THE NENANA DAILY NEWS,
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for en.rv as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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THE COST OF PEACE
With the ending of hostilities, th
British government has on its hand
unused a $50,000,000 militar
chemical plant, the most importan
in the empire, employing durin
the war 22,000 persons. Apparent!
the government is undecided wheth
er to try to utilize it or to aband
on it. Economists say it is to<
inaccessible for private commercia
use and that its plant and machinery
should be scrapped and the gotjern
ment should pocket the loss.
The workers are rapidly being de
mobilized and the population o
Gretna has shrunk to 5,000 Re
cruited a? they were from almos
every branch of industry, many O'
them unskilled and inexperienced
the absorption of these workers inU
the new economic order is givint
no little concern to the governmenl
and to themselves, for economical!,
Great Britain has not yet reeoverec
her balance.
The unemployed munition work
ers,—and Gretna is only one gov
ernment activity of many similarly
affected.—are taking the “unem
ployment wage” provided by th?
government, and are making the
must of it. As this wage is much
less than they received while mak
ing shot and shell, being about
$7.50 a week, there are fears they
will soon miss their high wages anti
in time may become the cause of in
dustrial unrest. Some time must
elapse while military plants are be
ing transformed into factories that
will produce the things needful it
ordinary life.
The factory has a wonderfu
housing system with comfortable
homes, churches and recreation hall:
for the workers, and in ordinary
circumstances it ought to be usefu
for many years to come. But thi
highly explosive nature of the pro
duct necessitated the planting of th'
industry outside the ordinary walk
of commerce and manufacture. Thi
marks it reasonably certain in thi
minds of economists that Gretn:
will have to be abandoned.
A HAPPY DAY
The surrender of General voi
Lettow Vonbeck, the German com
mander in East Africa, with hi
command of about 5,800 European
and natives which took place o
Nov. 15, is graphically describe
by the Rhodesian Herald. Accorc
ing to this paper. General Von Lei
tow5? command included 500 arme
natives, machine gun carriers,
medical unit and - numerous wome
who had followed their husbant
through the hardships of years c
campaigning. The surrender too
place on the Chambezi river nee
Kasama. Rhodesia.
The surrendering troops wei
formed into three lines and Gener
v on Lettow read his. formal su
render to General Edwards. Vo
Lettow then ordered his nati\
troops to lay '•own their arms bi
the Europeans mong them were a
'lowed to retain theirs in recognition
of the hard fighting they had ex
e perienced. The natives were then
5 marched away to the internment
. camp.
t "It was a most impressive spec
, ! tacle,” says the Herald. The sur
. rendering forces numbered 1,555
Europeans, 4,277 natives and 319
women. The men were all veterans
| of a hundred fights while the women
I who had gone through long cam
. paigns were carrying huge loads and
many of them had children born
during the war. The native carriers
came in singing with undisguiised
■ joy at the thought that their labors
were ended.
BRAVERY REWARDED
Of how little importance and .-ig
nificance were some of the orders
and decorations bestowed upon
princes and nobles during the war
is indicated by a little story now
going the rounds in Vienna. It ]
concerns Albrecht, the son of Arch
duke Friedrich. ,
He was assigned to the front with ,
a Tyrol Kaiser regiment, but with <
instructions to the colonel and com- .
mander that he must never be en- .
dangered In 1917 the regiment
had a strenuous battle with the i
Italians at Schluderbach and suf- .
fered heavy losses.
When the authorities looked over ■
the list of recommedations for ,
decorations after the battle it was ■
noticed that Archduke Albrecht’s ,
name was not present. It was learn- ^
ed that he had been three kilo- ,
meters behind the line during the ;
fighting. The colonel declared he ;
could not cite him as one of his
bravest, since it would make ill- .
feeling among the soldiers and was (
not justified.
An order then was issued com
manding the colonel to recommend ,
Albrecht for the golden medal for
bravery, and when the officer re
fused he was relieved from his com
mand.
The rat, is the worst foe we have
It kills eggs, young poultry, squabs,
pigeons, birds, young rabbits, pigs
and lambs and young fruit trees.
! As destroyers, rats have no equal
- and the United 'States government
5 figures that they do a damage of
$ over half a billion dollars a year.
I NENANA TO TALKEETNA
DISTANCE TABLE
3 Talkeetna is the end of steel on
'A the coast division.
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s From Nenana to No. Miles
f Nenana Crossing (by rail).43
k Lignite .52
r Riley Creek . 70
^Jack River .90
e Broad Pass Summit.... .110
il Sullivan’s .128
Indian River .162
n Dead Horse . ...182
e Talkeetna . 202
it The distances given are approxi
1- mate.
ill
met STAGE LINE
Nenana -Talkeetna
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RUSSIAN AGENTS
SAY BOLSHEVISM
MUSI BE KIltEI
LONDON. — Five representative
of Russian political organizatior
who are now here have issued
statement in which they assert th«
they are of the opinion that the sa
vation of Russia requires, first c
all, that Russia should be liberate
from the Bolsheviki. They ask fc
the active help of the En'ent?Alli«
for Russians who are infightin
Bolshevik rule.
The delegation includes two moc
erate Conservatives, one Liberal an
two moderate Socialists. , They wer
sent to the Allied countries to ir
form the government and people
of Russia’s critical position. Th
members of the delegation are Vlac
imir Gurko; Nicholas Shebeko, foi
meriy Russian ambassador at Vienna
Sergius Tretiakoff. formerly pres
dent of the Russian Eeumenica
Council; Alexander Titoff and Cor
stantine Krovoposkoff. The tw
last named are moderate Socialists
This mission when in Paris wa
leaded by Professor Paul MHiukoff
leader of the Russian Consti* utiona
Democrats and formerly foreigi
ninister, but his name is not in
:Iuded among those who make publb
he appeal for help for Russia.
