THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March^jL^^8T9.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth.Editor and Manager
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES
The extent to which the revolu
tionary ferment has increased in
Austria-Hungary is shown by the
text of the resolutions adopted by the j
Congress of Oppressed Nations, i
copies of which have reached Switz
erla:\d. It is in the form of I
a proclamation and is said to be the j
first joint revolutionary proclama-'
tion ever issued in the dual mon
archy. It says in part:
“The assembled representatives
unanimously declare that a better
future for this nation is to be!
founded and durably assured on the j
firm basis of world democracy, real
and sovereign government by the
people, and a universal alliance of
nations vested with the authority!
of arbitration.
“They reject most emphatically'
all treaties not sanctioned by the
sovereign will of nations. They
are convinced that all peace for i
which they and all democracies of
the world are longing, can be right
eous and durable only if the world
puts an end to the existing unbear
able domination of one nation over
the other, and if the world makes
it possible for nations to organize
their relations to each other on the
basis of equal rights and free con
ventions, in order that they may
defend themselves against the evils
of imperialism.
“They are resolved to sacrifice
everything, convinced that these are
the nation’s critical days that they
are aiding civilization in the effort
to free humanity once and for all
from the everlasting international
violence and murder—as shown by
the experience of this unprecedented
war—and are helping toward the
new era of dependence on inter
national law, the fraternity of na
tions, equal rights, and human
liberty.”
The gathering wTas one of the
most notable in the history of
Prague, says a correspondent of the
Associated Press, comprising large
delegations from the oppressed ele
ments within Austria-Hungary. The
Slovaks of Hungary sent a party
of 22 with the great Slavok poet
Eviezdeslav. The Polish delegation
numbered sixty, three from Silesia,
one from Prussian Poland, and the
rest from Galicia, including ex-Min
ister Glambinski and five deputies.
The Croats and Serbs numbered a
hundred with nine deputies. Among
the 300 Jugo-Slavs were 60 Slov
enes, seven Carinthians, 60 Styrians
and 100 Carniolans with four depu
ties.
The Italian delegation of 17 in
cluded Deputy Conci, irredentist j
deputy in the Austrian parliament, i
There were besides Rumanians from
Transylvania and Bukovina, four
Dalmatians and three Bosnians. j
Among the notable figures were ]
Tetmaier, dean of the Soc;alists of!
Poland, Rybar, ex-mayor of Leibach,
and Krista chief of the Democratic:
party. It was a strange medley j
of racial factions, and only such
a gathering as could be found)
among the oppressed elements crowd- j
ed within Austria-Hungary.
Practically nothing concerning the '
gathering was allowed to appear in
the press, and the papers appeared
with great white columns disclosing
how the censors had suppressed all;
references to the meeting. They j
I announced, however, that 35 arrests!
had been made; also that the crowds
had succeeded in breaking the police
cordons thrown around the gather
ing, and the measures finally odpted
. to disperse the meeting. A continu-1
ousi struggle was carried on be
tween the population and the police.:
j Unknown hands decorated the linden
trees with emblems of Slav frater- j
nity.
HELP IT ALONG
While the News has not had the
opportunity thoroughly to go into
the work of the Red Star society,
to which the people of Interior
Alaska are being urged to give their
support, it must be apparent to
Alaskans that there is a broad field
for such a work. Like everything
else in connection with the world
war, the number of horses attached
to the various Allied forces almost
passes comprehension, and dogs, too
are playing a very important part in
the great struggle for world free
dom
Those engaged in the humane
work of rendering assistance to these
noble animals should have every en
j couragement, moral and financial.
Theirs is a most worthy cause, be
ing to our war horses and dogs
i what the Red Cross is to our sold
' diers.
1,185,000 tons of sugar will be
i saved the first year if each of us
: uses one ounce less each day. This
■ | will keep sugar plentiful and cheap.
JUST RECEIVED
ALL THE LATEST
June July August
VICTOR
PHONOGRAPH RECORDS
ALL THE LATEST POPULAR SONG HITS
SIMSON’S
WAR'S DEMANDS
IN PARIS S1SFF
PARIS—So great have been the
war demands upon the diplomatic j
and consular services of the United'
States in France since America i
entered the conflict that the em-1
massy has had nearly to multiply
eight times its former strength in |
Paris and the consulates all over;
France have doubled their forces. |
In addition there have been es- j
tablished in Paris, either in the em-'
bassy or in close liasion with itj
branches of the War Trade Board,
the Hoover Food Bureau and the j
Committee on Public Information. |
The working force at the embassy
before the war began was about 10
exclusive of secretaries and attaches.
