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The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
FIRST FIRE HITS
ZACHOW BAD BLOW

The first serious fire record
ed in Nenana occurred on Thur
sday afternoon when the new
Zachow building ON Market
street between First and Sc
cond was completely destroy
ed together with its valuable
contents consisting of machin-
cry, furniture and large
quantity of understanding sup
plies. The building was a two
story frame structure % Y 20
and was to have been as a
mattress factory and furniture
store.
The fire was discovered by
Mr.. Zachow but not until the
flames had gained too much of
a start to yield readily to hand
extinguisherS. And by the time
the big commission chemi-
cal arrived on the scene haul
ed by hand a distance of three
blocks the building was prac-
tically enveloped by the fire.
The townsite chemical, which
is being housed temporarily at
the commission fire house, also
was brought out and the two
machines rendered excellent
service in preventing the spread
of the flames to the Skof build
ing. a two story log and frame
structure ont over fifty from
the ZachOw building. Water
was also used to advantage in
saving the Skof budding. a
a crowd of volunteers taking
IN a DoSitiOn on the roof. where
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
ASSESSMENT LAW
MAY Be SUSPENDED

The Fairbanks Commercial
Club has been advised by Dele
gate Sulzer that his bill suS-
pending assessment work in
Alaska for the period of one
year, has been appro, ed by the
lower house of congress aud is
now under consideration in
conference. The delegate cX-
presses the belief that the mea-
sure will be finally approved
early next week. The bill pro
vides that claim owners taking
advantage Of the act must make
it known to the commissioner
of their district that il is their
intention to hold their prop
erty.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
GERMANY APPROVES MOVE
BRITISH RETAIN NEW WESTERN GAINS


structure. patterned after Out
side school buildings of modern
construction.
The school equipment. for
the present. will include desks
which were shipped into the
country bv the government, for
one of the government schools
and which have been at the mis-
sion for some time. Permission
to use the desks and seats was
obtained from superintendent
Geo. Boulter. of the bureau of
education in a wire sent TO
Mrs. NJ. J. Cooney, during the
week. Mrs. COOnev. who was
one of the members of the
school committee appointed to
make such arrangements as
might be necessary TO hasten
the commencement of the school
term took this matter up with
Mr.. Boulter when he was in
Nenana a short time ago. and
the telegram received on Thurs
day contains formal permission
to use the equipment. The wire
reads as follows: Mrs. COoney
school committee. Desk seats
etc. property of federal govern
ment. stored at mission are
hereby loaned to territorial
school. Send me statement
of property received by com.
mittee. Boulter, bureau of
educatiOn.' 49,.
Books were ordered some
time ago. through the Alaskan
Engineering commission. and
some of them. at least, are eX-
pected before the close of nav
igatiOn. Some of the books,
which could not be obtained
on the coast. will be shipped
in over the trail as soon as
they arrive from the East.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
KAISER HOPEFUL;
LIKES PEACE NOTE

Amsterdam - The reply of
the kaiser to the peace pro-
posal of Pope Benedict amounts
practically to an acceptance of
the proposition. The emperor
cheriShes a lively desire that
the appeal may meet with sue
cess. He sees in the proposal
a suitable basis for negotiations
which will lead to the eStab-
lishment of a just and lasting
peace. He declares that the
German government desires to
find d practical basis for peace
and that Germany is ready to
support every possible peace
offering of his holiness that will
lead to permanent peace. He
strongly expresses the convic-
ton that future material power
of arms must be suppressed by
the moral force of the world
powers.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
MINISTER THANKS
/. DONERS Of NENANA

Mrs. Thos. Riggs, Jr., is in
receipt of a letter from the Bel
gian minister to the United
States. thanking the people OF
Nenana for their recent con.
tribution to the Belgian fund.
At the time the money reached
Washington, a wire of thanks
was sent to Mrs. Riggs and the
letter contains a further nc.
acknowledgements. as follows:
Washington, D. {.
Mrs. ThOs. Riggs, Jr.
Dear Madam: | have inst
received the check of 1868. sc
which you have forwarded to
me for the Belgian relief.
| can assure you that Ne.
nana's charitable initiative
touches me deeply and l would
be grateful to you if YOU would
kindly express my thanks to
the generous doners and espe'
cially to the postmistress, Mrs.
Love, and all other svmpathiZ-
ers of our cause in far away
Alaska. now very near to Bel.
gian hearts.
Very respectfully yours,
Belgian Minister to the {. :.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
WATER IS LOW
IN CHENA SLOUGH

