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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY' NEWS
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VOLUME ONE
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1918.
WHOLE NUMBER 207
‘ CENTRAL POWER PLANT ADVOCATED
HOLLAND IN BAD FOR NEUTRALITY^ VIOLATION
B1.RL1N REPORTS MASSACRE OF MANY ARMENIANS
HOLLAND 10 PAY
FOR VIOLATION
London Believes That Conference
May Force Holland to Cede
Territory.
LONDON.—It is belived in offi
cial circles here that the peace con
ference may decide to ask Holland
to give adequate compensation for
permitting the violation of its neu
trality by allowing German troops
to pass through Limburg in their
retreat from Belgium and for re
ceiving German ships arriving from
Antwerp in her harbors.
It is thought that the compensa
tion demanded may possibly be the
cession of frontier territory which
is occupied by a Belgian population.
IS REINFORCED
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
March announced today that the
American Army of Occupation has
been considerably strengthened by the
addition to it of five army divisions,
which have been definitely designated
as reinforcements.
These five divisions have been
given the task of occupying Luxem
burg and thus form the second line
of the army of occupation.
They will be ready at a moment’s
notice, to reinforce the other divi
sions on the Rhine in case of need.
TAFT HIES
NATIONS LEAGUE
Former President Thinks German
Colonies Should Be Controlled
By League of Nations.
NEW YORK.—Addressing a large
meeting of the League to Enforce
Peace, held here today, Former
President W. H. Taft advocated the
turning over of the German colonies
to the League of Nations.
He said that he favored Presi
dent Wilson’s trip to Europe be
cause he belived that the trip would
strengthen the President’s belief in
the necessity for the formation of
such a league which will ensure
the peace of the world.
Wilson, he said, while at first
being strongly in favor of the league
for a time wavered with reference
to it, but he said, he now hopes that
the President has returned to his
first view.
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TURKS MASSACRE
WE ARMENIANS
AMSTERDAM.—According to a
report from Berlin, received in this
city today;, the Turkish troops
evacuating the Caucasus towns
massacred ten thousand helpless and
unarmed Armenians.
10 PERSONNEL OF
PEACEJONSRESS
President May Add Two Member*
to the Peace Delegation In
Europe.
WASHINGTON, D. C—President
Wilson has asked Bernard Baruch
and Henry P. Davidson to hold
themselves in readiness to respond
to a call for their services with the
peace delegation in Europe.
Bernard Baruch is the chairman
of the War Industries Board and
recently was offered the position
as secretary of the treasury to suc
ceed William G. McAdoo, but de
clined on the ground of being caused
embarrassment by reason of his
large holdings of government securi
ties.
PORTUGAL RULER
ESCAPES DEATH
LISBON.—Dr. Sidonia Pass was
fired at by an unindentifed man to
day, but the shot went wide and the
president of Portugal was uninjured.
The man who fired the shot was
afterwards arrested and is now
awaiting trial.
AMSTERDAM. — A report re
ceived in this city today indicates
that the president of the Soldiers
and Sailors Council of Hamburg
said that twenty bags of minted gold
were sent to the former kaiser re
cently.
CHANGE MADE IN
| GERMANJABINET
LONDON.—According to reports
received here "'today, it is probable
that Bavarian Premier Kurt Eisner
will succeed Solf as foreign minister
in the German cabinet.
John Gilbert, night baker at the
Commision messhouse, was operated
on yesterday at the hospital for
varicose veins. He is reported to
be doing nicely.
TRIAL By JURY
OF KAISER BILL
GAINS^ SUPPORT
Formation of Internationl Jury to
Try Kaiser For Murder It
Favored Now.
PARIS.—The Matin, one of the
leading Paris newspapers, says that
the formation of an internationl
jury for the purpose of bringing
the former German kaiser to trial
is gaining support in France.
Attorney General Les Couve, of
France, sent a charge of murder pre
ferred against the kaiser to the min
istry of justice.
The charge is made and sworn to
by Madame Prieur, whose husband
was killed when the steamer Sussex
was torpedoed by a German sub
marine.
Attorney General Les Couve said
that he considered the charge ad
missible in the French courts of law.
AIL Ml N‘S BOLY
TAKEN TO TANANA
The mail stage operated by Allard
& O’Farrel on its last trip from
Fairbanks to Tanana stopped at the
spot on the trail near Minto road
house and hitched onto the sled con
taining the exhumed body of Knute
Helenius, well known mail carrier
who died on the trail last summer.
The body was taken to the Fort
Gibbon cemetery for burial.
Knute Hellinius, who was suffer
ing from some ailment, was on his
way to the Nenana hospital when
on the Fairbanks-Hot Springs trail,
near the 45th mile-post, he appar
ently was overcome and died, his
body was found by a searching party
under the direction of Jack Des
mond, on the 14th of June last, but
it was in such an advanced stage of
decomposition that interment tem
porarily had to be made at the
spot where it was found.
When exhumed, the body was
frozen solid.
PROSPECTORS IN
FROM KANTISHNA
Anton Eaton and Chris Nelson
arrived in town last night from the
Kantishna country, traveling by dog
team. They report the trail to be
in poor condition and consequently
did not make as good time on the
trip as they expected to.
Anton is prospecting on Glacier
'creek and Chris Nelson on the
j gulch above. The men expect to
I get a supply of grub, etc., and leave
on the return trip in a few days.
There are not many prospectors
in the district, owing to the diffi
! culty in getting the supplies neces
sary, but the few that are in the
district have found fairly good pros
pects and will take out some money
A novel club for policemen con
tains a single shot pistol in its shaft
WILSON TOLD OF
BRI1ISH PLANS
REGARDING NAVY
President Makes No Comment When
Told of Churchill’s Statement
Regarding Fleet.