Today it is 80. About 70 clerks
have had to be brought over from.
Washington to take care of the
growing influx of work.
At the embassy in pre-war times j
there were two attaches—naval and
military. Today the naval attache;
has four aides and a clerical force.
of about 15 persons, while the mili-j
tary attache is surrounded by five j
aides and from 15 to 18 clerical^
employes. In addition a new at-.
tache’s post has been created, that
of scientific attache, a post filled
by Dr. Frederich Durand. He rep
resents the Board of Inventions in
France, and investigates all inven
tions in France that may be used
in prosecuting the war successfullly.
The establishment in Paris of a
branch of the Bureau of Public In
formation is another event of re
cent occurrenc Headed by James
Kerney, the board emp’oys a staff
of American and French newspaper
men who are both gathering and
disseminating information about
events in France, and are making
' it daily clearer to the French public
! just what America is doing in the
war. The bureau works in liason
; with .and not directly under, the
: emoassy.
The War Trade Board, Paris
! branch, is another new feature.
i
Headed by William McFadden with
1 Clarence Stetson as assistant, the
. board here is incessantly active car
! rying out the directions of Vance
j Thompson, head of the parent board
| in Washington and in general look
, ing after American trade interests
j in Europe.
i Dr. E. Dana Durand, one-time
chief of the census, is at the head
; of the Hoover Food Bureau that
, has recently been established here,
i This bureau follows ship movements,
i the food situation, gathers food
statistics, and is responsible for the
division of the food supplies to the
: Allies. By keeping an intensive
; watch on the various food decrees
| promulgated by the French authori
i ties it is able to advise accurately
(concerning the appointment of food
' and the amounts to be sent each
i month.
The passport bureau or office
after the British model has been in
stalled at 68 Rue Pierre Charron,
and to it were transferred the
staffs of the embassy and the con
sulate that had formerly don^ pass
port work. There are over twenty
I clerks here today, under the direc
i tion of Lee Meriweather, assistant
to Ambassador Sharp, Second Sec
retary Ben Thaw and Vice Consul
Henry P. Elliot*
The expansion of the diplomatic
activities is reflected in the physi
cal extension of the embassy quar
ters.
ENGLISH RAIL MEN
GET BETTER WAGES
LONDON.—An increase of $235,
000,000 a year in wages and bon
uses has been secured for railway
men. The secretary of the National
Union of Railwaymen says: “With
out oftee having threatened or
attempted a stoppage of work, w’e
have succeeded in improving the
conditions of our members at the
same time keeping clearly in mind
our great responsiblity as a trans
port industry.”
MR CRUISER
CONCLUDES TRIP
ON YUKON RIVER
H. K. Carlisle of the G. L. O., Is
Returning Home After Summer
Trip on the Rive-s.
The government launch Alaska, ’
owned by the General Land office j
and which was specially built for'
the use of the field forces of the
General Land office stationed at'
Fairbanks, arrived in Nenana last
night with Timber Cruiser H. K. ;
Carlisle on board. He is now on ]
his way to Fairbanks for the winter.
Mr. Carlisle left on an extended1
trip shortly after the opening of i
navigation and has visited all of the I
wood camps on the Yukon and
Tanana rivers in his official capacity.!
He first went up the Yukon as \
far as the international boundary
above Eagle and from that point
worked down, attending to all of
the timber business enroute. After
a brief stay at Tanana, he went
down the Yukon to a point a little
way below Nulato.
The traveling was necessarily slow
I as Mr. Carlisle was obliged to make
stops at every woodcamp and home
stead claim along the river. He has
, gathered much data in his travels
and will take appropriate action on
to his office in Fairbanks.
Mr. Carlisle states that the en
gines on the launch worked very
smoothly and that no trouble from
. this cause was experienced during
the entire rtip. The Alaska is fitted
' with a powerful Scripps medium
1 duty engine.
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CONVERSION PRIVILEGE
OF LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
The following instructions have i
been issued regarding the privilege'
given to bondholders to convert
bonds from 4 per cent to 4 and one
half per cent rate of interest.
