THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enzry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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THE AMERICAN NAVY
Somt idea of the threat work
confronting the navy when the
United States entered the war is
set. forth in the annual report of
Rear Admiral Earle, chief of ord
nance, made pubic recently. To this
bureau alone fell the task of ex
pending during a single year more
than half a billon dollars for guns
and equipment.
In discussing seemingly impossible
problems, Admiral Earle disclosed
that the navy was called upon not
only to arm all American war craft,
auxiliaries and the merchant fleet,
but to provide armament for British,
French, Italian, Belgian and Russian
shipping. Guns of 3 to 5 inch
caliber were at a premium and the
demand for them was ten times
greater than the existing capacity
for manufacture. A total of 9:57
craft of all kinds, not in the regular
navy, were armed between July l,
1917 and July 1, 1918.
Gun mounts formed a separate
knotty problem. The facilities creat
ed for their manufacture met all
urgent needs. The Linderman Steel
and Machine company of Muskegon,
Mich., the report stated, delivered
360 mounts for 4-inch guns 28 days
ahead of schedule and established
a record for other manufacturers.
Only brief reference was made to
two of the most striking accomplish
ments of the bureau, the designing,
building and shipping of the 14-inch
rifles on railway mounts which
effectually hammered the German
rear positions in the closing weeks
of the war, and the development of
a tractor mount for rifles up to 7
inch caliber from which the guns
could be fired This latter achieve
ment, never attained by the Allied
armies, the report sai l, was hailed
in France with even greater satis
faction than was the arrival of the
first of the 14-inch monsters com
prising the naval batteries.
Failure to obtain a sufficient
supply of depth bombs used by
American destroyers, hampered effi
cient operations against enemy sub
marines. By strenuous efforts, how
ever, the shortage was overcome
and before war ended, American
destroyers were using depth bombs
freely, and this the report said, aid
ed in curbing German submarine
operations in the closing months of
the war.
The fire control equipment used
on American war craft is on a par
with that in any navy, Admiral
Earle said, and range finding and
sighting devices of the fleet have
been greatly improved.
“The efficiency of our gunnery
assisted by these new instruments,”
he added, “should find our ships
in the next sea battle at least
equal in gunnery to any enemy.”
The first of the 16-inch, 50 cali
ber main battery rifles for new
dreadnoughts has been tried out,
with a access that exceeds expecta
Uom fixing this monster of naval
warfare as “an exceptionally splendid
pit u of ord wee.’* AnotHer new
naval weapon, an 8-inch bumb
lin' ’ ng howi zer, is being delivered
to Icstroycs or larger craft.
NA' Y PERSONNEL
Tlio navy lived up to its best tra
ditions during the war, and sailors
•ilmost invariably conducted them
selves bette than in peace times.
Desj te the large number of men
inducted into service from civil life
I which increased the naval force I 'i ■
! percent, there were fewer violations
I of the navy regulations. The per
centage of courtsmartial decreased
from 1.75 to 1.17 in the navy and
from 2.72 to 120 in the Marine
- Corps.
This fine record of the sailor’s
■ behavior is revealed in the annual
report of Captain George It. Clark,
judge advocate general, who also
takes occasion to comment the im
proved conditions in naval prisons,
which he attributes largely to the
efforts of the Welfare League. In
referring to excellent conditions at
the Portsmouth. N. H„ yard, the
i judge advocate general says the
' ,-ystem there was initiated by
i Thomas Mott Osborne, former sup
I erintendent of the New York State
I prison.
Less promising results were noted
of the probation system, only 55
per cent of the men so released
completing the period of probation
against 71 per cent in the preceding
year.
Nenana, Alaska's Interior Fuel Depot
MORE CLOTHES
“It is our patriotic duty to put
on more clothes” declared Dr. Jean
ette F. Throckmorton, of Claritan,
Iowa, in an address delivered re
cently before the Public Health Ad
ministration section of the American
Public Health Association.
“There are fashions not only in
dress, hut in trend of thought and
morals," Dr. Trockmorton con
tinued “The impulse which moved
our primitive ancestors to adopt
dress were, first vanity, next pro
■ tection, and lastly modesty. Of
these, that of protection seems most
often disregarded by the gentler
isex. The custom of wearing sum
1 mer clothing in winter is a per
| uicious one, and the continual chill
ing of the skin causes congestion of
i the internal organs with attendant
1 ills.
