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DAILY NEWS
VOLUME TWO
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1919.
NUMBER 7
BOLSHEVIKI CONTROL BARVARIA NOW
WILSON WILL USE INFLUENCE TO HASTEN PEACE
AMERICAN MISSION GOING ABROAD TO COMBAT BOL
POLITICAL MOVE
COPENHAGEN, Apr. 8.—Accord-,
ing to despatches received in this
city today from Berlin, it would i
appear that a political movement of !
great importance and much sig-;
nifieance is imminent in the Ham- '
burg-Bremen region.
Doctors Herz and Haufenburg,;
two of the leaders of the Spartacan ;
movement, have almost succeeded in !
making themselves masters of the
situation in the region referred to,
which they plan t| convert into a
Soviet republic.
councToTfour
• MET THIS MORN
' PARIS, Apr. 8.—The council com
posed of the representatives of the
four nations, America, France, Italy
and Great Britain, met this morning
at the Paris residence of Premier
Lloyd George .of Great Britain.
President Wilson was not present
at the meeting, but it is believed
he will attend the meeting which
will be held this afternoon at the
Paris White House.
. LAZAVITCH TRIAL
CONTINUED TODAY
—
The Lazavich trial, which was.
commenced at the district court,
Fairbanks, yesterday, was continued
today. Lazavich is charged with
the larceny of a quantity of gold
dust from Nick Sahik.
The jury empaneled to try the
case, chosen yesterday afternoon, is
composed of the following men: J.
H. Sullivan, Henry Riddel. Carl
Priess, M. J. Sweeney, Dan Mc
Innes, T. M. Bockfinger, A. C. Tron
seth, H. Van Berio, C. M. Crites,
C. T. Crozier, Alex Johnston and
Hiram Chadwick.
Three witnesses were examined
yesterday afternoon. Nick Sahik,
from whose cabin the gold dust is
alleged to have been stolen, A1
Coslett, who is alleged to have
bought the gold dust, and M. F.
Miller, deputy marshal at Brooks.
PIONEER MEETING WAS
LARGELY ATTENDED
Nenana Igloo No. 17, Pioneers of
Alaska held its regular semi-monthly
meeting at the Union Hall last night.
The meeting was largely attended
by the oldtimers, who after the busi
ness session was brought to a con
clusion, indulged in a very enjoyable
Ji smoker, which lasted well into the
night.
The next regular meeting of the
Pioneers will be held on Monday,
^ April 21. f
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THEATRICAL HEROES
HONORED AT LONDON
LONDON".—Inscribed on a panel
which formerly held the announce
ment that the emperor of Germany
had visited Drury Lane theater,
there are now the names of 250
London actors and musicians who
gave their lives in the war. The
panel, which was recently dedi
cated with appropriate ceremonies
by the bishop of London, was placed
in the theater as a memorial ->y
representative members of the theat
rical profession in England.
TRANSPORT SAILS
10 BRING WILSON
NEW YORK. Apr. 8—The United
States army transport Georgy- Wash
ington will sail for Brest, France,
April 11th, instead of April 14th,
as at first arranged.
It is reported that President Wil
son may force an early peace and
return to the United States on the
transport on her return trip with
overseas troops.
NEW YORK, Apr. 8.—The war
department has formulated plans for
the sending of a mission com;\sed
of ten leading American educators
to Europe.
The purpose of the mission will
be to combat the possible spread of
Bolshevism among the men of the
Army of Occupation, and to use the
League of Nations as an antidote
for it.
nenanaIaoies
FORM NEW CLUB
»
The ladies of Nenana have de
cided to form a new club, and ar
rangements are now on the way to
perfect the organization.
The new club, which will take the
place of the now defunct Knitting
vlub, will be known as the Orphan
Fund club; its purposes being the
same as that of the old club, viz
to use every endeavor to collect
funds for the relief of distress in
the war tom areas.
The first meeting o'f the club
will be held at the home of Mrs.
