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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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana. Alaska.
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AMERICA’S JOB
(By Theodore Roosevelt)
There is no American worth call
ing such whose veins do not thrill
with pride when he reads of what
has been done by General Pershing
and his gallant army in France. The
soldiers over there who wear the
American uniform have made all
good Americans forever their debt
ors. Now and always afterward we
and this conutry will walk with our
heads high because of the men who
face death and wounds, and so many
of whom have given their liv.ts for
this nation and for the great ideals
of humanity across the sea.
But we must not let our pride
and our admiration evaporate in
mere pride, in ntere admiration, of
what others have done. We must
put the whole strength of this na
tion back of the fighting men at the
front. We owe it to them. We owe
it at least as much to the gallant
Allies, who for nearly four years
fought the great battle that was
our battle, no less than theirs.
At last we have begun to come
to their assistance, but' let us sol
emnly realize that we came very
late, and that it is a dreadful thing
if we waste one hour that can now
be saved, or weaken in the smallest
degree any effort that can be made.
The inability, or refusal, of the Bol
sheviki Russia to do her part in the
great war for liberty and democracy
has cast a terrible added burden
upon the Allies. On the Eastern
front this has meant the temporary
Allied ruin and the freeing of the
armies of the autocracy for action
against the Western peoples. Eng
land, France and Belgium for four
years, and Italy for over three years
have been fighting the battle of
civilization. Their man power is
terribly depleted. Thank Heaven,
we have got some hundreds of thous
ands of soldiers across in time to
be a real element in saving Paris.
Temporarily, at least, and I hope
permanently, we have done our part
in this respect. But the least fal
tering, the least letting up, or fail
ure in pushing forward our pre
parations and our assistance would
be dangerous to the Allied cause and
a wicked desertion of our Allies.
From now on America should
make this peculiarly America’s war.
From now on we should take the
burden of the war upon our should
ers. We should move forward at
once with all the force that there is
in us. We should not allow the war
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to drag for so much as a day, and
above all we should not permit our
people to fall under the spell of
pacifist dreams or possible pacifist
actions. There should be no inter
mission of so much as a week in
sending our troops across the sea.
This war won’t be won by food,
or by money, or by savings, or by
thrift stamps, or by the Red Cross, j
or by anything else, although these
will help win the war. It will be
won by the valor of the fighting
men at the front. And this valor
will fail unless our fighting men at
the front are millions strong.
Every week this summer and fall
we should be putting fresh roops
by scores of thousands across the
ocean, and now, today, this week,
we should provide for placing a larg
er army in the field next spring
than Germany itself, or France or!
England combined. We are more;
populous and a richer country than j
Germany; we have a larger popula- j
tion than Great Britain and France
combined. These nations have fought
for four years. We have only just
begun to fight.
Let us at once mobilize the whole j
man power of this country between
the ages of 19 and 50, or 60. The
draft should take in all men of 19,
even if they were not sent abroad
until they \vere 20 years old. Let
us act at once Perhaps we can
beat the Germans this year if we
keep pouring our troops over with
the utmost speed. But let us take
no chances. Let us proceed upon
the assumption that Germany will
fight next spring, and therefore, let
us act instantly, so that by spring
we will have in France an army
of fighting men, exclusive of non
combatants and exclusive of home
depots, which shall amount to four
million armed soldiers at the very
least. Let us fight beside the French
the British, the Italians, and be
ready to fight instantly in the Bal
kan peninsula and in Asia Minor
against the permans and all her
vassal states. There .must be no de
lay, not by so much as one hour,
and no letting up for one moment
in the cause of our entire strength.
SUGAR CANE TOPS
TURNED INTO HAY
HONOLULU.—Experts here have
perfected a process for making hay
from sugar cane tops, 50,000 tons of
which are available in Hawaii each
year. The sugar cane hay is said
; to be as good as timothy.
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JUST RECEIVED
ALL THE LATEST
June ‘July August
VICTOR
PHONOGRAPH RECORDS
ALL THE LATEST POPULAR SONG HITS
SIMSON’S
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FLYING DANGER
NOT GREAT NOW
AVERS VEIERAN
An American Aerodrom *in Eng
land.—Flying in the air is becoming
rapidly more safe, veteran instruc
ors at the British-American aero
dromes in England tell their pupils.
