WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1919.
NO. 203
GOVERNMENT TO OPERATE COAL MINES
GREASER SOLDIERS SHOOT YANKEE A T TAMPICO
' OBREGON STARTS NEW WAR ON PRESIDENT OF MEXICO
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HUNS Ml
10 THE ALLIES
BERLIN. Nov. 28.—There is an
unconfirmed report in circulation
here today to the effect that the
German government will not com
| ply with the demand of the Allies
for 400,000 tons of docks, dredges
and tugs to compensate for the sink
ing of German warships at Scapa
Flow.
It is understood that the demand
± will be refused on the ground that
the German government is not re
sponsible for the destruction of the
warships, which were scuttled by
German sailors.
The report says further that the
Allies will be made aware of the
German decision in a forma! note to
be despatched to Paris within a few
4 days.
STATES IN GRIP
, OF STM TODAY
CHICAGO. N'ov. 28.—The worst
blizzard of the winter is gripping
the Rocky Mountain section today,
with low temperatures throughout
the country. Snow is falling be
tween the Mississippi and Toledo,
floods are sweeping Arizona valleys,
and more snow is reported in the
area between Kansas and California.
As a result of the storms, trains
are delayed and wires are crippled.
Lander. Wyoming, is the coldest
place in the United States today,
with the mercury registering 20 de
grees below zero,
Phoenix. Arizona, reports that it
is snowing there, the first November
snow ever recorded in that section
of the country.
GARFIELD FIXES WAGE RATE;
READY TO OPERATE MINES
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 28.—
The Federal Governmet, through
Fuel Administrator Garfield, yester
day announced the terms upon
which the coal, operators and strik
ing coal miners would be asked to
adjust their differences, and the an
nouncement was accompanied by the
statement that unless the mines re
sumed operations immediately, the
Government would ^e compelled to
seize sufficient coal properties to
prevent nation-wide disaster in con
sequence of a further shortage of
tfuel. The seized mines will be oper
ated under the direction of the fuel
administration and federal troops
| will be employed to prevent interfer
i ence with the miners engaged in
'taking out the coal.
Garfield informed the coal opera
! tors that they would be expected to
:give the miners an advance of 1-1
i percent in wages, without advancing
! the selling price of coal. This also
i will be the scale paid by the Gov
ernment in mines operated by the
| fuel administration.
Must Co-operate. ;
It has been officially announced,
that operators who fail to co-operate
in assisting the Government to in-:
crease the coal production will be!
compelled to surrender their prop-;
erties for Government operation.
Little reluctance on the part of the :
operators is anticipated, however.'
.
! since a majority of those who are
in this city attending the coal eon- ^
. ference are strongly in favor of the
i Government’s plan of settlement.
It is claimed by some of the
‘ operators that compliance with the
Garfield plan will compel some of
: the mines to close down, since it
i will be impossible for them to grant
i the proposed wage increase without
boosting the selling price of coal.
Not Settled Yet.
While there is no doubt about the
Government’s determination to go
into the coal mining business, if
j necessary to prevent the fuel situ
j ation from becoming more acute, it
| is by no means certain that the
coal men and the strikers will be
• able to get together on the Garfield)
basis of settlement. The indications j
are that the trouble is far front'
settlement, although the operators'
and miners have not abandoned
; hope. They are in session today,;
trying to come to terms.
MAY LOSE TRADE.
SEATTLE, NTov. 28.—The leading ,
j coal operators of this state have
'written to Governor Hart, inform- ,
i ing him that if the demands of the j
Washington miners are granted, coal
mining in the state probably will
i cease, since an increase in price.
; necessitated by an advance in wages,
■ would throw the coal market open
! to British Columbia competitors.
STOPS INDUSTRIES. *
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 28. — All
Indianapolis non-essential manufac
turing plans have been closed for
the remainder of the week as a
means of conserving the coal supply.
The plants will resume on Monday
land close again toward the end of
next week, ami probably continue to j
operate intermittently until the fuel ;
situation is relieved.