The First National bank of Fair- j
banks will forward the bonds for
i
conversion provided the holders will!
send them to the bank Those send- j
ing the bonds must list them, g:v-1
ing the denomination and serial j
number. The bank will make aj
small charge of 25 cents for the
service.
Holders of the 4 per cent bonds
of the First Liberty Loan converted
and of the Second Liberty Loan
may avail themselves of the privilege
of converting into 4 Vi bonds by pre
senting their bonds for conversion
through the First National Bank of j
Fairbanks. j
These bonds are not convertible!
after November 9, 1918, even if sub-;
sequent series of bonds should be |
offered at a higher rate. There-,
fore, the conversion privilege must,
be exercised if at all, on or before i
November 9, 1918.
The bonds to be delivered upon
this conversion will bear interest
at the rate of 4 Vi per cent per an-s
num from the last interest date j
(May 1, 1918 or June 15, 1918). i
! No payment of accrued interest is j
required.
Holders of the 3 M per cent bonds
of the First Liberty Loan may con
vert their bonds into 4 Vi per cent
bonds on or before November 9,
1918, or may convert into any sub
sequent series of long term bonds
offered during the continuation of
the war, bearing interest at a high
er rate than 3V& per cent
! If the holder of 3 Vi: per cent
bonds elects to exercise the present
conversion privilege, accrued inter
est at the rate of % per cent per
annum from June 15, 1918, to the
date the bonds are received at the
Federal Reserve Bank of San Fran
cisco for conversion, must be paid
| to the United States. The bonds to
j be delivered upon such conversion
j will bear interest at the rate of 4V4
• per cent per annum from June 15,
' 1918.
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Frank Murphy, formerly in the
employ of the Alaskan Engineering
commission in Nenana, is reported
to have left Seattle recently for
his old home in Minnesota.
CHARGE OF FOOD
THE HAGUE.—Standarized food
is becoming the rule in Holland and
standardized clothing may be next.
The scarcity of meat has called
into being the standard sausage, a
mixture of beef and veal, produced
under government control and sold j
at the fixed price of 0.22 per lb.
The shortage of leather is re
sponsible for the introduction of
standard shoes in three grades and
prices, and standard sack suits in i
six varieties of sober tints are prom
ised for the near future.
Standardization in women’s clothes
is urged in some quarters; but few
venturesome spirits hazard any con
crete suggestions on this thorny
problem.
The latest is the standard cigar.
Tobacco prices are soaring and
cigars now cost twice or three times
as much as they did a year ago.
The government article will be made
of the remaining stocks of Java
tobacco in the country, and pro
vided with wooden mouthpiece, en
abling the smoker to finish the weed
to the bitter end, which is expected
to result in a saving of 15 per cent
This cigar will retail at 5 Dutch
cents and pickers up of cigar stubs
will have to look for another trade.
Judge James Wickehsham, Mrs.
Wickersham and Mrs. Earl Hunt
left for Fairbanks this morning.
Charles Thrift resigned his posi
tion as conductor on the govern
ment railroad and went up to Fair
banks this morning. He expects to
leave for the States over the Valdez
trail.
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Steamer trunks, trav
eling bags, suit cases- A large
variety to choose from. Simson's.
FOR SALE CHEAP—Business lot at
Third and Market; also shot gun.
Inquire Mrs. Lavin. 9-12
FOR SALE, CHEAP- Large tank
heater and pipe drum; flush toilet,
good as new; also sink. Inquire
| Simson's.
FOR SALE.—Mrs. W. F. Lyons is
! leaving for the Outside soon and
offers shop, fixtures and business
in cleaning and pressing clothes,
for sale. No reasonable offer re
fused- Shop is on A street, near
blacksmith shop.
| FOR RENT—Upstairs residence,
four rooms furnished. See Slippern
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN—Sew
ing machine, phonograph, launch
Bunny, with 2 Vz h. p. Ferro en
gine, shot gun, rifle, etc. Inquire
of J. A. Slippern.
FOR SALE—Beaver Board, in plain
and oak finish. Doors and win
dows, sash stock and mouldings.
Inquire Simson’s.
FOR RENT—Upstairs residence,
j four rooms furnished. See Slippern
FOR SALE CHEAP—Cook stove in
good condition. Inquire News
office.
FOR SALE—Small heater. Cheap.
| Inquire News office.
. the German government a problem
; filled with peculiar difficulties.
A Call To Arms
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