WHERE- RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1919.
NO. 123
DEPARTMENT READY TO OPEN STORES
ONLY TWO YANKS MISSING FROM OVERSEAS LIST
SEATTLE RESTAURANT MEN START COURTS WORKING
DEPARTMENT OF
WAR ACCUSED OF
WASHINGTON, D. C., A up. 26.—
In a statemnt made before the sen
ate sub-committee on military af
fairs today, former Acting Judge
Advocate General Ansell declared
that Secretary of War Baker, Pro
vost Marshal Crowder and Colonel
Wigmore established a propaganda
during the early days of the war
for the purpose of discrediting those
who attempted to criticise the Am
erican system of military justice.
The witness informed the sena
tors that a number of officers’
clerks regularly issued statements
to newspapers and to members of
Congress, especially prepared to off
set criticism. The committeemen
were further informed that officers
who defended the system were re
warded by promotion.
LONDON, Aug. 26.—The British
war office is in receipt of informa
tion from Russia to the effect that
the anti-Bolshevik forces fighting
under the banner of Denikine are
now making headway against the
Red Guards in Southern Russia.
The Bolsheviki troops are report
ed to have been defeated at several
points.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 26.—
A series of amendments to the
League of Nations covenant were
adopted in rapid order today by the
senate foreign relations committee,
in spite of spirited opposition of
fered by the Democratic members
of the committee. The members
divided on party lines, the vote be
ing to 7.
I'he principal change proposed is
the elimination of America as one
of the powers represented on the
international commission created to
supervise reconstruction in Europe.
Senator McCumber, Republican,
of North Dakota, who voted with
the Democratic members of the com
mittei the other day, when action
was taken on the Shan-tung settle
ment, was not present when today’s
amendments were put to a vote.
ORDERS CURB MARKET
TO KICK OUT RASCALSj
NEW YORK. — The New York J
Curb Market association “must cast 1
out the rascals who are swindling
the investing public” and purge the
curb lists of worthless stocks or i1
the city administration will end ]
trading on the curb, according to i
an ultimatum delivered by District 1
Attorney Swann, who has been in- i
vestigating the sale of “oilless” oil i
stocks in this city. <
FEDERAL STORES WILL
COMPETE WITH TRUSTS
a GIVE
START 10 DACE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. ti<5.—
A pent? of the department of justice
are in possession of information
showing that Russian soviet inter
ests are supplying funds in the
United States for the circulation of
propaganda intended to cause racial
antagonism.
Department officials believe
the race troubles of the capital and
the more recent disturbances at
Chicago were the result of activi
ties on the part of soviet and I. W.
W. agitators, and it is suspected
that efforts are now being made to
cause similar trouble in other sec
tions of the country.
A sCareh is now being made for
the leaders of the movement in this
country, and steps also have been
taken to counteract the activities
of the propagandists.
STRIKERS IGNORE
ORDER TO RETURN
LOS ANGELES, Auk. 26.—The
striking trainmen of this and other
Southern California cities have
reached a decision to ignore the
instructions received from the na
tional brotherhood, directing them
to return to work. The men de
dare that they will carry the strike
to a finish, regardless of orders from
the heads of the organization of
ivfhich they are a part.
There has been no change in the
■trike situation since yesterday.
Freight continues to accumulate at
joints of shipment and traffic of all
<inds is stalled in every direction.
J^o mail has reached this city since
ate last week.
FLU NOT EXPECTED
OUTSIDE THIS FALL
CINCINNATI, Aug. 26.—Health
Ifficer Peters has given it as his
'pinion that a recurrence of the
nftuenza epidemic, which swept the
Jnited States last year, is not likely
his fall. He says that the disease
irobably will make its appearance
n parts of the country, but he be
ieves it will not become epidemic,
or the reason that the people were
mmunized by the disease on the
iccasion of its last visit.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aur. 26.—
Plans have been perfected by the
war department for the establish
ment of a chain of retail stores in
the principal cities of the country
for the disposal of surplus Govern
ment stock of household commodi
ties. The stores will be so conducted
as to be able not only to supply
local demands, but also to fill mail
orders, and it is expected that an
enormous volume of business will
be handled by each establishment.
The department also has under
consideration a plan to purchase
certain necessities to supplement the
stocks of the Government and to
enable the stores to continue doing
business for an indefinite time,
should such action be found neces
sary to safeguard the public against
profiteering.
Locations have been secured in a
number of the larger cities of the
country and agents of the depart
ment are now on the ground get
ting things ready for the commence
ment of the nation-wide campaign
against living costs. The stores will
open for business on September 'Jf>.
CARRANZA TROOPS
CAUSE OF RETURN
CANDELARIA, Tex.; Aug. 2tb
The return of the American puni
tive expedition to the border is ex
plained in a statement issued today
I by Captain Matlack, who makes it
! known that it was a case of turn
j back or engage in hostilities with
I Carranza troops who blocked the
| trail six miles north of Coyame,
Chihuahua, on Saturday.
The explanation of the captain is
contained in an official report which
was made public today. American
scouts learned, the statement says,
that a force of 150 Carranza sol
diers had taken up a position on the
only trail the Americans could fol
jlow in their pursuit of the bandits.
|When this was made known to the!
'officer commanding the expedition,!
the Americans turned back to avoid
a dash with the Mexicans.