J. T. Oldfield, on Third ar.d B
streets, at 2:30 o’clock Thursday
afternoon. Officers to conduct tni
affairs of the club will be selected
at this meeting.
All ladies interested in the love
ment are cordially invited to th<
meeting. Membership in any on«
of the auction bridge dubs is nc
bar to membership & the rial
! about to be formed.
Cordova’s growing important
as a fur center was indicated re
! c-ently by the second shipment oi
furs from there to the States valuer
. at nearly $6,000 .
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MCI 10 FIX
RESP0NSI8ILITV
FOR RECENT WAR
PARIS. At>r. 8.—The Council ofi
!
Four, comprising' Premiers Orlando,
Lloyd George and Clemenceau, and
President Wilson, met at the Paris,
residence of President Wilson this
afternoon.
The council is considering the
I question of responsibility of the war
I including the question of tribunals '
I to try the kaiser and the German
j crown prince.
I
I HUN OFFICIALS
COPENHAGEN, Apr. 8 —Herr
Landsberg, the minister of justice
in the Ebert government; General
• von Kleist and staff of the Fourth
I army division; and former deputies
Brandes and Filkel, were placed
under arrest at Magdeburg today by
the soldiers stationed there.
The troops who made ihe arrests
are said to be in sympathy with
the Independent Socialists.
PILEORIVERlEW
WENT OUT TODAY
TO FIX BRIDGES
, The piledriver crew, under Fore
I man Sid Sheldon, -with piledriver No.
i 4. also known as the track driver,
and men who will do other work on
the bridges and track after the
driver gets through, went out this
morning. They will make camp at
old camp 18 buildings, now known
as camp 377.
In order that the railroad might
be extended to the coal fields at
the earliest possible moment, several
small bridges, in the neighborhood
of camp 377 were merely cribbed
up to allow of the extension. These
bridges will now be driven and
fixed up as originally intended,
without interfering with the regular
traffic on the road.
The men will probably be en
gaged in making camp and fixing up
■ the mess, today and will commence
' operations tomorrow.
NATIONS’ TEAGUE
DRAFT COMPLETED
PARIS, Apr. 8.—The drafting
c ommittee of the League of Nations
, announced this morning that the
l work of drafting the terms of the
league had been completed yesterday.
The revised covenant now con
tains twenty-seven articles dealing
l with the scope and purposes of the
league.
j A full meeting of the League of
, Nations commission will be held to
(day, for the purpose of formally
approving and accepting the draft.
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ON HOUSE FLY
WASHINGTON, Apr 8.—Notice
has been issued from the office of
the surgeon genera! of the United
States army to all camp surgeon',
to 'tart an energetic campaign at
once to exterminate the house fly
at all army camps and stations.
PtASil FORCES
MAY FARE KIEV
BUDAPEST, Apr. 8.—According
to reports received >n this city from
reliable sources, the peasant forces
notv menace Kiev, and an attack
in force on the city is momentarily
expected.
The main body of the peasant
troops are said to be within a few
miles of the city, their vanguard are
already at the outskirts, which they
are about to attack.
ON COMING PEACE
PARIS, Apr. 8.—Commenting on
the forthcoming peace to be con
cluded with the Central powers, and
France’s claim for reparation and
indemnity, the Matin says that
President Wilson holds fantastic
views regarding France's claims
against the Germans.
The Petit Parisienne denies that
any differences of opinion exist
between the French and the Ameri
can delegates to the peace confrence.
The Echo de Paris believes that
the city of Geneva, the scene of the
great conference resulting in the
formation of the Red Cross society
of the whole world, will be chosen
as the headquarters of the League
of Nations.
TEXAS COWBOYS PUT
BAN ON BULL RING
EL PASO, Tex.—American cow
boys here recently attending a live
stock convention expressed prefer
ence for boxing matches over bull
fights. They went to a boxing
program in Liberty Hall one even
ing and a bull fight in the Juarez
bull ring across the border the
following afternoon.
The boxing contests were be
tween evenly matched young sol
diers from the military district here
and the cattlemen cheered the win
ners.
