The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut Route — Saves Mushers Miles and Money
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME TWO
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NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1919
NUMBER 17
COAST CHAMBERS WILL HELP ALASKA
FOCH AD VOCA TES PERMANENT RHINE FRONTIER
WORKERS TO VOTE ON STRIKE AS AID TO MOONEY
FOCH INSISTS ON
RHINE BOUNDARY
10 GUARD FRANCE
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LONDON, Apr. 19,—Marshal
Foch, commander in chief of the
Allied forces, told a representative
o fthe Daily Mail today that France
must remain on the Rhine, and that
she must double lock the doors
against, seventy million Germans
who will always be a menace to
France.
France, he said, will be able to hold
the Rhine frontier with gTeater ease
than she would be able to hold any
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political frontier
On the next occasion, Marshal
Foch declared, the Germans are not1
at all likely to make any mistakes.,
They will enter Northern France, J
and seize the Channel ports for!
operating bases against England. :
They failed last time, he said, |
because they did not believe that {
^ England would fight until too late
to change their plans, when England
joined the war.
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ITALY PRESENTS
NATIONS CLAIMS
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PARIS, Apr. 19.—Baron Sonnino,
the minister of foreign affairs in
^ the Italian cabinet, presented Italy's
territorial claims to President Wil
son and the premiers in conclave
assembled today.
The fact that the claims were
presented by Minister Sonnino and
not by Premier Orlando, is regarded
as very significant. Minister Son
nino is considered an extremist in
r advocating Italy’s claims to the ut
most extent.
The claims presented today have
special reference to the Adriatic
littoral and the city of Fiume, which
is the bone of contention between
Italy and Czecho-Slovakia.
Neaaaa. Where Rails and Rivers Meet
* ELECTION MAY BE !
HELD IN JUNE TO
SELECT DELEGATE
According to advices received in'
Fairbanks today, Governor Riggs
will call a special election for dele
gate to congress immediately after
the adjournment of the territorial
legislature, which is now in session
at Juneau. It is believed that the
election will be called early in June.
The reports received also indicate
M.’nat Representative Collins, of the
Fourth division, may be one of the
Republican candidates for delegate :
at the primaries.
* Senator J. R. Heckman, a prom-1
inent business man and pioneer;
Alaskan of Ketchikan, is also spoken
of as a candidate on the Republican
ticket.
THE WAYS OF WAR
LONDON.—W. M. Ablewhite
entered the war as a private in the
British army, won the Military
Cross and rose to the rank of
brigadier general. Demobilized, he
has returned to his pre-war job
with the City of London Board of
Guardians as “third assistant clerk.”
This, after having held the command
of thousands of men.
BIG ill
10 DECIDE ON
ITALIAN CLAIM
PARIS, Apr. 19.—President Wil
scn and Prmiers Clemenceau, Lloyd
George and Orlando conferred for
four hours today, but failed to ar
rive at any agreement on the ques
tion of Italy's claim to the city
of Fiume and a portion of the Dal
mation coast, which is also claimed
by Jugo-Slovakia.
The big four will meet again to
morrow and continue the discussion
of this knotty problem.
President Wilson is opposed to
giving the town and territory to
Italy, while the British and French
are willing to compromise.
HUN DELEGATES
WILL BE TREATED'
LIKE ENEMIES
PARIS, Apr. 19.—The German
delegates to the Peace Conference,
which will be held in Versailles soon,
are expected to arrive there shortly.
They are to be treated as enemies
and, while not being confined or
placed under a military guard, will
not be allowed to move about freely
among the people, but will be kept
within certain bounds.
They will not be allowed to ex
press their opinions publicly or give
interviews to press correspondents.
SUNDAY BASEBALL
BILL IS SIGNED
ALBANY, X. Y., Apr. 19.—The
governor of the state signed a bill
today authorizing Sunday movies
and Sunday baseball.
These amusements have hitherto
been tabooed on Sundays in the
state.
