CELEBRATE THE FCfURTH IN NENANA
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Volume Two member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1919.
Number 73
GERMANS TAKING OWN TIME TO SIGN
WINNIPEG STRIKERS READY TO GIVE UP FIGHT
LAWMAKERS ARE TOO BUSY TO CONSIDER CONTEST
FORTS TO MAKE
AGAINST RAIDS
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 25.!
Flans of the war department for
the fortification of the Mexican
border are now in process of exe
cution, according to a statement j
, given publicity in this city today. I
The plan of the department is
erect forts at strategic points on
the southern boundary, of sufficient
■» strength to resist formidable at
tacks from the Mexican side of
the line, and strongly garrisoned!
with troops.
The fortifications are now being
erected by the department, but very
little information is being given
out regarding locations and details
of construction.
, The string of forts will make
the Mexican border America's first
real fortified frontier.
SFNATORS JANGLE
OVER JBCt BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 25.
—The senate foreign relations com
mittee, to which was referred Sen
ator Falls’ resolution declaring the
existence of a state of peace with
Germany, discussed the measure for
over two hours today without being
able to reach an agreement.
At the end of the discussion the
committeemen adjourned, leaving
• the resolution for further considera
tion at a future meeting.
The purpose of the resolution is i
• to pave the way for the senate
fight on the League of Nations I
question. With peace officially
recognized by Congress, supporters
of the resolution contend, it will
not be possible to charge that mem
bers of the senate are delaying
peace by refusing to accept the
peace treaty in its present form.
OMAHA, 'June 25.— Returned
* soldiers have given Mayor Smith J
their promise that they will stand
behind him in case disorders result
. from the threatened general strike,
which may cause a suspension of
industrial activities here during the
next few days.
When it was announced by labor
leaders that a strike would be
called, the mayor appealed to the
returned soldiers for assistance in
maintaining order during the period
of idleness. The promptness with
which the fighting men responded
gives assurance of an orderly strike.
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INACTION OF GERMANS
MAT BRING ULTIMATUM
CAPTAIN ADAMS
OF SIR. ALASKA
IS IN HOSPITAL
Captain C. W. Adams, command
ing the A.-Y. X. company's steamer
Alaska, which sailed from Nenana
last Sunday for Dawson and way
points, in a telegram to Mrs. Adams
from Tanana, dated June 24, in
| forms her that he had been ob
| liged to seek hospital treatment at
j the army town, where he expected
j to remain for a few days. He also
j stated that he was feeling better
; yesterday.
j The captain was not feeling very
I well on arrival at N'enana from
1 Fairbanks and attributed it to
stomach trouble, caused by some
! food he had partaken of while in
Fairbanks, possibly the meat. His
! condition would appear to have
grown worse steadily, necessitating
hospital treatment.
It is presumed that the Alaska
continued on her trip to Dawson
, under the command of Pilot Hollis
j Looney.
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PRINCE RUPERT, June 25.—
Simon Gun Anoot, a notorious In
dian fugitive, for whom the au
thorities have been searching for
I thirteen years, was captured today
and is being brought to this city
to stand trial for two murders
which he is alleged to have com
mitted in 1906.
The provincial government has
expended fifty thousand dollars ir,
; the many attempts which have been
i made to capture the bad man.
LONDON TO HONOR
MERCANTILE MARINE
LONDON.—With pageantry and
music London is planning to honor
the war work of the British mer
cantile marine July 19. There is
to be a procession on the Thames,
'from Blackfriars to Chelsea bridge,
jof hundreds of merchant ships’ life
boats decorated with the colors of
the various lines represented and
manned by sailors who risked their
lives during the war. A newly
formed League for National and
Civic Ceremony is arranging the
celebration. The Thames embank
: ment is to be elaborated decorated, j
The Valdez, recently operated on
•the Alaska run, reached New York
; recently, after leaving Vancouver
on April 1. In the future the Val
I dez will be in the East coast trade,
having been chartered to the Fed- j
| eral Operating company by the
1 Alaska Steamship company.
| PARIS, June 25.—The Allies are
j growing uneasy over Germany’s un
j explained silence regarding her rep
i resentation at the formal signing
I of the peace treaty. Up to five
I o’clock this afternoon no official
word had been received by the con
ference relative to the plans of the
Germans, and the patience of the
| Allied representatives is disappear
ing rapidly.
