The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut
THE NENANA
Route — Saves Mushers Miles and Money
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1919
WHOLE
NUMBER 267
ALASKA LEASING BILL BEFORE SENATE
CONDITION OF CLEMENCEAU REGARDED SERIOUS
COAST METAL WORKERS TAKE VOTE ON STRIKE
PARIS, Feb. 20.—Premier Clem-'
enceau, who was shot at and wound
ed yesterday, is reported to have
passed an excellent night, and his
condition is said to be satisfactory
today.
Georges Mandel. the premier’s
clerk, is quoted in the Echo de Paris
as saying that the premier is seri
ously hurt.
CONFERENCE ADJOURNED
LONDON, Feb. 20.—As the re
sult of the attack on Premier
Clemenceau and his wounding, it is
reported that the Inter-Allied peace
conference took an adjournment
and that there was no session today.
WILSON CABLES
Aboard the George Washington,
Feb. 20.—President Wilson has
cabled a message of sympathy to
Premier Clemenceau. He also re
quested Secretary Lansing to con
vey to the premeir personally the
President’s expressions of joy at the
premier’s escape from death.
Messages of Sympathy.
King George of Great Britain,
the House of Commons, and various
heads of nations have cabled mess
ages of sympathy to Premier Clem
enceau.
Chauffeur
At the request of Premier Clem
enceau, his chauffeur, who was also
seriously wounded in attempting to
shield the premier, will be decorated
for bravery.
POLES TAKE 10*
FROM BOESHEVIKI
WARSAW, Feb. 20. — Polish
troops advancing against the Bol
sheviki have occupied the town of
Volkovysk, lying to the northeast of
Warsaw, and are holding the line
along the river Nipska- In Lithu
ania, the Polish troops have passed
beyond Bialystok.
The Bolsheviki hold the town of
Olidia and the line along the river
Niemen.
MRS. J. H. CASKEY
NOW VISITING NENANA
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• Among those arriving in Nenana
on the Burgess auto yesterday even
ing was Mrs. J. H. Caskey, wife
of the proprietor of the Alaska
Citizen, of Fairbanks.
This is Mrs. Caskey’s first visit
to Nenana, and she expressed her
self as being very favorably im
pressed with the looks of the town.
She expects to remain in Nenana
for a few days and will take the
opportunity to get better acquainted
with the town.
Mrs. Caskey expects to take at
run out to the end of steel and she |
will be given an opportunity to look i
over the Billy Lynn and probably
the Burns coal mines ere returning
to her home in Fairbanks. She has j
many friends in Nenana, and was
quite busy for some time after her
arrival, yesterday evening in re
newing old acquaintances.
FAIRBANKSANS TAKING
THE WATER CURE NOW
Dave Horowitz ami Mike Revan
left Fairbanks this morning for the j
Big Chena Hot Springs, for the pur-1
pose of taking a rest and giving
the medicinal properties of tho
springs a tryout.
Travelers coming in from the
direction of the Big Chena hot
springs state that there are about'
ja dozen Faifbanksans at the springs
j now. |
EARLY DBFf.li
OF PEACE HOT j
1$ NOW ASSURED
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PARIS, Feb. 20.—American, Ita
lian, French and British sentiment
is now crystalizing on plans for the
construction of the actual peace
treaty.
It is believed that the other con
ferees than those mentioned, have
j reached an agreement which will
hasten the conclusion of peace and
permit of the early draft of the
treaty document.
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COPENHAGEN, Feb. 20.—Ac-j
cording to reports received in this
city today, the Spartacans are bom
barding the town of Rottertop, in
Westphalia. I
A despatch from Muenster states
that assistance is being rushed to
the defenders of the bombarded city.
COLDSTREAM WILL BE ,
PRODUCER THIS YEAR
According to a telephone message.
from Fairbanks this afternoon, Val|
Diebold and George Gartner, work
ing on 23 below Goldstream, will
have an exceptionally good season.
They have already taken out a
large winter dump, and indications
point to a pretty good cleanup for!
the season.
HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUB
TO BENEFIT NATIVES
HONOLULU.—A new organiza
tion, the Hawaiian Civic club, has 1
been formed here, its membership '
limited to persons of Hawaiian par
entage. Its object is to encourage j*
natives of the island to take active'
part in all worthy public move-1
ments. Prince J. Kuhio Kalanian-1
aole, delegate to congress from Ha-,
waii, was a leading spirit in the!
organization of the club.
