The Nenana News
VOLUME I
NUMMEK HI
NENANA. ALASKA, SATUHDAY, AUG. 4. l‘)17
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Washington. I*- <'•— Allcfmmf
Washington—The minting
of gold coins at the several
mints throughout the country
has been suspended for the
time being in order that the
work of turning out m*ed<*d
silver coins may receive first
consideration. According to
a statement made by Director
Baker, the coinage of silver
at the present time is proceed
ing at from live to eight times
the volume of normal times.
PORTLAND OPEN;
ATTRACTIVE PUCE
The Portland, the newest!
thing in town in the way of j
a pool hall opened its doors to
the public during the week and
has enjoyed a splendid patron
age. Tile new place is one of the
most attractive establishments
of the kind in Alaska, equipped
with a. rich looking soft drink
bar, new pool tables and a very
complete stock of things which
go with a first-class pool and
and cigar store. Jackson &
Braake, the owners, have spar
ed no expense to make the
Portland a credit to the town,
and they have succeeded ad
mirable.
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NEW PASTOR COMING
10 CONTINUE WORK
According to letters received
from Juneau <>n the last mail.
Rev. James JI. Doudit. 1>. D..
representative of the Hoard of
Home missions, will leave the
capital of tin* territory within
a few days enroute to Xenana
accompanied by Rev. Robert J.
l)iven, newly appointed pastor
of the Presbyterian church, es
tablished here by Rev. F. L.
Forbes, I>. D. They expect
to arrive here about the mid
dle of this month.
The church work was start
ed by Dr. Forbes on the first
of July, in his capacity of rep
resentative of tin* Presbyterian
Board of Sunday School work.
A Sunday school was organ
ized and church services insti
tuted. and the work has <rown
steadily in interest. Dr. Forbes
has secured a lot at the cor
ner of Fourth avenue and B
street and plans to erect a
church buildiu" in such a man
ner that it may be enlarged
as conditions warrant. The
initial structure will be UixJti
feet in size. In order to se
cure the funds necessary to
carry out this plan. Dr. Forbes
is circulating a subscription
list among the people of Xe
nana and he reports that he
is making very satisfactory
progress with., the movement,
several very substantial sub
scriptions having been received
to staid the list off.
In speaking of his work here,
Dr. Forges says that he is only
the pioneer, preparing the way
for permanent work. When
the field has been opened the
work is taken over b.v Dr. Con
dit, on behalf of the Home
Mission board and put on a
permanent basis. Upon his
arrival here, the new pastor
will he established permanent
ly at tin* head of the local and
with his wife and son, who are
coining with him, will make
this his permanent home.
The new pastor was formerly
assoliated with Dr. Forties in
Pendleton, Oregon, where the
latter was in tin* educational
work of the’ church and the for
mer was pastor. Rev. Diven
has been in Alaska before as
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missionary in IVtorslmrg; and
later at Sitka, where lie spent
about four years. lit* is a
good preacher, a good worker
of literary tendencies and a
good mixer.
PRESIDENT SAYS
GEMS LOYAL
Washington—In a letter ad
dressed to Representative Dy
er, of Missouri, President Wil
son reiterates his confidence
in the great majority of citi
zens of German blood in the
United states. The letter is
the executive’s answer to a
complaint filed by the eong
gressman, in which he inform
ed the president that the fed
eral officials of St. Louis had
discharged, without a heaving,
more than 100 citizens of Ger
man blood whose loyalty had
been questioned. They were
released simply on oaths or
a ffidavits.
AFTER SLACKERS
Oklahoma Oity—More than
one thousand horsemen, depu
tized to assist in putting down
the anti-lraft disturbances in
this state, started on a hunt
for slackers during the night,
with instructions to shoot to
kill when any of the armed
bands are encountered. The
objectors to the draft first ap
peared in the Seminole sec
tion, since which time the dis
turbances have spread to sever
al nearby counties. The dis
turbers are tenant farmers,
negroes and a few Indians.
I There are half a dozen bauds
with a total membership esti
mated at 400.
The department has issued
orders to put down tin* dis
turltances at any cost.
OUR EXPENSES NOW
AND HEARS AGO
Here arc illustrative figures
showing the scale of Army op
erations at the present time:
In the 1915, $450,000 was
appropriated for aeronautics;
under the urgent deficiency
act, $47,000,000.
In the year 1015, for sustan
enance $0,800,000 this year
$133,000,000.
In the year 1015, $10,000,000
for regular suopies; this vear,
almost $110,000,000.
In 1015, 13,000,000 for trans
portation; this vear, almost
$222,000,000.
In 1915, for clothing and
camp garrison equipage $0,
500,000; this vear, $231,500,000.
In 1915, $300,000 for ord
nance service; this year, $2,
050,000.
In 1915, $450,000 for man
ufacture of arms; this year,
something over $55,000,000.
In 1915, $700,000 for ord
nance stores and supplies; this
year, $100,500,000.
Purchases have been author
ized as follows;
Over five million blankets.
Thirty-seven million yards
of hohinette.
