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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME ONE
NENANA.
M-A5KA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1919.
WHOf.E NUMBER 231
PEACE WORK WILL START TOMORROW
TROTSKY FALLS OUT WITH FORMER CO- WORKER
NATION PAUSES IN HONOR OF FORMER PRESIDENT
Extremist Socialist Are Massing
Forces, But Loyal Troops
Await Attack In Berlin.
Associated Press I
BERLIN, Jan. 8.—All the avail
able forces under the control of
Dr. Liebknecht’s Spartacus group
are being hurriedly organized and
massed preparatory to attacking the
government forces and gaining con-j
trol of the government of Berlin. j
The Spartacans appear to be well
supplied with guns and armed motor
cars.
The government forces have taken
up their positions in the Wilhelm-,
strasse and are awaiting the attack!
of the Spartacans.
FIGHTING NOW ON
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 8.—Accord
ing to reports received in this city
late today, several hundred have
been killed in the street fighting j
between the Spar.tacus fores and
the government forces in Berlin.
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FAMOUS ACTRESS 1
DOWN WliH FLO;
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8.—Mary
Pickford, one of the most popular j
and talented stars of the moving
picture world is suffering from an
attack of influenza.
Mary Pickford played with the
Paramount and Art Crafts movie;
companies for soije time, and later |
formed her own company, with
which she was working when stricken I
with the disease.
BROWNE PARTY
LEFT THIS MORN
Mr and Mrs. Frederick D. Browne
and George Markus left early this
morning for Fairbanks in one of the
A. E. C. rigs.
Mr. Browne is on a tour of in
spection and will follow the right of
way until the end of steel near.
Spinach creek is reached, from
which point they will take the train |
into town.
The trip up to Fairbanks will be
a leisurely one, as besides inspect
ing the line, Mr. Browne will also
pick out sites for the engineering
and construction camps, supply and
feed depots which are soon to be
established along the Nenana-Fair
banks branch line.
Mr. George Markus is making the
trip on business and will probably
return with the Brownes possibly
early next week.
PORTO RICO OVER TOP
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico.—Porto
Rico subscribed $4,723,000 to the
last Liberty Loan. Its quota was
four million dollars.
Imut, Alaska’s Interior mol Sopot
Large and Important City Close to
Warsaw Is Threatened By the
Bolsheviki Forces.
^ (Associated Press)
WARSAW, Jan. 8.—The Bolshe
viki forces in large numbers, ad
vancing westward, are closing in
on the city of Vilna from three
sides, and the hard pressed Polish
troops are bravely and stubbornly
resisting the advances.
Vilna is the captial of the province
of the same name, is situated on the
Vilna river and is about 415 miles
southwest of Petrograd. It has a
population of over 200,000. The
province of Vilna lies to the north
east of Poland proper, of which
Warsaw is the capital.
FOCI WllG
PISE YANKEES
Full Credit For Being the First to
Break Hindenburg Line Is
Accorded Americans.
Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 8.—The News,
commenting on the report submitted
by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
of the fighting on the Western
front, between April and the close
of actual hostilities, says that the
British commander in chief pays a
high tribute to the American troops
who were, he says, the first to break
the fainous Hindenburg line, which
was considered impregnable.
Marshal Foch, the commander in
chief of the Allied forces, in making
mention of the splendid fighting
qualities of the Americans, said that
Germanys defensive powers were
definitely destroyed when the armis
tice was signed.
FAIRBANKS PIONEERS
INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
Fairbanks Igloo No. 4 Pioneers of
Alaska installed the officers who
had been elected at a previous
meeting to conduct the business of
the igloo during the current year.
The officers installed were:
Past President—George Moody.
President—Fred Lewis
Vice-Presidents—Frank Bishoprick
and Tom Youle.
Secretary—Heni*y Ray.
Treasurer—Harry Woodward.
The retiring president, George
Moody, was presented with a gold
watch by the igloo.
A social was held immediately
after the business meeting and a
pleasant time enjoyed by the old
timers present.
