THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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WHAT SULZER HAS DONE
Evidence that Delegate Sulzer is
in hearty accord with the administra
tion leaders has been given in these
columns by the publication of some
of the references made to him in
letters from various Congressmen,
many of which refer to the industry
and ability displayed in his work
for the territory.
For lack of space it is impossible
to set forth fully all the work done
by Mr. Sulzer since he took office,
so only the more important matters
can be brought to the attention of
the voter in this article. There have
been hundreds of cases where the
Delegate has done a. good deal of
good work for residents, of Alaska
and various communities and dis
tricts that do not appear of record,
yet they required a ■ good deal of
time and study.
Mr. Sulzer and his friends con
sider that the most important work
undertaken by the delegate is his
Home Rule bill, whereby he hopes
to have extended to Alaska the same
rights and privileges that were given
to all the other Territories of the
United States. This bill will remedy
all the defects in the bill intro
duced by Mr Wickersham, which
gives to the territory only the skele
ton of Home Rule.
Although in his Home Rule bill,
Mr. Sulzer provided that the Terri
tory should have the right to legis
late for and regulate it? fisheries,
he also introduced a bill m Lon
stress, which is being considered in
committee, providing that the Terri
tory should have complete control
of its fisheries.
Mr. Sulzer has the distinction of
being the leader in the movement
among the representatives of the
gold mining states to secure such
assistance for the gold mining in
dustry that it might continue to
exist. He has secured the promise
that tax legislation- will be passed
exempting the industry from the ex
cess war profits tax and he obtained
an order from the War Industries;
Board placing gold mining in the
First Priorities list, whereby the
miners are assured of getting a
preference in the matter of obtain
ing machinery and supplies. A com
mittee of representatives of the gold
mining states, brought together
through Mr. Sulzer’s efforts, has
been actively engaged in an en
deavor to have the government give
a bonus on all new gold production
in the United States, and it is
confidently felt that in the near
future a substantial help will be
Tendered the gold miners.
During his first year in Congress,
Mr. Sulzer, under great difficulties
secured for Alaska an appropriation
of $500,000 for road building. He
also introduced an amendment to
the army appropriation bill pro-1
viding that the secretary of war be j
authorized to make such estimates I
as he deemed advisable for road
building in Alaska, and thus reme
died the “point of order” rule which
in the past has held up so many
appropriations. All the time that
Wickersham was delegate he made
no effort to remedy that conditioni j
and the consequence was that the
war department's requests for ap-1
propriations were frequently held
up- -i" pirn
During his first year in Congress'
Mr. Sulzer played an important
part in securing an appropriation
of over ten m.llions for railroad
building in Alaska, and later was
[ a material factor in pushing through
. a deficiency appropriation of over t
■ four million dollars.
He introduced in Congress a bill;
providing for the free survey of
homesteads and had it passed, and
thereby saved to every homesteader
an expenditure of hundreds of dol
i lars for preliminary surveys which
before the passage of his bill were
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required by the land office. He
has also helped homesteaders by se
curing the abolition of the obnoxious
| 80-rod strip rule.
His game bill, which he has hopes
; of getting passed in spite of the
j opposition of Mr. Wickersham and
;down-East “sportsmen” (?), permits
of the sale at any time of the year
of game killed in the open season,
, and thereby secures the use of prac-.
tically all of the game killed instead
of half of it being wasted.
Other bills which he has intro
duced contemplate the improvement
1 of the mouth of the Yukon river,
the harbor at Nome and Dry Straits,
the opening up of the coal and oil
resources of the territory, the es
tablishment of marine hospitals, a
hospital for the insane of Alaska,
assay offices, wireless stations, more
aids to navigation, and, in fact, the
betterment of nearly every condi
tion in the territory that needs fix
ing.
He has done enough to convince
his constituents that he is on the
job all the time, bringing to his
tasks an ability and determination
that are sure to bring results.
INTERNAL GERMANY
Internal political weaknes s in
Germany is contrasted by the Col
ogne Gazette, with the solidarity
of the Entente Allies on the West
ern front. The paper bemoans the
lack in Germany of ‘‘something like
the steel wall” along the German
front.
“Our interior front has always j
showed gaps,” says the Gazette. “It
seemed as if we lack a certain
spiritual cement which kept the
others together despite the blow*
our victories gave them in these
four years.
“The English interior front, as
soon as an external enemy has to
be fought is gapless and without
weaknesses.
Danger of a moral collapse in
Germany evidently is foreseen, for
the Gazette says, “only one thing
coud rob us of victory; the crumb
ling up of the interior front.”
"The most serious meance of this *
internal front is declared to be the
doctrinaires to be found in all par
ties and classes of society. The
paper declares that such men as
Prince Lichnowsky, formerly Ger
man ambassador to London who
wrote a memorandum accusing Ger- ;
many of beginning the war. and
Maximilian Harden, editor of Die
Zunkuft, whose paper was sup
pressed for defending Prince Lich-,
nowsky, as well as some of the So
cialist leaders in the Reichstag |
should be removed from political'
positions.
