WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOC. II. ' MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1919
NO. 145
, MORGENTHAU PREDICTS HUN OUTBREAK
ALLIED WARSHIPS READY TO OPEN FIRE ON F1UME
' LANSiNG SAYS PEACE TREATY SHOULD BE RATIFIED
WAVES WRECKED
CORPUS CHRISTI, Sept. 20.—
* Fully 1,500 buildings, for the most
part residences, were either crushed
beyond repair or carried away en
* tirely by the tidal wave which swept
the beach front of this city on Sun
day. The rush of water reached a
depth of 15 feet at places and
swept the front for a distance of
23 blocks.
In addition to this damage, the
hurricane demolished hundreds of
buildings beyond the reach of the
water.
Relief A-rives.
Several relief trains have reached
the city with army food, blankets
and tents, and the supplies are now
being distributed among the storm
sufferers. Trucks and field radio
outfits are being sent into the storm
area from several central supply
stations, the work of relief having
been taken in band by the Govern
ment.
Report Confirmed.
A submarine eh.tser arriving he’-e
late this afternoon has confirmed the
retort of the sinking of the Yal
banero, but the officers did not
learn the fate of the steamer's pass
engers. Most of the passengers
boarded the liner at Malaga.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 20.—The
Citizens National Bank of Houston,
five miles south of this city, was
held up by two unmasked men early
this morning and a substantial por
tion of the bankroll confisscated, the
bandits making their getaway with
$4,000 in cash.
The men hung around the bank
until the cashier was alone in the
place, then stepped quickly into the
bank and locked the official in his
cage, while they proceeded to pick
up all the loose change. No at
tempt was made to interfere with
the vault.
leiut—The Gateway to McKinley
Wational Park.
DIPLOMAT SAYS HUNS AWAIT
NEW OPPORTUNITY TO STRIKE
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DUE 10 PLAGUE!
! WASHINGTON, T>. C., Sept. 2'.'.'
—There has been no improvement
in the cholera situation in Petro l
;grad, according to advices received
in this city today from .'\veden.
People are dying at the rate of be-'
tween two and three hundred daily,
the reports state, and there is no
relief in sight. Sanitary conditions
are said to be such as to aggravate
the danger confronting the popula
tion, food is growing more scarce
daily, and the hospitals are unable;
to care for the sick because of a
shortage of medicine.
It is no uncommon sight to see
persons drop in the streets and re-'
main there long after they are dead.
It is with the greatest difficulty that
burials keep pace with the deaths.
Bank Looted.
For the third time since the Bol-:
sheviki took charge of the country,
the State bank at Petrograd has
been looted by soviet officials, the •
latest seizure representing a loss of .
two million rubles to the institution. !
SENATE PASSES BILL
TO BOND PETERSBURG
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 20.
—The bill providing for the bonding
of the town of Petersburg, Alaska. 1
was passed by the senate today and
.has been sent to President Wilson j
for final endorsement.
WHITE STAR VESSEL
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
LONDON, Sept. 20. — A White
Star liner carrying over a thousand j
troops from Russia is reported to j
have grounded near the Orkneys. I
where she remained in a perilous ’
position for a number of hours. The
vessel was finally floated, however.;
and is now proceeding undamaged.
ALUES TAKE ACTION
TO QUIET D’ANNUNZIO
PARIS. Sept. 20.—The city of
Fiume will be destroyed by the
Allies should such action become
necessary to bring about the de
parture of d’Annunzio and his fol
lowers from the City of Dispute,
according to advices received in this
* city today from the Adriatic. The
reports state that a squadron of
Allied warships has arrived at
Fiume, with decks cleared for ac
- tion, the understanding being that
'd’Annunzio will be given 24 hours'
to get out of town with his follow-!
ers.
The Italian government, it is un
derstood, has sent an appeal to the
offending dictator to leave the city |
so as to avoid the employment of;
drastic means to force his retire
ment, it being recognized at Rome j
that the Allies will not tolerate a i
continuance of the conditions which ■
have prevailed at Fiume during the j
past week.
PARIS, Sept- 20.—In the opinion
of Henry Morger.thau, former am
bassador to Turkey, and now head
of the American commission to Po
land, who has just reached this city
direct from Germany, the Germans
have emerged from the world war
a perfect dynamo of strength, readc
for any emergency.
The human military power of the
German nation, Morgenthau de
clares, is as great now as it ever
'was. notwithstanding the heavy loss
es in men sustained during the war.
And the sixty-five million people of
Germany are schooled and hardened
] in the ways of war, while the
Allied nations are visibly weakened
as a result of the great struggle,
and becoming less efficient in cbn
' sequence of the quarreling new in
progress among them.
Morgenthau is spre the Huns will
: resort to arms within a few years
in a more than ever determined ef
fort to regain the territory lost by
! them in the late struggle. The Al
jlies, the diplomat says, must be on ;
;their guard constantly if they would:
avert another encounter with the j
idefeated but unconquered foe across:
'the Rhine.
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MESSENGERS TAKE MONEY
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Thefts
aggregating over a million dollars
have been reported by brokers and
‘financial concerns of this city, the
peculations covering a period of six
months. Trusted messengers boys
of the financial district got away
.with the money, disappearing quiet
ly, from time to time, with cur
rency and negotiable bonds and oth
er securities. 1
The thefts have increased in ■
amounts and frequency to such an
extent that special detectives have
been employed and other precau-1
tions taken to stop the losses. Very
few of the culprits have been ap-'
prehended.
