2 411 JUtsh,
VOLUME .1
NEMAN A. ALASKA, OCTOBER
NUMBER 4
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STRIKERS PUT STO.’
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T9 WORK O'fSali
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SAN FRANCISCO ; The build-:
jng of vessels ox various types.;
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valued at • eleven million dollars.
vas brought do a sudden si'naarill
today by a stril'e order issued by
the Iron Trades Council. Practi
cally all the employees of the
Union Iron Works, with tae ex
ception of the ship niters, respond
ed to the call, and work in nearly
all departments of the nig ship
building concern is suspended
pending a settlement of the
trouble.
ITALIANS ADVANCING
IS AUSTRIAN REPORT
BERLIN—It is admitted in re
ports received from Vienna this
afternoon that the Italians undc~
Ladona are advancing steadily to
wards Trieste despite the stub
born resistance of the Austrc
German forces on that front. Re
inforcements are bring rushed to,
the scene with the hope of check
ing the advance of the enemy.
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Commissioner Moves 1
Commissioner Thomas Riggs, Jr., who
hafi resided the greater part of the time
since the commencement of work on the
Government railway in Fairbanks, will
make his home in Nenana hereafter.
Mrs. Riggs came “down from Fairbanks
Several days ago and is now comfortably
settled in the cottage which was built
for them early in the season.
Commissioner Riggs is in Fairbanks
at present, having made th>_ trip up on
the Sunbeam.
The Fairbanks office of the Commiss
ion will not be closed although the force
will he reduced somewhat later in the
season Two of the stenographers. Miss
Laura Lewis and Miss Jane Anderson,
will move to Nenana shortly after the
freezeup and become part of the local of
fice force.
Burger is Convicted
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The first trial of consequence to occu
py the attention of Commissioner Robert
E. Burns was concluded Mon lav night
when Fred Burger, a former employee
ot the Commission, was convicted of
petit larceny, the charge against him
being the theft of certain tools from
Ross Button. Burger was tried twice,
the fir's. ice a week
ago tod r salting in a disagreement.
At the a of th«
Judge Burns sentenced Burgc-r to tlx
months iti di and imposed a fine of
$100 fn addition. The verdict was
reached on the second ballot. The de
fendant was rtpresentefd by W. H.
Smith at the first hearing and by Rov
R. Don
ment was present
trials b;
cent arr -a; y en-oia, wh w .s sen-.
here by
as a special Limner agent.
JAIL 6098 UNLOCKED;
cuais LOCI KE(iS$I£K
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Li-iS i AiiLiA
ter at die local police station v;as
tapped foe the sum of $16 today
by two inmates of the jail and the
money was spent by the offenders
in acquirin'; a lusty jag. When
taken into custody this afternoon
the escapes explained .that some
one left the doer unlocked and
they took advantage of the oppor
tunity to regain their liberty, tap
ping the till as they passed through
the office.
Feature at Coliseum
As a special ittraction the .ire film
“The Turn jil,” will he shown at the
C T'caui on Sun-lav ar.d Mondav nights.
This is a five-reel masterpiece in tihich
Valli Valli, the brilliant dramatic star,
lias a splendid opportunity to display
her talent. The picture is taken from
Booth. Tarkington's fiction masterpiece,
and is one of the strongest features ever
shown in Alaska.
A new aluminum screen was installed
at the Coliseum yesterday and will be
used for the first time tonight. The
screen was purchased by hick Thorne
while he was ontsidti a short time ago,
and was secured by the management of
the local show house at considerable
expense, The pictures are improved
grealiy by its use.
Arrival of first Aaio
The first auto to make its appearance
iit Xesiaila arrived on the steamer Tati
ana last Tuesday. It is a Tord truck,
owned by Billy Coghill, and will be
used probably in connection with the
business of Lescure i’c Coghill as soon
as road conditions permit.
ks Times
The Fairbanks Times, for many years
the leading newspaper of Interior Alas
ka, suspended publication last Satur lay,
and in all probability will not resume.
The plant has been taken over by the
owners of Tlie Xenana Xews and will
be nioved to this city immediately fol
lowing the opening of navigation next
spring by which time conditions here
undoubtedly will warrant the publica
tion of a daily newspaper. The Fair
banks Times plant is one of the best in
the country, consisting of a lineotype
machine, cylinder press and everything
else needed to produce an up-to-date
newspaper.
Commissioner Moves
United States . Commissioner Robert
E. Burns is now comfortably settled in
his new quarters on Market street, the
building having been completed more
than a week ago.
Militaryism Favored
WASHINGTON■ The presidents of
nineteen colleges and universities are
m rring with the War Department
' - > tbt , uvisability of holding
courses at the colleges.
Aiiveiiise in the Xenana News.
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resumed again .hi
. j.—Rioting v/as
3 morning among
the striking employees of the
| Standard Oil Company and before
.order v/as restored one of the ri
veters v/as killed by the troops and
| scores were wounded. National
I guardsmen, who recently returned
'irom the border, were sworn in as
J special policemen and it was with
much difficulty that they prevent
ed the strikers from looting and
{burning the town. All the stores
have been closed pending a p*s
; location to order.
ALLIES CLAiid RIGHT
TO Stilt OUR it] i!LS
WASHINGTON - Replying to
the protest of the State Depart
ment against the seicure of Amer
ican mails, identical notes were
handed to Secretary Lansing to
day by representatives of the
French and British governments.
