The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut Route — Saves Mushers Miles and Money
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME TWO
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1919.
NUMBER 8
JAPS SEND TROOPS TO POLICE KOREA
HUN LEADERS MAY ASK ALLIES TO KEEP ORDER
ALLIES ARE FORCED TO EVACUATE CITY OF ODESSA
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SALON'IKI, Apr. 9.—Despatches
received in this city today indicate j
that a serious uprising has occurred !
among the irridentist Greeks, in i
Southern Bulgaria.
Bulgarian troops are reported to j
have been sent to Strumnitza this
morning to suppress the Greek up
rising.
BAVARIA RECALLS ,
mono BERLIN
COPENHAGEN, Apr. 9.—It was
announced officially at Munich to- j
day, that Herr Ritter von Pruger,!
the Bavarian envoy to Berlin, has
been recalled.
As a reason for this action, the
Bavarian officials declared that the;
new German constitution can never
become binding upon Bavaria, as
Bavaria's special rights have been
surrendered in drawing up the docu
ment.
JAP TROOPS ARE
SENT TO KOREA
HONOLULU, Apr. 9.—According
to reports received in this city to
day from reliable sources, six bat
talions of Japanese troops have
been despatched to Korea recently,
for the purpose of suppressing the
uprising there.
The force is considered sufficient
for all purposes, and the revolting
Koreans will be put down with a
strong hand.
FAMOUSliE
STANS DEAD
NEW YORK, Apr. 9.—Sydney
Drew, one of the most celebrated
and popular actors of the moving
picture stage, died in this city
today.
A Brower stage arrived in Fair
banks shortly after 9 o’clock last
night.
The stage brought 800 pounds
of second class mail and the follow
ing passengers: Captain George
Green, Chief Engineer E. E. Stokes,
Andrew Nerland, E. M. Mattison,
Harry Locey, Walter Johnson, Myer
Bloom. Charles Shade and Captain
H. S. Dupuv.
Another Brower stage is due in
Fairbanks about tomorrow, and it is
thought that a shipment of first
class mail is on board.
soil FORMED
IN REGENSBURG
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BASEL, Switzerland, Apr. 9—Ac
cording to a report received in this
city today, a Soviet government has
been proclaimed in Regensburg.
Regensburg is the second largest
manufacturing city in Bavaria.
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BUCK FROM TRIP;
SEW YORK, Apr. 9.—The Amer-1;
ic-an steamer West Humhaw, the,1
first American merchant vessel to!
enter a German port since the war,;
which was sent recently to Danzig j
with food for the Germans, re- j
turned to this port today with the!
German mails.
The West Humhaw was built at
one of the government controlled
shipyards in Seattle.
WITH THE MAILS!
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WEALTHY WOMEN
AID BOLSHEVIK!
WASHINGTON, Apr 9.—Rumors
have reached the state department
to the effect that a number of
wealthy people, particularly women,
are financing- the Bolsheviki agita
tion in the United States.
The state department, however,
does not place any gTeat reliance
on these rumors, and are inclined
to discredit all of them.
One report stated that one very
wealthy woman was financing an
organization of soviets, among the
Southern negroes.
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RESIGNS POST;
News received from Fairbanks;
indicates that Mrs. C. Nelson, who
had been employed as clerk in the
Fairbanks postoffice for many years
past, has resigned her position.
Her successor has not been ap
pointed as yet.
JUNEAU HOME GUARDS
ARE MUSTERED OUT
JUNEAU—Juneau’s Home Guards,
who developed a high degree of
military skill during the war, Insofar
as drill and the manual of arms
were concerned, have disbanded.
Money left in the general fund,
about $800, will be turned over to
the Juneau school board to be used
in buying uniforms for the high
school boys in the cadet course.
Frank Bishoprick left this morn
ing for Fairbanks with the “Mala
mute Kid”, after a short business
trip to Nenana.
islil LOSE !
10 ES1H0NIANS;
COPENHAGEN', Apr. 9.—An offi
ial announcement made by the
Isthonian government announces
he capture of seven villages and
wo hundred prisoners on April 6th
s the result of operations con
iucted against them. The villages
re to the south of the town of
Carva, situated on the boundary be
ween Esthonia and the province
if Petersburg.
The Esthonians, on the same day,
formed the city of Gdov, on Lake
’eipus, and succeeded in capturing
iOO Bolshevik prisoners and con
iderable war material.
ITALY NOW PACES
SERIOUS STRIKE
ROME. Apr. 9.—The Labor Coun
cil, assembled here, came to the de
cision today to call a twenty-four
iiour general strike, to commence
it six o'clock on Thursday morning.
The despatches from Rome, while
.indicating: that the strike will go
nto effect tomorrow morning, give
no reason for such proceedure.
ALLIES MAY CURB
HUN REVOLUIN
PARIS, Apr. 9.—According to re
ports received in this city today,
from reliable German sources, the
Serman cabinet, in conclave assem
bled, are now considering the
eventuality' of asking the Allied
powers to maintain order in Ger
many, in the interest of all Europe.
DAIffiMIY
LEFI THIS MORN
FOR FAIRBANKS
The Commission buckboard, which
seas placed at the disposal of Mr.
John A Davis and party by Mr.
F. D. Browne, left early this morn
ing, enroute to Fairbanks.
Those leaving on the buck-board
were John A. Davis, Paul Hopkins
and Ben Thompson.
