BUY A VICTORY BOND — THERE’S A REASON
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME TWO
MEMBER OF ASSOC IATFJD PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919.
NUMBER 31
CONSPIRACY THREATENS BRITISH PEACE
CHINESE DELEGATES MAY NOT SIGN PEACE PACT
GERMANS URGED TO SF.EK HF.I.P OF BOLSHEVIK ARMY
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SEATTLE MAYOR
WARNS AMERICA
OF NEW DANGER
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 9 —
America faces a gTave danger in
the form of traitors, in the opinion
of Mayor Ole Hanson of Seattle,
■who addressed a largely attended
Victory Loan meeting in this city
yesterday afternoon. Steps should
be taken immediately, he declared,
to rid the country of this menace.
Traitors, he said, should be deport
ed as fast as they are rounded up.
There should be no half-way mea
sures. if the country is to be made
safe.
As the mayor spoke, he stood
1 facing the White House, a posture
regarded by some of the specta
tors as prophetic.
The firm stand taken by Hanson
during the Seattle strike has been
very widely advertised throughout
the nation, with the result that he
has become, at one leap, a national
figure, recognized, wherever he ap
pears, as a staunch champion of
Americanism and a roan of large
capabilities.
CONSPIRACY 10
UPSE1 ENGLAND
NIPPER IN BOD
LONDON, May 9.—A well-organ
^ ized conspiracy, the object of which
was to induce British soldiers and
sailors to mutiny and demobilize
themselves by quitting their bar
racks without waiting for the usual
formalities, has been nipped in the
bud by government officers, as a
result of the timely discovery of
the plot.
Documents seized by officials of
the government indicate that the or
ganizers of the conspiracy believed
that a mutiny such as they planned
would force the government to em
ploy drastic measures to restrain
the troops, thereby precipitating a
state of anarchy and putting the
country at the mercy of the con
spirators.
Several of the ringleaders have
been apprehended and it is believed
the danger of disaffection among
* the troops has been averted.
SEAGULLS BACK
ON TANANA RIVER
The first seagull to penetrate
thus far into the Interior this sea
son was seen last night flitting
among the stranded ice cakes or
the shores of the river near town
uttering its plaintive cry.
Reinforcements appears to have
arrived sometime today and sev
eral of the birds were seen anc
heard on the river.
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UNDERWOOD SAYS
SENATE IS SAFE
NEW ORLEANS, La., May 9.—In
the opinion of Senator Oscar W.
Underwood, Democrat, of Alabama,
there is no occasion for President
Wilson to worry about the ratifica
tion of the peace treaty by the
United States senate. There may
be some opposition, he admits, but
he believes a majority of the mem
bers of the upper chamber of Con
gress will give the treaty their ap
proval.
yankeTplanes
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 9.—
Official announcement is made this
'morning of the safe arival at Hali
| fax of the American seaplanes
NCI and N C 2, which left Rock
away beach yesterday morning, en
route across the Atlantic ocean.
The third plane, the N C 4. which
started at the same time, had en
gine trouble a short distance oft
shore and was compelled to land.
AFLOAT ALL NIGHT
CHATHAM, Mass.. May 9—Xav„
seaplane X C 4 was towed into por:
this morning and the engine is un
dergoing repairs, preparatory to a
resumption of the flight to Halifax
The crippled plane was adrift a!'
night, darknes rendering the search
of rescue boats ineffective. It was
sighted at an early hour this morn
ing, however, and neither the ma
chine nor the men on board are anj
the worse for their unusal expe
rience.
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SECOND START TOMORROW
HALIFAX, X. S.. May 9.—Th<
American naval seaplanes, X C 1
and X C 2 reached this city safely
’completing the first leg of th«
transatlantic flight on schedule time
The pilots will rest here today anc
plan to resume the flight tomorrow
morning, weather conditions per
mitting. Their next stop will b«
Trepassy, Newfoundland. They ex
pect to be joined by the X C 4 be
fore making the actual start across
the ocean.
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A regular meeting of the Xenani
Commercial club will be held at th<
! club chambers, in the Union build
I ing, tonight, commencing promptl;
at 8 o’clock.
This is the first meeting unde:
the new arrangement whereby th<
Commercial club will meet once i
fortnight, instead of once a wee!
as heretofore.
