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The Nenana news., 1917-02-10
RAILROAD NEWS

It is estimated by the Geological Sur vey that the Nenana coal fields contain ten billion tons of Ignite coal. The dis trict is described in Bulletin sol, entitled ''The Bonnifeld Region"
 Anchorage is preparing big mineral and agricultural exposition in 1917
 At Mile 34 on the government railroad the thermometer recently registered 45 below zero and work was suspended un- til the weather moderated.
 The Employment Bureau of the Auch- orage Division placed 259 men at work during the month of December. distrib- uted as follows: three at Anchorage ter minal, 25 on the main line north of Anchorage, g on the Matanuska branch and 13S in Turnagain district.
 Tournaments in checkers, chess and branch of the Y. NJ. C. A. during the month of January. Electric lights have been installed i'll the club rooms and add greatly to the cheerfulness ot the sur roundings.
 On January 2 the thermometers regis tered 54 degrees below zero in the Tal- keetna district.
 There were 1891 employees on the pay rolls ill the Anchorage division on De- cember g. This number included SS4 stationmen and laborers.
 Arrangements have been made by the Seattle office of the Alaskan Engineering commission to charter the steamer Tur- ret Crown ana a barge for the purpose of transporting equipment for the rail road from the Canal zone to Alaska. Itis proposed to secure from the Panama Canal seven narrow-gauge locomotives, four 200class locomotives, two 70-ton steam shovels, 100 flat cars, one spreader, one Lidgerwood unloader and a quantity of miscellaneous machinery, making total cargo of approximately 5000 tons, which will reach Seldovia about the end of March. A clearing contract was recently award ed III the Anchorage division for IA. 63 miles of right of way, at S44 90 per acre. The work must be completed not later than May IS
 The total disbursements of the Anch- orage office for the period January to 7 were SSS, 7S3 o6, distributed as follows: payment of salaries and wages, So3, ,992.93 local purchases. S2, 2,091.2S: contractors, S21, 7S4. 93; other expenditures. S915.75. A volunteer fire department for the pro- lection ot Commission buildings at Anch- orage terminal was recently organized. The department consists of ten men, all Of whom are engaged in work in the ter nlnal yard section, within easy reach of the fire station. They receive S ill ad- dit on to their regular salary, and are provided with clothing suitable for the work.
 Potter creek. The camp has three fire hydrants and 200 feet os hose, and the water pressure is about 45 pounds to the square inch.
 The ratio of assessment at Anchorage is to 5. The total amount of money to be recovered by assessment this year, Tor work done to October 31, will be approx imately $50, 900. Assessments for all but S1o, 900 of this amount have already been levied and another assessment IS 10 be made early next month.
The Nenana news., 1917-02-10

New York: Naval recruiting agents were instructed today to immediately enlist 25,0OO additional men.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
100 Churchgoers Quit
When Pastor Is Ousted
Pacihst Factionists of Green
wich Church Announce They
Will Start Own Parish

One hundred members of the younger
faction OF the Greenwich Presbyterian
Church, at Thirteenth Street and Sixth
Avenue, have followed the lead of their
paciist pastor, the Rev. William NJ.
Fincke, by leaving the church. it was
announced yesterday. The Rev. Mr..
Fincke was ousted by the older mem
bers. who objected to pacihstic SER
mon he recently delivered.
The Rev. Edmund b. Chafec, Mr.
Fncke's assistant, who will also leave
the church. intimated that the with
drawing faction would organize n
church Of its own.
The young people. who have made
tho church success during the last
two years. are just as patriotic as
those who posed as patriots on Tues
day night said Mr.. Chairee. "There
would have been a split in the church,
no matter how the vote went. We have
not made up our minds what we will
do, but conferences are being held and
an announcement will be made soon"
Albert S. Flanagan. who defended
Mr.. Finckc, said that the credit for the
prosperity of the church was entirely
due 10 the young workers and Mr.
Fincke.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
President Explains
His Red Cross Talk
rFrom The Tnbun- Bureau J

