WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. 11.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATFJ> PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1919.
NO. 168
. RED GUARDS KILL THOUSANDS AT RIGA
JAPAN TOSPEND MILLIONS FOR BIG AERIAL FLEET
SPECIALIST CALLED TO DECIDE OPERATION QUESTION
SPECIALIST TO SAY
IF KNIFE IS NEEDED
I
, WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 17.—
Dr. Hugh Hampton Young, head of
the department of urology and as
sociate surgeon at Johns Hopkins
hospital, and one of the world's
foremost authorities on prostatic
trouble, has been summoned from
Baltimore to make an examination
of President Wilson to determine if
an operation is necessary.
The President's physicians issued
a statement this morning to the
effect that his prostatic condition is
fc checking his improvement, and it is
the belief of several of the doctors
CHICAGO, Oct. 17. — Aviator
Maynard, first of the westbound
transcontinental flyers to reach the
* Pacific coast and first to flgart on
the return trip, arrived at Rock
Island this morning and was sciven
a great ovation, Billy Sunday and
Mayor Schriver heading the delega
tion that welcomed him. I.ienten
I ar.t Alexander Pearson, second east
bounder, is reported to have left
Cheyenne, followed by Captain J.
C. Donaldson, 140 miles behind.
Maynard broke a crankshaft as
he approached Omaha, and was com
pelled to make a landing in a
cornfield, which he did without mis
hap. It was thought at first that
he would be compelled to continue
the flight in another machine.; but
mechanics worked all night making
repairs and he resumed his eastward
journey little the worse for his mis
hap.
* MACHINE BURNS.
MINEOLA. L. I., Oct. 17.—Cap
tain Lowell Smith had the misfor
tune to lose his plane at Buffalo,
a fire completely wrecking the ma
chine. When Spatz reached Buffalo
he decided to quit the race and
turned his machine over to Smith,
' that an operation will be necessary
to effect a cure. The hope is ex
j pressed, however, that it will not
be found necessary to use the knife,
since an operation of that character
jis one of great delicacy.
Action Pleases Wilson.
The defeat of the Shantung am
endment to the peace treaty had
;the effect of cheering President Wil
lson considerably, the action of the
(senate being regarded by him as
the removal. of the chief obstacle
i in the way of the ratification of the
Itreatv bv the American senate.
i
I who has resumed his flight toward
the West.
The race thus far has resulted
in seven deaths.
NEW REPORT SAYS
PETROGRAD FALLS
—
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 17.—
Advices received by the state de
partment today from the American
consular office in Sweden state that
a force of Northwestern Russians
under the command of General Yu
denitch has entered Petrograd and
taken possession of Kronstadt. Th -
5 report, however, like earlier reports
of the fall of the former Russian
capital, is unconfirmed.
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WOULD NOT FIGHT.
HELSINGFORS. Oct. 17.—Reports
received in this city state that the
Bolshevik: forces are evacuating Pe
trograd because of the refusal of
the soldiers to fight longer.
URUGUAYAN LAWMAKERS
HAVE APPROVED TREATY
MONTEVIDEO. Oct. 17. — The
house of representatives of the Uru
guayan congress has approved the
German peace treaty.
George Butler’s place in Seattle
is reported to have been closed for
a period of several days recently as
the result of a strike among the
employes of the establishment.
JAPAN WILL SPEND
MONEY FOR PLANES
*
TOKIO, Oct. 17.—The Japanese
frovernment is preparing to expend
the sum of one hundred and twenty
live million dollars for the develop
ment of aviation in this country.
Several types of planes are now
being constructed, and it is planned
soon to have a large fleet of test
machines ready for a series of ex
periments, with a view to developing
service planes superior to any now
in use.
Japanese soldiers are now receiv
ing instruction in aeronautics un
der the direction of a special corps
of French aviators, who are rated
among the best in the world.
When the present plans have
been carried out, Japan will have
a most formidable fighting force.
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] PARIS, Oct, 17.—Failure of the
i Rumanians to quit Hungary as com
manded by the supreme council
i promises to necessitate resort to
; drastic measures, according to in
formation given out by officials of
the supreme council today. And
the council, it is stated, is ready to
take such action as may be neces
! sary to force the Rumanians to
. obev orders.
A representative of the supreme
council will be despatched immedi
ately to Budapest to conduct a per
sonal investigation of conditions re
ported by wire by the Allied mis
sion there. The wire complains Of
dilatory tactics on the part of the
Rumanians in complying with orders
, issued to them.
; Should conditions be found as
they have been reported, the spe
cial messenger probably will iW fol
lowed by a curt note demanding
immediate compliance.
i SEATTLE, Oct. 17.—An infernal
machine was found on the doorstep
(of the home of Mrs. Eliza Ferry
Leary, in the Capitol Hill district,
this morning, the discovery having
been made by Pierre F. Ferry, son
of Washington’s first governor. At
tached to the machine was a note
demanding the sum of $200.
When Ferry first spied the bomb,
;he thought it was some kind of .1
I joke, but he prudently summoned
the police before making an exam
ination of the strange looking par
cel. And it was well for him that
he did so, for when the police
carefully opened the package, they
found it filled with powder and
with a detonator attached, ready
for business.
The police have no clues to assist
them in their search for the culprit
who planted the bomb.
BRITISH LOSSES—OFFICIAL
:
LONDON". Oct. 17.—According »
an official announcement made todaj
by the British minister of marine
the merchant marine losses sufferec
by the British during the world wai
i NEW YORK. Oct. 17.—The state
chairman of the American Legion
[has been requested to address an
! appeal to the governors of the vari
jous states to set November 11th
aside as a legal holiday, in com
memoration of the termination of
hostilities in Europe.