Two million cots.
Forty-five million five hund
red tliousand yards cotton
cloth, olive drab.
Twenty-one million three
hundred thousand yards un
bleached drilling.
Six million pairs of shoes.
Eleven milion one hundred
and ninety-one tliousand pairs
light woolen stockings.
Americanized Slavs
Are Making Trouble
Seattle—The trouble in Rus
sia, declared Charles Edward
Russell, shortly after the liiein
hers of the American mission
had left the steamship Rulfalo,
is that Russians naturalized
as Americans, who have re
turned to their native land
since the outbreak of the revo
lution, are spreading the re
port that the United States
has entered the war for ul
terior reasons. The country
has been flooded with German
money and there is evidence
everywhere that the Germans
are very active in fomenting
trouble. The indications are
he said, that it will take some
time to restore order at home
and construct a new fighting
machine.
Seattle*—Tin* American mis
sion headed by Elilm Hoot,
which was sent to Russia toj
investigate conditions in that
country, returned home* this
morning and left for t lie East
this afternoon. In an address j
delivered shortly after the ar
rival of the party, Hoot de
clared the situation in Russia'
at the present time to he criti
cal. He expressed the belief,
however, that the Russians
would not falter now until a
democratic government is firm
ly established. They
the price of democracy,
elsewhere, he said, and
them, as with others, it
have j
there
with
will
be a case of eternal vigilance,
eternal struggle.
SOUTHENERS ARM
10 RESIST DRAF1
Washington, D. C.—The d<*
partment of justice is investi
gating the report that numer
ous mountaineers and farmers
jof Georgia and part of North
Carolina are arming for the
purpose of resisting the gov
ernment's draft. The move
ment is reported to have gain
ed considerable headway.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
10 MARGHJN LONDON
London—This city is eon
Isiderablv excited over the an
nouncement that American
troops have been invited to
I participate in a big military
I demonstration which is to be
held in this city in a few days.
The sight of the friendly sol
I <liers marching through the
streets, with bands playing
and The Stars and Stripes
flying promises to be an in
spiring scene, calculated fur
ther to arouse their patriotism
of Britishers. The presence
of rhe Americans here will be
the first time since the landing
of William the Third that for
eign troops have been perrnit
| ted to march in England.
SLACKERS FEAR WAR;
RATHER HAVE WIVES
New York—-Relieving that
matrimony will save them from
being compelled to serve their
country in the trenches, hund
reds of young men of drafting
age are seeking marriage li
censes in this and other cities
throughout the country. The
local license bureau has been
thronged since the first of the
week, the slackers apparently
having found no difficulty in
finding girls to accept them as
husbands. A score of the get
married-quick young men were
chased from the bureau by
federal marshals, who assured
the would-be benedicts that
marriages of that sort .would j
not make much of an impres-j
sion on the examiners.
FOOD CONTROL BILL
READY FOR ACTION j
Washington—The food con
trol bill, stripped of all the
features objected to by Presi
dent Wilson, was reported out
of conference today and will
receive the ■’immediate atten
tion of congress.
OIL MAGNATE DEAD
San Francisco—D. G. Sco
field, former president of the
Standard Oil company, of Cal
ifornia, died by the suicide
route in this city yesterday.
SUBS MAINTAIN
A HIGH RECORD
Amsterdam—An average of
nine hundred thousand tons of
shipping monthly has been de
stroyed by German submar
ines sineo unrestrieted torpedo
; ing began, according to state
ments appearing in the Ger
man papers.
SIHt TROOPS Ml
FOR BEGM SERVICE
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Washington — The United
States militia will go into the
• active service tomorrow, when
the last group of guardsmen
will he read for duty.
STRONG ATTRACTION
FOR SUNDAY FEATURE
The Roadman, with William
Faruum in the title role, will
be the attraction at the Uolis
!eum tomorrow night. This is
a six reel Fox feature from the
jpeu of Hall Caine, a powerful
i story of love and sacrifice,
with a wide range of scene,
'extending from Iceland to the
Isle of Man.
Stephen Orry, indolent ne'
er-do-well, wins the love of
Rachel, daughter of the Gover
nor of Iceland, lie marries her,
land the irate governor disowns
his daughter.
i Their happiness is short
Hived. Stephen's mother turns
him against his bride and he
deserts her and stows away
aboard a ship bound for the
Use of Man.
Years pass and Rachel dies.
; leaving a son, Jason, who, at
his mother's deathbed, vows
| vengeance on his father. Mean
while Stephen, in the. Ilse of
Man. has married again and
his sou, Sun locks, is almost as
old as Jason.
Jason makes his way to the
Ilse of Man where his father
dies in his arms. I talked of his
vengence, he vows to kill Sun
locks who has gone to Iceland.
Jason loves Greeba, daught
er of a Man official. She how
ever loves Sunlocks. She fol
lows him to Iceland and Jason
follows both. Jason and Sun
lmkcs are both condemned to
the sulphur mines. Some
strange attraction draws the
unknown half-brothers together
and when a premature blast
blinds Sunlocks, Jason hoists
him on his shoulder and carries
him to the capital city.