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FAMILIES SHORT.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Nov. 28.—A cit
izens’ committee of North Platte is i
commandeering coal for distribution |
among- the needy families of that;
city. The reports state that there1
are more than one hundred families!
without fuel and the coming of cold
' weather has rendered the situaiton '
very acute.
COAL SHORTAGE BLAMED.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. Nov. 28.—
(Officials of the Youngstown Sheet
iTube company declare that the coal
shortage is responsible for the fail
ure of many of the steel plants to
resume operations. Many of the
; steel strikers, they say, are ready
to return to work now, but cannot,
because the plants have no coal.
Nearly a thousand entered the
j Center street gate of the tube com
pany’s plant today and operations
jhere are nearly normal.
i SEATTLE. Xov. 28.—The Univer
sity of Washington footbal! eleven
is claiming the Pacific coast cham
pionship as the result of defeating
' California on the local gridiron yes
terday. It was an easy victory for
the home team, the score being 11
ito 0.
The championship is claimed on
the strength of Washington State,
college losing to Oregon early in
^the season.
‘ OBREGON STARTING
TROUBLE IN SOUTH
SAN ANTONO, Tex., Nov. 28.—
According to information received
in tis city, General Alvaro Obregon
has started hostilities against Car
ranza at Mexico City. Fighting is
now in progress in the streets of
the capital, it is stated, and the
situation has such a serious aspect
that Carranza has fled to Queretaro
for safety. The defense of the Car
ranza forces is being directed by
General Pablo Gonzales.
Obregon was formerly Carranza’s
minister of war and is now a can
didate for the presidency of the re
public. Gonzales is also a candi
date, but Carranza is not seeking
re-election. Obregon arrived at the
capital on Tuesday and was accord
ed a tremendous ovation.
SON TO HELP.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28.—Alberto
' Angeles, 22 years of age, son of
Genera) Angeles, who was executed
in Mexico several days ago, hopes
to continue his father’s work of
.establishing a democracy in Mexico
that will respect international ob
ligations and its own constitution.
Young Angeles says the execution of
his father will solidify his cause.
Mrs. Angeles, wife of the exe
cuted general, has not been in
formed of the tragic death of her
husband. She is critically ill and it
is feared the news would cause her
i death.
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NOT SURPRISED.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 28—
Officials of the administration say
; they are not surprised to learn of
the fighting at the Mexican capital.
;They have been expecting a break
between Obregon and Carranza for
^ome time.
WAR PREMIER
ACCEPTS 1REATY
PARIS, Nov. 28.—The Bulgarian
peace treaty was formally accepted
yesterday when Premier Stambuliw
sky attached his signature to the
document as official representative
of the Bulgarian government.
By the terms of the treaty, as
finally presented and approved, the
Bulgarians agree to surrender all
works, artillery and valuables of all
sorts taken from the Allies during
the war. The terms also require
that Bulgaria pay an indemnity of
approximately four hundred and
forty-five million dollars, surrender
Thrace, and cede Stumitz to Serbia.
The treaty limits the Bulgarian
army henceforth to 20,000 men.
SPAIN WEARIES
OE BOLSHEVIKI;
CUTS 0EF1IES
MADRID,'Nov. 28.—The Spanish
government has severed diplomatic
(relations with the Russian soviet
| government. Forma! action was
I taken today, the break being the re
sult of two attacks on the Spanish
(embassy at Petrograd by Russian
‘mobs and the eviction of the Span
ish charge d’affaires from the former
capital.
■•uu—The Mmy te JCcXlnl*;
>t«ml Park.
SOCIALISTS Of
ITALY SEEKING
SLAVALLIANCE
ROME, Nov. 28.—The directors
of the Socialist party have adopted
a motion declaring that the recent
: Socialist victory at the Italian polls
was an act of complete solidarity
with soviet Russia, and a clearly
expressed order that Italy should
officially recognize the Bolshevik re
gime in the disrupted Slav nation.
