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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATFD PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 2t3
PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT ASSASSINATED
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* POLAND BREAKS A WA Y FROM GERMAN R~ULE
FORMERTKAISER DECLINES TO QUIT DUTCH SOIL NOW
WILSON SPEAKS i
10 THE PEOPLE ;
IN GAY PARIS
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PARIS—President Wilson de- ^
livered an address in the Paris City
Hall today during the course of the
civic ceremonies in honor of his visit
to France. The hall was filled to ]
capacity, and the President on rising
to speak was greeted by such an
ovation as has never been heard in
the building before.
He said “America viewed France’s
suffering with no ordinary sympathy
but was moved deeply by war’s
wrongs because she knew the man
ner in which they were perpetrated.
“Your sufferings filled our hearts
with indignation and we entered the
war when we saw the Teuton’s pur
pose in making war, and that wrong
must be resisted everywhere by men
who loved liberty and justice.
“Your delightful, warm welcome
has made me feel at home in France
and to realize that in my person
you are doing great honor to the
people of the United States.”
President Poincare of France, per
sonally escorted President Wilson to
the City Hall, the automobile con
taining the two presidents and Mrs.
Wilson was driven through the
famous Bois de Boulogne.
The Bois de Bologne was formerly
a forest and game preserve near
Paris, but is now one of the city’s
parks. It is very extensive and con
tains the noted Auteui! and Long
champs race course.
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LONDON.—All of the London
newspapers are filled with a de-;
tailed description of the reception
accorded to President Wilson by the
French nation, both at the city of
Brest where he landed, and at
Paris.
The papers are also unanimous
in the commendation of the speech
delivered by the President at the
Paris City Hall, during the course
of the ceremonies of welcome given!
in his honor by the civic govern
ment of the French capital.
ITALIAN PAPERS i
ROME.—All of the Italian papers
with one accord hail President
Wilson’s visit to Europe on his mis
sion of peace as one of the most:
remarkable things that has ever i
happened, and they are all profuse
in their expressions of welcome.
The Epoca declares that no man
in Europe since Napoleon’s time is
more popular than the President of;
the United States, and that Wilson j
is loved by those who once hated
and scoffed him.
EXCHANGE THRIFT STAMPS
BEFORE DECEMBER 31
Those who have books of Thrift
Stamps of the value of 25 cents
each and who have not filled in
their Thrift Stamp books are ad
vised that December 31 will be the
last day on which they will be able
to exchange their Thrift Stamp
books, duly filled, for a War Saving
certificate or stamp at the post
office.
Those whose books are only
partly filled are urged to have filled
up and exchange same at the post
ofice, by paying the difference, for
a War Savings stamp of $5 on or
before December 31. Thrift Stamps
are of no value after that date.
FULL CONTROL OF
GERMAN VESSELS
COPENHAGEN. — The Sailor's
Council at Warsaw has demanded
the control of the German merchant
marine and have threatened to sink
the ships if their demands are
not granted.
They insist on the financing of
the ships by their owners so that
their immediate use in the carrying
trade will be made possible.
NENANA CLUB HAS
NEW SECRETARY NOW
During- the course of the smoker
given at the Nenana club Saturday
night, M. V. Tyler, vice-president of
the club, announced that H. B.
Joseph, who had acted as the secre
tary of the club since its inception,
had tendered his resignation because
he could not devote the necessary
time now for the fulfillment of his
obligations as such secretary. While
regretting his action, which was felt
to be unavoidable, the resignation
was accepted, and Mr. Tyler named
Ed Cronin as the new secretary
and called upon the members pres
ent to ratify the appointment, which
was enthusiasticlly done.
Mr. Cronin accepted the position
and briefly thanked the vice-presi
dent and members.
(Associat'd Press)
LONDON.—According to reports
received in this city today, the Im
perial wardrobe belonging to the
former kaiser has been discovered
in Berlin, and included in its con
tens were no less than ninety-eight
German and foreign naval and mili
tary uniforms.
What disposition will be made of
this wardrobe is not known at
present.
A contract for the building of
two relief cabins on the Chisana
trail was recently awarded to D.
Woodman of McCarthy, by Road
Commissioner Jas. Wilson.