Benina. Alaiki'i Interior Tael Depot
ROY RUTHERFORD WILL
RESIDE IN JUNEAU TOWN
According to a report received
from Fairbanks, Roy Rutherford,
well known sawmill man of the up
per town, has purchased the Wor
then lumber mill at Juneau, and
will reside in the capital in the
future.
His interests in Fairbanks will
be looked after, during his absence,
by Roy Ferguson.
COAST CONVENTION
WILL BACK ALASKA
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 19.—
Through the efforts of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce, which have
been directed toward this end direct
ly. the Associated Chambers of Com
merce of the Pacific coast will
strongly back the efforts of Alaska
in the matter of the completion of
the government railroad and other
important matters pertaining to the
development and future welfare of
the Northland.
The Associated Chambers of Com
merce of the Pacific coast are to
hold a convention shortly, at which
the Alaskan matters wTill be pre
sented by the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce for discussion and appro
priate action.
The matter of the completion of i
the Alaska railroad as soon as
possible, will take precedence over
all other matters to be brought up
at the convention. After this has
been satisfactorily disposed of, the
discussion of the matter of aids to
navigation on the Alaska coast will
be taken up. and every effort will
be made to so reoresent matters
to the federal authorities as will re
sult in action being taken to make
navigation between Seattle and
Alaska ports safe.
The convention will also discuss
the matter of establishing an air
service academy or, a suitable site
on the coast, and the improvement
of the mail service to the Alaskan
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coast and the Interior points.
INCREASE
CHICAGO IS
CHICAGO, Apr. 19.—Forty-three
murders, twenty-nine manslaughter
deaths, eight homicides, and two
hundred and two robberies, is the
list of the crimes which have oc
curred in this city since January 1
Chief of Police Garrity has issued
a warning to all commanding police
officers today, in which he stated
that some of them in command of
the police divisions of the city where
the greatest number of these crimes
have been committed, must face
trial unless they prove that they
have made. unremitting efforts to
check these crimes.
TRAINS COLLIDE
SOLDIERS KILLED
PARIS, Apr. 19.—An American
troop train collided with a French
troop train near Lemans today.
Thirty-three of the passengers on
both trains were killed, sixteen of
them being American soldiers.
Just how the accident occurred
is not stated.
ANOTHER COUPLE WED
AT THE UPPER TOWN
At nine o’clock Wednesday night
at the home of Carl Selberg, in
Fairbanks, Chistian Neilson Christ
enson and Matilda Leino were mar
ried. Rev. W. S. Marple, of the
Presbyterian church tying the nupi
tal knot. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sel
berg were the only witnesses to the
ceremony.
Immediately after the ceremony
the newlyweds and their witnesses
went over to the U. S. Grill, where
the wedding supper was served.
The bridegroom is engaged in
mining on Gold Hill, and the couple
will reside there this summer.
Lewis Lee, foreman of the ma
terial gang, went out to the sur
facing camp today.
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ALLIANCE MAY BE
FORMED SOON FOB
MUTUAL DEFENSE
PARIS, Apr- 19.—Nearly all the,
newspapers of this city are discuss- j
mg' the possibility of the formation
of a defensive alliance between
England, France and the United.
States.
The rumored possible refusal of.
the Germans to accept the Allied |
peace terms and sign the Allied !
peace treaty, gave rise to the dis
cussions.
The purpose of the alliance, the
papers say, is to insure the payment:
by Germany of the financial repara
tion.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Apr. 19.—
The British aviators who plan on
flying across the Atlantic ocean have
been unable to make a start yet.
The weather still remains unfavor
able for such an undertaking.
According to advices received re
cently from Brooks at Fairbanks, a
fire broke out on Wednesday last
at Brooks and ere it had been got
under control, had completely de
stroyed the Brooks House and the
residence of Dr. Evans.
Gus Green, a well known mining
man, who was staying at the Brooks
House, happened to be in bed when
the fire broke out. He jumped out
of the window naked, as he had
no time to dress, but not before
he was severely burned.
How the fire originated still re
mains a mystery.
