The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut Route — S?ves Mushers Miles and Money
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME TWO
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1919.
NUMBER 13
PEACE OUTLOOK GROWING BRIGHTER
GERMANS ACCUSED OF PILLAGING YANKEE SHIP
BRITISH AVIATORS READY h r ATLANTIC FLIGHT
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BRITISH AIRMEN
10 ATTEMPT 10
CROSS ATLANTIC
ST. JOHN'S, N. F., Apr. 15.—
British aviators, Harry Hawker and
Commander Grieves, may make s
start today in a biplane flight
across the Atlantic ocean.
The start is to be made provided
the weather clears sufficiently foi
this purpose.
Frederick Raynham, another Brit
ish air pilot, who will also attempt
the hazardous flight across the
ocean, has not yet got his machine
in readiness for the* long flight.
British destroyers will, it is be
lieved, keep the airplanes in sight
all the war across the Atlantic.
NEW YORK, Apr. 15.—Thirty
five hundred troops, members of
the famous Ninety-first (Wild West)
division, disembarked from the trans
ports Mexican and Edward Lucken
bac-k today.
These men belong to the 361st
and 362nd infantry regiments, which
were drafted and formed in the
western states. They have done
considerable, fighting during the
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war.
NEW YORK, Apr. 15—One hun
dred and fifteen veteran Belgian
soldiers, who had fought through
the entire war, and who wear many
decorations for bravery, arrived in
this city today from overseas.
They are here for the express
purpose of boosting the Victory
Loan, which will open on Monday,
April 21.
SUIT IN EQUITY IS
FILED WITH CLERK
Yesterday afternoon, in the office
of the clerk of the court at Fair
banks, an equity suit was filed.
Lurisse T. Maddocks and R. F. Roth
are the complainants and A. M. Zim
merman is defendant.
The plaintiffs pray for the fore
closure of a lien on quartz propertv
known as the Rainbow quartz claim
on Skoogey gulch, and further asks
that the property be sold and the
proceeds of the sale to the extent
of $14,500 be applied to satisfy the
claim of the plaintiffs.
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NEW YORK, Apr. 15.—The new
tunnel, known as the Clark street
tunnel, under the East river, was
opened today to traffic without
any ceremonies.
The building of the Clark street
tunnel commenced in 1914, and cost
seven million dollars.
! It connects the Seventh avenue
! subway with Brooklyn.
ENGLANO CONFERS
COLOGNE, Apr. 15.—General
! Joseph T. Dickman, commanding the
| Third American army, has been
! created a Knight Commander of the
Bath.
I His wife will be styled Lady
Dickman. in England and through
out the British colonies, an honor
bestowed on but few American
women.
Several other American officers
of high rank have also been honored
by the British government.
The Order of the Batti, which was
founded by King Henry IV in 1399,
as a di'tinc'.en for civil and mili
tary vie..-, is one of Great
Britain's t t owes
it? j. eui.ar name t ■ the fact that
in olden time- the taking of a bath
• • . ' f the most imj >rt
r :,i feaiui the invt - ,’tur ? of
the Knight;.
JUL'US ANDERSON
HAS AN ACCID2ST
Yesterday afternoon, while Julius
An I. r-nn, one f the proprietors of
the 1'■■■;■: on,;- aniuiry. was testing
the Hen: "f the water in one of the
wa kino machines a: his establish
ment in Fairbanks, one of the work
men, who was not aware of this
fact, started the machinery,
Mr. Anderson’s hand was caught
in one of the pulleys and was drawm
up to it« entire length, straining
the muscles of the upper part of
the arm, j
A lc i-e belt was probably the!
cause of his being able to save his
arm. as the arm clogged the ma
chinery and caused the belt to slip
on the pulley.
The machinery was stopped and
Mr. Anderson was extricated. He
i is nursing a severely bruised arm.!
Dr. Ka’.l attended the injured man
immediately after the accident.
FAIRBANKS MINER
FRACTURES LEG
—
Andrew Johnson, who is engaged
in mining on fi below, Cleary creek,
wa br. tight to Fairbanks yesterday
evening: for h -pita! treatment, for;
a fractured leg- He is reported
t o dp r *tiog easy and doing as well
p 3 can be expected.