November 11th will be the first
anniversary of the signing of the
armistice which ended the wyrld
war.
CONGRESS TO RECESS
IN HONOR OF ALBERT
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 17—
It has been agreed by the senate to
recess on October 28 for the pur
pose of according King Albert of
Belgiufa a formal welcome in the
name of the United States. It is
believed that the lower house of
Congress will take similar action.
COMMITTEE FAVORABLE
TO LEASING MEASURE
WASHINGTON, D. t., Oct. 17—
The house public lands committee
has submitted a favorable report on
the public land oil and coal leasing
bill. Chairman Sinnott, of Oregon,
is authority for the statement that
the measure will be called up foi
.action next week.
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amounted to 7,759,090 gross tons.
This is the entire loss attributed
to enemy action on the high seas.
The number of lives lost in the
same manner totaled 14,287.
AMERICAN TROOPS
VLADIVOSTOK. Oct. 17.—The
steamship Great Northern sailed for
the United States today with 1,500
American soldiers on board, the men
having been released from service
in Siberia under the command of
General Graves.
! There was great rejoicing aboard
when the vessel steamed away, all
of the soldiers being eager to leave
the inhospitable shores of Russia,
where they had been ssubjected to
many indignities at the hands of
the Cossacks.
CALIFORNIA POLITICIANS
BACK JOHNSON’S STAND
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Oct. 17.—
A score of prominent Sacramento
politicians and business men have
wired Senator Johnson, endorsing
his opposition to the ratification of
the peace treaty.
TYPOGRAPHERS OF LIMA
ARE GRANTED INCREASE
LIMA, Oct. 17.—The printers of
this city have won their strike and
;are now returning to their places,
j Their demand for an increase of 30
j percent in their wages has been
I granted.
Inui—The Gateway to McKinley
Mattoaa) Vark.
BOLSHEVIKI MURDER
THOUSANDS AT RIGA
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 17.—A Riga
professor who is now in this city
is authority for the statement that
23,632 women and children were
shot recently at Riga when that j
city was occupied by the Bolsheviki
forces, assisted by the Germans un- j
der General von der Goltz.
The professor declares that words
cannot describe the scenes of agony |
recorder, as the victims lav writh
ing on the execution grounds, where
they were shot down by the Bol- ,
sheviki soldiers, many of whom were
intoxicated and unable to shoot j
EMPLOYERS AVER
SIRIKEjS ENDED
GARY, Ind., Oct. 17.—It is claim
ed by the owners of local steel
plants that the strike is practically
over. They say they have been
able to reorganize their forces and
intend to hold their output at the
juesent level.
On the other hand, union officials j
deny that the strike is ended. John i
Fitzpatrick, president of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor, also has
issued a statement in which he de
nies the company charge that radi
cals are running the unions and
directing the present strike.
URUGUAYAN LABOR
FEDERATION SORE
MONTEVIDEO, Oct. 17. — The;
Uruguayan Federation of Labor has
refused to name a delegate to the
international labor congress, because
of the unfriendly attitude assumed .
by the government authorities dur
ing the recent labor troubles in
this country. j
The decision of the federation |
was made known to the government
after a canvass of the various
branches of the organization.
Wenana. Alaska's Interior Fuel Pepot
straight. It was necessary to shoot
some of the condemned several times
before they were finally put out oi
their misery, and some were left to
die slowly of their injuries, unat
tended. Well-dressed girls assisted
the executioners.
WARSHIPS ARRIVE.
LONDON, Oct. 17.—A score of
British and French warships are re
ported to have arrived in the harbor
at Riga, where they are awaiting
orders to enforce the Allied de
mand that the Germans evacuate
the Baltic provinces.
UP DEM
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 17.—Fifty-one
lapanese delegates, experts and at
taches who will represent this gov
ernment at the international indus
trial conference at Washington left
this city for the United States on
the steamship Fushimi Marti, which
•ailed for Seattle on October 10.
The three principal delegates are
E. Kamuda. representing the govern
ment; V. Muto. representing the em
ployers, and U. Ma-umota, repre
enting the employes.
The appointment of Masumota is
eery unpopular, the claim being
made that he is a representative
>f the government instead of Jap
inese employes. As a protest against
lis appointment, many Japanese
•vorkmen gathered at the dock,
rarbed in deep mourning.
SPECIAL READY
SEATTLE, Oct. 17.—Should the
lapanese delegation reach this city
:oo late to catch a regular train, a
ipecia! will carry them to the na
;ional capital. The liner Fushimi
Haru is due here on Tuesday.
E. R. Peoples, former Fairbanks
merchant, is now building a $4.x.00i>
jffice building and garage in Seattle.
LABOR AND CAPITAL
NEARING AGREEMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 17.—
There is a disposition on the part
of the labor and capital groups to
day to co-operate throughout the
remainder of the session of the in
dustrial conference, which was
threatened, yesterday with collapse
as a result of the deadlock precipi-'
tated by the capital representatives,
who persisted in their opposition to
collective bargaining.
The capital group introduced a
resolution today in which it was |
itated that capital recognized the
-ight of wage earners to organize,
»nd the right of employers to deal
)r not to deal with men not in
:heir employ. This, it is believed,
is an attitude that will be accepted
■jy the labor group.
There is a spirit of conciliation
■nanifest among the delegates this
tfternoon, and it is now considered
rertain the conference will continue
ts deliberations until the vital prob
ems before it have been satisfac
torily disposed of.