrested at
Berlin during the Spartacan out
break.
SUMMARY
Associated Press Summary—The
question of a barrier which the
Inter-Allied Peace Conference in
tends to erect to prevent the spread
of Bolshevism into the Teutonic]
countries was brought very sharply
to the front at the mteting of the
conference held today as a result
of the situation in Hungary.
The Bolsheviki element have
seized the power in Hungary and
have promptly deolered war against
: the Entente Allies.
Paris newspapers, commenting on
the situation, indicate that the
peace conference may be compelled
to take military action, and other
leading newspapers throughout the
country say that the situation is
very serious and urge military
action by the Allies.
It is thought by some that Ger
many is behind the movement for
the purpose of defeating the work
of the Peace Conference.
The London papers also admit
that the situation is very grave and
think that the trouble was partly
caused by the delay in completing
the treaty of peace.
COPENHAGEN, Mar 22.— Ac
cording to reports received in this
city today, the new Hungarian
Communist government has sent
official greetings to Minister Lenine,
greeting him as the leader of the
international proletariat.
The Hungarian Communists gov
ernment has also expressed itself as
being solidly in accord with the
revolutionary movement.
HAVANA WILL BUILD
COSTLY NEW MARKET
HAVANA.—A model market, to
cost *2,400,000 is to be constructed
here to take the place of the old
time market places and newer street
markets scattered about the city,
products o fthe wartime food scarc
ity and consequent manipulation of
prices by merchants. It will be a
beautiful marble structure..
Havana now has only one central
market building, the Colon Market,
located in the heart of the city, but
dark, poorly ventilated and un
sanitary. The other, the “Plaza de
Vapores,” or “Tacon” market, re
cently was closed by the city health
authorities because of its unsanitary
condition.
An agitation is on at Ketchikan
for the public ownership of the
light, water and telephone systems
of that place.
NAVY COMMITTEE
VISITS SEATTLE
OAKLAND, Cal., Mar. 24—The
House Navel committee, which is
engaged in investigating proposed
sites for naval bases, both on the
Atlantic and Pacific seaboard, ex
pect to leave for Seattle tonight.
FRED OHLSON, OF PINSKA'S
HERE ON BUSINESS TRIP
Fred Ohlson, of Pinska’s store in
Fairbanks, arrived yesterday after
noon from the upper town, driving
his own dog team. He followed the
river trail which, he says, is show
ing signs of breaking up.
Recent windstorms have badly
drifted the trail in places, he says,
this being especially so between
“Eat-em-up” Frank’s place and Ne
nana. There has been very little
travel on the river trail recently.
Mr. Ohlson expects to spend a
few days in Nenana, and on the
return trip intends to take the
regular mail trail for Fairbanks by
way of Dunbar’s and Ester.
FORMER COMMISSIONER
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Reports received from Fairbanks
today indicate that former U. S
Commissioner John F. Dillon, is
i lying critically ill at St. Joseph's
i hospital there.
His physicians hold out little hope
i for his recovery.
GERMANS DESIRE
CLOSE RELAIIONS
PARIS. Mar. 24.— According to a
despatch received in this city to
day from Zurich, Switzerland, Ger
man Foreign Minister Count von
Brockdorf sent Under Minister
Kautskv to Moscow recently for the
purpose of conferring with the
Soviet chiefs and to get a detailed
report, if possible, of the situation
in the country under the rule of the
Soviet government.
Under Minister Kautskv will, on
his return to Germany, report to
Foreign Minister von Brockdorf,
who is now considering methods to
complete closer political and econo
mic relations between Germany and
Russia.
CHEAPER FOOD IS
• PREDICTED SOON
NEW YORK. Mar. 24.—Chair
man Peek, of the Commercial In
dustrial Board, following a confer
ence held with the Food Admini
stration officials today, predicted
that the price of food will be much
cheaper in the near future.
He said that Congress had made
a grain appropriation in order to
enable the public to get wheat pro
ducts at reasonable prices.
With wheat obtainable at reason
able prices, the other products will
adjust themselves to the altered con
ditions and will also be obtainable
at cheaper rates than heretofore.
Wheat is considered the barometer
of the foodstuff market.
MOOSE MEETING
i TOMORROW NIGHT
Nenana Lodge No. 1193, Loyal
Order of Moose will hold its regu
lar semi-monthly meeting at Moose
Hall, on Fourth and B streets to
morrow night.
Election of officers to carry on
the work of the lodge during the
year and until next election will
be held at this meeting, and all
members are urged to be in at
tendance. The meeting will be
called to order at 8 o’clock sharp
Members of the order belonging
to other lodges, who may be visiting
in Nenana, are cordially invited to
attend the meeting.
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NEW YORK, Mar. 24.—Ten
Thousand American troops, includ
ing over twenty-four hundred who
are convalescing from wounds re
ceived in battle and from disease
contracted as a result of the war,
arrived today aboard the cruisers
North Carolina and Montana and
the transports Matsonia and Anti
gone.
The vessels docked this morning
and a huge crowd assembled in the
neighborhood of the piers to wit
ness the disembarkation.
It is expected that the invalids
will first be brought ashore and
taken to the hospitals where ac
commodations have already been
I prepared for them. Many of these
who have made a quick recovery
after the sea voyage, will probab'y
be allowed to return to their homes.
The troops arriving will be sent
to the cantonment eamps where
they received their training prior o
going “Over there" and will there
be discharged.
HEALEY COMING
BACK 10 ALASKA
IN THE SPRING
j M. R. Healey, formerly book
keeper in the store department
the A. E. C. at Nenana, writing to
a friend here, under date of Feb
ruary 19, intimates that he is nre
paring to come North again, after
a stay of nearly one year in the
States, most of which was spent in
Vallejo, Cal.
