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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NE WS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1919.
WHOLE
NUMBER 242
PEACE DELEGATES CONSIDERING RUSSIA
25,000 COAST SHIPYARD WORKERS ON STRIKE
SWEDISH VOLUNTEERS TO WAGE WAR ON BOLSHEVIK
SWEDEN ID SEND
FORCES AGAINST
■ SLAV BOLSHEVIKI
Sweden Will Send Armed Force
Into Russia to Stop Bolsheviki
Tide.
(Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 21—A Swed
ish volunteer military expedition is
expected to start for one of the
Lithuanian provinces this week to
stem the Bolsheviki advance.
A Swedish military mission, that
had been sent into Russia some time
ago to study the situation, with a
view to aiding in the rehabilitation
of the country, reported favorably
regarding the sending of an armed
force to Lithuania, but not to
Eethonia, owing to a lack of econo
mic resources in that province.
Lithuania is a historic grand
duchy of 60,000 square miles, united
in 1560 to Poland, and since the
i \.ic* ,/■; f „«at kingdom,
forming the Russian governments
of Mohilev .Vitepsk, Minsk, Vilna
and Grodno, and portions of the
Prussian provinces of Gumbinnen
and East Prussia. The Lithuanians
are of Lettish origin.
IRE CONVICTED
, On a complaint sworn to by
Robert Theodore, a native boy, to
day, George Tree, of Fairbanks, was
taken into custody charged with
4 committing assault on the person of
the said Robert Theodore.
Tree entered a plea of guilty to
. the charge and Commissioner Mc
Donald sentenced him to pay a fine
of $500 and also to a term of im
prisonment of six months.
The prisoner is unable to pay the
fine and will serve it out in jail
at the rate of $2 per diem. He will
be sent to Fairbanks to serve out
his sentence.
KOLAND’S STAGE
LEAVES TOMORROW
i
Koland stage will leave the
Portland at 8 o’clock sharp to
| « l morrow morning bound for Fair
banks and will take any freight,
passengers or express offering,
t The stage will make the journey
through and Koland says that he
expects to arrive at the upper town
tomorrow morning.
JAP GIRL BURGLAR
HANGS SELF IN JAIL
TOKIO.—Chiyo Sugiyama, a 17-1
year-old Japanese girl, who had
been arreested for burglary, com
mitted suicide in her cell by hang
ing. She made a noose with her
obi, or sash, unwound from her
kimono. Being in need of money
the girl had armed herself with
an axe and broken into a house
intimidating a woman occupant, |
and making off with Borne cash. I
IRE SOLDIERS
ORDERED HOI
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 21.—
The war department annouced to
day that the twenty-3eventh, thir
tieth and thirty-seventh divisions
I have now been ordered home.
The ninety-first division has prior
ity over all the other divisions
ordered home and will sail as soon
as transports are available.
(Associated Priss)
MADRID, Spain, Jan. 21.—Ac
cording to reports received in this
. " *■ liable Portuguese
sources, the monarchist movement
in that country is gaining much
headway.
The movement, which is headed
by Pavia Conceiro, has been suc
J cessful in Northern Portugal, and
| a monarchial form of government
| has been formed at Oporto.
MADRID, Jan. 21—Later reports
i received in this city today indi
| cate that Lisbon, the Portuguese
! capital, has joined the monarchial
! movement.
jlHE FLU CLAIMS
nana yesterday evening telling of
the death of Mrs. Catherine Ben
son, of this city, as the result of
an attack of influenza; the death
occurred on Sunday at Seattle, and
interment of the body will take
place in a day or two.
| The late Mrs. Benson was a
daughter of George Herrington, of
| Nenana. The telegram telling of
i the sad occurrence was received by
him.
Andrew Benson, the husband of the
deceased, is out in the woods close
to town, cutting cordwood.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
HERE FROM FAIRBANKS
Assistant District Attorney Harry
Pratt arrived in Nenana last night
from Fairbanks, having mushed in
over the trail.
He left Fairbanks at eight o’clock
Sunday morning, and stopped at
Dietz roadhouse for the night.
Mr. Pratt is here on business
and will probably be in Nenana
for a few days.
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Solution of Russian Problem Now
Exercising the Minds of the
Peace Delegates.