Arrivals fir m the upper
river declare that navigation
has closed on Cinema slough,
the larger boats now being I'M
able to reach Fairbanks. The
Canadian was forced t. dis
charge cargo at Cinema, and
passengers and freight complet-
ed their voyage on the 'Fanana
Valley Railroad. On the down
trip. the Canadian was Is
eighteen hours making the run
from Cinema to Nenana, the
slow time being due to taking
on wood.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
TA\ANA ARRIVES
WITH LARGE LIST

The passengers arriving on
the Tanana, which reached port
early Wednesday morning,
we're: Mrs. D. D. LOwrey. X.
A. Merrill. Fl. Steel. John Pier
son. Mrs. Jas. Oldfield, John
Oldfield. John Svedie. Mrs.
+. Svedie. Thos. Sandwich. j.
Fl. Flower. Mrs. J. 81. Flower,
Mrs. J. Bush. Ed. Harbor. ;.
H. Simerson. A. F. Melerms.
Mrs. Lucy Henckle. Thos. r.
Bush. John JasOvetch. f. Han
sen. Frank Sadwav, A. kanter.
Miss A. NJ. Tonseth.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
PARTNERS SUFFER
PAINFUL BREAKS

Howard Wilson, If the log
ing firm of Wilson < McPher-
son. was brought to the hospital
during the week with a broken
leg. the result of an accident
at the Logging camp 80 miles
ND the Tanana. The break is
a serious one. being described
as a compound fracture. Nc
Pherson is also under the care
of the hospital staff. having
recently had the misfortune to
break his arm.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

they kept supplied with buckets
of water. Most effective ser
vice as rendered by them.
There was a slight breeze
blowing at the time of the fire,
just sufficient to turn the
flames toward the opposite
side of the street. Sparks were
carried all the way across the
block, where they deposited on
the roofs and awnings of \
street buildings. No damage
resulted from that source,
however.
The destroyed structure was
built by Zachow during the
past summer, practically all
the work having been done by
him and one other man. The
front was installed only a few
days ago. and everything was
in readiness for the owner to
engage in business when the
entire investment representing
weeks of labor and the earn
ings of a decade. were cOnSum.
ed by flames in a few brief
moments. The loss is a most
severe one. the only insurance
carried by Zachow being Just
sufficient to cover the value of
that portion of the stock on
which a balance was owed.
Part of the equipment de-
stroyed consisted of a complete
mattress making plant, with
special machinery for trans
forming birch trees into ex-
cplSiOr g.. 49,.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
GRIFFIN INJURED
BY SEATTLE LIFT

E. w. Griffin. former mer-
chant, was seriously injured re-
Gently in Seattle as the result
of an elevator accident in the
Collins building. He was about
to enter the elevator when it
dropped. catching the former
Alaskan in such a manner that
he was badly crushed.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
WARSH|PS ATTACK
WORKS AT OSTfND

London-The German naval
works at Ostend we're bonn
barded early this morning by a
Squadro1 of British warships.
assisted by war planes. The
attack was strongly resisted by
German defending planes and
shore batteries. but the report
of the attacking force indicates
that satisfactory results were
obtained. Three of the Ger
man planes were brought down
by British airmen.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
CANADIAN BRINGS
BARGE OF CATTLE

The steamer Canadian ar
rived from Dawson early We'd
nesday morning with several
passengers for Nenana and
Fairbanks and a barge of cat
tie for the Fairbanks market.
The boat started on her return
trip Yesterday and will go thru
to WhitehOrse.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
DISTRICT ORGANIZED;
DIRECTORS ELECTED

