THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918. at the postoffice at Xenana. Alaska,
for entry a? second class- mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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THE FATE OF KIAUCHAU
Japan is not obliged to return
Kiauchau to China, but is willing
to do so on terms that will secure
the peace of the East, saps the Chug
wai Shioyo (Journal of Commerce i
Commenting on the announcement
by the Chinese peace delegates in
New York that China would insist
on the restitution of Kiauchau and
the revision of commercial treaties
with Japan, the paper says that as
to the latter Japan is willing to
undertake the revision of the pres
ent treaties but that such a step
will have no practical value unless
China takes steps to restore internal
harmony and control of the bandits
As to Japan's loans to China, the
Chugwai Shiogyo assured the Couth
China party that Japan would not
hand over the balance of 20,000. MO
yen loaned for China's participation
in the war. the object of wh'ih the
Southern Party has regarded as sus
picious. Japan's railway loans, the
paper said, should be excepted be
cause the railways are urgently
needed and if the loans were ex
tended with proper care, they would
not have any political s'g.iifi-ance.
One of the claims of Ch ris at the
Peace Conference is the return of
Kiauchau which was occupied by
The Germans and. as a Gorman col
ony, was captured by Japan early ir
the war. According to -e.n. ct’.cial
Chinese sources in Peking, pressure
was brought to bear by Japan to
induce the Chinese government to
disavow the action of its delegates
at the Peace Conference. The
Chinese president was »sported to
have refused to interfere with the
Chinese peace delegation in Paris.
POSSICILITIES
The success of the war a 1 the
union and co-operation of the Amer
ican people in connection with it,
are the greatest illustrations the
people of the country ever had of
the beneficial effects of -consistent
and harmonious boosting. If the
people of Alaska, points out the
Alaska Daily Empire (Juneau)
would work just half as hard and
with half of the same earnest un
animity to boo=t Alaska, as they
worked to help win the war the
amount of the war debt that was
floated in this territory would be
regained by the o’ v'e in less than
» year, and the foundation would be
laid for more riches and for the
payment of a larg; slice of the
cot r try’s war debt.
If the people of Alaska w-ould
work during 1919 for Alrska a;
they worked f | - the country in 191s
they would make room in this terri
' ry for many thousands of people
more than are now in the territory
and they would put themselves in
posit on to pay *hos • who come
North well for them services.
SLEICHER BOOSTING
John A. Sleicher, editor of l.es
lie's Weekly, who made a vis;t to
Alaska several years ago to have a
look at the territory, and who lias
become one of the North’s mosl
ardent boosters, says, in a recenl
issue of Leslie’s that Alaska is the
most misunderstood and misrepre
sented section of the United States.
People generally, and sincerely be
live that the name Alaska is synony
mous with snow and ice and couple
it accordingly with ice cream freez
ers and cold drinks. Vet the prin
cipal cities of Alaska along its
southern coast line—Juneau, Ketchi
kan. Cordova, Valdez and Seward—
do not average as cold in mid
winter as New York and are seldom
as cold as Baltimof:' and Washing
ton during the cold waves.
Alaska is one-fifth the size of the
whole United States and its pro
digious area of about six hundred
thousand sqaure miles, nearly three
times the size of the German em
pire, spreads from the temperate
zone to the Arctic circle. Not one
quarter of it is in the latter. Be
low the c’vele lies a magnificent belt
of fertile soil. It is estimated by
government authorities that the
plains, on many of which cattle can
be wintered without feeding aggre
gate thirty thousand square miles,
with a climate like that of Northern
Europe—Norway, Finland and Swed
en. This land is richer and more
productive than that of any other
country in the world, well watered,
fairly well timbered, and 160 acres
are open free to the settler if he
wishes to take up a homestead.
In the great central valley of
Alaska the coldest days of winter
are not as cold as reported from
time to time in the prairie states
of the United States, like Nebraska.
Montana and North Dakota. Stock
raisers and farmers are going into
Alaska on every steamer from
Seattle to look the country over.
YANKEES Ml
PEO:L:^F WALES
LONDON.—When the world-tour
ing Yanks who have spent part of
their time in Wales tret home they
will carry' back to the States a fine
impression of Wales and the hos
pitality of the Welsh people.
“Never had a better time in my
life,” says the Yankee sailor after
he has been invited into a Welsh
home. The Welsh are charming in
their homes. Almost without ex
ception every member of the family
can sing or play a musical instru
ment. But while music is enobling
to the soul, there’s a surer way to
get the full-fledged approbation of
the Yank—-and that’s through the
stomach.
And my, how those Welsh people
can cook! Then, too, things were
a bit more plentiful there than in
England, so between good music,
cordial people and plenty of good
things to eat the boys are going
home with their official O. K. on
Wales and all that’s Welsh.
Sunday is a favorite time for
entertaining the Americans. Every
Sunday from 50 to 75 are sent out
by the Y. M. C. A. to have dinner
and spend the afternoon.
Scum. Wiere Sails and Rivers Meet
TUESDAY BRIDGE CLUB
AT CALDERHEAD HOME
The Tuesday Bridge club will
meet tonight at the home of Mrs.
R. W. Calderhead, on Fifth and A
streets.
Play will be commenced promu’.Iy
at 8 o’clock, and all members are
urged to be on hand on time.
So that all the tables will be ~om
plete, any member who is unabl? to
attend is urged to secure a sub
stitute for the evening.