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Holland Has just begun to de
velop extensive deposits of rock salt,
the existence of which has been
tnown for years.
Washington Issues Orders for Flags
to Remain Half Masted for
Thirty Days.
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. €., .Ian. 8.—
Washington honored Roosevelt’s
memory and, during the funeral
hour all activities at the capital
were suspended.
Orders have been issued that all
flags throughout the country remain
at half mast for thirty days.
President Wilson, in his official
cable message, said that America
has lost one of her most distin
guished and patriotic citizens, who
had endeared himself to the people
by his strenuous devotion to their
interests.
He said that Roosevelt, in all his
public offices, displayed signal ad
ministrative powers; permitted no
divergence from the line.,:>f duty;
and as President he awoke I .e na
tion to the dangers of private con
trol and opened the way .or later
reforms. His private life w» char
acterized by simplicity and virtue..
COMPLETE LISTS
OF CASUALTIES
OF ISSUED PN
Large Additional Clerical Force Is
Put On to Aid in Completing
Casualty Lists.
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8.—
Complete lists of casualties have
been sent to Washington and in
order that the people may be fully
informed of the ravages made by
the war in the ranks of America’s
fighting forces, lists for publication
are now being prepared.
A thousand clerks have been
added to the force already engaged
, in the work and every effort is be
E ing made to get the lists out as
\ soon as possible.
R.
ILL
Word received from Fairbanks
today states that R. M. Crawford,
well known Fairbanks real estate
man, is lying in the St. Joseph’s
hospital and that his condition is
considered serious. The nature of
his illness is not stated.
Mr. Crawford was about to leave
for Seattle, where his family now
reside, and had just about completed
his arrangements for leaving on the
next stage.
He is reported to have entered
the hospital two days ago and his
condition appears to have grown
steadily worse.
OLD TAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
SERBS ANNOUNCE
FORMATION OF
JOINT KINGDOM
( \sso«iate<l Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 8.—
The Serbian legation officially an
nounced today that it has now be- [
come the legation for the new joint1
kingdom of the Serbs, Slovens and
Croats.
The legation says further that a
single common government to in-'
elude the peoples mentioned had
been established December 21, under
Prince Regent Alexander.
INFORMAL PEACE |
MEETINGS BEGUN!
Conference of Statesmen to Lay
Foundation For Real Peace
Meeting Begins Tomorrow
( \ssor)ate<l "ross)
PARIS, Jan. 8.—The various
statesmen of the Allied nations who1
have charge of the peace aims of
their respective governments at the'
big conference to be held at Ver-'
sailles, will begin an informal con-!
ference on Thursday, the purpose;
of this conference being to lay the
ground work of the real peace con
ference.
It is believed that plans for the
settlement of imrjirtant questions
such as the league of nations, free
dom of the seas and disarmament
are still very indefinite. ’
President Wilson has announced
no specific plans as yet, although
it is generally known that his con
ference with the British and Italian
statesmen have been very satis
factory. The President is making a
very careful study of all the signs
having any bearing on the attitude
of the foreign statesmen who will
meet at the peace conference. ,
Traveling the river trail with
Charles Smith’s dog team, W. A.
Ryan and his clerk Pete McDonald
arrived in Ncnana this evening from
Fairbanks.
Mr. Ryan left Nenana on a brief
business trip to the upper town on
Monday, December 30, reaching
there the next day.
He left on the return trip yester
day morning, using the river trail
again. He expects to leave with
Mrs. Ryan, Messrs G. W. Gamble
C. H. Hall and Pete McDonald for,
Anchorage via the Broad Pass trail
in a few days.
FOR A LOST CAUSE
NEW YORK.—The city of Berlin
extended 498,000,000 marks for the
support of families of soldiers uur
ing the first four years of the w .r,
according to German newspapers.
Of that amount, 112,000,000 marks
was in payment of rent.
RUSS DICTATOR
ARREST LENINE
Difference of Opinion Between
Lenine and Trotsky Leads to
Arrest of Lenine.