I “Erect carriage and gout are im
! portant qualities and are influenced
. by the style of corset and shoes
: worn.
j “Dress and morals are intimately
; associated and modesty in dress ap
■ pears in demand but little at pres
!ent. Our adolescent daughters often
use poor judgment not only in dress
but in conduct.
PITTSBURG TRACTION
MAGNATES ON WARPATH
PITTSBURG. — Grading streets
and giving them marks as is done
with pupils in the public schools is
; the plan used in the citys petition
to force the Pittsburg Railways com
pany to spend $020,447 in track and
equipment improvements. Some of
the company’s tracks are graded as
low us .‘to per cent, this representing
the wost stretches of road. The re
ceivers of the company insist that
further increases in fare will be ne
cessitated if they are forced to im
prove their equipment.
THEY ALL LIKE IT
LONDON.—Princess Mary has
, started two scrap books for record’
ing all that the papers says about
her. One o fthe books bears the
inscription “The Truth About My
' self while the other is for the state
ments that come under the heading
of fiction.
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BRITAIN AWAITS i
GULMINAIION OF
BOLSHEVIST ACTSj
I,OX DON'.—Demands made in
Parliament for information concern
in;; the policy of the Entente Pow
ers toward Russia have failed to
elicit very definite information as
to British policy toward the land
of the Bolshevik. The British press
is insistent that Russia must be
helped economically, although it
confesses utter lack of information
as to the attitude of the Entente
Powers toward the existing govern
ment in Soviet Russia.
Replying to a question from Lieu
tenant Colonel Lord Cavendish-Ben
tinck as to the actual conditions in
soviet Russia, Arthur J. Balfour, the
foreign secretary, said: “The in
formation at the disposal of His
Majesty’s government is to the ef
fect that the deliberate policy of the
Bolshevist government is one of ex
termination, by starvation, murder,
and wholesale execution of all part
ies which do not support their
regime.”
Lord Cavendish-Bentinck then
asked: “Has the government any
alternative to the present policy,
which apparently has no effect hut
to strengthen the power of the Bol
shevist government?”
Mr. Balfour responded he was not
aware that anything the British gov
ernment has done, or has attempted
to do, has strengthened the Bol
shevist government. He also said
he did not understand what his in
terrogator meant by an “alternative
policy". i
Russia’s plight was brought be
fore the House of Commons again
the same day through a discussion
of the future of Armenia, when
Mr. Ponsonby, a labor member, in
sisted that Turkish rule over non
Ottoman races must be terminated,
and asked for a clear statement on
the policy of the British government
toward Russia. He urged that the
British public should be advised
whether a state of war exists be
tween the Entente Powers and Rus
sia; what the British expedition in
North Russia is doing; what the in
tentions of Great Britain are to
ward the Bolshevist government,
and whether additional reinforce
ments are being sent to Archangel.
Lord Robert Cecil, then under
secretary for foreign affairs, re-1
plied that it was impossible to give
any pledges as to what the military1
position was, or may be in Russia, j
without consultations with those re- j
sponsible for military affairs. He
said, however, the government is
not inclined to entangle the coun-1
try, at the close of the great war,;
■ in serious military operations. The
speaker then commented upon the
labor member’s failure to express
condemnation of the “outrageous
proceedings of the so-called Russian
government.”
“It is not only that government’s
offenses against humanity which i
cannot be forgotten,“ said Lord \
Robert Cecil, “but it has committed
offenses against this country which,
if committed by any ordinary civil-;
ized government, would have more ■
than justified this country in seek
ing redress at arms. A British naval |
officer has been killed while pro-1
tecting a building belonging to the
British government. Other British
subjects have been subjected to
horrible hardships, and crimes have
been committed which stagger hu
manity. While primarily we ought
to consider the interests and desires
of the people, it is right to say that
the Bolshevist government, as such,
is entitled to no consideration what
ever at the hands of the British
government.
GERMANY MUST REPAIR
DAMAGED BELGIAN MILLS
LONDON—The aim or recon
struction in France and Belgium will
be to restore the means of produc
tion, asserts Dr. Christopher Addi
son, British minister of reconstruc
tion.