It was reported this morning that
j if nothing had been heard from
| the German government by noon,
an ultimatum would be issued by
I the Allies, demanding the appoint
ment of plenipotentiaries within a
certain number of hours. But when
noon came and nothing had been
heard from the Huns, the Allies
failed to act, although undisguisedly
perplexed and not a little disap
pointed over the delay.
It is now admitted that it will
be impossible to get the treaty
signed before Saturday, and there
are those who believe that the
formalities cannot be concluded be
fore Monday.
FRENCH ON GUARD
PARIS, June 25.—Premier Clem
enceau does not trust the Germans.
In a statement given publicity to
day, the "Tiger” warns his coun
trymen , that the future is import
ant. fee says that it will be neces
sary t« keep an army to force the
Germans to a strict observance of
the treaty terms. The scuttling of
ships at Scarpa Flow, at Kiel, Wil
helmshaven and other ports, he
points out, shows very plainly the
spirit :n which the Germans are
about to sign the peace treaty.
CANADIAN STRIKERS
CALL OFF STRUGGLE
WINNIPEG, June 25.—The gen
era] strike which has been in
| progress in this city since the mid
dle of May, was ca'Ied off today,
[the labor committee having decided
that it would be futile to continue
the struggle longer. The surrender
of the workers . is unconditional,
and their return to work will be
on conditions dictated by employ
ers. The men have been ordered
by their leaders to return to their
former positions on Thursday.
The strike committee conferred
with Premier Norris and other offi
cials yesterday, and offered to call
the strike off if the government
would appoint a commission to in
vestigate the strike and settle all
disputes existing between employees
and employers. The government
replied by informing the strikers
.that its position was unchanged and
I that no action could be taken until
the strike was ended. When this
attitude on the part of the govern
ment was made clear to the leaders,
a decison was quickly reached to
call the strike off.
As soon as the men have re
turned to their places, the govern
ment will name an investigating
commission to be headed by H. A.
Robeson, and a full inquiry will be
made.
OTHERS TO FOLLOW
VANCOUVER, June 25.—It is
believed the sympathy strikes in
progress here and at Victoria, Cal
gary and other cities in Western
Canada, will be called off, now that
the strikers of Winnipeg have been
ordered back to work.
AMERICANS BECOMING
GREAT MEAT EATERS
DENVER.—Americans are be
coming bigger meat eaters, accord
ing to figures compiled by a local
packing and provision company. In
spite of the war, the consumption
of meat per person in 1918 ‘was
17.5 pounds more than the year
previous. Each person, on the
average, ate 193.5 pounds of meat
last year, as compared with 170
pounds in 1917. The figures i.i->
elude dressed beef, veal, pork, mut
ton and" goat and extra edible
parts, such as livers, kidneys, hearts
and lard.
TONGA ISLANDERS
SUFFERED SEVERELY
FROM INFLUENZA
HONOLULU, T. H —Members of
the crew of the steamer Georgians
Rolph, in port here from the South
Seas, report that influenza caused
1,800 deaths among the natives of
the Tonga islands. When the vessel
left the Tongas the epidemic had
about run its course.
BELGIAN CONGO SHIPS
COTTON TO ANTWERP
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ANTWERP, Belgium.—The vrst
I shipment of cotton from the Bel
jgian Congo has arrived in Ant
| werp. It amounted to about eight
tons, but it will shortly be fol
lowed by larger quantities.
Heretofore Belgian industry has
: been relying exclusively on im
I ports from America. The first at
i tempts at cotton growing in the
Belgian Congo were made during
the war, in 1915. Today there are
already several cotton plantations
in operation in the Maniema and
Sankaru districts. The 1918 crop
yielded about 250 tons.
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TACOMA STARTS CLUB
TO BOOST GEN. WOOD
TACOMA, June 25.—A club has
been formed in this city for the
purpose of promoting the candidacy
of General Wood for president of
the United States. The organisa
tion starts off with a large member
ship.
