The Nenana News
Volume i ' nenana. alaska. june 9. 1917. _number ?.s
FAIE OF GREAI WAR
IS IP Ift AMERICA
Washington: Reports from Pe
trograd state that the fate of the
Russias is hanging in the balance
between Czarism and Mobism.
and there is no prospect of bring
ing any order out of the chaos
which now exists in time to make
of the Russian army an effective
force in the suppression of German
Imperialism.
For the past several months the
vast Russian military machine has
lain dormant in its trenches, lend
ing no hand and striking no biow
in the spring offensive developed
by the Entente Allies.
England and France have passed
the maximum of their man-power.
ha\e long since exhausted their
material resources, and well nigh
reached the limit of their financial
strength. And still the Teuton
remains apparently unbeaten, and
ready at the first sign of weaken
ing to break the bonds which are
restraining him. The realization
of the consequences of such a turn
of affairs has caused the men in
charge of the affairs of state in
America to decide that it is up to
the United States to step into the
breach, and with the man-power,
material aid and her’unlimited fi
nancial strength strike the remain
ing blows which will forever quiet
the fear of a world monarchy w'hich
has hung like a pall over Europe
for so many years.
With his customary Yankee thor
oughness and aggressiveness, the
first move on the part of Uncle
Sam in his new' role was to break
the backbone of Germany's cam
paign. the submarine blockade of
France and England. This he has
accomplished. The way is now
open for the shipping of the vast
quantities of food and munitions
needed by the Allies, and also by
the Yankee forces when they shall
have reached Europe.
The war will not be over this
year nor next, and state depart
ment officials are of ‘the opinion
that it will take three years before
peace is finally declared.
GRAND OPERA FILM
AT COLISEUM TONITE
—
The Coliseum management announces :
the 5-reel grand opera feature “Taan- i
houser” and a good split reel which in- j
eludes a clever comedy and some inter
esting scenes of spots in Los Angeles j
and on the loaches there. The feature
is the product of the Thanhouser studios ,
and is enacted by the cast which made ;
such a success of the Million Dollar
Mystery, among settings whose gorgeous- j
ness rival the original classic itself. The I
regular weekly prices of two and four
bits will prevail. The show will be fol-j
* lowed by the regular Saturday night;
social dance.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON: The House this morning adopt
ed the conference committee report on the Sundry Civil
bill and passed it to the upper house for final action. It
is now practically an assured fact that the bill will go
through without delay.
AMERICAN AVIATORS
NOW ON FIRING LINE
WASHINGTON: An official dispatch from Paris
this morning states that one hundred American naval
aviators have arrived at the newly-established American
headquarters in France for duty on the Western front
and are preparing for active seyvice.
AUSTRIAN ARMY OFFICERS ARE
REPORTED CAUGHT IN KISHINEFF
PETROGRAD: According to advices received in this city this morning from Kishineff. two Austrian
generals and ten other Austrian army officers, escorted by a detachment of Russian soldiers, appeared
in that city last night to urge a peace conference. They were promptly placed under arrest.
MONTHLY PAYROLL
GROWING STEADILY
As the season advances the pay
roll of the Alaskan Engineering
commission for this division shows
a steady gain, the amount expend
ed in this manner during the past
month having reached a total of
approximately $50,934.59. Ac
cording to a statement given to
the News by G. F. Cramer, spec
ial disbursing officer, the net
amount paid after deductions were
taken out for meal tickets, com
missary books, etc., was $39,
991.79.
The forge report for the month
of May shows a total of 653. which
includes 375 employees of the
Commission and 278 contractors.
This represents an increase of 196
during the month. The Commis
sion force of Nenana district is di
vided as follows: General super
vision. 9: engineering force, 29:
office and clerical. 44: medical
and hospital. 8: foremen and sub
I foremen. 23: mess house. 20: me
chanics and laborers. 238. There
'.cere no employees stationed in
ithe Goldstream district during the
; month, and in the Fairbanks dis-!
i trict four were on the payroll.
There were seven stationmen in
the Goldstream district, an in
crease of two since April.
NOTICE
The use of the streets, sidewalks or
alleys of Xenana Towusite for the display
or storage of goods, wares or merchan
dise, or materials of any description is
hereby strictly forbidden, except in the
case of goods, wares or merchandise in J
transit or materials used for the con
struction, alteration or repair of build
ings. The object of this regulation is to
keep the sidewalks and streets free from
obstructions and in a clean and orderly
condition, and it is hoped that the people
will assist in every way possible to make
Xenaua one of the best kept and most
attractiye towns in the Territory.
F. S. Ryus,
Townsite Manager
BASEBALL PLAYERS
TO PLAY UP RIVER
The Nenana baseball team will
leave for Fairbanks on the launch
Peerless tonight to meet the Fair
banks tossers at Exposition Park
tomorrow afternoon. This decision
was reached at a meeting of the
Athletic association last night, the
boys having voted to accept the
invitation of the up-river town to
play tomorrow. It is probable
that ten men will make the trip,
but up to noon it had not been
definitely decided who would com
pose the team. They will return
tomorrow night.
Reports from the upper town
state that the fans there are back
ing their nine with real money,
confident that they have the edge
on the Nenana team.
SOCIAL DANCE
The Coliseum management announces ,
another of their popular Social Dances
tonite after the show, and promiser a
most enjoyable time to all who attend. !
Admission 51,00, spectators two bits.
RELIff WORKERS
WILL EMTEHTAIM
Red Cross and Belgian Relief
workers of Nenana are planning
an entertainment and dance for
the purpose of swelling the two
funds which have been started here
to assist in relieving the distress
and suffering resulting from the
great war. An enthusiastic meet
ing was held at the home of Mrs.
Thos. Riggs. Jr., on Thursday, at
which time committees were named
and plans outlined, and the ladies
who have taken hold of the work
are now devoting practically all
their time to making the affair the
success it deserves. The enter
tainment will consist of a bazaar
and dance, to be held at the tennis
court a week from today, begin
ning during the afternoon and con
tinuing throughout the evening.
One-half of the court will be set
apart for booths, in which a variety
! of things will be on sale. Ice
cream and cake will be dispensed
at the booth conducted by Mesdames
Hubbach. Hall and Foster; Mrs.
M. E. Smith will have charge of
the booth where magazines and
books will be on sale: Mesdames
! Herrell.Fowlerand MissKobbe.and
other ladies to be named later,
will preside over the punch and
candy booth and G. Fenton Cramer
and J. Casson Williams will peddle
I cigars and cigarettes for the good
; cause. Mesdames Riggs. Cramer
and Hildebrand will have a daz
zling variety of goods for sale in
!an "Alaskan" antique shop, and
| they announce that anything sale
able contributed to this department
will be most gratefully received.
The ladies also invite contributions
! of books and magazines, the sale
of which at the bazaar will aid
materially in swelling the funds.
' There will be a real gypsy for
tune wizard, the game of "Paddle"
to furnish fun for the crowd, and
grab bags and other features of
interest for the children.
CALL OF COUNTRY
BREAKS UP CLASS
The course in fisheries, at the Uniter
sitv of Washington, was abandoned re
cently because thirteen of the fourteen
men taking that subject withdrew from
college to enter various of the federal
military and food-producing services.
This is of interest to Interior Alaskans
because one of the students is Clarence
L. Anderson, son of Louis Anderson of
the well-known firm of Anderson Bros.
& Xerland. Young Anderson will cruise
along the coast of Alaska this summer
with a party from the United States Fish
commission, which will give courses of
instruction introducing new methods of
preserving herring.