“The textile trades in Germany,”
he said, “may be counted upon the
advantage which the destruction of
looms must fall upon those who de
stroyed it.”
GERMAN PLAN AROUSED
BELGIANS TO UNITY
BRUGES.—The one time German
governor of Belgium Von Bissing,
rendered Belgium a signal service
by endeavoring to exploit his plan
of splitting the country into two
parts by his scheme of Flemish au
tonomy. .Judged from present in
dications it has united Belgium as
never before in its history. Before
the war there was a well defined
Flemish movement, but when Von
Bissing attempted to exploit it the
Flemish demurred, for they feared
the German bearing gifts.
The number of disciples converted
to the policy by Von Bissing is
small. Adventurers, discontented
ofice seekers and for the most part
youths, they are no longer in posi
tion to champion the designs of Von
Bissing for they have taken refuge
in Germany or Holland where it is
likely they will spend years in exile.
C. Clifford, formerly of the
forestry service, located at Seward,
one of the first men from that sec
tion to be at the front, is now at
Tours, France a regimental sergeant
major.
Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Browne, F. I).
Bresnahan, E. L>.
Blankfield, I).
Bowen, J. R.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, J. F.
Ball, I. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Calderhead, R. W.
Campbell, N. J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, M. .T.
Doner, Frank
Diven, R. J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland. Alf
Fisher, Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, Wm.
Haslem, H. G.
Hagan, James
Hill. L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Jones, Frank
Jacobsen, J. C.
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Roland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A.
Eaughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Myers, R R.
Moore, Frank B.
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. F..
Pennington, G. \V.
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A. J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
South worth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.
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MACKINAW SHIRTS. COATS and PANTS
Finest assortment of Men’s Socks, Daniel
Green Felt Shoes and Slippers, Moccasins,
Wool Blankets and Comforters
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WEEKLY FORCE REPORT
The total number of employees
on the payrolls of the Alaskan En
gineering commission, on the In
terior division, for the week ending'
January 4, was 471, showing a re-^
duction of sixteen during the week.
There were also 113 stationmen and
17 stationmen laborers, showing an
incresae of 7 stationmen and a de
crease of 12 stationmen laborers for
the week.
The forces of the Commission
were divided as follows:
Camp 1, general .52
Camp, 1, electric 19
Camp 1, corral 8
Camp 1, construction .59
Camp 1, store 32
Hospital . 12
Townsite . 2
Surfacing Camp . . 27
Surfacing camp corral 11
Tracklaying camp . 82
Section No. 1 8
Section No. 4 9
Camp No. 373 63
Camp No. 415 5
Clear Creek (Brown hoist) 23
Inventory No. 2 . 10
Ditcher camp . 17
439
... 5
.11
.16
Fairbanks Ttotal . ... .32
j Total for division 471
Four thuosand, five hundred and
twenty feet of track, 22 dump
cars, 50 head of stock and 20 sleds
were in daily use during the period
under review.
Prisoner In Doubt.
Lawyer—“I can’t just tell you
whether you should plead guilty or
not.’
Prisoner—“Why not?"
Lawyer—“Well, it depends upon
circumstances.”
| Prisoner—Well, what I would like
to know, just for my own curiosity,
is whether I committed the crime
lor not.”
Nenana total
Fairbanks office
Tanana Vail R. R.
Camp No. 454
WANT ADS
DOG FISH 8c a pound. Johnson’s
Store, 13
LOST—A Grey Husky Dog, about
Nov. 27th; has collar on neck.
Finder return to Coghill’s store.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY—North
Star—Mike’s Place. For rent,
ready for business—on most reas
onable terms. Apply R. S. Mc
Donald
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on First and B streets. Apply
at News office.
FOR SALE.—A kitchen cabinet and
a Smith-Premier typewriter. Ap
ply at Mrs. Carter’s.
Gentlemen’s Suits cleaned and
pressed, Fur Coats lined and reno
vated; Ladies’s Suits and Dresses
renovated at the Tailor Shop on
Upper A street, near Third.
FOUND—Three keys on chain.
Owner can have same by applying
at News office, and paying for ad.
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