FORMER Aim
WOMAN GETS SEAT
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i LONDON, Nov. 28.—Lady Astor,
former American girl, has been
elected to parliament by a majority
; of 5,000 votes. She has the dis
tinetion of being the first woman in
| England to be chosen for such an
' office.
D’ANNUNZIO PLANNING
NEW DALMATIAN ATTACK
ROME. Nov. 28.—A local Social
ist newspaper is authority for the
statement that d’Annunzio is pre
paring a surprise attack on Trieste,
where he is hopeful of establishing
a military’ government.
OUTSIDE CITIES REPORT
DROP IN. TEMPERATURES
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 28.—Yes
terday was the coldest day experi
enced here in eight years, the tem
perature being 28 above zero.
Twelve below weather is reported
by Helena, Montana.
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OF COSILY BLAZE
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BALTIMORE, Md., Xov 28.—The
group of buildings formerly occu
pied by the Johns Hopkins universi
ty, and a score of other buildings
in that neighborhood, were com
pletely destroyed b\ fir° yesterday,
the burned structures representing u
'monetary loss of more than a mill
ion dollars
Nine riremen were injured while
fighting the flames.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 28—The
Mexican government has despatched
a note to Washington in which it is
stated that it is impossible for Mexi
co to accede to the demand of the
American state department for the
immediate release of Consular Agent
Jenkins, who was placed under ar
rest by the Mexican authorities sev
: eral days ago. The note says there
is no legal foundation nor principle
of international law upon which to
i base a demand such as has been
' made by America.
It is claimed that the Mexican
government cannot interfere be
cause of the fact that the Jenkins
affair is now in the hands of the
Mexican state courts. The impris
onmnent, the note says, was neither
unjustified nor arbitrary, and jus
tice has not been denied the con
sular agent, who refused to take
•advantage of his right to obtain bail.
The note expresses the belief that
diplomatic relations and friendship
between America and Mexico cannot
be affected unfavorably by the re
fusal to release Jenkins. And it is
pointed out that one nation can do
■mand the release of a subject in
another nation only when justice ha.
been denied.
WARREN GETS LETTER
FROM ROVING ROBBER
SEATTLE, Nov. 28.—Chief of Po
lice Joe Warren has received what
purports to be a note from Train
Robber Bill (Carlisle, ir. which the
bandit informs the chief that he is
in Seattle for Thanksgiving ami asks
to be permitted to rest during his
stay. His next job, the note says,
will be on the Oregon Short Line.
It is not known whether or not
the note is genuine.
ANOTHER AMERICAN
KILLED IN MEXICO
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 28—
; The state department has been in
formed of the murder of another
i American in Mexico, the latest vic
tim being James Wallace, an Amei i
can citizen, who is reported to have
: been shot to death on Wednesday,
near Tampico, by Carranza soldiers.
Details of the shooting are lacking,
but the department has started an
investigation and hopes soon to have
a full report of the affair.
The Last St-aw.
Officials of the administration de
clare that the shooting of Wallace
is about the last straw in a series
of aggravating incidents in Mexico,
but no intimation is given as to the
probable course of the admnistra
tion following the latest outrage.
ACTION WANTED.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 28
Senator Ashurst, Democrat, of Ari
zona, believes that the time has ar
rived for action in Mexico. The
shooting of Wallace, he says, should
be avenged without delay, and he
would send an American army to
Pueblo to release Consular Agent
Jenkins if he is nut freed within 24
hours.
May Send Ultimatum.
It is stated today that the United
States Government may send an
ultimatum to Mexico in the Jenkins
case. The state detriment is still
investigating the arrest of the agent
with a view to getting all the in
formation possible before proceeding
further.
TOM GIBBONS BEATS
AUSTRALIAN FIGHTER
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CALGARY. Nov. 28. — Tommy
Gibbons, of St. Paul, defeated Mick
ey King, of Australia, in a boxing
' match which took place here yes
1 terday.