The Nenana School district
was established ON Tuesday,
at the election held for the
purpose of ascertaining the
wishes of the voters on that
question. Two hundred seven
votes were cast for establish
ing the district and there was
no opposition whatever in evil
dence. not a single vote haN ing
been cast against the prOppOSi-
ton.
At the same time a board of
five school directors was chos-
en- from among the eight can
didates who entered the race.
The successful candidates, with
the number of votes received by
each. were: Geo. w. Pen
nington, 247; John Brevig,
246; J. D. O'Neill. 225; Carl
Schmidt, 172; Mrs. NJ. J.
Sweeney, 167. The other can
didates were: DR.. David More,
100; Fred Major, 1877; SanOva
Cooney, So.
A total of 3O5 votes were
cast, of which number, seven
were thrown out because six
candidates were voted for in
stead of five. A number OF
.,nlry, bows u-n,.n caSt
The election board, appoint
ed by Judge Bunnell. consisted
of Thos. Riggs,Jr. Robert E.
Burns and James Hagan. The
officers presiding over the cleo
ton were W. II. Grigg. Henry
Baatz and William Strait. The
election was held at the town
site office.
The territorial law under
which the election was held.
requires that the directors meet
Immediately for the purpose
of organizing and making prep
arations for the opening of
school. which involves the levy
ing of an assessment against
real and personal property
for the purpose of raising
sufficient funds to defray TWEEN
ty-fve per cent of the cost ct
conducting the scholl for the
term. The other funds needed,
or seventy-five per cent. are sup
piled by the territory. provid-
ed the cost of maintenance does
not exceed $4,000.
The contract for build
ing the school was let on Tues
day to Chas. Mayhem and the
work must be completed within
thirty days. The funds for this
purpose are supplied by the
federal government. being part
of the refund received from the
sale of lots. When completed
the school will represent an
investment of approximately
$4,000. 1t is to be a one-story
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
SHUSANA BRINGS
CARGO OF LUMBER

First class mail arrived from
the Outside yesterday via Fair
banks. y large consignment of
second class mail arrived on
the Tanana, having come by
way of Dawson, on the all-Wa-
ter route.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

Washington, ID. C.-The fay
orable manner in which the
kaiser has viewed the pope,S
peace proposal will not swcrve
the American government i'll
it's determination to continue
the war TO a finish. or until it
is certain that lasting peace is
assured.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
GERMANS COUNTER;
LOSE MANY MEN

London The Germans CON
tinued throughout the night TO
launch heavy counter attacks
in West Flanders, in an effort
to diSIodge the British from
their new positions east of
YDres. Heavy reinforcrmentS
have been brought to the dis
trict to assist in checking the
British advance. but thus far
without result, except an in
crease in losses in men and
equipment.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

New York - Passengers az
irving from England today on
an American steamship bring
the report that five British
steamers, which were being con
vowed across the Atlantic by
two destrOyers, were sunk re-
Gently off the Irish coast by
German submarines. The de
strOverS were also sunk. while
attempting to protect: their
charges.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
MINNEAPOLIS UP
WITH LATE CARGO

The steamer Minneapolis ar
rived from the lower river
last night with part of the car
60 of the Julia b. the latter
boat now being on the way up
the river on her third round
trip of the season between
Fairbanks and st. Michael.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

misunderstanding to an
nouncement made at the gov
errors Office this morning, it
will be six weeks or two months
before the draft drawing will
take place.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
NEW NURSES HERE
FROM THE OUTSIDE

Miss LiversOn and Miss A.
Billings, trained nurses, arriv-
ed in Nenana on the steamer
Canadian. having come in from
Seattle to accept positions at
the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission hospital.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

Washington. ID. G. = Chair
man Flood, of the house FOREIGN
affairs committee, stated dur
ing a conference with Secre-
tary Lansing this mOrnir~
that the house probably would
start an investigation of the
BernstOrff affair.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

interior. having left WhitehorSe
today. He spent considerable
time in Germany after the out
break of the war. and should
have many interesting expert
enceS to relate.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

Max Manger, well-knOwn old
timer of the Fairbanks dis
trict, is on his way back to the
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

