CELEBRATE THE POURTH IN NENANA
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Volume Two member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1919.
Number 69
ITALIAN DEPUTIES PUT ORLANDO OUT
NEW GERMAN GOVERNMENT MA Y ACCEPT TERMS
OHIO LAWMAKERS ARE TRYING TO STOP BIG FIGHT
I
TO STAR! ROAD ;
EXPECT HONORS
SEATTLE, June 20—The Wash-,
ington correspondent of the Seattle.
Times is authoritiy for the state- ’
ment that members of Congress who
gave their support to the bill au
thorizing the President to expend
thirty-five million dollars in the con
struction of a government railroad
in Alaska are hopeful that they,
ultimately will receive much praise
for thus making the development
of the northern territory possible.
These men, whose confidence in
Alaska has not been shaken by
events which have transpired since
the commencement of work on the
railroad, are hopeful that the royal
ties from Alaska’s coal and oil lands
will pay back the cost of the rail- j
road within a few years.
Members of the geological survey
believe that the passage of the pend
ing coal and oil land leasing bill
will be the forerunner of great oil
development in Alaska.
ATLANTIC CITY, June 20—Dele
gates to the annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor
refused today to ask for the im
mediate release of political espoin
age prisoners, sentenced during the
war. Those opposed to such action
on the part of the convention, com
promised, however, on the adoption
of a resolution requesting the re
lease of all such prisoners imme
' diately following the declaration of
peace.
REPUBLICANS MAY
ABANDON CONIES!
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20.
—There are indications that mem
bers of the upper house of Congress
who are opposing the League of
Nations covenant may abandon their
efforts to force a test vote in the
senate before the Germans have
made known their intentions regard
ing the treaty which awaits their ac
‘ cep tan ce or rejection.
It is stated today that the Re
publicans have virtually abandoned
, the hope of securing a roll call on
the Knok resolution providing for
a separation of the treaty from
the league proposition.
WOUNDED GERMAN
, SOLDIERS FORMING
POLITICAL CLUBS
COLONGE. — German soldiers
I ‘ wounded in the war have begun
forming associations in Cologne and
(other towns and cities in various
. parts of Germany. Some of the
• leaders say the associations plan to
eventually take a prominent part
in politics. A commission has been
appointed in Cologne to consider
' means for providing for those most
ORLANDO FORCED DOWN
BY ANTI-ALLIED VOTE
seriously wounded. Discharged sol
diers reported that the municipal j
authorities have done little to aid
the disabled men and that many of
them were not even receiving their
federal wound allowance.
FEDERAL COURT
TAKES STEPS TO
VICTORIA, B. C., June 20.—
Questioned today regarding the plans ■
of the Canadian Pacific company |
in connection with the wrecked;
steamship Sophia, which foundered j
in Lynn canal last October, Captain
Troup, local representative of the
company, stated that the United,
States federal court virtually owend j
the Sophia now, the company having!
surrendered all claim to the vessel
at the time of the filing of suit for
a limitation of liability.
Captain Troup also stated that ar
rangements had been made by the
court for the salvaging of the ship
by the Deep Sea Salvaging company,
which is now at work on the wreck.
The surrendering of the vessel in
the manner stated, was done for the
purpose of limiting the liability of
the company for losses sustained, to
the value of the ship.
PATIENTS RECOVERING
SLOWLY FROM PTOMAINE
DAWSON, June 20.—The six pa
tients still remaining in the local
hospital, victims of the Hunker
creek poisoning, are regaining their
strength steadily and it is believed
that they will be entirely recovered
within a short time.
CAVALRY HORSES
PREFER AMERICAN
TO MEXICAN FODDER
FORT BLISS, Tex. — American
cavalry horses seemingly prefer the
daily diet of corn and alfalfa hay
to the prospects of scanty feed in
the campaigns which the Mexican
federal army is preparing to make
in the deserts of Northern Mexico.
They showed this plainly when 350
of the 1,000 cavalry horses which
were sold from the remount station
here to the Mexican government re
turned from Juarez after they had
been driven across the Rio Grande
at the Weber ford.
Before the horses tcould be cor
raled in the stockyards at Juarez,
350 of them recrossed the river and
returned to the remount station.