All members are urged to be ii
attendance and to take part in th
j discussions which will come up a
the meeting, pertaining to the wel
'.fare of the town and district.
GERMANS ARE URGED
TO SEEK SLAV HELP
BERLIN, May 9.—Although the
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German delegates to the peace con
ference which is now in session at
Versailles, may feel theselves ob
liged to attach their signatures to
the treaty submitted to them by
the Allied powers, the terms are too
exacting, too humiliating, to be re
garded by the German people as
binding. That, at least, is the opin
ion expressed by the German press,
the newpapers of the country, al
most without exception, condemning
the treaty in the strongest language.
The papers declare that the condi
tions imposed by the Allies are
crushing and unfillable, and do not
follow the fourteen points outlined
by President Wilson, and upon
which the German decision to sus
pend hostilities was based. The
Vorwaerts predicts that the treaty
will bring a peace of annihilation,
and declares that the terms show a
■ ruthless desire on the part of the
Allies to lay Germany low by force.
. "We reject the treaty in our hearts,”
concludes the newspaper.
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MAY JOIN BOLSHEVIKS.
EERLIN, May 9 — Herr Geisbert--.
one of Germany's peace delegates,
in commenting on the treaty terms,
expresses the view that Germany's
only solution is to make peace with
the Russians, with a view to getting,
Bolshevik troops for Germany.
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OPINIONS DIFFER.
PARIS. May 9.—Reports received
in this citv indicate that a differ
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ence of opinion regarding the treaty
exists among the German delegates.
A number of the delegates are re
ported to have made bitter com
plaint of the harshness of the terms
imposed by the Allies.
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SIMPLY AWFUL.
BERLIN, May 9. — Professor
Sehuscking, one of the German dele-'
gates to the peace conference, is
bitter in his denunciation of the Al
lies. Referring to the peace treaty,
which the Germans have been asked
to accept, he says the "document is
simply awful.”
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MUST ACCEPT.
BERLIN, May 9.—The belief is
genera! here that Germany has no
alternative but to accept the terms
imposed by the peace conference.
The country, it is recognized, is
powerless to resist.
CABINET CONSIDERS.
BERLIN, May 9.—The German
cabinet is in session today, having
been convened for the purpose of
considering the peace treaty.
E IS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 9.—
According to advices received in this
city by the state department, the
former German crown prince, who
made a notorious failure as a fight
er. is about to try his luck in busi
; ness. The report states that he has
just concluded the organization of a
pottery company and is about to
engage in the manufacture of pot
tery on a large scale in his native
land. The headquarters of the com
pany is at Wieringen.
43-MILE BRIDGE
Late advices from out the line
indicate that two piles in one of the
bents on the northern approach to:
the bridge across the Nenana river
,at 43-Mile went out today with the
i ice run. The bent was a third of
the way from the shore to the big
j piers.
The track driver and a crew left
i town at 4 o’clock this afternoon for
the camp and will replace the lost |
piles tomorrow, so that through
traffic to the coal mine will not be
interrupted by the weakening of
the approach.
MM FOR RU1H
IS DEFENSE PLAN
SEATTLE, May 9. — The Ruth
jarrison trial, in which the defend
int is charged with the murder of
drs. Storrs, is drawing to a close
apidly and it is expected that the
ase will be ready for submission
o the jury sometime tonight.
The attorneys for the defense will
isk that the girl be declared crim
nally insane and remanded to the
rustody of a state asylum for safe
;eeping.
It is stated that even the parents
if the girl are convinced of her
nental unbalance and have express
ed the belief that she should not
tave her liberty.
DIVER CAPTl
HEED IN TOWER
LONDON, May 9.—TTle captain
)f a German submarine, whose in
famous attacks on defenseless hos
pital ships during the war aided
materially in hastening the defeat of
the German armies, was delivered
:o the British authorities yesterday
and he is now held securely as an
inmate of the Tower of London,
pending the final disposition of his
:ase. He was brought to England
from Spain.
CHINA OBJECTS TO TERMS
i PARIS, May 9.—As evidence ol
: the unsatisfactory settlement of the
t Kiao Chau controversy between Chi
■ na and Japan, the Peking govern
ment has instructed China’s dele- ■
gates to the peace conference to
refuse to attach their signatures to
the treaty, as finally decided upon
by the allied peacemakers.
