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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1919.
NO. 144
. JOHNSON PREDICTS DEFEAT OF TREATY
BULGAR SPOKESMAN BLAMES KING FOR ALLIANCE
' AERO LINER REACHES CAPITAL ACROSS CONTINENT
DELEGATE SAYS
FLEET ON COAST
> HELP 10 NORTH
SEATTLE. Sept. 19. — Delegate
George B. Grigsby, who arrived in j
this; city this morning, enroute to j
Alaska to take testimony in con
* nection with the contest filed by
Wickersham. says that the develop-j
ment of the Southern and South-1
western coal fields of Alaska is as- J
sured as a result of the coming of1
the fleet of warships to the Pacific j
coast, and particularly to Puget \
Sound.
Coal development, he says, also i
will be hastened by the passage of j
a law modifying the leasing terms;
so as to permit of prospecting of j
claims. Such a law is now ready,
for presentation to Congress and,1
^ in the opinion of the delegate, its;
passage is assured, since the public,
is much in favor of the release of
the coal fields for development.
The’ delegate sailed for the North
this afternoon aboard the Alaska.
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POLES FORCING
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LONDON', Sept. 19.—Advices re- •
ceived by the war office today from
Russia announce the further ad- j
vanee of the Polish forces which 1
are engaged in offensive ‘ operations !
against the Bolsheviki on the North
ern front.
The Poles are reported to have j
driven the Reds to the north bank
of the Dvina, as far as Disna, rep
resenting an advance northward of .
100 miles since the 16th.
The Bolsheviki are reported to ;
have lost heavily in men and war j
supplies, having been compelled to]!
abandon large quantities of provi-j;
sions and ammunition in their haste !
to get out of the way of the ad- i
vancing Polish army.
On the Ukrainian front, the Bol- >
sheviki forces are reported to have 1;
occupied Petlura, but no attempt j
has been made as yet to recapture
Kiev.
PENSACOLA, Fla., Sept. 19.— ,
The City of Biloxy, an Italian bark- ,
entine, was destroyed by an explo- .
sion on board, while 20 miles off
Jlobile bar, yesterday. Four mem- ,
bers of the crew lost their lives
when the vessel 'went down, but |,
the captain and 20 other members
of the crew escaped in the small
boats, being later rescued and land- 1
ed on shore. i
The cause of the explosion is not 1
known. ■
JOHNSON SAYS PEOPLE WILL
INSIST ON DEFEAT OF PACT
PREMIERS ASK
WILSON 10 ACT
IN FIUME CASE
Rome, Sept. 19. — The crisis!
which has developed at Fiume is re-1
cerving the undivided attention of
the premiers of England, France,;
and Italy today, according to the
Messagero. The three statesmen, i
the paper continues, have reached;
ar. agreement on the question and ’
are confident that their plan will!
prove a satisfactory solution of the i
vexing problem. But the whole j
matter has been referred to Presi-j
dent Wilson, and no action will be
taken by the Allied premiers until
the American executive has been
heard from.
While it is generally believed
here that President Wilson will ac
quiesce in the proposed plan to re
store order at Fiume, it is under-1
stood the European premiers are
ready to act on any suggesions that
may be received from America.
MAIL AUTO TAKES
—
The Gibson mail stage leaving:
Fairbanks this morning carried three ;
oldtimers as passengers, two of!
whom are enroute to the States,!
and the third to some point on the j
trail. The stage had the usual ac-;
cumulation of first class mail.
The passengers were Martin Mi-,
ladin and Sam Pavlovich, for Chit
ina. and John Strellic.
Mrs. Mills, who was to have been
a passenger, was compelled to post
pone her departure, owing to the j
Illness of her baby, who developed j
an attack of croup during the night.,
BODY OF NATIVE ,
CHILOJS FOUND
William Jimmy and Justin Frank,
two natives, reached town this aft- .
ernoon with the body of one of the
native children drowned some time
ago a short distance below Nenana.
The body was found about two
miles below the Campbell store, fully
25 miles below the point where the j
children were drowned.
•
Emil Clausen, who came down
from Fairbanks to receive treatment
at the Government hospital, expects
to be able to leave the institution j
soon.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 19.—In an ad-:
dress delivered today before the
members of the state legislature, at
the state capitol. Senator Hiram
Johnson expressed the belief that
the people of the United States will
insist upon the rejection of the
German treaty if action is not
taken by the senate within the next
sixty days. The people of the coun
try, he said, will express their dis
approval of the treaty in positive
terms. Public sentiment against the
League of Nations, continued the
senator, is growing daily, rapidly
assuming the proportions of a revo- j
lution.
Pitiless logic, explained the Cali- j
fornian, is gradually dispelling the |
charm around the so-called league, |
and the public is already in a frame ,
of mind to defeat the treaty for j
the protection of their own country. |
President Wilson, the speaker con- i
eluded, has abandoned the fourteen
points which formed the basis of
the peace negotiations.
BULGARIANS SORRY
THEY ENTERED WAR
PARIS. Sept. IS.—It was a mis
take for Bulgaria to enter the war
on the side of Germany, and the
people of Bulgaria feel deep resent
ment against their government for
forcing them into the conflict, ac
cording to Genereal Theodoroff, head
of the Bulgarian peace mission, to
whom was handed today the Bul
garian treaty, prepared by the Al
lies.
The general declared the Bulgari
an people were not responsible for
the war, into which they had been
plunged by their ruler. He blamed
King Ferdinand and Foreign Min
ister Radoslavoff for the action of
Bulgaria, and the Bulgarian alliance,
which came to the people as a cata
clysm, was not at all approved bv
them.