We al| change with the seasons.
The liquid glance of the summer
girl may be the same old icy stare
she gave us last winter.
What has become of the old-fash
ioned reckless youth who paraded
up to the bar and called for “pisen?"
KAISER REFUSES
LEAVE HOLLAND
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(Associated Press)
! AMSTERDAM.—The former Ger
man kaiser has refused to leave j
Holland and go back to Germany.
Representations were made to him
by the government of the Nether
lands that his presence in Holland
| is likely to involve that country
in serious difficulties, and he was
| invited to leave, but, evidently fear
| ing for his life, he has reiused to
'■ move.
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RED CROSS OPEN
| CHRISTMAS ROLL
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C—The Amer
! ican Red Cross opened enrollment
j week today and the many workers
| are in hopes of considerably increas
! ing the present membership of twen
ty-one million by means of the
Christmas Roil Call.
The funds obtained in the present
i enrollment scheme through the mem
bership fees will be used to conduct
the Red Cross peace work to relieve
the sufferings of the people in the
war-torn countries.
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WHEAT CROP
DOE THIS WINTER
(Associated Press»
WASHINGTON', D C.—An enor
mous acreage has been sown to I
wheat this fall and promises to pro-;
duce the largest winter wheat crop
ever grown in the United States.
The acreage sown to wheat this
fall is sixteen per cent larger than
that of last year, which totaled j
forty-nine million, twenty-seven;
i thousand acres.
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J. Austin Fraser, well known Daw-;
i son lawyer and member of the
| Yukon Council, died at Seattle on
December 11, a victim of influenza.1
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The Anderson General Merchandise
' Co., at Seldovia, has been sold to '
the firm of Chambers and Colwell. !
, As a general thing, the kind of
man who plays poker with his wife
does not make enough out of it to'
get into a regular game.
People are staking lots in Peters
burg in anticipation of the sale of
• the same by the government when
the title to lots will be transferred
to claimants by the townsite trustee.'
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As reported by the government
observation station, Nenana
Sunday, December IS
Maximum ..6 below
Minimum ..39 below
Monday, December 16
Maximum .2 below
Minimum .17 below
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AMSTERDAM—According: to des- j
patches received in this city today,
from reliable sources, Poland has
severed relations with Germany and
will establish an independent gov
ernment of their own.
ITALIAN LOSSES
DURING IHE WAR
(Associated Press)
ROME.—The Italian minister of
war said that during the war Italy
lost fifteen thousand offiecrs in
killed, while over thirty thousand of
them were wounded.
The number of armed men in the
field was greater in proportion to
the population than any other nation
engaged in the war- The cost of
the war to Italy is estimated at
four billion lire.
A lire is an Italian silver coin
and is worth about twenty cents in |
American money.
US PLAN
NEW HUM
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(Associate*! Press)
EL PASO, Texas.—General Felipe
Angeles, former chief of artillery
in Villa’s army, and five other mili- i
tary chiefs still attached to Villa’s
band, crossed the border secretly
and in disguise, to join Villa.
It is believed that these men rep
resent a group of Mexican politicians i
who plan a revolution to commence I
on January 1 for the purpose of j
making Doctor Francisco provisional j
president of Mexico.
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James Noble, conductor on the j
local train has been given a ninety-,
day layoff and will leave shortly ■
for his home in Knab, Washington
He has not been Outside for eight1
years and is eagerly looking forward |
to the time he expects to have in his ]
old home town. He will probably j
travel over the Broad Pass trail.
Herb Miller, engineer on loco
motive No. 272, has taken a sixty
day furlough and will spend it Out
side with his folks. He left for
Fairbanks this morning.
James H. Russell arrived at the;
quarantine camp this evening. He i
will be released to come home in j
five days’ time.
Maybe you also have noticed how j
unprofitable it is for a woman to j
dress like a chicken and waddle like !
a duck.
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It’s a good plan to begin right, |
but a woman always wants the last j
word.
K. L. Sterberg has been appointed
agent for the Standard Oil company
at Petersburg.
Charley Anderson left for Fair
banks this morning on foot, he is
accompanied by Gas Jensen.