Aboard George Washington.—On
the third day at sea, the President
appeared to have improved much in
health and the cold he was suffer
ing from when he embarked ap
pears to have been almost cured.
He was handed a wireless message
today which told of British Minister
Crurchill’s declaration that England
will not give up her fleet. He
evinced great interest in the des
j patch, but refrained from any com
j ment on it.
It is believed, in government cir
cles, that this question of naval
supremacy is uppermost in Wilson’s
mind in his scheme for the forma
tion of a league of nations to insure
the future peace of the world.
IN A. E. C. STAFF
Miss Mildred Anderson stenographei
' in the store department, has resigned
her position and taken up duties in
the local postofice. Miss Queenie
Russell, stenographer in the chiet
timekeeper’s office, gets a promo
tion and succeeds Miss Anderson at
the store.
Mrs. Katherine Sholseth has been
appointed to succeed Miss Russell
at the chief timekeejer’s office.
All of the above changes go into
effect on Monday, December 9th.
locat¥party
RETURNING GOON
The engineering party under H
K. Ward, known as location partj
No. 4, who left Nenana for theii
camp in the Goldstream valley on
November 24th, have completed the
work they set out to do and are
expected to arrive in town tomorrow
or next day.
A four-horse team was despatched
from Camp 415 this morning tc
bring back the camp equipment anc
tools of the party and it is ex
pected that just as soon as the team
reaches there the camp will be
struck.
The party were camped in the
Goldstream valley, away from the
trail and did not come into contacl
with the travel on the trail. Bj
j reason of their isolation, the quar
antine measures will not apply, anc
they will be permitted to come intc
town.
A bicycle tire made of elm vmoc
! is said to work satisfactory on claj
1 or gravel roads, and is a Hollanc
1 patent.
To aid persons to sleep in day
j light an opaque mask to be worr
■ over the eyes has been invented.
jBRIIiSH TROOPS
ENTER COLOGNE
AMSTERDAM.—According to au
thentic reports received in this city
today, a detachment of British troops
entered the city of Cologne on
Friday.
ALLIED DEMANDS
FOR EHE KAISER
MAY BE HONORED
LONDON. — Despatches received
from Amsterdam indicate that the
j government of the Netherlands will,
i if the Allies insist on it, surrender
the former kaiser to them.
The Netherlands government,
however, will first urge on the Allies
to be satisfied with the internment
of the former German ruler and the
crown prince for life, in some Dutch
colony.
Sam Dubin, who had a store at
1 Hughes, which he afterwards moved
I to the mouth of Hop river, and Los
| Feger, who had a store at Nulato
I and who later bought out the N. C.
! store at Nulato, went Into partner
ship recently and bought the store
at Alatna. This store was formerly
run by Gus Lessing, who committed
suicide some time ago.
There is a large Indian villiage
at Alatna and also at thj.* Mission
of St. John-in-the-Wilderness, which
is situated across the river from the
Alatna store and about half a mile
up stream. There is considerable
travel between the Kobuk country
and Alatna and much fur is brought
here by the Indians.
A strike was reported recently
in the neighborhood of the Dubli
kaket, which joins the Koyukuk
'about 150 miles below Hughes and
i Sam Dubin has opened a branch of
the Alatna store at the mouth of
i the Dublikaket to serve the needs
i of the miners and prospectors of
| this district. No definite informa
, tion regarding the strike on the
Dublikaket is available at present,
j Considerable prospecting was done
on this stream for a number of
years past, and the news of a strike
was not altogether unlooked for.
I
NENANA CLUB TO
HOLD BIG SMOKER
_
i A committee of the Nenana club
annonuces that there will be a
smoker given for members, begin
ning at 10 p. m., Saturady, December
the 14 th.
j There will be a program that will
| be interesting, bat which will not
' interfere with the informality and
general good time of the occasion,
j There will also be a lunch served
in the latter part of the evening.
All members, and all those whose
applications for membership have
been handed in, are expected to be
present.
GERMAN CABINET
URGE FULFILMENT
ARMISIICE TERMS
Extraordinary Meeting of Cabinet
Discuss Inability to Carry
Out the Terms.
LONDON.—In view of the possi
bility of the occupation of Berlin
by Allied troops owing to the appar
ent inability of the Germans to live
up to the terms of the armistice
entered into with the Allies, the
German cabinet held an extraordin
ary meeting on Thursday to discuss
the matter and to devise plans
whereby the terms of the armistice
will be carried out fully.
WASHINGTON, — All American
cities celebrated British Day today,
in honor of the work done by the
British forces in the tiig victory
won.
Parades were held in every city
throughout the United States, and
a public holiday was declare .
SEATTLE—British Day was cele
brated today here and in Portland
by a general holiday, mass meetings
and parades.
FAIRBANKS.—A general holiday
has been declared here and British
Day is being celebrated. A mas
querade ball is to be held tonight
at the Auditorium and several masks
and costumes that had been “cached"
will be brought out and put to good
use tonight. Fairbanksans are go
ing to have a big time.
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PROGRESS RAPID
WASHINGTON, D. C—General
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, announced today that
over two hundred thousand troops
stationed in the United States have
been released during the last week,
j The discharge system is speeding
j up, the general announced, and
' eighteen thousand men and officers
! have already sailed from France for
| America. The men will be dis
charged from the service as soon
after their arrival as possible.
BRAZIL REPORTED
MOBILIZING ARMY
LIMA, Peru.—An unconfirmed re
port is in circulation to the effect
that the Brazilian government has
ordered the mobilization of the army
immediately.