These gentlemen were engaged
in making scientific tests of the
coal and wood used in the boilers
at the Commission power plant,
under the direction of Mr. Davis,
superintendent of the Bureau of
Mines, and having completed the
tests are now returning to their
headquarters.
The buckboard will take the party
to the end of steel on the Happy'
division, where they expect to get
a train which will take them to
town.
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ALLIES EVACUATE
BLACK SEA PORT;
FOOD IS SCARCE
PARIS. Apr. 9.—Announcement
was maae today that the Allied i
forces had evacuated the port of
Odessa. The evacuation was made j
necessary owing to the inability of!
the Allies to secure sufficient food
and other supplies for their forces
to enable them to successfully with
stand the impending attack in force
on the town, by the Bo'.sheviki. ]
It was also reported that the
Ukranian Soviet troops had cap-.
tured Odessa and occupied the city j
on Tuesday, a later report adding:
that the Bolsheviki pressure was
increasing.
VOLCANO ACTIVE
REDDING, Cal., Apr. 9—Mount
Lassen is in eruption again, and a
steady stream of white sulphurous
smoke is issuing from its crate’!'.
This volcano has not been active
for several years past.
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HUNS Mil PAY
KLIM SUM
LONDON, Apr. 9.—The London .
papers, commenting on the peace
terms to be imposed on Germany, j
say that the preliminary peace re
quires the payment, by Germany, of |
twenty-five billion marks imme
diately, in cash and in raw ma-1
terials.
TROOPS SENT TO i
PUT DOWN RIOT i
AT KRUPP PLANT
COPENHAGEN, Apr. 9.—Accord
ing to despatches received in this
city today, German troops are now
advancing on the town of Essen,
where serious trouble is reported to
have occurred between the strikers
and the Christian Workers organi-1
zation.
The Christian workers are anxious
to continue at their employements
in the great Krupp factory at
Essen and efforts made by the strik
ers to prevent them from doing so
have led to serious clashes of such
a nature as to necessitate the call
ing out of the troops.
The striking workers are in poss
ession of the Krupp works, which
they have fortified. They may make
an attempt to hold them against
the troops.
Henry Schroeder, formerly cook
of the salvaging gang, has been
transferred to camp 415.
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AIRPLANE FALLS
HAMPTON, Va., Apr. 9.—Lieut. ,
John E. Neeley, of Seattle, and
sergeant J. S. Richardson, who were
naking a flight in an army plane,!
vere rather seriously injured today.
The plane they were flying in got i
3ut of control and fell from ani
iltitude of about 250 feet.
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POLM PREMIER
IS INVITED TO
PARIS, Apr. 9.—President Wil
son and the premers of Italy, Eng
land and France, in conclave assem
bled, have summoned Paderewski,
the Polish premier, to present the
Polish claims against the Centra!
powers, to the conference for settle
ment.
Paderewski is to urge that the
port of Danzig be surrendered to
Poland, and that Poland must also
be given the coal fields of Teschen
in Silesia, upon which the Polish
industries depend almost entirely.
BRITISH APPEAL
FOR VOLUNTEERS;
NEED j> URGENT
LONDON', Apr. 9.—The British
war office issued an urgent appeal
today for a force of volunteers to
form a relief force for the troops
now fighting the Bolsheviki in Nor
thern Russia.
The appeal states that the men
required for this purpose must be
trained and experienced troops, and
that the period of enlistment will
be for one year only.
REPAIR CREWS
ARE ON THE WAY
VALLEJO, Cal., Apr. 9—The
collier Saturn and the revenue cut
ter Unalga will sail from the Mare j
Island navy yard tomorrow, bound!
for Alaska.
The boats will carry repair crews;
and material for the radio stations
and lighthouses on the Alaska
coast.
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LAZAVICH IS FOUND
GUILTY AS CHARGED
The jury empanelled to try the
case against Lazavich, of Brooks, j
returned a verdict of “Guilty as
charged” shortly after 7 o’clock'
last night.
Lazavich was indicted by the;
grand jury on a charge of larceny
of a quantity of gold dust from
the cabin of Nick Sahik, in the j
Tolovana country- His trial was
commenced on Monday afternoon
and was concluded last evening.
LONDON’, Apr. 9.—In a powerful
speech delivered in the House of
Lords today, Earl Curzon strongly
supported the British military bill.
In supporting the measure for a
large appropriation for army pur
poses, the ear! said that trouble
is liable to happen at any time,
necessitating a large army to cope
with it
England, he said, needs a large
army anyway, to properly defend
and take care of her colonies and
dominions dependent on her for pro
tection from any and all foreign
aggression.
BERLIN, Apr. 9. — Associate 1
Press despatches received in this
city today indicate that placards
posted this morning announce that
a state of war exists in Nuremberg,
Bavaria.
Parades and demonstrations >f
any kind are forbidden in the city
and the public are not allowed on
the streets between the hours of
11 p. m. and 5 a. m.
ARMED RI01ERS
PILLAGE STORES
BASEL, Switzerland, Apr. 9.—
According to reports received in this
city today from Bavarian sources,
armed crowds in N’uremburg, 'riven
to desperation by the food shortage,
pillaged the food depots on Tues
day.
The American storage sheds were
r.ot spared by the rioters, who
helped themselves freely. The au
thorities were powerless to cope with
the situation.
STEAMER SAILED
SEATTLE, Apr. 9.—The steamer
Admiral Farragut sailed for Alaska
ports today. She is the first boat
of the season that will call at An
chorage.
The vessel was crowded with
passengers, the majority of whom
are Alaskans, who are returning
to the Northland.
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