THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for emry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET"
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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DISPUTED TERRITORY
LA PAZ. Bolivia.—Influx of
American capita! into the central re
publics of South America for the
development of vast areas of hith
erto untouched resources has caus
ed Bolivia and Paraguay to awaken
to a realization of the possibilities
that lie in the disputed zone which
is known as the Great Chaco.
The boundary line between these
two republics never has been fixed
definietly because of the wildness
of the country, but both nations'
have been satisfied with going on
record as claiming all the zone and
then going about their daily busi-1
ness without forcing an issue.
But now that great development j
companies from the L'nited States i
are seeking concessions, the news- j
papers and public men are urging (
that the old question be brought up'
for final settlement.
The Great Chaco is a vast area;
north of Argentina between the.
Pilcomayo and Paraguay rivers. It;
is claimed by both Bolivia and Para
guay. though both admit that their!
claims are so large that they will
have to give up large areas in the
final reckoning.
For several years Bolivia has been
preparing quietly for the day of
final settlement, so that it is now in
a position to press the issue to ad
vantage. That country has con
structed a chain of forts at intervals
of twenty miles, in direct wireless
communication with La Paz, put its
army in possession of the strip and
settled back to wait for the argu
ment which now appears to be ap- j
preaching.
PLACING THE BLAME
The Geiman plot to incite Mexico
and Japan to war against the United
States originated with Herr Yon
Chemnitz, who bore the title of;
legation counsellor and was em
ployed in a subordinate capacity in ;
the German foreign office, it is now
asserted. This is disclosed by Pro
fessor Bonn, rector o fthe Commer
cial Academy at Munich, Bavaria,
according to the Munich Neueste
Nachriehten.
“Von Chemnitz”, says the Mun
ich newspaper, "imagined himself
an authority on Latin-American af
fairs and suggested the scheme to
Dr. Albert Zimmerman,” then Ger
man secretary for foreign affairs.
“Zimmerman discussed it with other
foreign office officials but they
thought it unfeasible.
I
| "Zimmerman kept the matter in
; mind- Presently, Von Chemnitz
; came and told him that in the next
few days an especially reliable mess
' enger would leave for Mexico, to
' whom the message could safely be
! entrusted and that it was a matter
' of now or never.
"Zimmerman allowed himself to
! be over-persuaded and so the fatal
; seep was taken."
Dr. Albert Zimmerman on Janu
ary 19, 1917, directed the German
: Minister Von Eckhardt, at Mexico
1 City to prepare an alliance between
Germany, Mexico and Japan to take
effect as soon as it was certain
there would be war between the
United States and Germany. The
German minister was directed to
urge President Carranza of Mexico
to ask Japan's adherence to this
scheme. Zimmermann proposed that
Mexico should "reconquer the lost
territory of New Mexico, Texas and
Arizona.”
The German plot was made public i
by the United States government j
in February, 1917. Its disclosure
was one of the startling incidents
which preceded America's entrance
into the war.
It costs the government $423.47
a year to equip and maintain a
soldier overseas and $327.78 a year i
while he remains in this country. |
The cost of the initial equipment :
for the soldier the first year in the i
United States is $115.30. The ar-1
tides which are issued for over-.
seas use only, and are in addition i
to the regular equipment, cost $42.41 ;
AMERICAN RESOURCES
AND EXPENDITURES
Pessimistic Americans who view
with alarm our increasing national
j obligations may derive a great deal
i of comfort from the following
i figures:
The total resources of the United
| States are estimated at about $250,
000,000,000; our annual earnings
are estimated at'about $50,000,000,
000. Our national debt may be put
around $18,000,000,000.
Interest charges less the interest
collected from our loans to our
Allies, government insurance ex
penses. and other necessary expend
itures growing out of the war may
conservatively be estimated at
$1,000,000,000. We will have to
raise only a couple of billions a year
revenue, a slight task for a nation
with such tremendous resources as
ours. ^^1
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COSTS HANDICAP
COAST DISTRICT
Two million, five hundred thous
and dollars in gold is the estimated
, production for the season of 1918
: in that part of Alaska tributary to
! the government railroad, according
| to the report of the Land and Indus
trial department of the Alaskan
j Engineering commission.
I ‘‘Because of the high price and
(scarcity of nearly all materials need
ed in the prosecution of the mining
j industry and as a result of the short
age of labor, the yield of gold and
■ other minerals was not so large in
1918 as it otherwise would have
i been,” says the report
“The Willow Creek Mining dis
trict. which is the richest gold quartz
J district in Alaska, produced about
8300,000 in gold in 'the season of
11918. There were about 200 men
in the district during the summer
j months, which is about 50 fewer
than there were in 1917.
“A development of the 1918 sea
| son was the discovery that at least
! some of the ores in the district
i carry platinum values. A sample
i recently sent to Denver, Colorado,
; for testing purposes returned assay
! values of a fraction more than 7
(ounces in gold and 1.4 ounces of
! platinum.
