The Nenana News
VOLUME I
NENANA. ALASKA. JULY. 14. 1917.
NUMBER 43
EMPEROR WILLIAM STEPS DOWN
KENNECOTT STRIKERS SAY
THEY WILL GO TO WORK
Washington: According to a letter
received by the department of jus
tice this morning from the head of
the organization of miners in the
Kennecott district who are out on
strike, that body has agreed to go
hark to work under the existing
scale of wages, with the understand
ing that the department of justice
sends a committee of mediators as
Secretary Wilson has promised would
be done.
SEWARD GETS SOLDIERS
FROM FORT LAWTON
Seattle: It was announced this
morning that sixty soldiers from
Fort Lawton had received orders
to leave immediately for Fort Sew
ard, Alaska, where they will take
■*. the places of members of that post
who have been transferred to differ
ent parts of the service. Most of the
men from Fort Lawton are newly
enlisted volunteers in the regular
army.
SHOWERS SWELL RIVERS:
NENANA CELLARS FLOOE
The steady raia of the past weekj
has brought all the rivers of the In
terior almost to the flood stage and
put all the cellars in Nenana tem
* porarily out of commission. The
water in the Tanana, as recorded at
the townsite office, reached a height
of 248 feet above sea level yesterday
at two oclock.at which time the
rise ceased. Since that time the
water has receded slightly.
The highest water recorded last
year was 346.1 above sea level.
Three years ago the water was five
feet higher than it is at present and
on several occasions previous to
1914 the present townsite was par
tially inundated. The present stage
of water is sufficient to put the ball
grounds out of commission, and
seepage has partially filled most of
the cellars. This is a condition, how
ever. which was anticipated by the
Engineering commission and the
townsite management, and all build
ing levels were regulated with due
regard for the high water marks.
STEAMER ALASKA DUE
FROM DAWSON TONIGHT
Telegraphic advices received at
the local office of the American
Yukon Navigation company indicate
that the steamer Alaska may be ex
pected to reach Nenana late this
afternoon from Dawson. The boat
was retried at Tolovana at six
ocloc-k yesterday afternoon, but as
she has two barges in tow it is con
sidered doubtful if she will reach
N'enana before early this evening.
The phantom ship Alice which has
teen expected here from the lower
river for more than a week, was
reported at Tolovana at 2:30 yester
day afternoon, and it may be two or
three days before she will reach
Nenana. She has the barge Otter in
tow. The Alice was reported at Tolo
vana several days ago, hut was sent
back to Tanana from that point.
The Tanana. which is enroute
down with empty barges, will go
thru to Gibbon, connecting with the
packet Susie.which has reached the
lower town wiib several barges of
St. Michael freight.
LONDON—The correspondent of the Morning Post has wired
his paper from Amsterdam, stating that a report has reached that
city from Berlin to the effect that the Emperor has tendered his
resignation in favor of Prince Joachim, the youngest of his six sons.
Joachim was born in 1890 and is unmarrieb.
DYNAMITERS SEEK LIVES
OF MEMBERS OF MISSION
LOS ANGELES—A plot to assassinnate the members of the
Belgian war mission was frustrated by the local police. One Austrian
is under arrest and the police are searching for three others. The plan
was to throw a bomb into the automobile in which the visitors rode.
GERMANS LOSEINGREAT AIR BATTLE
LONDON—In the biggest aeriel battle recorded in France, fourteen attacking
German war planes were brought down today and sixteen mose were so badly crippled
that they were forced to retire. The British lost nine machines. The battle occurred
on the Belgian front. .
WOOD RIVER MILL
TO HAVE LOCAL YARD
Carl Schmid! one of the owners of
the Wood river lumber mill, was in
town during the week arranging to
establish a lumber yard in Nenana
for his company, and it is expected
that the first shipment will be sent
down within the next few days.
The jury which found Lestor
guilty was composed of the follow
ing well-known Xenanaites: George
W. Penington, W. H. Gilehcr, Syl
vester Howell, Woodbury Abbey, C.
R. Waylan, Hawley Sterling, George
Vautier.C. Redman, Ross Patton, E
L. Daughlin and F. B. Moore.
—
CHINESE REBELLION IS
PRACTICALLY OVER
Tien Tsin: The officials at the
headquarters of the Republican
army here stated this morning that
they have been advised from Pekin
that three thousand troops of Gen.
Chang have been surrounded and
captured in the temple of the sun,
where they had previously taken
refuge with their leader. Gen.
Chang, on whose head a price oi
100,000 yen had previously been
placed. The general escaped, how
ever, and has taken refuge in the
Dutch legation.
FRENCH FLAG HOISTED
IN HONOR OF HOLIDAY
The French flag is floating from
! t he Commission flagpole in honor ol
' the national holiday of the French
j republic, which, like the I'nitec
: States, is now engaged in a seconc
j struggle for national liberty. Jusi
! 128 years ago today the Bastile was
stormed, marking the commencemem
! of the revolution which made «
] France a republic; and one yeai
| later, also on July 14, the Feast o:
j the Federation, the newly draftee
| constitution was accepted.
THREE GERMANS INTERNED:
FAILED TO HEED WARNING
Three Germans were taken into
custody during the week by Deputy
Marshal James Hagan, on the charge
of being alien enemies and failing
to keep their mouths shut, as advis
ed by Attorney-General Gregory.
