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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 212
‘GOVERNOR SEEKS AIDS FOR ALASKANS
WILSON EXPLAINS IDEALS OF AMERICAN PEOPLE
REICHSTAG MEMBERS SUMMONED TO DISCUSS PEACE
IN FRENCH CITV
The arrival at Paris of the special
train bearing- President Wilson and
party from Brest was announced
when the guns of the artillery roar
ed a welcome in a salute fired, and
when the President stepped off the
train the dense throng assembled
cheered themselves hoarse.
President Poincare, Premier Clem
enceau and other high officials of
the French government cordially
shook hands with President Wilson
and party, and shortly afterwards
conducted the President, Mrs. Wilson
and his personal staff to a waiting
carriage, in which they drove past
solid lines of French troops and
dense throngs of citizens to Prince
Murat’s residence, where the Wil
sons will reside during their stay
in Fans.
The president of France enter
tained President Wilson and party
at a dinner last night, given in honor
of the Wilsons, at which all the
foreign diplomats and high naval
and military officers were present.
President Poincare, in a speech
of welcome, eulogized President
Wilson, and referring to the motives
that actuated President Wilson in
undertaking this unprecedented jour
ney, paid him the highest compli
ment possible.
In replying to President Poin
care’s speech of welcome, President
Wilson said that it was a lource of
great delight for him to find him
self in France and to feel the quick
contact of sympathy and friendship
for the French people which the
American entertain. In thanking
President Poincare for the kind
words said of him, President Wilson
said: “I am only trying to give ex
pression to the thought of the Amer,
ican people, who wanted the eternal
principles of right and justice firmly
established. Belgium and France,
in the final settlement of the war,
surely will require the Teutons
to be rebuked for the terror and
spoilation caused by the war, and
will also want men made aware
of the fact that they cannot begin
wars without being uunishut.
“American soldiers expressed
America’s true spirit and gave their
best with enthusiasm for the their
ideals. We are happy that they
have been associated witn such com
rades as they had.”
RED CROSS MEETINGS
HAVE BEEN POSTPONED
Owing to the Christmas holidays
and the inability of the members to
get together, the usual weekly meet
ings of the local Red Cross branch
will not be held for a little while.
The next regular meeting of the
Red Cross, at which the stitching
of garments for the Belgians will
be resumed, will be held at the
Nenana Club rooms on Friday, Jan
uary 3rd.
W. B. Reaburn, superintendent of
transportation, left on this morn
ings train on a business trip out
the line. He expects to return on
Monday.
Voaaaa—The Gateway to KoKlaloy
Vattonal Park.
HUN REICHSTAG
IS NOW CALLED
AMSTERDAM.—Acocrding to a
report received in this city today
from Berlin, a meeting of the Reich
stag has been called, but the date
of the meeting has not been an
nounced. It is thought that the
I Reichstag meeting has been called
to discuss the coming peace negotia
tions and to give a parliamentary
status to the German government
as at present constituted.
CLUB Will HOLD
HIGH REVELRY A1
ROOMS TONIGHT!
The smoker, towards the success
[ of which several committees of the
membership have been working,
faithfully and well for the past;
month or so, will take place tonight
at the Nenana Club rooms, imme-;
diately after the picture show, j
All arrangements for the event
have been perfected and those who
have kindly consented to contribute'
to the varied program that has been !
arranged have had the last rehearsal
and arrived at as near perfection as
it is possible to attain north of the'
53rd parallel of latitude.
The program contains many sur- j
prises which are bound to please'
those of the members who will be ■
present, the committee having dis-1
covered and enlisted talent in quar-!
ters hitherto unsuspected. The full'
program, unfortunately is not avail-j
able at the present time and, in fact, j
by the very nature of the surprises1
in store for the membrs, it is con-!
sidered inadvisable by the enter-1
tainment committee, to announce th.|
full program. i
Among the items, however, which 1
will be contributed towards the i
evening’s entertainment will be a
duet by Charles H. Hall and Dr. J.
R. Bowen, and a song entitled,
When You and I Were Young,
Maggie”, by Kenneth Finlayson.
The lightweight championship
honors will be contested by Sam
Ivey and Norman Russell; the welter
weight by Sam Beatty and Dick
Morris; and the heavyweight by]
A1 Johnson and the “Terrible Turk”,
(this is billed as a humdinger) For;
the boxing contests the committee
have been very fortunate in secur
ing the services of Art Hewitt and
Fred Douse as timekeeper and ref
eree respectively, as both of these
gentlemen have had considerable
ringside experience and can be re
lied upon to do their duty without
“mixing it.” j
There are a great many other in-;
teresting and exciting events on the j
tapis, and a rollicking time is i
assured.