In spite of all this, however, he
realized that the Bulgarians must
share responsibility for the war, and
expressed the belief that his people
would do their b|st to make amends,
notwithstanding the severity of the
terms imposed.
NEW 1 LINER I
CARRIES CROWD
10 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Sept. 19.
—A Lawson air liner reached this
city this afternoon from Mineola
with nine passengers, having made ]
the flight in four hours. The ar
rival of the plane was considerably
delayed by head winds, but the
flight was accomplished in a man
ner entirelv satisfactory to the pass
i
engers, all of whom are enthusi- ;
astic over their experience.
The machine will stay here three
days, after which a start will be
made for Dayton, Ohio, and thence
across the continent to San Fran
cisco.
The progress of the plane is be
ing watched with interest, since it
marks the inauguration of a trans
continental aerial service which
promises to prove a popular mode |
of travel in the very near future.
The liner has a crew of five in
addition to the nine passengers.
DOUSE BRINGS LOAD
/ OF PASSENGERS DOWN
The Douse launch Victory cam?
down from Fairbanks this afternoon
with a number of passengers and i;
a considerable quantity of express i
matter. The launch left the upper i
town at eleven o’clock this morning.
SAN DIEGO HAS
STADIUM READY
EOR PRESIDENT
SAX DIEGO, Sept. 19.—When
President Wilson addresses the peo
ple of this city he will be heard '
probably the largest audience thus
far assembled on his present tour.
He will make his speech at the1
Stadium, which has a seating ca-‘
parity of 40,000, and there is every'
reason to believe that every seat
will be occupied.
The address will be delivered from .
a specially built glass enclosure in ‘
the center of the field, from which
the voice of the President will be
carried' to every part of the great
place by means of mechanical appli
ances.
The city is making big prepara-1
tions for the reception of the Presi-1
dent.
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Superintendent of Construction
W. L. Packer made a trip out the
line to the south of town today.
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SEATTLE, Sept. 19.—More than
five thousand returned and discharg
j ed soldiers heard Theodore Roosevelt
; explain the objects and aims of thq
I American Legion, the new soldier
organization which was launched by
the American troops after the sus
j pension of hostilities in France,
with a view to keeping the soldiers
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banded together after their release j
I from the army. Young Roosevelt *
is one of the leaders of the move- j
ment and is making a tour of the1
country for the purpose of stimu
lating interest in the legion and at
tracting members.
He explained that it was the pur
pose of the legion to assist in
crushing the Bolsheviki, to crytal
lize for the future all of the patri-1
otic- impulses generated by the war,
and to urge the deportation of
slackers.
The speaker was enthusiastically
received, and cheers frequently in
terrupted his address.
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PROSECUTION READY
FOR KAISER’S TRIAL
LONDON, Sept. 19. — Attorney
General Sir George Hewart has an
nounced the completion of the prose
cution’s case against the former
German kaiser, who will be placed
on trial for his many misdeeds as
soon as peace has been finally con
cluded by the ratification of the
treaty by the United 'States'an!
others of the Allied nations who
have not yet taken action.
It has not yet been decided, how
ever, where the trial will be held.
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GOLD HILL MINES
WILL BUILD DITCH
Sherrard & Christianson, laymen)^
on Gold Hill, in the Fairbanks die - ’
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trict, have begun the construction!
of a ditch by means of which they
expect to obtain a steady supply of • ^
water for their operations next sum-1
mer. I
The laymen recently struck pay,
and they are hopeful of taking out
a considerable amount of gold be- j
fore the expiration of their lease.
The Eva creek stamp mill is mill
ing a consignment of 250 tons of 1
ore from the Smith-McGlone prop
erty, in that locality.
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STEEL m
HAVE VOTED TO
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 19.—
Plans have been completed for the
steel workers’ strike, according to
an announcement made at a late
hour last night, following an ad
journment of the conference of
workers in session the greater part
of the week, arranging the details
of the proposed walkout which is
scheduled to take place on Monday.
Out of deference to President Wil
son, the members of the strike com
mittee considered a proposal to post
pone the strike, but the motion was
voted down.
GARY TO STAND PAT.
NEW YORK. Sept. 19.—Hun
dreds of the leading steel producers,
who are in session in this city for
the purpose of considering the de
mands of the steel workers, have
resolved to back the stand taken
by Elbert H. Gary, head of the
United States Steel corporation, who
has announced his intention of re
fusing to waive the open shop prin
ciple in force in the plants of the
great corporation.
MEN ARE READY.
Reports from various sections of
the country state that iron and
steel mill employes throughout the
United States, who are now work
ing under union agreements, are
preparing to leave their places on
Monday. The strikers will receive
directions from headquarters estab
lished here and in charge of William
Z. Foster, secretary-treasurer of the
national organization.
SAILORS TO STRIKE
DETROIT, Sept. 19.—Members of
the Sailors’ union have voted to
strike in sympathy with the iron
and steel workers on Monday. This
strike will tie up over a hundred
ore vessels belonging to the Pitts
burg Steel company.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
The regular semi-monthly meet
ing of the Nenana Commercial club
will be held at the quarters of the
organization in the Union building
tonight, commencing at the usual
hour.
Several matters are to be brought
to the attention of the club for
consideration, one of which is a
proposition to arrange a public ex
cursion to the end of steel and a
barbecue.
Members of the club are urged to
be on hand to give expression to
their views.
NEW AMBASSADOR IS
NAMED BY THE JAPS
TOKIO^ Sept. 19.—Announcement
has been made of the appointment
sf Kijuro Shidehara as ambassador
lo the United States.