Better Roads Needed
“While considerable improvement
has been made in transportation
facilities in the Willow creek dis
trict. the prime necessity is better
, roads between the district and
Wasilla. which is on the govern
ment railroad, sixteen miles distant.
“The Cache creek distffet in the
season of 1918 produced about
$200,000 in placer gold. The num
| ber of men in the district during
the season did not average more
| than 125. The operators of the
large dredge, which has been in
the district three seasons, declare
that because of the high cost of
materials and labor they do not
(plan to work next season.
; ‘‘The building of the government
| railroad to Talkeetna, to which the
i laying of steel is progressing now,
will greatly aid the Cache creek dis
trict, if improvement is made in the
wagon road between Talkeetna and
this district.
LONDON.—The after-war busi
ness problem receiving the most im
portant attention at present in Eng
land is that of the control of raw
materials and shipping, says a state
‘ ment issued by the American Cham
j her of Commerce in London. It
jadds: “Detailed studies of sources
j and methods of control and dis
tribution are being made, but there
does not appear to be agreement
on the general principles of con
| trol. On the one hand, powerful
interests are urging immediate co
operation between Great Britain,
j France and the'United States, for
; the formation of a world-control
: which will, at the appropriate time,
i be able to distribute raw materials
as seems best. On the other hand
: some are pointing out that such
action would in principle be con
trary to President Wilson’s policy
j of ‘no economic combination within
the League of Nations.’
“World arrangements are already
being made with the sanction
of the British government in re
gard to oil and metals, while ship
ping plans change or develop daily.
The American Chamber of Com
merce in London has urged com
mercal bodies in America to con
sider the entire subject ”
Jack Singleton, who had been with
Mike Cooney’s men cutting trail to
. the Broad Pass country, came into
| town last night.
OU WE ITING
SHIPS WITH WINE
IN SPlIE OF LAW
PORTLAND, Ore.—Although offi
cial christenings of cargo carriers
which slide from Portland ways
from time to time are made with
apple juice, loganberry juice or gin
ger ale, due to the difficulty of
getting the “real article” in dry
territory, it has been learned that
none of the ships launched by the
Northwest Steel company has been
water-borne without having an ad
ditional, although unofficial., christ
ing without champagne.
This is due to the superstition of
a certain foreman, who has to do
with the construction of all the
8800-ton Steel monsters built at the
Northwest company’s yards. Soft
drinks, in the opinion of this ex
pert, are entirely inadequate for
purposes of christening, and while
some maid or matron, chosen to per
form the ceremony, breaks a bottle
of non-aleoholie content upon the
deck of the vessel, the foreman
stands ready with his quart of
“extra dry”, down at the base of
the ways, out of sight of the won
dering throng. Just as the word
is given to “let go", his bottle of
contraband product crashes against
the prow and the champagne laves
the ship as she takes to the waters
of the Willamette.
At the Foundation yards, where
vessels have been built for the
French government for the past
year, champagne also is used for
launching ceremonies. A French in
spector who officiates at these cere
monies feels that no ship should
leave the ways without the proper
sort of treatment. He furnishes the
necessary bottle of wine.
Wood Sawed
On Short Notice By
JOHNSON
Leave Orders at The Portland
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
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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PRODUCTION OF COAL
IN MATANUSKA FIELD
At the coal mine operated by the
Alaskan Engineering commission at
Eska, in the week ended November
2, there were 140 men employed
and 1179 tons of coal produced; in
the week ended November 9, there
were 120 men employed and 877
tons of coal produced; and in the
week ended November 16, there
were 119 men employed and 1160
tons of coal produced. Prospecting
with the churn drill and the driving
of David East, Eska East and Mar
tin West were continued.
At the Commission's coal mine at
Chickaloon in the week ended
November 2. there were 44 men on
the payroll; in the week ended
Novmber 9, and in the week ended
November 16, there were 41 men
employed. Work was commenced
in sinking the East Slope to facilitate
greater speed in hoisting and the
driving of “G" Rock Cross-cut and
“F" West Gang was continued.
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“In giving prompt and efficient
relief the Red Cross has won the
eternal gratitude of millions of
people. The armies of France, from"
commander down, testify to the
great good it has accomplished.”—
Gen. Pershing.
Nenana. Alaska'* Interior Fuel Depot
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hogany phonograph, child's bed,
and Persian cat. Inquire of Mrs.
Mellish.
LOST—-Bunch of Keys; five flat
Yale keys and two round keys
Finder please return to News
Office. Reward.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY—North *
Star—Mike’s Place. For rent,
ready for business—on most reas
j enable terms. Apply R. S. Mc
Donald
FOR RENT.—Small one room cabin
on First and B streets. Apply
at News office.
LOST—A Grey Husky Dog, about
Nov. 27th; has collar on neck
Finder return to Coghill’s store.
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