Jason is declared free, but
Sunlocks, guilty of a more
serious crime, is condemned to
death.
Then Jason receives a ter
rible blow. He learns from
Greeba that the man he res
cued from the mine is the hat
ed Sunlocks. Gr«‘eba in her ex
tremity begs liim to save her
loved one: in supreme saeriice
Jason substitutes himself for
the condemned man. and with
mini eyes and qu<et heart faces
the new dawn that is to lie his
last.
The usual feature prices will
prevail, fifty cents for general
admission and a quarter extra
for reserved seats.
FACTS ABOUT SHIPS
NOT TO OWED
As a war measure the
Government has found it neces
sary to adopt the policy of
discouraging in every reason
aide way, the publication and
dissemination of information
in regard to merchant-marine
ship construction that might
aid or influence the military
plans of the enemy in the pres
ent emergency.
To conform to this policy the
Tnited States Shipping Hoard
Kmergaucy Fleet Corporation'
hereafter will not be able to
give out for publication or
other use any information re
lating to the number, siy.e, and
character of vessels under con
tract the place where they are
i being built and by whom, the
percentage* of completion, date
| of final completion, etc.
HIGH WATER IS
61VINGJR0UBLE
Arrivals from the Twenty
mile district, south of Xenana.
art* authority for the statement
that considerable damage has
been done by high water front
the Xenana river, and a change
lias been noted in the course of
the river, the current having
shifted in such a manner as to
send a large volume of water
into Lost slouch. A large force
of men is now engaged in the
construction of a win*; dam, by
which means it is hoped to turn
the water back into the old
channel. District Engineer I\
11. l.aVy went to the scene
early in the week and has tak
en personal charge of the work
which is progressing day and
night. The stream which has
been flowing into Lost Slough
has Hooded it large section of
the country, threatening the
work along tin* grade at a num
ber of points, font factor Louis
Dozet. who has been grading
with his partners about ten
miles south of town, was com
pelled to abandon work on ac
count of high water.
The t'ommission employees
at Damp 12 have been moved
out to Twenty-mile for the time
being to assist in the emerg
ency work at that point.
ItDSSIAXS RET FILM IXED
TO SAVE GOVERNMENT
Petrograd—The Russian for
eign minister, according to ad
vices received in this city from
London and other Allied cities,
has sent a telegram to the
Russian diplomats assuring
them that the reorganipation
of the Russian government
will continue in accordance
with the plan agreed upon by
the Allied natjons. The tele
gram also states that Russia
has reached the irrevocable de
cision to continue to fight at
any cost.
General Korniloff has suc
ceeded General Rrussiloff at
the head of the Russian arm
ies and the influence of this
stern commander is already
making good on the several
FOOD RILL PASSED
BY LOWER HOUSE
Washington—The confer-;
ence reports on Isith the food
control and survey bills were
approved by the lower house:
of congress.
GERMANY WISE 10
THE n PLOT
Washington, 1>. G.—The lm
p cm1 i a I German governmeut
had possession of tin* Austro
IInngarian ultimatum to the
Serbians fully fourteen hours
before it was delivered to the
government at Belgrade. <>Hi
eials of the state depart meat
learned this positively today
and made the information pub*
lie for the tirst time.
GUNK KILLED
ON IDE MONTANO
London—Tin* admiralty re
ports that eight American
naval gunners were lost on the
steamship .Montano, which was
sunk by a German diver. Six
teen members of the crew also
perished.
KIM QUIT;
RECALL ACIION
Petrograil—Kerensky and
all the other members of the
Russian cabinet resigned late
yesterday, following the accus
ation of M. Tchernoff, minis
ter of agriculture, of intrigue,
an 1 the complete breakdown
j of pending negotiations. The
! minister is also accused of be
ing or having been connected
| with the Merman general staff.
'All tin* members later wirli
idrew their resignations, with
1 the exception of the foreign
minister..
Mineral Ordelli, military
governor of Petrograil, Was
I fatally stabbed in the back on
! Friday.
GOVERNMENTTAKES
Mill SNIPS
Seattle—A large number of
I ships which are under con
struction in Seattle shipyards,
have been commandeered by
the government, notice to that
! effect having been received
from Washingon late this aft
ernoon.
HIGH WATER HELPS 11
MINERSJNJOLBVANA
Arrivals from the Tolovana
reoort a high stage of water in
that camp as the result of the
recent rains. A large section of
of the country was flooded,
and there was much more water
for a time than was needed
for mining operations. The wet
spell, however has resulted
in all of last winter's dumps
being put thru the boxes and
money is much easier than was
the case earlier in the summer.
Of the big operators Dave
Fascaden, Tom M’Kinnou and
Mus Peterson are reported to
have done well and the indica
tions are that the camp has
many years of successful oper
ation before it. Peterson only
recently ran into a rich block
of ground and probably will
clean up a big bunch of money
before the freezeup, in addition
to the gold he took out during
the winter.