The accident which resulted in
th? fracture of Johnson’s leg oc
cu "red when he with several other
men were moving a boiler on the
the claim. One of the skids under
(the boiler flew up suddenly and
hit him on the leg, fracturing it.
POLICE OFFICERS l!
FACE CHARGE OF |
STEALING LlOOOSi
SEATTLE, Apr. 15.—Somewhat
of a sensation was sprung on the £
public today when it became known f
that Police Sergeant Gus Hasselblad, \
Patrolman W. F. Patton and four r
others were taken into custody on
a charge of stealing liquor. 1
It is alleged in the complaint that \
these men backed up a truck to c
the door of the United States ap
praiser’s stores here on March 31, c
and removed unlawfully, four thous- c
and quart bottles of liquor, valued s
at thirty thousand dollars.
The liquor which the men are
alleged to have stolen, has been i
recovered.
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WASHINGTON, Apr. 15.—The s
United States merchant marine will i
receive an impetus this year in the 1
building of steel ships on a scale
that has never before been attempt- -
ed in the history of the nation , '
The output of steel ships from
American yards this year is ex
pected to exceed by about seven5
hundred thousand tons, the com- I
bined construction of both steel and t
wooden bottoms of last year.
It is expected that the prediction l
made by Chairman Hurley, of the
Federal Shipping Board, of a great t
American merchant marine, will oe 1
made good, and that when the boats t
planned have been completed, t
America will possess a steel mer
chant marine of the highest type of ,
marine vessels, comparing with the 1
best of their kind afloat and capable 1
of competing with the best merchant
navies of all nations.
GOOD SPORT ENJOYED
BY FISHING PARTY
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On the train arriving in town last
night, Mrs. F. D. Browne, Miss
Adeline Ferretti and Eli Gray re
turned to town from a most enjoy
able fishing trip in the Lignite
country.
Mrs. Browne and Miss Ferretti,
who were the guests of Jack Single
ton at the Lignite roadhouse, were
joined at that place on their fishing
trip by Eli Gray, Joe O’Connor and
A. Armstrong, a prospector of that
region.
Yesterday the party went up Dry
creel;, a couple of miles beyond the
Lignite roadhouse, but although the
stream is known to contain a lot
of grayling, the fish would not
take the fly or bait.
Returning, the party fished the
creek near the roadhouse and caught
a great many fish, and although
they enjoyed fresh trout at every
meal, they were able to bring home
full creels.
The presence of the ladies at
Lignite was taken advantage of and
a dance was held in Bob Horn’s
new cabin, adjoining the roadhouse.
SEATTLE, Apr. 15—The Western
rmy department has issued a call
or eighty men for the Signal Corps,
'ho are wanted for service in con
ection with the Alaska cable.
The men are to be sent to Fort
,awton before May 25, where they
rill receive their training in signal
oi ps work.
It is expected that in the selection
f the men for this service, the pref
rence will be given to discharged
oidiers.
\LASKA OFFICfR
WASHINGTON, Apr. 15.—Briga
ier General Wilds P. Richardson,
emmander in chief of the American
orces operating against the Bol
heviki in Northern Russia, has sent
1 his first report to the war depart
lent since landing in that reg'on
The report states that the military
ituation in North Russia is now
ery satisfactory.
Drive Bolsheviki Forces Back
The officials at Washin.:
ume that General Richardson, in
is report, meant that the mutin. u
roops have now been quieted nd
hat proper military discipline is nowi
revailing.
General Richardson also reports!
hat the Russians and Allies, under
is command, have captured the
own of Orosozero, from which place
hey drove, out the Bolsheviki forces, j
ISON MAY SAIL j
FOR THE STATES j
ON APRIL 28TH
PARIS, Apr 15.—It is reported'
tat President Wilson intends to
til for the United States about
pril 28th.
He expects to attend the opening
f the peace meeting at Versailles,
t which the German delegates will
e present, before sailing for home.
INAR TONSETH IS
REPORTEDBETTER NOW
The officer commanding the army
ost at Fort Gibbon wired to Mrs.
homas Tonseth at Fairbanks this
lorning, informing her that the
edition of her son Corporal Einar
bnseth, who was taken to the hos
ital at the post with a serious at
ick of stomach trouble, is very
iueh improved.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bums were
assengers on Calhoun's dog team
age for Fairbanks this morning,
alhoun expects to make it through
1 one day.
