THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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THE RUSSiAN SITUATION
There is a wide divergence of
opinion among; English politicians
and newspapers as to the attitude
which the Entente powers should
assume toward soviet Russia.
On the one hand, says an Asso
ciated 1'ress correspondent, writing
from London, is the view expressed
by Sir George Buchanan, British
ambassador to Russia, who in a re
cent public speech urged that re
inforcements be recruited on a vol
untary basis and be immediately
sent to check the Bolshcviki Sir
George contended that the Allies
must not desert Russia now and
that they would be untrue to the
cause of democracy if they did not
put an end to the reign of Bol
shevism.
At the opposite pole is Ramsay
McDonald and such newspapers as
the Manchester Guardian and Lon
don Daily News" which call for the
immediate withdrawal of all En
tente forces and demand that Great
Britain cease, participation in mili
tary operations which they de-,
nounce as interference with Russian
internal politics.
The majority of the press is gen
erally noncommittal and contents
itself with printing Russian news
ami refraining from an expression
of opinion pending consideration
of Russan policy by the peace con
ference.
Then* appears to he a wide
spread unwillingness among En-.
jflishmen to support any policy that
may involve a continuation o£ mili
tary action on a large scale unless'
it be clearly established that such
action is necessary to safeguard
the Entente victory. Nevertheless
there seems to be a growing dis
position in the press to regard the
restoration of peace and order in
Russia as a task which.is necessary
to insure the stability of Central
Europe. .. . - ^
This is especially true sfnetr the
manifestations of Bolshevism in
Germany, and the attacks of the
Bolsheviki upon Ksthonia and other
Russian territory evacuated by the
Gormans.
The Russian muddle is regarded
here as one of the all-important
subjects to be discussed at the
peace conference and the average
Englishman seems Content to let the
Allied representatives dispose of it
without his advice .
NO PLACE IN AMERICA
The red flag has no place in
"Xiinerica, declares the Cincinnati En
quirer. It is a symbol of danger,
a warning to keep aloof from im
pending peril. Its presence in
gatherings or processions marks
plague patches, seats of diseased
thinking, areas of mental pestilence
that organized society should eradi
cate and extirpate uo matter how
radical the operation. ,
Little groups of malcontents,
(. umblers, loafers and dead-beats
must l.ot be permitted to poison
ui..l ir.feet the minds of America’s
tee .ing, contented millions, each
with li.s ft* 1 share in the control
of public attains and with u com
plete >ppor unity to exercise his
political rigt s.
In the terrorism inaugurated in
rhilai’-lphia by the dynamiting of
the u'vellngs of judges and other.
1. w officers is found a<|bloody chal-.
lento to . mericr.n civilization. It
is as direct as the Hun invasion
of peaceful Belgium and has behind
it the same brutality, the same con
tempt for all that is decent and
sweet in life.
Society must meet this thrust
against itself as the alarmed and
aroused world met the savage sweep
of the sem barbarian of Berlin—
with force without stint and with
rigor without a vestige of softness.
Beyond the shadow of a doubt this
outrage was planned and perpetu
ated to effect the release of what
these demoniacs term political pris
oners—the men and women sent to
internment camps and to prison be- ^
cause they were either actual tools
of German beastliness or were
actively disloyal to the American
government in time of war
In Canton, Ohio, recently, led by
Debs and VVagenknecht, convicted
of treason, the Socialists called up
on the proletariats to rise and de-,
mand amnesty for these prisoners.
The Philadelphia dynamiters de
clared that it was the refusal to
grant this freedom that caused the
hurling of their bombs into homes,
where innocent women and children
slept Knowing the terms of this
war upon society. let the fight be
carried sternly forward. For every
man, woman or child slain by the
murderous cjjriiejs, p.f t,he. red flag
let there be summarily punished in
reprisal an instigator of anarchy
and treason. j ,
FATE OF RUSSIA !•
“Russia’ that is soviet, Russia,
will revert to absolute barbarism'
within three years if assistance is
not offered from the outside,” says
a Rritish officer who recently es
caped from Russia. To the cor
respondent of the Associated Press
he added:
“Men and women of the better
classes who have lived through the -
first war of Bolshevism are don
ning peasant garb in self-defense
and;?dropping in to the dull, moh- j
otonous village life. There’s notli-j
mg else for them to do. Russia
will soon be as primitive as the
Congo if allowed to drift along
under Bolsheviki control. It is hope
less to expect leadership in Russia
which will save the country from
reversion to mediacvalism. The
Bolshevik leaders are not strong.
Opposition leaders are so weak that
•Lenine and his associates seem
strong by comparison. They are
merely better organized than any
other group.” . ,
Xanana. Alaska’* Interior Fuel Depot!
national Park.
