THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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VICTORY GARDENS
Americanism illustrated in grow
ing victory gardens is “the best
antidote for Bolshevik doctrine," ac
cording to the Young Men's Chris
tian Association, which is planning
a 1919 campaign of “Americanism
and the English speaking language
via the victory garden." Details of
the campaign were completed at
Washington during March by the
National War Garden Commission,
co-operating with the immigration
department of the Young Men’s
Christian Association in Chicago.
Plans also provide for the showing
of the victory warden work in mov
ing pictures throughout the country.
To start off the campaign ten
thousand gardens and canning books
have been sent to Chicago in ad
dition to several thousand posters.
The Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion had 150 acres of industrial
gardens last year and they hope
to better that record this year.
These gardens are 25x150 feet.
*"This is one of the most con
structive campaigns yet undertaken”;
recently declared Charles Lathrop
Pack, president of the National .
War Garden Commission. “Do not
forget that the garden produces <
something besides food. It produces
thrift so important to the nation
at this time. Then too, it means
contented workers everywhere. The
man with a victory garden realizes
the value of a home and he knows
the value of making regular trips
to the bank. Then too, the incentive
to get out in the open and speak
the English language is of tre
mendous value. . »
“The banks of the country know
the home food producer for a good
customer and a good citizen. The
time to begin making that citizen
ship is when the citizen is new.
The best antidote for Bolshevik doc
trine is the production of food for
the kitchen door.”
P. S. Ridsdale, secretary of the
National War Garden Commission,
has just returned from Europe,
where he spent three months study
ing the home food production plans.
He points out that everything pos
sible must be done in the United
States to produce food close to the
point of consumption in order that
other foodstuffs that can be ship
ped long distances can be sent
abroad. There are millions tn Eu
rope close to the point of starva
tion, according to reports from
abroad.
Siberia, too, is to learn all about
victory gardening. Professor W.
C. O’Kar.e, of the State Agricul
tural College at Durham, N. H. has
prepared a garden circular for dis
tribution this summer in Siberia
by the Agricultural Educational
Expedition under the auspices of
the Young Men’s Christian Asso
ciation. Pictures from the National
War Garden Commission victory
garden book are used in the book
which has been translated into
Russian.
GREAT MINE BARRAGE
Speed was one of the essentials
in the laying of the great North
Sea mine barrage which was almost
completed when the armistice was
signed. In doing 80 per cent of the
work the United States forces main
tained their reputation for doing
things in a hurry.
The general average for the
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American ships was 1130 mines
every hour, but a record of 1440
mines an hour was made when
United tSates vessels dropped and
anchored 5520 of the death-dealing
devices in three hours and 51 min
utes. The ships traveled 56 miles
in doing it.
The American ships laid all told
56,447 mines and 23 carriers, 10
planters and two tugs were ready to
go out again when he]jl up because
of the uncertainty that the armis
tice was to be signed. The total
cost was 548,275,000.
The effect of the*barrage on the
war has not been fully determined
but a naval report just issued here
indicates that its benefits were
more moral than actual. It is!
known from German sources that
submarine crews hesitated to ac-,
cept the North Sea risk after the
barrage was started.
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It is definitely known that sis
submarines were seriously damaged
while attempting to cross the bar
rage a;nd, “it in possible several 1
submarines may have been sunk”, {
says the report. The real effect of
the barrage will not be known un
til further evidence is obtained:
from German sources.
FASHION HINT
Paris fashions this year will be
“strikingly new and handsome,” re
gardless of the high cost of living,
and in the way of gowns the femin
ine world expects to see a reaction j
from the wartime simplicity, says
an Associated Press correspondent, j
quoting from the Paris “Excelsior.” ;
A “victory” style in women’s 1
gowns is expected to be much in j
vogue this spring and summer, and ;
evening gowns will be more elabor-!
ate than they have been since the
war.
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Gowns will be longer and more ■
ornate, the writer predicts and '
brilliant colors, profusion of flow- i
ers, plenty of ribbons, frills and
furbelows, will be the rage. There i
will be no pronounced “military j
style.” The year 1919, it is said,;
will not see the birth of any dis- j
tinctly new fashion as it is only
a “transition period.”
VIRGINIA WILL SAVE
SAMPLES OF WHISKEY
CHARLESTON. W. Va.—Three j
quarts of whiskey—rye, bourbon i
and Scotch—will be placed in the
archives of West Virginia for the!
reference of future generations, in i
event Governor John J. Cornwell j
signs a bill recently passed by the j
Senate and concurred in by the!
House. I
Passage of the bill was secured,
it is said, by pressing upon the
Senate the fact that John Barley
corn is due to draw his last breath
in the near future, and that, as
whiskey will become but a thought
of the past, it wTould be well to
place the three samples in the state
archives, so that generations to be
may look upon them and say “We
have seen it.”
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Mrs. Frank H. Waskey, wife of
Alaska’s first delegate to congress,'
has sued her husband for divorce, ^
according to Seattle papers. The1
couple were married at Nome in I
1904. Mrs. Waskey has been living I
with relatives in Seattle and Mr. I
Waskey is reported to be at some J
point on the lower Yukon river, j
BELGIANS HAVE
TROUBLE MAKING
GERMANS LEAVE
BRUSSELS.—Despite the passing
of a law providing for the expulsion
of enemy subjects from Belgium,
numerous German civilians are of
ten seen walking the streets of this
city and other large cities in Bel
gium at the persent time. While
the law went into effect more than
two months ago, the Belgian gov
ernment is experiencing as much
difficulty in getting the enemy
civilians out of the country as the
Allied soldiers had in expelling the
enemy army from the trenches
The minister of justice has found
the undertaking a greater one than
he expected. In the Belgian Cham
ber recently, Deputy Lemonnier.
who acted as burgomaster of Brus
sels during the enforced absence
of Burgomaster Max in Prussian
jails and until he was removed him
self to Germany, asked Minister of
Justice Vandervelde what measures
he intended taking to expedite the
undersirables beyond the Rhine.