RELEASE OF MEN
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 9 —
\ctuated by orders recently issued
ay Secretary Baker, officials of the
.var department in all parts of the
:ountry are speeding up the work
5f releasing men from the army,
ivith the result that satisfactory
progress is reported from the vari
ous camps where the work of de
mobilization is under way.
It is the aim of the department
to have all soldiers, eligible for dis
charge, released from the service by
the middle of June. This includes
both drafted and enlisted men.
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MANY SOLDIERS
APPLY 10 LANE
WASHINGTON'. D. C.. May 9.—
Secretary of the Interior Lane is
authority for the statement that his
office is in receipt of many applica
tions for farm lands by discharged
soldiers of the American army, and
he predicts a great era of land de
velopment throughout the country
as a result of the "back to the
farm” movement which was started
by the interior department before
the close of the war. The number
of homestead applications thus far
received, the secretary says, will
exceed forty thousand, and the in
dications are that the demand for
land will continue for some time.
The distribution of land among
the soldiers, the secretary believes,
not only will swell the food supply
of the nation, but it will also aid
materially in solving the unemploy
ment problem by absorbing much of
the labor which otherwise would be
compelled to seek employment in
industrial centers already over-sup
plied with workers.
AUSTRIAN NAVY
HIE HARD BLOW
BY NEW 1REATY
PARIS, May 9.—The naval terms
of the peace treaty which the Aus
trians will be required to sign, call
for the abolition of the Austrian
navy, practically every unit of the
sea forces of the once powerful
monarchy having been condemned
by the Allied peacemakers.
Under the terms of the treaty,
Austria must surrender all of her
vessels to the Allied powers imme
diately, for distribution among the
victorious nations in such manner
as may be decided upon at a later
date.
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E. E. Laughlin expects to leave
on the train tomorrow for the Lig
nite roadhouse, where he will build
an addition to the existing struc
ture.
WILSON ISSUES
APPEAL 10 AIO
VICTORY SALES
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 9.—
Cable advices received from Paris
today contain an appeal from Presi
dent Wilson to the American people
to insure the success of the Victory
loan by swelling the purchase of
bonds. The President suggests that
the loan be made an expression of
great popular thanks for the restora
tion of peace, and expresses the
hope that the amount needed by the
government will be fully subscribed.
The receipt of the message from
the President had the etfecl of stim
ulating subscriptions throughout the
country and it is now confidently
believed that all of the bonds will
have been disposed of by tomorrow
night, the time set for the closing
of the campaign.
Secretary of the Treasury Glass
reports this afternoon that the total
subscriptions reported to the depart
ment now exceed three billion dol
lars, leaving a billion and a half to
be subscribed by tomorrow night.
He also reports that there has been
a quickening of sales throughout the
country during the past twenty-four
hours, with a substantial increase in
the number of large sales, indicat
ing that the increased efforts of
campaign workers are bearing fruit.
CANADA FAVORS
NOUN PLAN
OTTAWA, May 9.—The suggested
development of the musk oxen and
reinder industry in Arctic Canada,
as outlined to the Canadian govern
ment by Explorer Stefansson, has
aroused much interest in official
circles, and it is announced semi
officially that the government is
seriously considering the adoption
of the plan.
Minister of the Interior Meighen
is very favorably impressed and it
is understood that he is consider
ing the establishment of an experi
mental station on Melville island,
where there are four thousand oxen
roaming the Arctic wilds. The plan
includes the removal of herds later
to the mainland, where they will be
under the care of Laplanders.
It is expected that a definite plan
will be decided upon at an early
date and steps taken to make use
of the food resources with which
nature has endowed the Canadian
Arctic.
PAGE TO QUIT POST
AS AMBASSADOR SOON
PARIS, May 9.—As soon as peace
has been definitely concluded be
tween the Allies and the Central
powers, by the signing of the treaty
and the disposition of other press
ing questions of an international
nature. Ambassador Page, America’s
diplomatic representative at the
Italian court, will tender his resig
nation to the President.
So reason is assigned for the re
tirement.