The Brazilian government decrees
that every day shall be a holiday
until the influenza epidemic subsides
The crew are now getting the
ditching machine in readiness to
send back to the front, to drive pil
ing for the bridges beyond 35-mile.
RIGGS RECOMMENDS
FEDERAL HELP FOR
ALASKA INDUSTRIES
WASHINGTON, D. C.-- Secretary I
of the Interior Franklin K. Jane, in
his report to Congress today, says
that the annual report of io;.inor
Riggs, made to him, contains certain
recommendations for federal aid for
Alaska which he endorses.
In the report referred to mud< by
Governor Riggs and inco-11 ir.itcd n
to the report made to Congress by
Secretary Lane, the reconim -^at.on
is made that the gold li iii>..; in
durty in Alaska, which ad tl'bdled
down considerably, owing .ncipally
to the increased cost ’ "• oduction.
be given federal issistance in the
way of new methods of purchasing,
and as a further aid to the industry,
the recommendation is made that the
government take over all the trans
portation lines in Alaska until the
return of normal conditions in the
territory.
Among other things for which
government aid is sought, th Bureau
of Education is to receive a large
appropriation for the establishment'
of more schools throughout the terri-1
tory; expert stockmen are to be sent
to Alaska to study the reindeer
question and advise the federal au
thorities, with a view to the en
largement of the present herd and
their more general use, both for food
and other purposes. The distribu
tion of the herds throughout the
territory and the raising of these
animals on a larger scale than at
tempted hitherto, as a means of solv
ing the food problem, has long been
discussed and the aid asked for and
recommendations made now are with
a view to an immediate development
of reindeer farming in Alaska.
The Bureau of Fisheries is to re
ceive an increased appropriation so
that the work done by them can be
extended. There are to be no more
withdrawals or reservations by the
government of coal and timber lands
without a complete investigation be
ing made by a competent committee.
ARMISTICE HAS
BEENjJXTENDEO
COPENHAGEN.—According to a
report received in this city today,
the German armistice has been ex
tended until January 17th.
Later Report.
COPENHAGEN.—The armistice
ielegates assembled at Treves today
ind arrived at the conclusion to
3xtend the armistice until the con
tusion of the preliminary peace.
By auhtority of the governor of
Alaska, by he surgeon general of :
;he United States Health Service,
temporary assistant surgeons of the
public health service have been ap
pointed at Petersburg, Wrangell, '
Skagway, Sitka, LateVche and Chich- j.
»gof.
Townsite Manager H. B. Joseph
will leave for Fairbanks on the 1
Koland stage on Monday. ,
The navy department, which now
holds the title to the Pioneers Home
a tSitka, are to transfer this title
to the territory.
An urgent request has been made
for more extensive coast surveys and
for the charting of the waters of the
coast, especially in the lanes of
travel from the States to Alaskan
ports, which have always been a grave
menace to navigation and which have
brought misery and despair to a
great many homes as the result of
the recent maritime disaster, when
the Princess Sophia foundered with
all on board; the request includes
appropriations for the building of
more roads and trails, especially in
the districts where practically no
roads or trails exist now, so that
prospectors and miners who are help
ing the development of the country
axd the building of an empire, may
be given ordinary facilities for haul
ing their supplies in and their pro
ducts out of the more remotely
situated districts, such, for instance.1
as the Koyukuk and the Kantishna,
whose development is retarded ow
ing to a lack of funds.
Markets are to be found for the
agricultural produces of the terri
tory, and transportation is to be sup- j
plied for Alaska coal from the dis
tricts where it is mined to points
where it will be used or so near
thereto as possible.
The request is made that the mail
contract system, formerly in force,
be restored again and the present’
methods of shipping by freight and
express be discontinued at once, as
it is found to be very unsatisfactory.
The establishment of a federal
constabulary is urged for the pur
pose of affording adequate pro
tection and greater security to life
and property in the territory. A
revision and amendment of the game
laws of Alaska and the appointment,
of additional game wardens to en-;
force the laws is urged. * j
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SPECIAL MISSION
10 CO 10 POLAND;
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WASHINGTON, D. C.—The gov-j
jrnment of the United States and •
the Allies have decided to send a j
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committee composed of civilians into j
Poland {or the purpose of carrying j
>n a searching investigation into |
the reported atrocities.
