WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1919.
NO. 116
MEXICAN BANDITS HOLD ARMY FLYERS
SCRIBE PREDICTS WAR AS RESULT OF CONCESSION
FOLK SAYS ENGLAND HAS VIOLATED PROTECTORATE
WAR PREDICTED
, AS OUTCOME OF
SHAN TUNG JOB
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 18—
Thomas Millard, an American writ
er, who was attached to the Chinese
peace delegation at Versailles, in
formed the members of the senate
foreign relations committee this aft
ernoon that the Shan-tung settle
ment has left a sore spot among
the Chinese which will not heal
readily.
He declared to the committeemen
that it is the unanimous opinion of
experts remaining in Europe that
the objectionable treaty provision
-*r ultimately will result in war, if no
other means is found to restore the
Stan-tung territory to its rightful
owners.
Millard appeared before the com
mittee in connection with the con
sideration of the peace treaty and
the League of Nations covenant.
’ EBERT WILL TAKE
OATH THIS MONTH
WEIMAR, Aug. 18. — President
Ebert will take the oath of office
as president under the new consti
tution of Germany on August 20,
according to an official announce
ment made today.
The decree designating the Ger
man national assembly as the reich
stag has been withdrawn as a result
of the protest of numerous members
of the assembly.
A
NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—The trac
tion strike has completely tied up
the elevated and subway lines and
the few surface cars in operation to
day aided little in relieving the dis
tress of the public, a great number
of the city’s millions having been
y forced to battle their way to work
this morning through a blinding
rainstorm, busses and moving vans
did what they could to relieve the
congestion, but afforded little relief.
The Hudson ferries are working
overtime today and many of the
Wall street brokers and financiers
%■ gove their employes a lift in their
autos, but many were late to work
and some of the stores and offices
of the city remained closed prac
tically all day in consequence of the
tieup.
WAR TRADE BOARD
MADE DIVISION OF
STATE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The war
trade board has become a division
of the state department, in accord
ance with an executive order. While
all functions and records of the
YANKEE AVIATORS ARE
CAPTURED BY BANDITS
board are transferred to the depart
ment, this will not affect or in
convenience importers or exporters
in any way, it is said, as all licenses
will continue to be issued and cor
respondence conducted in the name
of the war trade board.
PREMIER SAYS
WAR 10 PEACE
SLOWPROCESS
LONDON, Aug. 18.—In a state
ment made before the house of com
|mons today, Premier Lloyd George
informed the lawmakers that it
would take a long time to restore
the country to a peace basis, fully
; as long as it took to put England
on a war footing. He said the work
of changing back to the ways of
i peace was being expedited in every
[possible way by the government,
! but that it would take considerable
| time, in spite of the efforts being
Jmade.
I The cost of the war, continued
jthe premier, would reach fortv bill
i
jion pounds, with the national debt
increasing steadily. It has grown,
he said from six hundred and forty
one million pounds to seventy-eight
hundred million.
The nation is confronted with
grave financial problems as well as
the other problems incident to a
return to a peace basis.
SENATE COMMITTEMEN
APPROVE NOMINATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 18—
The senate judiciary committee has
favorably reported the nomination
of A. Mitchell Palmer as attorney
general.
HIGH COST OF LIVING
CAUSE OF UNREST IN
CITIES OF CANADA
OTTAWA, Ont.—Despite govern
ment efforts to reduce prices, the
icost of living in Canada continues
I to soar. The high prices were cited
jas the cause of unrest in every dis
trict, according to investigators of
j the recent strikes throughout the
j Dominion.
j Government officials stated that
| the high cost of necessities was re
| sponsible for the dissatisfaction of
I thousands of conservative working
men. They also asserted that this
‘subject gave radicals an excuse for
trying out more ambitious schemes.
The average cost of 29 staple
foods in 60 cities in June was
$13.72, as compared with $13.53 in
;May, official statistics show. In
June, 1914, the average was $7.35.
EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 18.—Two
American army aviators—Lieuten
ants Paul Davis and Harold Peter
son—have been taken prisoners by
Mexican bandits south of the Big
Bend district and are being held
for a ransom of $15,000, according
to messages received here from the
captured men, who declare that they
will be killed if the money is not
forthcoming immediately.
CRISIS RESULTS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 18.—
The action of Mexican bandits in
'holding American army aviators cap
! tive has brought the Mexican ques
I
! tion to an acute stage, and it is re
garded as certain that imperative
and immediate action will be taken
by the United States to put an end
| to outrages south of the border.
—
UP TO CARRANZA.
The state department has made
vigorous representations to the Mex
ican government concerning the de- j
jtention of the aviators, and Sec
retary Lansing has given assurances
that the details of the whole affair
will be given to the public immedi
'ately.
The American embassy at Mexico
City has been instructed to call
upon officials of the Mexican gov
emment for immediate action such
as may be necessary to secure the
release of the captives. The com
munication points out the serious
ness with which the United States
views the situation.
RANSOM TO BE PAID.
Officials of the state department
say that the ransom will be paid,
! but that it is undecided yet whether
j the money will be paid direct by
| the United States and charged
'against Carranza’s account, or a de
I mand made upon the Mexican gov
i ernment to deal directly with the
I
I bandits
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CATTLEMEN ACT.
MARINA, Tex., Aug. 18.—Fear
ing that the bandits would not wait
for the American government to
| decide how best to go about secur
j ing the release of the captive avi
j ators, cattlemen of this state have
' raised the money demanded by the
bandits and the ransom will be
turned over to an agent of the ban
dits this afternoon at a place desig
nated, near Candelaria, this state.
The money was subscribed in fifteen
minutes’ time at a meeting of cow
boys and cattlemen held yesterday
afternoon, and the State Bank of
Marina has been authorized to ad
vance the amount of the ransom.
NEW GOLD FIND
IS REPORTED ON
KAKO TRIBUTARY
Recent arrivals in Nenana from
the lower Yukon river bring the
report of a new discovery of placer
gold on Buster creek, a tributary of
the Kako river, which empties into
the Yukon on the right limit about
eight miles above Russian Mission.
Details of the strike, beyond tne
fact that gold had been found on
five claims, were not obtainable by
the passengers who brought the re
port to Nenana, but there appeared
to be no question about the dis
covery.
Kako creek, as it is shown on
the maps, is a short stream, head
ing in the hills at the western end
of the Ilivit mountains. Directly
across country, to the west, is the
Marshall district, a comparatively
short distance overland, but a con
siderable number of miles away by
the river route, probably 75 to 100
miles down stream.
Kako creek is said to be naviga
ble to within a short distance of
| the creek where the pay is reported
i to have been found, offering an
| easy means of transporting supplies
I into the district. Buster creek is
a considerable distance up stream
from the mouth of Kako.
trenana, Alaska’! Interior Foal Depot
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
OF OCCUPATION.—Miss Cora Van
| Norden, of New Y'ork City, a Sal
vation Army welfare worker with
Ithe First division, and Miss Gertrude
Ely, of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania,
j in charge of Y. M. C. A. activities
| with the 18th infantry, were dec
orated recently with the Croix de
(Guerre by General Andrieu, com
| mander of a French infantry divi
sion, on behalf of the French gov
ernment. The ceremonies took place
at Montabaur, near the edge of the
Bridgehead, headquarters of the
First division.
General Andrieu also presented
the cross of a chevalier of the Le
' gion of Honor to Colonel William
!F. Harrel, of the 16th infantry; to
Colonel A. Hunt, of the 18th infan
try, and to Sergeant Michael B
Ellis, of the 28th infantry.
