THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for eiury as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth...Editor and Manager
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ONLY SLIGHT FALLING OFF IN
TRADE FOF 1918.
American foreign trade fell off
slightly in the fiscal year 1918, the
total being $8,874,000,000, compared
with $8,949,000,000 in 1918, accord
ing to figures made public recently
by the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce of the Department
of Commerce.
The imports for 1918 show an in
crease of $287,000,000, reaching a
; total of $2,946,000,000. Exports,
• however, show a decrease of $362,
000,000, the total for 1918 being
$5,928,000,000, as ocmpared with
$6,290,000,00 in 1917. The excess
of exports over imports amounted
to $2,982,000,000 in 1918 against
$3,631,000,000 in 1917.
Exports and imports both show
a falling of for June, 1918, as com
pared with May and April. Imports
totaled $260,000,000, as compared
with $323,000-000 in May, while ex
ports amounted to $485,000,000 as
against $551,000,000 in May.
Imports of gold during the fiscal
year amounted to only $124,000,-j
000, as compared with $977,000,000
in 1917, while exports were valued
at $191,000,000, compared with
$292,0000,000 in 1917.
Silver imports amounted to $70,
000.000 in 1918 against $35,000,000
in 1917, and silver exports increased
from $78,000,00 in 1917 to $139,
000,000 in 1918.
NEEDED STIMULATION
The movement to secure aid from
the Government to stimulate gold
production is one that is worthy of
the best efforts of the people, be
lieves the Alaska Daily Empire (Ju-^
neaul, and its success would work
wonders for Alaska. Gold is the
ballast in the world of commerce.
Bonds and other evidences of debt
are piling up and the commerce of
the world increasing to such pro
portions that it might prove very
dangerous if the output of the stab
' ilizing money metal should be cur
| tailed. The fact is, as the secre
! tary of the treasury has said, the
need is of increased gold produc
■ tion and not a shrinkage.
However, in the face of this de
mand for an increased gold produc
' tion, we are confronted by the cer
| tainty of a reduction unless some
thing is done and done quickly.
' There is probably no section of the
! United States where the possibili
| ties are greater than here in Alaska,
• declares the Juneau paper. The
' output of this territory would be
1 many times greater within a few
years if all the properties that have
been prepared for operation could
produce at their full capacity, and
if development work could be con
tinued on other properties of known
value.
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OUTSIDE WAGES
To ascertain the rate of wages
paid railroad laborers in the States,
a message of inquiry was sent from
Anchorage recently to C. E. Dolt,
purchasing agent at Seattle for the
Alaskan Engineeri.ig commission
In his reply, Mr. Dole quotes as his
authority Lieutenant Bowler, rep
resentative in Seattle of the United
States Spruce Production Board, and
Mr. Rafter, formerly associated with
a road building firm and at present
as employment agent in Seattle of
the Alaskan Engineering commission.
Mr. Dole’s message to William C.
Edes, chairman of the Commission-,
as published in the Alaska Railroad
Record, was as follows:
“Seattle. July 24, ±918
“Edes, Seward.
“Lieutenant Bowler, spruce pro-'
duetion board, advises government
wages logging camps and railroad
forty-five cents an hour. Eight
hours’ work. Rafter, who was with i
Seims-Carey, contractors on new
spruce road, states their rate fifty
cents per hour—eight hours.
DOLE.”
MANY MILES OF ROAD
BUILT BY COMMISSION
More than 1000 miles of wagon
road, 650 miles of winter sled road
and more than 2,300 miles of trail
were constructed by the Alaskan
Road Commission from the time of
its creation in January, 1905. to
June 30. 1917,, according to a state
ment in a recent issue of the Con
gressional Record. In the same pe
riod of time, the Commission ex
pended for all purposes a total of
33,969,611.23, of which sum $2,265,
000 was appropriated by Congress
and $1-704,611.23 provided by the
people of Alaska through taxation.
“The work of the Commission,”
. says the Congressional Record, “has
covered all parts of the territory,
from Ketchikan to Nome and from
Prince William Sound to points
north of the Arctic Circle .
An item of $100,000 for the con
struction and maintenance of roads
and trails in Alaska was contained
in this year’s Army Appropriation
Bill.
Be your own policeman. Watch
yourself; regulate your own con
duct. The household next door is
not observing the rules because of
carelessness or ignorance, a friendly
word f-om you may set them right.
And don’t be bashful about it.
LATE STOREKEEPER
IS NOW IN THE ARMY
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According to an article appearing
in a recent issue of the Fairbanks
News-Miner, Howard P. Curtis, late
general storekeeper of the Alaskan
Engineering commission in Nenana,
is now in the United States army
as a commissioned officer in the
quartermaster’s department.
