THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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FARM INSTRUCTION
A $60,000 farming exhibit has
been shipped to France by the War
Work Council of the Young Men's
Christian Association to be used fcr
the instruction of soldiers in the
• American Expeditionary Force, who
want to 'return to the farms when
their regiments are demobilized. The
exhibit was assembled by the United
States department of agriculture at
■r the request of the war department.
It includes samples of soil from
every county of the United States,
dairy utensils, egg testers, cereal
and corn samples, insecticides and
fungicides, and other material suffi
cient to fill five cars.
With this material four goverr.
mnt experts were despatched to
supervise the setting up of the ex
hibit and to prepare for the work
of instruction in France. Th.ese
experts will remain with the Ex
peditionary Force four months to
teach men assigned from the army
so that the work of instruction can
continue as long as the American
troops .are held overseas. A. A.
Ormsby, of the department of agri
culture, is in charge of the exhibit.
The shipment of this material is
said to be the result of a wide
spread demand among the fighting
men overseas for instruction in ag
riculture. It is estimated that one
fourth of the men in the American
Expeditionary Force came from the
farms of America and that a similar
proportion of them want to return
to the farms when their military
service is ended.
On its arrival in France, the ex
hibit will be divided into four parts,
loaded on trucks and moved from
camp to camp for demonstration.
The government will pay the sal
aries of its experts and the Y. M C.
A. will pay their expenses. It is ex
pected that the military authorities
will assign several hundred instruc
tors from the army to use this ex
hibit in agricultural education. Il
is announced that the Y. M, C A
sent to France in Janttery more
than $700,000 worth of text books
part of which bear upon courses
of agriculture and that these courses
are open to all fighting men of the
United States as long as they re
main overseas.
Shipment of samples of soil is
intended to enable the soldier tc
discover how *best to utilize th.
far^i lands of his home town
whether he may come from Mains
or Oregon. The Bureau of Plan:
Industry has contributed exhibits
showing h.ow to fight insect pest:
and fungous diseases of plant life
and the Bureau of Animal Industry
has contributed model farm build
ings, dairy and poultry barns, an
silos. By the use of these anc
other exhibits, the soldiers will b<
taught scientific farm management
SOLID IVORY
Articles in the German press anc
speeches and interviews with Get
man public men since the armistice
went into effect show that Germar
point of view still is completely ai
varience with that of the rest oi
the world, asserts one of the politi
cal experts with the American Armj
of Occupation.
In a recent article on the questior
of German phychology, published ir
the intelligence summary of the
Third army, the political expert, whe
is an officer of high authority, says
‘'The German feels that, first and
foremost, his army was not only
unbeaten but had all the military
prestige of the war. Then he knew
that there was increasing scarcity
of victuals at home and, feeling that
the Allies were in mortal dread of
new drives by the German army
and would be only too glad to com
promise, proposed an armistice.
“'Germany expected all the world
to supply her gladly with all her
needs and, as a mark of good faith
and to encourage the Allies, of
■ fered to allow them to advance to
the Rhine. Now the Germans af
fect to wonder why Germany is
: not completely supplied by the Al
lies and why the garrisons having
. beer, allowed to see the Rhine
! scenery do not withdraw.
“Of course, the more ignorant
classes might be expected to take
this attitude, but when these ideas
j appear in addresses by Count von
| Brockdorff-Rantzau. by Scheide
j mann and by the crown prince, the
j result is more than puzzling All
j the people consider, apparently,
that the armistice was an agreement
for mutual benefit and any idea
that the war was anything but - a
draw with the prestige all on the
German side has not yet penetrated
the German mind.”
Kenasa. Where Kails and Divers Meet
INQUISITIVE BRITISHERS
The new House of Commons is
proving itself one of the most in
quisitive of recent years, says a re
port from London.
Since the opening of the parlia
ment the number of questions to
ministers has averaged well oyer
200 and some days has reached
nearer 300. As only an hour is
allowed each day for the asking
and answering of questions, only
about a hundred can be dealt with
daily, the others being answered in
writing. This does not satisfy the
curiosity of the new members, who
recently asked that the time should
be extended by an hour and a quar
ter.