SPANISH LINER
LOST IN STORM;
HAD FULL LIST
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KEY W EST, Fla., Sept. 20.—It
has been definitely ascertained that
‘the Spanish steamer Yaibanero, long
| overdue at Havana, was lost during
the storm which swept the Gulf
coast last Sunday. Reports received]
here today state that the vessel ran;
aground on a quicksand reef and.
later sank in forty feet of water.,
only the tops of the mas^s now be-:
ing visible.
Nothing has been learned, how-1
ever, regarding the fate of the
passengers and crew. There were j
300 passengers on board when the
vessel left Spain, bound for Ha
vana, and it is feared that many |
of them perished when the steamer
fcundered. Inquiries are now being
made along the coast in an effort to
learn if any survivors have been
reported.
SEVERE SENTENCES
ARE IMPOSED ON
REVOLTING KOREANS
PYENG YANG, Korea. — Penal!
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servitude for ten years was the sen
tence imposed on five Koreans who
were accused of inciting disturbances !
in the recent independence move
ment. Another Korean was sen
tenced to serve seven years, and
two others to imprisonment with
;hard labor for thirty and seventeen
months, respectively. All appealed.
Icuu—The Gateway to XcXlnley
Wattonal Park.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. — Labor
leaders of this city are engaged in !
an attempt to organize all the em- ^
ployes on the city’s payroll, the plan i
being to form one big organiza
tion. to be known as the Central j
Union, and to affiliate with the Am-;
erican Federation of Labor. Both i
the police and the firemen of the
city are being urged to become ,
members of the organization, and
when the union has been perfected,
it is the intention to' seek a general
increase in wages, some of the em
ployes being ready to make a de
mand for an increase of 65 per
cent.
Mayor Opposes Move.
Mayor Hylan is very much op
posed to the proposed union and has
appealed to the heads of various <
departments, urging the dismissal i
of agitators and the abolition of i
certain positions in the next budget.
M. V. Tyler is expected home
from the logjam on the steamer
Carl White.
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STOCKHOLM. Sept. 20.—Accord-'
ing to information received in this
city from Petrograd today, it is the
desire of the Bolsheviki leaders of!
Russia to make peace with the Al-.
lies. With this object in view, the
soviet is said to have delegated;
representatives of the Bolshevik
movement to begin negotiations at
once.
The reports indicate that the Bol
sheviki are very desirous of arrang
ing a suspension of hostilities on the
various fronts, and are willing to
accept any conditions the Allies
choose to impose. The peace com
missioners, it is understood, have
been instructed to make peace at
any price.
The reason for this attitude on
the part of the soviet is said to be
a shortage of food and war sup
plies in al! parts of the country,'arid
a growing unrest among the Red
Guards.
IRISH REPUBLIC IS
FLOATING BIG LOAN
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DUBLIN', Sept 20.—Subscription
lists have been opened for the new
Irish republic loan of £250,000, the
plan being to raise the money in
Ireland in whatever amounts the
people can be induced to subscribe.
Several local subscribers attached
their names to the list yesterday,
each pledging a substantial amount.
Ben Peterson arrived in town this
week from the Xenana-Fairbanks
line, where he has been building
grade for the Government railroad
near Standard creek. He is figuring
on going Outside.
FREEPORT, Pa.. Sept. 20.--At
torney-Genera! Palmer is touring the
East in an effort to restore peace
among the workers of the country.
; In an address delivered here this
afternoon before a large number of
operatives, representing many indus
tries, Palmer urged an absolute in
dustrial armistice of six months to
permit of the solution of economic
problems arising from the war's
changes.
Six months’ freedom from unrest,
he explained, would bring about an
increased production in all lines,
.which would bring about an era of
easier living and insure much bet
ter times throughout the country.
Strikes, he said, only tend to
aggravate the situation and render
more difficult, if not absolutely im
possible, the adjustment of Ameri
can industry to conditions brought
about by the war.
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REST IN SOUTH;
EASTWARD SOON
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 20.—Presi
dent Wilson arrived here from Sari
Diego early this morning and is
seeking rest in the seclusion of hi“
apartments, having issued ordets
that he is not to be disturbed under
any circumstances. He has a slight
cold and is trying to get rid of it
before starting on the strenuous re
turn journey to the capital.
The President addressed a mon
ster crowd at the Stadium in San
Diego last night, and will speas
here tonight, following a public din
ner. In spite of a request for
quiet, the arrival of the presidential
party was the signal for a noisy
demonstration at the depot, and the
streets were lined with cheering ad
mirers as the President's car rolled
swiftly to the hotel. The homeward
trip will start next week.
LANSING EXPLAINING;
SAYS LEAGUE IS 0. K.
WATERTOWN, X. Y., Sept 20.—
Secretary of State Robert Lansing,
who is reported to have, condemned
the peace treaty during a conversa
tion in Paris in May, addressed -the
people of this city last night in
favor of the ratification of the
treaty, the speech being his first
public statement on the question
since Bullitt appeared before the
senate foreign relations committee.
Lansing said the treaty ought to
be ratified without delay and with
out reservation or amendment.
There is nothing in the treaty, he
explained, which invades American
sovereignty or limits the exercise of
full sovereignty.
Bullitt charged, it will be re
called, that Lansing told him in
Paris that the American people nev
er would vote for the treaty if
they knew what it meant to Ameri
ca. In the course of his remarks,
the secretary did not refer to Bullitt^
| or to the alleged Paris conversation.