CATTLE DISEASED;
DAIRY IS CLOSED
The Hinckley dairy at Fairbanks
has been ordered closed by Dr. B.
C. Parker, government veterinary,
who recently arrived from the coast
to make an examination of Interior
Alaska cows. The order closing the
[dairy resulted from the discovery
of tuberculosis among the cows
[owned by the dairyman, 25 of the
animals having been condemned.
There are several cows belonging
to Hinckley which have not yet been
examined, but the presence of dis
ease among those already gone over
is sufficiently marked to warrant
the belief that the others also may
be affected.
As a result of the action of the
veterinary, there is no fresh milk
procurable at Fairbanks today, the
Hinckley dairy being at present the
only source of supply. And it is not
known whether or not Hinckley will
make an attempt to start up again
this year, in view of the fact that
the action of the veterinary will
make it necessary for him to start
with an entirely new lot of cows,
unless it should be .found that the
five or six animals not yet examined
are without trace of disease.
All the cows condemned probably
will be ordered killed, as is custom
ary in such cases in the States.
Tubercular cows are unfit for use
as milkers and are equally unfit for
u.'c as beef.
Educating Farmfri.
Besides ridding; the community of
i diseased cows, Dr. Barker is trying
| to teach the farmers of the Fair
I banks district the value of sanitary
| methods, as a means of keeping
■ their stock well and their products
jin a healthy condition. The doctor
I lectured on the subject at a meet
ing of the farmers held at Fairbanks!
I on Saturday night, and is devoting
I much of his time to the investiga
tion and betterment of conditions
'throughout the district. 1
I
FATAL TO YOUTH
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug. 26.—
Rioting among the striking coal min
ers of this section today resulted in
the death of a boy, who got in the
path of a crowd of strikers who
were in pursuit of a negro strike-1
breakers.
The trouble was started by the
colored scab by shooting into a
crowd of strikers.'
The men are striking as a protest
again?! fines imposed on them by
the mine operators.
WASHINGTON, I). A up. 2t
Of the thousands of Americans en
gaged in battle in Europe during
the last weeks of the great war,
only two remain unaccounted for at
this time, according to a statement
issued today by officials of the war
department.
This is considered most remarka
r *
ble, considering the fact that two
out of every three American sol
diers who reached France took part
in battle, or a total of 1,390,000;
and the further fact that there were
a total id' 291,732 casualties.
The total number of deaths, from
all causes, the report says, was
77.322.
Of every 100 American soldiers
and sailors who took part in the
war with Germany, two were killed
or died of disease during the period
of hostilities. In the Northern
army, during the Civil war, the
number was about ten. Among the
other great nations in the world
war, between 20 and 25 in each 100
called to the colors were killed or
'
died. The total number of battle
deaths among the American forces
is officially reported as 48,900.
VESSELS ORDERED
TO HELP IN HUNT
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SANTA CRUZ, Auk. 2G.—The j
[■miser Machias, sub-chaser 306 and
tuK ChallenKe, vessels belonging to
the Pacific fleet, have been despatch
ed to the Mexican coast to assist i
in the search for the two American |
aviators who have been missing |
since last Wednesday. They are j
to cruise the coast of Lower Cali- j
forma, makiiiK frequent stops.
Major Theodus MacCauley, noted \
.■ross-eountry aviator, commanding i
a detachment of aviators from Rock-1
A’ell flying field, was ordered to ^
Mexico yesterday to assist in the !
search.
RELIANCE IS COMING
WITH MAIL SHIPMENT
A consignment of first class mail,
vhich reached Fairbanks several |
lays ago from the coast, will be
wrought to Nenana by the steamer
Reliance, which was scheduled to
eave Fairbanks at three o’clock this
ifternoon.
Vasana—Tb* Gateway to HcXlnlay
VaWonal Park.
SEATTLE TAKES
SEEPS10 SI0P
SEATTLK, Aug. ~G.—Fderal Dis
trict Attorney Saunders has an
nounced that it is the intention of
his office to inaugurate a vigorous
prosecution of profiteering retailers
of this city.
One of the first moves of the
prosecutor will be the commence
ment of a campaign against local
restaurant and hotel men. who re
cently airreed upon an advance of
five cents on each cup of coffee
served to their patrons, the new
price being ten cents per cup.
Several of the restaurant men, it
is understood, are to be arrested
immediately and forced to defend
themselves against criminal actions.
SPECIfi GUARD
SKIPS HERS
I'ITTSBURdH, I'a., Aug. 2G.—The
regular police force of this city
has been augmented by the detail
of 1,000 emergency policemen to
assist in the preservation of order
among the trolley-car strikers, who
have caused much trouble here since
the commencement of the strike.
The emergency detail was called
out this morning by the mayor, who
is determined that there shall be
no more rioting such as has taken
place during the past several days.
In a statemnt issued today, the
mayor makes it known that lie will
employ every means at the command
of the city to maintain order, and
the strikers are warned that any
further disturbances will be dealt
with in a drastic manner.
BOLSHEVIKI ADMIT
DEFEAUT ODESSA
LONDON, Au^. 26.—It is admit
ted by the Bolsheviki, in dispatches
received in this city today, that the
Allied forces have occupied the city
of Odessa, as reported here several
days ago. Today’s advices state
that the Bolsheviki defense collapsed
after the city had been subjected
to a two-day bombardment by thirty
vessels.
The city is now occupied by a
volunteer Russian army.
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