The proportion of casualties during
training in the Air Force are now
no higher, they say, than in any
other branch of combatant service.
“During there years' flying ex
perience I have seen upwards of
fifty crashes, but I have not yet
seen any man receive more than
skin-deep injuries as the result of
these crashes.” declared Lieutenant
L. Walmsley, of the Royal Air
Force, in a talk with American air
men recently.
“Probably my experience has been
unusually fortunate, but statistics
show that the proportion of fatalities
to crashes is extraordinary small.
“Some of the first airplane acci
dents were due to the collapse of
the machine in mid-air, and because
the pilot in those days was merely
strapped to a board or strut, with
out any covering whatever, the re
sults were mostly fatal. The intro
duction of the fuselage or body,
made strongly of steel and wood
in which the pilot’s and passenegers'
seats were placed, ma.de it possible
for an airplane to fall great heights
without the occupants being killed.
Because of the central position of
the fuselage, this is always the last
part to feel the effects of a crash,
the main force of which is broken
by the undercarriage and planes,
which act as buffers.
“Two days after 1 joined the
Royal Air Force I saw a machine
come down in a giddy spinning dive
and land squarely on the roof of
one of the hangars. The pilot
climbed out, and lighting a cirar
ette, calmly asked if the ‘other ma
chine’ was ready.
“During the next few weeks, I
saw no fewer than five crashes, and
not in a single case was either pilot
or observer hurt.
“Since then, in nearly three years
of flying, I mu: t. have seen perhaps
fifty crashes. I have seen airplanes
crash into hangars, stone walls,
houses, lamp-posts, trenches, motor
lorries and bridges. Personally I
have crashed into a barn, on a
tennis court, in a flooded field, and
into a tropical forest; the last at a
speed of 80 miles an hour. And in
all these adventures, I have not yet
seen a man receive anything worse
than a skinned nose as the result
of a crash, and the only wound I
ever got myself was made by a
thorn from a prickly pear bush
“An airman can usually tell when
a crash is inevitable, and like light
ning he must make up his mind how
he can use his undercarriage and
planes if necessary, to best advant
age, first of all to save the life of
his observer and his own, and if
possible to save the engine, the most
valuable part of the machine.
He may have to ‘pancake’ into
a patch of bush, or he may have to
ly deliberately between two trees
and strip his wings; but so long
as he keeps his head the chances
of making a successful crash are
greatly in his favor.”
War is an ugly thing, but a Ger
man peace is uglier—Russian farm
ers are producing German food.
SCRIP SYSTEM
IS INTRODUCED
DN RAILROADS
All Railroad* and Steamihip* Under
Federal Control Will Hono
New System.
The following letter from the
office of the director general, United
States Railroad Administration to
the chairman of the Inter-Depart
mental Committee will be of interest
! as it gives an insight into some of
: the methods adopted and in use on
all railroad and steamship lines un
i der federal control for the conven
ience of the traveling public:
Washington, July 3, 1918.
! Mr. E. E. Forbes, Chairman, Inter
I Departmental Committee- c. o.
Department of Agriculture, Wash
ington, D. C.
Dear Sir:—Referring to the mat
ter of a more convenient form of
transportation, both from the view
point of the several departments of
the government and the traveler, as
expressed to me some weeks ago, it
is believed that your requirements
will be quite fully met in a $30
scrip book, to be issued about Aug
ust 1.
It will be honored by all the rail
roads and steamships under federal
, control, will be good for one or
I more persons, and coupons, each hav
! *nS a value of three cents, will be
exchangeable therefrom in payment
j of the following:
| (a) For war tax.
(b) For passage on trains, in
i coach, parlor or sleeping car to the
! extent of fares quoted in conduct
j or’s tariff.
j To secure benefit of short line
; fare to points not covered by con
ductor's tariffs, holder must ex
! change coupons at ticket office for
] ticket.
I (c) for parlor or sleeping car
;seat or berth. Coupons should be
j exchanged at ticket office.
