The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut Route — Saves Mushers Miles and Money
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1919.
WHOLE
NUMBER 299
GERMANS TALK OF TROUBLE BREWING
CANNERY INTERESTS FIGHTING EIGHT HOUR BILL
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FRANCE SEEKING RESTORATION OF OLD BOUNDARIES
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WAR RECORDS TO
BE PERPEIUAIED
WASHINGTON, Mar 29.—Gen
eral March, chief of staff of the
American army, announced today
that the government of the United
States had decided to retain the
names of fourteen National Guard
divisions and National Army divis
ions with briliant war records, in
permanent military establishments,
for the purpose of preserving their
traditions.
The Ninety-First Army division,
composed of Westerners, is to be
stationed permanently at Camp
Lewis; the Forty-Second or Rainbow
division is to be the cavalry division
in the New American army; the
Seventh division is to he divided
and stationed in garrisons in Alaska,
the Phillipines and the Mexican
border.
ARCHANGEL, Mar. 29._The
Boisheviki forces made a small in
fantry attack on the Allied posi
tions on the Vega front on Monday
and were repulsed with heavy losses
In this engagement, which did
not last very long, as the Boisheviki
retired in great haste before the
devastating fire from the Allied
machine guns and rifles, the Allies
sustained the loss of two men only.
Yesterday the Allied artillery
opened all along the Vega front,
but owing to the cloudy weather
prevailing, their aviators were
hindered from observing the affect
of the fire from the heavy guns.
The Boisheviki are replying to
the fire with their artillery.
IMS BEET
HUNJRIILIERY
COBLENZ, Mar. 29. — Eighty
German guns of large calibre which
the United States refused to accept
were sold today to the Coblenz
foundry.
These guns will be converted into
farm implements and other peace
time machinery.
The Americans rejected the prof
fered gr/s because they did not
come up to certain modem stand
ards and requirements Some of
them are said to have been cast in
1870.
All of the rejected artillery was
used in the recent war, several of
the guns being brought to action
against the Americans during the
Argonne drive.
Superintendent of Construction
W. L. Packer went out to the end
of steel this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Ike P. Taylor left
for the end of steel on the train
this morning. They will be back
on the train tonight.
FINAL MEETING
NATIONS’ LEAGUE
PARIS, Mar. 29.—The special
commission appointed by the Inter
Allied Peace Conference to look
after matters pertaining to the
League of Nations, will hold its
final session on April 4th, imme
diately after which an official an
nouncement of the league’s founda
tions is expected.
LAID AI REST IN
As a mark of respect to the
memory of the late Judge John F.
Dillion, former U. S. commissioner
at Fairbanks, the district court
session was adjourned this morning.
It convened again at two o’clock
this afternoon.
Funeral services over the re
mains of Judge Dillon were held at
9:30 o’clock this morning at the
Fairbanks Catholic- church, Father
Monroe officiating.
At the conclusion of the services,
the funeral cortege formed outside
the church and wended its way to
the Fairbanks cemetery, where the
interment took place. The hearse
was followd by a large number of
mourners.
The pallbearears were Cecil H.
Clegg, L. R. Gillette, Reed Heilig.
E. T. Wolcott, M. O Carlson and
John A. Clark.
EGVP1 UPRISING
BEING REPRESSED
CAIRO, Egypt, Mar. 29.—The
British authorities have decided to
use repressive measures to restore
order in Egypt, and will put these
measures into effect immediately.
It was found that defensive meas
ures alone, which they at first
adopted, failed to have the desired
effect.
ZAPATA QUITS FIGHTING;
ENROUTE OUT OF MEXICO
PUEBLA, Mexico.—It is reliably
reported that Emiliana Zapata, for
mer rebel dictator of Morelos, is
proceeding by forced marches to
the coast of Guerrero, for the pur
pose of embarking for foreign parts.
Numerous Zapata leaders, including
Maurilla Mejia Zapata, a nephew of
Emiliano, are said to have asked
for amnesty.