II. E. HeacOck. who has been
with the commission during
the past several months. resign
ed his position today and will
leave for the Outside tomorrow
on the steamer Canadian.
The work of building the
Catholic church was started
during the week and is pro
crossing rapidly, large part
of the foundation structure al
ready being in place.
Chas. Joynt is reported to
have disposed of his Tolovana
tram interests and is now en-
route to the Outside. He was
an up-bOund passenger on the
steamer Tanana :.-: -...=
Mrs. F. &. Moves. wife OF
the receiver of the Washington
Alaska bank, spent several
DAYS in Nenana, the guest OF
Mrs. {. w. Adams. Mrs. Moves
returned to her home on the
steamer Idler. on Wednesday.
The steamer Canadian ar
rived from Cinema this morning
and is laid up here while the
boilers are being washed. Inc
boat will leave for Dawson
early tomorrow.
Mrs. Frank McGibney is a
recent arrival in town, having
been absent several weeks out
the right of way, where her
husband is doing some grading
for the Commission.
Miss Irene RoaIruN. OF tie
Fairbanks telephone office. will
spend her vacation in Nenana-
She will arrive here within the
next few days.
Captain Douglas will be host
tonight at an ilforml dancIn"
party on board the steamer
Canadian.
The steamer Caska left White
horse today with the following
passengers for Nenana: Mrs. j.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

J. Wilson. wood buyer for
the American Yukon navigation
company. is making the round
trip on the Canadian.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

Mrs. Emma Duke is in Fair
banks. having taken passage on
the steamer Tanana.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22
GRADING STARTS

The work of grading First
street was started this week
by Contractor Lundburg. who
was awarded the contract to
grade the street between \
and F streets. 4 distance of
five blocks. As soon as this
work is completed. a walk Will
be built on the north side of
the street.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

The steamer Caska left White
horse today with the following
passengers for Nenana: Mrs. j.
P. Steel and Miss Lucille FOSs.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-22

Captain Douglas will be hos
tonight at an ilforml dancln.
party on board the steamer
Canadian.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

are carried past US in slow pro-
cess:on. l. il just a sprmkling,
just a thimbieful of the days
harvest of wounded-only two or
three hundred. Yet the process
sion seems SO long-it seems sc un-
endingly long. The faces are like
the faces of our men at home
here like our father-here like the
man who lives across the street.
and here a slender boy whose eyes
we think we cannot stand to see.
1t is all 50 quiet as the stretchers
file by. The French officer of high
rank with many medals, the peas
ant, the man who used to collect
the garbage, the black man from
Africa who does mot know Why he
IS called from home to give his life.
pass b. without .. noan.> Sons are
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rerent country, where they
10 not speak his language.
and no one of home will be
around him. But if we will
have done our duty-his eyes
will see a Red Cross. 1t may
be on the arm of a surgeon
and a nurse. 1t may be on
the flag waving over the hos
pital that can save his life.
To put it thereto send
the Red Cross to Europe
that is making it a Red Cross
Christmas.
Our hands will tremble when wa
place our Red Cross candle in the
window on Christmas Eve. And
a. we start the fame GLOWING
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

through the cross, it will come to
US anew that the Red Cross mes
sage and the Christmas message
are the same.
WHlL.E; . they flicker flick while the the
chimes peal, somewhere in
Europe they will be bringing in
the wounded.
A train, with the Red Cross
painted ON the coaches, will be
pulling into some railroad station.
Motor ambulances in long lines
with the sign of the Red Cross will
be waiting for their human bur-
dcns. Men and women with skill
full hands and the right to wear the
Red Cross brassaro will be ready
for the stretchers.
A. we stand here the stretchers
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