"The German domination in Rus
ia and its artificial splittng int<
ndependent parts." say the Russia;
epreser.tatives, “is contrary to th
ispirations of the masses and of a!
he sane elements which demanc
he union of the whole country in i
ingle state whose ultimate fat<
nust be determined by the fret
lecision of the peoples inhabiting
iussia.
“For this purpose active help is
equired from the Allies for al
hose parts of Russia which are ir
onflict of the Bolsheviki and whe
re striving to reunite and regener
,te Russia.
"In the south this help must 'ot
:iven first of all to the voluntary
rmy which is fighting against the
Jolsheviki in the Northern Caucasus
lesides, to create order, it is neces
ary to occupy temporarily the mos’
mportant towns and railway junc
ior.s in he south of Russia so as tc
ireve.it te advance of the E/sh1
iki from the north and the spread
ng of anarchy, that has ahead}
uined the north of Russia.
“A barrier against the Bolshe
•ism spreading from the north wi!
■nable the voluntary army to con
olidate and to grow. It will b(
>ossible by conscription to conver
,his voluntary army into a vas
irmv in the south of Russia and
ogether with Siberia and the nor
hern territory to crush the Bol
hevism and to reunite the wholi
)i free Russia in the coming spring
"Therefore the Allied help is no
required for the purpose of takini
in offensive against the Bolshevik
but to create coditions that will en
ible the sane elements to organiz
themselves, to create a govemmen
mechanism and an army. All th
rest as well as the internal organi
zation of the country must be lef
to the Russians themselves.
“Quite a separate problem is th
salvation of Petrograd. During th
Bolsheviki regime the populatio
had diminished to 600,000. Th
liberation of ths city at the earliei
possible date by the Allies is calle
for by considerations of humanit
now that the Allies have access t
the dying capital through the Balt
sea. If in time of war Americ
cosidered it her duty to save Et
rope from the yoke of Prussianisn
now at the moment of the approacl
peace a new task is confronting h<
.—the salvation of the Russian d'
oeraey and of the Russian state froi
tyranny of Lenine and Trotzky, ne
the salvation of the whole of Ru
sian civilization from the Bolshev
barbarity If the help is not ,-ive
quickly and decisively, Russia, 'i
stead of a free democratic count!
will be crushed in a state of ui
heard of dictatorship, that will mat
a stable and a lasting peace in
possible, that will t>e a constai
threat not only to its neighbors, bi
to the whole of Europe.
The Bolsheviki army, say the I n
sian army delegates, now has in
creased to 100,000 men. According
to the statement, the Socialist mem
bers of the delegation are of the
opinion that Soviet rule in Russia
is the deadliest enemy to democracy
A motor wheel mounted in a frame
I that terminates in a single riinnei
supporting a saddle has been in
vented in Switzerland to combine
the sports of motorcycling and skat
ing.
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Saturday night.
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Department of the Interior
r Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the trair
^ for any point on the line south oi
e town are required to purchase
- tickets before entering the train.
s Tickets can be purchased fron’
L the station agent, whose office if
in the employment office, on the
. ground floor of the general office
. building, Alaskan Engineering com
1 mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
5 time during office hours, and can
• be purchased in sufficient time be
? fore the departure of the trains.
• Regular trains leave the foot of
1 A street on Wednesdays and Sat
1 urdays.
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nition, $50; also a 12-gauge Rem
ington automatic shot gun, almost
new, $40. Inquire at News office.
WANTED TO BUY—A three ~Tr
four-room house. Must be
reasonable. Inquire News office.
Board of School Directors
Nenana Public School
Nenana March 1, 1919
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION
Complying with the laws of Alas
ka. notice is hereby given that the
regular annual election will be held
in the town of Nenana.
Tuesday, April 1st, 1919.
For the purpose of electing one
school director, to serve one year,
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mrs. Jeannette Ellen
son. and two directors to serve two
years to fill the vacancies caused
by the expiration of terms of Mrs.
E. L. Sweeney and Mr. George
W Pennington.
The names of candidates must be
in the hands of the Clerk of the
School Board not later than March
22, 1919.
The polling place will be located
in the fire hall, adjoining the town
site office. Polls will be open from
8 a. m. until 7 p. m. on the day
and date of election.
J. H. SCOTT.
Clerk of School Board.
Approved:
MRS. E. I.. SWEENEY.
President.
Oh, You Jitney Dance.
TRAPPERS, NOTICE!
We are in the Fur Manu
facturing Business, therefore
CAN and WILL pay you more
for your furs than any other
fur buyer in town
SIM SON'S :
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Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Busted” in the spring
i I
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
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Tanana Sheet Metal Works
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POOL CANDIES CIGARS
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WARM COMFORTABLE ROOMS
PRICES REASONABLE
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Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred. Mrs. Clara
Bergman, Charles
Brown, Jess
Bergg-ren, Ernst
Browne. F. D.
Bresnahan. E. I)
Blankfield. L>.
Bowen, J. R
Blair. Rov
Brooker, Ed
Bennett. J F.
Ball. I. R
Brown, Erie
Burns. R. b; i
Coutts, W r j
Calderhead, R. W.
Campbell, X J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney. M. J
Doner, Frank
Diven. R J.
Douse. Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A B.
Fisher. Joe
Flower. J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon. Wm.
Head, E. A.
Haslem, H. G
Hagan, James
Hill, L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray. E. B.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C. --n
Irvine, A. J.
•Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Roland, Knut
Ketoorokv. John A.
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R. R.
Moore, Frank B
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C. " '
Nash, Martin
Owen. Harry
O'Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N'.
Stol, Mels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipmar,
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A. J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaii®. J G. K
Tyler. M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E A.
Waechter, R. I.
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