LOUIS FORSBLOOM WILL It
BE BURIED ON SUNDAY j!
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The remains of the late Louie -
Forsbloom, who died at St. Joseph’s!,
hospital a few days ago of heart
disease, will be buried on Sunday j
morning, under the direction of the <
Moose lodge. . 11
The funeral service will be held ]
at Moose Hall at two o’clock in the
afternon. The pall bearers will be
composed of three members of the c
Moose lodge and three of the i
Pioneer lodge. The deceased was a <
member of both fraternal orders. <
NO PREMIERS AT
PEACE CONGRESS
PARIS, Feb. 20.—The absence
of Premier Clemenceau of Francei
from the august assembly aroundj
the peace table removes the last?"
European premier from the peace;
conference.
If it should become necessary to j
hold a plenary session of the Inter- j
Allied peace conference, Lloyd j
George of England, Premier Or-i
lando. of Italy; Secretary Lansing,'
of United States, or Marquis Sai-!
joni of Japan will preside.
In the council of ten, Minister!
Pinchon wil Irepresent France until
such time as Premier Clemenccai*
has sufficiently recovered from his
wounds as to be able to attend
the meetings of the peace confer-'
enee.
BOSTON, Feb. 20.—The steamer
George Washington, with President
Wilson and party on board, is ex
pected toarrive in port here on
Monday.
The President and party will
transfer to the coast guard cutter
Ossippe, in which he will be brought
to the dock.
The steamer George Washington j
wil then proceed to New York to I
discharge the returning troops.
Wireless Message Received
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 20. j
—An official wireless message re-1
ceived today from the steamer ’
George Washington, stated that the J
steamer would arrive in Boston |
on Monday.
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JOE O’CONNOR IS
ON THE WAY HOME
Word was received by friends in |
Fairbanks that Joe O’Connor will
arrive in Cordova on the next j
steamer from the States, on his |
way home to Fairbanks.
Joe was a member of the Depot
Brigade, stationed at Camp Lewis,
and has only recently been dis
charged from the service.
QUARANTINE OFFICER
back in Fairbanks!
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R. M. (Waterfront) Brown, who!
had been placed in charge of the j
quarantine camp at the Rapids j
roadhouse, during the prevalence of
the flu along the Valdez trail, re- j
turned to Fairbanks on the Brower i
stage yesterday.
The quarantine camp at the ]
Rapids has been definitely aband
oned for the time being, at least.
Mrs. J. W. Pritchett wife of the
editor of the Wrangell Sentinel, has
received a German helmet from
her brother in France.
The business of the Ohm Packing
company at Cordova has been taken
over by the Hinchinbrook Packing
company and stock i« offered in the
company at $1 per share.
LEASING BILL IS
HEADED OFF BY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Sen
| ator Reed Smoot, of Utah, pre
i vented final action in the Senate
today on the consideration of the
I conference report on the coal and
j oil land leasing bill.
) Senator Ben Pitman, of Nevada,
; a former Alaskan, explained the
i changes which had been made nec
essary in the bill, so as to permit
of the leasing' and sale of Alaska
public coal lands.
He also read a statement from
! Secretary Lane, asking that this be
i done and declaring that the de
velopment of coal lands in Alaska
| by the vasing system under the
; previous bill has largely been a
failure.
1 It is expected that the measure
I will be brought up before the
Senate again tomorrow.
! LONDON,
i to a report
j today,
the
Feb. 20.—According
received in this city
Ukrainian forces have
| captured all important points be
tween Przemysl and Grodek, to the
west of Lemburg.
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AMERICAN IROOPS i
IN NORTH RUSSIA |
IN GOOD SHAPEj
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Cob j
oriel George Stewart, commanding
the American forces operating in
Northern Russia, has cable I the
war department that the alarmist
rumors regarding the troops in the
region mentioned, are not war
ranted.
The message stated that the Allied j
command is able to take care of j
itself against the entire Bolsheviki
army and that the health of the
men was excellent.
FAIRBANKS BUSINESS
HOUSES TO BE OPENED
The Central restaurant, of Fair
banks, of which Arthur McGown
and Roy Meinhart are the pro
pritors, is reported to be nearly
ready for opening.
