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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALSAKA, WEEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1918
WHOLE
NUMBER 200
‘ GERMAN LEADERS NEAR AGREEMENT
BERNARD BARUCH OFFERED PLACE IN CABINET
EFFORTS ARE MADE TO EXTRADITE FORMER KAISER
RELATIONS GROW
TENSER BETWEEN
LATIN REPUBLICS
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Hostile Acts Are Indulged In By
Chileans Against Peruvians
In Chilean Town.
LIMA, Peru.—Chilians are re
ported to have pursued and stoned
Peruvian men and women through
the streets of Iquiue, a large Chilean
seaport town.
Peruvian homes in the city of
Iquique are also reported to have
been' looted and burned by Chilean
\ mobs.
These acts have tended to inflame
the Peruvians and unless measures
to prevent an outbreak are taken
at once, war between Chile and
Peru would appear to be inevitable.
The dispute between Chile and
Peru over the province of Tacna
and Arica is the direct cause of the
hostile outbreaks reported
ALLIED LAWYERS
EVOLVING PLANS
TO GRAB KAISER
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British and French Law Officers
Are Considering Question of
Extradition.
LONDON —A report current some
time ago is now confirmed by the
British foreign office, to the effect
that both the English and French
law officers are very seriously con
sidering the question of extraditing
the former German kaiser.
Much speculation is rife as to
what the outcome of the legal de
liberations would be and what ac
tion will be taken by the nations
in the event the former kaiser’s
person is secured.
SIMS SELECTED
Officer Commanding U. S. Squadron
In Europe Is to Be Elevated
to Rank of Admiral.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Vice-Ad
miral Sims, U. S. N., who was in
command of the American naval
forces acting in concert with the
Allied naval forces in European
waters, has been selected for pro
motion to the rank of full admiral.
The able handling of the Ameri
can fleet by Vice Admiral Sims dur
ing the war won the admiration of
the British and French high naval
offcers.
Vice Admiral Sims acted in con
junction with Admiral Sid David
Beatty, commander in chief of the
British naval forces, who was nom
inally his chief.
J. M Burrows left for the Kan
tishna country on a prospecting trip
yesterday afternoon with his dog
team.
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PURCHASE
10
SHIPS
NEW YORK.—It is reported that
i the International Mercantile Marine
| company has accepted the offer
' made by the government of the
United States, to purchase seven
hudred and twenty thousand tons
of shipping which is now held by the
company.
BY HOLLANDERS
Former Heir to the German Throne
Is Placed Under Restraint
On Dutch Island.
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j AMSTERDAM.—A Dutch naval
| tug boat carried the former Ger
i man crown prince from the main
i land to the island of Wieringen.
I where he will be held by the Dutch
! authorties.
The coming of the former crown
prince was known to the inhabitants
who gathered at the landing to
satisfy their curiosity. The re
! ception accorded him was said to
i be icy.
| Quarters were provided him at
the parsonage on the island, and he
| was also given a food card.
He will not be allowed to leave
the island except by special per
mission from the Dutch authorities
at The Hague.
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ITALY 10 SEND
DELEGATION 10
SEEJISIDENI
Commander In Chief and Other
High Italian Officials Will
Join In Receiving Wilson.
ROME.—Premier Orlando Gen
eral Diaz, commander in chief of
the talian army, several pa y lead
ers, senators, deputies ami other
high Italian officials are preparing to
i leave for Paris to participate in the
I reception which will be accorded
; President Wilson on his arrival.
PARCELS DELUGE
NEW YORK PIERS
NEW YORK.—Carloads of pack
ages for shipment to the boys “Over
There’’ are arriving daily at the
pier, overtaxing the capabilities of
i the clerical staff of the pier.
Fourteen hundred mail clerks and
ane hundred and fifty soldiers are
j sorting the packages and preparing
i them for shipment to France.
It is estimated that one hundred
thousand packages are arriving daily
from all parts of the country.
GERMAN STATES
AGREE ON FORM
BERLIN. — Important events,
transpiring in rapid succession dur
ing the last few days, culminated
on Monday in a meeting of all
heads of the various German states.
The meeting, which was held :n
this city, was in complete agree
ment that Germany must have a
national assembly composed of the
representatives of the various fed
eral states. One group who were
numerically unimportant, opposed
the plan. This was the only oppos
ing element during the whole pro
ceedings.
WAR BOARD WILL
GIVE UP CONTROL
OF PAPER STOCKS
Restrictions Governing Use of Print
Paper to Be Withdrawn Soon
For Newspaper Use.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The War
Industries Board today announced
the withdrawal of all restrictions
affecting the use of print paper in
the publication of periodicals except
daily, Sunday and weekly news
papers.
The publishers of daily and Sun
day newspapers recently asked the
board to continue its control of the
news print paper for the present.
Daily newspapers have been urged
to send their November reports of
the quantity of print paper used,
to the War Industries Board, im
mediately.
The regulations governing the
dailies may be withdrawn in sixty
days.
SUIZER LEADING
IN DELEGATE RACE
A telephone message from Fair
banks this afternoon contained the
news that Charles A. Sulzer still
maintains the lead in the delegate
race by a plurality of 18 votes. His
lead yesterday was 23 votes. The
Unga precinct gave Wickersham 31
and Sulzer 23 votes; and the Kan
tishna gave Wickersham 1 and Sul
zer 3 votes.
Harry Phillips, who has been in
the hospital for the past few days
suffering from a mild attack of
appendicitis, left that instution yes
terday.
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BRITISH NAVY
TO BE SUPREME
SAYS CHURCHILL
Freedom of the Seat to Be Held
In Trust For All Nations By
the British Navy.
LONDON.—Speaking at a recep
tion given in his honor at Dundee.