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FRENCH CLAIMS
ARE PRESENTED
10 CONFERENCE
PARIS, Mar. 29.—The French
government presented its claims
against Germany to the Inter-Allied
Peace Conference today, and fhe
matter is now being considered by
that body.
France asks for the restoration
of her boundaries as fixed by the
treaty of Paris of 1814. She asks
that the basin of the Saar river
including the town of Saarbrucken
be made a portion of the French
republic, and demands that the
Rhine he France’s natural frontier
on the frontier of Alsace and Lor
raine.
The request is also made that the
Germans on the left bank of the
Rhine, where it is used as a bound
ary line between Germany and
France, be prohibited from estab
lishing fortifications or occupying
such territory with armed forces, or
controlling the railroads in such ter
ritory
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Among the bills considered, some
of which were passed upon, by the
Territorial Legislature, now in ses
sion in Juneau for the week ending
March 29, was a memorial to Con
gress, introduced in the House by
Representative Colins. The memor
ial requested appropriations for the
purpose of aiding prospectors in
Alaska, and was strongly supported
by Representatives Pennington and
Dunn. No doubt is entertained by
the members of the House that the
measure will be passed and sent to
the Senate for similar action.
The eight-hour bill, introduced in
the House in the early days of the
session, is reported to be receiving
much opposition from the canneries.
Two other bills introduced by
Representative Pennington, one cov
ering sedition and a purpose to
overthrow the American govern
ment by force, and the other ap
propriating $500 for the entertain
ment of Alaskan soldiers landing
in New York, was passed by the
House.
A message from Governor Riggs,
asking Congress to take over part
of the transportation business for
Alaska will receive favorable con
sideration.
A bill introduced in the Senate
by Senator Hess, covering the
eight-hour measure, is not con
sidered satisfactory and will prob
ably be rejected by the Senate.
J. H. Groves, of Fairbanks, ar
rived in N'enana yesterday on a
visit He will probably return to
the upper town tomorrow.
Frank Jones, who had been in
e hospital for some time past with
i attack of pneumonia, is out
:ain, having recovered fully.
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PUBLICATION OF
WICK’S LETTER
SEATTLE, Mar. 29—The Seattle
P.-I. published in today’s issue the
last instalment of Wickersham’s
long winded attack against the sec
retary of the interior, the Alaskan
Engineering commission, Governor
Riggs and the transportation com
panies
He charges the officials of the
Alaskan Engineering commission with
having grossly violated the election
laws in their efforts to build up
the Democratic machine and dostr-'Y
the Republican machine in Alaska.
He accuses the officials with tol
erating corruption at the polls, and
points out as one instance of this
corruption, that Mrs. Riggs and
Mrs. Cramer voted illegally at Ne
nana in 1916.
He says that the secretary of the
interior forced the Alaskan Engin
eering commission into partizan
politics, and declared that Secret
tary Lane’s administration is a
positive injury to Alaska.
PARIS, Mar. 29.—According to
the latest reports received in this
city today regarding the situation
in Southern Russia, the vanguard
of the Bolsheviki army are now
in the suburbs of Odessa.
The army advancing against
Odessa is, numerically, much strong
er than the .Allied troops in the
city. They are also said to be
well equipped and well supplied
with food and munitions.
The Allied situation in Odessa is
reported to be most critical.
DANIEL^CONFERS :
WITH CJMUI
PARIS, Mar. 29—Secretary of
the United States navy Daniels had
a long conference today with Pre
mier Clemenceau, of France.
The nature or the result of the
conference has not been made
public.
SfAiTinOli
STffi RAILWAY
SEATTLE, Mar. 29.—The muni
cipality, at midnight on Monday,
formally takes over the Puget
Sound Traction company’s street
car system.
The consideration paid for the
system, of fifteen million dollars,
was met by a bond issue.
The taking over of the holdings
of the Puget Sound company makes
the Seattle system the largest muni
cipaly owned street car system in
I the world.
mm may
BE SUSPENDED
EERLINT, Mar. 29.—The Lokal
Anzeiger, one of the leading Berlin
newspapers, says that in view of
recent events, the suspension of
the armistice with the Entente is
quite possible.