Associated P**v'ss
PARIS, Jan. 21.—The peace con
ferenece has the Russian question
under continued examination and
arc sifting down the facts gleaned
so far and are getting together all
the available information regarding
the situation, past and present.
The latest information available
is that the Allied governments are
now prepared to present their
! memoranda, and discussion tending
toward a solution of the problem
is expected to be in soon.
Harold Seaventus, the Danish
minister to Russia, today gave the
peace eongress his views concerning
! Russia v -dry M. Noutens, the
j French ambassador to Russia, spoke
] on the same subject.
ANARCHIST PLOT
IS LAID BARE BY
l\ ? tUL
Police Disclose Existence of Plot to
Kill the Rockefellers During
the War.
(Associat'd Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 21.—
A police inspector, testifying at the
propaganda investigation being held
here today, said that anarchists had
plotted against the lives of both
the Rockerfellers shortly after the
j beginning of the war.
He said that the plotters had been
: killed by the premature explosion
j of the bomb with which they had in
tended to kill the Rockerfellers.
i Since the armistice was signed,
j the inspector said, ample evidence
has been discovered of the existence
of plans to organize for the pur
pose of disseminating propaganda.
AUTO TeFTFOR
FAIRBANKS TODAY
The automobile which arrived in
Nenana yesterday evening left this
morning for Fairbanks with Lena
Brown, Ed Williams and Jack
Lodge as passengers for the upper
town, with Burgess at the wheel.
I The auto will probably leave
Fairbanks tomorrow morning on the
return trip.
FAIRBANKS PIONEERS ADD
THREE NEW MEMBERS
I Fairbanks Igloo No. 4, Pioneers
of Alaska, held their regular meet
ing last night. The following new
members were admitted into the
order: Joe Bellefontaine, J. M. Mc
Intyre and M. R. Boyd.
A social session followed the
business meeting and a very good
program was rendered.
BY DEMONS
Entry of Foodstuffs and Lubricants
to Germany Is Now Under
Consideration.
(Associated Press)
PARIS, Jan. 21.—Owing to the
pressure of the more important
problems before the delegates to
the peace conference, and their
consequent inability to give much
time to the consideration of the
question of sending food to Ger
many, various ec nomic delegations
have been formed for the purpose
of studying, separately, the blockade
and kindred problems.
The Americans favor an earlier
relaxation of the water tight block
ade against Germany so as to per
mit of the entry of foodstuff?, lub
ricants and other articles into the
Teuton countries; the blockade to
be rigidly enforced otherwise, to
enable the Allies to force the Ger
mans to accept their peace terms.
The bloc! ade has already been
relaxed in the western part of Aus
tria and food is being sent to
Vienna to be supplied to Germany.
WANTS
SWEDEN 10 PAY
I LONDON.—Charges of flagrant
abuse of neutrality by a Swedish
army official have been made in
the Prize Court here by Sir Fred
erick Smith, attorney general. He
asked for condemnation as a prize
of $2,500,000 worth of wool, seized
in seven vessels and claimed by the
Royal Swedish army administra
tion. The wool, the attorney gen
eral alleges, was bought with Ger
man money for use in Germany.
This was one of a series of cases,
Sir Frederick Smith asserted, in
which the late Swedish government
or Lieutenant-Colonel VVikland,
head of the equipment section of
the Swedish army, lent his name
improperly as consignees. Wikland,
who had not been repudiated by
the Swedish government, Sir Fred
erick said, had bought goods with
funds supplied by Germany.
“These are grave allegations,’’
said the attorney general. “It is
not quite clear where the money
came from, but there were sham
shippers and sham consignees of a
commodity of which Germany was
in desperate need, and either or
both lent themselves to chicanery
in order that this court and the
representative of the British navy
might be misled.”
CORDOVA IS AGITATING
FOR FEDERAL BUILDING
CORDOVA.—Now that the gov
ernment has withdrawn restrictions
relating to the construction of pub
lic buildings, Cordova is agitating
for quick action on the erection
of a postoffice building, plans for
which have been prepared. It is
said thal $100,000 has been -1ppro
priated for the building.