After the presentations had been
made, following the French custom,
General Andrieu kissed the Ameri
can officers on the cheeks, but
when the general stepped in front
of Miss Ely and Miss Van Norden
he appeared perplexed as to the
proper procedure after a decoration
had been presented to a woman.
Major-General E. F. McGlachlin,
commander of the First division,
quickly went to his aid. Witnesses
of the ceremony say General Mc
Glachlin kissed the young women on
both cheeks, after the French cus
tom.
Miss Van Norden and Miss Ely
are the first and only women wel
fare workers with the First division
to receive the Croix de Guerre.
LONDON, Aug. 18.—The British
war office is in receipt of advices j
today to the effect that the Bol- j
sheviki forces have been driven from
jthe city of Odessa by the popu
jlace. It is also reported that the
soviet is beating a hosty retreat
from Kiev and that the entirej
Ukraine, for a considerable time
overrun by Red Guards, is being i
I restored to order by the anti-Bol
shevik forces.
Kolchak an Outlaw.
I
The Russian soviet government
has issued a decree in which Kol
ichak and the members of the All- (
Russian cabinet are declared to be (
outlaws and subject to immediate
arrest, and it is understood that a i
determined effort is to be made by ,
the Red Guards to capture leaders
of the opposition who are under
Imining the Bolsheviki and causing j
| a revulsion of feeling against them
throughout Russia.
BLUE WATER FOUND
IN MEXICAN MINE
SAN LUIS POTOSI, Mexico.—I
i
Workers in a mine at Matehuala, i
near here, have discovered a cave j
which is said to be one of the
largest- in the republic. It is more
than 300 feet below the level of
the mine and is 15 feet in width.'
Its length has never been estimated,
but exploring parties expect to sur
vey it carefully in the near future.
One of the most fantastic of its j
grotesque adornments is a sulphur
ous fountain which pours out con
i tinuously a stream of blue water. I
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TEMPERATURE *!1
As reported by the government
observation station, Xenana *
Sunday, August 17. *
Maximum .71 above K
Minimum .4.3 above *
Monday, August 18. >t
Maximum .65 above *?
Minimum .46 above *
FOLK DECLARES
ENGLAND WANES
. EfiVPT TO KEEP
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 18
In a brief filed with the foreign
relations committee of the United
States senate, Joseph W. Folk, for
mer governor of Missouri, and at
present acting as counsel for the
Egyptian commission, charges that
England, under the guise of being
merely a protectorate over Egypt,
has practically seized that country
and is holding it as a British pos
session.
Folk appeals to the United States
to come to the assistance of Egypt,
to prevent the carrying out of the
plans of the British government,
and to restore the country, at the
earliest opportunity, to a position of
safety among the smaller nations
of the world.
The charge is supported by state
ments of prominent Egyptians and
a review of alleged steps taken by
England to hold Egypt in bondage.
WASHINGTON, D. €., Aug. 18—
The railroad administration has
been formally notified of the termin
ation of the shopmen's strike, which
was called off as the result of the
appeal of President Wilson, who in
formed the strikers that it would be
difficult to make a wage adjustment
while the men were on strike.
The administration has been asked
to give its immediate consideration
to the wage demands of the strik
ers.
BOATS ARE GIVEN
ORDERS 10 LEAVE
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18.—Or
ders have been despatched to the
Vicksburg and four submarine chas
ers operating in Alaska waters to
prepare to leave for the South be
fore the bad weather sets in. Upon
their return from the North, where
they have been assisting in the en
forcement of the territorial dry law
and in running down alleged fish
pirates, the vessels will report at
Bremerton.
BRITISH BOATS GUARD
SHIPPING ON DANUBE
BUDAPEST, Aug. 18. — British
monitors and patrol boats have ar
rived to act as guards over shipping
on the Danube river.
The launch Movie, which started
up river early Saturday morning,
was compelled to abandon the trip
at Eat-’Em-Up Frank’s, where the
passengers awaited the arrival of
other launches to take them to Fair
banks.