MUSHERS ON TRAIL
FROM FAIRBANKS
James H. Russell an.l two other
men are reported to have left Dun
bar's this morning, headed for Ne
nana. They are mushing in from
Fairbanks and will be detained for
five days in the quarantine camp
before being allowed to enter the
town. They will arrive at the quar
antine camp this evening.
OPEN DOOR FOR
YANKEE TRADE
SAN FRANCISCO — Important
among the many missions from
Japan which have visited the United
States during the past several
months is the Honorary Japanese
Commercial Mission which arrived
in San Francisco, and which now
is visiting commercial centers of
this country. This mission, headed
by Reizp' Yamashinma, vice-presi
dent of the Tokio Chamber of Com
merce; and S. Sheba, prominent
business man of Tokio and honorary
secretary of that organization, has
as its purposes the study of com
mercial organizations throughout the
United States, as well as commercial
financial and economic conditions.
At a conference with San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce officials,
the problem of credit information
for American merchants desiring to
do business with firms in Japan was
brought up. At the present time
there is no available agency such as
exists in America in the firms of
Dun and Brad.street in Japan, but
the subject was promised earnest
consideration by Yamashima.
Assurance was given by Yama
shima that Japan desired American
business to enter this trade side by
side with her merchants. It was
the firm conviction of the trade
mission that America and Japan
should have proper banking facilities
in the Orient. With American and
Japanese prestige, the question of
currency exchange in China could
the adjusted and the present system
of high costs eliminated, it was con
tended.
Suggestion was made that an ex
change of items for publicity by the
chambers of Tokio and San Fran
cisco would work to the advantage
of both. Information furnished by
the chambers of Japan could be
given circulation in the United
States and cultivation of such busi
ness information and exchange of
items and views should be encour
aged.
Yamashima expressed himself as
interested in an exchange of views
through publicity and in further
ance of the idea of close acquaint
anceship expressed the hope that
more American merchants would visit
Japan and the Orient.
C. D. Hart, former employee of
the Bank of British North America,
at Dawson was gassed in France
during the latter days of the war
while fighting with the Canadian
forces.
Bob Morton, former member of
the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
at Dawosn, is reported to have died
of wounds received while engaged in
fighting the Germans in France.
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NUNS BLUNDERED
IS OPINION OF
GEXEV'A.-—In an interview
corded to an Associated Press cor
respondent today, Grand Duchess
Anastasia, of Mecklenbcrg-Schwerin,
mother of the former German crown
princess, and cousin of the late
Russian emperor, said that Germany
blundered in entering the war and
that the nation should now admit
that they were wrong.
Replying to a question regarding
the former German emperor, she
said: “Don't hit a man when he is
down.”
LISBON.—The assassination of
President Paes of Portugal has
aroused the people very greatly
ar.d many parades by the people who
are demanding vengeance for the
assassination have taken place in
this city.
The police, who are making every
effort to get at the facts and bring
the perpetrators of the dastardly act
to justice, suspect that the assasina
tion was planned by a league of
republican youths.
The labor leaders, who are prom
inent among those who are demand
ing vengeance, are being prevented
by the police in carrying out their
threats of taking the law into their
own hands and punishing the guilty
parties.
The body of the late President
Paes is lying in state at the Belem
Palace, awaiting the funeral, ar
rangements for which are now be
ing made. The parliament has been
summoned to discuss the question
of the appointment of a successor.
MAIL ARRIVES
FROM FAIRBANKS
Thelin’s stage left Fairbanks yes
terday morning with quite a large
shipment of first and second class
mail matter and Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Miles, H. Nightingale and another
man as passengers for Nenana. The
stage will arrive at the quarantine
camp this evening, and Postmaster
McDonald says that the mail will be
distributed in the boxes tonight.
The stage will lay over for a day
at the quarantine camp, and the
mail for despatch on the stage will
close at the Nenana postoffice at
5 o’clock tomorrow evening.
DON’T FORGET
Your third payment on the Fourth
Liberty Lean bonds of 20 per cent
is due on Thursday, December 19.
Payments of same can be made on
or before that date at the office of
the special disbursing agent, main
office building, Alaskan Engineering
commission. Payments can be made
up until 5 p. m. on the 19th.