The three men, Henry Miller, Rob
ert Smith and Fred Barrington,
were taken to Fairbanks by Marshal
Erwin, and are now interned in the
upper, town. Two other foreigners,
whose presence here was regarded
by the authorities as a menace to
the peace of the community, were
given the opportunity to leave town.
UNCLE SAM WILL
BUILD OWN SHIPS
Wahsington: It is reported here
this afternoon that Gen. Goethals,
who heads the Shipping board, will
call for bids Monday for the con
struction of two monster shipbuild
ing yards, which when completed
will be operated by the government
in the construction of government
owned merchant ships. It is proposed
to build over four hundred steel
vesels in the two yards in a year
following their completion.
j BRITISH BATTLESHIP
IS BLOWN TO ATOMS
The great British battleship Van
guard was blown up ty an internal
explosion of terrific violence while
lying at anchor this morning. Ac
cording to latest reports ail but
two of her crew who were aboard
; at the time of the explosion were
killed.Her complement before the
war was 870 men, and 94 of heT
■ crew were ashore at the time of the
' explosion. The tragedy is said to
have been due to an internal ex
plosion.
RUSSIANS CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE IN GALICIA
Petrograd: According to reports
received at the headquarters of the
military staff in this city this
morning from the field headquarters
of General Korniloff, the Russian
! forces in Eastern Galicia are con
tinuing their advance unchecked,
and all Efforts on the part of the
enemy to stop them have failed.
Today they are reported to have
occupied the town of Krechovico,
on the railroad leading to Dolina.
and the Russian cavalry is approach
ing the Svica river only fifteen miles
from the city of Kalusz. This city
has been the general headquarters
for the Austro-German military staff
during the past year and it is ex
pected that the enemy will put up
a stubborn resistance at this point
in an effort to bring the Russian
advance to a halt.
SEATTLE JUDGE REFUSES
GERNAN EDITOR PAPERS
Seatle: Judge Xetterer of the!
superior court this morning refused
to grant citizenship papers to Herr
Ortmann. editor of the German daily
paper issued in this city. A number
of prominent business men of this
city were present at the hearing to
support of the editor or to object to
his being granted his papers. The
case has created a great deal of
sentiment thruout the city.
CHURCH SERVICES
Rev. F. L. Forbes announces that
the usual church services will be
tomorrow morning and evening at
the Martin-Mc-Millan building. The
Sunday School hour, as previously
announced, is noon, instead of ten
o’clock- Rev. Forbes has selected
for his evening sermon, the timely
subject, “Shall the Interior of Al
aska be permanent?” The evening
service commences at eight o’clock
GOVERNMENT WILL BUILD
BIG AIRPLANE FACTORY
Washington: Secretary Daniels an
nounced this morning that the plans
have been completed for a million
dolar aeroplane factory to he erected
by the government, and that the
work of construction will begin in
a very short time. The factory will
be devoted exeolusively to the con
struction of aeroplanes for the new
branch of the military service
RUSSIANS THREATEN
Al'STRO-GERMAN LINE
Petrograd: The war office an
nounced this morning that the army
under General Korniloff has made
a considerable advance in the Stan
islau sector during the past twenty
four hours, and is now making rap
id progress along the Linesar river
in the direction of Lemberg which
is only a few days' march away.
If the Teuton forces fail to stop the
present advance inside of another
24 hours the Russians will he in
a position to completely sever the
Austro-German line.
BERLIN NEWSPAPER ORDERED
CLOSED BY GOVERNMENT
Amsterdam: The Lokal Anselger,
one o the most prominent of the
newspapers put dished in Berlin, and
which has been particularly out
spoken in its criticism of the gov
ernment in the past few months, was
ordered this morning by the Imperial
government to suspend publication.
POSITION WANTED—BY LADY
with many years’ experience. Any
kind of work: cooking, or camp cook
preferred. Ask for Mrs. Rogers at
Montana rooming house.
VAN ORSDEL REMEMBERED
BY OFFICE ASSOCIATES
Joseph VanOrsdel, for the past
year property clerk in the employ
of the Commission, is the possessor
of a splendid rifle, the gift of his
office associates, who presented him
with the souvenir today as a token
of their friendship. Mr. VanOrsdel
has resigned his position and leaves
for the Kantishna country in the
morning in company with Bud Saum
with whom he is interested in min
ing property on Glacier creek. The
doners of the rifle were: Howard P.
Curtis, C. H. Hall, M. R. Healy, .1.
Grier, A. St-J. Macauley, H. X.
Shaw, E. R. Welliver, F. M Gamble,
J. O'Neill and R. R. Douse.
CANT SHIP BOOZE
INTO DRY TERRITORY
Washington: According to a rul
ing recently passed by the attorney
general and transmitted to all sec
tions of the country today, it will
hereafter be unlawful to transport
liquor into dry territory in any man
ner whatever, whether it be by com
mon carrier, in person, by freight,
baggage or express.
SEATTLE SHIPYARDS GET
BIG FRENCH ORDER
Seattle: The shipbuilding firm of
J. F. Duihie company was today
awarded the contract by the French
government for the construction of
two 9000-ton steel vessels, to cost
,$4,000,000.