Steps are now being taken for j
:he formation of the committee and
I
t is expected that it will be des-j
latched to Poland as soon as possible.!
A skunk farm at Homer Spit, (
icross from Kachamak Bay, has been i
>stablished. A man named McEwen j
las a fox ranch on one of the
;roup of Yukon islands near Kach
imak Bay. An Indian also has a
arge fox farm on one of the is
ands, where he has over 300 fox.
iVilliam Gibbons and wife have es
;ablished a fox farm at Aurora,
icross from Kachemak.
Intu, Whan malls and ml vara ateet
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INCREASE RAPID
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WASHINGTON, I>. C.—General
March, chief of staff of the Ameri
can army, announced today that fif
teen thousand men are now being
released daily from the army and (
that it is expected that the rate j
will be about thirty thousand daily |
soon.
AUSTRIAN RULER
IS NOT WANTED
IN SWITZERLAND'
MJJNICH.—A report was received
in this city today to the effect that
the government of Switzerland has
definitely declined to permit the i
former emperor of Austria to reside 1
in Switzerland.
This actipn was tuken by the ^
Swiss government when it was;
understood the former Austrian
ruler had intended to seek seclusion
in Switzerland.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—General
March, summarizing the record of
the 91st army division, which was
composed of Alaskans, Washing- '
tonians, Oregonians and other West-,
erners, said today that the division
was brigaded with the British on
the Flanders front early in October
and after a short preliminary train
ing, took the firing line, advanced !
for a distance of six kilometers on
November 1’on the Scheldt line, in
the face of an intense rifle and ma-1
chine gun fire. They lost many [
men, but inflicted very severe losses !
on the enemy and compelled their i
retirement. They continued the ad-1
vance until November third.
On November fourth the division j
was detailed for patrol duty right,
at the front, and on November fifth ;
they were withdrawn to rest.
NENANA1TES DIE OF
INFLUENZA IN SEATTLE
George Gotto received a telegram
this morning from Bob Sabanoff,
who is serving with the colors at St.
Michael, informing him that Saban
off had received a telegram from
Seattle to the effect that Mike, Red1
and Frank Sabanoff, who left Ne
nana for Seattle last fall, died of the
Spanish influenza at Seattle.
The dead men are brothers of the *
sender of the telegram and rela- I
:ives of George Gotto. ■J
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TO BE REFORMED
LONDON.—Chancellor of the Ex
chequer Sir Bonar Law, in the course
of an election address which he made
in this city today, said that if the
coalition ministry be returned to
power at the forthcoming elections,
it will most assuredly undertake the
reformation of the House of Lords.
A second chamber of the Parlia
ment, such as the House of Lords,
is necessary, he said, but it is not
intended that it be a hereditary
chamber.
FAIRBANKS AIDS
ELECTRIC PLANT
At a meeting of the Fairbanks
branch of the American Mining
Congress, held recently at the Bu
reau of Mines building, Fairbanks,
the question of the establishment of
a central power plant, capable of
supplying power over a wide area
was discussed at length and a com
mittee of five of the members was
appointed to gather data and submit
a report on the feasibility of the
plan at the next meeting of the Fair
banks Branch of the Mining Con
gress.
The committee, which is composed
of Messers R. F. Roth, Sylvester
Howell, J. A. Davis, A. Zimmerman
and James Heaney, were also au
thorized to confine their activities
along these lines to the Nenana coal
fields and to the country adjacent
to the Nenana river.
The action of the F'airbanks
Branch of the American Mining Con
gress is thought to be the outcome
af a letter addressed to the Fair
banks Commercial club by the local
•ommercial club regarding the es
ablishment of such a power plant,
ind their action in the matter and
:o-operation in helping to secure the
lecessary appropriations for the es
:ablishment of such a plant will be
welcomed and greatly appreciated by
;he people of this district.
REGARDING PEACE
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Speaking
or and on behalf of Germany, the
;overnment of Switzerland has asked
Lmerica for information regarding
he date and place of the coming
eace conference.
A prompt reply to the inquiry was
rged on account cj: the fear of a
amine in Germany.
Reports coming from Marshal
how that the camp is still in the
ing. Several large cleanups are
eported as recently coming ■ out of
billow creek.