Washington, May 23.-President Will
son to-day gave out another explana-
tion of his speech to the Red Cross,
which was interpreted in some guar,
ters as statement that the United
States had no special grievance against
Germany.
The Presidents first explanation was
in the form of letter of Representa-
tive Hefin, of Alabama, which was
made public to-day.
The text Of the second explanation,
in the form OF letter TO Representa-
tive Pou, is as follows:
Certainly no apology was necessary
for your letter of May 10. 1t was an
act of friendship on your part to write
it and of loyalty also to the great
cause we are engaged IN.
"Your Interpretation of my message
supposed would be the Interpretation
everybody would give it. | meant Just
what you say, that our grievance, while
entirely sufficient, was the same as
that of other neutral nations, perhaps
aggravated by the fact that Germany
has made us special promises which
She has grossly ignored.
81 would be very much ooliged 20
YOU for any steps you might take 10
correct this damaging and erroneous,
and. | must believe, insincere lnterpre-
tation of my address to the Red Cross. -
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
10000 Germans
Ask for Zone Permits
Austriaus Active Getting Pa
pers To Be Safe in Event
of Hostilities

Ten thousand six hundred Germans
have thus far applied for permits to
pass through barred zones on Manhat-
tan Island, it was announced at the
United States Marshal's office yester-
day.
TO be on the safe side in the event
Of hostilities with the Dual Monarchy
many Austrians and Hungarians are
applying for Naturalization FINAL
papers were granted to l32 Austrians
by Judge A. n. Hand yesterday.
A belief prevailed in the Federal
Building that the detention of Ameri-
cans in Germany was nothing more
than a move to enforce internment OF
German subjects in this country, in the
hope of crippling the industrial and
commercial activities of the United
States. :.
Marshal Mccarthy said he believed
that the internment of Germans in the
limited States would be an unnecessary
exnense. and would take out Of actual
service many thousands of useful alien
workers.
Many instances came 70 the attention
of the marshal yesterday Of Germans
who had voted and served on luries, and
who had not taken out their hnai
papers. Ninety per cent of them had
come from the West and Middle west,
where the naturalization law has not
been strictly enforced.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
No Poison Found
In Fitzgerald Food

Although an analysis by the Health
Department showed 10 traces Of poison,
Mrs. John j. Fitzgerald. of 4ls Pacific
Street. Brooklyn, wife of Representa-
tive Fitzgerald, still insisted yesterday
that the sudden illness of herself and
her six children after eating dinner
last Wednesday night was the result
Of a deliberate attempt by some enemy
to harm the family. DR.. j. Richard
Kelvin. who was called in when the
Fitzgeralds were stricken, said they
had "all the symptoms of arsenic poi
soning."
81 believe we were the victims OF
arsenic poisoning" said Mrs. Fitzgerald
last night. 81 believe the attempt on
our lives was the work of an enemy Of
nv husband. We have been in the
limclight lately, and there is strong
pro- German sentiment in this neighbor-
hood. Ny husband voted for war. We
were stricken after we had partaken
of some suet pudding, and | believe
some one had put arsenic in the milk
| used in it
DIR. B. f. Krause, who analysed the
food, anpounced yesterday that he had
found no traces Of arsenic or any other
poison.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
Whitman Gives Cane
To Suffrage Cause
Wilson Cannot Spare Old Neck
tie for Rummage Sale

A walnut cane, with a hammered
silver handle, bearing the personal card
of the Governor of the State of New
York, will be the best bargain to-day
at the suffrage rummage sale, at II
East Fifty-ninth Street. This was
Governor Whitman's contribution to
the sale which the suffragists are con-
ducting for the benefit of their war
service committee.
Mrs. Whitman sent rose and gold
silk knitting bag.
Mrs. f.. r. Strange, chairman of the
committee, haG written also to Presl-
dent Wilson, asking him to donate an
old necbtie as his contribution to the
rummage sale, but she was disap-
pointed. The Presidents secretary re-
piled in note that hinted the Presi-
dent wouldn't have anything to wear
if he gave away his "old" clothes to
everybody who asked.
Colonel House, however. showed his
good feeling toward the cause by pre-
senting them with a handsome auto
graphed copy of panama" by Philippe
Bunau-Varilla.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
Mourn Two Nurses
Killed on Mongolia
Episcopal Ritual Broken for
Tribute to Workers