Scotland, recentl, British Minister!
of Munitions Churchill said that
while the British government would
do everythnig in its power to make
the League of Nations, suggested
by President Wilson, a practical and
powerful reality, it will be no sub
stitute for the supremacy of the
British navy.
We will hold the freedom of the;
seas, he said, as trust for all.
BOAT ToIaRRY
WILSON’S PARTY i
MAKING READY
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| NEW YORK.—A large force of
workmen are decorating and pre
paring the cabins and saloons of the
steamer George Washington, former j
German trans-Atlantic liner, for the
accommodation of President Wilson
and party who will make the trip
across the Atlantic ocean on this
• palatial boat.
j One thousand of a crew of offi
cers and men have been detailed
from the United States navy to man
1 the George Washington on her trip
to and from Europe.
The President and party who will
make the trip are expected to em
bark on Tuesday morning.
The great dreadnaught Pennsyl
vania and two of the latest destroy
ers of the United States navy will
act as escort to the George Wash-,
ington.
Automobiles for the use of the
President and his party in Europe
were placed on board the vessel
yesterday.
FIRS1 CUSS Ml
IS DUE TONIGHT
Roy Lund, with a consignment of
-75 pounds of first class mail reach
ed Dunbar’s roadhouse at a quarter
past ten o’clock this morning, and
expects to be at Quarantine Camp
No. 1 at about six o’clock this even
ing, if not sooner.
The mail will close at the Ne
nana postoffice at 5 o’clock this
evening and will be sent out to the
quarantine camp to be taken to
1 Fairbanks by Roy Lund on his re
turn trip. It is expected that Dutch
Blankfield, who will take the mail
| out to quarantine and return wi/i
j the consignment from Fairbanks,
1 will be back in town about 7 p. m.
I E. R. Peoples, who had been on
an extended business trip to the
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i Tolovana country, returned to Fair
i banks today.
WILSON 10 LAND
A! FRENCH PORI
French Cabinet Officers Will Meet
President WiUc 1 At Brest
ard Escort Him to Paris.
PARIS.—It is believed that the
steamer carrying President Wilson
and party will dock at Brest, about
December 10th.
Foreign Minister Stephen Pinchon
and Minister of Marine Georges
Leygues, of the French cabinet, will
personally welcome President Wil
son on arrival of the boat at Brest
and accompany him to Paris, where
President Poincaire, of France will
await his comnig.
TRYING 10 BUCK
NEW GOVERNMENT
Former Kaiser’s Aide Is Reported to
Be Raising Troops to Launch
Counter Revolution.
AMSTERDAM.—According to re
ports received in this city today,
General Marwitz, who until re
cently acted as aid-de-camp to the
former German kaiser, arrived in
Treves today with a considerable
following.
The reports state that it would
appear that he is trying to raise an
army for the purpose of launching
a counter revolution.
BARUCH AVERSE
10 TAKING POST
IN THE CABINET
Chairman of the War Industrie*
Board Does Not Like to Serve
In the Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Bernard
Baruch, chairman of the War In
dustries Board, who had been offer
ed the position of secretary of the
treasury, although not actually de
clining to serve, did not think that
he ought to serve for various
reasons.
As the principal objection to his
acceptance of the position, Baruch
urged upon President Wilson his
belief that he should not enter the
cabinet because his wealth, which
is mostly invested in government
and other securities, will be seri
ously embarrassing to him as secre
tary of the treasury.
POSTOFFICE NOTICE
The postoffice will be closed to
morrow, Thanksgiving Day, but will
be open from 1 to 2 o’clock in the
afternoon for the handling of un
registered letters only.
The mail brought to Quarantine
on Lund’s stage this evening is ex
pected to reach the postoffice
shortly after 3 o’clock, and will be
distributed by 8 o’clock tonight.
MAY TIE POST
AS HOAD CHIEF
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Successor to William G. McAdoo As
Railroad Chief May Be Selected
In Near Future.
WASHINGTON, D. (' It is be
lieved that Charles Prouty, director
of the Public Service and Accounts
division of the railroad administra
tion, is considered for appointment
as director general of ralroads to
succeed William Gibbs McAdoo.
] Mr. McAdoo resigned recently
from the positions of secretary of
the treasury and director general
of railroads.
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91 ST oil
WAS IN BELGIUM
Alaskans and Westerners Were Ad
vancing in Belgium When the
Armistice Was Signed.
WASHINGTON, i>. C. Four days
before the signing of the armistice
whic hbrought hostilities to a close,
the Ninety-first division, which is
composed of Alaskan , Washing
tonians, Californians and other
Westerners, were at Ostoosebeke
and Dukerque on their advance
eastwards.
Major General William H. John
ston was in command of the 91st
division at that time.
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GENERAL HOLIDAY
ON THANKSGIVING
In accordance with the tittle
honored custom and in terms of the
proclamation made by the governor
of the territory, tomorrow will be
observed as a holiday throughout
j this district.
j The offices of the A. E .C. will
! be closed all day and there will also
be no work done in the yards and
shops. It was intended that track
laying and surfacing should proceed
in order that full advantage may be
taken of the fine weather prevail
ing, but as the end of steel has
reached a partly completed bridge,
and tracklaying cannot be continued
until it is completed, these gangs
will also enjoy a holiday.
All government offices, the town
site office and the merchants will
also be closed, and there will be
no issue of the Nenana News to
morrow.
The postoffice will be opened for
one hour only, between 1 and 2
o’clock in the afternoon, to handle
unregistered mail only.
Miss Nellie Cashman, well and
favorably known all over the North
land, arrived from the Koyukuk
country today. She mushed her
own dog team and had an Indian
lad as helper.