On every side, from nozo
until Christmas. zee are 90
ing to sec and hear the slo-
gan. Make 1t q Red
Cross Christmas" On
e0ery side zce are going to
be asked to enlist in the
Christmas campaign dr1ue
for 100000 ne7u mem
bcrs Of the american Red
Cross. Ind evcry mcm-
Der IS asked to place a
lighted candle in a 7cin-
dosc of his home on Christ
mas Fee, shining through
a ned Cross Scruicc Flaa
on the 7cindo7r- nonr. Th,1
sraH DC at Uanfr. s,uih one
large Red Cross foe
inches square,, and one
smaN one for each member
of the household 1cho IS al
so a member Of the Rcd
Cross.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

country last year for candy,
We have learned to talk and
think II billions. But one
cent can buy enough iodine
to disinfect a wound-and
the disinfection Of that
wound may save a human
life.
And, after experience with
the wounded, there comes
the time when one sees in the
horror Of the shattered flesh,
the beauty Of the spirit.
IT is 4 strange holiday for
Il us Americans. with our
new eXcitements and our new
emotions: our new soldiers
IL cantCnnents or foreign
trenches. and our new sailors
on mined seas; reports of
our first dead. and our letters
from the front: our fears and
our Citations: and the occas-
ional flash Of vision Of hun
dreds of thousands of boys
and men in khaki in miles
upon miles Of army barracks.
Many Of them, too, are
aching with new tenderness.
1t is the time of times, in
our new puzzlement and
need, to sing the Christmas
carols Of glad prophecy, The
city chimes and village Or
gans, singers going from
door to door, will chime and
peal and carol as they never
have before. the Christmas
message Of good tidings and
great JOY which shall be to
all people.
We owe it to our men to
sing it with full hearts, so
that the spirit of it will reach
their battleships and their
camps. They must never
forget the happiness of this
Christmas, the last, doubt
less, before they go across to
otier-all they have.
The Red Cross is trying,
and expects to send every
man in training a Christmas
parcel Of Christmassv things
as a symbol to show him how
much we care. and the things
we cannot say in words. The
boys in their barracks will be
celebrating, swapping pres.
cnts, joking and singing
adding a Christmas song tc
the familiar round of swing,
ing choruses. But before an.
other Christmas perhaps &
million mere young soldiers
will have followed them over.
seas.
GONE of them, until thu
- day they put on the uni
form. knew only school fur
and home love. Their stock
mgs were darned, their favor
tie things to eat were cooked
every minute of their holi
days planned, their youn!
hopes regarded with yearn
ing eagerness by their fam
lilies. Some of them wer
born seemingly to be knock
ed around, and have the har'
and lonely end of thing.
Both are going abroad tc
| gether now, serving the co
ors, defending our lives wit
} the offer Of their own.
There will be a day whe
one of these boys will be hur
Suddenly his strong youn
body will be quite helples
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
By MARIAN BONSALL DAVIS.

,.
FVHE war lays its hand
upon us this Christ
mas.
The Ginning carols may
seem almost lost amid the
blasting OF the guns. The
candles in the windows Of
our homes will she'd their
little beams into Il world
brilliant with liquid flame.
We will celebrate Chrlst'S
birthday singing ana
on earth peace, good will to-
ward men, while we urge
our SONS to train their minds
AID their bodies for the kill
ing Of their brothers. But
the Red Cross has taught
those Of us who have suf-
fered. to see double: and it
will be a Red Gross Christ
mas this year, wherever
Americans are grouped to-
gether.
This is what | near by
seeing double: there are over
100000 members of the
American Red Cross and the
campaign drive now opening
should result in over 10000
600. That doesn't seem big,
for we have become used to
larger figures. But the
woman off in some lonely
place, far from the inspira-
ton of her Chapter, making
with her work-worn hands
things to keep our soldiers
and sailors warm, the dress,
ings that will help the heal.
inc Of some wounds-tha,
one woman seems great. She
IS the spirit Of the Red Cross
The War Fund of $780,
100000, generous as it was
has Il way Of turning rounc
and seeming small. Twice
thai sum was spent in thi!
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16
PrQ5idQnt Wilson'S Red Gross christina:
y Proclamation =
THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington.


PEOPLE UNITED STATES:
10
of
at should through
which willingness help is expressed
You should the American Red Cross because alone the pledges
of the world
both Army and Navy and in the nations whose territory the
world being fought Your evidence of faith this
their heatening and cheer
efficiently maintaining its relief suffering land d
millions and we'll and awakening the gratitude
people.
lnot the of
to the
ship 5 the Christmas spirit of action.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON,
President of the American Red