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TOLEDO, Ohio, June 25.—Ollie
Record, official referee of the To
ledo Boxing association, has been
| selected to referee the championship
! ring contest scheduled to take place
! in this city on Independence--Day
(between Jess Willard and Jack
I Dempsey. The selection is tenta
j tive, subject to the approval of
the two fighters.
The judges probably will be Dill
Brown, of New York, and Jack
Walsh, of San Francisco, both of
whom, it is believed, will prove
acceptable to all concerned.
The other details of the arrange
ments are taking form rapidly now
and it is expected that a complete
[announcement of the plans can be
[made within a few days.
The sale of seats for the fight
| continues steady, each day addini;
thousands of dollars to the advance
. receipts.
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GEES A SPEEDER
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! EL PASO, June 25_,—A special
i airplane has been assigned for the
: exclusive use of General Erwin,
command of the American troops
stationed in the border district,
i The machine will be used by the
genera! for making hurried trips
to points along the border and for
visiting sections which cannot be
j reached by rail.
The plane is a light machine,
| built for speed rather than heavy
j duty.
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16-YEAR-OLD CANADIAN
BOY WITH WAR RECORD
WOULD JOIN MARINES
COBLEXZ.-—Maurice Bailly, 16
years old, of Quebec, arrived in
Coblenz recently from France to
“join” ihe United States Marine
Rhine river police patrol. Until
recently, Maurice had been with
the Twenty-sixth division as a mas
Icot. Young: Bailly wears two ser
vice stripes and one wound stripe
and says he was gassed three time5
>in the engagements of the Twegty
sixth.
In 1917 Maurice left home with
his father, Victor Bailly, the two
! going to New York, where the elder
Bailly, who was born in Keene, N'.
H., became a member of the Forty
second division. Soon afterward
the father and son were separated
and never saw each other again.
Recently the boy received news
that his father had been killed last
summer while fighting on the
Marne.
SEATTLE, June 25—The opinion
is genera] in official circles at the
national capital that the contest
filed by Judge Wickersham, in an
efort to get the seat awarded to
the late Chas. A. Sulzer, as Alaska’s
delegate to Congress, will have to
wait until the rush of important
business has been disposed of in the
lower house of Congress.
Writing to the Seattle Times
from Washington, Jack Underwood
says that a resolution, providing for
the taking of testimony in the
Alaska election contest, has been
introduced in the lower house, but
he says that the lawmakers are so
busy at present that they have little
time to consider election contest
resolutions.
Underwood expresses the belief
that the contest will not be decide !
until toward the end of the present
session of Congress.
In the meantime, George B.
Grigsby, who was elected delegate
IlX the recent special “lection, is
taking up the work of representing
the territory at the national capita',
having recently left Juneau to as
sume his new duties.
HOMES ARE SHORE
AVER REALTY MEN
ATLANTIC CITY, June 25 —
There is a present shortage of fu.'iy
or.e million homes throughout the
United States, according to officials
of the National Association of Real
Estate boards, now in annual con
vention In this city.
The association, say the official*,
i* co-operating with the federal
government in providing homes, and
will continue to take an ac' "e part
in the solution of the big housing
problem confronting the nation
U. OF.W. CREW HAS
SMALLEST COXWAIN
SEATTLE.—In “Bobby” Tuttle,
the University of Washington eight
oared crew believes it has the small
est coxwain in the country. Tuttle
weighs only 70 pounds and his
height is four feet five inches. Sev
eral times during the exciting finish
in the recent triangular race which
Washington won by a matter of a
few feet from the University of
California and Stanford, Tuttle
stood up in the boat and urged on
his crew. None of the spectators
on shore noticed it, however, as
“Bobby” both sits and stands at
about the same height.
LEAVES FORTUNE FOR
REBUILDING CHURCHES
DESTROYED BY GERMANS
PARIS.—Miss Boutet, who has
just died at Perpignan, at the ag“
of 75, has left her whole fortune
to France to be devoted to the work
of rebuilding churches destroyed
by the Germans. The amount will
exceed 500,000 francs, or one hun
dred thousand dollars.