They were loaded into stock cars
and sent back to Juarez by rail for
reshipment to Chihuahua city. These
horses were bought and trained at
the remount station here for the
use of the American cavalry over
seas, but were not needed. They
will be used to mount the Mexican
infantry for the new campaign
against Villa.
ROME, June 20.—Political chaos
prevails in this country today as the
result of the forced retirement of
Premier Orlando and the members
of his cabinet, in whom the Italian
chamber of deputies refused yes
terday to vote confidence. The res
ignations are in the hands of the
king, but have not yet been ac
cepted.
The collapse of the Orlando gov
ernment followed an appeal to the
chamber to stand by the Allies. “Let
us remain faithful to our duties to
our allies,” the premier is reported
to have said in an address delivered
yesterday. He said more, but the
great tumult which arose drowned
his words. Cries heard above the
din protested that inasmuch as
the Allies had not been faithful to
Italy, the people of Italy owed noth
ing to the Allies. And when asked
later to vote confidence in the Or
lando government, the deputies re
fused to do so, forcing the premeir
to resign, followed later by the
resignation of the entire cabinet.
MAY DELAY SETTLEMENT
PARIS, June 20.—Acceptance by
the king of Italy of Orlando’s resig
nation, will necessitate an indefinite
postponement of the settlement of
the Adriatic question and probably
result also in the sending of a new
Italian peace delegation to Paris.
But the most disturbing feature of
the Italian upheaval is the fact that
there is no one now to sign the
German peace treaty for the Italians.
Unless Orlando is prevailed upon
to Aetain his office, or a successor
is named, it will be necessary for
the king of Italy to designate a
special representative to attach the
official signature on Monday.
MAY ACCEPT TERMS
PARIS, June 20.—A Reuters dis
patch received in this city late this
afternoon says that the Italian peace
dtfl»|rates have been instructed to
accept the settlement of the Dal
matian question as suggested by
President Wilson and Premiers Lloyd
George and Ckemenceau.
SCHEIDEMANN OUT;
HUNS ASK EXTENSION
PARIS, June 20.—The collapse of j
the Scheidemann government is re
ported in official advices received
in this city today from Berlin, where
a new government is in process of
formation, with Gustav Noske, min
ister of defense, directing the oper
ation. The reports indicate that the
new government will accept the
Allied peace terms, which are said
to have been approved already by
the German national assembly.
Scheidemann is said to have been
responsible for much of the opposi
tion to the terms, his firm stand
against signing the treaty having
resulted finally in his retirement.
More Time Wanted
The collapse of the Scheidemann
regime has given the Germans an
excuse for asking an extension of
time for the consideration of the
peace terms and it is understood
that a formal request is now being
formulated for presentation to the
Allied conference
Whether or not the establishmem
of a new government in Germany
will influence the Allies to considei
a request for further time for the
consideration of terms, cannot be
stated at this time. Members oi
the conference refuse to discuss the
situation and it is presumed that
no action will be taken, one way
or the other until the receipt of t
formal request from the proper au
thorities.
In the meantime, preparations
continue to be made in this country
and in German occupied territory
to resume hostilities in case of a
refusal of the delegates ' to sign
the treaty before tomorrow night
Sentiment against the granting of
further time is very pronounced
throughout France.
YANKS COMMANDEER
BELONGINGS OF COUNT;
LAND IN GUARDHOUSE
LEMANS, France—From silk pa
jamas fringed with lace to the con
crete floors of a guardhouse typifies
the transition of a number of United
States army casuals who command
eered the belongings of a French
count here, while the latter had
left his chateau for the front.
The wholesale appropriation of the
count’s belongings by the casuals
was made known to the military
police by the count, who had re
turned for a short furlough.
The army restored all the ap
propriated articles, while the men
/who enjoyed the luxuries of them
i are lodged in the guardhouse.
I Vtnaas—Tke Gateway to McKinley
national Park.
HAWAIIAN DOCTOR SAYS
LEPROSY CAN BE CURED
HONOLULU, T. H.—Leprosy car
be cured, in some cases, if subject
ed to medical treatment \«hile still
in the fifst stages, according to J
D. McVeigh, superintendent of the
leper colony on the island of Molo
kai.
In speaking to a party of terri
torial legislators who inspected the
Molokai colony recently, Dr. Mc
Veigh said:
“If we can get it in the early
stages there are great chances foi
arresting or even curing leprosy
Medical science recently has made
great strides in the study of leprosy
and in the past few months we
have paroled 19 inmates.”