The article states that Curtis was
appointed a first lieutenant and was
sent to Camp Jackson, Jacksonville,
Florida, for a course of intensive
training, prior to being sent over
, seas. The training was to r>e
of six weeks duration.
Curtis will go to the front with
the rank of major.
SANDSTORMS SUGGEST
NAME FOR DIVISION
CAMP CODY, N. M—“The Sand
storm Division” has been adopted
as the official name for the divi
sion in training here. The name
was selected after the troops had
experienced a number of the worst
i sandstorms in the history of Deming,
where the camp is located. All ref
erences to the camp carry the name
of the division.
We’ll substitute corn for wheat
and victory for defeat.
LUXEMBURG HI!
BY HU
LONDON.—The whole world un
j derstands and appreciates the tragic
I position of heroic Belgium and Serbia
i
j and all the Allied peoples have deep
sympathy for Rumania and Monte
negro, but only scant attention has
been given to the bitter lot of the
people of Luxemburg.
For four years now the citizens
of Luxemburg have lived isolated
under the yoke of German military
domination. It is said ther* are
3,000 Luxemburg volunteers in
France’s foreign legion and that
the yare gallant fighters on the side ,
I of justice and humanity. It is true
j that Luxemburg has not faced the ’
| cruel devastation wrought by de- j
; fensive fighting against the German
| legions on their own soil, but war
has come by air, and just as it has
been necessary for the Entente Al
lies to bomb German billets in Bel
gium and French towns so they have
frequently had occasion to bomb
Luxemburg and with deadly effect.
Naturally the German propagand
\ ists in Luxemburg, as in Belgium
have tried to arouse hostility against
the Entente by exploiting the air
raids. But again, as in Belgium,
their efforts have proved singularly
! unsuccessful. The Luxemburgers
1 persist, in spite of all propaganda
in regarding the German invader
as the real culprit; they recognize
clearly that Luxemburg is raided
because the German is there. Pro
tests by the Luxemburg parliament
and government against Germany’s
action in placing anti-aircraft guns
around Luxemburg have been un
availing.
Doubling the time of sunset will
give the length of the day and
doubling the time of sunrise the
length of the night at any time of
the year.
V. S. Food Administration.
Ol’ Br'er Rabbit better make his
se’f mighty skeerce en not go pro
jickin* roun’ whar dere’s cookin’
finin' on, ’cause a rabbit in a pot is
er goin’ ter look mighty good to mos’
enn.vbody ’fo’ long ’count er folks
havin’ ter save on meat. ’Sides
folks’ll kinder have *er save do
wheat flour fer comp’ny en eat bread
made outen dis yere “substitute”
flour. Dat wise ol’ owl done sav dat
to win de wa.- you got ter feed de
sojer boys dot’s doin’ de fightin’.
Dat s w at s takin’ de wheat en meat.
FIRS! EAGLE IS
TURNED OUT BY
BIG FORD PLANT
DETROIT.—With *he launching
of Eagle-1, the first of the fleet of
submarine destroyers being built by
Henry Ford for the United States
navy, detailed information concern
ing the construction, purposes and
possibilities of this newest naval
weapon became public for the first
time. The general belief that the
boats were little more than ex
aggerated launches, equipped with
light guns, was dispelled when the
vessel. 204 feet long, larger than
the old type of United States de
stroyers, was dropped into the waters
of River Rouge by a great mechan
ism operated by hydraulic pressure.
Tabulated by dates the story of the
Eagle is this:
December 22, 1917—Henry Ford
offered to build boats for the navy.
December 27—Discussed the plans
with Washington officials.
January 15, 1918—Navy depart
ment awarded Ford Company con
tract for Eagles.
January 18.—Work on design of
Eagles completed.
January 26.—First piece for boat
was completed.
February 7.—Keel for first Eagle '
was laid.
February 20—Construction of the
shipbuilding plant began.
March 1—Hull of the first Eagle .
was completed.
Mav 10.—Work on the construe- j
■ i
tion of Eagles was begun in ship-,
building plant. I
June 15.—Several boats were as- ]
sembled.
July 11.—First completed boat |
launched.
The Eagles are within thirty feet
of approximateting the 'ength of
the standard 3,500 ton wooden ships
being built for the Emergency Fleet j
Corporation.
Viewed from above deck, the,
Eagle is much more like a flounder
than a mackerel. Its midship cross
section bears a strong likeness to |
the lines of a canal barge. Its j
stern is square and blunt. The re
mainder of the ship is built gener- !
ally in straight lines and plane sur
faces. The bow, however, tapers !
to a knife-like edge, seemingly sharp
enough and strong enough literally i
to cut a submarine in two.
Except for the high deck house and
the bridge a little forward amidships
the deck of the Eagle is unbroken.