(Associated Press)
COPENHAGEN, .Tan. 8.— A des
patch received today from Moscow,
the seat of the Bolsheviki govern
ment of Russia, states that Trotsky
has made himself dictator of Russia,
and has caused the arrest of Lenine
premier of the Bolsheviki cabinet.
The arrest was the result of a
diference of opinion between the
self-constituted dictator and Premier
Lenine regardiing Bolsheviki re
forms.
Lenine desired to effect a coali
tion with the Menshiviki or Moder
ate element, while Trotsky desired
to continue his reign in accordance
with the accepted Bolsheviki form
of government.
Hindcnburg’s Arrival In Berlin and
the Scenes During the Fighting
Are Recorded For Movies
(Associated Press)
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 8.—Accord
ing to despatches received in this
city, Von Hindenburg, who is still
at the head of the German army,
arrived in Berlin today and it is
thought probable that he will direct
the operations of the government
troops against the Spartacans who
are making a desperate attempt to
gain control of the government.
While the machine guns were
firing and the bombs were dropping
in the street fighting, movie oper
ators calmly filmed the stirring
scenes enacted.
It is believed that the movie
operators were Americans sent to
Berlin by General Pershing re
cently.
ED M’ADAM DIES;
CAUGHT By “FLU”
Dick Geoghegan, of the clerk’s
office received a telegram yester
day which contained the sad intelli
gence of the death of Ed McAdam,
well known carpenter and contractor
of Fairbanks, as the result of an
attack of influenza.
The death occurred on January
5th at San Francisco, where he had
only recently settled with his family.
His wife and two children are also
said to be down with the disease.
Mrs. McAdam’s condition is reported
to be not serious.
McAdam was in Nenana a short
time when the town was young and
he built the old commissioner’s
off:'*« on the federal reserve, now
us» is a Christian Science church
T secured the contract and built
the new barracks at Fort Gibbon
last fall and went out to the States
shortly after its completion.
Veaaiui—The Qatewajr to McKinley
Mettoaal Put
The Body of Colonel Roosevelt Laid
At Rest; Nation Honors Memory
of True American.
IAssociated Press)
OYSTER BAY, Jan. 8.—The re
mains of the late Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, former president of the
United States, was committed to
earth at 1 :4il this afternoon, in the
family cemetary plot overlooking
Long Island Sound.
Sixty people attended the funeral
services, which were held at the
Roosevelt home, ’..here the rector
of Christ church conducted the sim
ple burial services and read the
Ninety-first Psalm, and offered
prayer.
i Thousands viewed the funeral cort
age as it slowly wended its way to
the cemetery from the house.
The widow of Theodore Roosevelt
diil not attend the church services
nod did she join in the eortuge to
the cemetery.
A large wreath of pink and white
carnations from President Wilson
was placed on the grave at the con
clusion of the burial.
ACTIVITIES PAUSE
SEATTLE, Jan. 8.—Seattle and
San Francisco paused activities for
five minutes in memory of the dead
during the funeral hour of the late
Colonel Roosevelt.
STEEL YESTERDAY
At quitting time yesterday even
ing the men of the steel gang, un
der Foreman Thomas K. Blakey, had
; reached the bank of the river at
Nenana crossing, and now, for a
i spell of perhaps a little over a
i week, the steel gang will go back
j a little way and consolidate the
track laid by putting on the full
| numbcT of ties under the rails. They
. will also add to the width of the
j grade in some places a*"' do some
! surfacing.
| The work of decking and com
! pleting the bridge across the river,
i so that it will be ready for the
^ steel, is expected to be finished in
1 about a week’s time, when the steel
| gang will resume operations.
| The bridge at the Crossing is 702
'■ feet long and has been completed
! only insofar as the driving of the
necessary piling is concerned. The
' material needed for the completion
1 in detail as a trestle bridge will
| be forwarded by train from the
material salved from the bridge
across Lost Slough, on the aband
| oned line.
The necessary force of men and
■ the material for the completion of
the’bridge will be at the Crossing
' today to complete operations.
A. toy which is also a practical
lung tester, consists of a balloon sur
rounded by a tape to show the
amopnt of air blown into it.