In refusing the request, Mr. Bonor
Law, the government leader in the
House of Commons, said every ques
tion asked cost the country five
dollars, chiefly in printing, not
counting the time of the permanent
staffs of the different departments,
who have to collect the data.
Seajai. Alaska's Interior Tael Depot
YOUNG PcOPLE ENIOY
JOLLY DANCE SATURDAY
A most enjoyable dance, got up
by and for the young people of
Xenana, most of whom are em
ployes of the A. E. C., was held on
Saturday night at the Bowen build
ing in the room formerly occupied
by the Xenana club.
About twenty couples gathered
there by arrangement and a thor
oughly enjoyable time was spent
by all present. The dance began
about 9 o’clock and broke up' in
the small hours of the morning
The affair, which was got up at
the spur of the moment, met with
such a large measure of success,
that the young folks have decided
to give another dance next Satur
day, with the strong pobabilitv of
it being a regular institution in
this town.
BULGARIANS ARE
MUCH IN DEBT 10
FORMER ALLIES
SOFIA, Bulgaria.—Bulgaria is
facing a financial crisis, it is assert
ed. The war cost the country over
31.500.000. 000, while its estimated
wealth is only 82,200,000.000. The
national debt before the war was
8160.000. 000.
Of the national debt as rt now
stands Bulgaria owes Germany
8660,000,000 which was advanced
in instalments of ten millions, but
last winter Germany discontinued
this practice, and demanded pay
ment for munitions in cash. Ger
many. evidently was not in the
business of helping its allies for
nothing, as the prices charged Bul
garia for gas masks clearly indi
cate. For each mask it charged
$16 and a sheepskin, as compared
with the cost of a similar article for
the United States army in England
of $4.50.
Financial experts agree that the
solvency of the country can only
be preserved by the presentation of
counter claims against Germany.
Even if Bulgaria's total indebted
ness to Germany is outweighed by
Bulgaria's counter claims, oppres
sive taxes must be imposed for a
decade or two in order to meet the
remaining debt, say Bulgarians.
The state revenues before the last
three wars averaged 850,000,000
per annum. Recent taxation added
$20,000,000 to this sum To fill she
gap between what is possible to
raise by taxation and the needs of
the nation it is now proposed to
confiscate wealth illegally obtained
in addition to drastic taxation of
war profits.
Under Germany's tutelage the_
financial policy maintained by Bul
garia sank the country deeper and
deeper every year in debt. It was
the only belligerent country which
issued no interna! loan, but con
tented itself with printing paper
money to the total of almost $500,-'
000,000, at the normal rate of ex
change. As a result Bulgaria's cur
rency has depreciated more than
one-half, while the accumulation of
private wealth ran parallel to the
rapidly mounting state debt. More
than eighty banks were floated,
having a total capitalization of
nearly one hundred millions.
Bulgaria's sole negotiable article
of export is tobacco, and this she!
must use in the w-orld's markets in
j exchange for food, clothing, cotton,1
1 oils, medicines, etc. At present j
there are in the country the crops
i of r the past two years, valued at!
i about $300,000,000.
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OFFICIAL OF RIVERSIDE
IS CITY FLY CATCHER
RIVERSIDE, Cal.—Riverside has
i an official fly catcher. His title ap
j pears on the pay roll as “sanitary
i inspector" but he is in reality the
j town fly catcher, and he is busy
every year from early spring to late
autumn.
%
However, the official fly catcher
i does not operate with a swatter as
: his sole tool of the trade. He has
a large number of big flytraps,
owned by the city, which he places
about the streets, baited with sweet
liquids, cleans, and keeps in repair.
Last year, he says, he caught a bil
j lion flies, but he admits that this
| figure is estimated and not a count,
j The city fly catcher also aids
other sanitary inspectors in prevent
ing the accumulation of garbage,
i or other fly attractors, and in fact
j devotes himself exclusively to the
pursuit and extermination of the
j little pests.
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TUESDAY BRIDGE CLUB
AT THE FOSTER HOME
The Tuesday Bridge club will
; meet tomorrow night at the home
' of Mrs. E. I. Foster.
Play will commence proipptly at
' 8 o'clock, and all members are
i
i urged to be there on time.