(d) For passage and accommo
I dations on steamship lines under
federal control. Coupons must be
surrendered at ticket office, or to
purser for ticket.
(e) For excess, storage or other
j charges authorized in baggage tar
i iffs.
(f) For meals in dining cars and
j restaurants and on steamships of
j carriers under federal control.
j The book will be good for one
i year from date of sale and unused
NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE
United States of America, Fourth
District of Alaska, ss:—
Public notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias
| (or execution) issued out of the Dis
trict Court of the United States for
the 4th District of Alaska on a judg
ment rendered in said court, on the
26th day of June, A. D. 1918, in favor
of Kuskokwim Commercial Co., a
corporation, and against Thomas
Robin, I have, on this 22nd day of
August, A. D. 1918, levied upon
i the following described real estate,
| situated in the precinct of Innoko,
land Territory of Alaska, to wit:
All the right, title and interest
of the defendant Thomas Robin in
and to that certain mining claim
known as the “Bonanza Association”
on Little Creek, in Innoko Pre
cinct, 4th Division of Alaska, and
all of the right, title and interest
of the defendant in and to claim
Number one below on Little Creek,
aforesaid in Innoko precinct, 4th
Division of Alaska; and that I will,
accordingly, offer said real estate
for sale, at public vendue to the |
highest and best bidder, for cash,!
on the 4th day of November, A. D., !
1918, at 10 o’clock A. M„ at Front
door of the Marshal’s Office, at
Flat City, Alaska.
Dated, Flat City, Alaska, August
22nd, 1918.
L. T. ERWIN
U. S. Marshal, Fourth Dis
trict of Alaska.
By G. G. GERAGHTY,
Deputy.!
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Plaintiff’s Attorney.
First publication Sept. 13. Last
publication Oct. 18.
coupons will be redeemed if pre-1
sented to the issuing carrier within i
six months from date of expiration. I
Or. i. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
Highest Cash
Prices Paid for
RAW
FURS
SIMSON’S
Union HaR Club Rooms
HALL FOR RENT
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See Erick Nelson for Terms
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WANT ADS
LOST—Large red baseball sweater
with grey stripes on arm Finder
please return to News office.
FOR SALK—Panoramic views of
the town of Nenana in 1916 and
1917; taken by Johnson, of Fair
banks, from hill overlooking the
town. Apply at News office.
FOR SALE—Steamer trunks, trav- ^
eling bags, suit cases A large
variety to choose from. Simson's.
FOR SALK CHKAP—Business lot at
Third and Market; also shot gun.
Inquire Mrs. Lavin. 9-1J
FOR SALE, CHKAP—Large tank
heater and pipe drum: flush toilet,
good as new; also sink. Inquire
Simson’s. t
FOR SALE.—Mrs. W. F. Lyons is
leaving for the Outside soon and
offers shop, fixtures and business
in cleaning and pressing clothes,
for sale. No reasonable offer re
fused Shop is on A street, near
blacksmith shop.
FOR RENT—Upstairs residence,
four rooms furnished. See Slipper-!
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN—Sew
ing machine, phonograph, launch
Bunny, with 2% h. p. Ferro en
gine, shot gun, rifle, etc. Inquire
of J. A. Slippern.
FOR SALE—Beaver Board, in plain
and oak finish. Doors and win
dows, sash stock and mouldings.
Inquire Simson’s.
FOR RENT—Upstairs residence,
four rooms furnished. See Slippern \
FOR SALE CHKAP—Cook stove in
good condition. Inquire News
office.
We’ll substitute corn for wheat
and victory for defeat.
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COLES AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANGES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight Heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
ing or Heating Line
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
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A Call To Arms
BUY HER A BRACELET WRIST WATCH—WE HAVE THEM
IN STANDARD MAKES AT STANDARD PRICES
THE NEW RAILROAD HOWARD WATCH
21 JEWEI_MONTGOMERY DIAL, AT
$70 $75 $100
HAMILTON, WALTHAM and ELGIN WATCHES
SOLD AT STANDARD PRICES—(OUR PRICES)
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JEWELER
ENGRAVER
SAFE and RELIABLE SERVICE
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Leaves for Fairbanks Every Two Days, 8AM
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