The Central is located in the |
building formerly occupied by Me-1
Intosh & Kubon, on Cushman street. I
The Fairbanks Clothing com
pany’s new store is being rapidly
gotten ready for occupancy; the
shelves are all in place now and it
is expected that the stock will be
moved next week.
Capt. Frank Nelson has secured
the contract for carrying the mails
three times a month between Valdez
and Ellamar, touching at fort
Liscura.
TOM GIBSON RETURNS
FROM CHITINA TRIP
Tom Gibson, who went to Chitina
recently on business, returned to
Fairbanks yesterday evening, driv- i
ins a new auto truck belonging to,
the Brower stage line.
Mrs. Charley Chanquist, of Tan
ana, was a passenger on the truck.)
She will probably leave for Tatiana
I on the next lower river mail stage. j
ASSAILAN1 OF
I PARIS, Feb. 20.—The father and
mother of Emil Cottin, who shot
Premier Clemenceau, are plain
working people.
They said that their son Emil was
i an ardent reader of novels and
I books on astronomy and sociology,
but was not addicted to any bad
; habits, drinking or smoking.
| Emil Oottin’s father said that he
I had tried vainly to combat Emil and
t his anarchist ideas.
i PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20— A
I convention of the Metal Trades
! Council was held here last night
j and a vote was taken on the pro
j posal for a strike on the coast. The
result of the vote is expected to
be made public by tonight.
It is unofficially reported that
strong opposition to the proposal
developed at the convention.
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| TRAVELERS START
OVER NEW TRAIL
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| Advices received from Nenana
| Crossing indicate that Miss Jane;
Anderson, who reached the Cross-1
ing on the train yesterday, went on1
to the piledriver camp at mile 37C
with Roy Hirschbergers dog team,
and got away for Riley creek road
house early this morning with Mike
Cooney’s team.
Howard Wilson, who also went
out on the same train, left the
Crossing last evening with Cuihoun’s
dog team for Singleton’s roadhouse
at Lignite.
FA1RBANKSAN HAS
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SMALL FLUE FIRE
At about six o’cluock last night
the fire whistle called the fire '
fighters of Fairbanks to the resi-1
dence of Henry T. Ray, near Second |'
and Lacy. !
A burning flue was the cause,
of the alarm. The fire was soon!
put out; the damage is reported to,
be very slight. I
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TEMPERATURE
As reported by the government
observation station, Nenana
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Thursday, February 20
Maximum .16 above
Minimum .2 below
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GERMAN VESSELS
10 BE USED B¥
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—The
war department announced today
that eight large German steamers,
including the gigantic liner Imper
ator, have been allotted to the United
States for transporting her troops
home.
These vessels will provide ac
commodations for from fifty to
sixty thousand men monthly.
Sufficient tonnage has now been
made available, or is in sight, for
the return of every soldier to Ha
States before the end of summer,
if desired.
Up to March 1, the embarka
tions of American troops will total
four hundred thousand, leaving one
million, six hundred thousand men
still in France and Germany.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—The
Senate Judiciary committee has
recommended that legislation be
enacted for the punishment of
anarchist activities or propoganda
of any sort.
This includes the display of flags
or other emblems of violence. It
is expected that atcion will be
taken on the recommendation at an
early date.
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ui»i uuukii
SESSION cm
Notices were posted yesterday n
Fairbanks, calling for a general
term of court for March 25th, at
11 o’clock.
The grand jury only will report
on that date, the petit jury will not
report until April 1.
The drawing for the jurors will
be held on February 24.
SECOND CLASS MAIL
ARRIVED IN FAIRBANKS
A Brower stage nrri 'ed .. Fair
banks last night with a big shipment
of second class mail.
The stage also brought a fairly
big shipment of express packages
DANCING ACADEMY MEETS
AT UNION HALL TONIGHT
Mrs. Belle Campbell’s dancing
classes will be held at the Union
Hall tonight, commencing imme
diately after the picture show, and
ample opportunity to acquire the
art will be afforded to those who
don’t know how.
For the modest sum of one dollar
lessons in dancing will be imparted
from 9 p. m. until midnight. Ladies
who can dance are always cordially
welcomed.