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The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut Route — Saves Mushers Miles and Money
THE NENANA' DAILY NEWS
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VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA,
ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1919
WHOLE NUMBER 271
AUSTRIA SEEKS UNION WITH GERMANY
FACTIONAL FIGHTING CONTINUES AMONG HUNS
CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL WORKERS PLAN WALKOUT
WILSON ARRIVES
Al WHITEUSE
GEIS10 WOH
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Presi
dent Wilson arrived at the White
House early this morning and was
greeted by cheering- crowds. The
approaches to the White House and
the vicinity were under a strong
military guard.
The President got to work imme
diately at his desk and called a
cabinet meeting for this afternoon.
In a telegram which he sent to:
Theodore Burton, president of the1
League of National Unions, he re-1
iterated the confidence he has in
the American people to support his1
plan for the formation of a League
of Nations.
The President signed the six ^
billion dollar revenue bill, carrying i
a rider which makes the District
of Columbia bone dry.
COAST WORKERS
MAY CALL STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.—As
the result of the referendum vote I
taken recently, it is expected that1
strike action will follow unless the
demands of the worke •« are fully j
met.
The strike will involve six thousand
telephone linemen and electrical
workers and nine thousand telephone
girls on the Pacific coast.
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EXCURSION IRIP
TO THE CROSSING
SATURDAY NIGHT:
The committee in charge of the
arrangements for the big excusion
to the end of steel, which is to
take place on Saturday night, are
busy today trying to ascertain the
number of people who will go, so
that adequate arrangements can be
made for feeding the party at the
Crossing.
So far, about thirty people have
handed in their names to the com
mittee and all those who intend to
go are urged to let the committee
have their names before tonight so
that the necessary provisions and
extra mess help can be sent out
to the Crossing on tomorrow morn
ing’s train. The excursion com
mittee consists of Messrs Gilcher,
R. E. Burns and Slippern.
GRAEHL RESIDENTS
WANT TOWNSITE NOW)
The residents of Graehl, a small j
suburb of Fairbanks, across the (
slough from the upper end of the |
town, have filed a petition with the'
General Land office, through the
Fairbanks Land office, asking that
a trustee be appointed and a town-1
site established at Graehl.
The petition has been signed by
thirty-eight residents of Graehl, all
of whom are property owners.
GREGORY STILL !
HOLDS HIS JOB
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Presi-j
dent Wilson has not yet decided on
a successor to the attorney general
of the United States, but it is ex
pected that announcement of this
will be made soon.
Attorney General Gregory re
quested to be relieved of his duties
some time ago, but agreed to con
tinue in office until such time as
Ihe Prcsiden* would appoint some
one to succeed him.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Presi-j
dent Wilson will head the parade
which will be held in this city on
Thursday, in honor of the home
coming veteran troops.
WARSAW, Feb. 25.—Associated
Press despatches received in this'
city today indicate that the Polish
foreign office has been duly noti-!
fied that an argeement had been
reached at Lemburg on Sunday, for
the cessation of hostilities between j
the Poles and the Ukrainians.
The armistice arranged for wentj
into effect at six o’clock Monday j
evening.
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BOHEMIAN CITY I
SCENE OF STRIFE
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 25.—Accord
ing to a despatch received in this
city today from Berlin, severe fight- j
ing was in progress all day Saturday,
in the city of Prague, the capital
of Bohemia.
The National Guard of Bohemia
assisted by the armed students,
drove the anti-government com
munists from the public buildings
and are now in control in Prague.
FORMER ESTERITE NOW
SOLDIERING IN FRANCE
A letter was received in Fair- j
banks on the last mail from George j
Rey, formerly an Ester creek min
ing operator and now a sergeant
ivith Base Hospital No. 95, in France.
Sergeant Rey says that he was al;
Camp Freemont, Palo Alto, Cal.
with the base hospital and that Dr.
Smith, former chief surgeon of the;
A. E. C. Nenana hospital, was then
a lieutenant in the same unit, but
that they had not met each other
until after reaching France.
Then the two Alaskans came to
gether and now they have long talks
about the Northland occasionally. 1
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VLADIVOSTOCK, Feb. 25.—Col
onel Styer, of the American army,
answered the newspaper attacks on
the general attitude of the Ameri
can forces in Eastern Siberia.
The Americans, he said, disarmed
fifteen hundred Cossacks who mu- j
tinied against General Kalmikoff, j
and were holding these Cossacks
under guard, pending the decision
of the military council.
lie said that the Americans had
no intention of defending or shelt
ering political parties, and the at
tacks on the Americans in the news
papers, he believes, is inspired by
a desire to create discord between
the Americans and Japanese.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Ac-!
cording to the present arrangements
of the war department, eighteen1
National Guard and National army!
divisions are to leave France for!
the United States prior to July 1.
This confirms reports made public
some time ago, that the American
Expeditionary force will be reduced
to a force of three hundred thous
and men by the end of the fiscal
year.
After July, this arrangement will
leave nine combat divisions and one
depot division in Franck
MANNHEIM HAS
SERIOUS FIGHTS
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BASEL, Feb. 25.—Serious fight-1
ing is reported to be in progress |
in the city of Mannheim, the capital
of the Duchy of Baden, for the
possession of the newspaper Volks
Timme.
The reports are meager and give
no details. It is surmised that the
fighting is between the authorities
and the Spartacans.
REMAINS OF LOUIE KERLER
BURIED THIS AFTERNOON
The remains of Louie Kerler, who
passed away at Fairbanks last week,
due to heart trouble, were laid at,
rest in the Fairbanks cemetery at'
three o’clock this afternoon. A |
large number of Fairbanksans were I
at the funeral.
He was buried by the Fairbanks
Aerie of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, the services, at which Rev.