RED CROSS LADIES
MET YESTERDAY TO SEW
The usual weekly meeting of the'
local Red Cross branch met yester-'
day afternoon at the former quar-,
ters of the Nenanu club and- con-]
tinued the good work of making'
garments for the needy Belgians.
Those present at the meeting
were Mesdames R. J. Diven, J. T.
Oldfield, W. H. Gilcher, S. Ivey,
Walter Gould, LaMotte, A. Fowler,
H. Anderson, Carl Schmidt, .1,
Dwyer, M. Sweeney, F. D. Browne,
and Miss McRae.
The meetings are now held twice
a week instead of only once a week
as heretofore, owing to the urgent
need for the garments on which
the Red Cross ladies are now work
ing. The exact date of these meet
ings will be announced by Mrs. F.
D. Brown, chairman of the local
Red Cross Branch.
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HUN TELEGRAPHER!
MYSTIFIES POLICE!
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PHILADELPHIA.—An interest-1
i
i ing story of enemy spy work is told
| by Frank II. Gaskill, assistant chief |
of the Protective League, which !
rendered service during the war. '
The organization, Mr. Gaskill re
lates, was responsible for the in- j
ternment of a man caught spe^ig:
out dangerous messages with a |Bp- j
hammer he was operating in a J)ig
industrial plant on the Dele^re
river. The messages were first de- j
tected by a telegraph operator in :
Palmyra, N. J. He caught the ham
mer spelling out:
“Troop ship moving tomorrow |
morning.”
The telegrapher notified the gov-:
eminent authorities, who caught the j
trip-hammer operator signalling:
“Raid on fishing fleet complete
surprise”
This was several hours before the
news despatchers brought word of
the sinking of a fishing fleet by
German submarines off New Eng
land. The trip-hammer expert was ]
found to be a former telegraph !
operator. Mr. Gaskill said the mys- j
tery of where the operator got his |
news or to whom he was signalling
was never solved.
Howard Wilson, who had been
in Nenana hospital for quite a long
while went to Fairbanks yesterday. ,
Harry Lowe returned to his sta- j
tion at 43-mile, but will not take I
up duties for a while.
Roy Jamieson returned to Nenana |
yesterday from a trip to Fairbanks, j
He chauffeured his own dog team. |
Nenana and Fairbanks, the
Siamese Twins.
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Carrying U. S. Mailt
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Every Tuesday {Yorning
Special Auto for partiet of four
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Fairbanks
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TRAPPERS, NOTICE!
We are in the Fur Manu
facturing Business, therefor^
CAN and WILL pay you more,
for your furs than any othei1
fur buyer in town
SIMSON’S
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wage* at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back "Busted” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted af
Janeau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
ALASKA PUBLICITY
BUREAU
Juneau Alaska.
SOPHIA INQUIRY MAY
BE HELD AT JUNEAU
The Fairbanks Commercial club
received a telegram from Governor
Kigtrs today intimating that the
inquiry into the Sophia wreck may
be held at Juneau in the near
future. The exact date has not
been set as yet.
The inquiry will be held for the
purpose of hearing witnesses who
are unable to go to a Canadian
port for this purpose.
£ We Carry the Best Grade of |
\ MACKINAW SHIRTS, COATS and PANTS |
\ Finest assortment of Men’s Socks, Daniel |
y Green Felt Shoes and Slippers, Moccasins, \
'$ Wool Blankets and Comforters
& $
/ A Full Line of Miner’s and Trapper’s Supples ^
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Air Tight Heaters
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Sled and 13 dogs with
harness complete. Sled 12 feet
long, in good shape. Malamutes
and huskies form the team. Ar
rived in Nenana recently from
St. Michael. §160 for the outfit
Apply George Hanoff, Cooney
Hotel.
FOR SALE—Wall folding bed;
single spring; new lumber frame;
has silkoline curtain. Suitable
for one-room cabin, provides
shelf room, economizes space; is
more sightly than ordinary bed.
Price $12. Inquire Mrs. D’Orsay’s
Tailor Shop. Third and A streets.
Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Berggren, Ernst
Budow, A1
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. D.
Blankfield, D.
Bowen, J. R.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, J. F\
Ball, I. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Coutts, W T.
Calderhead, R. W.
Campbell, N. J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, M. J.
Doner, Frank
Iliven, R. J.
Douse, F'red
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A. B. !j j.
Fisher, Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, Wm.
Haslem, H. G.
Hagan, James
Hill, L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C. n
Irvine, A. J. '
Johnson, A. G. ■
Jones, Frank
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Roland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A.
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R. R.
Moore, Frank B.
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E. I
Pennington, G. W
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Shaw, Harry N.
Stol, Nets
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H. >
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A. J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Thompson, Theodora
Toussaint, J. G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van OrsdeU J- C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.
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