Patients when paroled are de
tained at the Kalihi hospital ir
J
Honolulu for observation until it is
definitely established that they are 1
free of the leprosy germ.
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LAWMAKERS ARE :
TRYING 10 PUL !
ST0PT0 FIGHT;
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 20.—A '1
resolution asking the governor of
Ohio to prevent the championship .1
fight between Willard and Dempsey |1
! was passed by the lower house of
the state legislature yesterday after- j'
noon and has been sent to the senate 1
for approval. Those responsible for j *
the introduction of the measure ‘
claim that they have secured the 1
support of numerous members of 1
the senate, but it is by no means!
certain that the resolution will!
carrry in the upper chamber. Op
position to the eleventh-hour anti-1
fight movement is very strong.
PROFITS FOR RICKARD
TOLEDO, June 20—The financial'
success of the Willard-Dempsey fight!
is assured by the advance sale of'
tickets aggregating three hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars. That ‘
amount already has been received
in cash by the promoter, Tex Rick- j
ard, insuring him a substantial profit,1
providing nothing occurs to prevent
the fight.
Dempsey, who has been taking it j
easy during the past several days, I
will resume boxing tomorrow.
MARION ZINDERSTEIN
PUTS CHAMPION DOWN
PHILADELPHIA, June 20.—In
] the semi-finals of the tennis tourna
I ment now in progress in this city.
! Miss Marion Zinderstein defeated
j Molla Bjurtedt, who has held the
i championship during the past four
years.
HARVARD BEATS YALE
IN BOAT ENGAGEMENT
NEW LONDON, June 20—The :
annual oar contests between Harvar 1 1
and Yale freshmen and junior var- 1
sity crews resulted today ;n a vie '
tory for the Arterial Reds. The 1
races were keenly contested, but !
were rowed under most unfavorable '
'weather conditions. Rain poured 1
Jdown continuously, with frequent'
j lightning.
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McKinley |
SAFE IN SOUTH
EL PASO, June 20.—General
ames Erwin is in receipt of assur
nces from Francisc > Villa that re
risals are not being planned by
he Mexican rebels. A courier ar
iving her today from the Villa
amp in the south brings the promise
f the brigand leader that no fears
eed be entertained regarding the
afety of Americans on the Mexi
an sid-'
The Message, which was drs
atched by General Angeles, would
ke to know, however, what excuse
he American soldiers had for cross
ng the line and giving chase to
he Villista troops. Angeles states
hat his forces endeavored to avoid
hooting across the Rio Grande and
ried to keep the fighting away from
he border.
The Americans, in the opinion
f the brigand leader, had no call
o rush to the assistance of the
.'arranza troops, or to interfere in
,ny manner with the battle in
irogress between the rival Mexican
orces at Juarez.
EXCURSION BOATS
ARE NOW ENROUTE
DAWSON, June 20.—The Mid
light Sun excursion steamers Yukon
ind Casea, which are enroute down
he river with a large crowd of
Dutsiders eager to see Alaska’s sun
ioing the Arctic dip, are scheduled
o reach this city sometime today,
ind after a brief stop here, they
vill proceed to Fort Yukon.
Preparations have been made to
mtertain the excursionists on their
•eturn up river.
WYOMING BONIFACE HAS
STRANGE EXPERIENCE
RAWLINS, Wyo.—Another trib
ite to the American army man was
eceived recently by James Beck,
intil recently manager of a local
•afe. It was a letter containing
'our dollars Beck didn’t know he
lad lost. A returned soldier at
VStoria, Ore., was the author of the
etter, which follows:
“Traveling on a troop train, I
>assed Rawlins in January. I ate
it your cafe and got four dollars
hange from a one-dollar bill. Sol
liers are proverbially ‘broke,’ you
mow, so I regarded it as a God
end. Noiy I am glad to return the
'our dollars to you without inter
est. Thanks.”
VALLE TO BE STATIONED
AT FAIRBANKS FOR TIME
Among the passengers leaving for
’airbanks this morning was J. R.
Valle, assistant accountant in the
ocal offices of the Alaskan Engin
:ering commission, who is going
ip river to fill a position as head
iccountant for the Tanana Valley
ailroad, which he may retain per
nanently.
Mr. Walle is making the trip to
he upper town on the launch Vic
ory