Members who may not be able
to be present are required to ar
range for a substitute to take their
places.
UTAH BOASTS HERD
OF WILD BUFFALO
SALT LAKE CITY.—A herd of
between 300 a* 400 buffalo, all
of them said to be as wild as when
they roved the Western plains, are
rulers of Antelope Island, in Great
Salt Lake. Antelope Island con
tains approximately 26,000 acres,
and is the estate of the late John
Dooly, western pioneer.
According to officials of the Dooly
estate, between 30 and 40 buffalo
were placed on the island about
forty years ago. Occasionally, at
the invitation of nr.e of the Dooly
legatees, frien s have been per
mitted to “hunt” the buffalo. The
sport is said to be exciting. Re
ports that the animals on Antelope
Island are tame are met with in
vitation to journey to the island
and attempt to get close to the
herd. ✓
Only the old bulls are allowed
to be killed, and less than 10 of
these annually, say the estate offi
cials. The estate officials say they
are willing that the government
take over the buffalo and place
them in some natural park. They
said that th^buffalo eat much feed
that could be more profitably de
voted to the use of cattle. Al
though located in the middle of the
Great Salt Lake, fresh water springs
supply water the year round.
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FRENCH RAILWAY LOSSES
A balance sheet drawn up from
official data by the Paris Informa
tion shows the state of accounts
on February 1 as between France
and Germany for destruction and
damage to railway plant.
On the debit side, destroyed by
the Germas:
French northern railway system,
2063 miles of track.
French eastern railway system,
1437 miles of track;
Bridges, aqueducts and culverts
destroyed, 1510;
Tunnels destroyed, 12;
Telegraph and telephone lines de
stroyed, 1987 miles;
Railway buildings destroyed, 590;
Food depots destroyed, 165;
Metal tubing and pipelines de
stroyed, 20,000 tons.
Twenty-five great machinery re
pairing centers have been entirely
wrecked or seriously damaged, in
cluding those of Lille, Douai, Arras,
Valenciennes, Cambrai Rheims and
Verdun.
On the credit side:
1365 engines and 34,971 cars sur
rendered by Germany to France
out of the 2,600 engines and 70,000
cars stipulated by the terms of the
armistice.
JAP ELECTION REFORM
IS DEEMED IMPORTANT
TOKIO.—Reform of the election
law is the greatest domestic prob
lem facing thi3 country and second
only in importance to the result
of the Peace Conference, says the
Orodzu. The property qualification
for voting now limits the* suffrage
in Japan to 1,422,000 voters. The
home minister has announced that
the suffrage system will be so re
vised as to promote constitutional
government.
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN—Vic
trola No. 10 with fifty records;
Singer sewing machine; all prac
tically new. Inquire News office.
FRENCH .PEASANT GIRLS
ADOPTING CITY STYLE
PARIS.—Peasant girls of France
are more than ever abandoning the
close fitting native headgear, to
wear which they had to have their
tresses cut. In rural France there
is a widespread movement for the
adoption of the “towny” style,
which, if less picturesque, makes
for the preservation of woman’s
chief glory.
This fact, coupled with the total
disappearance from the market of
Chinese hair, from which the cheap
er grades of “switches" and “tails”
used to be made, renders false hair
extremely expensive in France.
“There are no more so-called hair
fairs held in France nowadays,”
says a prominent hair specialist,
"and natural blond plaits are worth
at least $20 an ounce."
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Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Bergman, Charles
Brown, Jess
Berggren, Ernst
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. D.
Blankfield, D.
Bowen, J. R.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, J. F.
Ball, I. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Coutts, W. T,
Calderhead, II. w.
Campbell, N. J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, M. J.
Doner, Frank
Diven, R J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A B.
Finlayson, K. A.
Fisher. Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, Wm.
Ghezzi, Alfred
Head, E. A.
Haslem, H. G.
Hagan, James
Hill, L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C. - *
Irvine, A. J. 1 •
Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Roland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R R.
Moore, Frank B
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. c.
Rash, Martin
Owen, Harry
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N.
Stol, N’els
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, 1. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A- J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Smith, George A.
South'vorth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E A.
Waechter, R. I.
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