The steamer Alameda which
sailed from Seattle March 17th and
arrived at Cordova recently, car
ried among many others, the follow
ing people for Interior Alaska:
Arthur G. Bell, Miss Edith Bell,
Mrs. W. W. Sherrard, Mrs. J. Cleve
land, A. .1. Pauli, Jr., Fred Pauli,
C. W Thrift, Harry Wagner, Mrs.
E. Mellish, Dr. P. S. Whitney and
Dan Kennedy.
Most of these people are said to
be on board the Brower stage due
to arrive in Fairbanks tomorrow
night.
Mrs. Mellish, Miss Edith Bell and
Arthur G. Bell will probably arrive
in Xenana in a few days.
PAPAL
TO VISIT YANKS
NEW YORK, Mar. 29.—Cardinal
Mercier, who is in charge of the
spiritual welfare of the Roman
Catholics of Belgium, having ex
pressed a desire some time ago to
visit the Knights of Columbus, is
now planning to undertake the
journey to the United States.
It is thought probable that the
cardinal will leave Belgium for this
purpose in a few days.
TIE CHANGES
TOMORROW MORN
In accordance with the provisions
of the Daylight Saving law, and in
keeping with the regulations there
under, all clocks will be set ahead
one hour at two o’clock tomorrow
morning, March 30th.
Instructions have been issued by
the enginer in charge of this divi
sion of the A. E. C. regarding the
change and all camps of the A. E.
C. have been duly notified- The
instructions issued by Mr. Browne
are contained in the following cir
cular.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Circular No. 106
Nenana, March 24, 1919
To All Concerned:
In accordance with federal regu
lations, all Commission clocks will
be set ahead one hour at 2 a. m.,
Sunday. March 30th.
FRED’K. D. BROWNE,
Engineer in Charge.
y. S. PLANS FOR
ARE NOT ALTERED
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2'J.- Gen
eral March, chief of staff of the
American army, announced today
that reeent events in Hungary have
not, in any way, changed the mili
tary policy of the United State
in the matter of demobilization -f
her land and sea forces.
The homeward movement of the
troops from P'ranee, he said, was
now proceeding faster than origi
nally scheduled, and that nothing
had occurred to halt or curtail this
movement in any way.
During the month of March, the
general stated, two hundred and
forty-f iur thousand troops were re
turned to the United States. as
against an estimated number >f
200,000 only.
General March has also -sued
orders to all of the demobilization
camps that the soldiers are to lie
given their discharges within forty
eight hours of their arrival at such
camps, unless special conditions pre
vent such action.
Announcement is also made that
over two and one-half million men
have been demobilized to date.
By lid HUB
The encouragement of travel be
tweeno Nenana and the Tolovana
district, by way of the Happy trail,
was considered at the regular weekly
meeting of the Nenana Commercial
club last night, and plans were laid
for conducting a systematic ram
paign during the coming season
with a view to attracting business
to Nenana next winter, by which
time the distance between Liven
good and Nenana will have been
shortened twenty miles by the ex
tension of the government railroad
north from Nenana to Dunbar’s, on
the Happy trail.
Arrivals from the Tolovana de
clare that the trail can be made
most attractive to teamsters and
mushers by the expenditure of a
small amount of money, the chief
need being plainer markings where
the traii crosses several lakes be
tween Dunbar’s and the Log Jam.
It is probable that the club will
send some one out to make a de
tailed examination of the trail,
after which the needed improve
ments will be taken in hand, and
efforts made to induce mining and
business men of the Tolovana to
give Nenana a larger share of their
business and to use the Nenana
Happy route in traveling to and
from the Outside. By next winter
it will be possible for Tolovanites
to board the train at Dunbar’s and
ride comfortably to within one
hundred piles or less of the end
of steel on the coast side of Broad
Pass.
Sentm—Tk» to Xclloloy
Xational Park.