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WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
f Volume Two member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1919.
Number 90
GERMAN PROFITEERS FACE HEAVY LOSS
FRENCH CABINET WILL REGULATE FOOD PRICES
GERMAN NOBLES RETAIN RANK BUT LOSE PRESTIGE
WEIMAR, Jul yl6.—The German
national assembly, which is now in
session working out the details of
the new government tax bill, has
rejected the proposal of the Social
ist membrs to abolish the ranks of
the nobility. It has been decided,
however, to reduce all nobles to an
equal footing with the common peo
ple of the country. The govern
ment will refuse to recognize special
rights and privileges based on birth
*or social station.
The proposed tax bill, now under
consideration, will include a surplus
assessment on capital of 30 per
cent, and also a drastic imperial
income tax, wThich will insure large
sums for the treasury to help pay
off the reparation claims of the Al
lies,
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AMERICAN IK
TO HEAD PARADE
LONDON, July 1 .—A great pro
gression of Allied troops is bein’
planned for the big Victory march
through the streets of this city on
Sunday. A composite American
regiment of 3,400 soldiers, headed
General Pershing, will have the
distinction of leading the proces
sion, and there will be in line be
hind them fighting men of all the
Allied nations, including Belgians
French, Italians, Japanese and oth
I ers.
Great crowds of visitors are com
ing to the city from all parts of the
country and from across the Chan
nel, and it is expected that the pa
rade will be witnessed by one oi
the greatest and most representative
^gatherings ever seen in this city.
ASK CLOSED SHOE
CHICAGO, July 16. — Betweei
eight and ten thousand employes o
the International Harvester compan;
have left their positions in an effor
to enforce their demands for
^losed shop policy. The main plan
of the big concern is practically shu
down today as a result of the strike
but officials of the company hav
given no intimation that it is thei
intention to submit readily to th
change in policy demanded by th
workers.
Efforts, however, are being mad
today to bring about an early se'
tL-ment of the strike.
BOLSHEV1K1 FORCES
CAPTURE SLAV TOWI
LONDON, July 16.—According t
^advices received in this city toda;
Bolsheviki troops have effected th
[ capture of the city of Ekaterin
burg, 160 miles to the southeast of
Perm, in Eastern Russia. There is
direct rail connection between the
captured city and Perm.
DEPUTY SEALS
STORAGE MEAT
AT FAIRBANKS
The shipment of cold storage meat
which reached Fairbanks from Daw
son on a cold storage barge early
this season, under seal, and which
| later was released after the meat
had been examined by Drs. Suther
land and McCallum, has again been
1 sealed and will be withheld from
| sale until further instructions are
! received from the customs officials
at Eagle.
The shipment was placed under
i seal yesterday by J. B. Howard, of
j Eagle, who made the trip from the
i upper Yukon to Fairbanks for the
j especial purpose of seeing that the
1 meat was not offered for sale or
otherwise disposed of until proper
steps had been taken for its release.
Howard was appointed a special
deputy for the purpose.
Advices received from Fairbanks
today indicate that the action of the
customs office is the result of the
'failure of the owners of the meat
to secure the proper papers for the
(transfer of the shipment from Can
jadian to American territory. The
] action is taken on a technicality.
It is apparent, from yesterday's
developments, that Dr. Sutherland
had no authority to break the seal
j which was placed on the meat at
Eagle.
It is not knowrn at this time at
j Fairbanks how long the meat will be
j held up.
ROME, July 16.—D’Annunzio, the
noted Italian aviator, is planning an
| aerial flight from this city to Tokyo
and return, a trip which he esti
mates will consume an entire month,
' and cover a distance of 20,000 miles.
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TRAMWAY STRIKERS OF
BERLIN AT WORK AGAIN
l BERLIN, July 16.—The strike ol
t the employes of the local tramwaj
t company was brought to a close to
, day, practically all the men havins
; returned to their posts. Cars wil
r be running on regular schedule b\
: tomorrow, it is expected.