■«nu, Alaska’* Interior Pmel Depot
BAN ON DYES
LONDON. — King George has
signed a proclamation which pro
hibits the importation of dyes ana
dyestuffs after the declaration of
peace, except under license granted
by the Board of Trade.
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 19.—The
International Workers’ Defense
League is sending out t ’ay to union
men throughout the country, four
million ballots.
These ballots are to be used for
votes on three successive nation
wide strikes, which the league is
planning on calling, on behalf of
Thomas Mooney, the convicted dyna
miter, whose death sentence was
changed recently to one of life im
prisonment for the bomb outrage
which took place in San Francisco
during the Preparedness Day parade
a few years ago.
The International Workers’ De
fense League proposes a five-day
strike on the Fourth of July; and
if this does not bring the desired
result, strikes will be called on
September 1st and November 19th.
A canvass of the ballots will be
held in Chicago on June 1st.
WILL SUBSCRIBE
TO VICTORY ItAN
TACOMA, Apr 19.—Several
union officials of this city took
Victory Loan subscription blanks to
day, thereby repudiating the recent
action of the Central Labor Council,
which went on record in declining
to help push the loan.
The labor leaders think that the
loan will be. .well supported by
American workingmen, regardless
of the action taken by the Tacoma
Central Labor Council.
BERLIN', Apr. 19.—Two hundred
and seventy members of royal fami
lies, throughout all Germany, have
either abdicated or been dethroned
since the war.
Most of these scions of royalty
are now living in retirement as
private citizens, in different parts
of the world.
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OLD BATTLESHIP
Will BOOS! LOAN
OH PUCE! SOUND
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SEATTLE, Apr. 19.—The famous
old battleship Oregon, now obsolete,
, arrived at the Bremerton na%'y yard
; today.
tshe will ne used to assist the
, Victory Loan in the Puget Sound
j cities, and will probably visit various
ports during the drive, which com
mences on Monday.
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The Oregon is one of the old
line of battleships and was built on
the Pacific coast. Her keel was laid
down in the yards of the Union
Iron Works, San Francisco, Novem
ber 18, 1891. and she went into
'commission on October 23, 1893.
She was one of the most pov rful
battleships in the United States navy
during the Spanish-American war.
The Oregon gained the applause
of naval men throughout the world
by steaming from Bremerton, Wash
to Key West, Fla., a distance of
'14,500 miles, maintaining an aver
age speed of ll Knots an hour. Sh“
; remained at Key West only long
'enough to coal and then steamed
away to join the blockading squad
ron off Santiago de Cuba.
She hiid hardly joined the squad
ron and been assigned her station
| when the Spanish fleet came out:
; and in the battle which ensued, the
Oregon was at the head of the line
I of battleships, following imme
diately behind Rear Admiral Schley's
flagship, which happened to be the
armored cruiser Brooklyn. She
gave a very good account of herself
at this battle and contributed very
largely toward the destruction of
the Spanish fleet.
This remarkable achievement of
the Oregon amazed the entire world.
Foreign naval men acclaiming this
as little, short of marvelous.
BRITISH AIRMEN
COME 10 GRIEF
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LIMERICK, Ireland, Apr. 19
Major J. C. P. Wood and Captian
C. C. Wylie, two noted British avi
ators, fell into the Irish Sea today
while on a flight between East
church, England and Limerick. They
were on the first leg of the trans
Atlantic flight.
The aeroplane was towed into
Holyhead, adn after the necessary
repairs have been effected, the men
will probably resume their flight
to America on Monday.
The njen were not injured in any
way and got off with a ducking only.
Nenana. Alaska's Interior Fuel Depot
BURGESS-KARSTENS AUTOS
TO OPEN SUMMER SERVICE
Two Burgess-Karstens autos which
went out on the Valdez trail re
cently, arrived in Fairbanks today
with three passengers^ viz: Ed De
Lapp, Joe Zoglufgay and Mrs. Chris
i Peterson.
A regular stage line will be estab
i lished on the Valdez trail with these
i autos during the summer.
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