These same cattlemen express
great disgust over the bull fight.
Much blood was spilled, many women
left the ring and the cowboys yelled
their disapproval of the affair.
“Shoot him—put him out of his
misery”, cried the Americans after
the toreadors made three unsuccess
ful tries at dispatching one bull.
Most of the crowd left in disgust
after the second bull was finally
stabbed to death
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
OPENS BASEBALL SEASON
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. S.—The
Pacific Coast League opened the j
baseball season today.
Seattle plays San Francisco at j
the latter city, Portland plays at
Los Angeles, Oakland at Sacra-1
mento, and Vernon at Salt Lake :
NUREMBURG. Apr. 8.—A Soviet
republic was formed and established
at Munich today, and due proclama
tion of same was made.
The people received the news very
calmly. Enormous crowds gathered
in the streets of the city to hear
the proclamation read.
RENOUNCE GERMANY
MUNICH, Apr. 8—A complete
severance from the old German
imperialism still manifested in the
Ebert-Schiedemann government, and
a resumption of brotherly connec
tions with the Russians and the
, Hungarians was announced, in the
proclamation of the new Soviet gov
i ernment for Bavaria, formed here
, today.
I
j NEW YORK, April 8.—Secretary
j of War Newton D. Bak->r, Hugh C.
j Wallace of Tacoma, who is Ameri
1 can ambassador to France, fifteen
j members of the House military
I committee, Warren Pershing, the
14-year-old son of General Pershing
and Sergeant Welz, who won the
cross for valor at Chateau Thierrv,
were among those who sailed today
on board the transport Leviathan,
bound for France.
Sergeant Welz, accompanies War
ren Pershing on his trip to see his
father, and will take the lad to the
general’s headquarters at Coblenz.
E||H CROP
FOR THIS YEAR
—
I
] WASHINGTON, Apr. 8.—It is
| estimated that the wheat crop of
I the LTnited States for this year will
ibe worth $1,891,62,0,000.
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NENANA LADIES GO
OUT TROUT FISHING
On yesterday morning’s train,
Mesdames Brown, More arid Kestly
J journeyed out to the end of steel and
enjoyed several hours’ of trout fish
ling in a stream in the neighborhood
j of the Lignite roadhouse.
The ladies returned in the evening
| with a very creditable catch of Dolly
| Varden trout.
i THe stream referred to teems with
j trout and it is also open nearly
jail the year round.
SHIPBUILDING IS
AFTER DECLINE
WASHINGTON. Apr. 8.—The
American shipbuilding industry ha
recovered largely from the tempor
ary decline, caused by the signing
of the armistice.
The reports state that during the
year ending March 31, two thousand
and fifty-six merchant vessels were
built m the shipyards throughout
the United States.
MILLIONAIRE
MEW YORK, Apr. 8.—Frank W.
Woolworth, the millionaire store
man, proprietor of a great chain
of five, ten and fifteen cent store?
throughout Eastern cities, and owner
of the Woolworth building, of this
city, the tallest building in the world,
died here today.
Forty years ago Woolworth started
in business with a capital of only
fifty dollars. His profits last year
reached eight million dollars.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 8.—The de
partment of agriculture forecasted
today the largest crop of winter
wheat ever grow-n in this country.
The crop is estimated at eight
hundred and thirty-seven thousand
bushels.
A twenty-four hour test of the
coal from the Burns mine, which
commenced yesterday morning, was
brought to a conclusion at 7 o'clock
this morning, and the results of the
test will be available in a day or
two.
All accounts regarding this coal
! indicate that it is of a much superior
auality to the coal from Lynn's
mine, which is known to be younger
coal.
Firemen usin)^ the Burns coal
say that it is easy to fire with and
that the results obtained are much
more satisfactory than those ob
tained by using the oiner variety
of coal.
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*t TEMPERATURE R
As reported by the government R
R observation station, Nenana R
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R Tuesday April 8 R
.R Maximum .50 above R
,R Minimum .29 above R
|R Forecast: Fair tomorrow. R