The funeral Of Mrs. Edith Ayres
and Miss Helen Burnett Wood, the
two Red Cross nurses killed aboard the
steamship Mongolia by splnters from
shell, was held last night in Camp
BELLS Chapel, Broadway, nea- Sixty
sixth Street. The Episcopal ritual was
read by the Rev. Dr. Nathan A. Seagle,
rector of st. Stephens Church.
One hundred anu fifty nurses and
Red Cross workers attended the serv-
ice. The cofiins Of the war victims
were draped with American fiaes, and
several of the nurses brought sprays Of
flowers as tributes to their late asso-
ciates.
at is not customary to break the
ritual to pay tribute to the dead" " SAID
the Rev. DR.. Seagle, as he finished
reading the ritual. But in considera-
tion of this great crisis in our history
and this occasion, it is permissible.
This is a glorious time in which TO live
and serve our country. Every red
blooded American feels the significance
of this period as did the two young
women who gave their lives to their
country in as true a sense as II they
had been soldiers slain on the battle
field. Now that we stand by their
coffins we know at least that the time
of action has come for this country
and the long period of talking about
war is past
DR.. Seagle said that in such times
as this it was necessary to so act as
TO be worthy Of the best American tra-
ditions in national crisis.
Among those who attended the ser
vices were two former classmates of
the dead nurses-Mrs. J. P. Sauer, of
80 West Sixty-eighth Street, and Miss
NJ. f. Morse. of the Bellevue Hospital,
who attended the Illinois Training
School for Nurses with Mrs. Ayres and
Miss Wood. Other friends present in
clded Miss Margaret Earlbeck, Of the
division of preventablc diseases, New
York Health Department, and Miss NJ.
b. Ennis, girlhood friend of Mrs.
Ayres. Miss Wood, it was said, had
two brothers fighting with the British
troops. Her parents are living in Scot
land.
The bodies of the nurses were shipped
last night West for burial. Miss Woods
body will be buried in Evanston, ILL.,,
and that of Mrs. Ayres in Attica, Ohio.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
U.S.-Owned Theatre,
Without Box Office,
BeOpenedJunel !
Prominent Stars to Appear al
the National Sylvan. in
Washington

The opening performance of what it
is hoped will develop into national
theatre for the production Of drama
and opera will occur in Washington
on the night of Friday, June j, when
the National Sylvan Theatre in the
Monument Grounds will be inaugurat~
ed with a pageant, "The Drama Tri-
umphant."
This pageant, written by Mrs. Chris
tine Hemmick, is to be presented by a
large number Of our most prominent
dramatic and operatic stars, among
them being Miss Anna Case, Miss
Sophie Braslau, OTIS Skinner. James
X. Haekett, Robert Mantell and Ethel
Barrymore. The theatre seats about
five thousand persons and has been
built in hollow behind the Washing-
ton Monument. The architect was
Colonel w. II. Harts, Superintendent o.
Buildings and Grounds in Washington.
The theatre was erected by the gov
ernment through the efforts OF MIS-
Hemmick, and il the first government
owned institution Of its kind IN Amer
lea.
No admission will be charged for the
opening pageant, for which the govern
ment has already issued 1000 INVITA-
tions to the members OF the supreme
Court, diplomatic corps, houses OF Con
gress, and officers OF the army ana
navy. 1t is hoped by It's founders ina,
it's establishment will stimulate Con-
gress TO appropriate money for a per-
rtanent national theatre IN Washing
ton. In explaining the purpose OF the
new nroject Mrs. Hemmick SAID;
"The government supports every
form OF art but the drama, yet tnc
drama, the greatest of all these arts III
the scope of its appeal, has been apso-
lutely neglected. The theatre itsslt -
one of the most potent FACTORS ia
American life and reaches more people
daily than all the schools, churches.
libraries and art galleries combined.
Colonel w. II. Harts, Superintendent
of Public Buildings and Grounds IN
Washington, was particularly anxious
that the National Sylvan Theatre be
dedicated this June. in spite OF the
grave international situation. IL is IN
times like these, as matter OF tae''
that the theatre proves its true mission
as means of wholesome diversion
which is sorely needed.
"Every one knows that the theatre IN
America has become hopelessly COM
mercialized. Whether this is the fault
of those producers who control ITS
destinies is not the point. The point
is that all producers must keep their
eyes glued on the box office first and
give the public what it wantsu-not
what il needs and ought TO have
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
Veto Presbyterian Union
Members Hold New
York Branch Is Lax