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REVENUE MAN MAKING
J ANNUAL INTERIOR TRII
Charles J. Johns, internal revenui
man, is a passenger on the steame
Alaska, on his annual visit to Cen
^ tral Alaska. Mr. Johns is well knowi
ito Alaskans, whom he has visitei
o with considerable regularity, as Un
r, cle Sam’s representative, for a num
e4ber of years.
GERMAN PROFITEERS I
HARD HIT BY PEACE
BERLIN, July 16.—The lifting 01^1
■the Allied blockade, which gives <
Germany the opportunity to replen
1
ish her depleted food supplies from
the markets of the world, has caused ,
a panic among German profiteers
who failed to anticipate the result
of the early lifting of the ban on ;
importations. Illicit dealers, with
huge stocks of long concealed food
supplies, have hurriedly produced
their stores and are making a fran
tic effort to unload before the bot-j
om falls out of the market.
The immediate result of the lift- j
ng of the blockade was a sharp de- j
dine in almost all food prices, bring
ng joy to many thousands of homes 1
i-hich have long been without am- j
>le rations.
Many of the leading restaurants!
ire still trying to maintain war'
irices, notwithstanding the decline:
n food prices. It is their desire, it
s understood, to hold prices up
intil new goods reach Germany
"rom nearby countries and America.
TO MEET SENATOR
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 16.— t
President Wilson, having been in-1
formed that he is not to be invited j
to attend the committee hearings;
during the consideration of thet
peace treaty, has decided to invite
the Republican senators to the
White House to discuss the treaty j
and League of Nations covenant.
The President is especially de
sirous pf meeting Senator Lodge, I
who is one of the chief opponents j
of the league proposition.
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AMERONGEN, Holland, July 16.
—A severe cold has compelled the
former kaiser to suspend his log
sawing activities, at which he has I
been steadily employed during the
past several months.
| Reports from the kaiser's estate
indicate that the former empress is
also ailing, her trouble being a re
currence of heart affection.
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INTERVENTION IS
I NOT PLAN OF U. S.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., July 16
Officials of the state department de
clare emphatically that it is not
the intention of the United States
to intervene in Mexico for the pur
pose of restoring order in the South
ern republic. Such a step, they say,
is not contemplated at this time.
The statement was made in de
nial of reports, appearing in South
' American newspapers, to the effect
that the United States planned a
! policy of armed intervention in Mex
ico.
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i Captain Leonard, army surgeon
I at Fort Gibbon, is an outbound pass
- enger on the steamer Alaska. He
- will take an auto at Fairbanks for
the coast.
YANKEE STEAMER
HAS CLOSE CALL
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 16.—
rhe American steamer Allison, en
-oute from Portland, Maine, to Nor
folk, Virginia, was towed to the:
Delaware breakwater today, having
been picked up in a sinking condi
tion as the result of leaks which
accurred after the vessel had start
ed for Virginia.
Wireless calls for assistance
brought several vessels to the rescue
in time to prevent a disaster.
FLAMES THREATEN
TIMBER IN IDAHO
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 16.—
The interior department has receiv
ed an urgent request for aid in
fighting the forest fires which are
sweeping the Thunder Mountain dis
trict in Idaho. The seriousness of
the situation was made known in a
telegram received today from Gov
ernor Davis.
Secretary Lane has given the
Western governor the assurance that
he can count on the fullest co
operation from the interior depart
PARIS, July 16. — The Russian
blockade is receiving the attention
of the Council of Five today. It
has been proposed that the Allies
permit cargo vessels to enter Rus
sian ports under special permits.
The blockade, it is explained, is
chiefly incidental to the embargo on
trade between Russia and Germany.
NEW SUB-CHASER WILL
WORK IN ALASKA WATERS
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.—The
; sumarine chaser 294 has been as
signed to duty in Alaska waters, to
relieve one of the three chasers now
in the North. The boat has already
left Bremerton for Alaska.