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UNDER NEW MANA6EMENT
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BIG BOMBS ARE
HURLED At IONS
EROM IKE AIR
Behind the American Lines In
France.—Bombs of an incredible
size are now carried by American
aircraft, and some idea of their de
structive capacity may be gained
from the fact that they cannot be
dropped at a lower altitude than
8,800 feet, so greatly is the air
disturbed by the explosion.
An amusing incident occurred
when the first of these was dropped
on enemy territory, which is much
harried by American bombers and
consequently bristles with search
lights and anti-aircraft batteries. So
terrific was the explosion that every
searchlight went out instantly, and
the airmen was deprived of his land
marks on which he had counted to
find his way home.
Americans in this squadron have
had remarkable success. In two
weeks they accounted for twenty
six enemy machines, seventeen of
which were crashed, and one balloon.
All are imbued with the idea of
maintaining the offensive under all
circumstances.
Recently two of them, finding
themselves cut off by twenty of the
enemy while returning to camp, re
fused to seek safety in flight. In
stead, they swept up at the German
machines, which were all above
them, and so rattled the enemy by
their unexpected daring that they
actually brought down four of his j
machines and, though not undam
aged themselves, were able to land
behind our lines.
A successful attack .was made by'
members of this squadron not long
ago upon a troublesome aerodrome
.vhich long had evaded discovery, so
cleverly was it concealed in the
grounds of a chateau. The chateau
•erved as the headquarters of the
officers of the German squadron,
ind the hangars were hidden in the
?dge of the woods about the house,
rhe American squadron was acting
is escort to the bombers charged
>vith the destruction of the aero
irome.
In a field about a dozen enemy
lirplanes were discovered, most of
:hem with their propellors running
»nd preparing for flight. The Amer
can machines swooped down within
i hundred feet of the ground and
:ircled about the field sweeping it
vith the fire of their machine guns ,
intil all of the German machines
vere blazing and the men attending
hem either shot or driven into a ■
learby wood.
Meantime bombs had been drop
>ed on the chateau itself, which
>urnt like a torch and lighted the
ittackers on their return journey
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ANCHORAGE.—Thos. Riggs, Jr.,
governor of Alaska was a passenger
on the first train that was run on
the newly completed line of the
government railroad between Seward
and Anchorage, a distance of 114
miles. The locomotive that pulled
the train is the oldest on the gov
ernment railroad system. It is the
first engine that was assembled and
operated by the old Alaskan North
ern Railway, which partially com
pleted line extending north from
Seward was bought by the govern
ment and made a part of its pres-1
ent system. The crew of the first;
train was comprised of some of the
oldest trainmen on the government
railroad. John Rosness was en
gineer; C. Vaughn, fireman; H
Harmon, conductor, and A. Long
brakeman.
From Seward, the governor was
accompanied by Mrs. Riggs and
little son; R. J. Weir, engineer in
charge of the Seward division, and
Mrs. Weir. At Mile 84, the end of
the Seward division, the governor
and his party were met by William
C. Edes, chairman of the Alaskan{
Engineering commission; Mrs. Edes, |
William Gerig, engineer in charge |
of the Anchorage division, and rep-'
resentatives of the Anchorage Cham
ber of Commerce.
On arrival in Anchorage, the gov
ernor was greeted at the railway
station by the Anchorage Home!
Guards and was escorted .by them i
to the home of Mr. E^es. In ad-!
dressing the Home Guards, the gov-;
ernor said that plans were under!
consideration for supplying uniforms i
to all Home Guard organizations in'
the territory. These uniforms, he;
explained, would be blue in color1
of the kind worn by United States!
regular troops before the adoption I
of khaki.
While in Anchorage the governor j
conferred with a delegation of busi-1
nessmen in respect to matters af-1
fecting schools, public roads, min-1
ing and the establishment in An- ■
chorage of a dehydrating factory!
for the preservation of vegetables i
grown in this district. He stated i
that he favored an appropriation ;
by the legislature for a dehydrating,
plant in Anchorage.
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or manage Central Lodging House.
Inquire on premises. 0-21 i
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Butsed” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
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BUREAU
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loo.ooaooo persons
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PIONEER MEETING
The regular monthly meeting of
Nenana Igloo No. 17, Pioneers of
Alaska will take place at the Labor
Union Hall on Monday, November
4, at 8 p. m.
Members of other Igloos are al
ways cordially welcome.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Christian Science services will he
held at the office building opposite
the postoffice, Sunday, at 2 p. m
The subject for the day is "Ever
lasting: punishment."
Supplying food is America’s prin
cipal part in the war right now;
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