Former Notneite I^ow in the Army,
Gets American Distinguished
Service Cross.
j _
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 21.—Major
Kenneth Marr, formerly of Nome,
Alaska, has been awarded the Amer
ican distinguished service cross. The
cross is awarded for meritorious
service in action.
Major Marr, who arrived here to
day, was attached to the aerial
j forces of the United States and
I served with distinction on the West
I ern front during the war. He is
credited with having defeated ten
German airplanes.
RECEPTION FOR
BOYS
FITTING
—
346th Field Artillery, Enroute From
France to Camp Lewis, Will
Be Feted.
(Associated Press)
| SEATTLE, Jan. 21.—The cities
i of Spokane and Tacoma are plan
ning for elaborate receptions to be
j given the officers and men of the
j-340 Field Artillery, now enroute
I to Mimp Lewis for demobilization.
| This battery is a unit of the f) 1st
army division.
j The 346th Field Artillery is ox
j pected to reach Seattle on Friday,
lit is the first unit of the 91st
j division to return to Camp Lewis,
I where the entire division received
[its military training.
| The streets around the camp will
j be turned into veritable canyons
\ of flaps and several parades will
be held in honor of the returning
soldiers.
The troops, in four trains, passed
St. Paul yesterday.
FAIRBANKS RANCHERS
ASK FOR NEW ROAD
A petition, addressed to the terri
torial government, is being circu
lated asking for the eostruction of
a road along the bank of the Chena
river, as far up as the Oourney
ranch, a distance of approximately
twelve miles from Fairbanks.
There are many ranchers between
Fairbanks and the Courtney ranch,
whose properties abut on the Chena
slough and all these will be served
by the proposed road.
A copy of the petition with the
names of the signatories, is to be
sent to the Fairbanks Commercial
club.
BUZBY JR. IS NOW
BACK IN THE STATES
Harry Buzby, the Fairbanks
rancher, received a telgram today
informing him of the safe arrival
in New York, of his son J. Buzby,
who had been with the American
Expeditionary forces “Over There.”
Young Buzby will probably come
North after he gets his discharge
from t'.ie army.
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CALL STRIKE 10
An Incrraic of Wages Demantlrd
By Shipyard Workers; Strike
Follows Refusal.
(Associated Press)
SEATTLE, .Ian. 21.—Between
I twenty-five and thirty thousand ship
| yard workers went out on strike
' today and all shipyards and contract
' shops remain closed as a conse
! quence.
The strikers demand a wage
' scale of one dollar an hour for
mechanics and from six to seven
i dollars a day for apprentices, lah
: orers and helpers.
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STRIKE EXTENDED
SEATTLE, Jan. 21.—The strike
has been extended to the steel yards
which also closed today, only five
thousand wood shipyard workers did
not go on strike . It is expected
that the wood shipyards also will
be closed down, as the Metal Trades
Council, which is calling the strike,
have ordered all the electricians and
engineers working' in the yards to
strike.
Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 21.— According
to reports received in this city, the
Ksthonian troops operating against
the Bolsheviki in the Baltic prov
inces, advanced in the region lying
to the northeast of Lake Peipus,
and won a notable success against
the Bolsheviki.
i The Esthonians also captured
the town of Narva and took a great
many prisoners.
1 Esthon'ia is a Russian Baltic
province lying to the north of the
| province of Livonia and to the
west of the province of St. Peters
burg. Its coast line borders on the
Gulf of'Finland. Dagoe and Oessel
i Islands, which were seized by the
Germans during the war, are in
, eluded in the government of Es
thonia. The people are of Finnish
I descent and speak a Finnish dialect.
i Roval is the capital of Esthonia.
| ALASKA PLAYS STAGED
ON CALIFORNIA SNOW
TRUCKEE, Cal.—The work of
1 filming moving picture snow scenes
j will stiirt here within a short time,
there now being an abundance of
| snow and ice. Several companies will
| send troops of actors and retainers
of from fifteen to twenty persons
j each, with 'equipments of dog-teams
and sleighs, etc.
It is stated by those familiar with
the making of moving pictures that
a large proportion of the Alaska
and British Columbia scenes are in
reality photographed within a few
miles of Truckee.
Every soldier carries 18 pounds
of metal. ' This includes every bit
of metal, from steel rifle barrel to
aluminum drinking cup.