WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1919.
NO. 163
ICE STOPS STEAMERS ON WAY UP RIVER
ALLIES WILL FORCE HUNS TO EVACUA TE BAL TIC
- R F.C.ONSTRUCTION IN FRANCE IS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
AIRPLANE RACE
IS NEARING END;
RENO, Nev., Oct. 11.—Lieuten
ant Maynard has reached this city
enroute to the Pacific coast, leading
the other westbound entrants in the
transcontinental airplane race by a
* considerable margin. He left for
Sacramento at noon and expects to
be in San Francisco by night.
RAIN DELAYS..
CHICAGO, Oct. 11.—Rain is de
^ laying the flight of many of the
transcontinental flyers in the Middle
West.
KIEL LEADING.
BUFFALO, N. Y-, Oct. 11.—Lieu
tenant Kiel has reached this city
enroute to the Atlantic coast, close
ly followed hy Spatz, who is two
• minutes behind. Smith left Bryan
with Kiel and Spatz, but lost his
way in a rainstorm and then had the
misfortune to break a propeller.
Kiel and Spatz expect to reach
Mineola tonight.
* WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 11.—
The condition of President Wilsor
is reported to have improved con
siderably during the past two days
but his physicians refuse absolutely
to permit him to do any work. In
fact, they have given orders for the
patient to remain in bed for some
% time longer.
The President insists that he has
recovered sufficiently to resume
work, and is not at all pleased over
the latest order issued by his medi
cal advisers.
i OAKLAND STRIKE OFF;
MEN RETURN TO WORK
OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. 11.—The
strike of local streetcar men. which
started on the first of the month,
came to an end today, pending the
RECONSTRUCTION IS
GOING ON SPEEDILY
PARIS, Oct. 11.—In a tall; niadt
before the members of the Franco
American club in this city !as1
a night, Captain Tardieu declared tha1
remarkable progress is bein madt
in France in the work of recon
struction. A great deal, he said
has been accomplished since th«
armistice was signed, and within i
comparatively short time France wil
have effaced very many of the scan
^ ^ of war.
Of the 550,000 houses destroyed
during the war, Tardieu says fullj
^ 60,000 have been rebuilt in th«
battle areas. Railway reconstrjic
jtion has progressed even more rap
idly, 2,016 kilometers of the 3,34i
kilometers wrecked having been re
paired. And 700 kilometers of th'
1,675 kilometers of canals destroys
have been restored to service. O
the 1,1650 industrial plants de
stroyed by the Germans during th
war. 588 have been reconstructed
and many of them are now in activ
operation.
Much progress also has been mad
in restoring agricultural land to use
a vast area having been turned ove
to the farmers during the past sev
eral months for seeding.
arbitration of the questions involved.
: The men returned to work this aft
i emoon.
PASSENGERS ON
MORNING TRAIN
FILL TWO CARS
; Travel toward the end of steel
south of Xenana, is assuming pro
portions. The train leaving on Wed
ne.'day carried a full carload oi
'passengers, the caboose being sc
crowded, in fact, that many of those
: making the trip were compelled tc
stand most of the way to the enc
.of steel. And this morning ther<
was such a, demand for accommoda
lions that it was necessary to attacl
the new passenger coach to the train
and both that and the caboose wer!
well filled.
The majority of those takim
passage on the train were headec
for the different camps along thi
line, many of them being recent ar
rivals in Xenana who have enterec
the employ of the Alaskan Engi
neering commission. There alsi
were a number of contractors wh<
will start work along the grade be
yond the end of steel, the usua
number of regular employes am
contractors returning to their camp
from business trips to town, severa
hunters, half a dozen mining mei
and prospectors enroute to the hill
beyond Lignite, and a number o
persons headed for the coast b;
way of Broad Pass, some of then
with dogs and camp outfits.
The new coach has been prepare'
for winter traffic during the pas
few days, and probably will b
much in use from now on if tb
demand for passenger accommoda
tions continues as brisk as it ha
been during the past week. Tb
car has been made comfortable b;
the installation of two coal stoves.
—
DRY ENFORCEMENT LAW
READY FOR SIGNATURI
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 11
The lower house of Congress ha
completed the enactment of the pro
hibition enforcement bill and thi
measure will be ready for the Presi
dent’s signature on Monday.