The Marblehead, which is to be
placed at the disposal of Governor
Riggs, will be used chiefly to stop
pirating among the Alaska fishtraps.
FRANCE TRYING
TO KEEP PRICE
PARIS. July 16.—The members
of the French cabinet have reached
a decision to adopt energetic mea
sures to cope with the high cost of
living problem, which threatens the
internal peace of France.
As one of the measures of relief
contemplated, it has been decided
to double immediately the number
of government food stations. The
sale of food in this city will be
handled through co-operative associ
ations, and the associations also will
fix the prices of war stocks, which
are to be turned over to the or
ganization for sale.
The government will do every
thing possible to prevent profiteer
ing.
MANY SHIPS IDLE
CAPES PILE HE
NEW YORK. July 16. — Three
hundred vessels are idle as a result
of the strike of firemen, oilers and
water-tenders, who are demanding,
from the Shipping board, an ad
vance in wages. .
i The tieup has been followed by a
great accumulation of freight at
the piers, and a continuation of the
■ strike will result soon in the loss of
much money among shippers.
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SPANISH CABINET HAS
REFUSED TO FUNCTION
LONDON, July 16.—The Spanisl
cabinet, headed by Maura, whicl
was formed last April, is reportec
to have resigned in a body. Plan;
for the formation of a new cabinet
have not vet been announced.
JURY DRINKS EVIDENCE;
TURNS DEFENDANT FREE
After having sampled three bot
ties of booze, submitted as evidenc<
in the trial of a Juneau woman, oi
whose premises a sub-chaser dr;
squad found nearly 600 bottles o
beer, whisky and other intoxicant:
recently, a Juneau jury composet
of well-known business men returne(
a verdict of not guilty, and the de
fendant, accused of violating th<
territorial dry law, was turned loose
The seizure was made by the sub
chaser raiding crew, without the as
sistance of the marshal’s office, ant
when the case came to trial befor.
the commissioner, there was no om
on hand to do the prosecuting. Thi
case was presented to the jury b;
the commissioner and the verdict o
not guilty was returned after ma
ture deliberation over the “evi
idence.”
STATEMENT OF
ADMITS CHARGE
MOUNT CLEMENS, July 16.—
In a moment of petulance, Henry
Ford admitted today, while being
| questioned by the attorneys for the
i Chicago Tribune, during the prog
ress of the million-dollar libel suit
instituted by the auto maker, that
;he was an ignorant idealist, as
charged in one of the alleged libel
ous statements attributed to the
| Tribune editorial.
i This admission was !at;r -with
drawn by Ford, however, his ex
! planation being that he had made
| the admission to put a stop to the
I
examination.
1 An idealist, explained the plain
tiff, in defining the word, is one who
helps others to make a pro-.t
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WASHINGTON. D. C., July 16.—
Announcement comes from the
White House to the effect that Pres
ident Wilson has deci<ie.I upon the
i inauguration of a plan of devoting
(several hours daily to conferences
;with senators and members of the
■house of representatives. The Presi
dent hopes in this manner to keep
jin closer touch with the lawmakers,
!who will be given the opportunity
:to make free expression of their
|views on questions concerning the
nation.
In addition to these daily meet
ings with the lawmakers, the Presi
dent will continue the practice of
'receiving members of Congress by
'special appointment for the discus
sion of important matters, the new
jplan being more for the purpose of
jeonfining visits, as much as possi
ble. to certain hours of the day. /
CAPT. ADAMS RESUMES
DUTIES ON STEAMER
Capt. C. W. Adams, who had been
in the hospital at Gibbon for several
weeks, resumed his duties as navi
gator when the Alaska reached the
army town on this voyage and hopes
to be able to hold down his position
throughout the remainder of the
season. He is still weak from his
long siege of illness, but is gaining
strength steadily.
Mrs. Adams, who made a hurried
trip to Tanana to nurse her husband,
says that she intends to remain with
him until he leaves the boat for the
winter.
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