Birmingham, Ala, May 23-Largeiy
because It considers the New York
Presbytery lax in enforcing doctrine;
the committee on bills and overtures OF
the Southern branch of the Presby-
tcrian Church, in session here, has re-
ported against accepting the offer Of the
Northern branch, in session at Dallas,
Tex. to unite the two bodies.
In giving lis reasons the committee
says: "Thc Presbytery OF New YORK
has persistently continued to license
FOR the ministry those who have denied
manv Of the cardinal points of doctrine
of Presbyterianism. They have, 70.
Instance licensed men who do not be-
lieve in the resurrection Of the Lord,
and do not believe IN the virgin
birth. and have denied the resurrec-
ton of Lazarus and other important
noints.n 1t is also pointed out that
there is no general demand for the
union.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
Would Stop Beer Rackets'
Department of Licenses Threat
ems to Close Dance Pavilions

The Department of Licenses has re-
ceived so many complaints from out
lying districts of the city about the So
called dollar beer rackets," which are
generally held in beer gardens having
dancing pavilion, that the department
has ordered all holders of dance hall
licenses to discontinue such parties or
have their licenses revoked. The dol
lar beer racket" is an affair for which
tickets are sold for 81 or 50, emitting
the ticket holder to all the beer and
refreshments ne cares TO consume.
Deputy License Commissioner Ahearn
said the Brackets" had caused great
disorder in licensed dance halls and the
surrounding grounds, had annoyed the
residents of the neighborhoods in which
they are located, and that frequent
fights had occurred on the car lines
leading to these places. and women and
children had been injured.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
Jewish Teachers
Win Fight for Raise

Nearly 100 Of the teachers in the
Hebrew religious schools, who went on
strike for $50 week and four-hour
day, won their demands in fifteen
schools yesterday and returned TO
work. There are still nearly 500
teachers out, but as they have the
moral support Of the Jewish Kehilla Of
New York, the local Jewish community
organization under whose supervision
the Jewish Board of Education comes,
they expect to return to-day or to-
morrow.
The orthodox rabbis have sent an
appeal TO the trustees of the Hebrew
schools asking that the demands be
granted. The teachers are also de-
manding that no instructor be assigned
to more than three classes. and that
only teachers be declared eligible who
have a proficient knowledge OF Hebrew
and Hebrew literature.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
Degrees for Diplomats
Princeton Will Honor Lansing,
Hoover and Foreign ENJOYS
IBy Telegraph to The TrIeuneI

PRINCETON, \. J., May 25.-Prlncetoh
University will confer honorary de-
crccs on Secretary of State Lansing,
IIerbert Hoover and the ambassadors
and ministers representing all the Al,
lies at Washington, it was announced
to-day. -, H..
,s during the i70th annual commence
ment. which President Wilson has been
formally invited to attend. Commence
ment will consist in large part of patri-
otic concentrations, including exhibi-
ticn drills by the Princeton aviation
corn, and infantry battalion. No class
reunions will be held this year.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
On the Screen

According to the synopsis. "The Soul
Mate a Vitagraph picture. would
have run for at least six reels. As il
was shown Mt the studio yesterday it
was reduced to five reels. and it. might
easily be cut half that length without
losing any of the story.
Earle Williams is badly cast as Rob
ort Teasers, for putting white paint on
his hair over his temples will not make
him look like the father of an eighteen
year-old girl, as he was supposed TO be
in the picture.
Julia Swayne Gordon did the best
work. although she had little 20 do.
The rest of the cast was not remark
able. Katherine Lewis, as Ruth, the
girl, seemed totally lacking in charm,
and one wondered that men quarrelled
with each other and did all sorts Of
foolish things for her sake.
Earle Williams's wife in the play
runs away and leaves him in the first
reel, and after that he eschews the
society of women and cares for no one
until one day he is attracted to Ruth,
who sells ribbon in his department
store.
He sends for Ruth, and just what he
says to her is not revealed in the titles.
but her answer is, "Do you think be-
cause | am poor you can tempt me with
motor cars?" and one is reminded Of
the immortal lines, you may tempt
the upper classes with your wicked
demi-tasses, but heaven will protect
the working girl"
1t was fortunate that Ruth felt as
she did about it, for she turned out to
be his daughter. There was a Denton
Vane, who also had designs on Ruth,
but was not so easily repulsed. To de-
fend herself against his advances it
was necessary for Ruth to resort to
the ancient and honorable custom of
hitting him over the head with vase.
The picture was directed by Mar
guerite Bertsch. The story is by James
Oliver Curwood.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
Plays and Players