Utility has been the ruling consid
eration. with low cost production '
second in importance, and with
beauty and comfort only incidentals. j
The Eagles are built to pass j
through the Welland canal and the
boats’ draught and beam are also
small enough to permit of the boats’ j
passing through the New York state
ESPIONAGE LAW
Every loyal citizen should guard
against unconscious violation of
the new federal espionage act.
Violations on the part of others
should be reported.
Here are some of the things
which constitute violations of the
espionage act.
Making or conveying false re
ports with intent to interfere with
the operation or success of the
military forces.
Making or conveying false
statements in regard to doing
anything, except in the way of
bonafide and not disloyal advice,
tending to obstruct the sale of
United States bonds or securities.
Attempting to cause of incite
insubordination, disloyalty, etc.,
among the military forces.
Attempting to cause or incite
ments.
Publishing, printing, writing or
uttering disloyal, profane or scur
rilous language against the form
of government of the United
States, the constitution, the flag,
the military forces or the uniform
of the army or navy.
Using language intended to
bring the government, constitu
tion, flag, military forces or uni- ,
form into contempt, scorn, con
tumely or disrepute.
Willful display of the flag of
an enemy of the United States.
Uttering, writing or publishing
language intended to curtail pro
duction of things necessary to the
prosecution of the war.
Advocating, teaching, defend
ing or suggesting any of the
things enumerated.
Favoring by word or act the
cause of any country with which j
the United States is at war.
This section also contains a
proviso to the effect that anyone
in the service of the United States
government who “commits any
disloyal act or utters any un
patriotic or disloyal language, or
who, in an abusive and violent j
manner criticizes the army or
navy or flag of the United States
shall be at once dismissed from
the service.”
J
barge canal. The boats will have
a draw of eight feet when fully
equipped and ready for sea. A steam
turbine, geared to the propeller
shaft on which is mounted a single
three-blade screw of rather deep
pitch, furnishes the motive power
Crude oil will be used as fuel. The
tank capacity is easily sufficient
for a steaming radius equal to the
distance across the Atlantic.
There is not a forging or rolled
beam in the entire ship. Everything
is pressed from sheet metal, cold,
by means of automatic machinery
that cuts every piece to an exact
pattern, then punches the rivet holes
and bends every part to its required
shape.
After the launching of the first
Eagle, Mr. Ford said: “I am, of
course delighted at this initial suc
cess. but I knew it would be all
right. When you have a task like
this, entrusted to men who know
I their business, it can’t go wrong.
I left them alone—but watched all
of the time.
| “There’s no use leaking unneces
sary fuss over a little launching.
We’ve got a lot more back in the
shops nearly ready to follow Eagle
No. 1.”
MAN TREED BY BEAR
NEAR OLD CAMP SIX
One of the men working for Knut
Roland on a grading contract on the
Nenana-Fairbanks right of way, a
few miles from town, had quite an
exciting experience recently.
The man had been in tow-n on a
little business, left on his return
journey to Roland’s camp late in
the evening, and when in the neigh
borhood of old camp six, which is
situated at the foot of the bluff
across the Tanana river, a large
black bear suddenly appeared from
out of the brush and appeared to
show signs of hostility. The man
was unarmed and deeming desere
tion the better part of valor, prompt
ly hit for the nearest large spruce
tree, up which he climbed with
all haste.
He took no chances and stayed
on his perch until all danger of
bruin’s return was over. He reached
camp early next morning.
Bears are said to be very plenti
ful on the Nenana-Fairbanks right
of way, where the berries grow in
profusion.
The office of territorial agent at
Whitehorse has been consolidated
with that of government assayer,
and Assayer W. C. Sime has been
appointed to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of A. Wood, for
merly territorial agent.
WANT ADS
These little classified advertise
ments—For Sale, For Rent, Lost and
Found—Have performed a valuable
service for others. Perhaps they
will do as well for you. They are
inexpensive. Three insertions for a
dollar when the advertisement does
not exceed three lines. For each
additional line, add a quarter.
FOR SALE—Enameled double bed,
cotton layer laid mattress, spring
Lang cook stove, wood or coal,
also heater and "T>aker, wheel
barrow, shot-gun, 16 bore, with
shells; axes, wedges, saws, sledge,
peavy, carpenter tools, etc; all
best quality and cheap. Inquire
at yellow tent, opposite Commis
sion sawmill.
FOR RENT—Large well-built un
furnished cabin, across from the <
I Rust House. For terms apply on
premises.
FOR SALE—Beaver Board, in plain
and oak finish. Doors and win
dows, sash stock and mouldings.
Inquire Simson’s.
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Under New Management
ROOMS $1 BUNKS, 50c
MRS. BRAKKE
Don’t eat bread for fun. It is
I more fun to see how much bread
J you can do without and not miss—
I and it saves wheat for overseas.
War prices can never be low. In
buyinp food, remember this: It is
^ wheat, not money, that we must
save to win the victory.
Highest Cash
Prices Paid for
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