Deputy Lemonnoire brought the
minister’s attention to the fact that
several Germans were walking the
streets of Brussels with impunity
and that some of them had been
recognized as being paid agents of
the Kommandanture during the oc
cupation
Vandervelde replied: “The min
istry of justice is doing its utmost
to rid the country of German civi
lians but the difficulties encounter
ed are formidable. In times of peace
undesirables are escorted to their
frontier, but since the signing of
the armistice, the Allied General ’
Staff has refused absolutely to
Glow Germans to pass through the
tone of occupation. Holland per
mits them to go through the coun
try but not singly. Groups only
ire allowed in transit. At the pres
?nt time one train of undesirables
s leaving daily. Beginning Feb
"uary 23. two trains have left for
Holland daily carrying an average ‘
if twelve hundred Germans every
lay from Belgium.”
An idea of the number of Ger
mans in Belgium before the war and
the still greater number who have
sleeted to make it during the occu
pation what they thought would
be their permanent living place, may
be gathered from the fact that
trains are expected to leave for
weeks and perhaps’ for months.
Thes case of German subjects who
have resided in Belgium for long
years, have married Belgian women
and whose sons have fought against
the Germans is particularly sad.
Under the terms of the law they
should tie expelled along with the
others as they have remained enemy
subjects. Vandervelde said how
ever: “It is impossible for me to
send that class of Germans out of
the country.”
BIG TUNNEL PLANNED
BY JAP GOVERNMENT
TOKIO.—A bill providing for
the expenditure of about $9,000,000
for the construction of the railroad
tunnel under Simonoseki Strait, it
is reported, will be introduced in
the coming session of the Diet
The Shimonoseki Strait separates
the southwest corner of the Island
of Hondo, the terminus of the cen
tral railway system, with its south
ern neighbor island, Kiushia,.
The building of this tunnel has
been under consideration for a long
time owing to the rapid tide which
makes difficult th“ operation of the
railway ferry between the main is
land and Kiushiu. The proposed
tunnel will be three and one-half
miles in length, one mile being
under the sea bed at a depth of
30 feet. The plan proposed in
cludes a road for foot passengers.
AMERICANS INVADE
CITIES OF MEXICO
MEXICO CITY—American Cham
bers of Commerce have been estab
lished in the cities of Monterey
and Tampico and will co-operate
with the American Chamber of
Commerce of this city.
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Editor, ' j
Xenana Daily News.
Dear Sir:—-I would like permis-,
sion to say a few words, through
the columns of your paper, to every-' -
body who own dogs, and who allow
the animals to run at large on the;
streets of Xenana.
There is no legal statute that,
can force people to tie up their |
dogs, but there is a moral law.1
higher than any legal statute, which
says that such people should take 1
the necessary steps to restrain their :
dogs, for the protection of the
children on the streets.
It would be very poor policy to j
wait until some child gets badly
bitten (it might be your child) and!
then express vain regrets over tne
unfortunate occurrence, and then j
perhaps shoot the dog. It won't be
the dog’s fault, but it would be
the fault of the owner of the1
animal.
Some people who own dogs are
very fond of advancing the theory
that their particular dog does not
bite, for any dog will when given j
the proper opportunity, as it is part
of a dog's nature to do so.
We all love dogs and know that;
they are a necessity in this country;,
which is the best reason why we —
should look after them properly.!
after they have done their winter's
work; instead of allowing them to;
run at large, become a public nuis
ance and be blamed for their de
predations, when the blame for
such really belongs to their owners.
During the past three days, no \
less than three persons have been
bitten by dogs, and one little child
has been attacked, and I therefore
take this means to warn dog owners
to keep their animals tied up.
Don’t force the people to have
the legislature frame a law that
•night work a hardship on the dogs
and their owners as well; and don’t
Force the people to apply the moral
law in the interim and destroy dogs
n an effort to abate the nuisance.
The animals would not become a
public nuisance if only their owners
would stake steps to keep them
ander proper restraint.
W. J. JULIAN*
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The Burgess automobile arrived
Sunday afternoon, having left Fair-1
banks at a very early hour. The:
passengers for Xenana were Frank
Bishoprick and Miss Edith Xeile
and a way passenger.
DISTANCE TABLE
NENANA TO TALKEETNA
Talkeetna is the end of steel on
the coast division.
From Xenana to No. Miles
Xenana Crossing (by rail).
Lignite .
Riley Creek .,.
Jack River ..
Broad Pass Summit..
Sullivan’s
Indian River .
Dead Horse ..
Talkeetna ...
.43
.52
. . 70
...90
.110
.128
.162
.182
.202
The distances given are approxi
mate.
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Bergman, Charles
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Koland, Knut
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Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R R.
Moore, Frank B
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. c.
Nash, Martin
Owen, Harry
O'Keefe, Larrv
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N.
Stol, Nels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A. J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Smith, George A.
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E- A.
Waechter, R. I.
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