In their replies the allied govern
ments claim that d are within
their rights in seizing the mails
but promise to expedite matters
in the future. State Department
officials in lima te that the replies
express a willingness on the part
of the Allies to conform to the re
quest of the United States and
that a radical change in the treat
ment of mails is to be expected
in consequence of the latest pro
test.
YANKEE DESTROYERS
PATROL m COAST
NEW YORK—Eleven Yankee
: destroyers, under the direction of
j Admiral Cleaves, ol the flagship
i Birmingham, are patrolling the
Atlantic Coast from Bar Harbor
i to New York on the lookout for
I German submarines,
j The British steamship Bovic,
which arrived here today, reports
having sighted an unidentified
submarine 200 miles cast of this
city.
Print Outfit for News
During the past week considerable
new machinery and other material has
been received at the cfiiee ot The Ne
nana News and printing of every des
cription can now be turned out at the
shortest possible notice. Commercial
work, such as bill heads, letter heads,
envelopes, business cards and dodgers
will be made a specially.
iRijitUKIANS RfllitE
USES m 3808ES
LONDON—Vienna dispatches
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received in this city claim that the
Rumanian battle front 'its been
i broken on both sides of the Marcs
river and that die entire Ruman
ian army is now retiring in haste
in an effort to escape an cncirc
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ling movement.
Berlin reports claim that the en
circling movement has succeeded
and that the Rumanians have suf
fered severely in consequence of
their defeat.
They’re After Him j
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LOUISVILLE; The special on which
Presidential candidate Hughes was on
board had a narrow escape from bein '
wrecked as it was approaching the citv.
j A rail, broken with a sledge, was dis
covered l.v a trackm.nl an i the ‘rail?
' was flagged by him just in tune to
avert a catastrophe.
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Lot Changes Hands
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i By a deal consummated this week
Matilda Jacoby becomes the owner of
Lot 1 in Block 2a, formerly the property
of Eli Gray who purchased it during the
lot sale, it is understood that the orig
inal owner Geared ,-Ci'J oa th« d-al.
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Mayor Building Office
Tov 11 site Manager Ityus is busily en
gaged in building a new townsite office
at tlfe corner of Third and Market
streets. The work is being done with
a view to increasing the size of the
building at a later date. The new office
will he ready lor occupancy within a fesv
G rvs unless retarded bv the weather.
Hagen in Fairbanks
Deputy Marshal Hagen went to Fair
banks on the steamer Tauana, having in
his charge Fred Berger who is to serve a
term of sis months in tlie Federal jail.
: The independent steamer Shnsana
reached town at an early hour yesterday
morning from Fairbanks with a mixed
load of freight for people here.
A raft of saw logs and firewood, which
was being brought down to the lifcal
■ saw mill on Thursday, was carried past
the mill by the swift current and was
i beached with difficulty on a sand bar
three miles below town. The owners of
the raft have gone back up the river for
( more logs.
The independent steamer Shusana,
with barge American in tow, arrived
from Fairbanks about noon yesterday
with a mixed shipment of freight for lo
cal businessmen. If weather conditions
permit it is the intention of the owners
; to make one more trip before going into
j winter quarters on the upper river
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Audy Hoey Injured
Andy Iloey, of the Terminal Pool
, Rooms, fell from a scaffold while at
| work on his building and was iniured
Maternally.
ALLIED AIR RAIDERS
POT GERMAN PLANES
PARIS—The French War Of-'
'See announces that much damage
to the Germans resulted from an
Allied air raid which was under
taken last night. Four tons of
explosives were dropped on Ger
man munition factories, and six
German planes, which attempted
to drive the raiders away, were
| wrecked It is claimed that the
j raid was one of the most success
ful thus tar attempted by the
! Allies.
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DOMAN MAKES PORT
ERGM LOWER RIVER
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Lcn Hencock and Al Pmili ar
rived from rhe Tolovana in the
| gas beat Doman No. 2 about nooi?
I today. They are the .vangnani of
; the Doman fleet and are en rotate
to Fairbanks with their boat for
winter, i hey are followed by
Art Heacock and Tom Carr, with
the two other Domans and Nels
| Henderson with his gas boat, all
I °i whom have been engaged dur
i ing the past summer in freighting
on the Tolovana river.
Another Biilion and Half
LONDON': Premier Asquith tftoved a
I vote of credit for a billion ifird a half
dollars to enable the Government to
carry on the war to the end of th4 year.
This is the thirteenth time that credits
have been asked for, the total already
voted since the beginning of the war
being fifteen billion, six hundred and
sixty million.
The Premier in moving for the cddi
j tional war credit before the Commons
j said: “This war cannot end by any dis
i honoring compromise masquerading un
; der the name of peace. This is not the
: moment for faint hearts and w*avering
| councils. The Allies are not vindictive
I but they will require from their antag
: onists adequate reparation for past out
rages and severities.
Cache Robbers Busy
A Ciche belonging to the Government
on tile right of way beyond the Thirty
mile station, is reported to have beer?
broken into and a quantity of goods
stolen. The matter is now being inves
tigated and the guilty parties will be
dealt with severely if apprehended.
Another Voyage
The management of the independent
steamer Shusana has announced another
voyage from Fairbanks to Xenana, the
date of departure from the up-rivei
town having been set for Monday. This'
probably will be the last chance to get
goods down the river this fall.
The steamer Martha Clow has gone
into winter quarters iu a slough oppasif*
Fairbanks.