Mr. Healey resigned his position
and went Outside to consult an eye
specialist, as he was having trouble
with his eyesight; and he says that
he has now obtained the relief he
sought.
He speaks of having met many
Northerners, most of whom are
figuring on returning to the North
land. William Casey and William
Kenyon were seen at Napa, where
Casey has a ranch. Harry Aber
crombie, former anesthetist at the
Commission hospital, is now with
the Rex Drug Co., at Ukiah, Cal.
J. H. Hamilton, formerly of Ruby,
Ole Peterson, formerly with the
electrical department of the A. E.
C., and Fred Haggren, former Fair
bankson were seen at the Paisley
hotel, Sar. Francisco, where they
were stopping at the time.
Bailey, former division engineer
of the A. E. C., was seen about the
middle of January7. He was en
gaged in some surveying work near
Napa, Cal., and expected to go to
Santa Crur county as soon as he
was through at Napa.
Mr. Healey expected to leave
San Francisco for Alaska shortly,
and said that he intended to come
to Anchorage, where he expected to
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ALLIES DISCUSSING
POLISH SITUATION
PARIS, Mar. 24.—The Polish
question, which has been tempor
arily sidetracked for the gravel
matters pertaining to the Hungarian
situation^, in the discussions before
the Inter-Allied Peace Conference
it is expected, will be discussed to
night.
The League of Nations commis
sion also assembles tonight with th<
expectation of virtually concluding
the draft of the league’s covenant
This, it is thought, will empower thi
league to take action on the im
portant questions that have comi
up with almost startling rapidity.
The rearrangement of the bound
aries of Poland, necessitating cut
ting into territory held by botl
Germany and Austria-Hungary 1
fraught with grave danger to th
peace of the world, by reason o
the turbulent conditions in Hungar;
at present and the strenuous objec
tions put forward by the German
to any form of annexation of th
territory held by her hitherto.
EBERT'S STATEMENT
COPENHAGEN, Mar 24
cording to a report received in ‘.V
city today, President Ebert of the
German republic, in a statement
made yesterday, said that Germany
: cannot and ■will not sign a peace
which would involve the annexation
of Danzig by Poland.
I President Ebert added that Ger
many could neither give up West
1 Prussia nor any part of Upper
: Silesia to Poland.
PLANS OF CONFERENCE
' PARIS, Mar. 24.—It is reported
!ithat the Peace Conference held a
i lengthy discussion of the Polish
’ German situation and that it in
' tends to allow the Poles to land
1 at Danzig, whether the Germans
5 like it or not.
GERMANS WILL FIGHT
PARIS. Mar. 24.—According to
‘ recent German lespatches received
5 in this city today regarding the
! attitude of Germany relative to the
h.-n question, any attempt of the
Poles to land at Danzig will be met
; with armed opposition front the
Germans.
VIENNA, V- •— s ■•■-i-iin-.
to despatches received in this city
today from reliable Ukrainian
sources, negotiations have been be
gun, between the Ukrainian govern
men t and the Russian Bolsheviki,
with a view to a settlement of the
differences between the two govern
ments.
LLOYDS MAKE KNOWN
SHIP BUILDING NEWS
LONDON.—Reports to Lloyds’
Register of Shipbuilding show that,
in the United Kingdom, there were
424 merchant vessels of 1,979,952
tons, gross, under construction for
the quarter ending December, 1913.
Of these, 416 are steamers and 8
sailers.
During the same quarter, 114
steamers of 550,351 tons and 3 sail
ing vessels of 1350 tons were com
menced, while 83 steamers of 397,
186 tons were launched. The same
authority gives the total vessels
under construction in other coun
tries as 1,765, of 4,842,037 tons,
which with the above figures for
the United Kingdom makes the con
struction in Allied and neutral
countries 2,189 vessels of 6,921,
989 tons, gross.
AMERICANS USING
GERMAN FORTRESS
COBLENZ—A corner of the fort
ress of Ehrenbreitstein has been
converted into a “bed” for an
American observation balloon used
daily in making practice ascensions.
The fortress proper is occupied by
several companies of pioneer troops
but the balloon “bed” takes ••
only a small portion of the enor
mous rocky promontory.
W. J Henry, formerly secretary
of the Anchorage Labor Union, has
gone to Seattle, where he expects
to secure employment on a labor
paper.
CSCHO-MK
LEADER MS
LONDON, Mar 24.—A despatch
received in this city today from
Berlin indicates that President
Masarykof, of the newly formed
Czecho-Slovak republic, has tendered
his resignation.
WALKER MV
K PillD DADDY
On Saturday night, at the Com
| mission hospital, a little girl arrived
to brighten the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Walker Blakey. Mrs. Blakev
and the newest young lady to ar
rive in Nenana are reported to he
doing very nicely today.
The newest daddy in town was busy
passing the cigars around among
his many- friends to celebrate the
• arrival of the stranger.
LOWER RIVER STRIKE
NEWS DISCOURAGING
The reported strike on the Stuv
ahok, a tributary of the Bonisella
river, on the lower Yukon, referred
to in these columns on March IS
and on previous occasions, does not
appear ta have come up to the high
hopes held of it when the news of
the strike first became known.
The latest news of the strike, re
ceived Saturday by Andy Hoey
from the operator at the wireless
station at Holy Cross, who is in
touch with mining men going to
and coming from the scene of the
reported strike, is as follows:
Holy Cross, Mar. 22
Andy Hoey, Nenana.
“Reports very discouraging; sev
eral holes sunk, nearly all blank.
Reported Darling has relinquished
option. Marshall says today good
prospects been found on 3 below.
... M’DOWELL.”