STEAMERS STOPPED
ON WAY TO DAWSON
BY HEAVY ICE RUN
--
Four steamers, Whitehorse-bound
from points along the Tanana and
j lower Yukon rivers, with probablj
iin excess of 100 passengers aboard
are gripped tightly in the ice to
day, unable to move in any direc
'tion. The boats were frozen in
'presumably, in midstream, their voy
ages cut short before they could
■ reach a place of safety or ever
land their passengers ashore. Th<
; steamers are the Alaska, whicl
: sailed from Xenana on October 1st
jthe Yukon, with which the Tanant
j connected at Gibbon, leaving Nenam
|on Ictober 2d; the Washburn, whicl
was enroute up the Yukon from th<
I lower river, and the Seattle Xo. 3.
Advices received in Xenana thi
!noon state that the Alaska reaehec
1 a point about ten miles belov
Fortymile before the ice stoppec
■ running. The Seattle Xo. 3 is sun
•’posed to be close behind the Alaska
' and the Yukon and the Washburi
!
■ are below Circle, the Yukon havini
• been frozen in at a point about 2'
' miies below the old mining town
i The position of the Washburn l
; ; not known, but when last reported
I she was close to the Yukon.
1 i The news of the steamer Yu
kon's predicament was made know:
in a wireless message from Franl
S. Gordon, who stated that he am
1 several others had mushed up b
(Circle to give the alarm pnd t
i •
make arrangements for transporta
’ tion back to Fairbanks, by way o
the overland trail. He requeste.
that a dog team be sent over t
Circle from Fairbanks immediatel;
to take his family back home. A!
of the passengers on the Yukoi
probably will come to Fairbank=
distant about 150 miles from Circle
; and the shortest route to the coast
! The passengers of the steame
Alaska probably wil mush to Forty
- mile, where they can be taken car
(,of until arrangements are made t
• get them to Dawson, a distance o
■ 53 miles, from which point the;
■ probably wil! continue their journe;
■ to the coast by way of the Dawsoi
’ .winter trail.
The Passengers.
; The passengers leaving Xenan;
on the steamer Alaska included
’ Mrs. Lytle and son Alfred, Xicl
O’Brion, Thomas K. Blakey, am
James McMahon. The Fairbanksan
on board include: Anna Hiska
. Xellie de Callowav and son Hectoi
; Steba Matich, Steve Kojavich, Ma:
. Love and wife, R. K. Latimer an;
VILLA READY FOR RAIDS
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Oct. 11.
The state department is in receip
; i of information from Northern Mexi
,! co indicating that Francisco Villi
■ has gathered a powerful force abou
- him and is now planning a majo
offensive against the Carranza ar
- tmies.
t i The Villa army is said to b
- larger than any thus far assemble
i by the brigand leader.
t ! The report was brought to th
r border by a courier and tran'
- mitted to this city by wire.
’wife, P. B. Eteson, Misses Ella an'
‘Mamie Knutson, W. Oldenberg
j Mrs. R. Burnett, Mrs. M. J. Collins
; Dorothy Wilson, Roy Blair am
j Bride, Tom Hickey, Mrs. J. W. Ray
[mond and two children, Sam Han
jloff, Frank A. Young, Sr., Anton
jDiske, Mrs. H. E. St George am
'son, Mrs. Dave Cascaden, W. Peter
json, SigTid Robertson, Nels N'elsor
The N'enana passengers on th
[steamer Yukon were: Mr. and Mrs
Leroy Moyer and two children, Bi
'xoifon, for the coast, and Mik
Gallagher, for Eagle. The Fair
' banks passengers were: Steve Love
!joy and wife, Frank S. Gordon, wif
and children, Rae B. Carter. Henr
Wagner. Miss Anna Peek, Georg
Harris, Alex F.odi.
It is not known here who th
[ passengers of the Washburn ar(
beyond fire fact 'that * the list ir
. i eludes a number of Iditarod peopl
i and eannerv workers. Dave Mute!
■
: ler and two children are araon
t those on board, and the body c
. Mrs. Mutchler, which was bein
; taken Outside for burial.
i
Boats May Be Safe.
While nothing official has bee
heard by Agent J. H. Scott, of th
American Yukon Navigation comp;
ny, he is of the opinion that a
|four of the boats reached places c
■safety along the river before pe
mitting the ice to close in abot
them It must have been apparer
;to the navigators of the boats, h
argues, that they were being froze
in. and they naturally would mah
for winter quarters, both for th
safety of the passengers on boar
and for the security of the boat
.which would have little chance in
breakup, if left in midstream. M
Scott also savs that the Washbur
is with the Yukon, 20 miles belo'
■ Circle.
Aid U Suggested.