WORKER PAINTS
GLOOMY PiClURE
OF CZECH DRIVE
VLADIVOCTOCK. — A gloomy
picture of the situation and outlook
in Western Siberia and Russia is
drawn by C. L. Preston, who re
cently returned from a journey as
far west as Ekaterinburg, in the
interets of the Red Cross. The
Czecho-Slovak front, he declared, is
a misnomer, since there is no “front”
in the usual acceptance of the term.
There were Czech outposts in wide
ly separted locations and the fight
ing was of guerilla nature. The
Czechs, he said, were worn out with
long service under trying circum
stances, and in his opinion, would
fall easy prey to the Bolsheviki if
the menace of Allied troops were
removed
Behind the Czechs the country
was full of ex-officers of the old
government, civil and military, who
had slipped through in disguise, put
on their long discarded uniforms
and insignia and were busily plot
ting a resoration of the monarchy.
Xobody, says Mr. Preston, was con
cerned with improvement of the
economic conditions. Railroad serv
ice was maintained in a hit-and
miss fashion. Practically only the
freight cars were available for pass
enger traffic and these were in
variably crowded to a ridiculous
degree.
Most of the passenger coaches
were serving as domiciles for poli
ticians or political leaders or for
transporting delegations. A consid
erable number were devoted to the
service of Allied officers and Red
Cross or other charitable organiza
tions but a far greater number
were employed by the Russians.
Stations at every town of import
ance along the Trans-Siberian were
filled with cars. Many had been
stationary for months.
A commendable feature of th%
situation, asserted Mr. Preston, was
the devotion of the railway em
ployes who had been working on
half pay or without pay and with
insufficient clothing and otherwise
under most exacting conditions. Ex
cept at Tomsk, which is off the
main line of retreat of refugees,
and at Irkutsk, which somehow man
ages to keep them moving, it was
practically impossible to find lodg
ings. Every other city or towm had
its population doubled.
Food conditions are good thru
out Siberia, said Mr. Preston. In
many localities the grain crop of
1915 was still unexhausted and the
products of the various sections,
due to lack of transportation, were
marketed locally It was next to
impossible to ship products not only
because of lack of cars but owing
to restrictions imposed by the va
rious local administrations to cur
tail exportation. A thousand rubles
demanded for use of a freight car
in addition to regular freight rates,
and the uncertainty of any ship
ment ever arriving at destination
effectively discouraged would-be
^tippers.
Mr. Preston, who was formerly
MEMBERSHIP USE
HUM SlAV SIM
Of NENANA
Johseph Kern
Alik G. Hanaeff
John A. Ketooroky
Geo. Tuts
Andrew Smith
John Sablak
Alik Medoff
Paul Popovich
Alik Adoff
Gass Gussoff
BUI Timoff
Sam Batagoff
Geo. Malkievich
Geo. Zelik
Alik Kalisoff
Tom Saroff
Dan Hanoff
Alik Agoff
Alik Azoff
la resident of Riga and Petrograd,
was designated by the government
at Washington as an advisor in the
relief work in Siberia. He has re
signed his commission and is re
turning to America.
SINN FE1NER MAJORITY
HELD DOWN AT S'-IGO
DUBLIN.—The recent elections
for Sligo Corporation were con
ducted under proportional repre
sentation. In Sligo the Sinn Fein
ers are in an overwhelming majority
and under normal conditions virtually
would have monopolized the coun
cil. But the result of proportional
representation was to divide up the
membership, giving representation to
minorities and actually returning a
Unionist at the head of the roll.
This experience has increased the
activity of the Irish Proportional
Representation Society which hopes
to induce the government to have
the principle extended to all Irish
elections.
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NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase i
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is!
in the employment office, on the
ground floor of the general office |
budding, Alaskan Engineering com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can!
be purchased in sufficient time be- ‘
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
A street on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays, at T a. m.
NENANA TO TALKEETNA
DISTANCE TABLE
Talkeetna is the end of steel on
the coast division.
From Xenana to No. Miles
N’enana Crossing <bv rail!.4"
Lignite . 52
Riley Creek 70
Jack River .90
Broad Pass Summit. 110
Sullivan’s 128
Indian River 162
Dead Horse 182
Talkeetna 202
The distances giver are approxi
mate.
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Busted” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
ALASKA PUBLICITY
BUREAU
Juneau Alsska.
Nenana. Where Rails and Rivera Meet
COLBS AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANGES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
ing or Heating Line
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
COONEY STAGE LINE
Nenana -Talkeetna
QUICK TRIP BEST ACCOMMODATIONS
Reservations at Cooney Hotel
;
NICELY HOUSE
With Belmont In Connection
POOL CANDIES CIGARS
AND TOBACCOS
WARM COMFORTABLE ROOMS
PRICES REASONABLE
Rates By the Week or Month
MRS. NICELY, Proprietress
Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Bergman, Charles
Brown, Jess
Berggren, Ernst
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. D.
Blankfield, D.
Bowen, J. R.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, J. F.
Ball, I. B
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Ooutts, \V T.
Calderhead. R. w
Campbell, N. J
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, M. J.
Doner, Frank
Diven. R J
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland. Alf
Bunk, A B
Finlavson. K A
Fisher, Joe
Flower. J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon. Wa
Ghezzi, Alfred
Head. E. A.
Haslem. H. G
Hagan, James
Hill. L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gileher. W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C. ' n
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian. W. .1.
Johnson. Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B
Koland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R. R.
Moore, Frank B
Miles, J. H.
McDonald. R S.
Martin. G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
Owen, Harry
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. I..
Ryan. W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N'.
Stol, Nels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Smith, George A.
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe. Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.
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