PARIS, Apr. 15.—According to!
reports received in this city today'
from Warsaw, the Germans at Ham
burg pillaged an American ship while
she lay at anchor at that port.
The vessel was laden with food
which was intended for the use of
the PolLV people.
AU10PSY FAILS
10 SHOW CM
OF WOMAN'S SNO
SEATTLE, Apr. 15.—At the in
stance of the authorities, an autopsy
was held on the body of Mrs. Haley,
of Anchorage, who died here yester
day. but it failed to disclose the
cause of death.
Mrs. Haley' died suddenly and
mysteriously yesterday, while on a
joy ride with some companions fro n
Seattle to Edmonds. Or.e her men
companions was arrested and is now
being held on a charge of being
intoxicated.
LOXDOX, Apr. 15.—A despatch
from Copenhagen received in this
city today, states that travelers ar
riving there report that the Com
munists at Budapest have executed
Archduke Joseph, former Premier
Alexander Werkle and Minister of
Commerce Baron Joseph Szteprenyi.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY IS
LOOKING FOR A RUSH
OXFORD, Eng.—Oxford Univer
sity is once again alive after four
years of war quietude. Twelve
hundred undergraduates are in
residence, many still in khaki, some
on crutches others lacking a limb.
Rhodes scholars are expected to ar
rive in record numbers very soon
Problems face the authorities, how
ever. Overcrowding is feared,
changes of education are demanded,
and already a large proportion of
the students want to take up chem
istry and science while a still larg
er proportion are studying history
instead of classics. The authorities
are said to be perturbed at the up
heaval facing them.
Outwardly the colleges show little
change from pre-war days. The
trenches and other signs of war
training have disappeared and
scouts, porters and the old perman
ent staff are around ready to do
the bidding of the students and
dons.
The first case of seizure of prop
erty by the alien property custodian
was made public at Cordova re
cently when deeds were filed and
money confiscated from the estate
of M. K. Pankcoff, a Bulgarian,
and Bill Orozugula, a Greek. They
together with three other foreigners
were drowned last spring.
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ARE VERY BRIGHT
WASHINGTON , Apr. 15 — Lead
ers of international thought believe
that the prospects for the conclusion
of an early peace with the Central
powers have suddenly brightened, as
the direct result of the agreements
reached at a cnferonce held recently
in Paris, between President Wilson
and Premiers Lloyd George, Clemen
ceau and Orlando.
There are ample indications, they
believe, that the world will soon be
gin to return to something like nor
mal again.
President Wilson is reported tj
have issued a statement indicating
that the final peace treaty will be
completed soon.
In the meantime, the big four,
composed of the President and the
three premiers, are considering the
conflicting claims pf Italy and Jugo
Slavia to the territory in dispute on
the Adriatic littoral.
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 15.—Ac
cording to a report received in this
city today, Kyusic Kimm, a repr -
sentative of the Korean revolution
ary government, who is now in Paris
to lay the case of his country be
fore the Peace Conference, has been
appointed premier of the new
Korean, provisional government.
Y. M. C. k LOSES
NEW YORK. Apr. 15.—The Y.
M. . A.
m < lay a
tie. .-Ur mined
during me ™.
Eleven wort
a state
. asual
■i
war.
wc ; killed in
act - ■ three i , and
fifty-six died of disease out of a
total of i l,22lJ v. iker . cut over
seas.
NAVAL BILL REPEALED
FUNDS NOT AVAILABLE
In response to a telegram to the
secretary of the navy from the An
chorage Chamber of Commerce, ask
ing him to expend in the develop
ment of the Eska and Chicka'oon
coal mines $1,000,000 that was sup
posed to have been appropriated by
Congress for such use at his dis
cretion, the secretary replied that
the bill appropriating these funds
had been repealed and that he had
no money for expenditure in the
development of coal lands.
The Cordova General Hospital re
cently presented a bill to the coun
cil for the payment of $1190 for
the care of influenza patients- The
council agreed to pay the bills of
all indigents and others will bo
placed for collection.