Charles Dillingham;, who occasionally
dabbles with real drama between Hip
podromes, has acquired the American
rights to General Post" a war play
now running successfully at the Hay
market in London. The author is Har-
old Terry, hitherto known as co-author
of the play which ran with huge sue
cess in London as "The Man Who
Stayed at Home" and somewhat less
successfully here as "The White
Feather"
General Post" according to present.
plans, will be produced at the Globe in
September
"Ghosts" will end its run at the Com
edv on Saturday, but the Washington
Square Players refuse to call it sea-
son. On Monday they will revive "Plots
and Playwrights" and another Way
Out" two of this seasons successes.
and will also offer Strindberg's one-act
play, "Pariah.'
"Lilac Time" having shown sudden
burst Of speed, the plans for its with
drawal have been changed and the play
will continue at the Harris indefinitely.
Our Betters," however, IS announced
TO close at the Hudson on June 9, but
it will come back stronger than ever
next season.
Julia Arthur has been measured for
patriotic playlet, and the result will
be seen at the Palace next week. 1t is
entitled Liberty Ahame."
Charles Judels. Charles Purcell and
Charles McNaughton will have the lead
ing male roles in "The Beautiful I'm
known" scheduled to be seen here
presently.
A long-felt want was filed yesterday
afternoon by the organization of a COM
pany to produce motion pictures. The
new concern is the Progress Feature
Picture Company and Roy l.. McCardell
will have charge of the scenario de-
partment. The first film will be an
adaptation Of George Eliot's Daniel
Deronad."
Conditions being what they are,
Florenz Ziegfeld announces that the
customary auction Of "Follies" tickets
Will not be held this year. Seats for
the opening will be on sale at the box
Office and mail orders are encouraged.
/ Among the important announcements
/ from the office of A. II. Woods is the
news that Mrs. Woods will start on her
fourth annual transcontinental automo-
bile trip next Tuesday.
George White and Lucille Cavanagh
/ have parted company as dancing team,
and the former has signed Emma Haig
as his new partner.
Oliver Morosco yesterday brought the
! book Of "A Full Honeymoon" to a state
approximating completion by engaging
Stone and Kalsz. of vaudeville, for the
company. e. ). X.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-24
Rabbi Wise Assails
Pacihsts' Congress
Declines to Participate in
Lochner's conference for
Democracy"

Rabbi Stephen s. Wise yesterday de-
clined to participate in the rirs'
American Conference for Democracy
and Terms Of Peace" which is to begin
at 2S9 Fifth Avenue next Wednesday
and is to end in mass meeting a'
Madison Square Garden next Thursday
night.
Rabbi Wise wrote a letter TO Louis
P. Lochner, Of the Emergency Peace
Federation, which is backing the cor.
ference. declaring that the cause oi
democracy will be damaged II the con,
ference is held at all lie added' l
believe that the cause of peace has been
irreparably damaged because not re"
of those who have stood out IN tne
peace cause during the last SIX months
or year have been men and women
who are much more eager 70 ach'.Se
peace that would be favorable TO the
designs of the German government
than peace that should be just and
that should prevent recurrence or the
foul attack Of the German government
upon the peace of the world"
Mr.. Lochner announced yesterday
that among those who had accepted in
vitations to attend the conference were
the Right Rev. Paul Jones, Episcopal
Bishop of Utah; DR.. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones. Chicago; the Rev. II. l.. Garfield,
Woodstock, Vt; the Rev. Sidney Strong,
Seattle; the Rev. Richard W. Hogue,
Baltimore; the Rev. Irwin st. John
Tucker, Chicago; Job Hartman, Los
Angeles; DR.. David Starr Jordan. chan
cellor OF Stanford University; Lindley
Miller Keasby, of the University OF
Texas; Professor Scott Nearing, Ohio
University; DIR. William !. Hull, Swarth-
more, and Professor Simon \. Patten,
of the University of Pennsylvania.
ave have assurances that il will be
the biggest demonstration for democ-
racy ever held in this country" said
Mr.. Lochner "We hope to impress
Washington that the public wants an
carly peace"