’ Realizing that at least some a
the marooned passengers will ni
’ be prepared to meet the additions
expense incident to such an emei
1 gency as has arisen. President R. 5
McDonald, of the Xenana Commei
cial club, sent a wire to Governc
i Riggs this afternoon, suggesting ths
: territorial aid be extended to th
i sufferers, and also a wire to th
I Fairbanks Commercial club, askin
• that similar action be taken by tht
. body. The wire to the Governc
. read as follows:
: "Meager information possesse
1 here of predicament of boats er
route to Dawson frozen in. indicates j
urgent necessity of organized re- j
lief. We believe territorial funds j
I
jshould be made available if federal;
i assistance cannot be had.”
ALBERT AMAZED
BY YANKEE WAY
OF GETTING ON
,! SANTA BARBARA. Cal.. Oct. 11.,
i ;—In a statement made in this city
1
.today upon his arrival from the
| North. King Albert of Belgium said
Jthat he had been deeply impressed
| by America’s educational system.
] jHis observations, he said, had con
jlvinced him that American soldiers
.jabsorb mililitary knowledge quickly
. I because of their compulsory sehool
Jing. The American soldiers had im
'pressed him as being wonderful.
born fighters. “There seems to be
something in your soil,” He con
cluded, “which grows such men. who
went three thousand miles to fight
. jfor an ideal."
„ . The king and the members of hi
. party will be the guests for three
, days of Herbert Hoover, the plans
; for their entertainment including
. motoring, swimming, and banqueting.
| The king's train was greeted by
'cheering throngs at almost every
station.
FIGHT IN PROGRESS
:j IN FORMER CAPITAL
i; -
el HELSINGFORS, Finland, Oct. 11.
n f-—Advices received in this city state
e that fighting is now in progress in
e ! the city of Petrograd between the
d Bolsheviki and those opposed to the
•, Bolsheviki regime. The counter-rev
a olutionists are reported to have eap
\ tured a number of important build
n ;ings, which they are now holding
v with the aid of machine guns.
The fighting is said to have re
sulted h? many deaths.
f
t J. E. Paulson, who is interested
; I in a grading contract beyond Lig
■_ jnite. left for the end of steel this
; morning.
BALTIC SITUATION
:| HAS SERIOUS OUTOOK
LONDON, Oct. 11.—The British
^! foreign office is in receipt of in
_!formation from Paiis to the effect
| I that it is the intention of the peace
conference to make a demand upon !
i
I Berlin for the immediate withdrawal
of German troops from the Baltic
provinces, where they are reported
to be co-operating with the Russian
e Bolshevik! in an offensive campaign
d against the l^etts. Coercive mea
sures, it is understood, will be em
e ‘ployed if the Germans fail to evacu
;-1 ate the territory which has'been;
[invaded by them.
Big Guns Used.
Reports received from the Baltic
state that the combined German
ind Russian armies attacked the
city of Riga. using big German guns
:o force the Letts to evacuate the
ity, which they did after suffering
severe losses. The occupation of
:he city by the Germans is regarded
seriously here.
The attack on Riga was directed
jy General von der Goltz, who re
cently joined the Russians, with his
staff.
An unconfirmed report says the
Solsheviki have retaken Kiev.
LONGSHOREMEN
TIE UP HARBOR
WORK IN EAST
NEW YORK. Oct. 11. — Local
harbor activities have practically
ceased as a result of a strike among
longshoremen, who have refused to
do any more work unless they are
granted a wage increase from 6f>
cents to $1 an hour. The situation
has assumed a critical stage here
and it is feared that the strike will
be extended to other ports on the
Atlantic coast.
An effort was made by represent
atives of the Government to induce
the strikers to unload four freight
ers and six passenger ships which
are now enroute to this (tort, but
the strike committee, with which ne
gotiations were conducted, refused
absolutely to handle the cargoes,
even ignoring an ultimatum issued
by the war department.
MAIL MUTE;
IS DUEJMORROW
A shipment of first and second
class Outside mail i~ enroute from
Fairbanks to Nenana today, having
been despatched from the upper
town at six o'clock this morning,
by way of the Government rail
road. The shipment did nut get
across the gap soon enough, how
ever. to catch the southbound train,
and consequently will not arrive
here until tomorrow.
A shipment of mail also was des
patched from this end of the line
this morning, the first since the
last upriver voyage of the Douse
launch Victory.
The despatch of the mails was
made possible by an arrangement
made by Engineer in Charge Fred’k
D. Browne, who is now in Fair
banks. He arranged to have a
pack-horse meet the mails and mak••
the transfer between ends of steel.
John Aarvik was an outgoing
passenger on this morning's train.
He is interested in a grading con
tract south of town.