Lumpkin assisted, being held at the
Eagle Hall. Solos were sung during
the service by Miss Edith Waite and
Mrs. Fern Johnson.
The pall bearers were Jack Bur
nett, Tony Maser, Jack O’Gara, J..
A. Webb, George Webber and Aug- j
ust Burglin.
Kerler came to Dawson in 1900,
moving to Fairbanks in 1905, where
he was connected with the laundry
business for several years.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 25.—Ac
cording to a report received in this
city today from a reliable source,
Herr Scheid has been named Ba
varian premier, in succession to the
late Kurt Eisner, who was assass
inated last week.
Herr Seigertz, the majority So
cialist leader, has been appointed
Bavarian minister of the interior.
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LONDON, Feb. 25.—-According to
a despatch received in this city
today from Stockholm, General
Ludendorf left Sweden for Germany
on Sunday night.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The j
House Rules committee will propose,
the first of this week, the right
of precedence for action on the
resolution ending the (Government
control of the telegraph and tele
phone systems, effective December
.'{1st of this year.
Special rules have also been ap
proved for the consideration of Sec
retary Lane’s bill, for reclaiming i
land for settlement by discharged
soldiers and sailors; and the bill i
creating a civil service retirement
fund.
FRANK WOOD IS WITH
THE WATCH ON THE RHINE
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A letter received by Dick Wood, 1
of the First Nation! Bank of Fail
banks, from his brother Frank, who 1
is a machine gunner with the over
seas forces, contains the news that
the latter has been awarded a eer-1
tificate of eligibility to a commis-!
sion as second lieutenant.
Frank is now with the Army of 1
Occupation in one of cities on the 1
Rhine occupied by our troops, prob-,'
ably Coblenz.
FORMER FAIRBANKSAN IS
LOCATED IN CORDOVA NOW
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Jack Heath, fromerly deliveryman |
for E. R. Peoples store, is now in
Cordova. He is working in the1
Blum O’Neil company’s merchandise !
establishment in the coast city.
to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to 11
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FLEET IS
SEATTLE, Feb. 25.—The schoon
er Henry Wilson left this morning
for Fort Graham with a full cargo
of cannery equipment. She is the
vanguard of the salmon fleet which
will soon sail north.
The Salvatore is the next boat
of the fleet scheduled to sail and
will get away probably tomorrow.
The rest of the fleet are preparing
for sea.
BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 25.—
According to despatches received
from reliable sources in this city
today, immense demands of the
people in favor of union with Ger
many exist in Austria, as evidenced
by the result of meetings held in
Vienna Monday.
The Christian Socialists of Ger
many and Austria have agreed to
:he union of the two countries on
condition that the capital of the
united countries be in Central Ger
many.
NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESSING
WEIMAIi, Germany, Feb. 25.—
Foreign Minister Bauer, of Austria,
i German-Austrian, arrived in this
•ity today and negotiations for the
union of Austria and Germany are
now progressing.
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SPAWNS AGAIN
CREA1E TROUBLE
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BERLIN, Feb. 25.—Reports re- j
.'eived in this city from Dusseldorf
ndicate that the Spartacans are
igain creating disturbances there;
.hey prevented the holding of the
nunieipial elections in that city to
lay by riotous acts.
iOOD PAY FOUND ON
SMALLWOOD CREEK
According to reports received in1
’’airbanks today and phoned to the
vlenana News, Samson & Co. are
■eported to have struck good pay
>n Smallwood creek at the bottom
>f the shaft they had been sinking..
>o far they have done no drifting. -
The value of the pannings is not
tated. j
5LDTIMER FROM RUBY
VISITING FAIRBANKS
On the last lower river stage that
irrived in Fairbanks, Andrew Web
ter was a passenger on a brief
tusiness visit to the upper town
rom Long creek, in the Ruby dis
rict.
In the early days of the Fair
tanks camp, Mr. Webster was a
tartner in the firm of Chisholm &
Vebster, who operated a claim on
me above discovery Ester creek.
*e sfam;teded to Ruby in the sum-!
ner r.f 1910 and has been m'ning
ti that district ever since that time.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.- Presi
dent Wilson has expressed his
anxiety to meet all the governors
of the states and territories t'or the
purpose of discussing the unem
ployment question and arriving at
some solution of the difficulty.
It is probable that a meeting of
the governors with the Presi lent
may soon be called.
PARIS, Feb. 25.—According to
arrangements made by General
Pershing, relative to the return of
American troops to the United
States from France, five hundred
thousand American soldiers will be
returned or will be homeward bound
before Jifly 1.
The Ninety-first army division
sails for the United States March I.
PARIS, Feb. 25.—Premier Clem
eneeau of France, who was shot at
and wounded by a man named Kmil
Cottin, last week, is now regarded
as convalescent.
He is very anxious to resume
his duties at the Inter-Allied peace
conference, and his medical ad
visers say thai it. • a very hard
thing to keep him in his apartments.
FIRS! RAID ON
PRIVAIE STILL
IN JfHE NORTH
Advices received over the phone
from Fairbanks tell of a raid made
by Special Agent John Moe and
Deputy Marshal Long of Ruby, on
» moonshine still, in u cabin near
Long City, in the Ruby district.
Eli O’Bournc, a British subject,
was operating the still, and when
the officers of the law made the
raid they found that the still was
in full operation.
The owner was placed under ar
rest and the still was confiscated.
FRED JOHNSTON WILL
RETURN NORTH SOON
Fred Johnston, well known young
Fairbanksan, who is now a member
>f the Naval Aviation section, wired
:o his father from Pensacola, Fla.,
;hat he expects to be transferred
:o Seattle soon and that he will be
lischarged from the service shortly
ifter reaching Seattle.
He indicates that he will hit the
;rail for the North just as soon
is he gets his discharge.